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Elephone U Specs and Price

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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.

Where to Buy Elephone U

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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

Elephone U

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.

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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
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Odunayo Ezekiel
Odunayo Ezekiel
Odunayo Ezekiel is a prolific Tech Writer, Gadget Enthusiast, and Electronic Device geek. He has written over 500 articles on NaijaTechGuide covering Mobile Phones. He has an absolute love for writing about devices ranging from Mobile Phones, Smartwatches, VR and AR Devices, Drones, Fitness Trackers to other Wearables in general.

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