Doogee has been marketing towards westerners for a while, but have recently fell out of the limelight and replaced by more aggressive brands such as Elephone. That doesn’t mean they’re out for the count; the Doogee Y100X, aka Doogee Nova, is a budget phone with excellent specs for an $85 mobile. (more…)
Author: Damian Parsons
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UMI eMAX preview 2GB 3780mAh
Well known as one of the top-quality budget brands, UMI, a long time player in the China smart phone market has now fully entered the battle on the Western front. They’ve always marketed towards Westerners, but recently have upped their game. (more…)
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Oukitel U10 preview 3GB RAM 1080P MT6753 budget mobile
Oukitel is one of the many new China brand companies that have entered the phone market over the last year. I’m not sure the name is a solid Western marketing decision, but actually when saying it out loud, it has an interesting ring to it.
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TCL 3S M3G preview – big battery budget 2GB RAM Qualcomm 1080p mobile
TCL is an international brand, mainly known for their budget flat screen televisions which are sold around the world. Allied with Alcatel France, over the last couple of years they’ve also produced some solid mobiles. (more…)
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Newest MTK Droid Tool replacement for MT6752 MT6732
Over the last few months a large portion of the new phone models have MTK’s newer SoC’s in them. Unfortunately, the creator of MTK Droid Tools has not updated his excellent MTK Droid Tools to fully support these chipsets. (more…)
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Mlais M7 camera pictures images
These are pictures from the Mlais M7. The images are unedited other than resizing and cropping.
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Big China corporations to enter the smartphone war
If the likes of Elephone, iNew, Doogee, Mlais and are feeling the heat now, 2016 is going to be a furnace.
Due to economic slowdown in China, several heavy hitters are shifting their focus will be entering the smartphone market soon. Here are the manufacturers to keep an eye on. (more…)
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Blackview Zeta review super budget mobile
A couple of months back I reviewed the Blackview Omega. That phone looks great and had a good camera, but for an MT6592 SoC phone was too expensive in Q2/Q3 2015. Blackview has now done a complete reversal and released a sub-$100 mobile with the MTK6592M SoC. (more…)
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Mlais M4 review MT6732 2GB 16GB
Mlais is one of the older China brands, well loved in China, and usually putting out good budget phones. Recently I reviewed the sub-$100 MT6592 M9 which I thought was an excellent buy for the price, and the M52, which is a powerful bargain-priced phone. Now up is the M4, nicknamed ominously — Ironbone. (more…)
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Ulefone Be Touch review 3GB MT6752
A couple of months back I reviewed the surprisingly decent Ulefone Be Pro, a phone that has now dropped in price to under $130. The next phone up from Ulefone is the Be Touch. (more…)
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Ulefone Be Touch vs iPhone 6 video and promo
Though the Ulefone Be Touch isn’t reporting a huge battery like some of the recent releases, many of these recent 3000mAh battery phones are being falsely reported. Kudos to Ulefone for keeping it real and 2550mAh isn’t too shabby in such a slick looking mobile. (more…)
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No. 1 Sun S2 hands on
A number of manufacturers have attempted to enter the smartwatch game and mostly they’ve been too clunky and obvious. Perhaps good for wearing at the gym or out for a jog, but likely not something you’d wear to work, school or at a social gathering. (more…)