"Rakuten BIG" and the outer box.I see, the box is also big
"Rakuten BIG", first of all, I was surprised at the size of the box. "Rakuten BIG" is written on a thin square box, and the impact of the first look is outstanding.
I thought for a moment that I was making a big box, but I was convinced when I opened it. The size of the box is made of squares that match the vertical length of the smartphone.
In a word, the charm of this smartphone will be "affordable big screen". The screen size is 6.9 inches, which is the size that was classified as a tablet a long time ago. However, the aspect ratio is about 20.5: 9, which is a vertically long shape, and the width is suppressed, so it can be recognized as a smartphone somehow. The width is 80mm, and it can be used with one hand, but it will be difficult to hold it stably. Basically, it is a smartphone that you can put in your bag and use with both hands.
An interesting gimmick is hidden in this smartphone. It is an under display camera. A part of the organic EL display is transparent, and the in-camera is stored there. By eliminating the "notch" at the top of the screen, we have realized a "screen that fully uses the front".
It's hidden as part of the display when not in use and can only be discerned if you look closely. However, at the time of trial, the display of the in-camera part sometimes became conspicuous without switching, such as immediately after the application was switched.
The bezel (screen frame) is slightly thicker. Compared to the latest high-end smartphones such as the "Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G", the top and bottom are particularly thick, and there is less "feeling of holding the screen in your hand". Even so, there is no in-camera notch, so the clean screen is comfortable when the video is displayed in full screen.
The size of Rakuten BIG is suitable for watching videos. It's a large screen that isn't too big to fit in your field of view when you hold it sideways with both hands at a distance of about 15 cm, and it's convenient to watch videos while lying down. In addition, it is waterproof equivalent to IPX8, so it is just right for watching videos in the bath.
The organic EL display has good color development and the image quality is perfect. However, it is a little careful whether the support for HDR content depends on the service. The hardware supports the HDR 10 standard, but when I try to play compatible content on the Netflix app, it says that it does not support HDR playback.
The chipset is equipped with Snapdragon 765G. This is a chipset widely used in popular 5G smartphones announced in 2020, and has the performance to handle high-load graphics processing in a well-balanced manner.
It is comfortable to actually play 3D games, and the heat treatment is stable probably because the main body is large. When I was running the online game "Genshin" with the highest image quality settings, I sometimes felt that the movement was heavy, such as the scene where the effects of multiple enemy characters spread all over, but 1-2 It worked without anxiety even if I played for about a long time.