China-based AGM, which is well-known for making phones with rugged build has unveiled the AGM X5 smartphone in the home market. The AGM X5 has arrived as the world’s first 5G-ready ruggedized smartphone.

The AGM X5 comes with an armor-style shell structure and 6-sided protection to safeguard it from impacts. With IP68 certification, the X5 will work fine even if it is submerged in water with a maximum depth of up to 1.5 meters. The IP68 rating also makes it resistant to dust and dirt.

The AGM X5 is also equipped with the highest Ingress Protection rating of IP69K, which protects it from the high-pressure liquid. In addition, the smartphone comes with a military-grade MIL-STD-810G rating that guarantees a high level of durability. As far as build is concerned, the AGM X5 has a metallic frame with plastic protection and its rear shell is also made from metal manufactured using an injection mold process. The thickness of the device is 11.8mm and it weighs 274 grams.

AGM X5 specifications and features

The AGM X5 has a 6.5-inch LCD screen with a waterdrop notch that offers a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. The smartphone is preinstalled with XOS 5.0 based Android 10 OS. The Chinese brand claims that the new OS offers 48 precent fluid experience than its previous generation and it has no ads.

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For snapping selfies, the AGM X5 has a 16-megapixel selfie camera. The vertical camera setup on its rear comprises of a 48-megapixel main camera, an 8-megapixel wide-angle lens, a macro lens with 4cm focal length, and an infrared background blur camera. It has a rear-facing fingerprint scanner, and it carries support for face unlock.

The AGM X5 draws power from the Unisoc T7510 5G-enabled chipset. The phone packs in an 8 GB of RAM, 256 GB of built-in storage, a 5,600mAh battery with 18W fast charging support. On the connectivity front, it supports dual SIM, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC, USB-C, and a 3.5mm audio jack.

AGM X5 price and availability

The AGM X5 is priced at 3,699 Yuan (~$565) and it will go on sale in China from Dec. 12. The company is expected to release the smartphone in global markets in 2021.

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Back in February, Chinese smartphone maker HiSense had introduced the HiSense F50 5G smartphone. The arrival of the phone was delayed for reasons best known to the company. The successor of the Hisense F40 phone from last year is the first phone to feature the new UNISOC (previously known as Spreadtrum) T7510 5G chipset. Last week, HiSense had confirmed that the HiSense F50 5G will arrive in Chinese markets on April 20. The day has arrived, and the company has confirmed on its pricing. However, the sale date of the phone is yet to be revealed.

HiSense F50 specifications and pricing

The HiSense F50 is fitted with a 6.52-inch waterdrop notch screen. The backside of the phone has a nano-scale holographic texture. It has a rear-facing fingerprint reader.

The quad camera setup placed on the rear side of the HiSense F50 5G comprises of a 48-megapixel main lens, a 2-megapixel depth sensor, a 120-degree 8-megapixel superwide lens and a 2-megapixel macro shooter with 3cm focal length. Coupled with AI algorithm, the quad cameras of the HiSense F50 supports night mode photography, HDR, AI beauty and more.

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The HiSense F50 is backed by a massive 5,010mAh battery that supports 18W fast charging. The Unisoc T7510 chipset supports SA/NSA dual-mode 5G connectivity. The SoC supports N41, N78 and N79 mainstream 5G frequency bands. The T7510 is an octa-core SoC with four 2.0Ghz Cortex-A75 cores and four 1.8GHz Cortex-A55 cores.  The SoC supports 30fps 4K codec, Wi-Fi 802.11ac and Bluetooth 5.0.

HiSense has confirmed that the 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage version of the HiSense F50 5G is priced at 2,199 Yuan (~$310). There is no word on whether the company will be selling the phone in other RAM and storage editions. Also, as mentioned above, the company is yet to confirm on its sale date.

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Back in February, Hisense announced its very first 5G smartphone called the Hisense F50 5G. The phone, which is powered by UNISOC’s Tiger T710 5G processor, packs four rear cameras and a pretty big battery. However, Hisense failed to announce a release date until today.

The Chinese manufacturer which also makes TVs and a bunch of other home appliances shared a poster today revealing that its F50 5G smartphone will be unveiled on April 20.

The poster confirms that the Hisense F50 5G will support SA and NSA 5G networks and also has a Hi-Turbo AI Engine.

The Tiger T710 processor is a 12nm octa-core chipset with 4x Cortex-A75 cores clocked at 2.0GHz and 4x Cortex-A55 cores clocked at 1.8GHz. It also has a PowerVR GM 9444 GPU and an Ivy V510 modem. We actually can’t wait to see how it performs against other mid-range 5G processors.

The Hisense F50 5G will come with a 5010mAh battery capacity with support for 18W fast charge. It will also have an 8mm wide cooling pipe. There are still a lot of unknowns but we should know all there is about the phone when it is unveiled next week.

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