We have seen the Elephone P9000, octacore phone, in renders before, but the latest shows more details a familiar look and a laser AF unit.
If you were waiting for the Elephone Vowney, then you may want to hold off as the Elephone P9000 is already on the way and so far it looks better from a design and hardware point of view.
Renders of the P9000 had been supplied by Elephone before, but this new look at the rear shows a sandstone finish, a nod to the Vivo Xshot and a laser autofocus system similar to the OnePlus 2 and the Meizu MX5.
A second render shows the P9000’s bezel-less design (confirming that these images show the range topping device) and a fingerprint scanner on the side of the phone.
Personally I have seen enough Elephone phones over the years to know that renders and promises don’t always meet expectations but I am actually kind of looking forward to seeing the P9000 once it goes on sale.
According to Elephone sources the P9000 will release on the 20th December and come with a 5.5-inch display, 4GB RAM, 32GB memory, decacore octacore MT6755 chipset, NFC, 20.7 mega-pixel rear camera and even Android 6! Our insiders also tell us the P9000’s dimensions will be 148.5 x 73 x 8.5mm and that the phone will come with LTE support for U.S networks.
With that in mind, if you are in the United States and fancy an Elephone but not at the price of the P9000 then you can watch out for the upcoming P8000 with added US LTE support too. More details on exactly which bands will be released nearer to the launch date.
P9000 or Vowney? I know where my money would go.
Is Elephone that bad ? I’m looking to maybe get the Vowney but the more I read what people have to say about Elephone the more I am put off.
Well, P8000 is one of the best budge phones I’ve ever owned. Minor issues (all fixable), and an active community to boot.
People have many reasons to be critical about Elephone, which lets them overlook their good products. I say that you should wait and read a review or two before deciding on any individual product.
BTW the opposite is true too. I’ve been “duped” in the past by mediocre products from well-regarded companies. It’s possible for a “good” company to create a bad product and a “bad” company to create a good product.
So -yeah- wait and see.
Stay away. They have yet to prove they can release a phone with no issues AND support that phone for more than a few months. There are better phones from better brands at the same price point.