Ulefone Power Review – does it live up to the name?


ulefone power hands on photos

Ulefone start the year with the release of the Ulefone Power, their first big battery phone, but there is more on offer here than just a big battery. Find out what we think about the latest Ulefone in our Ulefone Power review.

Ulefone announced the Ulefone Power with the very obvious large 6050mAh battery, but there is a lot more to this phone than just the battery size. It also boasts a very well made chassis, nice materials, and other good features.

Ulefone Power Review – Unboxing Video

Ulefone Power Review – Design

Whatever you say about Ulefone, there is always the design and build of their phone which has them standout from the crowd. Unlike other brands which simply buy in OEM products and slap their names on them, Ulefone design their phones from the ground up.

ulefone power hands on

For the Ulefone Power, Ulefone moved away from their previous chassis design found in the Paris and BeTouch range, and made something more substantial to fit around the large 6050mAh battery. This is also the first Ulefone to feature a non removable rear panel and SIM trays to access SIM and SD slots.

ulefone power hands on

As always we’ll start with the front of the phone, which in this case sports a 5.5-inch 1920 x 1080 display with 2.5D curved glass. As the phone was designed in 2015 it’s not surprising to see the ‘2015’ fashion of black borders around the screen, but they aren’t as thick as other phones.

It’s good to see that Ulefone have been generous enough to give the Power a Corning Gorilla Glass screen, and also fitted a screen protector to the phone in the box.

ulefone power hands on

Above the display we have the front facing camera, receive, and proximity sensor. There is a small RGB notification LED up there too (between the receive and proximity sensor) but it is only visible when the phone is charging, you have a message etc.

ulefone power hands on

Underneath the 5.5-inch display is a single ‘ring’ icon which acts as the marker for where the ‘home’ button is. The black white areas on either side are for back (on the right) and option (on the left). There is no icon for these two buttons and no back-light on the chin either. Personally this is fine, but I do know that some readers won’t be happy with this decision.

The tapered glass meets a white plastic bezel before swooping around to meet the 45 degree top edge of the Ulefone Power’s alloy chassis.

There is a lot going on around the chassis, and Ulefone have been smart enough to pay a lot of attention on the design to make sure it is functional and good looking rather than tacky and cluttered.

ulefone power hands on

A SIM tray is found on the left side and upon opening it you will find space for either dual SIM cards or a single SIM and micro SD card of up to 128GB.

ulefone power hands on

At the top of the phone with have a 3.5mm headphone jack and an IR remote. I didn’t manage to test the remote during my review as the TV we have isn’t supported, but then again its a feature that I would likely never use anyway.

ulefone power hands on

Like most (not all) Chinese phones we find the physical buttons on the right of the body, and in this case there are 3. The top control is the toggle for volume, in the middle a power button and the last is a round ‘function button’ which can be used as a physical shutter button for the camera. This round button is actually in the perfect position to press with your thumb or index finger for selfies.

And finally in the base there is a standard micro USB for charing the phone via the including cable and fast charger.

ulefone power hands on

Turn the Ulefone Power over and we have a wood look rear panel. It’s a plastic panel with authentic wood lecture and wood grain. Real wood would have been nice but that would surely have increased production time and the retail price of the phone.

This rear panel is where the dual LED flash, 13 mega-pixel Sony IMX214 rear camera, fingerprint scanner and rear speaker is found.

ulefone power hands on

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As I mentioned in my first hands on article with the Ulefone Power, I really am impressed with the build of the phone. The only slight niggle is that there is a tiny gap beneath the shutter button, but other than that all the other gaps are aligned perfectly, machining is accurate and there are no rattles or wobbles.

What else is impressive is that the phone, although thick, doesn’t feel all too bulky considering the size of the battery.

Ulefone Power Review – Hardware

The large battery is the obvious draw when looking at the Ulefone Power. 6050mAh is a good-sized battery even in today’s age of larger battery phones, but there are other highlights in the specification worth mentioning.

ulefone power hands on

Up front is that 5.5-inch display with FHD 1920 x 1080 resolution. It’s a damn good screen made even better thanks to that 2.5D curve and the inclusion of Gorilla Glass (features that could have easily be left out to make room for more profit).

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ulefone power hands on

A fingerprint scanner on the rear is a nice surprise too, not just the fact the Power has one but that it’s very accurate and can be used to lock applications and activate short-cuts too (see video below).

Also on the rear is a 13 mega-pixel Sony IMX214 rear camera with dual LED flash. The Sony sensor has been used a lot over the past 1 year or so in phones from the Oppo Find 7 to devices from Elephone and JiaYu. It can be a good unit when optimised well (more on the camera below). The front camera is a 5 mega-pixel model from Omnivision.

ulefone power hands on

Ulefone have given the Power a single speaker on the rear. It’s not as large as the opening suggests but does provide a lot of volume, enough to push music around a small room. It’s not a high-end speaker though and does sound tinny at high volumes.

3GB RAM is a nice to have, and the Ulefone Power uses a Medaitek MT6753 octa-core chipset. This isn’t the most powerful processor, but it is energy-efficient, and provides LTE support (800/900/1800/2100/2600 band20,band3,band1,band7,band8).

There is quick charging on the Ulefone Power and the phone comes shipped with its own 9V/2A-3A for a claimed full charging time of 120 minutes, although I was clocking closer to 3 hours for a full charge with our review unit.

The actual battery life of the phone is very good (as you would expect) with my average screen on time being around 7 hours with LTE, WIFI and full screen brightness.

Ulefone Power Review – Performance

The Ulefone Powers guts include a 1.3Ghz octacore Mediatek MT6753 processor, and 3GB LPDDR3 RAM and Mali T720 GPU. Its a fairly common set up for a Chinese Android phone so we knew that there weren’t going to be any insanely high benchmarks here.

If benchmarks are your think then take a look at the figures below. In actual day to day use the phone runs really well. The ROM is optimised nicely and the feeling of the phone is fast and snappy and gives a real good user experience.

Ulefone Power Review – Camera

The 13 mega-pixel IMX214 camera s the ‘go to’ camera for Chinese phone makers. It’s a proven sensor and has been used on some really successful phones, but just because the sensor is good doesn’t mean performance will be.

ulefone power hands on

On paper the 13 mega-pixel IMX214 with F1.8 aperture sounds stellar, but the reality is less impressive and camera performance is pretty bad.

Focus isn’t accurate and in bright environments the optimisation of the camera can’t handle the brightness and tends to wash out.

To Ulefone’s credit they have taken my samples to look at and are working on optimising the camera performance. I think we will see an update which will improve the camera in the coming weeks months, after all the Ulefone Paris has already received 6 updates since launch and I expect similar support for this phone.

Ulefone Power sample photos

Ulefone Power Review – Gallery

Ulefone Power Review – Specifications

Model:

Touch ID:

Ulefone Power

Fingerprint Scanner, Unlock in 0.1-0.3s,Multi-function

Sim Card:
  • Dual sim dual standby.
    Both SIM slots are compatible with 4G, respectively. When they work at the same time, only one of them can receive LTE service and the other GSM.
  • You can choose in settings which one for 4G.
Color:  Blue / White / Wooden
Capacity RAM: 3GB LPDDR3 RAM

ROM: 16GB (Mircro SD card Up to 128GB)

Multi-Languages English as default

(For Multi-languages ,please refer to the screenshot showed above)

Chipset
CPU : 64Bit MTK MT6753 processor Octa core 1.3GHzGPU : Mali T720 MP
System Android 5.1 Lollipop / Upgrade Android 6.0 / u-Launcher
Screen Display Size: 5.5-inch Screen

Resolution: FHD 1920*1080 pixels

Material: Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3

Type:LTPS AUO (2.5D Arc screen)

Camera Rear Camera
13MP 4th generation camera Sony IMX214,F1.8 Aperture,Dual FlashFront Camera
5.0MP (OmniVision OV5648)Video:1080P
Network and Wireless Connectivity 4G: FDD-LTE: 800/900/1800/2100/2600 (band20,band3,band1,band7,band8)

3G:WCDMA 900/2100 (band8,band1)

2G:GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (band5,band8,band3,band2)

WIFI : Support

PositioningGPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Digital Compass

Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.0

Battery capacity and life SONY 6050mAh Lithium-ion Polymer Battery

Standby Time: 4 Days

Charger: 9V/2A-3A Quick charge

Quick Charge 5 Min  Talking time : 2 Hours

Quick Charge 30 Min  Normal use : 1 Day

Quick Charge 90-120 Min   Full Charge

Sensor G-sensor, Light Sensor ,Proximity Sensor ,Hall Effect Sensor
Functions  Infrared,FM,OTG,Hotknot,Miracast,Gestures to wake up,Smart Power saving mode
Size Dimensions: 155 x 77 x 9.5mm

Net Weight:  190g (Built-in battery)

Ulefone Power Review – Conclusion

On paper the Ulefone Power looks like any other large battery phone, but the reality is the device has a lot more to offer than similar devices. The build of the Power is fantastic, as are the materials used and its design. The performance is excellent but remember that 8-core chip isn’t meant for hardcore gaming, and battery life is impressive.

ulefone power hands on

The only issue I have is that the camera, in its current state, is disappointing. I do have confidence that Ulefone will improve this with updates though, and its good to know they are already working on it, but when the update will come is another matter.

Overall a really great effort from Ulefone only let down by the camera.

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135 Comments

  1. realjjj
    February 1, 2016

    @ Andy Not to hijack this but go here and listen for about 1 minute starting at min 19 for some fresh and official news on X20, P20, X30 http://wms.gridow.com/ir/mediatek/en/mediatek_2015Q4_en.html
    if you post that you received the tip i can edit this comment to allow the conversation to be about the device in the article.

    As for this device, does it have some low power mode and have you tried to see what battery life you get with it?

    • Anderson LAMBERT
      April 15, 2016

      I saw no information’s about this in the various reviews. Nothing also about miravision or clearmotion. That’s a pity !

    • Anderson LAMBERT
      April 15, 2016

      Someone who can test activities launcher would tell us ?

  2. Young
    February 1, 2016

    Not a bad device,.

    Definitely Ulefone will fix the camera.

  3. balcobomber25
    February 1, 2016

    The one thing I can’t get over with these cheaper phones is that ugly black border that appears on all of them. Everyone wanted smaller bezels and this is what we get. I would take the older thicker bezels over that monstrosity any day of the week.

    • jimberkas
      February 1, 2016

      oh boy, now you’ve done it. you’re gonna get realjjj all wound up about bezels again!

      • realjjj
        February 1, 2016

        The bands are bezel too, doesn’t matter if they are covered or not. Someone having a very original definition for bezels leaves me cold.
        Besides , side bezels have stopped being an issue for the industry a while ago, here the decision is about costs.

      • balcobomber25
        February 2, 2016

        LOL.

    • MattD
      February 1, 2016

      Yeah, same here: better have real bezels, at least they don’t look this bad, especially on white devices. At least I’m always going for black devices, so black borders should be less of a punch in the eye to look at

      • balcobomber25
        February 1, 2016

        Yea on darker devices it doesn’t look bad because it blends in with the background but on lighter devices it is horrid.

        • xi7
          February 1, 2016

          imx214 just 5/10 score. mi note pro same score

          • balcobomber25
            February 1, 2016

            What are these scores you speak of?

            • xi7
              February 1, 2016

              imx214 with ulefone power review

            • balcobomber25
              February 1, 2016

              https://www.gizchina.com/2015/10/27/zuk-z1-review/

              This one got an 8.5 with the same sensor. You do realize a lot goes into a camera besides the sensor? A cheaper phone will usually use cheaper lenses and has bad software.

            • xi7
              February 2, 2016

              i not liked the pictures , night principally. zuq z1. It cannot be in mobile camera above $500, very poor sensor.

            • balcobomber25
              February 2, 2016

              Whatever you say.

            • Anderson LAMBERT
              April 15, 2016

              Hi.I remember the xperia S zas excellent in very low light conditions. Especially the webcam. The scrennn light was sufficient for Skype. Can someone tll the cameras specifications to explain that ????!!!! And before the killing-phone updates it would easily last 4 or 5 dayswith no GPS use and no 3D games but using mail, web, etc. Do someone know why it was so efficient ? It’s camera when you made NO update was very good. I don’t know why.

            • balcobomber25
              April 15, 2016

              Sony makes most of the sensors themselves so they usually (not always) perform very good in Sony’s actual phones.

            • Anderson LAMBERT
              April 15, 2016

              It was a good time when I had this phone ! Xperia kyno was absolutely fabulous too ! I hope this phone will have a good update ! Because it does make some good photos but not constantly. By the way, the enormous Sony’s battery not optimized while Sony’s phone last very very long with economy mode !

            • Anderson LAMBERT
              April 17, 2016

              Do you know what china phone with 3-6 days life battery has excellent camera please ? My wife’s galaxy s6 is wonderful but battery life too short for me. And phone too much expensive !!!

            • balcobomber25
              April 17, 2016

              3-6 days?? The two best for battery life are Meizu Pro 5 and Gionee M5 but even those you would be lucky to get 3 days never mind 6.

            • Anderson LAMBERT
              April 17, 2016

              Thanks a lot 🙂

            • Anderson LAMBERT
              April 18, 2016

              3 days will be fine ! I don’t want to have a oukitel k10000. Too heavy 🙁

  4. jimberkas
    February 1, 2016

    nice review, Andi
    this is a pretty good showing by Ulefone. i don’t share everyone’s confidence that they’ll improve the camera, but I would love to be proven wrong

  5. MattD
    February 1, 2016

    Andi, with a 6Ah battery, just 7 hours of sot is really bad!
    Do you have the feeling it’s a sw issue (which i hope and i wouldn’t find it that strange since it’s a new device) or they really fooled us putting a smaller battery? (judging from what is behaves, it could be somewhere near 4500 mah, which it’s not bad but neither what’s been declared).
    Also, same about the camera: do you think it needs some fix, or just bad optics?

    • February 1, 2016

      Re the battery, I think its pretty good really but updates could make better use of the resources and give us better SOT. I believe the battery size is accurate. Camera could very well be the optics, but I’m hoping to get an update soon after Chinese New Year to test

      • MattD
        February 1, 2016

        Only time can tell then… I think this should be somewhere 9 and 12 hours of screen, so i really hope it’s a sw issue… It’s not like 7 hours are bad, but other devices come close enough with a smaller battery, so it’s a such a waste… I saw a screen of the battery usage saying the screen uses 40% of the power, which is on the low side, but not low enough to think at some serious sw issue, thus i start to think maybe the battery is smaller than declared… I guess I’ll wait and see what’ll be using forums…

        Anyway, thanks for the reply

    • Mr.Flying Zoom3rz
      February 1, 2016

      I somewhat agree that this is kind of low. For example the Bluboo X550 which has “only” a 5300mah battery usually can get over 10-11 hours SOT on average, BUT note that it’s using low end cpu. The cpu in Ulefone Power is more powerful and unfortunately as we can see it’s not much power efficient. I tend to agree with Andi that the battery seems to be real this time.

  6. February 1, 2016

    Really Nice review Andi. Now I have made up my mind. I will purchase this device soonest possible. Everything I want is well taken care of by Ulefone (except for the camera of course which they are already optimizing).

    Good one Ulefone. Keep it up!

    • Mr.Flying Zoom3rz
      February 1, 2016

      Same, really like the phone and most important: the battery is a real capacity!

  7. realjjj
    February 1, 2016

    does it have some low power mode and have you tried to see what battery life you get with it?

    • Andylive
      April 15, 2016

      I saw no information’s about this in the various reviews. Nothing also about miravision or clearmotion. That’s a pity !

    • Andylive
      April 15, 2016

      Someone who can test activities launcher would tell us ?

  8. Steve B
    February 1, 2016

    Should of stuck to a decent f/2.2 rather than going for a headlining f/1.8 cheap fast lens.

    • Assefa Hanson
      February 1, 2016

      “cheap fast lens” what do you mean?

      • Steve B
        February 1, 2016

        It’s a reasonably wide/fast aperture, probably as fast as you can get currently on a phone. It lets in more light, should be better for low light, but exposes more of the lens glass extremities to the sensor, so needs to be good glass edge to edge and have quality coatings for bright light. Fast lens also have narrower focus band so focus needs to accurate. You’re not likely to find these qualities on a phone under $200, hence a F/2.2 would have been a far safer choice.

        • Assefa Hanson
          February 1, 2016

          ohh i see sensei, thank you for the knowledge

  9. Mario Pruteanu
    February 1, 2016

    I think I’m done with chinese phones, I still have a regular routine of looking at articles about them, but nah, I’m good. I’ve managed to buy 3 Galaxy S6’s in 1 week for the price of 200-220 max , all in near perfect condition with all accesories and box, and they are better than any chinese phone I’ve ever used…….(Waiting for the megatrolls)

    • Assefa Hanson
      February 1, 2016

      megatroll here, i have bought 2 lg v10 for around 280 to 300$ max and 3 i phone 6s+ for 330 to 350$ max in perfect condition and they are better than any chinese phone i’ve ever used

      • jimberkas
        February 1, 2016

        i’d like to buy the v10 for $280-300…

        • Mr.Flying Zoom3rz
          February 1, 2016

          you didn’t get it bro…he was ironic 😀

      • Mr.Flying Zoom3rz
        February 1, 2016

        10 like for that comment!! yea!

  10. Young
    February 1, 2016

    Not a bad device,.

    Definitely Ulefone will fix the camera.

  11. balcobomber25
    February 1, 2016

    The one thing I can’t get over with these cheaper phones is that ugly black border that appears on all of them. Everyone wanted smaller bezels and this is what we get. I would take the older thicker bezels over that monstrosity any day of the week.

    • jimberkas
      February 1, 2016

      oh boy, now you’ve done it. you’re gonna get realjjj all wound up about bezels again!

    • MattD
      February 1, 2016

      Yeah, same here: better have real bezels, at least they don’t look this bad, especially on white devices. At least I’m always going for black devices, so black borders should be less of a punch in the eye to look at

    • balcobomber25
      February 1, 2016

      Yea on darker devices it doesn’t look bad because it blends in with the background but on lighter devices it is horrid.

    • realjjj
      February 1, 2016

      The bands are bezel too, doesn’t matter if they are covered or not. Someone having a very original definition for bezels leaves me cold.
      Besides , side bezels have stopped being an issue for the industry a while ago, here the decision is about costs.

    • xi7
      February 1, 2016

      imx214 just 5/10 score. mi note pro same score and have better software and chipset

    • balcobomber25
      February 1, 2016

      What are these scores you speak of?

    • xi7
      February 1, 2016

      imx214 with ulefone power review

    • balcobomber25
      February 1, 2016

      http://www.gizchina.com/2015/10/27/zuk-z1-review/

      This one got an 8.5 with the same sensor. You do realize a lot goes into a camera besides the sensor? A cheaper phone will usually use cheaper lenses and has bad software.

    • xi7
      February 2, 2016

      i not liked the pictures , night principally. zuq z1. It cannot be in mobile camera above $500, very poor sensor.

    • balcobomber25
      February 2, 2016

      Whatever you say. Most phones are terrible with night photos. Mobile camera sensors need as much light as possible to work effectively. The IMX 214 is no longer a flagship sensor but it’s not poor in any way shape or form. It can still take outstanding pictures when paired with the right equipment.

    • balcobomber25
      February 2, 2016

      LOL.

    • Andylive
      April 15, 2016

      Hi.I remember the xperia S zas excellent in very low light conditions. Especially the webcam. The scrennn light was sufficient for Skype. Can someone tll the cameras specifications to explain that ????!!!! And before the killing-phone updates it would easily last 4 or 5 dayswith no GPS use and no 3D games but using mail, web, etc. Do someone know why it was so efficient ? It’s camera when you made NO update was very good. I don’t know why.

    • balcobomber25
      April 15, 2016

      Sony makes most of the sensors themselves so they usually (not always) perform very good in Sony’s actual phones.

    • Andylive
      April 15, 2016

      It was a good time when I had this phone ! Xperia kyno was absolutely fabulous too ! I hope this phone will have a good update ! Because it does make some good photos but not constantly. By the way, the enormous Sony’s battery not optimized while Sony’s phone last very very long with economy mode !

    • Andylive
      April 17, 2016

      Do you know what china phone with 3-6 days life battery has excellent camera please ? My wife’s galaxy s6 is wonderful but battery life too short for me. And phone too much expensive !!!

    • balcobomber25
      April 17, 2016

      3-6 days?? The two best for battery life are Meizu Pro 5 and Gionee M5 but even those you would be lucky to get 3 days never mind 6.

    • Andylive
      April 17, 2016

      Thanks a lot 🙂

    • Andylive
      April 18, 2016

      3 days will be fine ! I don’t want to have a oukitel k10000. Too heavy 🙁

  12. xi7
    February 1, 2016

    i paid the wooden version but black border super irritant

    • Steve B
      February 1, 2016

      needs a black front with dark wood back option, I’d go for that

  13. jimberkas
    February 1, 2016

    nice review, Andi
    this is a pretty good showing by Ulefone. i don’t share everyone’s confidence that they’ll improve the camera, but I would love to be proven wrong

  14. MattD
    February 1, 2016

    Andi, with a 6Ah battery, just 7 hours of sot is really bad!
    Do you have the feeling it’s a sw issue (which i hope and i wouldn’t find it that strange since it’s a new device) or they really fooled us putting a smaller battery? (judging from what is behaves, it could be somewhere near 4500 mah, which it’s not bad but neither what’s been declared).
    Also, same about the camera: do you think it needs some fix, or just bad optics?

    • Andi Sykes
      February 1, 2016

      Re the battery, I think its pretty good really but updates could make better use of the resources and give us better SOT. I believe the battery size is accurate. Camera could very well be the optics, but I’m hoping to get an update soon after Chinese New Year to test

    • MattD
      February 1, 2016

      Only time can tell then… I think this should be somewhere 9 and 12 hours of screen, so i really hope it’s a sw issue… It’s not like 7 hours are bad, but other devices come close enough with a smaller battery, so it’s a such a waste… I saw a screen of the battery usage saying the screen uses 40% of the power, which is on the low side, but not low enough to think at some serious sw issue, thus i start to think maybe the battery is smaller than declared… I guess I’ll wait and see what’ll be using forums…

      Anyway, thanks for the reply

    • Mr.Flying Zoom3rz
      February 1, 2016

      I somewhat agree that this is kind of low. For example the Bluboo X550 which has “only” a 5300mah battery usually can get over 10-11 hours SOT on average, BUT note that it’s using low end cpu. The cpu in Ulefone Power is more powerful and unfortunately as we can see it’s not much power efficient. I tend to agree with Andi that the battery seems to be real this time.

  15. Michael Ogbonnaya
    February 1, 2016

    Really Nice review Andi. Now I have made up my mind. I will purchase this device soonest possible. Everything I want is well taken care of by Ulefone (except for the camera of course which they are already optimizing).

    Good one Ulefone. Keep it up!

    • Mr.Flying Zoom3rz
      February 1, 2016

      Same, really like the phone and most important: the battery is a real capacity!

  16. Mr.Flying Zoom3rz
    February 1, 2016

    I don’t mind the camera, I won’t buy this phone for the camera, but for it’s huge battery! Really great phone, congrats to the guys from Ulefone!!

  17. Steve B
    February 1, 2016

    Should of stuck to a decent f/2.2 rather than going for a headlining f/1.8 cheap fast lens.

    • Assefa Hanson
      February 1, 2016

      “cheap fast lens” what do you mean?

    • Steve B
      February 1, 2016

      It’s a reasonably wide/fast aperture, probably as fast as you can get currently on a phone. It lets in more light, should be better for low light, but exposes more of the lens glass extremities to the sensor, so needs to be good glass edge to edge and have quality coatings for bright light. Fast lens also have narrower focus band so focus needs to accurate. You’re not likely to find these qualities on a phone under $200, hence a F/2.2 would have been a far safer choice.

    • Assefa Hanson
      February 2, 2016

      ohh i see sensei, thank you for the knowledge

  18. Roberto Tomás
    February 1, 2016

    strangely both the antutu v6 and the geekbench 3 tests look strikingly similar to the 5X’s snapdragon 615.

  19. Mario Pruteanu
    February 1, 2016

    I think I’m done with chinese phones, I still have a regular routine of looking at articles about them, but nah, I’m good. I’ve managed to buy 3 Galaxy S6’s in 1 week for the price of 200-220 max , all in near perfect condition with all accesories and box, and they are better than any chinese phone I’ve ever used…….(Waiting for the megatrolls)

    • Assefa Hanson
      February 1, 2016

      megatroll here, i have bought 2 lg v10 for around 280 to 300$ max and 3 i phone 6s+ for 330 to 350$ max in perfect condition and they are better than any chinese phone i’ve ever used

    • jimberkas
      February 1, 2016

      i’d like to buy the v10 for $280-300…

    • Mr.Flying Zoom3rz
      February 1, 2016

      you didn’t get it bro…he was ironic 😀

    • Mr.Flying Zoom3rz
      February 1, 2016

      10 like for that comment!! yea!

  20. xi7
    February 1, 2016

    i paid the wooden version but black border super irritant, decreases the brand.

    • Steve B
      February 1, 2016

      needs a black front with dark wood back option, I’d go for that

  21. gummitier
    February 1, 2016

    I just have 3 questions about this phone:

    Will there be a Version with 32gb or more storage as 16gb isn’t enough for me and I need dual Sim?
    Will there be a black Version with wooden backcover?
    Is there any possibility to get softtouch-buttons with backlight in the final Version? i’m pretty sure i saw a Video review in which they said there is backlight, but extremen hard to see, because it’s so soft.

    • adeyemi jhadu
      February 2, 2016

      There is a backlight on the phone but hard to see, but doesn’t mean u wouldn’t notice it.

  22. Mr.Flying Zoom3rz
    February 1, 2016

    I don’t mind the camera, I won’t buy this phone for the camera, but for it’s huge battery! Really great phone, congrats to the guys from Ulefone!!

  23. Roberto Tomás
    February 1, 2016

    strangely both the antutu v6 and the geekbench 3 tests look strikingly similar to the 5X’s snapdragon 615.

  24. Guest
    February 1, 2016

    I just have 3 questions about this phone:

    Will there be a Version with 32gb or more storage as 16gb isn’t enough for me and I need dual Sim?
    Will there be a black Version with wooden backcover?
    Is there any possibility to get softtouch-buttons with backlight in the final Version? i’m pretty sure i saw a Video review in which they said there is backlight, but extremen hard to see, because it’s so soft.

    • adeyemi jhadu
      February 3, 2016

      There is a backlight on the phone but hard to see, but doesn’t mean u wouldn’t notice it.

  25. Kennedy
    February 2, 2016

    High-quality mobile phone, good service vendors, better ulefone do I look ulefone Power of Android6.0 system.

  26. Kieslowski
    February 2, 2016

    High-quality mobile phone, good service vendors, better ulefone do I look ulefone Power of Android6.0 system.

  27. Riccardo Benzoni
    February 2, 2016

    this thing should have only had one thing: a great battery life.
    And it kinda fails, 7 hours SOT with 6050mah means you can’t never make 2 full days of average use, which is quite disappointing for such a huge battery, was expecting not less than 10 hours, so I’m absolutely disagreeing on that 9.5/10 .
    I usually make 5 hours a day SOT, with this phone I’d make one day and a half, wich isn’t useful at all for my usage, since i’d have to charge it every night just like my 3000mah one to be sure it gives me the full day on 2nd day, as bringing some power bank to charge it would be a joke for such a product.
    I think it’s only good for people which do an extreme use of the phone during the day, since 7 hours screen could bring them through the day, but I’d totally discard it if I had to consider a proper battery phone, oukitel k6000 does a much better job on that segment.

  28. POY
    February 2, 2016

    Andi, could you please elaborate more on your battery life? Heavy gaming, or just web browsing?

    • February 3, 2016

      Web browsing, email, photos, and calls, I was getting to day 3. Heavy gaming is still a day’s worth with some video and web

      • POY
        February 3, 2016

        Thanks! Interesting stuff. May have to buy this one.

  29. Riccardo Benzoni
    February 2, 2016

    this phone should have shined in one thing: a great battery life.
    And it kinda fails, 7 hours SOT with 6050mah means you can never make 2 full days of average use, which is quite disappointing for such a huge battery, was expecting not less than 10 hours, so I’m absolutely disagreeing on that 9.5/10 .
    I usually make 5 hours a day SOT, with this phone I’d make one day and a half, wich isn’t useful at all for my usage, since i’d have to charge it every night just like my 3000mah one to be sure it gives me the full day on 2nd day, as bringing some power bank to charge it would be a joke for such a product.
    I think it’s only good for people which do an extreme use of the phone during the day, since 7 hours screen could bring them through the day, but I’d totally discard it if I had to consider a proper battery phone, oukitel k6000 does a much better job on that segment.

  30. POY
    February 2, 2016

    Andi, could you please elaborate more on your battery life? Heavy gaming, or just web browsing?

    • Andi Sykes
      February 3, 2016

      Web browsing, email, photos, and calls, I was getting to day 3. Heavy gaming is still a day’s worth with some video and web

    • POY
      February 3, 2016

      Thanks! Interesting stuff. May have to buy this one.

  31. waltIII314
    February 2, 2016

    I just got this phone, I unplug it at 5 am, and go to bed around 10 pm, I still have 30-45% power left, what did you do to only get 7 hours?

    • February 3, 2016

      7 hours SOT, (screen on time). The actual battery life was close to 3 days.

  32. Jacob
    February 2, 2016

    You should run an app (like Battery Monitor Widget) that counts the mAh used, to test the battery and see if it really is 6050mAh.

  33. waltIII314
    February 2, 2016

    I just got this phone, I unplug it at 5 am, and go to bed around 10 pm, I still have 30-45% power left, what did you do to only get 7 hours?

    • Andi Sykes
      February 3, 2016

      7 hours SOT, (screen on time). The actual battery life was close to 3 days.

  34. Jacob
    February 2, 2016

    You should run an app (like Battery Monitor Widget) that counts the mAh used, to test the battery and see if it really is 6050mAh.

  35. andrea
    February 3, 2016

    when camera will have updates you will advise us? I was waiting this review, it’s a pity for camera….

  36. andrea
    February 3, 2016

    when camera will have updates you will advise us? I was waiting this review, it’s a pity for camera….

  37. dutchgio
    February 3, 2016

    That black borders around the screen tho…
    Awfull and possibly misleading in markting design pictures

  38. adenleabbey
    February 3, 2016

    Thanks for the review, I have a problem with audio on ulefone power, when audio is playing it scratches, skips and continue at interval, distorting the music.
    Is it just me ? Has any one notice it too. Please fix this, ulefone.

    • dipshit
      March 18, 2016

      hello, same here. poweramp full version sttuters if its not on high priority. and audio goes out when i turn it too loud. headphones are bose qc15, which are not very much consuming power.

      • Anderson LAMBERT
        April 18, 2016

        Thanks for the information about the Bose headphones.

  39. dutchgio
    February 3, 2016

    That black borders around the screen tho…
    Awfull and possibly misleading in markting design pictures

  40. adenleabbey
    February 3, 2016

    Thanks for the review, I have a problem with audio on ulefone power, when audio is playing it scratches, skips and continue at interval, distorting the music.
    Is it just me ? Has any one notice it too. Please fix this, ulefone.

    • Guest
      March 18, 2016

      hello, same here. poweramp full version sttuters if its not on high priority. and audio goes out when i turn it too loud. headphones are bose qc15, which are not very much consuming power.

    • Andylive
      April 18, 2016

      Thanks for the information about the Bose headphones.

  41. Jan Skála
    February 10, 2016

    How get Ulefone power for 139$ 🙂 https://ifoundspecialprice.wordpress.com/

  42. Jsk
    February 10, 2016

    How get Ulefone power for 139$ 🙂 https://ifoundspecialprice.wordpress.com/

  43. Yvan
    February 28, 2016

    Hello
    Dors somebody have function Mirecast as announced ?

  44. Yvan
    February 28, 2016

    Hello
    Dors somebody have function Mirecast as announced ?

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    March 1, 2016

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  47. March 16, 2016

    Did this review change over the last month or so? I’m so certain that the camera was well rated previously, but now it has a poor review (camera).

  48. Average Man
    March 16, 2016

    Did this review change over the last month or so? I’m so certain that the camera was well rated previously, but now it has a poor review (camera).

  49. Anderson LAMBERT
    April 15, 2016

    Hello ! Thanks for the review. Just a few questions: does it have miravision or clear motion in the screen settings ? Does it have a low consumption mode ? May you try activity launcher to check it please ? By the way I DO like your review. It is honest, clear, useful. One last question, how do you KNOW it is made of plastic and not of wood ? I wonder if you asked them or if you cut it to check.

  50. Anderson LAMBERT
    April 15, 2016

    The black borders I don’t like. The battery is not all optimized. But I will not play games. I alwways use weak brightness. Only social, video, phone call, web browsing. So it would be okay for someone like me. By the way, the homtom ht6 REALLYLAST LONG. A week easily with my usage and easily 2/3 days of intensive, hardcore, insane usage.

  51. Andylive
    April 15, 2016

    Hello ! Thanks for the review. Just a few questions: does it have miravision or clear motion in the screen settings ? Does it have a low consumption mode ? May you try activity launcher to check it please ? By the way I DO like your review. It is honest, clear, useful. One last question, how do you KNOW it is made of plastic and not of wood ? I wonder if you asked them or if you cut it to check.

  52. Andylive
    April 15, 2016

    The black borders I don’t like. The battery is not all optimized. But I will not play games. I alwways use weak brightness. Only social, video, phone call, web browsing. So it would be okay for someone like me. By the way, the homtom ht6 REALLYLAST LONG. A week easily with my usage and easily 2/3 days of intensive, hardcore, insane usage.

  53. Jim
    April 17, 2016

    Oukitel K6000 Pro VS Ulefone power VS Leagoo Elite 1 VS Elephone P8000 VS Umi Touch VS Jiayu S3+ VS Doogee F5: https://youtu.be/32ZLIYQfAfY

    GPS signal test of Ulefone Power, Oukitel K6000 Pro, Umi touch, Doogee F5, Jiayu S3+, Elephone P8000, Leagoo Elite 1: https://youtu.be/4ZkRcVlhAAw

  54. Rj
    May 12, 2016

    nice phone but memory is only 16GB and not come with android 6.01. first i plan to buy this phone but when i see oukitel k6000 pro then my decision change because oukitel come with android 6, 32GB memory, metal body and much more..

    • Mr.Flying Zoom3rz
      May 17, 2016

      Same.

  55. Rj
    May 12, 2016

    nice phone but memory is only 16GB and not come with android 6.01. first i plan to buy this phone but when i see oukitel k6000 pro then my decision change because oukitel come with android 6, 32GB memory, metal body and much more..

    • Mr.Flying Zoom3rz
      May 17, 2016

      Same.

  56. Rockitfellow
    March 2, 2017

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  57. Rockitfellow
    March 2, 2017

    If you want to buy a cheaper one , you can choose Vkworld G1 :4G Smartphone Android 5.1,3GB RAM 16GB ROM, 5.5inch Screen, 5000mAh, now its price is only $99.99.