ZOPO had announced the Speed 8 flagship back at MWC 2016 in Barcelona, Spain. However, we still haven’t got a good hands-on with the device, mainly because the phone is still in the pre-sale period. Earlier reports had revealed that the Helio X20 inside the ZOPO Speed 8 only managed to get around 85,000 on the AnTuTu benchmarking app. But that was mainly because the device was not fully optimized.

Now, ZOPO has just revealed to us the first official benchmark scores of the Helio X20 inside the ZOPO Speed 8 and the score is much better than before. According to the recent test, the phone managed to score 91,464 on AnTuTu which is pretty good. The company says that the increase in scores was due to the final optimizations being made to the device.

While this might not be the best score by an SoC in the market right now, it’s still pretty good for a mid-range flagship. Performance was never going to be the highlight of the Helio X20 deca-core chip, instead, the power efficiency brought by the use of tri-cluster design was always going to be the focus. We still haven’t seen the phone in action to see whether the battery life is significantly good, but we sure hope that the new chip contributes to a more than average life.

Of course, AnTuTu isn’t the best nor the only benchmark in the market. So, we will have to see the phone’s performance on Geekbench and GFXBench to judge its overall performance. And then, there’s the real life performance, of how the hardware works with software. So, there’s still a lot of tests to be done before we can comment on the performance of the Speed 8.

Since it has been a few months since the phone’s release, let recap the specs. The ZOPO Speed 8 comes with Helio X20 with 4GB RAM, 5.5-inch 1080p display, 32GB ROM, fingerprint sensor, NFC, 3600mAh battery, dual SIM, USB Type-C, 21MP Sony IMX230 rear sensor with dual LED flash, 8MP front-facing shooter, 4G LTE support, and Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS.

The phone is already up for pre-order via various retailers for $279.

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ZOPO has been teasing its upcoming ZOPO Speed 8 flagship for the past few weeks. This is the successor to the popular Speed 7 smartphone which was announced last year. The phone will be powered by the powerful Helio X20 deca-core chipset, which will also make it one of the first phones to come with this SoC. While we have not yet seen the performance of the chip in real life, with four Cortex A72 cores and six other efficient Cortex A53 cores, Helio X20 is going to be one of the fastest SoCs of this year.

ZOPO also confirms that the Speed 8 flagship will come with NFC feature, which will help it to make digital payments. Other confirmed specs of the device include Helio X20, 4GB of RAM, rear placed fingerprint sensor and Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS out of the box.

Apart from this information, the company also revealed the new slogan for the device, “Not Just Fast”. Also, the manufacturer revealed that Jorge Lorenzo, MotoGP Champion and the company’s brand ambassador will be present at the unveiling of the device in Barcelona on February 24 at MWC 2016. You will also find his newly launched SHARK helmet with ZOPO’s branding at the event.

So far, the Speed 8 looks like a great device with top-end specs. From the teaser images, the phone seems to be well designed as well. Now, if the company prices the device appropriately, we can expect a pretty good response for the device.

Anyways, stay tuned to the site as we will be bringing more news about the upcoming Speed 8 soon.

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ZOPO has been teasing its upcoming ZOPO Speed 8 flagship smartphone for the past couple of weeks. We have seen a couple of renders of the device, thanks to the previous teasers. The company has also confirmed that the phone will be one of the first smartphones to feature Helio X20 chipset onboard. Now, we have got the glimpse of the first image of this Chinese flagship and the company seems to have made some design changes as compared to its previous generation.

The teaser shows that the ZOPO Speed 8 features round corners and a metal frame. You can also see a speaker grill just below the logo. Although unconfirmed for now, from the port located at the bottom, it looks like the Speed 8 will feature the USB Type-C reversible port. From this image, it’s hard to say anything more about the device at the moment.

However, according to earlier reports, the phone is going to be quite powerful, thanks to Helio X20 MT6797 onboard. Previously, we have seen the image of the phone’s back which confirms the presence of a fingerprint sensor.

Also, we can see that the camera sensor protrudes a bit from the body, which could mean that the Speed 8 comes with a thin body. There’s even dual tone LED flash just below the sensor.

Finally, the company has also confirmed that the phone will feature a large 3600mAh battery. It’s not the biggest battery we have seen on a flagship, but it’s still large enough to easily power a device for a day or two.

As for the release, we will meet the Speed 8 at MWC 2016 in February. The company adds that its brand ambassador, Jorge Lorenzo will be present at their booth.

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ZOPO’s Speed 8 flagship is shaping up to be a powerful smartphone. We already know that the phone will come with the 10-core Helio X20 chipset as well as 4GB of RAM on board. Now, the company has revealed that the device will feature a fingerprint sensor as well.

According to the teaser picture revealed by ZOPO, it looks like the Speed 8 flagship will come with fingerprint ID at the back. Its a round sensor, similar to the one we have seen on other devices. But at the moment, apart from the fact that the feature will be found on the device, we have no further details.

2015 was really the year of fingerprint sensors. Almost all major flagships came with fingerprint ID on board. Many of these companies released their first fingeprint sensor equipped device only this year. So, its not surprising that ZOPO Speed 8, which is supposed to be the flagship smartphone from the company comes with this feature.

The high-end Helio X20 and 4GB of RAM should ensure stellar performance. We are really excited to see the device in action since its going to be one of the first smartphones to come with a 10-core chip. The company has confirmed the release date to be on February 24 at MWC 2016. It will be personally showed off by the MotoGP Champion Jorge Lorenzo at ZOPO’s booth in the event.

Stay tuned for more details in the coming weeks.

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