Increasingly, China-based smartphone manufacturers are winning ground
previously held by mainstream makers, and if you're looking for a
simple, one-word explanation for this, here it is: Price: And dirt-cheap
prices, at that.
Indeed, Chinese smartphones'
accompanying price tag is undeniably the single greatest reason people
even buy into devices whose brand names they've never heard of before.
And if you, too, were on a budget, and in need of an affordable phone
that doesn't outright... blow, then the Leagoo Lead 7 that we'll be
spotlighting today will absolutely catch your attention.
Simply
put, this is one of the most spec'd out phones we know of for this kind
of cash. To start off, it features a JDI-made (a co-venture by Sony,
Toshiba, Hitachi), 5-inch IPS display with a 720 x 1280 pixel resolution
(294 ppi), a quad-core processor clocked at 1.3GHz (likely the MediaTek
MT6582), 1GB of RAM, and 8 gigs of internals storage which can be
expanded with additional 32 gigs through a microSD card.
So
far, so good, but we're not nearly finished, and neither was Leagoo
when building the Lead 7. For all your shooting needs, the company has
incorporated a 13-megapixel Sony camera at the back with f/2.2 aperture
and 5P lens, though we can't be sure if this is the IMX214 that is
available with high-end smartphones. Up at the front, you're also
getting a great deal, for we're looking at an 8-megapixel snapper. But
that's not all – Leagoo has also added an enormous, 4,500 mAh battery
with quick charging (apparently 80% of it charges in about an hour), and
that's without significantly impacting the handset's thinness – its
measurements read 5.67 x 2.82 x 0.35 in (144 x 71.6 x 8.9 mm) and it
weighs 5.64 oz (160 g) – a remarkable feat considering the price tag.
So what is the
price tag? As you probably gleaned already, the Leagoo Lead 7 is
available for $129.99 through multiple web stores, including GearBest,
in both black and white colors. Ostensibly, the value proposition here
is off the charts, and we sure hope Leagoo isn't intentionally
misleading consumers.
For more details, stay tuned !!
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