The ‘king of phones’ aka Vivo Xplay 3S gets its Antutu on and scores an awe inspiring 36,258!

GooPhone have just updated their English store to include details of the GooPhone S4 Max, an 8-core, 6.44-inch phablet.

The Chinese smartphone world is going 8-core crazy thanks to Mediatek’s MtK6592 processor, the race is now on as to who will launch first? Could it be Zopo or Sony?

On the 12th November Sony will hold a conference at which they will launch a number of phones for the Chinese market, the star of the show being a purported 8-core device named “Tianchi”.

JXD have made the logical step from Android powered game systems and tablets to launch their first budget 6-inch phablet.

UMi have officially announced a price cut on both current versions of the UMi X2 starting from just $160!

While Apple busied themselves across the street with the launch of their new iPad’s, Xiaomi’s Hugo Barra and Lei Jun went on stage to talk about the companies international ambitions at the Global Mobile Conference.

We have already commented on the excellent quality of the JiaYu G5, but how does this premium JiaYu phone stack up against the Oppo R819? Full specifications, videos and comparison here!

We are sure you are all aware that the problem with Chinese phones, phablets and tablets isn’t finding a great device, but finding a trusted Chinese store to buy them from! This is why we have created the GizChina Chinese Store Directory!

The Hike X1D is a camera centric Chinese smartphone, for those who are on a budget!

The above renders of the T-Win Android smartphone from China look similar to the Huawei P6, but this handset is designed to be waterproof and boast NFC into it’s slender chassis.

Photos of the Xiaocai G6 show that this Chinese phone start up have big, phablet shaped ideas.

OrientPhone have launched yet another 6.3-inch device which they hope many will choose as an alternative to the Samsung Galaxy Mega. Full details of the OrientPhone Mega 6.3 after the break.

If you are in the market for a powerful, budget quad-core Chinese phone then take a look at one of the many new quad-core Mediatek MTK6582 phones listed here! Over 20 phones listed!

As well as announcing 2 versions of CyanogenMOD ROM, the CyanogenMOD team also gave us a rough idea of when the Oppo N1 will launch.

The team behind the CyanogenMOD custom ROM have announced that they will be launching two version of the ROM to suit developers and regular users.

A couple in Shanghai are being charged with human trafficking after selling their baby to purchase luxury goods including an Apple iPhone.

Mediatek have announced that the first lot of 8-core MTK6592 processors will be available from November.

Budget phone maker Pomp are readying their latest addition to their affordable range of Android phones the Pomp C6.

JiaYu have a new budget phone in the works. The 4.3-inch phone currently known as the JiaYu G2S or ‘Super’ will go on sale soon and boasts features not normally seen at this price range.