Super slim 6-inch Oppo R7 Plus phablet arrives in China
Joining the smaller Oppo R7 smartphone, is the Oppo R7 Plus which launched on the 18th August in Southeastern Asia markets and on the 21st in China.
Huawei Honor 7 coming to the EU and UK for £200?
Direct to customer sales is the future of Chinese phone sales, and Huawei might finally be launching such a sales model outside of China to customer s in the UK and Europe.
Here is how to get MIUI 7 on your Xiaomi now!
Got a Xiaomi phone that is begging to be updated? Then you can go ahead and download the global beta rom of MIUI 7 right now.
Asus now offering the Asus Zenfone 2 with 256GB memory
If you are struggling to find a phone with a large enough memory, then the special edition Asus Zenfone 2 with 256GB memory could be right up your storage alley.
Siswoo R9 Darkmoon hands on, beautifully made dual screen phone
Siswoo have been teasing us with their dual screen Siswoo R9 Darkmoon for months now, and while in Shenzhen I managed to get my hands on an early production sample to see what all the fuss is about.
UMi eMax getting Android 5.1 update
Android 5.1 is coming to the UMi eMax in just 2 weeks!
Hands on and first impressions of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 2
I met up with the shop.gizchina.com team today who gave me a rather exciting present, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 2. Here is my first hands on and impressions of the latest Redmi device.
OnePlus 2 OTA brings stagefirght patch and promises of better battery life
The first OTA available for the OnePlus 2 is rolling out as we speak and brings with it an important Stagefright security patch plus other features.
Hands on and first impressions of the $299 Cyanogen packed ZUK Z1
What an amazing different a ROM can make to a phone! After a few days of using the ZUK Z1 with ZUI I finally got to feel the full potential of the device with Cyanogen 12.1 installed.
Keep your eyes on ZUK, they aren’t the same as other start-ups
ZUK understand that being a spin off brand from Lenovo is going to attract comparisons with OnePlus and Oppo, but they more I spoke to the team behind the company the more I realised they are really rather different.
Elephone Vowney hands on and first impressions
A quick trip to Elephone’s Shenzhen office allowed me to go hands on with the Elephone Vowney, 2K flagship phone. Here are my quick first impressions and hands on photos.
Huawei Honor i7 is a nice twist of smartphone camera design
Take the Oppo N3 concept and place the camera on a more adjustable stalk and you have what Huawei are calling the new Huawei Honor i7.
ZUK Z1 hands on and first impressions
Ahead of tomorrow’s launch, I get my hands on the ZUK Z1 to see if the latest Lenovo brand and start-up have what it takes to tackle the Chinese smartphone world.
OTA fixes front camera issues on the Bluboo X550
Bluboo are rolling out a new OTA that, among other things, fixes issues users had with the front camera.
ZUK Z1 vs OnePlus 2 vs LeTV Le1: Night camera sample shootout
As my body clock is all messed up and I have a brand new ZUK Z1 smartphone to play with, I thought I would take this night time opportunity to have a bit of a camera shoot out. Which do you think performs best, ZUK Z1, OnePlus 2 or LeTV Le1?
Exclusive: first look at the international ZUK Z1
I’ve just arrived in Shenzhen, and managed to get an early peek at the international version of the ZUK Z1 packaging and phone.
16GB OnePlus 2 now available in Europe with no invite
It has been much easier this year to get your hands on a OnePlus 2, now things are more simple still with the 16GB version of the phone now available from Europe with no invitation.
Elephone become ZUK official partners
In an interesting turn of events, Elephone has announced that they have become the official partner of ZUK (a Lenovo sub brand) and will be dealing with international promotion for the start up phone brand.
Next LG Nexus spotted, could be a OP2 killer
There is a lot of speculation surrounding this year’s Nexus phones, but it seems there will be at least 2 to choose from and the LG model could see a return to low pricing for the Nexus range.