Unihertz Atom L Review - lots of features in a small form factor

Overview

Unihertz is a brand that was established as one that occupies extremely niche markets in the smartphone realm. It started off with extremely small mobiles funded over Kickstarter six years ago. This tradition has been continued and the smartphone that's the subject matter of this review is such a product. The Unihertz Atom L is a rugged smartphone with a 4-inch display and a 4300 mAh battery that offers an extremely compact form factor that's easy to operate with one hand. Let's check the detailed specifications of the model before delving into the details Atom L review.

Specifications

Unihertz Atom L is built around a 4-inch IPS display with a resolution of 640 x 1136 pixels. Unlike the majority of rugged smartphones, the display of this one has a 2.5D curvature. It is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass of unspecified generation and by the frame which protrudes from the surface of the screen at key areas for additional protection. The model is IP68 and MIL-STD-810G certified meaning it is water, dust, dirt, and drop resistant. The 8MP OmniVision OV8865 selfie camera is positioned in the top left corner of the area above the display, while the bottom of the device's front is occupied by a front-mounted fingerprint sensor which doubles as a home button with two capacitive navigation buttons on its sides. There's a single camera on the back sporting a 48MP Samsung S5KGM1 sensor. Power is supplied by a 4300 mAh battery with 18W charging support. A MediaTek Helio P60 (MT6771V/C) chipset ticks under the hood, utilizing a 2GHz octa-core CPU and an 800MHz tri-core Mali-G72 GPU. There are 6GB of LPDDR4 RAM on board and 128GB of UFS 2.1 built-in storage. The smartphone is equipped with a hybrid, dual Nano-SIM card slot with both SIM cards supporting 4G LTE. The model works with the following network bands: 2G GSM (B2/3/5/8), 2.5G (BC0/BC1), 3G WCDMA (B1/2/4/5/6/8/19), 4G FDD-LTE (B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/17/18/19/20/25/26/28), and 4G TDD-LTE (B34/38/39/40/41). The wireless connectivity options of the Unihertz Atom L include NFC, Bluetooth 4.2, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Hotspot, and Wi-Fi Display. The smartphone also supports GPS, Beidou, and GLONASS. It runs on stock Android 11 and is fitted with a USB Type-C port, an IR blaster, and a 3.5 mm headphone jack.

Complete Unihertz Atom L specifications.

What's in the box

Unihertz Atom L arrives in a simple white rectangular box with the brand's name on top of the lid and the model's name on its sides. The device sits on top of all accessories, which include

• 12V/1.25A; 9V/2A; 5V/2A charger (EU plug)
• USB Type-C cable
• SIM-tray pin
• Screen protector
• Documentation