Besieged with controversies over illegal content in India and facing an investigation in the US over national security concerns, ByteDance, the parent company of viral video-streaming app, TikTok, has unveiled its first smartphone in China. To be marketed under the Smartisan brand, the device is named Jianguo Pro 3, which curiously translates to ‘Nut Pro 3’ in English.
The Smartisan Jianguo Pro features a 6.39-inch FHD+ (2280 x 1080) AMOLED screen with DC Dimming and 100 percent NTSC Color Gamut. It is powered by the Snapdragon 855+ SoC, and comes with 8/12GB of LPDDR4x RAM alongside 128/256GB of UFS 3.0 storage. The phone also has an in-display fingerprint scanner, carries a 4,000mAh battery with Quick Charge 4+ (18W fast charging) and runs Android 9.0 Pie skinned with Smartisan OS 3.0.
Smartisan Jianguo Pro 3 Price and Availability
The Smartisan Jianguo Pro 3 has been priced starting at 2,899 yuan (around $412 / Rs. 29,000) for the 8GB+128GB version, while the top-end 12GB+256GB model costs a cool 3,599 yuan (around $511 / Rs. 36,000). The phone is already up for pre-order in China in Black, White and Green colors, and will be available for sale from Monday, November 4th. There’s no word on whether it will be available outside of China, but we won’t be holding our breath for it.
