P8000: Elephone's phablet that seeks the throne of the low cost

Elephone is an example of how the most discreet Chinese firms are gaining a greater prominence in a market in which the usual development poles are expanding from Japan and South Korea mainly, towards the country of the Great Wall. Despite the fact that in these first two, we have great brands that are authentic references worldwide and that in the short and medium term, seem unbeatable, the truth is that at least in the phablet sector, and more specifically, in the In the entry and middle ranges, small technology companies in other areas are finding opportunities to grow and increase their presence within their borders.

Previously, we have presented other models of this Hong Kong-based company that, despite being striking for their attempt to balance quality and price, stood out mainly for offering high autonomies that broke with everything we have seen from China. On the other hand, devices like P20 or Wowney have become the bets of Elephone to try to reach a much more demanding user group in which Samsung is the rival to beat. Today we present the P8000, aimed at a totally opposite terrain, that of the terminals low cost, and of which we will tell you about its strengths but also its weaknesses.

Integrated

Once again, we begin by talking about the visual aspect of this phablet that is equipped with a metal casing, very light in grayish tone and with a single body. On the back it has a fingerprint reader. It does not have sharp edges and in the front section, the panel maximizes the side edges. Regarding its weight and thickness, we find important differences with respect to other terminals Made in China: More than 200 grams weight and an edge of more than 9 mm.

Screen

Those of Elephone boast of the image characteristics of this terminal, which aims to meet specifications of those belonging to the upper-middle range. Its diagonal of 5,5 inches is accompanied by a 1920 × 1080 HD resolution pixels to which we must add the existence of five simultaneous pressure points. Regarding the cameras, Samsung has been chosen to equip this phablet with sensors that with their 13 and 5 Mpx respectively, they have a reflector eliminator thanks to the automatic adjustment of brightness and light, and, as usual, the possibility of recording HD content.

Performance

Here we find lights and shadows that for some may seem like symptoms of imbalance. We start by talking about processor, made by MediaTek and that, with a maximum speed of 1,3 GHz, you can get compromised if you play very heavy games and experience overheating with heavy use with other uses such as playing videos for hours. As for memory, it has a 3 GB RAM and a capacity of 16 storage which, however, can be extended to 128 via Micro SD cards.

Operating System

When the device was introduced in late 2015, the P8000 featured Android 5.1. However, over the months, support has been provided for marshmallow And now, according to its manufacturers, the last member of the green robot family, not counting Nougat, is already present as standard in the terminal. In terms of connectivity, it has Dual SIM as well as support for latest generation WiFi, 3G, 4G and Bluetooth networks.

Autonomy

In the field of drums we find ourselves once again, with several contrasts to take into account. The first, its great capacity, which exceeds 4.000 mAh and that allows a use that reaches up to 2 days. In the event that we only use the terminal to make calls, the duration of the call is close to one day. If we choose to browse and view content, it drops to an average of 12 hours. It has a technology of fast charge, that provides 10% more autonomy every 10 minutes. The large size of this component is one of its biggest drawbacks since its metallic coating increases its weight.

Availability and price

Presented at the end of 2015 and officially marketed during the first months of 2016, another of Elephone's low cost phablets is for sale through the company's own website. At the same time, it can be acquired by other online shopping platforms both from the Asian giant and from others. Its starting price, which was originally around 180 euros, has dropped to around 150. It is available in three shades: Gold, black and silver.

As you have seen, within the entry range we are finding terminals that aim to offer finishes and features more worthy of the high models, but at a more affordable cost. After knowing another of the products of this company based in Hong Kong, do you think that it still has room for maneuver to compete with the rest of firms with a similar size? Do you think that we are witnessing an excessive supply from this type of technology? You have more information available on other devices launched by Elephone more recently such as the M3 so you can check it yourself.