UMIDIGI is gradually
becoming a dependable brand in the budget and premium mid-range segment. The
firm has to its name products like the UMIDIGI One series and Z2 series which
it refers to as budget flagship phones. That list has gotten expanded as the
company recently launched the UMIDIGI F1 under an all-new series. The F1 will
come with top of the pack specs which includes Android 9 Pie OS. This would
make the F1 the first UMIDIGI phone to come with the stock Android 9 Pie out of
the box.
The Android 9.0 Pie OS onboard the device brings
lots of features that are not available on other UMIDIGI phones. Some of the
key features include; adaptive battery, adaptive brightness, gesture navigation,
notch support, app actions, new app switcher, among others. The most impressive
aspect is the incredible battery life which the new OS brings to the device.
Apart from that, the UMIDIGI F1 is powered by a
MediaTek Helio P60 premium mid-range chipset which comes with artificial
intelligence (AI). According to UMIDIGI, the AI plays a huge role and it
improves battery and brightness a lot in Android Pie. The Adaptive Battery
function powered by AI learns how you like to use your phone, so the apps and
services you don’t use as much aren’t a battery drain. While the Adaptive
Brightness feature learns how you like to set brightness and automatically
adjusts it. Thus the monstrous 5,150mAh battery onboard the UMIDIGI F1 will give you longlasting usage time on a single
charge. You also get an 18W fast charger which will ensure refuelling the
battery would be at a supersonic speed.
Specs wise, the UMIDIGI F1 features a 6.3-inch FHD+
waterdrop notch-bearing in-cell LTPS display with a resolution of 2340 x 1080
pixels. It is powered by a MediaTek Helio P60(64 bit) Octa-Core AI processor
coupled with 4GB of LPDDR4X RAM and a Mali-G72 GPU for graphics-intensive
tasks. The F1 also comes with 128GB of internal storage with up to 256GB
expansion via microSD. Furthermore, the F1 packs a 16MP + 8MP dual camera setup
at the rear with f/1.7 aperture while at the front is a 16MP selfie shooter.
The device also comes with NFC for contactless payment.
UMIDIGI F1 will be on open sale from January 7,
2019, with an incredible starting price of US$ 199. For an Helio P60-powered phone
which such specs lineup, the pricing is pretty impressive and would likely be a
value for money purchase. You can also participate in the giveaway programme
were 10 lucky fans will go home with a unit of the F1 each.
