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This article contains information about the mobile device. Here you can download the latest Android firmware for Highscreen Thor, and you can also get root rights .

You can learn more about root rights. Instructions for obtaining are below.

In what cases is it necessary to update the firmware?

• I want to install new firmware to expand the capabilities of the mobile device;
• Recovery after unsuccessful firmware is required
• The device constantly reboots for no reason;
• The device does not turn on.

What firmware do we have?

To download firmware Android 5.1 Lollipop, 6.0 Marshmallow, 7.0 Nougat, Android 8.0 O on Highscreen Thor read the entire article - it's very important. Installing a new available Android version, you will be surprised by the possibilities that arise. And also you can find official version MIUI firmware of different versions and custom original firmware.

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Availability of firmware: In stock.

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Instructions for installing firmware are located at the links below. Firmware download for Highscreen Thor is available via torrent with instructions.

Firmware installation instructions

To download, select the firmware you need and click on the link.

To install, do the following:

• Download the file with firmware and special program
• Run the program on your computer
• Select the desired firmware version
• Follow the instructions from the file archive

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Detailed testing of the new smartphone on the eight-core MTK6592 platform

Since the beginning of the year, we have already tested several smartphones running on the new eight-core MT6592 platform from the Taiwanese company MediaTek. However, so far these were devices brought from Asian markets and not officially certified for sales in our country. The device we are considering today, although it has the traditional roots of OEM branding, is still officially sold in our country and can boast, in addition to the necessary certification, also full service support. We are talking about a new smartphone of the Highscreen brand, the rights to which belong to the Vobis Computer company, which has been operating in our country since 2000, so this brand has already become to some extent “native” to us.

As for the mentioned new platform, the MediaTek MT6592 is known primarily for the presence of as many as eight full-fledged processor cores capable of working simultaneously. The first production device to officially support this platform was a smartphone called Zopo 998. Almost simultaneously with him, we tested another overseas guest, also working on MT6592 - the THL T100S smartphone. Later it turned out that in nature there is a more advanced model with eight cores - TCL Idol X+, which, thanks to its strong characteristics, managed to push aside all competitors and reign on the podium as the most advanced mobile device built on the eight-core MediaTek platform. So the next eight-core smartphone that arrives in our test laboratory will have something to compare with and someone to look up to.

Main characteristics of Highscreen Thor

	Highscreen Thor	Zopo 998	THL T100S	TCL Idol X+
Screen	5″, IPS	5.5″, IPS	5″, IPS	5″, IPS
Permission	1920×1080, 440 ppi	1920×1080, 400 ppi	1920×1080, 440 ppi	1920×1080, 440 ppi
SoC		MediaTek MT6592 (8 cores ARM Cortex-A7) @1.7 GHz	MediaTek MT6592 (8 cores ARM Cortex-A7) @1.7 GHz	MediaTek MT6592 (8 cores ARM Cortex-A7) @2.0 GHz
GPU	Mali 450MP4	Mali 450MP4	Mali 450MP4	Mali 450MP4
RAM	2 GB	2 GB	2 GB	2 GB
Flash memory	16 GB	16 GB	32 GB	16 GB
Memory card support	microSD	microSD	microSD	—
operating system	Google Android 4.2	Google Android 4.2	Google Android 4.2	Google Android 4.2
Battery	removable, 2000 mAh	removable, 2400 mAh	removable, 2300 mAh	non-removable, 2500 mAh
Cameras	rear (13 MP; video 1080p), front (5 MP)	rear (14 MP; video 1080p), front (5 MP)	rear (13 MP; video 1080p), front (13 MP)	rear (13 MP; video 1080p), front (2 MP)
Dimensions and weight	145×70×7.6 mm, 143 g	151×76×9.1 mm, 150 g	144×70×8.8 mm, 146 g	140×69×7.9 mm, 120 g
Average price (Ya.Market)	T-10731643	T-10686327	N/A	T-10632117
Offers Highscreen Thor (Ya.Market)	L-10731643-10

• SoC MediaTek MT6592, 1.7 GHz, 8 cores, ARM Cortex-A7
• GPU ARM Mali 450MP4, 700 MHz
• Operating system Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean
• Touch display IPS, 5″, 1920×1080, 440 ppi
• Random access memory (RAM) 2 GB, internal memory 16 GB
• Supports microSD memory cards up to 32 GB
• Dual SIM support (Dual SIM Dual Standby)
• Communication GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
• Communication WCDMA 900/2100 MHz
• Data transmission 2G, 3G
• Bluetooth 4.0, USB OTG
• Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, point Wi-Fi access
• GPS (A-GPS)
• Camera 13 MP, autofocus, LED flash
• Camera 5 MP (front)
• Proximity sensor, lighting sensor, accelerometer
• Li-ion battery 2000 mAh (B2000A)
• Dimensions 145×69.8×7.6 mm
• Weight 143 g

Equipment

The Highscreen Thor smartphone is supplied in a very large packaging, traditional for this company, made of hard, unpainted cardboard with a large amount of various information printed on all its outer sides.

Inside the box there is a sparse set of accessories: a charger (output current 1 A), a USB connecting cable, a regular (non-ear) type headset with a thin round wire and paper instructions. In our case, the kit also included a replaceable white back cover, but judging by the description in the attached documentation, it should not be included in the standard configuration.

Appearance and ease of use

The smartphone turned out to be quite an interesting and attractive device; its design is most reminiscent of Huawei Ascend P6. True, unlike the mentioned model, here the back cover is not flat, but has bevels on the sides, but in general everything is very similar, especially the lower rounded plastic “growth”. Just like in the Huawei product, here at the bottom there is a segment of the body that is not covered in the front with protective glass - it is smoothly rounded, forming the lower end, while the upper end has straight chopped edges.

It all looks not exactly chic, but neat and nice, although it looks like an image Highscreen model Thor, of course, does not hold up, and in this matter it is far from Huawei Ascend P6. The device does not have a clearly defined gender, but the smartphone is so large in size that the female gender is unlikely to like it, although the device turned out to be quite thin.

The body of the smartphone is entirely made of plastic, and it is very simple in appearance - Highscreen Thor cannot boast of expensive manufacturing materials. Matte surfaces are non-slip and non-marking. Although the cover does not have a rubberized soft-touch effect, due to the lack of gloss, the smartphone does not slip in the hand at all and does not collect fingerprints. The case is well assembled - there are no sloppy cracks between the parts, and there are no creaks when compressed either.

The back cover here is removable, it is traditionally attached to several plastic latches, it comes off the case very easily, there is no special ledge for hooking with a fingernail - you have to cling to the recess of the Micro-USB connector.

On the back surface of the smartphone there is a main camera module slightly protruding from the body, and next to it is a single-section LED flash. The smartphone does not have a pre-installed application that can make the flash work as a flashlight.

At the bottom there is a grille for sound output from the speaker, made in the form of a series of small holes in the lid. It looks nice, and there are a couple of barely noticeable plastic bumps to raise it above the table surface. If you remove the cover, under this grille you will find a fairly large speaker.

Under the cover there are two different-sized slots for SIM cards in Mini and Micro formats, and next to them is a slot for microSD memory cards. Physically, the slots for SIM cards are absolutely equivalent in their capabilities: both support 3G networks, but only one of the cards can work in this mode at the same time - the second will only work in 2G. In this case, there is no need to physically change the cards - you can enable 3G mode for any of them directly in the phone menu. Work with two SIM cards is organized according to the usual Dual SIM Dual Standby standard, when both cards can be in active standby mode, but cannot work at the same time - there is only one radio module.

The SIM cards are supported underneath by a battery that must be removed to access the slots, so hot swapping is not possible. But a microSD memory card can be freely removed and installed at any time. The battery used here has a capacity of 2000 mAh. All slots have a slot structure without spring-loaded gripping mechanisms - cards are held in them only due to friction.

The front side looks different from most smartphones because protective glass here it does not completely cover the front surface. It looks asymmetrical and therefore not very beautiful, and simple matte plastic immediately catches the eye in contrast to the glass. Hidden below the glass is a row of hardware touch buttons. The control buttons have a dim white backlight without the ability to adjust the brightness, but with the ability to turn it off completely.

Next to the longitudinal hole for sound output from the earpiece, sensors and a front camera window are visible. But they didn’t provide a notification indicator here, which is a shame.

As for the side hardware control keys, there are only two of them: on the left is a two-position volume rocker, on the right is the power and lock button. The keys are small, thin, smooth and chrome-plated, but they protrude quite noticeably from the body, have a soft stroke and a distinct press, and the lock key here is installed not on the top, but on the side, so in general there are no complaints about the hardware control unit.

Both standard universal connectors - Micro-USB and a 3.5 mm headphone audio output - are located in their usual places - the lower and upper ends of the device, respectively. The USB connector here supports the mode for connecting external devices (OTG), so you can not only connect a keyboard or mouse to your smartphone, but also read any files directly from the memory of the connected external flash drive.

As for the color variety of Highscreen Thor smartphones released for sale, it turns out that their appearance can be transformed only through the same replaceable back cover mentioned above. If you put it on, the back half of the device will turn white, and the front will remain black. It looks very ugly and ridiculous, especially considering that the white lid has a glossy, shiny and slippery surface - that is, it is radically different from the matte black surface. Why all this was done is completely unclear, but one gets the impression that the issue with a replaceable back cover was resolved “retroactively” - it is difficult to imagine that the designer would design such a look for his brainchild of his own free will, and not under the power of prevailing insurmountable circumstances.

Screen

The Highscreen Thor smartphone is equipped with an IPS touch matrix made using OGS technology (without an air gap). The screen dimensions are 62x110 mm, diagonal - 5 inches, resolution - 1920x1080 pixels. Such a parameter as the pixel density per inch is equal to 440 ppi here - the pixel density is very high.

The thickness of the side frames from the edge of the screen to the edge of the body is approximately 4 mm (the frames are not too narrow). The display brightness can be adjusted manually, or you can use automatic adjustment. Multi-touch technology here allows you to process up to 5 simultaneous touches. The smartphone also has a proximity sensor that blocks the screen when you bring the smartphone to your ear.

A detailed examination using measuring instruments was carried out by the editor of the “Monitors” and “Projectors and TV” sections, Alexey Kudryavtsev. Here is his expert opinion on the screen of the sample under study.

The front surface of the screen is made in the form of a glass plate with a mirror-smooth surface that is scratch-resistant. Judging by the reflection of objects, there is an effective anti-glare filter, which in reducing the brightness of the reflection is no worse than that of the Google Nexus 7 (2013) (hereinafter simply Nexus 7). For clarity, here is a photograph in which a white surface is reflected in the switched off screens (on the left - Nexus 7, on the right - Highscreen Thor, then they can be distinguished by size):

Visually, the Highscreen Thor screen appears darker, which is confirmed by statistics from graphic editor. The ghosting of reflected objects in the Highscreen Thor screen is very weak, this indicates that there is no air gap between the layers of the screen (more specifically, between the outer glass and the surface of the LCD matrix) (OGS - One Glass Solution type screen). Due to the smaller number of boundaries (glass-air type) with very different refractive indices, such screens look better in conditions of strong external illumination, but their repair in the case of cracked external glass is much more expensive, since the entire screen has to be replaced. The outer surface of the screen has a special oleophobic (grease-repellent) coating (effective, but slightly worse than that of the Nexus 7), so fingerprints are removed more easily and appear less quickly than with regular glass.

With manual brightness control and when the white field was displayed in full screen, the maximum brightness value was about 440 cd/m², the minimum was 50 cd/m². The maximum brightness is high, which means, taking into account the effective anti-glare filter, readability even on a sunny day outdoors should be at a good level. In complete darkness, the brightness can be reduced to a comfortable level, although from the point of view of extreme energy saving minimum brightness could be lower. There is automatic brightness adjustment based on the light sensor (it is located to the left of the front speaker grille). IN automatic mode When external lighting conditions change, the screen brightness both increases and decreases. The operation of this function depends on the position of the brightness adjustment slider. In complete darkness in automatic mode, the brightness is reduced to 50 cd/m² (acceptable), in an artificially lit office (approximately 400 lux) the brightness is set to 350 cd/m² (too much), in a brightly lit environment (corresponding to lighting on a clear day outdoors , but without direct sunlight - 20,000 lux or a little more) - rises to 440 cd/m² (to the maximum, as expected). As a result, the auto-brightness function works more or less adequately, although it does not greatly help save battery. At any brightness level, there is virtually no backlight modulation, so there is no screen flickering.

This smartphone uses an IPS matrix. The microphotographs show a typical IPS subpixel structure:

For comparison, you can see the gallery of microphotographs of screens used in mobile technology.

The screen has good viewing angles without significant color shift even with large viewing deviations from perpendicular to the screen and without inverting shades. For comparison, here are photographs in which the same images are displayed on the Highscreen Thor and Nexus 7 screens, with the screen brightness initially set to approximately 200 cd/m². There is a white field perpendicular to the screens:

Note the good uniformity of brightness and color tone of the white field (when photographing, the color balance in the camera was forced to 6500 K). And a test picture:

Color reproduction is good and colors are rich on both screens, but the color balance on the Highscreen Thor is clearly shifted towards the blue area. Now at an angle of approximately 45 degrees to the plane and to the side of the screen:

It can be seen that the colors did not change much on both screens, but the contrast at an angle in the case of the Highscreen Thor was noticeably reduced due to a significant increase in black levels. And a white field:

The brightness at an angle of the screens decreased (at least four times, based on the difference in shutter speed), but in the case of the Highscreen Thor the drop in brightness is less, and the color tone of this screen has changed slightly. When deviated diagonally, the black field brightens greatly and acquires a violet or red-violet hue. The photographs below demonstrate this (the brightness of the white areas in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the screens is the same for the screens!):

And from another angle:

When viewed perpendicularly, the uniformity of the black field is good, but in one corner the black field is still slightly overexposed:

The contrast (approximately in the center of the screen) is high - about 960:1. The response time for the black-white-black transition is 26 ms (17 ms on + 9 ms off). The transition between halftones of gray 25% and 75% (based on the numerical value of the color) and back takes a total of 29 ms. The gamma curve, constructed using 32 points with equal intervals based on the numerical value of the shade of gray, did not reveal any blockage in either the highlights or the shadows. The exponent of the approximating power function is 2.23, which is close to the standard value of 2.2. In this case, the real gamma curve deviates little from the power-law dependence:

When selecting a special mode ECO The backlight brightness noticeably decreases and dynamic adjustment of the backlight brightness is activated in accordance with the nature of the displayed image (on light images the brightness increases noticeably, on dark images it decreases). However, apparently, if this mode is not activated, then there is no correction of the backlight brightness. Thanks to the developers for this solution. However, just in case, we carried out a number of tests - determining contrast and response time, comparing black illumination at angles - when displaying special templates with a consistently average brightness, and not monochromatic fields in the entire screen.

Color gamut is almost equal to sRGB:

The spectra show that the matrix filters moderately mix the components with each other:

As a result, visually the colors have a natural saturation. The balance of shades on the gray scale is not ideal, since the color temperature is noticeably higher than 6500 K, although the deviation from the blackbody spectrum (ΔE) is significantly less than 10, which is considered a good indicator for a consumer device. At the same time, color temperature and ΔE change very little from hue to hue - this has a positive effect on the visual assessment of color balance. (The darkest areas of the gray scale can be ignored, since color balance there is not very important, and the error in measuring color characteristics at low brightness is large.)

To summarize: the screen has a high maximum brightness and an effective anti-glare filter, so the smartphone can be used outdoors without any problems, even on a sunny summer day. In complete darkness, the brightness is manually or automatically reduced to a comfortable value, and for greater energy savings, you can turn on a special mode with reduced brightness. The advantages of the screen include a good oleophobic coating, absence of flicker and air gap in the layers of the screen, good uniformity of the black field, equal to sRGB color gamut and, at least in a visual assessment, excellent color balance. The main disadvantage is the low stability of black to gaze deviation from perpendicular to the screen plane. However, based on the overall set of characteristics, the quality of the screen can be considered high.

Sound

In terms of sound, the smartphone is nothing special. The sound at maximum volume is quite loud (to increase the speaker volume there is even a separate menu item in the sound settings called BesLoudness), however low frequencies there is almost no evidence of it. In headphones, the sound is just as colorless, although also loud - there is also a sound improvement system for it, which is turned on with a checkmark called BesAudEnh, but in practice this does not bring real improvements. The sound settings also have the standard Android ability to use an equalizer with several preset values ​​and add virtual surround effects.

Camera

Highscreen Thor is equipped with two modules digital cameras with different resolutions - 13 and 5 megapixels, and the capabilities of the cameras are not equivalent. The front camera takes photos with a maximum resolution of 2560×1440, and video with a resolution of 640×480; you cannot take photos while recording video here.

The main rear camera is equipped with a 13-megapixel module with autofocus, a single-section LED flash and the ability to shoot video in 1080p resolution. Here, in parallel with video shooting, you can also take photographs (their size is fixed). At maximum resolution, photos are 4608x2592 in size, and videos are 1920x1088. The settings menu here is classic, familiar from other smartphones in which manufacturers did not supplement the Android OS with any of their own proprietary shells.

The camera can shoot video; there are several resolutions to choose from, up to a maximum of 1920x1088. Examples of test videos are presented below.

• Video No. 1 (48 MB, 1920×1088, outdoors, in sunny weather)
• Video No. 2 (68 MB, 1920×1088, outdoors, in cloudy weather)

Examples of photographs with our comments are presented below.

	Good sharpness in all plans and across the entire frame.
	Sharpness is good and quite natural. The camera does not overuse software processing.
	The branches are worked out quite well, and at the same time the sharpening is almost invisible on them.
	Even in the shadows the noise reduction works well.
	Sharpness drops off slightly towards the edges of the frame.
	As the lighting deteriorates, the sharpness in distant plans drops, but is still quite good.
	Software processing is still very mild.
	As lighting deteriorates, small details naturally begin to merge.
	Good sharpness. The inscriptions on the shield are legible.
	In low light there is much more noise in the shadows, but the noise reducer copes with them, although the result looks noticeably worse.

It’s immediately clear that the smartphone has a good camera module; the manufacturer clearly paid a lot of attention to it. Good optics and a good sensor provide pleasant natural sharpness, which is not spoiled by software. The camera's noise reduction does its job well even in difficult shadows.

Perhaps the camera has no significant shortcomings. The only thing we can mention is a slight blurring at the edges of the frame. And in poor lighting, most likely, the result will be noticeably worse. But overall the camera turned out to be very good and is quite suitable for artistic and documentary photography.

Telephone and communications

The smartphone works as standard in modern 2G GSM and 3G WCDMA networks; there is no LTE support in smartphones on MediaTek platforms yet; the release of commercial samples with LTE support to the market is still ahead, but this moment is still being postponed. NFC is also not supported. As a standard, you can organize a wireless access point via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth channels. The navigation module only works with GPS system(with A-GPS) - there is no support for the domestic Glonass system. The operating speed of the GPS module in this case turned out to be higher than that of the THL T100S and others Chinese smartphones, running on MediaTek platforms. However, the smartphone may not see some of the satellites - at least, Highscreen Thor was able to “detect” significantly fewer satellites in the same place than most tested smartphones from top manufacturers.

No spontaneous reboots/shutdowns were observed during testing. The screen of the smartphone is quite large, so drawing letters and numbers on virtual keyboards is quite comfortable to control. The layout and location of the keys are standard: switching languages ​​here is done by pressing a special button with a globe image; there is no dedicated top row with numbers - you will have to switch the layout each time. The phone application supports Smart Dial, that is, while dialing a phone number, you can immediately search by the first letters in your contacts - a very convenient functionality that you instantly get used to.

The smartphone supports working with two SIM cards, and in general, working with them in the menu is organized according to a familiar principle: you can designate any of the SIM cards as the main one for organizing voice calls, transferring data or sending SMS messages. When dialing a number, you can also select the desired card by calling the context menu from the notification menu. A SIM card in any slot can work with 3G networks, but only one of the cards can work in this mode at the same time (the second will only work in 2G). Work with two SIM cards is organized according to the usual Dual SIM Dual Standby standard, when both cards can be in active standby mode, but cannot work at the same time - there is only one radio module.

OS and software

All Chinese new products based on the eight-core SoC MT6592, including Highscreen Thor, work in this moment on the Google Android software platform version 4.2.2. The manufacturer did not install any proprietary shells, so the organization of all menus, desktops and the functionality of the notification panel here is exactly the same as in the “stock” Google Android OS, right down to the proprietary widget for quick access to the main functions and settings.

Performance

The Highscreen Thor hardware platform is based on the new eight-core MediaTek MT6592 single-chip system (SoC), officially introduced late last year. A special feature of the new SoC is that its configuration includes eight full-fledged processor cores operating at frequencies up to 2 GHz (in this case, 1.7 GHz). (Some SoCs on the market also have 8 cores, but they operate in a 4/4 scheme.) True, only ARM Cortex-A7 is used here, that is, they are far from the most powerful cores, so if the application is not capable of loading 8 cores at the same time, then there is no reason to expect an increase in the performance of the new SoC in relation to other systems with fewer faster cores (Cortex-A9, Cortex-A15). This, in fact, was previously demonstrated by the first new products on MT6592 (Zopo 998 and THL T100S) during testing in most modern tests. Much better results were demonstrated only by the TCL Idol X+, but its core frequency reaches 2 GHz, so the hero of today’s review is no match for it.

The processor here is supported in graphics processing by the modern Mali-450MP4 video accelerator. About 7.5 GB of own memory for the user’s needs is initially available in the device, and for the OS itself and system applications about 6 GB allocated. Volume random access memory here is 2 GB. MicroSD memory cards up to 32 GB are supported, and you can also connect external flash drives, keyboards and mice using a special adapter in OTG mode.

As a result, according to the test results, the new platform showed average or slightly above average results when compared with modern, truly top-end platforms from market leaders. Based on the numbers from the popular AnTuTu, it will look something like this: 26 thousand points for the eight-core Zopo 998, THL T100S and now Highscreen Thor versus 35 thousand for top smartphones such as the LG G2, Samsung Galaxy Note 3, Sony Xperia Z1, Acer Liquid S2 and others. Therefore, even despite the apparent marketing superiority in the number of processor cores, which looks beautiful on paper, there is still no point in putting the hero of today’s review on a par with the market leaders, albeit with fewer cores - he does not reach them in any respect from parameters. Only the leader among eight-core solutions, TCL Idol X+, somehow managed to get close to the leading solutions from Qualcomm, but the hero of today’s review is far from it.

For convenience, we have compiled all the results we obtained when testing the smartphone in the latest versions of popular benchmarks into tables. The table usually adds several other devices from different segments, also tested on similar latest versions of benchmarks (this is done only for a visual assessment of the obtained dry figures). Unfortunately, within the framework of one comparison it is impossible to present the results from different versions of benchmarks, so many worthy and relevant models remain “behind the scenes” - due to the fact that they once passed the “obstacle course” on previous versions test programs.

Testing in MobileXPRT, as well as in the latest versions of AnTuTu 4.x and GeekBench 3:

It is worth noting that the results of all eight-core new products in the “normal” AnTuTu test turned out to be identical to the results demonstrated in the version of the benchmark, protected from “cheating” by manufacturers, AnTuTu X (we always place a screenshot with the results in AnTuTu X to the right of the main one). This suggests that the smartphone/SoC developers did not “optimize” the system specifically for popular tests, which is why the results came out the same. The point of this check is that if with new firmware the device’s performance in AnTuTu increases, but in the “anti-cheat” AnTuTu X it remains the same (that is, if the gap between the numbers begins to increase), then this will rather indicate direct optimization of the system for specific benchmarks, rather than about the beneficial effect of new firmware on the performance of the system as a whole.

Testing the graphics subsystem in the Epic Citadel gaming test:

	Highscreen Thor (MediaTek MT6592)	Zopo 998 (MediaTek MT6592)	THL T100S (MediaTek MT6592)	TCL Idol X+ (MediaTek MT6592)	Lenovo Vibe Z (Snapdragon 800)
Epic Citadel, High Performance (more is better)	50.4 fps	40.4 fps	40.5 fps	47.7 fps	59.8 fps
Epic Citadel, High Quality (bigger is better)	49.4 fps	39.7 fps	40.4 fps	46.5 fps	59.5 fps
Epic Citadel, Ultra High Quality (bigger is better)	no support	no support	no support	no support	46.7 fps
Bonsai Benchmark	19.9 fps/1397			23.6 fps/1656
Basemark X, Medium Quality	10039			9808
Basemark X, High Quality	3710			3686

The lag in the operation of the Mali-450MP4 video subsystem is obvious: this video accelerator produces a maximum of 50 fps in those test modes in which the Adreno 330 usually produces 60 fps.

Browser cross-platform tests:

As for benchmarks for assessing the speed of the javascript engine, you should always make allowance for the fact that their results significantly depend on the browser in which they are launched, so the comparison can only be truly correct on the same OS and browsers, and this is possible during testing not always. For Android OS, we always try to use Google Chrome.

Playing video

To test the omnivorous nature of video playback (including support for various codecs, containers and special features, such as subtitles), we used the most common formats, which make up the bulk of the content available on the Internet. Note that for mobile devices it is important to have support for hardware video decoding at the chip level, since it is most often impossible to process modern options using processor cores alone. Also, you shouldn’t expect a mobile device to decode everything, since the leadership in flexibility belongs to the PC, and no one is going to challenge it. All results are summarized in a single table.

Since the Micro-USB connector here supports USB-host (OTG) mode, a device with such a large, high-quality screen and very powerful hardware can be comfortably used as a multimedia processor. It is enough to connect any flash drive through the adapter, and you can play music, movies, and view photos directly from it. True, the standard smartphone player is not initially equipped with all the necessary hardware decoders for playback; sometimes you will have to resort to the help of third-party solutions.

Format	Container, video, sound	MX Video Player	Standard video player
DVDRip	AVI, XviD 720×400 2200 Kbps, MP3+AC3	plays normally	plays normally
Web-DL SD	AVI, XviD 720×400 1400 Kbps, MP3+AC3	plays normally	plays normally
Web-DL HD	MKV, H.264 1280×720 3000 Kbps, AC3	Hardware+
BDRip 720p	MKV, H.264 1280×720 4000 Kbps, AC3	plays fine with decoder Hardware+	The video plays fine, but there is no sound¹
BDRip 1080p	MKV, H.264 1920×1080 8000 Kbps, AC3	plays fine with decoder Hardware+	The video plays fine, but there is no sound¹

¹ MX Video Player only played sound after switching to software decoding or Hardware+; The standard player does not have this setting

To test the output of video files on the screen of the device itself, we used a set test files with an arrow and a rectangle moving one division per frame (see “Methods for testing video playback and display devices. Version 1 (for mobile devices)”). Screenshots with a shutter speed of 1 s helped determine the nature of the output of frames of video files with various parameters: the resolution varied (1280 by 720 (720p) and 1920 by 1080 (1080p) pixels) and frame rate (24, 25, 30, 50 and 60 frames/ With). In the tests we used the MX Player video player in the “Hardware” mode. The test results are summarized in the table:

720/30p Fine No 720/25p Fine No 720/24p Fine No

Note: If in both columns Uniformity And Passes Green ratings are given, this means that, most likely, when watching films, artifacts caused by uneven alternation and frame skipping will either not be visible at all, or their number and visibility will not affect the viewing comfort. Red marks indicate possible problems with playback of the corresponding files.

According to the frame output criterion, the quality of playback of video files on the screen of the smartphone itself is good, since frames (or groups of frames) can be output with more or less uniform alternation of intervals and without skipping frames, with the exception of files with 60 frames/s, in which case they are always skipped as minimum 3 frames. When playing video files with a resolution of 1920 by 1080 pixels (1080p), the image of the video file itself is displayed one-on-one, exactly along the edge of the screen and in true Full HD resolution. The brightness range displayed on the screen corresponds to the standard range of 16-235 - all gradations of shades are displayed in shadows and highlights.

Battery life

The lithium-ion battery installed in the Highscreen Thor has a very small capacity - even less than that of other new products on the MediaTek MT6592, but it has already been proven that the platform is extremely wasteful of energy, and there are no firmware updates to correct this shortcoming yet does not appear (at the time of testing, the smartphone firmware was updated to the latest version).

Accordingly, in terms of duration battery life For Highscreen Thor, everything is not as rosy as we would like. In general, the new platform showed itself to be very voracious, spending, for example, almost the entire battery power in a couple of hours in active gaming mode. Apparently understanding this, the developers made sure that after each reboot the power saving mode was automatically turned on, which can limit the processor frequency. We also used this mode during our tests, otherwise it’s difficult to even promise that during a busy day at work this device will be able to survive until evening charging - sometimes the percentage of battery charge begins to “melt” right before our eyes. The results of testing Highscreen Thor in the most common user scenarios are collected in a table.

	Battery capacity	Reading mode	Video mode	3D Game Mode
Highscreen Thor	2000 mAh	9 a.m. 20 p.m.	4 hours 30 minutes	2 hours 20 minutes
Zopo 998	2400 mAh	8:15 a.m.	3 hours 40 minutes	2 hours 10 minutes
THL T100S	2300 mAh	9:05 am	5 h. 15 m.	2 hours 30 minutes
TCL Idol X+	2500 mAh	12:30 pm	7:20 am	3:00 am
Alcatel OT Idol X	2000 mAh	10:00 am	6 hours 40 minutes	4:00 am
Fly Luminor IQ453	2000 mAh	10:00 am	7:00 am	4 hours 10 minutes
Meizu MX3	2400 mAh	13:20	8:00 am	4 hours 25 minutes
Lenovo Vibe Z	3050 mAh	11:45 am	8:00 am	3 hours 30 minutes

Continuous reading in the FBReader program (with a standard, light theme) at a minimum comfortable brightness level (brightness was set to 100 cd/m²) lasted only about 9 hours until the battery was completely discharged, and when continuously watching videos from YouTube in high quality(HQ) with the same brightness level through home network The Wi-Fi device lasted 4.5 hours - these are very modest figures. In 3D gaming mode, the smartphone lasted a little more than 2 hours, and this is generally an exorbitant indicator, although one can try to attribute it to the dampness and imprecision of software support for the new platform - perhaps with the release of new firmware the situation will improve a little for the better, but for now we we don't see.

Bottom line

As for the new MediaTek platform, which forms the basis of the device reviewed today, the conclusion, unfortunately, is still disappointing: along with the potentially increased performance, the power consumption of the platform has also increased, and when testing the autonomous operation of the first signs on the MT6592, we get completely unsatisfactory results every time. We hope that the appetites of the “silicon horses” will be curbed in the new firmware, because now we are offered a little more points in AnTuTu due to the almost guaranteed “thermal death” of the smartphone in the middle of the working day.

If we talk specifically about the new product reviewed today, then in general new smartphone Highscreen turned out quite decent. Stable operation of the entire system, good performance, not boring design with a glimmer of style, neat assembly and a good screen allow us to speak of the Highscreen Thor as a quite worthy smartphone among solutions in its class. It’s not entirely clear how things will go in the future with such wasteful energy consumption, but the developers will probably come up with something with the release of subsequent updates.

On this page we will not describe the pros and cons given Android devices, we are really looking forward to your feedback about the device. Here you will find and be able to download custom original firmware, the official version of MIUI v4, MIUI v5 android firmware from our website, and you can also see video instructions for installing the firmware for Highscreen Thor and leave a review.

To download firmware for your phone Highscreen Thor with Android 7.0 Nougat, Android 6.0 Marshmallow (aka Android M or Marshmallow) or Android 5.0 Lollipop, you need to read the entire page and find the link. There are also firmware Android KitKat 4.4.x (Kitkat) and Android 4.3 Jelly Bean (Jelly Bean), as well as older versions, but we do not recommend downloading them, due to the fact that they are outdated software. The fifth version of Android has stepped far ahead of its predecessors, not to mention versions 6 and 7, worked out to the smallest detail. Below you will find a review of latest versions Android and you can compare them.

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Availability of firmware: In stock.

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When adding a review to our website through the comment system, do not forget to indicate your real email if you need advice and were unable to install the firmware according to our instructions. Instructions for firmware are on the download page. Our assistance in the form of consultations is free and therefore there may be delays in our responses, since there are many people interested. Downloading firmware for Highscreen Thor can be done either through a torrent with instructions in Russian, or directly without depositfiles and other bloodsuckers.

Installation instructions

• Click on the download link, selecting the firmware you need

1. Download Android M firmware - we checked you, to be honest M is Marshmallow, follow the second link

• Download the file with firmware and application
• Run the application file
• Select the required firmware version
• Follow the instructions from the file archive

Video on Highscreen Thor firmware

Device price

The price in local currency depends on the dollar exchange rate.

useful links

Getting root rights to Highscreen Thor

If you want to get root rights, I recommend that you use program Rootkhp for computer - this is one of the new programs with a large base of supported smartphones and tablets on Android. The program runs only under Windows; for Linux and Mac OS systems, it is recommended to use emulators.

You can download the program for free from the official website Rootkhp.pro, which is easily found via Google.

How to unlock a pattern key

Removing forgotten graphic key regardless of its complexity, it has ceased to be a global problem even for an ordinary user who is little familiar with the security mechanisms of the Android operating system and its loopholes. Not long ago we came across program for unlocking the graphic key Gaigunlock(Gaigunlosk). Step-by-step instructions in Russian and a description of how the program works are published at the link above.

In March 2014, Russia's first 8-core smartphone, in which all cores work simultaneously, went on sale - this is Highscreen Thor. Coincidentally, at about the same time, face Highscreen brand Nikita Borisovich Dzhigurda himself.

But Highscreen Thor is interesting not only for these facts. In addition to the fact that the Russian smartphone is based on the MediaTek MT6592 chipset with an 8-core processor (all cores work simultaneously), it is equipped with a 5-inch Full HD screen manufactured by Sharp, has 2 GB of RAM and a 13-megapixel camera, and in addition, comes with two replacement rear panels included. In other words, the device claims to be a “flagship”.

Highscreen Thor originally came with pre-installed Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. However, in July 2014, the device received an update with new firmware - Android 4.4.2 KitKat. It is curious that Highscreen Thor became the first smartphone in Russia based on the MediaTek MT6592 chipset to receive an update from KitKat. And we should thank the Highscreen developers for this. The fact is that the process of obtaining new firmware for various models is quite labor-intensive, and it is not so much Google that is responsible for this, but the chipset developer, as well as the specific company under whose brand the smartphone is sold. It all happens as follows: Google releases a new version of Android, after which hardware platform developers refine it and adapt it specifically to their chipset. Then they provide the firmware to their partners - companies involved in the development of smartphones/tablets. And these companies are directly finalizing the final firmware. That is, they adapt it to specific models, add proprietary software (if any), modify the interface (some leave it “stock”), etc. After all these modifications, the “final” version of the firmware is tested for stability and only then is it possible for users to download the update. So, the Highscreen developers got involved, and it was the Russian smartphone Highscreen Thor that became the first device in Russia on the MediaTek MT6592 chipset to receive Android 4.4 KitKat.

What has changed in Highscreen Thor after the update, which, by the way, is downloaded over the air and weighs almost 450 megabytes?

Firstly, the background of the application menu is no longer black, now it repeats the picture that is placed on the desktop - it looks clearly more fun. Secondly, the developers modified the application icons. Apparently, the shell is integrated into the operating system Google Now Launcher (“Google Start”), which first appeared in LG Nexus 5. Actually, this is where the icon style differs from the standard one. Thirdly, the performance of the already powerful device has increased slightly. If previously Highscreen Thor scored about 27,000 points in AnTuTu, then with the new firmware the number of “parrots” has increased by about 1,000.

Before updating from Android 4.2.2 and after updating from Android 4.4.2

Well, one last thing: we tested Highscreen Thor with firmware on Android based 4.4.2 KitKat for about three weeks - and during all this time we did not find any flaws, the smartphone works stably. That is, the Highscreen developers were the first to provide new firmware, not because they were in a hurry, they actually worked hard and “polished” the new firmware. Let us remind you that Highscreen Thor is estimated at about 12.5 thousand rubles, which is not bad for a gadget with such characteristics. Previously, its disadvantages included not having the latest software, but now this problem has been solved.