Author: chris eilers

HTC’s new Flagship the HTC ONE M9 will launch on this Sunday first March at the MWC in Barcelona. By know you already have a very clear picture of the HTC ONE M9 design, because of the leaked HTC advertising video . We also had some ONE M9 specs leaked before. Now these leaks have been confirmed by a GFXbench Benchmark of the HTC ONE M9.

The HTC ONE M9 specs will feature a 5″ screen with resolution of 1920×1080. Htc’s new Flagship is powered by Qualcomm’s newest Octa-Core 64bit Snapdragon 810 clocked at 2.0Ghz and gets 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal memory. As we reported earlier the Main Camera will be 20MP and you get a 4MP Ultrapixel Camra on front. The phone will run on Android 5.0 Lollipop with HTC’s Sense 7.0. According to GFX Bench the phone will sport a 2840mAh battery and you get 128GB micro-sd slot.

We also expect HTC to launch the HTC ONE M9 Plus on Sunday with an larger 5.2″ 2K Display and also a HTC smartwatch. Of course we will report directly from MWC 2015 for you and let you know as soon as the new phone is launched.

The Asus Zenfone 2 set the record of being the first smartphone ever to launch with 4GB of RAM. Now it looks like the Asus Zenfone 2 is setting another record with its Antutu Score. We have Antutu Benchmarks of the Asus Zenfone 2 for you and it looks like the Zenfone 2 can top the current leader, the Meizu MX4. With a score Antutu Score of 50,041 the Asus Zenfone 2 takes the top position and beats Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and Meizu MX4. As well this is much higher then earlier Asus Zenfone 2 Antutu Scores

The Asus Zenfone 2 used for this Antutu benchmark features a Intel Atom Z3580 SoC clocked at 2.3 Ghz and PowerVR Rogue G6430 GPU. The GPU was in fact one of the major contributers for the Record Setting Antutu Score! This means that the Asus Zenfone 2 might be a serious consideration for Gamers as well. This might just be a unique advantage over the Meizu MX4, with a weaker GPU.

And we have more good news for Asus Zenfone fans. The Zenfone 2 version to achieve this record setting score was actually the 2GB RAM Version. The 4GB RAM version should be able to score even higher with double the amount of RAM. Also for the screen 720 x 1280 was used, while the final resolution of the 5.5″ Screen will be Full HD 1080 x 1920.

In further news the Asus Zenfone 2 will come also in a smaller 5 inch version. Also in the second and third quarter of 2015 Asus is expected to launch lower priced variants of the Zenfone 2 with Snapdragon and Mediatek Cpus.

All Asus Zenfone 2 Benchmarks

Overall the Asus Zenfone 2 looks like a very hot package to us. The Asus Zenfone 2 Release Date will be in April for Malaysia and the Price will be 199USD for the 2GB Version. We expect the 4GB RAM version to sell at 299USD. For us the Asus Zenfone 2 is Proof that all other Smaprthones at the Moment are too pricey!

If you want to spend a little bit more, you can order the Zenfone 2 already in March at Aliexpress for 299USD and 439USD respectively.

Good news for all Xiaomi fans. After launching the extreme successful Xiaomi Note and Note Pro , Xiaomi just teased a new product launch for the 2nd march at 10am. Based on the teasers we will see a very lightweight product that will be related to travel. Could this be Xiaomi’s long awaited MI Pro Camera?

But what could this new product be? Based on earlier reports and user opinions in China this might very well the long awaited Xiaomi Mi Pro Camera, or a similiar Xiaomi Camera product. According to the teaser the product will be in any case very small and related to your travels. Xiaomi says as “small as a matchbox”.

Originally the reports said the Xiaomi Mi Pro Camera might launch as cheap as 99Yuan (RM54 or 16USD)

We will have to wait till next week to see if Xiaomi really launches their first camera product. If so we could very well see a Go Pro Like Camera for fraction of the price of the real Go Pro.

Also read 8 Reasons why the Xiaomi Note Pro beats Galaxy Note 4 

What do you think will Xiaomi Launch next week? Wil they finally launch their first camera?

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While we have seen many leaks and renders of an potential Samsung Galaxy S6, the real Galaxy S6 remained mysterious till now.We have already seen the Beast Antutu Score of 60.000 Points but just now we have finally some pictures for you that seem to show the real Samsung Galaxy S6 on Hands on Pictures.

The S6 pictures were first posted in the XDA devs forum and seem to be show a prototype or test model of the S6 We can clearly see the brushed metal sides of the device, similiar to earlier leaks. The Samsung Logo on the front under the earpiece is covered. The User who first posted the pictures said the new S6 “seems” to get “glass back and front.”

Also confirmed by earlier information the S6 seems to have a large protruding main camera on the rear, next to an LED flash and a hear rate sensor. On the front you get an huge front camera, which makes us think the S6 will probably get the same 5MP Front Shooter as the Galaxy Note 4. It seems this Galaxy S6 is missing an SD Card slot though.

First Real Samsung Galaxy S6 Hands On Pics

The Samsung Galaxy S6 release date will be on this Sunday at the MWC 2015 in Barcelona. At the same time Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy S6 Edge. Both phones will be released around the world and in most markets.

What do you think about pictures? Do you think this is the final design of the S6?

We have good news for all Meizu and Ubuntu Touch Fans! Meizu has confirmed officially that on the MWC, the Meizu MX4 will be launched with three different Operating Systems. As you can see on their Microblogging platform they officially confirmed the good news for the MWC in Barcelona next week.

We have reported earlier about an exclusive contract between Meizu and Canonical. Also there were leaks about Meizu MX4 featuring Ubtuntu Touch. Now we have the official news of Meizu!

It really seems that Meizu is going innovative ways with their flagship, the Meizu MX4. Originally the Meizu MX4 is featuring Flyme 4.0 OS. Also the Meizu MX4 is working with YunOS, the Android OS made by E-Commerce Giant AliBaba. Next week Meizu fans, will get the third option – Ubuntu Touch for Meizu MX4.

The Ubuntu Touch OS, uses the same core technology as the Ubuntu Desktop Edition. That means apps that were created will work on Ubuntu Touch and vice versa. Also Ubuntu Desktop parts will support the Ubuntu Touch OS System for Mobile. Your Ubuntu Touch MX4 can provide a full desktop experience if connected with an external monitor or Docking Station. Awesome!

We also have some rumors that the Meizu MX4 Pro will be available with Ubuntu Touch and it seems that Canoncial has been able to optimize Ubuntu Touch running on Mediatek MT6595 CPU. This means that very soon there could be other Flagship Smartphones running on Ubuntu Touch OS.

Conclusion: We have very good news for all Meizu and Ubuntu Fans. Meizu officially confirmed to launch Ubuntu Touch for the Meizu MX4 at the MWC next week in Barcelona.

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We have good news for all HTC Fans that wait for the HTC ONE M9. An official HTC ONE M9 commercial has leaked and we have the leaked video for you!

Overall the HTC ONE M9 looks pretty much like the leaked renders we showed you before. Further the ad seems to focus on improved camera features, that come as part of HTC’s Sense 7.0. As you can see HTC replaced the Dual Cameras from the M8 and replaced them by what seems to be a 20MP Main Camera. For all fans of Selfies it looks like the Dual Main Camera of the HTC M8 will be the HTC ONE M9 Camera for Selfies.

Check further HTC ONE M9 Specs here

The promotional video in the same clip, shows different themes for the new htc phone. As well you can notice significantly slimmer bezels. Overall the new HTC ONE M9 is definitely a premium phone again. With a 20MP Main Camera and Dual Front Camera, the new HTC ONE M9 has a lot going for itself in the camera department as well. Indeed it would make a lot of sense to promote the HTC ONE M9 camera centric smartphone, similiar to the Huawei Honor 6 Plus for example.

HTC One M9: Leaked Official Commercial

We might have some bad news for fans of Sony Smartphones. Sony is planning a restructuring of the company to reach their goal to increase the net profit by 25x till 2018. At the moment it seems the biggest victim to the restructuring of the company will be the Sony Smartphone division.

This news is not coming totally unexpected though. Sony already had mutiple rounds of downsizing employees, they sold the VAIO laptop brand completely and spun of the Television Division.

If you have been following Sony’s development you know probably that the Sony Smartphone division has not been performing well. Especially increasing pressure from cheaper brands like Huawei and Xiaomi but of course also Samsung and Apple on the upper end have made sure the sony’s smartphones are under performing.

Especially in comparison to the super profitable Sony Playstation division, which made many analysts and stockholders wonder if Sony should not totally focus on Gaming and consoles instead other electronics and smartphones. According to Sony’s CEO Kazuo Hirai Sony will epecially focus on their more profitable areas, like the Playstation but also their camera sensors. Many smartphone manufacturers including Apple, Xiaomi and Meizu using Sony’s Sensors.

While Sony’s CEO did not state explictly that they will leave the Smartphone market, he indicated that Sony is very seriously considering the option. This would not be the first example. As mentioned above earlier Sony sold their non profitable PC division, including the VAIO brand to an investment company in Japan. Also Sony will be ending their music streaming service and rather partner with Spotify.

Can the upcoming Xperia Z4 Launch be the necesary Change for Sony Smartphones?

From our standpoint of view its definitely not the quality of Sony Smartphones that is the reason for the low sales. Sony smartphones and especially the Xperia Z series has a very high quality and performance standard. If anything we wish more consumers would try them to be convinced.

What do you think of Sony’s move? What could they do different to stay in the market? Do you think the upcoming Sony Xperia Z4 will change things up?
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While we dont have information yet if Apple will really release a new budget smartphone after the iPhone 5c, we have now a 3D  look for you how a new iPhone 6C could look like.

The iPhone 5c was basically a plastic backed carbon copy of the iPhone 5c, with many flashy colors available. Now these pictures you can see basucially combine the design features of the iPhone 5c with the iPhone. This would make a lot of sense if Apple plans to release a new iPhone 6c.

The iPhone 6c you can see here implents several design features of the iPhone 6 and 6Plus. The phone has a 4.7″ screen and compared to the iPhone 5c you get slim design, rounded edges, the round speakers and even the protruding camera. As you can see there is also a side-by-side comparison of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6c.

So far there is no official Apple information about the launch and iPhone 6c specs. We expect to release the iPhone 6s in September 2015 and Apple might just launch their budget iPhone 6c along with it.

In November we got reports that the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus will probably come with dual lens and DSLR-quality while still having a 8MP Main Camera. This means the iPhone 6s would represent the “biggest camera jump ever” for Apple. Also you probably get an improved Fingerprint Scanner with the iPhone 6s.

We will of course update you if we get more infos of an iPhone 6C release date and 6s Launch. We think an cheaper iPhone 6c launch might be very well a good idea!

OnePlus One Users will finally get OnePlus’s Major Android Update, with Android Lollipop 5.0 and CM12S in March. Carl Pei made it very clear that Lollipop will come for the OnePLus One around this time next month.

While this is good news for many OnePlus One users, originally OnePlus promised to bring an official update for the One just 3 month after the official Google Android 5.0 Launch last year. There is actually quite a big discussion on Carl Pei’s Twitter Account why OnePlus promised their 90days deadline, According to Carl Pei the delay is caused by “proprietary drivers, code, QA, certifications,”

Both OnePlus’s own OS, Oxygen OS and Cyanogen Mod 12S will come to the OnePlus One next month, based on Android Lollipop 5.0. Because of the Cyanogen Inc decided to not support OnePLus One devices in India in favor Of Micromaxx, OnePlus created their own OS for all international markets. At least for now CyanogenMod 12S will be available in parallel with Oxygen OS because of the original two year contract that OnePlus and Cyanogen Mod had.

Admittedly this is all a bit confusing, but the main message is this. In March you will be able to update your OnePLus One officially to CM12S from CM11S. Also if you feel adventurous you can try out OnePlus Oxygen OS, both will be based on Android Lollipop 5.0. Of course you can get an Alpha Version of Oxygen OS and CM12S right now already, but we recommend to wait for the official OnePlus Launch.

The Asus Padfone S just got a signifcant hardware update. Now you can get the Asus Padfone S with 3GB of Ram and 64GB ROM, launching in Taiwan first.

The original Asus Padfone S launched last year with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage, so you get a really nice update here. Other specs of the new Asus Padfone S include Quadcore Snapdragon 801 clocked at 2.3GHz and a Full HD 1080p 5″ display. The display is protected by Gorilla Glas 3 and has a pixel density of 441ppi.

The Main Camera of the Asus Padfone S boasts 13MP and you get 2MP Selfie Cam. If you want to use the Main 13MP Camera for Selfies, there is a integrated Selfie Software with Zen UI. Just use the Main Camera and the Software automtically recognizes your face for the Selfie. Also of course you get Micro-Sd support and a 2300mAH battery.

Asus Padfone S 3GB RAM and 64GB ROM Antutu Score

We have for you as well the Asus Padfone S PF500KL Antutu Benchmarks. With 43704 points the new Asus Padfone S is able to beat the HTC ONE M8, Xiaomi Mi4 and Samsung Galaxy S5 easily. For sure Galaxy Note 4 and Meizu MX4 are better though.

asus padfone s 3gb RAM Hands On Pics

Anyways the new Asus Padfone S with 3GB RAM and 64GB RAM seems to be a very good deal. The Asus Padfone S 2GB RAM Price in Malaysia is at the moment at RM850. As soon as the Padfone S 3GB RAM Version releases in Malaysia we expect the price to be around RM1000.

Some weeks back we already reported that Asus might be working on a smaller version of the Asus Zenfone 2. Now we have photos and specs for you of the smaller Asus Zenfone 2.

The Asus Zenfone 2 with a screen size of 5″ was known under the code name Asus Zenfone ZE500L and now we have the first leaked pictures for you. The pics show the Asus Zenfone 2 next to the larger 5.5″ edition.

As you can see in the picture the 5″ Asus Zenfone ZE500 seems to be very similiar. The only differences are really the LED Flash position and it has only a single LED. In fact the height of the phone seems to be nearly the same and it looks like Asus Zenfone 2 5″ is mainly narrower then the bigger brother.

The smaller Asus Zenfone 2 specs are 5″ 720p HD display and Intel Atom Z2560 dual core cpu. Also the phone will have 2GB of RAM, 8MP Main Camera, 2MP front camera and a 2500m mAH battery and LTE. We have no information yet if there will be also a 4GB RAM version of the smaller Asus Zenfone 2. The smaller Asus Zenfone 2 Release Date will be in early March in Taiwan. The smaller Asus Zenfone 2 Price in Malaysia is expected to be around RM600-700RM.

On related news it seems that there could be Qualcomm and Mediatek Versions of the Asus Zenfone 2. It looks like Asus works already with Qualcomm to bring the powerful Snapdragon CPU to the Zenfone 2. Also a Mediatek version of the phone could launch in emerging markets soon.

An Asus Zenfone 2 with Snapdragon and 4GB of RAM – this would be awesome! Probably Asus contract with apple will state that Asus will buy a specified amount of Intel Processors in a specified amount of time. As long as Asus fulfills that agreement, they can work with Qualcomm and Mediatek for the new Asus Zenfone 2.

In general it really seems Asus is doing everything right with the new Asus Zenfone 2. They will launch a smaller version for all those fans who think 5.5″ is too large. Also it seems you get a Snapdragon Version for all those fans who are afraid the Intel CPU is not powerful enough!The Asus Zenfone 2 Price in Malaysia will be RM725 for the 2GB Version and around RM1050 for the 4GB RAM Version. Chuzpe ASUS!

Xiaomi has confirmed that they are finally entering the US Market and will launch their Xiaomi E-Commerce Store in the US very soon.

Xiaomi has just announced on their official WEIBO Account that they have 100 Million MIUI users in the whole world. Back in December 2013, Xiaomi was counting only 30 Million Users, 50Million in Summer 2014 and now 100 Million in February 2015. Talk about exponential growth someone for this company, that is just 4 years into producing smartphones!

Xiaomi’s Evolution of Smartphones in just 4 years 

Now Xiaomi will launch their E-Commerce Store in the US very soon. This is not the full phone assortment launch many of you were waiting for, but at least its a start. Xiaomi will launch their Mi.Com store very soon and will start by selling certain selected accessoires to their US Xiaomi fan base.

It is not totally clear yet which products will be available at US Launch, but quite probably we will see the Xiaomi Mi Fitness Band, Xiaomi 10400mAH PowerBanks and probably the MI TV Box and Headphones as well.

For all of you Xiaomi Fans, here is a video of Xiaomi Executive Hugo Barra on how to pronounce Xiaomi properly:

Hopefully the Pricing will be kept at the same levels as in China and other South East Asian Markets, where you get the Xiaomi Power Bank for 14 USD. In this case these will sell like hot cakes for sure.