Elephone is one of those upcoming Chinese OEMs that has been around for some while now and they are known like several other Chinese tech firms for their affordable smartphones. Introducing the Eleohone SX, a mid-range smartphone with some interesting features and nice design. Despite being a budget smartphone, it offers some nice mid-range specs to keep performance up. Aside that, the smartphone comes with a Qualcomm chipset rather than the MediaTek chipset common to Elephone smartphones.
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Elephone SX Key Specs and Pricing
- 6.26-inch, IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 2340 x 1080 pixels
- Android 8.1 Oreo
- Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 CPU with 4GB RAM
- 64GB/128GB built-in storage space, up to 256GB with a memory card
- Dual 16MP + 2MP rear camera and a dual 16MP + 2MP front camera
- 4G LTE
- Fingerprint scanner (rear)
- 4, 000mAh none removable Li-Po battery
Design and Display
The design on the smartphone is simple and modern thought not quite with the removable back but the 2:1 aspect ratio offers a sense of being in vogue. The smartphone has a plastic back with a reducing circular camera design from left to right including the flash all at the left side. The back cover can be removed to reveal the SD card space at the left and dual sim space at the right. The speaker grille is at the bottom of the phone flanking the MicroUSB port that is at the middle.
The display is quite large and has a slightly reduced iPhone X kind of notch which houses the dual front camera. For a 6.26-inch screen, the display is nice with good viewing angles and punchy colours owing to the FHD+ resolution. It is a good thing that the bezels around the display are reduced and the display edges are round which makes it look more premium.
Battery and Camera
As far as battery is concerned, the Elephone SX have got things under wraps be it an engaging day with your smartphone or not. That is what you say when you have 4, 000mAh battery capacity on your smartphone. Anyway, the smartphone sadly only comes with a MicroUSB port but offers fast charge to bolster its performance.
Moving on to the cameras on the smartphone which is up to four shared equally between both ends not only in terms of number but also in pixel count. The rear combines a 16MP camera with a 2MP secondary sensor and LED flash. A similar thing is seen in front of the smartphone also with a 16MP camera and a 2MP depth sensor.
Hardware and Software
You’ve got a sufficient amount of quality in the internals to give a considerably decent performance. Starting with an impressive eight core Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 and an Adreno 506 GPU. Also, you’ve got 4GB RAM with either 64GB or 128GB internal storage with a chance to expand up to 256GB. In addition, you will have Android 8.1/Oreo which is not the latest but still very close.
Elephone SX Pricing and Availability
The smartphone will be sold for about 70, 000 Naira or more if you are going for the 128GB variant depending on the deal and your location.
Elephone SX Specs
Here are a few specs of the Elephone SX:
General Features
- Platform: Android 8.1 Oreo
- Processor: Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
- GPU: Adreno 506
- Memory: 4GB RAM
- Colours: Black, Gold, Blue
- Dimension: –
- Weight: –
- SIM Type: Nano SIM
- SIM Count: Dual SIM
Display
- Display: 6.26-inch, IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 2340 x 1080 pixels
- Screen Protection: –
Camera
- Rear Camera: Dual 16MP + 2MP camera, 1080p Video@30fps
- Rear Camera Features: Autofocus, LED flash, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama
- Front Camera: Dual 16MP + 2MP camera, 1080p Video@30fps
Storage
- Built-in Storage: 64GB/128GB
- Memory Card Support: Yes, up to 256GB
- 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+: 42.2/5.76 Mbps
- CDMA EVDO: –
- 4G LTE: Yes
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, wi-fi direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot: Yes
- Bluetooth: Yes, v5.0 with A2DP LE
- NFC: –
- Infrared Blaster: –
- USB Port: MicroUSB 2.0
Messaging
- SMS/MMS: Yes
- Instant Messaging: Yes
- Push Emails: Yes
- Email Protocol: –
Entertainment
- Music Player: MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
- Video Player: MP4/H.264 player
- FM Radio: Yes
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- 3.5mm Jack: Yes
Navigation
- Navigation: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
- Maps: Yes
Sensors & Control
- Digital Compass: Yes
- Accelerometer: Yes
- Proximity Sensor: Yes
- Light Sensor: Yes
- Barometer: –
- SpO2: –
- Pedometer: –
- Heart Rate Monitor: –
- Gyroscope: –
- Fingerprint Scanner: Yes (rear)
- Iris Scanner: –
- Face Unlock: Yes
- 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: –
- Dust Resistant: –
- Image Editor: Yes
- Video Editor: Yes
- Document Viewer: Yes
- Document Editor: Yes
Battery
- Battery: 4, 000mAh non removable Li-Po battery
- Talktime: –
- Standby Time: –
- Fast Charging: Yes
