I can remember when the Innjoo Halo was first sold in the 2015 Jumia Black Friday Event for around N7,000; I was amazed that a smartphone with such specs could be sold at such a ridiculously low price. Fast forward to the present time, we have seven different smartphones in the Innjoo Halo series, and a new one, the Innjoo Halo 3 has just been added.
These days, everytime an Innjoo smartphone is released, it comes with a never-before-seen feature in previous Innjoo smartphones. For example, the Innjoo Pro is the company’s first phone with 6GB RAM, the Innjoo 4 which will be released soon would be the first to use a MediaTek X processor, and now the Innjoo Halo 3 is Innjoo’s first smartphone to run on the latest version of the Android Operating System, Android 7.0 Nougat.
Innjoo Halo 3 Specifications, Review and Highlights
Display & Design
The Innjoo Halo 3 possesses a 5.0-inch IPS display which is covered with 2.5D glass and has a resolution of 1280 * 720 (HD) and a pixel density of 293PPI. The phone has a metal unibody design and comes in Black and Gold colours.
Storage & Processor
The Halo 3 is powered by a MediaTek MT6737 processor with four processing cores. It comes with 1GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage which can be expanded up to 128GB via a dedicated microSD card slot.
Camera
A 13MP camera with 5P lens and a f/2.2 aperture is present at the rear of the smartphone with a dual-tone LED flash to take care of your photography needs, and selfie lovers are not forgotten, as a 5MP camera is present at the front.
Battery & Connectivity
The Innjoo Halo 3 packs a 2800mAh battery which affords you 27 hours of talktime and can last 288 hours on standby. As you would expect (since about three existing members of the series also have it), the Halo 3 supports 4G LTE networks via its dual SIM slot.
Software & Hardware
in the hardware section, the Innjoo Halo 3 also comes with a first; it sports a fingerprint sensor, becoming the first smartphone in the Innjoo Halo series to come with the biometric scanner.
In terms of software, the Halo 3 runs on Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box.
Innjoo Halo 3 Full Phone Specifications
General
| Device Brand | Innjoo |
| Model | Halo 3 |
| Announced | March 14, 2017 |
| Released | March 2017 |
| Status | Coming | Announced (No price details) |
Network
| 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GHz |
| 3G Network | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 GHz |
| 4G Network | LTE |
| SIM Type | Micro-SIM, dual standby |
| SIM Count | Dual SIM |
Data
| 2G | GPRS Up to 32 to 48 kbps; EDGE – up to 236.8 kbps |
| 3G | Up to 42.2 Mbps (HSDPA), 5.76 Mbps;(HSUPA) |
| 4G | Up to 300/50 Mbps |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps |
| Web Browser | Yes, HTML5 |
Design
| Type | Smartphone |
| Dimensions | – |
| Weight | – |
| Build | Metal Unibody Design. |
| Colors | Black & Gold |
Display
| Display Type | IPS Capacitive touchscreen |
| Size | 5 inches |
| Resolution | 720 * 1280 pixels |
| Colors | 16M colors |
| Pixel Density | ~293 ppi pixel density |
| Touch Screen | Yes |
| Protection | No |
| Features | 2.5D Curved Glass |
| Secondary Display | No |
Camera
| 13MP | |
| f/2.2 aperture, 5P Lens | |
| Yes | |
| 720p | |
| Autofocus | |
| Yes, Dual-tone LED flash (Primary) | |
| 5MP | |
| – |
Software
| Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) | |
| n/a | |
| Yes | |
| Skype | Yes |
| Yes | |
| Yes | |
| Youtube | Yes |
Hardware
| 64-bit MediaTek MT6737 | |
| CPU | Quad-Core 1.3 GHz |
| GPU | – |
| 1GB RAM | |
| Internal Storage | 16GB |
| Expandable up to 128 GB (microSD) [dedicated] | |
| Accelerometer, Proximity, Light | |
| Controls | – |
Connectivity
| Yes, Bluetooth v4.0 | |
| Bluetooth Profiles | – |
| Infrared | – |
| Wi-Fi | Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct |
| Wi-fi Hotspot | Yes |
| USB Type | Yes; USB v2.0 |
| USB-On-the Go (OTG) | – |
| GPS | Yes, GPS + A-GPS |
| NFC | No |
| HDMI | n/a |
| No | |
| No |
Battery
| Battery Type | Li-Po |
| Capacity | 2800mAh |
| Placement | Non-removable |
| Standby | 288 Hours |
| Talk Time | 27 Hours |
| Music Play | – |
Messaging
| SMS | Yes (threaded view) |
| MMS | Yes |
| Yes, IMAP4, POP3, SMTP | |
| IM | Yes |
Media
| Yes, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, MIDI, WAV, AC3, FLAC | |
| Yes, 3GP, Mp4, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 player | |
| n/a | |
| Yes, FM radio No | |
| Vibration, Ringtones | |
| MP3, WAV | |
| Yes | |
| Yes, 3.5mm Jack |
Other Features
| – MP4/H.264 player – MP3/WAV/eAAC+/Flac player – Photo/video editor – Document viewer |
Availability and Price of Innjoo Halo 3 in Nigeria, Kenya & Ghana
The Innjoo Halo 3 has not been released into smartphone stores yet, so we don’t have the price details. We will duly update this article when the info is available.