Leagoo M9 Review – World’s First Quad Cam Full Screen Budget Smartphone

Leagoo, the official mobile partner of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. isn’t planning to let go of the rope in the OEMs tug of war as it unveils the Leagoo M9. For the records, Leagoo M9 is the world’s first quad cam full screen budget smartphone to grace the Android smartphone market. Having seen Leagoo’s releases such as the Leagoo S8 and Leagoo S8 Pro which represent the higher end fraction of the smartphone world, and the Leagoo T5C which represents the mid-range fraction of the market, it’s of good consideration from Leagoo to release another device – Leagoo M9 into the Android smartphone market for the lower end fraction. The full specifications of this budget piece will be discussed in the headers below:

DESIGN AND DISPLAY

Leagoo M9’s quad cam architecture gives it off as an aesthetic edifice. Adding to this, its display has very thin bezels which drags comparisons to that of Samsung Galaxy S8, and a portable nature expressed through its 153 g weight. Its dimensions are 148.00 mm x 71.2 mm x 9.5 mm. Made of polycarbonate body material, the smartphone has three colour options which are – Champagne, Black and Blue. The dedicated keys on the smartphone appear on the smartphone’s right side. A 5.5-inches display, screen resolution of 1280 x 640 pixels and 260 ppi pixel density is what Leagoo M9 boasts of.

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Unlike most 5.5 inches display screens with 16:9 aspect ratio, Leagoo M9 has a full screen aspect ratio of 18:9. More beauty is bestowed on the smartphone with the 2.5D Curved Glass on its display. Guiding the smartphone’s display screen from shattering when it falls from high positions is the Corning Gorilla Glass.

SEE ALSO: BLUBOO D2 Review – A Beautiful Low End Dual Camera Smartphone

HARDWARE, SOFTWARE AND MEMORY

In line with its budget nature, the system-on-chip integrated in the smartphone is the MediaTek MT6580A. The CPU fueling the smartphone’s operations is a 32-bit ARM Cortex-A7 that clocks at a speed of 1.3GHz. The four-cored CPU makes use of the 28m process technology. Also in the hardware section is the dual core ARM Mali-T400 MP2 GPU. In the software region,  Leagoo M9 makes use of Leagoo’s modified OS – the Leagoo 0S 3.0 Lite which is modified based on the Android 7.0 Nougat OS. The memory compartment witness 2GB of RAM and 16GB internal storage which can be extended to a max of 32GB wwith the adoption of a microSD card.

Leagoo M9

CAMERA, CONNECTIVITY AND BATTERY

Dual camera is present at the fore with 5 MP and 2 MP qualities to take care of snapping selfies. A LED flash is also present to brighten the images. At the rear, the dual camera has qualities of 8 MP and 2 MP with the presence of a dual LED flash. No 4G network type is present in this smartphone, only the 2G and 3G network types. A removable Lithium Ion 2,850 mAh is what provides the durability of the smartphone.

READ ALSO: Leagoo T5C with 3GB RAM and dual rear cameras – Specs Review & Price

Leagoo M9 Full Technical Specifications

General

Device Type Smartphone
Model Leagoo M9
Announced December 2017
Released Yes
Status Available

Network

2G Network GSM – 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network WCDMA –  850 / 1900 / 2100 MHz
4G Network
SIM Type Micro + Nano SIM
SIM Count Dual SIM

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
Speed HSPA 21 Mbps
Web Browser Yes, HTML5

Design

Type Smartphone
Dimensions 148*71.2*9.5mm
Weight 158g
Body Material Polycarbonate
Colours Blue, Black, Champagne

Display                                                               

Display Type IPS LCD Capacitive touchscreen
Size 5.5”
Resolution 1280*640 pixels
Colors 16M colors
Pixel Density 260 ppi
Touch Screen Yes
Protection Yes, Corning Gorilla Glass
Features Capacitive touch, multi-touch input, 2.5D Curved Glass, 12000:1 Contrast ratio, 18:9 aspect ratio
Secondary Display No

Camera

Primary 8 + 2 MP
Image Yes
Video Yes
Features HDR, autofocus, Geo-tagging, ISO, panorama camera with LED flash
Flash Yes, Dual-LED flash
Secondary 5 + 2 MP

Software

Operating System Leagoo 3.0 Lite OS (Android v7.0 Nougat OS)
User Interface Yes
Java Support No
Skype Yes
Whatsapp Yes
Facebook Yes
Youtube Yes

Hardware

Chipset MediaTek MT6580A
CPU Quad core 1.3GHz ARM Cortex-A7
GPU ARM Mali-T400 MP2
RAM (Memory) 2 GB
Internal Storage 16 GB
Card Slot Expandable to 32GB
Sensors Fingerprint sensor, accelerometer, proximity, ambient light sensor
Controls Lock Button, and Volume Key

Connectivity

Bluetooth Yes, Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP (Advance Audio Distribution Profile), LE Profile
Infrared n/a
Wi-Fi Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-fi Hotspot Yes
USB Type Micro USB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC n/a
HDMI n/a
Wireless Charging n/a

Battery

Battery Type Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2,850 mAh Battery
Placement Removable
Standby Up to 200 hours
Talk Time Up to 11 hours
Music Play Up to 22 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, 3.5mm Jack

Other Features

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

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Leagoo M9’s is priced at $79.

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