We’ve been itching to get our hands on one of the latest Chinese flagship devices, and the first to arrive at the office is the latst Ulefone Be Touch from Ulefone.
At the time of writing there were 3 Mediatek phones that we really cannot wait to try. They are the Elephone P7000, Mlais M7 and the Ulefone Be Touch, well we can now finally scratch the Be Touch off our list!
Ulefone were originally meant to launch their new phone at MWC. At the time the phone was called the Dare N1, but for whatever reason the launch was delayed and the name changed to the Ulefone Be Touch.
Like similar flaghship phones, the Ulefone Be Touch’s main features are a fingerprint scanner for security, 5.5-inch display, 3GB RAM, 64bit Mediatek MT6752 processor and 13 mega-pixel main camera. Look a little closer and you will find the Be Touch packs a Sony IMX214 camera (according to specs), a 2.5D display, dual LED flash and stock Android 5.0 Lollipop out of the box.
Comapred to the Elephone P700o the Be Touch has a smaller 2550mAh battery, but it also has a lower resolution 720p display which will hopefully mean there is enough juice to get you through the day without whipping out the fast charger.
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Opening the box and first impressions are pretty good. The 2.5D display add a touch of class to the phone and meets the iPhone/Meizu-esque alloy chassis with a smooth transition. The phone feels exceptionally well made, and comfortable if a little longer than other 5.5-inch phones on the market.
Ulefone Be Touch Hands on First Impressions
So far in our brief time with the phone we are impressed with the clarity of the screen, the speed and stability of the stock Android OS running on that 64bit chip and the accuracy of the TouchID style finger print scanner.
Everything we have tried so far works as it should, but so far the only area we feel that needs to be impved is camera quality. The camera is fast and take photos with nice depth but they are rather grainy when you zoom in.
Full Ulefone Be Touch review will be up by next weekend.
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You have no idea how happy I am with these first impressions since I ordered it yesterday. Glad to hear it all seems good 🙂
Hi Andi, when you will reveal the giveaway winner for this phone?
in a moment 😀
I closed the thread now and you will see the winner is the person I quoted on the last page. Thanks for taking part.
Looks good andi, looking forward to the full review.
Andi! Does the Be Touch 720p display really compare with most current 1080p displays?
I whipped out the old Samsung galaxy note with a 5.3″ 1280×800 display to compare with my current Ulefone U7 1920×1200 7″ display and the difference was NIGHT AND DAY. I feel like I could NEVER go back to 720p (or less than 1080p)…… Browsing the web and reading text looks so pixelated in 720 HD (compared to 1080p) and it really turns me off, especially after using crispy 1080p for the past couple years.
Unless Ulefone releases a full HD 1080p version of the Be Touch (and soon), the Elephone P7000 will most likely be my preferred china phone “flagship”.
Let us know your thoughts. Thanks Andi!
Updating this comment:
Actually after replying I did put the Be Touch side by side with the Asus Zenfone 2. There is a notable difference in clarity. I think it is something I can live with, but the clarity of 1080 is preferable.
Thanks Andi. This helped me decide. ?
The bezel below the screen is a fuckin tragedy !!!!!!
🙁
Personally bezels don’t bother me. They are one of the last things I even consider on a phone.
Front Fingerprint, this is why i like this phone.
HTC also like this, but people don’t care. I like the design
Oh gosh, you put the camera sensor between parentheses because you think is bogus, God dammit
Grainy photos makes it sound like they’ve used the same Chinese 13mp camera they always use.
Thanks a lot! I was wondering the accuracy of the TouchID style finger print scanner, but now you give me a good answer about it. And send a review about it can get $15 cashback from here: http://gearbestreview.blogspot.hk/2015/05/buy-ulefone-be-touch-send-review-to-get.html
It’s a good time for me to get one!
The touch ID on this model is really amazing. Andi, will you explore it more when doing some payment on Play Store?
aint that a surprise…
ANOTHER CHINESE PHONE WITH ABYSMAL CAM PERFORMANCE…
im sure the chinese are in some kind of hypnosis…
THE SAME DARN MISTAKE AGAIN!
I believe it comes down to cost. I just don’t think they are able to bring out phones with very good camera performance at a low price. I guess you need to spend over $200 to to get a decent camera.
Here is some camera samples from ulefans. Looks decent enough. http://www.ulefans.com/reviews/ulefone-be-touch-iphone6-plus-camera-comparison/
Yes, the quality looks very good.
ikr ..
but , here’s to a devout fan SECRETLY hoping for a cam miracle of under $200 🙂
You could always buy a refurbished LG G2, or Optimus G Pro, which both sell for less than $200 on Aliexpress. They both have good camera performance, with the G2 being the better of the two.
They are both good phones, which are both receiving Lollipop OTA updates.
g2 is receiving Lollipop?!
imma get me hands on one!
Yes, LG are providing excellent support for their phones. The G2 is a really nice phone, with high AnTuTu scores, and 2GB RAM.
well thanks man!
there’s this crazy trend in Pakistan where most smartphone virgins are going for REfurbished G2s for their 1st smartphones!
i think i’ll join the party if the price is student-friendly :p
For the people wanting to order it. Gearbest is advertising it on their homepage as a product that’s in stock but they actually do not have any stock. Trying to get my money back now and just warning other people about it.
coolicool are the same, I ordered this fone on the 9th of may and ay the time they assured me it was in stock and would be posted within 3 business days
well guess what
still not shipped, apprently the supplier delivery is late and I am expected to get my phone some point by the end of the month
I wish I hadnt paid for this phone because the elephone 7000 has full hd and a bigger battery and I would have chosen that instead
You guys serious need to look at the weak performance of the elephone p7000 and the weak antutu scores? please stop hype up such a weak phone lol
When will there be any 7 inch phones released? These small phones are rubbish.
I won the mobile at the Coolicool giveaway. From the videos from here and from Coolicool, looks really cool! I’m waiting to arrive to me and see if it really that good!
it looks nice , front is about same as iphone 6 , touch id wow . i like it very much
i’ve ordered from everbuying , and received two days ago , be touch have good design …. i like the white color , jajaja
interested in this phone? how about the audio quality, canera quality, display etc? doest it heat up much?
Thanks a lot! Glad to hear it all seems good 🙂 i want to get one now , Touch ID style finger print scanner seems very good, where to buy it ? and i will send a review once got it .
They are shipping from Gearbest today
highest points? Other 6752 phones will be sad
Had mine less than 24 hours and it’s not staying I won’t be ordering anymore to sell on, I’m really disappointed in this phone, the screen isn’t that good, on kitkat I could tweak the colours via the MiraVision settings but this has been removed with lollipop.
First go with the camera indoors the quality was very poor, I had high hopes for this the phone but it’s a let down in your opinion the be pro is a better phone to me.
is the battery compatible with ulefone be pro?