Lenovo has been an interesting player in the budget smartphone game. They’ve put out some good phones, but curiously many of them have had only 2-band GSM and single-band WCDMA. I overlooked the Lenovo K50 K50-t5 K3 Lemon Note because when news regarding it’s release first came about, the specs going around the web showed only dual-band WCDMA. (more…)
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3GB Zopo Speed 7 and Zopo Speed 7 Plus preview
Lately Zopo has been a bit overshadowed by flashy, aggressive new comers, but they’re still one of the top dogs in the game and can be counted on to produce solid mobiles at competitive price points. (more…)
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Kingzone N5 review specifications 2GB 64-bit budget
Kingzone is one of the freshest players in the China phone market. Their first release that caught my eye was the MT6752 Kingzone Z1, which impressed me with it’s long battery life and eye-catching unique style. (more…)
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Xiaomi Mi4I review specifications 2GB Qualcomm SoC
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The Xiaomi MI series has been popular for those wanting a mid-priced, powerful mobile. This year’s version, the MI4I has the powerful 64-bit octa-core Snapdragon 615 SoC with the CPUs clocked at 1.7GHz. (more…)
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Elephone P6000 Pro review specifications 2GB MT6753 budget mobile
Hot on the heels of the P7000 release is the announcement of the Elephone P6000 Pro. I owned and reviewed the original P6000 and found it to be a very good phone. (more…)
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Umi eMAX review 2GB MT6752
As mentioned in the preview, Umi has been around for quite awhile. Recently they’ve stepped up their game in regards to marketing towards Westerners and it should be interesting how the older tried and true Umi competes against the up & comers. (more…)
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Full Xiaomi Redmi 2 review 2GB 16GB Snapdragon budget mobile
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Xiaomi is one of the better known China brands and are sold internationally. They’ve come on fiercely, creating solid mobiles with good pricing and taking it to the retail level in various countries. They didn’t really come to the forefront of budget shoppers awareness though until the Xiaomi Hongmi was up for grabs. (more…)
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Meizu MX5 review specifications Sony IMX220 2.2GHz 3GB MTK Helio X10 mobile
Meizu is widely considered to be one of the top China phone brands. Most of their models carry premium specs along with a mid-range price.
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Pipo W3F review 1080p tablet Windows 8.1 Android 4.4 2GB 32GB
Pipo is a long time player in the tablet game, and outside of China, at least in Asia, the brand is a household name. They have several lines and many different models of tablets. The one we’ll be looking at today is the Pipo W3F. The W stands for ‘work’ and is geared towards those needing a bit of oomph beyond a simple email and game machine. (more…)
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Doogee Y100X preview $85 1GB 720P
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…)
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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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