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OnePlus One receive CyanogenMod 11S update, is now more stable

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OnePlus has been released the OnePlus One smartphone few weeks ago, but accroding to several user, the phone has few bugs in the CyanogenMod system.

OPPO N1 Mini will be released on May 30th

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After we’ve covered the news about the upcoming OPPO N1 Mini smartphone, is now we have the fresh news that the OPPO N1 Mini is ready to released tomorrow, yes the phone will be hit in the market on May 30th.

THL 5000 Equip World’s Maxinum 5000mAh Battery

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In the past 1 years, the smartphone battery capacity seems to be always in ascension, lithium battery capacity for smartphone can’t afford high resolution screen. China phone manufacturer THL decided to equip a 5000mAh super capacity battery with the latest THL 5000 phone, using new silicon anode battery technology.

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THL 5000 although has a big battery, but the phone’s size still be controlled at 8.9mm thickness (the dimension is 144.9×72.3×8.9mm). According to THL claim, the THL 5000 has ability of 1000 hours of standby time, 47 hours of talk time, 11 hours web browsing, 125 hours of music playback, video broadcast 11.6 hours.

THL 5000 own a 13-megapixel f/1.8 aperture Sony iMax camera lens, 1.7GHz MTK MT6592 octa-core processor, 2GB RAM and 32GB ROM, 5-inch FHD screen and support NFC, OTG, Bluetooth 4.0 features.

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Smartisan T1 Evaluation: Pros and Cons Coexist

“ I don’t care win or lose, I am just serious.” A statement that ll audience who watched mobile phone release conference  in the evening of 20th ,May would remember. For domestic phone market, win or lose is difficult to be separated. And the only way to shake users opinion may be your attitude, those only made by serious attitude could earn user’s attention, and Elder Luo can be one of them.

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I don’t care win or lose, I am just serious.

 

This is a rapid changing era, flagship phones are coming out every month, 2 years appears too long for designing a phone, so long that normal people may have”postpone” come in mind if they think about Smartisan phones.

 

It is believed that Elder Luo do have a good speech ability, telling us all sales point of the Smartisan T1 and its background, however, it may take time to prove whether he was right.

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After writer’s done a week’s test on the Smartisan T1, beside experience Elder Luo’s user experience, there is still many to improve in both hardware and software, let’s not to be emotional, and have a look at the “well crafted” phone.

 

Elder Luo went to the topic after easy chat teasing his counterpart, and made the configuration the 1st part of all, this shows how Elder Luo does not care the hardware. But hardware is an issue that most can’t avoid while buying a phone, as we will introduce Smartisan T1’s hardware along with the pace of the release conference.

 

Smartisan T1 Detailed Specs
Screen 4.95inch Pixel Eye screen;1920×1080pixel;445ppi
Processor Type Snapdragon 801(MSM8274AC)Quad core 2.5GHz
Memories 2GB RAM16GB ROM
Cameras 5.03mp front +12.78mp main camera
Battery capacity 2570mAh
Operation System Custom Smartisan OS 1.0b based on Android 4.4.2
Network Module GSMWCDMA
Dimensions and Weight 141×67.74×8.23mmAbout167g

 

 

Although the hardware is not stressed, the Smartisan T1 do reach main flagship phone level. The phone use Quadcomm 8274AC quad core processor, main freq 2.5 GHz, the screen is Japan made 4.95 inch Pixel Eyes screen, resolution 1920 x 1080 FHD.

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12.78MP effective pixels Sony stack camera

 

Camera is one point that worth to notice,  Smartisan T1 carries 12.78 MP Sony stack camera, and consolidated Fuji’s Milbeaut Mobile photography solution and ACUTE ogic auto white balance and ArcSoft scenario auto recognition and night shot noise reduction technology. But Elder Luo said honestly the noise control was not ideal but will be solved in the final edition. We will bring the sample photos later.

 

The hardware part is end, as Elder Luo claimed, all of best. Let’s look at a Antutu score finally, because it is the engineer sample, adjustment may not be the best, we find it scored 31844, it is predicted the final sales edition will get higher.

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Smartisan T1’s Antutu Score

People hold different opinion to Smartisan T1’s out lookt the phone exposed it’s photo just a week before launch, nothing was heard before that.

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83.8% of the front is covered by glass

 

Elder Luo said the phone is designed by Robert Brunner, who was Apple’s industrial designer director, founder of Ammunition design Studio, meanwhile he directed the design of Kindle reader and its counterpart Bams%Nook and well known Beats by Dr.Dre earphones. Hence we can find some “Apple style “ among the Smartisan T1.

 

When I handled the Smartisan T1 last time, the first impression was the body is bulky, it is afraid to be designed as a male-orientated phone, although there are more girl-friendly white edition coming out later, I am afraid its weight will attract not many female customers.

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3D polished back panel

Smartisan T1 use Corning Gorilla aluminum silicon stalinite design, 83.8% of whole body covered by class, this is the reason it feels so good. Secondly, the back panel is arc-design, which is more comfortable some simple rude cube corner process.

Front design: Pros and Cons are coexist

 

It can see Elder Luo’s insist from the phone’s details, Smartisan T1 creatively put ray sensor into a track shaped volume hole, which can avoid too much holes on the body, which may reduce the aesthetic view of the phone. White edition may expose this more.

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Embedded sensor hole

To the body, most attractive thing is the 3 solid button, which looks like old Nokia style by a glance. This is obvious anti-fashion nowadays.

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3 Solid buttons in the bottom

There is not much advantage for the solid button through days of try, The touch feeling is not so good as virtual one, although that may remarkably reduce touch mistake.This may take time to accustom if you are going to use it.

 

Elder Luo and his symmetric aesthetic

“Right is right, left is also right.” This is to claim you will not be justice by your decision, which can also be describe of the Smartisan T1’s design theory.

Recalling Smartisan T1’s id photo just exposed, I once doubt if it’s done deliberately, for the solid volume looks like in same side no matter which side you are putting the phone. This can be unreasonable at that time .

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The body is symmetric designed.

 

Elder Luo can be paranoid when he design the product, how compulsive disorder can he be to make a completely symmetric phone? But the users seem not complaining too much about it, especially Virgo.

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Bottom screws are built in symmetric design

 

On the bottom they followed the laconically design, screwing as less hole as then could, placing screw hole inside the track shaped speaker hole. When the phone leave the factory, the screw is not in the body but put together with accessories. We reckon it may be difficult to change SIM card, however, just gently twist and lift up the back shell so you can change it.

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Slightly twist to lift back shell

 

Smartisan T1’s middle frame is glass fibre reinforcement resin together with stainless steel frame together design, we can find even the “not for sale” sign on the body is also designed symmetrically.

 

“not for sale” is still symmetric designed

 

Symmetric design make the body looks pretty artistic, but that requires concession on operation convenience.

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Earphone hole and awaking button locates on the top of body

 

Smartisan T1 ‘s awaking button locates on top of the body, been perfectly symmetric with earphone hole, but the body size can not be operated by one hand , you have to change handling gesture to reach the button.

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Change gesture to press the awaking button

 

2 buttons in the middle of the body is not as easy to operate, official added some custom function on it to fulfill different user demand, we find it difficult to press both of them at the same time.

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Low rate to press both button to boost related function.

Even Elder Luo emphasis user experience, he has to do some compromise on usability, good news is the well designed operation system can help, let’s have a look at it.

 

Compared to the phone, Elder Luo’s Smartisan OS is well known more earlier. Although it is merely do some modification on Android to add usability, some functional integrate and details makes great improvement on operation experience. This is not comparable by many modification ROMs.

 

Elder Luo emphasis that Smartisan OS does not allow user to change their own wallpaper, since the system’s default theme is well look, he did leave opportunity to user to allow they change it, who can change back to original Android desktop to fulfill the demand.

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If you do not like the Soduku you can change back to original Android wallpaper.

 

We have different habit while operating our phone, Smartisan OS support user to custom different button’s function by our habits. In the first time we use it we will be asked to set left hand user or right hand user, and we can change randomly in the settings.

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Lot of solid button custom function

 

Some featured function of the SMS is shown by Elder Luo on the conference,we find some additional small function improved the experience. The SMS supports timing sending function, you may use the function by long pressing the send button after edited the SMS.

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SMS send by time

 

Meanwhile , if SMS received, there will be prompted notice on locked screen, you can drop the window down to choose quick reply, direct delete, voice reading or recall functions, which is rather convenience. Another humanized function is we can add the SMS content directly to the calendar, although these are the details, however we can feel Elder Luo’s attitude from those details .

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SMS content quickly add to calender content

 

Humanized Smartisan OS (2)

 

Smartisan OS ‘s multi block view function is a good idea that may change our paging up habit, you can overview all APPs directly by pressing menu button, supporting as much APP display as 81 blocks, and you can directly launch the APP you want in the overview. This can be realistic for many user especially who runs APP frequently. But an issue may be where is the rest of 81 blocks of APPs go? The answer may be turn back to original Android view.

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81 block overview and multi-task interface

 

Smartisan memo can integrate long webblogs, which is a sales point of Smartisan OS, for the limit of microweb , many user use some tool to publish long webblogs, the Smartisan memo can help user to automatic generate a well composed pictured micro blog.

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Smartisan memo and Smartisan clock

 

Last we will add is the drop and stop function, which we may experienced in Meizu’s products. Smartisan integrated the function globally in the system, you can drop in any interface , this is benefit for single hand user

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Supporting drag down and stop globally

 

So is the software evaluation, like what Elder Luo said on the conference, Smartisan OS ‘s advantages is not only these, we just picked up some represent ones and introduce, others may be experienced by users after then get the real product.

 

Photo Quality good but snapshot not easy

 

As to the cameras, Smartisan T1’s camera specs is mentioned before, regarding to the image quality, we think the color rendition is not accurate, and the shutter speed , focus speed is slow, sometimes the phone can not focus at all, it still not known whether it is because the phone is a engineering model.

 

Interface is still concise, some icon represents their functions, HDR function is still not usable in the engineer model, we can adjust the exposure compensation by pressing solid button on the left of the body.

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Camera interface

 

We now explain Smartisan T1’s snapshot function, the writer want to describe this function as not usable. Not only the low rate we press both of solid button , which mentioned before in this review, but you still get blurred pics even you pressed down successfully and the pics is still not clear even you hold your hand steady.

Although snapshot function is unsatisfied, the total image quality from main camera is OK.

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Microspur

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Mid shot

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Indoor mid shot

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Night shot

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Night shot

 

In the real camera test, beside the mentioned lot noise in high ISO, some photo is blurred in the edge, more clearly when you zoom in the picture, let’s check whether the final sale edition phone will fix these problems.

 

 

Entertainment experience and battery life

 

After discussing its hardware, out look and software, let’s talk another hot topic, the entertainment experience and battery endurance. Smartisan T1’s powerful hardware guaranteed fluency in running large software, needless to say the games.

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Real Race 3 Screen shot

 

In the concerned endurance topic, after 24 hours light use, the screen and volume is on the middle class, the battery is 16% left. Mainly use the Wechat, Weibo, game and calling is only half an hour totally, the battery life is in middle class among 2500 mAH battery phones. It may last 12 hours under heavy use.

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100% hardware encoding 1080P movie playing

 

Mean time, Smartisan T1 is not well controlled its body heat, right middle on the back is feeling hot, we still do not know the final edition’s performance.

 

Final conclusion

 

The evaluation stops here, the evaluation for Elder Luo’s first phone is as the title, pros and cons all exists.

 

Pros:

1 Hardware specs is brilliant, processor and camera is mainstream level.

 

2 Body is designed symmetric , good feeling and looking

 

3 Humanize function designed Smartisan OS

 

4 Good image quality and color rendition

 

Cons:

1 Body felt hot for the result of the good hardware configuration

 

2 A little bulky body, compromise of single handle design because of symmetric aesthetic.

 

3 Snapshot is not usable, the edge of some pics are blurred.

 

4 3000Yuan is comparing high in domestic phone market.

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Will Smartisan Phone be regarded as Apple?

 

Totally, Elder Luo’s first device is satisfied and well crafted, it can be mentioned in the same breathe with Apple at some point. The Smartisan OS is well made and humanized.

 

As some doubt whether it worth 3000 Yuan, for Elder Luo’s bravery to overturn existing mode in the market and his serious attitude to design the phone, it may not be too high for 3000 Yuan. We can see many brands are going to redesign their flagship phones and push them in the market to bring more benefit to the company, it may not be blameable for them to raise the price, but the customers’ attitude to design need to be widen.

 

 

 

 

 

The mysterious Taipower tablet PC is revealed

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Taipower seems ready to release the new tablet, and now we have a leaked picture of 3Dmark benchmark test result. Not only that, the part of the back body is also revelealed and this is the mysterious tablet for now.

LG G3 is officially released, here is the detail

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LG has been release their new fagship smartphone, LG G3. The phone is officially released on May 28th in London, New York and San Francisco.

The picture of new ZTE smartphone is revealed, suspect as Nuia Z7 smartphone?

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ZTE is preparing the new smartphone, according to ZTE Nuia official micrologging site, they announced to unveiled the new smarphone on May 30th.

Here is the leaked picture of Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro smartphone

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After we’ve covered the news about the specs of Lenovo Vibe Z2 Android smartphone, is now we have a leaked picture of those smartphone that showing the design and detail aspects.

With Massive Battery Changhong Z9 is available under $160

 

As more and more complain that smartphone batteries are not durable, which is in reality the struggle between life and beauty. If battery size is increased, style is marginalized and if style is kept in consideration the battery has to be thin. But if a balance between life and beauty can be stricken than such phone would definitely get attention.

Changhong in fourth quarter of the last year introduced Changhong Z9 with 5,000mAh battery with thickness of 9mm. But it could not garnered much response. Now the subsequent edition of eight-core Extreme Edition are available below 1,000 yuan($160).

Changhong phone dimensions are 158x81x8.99mm. Changhong Z9 is hardware and software optimizable. It may come with low power quad-core MTK6589T, 1GB RAM+16GB ROM. It has 5.5-inches screen with 8MP Camera, with a support of WCDMA+GSM dual SIM support.

The enhanced version of Z9 has price of 1200-1400 yuan. It carries 2GB RAM + 32GB Memory and 1080P screen. The eight-core Extreme Edition of Z9 is available at 1700 yuan. All three versions of Changhong Z9 are worth your money.

$50 Newman N1 phone is available in several colors

Newman phone announced recently its new phone, designed for entry-level users. The name of the phone in N1. It is inexpensive too, costing only $50 in China.

 Newman N1 is available in 5 colors: black, white, golden, blue and red. The blue colored version is not listed yet. It has somewhat thick shape with thickness of 9.8mm.

 When it comes to specs, then Newman N1 features a 4.7-inch 854×480 FWVGA resolution display, that is quite better than other entry level phones. The processor is 1.3GHz MTK6572 Dual-core. The RAM marks 512MB with 4G ROM. It includes 2.0MP Camera. 1500 mAh battery. The phone runs Android 4.2 OS. Newman is definitely good choice for entry-level phones.

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Amoi A928w V2x Promotion price at $160

Amoi A928w V2x costed 1099 Yuan($177) when it was launched. Amoi lately reduced the price to attract customers but this strategy didn’t go well. So again Amoi decreased price to 999 Yuan. It has 5.0-inch 1080p display. It is powered by 1.7 Ghz MTK6592 octa-core processor with 2GB RAM. The phone sports 32GB internal memory, 13 MP rear camera with 2 MP front camera.

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1999 Yuan! Oneplus on sale today

Today at 12:00 , the longawaited Oneplus mobile phone will be on sale formally, pricing 1999Yuan for 16GB edition, and 2299 Yuan for 64GB one. Will be available at Oneplus official site, JD.com and Yixun.com at the same time.

Oneplus adapt the “preorder+first come first get”mode, only customers who pre-ordered can purchase. Oneplus says it will public “queue buying rule” in June.

According previous information, the first bunch of phones are all white edition,  it will be launched in 3 platforms: JD.com will be the 16GB edition, Yixun.com will sell 64GB edition, both edition will be available in Oneplus official site. The black edition is preparing to sell, and will be available after 1 week.

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Smartisan T1 smartphone hands-on video

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While our team has been covered the hands-on picture of Smartizan T1 smartphone recently, and now we got the hands-on video from foreign website that showing those phone.

Video: Train is passing the Xiaomi tablet?

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There is the video that showing the Xiaomi tablet that placed under the train track. The tablet is look shiny and the train didn’t hit the tablet device.

Why Meizu MX4 will continue to use Samsung processor?

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According to Meizu forum, the upcoming Meizu MX4 will be used Samsung 5430 processor, and there is no Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 or 801 in the Meizu MX4 smartphone. WhyMeizu MX4 will continue to use Samsung processor?

iPhone 6 dummy device is showing on video

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While we are waiting for the upcoming iPhone 6 smartphone, is now we have a video that showing the iPhone 6 dummy phone.

MediaTek debuts in Computex Taipei 2014

The Annual Taipei Computer Show (Computex TAIPEI) is opening on 3 June, 2014. MediaTek has confirmed that the company will participate in this year’s Computex. It is MediaTek’s first appearance in the show.


 

Computex is Asia’s biggest and world’s second biggest Computer Exhibition. MediaTek will celebrate the debut with a cocktail party for the media and analysts. 

News about upcoming products has been displayed. MediaTek’s first wearable device Aster 2502 will be officially released. Similarly, Aster 2502 platform end products will also be on display. Aster 2502 is small in size. A good hardware and software combination.

MediaTek’s another feather in its cap is 4G LTE phone is expected to be announced in this years Computex Taipei. It will be available in domestic market.

 

 

 

 

Leaks reveal Lenovo’s Spectacular phone Vibe Z2

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The Lenovo Vibe Z2 has not been officially announced or launched yet but according to leaks it is an spectacular device.

According to leaked photos the phone has dual SIM support. It is a Chinese device so it should not be a surprise as people in China have more than one SIM’s. The 4G stamp also shows that it supports 4G networks. The device has processor from Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 with the frequency of 2.5GHz. It has 2K display. The screen size is 6-inches. So this screen size make it fall in phablet category. With the phablet size screen and 2K resolution things should be exciting to watch.

Along with display and resolution, Lenovo was able to add 16 MP Camera with optical image stabilization and dual LED flash and NFC support. It is powered by 4,000 mAh battery inside a svelte 7.7mm body of alloy. As this information has been leaked so the release date or pricing is not available. With the hardware specs given the phone will not be very cheap. It is definitely a phone that can give competitor some competition.

 

 

Doogee new DG330 is on the market

 Newly-developed brand DOOGEE is mainly focused on foreign markets, combining sales both online and offline, there are some online sales domestic, but that’s far not as many as abroad. Recently, DOOGEE pushes out new smart phone DOOGEE DG330/MINT, just slightly inferior than the DG550.

 

D330’s feeling designed at the beginning, up and down side is arc designed and has decorated with metal strips, curves on the back, these detains make DG330 feeling mellowandfull, sight view is unic, meanwhile the back camera drop design is also unique. It can be found the design style is similar to HOSIN V908, but different in size, which is 144.7 x 71.6 x 8.3 mm, the back shell is removable.

 

DOOGEE DG330 ‘s specs is in the middle of range, it has 5 inch screen, resolution is FWVGA 854 X 480, carring 1.3GHz MT6582 quad cores processor and 1G+4G memory , supports extension, battery capacity is 1700mAH, Android 4.29 operation system, supporting WCDMA.

 

Although the specs is average, DG330 ‘s cameras is in main stream, the front is 5MP and back 13MP both of them are high resolutions. All we need to know is the Image Quality though.

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Comparing UMI X3 and Xiaomi 3

From X1 to X3, we can find UMI phone brand positioning is more and more precisely- to provide more playable smart phones. The newest launched X3 does not only has the advanced specs and custom system among MTK platform, but also paid more effort on material and design, it is the highest configuration phone in the UMI brand. The phone has been on-sale in small scale for several times, from 27th May, X3 will lift the limit to sale in every Tuesday and Thursday.

 

So is the X3 is worthy or not? Let’s do a simple comparing evaluation and acknowledge more about the product.

 

The appearance comparing:

 

Let’s see the differentiation of the two, in total style design, the Xiaomi 3 is more squared than previous products, while UMI X3 is common rounded rectangle design.

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While they are screen on , the UMI X3 does not looks much larger than Xiaomi3, but the screen itself is much bigger, which can prove the UMI X3 has more screen occupation rate, narrower frame, and proved the statement from users that Xiaomi3’s border can stop a aircraft carrier.

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On the top front part comparing, UMI X3 is clear, without any LOGO, while Xiaomi3 is posting an obvious MI logo on top left. The one who get beginners get the market, Busi Lei has learned.

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Bottom comparing

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On the front bottom, UMI X3 ‘s USB hole is in the middle, both sides are the speakers, and Xiaomi3’s USB hole is designed on the left, and speakers on the right hand, which may be disturbed if you handle the phone by right hand.

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Side part comparing

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Right side comparing, we can find the UMI X3 and Mi3’s power button and volume buttons, so they are easy to reach while the phone is hold one hand. There is no different in touching feelings for both phones, which is good pressed and rebound. But the material is showing big different, however, someone always destroy the button, UMI X3 use alloy material on their buttons and CNC precise finish for every screw.

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Left side, UMI X3 is double card double standby, the SIM card slot is put on left side, the card slot is exactly matched, well made and seems more strict than HTC’s card slots.

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For UMI X3 is double card double standby, X3 create 2 SIM card into 1 card slot, which greatly increased the body’s aesthetic and looks no different from single card slot machines.

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Cameras on both phones are located on the left upper corner on the back, equipped 2 flashlights, Worthy to mention, the UMI X3 use 5P blue glass ,supporting 12 scenarios and smile detect. And another interesting function is voice control picturing.

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On top left, both phones is earphone hole, differentiation is UMI X3 has own dust proof plug with pin that can open card slot, which is convenience., and Xiaomi3’s pin can not be brought by, which is not humanize, what is important, you will lost it after you first seen it while you buy, the X3 looks better designed.

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As the thickness, the UMI X3 is slightly thicker, but the 7.6mm thickness curved back is well fit in your hand, and better than MI3. Meanwhile, UMI X3 ‘s ceramic feeling is better touched. The statement from Xiaomi that no design is the best design is no good in my opinion, the UMI X3 should be the correct design, little design, afflatus from ceramic, and make the touch feeling like ceramic.

 

After the shape comparing, we conclude that MI3 is totally more plastic, and more cubic which brings uncomfortable to your hand. The X3 is ceramic feeling and well made, plus its narrow body with 5.5 inch maching, UMI X3 is satisfied in shape and feeling, 85 out of 100.  By the way, the iPhone5c keeps a excellent touch feeling, 95/100 in my opinion.

 

2 Screen comparing

Buying TV is buying a good screen, the same as mobile phone, a good phone screen can reduce energy consumption, clear displayed and makes you more comfortable while watching video and novel. The UMI X3 is LTPS low temperature polycrystalline silicon made screen, which is better than Xiaomi’s normal IPS screen. Let’s see the compare.

 

1 Displaying 3 original colors:

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UMI X3 displays purer red than MI3, and the X3 screen does not leak light, while MI3 has some on the top.

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The X3 shows lighter blue than the MI3 , which makes X3 a little whiter than MI3, not as pure as MI3.

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Green color is lighter in MI3 than X3.

 

2 Display effect comparing

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VGA total range comparing, we notice MI3 shows some yellowish in the white part of display, and UMI X3 shows pure white.

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In the color and grey level compare, we find that MI3 is not excessive enough, and is showing all grayish. X3 is obvious showed grey.

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It is more obvious grey compare, MI3 is a little yellowish and shows no different in last 2 colors.

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Chessboard 128×128 compare, we can find MI3 is a little yellow in the whole screen, while UMI X3 us 5.5 inch top LG screen, LTPS design makes higher contrast and purer colors and finally better display.

 

Compare 3: Game and System:

Xiaomi3 hosts MIUI system, which many are familiar, many even buy because its system, but people who experienced UMI X1/X2 may know that UMI is.

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Xiaomi3 is embedded MIUI operation system, which many are familiar, many even buy MI3 for its system, but people who experienced UMI X1/X2 know the UMI corporate with flash genius, many developer helped to develop software in order to adapt UMI’s phone, UMI phone can be said to born for flash, its system is no worse than MIUI system, it has many function that you can humanize and customize, for example, intelligent awaking clock and voice control photography.

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Intelligent awake setting interface, we can find there are many supported feature, including popular double click awake screen, awake camera by drawing a “C” shape on screen, switching music etc. Certainly, it support self- define gesture to open personal daily used software.

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X3 added sound control photography feature, which can allow you take photos just by voice control.

 

Gaming performance

 

We compared Xiaomi3 and UMI X3 by opening same game, both are fast, we focus on the X3.

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Running score is many “fake” phone enthusiasts’ way to test a phone’s performance, this obviously is not actual experience, but you do find something by examining the data. Antutu ‘s test to UMI X3 shows it can accomplish most of the games. Let’s see UMI X3’s gaming test.

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Downloading game

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Normal phone can not play big games, for many of them need Google’s service frame to run it, So it is pleasure for X3 to have a built in Google service.

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It is believed that many of you have watched the transcendency spider-man 2, do you wanna become a spider-man after watching? Well, the game spider-man2 is already available, and it can be run smoothly in X3.

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Many also watched Need for Speed in theater, does the Ford mustang feels exciting to you? We can experience racing pleasure outside the theater now, look at the pics.

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Small medium games are easy coped while large ones have no problem. We tested Rune Password, Where does dad go etc, all smoothly.

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The bear appeal, runs smoothly.

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Although most of the games are smoothly, we still tested tens of games, there are results shown above.

 

4 Entertainment navigation function:

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5.5 inch big screen brings promotion of entertainment experience, although there is an iPad mini, but I still prefer watching movie with UMI X3 at night, which would not knock your incisor by falling device, nor can not get a global view for the big screen.

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The official showed the X3 can fulfill 10 hours play time for local movies, actually we found that the X3’s battery is powerful, after viewing an episode by iqiyi using wifi, the battery just drop 4%, which is rather satisfied, if it can not be actual 10 hours battery life.

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Above is the video format compatibility test, all of which is played smoothly.

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Is my earphone match the player’s style?

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UMI X3’s sound quality is ok, with enhancement by BesAudEnh, the bass is stronger, and sounds better.

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The UMI X3 has larger size and high resolution, it can display more fond while you are reading, and it can reduce the burden while reading.

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Benefit of larger screen- playing card games and reading cartoon is better.

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Comics shows better display in the X3.

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GPS location:

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We find that GPS software can search faster, even indoors.

 

We can locate in seconds indoor.

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Conclusion:

 

1 Out look : The UMI X3 looks common in first view, but if you scrutinize, the X3 have some interesting design, including the touching ceramic material, and button virtual button design, a little different with other Android devices.

 

2 Hardware experience: UMI X3 is configured top among MTK platform, no pressure in daily applications, most big game is just feels fever but no shortage, which can be better than MI3, the MI3 is hot while playing games.

 

3 Cost performance value: Same specs to the MI3, but 2/3 of the price, the performance is not bad while the price is quite affordable, any better choice?