This Shanzhai tablet doubles up as a phone

There’s a new tablet in Shenzhen that has caught my eye. It’s called the Shining 7008 and the tablet is true to its name because it shines in terms of its looks … not literally though (even Shanzhai makers know that bling is not in anymore!). Read More>>

Ctone T01 (a bit like the HTC Desire) makes its way out of Shenzhen

This little gem looks a bit like a HTC Desire but instead it’s the Ctone T01 and you don’t need to take a trip to Shenzhen to get one because the online Chinese wholesaler, Bluelines.com, has announced that they’ll be stocking it. Read More>>

7-inch GT70 tablet or an oversized smartphone

If you dive into the ocean of smartphone form factors then you’ll realize that smartphones are getting bigger and bigger and consumers are cool about this ‘bigger the better’ change. There is hardly an inch difference left between the biggest smartphone and the smallest tablet, but it’s been a long time since we have seen any extra large smartphones. Here’s one, the GT70 3G smartphone...or wait, it also fits perfectly into the category of a 7-inch tablet. Read More>>

Huawei looks to expand its empire in India

Google and HTC first came together to pump life into Android; now the Shanzhai are bringing them back together in an outstanding looking knockoff, the HTC G12 Desire clone with a Google signature on the back. Besides the Google and HTC connection, it has a fantastic body, 600MHz Qualcomm 7227 processor and dual SIM functionality. Read More>>

Digitalk brings Spark Naissance Android smartphone to China

Digitalk has gathered a decent fan following around the world with to its fixed, mobile and Internet services, but in China, it is more known for its philanthropic activities. Digitalk donates 5 Yuan to the China Children and Teenagers Foundation on each phone sold and also runs programs aimed at lowering the rate of girls dropping out of school in poor areas. Now Digitalk is bringing its first Android smartphone to China with exclusive specs and a premium price. Read More>>

The new Dayun tablet comes to town

A new 7” tablet has surfaced in Shenzhen. It looks compact and cleanly built, so here’s the lowdown on the tablet. Read More>>

Cheapest ZTE X850 look-a-like

In June last year ZTE unveiled its first Android phone, the ZTE X850. It was a pretty cheap phone at USD 175, and therefore failed to create a buzz among Shanzhai players. A year later Shanzhai players have unveiled a clone with similar specs, but with a cheaper price of only USD 77. Read More>>

Huawei keeps its promise, unveils the MediaPad

Huawei unveiled its 7” MediaPad tablet at the CommunicAsia 2011 convention being held in Singapore. Read More>>

White Motorola ME525 DEFY clone goes out of stock in Shenzhen

Is there any difference between the black and white iPhone 4 besides the color? Nothing, but white is still a hot favorite. If you wonder what a DROID handset would look like in sexy white, here’s a teaser. Motorola… oh wait the Shanzhai Motorola called Motorolo, has rolled out a white DROID, the ME525 DEFY clone. Read More>>

Qualcomm powered dual SIM FET T8888 smartphone runs Android

Everyone says it’s really quiet in Shenzhen, but we don’t agree. Last week fell in love with Gooapple, one of best ever iPhone clones to come out of Shenzhen and here’s another genius design that has taken our breath away. The T8000 is an innovative Shanzhai design rather than a copycat. It’s not from the MediaTek camp though; but rather a dual SIM Qualcomm powered smartphone. Read More>>

JSMAX USD230 tablets bring NEC processing

We spoke to Jonas Chen at JSMAX about their line up of tablets at Computex 2011. Not only do they have a wide selection of tablets but they claim their screen quality is the equal to Apple’s iPad!  Read More>>

Sunno S9000 tablet get a super sleek makeover

Impressed by the hottie above?! You may have seen this before actually, just with a different skin. The 7-inch Sunno S9000 tablet is hard to miss. There are now more neat images popping up in the Shanzhai sphere of its super slim body weighing only 134g. Read More>>

This Shanzai tablet is comparable to the iPad…or, does it beat it??

This tablet has a fresh feel to it, it has a stylish rectangular home button at the bottom (a welcome change from the traditional round buttons). The black touchscreen has a silver rim to it, giving it a business-like appearance. Coming to think of the screen, it measures 2.8” and has a resolution of 1024x 768, with a screen aspect ratio of 4:3 and matches the iPad in its display. The screen is a two touch screen, which means the gaming experience will be good. It runs on the A9 Core processor and has an integrated Mali-400 GPU, which adds to the gaming experience. It has 512 MB RAM and runs Android 2.2. It comes with a USB port, an LCD button, HDMI output interface, TF card slot and radio.

VIDEO: Winsis Rockchip, Android 2.3 tablets

Yang Yang Lee from Winsis takes some time out during Computex 2011 to introduce their WQ02 tablet which sports an Android 2.3 OS version and a Rockchip processor.

Is Gooapple 3G the best ever iPhone 4 clone with Google Android?

Android has been catching up to the charm of Apple in the past few years, but now it’s the other way around. Apple has crossed Android’s path lately by copying some of its key elements in the latest iOS 5 release. Shanzhai makers have long been merging the eloquence of Android features and the gloss of Apple’s user interface to churn out smart clones. Gooapple is, however, a showstopper.

Video: Computex coverage of M72 from Joyplus

Shanzai.com's Tai-Pan is live at Computex 2011 in Taipei this week bringing you all the latest coverage of all the tablets and gadgets at the show on video.
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HTC launches Wildfire S in India at USD 330

HTC’s Wildfire handset has been pretty popular in India, so the Taiwanese HTC hasn’t hesitated to launch the follow up Wildfire S model. The compact handset has a no so compact price of USD 330. Read More>>

VIDEO: Dual SIM card tablets have arrived

HKC is yet another Shenzhen tablet player with a large selection of Android tablets on offer. There the first I’ve seen though that has a tablet supporting dual sim cards. Read More >>

VIDEO: hikalimedia’s cute and cool… and inexpensive mini Snap TVs

If you’re not into to traditional boring digital picture frame designs and you’re looking for good pricing too, then hikalimedia’s Snap TV and block designs might be just the thing for you. Read More>>

Nokia N9 makes an appearance with Meego

After Nokia and Microsoft made their alliance public, the rumor mill was working overtime to speculate the future of Symbian and Meego. Read More:

Shanzhai introduce the W3 cloud smart Android smartphone

No one can deny that Android has become an important player in the mobile segment in a very short time. Read More:

The 7” shanzai tablet that beats the Samsung Galaxy S

The TCC 8803 tablet is our latest find from the Shanzhai market. Its superior graphics features surprisingly transcend those of the Samsung Galaxy II tab. Read More:

Phantom of the Opera, MOPS Shadow T800 Android smartphone

If you want to play games on smartphones then many people would argue that Android is your best bet. Android has heaps of gaming apps and also boasts Xperia Play, the first official Sony PlayStation phone which runs on Android. Read More:

Haier N6E Android smartphone, reminiscent of HTC Wildfire

Chinese company Haier has announced a new Android smartphone that will be hitting the shelves for around one thousand. Read More:

Presenting to you the Shanzai’d HTC HD2Windows Phone 7 … which runs Android as well as WM

M10 is the name of the Shanzai’d version of the HTC HD2T-mobile Windows phone 7. What is interesting is that it has dual operating systems,  running Android as well as Windows Mobile 6.5 like the HTC branded handset. Read More:

K-1000D, the Shanzai’s Samsung Nexus S

The Samsung Nexus S was released this weekend, and so was its Shanzai’d version. The clone runs Android 2.2 and is called the K1000 D. Read More:

Qualcomm CPU for the HTC Imagio Android clone

MediaTek’s delay in bringing the MTK 6573 chipset to the market is working against it. Shanzhai makers have started looking for alternatives. Qualcomm, which has been eying the Shanzhai market for a long time, has grabbed the opportunity. Read More:

Pinocchio nose stylus keeps one hand free

This is an American Shanzhai of … well actually it’s completely new that I know of! Designer Dominic Wilcox has developed and made an alternative “finger-nose stylus” which leaves one hand free … Read More:

Sony’s next gen PSP shanzai’d even before its release

RG is the Shanzai version of Sony’s next-gen PSP which is called NGP, and sadly for Sony, the RG playstation has hit the markets before the original product. iReadyGo is the company that has manufactured this PSP wannabe. Read More:

HTC Kingdom to savor the latest Gingerbread

The HTC Kingdom set the web on fire when some pics were leaked but then the Western media brushed it off, supposing that it’s just a code name for the HTC EVO 3D. Read More:

Video Review: Apad D9 10” 16x9 tablet

The shanzhai have got something for all tastes and this time we take a look at a 10.1” sized tablet with a 16x9 aspect ratio and a 1024x600 screen resolution, the Apad D9. Read More:

Posh Nokia Oro coming soon in gold and leather

As we all know, Nokia will drive and define the future of the Windows Phone 7 OS, but what will happen to Symbian, Nokia’s flagship OS for many years? Nokia has passed off Symbian to Accenture, but they haven’t completely disowned it; Symbian will still be at the core of the 150 million handsets that are projected to ship from Nokia this year. Read More:

ZTE and Movistar Telefonica to sell LIGHT Pro tablets in Spain

ZTE, one of China’s largest telecommunication equipment providers, has developed a “Light tablet”, and has collaborated with the Spanish mobile phone operator, Telefonica Movistar to sell the tablet in Spain. Read More:

Say “cheese” with Leica i9 concept iPhone 4

Unlike bird watching, I find bird photography very challenging. The moment I get the camera out, set up a longer lens and find the right exposure, the bird flies away.  I could take the shot with my iPhone 4, which has a pretty decent camera on it, but it’s not professional quality really. Read More:

Latest USD150 tablet out

The new RayNova tablet looks very similar to the ePad, Apad, Flytouch and other seven inch Android tablets that can be readily found both inside and outside of China. The Ray1 is targeting just the Chinese market, combining Android with a traditional Chinese UI. Read More:

First look at Apanda’s new A101 handset

Apanda has been in the Shanzhai headlines for cool phones like the A60, A80 and A100 in the past. About a year ago they even hit the headlines when their A70 smartphone was claimed to run Android 3.0, even before the source code of Gingerbread was released. Apanda’s future is now reliant on their next generation handset, the A101. Read More:

This Shanzhai phone has a TV in it

We recently came across a new Shanzhai phone resembling the HTC Desire G7, which has an analog TV included. Read More:

Nokia N-Gage dead, long live the clones

Xperia Play is set to get some competition soon; the Shanzhai player Nckia has revived Nokia’s made-for-gaming phone, the N-Gage. Nope, it’s not the super flop N7700 clone, which was shelved before it ever saw a market stand, this time it’s the Nckia NG in a N7700 inspired shell. Read More:

White HTC Desire HD to escort white iPhone 4

Why are white gadgets so news worthy? Is it because Apple took nearly ten months to finally release a white iPhone 4? The guys at Apple should take a cue from Shanzhai players who have been repeatedly launching iPhone 4, iPad and other popular mobile device clones in white cloaks. Read More:

Sony Ericsson to reveal its first Android walkman phone, W8

The Walkman returns! Happy news for music lovers as Sony Ericsson is to release its first Android Walkman phone W8 to serve your appetite with music focused proposition. Read More:

Nook Color now a USD 250 Android tablet with apps, flash and more…

Barnes & Noble’s Nook Color has become quite a favorite among the hackers’ community of Android fanboys across the globe. Nook has been hacked several times in the past and turned into an under $250 Android tablet due to the Android OS inside the hood. Read More:

A 3D phone that will make you feel jaded

A new phone with a jade shell was discovered on the streets of Shenzhen; it looks like a designer made phone, and supports 3D images and videos.Read More:

Mobile phone for the blind thanks to Intex

India has the largest population of visually impaired people in the world with nearly 12 million, so Intex Mobiles has launched Intex Vision, a mobile phone for visually impaire in collaboration with National Association for the Blind (NAB) to empower them with mobile connectivity. Intex has designed this phone with a Braille keypad, large sized digits and a talking keypad. Read More:

ThinkPad X1: the thinnest in notebook world

Being skinny is trendy and chic everywhere especially in technology. The latest skinny tech news is of Lenovo’s ultra thin notebook ThinkPad X1. Lenovo is about to release its X300 model replacement, ThinkPad X1 which comes with 16.5-21.5mm thickness and weighs 1.36kg. Read More:

HTC... err Shanzhai brings out Droid Incredible 2

While the rumor mill is working overtime for a possible iPhone 5 launch, the Internet is also on fire with speculations about a Verizon powered HTC Droid Incredible 2 release at the end of this month. The Android fanboys have been awaiting for this release for a long time, but if you don't want to wait any longer, rush to Shenzhen as the shanzhai have already rolled out an HTC Droid Incredible clone based on the leaked pics of the original. Read More:

G’Five to launch India’s cheapest Android tablet for USD 200

Nokia sued G’Five not for copyright infringement, but for quickly claiming the title of third largest handset player in India. Nokia is still a dominant player in India, but its market share was reduced to half in a year thanks to the Shanzhai invasion. After runway success in the mobile phone segment, the leading Shanzhai maker is now planning to foray in the Indian tablet PC market and will kick start things with a tablet priced at a tempting price tag of USD 200. Read More:

Shanzhai HD7 sports Shanzhai Windows 7

No smartphone platform is complete until it has a strong backing of a smartphone OS,  to give it the much required boost in the market. Windows Mobile for next generation smartphones or Windows Phone 7 got a dream launch pad with HTC HD7, which is equally popular among the Shanzhai makers. Read More:

The Canoa music phone

The Shanzhai have produced a new type of music phone design that is excessively long and curved giving it a feminine touch. Read More:

Video Review: Rena3 dual core 7” capacitive Android 2.2 tablet

It seems the shanzhai are again improving as we look at the Rena3 tablet that claims a dual core 1GHz processor and a capacitive touch screen as 2 great parts of a very good tablet. Read More:

The NCKIA double-screened phone

The Shanzhai have come up with a new type of flip phone which has everything doubled in it. This phone has two screens, two keypads and of course, dual SIM standby. Read More:

Mirror mirror on the wall, who’s the thinnest of them all? iPad, Tab or OGT

iPad 2 is 30% thinner than the original iPad. Apple’s move has inspired Samsung to shed extra flab on the new 8.9 and 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab tablets. But the award for the thinnest tablet PC of the year goes to OGT Mobile tablet, which is all set to debut this summer. Read More:

HTC HD7 clone runs Android not Windows Phone 7

Surfing on the Android wave, HTC has recently surpassed Nokia to become the world’s third-largest maker of smartphones by market value. But the Taiwanese phone giant who has brought the first Android phone to the world has ditched Android a short time ago for Windows 7 phone. Read More:

The cool blue S900 from MTK

S900 is the newest Shanzhai mobile phone to hit the markets. It has dual SIM standby and has a bright blue panel, giving it a cool look. Read More:

Nokia X7 smartphone is selling hot in Shenzhen

Oops I read that wrong! It’s an Nckia not Nokia X7 that has been buzzing the streets of Shenzhen, and has been long before Nokia unveiled its X7 smartphone. The Shenzhen beauty with a sexy metallic back has sparkling white attire and is an exact replica of the X7 with its large touchscreen and curvy build. Sans the outer appearance, the Nckia X7 is a poor copy of the Nokia X7.Read more

Razer Switchblade to breeze into China first

Tencent, China’s largest gaming portal, has signed a deal with Razer to bring the swanky gaming PC called Switchblade into China first.Read More

Intel Atom and Windows 7 for the brand new Coaster K1050 tablet PC

Intel and Microsoft are lagging behind in the tablet PC segment due to their ignorance in acknowledging consumer interest in mobile devices early in the piece. They stuck to desktop computing for too long, but now they are aggressively trying to set foot in the mobile segment. This has been particularly evident by the increased number of Wintel tablets in the Shanzhai sphere. The latest is the pretty in pink Coastar K1050, with Intel Atom processor and Windows 7 operating system.Read more

Intel Atom and Windows 7 for the brand new Coaster K1050 tablet PC

Intel and Microsoft are lagging behind in the tablet PC segment due to their ignorance in acknowledging consumer interest in mobile devices early in the piece. They stuck to desktop computing for too long, but now they are aggressively trying to set foot in the mobile segment. Read More:

Acer Android tablet price competes well with iPad 2

Acer announced the release of its first Android tablet last week. The Iconia A500 is priced at USD 449, and is expected to be available at the end of April, with pre-orders being accepted at BestBuy now. The announcement occured after Acer’s CEO, Gianfranco Lanci, announced his resignation following disagreements with the company’s board over mobile computing priorities. Read More: