A couple of months back, Doogee released the fantastically priced Doogee X5 and X5 Pro. These two phones were differentiated by MT6580/1GB/8GB specs with the X5, and MT6735/2GB/16GB with the X5 Pro. (more…)
Category: MT6735
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2GB 32GB Doogee Y200 preview
Doogee has been rather quiet in the China phone world, but they haven’t been slacking, they’ve just been pushing their efforts towards official launches into the retail arena in UK and Europe. (more…)
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2GB Ulefone Paris X preview slick budget mobile
Ulefone has been around for a couple of years now. Up until recently they were mostly producing Samsung clones, but eventually switched over to their own design with the Ulefone Be Touch. Several months back they released the Ulefone Paris, which bears a similar resemblance to the Be Touch, but with a smaller display. (more…)
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Bluboo Xfire preview 64-bit ultra-budget mobile
Bluboo has come out of the woodwork to make several new releases. The quite good Bluboo X550 caught a lot of attention, and rightly so as it was one of the first mobiles to spearhead the recent mega-battery trend. (more…)
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2GB budget Ulefone Be Pro preview
Ulefone has been around long enough now to be considered one of the veteran China brands. They broke ground with the OnePlus One look alike– Ulefone Be Pro, and the iPhone 6 lookalike– Ulefone Be Touch. I liked both of these phones, and at the time they were a good buy.
Deciding to reboot the Ulefone Be Pro, we now have the Ulefone Be Pro 2.
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Ulefone Be Pro 2 specs specifications- SoC: MT6735
- CPU: 64-bit 4-core [email protected]
- GPU: Mali-T720
- RAM: 2GB
- ROM storage: 16GB
- Display: IPS 5.5″@720P
- OS: Android 5.1
- Rear camera: 8MP
- Front camera: 5.0MP
- Compass: Yes
- Dual-SIM: Yes
- TD SD expandable: Yes
- 2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
- 3G: WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100MHz
- 4G：FDD-LTE 800/1800/2100/2600MHz
- Battery: 2600mAh
For a good portion of time, quite a few models were including 850/900/1900/2100 WCDMA. Over the last couple of months though, they have dropped off in favor of mostly 900/1900 from Doogee, Elephone and Oukitel.
This is sad to see, but brands such as Xiaomi, Innos, Mlais, Lenovo and Ulefone are still carrying the torch releasing budget priced phones with N/C/S American WCDMA frequencies.
The SoC on the Ulefone Be Pro 2 is MT6735, which I’ve found to be very capable. It actually carries the same core type, Cortex-A53, as the super-powered Helio X10, albeit at a lower clock speed.Great also to see a compass included. This should be a default sensor for any phone in the $125+ range, but seems to be missing from some phones costing even far more. While I rarely to never have a use for compasses, they can come in handy when walking in unfamiliar cities.
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If you’re looking for a budget mobile and have a carrier that supports the above mentioned frequencies, consider the Ulefone Be Pro 2. -
Oukitel K6000 review specifications 6000mAh 2GB budget mobile
Oukitel just keeps churning them out. At simply amazing rate, surging well ahead of the rest of the pack in terms of new releases. (more…)
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Cubot X16 review specifications super thin 2GB
Cubot generally makes very solid, reliable, well-priced mobiles. They have been around long enough to be considered a veteran brand.
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It may sound like I’m going a bit far, but in an industry where brands are here today and gone tomorrow and even the oldest of China brands have existed but a few years, Cubot can be considered seasoned. (more…)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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…)
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Oukitel K4000 review specifications 2GB 4000mAh budget mobile
Oukitel is on fire, boys. These guys just came on the scene not more than six months back and continue to relentlessly release mobiles one after another. (more…)
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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…)
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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…)
