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Blackview Alife P1 Pro packaging doubles as Google Cardboard

AndiAugust 12, 2015

Blackview are shipping their latest Blackview Alife P1 Pro mobile phone in packaging that has been pre-converted to Google Cardboard goggles.

Google’s budget VR viewing spectacles, or as they are more commonly known “Google Cardboard” are a great low-tech invention that can turn any Android smartphone in to a VR headset (when used with the correct applications).

The idea is a novel one and was even used for the launch of the OnePlus 2 which allowed people from around the world to view the launch event in their own homes while feeling up close and personal.

Google Cardboard headsets can be made or even bought as cheaply as $5 online, but Chinese phone maker Blackview have been ingenious enough to convert the packaging of their latest Android smartphone in to a pre-made Cardboard VR viewer.

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This is a very clever piece of marketing/recycling! It is one of those ideas will likely take off and see other manufactures go down the same route, but so far Blackview are one of the first.

Blackview will begin shipping the Alife P1 Pro on the 13th August. If you haven’t already bought one you can pick one up on Aliexpress or Everbuying.

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Would love to see this on more smartphones…
realjjj
August 12, 2015
- Muhammad Yasir
  August 12, 2015
Would love to see this on more smartphones…
realjjj
August 12, 2015
- Guest
  August 12, 2015
quodvadis
August 13, 2015
Wow this is one of the best idea that’s come out of phone space yet.
quodvadis
August 13, 2015
Wow this is one of the best idea that’s come out of phone space yet.

Mesterio
August 16, 2015
Nice!
Pip_X
September 20, 2015
New Alife P1 Pro is even slower than my 4 years old Galaxy S3
https://vid.me/HLNz
Skip to 2:00 to see the slowness.
All other phone sent to reviewer most probably having higher spec (MT6735) compared to the one sold to consumer (MT6735M).
It also overheats very much::::
http://i.imgur.com/hYLCXn2.jpg

Guest
September 20, 2015
New Alife P1 Pro is even slower than my 4 years old Galaxy S3
https://vid.me/HLNz
Skip to 2:00 to see the slowness.
All other phone sent to reviewer most probably having higher spec (MT6735) compared to the one sold to consumer (MT6735M).
It also overheats very much::::
dave316
March 4, 2016
LOL,appreciated to your really pretty professional and detailed comprehensive publication about the google cardboard.
With advances in technology, the performance of electronic products has been greatly improving, 3D glasses are no exception, the affordable but really fashionable VR glass which must be the pretty new hottest item during 2016 designned specifically for cell phone has come into being ,you could enjoy the distinctive open scenes and unique 3D picture after putting your cell phone into the glass,just check out onu-mall
dave316
March 4, 2016
LOL,appreciated to your really pretty professional and detailed comprehensive publication about the google cardboard.
With advances in technology, the performance of electronic products has been greatly improving, 3D glasses are no exception, the affordable but really fashionable VR glass which must be the pretty new hottest item during 2016 designned specifically for cell phone has come into being ,you could enjoy the distinctive open scenes and unique 3D picture after putting your cell phone into the glass,just check out ONU-MALL ONLINE STORE