Ulefone Be Pro Review – 2GB RAM / 720p LG Display

Ulefone Be Pro review battery life and charging

Setting the Be Pro to refresh an image heavy webpage over WiFi every 5 seconds, it lasted 7 hours onscreen. Brightness was set at 30%. Discharging was quite smooth and you see at 1% there’s still a bit of juice left in it.

Charging times are very good. An extremely smooth charge with no dips until the very end. The Be Pro charges fully to 100% without any jumps. Take a look at the charging images, it’s a thing of beauty.

Ulefone Be Pro external speaker / mic / earpiece

The external speaker on the Be Pro is above average. Not the loudest I’ve heard, but easily adequate for movies / music / hands free calls.

Both the mic and the earpiece had no issues. I could clearly hear the other person and they could hear me.

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Ulefone Be Pro review pictures / images

They are all SOOC (straight out of camera) except for resizing. Sony or not, they look quite good and in many cases, even the 100% crops from 5mp images (see 2nd gallery) are very usable. Note that at least one owner of the Ulefone Be Pro is noticing some red tint in his images. There does appear to be some reddish tint in the wall picture here, but it’s very difficult to notice in most normal pictures.
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Ulefone Be Pro OTA updates

Before publishing this page of the review, I checked for updates and there was one available. I downloaded and auto-installed the update without issue. A great thing to see at least some China brands putting effort into updates.

Ulefone Be Pro Antutu

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Check out the huge 3D score here on the Ulefone Be Pro Antutu. Thanks to the MT6732 with Mali-T760 this puppy will run any game you throw at it with ease.

We also have scores from it’s 3D-mark Ice Storm test, both in 1080p Extreme and 720p Standard.

Ulefone Be Pro conclusion

The bad

  • *Seems to be* red tint shows in some pictures (see wall image)

Consider

  • WiFi begins to cut out at 25 meters
  • Auto-brightness currently requires installation of 3rd party app (Velis)

The good

  • Great 720p display
  • Very stable and smooth KitKat OS
  • 2GB RAM
  • All storage relegated to internal
  • Very strong GPS
  • Great new SoC
  • Good battery life
  • Strong, fast charging
  • OTG / compass / proximity sensor all working
  • LTE 4G 1/3/7/20
  • Worldwide 3G (850/900/1900/2100)
  • Lollipop *may be* right around the corner (opens in new tab)

The Ulefone Be Pro has three relatively minor issues. One is the slightly red tint towards the center of the frame with pictures. This is usually not noticeable in regular pictures, however it’s worth noting.

The second issue is the auto-brightness which can be adjusted using Velis manual graph.

Last, but not least, the average WiFi antenna. This may or may not be a problem. For most people at home or office, they will be within 25 meters of a router.

Despite these, I’m keeping the Ulefone Be Pro at 4 stars and putting it on the recommended list. You get the new 64-bit MT6732 SoC with Mali-T760 which scores 9000 on Antutu 3D (5.6.1), 2GB RAM, full storage relegated to internal and a great looking 720p display. At the price of $135 it’s a great deal and at the price of $146 it’s still a bargain.

Discuss the Ulefone Be Pro at www.chinaphonearena.com

On a side note, it’s very nice to see Ulefone step out of the clone game and make a very solid effort with the Ulefone Be Pro. A damn good show for the first time out.

Comments

19 responses to “Ulefone Be Pro Review – 2GB RAM / 720p LG Display”

  1. bovirus Avatar
    bovirus

    Please rectify teh info on your article.
    The camera IS NOT SONY. IS Obvision (please check Ulefone page on website).
    This an imporytant info that can create misunderstanding and create false expectation.
    I odrer the phone to Gizebeat for this and now I will recive a phone different than as I expected.

    1. Damian Parsons Avatar
      Damian Parsons

      Hi Bovirus, I do the best I can with what I’m given. According to the box it’s Sony and this is exactly what I stated in the article. If it is or isn’t, the camera is still quite good. If you bought from one of our sponsors, simply contact them and cancel the order, it’s no problem. Regards.

    2. a Avatar
      a

      Then? Much better than an old sony….

  2. bovirus Avatar
    bovirus

    There is a note on facebook page of Ulefone that make an excuse about this error.
    I believe that you should rectify the info.
    What’s your suggestion? Is it a suggested phone (about 140 euro)?
    Is there a big difference if the camera is Sony or Obvision?
    Could you confirm that display is LG?
    One user on Facebook told that the touchscren din’rt respond so quicly.

    1. Damian Parsons Avatar
      Damian Parsons

      Yes, I just saw it. I have changed the info in the review. Thank you for informing me.

      The phone is outstanding value for $135 and very good value for $146.

      I can’t confirm the display is LG, though this is what I’ve been told by the rep. Regardless, the display is excellent.

      Operation of the phone is very very smooth and responsive. Many apps stay in memory and open instantly when you tap them if they’re already in memory. The touchscreen responds fine.

      Bovirus, some people just like to complain and complain no matter what they’re given (I’m not talking about you, I very much understand what you’re saying).

      I can tell you from my experience with the copy of the phone I’ve received that it’s very good and worth every penny. Take a look at the picture I posted and the 100% crop of the 5mp image. It’s very good and even from a phone costing 2x as much you couldn’t expect a better camera.

      Regards

  3. bovirus Avatar
    bovirus

    I believe that your answer (“It’s very good product..:”) was clear and useful for everyone.
    Thanks to revise the info about the camera (Obvision).
    I confirmed the order on gizbeat (based on your experience).
    Thanks again.

    1. Damian Parsons Avatar
      Damian Parsons

      No problem Bovirus, thank you for being a part of the site and the forum. I have been here for a long time and I do my best to tell the truth with every review. I’m quite sure you’ll be happy with the phone. For the price it’s excellent. Regards and hope to see you back over at the forum soon.

      1. Mee Avatar
        Mee

        Great review. Based on your review I ordered this phone to replace the Inew V3. To be honest, I don’t care too much about brand as long as the components used are just as GOOD. Just look at the current China phones, they are as good and most are better and definitely cheaper than established brands.

  4. bovirus Avatar
    bovirus

    I willò post my feedback also workiing with Mediuatek tools like MTKDroid, SP Flashtool, etc.
    I’m quite disappointed that I will pay (in Italy) the duty taxes…

  5. Nicoking Avatar
    Nicoking

    Unfortunately, phone is not rootable (as on Feb 5th 2K15). Any tool I tried could not root it. Even with MTKDroid Tools and SP Flash Tools, with the original scatter file from factory ROM, could not root it. If anyone here has a way to root, or at least can provide a CWM / TWRP recovery for this phone, it would be AWESOME! :)

  6. bovirus Avatar
    bovirus

    Please report that the camera is 8Mpx effective (13Mpx interpolated).

  7. bovirus Avatar
    bovirus

    @nikoking
    Make a backup of your rom with Flashtool -> readback function.
    Then post on some host the boot.img and I can try to unlock.

    1. Nicoking Avatar
      Nicoking

      Hi bovirus,

      I uploaded the complete factory ROM on http://www.needrom.com/download/ulefone-be-pro/

      Hope it helps…

      Cheers!
      Nick

  8. Chris Avatar
    Chris

    The photos show an orange or brown tint in the area near the center of the photos. Look at the brick wall photo. The same is happening on my Ulefone Be Pro.

    My brightness sensor is also irregular.

    1. Damian Parsons Avatar
      Damian Parsons

      Hi Chris, Yes, as mentioned in the review, there’s an issue with the auto-brightness. This can be fixed with 3rd party apps. The sensor itself is working, just not at levels that correspond to triggering brightness changes.

      In regards to the camera, you’re correct, now that I’ve stared at the photo for awhile there is some reddish tint near the center of the wall picture. In “real” photos this isn’t noticeable, but it’s definitely something to note. I’ll have to take some more shots in daylight tomorrow to see if it can be reproduced.

      1. Chris Avatar
        Chris

        I hope you can recommend a third party app that will automatically adjust brightness by conditions. None I have tried will worked. I tested the sensor and indeed it does work, but it doesn’t automatically adjust levels.

        1. Damian Parsons Avatar
          Damian Parsons

          Hi Chris,

          Download Velis and select “manual graph edit”, then set the points according to lux levels registered and your preferred brightness for those levels.

  9. mhmd Avatar
    mhmd

    the gps location always missing by two blocks and take time to lock ? any solution

  10. badgerblue Avatar
    badgerblue

    can this phone be supported on straight talk chips ATT or Verizon,thanks

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