Elephone P9000 Review

Elephone’s local presence is now official thanks to their partnership with Lazada as they brought three devices to the Philippine market. Leading the pack is the Elephone P9000 which sports a Helio P10 chipset, 4GB RAM, USB Type-C, and wireless charging. Can the P9000 find its way to Filipino pockets? Here’s our review to help you out.

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Design and Construction

Elephone designed the P9000 to be a familiar looking handset. It’s blocky, angular, and resembles the common inspiration for most Chinese handsets, the iPhone. But, they didn’t skimp on build quality with a smooth front glass, sharp aluminum frame, and a textured back.

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Up front, we have the 5.5-inch display with the sensors, earpiece, and selfie camera place above it. There’s a single capacitive key beneath marked by a rounded-square symbol and contains a notification light. All of these are protected by the Corning Gorilla Glass 3 which stretches to all corners.

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To the right, we have the volume rocker and power/lock button. The buttons are chamfered, just like its metal frame, and has a satisfying tactile to it. On the left-hand side is a lone shortcut button that you can setup which app it launches. It also acts as a mute button when double pressed. There’s also the SIM card combo tray slot, so that’s either an additional micro-SIM or a microSD card.

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At the top is the 3.5mm headphone jack while at the bottom are the USB Type-C port, speaker grilles, and a microphone pinhole.

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Going over to the back, we have a raised main camera module sandwiched by its dual-tone LED flash and Laser autofocus sensor. There’s a fingerprint scanner just below them and a shiny Elephone logo all the way to the lower end.

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When it comes to design, the P9000 is no short of a good looking handset. It’s got a thin bezel on the sides, great build quality, and a fairly sophisticated overall aesthetic. The textured back panel gives the device an additional good impression for those who checks it but it tends to gather grease marks from time to time.

Display and Multimedia

The display of the P9000 is a 5.5-inch IPS LCD packed with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels or a crisp 401ppi. There’s a thin bezel separating the display to its left and right side thus, there’s more screen real estate. In terms of quality, the panel doesn’t disappoint. It’s well saturated, has wide viewing angles, and gets decently bright even when outdoors.

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As for the speakers, it’s a dismay. The output is very tinny and volume levels don’t help either. If you’re into using your smartphone as a speaker for listening to tunes while on the go or just in the room, you have to look elsewhere.

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Daniel Morial

This article was contributed by Daniel Morial, a film school graduate and technology enthusiast. He's the geeky encyclopedia and salesman among his friends for anything tech.

http://www.yugatech.com

18 Comments

LEANANDDABB says:

9 years ago

Unboxing and full review of the elephone p9000 please and i want to see what the fingerprint can do besides unlocking the phone
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jcode2016 says:

9 years ago

As usual, ang guwapo talaga
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zzee says:

9 years ago

the fingerprint scanner! fail
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dmm says:

9 years ago

pangit ng cam. poor quality. pero panalo naman peformance pero imho sayang pera dito. peace
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vertuackang says:

9 years ago

Failed din pag order ko ng phone nato, nung ma-received ko yung product akalain nyo bang missing ang charger wall plug, ang nasa loob lng ng box is yung wire at yun lang ata yung merchandizer promotions accesories na naka advertise dun sa online advertisement nila, naku eh kung ganyan palpak sila sa customer satisfaction eh di sila magki-click dito sa pinas especially when it comes to online merchandizing, pano ko naman kaya magagamit ang unit nila kung kulang-kulang naman ang products accesories nila:-(

#ELEPHONE P9000 A BIG FAILED
#KASUURAA!!!!
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Daniel Morial says:

9 years ago

There’s no wall charger included as stated on our first impressions article here — http://www.yugatech.com/mobile/elephone-p9000-hands-on-first-impression/

Pugiiiii says:

9 years ago

Yung sakin Basag yung tunog ng speaker pati calls pangit ang sound. am bilis umiit at malowbat.. sobrang nadisappoint ako. medyo expected ko kasi yung sa camera at finger print sensor eh.. pero to think na mas maganda pa ang sound ng nokia x1 ko kesa sa elephone p9000!! SHAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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vertuackang says:

9 years ago

You’re absolutely right sa laht ng na found out mo sa unit na yan same din yung issue saking p9000 eh ambilis uminit taz ambilis din malobat hayyyy sayang ang pera kapag ganyan ang product walang kwenta!!!
vertuackang says:

9 years ago

Pero ask ko lang PUGIIIII, may kasama ba namang “charger wall plug” yung nabili mo sa Lazada na p9000?
Pugiiiii says:

9 years ago

wala nga nuh..dun kasi sa advertisement nila may kasamang wall charger at earphone..ang meron lang is the unit, usb cable, manual, silicon case at wireless charger..hinahanap ko nga kila lazada yung advertisement nila pero wala nang lumalabas pag elephone p9000 kiniclick ko..

LEANANDDABB says:

9 years ago

out of stock na guys check niyo yung page ng elephone s1 p8000 p9000 sasabihin nila kung mayroon at yugatech unboxing po para malaman naming kung may kasamang cable ung astig na smart case screen protector wall charger at wireless charger yugatech reply namna
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Pugiiiii says:

9 years ago

Guys available na ulit ito sa lazada..pwede nang magreview.
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VERTUACKANG says:

9 years ago

Guys nireklamo ko sa lazada yung mga kulang sa package na inorder natin at ito ang sagot ng lazada.

Rose, Apr 25, 6:23 PM:
Dear Jon,

Good day. Thank you for shopping at Lazada Philippines. We understand you’re concerned with the item you received and we apologize for the trouble.

Please be informed that you need to return the item through LBC with the return form that you have to fill out. Just make sure that the item is returned 14 days after the day it was delivered with the complete package, together with the sales invoice, filled-out return form, and all inclusive accessories or freebies. But don’t worry, you will not pay any charge for the shipment.

You may follow these steps on how to return your order:
If you have a Lazada Account, you may:
1. Log in to your account
2. Go to my order and click return
3. Fill out return form (http://www.fagms.net/images/4670/C-4670-257899-ReturnForm.pdf)
4. Print return form
5. Pack item and attach return label
6. Send to Lazada Warehouse (via LBC)

Kindly indicate the exact reason why you are sending us back the item in the return form so our Quality Control team would be able to conduct an accurate evaluation within two (2) business days once the item is received at our warehouse. If a return is found to be invalid, a representative will be contacting you to further discuss the result and possible resolution. Moreover, if the return is found to be valid, you have the option to either replaced the item or proceed on refund. Please keep your lines open and available for updates.

Please also check our returns and refund policy http://www.lazada.com.ph/helpcenter/returns-refunds/#answer-faq-return-ans

You may also track the status of your returned shipment on the courier’s website http://www.lbcexpress.com by using the tracking number provided to you by the courier or you may call their customer service hotline at 858 5999 (NCR) or 1-800-10-8585999 (Provincial) . This can be found on the receipt that they will be issuing to you.
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vertuackang says:

9 years ago

Guys ini-raise ko itiong concerns nato sa lazada customer care at ito ang kanilang sagot:

Rose, Apr 25, 6:23 PM:

Dear Jon,

Good day. Thank you for shopping at Lazada Philippines. We understand you’re concerned with the item you received and we apologize for the trouble.

Please be informed that you need to return the item through LBC with the return form that you have to fill out. Just make sure that the item is returned 14 days after the day it was delivered with the complete package, together with the sales invoice, filled-out return form, and all inclusive accessories or freebies. But don’t worry, you will not pay any charge for the shipment.

You may follow these steps on how to return your order:
If you have a Lazada Account, you may:
1. Log in to your account
2. Go to my order and click return
3. Fill out return form (http://www.fagms.net/images/4670/C-4670-257899-ReturnForm.pdf)
4. Print return form
5. Pack item and attach return label
6. Send to Lazada Warehouse (via LBC)

Kindly indicate the exact reason why you are sending us back the item in the return form so our Quality Control team would be able to conduct an accurate evaluation within two (2) business days once the item is received at our warehouse. If a return is found to be invalid, a representative will be contacting you to further discuss the result and possible resolution. Moreover, if the return is found to be valid, you have the option to either replaced the item or proceed on refund. Please keep your lines open and available for updates.

Please also check our returns and refund policy http://www.lazada.com.ph/helpcenter/returns-refunds/#answer-faq-return-ans

You may also track the status of your returned shipment on the courier’s website http://www.lbcexpress.com by using the tracking number provided to you by the courier or you may call their customer service hotline at 858 5999 (NCR) or 1-800-10-8585999 (Provincial) . This can be found on the receipt that they will be issuing to you.

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We hope this information helps. Looking forward in doing business with you as always.

For more information about Lazada, please refer to our Help Center page at http://www.lazada.com.ph/helpcenter/.

Best regards,

Rose | Customer Service | Lazada.com.ph
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JayCee Arias says:

9 years ago

ank you sa mga reviews mga pre…. still undecided to buy one,,, need more reviews para ma convince ako.. haha
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john says:

9 years ago

poor quality product. yes, 6 cores. but low ghz per core. bad benchmarks. poor coverage in usa. 1 half day battery life despite no usage whatsoever. sending back!d!
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jack says:

8 years ago

Thanks for sharing some useful information with us. we look forward
soclean
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Me says:

8 years ago

Hahahah….natawa ako sa title nitong article nato, Elephant P9000:-)
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