Teclast Spain has posted their X3 Pro (Core M3) and the Tbook 16 Atom X5 Z8300 tablets have been discontinued. The reason is to make way for a new Teclast X3 Plus version, which will feature the new 2016 Apollo Lake Intel Celeron N3450 (Renamed 14 nm Cherry Trail Atom successor, see more on the Apollo Lake), 4GB of RAM and 128GB of Storage. And two new Tbook models that share the Tbook 16S design,...[Read More]
Voyo’s A1 Plus Lenovo Yoga style laptop (360 degree hinge) looks to be the second device with the Atom X5 Z8350 out of China. The Z8X50 models are the revised Cherry Trail Atom chips which are clocked ever so slightly higher. I reviewed this same design in the Onda oBook 11, while the design was okay, that Onda had a few issues and was give a poor review. Hopefully, this new model from the s...[Read More]
Gearbest has a promotion on Cube tablets this week, so from the 10th (today) until the 17th, certain models have been discounted. The popular Wacom enabled Cube i7 Stylus is $279.99 (Core M 5Y10) and latest i7 Book (Core M3) model also with Wacom support is $301.99. Some units are on flash sale, with limited quantities further discounted: Cube iwork11 (Dual OS, Atom Z8300 with Wacom stylus support...[Read More]
The Atom Z8300 reviews might have stopped for now (I might check out the Hi10 Plus) but this week I’m waiting on the new Zenpad from ASUS, the Zenpad 3S 10 is a 9.7″ Retina Android 6.0 tablet. It’s powered by a MediaTek MT8176 (Hexa Core) 4GB of RAM with a 64GB eMMC for storage which can be expanded as it has a MicroSD slot. An okay CPU, similar to the Snapdragon 650, but what in...[Read More]
One of the more powerful chips on current Android 6.0 mini media pc’s is the Amilogic S912, it’s a 2.0 Ghz octa-core CPU has 2GB of DDR3 RAM and can play any media file thrown at it including 4k 60fps. It has dual-band wireless AC and gigabit LAN port so perfect for streaming. And hsa Kodi 17 preinstalled for media and other media players can be installed from Play. Gearbest has this u...[Read More]
The Mi5S I would say is one step forward and two back from the Mi5, why? Well, the build quality is slightly better thanks to the more solid feeling full alloy unibody (No more glass rear) But the Mi5S while it gains a new fingerprint reader, faster chipset, NFC and new 12MP Sony IM378 sensor (Same as the Google Pixel) it loses optical image stabilization. Which I believe is a must for any flagsh...[Read More]
Over at Gearbest they have a new sale on Teclast tablets. The Teclast X16 Pro has a free keyboard offer, so if you get the tablet, the keyboard is free. And other deals include the X98 Air II (The last of the 9.7″ 4:3 models) for $169.99. It’s a cheaper version of the popular X98 Plus, dual boot Android 5.1 and Windows 10. Atom Z8300, 4GB of RAM and 64GB eMMC. The X80 Power is also red...[Read More]
Here you can download various video clips recorded from the mobile phone reviews on YouTube. Note I will only continue to supply these original video file downloads if they are only used for personal use. It’s strictly prohibited to use my video or stills from the videos for your own YouTube channel, other video sharing site, your own website reviews or any commercial use etc. Every day I ha...[Read More]
Taking a break from the Atom X5 Z8300 tablets (I’m not reviewing anymore until the new Z8X50’s Cherry Trail revisions are released) I’ve ordered a few flagship Chinese mobiles to review the Le Pro 3 from LeEco, Xiaomi Mi 5S and the Mi 5S Plus. Yesterday my Xiaomi Mi5S arrived. Here’s the unboxing video, including an audio test and video test. The Xiaomi Mi 5S’s build ...[Read More]