Oukitel has a tradition in making big battery phones and its K Series is one of the best out there to offer super long battery performance. After the release of the K12 that comes with a 10000mAh battery, the Chinese manufacturer is ready to unveil the next-gen model in the Series, Oukitel K13 Pro with 11000mAh battery.

Design

Oukitel designed the K13 Pro from scratch in order to make it unique and distinguishable from the rest of the Series’ devices. It comes with a 6.41″ HD+ O-notch display covered by Asahi glass that is 2.5D curved and prismatic cut. Thanks to the O-notch design, the bezels on the 3 sides are ultra-narrow and the screen/body ratio reaches 90.3%.

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The earpiece was crafted though CNC and double oxygenation and has a distinctive red color. The same red decoration is also found around the volume and power buttons, rear cameras, LED flash, fingerprint reader, and Oukitel logo. The back panel comes in 2 patterns: Genuine leather and Kevlar.

11000mAh Battery

Of course, the killer feature is the huge battery. According to researches, there are about 3.3 billion smartphone users around the world and users generally spend an average of 3.5 to 4 hours on their phones every day, each week up to 28 hours. Using a smartphone so many hours means that a big battery is essential since finding a power outlet when on the go is a no-go. According to the company, the K13 Pro can offer 41 hours of phone calls, 54 hours of music playback, 14.5 of video playback or 11 hours of gaming. In real-life scenarios, this means about 3 to 4 days of heavy use on a single charge. With a more conservative use, you can achieve a whole week.

5V/6A Quick Charge

Having a massive battery means that fast charging is the most important thing since it can take hours to recharge. The 5V/6A fast charge will recharge the K13 Pro in just 2 hours and 20 minutes. It gains about 1% per minute from 0% to 60% so even if you forget to charge it during the night, you can give it a quick 30-60 minutes charge and you are good to go for the whole day.

Hardware

As for the rest of the hardware, it comes with MediaTek’s Helio P22 8-core SoC manufactured @12nm, backed by 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage, expandable up to 128GB more via the microSD slot. In addition, there is a dual rear camera with 16MP/2MP sensors as we as an 8MP selfie shooter. It supports both fingerprint and face unlock and you can use the NFC to make mobile payments.

The device will hit the market in early November with a retail price of $189.99. during the 11.11 Global Shopping Festival on Aliexpress, it will be available for just $179.99. To learn more details about it, visit the product page.

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After a cancelled Indiegogo campaign and the redesign that the phone went through, the Elephone PX pop-up camera phone is finally here and today the company kicked off the Giveaway campaign. The event will last a whole month and will end on October 30th so this time it’s hard to miss. To participate, all you have to do is claim as many entries as possible through the Gleam platform here.

Now, as far as the full specs of the device are concerned, the mystery remains as the Chinese manufacturer hasn’t revealed much until today. The only specs we can confirm are those that are mentioned on the official page. So, the device will come with a 6.53″ display that covers the most part of the front panel. Of course, it comes with a pop-up camera and judging from the press photos, a dual rear camera will be available as well as a rear-placed fingerprint sensor. We expect the disclosure of the full specs to take place soon.

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Apple is the indisputable king of the smartwatch industry with its sales reaching almost 50% of the total amount. On Tuesday, they released their newest model, Apple Watch Series 5 that, if it wasn’t for an always-on display, it would be a minuscule update. However, the battery life still sucks as the company hints less than a day’s life on a single charge.

The always-on display is definitely a nice feature but most users would prefer longer battery life, NFC, and wireless charging anytime. Well, Kospet is getting ready to release such a watch, Kospet Prime, and judging from the photos leaked earlier, it will sport NFC as well as wireless charging.

But that’s not the only advantages. According to information, the battery will be the biggest ever on a smartwatch at 1260mAh and will allow for up to 3 days of use or 7 days of standby on a single charge. Also, there will be two 8MP cameras that will allow for shooting photos and making video calls without the need of your smartphone. And it will support Face Unlock too!

Lastly, rumors talk about a 1.6″ round AMOLED display, bigger than other Kospet products like the Kospet Optimus Pro and Kospet Hope. What’s more, like in most of the company’s watches, memory configuration will be 3GB/32GB. If information is true, then we can’t wait to get one and test it in person!

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Although previous information was talking about the launch of Ulefone T2 hitting the market in February of 2019, it seems that the company’s planning changed and it didn’t. But now it is final and the new flagship of the Chinese manufacturer will be launched next week. Also, this delay has its advantages as it is coming with Helio P70 instead of P60.

As a flagship-level phone, the screen of Ulefone T2 is pretty much bezeless. It measures at 6.7″ with FHD+ resolution, an aspect ratio of 19:9, and is provided by Sharp. The specs of the display cover up to 98% NTSC ultra-wide color gamut to offer vivid, colorful, and crisp images.

On the inside lies the most advanced processor from MediaTek, Helio P70 AI SoC, and is backed by 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. As you can guess, it is a multitasking beast. What’s more, it packs a massive 4200mAh battery, larger than most flagship devices out there. This makes sure that you won’t run out of battery in the middle of the day. And even if you do, the 18W fast charging will get you up and running fast. Also, it supports wireless charging as well thanks to the 3D Glass back cover.

In terms of camera performance, the Ulefone T2 comes with a dual rear setup with 16MP/8MP sensors that, with the help of the new high-resolution depth engine of Helio P70, gives a 3X boost in depth-mapping performance, and captures richer details. The selfie shooter hosts an 8MP sensor that can also be used for Face Unlock.

The rest of the specs are what a flagship deserves to have, so there is NFC with GPay support for easy contactless payments, a smart Hi-Fi audio chip that offers high-quality music reproduction, and support for 18 4G/LTE frequency bands that cover more than 90% of the world’s network carriers. Oh, there’s also dual 4G/dual VoLTE support too.

The Ulefone T2 will start its presale next week but the price isn’t known for the time being. We assume it will be revealed soon. To see all the specs and features of the new flagship, visit the official product page here.

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Elephone’s latest device -A6 Max- is already available for preorder at just $139.99 instead of $159.99 and until August 21st, Banggood is the online shop to host it. Besides the $20 off discount offered by Elephone, the first 100 units sold will also get an Ele B5 smartband as a free gift! At the same time, a Giveaway event is ongoing until the end of the month.

The Elephone A6 Max features a 6.53″ waterdrop notch display with HD+ resolution and a high screen/body ratio thanks to the thin bezels. It is powered by MediaTek’s Helio P22 octa-core SoC accompanied by 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage, a configuration that should be enough for almost everyone in everyday use.

The battery stands at 3950mAh capacity and supports fast charging as well as wireless charging and should take you through 2 days of normal use. Also, there is NFC support for contactless payments and more. In addition, there is a dual rear camera with 20MP/2MP sensors while the selfie shooter is also 20MP with face unlock support. Other specs include a USB Type-C charging port, a fingerprint reader, Bluetooth 5.0, and Starry Black plus Peacock Blue colors. Learn more about it on the official product page.

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The latest member of the Power Series, Ulefone Power 6, has been in the market long enough to get the praises and good reputation from users as well as media. Dozens of promotional videos are already available concerning its performance and durability but today Ulefone is releasing a new video demonstrating the camera performance of Power 6. Let’s take a look.

As shown in the video, the dual rear camera that hosts a 16MP Sony IMX298 main sensor and a 2MP secondary perform really well. The details captured seem rich, the dynamic range looks satisfying and colors appear more or less as they really are. The camera app comes with multiple modes like Beauty mode, Bokeh mode, Mono mode, and Pro mode, satisfying different shooting demands. The photo shot with Bokeh effect looks impressive. We should mention that the selfie shooter also hosts a 16MP sensor in the waterdrop notch also offering high-resolution images and excellent beauty mode performance.

Ulefone Power 6 comes with a 6.3″ FHD+ display and is powered by the Helio P35 AI SoC backed by 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. Also, the phone supports OTG function and reverse charging, face and fingerprint unlock, GPS/Glonass/Beidou/Galileo, global network support, NFC with Google Pay, and runs on the brand-new Android 9 Pie.

Starting today, you can get the Power 6 for just $159.99 on Banggood until July 29th. For more information about other products, you can visit the official Ulefone website.

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Staying loyal to its principals, Cubot continues to develop and manufacture smartphones that are both reliable and affordable. The newest member of their portfolio is going to be the Cubot R19 and -according to its specs and pricing policy of the company- it is going to be pretty affordable.

The device is already online at the company’s website and our information say that it will hit the market at the end of July. The R19 is rather compact with a 5.71″ HD+ display and is powered by the MT6761 quad-core SoC backed by 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. Inside the SoC, lies a PowerVR GE8300 GPU that judging by the display resolution, won’t have a problem with any game out there.

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On the back, the phone hosts a dual camera with 13MP/2MP sensors as well as a fingerprint sensor. The front shooter is an 8MP sensor that also supports Face unlock. The device features a 2800mAh battery, Android 9 Pie preinstalled, and it will come in 3 colors: Green, Black, and Gradient. To learn all the details, visit the product page here.

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Elephone demonstrated a series of future models during the Global Sources Exhibition in HongKong earlier this year. Recently, one of them (Elephone U2) was officially released featuring a pop-up front camera and a triple rear camera and is already on presale for a very affordable price, while a Giveaway is ongoing. Today, the company provided 2 photos of the Elephone A6 Max that was also demonstrated during the exhibition.

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The Elephone A6 Max features a big waterdrop notch display and is expected to come at an affordable price. for the time being, the only information we have about it is the rear camera that is a dual setup accompanied by a dual-tone LED flash. Also, there is a fingerprint sensor placed on the back of the device. We expect it to hit the market soon since, judging from the photos, it seems like a ready product. As always, we’ll update you as soon as we have more info.

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There are two important smartphones in the lower mid-range segment from Xiaomi in China right now, the Redmi Note 5 and the Xiaomi Mi 6X. Despite being from different lineups, their pricing is very similar. This means that if you are out to buy a brand new Xiaomi smartphone under 2000 Yuan (~$315), then you have to decide between these two handsets (there are more options if you look at older discounted models, but we are not going to focus on them right now).

Both are quite different from each other in terms of performance and features, which makes it even harder to decide between the two. Do you go for the performance of the SD660 over SD636 or is camera your ultimate priority or is battery life your most important concern? We try to make your lives a little easier in this article.

Since camera is one of the most important areas in a smartphone, we decided to pit the Xiaomi Mi 6X vs Redmi Note 5 (China) for a camera shootout. In this article, we will compare samples from different scenarios and see how both of them performed using their stock settings.

So let’s get on with the Xiaomi Mi 6X vs Redmi Note 5 (China) Camera Shootout!

Before we start comparing the two samples side by side, I have to add that the results were not exactly what I was expecting. Sometimes the Mi 6X did well while there were other times when the Redmi Note 5 did well. In general, both had similar results in daytime. As for the low light pictures, it’s a totally different story. It will all depend on how you like your low light samples. Just read on and you’ll know what I’m talking about.

Xiaomi Mi 6X vs Redmi Note 5: Daylight Performance

Under good lighting conditions, both the phones managed to do well. The results were quite similar, with the Mi 6X’s sample featuring better saturation and slightly better details.

For example, let’s take a look at the image of the red flower below.

The Mi 6X has better colors and slightly better details too. But in general, both the photos look quite similar. So, you won’t get any significant improvement in the day light images from the Mi 6X.

As you can see in the zoomed in sample, the Mi 6X has managed to capture slightly better details of the anthers of the flower.

Xiaomi Mi 6X vs Redmi Note 5: Portrait Mode

Once again, both the phones manage to capture pretty good portraits. It’s not surprising since the algorithms are the same for taking portrait shots. Even the amount of details captured are quite similar. So there are no significant differences in their quality.

Xiaomi Mi 6X vs Redmi Note 5: Selfies

On paper, the Mi 6X has a definite advantage over the RN5 on the front camera end. The former features a 20MP sensor while the latter has a smaller 13MP shooter. In real life, quality difference does exist in selfies with the Mi 6X capturing better saturated samples.

You can see the difference down in the samples below where Shine Wong is testing his selfie skills!

Xiaomi Mi 6X vs Redmi Note 5: Outdoor Dull Lighting

Xiaomi Mi 6X seems to have captured slightly better details and lesser noise when the lighting was dull. Even the colors are better on the Mi 6X.

For example, take a look at the samples above. The tree on the bottom right corner is definitely greener than the one seen on the RN5 sample. Also, there’s very little noise in the dark areas as compared to the RN5. Here, we can say that the Mi 6X was slightly better than the Redmi model.

Xiaomi Mi 6X vs Redmi Note 5: Artificial Light Sample

Indoors, under artificial lights, the Xiaomi Mi 6X manages to capture better colors. The level of details on the Mi 6X were also slightly better, but in some cases, you might find the Redmi Note 5 capturing better details in the sample.

For example, in the sample above, the colors are better on the Mi 6X’s sample. However, when you zoom in, you can see that the spots on the dragon fruit were better captured on the Redmi Note 5’s sample. Still the Mi 6X’s sample looks better in general.

Xiaomi Mi 6X vs Redmi Note 5: Super Low Light Sample

When the lighting goes down, the Xiaomi Mi 6X captures brighter photos, with better colors, and details. However, it does come at a cost. Check out the sample below.

The book shelf sample from the Xiaomi Mi 6X looks better in terms of colors and brightness, however, it’s evident that there’s a lot of noise in the sample. In comparison, the Redmi Note 5 is darker and the details are lost. Despite the noise, Mi 6X’s sample looks better.

The higher noise is likely because the Xiaomi Mi 6X takes the ISO up to 9600 as compared to 6400 ISO on the RN5.

Xiaomi Mi 6X vs Redmi Note 5: Night Photography

When it comes to the night time photography, once again, noise is evident in Mi 6X’s samples. Look at the samples below.

The Mi 6X managed to over expose the buildings in the background to make sure the parking lot was brighter. But this makes the picture quite noisy. Just zoom into the image and you’ll see the high concentration of noise. The Redmi note 5 isn’t quite better,  being darker than the Mi 6X but there’s less noise and slightly better details. Personally, I’d pick the Redmi Note 5’s sample here!

RELATED:- Photos: The Red Xiaomi Mi 6X Is A Sexy Beast

Xiaomi Mi 6X vs Redmi Note 5 Camera Shootout: Conclusion

In short, the better camera hardware on the Xiaomi Mi 6X hasn’t been put to good use. It’s not significantly better than the Redmi Note 5’s 12+5MP camera setup and even in low light situations, where the Mi 6X should have done better, the samples were plagued with noise.

Overall, I would say I’m quite disappointed with Xiaomi’s work on the Mi 6X’s camera for low light photography. If the company manages to limit the noise in the low light samples, things would shift in favour of the Mi 6X. Otherwise, with noisy low light pictures, I’m sure many users would be leaning towards the Redmi Note 5 model for its larger battery and a dedicated headphone jack.

What are your thoughts? Are you okay with the amount of noise in each of the Mi 6X’s low light samples?

You can check out the full size samples added above and some more from the drive link here!

Also, do check out our Xiaomi Mi 6X vs Meizu E3 camera comparison from here.

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Gizmochina along with Banggood is conducting 1 unit Umidigi A1 pro dual-camera phone as giveaway gift to a lucky reader. Like always, you just have to follow the steps mentioned on the Gleam widget to get a chance to win this amazing gift.

In the pre-order term, you can get this entry-level dual-camera phone at $99 ($40 off), and Banggod will choose 2 free orders who has bought Umidigi A1 Pro each day.

The Umidigi A1 Pro comes with almost all the cutting-edge stuff: Face ID unlock, Pure Android 8.1, and Dual 4G LTE! The device is powered by the latest MT6739 SoC accompanied by 3GB of RAM to ensure fluid multitasking. In addition, it comes with a Type-C port with 5V/2A quick charging. It charges in less than 120 minutes. On the back, there is a 13MP/5MP dual camera setup and it will be available in 3 colors: Moonlight Silver, Icy Blue, and Pitch Dark.

How to entry this giveaway? Just follow these steps via Gleam widget:

1. Visit Banggood’s Umidigi A1 Pro promotion page, and leave comments under this article, to tell readers which feature do you like on this phone;
2. Share this giveaway contest to your friends on social sites;

Giveaway – Win a Umidigi A1 Pro Dual-camera Phone

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Early this year, Razer acquired Nextbit, makers of the cloud phone – the Nextbit Robin. The acquisition spurred rumors that Razer was going to release its own smartphone. Tonight, at an event in London the gaming manufacturer unveiled its first smartphone – the Razer Phone.

The design of the Razer Phone reminds you of a Sony Xperia phone with its large bezels; and a black Nextbit Robin with the button and camera placements. Its body is built of anodized aluminum and comes in thick at 8mm. It weighs 197g and like some Xperia phones, can stand on its own in portrait or landscape mode.

Razer Phone Specs

The highlight of the Razer Phone is its display. Supplied by SHARP, the 5.7” QHD IGZO screen is the first globally available smartphone with a 120Hz refresh rate. Razer calls it an Ultramotion Display and likens it to NVIDIA’s G-SYNC. No lags, no tearing, and no buffering, all for a smooth gaming experience. Surprisingly, the display is protected by Gorilla Glass 3.

Like most Android flagships this year, the Razer phone is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835. It comes with 8GB of RAM as standard and 64GB of expandable storage.

The Razer phone also joins the bandwagon by coming with dual rear cameras. One is a 12MP F/1.75 wide angle lens and the other is a 12MP F/2.6 telephoto lens with 2X zoom. Razer says the camera has features like portrait mode and seamless zoom. The front camera is an 8MP F/2.2 sensor.

For a phone targeted at gamers, it is necessary it packs a sufficiently large battery. Razer doesn’t disappoint and includes a 4,000mAh battery. It also comes with support for Quick Charge 4.0+, making it the first phone to ship with the new fast-charging technology with a supported charger included. Quick Charge 4.0+ means you can go from 0 to 85% in just 1 hour.

A great gaming experience is incomplete without great audio. For the Razer Phone, there are dual front-facing speakers. The speakers occupy the whole length where you would usually find the bezels. The speakers have dedicated amplifiers, Dolby Atmos, and are certified by THX, another of Razer’s acquisitions.

The phone doesn’t have an audio jack, so you either have to use Bluetooth headphones (Bluetooth 4.2 with AptX) or USB-C earphones. However, it comes with a 3.5mm to USB-C audio connector with a 24-bit DAC. There is a fingerprint scanner embedded in its power button and a USB-C port at the bottom. It also has NFC.

The Razer Phone runs Android 7.1.1 Nougat out of the box with a custom Razer version of the popular launcher, Nova Launcher Prime. Razer says the phone will receive an update to Oreo in Q1 2018.

The phone has a library of specially made games that take advantage of its Ultramotion Display. Some of the games announced during the launch include Tekken, Final Fantasy XV, and Arena of Valor. A brand new game called Ultra Hunt was also demoed at the launch.

READ MORE: Razer Unveils a New Laptop With Three Screens Dubbed Project Valerie

Price and Availability

The Razer phone will sell for $699. Pre-orders begin today and it will start shipping 17th of November. It will be exclusive to Microsoft Stores in the US and Canada, and Three Network in Europe.

There is also a special edition of the Razer Phone that has a green Razer logo instead of silver like the standard variant. There are only about 1000 units available and they will be sold in Razer stores, select Microsoft stores in San Francisco, and Three stores in Europe.

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Meizu has had a relatively quiet 2017, especially if we compare the rate of smartphone releases this year to that of last year. This may likely explain why their launch events are starting to be with pomp and pageantry. The Pro 7 launch was no less glamorous and so too, the company seems to be planning a glamorous ceremony for the M6 Note launch scheduled to take place at the Beijing Performing Arts Centre on August 23. We feel so because of the giant-sized banner (attached after the post) which was recently spotted to have been erected by the company at its Beijing headquarter complex.

The banner is basically a teaser as it contains just the number 6 designed in a manner that looks like it is the number 8 but in actual sense, it looks like they are teasing a dual camera setup on the M6 Note along with the device itself. We already have words that the Meizu mid-ranger will pack a dual camera set up at the rear making it the second Meizu phone with such, and the teaser poster which announced the August 23 launch date contained the picture of a dual camera-packing smartphone held be a man.

Read More: Leak: Meizu M6 Note Running Helio P20 instead of P25?

Apart from a dual camera setup, the Meizu M6 Note will come with a sport a 5.5-inch IPS LCD Full HD display and will be powered by MediaTek’s latest mid-range Helio P25 (MT6757T) chip with the Mali-T880 GPU firing up the graphics. The processor will be backed by 3GB of RAM on some models while others will have 4GB of RAM coupled with either be a 32GB and 64GB storage variant respectively.

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LEAGOO recently released their new model – LEAGOO M7, a low-end smartphone but with iPhone 7 Plus appearance and rear dual camera.

Main features of LEAGOO M7:

• MT6580A quad-core chipset
• Rear dual camera (8MP+5MP)
• Front 5.0MP camera
• 5.5 inch HD 2.5D display
• 1GB RAM + 16GB ROM
• 0.1s front fingerprint ID
• Removable 3000mAH battery with 5V1.5A quick charge
• Pre-installed Android 7.0 OS
• Dual SIM dual standby

The Eyes of the Night and Night Mode

M7 is the night shooting saver. Dual rear camera works similar to the eyes of the night, along with the F2.2 big aperture and 4P lens to deal with light, Besides, LEAGOO M7 support Night Mode that can always captures clearer images in low light environments.

Rear dual camera with dual LED flash

Dual LED flash supports two rear cameras to take stunning photos. With a combination of two LED lights, M7 detects the brightness and color temperature of circumstance, simultaneously adjusts and flashes light close to natural when taking pictures. Capture more natural and true-to-life pictures with M7.

Smart Front Fingerprint

M7 uses an innovative front fingerprint design, letting you take selfie in a much easier way. Just gently click it, your shining selfie is captured in 0.19 second.

The front fingerprint is a physical all-in-one Home button. We optimized the fingerprint recognition speed and recognition rate to offer an improved overall accessibility. It can effectively identify the fingerprint in 360-degree, and unlock your M7 to get to the Home pagefaster and more conveniently.

More Comfortable than Ever

M7 has a simple but clear and impressive 7.9mm unibody withmicro-arc designed curved edges ,providing a more comfortable touch. On the front, the 2.5D arc round edge will make you feel more smooth with a seamless connection to the metallic-touch unibody.

Now LEAGOO M7 pre-order was started, you can save $10 and get a free siliconcase during this campaign period, only 1000pcs limited, just click here: Buy Now

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China is full of interesting smartphones and we have got some of the finest flagships in the market from this country. However, there’s another side to the Chinese market, which is also quite popular internationally, and it’s the Chinese smartphone clone market. While big brands like Huawei, Xiaomi and OPPO are set to create its own identity with special specs and features distinguishing its phones from international brands, there are some phones which imitate these big brands.

OPPO is huge in China at the moment and the company seems to be doing very well in the market. So, there’s no surprise that China has a number of OPPO clones. One of the recent clones we managed to spot is actually quite unique. If you loved Huawei P9’s design but are desperate to get OPPO’s branding on the back, here’s something for you.

RELATED: OPPO R11 Will Feature The New Snapdragon 660 Chipset

This is what an OPPO branded Huawei P9 would look like, and we may even call it the OPPO P9. And guess what! There’s the Leica certification at the back as well. So, if Huawei and OPPO had an ugly baby, it would probably look like this. I mean, the build quality sucks for sure, look at the cracks on the back. Plus, the top band looks like a sticker, where we can see the dual cameras. Needless to say, the built quality is less than impressive. But you do get 4G+ VoLTE, or so it says!

No ideas about the pricing of the device though, but it surely will be super cheap. We have seen many clones that actually have pretty good built quality (unlike this one) and it’s very easy to mistake a clone for the real one. So, if you are ever in China looking for a smartphone, make sure to check the product before purchase and stick to the popular stores in the area.

(Image Source: Weibo)

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The BLUBOO D1 is still a few weeks from launching. To whet our appetite, BLUBOO has released a video teasing the budget dual camera smartphone.

The BLUBOO D1 has dual rear cameras just like its sibling, the BLUBOO Dual. The dual rear cameras are not the only features this sub $100 phone boasts of. It sports an aluminium back, a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, runs Android 7.0, and even has a cool notification light below the screen.

BLUBOO’s new phone has a 5-inch HD display, a 1.5GHz quad-core SoC, 2GB of RAM, and 16GB ROM. Unlike other phones that use a hybrid SIM slot, the BLUBOO D1 gives you the option to insert 2 SIM cards and a SD card slot all at once. The MicroSD card slot will accept up to 256GB cards.

The dual rear Sony cameras on the BLUBOO D1 are stacked on top of each other. The fingerprint scanner which unlocks in 0.1s is positioned under the setup while a dual LED flash flanks it on the left. The main camera is an 8MP sensor while the secondary sensor is just 2MP. Both will work together to produce DSLR-quality Bokeh images. An independent vision processing unit in the phone allows you to see the depth-of-field effect in real time.

The camera in front is still unknown but BLUBOO says it can take Bokeh images too. It also boasts a softlight for clearer selfies taken in dark places.

One other amazing feature is the RGB notification light at the bottom bezel. It gives the D1 a kind of sophistication reserved for phones priced way higher than it is.

RELATED: BLUBOO Launches Its First Dual Camera Smartphone, The BLUBOO Dual

The BLUBOO D1 is one of the few phones below the $100 mark to launch with Android 7.0 Nougat. It is powered by a 2600mAh battery and will be available in Blue, Black, and Gold. There is no official launch date yet, neither is there a price tag, but it is expected to not cross the $100 mark.

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Two new Nubia smartphones have appeared on the website of China’s telecoms certification agency TENAA where they have been certified. The smartphones are listed with the model numbers NX551J and NX573J and both adopt with the same design language. The renders of the two Nubia devices shows both also has white front panels, with a round home button having a red circle design.

The renders of the two Nubia devices shows both have white front panels, with a round home button embedded with a red circle on top. At the rear, both the NX551J and NX573J are quite different in looks as one comes with a dual camera setup and similar U-shaped antenna similar to the one Apple features on the iPhone 7 Plus, while the other one sports a single camera with the antenna band running right through the camera (renders of this particular Nubia smartphone has actually leaked earlier on).

The listed specifications also show that one of the smartphones is a mid-ranger while the other is a high-end model. Of the two, the NX551J which uses a dual-camera and U-shaped antenna sports a 5.5-inch OLED display with Full HD resolution (1920 x 1080p).The device is equipped with an octa-core processor with a frequency of 2.0Gz and the processor works with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage which is capable of being expanded up to 128GB.

Read Also: ZTE Nubia Teases Launch of Dual-Camera Smartphone on March 21

The camera setup is listed as a 13MP shooter at the front and a 16MP shooter at the rear. The device runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow and packs a large 3,560mAh.

On the other hand, the second model NX573J sports a 5.5-inch TFT display 1280 x 720 pixels. It features an unnamed Octa-core processor clocked at 1.5GHz. The processor is backed by a 3GB  RAM while there is 64GB of storage. Also, the device comes with a 13MP front camera and a 16MP rear shooter. The new phone also runs on Android Marshmallow while the lights would be kept on by a 2,900mAh battery.

We don’t know for sure when the smartphones would be released but we believe that wouldn’t be too far off. Already, Nubia had teased the launch of a dual camera smartphone believed to be the Nubia Z17 Mini scheduled for tomorrow March 21. That may just be the NX551J model dropping but we are not so sure about the name. A 5.5-inch Mini? Now, that’s an irony but it won’t be the first device have such strange naming pattern if that happens to be the case.

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Recently, a leaked image showing Meizu’s product lineup for the year surfaced online. In that image we saw Meizu has plans to release a Snapdragon 626 device in December. That’s still a long time from now.

New report says we might be getting a Snapdragon phone earlier than that. The info comes from a source in the supply chain who says Meizu plans to start using chips from Qualcomm in Q3 2017. The Chinese manufacturer is aiming for 30% of its shipment for the year to be powered by Qualcomm.

The move is said to be as a result of its rivals, OPPO and Vivo reducing the number of Mediatek chips in their device since Q4 2016. Only 50% of OPPO’s 99.3 million shipments in 2016 were powered by Mediatek and only 20% of Vivo’s 77 million shipments contained Mediatek chips. Though these figures contributed about 30% to Mediatek’s revenue growth for last year, the chip manufacturer saw its gross margin drop by 35.6%. The drop is attributed to a keen price competition from Qualcomm in the low and mid-range category.

Meizu CEO, Li Nan had earlier revealed that one of its phones will sport dual-cameras and a dual-curved display and may have a Qualcomm chip. This phone will most likely be a flagship and the chip might be one of the Snapdragon 800 series. Asides that, there is still the one with a snapdragon 600 series chip.

READ MORE: New Meizu Pone with Model Number M741Y Receives Radio Transmission Approval

Meizu hopes to cover the mid-range and high-end category with these two new phones. One thing to note is that they may be more expensive. Meizu has previously lamented about the cost of Snapdragon chips. Add that to the increase in cost of materials and the final price of the phone is expected to go up.

(Sources: 1,)

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Rumor has it that Nokia has a dual-camera flagship in the pipeline with a release date set for June. You might be wondering what features HMD Global will be putting on this flagship device? Will it have PureView or Carl Zeiss optics? Sorry to burst your bubble, but it will feature neither of the two.

When Microsoft acquired the rights to release phones under the Nokia name, they also purchased Nokia’s PureView Imaging Technology. Now that HMD is the new licensee, it has no rights to use it.

You might also be wondering what happened with Nokia’s other camera partner, Carl Zeiss. It turns out that Nokia is also done with them. This info was confirmed via the official Nokia Mobile twitter account but there was no reason attached to the response. But they do say they have “invested in excellent imaging solutions”.

Apart from the phone sporting dual camera lenses, it will also feature an all-metal design and a Snapdragon 835 processor. The source says this dual-camera flagship is different from the other Snapdragon 835 flagship also scheduled to be released later this year.

READ MORE: The Hisense Rock is The Nokia 6 We Deserve

Other differences between both devices asides the number of cameras are the RAM (4GB/6GB), screen size, camera pixel count (23MP or more) and pricing. The pricing for both devices are expected to be over ¥4000 (~$580) with the larger variant even being priced at over ¥4500 (~$652).

(Source)

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Huawei’s P10 comes with an upgraded dual camera setup at the back supported by dual tone LED flash and laser focus. The camera setup now consists of a 20MP monochrome sensor for crisp black and white images along with a 13MP RGB color sensor.

From our time playing around with Huawei P10’s camera, the quality of images was quite satisfactory. The Leica branded setup can take some nice looking photos with a good amount of detail, great dynamic range adjustment and very accurate color reproduction. You can check out Huawei P10 camera samples down below.

Note that we haven’t tested the phone’s camera in detail and these images were taken during the time we got to play around with the handset at MWC 2017. Our thorough review of the P10 and the P10 should be coming very soon.

Meanwhile, check out the Huawei P10 camera samples from down below. You can also check out our hands-on with the phone from here.

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Oukitel is a smartphone maker that produces mainly affordable smartphones. The U20 Plus model is one of them and it has a dual camera setup and decent specs for the price of just about $100. Stay tuned for a full review.

Thanks to Tomtop for sending Oukitel U20 Plus for a review.

Oukitel U20 Plus Review: VIDEO REVIEW

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Oukitel U20 Plus Review: UNBOXING

The phone comes with all the usual accessories and some extras include a nice TPU case to protect your phone.

Oukitel U20 Plus Review: DESIGN

Design-wise, the phone is made entirely of plastic. It does not feel premium or anything but I have no complaints about the build quality.

We have a 5.5” 1080p display, which is sharp and good enough for daily use for a cheap phone.

The buttons are made of plastic too but they have a decent tactile response. One thing that I hate is that the power button is on the left. It is simply inconvenient.

On the back, we have a dual-camera setup that allows you to take pictures with bokeh effect. There is one 13MP shooter and another that has only 0.3MP. A fingerprint sensor is far from the fastest I’ve seen but it works 8/10 times.

We have the LED light but the capacitive buttons are not backlit.

The loudspeaker is like on most of the cheap phones – the sound is flat.

Oukitel U20 Plus Review: HARDWARE and PERFORMANCE

The phone sports okay specs for the price. The device ships with a quad-core MTK6737T chip (1.5GHz), 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage.

The gaming performance is pretty good if you play the 3D games like Asphalt 8 on medium graphics. Still, you may see a few skipped frames but nothing major.

The phone gets warm pretty quickly but it does not overheat.

Oukitel U20 Plus Review: BENCHMARKS

Oukitel U20 Plus Review: USER INTERFACE

The Android 6.0-based user interface will give you a pretty much stock Android experience but there are some added features like a theme store or a bunch of gesture and motion controls that work pretty well.

I didn’t have any major lags or hiccups even after installing quite a few apps and I believe this is the most important thing for a cheap phone.

Oukitel U20 Plus Review: IMAGE QUALITY

When it comes to the image quality, you should never expect any great results from cheap phones. Still, the Oukitel U20 Plus can take some decent daylight photos but obviously, there is quite a bit of noise and the level of detail could be higher.

If you want to use a secondary camera, you have to select the SLR shooting mode. I have to tell you that the results are pretty good and you get a nice shallow depth of field effect.

The low-light camera performance does not really impress but that it the case for most of the cheap phones.

The selfies look okay for social media needs.

The video quality is okay… for a cheap phone.

Download full resolution camera samples

Oukitel U20 Plus Review: CONNECTIVITY

I didn’t have any connectivity issues and even the GPS lock speeds and accuracy were okay.

Oukitel U20 Plus Review: BATTERY LIFE

The 3300mAh battery performs pretty well. With my usage, I could get around 5 hours of screen-on time, which is a pretty good result.

Oukitel U20 Plus Review: CONCLUSIONS

Oukitel U20 Plus is another cheap phone from China that aims to impress you and it does by offering a dual-camera setup on a budget.

The image quality is not stellar but you can definitely get some decent photos for social media. Also, you get a nice and sharp display, a decent all-around performance for a cheap phone, a fingerprint scanner and a decent battery life.

On the other hand, the phone looks kind of cheap since it does not sport any premium materials in the construction. Also, I don’t like that the power button is on the left side and the capacitive keys are not backlit.

At the end of the day, the Oukitel U20 Plus is an interesting and pretty good phone for the price of just above $100 but as always, you have to consider a few shortcomings before buying it.

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Along with the Xiaomi Mi 5S, the company announced the Mi 5S Plus at the event held today in Beijing, China. While the Mi 5S is a flagship aimed at users who want a balanced compact smartphone, the Mi 5S Plus takes things to a whole new level, in almost every aspect.

DESIGN:

The Xiaomi Mi 5S Plus comes with the same all metal design as its smaller brother, however, it features a much larger display, to cater the needs of those who want something for entertainment and gaming. So, it’s kind of a bulked up version of the Mi 5S, featuring a large 5.7-inch display. However, you won’t feel its too big considering that it’s narrower than the iPhone 7 Plus. The company has actually done a good job of limiting its dimensions. Its light weight as well, 20 grams lighter than the iPhone 7 Plus.

Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus Dimensions: 154.6mm x 77.9mm | Weight: 168 grams

The curved design should ensure better grip and the brushed metal body gives it a premium look. Like its sibling, you get 2.5D glass on the front. There are four color options, silver, dark gray, rose gold and gold.

What’s really interesting about the Mi 5S Plus’ design is the fingerprint sensor located at the back! The Mi 5S came with an ultrasonic under glass sensor on the front, but for some reason, the Plus variant features the sensor at the back. The company has not yet confirmed whether this rear placed sensor is an ultrasonic sensor as the Mi 5S.

SPECS: 

The Xiaomi Mi 5S Plus comes with the powerful Snapdragon 821 chipset with two memory options 4GB RAM + 64GB ROM and 6GB RAM + 128GB ROM. The RAM is LPDDR4 and the storages are UFS 2.0 standard. With these high-end specs, the Mi 5S Plus manages to score a good 164,119 on AnTuTu v6.1.9.

The screen is of 5.7-inches with 1080p resolution (386ppi), 94% NTSC color gamut with high color saturation.

Once again, the camera is the highlight of the Mi 5S Plus. But unlike the Mi 5S, the phone features a dual camera setup on the device. The module consists of dual 13MP Sony sensor, one a standard RGB sensor which captures color information, and the other is a black and white sensor. The camera is said to be pretty good, especially because it uses ClearSight technology, thereby enhancing the rich details and limiting the noise in the images.

The camera module supports HDR, PDAF, RAW format, real time image filters and comes with dual tone LED flash. The Mi 5S Plus supports 4K video at 30 fps, 1080p / 720p video shooting at 30 fps and 720p slo-mo video shooting at 120 fps. Up front, you get a 4MP Ultrapixel sensor with 2um pixels, f/2.0 and 80-degree wide angle lens.

Here are some official camera samples:

Other features of the Mi 5S Plus include NFC (so support for Mi Pay), 4G+,  and 3800mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0.

As for connectivity, the phone comes with 802.11 ac dual band Wi-Fi with MU MIMO tech, Wi-Fi display, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 4.2, Bluetooth HID, 4G+ and dual SIM dual standby with 3 x CA support. In addition, you also get an infrared port which is missing on the Mi 5S.

Supported LTE Bands: 

FDD-LTE Band 1, 3, 5, 7

TDD-LTE Band 38, 39, 40, 31

PRICING:

The Xiaomi Mi 5S Plus is priced pretty aggressively, with the 4GB RAM + 64GB storage version retailing for 2299 Yuan ($345) and 6GB RAM + 128GB storage variant retailing for 2599 Yuan ($390).

These are amazing prices for the specs that you get.

Both the Mi 5S and the Mi 5S Plus will go on sale on September 29 via JD.com and Xiaomi’s official store in China.

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First, there were single camera smartphones. As smartphone cameras progressed, the MegaPixel count increased, as did the aperture size. Then came the craze for dual camera phones. The craze died down for a while and this year, all thanks to a few companies like Huawei and LG, dual cameras are back in action. But looks like this time, dual cameras are here to revolutionize the smartphone camera segment as almost all major smartphone companies are reportedly working on a dual camera phone this year.

Xiaomi unveiled its first ever dual camera smartphone, the Redmi Pro, a few days back and like always, the phone brings tremendous value for your money. But LeEco was very quick to fight back, and now, we have an even cheaper dual camera device, the Cool1 Dual, released by LeEco in collaboration with Coolpad. We know both LeEco and Xiaomi are top notch Chinese companies and they have changed the way we look at budget smartphones.

Now that you have two dual camera smartphones available in the mid-range price segment, it’s quite hard to choose between the Cool1 Dual vs Redmi Pro. This is where the article comes into the picture, as today we compare the key specs and features of the Cool1 Dual vs Redmi Pro to see whether any particular model has an edge over the other. Turns out, there are a few key differences and some major ones which could affect your buying decision.

Cool1 Dual vs Redmi Pro: DESIGN

As always, design is going to be something that’s based on your personal preference. Both are pretty good looking smartphones and there will be some who prefer the Xiaomi Redmi Pro’s design and some others who like the Cool1 Dual’s Design.

Both feature metal bodies but the LeEco Cool1 Dual comes with a smooth texture. On the other hand, the Redmi Pro has a brushed metal texture. Personally, I like the brushed metal finish on the Pro but I am sure there will be some readers who’ll disagree.

There are other differences as well. The Cool1 dual comes with capacitive keys, while the Redmi Pro comes with a home button up front with two capacitive buttons. As you might have guessed, this means that the fingerprint sensor is also on the front of the Redmi Pro. On the other hand, the Cool1 Dual features a fingerprint sensor at the back of the device. The dual cameras are arranged vertically on both the models, but the Cool1 Dual’s module is integrated in one single housing, while you will clearly see two separate sensors on the Redmi Pro. Both have USB Type-C port as well.

Cool1 Dual Dimensions: 152 x 74.8 x 8.2mm Weight: 173 grams

Redmi Pro Dimensions: 151.5 x 76.2 x 8.15mm Weight: 174 grams

Considering both are 5.5-inch smartphones, they have very similar dimensions. Even the thickness is almost the same, measuring around 8.2mm. As for the weight, it’s once again surprisingly similar, as you can see above.

So, looks like LeEco Cool1 Dual was made for taking on the Redmi Pro from the start. Can’t really pick out a winner here, as both have very similar figures.

Cool1 Dual vs Redmi Pro: DISPLAY

These two phones are using very different displays.

The Cool1 Dual comes with a 5.5-inch 1080p IPS display with 72% NTSC and 450 nit brightness. On the other hand, the Redmi Pro comes with a 5.5-inch 1080p OLED display with 100% NTSC color gamut but with a brightness of 350 nits. Redmi’s OLED panel should be richer in color but the Cool1 Dual should have a brighter screen.

Cool1 Dual vs Redmi Pro: HARDWARE

Once again, both smartphones have different specs. The Cool1 Dual comes with the Snapdragon 652 octa-core chip (4x Cortex A72 + 4 x Cortex A53) clocked at 1.8GHz. Since we want to level the playing ground, in this comparison, I am going to consider the mid-range variant of the Cool1 Dual that features 4GB RAM and 32GB of internal storage, costing 1499 Yuan, exactly as the Redmi Pro’s standard edition.

The Redmi Pro, on the other hand, comes with MediaTek’s Helio X20 chip clocked at 2.15GHz (2xA72 + 4xA53 + 4xA53) with 3GB of RAM. Yes, the base variant of the phone, which retails at 1499 Yuan comes with just 3GB of RAM. There’s 32GB of internal storage as well.

Now, at this point, the Cool1 Dual really looks like the better smartphone with SD652 and 4GB RAM. However, there’s one major flaw in the Cool1. The phone does not have a MicroSD card slot, which is a big disappointment. So, for the two variants (which have just 32GB ROM) of the device, you will be stuck with 32GB of internal storage. On the other hand, the Redmi Pro has an edge in this department, considering it comes with MicroSD card slot (although a hybrid one) expandable up to 128GB.

Now, it comes down to your choice. Either you can opt for a faster processor (better GPU), larger RAM and better third party ROM support (hail Snapdragon!) by choosing the Cool1 Dual (i.e. if you can somehow be satisfied with 32GB internal storage), or you can choose the Redmi Pro, whose Helio X20 is also quite a good performer and comes with expandable storage.

In case you are wondering, both have eMMC 5.1 storages.

Cool1 Dual vs Redmi Pro: Cameras

Now, this is one area which I am sure everyone is interested to see. Once again, the two companies have used different technologies on their respective smartphones. Both have dual cameras and both are aligned vertically, however, the technology is different.

The Redmi Pro as we know comes with two camera sensors, a primary Sony 13MP sensor along with a 5MP sensor from Samsung that acts as a secondary sensor for depth information. The setup is said to take amazing Bokeh images, replicating similar quality as a DSLR.

Other features of the Redmi Pro’s camera module include 5P lens, f/2.0 aperture, PDAF, and color temperature flash. The phone is capable of capturing 1080p and 720p videos at 30fps. Slo-motion videos are captured at 720p @ 120fps. Up front, you get a 5MP shooter with f/2.0 and 85-degree wide angle lens.

Coming to the Cool1 Dual, it uses a slightly different setup. There are two 13MP sensors in the module, one RGB sensor and another monochrome sensor. Information from both the sensors are combined to create images, which should technically feature less noise and better clarity, especially in low light conditions.

Other features of this module include 4K and 1080p video support at 30fps, Slo-mo videos at 720@120fps, f/2.0 aperture, PDAF, 6P lens and color temperature flash. Up front, you get an 8MP f/2.2 aperture sensor with 80-degree wide angle lens.

On paper, the Cool1 Dual seems to have an edge over the Redmi Pro. In fact, during the announcement, LeEco had mentioned that its phone uses dual camera 2.0 technology (RGB + Monochrome setup) as compared to Dual Camera 1.0 tech used by Redmi Pro (Primary cam + Depth sensor). Cool1’s ability to take 4K videos is also a big advantage.

So, at least on paper, Cool1 Dual’s camera could have an edge. We hope that real life images taken from both the phones will confirm this.

Cool1 Dual vs Redmi Pro: BATTERY

As I mentioned above, it’s clear that the company is targeting the Redmi Pro, trying to beat the competition in the segment. So, even in this department, they both have almost identical specs. The Cool1 Dual comes with a 4060mAh battery while the Redmi Pro comes with a 4050mAh battery. Both have fast charging, so it won’t take too long to fill the juice up to 100%. Can’t really choose a particular model in this department.

Cool1 Dual vs Redmi Pro: CONNECTIVITY

Both have very similar specs, with Bluetooth 4.1, Wi-Fi Direct and Wi-Fi display, Infrared sensor, GPS, AGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, USB Type-C common on the two models. However, the Cool1 Dual comes with 5GHz Wi-Fi ac standard which is faster than the Wi-Fi n standard on the Redmi Pro.

Both have fingerprint sensors, with Redmi Pro having it on the front, embedded into the home button, while the Cool1 having it at the back of the phone.

Both the models come with Android Marshmallow running out of the box. The Cool1 Dual features EUI 5.6 while the Redmi Pro, as tradition comes with MIUI 8.

There are two color options for the Cool1 Dual — Silver and Gold, while there are three colors available for the Redmi Pro — Gray, Silver, and Gold.

Cool1 Dual vs Redmi Pro: PRICING

Cool1 Dual is priced cheaper than the Redmi Pro, starting at 1099 Yuan ($167). There are two other variants, retailing at $226 and $257. On the other hand, the Redmi Pro starts at 1499 Yuan ($226) and goes on till $300.

Cool1 Dual vs Redmi Pro: VERDICT

It’s actually easy to pick out a winner in this comparison. The LeEco Cool1 Dual would be a great option if you want a phone which is cheaper, probably with a slightly better camera, 4K video support and Wi-Fi ac.

On the other hand, if you can’t live with 32GB storage (a major deal breaker), want a richer OLED display and love MIUI, then Redmi Pro would be a good buy.

If not for the non-expandable storage, the LeEco would have been the ultimate Redmi Pro killer bringing 4K video support, Wi-Fi ac and better graphics performance at a cheaper price tag.

What do you think?

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It’s been a rather long wait for Elephone fans, since the bezel-less Elephone P9000 Edge is still a few weeks away from launch. First revealed back in January, recently we have been getting some interesting details about the device. We already know that the phone comes with dual cameras at the back, in fact, we saw the real life image of the P9000 Edge a few weeks back. But until now, the details of the dual camera setup were not available. That changes today.

Elephone has just revealed to us that the Elephone P9000 Edge will come with 2 x Sony IMX258 cameras at the back along with PDAF. Like other dual camera setups in the market, the primary camera sensor will take care of shooting the image while the secondary camera sensor will take care of the depth of field and spatial information in order to achieve accurate results with fast focus. So, naturally, this means the phone will support depth of field photography, which essentially blurs the background to bring the object in focus. Another advantage of the presence of dual cameras is said to be the improved night time photography. The two camera setup at the back reportedly helps in low-light conditions, reducing noise, spots and improving the overall image.

READ MORE: Check out how Elephone P9000 is made inside the factory (video)

Well, we have seen dual camera-equipped smartphones sport the features mentioned above, but when a cheap Chinese phone claims to achieve the same features, it really makes the device sound a lot more interesting.

Considering the information we have received till now, the Elephone P9000 Edge is turning out to be an interesting smartphone. Most of the specs of the phone have already been revealed, and you can read all about that from our previous coverage.

Read more about Elephone from its official website.

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Apple fans are looking forward to the release of the iPhone 7 in a couple of months. Rumours have it that it will be featuring some major design changes and new features with the major one being the use of dual cameras just like the LG G5 and the Huawei P9.

However, an insider has just revealed that one of the employees at Foxconn’s factory has said that the iPhone 7 won’t be coming with dual cameras due to technical difficulties and hence its exclusion.

While this might come as a disappointing news to some, we believe Apple will rather get a feature right or not push that feature out at all.

The iPhone 7 will be powered by a new A10 processor with some models set to feature Qualcomm LTE chips while others will have Intel LTE chips. So, the major upgrade this year for the iPhone 7 could be the processor.

Will you be disappointed if the next iPhone 7 does not come with dual cameras?

(source)

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After Huawei Mate 8, this Chinese smartphone giant announced the brand new Huawei P9 series smartphones back in April. Almost a month later, the company released another flagship series model, this time in the Huawei Honor series, called as the Honor V8. These two are very similar models, with similar specs and similar design. But when it comes to the pricing of the two handsets, they differ quite significantly. Now, this brings us to the main question, why would Huawei release two different smartphones with similar design and specs in two different series? And why is there such significant difference in the pricing of the two handsets when they are so similar? We attempt to find answers in this article.

First let’s look at the design of both the handsets. Surprisingly, Huawei decided to use the same design as the Huawei P9 series on the new Honor V8 as well. While companies try to differentiate two different series with its own unique design, it looks like Huawei felt that both the phones should have the same design, which in my opinion looks pretty good. But if you had to differentiate between the two models, you would find the fingerprint sensor at the back to be slightly different. And of course, the logos are different, with the P9 coming with ‘Huawei’ branding while V8 coming with ‘Honor’ branding at the back.

Even the specs, including the dual camera setup at the back are similar. But there’s nearly a difference of 1000 Yuan ($153) between the models in the V8 and P9 series.  So, why this difference in pricing?

The only major difference between the two models is the Leica certification on the Huawei P9 and its absence on the V8’s dual cameras. Let’s take a look at the setup in detail.

Huawei P9 vs Honor V8 Dual Cameras: 

Huawei P9 comes with a 12MP dual camera setup with the components being developed to meet’s Leica’s strict standards. The company reportedly collaborated with Leica to co-engineer the structure of the camera module. Plus, the phone comes with Huawei’s digital image processing. Then there are Laser Autofocus and dual tone LED flash to assist the dual cameras in photography.

Coming to the Honor V8, even this particular device features 12MP dual camera setup. But Lecia was not involved in the development of V8’s dual camera module. But the basic idea remains the same as the P9’s setup. The phone features 1 RGB sensor which collects colour information and another black and white sensor. These two work together to take pictures. The module supports depth of field, laser autofocus and larger aperture ranging from f/0.95 to f/16.

As you can see, on paper, the V8’s dual cameras also looks like a powerful setup, but only when we have real camera samples from both the P9 and the V8 can we ascertain how better the P9 Leica branded camera is as compared to the V8’s setup.

Since we have seen that the major difference in the camera department was the Leica branding, let’s look at what specs both phones bring to the table.

Huawei P9 vs Honor V8 Specs:

The Huawei P9 comes with the Kirin 955 octa-core chipset which is very capable as seen in the earlier benchmarks. There will be 4GB of RAM on board along with 64GB memory, and 1080p 5.2-inch display. This particular configuration on the P9 will cost you 3688 Yuan ($563).

On the other hand, the Huawei V8 comes with Kirin 950 (slightly under clocked) with 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, 5.7-inch 2K display and NFC. This particular model in the V8 series costs 2799 Yuan ($427).

Now, as you can clearly see in the above comparison, the P9 series with similar specs (in fact it comes with just 1080p display as compared to 2K on the V8) costs 1000 Yuan ($153) more than the Honor V8. Leica branding is what drives up the cost of the P9.

End of the day, what matters is whether the Huawei P9 takes better pictures and videos than the Honor V8. If it does, than the difference in the pricing is justified and I am sure, consumers would be more than happy to shell out more for an advanced camera module. We hope to get these two smartphones soon to see their camera performance.

So, what are your thoughts on the difference in the pricing of these two Huawei models?

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Huawei will officially announce the Honor V8 flagship lineup tomorrow in China. The company has been teasing this smartphone and its features for the past few days and we already know a lot about this device. It will come with a dual camera setup without Leica’s branding along with a variant that will sport 2K resolution screen. Now, the same phone has been spotted in leaked pictures, once again revealing the design of the handset.

The first picture confirms the dual camera setup on the device. No Leica branding in sight, so like expected this setup would be without Leica’s certification. We can also see dual tone LED flash as well as what looks like Laser Autofocus just below it. This image also confirms the presence of the fingerprint sensor at the back of the handset.

Along with this image, there’s another picture of the Honor V8 circulating on the internet. While this isn’t as clear as the one before, it reveals the whole body along with the Honor branding near the bottom. The body seems to be made out of metal and to be honest, the phone does look at lot like the Huawei P9 family. If not for the Honor branding at the back, you could have easily mistaken it for the P9 on first glance.

Now, coming to the specs, thanks to the TENAA listing of the Honor V8 a few days back, we know that the phone will come in two versions. The standard one will feature 2.3GHz Kirin 950 chip with 5.5-inch 1080p screen and 32GB storage while the higher-end model comes with a 2.5GHz Kirin 950 chip with 2K resolution display of the same size and 64GB storage. Rest of the specs are similar and include a 3400mAh battery, 12MP dual cameras, and 8MP front camera.

The phone can also reportedly take dynamic 360-degree photos in one picture. We have already seen the first sample of this feature and you can check that out from below.

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Honor just posted a new gif image on its official weibo page which reveals that the upcoming Honor V8 will be able to capture 360 degree photos. And from the image posted, it looks like the phone has done a great job capturing a full 360 degree photo of the girl. This must have something to do with the dual camera setup on the back of the device, and we will definitely hear more about this feature during the unveiling conference on May 10.

As for the other specs, the Honor V8 is going to have a high-end variant with 2K display on board, making it the first Huawei smartpone with such high resolution. Both variants will have 5.7-inch displays but the standard one comes with just 1080p resolution. Other features include 4GB of RAM, 32GB / 64GB of memory, 12MP dual cameras, 8MP front shooter, Android 6.0 and 3400mAh battery.

Thge launch is less than a week away and we can expect to hear more details about the phone in the next few days.

READ MORE:

Honor V8 Invite Comes With Camera Samples

Honor Reveals Four New Teasers For the V8 Flagship

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We all were patiently waiting for the new Huawei flagship, the Huawei P9 which was supposed to release this month. But according to reports from China, Huawei officials revealed that the release of the new smartphone was postponed by about a month due to some technical difficulties. This meant that we now had no idea when the company would finalize the release date of the device. But thanks to a reassuring tweet from Evleaks, it looks like Huawei P9 could launch early next month.

According to the tweet, Evleaks revealed that the Huawei P9 will release on April 6 which is a Wednesday. However, a few hours after tweeting this, evleaks quoted another tweet saying that the release date could actually be April 5 instead of April 6.

Huawei P9 launches Wednesday, April 6th.

— Evan Blass (@evleaks) March 6, 2016

He added that he may have messed up the calculations for the exact release date since he was only given the number of days until launch. Anyways, if true, we will be meeting the P9 flagship this April.

READ MORE: New Huawei P9 Renders Emerge

Specs-wise, the phone is supposed to come with powerful features. In fact, it is said that the P9 will come in four different variants, namely P9 standard edition, P9 Lite, P9 Premium and P9 Max.

Thanks to the numerous rumors that have been going around on the internet, we have some idea about the specs as well as the pricing of these four devices. The P9 standard edition is said to come with Kirin 950, the same chip that drives the Huawei Mate 8 while the P9 lite is supposed to come with a slower Snapdragon 650 chipset. The other two models will reportedly feature an enhanced version of the Kirin 950 chip, called as the Kirin 955.

As for the pricing, the P9 Max will be the costliest, and is said to retail at around $627, followed by P9 Premium edition at $565 approximately. The other two models, namely the P9 standard and P9 Lite will most likely retail at around $473 and $289 respectively. Other features common on all four models will be a fingerprint sensor as well as a dual camera setup.

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We all heard that the Huawei is preparing to release the successor of the Honor 6 flagship – the Honor 6 Plus, which should feature an interesting choice of dual cameras on its back.

The latest teaser from Huawei on its Weibo account suggests some interesting features the device will have.

According to the latest teaser and some latest info from Chinese bloggers, the device’s launch date is confirmed again to be December 16th. What’s more interesting is that Huawei’s flagship is expected to have the “largest aperture on any smartphone” and very tough shell. What is more, it the shell of the device will have somehow different texture than other devices. Moreover, the flagship will have a very long (if not the longest battery life) on the smartphone, which “will definitely be better than the iPhone 6 Plus”. Furthermore, the Honor 6 Plus will feature the fastest smartphone camera in the world with the ability to quick capture photos at the blazing fast 0,5 seconds. Finally, the Huawei said that the device will have “several best world’s features” and left it for the fans to guess what is could be.

We should say that the latest info about the device makes us really intrigued and wants us to see the device in reality as soon as possible. Besides this teaser let’s take a look what we know more about the Huawei Honor 6 Plus.

The Hardware

This of of the previous teasers suggests that the device will feature very slim bezels, which is always a good thing and makes a device very appealing to look at.

There have been some previous leaks of hardware and we believe that it should be a real deal:

Above we can see an edge of the device and looks like that it will have a metal frame, which is kind of a trend recently by many manufacturers.

Above we see the white colour, which is similar to the one seen on the Honor 6.

The rest of the above pictures do not suggest much as the device is hidden in the case.

Specs

The above previous teaser suggested that the Huawei will use its latest home made HiSilicon’s Kirin 925 CPU chip, which is an octal-core chip run by big.LITTLE process, which has a maximum clock speeds of 2 GHz.

Another specs we know so far include a 5.5 inches display of Full-HD resolution (401 PPI), 3 GB of Ram, a generous pack of power of 3,500 mAh, the 8mpx front facing shooter,  and the already mentioned dual setup of back cameras of 8 mpx, which in our thinking should be used for bokeh effects (if we consider the HTC One M8 capabilities), but it may extend further. Finally, EMUI OS, which is based on Android 4.4.2 will be running the show.

Camera

Here are some pictures taken with the Honor 6 Plus showing some bokeh effects capabilities:

(the source of above 3 pictures: MyDrivers)

What is more, you can also check some leaked night photo camera abilities of the Honor 6 Plus in our previous post of night photo comparison between Honor 6 Plus, iPhone 6 Plus, HTC One M8 and Samsung Galaxy S5.

Price and Availability 

The price of this amazing upcoming device is expected to be 1999 Yuan or about $323, which makes it one of the best deals out there. Well, we have only a few days left to see if Huawei can steal the show and makes us want buying the device. The Huawei Honor 6 Plus is expected to be released soon in China. There is no info regarding international availability, but knowing the fact that Honor 6 was sold outside of China, we have high hopes with this device, too.

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