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Gionee S6: $300, 8-core, AMOLED, yet nothing special
Meet Gionee’s newest mid-ranger, the S6.
Mediatek says Helio X20 does not overheat
After reports that Lenovo, HTC and Xiaomi had dropped the idea of using the Helio X20 in phones because of overheating problems, Mediatek have spoken back.
Rumour: Xiaomi, HTC and Lenovo to scrap Helio X20 phones
The 10 core Helio X20 might be in a little trouble according to a rumour on Weibo suggesting Xiaomi, HTC and Lenovo have scrapped plans to use the chip.
Mediatek roadmap confirms 16nm Helio P20
This partial roadmap from Mediatek shows us a couple of new processors to look forward to for the coming year.
Security issue found on Mediatek Android Kitkat devices
Certain phones and tablets running Android 4.4 Kitkat on a Mediatek chipset have a serious security issue.
10 core Hello P20 to be 16nm chipset
Mediatek Helio P10 and X20 adoption is set to be sky-high for early 2016 but for phones coming later in the year they might receive the 16nm Helio P20.
3 new Mediatek chips heading to budget Chinese phones
Everyone might be Helio P10 this and X20 that, but it’s the bread and butter chipsets that make up most of Mediateks more sales and they have just added 3 new processors to their range.
Mediatek say the Helio X10 doesn’t have WIFI problems
Mediatek have posted a statement saying that the Helio X10 chipset does not have WIFI problems and that environmental issues are to blame.
Doogee X6 Pro will receive Android 6 update, pictures
Doogee are updating a few of their phones from the cheap and cheerful Y200 and Y300 to other models like the $100 Doogee X6 Pro.
Mediatek Helio X20 benchmarks revealed
Two pieces of interesting Helio X20 news today. The first being the leaked benchmarks posted over on Chinese websites and the 2nd that the benchmarks were ran on a HTC phone.
Over 100 Helio P10 phones in the launch pipeline?
MediaTek’s Helio P10 seems to have gotten a grand reception from phone makers.
JiaYu’s 2016 plans include the 5-inch JiaYu S4 and a phablet
We contacted JiaYu today to ask them their plans for 2016 and were surprised when the sent us details of a 5-inch and 6-inch phone that might launch this year.
Bluboo detail the metal body and UI of the $69.99 Xfire 2
The cheapest Bluboo on the horizon so far, but the Bluboo Xfire 2 will feature on all metal design, tri SIM feature, fingerprint scanner and UI options out of the box.
Antutu’s Weibo account posts Meizu MX6 specifications
The Weibo account of popular benchmarking tool Antutu has posted purported specifications of the Meizu MX6! Are they right or is it another Meizu machine?
Cubot’s first fingerprint phone costs $129.99 this week only
If a 5-inch phone with biometric security sounds good to you, then this 1 week offer on the Cubot S600 could be worth a gander.
MediaTek’s MT2523 series is a smartwatch special
MediaTek has announced the new MT2523 chipset series, tailor made for smartwatches.