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Meizu M3 Max – slayer of Xiaomi Mi Max?

Screen: 6″ 1080p(?);SoC: MediaTek Helio P20;RAM: 3(?)/4GB;Storage: 32/64GB;Others: fingerprint scanner;Price: Yuan 1799/1999I marked not confirmed entries with “(?)”.After curency transition prices are $270 and $300. Are those good prices? It’s difficult question because we must take into account two things: Xiaomi Mi Max (major rival of M3 Max) and SoC used.SoC: Snapdragon 650/652/652;RAM: 3/3/4GB;Storage: 32/64/128GB;Price: Yuan 1499/1699/1999.As for SoC differences here are major informations:SD650 have 64-bit cores (6) with clock up to 1,8GHz (2x Cortex A72, 4x ...

Meizu U20 – we know all about it

We knew specification of both Meizu U10 and U20 from some time now but now we have official confirmation, know how it looks like and are sure of its price.Components given in link above are accurate and now we know that fingerprint sensor used in model is mTouch 2.1 with 0.2s reaction time.Another confirmation is about prices: Yuan 1099 for 2GB RAM and 16GB internal storage version and Yuan 1299 for 3GB + 32GB variant what gives around $165 and $195 respectively.Now new inf – design. Body of this model is glass and metal – glass front and rear and metal frames what gives quite ...

Xiaomi Mi Note 2

System: Android 6.0;Screen: 5.7″ 2160p (?);SoC: Snapdragon 820/821(?);RAM: 4(?)/6GB;Storage: 32(?)/64/128(?)GB;Cameras: 16/4MP(?);Battery: 3600mAh(?);Others: USB 3.0 Type-C(?);Entries with “(?)” are not officialy onfirmed. At the moment we are sure only SD820 + 6GB RAM + 64GB storage version. Also Screen resolution is field of speculations we heard about 1080p and 2k displays.So what we can expect from this model? Basically high-end components in resomable price. Major problems can be availability and MIUI which not all of us love. But launcher can be changed so this is ...

Blackview E7 – cheap and simple solution

System: Android 6.0;Screen: 5,5″ 720p, IPS, 2.5D;SoC: MediaTek MT6737;RAM: 1GB;Storage: 16GB + microSD;Cameras: 8/2MP;Battery: 2700mAh;Others: fingerprint scanner, dual SIM;Price: $65.Is it worth those $65? If we comare it with Lenovo Vibe B from yesterday answer will be “hell yeah!”But we must remember what is purpose of this smartphone – it’s dedicated for undemanding users and in normal use it will be good enough: 1GB RAM and MT6737 should give smooth use but you can forget about more demanding games or apps.Source: gsmManaiK (Polish) ...

Cheap Lenovo Vibe B Dual SIM in Europe

This budget model from Lenovo just arrived in romanian Orange offer with price tag of EUR 72 (around $80), is it worth money?System: Android 6.0;Screen: 4.5″ 480p TFT;SoC: MediaTek MT6735P (4@1GHz);RAM: 1GB;Storage: 8GB;Cameras: 5/2MP;Battery: 2000mAh;Others: Dual SIM;Size: 132.5x66x9.9mm;Weight: 144g;Price: 72 EUR.Biggest problem of this model is… screen, there are phones for only few Euro more with 720p and near identical components.But Lenovo have one advantage – it should be easy avaible.Source: gsmManiaK ...

LeEco Le 2 with Snapdragon 821 confirmed.

Weibo is awesome source of leaks- now we have scores of LeEco Le 2 from one of benchmarks that confirmes Snapdragon 821.From previous leaks we know about 5.5-inch 1080p screen, 16MP rear camera, 8MP front camera and Android 6.0.1.Also least leak shows brushed metal body, SD820 and 4GB RAM what suggest that different RAM/Internal Storage configurations will be equipped in different SoC – 4/32GB will have SD820 and stronger versions (6/64GB and 6/128GB) will have Snapdragon 821.Source: ...

Xiaomi Mido on GeekBench – is it Redmi 4?

It is probable but not sure. Redmi Note 4 was released few days ago and we was sure that Redmi 4 will come with it or time gap between them will be short.So what we can expect from Mido?System: Android 6.0.1.;SoC: Snapdragon 625;RAM: 2GB;So it’s all we know from GeekBench if it really is Redmi 4 we heared about:– 16GB of build-in storage;– stronger version with 3GB + 32GB.Source: gizmochina Tweet Vote on HN ...

There will be no Android 7 update for devices with Snapdragon 800/801

From the informations given from Google, Qualcomm and interested manufacturers (HTC, Sony and LG) we can’t deduce anything.At the moment three sides are blaming each other so we have three possible reasons:– First theory was that those SoCs don’t support Vulkan but Vulkan is optional so it’s not a case;– Efficiency also can’t be the reason couse Snapdragon have better resaults then Helio X10;– Third reason that we can take into account is procesor architecture.So, is this what we must blame? Basically yes, Google have something known as CDD and CTS ...

Cheaper iris scanners in smartphone?

Yes, it’s possible but not yet. After Samsung Galaxy Note 7 success irist scanners become next must in for flagships but they;re not cheap toys.And here Dongwoon Anatech Co. Ltd. comes into play – they want to merge chips responsible for making fotos with front camera and those responsible for scanning iris. And this means less costs – about 70% less.And for us this means iris scanners in more models – also middle-end ones. And maybe – just maybe – as far as next year.Source: Android ...

Meizu U10 and U20 – worth price?

Meizu U10System: Yun OS (Android 6.0);Screen: 5.0″ 1080p IPS, 2.5D;SoC: MediaTek MT6750;RAM: 2/3GB;Storage: 16/32GB + microSD;Cameras: 13/5MP;Battery: 2760mAh;Others: hybrid dual SIM, fingerprint scanner.Prices: $150 and $181Meizu U20System: Yun OS (Android 6.0);Screen: 5.5″ 1080p IPS, 2.5D;SoC: MediaTek Helio P10;RAM: 2/3GB;Storage: 16/32GB + microSD;Cameras: 13/5MP;Battery: 3260mAh;Others: hybrid dual SIM, fingerprint scanner. ...