THL T100 on sale from 17th December, full specifications and pricing


Yesterday afternoon THL launched the THL T100 (Monkey King 2) revealing full specifications of the phone, release date and pricing.

For their 2nd generation flagship phone, THL have made the wise decision to build on the experience of the first phone. This may sound like an obvious step to many, but in the Chinese phone industry the idea is quite novel and usually thrown out of the window in place of larger displays, and more cores.

thl monkey king 2

The THL T100 (Monkey King 2 here in China) is a completely new phone from the ground up, they only detail it carries over from the original’s design is the 5-inch display. The body (144.3 x 70.4 x 8.4mm) is an all new shape which takes inspiration from the Sony Xperia line of phones and even the Xiaomi Mi3. A new logo has been added to the phone too which is more unique (but could still be improved upon).

thl monkey king 2

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On the hardware side of the THL T100 the flagship phone has a 5-inch OGS1920 x 1080 display with Corning Gorilla Glass (we don’t know if this is 2 or 3). Like the first Monkey King this phone has front and rear facing 13 mega-pixel Sony cameras, but with updated lens and larger f2.0 apertures for improved low-light performance.

As for processing, this is handled by the same 1.7Ghz 8-core MT6592 processor which we saw in the Zopo ZP998. There is also 2GB RAM and 32GB of internal storage. The MT6592 also bring dual 3G SIM support (TD-SCDMA, WCDMA) and GSM to the phone.

thl t100 specifications

THL have also manages to pack in a 2700mAh battery, NFC, OTG.

THL T100 Specifications

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THL T100’s are now in production and the company says that customers in China will be able to buy the phone from as early as 17th December for just 1888 Yuan ($310), international customers should be able to order the phone from around the 20th.

THL also hinted at a 4G LTE version of the THL T100 in the near future using the 8-core MT6595 chipset we reported on yesterday.

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24 Comments

  1. danelikk
    December 11, 2013

    finally come out, only gsm 900/1800, has not 850

  2. Xiaolu
    December 11, 2013

    8.4mm thick → 2700mAh battery, why not 12.4mm thick → 3200mAh? 🙁

    • Airyl
      December 11, 2013

      Because they’re goal with the Monkey King 2 was to improve on the first Monkey King. If they made the MK2 thicker than the original MK, it would be step back no? And it’s still impressive they managed to fit that 2700mAh removable battery into an 8.4mm chassis, especially considering that the first MK only had a 2000mAh non-rmovable battery.

      • Adrian
        December 11, 2013

        still larger than zp998 battery…disappointing 2g bands though

      • Stiven
        December 12, 2013

        According to Pandawil battery will be only 2250mAh.

  3. Guest
    December 11, 2013

    finally come out, only gsm 900/1800, has not 850

  4. Xiaolu
    December 11, 2013

    8.4mm thick → 2700mAh battery, why not 12.4mm thick → 3200mAh? 🙁

    • Guest
      December 11, 2013

      Because they’re goal with the Monkey King 2 was to improve on the first Monkey King. If they made the MK2 thicker than the original MK, it would be step back no? And it’s still impressive they managed to fit that 2700mAh removable battery into an 8.4mm chassis, especially considering that the first MK only had a 2000mAh non-rmovable battery.

    • Adrian
      December 11, 2013

      still larger than zp998 battery…disappointing 2g bands though

    • Stiven
      December 12, 2013

      According to Pandawil battery will be only 2250mAh.

  5. highwind
    December 11, 2013

    *waiting for the MT6595 version*

  6. provokanter Tabellenführer
    December 11, 2013

    *waiting for the MT6595 version*

  7. Zsoltee
    December 11, 2013

    THL T200 phablet version is much more interesting for me, but the small battery may be a dealbreaker. Waiting for reviews… 🙂

  8. Zsoltee
    December 11, 2013

    THL T200 phablet version is much more interesting for me, but the small battery may be a dealbreaker. Waiting for reviews… 🙂

  9. Nahúm Pérez Mesa
    December 11, 2013

    that’s good with a 5″ screen but i only want in it the MHL and Mt6589 @2Ghz or the same 2Ghz with 4G MT6595 and will be the PERFECT one for all people!

  10. Nahúm Pérez Mesa
    December 11, 2013

    that’s good with a 5″ screen but i only want in it the MHL and Mt6589 @2Ghz or the same 2Ghz with 4G MT6595 and will be the PERFECT one for all people!

  11. TheTriforce
    December 13, 2013

    Dear andy

    Is the Mali 450 in the same range as the adreno 330 ?
    And the MT6592 in the same as the snapdragon 800 ?

    thanks

  12. TheTriforce
    December 13, 2013

    Dear andy

    Is the Mali 450 in the same range as the adreno 330 ?
    And the MT6592 in the same as the snapdragon 800 ?

    thanks