Bluboo disappeared for awhile, but came fully back into the limelight with their megabattery Bluboo X550. They’ve released several interesting mobiles since then, such as the Xfire and Xtouch (more…)
Author: Damian Parsons
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Budget flagship 3GB 32GB LeTV One X600 preview
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Full 3GB 1080P budget Doogee F5 review Doogee F5 pro review
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At this point, Doogee has been around long enough to be called a seasoned China brand. We don’t hear nearly as much about them as we used to, but this is mostly due to Doogee concentrating their efforts at the retail level in Europe and the UK. (more…)
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Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 16GB and 64GB preview
Xiaomi has risen to the top in an incredibly short time. Taking huge bites out of Apple and Samsung’s pockets and seemingly continuing to rise at an exponential rate, expanding into most Asian markets at the retail level, as well as Brazil. They have come to be the #3 handset maker in the world, bested only by Samsung and Apple in terms of overall handset sales. (more…)
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2GB Windows 10 budget tablet Onda V919 Air preview
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3GB 1080P budget Ecoo E04 preview MT6753
Pricing on China smart phones are dropping fast, but we are also seeing incredible performance gains and quality for these prices. Ecoo is a relatively new player in the China phone game, having been producing phones since MT6592, but are giving us a very powerful mobile at a great price point.
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3GB 1080P Ulefone Be Touch 3 preview
Ulefone has been around for awhile, but didn’t come to prominence until their release of the very popular Ulefone Be 1. Within a few weeks of its release, the Ulefone Be 1 became very difficult to get and the Ulefone Be Touch 2 was announced. (more…)
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3GB MT6795 flagship LeTV 1S preview
LeTV is one of the more interesting recent players to enter the smartphone market. Unlike many recent companies who seemingly sprang from nowhere, LeTV has been around since 2004. (more…)
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2GB budget Meizu M2 review Meizu M2 Mini review
When speaking of China brand mobiles, there’s no leaving out Meizu; they’ve been around since the beginning and their name is synonymous with quality to those who know the market. They have offices in Hong Kong, China, and even in Russia. Annually Meizu sells about 18 million handsets. (more…)
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Bluboo Xfire preview 64-bit ultra-budget mobile
Bluboo has come out of the woodwork to make several new releases. The quite good Bluboo X550 caught a lot of attention, and rightly so as it was one of the first mobiles to spearhead the recent mega-battery trend. (more…)
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Ultra-budget Leagoo Alfa 5 preview
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Snapdragon 801 OnePlus X preview
OnePlus jumped on the scene about a year back with their premium specced OnePlus One. This mobile shook things up a bit with their marketing approach; by selling the phone through invite codes only, they generated huge buzz around phone. Enough buzz in fact that many common consumers, who knew nothing of China phones, ended up knowing the brand name.
Up for preview today is the OnePlus X.
OnePlus X review specs specifications
- SoC: Snapdragon 801
- CPU: 4-core Krait [email protected]
- GPU: Adreno 330
- RAM: 2GB or 3GB (two different versions)
- ROM storage: 16GB
- Display: 2.5D Gorilla Glass protected IPS OGS 5.0″@1080P
- Front camera: 13MP
- Rear camera: 8MP
- TF SD expandable: Yes
- Dual-SIM: Yes
- OS: Oxygen over Android 5.1.1
- 2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
- 3G: WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100MHz
- 4G: FDD-LTE 1800/2100/2600MHz
- Battery: 2450mAh built-in
This is an awesome time to be into China phones. A couple of months back, it seemed there was no end to the 5.5″ models, but recently we’ve seen a big surge towards 5.0″. As 4.7″/5.0″ is my preferred size, it’s great to see OnePlus releasing a more compact mobile.
Interestingly, they’ve gone with a design that allows for TF SD expansion up to 128GB. The two different versions are 2GB and 3GB, but beyond this are the exact same phone. The price difference between the two is only $10, so obviously we’re going to jump up to the 3GB version when purchasing. That being said, there’s little to no discernible difference between 2GB and 3GB to the average user, so if the gap gets wider than $15, I’d stick with the 2GB version.The Snapdragon 801 is one of Qualcomm’s flagship SoC and has enough bandwidth to easily push 1080P; we should see a very smooth Android experience with the OnePlus X. We also see the OnePlus X supports worldwide 3G, which is good news for N/C/S Americans.
OnePlus [email protected] Stylewise the OnePlus X is nice and square and carries the slightly edge-curved 2.5D Gorilla Glass.
If you’re looking for a compact mobile built by a strong up and comer known for creating very solid mobiles, consider the OnePlus X.
