The start of the low-cost 4G lte Chinese smartphone war kicks off today with the launch of the latest Dakele phone powered by a Snapdragon processor and 2GB RAM.
We haven’t had to wait for Meidatek to launch their MT6595 processor for the first low-cost 4G lte phones to launch in China as manufacturers are making use of Qualcomm’s new cost effective processors.
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Dakele were one of the first to launch a low-cost 4G phone in China today. The Dakele L1 smartphone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8926 quad-core processor which supports all major bands in China including GSM, WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, 4G LTE. There is also support for SG-LTE which allows calls to be made of 2G while heavy data work is transered over 4G LTE.
Dakele L1 4G LTE
Other details of the Dakele L1 also include a 5.5-inch 1280 x 720 IPS display, 2GB RAM, 16GB memory, Sony IMX179 F2.0 aperture main camera and 2550mAh battery. Pricing is very competitive at just 1499 Yuan ($250) with a release date set for April.
[ Dakele ]
2014 – 2015
The year of LTE and the start of 3G death xD
Andi, the MSM8926 is actually a dual core Krait 300 chipset.
From Qualcomm’s page itself: http://www.qualcomm.co.in/products/snapdragon
Oh thanks for that, I wil double ched the specifications.
Nice but the battery is the down side.
If you are paying $250 why would you complain…2+16gb 4glte, snapdragon 800…you want the phone for free?
It looks like a fantastic phone for the money. Dakele have been promising something like this for a while, so glad they have finally managed it.
What is the point in buying a Ferrari without fuel tank. R u going to push it all the way to ur destination ah?
I use a THL W11 and the battery is like 2100mAh…it is not bad. I cant complain. So don’t make bit sound like it is coming with a 200mAh battery….
2014 – 2015
The year of LTE and the start of 3G death xD
Andi, the MSM8926 is actually a dual core Krait 300 chipset.
From Qualcomm’s page itself: http://www.qualcomm.co.in/products/snapdragon
Oh thanks for that, I wil double ched the specifications.
Nice but the battery is the down side.
If you are paying $250 why would you complain…2+16gb 4glte, snapdragon 800…you want the phone for free?
It looks like a fantastic phone for the money. Dakele have been promising something like this for a while, so glad they have finally managed it.
What is the point in buying a Ferrari without fuel tank. R u going to push it all the way to ur destination ah?
I use a THL W11 and the battery is like 2100mAh…it is not bad. I cant complain. So don’t make bit sound like it is coming with a 200mAh battery….
The LTPS screen is LCD, not IPS.
The LTPS screen is LCD, not IPS.