It’s the year of bezel-less smartphones and now, you can get one for as less as $110. Well, at this price, you don’t exactly have a true bezel-less screen, but there are a few options that take you near the bezel-less design. The Leagoo KIICAA Mix is one of these cheap bezel-less options that’s available in the market right now and today we try to find out whether the phone is as good as it seems on paper in the Leagoo KIICAA Mix Review.

Get the Leagoo KIICAA Mix for just $109.99 from Gearbest.

IN THE BOX

• Phone
• Type-C Charger
• Type-C earphones
• Manual
• SIM Ejector Tool
• Silicone Case

DESIGN

The first thing you notice about the phone is that its compact. And not just compact according to 5.5-inch standards, it’s as small as a 5-inch smartphone. For example, comparing the 5-inch Redmi 4A with the 5.5-inch KIICAA Mix reveals that the phone is only as tall as the 4A. It does compensate the larger screen size with a few additional mm in width, but overall, it’s one of the most compact 5.5-inchers that you’ll find in the market. Given its $110 pricing, this is really a commendable feat.

One hand operation is going to be easy with its compact form factor and 157 g weight. The overall design is pretty simple. Buttons on the right are tactile and responsive, the bottom features USB Type-C port and a speaker, on the left you have the dual SIM hybrid slot and on top you have the earpiece. Yes, this brings us to one of the biggest design flaws in the KIICAA Mix. The earpiece, which traditionally lies on the front, is shifted to the top to accommodate the bezel-less design. But this results in bad call quality. I mean, you can hardly hear what the person on the other side is trying to say. It’s that bad! I have been using the phone for more than a week and I always had to ask the person calling on my phone to call back on my second number. You can’t have a conversation lasting more than a couple of minutes on the KIICAA Mix, and even if you try hard enough, you’d start missing a lot of sentences in between. 

Moving on, the front features a fingerprint embedded home button and it’s as good as other phones in this segment. It’s actually a multi-purpose button that acts as a home button, back button, and a recent apps button.

Apart from the earpiece, rest of the design is pretty solid. It’s actually a shame that the ear piece is this bad. The compact form factor makes this phone a very comfortable handset for everyday use. It’s really hard to find an equally compact 5.5-incher anywhere near this price, especially with FHD 1080p display. 

DISPLAY

The display is kind of a surprise. Considering its $110 price, when I got the Leagoo KIICAA Mix review unit, I expected an average screen with dull levels of saturation. That wasn’t the case with the phone. The phone has a vibrant display, which is nearly bezel-less on three sides. It’s a FHD 1080p panel and the overall quality is better than the similarly priced Redmi Note 5A.

The brightness levels are good and even outdoor visibility is satisfactory. Thanks to this 1080p display panel, watching videos on the screen is a pleasure. 

At this price, it’s really hard to find a better screen.

PERFORMANCE

The MT6750T octa-core chip manages to handle everything with ease. The UI is snappy and apps open up pretty quickly. For some reason, youtube took more time to load than the Snapdragon 425 powered 5A, but in most cases, the KIICAA Mix was faster to open up applications.

Games like subway surfer run with ease, but what’s really impressive is that even higher-end graphic games like Modern Combat 5 run well with minimal lag on the device. Considering how the same game lagged on the Redmi Note 5A, I would have to say that the graphics performance of the device is pretty good. 

In short, the performance of the $110 Leagoo KIICAA Mix is quite impressive for its price! Plus, you get ample 32GB of storage for all your videos and docs.

Here are some key specs of the Leagoo KIICAA Mix.

• Display: 5.5 inch, 1920 x 1080 Pixel screen
• CPU: MTK6750T Octa Core 1.5GHz
• System: Android 7.0
• RAM + ROM: 3GB RAM + 32GB ROM
• Camera: 13MP front camera + 13MP + 2MP rear cameras
• SIM Card: dual SIM dual standby. Nano + Nano SIM
• Feature: GPSA / GPS
• Bluetooth: 4.0

SOFTWARE

The Leagoo KIICAA Mix runs on Android 7 Nougat and the overall UI performance is smooth. Unlike other companies who have moved towards stock Android UI, Leagoo has a customized launcher, which I’m not a big fan of! There’s no app drawer and the overall UI is quite different from vanilla Android experience. It’s not too bad, but I always prefer stock Android over custom launchers, and I wish the company would have opted for a simple setup. That said, you get used to the UI quickly and its something that won’t bother you in the long run.

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CONNECTIVITY

Connectivity wise, everything is good. Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, all have solid coverage. But speakers are a let down. The sound output is low and the quality is mediocre. Plus, there’s no headphone jack and you have to live with the provided USB Type-C earphones, which suck. The sound comes out hollow and its noway near to the good quality 3.5mm headphones that we are used to. Now I might be a bit too harsh in saying that the provided Type-C headphones suck, but the company didn’t even provide a 3.5mm to Type-C connector inside the box. So, even though its as good as other stock headphones that you get with cheap phones, you can’t use any other headphones, simply because there’s no connector. I feel the company could have included the adapter to make things a lot easier. 

BATTERY

The 3000mAh battery is not very large, but it manages to power the device for a day. Moderate usage ranging from watching a few videos, playing a game and browsing on 4G brought the battery down to 10% by the end of the day. But that’s pretty decent. The phone also charges pretty quickly – it goes from 10% to 100% in less than 1.5 hours.

CAMERA

I always tend to keep camera at last for local Chinese phones, simply because they tend to suck. Things are the same in this Leagoo KIICAA Mix review because the phone, as usual, comes with issues like slow focus, unusable portrait mode, and dull colors ruining the camera experience. That said, I could take a few decent shots a couple of times, but the results are never consistent. There’s nothing more to elaborate about the camera, so its best to look at the provided samples to check out its quality. Be advised, it’s just average. 

The front camera is decent for a few selfies.

Original samples can be found from here.

CONCLUSION

To sum up, the Leagoo KIICAA Mix is a fantastic phone with a couple of big flaws. I loved the compact body, its vibrant display and snappy performance, but things like bad call quality and no headphone jack does ruin the experience. In many ways, the phone could have outdone the Redmi Note 5A which is currently one of the best 5.5-inchers in the price range. But it’s the simple things like call quality and headphone jack that matter the most to a regular user and if that’s flawed, it’s really hard to recommend the phone for everyday use.

Get the Leagoo KIICAA Mix for just $109.99 from Gearbest.

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LEAGOO KIICAA MIX has been on sale since the past two months. During the presale, the smartphone was made available with $30 discount. Those who could not take advantage of the discounted pricing can now avail the handset with $30 price cut on Sept. 26 and 27.

The KIICAA MIX is a smartphone that houses a full screen FHD display from SHARP that measures 5.5 inches. The company claims that the handset offers a screen-to-body ratio of 90 percent. It is powered by MediaTek MT6750 chipset and 3 GB of RAM. The native storage provided on the smartphone is 32 GB. It features a 3,000mAH battery which can gain 35 percent power in 30 minutes through 5V/2A fast charging.

Read More: Leagoo KIICAA Mix camera goes against iPhone 6 and Samsung S8+ (video)

The handset features a 13-meapixel selfie camera. The rear side of the phone features dual-LED enabled 13-megapixel + 2-megapixel dual rear cameras. The handset is loaded with Android 7.0 Nougat OS. A fingerprint scanner is present on the chin of the phone. It does not feature a 3.5mm audio jack, but comes with a USB-C port for enjoying loseless music through USB-C headphones. For faster data connectivity, the LEAGOO KIICAA MIX features a Cat. 6 LTE modem.

On AliExpress, the KIICAA MIX will be selling with a discounted pricing on $109 on Sept. 26 and 27. Some of the Chinese retailers like GearBest are already selling the handset for $109. The handset is available in only one color of Elegance Black.

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Leagoo KIICAA Mix is your best bet at a super cheap full-screen phablet, but Gearbest is trying to make things even more attractive. Starting August 28, the KIICAA Mix full-screen smartphone will be up for grabs at just $69.99 i.e. a good 50% off the retail price tag.

Every day at 9 AM UTC time, 10 units of the Leagoo KIICAA Mix will be offered for just $69.99. But make sure to use the coupon: GBLGMI to get this 50% discount. It’s going to be hard to get hold of the phablet at this price tag, but it’s definitely worth a try.

If you are unable to snap up one of the 10 units, you can always purchase the smartphone at its flash sale price tag of $109.99. Given the specs inside, this price is pretty aggressive, making it one of the best-looking smartphones in its price segment.

There is no doubt that screen is going to be its biggest asset, coming with a 5.5-inch Full HD 1080p Sharp panel and a tri-bezel design. The high screen to body ratio ensures that the phone is compact, despite being a 5.5-incher. Inside, you get MT6750T with 3GB of RAM and 13MP+2MP dual cameras. The setup isn’t the best we’ve seen, but it should be enough for basic shots once in a while. Up front, you get a 13MP OV camera, good for selfies. Finally, there’s a fingerprint sensor as well. Other features include a 3000mAh battery and Android 7.

Overall, at $109.99, the Leagoo KIICAA Mix is a value for money smartphone. You can check out the flash sale as well as more details about the phone from the link here.

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Lately, Chinese manufacturers have taken to foreign sports leagues as a way to increase brand popularity. The two examples that come to mind are Vivo’s partnership with the NBA and Golden State Warriors, and OPPO’s partnership with FC Barcelona. But there is a third you might not have taken notice off and that is LEAGOO and the (English) Premier League.

LEAGOO may not be as big as the two manufacturers mentioned above, but its taking big steps towards pushing its brand’s popularity. In 2016, the LEAGOO brand was advertised during some Premier League matches.

This season, it is taking it further by releasing a custom version of its flagship phone in partnership with one of the Premier League clubs. LEAGOO say it will reveal the identity of the club in London on August 17, 2017.

Ahead of the announcement, it is running a competition on Facebook where you have to guess the name of a football player using a silhouette and the few details provided. Winners stand the chance of winning a LEAGOO T5 and a LEAGOO branded shirt. More details available here.

READ MORE: LEAGOO KIICAA S8 Latest Live Prototype Photos Released

LEAGOO is also running a pre-sale promo for the KIICAA MIX which lets you save $30 when you purchase the phone. Just use the coupon code GBLKMIX when you checkout on Gearbest.

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Gizmochina along with Leagoo is conducting a Legaoo Kiicaa Mix phone as Giveaway gift to one of our lucky readers. Like always, you just have to follow the steps mentioned on the Gleam widget to get a chance to win this amazing phone.

Here is the main features of Leagoo Kiicaa Mix:

Display: 5.5 inch, 1920 x 1080 Pixel screen
CPU: MTK6750T Octa Core 1.5GHz 
System: Android 7.0
RAM + ROM: 3GB RAM + 32GB ROM
Camera: 13.0MP front camera + 13.0MP + 2.0MP back cameras
Sensor: E-Compass, Gravity Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Touch Sensor
SIM Card: dual SIM dual standby. Nano + Nano SIM
Feature: GPSA / GPS
Bluetooth: 4.0
Network:
2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
3G: WCDMA 900/2100MHz
4G: FDD-LTE B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20 TDD-LTE B40

Here is a coupon code to save $30 to pre-order the Leagoo Kiicaa Mix phone: GBLKMIX

How to entry this giveaway? Just follow these steps via Gleam widget:

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