The 5-inch Coolpad F1 octacore handset has been making waves since it’s launch in China earlier this year, and now aims to do the same internationally.
The CoolPad F1 first arrived in China as a China Mobile exclusive, but has since been launched with support for WCDMA 3G networks (900/2100mhz), so customers outside of China can enjoy the low-cost octacore smartphone.
Based around a 5-inch 720p display, the F1 boasts a 1.7Ghz Mediatek MT6592 processor, 2GB RAM, 8GB of internal memory, Micro SD card support and Dual SIM. There isn’t one area we can see that Coolpad have skimmed on to keep the price low, even the cameras are a respectable 13 mega-pixel rear and 5 mega-pixel front and the removable battery is 2500mAh!
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With most of the tech world speaking about the Xiaomi Redmi or Redmi note the CoolPad F1 could be the perfect device for anyone wanting equally as good hardware but at a lower price!
E-commerce site Spemall have the CoolPad F1 available now at $229.99.
Have used coolpad smartphone before, feeling very good, so decided to buy the Coolpad F1 to replace my old phone . Recommend !!
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Awesome one!
Bands are just right,sweet.
Anyone able to post camera photos or a review of the phone? Really interested on a more comprehensive camera review to see how the sensor performs.
https://www.gizchina.com/2014/02/02/octacore-coolpad-halo-f1-review/
It’s the same camera from samsung s4 but with better f2.0 aperture.
You can buy it on aliexpress for 190$ in WCDMA version.
so this one or spend some more on the zopo zp980+ ?
https://www.gizchina.com/2014/02/02/octacore-coolpad-halo-f1-review/
that’s not really extensive 🙂 especially the camera aspect … how does it work compared to a zopo zp980+ for example or a galaxy s4?
i dont know..the higher price is a deal breaker considering the THL t11 has the same specs plus gorilla glass 3 and 16gb internal at the same price..
Is there something limiting so many made for China phones to android 4.2? Asides from there not appearing to be a simple way to explain the radios issue, it’s that many of these phones seem stuck on 4.2 without much chance of update that cause resistance in buying them.
Coolpad f1 is available at Jingdong for 171USD since they signed a exclusive contract with coolpad worth 1.6 billion $. They have paypal payment with free shipping to EU. Look for it at english version of JD website 🙂