Ikimobile BLESSPLUS is a phone made of cork, we go hands-on

01 March 2018
Want to be green? Why not a cork smartphone?

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Finally something that doesn't look like an iPhone X copy.

    It look great especially light brown

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      • Anonymous
      • 6p$
      • 02 Mar 2018

      Even a newly starting company can make a cork phone with 3800mAh battery in 9.25mm thickness. Why sony can only add 3180mAh battery in 11.1mm thick phone? Why sony? why?

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        • Kirk
        • UD{
        • 02 Mar 2018

        AnonD-241270, 01 Mar 2018...NOBODY CARES! is not about the material of the back t... moreThat's where you're wrong kiddo!
        Its a stylish back and any eco friendly person would probably pick it up, it has basic function and is sturdy enough to drop on purpose, Its nice that there are other
        alternatives for materials when building a phone, and the fact that its eco friendly is already a plus, definitely something that the mobile industry should look into.

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          • Anonymous
          • tAP
          • 02 Mar 2018

          Creative use of materials thumbs up

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            • AnonD-739791
            • Y2P
            • 02 Mar 2018

            Excellent.

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              • AnonD-687126
              • va3
              • 01 Mar 2018

              The rest of the phone is glass and rare earth minerals. It's not that ecology friendly.

              I don't mind a cork back though.
              I'd take it over glass any day. A built in phone case.

                Envy is one of biggest problems of Portugal...Export them, these guys don't deserve their own country....

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                  • AnonD-349743
                  • qMI
                  • 01 Mar 2018

                  AnonD-229267, 01 Mar 2018As good as a "pastel de nata" (traditional portuguese cream... moreCool story bro.

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                    • AnonD-558092
                    • r7b
                    • 01 Mar 2018

                    It really looks great. We need more of these initiatives, across all the market (even cheap phones). But that P20 is a deal breaker. Keep going Ikimobile! You got it almost perfectly!

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                      • J1V
                      • 01 Mar 2018

                      Finally an iki smartphone with good specs.
                      F/1.8 cameras and RAM quantity are promissing.

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                        • peachy001
                        • myM
                        • 01 Mar 2018

                        Love it, well the back. They got the battery and RAM right, but that chipset is a no. Stunning back, I'd take that over a glass back, any day.most innovative rear, of the year.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • a0A
                          • 01 Mar 2018

                          Beautiful beautiful its the perfection in the simplicity that makes a person look extremely cheap. Does this thing float? And can it work as a mouse trap?

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                            • Anonymous
                            • a0A
                            • 01 Mar 2018

                            And just like that, a corky phone beats tge iphonex

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                              • AnonD-229267
                              • Lca
                              • 01 Mar 2018

                              As good as a "pastel de nata" (traditional portuguese cream cake) and "vinho do Porto" (Oporto wine). Portugal, yes, that small country many times called Spain produce itself half of all the world's cork. Here you can see many things produced in cork and now a phone. Proudly Made in Portugal.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • pdH
                                • 01 Mar 2018

                                I have seen Cork floors and even They have sustained Many years of usage, so that is not a problem. Real Cork has become quite rare so not sure of that so called ecology aspect.
                                But it is good insulate, it will reduce the impact in drops, most likely quite good in cold environments. Why not!
                                There has been real wooden cowers, so not actully anything really new, but the properties of Cork make this quite durable phone! Pity that the hardware seems not to be very battery friendly...

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                                  • Anonym
                                  • 60J
                                  • 01 Mar 2018

                                  Love the Community, 01 Mar 2018Oh look a pessimist. There's no such thing as local factori... moreIf you read carefully he did say "chinese engineers", which is a world away from factory workers that just assemble stuff... most phones are engineered somewhere else. Unless you're doing "label engineering", the art of putting your own label to own it.

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                                    • Love the Community
                                    • Fv4
                                    • 01 Mar 2018

                                    AnonD-241270, 01 Mar 2018...NOBODY CARES! is not about the material of the back t... moreOh look a pessimist. There's no such thing as local factories. They're all outsourced to China. I sure wish they would use Helio X30 or P40/P60. SoCs like these cost less than $30 including motherboard.

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                                      • TrueHeir
                                      • 00X
                                      • 01 Mar 2018

                                      There's a nickname for that company and it's Money Laundry...

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                                        • AnonD-241270
                                        • 3E4
                                        • 01 Mar 2018

                                        ...NOBODY CARES!

                                        is not about the material of the back the phone conquer the market.

                                        Im from Portugal but, no in this world i will buy (someday or somenight) this brand of phone, is just another chinese "made in Portugal" phone, they doing contracts with chinese engineers to came to here to develop this thing, so, is not Portuguese, because Chinese are here making this phones.

                                        well..