A few weeks back, we had come across a new smartphone with a unique design called as the Newman button phone. The highlight of the device was its rear fingerprint sensor design which was said to be one of the best sensors in the market right now. Now the same smartphone just went on sale in China for 1199 Yuan.

The Newman Button phone comes with the same fingerprint sensor module as the Huawei Ascend Mate 7. So, you get the same level of precision and speed while unlocking this device as the Mate 7. This also ensures that everything inside the smartphone is secured from intruders.

Other tech specs of the device are also better than competitors in its price range. The phone comes with a full HD 1080p 5.5-inch display. The body is made out of metal and weighs about 165 grams. Its pretty slim too at 7.7mm.

Under the hood, the Newman Button phone features a Snapdragon 615 octa-core 64-bit processor clocked at 1.5GHz along with 2GB RAM and 16GB ROM. There is a 13MP camera at the back and a 5MP shooter up front. Like expected, the phone runs on Yun OS 3.0 with system level security features.

The Newman button phone supports 4G LTE networks and comes with a 3060mAh battery. The company claims that you can charge up to 50% in under 30 minutes and up to 90% in an hour. Full charge takes up to 1.5 hours, which is pretty impressive.

Given that it features good specs and a fingerprint sensor that’s as good as the Mate 7, the Newman Button phone turns out to be a great buy for just 1199 Yuan!

We have spotted the phone on Giztop for $215. So, anyone interested in this unique device can check it out from the given link.

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Newman has been in the market for the past few years, however lately we haven’t heard anything new from the company. In fact, the company’s last post on its official Weibo page dates back to July 2014.

Earlier today, surprisingly, Newman forwarded a post from YunOS’s weibo page. The post was about a new concept YunOS device. The image had a unique rear button just below the camera, however the post failed to explain the use of the button.

A few hours later, Newman posted a image on its Weibo page which finally revealed a new device from the company. It seems that the concept machine revealed by YunOS was in fact the new Newman Button phone which will run on YunOS.

This is not the first time we are seeing at a YunOS powered Newman device. Last year, we had seen many manufacturers adopt YunOS for their phones, including Newman. So, this particular announcement doesn’t come as a big surprise.

We still don’t know what the mysterious button below the camera does, but it could be something related to the camera feature. Or it may even be used to control sound or even for fingerprint recognition. Unfortunately, we can only speculate the features on the Newman button phone right now. But expect more information when Newman announces more details about the phone on April 8.

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