User NexusTrix at Chinaphonearena has made an awesome contribution. A full tutorial on how to backup any MediaTek phone. Though he included ‘MT6592’ in the mix, I’m not sure MTK Droid Tools is 100% compatible with MTK6592 phones, but the process will be the same. MTK Droid Tools will surely be updated to include the new SoC soon. (more…)
Sooner or later you knew the big boys were going to jump on for the ride. ZTE is a very well known brand and they make great phones at the right price. Most of their line is bargain priced or mid-priced phones. (more…)
If you haven’t heard of Mlais before, it’s understandable. They haven’t been pushed too much by the sellers catering to international customers. However, they make a great phone. The Mlais MX56 is the same phone as Hero H7500+ and Zopo ZP810. The MX86 is the same phone as the Zopo ZP950. Not clones, but the same phone released under Mlais branding. (more…)
We’ve seen a few brands pop out of the blue over the last couple years. Some of them stick around and develop a following, others fade away.
I’m usually not a ‘clone’ type of guy. I prefer to have a phone that has it’s own original design that can stand on its own two feet. If you’re going to have a clone though, you should purchase a clone that has a brand attached to it so you can find firmwares, get support, and find other owners of the model to discuss issues and work out problems. (more…)
We recently posted the full list of MTK6589 phones, the full list of MTK6589T phones and an MTK6592 list. Now here’s the full list as of 30-NOV-2013 of upcoming phones with MT6592. (more…)
Earlier today I released a preview of THL’s very nice looking, high spec, but significantly disappointing THL T100 Monkey King 2. More details have leaked regarding this phone. (more…)
This phone is downright cool looking. Anybody who’s been reading Gizbeat regularly knows I really like the looks of square phones and this is a phone to add to the square list. (more…)
Well I’m not sure anyone expected Jiake to win the MT6592 race, but at this point it looks like they’re the first MTK6592 phone to go on sale to international customers. Let’s take a look at what it has to offer specification wise. (more…)
China seems to love TCL. The amount of news coming out about them possibly releasing the first MTK6592 phone surpasses news about all other manufacturers. The Idol X+ is what’s on our plate today. (more…)
Here we have some recent images showing the power efficiency of MT6592. They are touting MTK6592 as being 40% more efficient than the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800. The ARM Cortex A7 is indeed very efficient, and actually ARM says “The ARM Cortex™-A7 MPCore™ processor is the most efficient application processor ARM has ever developed”. (more…)
Zopo ZP998 official release party was held today. (more…)