UMIDIGI One Pro Review

Overview

UMIDIGI One Pro is a classic mid-range smartphone that promises reliable performance and good battery autonomy. It does have its own "quirks" such as dual stereo speakers, 15W wireless charging and a fingerprint sensor embedded in the power button. This is complemented by a pleasant design and solid build and makes the unit price of around USD 150 ever more appealing. The One Pro is excellent if you don't want to spend a ton of money on a smartphone and still get almost stock Android 8.1 Oreo, a very power efficient chipset, and a reasonably sized battery all packed in one good looking device.

Specifications

UMIDIGI One Pro evolves around a 5.9-inch in-cell IPS display with an HD+ resolution - 720 x 1520 pixels to be exact. It is protected by a 2.5D curved glass of unknown brand. The back is covered with a 2.5D curved glass as well. The frame is made of aluminium alloy with a glossy finish. The glass back makes possible for the device to support wireless charging (15W). The 3250 mAh battery onboard the handset is paired with a 5V/2A~7V/2A~9V/2A fast charger. This model is based on a MediaTek Helio P23 chipset in its downclocked MT6753V variant. The latter has the first four Cortex-A53 CPU cores ticking at 2GHz and the other four - at 1.5GHz. The dual-core Mali-G71 MP2 GPU is clocked at 700MHz. UMIDIGI One Pro supports a plethora of network bands including 2G GSM (Bands 2/3/5/8), 2.5G CDMA (1X/BC0/BC1), 3G WCDMA (1/2/4/5/8), 3G TD-SCDMA (34/39), 4G TDD-LTE (34/38/39/40/41) and 4G FDD-LTE (1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/17/18/19/20/25/26/28A/28B). These bands and VoLTE are supported by both cards simultaneously. The rest of the connectivity options include dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Display, Bluetooth 4.1. UMIDIGI One Pro supports full-blown NFC where Android Pay and on-vehicle payment can be used. As for the camera department details, the front-facing shooter is equipped with a 16MP Samsung S5K3P3 sensor paired with a 5-element lens with an f/2.0 aperture. It supports face unlock. On the back, there's a dual camera module. The main shooter packs a 12MP OmniVision OV12870 sensor coupled with a 6-element lens with an f/2.0 aperture, dual LED flash, and PDAF. The auxiliary rear camera features a 2MP GalaxyCore GC2335 sensor, interpolated to 5 megapixels. The fingerprint sensor is side-mounted and is actually combined with the power button of the handset. There are two stereo speakers on board - one at the bottom and one with the earpiece. The model is equipped with a USB Type-C 2.0 port and a 3.5 mm jack. It runs on almost stock Android 8.1 Oreo.

Complete UMIDIGI One Pro specifications.

What's in the box

UMIDIGI One Pro is in a traditional UMIDIGI box - with a fingerprint pattern imprinted on top of the lid and the brand's name placed in a circle in the lid's centre. The box itself is dressed in a half-sleeve with the brand's name on it as well. Inside, the device is in the top level compartment with a pre-applied screen protector and TPU case. Below it, you will see all the accessories together with a "Thank you" note. Here are the full contents of the package:

• 5V/2A~7V/2A~9V/2A fast charger (UK plug)
• USB Type-C data cable
• Pre-installed screen protector
• Black TPU case for protecting the back
• SIM-tray pin
• Quick start guide

If you're curious, here's a UMIDIGI One Pro teardown video: