Shallots tend to keep out of the international playing field and relay on local customers, but the news that their Snapdragon 820 flagship will cost as little as 1999 Yuan they might get some extra global attention.
In a meeting held this week, Shallots managers told staff that the company had managed to ship over 100,000 phones. Compared to Xiaomi or Meizu this is nothing, but for a small niche player its a good number.
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So can Shallots do better in 2016? Well looking at their plans to launch a Snapdragon 820 powered smartphone at only 1999 Yuan ($300) we think they might.
Apparently the new phone will feature an all metal body 2k display, 16 mega-pixel main camera, fingerprint scanner, 4GB RAM and 128GB memory. The specs alone are good, but rumours that Xiaomi are launching a similar device (with the Mi5) at a higher price could really help Shallots push sales.
This is sounding ike my dream phone … WOOOHOOO!!! I hope it comes with IR blaster, NFC, Fingerprint scanner and SD card reader (not so important considering the 128GB built-in memory). They should use 3rd/4th gen Gorilla Glass as screen protection.
Then wait for OP3
I’m waiting for OP4.
then you are in for a LONG, LONG, LONG wait….
Like OP3 is gonna come with a 128GB built-in memory?
Wait is exactly what you will do with OP3 and the invitation system version 3.0.
So they are not upping pricing for same specs but with a new gen SoC . No reason to since costs are not higher.
The Metal Ultimate is 6 inch 1440p , SD810 , 4GB RAM, 128GB NAND and microSD, 16MP and 8MP cams, 5.100mAh , fingerprint at 1999CNY.
Yes but even though it was announced months ago, it’s still not available to buy. I think they have decided to ditch the 810 in favour of the 820 before releasing it. I was hoping it was going to be my next phone.
On other sources, it said what you just wrote: the same phone, but with the 820 in place of the 810
And if they offer LTE bands 1/3/7/20 too, than this could become one of my favourites. But considering Shallots is targeting the local market I don’t think this will happen.
add in there the LTE band 4-aws !!!!
Until the resellers agree on a $450 price point…+ shipping and taxes
resellers don’t agree on price, there are costs to bear and every reseller tries to push price down to point for acceptance for both sides
It would be awesome if it worked that way but it doesn’t. Resellers all pay different prices depending on how many units they buy, their relationship etc. They all have different costs as well, some have wharehouses located outside of China which carry their own costs (taxes, import/export fees etc). There are hundreds of factors that can go into how much a reseller sells for and they need to make a profit on the device too.
IMO this brand seems worthy of a lot more attention than Doogee, Elephone, Bluboo, Umi and a few more similar brands.
Their phones are definitely interesting but unfortunately I can never get past that name, and usually brand names don’t matter much to me.
you must have some tough beef with onions :p
because i sure as hell as sold on their ideas and aims and i don’t give a damn about what they name their brands … hell they could name it Lucifer if they want 😀
Lucifer I would buy, Shallots not so much. I would even buy a brand named Poop. I actually love Onions, but I like them in my food not in my hand.
hehe …
Early design picture leaked!
lol a little too thick… but probably has a high tech multi-layer organic battery.
but no thick bezels!
That is my exact thought when seeing their company name!
Needs an overhaul…the company’s name is “Green Onion”, not “Shallots”.
not green – fake confirmed
this is in pink gold color 😛 it is a phone after all!
This is sounding ike my dream phone … WOOOHOOO!!! I hope it comes with IR blaster, NFC, Fingerprint scanner and SD card reader (not so important considering the 128GB built-in memory). They should use 3rd/4th gen Gorilla Glass as screen protection.
A good build quality too is very important plus well optimized software to backup the huge processing power.
Then wait for OP3
I’m waiting for OP4.
Like OP3 is gonna come with a 128GB built-in memory?
Wait is exactly what you will do with OP3 and the invitation system version 3.0.
then you are in for a LONG, LONG, LONG wait….
On other sources, it said that they’re not going to make a new phone with the 820, but they’re replacing the 810 previously announced with the newer soc!
So they are not upping pricing for same specs but with a new gen SoC . No reason to since costs are not higher.
The Metal Ultimate is 6 inch 1440p , SD810 , 4GB RAM, 128GB NAND and microSD, 16MP and 8MP cams, 5.100mAh , fingerprint at 1999CNY.
Yes but even though it was announced months ago, it’s still not available to buy. I think they have decided to ditch the 810 in favour of the 820 before releasing it. I was hoping it was going to be my next phone.
On other sources, it said what you just wrote: the same phone, but with the 820 in place of the 810
from where I can buy shallots phones ?
geekbuying
Im confused.
that score is a good 30% lower than the LeTv/LeEco x910 “Max Pro” — I expect them to cut corners on the peripherals to get the price low, but why is that phone scoring down so near to the scores of a fully-clocked Exynos 7420 or Helio X20 (~85-90k range)?
You are fucking stupid its how many pcs they shipped..
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And if they offer LTE bands 1/3/7/20 too, than this could become one of my favourites. But considering Shallots is targeting the local market I don’t think this will happen.
add in there the LTE band 4-aws !!!!
Until the resellers agree on a $450 price point…+ shipping and taxes
resellers don’t agree on price, there are costs to bear and every reseller tries to push price down to point for acceptance for both sides
It would be awesome if it worked that way but it doesn’t. Resellers all pay different prices depending on how many units they buy, their relationship etc. They all have different costs as well, some have wharehouses located outside of China which carry their own costs (taxes, import/export fees etc). There are hundreds of factors that can go into how much a reseller sells for and they need to make a profit on the device too.
IMO this brand seems worthy of a lot more attention than Doogee, Elephone, Bluboo, Umi and a few more similar brands.
Their phones are definitely interesting but unfortunately I can never get past that name, and usually brand names don’t matter much to me.
you must have some tough beef with onions :p
because i sure as hell as sold on their ideas and aims and i don’t give a damn about what they name their brands … hell they could name it Lucifer if they want 😀
Lucifer I would buy, Shallots not so much. I would even buy a brand named Poop. I actually love Onions, but I like them in my food not in my hand.
hehe …
Early design picture leaked!
lol a little too thick… but probably has a high tech multi-layer organic battery.
That is my exact thought when seeing their company name!
Needs an overhaul…the company’s name is “Green Onion”, not “Shallots”.
not green – fake confirmed
but no thick bezels!
this is in pink gold color 😛 it is a phone after all!
On other sources, it said that they’re not going to make a new phone with the 820, but they’re replacing the 810 previously announced with the newer soc!
from where I can buy shallots phones ?
geekbuying. only the 5.5 inch is availible called cong metal
Im confused.
that score is a good 30% lower than the LeTv/LeEco x910 “Max Pro” — I expect them to cut corners on the peripherals to get the price low, but why is that phone scoring down so near to the scores of a fully-clocked Exynos 7420 or Helio X20 (~85-90k range)?
edit: problem solved, by a complete jerk but solved none the less .. 103,000 something in the snapshot is units, not the antutu score. My bad, since most of the 820 antutu v6 scores are right in the low 100k range I assumed it was that.
You are fucking stupid its how many pcs they shipped..
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1999 Yuan = $303.9102 USD at current rate.
I could probably live with a 16MP camera, 2K screen and an 820 Snapdragon all at $300USD.
I could probably live with a 16MP camera, 2K screen and an 820 Snapdragon all at $300USD.