phone 20 – firefly mobile aurii secret 4g

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another local brand got my attention. initially, firefly mobile aurii envy got my attention. it looks like the sony xperia z5 premium released in 2015. but seeing the aurii envy in person changes my decision, and i settled with this phone that is released in 2016 – the firefly mobile aurii secret 4g, and yes bought on the same year.

sadly, it is another phone that i do not consider worth-keeping. so, it was passed on to different people again, until it was gone.

but having it as an extra phone was good. i liked the build of the phone. it is quite heavy and despite it being not-so-precision-made, it is still a joy to hold. the frames are metal that made the device heavy, the back is a flimsy plastic but looks like metal. it is almost premium. i also like the sturdy case and tempered glass that came with it. true enough, it is sturdy. i had the courage to drop it from waist to the ground, and it was not damaged at all. no crack and it still works fine.

i usually use it for mobile internet – i browse the web through it or use it as a portable wifi hotspot instead of my sony xperia z3 dual. this 4g phone performs like my other 4g phones, my xperias.

i also used it for other purposes, sometimes. music, photo shoot, and video recording. a decent performer – powering a game, decent display, decent sound. but that is about it. not impressed, not disappointed as well. the retail package was also marketed by firefly mobile as a premium one, with black box – inside the complete accessories and a thick warranty card. but i cannot say that the smell is premium. ha!

the only downside that i experienced with the phone is the unbearable heat it disperses even with the case on. without the case, the metal frame can almost scald my hand. perhaps it will if i force myself to hold it a little longer.

overall, it was decent. but it is not worth-keeping like the cloudfone thrill plus, nokia x2 dual sim, and asus zenfone 5 (after the update). i guess, these are the phones that are mostly a “touch and go”. nice to have, but not that great to keep.