Ever since word first broke on Monday that the next iPhone was likely to see a big change to the layout of the antenna stripes on its back, we’ve been itching to check out the new design on actual hardware. First one image showed up, purporting to be a hands-on pic of just such a phone, but we had questions about its legitimacy. Then yesterday
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While Qualcomm prefers to take a step back from the processor arms race, Taiwan’s MediaTek is taking two steps forward.It not only announced that the first smartphones with its tri-cluster, deca-core Helio X20 chipset are almost ready to go, but another Chinese hardware partner is set to take up an even more advanced SoC that the chipmaker didn’t even announce.MediaTek took to a stage in Shenzhen to ...
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Samsung’s reluctance to upgrade its flagship smartphones in the memory department beyond 4GB, as well as every high-profile OEM’s commitment to Full or Quad HD displays, including Sony, will no doubt be taken by many as conclusive proof this has finally stopped being a numbers game.But you’ll always have lesser known manufacturers trying to make a name ...
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“You have your PRO 5, I have my PRO 6.”So starts the tale of a Meizu forums user who apparently struck gold while out to dinner. Apparently after striking up a conversation with a young man, that man decided to sell something that would seem to be a Meizu PRO 6 prototype for about $15.
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Today’s mobile OS duopoly doesn’t do anyone any good, except for Apple and Google obviously, and even iOS and Android’s most hardcore fans would probably welcome competition from a strong third platform.Unfortunately, Windows continues to struggle with system instability, adoption and ...
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In the past 48 hours, we’ve seen how badly a publicized distribution deal ended up working out for US Mobile. It announced that was selling Xiaomi and Meizu devices for use in the US and was rebuffed by media outlets and the former of the device manufacturers. Today, the T-Mobile virtual operator went looking for ...
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As last year’s most popular smartphone vendor in China continues to quietly set the stage for its next-gen flagship’s double debut showing in Barcelona and Beijing, this tiny T-Mobile ...
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GSM Nation off-shoot and T-Mobile MVNO US Mobile announced today through PCMag that it was carrying Xiaomi and Meizu phones for its subscribers to purchase. It was a curious get for the carrier as both manufacturers have yet to produce phones fully compatible with US GSM and LTE networks and as we’re about to find out, we ...
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Synthetic benchmarks: are they the end-all, be-all of device rankings? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯Really, though, even if the dream of a single figure that reliably reflects a model’s performance is an elusive one, a well-executed benchmark can still give us a useful point of comparison, and when we run enough of them, we just might start to close in on some respectable rankings that really do show how one phone’s sheer processing power measures up against another’s. With 2016 now in full swing, ...
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Samsung is yet to respond to the latest controversial publicity stunt from OnePlus, which wants you to donate a 2015 Galaxy flagship for charity and the chance to get a OnePlus 2 in exchange, but Meizu wants to crash the #TakeTheEdgeOff campaign with a #TurnTheHeatOff trade-in program.That’s an obvious dig at the generally unstable octa-core Snapdragon 810 processor inside the OnePlus 2, although the Chinese startup insists its SD810 version was made cucumber ...
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Before building up the courage to spread the low-cost Android smartphone love to the US, China-based device manufacturer Meizu should target a local audience with an affordable alternative to the increasingly popular Apple Watch soon.You may not know this, but Meizu already launched a sub-$100 wearable piece in partnership with InWatch roughly a year back. The sequel seems to be entirely the creation of
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Who will be the next big Chinese smartphone maker to set its sights on the North American market? Competition may be fierce, and established brands have huge advantages, but a growing number of OEMs have been been making concerted efforts to become more visible to US smartphone shoppers, like we just saw with ZTE and its new Axon brand. Others feel a bit more hesitant, and despite rumors earlier this year, Xiaomi’s content to take ...
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Talk about beating the greats at their own game. Meizu, a rising star in the Chinese mobile firmament that’s unfortunately little known outside of its homeland borders, makes a pass at Samsung’s Galaxy S6 Edge+ and Note 5 using a very familiar weapon for the Korean OEM.The just-unveiled Meizu Pro 5 replaces the already zippy MediaTek Helio X10 chip inside the MX5 launched a mere three months ...
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Update: as it turns out, the Meizu Go Pro will not be a flagship, and it will not even be a smartphone. As the image below suggests (@nofnikospao13 on Twitter), we’re looking at an action camera, so, unless that’s your cup of tea, there’s nothing to see here.The latest Meizu leaks talked about an MX5 Pro Plus device powered by the same processor as the Galaxy S6 (Exynos 7420), something that made the headlines at the ...
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Meizu has been rather busy lately by launching a few good looking offerings. The company just recently made its Meizu MX5 official for those in search of good looks on a tight budget, but we also heard that the company was just getting started. We also heard that Meizu wanted to bring us a more powerful sibling with a similar design, and today we learn more.Today we land a few leaks of the Meizu MX5 Pro Plus, and if the reports are correct, ...
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