The Wiko Ridge 4G

Introduction

Style and elegance are two attributes that are usually associated with the French, they can be seen in their architecture, cuisine, fashion, and going by what they are doing with the Wiko brand, it’s becoming obvious that the French also make stylish and elegant phones.

Earlier this year the Wiko Getaway was introduced to Nigerian consumers and with It Wiko offered smartphone users an affordable device with a premium feel. Since then they’ve been hard at work creating something more impressive. It’s called the Wiko Ridge 4G.

We got our hands on the Ridge and here’s what we discovered.

WiKo Ridge 4G: key features

NETWORK : 4G LTE 800/1800/2100/2600 MHz H+/3G+/3G WCDMA 900/1900/2100 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
DATA SEGMENT : FDD-LTE Category 4 DL 150 Mbps, UL 50 Mbps
OPERATING SYSTEM : Android™ 4.4.4 (KitKat) upgradable to Android™ 5.0.2 (Lollipop)
PROCESSOR : Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 Quad-Core 1.2 GHz, Cortex-A53
SIM CARD : 1 Micro SIM + 1 Nano SIM / 1 SD card
AVAILABLE COLORS : Black Grey, Black Bleen, Black Clementine, Arctic Gold
SIZE : 143*72*7.5 mm
WEIGHT : 125g (with battery)
BATTERY : 2400 mAh Li-Po
ROM : 16 GB
RAM : 2 GB
EXTERNAL MEMORY : Micro SD up to 64 GB

Connectivity & Features & Networks

NETWORK	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE

LAUNCH	Announced	2015, February
LAUNCH	Status	Available. Released 2015, March

BODY	Dimensions	143 x 72 x 7.5 mm (5.63 x 2.83 x 0.30 in)
	Weight	125 g (4.41 oz)
	SIM	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/ Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY	Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.0 inches (~66.9% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels (~294 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes, up to 10 fingers
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PLATFORM	OS	Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
	CPU	Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
	GPU	Adreno 306

MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 64 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
	Internal	16 GB, 2 GB RAM

CAMERA	Primary	13 MP, autofocus, LED flash
	Features	Geo-tagging, face detection, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps
	Secondary	5 MP, 720p@30fps

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
	Bluetooth	v4.0, A2DP
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS
	Radio	FM radio
	USB	microUSB v2.0

FEATURES	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email
	Browser	HTML5
	Java	No
		- MP4/H.264 player - MP3/eAAC+/WAV player - Document viewer - Photo/video editor