Update: 05-MAR-2016, now Xiaomi Overseas edition at a reduced price.
Xiaomi needs no introduction to China brand enthusiasts. Indeed, the brand is well known to many who don’t even follow China mobiles. (more…)
Category: Brands
-
Elephone M2 trunk review specifications 3GB 32GB 1080P
I recently reviewed the very good Elephone P8000. It lacked a couple of components that you’d expect at the price they’re selling it, but otherwise was one of the better phones I’ve reviewed over the years. It looks great, has great battery life and solid build, along with a stable Android 5.1.
Elephone, well known for putting out one phone after another, already has the next set planned — Elephone Trunk, Elephone M1, and Elephone M2. When I see a mobile dubbed Elephone Trunk, I lower and shake my inner mind in disbelief, but there it is.
-
Cubot P11 review specifications budget beauty
At this point, Cubot can be considered one of the veteran China brands. They haven’t been around as long as brands such as Jiayu and THL, but came onto the scene about the same time as iNew and Doogee were becoming prominent. (more…)
-
Xiaomi Mi4c preview specs specifications Snapdragon 808
The Xiaomi Mi4c is the followup to the Xiaomi Mi4i and is set to be a strong flagship alternative. (more…)
-
Leagoo Lead 7 review specifications 4500mAh budget mobile
Leagoo is a fairly new brand, born in April 2014, but the team behind Leagoo, OTEDA Group Holding Limited, began and have been involved with technology and mobile communications since 2003. (more…)
-
Elephone P8000 review 4165mAh 3GB MT6753 touch ID
Elephone rampaged onto the scene about a year back and in that short time have already become one of the better known China brands. This is largely due to heavy hype marketing. Let’s not surround “hype” with negative connotation, as that’s what marketing generally is — hype. But, there is still some responsibility to produce a modicum of what’s been promised. (more…)
-
Umi Hammer S review specifications 2GB 3200mAh remote control mobile
Umi has long been synonymous with quality in the China phone world. They have been around about as long as Jiayu and THL, which makes them an elder brand.
The Umi Hammer was one of their more popular models and they’ve now given the phone a reboot in the form of Umi Hammer S.
Umi Hammer [email protected]
Umi Hammer S specifications
- SoC: MT6735
- CPU: 64-bit quad-core [email protected]
- GPU: Mali-T720
- RAM: 2GB
- ROM storage: 16GB
- Display: 2.5D 5.5″@720P IPS
- Battery: 3200mAh
- USB: Type-C 3.1
- Rear camera: 13MP Sony IMX179
- Front camera: 2MP
- TF-SD expandable: Yes
- Dual-SIM: Yes
- OTG: Yes
- Dimensions: 154 x 77.4 x 8.5mm
- 2G: 850/900/1800/1900
- 3G: 900/1900/2100
- 4G: FDD-LTE 800/1800/2100/2600
- Touch ID: Yes
The Umi Hammer S carries the MT6735 SoC, this is the recently typical SoC manufacturers have been using to keep costs down for consumers and I’ve found it to be a very capable SoC, pushing Android without any issues.
We also see the largish battery coming in at 3200mAh. With the 720P display, this should provide very good battery life. Good enough to get nearly all users through the day. Moderate and light users should see a couple of days with a battery this size.
Umi is using the Type-C USB port which allows for faster data transfer with hardware capable computers. Type-C is backwards compatible with USB 1, 2 and 3, so there’s no need for worrying about being able to transfer and connect to older PCs.
Stylewise, the Umi Hammer S is sporting CNC process metal sides and a nice square design. The front glass is 2.5D arc style, which always adds a nice element of class to a mobile.
Also worthy of mention is the touch ID feature, which allows you to unlock your phone with a tap on the back. This is really where I prefer it on a mobile, as it’s much more comfortable and natural to scan your fingertip on the back as opposed to the center front.
A new feature recently come to several China mobiles is the universal infrared remote. This will allow you to control all of your compatible remote control gadgets with your Umi Hammer S.
Umi Hammer [email protected]
I’ve recently reviewed a couple of Umi phones and have found them to be quality units, both in terms of use and physical build. If you’re looking for a 2GB RAM budget mobile with slick looks and are in an area with the aforementioned frequency support, consider the Umi Hammer S.
-
Doogee HomTom HT6 6250mAh 2GB budget mega battery mobile
The big battery war just wouldn’t be a war without Doogee entering the fray, and entering it they are with their HomTom line of mobiles. (more…)
-
Mlais MX Base review 4200mAh 2GB budget mobile
I’ve recently reviewed several Mlais phones and found them to be generally solid budget choices. Mlais has been in the game longer than most current popular China brands and have a fairly strong following in China. (more…)
-
Cubot H1 review specifications 5200mAh 2GB budget mobile
Cubot has been around for a couple of years and generally releases solid mobiles. Their latest release is the 5200mAh Cubot H1, which puts them in with the recent surge of mega-batteried mobiles. (more…)
-
Ulefone Be Touch 2 review 3GB RAM MT6752
Slim and somewhat resembling the iPhone 6, Ulefone’s Be Touch 1, with the help of some strong hype marketing, produced quite a bit of stir and put Ulefone on the map. They had also released the Ulefone Be Pro, which looked very much like the OnePlus One. (more…)
-
Doogee Y100 Pro review specifications Valencia 2 2GB RAM Sub $100 mobile
On a rampage with high-specced phones at great prices, Doogee just keeps churning them out this month. Up for preview today is the Doogee Y100 Pro. Another sub-$100 mobile from Doogee. (more…)
