Recently, the mini version of the LG G3was revealed along. This new version will be called the LG G3 Beat. It was previously said at Samsung’s user agent profile that the LG G3 mini sported a 4.5-inch display screen and would be sold by the American phone company, AT&T. But for the Chinese market, it will be sold by China Mobile and was also given the name “LG G3 Beat.” (Model no.: LG-D729) Unlike had been stated in previous reports, this version would have a 5-inch 720 x 1280 display screen.
Other hardware information: The LG G3 Beat will use Qualcomm’s 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 and has 2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory storage, and 8mp camera. It is also powered by a 2300 mah battery.
Will the LG G3 Beat come out exclusively in China Mobile’s official stores will it be sold throughout the world as the standard version? We’ll just have to wait and see.
Restricted by its microchip strategy, for more than three years, Huawei has not had a flagship phone in the truest sense even though the company has been targeting the high-end market since Yu Chengdong’s arrival.
After HiSilicon started producing microchips faster, the Honor 6 finally had standard cell phone functions. Besides its processor, Huawei has improved a lot in the last two years.
The base band of Huawei’s processors has surpassed Qualcomm’s and Huawei is the third company in the industry to integrate 4G base bands into their processors.
Regarding ISP, their processors use Altek-based technology, improving the quality of photos.
As for videos, video processors and codecs can be customized and tests show that they are pretty good.
Regarding the software, the UI is pretty fluid even though it’s not exactly aesthetically pleasing. Huawei has also improved several small personalized functions.
Like the Oneplus, there are not any clear flaws with the Honor 6. ON the contrary, it has some amazing features. Its most useful feature is the Wifi. Xiaomi’s attempts at taking advantage of public WiFi and shared passwords has been criticized for privacy and safety problems and, as a result, failed. Huawei, though, could easily do this with the help of internet providers. Huawei’s partnership with providers is one of their strengths.
The Huawei 6 is the result of progress made by Huawei in the last two years and is an excellent product.
II. Late opportunity
The Honor 6 was released on June 24, 2014, the end of the second quarter of the year.
Other cell phones with similar specs (four A15 cores, the Snapdragon 800 and more powerful processors) were released as early as the third quarter of 2013, but most appeared in the fourth quarter.
New phones have been coming out non-stop since late 2013, i.e. ZTE U988S, Mi 3, Nubia Z5S, ELIFE E7, ZTE Grand SII, OPPO Find 7, vivo Xplay 3S, Xshot, OnePlus One, Smartisan T1…
Costing 1999 RMB, the Honor 6’s biggest rivals are the OnePlus One, the cheaper Mi 3, and ZTE Grand SII. Costing 1499 RMB (241.62 USD), the Mi 3 should have a fighting chance.
The ZTE Grand SII has a replaceable battery. Although the Honor 6 is a great step forward for Huawei, but it does not have much a great advantage over the Oneplus One, with its design, craftsmanship, texture, and the Mi 3 with its cheap price.
If the Honor 6 was released in the fourth quarter of 2013 or the first quarter of 2014, it might have a bigger chance. But as it’s being released in the second quarter, it might not have much of a chance as its competitors are starting to cut prices.
What’s even more unfortunate is that MT6595 will be shipped in the third quarter of the year. Its features are excellent and it does not use too much power. Its low price should also lower the prices of powerful devices that will use it to around 1000 RMB (161.08 USD). This won’t leave the Honor 6 with a lot of time to get ready.
The Honor 6 is a great product but unfortunately it has come out at the wrong time. If Huawei really wants to fight back, they would continue to push HiSilicon to make better processors and catch up with Samsung and Qualcomm. At the same time, they should create more processors that use A57 cores and use the most advanced technology.
Things might just turn around in 2015 if Xiaomi and Huawei release products that use a 64-bit A57-core processor in the first quarter.
The budget market just got more exciting. Kingsing are offering an OPPO Find 7 Clone for a tiny price. It has some pretty impressive specs too, and the smartphone is certainly a good looking piece of kit. In the box are all the usual accessories, USB cable, User Manual, Screen Protector and Charger. Let’s take a closer look at what’s inside.
The Kinsing S1 is pretty strong in some areas, it has a MediaTek MT6582 3G chipset running Android 4.4. OS. It has dual-SIM support, 512 MB RAM, and the somewhat limited onboard storage of 4GB is MicroSD expandable up to 32GB so not too much of a problem. There is a 5.5inch QHD 960 x 540 resolution IPS touch screen display. The front camera is 2MP and the rear is 5MP with flash light.
The features included are GPS, AGPS, Wi-Fi, FM Radio and Bluetooth, with 3G WCDMA 850/2100 GSM 850/950/1800/1900. It has a gravity sensor and proximity sensor. The battery is 2800mAh.
This promises to be a good value phone for the budget market, the specs are all acceptable and the phone itself looks great. Alright the Kinsing doesn’t have the capacity of the OPPO Find 7, but it’s not a bad basic phone and very cheap indeed.
Vido is one of the domestic electronic manufacturer is now release the new phablet device, the Vido M87, and the phablet device is now offers in taobao for only 999 yuan or about $160 USD price tag per unit.
Samsung has already release the Samsung Z smartphone, that’s the first Samsung smartphone which running with Tizen platrform, and now the Korean company is testing the new Galaxy S5 smartphone that running with Tizen OS rather than Android OS.
Onda is the one of Chinese tablet manufacturer that always offers the affordable tablet device. And now they unveiled their new tablet that powered by Allwinners octa-core chipset.
The new flagship smartphone of ZTE, Nubia Z7 will be released on July 8th.
Rumor has it that Nubia Z7 will be equipped with an all-metal body, whose side view is quite similar to that of M8 (Source @唐山雨晨 at Weibo). The Home button of Nubia Z7 will continue to be highlighted by its classic red circle.
Besides, it has ultra-slim frame with most of the front is covered with its 5-inch 1080p screen. Judging from the pictures, the screen seems to be floating above the frame.
According to previous information, Nubia Z7 will come with a Snapdragon 805 processor, supports Dual-Card-Two-Standby and be priced at RMB 3495, or about $560 USD.
ZTE is ready to release their new flagship smartphone, ZTE Nubia Z7, this phone is becoing a rumor for long ago, and now we heard that ZTE is ready to held the conference on July 8th.
Today, at 10:08, Huawei has open for sale of Huawei Honor 6 smartphone in Jingdong Mall, Mall Sync. The pre-order is open and the phone is sold out very fast.
1. Why doesn’t the China Mobile edition of the Honor 6 support dual-SIM card?
Unlike the China Unicom version, the Honor 6 edition won’t be a dual-SIMphone. Both phones support TD-LTE/FDD-LTE/TD-SCDMA/WCDMA/GSM.
The China Unicom edition supports dual-SIM
It’s not that Huawei cannot make the China Mobile edition dual-SIM, but when they first started designing the Honor 6, they did a survey of the habits of their uses and found that most of those that want a dual-SIM phone used China Mobile’s 2G internet and, so, did not find it necessary to make it dual-SIM.
2. Does the Honor 6 support timed flight mode?
Although the Honor 6 has a flight mode, it does not have a timer and cannot be turned off automatically.
3. Are there any plans to ship the Kirin 920 to other manufacturers?
Right now, HiSilicon’s chips will only be used by Huawei’s own devices. There are no plans to ship the Kirin 920 to other companies as more work still need to be done on it.
The HiSilicon Kirin 920 octa-core chipset
4. How come there is no China Telecom edition?
There are no plans for a China Telecom Edition for the Honor 6 at the moment. The
Huawei P series has a China Telecom version so it’s not like Huawei cannot make one for the Honor 6 but one reason could be because it will increase production costs. Another reason could
5. Does the Honor 6 have a gyroscope and electronic compass?
Yes. It also has a GPS and other directional features.
6. Is the China Unicom version’s dual-SIM mode 4G?
Yes. One slot is for 4G/3G/2G, the other is for GSM. This means that the Unicom edition supports 4G/3G/2G and GSM dual-SIM.
7. Since FDD internet in the Honor 6 has been shut down, then how can anyone access 4G internet through the Unicom Edition?
Five-mode frequency (FDD has been temporarily shut down)
Since the China government has not allowed FDD LTE yet, 4G phones in China can only use TD-LTE. Therefore, users can still access 4G LTE out of China.
8. What’s so unique about the Kirin 920?
Like all other processors, the Kirin 920 uses commonly-used ARM approved cores such as the A7, A15, and A9, but it’s not a processor that was simply put together from scraps. What distinguishes the Kirin 920 from other processors and gives it an advantage is its base band. Although, it’s not the only octa-core chipset around, its CPU, GPU, and baseband are different from those in other processors.
9. Will customers have to rush to purchase the Honor 6?
According to Huawei, in the beginning, Huawei had several 100,000 phones on stock, but this could have been the plan based on the number of pre-orders. The writer thinks that as an electronic device, the Honor 6 is heading for the top-of-the-line market. Based on market expectations, initial sales should be fierce, but due to the Honor’s strong supply chain capacity, any shipping problems should be easily solved.
10. Is the Cat 6 twice as fast as the Cat 4?
Theoretically, the Cat 6 can run at up to 300Mbps in an FDD network (220Mbps if TD-LTE). The Cat 4 can only run up to 150Mbps (100Mbps if TD-LTE).
11. Does it have water-proof functions?
Unlike the Honor 3, no, it doesn’t.
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Update:
1. Huawei Honor 6 has 4 models: H60-L01, H60-L11, H60-L02, H60-L12. The first 2 models (H60-L01, H60-L11) don’t support dual SIM cards, only support TD-SCDMA and TD LTE. The last 2 models(H60-L02, H60-L12) support dual SIM cards, and support WCDMA(900/2100MHz bands) and FDD LTE (1800/2100MHz bands).
2. H60-L01 and H60-L02 are 16GB storage, H60-L11 and H60-L12 is 32GB storage.
3. H60-L01 and H60-L02 don’t support NFC, but H60-L11 and H60-L12 both support NFC.
The HIKe Z1 is the most anticipated phone out of HIKe’s upcoming products. With its 6-inch display screen and excellent design, it’s HIKe’s most representative product yet.
Those who want the Z1 can pre-order at Aliyun where it costs 1199 RMB. Unfortunately, there are only 500 phones in stock. They can buy their phones on July 2 at 10 AM. The first 60 customers will get a chance to receive a free 10,000ma mobile battery and 2500ma card-shaped battery. All customers will get a free case.
The Z1 sports 6-inch 1080p display screen, MTK6589T quad-core chip, 2GB RAM, 32GB ROM, and 8mp/13mp dual-camera. It has a 81.33mm width, 158mm length, and 7.9mm thickness. As a result, it has a very high screen ratio. The Z1 runs on a 3000ma battery.
On June 24, Huawei released the newest member of its flagship Honor series, the Honor 6. Besides being the first device to use Huawei’s Kirin 920 octa-core processor, it is also the first LTE Cat6-supported phone in China and has an internet speed of up to 300 Mbps.
The Honor 6 sports a 5-inch 1080p JDI display screen which uses in-cell display technology and a very thin bezel at only 2.86mm. It also has 3GB RAM and different versions have 16GB or 32GB internal memory storage. It also sports a 5mp/13mp camera and runs on a 3100mAh battery that has integrated Smart 2.0 power management technology. The 16GB version costs 1999 RMB (321.46 USD) and 2299 RMB (369.70 USD).
Below are photos of the Honor 6 when it was taken out of its box.
Mediatek devices are commonly regarded as lacking in the GPS department. Although the hardware is most of the problem, there are adjustments that can be made to the device settings that can improve the function. It is not a full fix, however, but an improvement all the same. All that is needed is a MTK device such as MT6577, MT6589, MT6589T, MT6572, MT6582, MT6588, MT6592, MT6595 to name a few. The Mobileuncle MTK Tools app is required, available for download from the Google Play store. You also need internet connection to complete the task, so make sure you have a secure connection before you begin.
Ready? Here goes.
Install Mobileuncle MTK Tools on your device.
Run MobileUncle MTK Tools on your device and Tap ‘Engineer Mode’
3. In ‘Engineer Mode’ select the option ‘Engineer Mode MTK’
4. Swipe your finger from right to left and go to the ‘Location’ tab
5. Enter ‘Location-Based Service’, check ‘Enable EPO’ and ‘Auto Download’. Then scroll down to the ‘Update Period’ and set it to 14:40 (one day)
6. Tap ‘EPO (IDLE)’. If you get the message “EPO update failure” in the Log, this method will not work for you. Most likely because your device is probably trying to download EPO data from http://ftp.epo.mediatek.com which is not working. If this occurs, complete general settings below and try the alternate method below that again. If, with luck, you see an “EPO update success” message, you can do the general settings below and then reboot your phone. You should then notice an improvement in GPS function.
General GPS Settings
1. Go to Settings then tap ‘Location Access’ and tick everything there, also turn GPS satellites button to “ON”.
2. Tap ‘GPS satellites’ to enter the A-GPS settings. Tick the boxes you see in the picture below:
3. Enter ‘A-GPS Settings’ and select the network used from ‘Network Used’. If you choose ‘Home + Roaming’ you may get high bills if while you are abroad you are using this excessively. So, select ‘Home’ unless you wish to take the risk.
4. Select “EPO settings” and check Auto download.
Alternative method (for rooted phones):
1. Download and install the MT GPS EPO Fix from the Google Play Store
2. Run the application and follow the on-screen instructions carefully
3. Reboot your device and then check your GPS fix performance.
As stated earlier, this is not a compensation for the hardware issues, but it is a way of making the most of what your device can do. Hopefully it will provide significant improvement of your device’s GPS function.
Most Xiaomi smartphones come with the following four keyboard options; Google Keyboard, Google Pinyin Input, Google Voice Typing and Swiftkey. It is the Google Pinyin Input that is required for the Chinese input, it is simple to switch between simple and traditional type. Here’s how it’s done.
1. Find and launch the ‘Settings’ app.
2. Tap to select ‘Language and Input’.
3. Tap next to ‘Google Pinyin Input’
4. Tap ‘Input’
5. Check and uncheck the ‘Traditional Chinese’ option.
If you’re finding it awkward to play many formats of video file on your Xiaomi Mi 3, don’t despair, here are a list of third party players that are downloadable and run a huge variety of files.
MX Player
MoliPlayer
MoboPlayer
DicePlayer
These are not only tested in all of the formats mentioned above, but they are also absolutely free so why not try them all and see which one you like best?
The phone user in domestic market is now ready to enjoy the 4G network, since government has allow mobile operator to open the 4G network service in the country. And now we have 4G smartphone that comes from domestic market, the Gionee Elife S5.5L.
Xiaomi is now heading to India, the company is ready to hit more global market since they successfully hits Singapore and Malaysian market. The Xiaomi products will be available in India through Flipkart.
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next to ‘Google Pinyin Input’
symbol next to Torch and then drag it to the area above the ‘active bar’.
