MyPhone my86 DTV Unboxed, First Impressions

MyPhone’s my86 DTV sports a five-inch display and Android Lollipop out of the box at a sub-Php3K price. Here’s a quick look at one of the local brand’s top-of-the-line budget DTV device.

Upon seeing the actual box in person, we were treated with the brand’s standard array of packaging, featuring the current design for its digital television-equipped devices. On the inside of the box are the phone, a microUSB cord, a wall charging adapter, a pair of standard-issued in-ear headphones, and several papers such as the warranty card and a myPhone bookmark.

The my86 DTV presents itself with a standard polycarbonate look that’s been seen as a signature look for its recently released devices.

The screen guard has been applied during manufacturing, so all you have to do is to peel off the label to reveal the device in its full glory. On the front, we have the five-inch display, non-lit capacitive buttons, the call speaker, and the five-megapixel rear camera and its accompanying LED flash.

At the right side of the device are the power/lock button and the volume rockers, both are embellished in a chrome color.

At the top, we have the 3.5mm audio jack positioned at the left. You can also notice a part of the camera, which protrudes because of the back shell’s construction design.

The microUSB port and the microphone are both located at the bottom part of the device. Also included right at the corner is the slit that can be used to gain access to the inner parts of the back of the phone.

A 13-megapixel rear camera, surrounded by a chrome accent, its partner dual-LED flash, and a small rear loudspeaker grille can be seen at the back of the device. The back plate, bearing a black color with a matte polycarbonate texture and features MyPhone’s trademark Philippine Map design,  is susceptible to fingerprints and smudges. It has a unibody shell that exposes a few internals circuits such as those of the audio port’s.

Prying open the unit, we have a slot for the removable 2300mAh battery, and dedicated slots for two micro SIM cards and a microSD card.

MyPhone my86 DTV specs:
5-inch HD IPS display, 1280 x 720 px, 294 ppi
1.3GHz Quad-Core Spreadtrum SC8830
Mali-400 MP2 GPU
1GB RAM
8GB internal storage
expandable up to 32GB via microSD
13MP AF rear camera with dual LED Flash
5MP front camera with LED Flash
3G HSPA+
Dual SIM (micro), Dual Standby
WiFi
Bluetooth
GPS, A-GPS
ISDB-T DTV Tuner
Android 5.1 Lollipop
2300mAh Li-ion battery (removable)

MyPhone’s DTV-equipped my86 is now out in stores. How far can your Php2,999 go? A full review is on the works while we use this as a daily driver.

This unit was bought at Automatic Centre Digital Plaza in Gateway Mall, Cubao.