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FIMI X8 SE 4k Drone – Xiaomi’s Mavic Pro Clone $429 (Update)
Update there is now a $70 coupon off now GBFIMIX8SE this lowers the price to $429 limited to only 200 units. Glad I waited to order it. It’s not shipping until February so it’s a long wait, look for my review sometime in mid to late Feb 2019! It’s been a while since I reviewed the Xiaomi Mi Drone 4k and for well over 15 months we had not seen any new 4k drones from them. That has...[Read More]
Just In: The MaiBenBen Xiaomai 6A & OneMix 2S
There really hasn’t been a lot of new budget tech to feature lately, at least of real interest. But this is the normal end of the year slow down has hit. But I did order a few interesting laptops from unheard of brands that aren’t really budget laptops. They both finally arrived today, no DHL express for these ones due to import taxes and fees from DHL. I haven’t had time to do m...[Read More]
Lenovo S5 Pro GT Upgraded to a Snapdragon 660, Stays Below $200
The launch of the much awaited Lenovo Z5s and the new Snapdragon 855-equipped Lenovo Z5 Pro GT took off some of the spotlight another really interesting device announced yesterday probably deserved – we’re talking about the upgraded Lenovo S5 Pro GT. Lenovo’s S5 Pro did indeed see a big change, at least as far as processing power is concerned. The company’s mid-ranger is no...[Read More]
Lenovo Z5 Pro GT Announced, Coming with Snapdragon 855 on January 24th
Along with the Lenovo Z5s we’ve seen earlier today, the Chinese tech giant also announced an upgraded variant of their previously launched Z5 Pro: meet the Lenovo Z5 Pro GT! Lenovo’s Z5 Pro GT is basically a beefed up Z5 Pro with its main and only real difference being the CPU under the hood. The GT version does indeed pack a next gen Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 CPU which will definitely b...[Read More]
Lenovo Z5s is Official with Snapdragon 710, Waterdrop Notch and Three Rear Cameras
After weeks of leaks, hype and a missed launch, the Lenovo Z5s is finally out. Did they bring everything they had promised? Read to find out! Let’s start with the design, the handset comes with a waterdrop notch at the front which does look better than older-style wider notch, but it’s far from the punch hole tech they suggested the smartphone would pack. Meanwhile on the back, they di...[Read More]
MediaTek Helio P90 is Official: Everything You Need to Know
A week after the unveiling of the flagship Snapdragon 855 by Qualcomm, Taiwanese semiconductor MediaTek just announced their newborn chip, albeit it’s only for the mid-range segment. The MediaTek Helio P90 is indeed far from being a flagship SoC, nevertheless it can become a CPU we could see packed in many sub $250 phones in the near future. According to MediaTek, the P90 is a great step for...[Read More]
GPD MicroPC with 6-inch Display Coming in 2019 for just $299
Did you think the ONE-NETBOOK One Mix 2S with its 7-inch was too small? Then wait to check out the latest GPD MicroPC announced today, a 6-inch UMPC (Ultra-mobile PC) powered by an Intel Celeron Gemini Lake CPU. The GPD MicroPC with its 6-inch display actually isn’t even the more compact device launched by the company, the original GPD Win did indeed come with a smaller 5.5-inch and its desi...[Read More]
Lenovo Z5s Teased with Snapdragon 678 & Android 9 Pie
Lenovo’s much rumored Z5s was set to launch on December 6th and become the first ever phone with a camera cut out hole to hit the market, but the company opted – at the last moment – to delay its launch to the 18th. To kill the time, Lenovo, or at least its Vice President – Chang Cheng, decided to tease the handset over on the Chinese social network Weibo. In the image rele...[Read More]
ASUS Zenfone Max Pro M2 & Zenfone Max M2 Go on Sale
After a couple weeks of rumors and leaks, the new ASUS Zenfone Max series is now on sale, around a week before the launch event scheduled to take place on December 11th. The two smartphone have been listed on ASUS’ Russian store site, with all the specs and pricing written in there, so it doesn’t get more official than this. Let’s begin with the more affordable of the two –...[Read More]
Deals: Chuwi Lapbook SE $249 With $30 Off Coupon
Another new coupon has popped up for the Lapbook SE from Chuwi. By far my favorite Gemini Lake laptop, great screen the best keyboard on a budget laptop under $300 and it’s backlit. The battery life is also really good up to 8-9 hours I’ve managed on mine with low brightness. But it has one flaw that might be an issue for some, only 4GB of DDR4 RAM. So I can happily run about 10 tabs i...[Read More]
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 is Official: Main Features Unveiled (Updated)
One of the most talked about chips in the history of mobile technology has been finally launched today and – as the latest rumors suggested – it won’t be called 8150 but it’ll instead follow the already running naming scheme: meet the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855. The new Snapdragon 855 utilizes a 7nm manufacturing process that will bring lower power consumption, thus better bat...[Read More]
Lenovo Z5s with Camera Hole Design Launching on December 6th
Lenovo’s marketing team today gets a medal for coming up with a release date before Huawei and Samsung for what’s expected to be the first smartphone ever to hit the market with a cut out hole camera design. The Lenovo Z5s did indeed pop up on China’s certification site (TENAA) just last month and it was then followed by a couple of “leaks” that first showed the hands...[Read More]
