Author: chris eilers

Since the Start of Xiaomi, just 4 years ago, they have taken a lot of market share from established chinese and global companies. Especially Chinese Phone Makers are struggling to find a solution to gain back sales versus Xiaomi’s dominant, high specs – low price strategy.

Some mobile manufacturers try to launch entire new low cost product lines, like Huawei with their Honor Brand. Others try to create a complete new brand of their own.

In a new report of the Wall Street Journal, WSJ have shown that Lenovo is taking the second option to target Xiaomi. Lenovo will create a complete new Mobile Phone Brand to tackle Xiaomi. Of course we dont have all details yet of the new Lenovo Brand, but the report says that Lenovo will launch their new sub-brand in April 2015. Chen Xudong, who is Lenovo’s president of China geography and Asia Pacific–emerging markets will be heading the new Brand.

In a recent Press Release Lenovo stated:

“The objective of this move is to help Lenovo attack the fast growing consumer mobile device market in China, with a focus not only on devices, but also on software and application development and close customer engagement. Currently Lenovo has a leading smartphone business, which sells mainly through open market sales and carrier relationships. While Lenovo has and continues to strengthen its own company-branded online channels as part of its go-to-market strategy, the new company will exclusively focus on direct-to-consumer sales, marketing and product development using an internet-based business model.”

Lenovo somehow got stuck in the middle. Less then two years ago they were famous for having good specs at low to medium prices like the A369i. While Xiaomi achieved to offer really high end specs for very attractive deals, we have the feeling that Lenovo struggles to really place themselves in the market. They launched some high end models, but those are priced at Apple Levels and above, and we doubt that many customers will choose Lenovo over Samsung or Apple at same price levels.

Lets hope that Lenovo will create an awesome new brand with high quality phones at reasonable prices for the users. With more competiton for Xiaomi, Meizu and Co definitely the users will win.

It seems like 2014 is really the rise of the Phablets. It has just been a few weeks since Samsung and Apple launched their big new phablets Galaxy Note 4 and iPhone 6 Plus and now its Google’s turn. Google just presented their new Nexus 6 phone to the world – and its a beauty!

As we expected Google announced the Nexus 6 together with the Nexus 9 tablet made by HTC. Quite surprisingly with 6inch, the Nexus 6 is the biggest Nexus phone we have seen so far. The Google Nexus Line has always been about the newest specs and an affordable price and it seems the Nexus 6 will be still part of that! Lets have a look at the Specs!

The new Galaxy Nexus 6 comes with the newest Snapdragon 805 clocked at 2.7 GHZ and 3GB of RAM. The Snapdragon 805 comes with Adreno 420 GPU and the Snapdragon 805 might just be the most powerful processor at the moment available in the market. So far only the Note 4 sports the Snapdragon 805, and we can truly say its a Powerhouse. Also it sports the brand new Android Lollipop

The Galaxy Nexus 6 also sports a 5.96 inch screen, with a Quad HD 2K resolution of 1440 x 2560p. The pixel density is at 493ppi. With nearly 6 inch the Nexus 6 is quite huge, make no mistake. But as the Galaxy Note Series showed us, huge phones have definitely their benefits. For once the Google Nexus 6 will make for an extremely high speced portable tablet, which is pocketable at the same time.

The most intersting question is though how does the Nexus 6 compare to other Phablets and Flagships in the market 2014? Especially compared to the Galaxy Note 4 and iPhone 6 Plus?

The Google Nexus 6 has very similiar Specs to the Galaxy Note 4 but it quite a lot cheaper! So see who will be the real Flagship Champion 2014?

To find out please see here our FLagship 2014 Spec Comparison Sheet.

In terms of specs the Google Nexus 6, it seems that just the Note 4 can keep up with the Google Nexus 6, while the Nexus 6 comes with a much better pricing.

Especially the combination of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 805 at 2.7 Ghz, Adreno 420 and 3GB of RAM make the Nexus 6 a real Powerhouse. Both the Note 4 and the Galaxy Nexus 6 have nearly identical Specs up to the battery at 3220 mAh. The Nexus 6 has a quick charging feature, and Google says the battery will take only 15minutes to be fully charged. The Note 4 sports a slightly better camera combination though at 16MP and 3.6MP for Selfie Cam vs 13MP (f/2.0 sensor) and 2MP on the Nexus 6.

If you like phablets, on the lower end, the OnePlus One might be interesting for you. It sells at an price of just 300USD (1100RM) for a 5.5 inch Full HD display, 3GB of RAM and the older, but powerful Snapdragon 801. The Problem with chinese smartphones like the OnePlus One and Xiaomi Mi4 is the availability though. While the Nexus 5 and we believe the Nexus 6 is easily available with guaruantee, its quite hard to buy the OnePlus One. Often people have to go through resellers with limited guaruantee.

Google Nexus 6 specs

Model :Google Motorola Nexus 6
Screen: 5.96-inch, 1440 x 2560p 2K Quad HD
CPU: 2.7GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 805
RAM: 3GB
ROM: 32GB / 64GB
Main camera: 13 mega-pixel, f/2.0 with 4K video @30fps
Front camera: 2 mega-pixel
Battery: 3220mAh
Connectivity: WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, GPS/GLONASS, Bluetooth v4.0 (LE), NFC
Network support: GSM 850/900/1800/1900, HSDPA, LTE
Additional: CDMA 0, 1, 10 (North America only)
Operating System: Android 5.0 Lollipop

Lets get back to the Nexus 6. We believe, if you like big phones, that the Nexus 6 is a very strong FlagShip. Like all the Google Nexus phones it will always, get the newest Android Updates, like now with Android Lollipop. At a price of USD 649 (2100RM) its cheaper then the competiton of Apple iPhone 6PLus and Samung Galaxy Note 4, and just as powerful. Google well done!

What do you think about the new Nexus 6? Did Google go the right way with the 6 inch phablet size? What do you think about the pricing?

Huawei might be not as good in Marketing as Xiaomi, but the Chinese Company keep improving their devices constantly and the Huawei Mate 7 is a truly beautiful gadget.Read our full Hands On Huawei Ascend Mate 7 Review. 

Huawei’s latest phablet the Huawei Ascend Mate 7, shows that Huawei can achieve Top Level hardware and performance to compete with Apple iPhone 6 Plus and Samsung Galaxy Note 4. And while the Ascend Mate still has some room for improvement on OS Site, Huawei secures themselves a firm position in the World Smartphone Race.

Read our Huawei Ascend Mate 7 Review

Huawei Ascend Mate 7

The Ascend P7 Phone showed already what huge potential Huawei has, if they really focus. For sure Huawei took a lot of design inspiration from the Apple iPhone 4 Series, but it was still a very well built and solid phone, much better then most plastic rivals. The big problem with the Ascend P7 was the Software, as one Reviewer said: “it’s nice until you turn it on.” Due to the laggish software the performance gap between Ascend P7 and the competition from Apple and also Xiaomi was very huge.

Now Four Month later, the Huawei Ascend Mate 7 shows the same focus and classy high end materials, while erasing a lot of the previous software problem with Huawei’s new EMUI OS. The Ascend Mate 7 is a huge premium metal phablet, which is roughly the same size as iPhone 6 Plus, but with more Screen estate of half an inch. The Screen of the Ascend Mate 7 is 1080p and not 2K like some of the competitors like the Note 4. At the IFA 2014 Huawei told us that the increased battery usage for 2K screen is just not worth it yet, and we agree with that. The Ascend Mate 7 screen is definitely very good looking and crisp enough.

The Ascend Mate 7, though beautiful, is due to its 6 inch size, still a very big phone. Overall Huawei achieved though to make a device that is just a tad bigger then the Note 4. You get a large screen, huge battery and slim metal body. As the enormous success of the Samsung Note Series showed, huge phones have their benefits. The Ascend Mate 7 is definitely a strong portable tablet, while still fitting your pocket. Especially the extreme strong battery life on the Mate 7 makes it really interesting and a worthy competitor for the Note 4 and other rivals.

Premium High End Quality on all Edges

The Mate 7 is not just compared to older Huawei Models beautiful, its an attractive and high class device in general. The lightly curved metal back blends into plastic sections in top and bottom, you get the impression of a nearly seamless case and design. The Mate 7 definitely can compete with the bigger players, for sure it can compete with the Note 4.

The Rear of the Mate 7 sports one of the best and most surprising features on this Android Phone – the fingerprint scanner on the back of the phone. Huawei does a good job with the fingerprint scanner implementation, much closer to Apple’s Touch ID then other brands like HTC for example. The Sensor is activated by touch, and recognizes your fingerprint in any direction. While its not 100% accurate it comes very closely. Because, similiar to Apple Touch ID, its touch activated and not like Samsung Swipe activated, it feels much more premium.

Ascend Mate 7 Camera

One surprising use of the Fingerprint Scanner is to use as a shutter button. Since its placed on the backside of the Mate 7 we wouldnt recommend it though.

The 13MP Main Camera of the MATE 7 is a very decent camera. In daylight scenes the camera gives us very bright and highly detailed pictures even in very bright scenes. For darker conditions software sharpening helps capturing more details. Especially low light photography remains very inconsistent on a lot of high end Android Smartphones. The Mate’s 7 13MP Shooter can definitely keep up with with other expensive FlagShips like the Note 4.

Mate 7 camera shots

Huawei Ascend Mate 7 Specs and Performance

The Mate 7 is powered by Huawei’s own eight-core Kirin CPU . The Kirin CPU sports four ARM Cortex A7 cores and four high power Cortex A15s combined with a Mali T628 GPU. Thats similiar to Samsung’s Eight Core Exynos Setup. Huawei’s setup seems just as fast as the Exynos Combination, provided the software is optimized correctly.

Our Mate 7 review unit is the 16GB storage and 2GB RAM option. In selected markets there will be a 32GB/3GB version that also comes in a gold finish. Aside from storage and RAM, the two variants are identical. Even with the 2GB RAM version the Mate 7 is powerful enough in combination with the Eight Core Kirin CPU.

Ascend Mate 7 Power Options

Out of the Box, we must say Huawei’s software is not really set for optimal performance. If you have a look under settings/power savings, the settings are set to smart. If you switch back to normal the phone gets much faster and smooth. Then, after these changes, the Mate 7 gets actually lightning fast and can compete and even beat most other Android Flagships in terms of speed and user experience.

Especially in terms of battery life the Ascend Mate 7 has huge advantage with its 4100 mAh battery. The Nexus 7 tablet for example comes with only 3900 mAh battery and Note 4, the direct competitor is at 3100mAH for the same screen estate. This brings you at least two days of normal usage and even under the most extreme circumstances at least one full day of usage for the Mate 7 phablet.

Huawei’s EMUI, gets better but is not optimal yet….

On Huawei’s EMUI 3.0 a lot of previous issues with Huawei’s OS are fixed but not everything perfect yet. On the positive site, things are very smooth and much better looking the before. EMUI has a new style triangle, round and square navigation buttons from Android L and matching colors. Huawei is definitely prepared for the Android L Lollipop Launch. The EMUI UI and its focus on Lines and circles gives the UI a really clean and geometric look, clearlydeoms inspirations from iOS 7 though.

On some other spots we get the same problems as before with the EMUI OS though. One some spots the EMUI still reminds of the mess out cartoonish OS and rounded icons everywhere. Huawei just has to make all app icons round, combined with its own colored background, in the whole UI not only the Launcher. The only option to get around it is to install a custom launcher and new icon pack. Still even then the issue persists on the mate 7.

Huawei Ascend Mate 7 Summary

EMUI 3.0 is a big improvement for Huawei’S OS compared to earlier versions, but software is still Huawei’s weak side. Especially Samsung and their NOTE Software seem to fully use the potential of this big screen estate with several multitasking and business apps. Huawei has beaten lag and slowness from previous versions though, the Mate 7 is very fast and guaruantess smooth user experience – very promising!

If we look at the Huawei Ascend Mate 7, it seems like Huawei is definitely a brand to watch for the rest of 2014 and the coming year. They are already Number 3 in terms of global Sales, but not it seems they will be able to compete on product designa and quality as well. If Huawei can achieve to bring their OS and Software up to the Standard of their Design and Hardware, we predict that Huawei will be a very worthy competitor for 2015.

As you can see the Huawei Ascend Mate 7 is supposed to launch in October in Malaysia. In terms of pricing the international versions has a price of around 2100RM for the 2GB Ram and 16GB Version that we tested.  If you want to double your RAM and storage the price wil go up to 2500RM and for 3GB/32GB ROM Version.

What do you think of the Huawei Ascend Mate 7? Would you buy it or prefer the Note 4 or even Nexus 6?

Last week Apple’s Chef Designer, Jony Ive, criticised Xiaomi heavily for copying Apple Products. The Event was in a Q&A with Design fans and now Xiaomi has responded!

To be honest, no matter if you are Apple Fan or Xiaomi Fanboy, most of Xiaomi’s newest products and also the OS, MIUI, have more then a few similiarities to Apple. In fact these are too much similiarities to be purely random.

The Xiaomi MI4 is probably the smartphone that got the most attention and popularity, big part of it for its iPhone-like Design. Surely that is not the only product that takes Design Inspirations from Apple and John Ivy.

Like Xiaomi’s TV BOX that looks A lot like Apple TV, you can even compare their battery packs to the Ipods…

Xiaomi has been criticized by Fans and the Media before for the copying, but been criticized directly by John Ivy, must have worried XIaomi.

In the Q&A with Designers Jony Ive commented on Xiaomi:

“I’ll stand a little bit harsh, I don’t see it as flattery. When you’re doing something for the first time, you don’t know it’s gonna work, you spend 7 or 8 years working on something, and then it’s copied. I think it is really straightforward. It is theft and it is lazy. I don’t think it is ok at all.”

We know Xiaomi bosses not to be shy and keep quiet with former situations like this. As well this time, promptly Xiaomi CEO BIn Lin responded to John Ivy’s critique saying that Xiaomi does not copy anyone:

“Xiaomi is a very open company, will not be forced to ask you only use the products we have a lot of Xiaomi outside. seriously by any individual institution Over millet products qualify say is not copying someone else’s”

He further says that he will give John Ivy a Xiaomi Phone to use and test himself and can make a real judgment.

” I am willing to gift a Xiaomi phone to him (Ive), let him use it over and then really comment . “

What do you think of the whole debate of Xiaomi cs Apple? If Xiaomi really taking too much design inspirations from Apple? Is Jony Ive to rude?

The Xiaomi Redmi Phone has been on sale for quite a while now. It feels like a small eternitiy since the low cost Xiaomi phone launched, so we are very excited that a pictures of a new Xiaomi Redmi have leaked.

When the Xiaomi Redmi launched the first time it really was a Monster Deal. The original Redmi Phone came with 4.7 inch 720p display, 8MP Camera, and very powerful processor, this phone was all that the customers wanted, with a great price included. Since then we have seen an updated Redmi 1S with QualComm Snapdragon Processor, but now we finally get an all new model.

The new Xiaomi Redmi will probably launch in Q4 and Xiaomi will use a Mediatek Processor instead of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon CPU. The Xiaomi Redmi will sell at 1499 Yuan (RM799) with Mediatek’s newest MT6595 Octa-Core CPU. With this pricing the new Xiaomi Redmi is targeted directly at the Meizu MX4.

According to our Sources the new Redmi will also sport a 5.5 inch full HD 1920x1080p Display, 3GB of RAM and a 20MP main camera along with LTE support.

The leaked pictures show the back panel of the supposedly new Redmi, which has definitely space for Dual LED flash and we can see the famous MI Logo.

So far we only have the Meizu MX4 and Zopo in the MT6595 CPU phones Race. If Xiaomi really launches the new Redmi with those specs and price of RM799 they could take Position Number 1 with their new phone.

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Today Huawei announced that they are going to pimp up the already great Huawei Honor 6 for RM999 and will launch a Huawei Honor 6 Extreme Edition.

There have been many companies tweaking the specs of their phones a bit to increase the sales but this one is different. The Huawei Honor 6 is a excellent phone and now we will get an Extreme Edition, that gets us excited!

Huawei announced at their launch in China today, that the Huawei Honor 6 Extreme Edition will sport a better processor and more RAM as well.

So how specifically is the new Honor 6 more extreme then the current version? The Extreme Edition gets the all new Kirin 928 Eight-core processor, which is boosted up from 1.3Ghz to a more powerful 2.0Ghz. The new Kirin Processor offers also CAT 6 LTE support and comes with a strong Mali T628MP4 GPU. The Huawei Honor 6 Extreme gets also full 3GB of Ram to further enhance the performance.

Performance is not the only factor and so the Huawei Honor 6 Extreme gets 32GB of internal memory which is extendable via MicroSD for up to 128GB of cheap external memory.

Overall we can say that the Honor 6 is already a very good phone and the Honor 6 Extreme Edition looks like a real interesting concept to us. Next to the Powerful Kirin Processor and 3GB of RAM you get a 5inch Full HD DIsplay, 13MP Main and 5MP Selfie Cam, 3100 mAH Battery and Android 4.4 Kitkat OS. We dont have information on Pricing or Launch in Malaysia yet.

What do you think about the Huawei Honor 6 Extreme Edition? Would you like to buy one?

Xiaomi has been proactively launching into new countries in 2014 and has see huge success in most of the countries, especially malaysia and singapore. So far Xiaomi has only launched their smartphones in most of the new markets and its about time that Xiaomi launches their other products like Mi Router, Mi TV and MI Tablet.

The Xiaomi Router is a router with 802.11ac WiFi and an extra huge internal memory of 1TB. THat means that the MI Router can not only replace your current router but also act as your Network-attached storage (NAS). IF you want to you can easily replace the 1TB with one of your liking, it just has to fit the 2.5 inch place on the router. The MI Router also has a dual core processor and 256 MB of RAM.

The MI Router has been seen at the Malaysia’s Certification Base, which means its planned for launch in Malaysia soon. We dont have the exact date yet though.

When the Xiaomi Mi Router launches we expect the price to be around RM370 (699 Yuan/US113), which is quite a good deal for what you get with the MIRouter.

READ: Seven reasons why you need a Xiaomi Mi Router!

You can control the MI Router via a XiaomI Android app, that means you can access all your data from worldwide locations without being home. The MI Router also has NFC, which means you can connect to your home network with a simple TAP to your NFC mobile phone, instead of long searching.

Asus just revealed the new ASUS Padfone S for Malaysia. The Asus Padfone S is a 5inch Smartphone with Full HD 5inch Display and Snapdragon 801 processor, for only 889RM. ASUS sells it in combination with a 9inch tablet dock, so you enjoy the best from mobile and tablet world with 5inch mobile or 9inch tablet. The Asus Padfone S is definitely very interesting for just 889RM and it looks quite premium with a metal frame and the rounded rear.

The Asus Padfone S is filling highest Asus production standards and has been drop testesd from 1.5m, chest high and sports IPX2 water resistance. The Tech Specs of the Asus Padfone S definitely make it a very strong competitor for Xiaomi Mi4 and OnePlus One. Especially the Snapdragon 801 clocked at 2.3Ghz make the price of RM889 very interesting. In our opinion just the battery of 2300mAh could be a bit bigger for the FUllHD 5inch display of the Asus Padfone.

ASUS Padfone S Specs
Processor:2.3GHZ quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor
RAM:2GB RAM
ROM:xGB storage + 5GB ASUS Webstorage + microSD (up to 64GB)
Display:5-inch display (IPS, 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution, 60ms touch response time)
Camera:13MP PixelMaster rear camera (autofocus) + 2MP front camera
Dimensions:143.4 x 72.5 x 10 mm | 150g
Connectvity:supports 4G LTE Cat4, WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.0, Miracast, NFC
Features: dual front speakers, dual-SIM and GPS
OS:Android 4.4 KitKat
2300 mAh battery
Price in Malaysia: RM899

ASUS Padfone S Station (tablet dock) Specs
Display: 9-inch display (1920 x 1200 pixel resolution)
Features dual front speakers and front camera
Battery: 4990 mAh battery
Dimensions:250.4 x 172.3 x 11.6 mm | 514g
Price: RM499

The Tablet Dock for the Asus PAdfone S will be sold separately for RM499. Asus will launch the Padfone S on 15.10. in Malaysia and we are really looking forward to a in depth review. With those specs and a price of RM889 the Asus phone definitely doesnt need to hide.

The Meizu MX4 smartphone will finally arrive in Malaysia on 28th November and will be priced at a very competitive RM1099 for the 16GB Version.  This means very strong competition for Xiaomi Mi4 and OnePLus One in Malaysia with the 5.4″ Full HD display. Octa-Core CPU and 20.7MP Sony Camera, the MX4 is a real Flagship Killer!

Meizu MX4 Malaysia Launch on 28 November

Finally users can buy the Meizu MX4 officially in Malaysia at a very competitive price of RM1099 and pre orders start soon. Lazada will be one of Meizu’s Retailers and we expect Pre-Orders to start very soon before the official launch. We provide you all the Meizu MX4 Specs and Pricing before the Launch in Malaysia.

Now it seems that Meizu is getting serious. Meizu already setup their Facebook Fanpage and it looks like there might the Meizu MX4 Launch in Malaysia very soon!

As always we will show you the cheapest Meizu MX4 prices in Malaysia on our Oizoioi Price Comparison Website.

The Meizu MX4 was the first smartphone worldwide to use the latest OctaCore Mediatek MT6595 CPU. Highlights of the new Meizu phone are definitely the 20.7 MP Sony Camera with OIS and 5248×3936 resolution. For the casing Meizu used Aircraft Grade aluminium design.The alloy used on the MX4 allows even slimmer and lighter design then we are used from other smartphones from China. Meizu says the MX4 has slimmest smartphone frames globally at 75.2 x 144 x 7.9mm dimensions. The MX4 is definitely slimmer then the MX3 and has a bigger 3100mAh battery.

Meizu MX 4 Display

The MX4 comes with a beautiful 5.36 inch screen and a FULL HD resolution of 1920X 1152p. The display comes with a pixel density of 418ppi and is protected by Gorilla Glas 3. We can definitely say that the Meizu MX4 display looks gorgeous.

Meizu MX4 Specs and Hardware

The MX4 for Malaysia runs on Mediateks newest Eight Core MT6595 processor with Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A17 and quadcore 1.7 GHz Cortex-A7. The MT6595 utilizes big.LITTLE and Core Pilot Technology for the eight cores, so the SOC can easily switch between big and little cores to increase performance and battery life. Additionally it has 2GB of RAM.

The MX4′ MT6595 is a true eight core cpu which means all eight cores can run simulatenously. We saw AnTUTU Scores of over 52,811 on version 5 which is higher then some competitor flagship models like Galaxy S5 or HTC One M8. The Meizu phone also sports an 3100mAh battery by Sony/Samsung and Meizu promises an 30% battery increase compared to their previous MX3 Model. Just recently the Meizu MX4 made the Number One on the Top 10 List of best performing phones on Antutu before Galaxy Note 4 !

Meizu MX4 Camera

See our Meizu MX4 Camera Review 

The true highlight of the Meizu MX4 for Malaysia is definitely the Sony IMX 220 Exmor RS 20.7 mega-pixel sensor, which is the same camera we can find in high priced Sony Xperia 2 and 3.The Main Camera of the MX4 has a 5248×3936 resolution and the Front Camera has 2MP and Full HD resoltion. The Sony Camera will give the MX4 advanced DSLR Features like a Focus Speed of only 0.3S, 4K video recording and 720p Slow Motion. A 20.7 Megapixel Sony Camera at this price is definitely impressive!

The Meizu MX4 will runs on Flyme 4.0 which is based on Android 4.4. We have already seen versions of the MX4 running on Ubuntu Touch and Yun OS, that means that the MX4 is very flexible.

Meizu MX4 Pricing and LTE for Malaysia

One of the biggest Advantages of the MX4 full 4G LTE support for Malaysia for Lte Bands TD-LTE/FDD-LTE/TD which is real advantage vs the main competitor Xiaomi Mi4 which works only for chinese 4G at the moment.

The Meizu MX4 will come to Malaysia 28th November and will sell at a price of 1099RM, which is very competitive for what the Meizu MX4 offers.

What do you think about the MX4?Is it strong enough competition for Xiaomi Do you consider buying one?

When the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus were launched firstly a lot of people, especially from the Anroid Fanbase making fun of Apple. The biggest argument against the new iPhone 6 Devices was that they are outdated and feature hardware and specs that we see on Android phones since 2 years already.

The new iPhones sport “only” dual core processor and 1GB of RAM while the newest Android Smartphones easily sport 3GB of RAM and quad or even Eight Core processors. How do the new iPhones perform in direct comparison with Android Flagships though? We have a Video for that.

PhoneBuff took the iPHone 6, HTC One (M8) and Galaxy S5 and compared them side by side for a speed test in real world conditions. All three phones are rebooted to make them as fresh and equal as possible and all three are connected to the same WIFI Network.

Following all three phones, the iPHone 6, HTC One M8 and Galaxy S5 need to pass through a virtual obstacle course” to see which smartphone is finishing the first. On all three phones the same apps are opened, and wait till the phone loads them fully, before closing them and opening up the next app. In the each obstacle rounds is done twice, to test initial loading and then multitasking performance of the phones. All the tests are measured by a timer to track how fast the phones can load the apps. What is the result though?

Xiaomi Mi TV and MI BOX owners who are into gaming can now enjoy Xiaomi’s very first Xiaomi Gamepad, which beginns shipping now to customers in China.

With Xiaomi’s aggressive global expansion strategy, Xiaomi has become a major player in the phone market and also tablet market with products like the Xiaomi MI4. Not unlike Apple, Xiaomi also extends their programm vertically into customer living rooms with with the MI TV, MI BOX and also now the Xiaomi MI Gamepad.

China has just recently lifted the banning of consoles and opened up the doors for that market. Xiaomi is using that to launch the new gamepad, which can convert the Xiaomi MI TV and MI BOX into Android Gaming Stations.

If you have a look at the pictures, you can see that the Xiaomi MI Gamepad is very similiar to the XBOX 360 controller or other PC Gamepads. We see the common two dual analogue sticks, the direction pad and an action button to the right and on the top of the Xiaomi accessory.

So far Xiaomi has only been shipping the Gamepad to a few lucky customers in China with a very special discount price. As with the MI4 and other Xiaomi devices, international customers have to wait for the full production of the Xiaomi Gamepad before they will be available officially or via resellers.

Xiaomi Gamepad photo

We actually like the Xiaomi MIpad, so probably will try it out these next coming month, given that we cant get one. How do you like the Xiaomi Gamepad? Do you fancy buying one?

We have been seeing UBUNTU Touch since beginning of the year on various Meizu Smartphones, like the Meizu MX3. Now finally the Meizu MX4 Phone has been showing with UBUNTU Touch as well.

Start of the year Meizu and Canoncical have been presenting the Meizu MX3, running on Ubuntu Touch as an alternative OS for the Meizu phone. Fans could see Ubuntu Touch presented at the CES and MWC but so far we havent seen an official timetable for fans to download Ubuntu Touch.

Read our Full Meizu MX4 Hands on Review 

Time has been running fast and Meizu has already launched the Meizu MX4, forcing Canoncial to develop Ubuntu Touch for the Meizu MX4 Mediatek phone, and now we can finally see it.

Our first picture shows the Meizu MX4 running with Ubuntu Touch on the Mediatek powered smartphone. The official Launch of Ubuntu for the Meizu MX4 will be December. It seems that Meizu is really innovative with their Meizu MX4. In addition to Flyme 4.0 and Ubuntu Touch, the Meizu MX4 has also been seen with YunOS working. YunOS is and Android based OS, made by Chinese E-Commerce Giant AliBaba.

Ubuntu Touch essentially uses the same core technologies as Ubuntu Desktop, so apps that are designed for Ubuntu Desktop will also run on Ubuntu Touch and vice cersa. Additionally Ubuntu Desktop parts support the Ubuntu Touch System.That means that your Ubuntu Touch Device can provide a full desktop experience when connected with an external monitor or docking station.

There are some rumors that Ubuntu for the new Meizu MX4 PRO will be available as an Option at Launch and apparently Canonical got Ubuntu Touch running for the Mediatek MT6595 CPU. This could mean that other smartphone manufacturers could work on opening up their smartphones for Ubuntu Touch OS.

What do you think about Ubuntu Touch on the Meizu MX4 and possibly other chinese Smartphones soon?