Author: chris eilers

A lot of Xiaomi phones have been announced lately. Today we’ll mention Xiaomi Redmi 3s – the current best budget phone from the brand and put it in the competition with other phones, which are Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus, Coolpad Note 3, Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 and LeEco Le 2.

Xiaomi Redmi 3s: A great budget device!

First let have a quick look at Xiaomi Redmi 3s specs! This phone comes with a 5-inch display with HD resolution! As for the CPU, there is a Snapdragon 430 chipset to drive the system. As for the memory, there are two variants 2GB RAM/16GB ROM and 3GB RAM/32GB ROM. For photography, we have a 13MP camera on its back and a 5MP snapper on its front! The highlight of this phone is the 4100mAh battery. Xiaomi Redmi 3s also runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

Now let’s compare it with the other phone! According to Antutu chart, Xiaomi Redmi 3s gets 42902 points, higher than Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus and Coolpad Note 3 and lower than Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 and LeEco Le 2. According to 3D Mark Unlimited, again Redmi 3s stays the same position, which means it is still the most powerful among the sub RM 600 ($150) smartphones. According to GFXBench Manhattan 3.1, Redmi 3s still wins over Coolpad Note 3 and Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus in terms of graphics performance!

Moreover, in Geekbench 3 Battery Test, Xiaomi Redmi 3s is only a bit behind Xiaomi Redmi Note 3: 6552 points < 6566. This margin is much smaller than the price gap between them! In terms of camera, the 13MP main cam of Redmi 3s shots nice photos in good-light conditions. In low-light condition, it performs quite average, but still better than its close competitors!

Xiaomi Redmi 3s: perfect choice for users on budget!

Overall, Xiaomi Redmi 3s is way better than other phones with similar price tag like Coolpad Note 3 and Lenovo Vibe K5 Note. In terms of battery, Redmi 3s is only a few points lower than Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 and higher than all other phones in the chart. So if you wanna buy a new phone but don’t wanna spend too much money, Xiaomi Redmi 3s won’t disappoint!

You can easily lose your phone today, especially when you have a super good one. These top five anti-theft apps for Android below could help you prevent it. Check it out. 

Anti-theft apps: I “GotYa”!

The first app is GotYa. This app is one of the best anti-theft apps for Android phone. GotYa will silently take a photo of a person of using your phone with the selfie snapper. And then, it will send that picture as well as the location of your smartphone to your email or facebook. Thanks to this app, you can know the theft and the place your device was stolen. The only minus of this app is battery-consuming.

The second app is Android Device Manager. This is an app developed by Google. This free app will support the location of a phone on the map, remotely lock it, delete data or ring the bell with a maximum volume. Thirdly, you can use Bitdefender Anti-Theft to protect your phone. This app is nearly like Android manager. However, it has some additional functions. It will notify you when your SIM phone is changed.

The fourth anti-theft app is Cerberus. If someone uses your phone installed Cerberus, you will receive the list of the latest incoming and outgoing calls. The app can even let you know the mobile supplier that your handset is connecting. Cerberus will locate your device, ring the alarm bell even when the device is in the silent mode. It can even delete the data saved on the phone and SD card, lock the phone by a message, or remotely control the phone via website or message.

Prey: they can run, but they can’t hide

Last but not least, Prey. It is one of the most favorite anti-theft apps. Because it got almost every function. Like Manager, Prey is a free app. It can capture the theft’s face by both the front and back cameras like GotYa. Prey will use GPS or Wifi to identify the location of your handset. It can also remotely lock the phone or erase all the data. It works on all platforms. So, if you want to keep your device safe, Prey is a smart way.

Xiaomi Redmi 3s Prime is the best phone for under $150 in the market. In fact, the phone has feature that are better than high-end smartphones. This Xiaomi Redmi 3s Prime review may show you….

Xiaomi Redmi 3s Prime review: long battery life, good price,….

Battery is the best part of this phone that I want to bring to Xiaomi Redmi 3s Prime review. The Xiaomi phone can easily get you through a full day even you are the most heavy duty user. The phone has a 4100mAh battery, slightly bigger than the 4000 mAh Redmi Note 3 battery, and it lasts much longer than its predecessor. According to some reports, the Xiaomi phone lasts for over 16 hours, which doubles that of LeEco Le 2. Moreover, the phone can last for 6.5 hours of running game, which is also the same time of Xiaomi Mi Max.

Now it is time to talk about Xiaomi Redmi 3s Prime design. The Chinese company recently keep decorating similar elements that made them all look alike. Those Xiaomi phones this year seem to use the same design, which is not innovative and eye-catching. Xiaomi may want to follow Apple. Apart from the look-alike design, this Xiaomi Redmi 3s Prime review have some changes made on Redmi 3s Prime.

Redmi 3s Prime camera and flash are placed at the top left corner, the fingerprint sensor lies at the center of the upper part, where your index finger can perfectly fall on without looking. As for Xiaomi Redmi 3s Prime price only $104, a 720p display can be measuring 5 inches is good. Redmi 3s Prime also has a pretty bright display. The maximum brightness with auto brightness on this Xiaomi Redmi 3s Prime review is 610 lux, which is considerably brighter than the Redmi Note 3 and Meizu M3 Note.

Xiaomi Redmi 3s Prime review: no explosion

Xiaomi Redmi 3s Prime runs on the octa-core Snapdragon 430 SoC. This is one of the first in its series to get the Adreno 505 GPU, which is faster than the older Adreno 405 GPU on Snapdragon 616. After 15 mins of gaming, the heat can reach 39.5 degrees celsius. On recording FHD video, the maximum temperature for 10 minutes goes up to 35.9 degrees celsius. It is proper that the temperature never goes above 40 degrees, which is excellent.

After Honor 5 Play, Huawei is about to bring another affordable smartphone to the market – Huawei NCE-AL10. With 4000mAh capacity, this phone will the tough competitor which is hard to beat in the budget segment.  

Huawei NCE-AL10: budget phone with 4000mAh battery

Along with flagships with high prices, smartphone makers usually bring their pocket-friendly smartphones to the market. Samsung with C lineup or J series, Xiaomi with Redmi lineup are some examples.  Huawei is also one of the brands with this kind of strategy. After Honor 5 Play, now the company is planning to release another budget smartphone this year. It is Huawei NCE-AL10.

A new smartphone from Huawei has just unveiled in TENAA with the code name of NCE-AL10. Let’s have a look at this Huawei NCE-AL10 specs. The phone is powered by a 1.5GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6752 or SND 615 processor. To ensure the performance, there is a 3GB of RAM paired with a 16GB of inbuilt expandable storage. The new Huawei device will come with a 5-inch OLED screen with the resolution of 720 x 1280 px.

The highlight spec of AL10 is its huge battery capacity- 4000mAH. It is gonna run on Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS. For photography, there is a 13MP camera on the back of the phone. Besides, this new handset will support 4G connectivity. Like the Honor Play, Huawei NCE-AL10 will be equipped with a plastic housing.

Huawei NCE-AL10: price and release date

With all those specs above, Huawei new device will be one of the best budget smartphones in the market. It will join in the tough race of the others affordable phones like Xiaomi Redmi 2. It can even surpass its latest budget Huawei phone- Honor 5 Play. Huawei NCE-AL10 launch date can be in the end of this year. About Huawei NCE-AL10 price, it is expected to be around $100.

After Apollo, Vernee is about to launch another 6GB RAM phone- Vernee Mars. With Helio P20 and 6GB RAM, this phone will be the tough competitor of Gionee M6 Plus or Doogee F7 Pro.

Vernee Mars: new flagship with 6GB RAM

Vernee- a Chinese smartphone maker- is about to release another flagship. After the success of Vernee Thor and Vernee Apollo, the company decided to bring another high-end smartphone to the market – Vernee Mars. Besides Apollo, this device is gonna be the next Vernee smartphone having this big RAM. With 6GB RAM, Vernee new handset will be the tough rival in the 6GB RAM segment.

Under the hood, the phone is powered by a Helio P20 chipset with an octa-core CPU and Mali-T880 MP2 GPU. The special thing about the phone’s hardware is that it is not only highly efficient but also power saving. To ensure the performance, the company will add a 6GB of RAM. And this huge RAM will be optimized as much as possible. The brand will create software taking advantage of this enormous RAM.

In addition to Vernee Mars specs, there will be a 24MP or a dual 13MP camera on the back of the phone. Whether the company equips its new device with one of these cameras, Mars is definitely one of the best camera phones in the market. The phone may run on Android Nougat.

Vernee Mars: price and release date

With just a few specs like those, Mars has shown that it will be one of the best 6GB RAM phones. And it will be the heavy foe to Gionee M6 Plus, Elephone P20, or Doogee F7 Pro. So, just wait and see the appearance of this Vernee new flagship. Vernee Mars launch date is in this November. About Vernee Mars price, it is expected to be in the range of $430 to $490.

5.5-inch smartphones are very common nowadays. However, not all of them are excellent since some of their specifications are not very strong compared to others’. If you need a real powerful 5.5-inch handset, check out the following ones!

1. ASUS ZenFone 3 ZE552KL

ASUS ZenFone 3 is a member of the company’s flagship series this year. It was launched not long ago and has been receiving positive feedback from lotsa people. Design-wise, Zen 3 looks totally different from its predecessor Zen 2; plastic back has been replaced with all-metal unibody to make the device more premium.

Spec-wise, the handset is equipped with a Snapdragon 625 octa-core 2.0GHz processor, 3/4GB of RAM paired with 32/64GB of ROM (expandable), a 5.5-inch Full HD Super IPS+ display, a dual SIM, a 3,000mAh battery, and ASUS ZenUI 3.0 based on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow OS. In terms of camera, the rear one is capable of 16 megapixels with f/2.0, laser/phase detection autofocus, OIS (4-axis) and dual LED flash. As for the front snapper, it is also great with 8 megapixels and f/2.0.

After Xiaomi smartphones, now it’s iPhone 6. This iPhone 6 explosion cause an Australian man a third-degree burn. So, be careful with your smartphone. Because it can explode anytime, even when there is just a small impact. 

iPhone 6 explosion caused a man third-degree burn

Smartphone explosions are now becoming frequently things. Recently, we have heard many smartphone explosions. Xiaomi Mi 4i and Xiaomi Mi 5 are some examples. And now, it’s iPhone 6 turn. An iPhone 6 has just exploded in Australia. However, the difference between these cases is that there was no damage in Xiaomi case, but the phones. In this iPhone case, an Australian man- Gareth Clear- has suffered a third-degree burn.

This 36-year-old man got this wound from a minor bike fall. On Sunday afternoon, Clear had fallen off the bike when his left foot missed the pedal. There’s nothing much to say if he just got a few scratches from the fall. The noticeable thing is that his iPhone 6 started melting through his right back pocket. And the phone stuck to his right thigh skin. So, he had a third-degree burn and had to undergo an operation of skin graft.

Clear’s iPhone 6 was bought from an Apple Store and wasn’t been through any adjustments or modifications. So, what’s the problem. The answer is the lithium-ion battery. It was just a minor drop which makes the lithium-ion battery catch fire. The point is this kind of the battery is very easy to be influenced by impact, electrical short-circuits, and even the heat.

iPhone 6 explosion: a wake-up call

Even though the studies had shown that in the ten million lithium-ion batteries, there is just one of them fails. So, the probability is very small. However, more than a billion smartphones shipped every day. And this means there will be more this kind of accidents. So, the accident of Clear is just like a wake up call. Be carefull with your smartphone, or you’ll get hurt.

Dual SIM smartphones are always desirable! So today we will show you our collection of best budget dual SIM phones that cost only under RM 1000!

1. Xiaomi Mi 4C

The first device on our list of best budget dual SIM phones is Xiaomi Mi 5C! This Xiaomi phone comes with a powerful Snapdragon 808 chipset, which drives the system smoothly. Besides, there is also a nice combo of dual-core 1.8GHZ and quad-core 1.44GHz processors to back up the CPU. A 2GB RAM is also available to take care of the performance.

Other Xiaomi Mi 4C specs are also worth noticing! There is a 13MP main snapper on the back and a 5MP selfie shooter on the front of the device. To view the images, we have a 5-inch full HD display. Also, the phone is fueled by a 3000mAh battery. The only drawback of this device is the non-expandable 16GB ROM. Xiaomi Mi 4C price is currently RM 850 ($210)

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 VS LG V20: a tough 4GB RAM flagship battle between two famous Korean brands. Which one will win this fight? Let’s find out!

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 VS LG V20: 4GB RAM Korean flagship battle

Samsung Note 7 has just been launched recently. And it gets everything that we had been waiting for. This Note is a whole new high-end product of the Korea giant. Firstly, Note 7 shows up with a new outfit-Blue Coral. Then it sports many new first features of Samsung devices like USB Type-C port or iris scanner. On the other hand, LG is gonna release another flagship this year. After the unsuccess of LG G5, the brand wants to bring something new to the market. And LG V20 is expected to be the one. Both flagships of two Korean companies sport a SND 82- processor paired with 4GB of RAM. They also have the same storage of 64GB which can be expanded up to 256GB.

With no doubt, Samsung device still defeats LG phone with a stunning design and a 5.7-inch 2K curved screen. This screen is protected by the latest Corning Gorilla Glass 5. V20 owns a smaller Full HD display with 5.5 inches. In the exchange, the new flagship from LG is better than its rival in the battery and camera resolution battlefield. It has a huge 4000mAh battery life and a combo of 8MP + 20MP camera. These features on Note 7 are 3500mAh and 5MP+12MP. Despite having the smaller camera resolution, Note 7 is still one of the best camera phones in the market, just like Galaxy S7 Edge. LG new device will be supported by Android Nougat. While Samsung Note runs on Android Marshmallow.

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 VS LG V20: it seems like LG V20 is better than the new Note from Samsung. However, Samsung Galaxy Note specs are still special with a dust + waterproof feature. Not only the phone, but the stylus pen is also water and dust resistant. Well, this is a neck-to-neck battle. Each phone has its own strength to compete with one another. So, let’s have at look at their prices to see which one will win the final round.

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 VS LG V20: price and release date

Right now, Samsung Galaxy Note 7 launch is just in US and UK. And you can pre-order this device on 3rd August. It is available in three colors: Coral Blue, Black Onyx, Silver Titanium. Samsung Galaxy Note 7 VS LG V20 price is about $953 ~ RM. 3869. Meanwhile, LG V20 launch date is in September. As for LG V20 price, it’s definitely cheaper than Note 7. The price is expected to be about $550 ~ RM. 2229. So, if you want a more affordable flagship with many strong specs, LG V20 is your proper choice. Otherwise, you can choose Note 7.

Has just released, Galaxy Note 7 is now one of the best smartphones on the market with 4GB RAM. However, there are still many best 4GB RAM devices which are the tough rivals to this Samsung device.

1. LG V20

After LG G5, the Korean brand is about to bring another flagship to the market. It is LG V20. This phone is the successor of V10 last year. According to the company, V20 will set the new standard of the flagship smartphone. And it is expected to bring success to the company. LG V20 launch date is confirmed to be in next month- September. With LG V20 specs leaked online, the new handset of LG will be the tough rival to Samsung Galaxy Note 7.

Under the hood of the phone, there is a quad-core SND 820 processor along with Android Nougat OS. The phone packs a 3/4GB of RAM paired with a 32/64GB of inbuilt storage. This memory can be expanded up to 256GB. It comes with a 5.5-inch 1080 px display and a huge 4000mAH battery life. For photography, you can use either an 8MP front shooter or a 20MP main cam. A USB Type-C port also houses in this device. LG V20 price is expected to be about $550 ~ RM. 2229.

It’s only a few days until the release date of Xiaomi Redmi Pro! Now let’s have a round-up about Xiaomi Redmi Pro specs to see how powerful they are!

Xiaomi Redmi Pro specs: Top 15 fastest smartphones in the world!

First of all let’s talk about the Xiaomi Redmi Pro specs that are in charge of the performance! Under the hood, there is an outstanding Helio Chipset X25 processor, which means the phone has 10 cores to take care of the whole system! What a powerful team! Moreover, each “team member” is clocked at 2.5GHz, which is super fast in running the apps and functions! Along with such powerful processor is a nice RAM of 4GB! This phone is reviewed to perform very smoothly. There’s no difference in the speed between running one app and running 10 apps at the same time!

Among Xiaomi Redmi Pro specs, the dual camera also stands out! There is a 13MP Sony IMX258 sensor equipped with 5-lens module and clocked at f/2.0 aperture. It is also assisted by Phase detection autofocus and supports great depth of field. Also in the dual camera setup, there is another 5MP snapper which functions as a depth-sensing camera! There is also a dual-tone flash located between those two lense. Moreover, this phone packs a 5MP shooter that supports 85-degree wide-angle selfie and f/2.0 aperture!

Other Xiaomi Redmi Pro specs are also very powerful! There is a massive 4050mAh battery and 128GB of internal memory (for the best version). The phone also supports 4G LTE and a fingerprint scanner sitting at the home button! With such great features, Xiaomi Redmi Pro scores 91719 points on the Antutu chart, which helps the phone spot a position in the top 15 most powerful smartphones in the world!

Xiaomi Redmi Pro specs: too powerful for a budget phone!

Xiaomi Redmi Pro is one of the cheapest in the top 15 fastest phones in the world! There are three versions of this phone with different price tag. The Helio X20 version with 3GB RAM + 32GB ROM is priced at $226 (RM 915). The Helio X25 version with 3GB RAM + 64GB ROM costs $255 (RM 1033). And Xiaomi Redmi Pro price for the most powerful version with 4GB RAM and 128GB ROM comes at $300 (RM 1215).

After G5, LG is about to release another new flagship in this year- LG V20. With SND 820 chipset paired with 4GB RAM and a 20MP rear cam, this device will be the tough rival of Galaxy Note 7.

LG V20: new flagship with a 20MP main cam

Recently, LG has just confirmed that they will release its new product- LG V20- to the market in this Autumn. This handset will set the new standard of the high-end smartphone. The new device of LG will be the heavy competitor of Galaxy S7 (Edge), Galaxy Note 7, or Huawei Honor Note 8. After the modular smartphone G5, V20 will be the next flagship of this Korean smartphone maker in 2016. Now, LG V20 specs are leaked online.

LG V20 will be equipped with a huge screen with the screen to body ratio of 21:9. The Full HD display comes with the screen size of 5.5 inches. This is such a step back when comparing to its predecessor-LG V10. This phone owns a 5.7-inch screen with 2K resolution. There’s no clear that if V20 will have a secondary screen like its brother-V10. The heart of V20 is a quad-core SND 820 SoC processor. To ensure the performance, the company will add a 3/4GB RAM.

About the memory, there is gonna be a 32/64GB of ROM. You can expand this storage up to 256GB through a microSD card. Last year, V10 showed up with a dual front camera. This year, its successor only sports an 8MP snapper paired with a 20MP camera. For the new flagship, LG will let V20 runs on Android Nougat. Besides, LG new device will be backed up with a 4000mAh battery life. It also packs a USB Type-C port.

LG V20: price and release date

This year, the flagship LG G5 didn’t bring much success for the company. So, the new flagship V20 is expected to make a big time. So, are you excited for this smartphone? If you are, you don’t have to wait too long. LG V20 launch date is on this September. So, this September, you will see the competition between LG phone and Apple device. Because the new iPhone 7 launch date is also in this month. Well, just wait and see!