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Elephone U Pro Review – It’s Qualcomm Better

As the Elephone U is being anticipated, so also is the Elephone U Pro. Elephone U Pro has very similar qualities with the Elephone U except for the processor, Android software and also the battery segment. Regarding the Elephone U Pro, not much information was released by the OEM. Meanwhile, let’s take a detailed look at the available specifications of  Elephone U Pro, stay with me.

DESIGN AND DISPLAY

 

Elephone U Pro is the clone of the Elephone U in the design segment. The top bezel of the smartphone sports the front camera, earpiece and light sensors while the bottom bezel stays empty. At the radiating rear, the fingerprint sensor, dual camera and dual-LED flash are present as well as the Elephone logo.  The dimensions of the smartphone are length 154mm, 72.5mm width and 8.4mm thickness. The weight of the smartphone is 166g and it has a premium Corning Gorilla Glass 5. The body material remains the glass mix body while its colour options are Black and Blue. On the right side, the physical keys are present.

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Elephone U Pro has a smashing 6 inches FHD+ display, thereby signalling a screen resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixels. The pixel density of the smartphone controls screen clarity well at its 403 PPI. The AMOLED screen panel got employed just as it was employed in the Elephone U. An aspect ratio of 18:9 and a screen-to-body ratio of 83% gives the screen super large viewing area. Multi-touch input that allows up to 10 fingers is an added feature of the smartphone’s display.

CAMERA AND CONNECTIVITY

The camera qualities on the smartphone’s rear are 13MP primary snapper and another 13MP sub-snapper for bokeh effects. A dual-LED flash brightens up the scene in low light conditions. Selfies are taken by the front camera’s 8MP sensor.

Bluetooth v5.0, Type-C USB, Wi-Fi, Hotspot and GPS comprise the smartphone’s connectivity. 2G, 3G and 4G network types control the cellular connectivity on the smartphone.

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CPU, OS, AND STORAGE

Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoC acts as the central part of the smartphone. This powering agent houses the Octa-core Kryo CPU that clocks at a max speed of 2.2GHz. The processor utilizes the 14nm process technology and possesses the 64-bit architecture. Qualcomm Adreno 512 GPU is the centre of graphics on Elephone U Pro. Another visible difference Elephon U Pro has over the Elephone U is the Android 8.0 Oreo OS. The Android 7.1 Nougat OS was the running software on Elephone U. In the RAM region, Elephone U Pro also has two variants like the Elephone U; 4GB and 6GB LPDDR4X RAM. Internal storage variants are 64GB and 128GB which can be expanded to 128GB with the adoption of a microSD card.

BATTERY

Elephone U Pro uses a non-removable Li-Poly 3,550mAh battery. It charges fast because of the Qualcomm Quick Charging technology available.

Elephone U Pro Full Technical Specifications

General

Device Type Smartphone
Model Elephone U Pro
Announced January 2018
Released No
Status Launching Soon

Network

2G Network GSM – 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network WCDMA –  850 / 1900 / 2100 MHz
4G Network TDD-LTE – B38/B39/B40/B41 (2555-2655MHz)
FDD-LTE – B1 2100MHz / B20 800 / B3 1800 / B5 850 / B7 2600MHz / B8 900MHz
SIM Type Nano SIM
SIM Count Two

Data

2G GPRS Up to 32 to 48 kbps; EDGE – up to 236.8 kbps
3G Up to 21 Mbps (HSDPA), 5.76 Mbps;(HSUPA)
4G Up to 450 Mbps
Speed HSPA 21 Mbps
Web Browser Yes, HTML5

Design

Type Smartphone
Dimensions 154*72.5*8.4mm
Weight 166g
Body Material Glass Mix body
Colours Black, Blue

Display                                                               

Display Type AMOLED Capacitive touchscreen
Size 6.0”
Resolution 2160*1080 pixels
Colors 16M colors
Pixel Density 403 PPI
Touch Screen Yes
Protection Yes, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features Capacitive touch, multi-touch input, GFF Full Lamination, 18:9 aspect ratio, 2.5D Curved Glass, Curved Edges
Secondary Display No

Camera

Primary 13 +  13 MP
Image Yes
Video Yes
Features HDR, autofocus, Geo-tagging, ISO, panorama
Flash Yes, dual-LED flash
Secondary 8 MP

Software

Operating System Android 8.0 Oreo OS
User Interface Yes
Java Support No
Skype Yes
Whatsapp Yes
Facebook Yes
Youtube Yes

Hardware

Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoC
CPU Octa-core 2.2GHz Kryo
GPU Qualcomm Adreno 512
RAM (Memory) 4GB / 6GB
Internal Storage 64GB / 128GB
Card Slot Expandable to 128GB
Sensors Fingerprint sensor, accelerometer, proximity, ambient light sensor
Controls Lock Button, and Volume Key

Connectivity

Bluetooth Yes, Bluetooth v5.0 A2DP (Advance Audio Distribution Profile), LE Profile
Infrared n/a
Wi-Fi Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-fi Hotspot Yes
USB Type Type-C USB 1.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC n/a
HDMI n/a
Wireless Charging n/a

Battery

Battery Type Li-Poly Battery
Capacity 3,550 mAh Battery
Placement Non-removable
Standby Up to 289 hours
Talk Time Up to 14.7 hours
Music Play Up to 21.4 hours

Messaging

SMS Yes (threaded view)
MMS Yes
Email Yes, IMAP4, POP3, SMTP
IM Yes & BBM

Media

Audio Playback Yes, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, MIDI, WAV, AC3, FLAC
Video Playback Yes, 3GP, Mp4, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 player
Video Out n/a
FM Radio Yes, Stereo FM radio with RDS
Alert Types Vibration, Ringtones
Ring Tones MP3, WAV
Loudspeaker Yes
Handsfree  Yes, 3.5 mm audio jack

Other Features

– MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FlAC player
– DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.265 player
– Photo/video editor
– Document viewer

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What is The Current Elephone U Pro Price and Availability Status?

The Elephone U Pro comes in two variants; 4GB+64GB version for $389.99 and the 6GB+128GB version for $459.99 on Gearbest right now.

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1 thought on “Elephone U Pro Review – It’s Qualcomm Better”

  1. The Pro version got NFC and Wireless Charging as well, and nice feature the logo on the back is glowing when you got a call 😀
    I bought a QC3 wireless charger as well it is charging fast, just a bit slower than on cable.
    I use one daily, and I love it!

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