Chinese luxury smartphone manufacturer, 8848, had an
event today in Beijing where it discussed its plan for the future. The company,
which celebrated its 5th anniversary this year, also announced its first 5G
smartphone, the 8848 Titanium M6.
The 8848 Titanium M6 is not only the first luxury 5G
smartphone but also the first Snapdragon 865-powered device. The phone has a
6.01-inch AMOLED display, 12GB of RAM and 1TB of storage. It also has a 64MP
camera that can shoot 100MP photos. The rest of the M6’s specs were
not revealed and that is because the phone will not be available until the
first quarter of 2020 when Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 865 processor will be already
available.
8848 also announced a plan called “5G Zero
Distance”. The plan has been designed to make switching to 5G easy. 8848 says
to subscribe to the plan, all you have to do is purchase its current phone, the
8848 Titanium M5, and when the M6 launches next year, you will be able to
purchase it at the same price you bought the M5.
8848 also announced a personal assistant service for
its customers. While other companies are launching AI-based smart assistants,
8848’s assistant service is made up of real people that will handle trivial
tasks for customers. The company said it believes smart assistants can’t
provide good enough services to people, so it decided to launch a personal
assistant service made of real people.
