Apple Inspired Zeaplus Watch is Coming Soon

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Mar 6, 2015

Zeaplus is a company, which is known for making almost identical devices to other companies’ offerings. Or may say that it that it takes a lot of inspiration from other manufacturers like in the case of Zeaplus G2 smart watch. This time around the company has something new in its portfolio that will be unveiled soon.

Yes, you may guessed it right that this time around the company has taken a lot of inspiration from Apple and it is ready to release a la “Apple Watch” before even Cupertino based giant releases it. Well, we have already seen this before as there are some of the fake “Apple watches” around in the market.

However, Zeaplus wants to stand out and make an impression that they have something premium, more interesting to offer. Their Zeaplus Watch, which will be available to buy via company’s online store starting at the end of March, is said to have aluminium body. Also, the device will have a standalone phone functionality as it will support the micro SIM card.

Moreover, it will have a Bluetooth 4.0 to sync it with your smartphone and support both iOS and Android. What is more, the smart watch will have a standard functions like pedometer, heart rate and other activity trackers. Furthermore, the Zeaplus Watch will have 3 colour options (silver, grey and gold). Finally, the price is not clear, but we are pretty sure that it would cost a lot cheaper than the Apple Watch or many other smart watches on the market.

We are actually quite interested to see if the Zeaplus is worth your attention, so please stay tuned for gizmochina.com as we will try to provide you the review of this device as soon as it is released.

Redmi 2 to launch in India Soon

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Nishant

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Mar 6, 2015

Yesterday Mi India posted a picture in their facebook and twitter stating a Surprise, later today, they posted another Picture with a Crossword, it was written to find some keywords in it. In the crossword, We found keywords like snapdragon, expendable and wide angle. If we see the devices which are not released in the Indian market yet are-

Mi Band
Mi Router
Mi Note
Redmi 2
Mi Note Pro
Mi Smart Home
Mi Air Purifier

Xiaomi would not release its flagship so early, Mi Note is a premium device, and Indian consumers would prefer Budget Series, neither it has Extendable storage which was a keyword in the teaser, Infact all three keywords are matched with just one Device, Redmi 2.

Xiaomi would be sending the Press invites for the event in upcoming days. The event would take place in Delhi, India( Capital State).

Redmi 2 doesn’t have any Great specs, but for the price you pay, it is the best budget phone in china, it has a snapdragon 410, 1GB RAM and Adreno 306. The phone is running on MIIUI 6 out of the box. It has a 4.7″ Screen similar to Redmi 1S. If Xiaomi made the Redmi 2 price in the range of Rs. 7000 (120$), then they may have a great come back after Mi4 16GB which couldn’t impress the Indian market. Redmi 2 would be competing with phones like Moto E 2015 and Lenovo A6000. All three phones have almost the same specs with same price. If Xiaomi wants to get the same fame they were getting after releasing Redmi 1s, then they should sell it for Rs. 6000(110$), Redmi 1s was also seling for the same price.

Specs

Snapdragon 410
1GB RAM ( there is also a 2GB version, lets see what model they will release)
Adreno 306
8MP Rear Camera
2MP Front Camera
8/16 GB Internal memory
Upto 32GB Expendable Memory
2200mAh Battery

Do tell us what you think about it in the comment Section below.

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Xiaomi to cross 80+ million Sales in 2015 – Lei Jun

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Nishant

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Mar 6, 2015

Last week Xiaomi’s CEO confirmed that Xiaomi will not enter in the automobile industry with a electric car. They also said that they will not make any device for home improvement and will neither enter real estate.

Now, Lei Jun said, in 2015, Xiaomi plans to sell 80 to 100 million phones. It will make a business of around 100 billions to 200 billion yuan( 16$ billion to 32$ billion).

He said that Xiaomi will concentrate on on 5 main things which are Phones, Tablets, TV panels, Routers and TV boxes. In addition, they will invest in samll hardware base companies, for example, they recently introduced a small Yi camera movement, it is developed by a small Company XiaoYi. Lei Jun pointed out that these products are different from other, there is a special team to do things with research and innovation, in future Xiaomi plans to invest in 100 of these kind of companies.

PIPO C2 Is Released – Crazy Cheap ($35) Smartwatch

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Linus

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Mar 6, 2015

It seems that more and more manufacturers, including those in China are focused on producing wearable devices. We saw many smartwatches and other wearables by major manufacturers. It seems that those ones, based in China are also stepping up into the game.

The manufacturer, which is not widely known outside of China – PIPO has an incredibly cheap (199 Yuan or around $35) wearable device in its pipeline.

The functions of the PIPO C2 are said to include the unique design, ability to separate the body from the strap and some more features, which are yet to be disclosed.

If you take a closer look at the device, it may not differ from a regular watch so much as it spots some classic elements of design.

The smart watch has the volume, functional keys and the Micro USB charging port. Also, the device can be used to call directly to other people as it has an embedded mic. It is not that the smart watch has a SIM card slot, but it uses a Bluetooth connectivity to do that via your phone. Since you can remove the smart watch form the bracelet, you can use it as a mini phone to call other people. That seems to be quite an interesting idea.

What is more, the PIPO C2 has basic features that most of the smart watches have nowadays. That include pedometer, display the time and date. However, the device is not being run by Android OS, so you may not be able to install the apps you may be using every day. Still, we are pretty sure that the PIPO has some replacement apps to use.

The most attractive point of the PIPO C2 smart watch is, of course, the price. For just $35 you can get a great looking device, which also has functions you would expect from the smart band and smart watch.

iPhone 6s will be powered by A9 processor, manufacturing starts in June

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Linus

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Mar 6, 2015

Apple released their flagship smartphones just last September and we would need to wait for about half a year to see what new the Cupertino based company has under cover. However, the rumour mill usually starts very early and we have something that tells a bit about the iPhone 6s.

Just recently, we have heard some news that the upcoming flagship device from Apple will be powered by A9 processor and running iOS 9 system. Also, it is said to be supporting “pressure touch” technology, which is not yet detailed.

Also, we have some news about the alleged production. The IHS Technology China research director Wang Kevin expressed his thoughts by saying that iPhone 6S will start mass production in June this year. Moreover, Apple’s shipments will more than 230 million units.

It seems that the production start will be very early as Apple needs to manufacture a lot of units. Making 230 million devices can be a challenge to any manufacturer, so starting the production early to make sure everything is all right is logical.

ZTE Nubia Z9 listed on JD.com?

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Joel Joseph

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Mar 5, 2015

Two months back, we saw some pictures of the upcoming ZTE Nubia Z9 flagship smartphone. Now, the same phone was listed on JingDong.com for a brief period.

From the listing, it looks like the earlier leaked image was indeed of the new ZTE device. The phone has super slim bezels, we may even call it border-less to a certain extent. It will continue the design philosophy of the Z9 Max, so there will be double glass protection with a metal frame.

While the company is yet to officially announce the device, it hints at a possible release pretty soon. As for the tech specs, the phone is expected to feature high end specs. So, it is said that the new Z9 will come with a Snapdragon 810 processor with 4GB RAM. There will be a large camera sensor at the back, which reportedly will be very powerful.

Since, it was listed on JD, we can expect more information about the device in the coming days. Meanwhile, you can check out the earlier leaked image of the ZTE Nubia Z9 from down below.

Huawei P8 leaked to be super thin measuring just 6mm!

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Joel Joseph

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Mar 5, 2015

Huawei did not reveal its big flagship device for 2015 at MWC. The company decided to go with a special event to be held in April for the launch of the much anticipated Huawei P8 flagship smartphone. Now, it looks like the first images of the device have been leaked revealing a super slim body.

The source reveals that the phone will be just 6mm thin, which will be thinner than the iPhone 6, Galaxy S6 and most other smartphones in the market. Another important thing revealed by the picture is the lack of dual cameras that were incorporated in the Huawei Honor 6. Some rumors claimed that the same setup may end up on the P8 but this pictures reveals otherwise. Instead, a 13MP camera with dual LED flash will adorn the back of the device.

The new P9 will feature dual mirror glass and zirconia ceramic frame unibody design which will make it look sturdy yet beautiful. It is also being said that the phone will have a max version, with a massive 6.8-inch display up front.

As for the regular P8, expect high end specs on the device. The phone is said to come with the powerful Snapdragon 810 processor with 3GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. There will be a 5.2-inch display with full HD 1080p resolution. The rear camera will of 13MP with dual LED flash and the front cam will be of 8MP. The phone will come with Android 5.0 Lollipop out of the box and will be priced around 3000 Yuan which comes to $478.

Expect more information in the coming days.

Letv will launch smartphones powered by MT6795 and Snapdragon 810 in 2015

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Joel Joseph

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Mar 5, 2015

We earlier reported that Letv, the famous video content provider in China was planning to expand its product portfolio with a new smartphone. Now, new reports claim that there will be two different versions of the device, one high end and the other with slightly lower specs.

The high end version will be powered by Qualcomm’s best SoC till date, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 and the second one will be powered by the new Mediatek SoC, the MT6795. The source reveals that the high end version will come with a 5.5-inch 2K resolution display, 4GB RAM and Hi-Fi grade audio chips for the best video performance. There will be camera sensor larger than 21MP at the back. Basically, it looks like letv is targeting a high end smartphone with top of the line video performance.

The latest AnTuTu benchmark results confirm a new Snapdragon 810 powered letv phone. In the test, the phone scored well over 63,350 points which is pretty impressive. However, the phone was running on 1080p display resolution and when its bumped up to 2K, the performance drops to a certain extent and the score reduces to 55,044.

The AnTuTu benchmark of MT6795 (model X600) was also recently leaked and it showed that the device scored above 50,000 points, well over MX4 and Snapdragon 801 powered Xiaomi Mi Note.

We still haven’t received any official spec details, pricing or availability of the phone, but stay tuned for more details.

UPDATE: Earlier today, Jia Yueting, the Chairman of Letv revealed on Weibo that the company’s phone will feature a premium all metal design.

We have even got a picture of the upcoming device which reveals the letv logo at the back. And to be honest, the overall finish of the phone does looks quite good.

Check out the picture down below.

Apple Watch to debut in China soon

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Joel Joseph

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Mar 5, 2015

China has been an important market for Apple for the past few years. So, it wasn’t surprising when we heard that the Cupertino giant was all set to release the device in China too.

Now a new report confirms that Apple will launch its new smartwatch in China around the same time as it makes the device official in other international markets.

The company has been promoting its new watch in the international markets since the past few weeks. Now, in the latest attempt to portray the device as a fashion icon, Apple Watch was recently seen on the cover of the YOHO fashion magazine in China. The watch was worn by the famous pop icon and actor Archie Kao. He had the white band version of the new Apple Watch Sport and there were other fashion shots too which showed off the new Apple device.

This is not the first time we are seeing the watch in a magazine. As a part of the promotion, the Apple Watch was showcased in a number of well known magazines like Self, Vogue, Style and East Touch.

The company has scheduled a special event in San Fransisco this week on March 9th where you can expect to hear more official information like release dates and international availability.

So, would you buy the new Apple Watch even with its steep price tag?

Blackview shows off its products at MWC 2015

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Joel Joseph

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Mar 5, 2015

Blackview is a HongKong based smartphone manufacturer who has released a number of good looking phones in the past few years. The company has slowly expanded into international territories too and is famous for its beautifully designed smartphones.

One of the most popular Blackview products is the Blackview Ultra which takes its design inspiration from Apple’s iPhone 6. As a result, the phone looks extremely good and retails for less than $199 which makes it a great buy. There many other good looking products too, like Blackview Omega, Ultra A6 etc.

In fact, the company was present at MWC 2015 this year to show off its products at the event. Blackview was present at Booth Congress Square #7D81 at MWC in Barcelona, Spain this year. The company had specifically prepared a demonstration center to display its products at the booth.

Here are some of the pictures from the booth at MWC this year.

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Its good to see domestic companies like Blackview and ZOPO show off its new launches at a premier event like MWC. This clearly shows that they have plans to improve and establish themselves as a reputed brand in the global markets.

Meizu MX4 Pro gets an official price cut, listed on Oppomart for just $379

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Joel Joseph

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Mar 4, 2015

Meizu MX4 Pro was announced back in November last year. It builds upon the positives of the MX4, bringing in a larger display with better resolution and a fingerprint sensor too.

Naturally, with its high end specs, the phone was priced well above $500 officially. However, like we reported recently, at third party retailers, the phone was selling at a much lower price, around $450. Now, it looks like the company has decided to cut down its flagship’s price, officially.

Meizu MX4 Pro will be available to purchase from the company’s official store for 2199 / 2399 and 2799 Yuan for 16GB / 32GB and 64GB respectively. This is a great price for a device with such high end specifications and will definitely boost the sales of the phone to a great extent. The exact reason of the price cut is not yet known, but it could be to directly compete with the 2299 Yuan Xiaomi Mi Note.

Naturally, seeing the price cut, the third party sellers too have decided to bring down the price of the device. According to our research, we have found the Meizu MX4 Pro on Oppomart for just $379.

Oppomart usually stocks up high end Chinese products and the 16GB version in three different colors namely, gray, silver and gold are now available for $379 on the retailer’s website. If you are looking for the 32GB variant, you can get that too in the above mentioned three colors for an additional $50.

At present, the Meizu MX4 Pro looks like a great buy. The powerful Exynos 5430 processor, 3GB RAM, 5.5-inch 2K display, 20.7MP Sony rear camera and the fingerprint sensor makes it one of the best value for money devices in the market right now.

Buy Meizu MX4 Pro at $379 from OPPOMART

So, would you prefer the new MX4 Pro at the discounted price or will you wait for the Xiaomi Mi Note to hit retailers?

Sony may release MT6752 powered smartphones this year

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Joel Joseph

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Mar 4, 2015

Although Mediatek has been gaining ground recently in the smartphone chip manufacturing industry, well established companies still prefer the chips from Qualcomm for their devices.

Things have changed a bit in the past few months, since a number of new OEMs have decided to go with Mediatek’s low cost yet powerful chips and Sony has been one of them. We recently saw the Sony Xperia E4G, an affordable entry level model running the new Mediatek 64-bit chip. Looks like this will mark a new partnership with Mediatek for its upcoming smartphones.

The first Sony phone to run on a Mediatek SoC was the Xperia C S39h model. However, after that, for some reason, the company decided to stick with Qualcomm for its smartphones. Now, a new report states that after Xperia E4, the Japanese smartphone maker may have many more devices in partnership with Mediatek this year.

The Xperia E4 sports the old MT6582 quad-core SoC. However, in the updated Xperia E4G model, a Mediatek MT6732 64-bit quad-core SoC will be present which clearly shows the company’s willingness to try out other Mediatek chipsets.

Now, Taiwan media reports that the company is in talks to release new smartphone based on Mediatek’s powerful MT6752 octa-core 64-bit chipset. It is said that this powerful chipset will give the company’s products price advantage as compared to other competitors. The same report states that it may even go with the chipmaker’s high-end lineup like MT6795 for its new products.

However, please note that Sony is yet to confirm any additional Mediatek powered phones for 2015 and hence, we cannot be sure of anything unless the company officially confirms the news.

HTC may debut the new HTC E9 in China by March end

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Joel Joseph

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Mar 4, 2015

HTC recently announced the new HTC One M9 flagship at MWC 2015. While the device is all set to hit the Chinese markets soon, a new report says that the company may have more than one device to release in the domestic market.

Three new variants of the new HTC E9 smartphone was recently spotted online, namely the HTC E9t, E9pt and E9pw. There are not many differences between the three models except for the network connectivity options. So, it looks like each model is targeted at a specific carrier in the country. The first two models, the E9t and E9pt support GSM / TD-SCDMA / TD-LTE networks. On the other hand, the E9pw has additional network connectivity options namely GSM / TD-SCDMA / WCDMA / TD-LTE / LTE FDD network.

Although the specs are targeted at the high end market, the design may differ from the recently announced all metal HTC One M9. The last year’s HTC E8 stripped down the metal body in favor of a cheaper polycarbonate body. So, this year’s E9 too is expected to come with the same material.

Tech specs wise, the E9 will feature a 5.5-inch 2K display and will be powered by the new Mediatek MT6795 octa-core 64-bit processor clocked at 2.0 GHz. There will be 3GB RAM onboard and it will come with Android 5.0 Lollipop version out of the box. It looks like HTC has incorporated the same 20MP Toshiba camera at the back along with a 4MP ultrapixel unit up front.

The company is expected to announce the device by the end of this month, or at least by early April. Pricing and availability details are still not available but expect it to be much cheaper than the HTC One M9.

Tencent to launch a new drone?

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Joel Joseph

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Mar 4, 2015

New reports have emerged saying that Tencent, the parent company of the popular messenger QQ has set its eye on the growing drone market. The source reveals that the company will launch a new four rotor drone in partnership with Shenzen Jiuxing Smart Aviation Technology Co. Ltd. sometime later in May. The price tag of the device is expected to be 5999 Yuan which comes to around $957. This is a pretty steep price even for a drone, however, expect some high end hardware on this four rotor device.

It is said that Tencent will be primarily responsible for promoting the device. Jiuxing has been testing this military grade drone and perfecting it for some time now. So, its basically a partnership wherein Jiuxing will provide the technology and Tencent will take care of promoting and selling it.

At the moment, the company is looking to launch the new F350 drone. Jiuxing has a number of drones in the market, like the F350, F450 and F550, but the company is initially focused on the F350 model. If the response is good, it may even expand its lineup later.

The F350 drone is a four rotor device with integrated design. The UAV features integrated remote control, GPS, and power transfer. The rotors are high performance, brushless and produces very little noise. The F350 has even an automatic hover function.

The drone has an inbuilt camera, with the option of adding a more advanced PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) cam on the device. The propellers are made of carbon fiber and are built to last. Installing and starting up the drone is pretty easy.

Tencent and Jiuxing not only plans to sell the F350 but also provide ancillary services such as training and other outreach activities. Tencent could benefit a lot from its new drones equipped with cameras as they would be ideal for shooting and sharing videos on its video platform.

The company will reportedly sell the device this May, so expect more information in the next few weeks.

HTC Desire 826 Unboxing

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Joel Joseph

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Mar 4, 2015

HTC expanded its Desire family around a month back with the new HTC Desire 826. The phone continues with the same design profile as its predecessors with curved edges and a dual tone color design.

Before we look at the HTC Desire 826 Unboxing, lets take a look at the phone’s hardware.

As for the tech specs, the Desire 826 features a Snapdragon 615 octa-core processor with 2GB RAM and 16GB / 32GB internal storage options. At the front, there will be a large 5.5-inch display with Full HD 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution. The rear camera will of 13MP with LED flash while the front shooter will be 4MP Ultrapixel sensor unit. The phone supports 4G LTE networks along with other standard connectivity features such as Wi-Fi, GPS and Bluetooth. It runs on the latest Android 5.0.2 OS. Finally at the back, there will be a 2600 mAh battery to power all these specs.

Here’s the Desire 826 unboxing.

Xiaomi may not survive the next 3-5 years: Huawei CEO

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Joel Joseph

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Mar 4, 2015

As expected, Huawei as also present at MWC 2015 held in Barcelona, Spain. The Chinese giant announced its first ever smartwatch at the event and it is one of the best smartwatches that we have seen till date.

Huawei CEO, Yu Chengdong was present at the event and in an interview, he said that the smartphone industry will reshuffle in the next three to five years. Only three major smartphone manufacturers will survive in the market by that time. Naturally, he considers Huawei to make it to the top three, however, the rest of companies, even some from the top will soon be forgotten.

Chengdong added that Huawei makes sure it stays ahead of the competitors by investing significantly in R&D. In fact, according to him, only few companies in the industry can match Huawei’s R&D team. Although Huawei is considered in the class of Xiaomi, OnePlus ones and Lenovo, he believes that the company is good enough to compete with giants such as Apple and other silicon valley tech companies.

He says that their true competitors are not these Chinese companies but giants from the western world. In fact, he says that most Chinese smartphone makers will soon perish giving way for Huawei to become the market leader.

IDC reports show that Huawei is indeed growing rapidly. Last year, the company generated sales of over $74 million, growing by more than 54% as compared to 2013. The market share of the company rose from 4.8% in 2013 to 5.7% last year.

Although the company failed to get to the $80 million sales target, Chengdong adds that it was due to the increased focus on high end devices. The company now aims to sell about 90 million to 100 million smartphones this year.

Given the timing of the launch, the Huawei watch will directly compete with Apple Watch. However, he says that his company’s watch is much better than Apple.

Huawei is yet to expand aggressively in developed markets like US, and there have been several allegations about national security threat by using Huawei’s equipments. However, he dismisses all these allegations by saying that one of the main reasons Hauwei decided to adopt Google’s Android platform for its phones and tablets is because of the vast variety of third party apps and features on the Android OS. Moreover, a third party OS will definitely help the company fight such allegations.

When talking about Xiaomi, he said that most people refer to the company’s marketing and sales when it comes to measuring success, and Xiaomi has managed to work on them. However, in the long run, technological innovation will drive the growth of the company and hence, the companies that look quite successful right now may not survive in the long run.

Huawei still cannot be regarded as one of the top smartphone makers, but it shows promise and we will have to wait and watch how the company evolves in the next few years as a consumer products manufacturer.

Nokia coming with a new Android Phone – Nokia 1100

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Nishant

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Mar 4, 2015

After Nokia launched Android tablet , Finland’s Nokia is making Android phone again seeing the competition, It will be it its first Android5.0 Phone from Nokia, the Nokia 1100 , the current machine running points lead coming out .

A suspected Nokia’s new phone appeared in GeekBench database , which the new code Nokin 1100, Almost everyone would be knowing that historic Nokia 1100, but 1100 is emerging following the N1 genuine Android equipment , the phone is equipped with Android 5.0 system ,the memory is relatively small, estimated to be 512MB but it could be that its just for tesing reasons. It is worth noting that Nokia’s new machine uses a MediaTek MT6582 quad-core 1.3GHz processor , the memory on its 512BM form a super low-end configuration , showing the advances of Finland’s Nokia MediaTek cheap hand again entered the low-end market intentions. However, A big question arises that can a phone with 512MB can run android 5.0? Well if we think of past even the phones like Sasumng galaxy y used to have lollipop but now it runs kitkat smoothly on a CUstom kernel. Nokia is trying to enter the budget segment with this phone, It would also be a hit, but 512MB RAM is just too low seeing today world. The phone would arrive early next year. Seeing the Specs, the phone should be around 75$ – 100$ or even less.

Do let us know what you think about this phone in the comment section below.

Huawei is the next Nexus maker confirms Kevin Yang from iSuppli

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Joel Joseph

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Mar 4, 2015

A few days back, we reported that Google might partner up with a Chinese OEM for its next Nexus device. Later, we came to know that that along with this Chinese OEM, Google will also partner with LG for a new Nexus device in 2015.

Now, Kevin Yang, the Director of China Research at iSuppli, a leading market research firm, confirmed on Weibo earlier today that Google has indeed chosen Huawei as the next Nexus maker. This is in line with the previous reports about Huawei entering into a partnership with Google to make this year’s Nexus device.

The major reason why Google went with Huawei could be because its the biggest competitor to Xiaomi at the moment. While everyone would have loved a Xiaomi Nexus device (in fact our recent survey showed that 43% readers would have liked a Xiaomi made Nexus), Huawei too has shown great promise in 2014 with releases like the Ascend Mate 7 and the Honor 6 Plus. Still, its very surprising that Google did not choose Motorola for its new device this year.

Now that we are almost sure that Huawei could be the next Nexus maker, we will have to wait and see whether they go with Huawei’s Kirin processor for the new device or with Qualcomm’s snapdragon range. Both are quite capable but will Google risk putting the new Kirin range in its smartphone/ tablets? Well, only time will tell.

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Meizu to roll out Android Lollipop update later this month

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Joel Joseph

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Mar 4, 2015

While Android Lollipop update have already started rolling out to a number of flagship smartphones this year, Meizu is yet to update its devices like the MX4 Pro and the Meizu MX4 to the new Android version. The company has been developing its Flyme version based on Android lollipop since November last year, but up till now, there were no signs of an official roll out by the company.

Now, Yang Yan, the chief designer of Meizu’s Flyme OS has said that the company will try hard to release the new Flyme version based on Android 5.0 Lollipop by the end of March. However, the exact date of release will depend upon the progress of development. This is definitely good news for the MX4 users who have been patiently waiting for the phones to be updated to the new Android version. The latest OS brings a ton of improvements, including better battery life on Android devices, so its not surprising that everyone wants the update as soon as possible.

We will let you know when the company starts rolling out the new Flyme version with Android lollipop on MX4 and MX4 Pro smartphones.

Alcatel Pixi 3 (5.5) could be the first MT6580 powered smartphone

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Joel Joseph

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Mar 3, 2015

Back in January, we saw a leaked image which showed off the product roadmap of Mediatek this year. According to the image, the company was developing a low cost quad-core processor in the MT65xx lineup which was scheduled to release in Q2 2015. Looks like we just saw the first smartphone powered by this MT6580 processor, namely the Alcatel Pixi 3 (5.5).

Alcatel was pretty busy this year announcing a number of gadgets at MWC 2015. In fact, a number of the company’s devices had the same name which made things a bit confusing. For example, the Alcatel Onetouch Idol 3 has two different version and so does the Alcatel Pixi 3 (5.5). There is a 4G LTE variant of the device as well as a 3G variant of the device.

However, the differences does not end there. The processor is different and so is the battery capacity and a lot of other stuff. While the 3G variant is powered by this new MT6580 processor, the 4G LTE one will come with QCT 8909. There will be 1GB of RAM onboard along with 8GB internal storage on both the devices.. Surprisingly, the 3G variant has a larger 2910 mAh battery as compared to the 2800 mAh battery found on the 4G compatible model.

So it looks like Mediatek is right on schedule when it comes to releasing its SoCs and we still have some exciting new processors coming later this year like the 20nm MT6796.

Don’t expect great performance from the MT6580 processor, since its targeted at the low cost budget segment. But we would like to see how the chip ranks in the benchmark tests to get a fair idea about its capability.

Stay tuned for more information.