The Elephone R9 is an Android 6 phone with metal housing and a very thin (0.6mm) border. The Helio X20 10 core bumper is the most powerful in its price range and the 5.5 “Full HD screen is fabulous.

Design

The Elephone R9 consists of a unibody housing made of matt aluminum, which is interrupted at the top and bottom by antenna lines. Where the display passes into the housing, the housing is polished approx. 2mm on a high gloss. Also with the Home button, Elephone has an accent and has fitted it with a color-matching metal ring. Thanks to the slightly curved back side the 5.5 “will be well in the hand despite the size. Also elegant is the curved rimless display. In the Elephone R9 comes a 5.5 inch, curved and borderless In-Cell IPS display, which dissolves with 1920 x 1080 pixels. This means that the touch unit is already installed in the LCD, resulting in a lower overall height. Elephone states that it is a 5-point touch screen. The display is protected by gorilla glass 3.

Hardware

In the R9, an Helio X20 is used, a Deca-Core, which is so fast nothing to sweat. It is supported by 3 or 4 GB RAM and 32 or 64 GB internal memory. The memory can MicroSD cards of expanded up to 128 GB are. Since this is a hybrid slot, it is not possible to use two SIM cards and the SD card at the same time.

Features

The main camera triggers with 13 MP at an aperture of f / 2.2, while the front camera only 5 MP at a 2.4 aperture provides. Videos can only be recorded with FullHD resolution. 4K Videos can not be recorded. In the test report of the Elephone will then show whether the camera produces the appropriate pictures. The smartphone is delivered with Android 6. The extent to which the systems have been adopted remains to be seen. However, Elephone has not changed much in the past and Android always kept quite clean. Rumors to follow, the R9 is also an update on Android 7 nougat received. In addition to the sensor, light and acceleration sensors, a gyroscope sensor, as well as an electronic compass, are on board. The WLAN standards a / b / g / n support. The R9 can be operated with 2 Nano SIM cards or a SIM + SD card (up to 128GB). The Elephone R9 has an average large 3000 mAh battery, which is likely to last for almost one day. In case of intensive use, the running time could be even before the evening. Quick-Charge is of course also on board.

Conclusion

The Elephone R9 is available in two different versions. The Helio X20 is supported by either 3GB of RAM / 32GB of memory or 4GB of RAM / 64GB of memory. Thus the smartphone offers an aluminum housing, depending on the equipment, even upper-class level at a fair price. You can buy Both From CooliCool in Flash sale 3GB of RAM / 32GB Version at $139.99 and 4GB of RAM / 64GB Version at $214.99