Allview is a French based OEM with more known presence in Europe which is a reason you might not have heard of it before now. Over the years it has been active majorly in the mid-range to low budget smartphone market. One of its product is Allview X4 Soul Mini which leans more to the mid-range category. Much of the smartphone’s strength is the camera and the sturdy build.
Allview X4 Soul Mini Key Specs and Features
- 5.0-inch,. IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 1280 X 720 pixels
- Android 7.0 (Nougat)
- Quad-core MediaTek MT6737 CPU with 2GB/3GB
- 16GB built-in storage, up to 128GB with a memory card
- 13MP rear camera and an 8MP front camera
- 4G LTE
- Fingerprint sensor (rear)
- 2, 500 mAh non removable Li-Po battery
Design and Display
The Allview X4 Soul Mini looks good owing to the well polished body. Made from a mix of plastic and metal, the smartphone is more of a generic modem day device. It has slim but still visible side bezels, however it features a fairly large bottom bezel which could have housed the navigation touch buttons comfortably. Rather it comes with on-screen touch buttons and bare lower bezel.
For the display, you have an HD LCD panel which is somewhat low resolution, looking at the more premium options available. The Allview X4 Soul Mini comes with a 5.0-inch 1280 X 720 pixels display with a 294 ppi pixel density. You also have a dragontrail glass protecting the screen.
Battery and Camera
As it is, the Allview X4 Soul Mini does not have much of a battery for more than a day. This means you will have to plug it in at the end of the day or sometime during the day. It only features a 2, 500mAh non removable Li-Po battery with no quick charge.
The Allview X4 Soul Mini does pretty well when it comes to taking pictures. There is a 13MP rear camera with dual LED flash and an 8MP front camera. Looking at the spec sheet this is one of the impressive features on the Allview X4 Soul Mini.
Hardware and Software
Under the hood, the Allview X4 Soul Mini is powered by a not too powerful low grade SoC. This being a Quad-core MediaTek MT,6737 processor and an ARM Mali-T720 MP2 GPU for graphics munching part of which includes gaming.
Allview has the smartphone made in two variants, there is one with a 2GB RAM and another with 3GB RAM. However, the two smartphones have the same internal storage space of 16GB expandable to 128GB. The Allview X4 Soul Mini comes with an Android 7.0 Nougat pre-installed.
Pricing and Availability
The Allview X4 Soul Mini is available and you could get yours in a number of online stores for about 72, 000 Naira for the 2GB RAM variant and 77, 000 Naira for the 3GB RAM variant.
Allview X4 Soul Mini Specs
Here are a few specs of the Allview X4 Soul Mini:
General Features
- Platform: Android 7.0 Nougat
- Processor: Quad-core Mediatek MT6737
- GPU: ARM Mali-720 MP2
- Memory: 2GB/3GB
- Colours: Black, Gold
- Dimension: 143.5 x 73.9 x 7.7 mm
- Weight: 144g
- SIM Type: Nano SIM / Micro SIM
- SIM Count: Dual SIM
Display
- Display: 5.0-inch,IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 1280 X 720 pixels (294 ppi)
- Screen Protection: –
Camera
- Rear Camera: 13MP camera, 1080p Video@30fps
- Rear Camera Features: –
- Front Camera: 8MP camera, 720p Video@30fps
Storage
- Built-in Storage: 16GB
- Memory Card Support: Yea, up to 256GB
- Bundled Cloud Storage: –
Network Support
- 2G GSM: Yes
- 2G CDMA 1X: –
- 3G WCDMA: Yes
- 3G CDMA EVDO: –
- 4G LTE: LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800), 38(2600)
Internet & Connectivity
- GPRS: Yes
- EDGE: Yes
- 3G/WCDMA/HSPA: Yes
- HSPA+: 21.1/5.76 Mbps,
- CDMA EVDO: –
- 4G LTE: LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
- Wi-Fi Hotspot: Yes
- Bluetooth: Yes, v4.0, A2DP, EDR
- NFC: –
- Infrared Blaster: –
- USB Port: MicroUSB 2.0
Messaging
- SMS/MMS: Yes
- Instant Messaging: Yes
- Push Emails: Yes
- Email Protocol: –
Entertainment
- Music Player: MP3/WAV/eAAC+/Flac player
- Video Player: MP4/H.264 player
- FM Radio: Yes
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- 3.5mm Jack: Yes
Navigation
- Navigation: Yes, with A-GPS, GPS, GLONASS
- Maps: Yes
Sensors & Control
- Digital Compass: –
- Accelerometer: Yes
- Proximity Sensor: Yes
- Light Sensor: Yes
- Barometer: –
- SpO2: –
- Pedometer: –
- Heart Rate Monitor: –
- Gyroscope: –
- Fingerprint Scanner: Yes, (rear)
- Iris Scanner: –
- Face Unlock: –
- Intelligent Digital Assistant: –
- Motion Sensing / Gesture Control: –
- Voice Control: –
Other Features
- Video Streaming: Yes
- Active Noise Cancellation: –
- Wireless Charging: –
- Built-in Mobile Payment: –
- Water Resistant: –
- Dust Resistant: –
- Image Editor: Yes
- Video Editor: Yes
- Document Viewer: Yes
- Document Editor: Yes
Battery
- Battery: 2, 500mAh non removable Li-Po battery
- Talktime: –
- Standby Time: –
- Fast Charging: –
