We take a look at the bezel-less Ulefone Future

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The ‘Future’ is Ulefone’s first attempt at creating a smartphone with a truly bezel-less display. I’ll be the first to admit that I won’t be shedding any tears when saying goodbye to the recent bulky-screen-border-trend of Chinese smartphones.

I still find it fascinating how there is a range of bezel-free phones available to import from the Chinese & overseas markets but here in the UK, there’s nothing except the ridiculous expensive Galaxy Edge series.

You can check out the latest prices for the Ulefone Future below.

I’ll take you through my quick Pro’s & Con’s before I look in more detail at what the Ulefone Future has to offer.

The Ulefone Future…

(In a world… where Ulefone controls all… )

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The Good

It’s Bezel-less

Dual-band WiFi

Full GPS

Full UK Network Support

Android 6

Helio P10 CPU

4GB RAM

32GB Storage + expandable

Quick Charge

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The could be better

A little heavy at 185 grams

Slow camera

No dedicated SD slot

Camera raised from body (picky I know)

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It’s about the user experience, not the hardware

The Ulefone Future looks to be nothing short of exceptional but as an owner of my fair share of smartphones, I know that the user experience is more important than specifications alone.

With this in mind, I’m going to take the official specifications with a pinch of salt and keep my fingers crossed that Ulefone’s version of Android Marshmallow is as seamless as on my Nexus phone.

If we look at previous Ulefone phones, like the Ulefone Paris or the Ulefone Power then I can be confident that the Future phone should impress us with a great user experience.

How the Ulefone is innovating with the Future phone

Ulefone is one of the first smaller Chinese brands to push out a bezel-less screen and this should put the heat on other mobile manufacturers to catch up. It’s something that most people will agree; a big bezel is a big put off.

Having the fingerprint reader on the side of the Ulefone Future is an exciting prospect. We’ll have to wait and see if this feels good with repetitive use or just becomes an annoying finger juggling act when trying to unlock your phone.

Using a CPU from the latest range of mobile processors from MediaTek is another step in the right direction and should help to reduce power consumption whilst increasing performance. A lot of smaller mobile manufacturers have pushed out the same mobile chips over and over to save on costs. Once the Future hits the shelves let’s hope the extra heat will speed up the adoption process.

Our early impressions of the Ulefone Future

Once I get the Ulefone Future in for review I’ll be able to see if what sounds fantastic on paper equates to fantastic in real world usage.

As first impressions go, the Future is looking hot with its decent hardware and good looks to match. No awards for original design but kudos for pushing the Chinese smartphone market in the right direction.

Have you been kept awake at night by endless Bezel nightmares? me too, well luckily we can now pre-order the Ulefone Future! The Futures Ulefone, the Futures Orange space grey & gold only.

Full specifications below.

Full Specifications

Phone Model Ulefone Future Screen Technology 5.5 inches, 1920×1080 resolution, 401PPI, Gorilla Glass 3 Android Version Android 6 Marshmallow CPU (The brains) Helio P10 – 8 Cores, 1950MHz, 64bit GPU (Gaming & UI) Arm Mali-T860 – 2 cores, 700MHz RAM 4GB Storage Options 32GB + Expandable up to 128GB (Dual 2nd SIM/SD slot) Dual SIM YES Rear Camera 16MP Samsung S5K3P3, f/2.0, Dual LED Flash Selfie Camera 5MP Colours Available Space Grey / Golden Thickness 8.6mm Weight 185 grams Material Metal Unibody Sensors Gyro Sensor, Hall Effect Sensor, Gravity Sensor, Ambient Light Sensor Quick Charge YES – 2 pin quick charger included OTG YES Finger Print Sensor YES – side mounted USB Type Type-C Full UK Support YES 2G 850 / 900 / 1800 3G 900 / 2100 4G 800 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 + 2300 (Band 40) SIM Dual Micro / Nano Wifi 802.11b,g,n + 5GHz GPS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS Bluetooth 4.0 Battery Sony 3000 mAh

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