Home[Cheap iPhone X alternative] UHANS i8 with Face ID recognition unlock technology for less than $150.

[Cheap iPhone X alternative] UHANS i8 with Face ID recognition unlock technology for less than $150.

UHANS is one bad-ass (read – wonderful) smartphone manufacturer. Truth be told, their devices are always quite unique in their own world. Talk about the UHANS U300 (earned the nick “rugged baba” in our review), the UHANS Note 4 or the UHANS Max 2 with 4 optical sensors. You just have to give it up for their devices.

One of their latest, the UHANS i8 comes with features that gives it the eligibility to go toe-to-toe with flagship giants from top dogs like Samsung, HTC, LG, Xiaomi, and likes. Features like the Face ID recognition technology is definitely one to look out for on the UHANS I8. The Face ID recognition is one of the highlight feature of the device and going by information made available by the manufacturer, it can save up to five faces and unlocks in less than 0.1 seconds. I call that flash unlock!

Below is a video of how the Face ID feature on the UHANS i8 works. You can watch that before delving to the review and where to buy the device at the best price.

Let’s dive right in shall we?

DESIGN AND DISPLAY

UHANS i8

A finely polished metal body, curved edges glass display, super tiny side bezels, dual rear camera set-up and a neatly embedded fingerprint sensor all inhabit the UHANS i8 body. I really wonder what more could possibly earn a device the “premium” status that the UHANS i8 doesn’t have.

UHANS i8

For visuals, a 5.5 inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with a 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution sits comfortably on the front’s real estate. The display is a Full HD display with a high pixel density of 401 ppi. You should expect nothing but true and sharp colours and images production from device display.

PROCESSOR, OS AND STORAGE

The MediaTek MT6750 chipset oversees all the device functioning while the 2.0 GHz Octa-Core Cortex-A53 processor and massive 4GB RAM are also on board to ensure processes like launching applications and multitasking run as smooth as silk.

There is a 64GB built-in storage capacity to keep files, and other multimedia. Many a times when we see as device with a ROM size as large as this not featuring a SD card slot for storage expansion, this isn’t the case with the UHANS i8. The Second SIM card slot doubles as the SD card slot.

The UHANS i8 runs on the Android V7.0 operating system (which isn’t the latest?) but good news is the device will receive the Android Oreo OS update later in the future.

CAMERA AND BATTERY

UHANS i8

The primary cameras of the UHANS i8 are dual sensors – 16 MP main lens and a 3 MP supporting lens, and flanked to the left (when views from the rear) by two LED flash light. The secondary camera in charge of taking selfies is an 8 Megapixels lens but without a LED/soft flash. Now you have to rethink taking selfies at a night party.

What’s good is a body without a soul? What’s a good device without a nice battery? The 3,500 mAh Lithium Polymer battery sure does good justice to the goodness of the UHANS i8. The device supports Quick Charge but like majority of devices this year (and the last) have birthed, the battery is non-removable.

PRICING AND AVAILABILITY

If you are wowed by the features of the UHANS i8, for as low as $139 (approximately NGN 50,000) you can own one. Affordable, isn’t it? Seem like a really fair price to pay for an iPhone X alternative.

Buy the UHANS i8 on GearBest for N50,000

UHANS i8 Full Specifications

Device / Specifications  UHANS i8
Device type  Android Smartphone
Release date  September 2017
Screen size  5.7 inches
Screen type  IPS LCD HD+ capacitive touchscreen
Screen protection  Yes, Corning Gorilla Glass
Display resolution  720 x 1440 pixels
Pixel density  401 ppi
Available colours  Black
Length 152.7 mm
Width  71.8mm
Thickness  10mm
Weight  202 grams
RAM  4GB
Internal storage (ROM)  64 GB
Primary/ Rear camera  Dual 16 MP + 3 MP with Dual LED flash
Secondary/ Front facing camera  8 MP camera
Processor (CPU)  2.0 GHz Octa-Core Cortex-A53 processor
Fingerprint sensor  Yes, rear mounted
GPU  ARM Mali T860
Chipset MediaTekMT6750T
SD card support  Yes, up to 256 GB
SIM support  Hybrid Dual SIM
SIM type  Nano + Nano
Connectivity  2G, 3G and 4G
Operating system (OS)  Android v7.0 Nougat (upgradable to Android 8.0 Oreo)
Battery type  Non-removable Lithium Polymer
Battery capacity  3,500 mAh
Fast/ Quick charge  Yes
Sensors  Proximity

Accelerometer

Ambient Light

Compass

Hall Sensor

Gyroscope

Price  $139

 

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3 thoughts on “[Cheap iPhone X alternative] UHANS i8 with Face ID recognition unlock technology for less than $150.”

  1. This smartphone is cheap having a good battery capacity and a good specs,wish to see more of this good device being produce in 2018.

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  2. This smartphone is cheap having a good battery capacity and a good specs,wish to see more of this good device being produce for 2018.

    Reply

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