Coolpad Mega 3 - Mega from nowhere!
Coolpad was once a brand that disrupted the market with specs-loaded Note3. Not only that, it even launched Note 3 Lite which has 3GB of Ram at a pocket-friendly price of Rs.6999. After all this disruptive start, something happened. Something went wrong. It seemed like Coolpad had forgotten which segment of customers it has to target.
Trust me, a person in India will buy a Coolpad device only when there is no another option left and the person loves more specs at a much lesser price. Coolpad is nowhere a BRAND in India. It has a negligible fan base. So, its strategy should be to make such devices which will at least be comparable to the other Chinese or Indian manufacturers out there.
Now, Coolpad has launched not one but two devices on the same day i.e, 30th November 2016 in India. One of them is Coolpad Mega 3 and another one is Coolpad Note 3S. We will talk about them one by one and tell you whether they are good enough to be considered or not.
In this blog we will talk about the cheaper one - Coolpad Mega 3. It has been launched at a price of Rs.6999. It comes with a 5.5 inch HD display. Nothing special about this especially considering the fact that the wide black border around the display makes it look really UGLY. I would rather buy a good looking Windows phone than buying this ugly device.
Talking about the hardware, it has a 1.25GHz Quad-core MediaTek MT6737 processor with Mali-T720 GPU, 2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory which can be expanded up to 64GB with microSD. Now, as far as I remember, Coolpad had declared while launching their first device in India that they will always launch phones with not less than 3GB of RAM. Don't know what went wrong that they did not go by what they had declared. Don't even dare to throw heavy games on this device. I bet, you will be heavily disappointed.
Coolpad Mega 3 comes with an unusual 3 sim cards support which is not that practical in day-to-day usage. It might be helpful to the people who want.. don't know what they want! By the way, it comes with 4G VOLTE Support.
The front and rear camera are both 8MP units with the rear one having an autofocus. But, the Coolpad has always proved that it struggles in the photography department. Expect this device to give you a very average photography experience.
The smartphone comes with a 3000mAh battery which is average considering the fact that is heavy at over 170g. It also has USB OTG support.
Coolpad Mega 3 will be available exclusively on Amazon.in, as usual. The sale will start from 7th December and it will be available in three colors namely, Gold, Grey and White.
Now, the question is should you go for it? The answer is, if you really want 3 sim-cards in one phone, then only go for it. This device doesn't make sense because you have a really good device Redmi 3S which comes with Snapdragon 430 which is far superior in performance than MT673. Redmi 3S has a great battery, better Camera, better design (remember, we talked about that Black Border?), better Brand recognition in India, better resale value, far better GPU and better UI. You need more?
So, my suggestion would be to take this launched device with a pinch of salt and go for Redmi 3S. You will not regret.
