The Leagoo M9 was launched late last year with entry-level specs that is perfect for an average Android user. The device is very affordable and boasts of four cameras to its name.

The M9 flows with the current trend, an affordable bezel-less smartphone with dual rear cameras, 2GB RAM and 16GB storage. Want to know more? Stay with me.

Where To Buy Leagoo M9 ?

Jumia Nigeria @ N25,000 | 

Leagoo M9 Specs and Features

・ 5.5-inch, FHD IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 1280 x 640 pixels
・Android 7.0 Nougat with 2GB RAM
・ Quad-Core 1.3GHz MediaTek MT6580A
・16GB built-in storage and support memory card up to 32GB
・8MP + 2MP rear camera and 5MP + 2MP front camera
・ 2850mAh removable Li-Ion battery

DESIGN

Sports a Polycarbonate body that glows in the presence of light. The Leagoo M9 is one of most good looking affordable smartphone. Loving the simple symmetrical aesthetics going on at the back here.

The dual shooters are horizontal at the top middle with a dual-LED flash by the side and a fingerprint scanner underneath. Turning over to the sides, it measures 9.5mm in thickness and weighs 153g overall. You can get the Leagoo M9 in Champagne, Black and Blue colors only.

DISPLAY

A trendy yet affordable smartphone, the Leagoo M9 flows with the current trend, dishing out an 18:9 aspect ratio. No narrow bezels whatsoever on the screen, with super minimal bezels at the top and bottom corner.

Furthermore, the 5.5-inch FHD IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen is pretty impressive for a budget smartphone. Boasting of 1280 x 640 pixels in resolution and 260 pixel per inch density. The screen boasts of a 1200:1 contrast ratio, 416 cd/m2, 178° viewing angle as it stretches up to 74.30% screen to body ratio.

HARDWARE and SOFTWARE

The brain behind the phone is a MediaTek MT6580A chipset with 4-cores of processor and 32-bit CPU architecture. The processor reaches a maximum speed of 1.3GHz and has a 28nm process technology. Riding the graphics is the ARM Mali-400 MP2 graphics processor with 2-cores.

Multitasking shouldn’t be a problem here, 2GB of RAM space is available alongside a memory speed of 533MHz. In terms of storage, 16GB storage space is available and upgradeable up to 32GB with a memory card. The M9 runs on Android 7.0 Nougat with Leagoo OS 3.0 Lite.

CAMERA

It comes with four cameras, but don’t expect magic though. The dual 8MP + 2MP rear shooters can only capture photographs with 3264 x 2448 pixels in dimension. For selfies, the dual 5MP + 2MP selfie shooter has f/2.4 aperture, 1.65um pixel size and comes with a LED flash as well.

BATTERY

The Leagoo M9 is powered by a removable Li-Ion 2850mAh battery with no fast charging technology.

PRICE AND AVAILABILITY

Leagoo M9 is available for $69 to $99, that’s about (N20,000 – N30,000).

FULL SPECIFICATION OF Leagoo M9

LAUNCH
・Announced: December, 2017
・Status: Available. December, 2017

NETWORK
・Network Technology: GSM / WCDMA
・3G Support: Yes
・4G Support: No
・Number of SIM Card: 2 (Nano + Micro)
・Dual SIM Support: Yes

DESIGN
・Material Type: Polycarbonate
・Dimensions: 71.2 x 148.0 x 9.5 mm
・Colour: Champagne, Black, Blue
・Weight: 153g

DISPLAY
・Screen Type: FHD IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
・Size: 5.5-inch
・Resolution: 1280 x 640 pixels
・Pixel Density: 260ppi
・Screen to Body Ratio: 74.30%

SOFTWARE
・Operating system: Android 7.0
・Processor: Quad-Core 1.3GHz
・Chipset type: MediaTek MT6580A
・Graphics Processing Unit: ARM Mali-400 MP2

STORAGE
・Memory Card slot: Yes, up to 32GB
・Internal storage: 16GB
・RAM: 2GB

CAMERA
・Back Camera: 8MP + 2MP
・Front Camera: 5MP + 2MP
・Back Flash: Yes, dual-LED
・Front Flash: Yes

FEATURES
・Wifi Hotspot: Yes
・Bluetooth: Yes
・Fingerprint Sensor: Yes (Rear)
・Sensors: accelerometer, proximity, ambient light
・USB: type 2.0
・GPS: Yes
・3.5mm Audio Jack: Yes

BATTERY
・Capacity: 2850mAh
・Type: Li-Ion
・Standby Time: –
・Talktime: –
・Fast Charging: No