The Chinese mobile phones manufacturing company called Leagoo is out with a new smartphone. The new device is known as Leagoo T8 and its release helps to explain just how eager the company is in not wanting to be forgotten or left behind.
This Leagoo T8 is known as a lower mid-range device that is meant for people who are ready to make use of moderate performance without having to pay up to $100 USD.
In this specs review, we are taking a look at price, design, display, camera, network, performance, and other features of Leagoo T8.
Design and Display of Leagoo T8
Design type in the device is a combination of plastic and metal materials. Dimensions are 151.3 x 74.4 x 8.5 mm and it weighs 160 grams which is very good considering the overall design and feel of the device. It comes in only champagne gray color for now. This phone is not water resistant and has no secondary display.
Display type in Leagoo T8is IPS LCD capacitive touch screen of 16 million colors. The screen size is 5.5 inches, the pixels resolution is 1920 x 1080, pixel density is 401, screen to body ratio is 74.3, and aspect ratio is 16:9. Display protection feature include 2.5D curved glass.
Camera Features
At the camera platform dual lenses of 13 MP f/2.2 aperture and 2 MP f/2.4 aperture hold sway. They come with dual LED flash option. The video performance is 1080p@30fps of FHD recording. The secondary (selfie) camera situated to the front includes 5 MP without flash option.
Some of the salient features found in these cameras are geotagging, touch focus, auto focus, face detection, panorama, HDR, time-lapse, and scene mode. There are also other components in the camera build-up that enables excellent performance especially for the main cameras.
Hardware and Software
Android OS v8.1 Oreo is the main software on the Leagoo T8. It lives on Leagoo OS 4.0 user interface. Most of all, we trust the firmware is able to upgrade to the latest Android 9 Pie. Also, to assist in making sure everything works, there is MediaTek MT6750T chipset which comes with process technology 28nm. It also comes with 64-bit architecture. Moreover, the CPU is 4 x 1.5 GHz Octa core Cortex A53, plus is 4 x 1.0 GHz ARM Cortex A53, while the GPU is Mali T860MP2.
Storage Capacity and Sensors
For spaces sake there is 2GB of RAM which cannot be increased at all. However, the internal storage is 16GB of ROM and that can be expanded up to 128GB with a microSD card. Sensors in the Leagoo T8 are accelerometer, proximity, ambient light, and fingerprint.
Network and Connectivity
The internet connectivity in the Leagoo T8 turns out fine. It is made up of 2G, 3G, and 4G and that tells of how versatile the device is. To make things work smoothly, there are two SIM card slots in the device.
Other components of connectivity include Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, mobile hotspot, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, headphone jack, and microUSB 2.0 with OTG. However, there is no HDMI, NFC, or Infrared in this device.
Battery Life
Powering the device is a Li-Po 3080 mAh non-removable battery. The downside is that it is not able to handle wireless or fast charging technology. Standby time is up to 240 hours, while talk time is up to 20 hours.
Price and Availability of Leagoo T8
The device sells for around $85 USD. This may vary from store to store. You may have to check diligently online to get the best price of Leagoo T8. This mobile device is available for purchase as from the month of November 2018 when it was released.
Leagoo T8 Full Technical Specification
- Device Type
Smartphone
- Model
Leagoo T8
- Announced
Nov-2018
- Released
Nov-2018
- Status
Available
Design
- Type
Bar
- Dimensions
151.3 mm x 74.4 mm x 8.5 mm (5.96 x 2.93 x 0.33 inches)
- Weight
160 g (5.64 oz)
- Colors
Champagne
Gray
- Waterproof No
- Fingerprint Yes
- Face Recognition
Yes
- Dedicated Keys
Volume, Power, Fingerprint
- Device Security
Face, Fingerprint, Pin, Pattern, Password, Slide
- Features
-Metal + Plastic body
-Fingerprint scanner (rear mounted)
Display
- Display Type
IPS LCD, Capacitive touch screen
- Size
5.5-inch
- Secondary Display
No
- Touch Screen
Yes, Multi touch
- Pixel Density
~401 PPI
- Resolution
1920 x 1080 Pixels
- Display Colors
16 M
- Display Protection Yes
- Features
-16:9 aspect ratio
-2.5D curved glass
-GFF full lamination
-1200:1 contrast ratio
-350nits brightness
-178-degree viewing angle
-~74.3% screen-to-body ratio
Network
- Supported Network
GSM/ HSPA/ LTE
- 2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
- 3G Network
HSPA 850/ 900/ 2100 MHz
- 4G Network
LTE 800/ 850/ 900/ 1800/ 2100/ 2600 MHz
LTE TDD 2300 MHz
- SIM
Nano SIM
- Hybrid Sim No
- Dual SIM
Yes, Dual stand by
Hardware
- Chipset
MediaTek MT6750T, 28nm, 64 bit
- CPU
Octa-core (4 x 1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 + 4 x 1.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53)
- GPU
Mali T860MP2, 650 MHz
- RAM (Memory)
2 GB, 833 MHz
- Internal Storage
16 GB
- Card Slot
Upto 128 GB (micro SD)
- Dedicated slot
No data
- Sensors
Accelerometer
Proximity
Light
Fingerprint
Software
- Operating System
Android OS v8.1 Oreo, Leagoo OS 4.0
- Java Support No
- Youtube Yes
- Facebook Yes
Messaging
- SMS
Yes (threaded view)
- MMS Yes
Yes
- IM Yes
Camera
- Primary
13 MP (f/2.2) + 2 MP (f/2.4), 5P lens + 3P lens, 1.12-micron pixel size
- Flash
dual LED
- Front
5 MP, f/2.4 aperture, 4P lens, Face recognition, 80-degree wide angle lens
- Front Flash
No
- Video
1080p@30fps
- Camera Features
Geotagging
Touch focus
Face detection
Panorama
HDR
Autofocus
Time-lapse
Connectivity
- Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0, A2DP
- Infrared No
- Wi-fi
Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
- Wi-fi Hotspot
- GPS
Yes, A-GPS, GLONASS
- NFC No
- Wireless Charging No
No
- Headphone Jack Yes
- HDMI No
- USB
Micro USB 2.0
Data
- GPRS Yes
- EDGE Yes
- Speed
42.2 Mbps (HSDPA), 5.76 Mbps;(HSUPA); LTE 300/ 50 Mbps
- Web Browser
HTML 5
Media
- Video Format
3GP, M4V, H.263, H.264, MOV, AVI, xVID, WMV, FLV, MP4, H.265
- Audio Format
MP3, eAAC+, WAV, Flac player
- FM Radio
Yes
- Alert Types
Vibration, MP3
- Ring Tones
Wav ring tones
- Loudspeaker
Yes
Battery
- Battery Type
Li-Poly (Lithium Polymer)
- Capacity
3080mAH
- Placement
Non-removable
- Talk Time
Up to 20 hrs
- Standby
Up to 240 hrs
MISC
- Features
- Document viewer
2. Photo and video editor
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