Ulefone sell 30,000 Ulefone Paris sales in 2 weeks

Ulefone have racked up 30,000 pre-orders in just 2 weeks! Have you ordered this $129.99 smartphone?

Ulefone have announced their presale order figures for the newly announced Ulefone Paris phone. The company state that 30,000 people have already pre-ordered the new phone and that number is set to continue.

As far as we know the Ulefone Paris hasn’t been sent to any store or site so far, and no third party has managed a hands on or review of the phone, making the fast adoption of the phone quite something.

Ulefone Be Touch owners can expect Android 5.1 OTA in one month

The Ulefone Be Touch has been shipping out to customers for a few weeks now, and lucky owners can expect an Android 5.1 OTA update in around a months time!

If you have a Ulefone Be Touch then you will already know that OTA updates for bug fixes and general optimizations have already been sent out for the phone. Its a good start which is about to get a whole lot better in 4 weeks time with the release of Android 5.1 Lollipop for the phone.

Android 5.1 brings with it HD voice call features, better security and better multi SIM compatibility. Like 5.9 on the Be Touch, Android 5.1 should remain a stock experience on the Be Touch.

Ulefone Be Pro gets Android 5.0 Lollipop but not an OTA

Ulefone have announced that a stable build of Android 5.0 Lollipop has been released for the Ulefone Be Pro.

With a quad-core 64bit processor and 2GB RAM, the Ulefone Be Pro was just begging for a Lollipop update, and here it is. The good news is that this is a stable build (according to Ulefone) and comes after various beta versions were tested by fans, the bad news is that it is a manual update and not an OTA.

Ulefone’s official word on this is that there is an issues with Mediatek which prevents an Android 5.0 Lollipop to be successful if sent OTA. We’re not sure if this is accurate but it might explain issues other phone makers have had with their updates from Kitkat.

Thankfully Ulefone have provided update instructions over on their official website.

Ulefone Be Touch now on sale for under $200

To say Ulefone’s made a comeback would be an understatement. A couple or so back, the company was quite talked about, but then it somehow disappeared somewhere… only resurrect itself earlier this year with not only a handful of new devices, but with a much more aggressive marketing campaign.

The newest model launch from the Chinese OEM is the Ulefone Be Touch. While it may not have the most powerful internals (mind you, it does come with a powerful CPU), it is the design similarity with the iPhone 6 that makes it quite popular. Another thing that keeps the device in the news is the fingerprint sensor — which will be of touch and not swipe type.

Full specifications of the phone include a 5.5-inch 1280 x 720p screen, an octa-core 64-bit MediaTek MT6752 SoC, 3GB RAM, 16GB ROM a 13 mega-pixel rear camera, 5 mega-pixel front camera and a 2550mAh battery.

The device can be ordered for $197.89 via GearBest by using coupon code ‘BETOUCH’ (minus the quotes). Is it going to be your next device? Let us know in the comments below. Meanwhile, do await our review of the phone!

Ulefone Be Touch full specifications announced, HD for now FHD later

Ulefone have posted the official specifications of their Ulefone Be Touch on their website ahead of a presale which will begin early next month.

The Ulefone Be Touch is one very long overdue phone. Originally named the Ulefone Dare N1, the device was set for a release during MWC but never made its way over to Spain. Instead the Dare N1 became the Ulefone Be Touch with a pre-sale date in early May.

Specifications for the Ulefone Be Touch had been seen at a Hong Kong fair early in the month, where the phone was listed with a 5.5-inch HD display. Confusingly our Ulefone contact told us that the phone would launch with an FHD display, then turn around today and tell us that the first launch is for a HD only model, with a FHD version planned (but not confirmed) for a launch at the end of May.

A flagship device with HD display is odd but not totally uncommon, Mlais recently announced their M7 with a 1280 x 720 panel also.

In addition to being a HD panel, the Ulefone Be Touch will come with a 2.5D curved display, Mediatek MT6752 processor, 3GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, quick charge function, 13 mega-pixel Sony IMX214 rear camera, 5 mega-pixel front and dual SIM LTE.

Ulefone recruiting 100 Android 5.0 Lollipop beta testers

Ulefone have set up a Facebook group to recruit beta testers to help with the development of Android 5.0 Lollipop. Keep reading to see how you can get involved.

Ulefone are finally getting somewhere with their Lollipop update for the Be Pro. We have seen earlier images, and even video of Lollipop on the MT6732 phone, and now Ulefone are asking fans to get involved to help with the development.

Ulefone want to recruit 100 beta testers of the Lollipop ROM for the Be Pro via a Facebook event that they have set up. Anyone who owns a Ulefone Be Pro can apply to become a beta tester and all testers will be chosen by 16th April.