Coolpad Note 5: World’s most affordable 4GB RAM phone!


Coolpad Note 5 specifications

Coolpad have unveiled their newest in the Coolpad Note 5, a phone that’s designed to take on the like of the Redmi Note 3, et al. The Coolpad Note 5 costs only 10,999 INR or $165, and despite that features some high-end internals… including 4GB of RAM.

The phone is powered by the Snapdragon 617 processor, the same SoC that powered the Coolpad Max. With that, it has 4GB of RAM, making it, as per our knowledge, the cheapest 4GB RAM phone in the market as of now. It’s a shame it’s only on sale in India so far.

Other specs of the phone include a 5.5-inch 1920 x 1080p display, a 13 mega-pixel rear camera, 8 mega-pixel front facing camera, a 4010mAh battery, 32GB on-board ROM (with microSD slot) and an installation of Android 6.0 (with Cool 8 UI on top).

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Coolpad Note 5 Specifications

  • 5.5-inch 1920 x 1080p display
  • Snapdragon 617 processor
  • 4GB RAM
  • 32GB ROM
  • 4010mAh battery
  • 13 mega-pixel rear camera
  • 8 mega-pixel front camera
  • Android 6.0 based Cool 8 UI

Coolpad Note 5 specifications

The phone comes with the same old design that we’ve been seeing since the launch of the Meizu MX5. Not sure if companies are afraid to experiment, but the mid-range market is soon going to get bored of this design.

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30 Comments

  1. Aristotelis Tz
    September 30, 2016

    I think lately every phone looks the same. I used to change phone every 2-3 months but now…. there is no reason. And the specs (cpu etc) are just fine.

    • Stef
      October 2, 2016

      CPU doesn’t matter anyhow.

      GPU matters more (in games) and RAM (in app launches).

      So yeah specs change pretty rapidly. For example this year’s phones are multiple times faster than from 2 years ago, mostly because a lot of them has eliminated loading (due to Ram retention)

      However speed is not everything. Battery has actually gone down lately (no removable batts anymore), charging time too (again, no capacity to swap batteries), durability (metal phones dent more easily and glass phones break). IR and FM is eliminated from most places.

      So there are multiple reasons to not “upgrade” (you lose stuff), but speed is not one of them. I find the speed updates of the last two years the most significant jump in performance in phone history.

  2. Muhammad Yasir
    September 30, 2016

    ah … shit man.
    we;re sort of fighting atm or i’d do anything to get this babe from India !

    • Aman
      September 30, 2016

      I can ship to Pak. You bear shipping plus my 500 for doing this all.

      • Muhammad Yasir
        October 1, 2016

        tell me total cost (device cost + shipping + 500)

        • Aman
          October 10, 2016

          19631 Pakistani rupee OR 12500 indian rupee (inclusive of all expenses). Mobile costs 11000 and I checked with courier services, they ask ~1000 to ship to pakistan. I dont have any issue if you want to arrange your own pickup.

          • Muhammad Yasir
            October 10, 2016

            do i have to deal with the customs ?

            • Aman
              October 10, 2016

              Bro, seriously its not my business. Just I see you here around looking for cheap mobiles. So, thought to ship for you (not humanity my profit also) so not sure about customs or octroi etc. But, better goto your near by local courier service providers, talk to them and enquire such things. By which ever you are satisfied, tell me here and I would ship with dat courier. I have FeDex, Bluedart, DTDC and OVERNIGHT near by.

            • Muhammad Yasir
              October 10, 2016

              i see :/

  3. greg
    September 30, 2016

    617 ? please , give me at least the 625

  4. Aristotelis Tz
    September 30, 2016

    I think lately every phone looks the same. I used to change phone every 2-3 months but now…. there is no reason. And the specs (cpu etc) are just fine.

    • Stef
      October 2, 2016

      CPU doesn’t matter anyhow.

      GPU matters more (in games) and RAM (in app launches).

      So yeah specs change pretty rapidly. For example this year’s phones are multiple times faster than from 2 years ago, mostly because a lot of them has eliminated loading (due to Ram retention)

      However speed is not everything. Battery has actually gone down lately (no removable batts anymore), charging time too (again, no capacity to swap batteries), durability (metal phones dent more easily and glass phones break). IR and FM is eliminated from most places.

      So there are multiple reasons to not “upgrade” (you lose stuff), but speed is not one of them. I find the speed updates of the last two years the most significant jump in performance in phone history.

  5. Guest
    September 30, 2016

    ah … shit man.
    we;re sort of fighting atm or i’d do anything to get this babe from India !

    • Aman
      September 30, 2016

      I can ship to Pak. You bear shipping plus my 500 for doing this all.

    • Guest
      October 1, 2016

      tell me total cost (device cost + shipping + 500)

    • Aman
      October 10, 2016

      19631 Pakistani rupee OR 12500 indian rupee (inclusive of all expenses). Mobile costs 11000 and I checked with courier services, they ask ~1000 to ship to pakistan. I dont have any issue if you want to arrange your own pickup.

    • Guest
      October 10, 2016

      do i have to deal with the customs ?

    • Aman
      October 10, 2016

      Bro, seriously its not my business. Just I see you here around looking for cheap mobiles. So, thought to ship for you (not humanity my profit also) so not sure about customs or octroi etc. But, better goto your near by local courier service providers, talk to them and enquire such things. By which ever you are satisfied, tell me here and I would ship with dat courier. I have FeDex, Bluedart, DTDC and OVERNIGHT near by.

    • Guest
      October 10, 2016

      i see :/

  6. greg
    September 30, 2016

    617 ? please , give me at least the 625

  7. Gaspar
    September 30, 2016

    Is there the possibility to see it in Italy?

  8. Gaspar
    September 30, 2016

    Is there the possibility to see it in Italy?

  9. Fan
    October 1, 2016

    @yash : I remember seeing micromax mega or some model with 4gb ram for 6500 in Amazon sale today….this could be the cheapest 4gb ram phone

    • October 1, 2016

      I’d believe its a special discounted price you’re seeing. What we’ve listed here for the Note 5 is the official MRP.

      • Fan
        October 2, 2016

        Ah okay….

  10. wackenroader
    October 1, 2016

    The most afordable 4gb ram is LeEco x800 32gb model…

  11. Guest
    October 1, 2016

    @yash : I remember seeing micromax mega or some model with 4gb ram for 6500 in Amazon sale today….this could be the cheapest 4gb ram phone

    • Yash Garg
      October 1, 2016

      I’d believe its a special discounted price you’re seeing. What we’ve listed here for the Note 5 is the official MRP.

    • Guest
      October 2, 2016

      Ah okay….

  12. wackenroader
    October 1, 2016

    The most afordable 4gb ram is LeEco x800 32gb model…