The Good: The Spice Mi-535 has Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), 8 MP rear & 5MP front Camera with excellent image quality with auto-focus, a powerful 1.2 GHz Quad Core Processor with 1 GB RAM & 16 GB Internal storage (expandable to 32 GB) and big 5.3 inches IPS Capacitive touch screen- almost all prominent features of a high end Android Smartphone that too with dual SIM capability & at great price.
The Bad: Loaded with stunning features, we found Spice Mi-535 is little bulky phone (due to Touch Bar Form Factor) to carry in pocket & weighs on higher side (200g). Also the touch screen is little hard to use, especially during navigation phase. Battery life (2550 mA-h) is decent but falls below average once you start using it heavily for data & voice apps and doesn’t last beyond 8 hrs.
Verdict: If you are new to Spice family of phones, this phone will surprise you more than what you could expect from a budget dual SIM classy Android Smartphone. Albeit its weight & bulky form factor, you would love to carry it with you, play games, chat/talk and enjoy decent Internet life with Android store apps. It’s value for money Android Smartphone and best among Spice family of phones till date.
Spice mobiles, the company which operates AndroidLand stores in India, has recently came up with multiple attractive phones offerings for Android lovers in budget price range of 10-15k. Spice Mi-535, could be the best in the range.
Mi-535 is dual SIM (GSM + GSM), Android Jelly Bean (4.2), large touch screen display & screen resolution (5.3 inches) and decent battery life (10-12 Hr) Android Smartphone priced at just Rs 12,000 (starting price). Other brand phones (especially Micromax Canvas series challenger) should look at this phone, especially for its better battery life and overall phone experience on the go at far better price tag.
The phone, which supports 2G & 3G Internet speeds and also comes equipped with Buletooth 4.0 and WLAN b/g/n, gives really good connected experience, especially for always on mobile users. Loaded with various useful social media apps like LINE, Whatsapp, Facebook, Google Maps (Voice Navigation) & other, the phone is also capable of document viewing (DataViz Trial) but needs Pro version of software for editing. It could quite nasty, especially for those users, we love to use their Android phones for preparing Word documents & Excel sheets on the go.
The phone is well built, sturdy (comes with flip cover) and comes with 8 MP rear camera with auto-focus and offers a very good camera experience even during night times (LED Flash). The best part is its front camera (5 MP- wide angle) which complements total camera experience by offering a really good video calling capability.
So if you are truly looking to buy a Android Smartphone this festive season having all high end Smartphone features, great camera, decent battery life experience but don’t know which to choose from, Spice Mi-535 offers the best of class experience with great price. There are other alternatives (offered by Spice with varied display sizes and little features modifications in nearby price range) but Spice Mi-535 would be the best choice & gives true Android experience for uber class users.
