Meizu MX4G Will Sport a 5.5-Inch, 2560 x 1536-Pixel Screen

Chinese mobile phone maker Meizu is getting ready to enter the high-resolution smartphone battle, and it has already confirmed plans to launch a device that will feature a 2k+ resolution. To be more precise, the handset is expected to arrive on shelves under the name of MX4G and will pack a 5.5-inch, 2560 x 1536-pixel screen. This means a 542 PPI pixel density on a 15:9 aspect ratio display. Meizu’s J. Wong, former CEO, has already confirmed plans for this device, though no other details on what it will include in terms of hardware specs have been provided as of now. However, as UnwiredView reports, the upcoming mobile phone will prove a worthy competitor for the Vivo XPlay 3S, which is expected to become available shortly with...

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Oppo Plans R1 Smartphone for Mid-December

Soon, Chinese phone maker Oppo might bring to the market a new smartphone running under Google’s Android operating system, namely the Oppo R1. The smartphone has been spotted only under the name of Oppo R829T, featuring an all-glass back plate, and has been said before to arrive on shelves as the Oppo Find 7. Apparently, this won’t be the case, but Oppo might offer it for purchase sometime in mid-December as Oppo R1, aimed at the mid-level smartphone market. Allegedly leaked photos with the mobile phone are also available online for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of mtksj, showing a pretty appealing outer design. The yet unannounced mobile phone will also be able to provide users with high performance capabilities, a recent article...

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16GB Moto G Arrives in the UK Tomorrow at Clove

Starting tomorrow, users in the UK interested in the new Moto G smartphone from Motorola will be able to take advantage of the features and capabilities of the 16GB flavor of the device, online retailer Clove UK has announced. Users will be able to grab the smartphone from this page on the retailer’s website where it is listed with a price tag of £174 ($285/€210) attached to it, VAT included. Moto G was made official a few weeks ago as the cheaper variant of the Moto X, featuring a 4.5-inch 720p touchscreen display and being powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor. The smartphone also packs 1GB of RAM, 8GB/16GB of internal memory, a 5-megapixel camera on the back, and a 1.3MP front camera for video calling. The smartphone...

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Sailfish OS Coming Soon to Android Device

Jolla, the Finnish company that has just released the first smartphone powered by Sailfish OS, has just confirmed it will provide Android users with the option to install the mobile platform on their devices. The Next Web reports Jolla CEO Tomi Pienimäki told Finnish website Talouselämä that his company is both a device and OS business and that Sailfish OS is fairly easy to install on Android devices. Jolla’s move is part of a larger plan to bring more attention to Sailfish mobile platform, which is a smart move rather than restricting it to a certain device. No word on when exactly Jolla will make its Sailfish OS available for installation to Android devices, but given Pienimäki statement that the platform is easy to be integrated...

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Colorful CW5200, 6-in-1 Router, Has Wi-Fi, 3G and Other Assets

We'd name this new product from Colorful a “hybrid,” but that implies a merger of two things, traits or objects. And though it is used even to describe things with traits from more than two other base forms, the new router from Colorful has six different roles, so it is more than just a hybrid. Well, perhaps we should be accurate and say that the CW5200 has six potential roles, since not all of them are likely to be played at once. Well, they could be, but they depend on situation, need and one's surroundings, so it's unlikely. Still, the versatility will be appreciated by those who love all-in-one solutions. The Colorful CW5200 is a 6-in-1 wireless router, combining the benefits of a LAN-based Wi-Fi router, 3G Wi-Fi router connectivity...

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