Zync Z605 review: Don't make this an impulsive purchase - Financial Express ~ Electronic Gadgets

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Zync Z605 review: Don't make this an impulsive purchase - Financial Express

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Leela Prasad | Updated: Mar 08 2014, 10:07 IST

Zync Z605 phablet is great for web browsing.

SummaryFor a phablet in 2014, the Z605 is well behind its time and is no match to other phablets.

The Zync Z605 stands out from the rest of the phablets that are currently in the market. That is only because it has the power and volume control buttons at the bottom of the screen.

In a parallel universe, the designers of the Z605 would probably be driving automobiles which have the ignition switch behind the boot of a car. It doesn�t make any sense to place those two buttons at the bottom of the device. If they were trying to turn heads by going against the standard conventions of phablet design, then they surely got ours shaking in disagreement.

The designers seem to have used a hydraulic powered chainsaw to cut corners while drafting the Z605 design. Both the power and volume control buttons are pretty much of the same size and placed in close proximity to each other, making it difficult to adjust the volume in the dark.

The Z605 could also do without its welcome tune, which is a poor rendition of the one used by Chinese mobile phones, which continue to flood the Indian market. Something short and sweet and less jarring ought to have done the trick instead of something that always seems amiss every time you boot the phablet.

If you choose to ignore all of the above, then you certainly cannot look away from its screen. With a screen resolution of 800�480 pixels, the Z605 can easily be mistaken for the classic drawing toy Etch-A-Sketch. The display is poorly lit and the colours appear to be rather washed-out, something that obviously does not help it in the looks department.

Zync�s previous phablet variant, the Cloud Z5, also had similar problems with the display. It hit the markets in 2012, giving them a lot of time to improve on the failings of the Z5. Clearly, that does not seem to be the case, here.

Speaking of the Z5, the designers of the Z605 abandoned its wonderful textured rear for a black piano finish � making it a smudge-magnet. The only people who would cheer for something like this are those working in the forensics field, and that too not