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it feels like Elephone was sent a wishlist of all the features that users want,
and they decided to make a phone that has them all!
Featuring a great CPU, gorgeous screen, the latest version
of Android and generous RAM and storage – along with a ‘familiar’ design –
the Elelphone U Pro is looking like an early contender
for ‘Most Surprisingly Awesome Import Smartphone of 2018
Elephone have always had an affinity for Samsung’s designs
, and it would be fair to say that the Elephone U Pro
bears more than a passing resemblance to the Galaxy S8.
The U Pro is dominated by the 5.99 inch AMOLED display
, which we’re expecting great things from. Few import phones have made the leap
to using AMOLED technology as yet, but this has a number
of benefits over LCD screens. The main bonus is increased
power efficiency and excellent contrast. In an AMOLED screen each pixel generates light.
So, unlike an LCD screen, no backlight is required
and darker colours use less power. This also means that black pixels use no power
at all, as they are simply ‘switched off
The Elephone U Pro has NFC, which is a rarity for an import device.
Since I’ve been using the Mi 6 I’ve become a convert to Android Pay,
so this is definitely a feature that I’d struggle to do without.
The U Pro also supports wireless charging. This is another feature that even a lot of
mainstream flagships don’t support, so again you have to hand it to Elephone for
including it here. Initial estimates suggest that the Elephone
U Pro will easily score more than 100,000 in Antutu,
so this will be a smartphone that handles everything
you can throw at it, and comes back for more. With 6GB of RAM and 128GB of expandable memory,
the U Plus backs up its flagship level credentials. Another major positive is that the U Plus
will ship with Android 8, Oreo, from day one.
It’s been nearly 4 months since it was released but there are still very few devices running
the latest version so Elephone must be congratulated on that.
Finally, of course, what 2018 phone would be complete
without the ubiquitous Face Unlock feature? The U Pro won’t have Face Unlock ready at
launch, though I don’t really see that as a major
deal breaker. But fear not, as Elephone has promised
that they will have a software update soon after release date to introduce this feature.