Opinions needed - Mint M5W @ Game

[dyllindd]

Hi everyone.

I recently saw that Game has started selling their own line of cellphones entitled Mint Mobile. I am considering the Mint M5W as a work phone for myself, currently on special for about R1700 . I currently have a Samsung Galaxy S5.

What do you guys think, is it a good phone or a waste of money?

Here are the specs from Mint Mobile Website:

DETAILS
EDGE, 3G: Yes
LTE: No
FORM FACTOR: PDA,Full Touch,Plastic
SCREEN SIZE (INCHES): 5.0" QHD/CTP -OGS
SCREEN TYPE: Touch
SCREEN RESOLUTION (PIXELS): 1280*720
OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows
OPERATING SYSTEM VERSION: 8.1
PROCESSOR: Qualcomm 8212
PROCESSOR SPEED & CORE: Quad Core 1.2GHz
RAM: 1GB
BACK CAMERA: 5MP AF
FRONT CAMERA: 0.3MP
INTERNAL MEMORY: 8GB+1GB
EXPANDABLE MEMORY: Micro SD up to 32GB
BATTERY: 1900mAh
SIM: Single Sim
GPS: Yes
WIFI: 802.11 B/G/N
WIFI HOTSPOT: Yes
3.5MM JACK: Yes
FM RADIO: Yes
TORCH/FLASHLIGHT: Yes
BLUETOOTH VERSION: V2.1+EDR
NFC: No
COLOURS AVAILABLE: Black, White

What struck me is that Game advertises it with a 13mp camera while the website states a 5mp camera...

 

[axon1988]

I did some quick googling and could not find much on the phone...

Your biggest deciding factor here would be what exactly you want ot use the phone for? Other than a work phone, which would mean lots of calls and perhaps replying to emails, what else?

I'll be perfectly honest with you, WIndows Mobile 8.1 does not have the best email client. There are a couple of third party applications but currently in my opinion the best one out there is the Outlook client. Which is only available on Windows Phone 10. And I doubt that version will go to this phone.