We have already talked about plans of Chinese company Gionee to introduce new smartphone on July 26. We expect that it will be the most stylish smartphone on a market for a long time. New smartphone can be called Gionee M6 and its main feature would be a battery with capacity of 5000 mAh. Also we know that device will have metal body and processor Snapdragon 652.

Today we have received new teaser from Chinese manufacturer. It tells us about another smartphone Gionee M6 Plus that will be presented with the basic version.

At the moment we do not know exact information about specifications of new smartphone. But, thanks to teaser, we can see how smartphone will look like, and to know some of its features.

The main feature Gionee M6 Plus will be a powerful battery of 6020 mAh – impressive, is not it? Just recall you that Gionee M6 will have a battery with 5000 mAh.

Specifications Gionee M6 Plus

Despite the fact that we do not know the exact specifications of new smartphone, but we can make some guesses based on basic model Gionee M6.

According to TENAA, the basic version of smartphone Gionee M6 will have an octa-core processor Snapdragon 652, 4GB of RAM and 32GB of built-in memory.

Smartphone will be equipped with good camera – the main camera with 13-megapixel resolution and LED, while the front camera will have 8-MP sensor.

Gionee M6 Plus would have 5.5-inch AMOLED screen that gives a clear image.

Another features of new smartphone will be fingerprint reader and support for two SIM-cards. Even though a huge battery, smartphone Gionee M6 Plus will have a sufficiently small size – 8 mm thick and weighs 250 grams.

Price and release date Gionee M6 Plus

The cost of new smartphone is not known yet, and we do not know the official start of sales. The presentation of Gionee M6 Plus will take place in a few days, namely on 26 July.

I would like to say that TENAA certification gives the right to sell smartphones in China, so we can expect that Gionee M6 Plus will be available only in China.

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Do you remember the news that Chinese manufacturer Elephone develops the clone of flagship smartphone Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, the price of which will be in the range of $200?

It seems that Elephone S7 will not be the only device of this type. Today, the company Elephone announced another smartphone Elephone R9. In general, according to the mobile market analysts, creators Elephone R9 copied not even Galaxy S7, but another Chinese smartphone from China – Oppo R9.

Photos Elephone R9

Today Elephone released the first pictures of the new smartphone, thanks to which we have an idea how it will look. Photos are in the beginning of this article.

Specifications Elephone R9

Elephone R9 will have almost flagship features: 10-cores processor MediaTek Helio X20, 3Gb of RAM, 32Gb of internal flash memory with expandable MicroSD memory cards.

Elephone R9 cameras will have a resolution of 16-MP (basic) and 8-MP (front). The location of main camera module will be the same as iPhone 6s.

As for the screen, new smartphone has a “standard” package: a diagonal of 5.5 inches, resolution Full HD and, of course, minimum frames around the screen.

Unlike many other Chinese smartphones, Elephone R9 will have a fingerprint reader that is located under the “Home” button.  Smartphone Elephone R9 is running on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow. At the same time, the manufacturer promises update to Android 7.0 Nougat.

Also worth noting is that the smartphone body is made of metal.

Release date and price Elephone R9

Elephone R9 release date is scheduled for the second half of this year, closer to the fall. The price Elephone R9 is not disclosed, but it is expected, that the cost will be around $250. If this happens, then smartphone will be very competitive.

Alternatives

The main competitors Elephone R9 are Apollo Lite and LeEco Le2Pro.

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Smartphone manufacturers and techno-spies accustomed us to the fact that there are many rumors and leaks before the official release of new smartphone. But Chinese company Ulefone surprised everyone and unveiled new entry-level smartphone called Ulefone U007.

As you might guess from the name, the new smartphone is themed, so fans of the character of James Bond, agent 007, will be pleased with Ulefone U007.

And while smartphone Ulefone U007 has not anything interesting, specifications are quite weak, James Bond and very low price may attract the attention of some buyers.

Let’s take a closer look at the specs and features of Ulefone U007 smartphone.

Specification Ulefone U007

New budget Chinese smartphone has a 5-inch HD display with a protective glass Gorilla Glass 3. Ulefone U007 is equipped with 4-core processor MT6580A with a frequency of 1.3 GHz. Also it has 1GB of RAM and 8GB of flash memory.

Inside the plastic body hides the battery capacity of 2300 mAh. Smartphone supports Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and two SIM-cards.

Video Ulefone U007

Camera

The main camera Ulefone U007 uses 8-megapixel sensor Sony IMX149, which software interpolated to 13-megapixels with 5 lenses and aperture of f/2.0.

2 megapixel front camera with interpolation up to 5 megapixels.

Software

One of the main features of the smartphone Ulefone U007 is the latest version of operating system Google Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Moreover, the manufacturer promises to release updates via OTA technology.

Price Ulefone U007 and conclusion

Of course, smartphone with 1GB RAM and 8GB of flash does not look serious in 2016, but the latest version Android 6.0 and the price Ulefone U007 of $60 can be a significant advantage compared to the similar smartphones on the market with Android 5.1 Lollipop and price $150.

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Huawei has released information about the first day of sales Huawei Honor V8. The numbers are impressive, and we can say that new smartphone is one of the most popular in China. On the first day it was sold 208 thousand devices. It is a very good result for the Honor line of smartphones. The second wave of sales Huawei Honor V8 is scheduled for May 24, and we decided to do a review, so you may be interested in buying a smartphone.

Before the official release of the smartphone, we knew practically nothing about Huawei Honor V8. Now the smartphone is officially released, and we know all the details and price Huawei Honor V8. Therefore, we can do a review Huawei Honor V8.

Specifications Huawei Honor V8

The smartphone runs on a processor Kirin 950, which is manufactured by Huawei. It is incredibly powerful, and not for the first time demonstrated its superiority over the competition in the synthetic benchmarks. Mobile chip runs on eight computational cores with maximum clock speed of 2.5 gigahertz. Just think – a mobile processor with eight computing cores! It seems to me that not all home computers have as much processing power as Huawei Honor V8. 4GB of RAM supports the mobile processor performance. This is quite enough for comfortable work with applications, browser, games and other tasks. Huawei Honor V8 allows you to keep personal content with 32GB or 64GB storage.

Design Huawei Honor V8

Chinese smartphone comes in three color options – silver, gold and rose gold. The latter option body color has recently become so popular that almost every device on the market has this color. On the front panel of Huawei Honor V8 is rather impressive display, camera sensor and speaker, as well as a line of Honor logo. On the back of the smartphone is the most interesting element – a dual camera. Under the main camera is a fingerprint sensor.

Bonuses Huawei Honor V8

As we have said, on the back is located dual camera, one of which takes color photos, and the second – black and white. The display Huawei Honor V8 is 5.7 inches with a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels. Also smartphone is available with resolution of 2560×1440 pixels. It should be noted that the higher resolution will discharge the battery significantly faster.

Huawei Honor V8 works on Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system.

Result

Now let’s talk about the price Huawei Honor V8. Smartphone with minimum configuration costs $350. It has 32GB of memory and Full HD resolution. Top model Huawei Honor V8 comes with 64GB of storage, NFC module and 2K display. Its price is $430.

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Nowadays only a very lazy manufacturer does not release Mini versions of their smartphones. Why are they doing that? It is a reliable way to attract an audience and earn money without doing anything special. For example, ZTE released its flagship called Nubia Z11. The smartphone is very good, however, it is quite expensive. The Chinese manufacturer is monitoring the situation on the market, therefore, decided to release a cheaper model of smartphone for people who have a smaller budget. New smartphone called ZTE Nubia Z11 Mini. Note that the Mini model does not mean that it is smaller, since it is still a powerful smartphone with huge display.

We decided to look closely at ZTE Nubia Z11 Mini and tell you about all its advantages and disadvantages.

Specifications ZTE Nubia Z11 Mini

For the basis of the performance of smartphone was taken Qualcomm processor called Snapdragon 617. Please note that the processor is new and there are no smartphones on the market with this chip. Snapdragon 617 consist of eight cores and built on 64-bit architecture. The processor performance supported 3GB of RAM. Currently, it is a standard amount of RAM for smartphones. It is a little more than necessary, but your smartphone will be relevant a few years. Internal Memory of smartphone is 64 GB and other configuration options are not expected. At the same time ZTE Nubia Z11 Mini has no slot for memory cards.

Design ZTE Nubia Z11 Mini

The manufacturer decided not to invent anything new and use a standard design. The front panel of ZTE Nubia Z11 Mini has a minimum number of elements. Here you can find display, touch key Home, speaker and camera with a set of sensors. As for the back side, company allows you to select the material of which the panel is made. You can choose the texture of wood, matte gray color and so on. Also there is a fingerprint sensor on the back panel.

Bonuses ZTE Nubia Z11 Mini

Despite the fact that smartphone has a prefix Mini, its display diagonal is 5 inches. This is quite a great diagonal with a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels. The matrix is ​​based on IPS technology with all its advantages. Also we like the main camera on the smartphone ZTE Nubia Z11 Mini that has 16 megapixel Sony IMX298 optics. The camera perfectly takes photos even when lighting is poor. It has a phase detection autofocus and a variety of software settings. The front facing camera is 8 megapixels boasts optics with 80-degree coverage.

Result

With all the benefits of a smartphone ZTE Nubia Z11 Mini, it costs only $ 230. Just imagine – a smartphone with eight cores, 3 GB of RAM, a large screen and Full HD resolution, an excellent camera and even a fingerprint sensor, and its price is three times lower than the new flagship from Apple. Of course, we are not going to compare ZTE Nubia Z11 Mini and iPhone 6S, but ZTE is already fairly well-known manufacturer and if you need something cool, we’ve found you a good smartphone.

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Meizu Pro 6 was recently presented. New smartphone has turned controversial: it has beautiful design and good specifications, but on the other side – the battery is weak and ambiguous technologies.

Today, we compare Meizu Pro 6 with no less interesting flagship Xiaomi Mi5.

Design

Both smartphones Meizu Pro 6 and Xiaomi Mi5 have an attractive, but fundamentally different design. Meizu phone has a metal case, while Xiaomi is equipped with a glass body and metal frames or the ceramic body.

Like Xiaomi Mi5, smartphone Meizu Pro 6 has Full HD display with similar diagonal of 5.15 inches (Xiaomi) and 5.2 inches (Meizu). Below the display is Home key, in which is embedded fingerprint reader. The speed of fingerprint reader is almost the same.

Xiaomi Mi5 and Meizu 6 Pro are equipped with USB Type-C ports, so if you decide to buy both devices, charging is suitable from one to another.

Specifications

Both smartphones are equipped with top processors: Xiaomi Mi5 runs on Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, and Meizu Pro 6 – at Helio X25 from MediaTek. Without a doubt Mi5 more productive than Meizu Pro 6, because smartphone has won first place in the ranking of the most powerful mobile devices on AnTuTu version of the first quarter of 2016. Xiaomi Mi5 gaining over 100,000 points, while Meizu Pro 6 – 96.000 points.

RAM in the basic version Xiaomi Mi5 is 3 GB and 32 GB of flash memory, or 4 GB + 64 GB of flash. Also smartphone is available in model with 4 GB RAM + 128 GB of flash memory. The flagship Meizu Pro 6 is available in two versions for today – 4 GB of RAM and 32 GB of flash and 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of flash memory.

Display

Screens of Xiaomi Mi5 and Meizu Pro 6 are similar in size, but have radically different technology. Firstly Xiaomi Mi5 slightly smaller, it has a diagonal of 5.15 inches vs. 5.2 inches in Meizu Pro 6. Also Xiaomi Mi5 used IPS matrix, and the flagship Meizu has display with Super AMOLED matrix.

Xiaomi smartphone screen does not have any significant features, but display of Meizu is equipped with 3D Press technology that is sensitive to the force pressing like iPhone 6S.

Cameras

Comparison of cameras will be interesting, since both devices have unique technologies. Xiaomi Mi5 smartphone made a real breakthrough in mobile photography: it is equipped with a top-end camera 16 megapixel Sony IMX298 and 4-axis optical image stabilization. The pictures on flagship Xiaomi Mi5 get really impressive, both day and night.

Meizu Pro 6 has a 21 megapixel sensor from Sony, but camera does not have optical image stabilization. Meanwhile it boasts a laser auto focus and a powerful flash for 10 LEDs. Meizu uses camera module Sony IMX230 with F2.2.

Autonomy

The flagship Xiaomi Mi5 got a good Li-Polymer battery at 3000 mAh and fast charging technology Quick Charge 3.0. In comparison, Meizu Pro 6 has a smaller battery, its capacity is only 2560 mAh. With almost equal screen diagonals and resolution, Xiaomi Mi5 have a better chance to hold out longer than Meizu Pro 6.

Meizu Pro 6 also supports fast charging technology called mCharge.

Prices

The price of younger model Xiaomi Mi5 in China is $300, and the version with 4 GB RAM and 64 GB of flash costs 350 dollars. The cost of top-end smartphone Xiaomi Mi5 Pro 128GB is $ 413.

Price Meizu Pro 6 starts from 392 dollars for the 32GB and ends 439 dollars for the 64 GB version of the flagship.

Conclusions

Our conclusion is that – if you need all those new features, which are offered by Meizu and you really want Force Touch technology, then Meizu Pro 6 is your choice.

If you prefer a top performance and you are willing to give up in favor of 3D display and excellent camera – then Xiaomi Mi5 is made especially for you.

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Recently, Meizu has released a new wearable gadget – fitness bracelet called Bong 2P. Its design, appearance, function and cost suggests that Chinese company plans to compete with another smart bracelet Xiaomi Mi Band. Today we will compare two bracelets and choose the best.

Design

Both gadgets have a similar design: tracker and silicone strap for fixing it. If Xiaomi Mi Band capsule comes in only gray metallic color, then Bong 2P offers more options – black, silver and pink colors.

Meanwhile Mi Band has a lot of interchangeable straps, the presence of such accessories in Bong 2P has no such opportunity. Mi Band body is made of metal and plastic, while the tracker from Meizu has a ceramic body. We think that Bong 2P more attractive due to a wavy texture, but Mi Band has three LED indicators.

Functions

The first generation of Mi Band is able to measure the steps passed, counting calories, vibrating alarm and notify of missed notifications by vibration and LED indicators.

Bracelet Bong 2P has the same functionality as Mi Band, in addition to LED display. Mi Band works with iOS and Android devices. There is even an unofficial client for Windows Phone.

Meizu works with Android smartphones and the ability to connect to iOS devices is not confirmed yet. Both bracelets are able to unlock Meizu and Xiaomi smartphones – respectively.

Price

Mi Band and Bong 2P has the same price in China – 12-13 dollars. Perhaps resellers will sell the first bracelet from Meizu will cost a bit more expensive, as it will be considered exclusive, but after a while the cost will be the same.

Conclusions

Both bracelets are interesting, but each has its own pros and cons. For example Bong 2P (in our opinion) is more modern and premium due to the use of ceramics and surround undulating pattern. Also smart tracker Meizu offers different colors.

Mi Band is more versatile, since it works with Android, WP and of iOS devices. Also it can be synchronized with Xiaomi weights through MiFit and sports applications like Google Fit.

Mi Band has three LEDs that provide basic information without the need to use a smartphone.

What bracelet would you buy: Xiaomi Mi Band or Meizu Bong 2P?

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We have heard a lot of information about Vivo Xplay 5, but official presentation took place yesterday. We really liked smartphone, which has a couple of moments of surprise. Chinese manufacturer decided to make a few changes, such as to improve design, performance, camera and audio.

If you follow the latest news, then we will not tell you anything new. Anyone who has not heard about smartphone, you’ll be surprised.

The first surprise – it is the most powerful smartphone at a very low price. If you do not care logo on the back, then you can save about $300.

The second feature – Vivo Xplay 5 has a curved display at the edges, like Galaxy S7 Edge.

Specifications Vivo Xplay 5

Vivo Xplay 5 is based on Qualcomm Snapdragon 820. Processor with four computing cores showed good results in games and applications. Snapdragon 820 is the most powerful processor in the world at the moment.

Attention, now you will be surprised. Vivo Xplay 5 is equipped with 6GB of RAM. Madly, is not it? Not all laptops have RAM so much as this smartphone. You may ask – why so many? The manufacturer says that smartphone will work well with virtual reality devices.

We also have to say that Vivo Xplay 5 has 128 GB of internal memory. Smartphone does not support slot for micro SD cards, however, we think that it is not a problem.

Design Vivo Xplay 5

The body Vivo Xplay 5 is made of metal and painted in golden color. The front panel has two strips of white plastic. Above the screen is the company logo, speaker and camera tracking sensors. There are three touchscreen keys below the screen.

Camera with flash, fingerprint reader and company logo are located on the back panel.

Features Vivo Xplay 5

An important part of any smartphone is display. Vivo Xplay 5 has Super AMOLED screen with a diagonal of 5.43 inches. The resolution of display is 2560×1440 pixels.

The manufacturer also said about quality Hi-Fi system that will satisfy the needs of any audiophile. The main camera with 16 Megapixels makes great pictures.

Result

Vivo Xplay 5 is equipped with the most powerful processor, 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage.

Price Vivo Xplay 5 is $650. Yes, the price is not like other Chinese smartphones, but it is not middle class, it’s the flagship with top features! For example, for the same money you can buy iPhone 6S with 16GB of internal memory and 2GB of RAM.

We think that Vivo Xplay 5 is the best Android smartphone in terms of specifications and price.

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The Chinese company Gionee is not well-known brand in the Western world, although in recent years, the manufacturer is trying to produce quite interesting smartphones. At MWC 2016 the company introduced a new smartphone Gionee S8. Nice, neat and stylish – all about new device.

Design

If we look at design, the smartphone Gionee S8 has copied a little here, a little there, and as a result before us an unusual smartphone. The body is made of aluminum, the protective glass Gorilla Glass 4, 2.5D effect – many Chinese smartphones in 2015 offering these features.

In my opinion, the manufacturer was able to gather all the best parts.

The main disadvantage is dimensions, especially the height of the body. Вespite the fact that Gionee S8 has 5.5-inch screen,  smartphone looks much larger than LG G4.  On the other hand, smartphone is very thin (only 7 mm).

Screen

Gionee S8 uses AMOLED-matrix with a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels. Smartphone has a good viewing angle and good brightness reserve. Gionee S8 has an interesting innovation – support pressure sensitivity. However, the technology is only used for few basic applications, so we cannot talk about any revolution.

Below the display is a hardware key with fingerprint reader. You can see the circle on the back of smartphone, which is just a decorative ornament with company logo.

Specifications

The device is equipped with a port USB Type-C, as well as some other Chinese smartphones in the end of 2015 and beginning of 2016.

Smartphone Gionee S8 is based on Mediatek Helio P10 platform, equipped with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of built-in memory, as well as a slot for microSD memory card, combined with a compartment for SIM-card. In terms of “hardware” smartphone is almost identical to many important flagships of other manufacturers, although Gionee positioning its smartphone as “fashionable and stylish phone.”

Resolution main camera is 16 megapixel and aperture is f/1.8. Camera has a phase and laser auto-focus, dual LED flash. The front camera of 8-MP. In theory, Gionee S8 should produce a very high-quality photos, but in practice the Chinese manufacturers are not as good as Samsung, LG and Apple.

Interface Gionee S8

Gionee S8 works on Android 6.0 OS with preinstalled proprietary interface Amigo. The shell is typical for Chinese brands, but Gionee has rather simplistic interface. There is no application menu (just like everyone else), but, for example, there are no control buttons or settings in the curtain notifications. If you pull the curtain on the top you will see time and date of notification, without switches, wireless interfaces, brightness settings and other. Nothing at all.

Price Gionee S8

The most interesting thing is the price Gionee S8. When we ask how many Gionee S8 will cost in China, the company did not answer, saying only the price for Europe (without naming specific countries). In Europe, smartphone Gionee S8 will be priced at 450 euros.

Gionee positioning its new smartphone at the level of the middle segment models from main manufacturers such as Samsung. We cannot say that the price Gionee S8 is very high.

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Nettops replacing traditional desktop computers on the market. There are several reasons: compactness is always a great advantage, nettops are less noisy, consume less electricity and they do not need a huge uninterrupted power supplies. Of course, the performance of nettop is at a low or medium level. Even gaming devices ROG cannot be compared with the usual gaming PC. However, devices like ASUS VivoMini VC65 are not intended for mounted high-definition video or draw pictures on hundreds of layers in Photoshop.

Nettop is used for watching movies, TV series, internet, e-mail clients, social networking and instant messengers. If you need such device, then let’s take a look at ASUS VivoMini VC65.

Specifications ASUS VivoMini VC65

For the basis of system performance was taken Intel Core sixth generation. The manufacturer has not called all processor variants, but we think that will be used Celeron or Pentium. Processor performance is enough for usual tasks. If you need something more powerful, you do not need to look at nettops. ASUS VivoMini VC65 has 4GB of RAM. Also, the manufacturer did not mention the maximum number of RAM, but it seems to us that 4GB will be enough. Of course, 8GB of RAM required for games or work with video, but ASUS VivoMini VC65 is positioned as multimedia device.

Design ASUS VivoMini VC65

The body of nettop is made of black plastic with a matte finish. As you remember, the last devices have smooth lines on bends, but new nettop has clean lines and bold design. On the front panel there are two USB 2.0 connector, power button and optical drive. On the side faces is located air grille and on the rear panel are connectors for connecting peripherals. At the top end it is logo ASUS and light texture.

Benefits ASUS VivoMini VC65

The great bonus of ASUS VivoMini VC65 is a possibility to install four 2.5-inch drives. You can buy HDD to four pieces of 1TB and get a huge space to store your favorite movies, photos from holiday, music and so on. You can install SSD for faster system start. On the back panel there are HDMI and VGA connectors to connect a monitor. Also there are four USB 3.0 ports for high-speed content transfer and many other things.

Conclusion

Price ASUS VivoMini VC65 is a secret, but the manufacturer has confidence in future success. We agree with it. ASUS VivoMini VC65 is very stylish gadget. You can use it as a multimedia set-top box to TV, which will store a lot of movies and you can watch them without flash drives and Internet. It is better to buy a good display and enjoy high-quality color reproduction.

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