On July 11, 2016, Glory Mobile held a new product launch conference in Shanghai, releasing the A1 SS version of Glory 8 smartphone and Glory Play bracelet. The biggest feature of Glory 8 this time is the design of double-sided glass. Its parameter configuration is basically the same as that of Glory V8, and the price is lower. At the same time, Wu Yifan is also a star endorsement.
In terms of appearance, Glory 8 adopts the design of double 2.5D glass+metal middle frame, and its back adopts 3D grating carving process, which depicts the texture on the process layer. There are five colors in total: blue, gold, white, black, and pink.
In terms of parameter configuration, Glory 8 uses a 5.2 inch 1080P screen. The SoC is the 2.3GHz Kirin 950, 3/4GB RAM+32/64GB ROM (Micro SD card expansion). It is still equipped with the same dual rear 12 megapixel camera (IMX286+IMX Mono) as Glory V8, and the front camera is 8 megapixels (1.4 μ m). It supports fast charging, full network access, dual card dual standby, and built-in infrared sensors NFC， Back fingerprint identification and USB Type-C interface are used, and the battery capacity is 3000mAh.
In terms of price, 3GB+32GB sold for 1999 yuan, 4GB+32GB for 2299 yuan, and 4GB+64GB for 2499 yuan. It was officially launched on major e-commerce platforms, official websites, and offline at 10:08 on July 19.
At the same time, the glory also updated the A1 SS version of the Glory Play bracelet, which can be understood as an upgraded version of the appearance of the Glory Play bracelet A1. The double ring wrist strap design is adopted, and there are wine red and gentry brown colors to choose from. The official claims to use "high-quality Italian cowhide".
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In terms of specifications, the only difference between Glory 8 and Glory V8 is the screen and battery. Glory 8 has dropped from the 5.7 inch 2K screen of V8 to 1080P 5.2 inch, and from the 3500 mAh battery of V8 to 3000 mAh. Compared with the Glory V8, the double glass design and Wu Yifan endorsement of the Glory 8 will obviously appeal to young people, while the appearance of the Glory V8 is more business oriented.
