Ulefone has launched a special edition of the Ulefone T1 smartphone. The smartphone, Ulefone T1 Premium sports a colourful design which clearly stand out as well as specs that are slightly dissimilar to the original Ulefone T1. The Ulefone T1 Premium is really something special, join me as I take a detailed look in and around the device.
Display
The Ulefone T1 Premium flaunts a 5.5-inch full FHD(1920*1080 pixels) display based on IPS technology. The screen is duly covered up for extra protection by a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass 3 and also n oleophobic coating sheet which reduces fingerprint contamination. With 401ppi of pixel density and 96% NTSC color gamut on offer the screen offers very vivid images.
Design
The device sports a metal unibody design with a red and blue color combo painted across the back cover. The dual rear cameras sit at the top left corner bounded by a chrome with the Quad Flash just to their right, the right panel sees the arrangement of the volume control buttons and power button while at the bottom sits the USB port . The Ulefone T1 Premium sports a home button which dualizes as its fingerprint scanner.
Storage & Processor
Under the hood, the T1 Premium from Ulefone is powered by a 2.6GHz Octa-core MediaTek Helio P25 processor along with Mali T880 GPU for smooth graphical operations and unmatched gaming. The chipset is divided into a 1.6GHz quad-core cluster which handles less demanding tasks and a 2.6GHz quad-core cluster that handles the more demanding ones. The device carries 6GB of RAM and a 128GB internal memory which is expandable up to 256GB using a MicroSD.
Camera
The smartphone sports triple cameras, two on the rear while the last one takes the forefront. On the rear, a 16MP plus 5MP shooter take photographic duties accompanied by a Two-Tone Quad Flash. The front camera sensor is a 13MP shooter with softlight that fills in the necessary amount of light on the object’s face depending on the situation.
Battery & Connectivity
The T1 Premium comes alive and sticks around for long upon a full charge thanks to its non-removable 3680mAh battery which supports Quick charge via MediaTek’s PumpExpress Plus 2.0. Connectivity options include; Bluetooth 4.1, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, GPS+GLONASS, USB 2.0, fingerprint sensor, 4G LTE.
Software
The smartphone runs on Android’s Nougat 7.0 out of the box.
General
| Device Brand | Ulefone |
| Model | T1 Premium |
| Announced | October, 2017 |
| Released | November, 2017 |
| Status | Available |
Network
| 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz |
| 3G Network | WCDMA 2100/1900/1700/850/900 MHz |
| 4G Network | FDD-LTE – 2100/1900/1800/1700/850/2600/900/700/700/850/800 (B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/17/19/20) – TDD-LTE – 2500/1900/2300/2500(B38/39/40/41) |
| SIM Type | Hybrid Nano SIM. |
| SIM Count | Dual SIM |
Data
| 2G | GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps; EDGE up to 236.8 kbps |
| 3G | Up to 42.2 Mbps (HSDPA), 11.5 Mbps(HSUPA) |
| 4G | LTE Cat6 300 Mbps/50 Mbps |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300 Mbps/50 Mbps |
| Web Browser | Yes, HTML5 |
Design
| Type | Smartphone |
| Dimensions | 155 x 76.9 x 8.45 mm |
| Weight | 181g (with battery) |
| Build | Metal Unibody Design. |
| Colors | Red and Blue combo |
Display
| Display Type | IPS Display |
| Size | 5.5 inches |
| Resolution | FHD (1920 * 1080) pixels |
| Colors | 16M colors |
| Pixel Density | 401ppi |
| Touch Screen | Yes |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Oleophobic Coating |
| Features | Multi-touch, 2.5D Curved Glass |
| Secondary Display | No |
Camera
| 16MP+5MP camera | |
| PDAF, 5P lens, Samsung S5K3P3 sensor | |
| 1080p Video | |
| Panorama, Super clear quality, Professional mode, Phase detection, Touch to focus, Face detection, Digital zoom, HDR, Time-lapse photography, Bokeh ffect | |
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| 13MP | |
| F/2.0 Aperture |
Software
| Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) | |
| n/a | |
| No | |
| Skype | Yes |
| Yes | |
| Yes | |
| Youtube | Yes |
Hardware
| MediaTek Helio P25 | |
| Number of Processor Cores | Octa-core |
| CPU Speed | 2.6GHz |
| GPU | Mali T880 GPU |
| 6GB | |
| Internal Storage | 128GB internal memory |
| expandable memory Up to 256GB with microSD | |
| Accelerometer, Gravity, Ambient light, Gyroscope, Touch sensor, Compass, fingerprint sensor |
Connectivity
| Bluetooth v4.1 | |
| Infrared | No |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct |
| Wi-fi Hotspot | Yes |
| USB Type | USB 2.0, Type-C |
| USB On-the Go (OTG) | n/a |
| GPS | Yes, GLONASS |
| NFC | No |
| Yes, Pump Express Plus 2.0 9V/2A |
Battery
| Battery Type | Li-Po |
| Capacity | 3680mAh |
| Placement | Non-Removable |
| Standby | 450hrs |
| Talk Time | – |
Messaging
| SMS | Yes (threaded view) |
| MMS | Yes |
| Yes, IMAP4, POP3, SMTP | |
| IM | Yes |
Media
| Yes, AAC,FLAC,MP3,WAV | |
| Yes, H.265, MPEG4 | |
| n/a | |
| n/a | |
| Vibration, Ringtones | |
| MP3, WAV, AMR | |
| Yes | |
| Yes, 3.5mm Jack |
Other Features
| MP4/H.264 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+/Flac player Photo/video editor Document viewer |
The T1 Premium smartphone is available at a retail price of $299.99 across online stores. The smartphone can also be gotten at a Flash sale price of $269.99 on Gearbest.
