Author: chris eilers

We wrote about this news yesterday, Meizu has introduced its most expensive product ever, a set of headphones and smartphone. Yes, it is the headset produced in partnership with the German audio brand, Beyerdynamic.

The Meizu MX4 Pro specs is very powerful along with high-end Hi-fi audio processor, so the company is in need of equipping a professional headset to adapt high requirement of audio performance. Working with a high profile audio brand is the solution for this problem. At first, AKG, the Austrian brand, is thought to be the partner of Meizu but it turns out to be Beyerdynamic, the German audio specialists to handle the issue.

Limited edition Beyerdynamic MX4 Pro

Rather than selling the gold color headset separately as an accessory, the company decided to pack it with the flagship Meizu MX4 Pro in limited edition. Together, this whole set will cost you CNY 3699 (RM 2213). With this price, you will possess a headset with Beyerdynamic branding and a Meizu MX4 Pro 32GB version.

This limited edition Beyerdynamic MX4 Pro release date is set on April 20^th. There is no clue that the company will sell the headset alone but we can pre-order this set from now.

Here are some more pics about this bundle!

So what do you think about the gold headphone? Like it or not? Will you choose the Meizu MX4 Pro to be your next flagship phone and get this special headphones?

The good news from Xiaomi just keep coming. There are actually two more Xiaomi events scheduled this month, one for today and one for next week the 23rd. The Xiaomi Launch Event on 23rd is very likely about the Xiaomi Mi4i (Codename Ferrari). Now we get more and more infos that the one today might actually be about the long awaited Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 (Codename H3Y).

The purported Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 specs were leaked by the infamous @upleaks. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 features a 5.5″ Full HD Screen and a very strong Octa-Core 64-BIt MediaTek MT6795 chipset.This is actually the same CPU that runs on the new HTC ONE M9 Plus Phone. On the HTC ONE M9 Plus, the CPU is clocked at 2.2Ghz and runs in combination with 3GB RAM.

First Leaked Xiaomi Redmi Note Pics

Further specs include a Samsung 13MP Main Camera (S5K3M2) and a 5MP Front Camera from OmniVision (OV5670). The new Redmi will launch with MIUI 6 based on Android Lollipop. We dont know yet about the RAM size or internal memory. If we had to guess, we say at least 2GB RAM and 16GB ROM. 3GB RAM would be very much appreciated on the new Redmi though.

While this leaked phone has the codename Xiaomi H3Y, the specs sound very similar to the earlier Xiaomi Redmi Note 2. After all the first Xiaomi Redmi Note was launched more then a year ago in March 2014, its about time for a new version.

While the Xiaomi Redmi Note was pretty much without competition, the Redmi Note 2 will face much competiton, from phones like Meizu M1 Note, Lenovo K1 Note and newer variants like the MlAis Note. The expected Xiaomi Redmi Note Price is CNY 1500, which translates to 194 USD or RM896. This looks actually like it could be higher placed then the REDMI Note, which sold at 150USD. Lets hope that means that we will see 3GB RAM on the new Note. After all companies like Jiayu achieve this price and 3GB RAM already.

What do you think about the Xiaomi Redmi Note 2?

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Smartphone market is becoming more crowded than ever when yesterday, 3 more new devices from LeTV were released, including LeTV S1, LeTV S1 Pro and LeTV Max with price ranging from CNY 1499 (RM 893) to CNY 2699 (RM 1607).

There have been plenty of rumors about the LeTV phones but we have never thought of 3 devices launched at the same time. Yesterday, LeTV did it.

One highlighted point is that all phones are considered as the world’s first borderless smartphones. Not only do they have beautiful design, but they are also powered by mighty specs.

“Super phone” LeTV S1

We have heard about this phone as LeTV X600 before but the company has changed it. This is called LeTV S1 or “Super Phone”. This is a mid-range phone pricing at CNY 1499 (RM 893) for the 16GB version, CNY 1599 (RM 952) for the 32GB version and CNY 1799 (RM 1071) for the 64GB version. Hopefully, the LeTV S1 price in Malaysia won’t make so big difference after adding GST. At this price range, this phone is expected to be a rival for Xiaomi and Meizu devices.

Some specs on this phones match the rumored before, such as octa-core Meidiatek the Helio X10 processor with PowerVR 6200 GPU and 5.5-inch FHD Sharp display but instead of 2GB RAM, the phone offers 3GB RAM to play with. A 5MP Samsung selfie camera is on the front of the device while out back is a 13MP rear camera using Sony sensor with OIS (Optical Image Stabilization). Camera section is a huge plus for this phone.

A 3000 mAh battery keeps the light on with Android 5.0 Lollipop pre-installed and LeUI running on top. LeTV S1 supports USB type C plug, which is usually seen on Macbook series.

LeTV S1 Pro

This LeTV S1 Pro is definitely the LeTV X900 we wrote 3 weeks before. It has an alloy unibody design and hardware updated. Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 SoC, the phone spots 5.5” 2K (2560×1920 pixels) Sharp display and 4GB RAM.

Unlike the rumors, the rear camera of this model is just of 13MP instead of 20.7MP. The front camera is of 4MP Ultrapixel as being said. LeHi-fi chipset comes out of the box given users better audio experience. Another update on the S1 Pro is the Dual SIM support with dual standby. Having specs updated a lot, battery capacity remains unchanged which is of 3000 mAh. USB Type C Plug also appears in the version in both gold and silver options.

Strangely, like the S1, the S1 Pro don’t provide memory card slot. You can buy the 32GB variant for CNY 2499 (RM 1488) and the 64GB variant for CNY 2699 (RM 1607).

LeTV Max

We are surprised when seeing this phablet coming out as not a single leak mentioning about it. Possessing an alloy unibody like the S1 Pro, this LeTV Max is also equipped with top-of-the-line specs. No clue about its price yet but this flagship should be around CNY 3000 (RM 1787) for the powerful hardware it has.

Apart from a 6” 2K (2560×1920 pixels) display, the processor and RAM on this are similar to what are on the S1 Pro: Snapdragon 810, 4GB RAM. The larger the screen is, the more battery it uses. That’s why the battery capacity is updated to 3400 mAh instead of 3000 mAh like the other two in the trio.

Front-facing camera is of 4MP Ultrapixel while the rear camera is of 21MP using IMX 230 sensor along with OIS and dual LED flash.

One more interest about this phablet is that there is a fingerprint scanner embedded at the back of the device. You can choose either gold or silver color when buying.

Here is the quick review of the LeTV Max, LeTV S1 Pro and LeTV S1 specs. Have a look at it!

Nobody knows for sure when these phones will hit the shelves in China. So LeTV Max, LeTV S1 Pro and LeTV S1 release date in Malaysia in not confirmed yet.

These are all 3 phones that LeTV introduced yesterday. Is there any of these catching your eyes and fancying you? Will you choose it for your next flagship device?

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One of the most anticipated smartphones in 2015 is undeniably Oneplus Two. But it maybe not the only device launched by this company this year. One report from Bloomberg implied that this Chinese company could launch another cheaper choice as well.

Oneplus 2 is claimed to be launched in the third quarter 2015. About the cheaper alternative, it is “due for release by the end of the year”. We don’t know exactly who publish the news but the video recorded (on Bloomberg) at the Oneplus headquarter proved it was more than a render.

Oneplus Two Specs

Previouly, we have heard rumors about the next generation of flagship phone from Oneplus, the Oneplus Two. It is speculated to have similar design with its predecessor Oneplus One but adding some updated specs. About the Oneplus Two specs, the phone is told tales to ship with Snapdragon 810 chipset, 5.5” 2K (2560×1920) display along with a larger battery capacity 3100 mAh. Rumor has it that fingerprint scanner will be embedded in the home button. Due to some innovation compared to the Oneplus One, the Oneplus Two can cost more than its sibling.

This is probable the reason why the Oneplus firm launch an alternative for choices. Maybe an Oneplus Two Mini? We have heard much about Oneplus so far but this is the first time about its budget-friendly phone. The company has implied that the other ohone is for “a different type of audience, perhaps for those who appreciate design over specs.”

While the Oneplus One release date in Malaysia is set on April 22, both phones are expecting come out within 6 months from now. Keep up with us for more updated news about these Oneplus devices.

It looks like Xiaomi is going to launch another smartphone soon. In India, the promo image teased on the official fanpage: “i is coming”. The upcoming phone can be named Xiaomi Mi 4i and can be launch later this month in this country. Here we give you a glance of the new Xiaomi Mi 4i review.

Expected Xiaomi Mi 4i specs

Recent test showed us a clearer imagination about this phone. The phone is shipped with a 4.9” fHD touch-screen display (1920×1080 pixels) along with 2GB RAM and 16GB on-board storage. An octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 SoC clocked 1.65 GHz powers the phone while an Adreno 405 GPU handles the graphic.

Out back of the device is a 12MP camera capable of fHD video recording and up front is a 5MP front-facing camera taking care of video calls and selfie purposes. Supporting dual SIM with dual standby and LTE is a plus for this phone. Xiaomi Mi 4i is reported to come with Android 5.0.2 Lollipop pre-installed with Xiaomi own MIUI 6 running on top of it.

All of this specs look exactly the same with the “Xiaomi Ferrari” leaked before. It was thought to be a mid-range smartphone. Therefore, this phone should be a mid-range too. About the Xiaomi Mi 4i price in Malaysia and in China also, we speculate it will range from $190 (RM 702) to $210 (RM 776). Looking at the price, which is lower than the Xiaomi Mi4 price in Malaysia, this is definitely an lower alternative for the successful Mi4.

At Xiaomi Conference tomorrow, April 15, the company will launch its new products. Hopefully, this phone will be on the list. So are you interested in a 4.9” fHD screen with SD615? Let’s wait until tomorrow to see what kind of surprise Xiaomi gives us.

Smartphones are sometimes not allowed in high schools, so it is safe to say phones are not necessary for high school students. Teachers can confiscate your smartphones if they see their students carrying one in the middle of the class.

But how about college? College life is way different than high school life. Professors will never confiscate smartphones from their students in classes. The worst thing can happen is just threatening to confiscate, but less than 5 times for 3 years.

Some students even bring their tablets or laptop to class because they can load PDF files and slideshows. Your smartphones or tablets or laptop are able to appear in classes as long as it doesn’t disturb anyone.

Students certainly cannot survive college without laptop but how about smartphones? How does smartphone help in college?

Information Access

With fast spreading speed of social network, people now mostly communicate with each other through Facebook. Usually, any class has its own Facebook group, Facebook fan page or at least a group chat. Class monitor or anyone related can post updates and assignment through these channels. There will be sometimes you are about to leave house for school then you hear about the suspension, social networks are good way to spread the news and avoid wasting time and traffic jam.

Can you survive you college without these conveniences?

The answer is yes if you have good friends to keep updating for you.

Notes, Boards and PowerPoints

Smartphone camera will be most useful in college when student take picture of what is on the black board of on the screen. Some professor allow to take pictures just because they don’t want to wait until you finish copying. They can even give you their files, slideshows and all the reference materials data on the computer and you can load it into your smartphone if you need.

In this situation, you can totally survive through college without smartphones if you works hard enough. You can borrow others’ material, copy and print them. You can read the paper instead of watching the smartphone screens.

Group discussion and group works

College requires you to work a lot either individually or in teams. You must communicate and make friends with as many people as possible. When working in a group, not all group members will be free for face-to-face meetings due to time availability or distances. In this case, online meeting is a wise choice. You must then use your laptop, your smartphones frequently or go to the computer shop to meet up with other members.

If that’s still not possible, the only solution for this maybe a meeting with some absences.

Talking about other people who non-tech geeks. They usually use basic phones such as Nokia and BlackBerry at first and wonder that why everybody can have crushes on such things like smartphones. It’s a waste of time and money. But just 2 or 3 years later, they use the most high-end smartphone at the time. When I ask them, the answer is still the same: organizing schedules, connecting with friends, saving files on their smartphones, entertaining purposes, etc. Nevertheless, when being asked if it was a ness, they said no. Agree.

The one who carry the best gun is not sure to win the war, just like smartphones are not a demand to survive college. But if you own one, it will help you a lot. It helps your study, you work run smoothly and organizes tasks in a good manner.

Certainly, the keys to survive college are connection and efficiency. So that, smartphone can one ly be helpful when you use it wisely. Smartphone is means of  support, not a necessity.

Let’s talk about a topic that has confused many of you and quite frankly us too, the Asus Zenfone 2 Malaysia Release Date.

We are in steady contact with Asus Malaysia to always bring you the most updated content and news. The first Message we got for the Zenfone 2 Malaysia Release Date was early Q2 2015. Since the Q2 starts in April, eveything hinted at April 2015.

Our next message from the contact at Asus Malaysia said, that the Release Date for the Region including Malaysia would be 21 of April. This date, while later as expected confirms the launchf for other countries as the Zenfone 2 India Launch Date on 24.4. We even got an invitation for the Asus Zenfone 2 Launch.

Now things get confusing though. We did our best to stay ahead of the news and even get an Zenfone 2 Malaysia Review Version ahead of the Malaysia Release Date. Our contact at Asus Malaysia got back to us with a message about a Consumer Event on 9th May:

“Dear Media friends, Something incredible is happening in town – coming soon to you! We will be revealing more info on this consumer event & its activities as time comes. Meanwhile, do register now @ http://bit.ly/incredible-zen-day”

This means that on 9th May 2015 there will be an Asus Zenfone 2 Consumer Event, not more not less. A few media outlets take this as a confirmation for an official Launch in Malaysia. We disagree with this, since the Regional Launch is way ahead on 21.4 including Malaysia.

Overall we agree though – the message that Asus Malaysia gives to their fans and customers is more then ominous. While they can probably allow themselves some freedom with an awesome device like the Zenfone 2, many of you are asking for more information and clarity on the Asus Zenfone 2 Release Date.

We expect Asus Malaysia to Launch all three Zenfone 2 Versions, the ZE551 ML, ZE550ML and ZE550CL

In terms of Asus Zenfone 2 Malaysia pricing, our contact said “hopefully the Zenfone 2 will be priced from RM 800-1100″. If Asus brings their highest Version, the Zenfone 2 Ze551ml with 4GB RAM for RM1099, many fans might just forget the late launch. This would surely be a strong Hotseller for Malaysia After all there is not much competition. Even the Xiaomi Mi Note Pro is expected to sell around RM1800-2000 at a distant Malaysia Launch.

As soon as we have more exact infos about the official Asus Zenfone 2 Malaysia Release Date, well update for you. Of course it could mean we are wrong and after all Asus Zenfone 2 will just come to Malaysian Stores in Middle of May. This would be pretty disappointing. We still think it would be worth the wait and keep our hopes up!

Meanwhile if anyone of you has inside information please come forward 🙂 We stay in contact with our sources at Asus Malaysia.

Yesterday, Meizu announced that the company would launch new Meizu Headphones. This is a very smart move by Meizu, since Competitor Xiaomi just launched their high-end Headphone Version, that was very well received by customers.

Originally Meizu comes from the personal media player realm. Now after Meizu’s massive success with Android Smartphones, they go back to their expertise. Meizu’s VP Li Han lately confirmed the the upcoming headphones already on the official Weibo Account.

Meizu before stressed the cooperation with one of the world’s top headphones and headset manufacturer to producing its own headset. Previous rumors said that was AKG to provide its headset for Meizu’ products. But now it seems its not AKG for the first Meizu Headset.

Beyerdynamic, another high profile german headset manufacturer, is now the official partner of Meizu and schedules to release a limited gold version headset for Meizu goods. Teaser image revealed that the headsets may be packaged together with a phone.

This Meizu Headphones is very likely to launch tomorrow, April 15th, at the Meizu Press Conference. Along with this conference, we have 2 more launch events of Xiaomi and Huawei tomorrow.

We are all looking forward to those events!

Mobile phone display is on the verge of breaking another record of resolution. Yesterday, we gave you a hint of Samsung 4K display that may appear on the next Samsung Galaxy Note 5. But now, Sharp is reportedly working on a 4K LCD screen that comes with an incredible density of 806 ppi.

Some smartphone manufacturers have tried to cram as high density as possible into their phones’ screen but it’s hard to reach 600 ppi. With the resolution of 4K, the density on the 5.78” screen of Samsung phone, the density will be 762 ppi. 762ppi is totally insane. Talking about Sharp, the company packs a resolution of 4K to a 5.5” screen creating a density of 806 ppi, which is even much crazier.

The IGZO screen uses a traditional RGB matrix, meaning there aren’t going to be any issues with sub-pixel rendering. Not that those were very likely given the density of the panel. Sharp’s display usually uses less energy than other display.

For what it’s worth, we think that the only reason for packing this resolutiony is for 4K content consumption. Smartphones with 4K display will no longer have to resize the content to fit lower resolution display, which will literally enhance viewing experince

Mass production for this type of screen will probably start in 2016.

We are coming closer to the Xiaomi Conference on April 15, 2015 and this may be some clue given by the company about its brand new product. This is such a wise move as Xiaomi’s fans still the get the wind of the product and the product is not fully unveiled. All looks like this is finally the Xiaomi MI Note PRO 4GB RAM Launch in China.

The specs can blow out its opponents on the way. Not only equipped with a spectacular 5.7” qHD (2560×1440 pixels) display,the Mi Note Pro also sports an octa-core 2 GHz Snapdragon 810 processor as well as 4GB RAM and 64GB of internal storage.

Furthermore,the phone also DUAL TTD-LTE and FDD-LTE for Global Markets. Android 5.0.2 comes pre-installed in the Xiaomi Mi Note Pro.

The design of this phone looks much alike the Xiaomi Mi Note in the position of the cameras, the Mi logos on the front and the back and the dual LED flash. A metal frame covers the edges of the phone as well the buttons, which are all on the rights side of the device. This should the flagship Mi Note Pro

Xiaomi Mi Note Pro Specs Comparison 

Although having a phablet-sized screen, the phone comes in a dimension of 155.1 mm in length and 77.6 mm in width. The thickness is 6.95 mm, which is slightly thinner than the iPhone 6 Plus (7.1 mm) and far thinner than the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (8.5 mm)

This is sure to be another phablet but we don’t which line it belongs to. Most likely though this is finally the Xiaomi Mi Note PRO going on Sale! According to our first information the XiaomI MI Note Price will sell around 3100 Yuan. This means that Xiaomi really tries to play in the upper end of the range, and after why not!  Strong Competitior for Asus Zenfone 2 and Samsung Galaxy S6!

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As half of April is left behind, the Chinese manufacturers are once again holding conferences one after another to introduce their new products. On April 15^th, Huawei and Xiaomi will have their alunch events for brand new products.

For Huawei, it is the flagship Huawei P8 Launch Event held in London. This has been teased before. Rumors said the flagship Huawei P8 would feature 5.2” 1080p display, 3GB RAM and 32GB of internal storage, 13MP/5MP cameras using 1.8 GHz Kirin 930 processor. Meanwhile, the P8 Lite is allegedly shipped with 5” 720p display coming along with Kirin 620 chipset, 2GB RAM, 16GB of internal storage, a13MP rear camera and a 5MP front camera. Just 2 more days, all rumors about these 2 phones will be clarified.

Talking about Xiaomi, the company must have working on a totally new product line and it may come out on April 15^th according to the teaser image. Something looking like a magnet with North/South is what hinted on the teaser. Anything can happen. Lately, Xiaomi has interest in being a more than just a smartphone manufacture by starting producing life care products, such as:  smart bulbs, air purifiers, smart scale, TV, etc. Let’s wait and see what surprising new product Xiaomi does gives us.

One day before the two conferences, LeTV Smartphone Conference will take place. It is to introduce its new phone and TV. The phone can be the LeTv X900 we wrote before. This phone is reportedly borderless, featuring a Snapdragon 810 processor with 4GB RAM and 2K display. At the back, a 20.7 MP camera is included while up front, there’s a 4 Ultrapixel shooter.

All three conferences will broadcast live and there will be Q&A section and live games for attendees. Vouchers of CNY 200 (RM 119) are the prizes of Huawei Event’s game.

What attracts you the most? Is it the flagship Huawei P8? Is it the Xiaomi new product? Or is it the border-less phone LeTV?

Not long after the success of the R5, Oppo has decided to be working on its new Oppo R7. Previous rumors said this is the Oppo R7f, which was certificated by an Indonesian Telecom Certification Authority.

Oppo R7 Specs expected

Some Oppo R7 Specs have been released at that time and the only thing missing is a picture of the mystery phone. Today, one image, tweeted on Twitter by @Cinquetacche, is suspected to be the new Oppo R7. Looking at the picture, we can see that the phone is completely bezel-less on the left and right side. Showing the phone on the front so that the thickness is kept secret but we can hope it is 4.85 mm matching its predecessor, the Oppo R5.

An octa-core MediaTek MT 6795 processor clockes at 2.2 GHz is said to power the phone. Compared to Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 and Exynos 720 on the Galaxy S6, this chipset shows no inferior although it is considered as a mid-range one.

Earlier R5 is based around a 5.2-inch, 1080p resolution AMOLED screen and is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor backed up by 2 GB of RAM. So powerful the specs are that we can look up to the next R phone, probable the R7, from Oppo sporting even more superior specs.

The bezel-less design is definitely the brightest point but others are worth noticing too. Given the high-end chipset, the phone is suspected to come with at least 1080p display, 2GB RAM, 20.7MP rear camera and huge memory space.

Not a single clue is yet revealed when and how much the device will officially come out. Should the Oppo R7 be identical with rumors, it will make another bang in smartphone realm.