![]() That's a much better result than the Hydro Reach (3 hours, 17 minutes), but not nearly as long as the Moto E can manage (5 hours and 59 minutes). The Tribute 5 lasted for 4 hours and 42 minutes of runtime when we set screen brightness to maximum and streamed full-screen video over LTE. There's not enough internal storage to download most larger games, and they run poorly when trying to play them off the SD card.īattery life is decent. But if you have several apps running in the background, you will experience some slowdown and eventually hit the RAM usage limit. Basic apps work fine, like Chrome, Facebook, Gmail, Messenger, and Uber. With 1GB of RAM, multitasking and running intensive apps on the Tribute 5 a struggle. The Moto E is powered by a somewhat newer Snapdragon 410, and offers superior performance. It scored 20,210 on the Antutu benchmark (which tests overall system performance), on par with the Hydro Reach (20,198). The Tribute 5 is powered by a dated Snapdragon 210 processor clocked at 1.1GHz. ![]() Earpiece volume is blaring at the highest volume, but slightly distorted. Outdoors I noticed some garbling when the noise cancellation kicked in, but the phone does a good job blocking out background traffic noise. Network performance where I tested in midtown Manhattan was average, with the phone reaching a high of about 5.5Mbps for downloads and uploads.Ĭall quality is good, with clear transmissions indoors. The Moto E has a smaller 4.5-inch screen, but its 960-by-540 resolution gives it the highest pixel density of the bunch.īoost Mobile devices operate on Sprint's cellular network. The display is reflective outdoors, but you can still see it in direct sunlight if you crank the brightness up to max. Still, that resolution only works out to 196 pixels per inch, so games and videos look pixelated. There's a 5-inch, 854-by-480-pixel display on the front, which doesn't have great viewing angles and isn't as sharp as the 960-by-540 panel on the 5-inch Hydro Reach, but colors appear less washed out. (Opens in a new window) Read Our Google Nexus 5X (Unlocked) Review The phone feels good in the hand thanks to a grippy, textured back panel and a front surface that curves upward along the edges to conform to your hand, almost like the Samsung Galaxy S7. Measuring in at 5.65 by 2.85 by 0.35 inches (HWD) and 4.88 ounces, it's about the same size and weight as the Kyocera Hydro Reach ($149.99 at Amazon) (Opens in a new window) (5.47 by 2.83 by 0.38 inches 5.1 ounces), and more svelte than the Motorola Moto E (5.11 by 2.63 by 0.48 inches 5.11 ounces). The Tribute 5 looks sleeker than your standard affordable phone. It's one of the better-looking phones you can get in this range, but the Motorola Moto E is a more capable device for the same price, and it's our Editors' Choice. It offers decent overall performance for basic tasks, but it's loaded with bloatware and has a lackluster camera and display. The $99.99 LG Tribute 5 (full retail price) is one of many entry-level smartphones you can get on Boost Mobile. How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication.How to Record the Screen on Your Windows PC or Mac.How to Convert YouTube Videos to MP3 Files. ![]()
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