Early this year, ByteDance announced it was shutting down Smartisan, the Chinese smartphone brand. The last phone announced by the company is the Smartisan Nut R2, and if you don’t mind buying a phone from a brand that no longer exists, then it should excite you to know that the 2020 flagship will be on sale for the 618 festival.

A Weibo post by the official Smartisan account has revealed that the Nut R2 will be discounted by as much as ¥800 (~$125) starting tomorrow. There is also a free 65W GaN charger, a 30-day worry-free return, and a 12-month warranty.

Starting tomorrow, interested buyers will be able to grab the phone on the official Smartisan store on JD.com. The promotion runs until June 3. Below are the discounted prices for each available configuration:

• 8GB RAM + 256GB (Black) = ¥2499 (~$392)
• 8GB RAM + 256GB (Green) = ¥2499 (~$408)
• 12GB RAM + 256GB (Black) = ¥2899 (~$455)
• 16GB RAM + 512GB (Limited White Edition) = ¥4899 (~$769)

The Smartisan Nut R2 has a 6.67-inch 90Hz FHD+ curved AMOLED display. There is a punch hole in the screen that is home to a 20MP camera. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 865 powers the phone and it draws juice from a 4510mAh battery with support for 55W fast charging.

There are four cameras on the back of the phone – a 108MP primary sensor, an 8MP telephoto camera, a 13MP ultrawide angle camera, and a 5MP macro camera. The Nut R2 has 3x optical zoom and up to 30x hybrid zoom. It can also record time-lapse videos in 8K. Other features are stereo speakers, DTS Audio, Wi-Fi 6, NFC, and a fingerprint scanner.

Following the announcement that the company will no longer manufacture phones, Smartisan has assured customers that current devices will continue to be maintained and its Smartisan OS will get new features.

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A few days ago, China-based smartphone maker Smartisan launched its new flagship smartphone in its home country, dubbed as Smartisan Nut R2. This was the company’s first device after a long period of silence.

Now, days after announcing the device, it is now available for purchase in the Chinese market. The phone is available in two color options — Black and Green. The Black-colored model is available in two memory variants — 8GB RAM + 128GB Storage and 8GB RAM + 256GB storage. On the other hand, the Green-colored model comes is available in just the 8GB RAM + 256GB model.

As for the pricing, the 8GB + 128GB model is priced at 4,499 yuan, which is about $671 while the 8GB + 256GB costs 4,799 yuan, roughly $716. There’s also a limited-edition White color model that is not yet available for purchase.

The phone features a 6.67-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display with a screen resolution of 2340 x 1080 pixels, along with a 90Hz refresh rate and 180Hz touch latency. Under the hood, the device is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC. It comes packed with up to 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 512GB of UFS 3.1 internal storage.

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In the camera department, it sports a quad-camera setup on the back that includes a 108-megapixel primary sensor, an 8-megapixel telephoto lens, a 13-megapixel ultra-wide lens, and a 5-megapixel macro lens. The camera configuration offers support for 3x optical zoom and 30x hybrid zoom, and 8K time-lapse photography. On the front side, it features a 20-megapixel snapper, taking care of the selfie and video calling needs.

It has support for dual-mode 5G connectivity, along with Wi-Fi 6 and NFC. The device comes with stereo speakers and DTS audio. There’s also a new slider button on the side that can quickly put the phone in silent mode. Running on the Android-based Smartisan OS 8.0, the is powered by a 4,510mAh battery that supports 55W fast charging technology.

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After being relatively silent for a long time, Smartisan, a China-based smartphone maker had recently confirmed that it will be hosting a launch event on 20th October. And as expected, the company has launched its flagship smartphone — Smartisan Nut R2.

While reports indicated that the company could be launching a smartphone named Nut Pro 4, what Smartisan actually launched is called Nut R2. Nonetheless, it’s still the company’s flagship smartphone, in line with all the specs and features that were leaked earlier.

The Smartisan Nut R2 features a 6.67-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display with a screen resolution of 2340 x 1080 pixels, along with a 90Hz refresh rate and 180Hz touch latency. Under the hood, the device is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC.

It comes packed with up to 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 512GB of UFS 3.1 internal storage, making it one of the few phones to have such high memory configuration. The phone is running Smartisan OS 8.0 which is based on the Android operating system.

Coming to the camera department, it sports a quad-camera setup on the back that includes a 108-megapixel primary sensor, an 8-megapixel telephoto lens, a 13-megapixel ultra-wide lens, and a 5-megapixel macro lens. The camera configuration offers support for 3x optical zoom and 30x hybrid zoom, and 8K time-lapse photography. On the front side, it features a 20-megapixel snapper, taking care of the selfie and video calling needs.

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The device has support for dual-mode 5G connectivity, along with Wi-Fi 6 and NFC. It comes with stereo speakers and DTS audio. There’s also a new slider button on the side that can quickly put the phone in silent mode. The smartphone is powered by a 4,510mAh battery that supports 55W fast charging technology.

The Smartisan Nut R2 comes in three color options — Black, White, Green. The company has said that it has produced only 2,000 limited editions of the White color and has no plans of making more. Along with this, there’s also Nut R2 Revolution 2 Light Shine Special Edition that shows a textured pattern on the phone’s back panel when the device is subjected to direct sunlight.

Pricing and Availability

• 8GB + 128GB: 4,499 yuan (~$677)
• 8GB + 256GB: 4,799 yuan (~$722)
• 12GB + 256GB: 5,299 yuan (~$797)
• 16GB + 512GB: 6,499 yuan (~$977)
• Revolution 2 Light Shine Special Edition: 6,499 yuan (~$977)
• Availability: On sale in China from 11th November

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