LEAGOO M9 Smartphone First Impressions & Quick Review

May 22, 2018 · Reviews

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Meet LEAGOO M9 Smartphone
After smartphone industry stepped into the full-screen era, smartphone manufacturers race each other to release different kinds of full-screen smartphones from high-end flagship to budget phones, trying to take a share of every niche market. Some months ago, LEAGOO launched its full-screen flagship LEAGOO S8 / S8 Pro models. Now, LEAGOO aims for the full-screen budget phone market with its full-screen budget smartphone – LEAGOO M9. LEAGOO M9 as a phablet is built on a mobile computing platform. 5.5 inch IPS display screen supports 5 points touch which makes you enjoy the video more clear. Android 7.0 operating system detailed with Quad-core processor makes you play games and watch the video more smoothly. 2850mAh battery with 8.0MP + 2.0MP dual rear cameras and 5.0MP + 2.0MP dual front cameras features durable and vivid images. With the elegant appearance, it will attract a lot of eyeball attention.

Here you can read about the unboxing of M9 Smartphone smartphone.

Next, watch the first impressions and the first experience on Android Nougat 7.0 OS
Firmware tested: Android Nougat 7.0
Build number: LEAGOO_M9_OS3.0_Lite_E_20180320 updated from LEAGOO_M9_OS2.1
Kernel version: LEAGOO_M9_OS3.0_Lite
Android Patch Level: February 5, 2018
Firmware version: LEAGOO_M9_OS3.0_Lite_E_20180320
Hardware: MT6580
API Level: 24
Java VM: ART 2.1.0
Root: Firmware is not rooted.

Available features: Dual SIM – dual standby (1 x Nano SIM card and 1 x Micro SIM card), Radio FM, WiFi, WiFi Hotspot, Bluetooth 4.0, A-GPS, GPS, Microphone, Front Dual Camera & Rear Dual Camera, Camera Flash,USB Host, OTA Sync, Leagoo App Store, Scheduled Power On & Off, Printing, Voice Search, Sound Recorder, Calculator, FlashLight, Airplane Mode, App Widgets, Audio Jack Output, USB Accessory, OTG, Multitouch, NavigationBar, Audio Profiles, Google Play Store & gapps, Adaptive brightness, Dura Speed, MiraVision display technology, BesLoudness Sound Enhancement, Battery Saver mode, Standby intelligent power saving mode, Fingerprint.

Sensors available on device: Accelerometer, Light, Proximity & Fingerprint.

CPU & GPU

CPU: MediaTek MT6580 Quad-Core ARM Cortex-A7 1.3 GHz

GPU: ARM Mali-400 MP2 500MHz.

Cameras. Back-camera: 8.0MP + 2.0MP. Front camera: 5.0MP + 2.0MP. Fueled with quad cameras, the M9 takes stunning shots rich in light, color and detail, satisfying your every need for selfie and photography. LEAGOO M9’s excellent front dual front camera can enhance your look in every possible way from brightening your skin texture and sharpening your face shape, etc. to show the best of you. LEAGOO M9 features photosensitive softlight LED, which aims to increase the sensor surface area of each single pixel. That means it can capture more details in low-light environment, delivering even better selfies at night! With more light absorbed and more clarity, the 8MP + 2MP dual rear camera captures life magical moments in its vivid details to inspire your inner photographer. You can expect image quality and rendering power that every photo fanatic deserves from a phone. Enjoy Capturing!

Display. Diagonal: 5.5″. Type: LCD IPS. Resolution: 640 x 1280 px (HD). Density: Medium Density, 260 Pixels per inch differentiable less than 40 cm away. Others: 1200:1 contrast ratio, Capacitive, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Multi-touch, Scratch resistant, Viewing angle – 178°..

Battery.Capacity: 2850 mAh. Type: Li-polymer. Detachable. Battery model: BT-5501. Filled with an efficient LG 2850mAh battery, LEAGOO M9 can last all day with one charge. After 500 times of charging and discharging, at least 90% of its initial rated capacity is still retained in the battery and its service time is twice than that of common ones. Coupled with system-level LEAGOO OS optimizations, it guarantees up to an average 7-day standby time. So now you can enjoy movie marathons, launch apps, and play games without worrying about running out of battery.

Internal storage. Capacity: 16 GB. Space without OS: 11.26 GB. Available Storage: 10.04 GB. (89%). SD slot up to 128 GB. Tested with Mixza Tohaoll 64GB SDXC Micro SD Memory Card.

Cost-effective. 7.8 from 10 – pretty impressive regarding the actual low price.

In Antutu Benchmark 7.0.4 LEAGOO M9 achieves an unpretending score, about 24.000 points.

In Antutu Video Tester 3.0 LEAGOO M9 scores 453 points, a fair score in this test ranking. This firmware version fully supports 10 video & audio format files, it partially supports 7 video & audio format files and doesn’t manage to play correctly 13 files types.

Wifi Internet speed tested gets also pretty good values: over 38 Mbps in download and the upload speed was also over 26 Mbps. The router used in this test is Xiaomi Mi WiFi Router, mounted in another room.

Conclusion
Android 7.0 Nougat OS on the LEAGOO M9 runs very smooth – transitions, animations, apps switching and general OS fluidity is just great, I really like it a lot. During our tests, we experienced zero force closes, hangups or stability issues. Google Play and gapps are working without issue. Google Play Services updated no problem. 3rd party apps downloaded and updated without issues.

LEAGOO M9 has now an amazing affordable price and very good value for the money.

Photo gallery full album here. Official webpage .

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About Leagoo LEAGOO is a star brand owned by Shenzhen OTEDA Technology Co., Ltd. In order to supply high quality smartphones and excellence using our wealth of previous experience, the OTEDA team – which relies on a proven track record in the mobile communications industry – set up a new smartphone brand called ‘LEAGOO’ in April 2014. With our Research & Development expertise and supply chain resources, the OTEDA team has spared no effort in building LEAGOO into a well-known international brand of smart devices and ecosystems.

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