360 N4
Qihoo 360 has launched its second
smartphone after renaming its brand. Earlier this year, the company launched
the entry-level 360 F4 with an aggressive price tag which makes its good
alternative for Xiaomi Redmi 3 in China. Today the company launched its first
smartphone in the all new N series dubbed as 360 N4. It comes with unibody
design featuring high-end specifications.
It sports a 5.5-inch Full HD (1920 x
1080 pixels) display with a 2.5D glass on top. The device is powered by Helio
X20 deca-core processor clocked at 2.3 GHz along with 4 GB of RAM. It has 4 GB of
RAM and 32 GB of internal storage that can be further expanded via MicroSD Card
slot. It runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow based in-house 360 OS.
The 360 N4 supports dual SIM dual
standby and offers 4G LTE for faster internet speeds. It sports a 13 MP Sony
IMX258 rear sensor with PDAF and f/2.0 aperture which can focus in just 0.1
seconds. On the front is an 8 MP front camera for selfies. The SIM card slot can
be found the left edge of the device while the power button along with volume
rocker is placed on the right edge of the device.
The fingerprint sensor placed on the
rear of the device can unlock in 0.4 seconds. It is backed by a 3,080 mAh
battery with 360’s turbo fast charge support. It can be fully charged in 90
minutes and 10 minutes of charge lasts for 3 hours of social networking.
Connectivity options include 4G LTE, VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, OTG, GPS/A-GPS,
and MicroUSB 2.0 port.
It measure 149.09 x 75.79 x 8.47 mm and
weighs 161 grams. The device will be available in white, red, and yellow colors.
The registrations are already started for the sales starting from May 13th in
China. With all those high-end specifications, the device is priced at just 899
Yuan (US$ 138). The recently launched LeEco Le2 also came with
few similar specifications but is priced on the higher side at 1099 Yuan.
The company also
announced to launch the IPX7 certified 360 N4 by crowdsourcing. The complete
detail of the crowdsourcing will be announced soon. As of now there is no info
about launching the device outside China.
