I have today received leaked images and information about the upcoming EC00 E05 handset, the follow up to the successful E04.
The phone will come with an MT6753 soc (clock speed not confirmed in leak) a 5″ FHD 2.5d screen featuring 5 point multi touch, 3gb ram and 16gb rom (expandable via micro SD).
The cameras are said to be 8mp rear facing and 5mp front facing, no confirmation on supplier or part number has been given yet.
From the leaked front screen shots a funky home button can be seen, but no finger print sensor, leaving me to believe that the confirmed sensor will be a rear mounted unit as seen in phones like the P7000 or M7.
The chassis appears to be of aluminium construction and the bezels appear to be very slim (hopefully with the screen on further bezel will not become visible), overall the images leaked look nice and if the phones Android 5.1 rom* is fully optimised this could be a great mid range phone.
* My source advised that versions of CM12.1 and other roms are also being worked on for the phone.
What do you think of the leaked images and spec? are you looking forward to a smaller 5″ phone or are you a phablet convert?
Elephone have been receiving a fair amount of criticism over the P7000’s build quality, some people have indicated that under pressure the phone suffers a similar bendability to the iPhone 6 (it takes a considerable amount of pressure to bend the metal chassis).
They have advised that for the P8000 they have been running the phone through a lot of testing to ensure that it does not have issues with durability.
Please check out the video to see what they have been doing.
Giztop, the e-commerce site specializing in high-end smartphone and accessory sales is now the official partner of GizmoChina. So, from now onwards, we will strive to bring the best deals and offers to our customers from our partner shop.
Giztop has all the major flagships from China listed on its website. So, if you are looking to purchase any new flagship device such as the Xiaomi Mi Note Pro or the Honor 7, you can buy it directly from this shop without any worries. What’s more buyers from Europe no longer have to pay any customs taxes on the products bought from Giztop as they promised. You also get free expedited shipping for phones bought from the site.
Moreover, you can purchase these devices without fear because they have a repairing center in Europe too. This means that in case you come across some problems with your device, you can send it to the European repair center instead of sending it all the way to China. This saves a lot of time as well as money for both the buyer and the sender, which we feel is an added advantage.
Giztop will also be offering a number of deals on famous flagship smartphones in the coming weeks, which means you can take advantage of the best prices on the hottest products. Just check out their deals page for the updated offers on the latest products.
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We are sure with this partnership, our readers will benefit to a great extent.
As you can see in the picture above, the device does retain a few design aspects from its previous generation. However, instead of a plastic body, the phone comes in an all metal design. You can see the OnePlus logo at the back, and above that the camera sensor and the dual LED flash. The overall phone looks quite thin too and is gently arched at the back. This should provide better grip to the user while holding the device.
Interestingly, we don’t see any fingerprint sensor at the back. So, either it could be at the front integrated into the home button like the Meizu MX5, or this is just a basic prototype design. The company is yet to confirm anything about the design of the new flagship as of now. But given that we are going to see the new handset, probably in two variants on July 28, we don’t have to wait too long to have a look at the new company flagship.
So what do you think about this design? Is it good enough to replace the popular OnePlus One?
OnePlus has just announced that they have a special event scheduled for July 28 where it will launch the next generation model of its flagship, the OnePlus Two. The event will be held at the Beijing Convention Center in China at 10:00 AM.
Thanks to the numerous teasers from the company in the past couple of weeks, we have a fair idea as to what to expect from the OnePlus Two. First of all, it will come with an all metal body, a deviation from the plastic finish on the ‘One’. Under the hood, the company has used Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810 v2.1 (third generation) chipset, which hopefully won’t overheat as much as its previous generations.
Another important feature confirmed by the company is the fingerprint sensor. This will be the first time OnePlus is using fingerprint recognition on its phone and it is said that it will be faster than Apple’s Touch ID. The OnePlus Two is also confirmed to come with USB Type-C port.
Unlike the previous generation, where we saw just one model with different storage variants, the OnePlus Two is expected to come with at least two versions with different specs. The higher-end version (possibly the one that we saw yesterday) will most likely sport Snapdragon 810 and 4GB RAM with a 2K 5.5-inch display. On the other hand, the standard edition is expected to come with 1080p display and 3GB of RAM. Other possible specs include 16MP rear camera, 5MP front shooter, Android 5.1 and 3,300mAh battery.
Qualcomm would be in a hurry to release its latest chipset since its current Snapdragon 810 chip is in all sorts of trouble. The company had earlier confirmed that its new chip will be the Snapdragon 820 and since then, we have been patiently waiting for some concrete details about the SoC.
At the end of last month, a Geekbench test revealed some of the specifications of the Snapdragon 820 and earlier today, we came across another Geekbench listing which shows that the chip will come with four cores instead of eight.
Yes, unlike Mediatek, which is aiming to release its 10-core beast (Helio X20) in the coming months, Qualcomm is reportedly concentrating on individual core performance rather than increasing the number. So, the Snapdragon 820 chipset that we may see later this year could be a quad-core chipset.
The test results reveal that the device was running Snapdragon 820 at 1.46GHz clock speed which is way lower than what we will see in the final product. It is said that the chip will be built using Samsung’s 14nm process and will be clocked at 3.0GHz when its released publicly. So, this could be just an initial test of performance.
The device running this chip had 3GB RAM on board, but with such low clock speeds, the results are less than impressive. In the single core test, this Snapdragon 820 version scored 714 and in the multi-score test around 1942, which is way below other flagship chips like Samsung’s Exynos 7420.
But given the fact that Qualcomm is reportedly using custom Kryo cores instead of stock ones from ARM along with the much better 14nm manufacturing process, the final version of Snapdragon 820 should definitely be impressive.
Also, we have already seen the Qualcomm Snapdragon 620 chipset in another leak which showed that it will boast of superior performance than most other rival chipsets. So, the much higher-end Snapdragon 820 chipset should definitely be more powerful than 620.
Anyways, we are sure that we will see more information about Snapdragon 820 in the coming days, so stay tuned.
The One A2003 came with octa-core Qualcomm processor (which is going to be Snapdragon 810) clocked at 1.55GHz. As you can see, the clock speed has been reduced to a great extent during this test, either because this is a prototype model or to avoid overheating issues. Even the Snapdragon 810 v2.1 is being accused of overheating, so OnePlus will have to be careful to avoid such issues in its new flagship. The company will most likely increase the clock speed to around 2.0GHz for the ideal performance.
Along with the chipset, the phone also comes with 4GB of RAM as opposed to the 3GB found on the A2001 handset. So, this one’s probably the higher-end OnePlus Two model. We still don’t know what to expect from the One A2005 model, but we hope to get more details pretty soon.
Google Cardboard is once again hitting the gadget news, One Plus One are now giving away headsets free so that users can watch the launch of the One Plus One 2 in virtual reality.
Given the Google Cardboard resurgence I spoke with Durovis regarding their Dive headset and they were kind enough to send out a review unit.
In the box
The dive comes in a nice looking white box with product branding and images and an invite to Dive in to a new gaming experience, something I am hoping to do.
It also has a QR code on one end and a warning on the rear covering safe usage and handling etc.
Inside the box is the Dive headset with lens arms and lenses already in place, a black pull string storage bag, a white pull string storage bag (the label on the bags advises that it can be used to clean the lenses), Durovis Dive manual (in English and German), dive owner’s card (this has your personal private Drive Key in QR format and text and is used to authenticate you as a Dive owner for licensed content), Durovis Dive magnet upgrade kit (used to make the Dive compatible with Google Cardboard).
My kit also included an iPhone 4 case but I am not 100% sure if this is a standard thing, or just came with the review unit.
Whilst I was tempted to just get hands on and figure it out on the fly, I decided to read through the included user manual first (if you would like to check out a copy it is available online at http://www.durovis.com/manual ), the first pages are a thank you for purchasing, a quick start guide and explanation about the Dive owners card, reading this it would appear the they have some cool plans regarding networking features in the future, it then goes on to advise where Dive ready apps can be found (these are on the Dive launcher, Google Play store and also the iTunes store.
The next pages cover insertion of smartphone and alignment of the lenses, unlike the original basic cardboard units the lenses can be moved towards or away from the eye as well as further apart to allow you to find the sweet spot for 3d viewing convergence, this is especially helpful if you do not have 20/20 vision.
The final page covers the same warnings as found on the box.
With the manual read its time to get hands on with the headset, the lenses are in the headset but have small plastic bags covering them for protection, the lenses had small specs of dust on but this was easily removed using the carry case 9this is a really clever idea and ensures you always have a cloth to clean them).
The lenses are 25mm acrylic units and are optically a lot clearer and higher quality than the ones in the Google Cardboard kit I originally tried.
I have run in to a problem, I had not checked compatibility on the Durovis website, if I had I would have known that my Galaxy S5 was not compatible.
I have managed to squeeze the phone in but it is very tight and when closing, more often than not is pushing the power button or volume buttons on the side of the phone, this means I have to unclip and start again.
From the brief successful attempts with the S5 I can advise that the image is a lot better than my original cardboard unit, I assume this is down to the superior quality of the lenses, also thankfully the Dive is really comfortable and I have not been left with deep cardboard dents in my nose like the google unit did.
I have an S3 around here somewhere and will charge that up and continue the review, I will also try the Dive with my wives iPhone 6 (when I can get it away from her).
I will hopefully have more time to play with the unit and my S3 tomorrow.
Ok I managed to dig out my old S3 complete with cracked front glass and constant reboots!
This time around the phone fits perfectly in to the Dive unit and is held securely by the foam at the rear.
I installed the Dive launcher as well as a few other bits of software from the play store.
VR Calibration
Dive City Coaster
The Height
360 Speedflying
The first thing I tried out was the VR Calibration app, I was hoping that it would be little more advanced as it was pretty much just a screen showing patterns.
Using the patterns you can align the lenses by moving them backwards and forwards on the sliders and also moving them closer together or further apart.
I achieved a good level of calibration and from there was able to start testing the other apps.
The Dive uses a fully 3d imersive menu system that allows you to select between apps, games, photos etc.
It is easy to use, simply look at the object you want to select and wait the drive will sense the selection and fire up the menu or game/app.
Looking at your photo collection and selecting is more fun in 3d!
Dive City Coaster was very engaging using the Dive, more so than the Google Cardboard headset I had previously tried, I think this had a lot to do with the headsets padding and adjustability, as well as much improved optics.
I found that I was looking around and swaying more with the Dive, something that my children found very amusing to watch.
The Height is a fun and engaging game that relies only on the headset to guide you around the platforms collecting items along the way, it is surprisingly fluid and gives a great example of what is possible without using an optional controller.
360 Speedflying is not actually a game nor is it truly interactive, but then again it does not claim to be.
It is actually an example of a video shot in full 360 degrees, from the viewpoint of parachuting skiers, as such you can look around all the way up in to your parachute or down to your skis.
The problem with this is that it is not in very high resolution and therefore does not fully engage you or give you a sense of speed, with a few minor improvements this could really have showcased the possibilities of the Dive.
There were several other games that I really wanted to try but unfortunately I have not got a compatible bluetooth hand controller.
This is good news as there are now many apps available on the Google Play store.
The Dive unit also comes with a Magnet Kit that attaches to the side of the Dive using very secure double sided adhesive, once this is installed the Dive has full access to Google Cardboard apps as well as those specifically designed using the Dive APK.
I also had access to an NFC sticker that I temporarily placed on to the Dive allowing the phone to switch automatically when inserted in the Dive, perhaps this is something that Droves might consider including with the Magnet Kit.
Compatibility with the iPhone was tested using my wives Iphone 6, again there are Dive compatible apps and games available on the Apple App store as well as various other non Dive 3d side by side ones that will work.
One of the big advantages to the Dive system is the software development kit that Durovis have made available, it features a low-latency head tracking plugin that can be used for Android and iOS applications making it easy to get real time movement.
Hopefully with the ease of integration and support people will start to push the boundaries and take advantage of the latest CPU and GPU advances that we are now seeing.
Another really interesting thing that Durovis have done is to make 3d printer files available, they call this the OPENDIVE project, you can if you have access to a 3d printer make your own set and either purchase a set of lenses from Durovis or source your own items, I can’t think of many other companies that give you the option to print off a copy of their product free .
Compatibility with Dive apps as well as Google Cardboard.
Native IOS and Android Apps.
Developer SDK availability.
3d Printer files to make your own headset.
Improvements that I would make-
I would include an NFC tag in the box for Cardboard compatibility.
I would include a calibration app on the home screen to help best setup the Dive.
I would offer a bluetooth compatible hand controller perhaps something similar to a Wii nunchuck.
Overall I have been very impressed with the time that I have had with the Dive and really look forward to seeing what is to come.
If your looking for something between the inexpensive but uncomfortable Google Cardboard and the very expensive Oculous Rift, the Dive could be just the headset your looking for.
We all know that Xiaomi is expanding its foothold, both in China as well as International markets such as India with a number of new product releases. Looks like, the strategy is working for the company as it sold over 34.7 million handsets in the first half of 2015. This marks an impressive 33% increase as compared to last year’s first half sales.
While we can say that the company’s growth rate may have slowed down a bit, these figures are impressive because, for the first time, Chinese smartphone market slowed down this year. So, even in this slow market, Xiaomi managed to post good figures.
Kevin Yang, an analysts of IHS Technology further adds that these figures are the actual devices sold to the consumers. He also says that Xiaomi managed to sell about 19.72 million handsets in the Q2 2015, taking the total to the above mentioned 34.70 million. Despite the increase in competition from new flagships from Huawei and Meizu, he expects the performance in the second half of 2015 to be the most crucial.
Xiaomi had earlier told us that it aims to sell a lot more handsets this year, around 80 million to 100 million. If it were to reach anywhere near this figure, the company will have to sell at least 45 million handsets in the second half of 2015.
Anyways, lets see if the company manages to reach its goal of 80 million in the second half, especially with the increased competition from domestic manufacturers.
If you currently own one of the following phones and are looking for an easy way to update the firmware, you may not be aware but Elephone are making things easier for you with the Ele Flash APK.
G7 P3000s P5000 P6000 P3000S-64bit
Once installed it will search through a library of available roms for each phone and guide you through the upgrade process (including backing up your data etc).
This is the latest version to come out, unfortunately Android 5.0 is not supported ye and your phone must be rooted to use the APK.
I have today received reliable information on an upcoming budget phone, little information has been provided but I can confirm that it will come with a 64bit Snapdragon SoC running at 1.2ghz and feature a 2gb of ram and a 5″ HD display.
My guess is that it will probably be the Snapdragon 410, whilst this is not the newest or fastest SOC it would be fast enough for most basic tasks and would allow LTE on an $80 phone.
Unfortunately no design details have been released, but as I get more information I will update you all.
Xiaomi is having one of the best years since its inception. The company has been doing well in almost all fronts, thanks to its aggressive pricing. A few weeks back, we came to know that Xiaomi became the second largest wearable maker in the world, with a total share of around 24 percent as of Q1 2015. As per the latest info, the company shipped over 6 million wearables, which is a tremendous achievement in its first year.
Now, its about time, we see the second generation model of the device and earlier today, we came across some exciting news. A device named Mi Band 1S was spotted on the Taiwanese NCC website. The application was filed by “Taiwan millet Communications Limited” which kind of confirms that this is the second generation Mi Band 1S.
One of the new features of the upcoming Xiaomi band is expected to be a heart rate sensor. According to the leaked picture, we can see the sensor just below the device. In spite of some new additions, we don’t expect the pricing to increase significantly. Also, it could be possible that there will be multiple version of the Xiaomi Mi Band 1S, because that’s what the company has been doing in most of its previous lineups.
Anyways, given the timing of the leak, we could see the new generation model in the coming months. So expect some more information pretty soon.
A few days back, Nubia Manager Ni Fei had hinted that the company was preparing for another smartphone launch in July. This comes just a month after we saw the release of Nubia Z9 bezelless smartphone, so the news came as a bit surprising.
But earlier today, Nubia confirmed that the company will launch a new smartphone series. It looks like the new series will be different from the traditional offerings by the company. The launch will be held at Prague, the capital of Czech Republic instead of its domestic market, China.
The conference will be held on July 8, which is just a week away at 14:00 PM. While the details of the phone is unclear at the moment, rumors suggest that the phone will focus on its design and will be targeted at the female crowd.
Nubia smartphone have always been praised for its beautiful design, so it would be interesting to see which phone is launched next week in Prague. We hope to receive more information pretty soon, so stay tuned.
Remember a few days back we reported that UMi Iron had a hypertech which was better than fingerprint ID. Now, the company has officially confirmed that the hypertech that they were talking about is actually Eye Recognition. This doesn’t come as a surprise given that we had expected to be this tech given its better accuracy and extremely low probability of hacking.
The company is working closely with Eye Verify, the biometric security startup from Kansas to incorporate eye recognition into its flagship. Eye Verify specializes in integrating this tech into smartphones, so its one of the best company at the moment to help UMi with this task.
So, UMi Iron will integrate Eye Verify’s flagship product called as the Eye Print ID. This tech recognizes the pattern of the veins in the user’s eye to unlock the smartphone. Its much secure than fingerprint ID but we are not sure whether its faster. The company has reportedly worked closely with a number of EyeVerify experts in this regard.
With Eye Recognition on board, UMi Iron turns out to be one of the best mid-range flagship smartphone in the market right now. It comes with the octa-core MT6753 chip with 3GB RAM and 13MP rear facing camera. The full tech specs are given below.
Just about an hour after Huawei announced its Honor 7 flagship model in China, Meizu’s event started. The company announced its latest flagship smartphone for the year, Meizu MX5, which also happens to be one of the most anticipated devices of 2015. And looking at the configuration, the company didn’t disappoint its fans.
The flagship comes with an all metal body, which is a much welcome upgrade. The company claims that the body is made from aerospace grade aluminum. Its measures just 7.6mm in thickness and weighs only 149 grams, which is quite decent. Also, with the improved body structure, it is said that the probability of a broken screen gets reduced by 31%.
The Meizu MX5 flagship comes with a 5.5-inch full HD 1080p display which translates into pixel density of 401 ppi. This has become a standard among affordable flagships released this year. The display will be a Super AMOLED panel and features 100% NTSC color gamut and a contrast ratio of 10,000:1.
Under the hood, the MX5 comes with MT6795 Helio X10 chipset. This is a welcome move since Snapdragon 810 heating issues have resulted in negative perception about the chipset. One thing to note here is that the Helio X10 in MX5 will be a slightly faster version, clocked at 2.2GHz instead of 2.0GHz. This powerful chip along with PowerVR G6200 and 3GB of RAM helps the phone achieve about 53,330 on AnTuTu. The company also adds that performance wise, the MX5 is 17% more powerful than MX4.
Coming to the camera, the phone features a 20.7MP sensor with support for 4K video shooting at 30fps, and FHD at 30fps. You get Laser AutoFocus at the back which reportedly focuses in just 0.2 seconds along with color temperature flash. Up front, there is a 5MP shooter with f/2.0 aperture.
The Meizu MX5 comes with Android Lollipop Version on board with the company’s own Flyme 4.5 UI on top. Meizu also adds that it hit over 20 million Flyme subscribers recently. As for the battery, we knew that the 3150mAh capacity one on board will support fast charging. The company officially calls it the Meizu mCharge which can charge MX5 from 0 to 50-60 percent in about 30 minutes and up to 99 percent in under an hour.
Moreover, according to company tests, 5 hours of heavy usage reduced the battery life of MX5 to just 50% as compared to 30% on MX4.
Now coming to the best part, the Meizu MX5 costs just 1799 yuan for the 16GB model, 1999 Yuan for the 32GB variant and finally, 2399 Yuan for the 64GB model. This makes the phone even cheaper than the Honor 7, once again proving that Meizu can easily take on competitors such as Xiaomi and Huawei in the market.
Thanks to TENAA listing, video as well as images leaked earlier, we had a fair idea about the upcoming smartphone. Looks like, almost all of the specs leaked as well images were bang on target.
The phone comes with an all metal design inside a sleek body. In fact, it looks like the phone is inspired from the Huawei P8, which is not a bad thing considering we thought that the design was quite refined and premium.
The Huawei Honor 7 comes with a 5.2-inch full HD 1080p display with Kirin 935 octa-core 64-bit chip under the hood. There will be 3GB of RAM on board with 16GB / 64GB of internal storage options.
Unlike the Honor 6 Plus which came with dual camera design, the Honor 7 uses a single powerful sensor, a 20MP Sony IMX230 as the primary camera with Phase Detection AutoFocus. The camera will be protected by sapphire glass which is scratch resistant. At the front, you will find an 8MP shooter. Naturally, given the flagship status, expect a lot of camera centric features such as slo-mo video shooting, personal filters, time lapse mode and even a special food mode.
Other important specs include Android 5.0 Lollipop version with EMUI 3.1 on top. There will be a 3100mAh battery on board with 9V2A fast charge technology. The company claims that fast charge enables the user up to 1 hour of talktime with just 5 minutes of charge time.
Another highlight of the Honor 7 flagship is its fingerprint sensor at the back. The placement is quite similar to the Huawei Mate 7. The company claims that the fingerprint ID is one of the best. The sensor can identify and unlock the phone in just 0.5 seconds. User can add up to 5 different fingerprints on the device. Moreover, the sensor is reportedly self learning, which means it will improve in accuracy over a period of time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P556fomc7z8
As for the connectivity, the phone supports dual 4G networks with full connectivity support. The flagship will be available in three different colors namely silver / gray / gold. The pricing starts at 1999 Yuan and users in China can pre-order it till July 6. The actually shipping starts from July 7.
Its good to see that Huawei has upgraded the design (metal body) as well as the specifications in this new generation flagship. Considering the overall package, the Honor 7 turns out to be a great device in under $325!
So, what do you think about this flagship? Are you impressed?
When I first started to get in to China phones, there were a few main brands that put out one maybe two phones a year, they tended to be higher end (well higher end china based mediatek) phones, the rest of the market was taken up with a mix of clones (of Apple and Samsung phones) and low end, low budget phones.
Over the last two years things have really started to change, with the release of newer 64bit soc’s from mediatek that are able to keep up with and in some cases beat soc’s from the likes of Qualcom, the newer breed of china phones are really starting to get noticed outside of China.
But with all these great features now becoming ultra affordable, there appear to be a lot more companies entering in to the market, most are offering rebranded handsets with decent specs and in many cases undercutting the original prices of the phones they have rebadged, whilst other companies are pumping out new phones at an incredible rate.
Many people are getting upset by the constant shift in new phones, that phone you ordered on pre-release last month with great specs and a great price, is just starting to ship… and the company announces their newest model will be out soon on pre-release… I can understand how frustrating this might be for some people and totally appreciate the annoyance it must cause to them, but if you look at it from another perspective is it really such a bad thing?
Whatever we buy in our lives will eventually be replaced with something newer and shinier, that is just inevitable.
I like the rest of you (hopefully) research my purchases based on what is currently available in my price range, if what I want and need is available in my budget I buy it and use it to do what it is that I purchased it for, happy in the knowledge that it fulfils my requirements and has done so within my budget.
Should I be upset that another phone is released soon after? or should I just be happy with my purchase? lets not forget that pretty much any current Mediatek 64bit SOC based phone will be fast enough to perform without problems and throw plenty of pixels around to keep even the most intensive games playing smoothly.
Yes its nice to have the latest and greatest phone, but over here in England where most handsets are given as part of a phone contract (on a subsidised basis), you are stuck with whatever handset you choose for 18 months to 2 years!
So if you were to choose for instance a S6 Edge (the phone will cost about $80 upfront + $80 each month for unlimited texts and calls + 4gb of 4g data) and get it on its release date, you would still be using that phone until the S8 Edge 3 is released.
At least with the current raft of China phones that we are luck enough to have access too, we can purchase a phone and use lower priced sim only packages, the same $80 monthly package on sim only is just $25
S6 Edge on 24 month contract
$80 upfront + $80 x 24months = $2000
VS
China Phone over 24 months on sim only
$180 upfront + $25 x 24months = $780
or to put it another way
$2000 – $780 = $1220
$1220 / $180 = 6.7777
That means that including the original China phone that you purchased at the start of the contract you could purchase an a new phone every 3.5 months over the 24 month period… sounds great but it gets better!
If you consider that you are likely to be able to resell your handsets for $100 + the number of new handsets you could have over that 24 month period becomes crazy.
Based on that math you have the choice to change your phone for the latest and greatest offerings or too be happy with the handset you picked and purchased (that lets not forget ticked all the boxes you needed at the time) and enjoy the financial savings each month on your contract.
Lets stop hating on companies like Elephone that are putting out lots of new phones and instead enjoy the innovation and speed at which we are able to get new tech, buy continually pushing the boundaries we are seeing ever greater products at amazing prices.
Hopefully with Elephone announcing the release of source code for the P8000 it will make other phone companies in China take note and do the same, this will help to ensure that older handsets continue to receive support they deserve.
If it was the other way around I would be a lot less happy as a geek than I am now, more toys for less money is better than less toys for more money.
Let me know what you think in the comments below, hopefully I have given a different perspective to a current issue.
I have received this image that appears to be a conceptual design for an upcoming Elephone frameless phone, featuring an ultra thin design and 5.5″ screen.
My sources have told me that it should have at least a 3000mah battery inside but it may possibly be higher capacity.
If this were to come with an X20 processor onboard it would be an awesome handset capable of shaking up the market and giving a real rival to the Nubia Z9
Regarding price for the handset, my source has advised that the phone should hopefully be available at around the $300 price point.
As yet camera, processor, ram and rom sizes have not been provided but with the frameless design, I hope that Elephone will go with top specs and claw back some of the china phone fans that are currently sitting on the fence.
As soon as I receive further updates I will let you all know
UMI had earlier released the Umi Voix headphones but that didn’t get much attention. Now, the company is back with a brand new Over-the-head headphones called as the UMI Voix Blu. While we are still not sure about the specifications of the device, from the pictures that we have received, the headphones look quite good.
The UMI Voix Blu will connect to any Android, iOS or Windows handset that supports Bluetooth connectivity. According to the box, the wireless range is around 10 meters which is quite decent.
It comes with an inbuilt rechargeable battery which provides music playback for around 10 hours. You can charge it back to full capacity within 2-3 hours via USB.
One of the highlights of the Voix Blu is its design. The overall body is super light and flexible making it possible to adjust it on your head according to your requirement and comfort. Moreover, you have five different buttons on the right hand side. So, you can play/ pause, forward, backward and adjust volume settings right from the headphone’s control unit.
The Voix Blu headphones also supports hands free calling, so, as long as you are connected to the smartphone via Bluetooth, you can talk on the phone. We are not yet sure about the sound quality of the headphones, but it supports advanced noise cancellation and powerful bass, so we expect it to be good.
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Anyways, we hope to get the Voix Blu headphones for review soon, so that we can estimate the quality of the build and the audio output.
We have been hearing about a new power bank from Meizu for the past few months. Back in April we came across a leaked picture of a 10000mAh capacity power bank from this Chinese company but as of now, we haven’t heard anything officially. However, earlier today, a new picture of the upcoming Meizu power bank cropped up on the internet revealing a slightly different design.
Unlike the earlier picture which had a single tone silver color design, this new render reveals a two tone color design. You can see that the device features grey color at the end with a white finish on the majority of the body. Its quite slim which makes us believe that the capacity should be limited somewhere around 5000mAh. Also, you will find only one USB output port for charging devices along with four other LED lights for displaying the charge remaining.
Although Meizu has an event later today, it unlikely that it will announce a brand new power bank. Instead, we expect the company to release its new flagship smartphone for the year, the Meizu MX5.
Huawei also has an event later today, so stay tuned to the website for more updates.
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