Crosscall Action-X5
Specifications
Secondary Camera: 13 MPix
Price comparison
Average of 4 scores (from 6 reviews)
Reviews for the Crosscall Action-X5
Source: DxOMark
The Crosscall Action-X5’s IPS display performed best in indoor conditions, with acceptable readability and color reproduction, that was well suited for basic functions like web browsing (even though scrolling was not very smooth) and watching SDR videos, where the brightness was correct and details were well-rendered. The device was not well-suited for more demanding uses such as watching HDR10 and ultra HD videos, or gaming because of a lack of smoothness and visible aliasing. However, the device showed no flicker. For a device that was designed to be used outdoors, the Crosscall Action-X5 display was not well suited for outdoor conditions. Reading the screen outdoors was very difficult when the device was held at an angle. Also, users wearing polarized sunglasses will find that they have to hold the phone in a landscape position to read anything on the screen because the display turns black in portrait position.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/31/2022
Source: DxOMark
The French manufacturer Crosscall is known for smartphones that are designed for rough conditions, offering waterproof bodies, shock resistance and long battery life. The latest model, the Action-X5, is no exception and is targeted at outdoor lovers and athletes. Inside the rugged housing, the Android OS is powered by a Snapdragon 662 chipset and the 5.45-inch display offers an HD+ resolution. With an 48MP primary camera and a 13MP ultra-wide — no tele lens or bokeh mode — things look pretty simple in the camera department compared to some other devices in Crosscall’s price range. Let’s see how this rugged phone stacks up against more conventional competitors in the DXOMARK Camera test.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/31/2022
Foreign Reviews
Source: PCtipp.ch
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/03/2022
Rating: Total score: 90%
Source: Geek 4 You
IT→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/10/2022
Rating: Total score: 85%
Source: CNet France
FR→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/18/2021
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: Les Numeriques
FR→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/18/2021
Rating: Total score: 60% performance: 60% display: 60% mobility: 80% workmanship: 60% ergonomy: 60%
Comment
Qualcomm Adreno 610: Integrated (in the Snapdragon 665) graphics card based on the Adreno 600 architecture. The performance of the GPU is between the Adreno 510 and 512/612 and therefore in the lower mid range. Supports DirectX11_1, Vulkan 1.0, OpenCL 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.2.
Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
SD 662: Fast mid-range ARM SoC with 8 CPU Kryo 260 cores (four fast 2 GHz Cortex-A73 cores in a cluster and two power saving 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 cores) and a rather slow Adreno 610 GPU. Manufactured in a 11 nm LPP process.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
5.45":
It is a very small display format for smartphones. You should by no means be mis-sighted and you will generally see very little on the screen and only have a small resolution available. In return, the device should be very small and handy.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.73.75%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
