You may not hear about Coolpad
often, but the brand may just have unveiled the most affordable 5G phone that
will be available in the US. The Coolpad Legacy 5G will cost under $400 when it
launches in Q2 of this year, you’ll be able to get one from Coolpad’s own site,
Amazon and other US retailers.
The phone is powered by the
Snapdragon 765G and supports sub-6GHz 5G, meaning it should work on T-Mobile’s and
AT&T’s networks. This flavor of 5G is not as fast as mmWave, but it also
doesn’t suffer from its coverage limitations. Note that this is a single-SIM
phone. It can work CDMA networks with support for Sprint’s bands, so you won't
lose connection out of town. Bluetooth 5.0 is on board, though Wi-Fi 6 and NFC
are not.
The chipset is hooked up to
4GB of RAM and 64GB of UFS 2.1 storage. There’s a microSD slot for more storage
too. Even better, the phone will come with Android 10 out of the box. The
Coolpad Legacy 5G has a 6.53” IPS screen with HDR10 support. There’s a teardrop
notch in it for the 16MP selfie camera. This camera supports face unlock,
there’s also a fingerprint reader on the back.
AT the back there is the 48MP
main camera and an 8MP ultrawide shooter. There’s no word on the video
recording, however. The 4,000mAh battery can be charged at 18W thanks to Quick
Charge 3.0. There’s a 3.5mm headphone jack on top with audio tuning by THX.
