Bluboo S8

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Pros:

USB Type-C to 3.5 mm adapter included, USB Type-C + dual-SIM w/ MicroSD, very bright display backlight, solid and weighty chassis, inexpensive
Stylish look with bezel-less screen and dual-curved edges, Great connectivity options including 4G LTE and dual-band WiFi, Good front camera, Optimized software, Fast charge support, Low price.

Cons:

Slow display response times; lots of ghosting, slow processor and performance, unreliable fingerprint reader, no integrated 3.5 mm audio, inoperable telephone app, vibration tends to clatter, speaker could be louder, poor camera quality, average battery...
Midrange processor, Poor rear camera performance

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Last revision on January 11, 2019

Reviewers Liked

USB Type-C to 3.5 mm adapter included, USB Type-C + dual-SIM w/ MicroSD, very bright display backlight, solid and weighty chassis, inexpensive
Stylish look with bezel-less screen and dual-curved edges, Great connectivity options including 4G LTE and dual-band WiFi, Good front camera, Optimized software, Fast charge support, Low price

Reviewers Didn't Like

Slow display response times; lots of ghosting, slow processor and performance, unreliable fingerprint reader, no integrated 3.5 mm audio, inoperable telephone app, vibration tends to clatter, speaker could be louder, poor camera quality, average battery
Midrange processor, Poor rear camera performance

Expert reviews and ratings

1/6th the price, 1/6th the performance. Bluboo is capitalizing on the Galaxy S8 craze with its own copycat version for $150 USD. The Bluboo S8 would have been quite impressive if it weren't for some deep...

By NotebookCheck on November 16, 2017

Beautiful, budget galaxy s8 cloneI really enjoyed this small beauty from Bluboo guys. It's not featured as the super wow dual camera phone that everyone should buy, but as a budget Galaxy S8 clone with really impressive specs – given its current price...

By gizchina.com on July 28, 2017

Generally, the Bluboo S8 is the first Galaxy S8 pseudo-clone ever released. This means the company has done its best to come in with a smartphone similar to the original model as much as possible. Exteriorly, the Bluboo S8 looks very stylish and doesn't...

By xiaomitoday.com on October 29, 2017

It might have become common for Chinese phones to have great buildquality, and the BLUBOO S8 with finely machined and well-crafted body is no exception. And now you are able to get the S8 for $149.99 in its presale period. More promos you can refer to...

By AndroidGuys on August 08, 2017

Das Bluboo S8 konnte uns im Test nicht überzeugen. Zwar weiß das Handy optisch und haptisch zu gefallen und punktet mit einem guten Display und einer guten Performance im normalen Betrieb. Zum Zocken eignet es sich aber nur bedingt, die Akkulaufzeit ist...

By techstage.de on September 22, 2017

El Bluboo S8+ es un terminal sencillo, pensado para usuarios poco exigentes, pero que buscan una gran memoria interna junto con un diseño digno de terminales de gama alta. Sin embargo, no resulta un terminal adecuado para aquellos que realicen uso de...

By gameit.es on January 22, 2018

Pensate a quanto è stato fatto di buono dai produttori di smartphone nel corso di questo 2017: prendete la colorazione blu zaffiro, le doppie curvature sul corpo dello smartphone, il rapporto di forma del display 18:9 e la doppia fotocamera, mescolate...

By notebookitalia.it on October 10, 2017

Si a la hora de buscar un móvil valoramos mucho la estética y no otras prestaciones estamos ante una buena propuesta. Los marcos, los materiales y el diseño hacen del Bluboo S8 un amago de Galaxy S8. Está lejos en muchas cosas pero la esencia es...

By faqsandroid.com on September 07, 2017