Hammer Blade 4

Technical specifications

After a multi-year experience with the Huawei p20 pro, I switched to the Hammer Blade 4. I was afraid of a poor camera, slow performance, and system freezing. Nothing of the sort. It works very quickly, the camera is better than in the Huawei, the battery lasts a long time, and you can feel in your hands that it is a tool and not a toy. I am pleasantly surprised. Shock and water resistance have not been tested, but these are indisputable advantages. I would buy it again. Inexpensive, with a good camera, a high-capacity battery, and resistant to accidents.

I will write this: I purchased the phone in a Polish electronics store and I was disappointed. Android 12 is not fully translated, updates are from December 2022, the phone stutters on websites, and the speaker for audio is poor. For calls it is good, which is a plus. The battery lasts a solid 2 days, the build quality is also acceptable, and the thermometer is just a thermometer - an additional feature that is inaccurate by a few degrees. Hm, in summary, Hammer has been on the market for several years and has learned nothing. I do not recommend it; it is just an ordinary low-quality Chinese product, and once purchased, you are on your own because there is no support. The idea was good, the phone is decent, but as usual, it was ruined by the software and old components retrieved from their own stock from 5 years ago. I especially do not recommend it for 1199 zł; it is better to buy a standard smartphone with better components, use a rugged case, apply good tempered glass, and that is all - and then enjoy smooth operation and manufacturer support.

A very weak rugged phone, another unsuccessful Hammer. I have been using it for 4 months now. I bought it in a hurry because I needed something available in a physical store.

After 3 months, the fingerprint reader stopped working completely, which is why I will file a warranty claim.
After a week, the camera glass cracked. The island protrudes significantly and with its weak glass, it absorbs all impacts when placed on a table. The camera is weak anyway, but that is no secret. Other than that, I must admit it survived several significant falls without any other damage.
6GB of RAM and the MediaTek P90 deliver very poor results, and the phone constantly runs slowly during daily use (not to mention games).
Strange errors frequently occur in applications, some functions do not work, and the software is unrefined and not updated.
The battery is okay, although for 6000 mAh it is not spectacular. The Doogee S96 Pro with slightly higher capacity lasted much longer.

Among the advantages are certainly the durability, except for the camera island, a good appearance for a rugged phone, it is light and small for such a battery size, and it can be purchased cheaply online, but it is not worth it.

After my experiences with Samsung, I decided on the Blade 4. The phone itself is good, with a large display, a good speaker, and the battery lasts up to 3 days. Built-in features like the thermometer, level, etc., are useless to me. It is a bit of a shame that there is no option to set ringtone profiles such as silent, general, or loud. It does not freeze and works quickly. Unfortunately, I would prefer a phone keypad to a QWERTY one as an option. I do not know about other Blade 4 models, but in mine, the microphone is of very poor quality. The person I am talking to hears me as if I were speaking underwater. Recording a concert to remember it is practically useless because of the sound quality. It is possible that this is due to the waterproofing, but I would still prefer a clear, good-sounding microphone.

I have had this phone for almost two years. The camera only takes photos from close range, it does not focus on landscapes, and nothing can be done about it. Furthermore, the battery has swollen slightly and the back has come unglued, so it is probably no longer waterproof or dustproof. Sometimes it restarts on its own. I do not recommend it because of the camera. When I have to, I take photos with the front camera - and that one works, although the image is reversed from right to left. It works for a very long time on the battery.
In most camera applications, there is an option to enable or disable the mirror reflection of the front camera. I cannot guarantee that it will be here as well, but it is worth looking for. (jf)