Elephone are set to break a new record with the Elephone Vowney which is now scheduled to ship on 30th December, a year after it was initially teased!
Late 2014 was the first time we heard that Elephone were working on a new phone that would feature high end hardware. As the teasers and leaks continued through the first few months of 2015 that mystery phone became the Vowney, and word of both a Windows and Android version of the phone came and went.
Elephone decided to create just a single Android version of the Vowney finally, and those of you who have already paid for your pre-sale model should finally receive it on the 30th December according to the latest news from the phone maker.
Gizchina News of the week
Elephone say that the delay is to work out a few more bugs in the system, which on one hand seems like a fair point, but then again this is a phone that we have seen 12 months of rumours and teasers about!!
Elephone Vowney 2K hands on
If you are waiting for the 2K equipped, Helio X10 powered, 21 mega-pixel phone then we certainly hope the wait is going to be worth it.
I don’t believe the statements about bugs, I think it’s down to sourcing components at a price to make a profit on. They are using off the shelf products with reference drivers for industrial partners, so how hard can it be. I do agree they were improving the camera modes and getting around NFC pick-up signal quality regarding their phone-shell design.
You know you will never see this phone right?
Funny. We’ll have the last laugh in a week or more.
Now people will be asking if the Black option is on top of the existing Gold and Grey, or will it replace the Grey. The Smoky-Grey was luxury looking.
The Vowney is like the Yetti/Big Foot. Many claim to have seen it, but no one has definitive proof of it’s existence. Occasionally you see a screen shot claiming to be it and even have loyal followers that buy into every press release (see the comment below mine).
As a side note:
Merry Christmas and/or Happy Holidays to all my friends (and a few enemies lol) here. Hope you all get to spend some quality time with family or friends and I will see you next year, unless I get bored with family.
so your off for the whole week ?
We are now a week away from the suppossed release.
Tell me guys: How do you thing elephone is going to mess it up this time???
they lost me and that guy Efff that used to coment on all the VOWNEY articles maybe went and bough something else. If you are around just feel free to comment!
Nope. I did cancel an order but placed a new one not so long ago with elephone.cc
I think the only way they can mess up is horrible manufacturing or bad choices with colours, etc. The Vowney still has great good-will so it should be successful on the likes of XDA to warrant its own forum and good community support.
Hows the 6″er (Blu Pure XL)? Are you enjoying it?
It just arrived Monday and I’m out to work so my dad picked it up for me … Very eager. To meet with it.
Enjoy man.
In March you may want to get the Vowney Pro with X20.
Such a device on time I mean ON TIME would be lovely adding a 64gb ROM +SD.card.reader remaining and maybe more battery, ((really a great reason to be called PRO)) so yes if something as such comes out and on time I will be glad if not I will wait for a MTK X20 BLACKBERRY PRIV 2 ???
Yes!!, I love sliders and even if the actual PRIV gets all it software glitches sorted out I will try to get my hand✋s on one.
I followed them with interest for ages but the vapourware marketing tactics have put me off them for life – can’t trust what they say.
i hate Elephone a little for making me go for a Blu Pure XL (6″) in order to get similar spec’s without breaking the bank.
Hi. Where did you buy it from? I was trying to get one imported to the UK but could find nowhere to accommodate. Your comment however suggest you aren’t pleased with it?
I do like it a lot, just that i had to pay more for it anyways. about 75 more. its 350 on amazon USA and then 26 taxes and then 10 shipped to my country as i use a mail box in miami wich then send stuff to my country. you should investigate if such service exist in your country,
Actually I did find a US mailbox service that would forward to the UK but the expense was too high. Blu therefore has also alienated me.
well i would encourage you anyways to FIRST off try http://www…willmyphonework..net to confirm that the frecuencies of any given phone would work with your carrier, as it is very frustrating to end up with a nice phone that you can’t fully enjoy. by the way should you check the ALLVIEW X2 XTREME and see if you get better luck with that one
Blu have started to sell a few low end phones through Amazon UK so there’s a small possibility we might get Pure XL.
As a honest tech enthusiast , i can gauge by the long delay and the embarrassing reassurances , that Elephone bit off more than they could chew.
The dual boot or windows/Android phones thingy really got them a challenge… along with choosing a CPU that wasn’t gonna be available for sometime to them.
its a massive screw-up. simple.
Maybe In the end , people will get their Vowneys. It may even turn out to be an outstanding device. Perhaps the best yet to come out carrying the company’s banners !
But it will do so at a great cost … and that was killing the buzz by a set of horrendous and thankless delays.
-Muhammad Yasir 2015 for president
“Make Chinese tech great again. And cheap, or GTFO.”
Vowney Images;
http://www.elephone.hk/ParameterImages/Vowney_photos_3.jpg
http://www.elephone.hk/ParameterImages/Vowney_photos_5.jpg
http://www.elephone.hk/ParameterImages/Vowney_photos_2.jpg
http://www.elephone.hk/ParameterImages/Vowney_photos_4.jpg
At least the black bezzels don’t look to big
Here are some similar photos
HAaHa funnny. Lets see what happens in a fortnight.
I don’t believe the statements about bugs, I think it’s down to sourcing components at a price so as to make a profit. They are using off the shelf products with reference drivers for industrial partners, so how hard can it be. I do agree they were improving the camera modes and getting around NFC pick-up signal quality regarding their phone-shell design.
You know you will never see this phone right?
Funny. We’ll have the last laugh in a week or more.
Now people will be asking if the Black option is on top of the existing Gold and Grey, or will it replace the Grey. The Smoky-Grey was luxury looking.
The Vowney is like the Yetti/Big Foot. Many claim to have seen it, but no one has definitive proof of it’s existence. Occasionally you see a screen shot claiming to be it and even have loyal followers that buy into every press release (see the comment below mine).
As a side note:
Merry Christmas and/or Happy Holidays to all my friends (and a few enemies lol) here. Hope you all get to spend some quality time with family or friends and I will see you next year, unless I get bored with family.
so your off for the whole week ?
We are now a week away from the suppossed release.
Tell me guys: How do you thing elephone is going to mess it up this time???
they lost me and that guy Efff that used to coment on all the VOWNEY articles maybe went and bough something else. If you are around just feel free to comment!
Nope. I did cancel an order but placed a new one not so long ago with elephone.cc
I think the only way they can mess up is horrible manufacturing or bad choices with colours, etc. The Vowney still has great good-will so it should be successful on the likes of XDA to warrant its own forum and good community support.
Hows the 6″er (Blu Pure XL)? Are you enjoying it?
In March you may want to get the Vowney Pro with X20.
It just arrived Monday and I’m out to work so my dad picked it up for me … Very eager. To meet with it.
Such a device on time I mean ON TIME would be lovely adding a 64gb ROM +SD.card.reader remaining and maybe more battery, ((really a great reason to be called PRO)) so yes if something as such comes out and on time I will be glad if not I will wait for a MTK X20 BLACKBERRY PRIV 2 😂😂😂
Enjoy man.
Yes!!, I love sliders and even if the actual PRIV gets all it software glitches sorted out I will try to get my hand✋s on one.
I followed them with interest for ages but the vapourware marketing tactics have put me off them for life – can’t trust what they say.
i hate Elephone a little for making me go for a Blu Pure XL (6″) in order to get similar spec’s without breaking the bank.
Hi. Where did you buy it from? I was trying to get one imported to the UK but could find nowhere to accommodate. Your comment however suggest you aren’t pleased with it?
I do like it a lot, just that i had to pay more for it anyways. about 75 more. its 350 on amazon USA and then 26 taxes and then 10 shipped to my country as i use a mail box in miami wich then send stuff to my country. you should investigate if such service exist in your country,
Actually I did find a US mailbox service that would forward to the UK but the expense was too high. Blu therefore has also alienated me.
well i would encourage you anyways to FIRST off try http://www…willmyphonework..net to confirm that the frecuencies of any given phone would work with your carrier, as it is very frustrating to end up with a nice phone that you can’t fully enjoy. by the way should you check the ALLVIEW X2 XTREME and see if you get better luck with that one
Blu have started to sell a few low end phones through Amazon UK so there’s a small possibility we might get Pure XL.
Nothing beats the Mate 8!
And what percentage is the cost difference?
LMAO indeed
As a honest tech enthusiast , i can gauge by the long delay and the embarrassing reassurances , that Elephone bit off more than they could chew.
The dual boot or windows/Android phones thingy really got them a challenge… along with choosing a CPU that wasn’t gonna be available for sometime to them.
its a massive screw-up. simple.
Maybe In the end , people will get their Vowneys. It may even turn out to be an outstanding device. Perhaps the best yet to come out carrying the company’s banners !
But it will do so at a great cost … and that was killing the buzz by a set of horrendous and thankless delays.
-Muhammad Yasir 2015 for president
“Make Chinese tech great again. And cheap, or GTFO.”
Vowney Images;
At least the black bezzels don’t look to big
Here are some similar photos
(with thanks to balcobomber25)
HAaHa funnny. Lets see what happens in a fortnight.
The dual boot version would seriously had revolutionised the world. My pet theory is that they took those plans down because Microsoft would simply sell them no licence for that particular intented purpose. It’s no secret after all that the first Windows 10 (non WP) running phone would most possibly be the Surface phone; it would had been a shame if an uknown Chinese company were to steal their thunder.
In any case , imagine “project continuum” with real desktop apps. ” Now it’s your phone, now it’s your desktop computer”
It would’ve needed an Intel processor though to run fully blown Windows 10.
Indeed the rumours were that it is running Z3580 like Asus Zenphone 2 which was released around that time. Here:
http://www.coolicool.com/elephone-vowney-pro-4gb-intel-z3580-23ghz-quad-core-55-inch-2k-ips-screen-android-51-win10-4g-l-g-40452
BTW Z3580 is faster than Cherry trail that most Windows tablets are using these days. So imagine a 1440p phone with one of the fastest Intel mobile SoCs with 4gb of Ram dual booting windows.
The uses would have been incredible. Boot on Android use it as a phone, boot it on Desktop Windows use it as your PC, either by connecting to a monitor, or by “wearing” it in your face (phone VR cradle), at 1440p it would have been great looking…
Too bad it got cancelled, now all we get is a bad imitation of others’ phones.
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/kj3s9ug9njeyt/Elephone_Vowney_Camera_Samples
Photos and data apparently from Vowney courtesy of S7yler on Youtube and a shop contact of his.
or you can just see the real hands on photos we made this year at Elephone https://www.gizchina.com/2015/08/21/elephone-vowney-hands-on-and-first-impressions/
Sure, but hopefully phones in hands of resellers is an advancement on sample phone in hands of manufacturer, especially considering time past. I have a Lite on preorder at great price so fingers crossed, I have a bet I get one before anyone gets a U1Labs Beast 😉
Nothing beats the Mate 8!
And what percentage is the cost difference?
LMAO indeed
The dual boot version would seriously had revolutionised the world. My pet theory is that they took those plans down because Microsoft would simply sell them no licence for that particular intented purpose. It’s no secret after all that the first Windows 10 (non WP) running phone would most possibly be the Surface phone; it would had been a shame if an uknown Chinese company were to steal their thunder.
In any case , imagine “project continuum” with real desktop apps. ” Now it’s your phone, now it’s your desktop computer”
It would’ve needed an Intel processor though to run fully blown Windows 10.
Indeed the rumours were that it is running Z3580 like Asus Zenphone 2 which was released around that time. Here:
http://www.coolicool.com/elephone-vowney-pro-4gb-intel-z3580-23ghz-quad-core-55-inch-2k-ips-screen-android-51-win10-4g-l-g-40452
BTW Z3580 is faster than Cherry trail that most Windows tablets are using these days. So imagine a 1440p phone with one of the fastest Intel mobile SoCs with 4gb of Ram dual booting windows.
The uses would have been incredible. Boot on Android use it as a phone, boot it on Desktop Windows use it as your PC, either by connecting to a monitor, or by “wearing” it in your face (phone VR cradle), at 1440p it would have been great looking…
Too bad it got cancelled, now all we get is a bad imitation of others’ phones.
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/kj3s9ug9njeyt/Elephone_Vowney_Camera_Samples
Photos and data apparently from Vowney courtesy of S7yler on Youtube and a shop contact of his.
or you can just see the real hands on photos we made this year at Elephone http://www.gizchina.com/2015/08/21/elephone-vowney-hands-on-and-first-impressions/
Sure, but hopefully phones in hands of resellers is an advancement on sample phone in hands of manufacturer, especially considering time past. I have a Lite on preorder at great price so fingers crossed, I have a bet I get one before anyone gets a U1Labs Beast 😉
Anyone who knows Elephone’s reputation will think twice and maybe even more before buying one of their phones. Just look at the comments in older Elephone posts. The hardware is always awesome, the software atrocious (touchscreen bugs etc). People should know this by now.
Yup. been there with the p8000. never buying an elephone ever again. haha
Anyone who knows Elephone’s reputation will think twice and maybe even more before buying one of their phones. Just look at the comments in older Elephone posts. The hardware is always awesome, the software atrocious (touchscreen bugs etc). People should know this by now.
Yup. been there with the p8000. never buying an elephone ever again. haha
I was satisfied with the P6000, except that they never got around to deliver a really stable version, of Lolipop, for it. But on 4.4.4 it was good
But now, with their “crowdfunding” Screwup…
If they haven’t gotten their act together within 32 hours from now, then I will start advertising against Elephone, and I will start a PayPall claim, to get my money back.
I was satisfied with the P6000, except that they never got around to deliver a really stable version, of Lolipop, for it. But on 4.4.4 it was good
But now, with their “crowdfunding” Screwup…
If they haven’t gotten their act together within 32 hours from now, then I will start advertising against Elephone, and I will start a PayPall claim, to get my money back.