Going into a direction opposing large screens and thin phones which force tiny battery capacity, ZTE is releasing an entry level phone, mostly aimed for basic use and general phone functionality.

With “basic” truly meaning basic, … Continue Reading ››

Benchmarking, iOcean, MT6752

iOcean MT6752 Benchmarking Results

January 2, 2015 Chinaphonearena 1 Comment

Still the unnamed model, iOcean’s anticipated MT6752 phone has incremental updates. A screenshot, supposedly from the model itself, has been released. It is a shot of a Chinese benchmarking result, which shows a score of 45477. … Continue Reading ››

CES 2015, Gadgets, Oppo

Oppo O-Lens

January 1, 2015 Chinaphonearena Leave a comment

If you thought 2 camera lenses (3 in the Huawei Honor 6 Plus) installed in smartphones was enough, certain others didn’t think so. Lately, phone camera attachments have been cropping up here and there. And one … Continue Reading ››

iNew, MT6582, MTK Mediatek

iNew V7: Boosting the V3

January 1, 2015 Chinaphonearena 2 Comments

iNew’s nomenclature of their series models trigger instinctive expectations for the V7’s spec set to fall in between the V3 and V8 specs. The iNew V7 will be a quad core MT6582 device clocked at 1.3GHz, … Continue Reading ››

CES 2015, Vaio

Vaio Phones Rumored To Be at CES 2015

December 30, 2014 Chinaphonearena Leave a comment

Formerly a laptop series from Sony, brand Vaio is rumored to go head-to-head with its former mothership. Vaio smartphones may be announced at the upcoming CES 2015 in Las Vegas. Obviously these will be going up … Continue Reading ››

Benchmarking, CES 2015, HTC, Qualcomm

HTC One M9 Leaks

December 30, 2014 Chinaphonearena Leave a comment

HTC’s year took a turn for the better with the HTC One M8. The M8 was dubbed as one of the best smartphones for this year, and as expected an M9 is set to follow … Continue Reading ››

MT6752, Zopo

Zopo ZP920 Coming With Glonass GPS

December 29, 2014 Chinaphonearena Leave a comment

With the astounding number of manufacturers all pouring out smartphones, it is a struggle to find a way to stand out. Zopo has taken the opportunity with their new ZP920 model to release it with a … Continue Reading ››

MT6582, Philips

Philips Resurfacing With The S398

December 29, 2014 Chinaphonearena Leave a comment

While some aren’t fully aware, Philips is much more diverse than great quality audio. Philips has recently announced on their Indian website about an upcoming phone model, S398. This is a successor to one of the … Continue Reading ››

Elephone, MT6752

Elephone P7000: A Lollipop Phone?

December 28, 2014 Chinaphonearena Leave a comment

It is a torrent of new models from Elephone. The much-talked about 64-bit P6000 followed the problematic P3000 and P3000s, while the P5000 had recently made an appearance. Now, they are ready to unleash yet … Continue Reading ››

Intel, Nokia

Nokia N1 Set for January 7th

December 28, 2014 Chinaphonearena Leave a comment

Nokia is pushing forward, and is set to release their very own Nokia N1 tablet. The N1 will have an Intel Atom Z3580 SoC, with four processor cores clocked at 2.3GHz and a PowerVR G6430 GPU … Continue Reading ››

MTK Mediatek, Smartwatch, Wearable

2014 Smartwatch Review

December 27, 2014 Chinaphonearena Leave a comment

Another booming market is smart wearable devices. These gadgets range from fitness trackers to the more powerful devices, some of which are capable of standalone function. So far, there hasn't been that one perfect smartwatch from … Continue Reading ››

Meizu, MT6752

Meizu Blue Charm M1 Note Launched

December 27, 2014 Chinaphonearena 1 Comment

Meizu has officially announced the M1 Note from the much-rumored Blue Charm series. The official specs have been presented at an event in China, leading with the MediaTek SoC that will be powering the M1 Note. … Continue Reading ››

iNew, MT6582

iNew’s LTE Model: iNew L1

December 26, 2014 Chinaphonearena Leave a comment

iNew is chiming in with their LTE model, the iNew L1. They seem to have found a sweet spot for their phone’s physical designs: the iNew V3's body. They have reused it for their new V7 … Continue Reading ››

Benchmarking

AnTuTu Benchmark v5.5 Updated for 64-bit Devices

December 26, 2014 Chinaphonearena Leave a comment

AnTuTu has become one of the more popular benchmarking tools when it comes to Android devices. Each benchmark test result is uploaded to a database, which is compiled for quarterly reports. This is done in … Continue Reading ››

Qualcomm, Xiaomi

Xiaomi Mi5 Anticipated Specifications

December 26, 2014 Chinaphonearena Leave a comment

Closely following the successful (and much-cloned) Xiaomi Mi4 are rumors about the upcoming Mi5. Rumors included the launch of the phone at Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show in 2015, which Xiaomi has unfortunately denied holds truth. … Continue Reading ››

Gadgets, OnePlus One

OnePlus Power Bank

December 19, 2014 Chinaphonearena Leave a comment

The Xiaomi power bank has a new competitor: the OnePlus Power Bank. It was launched during the company’s first anniversary earlier this December. The power bank is packing 10,000mAH, which is capable of 2 full charges … Continue Reading ››

OnePlus One

OnePlus Moving On From CyanogenMod With A ROM Naming Contest In Tow

December 19, 2014 Chinaphonearena Leave a comment

OnePlus has been suspended to sell any products in India after Micromax filed an order against them for releasing devices running CyanogenMod OS after the partnership … Continue Reading ››

Cubot, MT6592, MTK Mediatek

Cubot X9: Eight Cores at $150

December 19, 2014 Chinaphonearena Leave a comment

A recent model from Cubot is the Cubot X9: A 6.9mm-thin 3G phone, featuring a MediaTek SoC and HotKnot technology.

...certain reports claiming a quad core GPU

The X9 will have an energy-efficient MT6592M for the chipset, … Continue Reading ››

CyanogenMod, Micromax, Qualcomm

Yureka! A Product Of Micromax and CyanogenMod Partnership

December 19, 2014 Chinaphonearena Leave a comment

Micromax, smartphone manufacturer, has teamed up with CyanogenMod to give rise to a new sub-brand, Yu, and they are inviting users to “Play God”. They have released the first flagship model, the Yureka, which the … Continue Reading ››

Xiaomi

Xiaomi’s Huge Setback

December 18, 2014 Chinaphonearena 2 Comments

The rising tech giant, Xiaomi, is currently facing legal issues which have stunted the company’s expansion in India. The Delhi High Court has issued a suspension on all sales of the company’s products until further notice. This … Continue Reading ››

Huawei

Huawei Honor 6 Plus: An Entire Camera System

December 18, 2014 Chinaphonearena Leave a comment

Huawei officially released the Huawei Honor 6 Plus in Beijing. An octa-core Kirin 925 chipset will be found at the heart of the Honor 6 Plus, with 3GB of RAM available and 32GB phone storage which … Continue Reading ››

OnePlus One

OnePlus One Mini?

December 18, 2014 Chinaphonearena Leave a comment

A lot of people are yearning for the very limited edition OnePlus One, and now a mini version of the phone is being rumored to surface sometime soon. It is curious to see how people would … Continue Reading ››

Elephone

Elephone P5000

December 18, 2014 Chinaphonearena Leave a comment

Elephone has been on a streak of releasing new models. While the P6000 is certainly getting significant attention, it is back to the 32-bit architecture story with the P5000. This phone packs a lot in the … Continue Reading ››

iOcean

iOcean MT6752 2GB and 3GB versions

December 18, 2014 Chinaphonearena Leave a comment

iOcean has been keeping quiet, but word has been released that the manufacturer’s new and upcoming model will be sporting the 64-bit MT6752 octa core chipset, … Continue Reading ››

Clone, Malata

Malata S520 Cloning the MX4

December 18, 2014 Chinaphonearena Leave a comment

Chinese phone makers cloning other Chinese made phones is no longer uncommon. Just recently the No.1 released an impressive Xiaomi Mi4 clone. This time, Malata will be cloning the monster MX4, and doing things right, will … Continue Reading ››

No. 1

No.1 X-men X1 Rugged Phone

December 18, 2014 Chinaphonearena 3 Comments

No.1, known for their cloning capabilities, is releasing a rugged smartphone of their very own design. This is an incredible development from No.1, and it seems that they are taking a stand to put all … Continue Reading ››

Kolina, MT6592

Kolina K100+

December 18, 2014 Chinaphonearena Leave a comment

Kolina has recently come into view with their flagship phone, the K100+. It is equipped with MediaTek MT6592 Turbo chipset, whose octa core CPU is clocked at 2.0GHz max, and has a quad core Mali … Continue Reading ››

Xiaomi

Xiaomi Smart Car: Mistla on MIUI

December 18, 2014 Chinaphonearena Leave a comment

There have been rumors that Xiaomi will be expanding into the EV market with an A0 class, supermini car named “Mistla”. The rumors were triggered by sightings of Tesla bosses outside Xiaomi offices in Beijing. Continue Reading ››

Gadgets, Huawei

Huawei Rongyao Lifang

December 18, 2014 Chinaphonearena Leave a comment

Huawei is set to release a diverse router that can be used as a set-top box, for Internet TV or NAS for data backup. The router will one dual core processor, clocked at 1.5GHz, dedicated to … Continue Reading ››

Meizu

Meizu Blue Charm Series

December 18, 2014 Chinaphonearena Leave a comment

December 23 will be a big day for Meizu, as they will be launching their Blue Charm range of products. The lineup includes two mobile devices, and a Meilan Box router. There haven’t been much details … Continue Reading ››

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Zopo ZP920 Coming With Glonass GPS

Philips Resurfacing With The S398

Elephone P7000: A Lollipop Phone?

Nokia N1 Set for January 7th

2014 Smartwatch Review

Meizu Blue Charm M1 Note Launched

iNew’s LTE Model: iNew L1

AnTuTu Benchmark v5.5 Updated for 64-bit Devices

Xiaomi Mi5 Anticipated Specifications

OnePlus Power Bank

OnePlus Moving On From CyanogenMod With A ROM Naming Contest In Tow

Cubot X9: Eight Cores at $150

Yureka! A Product Of Micromax and CyanogenMod Partnership

Xiaomi’s Huge Setback

Huawei Honor 6 Plus: An Entire Camera System

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Elephone P5000

iOcean MT6752 2GB and 3GB versions

Malata S520 Cloning the MX4

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