Elephone is one of the most prominent China phone brands in the game. They’ve been creating some very interesting, unique mobiles and behind the style is a strong marketing team. (more…)
Category: Brands
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Cubot X15 preview 2GB MT6735A 1080p
Cubot has been around for a couple of years, generally producing quite decent phones. Indeed, we rarely hear of complaints regarding Cubot models.
Regarding the name of the brand, I really like “Cubot”. It’s short, simple and you know how to say it. It’s got a nice, modern ring to it, and in terms of marketing towards Westerners, speaking strictly in regards to ambiance of the name itself, makes it worlds beyond names such as Xiaomi, HomTom, Gionee, Jiayu and the like. (more…)
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$99 2GB Blackview Alife P1 Pro review specifications 64-bit
Blackview is a relatively new comer to the mobile market. I first reviewed their very slick and well made, but overpriced, Blackview Omega a couple months back, and more recently I reviewed their great $80 budget Blackview Zeta. (more…)
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6000mAh Innos D6000 review specifications 3GB Qualcomm 615
Full review now finished. Click here to go to full Innos D6000 review.
It’s not thin at just under 12mm, it’s not light at 188 grams, and it’s not super-powered SoC wise, but beyond being priced right, it’s got a ton of special tacked on. (more…)
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Lenovo K3 Note review 2GB MT6752 Lenovo K50 review Lemon Note
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.