It could be the cheapest Snapdragon 821-powered phone

Dec 5, 2016 09:55 GMT  ·  By

We're only a few days ahead of ZUK Edge's official reveal and a new image showing the nice curves of the phone's chassis popped up online. The phone is expected to be unveiled on December 7, but we already know quite a lot about ZUK's upcoming flagship smartphone.

It's also not the first time we get a sneak peek at what the smartphone will look like, so if you've been following our news feed, you most certainly know everything there is to know about the ZUK Edge.

One thing that might not have been revealed until now is the fact that the ZUK Edge might be released as the cheapest smartphone powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor.

The phone is said to be priced at $390, just $10 cheaper than the Le Eco Le Pro3, the high-end Snapdragon 821-powered smartphone that's been selling like hot cakes in the United States since its release last month.

Aside from that, we're now expecting ZUK to announce Edge's availability and hope that the phone will not be limited to China and a few other countries in Asia.

One of the few Chinese phones to ship with Android 7.0 Nougat on board

For the time being, we know ZUK Edge will ship with the Android 7.0 Marshmallow operating system right out of the box, which puts it among the few devices, along with the Mate 9, in China powered by the newest version of Android.

Apart from the powerful quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor, the ZUK Edge will also pack either 4GB or 6GB of RAM inside. It's also worth mentioning that customers will be able to choose from different amounts of storage: 32GB, 64GB and 128GB.

Furthermore, the phone will sport a 5.5-inch display that supports full HD (1080p) resolution. Despite the Edge name, the phone won't come with a dual-edge curved panel.

On the back, the phone will feature a 13-megapixel photo snapper with laser focus and LED flash, while in the front there's a secondary 8-megapixel camera.

ZUK Edge includes a fingerprint sensor and it's powered by a 3,000 mAh battery that features Qualcomm's Quick Charge 3.0 fast charging technology.