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China Brands vs Major Brands – Part 4
This in part is a continuation of Big Boy Brands vs China brands, and Buying China Phones - The Pits and the Falls. While the China phone brand market may…
What’s Missing From Your China Phone?
Recently I did a post about the pitfalls of buying a China phone, but what are they missing feature wise? We've seen China brands really blossom over the last 2…
Buying China Phones – The Pits And The Falls
Image by Xuan Zheng" China phones have become quite popular in the last year or so. The advent of $150 quad-core smartphones really opened the eyes of many people. Now…
MT6572 Jiayu F1! Worth $50 Or Not?
Many are looking forward to the Jiayu F1, a 399 yuan entry level phone from the company that's been a great name in China brands over the last several years.…
iOcean, Ready To Take Europe By Storm!
No doubt it's iOcean week here at Gizbeat. How could it not be though, with the release of the MT6582 iOcean X7 HD, release announcements of the MT6592 iOcean X7S…
Do We Need 1080p LCDs? 1080p vs 720p!
Just in 2013 was when the China phone market began to explode with 1080p offerings. At the time, the MT6589 SoC with SGX544 was just barely enough to push it.…
War Of The Thinnest Smartphone!
In the ongoing war to have the "world's thinnest phone", companies are often reporting the very edge thickness as opposed to the true thickness of the phone. The trend is…
MTK / MediaTek At Las Vegas CES! MT6290 To Be Used In Existing MT6582!
Wow, how a year can change things in the world of China brand technology. From last year when MediaTek was barely a blip on the radar in the mainstream community,…
MT6582 iNew V3 OTG Not Working?
Some of you who may have received your iNew v3 recently may have had a frustrating time getting your OTG working. Well there's a reason for that - It wasn't…
Looking For Writers!
Colorful Clay by geraldbrazell Here at Gizbeat, we work hard to sift through the bull to try and bring you the real news that matters. Not only articles about China…
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 = Budget 64-Bit CPU SoC!
Hot on the heels of our recent news regarding MediaTek MTK coming with 64-bit architecture in 2014 is a big announcement from Qualcomm. They'll be putting out a 64-Bit CPU…
O2 Super K1, K2 and K3! New MTK6592 and MTK6589T China phone brand!
We've seen a few brands pop out of the blue over the last couple years. Some of them stick around and develop a following, others fade away. I'm usually not…