Lately small sized Android Smartphones with display below 5.0-inches are hardly made anymore, phablet and tablets is the new other of the day. The Homtom HT26 smartphone is a small sized beauty with a nice patterned designed to prevent the phone from slipping and considering the small size this makes the phone easier to handle.
Where to Buy Homtom HT26
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Homtom HT26 Key Specs and Features
- 4.5-inch TN Display, 854 × 480 pixels (218 ppi)
- MediaTek MT6737 Quad-core CPU
- Android 7.0 (Nougat), with 1GB RAM
- 8GB built-in Storage, supports up to 32GB microSD card
- 8MP Rear Camera and 5MP Front Camera
- 4G LTE Data
- 2300 mAh Li-ion Battery
Design and Design
The Homtom HT26 smartphone is not only an ultra budget smartphone but is also a small sized beauty with a nice diamond patterned design. The frosted texture makes gives a firmer grip which is important considering the small size. The HomTom HT26 is pretty much thicker than most compensating for the reduced size and weighs 180g.
Featured on this smartphone is a 4.5-inches TN based 854×480 pixels (FWVGA) resolution display. The screen resolution is hardly in use anymore and a more higher resolution would have been more better. Aside that TN display are known to have poorer colour reproduction and viewing angle compared to the IPS display recently used.
Camera
For an ultra budget smartphone like the Homtom HT26 not much is expected has the rear houses an 5MP camera interpolated to 8MP with LED flash which what okay for a low budget smartphone. The front camera has 2MP sensor also interpolated to 8MP is not bad for a low budget smartphone .
Hardware and Software
Things are kept basic when it come to the tech powering the Homtom HT26 smartphone has it features a MediaTek MT6737 quad core processor with 64-bit architecture. This setup is enough for handling basic task and even handles gaming very well in a low resolution.
In addition, there is a 1GB RAM and 8GB internal storage which can be increased to 32GB using a MicroSD card. Also, the Homtom HT26 run the Android 7.0 Nougat OS straight out of the box providing you with the latest smartphone experience.
Homtom HT26 Price and Availability
The Homtom HT26 smartphone is available for sale in various retail outlet for a price ranging from 16, 000 Naira to 22, 000 Naira depending on the location and vendor. The phone is available Nigeria and a number of other African countries.
Homtom HT26 Specs
Here are a few specs of the Homtom HT26:
General Features
- Platform: Android 7.0 (Nougat)
- Processor: Quad-core Processor: 1.25 GHz Cortex-A53 (MediaTek MT6737)
- GPU: ARM Mali-T720 MP2
- Memory: 1GB RAM
- Colours: black, blue, orange, purple, white
- Dimension: 135.8 x 66.8 x 8.9 mm
- Weight: 180g
- SIM Type: Micro Sim
- SIM Count: Dual Sim
Display
- Display: 4.5 inches, TN capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, 854 x 480 pixels (218 ppi)
- Screen Protection: –
Camera
- Rear Camera: 5MP Camera, Video
- Rear Camera Features: Geo-tagging, phase detection autofocus, LED flash, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama, self timer
- Front Camera: 2MP Camera
Storage
- Built-in Storage: 8GB
- Memory Card Support: Yes, up to 32GB
- Bundled Cloud Storage: –
Network Support
- 2G GSM: Yes
- 2G CDMA 1X: –
- 3G WCDMA: Yes
- 3G CDMA EVDO: –
- 4G LTE: Yes
Internet & Connectivity
- GPRS: Yes
- EDGE: Yes
- 3G/WCDMA/HSPA: Yes
- HSPA+: Yes
- CDMA EVDO: –
- 4G LTE: Yes
- WLAN: Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
- Wi-Fi Hotspot: Yes
- Bluetooth: Yes, Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP
- NFC: No
- Infrared Blaster: No
- USB Port: USB 2.0
Messaging
- SMS/MMS: Yes
- Instant Messaging: Yes
- Push Emails: Yes
- Email Protocol: –
Entertainment
- Music Player: Yes, MP3/WAV/eAAC+/Flac player
- Video Player: Yes, XviD/MP4/H.264 player
- FM Radio: Yes
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- 3.5mm Jack: Yes
Navigation
- Navigation: Yes, with A-GPS
- Maps: Yes
Sensors & Control
- Digital Compass: No
- Accelerometer: Yes
- Proximity Sensor: Yes
- Light Sensor: Yes
- Barometer: No
- SpO2: No
- Pedometer: No
- Heart Rate Monitor: No
- Gyroscope: No
- Fingerprint Scanner: No
- Iris Scanner: No
- Face Unlock: No
- Intelligent Digital Assistant: –
- Motion Sensing / Gesture Control: –
- Voice Control: –
Other Features
- Video Streaming: Yes
- Active Noise Cancellation: –
- Wireless Charging: No
- Built-in Mobile Payment: No
- Water Resistant: No
- Dust Resistant: No
- Image Editor: Yes
- Video Editor: –
- Document Viewer: Yes
- Document Editor: Yes
Battery
- Battery: 2300 mAh Li-ion battery
- Talktime: 12 hours
- Standby Time: 200 hours
- Fast Charging: No
