Meet the all metal Luxury&Precision L5 pocket Hi-Fi player

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Feb 10, 2015

You may have not heard of pocket Hi-Fi players, as its a very niche industry and only those who are hard core music lovers would even think of getting these costly high resolution music players.

Today, we take a look at the Luxury&Precision’s LP5 pocket Hi-Fi player which brings you the best music output in a beautiful metal body. This particular device is much similar to the Colorfly C4 Hi-Fi player which is kind of popular among music lovers. However, the C4 had a very retro feeling to it, which was loved by some but hated by others. Not everyone was a big fan of the Black Walnut wood finish from America. So, if you were one of those people who didn’t like the looks of the Colorfly C4, then check out this new age, metal bodied L5.

The Luxury&Precision L5 comes with a 3.5-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. While this isn’t the best display that we have seen in a device recently, its good enough for daily usage.

The front features a full brushed metal finish which looks premium. At the bottom, below the display, you’ll find the company name Luxury & Precision engraved.

The back too features this beautiful finish. The company notes that the music player is built using a 6 series magnesium aluminum alloy with integrated CNC machining and the surface is anodized and sandblasted to make it look premium. On top of the back, you have the beautiful LP logo and at the bottom, you have the company name.

The L&P L5 comes with three button on the top left corner, namely C1, C2 and a lock button. The first two buttons, i,e, C1 and C2 are function keys. C1 acts as the back button while the C2 acts as the PLAY/ OK button. The one with the lock symbol naturally is the lock/ unlock button.

On the right side, you will see a large knob. This is the ALPS professional volume slider.

On the right side of the L5, you’ll see three buttons. The first one allows you to play/ pause a track, the other two are next track and previous track buttons.

All the input / ouput ports are located at the bottom. From left to right are the 3.5mm headphone jack, 3.5mm line out port, microUSD slot and the SD card slot. The device can take up to 128GB SD cards.

Coming to the software, the L5 features a number of options to control the audio output (even DoP mode is supported). However, there are other options as well to adjust the touchscreen, keys, automatic shutdown, sleep time settings etc.

As you can see in the images, the L5 is pretty bulky. In fact, if you put it alongside the 7.1mm iPhone 6 Plus, you can see that its more than twice as large as the Apple device. The exact measurements of the L5 are 123 * 63 * 16.9mm. Also, it weighs about 217 grams.

The Luxury and Precision L5 outputs very high quality audio which is essential for any Hi-Fi player. Just connect a good pair of headphones to get the best out of the beautiful pocket Hi-Fi Player!

Full Tech Specs of the L5 are as given below:

Dimensions: 123mm * 63mm * 16.9mm.
Display: 3.5-inch display with a resolution of 800 * 480 low-temperature polysilicon glass color number 16.7M colors. ONCELL touchscreen technology, protective glass and fit the whole screen.
Body and keys Materials: 6 Series aluminum-magnesium alloy, CNC integrated molding process, anodized surface Lasi Jia sandblasted.
Key: Play pause, forward / back, volume knob button, hold button, two custom function keys.
Audio interface: 3.5mm gold-plated headphone jack with shielded, 3.5mm line-out (LO) interface /3.5mm coaxial digital output interface, USB DAC interface.

The basic hardware configuration:

Master: 1812C
DAC chip: AKM latest generation VERITA 4490 (DAC supports sampling rates 32BIT 768KHZ, DAC supports up DSD256)
Crystal: 1PPM TCXO
Op amp: 1812O double crown amp: 1812A single crown coprocessor: 1812M supports up 32BIT decoding and hardware solutions of various power management chip DSD format: 1812P
Professional volume chip: CS3310
PCB: 6 layer 3U Jinya Guang Shen black inductance: Taiyo Yuden closed electromagnetic inductance capacitor filter: ultra-low ESR MLCC Murata X7S 6.3V100UF
Key: Alpine long life are the key built-in storage: 16GB / 32G, Micron long life dual channel FLASH, endurance of about 50 times the life time: about 12 hours charging voltage and current: the charging voltage 5V, the charge current must be greater than 500mA, 1.5A charging current recommended above, in order to obtain the fastest charge rate.

LANDVO L600 Pro brings MT6752 and Android 5.0 out of the box

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Joel Joseph

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Feb 10, 2015

In the past few months, we have seen a number of interesting devices from LANDVO. We managed to review one of them and it turned out to be a pretty good device at an affordable price tag.

A few weeks back, we reported that LANDVO was all set to announce another product in the market, the LANDVO L600S which took design inspiration from the popular Huawei Ascend Mate 7 flagship device. The full metal back of the Huawei device is regarded as one of the best designs in recent times and the LANDVO L600S aimed to bring this built in a sub $150 segment.

Now, it looks like the company is all set to announce the upgraded version of the L600S. A product update on the company website shows off a brand new LANDVO L600 Pro. Unlike the L600S, which was a 5-inch device, this particular smartphone brings a 5.5-inch display and is aimed at those who love big screen phablets.

However, the large 5.5-inch 720p screen isn’t the highlight of the device. The L600 Pro is said to come with Mediatek’s 64-bit MT6752 octa-core processor clocked at 1.7Ghz which will make sure that the phone can handle anything that’s thrown at it. Further, it will have 2GB RAM and 16GB of expandable (till 64GB) internal storage which will ensure smooth multi-tasking.

The LANDVO L600 Pro will skip Android 4.4 KitKat OS for the latest Android 5.0 version. So, you get this updated Android version right out of the box, no need to wait for an update like the Ulefone Be Pro. Other specs include 13MP rear camera, 5MP front shooter, 2500 mAh battery, dual SIM card support and FDD-LTE / WCDMA / GSM network support.

Overall, the LANDVO L600 Pro looks like a great smartphone, both in terms of design as well as specification. We still haven’t received any official information on the release date or pricing of the device, but we expect the company to announce those information soon.

FULL TECH SPECS:

Chipset: MT6752 64bit Octa Core 1.7GHz
Display: 5.0 inch HD 1280 * 720 IPS-LCD
Memory: RAM 2GB + ROM 16GB T-Flash card ,Max 64GB
Camera: 5.0MP (Front) + 13.0MP (Rear)
OS: Android 5.0
Frequency(MHz): GSM 850/900/1800/1900 WCDMA 900/1900/2100 FDD-LTE 800/1800/2100/2600
Battery: 2500mAH
Sim card: Dual card dual standby
Color: Grey ,Silver
Ultra-thin,only 8.4 mm thickness

How to spot a FAKE Xiaomi Mi Note?

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Joel Joseph

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Feb 10, 2015

Clones of famous smartphones are quite popular both in China and other parts of the world. So, it was not surprising to see Xiaomi Mi Note clones come up online via websites like Taobao. The clone looks so identical to the original model that its very hard to distinguish between the two just by looking at the two devices.

However, we are here to tell you how you can spot the fake Xiaomi Mi Note from the real one. So, anyone who is planning to buy a Mi Note make sure to note the points given below.

What to check when buying a new Xiaomi Mi Note?

1. First of all, check the build quality of the device. Although design wise, a fake one will look like the real one, the quality of workmanship is poorer in the fake Xiaomi Mi Note, so if you feel something is not at its right place, then its very likely that you are looking at a fake one.

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2. The recent Xiaomi Mi Note clones that have come up for sale are made out of plastic. On the other hand, the real Xiaomi Mi Note is made from solid glass. As a result, if the device feels like its made out of cheap plastic, then you’ve got the fake one in your hands. Return it immediately!

These were the things that helped you identify the device even before starting up the device. Now, lets look at what you can check after booting it up.

3. If you have been unsuccessful in spotting a clone by now, don’t worry. There are several things that you can check once the device has booted up to ensure that your Mi Note is real. Firstly, the cheap Mi Note clones have a blue tint on the display. This is due to the cheap display panel used inside the device. On the other hand, the original Mi Note’s display looks quite crisp and balanced. Also, the resolution will be too low for a device as good as a flagship device.

4. The next thing you can do is run some tests. Most benchmark tests will instantly reveal the actual performance of the device. The scores will be much lower than Xiaomi Mi Note’s 46000+ scores. Expect the clones to score about 18000 points, thanks to the modest 1GB RAM and MT6582 (probably) SoC inside. This is a sure indicator that your Mi Note is a fake, and you should instantly replace it or avoid purchasing it.

As you can see, once you boot up the device and run some tests, its quite easy to identify the fake one from a real Xiaomi Mi Note. Don’t just go by the design and the built, looks can be deceiving. So, its always better to go for trusted resellers while purchasing a new smartphone.

Livefan Releases World’s First Windows Tablet with 2K Display

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Frank Tu

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Feb 10, 2015

There has been a surge of Intel Core M processors in tablet devices in recent times, and Livefan is here to offer what could possibly be the best Windows tablet that you can buy right now.

The company has announced its new Livefan S10 Windows tablet with 10.1-inch IPS display. The great thing about the display is that its resolution is 2K, making it the first Windows tablet device on the market to come with a display of such high resolution.

It packs a 14n Intel Broadwell Core-M CPU with that is clocked at 2.0 GHz. Broadwell is the update to Intel’s last generation processors, Haswell. The fifth generation processor comes with a 2 GB RAM and 256 GB SSD on Livefan S10 tablet. Users can, however, choose between 64 GB or 128 GB SSD when they purchase the device if they want to reduce the cost.

Other specification of the new Windows tablet includes a USB 3.0 port, Intel HD 5300 graphics processor, and Windows 8.1. The company said that the operating system can be upgraded to Windows 10 once Microsoft releases the new version. Moreover, the future version of the tablet may come pre-installed with Windows 10.

Livefan said that the tablet will retail for 3,000 Yuan which is about $479 in US currency. While Livefan is not widely popular or even known in other parts of the world, in China, they are rated above average for making premium quality products. So anyone interested in getting a Windows tablet that boasts a 2K display may want to give the Livefan S10 a serious thought.

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2GB RAM Xiaomi Redmi 2 on sale between Feb 13 to Feb 25

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Frank Tu

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Feb 10, 2015

Xiaomi fans were a bit disappointed as its Redmi smartphone had only 1 GB of RAM. Apparently, the company has listened to the user demand and is coming up with a 2GB RAM Xiaomi Redmi 2 today. The 2GB version of Xiaomi Redmi 2 will reportedly go on sale starting February 13.

According to sources, Xiaomi engineers believed that the the second generation of Xiaomi Redmi could do fine with 1 GB of RAM. But in order to avoid disappointing users once again, the Chinese brand chose to upgrade the phone from 1GB RAM to 2GB RAM and 16 GB of internal storage.

Xiaomi might call the new Redmi with 2 GB RAM an Enhanced Edition, and it is set to go on sale for 799 Yuan (about $128). The phone will show up for sale during Xiaomi Spring Festival which is set to take place from February 13 through February 25, just ahead of Chinese New Year.

While Xiaomi expects all shipment to be made in normal schedule, phones purchased on February 18 and 19 might be delayed due to holiday. However, the company says that it will finish delivering all orders before the end of the month.

Xiaomi Redmi will retain all the other specifications from its original model. In case you need a reminder, Xiaomi Redmi packs a Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8916 quad-core processor clocked at 1.2 GHz which is also a 64-bit processor. It has a 4.7-inch 720p HD display, 8 MP rear and 2 MP front camera.

Fans across the world have expressed their frustration over the fact that Xiaomi Redmi only has 1 GB of RAM. With the new 2GB model of Redmi around, the Chinese manufacturer is likely to see tons of sales during its upcoming Spring Festival.

Samsung Announces Mid-Range Samsung Galaxy E7 Smartphone

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Frank Tu

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Feb 10, 2015

Samsung has officially unveiled a new smartphone called Samsung Galaxy E7 today. The Korean company took the stage at China Samsung Forum 2015 to announce the new phone.

According to Samsung, the new phone in its Galaxy series will be aimed at mid-range smartphone market. In fact, the company is placing the new phone below the recently-released Galaxy A series smartphones. The phone’s targeted market will be mostly Asia.

Like most Samsung Galaxy series smartphone, Galaxy E7 has the average Samsung design. It focuses on an ultra-thin design philosophy and the body is more rounded when compared to A series, which is already on sale in the market.

The Samsung Galaxy E7, the first of Galaxy E series, packs a 5.5-inch screen with 720p HD display. Under the hood, it sports Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 quad-core processor with 2 GB RAM and 16 GB internal storage. It has microSD card slot so users can increase the device storage according to their needs.

Galaxy E7 also has a 13 MP camera on the back and 5 MP camera on the front. It runs on Android 4.4 KitKat out-of-the-box, no words on whether it will receive update to the latest version of Android, though.

With a 2950mAh capacity battery, Samsung Galaxy E7 will support dual SIM cards. In addition to that, the phone will work on FDD 4G LTE network and will be priced at around 2000 Yuan (roughtly $320).

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Samsung, however, didn’t announce the availability of the device at the Hong Kong event.

ASK us any questions through Gizmochina Chatroom at the right coner

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Joel Joseph

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Feb 10, 2015

In case you haven’t noticed, recently we started a gizmochina forum to engage with our readers. We receive hundreds of new comments everyday which makes it impossible to answer each one of them. As a result, we have decided to create a forum wherein users as well as authors will participate to solve any doubts or questions that you have.

So whether it is about a Chinese brand, Chinese smartphone or even about the tech world in general, our forums can be a very good place to start a healthy conversation.

Moreover, we will try to answer each one of your questions on the forums everyday.

You can see the forum banner on the right, or else check it out from here.

Tencent launches it own TencentOS for smartphones

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Joel Joseph

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Feb 10, 2015

Tencent is the world’s fifth largest internet company and this Chinese tech giant has already established itself as a well known player in the mobile industry with its Tencent QQ and WeChat applications which have millions of users worldwide.

Now, the company has announced that it will soon launch its own operating system called as the TencentOS. This new ROM will most likely be based on Android, much like Alibaba’s own YunOS. The company has created a dedicated page on Weibo as well as on its website, where it will update more details soon.

Tencent plans to launch the new TencentOS / TOS in beta on 3rd March 2015. Unfortunately, the company has not revealed what kind of UI it plans to use on its new ROM, but expect more details on its features in the coming few weeks.

Meizu M1 YunOS edition coming soon?

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Joel Joseph

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Feb 10, 2015

Even before the announcement of the low cost 699 Yuan Meizu M1 we got reports that the phone could come in three different OS variants. We have already seen the Flyme powered Meizu M1 Blue Charm device, which leaves us with two more editions, the YunOS version and the Ubuntu version.

Looks like the second model namely the Meizu M1 YunOS edition will soon hit the market. The device was recently spotted on the Chinese TENAA certification agency which revealed that the phone will come with Alibaba’s Aliyun OS. The other specs of the phone are the same, so this won’t be the rumored 2GB RAM version that will take on the Xiaomi’s new Redmi 2 model. The phone has the same MT6732 64-bit quad-core processor, 13MP + 5MP cameras, 5-inch display as the regular version.

This YunOS edition for Meizu M1 is not really surprising given that the company had previously partnered up with Aliyun for the YunOS powered Meizu MX4 model. At that time, we thought it could be a MX4 exclusive deal, but now we know that there are more such versions planned.

Meizu and Alibaba group recently struck a deal wherein the Chinese e-commerce giant invested about half a billion dollars for an undisclosed minority stake in the Chinese smartphone maker. So, Meizu would advantage from the vast financial as well as physical resources of the e-commerce giant, while Alibaba can finally revive its dying OS which was unveiled almost 4 years back.

After the deal, the Alibaba group made an announcement that the company aimed to provide support to Meizu in a number of fields like e-commerce and mobile operating system.

“Alibaba Group will provide Meizu with resources and support in the fields of e-commerce, mobile Internet, mobile operating system and data analysis with the aim of developing Meizu’s smartphone ecosystem,”

So, this partnership could give a boost to Meizu, which is still behind Xiaomi and other companies in China. In fact, the company is yet to make it to the top 5 smartphone manufacturer list in its home country. But the manufacturer has shown promise especially by selling around 1.5 million smartphones in just January alone.

Both the Meizu M1 and the Meizu M1 Note have received positive response from customers and hence, they could be quite popular in the international markets too. So, with this newly announced partnership with Alibaba, Meizu is all set to take things to the next level.

But only till will tell whether Meizu can compete with well established manufacturers in the international markets.

ZOPO ZP530 comes with 2.5D display and LTE network support

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Joel Joseph

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Feb 9, 2015

ZOPO’s smartphones are known for its well built design and features at an affordable price. Now, this Chinese company is all set to unveil yet another mid-range smartphone that comes with a 64-bit processor.

The new ZOPO ZP530 sports a 5-inch 2.5D IPS HD display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. Inside, the phone comes with Mediatek’s 64-bit MT6732 quad-core processor clocked at 1.5GHz along with Mali-T760 GPU. There will be 1GB of RAM onboard along with 8GB of internal memory. While it isn’t clear whether the phone features an external microSD card slot, given the small storage, its more than likely that you’ll get one on the phone.

As for the camera, the phone features an 8MP shooter at the back with LED flash and a 5MP camera up front. Connectivity features include Wi-Fi, GLONASS / GPS / A-GPS, Bluetooth and high speed 4G LTE support (Cat. 4). To power all these specs, there will be a 2100 mAh battery onboard, which is quite decent for a mid-range phone. Also, for those who are wondering about the phone’s size, its pretty average at 145 x 71.2 x 8.8 mm.

The ZOPO ZP530 runs on Android 4.4 KitKat OS. We still have no idea about the pricing of the product, but we’ll update you guys as soon as ZOPO reveals more details officially.

Galaxy S6 AnTuTu benchmark reveals a powerful Exynos 7420

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Joel Joseph

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Feb 9, 2015

Samsung is all set to announce its Galaxy S6 flagship phone at MWC 2015. We have seen numerous reports, leaks and rumors about the upcoming device till date and today, we have one more leak which shows off the true power of the Exynos 7420 that comes inside Samsung’s next flagship.

Galaxy S6 with the model number SM-G925W8 was spotted on the AnTuTu benchmark app recently and the device with the Exynos 7420 managed to score an amazing 60978 points. That’s greater than Snapdragon 810, overclocked MT6595 and any other eight-core processor from other companies.

We have been hearing rumors about Samsung shifting completely to its own Exynos chips for its flagship S6 and this could be the reason. The processor will come with Mali-T760 GPU which is quite fast. To be specific, it is said that the GPU will be Mali-T760MP8 instead of the T760MP6 found on the Exynos 5433 SoC.

Also, since with such tremendous power, a lot of heat could be generated, it is said that the Exynos 7420 will use the advanced 14nm process, which if true, will be the first such mobile SoC in the market.

Coming to the Galaxy S6 specs, the phone will come with a 5.1-inch 2K 2560 x 1440 pixel resolution display. This goes against the previous rumors which hinted at a 5.5-inch display. Moving on, inside, the device will have the new Exynos 7420 eight-core processor clocked at 2.1GHz along with 3GB RAM and 32GB inbuilt storage. The rear camera will be of 20.7MP while the front shooter will be of 5MP. The device unsurprisingly will run on the latest Android 5.0 Lollipop version.

Latest reports indicate that Samsung will move away from the traditional plastic design to a metal body in the latest flagship. The phone is expected to come with other features too like fingerprint sensor, Samsung’s own payment system etc.

We are just a few days away from the official launch, so stay tuned for more updates.

Vertu to Launch the Vertu Aster T 4G LTE Device in China

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Linus

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Feb 9, 2015

Vertu is the company that does not need a further introduction when it comes to luxury devices. They just released Vertu Aster in at September 2014 in China, and seen China’s 4G LTE developing very fast. This time around it seems that the manufacturer wants to further expand its portfolio by releasing a Vertu Aster T device in China.

The device will have a dual 4G connectivity (FDD and TDD LTE). Also, it will have a relatively small 4.7 inches screen with a resolution of 1080 × 1920 (covered by sapphire glass), 2.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, 13mp rear camera with LED flash, front camera (pixel count is not yet disclosed) and it will be running Android 4.4.2 (yes, you will pay a lot of money, but will not have the newest version of Android).

Vertu Aster T offers a variety of leather materials and colors to choose from, depending on the material, Vertu Aster T price will also be different. The colours will include black, pink, blue calfskin basic models and advanced type of black, orange snakeskin models, the former starting at $ 6,900 (the price is about 10x of 16GB iPhone 6), and the price growing up to $ 9,700 for the snakeskin model. In addition to the sapphire glass used to cover the screen and luxury leather materials on the back, the body is made out of titanium alloy. Thus, it will weigh 195g.

As you can see, the manufacturer has released another luxury smartphone that comes with a hefty price tag. Still, there is a niche of consumers, who buy these devices. Any takers?

Pipo’s new tablet PC to feature Core M processor and 4GB RAM at 2499 Yuan

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Joel Joseph

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Feb 9, 2015

Pipo has a new tablet under development which is said to feature very high end specs. The model number of the upcoming device is not yet known, however, several pictures along with the key detailed specifications of the device were leaked recently.

The new Pipo tablet is said to be powered by the Intel’s new powerful yet efficient Core M processors. These processors are built on an advanced 14nm process along with a new architecture. This allows the Core M processors to be super fast and power efficient at the same time. Due to the new age Intel processors, the power consumption is reduced to 4.5W which helps increase battery life. Further, despite the tremendous power capacity, the tablet PC comes with a fanless design making the device even more portable and light.

To support this powerful processor, Pipo has reportedly included 4GB of RAM onboard. For storage there will be a 64GB SSD on the device. This overall setup will ensure a very smooth experience for the user.

According to the leaked pictures, the device will have a number of connectivity ports such as a card reader, USB 3.0, USB 2.0 and an headphone jack.

The new Pipo tablet PC is expected to retail for a price tag of 2499 Yuan which comes to around $400. We have yet to officially hear anything from the company but expect more details very soon.

2GB RAM Lenovo K3 version in the works? 699yuan?

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Joel Joseph

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Feb 9, 2015

Lenovo is not really known for its budget smartphones, however last year, the company unveiled its low end K series to compete with existing popular smartphones like Xiaomi Redmi 1S. The new K3 came loaded with similar specs as the Redmi rival and at a similar price tag too.

Now, latest rumors indicate that Lenovo is all set to reveal a 2GB RAM Lenovo K3 version in the market to make things even more competitive. Even with the increased RAM, the Lenovo K3 will be priced at the same figure as the recently announced Xiaomi Redmi 2 i.e. 699 Yuan. This will make the device much better than the 1GB RAM Redmi version and even if Xiaomi released the rumored 2GB variant that hit TENAA, it would be at a higher price, once again making this new Lenovo smartphone quite attractive.

Other tech specs of the device include a Snapdragon 410 quad-core processor, 16GB ROM, and 5-inch 720p display. There will be an 8MP rear camera and a 2MP front camera on the device. It will run on the Android 4.4 KitKat OS and will feature a 2300 mAh battery.

Overall, the specs and pricing of the device makes it a better option than Xiaomi’s Redmi 2. However, it would be interesting when the 2GB Xiaomi Redmi 2 variant hits the market and the price at which it will retail.

Xiaomi releases a teaser ad for 2015 CCTV Spring Festival

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Joel Joseph

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Feb 9, 2015

In the past few years, Xiaomi has established itself as a reliable and a fast growing brand. Last year, the company had released a advert on YouKu which was over 1 minute long for the Spring Festival.

Now, for the upcoming sprint season festival, Xiaomi has released an all new colorful video showing off its latest release, the Xiaomi Mi Note.

The released video is just 15 seconds long and we have added it below. It looks like there will be a full version of the advertisement soon, around the Spring festival time, which would explain a lot of things that we see inside this video.

Check out the video below.

UPDATE:
Here’s another teaser video!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXHQ0QD9vOM

HTC Desire 626 officially announced in Taiwan, costs ($190)

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Joel Joseph

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Feb 9, 2015

We saw some rumors recently which claimed that HTC will announce a new budget device in the Desire lineup. Now, the company has officially unveiled the rumored device, namely the HTC Desire 626, which comes with modest specs and an affordable price tag, making things even more competitive in the low end market. HTC has always been popular for its design and quality smartphones, so HTC’s new Desire 626 will definitely provide one more choice to buyers.

HTC has announced the device in its home country, Taiwan, but we expect a worldwide release pretty soon. As for tech specs, the Desire 626 features a 5-inch 1280 X 720P display along with a 64-bit Snapdragon 410 processor. There will be 1GB of RAM onboard along with 16GB of expandable memory. The rear camera will be of 13MP while the front shooter will be of 5MP. At the back, there will be a 2000 mAh battery which should be enough for a day with moderate usage. However we would have liked something bigger given that popular phones in the price range come with a 2300+ mAh battery.

The device will be available in Taiwan for NT5990, which comes to around 1185 Yuan ($190). That’s a great price for a phone with HTC’s name as well as design.

The version available in Taiwan be feature only a single SIM card slot, however it is said that the international variant will feature dual SIM card slots.

ZTE S2015 spotted on TENAA, features budget specs

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Joel Joseph

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Feb 9, 2015

A new ZTE device recently passed TENAA revealing budget specifications. The device will be called as the ZTE S2015 and will sport the company’s traditional design. For design, the phone has rounded corners and has a circular home button, much like the Nubia series. The battery will be non-removable and the overall thickness of the phone comes to around 8.5mm. It will be pretty light weight too at 150 grams.

Coming to the specifications, the ZTE S2015 will feature a quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor, which is the current standard in budget devices in recent times. Even the budget Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G comes with this processor, which performs quite well. There will be 2GB RAM onboard with 16GB memory which can be further expanded via a MicroSD. The front will feature a 5-inch 720p display. At the back will be an 8MP camera and up front will be a 5MP shooter.

The phone will be pretty loaded in connectivity features as it will support TD-LTE, LTE-FDD, WCDMA and GSM networks along with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and other standard functions.

As you can see from the specs point of view, the phone looks like a budget offering which should retails for less than 1000 Yuan ($160). However, the company is yet to disclose anything about the device officially, so we’ll have to wait for a few more weeks to get some more information.

Buy OnePlus One without invite in India tomorrow!

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Joel Joseph

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Feb 9, 2015

A few days back, OnePlus made its flagship killer, OnePlus One available without any invite! At that time, Indian readers were furious because they were not allowed to purchase the phone, however OnePlus’s twitter account did say that the company would host a special day for its fans even in India.

Now, the day has finally arrived. The company has started to send out mails saying that the OnePlus One will be available in India without invite on 10 February 2015. This will be the first time the company is making its popular smartphone available for sale in the country without an invite, so we expect good response from fans.

The sale will start at 10 AM on 10 February on Amazon, which has been the company’s exclusive partner since it launched in the country. The company further adds that there are limited stocks available, so stocks are expected to sell out fast!

Here’s what the mail said,
“There’s some good news for all those in India who couldn’t lay their hands on the latest OnePlus One smartphones! To celebrate the successful completion of 10 weeks of OnePlus in India, Amazon and OnePlus will hold the first-ever open sale of OnePlus One phones, starting 10 AM on February 10, 2015.

We’ve been enthused by the fabulous response from Indian customers so far and to return the love shown by you, everyone will be invited tomorrow. Customers will not require any invite to purchase their favourite OnePlus One smartphone during the sale.”

So, those who have been waiting to get their hands on this flagship killer will finally have their chance tomorrow.

However, its been quite a while since the device first hit the markets and the long wait has already forced fans to opt for other flagship devices.

So, will you be purchasing the OnePlus One tomorrow?

Btw here’s the link to the amazon page. Make sure you purchase the device as soon as you can tomorrow!

Woody 3D Night Lamp Review

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Linus

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Feb 8, 2015

We usually do not do any night lamps reviews (which would be actually odd), but this time around we noticed something different and maybe worth your attention. Actually, you may think what can be different about the night lamps, but the Woody night lamp has some 3D stuff going on. Let’s get right into it to see what it is by checking out the packaging and unboxing it.

Packaging

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As you can see the device comes in two different boxes, where there are parts that complement each other. The boxes are nothing special to talk about as they are made out of plain cardboard. What is more interesting that there is a list of specs written on the packaging. We summarise it below:

Base Materials: International Association of FSC certified natural forest wood

Dimensions: 85mm X 36mm thick

Power: 0.5W Charging Specifications: 5V 2A

Charging interface: micro USB

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Panel Material: Acrylic

Dimensions: 233mm X 156mm X5mm

Brightness: 21-3.2LM

Light and temperature: 2700-3000K

Unboxing

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The contents include the LED lamp base and the panel, some instruction manuals, the Micro USB power cord. Everything was packed great in a bubble material.

Besides this white maple, there are also other colour options like red cherry and black walnut.

As you can see in the macro shot, there are 9 energy saving LED’s, which have 2700-300K light and temperature, 100,000 hours of use.

There is a Woody logo on the top. As the name itself suggests, the lamp base is made out of natural wood.

Handmade wood base is composed of twelve layers of wood stacked side by side and it is complemented by a micro USB charging port.

On the bottom of the device there are the pads, which let’s the lamp base avoid any scratches to the surface or the device itself.

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The top part of the lamp (or may may call it a lamp shade) is made out of transparent material. The lines are actually engraved and seems to be good quality.

Functionality

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In order to see the 3D effect, provided by the night lamp, we suggest you to do that in the dark environment.

Conclusions

The good thing about the device is that is is quite well built (we’ll get to that a bit later) and made out of natural wood, which also comes in different colour options. In addition to this, the nigh lamp is made out of two parts, which can be separated and thus can save some storage space while not in use. What is more, since the lamp panel is made out of somewhat acrylic material and it is a separate part, you can touch it while it is in operation with wet hands (some people do that). Moreover, the 3,2700-3000K temperature levels provide warm light in the bedroom or any other room.

On the other hand, there are a few shortcomings. Although the lamp base is said to be hand made (which should make you want to buy it immediately), but the overall quality may get some improvements since there were some gaps between 12 layers of wood. The bigger gap were between the first layer to the Micro USB charging port. Another disadvantage could be that the panel of the lamp may be prone to scratches. We didn’t do any scratch test, thought. However, if you rest the lamp next to the bed or in any other place it would not get scratched by itself. In the end, it seems to be quite interesting, yet unusual solution in this category of products. Still, this may be the night lamp you would not see in every regular store.

Images claiming to be the internals of Meizu Blue Charm Watch leaked!

By

Joel Joseph

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Feb 6, 2015

Back in December, Meizu unveiled a new brand, Meizu Blue Charm which represented the company’s youthful spirit bringing the best features at an affordable pricetag. At the time of its launch, the company had hinted that there would be a lot more products in its Blue Charm lineup.

We have already seen two important launches in this lineup, namely the Meizu Blue Charm Note and the Meizu M1. Now, latest leaks suggest that Meizu may unveil yet another product in this series, a brand new smartwatch called as the Meizu Blue Charm Watch.

Like always, the first images of the internals of the watch have come up online. While we can’t really confirm whether this is the real deal, it won’t be surprising to see a growing company try out its luck in the wearable industry. Because, almost every major tech manufacturer has released or at least have plans to release a wearable in the market this year.

The alleged image of the watch reveals a round face which is actually what the consumers prefer these days. Time and again, it has been proved that a round face makes a smartwatch much more attractive than a block rectangular design, which is evident from the popularity of Moto 360 and even LG G Watch R. So, if Meizu does plan to release a smartwatch, it would always be better if its round, rather than square.

Unfortunately, apart from this image, we don’t have any details on the features of the Blue Charm Watch. One interesting thing to note here is that there is a page on Weibo for Meizu Blue Charm Watch. While we don’t know when it was created, there are no posts on the page. Still, the page has about 11000 followers. If the Blue Charm smartwatch is indeed real, we expect an announcement before the end of 2015.

Stay tuned for more updates.

So, do you think Meizu Blue Charm Watch is real?

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