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Thanks so much:)Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08039082428812648049noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071837612956084720.post-46948811500803329462018-09-06T15:38:00.003+01:002018-09-06T15:38:20.347+01:00Vivo - a brand cannot be neglected<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Vivo might not be a very international brand, and should be the least well-known (relatively) manufacturer under the BBK Electronics family (Oppo, Oneplus and Vivo are under the same parent company). Yet, it WAS the 5th largest phone manufacturer some time in 2016 and 2017 (surpassed by Xiaomi in recent months). Its strong brand presence in China and India cannot be overlooked and scorned. How does Vivo make it???</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Vivo is a young company established in 2009. Together with its 'siblings' Oppo and Oneplus, they are owned by BBK Electronics (aka the parent company). Its products are sold mainly in China, India and Asian places like Malaysia and Thailand. It also appears on many World Cup 2018 advertisements because it is one of the sponsors. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Let's focus on the recent two years' development (2017 and 2018).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">In the first half year, Vivo performs just like any other Chinese brands, with its designs similar to iPhone (even the naming is similar). Putting mid-range specs (e.g. CPU S625, S652, 1080p or 720p screen) plus a few gimmicks like dual 20MP selfie camera into a mid-range price tag is the usual way to attract customers for Vivo. Examples are X9, X9 Plus, X9s, X9s Plus etc. This doesn't really make it stand out from its competitors (at least the price is not attractive enough to compete with aggressive Xiaomi). Vivo is criticized of "high price, low specs" (can be seen from using the S625 in mid-high range products).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Things are a little bit different for the rest of 2017.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The pursuit of a 18:9 screen starts in the second half of the year, when the X20 and X20 Plus are announced to follow the trend. Vivo actually goes a step ahead of all the Android manufacturers. Yes, it's the underscreen fingerprint function on the X20 Plus UD version. That's what Vivo differentiates itself and goes the extra mile (sort of). A full screen display accompanied by an underscreen fingerprint (omitting either the front or rear fingerprint sensor) is a recipe for neatness in phone design (no any abrupt circles or ovals). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">People including me are dumbfounded by the fact that the X20 Plus UD only utilises the S660 instead of higher end CPUs like the S835. S660 doesn't seem to match with the "high-class" feel of the phone (the underscreen fingerprint) As an experimental product, I think that's okay. But selling at a price slightly higher than ordinary mid-range prices while only using mid-range specs (e.g. emmc 5.1 ROM, LDDR 3 RAM) doesn't guarantee sustainable sales (though for marketing hype, that's perfectly fine). That's probably one of the reasons why Vivo is surpassed by Xiaomi at the end of 2017 in terms of sales volume and market share. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">X20 Plus UD (gigantic 6.43" 18:9 FHD+ screen)</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am impressed, on the other hand, that Vivo insists on the "Plus" model. In its target market, Asia, people like using large size phones (say 6.0 inches or above), probably because they use their phones very often and want a strong battery support. Other international brands are prudent about making big phones with high-end specs. Even so, they are made for the low to mid range only (e.g. Sony XA2 Ultra, Samsung A9). Big screen, capable CPU (like the S660), together with big battery, is likely to be a successful formula in China and Asian places. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The X21 evolves to become a mature successor of the X20 series. Incorporating the controversial notch and the welcoming underscreen fingerprint, the X21 is said to be an insignificant 'incremental upgrade' (with the CPU, camera roughly the same). Anyway, this series is still selling very well. An interesting product line pops up this time, which is the Z series. The Z1 has a similar front and back design as the X21, same S660 CPU, large rom and ram. A conventional rear fingerprint sensor plus less capable cameras justify for the significant price difference. But man, S660 with a decent spec package in an attractive price (around 1600 yuan, USD232). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">On the other hand, for the notch lovers, Vivo provides an alternative, the V9, to have the same notch display with weaker specs and lower price.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The biggest surprise is how Vivo turns a concept phone into mass production in just a few months' time. In MWC 2018, we are given a glimpse of the Nex phone with extremely impressive screen to body ratio and an exciting pop-up camera to get rid of the notch (together with Vivo's quite sophisticated and signature underscreen fingerprint. Then, in early June, this 'dream' comes true. It successfully brings us to the next level of the true bezel-less future. Although lacking in NFC and water resistance rating, the phone is finally situated in the flagship category with standard flagship specs, continuing with the underscreen fingerprint solution, and capable camera (pop up selfie camera too).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The overall message is that even second-tier manufacturers are innovating a lot. Samsung, Apple, catch up!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The marketing strategy is another success factor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Vivo accumulates a large sum of cash for sure, so its advertisements are basically everywhere. I've stayed in Shanghai for more than three months during 2017 and 2018, and you can see the same ad on malls, metros, buses, TVs. The wide coverage certainly enhances the brand presence.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Slogans, are another old but gold tactic. By utilising short and eye-catching phrases, many people are attracted to give it a try (even though many of the slogans are mere marketing strategies, without really THAT beneficial to performance). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Translate as "front and back (camera) 20MP, backlighting also clear, illuminating your beauty". </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">There are still a bunch of customers who think that higher resolution equals better photo outcomes (this may be partially correct, partially though). It also utilises the psychology that backlighting situations are often no good, and claims (or proves) that their phones can handle this situation well, at the end the beauty of the person in the photo can be reflected. Not sure if the actual outcomes are really a lot better than the competitors, but the fact is that Vivo tends to overexpose the photos a bit, so as to create a clearer and brighter picture under backlighting conditions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Translate as "charging 5 minutes can used for talking on the phone for 2 hours. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is a more classic example from Vivo (and Oppo), back a few years ago when they announce the VOOC quick charging solution applied on their smartphones. The actual usage numbers may be a bit lower or higher than expected, but it is certain that the VOOC skill really pushes Qualcomm and MTK to quicken their pace to develop their quick charging solutions (and trying not to harm battery life so much). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The underscreen fingerprint solution and the pop-up selfie camera make the world see how Chinese manufacturers are willing to risk and "innovate" instead of merely copying from this and that. There is still lots of improvement for the brand to become truly international, such as adding NFC, including even more "wow" features. The arrangement of phones and designs with Oppo and Oneplus is also an issue because it seems that there isn't a huge differentiation strategy between Vivo and Oppo when it comes to the mid and low tier phones (this similarity might be the synergy strategy of the two brands, though). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">As a Chinese myself it's glad to see Chinese brands advancing and leaving the old days of "copying" from other designs.</span><br />
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Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08039082428812648049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071837612956084720.post-20532756889582437832018-07-31T09:11:00.001+01:002018-07-31T09:11:17.830+01:00<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">One year ago, I wrote something about the future of this company.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One year later, now in the mid 2018, it seems that Xiaomi is doing better than my expectation. Besides phones, Xiaomi has been excelling in the smart band market (having the 2nd largest market share, only losing to Apple). Plus its wide range of related products like power banks, balance cars, rice cookers etc.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Xiaomi has risen to become the world's 5th largest smartphone manufacturer, surpassing the Chinese competitor Vivo in 2017. Its marketing and selling strategy is especially effective in India, kicking Samsung out of the first place of market share in the region.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The timely updates to the MIUI, really, are a differentiation strategy to competitors. Devices a few years ago, no matter selling at what price point, got the latest MIUI support (not Android version support though, but that's not a big deal because Xiaomi has its own heavily customized software regardless of Android versions). Even very cheap devices like the first generation Redmi Note get the latest MIUI version.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Price, definitely, this advantage doesn't fade away after all these years. Some years ago when we are educated that cheap and budget phones using Snapdragon 400 series CPU are considered great already, Xiaomi simply pushes the bar higher than ever through recent use of the S625 and S636 CPU (skipping the inferior S630 on Redmi Note 5!) on budget phones. When cheap Samsung phones are still using outdated chipsets like its Exynos 7870 (still stuck with the low clock rate A53 cores), Xiaomi is already using the top tier chipsets of the S600 series on affordable phones. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Clever. The Xiaomi 8 Explorer Edition shows how smart Xiaomi is. The exterior design is an obvious iPhone X clone. But it seems to be the perfect version of iPhone X!!!!! Notch can be hidden through software, 3D Face ID, underscreen fingerprint, arguably better hand gestures, and... Noticeably cheaper! A recipe for guaranteed high sales. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">WHY are you 'copying' from Apple again? Basically most phones announced in 2018 use the vertical dual camera arrangement design. I am not saying that this is a bad design, but, can you retain some characteristics of your own (and inject more creativity please). Where have your courage and creativity on the Mi Mix gone? </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And I am quite surprised why phones like Redmi Note 5 are still using the outdated micro USB. Well I don't think using Type C will increase the cost by a whole lot (and I think most customers are willing to pay that extra few bucks). I am currently using a phone with Type C so if you ask me turn back to micro USB, I am not that happy. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Please add NFC to your Xiaomi line. I think it is justifiable if you exclude this function on the cheaper Redmi series. But for the upper Xiaomi line, the lack of NFC really deters a lot of potential customers from buying. Because NFC is so common now especially for mobile payment. Devices like Xiaomi A1, Max 2, 6X, even the latest 8SE, are VERY GREAT devices with great CPU, battery at their respective price ranges. NFC, sweetie, where are you? I don't know if the lack of NFC is the critical weapon that helps you lower the price. But if no, please add this.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I notice a tendency that Chinese manufacturers like Oppo Vivo do not like NFC so even their US500+ phones have no NFC. So Xiaomi please I beg you, DO NOT FOLLOW them, or at least add this back in international variants. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2017 is a fruitful year for this young company and I urge Xiaomi to realize what drives this growth. Retain them, and add your own characteristics instead of borrowing others' designs (Xiaomi 8: combination of iPhone X on the front and HTC on the back). It's always nice to see companies taking the courage to disturb the market, and Xiaomi is still on the rise to expand further to European and American regions, so customers know exactly why Asian consumers like Xiaomi so much.</span></span><br />
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Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08039082428812648049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071837612956084720.post-82045884023727554482018-05-20T13:04:00.000+01:002018-05-20T13:14:05.433+01:00Notch notch notch everywhere!<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2016 is the year of 4GB RAM, 2017 is the year of dual cameras and high screen to body ratio. These previous additions are generally well-received, unlike the very controversial 2018 'notch design' seen everywhere now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Notch should be the most-heard term in 2018 cuz each phone is classified into either yes-notch and no-notch. </span><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The most accepted definition of a notch design is that the upper left and right area contain no bezels, while the middle contains a long region of bezel to house the essentials like front camera, sensors, and earpiece.</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Whether the notch is beautiful or not is solely a question of personal preference. An objective, undeniable fact is that the notch DOES, to a certain extent, make the screen to body ratio more impressive.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The 'founder' of the notch design should be the Essential Phone and the Sharp S2 announced in early 2017. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">These two don't necessarily use a 'notch', but putting a front camera only (unlike the iPhone X which puts things like earpiece, camera and a whole lot of sensors into the notch area). Their designs are viewed as simpler and a bit more aesthetically good-looking because there aren't any long pieces of notch. But note that both phones have a chin (bottom bezels), which the one on the S2 is quite huge in order to accommodate the fingerprint sensor. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Apple is the first large-scale world manufacturer to make the notch design in 2017 and influence a whole bunch of Android factories to follow in 2018 (hi Oppo Vivo ... ). To be honest, Apple's design is still the best because the whole front panel only consists of the notch, WITHOUT THE CHIN. The CEO of Oneplus revealed the truth behind this no-chin construction in an interview some months ago. And undeniably the no-chin is the best compensation for having a notch. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Huawei seems to be having good use of the chin to be a fingerprint reader and multi use button while having the notch, retaining the solution of having high screen to body ratio TOGETHER with front fingerprint reader. Examples include P20, P20 Pro, Honor V10, 10. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>(It is a matter of personal choice again when it comes to the position of fingerprint reader of whether at the front, back or side)</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Oppo, Vivo, Oneplus 6</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">These BBK subsidiaries adopt similar design languages, with the notch as their major selling point </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>(is it even a good selling point</i> -_-<i>)</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. But they make good use of the notch by adding shortcut apps and functions which is similar to the 'secondary screen' idea of LG some years ago. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />~Exceptions~</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There are always exceptions to trends. Samsung should be the only large manufacturer NOT to launch a notch phone for its flagships and other series till the date I write this article (don't know if they will give in in the future though). Motorola also 'keeps up with the Joneses' in 2018 but being a bit 'conservative' by allowing both upper and lower bezels to remain. Xiaomi, on the other hand, tries hard to put everything in the lower chin and keep a no upper bezel design in the MIX product line. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>(should we give them a big round of applause huh?)</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There are still a bunch of manufacturers like Asus and LG and less famous producers who instantly follow the notch trend after Apple 'takes this courage' to apply this controversial design idea (just as controversial as the removal of 3.5mm earphone jack LOL). There's no way of going back to the 'conservative' notch-less design again, but in the future it is highly possible that no notch will be present at all. Producers like Vivo have been eagerly showing off REAL bezeless concept phones which successfully hide all the earpieces, front camera and sensors. Looking forward to this future!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">How do you think of the notch as the stepping stone to a true bezeless era? Raise your comments below!!!! :)</span><br />
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<b><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-size: large; font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">It's on the cards that smartphones are evolving as time goes by. Besides enhancement in CPU, GPU, ROM, RAM and camera performance from year to year, manufacturers sometimes add special features to make their phones stand out. E.g. 2016 is the dual-camera year, 2017 marks the start of thin bezels (high screen-to-body ratio). </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-size: large; font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">iPhone 5s can be considered the father of fingerprint sensor as android manufacturers all follow the footstep. Till now, very cheap budget phones like Moto E4, Xiaomi Redmi 4 are all equipped with fingerprint sensors. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-size: large; font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">So, the next big thing is probably an on-screen fingerprint reader because this can save a lot of space. Nowadays, there are three main fingerprint sensor positions, namely front (e.g. iPhone, HTC, Samsung, Moto, Huawei), rear (Samsung S8, Google, LG) and side (Sony). No matter which position, the sensor is very explicit. That's why on-screen fingerprint sensor is gaining momentum (seems like the Chinese manufacturer Vivo is the first company to show off this technology). Not only does it save space (increase screen-to-body ratio to be exact), but it also adds beauty to the phone (e.g. the sensors are usually placed in very awkward positions like Nexus and Pixel devices).</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GVwrZK5R5wE/Wcxzh_raSTI/AAAAAAAAVxI/OVFVMThl1Nc2HVQkWj0vFA3L51KKEHG2ACLcBGAs/s1600/vr%2Bar.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="163" data-original-width="310" height="210" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GVwrZK5R5wE/Wcxzh_raSTI/AAAAAAAAVxI/OVFVMThl1Nc2HVQkWj0vFA3L51KKEHG2ACLcBGAs/s400/vr%2Bar.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-size: large; font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">VR and AR are one of the latest technologies to mention in this era, yet not many phones support the use of VR. Google has cooperated with Asus to deliver AR-enabled phone but it seems to lack momentum. Can VR/AR technology be incorporated into mobile devices? Yet, this means phones may need to be equipped with many cameras and sensors. (E.g. the Zenfone AR has quite a number of cameras and sensors at the back which makes it quite bulky and ugly). This remains to be seen in the future. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YldHzLfoMEg/Wc3DWgDlb_I/AAAAAAAAVyg/EYfTBkNkY54DXxAdO3TYnNEGRBKoYJb7ACLcBGAs/s1600/wireless%2Bcharging.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="198" data-original-width="256" height="307" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YldHzLfoMEg/Wc3DWgDlb_I/AAAAAAAAVyg/EYfTBkNkY54DXxAdO3TYnNEGRBKoYJb7ACLcBGAs/s400/wireless%2Bcharging.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-size: large; font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wireless charging was once a selling point for phones like Samsung S6, Moto Droid Turbo, but as the trend moves towards metal phones, wireless charging seems to be forgotten (wireless charging doesn't really work on metal backs). Even if phones' back are made of glass, it seems that manufacturers are reluctant to add this to the flagships (e.g. HTC U11, Sony XZ Premium). The iPhone 8 & 10, on the other hand, include this function and make it to be a selling point (and an excuse to increase their prices). It seems like this function is reviving again. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CjipuWB6kLo/Wc3GM-KcDyI/AAAAAAAAVys/33-QVx4nDG00zOCpNw8uLJ_DMyLz4UUUgCLcBGAs/s1600/force%2Btouch.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="167" data-original-width="301" height="221" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CjipuWB6kLo/Wc3GM-KcDyI/AAAAAAAAVys/33-QVx4nDG00zOCpNw8uLJ_DMyLz4UUUgCLcBGAs/s400/force%2Btouch.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-size: large; font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">Huawei first releases the press touch technology with its Mate S, some months before the iPhone 6s. But Huawei seems to abandon this technology as the latest Mate 9 and P10 series don't have this function. Apple, on the other hand, keeps this on the iPhone 7 series as well. Will other Android manufacturers follow Apple's trend? Will Apple itself even continue this? Personally I believe the probability is around 60%. Really not that sure about this. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wK7go-zOE6c/WdMyTVp83wI/AAAAAAAAV1I/SdDkouW0GuY5n4ijPkruX_TYozfCNQnCACLcBGAs/s1600/mobile%2Bpaymeny.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="213" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wK7go-zOE6c/WdMyTVp83wI/AAAAAAAAV1I/SdDkouW0GuY5n4ijPkruX_TYozfCNQnCACLcBGAs/s320/mobile%2Bpaymeny.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">(5) Mobile payment compatible with a wider range of shops and phones (e.g. via NFC, better 4G 5G connectivity) (99%)</span></span></h3>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa;"><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588235294118); font-size: large;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">China can be viewed as a successful example which incorporates mobile payment technology into daily life smoothly, and swiftly. Aiming to be the pioneer of cashless society, it is increasingly seen that both large and small stores accept (and actually prefer) people to pay using e-payment. Apps like Alipay (支付寶) and WeChat Pay (微信支付) even do not require the use of NFC compared to those Samsung Pay, Apple Pay and Android Pay etc. By doing so, the stability of mobile network (3G 4G 5G) must be ensured so as to foster instant payment. Luckily, CPUs are getting more and more advanced, supporting more LTE bands and faster connectivity (e.g. Cat 16). </span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-87UFSFdOa6I/WdMyTWikkzI/AAAAAAAAV1M/Y73js6c6ABA3_l0Q4YiesrA2ArafPiHwACLcBGAs/s1600/iris%2Bscanner.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="552" data-original-width="604" height="292" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-87UFSFdOa6I/WdMyTWikkzI/AAAAAAAAV1M/Y73js6c6ABA3_l0Q4YiesrA2ArafPiHwACLcBGAs/s320/iris%2Bscanner.png" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">(6) Iris scanner (40%)</span></span></h3>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-size: large; font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is not something new (Microsoft had this quite a few years ago), but it is Samsung to bring it back to the limelight with the 'legendary' Note 7 and the S8 series. While Samsung claims that iris sensor offers higher level of security, it takes nearly one to second to finish the unlock process. During that, you need to lift your phone to the eye level. Comparing to fingerprint unlock, it is more clumsy and time-consuming. So, it all depends on whether other major manufacturers will follow suit and include the same technology in their flagships. In my opinion the possibility is not really high, at least the technology needs advancement so it can be at least as efficient as the fingerprint. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-size: large; font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">IPhone 10, adopts another similar function called the Face ID, but also requires the action of lifting the phone up to finish the unlocking function. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-size: large; font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">Will this be more secure than fingerprint? Or is it too clumsy and inconvenient? Still need some observations. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lXCw1UAoCgo/WdMyTRRiXgI/AAAAAAAAV1Q/Mf49PdgI-FglGbZombrKb5ToqnB1OTPIACLcBGAs/s1600/360%2Bphoto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="750" height="170" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lXCw1UAoCgo/WdMyTRRiXgI/AAAAAAAAV1Q/Mf49PdgI-FglGbZombrKb5ToqnB1OTPIACLcBGAs/s320/360%2Bphoto.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">(7) Front + Back cameras work together to create 360 degrees pictures (60%)</span></span></h3>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-size: large; font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">If both cameras are more or less of the same spes, this could actually happen, as 360 degrees require two cameras to stitch photos together. By this, we can create these photos easily. There's no need to further buy a 360 degrees camera. But the prerequisite is that both front and back cameras need to be consistent in quality so the outcome photo is decent.</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br /></span></span><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6aJmi3JXlNM/WdMyUfgVfMI/AAAAAAAAV1c/3GxZ6kike7IHBR5dWcGE0CqlUfVOiDeIQCLcBGAs/s1600/shatterproof.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="386" data-original-width="650" height="190" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6aJmi3JXlNM/WdMyUfgVfMI/AAAAAAAAV1c/3GxZ6kike7IHBR5dWcGE0CqlUfVOiDeIQCLcBGAs/s320/shatterproof.jpeg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-size: large; font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">A piece of Corning Gorilla Glass is often added on top of the screen to protect the screen from cracking and scratching (theoretically), and there is a tendency to use curved glass (aka 2.5D glass) to enhance the beauty (yet the current generations of Corning Glass is not really shatterproof). Well, personally, I hate 2.5D glass because it is so difficult to find an extra screen protector that can fit on the whole screen (i.e. the edges aren't protected as screen protectors aren't curved). I have terrible experience of dropping my beautiful Moto Z on the floor (luckily it's still working fine till now) and the right bottom corner is shattered EVEN I have a quite expensive screen protector applied :(((((( That's the moment when I regret (why didn't I buy the shatterproof Moto Z Force). Even though, because the shatterproof layer is made of plastics, the screen is very prone to scratches. Only Motorola is fond of this idea, so it is uncertain that this trend will go on. Perhaps manufacturers will use better Corning Glass to do the shatterproof function (that's a question of trade-off between easiness to scratch and shatterproof).</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oZYfzPrweKI/WdMyULGYleI/AAAAAAAAV1Y/f4tdXHcHH_YibbvGeuF4veIPd53si9rnQCLcBGAs/s1600/secondary%2Bscreen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="497" data-original-width="780" height="203" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oZYfzPrweKI/WdMyULGYleI/AAAAAAAAV1Y/f4tdXHcHH_YibbvGeuF4veIPd53si9rnQCLcBGAs/s320/secondary%2Bscreen.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">There are roughly 3 main types of so-called secondary screens (front -- LG style, small one on the back -- Meizu style, big one on the back -- Yotaphone style). In my opinion, if I were to choose, the front one should be the most useful, yet LG and HTC seem to abandon this idea after their V10, V20 and U Ultra. On the other hand, Meizu suddenly announces the Pro 7 series with a secondary screen at the back. To be honest, with the popularity of always on displays, it can replace the use of secondary screens. While major manufacturers do not adopt this idea, Yotaphone nearly becomes the only company which keeps on using this as its main selling point. This should be a short-lived trend.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08039082428812648049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071837612956084720.post-12299831625072589662017-08-22T14:41:00.002+01:002017-08-22T14:41:33.251+01:00Help This Company?<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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Pixel (2016) device. Although it was once the direct competitor of Apple, Nokia
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technologies and having a lack of innovation in recent years, HTC solely
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Being over-concentrated in the smartphone sector also
accelerated the decline of HTC. Samsung, LG, Huawei, Apple and Xiaomi all have
side businesses aside from manufacturing phones, which helps diversify the
business risk. In view of this, HTC stepped into the VR sector in 2015 and
released its premium VR device - HTC Vive. The company earned high reputation
(thanks to the top-notch build quality and excellent user experience) yet little
profit (due to the same old overpricing problem). Currently, HTC comes third in
the VR market share, losing to Samsung and Sony by a hair. Will this be the
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Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08039082428812648049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071837612956084720.post-60050985990115633242017-05-25T12:44:00.001+01:002017-05-25T12:44:30.038+01:00The emergence of Xiaomi and its way forward?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br />Unlike Samsung and Apple, Xiaomi does not have a well-established reputation and long history, nor any groundbreaking technologies to offer. Yet, this company totally changes the way the current smartphone market works. The most notable significance is the change in the budget smartphone sector (~US$100-250) brought by one of the production lines of Xiaomi -- Redmi series. From 2013 to 2016, the accumulated volume of sales of Redmi series surpassed 1.1 billion units, and Xiaomi even claims the Redmi series to be the "phone of the nationals". And this claim is somehow proper in some sense. </span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><u>Strength:</u></span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">- very well-known brand in Asia</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">- very famous for the high value for money yet acceptable build quality</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">- online platform is mature, most of its sales are done online without the need of a physical store</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">- diversification of risks by launching a very wide variety of other products (esp home appliances) other than smartphones and tablets (rice cookers, bicycles etc), the cheap yet powerful Mi band is topping the charts of smart wearables</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">- have the experience and expertise to produce smartphones at low cost (that's why they can be sold in such jaw-dropping prices)</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><u>Weakness:</u></span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">- brand gives people an impression of 'cheap'</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">- high-end products (those over US$399) are not sold very well as compared to the Redmi series --> causing the lower profit margin</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">- lack of proper Xiaomi guarantee in Western regions (e.g. US, UK, Europe) makes the brand less attractive and well-known in those areas</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">- being previously referred as a copycat of Apple and Samsung</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">- the camera performance is not always good, though acceptable</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">- market share is not on par with other Chinese manufacturers like Huawei, Oppo and Vivo</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><u><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">Opportunity:</span></u></span><div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">- can target at western new emerging markets (e.g. South America regions) </span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">- the Mi Mix is an excellent start for something special which can make Xiaomi differentiate from its competitors, stand out from the crowd and create noise and attention in the market</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">- good relationship with Qualcomm allows Xiaomi to use better processors than competitors (usually Snapdragon is preferred over MTK) (e.g. before 2017 Meizu has a lawsuit with Qualcomm and it can only use MTK or Samsung Exynos CPUs)</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><u>Threat:</u></span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">- intense competition from Chinese manufacturers e.g. Huawei, Oppo, Vivo, LeEco</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">- lacking behind in the AR and VR development as they are considered as the next big thing in the future</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">- the development of smartphones has reached a bottleneck situation, creativity is needed if one wants to sustain and remain its market position</span></span><h3>
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<span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">The 1st generation of Redmi Note is sold at an exceptionally unbelievable cheap price, yet pack many decent specifications e.g. an okay Snapdragon processor (at that time) (S400/S410), an okay 13 MP camera, minimalistic design, removable 3,100 mAh battery (that's an important feature nowadays). </span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Redmi Note 2 is similar in design compared to its predecessor, keeps the removable battery, camera is more or less the same. The special thing is the use of the Helio X10 CPU and the colourful removable backs. In the year of 2015 when Qualcomm's Snapdragon 810 is under heavy criticism, the X10 gains some momentum and some manufacturers (like HTC) even use it on flagships. Xiaomi simply changes the game rules by having it on the budget Redmi series, showing the world that most manufacturers are simply over-pricing their phones. </span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br />In 2016, the Redmi legend reaches a new level. The very cheap Redmi Note 3 includes a mid-high quality S650 processor, a fingerprint sensor which is previously the exclusiveness of flagships, a stylish metal body (though not all-metal), a larger-than-flagship-phones battery (4,000 mAh), a decent IPS FHD screen, an okay 16 MP camera with PDAF, micro SD slot, and 3 GB of RAM!!!!!!!!!!! This phone remains one of the best-selling phones in India.</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br />Redmi Note 4 even uses the flagship grade deca-core MTK Helio X20, improved metal body, 64 GB of ROM!!</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">*It is sold at around HKD 1,299 (US$ 167) while other X20 phones are at least HKD 2,599 (US$ 334) (e.g. Meizu Pro 6). International variant as well as the 4X use the slightly less capable S625 but edge over the original version in terms of battery. And certainly the price is the most attractive among all other S625 phones (e.g. Samsung C7, Moto Z Play). </span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">I do not include the Redmi Pro here as I think that the Pro version only has a minor upgrade on the CPU (X20 to X25) while the dual camera does not work well (simply a gimmick). </span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">According to researches, many Asians like using phones with big screens (phablet size) and they change phones very frequently. Xiaomi is very good at targeting at this type of consumers and is successful in this sector. </span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span><h4 style="text-align: center;">
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<br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">The first and second generation does not change much in terms of the exterior. Both use the plastic back and a relatively small yet removable battery. The interior, is a combination of low to mid range specs (e.g. S400/S410), okay camera. All these come as a surprise due to the eye-catching price tag. Big brands are never bringing such decent performance and specs given similar price ranges.</span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br />Redmi 3/3s, however, have a dramatic change, just like the change from Redmi Note 2 to 3. A metal body is used, a jaw-dropping 4,000 mAh battery is inserted into a 8.2mm body and the weight is just like an ordinary 5" phone. Really impressive job. The fingerprint sensor on the 3s is also welcoming. S430 may seem a bit underwhelming, but, at least it's a Snapdragon processor (people in general prefer Snapdragon than MTK CPUs) given such a low price. [FYI, Redmi 3s is HKD 1,099 (US$ 141) while LG Stylus 2 Plus is HKD 2,999 (US$ 385), both have S430 on board, 32 GB ROM, 3 GB RAM]</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br /></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Redmi 4 normal version doesn't change much in the interior specs, but the prime version now has a FHD screen!! (~440 ppi) PLUS a S625 processor!! And still at the very attractive budget price (consider the fact that some S625 phones also with metal body cost around 3 times as much. While all these upgraded specs are still backed up the gorgeous and ample 4,100 mAh battery. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is expected that the Redmi series will continue its excellent value for money. Emerging countries like India are embracing Xiaomi a lot, though in its homeland China Xiaomi had its market share dropping due to the extremely tough competition by Huawei, Oppo and Vivo. (--> hopefully in the near future I will have an article discussing Huawei) Only depending on the Redmi series is not enough and not sustainable. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Let's take a look at the Xiaomi line itself.</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Xiaomi 4s</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Xiaomi 4c<br /><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Xiaomi 5s ; Xiaomi 5s Plus</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Pky4qmID26c/WSa-4eMumnI/AAAAAAAAS9k/PKZN_QgNM5Uuyj09T2OwARN-NFeYRQ1hQCLcB/s1600/xiaomi%2B5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="212" data-original-width="160" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Pky4qmID26c/WSa-4eMumnI/AAAAAAAAS9k/PKZN_QgNM5Uuyj09T2OwARN-NFeYRQ1hQCLcB/s200/xiaomi%2B5.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Xiaomi 5</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br />The Xiaomi line packs the latest processor (usually Snapdragon) at the time of availability. E.g. the Xiaomi 3, 4, 4c, 4i, 5, 5s, 5s Plus, 6 are offering the top S800 series CPUs, the camera is not bad (although notable disparity compared to other brands in low-light conditions), the design and build quality are acceptable, the battery is okay. The price, which is the most crucial part, is very attractive. Nevertheless, a problem arises. As customers are very used to the Redmi line, most of them think that it is not worth it to spend more than HKD 2,000 (US$ 257) on a Xiaomi phone. When they have a decent Redmi phone, why should they pay extra bucks to buy the Xiaomi line (which they think Redmi and Xiaomi phones are of similar nature, quality). </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br /></span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Xiaomi 5s and 5s Plus, however, can be seen as failure. Being too hasty to chase after iPhone 7 Plus, these two phones have no major selling points at all.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br /></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Xiaomi 6 specs</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Oqk4PEBb8JQ/WRx2Iz2GfnI/AAAAAAAAS34/pAvHyzH7kC8dwHvxBkc7pKu80AzSqz1SQCPcB/s1600/xiaomi%2Bmi%2B6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="179" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Oqk4PEBb8JQ/WRx2Iz2GfnI/AAAAAAAAS34/pAvHyzH7kC8dwHvxBkc7pKu80AzSqz1SQCPcB/s320/xiaomi%2Bmi%2B6.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Xiaomi 6</td></tr>
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<br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Mi 6, however, receives very positive comments, mainly due to the good-looking design and the use of S835 at this very early stage. The dual camera (though same as the Apple set-up) is given high expectations thanks to its brilliant specs (OIS, large micron size, PDAF).</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br /><br /></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-38evDjyyd3s/WOorK6CI_lI/AAAAAAAASQg/6KHyAHIXW3Y7BB9_G6d6YueT9IyIN8nYwCPcB/s1600/xiaomi%2Bmi%2Bmax%2B2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-38evDjyyd3s/WOorK6CI_lI/AAAAAAAASQg/6KHyAHIXW3Y7BB9_G6d6YueT9IyIN8nYwCPcB/s320/xiaomi%2Bmi%2Bmax%2B2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br />The Xiaomi Mi Max is another different story. Strictly speaking, it should not be categorized into the Xiaomi line as the CPU is only the midrange level (S650/S652). This phablet sports a 6.44" FHD display which is already enough for daily usage and especially useful for video viewing, given its massive 4,850 mAh battery as well as generous storage options (depends). Camera, as usual, is the weakest element. Besides that, the Max is an excellent mid-range phone with no competitors at all in the price range. The Mi Max 2 (announced on late May), is a step down in terms of the processor (S650 vs S625), but will definitely be more power-efficient given the nature of S625 and its even more massive 5,300 mAh battery. Camera, using the IMX 386, looks good on paper but more samples will be needed to make the conclusion. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br /></span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">Redmi series is putting the mid-range specs in an attractive price. Then Xiaomi series is putting flagship specs in a much lower price. To be honest, this low price strategy is not sustainable enough. Competitors e.g. LeEco, Oppo snd Vivo are all copying Xiaomi's strategy (e.g. the LeEco Pro 3 has a S821 CPU and a huge battery which is sold slightly cheaper than Xiaomi S821 phones). The market share and total amount of shipments of Xiaomi are declining and people start to have doubts regarding the future of Xiaomi. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">Yet, another journey just begins with the jaw-dropping Mi Mix.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br /></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Xiaomi Mix Black</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y3URkxL89AE/WOpH6tFBZEI/AAAAAAAASVQ/wfRJanpfLgwewSqchycfmGsGv0RNR1TFwCPcB/s1600/xiaomi%2Bmix%2Bwhite.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y3URkxL89AE/WOpH6tFBZEI/AAAAAAAASVQ/wfRJanpfLgwewSqchycfmGsGv0RNR1TFwCPcB/s320/xiaomi%2Bmix%2Bwhite.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Xiaomi Mix White</td></tr>
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<br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">During the product release, the Mix is announced as a concept phone. Then, Lei Jun (CEO of Xiaomi) shocks everyone by saying that the Mix can actually be bought!! And the price is not expensive at all!!!! (RMB 3,499 (US$ 506) for 128 GB ROM + 4 GB RAM // RMB 3,999 (US$ 579) for 256 GB ROM + 6 GB RAM) Even the basic version of Google Pixel costs US$ 649. Specification-wise, the Mix is an excellent S821 phone, long-lasting battery (4,400 mAh) with sufficient ROM and RAM options (though no micro SD slot, but it doesn't matter given 128 GB ROM as the starting point), really astonishing bezeless design, latest technology which omits the front earpiece, beautiful (yet brittle) ceramic body etc. The Mix is not the first phone to use the concept of thin and bezeless design (Sharp has it long time ago), yet, the Mix simply brings it to a new level. This influences the general direction of 2017 phones (e.g. LG G6, Samsung Galaxy S8 start to have higher screen-to-body ratio and less bezels).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Xiaomi Mi 6, once again shows that how international brands are over-pricing everything. A decent glass-metal-glass design with nicely-cut round edges, the most updated S835 processor, a dual camera set-up with OIS, 6GB of LDDR4x RAM. Some critics point out that all these are copied from Samsung or Apple. Yet, these can be totally forgiven after seeing the astounding price tag. Being the 2nd manufacturer using the S835 (I omit Sony because till now there is no news about when the XZ Premium is available in market), it is believed that Xiaomi maintains a very good relationship with Qualcomm, which is good for stable CPU supply.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span><b><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">Xiaomi sees its success in Asia thanks to its simply undefeatable pricing strategy yet compelling specifications. The Mix further wows the world, showing that Xiaomi is not a copycat of Apple or Samsung and it has the ability to create something gorgeous. Yet, this brand is not well-known in the Western context. </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is hoped that Xiaomi can perhaps create a more comprehensive online platform in the West and work with the major telecommunication carriers to enhance its brand awareness (as well as utilize the economies of scale that it is enjoying now). Xiaomi has lots of potentials ahead.</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></b><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span></span><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XGJltfRxSZ0/WSbB0Z7b-HI/AAAAAAAAS-A/QCrjndBLUGMc_qfqObBIbMbKDakILO6oACLcB/s1600/bright%2Bfuture.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XGJltfRxSZ0/WSbB0Z7b-HI/AAAAAAAAS-A/QCrjndBLUGMc_qfqObBIbMbKDakILO6oACLcB/s640/bright%2Bfuture.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span></span></div>
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Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08039082428812648049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071837612956084720.post-44160951594492055122017-05-17T17:18:00.002+01:002017-05-17T17:20:56.511+01:00Quick overview of the 4 latest S835 flagship phones<h2>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">2017 has passed almost half and flagships are moving the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 (S835) era.</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br />{Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+, Sony XZ Premium, Xiaomi Mi 6, HTC U11}</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">- jaw-dropping thin bezels </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">- easily regarded as one of the most beautiful Samsung phones </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">- IP68 dust and water proof</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">- both main and selfie cameras are on the top list</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">- battery may not be able to sustain the phone for a long time given its 2K large display</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">- 6 GB RAM version is for China only</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">- screen is beautiful yet brittle, the Corning Glass 5 does not help much</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">- NO stereo speakers when ALL other 3 S835 phones and iPhone 7 have</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">- the Sony UI is heavily based on stock Android (vanilla Android), which is smoother and faster than the Samsung TouchWiz</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">- design is nice-looking, handsome, very neat, no-nonsense and minimalistic</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">- IP68 dust and water proof as usual (Sony has the experience long time ago)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">- camera is a nice upgrade on the specification part, especially from the heavily-promoted 960 fps slow motion video</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">- real front-facing stereo speakers</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">- very typical Sony design style, NO major changes at all in terms of outlook (from the Xperia Z back in 2013)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">- the upgrade in camera specs is questionable, slow-motion videos are not that popular, it's more like a gimmick other than an impressive feature</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">- no OIS for the camera</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">- camera samples have the same problem which is shared among nearly ALL Sony phones -- photos tend to have the 'oil painting' effects</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">- does not follow the thin bezel trend, causing the relatively low screen-to-body ratio</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">- battery may not be able to sustain the phone for a long time given its 4K large display</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">- 4 GB RAM is only marginally acceptable, NOT the flagship standard for 2017</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">- PRICE, the base model (64 GB ROM + 6 GB RAM) costs RMB $2,499 (around US$363) only, nearly half the other S835 phones</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">- design is gorgeous, the use of reflective glass makes the phone feel high-class and premium</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">- the dual camera set-up is unique (all other 3 S835 phones do not have this) (though Apple has this idea of a wide-angle + a tele first)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">- very generous 6 GB LDDR4x RAM as the base model</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">- battery life should be decent as the 3,350 mAh battery should be okay to support the 5.15'' FHD display</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">- colour options are great</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">- have a unique ceramic edition</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">- only splash resistant is not enough (all other 3 S835 phones have at least IP 67)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">- limited availability outside China</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">- design is criticised as a copycat of Huawei Honor 8</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">- No 3.5mm headphone jack (HTC neither)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">- NO micro SD slot when ALL other 3 S835 phones have</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">- glass back can reflect multiple colours upon rotating the phone, which is very unique and beautiful</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">- finally a proper IP 67 dust and water proof </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">- camera is the on the number one spot (at least that's what DxOMark says)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">- selfie camera has the highest resolution among the 4 S835 phones (16 MP)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">- the new Edge Sense function is unique and quite interesting, especially useful when taking pictures</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">- full support with Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa, which is the future trend of AI</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">- Boomsound speakers deliver promising and stellar performance (HTC can be seen as the pioneer and ‘ancestor' of the dual speakers)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">- the fingerprint reader is one of the fastest and most accurate</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">- 360 degrees sound recording and the U Sonic are some nice add-ons to the already very good audio processing</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">- the 128 GB ROM + 6 GB RAM version is limited to specific places only</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">No 3.5mm headphone jack (Xiaomi neither)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">- the front panel looks ordinary and mediocre compared to the wowing Samsung S8 thin bezel design</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;">- I do not mean that the current phones are bad at audio quality, but the front facing speakers on M8 is simply undefeatable. I personally owned the M8 as my primary phone in 2015 and the audio output is so gorgeous and stunning. Both your left and right ears receive the same high quality sound. It is very obvious the sound comes from something metal instead of plastic (which M8 is an all metal phone). </span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;">I would say HTC is the pioneer of front facing stereo speakers and is quite successful in turning it into one of the selling points in 2013 and 2014. HOWEVER, I believe HTC is so stupid to forgo this design. The HTC One A9 actually showed its shaking of confidence towards stereo speakers. The Nexus 6P, on the other hand, uses the stereo speakers and is still its most praiseworthy selling point. The new HTC 10's 'pair' of speakers is oddly placed, with one on top and one on the bottom. Despite its odd placement, this move is actually followed by iPhone 7 series, Samsung C9 Pro, Huawei Mate 9 series etc. But the sound quality is never the same. Now those phones seem like the two speakers are not coherent enough and fail to cooperate successfully together. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;">- It is obvious that HTC (and Apple) actually brings out another trend, which is the all metal body design. The premium feel somehow makes me feel a bit afraid that I may one day accidentally drop it and destroy its sacredness. </span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;">Although in 2016 and nowadays there are SO MANY phones claiming that they are made of metal. But so many of them are actually 'not so much' metal phones. The reason behind is that they use a 3-tier design (back) and a glass (top). The 3-tier design consists of two plastic areas on the top and bottom, plus a small touch of aluminium at the middle (e.g. iPhone 5/S/SE, Xiaomi). One reason is of course the production cost. An all-in-one aluminium metal body requires complicated procedures and that the successful rate of a perfect metal product is low.</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;">The HTC One M9 and 10 use a different approach, which makes the edges more sharper. Nevertheless, the feeling of smoothness in M8 is gone and it feels like the metal is segmented into different parts. The feeling of unification of metal and the phone no longer exists.</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #a00029;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;">In daylight photos, it is true that M8's photos are not as sharp as other competitors, but at least it is readable and okay for posting on social media. </span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;">In low light (under the condition which does not turn on the flashlight, because we all know that flashlight is artificial light and will severely damage the quality of photo by creating wrong colours on the object), the 2.0μm does make a difference. The camera really captures more light and at least the photo has something inside, though quite a lot of noise. Other phones in comparison captures nothing in tbe dark owing to the small micron size. Yet, very sadly, HTC sucks in marketing and does not explain this advantage to consumers, making it become one on of the most underrated phones in 2014 (and of history). But I would say now the HTC 10 and HTC U Ultra seem to find a balance between micron size and resolution (after the waterloo of M9). The choice of IMX 377 is excellent.</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span><br />
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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-broaUvvGmHI/WPt8StUo38I/AAAAAAAASg8/o3pEM2QFqPkBei84z2lAJDHT6kSb8z_hwCEw/s1600/htccc.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" height="124" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-broaUvvGmHI/WPt8StUo38I/AAAAAAAASg8/o3pEM2QFqPkBei84z2lAJDHT6kSb8z_hwCEw/s320/htccc.png" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;">HTC is an interesting company. It was once viewed as the direct competitor of Apple back then in around 2011 when its market share was substantial.</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br /><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;">I am currently working on a complete and thorough case study and analysis on the rise, fall (and revival?) of HTC and will post it out once the article is ready. Stay tuned 😋😋😆😆</span></span>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08039082428812648049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071837612956084720.post-15517648191257010172017-04-09T15:56:00.001+01:002017-04-12T03:59:15.397+01:00Smartphone Buying Guide (Mid April to Mid May)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fAktNXNR_OQ/WOoVZNZSSXI/AAAAAAAASOE/DabkiJjTWRkX9Ax7xFAqhF6cO9Wo8mraACLcB/s1600/smartphone%2Bbuying%2Bguidee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="128" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fAktNXNR_OQ/WOoVZNZSSXI/AAAAAAAASOE/DabkiJjTWRkX9Ax7xFAqhF6cO9Wo8mraACLcB/s320/smartphone%2Bbuying%2Bguidee.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;">Hi guys, welcome to my first set of buying guide for Mid April to Mid May.</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Aim of this buying guide = do NOT fall into the traps and marketing hypes of smartphone manufacturers. Find a phone that really suits you. </span><span style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">T</span><span style="color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">he following analysis is based on the point of view of an ordinary customer like you and me.</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">I have divided smartphones into 4 categories. Budget, Mid-low, Mid-high, Flagship. Under each category there are 2 sub-categories, namely handy and phablet. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">The brackets are explanations (+ perhaps some shortcomings) why they are chosen. Some abbreviations are used e.g. S625 stands for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 chipset.</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">[4 uses the better and more power efficient S625 while 3s uses the S430, both have a jaw-dropping huge 4,100 mAh given its size, metal body, camera is okay for its class, </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>yet</b></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, limited availability around the world]</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>2. Budget (phablet)</b></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (no matter Helio X20 or S625 CPU) / 4X / 3 </span></span></span></h2>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Redmi Note 4</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Redmi Note 4</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Redmi Note 3</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;">[this 4 generations are in a mixed bag, causing me a little bit headache when analysing -_- </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">On one hand the 14nm S625 (Note 4/4X) is power efficient (save battery life), its CPU and GPU performance are not really on par with the MTK Helio X20 CPU (Note 4) or the S650 (Note 3), but all these CPU GPU differences should be forgiven given the large battery (4,100 mAh), capable camera and the sufficient ROM and RAM]</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- LeEco Le2 </span></span></span></h2>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-d8tB0v9x8Cs/WOoXTAbMpyI/AAAAAAAASOs/1waOgLJEx9km7iyBuPJcgNDBu7SAwpJiwCLcB/s1600/leeco%2Ble%2B2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-d8tB0v9x8Cs/WOoXTAbMpyI/AAAAAAAASOs/1waOgLJEx9km7iyBuPJcgNDBu7SAwpJiwCLcB/s320/leeco%2Ble%2B2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LeEco Le 2</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">[the best CPU in this category (S652), support quick charge 3.0, both cameras are capable to capture better than average photos, fingerprint sensor is fast, </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>yet</b></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, the lack of 3.5mm headphone jack may be one of the concerns]</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>3. Mid-low range (handy)</b></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- Moto G5 </span></span></span></h2>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--IcP43rZdvU/WOoX0tpGlwI/AAAAAAAASO0/aQWvFnBhvJ02MNMJMcRi3KO2d_eq9P6_ACLcB/s1600/Moto%2BG5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--IcP43rZdvU/WOoX0tpGlwI/AAAAAAAASO0/aQWvFnBhvJ02MNMJMcRi3KO2d_eq9P6_ACLcB/s320/Moto%2BG5.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moto G5</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">[removable battery makes its return, capable camera, quite stylish design, Moto add-on functions are very useful, </span><b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">yet</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, the ROM and RAM options may be a bit disappointing]</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- Moto G5 Plus </span></span></span></h2>
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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A4AZtzK63WY/WOoYLiOAiKI/AAAAAAAASO4/1CvErBWB6gUHnSTegRHzf3vCHblzxF34ACLcB/s1600/moto%2Bg5%2Bplus.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="162" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A4AZtzK63WY/WOoYLiOAiKI/AAAAAAAASO4/1CvErBWB6gUHnSTegRHzf3vCHblzxF34ACLcB/s320/moto%2Bg5%2Bplus.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">[best camera to mention in its class (12 MP with dual pixel and f/1.7!!, which is the same specs on paper with the flagship Samsung S7!!), very power efficient S625, Moto add-on functions are very useful, stylish metal design, </span><b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">yet</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, the battery maybe a bit small (3,000 mAh only) if compared to Redmi 4]</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- Sony Xperia XA1 </span></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588235294118);"><span style="font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">[both cameras are very surprising (23 MP f/2.0 24mm on the back, 8 MP f/2.0 23mm on the front), the thin bezels look gorgeous, have NFC (many low-priced phones don't have this function!), </span></span></span><b style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">yet</span></b><span style="color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">, the CPU may not be a good choice as MTK CPUs are not usually that impressive, also there is no fingerprint reader when the twice as cheap Redmi 4 has </span><span style="color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>(shame on you Sony!)</b></span><span style="color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">]</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">[another great S625 phone, Asus praises the 4-axis OIS with PDAF camera a lot, the 2.5D glass on both sides are stylish and attract much attention if you deliberately put the phone under light, which produces beautiful light reflection, the </span><a href="http://wifi.ac/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #6611cc; cursor: text; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: none; pointer-events: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">wifi.ac</a><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"> support is also an advantage over many other S625 phones] </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa;"><span style="color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588235294118); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">[the 14nm process of the Exynos 7870 plays an important role in maintaining the battery life, camera looks good on paper with f/1.9, </span></span></span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>but</b></span></span><span style="background-color: #fafafa;"><span style="color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588235294118); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"> the actual performance is not great and the TouchWiz UI may slow down the performance, metal design though (on J7 Prime only), wider global availability compared to Xiaomi]</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">[best SELFIE camera in this class (16 MP with f/2.0 with autofocus with OIS!!!), bright 6" display, typical Sony design with bright colour options available, </span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>yet</b></span></span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">, battery life is no good and 16 GB ROM only, the chipset MTK Helio P10 and the lack of fingerprint reader in this price segment are not that impressive also]</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">[the only large phablet (6.44") you can find in the market that offers a well-balanced package, S650/S652 chipset is a great choice that delivers stable mid-high performance, battery (4,850 mAh) is a monster, the ROM RAM options are reasonable, </span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>yet</b></span></span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">, the camera may be a bit on the mark deduction side]</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">[DISCLAIMER: I owned a LG Stylus 2 Plus before] [</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">the inclusion of a 'pen' (aka stylus) is a rare scene in the mid range sector (basically only Samsung will include its S Pen in its Note flagship series), although the pen on LG is not as good as Samsung, it definitely adds some creativity and interesting gimmicks to users, </span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>yet</b></span></span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">, the use of S430 downgrades the phone as we can buy similar prices can already buy a S625]</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">[this crazily priced phone has a S820 to deal with daily operations and capable of more demanding graphics and games, the camera is not the best in the class but at least it sports a Sony 21 MP sensor with PDAF and OIS, the 2K display, sufficient ROM and RAM (6 GB RAM!!!) and quick charge 3.0 make you feel comfortable even it does not have a 3.5mm headphone jack (and LeEco claims that type c audio can reduce the loss of original authentic sound)]</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">[Lenovo aims to manufacture a smartphone with the longest battery result, and it succeeds, the undefeatable combination of S625 and 5,100 mAh battery works extremely well to deliver a smooth performance without draining the battery, and the phone is not thick at all, </span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>yet</b></span></span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">, the rest of the specs e.g. camera can be called as "acceptable/average" only, with not much surprises]</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">[the 2.5D glass on both sides are stylish and attract much attention if you deliberately put the phone under light, which produces beautiful light reflection, the Kirin 950 chipset is very capable of daily operations (similar to the level of S810 but no over-heating issues), camera is a nice dual camera set-up (monochrome + RGB) without the Leica branding though, top-notch selfie camera, sufficient ROM RAM, good battery life, tick so many boxes e.g. NFC, IR blaster, FM radio, </span><b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">yet</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, do not expect Kirin 950 to be on par with the flagship chipsets like Kirin 960 or S820 in terms of demanding 3D gaming] </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">[a nice touch of metal, the Kirin 955 is a good upgrade from 950, the GPU performance is close to flagship standard, camera is a nice and first-of-its-kind dual camera set-up (monochrome + RGB) with the famous Leica branding, top-notch selfie camera, sufficient ROM RAM, good battery life, </span><b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">yet</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, strangely, no NFC compared with Honor 8, and this flagship phone is already 1 year ago]</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">[for the first time Samsung put IP 68 dust and water resistance in the mid-range A series, battery is huge, front camera has such a high resolution of 16 MP, the placement of speaker is also in an interesting place, colour options are refreshing, </span><b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">yet</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, the main camera seems to be a step backward from its predecessors (a normal 16 MP without OIS (in which the previous Galaxy A series has)), the Exynos 7880 chipset is built based on the latest 14nm process but the performance is not inspiring, nor does the ROM RAM options, 3 GB RAM seems a bit tedious when other competitors are offering at least 4 GB RAM of LDDR4 as well (e.g. Honor 8)]</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">[the most balanced and stable flagship in 2016, without any major marketing hypes and gimmicks, this phone performs very well in most aspects, camera is class-leading (88 marks in DxOMark) (the use of IMX 377 sensor + OIS + laser autofocus + f/1.8), front camera is the first to add OIS, battery life is good, the UI is very smooth and never lags, HTC is also famous for its excellent quality control, top-notch metal design, </span><b style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-size: x-large; font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">yet</span></b><span style="color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">, the only demerits are that the front panel looks a bit weird, and the front-facing stereo speakers are missing]</span><br />
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<span style="color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">[on the exterior it looks nearly identical to iPhone 6, but the interior is sort of an upgrade, camera and performance are still competitive even after the introduction of iPhone 7 (and at least there is a 3.5mm headphone jack), </span><b style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-size: x-large; font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">yet</span></b><span style="color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">, the price is still a bit higher than other Android mid-high range phones]</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">[this phone is one of the most anticipated phones in the MWC 2017 because it follows the tradition of having a Blackberry-branded physical keyboard, the camera is another surprise (new IMX 378 with large micron size), large battery + S625 means there is no worry on battery life, </span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>yet</b></span></span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">, the phone may seem a bit overpriced as a whole bunch of S625 phones are in the market and are cheaper, 3 GB RAM is also a bit lagging behind the competition]</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>6. Mid-high range (phablet)</b></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- LeEco Le Pro 3 </span></span></span></h2>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LeEco Le Pro 3</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">[another aggressively priced S821 phone which the selling price in China should be classified as a mid-low range phone, a worthy upgrade from the Max 2, addition of stereo speakers, better made metal body, monstrous 4,070 mAh battery, </span><b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">yet</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, the 3.5mm jack is still gone, limited availability, camera performance is average only]</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">[OnePlus has been shouting slogans claiming itself as a flagship killer, and it actually does the job well in 2016, both variants offer stellar performance, nice metal body, above average camera, 6 GB of RAM, battery is a welcoming upgrade, </span><b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">yet</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, the overall design does not impress (some Chinese manufacturers have more beautiful phones)]</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">[being the last Nexus to mention (hopefully not), it is still competitive even in today's standard, S810 may not be a good choice of chipset, yet the performance esp GPU is still edging over other S600 series CPUs, the stereo speakers are also an excellent addition, camera is famous for its excellent low-light performance (Sony IMX 377 with 1.55 micron size, f/2.0), battery is sufficient to maintain a day, design is high quality, most importantly this phone will receive timely updates from Google]</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">[this Galaxy Note 7-alike phone ticks nearly all the boxes that a flagship should have, everything is well-balanced and battery life is excellent given the ample 4,070 mAh, design is well-done, </span><b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">yet</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, the only downside is that the curved display monitor is just for fancy purposes (unlike the Samsung edge phones) and that the camera is not best in this class)]</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">[the reason why I group them together is because it is tedious and clumpsy to talk about them separately, C7, C7 Pro or C9 Pro are phones tailor-made for the Chinese market as they look decent on the spec paper (e.g. 4/6 GB RAM, 64 ROM, 16 MP main camera, 16 MP front camera, big battery, S625/S653 (C9 Pro) etc), </span><b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">yet</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> the specs are a bit mismatch with the actual experience espcially given Samsung's TouchWiz UI, don't get me wrong, they are still good phones which daily usage will have no problem at all, the Note 5 is more than a year ago and becomes dominating the 'Note' series for 2 years due to the Note 7 crisis, its camera is certainly better than the A and C series but the battery may be insufficient to support the flagship performance, the A9 Pro, on the other contrary, is a battery beast phablet (6", S652, 5,000 mAh)]</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- Moto Z [DISCLAIMER: I am owning this phone] </span></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">[jaw-droppingly thin, stock Android performance with excellent Moto functions, creative Moto Mods series, fast and accurate fingerprint sensor, all these makes Moto Z go beyond and stand out among all other S820 phones, </span><b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">yet</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, the battery is a bit small to support the flagship specs (S820, 2K display), and the camera is no good in low-light conditions]</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">[This slightly smaller version of Mate 9 packs most of the things a flagship should have (but cheaper than Mate 9 by a considerable amount), from chipset (Kirin 960), 128 GB ROM, 6 GB LDDR4 RAM, NFC, IR blaster, to nice colour option and premium design and feel, </span><b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">yet</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, the camera, sadly, is a dual camera but without the Leica branding]</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></b></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>7. Flagship level (handy)</b></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- iPhone 7 </span></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">[there's a saying that things can't go wrong with the latest generation of iPhone, and this applies to iPhone 7 for sure, handy design, IP68 dust and waterproof, nice and neat iOS system, improved camera, addition of stereo speakers, </span><b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">yet</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, as usual, the battery is a bit lacking in volume, and this time the 3.5mm headphone jack is gone] </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">[Sony phones are well-known for its great build quality and simple design, although some may think that their phones lack variety in appearance, anyway, S820 brings you through everyday tasks, and Sony are still one of the very few companies which insist on keeping the stereo front-facing speakers, the camera quality esp videos are great, </span><b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">yet</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, Sony has a long history of producing too much noise in low light photos, this may be due to the relatively low aperture and micron size]</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">[the P10 is the successor of the stunning P9 which showed the world that Huawei has emerged to be a global smartphone manufacturer and even the renowned German brand Leica is willing to cooperate with them, P10 brings the camera into a new level and in general receives applauding feedback, the colour options remind us that this is an upgraded and much improved version of the P9, </span><b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">yet</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, it's a bit disappointing that the aperture is still at f/2.2 (while the P10 Plus is at f/1.8!!)]</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">[abandoning the Nexus line, Google wants to beat Apple with this new Pixel strategy, the camera section attracts much attention as it is universally claimed to take the best photos be it in daylight or night, basically most of the daily tasks are the best to offer in the market, </span><b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">yet</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, to pick bones from eggs, some will criticize of some issues found by users e.g. Bluetooth or audio and microphone problems, the front design is a bit bland with thick bezels]</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>8. Flagship level (phablet)</b></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- HTC U Ultra</span></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> [glass back and revitalized front panel design surprise us, performance is not the best compared with the latest S835, but still one of the best to offer now, camera and audio quality are no worries, second screen are somewhat useful (although this idea is first used by LG), </span><b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">yet</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, the battery may be a bit embarrassing to supply the top-notch specs, the colour options are good though]</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">[astonishing real bezeless design with jaw-dropping 91.3% screen to body ratio, elegant ceramic design, this so-called concept phone wows the world when it can actually be purchased, it should also be the most beautiful Xiaomi phone and the most surprising phone in 2016, performance (S821) and ROM RAM options are nearly flawless, </span><b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">yet</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, both front and back cameras are underwhelming with quite poor low-light performance, especially when the Mi Note 2 is cheaper but has better camera performance]</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.870588); font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Many rumour videos have proved that HTC is developing a brand-new edge sense touch which utilities the edges of the phones to perform different functions (something better than what the Samsung Edge phones are doing), S835 processor, flagship specs and camera, it is hoped that HTC can be on the right track and revive.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Classic selfie phone -- HTC Desire Eye</span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588); font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Looking back at the days when the front camera was a </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">mere 1.2 MP (VGA level) just a few years ago</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, it's hard to imagine how selfie cameras have improved by such a large extent </span><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(now 5MP with full HD video ability is the fundamental requirement)</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. Manufacturers have been chasing after the resolution race. E.g. 5MP front shooter starts to appear in 2014 (HTC Desire 816 and HTC One M8 in Mar 2014). </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sony Xperia C3 back in mid 2014</span></td></tr>
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So, just as the same idea and logic with main camera, high resolution DOES NOT necessarily means better quality. There are so many factors affecting this. I will discuss the imapct of various hardware. (Different companies also have different software which affects the ultimate quality of photos)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Every month, I will post a monthly smartphone buying guide, consisting of the following:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">- </span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">Anticipation of the month</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">- </span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">Nostalgia series of the month</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588235294118); font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hi everyone my name is Brian. I am a university student from the University of Hong Kong. Doing researches on smartphones during my spare time is my favourite hobby. </span></span><br />
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