Meizu MX2 goes official

After the success of first generation Meizu MX, the company officially unveils the new MX2 with erhmm..not really impressive spec but it is match with the competitors.

Meizu MX2 Key Specification :

• 4.4" screen of WXGA resolution (1280 x 800 pixels)
• 1.5Ghz Quad Core 32nm Cortex-A9, MX5S chipset
• 2GB RAM
• 8MP camera
• 16/32/64 GB internal memory
• Android 4.1 Jelly Bean with Flyme 2.0

The Meizu MX2 will hit the shelves in China in the middle of December in 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB versions. They will cost $400 (Rm1200), $480 (RM1440) or $640 (RM1920) respectively. It remains unclear if the MX2 will launch globally and when.

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Lenovo P770 droid phone packs a 3,500mAh battery

Lenovo take up the challenge with Motorola and offered their latest droid device, P770 with 3,500 mAh battery! Well it is 200mAh more than the Motorola RAZR MAXX HD. However the thickness is 11.9mm, not as slim as Motorola if to compare.

Lenovo P770 Key Specification :

• 4.5" qHD IPS screen
• 1.2GHz dual-core Cortex-A9 processor
• 1GB of RAM
• 5MP camera with LED flash, VGA front-facing camera
• Expandable SD card
• Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

The P770 is priced CNY 1,699 ($273, €210, RM819) in China (it's available now) and you get an 8GB microSD card in the box. For now the phone is available only in China and Lenovo hasn’t announced plans to make it available worldwide.

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Samsung Galaxy Note II Review: Specification and First Impression

It is no strange to everyone now to back to old time - big size phone. Samsung Galaxy Note series aiming to be Phablet device packed with huge screen officially released new successor, know as Samsung Galaxy Note II. Of course beside being big size in screen, the Stylus or known as S Pen is add on point for this Phablet.

I am lucky enough to get a review set from Nuffnang and Samsung. I will separate few parts of the review so that I could stress it out some important point and my own opinion on the Samsung Galaxy Note II.

Let's start with the specification. Samsung Galaxy Note II is packed with 5.5 inch display with Super AMOLED screen and 720 x 1280 pixel. It running the Samsung latest quad core processor - 1.6 GHz quad-core Cortex-A9 CPU (Exynos 4412 Quad chipset), Mali-400MP GPU and 2GB of RAM for smooth multitask sailing. It come with variant storage size which are 16/32/64GB internal storage with expandable microSD slot.

Of coz on the back it has same 8 MP camera unit with Samsung Galaxy S III. So we are expecting the same image processing and quality. Front facing camera is 1.9MP. Samsung slapped a huge battery on the Note II, which is 3100 mAh and still manage to maintain the slim profile, 9.4mm. Well, not the best. Really because Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX HD has 3300 mAh with 9.3mm thickness.

Other than that, Samsung Galaxy Note II come with removable battery on the back. It also used micro Sim like most of the smart phones now days. Not to mention it has built in NFC which allowed Android Beam and S Beam.

Overall, I felt that Samsung Galaxy Note II is too big for my palm. I do mentioned before I already dislike the size on Samsung Galaxy S III. My small palm just perfect to fit in 3.5-4.3 inch smart phone. Here some comparison of size with my current Asus Padfone.

The difference position of BACK and OPTION button pretty frustrated as well.

Another thing I dislike was the back casing. Well it just make the phone easily get scratches and also finger print magnet. I will appreciated the nice metal brush texture if only the plastic layer is removed.

Alright that's all my first impression on Samsung Galaxy Note II. I am not touching on the software part yet which I gonna cover it on the next review. Here some bonus images comparison between Samsung Galaxy Note and Note II.

Do check out my first hands on video k?

For those Samsung Galaxy Note II user, tell me do you like your current phone? ;)

Nikon unveils 24.1MP D5200 DSLR with optional Wi-Fi

Nikon D5100 time has up and finally been replace with the latest model, D5200. Interestingly, the D5200 is equipped with a significantly upgraded AF system, based around the same Multi-Cam 4800DX AF sensor that is used in the D7000, and the same 2016-pixel RGB metering sensor. The D5200 is also compatible with Nikon's optional WU-1a WiFi module.

Nikon D5200 Key Specification :

• 24.1 megapixels
• APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) CMOS sensor
• Expeed 3 imaging processor
• ISO 100 - 6400 (25600 with boost)
• 39 focus points
• 3" Fully articulated LCD screen
• 1920 x 1080 (60, 50, 30, 25, 24 fps) video recording

Pricing and availability has yet to be confirmed, and Nikon has yet to officially announce the D5200 in the US.

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Huawei Honor 2 officially announced for China

Huawei officially announced the Honor replacement, Honor 2 in China on November 4 for 1888 yuan (or $302).

Huawei Honor 2 Key Specification :

• 4.5-inch IPS display with 1280 x 720 pixels
• 1.4 GHz quad-core processor
• 2 GB of RAM (with a 1 GB optional)
• 8 megapixel rear camera
• 8 GB internal storage
• 2230 mAh
• Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich

The price is really cheap considered it has up to date hardware and also impressive display with 326 PPI. So, Any taker? ;)

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Android 4.2 Jelly Bean : What's New?

Android has updated to version 4.2 and yet it still called Jelly Bean. However this updated version brought a bunch of updates and new user experience.

Photo Sphere: A new way to capture panorama photos, Photo Sphere creates huge multi-shot scrollable images very similar to those found in Google Maps Street View.

Gesture Typing: Lots of comparisons being made to the third party Swype keyboard, and rightfully so. You can now type by tracing the words on the keyboard with a single finger.

Multiple User Support: A feature that many people have been asking for, Android 4.2 now supports multiple user logins on a single tablet device. Widgets, wallpapers and even game save states are all tied to the unique user logins.

Wireless Screen Sharing: Watch YouTube videos, movies and anything that's on your screen to an HDTV with a wireless HDMI adapter.

Daydream: Setup your tablet to display photos, news and more while the device is idle or docked.

Expandable, Actionable Notifications: First introduced in Android 4.1, improved in Android 4.2. Interact with apps directly from the notification pane.

Google Now: A headline feature coming with the first release of Jelly Bean, Google Now is getting revamped with new kinds of cards and improved interactions.

Expecting Jelly Bean 4.2 will roll on out November 13 with unknown which Nexus devices will available.

Google announced Nexus 4, Nexus 7 32GB and Nexus 10

Google finally refreshed the NEXUS line with addition of new family in the member, Nexus 10 which is a Tablet manufactured by Samsung. Lets get started with the brand new NEXUS 4, a replacement for Galaxy Nexus and manufactured by LG.

Google LG Nexus 4 Key Specification :

• 4.7-inch WXGA True HD IPS Plus with 1280 x 768 pixels
• Qualcomm Snapdragon™ S4 Pro processor with 1.5GHz Quad-Core Krait CPUs
• Adreno 320 GPU
• 2GB RAM
• 8.0MP rear camera and 1.3MP HD front
• 8/16GB internal memory. No expandsion slot
• 2,100mAh
• Wireless charging, NFC
• Android 4.2 Jelly Bean

LG Nexus 4 will be available starting Nov. 13 in the U.S., UK, Canada, Germany, France, Spain and Australia with the price of 8GB and 16GB versions for $299 and $349, respectively. It'll be sold unlocked as GSM/HSPA+ compatible. No LTE at the moment.

To recap, here is the spec for Google Nexus 7 who just got 32GB version and also 3G version.

Google ASUS Nexus 7 Key Specification :

• 7" IPS display with a resolution of 1280x800 pixels.
• 1.3GHz quad-core Tegra 3.
• 1GB of RAM.
• 12 core ultra-low voltage nVidia GeForce GPU.
• 8/16/32GB internal memory.
• 1.2MP front-facing with 720p video recording.
• 4325mAh.
• Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

The Google Nexus 7 price updated to 16GB version for $199, and 32GB for $249.

Finally, the most exciting tablet from Google is out as well. I guess this is the answer for iPad 4.

Google Samsung Nexus 10 Key Specification :

• 10-inch 2560x1600 PLS display
• Dual-core Cortex A15-based 1.7 GHz Samsung Exynos 5250 CPU
• Mali T604 GPU
• 2GB RAM
• 5MP rear camera and 1.9MP front
• 16/32GB internal memory. No expandsion slot
• 9,000mAh
• NFC
• Android 4.2 Jelly Bean

Samsung Nexus 10 will be available from November 13th on Google Play in the US, UK, Australia, France, Germany, Spain, Canada and Japan -- with the 16GB edition costing $399 and the 32GB version setting you back $499.

In the same time, Google updated Android Jelly Bean to version 4.2. Be sure to check out our next post on "What's new in Android 4.2?"



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