WickedLeak Wammy Titan 3 is a Quad-Core Phablet from the Indian company. It is the successor model of the Wammy Titan 2 and looks very similar to Samsung Galaxy Note 3. It has a 5.7-inch display with Full HD resolution. The performance of the device is surprisingly amazing considering the fact that it’s a budget offering from the company.
Design
In terms of design the device is very much identical to Samsung Galaxy Note 3. In spite of boasting a larger display the Wammy Titan 3 is very slim and light weight. This smartphone has a back cover similar to Galaxy Note 3 with the same faux leather finish. The back panel is not going to attract scratches and will keep the device looking new for longer time. The placement of physical keys is perfect with power button on the right side and volume keys on the left hand side for easy one hand navigation through the device. It comes with physical home button in the bottom along with two touch sensitive keys for back and menu respectively.
The front side of the phone is dominated by the huge 5.7-inch Full HD display which incorporates the sensors and front camera on the top. The rear panel of the phone has 13MP camera with LED flash and the loud speaker is placed at the rear bottom with Wickedleak branding on the side.
Wickedleak has bundled a flip case with this device and has a transparent window on the top. The window allows the user to see notifications and call alerts without having to unlock or open the case. Further the OS is tweaked to adjust with the behavior of the case, the transparent window shows clock, date and time along with battery percentage when its closed, and the phone automatically unlocks when the flip case is opened without having to press the power/unlock button. Overall the design of the device is pretty good and gives a premium feel in the hand.
Software and User Interface
The Wammy Titan 3 adopts the design cues from Galaxy Note 3, thankfully the company has maintained the stock Android UI and not gone ahead with tweaks to make it look like the Samsung’s TouchWiz. The Wammy Titan 3 runs on Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean with no major tweaks. The stock Android experience is what I am a personal fan of, its very simple and fast. We had the review unit for a week and we did not find any lag or flaws in the OS.
Android 4.2 Jelly Bean brings an extremely powerful search and a revamped notification experience to this device. It uses stock Android launcher to launch applications and the app drawer is very smooth navigation on the App drawer.
The larger display of the device allows for larger keys on the keyboard which enhances the typing experience on this device. The keyboard on this smartphone comes with a list of emoticons and allows insertion of images, videos, sounds and contacts.
Hardware
The Wickeleak Wammy Titan 3 comes with a MediaTek 6589T Quad-Core processor throttled at a speed of 1.5GHz per core, the processor on this device is coupled with a PowerVR SGX544MP GPU. The combination of these two makes this device very fast and allows HD game play. It has a 16GB of on-board storage coupled with 1GB of RAM and allows memory expansion via micro SD card 64GB. This seems pretty sufficient for any kind of user, gamers can download HD games and store on location he prefers, he can store media files, HD movies and all of his data on this smartphone and it won’t run out of memory.
Given a long list of features battery is one major issue that a majority of smartphones today face, but the Wammy Titan 3 will not disappoint you in this segment as well. It boasts a 3,200mAH battery and in our encounter we used the device heavily (played games, watched HD movies, music and internet along with average amount of phone calls and texts) and it managed to stay powered on for one full day.
Camera and Memory
Camera has become an integral part of smartphones, without a good camera the device does not sell. On paper this device shows a 13MP rear camera and a 5MP fixed focus front-facing camera.
The camera is capable of shooting good images, the day light images come out extremely well while low light imaging of this camera is average. The camera on this device has a lot of functions and come with pretty good pre-loaded settings and image modes. It has a BSI sensor coupled together and allows shooting images in multiple resolutions. Here are some sample
images that we shot using this smartphone.
This phone is also capable of shooting 1080p videos, the video quality is not very good but it wont disappoint you much as this is the best that we have seen in a budget smartphone. The front camera comes out to be one of the best in the market. It has a wider viewing angle and does take some good self portraits. Video calling is amazing with the front camera and it also allows users to shoot HD videos.
Media and Gaming
The large 5.7-inch full HD display is the USP of this phablet. The display on this device has a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels and offers very bright output. The outdoor visibility of the display does not impress much however the quality of output the display produces is extremely good.
The large display with FHD resolution adds up to the value of the device, the video playback experience on this device is very nice. It offers extreme viewing angles. The broader design of the display allows user to play games with ease, the large screen spread in the landscape mode brings easy access to onscreen virtual buttons. During our review session we played Temple Run 2, Asphalt, Candy Crush, Brothers in Arms, Real Football 13 and Stick tennis. The gaming experience was good and we were extremely satisfied with the performance.
We did not find any lag or crash during our continuous game play. This smartphone is not a high end gaming phone, games like Shadowgun, Wild Blood and Nova 3 had minor frame drops. If you leave aside these high end games the performance of this device with other HD
games is great.
1080p HD videos were the real treat on this smartphone, with this big display it gives a mini theater in hands. The sound quality on the speaker is clear and the loudness of the speaker was average. However on extreme high volumes the speakers output is distorted a bit, that one can overcome by installing music players like Power Amp from the Playstore.
An added advantage that this smartphone has over other smartphones is that it comes pre-rooted and one can use apps like Titanium back up and Pimp my Rom to optimize the performance of the phone. The company is also giving some preinstalled applications along with Pro version of MX Player.
Internet and Connectivity
Like any other Android smartphone this one too has WiFi, Bluetooth and Calling features. The WiFi on this device allows connecting to Wireless Local Area Network and also allows tethering internet from this device using Hotspot feature. The device comes with 2 SIM slots, SIM 1 is mini SIM while SIM 2 is regular sized. Both the SIM cards work on 3G and 2G connections. It comes with a micro SD slot and supports memory expansion up to 64GB and has support for USB O-T-G storage. This smartphone also pairs with Bluetooth enabled input devices.
On the calling front, the voice quality and reception on this device is awesome and the audio quality on the earpiece was also good. The device comes with micro USB port and has a list of options to choose from while connecting this device to a computer.
My Verdict
This phablet brings win-win situation for buyers. So if you have been waiting to buy a good smartphone with large full HD display in a budget category then the wait is over for you. This device has a very good display, the text appears very clear and crisp and the videos appear life like on this phablet. Summing up the whole performance of the device I would say it performs average on most of the parts and does exceptional at offering high quality video and gaming experience with a long lasting battery on board.
There are multiple smartphones that one can buy in this price category but a majority of those devices have 5-inch display, lesser power battery and do not come with memory expansion port. So why not buy a device that offers you full freedom to rule over it.
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