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We’ve checked out a few devices from X-Goody, a brand that pretty much specializes on budget tech. The majority of their phones can be found for under a hundred dollars. Many of them try to imitate more expensive products. However, to reach that low price they had to cut corners somewhere and oftentimes that includes many of their products only have 3G connectivity and of course with the 4G Lte Migration Here in the United States that means a lot of these phones will simply no longer function with T-mobile and at t just cutting off support Xcody’s response to that is bringing out more devices now with 4G Lte support which to be honest isn’t anything revolutionary or exciting, but at least it means these phones at least will continue to function in terms of making calls they’re still. bottom in terms of pricing and specs so this particular model that we’re taking a look at today is their newest XCodi V40 and it sells for under 85 bucks design wise.

This Is A Much More Grounded Appearance Than

many of the earlier phones gone is all the flashy gradient colored finishes. We have a matte surface. It doesn’t really shine or catch your eye as much I would definitely much prefer a more utilitarian design if it means that the experience is better. It still is using a quad core processor from mediatek pretty entry level clocked at 1. 33 Gigahertz.

It Is At Least Optimized To

run on Android go edition. So apps are a little lighter we’ll talk about the performance later on in this video comes in two colors and does charge using UsB type C and there’s a 3 000 milliamp hour capacity battery inside. which is non-replaceable on this particular model. Now areas where the specs are still again definitely super entry level would include RaM where this model only has two gigabytes that is extremely low, but keeping in mind that a lot of Android go edition phones require just one gig. At least it still functions, but it’s another area where I really think even budget phones should get you at least three gigs if not four increasingly since more and more apps as well as android is getting just more resource intensive.

So Aside From The Phone Itself You

also get a another film screen protector one is already factory pre-applied there’s also a third tempered glass screen protector, so it’s a very nice accessory that they give you to protect the screen along with a free tpu soft carrying case along with the quick user guide sim ejector tool UsB. and data cable along with a wall adapter so it is a little bit funny that again these ultra budget phones seem to give you so much more than on flagship phones which you don’t even get a charger in the box these days starting with the pros I would say design and overall the way that a phone feels is good. I wouldn’t say it’s going to be the most luxurious thing in the world, but it definitely feels better than just an 80 phone in the sense that even though it’s not as glittery and shimmery as their previous attempts with the fancy gradient effect now instead of using this plastic. I think they’re actually using a thin layer of metal. Now it is very thin, and at first I thought it was actually plastic, but if you put your hand over it the texture as well as.

The Fact That Its Cold To The

touch makes me suspect It is a thin layer of aluminum so that metal build is going to be a little bit more resistant to wear and tear. It doesn’t show fingerprints as easily and it makes the phone just feel a little more solid as you’re gripping it with that being said the frame of the phone is still made out of plastic. So only the back here is metal. One unfortunate habit that Xcody has retained though is still using this camera cluster that makes the phone look like an expensive flagship from afar, but in reality only the primary camera is a real lens rated at five megapixels. The other two are just for decorative purposes.

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They At Least Are Honest About That In

their ads, but from a design perspective, I honestly would have preferred to save the cost. from the material into putting an extra gig of ram. I think it would be even better anyways on the spine of the phone. We do have access to a volume rocker. There is a power key and on the very bottom here that type C port for charging and data along with a loudspeaker.

With That Being Said It Doesnt Really Support

quick charging so to fully top up this 3 000 milliamp hour capacity back from zero took me around three hours to fully juice up, but it is what it is you can also use a power bank. Of course while you still operate the phone anyways on the side here. We have the sim ejector slot. It is a dual sim phone so you can pop in two cards again supporting 4G Lte or the second one is also a hybrid slot that can dub as a micro-SD card reader and that’s really the likely use scenario of that second slot because the phone comes with just 16 gigs of built-in storage as default, which really isn’t a lot even though Android go edition is light if you want to take some photos install some applications that’s going to fill up quite fast so thankfully. You do get that memory expansion and the top here does house the 3.

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5 Millimeter Headphone Jack So Anyways Coming Back To

the phone itself. On the front we can see there is a six-inch ips display which has a 18 by nine or two by one aspect ratio and it’s not as flashy looking as having a hole. display or even a teardrop notch that many of exqe’s previous phones tried to do which yes does make it look a little bit more modern and get you a better screen to body ratio, but like I said this phone is all about them stripping some of those Glitz and glamour, but giving you a more practical phone at the end of the day and a full version of Android go edition, unlike on some of their other phones where they try to actually power it using a super outdated version of Android, something like Android 4. 4 and just slap a launcher on top of it to make it look newer and really didn’t do any optimization from the software perspective. This at least really is a more up-to-date version of the Os.

Theyre Focusing More On What Actually Matters

for a budget phone so anyways going back to. Even though we do have a little bit larger of a chin at the top and bottom, I still think it looks quite good. There’s no protrusions from the camera, which by the way is located at the very top, and what’s also a little bit of a treat is there is a front-facing kind of selfie flash, so it can illuminate you when you’re taking photos or videos in darker environments is Ips so that means you are getting some decent viewing angles. Unlike some tn panels that you often would see on other super low cost phones from a lot of prepaid brands, so if you’re tilting the screen at least colors Don’t really wash out and it’s not really shifting blue or black or anything even at extreme angles, which is good. However, this is a non–laminated panel which means that there is still a little.

A Gap Between The Glass And The

actual LCd underneath which you can kind of tell if you’re pointing at it from the light, so it could still be of course improved but at the very least colors look quite good and even the brightness levels I think are acceptable for a budget phone, so even if you’re using this where there is a little bit of sunlight around you you should still be able to mostly make out what you are looking at and full Google services are supported on here so no issues in that department let’s actually jump into the camera first so cameras I would say has always been more of a weakness on budget phones and really in this regard. There’s not too much that the V40 can do to escape that comparing it with more expensive phones. It’s an area where you’ll see a. much bigger gap, but you do have a few settings to play around with here, such as the self-timer Iso and there are a few preset scenes on here, but they don’t make the most dramatic difference in the world, especially since video recording is capped at 720p or just HD resolution. So you kind of expect what you’re getting here it’s no match for a more expensive device.

So Again.

If you are really a photography buff you definitely should look elsewhere, probably at some of the budget older generation pixels and as long as you don’t have your expectations too high at least you can still make out things like text and every once in a while in terms of outdoor shots. If you have good enough lighting things can still turn out all right but again it’s not going to do you any wonders but again. It’s functional now the front facing camera I would say even though it’s also 5 megapixels tends to be not quite as colorful, so you tend to have to be in a pretty well-lit environment to get the best effect if you’re doing selfies or video chats, but once again it’s functional and nothing too surprising for a budget phone, which is to say it is acceptable but nothing extraordinary now. Similarly, when it comes to making phone calls it is a phone.

At The End Of The Day I

would say it’s also passable. I tried it using t-mobile here in the United States, and I was able to get a decent connection at the very least and at least the microphone and the speaker. Your piece all sounded pretty loud and clean, so when it comes to just talking to folks they really didn’t have too much. In terms of hearing me and vice versa, now speaking of if we are taking a look at some of that notification shade here again very stock, so you do have access to things like a dark mode out of the box with that 16 gigabyte. You will get around 11 to 12 gigs free for you to install programs and apps not a ton.

But If Youre Conservative, You Can

get by or again expanding the memory is probably going to be one of the things you’ll want to do with that micro SD card slot otherwise in terms of battery life. It’s been okay and it will get you through about a day sometimes a day and a half if you’re using it more on standby in terms of watching some videos making a few phone calls which is again pretty average. It does support a form of. face unlock and as you’ve maybe noticed. There is no biometric fingerprint scanner on here, so you can’t use that to unlock the phone.

Unlike A Lot Of Other Budget

devices in this price range, so you have to use that front-facing cam to authenticate or use a password. Android 10. Of course does technically support gestures, but Android go edition at least on this phone seems to be.

Summary

XCodi V40 is the latest model from X-Goody, a brand that pretty much specializes on budget tech . The majority of their phones can be found for under a hundred dollars . To reach that low price they had to cut corners somewhere and oftentimes that includes many of their products only have 3G connectivity . Here in the United States that means a lot of these phones will simply no longer function with T-mobile and at t just cutting off support Xcody’s response to that is bringing out more devices now with 4G Lte support which to be honest isn’t anything revolutionary or exciting, but at least it means these phones at least will continue to function in terms of making calls they’re still. At least it still functions, but it’s another are the phones still. The specs are still again definitely super entry level would include RaM where this model only has two gigabytes that is extremely low, but keeping in mind that a lot the phone requires just one gig…. Click here to read more and watch the full video