Xiaomi continued to sell its smartphones like hot cakes but this time in China. The company clocked $163 million (¥1 billion) in 12 hours by selling 720,000 phones.
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Xiaomi clarifies it does not collect user data without permission
Xiaomi has clarified that its smartphones are not a security threat. The Chinese smartphone maker has made the clarification after the Indian Air Force (IAF) had issued a circular to its 175,000 personnel to shun the use of Xiaomi smartphones either by them, or their family members on suspicions that the company is using their phones to spy on its users on behalf of the Chinese government.
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Samsung quietly announces Galaxy Note 4 duos in China
Samsung introduced its flagship phablet, the Galaxy Note 4 about a month ago and today, the company has announced three dual-SIM variants of its Note 4 phablet in China. Continue reading “Samsung quietly announces Galaxy Note 4 duos in China”
Meizu MX4 Pro purported specifications appear online
China’s Meizu only announced their latest flagship (or so we think), the MX4 less than a week back at an event in Beijing. The octa-core MT6595 device was announced with some interesting tech — including a 5.4-inch 5:3 display and a 20.7 mega-pixel Sony sensor — for a Chinese equivalent of just about US$293. Continue reading “Meizu MX4 Pro purported specifications appear online”
OnePlus One ready for India launch before December 2014
OnePlus One, one of the most anticipated Chinese smartphone might hit Indian markets before December this year. The 5.5 inch Full HD display phone that was announced in April this year wants to sell its 64GB variant under Rs. 25,000 in India.
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Coolpad puts together Xiaomi Redmi Note alternative, but with LTE
As Hugo Barra extensively tours India preaching about the Xiaomi philosophy, it’s usually questions around the Redmi 1S and the Redmi Note that he has to tackle.
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2K display, Snapdragon 801 CPU, $325 price tag: Meet the IUNI U3
OnePlus One’s ‘flagship killer’ status won’t stay for too long, it seems. Quite a few Chinese OEMs look keen on making phones that beat the OnePlus One, and IUNI is not just another one of those!
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Xiaomi Mi 4 clone shows up
After their tryst with OnePlus One clones, Chinese OEMs seem to have shifted their focus to the other big thing – the Xiaomi Mi 4. The Mi 4 happens to be an in-demand phone at the moment, and is being sold in very small numbers even in Xiaomi’s home country. The device has gotten so popular that it just got itself a clone.
Xiaomi Redmi LTE to go on sale 16th August in China
Announced as the ‘Hongmi’, the Xiaomi Redmi made waves in the Chinese industry as the cheapest quad-core smartphone from an international brand. At the time of its launch, the Redmi came with the 1.5GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6589T CPU, but things have changed since.
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LG G3 with Dual-SIM support launched in China
LG has launched the dual SIM variant of its flagship G3 smartphone in China. Unlike the global variant, the LG G3 (D858) for China has 4G TD-LTE support, Dual SIM with Dual Active support, so that you can use data and voice calling on either SIMs simultaneously. Continue reading “LG G3 with Dual-SIM support launched in China”
Nokia Networks tops LTE performance in China
Nokia Networks has topped China Mobile’s quality assessment of its commercial TD-LTE network. The company is touted to report best network performance as well as the fastest network implementation across the top 10 provincial capitals in China.
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Samsung Galaxy Core Mini 4G with 4.3-inch display, Android 4.4 announced in China
Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Core, a mid-range Android smartphone in the Galaxy series last year and announced Galaxy Core Lite (SM-G3586V) with LTE support in China. Now the Galaxy Core Mini 4G (SM-G3568V) has appeared on official Samsung website in China. It has a similar 4.3-inch WVGA screen that was present in the Galaxy Core, but this is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) . It has a 5-megapixel rear camera without flash. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Core Mini 4G with 4.3-inch display, Android 4.4 announced in China”
LG G3 Beat surfaces in China, could be the G3 mini
LG recently showed off LG G3 Beat in the Tianyi Mobile Phone Trade Exhibition held in China. Reports are now surfacing online saying that the device can possibly be the LG G3 mini.
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Nokia Lumia 636 and Lumia 638 with 4G TD-LTE, 1GB RAM announced in China
Nokia unveiled the Lumia 630 earlier this year in single SIM and dual SIM variants. Today Nokia Lumia 636 and Lumia 638, the first smartphones with 4G TD-LTE support have been announced in China. Unlike 512MB RAM on the Lumia 630, these have 1GB of RAM. Other specifications of these smartphones are similar, including a 4.5-inch FWVGA ClearBlack IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor and Windows Phone 8.1. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 636 and Lumia 638 with 4G TD-LTE, 1GB RAM announced in China”
HTC shows off plastic variant of the HTC One flagship with M7 design and M8 specifications
HTC has been long rumored to be working on a plastic version of its flagship – HTC One and today, HTC have officially confirmed that by making the HTC One Plastic variant page live. The plastic variant comes in yesteryear flagship – M7’s design language, but with a glossy plastic build. However, since HTC want it to be a direct Galaxy S5 competitor, they are equipping it with the specifications of the current generation flagship – HTC One M8.
