HiSense swoops in with
the most interesting handset at CES – the HiSense U30. This is the first phone
with the new Snapdragon 675 chipset and that’s not even the best part. The rear camera features a
Samsung ISOCELL Bright GM1 48MP sensor - the first phone to do so. There’s also
a 5MP depth sensor next to it and a fingerprint reader.
The 20MP selfie camera lives in a punch hole in the
6.3-inch 1080p+ display. It’s the first panel of this kind made by Tianma,
previous models used BOE displays (Samsung Galaxy A8s and Huawei nova 4). The phone will launch with
Android 9 Pie skinned with Vision UI 6. It has two RAM configurations – 6GB and
8GB – while storage is fixed at 128GB (there’s no expansion slot).
The HiSense U30 packs an impressive 4,500mAh battery
with Quick Charge 4.0 support, rounding off an excellent package. We’re not so
sure about the cowhide texture on the back, it seems like leatherette backs
fell out of fashion a few years ago.
The U30 will launch in March this year and will be
available in China, Russia and parts of Europe. No word on pricing yet.
