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The L8Star BM70 has precisely one outstanding quality: It is tiny!
No bigger than a thumb.
Even the handy cell phones are huge monsters.
The BM70 acts like a toy and is a nice eye-catcher.
The price is also tiny.
Around 20 euros are due.
The BM70 is really not an everyday device, but - and that's the gag - you can actually use it to make calls.
"Computer Bild" tested the L8Star BM70.
L8Star BM70 has a manageable equipment
The equipment is as meager as some of them are still familiar with from the first mobile phones: the German-language menu provides a phone book, messages, call history, calendar and settings.
No apps, no WhatsApp, no browser, no WiFi ... The list of things that are missing is longer than the list of features.
The L8Star BM70 is 13 millimeters thick.
But that is the only measure that is in the range of normal cell phones
Source: Computer Bild / Michael Huch
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But isn't it totally legitimate to focus on the phone function and make the thing extra tiny for that?
It looks like a toy, a key fob, and yet it is a functional miniature.
Not much larger than a suppository, the BM70 has the potential to be a popular souvenir from prison.
Battery and dimensions
Capacity and weight are around a tenth of a current smartphone: The BM70 has a permanently installed polymer battery with a cute 300 mAh that only takes around 30 minutes on the micro-USB cable to charge.
That should be enough for 120 hours of standby and up to five hours of talk time.
The L8Star BM70 simply charges via micro USB.
The connector is almost as wide as the cell phone
Source: Computer Bild / Michael Huch
With the battery and SIM card, the BM70 weighs 17 grams.
The micro cell phone is 24 millimeters wide, 62 millimeters short and 13 millimeters thick.
The L8Star BM70 has an OLED display
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To just stay in the usual test routine: The BM70 has a monochrome (single-color) OLED display with a diagonal of 0.66 inches (1.68 centimeters) and a resolution of 64x48 pixels.
That corresponds to 121 ppi.
Converted, you would need 635 BM70 to compile the resolution of a full HD display!
After all, the tiny thing has a display - and then OLED too.
Hard to believe, but with a little effort you can hit the tiny keys quite well.
Source: Computer Bild / Michael Huch
Once you have got used to the menu navigation and know which button to press, the small buttons are surprisingly reliable.
They are raised and offer a good pressure point.
Despite the few functions, the overview is difficult, especially at the beginning, because the texts are cut off due to the small display and only scroll through slowly.
Not even the word “phone book” fits entirely on the screen.
BM70 as a bluetooth headset
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When you pair the mobile phone with the smartphone, you can make calls or listen to music.
Since the soft earpiece only fits so well and the mini mobile phone is only loosely plugged in, it works so-so.
The most recent playlist from your smartphone appears for selection on the tiny, but the sound is poor to say the least.
With the soft attachment, the BM70 becomes a headset.
Before putting into operation, you must flip the slide protection switch on the left with a pointed object
Source: Computer Bild / Michael Huch
You can tell what you hear, but the quality leaves a lot to be desired.
Apart from the fact that listening to music through one ear is never really fun: the BM70 fails as headphones, it works with noises as a headset, but with the BM70 you have to make different demands.
Nevertheless: If you think it is a good idea to use the part instead of a normal headset, be warned.
Telephoning with the BM70
Micro SIM card in and go.
When the phone was switched on for the first time, it searched for around a minute until the network was displayed.
Establishing a connection in both directions was quite long in the test.
The call quality is proportional to the size of the device, i.e. very low.
Nevertheless, we were very happy when we made real phone calls with the Mini.
As an emergency solution, of course, a thousand times better than smoke signals.
Telephoning with the BM70 actually works and looks great stupid on top of that.
The box contains the cell phone, the soft ear piece for use as a headset, a short micro-USB cable, mini instructions and a sticker with the IMEI number.
Well, the O2 identifier is interpreted as E-Plus, but the phone calls still worked
Source: Computer Bild / Michael Huch
Conclusion:
The L8Star BM70 is a party gag, but it's more than that. You don't actually want to handle it or make calls, but you could.
Athletes clamp their thumbs in their leggings in an emergency.
This part can easily be found anywhere.
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With a SIM card, charged battery and network, the L8Star BM70 is a functioning mobile phone - but more for emergencies than normal situations. Your child can at least be reached or can call you without watching the latest Katja Krasavice porn song on YouTube, because almost all functions that go beyond making a phone call are missing.
The dwarf also weakens as a headset. As a normal cell phone, the BM70 can do far too little, as a cheap and functional gag the BM70 is definitely good and is a real eye-catcher on top of that.
Strengths:
But the thing is just soooo cute!
Weaknesses:
bad sound, fiddly operation, few functions
Assessment:
good
Price and availability
In addition to L8Star, the micro cell phone is also available under other manufacturer names in black and white.
You can order the BM70 as L8Star BM70, WYXlink BM70 or SODIAL BM70.
The price is around 20 euros.
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