Can a Budget Android Smartphone Be a Gaming Powerhouse?
12While flagship smartphones are the rage, and I admit I am a traditional flagship smartphone user, sometimes there's something to be said for some of the mid-teir phones on the market. Boost Moble reached out to us recently and asked if we'd like to check out their Celero 5G+ Android-powered smart phone. Can a Budget Smartphone Be a Gaming Powerhouse? We are interested to see, and here's our first look.
Before RoXolid Productions I was actually a member of webOSRoundup, a website and YouTube channel focused on the Palm line of webOS-enabled smartphones and tablet. As such, getting to review a smartphone was a welcome walk back into a familiar realm. Boost Mobile was kind enough to send us the Celero 5G+, a SIM card, and provided us with service to use and test out.
My Current daily driver is a Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, a 5G phone I use on Verizon's network. In my area, Verizon's 5G network is practically non-existent, so I was really curious to not just test out the Celro 5G+, but Boost Mobile's network.
Since the merger of T-Mobile and Sprint, Boost is now a part of Dish Network. While they are building up their network, they are what is called a MVON, or A mobile virtual network operator. This is a wireless communications services provider that does not own the wireless network infrastructure over which it provides services to its customers. In my area, that means Boost phones work off of AT&T and T-Mobile networks. I will say, I saw 5G pop up on the Celero a lot more than my Verizon network, and it was fast. Using Speedtest I was seeing Download speads of 50MBPS regularly on 5G, 15MBPS upload. Oh, and best of all new customers can get their unlimited talk, text, and data for $25/month! Oh, that also includes mobile hot spot access too!
The Celero 5G + uses a Qualcomm 6375, designed for those who want to play games on the go while being budget friendly. It features an octa-core CPU, with four Kryo Gold performance cores and four Kryo Silver efficiency cores. Overall this has been more than snappy for my tastes.
Out of the box, the Celero 5+ ships with Android "S", which is Android 12. While Android 13 is the current version there are no indications if or when this will get the update. 12 is just fine, and it is a very vanilia, ASOP version of Android. I will say the OS felt virtually identical to what I use on my older Google Pixel 6 Pro, and that's not a bad thing.
Other key features:
- Fingerprint Unlock
- 5000 mAh Battery
- Induction Charging
- USB-C charging
- Rear 50M+W5M+2MP Camera
- Front 16MP Camera
- 128GB onboard storage (Expandable via Micro SD Card)
- 6GB RAM
Will the Celero 5G+ compete with the lastest Galaxy or iPhone? No, but it's not intended to. It's designed to provide good performance at a great price, and with the MSRP under $250 and current price at $149, this is a damn fine phone for the money.
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