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Sugar Y15 introduced with Full View Display and Android 8.1 Oreo

The Sugar Y15 was launched in China by the Chinese OEM as s mid-range offering for those on a budget. The device also popped up in a shopping store in Russia packing 4GB RAM and 64GB storage.

Sugar Y15

The Y15 dishes out an 18:9 aspect ratio with its full screen and runs on the latest Android 8.1 Oreo. Sugar ignored the trending notch here as well as bringing on a single rear camera. Lets find out more.

Design

Sugar Y15

Sugar kept it simple when it comes to the design of the smartphone. It sports a Metal overall body that looks exquisite and enchanting. Of course, it comes with the rear fingerprint scanner for quick access to the device.

Sugar Y15

At the top left corner, we can see the rear camera and LED flash on a horizontal foundation as well. The Sugar logo is at the bottom corner alongside the loudspeakers. It measures 7.9mm in thickness and weighs 160g overall. It’s available in Gold, Blue, Black and Red colors.

Display

Sugar Y15

The Y15 is as simple as they come, the company went for the standard 18:9 aspect ratio screen. It also stretches all the way to the sides, this means taller visuals in landscape mode. While the top bezel houses he usual features.

Sugar Y15

The 5.99-inch HD IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen should display your movies clearly. It boasts 720 x 1280 pixels in resolution and 267 pixel per inch density. The screen has 70% NTSC and stretches up to 79% screen-to-body ratio.

Hardware and Software

Under the hood, it’s powered by the Snapdragon 430 chip from Qualcomm which was built on an older 28nm process node. It comes with 8-cores of processor clocking at 1.4GHz. While in the graphics department, the Adreno 505 graphics processor takes charge.

For multitasking and storing files you get to choose from two variants. There’s a standard version with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage. While the cheaper variant has 3GB RAM and 32GB storage space as well. The Y15 runs on Android 8.1 Oreo out of the box.

Camera

At the rear, there’s a 13MP rear camera with f/2.0 aperture and 5P Lens. It comes with a LED flash and other features as well. While for selfies, there’s a 5MP selfie shooter with f/2.4 aperture, 5P Lens, PureCel Sensor and OmniVision OV5670.

Battery

Powering the Sugar Y15 is a 4000mAh non-removable Li-Po battery with fast charging technology. With the fast charging feature, charging the battery from 0% to 100% shouldn’t take up to 2.1 hours.

Sugar Y15 Full Technical Specifications

General

Device Type Smartphone
Model Sugar Y15
Announced July, 2018
Released July, 2018
Status Available on Shopping stores

Network

2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
3G Network WCDMA – HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE – 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 /2600 MHz
LTE-TDD – 1900 MHz (Band 39)
LTE-TDD – 2300 MHz (Band 40)
LTE-TDD – 2500 MHz (Band 41)
LTE-TDD – 2600 MHz (Band 38)
SIM Type

Nano + Nano

SIM Count Dual SIM

Design

Type Metal
Dimensions 75.7 x 158 x 7.9 mm
Weight 160g
Protection Yes
Colours Gold, Blue, Black, Red

Display

Display Type HD IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Size 5.99-inch
Resolution 1280 x 720 pixels
Colors 16M colors
Pixel Density 267ppi
Screen-To-Body Ratio 79%
Touch Screen Yes
Protection Yes
Features Multi-touch, Scratch Resistant
Secondary Display No

Camera

13MP
Yes
1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps
Autofocus 
Continuous shooting 
Digital zoom 
Exposure compensation 
Face detection 
Geotagging 
HDR 
ISO settings 
Panorama 
Scene mode 
Self-timer 
Touch focus 
White balance settings
Yes, LED
5MP

Software

Android 8.1 Oreo
Modified
Yes
Skype Yes
Whatsapp Yes
Facebook Yes
Youtube Yes

Hardware

Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937
CPU Octa-core 1.4GHz
GPU Qualcomm Adreno 505
4GB/3GB
Internal Storage 64GB/32GB
Yes, up to 128GB

Fingerprint (Rear)
Accelerometer
Proximity
Ambient Light
Compass

Controls Touchscreen, Lock Button, and Volume Key

Connectivity

Yes
Infrared –
Wi-Fi Yes
Wi-fi Hotspot Yes
USB Type Yes, microUSB
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC –
HDMI –
Facial Identification No
No

Battery

Battery Type Li-Po Battery
Capacity 4000mAh
Placement Non-removable
Fast Charging Yes
Standby –
Talk Time –
Music Play –

Media

Yes, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, MIDI, WAV, AC3, FLAC
Yes, 3GP, Mp4, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 player
–
–
Vibration, Ringtones
MP3, WAV
Yes

Yes

Other Features

– MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FlAC player
– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
– DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.265 player
– Photo/video editor
– Document viewer

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What is Sugar Y15 Price and Availability Status?

The Sugar Y15 will be available on Shopping stores, starting from $139 (€119) to $179 (€159). Click on the Gearbest link above to view the latest Sugar Y15 price & availability on Shopping stores.


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