Rugged smartphones might not be a popular thing but it is has been a thing for a while now. The Elephone Soldier is one of those smartphones and it poses of an IP68 certification. In other words, ut can withstand water up to 1.5m for 30 minutes and is also resilient to dust. This makes it makes very suitable for tough environments like construction sites, camping in the woods and so on. It has an high-resolution display added to the list as well as a nice build.
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Elephone Soldier Key Specs and Features
- 5.5-inch, IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 1440 x 2560 pixel (534 ppi)
- Android 8.1 Oreo
- Octa-core MediaTek Helio X25 with 4GB RAM
- 128GB built-in storage space up to 256GB with memory card
- 21MP rear camera and 16MP front camera
- 4G LTE
- Fingerprint scanner (rear)
- 5, 000mAh non-removable Li-Po battery
Design and Display
In line with the rugged look, the smartphone has a rubberized plastic look with palate of metal at the camera side and volume/power button axis. There are visible screws all over which all the more contributed to the unconventional look. You’ve got a quite heavy smartphone here, normal for rugged phones though, weighing 251g. The smartphone is a bit bulky too which is due to the added protective measure and partly because of the big battery.
The Elephone Soldier certainly has one of the highest resolution you can find on a rugged smartphone. Going for a mid-sized 5.5-inch, the smartphone is does not a minimized bezel type neither does it adopt the slender approach .Rather, it has a 16:9 aspect ratio with an impressive 1440 x 2560 pixel resolution.
Battery and Camera
Concerning the battery on the smartphone, you will be able to spend a day comfortably without having to worry. That said, it does have a 5, 000mAh capacity on the smartphone which is quite much on paper but might not actually be that long lasting after all. In that regard,, the smartphone does have the most of the days power in store depending on usage and a USB Type-C port to charge it.
Since the smartphone is a rugged smartphone and certainly not like your average camera oriented smartphones. Nonetheless, it does have a a scent camera on both the rear and on the selfie side for a fair mobile photography. On the rear is a 21MP camera while in the opposite direction is a 16MP selfie shooter.
Hardware and Software
To the midst of the bunch, there is the ten core processor grinding to keep things running and on the rest of the SoC is a Mali-T880 MP2 GPU. The MediaTek Helio X25 is a capable day to day chipset and does everything from gaming to surfing to normal day’s task. For the rest part of the bunch are a 4GB RAM and a 128GB space for storing files with an added memory card support. Out of the box is Android 8.1 Oreo booting up to greet you.
Elephone Soldier Pricing and Availability
The smartphone sells for about 116, 000 Naira depending on the deal and your location.
Elephone Soldier Specs
Here are a few specs of the Elephone Soldiers:
General Features
- Platform: Android 8.1 Oreo
- Processor: Octa-core MediaTek Helio X25
- GPU: Mali-T880
- Memory: 4GB RAM
- Colours: Black, Green
- Dimension: –
- Weight: 251g
- SIM Type: Nano SIM
- SIM Count: Dual SIM
Display
- Display: 5.5-inch, IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi)
- Screen Protection: –
Camera
- Rear Camera: 21MP camera, 2160p Video@30fps 1080p Video@30fps
- Rear Camera Features: Autofocus, LED flash, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama
- Front Camera: 16MP camera, 1080p Video@30fps
Storage
- Built-in Storage: 128GB
- Memory Card Support: Yes, up to 255GB
- Bundled Cloud Storage: –
Network Support
- 2G GSM: Yes
- 2G CDMA 1X: –
- 3G WCDMA: Yes
- 3G CDMA EVDO: –
- 4G LTE: Yes
Internet & Connectivity
- GPRS: Yes
- EDGE: Yes
- 3G/WCDMA/HSPA: Yes
- HSPA+: Yes
- CDMA EVDO: –
- 4G LTE: Yes
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual band, Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot: Yes
- Bluetooth: Yes, v5.0 with A2DP, LE, aptX HD
- NFC: Yes
- Infrared Blaster: –
- USB Port: USB Type-C 2.0
Messaging
- SMS/MMS: Yes
- Instant Messaging: Yes
- Push Emails: Yes
- Email Protocol: –
Entertainment
- Music Player: MP4/DviX/XviD/H.265 player
- Video Player: MP4/DviX/XviD/H.265 player
- FM Radio: Yes
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- 3.5mm Jack: Yes
Navigation
- Navigation: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
- Maps: Yes
Sensors & Control
- Digital Compass: Yes
- Accelerometer: Yes
- Proximity Sensor: Yes
- Light Sensor: Yes
- Barometer: –
- SpO2: –
- Pedometer: –
- Heart Rate Monitor: –
- Gyroscope: Yes
- Fingerprint Scanner: Yes, (rear)
- Iris Scanner: –
- Face Unlock: –
- Intelligent Digital Assistant:–
- Motion Sensing / Gesture Control: –
- Voice Control: –
Other Features
- Video Streaming: Yes
- Active Noise Cancellation: Yes
- Wireless Charging: –
- Built-in Mobile Payment: –
- Water Resistant: Yes
- Dust Resistant: Yes
- Image Editor: Yes
- Video Editor: Yes
- Document Viewer: Yes
- Document Editor: Yes
Battery
- Battery: 5, 000mAh non removable Li-Po battery
- Talktime: –
- Standby Time: –
- Fast Charging: Yes
