Recently, Vivo introduced its next operating system, the Funtouch OS 2.0. This version is based on the Android 4.4.2 which has a simple design.

Related: Real Photos of vivo X5L leaked

According to Vivo CMO, @冯磊Alex, the Funtouch OS 2.0 uses a flatter design and the tabs have been redesigned. The quick menu that is accessed when sliding your finger upwards has been redesigned as well with better visual effects. According to Alex, the Funtouch OS 2.0 can support display screens for Vivo Y27 phones and up.

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Lenovo recently released what is purportedly the cheapest 4G cellphone in the market right now. The Lenovo A320T only costs 399 RMB and supports China Mobile’s TD-LTE 4G network.

Due to its low price, the A320T’s specs are only about average. It sports a 4-inch 800 x 480 display screen, has 512Mb Ram and 4Gb internal memory space. Its operating system is the Android 4.4.2 and its camera has 2Mp. It is powered by a 1500mAh.

The biggest highlights of the A320T are that it uses the 1.3GHz MT6582 quad-core chipset (its baseband chip is the T6290) and that its rear case is made of artificial leather.

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Tonight, Xiaomi CEO, Lei Jun, announced in his Weibo account the launch of the Xiaomi Note 4G Edition which will be held tomorrow.

According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology’s website, the Hongmi Note 4G Edition sports a 5.5-inch IPS display screen with 1280 x 720 resolution, uses a 1.6GHZ processor, and has 2GB RAM, and 8GB ROM. It also sports a 5mp/13mp camera and uses the Android 4.4.2-customized MIUI system.

Lei Jun also said that the new Hongmi Note will be“lighter and faster.”According to MIIT’s website, the Note 4G Edition’s measurements are 154 x 78.7 x 9.45mm which are the same as the regular version. This probably means that the 4G edition will have a faster processor and follow a lighter single-card design.

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An industry insider recently revealed that Huawei’s next phone will use fingerprint recognition technology from Synaptics.

       Actually, Huawei’s newest flagship phone is the Huawei D3 (previously called “Jazz”). To be more precise, it is actually called the Mate 3 since it has been reported that Huawei merged the D series and Mate series. Previous reports stated that this phone sports a 6.1-inch touch screen and a built-in Kirin 920 octa-core processor (1.8GHz). However, according to the insider, Huawei hopes to take this phone to another level by improving safety settings by adding a fingerprint recognition feature.

Two versions of the Huawei Mate 3 will be released. Both will use a 6-inch touch screen but one will have 2K resolution while the other will have 1080p resolution. One version will also have 2GB RAM while the other will have 3GB RAM. Both will sport a 5mp/13mp camera and will use the Android 4.4.2 OS. Both support LTE 4G internet and will come with new apps from Huawei.

Production on the phone has already started and it is slated for release this September.

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Today, Antutu released information on the latest phone in Coolpad’s Daguan series, the Daguan 5. Its model number is “Coolpad 9971” and it sports a 2K display screen and the Snapdragon 801 processor.

According to Antutu, the Coopad Daguan 5 uses the 2.5GHz Snapdragon 801 quad-core processor and sports a 5.5-inch display screen with 2560 x 1440 resolution. It also has 3GB RAM, a 5mp front-facing camera, and 13mp main camera. Its operating system is the Android 4.4.2 OS. However, it is also rumoured that the Daguan 5 will actually use a 6-inch display screen and a 20mp camera. It will be a while until we get the truth.

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It has already been reported that the Nubia Z7 flagship phone will be released tomorrow. Recently, the website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) recently listed two of Nubia’s new phones, the NX505J which has a 5.5-inch screen and NX507J, which has a 5-inch screen. These could be the soon-to-be-released Nubia Z7 and Z7 mini.

MIIT certifies Nubia Z5 mini（NX507J）

       As the information at the MIIT website shows, the NX507J sports a 5-inch 1080p screen and runs on a 2GHz quad-core processor. It has 2GB RAM and 16GB ROM (also supports microSD expandable memory). It also has a 5mp/8mp camera and its operating system is the Android 4.4.2.

Its measurements are 152.75 x 76 x 8.5mm and it weighs 168g. It also supports TD-LTE, TD-SCDMA, WCDMA, and GSM.

MIIT certifies Nubia Z7（NX505J）

       The NX505J sports a 5.5-inch 1080p TFT screen and uses a 2.3GHz Snapdragon quad-core processor. It has 2GB RAM and 16GB ROM which can be expanded by microSD. It also sports a 5mp/8mp dual camera and runs on the Android 4.4.2 OS.

The Nubia NX505J’s measurements are 152.7 x 76 x 8.5mm (which is almost exactly the same as the mini-version) and it weighs 168g.

In addition, the Nubia NX505J also supports TD-LTE, TD-SCDMA, WCDMA, GSM internet.

It has also been rumoured that the Nubia Z7 will use a 2K screen and that its processor is the Snapdragon 805. Both the Nubia Z7 and Nubia Z7 mini are expected to come out on the 8^th.

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Coolpad can be a considered a pioneer in the 4G age having already released more than 10 4G devices and will release a new one soon. Unlike Coolpad’s other 4G phones, the new Coolpad 8017 will use an MTK 4G solution.

At the moment, Coolpad will only release a China Mobile edition of the 8017 and it will support TD-LTE, TD-SCDMA, and GSM. The Coolpad 8017 sports a 4-inch display 800 x 480 WVGA resolution. Its processor is the MT6582M quad-core processor (1.2GHz) and it has a RAM of just 512Mb and 4GB internal memory storage. It sports a rear-facing camera with 2mp and runs on a 1650mAh battery.

Like other MTK 4G phones, the Coolpad 8017 runs on the Android 4.4.2 but it uses Coolpad’s own CoolLife UI. As the snapshot shows, there’s a small hole on the left side of the phone. It looks like the 8017 may use noise-cancelling technology.

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A month after releasing their first 4G mobile phone, the M811, China Mobile introduced their first 4G tablet to the world at the Mobile Asia Expo in Shanghai. Recently, China mobile began to release new information on the specs and features of their new tablet. It a prototype for a 7-inch pad has already been completed and a 10-inch Pad is in the works.

The measurements of China Mobile’s first 4G tablet are 190 x 112 x 8.95mm and it sports a 7-inch 1280 x 800 display screen. It uses the 1.2GHz MSM8926 quad-core processor and has 1GB RAM, 16GB internal memory storage (It can be expanded up to 32 GB) and a 5mp/.3mp camera with LED flash. It is powered by a built-in 4100mAh battery and runs on the Android 4.4.2 system. It supports Blu Ray 4.0 and OTG. Based on the price of M811, we can expect the price of the 7-inch tablet to be pretty high.

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