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Huawei E5776 LTE Pocket Wi-Fi review

One of the two new LTE modems that Globe has recently released in the country is the Huawei E5776 (aka Tattoo Pocket WiFi). We couldn’t wait for Globe provide us with a unit, so we decided to buy one of our own and see what it has offer. Check out our full review after the jump.


Design and Construction

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Similar to the Huawei E589 which we featured earlier, the E5776 looks and feels well-built albeit the all-plastic body. The latter is tad smaller compared to E589, but has a broader waistline and is a little heavier.

Huawei E5776

The E5776’s design is straightforward, which we assume would appeal to most users. The only thing that broke what would otherwise be a black slab of plastic is the LED-lit Power button on the front besides the fairly small LCD screen. The Cobonpue-made sticker on the front also added an artsy touch to the pocket Wi-Fi which you can easily remove should you find it a little too distracting.

The top and bottom portion of the E5776 is mainly occupied by different ports and slots. There’s a slot for a full-size SIM card, Micro-SD and a port for an external antenna. There’s also a Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) button on the bottom corner, as well as Micro-USB port for charging and USB Tethering.

Performance and Battery Life

We ran a handful of SpeedTests while we’re connected to the Huawei E5776 using an LTE-enabled SIM card. Unfortunately, we were only able to test it with a Globe SIM card as the device is locked to that telco. Here are the results we got.

Note: These tests were done while we’re in Boracay. Results may vary depending on location and LTE signal.

speedtest

The one on the left were the results we got using a mobile device. Meanwhile, the one on the right is the screenshot of the Speedtest result on our PC. Needless to say that the E5776 delivered on our expectation, and was able to maximize whatever speed there was on our current location.

Now as far as battery life is concern, we’re happy to report that we got around 6-7 hours out of a single full charge. We only wish that Huawei made the battery pack removable, so users have an option to swap a fresh one once the other got drained.

e5776

This slight drawback, however, is well-compensated by the E5776’s other function – as a Powerbank. That’s right, this Mobile Wi-Fi charges your other devices through its pre-bundled USB dongle.

Huawei E5776 specs:
LTE 4G, 3G, 2G multimode
LTE CAT-4
LCD Screen
Download speed up to 150 Mbit / s
Upload speeds up to 50Mbits
LTE 2600/2100/1800/900/DD800 MHz
GSM 800/900/1800/1900 MHz
UMTS 2100/900Mhz
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
up to 32GB via microSD card
3000mAh
113 x 66 x 15.5mm (dimensions)
150g (weight)

Conclusion

Despite the non-removable battery, we’re all praises for the Huawei E5776 LTE Pocket Wi-Fi (aka Tattoo LTE Mobile Wi-Fi). It’s got a decent build that can seem to withstand a fair amount of beating, plus it doubles as a powerbank which is a pretty neat addition to its feature set, and one that’s missing on the E589.

The Huawei E5776 is available in some online stores for Php12,000 (see listing here. It’s also being offered by Globe under their Tattoo Postpaid (+Php2,000 cash-out) and Prepaid deals (Php4,995 off-contract).

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This article was written by Ronnie Bulaong, a special features contributor and correspondent for YugaTech. Follow him on Twitter @turonbulaong.

56 Responses

  1. Avatar for ahl espina ahl espina says:

    sir,how to use my globe tattoo internet sim to my pocket wifi??huawei rin po ang pocket wifi q,open line,,tanx

  2. Avatar for Lhes Lhes says:

    Sir June iba po tau ng experience with huawei e5372. Ung sa amin po kc sobrang bagal. Ang sabi up to 10 devices eh 2 pa nga lang ndi na kaya. Disappointed ako dito. =(

  3. Avatar for jed jed says:

    sir need po ba my load ung sim or wala?

  4. Avatar for jhun huawei boy jhun huawei boy says:

    huawei e5372 astig sa bilis boompanes ang lte lakas sumagap astig po ito…….. share ko lng po sa inyo experience ko

  5. Avatar for Huawei E5776 Huawei E5776 says:

    Hello,

    My huawei E5776s-32 is in completely black, i bought from here http://www.4gltemall.com/huawei-e5776-4g-lte-mifi.html

    But your E5776 looks more cool, where did you get it?

    • Avatar for FANES FANES says:

      Globe offers this e5776 cheaper than market but it is a carrier locked. (not openline)
      the reason why it has a Different design is because of the Decals/sticker (from globe) thats included.

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  7. Avatar for yeihda yeihda says:

    hey, do you know how to fix my wifi pocket? its globe. my problem is , its always blinking its been overcharged but just one time. theres a warranty but still they will send it to manila to avail it but im in cebu. my point is do you know how to solve it? all lights in LED are blibking non stop until its lowbat. it cant charge also.

    • Avatar for Robby Cirineo Robby Cirineo says:

      Hi, have you fixed your pocket wifi already? I have the same problem. Ang masama dun, nawala na yung receipt ko. Hay..

  8. Avatar for Regie Regie says:

    hi guys, question po. I have a plan sa iphone plan sa globe 1799 with unlimited data plan. I dont like to use my phone for internet connection kasi sobra bilis maka drain ng battery. so what i do is to remove the nano sim and put it sa mobile wifi for internet connection. And panget lng is hindi ako matawagan kasi nga nsa mobile wifi ung sim ko, i can only receive text msg. Any bright idea pra matawagan paden ako while using the globe sim in mobile wifi? I tried to activate the “call forward when unreachable” but its not 100% na maforward yung call to my sun number.

  9. Avatar for BoyButet BoyButet says:

    Ano ba yun port neto for external antenna? TS9 Male Pin/CRC9 Male Pin ba? Thanks in advance!

  10. Avatar for amer amer says:

    ok ba ito kahit 3g lang signal sa amin at pwede ba i unlock,currently im using e5220s gusto ko sana mag upgrade,advise please.

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