Bucket Tech: Hisense H50 Zoom

Premium phones at stellar prices. That’s what you can expect from Hisense’s new Infinity H50 and H50 Zoom smartphones, now available in South Africa, and the H50 Lite, which will be in stores from May.

Hisense, China’s unsung hero, has quietly slipped into the playing field with its Infinity H50 range. The phones have been designed to satisfy different consumer needs with boosted-up or stripped-down derivatives, but the fundamental engine room across the range remains the same.

With its 91.26% screen-to-body ratio, the H50 base model, aptly named Infinity, seems like it wraps around the device. The H50 houses four separate cameras – a 64 MP HD main camera, an 8MP wide-angle camera, and an impressive multifunctional 2MP depth and macro-lens. 

The H50 also has a 32MP front camera, with a new Beauty Mode feature that identifies the light conditions and adjusts the aperture automatically so there are no substandard blurry images. 

The H50 Zoom has a first-of-its-kind party trick with a 16MP pop-up camera with flash. This signature piece allows you to capture impeccable selfies in portrait mode.

The power unit on the H50 and H50 Zoom comprises an Octa-Core processor supported by 6GB of RAM and 128GB storage to create a very smooth user interface on the Android II operating system. The H50 Lite is slightly smaller with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage space, yet still packs a punch, performing just as well as the rest of the H50 family in all departments. 

Hisense has also factored security features in the H50 series. The side-mounted fingerprint sensor and facial recognition technology mean these phones are basically impenetrable.

The H50 comes in Pine Green and Black Jade, while a carved 3D gradient that creates a colour-changing effect from different angles.

Overall this is an extremely great value for money offering from Hisense. All 3 devices are available in the country and you can go through the features, specs and pricing below. 

Bucket Tech: Huawei P10 Lite

Following the launch of the P10 and P10 Plus earlier this month, Chinese mobile manufacturer Huawei has released a more affordable version of the phone onto the market, the P10 Lite. Now while previously their Lite models of the P Series seemed to have been mediocre when compared to the main model itself, the P10 Lite does so some promise of actually being a pretty decent smart phone at a very competitive price. 

For starters, Huawei has trimmed most of the tricks from the P10 but in it's own right left some phenomenal features that makes this phone miles better than anything that would be regarded as competition to it. The phone itself is of impeccable quality, with the design inspired by the natural beauty of water. It has the perfect blend of straight lines and curvatures that reflect the minimalist design of all Huawei's P Series. Featuring a 2.5D double-sided curved glass, a diamond-cut metal frame and an upgraded eye comfort mode, the P10 Lite is easy to hold and quite a looker. 

Some of the key features of the P10 lite are fast charge technology, which is introduced for the first time on their Lite devices. It allows the battery to charge faster and in less time. For regular users, a 43 percent battery can be achieved in 30 minutes, and a 10- minute charge supports 2 hours of video watching. The P10 Lite also features two cameras, the primary at the rear and secondary in the front. The primary being a 12 megapixel camera for bring pictures in low light conditions and an 8 megapixel front facing camera for the perfect selfie every time. 

Now, with a phone like this that has great build quality, amazing features, exceptional hardware and software, not to forget performance enhancements that will make usability that much better for the end user, you could be expecting to pay in excess of R7,000 for it right? Well you're wrong, the Huawei P10 Lite is available in South Africa for a recommended retail price of R5299 and it's available in the following colours, Gold, Black, White and Blue.