Lenovo’s Zuk Z2 Is Real and Really Cheap Alec James 31st May 2016It's been just over a month since Zuk, a subsidiary of Lenovo, announced the Z2 Pro. Back then, we compared it against the similarly over-the-top Vivo Xplay5 and praised its downright affordable price tag. Howe...
World’s First Daydream VR Phone is ZTE’s Axon 7 Alec James 27th May 20161Calling ZTE anything less than persistent would be deeply unfair, but it'd also be a tad tough to say that their current strategy is in any way misguided. 2016 has seen the company launch the Blade V7 handsets ...
Huawei Are Suing Samsung, Incredibly Alec James 25th May 2016Fire up the litigation klaxon, because Huawei are suing Samsung! Now, I know what you're thinking, isn't every phone manufacturer suing every other phone manufacturer all the time? Well, almost, but Huawei's la...
Xiaomi Unveil the Mi Drone Alec James 25th May 2016Look, I'm just going to come out and say it - I don't understand the appeal of drones. I'm not talking about the military type that can destroy a moving target from tens of thousands of feet in the air, they se...
Lenovo, Xiaomi Drop out of Top 5 Global Smartphone Makers Alec James 4th May 2016Here's a surprise for you - Xiaomi and Lenovo have slipped from the world's top five smartphone makers, according to a study by IDC. The brands, which previously occupied fourth and fifth place respectively hav...
Zuk Z2 Pro Is Absurdly Powerful and Absurdly Cheap Alec James 22nd April 2016Last month when I wrote about the Vivo Xplay5, I praised it for pushing specifications in a new, needlessly powerful direction. It combined a top of the range Snapdragon 820 processor with 6GB of superfast RAM ...
Which Chinese Smartphones are Updated to Android 6.0? Alec James 4th January 2016Another year, another major revision of the Android operating system. Last year saw the gentle introduction of Android L...
Which Chinese Smartphones are Getting Updated to Android 5.0? Alec James 1st December 2014The Android upgrade cycle is a scary thing for any smartphone owner. First, Google get up on stage and work everyone int...
Where Can I Buy a Chinese Smartphone? Alec James 25th November 20144If reading all this news has gotten you suitably enthused over the prospect of Chinese smartphone ownership, then pay cl...
