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Xiaomi brings their High specs and Low Price Concept to a completely new category with their Xiaomi Yi Action Camera, or how we like to call them Xiaomi Mi Pro Action Camera!

The Yi Action Camera, Xiaomi’s Rival to the Go Pro, Price is just at 399 Yuan, that is RM235 or 63USD. Xiaomi might be actually able to disrupt the whole Action Camera Segment with a price that low and their Xiaomi quality. Xiaomi already produces Premium Flagships like the Xiaomi Mi Note Pro and Xiaomi Mi Note and now another Hotseller!  Probably most of you ask themselves though – Can the Xiaomi Mi Pro Action Camera actually compare to the much more expensive Go Pro Hero Camera?

Well our friends from have gotten their hands on one of the first Xiaomi Yi Action Cameras and compared them to the much more expensive rivals Go Pro Hero 3 and Go Pro Hero 4. We already prepared some Amazing Yi Camera Video Samples for you, now Check out our new pictures and videos here.

Xiaomi Yi Action Camera vs Go Pro Hero Photo Comparison

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Xiaomi Yi Action Camera vs Go Pro Hero Video Comparison

Of course the Go Pro Hero 4 can beat out the competition, but in some pictures, especially the low light ones the Xiaomi Yi Action Camera takes better pictures then the Go Pro Hero 3. It looks like for 63USD or less then RM300 you get definitely worth your money for.

If you are want to get a Action Camera for little price, you should try out the Yi Action Camera. As we are used too from Xiaomi you get real quality for your money. The only challenge will be to actually get your hands on the Camera, in your local market. See more Video Samples of the Xiaomi Yi Action Camera

The Asus Zenfone 2 is launching officially in 11th March in Taiwan and by April you will be able to buy the Zenfone 2 in Malaysia and many other countries. While we are sure most of you can nearly not wait anymore, we have created a Asus Zenfone 2 versus Asus Zenfone 5 comparison for you.

So lets get to our Asus Zenfone 2 versus Asus Zenfone 5 Comparison, one Asus Hotseller last year, the Zenfone 2 the Hotseller of the future.

Asus Zenfone 2 versus Asus Zenfone 5 Specs

The Asus Zenfone 2 comes with a large 5.5″ Full HD display, protected by Gorilla Glas 3. The Zenfone 2 is powered by Intel’s quadcore 64-Bit Intel Atom Z3560 clocked at 1.8Ghz. There will be 2 versions available with 2GB/4GB RAM and 16GB/64GB internal memory, which can be expended via Micro Sd. There will be also a smaller Zenfone 2 5″ version available with 2GB RAM and HD 720p screen.

The Zenfone 5 on the other hand comes with an smaller 5″inch display in HD resolution, also protected by Gorilla Glas 3. As usual with Zenfones, the Zenfone 5 also sports an Intel CPU, the dual core Intel Atom Z560, clocked at 1.6Ghz. You also get 2GB of RAM and 16GB/32GB of extendable Memory. The Zenfone 5 works with the PowerVR SGX 544 MP2 GPU. The Asus Zenfone 2 in its 2GB RAM Version gets already more then 50.000 points on Antutu – so its clear who the Benchmark Winner is here.

The Camera of the Asus Zenfone 2 has been upgraded to a 5MP Selfie Shooter, while the Zenfone 5 gets a 2MP Shooter. Design wise both have the Asus Logo at the center, and Android’s typical three capacative buttons under the display.

While the Asus Zenfone 2 has no buttons on either of the sides, the Asus Zenfone 5 comes with power buttons and volume rocker on the right side of the display.

The Zenfone 2 has the Power Button on Top of the Phone, as well as the same 3.5mm Audio Jack as the Zenfone 5.

Both the Asus Zenfone 2 and Asus Zenfone 5 have a micro usb port and microphone at the bottom.

Additionally the Zenfone 2 comes with 13MP Main Camera and DUal LED Flash while the Zenfone 5 has a 8MP Main Camera and single LEd flash.

Both Zenfones, come with removable Back Cover and Asus Logo at the center with the loudspeaker grills. The Zenfone 2 comes with a generous 3000maH battery, compared to the smaller 2110mAh Battery in the Zenfone 5.

It seems with the Asus Zenfone 2, Asus has been really listening to their fans. You get a faster CPU, more RAM, better Camera, better Battery, and a larger Screen. Moreover Asus will keep the Zenfone 2 cheap at just 199USD for the 2GB Version and probably 299USD for the 4GB Version. We actually think the Asus Zenfone 2 is proof that all other phones are too pricey! And while chinese Brands like Xiaomi have comparable devices, Asus will make sure that the Zenfone 2 is actually available online and offline, when you want it.

The Asus Zenfone 2 will officially launch on March 11th in Taiwan and come in April already to more Markets. Honestly we cant wait, what about you?

We have good news for all Huawei fans. While initially we just heard that Google might partner up with a Chinese OEM for the next Google Nexus, now it seems confirmed that Huawei will partner with Google to produce a one of the new Nexus 2015 devices. While many of you are waiting for the next Huawei P8 Flagship, this is very good news for all Huawei fans indeed.

The first one to confirm the news was Keving Yang, the director of the prestigious iSuppli, one of the top Market Research Company worldwide. He wrote on Weibo that indeed Google has choosen Weibo as their next manufacturing partner for the Google Nexus Product Line.

It is not entirely clear yet if Huawei will produce the Flagship Nexus, or one of the Nexus Tablets. It seems that the Korean LG are confirmed for producing one of the new Nexus Devices as well. Surprising to us is that Google did not go with the Motorola Brand to produce the new Nexus, even after they sold the Brand to Lenovo. Anyways Huawei has shown very strong devices in 2014 and is a very worthy manufacturer for the new Nexus.

Devices like the Dual Camera Honor 6Plus or the Large Huawei Ascend Mate 7, show that Huawei is able to produce Smartphones at the Premium Level. Especially their own Huawei Kirin CPU’s are incredibly strong in terms of raw processing power. If Huawei works on the graphics department for the GPU, Google might even decide to go for an Google Nexus Version with Huawei’s Kirin CPU.

Huawei will product the Next Google Nexus 2015. This is very good news not only for Huawei fans. This might mean that the price of the next Google Nexus 7 will be more affordable again. While the Nexus 5 and Nexus 4, were still very affordable, the Nexus 6 is definitely on the Upper End of the Price Range.

In April its going to be One year since OnePlus announced their first Android Smartphone, the OnePlus One. While admittedly the OnePlus One is an awesome and affordable device, the general availability stays a problem for many of you. Now OnePlus is working on this and will launch the OnePlus One in all EU countries!

While this is not the long awaited OnePlus Two Announcement yet, now we have further good news for all fans in Europe. OnePlus will hold launch events Prague Warsaw and Budapest, then we will know more about the rollout plan. You can have a look at the list of countries for the official OnePLus One Launch here:

To celebrate the big European Union Launch, Carl Pei OnePLus’s Co-Founder, Bridget Hickey the Director Digital Marketing & Insights and their Communication Manager Ruta Klyvyte will visit the Europe for the launch events. The Launch Event in Warsaw, Poland will be on March 9th, Budapest Hungary on March 12th, and Czech Republic on March 10.

So far we dont have information on OnePlus One Official European Pricing yet. OnePlus has promised to update this information soonest though. Meanwhile for all current OnePlus Owners stay tuned for the OnePlus One Lollipop Rollout this month!

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Xiaomi just surprised us all with the news of their very affordable Yi Action Camera Launch. Xiaomi’s Go Pro Alternative comes with better specs then the original Go Pro for a better price. Now we have the first Xiaomi Yi Action Camera Video Samples and Pictures here for you!

While most people are still talking about the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, Xiaomi just launched their next bestseller, the Yi Action Camera for just 399 Yuan. That is 63USD or less then RM240, and only slightly more then we initially reported.

Xiaomi’s Yi Action Camera, features a 16MP Sony Camera with the Exmor R BSI CMOS image sensor.That is better then Go Pro’s 5MP Sensor. The Yi Action Camera Ambarella-A7LS-Processor is able to record 60fps in Full HD or even 120fps in HD, or even 240fps in 480p. Otherwise the Yi Action Camera comes with 64GB of internal memory (double memory of Go Pro) and weights just 72g, versus 11gramm of Go Pro. Of course you get Wifi and Bluetooth 4.0 connection.  For Diving or Surfing fans, the Xiaomi Yi Action Camera is waterproof up to 40m. So you can easily take Xiaomi’s Mi Pro Action Camera to your next adventure and save your memories easily in MP4.

Xiaomi’s Yi Action Camera Video Samples

Please when you watch the video keep in mind the price of Xiaomi’s new Action Camera of just 63USD. For this is seems you get a really awesome gadget. Similiar to the Go Pro, it really works well for Sports like diving or just travelling in general. Also of course you can use it easily as an Entry Drone Camera, together with a Quadrocopter!

What do you think about Xiaomi’s Yi Action Camera?
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Yesterday the Meizu Founder J.Wong posted a first picture of Meizu’s next Flagship, the Meizu MX5. From what we can see the Meizu MX5 will have extremely thin bezels, and a physical home button similiar to the Meizu MX4 Pro. 

This is the first official picture of the Meizu MX5 that Meizu’s founder posted yesterday

Originally J.Wong posted the pictures as a response to the new Galaxy S6, which has a similiar looking home button. As you can see on the picture the Meizu MX5 gets really super narrow bezels and a brushed metal look. On the first look this Design is quite similiar to the current MX4 Pro, but the Home Button is slightly different. Also the edges are more rounded, which gives the Meizu MX5 an more elegant look.

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From other information we have the Meizu MX5 will come with a vastly improved new camera, with 41MP. This would make the MX5 truly remarkable, the only other comparable smartphone cameras that come to mind are the Nokia 808 PureView and Nokia Lumia 1020.

Meizu Vice President showed this picture of Meizu mx5 vs Meizu m8 both with physical Home Button

Further we expect the Meizu MX5 to sport Mediatek’s newest CPU, the high end MT6795, that was just announced last month. The MT6795 is an true Octa-Core 64bit Processor, which clocks up to 2.2Ghz. The Chips supports displays up to 1,600 x 2,560 resolution and even 480fps Full HD videos. Most likely we will see 4GB of LDDR4 RAM in the Meizu MX5. The Meizu MX4 Pro comes already with 3GB RAM and Meizu is known to have the latest specs in their powerful smartphones. Other leaks include a 5.5″ 2K QHD display on the Meizu MX5. Probably this will be similiar to the 16:10 display with a 1,536 x 2,560 on the Meizu MX4 Pro.

The first leaked Meizu MX5 Render with 41MP Camera Specs

J.Wong showed us the design of the new Meizu MX5. The Meizu MX5 release date is expected to take at least a few month more and will be probably priced around 1999yuan, in line with the MX4 and MX4 Pro. If Meizu really packs a 41MP Camera in the MX5, which is not too unlikely if you know Meizu, then they will have a real hotseller on their hands.

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Today Huawei honestly surprised many at the MWC 2015 in Barcelona. While many of you were waiting for news about the Huawei P8 Flagship , Huawei launched today maybe the best looking Android Wear device ever – the new Huawei Watch. Now Huawei has not only high quality flagships like the Dual Camera Honor 6 plus, but also a very stylish Android Wearable – 2015 gets exciting!

Huawei might be best known for making fun of the competition recently, but honestly the new Huawei watch might easily be the best looking wearable Android Device up to date. The new Huawei Watch comes with 1.4″ AMOLED Screen, that has a 286ppi pixel density. The Watch has a 42mm round screen, that is actually smaller then most other oversized Anroid wearables out there. The Huawei Watch is made from stainless steel and will be available in silver, gold or black finish.

Other features of the Huawei watch include a 512MB RAM, 4GB internal memory and a heart rate monitor. In fact you get a many different sensors for health and your daily activity tracking You can connect the Watch via Bluetooth. It really looks like Huawei tries to combine the features of the current Android wearables with a great design.

Huawei Watch Gallery – The best looking Android Wearable so far ?

As you can see on the pictures the Huawei’s watch display is completely circular, with great looking bezels and overall amazing style. The Huawei Watch release date will be in June 2015. Huawei plans to launch the watch in 20 countries for the beginning and did not mention a pricing yet. Honestly the new Huawei Watch looks much better then most Android Wearables we have seen so far and we look forward to the launch.

So what do you think so far of the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge Launch? We hope you enjoyed our first S6 and S6 Edge Hands on. Right now we have for you the latest Galaxy S6 Benchmarks and they are truly astonishing!

Both the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge run on the same hardware, so these impressive Benchmarks will be valid for both devices. These are of course Benchmarks from the Pre-Release Version, so Samsung might be actually able to improve them even further till the official Samsung Galaxy S6 Release Date in April.

As you can see the Galaxy S6 Edge Antutu Benchmark is 69019 points. While of course Antutu Benchmarks are not everything this is truly impressive. If you have a closer look you can see that the S6 Edge beats the Meizu MX4 and the Galaxy Note 4, by very far in this benchmark.

We also tested the S6 Edge on AndroBench and with the new SSD’s tech in S6 and S6 Edge memory, the read and write speeds really improved by a lot. While the Galaxy S5 scored just 24.2 MB/s the S6 Edge is able to score 139.08MB/s! (sequential write). We are really very impressed by Samsung’s new UFS 2.0 internal memory.

In GFX bench the S6 Edge gets a very solid score, while not as impressive as the Antutu Benchmark. The S6 Edge still got a very good 30FPS in the T-REX Game – Thats good news for Gamers. In The Geekbench CPU Benchmark Samsung’s new Exnos 7420 showed very good multi and single core performance. In fact it looks like the Exynos 7420 is able to surpass Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810 in this test. Good news for Samsung fans!

We have for you the first S6 and S6 edge Benchmarks. It looks like the S6 is the new Device to beat this year in terms of performance and raw power!

While today the news is mostly about the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge and HTC ONE M9, Xiaomi just launched another potential Hotseller – The Xiaomi Mi Pro Camera. Xiaomi officially launched their XIaomi Mi Pro Camera for just 399 Yuan, that is 64USD. That is slightly more then we reported initially about the Xiaomi Mi Pro Camera, but still much cheaper then the Go Pro Hero.

As we reported earlier Xiaomi finally launched their Xiaomi Mi Pro Camera and that much cheaper then the Go Pro Camera. The Yi Action Camera as is the official name of Xiaomi’s first Camera can record 1080p videos an sports a 16MP Camera with Sony’s high quality Exmor R BSI CMOS image sensor. That is even better then the Go Pro Camera which comes with a 5MP Camera and 30fp in Full HD or 60fp in HD. That of course is just on paper and we need to see the real world experience.

The Xiaomi Mi Pro Camera is able to beat the Go Pro Hero as well in the internal memory department and weight. The Xiaomi Mi Pro Camera comes with 64GB (double of the Go Pro) and just weights 72g, compared to the 111gramm of the Go Pro. As well it has a larger battery. With the Yi Action Camera you can go underwater up to 40 meters, which might be one of the most important features for many of you, bringing it to your holidays.

 

For this price of course there are some difference to the Go Pro Hero. The Xiaomi Mi Pro Camera comes without casing or any notable accessoires, thats a main difference to the Go Pro. You Are able to buy a “Travel Edition” of the XIaomi Yi Action Camera though. The “Travel Edition” will come with a Selfie Stick Mount, which will be probably very famous here in Asia.

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Xiaomi Mi Pro on your Cat 😉

Apart from that it looks like you can really stick the new Xiaomi Mi Pro Camera to everything – even a cat. While this is funny it means that you can use the Xiaomi Yi Action Camera with your Motobike, Surfing Snowboarding – really everywhere you go. We only hope Xiaomi will launch a protective case for the camera. Especially for Action Sports this would be useful. You can control the Xiaomi Yi Action Camera via an Xiaomi Android App, similiar to the Air Purifier and other Xiaomi products.

Read our Xiaomi Note versus Galaxy Note 4 Review 

Xiaomi Mi Pro Action Camera Launch Pictures

The XIaomi Yi Action Camera will be launched via Xiaomi’s China Store first and sell for 399 Yuan, that is 64USD or 230RM. That is just a fraction of the Go Pro Price. As you know Xiaomi really offers good quality for the price. So I think we personally will try to get our hands on the Camera as soon as it launches!
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Samsung’s Unpacked Event at the MWC 2015 was all about Samsung’s newest generation of smartphones, the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge. It seems that the older Edge Version is selling quite well for Samsung, so they will keep the Edge Series around.

There have already been a lot of leaks about the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, but now both phones are official and we will give you all the details there are to know.

Design wise both new Galaxy S6 are a break from Samsungs, traditional ways in a very positive way. Samsung changed from an all plastic case, to Dual Glas design with brushed metallic edges. The new combination of materials works really well for the S6 and S6 edge. We would even say the new Galaxy phones, are definitely the best designed Galaxy Smartphones so far ever. Even with a protruding camera as the iPhone 6 has as well. The only tiny drawback is that the Galaxy S6 is not water-and dustproof anymore.

The Samsung Galaxy S6 boasts 5.1″ Super AMOLED display with 2K Quad HD resolution and very impressive 577 ppi. The display is protected by Gorilla Glas 4. The Home Key you know from earlier Galaxy Designs, is a fingerprint sensor and supports the new Samsung Pay Solution.

Samsung Pay works with NFC and Magnetic Secure Transmission (MST) to enable easier mobile payments. Samsung is already working with major key partners like American Express and Bank of America, as well Samsung Pay has been certified by Mastercard and Visa.

In comparison with the Galaxy Note 4 Edge, the S6 Edge is bent on both sites and not only one side. While the curves on the S6 edge are not similiar impressive as on the Note Edge, two curves on the smartphone look very spectacular and innovative. The S6 Edge display is also a 5.1″ AMOLED with a 2K resolution of 2,560 x 1,440 pixels and proteced by Gorilla Glas 4.

As we reported earlier Samsung decided not to go for the Snapdragon 810, most likely because of potential overheating problems. Both the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge are sporting Samsung’s own Exynos 7420 chip, built with a 14nm process. Otherwise the Exnos 7420 is also a Octa-Core 64bit cpu with four cortex A57 cores clocked at 2.1Ghz and four cortex A53, clocked at 1.5Ghz. Otherwise both phones sport a Mali-T760 GPU and 3GB of LDDR4 RAM. This is the newest version of RAM and already featured in the LG G FLEX2. Most likely most smartphones in 2014 will come with LDDR4 RAM.

The Main Camera of both new Galaxy’s is a 16MP ISOCELL CAMERA with OIS, autofocus and single led flash. The Camera supports 4K video recording. The Front Shooter is a 5MP Shooter, capable of 1080p video recording. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Duo comes in 32GB/64GB/128GB versions, that are non expendable via micro-sd. The internal memory of Samsung uses “Command Queue” tech that you know from SSD’s, making them much faster. In fact the new flagships have random reading speeds of 19,000 input/output operations (IOPS), thats up to 2.7x times faster then previos flagships. Also you get LTE CAT 6, NFC, IR Blaster and FM RADIO.

Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge Hands on Gallery

Both Galaxy S6 and S6 edge run on Android 5.0 Lollipop with Samsung’s latest Touchwiz. Also Samsung has partnered with Microsoft for the new Galaxy Series and you get 115GB One Drive storage for up to two years. The Samsung Galaxy S6 comes with a 2550mAh battery and the S6 edge gets a 2600mah battery.

The Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge will officially launch on APril 10 in 20 countries, with even more launch countries in May. Both have various color options with White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz for the S6 and even an Green Emerald version for the S6 Edge. The officiall price is yet to be revealed.

We have more good news for Asus Zenfone fans. After we reported yesterday that the Asus Zenfone 2 was able to take the Antutu Top Position, the Asus Zenfone 2 has now won the prestigious IF Design Award for 2015.

The winning of the IF Design Award for 2015 should bring the Zenfone 2 some further popularity before the official release date on 9th March in Taiwan. Asus congratulated the Zenfone 2 on their GPlus Page and said “top design in innovation, ergonomics, and functionality.”

By now we know already that there will be at least three different versions of the Asus Zenfone 2 phone. The Zenfone model that was able to get the Antutu Score of over 50.000 points features 2GB of RAM, a HD 5.5″ Screen. The Higher End model of Zenfone 2 will come with whopping 4GB of RAM, and Full HD resolution. There will be also a a cheaper and smaller 5″ model launching and others with Qualcomm’s and Mediatek cpu’s later this year.

Asus Zenfone 2 Hands on Pictures

The Asus Zenfone 2 will officially release next month in Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, China and France. In April the Asus Zenfone 2 will come officially to Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Italy. Further countries will be Japan and India in April and Brazil in June this year.

Check our Asus Zenfone 2 Specs Comparison versus other phones

The MWC in Barcelona will start tomorrow and of course now we will see more and more leaks. We already reported that there is a Z4 Tablet launching and we have for you the first real pictures of Sony’s upcoming devices.

As you can see on the pictures we see two of the new Xperia Devices, that Sony will release at the MWC. One of them is the earlier reported Z4 tablet and the other one is a new smartphone. The Smartphone’s design is quite similiar to the Xperia Z3. It would be surprising if this would be the Xperia Z4, and we might just see a new Sony Model, the Sony M4 Aqua.

From earlier reports we know already about the Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet Specs. Sony said the Z4 Tablet will be “extremely thin”, boasting a “2K display” and be powered “the latest ultra fast processor”. So most likely the Z4 Tablet will feature the Snapdragon 810, as confirmed by Qualcomm’s reports earlier. Also you most likely get 4GB RAM and 32GB of internal memory. As you can see in the pictures both devices feature Android Lollipop 5.0.

While it seems quite clear that we will see a new Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet tomorrow, we are not quite sure yet for the Sony Xperia Z4 smartphone. Quite a few rumors say that tomorrow Sony will launch a new model, the Sony M4 Aqua, the successosr to the Sony’s midrange M2 Aqua. Also there were some reports that the Sony Xperia Z4 might just launch in Summer 2015.

Recently Sony’s Smartphone business has been struggling and there were rumors of a shutdown of Sony’s Smartphone division. We will definitely report from the Sony Launch in Barcelona from tomorrow and keep you updated!