Meizu released a brand new smartphone today, the Meizu M5S. Thanks to the numerous leaks in the past few days, we already knew a lot about the phone, especially regarding its fast charging capabilities.

Meizu M5S will take on its Xiaomi Redmi counterparts with its super fast 18W charging. While the Redmi smartphones like the Redmi 4 boast of large 4000mAh+ batteries inside, the Meizu M5S comes with a decent 3000mAh capacity battery inside. So, fast charging will definitely be one of the highlights of the phone. The company claims that the phone can charge up to 56% in just 30 minutes.

Looks wise, the Meizu M5S continues the same design philosophy as its previous generation models, coming in an all metal body with CNC finish and four color options viz. champagne gold, rose gold, moonlight silver, and star gray. The phone features a 5.2-inch compact display with 720p resolution and 2.5D curved glass on top. It’s a pretty lightweight phone, weighing just 143 grams with 148.2 x 72.5 x 8.4mm body.

RELATED: Meizu Patents A New Shopping Feature: Picture Recognition

Inside, the Meizu M5S comes with a decent octa-core MT6753 processor (eight-core Cortex A53 architecture). there seems to be just one RAM version viz. 3GB but there are two storage versions, 16GB and 32GB, which are further expandable up to 128GB via MicroSD. At the back, the phone features a 13MP camera with an oleophobic coating on the lens, 5P lens, PDAF, dual LED flash and f/2.2 aperture. Up front, there is a 5MP f/2.0 shooter with beauty algorithm for flawless selfies.

Other features of the Meizu M5S include VoLTE, dual SIM dual standby, mTouch fingerprint sensor embedded into the home button, and Flyme 6 OS with One Mind AI.

The phone goes on sale on February 20 for 799 Yuan (16GB) ~$117 and 999 Yuan (32GB) ~ $145. The registrations for the Feb 20 sale have already begun.

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Although 360 Mobiles don’t sell their smartphones internationally, the company has got a good fan following here thanks to its affordable value for money smartphones. Now, after a few teasers, 360 Mobiles has just updated its N series lineup with a new model, the 360 N4A. In case you are wondering what’s the difference between the previously released 360 N4S and the new N4A, then note that this new model is a toned down version, coming with less powerful specs and a cheaper price tag.

The 360 N4A comes with a full metal body, just like the N4S with 2.5D glass on top and an 8.2mm thick body. The screen up front is a 5.5-inch panel with 1080p resolution, 450 nits max brightness and 100% sRGB.

Under the hood, you have the decent MediaTek MT6753 octa-core chipset with 3GB RAM and 32GB of expandable internal storage (upto 128GB). Personally, I think Helio P10 would have been a better choice for the processor. As for the camera, the 360 N4A features a 13MP sensor with f/2.0 aperture, 5P lens and PDAF (0.1s). Up front, you have a 5MP shooter with ultra-wide lens and soft light support. For software, the phone comes with the 360 OS 2.0 based on Android 6 Marshmallow. You get 4G LTE dual SIM card support as well.

Other features of the 360 N4A include a large 4000mAh battery with 43 hours talktime and continuous 13 hours of video playback. So, you can get up to 2 days on a single charge. The phone supports 9V 2A fast charging, and charges up to 80% in an hour, which is pretty good.

Like always, the company has priced the 360 N4A aggressively and starts at just 899 Yuan ($133). The phone will go on sale via reputed sellers such as JD.com, Lynx, and others on October 18 at 10AM.

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UMi’s Touch metal flagship seems to be doing well so far, thanks to the competitive specs inside the device. In the past few days, we have seen the company put the Touch under some stress tests to show that the phone can survive a few hits. Recently, it was the UMi Touch hammer smash test, and now, the company has performed a few drop tests to show that the phone won’t easily break even if it falls out of your hand.

First up, the person in the video carried out the drop test from the waist height (90 cm / 1.3m). The phone seems to take the drop pretty well, surviving the fall with hardly any scratches. Next up, it was the drop test from 2 meters, i.e. above the head. Although such circumstances are rare, it is still good to see if your phone can survive such a fall. In the video, it looks like the phone did well even after falling from such a height.

However, we wouldn’t advise you trying out these tests with your phone. If you are unlucky, you could end up with a broken screen just by a minor fall.

To recap, the UMi Touch comes with a metal body and MT6753 octa-core chip inside. Other features of the phone include 3GB of RAM, 13MP Sony camera, front placed fingerprint sensor, and a large 4000mAh battery fitted inside its slim 8.5mm body.

The company also has a giveaway running right now. You can participate in that from here.

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UMi Touch is already available for pre-order via various retailers. If you were waiting for the gold version of the handset, then we have some good news. According to the latest information, the UMi Touch Gold variant will be up for pre-order very soon. If the information is correct, pre-orders for the gold version will start from April 12.

People love the gold and the rose gold variants, so it’s good to see that the Touch comes in the gold shade. The phone sports a metal unibody design which looks pretty sturdy and good looking. Apart from gold, there are two other colors available, gray and silver. The phone is currently listed on UMi’s site as a limited edition. You can check that out from here.

As for the specs of the UMi Touch, the phone will come with a 5.5-inch 1080p display with 2.5D glass and Gorilla Glass 3 protection on top. As for the CPU, you get the MT6753 octa-core 64-bit chip. The fingerprint sensor embedded into the physical home button will be fast, unlocking the device in just 0.1 seconds. For memory, the phone will come with 3GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. This is further expandable via MicroSD up to 128GB. At the back, the UMi Touch comes with a 13MP Sony IMX328 camera and a large 4000mAh battery to keep the phone running for a day long. Other features include Android 6.0 Marshmallow, 4G LTE network support and dual SIM dual standby.

Although the UMi Touch gold version is reported to be available for pre-order on April 12, some retailers have already started accepting orders for this color version. So, April 12 is probably the date when all open up pre-orders for the gold version.

So, what do you think about the device?

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Gearbest ($158.99)

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UMi has decided to compare the Touch’s camera with that of the Redmi Note 3 and the Xiaomi Mi 5. The comparison isn’t very thorough, but it shows a couple of pictures from the UMi Touch in direct comparison to the ones taken from the other two Xiaomi handsets. From the basic comparison, we could say that the UMi Touch managed to take darker photos with reasonable level of details, sometimes even better than Redmi Note 3. The noise was kept to a minimum in pictures where the light was not sufficient. But only after a good review from our side can we decide on the quality of the camera on the Touch.

UMi has also revealed some details on the camera UI of the device. The design is simple with 7 panes, the default one featuring a virtual shutter, flash trigger, HDR, Auto capture with gesture “Yeah” and front camera key. On top of the interface, there is the Panorama mode, picture in picture mode and the default mode. Swiping to the right brings you the choice of 9 filters with live preview. The phone can also take 1080p videos at 30fps.

READ MORE: UMi Touch Comes With a Fingerprint Sensor That Unlocks in 0.1s

To recap, the UMi Touch comes with a 5.5-inch 1080p display with 2.5D glass. Under the hood, the phone has MT6753 octa-core processor with 3GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage, expandable via MicroSD. The rear camera is a Sony IMX328 13MP sensor, and you get 4000mAh battery at the back. Other features include a fast fingerprint sensor, 4G LTE support, Android 6.0 and dual SIM dual standby.

UMi Touch is already up for sale via major retailers.

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All this while, Ulefone has marketed the Vienna as a cheap Hi-Fi equipped device. The phone’s unique selling point was always going to be the high-quality audio output that it aims to provide. However, the latest video from Ulefone wants to show that the Vienna is more than a Hi-Fi device. The video focuses on the phone’s performance and claims that it is the fastest phone from the company so far.

Ulefone has quite the experience when it comes to Mediatek’s Mt6753 octa-core 64-bit chipset. The company has used the same chip on multiple phones in the past including the Ulefone Paris and Ulefone Power. With the same Android 5.1 Lollipop OS on top, and nearly half year worth optimizations, the company has reportedly managed to master the OS for fluidity.

In the video, Ulefone shows that its Vienna is super smooth, opening up applications, gallery, and playing games without any hiccups. In the AnTuTu benchmark, the phone managed to score above 39,000, which may not be much according to this year’s chipset standards, but it’s good enough to drive your everyday needs. The MT6753 chip along with 3GB of RAM on board should provide fluid performance on the device. Further, you get a large 32GB storage as standard to store all your Hi-Fi audio files.

Other features of the Vienna include a 5.5-inch 1080p display, fingerprint sensor, 2.5D glass with gorilla glass panel, infrared port, 3250mAh battery and a 13MP Panasonic camera. You can check out the direct comparison of the camera quality of the Vienna and the S7 Edge from here. And yes, given that this phone is marketed as an audio-centric device, it comes with an NXP audio chip and Box sound chamber for a superior audio experience.

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Vernee Thor has been making the new for the past few days, thanks to its impressive design and mid-range specifications. Although the company came into the spotlight for its Apollo smartphone, which was revealed a few week back, the Thor will be the first one to go on sale.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0pb_2RVO4w

Now that the Vernee Thor is finally up for pre-order on multiple websites, the company decided to showcase the device in a video released recently. The phone features a body with baby skin black rubber paint to give it a different look and better grip as compared to other smartphones.

At $119.99, the Thor features a good design. The phone features a 5-inch display panel with 2.5D glass on top. The screen is coated with a special anti-fingerprint oil. The power and the volume buttons are located on the left side of the device. At the back, the phone has a fingerprint sensor, camera sensor and a LED flash. You will also find the Vernee branding on the back cover. The video also reveals that apart from black, the Thor will also come in a grey shade.

Coming to the specs, the Vernee Thor will sport the tried and tested MT6753 octa-core processor that powered many mid-range flagships last year. There will be 3GB RAM and 16GB of storage on board along with the option to increase the storage to up to 128GB via MicroSD. As for the display, it comes with a 5-inch on-cell LCD panel with 720p resolution and Gorilla Glass 3.

At the back, the Thor will come with a 13MP shooter with f/2.0 aperture while up front, you get a 5MP Front facing sensor. You will also get a fingerprint sensor which can unlock the device in just 0.1 seconds. To top things off, you get the latest Android 6.0 Marshmallow version on the device, right out of the box.

The phone is already on pre-sale, and you can check out the links below for more details.

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Remember Vernee, the new kid in the market from Shenzen, China, who got quite the attention from the media because of its 6GB RAM smartphone, the Vernee Apollo?

Well, it looks like this high-tech company is not just working on its flagship product, the Apollo. The company is also working on a mid-range smartphone called as the Vernee Thor, and it’s going to be a unique device because it will be a Uber-featured smartphone.

According to the latest information, Vernee and Uber have reportedly entered into some kind of cooperation to release a brand new “Uber-featured” smartphone. Now, we are not entirely sure how Uber comes into this picture, but it is said that the phone will deliver smooth experience as fast as lightning (hence the name THOR) which is synonymous with Uber’s service and reliability.

As for the phone itself, the Vernee Thor will feature mid-range specs with software optimizations. The phone will feature a sleek, smooth and curved design with rubber paint. The first renders of the device are already included in the post.

As for the specs, the Vernee Thor is said to come with a 5-inch HD On-cell display with Mediatek’s MT6753 octa-core chipset under the hood. There will be 3GB of RAM inside with 16GB of internal storage, further expandable up to 128GB via MicroSD card slot.

At the back, the Vernee Thor will feature a 13MP camera while up front, a 5MP Shooter. Detailed information about the camera specs are not yet available. Finally, inside, the phone will come with a 2800mAh battery, which should be fine, considering the Cortex A53 powered processor and the low-power consuming 5-inch 720p screen.

Vernee is yet to specify an exact release date for the Vernee Thor, but expect a launch sometime in April. Since its partnership with Uber, you can expect the app to come pre-installed with the device. But we are not yet sure about the specifics of the agreement, so we better wait for more details from the company.

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Ulefone revealed at MWC 2016 in Barcelona, Spain that their upcoming device will be targeted at audiophiles and will come with Hi-Fi audio. The phone was previously called as the Alpha, but was later renamed to Ulefone Vienna. The company has been revealing some of the features of the device in the days to its launch, and now, Ulefone has confirmed that the Vienna will feature a better CPU and larger RAM module than previously reported.

Ulefone has confirmed now that the Ulefone Vienna will feature a much faster octa-core MT6753 processor. This is actually pretty good news since the phone was previously said to come with the low-end MT6735P quad-core chip. Moreover, the company has decided to upgrade the RAM to 3GB instead of just 2GB. The phone will also come with a larger 32GB internal storage allowing you to store all of your flawless audio files without much worry.

The company has also confirmed that the Ulefone Vienna will come with a 5.5-inch Sharp Full HD 1080p display. The screen will get oleophobic coating while the back will get anti-brasion treatment which will ensure that the phone is protected by fingerprints, scratches and dirt.

To recap, the Vienna will come with the Smart Audio PA chipset offered by NXP which is a comprehensive DAC and amplifier solution independent of the CPU. The phone will launch in this month itself, but the company is yet to reveal an exact release date.

So, what do you think? Does a Hi-Fi equipped affordable Ulefone device interest you?

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Elephone Ivory product page now up  

Elephone have today published the Elephone Ivory product page, you can now find full details and specifications online.

Coming in at just $99.99 (£66), the Elephone Ivory could turn out to be a real bargain, featuring an Octa-core Mediatek MT6753  CPU clocked at 1.3GHz and an ARM Mali-T720 GPU, the phone should be easily able to push pixels around the Ivory’s 5″ 720p screen.

Elephone have given the Ivory 2GB of Ram and 16GB of ROM, for those of you that want more storage the Elephone Ivory also has support for up to 128GB Micro SD cards.

Elephone have chosen to go with a 13MP rear facing camera (hopefully this will not be an interpolated 8mp sensor) and a 2mp front facing selfie camera.

What could be one of the phones most impressive features upon release, is not a hardware based feature at all.

The Elephone Ivory will be one of the first China phones to come with Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box, it will be interesting to see how Elephone get on with optimising the new OS for the phone.

Network support has been confirmed

• FDD-LTE:band 1/3/7/20 (2100/1800/2600/800)
• WCDMA:band 1/8 (2100/900)
• GSM: band 3/5/8 (1800/850/900)
• Networks B (coming soon)
• FDD-LTE:band 2/4/7/17 (1900/1700/2600/700)
• WCDMA:band 1/2/4/5 (2100/1900/1700/850)
• GSM:band 2/5/8 (850/900/1900)

Be sure to check out the Elephone Ivory product page and leave comments and questions below, pre order should be available  some time around the middle of this month, hopefully making it available to give as a Christmas gift to your family or friends.

Regards Shanos

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The forthcoming Elephone Ivory featuring a Mediatek 8 core MT6753, a 5.0 inch 720P 2.5D on-cell display screen is set to go on sale later this week for just $99, the phone will be released with Android 5.1 out of the box.

As with most budget phones, the fear is that software support will be left somewhat lacking, with updates coming few and far between, this is something that has always been pointed at Elephone in particular.

Thankfully as has been seen recently with updates for phones like the P8000 and Trunk, Elephone appear to be trying to overcome that image and make better handsets with ongoing software support.

To this point Elephone have today confirmed that the Elephone Ivory 6.0 marshmallow update will indeed be making its way to the phone, regarding time scales nothing firm has been but in place except for the fact that the Elephone Ivory will be updated from Android 5.1 Lollipop to the Elephone Ivory 6.0 marshmallow update some time before next March.

Keep checking back for more Elephone Ivory 6.0 marshmallow news.

Please feel free to leave any comments or questions below

Kind regards

Shanos

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Elephone have been working on a multitude of handsets recently, they have a new flagship the Vowney coming soon in 3 different flavours to match users budgets, but they also have also been working hard on their new Metal Design phones series.

The first of the Metal Design series phones the Elephone M2 is set to be released soon and Elephone have provided full specifications as well as images of the finalised handsets.

First up the specs for the Elephone M2, a MediaTek MT6753 octa-core processor is powering the phone along with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of ROM, the inclusion of 32GB rom will come in handy as the phone does not appear to offer micro SD expansion.

The screen is said to be an LG 5.5″ 1920 x 1080p (400ppi) display, if true then this should provide brighter more vivid colours as well as improved daylight viewing when compared to previous Elephone handsets such as the P7000 something to note in the pictures id the use of 2.5D front glass, looking very closely black boarders can still be seen but they are much thinner than on previous phones and are to a degree optically lost when looking through the curvature of the glass screen sides.

Whilst not a true bezelless design it certainly looks a lot better than previous models, that lets not forget came under a fair amount of criticism for their black boarders.

The front of the phone houses the capacitive navigation keys, as well as the home button mounted finger print scanner which has unlock times of a claimed 0.5 seconds.

As mentioned before Elephone have worked hard on the styling of the phone by slimming the bezels and adding the 2.5D glass, where they have also changed from their previous designs is the slim unibody metal design which accounts for 85% of the body and leaves the phone just 7.35mm thick, the use of the unibody on the Elephone M2 should avoid any bendgate issues.

The rear of the Elephone M2 is completely metal, except for the black bar at the top that houses the 13mp camera and flash.

Elephone have chosen to stick with the 13mp Sony IMX214 rear camera (as previously used in the P7000) and will use an 8mp front facing unit (make as yet unknown) hopefully Elephone will have had time to tweak the cameras software to maximise the capture quality.

An area that has seen Elephone criticised recently is their phones operating systems, if you head over to the forums you can keep up to date with rom releases and bug fixes, hopefully this time around more time has been spent getting everything working as it should straight out of the box, its not that Elephone don’t get things fixed, its just that a lot of people feel that phones should not be released without finding and stamping out all but the most minor of problems.

So what do you think of the new Elephone M2? from a design standpoint its not a bad looking device, at just 7.35mm thick it should be easy to hold and fit in your pocket and the addition of 32GB Rom should be more than enough for most users.

Please leave comments below

Regards Shane

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MediaTek has launched the MT8173 tablet SoC featuring ARM’s latest Cortex-A72 processor, which is said to be the highest-performing mobile CPU till now, It provides the computing power of up to 2.4GHz. The MT8173 uses two Cortex-A72 cores and two Cortex-A53 cores in a big.LITTLE architecture. MediaTek also pulled off the curtains from the 64-bit octa-core MT6753 SoC. The SoC will be the World’s most Powerfull SoC ever made. According to Mediatek, Due to higher computing performance and low power consumption, MT8173 significantly enhance the performance six times higher than in 2013 released the MT8125.

MT8173 supports 120Hz dynamic image display technology, the screen refresh rate of the screen of mobile devices upgraded to 120Hz, 60Hz display provides than double the smooth scroll effect and clearer images, reducing blur or blurring of text and images. MT8173 has begun to send samples to customers. The first tablet with MT8173 will be available later this year. As the power consuption of the SoC is low, We can expect it in some future Onda tablets. The SOC integrated GPU PowerVR GX6250 model , although not the strongest, but in the current tablet processors are also at the middle and upper reaches. Supports up to 2560 × 1600 resolution display and a 20 million pixel camera.

Features

Multi-core computing 64 big.LITTLE architecture,

• Equipped with ARM Cortex®-A72 and ARM Cortex®-A53 64-bit processor
• Size nucleus (big.LITTLE) can simultaneously run at full speed in order to achieve peak performance up to 2.4GHz

Imagination PowerVR GX6250 image processing

• Support for future OpenGL ES 3.1 and OpenCL application. It help in achieving a great picture quality as well as a greeat Performance

Some Multimedia capabilities

• 120Hz dynamic screen display technology.
• Ultra resolve 30fps H.264/ VP9 video playback hardware solution.
• TV-grade image quality support WQXGA display
• Supports HDMI and Miracast to achieve cross-screen applications.
• 20 million pixel camera ISP, with dynamic real beauty and LOMO effect.

MediaTek will be demonstrating the MT8173, which is available now for early customers. It’s expected to appear in commercially available tablets in the second half of the year. What do you think of MediaTek opting for a quad core processor, split between a dual core high performance and a dual core, high efficiency design? Are you interested to see the new tablets with this processor onboard? Let us know in the comments below.

Source: MyDrivers

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Mediatek has just unveiled two new processors in the market, namely the MT6735 and the MT6753. Both the SoCs are built on the 64-bit architecture. The MT6735 will come with a four core architecture while the Mt6753 will be much more powerful thanks to its octa-core architecture.

The highlight of both these chips is probably its support for the new CDMA2000 technology. It supports both TD / FDD-LTE Cat.4 150Mbps, DC-HSPA +, TD-SCDMA, CDMA2000 1x / EVDO Rev.A, EDGE, which is true 4G full Netcom.

The higher end MT6753 comes with eight Cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.5Ghz which makes it powerful yet battery efficient at the same time. The integrated Mali T720 GPU will make sure that the its graphic performance is impressive. On the other hand, the MT6735 processor will come with just four Cortex A53 cores.

The MT6753 supports dual-band Wi -Fi 802.11n, and Bluetooth 4.0. Multimedia support include 1080p 30fps H.264 video recording and playback, 1080p 30fps H.265 video playback, 16-megapixel camera, PIP, Self-portrait, display output at 1080p 60fps, and MediaTek MiraVision support.

Since, both the chips support 4G LTE and is targeted at the mid-range market, expect a lot of manufacturers to adopt these two processors in the upcoming smartphones.

Both the processors are expected to be released by the end of Q2 2015.

Meanwhile, here’s a comparison chart of the current Mediatek processors available in the market.

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