THL are a name that original GizChina followers will be very aware of, but this year the firm have been strangely quiet kicking up rumours that the phone maker and disappeared. Rumours of their demise might have come a little too early though.
At the start of this year we saw that THL released the THL 2015. The phone was meant to be their flagship model and featured details including a new design and rear fingerprint scanner, however shortly after the launch the phone maker went strangely quiet.
The lack of THL news brought up rumours that maybe they had closed shop, but a recent video shows that the brand is still very much alive and that they plan to launch a new phone named the THL 2016 for next year.
It appears that the owners of THL have been concentrating on OEM products and created a new brand named DEXP, but the THL name lives on with the THL 2016. The phone was spotted by GizChina reader Sam Evans who mentioned that a THL 2016 and THL 2016C are both planned.
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The phone design and specifications appear on the video at 13:57 where we see the camera pan around and show a gold bodied device. Freezing the video at the right spot we can see that the THL 2016 features specifications normally seen on mid range devices.
The phone will come with a 5.5-inch 1280 x 720 display, 1.3Ghz Mediatek quad-core processor, 2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, 13 mega-pixel OV rear camera and 5 mega-pixel OV front. From what we can see the 4500mAh battery and slender gold design look like the main highlights.
The THL 2016 isn’t the flagship that many of you were hoping for, but the fact the brand is still alive and kicking could mean further phone developments throughout 2016.
THL is dead now. No body will buy their phones. Everyone know Meizu , Xiaomi, Coolpad now.
Lenovo too
NO! they have k3 note, Moto, and ZUK to help them gain overall
they also have the k3 music, p1 and p1m. and maybe x3 coming soon too.
Hey dude, you misunderstood me. I said that everyone knows Lenovo too, I didn’t mean they’re dead or something. I bought myself the K3 Note and hell even typed this message on it lol! lol Pretty awesome phone.
I also own k3 note but build quality is not as good as xiaomi or meizu.
Somewhat right, but no a big difference. And again it costs less
Coolpad have not been relevant since F1
Coolpad Note 3 apparently is a phone that could be selling well in the Indian market. If they see good sales, Coolpad may be back in business. Making phones in China and selling them in other markets.
What about the note 3?
eh
I can’t comment on any of their phones from the Indian market, I am talking about their International phones or at least models that are available from chinese resellers.
dazen note 3 is a strong performer
absolutely agree, the best quality-price device I owned. They have never been attractive since.
yes..unforunately the last dazen note 3 is 1280*800 HD within a price of FHD phones…they are known for low-budget market phones
coolpad is dead everywhere except india
not in china
its pretty dead in china too , its subbrands are the only thing which keeps it alive there
No it’s the relationship with carriers which keeps it afloat there.
I’ll still buy a THL because I know I am getting a quality phone for a good price. I bough the 2015.
A 6735 in 2016? Have they heard of the X10?
I had a laugh too. When did they design the phone… THL 2013.
Except the 6735 is a 2015 chip….
Design off road map…
His comment was about the SoC.
Maybe they planned to make a lite version along with the standard model, just like thl 5000 and 4000. In that case, those specs could be from the lite version, while the other model could spot fhd display, helio p10, 3gb of ram and a 5000+ mah battery… In this case, it would be interesting, i think!
Personally I don’t mind the specs depending on the price. For anyone who isn’t a power user the 6735 is a great little chip that can handle normal day to day to activities with ease. The best part about this though will be the battery life: 6735 + 720 + 4500 = epic battery life!
In the ThL 5000 the battery life is not so much epic… Maybe they are lying about the capacity, like Doogee and Elephone?
The 5000 used an older MT6592 SoC, they were not anything close to power efficient. The newer 64 bit SoC’s from Mediatek are incredibly power efficient. THL has never been known to lie about specs.
Yeah THL used to be known for their quality and for the fact that they would not lie about the specs.
and they have the lowest curropted/bad made phones whrn asking chinese sellers..means they do great in quality control..much ore than many midrange brands.hopefully they will come back with sth worthy..and jiayu too
This is bullshit. My MTK6592 phone can last 2 days with average use on 3000mAh battery.
You can try to deny it with any kind of “reported findings” that isn’t your actual experience, but that won’t ever change the fact I’ve experienced myself.
I used plenty of 6592 phones none of them were lasting two days with any normal usage. Even most phones today won’t last 2 days with normal usage. If your going to lie, do it convincingly.
tcl s720 is getting 8 hours SOT, and 3 days whit 4 SOT and 4 CALLS
lol. good for you. Thankfully, other people have better standard than that nowadays.
Don’t believe me? Let’s see how this company will end up later.
Don’t believe you about what? Everyone has different tastes when it comes to phones. Just because you don’t like something doesn’t mean others won’t. THL has been around a long time, they have established a fan base that will buy their phones. People know what they will get from a THL, there is no surprises like Elephone or Ulephone. You never have to guess what specs are real and which ones are imagined.
don’t want to stop your enthusiasm, but it seems they are on the dead side, seems the identical move made by jiayu. Trying to grab last money using the flagship name paired with modest specs and calling it a day.
Hope I’m wrong, THL has been one of the best among mid-players.
We shall see.
Dexp is a Russian brand created by computer hardware retailer DNS.
THL is dead now. No body will buy their phones. Everyone know Meizu , Xiaomi, Coolpad now.
Everybody knows Lenovo too! 🙂
NO! they have k3 note, Moto, and ZUK to help them gain overall
Coolpad have not been relevant since F1
Coolpad Note 3 apparently is a phone that could be selling well in the Indian market. If they see good sales, Coolpad may be back in business. Making phones in China and selling them in other markets.
they also have the k3 music, p1 and p1m. and maybe x3 coming soon too.
What about the note 3?
coolpad is dead everywhere except india
eh
I’ll still buy a THL because I know I am getting a quality phone for a good price. I bough the 2015. This one wouldn’t be a bad travel phone if its under $120.
I can’t comment on any of their phones from the Indian market, I am talking about their International phones or at least models that are available from chinese resellers.
Hey dude, you misunderstood me. I said that everyone knows Lenovo too, I didn’t mean they’re dead or something. I bought myself the K3 Note and hell even typed this message on it lol! lol Pretty awesome phone.
dazen note 3 is a strong performer
I also own k3 note but build quality is not as good as xiaomi or meizu.
not in china
its pretty dead in china too , its subbrands are the only thing which keeps it alive there
No it’s the relationship with carriers which keeps it afloat there.
absolutely agree, the best quality-price device I owned. They have never been attractive since.
yes..unforunately the last dazen note 3 is 1280*800 HD within a price of FHD phones…they are known for low-budget market phones
Somewhat right, but no a big difference. And again it costs less
A 6735 in 2016? Have they heard of the X10?
I had a laugh too. When did they design the phone… THL 2013.
Except the 6735 is a 2015 chip….
Design off road map…
His comment was about the SoC.
Nice video. Good info
Maybe they planned to make a lite version along with the standard model, just like thl 5000 and 4000. In that case, those specs could be from the lite version, while the other model could spot fhd display, helio p10, 3gb of ram and a 5000+ mah battery… In this case, it would be interesting, i think!
old news , thats just denis interviewing one of his Friends from dexp/thl at s chinese fair , my older comments about important devices/info coming from him got ignored so i didnt bother to include this one cuz dexp is a crappy company in support , surprisngly not thl though
Personally I don’t mind the specs depending on the price. For anyone who isn’t a power user the 6735 is a great little chip that can handle normal day to day to activities with ease. The best part about this though will be the battery life: 6735 + 720 + 4500 = epic battery life!
In the ThL 5000 the battery life is not so much epic… Maybe they are lying about the capacity, like Doogee and Elephone?
The 5000 used an older MT6592 SoC, they were not anything close to power efficient. The newer 64 bit SoC’s from Mediatek are incredibly power efficient. THL has never been known to lie about specs.
Yeah THL used to be known for their quality and for the fact that they would not lie about the specs.
This is bullshit. My MTK6592 phone can last 2 days with average use on 3000mAh battery.
You can try to deny it with any kind of “reported findings” that isn’t your actual experience, but that won’t ever change the fact I’ve experienced myself.
lol. good for you. Thankfully, other people have better standard than that nowadays.
Don’t believe me? Let’s see how this company will end up later.
I used plenty of 6592 phones none of them were lasting two days with any normal usage. Even most phones today won’t last 2 days with normal usage. If your going to lie, do it convincingly.
Don’t believe you about what? Everyone has different tastes when it comes to phones. Just because you don’t like something doesn’t mean others won’t. THL has been around a long time, they have established a fan base that will buy their phones. People know what they will get from a THL, there is no surprises like Elephone or Ulephone. You never have to guess what specs are real and which ones are imagined.
tcl s720 is getting 8 hours SOT, and 3 days whit 4 SOT and 4 CALLS
don’t want to stop your enthusiasm, but it seems they are on the dead side, seems the identical move made by jiayu. Trying to grab last money using the flagship name paired with modest specs and calling it a day.
Hope I’m wrong, THL has been one of the best among mid-players.
We shall see.
and they have the lowest curropted/bad made phones whrn asking chinese sellers..means they do great in quality control..much ore than many midrange brands.hopefully they will come back with sth worthy..and jiayu too
Boring specs and design, I am afraid this may be the end of their smartphone ventures, if they really wanted to be competitive, they should’ve at least use Helio X10, 3 GB Ram, FHD display
Dexp is a Russian brand created by computer hardware retailer DNS.
Nice video. Good info
old news , thats just denis interviewing one of his Friends from dexp/thl at s chinese fair , my older comments about important devices/info coming from him got ignored so i didnt bother to include this one cuz dexp is a crappy company in support , surprisngly not thl though
Boring specs and design, I am afraid this may be the end of their smartphone ventures, if they really wanted to be competitive, they should’ve at least use Helio X10, 3 GB Ram, FHD display
THL Has Life!
THL Has Life!
They’re not dead. They will be now.
They’re not dead. They will be now.