With the ELEPHONE U2, the Chinese smartphone maker is the first to offer a pop-up camera in the middle class. Thanks to this solution, the device is almost borderless. A novelty for the offered price. After an incredible first sale on Aliexpress, the Chinese manufacturer is now teaming up with Banggood to continue the reduced price promotion that can get you Elephone U2 4GB/64GB for just $199.99 and 6GB/128GB for just $249.99! You can get it on Banggood until July 1st as after that date, the price will go up to its official retail price. Also, for the 11 more days, you can participate in the Giveaway Event. It features a pop-up module with a dual front camera and a rear triple camera. Elephone U2 has an amazingly sleek design and comes in Green and Red colors.
The Elephone U2 has a 26.6 inch large IPS display with a resolution of 2280 x 1080 pixels. The brightness should be up to 500 nits, which makes the smartphone readable even in sunlight. Thanks to the extendable front camera, the Elephone U2 has barely any display edge. Due to the small dimensions, it is much smaller compared to devices with Notch. The device is available in black and blue.
The Elephone U2 is supported by the Helio P70. The Octa-core processor with a frequency of 2.1 GHz accelerates all apps without much delay. Even elaborate games run on the device in medium graphic details. In our Umidigi S3 Pro test, the Helio P70 delivered a very good performance. As the operating system comes Stock Android 9 with a visually only slightly changed surface for use. The memory is 128GB and RAM of 6GB. The camera setup of Elephone U2 consists of a triple camera with 16 (f / 1.6) + 5 + 2 megapixels. The additional lenses are used to enable a portrait mode and improve the photos in low light conditions. At Elephone you have at least a real bokeh mode enabled. We also hope to improve the quality of afterimages. The 16 megapixels + 2 megapixels (f / 2.0) front camera also supports a portrait mode. Thus, the Elephone A2 would be the first China smartphone a la Umidigi and co. in which a front bokeh is made possible by a second lens.
The technical equipment includes Bluetooth 4.2 , dual-band WiFi (2.4 and 5 GHz a / b / g / n / ac) and GPS . Of course, all important for Germany LTE tapes incl. Volume 20 are integrated. However, NFC is missing. Unfortunately, the 3.5mm headphone jack is also flat. Memory expansion via microSD card is possible. Dual-Sim is of course also on board thanks to the hybrid slot. The speaker is located at the bottom of the device The battery measures 3250 mAh and should last for a period of at least 1 day. Charging is then again by 18W quick charge. The fingerprint sensor is located as usual with Elephone on the side of the smartphone.
Banggood special promo featuring ELEPHONE U2 will be available both of the versions, either the 4 GB + 64 GB basic one or the 6 GB + 128 GB higher one. Both versions are available with the 4GB/64GB version costing just $199.99 while the 6GB/128GB version comes at $249.99. At the same time, the company is holding a Giveaway event so you can try your luck there as well. More details about the Elephone U2 and full specs can be found in ELEPHONE official website. The Giveaway promotion is still running so you still have time to participate.