The Pioneer K88L phone, which costs 1799 RMB (293.04 USD), is one of the few 5-mode/13-frequency devices to use a processor from MediaTek. It also comes with an NFC function and Dolby Audio. It sports a 5.5-inch HD display screen, an octa-core processor, and 13mp camera.

Having said that, let us take a look at what this phone is made of. Behold! The Pioneer K88L tear-down!

This phone boasts a unibody design and you will need a tool to unscrew the rear case. Furthermore, the rear case and the phone’s body by a strong glue that makes it hard to separate them.

On the rear-case is a thermal graphite sheet which can temper the phone’s battery heat.

Here’s the NFC wire wrapped in a coil glued above the battery.

After unscrewing many bolts, you can take out the phone’s mid-frame.

The motherboard is located at the upper half of the phone where the battery takes up the most space.

The antennas are located on two corners of the phone.

Do you like to take nice scenic shots? Use the Pioneer K88L’s 13mp rear-facing wide angle camera (left). If you are vain and like to take selfies, use the 5mp front-facing camera (right).

Here’s the front side of the motherboard where most of the chips are hidden under a shielding case.

After taking off the shielding case, you can see the MT6169V chip in the middle.

At the upper part of the phone are the sensor and IC display chip.

The K88L supports Dolby Sound, and it’s all thanks to this.

And here’s all the components, from the motherboard and its chips to the cameras and cases.

Overall, just as you would expect from a Chinese cellphone company, Pioneer never forgets to add NFC chips and many others as well as producing such a sturdy phone.

What do you think?

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On September 15, Pioneer launched its most powerful cellphone yet, the K88L 4G phone. It supports China Mobile/China Unicom 4G, 3G, and 2G networks as well as 5 modes and 13 frequencies. Its processor is the 1.7GHz MT6592 octa-core chipset.

The K88L is also NFC-supported. Besides supporting P2P transmission between NF phones, it can be used with NFC tags for many purposes such as making payments. It also sports a 5.5-inch 720p OGS screen and a 13mp Sony IMX214 camera, and also has 1GB RAM and 8GB ROM. It runs on the Lewa OS.

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Most of the important information regarding Pioneer Mobile’s newest phone have already been “leaked” at Suning. The Pioneer K88L, which will come out on September 15, will sport a 5.5-inch screen like the K68W. It will also be Pioneer’s first 4G smartphone.

The Pioneer K88L’s selling point is its internet specs. Its processor is the MT6592 octa-core chipset (cortex-A7, 1.7Ghz). It also uses the MT6290 baseband. Pioneer also revealed that this phone could also support five mode and 13 frequencies, and is compatible with China Mobile TD-LTE 4G internet and China Unicom TD-LTE/FDD-LTE. In other words, it supports dual-4G. It also supports China Unicom/China Mobile 3G as well as GSM internet. Unfortunately, it only supports one dual-frequency SIM. This phone is also Pioneer’s first NFC-supported phone, which allows the user to transfer information to nearby phones.

Regarding its other specs, the Pioneer K88L sports a 5.5-inch HD screen (1280 x 720), has 1GB RAM, 8GB ROM, a 2500mAh battery, and a 5mp/13mp dual-camera. Its OS is the Android 4.4-based Lewa OS. It also supports Dolby Audio.

The Pioneer K88L costs 1799 RMB.

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