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Instagram introduces new AR-powered ‘Try On’ Ads

Airyl Jaszly — Fri, 04 Oct 2019 15:58:46 +0000

Beginning today, a handful of brands that sell their products directly on Instagram will be able to add a new AR try-on feature to product pages. Initially, the new AR feature will be limited to cosmetics (Mac and Nars are early partners) and eyewear (Warby Parker and Ray-Ban), but Instagram plans to make it available for more products over time.

The feature is essentially an extension of Facebook’s version of the same, which was also launched with selected brands last year. Instagram’s version, built on Facebook’s Spark AR platform, looks a bit more refined, which likely comes from the extra time in development, but is also probably more of a requirement to fit into Instagram’s aesthetic focus.

There’s a few ways Instagram users might encounter the new shopping feature. The first is while checking out specific products a brand has tagged in a post. You’ll have the option to try out the product via an augmented reality filter before adding it to your cart, but Instagram is also hoping users will be inspired to share these AR experiences in Stories, which will also link back to the original product.

It’s an interesting addition, particularly on Instagram, given the audience’s interest in Stories and the heavier focus on visual tools. That could make it a great option for Instagram campaigns. It will require additional platform expertise to create such experiences, but they’re quite interesting and brimming with potential.

“Instagram is such an important platform for product discovery, particularly in beauty,” says Dina Fierro, VP of Global Digital Strategy at Nars Cosmetics, one of Instagram’s initial shopping partners. “It is very clear that Instagram impacts purchases whether that’s happening online or offline.”

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LG files another patent application for a foldable phone

Airyl Jaszly — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 07:06:38 +0000

Recently, LG announced that their dual-screen smartphone will be ready for release next month. Yesterday, their patent for a specially designed foldable phone was approved. The device bears resemblance to the Samsung Galaxy Fold, but with a Z-Fold folding system.

LG’s patent shows a Z-fold device, and as one of the images here shows, the third screen is a stand-alone unit and appears to fold back onto the front surface of the smartphone. The design would give a full front screen that looks pretty much like all the smartphones we are used to seeing today that can unfold into a device that has a screen three times as wide when needed.

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The design patent was filed in China on 6th March 2019, and included 18 sketches of a rectangular-shaped folding device with two displays; one of which is a flexible screen. The smartphone unfolds according to the Z-Fold principle, which is also used in brochures for the retail trade. After you unfold the phone, you’ll see a flexible screen which is twice the length of a regular screen and folds open in width like a tablet.These images omit any ports, USB included, where one might expect to find them. There is a series of symmetrical small holes along one edge that could be for speakers, but that is it. Therefore, it appears that LG intends to go fully wireless for this potential foldable phone – a risky strategy that has worked out poorly for other OEMs in the past.

Seeing something even remotely similar to the Z-FOLD in actual physical form from LG is pretty unlikely in the near future. Still, there are plenty of great ideas to improve on contemporary foldable display smartphones worth exploring here, and we look forward to seeing LG progress this idea further.

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Xiaomi breaks into the Fortune Global 500

Airyl Jaszly — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 07:50:06 +0000

Xiaomi‘s been in the news non-stop these past few days. Be it announcing new devices or releasing questionable updates, they just can’t seem to stop being around. Today however, they’ve got something pretty big to tell everyone, and it’s quite the impressive story. Xiaomi, for the very first time, has managed to break in the Fortune Global 500 list at number 468.

For those not in the know, this is kind of a pretty big deal. The Fortune Global 500, also known as Global 500, is an annual ranking of the top 500 corporations worldwide as measured by revenue and the list is compiled and published annually by Fortune magazine. Xiaomi is now officially the 468th company in the world, quite the feat for a 9 year old company.

“It took Xiaomi only nine years to make the Fortune Global 500 list, a milestone that we owe a big thank you to all our Mi Fans and users for their unwavering support. We are also the youngest company on this year’s list, a proud record that we will keep in mind and bring to another level in the global expansion journey,” said Lei Jun, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Xiaomi.

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As an internet company with smartphones and smart hardware connected by an Internet of Things (IoT) platform at its core founded in April 2010, Xiaomi was also named to Fortune’s China 500 list for the first time in June, ranking 53rd. The company reached RMB10,000 million (approx. US$1,453.72 million) threshold in sales revenue in 2012, and RMB100,000 million (approx. US$14,537.21 million) in 2017.

Of course, they’re still not even close to companies like Apple (11th) and Samsung (15th), but that’s fine. For them to break into the list at all is already a huge surprise. This is without a doubt a monumental achievement for the company, and it’s a testament to how well Xiaomi has done in such a short time. We’re eager to see how they’ll grow from here, and we wish them all the best for their future endeavors.

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US tech executives to meet with White House regarding Huawei ban

Airyl Jaszly — Sat, 20 Jul 2019 11:40:36 +0000

U.S. officials including Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow will host a meeting at the White House on Monday of semiconductor and software executives to discuss the U.S. ban on Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, two sources briefed on the meeting said on Friday.

A White House official confirmed the meeting would take place, noting that Google and Micron would attend, but said it had been called to discuss economic matters. The subject of Huawei was expected “to come up but that it is not the reason why they are convening the meeting,” said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

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The Commerce Department added Huawei to a trade blacklist in May, saying it had “reasonable cause to believe” that the company was “involved in activities contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States.” As of late however, many have been questioning the decision, especially when it comes to the actual motives behind it.

Commerce Department Secretary Wilbur Ross has said licenses would be issued where there is no threat to national security. Reuters reported that the United States may approve licenses for companies to restart new sales in a matter of weeks. Intel and Qualcomm declined to comment. Google, Micron, Microsoft and Broadcom did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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Honor President confirms the much anticipated Honor TV

Airyl Jaszly — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 08:25:12 +0000

At a recent Honor media meeting, Honor President George Zhao officially announced that Honor will be launching a brand new smart TV in the future. Just as we had theorized earlier, it seems like an Honor TV is coming soon. It’s pretty interesting to see the company finally dabble in a completely new market.

According to George Zhao, the company isn’t just looking to release just any smart TV. The company wants to be a true innovator and revolutionize the smart TV market. To this end, they’ve partnered up with China’s JingDong to bring about a new evolution of the product. Honor is calling it “Smart Screen TVs”, as a combination of smart TVs and internet TV. They’re even hyping it up as the future of television, which seems a bit optimistic.

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From what we can gather from George Zhao’s announcement, it seems like Honor’s TV will be heavily integrated with other smart devices. He claims that he wants the television to be less of a media center, and more of a complete information center. We assume that means it will serve as a smart center for services, household items and sharing from phones.

If the previous poster is to be believed, it’s fully possible that the Honor TV is coming extremely soon. We’ll probably see it next to the other new devices, these being the Honor 9X and new Magicbook. It seems like Honor is being very ambitious with their new TV, and we have to question whether it’s wise. Still, we’re eager to see what comes out of it, so stay around on Gizmochina.com for further news on Honor, as well as all your Chinese tech news.

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Honor Magicbook with super thin bezels appear, may also feature Honor TV?

Airyl Jaszly — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 04:23:41 +0000

Earlier today, Honor President Zhao Ming posted a photo of the Honor offices over on Weibo. Through this, we get our very first look at the latest version of the Honor Magicbook, and it has some extremely thin bezels this time around! Along with that, we’ve got another look at the Honor 9X, and also a possible look at an Honor TV!

First, let’s take a closer look at the brand new Honor Magicbook since it’s there are plenty of details to make out here. First off, we’ve got some new extremely thin bezels around the device’s display. There’s also no front camera in sight, which probably means we’ll be seeing Honor’s laptop pop-up camera make a grand return. As for specs, we can probably expect the Intel i5-8265U with an NVIDIA MX250 GPU, with 8GB RAM and 512GB SSD.

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Next up, there’s the Honor 9X that’s sitting on the table next to the Magicbook. We’ve already heard a lot about the Honor 9X, so the picture doesn’t really reveal all that much other than the twilight colour scheme. The Honor 9X is set to launch on the 23rd of July, and it’ll have some pretty hefty specs. You can find a full rundown of the specs over here.

Last but not least, we’ve got the blocked out and inconspicuous TV sitting in the corner. The fact that it’s blocked by a sticker could simply mean that it’s got sensitive information on it, but there’s also a chance it’s concealing a possible new Honor TV! While there’s nothing concrete about it, seeing an Honor TV could be really interesting in the future.

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Xiaomi Mi Band 4 officially launched with AMOLED color Display & Cheap Price tag

Airyl Jaszly — Tue, 11 Jun 2019 08:17:32 +0000

As expected, Xiaomi have launched their latest Mi band 4 today in China. It’s the successor to the popular Mi Band 3 launched in May 2018. In India alone, the company has sold more than 1 million units of Mi Band 3. With the all-new Mi Band 4, Xiaomi is offering better hardware and improved features. It now comes with a 39.9% bigger display and is now using AMOLED color screen, and there’s even 2.5D scratch-resistant tempered glass on the top.

With the NFC support, the Mi Band 4 can be used for making payments through AliPay and WeChat Pay. It is also water resistant up to 5ATM (50 meters) and sports an upgraded 6-axis high-precision sensor to intelligently recognize different type of swimming strokes including Freestyle, Backstroke, Butterfly stroke, and Medley. It can also track 6 different sport modes like indoor running, outdoor running, exercise, swimming, cycling, and walking.

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It also supports Xiao AI voice assistant which can be used for controlling Xiaomi’s IoT products. XiaoAi assistant comes up when you lift up the band, so lifting your wrist lets you play music, set the schedules. On top of that, you can even set all these to work with voice commands, so it’s pretty flexible. Perhaps most useful is the ability to finally make NFC payments, at least in the NFC variant.

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So, what about pricing? The device comes in two variants, a version with NFC that costs 229 yuan ($33) and a variant without NFC for a more affordable 169 yuan ($25). On top of that, there’s also a Avengers Limited Edition that comes with unique coloured bands, a custom metal dial and a matching metal wrist buckle. It looks really cool, and it costs 349 yuan ($51). The first round of sales will begin on the 14th of June.

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Honor releases the Rubik’s Cube Bluetooth Speaker

Airyl Jaszly — Fri, 31 May 2019 15:01:53 +0000

While we’ve been hearing a lot from Huawei lately, their sub-brand Honor has been relatively quiet. We saw them launch the Honor 20 and Honor 20 Pro earlier this month, but other than that they’ve been silent. That is, of course, until earlier today, where the company made a big announcement. An announcement that puts the Honor 20’s to shame. Behold, the Honor Rubik’s Cube Bluetooth Speaker is now official.

We joke, but this still seems like a pretty nifty little bluetooth speaker. For starters, it’s quite the cheap little piece at just 99 yuan, or $15. It features 3W full range sound, and it supports Bluetooth 4.2. We’d like to have seen Bluetooth 5.0, but it’s fine for the price. It also has a 660mAh battery, which can apparently last for 4 hours of music playback.

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The Honor Rubik’s Cube Bluetooth speaker measures in at 54 x 54 x 55mm and weighs about 120g. It has a woven lanyard, which means you can hang it just about anywhere. The little thing also only comes in one colour option, that being the cheerful raspberry red you can see in the pictures. The power button lets you turn it on, pair the device, answer calls, and even pair your Cube with another Cube.

It’s nothing special, but it’s a cheap and cheerful little speaker with an adorable design. It’s already available for purchase over at Jingdong Mall. While I’m personally not all to interested in having a small bluetooth speaker like this, I can definitely see the appeal. You could just easily toss it into a bag to take anywhere, since it’s so small and cute.

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ZUK Z2 Review after 1 year – The Best Budget Smartphone for $180?

Linus — Tue, 23 May 2017 22:35:11 +0000

Last year a Lenovo-backed company released a ZUK Z2 – a phone that had a great design and killers specs. Right now you can get this phone for just about $180 and it seems to be one of the best phones for the price since it has a Snapdragon 820 chip, 4GB of RAM and a lot more! Learn more in our ZUK Z2 review after 1 year.

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ZUK Z2 Review: UNBOXING

The phone ships with all the usual stuff that includes the USB C cable, a fast charger, SIM ejector pin and some paperwork.

ZUK Z2 Review: SPECS

Display	5″ 1080 x 1920 pixels (~441 ppi pixel density)
Processor and GPU	Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820, Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo, Adreno 530 GPU
RAM	4GB
Camera	8MP Front/13MP Back
Connectivity	Bluetooth, 3G, 4G, GPS, WIFI, GSM,EDGE, GPRS, UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+, dual-SIM.
Battery	3.500 mAh (non-removable)
Dimensions	141.7 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm / 149g
OS	ZUI 1.9 (Android 6.0)
Storage	64GB (not expandable)

ZUK Z2 Review: DESIGN and DISPLAY

As far as design goes, it has changed quite a bit if we compare it to the ZUK Z1.

Now we have a rather compact phone, which uses a very high quality and sturdy metal frame around the device. I love the fact that all the buttons and a dual SIM card tray are on the right and all other stuff is on the bottom. Thus, other sides of the phone look clean.

The sound quality from the loudspeaker is pretty good but nothing we haven’t heard from similarly priced phones.

Also, we have Gorilla Glass 4 on the front and rear. A great thing is that the phone has some sort of anti-fingerprint coating and it does its job very well.

We have a 5” 1080p display, which is nice and sharp but it could be slightly brighter for a better sunlight legibility.

An 8MP shooter is here for selfies along with a notification LED light on the top.

On the bottom, we have just one physical home button but it has tons of features. First of all, you can physically press it and it takes you home. Also, you can tap it and it acts as a back button or swipe it from left to right if you e.g. want to access your recent apps. Also, the button is highly customizable and you can assign different tasks. I have to say that this is one of the best home button implementations I’ve ever seen.

Last but not least we have a fingerprint scanner, which is accurate and it reads a fingerprint straight from the standby mode.

On the back, we have a 13MP shooter with f/2.2 aperture and a single LED flash.

Overall, the phone is well-built, it feels nice in the hand and it sports some flagship-worthy materials in the construction.

ZUK Z2 Review: HARDWARE and PERFORMANCE

ZUK Z2 still sports some flagship-grade specs. It has a Snapdragon 820 chip, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of on-board storage without the microSD card slot.

As you may have guessed, the phone can handle anything you throw at it without a sweat. All the games ran almost perfectly on the highest graphics. However, the phone does quite warm on the top portion of the device but there are no overheating warnings or anything that could impair the performance.

ZUK Z2 Review: USER INTERFACE

When it comes to the user interface, there are two different versions. The one I reviewed like 8 months ago shipped with the Chinese ROM that had quite a bit of bloatware and no Google services. The one I have ships with the fully de-bloated ZUI rom, that is built on top of Android 6.0.

First of all, I love that the UI looks clean and it is fast and fluid. Also, there are some extra features and customization options. Besides the ability to do a lot of stuff just by swiping on the home button, you can swipe from the bottom to open up quick settings toggles, which are highly customizable too.

It would be great to have the Android 7 on this ROM but honestly, I really love it and so far it looks a lot better than the Chinese ROM.

ZUK Z2 Review: CAMERA

When it comes to the camera, we have a few shooting modes but there is no manual mode to take a full control of the images you take. Also, there are some basic settings to play with. In addition, the phone can take pictures very fast, which is probably the most important aspect for most users. Finally, the device triggers HDR mode automatically.

ZUK Z2 Review: IMAGE QUALITY

ZUK Z2 can take some nice looking daylight images with a good amount of detail, accurate looking colors and sharpness.

The camera starts struggling in lower-lit situations as the images have quite a lot of noise and less detail. Still, you can get some usable images out of this phone.

The 4k video looks really good for a $180 phone. However, the footage could have less noise and compression, and the green color of the grass looks oversaturated. See a video review for a video sample.

An 8MP selfie snapper can take some decent looking selfies for social media needs.

Overall, ZUK Z2 does not have a perfect camera but it is definitely one of the better cameras in a $300 phone.

ZUK Z2 Review: CONNECTIVITY

GPS test (indoors)

I didn’t have any connectivity issues with the phone as the signal reception was good and the call quality was decent. Also, the Wifi worked fine and the GPS was accurate.

ZUK Z2 Review: BATTERY LIFE

The ZUK Z2 ships with 3500mAh built-in battery and it performs great.

I could constantly get over 5 hours of screen-on time on a mixed use, which involved using the camera, browsing the web, a bit of gaming and so on.

The phone ships with a fast charger and I was able to fully charge the phone in 1 hour and 30 mins.

ZUK Z2 Review: CONCLUSIONS

So, there you have it, ZUK Z2 after the buzz. With the recent price drops, I honestly believe that this is one of the best phones you can buy. Sure, it has a few shortcomings to consider but given the fact that it has really powerful internals, great and compact design, the ZUK Z2 is a fantastic offering for about $180.

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Smallest Smartphone in the World! Vphone S8 Review

Linus — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 09:07:45 +0000

Once we think of smartphones these days, we think of some big and bulky devices with huge displays. Some of those phones can’t even fit into the pocket. Meet the Vphone S8, the smallest smartphone in the world. Is this $28 little device worth your attention? Stay tuned to find out.

VIDEO REVIEW

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UNBOXING

The device ships with the USB cable, a strap and some paperwork.

DESIGN AND FEATURES

Honestly, this thing doesn’t even look like a smartphone and it reminds me of a smartwatch… without a strap.

We have a 1.54” display, which does not sport the highest resolution but it is pretty good for a $28 device.

The phone takes 1 SIM card and 1 microSD card for storage expansion as the internal storage is just 128MB.

We have just a power button and non-backlit capacitive keys to control the device.

On the back, there is a heart rate monitor, which measures your heart rate pretty accurately. Not sure why I thought I needed to put it on my wrist as it works with the fingertip too.

USER INTERFACE

As for user interface, you have your basic phone features. You can call someone, write messages and so on.

The call quality is not very impressive but you can definitely make a clear conversation.

There are also some basic apps like calculator, calendar, stopwatch etc. Besides the heart rate monitor, you can track your fitness routines using the built-in pedometer, which is pretty accurate or use sedentary reminder to reminds you to move a little.

You can also connect the Vphone S8 to your phone using the FundoWear app to track your fitness routines in detail, receive most of the notifications, use this little device as a remote dialer or as a remote controller for your main phone’s camera.

BATTERY LIFE

As for battery life, the Vphone S8 will get you through the day if you use it quite intensively. You may get a few days out of it if you are a light user.

CONCLUSIONS

So, there you have it, the smallest smartphone in the world, that costs just $28.

It’s definitely not the smartest smartphone out there but it’s definitely fun to use it. Also, it comes with all the basic phone and fitness tracker features, and a simple user interface that does not lag.

The phone may come handy if you just need to use another SIM card for calls.

At the end of the day, the Vphone S8 is not something I really need for everyday use but it’s definitely a fun little device that works quite well and it is actually very cheap for what it has to offer.

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Doogee T6 Review – Affordable Battery Monster

Linus — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 08:35:18 +0000

Today we have a cheap phone with a monster battery – Doogee T6. Find out more in our full review.

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Doogee T6 VIDEO REVIEW:

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Doogee T6 Review: UNBOXING

The phone comes with instruction manuals, a charging brick, USB cable, USB OTG cable for external devices, a screen protector and a SIM ejector pin. Finally, you are getting a nice soft TPU case to protect your device.

Doogee T6 Review: DESIGN and DISPLAY

Doogee T6 is not a small device due its 5.5” display. Well, this size of the screen has already become a standard for most of us.

The panel itself is just 720p resolution but it not that bad. It is bright and the colours look natural.

The star of the show here is a large 6250mAh battery, which makes the phone heavier than usual as it weighs 230g.

On the front, we have a 5MP shooter and LED notification light along with the non-backlit capacitive buttons.

The backplate is made of plastic but it actually feels nice to the touch.

The camera has an 8MP sensor, which is capable of shooting 13MP images with dual LED flash. Also, we have the loudspeaker on the bottom.

The sides are also made of plastic and we have the buttons on the right, which have a good tactile feedback but they feel a bit cheap.

Overall, the phone is well built, it feels nice in the hand but you have to keep in mind that it is quite heavy and it does not sport any premium materials like metal or glass.

Doogee T6 Review: UI

Doogee T6 runs on Android 5.1 with the Doogee’s skin on top of it.

We have some redesigned icons and a bit of extra functionality like gesture and motions controls we’ve seen on numerous phones. The implementation of gestures is pretty good but I’ve seen faster response times on some other phones.

As for daily use, I don’t have major complaints. However, there is a significant delay once you press the home button and that it is kind of annoying.

Other than that, the performance of the UI is snappy and responsive.

Doogee T6 Review: BENCHMARKS

Doogee T6 Review: HARDWARE and PERFORMANCE

The phone is not a powerhouse as it sports a quad-core MTK6735 chip with the clock speeds of up to 1.0GHz, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage.

As you may have already guessed, the gaming experience is not really pleasant. There is a lot of lag and skipped frames even on medium graphics on Asphalt 8.

Doogee T6 Review: MULTIMEDIA

The loudspeaker quality is not bad but it is not impressive either. On the other hand, it is on par with most of the phones in this price range.

Doogee T6 Review: CAMERA

Doogee T6 Review: IMAGE QUALITY

As for image quality, the daylight pictures usually turn out to be pretty good as they have a decent amount of detail. However, the colours are not always accurate and there were quite a few blurry shots.

The low-light images do not impress. They lack in detail, there is a lot of noise. Also, the red tint ruins some of the pictures.

The selfie camera can take some okay looking images in good light but it is not a wide angle shooter.

As for video, it is just mediocre and the footage looks quite shaky. See the video review for a video sample.

Doogee T6 Review: CONNECTIVITY

All the connectivity options that include Wifi, Bluetooth and GPS are working fine. Also, the signal reception is excellent and the call quality is good.

Doogee T6 Review: BATTERY LIFE

The phone sports a humongous 6250 mAh battery. Although it adds a bit of bulk and weight to the device, it performs well in real life.

I could get around 7 or even over 8 hours of screen-on time depending on the usage and that is a great result.

Doogee T6 Review: CONCLUSIONS

Doogee T6 costs around $130 and it does most of the things right.

It is not a flagship device due to its low-end specs but it was not made to be a flagship. The main highlight is the humungous battery and it delivers in real life.

Also, the phone has a decent screen, although it is only 720p; the design and build is good despite using mainly plastic and the camera can take decent daylight shots.

However, the phone lags while gaming, the home button is slow to respond and the low-light camera performance does not impress.

All in all, Doogee T6 is for those who look for a phone that has a very large battery and it does most of the things right. However, make sure to take the shortcomings into consideration.

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The HTC Windows Phone 8 smartphone known as HTC 8S

Rosgani — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 18:08:01 +0000

After we heard many rumors about the news HTC Windows Phone 8 smartphone a couple weeks ago, is now we have a detailed picture about those phone, is known as HTC Windows Phone 8S which running Windows Phone 8 operating system.

The HTC 8S is packed with 4-inch WVGA screen size with 800×400 pixel, powered by 1GHz Qualcomm S4 dual-core processor and 512MB of RAM. HTC Windows Phone 8S sports with Beats Audio for high quality music experience.

There is another HTC Windows Phone 8 smartphone which called HTC Windows Phone 8X released in same time.

Here are few picture of HTC Windows Phone 8S smartphone.:

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ZUK Z2 Review: UNBOXING

ZUK Z2 Review: SPECS

Display

5″ 1080 x 1920 pixels (~441 ppi pixel density)

Processor and GPU

Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820, Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo, Adreno 530 GPU

RAM

4GB

Camera

8MP Front/13MP Back

Connectivity

Bluetooth, 3G, 4G, GPS, WIFI, GSM,EDGE, GPRS, UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+, dual-SIM.

Battery

3.500 mAh (non-removable)

Dimensions

141.7 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm / 149g

OS

ZUI 1.9 (Android 6.0)

Storage

64GB (not expandable)

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Doogee T6 Review – Affordable Battery Monster

Today we have a cheap phone with a monster battery – Doogee T6. Find out more in our full review.

Buy Doogee T6

Doogee T6 VIDEO REVIEW:

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Doogee T6 Review: UNBOXING

The phone comes with instruction manuals, a charging brick, USB cable, USB OTG cable for external devices, a screen protector and a SIM ejector pin. Finally, you are getting a nice soft TPU case to protect your device.

Doogee T6 Review: DESIGN and DISPLAY

Doogee T6 is not a small device due its 5.5” display. Well, this size of the screen has already become a standard for most of us.

The panel itself is just 720p resolution but it not that bad. It is bright and the colours look natural.

The star of the show here is a large 6250mAh battery, which makes the phone heavier than usual as it weighs 230g.

On the front, we have a 5MP shooter and LED notification light along with the non-backlit capacitive buttons.

The backplate is made of plastic but it actually feels nice to the touch.

The camera has an 8MP sensor, which is capable of shooting 13MP images with dual LED flash. Also, we have the loudspeaker on the bottom.

The sides are also made of plastic and we have the buttons on the right, which have a good tactile feedback but they feel a bit cheap.

Overall, the phone is well built, it feels nice in the hand but you have to keep in mind that it is quite heavy and it does not sport any premium materials like metal or glass.

Doogee T6 Review: UI

Doogee T6 runs on Android 5.1 with the Doogee’s skin on top of it.

We have some redesigned icons and a bit of extra functionality like gesture and motions controls we’ve seen on numerous phones. The implementation of gestures is pretty good but I’ve seen faster response times on some other phones.

As for daily use, I don’t have major complaints. However, there is a significant delay once you press the home button and that it is kind of annoying.

Other than that, the performance of the UI is snappy and responsive.

Doogee T6 Review: BENCHMARKS

Doogee T6 Review: HARDWARE and PERFORMANCE

The phone is not a powerhouse as it sports a quad-core MTK6735 chip with the clock speeds of up to 1.0GHz, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage.

As you may have already guessed, the gaming experience is not really pleasant. There is a lot of lag and skipped frames even on medium graphics on Asphalt 8.