HMD Crest

The HMD Crest has a standard slab form factor — it does not fold and lacks a rugged build. It measures 163.86 mm tall and 76.42 mm wide, with a weight of 205 g. The device carries a water-resistant rating, offering a basic level of protection against moisture in everyday use.

The HMD Crest features a 6.67″ OLED/AMOLED touchscreen with a 1080 x 2400 px resolution and a pixel density of 395 ppi, producing a sharp and vivid image. The panel runs at a 90Hz refresh rate with a 180Hz touch sampling rate for smooth scrolling and responsive input. The display does not include branded damage-resistant glass and lacks support for HDR10, HDR10+, and Dolby Vision. There is no secondary screen.

The HMD Crest is driven by the Unisoc Tanggula T760 chipset, built on a 7 nm process with an octa-core CPU arranged in a big.LITTLE configuration running at 4 x 2.2 GHz and 4 x 1.8 GHz across 8 threads, with integrated LTE and a Mali-G57 GPU clocked at a turbo speed of 650 MHz. The SoC supports 64-bit processing, DirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2, while TrustZone is present for hardware-level security. The device comes with 6 GB of DDR4 RAM running at 2133 MHz across two memory channels and 128 GB of internal storage, with a maximum supported memory amount of 32 GB; ECC memory is not supported. Benchmark results place the device at 423,297 on AnTuTu, 739 single-core and 2,350 multi-core on Geekbench 6, and 541 single-core and 2,155 multi-core on Geekbench 5.

The HMD Crest features a dual-lens rear camera system combining a 50 MP primary sensor with a 2 MP secondary lens, using a CMOS sensor without back-side illumination. The main camera records video at 1080p 30 fps and supports slow-motion recording, while autofocus options include phase-detection and touch autofocus as well as continuous autofocus during video; laser autofocus is not available. There is no optical image stabilization and no optical zoom, and the camera does not shoot in RAW format or support HDR10 or Dolby Vision recording. Manual controls cover exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance, though manual shutter speed is absent, and additional shooting modes include burst mode and in-camera panorama, but not 360-degree panorama or 3D capture. A single LED flash is present on the rear — not dual-tone or RGB — while the 50 MP front camera is a single-lens unit with no front-facing flash and is not positioned under the display.

The HMD Crest runs Android 14, a free and open-source platform that supports multi-user accounts, on-device machine learning, offline voice recognition, and voice commands. Privacy tooling includes clipboard warnings, location privacy options, camera and microphone access controls, and the ability to block app tracking, though cross-site tracking blocking and Mail Privacy Protection are absent. On the customization side, the OS offers dynamic theming, theme customization, dark mode, and an extra dim mode, while focus modes and app offloading are not available. Productivity features include split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, full-page screenshots, a media picker, customizable notifications, sharing intents, widgets, live text selection from images, and the ability to play games during downloads. The device also supports phone tracking and a child lock, but does not offer Wi-Fi password sharing, Quick Start, or the ability to function as a PC, and OS updates are not delivered directly by the vendor.

The HMD Crest is equipped with a 5000 mAh rechargeable battery that supports 33W fast charging, helping to reduce time spent tethered to a cable. A battery level indicator is present for keeping track of remaining charge. The battery is not removable, and wireless charging is not supported.

The HMD Crest includes a 3.5 mm headphone jack for wired audio and is fitted with two microphones. Speaker output is mono, as stereo speakers are not present. On the wireless audio side, the device does not support any high-quality Bluetooth codecs — aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, and LDAC are all absent.

The HMD Crest supports 5G connectivity alongside a cellular module and dual SIM capability, with Wi-Fi covered by both Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) and Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac). Bluetooth 5.0 is on board, and a USB Type-C port handles wired connections, though there is no HDMI output. An external memory slot is available for storage expansion. For navigation and motion sensing, the device includes GPS with Galileo support, a gyroscope, accelerometer, and compass, while a barometer is absent. The fingerprint scanner serves as the primary biometric method — NFC, 3D facial recognition, and an iris scanner are not present. Additional features such as ANT+, a heart rate monitor, infrared sensor, satellite emergency SOS, crash detection, DLNA certification, motion tracking, optical tracking, and a built-in projector are all absent, and no stylus is included.

The HMD Crest features a video light to assist with recording in low-light conditions. The display is flat rather than curved and does not use sapphire glass or an e-paper panel.