Allwinner Technology unveiled its newest product at the Taipei Computer Expo, the Allwinner A33 processor. It follows the quadcore Cortex-A7 design although the main frequency is not clear. It runs using the Mali 400MP2 GPU. At most, it supports a 1080p@60fps decoder and has a 1280×800 resolution display screen as well as a 5mP camera. It also has a USB 3.0 port.
It’s clear that this device is heading for the low-end market and that it will be used by cheap phones.
PiPO is the one of Chinese tablet manufacturer that already release their PiPO T9 Android tablet device.
The tablet is packs with 8,9 inch screen HD display and powered by MediaTek MT6592 ARM Cortex-A7 octa-core 2GHz processor, sports with Mali-450 GPU, 2GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage.
Samsung ready to release SmartTv with Tizen OS
After releasing the first Tizen OS smartphone to the market through Samsung Z, the Korean Company is ready to release the SmartTV with Tizen OS.
CVTE presented its newest smartphone at the 2014 Computex expo. Its model number is the CVTE A580. It has a robust design and runs on an octa-core processor.
The CVTE A580 is a square cell phone covered with a trendy white shell. There’s nothing really unique about its outer design.
One of the phone’s selling points is that it runs on the Android 4.4 Kitkat system with the 1.7GHz MTK6592 processor and stores 1GB RAM and 16GB ROM in memory. The camera specifications are pretty good too. The selfie camera has 5Mp while the main camera has 13Mp. It also has a 2000mA battery. The CVTE A580 also has a 5-inch IPS screen with a 1280*720 HD resolution, and supports the WCDMA/GSM dual network and a noise cancelling microphone.
The CVTE A580 is aimed at the middle end market and its store price has not been revealed.
While we ever covered the news about the new Android logo, and now we have the information that those logo is the new logo for Android wear OS. This OS is based on smartwatch platform that now adopt by LG G smartwatch device.
The Honor 4 is set to be introduced to the world at the end of the month. Model diagrams of the phone were leaked and it looks like it will run on an octa-core processor. The phone used for the following review has the model number 37999. It has a 1920×1080 pixel screen, a ppi of 480, 5mP front camera and 13mP back camera, and a main frequency of 1.3GHz. Its GPU is the Mali-T624. Previous reports have shown that the Honor 4 carries 3GB of RAM and runs on the Android 4.4.2.
Sony Mobile Communciation has been officially released the new Xperia T series smartphone, this phone is brings 5,3 inch IPS HD screen display with super slim body with only 7mm of thickness and this phone becoming the world’s thinnest smartphone from Sony.
This week, thee @upleaks Twitter account released a 17-second animated video on the LG G Watch featuring what appears to be a completely new Android logo. The letters are smaller and looks gentler and friendlier compared to the original logo. Nobody knows whether it’s real or not or whether future Android products will use this logo. It would not be surprising if Google does change the Android logo since they purchased Motorolla.
Mediatek revealed its newest open-sourced platform, the Linkit, in a computer exposition in Taipei. The Linkit runs on the Aster chip. It is also made using a complete referential design, and is provided with a high-level microprocessor and communication module. The Aster is a very small specialized portable SoC that is prepared for all kinds of online functions. It supports the newest OTA applications and algorithms. Hardware development kits will also be provided to third-party applications. The platform also provides insertible software kits for Arduino and Visual Studio. The simplification of the process behind developing the Linkit platform should push Mediatek’s rivals to develop more customized products.
ZOPO’s new phone Rookie is a special phone. The most prominent feature is its slim design. The change in the phone from its predecessor is its MIUI which Zopo listed. The phone has been partner of Ali OS, before this phone all Zopo models came with Ali OS.
The beautiful phone is not inexpensive. Its price reached 1,899 yuan. Even the discount couldn’t bring the price down from 1,699 yuan.Zopo MIUI version costs 1,299 yuan. This was intended to attract customers.
There is a difference of OS between the two versions of the phone. The MIUI version is rookie. The specs of rookie MIUI version is as follows. 1.7 Ghz octa-core MT6592 processor. RAM is 1GB with 16GB ROM memory. The display is 5 inches 720p full fitting screen. The back camera is 14MP whereas the front shooter is 5MP . The phone has 2100 mAh battery with OTG support. Dual noise reduction and WiFi-display and other functions also prominent features of the Zopo’s rookie.
Acer has announced its octa-core LTE smartphone,the Acer Liquid X1, it could be one of the first 8-core smartphone yet developed. This phone falls in the category of phablet and uses Mediatek’s octa-core chip and has Android KitKat.
Mediatek announced LTE modem in January, the MT 6290. It is being assumed that Acer Liquid X1 will come with MT 6592 chip.
Acer Liquid X1 specs include; 5.7 inch IPS display with resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels, with Mediatek’s MT6592 1.7 Ghz 8 core processor. Mali-450 MP quad-core GPU for graphics. It sports 2GB RAM, with 16GB internal storage which could be extended up to 32GB through microSD card. LTE 100Mbps, HSPA+, Wifi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0. GPS with aGPS support, FM radio tuner. The phone has 13 MP back camera and 2MP front camera. Li-ion 2,700mAh powers the phone. The phone comes equipped with Android 4.4.2 KitKat. The 13MP camera has f/1.8 aperture with 0.3 autofocus which is quite impressive. The phone may be exhibited in Computex 2014, Computer and Mobile phone exhibition.
Acer although not mentioned the price but promised to ship the phone in the 3rd quarter this year.
After the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, the vice president of Meizu, Li Nan, spoked to netizens on his Weibo Account. When he was asked when Meizu’s new product comes out, he answered, “At the end of the year.” He didn’t clarify whether it was the MX4 or one of their many other new products, although it’s probably the former.
Actually, Meizu would always release their new products every November-December. It would not be surprising if that was the case this year, but what’s different is that they will launch a lot of new products in one launch even this year.
June has just started so it will be a long wait. We still can’t guess what features it will have.
Microsoft has been released the new Lumia 638 smartphone to Chinese market, the phone is running the Windows Phone 6.1 operating system.
MIUI has been hailed as the “soul” of Xiaomi and where the company’s competitive strength lies. Right now, about 200 models are undergoing iteration, and it has over 50 million users worldwide.
However, in the Smartphone wars, companies such as ZTE and Meizu prices have almost beat Xiaomi with their prices. Nevertheless, it will still be hard for the company’s rivals to break through Xiaomi’s last line of defense, the MIUI.
MIUI ROMs can be considered an “ecosphere” because its functions and services provide great transforming opportunities, and has attracted many third-party developers. One of its biggest strengths is its App store.
Companies that want to compete with Xiaomi must realize that the best components and manufacturing designs are not enough to crush Xiaomi and that they can only study the ROM mechanics behind the MIUI. Until now, traditional manufacturers have only thought about how to produce high quality phones, but Leijun’s plans for Xiaomi could serve as a greater blueprint. He wants to create a mobile online ecosphere with hardware, software, and other services. Although this blueprint still centers around phones, it is only a part of something bigger. To some degree, the significance of the MIUI is more important than the hardware of Xiaomi’s phones.
There is a rumor that HTC is preparing the cheap version of HTC One M8 smartphone, and now the HTC has been release the HTC One E8, this is the other version of HTC M8 with plastic body and more colorfull covers.
Taipei Computer Show (Computex 2014) was held today in Taipei. MediaTek has announced their new wearable processor product development, the new processor platform is called as LinkIt. The platform is targeting for wearable developers to provide a complete reference design.
On Comptex 2014 Computex Taipei, ECS Elite has released the world’s smallest Windows PC, the device is called as ECS Elite Live Kit PC.
Rockchip RK3288has been unveiled at Hong Kong Electronic Fair on April, while for now, we also has covered the news about the RK3288 which has been manufactured. Rockchip has make a new wave and make attention for the user. And now the RK3288 benchmark test result is leaked with good score points.
It’s been revealed that the new Moto X+1 will be released in September.
The Moto X+1’s design is similar to that of its predecessor, the Moto X and has a smoother texture. It also doesn’t have any keys. The photo leaked below is that of the gold model, implying that a tuhao gold version will be released soon.
There has not been any real confirmation regarding the phone’s settings but as previously reported, the Moto X+1 may have a 5.2 inch 1080p screen, run on a Snapdragon 800 processor, have 2GB RAM as well as a 2mP front camera and 12mP back camera.
Some reports say that the Moto X+1 will expand on the Moto X’s features. For example, they will provide many kinds of customized back covers including those made of regular plastic.
Because of its association with Unicom, many predict that the phone will be push a Chinese version as well as an international version.
Anyone else looking forward to it?
Intel has been trying to hit the Chinese market by providing processing chips at low prices and help in designs, especially with the with the Bay-Trail processor which, when it comes to its functions and battery usage, is not that much different from the ARM. The ONDA V819i is a new table that uses this processor.
1. Design
The V819i uses an 8-inch screen with an 16:10 aspect ratio. It’s easy to tell that this is a standard Androit/Windows tablet.
It has a very simple layout. It’s frame is much more narrow than that of 8-inch tablets like the Venus 8 Pro. It’s larger than my hand and it’s better to hold it horizontally.
II. Hardware
The V819i’s processor, the Intel Z3735E is has the lowest specifications out of the devices in the Atom line. It has a lower main frequency and GPU frequency. It also stores 1GB RAM and although the Windows used by the V819i can soon upgraded to Windows 8, its 1GB RAM is fixed. It also has 16GB ROM, a 5mP back camera, and a battery that only stores 3800mhA.
Photos taken using the V819i
III. System software
The V819i will use the Androi 4.2.2 operating system.
It will come with 30 applications including a few games.
IV. Overall
After the using the V819i for about ten days, I immediately sense some promise for the future of Chinese tablets, but it’s a shame that many objectives can’t be met right now. Prices should not be shackles on designing good products.
