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Mobicel Hype

Mobicel Hype
$112
Brand: Mobicel
Category: Phones
  • Display 5.9 inch pixels HD+ display
  • Camera 13 MP Main/ 5 front
  • Storage 8 GB
  • RAM 1 GB
  • CPU Quad-core 1.3 Mediatek MT6739W
  • OS Android 8.1 (Oreo, Go Edition)

Our Rating

The review rating is based on accessment of the device by experts, and opinions of trusted YouTube reviewers.

8.5
  • Design, Built Quality 7 / 10
  • Display Quality 9 / 10
  • Camera Quality 9 / 10
  • Audio & Multimedia 7 / 10
  • OS and Usability 8 / 10
  • Battery Performance 9 / 10

Mobicel Hype Highlights and Overview

Mobicel Hype is the basic version of the Hype X. Unlike the Hype X, this unit comes with a 5.9-inch HD+ Display with 720 x 1440 pixels resolution. The display uses 18:9 aspect ratio, and does not have a notch Cut-out.

Under the hood, the device is powered by a Quad-core MediaTek MT6739 CPU clocked at 1.3GHz. Catering for graphic need is a PowerVR GE8100 GPU, along with 1GB RAM and 8/16 GB internal storage. If that storage capacity is not enough for you, then you can always attach an additional SD card to the phone.

Coming to the camera department, the Mobicel Hype comes with a 13-megapixel main camera with LED flash, and another 5MP front-facing camera for selfie. Sadly, the device have no support for fingerprint sensor, but there is a bundled FaceID with the front facing camera.

But does the Mobicel Hype have support for 4G LTE network? Yes, the device also have support for dual SIM cards, with a 2800mAh battery and Android 8.1 (Oreo, Go Edition) out of the box. The full specs and features of the Mobicel Hype are detailed below.

 

Mobicel Hype Full Specifications and Features

NETWORK

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Network Bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network Bands HSDPA 850 / 1900
4G Network Bands LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

LAUNCH

Also Known As -
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BODY

Dimensions 153.7 x 74.3 x 8 mm (6.17 x 2.96 x 0.31 in)
Weight 164 g (4.02 oz)
Build Premium Plastic
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY

Display Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.99 inches, 96.7 cm2 (~82.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1440 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~267 ppi density)

PLATFORM

Operating System Android 8.1 (Oreo, Go Edition)
Chipset Mediatek MT6739W
CPU Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU PowerVR GE8300

MEMORY

RAM + ROM 1 GB
Card Slot Yes, up to 128 GB via microSD card

MAIN CAMERA

Camera Type Double Lenses
Camera Sensor(s) 13 megapixel main camera
Camera Features PDAF, Geo-tagging, panorama, f/2.0 aperture, bokeh mode, AI scene mode
Video Resolution 1080p@30fps, 720p@30fps

SELFIE CAMERA

Camera Type Single Lens
Camera Sensor(s) 5-megapixel
Camera Features HDR+, FaceID, AI beautification
Video Resolution 720@30fps

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
Speaker Location Chin, below display
Audio Jack Type Yes, 3.5mm audio jack

CONNECTIVITY

Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP
NFC
GPS Yes
FM Radio Yes

BATTERY

Battery Capacity Non-removable Li-Ion 2800 mAh battery
Wireless Charging No
Talk Time Talk Time is the longest time that a single battery charge will last when you are constantly talking on the phone under perfect conditions, Ambient temperature and highly dependent on the cellular network environment such as the distance to the closest cell network tower. Up to 24 hours
Stand-by Up to 380 hours

OTHER FEATURES

Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Box Contents Charging Brick / USB cable

Mobicel Hype User Reviews and Opinions

Comments 12

  1. Asenathi says:

    Bought my mobicel hype on the 24 May 2019 its not even a month today the 09 June 2019 around 10 the screen is turning white i don't know what's the problem spent R1500 on a phone and its already giving me problem so unhappy.

  2. Sylvia shipanga says:

    It a great phone but why is the photos not showing its taking pictures but can’t find them please help I did everything I could but still

  3. Ildephonce Mkama says:

    It is almost two years since I bought this product at pepcell. Today I get trouble with the battery, how can I get the spare?

  4. Trevor says:

    Hi im currently living in kenya I have the phone it is great compared that it is a low end phone which is quite amazing but I have only one problem, the availability of the phone and its accessories I have searched literally every store in kenya but I didn’t find what I was searching for which is the phone’s back cover and yes The phone was imported with it but everything is bound to spoil. If any ine can help I would really appreciate.

  5. Danny Jacobs says:

    Why does my internal storage always gets full but I have a 16Gig memory card in.Please help me to release more space on my Mobicel Hype internal storage.I like the phone but the storage usage it’s not working really I can’t keep a phone that shows storage space running low but I delete almost all my contents to create space but it’s not even 5 Min then it shows storage full .

  6. Samuel says:

    This phone they gud

  7. Thabo says:

    This is a stu*****pid phone it’s cuts when shooting a video

  8. Panashe says:

    It’s a good phone. I have been using for a year and half now. The only problem that currently have it that is switches off and 70% I don’t know if the problem is the battery or the phone itself. Already brought a new battery and still it switches off at 70%

  9. Missy says:

    Ohk it’s been two years and it’s a great phone. Except for the battery. Sometimes it switched off at 80%

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