Author: Chris Eilers

The Ulefone Be Pro was released earlier this year and received many attention thanks to its build quality, specification as well as an affordable price. While some one find it conveniently with 5.5″ display, some one claimed that the display size is still larger. The phone have been selling well though but it highly looks like the Chinese smartphone company is planning to launch a new smaller version, probably 4.5″ or 5″ version of the current Be Pro. If the mini version of their popular Ulefone Be Pro flagship be added to their range, meaning users will have many different options to buy it, basing on their specific purpose.

 

The leaked pic came from Ulefone’s official facebook fanpage in order to reveal something new or survey for user’s opinion. So, actually, the exact size of its phone is not announced yet for sure.

The Ulefone Be Pro features 5.5-inch LG IPS HD OGS display, dual 4G LTE SIM, 64bit Mediatek MT6732 quad-core 1.5Ghz processor, 2GB on-board and 16 GB storage built-in, 13MP primary shooter as well as 5MP front-facing camera in the opposite side, 2600 mAh Li-ion, LTE.

Specifications haven’t been unveiled yet, but from the current Ulefone Be Pro, we guess that the mini variant would get an MT6732 chip, 1GB RAM, 8 mega-pixel rear camera, 5MP secondary camera and 5-inch HD display. Not sure for our suggested specs well until the official specs and design come in front of us.

Updated: Here is a leaked photo of alleged Ulefone Be Pro Mini.

Source: The Ulefone

Do you remember the HTC A55 shook the market last month? It has a alleged name of HTC A55, targeted to mid-range segment but interestingly packs some amazing specs also.

Rumor said that the phone therefore arrives with 5.5″ QHD display, powered by Mediatek MT6795 octa-core 64 bit chipset. Additionally, the HTC A55 will pack 3GB of RAM on-board, 32 internal storage in hardware department. Moreover, 20 MP main camera as well as 13MP or 4 UltraPixel front camera (depends on specific market) are astonishing in this range. Don’t stop at that, its phone allegedly has prodigious BoomSound speakers, Bluetooth 4.1, less than 3000mAh battery (not too bad) and new Sense 7.0 on top of Android 5.0.

Seriously, there are too many high-specs packing in a mid-end HTC A55. Too good to be true. And now, according to @upleaks (reliable source that we heard many times before), they said that the HTC is going to release a new phone under the name HTC One E9 instead of alleged HTC A55. So, it means that the HTC A55 do not truly belong to “Desire” Series but in fact in One Series as a flagship smartphone. From the same source, the HTC One E9 could be launched in China as soon as late March. Besides, there will be 3 different paintjobs: white rose gold, metallic gray, and brown gold.

In conclusion: The HTC A55 might be sold in China as a “mid-range” smartphone which is powered by Mediatek MT6795. But in the other hands, the phone is probably named as: HTC E9 or even HTC One M9 Plus in Western countries (running on the Qualcomm chip). It’s not clear when HTC plans to launch it around the world and the phone will soon come with us or not. But we’ll let you know when we find out more.

Here are somepPurported live images of HTC E9 (A55) 

Source: upleaks, Weibo

HTC One M9 was just introduced earlier this week with many good feedback from attendance and views. From previous leak, we expected to see the HTC One M9 Plus also but unfortunately, this phone did not come with us finally.

As reported, its phone comes with the same design with new HTC One M8 but with some upgrades. The outstanding belongs to the replacement from UltraPixel camera by a much more capable 20 MP primary camera.

Leakers like @UPLeaks are convinced that the phone might not come with us. And in an interesting turn of events, we could be looking at the first two images of the HTC One M9 Plus thanks to the Chinese social media – Weibo of the account “Ubuntu team”.

For starters, what we’re seeing is a 5.2-inch screen HTC One M9 lookalike with a positively huge round camera on the back, along with a dual-LED flash.

According to the report as well as previous rumors, the HTC One M9 Plus reports 5.2-inch quad HD display, a 2.0GHz octa-core processor from MediaTek or a Snapdragon 810 processor depending on the region, 3GB of RAM on-board, 32GB of expandable memory and a fingerprint scanner.

In the last time, there is also a leaked pic which showed up two beautiful black HTC smartphones. So, although there are no words or any confirmation about its phone well, the release date is of course not yet announced but at least we have many rumors and some first leaked photos well.

HTC looks like to take the similar strategy with Apple, Samsung and lastly Xiaomi, meaning introducing two-phone together. While one is surely HTC One M9, the larger one can name HTC One M9, HTC M9 Max or something though.

Source: Weibo

Apple is now on the top of the world’s largest smartphone makers thanks to their latest iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. And now, it highly looks like Samsung will soon unveil new devices – alleged Apple iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus. And much more interesting, the 6S and the bigger 6S Plus would be upgraded to 2GB of RAM, which is the same specs as Apple iPad Air 2. In addition to, the phone reportedly ship with an included pre-installed Apple SIM.

An extra RAM means you can easily enable handle multiple tasks at once with a fast process. More specifically, you can open many more tabs in a browser and faster responses from apps thanks to more data can be stored in the memory, therefore reducing the need for the smartphone to constantly access the slower flash storage. Higher RAM takes you much more conveniently during playing games or watching video well. Hopefully Apple will improve the battery capacity of their next iPhone.

Apart from the double RAM upgraded, the next iPhones could also ship with an Apple SIM included. It has been previously previously expropriated on the iPad Air 2 and now the company could be thinking of using its pre-installed SIM with the upcoming devices.

While using a pre-installed Apple Sim meaning you can be switched at any time, but there are still some disadvantages. having an Apple SIM lets users sign up for mobile data plans from any participating carrier. Taking the iPad Air 2 for an instant. When you buy iPad Air 2 at Sprint or T-Mobile, the device will immediately locked to that specific network. For Version store, they require users to have a Verizon Sim and not support the Apple Sim at all. So, it’s the best idea if you purchase the iPad Air 2 in Apple store. If the Apple iPhone 6S or 6S Plus will be supported Apple SIM, they will have the same limitations. Especially, the Apple smartphones are mostly purchased from the phone providers while their tablets are almost sold from Apple stores. This gives the phone carriers more leverage when it comes to deciding its Apple SIM options.

The previous leaks speculate that Apple will go on using the 8MP sensor that was utilized in its processor. However, the alleged iPhone 6S would supportedly reports potential dual-lens which is different from other Apple’s smartphones but is similar to HTC One M8.

Do you ever feel a little disappointed when using a “smartphone” but you have to charge many times per day and sometimes missed some important calls or memorable moments? I guess that some of us met this trouble before, but don’t worry, here is possible your perfect choice.

We know about leaked Wammy Titan 4 with a huge 5330mAh battery before? Or even in 2012, the same company set a new record with 4160 mAh battery. But, from now, these phones are beaten out thanks to an astonishing 6000 mAh battery smartphone.

The brand name possibly makes you a bid confused, but the phone is probably quite good for us. And from their specs, its phone is definitely belongs to the mid-range smartphone well.

Except for 6000 mAh battery capacity, the phone reportedly comes with a 5.2-inch JDI Full HD display, based on Snapdragon 615 octa-core CPU clocked at 1.8GHz, 4G LTE connectivity, 3GB of RAM, 32GB onboard memory, 16 megapixel primary shooter as well as the ew USB3.1 Type-C interface. Its phone measures a incredible thickness of 11.9mm (of course, for the huge mentioned battery). Hmm, not too bad, right?

But, wait for a minute, in fact, a massive 6000 mAh meaning a removable 3520mAh battery and the rest one is a sealed. So, it actually carries two batteries inside. The phone will display two battery statuses as both batteries charge and drain at the same time. But anyway, the Innos Yu Luo D6000 claims to have the world’s largest mobile phone battery at 6000mAh capacity. 

We don’t get any idea about its price though, but the phone will expectantly arrive in China by early April. Do you love this phone? Gimme your opinion.

Innos Yi Luo D6000 specs

Source: Chinese

Apart from reporting stellar on-board hardware and a craftsmanship design, the Samsung Galaxy equipped with a good imaging capacity. That definitely takes the phone as one of the best-flagship of 2015.

The Samsung Galaxy S6 packs a primary camera of 16MP (3456 x 4608 pixels) with OIS, dual-LED flash, auto-focus spec as well as an ISOCELL sensor that you can easily find on its predecessor – Samsung Galaxy S5. Some other added specs are remarkably necessary for good pics, including: Auto Real-time HDR, F1.9, High Clear Zoom, IR Detect White Balance, Virtual Shot, Slow Motion, Fast Motion, Pro Mode, and Selective Focus. 16MP main shooter with some listed specs will extremely give you a excellent experience well.

Here are some samples – take from primary camera (click to view full size)

Along with 16MP shooter at the back, there is 5MP focus “front-facing” camera for “selfie” lovers. While you can much seek on various devices packing 5MP camera well, it seems that the S6 features various models in order to bring the best “self-portraits”, namely: Wide Selfie, Virtual Shot, and Interval Shot aside from the usual Beauty Mode. In detail, all of them automatically immediately “retouches” your skin so you can take the best focus-pics ever before sharing these photos on social media.

Here are sample shots from front-facing camera (click to view full size)

These above imagines are officially announced by Samsung, of course in optimal lighting conditions. Seriously, we’re quite impressed. Apparently, the main Samsung Galaxy S6’s camera has been improved and updated much, as their design and other specs. To be honest, we’re seriously thinking about getting new Samsung device when it hits the Phi shelves already.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge has introduced at MWC and get many compliment from users and experts. The device are packed with many significant upgrade than the Samsung’s previous devices. Much specially, The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge is now the world’s first dual arch smartphone.

And now, the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge received the special prestigious award of “Best New Handset, Tablet or Device” from the GSMA at Mobile World Congress 2015. The award admit the best new device introduced during the show. This is the second continuous time Samsung achieved this award, following the Samsung Gear Fit in 2014. The award is really a huge proud of Samsung at all.

Samsung created Galaxy S6 Egde with many more improvements: new standard in design thanks to crafted creation from Metal and Glass, sophisticated look, neatness, and the best advanced Samsung technology. Therefore, the Galaxy S6 is not only a incredible beautiful device but also features more powerful performance in term of usability and functionality. The Samsung Galaxy S6 set up a new excited experience give users “a new way the world has never seen before” as JK Shin’s announcement, president and head of IT & Mobile Communications Division at Samsung Electronics. Besides that, he press once again that: “We are honored that the GSMA agree that these are our most elegant and powerful devices so far.”. Sounds fantastic. Congrats Samsung for their trying.

Specifically, the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge have gotten more than 20 prestigious awards on-site at MWC 2015, such as: Ubergizmo’s “Best of Mobile World Congress,” Mashable’s “Top Pick” and Laptop Magazine’s “Top Pick.”

Moreover, Samsung get another ward for their device. Therein, Samsung’s mobile security platform KNOX also received the “Best Security/Anti-fraud Product of Solution” from the GSMA.

In conclusion: We guess that the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge is absolutely a remarkably impressive phone and will create a crazy rock storm when it hit the shelves. For the price, some sources said that Samsung Galaxy S6 will be priced at around 700 USD for US. So, no official words for the Samsung Galaxy S6 Egde though, but its price will be higher than leaked price.

At MWC 2015, the Sony Xperia Aqua M4 officially come. And it apparently looks like Sony is working on a sequel to the Sony Xperia M2 Aqua well.

As our previous report, although belongs to the mid-range market but the Aqua M4 has much same design with the top-tier Sony Xperia Z3, especially in the front screen as well as fourth rounded sides. The phone has the price tag of 299 Euro and be available in three colors: White, Black and lovely Pink.

Needless to say, besides some markedly good hardware specs for mid-end smartphone, the most its outstanding spec is waterproof thanks to IP68 certification without USB port cover. In the past, the Aqua range has the resistant water, too, but they really need a real cover to avoid the water enter into the phone. Moreover, the Aqua M4 has dustproof also.

As for specs-wise, the M4 Aqua is really a beast, of course for the mid-range market. The Sony Xperia M4 Aqua equipped with quite a punch. Under the hood we have a 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Octa-core processor with integrated 4G LTE connectivity. The display solution is only 1280 x 720 (HD) along with 2GB of RAM and the optimization brought about by Android Lollipop. The HD solution is definitely not save you too much battery capacity. The phone makes me a smooth and comfortable feeling when touching its phone.

More interesting, the phone has the primary camera of 13MP which is promised to be flagship-level quality. Its main shooter utilize Sony’s Exmor RS mobile sensor along with an F2.0 aperture and ISO 3200 sensitivity. Not bad!

In conclusion: The Sony Xperia Aqua M4 has just announced to be priced at 299 Euro, or PHP 14664 for many impressive specs and a beautiful design (even compared to the high-end flagship Sony Xperia Z3 thanks to Omnibalance design philosophy). Do you think that this phone will set up a new standard specs for mid-end devices?

Sony Xperia M4 Aqua Specs

• 1.5GHz octa-core, 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor
• 2GB of RAM
• 5-inch HD display, 720 x 1280 resolution
• 8GB/16GB storage, expandable via microSD
• 13-megapixel rear camera
• 5-megapixel front camera
• 3G, LTE
• WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, A-GPS
• Android 5.0 Lollipop
• 2400mAh battery
• SRP: 299 Euros (Roughly Php15,000)

Huawei might be the Nexus phone marker in the future, according to Kevin Yang – the Director of the China Research at iSuppli. Recently, he has shared on this official Weibo account, Pointed out that Google might truly choose Chinsese OEM – Huawei as their partner for the next Nexus smartphone. Actually, there are no announced information about it also, but at least we can count on iSuppli – thanks to their reputation as the biggest mobile analytics companies around.

We heard these news before, also coming from Weibo as well, but still unreliable source, therein indicated that Google and Huawei have a big deal for a Nexus smartphone, however the cheaper of two Nexus options in 2015. As you might probably know or not, the high-end flagship Nexus device will be made by LG and many sources said that it highly likely an LG G4 variation of some sort.

We’re honestly not sure for anything, we can only guess and expect that Google will partner up Huawei for their next Nexus smartphones. If it’s true, meaning it can put Huawei for a much higher level and its proprietary Kirin chipset to a definitely smart position within the developer’s community.

For other related information, the Google Nexus 6 will come soon, packing many high-specs, including: 2K QUAD HD display, Quad-core Snapdragon 805 clocked at powerful 2.7 GHz, 13 MP main camera along with OIS, 6MP front-facing camera, massive battery life of 3,220 mAh, 4G LTE and is possibly sold at a price tag of around 649 USD which can be translated to 28613 Philippines pesos. 

Source (Chinese)

Beside the Alpha Neon, Cherry Mobile local smartphone company was also introduced the Cherry Mobile Alpha View at the Mobile World Congress. Its phone belongs to the Alpha series and based on the Windows Phones.

From the specific features of the CM Alpha View, we can learn that its phone itself on entry-level Windows Phone devices. The phone reports 6-inch display with in-plane switching (IPS) technology and high-def screen resolution. Besides, under the hood, the phone is equipped with Adreno 302 graphics based on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor. Apart from, the Alpha View has 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal memory that definitely easy for us to extend up to 64 GB via microSD support. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi 802.11n, Bluetooth 4.0 and 3G HSPA+ connectivity are of course available. Just like many smartphone currently appearing in Asia, the CM Alpha View also has a dual-Sim, one micro and the other standard-sized.

It highly seems that the CM Alpha Neon as well as the CM Alpha View mostly reports the same specs except for a larger screen, exterior design and of course a more powerful battery capacity in CM Alpha View.

Cherry Mobile Alpha View Specs

• Windows Phone 8.1
• 6-inch IPS LCD (720×1280 HD), ~245ppi
• 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 (8212) processor
• Adreno 302 GPU
• 1GB RAM
• 8GB internal storage
• microSD support up to 64GB
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
• Dual SIM with dual standby
• 3G HSPA+
• Bluetooth 4.0
• 2600mAh battery

The Cherry Mobile Alpha View will be available in black and white flavors. Compared to CM Alpha Neon, the CM Alpha View packs slightly better specs. So, the CM Alpha View should be sold at higher price than its smaller phone, hopefully under the PHP 5,000.

At MWC 2015 in Barcelona, Cherry Mobile Company was unveiled their two new smartphones which surface Windows Phones. One of them is Cherry Mobile Alpha Neon, the other is Cherry Mobile Alpha View. Therein, the Cherry Mobile Alpha Neon is the smaller and more affordable.

“We have worked with Philippine-based Cherry Mobile on their previous Windows Phones and we are glad to see their next generation of devices that includes the 5-inch Alpha Neon and 6-inch Alpha View devices announced during MWC. […] It’s great to see the continued device innovation from our hardware partners across the Windows ecosystem. We continue to work closely with our hardware partners to design and build devices, across categories and price points that will take advantage of the new capabilities and experiences that Windows […] will enable.”, said Microsoft Corporation Representative.

The Cherry Mobile Alpha Neon

There are many youthful color options for us: Yellow, Blue, Red, Green, and White. The phone is mostly targeted to young customers who are considering about getting their first Windows Phone handset.

Just like other smartphones in the Alpha series, the Cherry Mobile Alpha Neon reports a 5-inch 720 x 1280 pixels HD IPS display panel. The battery capacity is not too really powerful, at a removable 2,000 mAh Li-Ion. Some other necessary addition are dual SIM Dual Standby capability as well as 3G HSPA+ support. Under the hood, the smartphone runs Windows Phone 8.1 operating system clocked at 1.2 GHz Quad Core ARM Cortex A7 and Adreno 302 lied on Qualcomm Snapdragon 8212 chipset. Moreover, its phone is supported by 1GB of RAM, 8 GB of storage built-in which is expandable via microSD card slot.

About its cost, the CM Alpha Neon reportedly comes with an official price tag that’s below Php 5,000.

Cherry Mobile Alpha Neon Specs

• Windows Phone 8.1
• 5-inch IPS LCD (720×1280 HD), ~294ppi
• 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 (8212) processor
• Adreno 302 GPU
• 1GB RAM
• 8GB internal storage
• microSD support up to 64GB
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
• Dual SIM with dual standby
• 3G HSPA+
• Bluetooth 4.0
• 2000mAh battery

Asus Zenfone 2 definitely an amazing phone and are now the most-awaited device with high specs but reasonable price tag. While we’re waiting for its phone well. We think that it’s a little necessary for us to take a small comparison of them. One is a hot cake in the near future, one was completely a hotseller of Asus last year – Zenfone 2 and Zenfone 5.

For all of you, the Zenfone 2 packs a 5.5-inch Full HD display along with Gorilla Glass 3 and is powered by 1.8 GHz 64-Bit Intel Atom Z3560 quad core processor. Its device runs on latest Android 5.0 Lollipop. Besides, it has 2GB/4GB of RAM, 16GB/64GB on-board memory which can expandable via micro SD card slot.

On the other hand, the Zenfone 5 has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) capacitive multi touch display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The phone is powered by a 1.6 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2560 with PowerVR SGX 544 MP2 GPU. Its device runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with Zen UI on top. Moreover, it is supported by 2GB RAM, 8GB / 16GB storage built-in, which also can be widen up to 64GB via micro SD.

While the Zenfone 2 has a 5MP selfie shooter, the Zenfone 5 has only a 2MP in the secondary camera. However, both of them have earpiece and Asus logo at the center and three capacitive buttons under the display.

One another difference is that the Zenfone 2 has not buttons on either side while Zenfone 5 has power button and volume rockers on the right side.

Instead of, the Zenfone 2 has the power button on the top of the phone as well as a 3.5mm audio jack which is the same spec in the Zenfone 5.

Both the devices have micro USB port and microphone at the bottom.

In additionally, the Zenfone 2 reports 13MP main camera along with volume rockers, dual LED flash at the back while the Zenfone 5 has a 8MP camera with LED flash.

Not stop at that points, both two smartphones have a removable back cover and Asus logo at the center followed by the loudspeaker grill. For the battery capacity,the Zenfone 2 is powered by a 3,000 mAh battery compared to 2,110 mAh battery in Zenfone 5.

In conclusion: The Asus Zenfone 2 report much more competitive specs than the Asus Zenfone 5, such as: larger screen size, higher battery capacity, higher quality main camera (as well as the secondary shooter), higher processor and chipset, more powerful OS, larger RAM also. It seems that Asus has improved much on their newest device well. So, what do you want more in the Asus Zenfone 2?

The Asus Zenfone 2 will be launched at their domestic market, Taiwan on March 9th. Keep calm and wait for it.