ZTE is trying hard to capture the international market with its Axon range of smartphones. The range specializes in high-end hardware at an affordable price tag as compared to competitors like Apple and Samsung. The company had announced the ZTE Axon, Axon Lux and Pro version in US a few weeks back. Now, the company has outed yet another Axon smartphone, called as the ZTE Axon Elite. This particular device will share most of the specs as the Axon model, but will be aimed at the international market.
As for the specs, the ZTE Axon features the same Snapdragon 810 chipset that was found in the US edition, with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage on board. This is further expandable via MicroSD card slot. The phone comes with a 5.5-inch Full HD LCD display with 2.5D glass. As for the camera, you will find dual camera setup (13MP + 2MP) at the back. Up front, theres the standard 8MP wide-angle shooter.
Under the hood, the ZTE Axon Elite features a 3,000mAh battery with Quick Charge. This should be enough for a day’s usage easily. Like the flagship, the Elite will also feature the AKM 4961 Hi-Fi Audio chip inside. So, audiophiles won’t be disappointed. Finally, the phone comes with three different types of biometric identification options: fingerprint, voice scan and eye scan.
The ZTE Axon Elite model will be available for sale for 420 EUR ($468) in France, Italy, Spain, Germany and UK from September 24. Users can purchase the device directly from Ebay for the said price. In the coming weeks, the phone will enter some Asian markets such as Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Hong Kong.
Huawei announced its Mate S flagship on Wednesday. The phone came with powerful specs, enough to compete with market leaders such as the Samsung Galaxy S6 and the LG G4. The company has repeatedly stressed that the Mate lineup is targeted at the premium segment where a handful of manufacturers have been successful, like Apple and Samsung. So, we decided to compare the specs of Mate S and Galaxy S6 to see if the former is really worth paying $730. On the other hand, if you can find good deals, the S6 can be bought for around $600.
MATE S VS GALAXY S6
So, this really makes us wonder if the Mate S is worth paying so much. Check out this comparison to see if it is…
DISPLAY:
We start off with the display on both the devices. The new generation Huawei Mate S features a 5.5-inch full HD 1080p AMOLED display with curved edges to give you bezelless look. This kind of distinguishes itself from the 5.1-inch Galaxy S6 which features a much better 2K resolution display. Of course, this means more pixels per inch on the S6 (577ppi) instead of the Mate S (401 ppi). However what makes the Mate S unique is its Force Touch. Its the first smartphone to be available in the market with this technology which definitely gives it an edge.
So, its actually not easy to determine which one has a better display. On one hand, we have the S6 with a better resolution display, but on the other side is the Mate S with a lower resolution screen but with Force Touch. Here, we would leave it up to you to decide which one’s better. But in my personal opinion, I would prefer the Mate S’s display given that 1080p resolution is more than enough for me and the Force Touch is something I would want to experiment with.
WINNER: TIE
CPU, MEMORY & STORAGE:
Here, its not hard to decide which one comes out as the winner. The Galaxy S6 features the powerful Exynos 7420 octa-core chip clocked at 2.1GHz with Mali-760 MP8 GPU. On the other hand, the Huawei Mate S comes with a less powerful octa-core Kirin 935 chipset clocked at 2.2GHz. The Kirin chipset is noway near the Exynos 7420 in terms of performance, so we will have to give this category to S6 without doubt.
Both feature 3GB RAM on board with 32GB storage (base variant). However, the S6 lacks a MicroSD card slot, which is a big drawback for many. If you are using the 32GB version, you might fall short of storage, which is why Mate S triumphs this category with MicroSD support.
WINNER: CPU – S6 | MEMORY – TIE | STORAGE – MATE S
CAMERA:
This is where things get hard. On paper, the Galaxy S6 has the better camera with a 16MP rear sensor as compared to the 13MP shooter on the Mate S. Both feature OIS, Auto-Focus, & LED Flash (Mate S has dual tone flash). However, from our experience we know that specs aren’t the only thing that decides which one has the better camera. While S6 may have a larger resolution sensor, the Mate S could take better shots. So, we will have to wait for our review to decide which ones the best in this category.
When it comes to the front camera department, the Huawei Mate S triumphs. Because, the phone not only features the better resolution 8MP shooter as compared to the 5MP one on the Galaxy S6, but it also features a soft lighting flash besides the front camera. Selfie lovers will be happy to get the Mate S, thanks to its soft flash on the front as well as beauty mode which improves skin tone, eyes and your overall face in real time.
WINNER: REAR CAM – Can’t Say (Probably S6) | Front CAM – MATE S
DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT:
Both have fairly decent dimensions according to their display sizes. The Galaxy S6 is a bit more compact measuring 143.4x 70.5x 6.8mm while the Mate S featuers a 149.8 x 75.3 x 7.2mm body. As you can see, Galaxy S6 is thinner than the Mate S, but the latter compensates that by a slightly larger battery.
Even in the weights department, both are quite lightweight for their categories. The S6 weighs just 138 grams while the Mate S weighs 156 grams. So, you can’t really judge based on this information. Even design wise, both are fairly good looking smartphones. However, the new slightly curved back on the Mate S along with the curved edges on the display might please most smartphone lovers.
In case you are wondering about the screen to body ratio, here also there’s not much difference. The Mate S fetures a slightly better ratio with the screen covering 73.9% of the body while the S6’s display screen covers just 70.7%.
So, we leave it up to you to decide which one you prefer in terms of size, screen to body ratio and weight.
WINNER: TIE
BATTERY:
The S6 features a 2550mAh battery while the Mate S comes with a slightly better 2700mAh battery. Both should provide up to a day’s battery life. While the Cortex-A53 powered Kirin 935 should definitely be less power consuming, the Exynos 7420 is built using the 14nm FinFET process making it efficient. So, we expect both to feature decent battery life. Both feature fast charge!
WINNER: MATE S (Just based on Battery Size)
SOFTWARE & OTHER FEATURES:
Huawei is not really known for its EMUI, but then, even Samsung’s TouchWiz isn’t the best. Both run on Android 5.1.1 OS with their respective skins on top. Both the models feature a fingerprint sensor, Mate S has it at the back, while the S6 has it incorporated into the home button.
What we like about the Mate S is that it comes with Knuckle Control 2.0, which provides new features in addition to the ones we saw on the Huawei P8. Its a handy feature to speed up things like taking screenshots, opening up apps etc improving the overall user experience.
On the other hand, the Galaxy S6 does come with its own set of additional features. First of all, it supports Wireless Charging. Secondly, it features additional sensors like heart rate and SpO2. And finally, if you love giving Voice Commands, the S-Voice on the S6 is at your disposal.
WINNER: S6
CONCLUSION:
Well, we have covered most aspects of the Galaxy S6 vs Mate S comparison. As you can see from the comparison, its really hard to decide which one comes out as the winner. With a better resolution display, faster CPU and better resolution rear camera, the S6 does look like the winner here, but then, the Mate S has its own set of features which makes it unique.
It really depends on what you are looking in your smartphone to decide which ones better. However, in terms of pricing, the Galaxy S6 does have an edge. Retailers like Amazon are selling the device for as low as $600. On the other hand, right now, you will have to spend as much as $750 for a Mate S.
To justify such a big difference in the price, we would have wanted a faster CPU (Kirin 950 where are you?) and probably larger battery.
At least, this is what we think. We would like to know which one would you choose between the two devices? Do you think its really worth buying the Mate S for such a premium price tag?
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This little device comes in a nice looking box and all you are getting is the USB charging cable and some documentation.
Ado Mate 3 Bluetooth Speaker Review: DESIGN
The very first thing you’re going to see is that the speaker is very tiny and lightweight. It is 5cm long and 5cm wide, and it weighs just 115g despite the fact that it has a huge 1800mAh battery.
The speaker is very well made and it has a rubberised plastic finish. It can be charged via the micro USB port and the battery is said to last up to 20 hours, which is amazing. During my testing I could achieve around 15-16 hours, which is really incredible for a speaker of this size.
The only button this device has is the power switch, which also acts as a play/pause button and it has a blue backlight.
On the top is the 4W speaker grill along with the NFC for a super fast pairing and on the bottom there is a silicone padding to prevent the speaker from sliding.
Overall, the speaker has a great build quality and design, and it is so compact that it can fit even in the pocket.
Ado Mate 3 Bluetooth Speaker Review: PAIRING
Pairing the Ado Mate 3 is super easy as the pairing mode turns on automatically once you power on the device.
Ado Mate 3 Bluetooth Speaker Review: SOUND QUALITY and VOLUME OUTPUT
You will be blown away how loud this thing is and the sound quality is very good considering the size of the speaker. Also, there are no crackling noises even at the highest volume settings. Overall, I am very impressed with it.
Ado Mate 3 Bluetooth Speaker Review: CONCLUSIONS
I was really impressed by the Ado Mate 3 Bluetooth speaker and it is hard not to recommend it. You can get it for as low as $16 and I will leave a link in the description below this video. You will get a very portable, lightweight speaker, which has a great build, design and it has a great sound quality. Finally, you will be literally blown away how loud it is and the battery just lasts forever.
UPDATE 06/09/2015- Getone have stood by their word and have fixed the backdoor issue the new version is 1.0.13 has passed the virustotal test, the new version is 1.0.13
And let me know how you get on and what bargains you purchase.
UPDATE 04/09/2015- I have just spoken to one of the other Gizmochina editors, he has spoken with the getone team, as he knows them and has vouched for their credibility.
They are aware of the issue with the app and are currently working to sort out the issue, I will update the article as soon as it is sorted, I really hope that they can get it sorted quickly and that no one is affected by the backdoors in the original app.
If they do get it sorted it would be amazing to get some bargains at just $9.99
DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THE GETONE APP
There is a new app doing the rounds that is said to be made by a Shenzhen based Chinese start-up, that has teamed up with 3000 China based manufacturers.
The getone app is supposed to give you access to a store that sells around 200,000 products, the big USP for the site is that everything they sell, no matter how high the normal price should be, must be sold at $9.99
Sounds amazing? want to get the getone app download links? well its worth holding out for a while as the apps are being reported as backdoor trojans!
The first comment in the Google playstore is this ‘Kaspersky reports backdoor! Kaspersky Internet security reports threat detected: HEUR: Backdoor.AndroidOS.Seldor.a’
If you head over to virustotal.com and check out the getone app it makes for pretty grim reading! and truly makes the old saying ring true…
If something seems to good to be true, it probably is.
I will keep you updated if things change but for now, do not use the App it could end up costing a lot more then $9.99
Although we have seen a lot of smartphone releases in the first half of 2015 from Xiaomi, the company still has a lot in store. Lin Bin, the President of Xiaomi had earlier revealed that the company will release several new smartphones in the second half of 2015. We expect at least two launches in the second half, the Xiaomi Mi4c, the domestic variant of the Mi4i with Snapdragon 808 and the Xiaomi Mi5 flagship. But it looks like the company may have yet another device in store for its fans.
A new device with the model number 2014512 got certification on August 31. When we checked out the pictures as well as the connectivity details, the model had the exact same design as the Redmi 2. Now, why would the same model pass through TENAA again? The specs are not available at the moment, but its likely that this is yet another variant of the Redmi 2. Remember the Redmi 2A, the company’s cheapest smartphone with a Leadcore SoC? Well, given that the low-end segment is covered, this could be a slightly beefed-up variant in the Redmi series.
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At present, the Redmi 2 model features a quad-core 1.2GHZ Snapdragon 410 chipset with 2GB / 2GB RAM options. This particular Redmi 2 variant could upgrade the processor, probably with the mid-range Snapdragon 615. The price tag could be around 599 Yuan for 1GB version and 699 yuan for the 2GB version. This is a possibility given that the 799 Yuan Redmi Note 2 features the octa-core Helio X10 MT6795 chipset.
Well, as we mentioned above, this is just a possibility. We can’t say for sure where this device will be positioned. For that we will have to wait for its specs and pricing. So, best we wait for more details about the phone’s specs in the coming days.
A few hours back, Qualcomm revealed a more details about its upcoming flagship SoC, the Snapdragon 820. The company particularly stressed on performance and efficiency in this new chip. Also, the chip is reportedly made with high-end performance and slim smartphone design in mind.
The cores inside the chipset is built for heterogeneous computing. This means that the chip will be able to combine different functional cores of the entire system including GPU, CPU and DSP cores to achieve high-end performance and efficiency at the same time. Usually, one or two cores are dedicated for a task, but Qualcomm believes heterogeneous computing is the right way to tackle all tasks.
Qualcomm has reportedly used eight custom Kryo cores inside the Snapdragon 820. In case you remember, the Snapdragon 800 series chips used the custom Krait CPUs. The Kryo cores are built on the latest 14nm FinFET technology which maximizes power efficiency. These cores are clocked at 2.2GHz which the company claims will deliver up to 2 times the performance. Even the efficiency increases up to 2x times as compared to Snapdragon 810. The Kryo CPU along with Adreno 530 GPU and Hexagon 680 DSP will make sure that the chip performs better than most other SoCs in the market.
While we wait for the official launch of the Snapdragon 820 inside a smartphone, today, the chip was reportedly spotted on AnTuTu with a score of 83,774 points! That’s pretty impressive considering other chips, even the Exynos 7420 find it hard to cross the 70,000 mark. However, the configuration shows that the phone had a FHD 1080p resolution, so if the resolution is bumped up to 2K we may see the score drop down a bit.
Still, if the device, code named Green Orange X1 Pro does feature MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 chipset, then the performance is definitely impressive. Since Qualcomm has officially revealed more details about the chip, now we can’t wait to see this chip inside a real device.
As expected Huawei announced its brand new flagship, the Huawei Mate S at IFA Berlin. Thank to the numerous leaks in the past couple of weeks, we knew a lot about the device before its launch. And most of the specs are in line with what we expected.
The highlight of the Huawei Mate S flagship will be its Force Touch screen. The force touch makes it easier to carry out additional tasks on the device like zooming in and zooming out. The tech allows the device to recognize how hard the user has touched the screen. This coupled with the Knuckle Control 2.0 will make open up new ways to interact with the smartphone. In case you remember, the Knuckle Touch was first introduced in Huawei P8 flagship a few months back. Recently, we could also interview the startup behind Qeexo, you can check that out here.
Coming back to the Mate S, the phone will feature the second generation version of the software now aptly called as the Knuckle Control 2.0 This will offer new features such as activating an app with knuckle gestures. For example, users can draw the letter ‘C’ with their Knuckle to open up the camera. Similarly, other gestures perform other functions.
Coming to the fingerprint sensor, the Huawei Mate S will feature the new Fingerprint 2.0. Remember the sensor on the Mate 7, which is still considered as one of the best in the market. Huawei claims that this is an improved second generation version which increases the recognition speeds by 100 percent! The sensor comes with more accurate self-learning functions and can control various aspects of the UI. For example, you can double click to erase notifications, slide to preview pictures and hold to take phone calls.
The Mate S will feature a 5.5-inch FULL HD ONCELL display with 2.5D floating screen lens. The edges will be curved with Gorilla Glass 4 protection. Like the Mate 7, the company has made sure the bezels are thin, measuring just 2.65mm. The overall designed is a bit curved at the back, which the company claims helps in the ergonomics. For this, the company had to use a specially designed circuit as well as a battery. The phone’s all metal design is further made premium by CNC carving, and diamond cutting. What’s even more interesting is that the phone has nano coating which makes it water resistant.
As for the specs, the Huawei Mate S will come with the same Kirin 935 octa-core chip that we saw in the Honor 7. There’s 3GB of RAM on board along with 32GB of storage. At the back, you get a RGBW 13MP sensor with dual color temperature LED flash and OIS. The setup is similar to the P8 flagship. Up front, there’s an 8MP shooter.
Under the hood, there will be a 2,700mAh battery, which is smaller than the one used on the previous generation Mate 7. However, the company assures that this should be enough for more than a day’s usage. Also, the phone supports fast charging which means just 10 minutes of charging can give you about 2 hours of talktime. As for the software, the phone will run on Android 5.1.1 based EMUI 3.1.
The phone will be available in a number of countries worldwide. You can check out the list from the image above. As for the pricing, the Huawei Mate S won’t be cheap. For all these high-end tech, the standard flagship model will cost you 649 Euros or $729 and the high-end model with 64GB storage will cost you 699Euros or $786. That’s in the range of the iPhones and Samsung Galaxy series. So, it would be interesting to see whether customers go with Huawei instead of the these two manufacturers. The Mate S will be available to buy from the company’s own VMall store in Europe for the above mentioned prices. The phone will be launched in four colors, gold, champagne, pink and grey.
One of the biggest tech events of the year is here and its time almost all major manufacturers show off what they have in store for their fans. Even Huawei will be present at the IFA event and we expect at least two major announcements at the conference which will be held later today. For those who couldn’t be present at the event, Huawei is live streaming the event.
You can watch the Huawei IFA Berlin 2015 event from fashiontouchestechnology.com. This is the dedicated page for live streaming the event which will start at 2PM Berlin time. At the time of publishing this article, there was more than 1.5 hours left for the live stream to begin, so you can tune into the event stream by that time.
We have already got an exclusive hands on with the device, which in my personal opinion looked beautiful. Thanks to the numerous other leaks, we already have a pretty good idea about what to expect from the event and the Huawei Mate S, including the force touch technology. The company is also expected to release more details such as pricing and availability about its Huawei Watch which was shown off as early as MWC in February. But till now, the watch wasn’t available for purchase. That’s probably going to change after the event today.
Huawei is also reportedly making the next Nexus device. While its unlikely that the company will show the device at IFA, we may see a few teasers or at least some information about the new partnership with Google this year.
Anyways, the event is definitely going to be exciting, particularly because the Mate S flagship is expected to be the first smartphone with the innovative Force Touch display. So, tune into the live stream from the link here.
As is the case with many phone manufacturers in China the ECOO sub brand is part of Elephones plan to fill the market with affordable stylish handsets.
Today more details of the ECOO E05 have been leaked, including renders of the handset.
The E05 will again be powered by a Mediatek MT6753 octa-core chipset, however unlike most of the Elephone main brand handsets the E05 features a 5-inch 1080P (LTPS) display, 3GB of RAM, a 13MP rear camera, a 5MP front camera, the phone also features a fingerprint sensor and should be for sale by the end of September.
Looking closely at the leaked images, we can see that the phone features an iPhone 6 inspired chassis design, however they have given the alloy a nice visual touch by mixing the surface finishes, the highly polished centre line really stands out.
It would also appear that ECOO have chosen to use 2.5d glass for the front screen.
looking at the final render of the gold phone with a representation of the OS, it would appear that the bezels are fairly narrow (perhaps 2mm) and unlike many of the Elephone handsets e.g the P7000 and P8000 there are no hidden black boarders, so fans of small bezels will be happy (if the render is a proper representation of the finished handset when it is released towards the end of September.
Looking at the rear we can see the 13mp rear camera along with what looks like a single tone LED flash and the finger print sensor, the back looks very smooth as yet ECOO have not advised what material will be used.
The previous ECOO Eo4 was a 5.5″ handset and featured an MT6752 processor and achieved a moderate degree of success, will the E05 be on your list of budget phones for consideration? what price are you hoping to see the phone released at?
Just a couple of weeks back, OnePlus 2 received its OxygenOS 2.0.1 update to fix stagefright exploit. Now, the company has started rolling out yet another update, OxygenOS 2.0.2. As you can see from the version number, this isn’t a significant update. So, you can expect only a few bug fixes and stability improvements after installing this version.
The highlight of the update will be improvement in accuracy of the fingerprint recognition. So, if any of the few users who have got their hands on the device were facing fingerprint related issues, this update will fix that problem. Along with that, the version will also fix the annoying auto mute bug that existed on the previous version. There’s a new camera preview UX as well.
These are the only major highlights of the OxygenOS 2.0.2. However, the company is reportedly working on the OxygenOS 2.1 version which it plans to roll out sometime later this month. Given that the version number is 2.1 instead of 2.0.3, we can expect some new features and improvements in this update.
As for the v2.0.2, OnePlus is rolling out the update in waves, which means it may take some time until all the OnePlus 2 models are updated to the latest version.
We have seen the startup smartphone maker Xiaomi grow into one of the top manufacturers in the world. The company has aggressively expanded its product lineup in the past couple of years, with new launches like smart shoes, smart air conditioners and even a water purifier. Now, the company is reportedly taking things to the next level, by launching a new Xiaomi laptop by next year. The report comes from Bloomberg sources from Korea, who states that the matter is still private.
The Xiaomi laptop is supposed to compete directly with the premium laptop lineups like Apple Macbook and Lenovo Thinkpads. Both these lineups are known for their premium quality built and high-end specs, so we hope to see a similar combination on the new laptop.
However, there could be one major difference in the Xiaomi made laptop. The company is known to make cost effective products, much cheaper than the competitors in the market. So, the laptop that launches next year could also continue with this tradition. This could further intensify the price competition in the premium market.
The report states that the new Xiaomi Laptop could launch early next year. Unfortunately, the report did not shed light on the possible specifications of the device. Also, we don’t know what operating system it will use in the new laptop. But given that its Android OS based MIUI is heavily customized, we can expect some customization in the laptop OS.
Xiaomi is reportedly in talks with Samsung for supplying memory chips for its upcoming laptop. This deal could further extend to displays, but we are not sure of that at the moment.
Pricing and other details are not available right now but if a Xiaomi laptop is really under development, we don’t have to wait too long to get more details about the device.
Meizu’s upcoming flagship code named ME5 has been making rounds on the internet for the past couple of weeks. We have seen benchmarks, leaks as well as a lot more other information about the new device. The most recent one was the leak wherein a Meizu model code named NIUX, probably same as the ME5 scored about 69,000 points on AnTuTu benchmark thanks to the Exynos 7420 chip inside.
Now a new leak via Weibo gives us a look at the Meizu ME5 flagship’s metal chassis. This does reveal some interesting aspects of the device like the placement of the headphone jack. Usually, manufacturers place the 3.5mm jack on top of the phone, which I consider is ideal. However, the leak reveals that the jack on the Meizu ME5 flagship will be located at the bottom, alongside the charging port. Given the high end status, the ME5 will most likely feature the USB-Type C instead of the traditional MicroUSB. Also, the port is said to support fast charge, most likely Meizu’s branded mCharge. We saw that mCharge could get MX5’s juice up to 25% in just 10 minutes. So, we can expect the same tech to end up in its high-end models.
The chassis isn’t too big, which probably means that the display is around 5.5-inch only. According to the previous leak, there were two different versions of the Meizu ME5, one powered by the Exynos 7420 while the other powered by the Helio X20 (MT6797). The latter is expected to be the high-end version. Other specs include 3GB / 4GB RAM, Mali-T760 GPU, 21MP Sony Exmor RS Sensor, 5MP front camera and 3500mAh battery. The ME5 is expected to run on Android 5.1.1 with Flyme 5.0 UI on top.
Overall, it looks like Meizu is targeting the premium high-end segment with its ME5 flagship. Of course, this also means a premium price tag, somewhere up of 3000 Yuan ($500). If these specs turn out to be true, we will have to wait and watch whether Meizu prices its flagship too high.
Last week, we had seen the all metal Lenovo Vibe P1 in its full glory. The company is expected to release the handset at IFA Berlin this month. However, even before that, upleaks leaked another picture of the Lenovo P1 flagship revealing that the phone will come in at least two color options, gold and silver.
The phone’s design looks solid with a three step design and a body thickness of just 9.9mm. We call it just 9.9mm because the phone is said to feature a gigantic 5000mAh battery under the hood. That’s enough juice to last you a couple of days even with heavy usage. As for the weight, its a bit heavy but 189 grams is quite acceptable given the battery size.
Other specs are also quite good. The phone features a FHD 5.5-inch 1080p display with Snapdragon 615 processor under the hood clocked at 1.5GHz. This was according to a previous leak, but now it is being said that the phone may feature Snapdragon 616 instead of 615 when it releases in the coming weeks. In case you missed, there’s not much difference between Snapdragon 615 and 616, just the modem. Snapdragon 616 comes with the X5 LTE model which provides additional connectivity: LTE FDD, LTE TDD, WCDMA (3C-HSDPA, DC-HSUPA), CDMA1x, EV-DO, TD-SCDMA and GSM/EDGE.
The Lenovo Vibe P1 will feature 3GB RAM with 16GB of expandable internal storage. At the back, there will be a 13MP camera with dual LED flash. Up front, the phone will have a 5MP shooter. The phone supports dual card dual standby with the above mentioned connectivity options. There’s also a fingerprint scanner on board, but it will most likely be integrated into the phone’s home button.
Huawei will unveil the latest smartphone, the Huawei Mate S at IFA 2015 today, we have gotten some exclusive pictures of the real phone, and can’t wait to share them with you.
Huawei Mate S has similar appearance with Mate 7, but it built-in a 5.5 inch full HD 2.5D screen, integrated all-metal body with metal texture, the new material make the feeling excellent. As former report, the new phone powered Hisilicon kirin 935 processor, 3GB RAM and 64GB ROM, and support external microSD card up to 128GB. The Mate S use a 13-megapixel rear camera and 8-megapixel front camera, and a rear fingerprint scanner under the rear camera like the Mate 7. But the slim body only build 2700mAh battery. Huawei Mate S support dual Nano SIM card at same time, and expedited Cat.6 class LTE network.
Here are some pictures of the Huawei Mate S phone:
We have seen plenty of smartphones from Cubot in the past few couple of months. The company has drastically changed its design in the recent models, with the ones like the Cubot X11 and the Cubot X15 featuring stellar built quality and design. Now, Cubot is back in the market with a brand new smartphone called as the Cubot H1.
The highlight of the Cubot H1 will be its monstrous 5200mAh battery. We still don’t have many smartphones which can boast of such a large battery. And with this much juice under the hood, you no longer have to worry about charging your phone for days. In fact, Cubot H1 can be used as a power bank as well. Yes, you can use the 5200mAh battery on board to charge other devices using a OTG cable, a nifty feature to keep all your gadgets running throughout the day.
What’s even more interesting is that the phone supports fast charge. This means that you can get up to 2 hours of talktime with just 10 minutes of charging the device. Using a 5V / 2A charger you can reportedly charge the device in about half an hour to 100%. With the full 5200mAh charged, you can watch a video for 1.5 hours, watch online content for about 1.5 hours, browse for 25 minutes, attend calls for 20 mins and make about 1 hour of online calls. That’s a whole lot of usage that you can do in just a single charge.
Cubot H1 manages to fit in its large battery inside a pretty slim 9.2mm thin body. That’s less than a centimeter which is quite impressive. The overall body looks quite good, with a special texture at the back which shines subtly and gives you a good grip at the same time. Up front, the phone features 2.5D curved glass, which has become somewhat a standard among premium devices.
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Specs wise, apart from the battery, the Cubot H1 is a mid-ranger. The phone features a 5.5-inch HD 720p IPS OGS display with 84% NTSC Color Gamut. Under the hood, there’s the MT6735P 64-bit chip clocked at 1GHz and 2GB of RAM. For storage, you have 16GB inside with the option of further expanding using a MicroSD card.
At the back, there’s a 13MP shooter (interpolated) along with LED flash and an 8MP camera (again interpolated using 5MP) up front. The rear camera unit features 5P AF Lens. The phone supports dual SIM dual Standby (1 MicroSIM and 1 standard SIM). It also comes with 4G LTE connectivity with supported LTE bands: 1/ 3/ 7/ 20. The Cubot H1 also comes with IR sensor which lets you control many appliances at your home. For software, the phone runs on Android 5.1.
To sum up, the Cubot H1 is an ideal smartphone for those who would like a mid-range smartphone with a gigantic battery. The phone is expected to retail for around $160.
Ever since Meizu VP Li Nan confirmed that the company was working on a high-end flagship device, we have been seeing leaks about such a device. Earlier today, we came across yet another leak, this time with the code name NIUX. The device was spotted on the AnTuTu benchmark with high-end specs.
According to the AnTuTu listing, the NIUX model will come with Samsung’s Exynos 7420 chipset clocked at 2.1GHz. This isn’t surprising given that Pan Jiutang, a known analyst from IHS had earlier hinted that the new Meizu flagship will use this Samsung chip. To support this chip, the phone will come with 3GB of RAM and Mali-T760 GPU. There will be 32Gb of internal storage with no mention of a memory card slot. At the back, there will be a 21MP camera while up front, the phone will feature a 5MP shooter. As for software, the phone is said to run on Android 5.1. The screen size is known but it comes with FHD 1080p resolution.
Interestingly, this NIUX model is said to be the lower end version. So, there’s a higher end version as well, but we don’t know the specifications of that device. Possible upgrades include 4GB of RAM, larger storage (64GB?) and a higher resolution display, possibly 2K.
The leaked NIUX Meizu model managed to score 69,000 points on AnTuTu with 3D graphics score of 21158. That’s comparable to the existing Galaxy S6 flagship. Also, given that this is the lower end version, we can expect even better scores on the higher-end model.
So what do you think about this particular NIUX Meizu model? Would you be willing to spend about 3000 Yuan for a device with such specs?
Lenovo had announced that there will be a new Motorola conference in Shanghai on September 8. Naturally, there were speculations that the company might release the new Moto 360 II watch at the event in Shanghai. Now the rumors are almost confirmed. Earlier today, Lenovo released a new teaser via Weibo with the tag line “It’s time”. Below these words lies the image of a new Moto smartwatches which is none other than the Moto 360 II. In fact, the image confirms the earlier leaks which showed that the physical button has been moved to the 2 o’clock position.
We also know a bit about the variants of the new Moto 360 II smartwatch. It is said that the watch will come in two versions, the 360S and the 360L. The former will feature a 1.37-inch display equipped with 270mAh battery with a dial size of 38mm and strap size of 20mm, while the latter Moto 360L will feature a slightly larger 1.55-inch display with a 375mAh battery, 46mm dial and a 22mm strap. It is also said that the watch will come with Chinese interface for the domestic market.
According to Upleaks, there’s even a Sport Version in the works. The sport version will come with a hybrid display ideal for outdoor use, with other features such as 3ATM Water Resistance, GPS, and Barometer. While the 360L and 360S are expected to be released in September, the Moto 360 II Sport will reportedly debut in November.
Up till now, Google’s Android Wear powered smartwatches were restricted to Android devices only. Not surprising since Apple Watch is only compatible with iOS ecosystem. But it looks like Google is taking the high road by finally unveiling the Android Wear app for iOS devices as well. This brings a lot of new compatible devices to the Android Wear powered smartwatches, opening a majority of iOS devices to the platform.
Google has stressed that the iOS experience will be “similar” to what the Android users get. However, since Google doesn’t have control over the iOS ecosystem like it does with Android, you can expect a few differences. But majority of the features like Google Now cards, rich notifications and voice commands will be available to iOS users connected to the Android Wear powered smartwatch.
Although officially, Google has said that LG Watch Urbane and all future Android Wear powered smartwatches will be compatible with iOS devices, users have reported that many old Android Wear smartwatches like LG G Watch, G Watch R and Moto 360 too are compatible with the app.
The supported iOS devices include iPhone 5, 5S, 5C, 6 and 6 Plus, provided they are running iOS 8.2 version or higher. These devices can download the app from the App Store and easily connect their Android Powered watches to their devices.
For the past couple of years, Meizu has been playing the catching up game with Xiaomi. But slowly, the company is expanding its product lineup as well as markets. The company recently entered India as well as a couple of other Asian markets. This must have definitely helped the company increase its overall sales.
Earlier today, Meizu reported that for the first time the company’s monthly sales exceeded 2.89 million units. This is a new record for the company it was only last year the company managed to break the 1 million monthly sales mark. So, to increase its sales nearly three fold in just a matter of 8 months is really impressive. Of course, this is no way near to what Xiaomi sells in a month, but it still shows that Meizu is expanding its affairs aggressively.
According to reports, Meizu managed to sell about 8.9 million units in the first half of 2015. At the current rate, the company could very well sell about twice the amount of smartphones sold in the first half. However, Meizu has already released most its smartphones for the year, like the Meizu M2 Note and the Meizu M2, so it would be interesting to see what will drive its sales in final quarter of the year.
One particular smartphone that interests us is the rumored super high-end model, which will reportedly feature Samsung Exynos 7422 chip. But the pricing is said to be above 3000 Yuan, as a result, we are not quite sure if this particular model will be able to drive sales even if its released before the end of the year.
Anyways, it looks like Meizu is going to rebrand itself with a new logo in the coming weeks. A recent leaked presentation revealed the logo as well as details about the above mentioned device. So, lets wait and watch how the company performs by the end of the year with these changes.
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