Review: Saygus V2 - World's first 320GB (expandable), Waterproof Smartphone

Introduction

CES 2015 was highlighted by some impressive launches and one of those is definitely a launch of world’s first smartphone with 320 GB storage capabilities. Yes, that’s true. Utah based company called Saygus has launched a new smartphone called V2 (pronounced as V-squared). The phone is powered by Android Kitkat out of the box with impressive battery, camera and an expandable 320 GB storage capabilities.

World's first 320 GB expandable storage smartphone: Saygus V2

Getting to know about Saygus V2

At first peek, the Saygus V2 (V Squared) resembles like a normal Android smartphones The smartphone is minuscule  & macho in looks which is complemented by a 5-inch display and razor edge bezels on its sides. The Corning Gorilla Glass 4 gives handset amazing durability.  Kevlar use on the rear and facade panels and aluminum rim at the edges gives it a light & a premium feel. Saygus stated that device will be up-gradable to Android 5.0 Lollipop in the future. Interestingly V2 is also “root capable,” that alludes it arrives with an unlocked bootloader and is relatively easy to gain root access.

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Build & Quality

Let’s get in to the specifications of this smartphone and see what makes it a different smartphone:

Processor & RAM: V2 sports 2.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor with an Adreno 330 GPU and is further fuelled by 3 GB RAM

Display: 5-inch -1080p full-HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Front Panel - Saygus V2

Storage: Key USP of this phone is the storage capabilities. 64 GB inbuilt storage with two Micro SD slot of 128 GBs providing whooping 320 GB storage capabilities

Battery: 3,100 mAh, with wireless charging capabilities

Camera: Both camera of V2 comes with optical image stabilization and dual LED flash, Rear 21 MP and front facing is 13-MP shooter

OS: Android 4.4 Kitkat upgradable to Lollipop in future

Rear Panel - Saygus V2

Other features: The smartphone is waterproof to fulfil IPX7 standards. Phone also features a IR blaster, a 60GHz mobile transceiver, a fingerprint scanner, and built-in Harman Kardon audio technology.

Read the detailed specifications here

General Observation & Verdict

Saygus V2 is definitely an interesting gadget with what it has to offer in terms hardware specifications. While the price is still not disclosed, what we hear is that the phone will be up for grabs at online portals at a nominal price. Consumers in South East Asia will have to wait for bit longer to grab this phone.

You can pre-book this phone from HERE

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