Coolpad Note 3 Lite is finally here and we have started work on our review of the smartphone. But, that will take some time, so here is a quick performance and camera test of the device.
Before we move on, let’s give you a quick recap of the specification sheet
SoC: Mediatek MT6753
CPU: 1.3Ghz quad-core
RAM: 3GB
Display: 5-inch 720p
Storage: 16GB
Rear camera: 13MP
Front camera: 5MP
Battery: 2500 mAh
Dual-SIM, 4G, microSD card support and fingerprint sensor
Let’s start with benchmarks, here is the Antutu benchmark. As you can see the phone performs a tad faster than the competing Meizu M2 and the Acer Liquid Z530
This is the 3DMark Extreme score. As it is evident the phone performs at par with other phones in its price category. The original Coolpad Note 3 is definitely better as it has a more powerful GPU.
Geekbench single core tells a similar story. The single core performance of the phone is at par with the other two phones - Meizu M2, Acer Liquid Z530
No visible difference in the Geekbench multi-core benchmark score as well.
Now, let’s quickly go through some pictures to give you a preview of how the rear camera copes with different lighting conditions.
Here is an image taken in normal daylight. The Coolpad Note 3 Lite uses a 13MP rear sensor. Images are a little oversaturated and look fine when viewed on the phone only. If you transfer them to a computer and see them in full resolution, the images do look a tad pixelated.
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The image quality produced by the phone deteriorates considerably in low light conditions. There is plenty of noise and the camera software tries to compensate, but it is still not good.
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Images in fluorescent light are decent, but the oversaturation is still present. We will talk more about the camera quality in our full review
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