Author: chris eilers

With the Huawei Ascend GX1, Huawei tries to bring their larger phablets like the Ascend Mate 7 to an more affordable price level. The Huawei GX1 got already TENAA approval so its probably launching very soon.

The Huawei Ascend Mate 7 is a great phablet, you can read our full review here. Unfortunately not every can afford to pay the price for the Mate 7. For you who love big phones and have a smaller budget, Huawei GX1 is going to launch.

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The Huawei GX1 comes with 6″ HD display, so you get a larger display, but the HD resolution instead of 2K or Full HD helps to keep the price down. Also it should increase battery life significantly.

Other details include a 1.4GHZ QuadCore CPU, 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal memory, that you can expand via Micro-SD. Also the Huawei GX1 gets a huge 3500mAH battery a 8MP Main Shooter and a 2MP Front Camera.

Huawei GX1 vs Huawei Ascend Mate 7

The Huawei GX1 supports TD-LTE and global FDD-LTE so probably the phablet will launch outside of China as well. We already saw the GX1 listed on a chinese retailer for 1590 Yuan, around 256USD or 895 RM.

According to documents by XDA about the Lawsuit of MicroMax vs OnePlus in India, where OnePlus was banned from selling in India, the End of the Relationship between OnePLus and Cyanogen was quite ugly.

We see a series of emails between Cyanogen Inc CEO Kirt McMaster and OnePlus CEO Carl Pei, and they show a really less then friendly relationship between the two after MicroMax and Cyanogen finalized the deal.

This first email looks like McMaster sent an email before to Pei about ending the relationship with the subject “Cyanogen End”. The next email we see confirms this.

That is a very nice way to end a long term business relationship right? Just send an email without any details to the guys that are distributing your product. What could go wrong there? McMasters follows up to be even more clear though

No misunderstandings after this email anymore, just a “Fu…OfF” and goodbye. “SZ is in Shenzen where OnePLus is based. The next email by McMasters might even be the most rude and lets me question really the character of this guy.

Ah thats really nice – signed K, like they are very good friends. As you might notice the content of the email, or the threat, does not present the current situation. In the current situation both OnePlus and Cyanogen Mod claim that OnePlus will get Cyanogen Mod updates, just not in India. The Indian OnePlus One will also not ship with Cyanogen Mod, as the terms of the lawsuit.

The question is really, why does McMaster takes such a hard stance here and threatens to pull off the cooperation with OnePlus globally? Probably OnePLus planned on selling the OnePlus One in INDIA with CM anyways as they claimed the OnePlus would ship with CM only a couple of weeks ago.

At a later point in the communictation McMaster seems more willing to compromise. We have no context here for the change in mind, at least not between the both CEO’s.

This email seems to be representing the current state of affairs between OnePlus and Cyanogen Inc, where it looks like OnePlus will just ship a Non-CM version of the OnePlus to India in early 2015. You can read the rest of the emails here.

How can be interpret this whole scenario? It is hard to say without having all context and history. It seems to us though that Carl Pei, OnePlus CEO, was pretty surprised to hear that Cyanogen Mod planned to end the relationship with OnePlus. We really have to wonder why Cyanogen Mod acted that way.

The most probably explanation here is the most simple as well: Greed. It looks like Cyanogen took another partner, which they thought would be more profitable and shunned OnePlus in the process. If we look at the sudden changes in OnePlus Indian Launch plans and the surprised Carl Pei in the emails, it really looks like Cyanogen was just “greedy”.

While we have some troubles with OnePLus as a company as well, its hard not to feel sympathy with OnePlus here. Cyanogen Mod Inc. shows a pictures of a pretty greedy and unreliable company, with a really unlikeable CEO. Of course we dont know exactly what happens, but the evidence does not show a beautiful picture of Cyanogen.

After all its clear that the relationship between the two companies seems to be dying and most probably we will see the OnePlus TWO without an Cyanogen Mod Option.

A while ago a new Smartphone “Made in Germany” was introduced to the Smartphone World, the Linshof i8. The Linshof i8 made quite some waves with Superb Specs and extraordinary design and was supposed to be introduced in early 2015. Now it seems we see an early Out for the Linshof i8 and the end of the german mother company Linshof.

The Linshof i8 was supposed to sport a OctaCore Processor clocked at 2.1 Ghz and 3GB of Ram. Also a 5″ Full HD Super AMOLED display and a 3100mAH battery. Other specs include 16GB internal memory and external memory up to 64GB. Running on Android Lollipop the Linshof i8 was supposed to sell at US$380 (about RM1270).

Back then Dr. Tomas Bencik, the CEO of Linshof said “i8 is everything you need it to be and goes beyond a consumer device. It’s a true business tool. It meets enterprise-grade security requirements and runs smoothly, even while using the most demanding programs.”

We checked the Linshof.com Company Website and now it shows only “Linshof is closed. We understood that it would be a difficult project and we are grateful for having the opportunity to work on it. Unfortunately, our investors decided to close the project due to their own internal reasons. Thank you all for your wonderful support. Note: We have never accepted any kind of pre-orders, donations, or third party investments. All our liabilities and obligations were paid in full.”

That is the text that we find now on the Website. There was an earlier Version of the Text though, with some of the reasons why the Investors stopped the Money Flow.

“We understood that it would be a difficult project and we are grateful for having the opportunity to work on it. Unfortunately, our investors decided to close the project due to challenging political and economic relations between our EU structures and our Russian-based funding support. Our performance tablet was still in the concept phase, however the i8 Smartphone, as a completed and functional prototype, was offered to our partners and may be produced in the future (either as a whole per the original design, or as part of another project).”

While much of the international media and consumers were amazed by the Linshof i8 “made in germany” there were some first signs that the Linshof i8 might not come true. One of our favorite German Tech Blogs Cashy’s Blog Stadt Bremerhaven reported about the i8 and some suspicious data. So had linshof no Impressum, no Tax Number and a hidden WHOIS for the Domain. Also they were using Fake Screenshots for their tablet product teasers on the Website.

Text on the Company Website Linshof.com

Anyways now we can see that the Linshof i8 will clearly not become reality. Which is a shame since those specs combined with german quality and a very affordable price looked like a really good deal to us.

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The Meizu Blue Charm Note gets offically approved on TENAA. We have for you the official Meizu Blue Charm Note Listing including pictures and official specs.

The Chinese TENAA, is the equivalent to Malaysia’s SIRIM or the U.S’s FCC, where mobile phones get approved officially before the Launch. As such TENAA is a very good source for official details for the Meizu M1 Note before the official launch on 23.12

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As reported earlier the M1 Note will go in direct competition to Xiaomi’s Redmi Note Series. It will sport a Full HD 5.5″ display and supports both Chinese TD-LTE and global FDD-LTE.

Xiaomi Redmi Note vs Meizu Blue Charm Note

The M1 Note will boast a 1.7Ghz 64bit Mediatek MT6752 CPU including 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal memory. The Meizu Blue Charm Note will also have Dual Sim Support, a big advantage over the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G. As well the 5.5″ Display of the Meizu Note is Full HD versus just HD on the Xiaomi Note. 

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In our earlier reports we did not know about the camera yet. Not it is clear that the Meizu Blue Charm Note will sport a 13MP Main Shooter with Dual LED rear flash and a 5MP Front Shooter. Compared to the more expensive Meizu MX4 the 5MP Front Shooter is a bit surprising, since we expect the Note to be much cheaper. The Meizu M1 Note will run on FlyMe based on Android 4.4, and probably you have to wait some time to see FlyMe on Lollipop.

If you have a look at the pictures you can actually tell that the Meizu M1 Note is in fact quite different from the iPhone 5C. It looks more similiar to the Meizu MX4 and MX3 with a unibody design and the typical Meizu Home Button. Especially the extrem thin bezels look amazing and guaruantee a very good Screen/Body Ratio with the large 5.5″ display.

Summing up the Meizu M1 Note looks like a very interesting phone. It will be a very strong competitor for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G. You get international FDD-LTE, 64Bit Octa-Core CPU, Full HD 5.5″, 3050mAh battery and Dual Sim.

We expect Meizu to price this phone in direct competiton to the Xiaomi Redmi Note probably around 1000 Yuan or RM560-600 or 160 USD. At this price the Meizu Blue Charm Note is definitely very very promising and might sell like Hot Cakes! It will launch officially on 23.12.

Update: The Meizu M1 Note launched officially for 999 Yuan or RM560 on 23.12! Amazing!

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Has OnePlus finally been listening to their fans desire for a smaller OnePlus One Edition? Are these leaked pictures the proof that a OnePlus One Mini is already in Testing?

In the latest interview with OnePlus CEO we learned that OnePlus Two will launch in Summer 2015, but what about cheaper versions of the current OnePlus One?

According to TechnoBuffalo these pictures we see here are of a OnePlus One Mini Engineering prototype, that is in testing in China. The new OnePlus One Mini would sell for just 1499 Yuan and would sport a 5″ inch display and 64Bit Snapdragon 615.

One fact that might speak against a OnePlus One Mini launch is that Antutu claims, the OnePlus One Mini sports a 8MP Rear and Front Camera. Considering that OnePlus normally shoots for high end specs, we are not sure OnePlus would “allow” to launch a phone with “just” 8MP Rear Camera, considering the strong competition.

On the other hand a cheaper and smaller OnePlus Mini launch is exactly what a lot of fans have been asking for. Additionally Xiaomi would stand better against the competition of Xiaomi Redmi and Meizu Blue Charm series.

What do you think of these pictures? Would you buy a 5 inch OnePlus One Mini?

After a lot of leaks and rumors, finally the Honor 6 Plus, the big brother of Honor 6 launched official in Beijing. As we reported earlier the Honor 6Plus comes really with Dual Rear 8MP Cameras and this is definitely the coolest feature of the 6 Plus.

This is not the first phone we see with Dual Rear Cameras, but for sure the first one that has dual 8MP Rear Cameras. This is very impressive and allows you to perform a lot of camera centric tricks with the Honor 6Plus. You can easily add filters, refocus on certain areas or even adjust aperture after you took the shot. To make the Honor 6Plus real camera lover phone, Huawei also added a 8MP FrontCamera – true 888 pleasure.

The Honor 6 Plus Dual Camera on the phone seems very impressive. We like the camera especially due to two factors:

1. Fastest autofocus of any phone ( 0.1 s)

2. Variable aperture ( F0.95 – F16)

A slight disadvantage is that it cant record or play 4K since the chipset doesnt support it. On the other hand awesomly it uses PARTLY real eight blade iris aperture F0.95-F2.6, according to this image:

The Honor 6Plus has a larger display then the Honor 6, with a 5.5″ 1080p Full HD display. The 5.5″ display is manufactured by JDI which means it will have decent quality. The Honor 6Plus also sports the newest generation of Huawei’s own Octa-Core KIRIN 925 CPU. The KIRIN 925 series is very strong in terms of raw processing power and can definitely compete with the competiton of Snapdragon 801 and even 805.

The Honor 6 Plus comes as well with 3GB of RAM and with either 16/32GB internal memory. You can extend the memory up to 128GB via Micro SD. The Honor 6 Plus comes also with a large 3600mAh battery, this is even more then the iPhone 6Plus battery. To top this, the Huawei 6 Plus has an infrared blaster built in, so you can even replace your TV remote with the 6Plus.

To round this phone up the Honor 6 Plus has NFC, FDD-LTE CAT 6 for Global 4G LTE and Dual SIM connectivity. The Honor 6 Plus will start at an amazing 1999 Yuan or 320 USD, 1099 RM. Expect to see the Honor 6PLUS selling very soon!

Camera Samples of the Honor 6 Plus: 

In November we heard the news that Xiaomi will be launching a Leadcore cpu-powered smartphone, that could cost as low as 399 Yuan, 65USD and would still sport 4G LTE. Now Xiaomi’s newest 4G low-cost phone just got certification by TENAA, China’s equivalent of SIRIM. We already know some of the specs of Xiaomi’s newest phone.

The most important news about the new Xiaomi Leadcore phone is that it will have 4G LTE, which is very nice at this low price. So far all the news and rumors really point at a price of just 399 Yuan, which Xiaomi mainly achieves by using the low-cost Leadcore processor.

Design wise the new Xiaomi 4G phone looks a lot like the Xiaomi Redmi 1S. The gadget has the same capacitive buttons as the Redmi 1S and has a more understated design. So far we know the xiaomi leadcore device will support TD-LTE/TD-SCDMA/GSM Networks.

Additional specs include a 720 display, 1G GB of RAM and the Leadcore 1860CPU. The Leadcore 1860 is built by 28nm Cortex A7 structure and can be theoretically clocked up to 2GHZ and has the Mali T628 GPU. While we most likely wont see this in a 65USD chipset, the Leadcore 1860 can theoretically support 2K displays and 1080p FULL HD videos.

The device resembles the Redmi 1S handset from Xiaomi to some extent, you get the capacitive buttons below the display and the design doesn’t exactly scream “look at me!”, but it does the trick. The device has support for GSM / TD-SCDMA / TD-LTE network bands. The handset uses Leadcore 1860 (LC1860) processor, while it features a 720p display and 1GB of RAM, which is rather staggering if you consider the price point.

We do not have an official name for the new Xiaomi phone yet, but considering it has already passed the TENAA Certification it will very likely launch in the next weeks in China. If Xiaomi can really keep the price level of 399 Yuan for a 4G phone, this phone will sell crazy in all Xiaomi markets.

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Meizu had their official Malaysia Launch Party yesterday and announced very big News. Meizu mentioned their newest Flagship the Meizu MX4 Pro and a very close Malaysia Launch. Also Meizu will introduce the Meizu MX4 32GB Version to Malaysia, probably before Christmas.

By now many of you have heard of the Meizu MX4, the Smartphone that recently won the Top 10 of Antutu Charts, before Samsung Galaxy Note 4. The Meizu MX432GB will be slightly more expensive with RM1299, compared to the super affordable RM1099 of the Meizu MX4 16GB. At the moment the best option for the Meizu MX4 is here:

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At yesterday’s official Meizu Malaysia Launch, Meizu shared that they will bring also the Meizu MX4 Pro to Malaysia very soon. The Meizu MX4 Pro is the bigger brother of the Meizu MX4 and sports 5.5″ 2K display, Samsung’s Exynos 5430 Octa-Core and 3GB of RAM. Also the Meizu MX4 Pro comes with 20.7MP Sony Camera.

The Meizu MX4 Pro will come in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB and the pricing will be probably as follows:

Meizu MX4 PRO 16GB: RM1400
Meizu MX4 PRO 32GB: RM1600
Meizu MX4 PRO 64GB: RM1750

According to the Meizu Presentation, the Meizu MX4 Pro will launch in Malaysia as early as possible. Meizu is looking at end of December or early January 2015. Read our Meizu MX4 Pro Hands On Here.

As you can in see in Meizu’s presentation Meizu will launch two more smartphones, the Meizu K52 and the Meizu Blue Charm Note. These two models are directly targeted at Xiaomi Redmi 1S and Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G. Both models sport 2GB Ram, OctaCore Processor with 64-Bit Technology and 4G.

Looks really like Meizu is going full head on with Xiaomi here in Malaysia. Meizu will be also setting up 6 Exclusive stores and service centers in Malaysia, with two Centers in Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru and Penang each.

For customers this is really great news. Meizu phones are actually really high quality and for those prices a comparison with Xiaomi is really worth it.

2014 has been definitely the year of Eight Core Processors, moving away from QuadCore on the Snapdragon 801. Even Qualcomm is moving to Eight Cores with their newest Snapdragon 810. We have a comparison of 8 Popular Octa-Core Phones and their Benchmark Scores for you.

If you have decided to get yourself an Octa-Core Phone it is not very easy to choose these days. Basically you can choose from Mediatek, Qualcomm and even more brands like Huawei’s own Kirin series. Thats why we have a Ranking for you on some of the most popular Eight-Core Phones.

2014 eight popular eight-core mobile performance rankings:
1, Meizu MX4 : customized version of MediaTek MT6595 1799Yuan
2, Huawei glory 6 : Hass Kirin Kirin 920 1699Yuan
3, Huawei Mate 7 : Hass Kirin Kirin 925 2999 ​​Yuan
4, Xiaomi Note 3G enhanced : MediaTek MT6592 999Yuan
5, Great God F2: Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 999 yuan
6, Shenzhou X55 : MediaTek MT6592 999Yuan
7, HTC Desire 820 : Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 1999 Yuan
8, OPPO R5 : Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 2999 ​​yuan

In our test the Qualcomm manage to get three scores in the Top 8, with the Snapdragon 615. The Snapdragon 615 with Eight A53 cores is largely targeted at the chinese market and not as powerful as the bigger brothers like Snapdragon 810.

Mediatek has clearly the most experience with Eight-Core Processors. Especially the Meizu MX4 can win this race once more with more then 50.000 points. The Mediatek MT6595 is customized for the MX4 and a real Powerhouse. Also the MT6592 in the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3G makes a good impression and manages to score before the Snapdragon OctaCore Processors!

Huawei’s Honor 6 and Mate 7 come in very close second and third with Huawei’s Kirin 920 Processor. The Kirin 920 series in fact very powerful. As other Octa-Core Processors here the GPU cannot compare to Snapdragon 801 and even 800.

Chinese smartphone market have had a success year in increasing the number of affordable, high-quality specs. Xiaomi is now the third largest makers over the world and is the leader manufacturer in the local market. More and more outstanding devices of Xiaomi were launched. Lenovo is also expanding its appearance in new market. Next is Huawei that is trying to enter to the hard and competitive US market.

With a total of 1.37 million citizens in population, China is now the world’s largest phone market, with more Sales then the United States last year.And its area is alway including many surprises in tech. New brand likes IUNI that almost of you probably haven’t heard much about, are currently offering top smartphone makers for amazing low prices, even for a Chinese company.
If you are curious about Top 20 best Android Chinese devices, we are glad to show you an overview of the best devices to come out of the People’s Republic. Maybe it’s our subjective assessments, so feel kind to let us know your favorites in the comment part.

#20: Huawei Ascend G7

Price: $300 (RM 1048)

The Huawei Ascend G7 has highlights with its sophisticated aluminum construction and splendid design. Besides that its phone sport a 64-bit Snapdragon 610 chip, a large display of 5.5” 720p as well as 4G LTE connectivity. Moreover, a battery capacity of 3000mAh with an exceptional stand-by time and 1.2 days of longevity plus an extreme power saving mode. It powered by Android KitKat with Huawei’s EMI 3.0. And we also expect to see the updated phone to Android 5.0 Lollipop in the near future.

#19: Xiaomi Redmi 1S

Price: $170 (RM 593)

The Xiaomi Redmi is one of the successor to the original “Red rice” line, priced at $130. But its phone makes more whopping with an upgraded system chip.
Besides the quad-core 1.5GHz MediaTek processor, likely with almost Hongmi products. The best outstanding things to make its phone be success is about a quad-core Snapdragon 400 Soc, clocked at 1.6GHz. The remaining specs come with a 4.7-inch IPS display with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage, an 8MP rear shooter, and a 2,000mAh battery are all on board. The Xiaomi Redmi 1S will arrive with Android 4.3 with Xiaomi own MIUI v5 user interface on top of it.

#18: Vivo XShot

Price: $600 (RM 2096)

There are 2 versions: one features a Snapdragon 800 including with 2 GB of RAM, the other comes with the newer Snapdragon 801 with 3 GB of RAM. But we want to focus on the camera. The Xshot packs a 13-megapixel, second-gen stacked sensor from Sony with a 6-element, wide, f/1.8 lens. The phone also has a dedicated two-step physical shutter key on the side. And it is capable of 4K video recording, combine with 120 frames per second. Some additional things is a bokeh effect, a burst mode, and a dedicated Smart Night Mode. It’s also got an 8-megapixel sensor with wide-angled (84-degree), f/2.4 lens, and a secondary camera, full-spectrum flash.

 

#17: Vivo Xplay 3S

Price: $615 (RM 2148)

Early this year, the Vivo Xplay 3S be the world’s first phone with a Quad HD display. It features a 6″ display with a high pixel density of 490ppi. It is also sporting a fast Snapdragon 801, a modern 3GB of RAM, 32GB of memory built-in, stereo speakers, DTS sound, and dual-mode LTE connectivity. The 13 MP rear camera is with f/1.8 aperture, and, naturally, does 1080p video, and there is a wide-angle 5 MP shooter at the front for video chat. Vivo has also contained a fingerprint sensor on the back of the Xplay 3S.

 

#16: Xiaomi Redmi Note

Price: $230 (RM 803)

The Xiaomi Redmi Note is one of the hottest phone of the Redmi family. If you are looking for a budget phone, this is possibly one of the best recommendation as well as the Hongmi 1S. This phone features a 5.5″ 720p with a modern octa-core MediaTek MT6592 chip. 13MP main camera and 5Mp secondary camera likely similar with some phone currently.

#15: UMi Zero

Price: $219 (RM 765)

This phone owns an extreme thickness, only 6.4mm. Additionally, a true octa-core MediaTek MT6592T chipset along with a RAM of 2GB. Unlike the standard MT6592, it makes create of higher-clocked, 2GHz Cortex-A7 eight-cores. The chip also makes sense with a quad-core, 700MHz Mali 450 GPU, smooth graphics performance. Next, we’ve got a 13-megapixel rear camera with super-wide f/1.8 lens (Sony IMX214) and a dual LED flash, get along with an 8-megapixel front shooter (also a Sony sensor). The UMi Zero is powered by Android 4.4 KitKat combine with a capacity of 2400 mAh and support for fast charging.

 

#14: Huawei Ascend Mate 2

Price: $300 (RM 1048)

The Huawei Ascend Mate 2 is a remarkable development of Huawei in a bid to content with huge US competitors. It is the first product to gain market share on retail store for a affordable price of $300 off contract. Of course, this true value of its phone is much bigger, especially with 4G LTE connectivity and a Huawei-made 1.6GHz quad-core chip. Moreover, it’s necessary to tell about a large screen of 6.1-inch.

 

#13: THL 5000

Price: $250 (RM 873)

Welcome to the THL 5000 which packed with a powerful battery of 5000 mAh, an octa core MediaTek MT6592 chipset running at 1.7GHz, and a quad-core Mali 450 GPU. And all of listed things is not all about this phone, needless to say about a 5″ screen, 8.9 mm thickness with 1080×1920 pixel IPS display with Gorilla Glass 3. There’s also 2GB of RAM coupled with healthy 32GB of (expandable) on-board storage. Not much special things in term of imagine, cuz it has a 13-megapixel Sony Exmor RS sensor (IMX135) with super-wide, f/1.8 lens at the rear, and a 5-megapixel front camera.

 

#12: OnePlus One

Price: $380 (RM 1327)

The OnePlus One is not strange phone for users. It is mentioned as a super-hard-to-find smartphone. 2 variants of its phone are cost at impressive price. The 16GB version of the OnePlus One is now purchased at $299, and it comes with pretty attractive hardware. It features a large, 5.5-inch display, along with latest generation silicon in the Snapdragon 801. It’s also a very capable camera phone, and its large battery ensures industry-leading longevity. 13 MP rear camera and 5 MP front camera should be added equipped with 3 GB of RAM.

#11: Oppo Find 7

Price: $580 (RM 2026)

With a faux-carbon finish, a precisely well-crafted body, and hypnotic Skyline notification light, the Oppo Find 7 wins the heart of lovers of good design and high-end silicon. In detail with the 5.5-inch Quad HD pixel-abundant Find 7, roars a Snapdragon 801 system chip with a 32GB storage built-in. The 13-megapixel camera of the Oppo Find 7, however, might be its true highlight – it captures excellent Quad HD video, and does well with still images.

#10: Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro (K920)

Price: $735 (RM 2568)

The Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro features Quad HD screen that measures 6 inches, a 7.7mm-thin metal body, a quad-core 2.5GHz Snapdragon 801 processor, 16MP rear camera with OIS, NFC, and a 4,000 mAh.

 

#9: ZTE Nubia Z7

Price: $699  (RM 2442)

Beginning with the exterior, the Z7 packs a 5.5-inch display with super-crisp, 1440 x 2560 pixel resolution (Quad HD). To strengthen that beast, the Nubia Z7 counts on a powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor and 3GB of RAM. The phone is also packing a 13-megapixel Sony Exmor RS sensor with Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), f/2.0 lens, and a two-tone LED flash. In-line with Nubia’s camera-centric values, the camera obviously shoots 4K UHD video and 120 FPS slow-moes, and the software also supports for a number of variety shooting modes.

#8: IUNI U3

Price: $430  (RM 1502)

It features a 5.5-inch, Quad HD (1440 x 2560) resolution LTPS display that ensures an amazing pixel density of 538 pixels per inch. Powering all those pixels is a potent quad-core Snapdragon 801 system chip with an Adreno 330 GPU and 3GB of RAM.  At the back, we’ve got a 13-megapixel, optically-stabilized Sony sensor with f/2.0 lens. The battery capacity of 3000 mAh.

#7: Huawei Honor 6

Price: $370  (RM 1292)

The Huawei Honor 6 offers the very latest in hardware, including a 3000 mAh battery, all packed into an extremely thin, 7.5 mm (0.3 in) body. The Huawei Honor 6 Plus will due to come with a 5.5” full HD supporting TFT display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080. It is powered by an octacore processor that delivers a clocking speed of 1.8 GHz. It is incorporated with 3 GB of RAM which is par with other flagship devices. Running on Android v4.4.4 KitKat OS, the Honor 6 Plus will sport in two versions: 16 GB and 32 GB storage built-in. Its external storage will support up to 64 GB of microSD. The handset measures 150.4 x 75.68 x 7.5 mm and weighs 165 g. Huawei owns Kirin 925 (octa-core) processor, equipped with a Mali T628 GPU.

#6: Huawei Ascend Mate 7

Price: $600  (RM 2096)

There’s much about the latest Huawei flagship that sets it apart from the crowd – it’s got a very large, 6-inch screen, a metal body, a speedy new processor, and an industry-leading fingerprint sensor implementation. If that wasn’t enough, the company has also added the Mate 7 with a 13-megapixel rear camera and a massive, 4100 mAh battery, all fitted within a slender, 7.9 mm profile.

 

#5: Meizu MX4

Price: $390  (RM 1362)

The Meizu MX4 comes with a powerful octa-core MediaTek MT6595 along with 2GB of RAM. The chipset has two bunch of four cores (2.2GHz Cortex-A17 and 1.7GHz Cortex-A7). The 20.7-megapixel Sony camera at the back is a real extreme number. Lastly, the MX4’s 3100 mAh battery ensures a long time even hard usage.

#4: IUNI U2

Price: $160  (RM 559)

IUNI U2 belongs to the China’s Gionee which is known as the thinnest smartphone in the world. Its brand might have the U3 as its flagship for the year, but its U2 is an equally – even more – interesting smartphone. With an premium  frame, the IUNI U2 is a beast on the inside, sporting a 2.2GHz Snapdragon 800 system chip, 3 GB of RAM, and a 4.7-inch. All of this for the gross retail price of $160, nearly a third that of similarly rivals.

#3: Oppo N3

Price: $650  (RM 2271)

Oppo N3 features a 5.5-inch 1080p display, a 16MP motorized rotating camera capable of capturing videos in up to 4K resolution. The phone is powered by a 2.5 Ghz quad-core Snapdragon 801, incorporate with 2 GB RAM and internal storage of 32GB which can be expected for an upgrade to 128GB via the microSD card slot.

#2: Meizu MX4 Pro

Price: $500  (RM 1747)

The MX4 Pro can be said as the most perfect of the previous siblings – the Meizu MX4. This phone is created with a solid aluminum and features 5.5-inch Quad HD display, a quad-core Exynos 5430 system chip, 3 GB of RAM, a fingerprint scanner. Specially, this phone comes with a 20.7MP Sony IMX220 Exmor RS camera sensor which is protected by sapphire glass. The smartphone is also powered by a large, 3,350mAh battery.

#1: Xiaomi Mi 4

Price: $380  (RM 1327)

And the winner today is the Xiaomi Mi4. The reason why we choose the Xiaomi Mi4 to be the no1 in list is about its price, nearly $400 off contract, much cheaper than other products of Apple or Samsung (nearly a third). Apparently, Xiaomi is trying to beat out the market share of no 1 Apple and no2 Samsung in super-cheap phone. But not only about the low price. This phone features the latest snapdragon 801 chipset and an excellent 13 MP main camera. The Xiaomi Mi4 is designed with a sturdy metal frame.

Many of you have waited for the Xiaomi MI4 FDD-LTE that will work on LTE networks outside of china. This afternoon xiaomi has announced that Xiaomi MI4 FDD-LTE will start selling on tuesday 16th, next tuesday.

When Xiaomi first announced the Xiaomi Mi4 phone, many customers were a bit disappointed. The original Xiaomi MI4 was working only on chinese TDD-LTE. Now finally Xiaomi will start selling the Unicom Version OF Xiaomi MI4 FDD-LTE. For now Xiaomi will only start selling the Xiaomi MI4 16GB in white for a price of 1999Yuan. You still need to wait for the Black and 64GB Version.

This afternoon, millet announcement that will be December 16 (next Tuesday) officially started selling Unicom version of millet phone 4G 4, but only the white 16GB version available, priced at 1999 yuan, 64G version of the black version and need to wait and so on.

The Specs of the Xiaomi MI4 FDD-LTE will remain unchanged with 5″ Full HD display, Snapdragon 801 at 2.5Ghz, 3GB of RAM and 16GB of ROM. The Xiaomi MI4 has also a 8MP Front Camera and 13MP Sony Rear Camera and 3080mAh battery capacity.

The new FDD-LTE Model is made to work with China Unicom networks but will work on most international 4G networks as well. In fact on the TENAA specs we can see that the new Xiaomi Mi4 will work with GSM, TD-LTE, GSM and WCDMA too.

The Xiaomi Mi4 will sell for 1999 Yuan and hopefully Xiaomi will officially launch the Xiaomi Mi4 in more countries soon.

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