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We know Asus to support their users and update their devices with the newest Android versions, even though it sometimes can take a bit longer for the newest updates. It seems Asus will keep this pattern with their Zenfone series and the newest Zenfone Android 5.0 Lollipop Update.

LG, Sony and HTC already made official statements for their Lollipop updates, but we are still waiting for Asus official Android annoucement. Meanwhile we found a leaked roadmap that shows Asus Plan for the Android Lollipop Update.

As you can see all Asus Zenfones, from the Asus Zenfone 4, Zenfone 4 A450CG, Asus Zenfone 5, Zenfone 6 and Asus Zenfone 5LTE the whole Zenfone Generation will be getting the Android Lollipop Update coming April 2015.

Also the very attractive Asus Padfone S will be getting Android Lollipop 2015, the PadFone Infinity 2 in June 2015. Probably even more Asus gadgets will be getting the Android 5.0 Lollipop OS Update in 2015, but Asus is still silent on that matter.

Huawei’s strategy seems to be to launch products at exact the same time as their competitors. This strategy we can see once more with the Launch of the Huawei Honor 4X on October 29th, the exact same date the Oppo N3 is supposed to launch.

With just a few days to the big launch date, Huawei showed us some more teasers today to hint at the Huawei Honor 4X specs. We are pretty sure that the number 64 points at a 64Bit processor in the Huawei Honor 4X. The other pictures we see, seem to be hinting at the camera function of the new Huawei phone.

So judging by these teasers what can we actually expect by Huawei newest gadget? Well both Qualcomm and Mediatek would have suitable 64bit chips for a midrange Honor 4X available. Also there is the option of Huawei’s inhouse Hisilicon Kirin chipset as an option. According to newest informations we will see the Snapdragon 410 64 Bit Chipset, clocked at 1.2GHz on the Honor 4x.

We expect to get at least a 13 megapixel camera for the Honor 4X with LED Flash. For the Selfie Cam the Honor 4X will probably get a 5MP Shooter.

Other specs for the Huawei Honor 4X should be a 5.5 inch HD display, 2GB of RAM and Dual Sim, Micro SD, LTE and Android 4.4. According to our information the starting price for China will be as low as 150USD!

After facing intense competition from Meizu, Xiaomi is launching two new low-cost versions of the popular Xiaomi Mi4 Phone.

Insider sources reveal now that the Xiaomi Mi4 3G version will be priced at 1599 Yuan (261 USD/856RM) and the 4G Version will sell at 1799 Yuan (294/964RM USD). Both versions of the low- cost Xiaomi Mi4 will start selling on the Big Sale in China on 11. November.

The low-cost version of the Xiaomi MI4 has been showing on TEENAA earlier this year. The main difference to the current Xiaomi Mi4, other then the price difference, is 2GB instead of 3GB RAM. Also the phone will get 16GB of internal storage instead of 32GB ROM. The other specs of the Low Cost Mi4 will not change with 5-inch Full HD Screen (1920x1080p) and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 801. The phone also comes with 13 megapixel main Camera and 5 Megapixel Selfie Cam. The Low Cost Mi4 also comes with Android 4.4 pre installed with Xiaomi’s MIUI V6 on top.

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The Launch of the low-cost Xiaomi Mi4 does not come surprising for us. Xiaomi has been facing intense competition lately from Meizu and their Meizu MX4 Flagship. The Meizu MX4 is priced at 1799 Yuan and actually selling so well, that Meizu even has problems filling all the demand for the phone. Xiaomi has the Redmi Line on the lower cost end to compete with the cheaper Meizu MX4, but it the MX4 is really a step higher in terms of power and specs then the Xiaomi Redmi series.

There have been rumors that Xiaomi is launching a new high end Redmi phone to compete with Meizu MX4, but it seems Xiaomi is starting with a cheaper Xiaomi Mi4 targeted at Meizu MX4 first.

Meizu teaming up with AliBaba also launched a special version of the MX4 the Meizu MX4 Silverwing Edition. Basically it is the white version of the very popular SIlver Meizu MX4. It got the name “Silver Wings” from a limited version of the MX3, which was proposed by Meizu Fans and launched early 2014.

The Meizu MX4 “Silver Wings” has also the 20.7 MP Sony Camera, Eight Core MT6595 processor, 2GB of RAM and LTE. IT will also sell for 1799 YUAN in China. So far we are still waiting for word of the international launch for this version.

The LG G3 phone will get Android Lollipop end of this year in December, according to LG Officials in Europe. The lg representatives from Belgium and Netherlands did not give more specific timelines for Android 5.0 on the Lg G3, since we expect an official LG statement soon.

Most probably the LG G2 PRO will also get the newest Android in Decemeber since the two phones are the current LG Flagships. We think though that more LG phones might get Android Lollipop soon, like the LG G2, LG G3 S, G3 Stylus and the more mid rangers L90 and L70 phones.

It is not hundert percent clear yet, how LG plans to customize their Optimus UI for Android 5.0 Lollipop. While the newest Android is very clean, LG traditionally adds a lot of additional feautures and gadgets to their UI. Lets hope they incorporate Lollipo in a clean and user focused way.

Sony, HTC and Motorola already created lists of their devices which will get the newest Android Updates next.

The physical stores of Oppo have started taking pre-orders for the Oppo N3 in China. They are also confirming some of the specs and pricing of the new Camera focused Oppo device.

Oppo has hundreds of physical stores in China, and similiar to the launch of the Oppo Find 7, these stores have already started to take Pre-Orders and confirmed the pricing of the newest Oppo Phone.

The hand written signs you see on the pictures are typical for these chinese stores and confirm the latest specs of the Oppo N3 Phone. Even if you cant translate the chinese signs, you can see that the display will be a 5.5 inch Full HD 1080, and the camera will be a 16MegaPixel rotating device.

As you can see the shops also mention the Pre-Order price which is set at nearly unbelievable 4928Yuan (700USD). That means that the new N3 will cost nearly double as much as Xiaomi Mi4, OnePLus One and Meizu MX4. The Oppo N3 is definitely not cheap!

The rest of the signs says that the Oppo N3 is available for Pre-Order now and that the N3 is the first phone in the world with a motorised electronic camera that moves. That means that earlier rumours about a motorised camera on the N3 will be most probably true.

The cooperation between the Heavyweight E-Commerce AliBaba and Phone Manufacturer Meizu seems off to a good start. The Cooperation between Meizu and AliBaba is not only for Hardware but also deeply connected on system level. Meizu and AliBaba recently introduced a “Flyme Powered by YunOS” Version of the popular Meizu MX4. The Phone will get a combination of the best features in design and UI of Flyme with functions of security and payments from YunOs. The YunOs3.0 Version of the Gold Meizu MX4 was introduced on 22.10 and customer can pay 99yuan to reserve a version.

The Official Pre Sale Method is open to November 10 but already now after just two days all Meizu MX4 Yunos Version are sold out. Based on the Pre-Orders all 20.000 units of the Meizu MX4 got snapped up, and customers paid 99 Yuan to reserve their favorite smartphone.

On the contrary the Philips Aurora i966, the smartphone that AliBaba created in cooperation with Philips struggles to sell. In two days just a merely 600 customers bought the Philips i966. These days really brands like Meizu and Xiaomi just dominate the market with their awesome specs at very affordable prices. With 1799 Yuan the Meizu MX4 cost only 50% of the Philips i966 at comparable SPecs.

Additionally we hear that customers so far really love the YunOs Operating System. It seems that AliBaba is going the right way, in comparison with Amazon and creating a real Operating System, not only a phone to sell more products on their E-Commerce Store.

So far we dont have confirmation yet if the Meizu MX4 YunOs will come to other countries yet, but well keep you updated. Chinese customers who missed the Pre-Orders can buy again at the Big Chinese Sales on 11.11.

What do you think of the Meizu MX4 YunOs Launch and the Launching of AliBaba’s own OS?

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It looks like JiaYu’s S flagship series will have another member, a 4.7 inch 64bit phone, named the JiaYu S4. We expect it to launch in the coming weeks.

JiaYu is definitely one of the top producers for Mediatek phones in whole China. They might be a bit slow to launch new products and update them, but if they launch a new phone like the JiaYu S4 you can be sure the phone is special.

JiaYu S4 Specs (By TheLion) 

The JiaYu S4 is for sure such a phone, just knowing the specs that we see so far, its going to be very special! With 4.7 inch the JiaYu S4 is much smaller then most other Flagships at the market today. The device still gets a 64Bit Processor and 2GB of RAM, so JiaYu didnt save on specs.

The final details still need to be confirmed, but we already now that there will be Dual SIM, LTE and the JiaYu S4 will sport one of the newest 64 Bit Mediatek processors, quad or eight core.

This could be the final Specs of the JiaYu S4:

We think the JiaYu S4 is good news for all people who dont want a huge 5.5 inch Flagship Smartphone and like 4.7 inch sized FlagShip Smartphones.

Samsung just launched the Galaxy S5 Plus – the Snapdragon 805 Version of Samsung’s 2014 Flagship. For Samsung this is a small late year upgrade, similiar what we saw last year with the Galaxy S4+LTE. In addition to the mightier Snapdragon 805, the Galaxy S5 Plus also gets a faster LTE Connection.

At the first launch the Galaxy S5 sported the Snapdragon 801 CPU clocked at 2.5 Ghz. The new Snapdragon 805 is also clocked at 2.5 Ghz, but comes with new Core Krait 450. The new Snapdragon 805 also comes with new GPU, the extremely powerful Adreno 420.

The other difference on the Galaxy S5 Plus is LTE Cat. 6, upgraded from Cat.4 on the Galaxy S5. The main difference is 300Mbps seconds downloads versus 150Mbps downloads, the uplink speed stays the same at 50Mbps. The new Snapdragon 805 for the S5 Plus is the same as on the Galaxy Note 4.

The Galaxy S5 Plus is otherwise the same as the version that launched earlier this year. The S5 plus comes with 5.1 inch Full HD screen, 2GB RAM and 16 GB internal storage. There is a 16MP Camera (no OIS) that can take 2160p video and you get the same 2800mAH battery. The new Snapdragon 805 should be more power efficient though and give longer battery life.

At the moment the phone is only available in Europe, Samsung doesnt even have a Press Release out.

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AliBaba and Meizu yesterday officially announced a Marriage in Heaven for the Meizu MX4. Meizu and Alibaba will cooperate and create a customized version of Yunos, Flyme powered by Yunos. From today on customers will be able to buy a Meizu MX4 YUNOS version in China as well.

From today until November 10th chinese customers can preorder the 16GB grey Meizu MX4 with YunOS at the official flagship store. If you want to buy the phone, just deposit 99 Yuan and pay the balance on November 11.

The Meizu MX4 Yunos hardware and specs is not different from the Flyme 4.0 version of the Meizu MX4. Meizu and AliBaba promise that the new Meizu MX4 YUNOS will combine the advantages of both systems. Customers will get the full Flyme functionality but added YUNOS performance, security and many cloud services provided by the E-Commerce Giant Alibaba.

 Buy the Meizu MX4 for RM1999 in Malaysia 

The awesome Hardware part of the Meizu MX4 stays unchanged with the original 5.4 inch screen, eight core MTK6595 CPU, 2GB RAM and 16GB internal memory. The MX4 also comes with 20.7MP Sony Camera. Also its worth mentioning that there will be also a white and gold version of the Meizu MX4 available.

This Move from AliBaba to push into Mobile OS does not surprise us. Mobile is clearly the future and it reminds a bit of the move of E-Commerce Amazon in the US with their Fire Phone and OS, that is tightly connected to the Amazon Store. Lets hope that YunOS will be more open and have full functionality. The Cooperation with Flyme and Meizu is definitely promising.

Limited Time Deal for Asus Zenfone 4

Now you can buy the Asus Zenfone 4 with 1 Year Original Asus Warranty for a very limited time:

• Asus Zenfone 4 for RM255 with “LazAffOct50” Lazada Voucher.

For this price the Asus Zenfone 4 is definitely a good deal. If you have a look at the Asus Specs you can see that this is probably not going to be your Number 1 Smartphone. Yet Asus has very good quality and guaruantees smooth User experience.

Asus Zenfone 4 Specs:

4″ screen
Android 4.3
5MP camera
8GB internal / 1GB RAM
Dual core 1.2GHz Intel Atom Z2520
WiFi + Bluetooth 4.0
microSD up to 64GB

Today at the presentation of Flyme + YunOs, Meizu announced that they will have 10.000 Gold Meizu MX4 for PreOrder from tomorrow.

The Meizu MX4 for 1799 Yuan is now available in grey, gold or white from tomorrow on. For now only if you are in China and if you are on of the first 10.000 lucky ones to place the order first.

After we have seen first leaks of a glossy white finish version of the Meizu MX4 these days, finally the Mediatek phone is available in all thre colors. Its been a few month wait now after the initial launch of the Mediatek Meizu MX4 that we actually got additional color options.

In China the gold or “silver wings’ white version of the Meizu MX4 can be pre-ordered via Taobao, tmall or weibo from 10 in the morning tomorrow. For Malaysia launch or international fans still have to wait and Meizu will announce on their Facebook Fans.

Read Also: Meizu MX4 Launch in Malaysia

Next month we will also see the launch of the new Meizu MX4 Pro which could also come with this glossy white finish and gold version. The Meizu MX4 Pro will come with Exynos Eight Core Processor, 5.5 inch QHD Display.

What do you think of the Meizu MX4? Would you buy the phone if available?