The Power Computers Astro Slide 5G that was sent to us for review came with the following hardware: The camera is just one exciting aspect of the hardware inside the Astro 5G, which combines some predictable choices alongside a few surprises.
The designer's choice of sensor is an interesting one that demonstrates what one good quality camera can achieve compared to a host of lesser devices. One area where the Astro 5G goes slightly off the beaten path is in the camera, the specifications of which we’ll discuss in more detail later.īut where the current fashion is to have multiple rear cameras to enable various Bokeh effects and focus tricks, the Astro 5G has just a single sensor on the rear and a flash. And, this device is also Qi compliant, allowing it to be charged without the need for connecting cables. The USB ports are on the bottom keyboard layer so that when the screen is placed at an angle, the connections lay flat with the keyboard.Īnother useful feature is the inclusion of a physical 3.5mm audio jack, avoiding the need to use one of the USB-C ports with an adapter. Not only does this give you the choice of having the charging cable to the right or left when in transformed mode, but it also enables a storage device to be simultaneously connected. One feature we especially liked was that this phone has two USB-C ports, one on each end, which seems a very sensible option. The left side has the volume rocker that most phones put on the right and a user customisable button. On the right side is a power button that’s also a fingerprint reader and the SIM tray that can take two Nano-sized phone SIMs and a MicroSD card.
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That feature aside, this is a relatively normal Android phone with a large and very colourful 6.39-inch AMOLED touchscreen and the typical selection of side-mounted buttons.
The last part of that movement doesn’t feel entirely fluid, and if the engineering in this product has a weakness, it may be that hinge and the forces needed to move the keyboard in and out. To deploy the keyboard involves pushing the two halves of the system apart until the keyboard is sufficiently deployed that it can do a final pivot on the extended hinge to place the screen at an angle mimicking a tiny laptop. Instead, the designers of Astro 5G gave it a keyboard complete with cursor keys, shifts and Ctrl, all of the favourites. Except, this phone doesn’t have nearly that much battery capacity. At 18.7mm thick, this phone is a similar profile to one of those Chinese-made rugged phones with a 10,000 mAh battery. The makers hint at its true nature by also calling it a ‘Transformer Smartphone’, but this is clearly not making reference to any film franchise featuring giant robots.īefore we transform, at this device's heart is an Android smartphone that uses reasonably high specification parts to justify a relatively high price.Īnyone expecting the complete retro experience with the Symbian OS will be disappointed.Įqually, those that prefer slim and elegant phones won’t be excited by the Astro 5G, as the transformation ability has expanded its waistline.
With all respect to Planet Computers, Astro Slide 5G sounds like one of those enclosed theme park rides that present with a CGI video synchronised, or maybe not, with a clunky hydraulic movement system.
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