Wiko Wax

  • Released 2014, April
    119g, 8.8mm thickness
    Android 4.3, up to 4.4.2
    4GB 1GB RAM storage, microSD slot
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  • 4.7"
    720x1280 pixels
  • 8MP
    1080p
  • 1GB RAM
    Nvidia Tegra 4i
  • 2000mAh
    Li-Ion

Wiko Wax - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800)
Speed HSPA, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Launch Announced 2014, April
Status Available. Released 2014, April
Body Dimensions 140.1 x 67.5 x 8.8 mm (5.52 x 2.66 x 0.35 in)
Weight 119 g (4.20 oz)
SIM Micro-SIM
Display Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~64.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~312 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Platform OS Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset Nvidia Tegra 4i
CPU Quad-core 1.7 GHz
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 4GB 1GB RAM
Main Camera Single 8 MP, AF
Features LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
Selfie camera Single 5 MP
Video
Sound Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 162 h
Talk time Up to 14 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)
Misc Colors Black, White, Coral, Turquoise
Models C210AE
SAR 0.69 W/kg (head)     0.89 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.69 W/kg (head)    
Price About 200 EUR

Wiko Wax - User Reviews

  • I had a very bad experience with this phone. The screen is fragile af, the view angles are aweful... And I'm not even talking of the veeeeeeery sloooow 1Gb RAM and the 4Gb ROM. When you put a quad-core nvidia furnace 4i in a phone like this, 1Gb is not enough. Well, at least the battery life was acceptable, but what's unacceptable is the lack of updates. The phone is shipped with a late and unoptimized version of Jelly Bean (4.3), and was only upgradable to Kit Kat (4.4.3) and not even to 4.4.4. Tho, if you want to have an acceptable experience on this phone, you will need to flash an unofficial custom Cyanogen ROM, which comes with the last version of Kit Kat (4.4.4). In conclusion, this phone disappointed me and made me leave the Wiko phones for a while, and I've switched to OnePlus in 2015 so... But for now it seems that they're making better quality phones (with Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU for one of them) for cheap. I don't recommend this phone AT ALL.

  • How to buy this phone? Please tell me..I walk the whole world but didn't find it

  • You need to download the software from their website and follow the instructions carefully.

  • hi i want to upgrade the wiko wax but this system is not accpet the kitkat please gave me any manner for upgrade ....

  • Download it on your PC from here: Its Wikos french official site but it haves download links for kitkat update and english manual. I sugest you read it befoure update. Cheers

  • Hello guys can anyone tell me how i can update the latest kitkat version on this device? thanks

  • Hi.....my wax buttons are not working........ What should I do

  • I am a fan of Tegra phones, and i knewed that this phone must be better then my old HTC One X+. And now after two mouths of using my Wax and updateing it on 4.4.2 KitKat im completly thrilled with performances, especialy in gameing. But Wax also haves great cameras, and stabile 4G network support. Baterry holds great even on playing graphicly intense games. No problems there. Ofcorse at a begining, phone was laggy alot, not reacting (even on menues) but you dont have to root it and risk warenty, all you need to do is disable google apps you dont use and dont install facebook app (all these apps are huge RAM drainers) and your phone will just fly, smooth as a butter :D Now about gameing; not all games are suported in play store (like SW: KOTOR, X Com) but we all know alternatives how to install them. Another great suprise was PPSSPP Emulator. Most of the games work completly smooth (like Dantes Inferno, Ghost rider, wwe 2011, SW: TFU...) even on 2x psp resolution upscale, but GoW games are little slower on some parts of game but frame skipping does the trick, and bouth GoW games are completly playable all the way trough. Also phone games work great and smooth (even GTA VC) on max graphic settings. So if you ware wondering is this phone good for gameing, the answer is definitly YES. In the end all i have to say is that this is the best phone i haved till now, for that price i got ALOT more that i expected

  • The phone is good but the shops selling them are often not! Mine was just a month old, always in a protective cover and stopped working. The shop kept it for five weeks, then said they had no trace of it. After two months, they said they had found it and it was damaged due to damp and not under warranty. They also demanded 30 euro to hand it back! Beware of shops selling this product, especially in Holland!

  • plz give me link or tell me how to root this phone .its very hard to find about this phone on internet due to its popularity . plz email me at [email protected] i will be thank full to you

  • I bought a Wiko phone recently and the lady who was selling it to me at a shop lied about the features he explained features of a different phone then sold Wiko Lenny when I took it back they lied again saying they have to wait for the distributor am angry is this how you treat your customers this happened in Kenya

  • I need screen for wiko wax. Where I can buy it in Europe???

  • Hardly as there are not many custom roms available for wax yet.

  • I also need an English link 😵😓

  • its a good phone even though its seems like am the only one person has it in southern Africa lol . I like it ..

  • can i instal android 5 in my wax ?

  • Do you maybe have an english link on how to do this? I bought this phone a while ago and have been having trouble with lag. I not that familiar with rooting and stuff like that, but i would like to try it :)

  • I have installed factory kitkat, SD Booster, optimized build.prop, disabled bloating apps... It is flying. Great processor, design, screen, camera, GPS speed, battery, forum community, too shame that from factory it is configured sooo badly.

  • This phone lags a lot from factory. A lot meaning even that it cannot respond for a whole minute. The solution is rooting, installing SD Booster and tweaking build.prop as instructed on forums regarding this issue. Otherwise it is a beautiful phone(HTC like design), slim, the GPS locks super fast, the screen is amazing even if a bit dark(I like it just like that), the camera is way better than the ones on the cinese phones. I reccomend it if you know how to root and edit build.prop.

  • can skype work well on this phone?

  • If by blocking you mean lagging, i managed to fix most of LAG and SLUGGINESS issues with WAX by simply rooting him. It works fast, with no lags or slowdowns, multitasks and jumps between applications quite fast.

  • You should have return the phone, if the lcd cracks and not the glass on top of it, case of guarantee. This should not happen at aal.

  • Have had this phone about 5 weeks now, it is really excellent,great looks, very slim, loads of apps. Although the camera is 8mp I wouldn't say its the best around, however a downloaded camera app really improved things. Had a lot of trouble with internet settings so emailed France for assistance they told me it isn't being introduced to the UK until the end of first quarter & shops shouldn't be selling it,I got it online.it did take a bit of getting used to but now I prefer it to my iphone 4s which was just terrible on batteries, also a fraction of the cost, I paid £152.00

  • This is my first smarthphone and I have nothing but truble with this phone. This is my second wax in one month and I have the same problems than with the first one. Every day it blocks and doesn't react for a few minutes!If I could buy a new phone, I would never again buy this one.

  • I bought it and after just 2 weeks a small crack started to form in the left bottom of my screen. Not in the glass but in the actual screen. I did not drop it nor put pressure on it. The crack now disables the colour of around 1/4th of my screen. I went back to the shop and they say its not under warranty because it is so called "My own fault" but I obviously didnt do anything wrong with it. I was very content of this phone, good specs and he was fast, it was a very good phone for the price. But with all that you are nothing with production faults who fall outside your warranty.

  • Wiko is great in price and performance!

  • wiko wax will perform higher than moto g (or moto g4)

  • I wanted to buy a under 200� smartphone, and after looking closely at different alternatives (Acer E700, Moto G, Moto G 4G, Xperia E3) i ended up purchasing Wiko Wax. It was a bit of a gamble, being an unknown french brand, but the tegra 4i got my attention. I'm so glad i did so. If you want performance, get wiko. I got 29k scores in antutu vs 15/18k scores from the other smartphones i talked about. If you want to save battery, tegra 4i comes with a 5th core created for that. It will use it to keep the essencial services running that you need in your phone, and save battery. If you need power, you just turn it on and it will use it all. I tested it in battery saving mode and got 17k score. With performance mode i got 29k score. Best smartphone for the price. Believe me.

  • between the wikowax and the motorola moto g (2014) witch one is better?

  • Best phone ever for the money.

  • This smartphone seems very interesting to me, though the internal memory seems low. Can someone assure me that app2sd is possible with this device?

  • Good phone very light...new type of battery Li-on (Poly)and they are very light.

  • Portugal, France, Germany, Switzerland and Italy

  • Which country?