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Elephone release Elephone Trunk and pre-sale promotion details
Elephone have set up a special presale event which hope to encourage more Elephone Trunk preorders resulting in a lower retail price for customers.
Full specs: Doogee F5 is a liquidmetal Turing phone alternative for $149.99
Chinese phone maker Doogee have made a huge claim this afternoon by telling us that they will be the first Chinese manufacturer to release a liquidmetal phone.
Mstar M1 Pro has an MT6752, 2GB RAM and 5.5″ screen for $137
It’s been quite a while since a phone released with the MT6752 octa-core processor; the Mstar M1 Pro is one that happens to be among those.
Buyers in the EU can purchase the m2 note directly from Meizu
Meizu has set up its Amazon store in the EU to allow buyers to pre order the m2 note for £139.99 right now, with shipping due for 14th August.
Funtouch OS ported to Elephone P7000, demoed in a video
The ex-Elephone flagship in the P7000 has received a port of the Funtouch OS. Watch the phone and ROM in action here!
Meizu m2 note launched in India for 9,999 INR
The Meizu m2 note has now been officially announced with a 5.5-inch screen, octa-core processor in India for 9,999 INR.
Update: Blackview have released source code for Alife P1 Pro
If you are an Android developer and looking to dabble in the world of Chinese smartphones, then you might want to download and play around with the source code of the Blackview Alife P1 Pro.
Bluboo XFire aims to be the worlds cheapest 4G LTE phone
Bluboo want to produce the worlds most affordable 4G LTE phone and say that they have cracked the code with the $60 Bluboo XFire.
UMi Iron receives V1.4 OTA with multitude of updates
UMi have been powering along with OTA updates for the UMi Iron. The latest V1.4 OTA brings with it 11 optimisations and changes.
Watch the Siswoo R9 Darkmoon intro video
The Siswoo R9 Darkmoon dual screen phone is causing something of an excitement in the Chinese tech world. Ahead of its launch here is the first intro video.
Zopo extend $40 discount on the Zopo Speed 7 until 25th August
Zopo have extended there offer to knock $40 off the price of the new Zopo Speed 7 series until the 25th of the month.
30,000 OnePlus 2 sold in 64 seconds in China today
Today was the first day of open sales for the OnePlus 2 in China with 30,000 phones selling out in just 64 seconds.
UMi Hammer S Treasure Hunt could get you the USB Type C phone for just $49.99
UMi’s first phone to use USB Type C is the all new UMi Hammer S and to usher in the new phone the company have set up a treasure hunt allowing customer to buy the phone at heavily discounted prices.
Want a OnePlus 2 invite? There is a hack for that
A OnePlus fan has managed to hack the OnePlus 2 invite system to push himself closer to the top of the queue.
Xiaomi Mi Note Review Update: SIM troubles
A few weeks back I reviewed the Xiaomi Mi Note and gave it a good old thumbs up, but now I am faced with annoying issue.
Open Thread: What is your everyday phone?
With so many Chinese phones available it is quite common for us to own more than one device, so which do you use as your everyday phone?