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Sugar Y8 Max

Sugar Y8 Max
$119
Brand: Sugar
Category: Phones
  • Display 5.45 Inch 720 x 1440 pixels HD+ display
  • Camera 8 MP + 2 MP Main/ 5 MP front
  • Storage 16 GB
  • RAM 2 GB
  • CPU Octa-core 1.4 GHz Snapdragon 425
  • OS Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)

Our Rating

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

8.8
  • Design, Built Quality 7 / 10
  • Display Quality 9 / 10
  • Camera Quality 9 / 10
  • Audio & Multimedia 7 / 10
  • OS and Usability 9 / 10
  • Battery Performance 10 / 10

Sugar Y8 Max Highlights and Overview

Sugar Y8 Max is a battery centric smartphone from Sugar Mobile. Adding to the fairly large built-in battery, it also provide respectable specification and runs a Snapdragon CPU. The device has a 5.45-inch 720 x 1440 pixels display. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 processor and paired with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of expandable storage.

On the camera department, there is a dual placed 8 + 2 MP Main camera on the rear of the phone and a 5MP sensor upfront for selfies. The Y8 Max also comes with a rear placed fingerprint scanner, and of course, with other default Android security lock in place.

The device packs a 4,000mAh battery, a MicroUSB 2.0 and Bluetooth 4.2. The Y8 Max comes with support for 4G LTE network on dual SIM, and run Android 7.1. Other key specifications and silent features of the SugarYY8 Max are detailed in the specification table below.

Sugar Y8 Max 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 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network Bands LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

LAUNCH

Also Known As -
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BODY

Dimensions 147 x 73.5 x 9.3 mm (6.05 x 3.06 x 0.38 in)
Weight 170 g (6.64 oz)
Build Front glass, plastic back
SIM Type Single Nano-SIM

DISPLAY

Display Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.45 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1440 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~297 ppi density)

PLATFORM

Operating System Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Qualcomm Adreno 308

MEMORY

RAM + ROM 2 GB
Card Slot Yes, up to 128 GB via microSD card (uses dedicated slot)

MAIN CAMERA

Camera Type Double Lenses
Camera Sensor(s) 8 + 2 -megapixel main camera
Camera Features Autofocus
Continuous shooting
Digital zoom
Geotagging
Panorama
HDR
Touch focus
Face detection
White balance settings
ISO settings
Exposure compensation
Self-timer
Scene mode
Flash type - Quad LED
4-element lens
Video Resolution 1080p@30fps

SELFIE CAMERA

Camera Type Single Lens
Camera Sensor(s) 5-megapixel
Video Resolution 720p@30fps

SOUND

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

CONNECTIVITY

Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP
NFC
GPS Yes
FM Radio Yes

BATTERY

Battery Capacity Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 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 480 hours

OTHER FEATURES

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

Sugar Y8 Max User Reviews and Opinions

Comments 2

  1. Sayed says:

    Pleace tell about the button at left side of this sugar Y8..
    Actually what was function of this button? B’coz nothing is happen when i pressed the button at left side of this Sugar Y8

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