Elephone P7000 made a lot of buzz in the market with its high-end specs and decent pricing. The company made the device available for pre-order a few days back and naturally, a lot of users decided to try their luck with this new Elephone device.

Usually, you will have to shell out around $230 for the device, which is still good considering the 64-bit octa-core MT6752 chip inside as well as 3GB of RAM. However, we have got a coupon from Gearbest which will reduce its price to just $209.99. That’s directly $20 OFF the retail price which we feel makes it a great deal.

This looks like the cheapest price at which you can get this device! Of course, those who got the Ele code (which we gave away a few days earlier) were lucky enough to bag the device for a much cheaper price ($159), but at present, $209.99 seems to be the cheapest price for the handset.

Just use the coupon: 4GPhones and you will get $20 OFF. You can check out more details from the buy now link.

Elephone P7000 Specs:

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I received my gold Elephone P7000 review phone yesterday and have put together a quick unboxing video.

So far its a nice looking phone and I am impressed by the feel of the phone, it does not feel as large in the hand as the dimensions would make it sound, especially the phones thickness (due to the curvature of the rear panel).

The kit supplied in the box is also a nice surprise, it comes with a plastic screen saver already installed as well as a second plastic screen saver in the box, but also included is a tempered glass screen protector (these offer better protection and are optically clearer than the plastic ones) and a flip case that has a circular screen opening that shows a nice analogue like watch face when closed.

I will do a full review shortly once I have had time to play with the phone properly.

so included is a tempered glass screen protector (these offer better protection and are optically clearer than the plastic ones) and a flip case that has a circular screen opening that shows a nice analogue like watch face when closed.

I will do a full review shortly once I have had time to play with the phone properly.

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There is another flagship phone coming to the market mid June, this time from Zeaplus.

The phone specs look good as does the styling featuring 2.5d front glass and metal chassis with rounded corners that follow the screens radius, we are yet to see the rear of the phone but hopefully it will have clean smooth lines like the front.

I have just received more images that show the back to be textured with a nice curvature that looks like it will make the phone very easy to hold without fear of dropping it whilst encasing the 3800mAh battery.

The more I see of this phone the more I am liking the styling, its great to see that China phone companies are now giving us the larger batteries that we have been asking for without sacrificing style.

As yet pricing is not known but hopefully this will be available for $220 or less as Zeaplus are very keen on their smartwatch pricing.

The specifications are as follows (this will be updated as we find out more)

5.5”  FHD screen, Mediatek  MTK MT6752 cpu

Android Lollipop (out of the box)

13mp Sony IMX135 rear camera

Fingerprint Scanner

3800mAh battery

MicroSD: supported

Dual SIM card slots 

and 4G LTE supporting Bands 1/3/7/20

Why not pop over to their forum and sign up to be amongst the first to hear about and get your hands on this phone, and get early news, discounts and offers.

Zeaplus M7 Forum

Regards Shanos

Updated images below

Update No.2

I have spoken with Zeaplus and a review sample should be on its way to me very soon (when the first ones come off the production line), so stay tuned for the un-boxing and a full review shortly after.

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Zeaplus has been slowly expanding its product portfolio since the early months of 2015. Now, the company is keen to announce its brand new smartphone, the Zeaplus M7 that turns out to be the best phone from this Chinese maker till date.

The Zeaplus M7 attempts to do the exact same thing that competitors have tried in the past few months. Bring in the super fast octa-core MT6752 chipset with 3GB RAM onboard to provide a smooth user experience. You get a full HD 5.5-inch display up front which should be able to show images and videos in crystal clear quality.

Other specs are also quite impressive. So, you get fingerprint recognition on the device for secured unlocking. There seems to be a trend among emerging phone companies to incorporate a fingerprint sensor on higher mid-range devices, so this move doesn’t come as a surprise. But Zeaplus has smartly added a large 3800mAh battery, much bigger than competitors to give the M7 an edge over others.

Finally, the phone will come with a Sony IMX135 13MP sensor and will run on Android 5.0 Lollipop OS. It will support dual SIM dual standby and for LTE, the phone supports Band 1/3/7/20.

Unfortunately, the company is yet to reveal a pricetag for the Zeaplus M7. However, considering the fact that its previous products have been quite affordable, we have a feeling it should be quite close to or even lower than competitors like the Elephone P7000.

We expect more details in the coming days as the phone is said to be launching this month itself.

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Its May.2015, and there are many good phones on the market. So, we decided to take a look at the three interesting offerings that’s available to buy namely the Elephone P7000, Ulefone Be Touch and Mstar S700.

The Elephone P7000 packs a 5.5-inch FHD display, octa core MT6752 chipset, 3GB RAM and fingerprint scanner. In addition to the quality processing power Elephone have packed the P7000 with a Sony IMX214 main camera, and generous 3450mAh battery. and the price is $229.99.

The Ulefone Be Touch has a 5.5-inch 720p display, 3GB RAM, MT6752 and fingerprint scanner. And it has a classy 2.5D curved display, front mounted fingerprint scanner (similar in design to the one found on the iPhone 6). The 13 mega-pixel rear camera on the Be Touch is the same Sony IMX 214 as the Elephone P7000 while the battery is the smallest of all 3 phones at 2550mAh. And the price is $219.99.

The Mstar S700 on the other hand, packs a 5.5-inch FHD display, octa-core MT6752 chipset, 2GB RAM and fingerprint scanner, As for the camera, there will be a 13MP shooter with True LED flash at the back along with a 5MP shooter up front. The battery is of 3000mAh,  and overall, it looks like the Huawei mate7. The price is $169.99.

To make things more clear, let’s compare in a table.

As you can see, all the three phones are good with high configuration, but which one is best? Everyone has a different answer, and for me, maybe I will choose the cheapest one, how about you?

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The Chinese manufacturers have been quite busy producing device after device. The market is flooded with a variety of different smartphones and it may become quite hard to choose the right one if you are on the tight budget. Indeed, there may be a lot of devices, which cost around $100, but the majority of them cannot offer a pleasant overall user experience. Thus, we decided to gather the best budget Chinese smartphones under $200. For this amount of money, you may definitely pick up a great offering. We did a research for the best prices available so you can save as much as possible. We will edit the article if the prices go down. Your cooperation in the comments section is appreciated!

Meizu M1 Note

Meizu is one of those companies that struggles with a market share in China as it the competition is really stiff out there. Still, they try to stay in the game by producing some great budget devices. One of them is the Meizu M1 Note.

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First, we have to admit that it looks like the iPhone 5C and the marketing strategy “For the Youth” is clearly altered Apple’s slogan “For the Colourful”. Nevertheless, the device comes in the variety of colours and a glossy plastic body.

The key features include a 5.5 inch 1080p display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Mediatek MT6752 Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 chip, 2 GB of RAM, 16/32 GB of internal storage (however, non-expandable), Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by), 13 MP/5MP camera combo. In addition, it runs the Flyme 4.0 OS on top of Android 4.4.4 Kitkat. All of these goodies are powered by a beefy non-removable 3140 mAh battery.

All of the specs sound good, but the price makes it even better, which is under $200!

Buy Meizu M1 Note for $194.99 with free shipping from Pandawill!

Elephone P7000

Elephone P7000 is company’s “Annual Flagship” device, which will be released very soon. The reason we are writing about device, which is not yet on sale is that you can pre-order it for a very special price of $159.99!

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We are quite excited to get our hands-on this device since it offers a bunch of specs, which are hard to to beat for the price. It starts with a 5.5″ FHD (1080p) screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 and sits in a nice body, which is surrounded by a quality metal frame. Inside the device you will find a MTK6752 64-bit chip, 3GB of RAM(eMMC+DDR3), 16GB of expandable storage, Dual SIM card slots with a dual standby feature, 13MP/5MP camera combo. All of this is powered by the a 3450 mAh removable battery. Oh, and yes, this device a fingerprint scanner on the back of the device. 

All of this and more you can get for only $159.99 special price, which sounds like a steal considering what you get for that. 

Pre-order Elephone P7000 for $159.99 from Gearbest!(Gold colour), black colour, white colour.

You can also buy Elephone P7000 from any other online retailer as currently they offer the same price. In order to get the special price, you have to participate in Elephone’s contest via www.elephone.hk. Here are the official rules determined by Elephone:

1.      After the success of snapping up on the activity page, you might get an ELE code.
2.      Go to shop for ELEPHONE P7000 at the price of $229.99 from the online shop which you have picked.
3.      After ordering, your must provide ELE code to customer service.
4.      Customer service will change the original price ($229.99)to $159.99.
5.      After the price is changed, please pay for your order.
6.      Pay success and waiting for shipments.
7.      ELE code is available for next 48 hours.
8.      If any online shop doesn’t carry out this rule, please contact us immediately.
9.      ELEPHONE Email address: elephone.summer@gmail.com

Also, you may get ELE code in our upcoming giweaway.

Elephone P6000

Although Elephone P6000 was released quite a while ago considering fast Chinese products cycles, it is still an option worth mentioning. This is actually even cheaper device, which falls under the category of sub $150 devices.

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The key highlights of the device include 5 inch 1280 × 720 screen, MTK6732 64-bit Quad Core chip, 2 GB of RAM, 16 GB of expandable storage (up to 64 GB), 13MP/2MP camera combo. All of this is powered by 2700mAh removable battery and Android 5.0 Lolipop is running the show.

It sounds like a great package to buy if you consider the low price tag of just $116!

Buy Elephone P6000 for $116 from Everbuying!

Ulefone Be Pro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnvaPWfZJdI

Ulefone is a Chinese smartphone brand that was making smartphones for other companies for quite some time. However, they decided that they want to enter the smartphone business on their own.It seems that the entry has been quite a success so far, especially with its Ulefone Be Pro budget-friendly device, which has taken some design inspirations from the OnePlus One and has become very popular in its category.

The main specs of the device include 5.5 inch 720p resolution display, MTK6732 64-bit Quad Core CPU, which is clocked at 1.5GHz. Also, it is backed up with the Mali T760 GPU, 2 GB of Ram, 16 GB of expandable storage. Moreover, there is a 13MP and 8MP camera combo on back and on the front of the device respectively.

You can also check out our full written review of Ulefone Be Pro!

Buy Ulefone Be Pro for $149.99 from Gearbest

Ecoo E04 3 GB RAM Version

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Ecoo E04 Plus has been marketed to be the cheapest device with 3 GB of RAM on board. Besides having a huge memory for multitasking, the device specs some impressive specs for the price. That includes a 5.5 inch IPS display with 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution. The device also has a MediaTek MT6752 1.7GHz 64-bit octa-core chip, 16 GB of expandable storage, removable 3000mAh battery, a finger print sensor and more! All of these goodies are offered for a very attractive price, which does not exceed $200.

Buy Ecoo E04 3 GB RAM version for $182.99 from Everbuying!

Lenovo K3 Note

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Lenovo is one of the top selling brand in China and Lenovo K3 Note is one of the devices designed to keep the sales up. This is a device, which was made to directly compete with the Meizu M1 Note and other cheap devices with great specs.

We believe that Lenovo managed to deliver here as it has a 5.5 inch IPS screen with FHD (1920×1080) resolution, MTK6752 64bit Octa core chip, 2GB of RAM,  16GB of expandable storage, 13MP/5MP camera combo, 4G connectivity and more. Also, the device comes in both white and flashy yellow colours for those who want to stand out!

Buy Lenovo K3 Note for $159.99 from Gearbest (White Version) and $159.99 for a Yellow version.

Mlais M52

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Mlais may not be the manufacturer you you’ve been thinking of when it comes to choosing a right smartphone. However, it seems that the company does everything to make a splash in the smartphone business as their M52 model has some amazing specs for a low price.

The great things start with a 5.5 inch 720p display, MTK6752 64bit Octa core chip, 2GB of RAM,  16GB of expandable storage, 13MP/8MP cameras on the back and front respectively, 4G connectivity and more. The device comes in a variety of colours, which include white, black, red and blue.

Buy Mlais M52 for just $149.99 from Gearbest (white variant), red variant , blue variant ,  black variant. 

Mlais M7

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Here is another device from the Mlais. It is not on sale now, but you can already pre-order it online. The device comes in a good looking design with metal frame and the fingerprint sensor on the back.

The key specs include 5.5-inch IPS panel, octa-core MT6752 processor, 3GB of RAM, 13 mega-pixel camera on the back. 2600mAh removable battery with a Quick Charge support is running the show. And yes, you are also getting a fingerprint sensor on the back. It seems to be another great offering for those who look for a great budget device with great specs.

Buy Mlais M7 for $189.99 from Gearbest (white colour), black colour. 

Siswoo Cooper I7

Siswoo is not a manufacturer you are thinking of when it comes to Chinese smartphones, but this device is a solution for those, who want a compact device since the Cooper I7 spots a 5 inch display.

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Also, this device may be for those who like the Meizu design language as the Cooper I7 clearly borrows a lot from the MX4.

Besides the design, the device spots a pretty reasonable package. It has a 5 inch 720p display, MTK6752 64-bit Octa Core chip,  2GB of RAM, 16GB of expandable storage, 8MP/5MP camera combination, dual SIM card slots, 4G, 2100 mAh removable battery and more. The usual price was $200, which was definitely too much for the hardware. However, recent price cuts to $150 makes this device worth a consideration.

Buy Siswoo Cooper I7 for $149.99 from Coolicool

iOcean M6752 Rock

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iOcean managed to produce a quite interesting device both inside and out. It comes in black and white versions, which both imitate sandstone finish more or less.

The device spots a 5.5 inch FHD screen. Under the hood it has MT6752 Octa Core 64-bit chip, 3 GB of RAM, 16 GB of expandable storage, dual SIM card slots, removable 2300mAh battery, 14MP/5MP camera combo, 4G connectivity, fast charging and more.

Buy iOcean M6752 Rock for $196.99 from Geekbuying (white version), black version.

Jiayu S3 Advanced (3 GB version)

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Jiayu is quite popular name in the Chinese smartphones category. The company manages to produce some respectable devices for a low price. This time around the company made a safe bet with its S3 3GB model.

The device has a decent build quality, design and great specs. It starts with a 5.5 inch 1080p panel and under the hood you can find goodies like the MTK6752 Octa Core 64-bit chip, 3 GB of RAM, 16 GB of expandable storage, 3000 mAh removable battery, dual SIM card support, 4G, dual wifi support and more. All of this costs just under $200 margin, which sounds like a great deal.

Buy Jiayu S3 3 GB version for $199.19 from Antelife (black variant), white variant

So there you have it, the best Chinese smartphones you can buy for under $200 in our opinion. It seems that you can get quite a lot from many manufacturers for this amount of money instead of spending too much for a flagship made by Samsung or Apple. It is always up to you, but we think that these devices are designed for not only those who live on the tight budget, but also prefer spending extra money on something else!

If you believe that some of the devices are really worth mentioning in this article, please let us know in the comments section below. Also, we always try to provide you with the best prices on the market to purchase above mentioned devices. Still, if you find lower prices, please let us know!

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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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