Soon after launching the Smart Tab N8 tablet, the British multinational telecom company Vodafone on Tuesday launched a new budget-oriented smartphone, dubbed as the “Smart V8” in the company’s homeland, United Kingdom. Vodafone has now partnered with the Chinese handset manufacturer ZTE to make this smartphone, the same company that also works with Nubia. The Vodafone Smart V8 smartphone has been launched in the UK at a price tag of GBP 160, which is approximately Rs. 13,250. The smartphone will be made available for purchase starting today via Vodafone’s online retail store in Cold Metal colour option. As of now, the company has not revealed the pricing details and availability of the smartphone for other markets.
In terms of design, the new Smart V8 smartphone sports a full metal body with metal edges all around giving it an overall premium look. Basically, the Vodafone Smart V8 looks very, very identical to the newly launched ZTE V870 with respect to design, excluding the brand logo and the hue of the Metallic Silver colour. The Vodafone Smart V8 features onscreen navigation buttons and a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, located just middle of the smartphone. The volume rockers are placed on the right-hand edge, while the power/lock button is situated on the left-hand edge of the smartphone. The speaker grilles are seen at the bottom edge of the handset along with a microUSB 2.0 port sitting in the middle. And a 3.5mm audio socket is placed on the very top edge of the device. The rear panel houses a 16MP main camera, LED flash module and fingerprint recognition button, while the top front panel features an 8MP selfie camera, sensors, and an earpiece.
In terms of specifications, the Vodafone Smart V8 sports a 5.5-inch full-HD LTPS display with a screen resolution of 1080×1920 pixels and a scratch resistance 2.5D Dragontrail glass coating on top. The device is powered by a 1.4GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 (MSM8940) processor coupled with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage, which can be further expanded by up to 128GB via a microSD card. On the software front, the device runs on Google’s latest Android 7.1.1 Nougat operating system.
In terms of photography, the Vodafone Smart V8 features a 16-megapixel rear camera with an f/2.0 aperture, autofocus and LED flash. On the front side, there is an 8-megapixel fixed focus front-facing shooter for capturing selfies and making video calls. For connectivity, the new Smart V8 smartphone offers various connectivity options including 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS/A-GPS, a 3.5mm Audio port, and a microUSB 2.0 port for charging and data transfer. The smartphone is backed up by a 3000mAh non-removable battery. Dimensionally, the handset measures 156 x 76 x 7.99 mm and weighs 166 grams.
