Upcoming Elephone comes with 2K display, Intel SoC, IMX230 and Windows/Android OS!

This week a number of Chinese phone brands made the short trip over to Hong Kong for the Global Source Mobile Electronics Fair. Among them was Elephone who showed a mystery 2K flagship phone to customers.

Elephone took up a large booth at the Hong Kong trade fair where they had on show some of their most popular phones along with some upcoming devices like the Elephone P7000, Elephone G9 and a new mystery device.

We had heard rumours that Elephone would be releasing another high end device this year, but didn’t really have the details until today when our source sent us photos of the show and specification details of this upcoming Elephone beast.

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According to our source this new Elephone (seen in gold on the photos) features a 2K display, 4GB RAM, touch ID fingerprint security, and an Intel processor marking the first time Elephone have moved away from Mediatek. Our source goes on to tell us that both Android 5.0 and Windows 10 will be available for this phone! It’s unsure if this will be a dual boot set up or if two versions of the phone with alternate OS will be available.

In the camera department Elephone will be using a Sony IMX 230 21 mega-pixel sensor on the rear, the front camera details are on unknown.

The above render seems to show quite a slim phone with alloy body and narrow bezels. We have reached out to Elephone official to see if we can get further details and possibly a name and launch date for this new device.

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Paul Sleight
April 21, 2015
Cast your mind back to August 2014 and the P 1000 – didn’t happen. The P4000 didn’t happen. Don’t hold your breath! New soc maker = new problems because they have no experience with them. New OS = problems for same reason. They’ve struggled with lollipop like many other Chinese manufacturers.
Just saying…
- mf1gt3r
  April 21, 2015
  - mf1gt3r
    April 21, 2015
    Oh oh ignore that. Now I get you. Maybe you are right maybe they’ll prove u wrong.
    - Paul Sleight
      April 21, 2015
      Yes, I meant they have no experience of working with Intel, but the outcome would depend largely on Intel support.
      I sincerely hope that they DO prove me wrong!
- Jeep ✓ᵛᵉʳᶦᶠᶦᵉᵈ
  April 21, 2015
  Chinese developers seem to get better and better each year on providing a sort of stable Android version for their MediaTek phones. Now with another SoC you are totally right on fearing they might struggle again. On the other hand, knowing Intel..they could start mayor campaigns to introduce easy programming for the Intel Soc.
- balcobomber25
  April 22, 2015
  The P4000 was an OEM problem, the Zeaplus M4 which was essentially the same phone was also cancelled.
  - Paul Sleight
    April 22, 2015
    That’s interesting, demonstrates how complex the phone industry is there. I guess some brands never actually make a device themselves, for all I know, Elephone may not even have a production line of their own, just warehouses and packaging facilities.
    - balcobomber25
      April 22, 2015
      Most brands don’t make the phones themsleves they use what are called OEM’s. For the Elephone P4000 the OEM was KVD, which also made the No.1 Mi4, Doogee Hitman and a few other Mi4 clones. KVD actually owns the Doogee brand. Apple and Xiaomi use Foxconn to manufacture their phones. Gionee is both an OEM and a brand.
      The brand (Xiaomi, Elephone etc) designs the phones, selects the components etc. The OEM builds and packages it.
      - Paul Sleight
        April 22, 2015
        Thanks, do you know what Mlais position is? And perhaps that also explains why for example ulefone had advertised the Be progressing with a Sony 13mp camera then had to apologise for some only getting 8mp ov. Though I thought ulefone were an oem themselves.
        
        balcobomber25
        April 22, 2015
        I have two thoughts on the Ulefone Sony fiasco:
        1. They originally intended to order Sony sensors and at the last minute changed it for some unknown reason. The marketing team was never told about the change and went ahead advertising a Sony sensor.
        2. They outright lied and hoped no one would catch them. Wouldn’t be the first time a Chinese phone company stretched the truth.
        Ulefone seems to be very open and honest with the community since they were caught so it really could have been an honest mistake or could have been deceit. I have no clue with Ulefone or Mlais. Often very little is advertised about which OEM the company uses. Some brands will use multiple OEM’s for different products.

mf1gt3r
April 21, 2015
Finally, I may not have to break the bank to get a flagship. Please release more details Elephone. Thanks Andrew.
- Muhammad Yasir
  April 21, 2015
saor
April 21, 2015
Lunch date? Ha ha! As for the phone if it is quality product and good value why not!
April 21, 2015
Intel Processor ?!
use the MT6795 for PETE’S SAKE !
also , whats a LUNCH date* 😛 , Andi 😀
- joe
  April 21, 2015
  Intel is heavily discounting its atom SOCs to grab marketshare its really very competitively priced it wouldn’t surprise me if we see a lot more intel based phones in the future. At least, until Intel stops the discounts.
  The intel atoms are quite decent chips the previous iterations did overheat and had power management problems that’s why not many phones used them and were relegated to tablet soc. From memory I think only the lenovo k900 and a couple others used it from the new models are quite powerful, the zenphone 2s are getting really good reviews I would have bought one except for the massive side bezels are really a turn off. If this new phone can have think bezels like in the meizu mx4s I would buy it.
  - Muhammad Yasir
    April 21, 2015
    fingers crossed then… i heard about the heating issues quite awhile ago and thought they shouldnt be used in the least by ELEPHONE of all the companies. Lets see if they can challenge mtk in anyway…
  - Jeep ✓ᵛᵉʳᶦᶠᶦᵉᵈ
    April 21, 2015
    I agree. Although the MT6795 seems a good processor; I am happy with the higher 2.2Ghz quad-core (+the 4 extra cores) because I personally believe in less cores with higher frequencies than an octacore with lower. At least untill people start building apps that truly benefits from more cores. (more than 4 that is). The IMG G6200 @700mhz doesn’t get much love from the user though, people don’t seem to happy with it when it comes to gaming on FHD displays.
    So, maybe the Intel can make a difference here. And on a other perspective; it’s just cool to have another technical aspect in my gadgets. I have used so many Mediatek phones, maybe an Intel would be cool too ;D
- Miko
  April 21, 2015
  - Muhammad Yasir
    April 21, 2015
- - balcobomber25
    April 22, 2015
Shanos
April 21, 2015
its a good looking phone, the back appears to have a curve making it thicker than the sides would have it appear, but thats not a bad thing if it means a reasonable battery.
realjjj
April 21, 2015
Ugh that Intel SoC is rather slow but we’ll see what’s the price and when it launches. If it’s not very soon it will get trashed by A72 based midrange SoCs so the phone better be priced very well.
- Chico Migraña
  April 21, 2015
  Look the Zenfone 2 multi-tasking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpBNVS_Ie7g&feature=youtube_gdata_player
- balcobomber25
  April 22, 2015
  “That Intel SoC is rather slow”. You know this how? If it really does have a 20MP camera it would have to be the new Cherry Trail series of SoC’s from Intel. The only one that supports a camera of that size is the X7 series. The Zenphone 2 uses the older Moorefield chips. No adroid device available uses a Cherry Trail SoC.

desponent
April 21, 2015
Look at the top photos and you’ll realize that they’re hiding the bezel with the black glass, again. Gross.
Now the elephone catch my attention.
Paul Sleight
April 21, 2015
Cast your mind back to August 2014 and the P 1000 – didn’t happen. The P4000 didn’t happen. Don’t hold your breath! New soc maker = new problems because they have no experience with them. New OS = problems for same reason. They’ve struggled with lollipop like many other Chinese manufacturers.
Just saying…
- mf1gt3r
  April 21, 2015
  New SOC maker? Don’t get you.
- mf1gt3r
  April 21, 2015
  Oh oh ignore that. Now I get you. Maybe you are right maybe they’ll prove u wrong.
- Paul Sleight
  April 21, 2015
  Yes, I meant they have no experience of working with Intel, but the outcome would depend largely on Intel support.
  I sincerely hope that they DO prove me wrong!
- Jeep ✓ᵛᵉʳᶦᶠᶦᵉᵈ
  April 21, 2015
  Chinese developers seem to get better and better each year on providing a sort of stable Android version for their MediaTek phones. Now with another SoC you are totally right on fearing they might struggle again. On the other hand, knowing Intel..they could start mayor campaigns to introduce easy programming for the Intel Soc.
- balcobomber25
  April 22, 2015
  The P4000 was an OEM problem, the Zeaplus M4 which was essentially the same phone was also cancelled.
- Paul Sleight
  April 22, 2015
  That’s interesting, demonstrates how complex the phone industry is there. I guess some brands never actually make a device themselves, for all I know, Elephone may not even have a production line of their own, just warehouses and packaging facilities.
- balcobomber25
  April 22, 2015
  Most brands don’t make the phones themsleves they use what are called OEM’s. For the Elephone P4000 the OEM was KVD, which also made the No.1 Mi4, Doogee Hitman and a few other Mi4 clones. KVD actually owns the Doogee brand. Apple and Xiaomi use Foxconn to manufacture their phones. Gionee is both an OEM and a brand.
  The brand (Xiaomi, Elephone etc) designs the phones, selects the components etc. The OEM builds and packages it.
- Paul Sleight
  April 22, 2015
  Thanks, do you know what Mlais position is? And perhaps that also explains why for example ulefone had advertised the Be progressing with a Sony 13mp camera then had to apologise for some only getting 8mp ov. Though I thought ulefone were an oem themselves.
- balcobomber25
  April 22, 2015
  I have two thoughts on the Ulefone Sony fiasco:
  1. They originally intended to order Sony sensors and at the last minute changed it for some unknown reason. The marketing team was never told about the change and went ahead advertising a Sony sensor.
  2. They outright lied and hoped no one would catch them. Wouldn’t be the first time a Chinese phone company stretched the truth.
  Ulefone seems to be very open and honest with the community since they were caught so it really could have been an honest mistake or could have been deceit. I have no clue with Ulefone or Mlais. Often very little is advertised about which OEM the company uses. Some brands will use multiple OEM’s for different products.

mf1gt3r
April 21, 2015
Finally, I may not have to break the bank to get a flagship. Please release more details Elephone. Thanks Andrew.
- Guest
  April 21, 2015
saor
April 21, 2015
Lunch date? Ha ha! As for the phone if it is quality product and good value why not!
Michael Ogbonnaya
April 21, 2015
- balcobomber25
  April 22, 2015
  Intel has a new SoC based off the X7 z8700 that can support up to 24mp. It will be the SOC used in the Surface 3.

Guaire
April 21, 2015
Intel chips doesn’t support 21MP sensors.
Guest
April 21, 2015
Intel Processor ?!
use the MT6795 for PETE’S SAKE !
also , whats a LUNCH date* 😛 , Andi 😀
- Guest
  April 21, 2015
  Intel is heavily discounting its atom SOCs to grab marketshare its really very competitively priced it wouldn’t surprise me if we see a lot more intel based phones in the future. At least, until Intel stops the discounts.
  The intel atoms are quite decent chips the previous iterations did overheat and had power management problems that’s why not many phones used them and were relegated to tablet soc. From memory I think only the lenovo k900 and a couple others used it from the new models are quite powerful, the zenphone 2s are getting really good reviews I would have bought one except for the massive side bezels are really a turn off. If this new phone can have think bezels like in the meizu mx4s I would buy it.
- Miko
  April 21, 2015
  Free lunch?! I want invite to this… delicious event too!!!
- Guest
  April 21, 2015
  fingers crossed then… i heard about the heating issues quite awhile ago and thought they shouldnt be used in the least by ELEPHONE of all the companies. Lets see if they can challenge mtk in anyway…
- Guest
  April 21, 2015
  same :p
- Jeep ✓ᵛᵉʳᶦᶠᶦᵉᵈ
  April 21, 2015
  I agree. Although the MT6795 seems a good processor; I am happy with the higher 2.2Ghz quad-core (+the 4 extra cores) because I personally believe in less cores with higher frequencies than an octacore with lower. At least untill people start building apps that truly benefits from more cores. (more than 4 that is). The IMG G6200 @700mhz doesn’t get much love from the user though, people don’t seem to happy with it when it comes to gaming on FHD displays.
  So, maybe the Intel can make a difference here. And on a other perspective; it’s just cool to have another technical aspect in my gadgets. I have used so many Mediatek phones, maybe an Intel would be cool too ;D
- Andi Sykes
  April 21, 2015
  When two people (or more) meet for lunch :p haha, will correct that now 😀
- balcobomber25
  April 22, 2015
  Andi are you buying everyone lunch?? I want Pizza…

Shanos
April 21, 2015
its a good looking phone, the back appears to have a curve making it thicker than the sides would have it appear, but thats not a bad thing if it means a reasonable battery.
realjjj
April 21, 2015
Ugh that Intel SoC is rather slow but we’ll see what’s the price and when it launches. If it’s not very soon it will get trashed by A72 based midrange SoCs so the phone better be priced very well.
- Ricardo A.
  April 21, 2015
  Look the Zenfone 2 multi-tasking
- balcobomber25
  April 22, 2015
  “That Intel SoC is rather slow”. You know this how? If it really does have a 20MP camera it would have to be the new Cherry Trail series of SoC’s from Intel. The only one that supports a camera of that size is the X7 series. The Zenphone 2 uses the older Moorefield chips. No adroid device available uses a Cherry Trail SoC.

iKosh
April 21, 2015
iKosh
April 21, 2015
Launch date: never.
desponent
April 21, 2015
Look at the top photos and you’ll realize that they’re hiding the bezel with the black glass, again. Gross.
Ryanze
April 21, 2015
- Zoealandy
  April 23, 2015
Guaire
April 21, 2015
- balcobomber25
  April 22, 2015
  Intel has a new SoC based off the X7 z8700 that can support up to 24mp. It will be the SOC used in the Surface 3.

Ruby
April 21, 2015
It would be pretty amazing if it did have dual boot, dual OS. But *please*, Elephone, do it right this time!
thenet95
April 21, 2015
don’t need Android if this will be dusl booth. Don’t need malware which is Android. Windows 10 phone is better
- Joe mont
  April 21, 2015
  Is this some kind of joke? Have you seen the Windows store, its composed of nothing but scam apps and total fluff they refuse to remove in order to boost their app count.
  Why somebody wants to be once again shackled to Microsoft makes me shake my head, do you want to once again pay 100$ for a license when Android is more customizable and superior in every way, for free?
  - thenet95
    April 21, 2015
    Hahaha be quiet robot you can stick to your fragmented, malware, laggy phone and also be proud of Google spying on your Gmail. Most of apps are fine on WP store compare to Android store full of virues and buggy apps. WP 10 coming soon and its going to take off great. Love how it will all sync to my devices not like Android which can’t.
    - balcobomber25
      April 22, 2015
      I guess if you don’t mind missing out on several of the most popular apps, hate having any options to customize your phone, and love knowing that M$oft is allowing the NSA to control your camera, much like they do with Kinect then Windows 10 is for you all the way!
      You do realize you have been able to sync all your devices in Android for quite some time now? This is Windows once again catching up to something that has been available on every other platform.
      - thenet95
        April 22, 2015
        Hahaha missing out on several most popular apps hahahha most of popular apps are already in windows store. Sure am missing all.of buggy, malware viruses of Android crappy apps. lol
        
        balcobomber25
        April 22, 2015
        M$oft was so desperate for Apps they offered to pay developers for any apps at all, which led to thousands of fake apps. Business Insider did an entire article on M$oft’s fake app problem in Decemeber. They even found many of the fake apps were on the top 100 most popular.
        By the most recent count Android and iOS each have about 1.5 million apps available, Windows has just 535,000 of which only 385,000 are exclusive to mobile.
        You claim most of the popular apps are available on Windows yet according to actual Windows Phone users the following are not: Snapchat, Tinder, Yahoo Mail, Yahoo Messenger, Yahoo Sports, Camera 360, Google Maps, Bank of America, Starbucks, Sirius/XM, Nike+, Vudu, HBOGO, State Farm, Clash of Clans, Discover Card, Dunkin Donuts, Go Daddy, Blackboard.
        It’s a shame too because some of the Windows Phones aren’t that bad. Goodluck if you want to do any mobile banking on Windows Phone it seems virtually every bank is missing.
        
        thenet95
        April 24, 2015
        Hey lagdroid here is why Android apps sucks and like I said King of Malware. Read and weap. Microsoft Apps never had malware and is why it’s 600,000 apps and still growing and more when it becomes Universal which Google can’t do on their buggy and malware apps.
        Read it and weap boy:
        1 in 5 Android Apps Is Malware: https://www.yahoo.com/tech/report-one-in-five-android-apps-is-malware-117202610899.html
        balcobomber25
        April 25, 2015
        It’s cute that you are still trying to defend M$oft.
        
        thenet95
        April 25, 2015
        It’s cute you can’t stand up that google apps are malware and are just crap. What’s wrong no words how great your google android apps are. hahaha…
        balcobomber25
        April 25, 2015
        Sorry I was too buys checking my bank account on my Android phone, one of the many things you can’t do on Windows phone.
        thenet95
        April 25, 2015
        Hahaha no words for your android malware apps lol. Be careful.your bank app might me a malware ? I better go check my bank.account using my bank app which I know nothing worry about malware on my WP because WP apps are more clean.
        balcobomber25
        April 25, 2015
        You don’t have to worry about because there are virtually no banking apps for Windows, or any other apps for that matter. As for malware I haven’t had a single app that was malware in all my years using Android. But I have seen countless of forum posts from Windows users about tall the fake apps in the Windows store.
- - - - thenet95
        April 24, 2015
        LOL you mean who likes laggyness, and buggy apps and we can’t forget Malware virus apps
- thenet95
  April 23, 2015
  Of course windows store awesome glad you finally noticed. It will be more awesome when it will have universal apps on all apps. Which google can’t do.
iKosh
April 21, 2015
Ruby
April 21, 2015
It would be pretty amazing if it did have dual boot, dual OS. But *please*, Elephone, do it right this time!
thenet95
April 21, 2015
don’t need Android if this will be dusl booth. Don’t need malware which is Android. Windows 10 phone is better
- Joe mont
  April 22, 2015
  Is this some kind of joke? Have you seen the Windows store, its composed of nothing but scam apps and total fluff they refuse to remove in order to boost their app count.
  Why somebody wants to be once again shackled to Microsoft makes me shake my head, do you want to once again pay 100$ for a license when Android is more customizable and superior in every way, for free?
- thenet95
  April 22, 2015
  Hahaha be quiet robot you can stick to your fragmented, malware, laggy phone and also be proud of Google spying on your Gmail. Most of apps are fine on WP store compare to Android store full of virues and buggy apps. WP 10 coming soon and its going to take off great. Love how it will all sync to my devices not like Android which can’t.
- balcobomber25
  April 22, 2015
  This comment by thenet95 brought to you by the fine folks at M$oft.
- balcobomber25
  April 22, 2015
  I guess if you don’t mind missing out on several of the most popular apps, hate having any options to customize your phone, and love knowing that M$oft is allowing the NSA to control your camera, much like they do with Kinect then Windows 10 is for you all the way!
  You do realize you have been able to sync all your devices in Android for quite some time now? This is Windows once again catching up to something that has been available on every other platform.
- thenet95
  April 22, 2015
  Hahaha missing out on several most popular apps hahahha most of popular apps are already in windows store. Sure am missing all.of buggy, malware viruses of Android crappy apps. lol
- thenet95
  April 22, 2015
  This comment brought to you by idiots at Google who are like cult of scientology lol… 😆
- balcobomber25
  April 22, 2015
  No we are just realists who like our phones to have all the latest apps. But I do love when M$$$oft fanboys get upset, it is quite hysterical.
- balcobomber25
  April 22, 2015
  M$oft was so desperate for Apps they offered to pay developers for any apps at all, which led to thousands of fake apps. Business Insider did an entire article on M$oft’s fake app problem in Decemeber. They even found many of the fake apps were on the top 100 most popular.
  By the most recent count Android and iOS each have about 1.5 million apps available, Windows has just 535,000 of which only 385,000 are exclusive to mobile.
  You claim most of the popular apps are available on Windows yet according to actual Windows Phone users the following are not: Snapchat, Tinder, Yahoo Mail, Yahoo Messenger, Yahoo Sports, Camera 360, Google Maps, Bank of America, Starbucks, Sirius/XM, Nike+, Vudu, HBOGO, State Farm, Clash of Clans, Discover Card, Dunkin Donuts, Go Daddy, Blackboard.
  It’s a shame too because some of the Windows Phones aren’t that bad. Goodluck if you want to do any mobile banking on Windows Phone it seems virtually every bank is missing.
- thenet95
  April 22, 2015
  Hahaha realists who loves buggy and apps. Keep at it Android doing good job of it. Be proud of google reading your emails stupid Android cult. 😆
- balcobomber25
  April 22, 2015
  You act like M$soft has never been accused of spying….
- thenet95
  April 22, 2015
  Nope never. You act like google think they have allot great apps when most of them are buggy, and viruses and most common apps windows store have it. Yes google always love be big brother watching you boy. 😆
- thenet95
  April 22, 2015
  Read and wrap Robot. Windows phone store going be awesome which is awesome. So read this lagdroid. Shows you google is nothing but search engine is all.i think of Google besides also monitoring people emails. Glad cuanogen turn down their offer to buy cyanogen. That’s why they trust Microsoft 😉
  http://www.mobilemag.com/2015/04/22/huge-news-microsoft-and-cyanogen-team-up-to-dominate-googles-android-market/
- balcobomber25
  April 23, 2015
  M$oft was caught allowing the NSA to hack peoples Kinect cameras. Guess your bosses at M$oft didn’t explain that. I have already proven that the Windows store is missing several of the most popular apps. You completely glanced over that. Google and Apple both have a lot of great apps that simply aren’t available on Windows. That is not an opinion it is a fact. As for the apps containing viruses, there are dozens of free anti-virus software options available for Android. I have never had a single real app that had a virus.
  Your bosses at M$oft need to update their talking points for Windows vs Android…
- thenet95
  April 23, 2015
  LOL please stop putting lies and no such thing. 😆 just give up because we all.know google is your big brother spying on you everyday. Don’t you love it when google got
  Turn down 👇 and Microsoft will be owning it hahaha 😁
- balcobomber25
  April 23, 2015
  Me and all the following websites below are just spreading lies:
- balcobomber25
  April 23, 2015

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