I’ve just received my Elephone U Pro and I’m so impressed with it that I’m already considering making it my daily driver without fully testing it. That’s obviously a fool’s errand, as further testing will reveal flaws in a device, no matter how good the first impressions are.
Elephone was founded in 2014 with many ups and downs. Gizchina veterans will remember the P3000, P7000, P9000 fondly, while keeping in mind the missteps that Elephone has made, and Elephone’s first Snapdragon release carries many implications. Not only is it expensive to negotiate with Qualcomm for their Snapdragon processors, but it is also expensive to use, and the Elephone U Pro is a perfect example of that.
Starting at $450, this is the most expensive phone Elephone has ever produced by a long shot, and the Qualcomm chipset is only part of that.
Amazing on Paper
Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 Processor |
Display | 6.0” 2160×1080 AMOLED display |
RAM | 4/6GB |
Storage | 64/128GB eMMC |
Operating System | Android 8.0 Oreo |
Cameras | 13MP Camera, 5MP Front |
Battery | 3,500mAh |
Physical Dimensions | 15.4 x 7.2 x 0.84 cm, 166g |
Big thanks to Gearbest for providing this review unit.
Ordinary Unboxing Experience
The phone feels decent, but not amazing. Many flagships from other manufacturers like UMiDiGi and Ulefone will take down the build quality here by a mile. The frame is made of metal, the front sports Gorilla Glass 5, but the back is most likely plastic as a metal cover would interfere with wireless charging. There is no headphone jack as is the trend nowadays, and we have a USB-C port also.
The bezels are slim, the screen is curved beautifully, as Elephone takes its design aesthetics to the next step (albeit copied).
Face unlock and the fingerprint sensor are both adequate but fall far behind even the Mi Note 3 in terms of speed, and the vibration engine feels a tiny bit weird.
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