Chinese smartphone brand, UMIDIGI has added a new smartphone to its Bison rugged smartphone called UMIDIGI BISON 2. The handset is an updated version to the BISON smartphone launched by UMI back in May of 2021.

UMIDIGI BISON 2 launched

The BISON 2 sports a 6.5-inches display with 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution with a punch-hole in  the middle of the screen.

The rugged smartphone runs Google Android 12. Being a rugged phone, it has IP68/IP69K, MIL-STD-810G certification.

Under the hood, the UMIDIGI BISON 2 is powered by the MediaTek MT6779V, also known as Helio P90, an octa-core processor clocked at 2.2 GHz, along with PowerVR GM9446 GPU. This is paired with 6GB RAM and 64GB of internal storage.

As for cameras, you are getting four camera modules on the back, the main snapper is a 48-megapixel unit along with 16-megapixel ultrawide lens and a dual 5-megapixel lenses for macro and depth sensing respectively, while a single 24-megapixel selfie snapper sits in the notch upfront.

The device comes with a side-mounted fingerprint scanner with dual 4G VoLTE enabled SIMs. There is a 6150 mAh battery with 18W fast charger on the inside. Other features include Audio 3.5mm earphone jack support, USB Type-C.

UMIDIGI BISON 2

UMIDIGI BISON 2 Specifications

CPU: MediaTek Helio P90 MT6779V, 2.2GHz Octa-Core

GPU: PowerVR GM9446

Display: 6.5-inch FHD+ 2400×1080, 20:9

RAM: 6GB LPDDR4x

Storage: 64GB UFS 2.1 (up to 512GB with microSD)

Main camera: Triple

  • 48 MP (main, f/1.8)
  • 16 MP (ultra wide angle 117°, f/2.2)
  • 5 MP (macro, f/2.4)

Front camera: 24 MP, f/2.0

OS: Android 12

Dimension: 172.2 x 83.9 x 12.9 mm

Weight: 280g

Battery: 6150mAh (Fast charge 18W)

Colors: Hack Black

Wi-Fi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

Bluetooth: v5.0

Waterproof and dustproof: Waterproof and dustproof and shockproof (IP68/IP69K, MIL-STD-810G)

USB: USB Type-C

Earphone Jack: Yes

Authentication method: Fingerprint sensor (side), face ID

Others: Dual SIM (nanoSIM), VoLTE

Network

  • 4G bands: LTE-FDD B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/17/18/19/20/25/26/28/34/38/39/40/41/66
  • 3G bands: WCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19
  • CDMA BC0/BC1
  • 2G bands: GSM: B2 /B3 /B5 /B8

UMIDIGI BISON 2 Price and Availability

The UMIDIGI BISON 2 comes in a single color variant which is Hack Black. The handset will be available globally  as from June 21 2022 but preorder is already on at AliExpress.

3 COMMENTS

  1. Seems like a powerful smartphone to me! The features such as 6150 mAh battery, Mediatek Helio p90 chip, triple-setup of the camera, etc. are making it more desirable.

  2. A 48MP triple camera setup at the rear coupled with a Mediatek Helio P series processor is going to perform well.

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