Bluboo S1 and S8 now available in the Philippines

November of last year it was reported that Bluboo is officially entering our local market with their release of the S1 and S8 smartphones to the local market. It might have been a few months in since those announcements but it seems like the company has finally delivered on their promise as the S1 and S8 are now available in the country.

Both devices pack quite the specs for their price. The S1 is powered by MediaTek’s Helio P25 octa-core processor, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of internal storage, and dual rear cameras. While the S8 is the company’s first entry to 18:9 display market equipped with a 5.7-inch HD IPS display at 1440 x 720 resolution and a set of dual rear cameras.

Bluboo S1 specs:
5.5? FHD IPS display @ 1920 x 1080 px, 401ppi
2.5D Curved Gorilla Glass 4
2.5GHz octa-core MediaTek Helio P25
Mali-T880 GPU
4GB LPDDR4X RAM
64GB storage
expandable up to 256GB via microSD (uses SIM2)
16MP + 3MP dual rear cameras with dual LED flash
8MP front camera
4G LTE Cat.6
Dual SIM (hybrid), Dual standby
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
Fingerprint scanner
USB Type-C
Gyroscope
Android 7.0 Nougat
3500 mAh Li-Poly battery w/ Fast Charging

Bluboo S8 specs:
5.7-inch 18:9 HD IPS display @ 1440 x 720px, 282ppi
2.5D Curved Gorilla Glass 4
1.5GHz Octa-core Mediatek MT6750T
Mali-T860 GPU
3GB RAM
32GB internal storage
expandable up to 256GB via microSD
13MP + 3MP AF Dual rear cameras w/ dual LED flash
8MP front camera
4G LTE Cat.6
Dual SIM (hybrid), Dual Standby
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
Fingerprint scanner
USB-C
Android 7.0 Nougat
3450mAh Li-Poly battery w/ Fast Charging

The Bluboo S1 is priced at Php 7,499USD 128INR 10,833EUR 122CNY 931 while the S8 is priced at Php 6,999USD 119INR 10,111EUR 114CNY 869. Both devices are now available over at Lazada. (Check listing for the S1 here, and the S8 here)