Obi Mobiles founded by John Sculley launched its first range of smartphones named after animal in India in 2014. Over a period of few months, Obi Mobiles has moved to Middle East and recently entered Africa. Considering the smartphone options available in the market to choose from, the Silicon Valley lineage provides Obi devices an edge. In this article, we particularly look at the model called Alligator S454.
Obi’s Alligator comes with superior features as well as surprisingly friendly price tag. Our curiosity to explore different aspects of this model has generated this review that we are happy to share with those who may be considering a move from a feature phone to a smartphone. Alligator S454 runs Android 4.4.2 KitKat and offers dual-SIM support (regular SIM + Micro-SIM). It features a 4.5-inch qHD (540x960 pixels) IPS screen. The device is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek (MT6582) processor with Mali 400 MP2 graphics, with 1GB of RAM. A lot of technical stuff out there, right? Wait till we break it down for you.
Isn’t it all about the looks? Alligator comes in a candy bar form. The device has a sturdy build and looks compact. The device is available in black and white variants. The back of the device is nicely textured and looks glossy with the brand logo, speaker grille and primary camera giving it a complete look. The phone has a good design that you can carry with all the elegance. Obi with the promise to give us stylish smartphones has not disappointed with the Alligator.
It gotta feel great, no? The phone comes in dimensions of 133mm x 66.6mm x 8.2mm. At 120 grams weight, the smartphone is surely light to carry, in your pocket and in your hands. Alligator flaunts a 4.5inch (11.43cm) display with TFT IPS Screen with Capacitive Touch. The phone claims to have superior graphics that you are able to see when you switch to watching movies or surfing videos. The viewing angles are decent and throw nice looking colors across the angles, a feature of the IPS screens.
Hey, how does it capture the mood? Well, when it comes to recording and clicking all your special moments, Alligator with its 8MP, auto focus rear camera serves the purpose with ease. The LED Flash fills your photos, shot in night with light. The 2MP front camera is good but could have been better but again at such a price isn’t a bad deal to go with. The camera comes with digital/optical zoom that serves you well.
It must last too. The Alligator has a removable Li-Ion 1600 mAh battery type (removable) that can make you think twice before going for it if you use a lot of battery draining apps on your phone. Battery life is one of the cons of the Alligator with a talk time of 8 hrs. Furthermore, for all your storage needs the phone supports 8GB of inbuilt storage that is expandable via micro SD card (up to 32GB), which is great for the price tag.
But, it must ensure good connectivity. Obi’s Alligator is 4.0 Bluetooth enabled and comes with GPRS, EDGE and WiFi features. The dual sim feature of the phone though comes with a catch. The Sim 1 supports 3G but the Sim 2 is only 2G enabled which shall be a bit of a block if you are really keen of having a strong connectivity on both your connections. The Alligator comes with built-in applications like Google Talk, Twitter, Facebook chat, Yahoo!, YouTube, Gmail, Google Search, Google+ and WhatsApp.
The Obi Alligator has a good combination of hardware and software that gives it a slight edge at the price that it comes. If you have just started to venture into the smartphone category of phone moving out from your feature phones, Obi Alligator S454 might just impress you. Go for it if you are looking for more in less.
Isn’t it all about the looks? Alligator comes in a candy bar form. The device has a sturdy build and looks compact. The device is available in black and white variants. The back of the device is nicely textured and looks glossy with the brand logo, speaker grille and primary camera giving it a complete look. The phone has a good design that you can carry with all the elegance. Obi with the promise to give us stylish smartphones has not disappointed with the Alligator.
It gotta feel great, no? The phone comes in dimensions of 133mm x 66.6mm x 8.2mm. At 120 grams weight, the smartphone is surely light to carry, in your pocket and in your hands. Alligator flaunts a 4.5inch (11.43cm) display with TFT IPS Screen with Capacitive Touch. The phone claims to have superior graphics that you are able to see when you switch to watching movies or surfing videos. The viewing angles are decent and throw nice looking colors across the angles, a feature of the IPS screens.
Hey, how does it capture the mood? Well, when it comes to recording and clicking all your special moments, Alligator with its 8MP, auto focus rear camera serves the purpose with ease. The LED Flash fills your photos, shot in night with light. The 2MP front camera is good but could have been better but again at such a price isn’t a bad deal to go with. The camera comes with digital/optical zoom that serves you well.
It must last too. The Alligator has a removable Li-Ion 1600 mAh battery type (removable) that can make you think twice before going for it if you use a lot of battery draining apps on your phone. Battery life is one of the cons of the Alligator with a talk time of 8 hrs. Furthermore, for all your storage needs the phone supports 8GB of inbuilt storage that is expandable via micro SD card (up to 32GB), which is great for the price tag.
But, it must ensure good connectivity. Obi’s Alligator is 4.0 Bluetooth enabled and comes with GPRS, EDGE and WiFi features. The dual sim feature of the phone though comes with a catch. The Sim 1 supports 3G but the Sim 2 is only 2G enabled which shall be a bit of a block if you are really keen of having a strong connectivity on both your connections. The Alligator comes with built-in applications like Google Talk, Twitter, Facebook chat, Yahoo!, YouTube, Gmail, Google Search, Google+ and WhatsApp.
The Obi Alligator has a good combination of hardware and software that gives it a slight edge at the price that it comes. If you have just started to venture into the smartphone category of phone moving out from your feature phones, Obi Alligator S454 might just impress you. Go for it if you are looking for more in less.
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Very nice and compact phone..
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