UMi Touch is already available for pre-order via various retailers. If you were waiting for the gold version of the handset, then we have some good news. According to the latest information, the UMi Touch Gold variant will be up for pre-order very soon. If the information is correct, pre-orders for the gold version will start from April 12.
People love the gold and the rose gold variants, so it’s good to see that the Touch comes in the gold shade. The phone sports a metal unibody design which looks pretty sturdy and good looking. Apart from gold, there are two other colors available, gray and silver. The phone is currently listed on UMi’s site as a limited edition. You can check that out from here.
As for the specs of the UMi Touch, the phone will come with a 5.5-inch 1080p display with 2.5D glass and Gorilla Glass 3 protection on top. As for the CPU, you get the MT6753 octa-core 64-bit chip. The fingerprint sensor embedded into the physical home button will be fast, unlocking the device in just 0.1 seconds. For memory, the phone will come with 3GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. This is further expandable via MicroSD up to 128GB. At the back, the UMi Touch comes with a 13MP Sony IMX328 camera and a large 4000mAh battery to keep the phone running for a day long. Other features include Android 6.0 Marshmallow, 4G LTE network support and dual SIM dual standby.
Although the UMi Touch gold version is reported to be available for pre-order on April 12, some retailers have already started accepting orders for this color version. So, April 12 is probably the date when all open up pre-orders for the gold version.
Meizu just announced the new Meizu M3 Note mid-ranger a couple of hours back, and it’s easily one of the best value for money handsets out there in the market. Just when we thought things couldn’t get any better in this segment, Meizu came up with this new handset. So, we decided to compare the Meizu M3 Note vs Redmi Note 3 Pro, since they basically fall in the same price segment.
So, without wasting any more time, lets head on to the comparison.
Meizu M3 Note vs Redmi Note 3 Pro: DESIGN
Coming to the new Meizu M3 Note, the phone comes with a metal body. It’s thinner than the Redmi model and features a design similar to the Meizu MX5. That’s actually a good thing!
DIMENSIONS: 153.6 x 75.5 x 8.2mm
Now, we take a look at the Redmi Note 3 Pro which comes with a solid metal body with smooth round corners. The phone looks premium and well built for its price. Clearly, there are no complaints here.
DIMENSIONS: 150 x 76 x 8.65mm
As you can see, the Redmi Note 3 Pro is thinner and shorter than the Meizu M3 Note, but then, the latter is thinner. Also, the fingerprint sensor on the former is located at the back, while the M3 Note comes with a home button embedded fingerprint sensor located just below the display up front.
Meizu M3 Note vs Redmi Note 3 Pro: Hardware
The major difference between the two models is the processor underneath. The Meizu M3 Note comes with the MTK Helio P10 processor clocked at 1.8GHz. This is an octa-core chip with eight Cortex A53 cores. On the other hand, the Redmi Note 3 Pro comes with the Snapdragon 650 chipset which features 2x Cortex A72 cores and 4 x Cortex A53 cores. This should give an advantage to the Redmi model, but we will have to wait and see if there are any significant real life performance differences. For most tasks, the Helio P10 should be sufficient.
If you really want to know the benchmark results of these two chipsets, then the Helio P10 (inside the OPPO R9) scores around 51,000 on AnTuTu (since this is underclocked expect lower results), while the Snapdragon 650 gets around 75,000-79,000 on the same AnTuTu app. So, there’s a significant gap in their performances.
So, this was the biggest difference between the two handsets. Rest of the specs are quite similar. So, the Meizu M3 Note comes in two versions 2GB / 3GB RAM and 16GB / 32GB storage, same as the Redmi model. Also, both have dual SIM card slots with a hybrid slot that uses SIM2 for MicroSD if required. There will be a 5.5-inch display on board with 1080p resolution on both models.
Coming to the cameras, the Meizu M3 Note comes with a 13MP f/2.2 aperture sensor with 5P Lens and PDAF. Similarly, the Redmi Note 3 Pro features a 16MP sensor with f/2.2, 5P lens and PDAF. Up front, both the phones have 5MP f/2.0 cameras. Both have dual LED color temperature flash at the back.
Even in the battery department, both have very similar specs. The M3 Note comes with a slightly larger 4100mAh battery while the Redmi model features a 4000mAh capacity battery. As for the weight, the Meizu model weighs 163 grams while the Redmi model weighs 164 grams. Too similar right?
Unfortunately, both the models are stuck with Android 5.1, despite being 2016 models. The M3 Note comes with Flyme on top while the Redmi Note 3 Pro features MIUI 7.
Other features that are similar on both the handsets include 4G LTE with VoLTE, fingerprint sensor, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth.
Meizu M3 Note vs Redmi Note 3 Pro: Pricing
Pricing is where these both differ again. The base variant of the Meizu M3 Note i.e. with 2GB RAM + 32GB ROM retails at an amazing $125, while in case of the Redmi Note 3 Pro, it starts at $154 for the base variant. The top end variant of the M3 Note (3GB RAM + 32GB ROM) is priced at 999 Yuan ($154) in China, while the high-end Redmi model retails at 1199 Yuan ($185).
Conclusion:
With Snapdragon 650 under the hood, the Redmi Note 3 Pro is definitely more powerful among the two. But if you can live with the mid-range P10, the Meizu M3 Note comes out as a cheaper and attractive option. It’s thinner, features a larger battery as well as comes with a cheaper price tag. But if don’t want to sacrifice on the processor and are ready to shell out a few more bucks, then the Redmi Note 3 Pro is probably the better option.
The wait is over. Today, Huawei officially announced the Huawei P9 and the P9 Plus smartphones at an event in London. We have been bombarded with numerous leaks about the device in the past two months, and now, finally, we have some official details. As expected, the Huawei P9 series phones will be the first smartphone developed in partnership with Leica.
HUAWEI P9
The Huawei P9 comes with a 5.2-inch 1080p display with 2.5D glass on top. The bezels are super thin, measuring just 1.7mm. Under the hood, the phone will be powered by the Kirin 955 chipset that features quad Cortex A72 cores @ 2.5GHz and quad Cortex A53 cores @ 1.8GHz. There are two variants of the device, one with 3GB RAM + 32GB storage and other with 4GB RAM + 64GB storage. The storages are expandable via MicroSD.
Now, coming to the most interesting part of the device. The P9 will feature two 12MP sensors at the back. One will be a monochrome camera while the other will be an RGB color sensor. The former sensor will aid the phone to take more accurate shots along with black and white pictures. These two will work together for taking some great shots. Up front, there will be an 8MP shooter ideal for selfies.
The Huawei P9 comes with a 3000mAh battery on board, packed inside a slim 6.95mm body. The company has done a wonderful job with the all metal design, keeping it slim and lightweight. The phone just weighs 144 grams. The 360 degrees fingerprint sensor is located at the back. As for software, the phone runs on Android 6.0 with EMUI 4.1 on top. Other features on the P9 include stereo speakers and USB Type-C.
These are pretty powerful specs and in line with what we heard from the leaks before. Coming to the pricing, the Huawei P9 3GB RAM version starts at 599 EUR ($681) and the 4GB RAM version will retail at 649 EUR ($739). There are lots of colors available like Ceramic White, Haze Gold, Rose Gold, Titanium Silver, Mystic Silver and Prestige Gold.
HUAWEI P9 Plus
This will be a better-specced version of the Huawei P9, with a larger display and juicier battery. The Huawei P9 Plus comes with a 5.5-inch 1080p display. The phone has the same Kirin 955 chipset under the hood with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage option as standard. The storage will be expandable. At the back, the phone comes with the same 12MP Dual camera setup as the P9 with an 8MP front facing shooter as well. The battery is larger, measuring 3400mAh and for software, you have Android 6.0 with EMUI 4.1 like the P9. Pricing is naturally higher, more than $100 higher than the top end P9 variant. So, the Huawei P9 Plus will retail at around $850.
The company plans to release the device in a lot of regions including Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, China, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Qatar, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Egypt, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Hungary etc.
The Zeblaze Miniwear will be the latest in a sucessful range of Smartwatches from the Zeblaze company.
What will help to set the Zeblaze Miniwear apart from other Smartwatches is its form factor, the Miniwear has a 240 x 240 resolution 1.2″ IPS display, with a single 3d ARC lens to provide the highest quality with great viewing angles.
The Zeblaze Miniwear features a Mediatec MTK2502C SOC, to provide you with up to 30% savings in battery usage and a performance increase of up to 60% over the previous Mediatec SOC.
With these improvements usage should not just be fast, but should keep the watch going long after other wearables have run out of juice.
Zeblaze have provided a selection of five dial designs from 10 top designers, giving you a different dial to suit whatever occasion or outfit you are wearing.
The watches chassis will be available in both Stainless Steel and Gold finishes, with a choice of brown or Black crocodile skin style leather straps.
The Zeblaze Miniwear will feature a magnetic suction charging solution, similar to Apple’s range of Macbook computers.
When you bring the connector close to the back of the watch, it will attach to form a convenient connection to easily charge your Zeblaze Miniwear Smartwatch.
The release date for the Miniwear is not yet known, but I will keep you updated when I receive more information and samples are ready for review.
For now I would love to hear what you think of the Zeblaze Miniwear Smartwatch, what do you think it will retail for?
What features would you like to see on the watch?, has it got enough style and features to make it a must buy on your shopping list?
Please feel free to leave any questions or comments below
UMi Touch is already on pre-order and from the specs and the pricing, it’s a pretty good smartphone. The phone comes with a CNC metal body, and a 13MP Sony IMX328 camera at the back with dual LED flash. While we are yet to test the camera performance of the UMi Touch, the company has released a new video showing off the camera UI as well as a few samples taken from the device.
UMi has decided to compare the Touch’s camera with that of the Redmi Note 3 and the Xiaomi Mi 5. The comparison isn’t very thorough, but it shows a couple of pictures from the UMi Touch in direct comparison to the ones taken from the other two Xiaomi handsets. From the basic comparison, we could say that the UMi Touch managed to take darker photos with reasonable level of details, sometimes even better than Redmi Note 3. The noise was kept to a minimum in pictures where the light was not sufficient. But only after a good review from our side can we decide on the quality of the camera on the Touch.
UMi has also revealed some details on the camera UI of the device. The design is simple with 7 panes, the default one featuring a virtual shutter, flash trigger, HDR, Auto capture with gesture “Yeah” and front camera key. On top of the interface, there is the Panorama mode, picture in picture mode and the default mode. Swiping to the right brings you the choice of 9 filters with live preview. The phone can also take 1080p videos at 30fps.
To recap, the UMi Touch comes with a 5.5-inch 1080p display with 2.5D glass. Under the hood, the phone has MT6753 octa-core processor with 3GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage, expandable via MicroSD. The rear camera is a Sony IMX328 13MP sensor, and you get 4000mAh battery at the back. Other features include a fast fingerprint sensor, 4G LTE support, Android 6.0 and dual SIM dual standby.
UMi Touch is already up for sale via major retailers.
Kingzone has released quite a few devices in the past but it has been a while since we reviewed a smartphone made by a company. The Z1 Plus is a 5.5″ phone costs over $150. Learn more in our unboxing and first impressions article.
The phone ships with all the usual stuff you would expect to come with any smartphone. The extras include the pair of earphones and a soft TPU case to protect your phone.
DESIGN and FIRST IMPRESSIONS
The phone sports a 5.5″ 720p display, which is covered with Gorilla Glass 3. The first impressions of it are that is quite sharp, bright and vivid.
The backplate is made of textured vinyl-like plastic and it can be easily removed.
Under the hoood we have a 3500mAh battery, two SIM card slots and the microSD card slot for storage expansion. It will be interesting to see how the battery performs in real life.
The phone has a metal frame on the sides of the device, which adds a bit of a premium look and feel. However, top and bottom parts are made of plastic. We have a power button on the right and volume keys on the left. All buttoms are tactile and easy to press.
The speaker grill along with the main mic are on the bottom and the headset jack as well as micro USB port are on the top.
We have a 13MP camera on the back along with a single LED flash. Right below it we can find a fingerprint scanner. So far it has been working fine but we will tell how it performs in a full review.
My first impressions once I took the phone out of the box were that it looks slightly different than most of the Chinese phones. I believe that Kinzone have experimented with the design and I kind of like it.
The textured back does not attract fingerprints and smudges and it is nice to the touch.
In addition, the phone sits nicely in the hand and it is comfortable to hold.
All in all, the Kingzone Z1 Plus shapes up to be a pretty good phone but we need to spend a bit more time with it. Stay tuned for a full review.
Meizu has officially announced the Meizu M3 Note mid-ranger today at an event in Beijing, China. The phone is everything we expected it to be, and even better, thanks to a larger than expected battery on board. Before we move on to the specs of the device, which are quite impressive, let’s take a look at the pricing. Meizu has surprised us all by pricing the Meizu M3 Note at just 799 Yuan ($123) for the base variant (2GB RAM + 16GB ROM) and 999 Yuan ($154) for the higher-end model (3GB RAM + 32GB).
Now, let’s take a look at the features of the M3 Note.
First of all, Meizu had abandoned the traditional polycarbonate body on the Blue Charm series in favor of metal on the new M3 Note. This makes the phone look much more premium and good looking than its predecessors. Coming to the specs, the Meizu M3 Note features a 5.5-inch 1080p LTPS display up front, same as the previous versions. There will be two variants, one with 2GB RAM + 16GB storage and another with 3GB RAM + 32GB ROM. The company reveals that these are eMMC 5.1 storages which is a lot faster than previous versions.
Under the hood, the phone features the Helio P10 octa-core chipset, which is slightly under clocked as compared to the OPPO R9. So, it’s clocked at 1.8GHz instead fo 2GHz. There will be Mali-T760 GPU on board. At the back, the M3 Note comes with a 13MP camera sensor with f/2.2 aperture, PDAF and 5 element lens. Up front, there is a 5MP f/2.0 shooter. Like other Meizu phones, this particular device will feature dual SIM cards, but SIM2 slot is hybrid which means you can use it for MicroSD cards as well. As for the software, the phone runs on Android 5.1 out of the box with Flyme UI on top. The company reportedly has worked with Mediatek to make the UI on the phone smoother.
Continuing its tradition of using mBack buttons, Meizu has upgraded the home button up front with mTouch 2.1 fingerprint sensor which can unlock the phone in just 0.48 seconds. During the launch, the company mocked OPPO of using the same oval button design as Meizu. But OPPO’s fingerprint sensor is faster (unlocks in 0.2 seconds). The M3 Note measures 8.2mm in thickness and inside this body, the company has managed to pack in a large 4100mAh battery. The company claims that this battery is good enough for 17 hours of video playback and 32 hours of talktime. Also, the phone weighs 163 grams and supports VoLTE.
The phone will be available in three colors, namely Silver, Gold and Gray. Both the versions will go on sale for $123 and $154 respectively on April 11 via the company’s own website as well as other notable retailers in China.
Meizu is yet to reveal international release plans for the Meizu M3 Note.
Apart from the new smartphone, the company also unveiled a new Bong 2P fitness tracker that retails for 79 Yuan ($13) independently and 60 Yuan ($10) as a bundled option with the M3 Note. The fitness tracker boasts of a 40-day battery life, which is impressive.
Then there’s the EP51 Bluetooth headphones that boast of 6 hours of battery life, omni directional microphone, nano waterproof material and super light weight body. The headphones will retail for 269 Yuan ($41) independently or at 199 Yuan ($31) with the M3 Note.
With smartphones being an essential part of our lives, one of the most dreaded things nowadays is low smartphone battery. Despite batteries becoming bigger and bigger in the past few years, most of the times, they are not enough to last an entire day. This is why most of us carry a charger or a portable charger with us all the time. Now, Thino aims to simplify this process by combining the power of a fast charger and a small powerbank.
So, you must be wondering what’s so special about this charger amongst all other chargers in the market. Well, Thino claims that it charges your smartphone up to 3x faster than a traditional smartphone charger. That’s good enough to get our attention, but the company is trying to market the device as more than a regular fast charger.
Thino aims to be a compact and stylish charger, that you would love to carry around wherever you go. It comes with a slim aluminum body in a simple yet chic design. What makes it so easy to carry is the safety lock on board. The device features a simple locking mechanism that lets you hang it around wherever you want.
What’s more, its kind of a mini portable charger as well. The Thino features an inbuilt battery, which the company claims can provide up to 2 hours of additional battery life to your smartphone.
So, how does Thino manage to charge your phone up to 3x faster? Well, the company reveals that it comes with a built-in smart auto-detection technology. This patent pending microchip-based sensor system detects the optimum charging current for your phone for fast charging. Further, several temperature and surge protection sensors ensure that the charging process is safe.
You can get it in USB Type-C, Lightening and MicroUSB cables. Thino is currently on Indiegogo and is already at 74% of its goal of $20,000. You can check out the page for more details.
Xiaomi smartwatch made the headlines last year for quite some time, however, soon, the rumors died down. Till now, we haven’t seen a full-fledged smartwatch from the company. Instead, Xiaomi has focused on its Mi Band wearable which is doing quite well, releasing the new Mi Band 1S model with heart rate sensor on board.
Xiaomi does not personally manufacture these Mi Band wearables, instead, its partner company, Huami takes care of the process. Hence, although, we call it the Xiaomi Mi Band, it’s actually made by Huami. Now, Huami’s CEO Wang has revealed a few details about the second generation model of the Xiaomi Mi Band as well as Xiaomi smartwatch. It looks like, once again, Huami is manufacturing these two devices.
mi band 1s
First up, CEO Wang confirmed that both, the Mi Band 2 and the Xiaomi smartwatch will debut in the next two months, within Q2 2016. The major selling point of the new Band version will be the small display on board. So, it looks like the Mi Band 2 will be able to show you a lot more information than its previous generation, reducing reliance on the connected smartphone.
As for the price, the new Band will be slightly costlier than the previous generation model. To recap, the Mi Band 1S with heart rate sensor retails for 99 Yuan (~$16) in China. Another important information revealed by him was that the new version will abandon the “Mi” branding. It will be called as the Band 2, but we are not sure of the exact name.
This is not the Xiaomi Smartwatch
Now, coming to the most interesting part of the interview, CEO Wang confirmed that Xiaomi smartwatch with a display exists and will meet us in Q2 2016. The watch will feature a larger screen than the Band 2, and focus on a particular function. Smartwatch manufacturers are particularly keen on health-related functions, so we may see the smartwatch boast of such features. But, apart from the existence of the device as well as the release timing, nothing else is confirmed.
Finally, remember the Amazfit smart wearable that we read about back in September, 2015? He confirms that a new generation version of the wearable is also coming, but only in the second half of the year.
So, now that these two devices have been almost confirmed, we hope to see a lot more information about them in the coming days.
Adding a display on the new Band 2 won’t be a bad idea, as long as it provides a decent battery life. The definition of decent differs from one person to another, but personally, I feel a week’s battery life on the new Band with a display would be just great. My Mi Band lasts for around three weeks on a single charge, so I would expect the new version to give me, at least, a week’s life.
So, what do you think? Happy to hear that the new Band 2 comes with a display?
All this while, Ulefone has marketed the Vienna as a cheap Hi-Fi equipped device. The phone’s unique selling point was always going to be the high-quality audio output that it aims to provide. However, the latest video from Ulefone wants to show that the Vienna is more than a Hi-Fi device. The video focuses on the phone’s performance and claims that it is the fastest phone from the company so far.
Ulefone has quite the experience when it comes to Mediatek’s Mt6753 octa-core 64-bit chipset. The company has used the same chip on multiple phones in the past including the Ulefone Paris and Ulefone Power. With the same Android 5.1 Lollipop OS on top, and nearly half year worth optimizations, the company has reportedly managed to master the OS for fluidity.
In the video, Ulefone shows that its Vienna is super smooth, opening up applications, gallery, and playing games without any hiccups. In the AnTuTu benchmark, the phone managed to score above 39,000, which may not be much according to this year’s chipset standards, but it’s good enough to drive your everyday needs. The MT6753 chip along with 3GB of RAM on board should provide fluid performance on the device. Further, you get a large 32GB storage as standard to store all your Hi-Fi audio files.
Other features of the Vienna include a 5.5-inch 1080p display, fingerprint sensor, 2.5D glass with gorilla glass panel, infrared port, 3250mAh battery and a 13MP Panasonic camera. You can check out the direct comparison of the camera quality of the Vienna and the S7 Edge from here. And yes, given that this phone is marketed as an audio-centric device, it comes with an NXP audio chip and Box sound chamber for a superior audio experience.
Blackview seems to be working on a couple of budget smartphones for the market. First, it was the Blackview A8 which came with decent looks and specs along with cheap pricing for the masses. Now, the company has just listed the Blackview A5 budget smartphone, that’s going to be even cheaper than the A8.
The A8 retails for around $50 while this new model will release for $44.99. To be honest, seeing the specs of the device, it would be actually smarter to go with the A8 at just $5 more. But if you want a super compact device (the A5 features a 4.5-inch display), then this could be an option.
Coming to the Blackview A5’s specs, the phone comes with MT6580 quad-core chip clocked at 1.3GHz with 1GB RAM and 8GB of ROM which is expandable up to 32GB. At the back, there will be a 5MP camera, while up front, there will be a 2MP shooter. The display is of 4.5-inches with 854 x 480 pixel resolution. Finally, it will run on Android 5.1 lollipop and come with 3G support and 2000mAh battery.
So, in case you are wondering what’s the big difference between the two worth $5, then it’s the display. The A8 comes with a 5-inch 720p panel, while the A5 features a 4.5-inch 480p screen. Also, the camera is better on the A8, with an 8MP shooter at the back. Both phones support dual SIM dual standby. So, unless you want a super cheap device with a display of 4.5-inches, the A8 should be the better choice.
For those who are still interested, the Blackview A5 will come in three colors, white, black and blue. The phone will go on sale from April 25.
Last month, OPPO unveiled the OPPO R9 and R9 Plus smartphones in China. Both were pretty decent smartphones with powerful specs and premium design. Now, the company has launched the OPPO F1 Plus in India, which is basically the global version of the OPPO R9. So, despite the “Plus” tag line, this is the rebranded R9 and not the R9 Plus.
The OPPO F1 Plus is primarily a camera-centric smartphone with a powerful 16MP front facing camera. The phone is ideal for selfies, with such a powerful shooter up front, thanks to f/2.0 aperture and 78.1 degrees wide angle lens. At the back, the phone features a 13MP camera with f/2.2 aperture, PDAF and LED flash. It supports 4K video shooting as well.
The F1 Plus comes with a physical home button with a fingerprint sensor. The sensor can unlock the device in just 0.2 seconds. As for the display, the phone sports a 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED panel with 1.6mm ultra-narrow bezels.
Under the hood, the OPPO F1 Plus comes with the Helio P10 MT6755 octa-core chip clocked at 2GHz. For memory, the phone features 4GB of RAM and 32GB/ 64GB internal storage. This is further expandable up to 128GB via MicroSD (Hybrid). Finally, there’s a 2850mAh battery with the company’s VOOC flash charge.
The OPPO F1 Plus comes in Gold and Rose Gold colors and is priced at Rs. 26,990 which comes to around $400. The phone will go on sale around mid-April in the country.
Vivo has been teasing the launch of its two smartphones, namely the Vivo V3 and the Vivo V3 Max. Now, both the phones have become official in India as the company launched them during an event in Mumbai earlier today. Judging from the specs of the device, they are targeted at the mid-range segment.
First up is the Vivo V3 which will be a smaller and toned down model in the lineup. The phone will come with a 5-inch 720p HD display with the Snapdragon 616 octa-core chip under the hood along with Adreno 405 GPU. There will be 3GB of RAM on board along with 32GB of internal storage which will be further expandable up to 128GB via MicroSD.
At the back, the phone will feature 13MP camera with PDAF and LED flash. Up front, there will be an 8MP shooter. The phone supports Android 5.1 Lollipop with Funtouch UI, fingerprint sensor, dual SIM cards, 4G LTE and a 2550mAh battery.
Coming to the Vivo V3 Max, it will come with a larger 5.5-inch 1080p display with 2.5D curved Gorilla Glass protection. There will be the Snapdragon 652 octa-core chip under the hood with Adreno 510 GPU, 4GB of RAM and 32GB of expandable storage. This will also be a dual SIM phone with a fingerprint sensor and 4G LTE support. Like the V3, the Max version also comes with a 13MP rear camera and an 8MP front shooter. The phone runs on Android 5.1 and features a 3000mAh battery on board with fast charging support.
And yes, in case you are wondering, both phones have Hi-Fi chip inside.
As for the pricing, the Vivo V3 is priced at Rs. 17,980 while the V3 Max retails at Rs. 23,980. This comes to $270 and $360 respectively.
The specs of the Vivo V3 are particular disappointing considering its pricing. We will have to wait and see how these two devices perform in India amongst all the affordable options available in the market.
HTC has already announced that the HTC M10 flagship will debut on April 12. But long before the event, thanks to the rumors and leaks, we know a lot about the upcoming flagship. Now, a new image of the HTC M10 has leaked online, revealing the front of the device. Unlike other images, this is a white model, which kind of confirms three colors for the device till now, black, silver and white.
So, what can we say about the M10 from this picture? Well, first of all, the company will use an oval home button design up front. We can also see a large camera sensor, on top of the display. There are a few changes in the design as compared to the previous generation M9. For example, there’s no HTC logo up front, and there are no front-facing speakers as well.
To be honest, with the physical home button, the chin at the bottom looks large. Given that companies are trying to reduce the space around the display, this isn’t a welcome move. This may not be the best-looking handset in the market, but the company could impress us with the specs.
Earlier leaked photos of the M10
It is said that the company will integrate a powerful camera unit at the back of the M10. It should be a 12MP Ultrapixel unit but nothings official as of now. Other features of the device include Snapdragon 820 processor with 4GB of RAM on board and up to 64GB of internal storage. The screen will be compact, much like the Mi 5, featuring a 5.1-inch panel but with 2K resolution.
The company has an event on April 12, where we will meet this flagship. Hopefully, the pricing won’t be as high as revealed by earlier rumors.
China is the home of some interesting gadgets and toys. Now, Xiaomi with Hasbro China has together released an interesting new toy, tailor-made for Chinese fans. The new product is a transformer which can instantly transform into a Mi Pad tablet.
Yes, you heard it right. Xiaomi along with the world’s top toymaker, Hasbro decided to release this “Transformers Special Edition” toy to celebrate the company’s sixth anniversary on April 6. The toy will enter the crowdfunding stage and once it hits the goal, it will start shipping to backers from May 13.
Of course, the transformed Mi Pad won’t be a working one (we probably have to wait for a few more years to make something like this work), but still it would be a good buy if you are a big fan of the company. It costs 129 Yuan which comes to around $20 which isn’t too bad for a fake Mi Pad.
Vernee is all set to release the powerful Vernee Apollo flagship in April. The company has been teasing about this device for the past few weeks, and now, it has released a couple of pictures of the Apollo’s front-panel. With this, the company wants to show off the thin bezels on the device.
While some manufacturers are obsessed about bezel-less design, Vernee is aiming to make the bezels around the display super thin. The pictures of the front panel of the device show us that the Vernee Apollo will have ultra-thin bezels. In fact, in one of the pictures, the company has even shown us that the bezels measure just 2mm in thickness, which is pretty narrow.
What’s more, the Apollo will also come with an impressive screen to body ratio of 80%. This could be a big selling point for the device, thanks to its massive 5.5-inch 2K display.
So, in addition to being a beast of a phone, the company seems to have given some thought on the design as well. To recap, the Vernee Apollo comes with the Helio X20 deca-core chip under the hood with a large 6GB RAM module. The phone comes with 128GB of internal storage and features a pressure sensitive display as well. At the back, the Apollo will come with the Sony IMX230 21MP sensor. Other features of the device include USB Type-C port, metal unibody design, 3000mAh battery, and fingerprint sensor.
Coming to the pricing, the Apollo is said to retail for a price tag of $399.99, which will be pretty awesome for a phone with these specs on board. The company is yet to announce an exact release date for the device, but expect more details soon.
Meanwhile, the Vernee Thor mid-ranger is now available for pre-sale at $119.99. You can check out more details about the device from here.
Nubia smartphone has just released a new teaser for a conference on April 19. While the teaser or the company have not yet revealed the main theme of the conference, it is possible that this event is for the launch of the long-rumored Nubia Z11 series models.
Previously, Nubia had released a teaser for something special on March 29. However, it turned out to be just the promotion for existing handsets, which disappointed a lot of fans. Now, with this new conference in the picture, it looks like fans will finally get to see the new Z11 handsets pretty soon.
Apart from the timing of the conference, another good reason why this could be for the Nubia Z11 is because the company is calling it the “2016 New Nubia Conference”. The event will be held in Beijing and after a few months of silence, this would be a good opportunity for the company to unveil its new products for 2016.
Like tradition, we can expect three models in the Z11 series this year.
Nubia Z11 Mini
The phone has already passed through the Chinese TENAA certification which revealed its specs. The Z11 Mini will reportedly come with a 1.5GHz / 1.2GHz octa-core processor wth 3GB of RAM and 64GB of storage on board. The phone comes with 16MP rear and 8MP front cameras. Other features include fingerprint sensor, Android 5.1.1 Lollipop OS and price tag of around $230.
Nubia Z11
Last year’s Z9 had a bezel-less design. So, we can expect the company to continue the design in the new Nubia Z11. The phone is expected to feature company patented dual camera technology and a 5.2-inch 2K display. Other possible specs include 4GB RAM, 128GB storage, and Android 6.0 version out of the box.
Along with these two, we can also expect a Z11 Max version, but information about the device is limited at the moment.
Anyways, it seems like we will finally see the new Z11 series handsets on April 19. Considering there’s still time for the event, we can expect more details via teasers from the company in the coming weeks.
Meizu’s upcoming smartphone is going to be the M3 Note, but that didn’t stop the company from silently listing the Meizu MX5e Lite version up for sale in China.
In case you are wondering whether you have been out of the loop recently, then worry not. This is an unannounced model and we haven’t seen any details regarding this particular Lite version until now. However, the company has officially confirmed that the phone is real and it will soon go on sale in China via multiple retailers.
So, what’s different in the Meizu MX5e Lite version than the regular MX5? From what we could see, there are two major changes. The company has decided to downgrade the processor inside, from MTK MT6795T Helio X10 high version to the standard MT6795 version. So, the clock speed has reduced from 2.2GHz to 2.0GHz. Another major change in the new handset is the rear camera. It’s also downgraded from 20.7MP to 16MP in this model.
Other specs remain the same as the regular model. So, you get a 5.5-inch display with 1080p resolution, 3GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. Up front, there will be a 5MP camera sensor. Other features of the handset include dual SIM dual standby, 3150mAh battery and mTouch 2.0 Fingerprint ID. At the moment, the company seems to be selling just the white version of the device.
So, the phone is actually available at 1499 Yuan ($231), on Suning.com. That’s too close to competitors like the OnePlus X. There are plenty of other great options in the market at this price. So, we are not entirely sure what Meizu is attempting with this silent release.
So, what’s your favorite Android smartphone under $250?
Although ASUS has been making some ground in the smartphone segment in the past few years, the company’s phones haven’t been able to take on competitors like Xiaomi or Huawei. This year, the company has been relatively quiet. While other smartphone vendors were busy announcing their flagships and mid-rangers, ASUS was silent, which made us wonder what when will we see the new Zenfone 3 series.
Now, two new renders of the Zenfone 3 lineup have been leaked. The Zenfone 3 is said to come with a thin aluminum design with a 2.5D glass up front as well as the back. The phone will feature Laser Autofocus along with a rectangular fingerprint scanner.
The second render is reportedly of the ASUS Zenfone 3 Deluxe version. The phone will feature an oval home button, which should most likely integrate a fingerprint sensor. You will also find front facing flash on both the models.
This is not the first time we are hearing about the two Zenfone 3 models. A few weeks back, two new Zenfone models namely Z010DD and Z912D were spotted on the benchmarking app Geekbench. The former is most likely the Zenfone 3 Deluxe while the latter will be Zenfone 3.
One of the most interesting things revealed by the benchmark was that the phones were not using Intel’s chips. Instead, these models came with a Snapdragon chipset. Moving on, the Zenfone 3 (Z012D) will come with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. There will be a 5.9-inch display with 720p resolution, which is unusually low for such a large display. Other features include a 13MP rear camera and a 5MP front camera.
Coming to the ASUS Z010DD model, the phone will reportedly come with better specs, including the Snapdragon 650 hexa-core chip with 3GB RAM and 32GB of storage, 13MP rear camera, 5MP front shooter, 5.5-inch 720p display and Android 6.0.
To be honest, these specs are not very powerful as compared to the earlier generations. The screen resolution is very low and the processors aren’t very powerful either. So, we will have to wait and see whether these are the specs that we’ll see on the new Zenfone 3 models.
The phone is expected to be unveiled at Computex 2016 that will start from May 31 and continue till June 4.
Meizu has confirmed that it will announce the Meizu M3 Note mid-ranger on April 6. Despite that, we seem to be getting a steady stream of leaks about the Meizu Pro 6 flagship which should debut only in the next couple of months. Thanks to a render released by the company’s VP, Li Nan, we got to know about the unique antenna lines on the device. Now, for the first time, the real-life image of the front of the Pro 6 has been leaked.
One of the first things you’ll notice is the lack of visible bezels. The company seems to have trimmed down the bezel size on the sides to a considerable extent, at least, that’s what we can see from the image. However, like most phones, the Pro 6 might have some black borders on the sides, which unfortunately, we can’t confirm yet. Another thing we can see is the presence of what looks like 2.5D glass as well as the mBack home button, which should most likely feature a fingerprint sensor.
The back of the device was already leaked, and this could be the same phone that we saw in the earlier images. The Pro 6 will reportedly feature an updated design with rounder corners and a compact form factor. Like mentioned above, the antenna lines are a bit different on the device. Also, it seems that the phone will come with a ring flash along with Laser Autofocus in between.
Moving to the specs, the Pro 6 flagship is confirmed to come with a pressure sensitive display as well as the new Helio X25 deca-core chipset. Other unconfirmed features of the phone include an all metal design, 4GB of RAM, 21MP rear camera, dual SIM card slots and Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS with flyme UI on top.
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