Okay folks, let’s talk about this “636 Ninja” everyone’s whispering about. Wanted to see if the hype matched reality, so I grabbed one and put it through its paces myself. Just me, the Ninja, and a stopwatch basically.
Unboxing and the “Ready? Not so fast” Moment
First thing? Getting the darn thing setup. Felt pretty standard out the box. But man, the specs they slapped on the box? Big numbers, fancy terms. Said it was lightning fast right out of the gate. “Yeah, okay,” I thought, “Prove it.” Plugged it in, charged it up, felt like forever – probably because I was impatient.
Running the Gauntlet
Decided to run two simple things anyone can understand:
- The Tap Test: Just opening and closing apps. Mail, camera, browser, simple games.
- The Scrolling Slog: Dragging my finger down a looong page with tons of pictures and text.
Wanted to see if it choked. Also fired up a stupidly huge app download to see if it whimpered while I did other stuff.
Started clicking. Mail popped open quick, like bam. Scrolled through, smooth. Good start. Camera opened fast too. Then tried switching between five apps real fast. Felt snappy, no stutter. So far, the box wasn’t lying.
Then hit it with the massive webpage. Started scrolling… and it just kept going. Like butter. Seriously, no hiccups, no waiting for pictures to pop in half the time. Compared it to my old clunker? Night and day difference.
Last, kicked off a huge file download. Kept using the Ninja while it downloaded in the background. Still clicking apps, still scrolling, everything felt just as fast. My old device would have started sweating bullets, everything turning sluggish. Not this one. Impressed here.
Stopwatch Results – Crunching the Numbers
Okay, times. For everyday stuff?
- Opening Mail: Less than a second every time.
- Opening Camera: Consistently under 2 seconds from cold start.
- Heavy App Switching: No measurable lag switching between 5 apps rapidly.
- Massive Webpage Load: Under 3 seconds to fully render that beast.
The background download didn’t slow anything down perceptibly either. It just handled it.
So, Does the Ninja Deliver?
Look, it’s not magic. But those fast specs on the box? Based on what I just went through? Yeah, they translate into real speed. It handles everyday stuff effortlessly. Smooth scrolling, fast app opens, no drama switching tasks, and even juggling stuff in the background doesn’t make it sweat. It feels noticeably faster than older stuff, just like the hype suggests.
Overall, thumbs up from me. Lived up to the promises in my actual use. Good little pocket rocket.
