Author: chris eilers

Rumors have it confirmed that, Xiaomi is going to launch their first ever Mi Laptop in 2016. Xiaomi is known as the biggest smartphone producer in China, and one of the biggest all around the world. The impressive company does not plan to stop at where they are now. Xiaomi is planning to even join the PC market with their upcoming Xiaomi Laptop.

As 2016 is coming closer, updated leaks starting to pile up more and more every day.  No matter how successful Xiaomi is in the smartphone industry, it is obvious that they have zero experience in producing a laptop device. Yes, that is exactly where rumors came in.

Some Chinese sources are suggesting that Xiaomi is calling for cooperation from an important ex-Lenovo employee. The reasons for this are quite clear: Lenovo is among the giants in the PC industry, and the company is also based in China.

Xiaomi Laptop to be Android-powered?

According to Lao Yao, Secretary General of the China Smartphone Alliance, the individual Xiaomi is trying to hire is a former Senior Official from Lenovo’s Laptop department. (Wow, it sounds big – yes). Also from Lao Yao, we have heard another very interesting piece of news: Xiaomi Laptop might be running on their own MIUI. In order words, the Xiaomi Laptop could be the very first PC device to feature Google’s Android OS.

Appealing as it may sound, an Android-powered laptop device is something we never witness before in this industry. So the question being asked: whether this is a wise tactic that will turn out as a huge hit, or will fail tragically?

Since Windows operating system is still the most popular among PC devices nowadays, it is also said that Xiaomi will launch both versions for their upcoming laptop

Xiaomi Laptop specs, price and release date

In terms of Xiaomi Laptop specs, the device is expected to sport a 15” display or bigger. The laptop will be powered by 16GB RAM and 500GB SSD. We also hope Xiaomi will include at least an Intel Core i5 for its processor.

For now, we don’t have any information about the Xiaomi Laptop price in 2016 yet. However, as Xiaomi’s signature we believe the device will carry a much cheaper price than those laptop at the same level made by Lenovo or other brands. If nothing changes, we will have Xiaomi Laptop release date set in 2016, hopefully in the first half of the year.

Lately, in a interview at the Code Mobile conference in Half Moon Bay, California, John Chen – Chief Executive Officer of BlackBerry and Executive Chair of the Company’s Board of Directors, has shared an interesting and important announcement related to the company’s future and the new smartphone BlackBerry Priv.

According to Mr. Chen, BlackBerry’s goal is to sell 5 million smartphone units per year, which is a considered as a safe number for their profits. That also means the new BlackBerry Priv running on Android OS will decide the firm’s future.

To explain this, we can base on the most recent reports of BlackBerry. Accordingly, they were just able to sell 800.000 phones in the last Q2, 2015. And now, we are in the last quarter of the year and 5 million is also not a small number at all. It seems like BB is putting much hope on their flagship Priv. If Priv cannot turn things around, there would be no light for the BlackBerry’s future in the mobile market.

As for the BlackBerry Priv specs, the CEO claims that many security tech of their own will be built in the handset.

“I think the market wants security,” Chen said.

Besides, he adds that merging his company’s BB10 OS with Android in the near future is also included in the plan. The idea is to bring all the advanced security features of BlackBerry’s BB10 OS over to Android on BB devices, so that they will just have to manage one OS on the mobile.

Back to the Priv, it has a physical keyboard that doubles as a trackpad. Moreover, it is announced as a phone coming with extremely high levels of security. “The [only] other phone that can claim that their security is better than us is the Blackphone,” Chen said.

To recap, it seems like even big companies like BlackBerry and Sony cannot avoid the harshness of the market. They are considering withdrawing from the mobile industry. In case of BlackBerry, they are hoping that BlackBerry Priv will help them gain more success in the last months of 2015. Can they do that? Can they reach 5 million smartphones sold out? And even when they can, what is coming next? Let’s wait and see!

Smartphones with high Megapixel Count get more and more, like Nokia’s PUREVIEW or also Samsung Galaxy S6 Series. Not only have today’s Smartphone Camera’s higher Mega Pixel Counts, also you get better color reproduction and sensitivity. The Android Gadget we have for you today though, tops all of that easily with not one but 16 Camera Modules for 52MP Pictures.

Newest Smartphones like the Huawei Honor 6X even offer Dual Rear Camera’s but we also get Dual Selfie Cameras already. Well if you are one of those Android fans who thinks, two cameras is better then one, and 6GB RAM phones are better then 4GB RAM phones surely this new gadget will be for you. The Light L16 Android Camera comes with 16 different Camera Sensors!

If you want to be super correct ,the L16 gadget is rather a camera then smartphone, but with Android OS, the form factor of a smartphone and 52MP this L16 camera definitely has our interest. Similar to other cameras, the L16 will not use all of 16 cameras at once. The 16 camera choose the data from 10 most useful camera moduls and combines them to one shot. With Light’s software those pictures gets combined to 52MP picture.

Light L16 Camera Price and Release Date?

Now we come to the really interestig facts. If you are interested in the Light L16 Camera with 52MP what will the price be? If you order now, the price will be 1300 USD. If you waiting till the camera comes to our retail stores you will need to pay 1700 USD. While this will be out of reach for many of, consider this: How long will it really take for Xiaomi or any other mainstream brands to implement this technology! Welcome to the future!

At the moment, when many flagship smartphones from giant companies such as Samsung (Galaxy Note 5), LG (LG V10), BlackBerry (BlackBerry Priv), Sony (Xperia Z5), Microsoft (Lumia 950 and 950XL), and Apple (iPhone 6S and 6S Plus), have been announced, we notice that there are 2 common trends on the market: One contains expensive, powerful smartphones, and the other contains affordable, powerful ones. And even in each category, we still see competitions. However, thanks to those fights, smartphones get better every day.

In order to show you an interesting comparison between affordable, powerful devices, we would like to put 4 famous phablets of their own kinds into consideration:

Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 vs Meizu M2 Note vs Coolpad Dazen Note 3 vs Lenovo K3 Note

First, we give you a full view of how their specs and prices are different from each other:

In those 4 handsets, we can say that Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 may be the one that is drawing most people’s attention now. Though, the other 3 also have their potential like the Coolpad Dazen Note 3. It sports up to 3GB RAM, which can help the machine run faster than the others. Or if you only care about the price, you can choose Meizu M2 Note with lowest price here, but it is still pretty and strong enough.

Conclusion:

So in the list, we have for you all Phablet-size devices (5.5 inch display and bigger) and they have been considered as best Chinese note smartphone so far.

Then, if you are looking for a strong and budget-friendly phablet, why don’t you check out these guys and come up with a wise decision 😉 ? By the way, don’t forget to share your experience with us 😀 !

There are some people only loving to use what they have on their phones, for example the operating system. However, there are some who prefer to have 2 systems at the same time, so they are able to use the apps that cannot be compatible with this OS, but can be with the other. In today’s post, we will mention some Windows programs which are enabled on some selected android mobiles , thanks to WINE.

Firstly, we would like to provide some short definitions. For Android OS, it is a “mobile operating system developed by Google, based on the Linux kernel and designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.”

Meanwhile, WINE is an “application layer that fills in the missing ‘bits’ that aren’t found on Linux or other non-Windows platforms”. It will allow Windows programs to work at the same speed they have on a Microsoft device (running Windows OS). Anyhow, you may have to wait a bit for WINE to come at the end of the year.

Though the idea of running Windows Mobile programs on an Android phone sounds exciting, you have to bear in mind that WINE is not an emulator and Windows programs will require an x86 processor. Yet, most Android handsets run ARM-based chips, so they will not be able to utilize the WINE tech.

Windows 10 OS on Android Mobiles ?

On a brighter side, Intel-powered Android machines are increasing, especially in the tablet area, and some of them are seeing a few well-received Intel-powered options, like ASUS ZenFone 2. If you are owning or going to have such a phone, you totally can sign up and get notification when WINE for Android is available.Well, the idea is so great for those who want to run popular Windows programs on Android. But how about you? Share with us your feelings and opinions 🙂 !

As 2016 is approaching, we are getting more and more excited when the day the giant Nokia Phone come back is closer with new nokia smartphones . We have heard much about the Nokia’s return to the smartphone market confirmed several months ago. And also from Nokia new smartphone News about the Nokia C1 Android phone were exciting and making us look forward to 2016!

As a result, to mark such a huge event, many aspiring designers everywhere have introduced their creative Nokia phone concepts which could inspire the company. And the point is that I just came up with an idea of putting both of these nokia phone models  in comparison, the new nokia smartphones : Nokia Swan VS Nokia Power Ranger. And the question is which smartphone is best ?

1. Nokia Swan VS Nokia Power Ranger Review: Outstanding Features

Sometimes, just one very unique feature can help a smartphone to sell super well. Nokia Power Ranger wins customers’ hearts by sporting dual Boot. This means the device will support both Windows Phone and Android OS. What is so appealing? Users can freely choose whichever they like – and enjoy the best it can offer. Meanwhile, Nokia Swan concept is a smartphone + tablet hybrid. It can be used normally as a complete smartphone (5.3” display), fits in the hands and works super smooth. Then when you want, it can be opened and turned into a phablet (11-inch display) in no time. WOW, no more wondering whether to buy a smartphone or tablet with these nokia phone models : problem solved 😀

2. Nokia Swan VS Nokia Power Ranger: Top Specs

Both devices in the concepts come with popular 4GB RAM, which never ceases heat up the smartphone environment.  However, in terms of specs, the Nokia Power Ranger seems to lead ahead with enormous 512GB ROM and 24.2MP Pureview camera – signature of Nokia devices. In contrast, the Nokia Swan “only” feature a 216GB ROM together with 4GB RAM.

3. Nokia Swan VS Nokia Power Ranger: Premium Design

Smartphone design is that one important thing that attract customers’ attention to a handset. Both the Nokia Swan and Nokia Power Ranger design looks very sexy and premium. They both sport large display with slim bezel and high-class square shapes.However, the Nokia Power Ranger comes with more colorful options, which may reminds us of Lumia products. The Nokia Swan concept, on the other hand, is absolutely metallic and styling.

Nokia vs Nokia Power Ranger – Which Nokia smartphone is best for 2016 ?

Since both of the Nokia Swan and Nokia Power Ranger phones are just concepts for now, I could not do a comparison in detailed specs. The 3 points I mentioned above are my personal points of view about their similarities and differences. Anyhow, I love them both and really hope Nokia will make at least one of them come true in 2016! As always if you want to see more nokia mobile models with price or just the latest smartphone reviews , please check our website! For now let’s wait and see.

I know many of you out here are big Sony fans, or at least, many of you here are impressed by the latest Sony flagships such as Xperia Z5. Despite the fact that there are attractive and awesome devices, Sony still has some that failed to make good sales because of their high prices… 

According to Sony Mobiles, the past couple of years have been very tough on them, talking about their mobile business. The company’s shares in the global market kept dropping, and so did their number of handsets shipped worldwide.

Sony phones alert – profits endangered

With such business condition, Kazuo Hirai, Sony’s Chief Executive has announced that, the company may start to look for “alternative options” if their profit doesn’t improve in 2016.

Here is what he said in exact quoting:

“We will continue with the business as long as we are on track with the scenario of breaking even next year onwards … Otherwise, we haven’t eliminated the consideration of alternative options.” – Sony Chief Executive Kazuo Hirai

It seems that Sony has been struggling quite considerably before deciding to publish this intention to the internet. Although we can’t deny their efforts in trying to excel in the mobile industry, the bitter fact is that their Xperia brand is fading considerably.

So far, Sony Mobiles division has claimed a 60 billion yen (which is around 480 million dollars) loss this year. This is way too much, much higher than the expected loss of 39 billion yen the company predicted back in April 2015 –> Yes, now you know how serious the situation is!

Sony smartphones decline – Why?

Using a Sony smartphone myself (a Sony Xperia M4 Aqua), and despite my love for it so far, I personally can spotted several reasons why Sony is not doing so great any more compare to other competitors. Firstly, the company focuses on quality. But quality itself is not enough nowadays. You need fancy design, affordable price and innovations. Many people complain recent Xperia smartphones look mostly, if not exactly the same. And Sony Xperia smartphones keep coming with average battery capacity and rather over-average pricing.

In conclusion, we cannot tell much now whether Sony will quit making smartphones or not. But, let’s hope for a bright future of Sony phones!

Back to September, 2015, Huawei launched their new product Huawei Mate S with a common size of 5.5 inches. And lately, we are aware of the Huawei Mate S rose gold version with Huawei Mate S price set at 4,199 Yuan (about RM2,740). So, we wonder if Huawei is aiming at Apple iPhone 6S rose gold when releasing such a sweet but powerful device…

Huawei Mate S Specs:

Huawei Mate S carries a high-end metal design like Huawei Mate 7 with a smaller Full HD screen, 5.5 inches, plus Force Touch technology (which allows its 2.5D AMOLED panel to recognize a light tap and a hard press in order to respond appropriately) for selected markets. Moreover, the whole phone is powered by the newest chip of Huawei – Kirin 935, paired with 3GB RAM and a fingerprint sensor.

Here are some basic features that Huawei Mate S is equipped with:

Huawei Mate S design:

Well, Huawei Mate S comes with not only more powerful specs but also more beautiful look than those of Apple iPhone 6S. Speaking more specifically in case of Huawei Mate S rose gold, it has an all-metal body from head to toe Meanwhile, iPhone 6S has a subtle Rose Gold undercurrent, which does not cover the entire phone.

The tweet from Huawei aiming at Apple iPhone 6S Rose Gold variant

Huawei Mate S price and availability:

Recently, Huawei has announced and started selling their Mate S rose gold to the world. Moreover, the Huawei Mate S rose gold price is 4,199 Yuan (about RM2,740), which is much cheaper than the iPhone 6S rose gold (iPhone 6S price in Malaysia: 16GB – RM3,199, 64GB – RM3,699, 128GB – RM4,199). For more information about how to purchase a Huawei Mate S rose gold, please click HERE.

Conclusion:

For those who like a cute smartphone with powerful hardware, especially girls, you can take Huawei Mate S rose gold into consideration from now on 😉 !

This year, we have witnessed the birth of the world’s first 4GB RAM smartphone coming from ASUS, and then it has been turning into a gorgeous trend. Most mobile manufacturers have at least one device sporting 4GB RAM. So, we guess that since this feature is becoming so popular as time passes by, something more remarkable will be invented. And, it seems like this time it will be Samsung to lead the game. They are said to be working on a new LPDDR4 DRAM for the next Generation 6GB RAM smartphones, hopefully in 2016.

Here we are in the last months of 2015, which is also the right time for us to start looking around for leaked news about the first smartphones to come with such gigantic 6GB RAM.

Check out the following 5 devices we collected from the internet! 

1. Samsung Galaxy S7

First, we have the flagship Samsung Galaxy S7, the successor to the well-known dual Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge. Of course Samsung will not want to miss this chance to be the pioneer. We can easily see that Galaxy S7 is coming and Samsung is rumored to be release a 6GB RAM phone in the future. So, why can’t S7 be that 6GB RAM smartphone?

According to the leak, Samsung Galaxy S7 specs will include a dual camera setup, 6GB of RAM, and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor. Though there is no word made for the Samsung Galaxy S7 camera sensor at the moment, we believe they will just make it super well, for this giant has been famous all over the world for their premium shooters.

2. ASUS ZenFone 3

Coming up next is the ASUS ZenFone 3. Some people think perhaps ASUS will be able to repeat their success with ASUS ZenFone 2 and it can be the ZenFone 3 to be the world’s first 6GB RAM device, not the Galaxy S7. Who knows, right? Earlier, some said the ASUS ZenFone 3 would come with 5GB RAM, yet it was before Samsung announced their 6GB RAM for smartphones. As a result, our logic is that ASUS will grab this chance to join the 6GB RAM battle!

3. Sony Xperia QT

Sony Xperia Q line is a concept which quite surprises us. They are pretty awesome, honestly. They mention that there will be two versions named Sony Xperia QA and Sony Xperia QT. While the Xperia QA only sports 3GB RAM, making it a lower end variant, the Sony Xperia QT specs will be the higher end one and totally fit our category in this post when boasting 6GB of RAM.

Sony Xperia QT concept specs:

• Dimensions: 150 x 80 x 7mm
• Weight: 200g
• Display: 5.5″ Full-HD
• Rear Camera: 30.2MP
• Front Camera: 12MP
• Processor: 64-bit Nvidia X1 Chip 2.3 octa-core
• RAM: 6GB
• Connectivity: 3G, 4G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/ g/ n, GPS, NFC, Bluetooth, Micro-USB, HDMI UHD
• Battery: 5000mAh

4. Symetium

Symetium is a company located in Sweden and they are starting a very ambitious smartphone project. It is reported that the company is raising a $1,250,000 fund in order to produce a product called “the no-compromise smartphone PC”.

Symetium smartphone specs:

• Display: 5.0″ Full-HD OLED
• Rear Camera: 24MP
• Front Camera: 5MP
• Processor: Snapdragon 829
• RAM: 6GB
• ROM: 64/128/256GB
• Connectivity: 4GB LTE
• Battery: 4000mAh
• OS: SymetiumOS based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow
• Other features: USB Type-C, water proof and dust resistant, turned into a PC

5. LeTV Max 2

This year, Samsung Galaxy Note 5 came along with Samsung Galaxy S6 edge Plus. It is said to be more advanced than its predecessor Samsung Galaxy Note 4. However, due to lack of microSD card slot and a big battery, the Note 5 did not receive much positive feedback.

In general, Galaxy Note 5 design looks like the original Samsung Galaxy S6 in the front surface and Samsung Galaxy S6 edge in the rear. When compared to the Note 4, the 5 is more sturdy with a stronger mental frame.

In terms of Samsung Galaxy Note 5 specs, there is actually not many differences in comparison with the duo Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge specs. The phone still uses the Exynos octa-core chip. One advanced feature here is the powerful 4GB RAM LDDDR4 and the internal storage has been changed to the UFS 2.0 standard enabling faster transferring speed.

On the other hand, the S-Pen is also a plus for the Note 5. Samsung improved the pen a lot to make it a useful companion. You do not have to pull it out of the silo like before. There is a small button on the handset; you just need to press it and slowly take the pen out. Nonetheless, some people think that the new way does not really help except bringing a more modern and interesting feeling.

For more details about the Galaxy Note 5 specs, check out the following summary:

• OS: Android 5.1
• Chip: Exynos 7420, 64-bit, 14 nm, octa-core
• GPU: Mali-T760MP8
• Screen: 5.7” Super AMOLED, 2K (1440 x 2560) resolution
• Home button has fingerprint sensor
• RAM: 4GB LPDDR4
• ROM: 32GB (UFS 2.0)
• MicroSD card: No
• Rear camera: 16MP, AF, LED Flash, f/1.9, recording 4K@30fps videos
• Front camera: 5MP, f/1.9
• Connectivity: NFC, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac, BT 4.1 with aptX, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, 3.5mm
• Battery: 3,000mAh
• Dimensions: 153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6mm
• Weight: 171g

As for the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 price in Malaysia, you can click HERE for more information.

Now, it is time for you to enjoy such a beautiful and powerful machine. Let’s have a look at the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 hands-on pics in the gallery below.

(Source: tinhte)

So, Android 6.0 Marshmallow will not only reach only smartphones we listed before, Xiaomi smartphones will also have a chance to be updated with this new operating system. Evidence? Check out the below Xiaomi Mi3 with Android 6.0 Marshmallow we have spotted recently!

Lately, people have been discussing about some photos posted on Weibo and the star in the pics is the flagship Xiaomi Mi3, launched in September, 2013. It is easily to notice the phone is running on the “most desired” Android 6.0 OS. Besides, it is said that Google just officially released the ROM not long ago.

In fact, despite being announced in 2013, Xiaomi Mi3 is still a great smartphone thanks to the beautiful Xiaomi Mi3 design and a pretty good package of specs (of course compared to its time) as you can see in the following table:

Xiaomi Mi3 Specs:

Therefore, it is not very surprising that it could be one of the first devices to get the latest Android version. Nonetheless, note that this is still an experimental ver and has not been available for yet. Then, let’s wait for a public release!

In conclusion, ff the news is authentic, Xiaomi Mi3 should be proud of being the only one in the house to get the first bite. Ain’t it so great? And after Mi3, which Xiaomi handset will come next? Can you guess?

Big phone, oversized smartphone, phablet, etc. are usually used to call a phone which “measure diagonally 5.5–6.99 inches (140–178 mm)”, but in the end, they are officially known as phablet. So, we guess because of such a big size, most manufacturers add “Note” to their products’ names such as Samsung Galaxy Note series and Xiaomi Mi Note series.

It does not seem like a device we can put in our pocket easily. Then, why should we buy it?

To answer the above question, we would like to list down 4 BEST reasons that may be convincing enough for you to buy a phablet 🙂 !

1. Bigger battery for longer battery life

Most people do not want their phones to end up charging after just some hours. Therefore, they usually look for a handset equipped with big battery like 4,000mAh and above. It will enable the machine to last more than 24 hours and even up to 3 or 4 days. And if the phone also feature quick-charging tech, that would be perfect. Normally, mobile makers try to give their phablets huge batts and today, we have some coming with 5,000mAh (Lenovo Vibe P1), 5,200mAh (Cubot H1), or 6,020mAh (Gionee Marathon M5).

2. Easier to use apps and type

In fact, the ways we see a phone has changed a lot recently. We no longer simply use it to make a phone call or text a quick message. We use it to enjoy life more. For example, we would want to view the photos we just took immediately, and adjust or add something to the pics to make it more beautiful, then share them with friends. Sometimes we need to read a file, search places, or want to watch a clip, play games in a break time, blah, blah, blah on our own phone, and let’s imagine, if the screen is bigger, we can see everything more clearly.

Moreover, with the added space, you type more easily for sure since the virtual keyboard will be definitely larger with wider buttons which lead to more accurate input. Don’t you think?

In addition, nowadays, some companies also create a stylus pen to come along with the phablet, so that you can write on it like writing on a paper (Samsung Galaxy Note can be a good instance 😉 ).

3. Two-in-one device

Of course, there has to be a reason related to price that will persuade you. A phablet with good specs will cost you as much as a high-end smartphone, but it can do the job of both a smartphone and a tablet. Therefore, why don’t we choose such a 2 in 1 device?

Say, many phablets from Chinese brands are gaining more fame also due to the this reason. Take ASUS ZenFone 2 to be a good case to examine. It is the world’s first phone to sport the powerful 4GB RAM, yet you do not have to cost an arm and a leg for the ASUS ZenFone 2 price.

4. Ease of Use

At this point, we would like to make it a bit more specific. Though modern technology has been able to produce smaller, thinner and lighter phones, there are some people who prefer heft and size to wrap their hands around. As a result, we assume that phablet is the right one if you are someone with larger hands, or just simply if you want enough space to hold your babe with 2 hands 😉 .

Well, those are the 4 reasons that can explain why phablets are becoming do popular and maybe you should have one 🙂 . Do you agree with our points of view?