The Kolina K100 + V6 smartphone we have reviewed in this article shares the same SoC with the ThL 5000 and is a slightly overclocked version of the MTK6592, with the letter T at the end for Turbo. This SoC seems to provide decent performances for a mainstream product and is able to run most of the games available on Play Store. This specific terminal is quite an enthusiast dream because it has been picked by many ROM makers so we have widely known versions available for it like MIUI, ColorOS and so on. The Kolina official forum in Chinese is full of them and we also have available a TWRP version in Chinese and a more recent version of CWM in English language.The K100 + V6 SoC is also paired with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of internal memory but does not feature a microSDHC card slot for expanding the storage even further.
The Baidu Cloud OS is a nice proposal by Kolina but we would prefer having a lighter version installed with less Chinese-only applications and pre-loaded with Play Store from the factory; if you have already have gotten your phone, you can follow our small guide at the beginning of the presentation in order to set things up.
Considering that we are dealing with the MTK6592 generation, we have the same GPS precision as with the MTK6582 SoCs, which is not stellar, and cannot be compared to what we have seen with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 which was present within the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G. A lot of review websites are showing you guys that the lock-on time is relatively small, but this not always traduce in good GPS precision, so be aware!
The 13MP camera sensor is able to produce good quality photos in decent light conditions, but with low light we have experienced quite a bit of blur and video shooting is not great since the camera seems to de-focus quite a bit.
Even if the case of the Kolina K100 + V6 is made of plastic, it is of good quality and can imitate brushed aluminum quite easily; the touch pad on the back of the smartphone is an interesting addition but we do not think that people will use it that much. Instead of relying on that touch pad, we would have liked to have a small modification inside the kernel so the tap-to-wake action on the screen would be possible.
If you want to protect your investment even further, we would suggest the rest of the accessories like protective screen covers and protective cases, which come in different shapes and colors to fit your style.
The battery life of the Kolina K100+ V6 is quite good, as we have seen by using the smartphone in regular conditions but also by benchmarking with AnTuTu:
The Kolina K100+ V6 smartphone is available from Efox-Shop.com for about 135 Euros, which is a real steal for what we have offered.
Kolina K100+ V6 Smartphone is Recommended For:
We would like to thank again to Efox-Shop for making this review possible!