Xiaomi Phone Ready to Expand to Hong Kong and Taiwan

Star Chang, Dec 30, 2012 11:47 PM, 550 views, Got something to say ?,

Xiaomi, the smartphone cult hero in China, is keen to bring its phones to other market region. According to the latest updates on the company’s Twitter feed and Facebook group, the Xiaomi Phone 2 will be hitting Hong Kong and Taiwan very soon. The image that accompanied the tweet lists a few of the key specs of its newest Xiaomi Phone 2, all written in traditional Chinese script, which is used in Hong Kong and Taiwan. The company may partner with Telecoms operator in Taiwan, whereas in Hong Kong it may utilize the same old online direct sale model. If Xiaomi is indeed launching in Hong Kong and Taiwan, then it must be confident that it has enough stock to ship to these region – despite their small markets size. But due to the overwhelming demand of Qualcomm’s 28nm chipsets throughout the year, it’s unlikely that Xiaomi can proceed its original plan in time.

Oppo Find 5 Goes International, 4G LTE Still Missing in the List

Star Chang, Dec 30, 2012 10:33 PM, 835 views, 1 Comment »,

Oppo has already confirmed the U.S. availability of the 5-inch Find 5 phablet over AT&T and T-Mobile networks. It has added a huge list of the other countries as part of the international availability. The Chinese handset maker, also famous for its Blu-ray Disc players, has also confirmed the 32GB edition of the phablet and its price point. 32GB Find 5 will go for $569 (unlocked and contract-free), while the 16GB was already made official for $499. Oppo will made it available in 17 countries included United States, Canada, UK, Japan and Hong Kong. OPPO is planning to launch Find 5 in China sometime in early January. The international launch is expected to be as close to the Chinese launch. So far 4G LTE connectivity hasn’t been confirmed for this handset. We feel that OPPO should also bring their 4-inch OPPO Finder to international market, it look more attractive than the iPhone 5 !

China-brand Mobile Phones Take 70 Percent of Domestic Market Share

Oska Lee, Dec 29, 2012 1:58 PM, 3,662 views, 5 Comments »,

[UPDATE] Chinese smartphone sales are soaring right now and the country is set to surpass the US as the world’s largest smartphone market. Sino-Mr, a leading Chinese market research company, reveal that Chinese branded mobile phones (include 2G features phone and 3G smartphones) had captured over 70 percent of the domestic market share in terms of sales volume by the end of November. It means more and more Chinese consumers are willing to buy domestic phones. A total of 24.59 million mobile phones were sold in China in November, several brands reported a month-on-month growth of within 0.5 percentage points. The data also show us that 11.65 million mobile phones were sold through the telecoms operators …

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Watch: How HTC Promote Front-facing Camera with Wide-angle Lens

Star Chang, Dec 28, 2012 12:12 PM, 629 views, Got something to say ?,

With Apple’s introduction of the front-facing camera on the iPhone 4, they’ve taken video calls to the next level. But in China, video chatting is literally a matter of having a connection that is fast enough to handle video chat, either Wi-Fi or 3G. But the usefulness of the front-facing camera doesn’t stop at video calling, it’s great for taking self-portraits or group photos with friends, and people in Asia are crazy loving it. HTC latest 5-inch smartphone (phablet) will soon goes on sale in China, and the Taiwanese company is stressing the features of wide-angle front camera.

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ZTE’s 5-inch Full HD Smartphone Is Official: Quad-Core, LTE, Titanium Body (Video)

Herman Lai, Dec 26, 2012 5:14 PM, 4,280 views, 2 Comments »,

Chinese people don’t have Christmas holiday like other foreign countries, they just keep working and working. So, don’t feel surprise to hear ZTE has just launched a 5-inch smartphone in Beijing, dubbed Nubia Z5. Its form factor are the same as HTC Droid DNA and OPPO Find 5, which also sports a 5-inch 1080p display. But there’s some features that make ZTE Nubia Z5 quite extraordinary: 7.6mm of thickness, a MIUI-like user interface, a new built-in camera app, supports LTE, and comes with a special version that made by titanium. Want to know more about it? All the details after the break.

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Acer Plans to Launch US$99 Android Tablet in CES

Star Chang, Dec 25, 2012 2:33 PM, 687 views, 3 Comments »,

Acer is planning to launch a 7-inch super cheap tablet next month (CES 2013 ? ) called the Iconia B1, as the Taiwanese PC maker looks to expand its reach in the handheld market. According to the Wall Street Journal, Acer Iconia B1 will come with a very low price tag. Going head to head with the likes of the Google Nexus 7 and Amazon Kindle Fire HD, Acer is so-say planning on stealing the show by offering the Iconia B1 for just US$99 (616 yuan). The small tablet device will pack a 1.2GHz dual-core processor and a 7-inch 1024 x 600 display – neither of which matches the power and output of its closest rivals …

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Galaxy Note 2 Knockoff Comes with Jelly Bean Price at US$140 (Video)

Star Chang, Dec 17, 2012 4:44 AM, 14,531 views, 4 Comments »,

The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 was first released about two months ago and it is very popular in Asia and Chinese market. But apparently some ‘Shanzhai’ manufacturers in China has decided to clone the Korean device. Previously, we already have a knockoff Galaxy SIII, for now Chinese consumer can buy a brand new Galaxy Note 2 knockoff in China for just about $140. Officially dubbed the Star S7180, it bears a striking resemblance to the original, that is to say that it closely matches the looks of the current flagship Samsung phablet …

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Oppo Find 5 Now Official: 5-inch 1080p 441ppi Display, Quad Core and Super Slow Motion Filming (Video)

Star Chang, Dec 12, 2012 3:38 AM, 7,567 views, 4 Comments »,

[UPDATE] OPPO unveiled the Oppo Find 5, the company latest entry in the high-end smartphone territory. The Find 5 most striking feature is the 1080p LCD display that boasts an amazing 441ppi pixel density. That’s the same resolution and pixel density as the display of the HTC Droid DNA/Butterfly. Similar to the Xiaomi Mi2 launch this summer, OPPO’s launch was held in the 798 arts district in Beijing. The event, which took place at a art center, included more than 500 attendees. We attended the launch event, and got up a close look with the new full HD phablet device. It was a nobby launch event that was quite impressive, the Chinese handset maker seem to has an ambitions to become a recognized player in the international market…

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ZTE May Reveals The Thinnest 5-inch Phablet Before X’mas To Compete With OPPO Find 5

Herman Lai, Dec 11, 2012 11:28 AM, 981 views, 2 Comments »,

Smartphone makers are getting insane of making 5-inch smartphone with 1080p display, so it should come as no surprise that China’s ZTE is, too. Call it “Nubia Z5″. It’s pretty similar to HTC Butterfly (known as HTC Droid DNA in U.S.) and Oppo Find 5 that opted a 5-inch Full HD display, quad-core 1.5 GHz Snapdrago S4 Pro APQ8064 chipset and 2GB of RAM. Rumors are saying ZTE’s Nubia Z5 will have a slim chassis measured at 7.6mm in thickness, meaning it should be thinner than OPPO Find 5 and HTC Butterfly! Isn’t that exciting?

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HTC Confident of Taking on Apple and Samsung in China with 5-inch Full-HD Phablet (Video)

Star Chang, Dec 6, 2012 6:12 PM, 913 views, 2 Comments »,

Two month ago, Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC announced a new high-end smartphone for Japan market, the HTC J Butterfly (known as HTC Droid DNA in U.S.), and it seems that it is getting ready to release it in China too. HTC plans to take the iPhone 5 head on with this flagship phablet, setting the launch date of the smartphone to earlier than the new Apple smartphone in China, where it is scheduled to be released on Dec. 14. The 5-inch HD smartphone’s specs are said to be better than Samsung’s flagship Galaxy Note II, which is wildly popular in Asia. It is considered a key tool for the Taiwanese company to expand its global market share for the fourth quarter this year, especially for the Chinese market …

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