In April, TCL released quite a few LTE 4G phones – S838M, S830U, J730U and J938M to name a few. 4G already approved and licensed in China, TCL could wait no longer and used Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 400 in all of them. (more…)
Category: Brands
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MT6591 iNew V8 Review Specifications
iNew mostly came to fame with the release of the sleek iNew V3. As great and original looking as the iNew V3 was, it was significantly crippled by a charging system that only charged the battery to 88%, leaving an already smallish battery even further weakened. (more…)
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Inside Analysts Report Meizu MX4 To Come With MTK6595
Though we recently reported it is unlikely Meizu will use MT6595 in their upcoming Meizu MX4, some China analysts are predicting otherwise. (more…)
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THL 5000 Review – MT6592 5000mA Battery Phone
THL, one of the mature players in the China phone game has really stepped up to the plate with some great phones recently. (more…) -
Meizu MX4 Preview & Rumors
The successor to the very popular Meizu MX3 — Meizu MX4, is scheduled to be released some time in August. (more…) -
Elephone Releases KitKat 4.4.2 Download
It’s not a secret that I’m not so impressed with the added functionality KitKat brings to the table. The benefits of KitKat vs Jelly Bean, unless you have a Nexus device, are minimal. Still, it’s always exciting when China brands step up to the plate and having KitKat gives them a bit more clout. (more…) -
Doogee Dagger DG550 Review Specifications
Note: Gearbest is currently offering a flash sale on the DG550 (code: gizbeat550). $159.99 + 8GB SD + free shipping.Doogee is a new brand on the block. They haven’t been around for more than a year, yet have come on very strongly by sponsoring Villarreal football club and having a relatively legit looking English website. I reviewed their website a bit back, but today we’ll be doing a Doogee Dagger DG550 review of specifications and design.
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iNew V5 Review V5c aka i8000
NOTE: If you’re looking for the KitKat article, please click here. We apologize for the incorrect link in the Newsletter.Several months back, iNew released the revolutionary, but flawed iNew V3. For the price, it was and is an excellent bargain. At the time of the V3’s release, there was nothing else like it out there in that price bracket. (more…)
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Mozilla Firefox OS Review ZTE Open Review
And now for something completely different — no Mediatek SoC, no Android OS, but a chinese device from ZTE. Say hi to the ZTE Open, one of the first available Firefox OS devices on the market.
I was interested in what this still young new mobile operating system has to offer and so i decided to buy a ZTE Open from ZTE’s UK ebay store (there is also a US and a HK store for the respective areas) (more…)
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Xiaomi Official Website, Tablet, Router & Expansion — Big Plans for the World
Xiaomi, while previously known for their MIUI customized Android OS, exploded onto the China brand scene in 2011 and skyrocketed to the top of the ‘must-have’ list. They now hold 2 of the spots on the top 10 phones list. Their sales model has been aggressive and smart (more…)
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Green Orange NX To Come With KitKat 4.4.2
Many people have been frustrated waiting for China phones to come up to speed by including Android 4.4 KitKat OS as opposed to the standard Android 4.2.2. This has been the least of my concerns regarding China brands, (more…) -
Enable THL LED Notifications
Though the THL T11 and THL W200S are both very good phones, the LED notification system is nonexistent unless using a 3rd party app.
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