[1] On 19 March 2018 it was announced that Santok Group had agreed a licensing deal covering sales of handsets in Europe and South Africa.

[citation needed] Wileyfox stated that the commoditisation of hardware will enable them to differentiate its products from competitors using other Android derivates or iOS.

These devices were announced in August 2015, originally running Cyanogen OS 12.1, with sales and shipments starting later that year.

[15] Because the metal ring holding the rear camera lens has sharp edges, moving the device on a comparatively soft surface, such as a wooden table, easily leaves scratch marks.

The accessory clip-on covers available from Wileyfox alleviate this issue by protruding beyond the metal ring, and are offered in black and red orange.

[16] However, a metallic adhesive layer on the inside of the back cover was added in later production batches, for a purpose not known to the public.

The rear camera is a 20 MP Sony EXMOR IMX220 sensor capable of 1080p and 90 fps slow-motion capture.

All third-generation phones support Qualcomm's Quick Charge 3.0 standard, although no charger is included in the box.

Wileyfox runout model came installed with Android Oreo 8.1, 3Gb RAM, and 32Gb internal memory However, it also has an inherent fault with the front facing 'Selfie' camera.

The fault manifests itself by when it is initially activated, the exposure is correct, but after a second or two, the screen goes dark as if night has quickly fallen.