On its back side we will learn that the product is rated as 5V, 1A:
The top area comes with the USB port:
Despite the low cost segment T8 is aimed for, the manufacturer has bundled a non-tangle USB cable, which is easy to use (UMI C1 was also bundled with one):
The connectors are flat and branded:
But let’s go back to the main product; the KingSing T8 smartphone is covered in front by a transparent protective layer, which holds the company motto “For Happy Life”:
By removing it we will get to see that a plastic screen protector is preinstalled, so KingSing saw fit to remove the hassle of installing it by ourselves, which is a good thing; the design resembles a bit the Xiaomi MI4 which we have last reviewed and comes with a 5’’ FWVGA-LCD display (854x480 resolution); the viewing angles of it get us near twisted nematic technology and not IPS and it also supports two-touch point for the capacitive screen:
On the top we have the speaker grill, 2MP selfie camera lens, the light sensor along with the proximity sensor:
On the lower area of the screen we have the Menu button, the central Home button but also the right Back button; these are capacitive but no backlight is available for them:
On the bottom area of the plastic chromed frame we have the microphone port hole:
The right side resembles the MI4, with the volume rocker along with the Power/Standby button: