Philips has launched an extra ordinary smartphone the Philips W6618 in China. The W6618 may seem like any other 1.3GHz quad core (MediaTek) powered handset except when you check the battery, it’s massive with a 5300 mAh capacity .
Forget about smartphones the Philips W6618 will put many tablets to shame. The handset is launched in China for a price tag of 1699 Yuan. Considering the battery size the handset will definitely be bulky, it’s 11.4 mm thick.
The dual SIM W6618 sports a 5 inch screen with 960 x 540 pixels resolution. Handset runs on Android 4.2 with 1GB RAM and 4GB internal storage. There is 8MP rear camera and a front camera too. The chipset used is MediaTek 1.3GHz quad core processor with Mali 400 GPU.
Other common features are 3G, Bluetooth, GPS and WiFi. And now back to the key feature – the massive battery. Well the 5300 mAh battery is non-removable. It definitely will keep the handset going on for a much longer time. Estimated talk-time is over 30 hours and standby time well, over two months.
Not sure if and when this handset will be available in India. But if it does get launched in India with a decent price, it could just do well.
Tip: Shashank via cnmo.com
Jojo
Philips battery discharging time almost same geonee m2..becoz of qhd display… Whats say u gogi..g..
emmanuel.leorn
Gigi , when did philip start manufacturing android smart phones
vishnu
why everyone is saying more powerful battery will be more heavy? technology is developing and soon we will see very light weight batteries.as light as potato chips.
r. shyam
I too am looking forward to those improvements! Even if not light as potato chips, if a battery of a given capacity can be reduced to half the weight and size, it would be wonderful. Also the charging time! In 12 months time, we should see a technology for charging a 4000 mah battery in 1 hour! Along with software optimizations and improvements in the way processors work such as core-switching, we should be able to guarantee 10-12 hours video playback time with 1 hour’s charge for anything up to a 7 inch device with anything up to FHD resolution. That would be good enough for my needs.
Sanjay
It doen’t make sense to carry a phone with 5300maH battery because weight will be more than 250 gm….. It will be inconvenient to stay in pocket and also handle with one hand and even feel bulky to continuously talk without headphone…. I feel Up to 4200maH battery like Gionee M2 would be more than sufficient for a phone . What u say GogI ji..
r. shyam
Yes, but on the flip side, it takes a lot of time to charge up such a battery. I hope Philips have come up with a technology to keep the charging time under 3 hours. Otherwise, it will be a little inconvenient.
Sachin11
Charging time is not a big issue….you can put it for charging at night before going to sleep and by morning it will fully charged. Also you can use a fast 1.5 or 2amp charger for faster charging.
r. shyam
I don’t like to charge a battery overnight during the rainy season for safety reasons. Also, not a good idea to use any other charger than that provided by the company even if it works. It is not covered by warranty and there’s a chance of overheating and maybe even explosion. That is why I said that Philips themselves should provide a charger that gives you rapid charging. If I can charge up the battery to 50% in 1 hour, 90% in 21/2 hours and 100% in 3 hours, that will be useful to people who experience frequent power cuts.
vatsal
hi mr. gogi sorry for this irrelevant question but will u please tell me that if i disable some of the preinstalled apps from an android phone provided by the mobile brand…..will it stop occupying some space from the internal memory of the Mobile ……
BTW when you’ll b reviewing mmx canvas Knight…. many of us are eagerly waiting for your review…
Mayank
Disabling apps wont help.
root ur device then, uninstall those useless apps using titanium backup
vatsal
thanks buddy…
Sachin11
wow!! This massive battery will finely solve the low battery problem of todays power hungry chipset. Congratulations to phillips!!
emmanuel.leorn
5300 MAH , Wow that’s cool!!!! Waiting for Philips to launch this Phone !!!! Hopefully they price it around 20k
anup
Baap re!!! 5300 mAh battery for a phone! What about weight gogi? 300g or 0.5Kg 😀
Gogi Rana
It will be well under 230grams don’t worry.
anirban
If Philip can do this why not others??
neeraj
that will make phone more bulky by weight n by weight !
neeraj
by weight n by looks