Huawei Mate 8 – More Photos Reveal How It Looks

One of the best mobile phone of Huawei, which was released in the month of September 2014, Ascend Mate7, is also one of the biggest screen smartphone that is available in the market. Last month, a new was broken that the company has been working to launch a more advanced phone which will be the heir of Mate7. Some additional images have come out from a place within China and are supposed to be of this new cell-phone.

The images obtained are not quite complete, which hides the true appearance of smart-phone, but they revealed that this new handset does have some similarities in appearance with the Mate7.

It has been said that the company will end using Ascend brand, so that the new smart-phone could only be called Huawei Mate 8. However, it is also possible that the firm might include Mate 8 in its Honor series, which will officially be introduced later this year in US.

It is not yet known that what specifications will this new smart-phone have, but with the new introduction of Quad HD displays by Huawei chief Yu Chengdong, it can be assumed easily that the new Mate will have a screen of 1080p display.

Also there are two new handsets Honor 2X and P8 which are expected to be launched by the company in very near future. On the other hand, it is possible that the company will launch its all three smart-phones at the same moment, but that can only be told in future now.

Huawei Mate 8 – More Photos Reveal How It Looks

Mirror 3 – Oppo’s New Midranger to Hit the Market Soon

Few months earlier, Oppo announced its N3 with a motorized camera and then R5 which stayed as world’s slimmest phone for a bit. Recently, it has introduced its new R1C a midranger 64 bit, but it is not confirmed if the mobile will be exclusive for markets of Asia or not. Now company has taken its production one step further; the company has announced its new handset Mirror 3 which is completely different from the Desay new Magical Mirror X5.

The look of the Oppo Mirror 3 resembles inflated R5, and same can be said about R1C. With the new design of these three new phones, it can be considered as the next signature design of Oppo.

The specifications of the handset are not quite high. It runs on Snapdragon 410 a 1.2 GHz quad-core, and has RAM of 1 GB. For storage, it has a built-in memory of 8 GB and can support a microSD card of 128 GB. It has a screen display of 4.7 inches with a resolution of 720 x 1280. Other than these, it consists of 2,000 mAh battery. For the picture lovers, it has the combo of 8 MP/5 MP cameras.

The phone will be powered by Android 4.4.4 KitKat which will be coated by Oppo’s Color OS skin version 2.0.1.

The cost of the Mirror 3 is thought to be near $280 when it will be made available in the markets of China. The phone will have two colors: black and white. However, it is not known if the handset will be presented in the international markets.

Mirror 3 – Oppo’s New Midranger to Hit the Market Soon

Gmail services slowly trickling back into China

After about four days of being cut off from their Gmail, Chinese users are slowly getting back access to it. Gmail traffic in China is slowly picking up and is on the way to pre-outage status. The outage began right after Christmas when Gmail users in China found themselves blocked from using the services.

Google’s Transparency Report indicated that Gmail traffic into China showed a slight rise since yesterday morning. Many users reported restoration of the Gmail services, some still experienced problems.

The Financial Times has reported:

“The episode ended as mysteriously as it began — users of Gmail via POP and Imap servers, who had been frustrated for days trying to send and receive email, suddenly saw their inboxes full again, though some were still reporting delays in receiving emails and others said that their service had not returned.”

Gmail services in China seem to be slowly returning to the earlier status. Gmail’s website has been blocked since long by the “Great Firewall of China” that has barred Chinese users from accessing Gmail and other Google web services like Search and Drive through their browsers. People in China had access to it through third party apps such as Microsoft outlook and Apple Mail using POP, IMAP and SMAP but the Chinese government had blocked this loophole last week.

As for the reason for outage, Google says there is nothing technically wrong at their end. The state-run Global Times says it may be “caused by the China side, by Google itself or a combination of the two.”  Further adding that, “If the China side indeed blocked Gmail, the decision must have been prompted by newly emerged security reasons. If that is the case, Gmail users need to accept the reality of Gmail being suspended in China.”

Via Android Central, Engadget

Gmail services slowly trickling back into China

Gionee W900: World’s First Smartphone with Two 1080p Displays

Gionee, a Chinese handset maker, has once again introduced a first in the mobile industry. It was the first to manufacture the thinnest smartphone during the time that they launched the two revolutionary handsets known as the Elife sS5.5 and Elife E5.1. And now the Chinese has done it again. This time materializing a smartphone with two 1080p displays.

The Gionee W900 is a clamshell type made to simulate the Samsung’s Android flip phones, which were apparently in the mainstream in China.

If you are curious about it as many others are, here is the list of (limited) features of specifications to condition your expectations.

 

• 4-inch internal and external displays with an impressive 1080 x 1920 pixel resolutions (550 ppi density)


• Runs Android 4.4 KitKat

• Weight: 172 grams


• 14.8 mm thick (closed)


• Quad-core 1.5 GHz processor


• Supports LTE

• 13 MP rear camera


• 5 MP front-facing camera


• 2 GB of RAM


• 16 GB of expandable storage space


• 2050 mAh battery

That’s all information we have now of this one of a kind smartphone. But we would keep you updated as soon as new information is released, most importantly it’s selling price! We hate to break your hearts though, but would most probably exclusive in China. But who knows, this might be the next big thing in the mobile industry.

Gionee W900: World’s First Smartphone with Two 1080p Displays

Goophone N4 is the Cheap Galaxy Note 4

If you can’t afford the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 4, Goophone N4 would be your friend. Goophone N4 is said to be the Note 4 clone from China. It is soon to be released and it would most probably be earlier than Sept. 3, the launch date of the original Note 4. It is a trend they follow nowadays – torelease first before the prototype. I am not endorsing the imitation or anything. But let’s face it, although the Goophone N4 is crafted to look like Samsung’s newest flagship smartphone, it would have difficulty levelling with its features and performance, and some people would be okay about it. Some would prefer the cheaper version. So, even before it is introduced, Samsung’s target market has already been divided.

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Specifications:

• 5.7 inch 1440 x 2560p display


• 4096 MB RAM, 64 GB built-in storage


• 16 megapixels rear camera


• 2 megapixels front camera

Goophone N4 Specifications:

• 5.7-inch 1080p display


• 3GB of RAM


• 13-megapixel rear camera


• 5-megapixel front camera


• 3200mAh battery

There is more to the original Note 4, of course, however, I limit the details based on what we have with the Goophone N4 roundup. The Galaxy Note 4 clone is certainly not bad. However, one of the most exciting features of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is its octacore processor. And the concern is how Goophone’s 1.7GHz octacore MediaTek MT6592 processor would do.

Goophone N4 is the Cheap Galaxy Note 4

Kickstarter Backers Going to Get Pressy in Upcoming Weeks

Last year, Pressy has revealed a project named Kickstarter for customizable hardware button. Finally, the project will be delivered to the backers of China within some weeks. According to the official report, Pressy has shipped the Kickstarter to the backers to China and that will need some time depending on the location of backers.

For those who do not have any idea of Pressy is a simple slot that can be used in the 3.5mm headphone jack for using the button as someone likes in the Smartphones. An android app will be used to customize the function of using the jack to any user’s interface. Earlier, Xiaomi, the manufacturer company of China has launched the same kind of product named MiKey that has drawn good attention from the users.

The primary estimated goal of Pressy makers was only $40,000 while they have reached to the $700,000 funds from this single product. Last year, August was the month when the project has started and finally, the backers are getting that Pressy for Smartphone. Also, the new customers can easily order for the Pressy using Smartphone at only $27. However, there is no announcement of the date when the customers are available to purchase and shipping to the addresses.

Kickstarter Backers Going to Get Pressy in Upcoming Weeks

Huawei Honor 3X Pro – Now officially available in China

The Huawei Glory 3X Pro has finally arrived China officially. Earlier this month, it was expected that Huawei will soon launch this device in China and now it is available easily starting from today. This phone is renowned as Honor 3X Pro.

The Huawei Glory 3X Pro is the successor of 3X which was launched last year. Honor 3X Pro holds similar faux-leather back cover as present in Samsung’s Galaxy Note 3 and Note 3 Lite which makes this phone really special.

There is not just the enhancement of design. Other many features are also included in this phone to make it better from its descendent. It is provided with the big 5.5 inches screen with the pixel resolution of 1080 x 1920. It runs on Android 4.4 KitKat.

Honor 3X Pro is also good to take pictures as its rear camera is of 13 MP and made by famous Sony. It also has a front camera of 5MP. All the working can be done at fast speed because of the octa-core MediaTek processor clocked at 1.7GHz. It further has 2GB Ram and internal memory of 16GB. To provide you good time, it has a 3,000 mAh battery.

This phone can be purchased from online shopping place known as Vmall which is a Huawei’s own shop. Honor 3X Pro is available at the rate of $272 which makes about 1,698 Chinese yuan. The presented colors are black and white. It has not been announced yet whether Honor 3X Pro will also be available in other markets.

Huawei Honor 3X Pro – Now officially available in China