by J. Angelo Racoma, 1 week ago

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is rumored to be launching the $130 Xiaomi Red Rice this October — their biggest-screened and cheapest device yet. Xiaomi made waves in China (and beyond) for its Apple-like cult following…

by Nate Swanner, 1 week ago

We’re big fans of Sony here at Android Authority. We’re hopeful for a comeback of sorts, and their Xperia line of phones is pretty good stuff. Sony is very supportive of the developer community, and…

by David Gonzales, 1 week ago

Amazon has just successfully launched its very own Android app store in China, wherein Android users may download as many free apps as they want as well as all of the paid apps that they…

by Adam Koueider, 2 weeks ago

After launching its high-end smartphone for the year, the HTC One, HTC seems to be moving its focus towards mid-range devices. The HTC 608t has shown up in China’s TENAA, sporting a flashy red back, dual…

by J. Angelo Racoma, 3 weeks ago

Samsung has officially unveiled the dual-SIM variant of its latest flagship Galaxy S4, meant for the Chinese market. The dual-SIM GT-i9502 model has almost the same specs and appearance as the base GT-i9500 model, although…

by Brad Ward, 3 weeks ago

The HTC One has just been announced for China and will arrive on all of the countries major carriers with microSD and dual-SIM support. HTC’s flagship device will arrive on all of China’s major carriers…

by Andrew Grush, 3 weeks ago

Back at CES 2013 Lenovo unveiled the impressive Lenovo K900, an Intel Clover Trail-powered smartphone that packed plenty of power under the hood. Now its late April and the K900 finally has an official release…

by Bogdan Bele, 1 month ago

Related to the HTC First, the HTC 606w has recently received approval from the Telecommunication Equipment Certification Centre MIIT in China, as GSM Insider reports. Obviously, it comes with no Facebook Home (what would be…

by Robert Triggs, 1 month ago

It’s a pretty safe bet that Samsung’s new Galaxy S4 is going to be a huge hit. The pre-orders are already rolling in for Samsung, and even if you’re not sold on the device yourself…

by Gary Sims, 1 month ago

Buying Android smartphones from China can be advantageous in terms of pricing, however the whole process is not as simple as just walking into your local cellphone shop and buying a new device. Potentially you are buying…

by Chris Smith, 1 month ago

Xiaomi co-founder and president Bin Lin talked about his young company on stage at D:Dive Into Mobile, revealing some of the secrets of its success as well as plans for the future. Despite entering the…

by Adrian Diaconescu, 1 month ago

It’s no longer a secret that HTC had to delay the initially planned One release because of component shortages, but thankfully it seems the Taiwanese have finally managed to iron out all the kinks and…

by Adrian Diaconescu, 1 month ago

The race for the world’s thinnest smartphone title used to be extremely heated not long ago, but lately it seems like manufacturers don’t care as much about this crown as they used to. Which is…

by Adrian Diaconescu, 1 month ago

Two years and two high-end (ish) smartphones. That’s all it took to catapult Xiaomi from a no-name, novice company in the mobile décor to worldwide sensation. True, Xiaomi is yet to break the Chinese borders,…

by Gary Sims, 1 month ago

The traditional way to get hold of an Android phone was to sign a 2 year contract with your carrier and pick a phone to match your budget. However that method is changing with companies like Google…