ZOPO Speed 8: Specs, Price and Release Date
The ZOPO Speed 8 is now available for purchase in India. The device carries a price tag of INR 29,999 in the country, which translates into around $445 at current exchange rates. It's available through both online and offline channels, while color options include black and white.
The Speed 8 is powered by Mediatek's Helio X20 SoC and sports a 5.5-inch full HD display. It comes with 4GB of RAM and 32GB of storage, and packs in a 3,600 mAh battery. In terms of camera, the device features 21MP/8MP combo. There's also a fingerprint sensor and USB Type-C port. The phone runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box.
The Zopo Speed 8 is the world's first smartphone to feature MediaTek's flagship Helio X20 SoC. In case you're not familiar with this beast - it's the first with a deca-core processor (yes, that's 10 CPU cores).But first things first. The Zopo Speed 8 has a 5.5" IPS 1080p display and rocks a 21MP Sony IMX230 camera with phase-detection AF and a dual-tone flash. There is an 8MP selfie shooter with a front LED flash too. The inbuilt storage is 32GB, expandable of course, while the battery is the beefy 3,600mAh.
The Speed 8 has a USB Type-C connectivity port, supports fast charging and LTE connectivity.The Zopo Speed 8 is made of matte plastic, which is very nice to the touch and immune to fingerprints. It feels very sturdy too. The glossy silver frame, on the other hand looks like it might start chipping and showing other signs of wear and tear very quickly. It may look like a metal frame at first, but it's a plastic lookalike.
The phone isn't the thinnest there is, but it hits a good spot when it comes to weight. It feels right in the hand, not too light and not too heavy, and offers a nice grip thanks to the matte finish. We liked its clean design and handling. The Zopo Speed 8 runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow with little to no customizations, and the experience is very close to the pure Android we are used to in the Nexus line of smartphones. The OS was snappy and ran without hiccups although we didn't actually test how it will handle heavy apps.The single-core performance meets the expectations but the multi-core performance falls somewhat short. We suspect GeekBench 3 isn't reading all three clusters of CPU cores and will need an update.
