Author: Chris Eilers

Xiaomi has a big passion to be the world’s largest smartphone makers within a decade, definitely beats out giant manufacturers Apple, Samsung as well. And, in fact, they has a significant development over 5 years ago.

At a recent event in Beijing, Lei Jun – Xiaomi’s Chief Executive said that in this year, Xiaomi plans to sell up to 100 million smartphones.

According to Tech Sina reports, Jun said their target is to sell from 80 to 100 million devices this year well. Besides, he hope along with an impressive amount of sold handsets, Xiaomi will get a generated revenue between CNY 100 billion and 200 billion in 2015 also.

In closely previous year, they sold over 61 million ones, having a significant increase of 227 percent compared to 2013’s sale report. In the first month of the same year, they has a total revenue of CNY 26.6 billion.

They also unveiled their two first flagships Xiaomi Mi Note as well as Xiaomi Mi Note pro which are definitely sold like hot cakes and have shaken the market up for a long time. Therefore, it’s understandable to know that they attend to sell 15 million shipping units this year.

To recap, the Xiaomi Mi Note Pro features a big 5.7″ along with 2K display ( 2560×1440 resolution), pixel density of515p. Its phone is powered  by Snapdragon 810 chipset clocked at 2.5 GHz processor and an Adreno 330 GPU. Both sides of the phone is covered by Corning’s Gorilla Glass 3, therein 2.5D curved glass on the front and 3D curved glass at the back, and has an overall thickness of 6.95mm (is thinner than Apple iPhone 6 Plus – 7.1 mm). More specifically, its dimension measures 155.1×77.6×6.95mm and weighs 161g. Besides that its phone is packed a whooping 4GB of RAM, 64 GB storage built-in, dual-SIM functionality (microSIM and nana-SIM), dual 4G connectivity (FDD-LTE and TD-LTE). Its phone is powered  by a reasonable Sony/LG Li-ion 3,000 mAh battery. The phone will be running on the new MIUI 6 software. So, what’s about the photography part, we will let you now. This phone comes with 13MP Sony IMX214 CMOS sensor rear camera along with f/2.0 aperture as well as OIS. In the opposite side, its phone has ultra pixel unit – same 4 MP sensor as found on the there of the HTC M9. 

Recently, we also heard about the Xiaomi Mi 5 or Xiaomi Mi Plus. Anyway, wait for and see what’s next step of Xiaomi? Hopefully they will create many amazingly higher-quality phone soon.

The HTC A55 came with us as a mid-end “Desire” HTC smartphone but packing to many high-end specs in the device. After that, we saw its specs surfaced in reliable @upleaks and some first pics in official Ubuntu Account on Weibo also. Well, now, good news for us thanks to TENAA well. Therefore, the phone got through TENAA’s certification in China, meaning its appearance will come soon.

If you find difficult to get in your hand the luxury HTC One M9, you can see that the HTC One E9 is a great option which similar identical specs but much cheaper and larger 5.5″ display.

While previous leaks are probably not unreliable, we now have official specs of its phone thanks to TENAA.  According to the source, the E9 reports a 5.5″ 2K QHD display with 2560 × 1440 resolution. Due to 2K QHD display, the E9 apparently be the first QHD HTC to date. The E9 will comes with Mediatek’s new very strong Flagship MT6795 64BIT Octacore CPU, instead of Snapdragon 810 and clocked at 2GHZ as well as along with 3GB of RAM. The HTC ONE E9 has 32GB of internal memory which can be expandable up to 128GB of on-board storage via micro sd.

For camera, the E9 seemingly reportedly support the same massive 20.7 MP Sensor main camera as the premium HTC One M9. For the Selfie Shooter the E9 boasts the 4MP Ultrapixel Camera we know from the M8 and M9. As its siblings, the device therefore will run on Android Lollipop with HTC’s Sense UI. Its measurement is 156.5 × 76.5 × 7.54mm which is a pretty bigger and thicker than the new HTC One M9. The phone will be powered by 2800 mAh.

From the pictures on TENAA Certification, the E9 still takes the major inspiration from HTC’s style patterns. However, the metal of the One M8 and M9 series is replaced by poly-carbonate though. In the white version the phone comes with golden borders, but will be available in Black as well.

In addition to, actually HTC is already sending out invitations for the HTC ONE E9 Release Event in China from 11-17th March. In the event, we hope to see the larger mysterious HTC One M9 Plus and probably new version of HTC’s Sense UI. Some sources said that the phone will be sold at 320 USD in China which would definitely be a very good price for such a high speced phone.

Good news for you guys. Before, many guys asked us: “When will the amazing Asus Zenfone 2 come in Phi”. Honestly, it was hard to tell you exactly about the release time, especially when you only knew that the phone will come in other Asia market, no idea for Phi. But now, we have something new for you. The launch date is not really short time though, but at least, you know about it.

Yesterday, we reported that the Asus Zenfone was officially unveiled in their domestic market, in Taiwan for super-impressive price at all. The phone will start selling from 158 USD (PHP 6990) to 258 USD (PHP 12610) at local market. People are definitely really excited about its phone well.

According to Asus Philippines, the ZenFone 2 will debut in the country by 2nd quarter (Q2 2015), in May someday. Unfortunately, they said that all of Asus Zenfone 2 variants will not come with us for some reasons, but FHD display version for sure.

The 5-inch version of the ZenFone 2 is almost similar the ZenFone 5 while the 720p HD, 5.5″ version is still not decided yet.

However, the Zenfone 4 and ZenFone 5 will still be available in the market and the new premium ZenFone 2 will seemingly a perfect replacement for the ZenFone 6 in high-end range market. In Taiwan, the price of Asus Zenfone 2 (5.5″ FHD, 4GB/32GB, 13MP/5MP) is 285 USD (PHP 12610 at the current currency rate). But, it’d better to say that the official price in Phi will be higher than that, after adding some tax or other cost as well.

The Zenfone 2 will firstly debut Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and France in this month while Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, ThaiLand, Italy and the US will be available in April. So, a May 2015 release in the Philippines is realizable.

We can know more about its release price in Taiwan here.

Xiaomi is well-known for creating affordable handsets. Most of their smartphone are usually remarkably compared to some other similarly-spec on the market. Xiaomi have been attending to be the biggest smartphone makers within 10 yeas, absolutely beasts out Apple as well as Samsung. Therefore, the company is trying to expand their portfolio, both in low-cost, mid-end and high-end flagship smartphones.

Back in December, we heard about 399 Yuan Xiaomi phone which supports 4G LTE. This phone got the TENAA certification in China also, meaning its appearance will come soon. Needless to say, 4G LTE at that price, it extremely seems significantly good for us thanks to Xiaomi investment in the Chinese semiconductor CPU company leadcore. The company don’t confirm anything at the time though, despite a bunch of salts and leaks so far. But well, now we have some reliably additional information regarding this handset.

Therefore, a new report coming from China claims that this device will launch at the end of this month, and that it will cost 399, $63 or PHP 2787. The current information fits the previous report. Leadcore SoCs is extremely impressive, so the handset might be the cheapest Xiaomi one to date.

According to our previous reports the new 399 Yuan phone will report a 4.7″ HD, a quad-core Cortex A7 processor accompanied with a dual-core Mali T628GPU. From the images from TENAA, we learnt that the new phone will have similar design with the Redmi 1S along with 4G LTE. In addition to, its specs contain a 720p display, 1 GB of RAM and the Leadcore 1860 CPU. The Leadcore 1860 is built by 28nm Cortex A7 structure and can be theoretically clocked up to 2GHZ and has the Mali T628 GPU. While the Leadcore 1860 can theoretically support 2K displays and 1080p FULL HD videos, also not likely in a 63USD device. A good bargain!!!

Conclusion: Only 63 USD for 4G LTE, amazing deal. The matter is that when the phone exactly hit the shelves. If Xiaomi really succeed to create a low cost device like this, it will sell like hotcakes for sure. What do you think? Do you want it?

Good news for you guys. The Meizu M1 Note officially comes with us – in Phi market at 5 pm today. 

After a bunch of salt and so much rumors about its mysterious phone. The m1 Note was unveiled early this year with many compliment from users and criticizer. We talked about the device many times before. The mid-range Meizu m1 Note is really an attractive device and totally a new monster. And finally, we’ll have the chance to get in out hands the handset thanks to Novo7 Tech.

To recap, the m1 Note reports a 5.5″ FHD IGZO screen made by Sharp, an 64-bit MT6752 octa-core processor, 2GB RAM and 16GB of international memory. In additionally, the phone has 13mp primary camera made by Samsung, 5MP “selfie” camera as well as 4G/LTE support and a massive 3,140mAh battery.

Unfortunately, the m1 Note will be available for sale on only White colors instead of green, pink, blue, yellow and white. The handset will be priced at Php7,990 (not pretty higher than the first release price of USD 160 or PHP 7058, after adding some other cost). And if you don’t really love the white one, it’ll take a little bit time for the rest color version and at a slightly higher Php8,699. 

Meizu M1 Note specs:
5.5-inch Sharp IGZO Full HD display, 401ppi
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
1.7GHz MediaTek MT6752 octa-core CPU
Mali T760 MP2 GPU
2GB RAM
16GB / 32GB internal storage
13 megapixel Samsung camera w/ LED flash, F/2.2 aperture
1/3.06-inch CMOS sensor, 300-degrees panoramic lens
5 megapixel OVS670 front camera, F/2.0 aperture
Dual-SIM, Dual-Standby
FDD-LTE / WCDMA / GSM
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0, BLE
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
Flyme 4 OS (Android 4.4 Kitkat)
3,140mAh battery
150.7 x 75.2 x 8.9mm
145g
White, Blue, Yellow, Green, Pink

We can read out our related reports: Meizu m1 Note vs Xiaomi Redmi 2, Meizu m1 Note – Best choice of PHP 7000.

Yesterday, Apple announced a thinner and lighter MacBook computer, which reports daylong battery life and comes with many much updates. Especially, the device will be available in three colors: gold, silver and space gray instead of only one colors as previous product.

The Macbook 2015 reportedly packs 12 inches along with a resolution 2,304×1,440 pixels Retina Display along with new Force Touch trackpad. The crazily incredible thing is that the device only weight 2.0 lbs (less than 1kg) and measures just 13.1mm thin which is 24% thinner than its previous one. In the official launch, Cook said the laptop as the thinnest, most energy-efficient computer yet.

Instead of many ports, the new Macbook will comes with only a port, for all multiple purposes: HDMI, display cord, power cord and USB cord.

With this new product, it highly looks like Apple wanna strongly emphasize on its battery capacity which is claimed to be reliable and last all day, can be used up to 10 hours (video playback).

The device is also powered by super efficient Intel Core M 1.3 GHz processor which is 67% smaller than its predecessor. Besides, Apple’s new MacBook will also be the first-ever fan-less MacBook.

More interestingly, the new computer is covered by all-metal enclosure and features a new full keyboard with butterfly mechanism in each key. The new keyboard definitely provides a better, more precise typing experience. In addition to, Apple has also put a small LED light behind each key.

For Phi market: Apple’s Online PH Store has revealed its official price tag in Phi, expectantly on April 10.

According to them, the model with 256GB on-board storage, a 1.1GHz dual-core Intel Core M processor with Turbo Boost up to 2.4GHz, 8GB RAM and Intel HD Graphics 5300 should be sold at Php64,990.

In other hands, the other equipped with 512GB storage built-in, 1.2GHz dual-core Intel Core M processor with Turbo Boost up to 2.6GHz, 8GB RAM and Intel HD Graphics 5300 will have a price tag of Php79,990.

In earlier this year, LG was introduced their LG G Flex 2 at CES 2015. And now it highly looks like LG wanna shake the market up with a new device, alleged LG G4.

As a necessary consequence after a huge movement of some giant manufactures like Apple, Samsung (recent S6 and S6 Egde), some sources rumored that LG might be integrating the fingerprint scanner technology on its next flagship, the LG G4.

“LG has been left behind in the race for fintech (portmanteau of finance and technology) as it has continued to postpone the adoption of fingerprint technology,” . “With more global smartphone-makers incorporating a fingerprint reader, which is a security measure for mobile payments, LG may have had few options left but to deploy the authentication sensor for its next marquee smartphone.”, according to some sources.

We now have an alleged press render of the unannounced LG G4. According to Twitter, there is an image which shows up the back of the handset in a grey color scheme.

As the suggested name, the next successor of the LG G3 takes many inspiration from its close sibling. However, no front-facing image though, but from the leaked pic, we can see the biggest difference between them is an strongly enhanced camera sensor in the back (in the time).

From the back side, also, other features are seemingly in the same compared to the G3, especially in LG’s power/lock key, volume rocker, laser focus, and dual-LED flash. Moreover, the phone purportedly come with a measurement of 148.9 x 76.5 x 9.9mm. However, this image is still reported as the first render, so we might find something different when it be officially launched.

There are no official idea about its release date though, but it seemingly enter the market sometime in this spring. As a logical improvement, the LG G4 is expectantly feature a much more premium build than the G3 well.

For the specs-wise, the G4 purportedly packs Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 SoC, 16MP camera along with optical image stabilization, and QHD display, Android 5.1 Lollipop, 3GB of RAM, 16GB or 32GB of internal storage as well as 4K video capabilities.

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As announced, yesterday Asus officially launched our long-awaited Asus Zenfone 2 in their domestic market. The most remarkable thing is that the official release price is even lower than our expectation. Sounds perfect ever!!!

The Zenfone 2 is a real proof to prove that most of current flagship smartphones are too pricey. The Asus Zenfone 2 is definitely an amazing device with a super-impressive cost. The phone is also the first 4GB phone in the world.

Therefore, Asus’s Chairman Jonney Shih introduced the Zenfone together with Intel Vice President Kapan Robert Swinnen and Asus CEO Jerry Shen. “The ZenFone 2 series will build on the resounding success of the ZenFone,”, and “ZenFone 2 embodies every aspect of the ASUS brand spirit—In Search Of Incredible—and we look forward to introducing this empowering luxury worldwide with upcoming launch events in China, Hong Kong, France, Russia, Japan, Indonesia, India, and the United States.”, said Mr Shinh. Unfortunately, the Phi Asus fans have to wait for longer time to get in our hands this incredible device.

The Asus Zenfone 2 will be released in 3 versions: ZE550 ML, ZE551ML as well as ZE550CL. First of all, the premium version ZE551 ML will report 5.5″ FHD display, 32 GB international storage, Intel Atom Z3580 clocked at 2.3 Ghz, 4GB of RAM or Intel Atom Z3560 clocked at 1.8Ghz, 2GB of RAM. Therein, the 4GB version will be sold at 285USD while the “less” powerful 2GB will come with 220 USD.

Secondly, the standard variant Asus Zenfone 2 ZE550 ML will pack 5.5″ HD display, Intel Atom Z3560 clocked at 1.8Ghz and 2GB of RAM and 16GB of on-board storage. The price tag of its standard version is 190 USD (cheaper near 10 USD than previous expected cost). As you probably know, the phone get over 50,000 Antutu Benchmark, and now be in the second position after Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge (S6).

Finally, in our earlier reports we also mentioned that Asus will debut a smaller 5″ Asus Zenfone 2 and Asus officially confirmed this. The cheapest and smallest Asus Zenfone 2 ZE550CL reports 5″HD display, Intel Atom Z2560 clocked at 1.6 Ghz, 2GB of LDD3 RAM and 16GB storage built-in. If you think 5.5″ display one is a pretty big, the smaller 5″ variant is your perfect option.

The Zenfone 2 will support 13MP primary camera with Asus’s low light technology as well as 5MP front-facing shooter. We gave you a report in order to improve that even in low light condition, the Zenfone 2 camera is still really amazing and impressive.

In other hands, Asus compared to the Zenfone 2 in other categories as the Intel CPU to the newest Snapdragon CPU’s. Also Asus showed that the Screen to Body Ratio on the Asus Zenfone 2 can actually beat the Apple iPhone 6 Plus. Asus also launched their 9600 mAh ZenPower Bank and FlipCovers will absolutely perfect implements for Asus Zenfone 2 smartphone. Moreover, the Asus Zenfone 2 achieved new prestigious IF Design Award for 2015 also.

In March, Asus have 500.000 pre-orders Asus Zenfone 2 and they expectantly doubly sales volume in April and 3 million devices each month ups to specific demand of selected markets.

In Conclusion: There are 3 different variants of Asus Zenfone 2: ZE550 ML, ZE551ML as well as ZE550CL. Therein, the premium one ZE551ML (5.5″ FHD, 4GB, 32GB) – 285USD or PHP 12573, follow by ZE551ML (5.5″ FHD, 2GB, 32GB) – 220 USD or PHP 9705. The standard version Asus Zenfone 2 ZE550 ML (5.5″ HD, 2GB, 16GB) – 190 USD/PHP 8382. The smallest display variant Asus Zenfone 2 ZE550CL (5″HD, 2GB, 16GB) will be sold at a price tag of 158USD or PHP 6970.

Here are some pics of the official launch.

Related: Read our ASus Zenfone 2 Specs comparison – True Flagship Killer! Asus Zenfone 2 vs Zenfone 5: 4GB Beats

Sony Xperia Z4 smartphone had just been missed out the MWC event this year. There are tons of rumors, leaks, renders of its phone so far. But it seems that the previous hypothesis is true- its phone will com in May with a little help from 007.

The Sony giant smartphone maker don’t confirm anything now, but at least, it highly looks like the company is absolutely working on the next generation of the Z3 and some leaked below photos are about alleged Sony Xperia Z4 meta frame.

Therefore, the photos give us a real comparison between the Z3 and Z4 with the similar Sony OmniBalance design. In addition to, the Z4 frame is definitely slight thinner 1mm than the Z3. Both of them are in the same width and length.

The Z4 has not much difference compared to the Z3, looking on the top side except for the movement of microphone hole from the headphone jack.

On the right of the Z4, its phone miss micro-SD and SIM car slot which is definitely the biggest difference between them.

From the below pic, do you wonder where is the Micro USB charging port for the Z4? It seems that the Z4 will not feature the water-resistant as its previous siblings due to there is not anything covering on the bottom of the phone.

If this source is believable, it seems there’re not much differences between them from outside view. But hopefully, under the hood, we expect that the phone will report a higher resolution display as well as a faster processor than its predecessor.

Xiaomi is now a famous brand, has many attractive devices in their portfolio. Most of their devices have been created at a reasonable cost and Xiaomi quality. As you probably know, their newest announced flagship are Xiaomi Mi Note and Xiaomi Mi Note Pro which are definitely hotcakes.

Moreover, as we mentioned before, Xiaomi has brought their new – and the first Xiaomi camera with high-specs, affordable price, named Xiaomi Yi Action Camera or probably called Xiaomi Mi Pro Action Camera.

The Xiaomi Mi Pro Action Camera is just priced at 399 Yuan, 63 USD or PHP 2,821. This device will surely be another Hotseller item of Xiaomi. Besides, its phone was emphasized as the most dangerous rival of Go Pro. But, the question is What is the most advantage of Xiaomi Mi Pro Action Camera actually compare to the much more expensive Go Pro Hero Camera?

Honestly, we don’t now get our hands the device well. But fortunately, in someway, some of our friends have gotten it and kindly compared them to the much more expensive competitor Go Pro, including Go Pro Hero 3 and Go Pro Hero 4. We already given you some our first samples, and now our turn is about new pictures and video.

Xiaomi Yi Action Camera vs Go Pro Hero Photo Comparison

Of course, the Go Pro Hero 4 can surpass the other rivals. In other hands, especially in low light condition, in fact the Xiaomi Yi Action Camera takes better photos thant he Go Pro Hero 3. So, it highly seems with only PHP 2,821, the Xiaomi Yi Action Camera is really a good deal.

So, it’s worth to get the device in your hands. If you are want to get Action Camera for cheap price tag, you should try out the Yi Action Camera. The only thing is when its device actually hits the shelves in your local market. Let wait for.

OnePlus has new combination with SwiftKey, a new Team, new Logo as well as a new own Android OS (named Oxygen OS). The OnePlus One was a pretty successful device, stands out with its great performance and impressive price, while its phone is marketed in a somewhat peculiar way, with a super-hard way to own its amazing phone. But, anyway, the One was launched a long time ago. So, what’s about the next OnePlus Two? According to OnePlus, the phone will come soon, is aimed to hit the shelves for Q2, Q3 2015 but no exact time is confirmed though. The phone probably set as a direct rival of Samsung Galaxy S5, HTC One M8 or Google Nexus 5 well.

In addition to, we have found some reports, rumors, leaks of its mysterious phone so far, therein, they said that the phone will feature a remarkable redesign compared to its sibling. OnePlus also say that they will call OnePlus Two as “Lettuce” internally while its predecessor be called the “Bacon”. We’re just wondering about its name as a specific naming pattern so far, especially both names are food. But, what’s about Lollipop Android OS of Google, is a real type of candy. Wait for it.

The OnePlus Two will pack many differences than its predecessor, at least after a huge fluctuation of OnePlus. But, what exactly will the major changes be? It’s not easy to tell at the moment, although there’s a bunch of salt on that topics.

Expectantly, in comparison with OnePlus One, the handset will pack better LTE support and more update hardware as well. Moreover, the OnePlus Two speculatively ship with the latest Android OS (or Oxygen OS). In other hands, the handset probably point towards a 5.5-inch display, Snapdragon 805 processor, 32GB internal storage, 16-megapixel rear camera, 5-megapixel front-facing camera, and a 3,300mAh battery.

We’re quite curious to see how far Android would have gotten by the time the phone is ready for the market, as a lot can happen by Q2/Q3 2015. If this phone comes with the newest Android OS in time, that could definitely give the new smartphone a very successful release. Its OS update will a great marketing strategy, so it’s not a good idea to miss out on this great chance. Of course, they have to make some efforts into this strategy well. But, anyway, if the OnePlus One reportedly arrive with the latest version of Android up, we will not really surprised.

Related: OnePlus One will get Android 5.0 Lollipop in March, including Oxygen OS and Cyanogen Mod

At MWC 2015, Lenovo has announced some new tablet, smartphone accompanied by a pocket projector. The Lenovo A7000 was unveiled as the “hottest” phone in the same event in Barcelona. 

As the name, the Lenovo A7000 is the successor of Lenovo 6000 which was released at CES 2015 a couple of months ago. The A7000 is the first smartphone in the world which is packed Dolby ATMOS. The Dolby ATMOS is the new high-tech give the users perfect sound experience.

In addition to, the A7000 has some of the excellent advanced features which includes 4G LTE connectivity as well as Android Lollipop 5.0. As specs-wise, the phone features a 5.5-inch 720p IPS display accompanied by 2GB of RAM on-board and 8GB of internal memory which can be expandable via microSD card. Moreover, this device is powered by MediaTek’s MT6752M octa-core processor clocked at 1.5GHz and a 16-core Mali-T760 GPU for graphics. The camera is quite good, reporting 8 MP main camera on the back and flanked by an LED flash as well as a 5-megapixel snapper up front. For battery, the A7000 is juiced up by a 2,900mAh battery along with Android 5.0 Lollipop with Lenovo’s skin on top of Google’s OS. Lenovo A7000 measures 152.6x 76.2 x 7.9mm and weighs 140 grams, a polycarbonate panel. It might feel a bit bulky with its 8 mm thickness, but it makes the device feel strong. This is also a dual SIM device (two micro SIM cards) that will be attractive in Asia market in general.

The handset absolutely come with a pocket-friendly price tag, only $169, PHP 7487, and be available in Pearl White and Onyx Black color options. The phone gives us a sophisticated feeling, just like a premium smartphone. The device is expectantly arrived sometime this month.