Gionee were one of the first Chinese phone makers to show off their quad-core MT6589 phones, and now they are one of the first to get to market with the $288 Gionee GN708W set to arrive on sale in just a few days.

Gionee have just received network approval for 2 more quad-core MT6589 Android phones which may launch tomorrow with the carbon bodied Gionee GN818T!

A few days ago we posted news about Gionee’s new quad-core phone with carbon body, now it seems we won’t have to wait to long to see the real thing as the Gionee GN818T looks set for an 18th January launch.

Recent rumours suggested that Chinese phone maker TCL would be the first company to launch a quad-core MT6589 phone sometime in earlier 2013. But now …

Since August we have been hearing rumours about MediaTek’s new quad-core CPU the MT6588 and how we could see low-cost quad-core phones very soon. Well …

Chinese phone makers are really pushing the envelope in not only hardware but also design, this week alone we have seen the launch of the …