You must have seen the image above and found that this was indeed the Galaxy Note 5, right? Not today we see Chinese firms launch clones smartphones of Samsung, such as Goophone ever copied the line Note the company. But this time the UMi has who had the nerve to shamelessly copy the current design phablet top line of South Korea. And to top it off, the product is priced well below the original, being promised for only $ 90.

What can we expect from a phone that costs less than $ 100? Generally low-resolution screen, basic chipset, 1GB of RAM and internal storage bit, right? This is where the novelty, called Rome surprises. UMi Rome – a copy of the Galaxy Note 5 has AMOLED screen of 5.5 inches and resolution HD (720 x 1280 pixels), resulting in 267 pixels per inch density. The chipset that controls the smartphone is the MediaTek MT6753, which offers a 64-bit octa-core processor coupled with Mali T720 GPU.

In terms of memory, we have 3 GB of RAM and 16 GB of internal storage but have not been informed whether the device has a slot for memory cards (something that is lacking in the original Galaxy Note 5). On the cameras have a Sony IMX164 main sensor with a maximum resolution of 13 megapixels and another front with 2 megapixels. Finally, the novelty derives from battery 2500 mAh and Android 5.1 lollipop. It was not reported if it is upgraded to Marshmallow soon.

It really is amazing to see these specifications in a smartphone with such a price. But we have to take into account a detail: this is not the first time the UMi promises a super smartphone with basic mobile price and end up not fulfilling informed. The company recently said it would launch the Zero 2 with killer price and ended up leaving aside the release. Thus, the same may happen with Rome, which seems too good to be true.

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If you are looking for a smartphone safe able to keep your data and do not break your piggy bank so far, the UMI Iron Pro probably interest you. Sold less than € 200, it is equipped with a fingerprint reader and a retinal scanner.

 Chinese automakers are not necessarily the best smartphones but at least, it is generally for money. We often talk about Xiaomi since it is the best known, but his countrymen are not left out, as UMI. By mid-year, it launched the Iron, a smartphone with retinal and fingerprint readers for about 180 dollars. The recipe has been improved further with Iron Pro, while the price does not move.

 The differences are many. In fact, we have not even identified in only one but it is still important. It’s a fingerprint reader, digital this time, in addition to the back to assist the retinal scanner in data protection. A visibly expensive point UMI since this simply his Iron Pro as the most secure smartphone in the world.

 We doubt it actually make the weight against the BlackPhone at Turing Phone or other models of the kind that bring more advanced encryption tools but it is certainly one of the most secure in its price category, and this while offering in addition a metal frame and interesting technical features.

 It is therefore the same as the Iron released this summer, but they are still very current: IPS Full HD screen of 5.5 inches, octa-core MT6753 chipset with 4G modem, 3GB of RAM, 16 GB of memory Internal stretch, cameras 13 and 8 megapixels and a 3100 mAh battery.

 The UMI Iron Pro is sold $ 180.

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Since the launch of the iPhone 6s, color Rose Gold has been an immediate hit. The model with this product is finished in a few seconds on its availability and pre-orders have been going on for over a month. More and more manufacturers, because of this success, they began to produce smartphones with this color.

Samsung has launched a version Rose Gold of Note 5. For its part, UMI will not remain with our arms folded. The company has decided to implement a variant of its latest device, UMI Iron Pro, in color Rose Gold.

 UMI Iron Pro is a revision of previous Iron as regards the scope of security: If, in fact, the basic hardware is almost equal to the predecessor, the pro also includes a fingerprint reader, thus providing three levels of security (voice, eye and tactile), in addition to the new standard USB type-c.

The UMI Iron Pro is expected to begin to be sold from next November.

Hence, it is difficult to say that the color option will be the main point of sale terminal, but definitely increase the rate of market popularity of smartphones. We await further information.

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The UMi Chinese manufacturer has released some interesting smartphone models this year, such as UMi Iron and eMax, but it turned out not drawing attention – cannot be bad, but for not having a big difference. The company has been trying to gain more space in this tight market with dozens of companies competing to always bring the product with the best value. Now we have the first information of the Zero 2, the company’s new focus on the upscale segment.

 Were not disclosed yet the full specifications of the UMi Zero 2, but the first images released by the Chinese manufacturer underscore the presence of a body in ultra-resistant metal that can be more durable than steel or even titanium. The company also made quite a point of talking about the 20 megapixel camera of the UMi Zero 2, ensuring that it will offer an impressive quality, but did not say what the sensor to be used or set of lenses with the aperture value and if there is the presence of an optical image stabilizer.

 By analyzing the image above we can see that the device’s metal body has similarities with other major market launches. The difference is in your back that instead of bringing glass with models from Samsung or metal as the Apple smartphones comes with textured finish that simulates leather – something that we saw earlier in some smartphones like the LG G4, but it comes with body polycarbonate.

 We have no information about the chipset to use, but the company does enough to point out the presence of 4 GB of RAM, something that has been common in major releases of smartphones. With this amount of memory, we can expect the Snapdragon 810 or 820 chipsets – if UMi Zero 2 arrive just at the beginning of 2016. Being a Chinese product, we cannot forget the possibility of the same come with Helio X20 chipset from MediaTek which offers nothing less than ten cores.

 As more information is not released by the company, let’s hope that details are leaked, especially on a possible release date and its price, which should be more aggressive to compete more strongly with the major companies in the industry, especially the Xiaomi and Huawei that dominate the Asian market.

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The technical characteristics of UMI Fair are official. The phone combines features slightly above the entry level as well as a fingerprint reader, all for a very low price.

 The teasing had already started a few weeks ago, the Chinese firm UMI having revealed a first visual showing some valuable elements: its next model, the UMI Fair would be endowed with both Android Lollipop and a fingerprint reader, all at a price below $ 100. It is dubbed as such “99 Killer”, although its price has not yet been confirmed.

 Its features, they, are today in outline. This UMI Fair does not claim to display high-end specifications, but is located in a small mid-range interest. At least if its price does not actually exceed $ 100. It will indeed be equipped with a 5-inch screen and HD resolution 720p, but MediaTek MT6735 SoC with a quad combined with 1GB of RAM. Memory side, count on 8GB of storage and a microSD port. We also find the support of 4G and compatibility with the frequency bands hexagonal, dorsal photo sensor 13 megapixels a battery of 2000 mAh and Android 5.1 Lollipop. This UMI Fair measure 8.4 mm thick and weighs 120 grams. Above all, it will have a fingerprint reader located on its dorsal hull.

 Even if we can retain some doubts on the overall performance and the quality of materials used, we can only wait impatiently to test such a phone. UMI announces actual launch this September 25th, and a confirmation to the passage of its launch rate.

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