Dakele launch 4G LTE Qualcomm smartphone costing just $250


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The start of the low-cost 4G lte Chinese smartphone war kicks off today with the launch of the latest Dakele phone powered by a Snapdragon processor and 2GB RAM.

We haven’t had to wait for Meidatek to launch their MT6595 processor for the first low-cost 4G lte phones to launch in China as manufacturers are making use of Qualcomm’s new cost effective processors.

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Dakele were one of the first to launch a low-cost 4G phone in China today. The Dakele L1 smartphone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8926 quad-core processor which supports all major bands in China including GSM, WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, 4G LTE. There is also support for SG-LTE which allows calls to be made of 2G while heavy data work is transered over 4G LTE.

Dakele L1 4G LTE

Other details of the Dakele L1 also include a 5.5-inch 1280 x 720 IPS display, 2GB RAM, 16GB memory, Sony IMX179 F2.0 aperture main camera and 2550mAh battery. Pricing is very competitive at just 1499 Yuan ($250) with a release date set for April.

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18 Comments

  1. iANDROID8.1
    February 18, 2014

    2014 – 2015
    The year of LTE and the start of 3G death xD

  2. Sputnik
    February 18, 2014

    Andi, the MSM8926 is actually a dual core Krait 300 chipset.

    From Qualcomm’s page itself: http://www.qualcomm.co.in/products/snapdragon

    • February 18, 2014

      Oh thanks for that, I wil double ched the specifications.

  3. Sakthi Ganesh
    February 18, 2014

    Nice but the battery is the down side.

    • larwee
      February 18, 2014

      If you are paying $250 why would you complain…2+16gb 4glte, snapdragon 800…you want the phone for free?

      • February 18, 2014

        It looks like a fantastic phone for the money. Dakele have been promising something like this for a while, so glad they have finally managed it.

      • Sakthi Ganesh
        February 18, 2014

        What is the point in buying a Ferrari without fuel tank. R u going to push it all the way to ur destination ah?

        • larwee
          February 21, 2014

          I use a THL W11 and the battery is like 2100mAh…it is not bad. I cant complain. So don’t make bit sound like it is coming with a 200mAh battery….

  4. iANDROID8.1
    February 18, 2014

    2014 – 2015
    The year of LTE and the start of 3G death xD

  5. Guest
    February 18, 2014

    Andi, the MSM8926 is actually a dual core Krait 300 chipset.

    From Qualcomm’s page itself: http://www.qualcomm.co.in/products/snapdragon

    • Andi Sykes
      February 19, 2014

      Oh thanks for that, I wil double ched the specifications.

  6. Sakthi Ganesh
    February 18, 2014

    Nice but the battery is the down side.

    • larwee
      February 18, 2014

      If you are paying $250 why would you complain…2+16gb 4glte, snapdragon 800…you want the phone for free?

    • Andi Sykes
      February 19, 2014

      It looks like a fantastic phone for the money. Dakele have been promising something like this for a while, so glad they have finally managed it.

    • Sakthi Ganesh
      February 19, 2014

      What is the point in buying a Ferrari without fuel tank. R u going to push it all the way to ur destination ah?

    • larwee
      February 21, 2014

      I use a THL W11 and the battery is like 2100mAh…it is not bad. I cant complain. So don’t make bit sound like it is coming with a 200mAh battery….

  7. nitro
    February 19, 2014

    The LTPS screen is LCD, not IPS.

  8. nitro
    February 19, 2014

    The LTPS screen is LCD, not IPS.