Plum Axe 4 Review & Pros And Cons

Picture of the Plum Axe 4, by Plum

- Analysis by KJ David


A low-profile smartphone (at least when it comes to technical specs) that's apparently meant for Android neophytes, the Plum Axe 4 suffers from a mediocre 4-inch 800 x 480 IPS screen that sounds like a fossil compared to the screens offered by many other starter-class alternatives featured here at Phonerated. For an unlocked phone (Find more unlocked smartphones here) that was priced at only $39 as of this write-up , however, a low-quality screen does not come as a surprise.

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The Axe 4's far-from-sharp under-the-hood pros and cons consist of a primitive 512MB RAM , which was all but phased out in the Android world as of this data-driven review, as well as a MediaTek MT6580M quad-core 1.3GHz processor that we consider rather appreciable, given the fact that a lot of other smartphones with only 512MB of RAM stick to dual-core-only engines. In any case, its hardware components, which also include an 8GB internal memory expandable by no more than 32GB , aren't exactly solid selling points.

Joining the Axe 4's questionable features is its HSPA+ network adapter, which Plum classifies as 4G, but is more accurately 3.5G, since full-blown 4G smartphones usually support LTE network bands. To rub some salt to its wounds, it only promises a measly 21Mbps peak data rate , while its full-fledged 4GB competitors boast data rates of up to 150Mbps.

Heading over to the imaging department, this introductory Android sports an inauspicious 5-megapixel rear camera with a standard autofocus function and an LED flash. By the way, feel free to explore some popular Android-Go-based introductory smartphones here. Sitting right above its display is a sub-standard 1.3-megapixel camera whose resolution alone throws the Axe 4 among miserable low-enders with no special selfie features whatsoever.

Powering its pros and cons is a low-capacity 1400mAh removable battery , which sounds even more disappointing, once you realize that this 4-incher comes with two micro SIM card slots . Given its underwhelming battery capacity, though, its 25-hour usage time , which translates to 1500 minutes, sounds rather consoling, but note that it still falls short of the average mark at the end of the day.

Offered in colors like Red and Blue, the Plum Axe 4 is a relatively tiny Android that caters to smartphone newbies or those who don't really care for anything other than essential smartphone features.

** This phone is also known as: Plum Z407


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