Subor Dream S will get quad-core, 2GB RAM and 3500mAh battery!


80’s Chinese console brand made a bit of a comeback this year with the launch of an Android tablet and impressive dual-core smartphone, but for 2013 Subor are stepping it up a gear with the quad-core Dream S!

Subor’s current phone, the Dream X, is a find device. It ticks all the boxes with its dual-core MT6577 cpu, 4GB ROM, 4.5 inch HD display and 1GB RAM, but so do a huge number of very similar Chinese models.

For 2013 Subor are stepping things up with the launch of the new quad-core Dream S, but rather than following the crowd and opt for a 5-inch display and MT6589 CPU they have chosen something a little different!

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While many companies including UMi, JiaYu, Oppo, Lenovo etc, are headed down the Mediatek route for their flagship phones, Subor are reportedly going with a Qualcomm APQ8064 quad-core processor chip clocked at a very hot 1.7Ghz! This on its own should prove to be powerful enough, but to ensure there is no bottle neck, Subor have dropped in 2GB too!

 subor dream s quad-core leaked specifications

Subor have also gone their own way with the choice of screen size and will be offering the Dream S with a 4.5-inch 1280 x 768, which is a change for the previously mentioned 1080 display.

Other highlights of the Subor Dream S include a 12 mega-pixel main camera, 3.2 mega-pixel front camera, 3500mAh battery all held nicely inside an attractive 9.8mm body!

Pricing and a release date have yet to be confirmed but judging by other companies expect a price of around 1299-1499 Yuan ($208 – $240)and a release date of mid January.

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10 Comments

  1. rianto
    December 28, 2012

    spec is awesome, not sure about the support

  2. Xiaolu
    December 28, 2012

    Hi Andi, would it be posible 4u to prepare a “Chinese manufacturers software support” of all of this guys (Oppo, ZTE, Huawei, Xiaomi, Lenovo, Meizu, Jiayu, Subor, Umi, Newman, uf! and so on)? Something like: Xiaomi is upgrading weekly the MIUI flavour, with its many features like…

    Thanks a lot, it’s so difficult to choose with so many stuff out there, and not many users like to be left out (without system upgrades).

    BTW, Happy New Year and 春节 too!

    • December 28, 2012

      Possible I’ll have a try cheers

      • Xiaolu
        December 28, 2012

        I know is a hard work, you’ll also have to deal with the language, all forums are in Chinese 🙁

        I’ll be faithful to your site, and keep spreading your posts, despite all difficulties and some minor errors* (if you’re alone -as i seems, apart from your contacts, it MUST be a tiring job).

        * Here you say “Subor’s current phone, the Dream X, is a find device. It ticks all the boxes with its dual-core MT6577 cpu, 4GB RAM, 4.5 inch HD display and 1GB RAM, but so do a huge number of very similar Chinese models.” 4GB RAM, obviously you mean ROM, but I appreciate your efforts posting, and would not know a word of Subor and this amazing phone if it weren’t for this post. (I make a lot of mistakes myself every day)

  3. ptasanta
    December 28, 2012

    one of the best smart phone in this price tag. will i buy this phone from indian market.
    awesome!!!!!!!!!!

  4. Vlastimil
    December 28, 2012

    Hi Andi. This can be clone of Lenovo P770. Same baterry. Better procesor, more ram.. Very nice if the price will be around 250USD + 30USD shippind with DHL..
    This Qualcomm APQ8064 chip support Glonass? its Snapsragon so i think that YEAH
    And what about micro SD reader..?

  5. Putbinoot
    December 28, 2012

    Nice size screen and battery, any word on HSPA.

    • Vlastimil
      December 28, 2012

      APQ8064[39] 28 nm ARMv7 Up To 1.7 GHz Quad-core Krait L0: 4KB+4KB, L1: 16KB+16KB, L2: 2 MB [53] Adreno 320 (QXGA/1080p) Dual-channel 533 MHz (8.5 GB/sec)[53] BT 4.0, 802.11ac/a/b/g/n (2.4/5 GHz), (lacks cell modem) 2012 same chip has: LG Optimus G,[54] MDP/T,[55] Xiaomi MI-2,[56] Pantech Vega R3,[57] Sharp Aquos Phone Zeta SH-02E,[58] Oppo Find 5, Asus Padfone 2, HTC J Butterfly, HTC Droid DNA, Nexus 4, HTC Butterfly, ZTE Nubia Z5
      taken from: ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snapdragon_(system_on_chip) )

  6. December 28, 2012

    specs look awesome but I havent seen the Subor Dream X on sale anywhere not even on aliexpress, is the Dream X even available?

  7. fred
    December 28, 2012

    What is the OS of this phone?