When it comes to Chinese smartphones, Elephone is a well known brand in the market. The company has established itself as a quality smartphone maker, offering high-end devices at a very cheap price. We have already seen many great phones from the company in the past few years, however in 2015, Elephone has decided to take things to a whole new level.

Meet Elephone P7000, which aims to best every other smartphone that retails for less than $300. Yes, the specs of the device are so powerful than even flagship phones from well known brands like Xiaomi and Meizu will have a hard time competing with its value for money quotient.

The new Elephone P7000 blends a beautiful design with a powerful hardware. The metal rims and the thin bezels make it one of the best looking phones from the company till date. Almost everything about the phone’s design hints that its aims to compete in the high-end segment.

As for the tech specs, the Elephone P7000 features the powerful MT6752 octa-core 64-bit processor. This is one of the best SoC’s from Mediatek till date, reaching scores well above 40,000 on AnTuTu and we are sure that the P7000 with its 3GB of RAM on board will score much above this figure. For storage, you get 16GB which is enough especially since you can further expand it via MicroSD.

One of the highlights of the device is the 5.5-inch full HD 1080p display. Yes, Elephone has made sure that the pictures and videos on the screen look crisp and clear, thanks to a full HD display. Companies often settle for 720p on its smartphones at this price range, but its good to see that Elephone decided to offer the best display quality for its customers. The phone sports a 16MP camera at the back with LED flash and an 8MP front facing shooter.

Elephone P7000 has speakers located at the bottom, which is another smart move to increase their loudness. The 3200mAh battery is also quite large and capable enough to run the phone throughout the day. To make the phone even more special, Elephone will offer a number of different ROMs specifically made for this phone to its customers. So, you can choose between any of your favorite ones like MIUI, EMUI, CyanogenMod, Flyme etc.

However, the cherry on the cake is without any doubt, the fingerprint touch ID at the back. Yes, the Elephone P7000 features a much improved touch ID sensor just below the camera which can recognize your fingerprint in an instant. And this being a 360 degree identifier, you can unlock your phone via fingerprint ID from any direction!

As you can see, the Elephone P7000 truly turns out to be one of the best smartphone that’s currently available for $200. It looks like Chinese manufacturers are finally taking things to the next level.

The Elephone flagship will be available via all major online retail outlets, most of which are listed here. You can also purchase the device through giztop for 199 Euros.

You can check out more details about the device directly through their website.

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