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Meizu's mid-range 5.2-inch M5s now official
Octa-core SoC, 3GB of RAM and 16-megapixel camera
As expected, Meizu has now officially launched its newest mid-range M5s smartphone, featuring a 5.2-inch screen, Mediatek octa-core SoC with 3GB of RAM and a 16-megapixel rear camera.
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Ulefone Paris budget smartphone reviewed
Review: Octa-core, metal frame, 2.5D glass for $119
Although most Asian budget phones come in the 5.5-inch form factor, many export brands have recognised the need for 5-inch devices with a good spec and low price.
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Mlais M7 Plus has better hardware
5.5 inch 1.7GHz Octa core and a great camera for $179.99
Mlais is a company that brought a few extremely good phones for the price which we accidently discovered. It turns out that the company plans a successor to M7, simply called Mlais M7 Plus.
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MediaTek MT6753 is a new "WorldMode” smartphone SoC
64-bit octa-core for entry LTE phones
MediaTek has officially launched the MT6753, an affordable octa-core SoC with LTE support for the global market.
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MediaTek officially launched MT6753 octa-core
Eight Cortex-A53 and CDMA for China
MediaTek is definitely shaping up to become a serious competitor in the smartphone SoC market. The company started the octa-core thing last year, with a frugal Cortex-A7 chip and in 2015 most players are following with big.LITTLE chips.