28/07/2015

Breaking: DOOGEE EUROPA F3 leaks hours ahead of launch in full glory

The DOOGEE EUROPA F3 is only hours away from launch, but it appears as though the phone wasn’t done leaking. Hands on pictures of the phone in full glory have made their way to the internet. The pictures confirm the design that TENAA leaks depicted, so if you didn’t like the design then, well, I’m sorry. Take a look at the pictures below. The pictures are said to have been leaked by someone who has access to the DOOGEE IBIZA F2 smartphone (and is apparently conducting an AMA-ish thing here). DOOGEE EUROPA F3 leaks in full glory Buy DOOGEE phones and accessories at vifocal.com! (Update: is that an iPhone-style mute switch on the left edge?) We asked you if you’re going to buy the DOOGEE EUROPA F3. If you haven’t answered yet, do so now! Also, the DOOGEE EUROPA F3 leaked in its 4GB RAM avatar some time back, about which you can read here. This new leak pretty much hits the nail on the head with design. You are now free to decide if you like the Doogee phone without even the launch finished… only if the leaks are true, which they seem to be.

02/07/2015

UMI ZERO announce the Black Bull range, phones with huge batteries, slim bodys and long run times

 

UMI ZERO are certainly making their mark on the Chinese smartphone world with a range of well made UMI ZERO phones and their upcoming 10,000mAh battery phone. Now it is revealed that the company have released a new “Black Bull” range of devices all packing large batteries. UMI ZERO are obviously very excited about their new “Black Bull” range of phones and are describing them as “Super large capacity”, “Super Thin and Super Standby” and “Super Flash Charging”. It mind sound a bit cheesy, but it sounds pretty accurate too! According to the details that UMI ZERO have sent over to us, the new Black Bull range of phones will be made up of 6 devices to begin with, all sporting longer than average battery life and all getting huge battery packs. UMI ZERO It’s not just a case of shoving a huge battery in to their new phones though, as UMI ZERO have also announced some interesting features for these devices too. For example the Black Bull range will feature a power saving mode that will allow your phone to run in standby for 60 hours with just 5% of remaining battery charge. UMI ZERO Each phone will also feature a fast charge technology which will allow your phone to be full charge from between 2-4 hours (depending on the size of the battery, some of which are over 6000mAh). UMI ZERO USB OTG is also part of the package, although UMI ZERO are calling the technology “Reverse Charging”, but basically means you can use the huge battery in your Black mtk6589t UMI Cross phone to charge the battery in another USB device. UMI ZERO So how about the models? Well first up is the Black Bull P1. A phone that features 2 x 3000mAh batteries for 6 days of normal use and 3 full days of heavy usage from a single charge. UMI ZERO The Black Bull P2 boast 2 x 4000mAh batteries for 7 days of regular use and 3 days of heavy usage. UMI ZERO The 9mm thick Black Bull P3 caught our attention. Not only is it a rather thin device, considering the 6080mAh battery, but it boasts 10 days of normal use and 4 days of heavy use. UMI ZERO If you like to limit your phones to just 5-inch then the Black Bull P4 fits the bill and is noted as the worlds first 5-inch phone with 6000mAh battery good for 12 days normal use, 5 days of heavy use and 45 days of standby! A P5 model is still under wraps but we have been informed that it will feature the largest battery every found in a phone. We believe it to be a variation of the K10000 with 10,000mAh battery. UMI ZERO And last but not least, UMI ZERO have create a clam shell phone (still popular in Asia) with 3000mAh battery for 9 days of regular use and 4 days of heavy use. UMI ZERO announced all the phone at an event in China yesterday and will be selling the new models through around 300 UMI ZERO distributors once they are finally released for sale. What do you think of these huge battery 4G LTE phone? Which one catches your eye?

20/11/2014

Iocean X8 MIni Pro launched here are the full specifications!

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Today was the day many of Iocean X8 MIni Pro us had been waiting for, the launch of the Iocean X8 MIni Pro, here are the complete specifications and hands on photos. To launch so late in the year and behind their main rivals in China, Oppo, OnePlus, Xiaomi, Huawei etc, is a risk. Not only does the Iocean flagship have to out do those phones already on the market, but also next years replacements (the Oppo Find 9 must only be a few months away), and we think the Iocean X8 MIni Pro has what it takes to keep fighting well in to next year. L1050761 Iocean X8 MIni Pro launched here are the full specifications! Iocean have once again gone for a different choice in processor than many tech gurus would have expected. The Samsung Exyno 5430 octacore chipset in the Iocean X8 MIni Pro is a huge improvement over the chip in the Iocean MX3, Iocean claim the GPU performance is up to 130% better for example, however many fans were hoping for the newer, more powerful Exyno 5433 found in the Samsung Galaxy Note 4. We’re not sure why Iocean took this step, although it surely cost less, but we are confident the processor will handle that new ultra-high resolution without to much of a worry. We’ll post some benchmarks later, but as we all know by now its the real world testing where things really matter. L1050779 Iocean X8 MIni Pro launched here are the full specifications! The Iocean X8 MIni Pro is slightly larger than theIocean, with a bigger 5.5-inch display and thicker 2.8mm screen bezels but the overall width is only 77mm, pretty impressive for a 5.5-inch phone. The screen takes up 76.5% of the front of the Iocean X8 MIni Pro which is only slightly less than theIocean. L1050789 Iocean X8 MIni Pro launched here are the full specifications! A higher resolution panel, 2560 x 1536, has the Iocean X8 MIni Pro ahead of most of the current flagship phones on the market and boasts an impressive pixel density of 546ppi. The new panel uses NEGA negative LCD with an LED backlight to help keep battery drain down while optimising visibility. Panel Self Refresh (PSR) also helps to keep battery consumption to a minimum. L1050765 iOcean X7S-T 3G launched here are the full specifications! Speaking of battery life, Iocean have wisely gone for a larger 3350mAh battery. Iocean are claiming a day and half of battery life from the Iocean X8 MIni Pro with LTE, we will soon find out if that is accurate. LTE is compatible with FDD-LTE and TD-LTE. There is also 3G and GSM too, but we are waiting to see which bands and frequencies. Read our highly detailed IoceanIocean Review! The extra width of the Iocean X8 MIni Pro allows room for the larger battery, and also helps to squeeze in the new home button/fingerprint scanner combo and a whole host of exciting audio equipment. L1050764 Iocean X8 MIni Pro launched here are the full specifications! Starting with the security on the Iocean X8 MIni Pro, Iocean have developed the new MX Touch system which compromises of a sapphire glass protected home button with stainless steel bezel and fingerprint scanner. Pressing the home button brings the fingerprint scanner to life. The Iocean X8 MIni Pro will decide if you are the owner of the phone in around 500 milliseconds. To ensure that your data is kept safe Iocean say that the whole system is encrypted and store in ARM TrustZone safe zones. Iocean X8 MIni Pro launched here are the full specifications! Iocean X8 MIni Pro launched here are the full specifications! Iocean X8 MIni Pro launched here are the full specifications! Iocean X8 MIni Pro launched here are the full specifications! As you can tell from the teaser images and theme of the Iocean X8 MIni Pro launch, the IoceanIocean boasts plenty of impressive audio hardware. An OPA1612 operation amplifier has been built-in to the Iocean X8 MIni Pro to maximise dyanamic range with utralow distortion and a high slew rate. Linked to that is an ESS 9018 DAC chip which should please even the most demanding audio enthusiasts. L1050766 Iocean X8 MIni Pro launched here are the full specifications! Other improvements include a new 5 mega-pixel front camera to compliment Flyme 4.0’s very clever beautification feature, with F2.2 aperture and pixel size of 1.4 μm, and RAM has been updated to 3GB RAM to ensure everything runs smoothly even when when multi-tasking. The rest of the hardware remains similar to the Ioceancheap unlocked cell phones with FDD-LTE, TD-LTE, WCDMA, GSM support, dual band WIFI, 20.7 mega-pixel Sony rear camera, Flyme 4.0 based on Android 4.4.4 and a choice of 3 colours. The Iocean X8 MIni Pro will come with either 16GB or 32GB internal memory at a retail price of 2499 Yuan. International release details have not been annouced.