Vernee Mars is a 4G Phablet with a 5.5 inch Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Screen, Helio P10 Octa Core 2.0GHz CPU, 4GB RAM and 32GB ROM, 13.0MP Rear Camera, 5MP Front camera, Fingerprint Scanner, Type-C USB and fast charging system, dual Sim, and uses Android 6.0.
It is a budget Android phone but comes with a premium-looking design. It is equipped with a Octacore SoC, the Helio P10, less performing than the P20 of the Apollo Lite, but more power saving.
With a hybrid SIM slot they can support either microSD (up to 128GB) or a second (Nano-) SIM. The primary SIM is a Micro-SIM, although an adaptor is supplied in the box.
Whereas the Apollo Lite majors on performance and less on design, the Vernee Mars is the complete opposite. It’s not a slow phone by any means, but where it really excels is in design. It is very similar to a iPhone 6, built entirely from 6000 series aluminium. As with the iPhone there are slim antenna stripes visible on the rear to help solve the problem of poor mobile reception in all-metal phones.
Viewed from the front it has a very clean appearance. There is no physical home button, and the Android-standard Home, Back and Multitasking buttons are software keys that sit at the bottom of the screen and are visible only when it is awake. All that breaks up the jet black surface is a speaker, selfie camera and notification LED at the top.
The Mars has a fingerprint scanner on its right edge, below the power button rather than integrated to it. This is a fantastic place to place the fingerprint scanner as it is where your thumb or middle finger (depending on whether you are a leftie or a rightie) falls naturally as you hold the phone.
The screen itself is a 5.5in full in-cell LCD display, protected with Gorilla Glass 3. It has a full-HD resolution of 1920×1080 pixels. Everything on screen seems crystal clear, while viewing angles are very good and colours realistic. Vernee states a 1000:1 contrast ratio. The screen bezels are just 1mm thick at the left and right sides, which helps keep down the overall size.
Its dimensions are 151x73mm, with a 7.6mm frame, thinner than the Apollo Lite. The speaker is in the bottom edge, as in Apollo Lite, a much better position than on the rear (as is the case with many budget phones) where sound is fired exactly where you don’t want it. It, too, features a USB-C port, which supports digital audio and fast charging.
Vernee Mars Review
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Vernee Mars Overview
Hardware
Vernee Mars runs an octa-core Helio P10 processor, a chip building in eight Cortex-A53 cores which is also used by the Elephone P9000 and Meizu M3 Note. In most respects it is a touch faster than both those phones, if not as fast as the deca-core Vernee Apollo Lite. The GPU is Mali T860. It can reach 50,004 scores in AnTuTu 3D general performance tests.
It features 4GB Ram and 32GB Rom, that allows to run smoothly on every app, even when used for multitasking. 32GB of Rom is enough for most needs, without expanding. But in case you can use a micro sd up to 128GB.
Display
The screen itself is a 5.5in full in-cell LCD display, protected with Gorilla Glass 3. It has a full-HD resolution of 1920×1080 pixels. Everything on screen seems crystal clear, while viewing angles are very good and colours realistic. Vernee states a 1000:1 contrast ratio. The screen bezels are just 1mm thick at the left and right sides, which helps keep down the overall size.
Design
Vernee Mars really excels in design. It is very similar to a iPhone 6, built entirely from 6000 series aluminium.
As with the iPhone there are slim antenna stripes visible on the rear to help solve the problem of poor mobile reception in all-metal phones.
It has a ultra thin bezel, just 1mm. It’s beautiful, and allow the phone to be smaller altough a 5.5″ screen.
Fingerprint scanner
The Mars has a fingerprint scanner on its right edge, below the power button rather than integrated to it. This is a fantastic place to place the fingerprint scanner as it is where your thumb or middle finger (depending on whether you are a leftie or a rightie) falls naturally as you hold the phone.
Camera
Vernee Mars features a 13MP camera with Sony IMX278 sensor, with F/2.0 aperture, PDAF autofocus (phase-detection autofocus), dual tone flash,
Battery
Mars features a 3000mAh battery, that can easily reach the end of the day, also thanks to the low power consuming Helio P10 cpu.
Fast charge
Vernee Mars adopts Quick Charge technology. It can charge 50% of the battery in 30 minutes.
Dual Sim
Dual SIM dual standby, one is micro SIM card, the other is nano SIM card. Alternatively, you can use one Sim card and one micro sd card to expand the phone memory up to 128GB.
USB Type-C
Vernee Mars feature a Type-C USB port for lossless digital music, better than HiFi.
4G LTE+
GPS & Sensors
Vermee Mars features GPS, compass, gyro sensor and LED notification.
Android 6.0
Vernee Mars comes with a clean version of Android 6.0. Vernee has not preinstalled Google apps such as Gmail, YouTube and Maps, to install them just go to Play store.
Vernee Mars Android 6.0 5.5 inch 4G Phablet Helio P10 Octa Core 2.0GHz 4GB RAM 32GB ROM 13.0MP Rear Camera Fingerprint Scanner Type-C Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Screen
Main Features:
Display: 5.5 inch FHD Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Screen
CPU: Helio P10 Octa Core 2.0GHz
GPU: Mali-T860 MP2 700MHz
System: Android 6.0
RAM + ROM: 4GB RAM + 32GB ROM
Camera: Back camera 13.0MP with AF and flashlight + front camera 5.0MP
Bluetooth: 4.0
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
Sensor: G-sensor, Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor, Hall sensor, E-compass, Gyroscope
SIM Card: Dual SIM dual standby, one is micro SIM card, the other is nano SIM card
Specification
Basic Information | Brand: Vernee Type: 4G Phablet OS: Android 6.0 Service Provide: Unlocked Language: Multi language SIM Card Slot: Dual SIM,Dual Standby SIM Card Type: Micro SIM Card,Nano SIM Card |
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Hardware | CPU: Helio P10 Cores: 2.0GHz,Octa Core GPU: Mail-T860 RAM: 4GB RAM ROM: 32GB External Memory: TF card up to 128GB (not included) |
Network | Wireless Connectivity: 2.4GHz/5GHz WiFi,3G,4G,A-GPS,Bluetooth 4.0,GPS,GSM WIFI: 802.11a/b/g/n/ac wireless internet Network type: FDD-LTE+WCDMA+GSM 2G: GSM 850/900/1800MHz 3G: WCDMA 900/2100MHz 4G: FDD-LTE 800/1800/2100/2600MHz |
Display | Screen type: 2.5D Arc Screen,Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Screen size: 5.5 inch Screen resolution: 1920 x 1080 (FHD) |
Camera | Camera type: Dual cameras (one front one back) Back camera: 13.0MP,with flash light and AF Front camera: 5.0MP Video recording: Yes |
Media Formats | Picture format: BMP,GIF,JPEG,PNG Music format: AMR,MP3,WAV Video format: 3GP,H.264,MP4,WMV Games: Android APK |
Other Features | I/O Interface: 1 x Micro SIM Card Slot,1 x Nano SIM Card Slot,3.5mm Audio Out Port,Micophone,Speaker,TF/Micro SD Card Slot,Type-C Bluetooth version: V4.0 Sensor: Ambient Light Sensor,E-Compass,Gravity Sensor,Gyroscope,Hall Sensor,Proximity Sensor Additional Features: 3G,4G,Alarm,Bluetooth,Browser,Calculator,Calendar,Fingerprint recognition,Fingerprint Unlocking,FM,MP3,MP4,OTG,People,Wi-Fi |
Battery | Battery Capacity (mAh): 3000mAh Built-in |
Package Contents | Cell Phone: 1 Power Adapter: 1 USB Cable: 1 User Manual: 1 SIM Needle: 1 |
Dimensions and Weight | Product size: 15.10 x 7.30 x 0.76 cm / 5.94 x 2.87 x 0.3 inches Package size: 18.60 x 11.10 x 5.10 cm / 7.32 x 4.37 x 2.01 inches Product weight: 0.165 kg Package weight: 0.472 kg |