InFocus, US based handset player, recently entered the Indian market. And its first product, the InFocus M2 was priced at Rs 4,999, that it is instantly pitted as a rival of Xiaomi’s Redmi 1S. The M2 also have decent features. Note that the InFocus devices are manufacured in China.
Design
If I need to select top 5 devices under Rs 10,000, then the InFocus M2 would definitely make the cut. Just like first love, I instantly fell in love with the M2 the moment I opened the box. With a curved and matte finish back panel, the phone fits nicely in the palm. The materials used looks quite durable and overall the phone gives the confidence that nothing would go wrong even if you drop it. Moreover, it doesn’t look cheap though it is actually cheap; instead, it looks quite a mid-range device.
I particularly like the volume rocker (left side) and the power button (right side) which are part of the main frame itself and are made of metal; not like in other cheap phones where the keys are just mere lumps in the back panel that need to be pressed hard to get a response and such buttons get damaged in the long run.
The back panel is quite neat with the brand name (InFocus) engraved in the middle. On top of that the 8 Megapixel camera lies just below a LED flash light. Towards the bottom, there is a speaker grill. The Micro USB port is at the bottom panel. Note that in the front too there is an 8 megapixel camera along with a flash light.
The back panel is removable, but the battery is not. The two SIM card slots (micro SIM) and the micro SD card slot are located inside. At the top panel, there is a 3.5 mm jack.
Display
The InFocus M2 has a 4.2 inch display with high definition (1280×768 pixels) resolution. The display has pretty good brightness. Its touch response is also top notch which is quite evident the way it allows typing. It is perhaps among very few affordable devices in which I actually liked to type things out.
However, the display has no scratch resistant coating like Gorilla Glass. But anyway that can be resolved by putting a screen guard on top of it. Anyway, asking much at this price range sounds a bit greedy.
Performance
The InFocus M2 has Android 4.4.2 KitKat operating system and has a customised interface – InLife, which is much like that of Huawei and Redmi’s UI where there is no App drawer and everything is laid out on top.
The OS runs on a 1.3 Ghz Mediatek quad core processor, Mali 400 MP2 graphics processor and 1 GB RAM.
The InFocus M2 has a 2010 mAh Li-Ion battery and it offers
Camera
The InFocus M2 has an 8 megapixel camera both in the front as well as rear panel. There is flash light support for both the cameras as well.
The picture quality of the rear is quite good keeping in mind the price tag. The only problematic areas are close up shots as they lack detailing and low light shots as they display some amount of noise.
As far as the front camera goes, quality is quite appreciable. the diffused front flash add to the quality of the pictures snapped.
To check the camera quality of InFocus M2 click here.
Storage and Connectivity
InFocus M2 is one of the best phones in the price bracket in terms of storage. It offers 8 GB of Internal Memory and has a micro SD card slot that accommodates a card of up to 32 GB capacity.
In terms connectivity, it is like any other phone in the same price range with dual SIM, 3G, WiFi, micro USB port, Bluetooth, and GPS.
Images by Sushil Kumar