Cyanogen is much more customisable than plain Android as well, as you not only have hundreds of different themes to choose from, but you can also personalise every last detail, from boot animations and wallpapers down to fonts and icon designs. Other non-Cyanogen phones, most notably HTC’s Sense 7-equipped handsets, let you to do this as well, but this is the first time this level of customisation has been available on a budget smartphone. Design The technology has several versions, which improve the connection speed, range, connectivity and discoverability of the devices. Information about the Bluetooth version of the device.

Information about the electric current (amperes) and voltage (volts) the charger outputs. The higher power output allows faster charging. There are several versions of the Universal Serial Bus (USB) standard: USB 1.0 (1996), the USB 2.0 (2000), the USB 3.0 (2008), etc. With each following version the rate of data transfer is increased. Memory cards Memory cards are used in mobile devices for expanding their external storage capacity. Types Of course, its embossed logo and orange WileyFox branding on the rear isn’t nearly as subtle as Motorola’s circular dimple, but it’s certainly more attractive than other phones I’ve tested at this price, including the Vodafone Smart Ultra 6. Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a technology that provides wireless data connections between various devices within a short range. Wi-FiSure enough, I’ve taken numerous blurry lower-light shots with the Wileyfox Swift 2. It’s just too long an exposure for carefree handheld shooting. RAM (Random-Access Memory) is used by the operating system and all installed applications. Data in the RAM is lost after the device is turned off or restarted.

Bluetooth uses various profiles and protocols related to faster exchange of data, energy saving, better device discoverability, etc. Some of those supported by the device are listed here.

Side-by-side with the plastic Motorola Moto G, the Swift 2 seems much less prosaic. It’s comfy to hold, too. Information about the capacity of the built-in storage of the device. Sometimes one and the same model may is offered in variants with different internal storage capacity. The Wileyfox Swift 2 doesn’t set any new standards for already hyper-aggressive budget phones, but it’s a decent choice if you’re desperate for a handset that’s made of metal instead of plastic.

Crop factor is the ratio of the dimensions of a full frame camera's sensor (36 x 24 mm, which equals the frame size The instruction set architecture (ISA) is a set of commands used by the software to manage the CPU's work. Information about the set of instructions the processor can execute. Audio file formats/codecs Mobile devices support various audio file formats and codecs, which respectively store and code/decode digital audio data. Audio file formats/codecs Connectivity Information about other important connectivity technologies supported by the devices. ConnectivityIn the past couple of years, we’ve seen an interesting shift in camera tech away from increasing resolution and towards computational photography and making sensor pixels larger. However, the Wileyfox Swift 2 Plus we’re reviewing is a classic high-res, fairly small sensor camera. Information about the process technology used in manufacturing the chip. The value in nanometers represents half the distance between elements that make up the CPU.

Information about the number of pixels per centimeter (ppcm) or per inch (ppi) of the display. The higher the pixel density, the more detailed and clearer is the information displayed on the screen. Swift 2 X". 5.2" FHD Display 1080p resolution 424 PPI 2.5d Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 360 – 400 cd/m² Both versions of the phone also feature a fingerprint scanner on the rear of the device. Similar to the one on the Huawei Mate 9 and other Huawei/Honor phones, it doesn’t need to be depressed; simply place your finger on there and it will do the rest. However, I’ve found that when shooting outdoors in the daytime, the sensor has to ramp-up sensitivity at times, resulting in a loss of fine detail. Colour performance is a mixed bag, too. It can be perfectly good, but I managed to take a number of undersaturated shots, even outdoors in daylight. I’d say the Wileyfox Swift 2 has fair camera performance given its price, but the Motorola Moto G4 with its Sony senson is a much more consistent performer.The various types of memory cards are characterized by different sizes and capacity. Information about the supported types of memory cards. Bluetooth Bluetooth is a standard for secure wireless data transfer between different types of devices over short distances. Version Focal length is the distance in millimeters from the focal point of the image sensor to the optical center of the lens. The 35 mm equivalent indicates the focal length at which a full-frame camera will achieve an angle of view that's the same as the one of the camera of the mobile device. It is measured by multiplying the native focal length of the camera by the crop factor of the sensor. The crop factor itself can be determined as the ratio between the diagonal distances of the image sensor in the 35 mm camera and a given sensor. The capacity of a battery shows the maximum charge, which it can store, measured in mili-Ampere hours. IMEI stands for International Mobile Equipment Identity and is a (often) unique number that is used to identify mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones and protect them against theft.