The phone comes with instruction manuals, a charging brick, USB cable, USB OTG cable for external devices, a screen protector and a SIM ejector pin. Finally, you are getting a nice soft TPU case to protect your device.
Doogee T6 Review: DESIGN and DISPLAY
Doogee T6 is not a small device due its 5.5” display. Well, this size of the screen has already become a standard for most of us.
The panel itself is just 720p resolution but it not that bad. It is bright and the colours look natural.
The star of the show here is a large 6250mAh battery, which makes the phone heavier than usual as it weighs 230g.
On the front, we have a 5MP shooter and LED notification light along with the non-backlit capacitive buttons.
The backplate is made of plastic but it actually feels nice to the touch.
The camera has an 8MP sensor, which is capable of shooting 13MP images with dual LED flash. Also, we have the loudspeaker on the bottom.
The sides are also made of plastic and we have the buttons on the right, which have a good tactile feedback but they feel a bit cheap.
Overall, the phone is well built, it feels nice in the hand but you have to keep in mind that it is quite heavy and it does not sport any premium materials like metal or glass.
Doogee T6 Review: UI
Doogee T6 runs on Android 5.1 with the Doogee’s skin on top of it.
We have some redesigned icons and a bit of extra functionality like gesture and motions controls we’ve seen on numerous phones. The implementation of gestures is pretty good but I’ve seen faster response times on some other phones.
As for daily use, I don’t have major complaints. However, there is a significant delay once you press the home button and that it is kind of annoying.
Other than that, the performance of the UI is snappy and responsive.
Doogee T6 Review: BENCHMARKS
Doogee T6 Review: HARDWARE and PERFORMANCE
The phone is not a powerhouse as it sports a quad-core MTK6735 chip with the clock speeds of up to 1.0GHz, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage.
As you may have already guessed, the gaming experience is not really pleasant. There is a lot of lag and skipped frames even on medium graphics on Asphalt 8.
Doogee T6 Review: MULTIMEDIA
The loudspeaker quality is not bad but it is not impressive either. On the other hand, it is on par with most of the phones in this price range.
Doogee T6 Review: CAMERA
Doogee T6 Review: IMAGE QUALITY
As for image quality, the daylight pictures usually turn out to be pretty good as they have a decent amount of detail. However, the colours are not always accurate and there were quite a few blurry shots.
The low-light images do not impress. They lack in detail, there is a lot of noise. Also, the red tint ruins some of the pictures.
The selfie camera can take some okay looking images in good light but it is not a wide angle shooter.
As for video, it is just mediocre and the footage looks quite shaky. See the video review for a video sample.
Doogee T6 Review: CONNECTIVITY
All the connectivity options that include Wifi, Bluetooth and GPS are working fine. Also, the signal reception is excellent and the call quality is good.
Doogee T6 Review: BATTERY LIFE
The phone sports a humongous 6250 mAh battery. Although it adds a bit of bulk and weight to the device, it performs well in real life.
I could get around 7 or even over 8 hours of screen-on time depending on the usage and that is a great result.
Doogee T6 Review: CONCLUSIONS
Doogee T6 costs around $130 and it does most of the things right.
It is not a flagship device due to its low-end specs but it was not made to be a flagship. The main highlight is the humungous battery and it delivers in real life.
Also, the phone has a decent screen, although it is only 720p; the design and build is good despite using mainly plastic and the camera can take decent daylight shots.
However, the phone lags while gaming, the home button is slow to respond and the low-light camera performance does not impress.
All in all, Doogee T6 is for those who look for a phone that has a very large battery and it does most of the things right. However, make sure to take the shortcomings into consideration.
When compared to other parts of a smartphone, the display technology has seen less innovation. Agreed that we have seen dual edge curved screen displays on smartphones from Samsung and now Vivo, but it’s not something that will end up in every phone in the market. However, there was a certain feature which debuted last year, called as the pressure sensitive display which could end up in a lot of devices.
More and more manufacturers are slowly adopting this technology into their smartphones. There are already a handful of phones with this technology like the ZTE Axon Mini, iPhone 6S and even the Huawei Mate S. And now, this year, it looks like a lot of Chinese manufacturers will adopt pressure sensitive display in their smartphones.
According to an industry insider, many Chinese smartphone makers, like Xiaomi, Meizu, OPPO and Vivo are busy developing pressure sensitive displays for their smartphones. That’s not all, even HTC made Nexus 2016 is expected to feature this tech. Further, the insider adds that Google also plans to incorporate this feature as standard on Android.
This is not the first time we are hearing about Meizu’s plan for a pressure sensitive display. In fact, it is said that the MX6 flagship which will launch in a couple of months will sport this feature. Now, according to this insider, almost all major Chinese smartphone makers are going to be following this trend.
As mentioned before in my previous articles, we still haven’t seen smartphones take full advantage of pressure sensitive displays, mainly because of limited app availability. But hopefully, as more and more smartphones hit the market with this tech, we will see innovative and useful apps available on the play store.
OPPO has confirmed that the OPPO R9 flagship will meet us on March 19 in China. Now the same phone, along with its larger brother has just hit TENAA which reveals a lot of things about the two upcoming devices.
First of all, design wise, the OPPO R9 and the R9 Plus are similar. Like the name suggests, the R9 Plus will be an enlarged version of the device, featuring a larger 6-inch display. There are some other differences between the two models, with the Plus variant featuring much better specs.
But before moving to the specs, one thing to mention about the design is the front facing fingerprint sensor. The phone features a clean back and comes with a fingerprint sensor integrated into the home button. Like its predecessors, the OPPO R9 is pretty thin, featuring a 6.5mm body. The R9 Plus will be a bit thicker, with a 7.4mm body, but nothing to complain here since it features a much larger battery as well.
Like mentioned above, both the models have a few differences in terms of specs. The OPP R8 comes with a 1.95GHz octa-core processor which could be the Helio X10. But we can’t be sure of that right now. On the other hand, the OPPO R9 Plus comes with a 1.8GHz octa-core chip, which is probably the Snapdragon 652. So, no SD820 as rumored before.
As for the display, the R9 sports a 5.5-inch 1080p screen while the R9 Plus comes with a larger 6-inch 1080p panel. Both models have 4GB RAM but the R9 has 32GB ROM while R9 Plus features 64GB ROM. Storages on both the models are expandable up to 128GB. The rear camera is the same, so both get 16MP sensor at the back. The R9 features a 2850mAh battery while the R9 Plus features a 4120mAh battery. Finally, both smartphones get dual SIM dual standby.
Now that we have know a lot about the two upcoming devices, all we can do is wait for OPPO to confirm these specs and reveal other details like pricing and availability.
So, what do you think? How much are you willing to pay for OPPO R9 and R9 Plus with these specs?
Huawei is on a roll this year. After selling more than 109 million smartphones in 2016, the company plans to sell even more this year. In this regard, we have seen it expand into new markets like US and even unveil entirely new products like the Huawei Matebook laptop hybrid.
The newest flagship from the company is expected to be the rumored Huawei P9 and we might have a potential launch date for the device as Huawei has released a new teaser for an event in Berlin on March 9.
However, the company fails to mention what to expect from the March 9 event. The teaser comes with a picture of a beer being poured into a glass. We know its beer because the word “Beer” is written in the teaser. As you can see, it’s hard to say what the company is hinting with this teaser. But given that Huawei P9 is the one product that we have been hearing about a lot in the past few weeks, it could be for the new flagship’s launch.
Although it might be still early for the next generation version of the Huawei P8 flagship (P8 was launched back in April 2015), rumors claim that the company might pre-pone the launch to March. If that’s the case, then its most likely for the P9 launch.
Anyways, it’s still not clear whether the event is for Huawei P9. So, we better wait for some concrete information before getting too excited.
As for the P9 flagship, it is said that the phone will come in four different variants with Kirin 950/ 955 chipset under the hood. There will be a 5.2-inch display on board with FHD resolution, 3GB RAM, dual cameras and 3,600mAh battery.
Usually, Chinese companies tend to release their products first in China and then internationally. But as of now, we have received no news about such an event in the home country. Hence, let’s wait for Huawei to reveal more about this mystery March 9 event.
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Along with the Xiaomi Mi 5, its less powerful brother, the Xiaomi Mi 4S also went on sale yesterday. Despite being overshadowed by the Mi 5, this particular model, which is supposed to be an upgrade to the 2014 Xiaomi Mi 4 flagship, did pretty well in its first ever sale.
According to the data from Suning, a famous retailer in China, it sold over 110,000 units of the new Xiaomi Mi 4S in the first sale day of the device. The retailer is said to have sold 50,935 units via its online website. The retailer further added 64,853 units before the end of the day via its offline stores in the country.
Now considering that Suning wasn’t the only retailer selling the new Mi 4S, as Xiaomi’s official website was also selling the device, we can expect the total Mi 4S sales to be quite impressive for its first day. The total Mi 4S sales for the first day could have crossed 200K units as speculated by Chinese media, but Xiaomi is yet to release its sales figure for the Mi 4S.
The demand for the Xiaomi Mi 4S is not that surprising given that Xiaomi’s products are highly popular in the country. The phone features a compact 5-inch display with the hexa-core Snapdragon 808 under the hood, 3GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage, further expandable via MicroSD. These are pretty impressive specs for a device that retails for just 1699 Yuan ($260).
Further, you have a 3260mAh battery with Quick Charge 2.0 on board with a 13MP camera at the back, and 5MP front shooter. There’s a fingerprint sensor at the back as well. So, overall the phone seems to be well balanced in terms of its specs and pricing which is why it’s turning out to be quite popular in the country.
Yesterday, Vivo announced the Vivo XPlay 5 flagship which turned out to be the first 6GB RAM smartphone. The phone features pretty powerful specifications along with smart software to ensure the best performance. In the looks department as well, the phone is pretty impressive. It features a dual curved edge display, similar to the Galaxy S6 Edge in an all metal body that accounts for nearly 98% metal.
The body is made out of aluminum-magnesium alloy with a lot of processing on it like zirconium sanding, double c-cut edges, single crystal diamond mirror coating etc. The phone is pretty slim as well, featuring a 7.59mm body. There are two color options available namely champagne gold and rose gold.
As for the specs, the phone comes with a Super AMOLED 5.43-inch display with 2K resolution. Under the hood, there’s 4GB/ 6GB RAM options and SD652 / SD820 CPU depending on the variant. The Elite version features the much powerful SD820. For storage, you get 128GB which is more than enough for your everyday needs.
At the back, there’s a Sony IMX298 sensor with electronic OIS and dual tone flash. Front features an 8MP shooter. Despite its thin size, the company has managed to fit in a large 3600mAh battery with twin charging chips. Finally, there are Hi-Fi chips on both the variants to ensure that the audio output is top-notch.
There’s no doubt that this is a powerful handset. The standard XPlay 5 version starts at 3698 Yuan ($564) while the Elite version retails for 4288 Yuan which is close to $654.
You can check out the beautiful Vivo XPlay 5 in pictures down below. Some like its design, while some don’t. Which category do you fall in?
Yesterday, Xiaomi had its first flash sale for the Xiaomi Mi 5. No surprise that almost 16 million users registered for the first sale. The sale started exactly at 10 AM on March 1 and within a few minutes, the phone went out of stock. Naturally, many Xiaomi fans in China were disappointed to be left without a unit. We may think that the may not have made a lot of units available for sale yesterday, but Taiwan’s Economic Daily reported otherwise.
Although we have no official word on the total Xiaomi Mi 5 units sold in the first flash sale, Taiwanese media has some idea on the first batch of stock that the company prepared before releasing it. It is said that the company could have prepared around 4 million Xiaomi Mi 5 units for its first batch of stock. Out of these, a majority could have been offered for sale in the first flash sale, but we can’t be sure of the exact number.
Apparently, this was not enough, and hence, the company has asked the two foundries, namely Foxconn and Inventec to increase its production capacity to meet market demands. Comparing these figures to the initial registrations (around 16 million) for the sale, we guess it would take around April – May for all the pre-orders to be shipped.
So, despite the company’s efforts to stock up the Xiaomi Mi 5 in plenty before releasing it officially, it might still take some time for everyone who pre-orders the device to get hold of the flagship. As for international customers, this could only mean more waiting as the company will have to first satisfy the domestic demand before expanding to more regions like India, where the demand is once again expected to be quite high.
Blackview has decided to offer many of its smartphones at discounted prices during the ongoing sale on Aliexpress. The sale started from Mar 1 and continues till Mar 6, so you still have a few days left to take advantage of the discounted prices.
Blackview is known for its affordable smartphones, but during this sale, you can expect these phones to retail for an even cheaper price tag. For example, the company’s BV2000S with MT6580 chipset and 5-inch display will cost just $39.99 during the sale. The number of units available for this price is limited to 20 per day, so make sure you check out the listing as soon as possible. If you want a leather case to go along with the device, you will have to shell out a little more, i.e. $59.99. This is a 3G smartphone, but if you are looking for its 4G version, i.e. the BV2000, it costs $59.99 at the moment.
If you are in the market for a rugged smartphone, there’s the BV5000 which costs just $119.99 (100 units only). Or if you want a much better smartphone in terms of looks as well as specs, then you can go for the discounted Blackview Omega Pro, which currently costs $119.99.
Like mentioned above, the sale is going on at Aliexpress, so make sure you check out the listing if you are looking to buy a Blackview device.
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After unveiling the Huawei Mate 8 last year, we haven’t heard about a new flagship smartphone from the company yet. Thanks to the recent rumors and leaks, we know that the next flagship will probably be the Huawei P9. Now, a new set of live pictures of the flagship have leaked online, revealing the device in all its glory.
The Huawei P9 will reportedly focus on its camera capability. There will be a dual camera setup at the back with laser focus and dual LED flash, as confirmed by the pictures. Further, we can see a fingerprint sensor at the back. As for the body, the P9 features an all metal unibody metal design, which is used by many flagships these days.
As for the front, the phone seems to come with 2.5D glass. The borders around the display are visible and thicker than some devices, but on a dark background, it manages to blend in. Also, the company seems to be going with on-screen buttons instead of capacitive ones. Finally, all the ports seem to be located at the bottom. So, you get your headphone jack, USB Type-C port, speakers and microphone at the bottom.
This seems to be the one of the four versions of the Huawei P9 that will be announced in the coming weeks. This model, code named Eva, will feature a 5.2-inch full HD display. Other variants include a P9 Lite version with budget-friendly specs, P9 Max model sporting a much larger display and the P9 Premium model with better hardware.
This particular Huawei P9 variant will reportedly come with Kirin 950 (and not Kirin 955 as previously rumored) along with Mali-T880 GPU and 3GB of RAM. Under the hood, there is a large 3900mAh battery.
As for the rear cameras, it will be a pair of 12MP sensors and Leica-made lenses. The phone will reportedly be using the second generation version of the technology that was first used in the Honor 6 Plus.
As for the release date, the source didn’t mention anything about it. However, earlier rumors state that the phone should be released sometime in the Q2 2016.
At MWC 2016, Cubot announced its new CheetahPhone. Like the name suggests, the phone was released in partnership with Cheetah Mobile, the makers of popular utility apps like CM Security and Cleaner Master.
Now, the company has announced a lower mid-range device, called the Cubot S500. If you have been following the company, you would immediately realize that the naming is similar to the earlier released Cubot S550. But, there are a few differences between the two models.
The Cubot S500 is powered by the MT6735A quad-core processor with 2GB of RAM on board. As you can see, the CPU and RAM are similar to the S550. As for the storage, you get 16GB of expandable memory on board. Like most smartphones nowadays, the memory slot is hybrid. So, you can either use dual SIM cards or one SIM card with a MicroSD card slot.
Another major difference is that the new S500 model features a much smaller display. It sports a 5-inch IPS OGS panel with HD resolution. You also have 2.5D glass on both the sides. At the back, there’s a 13MP camera at the back, with f/2.0 aperture and 4P lens, while up front, there’s an 8MP selfie camera with intelligent beauty mode.
The phone is pretty slim as well, measuring just 7mm in thickness. In this body, you get a 2700mAh battery. It supports 4G LTE too. As for the software, the phone runs on Androi 5.1 Lollipop. There will be two colors available, namely black and white.
The Cubot S500 will go on sale sometime in March at an estimated price tag of $129.99. Noted sellers like Amazon, Ebay and other e-commerce sites will list the device for sale. You can read more about the device from the official company website.
In the past few years, we have seen companies break the barriers of our imaginations with smartphones powered by 10-core processors, 4K displays and many more innovations. And today, Vivo’s XPlay 5 has set a new milestone for smartphones, coming with a whopping 6GB of RAM onboard. The company announced the flagship a few minutes back, revealing its monstrous specifications.
The phone looks beautiful with its dual edge screen. It looks similar to the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge with the Vivo branding on top. The company claims that the body of the Vivo XPlay 5 is made out of 98% metal! That’s pretty impressive. Further, you have the speaker grills at the bottom along with the new age USB Type-C connector. Vivo also confirms that the phone will come in two colors namely Champagne gold and Rose gold.
As for the specs, the phone comes with the powerful Snapdragon 820 quad-core chipset along with 6GB of RAM on board. This is the most powerful setup that we have seen in a smartphone yet. Expect the phone to break a lot of records in terms of performance. What’s more, you get a massive 128GB internal storage as standard. Now, that’s some high-end stuff.
The phone will naturally come with the latest iteration of Android 6.0. But Vivo’s software comes with a special wisdom self-learning engine which reportedly ensures that the CPU and memory performance are top-notch via smart resource scheduling. We don’t know how exactly it will boost the performance of the Vivo XPlay 5, so we will have to see it in action to judge whether there is any noticeable performance improvements.
The XPlay 5 flagship features a dual curved edge SUPER AMOLED display measuring 5.43-inches. The resolution is 2K which means images and videos on the device will be sharp and clear. The company has reportedly used a special design to ensure that the screen is protected from breakage. Further, you get Corning’s Gorilla Glass on top.
As expected, the Vivo XPlay 5 comes with a fingerprint sensor at the back. The company claims that you can unlock the device in just 0.4 seconds. And if the screen is on, the process takes just 0.2 seconds.
Coming to the camera, the XPlay 5 comes with the same 16MP Sony IMX298 f/2.0 aperture sensor as the Xiaomi Mi 5. In addition to this, the phone features special processing technology developed in partnership with ArcSoft for better low light images.
The camera starts up in just 0.4 seconds and focuses in 0.1 seconds so that you never miss out on any action. Up front, you have an 8MP camera.
As for the battery, you get a large 3600mAh capacity battery inside, with dual charging chips. This ensures almost twice the charging speed as compared to normal smartphones. As for the connectivity feature, you get Wi-Fi+ for faster and stable speeds. The phone supports all the three carriers in China and features dual SIM dual standby. Further, the phone comes with 4G+ support which ensures download speeds up to 300Mbps.
And yes, Vivo wouldn’t leave Hi-Fi out of its newest flagship. So, the phone comes with Hi-Fi 3.0 with ES9028 + OPA1612 chips for superior audio quality. Plus, there’s a new headset as well, the XE1000 to go along with the XPlay 5.
So, this was the Vivo XPlay 5 high-end edition. Like expected, there’s an XPlay 5 standard edition as well powered by Snapdragon 652 and 4GB of RAM. There are only a few differences between the two editions. Apart from the CPU and RAM, the Hi-Fi chip inside is different. The standard version comes with CS4398 + AD45257 Hi-Fi chip.
Finally, coming to the pricing of both the devices, the Vivo XPlay 5 Top-End edition will retail for 4288 Yuan which is appox. $654. The standard edition with SD652 will retail for 3698 Yuan which is around $564.
The release date is yet to be revealed.
So what do you think? Is the pricing fair for such a monstrous smartphone?
Xiaomi Mi 5 pretty much broke every record out there when it received more than 16.8 million registrations for the first flash sale that happened today at 10AM Beijing time. And as expected, the phone was sold out pretty quickly. So, despite the company’s efforts to stock up the device in plenty, it looks like users will still have a hard time getting hold of the Mi 5.
The company didn’t officially announce how soon the flash sale got over, nor did it reveal the number of Xiaomi Mi 5 units that were offered for sale today. But hopefully, we can expect these details soon. As for today’s sale, the Xiaomi Mi 5 3GB RAM + 32GB / 64GB storage editions were made available for purchase in China. The Mi 5 Pro with 128GB storage, ceramic body and 4GB RAM was still not available today. In fact, the company is yet to reveal a sale day for this special edition model.
The next flash sale is exactly a week after, on March 8 at 10 AM Beijing time. It is said that this could be an open sale, but we are not yet sure about it. Anyways, even if its open sale, don’t expect the stocks to last long as there are millions of users who are still looking to grab the device.
As for the international customers, you may have to wait for some more time for the Mi 5 to reach your market.
So, which model(s) are you planning to buy? The 3GB + 32GB / 64GB version with a glass body? Or are you waiting for the 3D ceramic body variant?
In a one of a kind partnership, Cubot and Cheetah mobile jointly released the Cubot CheetahPhone at MWC 2016 in Barcelona, Spain. This is the first time these two Chinese companies have come together to release a smartphone with Cheetah’s branding.
To remind you, Cheetah Mobile is the same company who’s the maker of popular utility apps like Clean Master and CM Security. So, this tie-up would mean that you would get lots of utility apps from Cheetah integrated into the device. Thanks to the apps like Clean Master, the company states that CheetahPhone lasts up to 38% longer on a single charge than traditional phones running stock Android 5.1.1.
As for the specs, the CheetahPhone comes with the MT6753 octa-core chip under the hood clocked at 1.5GHz with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. Further, you get 10GB of free and permanent cloud storage on the device. The phone sports a 5.5-inch display with 1080p resolution. At the back, it comes with a 13MP Samsung camera while up front, you have an 8MP selfie camera. Besides the rear camera, you get a fingerprint sensor as well.
The CheetahPhone runs on Android 6.0 Marshamallow OS out of the box with some customizations and in built apps. You get software features like Cubot Gallery transfer and also 50 exclusive Cheetah Phone HD wallpapers and themes.
The phone is made out of metal and looks good. It features a body which measures just 7.95mm in thickness. You can choose between three colors namely gold, rose gold and space grey.
The phone will be available in the European Union for 199 Euros ~ $220 and pre-orders start from March 20. Shipping starts in April. Later, the phone is also expected to hit the African markets.
OPPO’s first flagship smartphone for 2016 will meet us on March 17, but it’s not what we expected. As reported yesterday, the company has confirmed that it will launch the OPPO R9 flagship later this month. So, there’s still no sign of the rumored OPPO Find 9 flagship yet.
As for the OPPO R9, the company has started teasing the device via its official weibo page. The latest teaser gives us a glimpse of the upcoming smartphone for the first time. The image confirms that the phone will come with a smooth design in gold. You will find the power button on the right side along with a MicroSD / SIM card slots just above it.
The image also kind of confirms that the phone is going to be slim. The previous generation OPPO R7 was quite thin, measuring just 6.3mm and the R5 even thinner with a 4.9mm frame. So, it’s quite likely that the upcoming OPPO R9 continues with the lineup’s tradition of offering a slim metallic body.
As for the specs, it’s still too early to say anything about the device. Traditionally, the OPPO R series have been mid-range offerings with a great design. However, this could change with the OPPO R9, given the amount of focus the lineup has started getting. Rumors state that the phone could end up as a powerful device, featuring the best SoC right now namely the Snapdragon 820. However, the company is yet to confirm the internal specs of the device.
What we can be almost sure of is the presence of the company fast charging VOOC technology on the device. Given that the R9 is rumored to feature powerful specs, is it that OPPO replaced the Find series with the R series?
We haven’t heard anything concrete about the mighty OPPO Find 9 in the past few weeks and the company sure isn’t giving out any indications that the lineup is still alive.
Let’s hope that the company clears out these doubts in the next few weeks.
Vivo is all set to announce its XPlay 5 flagship today evening at Beijing’s Water Cube Convention center. Thanks to the numerous leaks and rumors that have been going around on the internet, we have a fair idea as to what to expect from this device. It’s going to be the world’s first 6GB RAM smartphone and we can expect some great specs to go along with it.
Now, according to the analyst Pan Jiutang, Vivo may also announce other products at the event, alongside the XPlay flagship. He says that the company will most likely announce a low-end version, called the XPlay 5 Mini at the launch event today. We still don’t have any details on the Mini version, but things should be clear by evening.
As for the XPlay 5 flagship, you can expect two different versions of the device. The top end model will reportedly come with Snapdragon 820 chipset with 6GB of RAM while the slightly lower end version will feature Snapdragon 652 chip and 4GB of RAM. Other features as leaked by a couple of posters yesterday include 16MP rear camera, 8MP front-facing shooter and 128GB internal storage. The screen should be a 5.43-inch Super AMOLED display with 2K resolution. Other features include a rear placed fingerprint sensor, split screen multi-tasking, CS4398 + AS45257 Hi-Fi chip and dual SIM dual standby support.
Pricing is still a mystery, but the analyst hints that the top-end version with 6GB of RAM may set a new record for domestic pricing of a smartphone. Well, if that’s the case, then the XPlay 5 top-end version will be out of the reach of most users. Considering the hints, the phone could retail upwards of 5000 Yuan which is almost $765.
So, what do you think? If the price is indeed this much, then is $700 a bit too much even for a Vivo device with 6GB RAM?
There’s no doubt that VR is the future. We have seen some great headsets from companies like HTC, Oculus and even Sony. But they are quite costly and are easily priced upwards of $400. So, what about those who are looking for a cheap product that can still provide a good VR experience?
For them, you have the Google Cardboard. But the cardboard is pretty basic and its material is not really ideal for long term use. This is where devices like the VR Box comes into the picture. For a few dollars more, you can get an enhanced version of the device. The VR Box is made out of plastic ensuring that it lasts a whole lot longer than the cardboard.
From what I see, there are a lot of benefits of using the VR Box instead of the much simpler Google Cardboard. It’s water proof and wear resistant to some extent. Plus, it’s adjustable as well. You can adjust the lens sideways or even to the front / back. The VR Box can reportedly use smartphones from anywhere between 3.5-inch to 6-inches. Make note that the length and breadth of the smartphone that you wish to use inside the headset should be less than 163mm and 83mm respectively.
It’s pretty easy to insert the smartphone inside the VR Box, as the holder comes out sideways. Plus, you get lots of padding up front, so that it’s comfortable watching something in VR for some time. There’s a section up front, which can be removed if need be, exposing the camera on your smartphone for things like augmented reality. Finally, there are openings on both the sides of the device for your headphones.
The VR Box is actually quite a handy gadget for your first VR experience. You don’t have to spend a lot to get a good VR experience as even devices like these can fulfill your needs.
The Glasses just cost $30.99 and with it you also get a free smart bluetooth wireless mouse. Check out the listing on lightinthebox from the link below.
We all are excited for tomorrow, where we will meet the world’s first 6GB RAM smartphone, the Vivo XPlay 5. The company has confirmed that the phone will release tomorrow with a dual edge curved design, similar to the Galaxy S6 Edge. So, it will really be interesting to see what other specifications the phone features.
Although, officially, we have to wait for about 24 hours to get these details, thanks to a new leak which shows off various Vivo XPlay 5 posters, we have most of the information that we need.
First of all, as you can see in the images, the XPlay 5 flagship looks similar to the Galaxy S6 Edge smartphone. The display is curved at the edges on both the sides. Along with this peculiar design, Vivo is said to use an integrated metal body accounting for 98% metal. There will also be a rose gold color option available for the device, in addition to the white and gold colors.
As for the specs, the posters confirm that the Vivo XPlay 5 will feature a 5.43-inch Super AMOLED display with 2K resolution. There will be two versions available, one powered by the Snapdragon 652 octa-core chip with 4GB of RAM and the higher-end model featuring the much more powerful Snapdragon 820 quad-core chipset with a whopping 6GB of RAM. There will be 128GB storage available on the device.
As for the camera, the Vivo XPlay 5 comes with a 16MP rear-facing shooter and an 8MP front facing camera. If you remember, these were the specs confirmed by GFXBench listing a couple of hours back. Further, the phone will come with a decent 3600mAh battery with fast charge support.
There will also be a fingerprint sensor located at the back of the device. Other features include a built-in Hi-Fi CS4398 + AS45257 chip for superior audio quality and dual card dual standby support. VIvo may also announce a couple of accessories for the device, like a Bluetooth speaker or headphones.
Thankfully, we don’t have to wait too long to get these specs confirmed. The phone is launching tomorrow, so make sure you tune to gizmochina for more updates of the XPlay 5 flagship.
Although the two major tech events of the year, namely the CES 2016 and MWC 2016 are over, we didn’t see an OPPO flagship smartphone in the first two months.
We expected to see a phone like the OPPO Find 9 at Barcelona this year, however, the company decided to just focus and unveil its Super VOOC fast charging tech which charges a phone in just 15 minutes at the event.
But now, OPPO is teasing the release of its newest flagship device. It looks like we still won’t be seeing the OPPO Find 9 anytime soon, as advertisements all over the subway and bus stations in China reveal that the company will be launching the OPPO R9 flagship instead, on March 17. The new OPPO R9 will reportedly come with a powerful camera and is being dubbed as the new camera phone from OPPO. We can also expect the newly unveiled Super VOOC fast charging technology to end up on the device.
Although we haven’t seen any rumors or leaks about the OPPO R9, there have been reports which say that the phone will come with much better specs than its predecessors. Traditionally, OPPO’s R series smartphones could never boast of high-end specs, with last year’s R7 powered by the mid-range Snapdragon 615 chipset and 3GB of RAM. But this year, with the R9, things could be different, with potential specs that include 4GB RAM and 32GB of internal storage with the latest VOOC tech.
The adverts in China suggest that Li YiFeng, a famous Chinese actor and singer will most likely be present at the Spring Conference event in March.
Now, we just hope that the R9 features powerful specs and retails for a relatively affordable price tag. Anything less than $400 can be considered as competitive for OPPO.
Vivo has been teasing a lot of features about the upcoming Vivo XPlay 5 flagship. The phone is going to come with a whopping 6GB of RAM on board, along with the powerful Snapdragon 820. Now, the same phone has been spotted on the benchmarking website GFXbench as well as Geekbench.
The GFXBench listing reveals that the Vivo PD1522A, most likely the XPlay flagship will feature a 5.4-inch 2K display (2560 x 1440p). However, benchmarking apps often mistake the screen size of the device, so let’s wait for an official confirmation. As for the other specs, the phone features a Snapdragon octa-core chipset clocked at 1.8GHz (most like SD 652) with 4GB of RAM on board. Yes, this seems to be the low-end version, as the company has confirmed a high-end 6GB RAM model of the device which ships with Snapdragon 820.
Vivo has been quite generous with the on board storage, providing a massive 128GB ROM. So, even if there’s no MicroSD card slot (currently we can’t confirm it), storage space won’t be an issue. Other specs as revealed by GFXBench include 16MP rear camera with 4K support and an 8MP front facing shooter with 2K video support. This seems to be a single SIM model without NFC.
So, it looks like there will be two version of the XPlay 5, one with SD652 and 4GB and the other with SD820 and 6GB of RAM. Recently, two Vivo XPlay 5 models passed 3C certification in China, namely Vivo XPlay 5 A and XPlay 5 L further adding to its possibility.
Moreover, the same model was spotted on the Geekbench website, revealing decent scores. The device was running on an underpowered variant of the Snapdragon 615 clocked at just 1.4GHz with 4GB RAM on board. So, it managed to score just 1587 and 4667 in the single and multi-core tests respectively.
We will have to wait for the performance of the high-end variant with 6GB of RAM. AnTuTu benchmark showed that the phone was going to be powerful, so it’s only a matter of time that the true power of this SD820 device is confirmed again on apps like Geekbench and GFXBench.
Come March 1, we will meet the world’s first 6GB RAM smartphone. The company has even released a video to show how fast it is as compared to the iPhone 6S powered by the powerful Apple A9 chipset. You can check out that video from here.
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