Elephone is a Chinese OEM which like it’s other competitors offers low priced mid-range smartphone which offers quite a lot of features. The Elephone U smartphone is one of its latest products and offers quite a nice design and interesting features. However, all of these features reflects on the price as it comes with quite a high one. How does this measure up to the features it has? Let’s see what it has to offer.
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Elephone U Key Specs and Features
- 5.99-inch, AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 1920 X 1080 pixels (403 ppi)
- Android 7.0 (Nougat), Oreo OTA update comig
- Octa-core MediaTek MT6763 CPU with 6GB RAM
- 128GB built-in storage, up to 256GB with a memory card
- Dual 13MP + 13MP rear camera and 8MP front camera
- 4G LTE
- Fingerprint sensor (rear)
- 3, 620 mAh non removable Li-Po battery
Design and Display
To an extent the Elephone U looks like it is modeled after the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.or S8 smartphone. This smartphone features an 18:9 aspect ratio and an a bezel-less display which is the same thing featured in recent premium smartphones. It is also made of plastic, metal and glass blended to give a smartphone with nice aesthetics.
In terms of design, the Elephone U smartphone is one that has quite an immersive view screen. Featuring an OLED panel is good enough but having a full HD resolution is quite impressive. Besides that there’s also a large viewing space on the Elephone U measuring up to 5.99-inch which is impressive considering the size of the smartphone itself.
Battery and Camera
Smartphones being made lately can use some more battery capacity and that is what the Elephone U offers. Although this is not a smartphone that can be regarded as one having a large battery capacity. It comes with an ample 3, 620mAh non removable Li-Po battery.
Recently the outburst of production of dual rear camera smartphones has been a common occurrence. The same trend is featured on this smartphone with a dual 13MP + 13MP rear camera and an 8MP front camera. There’s also a possible update of face unlocking feature later on for the Elephone U.
Hardware and Software
Even when it comes to hardware, the Elephone U smartphone packs a fairly powerful MediaTek MT6763 processor running at 2.0GHz max.As for graphics, there’s an ARM Mali-G71 MP2 GPU handling things.
Moving on, you’ve got a massive 4GB/6GB internal memory space alongside a 64GB/128GB built-in storage capacity expandable to 256GB with the aid of a MicroSD card. The Elephone U runs Android 7.0 Nougat from the box but Elephone promises an Android 8.0 Oreo update in the future.
Elephone U Price and Availability
The Elephone U smartphone is available for sale in several smartphone retail outlets and online stores. Elephone U costs about 120, 000 Naira for the 128GB model and 100, 000 Naira for the 64GB variant depending on your location and deal.
Elephone U Specs
Here are a few specs of the Elephone U:
General Features
- Platform: Android 7.0 Nougat with Oreo OTA update
- Processor: Octa-core MediaTek MT6763
- GPU: ARM Mali-G71 MP2
- Memory: 4GB/6GB RAM
- Colours: Black, Blue
- Dimension: 154 mm x 72.5 mm x 8.4 mm
- Weight: 160g
- SIM Type: Nano SIM
- SIM Count: Dual SIM
Display
- Display: 5.99-inch, IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 2160 X 1080 pixels (403 ppi)
- Screen Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Camera
- Rear Camera: Dual 13MP + 13MP camera, 2k Video@30fps
- Rear Camera Features: Autofocus, LED flash, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
- Front Camera: 8MP 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: TDD-LTE: B38/B39/B40/B41 (2555-2655MHz) FDD-LTE: B1 2100MHz / B20 800 / B3 1800 / B5 850 / B7 2600MHz / B8 900MHz
Internet & Connectivity
- GPRS: Yes
- EDGE: Yes
- 3G/WCDMA/HSPA: Yes
- HSPA+: Yes 42.2/5.76Mbps
- CDMA EVDO: –
- 4G LTE: Yes, LTE Cat 7 100/300Mbps
- WLAN: Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Dual band, wi-fi direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot: Yes
- Bluetooth: Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
- NFC: –
- Infrared Blaster: –
- USB Port: USB Type-C 1.0
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, GPS, GLONASS
- 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: –
- Wireless Charging: –
- Built-in Mobile Payment: –
- Water Resistant: –
- Dust Resistant: –
- Image Editor: Yes
- Video Editor: Yes
- Document Viewer: Yes
- Document Editor: Yes
Battery
- Battery: 3, 620mAh non removable Li-Po battery
- Talktime: –
- Standby Time: –
- Fast Charging: Yes
