Umidigi, the Chinese smartphone manufacturer has finally launched the Umidigi S3 Pro after lots of teasing on their social media platforms. It comes in as the successor to the previous Umidigi S2 Pro, being the successor, it comes with noticeable upgrades and improvements. Umidigi S3 Pro is the company’s best smartphone for the year 2019 making it their flagship smartphone. In this article, Umidigi S3 Pro full specs and features will be written. The Umidigi S3 Pro price starts at $299 which is competitive.
Umidigi S3 Pro Key Specs
• 6.3 inches IPS LCD
• MediaTek Helio P70 SoC
• 6GB of RAM
• 128GB of internal storage
• 18W fast charging
• 5,150 mAh battery
• 48MP+12MP dual rear camera
• 20MP front-facing camera
• Rear-mounted fingerprint scanner
• 4G LTE network support
• 2D face unlock
Display
The display on the Umidigi S3 Pro is a 6.3 inches IPS LCD that has a resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and 409 pixels per inch density with an aspect ratio of 19.5 by 9. It comes with a waterdrop notch at the top center which houses the selfie camera and allows for more screen real estate.
Design and Body
The Umidigi S3 Pro comes in a luxury ceramic body design with an aluminum frame that has a thickness of 8.5 mm and weighs 217 grams. The rear houses the dual-camera setup that looks like that of the iPhone X’s, Umidigi’s branding, and a fingerprint scanner for biometric security. Overall, the design is superb and it can easily pass as a more expensive smartphone.
Processor and Memory
Powering the Umidigi S3 Pro is an octa-core MediaTek Helio P70 (12nm) SoC which has a maximum clock speed of 2.1 GHz coupled with the Mali-G72 MP3 GPU. It comes with an ample 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage with micro SD card support of up to 256GB.
Camera
Coming to the camera, which is one of the top-selling points of this phone, the Umidigi S3 Pro sports a dual rear camera setup that features a 48MP Sony IMX586 sensor camera with f/1.7 aperture and a 12MP telephoto camera with 2X optical zoom and f/2.2 aperture. The rear camera can record 1080p and 720p videos at 30 fps.
On the front, is a 20MP Sony IMX376 sensor camera with f/2.0 aperture for all your selfie and video calls need. It can also record 1080p and 720p videos at 30 fps. Also, it helps with 2D face unlocking.
Battery and Charging
Backing the Umidigi S3 Pro is a huge 5,150 mAh Li-Po battery that is non-removable. As for charging, it has support for 18W fast charging which helps reduce charging time significantly.
Network and Connectivity
There’s support for GSM, CDMA, HSPA, EVDO, and LTE networks, and it has support for the following LTE bands: 111, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41. It comes with dual-band Wi-Fi 5, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, fully-featured NFC, and FM radio. Also, it has a USB 2.0 type C port with OTG support for charging and data transfer.
Software
In this department, the Umidigi S3 Pro comes running on stock Android 9 Pie with no modifications or bloatware straight out of the box.
