The Take E1 Smartphone Review: A Mixed Bag of Features and Performance

Although initially you're going to be extremely disappointed, the more I actually started using the phone, I started to realize that Android 4.2 is not as big of a deal-breaker as I thought. There's very little that even phones with Android 6.0 can do that this one can't. The camera, for example, is a 13 megapixel affair, with flash and autofocus, and generally speaking, it's slightly above average. Images are really, really quite crisp, with a good amount of detail, solid depth of field, and vibrant colors. However, the contrast is not as rich as you would see on higher-end devices. The HDR mode significantly improves this, though, allowing you to see much more light and much more dark in the photo, and colors do jump out a little bit more.

But the camera's performance can be marred by its slow shutter time, which isn't exactly fast even when the HDR mode is on, and waiting up to a whole second before the photo actually clicks. This isn't really acceptable personally. On the other hand, the video is really good here, shooting at 720p but with an image that's very clear for that resolution. The audio quality is also pretty standard stuff, with a rear-facing speaker that can sound a little bit muffled when the phone is placed on its back, but it's very loud and detailed.

Now, let's move on to HoloSpace, which is the application that controls the 3D aspect of the display. You have different sections for movies, games, 3D Gallery, and a holographic gallery. The way this technology works is that there's actually a second camera on the bottom of the smartphone, which looks at your eyes and sees where you're looking. Unfortunately, HolShow is totally useless - it's basically just moving the phone around and seeing various different models from different angles. 3D Gallery is a bit cooler, though, as you can download 3D images and then view them in three dimensions, which is really, really nice.

But there are some limitations to using this technology. To fully enjoy it, you have to be directly in front of the smartphone, so it's not really for a group viewing experience. Additionally, the store where it actually contains games, videos, and apps to use this 3D technology is very limited and not really tailored to a UK audience. So, while the idea of HoloSpace is exciting, it feels a little bit disjointed with its novelty factor not quite living up to expectations.

On top of all that, let's talk about performance. The Take E1 sports an octacore processor, the MTK 6592, which is basically a high-end processor from last year for Mediatech. Now, this is not Ultra-high-end; it wasn't even Ultra-high-end last year. It's still a solid performing chip, though, supported by 2 GB of RAM, which makes for snappy performance. In fact, with an Antutu score of nearly 35,000, it actually predicts game performance above average and general performance to be very snappy. This is kind of the case most 3D games seem to run without too much issue, which is actually something I was surprised by considering this is a high-resolution 1080p display and that even more powerful chips sometimes struggle.

However, every game won't run well on this device. The absence of ultra-high-end components can also be noticed when you're browsing the internet - images will take just a little bit longer to load, scrolling might not be quite as smooth, and these things all add up to give a good but not Ultra high-end experience, which is exactly what you'd expect from this device.

We also have a 2500 mAh battery, which unfortunately provides a little bit below average battery life with heavy usage. But there's some consolation in that it does support SD card expansion up to 64 GB, so guys who need more storage can expand their phone's memory accordingly.

In conclusion, the Take E1 smartphone has a lot of advantages - a fantastic display, pretty fast performance, and expandability are just a few of them. The holographic display also has a huge amount of potential, although it feels a little bit disjointed with its novelty factor not quite living up to expectations. Overall, this is a solid device for gaming and everyday use, but not exactly an Ultra-high-end experience.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthe first smartphone in the world to sport an inbuilt holographic display I'm Mr who boss and this is my full review this is the take E1 smartphone and Innovation doesn't even quite cover what they've managed to achieve with this display very similar to the 3DS console this is a glasses free 3D experience but more on that later in terms of how it's built I was really really impressed it's pretty large but it actually Palms rather nicely the back is a grippy map finish similar to the OnePlus 2 actually and nothing like the glossy plastic nightmares that are used to see on budget Chinese devices it's not particularly slim or light but it feels solid substantial and well built and that's all that really matters considering its price of $109 or about 70 ukk lb the display is really really on form it is a 5.5 in 1080p fair and it's pretty bright pretty colorful and rather nice to look at now the one downside and this really is quite a big flaw of the device is that it comes with Android 4.2 now for some people admittedly that's going to be an instant turnoff and I really wasn't impressed with that scrolling through the settings it looks pretty unremarkable there's nothing here which we've never seen before Air View does work but not particularly well so although initially you're going to be extremely disappointed the more I actually started using the phone I started to realize that Android 4.2 is not not actually much of a deal breaker there's very little that even phones with Android 6.0 can do that this one can't the camera is a 13 megap Affair we have Flash and autofocus and generally speaking it is slightly above average images are really really quite crisp there's a good amount of detail there depth of field is solid Vibrance and saturation just don't quite keep up though and the contrast is not as rich as you would see on higher end devices HDR mode significantly improves this though you can see much more light and much more dark in the photo and colors do jump out a little bit more having said that the shutter time isn't exactly fast as it is and with the HDR mode on you can be waiting up to a whole second before the photo actually clicks which isn't really acceptable personally I think the video is really good here it shoots at 720p but the image is very very clear for that resolution the audio 2 is pretty standard stuff with a rear-facing speaker it can sound a little bit muffled when the phone is placed on its back but it is very very loud detail is pretty okay so now we move on to hollow space so this is the application that controls the 3D aspect of the display you have different sections movies games a Holo show and a hollow Gallery the way this technology works is it actually has a second camera on the bottom of the smartphone and this looks at your eyes and sees where you're looking Hol show is totally useless I mean you basically just move the phone around and see various different models from different angles 3D Gallery is a bit cooler you can actually download 3D images and then view them in three dimensions and this is really really nice and then we move on to 3D video and this is insane it's kind of like going to a 3D cinema show but without wearing glasses and the depth the field is huge you know this car it goes right into your face it feels like it's hit you and then some you know this scarf throwing out the screen it's very very very immersive however to fully enjoy it you have to be directly in front of the smartphone and so it's not really for a group viewing experience on top of that the store where it actually contains Games videos and apps to actually use this 3D technology is very limited and is not really tailored to a UK audience so much so how fast is the take E1 well it actually Sports an octacore processor the mtk 6592 which is basically a high-end processor from last year for mediatech now this is not Ultra high-end it wasn't even Ultra high-end last year it is a solid performing chip this is supported by 2 GB of RAM which all around actually makes for rather Snappy performance but he won't exactly be acing all the benchmarks with it having said that for the money you pay this is actually one of the faster phones you can buy admittedly the mt6753 is actually faster but you don't tend to see that in devices under $150 with an antutu score of nearly 35,000 it actually predicts game performance above average and general performance to be very Snappy which which I have to say is kind of the case most 3D games seem to run without too much issue which is actually something I was surprised by considering this is a high resolution 1080p display and that even more powerful chips sometimes struggle so clearly there's some good optimization going on here although every game won't run well this is a solid device for gaming the absence of ultra highend components can also be noticed when you're browsing the internet it's actually pretty good but images will take just a little bit longer to load scrolling might not be quite as smooth and these things all add up to give a good but not Ultra high-end experience which is exactly what you'd expect from this device we also have a 2,500 mAh battery which unfortunately provides a little bit below average battery life with a push you should be able to get through a full day of heavy usage it does also have an SD card support up to 64 GB so guys that is the take1 smartphone it has a lot of advantages a fantastic display pretty fast performance as well as expandability and this holographic display actually has a huge amount of potential I mean imagine if there was a switch where you could just flick between 2D and 3D for the whole UI experience that would be cool unfortunately though as it is it feels a little bit disjointed with it not really adding too much more than just a novelty thanks a lot for watching guys I'm Mr us the boss and this is insanely Cool Tech come onthe first smartphone in the world to sport an inbuilt holographic display I'm Mr who boss and this is my full review this is the take E1 smartphone and Innovation doesn't even quite cover what they've managed to achieve with this display very similar to the 3DS console this is a glasses free 3D experience but more on that later in terms of how it's built I was really really impressed it's pretty large but it actually Palms rather nicely the back is a grippy map finish similar to the OnePlus 2 actually and nothing like the glossy plastic nightmares that are used to see on budget Chinese devices it's not particularly slim or light but it feels solid substantial and well built and that's all that really matters considering its price of $109 or about 70 ukk lb the display is really really on form it is a 5.5 in 1080p fair and it's pretty bright pretty colorful and rather nice to look at now the one downside and this really is quite a big flaw of the device is that it comes with Android 4.2 now for some people admittedly that's going to be an instant turnoff and I really wasn't impressed with that scrolling through the settings it looks pretty unremarkable there's nothing here which we've never seen before Air View does work but not particularly well so although initially you're going to be extremely disappointed the more I actually started using the phone I started to realize that Android 4.2 is not not actually much of a deal breaker there's very little that even phones with Android 6.0 can do that this one can't the camera is a 13 megap Affair we have Flash and autofocus and generally speaking it is slightly above average images are really really quite crisp there's a good amount of detail there depth of field is solid Vibrance and saturation just don't quite keep up though and the contrast is not as rich as you would see on higher end devices HDR mode significantly improves this though you can see much more light and much more dark in the photo and colors do jump out a little bit more having said that the shutter time isn't exactly fast as it is and with the HDR mode on you can be waiting up to a whole second before the photo actually clicks which isn't really acceptable personally I think the video is really good here it shoots at 720p but the image is very very clear for that resolution the audio 2 is pretty standard stuff with a rear-facing speaker it can sound a little bit muffled when the phone is placed on its back but it is very very loud detail is pretty okay so now we move on to hollow space so this is the application that controls the 3D aspect of the display you have different sections movies games a Holo show and a hollow Gallery the way this technology works is it actually has a second camera on the bottom of the smartphone and this looks at your eyes and sees where you're looking Hol show is totally useless I mean you basically just move the phone around and see various different models from different angles 3D Gallery is a bit cooler you can actually download 3D images and then view them in three dimensions and this is really really nice and then we move on to 3D video and this is insane it's kind of like going to a 3D cinema show but without wearing glasses and the depth the field is huge you know this car it goes right into your face it feels like it's hit you and then some you know this scarf throwing out the screen it's very very very immersive however to fully enjoy it you have to be directly in front of the smartphone and so it's not really for a group viewing experience on top of that the store where it actually contains Games videos and apps to actually use this 3D technology is very limited and is not really tailored to a UK audience so much so how fast is the take E1 well it actually Sports an octacore processor the mtk 6592 which is basically a high-end processor from last year for mediatech now this is not Ultra high-end it wasn't even Ultra high-end last year it is a solid performing chip this is supported by 2 GB of RAM which all around actually makes for rather Snappy performance but he won't exactly be acing all the benchmarks with it having said that for the money you pay this is actually one of the faster phones you can buy admittedly the mt6753 is actually faster but you don't tend to see that in devices under $150 with an antutu score of nearly 35,000 it actually predicts game performance above average and general performance to be very Snappy which which I have to say is kind of the case most 3D games seem to run without too much issue which is actually something I was surprised by considering this is a high resolution 1080p display and that even more powerful chips sometimes struggle so clearly there's some good optimization going on here although every game won't run well this is a solid device for gaming the absence of ultra highend components can also be noticed when you're browsing the internet it's actually pretty good but images will take just a little bit longer to load scrolling might not be quite as smooth and these things all add up to give a good but not Ultra high-end experience which is exactly what you'd expect from this device we also have a 2,500 mAh battery which unfortunately provides a little bit below average battery life with a push you should be able to get through a full day of heavy usage it does also have an SD card support up to 64 GB so guys that is the take1 smartphone it has a lot of advantages a fantastic display pretty fast performance as well as expandability and this holographic display actually has a huge amount of potential I mean imagine if there was a switch where you could just flick between 2D and 3D for the whole UI experience that would be cool unfortunately though as it is it feels a little bit disjointed with it not really adding too much more than just a novelty thanks a lot for watching guys I'm Mr us the boss and this is insanely Cool Tech come on\n"