There is a lot of news that we are sent, or see that just doesn’t make it in to the headlines, this is where those little news bites will be found from now on in an end of week post.
With so much going on, we don’t manage to post everything we want to during the week, so those little news bites that we miss will now be placed in an end of week post with short but sweet details:
Leagoo Lead 7
Leagoo have started to promote their new Lead 7 smartphone, a device which would have made the headlines had it been powered by a newer 64bit chip rather than the old MT6582. Still the device is good-looking, features a 4500mAh battery, HD display and 13 megapixel camera.
League also announced this week that they had officially entered Malaysia and opened flagship stores.
[ Leagoo Facebook ]
ZTE G720C
ZTE announced the ZTE G720C in China this week with Snapdragon 615 octacore processor.
The 64bit phone has LTE support for TD-LTE and FDD-LTE Cat 4 support, 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 13 mega-pixel main camera, and Android 4.4 Kitkat with ZTE’s own custom ROM.
[ GizChina.it ]
Facebook almost invested in Xiaomi
Facebook has had a crack at Android phones before with the help of HTC, but can you imagine what would have happened if the social network had invested in Xiaomi.
This week it was revealed that this was once on the cards, but the deal eventually fell through.
KingSing T8
KingSing send over details of their KingSing T8 model which will cost just 500 Yuan.
The phone features a 1.4Ghz MT6592M octacore processor, 1GB RAM, 5 mega-pixel rear camera and 2150mAh battery. Waiting on actual product photos.
Gizchina News of the week
[ Kingsing.hk ]
Meizu release Flyme 4.1 for MX2 and MX3
Owners of older Meizu phones got the chance to update to Flyme 4.1 this week. The update bring the pervious flagship up to date with new icons, smoother operation and a few new features.
We are still waiting to here about the international version release.
[ GizChina.es ]
Xiaomi could be facing issues in Indonesia
After issues in India, Xiaomi could be facing problems with selling their 4G LTE smartphones in Indonesia.
Hugo Barra has voiced concerns that high tax in the country may make selling the LTE Redmi Note a difficult challenge.
[ Detik ]
TCL M2L released with HTC Blinked
TCL launched it’s first Snapdragon 615 powered phone in China this week. The TCL M2L boasts LTE, NFC, dual SIM and a 3500mAh battery.
TCL have also worked with HTC to bring Blinkfeed to the phone too.
[ GizChina.it ]
Coolpad 8675-A
Another Snapdragon 615 phone hits China with Cat 4 LTE support. The Coolad 8675-A is larger than the other phones with similar specs launched at the same time with a 5.5-inch HD display.
It also offers a 13 mega-pixel main camera, 5 mega-pixel front, dual SIM and 2GB RAM.
[ GizChina.it ]
Upcoming GizChina.com Reviews
Finally just a quick word to let you know which phone reviews we have coming up. So far we have the Oppo N3, Huawei Honor 6+, Elephone P6000 and JiaYu S3 has confirmed. We are waiting on the Oppo R5 and Xiaomi Redmi 2 delivery details, so keep posted.
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keep posting these small tidbits!
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Glad you like it, Ill be sure to keep it up 😀
Thanks bro!
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Can’t wait for the Jiayu S3 review! Really excited. Wish I could already buy one for a decent price
Hold your excitement..the camera is nothing to be proud about…
http://elchapuzasinformatico.com/2015/01/review-jiayu-s3/
That’s an sample not a production model, it seems we will be getting the same 🙁
Hi Andi….if your review also matches the picture quality in below link,then we are all set for a treat from Jiayu S3.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/a9jjomecjsrdwqj/JIAYU%20S3%20Picture%20Samples.rar?dl=0
But Meizu MX 4 outperforms the Jiayu S3 by about 30%.pics for S3 could have been better compared to MX4…still then not bad for S3.
Andi hope your review of Jiayu S3 turns out to be good..hope S3 does not screw on camera when other hardware is fantastic…from other forums camera not so great,hope they have improved in final release version.
Camera for the Jiayu devices is never top quality, but gets the job done. Their build quality and specs more than make up for the camera quality. What the company really lacks is proper software support, as it takes them ages to release new firmware for their devices.
More than high end software..looking for a great camera phone.
There is none below say 300$.
iuni u2
pantech a890 2nd hand(or ref)
zte nubia z7 mini
2nd hand don’t count and other two are pretty close to 300USD mark.
you can get the iuni u2 for as low as 180usd for the 2gb ver and 220usd for the 3gb…but i have used it, it is a decent camera, but not extremely good, say it is just below the quality of mi3 of my bro….
iuni u2 32GB is below 260USD with its shipping fee!!
http://www.etotalk.com/iuni-u2-332gb_p6727.html
z7 mini Below 280USD:
http://www.to2c.com/zte-nubia-z7-mini-basic-4g-lte-mobile-phone-qualcomm-msm8974aa-2-0ghz-5-0-fhd-1920×1080-2gb-ram-16gb-13-0mp-camera-wcdma-dual-sim.html
pantech a880 NEW & original can be also bought below 300USD…
@andi, when is the p6000 review coming?
Chinese Phones I’ll be watching in 2015 and why:
1. Asus Zenphone 2 – Features, Value for money
2. Xiaomi RedMi 2S – MIUI 6, LTE, cheaper alternative to the Moto G2
3. Jiayu S3 – 3GB RAM, FHD, LTE, 64 Bit SoC, new kid on the block
4. OnePlus Two (TBA) – Blew me away with the OPO; take my money if they can do it again with the ‘Two’
Who I’ve given up on and why:
1. ALL made in China clones – including No.1, HDC, Goophone – lowest quality components; zero reliability, guilty of polluting the world and giving China a bad name
2. Elephone, THL, iNew and all the other mediocre Chinese manufactures. Almost all of these phones have inherent design problems/poor QA. There’s a reason why Chinese companies that make top notch gear like OnePlus, OPPO, Xiaomi and Meizu all have strong customer loyalty while all the others struggle to make a living by selling inferior products to unwitting customers in developing nations.