The rumors which said that Pepsi would launch its first
smartphone devices were true! Named Pepsi Phone P1 and P1s, these Pepsi's first
smartphones are officially appeared in a crowdfunding campaign in China.
In the term of brand, everyone would already know the Pepsi
brand. If viewed from the specifications, Pepsi Phone P1 and P1s are made with
a very good plan. From the outside of the devices, there is 5.5-inch screen
with a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. The 2.5D design on the side of the
screen makes the devices look premium.
At the inside, there is 1.7GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6592
processor that's combined with Mali 450-MP4 GPU, 2GB RAM and 16GB internal
memory. Pepsi also provides an additional microSD slot if the memory is still
not enough.
Pepsi Phone P1 and P1s offer 13MP camera on the back and 5MP
at the front, it's very adequate to meet the needs of the consumers. Pepsi
Phone P1 and P1s have 7,7mm thick body, and use a custom OS called dido which
is polished from the Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system.
The Shenzhen Scooby Communication Equipment Co that
assembles these smartphones also provides other features such as the support
for 4G LTE, nano-SIM slot, a fingerprint scanner, and battery capacity of
3.000mAh that's quite big.
As already mentioned before, Pepsi smartphones will only be
sold through crowdfunding campaign on the Z.JD website. Pepsi Phone P1 and P1s
are distinguished by the choice of local operators. The price will be raised
based on certain unit sales, ranging from $ 78 to $ 203.