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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Doogee Review — Up & Coming China Brands
Recently I did a piece on up & coming China brands in general, as well as taken a look at THL’s official website. Now it’s Doogee’s turn. (more…) -
MT6588 vs MT6592 vs MT6582 – Similarities and Differences
Way back in 2012 the SoC name for what is now MT6589 was to be MT6588. MediaTek did a switcharoo and MT6589 is what we ended up with. Now in 2014, MTK has taken the MT6588 name off the shelf and applied it to their just released SoC – (more…)
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MT6588 Gionee E7 Mini Review Specifications
We did several previews of recent Gionee releases and the E7 Mini was one of them. Though the phone was announced way back in December 2013, it’s just now being released. Interestingly — with the MT6588 SoC. (more…) -
Umi X3 Review Specifications – About Time
Umi is one of the top names in China brands and many have been waiting for the Umi X3. Perhaps it’s a bit late in the game, or possibly it’s perfect timing. (more…) -
Graphene Displays – Right Around The Corner Or Future Tech?
Graphene, which is made up of a single layer of carbon atoms is strong, flexible and can conduct heat and electricity. It’s been known that graphene could be a replacement for the silicon used in computer chips. (more…) -
Google Glass – End of the Beginning
First Google Glass was introduced to developers, contest winners and those with connections. Now they will begin to be sold in limited numbers. If you’re going to try to get a product into the market as controversial and potentially society changing as this, this is the way to do it – slowly and in fits and starts. (more…) -
IUNI U2 Review – Snapdragon 800@Budget Prices
If you haven’t heard of IUNI, it’s not surprising. IUNI initially started out as an OS maker, but have recently come into the hardware market for a piece of the pie. The IUNI uses it’s own customized Android OS. (more…)
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Xiaomi Mi3S Review Specifications
The Xiaomi Mi3 was a huge hit, landing it on the top 10 phones in the world list. An amazing feat for a company which released their first smartphone a scant 2.5 years ago. They also were one of the fastest companies to hit become a $10 billion entity. (more…) -
THL Review – Some Face Effort Please
Cute China Girl by Xuan Zheng It’s often that people are outraged at the lack of QC and issues with China brands such as customer support.
Things have gotten much better in the actual quality of phones produced – a great example of this is the THL T11 which has enough goodness in it that you truly couldn’t expect anything more from a $220 phone. When it comes to face though, THL has a ways to go to live up to the standards of mainstream popular brand phones. (more…)
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MT6595 and MT6732 64-bit Timeline Update!
The current news in the market is that Xiaomi will be coming with MT6595 some time between June and July 2014. (more…) -
iNew v5 Review Specifications!
Hot on the heals of the Doogee DG550 Dagger announcement, iNew has already released a demo models of their iNew v5. So far, this is what we know about the iNew V5: (more…)