Ulefone Be Touch 2 for $180 coming soon!

Two of the most talked about phones in the last month have been the Ulefone Be Touch and the Elephone P7000. While the latter took its own time in getting to shelves, the Be Touch is already shipping and is available readily.

During the review of the Be Touch, we found the phone to be an extremely well made device but with lack of proper supporting software. Also, a gripe that a lot of GizChina readers had with the device was that it has only a 720p display. Ulefone seems to have heard that, and is already preparing the launch of the next phone.

(UPDATE) The phone — the Ulefone Be Touch 2 — will be more powerful and yet have a cheaper price tag. The Be Touch 2 will sell for US$179.99, a US$20-30 drop from the ~US$210 of the Be Touch. The special price will only be for a limited time and will eventually rise to $230.

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One among the major upgrades on the Be Touch 2 will be the display, which will finally be a full HD panel. If you’ve read our review of the Be Touch, you’ll know that display is where the phone doesn’t score a lot of points. That should finally change with the upgrade. Coming back to the Be Touch 2, it’ll have the same 3GB RAM, octa-core MT6752 processor and 13 mega-pixel main camera.

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Software is something the company seems to have taken seriously for the Be Touch 2, which is why the phone will ship with Android 5.1. Battery will get an update too, which will now be a 3050mAh unit from the 2550mAh of the Be Touch.

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WOOHer
June 8, 2015
If I’ve already bought the first version, I felt realy sad about this news. But I haven’t:). Begin thinking of buying it.
- MaxPower
  June 8, 2015
  - WOOHer
    June 8, 2015
    I don’t know. I don’t have this phone.
  - xteamchinax
    June 8, 2015
    So far no root, but the latest OTA has been running pretty smooth. I’m willing to wait for a confirmed safe root method, hopefully on xda soon.
    - balcobomber25
      June 8, 2015
  - Suskind
    June 9, 2015
    Software updates is good, and they have frequently updated OTA
  - Android Hound
    June 9, 2015
    I think you can find the tool on XDA

George
June 8, 2015
ohhhh you bastard, im so gonna buy this, check out right now
Marco Lancaster
June 8, 2015
It’s like a Kick on the balls of the first Be Touch owners…
Ps: If the new battery fits on the early model, should be quite interesting.
- xteamchinax
  June 8, 2015
  Yes agreed. But, I bought 2 extra Be Touch batteries on aliexpress, so i pretty much have 7650mah ready wherever I go. Only thing I don’t have is the full HD display… which is where the kick in the balls hurts the most ?
  - Riccardo Benzoni
    June 8, 2015
    you wiill have better performance and if you can put the bt2 battery then you have a winner! Gamers who will buy this second version will get hurt!
    - Suskind
      June 9, 2015
      Antutu 720P is 46000,Atutu 1080P is 45000，The performance gap is not big, I will choose 1080P.
      - balcobomber25
        June 9, 2015
        Antutu doesn’t tell you a thing about the performance, it tells you an arbitrary number that has no meaning when it comes to actual performance you will experience.
        Suskind
        June 9, 2015
        balcobomber25
        June 10, 2015
        Seriously don’t go by Antutu or any benchmark for that reason. It gives you a number to look at and not much more. Two phones with similar numbers on Antutu can have drastically different performance results based on specs used and software. And then there is phones like the S6 and S6 Edge which have the same exact components but a 10,000 point gap between the two of them. And of course there is HTC which admitted to using software tricks to cheat Antutu scores.
      - Riccardo Benzoni
        June 9, 2015
        antutu? please… just open a demanding game on the 720p and one on the 1080p and tell me if they play the same!
  - Paap Mrittu
    June 8, 2015
    - Suskind
      June 9, 2015
      Antutu 720P is 46000,Atutu 1080P is 45000，The performance gap is not big, I will choose 1080P.
      - Paap Mrittu
        June 9, 2015
        ljan ryan
        June 9, 2015
  - balcobomber25
    June 8, 2015
    Personally I prefer 720p displays on anything less than 6 inches. It offers a beautiful display and isn’t nearly a resource hog. Of course this is only if they use a quality 720p display and not one with washed out colors and no black levels.
  - Mr.Flying Zoom3rz
    June 10, 2015
    Nice, but unless you found a way to charge the battery that is currently empty at the same time as you’re using the other it’s useless. Because in the end of the day you end up with 2 or 3 empty batteries and it becomes a really boring to always swap the batteries, your phone back cover won’t like it too. 😉
    - xteamchinax
      June 10, 2015
      Dude, they’re called UNIVERSAL battery chargers, to charge, ummm, spare batteries. Like, $2 on eBay. Been around for like forever. Actually, I’ve never even needed to swap batteries yet. I also have a pretty compact 18600mAh Zerolemon portable battery (about the size of my Be Touch) in my backpack at all times, great for traveling, and needs re-charging maybe once every two months. So far, the Be Touch back cover appreciates the peace and quiet… and I always appreciate the spare power.
      - Mr.Flying Zoom3rz
        June 11, 2015
        Hey great man, I like your setup. 🙂 Sorry I was aware of these universal chargers, is it really safe to use them with any kind of li-on batteries? I mean can you measure if they output the correct voltage?
- tech mi
  June 9, 2015
  i think the Be Touch 2 battery will fit Be Touch. I’ve emailed Ulefone customer service asking if the Be Touch 2 will be thicker than Be Touch for bigger battery. They said the new battery has higher capacity but not a larger one, for the li-polyer cell instead of liquid lithium.
  - tech mi
    June 9, 2015
  - Same size, lithium polymer battery capacity.
  - Android Hound
    June 9, 2015
    - ljan ryan
      June 9, 2015
Tim
June 8, 2015
Seriously fuckin scummy of them to do this so soon after the Be Touch, won’t be buying from them again
- Rookie
  June 8, 2015
  Hahaha these last 5 months is crazy, just blink and you have missed 9 new smarthpones, 32 shtty ROMS, 5 new mtkchips, 990 so called flash sales and deals. I cant keep up.
  If a company’s flagship phone is stil in pre-order and already anouncing a new flagship say’s actualy enough.
- balcobomber25
  June 8, 2015
  Why is it scummy? They listened to their fans and to the reviewers and corrected what many said was a mistake with their phone. Not only that but they are offering the updated version with better specs for even less. If anything that makes me want to buy Ulefone in the future, it shows they actually listen and care about their customers.
  - Muhammad Yasir
    June 9, 2015
    - ljan ryan
      June 11, 2015
      - Muhammad Yasir
        June 11, 2015
        hory shet !!
        dont tell me you dont know about one or MOAR of the following things :
        – Xabi Alonso
        -Class
- Suskind
  June 9, 2015
Paps
June 8, 2015
- Suskind
  June 11, 2015
- Suskind
  June 9, 2015
Collier Jiang
June 8, 2015
- Suskind
  June 9, 2015
Richard, Chinatech25
June 8, 2015
The original be touch update has made my GPS useless.
Will get one but I doubt the problem will be fixed.
- xteamchinax
  June 8, 2015
  Curious, do you have the 20150529 OTA? I did a HOT FULL AGPS RESTART then REBOOT today and my GPS is quite nice in the car now.
  - Richard, Chinatech25
    June 8, 2015
    - Suskind
      June 9, 2015

iKosh
June 8, 2015
- Suskind
  June 11, 2015
Mesterio
June 8, 2015
I hate sounding like a broken record but was it not common sense to do this in the first place. How can you compete with scrummy specs When Master Jiayu S3 is on the scene?? I mean seriously ???!!!
Gigi Grace
June 8, 2015
Damn like this, it finally is not a downgraded version. Now all the specs seems balanced.

Ruby
June 9, 2015
Me? I’m holding out for the soon to be released, even lower priced ‘Be Touch 3’ with improved GPS, bigger battery, faster CPU, Gorilla Glass 5, CyanogenMod 13S, and Sony IMX 20.7MP sensor! The new model will be covered by Ulefone’s world-class ‘UleCare’ 3 year warranty. Oh, and to sweeten the deal, Ulephone will be delivering all Be Touch 3s via DHL for FREE and cover any nasty custom charges you might incur.
Move over Xiaomi, there’s a new dragon in town!
- Suskind
  June 9, 2015

Wall Will
June 9, 2015
i’m quite confused with the Ulefone logic. Most firms release high specs version then the low one, like Meizu m1 note and MeIZU m2 note, while ulefone do the contrary. Well, 1080p and big battery is what i want anyway.
- ljan ryan
  June 9, 2015
  But MeIzu released MX4 then MX4 Pro. Sorry, I’m just pointing this out, not agreeing with them.
Suskind
June 9, 2015
- ljan ryan
  June 9, 2015
  me, too. front fingerprint is something really shortcut, if it’s on the back like huawei mate 7, it takes me some time to find where it is, and i have to pick it up from my desk. With front fingerprint, i can reach the home screen with one press.
  - Android Hound
    June 9, 2015
    Come on, on the back is hard to used it.
  - Xu Tan
    June 9, 2015
    Agreed, i don’t know what’s the point if you place the fignerprint scanner back, since it does not support fingerprint payment.
  - Suskind
    June 9, 2015
    Do not understand why they design in the back, so it is not convenient.The design of iPhone and ulefone Be Touch 2 is good.
    - ljan ryan
      June 9, 2015
      As far as i know, it’s not easy to place it in front, especially on the home button, especially when the button is sunken instead of extruding. The lower jaw is the thinnest part of a phone, and in regard to the sunken home button, the fingerprint scanner must be very very thin. Also, if you want the button to perform both its original function and fingerprint ID in the mean time, you must deal with the mutual inerference between each other element’s circuit. And the fingerprint scanner must be very small as on the front as not to enlarge the margin around the display too much. So i know Ulefone has taken great efforts just to make the one function more friendly to users. This moved me, though the phone may not be perfect in other aspects.
      - Captain Cook
        June 9, 2015
    - balcobomber25
      June 9, 2015
      I don’t mind using a back fingerprint scanner, it’s actually pretty natural movement the way I hold my phone.
      - ljan ryan
        June 9, 2015
        hmmm, with front fingerprint you don’t have to pick up your phone to see what is coming if you don’t want to. By with rear one, you must.
        balcobomber25
        June 9, 2015
- Captain Cook
  June 9, 2015
Suskind
June 9, 2015
ulefone Be Touch 2 do support dual sim?
Which one of these two sim slots supports LTE?The same to Be Touch？
- tech mi
  June 9, 2015
  Seems only 1080p and 3050mAh is different, the others are the same.
- Suskind
  June 9, 2015
Captain Cook
June 9, 2015
FHD, big battery, Touch ID, iPhone 6s,only 179.99, tell me where and when can buy it
- Suskind
  June 9, 2015

Update: Ulefone Be Touch 2 will be a more powerful YET cheaper Be Touch

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