Excerpt: Umi is one of the top China brands available today. This model also comes under the brand name Voto. From what we understand, these two phones both come with the exact same sets of hardware. (more…)
Author: Damian Parsons
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iNew i6000 Review!
Excerpt: The iNew i6000 is one giant phone. 6.5″ of 1080p goodness. Those who own the iNew i6000 seem to be very happy with it. It’s easy to root and has a CWM already built by one of the chinaphonearena members. (more…) -
Zopo C2 Review Plus / Platinum!
Excerpt: The Zopo C2 and Zopo ZP980 are fine looking phones. Slim and slick. They come in several configurations – 1GB/2GB RAM, 4GB/16GB/32GB ROM, as well as MTK6589/MTK6589T, so be aware when your ordering so you know exactly what phone you’re getting. (more…) -
Bluebo B6000 Review – Budget Android Gaming Phone!
Excerpt: The Bluebo B6000’s claim to fame is that it was (arguably) the first 720p MTK6589T phone to come out. On top of it all, it’s got a big 5.7″ LCD. 720p as opposed to 1080p, MTK6589T and the big LCD make the B6000 a great budget gamer’s phone. (more…) -
Star X920 Butterfly Review e/f!
Excerpt: The Star X920 / Butterfly was one of the first MTK6589 phones to come out. Once again, Star is one of the first China phones to innovate by extending their X920 line with models with MTK6589T as well. The Star X920/Butterfly is a unique looking phone. (more…) -
THL W8 Review S/Plus/Youth/Beyond!
Excerpt: The THL W8 isn’t the slickest looker on the block. In fact, you might go ahead and call it downright frumpy with it’s rounded corners, rounded back and not so slim profile. Nevertheless, THL is one of the ‘old’ players in the China phone game, and you can be fairly sure you’ll get a well built product. (more…) -
iOcean X7 Youth/Turbo/Plus/Elite Review
Excerpt: The iOcean X7 is a beautiful looking phone. Anybody who’s followed my blog knows I’m a big fan of square as oppose to the rounded look. The more square the better. Similar to the THL W8 and many other recent MTK phones, the iOcean X7 is available in several configurations. (more…) -
JiaYu S1 vs Galaxy S4. JiaYu Steps Up Their Game To Compete With The Big Boys!
Huge step up for JiaYu, as they will soon release the JiaYu S1. The JiaYu S1 is clearly an attempt to compete with the big boys such as Xiaomi, Meizu, Samsung and HTC. At least feature wise, this is a very viable option for those looking for something a bit more high-end than what MTK6589T currently offers. (more…) -
New MIUI v5 Dual-SIM Standby ROMs Released For MTK6589!
It’s been quite a while since we’ve seen a universal MIUI v5 update. This update along with numerous bug fixes supports Dual-SIM Standby. (more…) -
Do I Need a Phone With 2GB RAM? 1GB vs 2GB!
Image by Farnsworth A year or so back, the big questions was, ‘do I need 1GB RAM?’ Most China phones came with 512MB, and only the more expensive China phones came with 1GB. Fast forward one year, and most main stream China phones are coming with 1GB and pushing on to 2GB. (more…)
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More Breaking MTK6592 8-core/octa-core News!
Image by Wondershare I realize my posts have been far and few between. What was happening was some unnamed websites were directly copying and pasting our full posts. After successfully lodging a complaint with Google and getting several sites AdSense shut down, we will continue on with the posts. Thanks to our loyal readers for continuing to support us. On with the show.
After having some confirmation of MTK6592 a couple weeks back, we now have even more breaking news on this exciting new 8-core chip. Mediatek is calling their 8-core MTK6592 the first ‘true synchronized octacore chip’. They can claim this because Samsung’s Exynos 8-core SoC is actually 2 quad-core CPUs. One a high-powered ARM a15 set for when running CPU intensive operations, and the other a less power-hungry ARM a7 set reserved for when you’re doing less CPU intensive things. This is called a big.LITTLE configuration. (more…)
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Lightake Coupon Code For August!
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