360 Mobiles had confirmed in the previous week that it would be announcing 360 N-series smartphone on February 22. The day has arrived and the company has officially announced 360 N5.
360 N5 Specifications, Features
The 360 N5 has a full metallic chassis with symmetrical design. Its 5.5-inch full HD display is flanked with 2.5D curved glass. Below the display, it features a touch-sensitive Home button. The display is enabled with features like Blu-ray mode and blue light filter to prevent damage to the vision.
As it was rumored earlier, the N5 runs on Snapdragon 653 chipset. It includes a 1.95 GHz octa-core processor and Adreno 510 graphics. It is coupled with 6 GB of RAM.
It comes in two native storage versions such as 32 GB and 64 GB. Its rear-facing camera is of 13-megapixel with features such as f/2.0 aperture, phase detection autofocus, and 0.1s fast focus. The front features an 8-megapixel snapper. The phone runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow that is customized with 360 OS 2.0.
With Netcom 3.0 support onboard, the dual-SIM phone supports networks from China Mobile and China Unicom. It supports 4G VoLTE connection through its Cat. 6 LTE modem it also carries support for Wi-Fi 802.11ac MU-MIMO technology.
The rear side of the device features a fingerprint scanner below the main camera. The smartphone includes a 4,000 mAh battery that is enabled with Quick Charge 3.0 fast charging feature. It takes 90-minute fast charge to fully charge the 360 N5 with its 9V2A charging adapter.
360 N5 Pricing, Availability
The 32 GB model of 360 Mobile N5 is priced at 1,399 Yuan ($203) whereas its 64 GB model costs 1,599 Yuan ($232). This pricing suggests that 360 N5 is currently the most expensive Snapdragon 653 chipset powered smartphone. However, it is also the cheapest 6 GB RAM smartphone available.
The pre-orders of 360 N5 has begun in China. It will go on sale from February 27.