In 2015, Xiaomi has been pretty busy throughout the year, releasing new models and updating existing ones. Just a couple of weeks after the company announced the Xiaomi Mi4C model, it’s all set to announce another product, on October 19. While the teaser does not reveal what to expect from the launch, given its timing, it’s quite likely that we will see the Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 pretty soon.
Notable Analyst from China, Pan Juitang has repeatedly said that Xiaomi will announce its new Mi Pad 2 tablet sometime by the third quarter of 2015. While this time frame has already passed, it looks like the company could announce the tablet on October 19. The tablet was recently spotted on the Chinese 3C Quality Certification Center, which also meant that the launch was near.
Specs wise, we have very little information about the new Mi Pad 2. However, Jiutang adds that the tablet should come with support for Windows 10. We have heard of Windows running on Xiaomi devices like the Mi 4, so this is a possibility. But we better wait for an official confirmation from the company.
Xiaomi usually reveals a number of features of its upcoming device before its launch, so if we are to see the Mi Pad 2 launch on Oct 19, expect more details in the coming days.
So, what do you think will be announced at this event? Any other ideas?
Back in May, we had come across a new leak which showed off the ZTE Nubia X8. However, since that time, we haven’t heard much about this particular smartphone. Now, Nubia phone has just released a new teaser on their Weibo page, and from the picture, it looks like this particular device will also be bezelless. Further, the teaser image comes with an X at the bottom, which could be a hint that this is the rumored Nubia X8.
While we will most likely see this handset as soon as October 15, a new leak shows us some of the features of the phone even before the launch. First of all, as you can see, the phone comes in pure gold color with a basic Nubia Z9 like design.
However, what makes this design even more interesting is the buttons on the side. You can see that they are not the traditional volume button that we have seen on smartphones. They look like touch based side buttons, which will make it unique among latest offerings. Also, the power button is expected to integrate a fingerprint sensor.
Like the ZTE Nubia Z9 which was bezelless, the Nubia X8 is also said to be bezelless featuring an improved 2.5D arch egde display. As for the specs, earlier leak hinted that the phone might come with a 5.5-inch 2K display with 4GB RAM, and a large 5120mAh battery. But these specs are yet to be confirmed. Since the company has already released a teaser, we can expect the launch on October 15, which is just a couple of days away.
So stay tuned for more details.
We had reported a few months back that ZTE was working on a 3D Force Touch smartphone called as the ZTE Axon Mini. However, we had little details about the device since the company decided to keep it a secret till now. Since then, we have seen Force Touch on Huawei Mate S as well as a similar technology branded as 3D on the new iPhones.
Now, more details on the ZTE Axon Mini is official, and the specs show that this will be a upper mid-range device. First of all, the phone will be powered by the Snapdragon 616 octa-core chip with Adreno 405 GPU. There will be a 5.2-inch AMOLED display with 2.5D curved glass and full HD resolution. To aid the processor, it will come with 3GB of RAM and 32 of storage. There will be a 13MP camera with PDAF and 5P Lens at the back and an 8MP sensor up front. Finally, the phone will sport a decent 2800mAh battery at the back.
As you can see, the phone features quite impressive specs. The body is made out of aircraft grade aluminum and looks wise, its almost the same as the other Axon family smartphones. You also get the powerful AKM4961 Hi-Fi audio chip inside. Other highlighted features include voice search, biometric fingerprint and eye print authentication.
The phone will be available in three colors, Ion Gold, Chromium Silver at a starting price tag of $379 & Rose Gold at $399. There’s an NBA themed design option as well, but we have not yet received more details about the customization options available.
We had a quick hands on with the ZTE Axon Mini earlier. You can check out the few pictures down below. We hope to bring you a full review of the device real soon.
Like always, we are once again bringing you guys a giveaway. This time its the VKWorld VK700 Pro smartphone. The phone comes with decent specs including MT6582 quad-core chip, 5.5-inch display, 1GB RAM and 8GB of expandable ROM. While specs while the phone may not seem too powerful, its the looks of the phone that will attract users. The VK700 Pro comes in black, white and gold colored variants with a strong 3D Corning gorilla glass display and a metal frame, enhancing its looks.
You just have to carry out a few actions to participate in the giveaway via the widget given below. Its as simple as that. We will randomly choose one lucky winner who will get a free VKWorld VK700 Pro smartphone.
We would like to thank VKWorld who is providing us with one unit for this giveaway. Do check out their website for more details on the VKWorld VK700 Pro.
VKWorld VK700 Pro will be available via flash sale on a number of retailers for just $59.99! So do check out these websites down below for more information.
After the success of the popular UMi eMax, the company went ahead and released a Mini version of the device, called as the UMi eMax Mini. Despite its name, the phone features quite impressive specs and also happens to be the first Snapdragon powered smartphone from the company. It comes with the mid-range Snapdragon 615 octa-core 64-bit chip under the hood, which should deliver smooth performance.
To celebrate the Halloween spirit, the guys over at UMi have decided to giveaway one unit of UMi eMax Mini this week. This is an international giveaway, so fans from all around the world can participate and get a chance to win this mid-range flagship. What’s more, this month, the company will give out a UMi device for free every week, starting with the eMax Mini.
So, those who are interested in having this mid-range flagship for free should definitely participate in this giveaway. You can do that directly from the widget given below.
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Bluboo has just announced a new smartwatch in the market, called as the Bluboo Xwatch. The company has continued with the same naming scheme as its previous smartphone releases this year like the Xfire and the X550. The watch looks pretty good, given its round face and will most likely come with interchangeable straps.
From the images provided to us, the Bluboo Xwatch seems to come in two body color options, white and black, with multiple strap color options. As for the design, it looks pretty basic with a round face and two buttons on the side. At the back, there’s the heart rate sensor and charging port. The company has incorporated a number of sensors on board this particular smartwatch in order to attract sports enthusiasts. So, apart from hear rate sensor, you will find other sensors like barometer, altimeter and GPS. What’s more, the manufacturer says that the phone will run on Android Wear. The entry of Android Wear on a local Chinese smartwatch would make things even more interesting in the smartwatch industry.
From the information provided to us so far, it looks like Bluboo Xwatch has great potential. However, we still don’t know the pricing, specs inside the device, so better wait for these details.
After smartphones, smart watches started being thinner day by day, recently Zeblaze has launched a Bluetooth smartwatch with thinnest bezel that measure just 8.8 mm, however the design of the Zeblaze Rover Bluetooth Smart Watch looks pretty similar to the Apple’s iWatch but considering the price, the smart watch is really a worth to replace typical wrist watch with a smarter, feature filled smart watch.
Not only with gorgeous appearance – Toughened OGS panel, 8.8mm ultra thin case and premium leather band, but also built-in high precision clip – MTK2501 (108MHz) which is able to compatible with both Android and iOS system, let you to experience powerful functions
The device is now available exclusively on Gearbest.com with a listing price of just $69.99 along with a nice deal for the readers of this post, at the end of this review post of Zeblaze Rover Bluetooth Smart Watch, I have listed a coupon code that let’s you grab the device at just $52.99.
As I have already gave you a brief idea about the design, but still there is much more to explore when it comes to the design. The smart watch comes with attractive metal body along with soft leather strap available in wide range of sober colors that adds extra beauty to your wrist. And most importantly the watch is water resistant, means you no need to bother about water and sweat at all.
While talking about the design, display also plays an important role, and I think the manufacturer has took this very seriously and offered 1.24 inches TFT HD display with a resolution of 240×240 pixels which is enough for a smartphone.
As the smartwatch is not running Android or other hi-fi software that requires upgraded hardware to run the smoothly but still the Zeblaze Rover Bluetooth Smart Watch packs MTK2501 processor with latest 4.0 Bluetooth for uninterrupted performance and better connectivity whole day long.
Zeblaze Rover Bluetooth Smart Watch also features health sensors to track your daily activities like, running, sleeping etc, also this device controls music play and call notifications if it is connected to your smartphone.
To use most of its features along with the Android or iOS smartphone, there is dedicated app that lists all the features and stats. Scan the specified QR code to download the app for Android or iOS. When you get the watch, install Smartwatch.apk program on the smart phone to realize SMS, LINE, Facebook, Weather forecasts and other instant messaging reminders. Whish are inspired from Android Wear, but work much smoothly as the watch’s OS is completely independent of the smartphone, unlike Android Wear, which depends heavily on the phone.
Features in brief: Sedentary reminder, Anti-lost alert, Barometer, Camera remote, Sleep monitoring, Altimeter, Find phone, SMS reminding, Pedometer, Phone book, Dialing, Music player.
Brand: Zeblaze Rover
Built-in chip type: MTK 2501
Bluetooth version: Bluetooth 4.0
People: Unisex watch
Waterproof: YES
Waterproof Rating: Life water resistance
Language: Spanish, Swedish, Persian, Russian, Polish, Turkish, Portuguese, Dutch, Indonesian, German, English, Persian, Thai, Italian, French, Finnish, Arabic
Screen: TFT
Screen size: 1.54 inch
Battery type: Li-ion battery
Battery capacity: 250mAh
Standby time: About 72 hours
Available color: Orange, Black, Brown
Measurement: 26 x 4.4 x 0.88 cm / 10.22 x 1.73 x 0.35 inches
Weight: 0.048 kg
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Despite the fact that smartphones have come a long way in terms of packing really impressive hardware and features ranging from killer octa-core processors, fingerprint scanners, fast wireless connectivity chips, and so much more, companies are hardly giving sufficient emphasis towards one of the core components of these mobile devices, the battery.
Cubot H1 is another device that we had reviewed earlier on, and it features the same chipset as Bluboo X550, and Mlais MX Base, MediaTek MT6735. However, for a $150 handset, Cubot H1 also has a very large capacity battery present inside it. It’s a 5,200mAh cell and according to the results we gathered after using, the device was able to last us for than 3 days. Not only this, but after we decided to get over-zealous with our review and see how much battery life we could take out while connected to the LTE network, we were able to take out approximately 2 days.
Keep in mind that while connected to the LTE network, we were engaged in light browsing tasks and occasional video streaming, because we wanted to give you a fair idea of how the smartphone would perform under the same conditions when you used it, so in the end, results might vary depending upon your usage. Again, just like Bluboo X550 and Mlais MX Base, the low price tag means that this handset will come up short in performance in comparison to Lenovo Vibe P1 and Innos D6000, but since it is running Android Lollipop 5.1, we did experience the same fluid Android experience as we did with other devices that were running an MT6735 and a quad-core Cortex-A53 processor.
Now since there are three different affordable but large battery smartphones present in our list, we will be doing a separate comparison on which device is perfect according to its price tag, but for now, you will easily be able fulfill your dreams of experiencing large battery timings if you purchase any of the three smartphones. Given below are all of its hardware specifications.
Another Chinese handset that fits in the category of affordable and large battery smartphones is Bluboo X550. With its massive 5,300mAh battery present inside its 5.5 inch frame, this gadget will be able to deliver 2 whole days of talk time while connected to the 3G network, and just so you know, this talk time is much higher than the amount Lenovo Vibe P1 is able to deliver. Carrying a sub-$150 price tag, Blueboo X550 also possesses majority of the features that you will find in high-end smartphones.
However, and this is only natural; due to its affordability, the company was forced to make sacrifices; a case similar to Mlais MX Base. Like the latter, you will not be able to experience the same level of performance as Lenovo Vibe P1, or Innos D6000, but your experience will still be positive, because we have reviewed quite a bit of handsets running MediaTek’s MT6735 chipsets (this will range from UMi Hammer S, and Elephone M1) and running quad-core processors and despite the fact that we thought these handsets would fail to deliver a smooth Android smartphone experience, we were appalled at how wrong we were with our assessment.
Majority of the reasons why this happens is because these large battery smartphones are running Android Lollipop 5.0 as soon as they enter the market, and thanks to some major improvements in the update, mobile products are able to function much more fluidly than ever. Now that we have another large battery smartphone added to the list, and that too featuring an affordable price, let us detail its hardware configurations so that you know what you will be purchasing with your hard earned money.
Now, you were expecting that large battery smartphones have to come with expensive price tags because they are packing such large cells inside them. However, Mlais MX Base is great example of how you can purchase a large battery smartphone without spending too much money on one. For a sub-$150 price tag, you will be getting a device that packs a 4,300mAh battery, and will be able to provide up to 40 hours of talk time while connected to the 3G network.
The best part about owning the smartphone is that you will also be able to access LTE networks (via a Cat 4 LTE modem), although the company did not care to provide details regarding the amount of talk time you would receive while connected to this particular network
Keep in mind that since you will be able purchase Mlais MX Base for less than $150, there are some sacrifices that the company was forced to make while placing this device in the large battery smartphone category and that obviously comes from the hardware specifications department. While you will not be able to experience the same level of performance as Innos D6000 or Lenovo Vibe P1, you will still get all the necessary features that you would find in a high-end smartphone, and that happens to be an extremely good deal.
If you happen to be the kind of customer who wants to purchase a high battery capacity smartphone without spending too much money, then Mlais MX Base is the answer to all of your problems. Given below are all of its hardware specifications.
Lenovo is a very popular brand when it comes to desktop and laptop computers and the Chinese company has made quite a name for itself in the smartphone business as well. The firm’s Vibe P1 belongs to the large battery smartphones category because it has a single 5,000mAh cell present inside it. It might be less than the total capacity found in Innos D6000, but keep in mind that it is just a single battery.
Lenovo Vibe P1 will be able to deliver up to 44 hours of talk time while connected to the 3G network, which is really saying something by how far companies are pushing their products to provide the highest amount of battery life as possible. While it has not been mentioned how much battery life you will be able to experience while connected to the LTE network, the fact that you are getting 44 hours of talk time while connected to 3G networks shows that you will have ample battery life while connected to the most battery hungry network we know of.
Thanks to its large battery capacity, the company was forced to increase the screen size of Lenovo Vibe P1. The hardware specifications of this device are impressive, though we have to say that for this smartphone, we were expecting more than 2GB of RAM. Regardless; belonging to the large battery smartphones category, Lenovo Vibe P1 has displayed that it delivers more than your fair share of battery life. Given below are all of its hardware specifications.
Very little was known about Innos D6000 until it was marketed as being the first ever smartphone to have two batteries present underneath its housing. That is correct; there is one built-in battery and one removable battery present inside Innos D6000, along with a bunch of other impressive features. While having two battery cells inside a compact space of a smartphone might cause overheating issues, the company states that the device uses a dual-channel intelligent polar, referring to it as DuoCharge technology.
It means that it uses the built-in chip with current allocation algorithms, which allow parallel charging of two batteries. Also, both batteries are not going to be utilized at the same time. When the built-in battery has been completely depleted, the backup battery comes to the playing field and starts to power on the smartphone.
According to the company, Innos D6000 will be able to deliver up to 3 whole days of continuous battery life while being on standby mode, and 24 hours while browsing the web continuously while being connected to an LTE network. We all know how battery hungry LTE modems are so it is really impressive to see that this smartphone is able to deliver such a high amount of battery life.
This is a very interesting approach introduced in smartphones and we sincerely hope that more products like these are introduced in the near future. In terms of hardware specifications, Innos D6000 does pack impressive components inside it, though we were not too excited to see a Snapdragon 615 present. Given below are all of its hardware specifications.
After looking at a huge number of smartphones, we were finally able to give you a list of 5 large battery smartphones that will easily be able to deliver the most amount of battery life, while connected to both the 3G and LTE networks. If you are asking us which device we would end up purchasing if we had a choice between all five, then we would easily settle for Innos D6000. This is because the smartphone has the highest battery capacity and to top it all, it trumps all smartphones if you decided to compare them altogether.
While some consumers do not like to spend too much money while purchasing a smartphone, if they want to experience performance and high battery life at the same time, along with all the core features from high-end devices present in these ones, it will require you to spend slightly more than your projected budget in order to make this happen.
Give us your opinion on which smartphone you would like to purchase and why.
As former reported, the new Oneplus X will be released in October, and the CEO also confirmed the third smartphone a day ago. And now, another real picture leaked by FCC (The Federal Communications Commission). The new 5-inch mini smartphone looks like an iPhone 4.
The Oneplus X covered glass on the both side, both are 2.5D curve touch screens, and a logo on the back. Oneplus X rumored built-in Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor, along with 3GB RAM, 16GB/64GB storage, 13-megapixel Sony IMX258 rear camera. Of course, pre-installed Oxygen OS base on Android 5.1 OS.
We wanted to say thanks to Giztop for providing us with a Xiaomi Mi4C review unit.
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We wanted to say thanks to Giztop for providing us with a Xiaomi Mi4C review unit.
Ulefone says today on its blog that they will build U-launcher in all the 3 to 4 models coming later this year in an effort to improve user experiences. And the custom android launcher will also be pushed to Ulefone Be Touch 2 via wireless updates which are expected to be released in a couple of days.
U-launcher is first installed on Ulefone Paris and the company’s video presentation shows it mainly provides a themes store, an extra screen with camera window and photo timeline, as well as an app icon organizer.
The theme store contains plenty of free themes which can change the appearance of app icons and wallpapers. The camera window allows users to take photos with both front and back cameras without having to opening the camera app. And after that the photo can be simply shared to social media right on the timeline. What’s special in the app organizer is that it enables you choose more than one to-be-moved apps first and then choose the target screen.
Ulefone says they will provide more user-friendly functions via U-launcher and also beautify its appearance in the future.
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There’s no denying that LeTV One Pro, nearly six months after its release is still one of the most value of money device in the market right now. The all metal built and powerful specs, makes it the OnePlus 2 killer. However, since the phone was essentially released for the Chinese market, many were disappointed with price that they had to pay via third party retailers.
However, now would be a good chance to get the smartphone as OPPOMART is offering this powerful flagship for just $319. That’s a great price for a phone with such powerful specs.
To recap, the LeTV One Pro comes with the octa-core Snapdragon 810 chip with 4GB of RAM on board and 32GB of storage. You get a 5.5-inch 2K display from Sharp, which should be vibrant even under sunlight. There’s a 13MP OIS camera at the back, and support for FDD-LTE networks. OPPOMART informs us that the model will work in Asia, Europe and Australian continents. Dual SIM support, USB Type-C port and 3000mAh makes sure that the phone outperforms its competitors.
We think for $319, the LeTV One Pro is a great buy! Let us know if you feel the same.
Also, remember that this deal is only till October 20, so make sure to avail this offer as soon as you can if you are interested.
Many of us have already seen the Cubot X11, which was one of the best looking phones from the company till date. Now, Cubot is back with its next generation version, called as the Cubot X16. This particular device will carry the beautiful looks of the X11, with a few updates, making it look all the more premium.
According to the latest information, the Cubot X16 is going to be a super slim device, measuring just 6.2mm in thickness. So, people who love slim phones should definitely take a look at the upcoming device. You get a 2.5D curved glass front on a zinc alloy body, which is reportedly is strong and comes with a pearl like texture. The phone weighs just 145 grams which is also pretty good.
One of the highlights of the device is the glass back which is reportedly scratch proof. So, you don’t have to worry about damaging the back in your day to day usage. Further, you get two color options, White and Gold. The premium colors, pearl like texture and round corners makes the phone looks premium.
As for the specs, it is said that you can expect a decent mid-range chip like quad-core MT6735. So, the price is likely to be quite affordable as well.
We will update you guys with more details pretty soon. Stay tuned to the website for more details.
LeTV is slowly transforming itself into a major smartphone maker in the past few months. Since the launch of its first smartphone back in April, the company has been busy with new launches, the latest one being the Sapphire glass protected premium LeTV Le Max model. Now, renders of the next generation LeTV model has just leaked out, revealing some interesting aspects about the device.
First of all, from the images, it looks like the phone will have a dual curved display. The display extends to the sides, adding more real estate to the device. The phone is practically like a pebble, curved from all sides for a seamless design experience.
While this make the device quite unique and interesting, there’s more. The renders show that the new LeTV model will feature a rotating camera. But it won’t be rotating upwards like the OPPO N3, rather it will move laterally. And it is said that the camera unit can take a crazy 360 degree turn.
Everything looks crazy about this phone! To make the camera experience interesting, the phone will reportedly feature Sony IMX300 23MP sensor with support for RAW output. It looks like LeTV is going to market this device as a camera powerhouse.
The phone will be extremely thin, which is evident from the renders above. So, I wonder how the company will practically incorporate a 360 degree rotating camera inside such a thin body.
As for the specs, the new LeTV model will reportedly come with Snapdragon 820, with 4GB RAM, 32GB memory, 5.7-inch 2K display and Qualcomm’s QC Quick Charge 3.0 tech.
As for the time of release, it is said that the phone will launch sometime early 2016. While I would personally love to see such a device in real life, its quite possible that these concepts remain as renders for a foreseeable future.
What do you think? Can such a device launch in 2016?
Thanks to the numerous leaks in the past couple of months, we know for sure that Xiaomi is working on a new product, the Xiaomi laptop which will reportedly launch sometime early next year. Now, Lao Yao, the secretary general of the China Smartphone Alliance has just revealed a key development.
A few hours ago, he revealed via his Weibo page that Xiaomi has hired an ex-senior official from Lenovo’s Laptop business. This comes at a time when Xiaomi is preparing for the launch of its first laptop. Given the immense experience of this senior official, Mr. Lao says that he could play a crucial role in the development and release of the product.
Further, Lao adds that Xiaomi could also offer MIUI on this new laptop, which will mark the UI’s entry into the computer software industry. However, we still don’t know whether we can expect a Windows 10 powered variant of the laptop as well.
According to a previous report, Xiaomi’s Laptop will be quite different than the existing laptops available in the market. Unfortunately, we don’t know what the CEO of Inventec, Mr. Lee meant by this statement. It could be customization in the software or even the design, but we will have to wait for more information to get some idea about the company’s plans.
Well, with the new official on board the team, we can expect some great stuff from the company in the coming months. Stay tuned for more details.
A few hours back, OnePlus CEO Liu Zuohu kind of confirmed the existence of the OnePlus X. Now, a new model model has just passed China’s 3C certification website, and it could very well be the OnePlus X.
The model OnePlus E1001 was spotted on the Chinese Quality Certification website. While the certification doesn’t reveal the name or the specs of the device, considering its timing, we expect this to be the OnePlus X model.
Things are really getting interesting this month. After the CEO’s teaser about a device named X, Oneplus also started sending out invites to the media in India for an event called “the Next Big Step”. This particular event will be hosted by the company’s GM in India, Vikas Agarwall as well as co-founder Pete Lau. So, it could be for the launch of the OnePlus X.
Considering these hints, we could very well see the OnePlus X in the next few days, most likely at the event on October 12.
As for the specs, we can expect the phone to feature a 5-inch display and Snapdragon 801 / Helio X10 chipset on board. The pricing is expected to be around $249. We will keep you guys updated with more information in the coming days. So stay tuned.
Late September, our factory sources had revealed that OnePlus was going to release its second smartphone with the name OnePlus X. They also said that the company will release the phone as soon as October. Now, it looks like, our sources were bang on target as OnePlus is slowly revealing more details about a launch event this month.
First of all, OnePlus CEO Liu Zuohu posted a new teaser on his Weibo page late last night. And guess what, it shows the letter X. So, we have very good reason to believe that the name OnePlus X is almost confirmed.
Secondly, OnePlus has started sending out invites for a new launch event in India next week on October 12. According to the invite, the event will be hosted by the co-founder Pete Lau and Vikas Agarwall (GM of OnePlus India). The event is titled, “The Next Big Step” and is most likely for the launch of the OnePlus X handset.
Although the company is yet to directly confirm the launch of OnePlus X at the event, given the timing of these teaser and the event, there is a very good chance that we will see the OnePlus X pretty soon.
As for the specs, our sources had revealed that the OnePlus X will come with 5-inch display and Snapdragon 801 chipset. While recent rumors have also said that the display will be of 5-inches, they claim that the chipset inside will be the new Helio X10 MT6795. We will have to wait and see which one turns out to be true. As for the pricing, you can expect the phone to retail somewhere around $249.
Anyways, since the event is only about a week away, we expect more information about the handset (hopefully pictures too) pretty soon. So, stay tuned.
