Oukitel, a Chinese phone manufacturer, established in 2007 launched the Oukitel U8 smartphone for $169.99. It will be available for $159.99 for limited period only. The U8 is a quad core smartphone but what makes it unique is the frame-less design and fingerprint scanner (press type).

U8 is using a touch ID finger print scanner placed on the back. It houses the MediaTek MT6735 quad core processor clocked at 1.3GHz with FDD 4G support. Android Lollipop 5.1 will run out of the box with 2GB RAM and 16GB storage. And yes there is micro SD slot to add up to 64GB external cards.

Handset is 7.9mm thick, it’s dual SIM with dual standby mode. U8 sports a 5.5 inch IPS 2.5D curved screen supporting 1280 x 720 pixels resolution. Also included is a 13MP auto focus primary (rear) camera with dual tone LED flash support and a front camera of 5MP resolution.

Oukitel U8 for $169.99

Key features are 4G, 3G, 2G, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, FM radio and GPS. The handset comes with a 2850 mAh battery.

Oukitel U8 is available for $159 from 2nd June to 8th June and after 8th June it will be priced at $169.99.

By Rajeev Rana

Founder and Chief Editor - gogi.in