Bluboo S1, S8 bezel-less, 18:9 smartphones launched in the Philippines

As there is already the Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi, another Chinese brand is coming. Known as Bluboo, the brand was reported to bring two new smartphones in the Philippine market, the S1 and the S8. While the S1 is a bezel-less smartphone, the S8 sports an 18:9 display.

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The Bluboo S1 is priced at PHP 8,399 while the S8 is priced at PHP 7,999. Both the smartphones are available on Lazada. You can view the smartphone specs below.

Bluboo S1 Full Specs

• Display: 5.5-inch Full HD IPS display with 2.5D Curved Gorilla Glass 4
• Chipset: 2.5GHz MediaTek Helio P25 octa-core CPU
• GPU: Mali-T880 GPU
• Memory: 4GB RAM LPDDR4X, 64GB storage (expandable up to 256GB)
• Rear Camera: 16MP + 3MP w/ Dual LED Flash
• Front Camera: 8MP 
• Connectivity: 4G LTE Cat 6, Dual Hybrid Nano Sim, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Gyroscope,
• Fingerprint scanner
• USB Type-C 
• OS: Android 7.0 Nougat
• Battery: 3,500 mAh battery with Fast Charging

Bluboo S8 Full Specs

• Display: 5.7-inch HD+ 18:9 IPS display
• Chipset: 1.5GHz MediaTek MT6750T octa-core CPU
• GPU: Mali-T860 GPU
• Memory: 3GB RAM, 32GB ROM, expandable up to 256GB
• Rear Camera: 13MP + 3MP w/ Dual LED Flash
• Front Camera: 8MP
• Connectivity: 4G LTE Cat 6, Dual Hybrid Nano SIM, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
• Fingerprint scanner
• USB Type-C 
• OS: Android 7.0 Nougat
• Battery: 3,450 mAh battery with Fast Charging

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