Xiaomi Mi3 S800 WCDMA : Release is close but still Unknown

We are sorry to announce that the Xiaomi Mi3 has not been released on December, 17th. We are still waiting for the official date to be set but the launch is very close.

It is certain that the Mi3 S800 will be launched this month. We apologize to our customers who pre-ordered the Mi3 S800 and those customers will receive a surprise gift from us.

We will publish an other article when the final release date is set.

Octa Core ThL T100 Monkey King 2 will be launched on December, 17th

ThL just announced the released date of their upcoming Octa Core T100 Monkey King 2 flagship. It is due on December, 17th for Chinese buyers.

We should have it in stock around Christmas for $350/€260. Find below the full specs of the ThL T100 5 inch FHD display with Dual 13 MP cameras.

MediaTek 4G cheap is based on a Octa Core build

China is beginning to give carriers 4G licenses and it seems that MediaTek is eager to go faster than what they initially planned. The 4G LTE Octa Core MT6595 chip was expected to launch for the second half of 2014, now it is set to be available as soon as January.

Qualcomm First 64-bit chip : Snapdragon 410 is an 4G Entry-Level SoC

It is a surprise. Of course, a 64 bit chip was expected from Qualcomm but for high end devices. It seems the first move will be made towards the entry level market.
Qualcomm is gearing up against MediaTek and won't lose the first stop that easily.

Octa Core MT6592 Huawei Honor 3X wants to Take Down the Xiaomi Mi2S

In its upcoming event scheduled on December, 12th, Huawei will unveil 2 smartphones. We talked about the Huawei Honoc 3C destined to compete against the Xiaomi Red Rice but the second future born of Huawei, the Octa Core MT6592 Huawei Honor 3X wants to attack the mid range market and aim directly to rival the Xiaomi Mi2S and its Snapdragon S600.

Xiaomi "Project Ara" is called Magic Cube !

UPDATE 2013/12/10 : The image has now been removed from Weibo.

We were just talking about Xiaomi's move towards a modular smartphone here and Lei Jeu went on Weibo to publish early sketches of Xiaomi's Magic Cube modular smartphone.

Huawei Honor 3C might the first MT6588 Quad Core Smartphone

After losing grounds to the likes of Xiaomi, Huawei wants to get back into the game in China. So, they will move on from their home SoC K3Vx to MediaTek chips.

The Xiaomi Red Rice (HongMi) has changed the entry level smartphones in China and so far, rivals came up short. But Huawei is saying, behind unofficially that their next smartphone would take the throne when it comes to budget phones.Until December, 12th, here is what rumors are talking about.

Xiaomi might work on its "Project Ara"

The photo represents the actual "Project Ara" sponsored by Motorola. It was mainly inspired by the Phoneblocks buzz.

It is a revolutionary concept build from modular parts which have specific functions like one for the CPU, another one for the internal storage, etc... You upgrade only what you need, for example, if you need more RAM, instead of the 1 GB part, replace it with the new 3 GB part.

Vivo Xplay 3S Pricing is Expensive !

The Vivo Xplay 3S must be the most anticipated heavy weight smartphone this December. It is nearing its launching date scheduled on December, 12th in Changsha. The even is name "Let' Xplay".

Pricing leaked through China Mobile upcoming smartphones listings. On the image below, you can see that there are 4G LTE 32 GB and 64 GB versions. Discover the prices after the break.

Xiaomi is aiming at South-East Asia as first steps towards International Market

This is why Hugo Barra has been brought to Xiaomi : to expand the Chinese company outside of China.
So far, Xiaomi sells devices in China, Taiwan and Hong-Kong. During an official visit in Taiwan, Lin Bin, President of Xiaomi, and Hugo Barra said they would like to open an office in Singapore "as soon as possible".

10 000 Xiaomi Red Rice (HongMi) sold out in less than 10 minutes in Taiwan

For its first flash sales outside of China, Xiaomi manages to repeat its success. Given, it is "only" 10 000 Xiaomi Red Rice (HongMi), but the whole stock sold out in 9 min 50 secs.Customers were able to pay via Paypal and also, if they chose so, to pick up their Red Rice at the local Family Mart convenience store.

Meizu will launch an Octa Core MT6592 4G Device around $330

Meizu, as a premium Chinese manufacturer could move some of its upcoming majors devices to MediaTek chips. Meizu is definitely in attack mode in 2014 and should unveil 4G LTE smartphones sporting the latest Octa Core MT6592 chip and would adopt the same design as the Meizu MX3.

HiLive unveils its Octa Core 2 GHz Smartphone

HiLive comes with its own Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Clone in a brand new Octa Core Hi16 6 Inch Smartphone running at 2 GHz.

ThL T100 Monkey King 2 should launch on December, 10th

ThL T100 also known as the Monkey King 2 is scheduled to hit Chinese's shelves on December, 10th. It is gonna be ThL first Octa Core with a beautiful design and Dual 13 MP Rear and Front Camera. Full specs after the break.

OPPO Find 7 with 4G LTE, Snapdragon S805 and more ?

OPPO Find 7 is expected to be the true successor of the OPPO Find 5 which has been released one year ago. Latest leaks from OPPO weibo account talks about being "4G Ready".
Oddly enough, this was announced the same day about 4G licensing frequencies in China.

Precisions about Octa Core MT6592 Smartphones

 

This is where all the rage is coming from these days. The True Octa Core MT6592 chip from MediaTek has just been available to manufacturers and while some of them unveiled their flagship, there won't be any definitive stocks for worldwide shipping until January at least.

Meizu MX3 adds colors for Christmas

Well it wasn't the biggest secret of these times but it was certainly coming. Meizu finally unveiled colored Back Covers for its Meizu MX3. Additional photos after the break.

Xiaomi PowerBank 10400 mAh comes in various colors !

A few days ago, Xiaomi unveiled its 10400 mAh Powerbank external battery for the mere price of RMB 69. Now it is official that it will come in various colors !

Mlais MX28 is a Super Budget Phone RMB 499

Mlais is really upgrading its game and definitively wants to play a larger part in the Chinese phone market.

The Mlais MX28 is one of the few original design from the manufacturer usually Samsung or HTC inspired and it comes at a super cheap price of RMB 499.

Xiaomi unveils its 10400 mAh Powerbank External Battery, RMB 69 !

Yesterday, Xiaomi started teasing about a new accessory. Well, now the secret's out, it ts a 10400 mAh Powerbank external battery at a very aggressive entry price of RMB 69. It should available on December, 10th.

Jiayu G5 : Quick Review

Summary :

1) Introduction
2) Design
3) Display
4) Benchmarks
5) Battery Life
6) Conclusion

Buy Jiayu G5 from 217.49 €

THL T200 : Another Octa Core has gone official

After presenting the THL T100, THL has decided to push even forward its 2014 line up, unveiling the THL T200 Octa Core.

WCDMA Xiaomi Mi3 S800 : First Batch all Sold Out. 2nd Round Start Now

Our first batch of Xiaomi Mi3 S800 is all sold out. 2nd round start now and shipments will start 10 days after the official launch of December, 17th.

Pre Order now at PhonAsia.com.

WCDMA Xiaomi Mi3 Snapdragon S800 : Pre-Orders Start Now !

It is December, 1st, the clock indicates Midnight : our Pre-orders for the WCDMA Xiaomi Mi3 S800 start Now !

For €359.99, you will get the best of the best.