Only yesterday, we heard that Xiaomi may be among the first to latch onto MediaTek's upcoming deca-core processor with the next-gen Mi Note Pro. Now, more details have emerged pertaining to Elephone's future plans, and with a bunch of top-end specs for a reported $209.99 price tag, the forthcoming P8000 is a device that may be difficult to ignore.
About a month ago, the Elephone P7000
Android handset went up for pre-order. Featuring a 64-bit octa-core
MediaTek 6752 processor, expandable memory, fingerprint scanner and
Android Lollipop 5.0 out of the box, it's one of a growing number of
smartphones competing with the industry's best in most aspects except
for price -- retailing at just $229.99.
The
P8000 will retain much of what makes the P7000 such an attractive
prospect. It'll keep the rear fingerprint sensor, the 5.5-inch 1080p
display and 3GB of RAM, and is also set to offer one or two features
that are conspicuous by their absence with the P7000. There's no
question that MediaTek's 6752 is a very capable chip as far as the
running of a smartphone is concerned, but it's also limiting in that it
doesn't cater to international LTE support. The newer MT6753 does,
however, bring "Worldmode LTE" to the fore, and as such, will allow the P8000 to support myriad 4G networks across the globe.
The
P8000 will continue to offer the same 16GB of internal storage of the
P7000, along with the safety net of the microSD slot for heavier users.
But the other major trump card of the newer, forthcoming variant will be
its 4,200mAh battery -- among the highest ever witnessed in the
smartphone industry. While it always pays to be cautious in assuming
that a higher juice capacity will automatically translate into
real-world longevity, it seems very likely that the P8000 will be able
to see out a full day's use without too much of a strain.
The
only major on-paper disadvange here is that Elephone looks set to
include a 13- and 5-megapixel camera combo for the rear- and
front-facing shooters respectively. The P7000, by comparison, has a
16-megapixel main snapper and an 8-megapixel effort for selfies. Since
the 1.5 Ghz MT6753 SoC of the P8000 is essentially a slightly
under-clocked version of the P7000's MT6752, the reduction in clock
speed could also be seen as a trade-off, although for the most part, the
P8000 does seem a far more appealing device.
According
to sources of Neowin, the device will come with a price tag of around
$209.99, and should hit the market by the next quarter.
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