State-owned HiSense and China Telecom have unveiled plans to release a series of collaborative phones under the HiSense Hali series which will reportedly focus Intelligence and adopt the 18:9 Fullscreen design. The first of such to go official under this new alliance is the HiSense Hali itself, which also happens to be the first ever Fullscreen smartphone by HiSense.
Pre-installed with Android 7.1.2 Nougat OS, the Hali sports a 5.99-inch (1440 x 720 pixels) HD+ TFT display with 78-percent screen-to-body ratio and 2.5D Glass covering on the front and rear. It measures 159.44 x 76.1 x 7.85 mm, weighs 167.9 grams and relies on a 3,400mAh battery for power.
In the camera department, the device has a front facing 16MP camera for selfies and rear 12MP camera with 6-element lens and PDAF. On the inside, it packs a Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) octa-core processor paired with 4GB of RAM and 32GB built-in expandable storage space.
The HiSense Hali also features hybrid Dual SIM slots, IR Blaster – for remote control purpose, support for 4G LTE network bands and VoLTE, rear fingerprint sensor (0.3s unlock time) and USB Type-C port. It is priced at CNY 1,399 (US$ 211, EUR 181) and available in Coral Blue, Exquisite Gold and Star Black colour options.