Xiaomi has sold over 110 million Redmi phones in 3 years

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Jul 11, 2016

Chinese mega startup, Xiaomi today unveiled three official spokesperson for the company, and also announced that it had sold over 110 million units of the Redmi line of phones for the past three years since the Redmi series was unveiled.

The Redmi series was first announced in July 2013 as a lower-cost range than the Mi series. Apart from the pocket friendly price tag, the Redmi series also tag along wonderful hardwares for their prices.

The Xiaomi Redmi was the first in the series, followed by the Redmi 1s, 2 and 3. The Redmi Note was also released and thereafter Xiaomi released the Redmi Note 2 with a 16GB on-board storage as well as Redmi Note 2 Prime with 32GB storage on August 13, 2015. In quick succession, the Redmi Note 3 with a non-removable battery pack was launched in November 2015. The Redmi Note 3 Pro was also launched with a slightly higher specs package than the Note 3.

The evolution of the Redmi series have seen Xiaomi improve tremendously on the hardware setup over the years but still maintaining the series’ cheap and affordable price regime. So it is not surprising that Xoami has been able to rake in over 110 million sales in just three years.

However, Xiaomi has seen sales of its smartphone dwindle but CEO, Lei Jun is confident that its phone sales will rebound soon. This fall in sales may not be unconnected with stiff competition from rival phone manufacturers in China who are also striving to grab their share of the phone market. The fall in sales may also bear some relationship with the poor shipments of Xiaomi’s smartphones which are only sold through online channels.

Perhaps, the new spokespersons who are well known figures will help the smartphone maker, known as the Apple of China, ramp up her dwindling sales. Coupled with news that Xiaomi is planning to open physical stores as well as turn its focus to offline sales channels.

High Definition Images and GeekBench Scores of Meizu MX6 Revealed

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Habeeb Onawole

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Jul 11, 2016

A new image showing the Meizu MX6 in high definition has been released. The image which shows the phone in grey and its power button and volume rocker on the right, also indicates that the camera is slightly raised.

Another image also cropped up today, showing off the device with a white leather case. This could be one of the accessories that Meizu is rumored to release alongside the device.

The CEO complained about it looking so much like the Meizu Pro 6, which is a nice looking phone, no doubt. But frankly speaking, he could have just ordered for a new design.

The Meizu MX6 has also showed up on bench-marking site, Geekbench. The MX6 scored 1822 points in the single core test and 5183 points in the multi-score test. The listing also confirms many of the already known specs such as the use of a Helio X20 processor, 4GB of RAM, Android 6.0 Marshmallow (which we are still angry about not making it to the Meizu M3s or M3 Note).

The MX6 will feature a 13MP/5MP camera configuration (not 12MP/5MP as listed on Antutu). A fingerprint scanner is also positioned beneath the mBack key which also doubles as the home button.

Metal Xiaomi Phone With Dual Cameras Spotted, Could Be Redmi Note 4

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Joel Joseph

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Jul 11, 2016

There’s no doubt that dual cameras are the new fad in the smartphone market, with companies equipping their mid-range and flagship phones with two cameras to bring the best camera experience to their devices. Huawei is one company that has taken dual cameras pretty seriously this year, first partnering with the renowned Lecia for its Huawei P9 flagship and later, releasing the Honor V8 and Honor 8 (confirmed to feature dual cameras). But Huawei isn’t the only Chinese company interested in using dual cameras on its smartphones as recent reports have said that LeEco and Xiaomi are also going to release dual camera phones.

Now, we might have our first glimpse of the real image of a Xiaomi smartphone with dual cameras at the back. Unlike other dual camera phones, it looks like Xiaomi’s new smartphone will come with two large sensors aligned vertically. In between the two camera sensors, we can see dual LED flash.

As for the design, the phone comes with a brushed metal finish. Both the sides are curved, which should ensure better grip and we can see the volume and power buttons are located on the right side. Further, there’s the Mi logo on the back, revealing that this is a Xiaomi phone.

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So, if you look closely, the raw design of this leaked handset is very much similar to the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3. But instead of the fingerprint sensor at the back, in its place, we have the second camera sensor. This probably means that this particular model comes with a home button embedded sensor up front. This could also mean that this is a Redmi model and not the company’s flagship Mi series. Could it be the Redmi Note 4? It’s too early to say anything right now, but it is a possibility.

This image of the Mi device comes just a few hours after a leaked image of the young Chinese actor Haoran Liu holding this leaked dual camera Xiaomi phone cropped up online. Considering that Liu was just signed as the official spokesperson of Xiaomi’s Redmi lineup, it is very much possible that the phone we see in the image is the upcoming Redmi Note 4.

What do you think?

Gionee Rumored to Infuse Their phones with Security Chip

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Habeeb Onawole

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Jul 11, 2016

While we are looking forward to the launch of the Gionee M6 Pro, a sketch of a new Gionee phone was leaked online. The image which shows the usual chips associated with mobile devices, viz.: CPU and GPU, also features a third chip.

The CPU which is the brain of the phone, handles all the instructions we send to our phones with the efficiency of the CPU determined by how quickly these instructions are carried out. While the GPU is designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to display.

So why does this sketch feature a third chip? Speculations floating around says it is a security chip and the phone sporting it will be the world’s first mass-produced device to achieve hardware-level security.

Gionee’s phones such as the M5, M5 Plus,and S8 are targeted at the business class. For this demographic, security is very important, hence Gionee’s reason to take security level higher by including a dedicated chip in the phone.

There are currently no details about how it is supposed to work but once we get our hands on more information we sure will let you know.

On a side note, Gionee announced a collaboration with famous film director, Feng Xiaogang, and movie star, Shawn. The result of the collaboration is an upcoming film translated to ”Mobile Core Wars”. There is a possibility that the security chip might be related to the movie in one way or the other.

Did A Chinese Celebrity Just Pose With the New iPhone 7?

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Joel Joseph

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Jul 11, 2016

Apple will soon release the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus models, most likely around September this year. The leaks about these two devices are already coming in fast but earlier today, the Chinese media went crazy after celebrity Cecelia posted a new photo on her Weibo account. It looked as if she was holding a new generation of the iPhone, as the design of the Apple device in her hand was a bit different than the current generation models.

Unfortunately, the picture isn’t very clear and zooming in doesn’t help in making out the key details of the phone’s back. But what made the Chinese media go crazy about the phone was that it didn’t have any antenna lines on the back. In case of the iPhone 6S, there are two antenna lines that go through the back of the device, which are clearly visible. However, in this case, there were no visible antenna lines, which is exactly what we expect from the new iPhone 7.

While the overall design of the iPhone 7 is said to be similar to the previous generation, as per the leaks and rumors which have been pretty consistent regarding this matter, the new iPhones should feature less obvious antenna lines, as they have been moved to the top and the bottom portion of the back cover. There seem to be some differences in the camera module as well, but they are less evident in this picture.

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Anyway, at this moment, we can’t really confirm whether this is the iPhone 7.

So, what do you think? Does it look like the new iPhone 7 model?

ZOPO Will Release Three New Phones This Month In Its Color Series

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Joel Joseph

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Jul 10, 2016

ZOPO is gearing up to release three new smartphones in its youth-oriented Color lineup this month. The three new phones, namely the ZOPO F2, F5 and C3 will be entry-level models coming with modest specs and cheap pricing. All the three models will be powered by the new MT6737 quad-core chipset with 1GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. The ROM is expandable up to 64GB via MicroSD. Also, all three models sport 8MP rear camera and 2MP front facing shooter with LED flash on both the locations.

So, if you are wondering what are the differences between these models, then note that the ZOPO Color F2 comes with a larger 5.5-inch HD display with a 2300mAh battery inside its 8.5mm body and has white, gold and black color options. The Color F5 comes with a smaller 5-inch HD IPS display, a unique textured back cover design, 2100mAh battery and an 8.5mm thin body. Finally, the Color C3 comes with a different design, smoother and curvier than the above two, an 8.8mm thin body and five different color options that include Rose Gold, Champagne Gold, Black, Blue, and Silver. While the F2 and F5 feature fingerprint sensors, the C3 doesn’t have one. All three phones come with Android 6 Marshmallow on top.

The new ZOPO Color phones also come with special software features such as PiP video (picture in picture) which allows you to play videos while using other apps, App lock using fingerprint and PIN, Gallery control, fingerprint camera control, and multi-account operation, that allows two accounts to work simultaneously on the same application. All three models are coming to Europe.

For more details, check out the company website from here.

Xiaomi To Focus on Offline Sales In the Future

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Habeeb Onawole

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Jul 10, 2016

Xiaomi was pushed out of the top 5 phone manufacturers last quarter. The surprising fact was that it was ousted by rivals like Oppo and Vivo. These two Chinese companies which are subsidiaries of BBK Electronics, focused on offline sales to get into the top 5. This is something Xiaomi has never done.

Xiaomi has always sold their devices online by using flash sales, they also had to contend with supply issues. These problems will no longer surface next year as Xiaomi plans to set up brick and mortar stores in major cities and have already put in place solutions to increase supply.

The CEO of Xiaomi, Lei Jun, says the company will be building over 1000 physical stores over the next couple of years which are to be 250 square meters large and expected to make monthly sales entering 50 million Yuan based on findings that physical stores make as much as 1.43 million Yuan daily.

While Xiaomi is primarily known for making phones, the company makes a bunch of other stuffs too such as TVs, drones, air purifiers, rice cookers, bluetooth speakers, smart scooters, and smart bikes. Lei Jun says the stores will have about 50 to 100 types of products, and it will be a great idea if these stores will offer some of these relatively unknown products for sale.

Real Photos of Meizu MX6 Surfaces: Looks a Lot Like The Pro 6

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Habeeb Onawole

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Jul 10, 2016

The Meizu Pro 6 is expected to launch on July 19. Yesterday, photos of the MX6 showed up on microblogging site, Weibo. The pictures show the Meizu MX6 sharing quite a number of design features to the already released Meizu Pro 6, further confirming the news from last week about the CEO not pleased with the similarities between both devices.

The only notable physical differences between both devices are the screen size and screen type. Where the Pro 6 sports a 5.2” FHD Super AMOLED screen, the MX6 is given a 5.5” FHD IPS screen.

The Meizu MX6 is said to feature 4GB of RAM with the option for 32GB or 64GB of internal storage, a 12MP primary camera and a 5MP secondary camera, and a Helio X20 processor.

The MX6 is being marketed as a mid-range device and should be priced competitively. While we are still in the dark about the exact price, we presume it will be between $290 to $320. Meizu has also teased a version of the MX6 running Ubuntu, for fans of the OS which already has a price tag of €399 ($440).

Leagoo M5: First Nano All-Metal Closed Loop Frame Smartphone

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Habeeb Onawole

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Jul 9, 2016

Leagoo has a new device called the Leagoo M5 and they are touting it as the first nano all-metal closed loop frame smartphone in the world. That is a pretty long description and I’m sure you do want to know what that means.

Leagoo, in their own words says they have ”finally solved an engineering challenge after days of testing and focus to achieve a smooth and delicate all-metal frame body which has a tougher structure and delivers an amazing hand feeling”. To put it in simpler words, the phone features a tougher build quality and an amazing hand feel.

Leagoo says you should’t worry about the device suffering damages when it falls as the phone has been designed with a shock-proof panel to absorb falls.

The Leagoo M5 has a 5.0” 2.5D HD bullet-proof glass display, 2GB RAM, 16GB ROM which can be expanded to 128GB via a SD card slot, 1.3GHz MTK6580A processor, an 8MP rear camera with flash, 5Mp for selfies, a 2300mAh battery said to last more than a day, and a fingerprint scanner that unlocks the phone in 0.19 seconds. The M5 also runs Leagoo’s Freeme OS 6.0 which is based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow, and has dual SIM slots with only 3G and 2G networks supported.

The Leagoo M5 is available in galaxy white, champagne gold, and titanium grey. There is no info about the price, but Leagoo says it is sure going to affordable.

Get $20 off The Umi Super on TomTop

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Habeeb Onawole

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Jul 9, 2016

The Umi Super is the latest flagship device from Umi and it has received generally positive reviews since its release.

The all-metal device sports a 5.5” FHD screen, 4GB of RAM, 32GB of ROM, a Mediatek Helio P10 processor clocked at 2.0 GHz, and a 4000mAh battery with Mediatek’s Pump Express Fast Charge technology, all for a price tag of $219.99; passing for one of the cheapest 4GB RAM devices in the market right now.

Online mall, TomTop is however offering customers a $20 coupon if you purchase a unit from their site, which brings down the price to $199.99. So if you’ve been holding off purchasing this phone just to save a few bucks, you should head over to TomTop and apply the coupon code: 20Super.

The code is supposed to be valid till 15th of this month.

Other features of the Umi Super includes a 5MP front facing camera and 13MP rear shooter, a fingerprint scanner, a SD card slot that can take up to 128GB, and Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

Gionee M6 to be launched on 26th July, Comes with 5000mAh battery

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Jitendra Soni

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Jul 8, 2016

Gionee M6 just passed TENAA certification today and now is all set to be launched soon. In fact, Gionee has already planned an event in China on 26th July. So in all probability, M6 may be announced during that event.

The Gionee M6 comes with a 5.5″ AMOLED screen with a fullHD resolution and a Snapdragon 652 processor powers the device. It will come with 4GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage.

Gionee M6 is will be a dual sim device running on Android 6.0 out of the box and will come with a fingerprint sensor located at the back. It will be a housed in a full metal body and will house a 13MP camera rear camera along coupled with an 8MP front facing camera.

The highlight of Gionee M series is the marathon battery associated with it and M6 is no exception. It comes with 5000 mAh battery to power the device. There are rumors about another device, the Gionee M6 Plus, however not much is known about that and we will have to wait till the official announcement.

Bluboo Maya Max Full specs revealed: 6-inch display, 4200mAh & More

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Jed John Ikoba

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Jul 8, 2016

A fresh leak about the specs details of the expected Bluboo Maya Max has surfaced online and its put to rest speculations about the specs the device will pop clutching. The leak which packs lots of juicy details about the device, is coming barely a month after an image render of the device appeared on the internet.

The leak details the Bluboo Maya Max as featuring a large 6-inch JDI display with 720pixel resolution. You don’t have to worry about the large display cracking up when the device falls as there is a Gorilla Glass 4 protective shield over the display. The device is also said to be made of an aluminum alloy unibody and has IP63 certification which means that it is dustproof and has protection against spraying water. Can you beat that?

The device will be powered by a 2.5GHz Octa-core MediaTek MT6750 processor with Mali-T860 GPU. The processor is backed up by a 3GB RAM and the device provides a nice 32GB inbuilt storage bank.

If you’re a camera freak, the Bluboo Maya isn’t going to disappoint you with a cool 13MP rear facing camera that sports a Sony IMX 214 sensor. The device also features an 8MP camera up front for selfie snapshots.

The Bluboo Maya Max boots Android 6.0 Marshmallow from launch day and crams a very massive 4200mAh battery pack under its hood.

Looks like Bluboo isn’t a bit ready to compromise on Maya Max’s sound quality because the Maya Max is tipped to carry an upgraded version of its audio management chip. The chip will be used by the device for independent audio processing decoding to support HiFi audio. The exquisite Maya Max also packs NXP’s Smart PA module, which is said to be audio amplifiers for portable devices. NXP is a well-established player in the audio market, so we should expect an outstanding quality speaker on the Maya Max.

Connectivity options available on the device include 2G, 3G, 4G VoLTe and CAT 6. I can’t forget to mention that the Bluboo Max has a Fingerprint sensor as well as USB Type-C standard data cable port which wasn’t featured on the Bluboo Maya released recently.

It is expected that the Bluboo Maya Max will be unveiled this month or in August but that cannot be confirmed now. We hope to get more details about when the device will launch soon until then, keep wondering about what price the Maya Max will carry.

Nubia stocking heavily for July 13 sale of the Nubia Z11 flagship

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Jed John Ikoba

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Jul 8, 2016

Nubia’s 2016 flagship device, the Nubia z11 was released in June and officially went on sale online on July 6. Surprisingly, just a few hours after online sales commenced, the device was sold out completely. This has left many potential buyers who are eager to get the device wondering when it will be made available again.

That question has been answered by no less a person that Nubia’s co-founder Ni Fei who also doubles as the GM of Nubia smartphone division. Ni Fei sensationally informed fans on Weibo that Nubia is very busy stocking up more units of the flagship Nubia Z11 smartphone and that the device will go on sale again on July 13. He assured fans that they will soon get their hands on the Nubia Z11 soon.

The second generation Nubia Z11 comes with a borderless design, which means the literal bezels at the edge of the phone’s display is absent. The phone’s design also uses cutting edge technology with a metal frame forged from aluminum alloy which Nubia says is of aviation standard.

The Nubia Z11 uses aRC 2.0 refractive glass technology which breaks through barriers to provide boundlessly clear vision on the 2.5D glass. The flagship Z11 is also equipped with a NeoVison 6.0 camera system, AK4376 audio Hi-Fi chips, as well as Dolby Atmos panoramic sound technology for better sound quality, a Snapdragon 820 chipset, fingerprint scanner and lots more. The device comes in a standard version with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of inbuilt storage and an exclusive version with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of onboard storage.

READ MORE: ZTE Nubia Z11 Up For Pre-order On OPPOMART

As for the price, the Nubia Z11 standard edition goes for 2499 yuan in China ($374 US Dollars) and the exclusive version carries a price tag of 3499 Yuan ($524 US Dollars). The Nubia Z11 clutches a fair price tag when compared to last year’s Nubia Z9 which was sold for 3499 for the standard edition. Nubia did explain that there is a significant reduction in the price to give more users the opportunity of having a feel of the borderless Nubia Z11 flagship.

ZUI 2.0 brings One Click Overclocking to Lenovo ZUK Z2

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Jitendra Soni

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Jul 8, 2016

Lenovo today announced the developer open beta ROM for its ZUK range of devices based on Android Marshmallow 6.0.1. The system update will have new ZUI for the ZUK phones and long screen shots apart from other important features. Additionally, ZUK Z2 will also receive exclusive one-button overclocking function which was promised at the launch of ZUK Z2.

Overheating is another pain point in smartphones. With ZUI 2.0, as announced at the time of launch, Lenovo has added a feature that will identify apps that cause overheating accurately and control the app, resulting in no overheating of the device.

The highlight of this update is the much awaited and talked about feature, one click overclocking . This will allow users to overclock the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor clocked at 2.15 Ghz to be overclocked till 2.30 GHz giving the already powerful processor an instant performance boost when needed.

Lenovo additionally has also started a ZUK ZUI 2.0 beta program where beta users will receive a push notification of system updates. ZUK Z2 Pro, ZUK Z2 and ZUK Z1 will begin to receive the final version update ZUI 2.0 upgrade notification by this month itself.

Vivo X7 First Day Sales Amazing! Over 250,000 units grabbed

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Jitendra Soni

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Jul 8, 2016

Vivo today announced that the super brand sale yesterday was super hit. A whopping 250,000+ Vivo X7 units were sold in a day both online and offline, on the opening day of the sale.

As per the update by Vivo, Vivo X7 was sold in 667 cities simultaneously along with the 3 top e-commerce stores in a synchronized super brand sale. Activities organized on the opening day of the sale ensured the surge in the overall sales of the X7 resulting more than 250,000 units sale.

The Latest X series phones were made available at more than 500 experience centers and more than a thousand of pop-up stores at popular multi-brand stores at the same time. Each of these stores experienced a huge crowd where people could lay their hands on to the latest Vivo X7 and other Vivo devices.

Meizu MX6 Spotted On AnTuTu, Helio X20 & 4GB RAM in Tow

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Joel Joseph

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Jul 8, 2016

Meizu is all set to announce the Meizu MX6 flagship on July 19. While the phone has been in the news for a number of reasons previously, we now know the specs of the device thanks to its AnTuTu listing. The benchmarking app reveals most of the features of the device, so we know what to expect when we meet the handset after a few days.

Like expected, the Meizu MX6 will come with the Helio X20 deca-core chipset and Mali-T880 under the hood with 4GB RAM and 32GB of internal storage. While the display size is unknown (should be 5.5-inches), it will feature FHD 1080p resolution. At the back, the phone will come with a 12MP camera sensor while up front, you get a 5MP shooter. As for software, the Meizu MX6 will come with Flyme 5.2.2 with Android 6.0 Marshmallow on top.

READ MORE: Meizu MX6 May Not Be As Cheap As We Previously Thought

Usually, AnTuTu also reveals the score of the handset that hits the app, but this time, we don’t have that information. However, considering Helio X20 is powering the device, the AnTuTu score of the MX6 should easily be above 90k points.

Meizu teased the MX6 today, confirming the July 19 release date of the flagship. It looks like the company plans to release a number of accessories as well, alongside the device at the event. Read more details from our previous article here.

Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun confirms New Affordable Phones on the way in the Second Half

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Jed John Ikoba

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Jul 7, 2016

Xiaomi’s CEO Lei Jun Wednesday revealed on China’s microblogging website Weibo that the smartphone company is increasing efforts to improve the production of new mobile phones for release in the second half of the year.

The CEO also revealed that Xiaomi released five new mobile phones in the first half of this year and the company is planning to improve on that in the second half of the year as well as increase production to be able to meet demand for its generously priced top specced devices. According to the CEO, the second half of the year will see users getting top-end new gadgets.

Earlier statements from the tech startup had stipulated that the Xiaomi Mi 5s and Mi Note 2 would be released in the second half of this year with new innovative features like pressure touch and dual main cameras.

Rumours had claimed in the past that Xiaomi is working on a range of new devices, including a new version called Mi 5s which could feature Apple iPhone-styled 3D Touch and the Mi Note 2 which is planned as a flagship device.

Finally, Lei Jun also disclosed another cheering news that the devices which are billed for release during the second half of the year will continue with Xiaomi’s trademark affordable pricing.

RELATED: Xiaomi Goes Premium: To Make More Expensive and Better Smartphones

Further, earlier in the day, noted Analysts Kevin Wang said that Xiaomi should be able to sell around 20 million units in the third quarter, which should hint that we should see some great devices very soon.

Xiaomi has a reputation within and outside China of producing top-end smartphones that carry extremely low price tags and this statement by Lei Jun has reassured us that we’re going to see more of that for the rest of the year.

Puridea Projector Review – The Best Mini Wireless Projector?

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Linus

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Jul 7, 2016

A standard projector is a neat device that we are all of aware of. However, wireless projectors are way more convenient and the one made by Puridea is the smallest mobile projector I’ve ever seen. Learn more in our full review.

Puridea Wireless Projector Review: VIDEO REVIEW

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Puridea Wireless Projector Review: UNBOXING

The projector comes with a tiny and lightweight IR remote control, a little metal-made tripod that can be easily attached to the projector, a power plug, USB cable and some paperwork.

Puridea Wireless Projector Review: DESIGN and FEATURES

The main selling point of this projector is its size. As I said, this is the tinniest projector I’ve ever seen. You can easily put it in your pocket and it is super lightweight.

The device has a microSD card slot, so you can play movies directly from the card. Also, you can charge the projector via the regular micro USB port, so you can use it with a power bank too, in case the projector runs out of juice.There is a headset jack for connecting external speaker and you may use it, because the internal one is silent and the quality of sound is far from the best. Lastly, there is the IR trasmitter.

On one side we have a focusing knob and on the other, there are quite a few control buttons, which are pretty much self-explanatory.

Overall, the projector is well-built and it does not seem to break anytime soon.

Puridea Wireless Projector Review: FUNCTIONALITY

Once you turn on the device, the LED light indicates how much juice is left in the battery.

The user interface is very simple and easy to use. Firstly, I recommend you to check if there is a firmware update in the settings menu, where you can also adjust some other basic settings.

You can select from a variety of streaming modes. I’ve tested the projector with my OnePlus 3, MacBook Pro, Windows laptop and iPad and it works just fine.

Basically, you can project everything you want on the projector. I mostly used it for streaming videos stored locally on my phone or from Youtube and it worked fine. You can also play some games but keep in mind that there may be a slight delay on the projected screen if you play graphically demanding games.

As far as the image quality goes, the projected image has the size of around 38” and the resolution of 854×480. Also, the brightness of the bulb reaches only 50 lumens but you have to keep in mind the size of the device.

Even though the specs are not so impressive but the video quality is pretty good. Sure, it would have been nice to have a brighter image but again, this is one of the smallest projectors out there and it is bright enough when used in dim environments.

The projector has a built-in ventilator, which is pretty silent and you can barely hear it.

Puridea Wireless Projector Review: BATTERY LIFE

The Puridea projector lives up the official claim and I could get around 2 hours of usage out of it. Again, you can charge it and use it at the same time with a power bank.

Puridea Wireless Projector Review: CONCLUSIONS

The Puridea wireless projector is a great mobile projector and all the features have been working fine so far.

Sure, it would have been nice to have a higher resolution and brighter image but hey, this is a super mobile and tiny device and the image quality and overall feature set are great.

The price of $250 may sound a little steep but the projector works fine and it does not have any flaws that could be a deal breaker.

Buy Puridea wireless projector from Amazon US

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Huawei Signs Beckham’s Son For £100,000, so what about Messi?

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Joel Joseph

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Jul 7, 2016

Huawei seems to have signed Brooklyn Beckham recently for a reported sum of £100,000. According to reports, Beckham’s son has been signed to appear in advertisements for Huawei internationally. While this is a large sum for a 17 year old, the company had signed Lionel Messi a few months back for a whopping $6 million. So, it looks like Huawei is making a lot of heavy investments to improve its brand image internationally.

Its global brand ambassador, Messi is currently in trouble for tax evasions in Argentina. So, we are not quite sure of what happens to the contract with Huawei after this issue cropped up. But signing Beckham’s son would be a good idea to improve and promote the brand’s image in Europe, especially considering his strong social media following.

‘Huawei went for Brooklyn because he’s young, well-presented and seen as a good role model for kids his age,’ a source told The Sun. ‘He’s got millions of social media followers and this is a good way to engage a load of youngsters.’

So, what do you think about Huawei’s strategy to sign popular names to promote its brand internationally?

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Bezel-less Elephone R9 With Helio X20 Coming Soon

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Joel Joseph

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Jul 7, 2016

Elephone seems to be working on a brand new handset for release in the second half of the year called as the Elephone R9. Yes, it’s called the R9 and one of the big reasons to choose this name could be because of OPPO R9’s success in China. Well, ignoring the origin of the name, let’s focus on the specs of this upcoming device.

The Elephone R9 is said to come with a bezel-less display. So, it looks like the R9 will use a similar bezel-less 5.5-inch FHD panel as the Elephone S3. Another information we have got is that the R series from the company is going to feature bezel-less phones this year and this will be its latest addition.

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As for the other specs of the Elephone R9, the phone will come with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. Under the hood, you will get the Helio X20 deca-core processor. For software, it will run on Android 6 Marshmallow. Also, at the back, you will get a 16MP camera while up front, there will be an 8MP shooter. Finally, it is said that the R9 features a front facing fingerprint sensor.

Like the recent Elephone smartphones, the R9 too will feature a full metal body. Release and pricing details of the handset are not available right now, but we will update with more details in the coming weeks.

Stay tuned!