Author: chris eilers

The first truly flexible smartphone will be released this year. That’s a confirmation from Moxi Group. This smartphone can bend around your wrist like an accessory. It also can be stretched flatly like the other phones.

Flexible smartphone: a smartphone bracelet

In the last few years, we’ve seen so many products which are “flexible” from Samsung and LG. Samsung has the dual-curved screen smartphones with S6,S7 (Edge). LG has the G Flex phone which is curved to the shape of a banana. However, these phones are not really the flexible phones. And now, we’re about to have a chance to see the real deal from the Moxi Group. The company is gonna sell  100.000 units in this year.

Moxi Group -a Chinese start-up- has been developing a flexible smartphone that can roll over itself. You can fasten it around your wrist and wear it like a watch or a bracelet. The screen of this smartphone was made of a graphene which is super thin, light, strong and flexible. They can create a flexible screen, but not with battery and processor. These non-flexible parts will be kept rigid by a module at the one end of the phone.

For the first flexible smartphone, the company will use an e-ink technology. That means the flexible smartphone will sport a black and white display. This feature makes the device look like a Kindle rather than a smartphone. About the flexible smartphone specs, there might be a 4GB or RAM and 64GB of inbuilt storage. It’s gonna have a Snapdragon processor and a 3500mAh battery life.

Flexible smartphone price: not  for the back-white display

With this flexible smartphone, Moxie is bringing the new fresh air to the smartphone market. The small unknown startup shows up with the big smartphone technology. This could be a huge challenge to some big brands like Samsung, LG or Apple. The flexible smartphone release date will be later this year, say, November 2016. And this black and white -display phone is gonna be sold only in China. The flexible smartphone price will be about $760. The color display phone will be available in 2018.

Have you ever thought of buying an Android 6.0 smartphone powered by a 4000mAh battery but only with $70? If not, let us introduce to you the brand new Doogee phone – Doogee X5 Max.

Among many smartphone brands in Chinese, Doogee is a well-known one. Up to now, the company has released many interesting handsets at very competitive price in order to occupy the mid-low phone market segment. With the latest appearance of the unbelievably cheap Doogee X5 Max, this brand once again has reinforced their position.

Doogee X5 Max specs and design

The phone is named Doogee X5 Max because compared to the two siblings: Doogee X5 and X5 Pro, this handset is powered by a 4000mAh battery, which will keep it running for days without recharging. Besides, this Dual-sim Doogee phone runs on Android 6.0, which is another great Doogee X5 Max spec. In addition, there is a fingerprint scanner on the back. This is not usually found in smartphones at this price.

Besides those 3 highlights, other Doogee X5 Max specs include a 5-inch IPS display with 720 resolution. Under the hood, the phone is backed up with a quad-core MT6580 processor clocked at 1.3GHx and 1Gb of RAM. There is an 8GB of internal memory for you to store your personal stuff, but if you don’t find that an enough space, you may expand it to 32GB with the aid of a microSD card.

About Doogee X5 Max design, the handset features polished arc edges with a slightly curved back. X5 Max comes with two color options available: black and white. There is an 8MP camera both on the front and the back of this Doogee phone. The only minus of Doogee X5 Max design is that it measures over 10mm thick, but we don’t think this is going to be a big problem considering the price if offers.

Doogee X5 Max price and release date

Doogee X5 Max has just been released earlier this month and is reported to have been on top of the sales chart due to great Doogee X5 Max specs and price. For those who still do not believe, once again, Doogee X5 Max price comes at ONLY $69.74. So if you are about to look for another phone but don’t wanna pay too much, note this!

2016 seems to be the year of number 7. Samsung Galaxy S7 has just been released. iPhone 7 and Samsung Galaxy Note 7 are about to hit the shelves. And now is the upcoming arrival of ZTE’s latest device: ZTE Axon 7.

ZTE Axon 7 specs – highly competitive

About ZTE Axon 7 design, the phone is a 185-gram alumium device, measuring 151.8 x 75 x 8.7 mm. It will be offered in two different colors: Ion Gold and Quartz Grey, both of which look stunningly luxury. This ZTE phone sports a 5.5-inch full HD AMOLED display with a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels along with 538ppi pixel density. Moreover, the screen is covered by a 2.5D glass and Gorilla Glass 4 finish which is highly resistant to scratching and dropping.

Under the hood, ZTE Axon 7 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 SoC. Other ZTE Axon 7 specs also includes outstanding features such as an Adreno 530 GPU, Cat. 6 LTE, VoLTE. About ZTE Axon 7 battery, the device comes with a 3140 mAh non-removable batt pack, attached with quick-charging technology. As for memory, there are two options available: 4GB of RAM, plus 64GB of internal storage or  6GB of RAM and 128GB of on-board memory. Both versions are compatible with microSD card.

ZTE Axon 7 cameras consists of a 20MP, f/1.8 main snapper with the most advanced technologies such as Samsung Isocell sensor, sapphire lens, optical image stabilization, phase detection, and a close loop VCM for better auto focus; a 8MP selfie shooter with dual-LED flash. ZTE Axon can even record 4K video at 30fps. As for the audio, ZTE Axon 7 features AKM 4961 + 4490 audio chips, dual speaker setup and Dolby Atmos support, which are all incredible specs.

ZTE Axon 7 – price and release date.

With such wonderful features, ZTE Axon 7 is speculated to invade the high-end segment in the mobile phone market. ZTE Axon 7 release date might take place in late July this year. You might expect to pay up to $600 or $700 for all those incredible ZTE Axon specs, but the owner has confirmed that ZTE Axon 7 price will come at only under $500 in the US.

We’ll see Apple iPhone 7 later this year and the phone is expected to come with the change in its design, especially in Apple camera. As the recent leak, Apple iPhone 7 camera sensor is provided by LG manufacturer.

Apple iPhone 7 camera – new technology from LG

Apple wants to make a change in their design as well as their camera technology. Recently, we have known that LG will be the provider for Apple iPhone 7 camera sensor. In the fact, Sony will be the best choice for Apple if the company was not affected by the earthquake in April. However. The LG camera technologies are also famous in the smartphone market. So, we expect that the next generation of Apple iPhone will have great cameras like Samsung Galaxy S6, HTC 10, LG G5,…

Apple will launch the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus later this year. Both of them will come with better cameras, especially with optical image system. From some leaked images, the iPhone 7 plus camera may come with a dual-camera. The device may pack at least a 16MP rear camera and an 8MP front camera. In 2015, Apple buys the famous imaging company-LinX Computational, which can give iPhone 7 camera the ability to create 3D photos.

Besides, Apple could use the AMOLED screen replaces for the LCD screen and erase the Home button. In September 2015, Apple has researched for foldable display technology and they are getting good results. Hopefully, they will get the next iPhone with foldable display in the future.

iPhone 7 price – How much for new LG camera?

With new Apple iPhone 7 camera sensor from LG and other upgraded features, many people think that iPhone 7 price will be very expensive. However, as what we know, Apple will make the new strategy to increase their revenue by a discount of iPhone 7. We predict the iPhone 7 will cost around $650. What about you? Which price do you expect for the next Apple device-iPhone 7?

Nokia expected to make a comeback with a lot of innovative features. That’s is necessary to stand out other strong rivals. So, today, we bring to you the best Nokia features which are expected to get on board in 2016. Let’s get starting now!

1. Running both Window and Android OS

In terms of Nokia features, the most expected one on their new devices is Android OS. From many leaks, the new Nokia smartphones and phablet will run Android OS. Some of them will still sport the latest OS-Android N. Especially, some of them could run both Window and Android OS. As we know, Android is the most popular smartphone OS, but some people are the Window OS’s fan. So, This feature lets you choose the favourite Operating System for your phone.

For an example,  the first Android Nokia named Nokia A1 may run both Window and Android OS. Besides, from some reports, Nokia A1 may have all metal rear and super slim body. The phone come in 5.15-inch LCD screen with 1920×1080 resolution. Other Nokia A1 specs include 3GB of RAM paired with 32GB of ROM, SnapDragon 652 processor, core 1.8GHz. As for Nokia A1 camera, it packs a combo of 12MP rear cam+ 5MP selfie cam equipped with autofocus and LED flashlight. Nokia A1 price is expected in 250-300 bracket.

Before launching 4G network in India, Nokia has been in talk with telcos for 5G network trial.Let’s see how they  are preparing of Nokia 5G network.

Nokia 5G network-Preparing for the future

Before the 4G launch, from some recent leak, Nokia is preparing for the 5G network. As we know, Nokia will corporate with the India Organization to make the test for their project. The Nokia 5G network will proceed in the United States, South Korea, and Japan. All trials of that project will be taken place in India. Nokia also reveals that the first 5G network connectivity has the potential to transfer data up to 100Mbps. That is really great speed if the project comes true.

Nokia announced that Nokia network connectivity can deliver in 1,000 times, faster than current networks. The famous phone maker also unveils that while primary data services will be pushed to 5G bandwidth upon commercialisation of the technology, voice-over-Internet services will still be operated on 4G networks.Moreover, the 5G Nokia network will have latency that is lesser than 1ms, and hence, will find widespread application in more developed usage scenarios.

This year, 2 flagships of Asus and Acer will show up. The Asus Zenfone 3 vs Acer Predator 6: this is gonna be a tough 4GB RAM battle of two big brands. Who’s gonna be the winner?

Asus Zenfone 3 vs Acer Predator 6: two flagships of this year

Predator 6 is the most expecting gaming smartphone in this year. The Acer Predator 6 launch was in 2015. However, until now, we haven’t heard any more news from it. On the other hand, the third generation of the Zenfone line- the Zenfone 3 is also the “hot” smartphone in this year. And now, the day this phone coming is so close. These two phones are expected to be the flagships of the companies in 2016. Both of them will come with 4GB RAM and 21MP cameras on the back.

The Predator 6 specs are said to dominate any kind of game. Under the hood is gonna be a deca-core Helio X20 MediaTek processor and run on Android 6.0 Marshmallow. While the Zenfone 3 is powered by a Snapdragon 820 SoC with Adreno 530 GPU and run on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow OS. The Asus new phone is bigger than the one from Zenfone in the size screen. The Predator 6 sports a 6-inch Full HD display. This feature on Zenfone 3 is 5.5 inches.

These flagships are the powerful smartphones. They both have their own strengths to compete with one another. However, If you are a gamer-holic, or you want to have a total new experience in the gaming, the Predator 6 is probably the better choice for you. Because this phone is gonna immerse you in the game world with the directional haptic feedback system.

Asus Zenfone 3 vs Acer Predator 6: release date and price

The Asus Zenfone 3 price is gonna be in the range of $250 to $370. While the Acer Predator 6 price is still a mystery. We still have nothing official from the company. So, if you can’t wait to have one of these flagship smartphones, you can choose the Asus smartphone. Because the Asus Zenfone 3 launch day will be on 30th May and its release date is gonna be in June.

Best budget phones for this June are coming. Not only those phones have reasonable prices, but they also feature pretty good specs like 3GB RAM. Have a look with us and pick your favorite one.

1. Micromax Canvas 5

Micromax came back with the Canvas series and its new flagship- the Micromax Canvas 5. The phone comes with an impressive design: the curved glass on the front and the leather on the back. It has rounded edges in combination with seamless sides. In our opinion, this look is similar to the iPhone 6. This phone joined in the race of affordable 3GB phones with a 5.2-inch Full HD display and the protection of Gorilla Glass 3.

In addition to Micromax Canvas 5 specs, there is autofocus 13MP camera with LED flash on the back and a 5MP selfie snapper. It runs on Octa-core, 64-bit MediaTek CPU and Android 5.1 Lollipop OS. The phone packs 3GB of RAM and 16GB of inbuilt storage. This memory can be expanded to 64GB by a microSD card. For the Micromax Canvas 5 battery, it is backed up with 2900mAh. If you want to have this one, the Micromax Canvas 5 price is about $167.

To get a smartphone with an excellent camera and powerful processor is a dream of many people. Nonetheless, the most beautiful phones also make you happy. Let’s check our list for the best-looking smartphone for under RM 1200!

1. Lenovo Vibe S1

In the smartphone market, the Vibe S1 is one of the most beautiful phones which have the price under $300. The phone comes in a cute design with curved glass and brush metal unibody. The Lenovo Vibe S1 Screen unveiled with 5.0-inches IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen. The Lenovo Vibe S1 price is around 208 USD on Amazon.

Moreover, other Lenovo Vibe S1 specs are quite good with 3GB RAM paired with 32GB of internal storage and Mediatek MT6752. As for Lenovo Vibe S1 camera, it gets 13MP on the rear with phase detection autofocus +dual-LED flash. On the front, there is an 8MP selfies camera. In addition, with 2420 mAH, the Lenovo Vibe S1 battery gives you 26h talk time.

In the Nokia A1 vs Samsung Galaxy C5 battle, you think which one is better? Personally, we hope Nokia A1 will be the winner, but Samsung C5 seems to be difficult to beat. So, let’s check our comparison now.

Nokia A1 vs Samsung Galaxy C5: Hard to pick!

Firstly, let’s see what will Nokia A1 look like? Many people believe that Nokia A1 will be the first model of Nokia in 2016. From many reports, Nokia A1 is said to come with a 5.15-inch LCD capacitive touchscreen with 1920 x 1080p resolution. In terms of Nokia A1 specs, you’ll see 3GB of RAM paired with 128GB of internal storage. Nokia A1 is also powered by Qualcomm SnapDragon 652, core 1.8Hz, and at least 5000mAH battery. As for Nokia A1 camera, the machine packs a combo of 12MP on the rear with Autofocus and LED flashlight + 5MP selfie camera.

Meanwhile, the Samsung Galaxy C5 has been launched officially with a 5.2-inch and 1080 x 1920p Super AMOLED screen. Other Samsung Galaxy C5 specs include 4GB RAM, two options of ROM: 32/64GB. The device is powered by SD MSM8952 617 and Octa-core 1.5 GHz. In addition, the Samsung Galaxy C5 camera sports a combo of 16MP rear camera with autofocus and dual-LED flash + 8MP selfie camera. As for Galaxy C5 battery, you get 2600mAH non-removable battery.

When comparing with Nokia A1, it’s easy to see that Samsung galaxy C5 has bigger RAM size, a bit larger screen. The C5 also seems to be better in both rear and selfie camera. However, the Nokia C1 is said to have at least 5000 battery, much greater than the Samsung C5 battery. Nokia is famous with the long-lasting battery, so we believe that the Nokia A1 will give you the longer using time. For making a decision, you should follow our next part!

Nokia A1 vs Samsung Galaxy C5: Which one is the cheaper phone?

From the recent leak, Nokia A1 price is expected to be around $250 while the Samsung Galaxy C5 price is exposed to be around $330. When considering all specs and price of both devices, we think Samsung Galaxy C5 is a worthy winner. However, Nokia A1 is cheaper than Samsung Galaxy C5 and all specifications of Nokia are quite good. Moreover, we believe that Nokia A1 could bring more surprisingly to beat its rivals. That’s our opinion. What about you? Please share with us!

Samsung Galaxy C7 and Galaxy C5 show up as representatives of Samsung’s C series. This new lineup is gonna aim at the mid-range segment. These two phones are considered as brothers when both of them have so much in common. 4GB RAM, 32GB/64GB ROM are some examples.  

Samsung Galaxy C7: big brother of Galaxy C5 ?

Samsung has just presented its new smartphones: the Samsung Galaxy C5 and the Samsung Galaxy C7. Their names sound strange, right? Yup, because this is a whole new brand of Samsung: the Galaxy C series. This mid-range C lineup started with the couple C5 and C7. These two new phones own metallic unibodies. The designs of this couple are half strange half similar. The fronts of the phones still have the usual looks, while the backs have similarities with the HTC One A9. They will come in with different colors: Rose, Rose Gold, Silver, and Grey.

The Samsung Galaxy C7 specs and Samsung Galaxy C5 specs have a lot in common. They both run on Android 6.0 Marshmallow and Snapdragon chipsets. They have the same connectivity and I/O features, same RAM (4GB). Both come with 32GB/64GB internal storage and the ability to expand the inbuilt storage up to 128GB by microSD cards. In terms of camera, you will find a 16MP primary camera with dual-tone LED flash, and 8MP front-facing shooter on both of them. These siblings also have a home button embedded fingerprint sensor on the front.

For the other specs, the C7 seems to be a little better than the C5. The C7 is powered by Snapdragon 625 SoC with octa-core and Adreno 506 GPU. Under the hood of C5 is the Snapdragon 617 octa-core chipset with Adreno 405 GPU. The “brother” C7  features a 5.7 -inch AMOLED full HD display and 3,300mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0. While the C5 has a smaller screen with 5.2-inch AMOLED display (1920 x 1080p resolution) and supports 2,600mAh battery life with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0.

The couple C5 and C7 prices and availabilities

The Samsung Galaxy C7 release date hasn’t been announced yet. However, the Samsung Galaxy C5 release date is said to be 6th June. These new phones have just been only launched in China market. So you can pre-order this couple now if you are in China. The Samsung Galaxy C7 price is around $395 (32GB) and $425 (64GB). For the Samsung Galaxy C5 price, it will be $335 (32GB) and about $370 (64GB). Personally, we think these new Samsung smartphone designs are very similar to that of iPhone 6S. What do you think about the look of this couple?

In the battle between Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro, you think which one is the winner? Personally, we think Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro is bit better but let’s check in our comparison right now. 

The Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro: It’s hard to pick!

Firstly, let’s talk about Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro specs. The phone will come soon in April 2016 with a 5.2 inches Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen and 1080 x 1920p resolution. The Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro is powered by 4GB RAM paired with 64GB of internal storage. As for Lenovo Zuk Z2 camera, the device packs a combo of 13MP rear camera+8MP on the front for selfie. In addition, Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro battery sports 3100 mAh equipped with Quick charge 3.0, which can charge 83% in 30 min.

Meanwhile, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro sports 5.5 inches LCD display. Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 comes in two variants. The first version has 2GB RAM paired with a 6GB of ROM while the other version has 3GB RAM paired with 32GB of ROM. Other Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro specs contain SD650 and 4000 battery with quick charge 3.0. As for Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro camera, the phone packs a combo of 16MP primary camera +5MP front camera.

From all specs above, you can some different from two devices. Firstly, The Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro has a bigger screen, better battery, and greater rear camera. Meanwhile, the Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro has bigger RAM size with 4GB RAM and better selfie camera. It’s hard to choose which one is better right now. So, let’s see consider their price and make your decision.

Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro: Let’s pick now!

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro price is around $200 while Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro price is about $425, double! Of course, the Lenovo phone seems to get the stronger processor. However, when considering the Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro price and the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 price, we think that the Xiaomi phone may be the winner in this war. That’s our opinion, what about you?