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If you haven’t already heard the news the 8-core phone race is upon us with 4 launches this week, however there is one MT6592 phone already announced and priced! The Jiake V8.

New kid on the black Elephone will soon launch their second ever smartphone and it’s a stunning looking device!

China’s Coolpad have teamed up with Taiwan’s Mediatek and will launch an MT6592 8-core phone at Mediatek’s press event.

Xiaomi’s long long long overdue Snapdragon WCDMA version of the Xiaomi Mi3 IS coming mid-December, but is it too late?

Zopo have been doing their best to ensure they stay in the headlines these past few weeks with teasers of their upcoming 8-core flagship phone, the latest of which give fill a little more the the puzzle.

Usually leaks come from those down the ranks of large companies or supply chains, but this latest morsel of news comes directly from Huawei’s President Xu Xin Quan.

TCL are looking to enter the 8-core MT6592 phone race early by updating their current flagship Idol X with the new MT6592 chipset.

AnTuTu Benchmark scores of multiple devices powered by the upcoming 8-core MT6592 have surfaced, promising not just impressive CPU performance, but rather remarkable GPU power as well!

One among the prime candidates of the world’s thinnest phones, the Huawei P6 is all set to get an octa-core upgrade in the form of the upcoming Ascend P6S.

Meizu are rumoured to have a low-cost Mediatek powered phone in the works to rival similar handsets from rivals Oppo and Vivo!

The 20th of November 2013 is fast turning into a day no Chinese tech enthusiast can miss! Latest news is that manufacturing biggie Gionee would be giving a go-ahead to their new sub-brand on the same day!

If the Monkey King 2 is too small a phone for you, but you just got to have an 8-core device THL will also be launching an octa-core phablet! Exclusive leaked photos here!

As we near the official MT6592 date of launch, more and more manufacturers seem keen on having the very chipset in one of their own devices!

Rumours are fine but seeing the actual REAL product is something else! So feast your eyes on this! Real photos of the 8-core MT6592 THL Monkey King 2!

Taiwan’s Mediatek might be the ones basking in the 8-core spotlight, but they aren’t the only company launching a true 8-core chip, Huawei will also soon be launching their own rival processor!

Months after the original launch Meizu have finally set a date for the 128GB Meizu MX3 to go on sale, but international customers should give this first batch a miss.

After confirming that they will be the first to launch a true 8-core smartphone, and also offer it internationally at launch, ZOPO have continued the post launch excitement by posting a countdown on their official website.

If a Chinese phone maker wants to make it internationally then following the Oppo strategy would be what I would suggest, and Oppo’s next plans could involve launching a whole new sub-brand.

It’s Xiaomi Hongmi 2 rumour time again so we hope you have your pinch of salt at hand! The latest is the Hongmi 2 won’t have an 8-core chipset after all but the new quad-core MT6588!

ZTE’s Nubia brand are rumoured to be launching an updated version of the Nubia Z5 with Snapdragon 800 processor, but leaked pricing doesn’t seem very competitive!