Full UMi Hammer S specs and launch date revealed


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UMi have announced the full hardware specifications for their first USB Type C phone, making it the most affordable phone to feature the faster USB standard in the world.

UMi started a UMi Hammer S treasure hunt last week which allows fans to obtain codes that will win them a discount. The official retail price of the phone with international delivery is $159.99, but the codes give you the chance to win a discount of $20/$50 or even $100.

Even at it’s full retail price though the UMi Hammer S offers striking value for money with stand out features including USB Type C, 2.5D glass display, micro CS card support, large 3200mAh battery, IR blaster, and even a fingerprint scanner.

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Other hardware details include a screen resolution of 1280 x 720 across the 5.5-inch display, a Mediatek MT6735 quad-core chipset, 2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, Sony IMX179 rear camera and Android 5.1.

The official launch date of the phone is the 15th September so we still have a month to wait before we finally go hands on with the new UMi handset.

More details of the UMi Hammer S can be found over on the official UMi Facebook page and you can take part in the Hammer S Treasure Hunt here. Also don’t forget we are giving away Hammer S codes in our giveaway! Take part here.

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43 Comments

  1. Muhammad Yasir
    August 14, 2015

    good price but lets see if this one goes to hell like ALL of its siblings !

    • Steve B
      August 15, 2015

      Check out the upcoming Inew L3, classy looking build and Imx214 with IOS. Looks promising.

      • Muhammad Yasir
        August 15, 2015

        IOS ?!

        • Steve B
          August 15, 2015

          ok maybe OIS, i get the two confused

          • Muhammad Yasir
            August 15, 2015

            hahaha ok

          • Muhammad Yasir
            August 15, 2015

            hahaha ok

    • Steve B
      August 15, 2015

      Check out the upcoming Inew L3, classy looking build and Imx214 with IOS. Looks promising.

  2. Muhammad Yasir
    August 14, 2015

    good price but lets see if this one goes to hell like ALL of its siblings !

  3. royd
    August 14, 2015

    How about a 6 inch or 6,5 inch for a change. I ‘d buy it.

    • Rob
      August 14, 2015

      Your not alone, really tiring of all these run of the mill 5.5″ phones, a good 6″+ phone is way over due, so any manufacturer reading this…..

      • hugo26
        August 16, 2015

        oh shut up, your tiny hands can barely hold a 6″+ phone. 5.5″ is the perfect size for a phone and that’s why its becoming standard and its already bordering on too big. Pls shut up and never speak about technology again. lol. Not joking

        • Rob
          August 16, 2015

          Since you have no idea what you’re talking about, how about crawling back under the rock you came from with your 4.7″ iphone crap and stop trolling this site. Not joking.

          • royd
            August 17, 2015

            Right! I am a big guy with large hands. I need a bigger screen. What is the use of lte or great graphics if you have to watch it on a tiny screen.

            • Rob
              August 17, 2015

              Exactly, I’ve used other people’s devices with smaller screens and its tedious as best. Once you go large there is no going back. Since getting a 6″ device I’ve hardly used my tablet.

    • Rob
      August 14, 2015

      Your not alone, really tiring of all these run of the mill 5.5″ phones, a good 6″+ phone is way over due, so any manufacturer reading this…..

  4. royd
    August 14, 2015

    How about a 6 inch or 6,5 inch for a change. I ‘d buy it.

  5. Abir
    August 14, 2015

    This seems so overpriced in comparison to the Redmi Note 2

  6. Abir
    August 14, 2015

    This seems so overpriced in comparison to the Redmi Note 2

  7. MaxPower
    August 14, 2015

    very pretty until that black frame 🙁

    • Monster Energy
      September 27, 2016

      it’s silver, but anyway l think lt looks good…

  8. Burs
    August 14, 2015

    This model would be a true eye-catcher if there were no ugly bezzels.

  9. Guest
    August 14, 2015

    good price but lets see if this one goes to hell like ALL of its siblings !

    • Steve B
      August 15, 2015

      Check out the upcoming Inew L3, classy looking build and Imx214 with IOS. Looks promising.

    • Guest
      August 15, 2015

      IOS ?!

    • Steve B
      August 15, 2015

      ok maybe OIS, i get the two confused

    • Guest
      August 15, 2015

      hahaha ok

  10. Guest
    August 14, 2015

    How about a 6 inch or 6,5 inch for a change. I ‘d buy it.

    • Rob
      August 14, 2015

      Your not alone, really tiring of all these run of the mill 5.5″ phones, a good 6″+ phone is way over due, so any manufacturer reading this…..

    • Guest
      August 16, 2015

      oh shut up, your tiny hands can barely hold a 6″+ phone. 5.5″ is the perfect size for a phone and that’s why its becoming standard and its already bordering on too big. Pls shut up and never speak about technology again. lol. Not joking

    • Rob
      August 16, 2015

      Since you have no idea what you’re talking about, how about crawling back under the rock you came from with your 4.7″ iphone crap and stop trolling this site. Not joking.

    • Guest
      August 17, 2015

      Right! I am a big guy with large hands. I need a bigger screen. What is the use of lte or great graphics if you have to watch it on a tiny screen.

    • Rob
      August 17, 2015

      Exactly, I’ve used other people’s devices with smaller screens and its tedious as best. Once you go large there is no going back. Since getting a 6″ device I’ve hardly used my tablet.

  11. Adam Irvine
    August 14, 2015

    If they pushed the spec up to an MT6752 or 6753 with 3gb of ram they’d be onto something good, but I’m just not sure about that poor clock speed in the 6735… Obviously they could take the cake if they whacked a Helio X10 in it but UMi wouldn’t go there yet I guess?

  12. Guest
    August 14, 2015

    This seems so overpriced in comparison to the Redmi Note 2

  13. MaxPower
    August 14, 2015

    very pretty until that black frame 🙁

    • B5 Elite
      September 27, 2016

      it’s silver, but anyway l think lt looks good…

  14. Burs
    August 14, 2015

    This model would be a true eye-catcher if there were no ugly bezzels.

  15. Chickens
    August 14, 2015

    3200mAh probably means 2800mAh, would be surprised if it’s 3000mAh

  16. Adam Irvine
    August 14, 2015

    If they pushed the spec up to an MT6752 or 6753 with 3gb of ram they’d be onto something good, but I’m just not sure about that poor clock speed in the 6735… Obviously they could take the cake if they whacked a Helio X10 in it but UMi wouldn’t go there yet I guess?

  17. Chickens
    August 15, 2015

    3200mAh probably means 2800mAh, would be surprised if it’s 3000mAh

  18. Andrei
    August 15, 2015

    mt6735M at 1 Ghz u mean

  19. Andrei
    August 15, 2015

    mt6735M at 1 Ghz u mean

  20. Andrei
    August 15, 2015

    mt6735M at 1 Ghz u mean