Cool1 will come in 3 colours on sale form the 24th August

Chinese customers will be able to pre-order their 1099 Yuan Cool1 smartphone today with delivery on the 24th with open sales starting next month.

Yesterday, Coolpad and LeEco launched the Cool1 for an astonishingly low price of only $165 for the Chinese market. What made the price so amazing is the fact the hardware on the device is way above what we expected.

Feature highlights for the Coo1 include dual rear 13 mega-pixel cameras, fingerprint scanner, all metal CNC chassis, 8 mega-pixel front camera, Snapdragon 652 chipset, IR remote, USB Type C, and 4070mAh battery.

Pre-orders of the phone kick off today in China with the first shipments of phones arriving with customers (and resellers) on the 24th August, after this an open sale will begin on the 10th September.

And finally for those of you wondering, 3 colours of the Cool1 will be available which include gold, rose gold and grey.