This phone doesn’t offer anything wonderful in the camera department, with the primary camera only being 13MP.
The selfie sensor is only 5MP and is limited to 720p video.
This gadget is only 199 across Europe or 142 in the UK, making it extremely affordable.
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But not from the USA, Asia (other than Japan), Africa or South America.
Those prices easily make this one of the cheapest rugged phones around.
The one area that stands out as being less than ideal is the camera cluster.
Maybe the engineers looked at the chosen camera sensor and concluded that wherever it went wasn’t critical.
The AGM H Max isn’t an elegant design, but it is not horrendous either.
These 5G platforms offer solid performance for users needing more power and battery life.
That’s more than enough pixels to print at A4 or letter size without the image becoming pixelated.
It was used in the Nokia 5.1 Plus in 2019 and the Samsung Galaxy A10 five years ago.
Compared to the cameras typically seen on low-cost phones, this sensor is a revelation.
There is a manual Pro mode, panorama capture, and even time-lapse video.
Macro photography isn’t as impressive as this defaults to the secondary 2MP sensor.
But, since the best the screen could manage is only 720p, this isn’t a huge downgrade.
OGL
977
985
Slingshot Ex.
As these both have the same SoC, that doesn’t make sense.
Whatever the reason, the run time of over 31 hours from 10000 mAh is excellent.
Therefore, it could take five hours to charge fully if wholly exhausted.
I’ve seen rugged phones with larger batteries recharge fully using wireless charging faster than that.
However, I’m not convinced that the performance of this SoC will delight many customers.
The low performance of the silicon might help some buyers.
The battery capacity is large, and the USB-C port can reverse charge other devices if needed.
However, there is only one undeniable justification for this phone: its incredibly low price.
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Just don’t expect it to take the best quality pictures and video or have a stellar performance.
The AGM H Max is more about managing your expectations for phone capabilities with this budget level.
Should I buy a AGM H Max?
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3.5 / 5
Hardware
Old SoC, 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage.
3 / 5
Camera
13MP camera that can only capture 1080p video
Performance
T606 SoC strikes again.
Not a performance phone.
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Overall
Good battery life and a low price are only so useful.
But, the lack of wireless charging will force the removal of the protective plugs on a regular basis.
Better for still image capture, but not as good as a more modern sensor.
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(Image credit: Mark Pickavance)
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(Image credit: Mark Pickavance)
(Image credit: Mark Pickavance)
(Image credit: Mark Pickavance)
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