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zte axon elite ifa 2015

ZTE announced the ZTE Axon Elite today at IFA. The phone is aimed at the premium side of things but after getting my hands on the handset I’m not all that impressed.

umi hammer s hands on

Way ahead of the official launch I managed to get my hands on the USB Type C equipped UMi Hammer S in this exclusive first hands on.

letv le max x900 review

This has been a phone I have been very excited to try and today I finally got to undress this beast. Keep watching for my LeTV Le Max (LeTV X900) unboxing and first impressions.

siswoo r9 darkmoon

Siswoo have been teasing us with their dual screen Siswoo R9 Darkmoon for months now, and while in Shenzhen I managed to get my hands on an early production sample to see what all the fuss is about.

xiaomi redmi note 2 hands on

I met up with the shop.gizchina.com team today who gave me a rather exciting present, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 2. Here is my first hands on and impressions of the latest Redmi device.

zuk z1 cyanogen

What an amazing different a ROM can make to a phone! After a few days of using the ZUK Z1 with ZUI I finally got to feel the full potential of the device with Cyanogen 12.1 installed.

zuk z1 hands on

Ahead of tomorrow’s launch, I get my hands on the ZUK Z1 to see if the latest Lenovo brand and start-up have what it takes to tackle the Chinese smartphone world.

We have yet another mini PC slash TV box review for you and this time it’s the Ainol Mini PC we’ve got our hands on. …

meizu m2 review

We have received our Meizu m2 from shop.gizchina.com, watch our video unboxing and first impressions to see what we think of the latest budget Meizu. …

zuk z1 hands on photos

Lenovo’s latest investment, ZUK, launched their first smartphone today. Already Chinese media have shared their hands on photos of the ZUK Z1 along with Antutu benchmarks.

oneplus 2 review

Today I received the OnePlus 2 and as I am sure you are all waiting to hear about this self proclaimed “2016 Flagship Killer” I quickly put together a unboxing and first hands on impressions.

elephone vowney hands on video

First hands on video of the Elephone Vowney flagship show off the phones design and fingerprint function.

vivo x5 pro review

Just before heading on vacation I received a brand new Vivo X5 Pro from Vivo Global, a phone I was very excited to receive, but ultimately been disappointed with from the start.

The current 64-bit generation of Mediatek chipsets triggered a real change on the market. Suddenly we see phones that are far more powerful than anything …

To date we at GizChina tested a whole bunch of devices powered by the Mediatek MT6752 SoC. We have seen extremely cheap phones and more …

elephone p8000 vs meizu mx5

Elephone have gotten their hands on the latest Meizu MX5 and put it head to head with their own Elephone P8000, with both running Flyme 4.5. Let’s check out the video.

Everyone following GizChina for a while knows, that we are no fans oft he old MTK chipsets anymore. The new 64-bit chipsets offer a huge …

umi iron hands on

The UMi Iron is a daring move for UMi. A device with good hardware and tons of added features, but have the phone maker managed to pull it off? Find our what we think in our UMi Iron hands on and first impressions.

Check out our initial impressions of the brand new Oukitel U8 aka ‘Universe Tap’ smartphone.

We at GizChina have been following the Chinese wearables market for quite a while now but never have been blown away with the selection of …