Elephone make a break for the E-cig market with the ELE Cigar


ELE Cigar

No, this is not some elaborate joke, phone maker Elephone have in fact launched a new lifestyle product. The Elephone Cigar is an E-cigarette.

Weā€™ve seen smartphone makers diversify in to other markets. Xiaomi, for example have their range home gadgets, e-vehicles, accessories and TVā€™s, and even Meizu, Huawei and LeTV are now making more than just the humble Android phone.

Elephone have taken a different approach, one we havenā€™t seen from another phone maker so far, and one we arenā€™t likely to see other companies follow. Elephone have launched the Elephone Cigar, their version of an E-cig.

The device appears to be made of metal with a leather grip (with the Elephone logo), and there is a USB plug in the base for charging. We donā€™t have a clue how much it will sell for or when it be available either.

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ELE Cigar

What do you think of Elephoneā€™s latest device? Is the E-cig market a shrewd move for the phone maker?

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18 Comments

  1. Joke Jonnson
    October 20, 2015

    Pepole look stupid when they smoke this

    • Dante
      October 20, 2015

      Yes they do

  2. Mario Pruteanu
    October 20, 2015

    The USB port will probably break within 4 months, and it’ll also explode, just because……Elecrap

    • Doolie Yeyo
      October 21, 2015

      yes. if you charge the battery through it, fire is sure to happen…

  3. Dante
    October 20, 2015

    This looks like a rebrand of a cigar my friend has

    • balcobomber25
      October 20, 2015

      A cigar??

      • Dante
        October 21, 2015

        duh…

        • balcobomber25
          October 21, 2015

          I smoke a lot of cigars, never smoked one that looks anything close to this….

          • Dante
            October 22, 2015

            i dont smoke at all , well at least i think so…

  4. MaxPower
    October 20, 2015

    that would help people quit smoking because after pre-order this it would take months before shipping and at the end people would just give up on smoking.
    Great job Elephone!

    • Tizz
      October 20, 2015

      Hahahhahahaha

    • balcobomber25
      October 20, 2015

      Don’t forget it would require a crucial update to actually work right which would never be available. And two weeks after it released they will announce it’s successor.

      • MaxPower
        October 20, 2015

        lol

  5. Doolie Yeyo
    October 21, 2015

    Does this ele-potato have an address book?

  6. Doolie Yeyo
    October 21, 2015

    when it comes to e-cig kangertech won my business. maybe they can build a phone i can smoke through?

  7. E8hffff
    October 21, 2015

    Heads Up on Cheap Version of Elephone P9000, the 9000C.

    Elephone P9000C MTK 6755 Octa Core FHD 1920*1080 Pixels7 Rear-13MP Front 5MP NFC Wireless
    CPU: MTK 6755 Octa Core
    Touch ID: Supported
    Memory: 2GB RAM+16GB ROM
    Display: 5.5ā€™’ FHD
    Camera: Rear-13MP ļ¼ŒFront 5MP
    Narrow bezel
    Android 6.0
    Laser auto focus

    http://elephone.manufacturer.globalsources.com/si/6008849942407/pdtl/4G-phone/1132491577/Elephone-P9000C.htm

    http://p.globalsources.com/IMAGES/PDT/BIG/284/B0561981284.jpg

  8. Max
    October 22, 2015

    Really? You’re not Xiaomi, for f**s sake. Make those phones you or at least make some good ones. But stop forcing into each and market sovyouvcant meet the demands in all of them. >.<

  9. Rezneck
    November 19, 2015

    These are oem product well selected by elephone, for them, it’s a way to get more customer, their phones are not bad ! So i’ll just try this ecig and see if it’s a good thing i now have a aspire so i will probably make some review or a versus šŸ™‚