Android's good appetite for battery charge generates a lot of jokes. Indeed, the average smartphone needs to be recharged about once every 1-2 days, which causes a lot of inconvenience. To solve the problem, some manufacturers of smartphones are somehow trying to optimize the firmware specifically for their hardware, but this does not bring much effect. In addition, there are several models, the battery life of which exceeds 1-2 days, but most often this is achieved due to the reduction of the functionality and performance of the smartphone.

But the new smartphone with marking 5000, released recently by ThL, at first glance has all the features and capabilities of the Chinese flagships, but in addition has a rather capacious battery. Did it affect the weight and dimensions of the device? Is it really worth the battery with this parameter? Have you ever cut performance? Let's try together in the review to find the answers to these questions!
â–Ś TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
ThL 5000 is based on the Taiwan eight-core platform - MediaTek MT6592 Turbo and has a frequency of 2.0 GHz. The graphics accelerator on the smartphone is the Mali-450 MP. We also have 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of permanent memory. Operational, in principle, is not small, but the constant can always be expanded by using microSD memory cards (with a maximum supported capacity of 64 GB). The main advantage of the hero of the review is a long battery life, which provides 5000 mAh battery (here it becomes clear what the numbers in the model name mean).
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Screen: 5 ", 1920 Ă— 1080 px, FHD, OGS IPS
Processor: MT6592 (Cortex-A7, 2.0 GHz, 8 cores)
Video accelerator: Mali 450-MP 700MHz
Operating system: Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
RAM: 2 GB
User Memory: 16 GB + MicroSD slot
Camera: front - 5 megapixel, rear - 13 megapixel
Connectivity: 2 SIM cards (GSM / GPRS / EDGE + UMTS / HSPA +)
Optional: GPS, A-GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC, OTG, accelerometer, gyroscope, indicator, light sensor and distance
Battery: 5000 mAh
Dimensions: 144.2 x 70.4 x 8.9 mm
Weight: 162 grams
Price: $ 262 (~ 9,650 rubles)
â–Ś PACKING AND COMPLETE SET
The smartphone lies in a large box of cardboard, which reliably protects the contents from mechanical damage. For beauty, a white glossy finish is applied to the cardboard. On the front side of the packaging is a small silver logo of the company.

On the bottom side of the address of the manufacturer's website.

On the back side of the device information.

The design of the box is simple, but there is a zest: pay attention not to the packaging, but to the contents, so let's move on to the picking. The smartphone lies tightly in the cardboard box, which prevents damage to it.

Yes, and the box itself sits in a box very tight, but to get to the rest of the contents is not a problem, there is a special ribbon, pulling which opens up the view of the rest of the equipment.

Included are headphones, USB cable, instructions and charger, protective film on the display and two covers. The charger is mains 220V, the output charge current is 1500 mA, it charges stably and without overheating.

The brief illustrated user guide describes the basics of working with the phone.

Spare film was placed in a cardboard casing, which is in the package. On the reverse side of the instructions for gluing the film.

Headphones are very mediocre, not only in sound but also in convenience. The rubber bands on them are quite hard and cannot be firmly fixed in the ear, which causes discomfort.

With their help, you can answer calls by clicking on the chrome button.

And use them as a microphone, the hole is on the back side.

The set includes two covers: a “bumper” and a flip case book.

Translucent gray plastic bumper, flexible and durable.

The cover sits tightly, protecting it from falling and coming into contact with various surfaces. With him, the smartphone has become somewhat thicker, but the appearance has remained unchanged.

The flip case has a nice texture, and the flip cover has a slightly different relief than the plastic base. It has a fabric coating, and a relief is simply applied to the plastic.

On the flip cover there is a small window in a silvery edging, which makes an already pleasant looking richer case.

Through this window you can see the clock.

If you do not like digital, that is, analog.

The owner can answer the call without opening the flip.

This case has drawbacks: firstly, there is no magnet that fixed the cover to the device, and secondly, the lock button is hidden under the cover.

The rest of the cover is comfortable, and the design corresponds to the design of the device.

Pleased complete adapter. I could not take a photo of him, I was involved in another place, but I forgot to take it. But there is an interesting promotional picture. In general, this form factor is more convenient than the usual OTG cable. Full size USB is hidden at its bottom. And in order to get to the microUSB, you need to tilt the head of the robot back.

The package can be called extensive, everything is provided. By the way, the book case can unlock a smartphone - the function is quite useful. It is a pity, however, that it is not fixed in any way in the closed position, the lid remains slightly ajar.
â–Ś DESIGN, DIMENSIONS, CONTROL ELEMENTS
ThL 5000 comes in two variations: in black and white. We have a copy of the black color in the review. The shape of the device is classic - a rectangle with slightly beveled corners. As a plus, it is worth noting that the manufacturer has not forgotten about the appearance of its model. Many long-lived smartphones are distinguished by their unattractive design and impressive thickness (which is not surprising, in principle). However, in this case, the engineers decided not to neglect this important parameter. That is why the thickness of the device is only 8.9 mm, the model is completely different from a thick “brick”.

On the display there is a factory protective film that needs to be removed before use, it has completed its task.

The main part of the front face of the THL 5000 is a large five-inch IPS touch screen with a 1080 resolution of 1920 pixels. In the off state, it almost merges with the side frames and creates the impression of a monolith.

In the upper right corner of the front camera with a resolution of 5 megapixels, to the left - the speaker, and near the light and proximity sensors.

Below the screen are control buttons with LED backlighting, and in the lower left corner a microphone. It is very good that the engineers carried him here, and did not leave him below. The device is not small, and so the voice when talking gets louder.

On the left side is the on / off / lock button.

On the other hand, the "swing" volume control.

On top of the 3.5 mm jack for headphones and a port microUSB.

The material of the body served as a matte plastic. The back cover has a nice texture - a small embossing is applied to it, and because of the rounded edges, the phone in your hand is like a glove.

On the top of the cover is a 13 megapixel camera and a flash diode, below is a silver ThL logo. The “window” of the camera is recessed deep enough so that it will be difficult to scratch it.

At the bottom of the cover is the company's slogan, and even lower is the opening of the main speaker.

Just to the left of the speaker hole is a slot, with which you can open the back cover.

Chrome edging around the edge of the phone is a good move.

Under the hood is a huge 5000 mAh battery. Yes, 5000 mAh.

It is attached to the small screws.

Above the battery are two slots for SIM cards and a slot for microSD.

Below are the speaker and device information.

Super slim smartphone can not be called, but the thoughtful design and rounded sides of the sides hide the thickness. But the mass of the smartphone (especially if we recall the capacity of the battery) seems too small (recall that the device weighs 162 grams). Due to the fact that it is evenly distributed over the entire area of ​​the case, the gadget fits well in the hand and does not strive to lean in any direction when using.

â–Ś DISASSEMBLY
We have already removed the lid, looked at the battery - and now let's look under the protective plastic cover and look at the “insides” of the smartphone. The plastic frame covering the boards rests on 15 small bolts. By unscrewing them, the frame can be easily removed.

On the cover is an NFS antenna. This is quite unusual and suggests that the manufacturer does not waste the place.

The layout of the parts successful. It is evident that the developers have done everything to free up as much space as possible under the battery. By the way, he himself weighs 80 grams separately. The lithium polymer battery with a silicon anode was developed by Amprius, and is manufactured by Lishen. Therefore, there is no doubt that the capacity corresponds to the declared one.

Power from the battery is fed through a small, neat loop.

In general, everything is done neatly, the place is used wisely. The wires are hidden, the contacts lie tightly, there are no traces of solder.
â–Ś DISPLAY
The smartphone is equipped with a touch-sensitive IPS-matrix with a diagonal size, which has already become “classic” for modern Chinese devices. Diagonal - 5 inches, resolution - 1920 × 1080 pixels. Such a parameter as the density of pixels per inch, here is equal to 441 ppi.

The screen is covered on top with a protective glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3, resistant to scratches.

Wide viewing angles, but not close to perfect.

The display brightness can be adjusted manually, or you can use the automatic adjustment. The sensor supports 10 simultaneous touches. There is a smartphone and proximity sensor, which locks the screen when you bring the smartphone to your ear.

At maximum illumination, the screen remains readable under the bright rays of the sun.
â–Ś CAMERA
The smartphone has two cameras: the front five-megapixel and the main thirteen-megapixel. Both autofocus and image stabilization. Photos are clear, but the main camera’s white balance suffers, which causes problems with contrast, but it doesn’t matter, the colors remain natural, though not so juicy.

Here is a photo from the main camera in sunny weather. The Sony IMX135 rear camera with a F / 2.0 aperture has a real resolution of 13 megapixels and is capable of taking pictures with a resolution of up to 4096x3072 pixels, which are programmatically interpolated in 18 megapixels.

But in the late afternoon.

Here is a photo from the front camera, taken at the same time as the previous one.

The front camera is slightly more contrast, but with a lack of lighting, the image is too dark.
â–Ś SOFTWARE PLATFORM
On ThL 5000 installed Android 4.4.2 KitKat, whose interface is slightly modified. Added new wallpaper, other icons and some applications.

The shell here is not standard. There is a lot to tell. I will begin, perhaps, with pre-installed applications. There is a flashlight, a task manager and a compass. Everything is clear with the file manager and a flashlight, but it’s worth saying about the compass. It is accurate enough, works well. In comparison with a normal compass, the face did not fall into the dirt.

There is also a DU Speed ​​Booster application for memory acceleration. They, of course, a lot, but it is preinstalled. The design of the application itself is beautiful, stylized for space. DU Speed ​​Booster is a convenient and easy-to-use program for Android, combining the functionality of a task manager, allows you to increase speed, analyze and diagnose RAM, as well as optimize battery usage.

Developers put gestures into “Special features” - switching on silent mode by turning the device with the screen down, protection from screen activation in the pocket and “smart gestures”, including unlocking with double tap, unlock on svaypu on glass and launching various programs on drawing on glass . Gesture processing is not fast and in everyday life I would include only unlocking by tap.

An interesting feature are widgets. They, you guessed it, are not simple. The first widget I saw was a little man peeking from behind the screen. When I clicked on it, a small menu opened.

Such widgets are included only in pre-installed applications, for example, in DU Speed ​​Booster. Is it convenient or not? In my opinion, this is a matter of habit, for me the display is too cluttered. Also a disadvantage is their small amount. Another “trick” is iOS-styled app icons.
â–Ś WIRELESS NETWORKS
ThL 5000 has GPS, Wi-Fi modules. In addition, there is support for two SIM-cards and NFC. The phone works with two SIM-cards. When you are going to call or send someone a text message, you choose which SIM card to do it from. There is maybe only an LTE module, but the SoC used does not support it. For the rest, cellular communication in urban conditions caused no problems.

The Wi-Fi module finds many networks, the signal is stable and powerful. Here is the test at the router.

But in another room.

GPS left positive emotions. True, the phone does not work with GLONASS, which is rather sad, but not critical. On average, there are 6–8 satellites in use. The location is determined quite accurately.

There is also NFC. The function is quite useful. For example, sitting in the car, you turn on the navigator every time. If you program an NFC tag for this action, then each time you bring the phone to it, the GPS navigator starts. But there are no tags in the kit, and many of them will not be bought again, so this is just a nice bonus.
â–Ś PRODUCTIVITY
The ThL 5000 is equipped with an eight-core MediaTek MT6592 Turbo processor with a frequency of 2 GHz and, in addition to it, a Mali-450 MP4 video processor and 2 GB of RAM. According to the test results, the phone is not in the top, but very close.

Now let's look at the graphics performance. But everything here is not very bad.

You can play quite demanding as to performance, and to the graphics of the game, such as Respawnables.

Or Real Racing 3.

Or less demanding, but equally dynamic and colorful.

A huge problem is strong heat. During the graphics tests, the smartphone overheated and forcibly turned off. During the operation of the games there was no such problem, but the left hand was not very comfortable. There are no jerks and delays in the menu. Navigation goes smoothly, without any visible flaws. The total performance of the ThL 5000 is enough to handle most popular formats.
â–Ś BATTERY, CHARGING, TIME OF WORK
Lithium-polymer battery capacity as much as 5000 mAh! Enough for 3 days of regular work with calls, sms, internet, games, movies and other pleasures of life.

With constant viewing of the film at a brightness of 100% and full volume, the phone lasted 12 and a half hours. The test results only confirm my words. If, however, constantly not looking up to play any shooter, then the charge will last about 7-8 hours. And web browsing will land your battery in 11 hours.

Charging time regular charger is approximately four and a half hours. By the way, your smartphone can charge your other gadgets using the OTG cable that comes with it.
â–Ś CONCLUSION
Thl 5000 is a solid Chinese smartphone. The only drawback is overheating, but its attractive appearance, average performance and tremendous autonomy make this smartphone competitive. It is also very pleased with the presence of even if controversial in terms of functionality, but unusual and beautiful software “chips”. In addition, the rich equipment of the device and the attractive price are captivating. So, in my opinion, this unit deserves recognition, and given the not very high price, it will become a strong competitor for classmates, and, perhaps, for smartphones to rank higher.
â–Ś ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES

Long battery life

Rich package

Latest OS Version

Great sound (NXP chip)

Dual SIM support

NFC module

Strict design

Ability to use as a Power Bank

Low price

Budget headset included

Average camera

Slight heat

No support for LTE networks
â–Ś PRICE AND PURCHASE
The device was purchased in the online store
Ru.Coolicool.com . Delivery was carried out by mail of the Netherlands - PostNL. He came from there in 11 days, in my opinion, rather quickly.
You can also buy ThL 5000 in
Ru.Coolicool.com store
by using coupon
CYC1-1 $ 5. With the application of the coupon, the price will be only
$ 261.99 .
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