Shanzai Gadgets: June 2011

Tuesday, 28 June 2011

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>>

Friday, 24 June 2011

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>>

Wednesday, 22 June 2011

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>>

Thursday, 16 June 2011

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>>

Monday, 13 June 2011

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.