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Oukitel U8 looks like a P7000 sans steroids; On limited sale for $139.99

Yash GargMay 18, 2015

Like it or hate it, it is nearly impossible to ignore the Elephone P7000. The phone has been making waves even before landing in users’ hands, and here we are, comparing it to another phone that looks equally worthy of the money… at least on paper.

We’ve spoken about the Oukitel U8 before. If you didn’t happen to be around then, here’s what the U8 is all about: the phone also known as the ‘Universe Tap’, and as you might have already guessed, it comes with a ‘touch’ fingerprint sensor (as opposed to a swipe based one).

The U8 also runs on a MediaTek MT6735 quad-core processor, has 2GB of RAM and 16GB of on-board storage. Very much like the Ulefone Be Touch, the phone has a 2.5D curved glass over the 5.5-inch HD that should give it a rather premium look and feel. Besides that, the U8 comes with a 13 mega-pixel rear camera, a 5 mega-pixel front camera and a 2850mAh battery.

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Two of the most interesting things about the phone (apart from the price, which I’m coming to in a bit) happen to be the fact that it runs Android 5.1 Lollipop out of the box (much like the Elephone G9, which coincidentally or not has the same processor) and the ‘tap’ fingerprint sensor. If not lot is lost to translation, one tap should unlock the phone, as opposed to two that phones like the Ulefone Be Touch need.

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The phone is new, so is the company… and naturally, they’ll have to offer a good price for the product at least during the initial stages. Which is why, the phone will be on sale for US$140 between May 15 and 21 on Everbuying.com, after which the price will go up (by iterations of US$10 weekly) to US$170 in June. Coupon code EBOU8 can be applied for an additional US$10 discount before 31st May.

We’ll be bringing the review of this phone soon, so stay tuned, and let us know what you think about it so far!

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Actually not a bad looking device and it has decent specs.

Roger
May 18, 2015
Yet another phone I can’t use due to no support for WCDMA 850MHz.
- balcobomber25
  May 18, 2015
  850 is tough for Chinese phones, it’s really only used in North and South America.
  - Roger
    May 18, 2015
    It’s used in Australia too. It’s commony supported by many cheaper Android phones. But, quite a few of the new models features here have 900MHz and not 850MHz support.
    - balcobomber25
      May 18, 2015
      It’s used here in Thailand too but only on one network (DTAC), all the others use either 900 or 2100. But my main point is most of these phones are only made for Asian markets which almost universally use at least 900 or 2100.
  - Paul Sleight
    May 18, 2015
    Oukitel source confirmed on 12th may that it supports wcdma850. They specifically asked the question of their engineers, I hope they are right.
- MitsosDaBest
  May 18, 2015
  Dude, go to this site below, then click on Connectivity and put the filter for 850MHz 3G and you will see which devices support it… =)
  http://www.kimovil.com/en/compare-smartphone-prices
  - Roger
    May 18, 2015
    Thanks for the link. Unfortuantely it seems they often incorrectly list 3G frequencies for a phone that the phone does not actually support.
    In any case, I know there are lots of phone with 850MHz support. It just seems that a lot of the recently released phones with a fast processor, don’t support it.
    - balcobomber25
      May 18, 2015
      Yea I briefly looked at the site and the first 3 phones I saw were all incorrect.
      - Roger
        May 18, 2015
      - May 21, 2015
        Sorry, we usually check frequencies on shops and provider homepage, but it is really hard to find. ¿Can you tell me other phones without 850MHz frequency on kimovil ? i have already changed Oukitel U8 incorrect data.
Fred
May 18, 2015
HI Guys! Can you try ASAP to make a video about the P7000? So far I am not impressed about the UI. But need to know your opinion about it.
mapo
May 18, 2015
nice phone+specs and nice price!

Sjoerd
May 18, 2015
Is this processor way slower than a MT6732? I mean the phone looks great but 1.3 quad doesn’t sound like much to me. And any guesses on the camera quality?
- balcobomber25
  May 18, 2015
  They are both quad core A53 SoC’s, the real difference (performance ways) would be between the GPU use as the MT6735 uses the Mali-T760 which is more powerful than the Mali-T720 used in the 6732.
- Lazar Prodanovic
  May 18, 2015
Chickens
May 18, 2015
- mapo
  May 18, 2015

George
May 18, 2015
Hell this looks way better than the p7000 and be touch if is real,to bad about the lack of steroids because it’s the only thing we’re into
roni24
May 18, 2015
170$ for MT6735 and 2850mAh battery, they are dreaming.
Crunch
May 18, 2015
- balcobomber25
  May 18, 2015
  - Muhammad Yasir
    May 18, 2015
  - Karlchen
    May 18, 2015
    http://www.gizmochina.com/2015/04/20/mediatek-mt6735-specs-leaked-faster-than-qualcomm-snapdragon-410/
    For halfe of the price you will get the Elephone G2 with same low power.
    Or for alike the same price of the Oukitel you can get the P7000 with around 800 sigle-core and 3800 multi-core in geekbench.
    But I think that you know that by yourself before. 🙂
    - Ben Denish
      May 18, 2015
      Not sure what the price of either the G2 or P7000 has to do with the 6735 being “damn slow”.
      As for the P7000 scoring higher it uses a better SoC it should score higher, which is why it normally costs over $200.
    - balcobomber25
      May 18, 2015
      What does the price of the G2 have to do with this being “damn slow”?
      The P7000 should score better it has a better SoC, which is why it normally costs over $200.
    - MacArthur
      May 18, 2015
      Elephone G2 is MT6732, not MT6735. It also has a low res 4.5″ screen and only 1 GB RAM. And, I have never seen it under US$ 100. The Oukitel U8 is US$ 140. The P7000 is US$ 210 and ~30% faster. In other words, for 50% more money you get 30% more performance. Is it worth it? Well, I guess it depends on what you want it for.
    - MacArthur
      May 18, 2015
      Ok, MT6732 is a few percent faster than MT6735 in Geekbench, but still the MT6735 is 30% faster than the Snapdragon 410 (both CPU and graphics).
- MacArthur
  May 18, 2015
  Around 28,000 in AnTuTu ~ 50% faster than MT6582. The MT6752 is ~30% faster than MT6735. If MT 6752 is damn fast, how then can 75% of damn fast be damn slow? Please explain!
Muhammad Yasir
May 18, 2015
as most of u might have already guess , im only here to see if that Dual Tone flash does the phone’s camera any good !
WAITING FOR REVIEW IMPATIENTLY
- Paul Sleight
  May 18, 2015
  - Muhammad Yasir
    May 19, 2015
- balcobomber25
  May 18, 2015
  Where did you hear that?
- Paul Sleight
  May 18, 2015
  - Steve B
    May 19, 2015
    - Paul Sleight
      May 19, 2015
      Yeah, I watched a video of the company launch, headed up by Doogee boss… Apple convention it was not! I still have faith, but also ready to write off $140 to experience.
Paul Sleight
May 18, 2015
I’ve ordered one, due to be sent out to distributors on 6th June. Cameras are interpolated from 8&2 mp, as you would expect for this price. No led notification light or capacitive button back light. white/gold version will not be available yet, only silver frame.
I’m not a power user or gamer so I think the 6735 chip will be OK for me, looking forward to seeing how it performs!
- leetron
  May 18, 2015
  - Paul Sleight
    May 18, 2015
    - leetron
      May 18, 2015
      That’s a real shame…deal breaker for me even though I could have had it for less than £85 from geekbuying…the search goes on…
      - Paul Sleight
        May 18, 2015
        Probably best to wait for some reviews. I simply decided that it was interesting enough to be my next phone until something really good turns up , perhaps in time for Christmas. 6795 +2k +4gb + retina scanner maybe?!?
        Dola Adekunle
        May 18, 2015
        Download NoLed from Google playstore. that will take care of all notifications
        https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.led.notify&hl=en
        Paul Sleight
        May 18, 2015
        Thanks for that, I hadn’t heard of it before.

KS
May 18, 2015
Phone looks nice, decent specs and price is kinda OK-ish. Looking forward to the full review =)
jsbless
May 18, 2015
oh god, another phone using the screen pic same with iPhone…
lkduo
June 26, 2015
July 18, 2015
Saw a promotion with Oukitel U8.
€ 164.98 and gift 16GB TF Card
shipping free and duty free
For more information : http://goo.gl/eZy5tx