MTN Steppa 2 LTE

[I O U]

Re the battery, I'm unfortunately not the one to give you a definitive answer, as I tend to charge my phone a number of times a day, and generally keep it above 80% charged (work from home).

So far it's at least keeping its charge at 99% after just over 4.5 hrs., but it's early days yet for this battery's life.

Specs details on the battery itself are :

Model # TBW5986
1850 mAh (3.8V (7.03Wh)
Li-ion rechargeable
Made in China ... just says MTN on the front, so no way of knowing who made it for them.

 

[I O U]

Did some digging around the web.

This is the manufacturer of the battery (and likely the phone as well) it seems (possibly owned by Alibaba or in collaboration with them) :
Shenzhen Xin Yuan Electronic Technologies Ltd. [ Guangdong, China (Mainland)]

... but the battery's not listed on this page, though it is a K-Touch (phone) as well :
http://m.xinyuantx.en.alibaba.com/productgrouplist-800436993/K_touch.html
The above are bulk orders for batteries, so hopefully MTN have or will bring them in.
I did ask them about this when buying the phone, and as is usual at these retail outlets, no-one knew too much. Will likely have to rely on one of these general cellphone shops matching up a generic when it comes to it, if the phone lasts that long !

Not very promising far as online replacements are concerned :
http://www.aliexpress.com/store/pro...riginal-High-Quality/1855058_32398268846.html
"Sorry, this item is no longer available!"

 

[Adoxographist]

Yeah, but it has 2 year warranty with MTN. They will probably give out cash refund if they can't fix it or have replacement.

 

[I O U]

More on the battery life, after some real-world use ....

Just watched this video this morning, downloaded to the phone's SD card :

TWIT LIVE SPECIALS 256
TECHCRUNCH DISRUPT 2015
https://twit.tv/shows/twit-live-specials/episodes/256?autostart=false

Downloaded the "SD Video Small" option which is 640 x 368 ; runs beautifully smooth / not a hiccup in sight, and very clear picture & sound production (on the phone).

Battery level was 97% when started and 54 minutes later (end of vid.), was on 91% which I'd think is more than acceptable - holding up well so far.

 

[I O U]

Adjustment to part of post # 11 (1st page of this thread).

The res. is 480 x 854.
Screen density is 159 dpi , which I know seems very low, but in fact doesn't look bad on this size screen.

EDIT : felt inclined even a few days after initially posting these stats, to adjust / update this figure of 159 dpi, as it must be incorrect.

The app recommended in an earlier post - CPU Z - measured the screen size incorrectly at 6.13", whereas it's in fact 4.5", so I'm far more inclined to believe the 240 dpi as indicated by AnTuTu in post # 15, is far more accurate - a big difference.

 

[IamMe18]

Does it have a front snapper decent enough for video calls?

 

[cavedog]

The Steppa 2 LTE smartphone is now retailing for R799 at all MTN Stores. If you are looking for a Cheap phone that works as a LTE mifi too then this is the device you need.