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Mlais M7 Steps Into Flagship Territory

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Whereas Mlais’ M52 was in direct competition with Xiaomi’s Redmi Note and Meizu’s M1 Note, their upcoming M7 plays in an entirely different league, as it comes with some top-of-the-range features.

Mlais have proved now and again that they know how to attract attention. First of all, they launched the M9, a competitively-priced low-end (by today’s standards) device sporting one of the best 32-bit chipsets made by Mediatek. Then, the company unveiled the M52, the most affordable Android smartphone powered by the MT6752 64-bit chipset, and the M4 Note, a fashionable mid-ranger. Now, Mlais have announced the M7, which brings to the table the same excellent 64-bit SoC, along with biometric authentication and a flagship-worthy design.

For starters, the MT6752 chip packs an octa-core 64-bit CPU running at 1.7Ghz, and a Mali T760 GPU. All this processing power is translated for the user into great performance, especially since the M7 comes with 3GB of RAM for extreme multi-tasking. As for the storage, Mlais included a 16GB ROM that can be furthermore extended by using a microUSB card of up to 64GB.

Mlais have decided to keep using the same diagonal and resolution as in their previous 64-bit devices, so the M7 sports a 5.5″ 1280×720 IPS display (crammed into a 149.5 x 76.8 x 8.9mm body) that’s not very demanding on the 2600mAh battery. For the optics, Mlais have opted for a 13MP AF camera with True LED Flash on the back and an 8MP 88-degree wide-angle camera in the front, for some great selfies.

In terms of connectivity, this dual SIM 4G Android phablet features GPS, USB OTG, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi, and FDD-LTE in the following bands: B1/3/7/20 (800/1800/2100/2600).

One of the most interesting aspects about the Mlais M7 is the fingerprint scanner it comes with. Privacy is playing a vital role in our lives, and being able to protect our personal data has become essential. Biometric authentification in the form of a fingerprint scanner ensures that no one is able to access our phone without our knowledge. The solution implemented by Mlais in the M7 resembles the press touch ID seen in iPhones and several other Android flagships. It combines a convenient location with great accuracy in order to make sure that the use of the fingerprint scanner doesn’t disrupt typical use.

Overall, the M7 is a flagship worth waiting for, and I’m fairly sure that it will perform great in real life scenarios, as well.

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Bluboo X550 Dons Android 5.1 and a 5300mAh Battery

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Until the battery life-increasing technologies currently developed by researchers become mainstream, the only option available now to mobile manufacturers is to increase the capacity of the batteries.

Bluboo is not exactly a newcomer on the Chinese smartphone market, but the company seems to have been dormant last year, as it only launched a couple of devices that didn’t grab the attention of the public. This year, however, the manufacturer will surely make some heads turn with the X550 and several other great performing and competitively priced devices.

Much like the Elephone P4000, the Bluboo X550 sports Mediatek’s MT6735 chipset with 4G LTE World Mode. Included in that chipset are a 64-bit Cortex A7 CPU running at 1.3Ghz, and a Mali-T760 GPU. All of this is paired with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage, to make sure that multi-tasking doesn’t represent a challenge for this phablet. The storage can be furthermore expanded using a microSD card. On the software side of things, the X550 will run Android 5.1.

The 5.5″ OGS display may not have a great resolution (it only features 1280×720 pixels), but it still has a decent pixel density of 267 ppi. Below the display are the three capacitative buttons almost all Android smartphones have, but these lent a bit from Google’s Material Design.

The pictures taken with the 8MP rear camera or the 2MP front-facing camera should look sharp enough on this display. Given the small resolutions, relative to the cameras found in the competitors’ phones, I’d dare to say that these are not interpolated, but we’ll have to wait until the phablet hits the market to see how its cameras compare to others.

Bluboo lists the following frequencies for the X550:

  • 2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
  • 3G: WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100MHz
  • 4G: FDD-LTE 800/1800/2100/2600MHz

Besides these, the phablet includes GPS, Bluetooth, and USB connectivity. NFC or HotKnot would have been nice, but such features will probably make their way to Bluboo’s more expensive models.

The most important feature of the X550 remains its battery capacity. This phablet allegedly comes with a 5300mAh battery, which is definitely something other manufacturers cannot say about their phones. Charging such a large-capacity battery would normally take ages, if it weren’t for the quick charging technology. Coupled with the HD resolution, the battery should be able to keep the phone up and running (and I literally mean screen-on time by that) for up to 10 hours or more. As a result of packing such a hefty battery, the phablet tops the scale at 198 grams, but the battery life should make this worth it.

Bluboo X550 is currently available on pre-sale at GearBest, where you can pre-order yours for $152.89 if you apply coupon code X550 during the checkout procedure. The pre-sale will end on May 19, so orders placed by then will start shipping towards the end of next month.

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ECOO 04 Plus Turns It Up a Notch with 3GB of RAM

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Android users have made a habit from running more and more resource-hungry apps at a time, and smartphone manufacturers need to accommodate by increasing the amount of RAM of their devices.

ECOO, a subsidiary of the better-known Chinese smartphone manufacturer Elephone, has launched an advanced version of its flagship, as it’s always a great idea to add a tad of diversity to performance. The only difference between the E04 Aurora and the E04 Plus is that the latter comes with 3GB of RAM, as opposed to the former’s 2GB, while all the other great aspects have been maintained.

The E04 Plus may not be the best-performing Android out there, but it offers a quality-price ratio that’s rather hard to beat. The first thing to catch the eye of the user is the build quality. E04 Plus’ magnesium alloy chassis is meant to make it a lot more durable than its plastic counterparts, which often even cost more. On the back, both the black (or rather deep blue) and the white versions of the phone feature a carbon fiber pattern, even though that’s probably nothing more than just polycarbonate.

Saying that ECOO’s latest 4G LTE Android smartphone is beautifully designed would really be an understatement. The 5.5″ IPS display with a resolution of 1920×1080 resulting in a pixel density of 401 ppi is protected by a 2.5D Arc screen.

Under the hood, the E04 Plus hosts Mediatek’s MT6752 64-bit chipset, which includes a 1.7GHz Cortex-A53 octa-core CPU (that’s almost twice as fast as the 32-bit MT6582 and 20% faster than the 32-bit MT6592) and a Mali-T760 GPU. In terms of memory, the phablet has the aforementioned 3GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. ECOO hasn’t considered launching multiple variants with different amounts of storage since it included a microSD card slot with support for up to 32GB of additional storage.

As far as mobile photography is concerned, the E04 Plus packs an 16MP camera on the back and an 8MP camera in the front. The rear one has a dual-tone LED flash next to it, to make sure that color reproduction is as natural as possible.

ECOO is only concerned about the performance of its flagship, but also about the users’ security and privacy. To protect these aspects, ECOO included a fingerprint scanner in the home button, to help users lock not only the screen, but also messages, picture galleries and apps. This implementation is much convenient, not to mention better-looking, than the one of the phones that feature fingerprint scanners on the back, right next to the camera. ECOO claims that it only takes the scanner 0.1s to identify the fingerprint, with an estimated accuracy of 96%.

Unlike many modern flagships, the E04 Plus has a removable battery, fact that really makes it a keeper. The 3,000mAh capacity, correlated with the phablet’s power-efficient, yet very capable MT6752 chipset, hint at a long-enough battery life to get you through a day or two at the office.

Both the Deep Blue and the White version of ECOO 04 Plus are $198.99 on GearBest, but you can get either of them for $179.99 by using coupon code E04PLUS at checkout. The pre-sale ends on April 15, and the store will start shipping them soon after that.

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