The Elephone S8 features an USB Type-C Gen 2.0 port


Elephone S8

Thankfully in the past years most Chinese phone manufacturer have began equipping their devices with USB Type-C ports. One of the latest smartphones to come with one of these if the Elephone S8, a sleek looking phone packed with some rather interesting internal hardware; let’s learn more about it!

Elephone S8

As we mentioned above, the Elephone S8 comes with the now-standard (on mid-range to high-end devices) USB Type-C port. This kind of connection is more advanced than the older microUSB as it’s reversible and it can potentially achieve better results, both for data transferring speeds and power delivery.

The USB Type-C port equipped on the Elephone S8 is also of the 2.0 kind. That means it will allow you to transfer files and whatnot at higher speeds, which could be a really important factor if you happen to move big files such as movies, music playlists and so on.

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Other than the USB Type-C 2.0 port, the Elephone S8 also sports some quite decent hardware, down below you can check out the full specifications.

Elephone S8 Specifications

  • Display: 6.0 inch 2560 x 1440 pixels screen with Corning Gorilla glass
  • CPU: Helio X25 Deca Core 2.5GHz
  • System: Android 7.1
  • Storage: 4GB RAM + 64GB ROM
  • Cameras: front 8.0MP + rear 21.0MP with AF and flash light
  • Sensors: Fingerprint Sensor, Ambient Light Sensor, Gravity Sensor, Gyroscope, Hall Sensor, Proximity Sensor
  • Features: GPS, A-GPS
  • SIM Card: dual SIM dual standby, 1 Nano SIM card + 1 Nano SIM card
  • Networks: GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz WCDMA: B1/B8 FDD-LTE: B1/B3/B7/B20
    TDD-LTE: B38/B40

Elephone S8

Learn more about the Elephone S8 or buy on over at AliExpress.

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11 Comments

  1. Peter
    October 12, 2017

    Who can tell me the camera and battery? If it optimized, I will consider to buy this one. But….if not, maybe I will choose Ulefone Mix, but the CPU of that phone is P25. I want to use X series CPU.

  2. Marisa
    October 13, 2017

    S8 have USB Type-C port. This kind of connection is
    more advanced than the older microUSB as it’s reversible and it can potentially achieve better results, both for data transferring speeds and power delivery.I think it is too good.

    • willysson
      October 13, 2017

      Who really gives a sh*t??? I don’t, I’d rather have usb3 or usb3.1 and ONLY THEN type C. I mean, come on, how much more does a 3.1 port cost over a 2.0 port? It’s probably just a few dollars. I’m sick of these companies saying there’s a n empty price band at say $220 so we’ll seek a 40% mark-up and assemble $159 worth of parts.

    • willysson
      October 13, 2017

      Oh, and “Marisa” obviously works for Elephone, her Chinese name is probably something like 女襪子木偶

  3. Grease
    October 13, 2017

    Elephone S8 comes Fingerprint Sensor, Ambient Light Sensor, Gravity Sensor, Gyroscope, Hall Sensor, Proximity Sensor
    So those are so impressive

  4. Suzi
    October 13, 2017

    I have ordered in first week of September but Gearbest has not delivered my phone yet. I don’t know when I will receive the device.

  5. Guest
    October 13, 2017

    Who can tell me the camera and battery? If it optimized, I will consider to buy this one. But….if not, maybe I will choose Ulefone Mix, but the CPU of that phone is P25. I want to use X series CPU.

  6. Guest
    October 13, 2017

    S8 have USB Type-C port. This kind of connection is
    more advanced than the older microUSB as it’s reversible and it can potentially achieve better results, both for data transferring speeds and power delivery.I think it is too good.

    • Guest
      October 13, 2017

      Who really gives a sh*t??? I don’t, I’d rather have usb3 or usb3.1 and ONLY THEN type C. I mean, come on, how much more does a 3.1 port cost over a 2.0 port? It’s probably just a few dollars. I’m sick of these companies saying there’s a n empty price band at say $220 so we’ll seek a 40% mark-up and assemble $159 worth of parts.

    • Guest
      October 13, 2017

      Oh, and “Marisa” obviously works for Elephone, her Chinese name is probably something like 女襪子木偶

  7. Guest
    October 13, 2017

    I have ordered in first week of September but Gearbest has not delivered my phone yet. I don’t know when I will receive the device.