ZTE is a very well known brand and sells internationally in retail shops. Generally they put out a very good phone.
The latest bargain bin offering is the U807. The phone retails for 399 yuan and comes with a nice little bonus for a cheap phone – NFC. (more…)
Many are looking forward to the Jiayu F1, a 399 yuan entry level phone from the company that’s been a great name in China brands over the last several years.
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We just recently made a post about the specs of LTE/4G Umi X3. It turns out the MTK6592 Umi X3 will be coming with 2GHz CPU as opposed to 1.7GHz. (more…)
We just did specification reviews of the MT6582 iOcean X7 HD, MT6592 iOcean X7S Elite and iOcean G7, but the big release will be MTK6592 iOcean X8. A very nice looking phone with it’s square style. (more…)
No doubt it’s iOcean week here at Gizbeat. How could it not be though, with the release of the MT6582 iOcean X7 HD, release announcements of the MT6592 iOcean X7S Elite, monster iOcean G7, and flagship MTK6592 iOcean X8. (more…)
Umi is generally considered synonymous with quality when talking about China brands. They were one of the first to come with Gorilla Glass and have been in the China phone game for several years.
In 2013 and 2014 there are a lot of up and comers to press the game. iNew and iOcean were two big players in the field who came with quality models with proper specs and pricing. It’s now up to Umi to pull something big off to stay ahead. (more…)
As we reported a couple months back, Faea has been working on a release of Cyanogenmod on Faea F2s.
The release of Cyanogenmod for China brands seems to be several steps closer to fruition, as we have obtained an image of CG running on the F2S. How stable it is remains to be seen. (more…)
Just in 2013 was when the China phone market began to explode with 1080p offerings. At the time, the MT6589 SoC with SGX544 was just barely enough to push it. Now in 2014 we’ve finally got a GPU that can handle the weight of 1080p – the Mali-450 MP4 in the MT6592. The question then becomes, do we really even need 1080p on our smartphones. (more…)
Looks like it’s iOcean week here at Gizbeat. We just got finished specification review of MTK6592 iOcean X7S Elite and MT6582 iOcean X7 HD.
As we’ve mentioned, the trend is towards bigger and bigger, and iOcean is jumping in the mega phablet game with their G7. (more…)
Though recently we’ve seen a lot of people complaining about Zopo. I think they put out a very nice phone.
A popular model from last year was the Zopo ZP980. Now to be put out in 2014 as the Zopo ZP980+ with 8-Core MT6592 SoC. (more…)
Just released for sale is the iOcean X7 HD. Like it’s brother, the iOcean X7S Elite, it retains the same nice looking form as last year’s X7. However the X7 HD contains the budget MTK6582 SoC as opposed to the MTK6592 SoC in the X7S Elite. (more…)
iOcean exploded on the China phone scene a year or so back with the X7. A slick, square phone with it’s own unique look that included nice specs at the right price. It became popular very quickly.
Fast forward into 8-core/octa-core MT6592 land, and we’re looking at what’s dubbed the ‘European’ iOcean X7S Elite. (more…)