A few months back, Elephone unveiled three new smartphones in its P series, namely the Elephone P9000, P9000 Lite and P9000 Edge. Like the name suggests, the Elephone P9000 Lite is a slightly low specced version of the P9000 which retails at a cheaper price tag.

Apart from the specs, even in the design department, both the above-mentioned devices have their own set of differences. Now, the company has detailed these differences in a new video on youtube. You can check that out from down below.

https://youtu.be/aTpx0b0PW8E

First of all, the Elephone P9000 is the better looking model than the other, featuring a CNC metal frame. The P9000 lite comes with a varnished plastic frame. The difference is clearly visible in both the models, thanks to the different frames. On the left side, both models feature MicroSD + SIM card slots along with a smart key. While, on the right, you get the power button and volume buttons. At the bottom, you have the speaker grill with USB Type-C ports. The back is similar, with sandstone black covers.

Coming to the differences in the specs, the P9000 sports a better camera module. It comes with a 13MP Sony IMX258 sensor at the back with dual tone flash and Laser Autofocus. On the other hand, the P9000 Lite features the OV13850 13MP sensor at the back along with dual tone flash.The front camera on the P9000 is 8MP while on the Lite, it is of 5MP. Another major difference is that the P9000 features NFC as well as fingerprint, while the Lite version doesn’t.

As for the similarities, both models feature Helio P10 octa-core processor with 4GB of RAM on board and 32GB internal storage.

So, have you bought the Elephone P9000 or P9000 Lite yet? How has been your experience with the phone so far?

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Elephone announced a bunch of new products at its event on Friday last week. We saw the brand new Elephone P9000, Edge and Lite variants at the event along with a brand new Elephone W2 smartwatch.

The phone came with pretty powerful specs, however at the time of the event, the company did not reveal the official price tag of any of the products. Now, Elephone has revealed the pricing for its Elephone P9000 and P9000 Lite models (given below). However, if you were interested to know the price for the Edge model, you will have to wait for a few more weeks.

ELEPHONE P9000 & P9000 Lite PRICING

Elephone reveals that the P9000 will be priced at $269.99 which is the same price we spotted the device on the company’s store earlier. However, if you were one of the users who participated in the company’s crowdfunding campaign that launched back in December, you can get the device for as low as $219.99, using the discount code generated then. Similarly, the P9000 Lite is priced at $219.99, but with the coupon code generated during the campaign, you can get it for as low as $169.99. Now, this turns out to be a pretty good deal, considering the specs that you get on both the devices.

So, for just $169.99, you can get hold of the Lite model that features 4GB of RAM with Helio P10 on board. This would make it one of the best deals in the market right now. Other specs on the Lite model include 32GB of storage, Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box and 5.5-inch FHD 1080p display. There’s a 13MP rear camera and some smart software features as well.

On the other hand, the $269.99/ $219.99 Elephone P9000 flagship model comes with all the above specs (and a better rear camera sensor), along with additional features such as Wireless Charging, fingerprint scanner and NFC.

So, what do you think about the pricing? Does $269.99 sound good enough for a Helio P10 + 4GB RAM powered smartphone?

Also, did you participate in the crowdfunding campaign from Elephone last month?

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Along with the P9000 Edge, the company announced two more devices in the P9000 series with toned down specs, namely the Elephone P9000 and the P9000 Lite. However, both the phones still feature powerful hardware.

ELEPHONE P9000

Looks wise, the phone is pretty well built, with super thin bezels and an overall thin body. The phone features 1.6mm thin bezels which is pretty impressive, taking the screen to body ratio to 82%. The overall body is made out of good quality plastic with a matte finish at the back. A metal frame goes around the body. Unlike the Edge model, the fingerprint sensor is located at the back of the device, below the camera sensor.

Inside, it comes with the same MT6755 Helio P10 octa-core processor with 4GB RAM. But the storage is reduced to 32GB, which is still quite generous. You have a 5.5-inch display up front with 1920 x 1080p pixel resolution. With thin bezels, the display of the phone looks quite vibrant. The overall thickness of the body is 8mm.

At the back, you get a 13MP camera (as opposed to 21MP on the Edge variant) but you have the same Laser Autofocus present on the device. Up front, you get an 8MP shooter. The battery remains the same as the Edge, i.e. 3000mAh with support for 9V 2.5A Quick Charge, which can charge the phone to 100% in just 70 minutes. For software, you get the latest Android 6.0 version with the company’s customized UI on top.

Like the Elephone P9000 Edge, this version also comes with a number of connectivity features such as NFC, Wireless Charging, and USB Type-C apart from the standard options like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. It comes with dual SIM dual standby with 4G LTE support. The bands supported are as follows: FDD-LTE: Band 1/3/7/20 (800/1800/2100/2600MHz).

The company will announce the pricing of the Elephone P9000 on Monday and it will be available by the end of the month. But according to the company’s official store, the P9000 is listed as out of stock for $329.99 $269.99 (updated). So, this could be the official price tag of the device.

ELEPHONE P9000 Lite

Along with the flagship P9000, the company also announced the Elephone P9000 Lite version which will retail for a cheaper price tag. The phone also comes with Helio P10 octa-core chip with 4GB RAM and 32GB ROM, but there are a few areas, where the company has sacrificed in terms of features.

For example, the camera at the back is still 13MP but with an OV3850 sensor and the front camera downgrades to 5MP. Also, you don’t have the usual connectivity features of the P9000 like Wireless Charging, Fingerprint Sensor, or NFC. But the phone has the USB Type-C port and comes with the latest Android 6.0 build with the company’s skin on top.

Pricing and availability details are unknown at the moment, but more details coming soon.

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Elephone P9000 Lite hands-on photos

We have today received images of the Elephone P9000 Lite hands-on photos this time rather than CGI renders.

Whilst the P9000 Lite dose still feature black bezels, unlike other Elephone handsets that have come before, the bezels are not butted up to an additional 1-2mm of metal chassis.

The 5.5″ LG LTPS OGS screen really appears to stand out against this thin black bezel and should help to give a much more ddesirable body to screen ratio.

The Elephone P9000 lite will come with Android 6.0 Marshmallow, running on a Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 CPU, USB type-C and NFC.

Hopefully the new design statement of the P9000 Lite’s bezels will be the start of greater (or should that be lesser) things to come.

Elephone have provided several images that show the phone next to various other handsets to give a better idea of the bezels size.

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Original article posted on Gadgetz.tv

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The company also confirms that its upcoming flagship, Elephone P9000 along with its variants like the Elephone P9000 Lite and P9000C will come with Android M 6.0 pre-installed. This is definitely good news for those who were planning to purchase this upcoming device from the company.

As for the P8000 users who are running Android 5.10 at the moment, the company has released a new update for fixing a few bugs like “screen flashing” and “no gallery response” while using front camera. If you had these problems, just head over to their forums, where there’s the download link to the ROM and flash it on to your device. There will be an OTA update too, so if you can wait for a few days, then go for the second option.

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