Wileyfox Swift 2 16 GB with 2 GB RAM 5.0 Inch HD (Dual SIM 4G) SIM-Free Smartphone Android Oreo 8.1 - Midnight

My Wileyfox Swift 2 was a replacement for a faulty Swift 1, and is definitely a step up. The size is ideal, the finishing is very nice, and the button placement is convenient. Unlike the Swift 1, you can't remove the rear as it's a solid metal back, but this shouldn't be much of a problem since it's rare anybody needs access to the battery. The fingerprint scanner is a great time-saving feature, and a welcome addition.Wileyfox Swift 2 now uses the Android Nougat OS, and everything functions seamlessly in my experience. There are some handy holdovers from the times of Cyanogen - I'm a particular fan of Privacy Guard, which allows you to block certain apps from accessing personal data. Slight downside is TrueCaller now being the default phone app, but you're able to disable it and use a different app if you'd prefer.The battery can last two days with light use, especially when used with a battery saving app and tweaking some settings. The 13MP camera should be good enough for most people, as should the 8MB front facing camera - both seem to focus quickly and there are a lot of functions to play around with (size, quality, shutter speed, iso, exposure etc.). Video is decent as well. The 720p screen 294ppi is fine for me - yes you can just about make out pixels if you squint and hold it up to your face, but personally I don't care all that much; most games and videos look good on it, and a mobile will never be a replacement for a 40" TV or cinema screen anyway. The 2GB of RAM and 1.4GHz octa-core processor seems to handle most current apps easily, and is also an improvement on the Swift 1.Overall I'm very happy.P.S. Make sure you buy from a reputable retailer. Having bought the original Swift on Amazon from a third-party ('Expansys') I wasn't impressed at all by the service. So check the reputation of who you're buying from, since the cheapest doesn't always mean the best.P.P.S. Amazon combines the reviews for all versions of the Swift unfortunately, which isn't helpful at all. Make sure to read what version of Swift a review is for, as different versions offer different advantages/disadvantages/value-for-money etc. Again, mine is for the standard Swift 2.

After having a number of phones from different Chinese manufacturers I chose this phone as Wileyfox was a British company with a decent reputation. There was a promise of timely updates and the seemed to be making the right noises about supporting their devices.First the positives. The phone feels nice in the hand with a metal construction, it's a little slippery but otherwise good. The battery life is mostly solid getting around a day out of it (I'll get back to this later). The camera is middling at best but but gps etc all work well.Problems. The phone runs 6.0.1 out of the box on the Cyanogenmod version of android and the best i can say about it is it is unfinished. I get frequent Cyanogenmod specific crashes on the phone (usually this is a daily thing). Also the battery life is a lot more erratic of late which I believe is also software related. But the real big issue I have with this device is with Wileyfox itself. I purchased this phone on the promise of an android 7 update buy the end of March 2017. This did not come and Wileyfox have continued to issue vague posts about it coming soon but there has never been a date attached to it and frankly i'm beginning to believe that they don't have the ability to provide the promised support for the phone.I really wanted to like this phone and I do like aspects of it but the terrible support is forgivable.I would implore people to avoid this phone for now as the current software on the phone is too buggy for it to left like this and the manufacturer is not to be relied upon.

Great little phone for what it is, but there are some things that could be improved. [Picked this phone up for £110, which may, or may not, push me towards a somewhat more favourable review]A little background first, normally, I'm one for the big high-end flagships, but an unfortunate accident at work meant that my previous phone had basically become a brick, and the cost to replace the screen was just as much as this phone, the biggest reason that I was pushed towards a new phone is size. I wanted something smaller, something more manageable in one hand, something that isn't going to jump to it's death from any pockets, and I thought that in the long run, this could potentially save me money, after all, a smaller phone is harder to drop.The Good :-The presentation... I mean... I don't have much to say other than wow. It's not out of this world, but the presentation is just well beyond any other phone I've purchased.-The design (for the most part), it's just a great, solid feeling design, it doesn't feel like a budget smartphone. Though there are some things that I'd change, more on that later.-Value for money, there's a wide range of features here, a lot of price.-The display. Sure, it's not your usual 1080p, it's not standing up to Sony's 4k offerings, but it does that job. It looks perfectly fine to me, it may only be a 720p display, but it is a quality display.-Screen protector. Out the box the phone is fitted with a screen protector, all you need to do is peel off its top layer and the application is done.-Notification light. This might seem like a strange thing to be like hey, check this out but the notification light on here is very noticeable. You may want to silence a few apps/games, but once that's down, you're golden.-Night mode. I'm not sure if this some of Wileyfox's malarkey for the flavour of Android they're using, but it has it, and it's great for those who can't get off their phones at night...-Expandable storage. Speaks for itself, however, I have a rant at the end of this review relating to this.The So-So-Fingerprint scanner placement. I do have to say that after using the rear-facing scanner, I prefer it over the side scanner used by Sony, but the problem here is with one of the small parts of the design I dislike. It's just too close to the camera. I'd much rather see the camera lens up in one of the corners.-Device performance. Right out the gate, I'm going to say this. This device performs pretty damn well considering the price. You probably won't find much that'd outgun it in this aspect. That's why I'm mentioning this as a so-so point. It performs, but I can't help but notice that in some games, there are very noticeable frame drops. If you're just a casual gamer with your Candy Crush and whatnot, you should be perfectly fine with this. If you're playing something that's a bit more taxing on the chips? Eh... I'd definitely like to see a flagship variant from Wileyfox with flagship specs.-Battery life. Again, much like performance, it's not that it's bad. However, considering the specs of this device? My phones generally spent a lot of time idling, they'll see some internet use and a bit of gaming, as well as the screen being turned on numerous times to check the time at work. I mean, for a device like this with such low specs, I was expecting a bit more if I'm honest. It'll get you by with ease, a day should be no issue at all, hell, if, like me, you don't spend hours upon hours on your phone, you'd manage a few days with ease. But I can't really help but notice that as far as battery life goes, I mean, I'd say it's trading blows with my old Xperia Z5 Premium, using a bit less when gaming (understandable given the difference in specs). Again, that's by no means bad, but I was expecting a lot more from it. When you're running low specs like this, you sort of expect to be pulling well ahead of the flagship phones in terms of battery life.-USB C. A lot of people will like this addition. To me it just seems a bit... Eh... Everything else that I need to charge uses a Micro USB, so every time I need to charge it, I have to start faffing around with this cable. It's great that we're embracing new standards, but it's a bit of a slap in the face when it comes to convenience unless you've got a wall adaptor/USB port you can spare for the cable.The 'bad'-Camera - If a scene isn't well lit, it'll struggle. Low light performance... Most smartphone companies can't get this down. The same can be said here, low light performance isn't great.-The power button. It's just way too spongy, it doesn't feel solid at all and I often find myself double-pressing or pressing and holding because I didn't even know that I pressed it in the first place, same can be said of the volume rockers, albeit less of an issue since they're not used as frequently as the power button.- Only 16GB of storageNow for what I consider the worse part about the phone, and in fact, it's more of a dig at Wileyfox than the phone itself. The phone is sold with 16GB of storage, and dual sim capability, however, if you choose to use dual sims, you can't expand your storage space. I'd be willing to overlook this if it had 64GB of onboard storage, however, 16GB is just barely manageable, and with apps, music and photos, you're more than likely going to be hitting that storage wall. To me, the whole dual sim thing for this phone is more of a marketing gimmick than an actual feature, since it's very likely that you'll need to use a Micro SD card to expand your storage.To sum this all up...It's a great looking, and feeling device with plenty of features in a very affordable, well-presented package. Battery life is good, although not as good as I'd expect from a device with these kinds of specs, and performance is great, although you will have issues with more demanding games. The dual sim capability is also more of a gimmick than a feature, with such little storage, expandable storage is pretty much a must, therefore you lose your second sim slot.EDIT - 21/04/19It has been a little over a year after my purchase, do I still think of it the way I did back then? Yes. It's still a great phone and I haven't had any problems with it so far. However, one thing I have come to notice is that the paint has been rubbing off of the device, it's purely aesthetic but does create a bit of a sore sight. One thing I have come to notice is that wireless connectivity really does a number on the battery. Location services is surprisingly low drain compared to previous phones I've had, but leaving wi-fi or your data on can really eat away at the battery.Would I still recommend it? Ultimately, I think it really depends on what you're willing to buy. As far as brand new phones go? Certainly, assuming you can't bring yourself to pay a bit of extra money for an older flagship phone. If you're willing to consider refurbished phones (which are essentially as good as new), it's a hard sell. At the time of writing this, the asking price is anywhere from £120-135. Also, at the time of writing this, I can buy a refurbished Sony Xperia Z1 for £130, similar price yet superior in almost every way. Make no mistake, this phone is still punching well above it's asking price but I wouldn't write off old flagship phones either, particularly those like the Sony Xperia Z1 which, in my experience, have a significantly better battery life than many phones out there.

No es un mal movil del todo, pero con lo bien que ibais qué habéis hecho?- Pesado. Sí, está fabricado en metal y se siente premium, pero es demasiado pesado. No tiene 4000mah de batería ni nada que justifique su peso. Inaceptable.- Estética. A mi no me parece feo, es curioso, pero los marcos superiores e inferior son INACEPTABLES. Por favor 5 pulgadas nos ceñimos a 14cm y no más. O metéis mucha batería o lo hacéis bien, porque así no vais bien encaminados. Si al menos sacais los botones de la pantalla, meteis el lector de huellas en la parte de delante...se entendería el diseño.- Cámara. Peor que la de swift 1? No digo más, cagada monumental. Para mí es con diferencia lo más decepcionante del movil. Y no me vengáis que es software que lo vais a arreglar. Miras a la cámara y el sensor se ve minúsculo, qué tipo de buen sensor va a ser minúsculo? Recuerda a las cámaras de 2/5Mpx frontales de moviles antiguos.- Upgrade. Solo habéis mejorado el procesador. Sí, que está el plus con más ram y más memoria interna...pero si el swift traía 2/16, este necesitaba al menos 3/32 y el plus 4/32 4/64. A mi me parece injusta evolución en este aspecto.- Dual sim o SD (Este movil sin SD como almacenamiento principal tiene muy poca memoria interna, no vale para su uso como movil dual sim). Lo podiais anunciar como dual SIM de emergencia, solo vale para eso o ni siquiera (porque desmontar la SD si la tienes como almacenamiento principal...menudo lio).- Segun leo la batería además de no muy grande, es de baja calidad dando numerosos problemas.

Sto usando questo smartphone da circa una settimana. Cercavo uno smartphone comodo,con buone specifiche che mi garantisse una buona usabilità senza svenarmi e devo dire sono molto soddisfatta, il rapporto qualità-prezzo è ottimo. Il colore è davvero bello, è alluminio che a seconda di come è colpito dalla luce sembra nero, grigio o di uno splendido blu; mi dispiacerà coprirlo con una cover (che al momento sembrano impossibili da trovare).Sull' s5 mini non avevo mai usato il lettore di impronte digitali, era abbastanza scomodo. Su questo telefono invece è posizionato meglio e riconosce sempre l' impronta, lo trovo davvero comodo, mi ha colpito.ConfezioneAll'interno della confezione c'è il cellulare con già con la pellicola sullo schermo, il cavo USB type-C per la ricarica veloce e uno scarno libretto di istruzioni con la garanzia.telefonoIl comparto telefonico è ottimo, sia per quanto riguarda la recezione delle chiamate, sia per l' audio, chiaro e pulito. Non posso che dirmi soddisfatta.SchermoHo letto diverse recensioni in cui veniva criticata la bassa risoluzione dello schermo (294 ppi) però nell' uso quotidiano non è di sicuro una grave mancanza anzi, trovo che lo schermo sia molto fruibile, insomma, se non siete utenti super esigenti non dovreste avere problemi. So che a molti non è piaciuta l' opzione LiveDisplay, che regola automaticamente la luminosità, ma personalmente la trovo molto comoda.FotocameraNon sono una grande fotografa, ma i pochi scatti che ho fatto sono buoni, non risultano sgranati ma ben definiti. Non altrettanto buoni risultano gli scatti in notturna, ma penso che applicandosi un po' con i vari comandi manuali si possa migliorare la qualità. Non ho mai usato la fotocamera anteriore, quindi non saprei. Nel complesso direi che la fotocamera è senza infamia e senza lode.OSÈ il vero punto di forza del telefono. In tutti i cellulari android che ho posseduto era sempre molto forte e pesante l' ottimizzazione fatta dal produttore, che carica sul device app inutili e che non si possono in alcun modo disinstallare, cosa che mi ha sempre infastidito. Con cyanogen os questo non succede. La personalizzazione è davvero libera e in mano dell' utente che può decidere non solo quali app installare ma anche quali permessi concedere o non concedere alle app, che è un gran vantaggio in termini di sicurezza e protezione dei dati sensibili.Ho trovato molto interessante l' utilizzo delle MOD , che sono delle integrazioni di alcune app in funzioni di base del telefono. Io uso moltissimo l' integrazione con OneNote che ti permette ad esempio di prendere note senza dover chiudere una chiamata o uscire per tornare alla schermata delle app. Può essere interessante per qualcuno l' integrazione del telefono con Skype e Truecaller, che permette di riconoscere e bloccare i numeri molesti , che inviano magari offerte promozionali.L' os è inoltre molto leggero e ben ottimizzato, permettendo al telefono di girare bene, senza lag e impuntamenti e con una buona velocità di download, apertura di app e pagine internet.batteriaPer il momento la batteria mi ha soddisfatto abbastanza. Con un uso medio-alto con rete dati, gps, e bluetooth sempre attivi e ovviamente whatsapp, internet e qualche giochino si fa tranquillamente un giorno / un giorno e mezzo. Il telefono supporta la ricarica veloce, ma penso serva oltre al cavetto fornito, anche la presa a muro supportata. Il mio ricarica completamente in un' ora e mezza, che non è affatto male.Aggiornamento 12/01In questo mese e mezzo di uso sono venuti alla luce diversi bug che inficiano in maniera piuttosto importante l'esperienza utente :1. Riavvio durante le chiamate; senza motivazione apparente il telefono si riavvia al momento di effettuare una chiamata o di riceverla. Non ho ben capito la dinamica, ma mi è capitato più volte di ritrovarmi con il telefono all'orecchio senza sentire nulla, solo per scoprire che il telefono si era riavviato; il problema si è presentato la prima volta dopo circa 10 giorni di uso; sembrava risolto dopo un ripristino alle impostazioni di fabbrica, ma si è ripresentato; girando su internet ho trovato parecchi utenti che lamentavano questo problema, ma non bel capito come si possa risolverlo;2. La new entry del mese di gennaio è stato il freezing del telefono. Si blocca, semplicemente. Non risponde nel al touch nè al cavo di alimentazione. Poi, di punto in bianco, come si è spento si riaccende, riavviandosi.3. La morte di cyanogen OS, cosa che ho scoperto casualmente e non fa ben sperare per la risoluzione dei bug presenti.Sono delusa perché il telefono mi piace molto, ma sto pensando di restituirlo.

Ich habe das Swift 2 nun seit einem halben Jahr und ich uss leider sagen, dass ich überhaupt nicht zufrieden bin. Ich stelle mal stichpunktartig meine Punkte zusammen:- Stürzt ca. zwei mal am Tag ohne erkennbaren Grund ab, oft auch nachts, dann funktioniert der Wecker nicht- Der Wecker klingt einfach so nicht, man muss immer 2 oder 3 Wecker stellen- Beim Telefonieren unterbricht die Verbindung sehr oft obwohl volles Netz vorhanden ist- Beim Telefonieren geht der Bildschirm an und man drückt mit dem Ohr oder der Backe verschiedene Tasten- Das USB-C Kabel mag an sich sehr praktisch sein aber leider hat kaum ein anderes Gerät diese Anschlüsse- Bilder lassen sich nicht auf den PC übertragen weil das Gerät nicht erkannt wird, ebenso lässt sich keine Musik vom PC auf das Gerät laden- Die Tastatur funktioniert sehr unpräzise, es werden ständig andere Buchstaben ausgewählt als eingetippt, dadurch dauert das Schreiben von Nachrichten ca. doppelt so lange- Die Kamera rauscht sehr und macht recht einfache Bilder+ Fingerabdrucksensor funktioniert gut+ Apps werden recht schnell und flüßig geöffnetInsgesamt muss ich leider sagen, dass das Gerät nicht die Funktionen bietet die es bieten sollte. Selbst die absoluten Standards funktionieren nicht entsprechend und daher sind auch die positiven Aspekte nicht wirklich hilfreich.Ich habe mir das Gerä gekauft weil ich kein iPhone mehr wollte und mich auch Samsung nicht anspricht. Leider wurde ich vollkommen enttäuscht und die 200€ waren leider zum Fenster hinausgeworfen. Deswegen rate ich dazu ein paar Euro mehr auszugeben und ein richtiges Smartphone zu kaufen.

ok dopo più di un mese di utilizzo sono pronto a dare il mio giudizio a questo telefono. Io l'ho acquistato con un offerta a 159, e per quel prezzo devo dire che sono incredibilmente sorpreso della qualità costruttiva del telefono, niente platicaccia scadente in favore di ottimi materiali di costruzione. La fotocamera è abbastanza buona, scatta ottime foto ma si avverte un certo lag nei movimenti di scatto con un immagine che non si stabilizza immediatamente. Il sistema cyanogen è buono, per un uso normale, personalmente non ho avvertito grossi vantaggi,da evidenziare come il sistema stesso ti faccia notare con maggiore chiarezza i permessi concessi alle singole applicazioni. Nella stabilità del sistema mi aspettavo qualcosa in più, nella mia esperienza ho riscontrato sporadici riavvi senza alcun nesso di causa. Tra le noti dolenti, evidenzio la qualità di registrazione del microfono, a dir poco scandalosa, sembra di essere tornati ai primi telefoni a colori per intenderci, Le prestazioni del telefono sono davvero ottime in relazione al suo prezzo d'acquisto e lo stesso dicasi per la batteria, in grado di portaarci tranquillamente a fine giornata. Sarebbe un 3,5 stelle ma non sono concessi i mezzi voti, quindi un 4 stelle un pò gonfiate

per 55 euro come rapporto qualità prezzo eccezionale, 2gb ram, 16 gb interni, processore 8 core della snapdragon modello 430 un ottimo processore a bassi consumi, fotocamera anteriore e posteriore di buona qualità, batteria di buona durata dalla mattina alla sera con un buon uso è sufficente, schermo bello e di ottima luminosità, batteria rimovibile( non da poco). gli aggiornamenti del sistema operativo sono alla versione android 8.1.0 ( oreo) un sistema veloce e molto recente del fine 2018. consiglio vivamente a tutti di acquistarlo