Every now and then, we see rugged smartphones drop onto the worldwide smartphone arena. Mann 8S, a mid-range handset has just being unveiled. If you don’t have a lot of money to spend on a rugged smartphone, this is your good bet.
This is a device that comes with 8-sided design, and the corners are covered in thick rubber, coupled with Corning Gorilla Glass on both sides of the device. This smartphone is able to survive a 1.5 meters fall on hard concrete.
Read on to find out about the design, display, cameras, software, hardware, network and other important features of Mann 8S.
Design and Display of Mann 8S
The Mann 8S comes with a 5.5 inches display of AMOLED capacitive touch screen. There is no secondary display here on the device. However, it is multi-touch capable, up to 10 fingers. The pixl density is 401 ppi, and it has a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. No doubt, this guarantees superb screen sharpness anyone can desire at any time.
Other features include 16:9 aspect ratio, and 59.5 screen to body ratio. This device comes in only black color.
Camera Features
Pretty cool camera features these are, as we find a 12 MP plus 12 MP dual shooters to the rear of Mann 8S. One of them is Sony IMX386 made and they are both equipped with LED flash.
The front camera for selfies is a 16 MP shooter that doesn’t have flash capacity at all but possesses other features. The video capacity is 1080p@30fps.
General camera features in Mann 8S is touch focus, auto focus, face detection, HDR, panorama, digital zoom, geo-tagging, and more.
Hardware and Software in Mann 8S
Here is where we get know that Mann 8S comes in two variants. However, there is a constant Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro of 28nm 64-bit architecture in Mann 8S. The CPUs are Octa-core 4 x 1.95 GHz Cortex-A72. Also, there is the other 4 x 1.44 GHz Cortex-53. The GPU found in both is Adreno 510.
The primary driving operating software in Mann 8S is MOS 2.0 Android OS v7.1.2 Nougat.
Storage Capacity
For storage capacity, things are in the variants. There is the 6GB/64GB storage variant and the 6GB/128GB storage range. helping the internal storage through the use of a microSD card can give the user up to 256GB storage.
Network and Connectivity
Supported network in device are 2G, 3G, and 4G.These are GSM, TD-SCDMA, HSPA, and LTE. There’s provision for dual Nano SIM slots. However, other connectivity components in support are Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, USB 2.0, Type-C. For data, there’s capacity for GPRS and EDGE.
Battery Life in Mann 8S
Capacity for the device battery is non-removable Lithium Polymer 6000 mAh. This is good for anything called rugged smartphone, as Mann 8S is reputably one. Talk time and stand-by time is unknown for now.
Price and Availability
The price for Mann 8S variants is also in variants. The 64GB internal storage sells at $332 but the 128GB variant sells for $375. Considering the full specifications of the device, the price may be a little too high. Remember, the device comes with Qualcomm Snapdragon 653, and Android 7 Nougat. However, if you must get it, it is available online for purchase from October 17, 2018.
