We haven’t heard from InFocus for quite a while now, the last device we covered goes back to March and it was the low budget InFocus Bingo 50. Today, more than half a year later, they launched the InFocus Epic 1; this time it’s a flagship smartphone rocking a Mediatek Helio X20 deca-core processor. But what else is there?
InFocus Epic 1 Specifications
- Display: 5.5-inch Full HD LTPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass
- MediaTek Helio X20 (MT6797) CPU with Mali-T880MP4 GPU
- 3GB RAM
- 32GB ROM (Expandable up to 128GB)
- Camera: Primary 16.0MP camera with f/2.0 aperture, LED flash and PDAF
- Camera: Secondary 8.0MP camera with f/1.8 aperture
- Battery: 3000mAh
- InLife UI 2.0 based on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
- Weight: 160g
- Dimensions: 153 x 76 x 8.4mm
- Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano/microSD)
InFocus Epic 1 Features
The InFocus Epic 1 comes in a full metal body (except the antenna lines) and sports a 5.5-inch Full HD LTPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection. Inside it packs the previously mentioned MediaTek Helio X20 (Dual-A72 2.0GHz + Quad-A53 1.9GHz + Quad-A53 1.4GHz) with a Mali-T880MP4 GPU, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage (expandable up to 128GB).
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On the back of the phone we find a 16MP camera with dual-tone LED Flash, f/2.0 aperture and PDAF, while on the front there’s a 8MP shooter with f/1.8 aperture and 82-degree wide-angle lens.
The fingerprint scanner is advertised as 360-degree and should be able to unlock the phone in 0.1 seconds. There’s also an infrared sensor.
The InFocus Epic 1 comes with an Hybrid Dual SIM system, which means you can use 2 nano SIMs or 1 nano SIM and 1 microSD at the same time. It supports 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4/5GHz), Bluetooth 4.1, GPS + GLONASS and USB Type-C.
The phone will be powered by a 3000mAh capacity battery and will run InLife UI 2.0 based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
The InFocus Epic 1 has been launched today in India and will be available exclusively on Amazon.in from October 25th. It only comes in Gold and it’ll cost 12,999 INR (around $195). There’s no word on availability in other markets as yet, unfortunately.