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Mintt UltraMintt Y3 review: Plans | Pricing | Specs

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Mintt UltraMintt Y3
3.5
★★★★★
Finder score
  • Battery Score 4
  • Camera Score 3
  • Design Score 3.5
  • Performance Score 3.5

Summary

The Mintt UltraMintt Y3's core recipe provides good value for folks looking for a more affordable phone handset.

  • Good battery life.
  • Relatively clean Android interface.
  • Fingerprint sensor.
  • Case included.
  • Wireless charging.
  • Selfie watermarking is annoying.
  • Helio P60 isn't particularly powerful.
  • Beauty modes can take smoothing way too far.

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Details

Pricing & Availability

RRP $399
Launch date 2019-09
Mintt UltraMintt Y3

Mintt – and no, that's not a typo – is an Australian smartphone company selling a range of affordable handsets directly through its website. You may have hit promos for them on The Block, and the entire focus of the company is on low-cost handsets. That puts them head to head with offerings from much more established brands such as Alcatel, Nokia, and even the entry-level phones from the likes of Samsung and LG.

Not that the phones are being built in Mintt's Queensland headquarters, mind you. It's very much a case of partnering with a Chinese OEM to take an existing model build and deliver it to Australian consumers. The Mintt UltraMintt Y3 is the company's "flagship" model, and it's got some very impressive features for the asking price.


Design

  • Shiny amethyst finish that you'll either love or loathe.
  • Fingerprint sensor.
  • 6.3-inch display.
  • Full HD+ display, but it won't play Full HD Netflix.
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Camera

  • Triple lens camera shoots mostly acceptable images.
  • Low light and zoom aren't great.
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Performance

  • Helio P60 offers fair mid-range performance.
  • Essentially stock Android.
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Battery life

  • Genuinely good 4,050mAh battery.
  • Wireless charging, but it can be temperamental.

Verdict

  • Better value than many phones in its price range.
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Pricing and availability

Price

RRP $399

Where to buy

Alternatives

The rest of Mintt's range consists of much lower specification and cheaper devices, which we're waiting to review. Stay tuned for our opinion there.

At the time of writing, if you had $399 to spend, you've got several very good alternative options.

If you wanted guaranteed Android updates, consider one of Nokia's Android One phones, such as the Nokia 5.1 Plus or Nokia 6.1.

If you're after exceptional battery life, you could consider the Motorola Moto G7 Power, which packs in a 5,000mAh battery into its frame.


Specifications

Display

Display Size
6.3 inches
Resolution
1080 x 2340px
Pixels per inch (PPI)
409.1 ppi

Camera

Rear camera megapixels
20MP + 16MP + 5MP
Video recording
1080p
Front camera megapixels
24MP

Physical Dimensions

Dimensions
157mm x 75.8mm x 8.75mm
Weight
183g

Connectivity

NFC
Yes
Wi-Fi
802.11 a/b/g/n
Network category speed
N/A

Power, storage and battery

Processor
MT6771
RAM
4GB
Operating system
Android 9
Internal storage
64GB
External storage support
Up to 256GB
Battery capacity
4,050mAh

Device features

Headphone jack
No
Fingerprint sensor
Yes
Water resistance rating
N/A
Wireless charging
Qi

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