Elephone S8 Pro is the advanced version of the Elephone S8 smartphone we reviewed earlier. At first glance, the S8 Pro packs the same tri-bezel-less display on its little sibling.
The company doubled the fun in terms of the rear camera, there’s a massive 6GB RAM space now available. That’s not all, it boasts of a massive 64GB storage space as well and runs on Android 8.0 Oreo. Let’s see what else it has to offer.
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Elephone S8 Pro Key Specs and Features
・5.99-inch FHD+ AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 1440 x 2560 pixels
・Android 8.0 Oreo with 6GB RAM
・Octa-core 2.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
・128GB built-in storage
・13MP + 13MP dual rear camera and 8MP front camera
・4G LTE
・Fingerprint Scanner
・4000mAh non-removable Li-Po Battery with fast charging.
DESIGN
Sporting a sleek and uniquely designed aluminium alloy with overall unibody that’s exquisitely in a glass. The Elephone S8 Pro reflects light beautifully and is such a beauty to behold. It comes in a rectangular-like shape just like its predecessor.
There’s a vertical train at the top middle started by the dual rear camera and a LED flash, while the Elephone logo completes it. It measures 8.6mm in thickness when you turn over to the sides and weighs 195g overall. The Elephone S8 Pro will be available in premium looking colours.
DISPLAY
It’s safe to say that the Elephone S8 Pro is the company’s Mix series, the tri-bezel-less display are known to be in Mix series among Chinese OEMs. The screen stretches all the way to the top, while the bottom bezel came out to play housing the selfie camera and home button which doubles as the fingerprint scanner.
The 5.99-inch FHD+ AMOLED capacitive touchscreen is breathtaking to stare at. Boasting of 2560 x 1440 pixels in resolution and 441 pixels per inch density with full lamination technology. The Infinity display stretches up to 79% screen to body ratio, while a Corning Gorilla Glass protects it.
HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
Under the hood, is the Snapdragon 660 chip from Qualcomm. An octa-cores processor with 64-bit CPU architecture. The octa-core processor here runs at a faster speed of 2.2GHz with 14nm process technology offering fast performance. The Adreno 512 graphics processor handles graphics.
There is 6GB RAM space will get the job done in terms of multitasking. The RAM space reaches a memory speed of 1.8GHz as well. There’s a bigger 128GB storage space to store your files and apps, you can upgrade up to 256GB anytime you want. The S8 Pro runs on Android 8.0 Oreo out of the box.
CAMERA
Elephone S8 Pro comes with dual 13MP + 13MP shooters at the rear, one main and the second telephoto. There are lots of features to use and enhance your everyday photography on the Elephone S8 Pro such as Pro mode, Auto-focus, beauty mode etc. For selfies, there’s an 8MP selfie camera at the bottom bezel that gets the job done.
BATTERY
The Elephone S8 Pro is powered by a non-removable Li-Po 4000mAh battery with fast charging technology.
PRICE AND AVAILABILITY
Elephone S8 Pro will be available on Shopping stores from June, starting from $299 to $349, that’s about (N100,000 – N120,000).
Elephone S8 Pro Detailed Specs
LAUNCH
・Announced: May, 2018
・Status: Coming soon. June, 2018
NETWORK
・Network Technology: GSM / WCDMA / LTE
・3G Support: 850 / 900 / 2100MHz
・4G Support: B1/B3/B7/B20 (2100/1800/2600/800), TDD-LTE:B38/B40（2600/2300)
・Number of SIM Card: 2 (Nano)
・Dual SIM Support: Yes
DESIGN
・Material Type: Aluminium Alloy
・Dimensions: 152 x 80.7 x 8.6mm
・Colour: Premium
・Weight: 195g
DISPLAY
・Screen Type: FHD+ AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
・Size: 5.99-inch
・Resolution: 2560 x 1440 pixels
・Pixel Density: 441ppi
・Screen to Body Ratio: 79%
SOFTWARE
・Operating system: Android 8.0 Oreo
・Processor: Octa-core 2.2GHz
・Chipset type: Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
・Graphics Processing Unit: Adreno 512
STORAGE
・Memory Card slot: Yes, up to 256GB
・Internal storage: 128GB
・RAM: 6GB
CAMERA
・Back Camera: 13MP + 13MP
・Front Camera: 8MP
・Back Flash: Yes, LED
・Front Flash: No
FEATURES
・Wifi Hotspot: Yes
・Bluetooth: Yes
・Fingerprint Sensor: Yes (Front)
・Sensors: accelerometer, proximity, ambient light, compass, gyroscope, Hall, Gravity
・USB: Yes
・GPS: Yes
・3.5mm Audio Jack: Yes
BATTERY
・Capacity: 4000mAh
・Type: Li-Po
・Standby Time: –
・Talktime: –
・Fast Charging: Yes
