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Umeox X5 to be the “world’s thinnest phone” at just 5.6mm

By Cory Gunther
on 28 May, 2013

Over the past 12 months or so a new trend has surfaced from all those Chinese manufacturers. That new trend is to release the "world's thinnest smartphone" and we've seen the record get broke, then broke again, over and over the past few months. Today a new contenders real device has surfaced, instead of press images from earlier this month. The Umeox X5 will officially earn the title, for now.

Huawei ‘Beauty’ event set for June 18 – world’s thinnest phone incoming

By Cory Gunther
on 9 May, 2013

Today Huawei has just announced and begun sending out media invites for an upcoming beauty event taking place in London, where we expect them to showcase their latest and greatest smartphone for 2013. Stating that they'll be celebrating beauty, glamour and inspiration on June 18th in the city that embodies them all - London. So what will we see? Read on to find out.

World’s thinnest smartphone comes in at 5.6mm thanks to China

By Cory Gunther
on 3 May, 2013

Lately there has been an ongoing trend to try and earn the title and crown of having the "world's thinnest smartphone." The folks from OPPO, Huawei, and many others have all joined in on the fun, but the record keeps getting beat every few months as technology advances. Today a Chinese company is looking to smash all the competition with a truly razor thin smartphone.

Huawei Ascend P6 takes the crown as ‘world’s thinnest’ smartphone

By Cory Gunther
on 29 Apr, 2013

While having a thin smartphone surely is something many of us consider while making a purchase decision. Something decently thin with great battery life sounds a bit more reasonable. Not everyone feels the same way however, because Huawei is back, again, with what they're calling the world's thinnest smartphone. Their new Ascend P6 takes the cake.

Huawei planning 8-core processors and world’s thinnest phone for later this year

By Cory Gunther
on 11 Jan, 2013

The folks from Huawei had a pretty impressive showing this year at CES. We were live at their press conference where they unveiled two new exciting flagship smartphones. The first being a 6.1-inch Ascend Mate phablet, as well as a few others. Today however new details are surfacing that later this year they'll be taking on Samsung and others with some next-gen smartphones.

ZTE Athena is the newest world’s thinnest smartphone

By Michael Crider
on 30 May, 2012

Wow, Oppo didn't even last a week before somebody swooped in and took their "thinnest smartphone" badge for the finder. The corporate griefer in this case is Chinese manufacturer ZTE, whose new "Athena" smartphone was spotted by Weibo looking positively anorexic. The Athena beats the Finder by a whole .3mm, for a total Z-height of 6.2mm. Pricing and availability are, of course, up in the air.

“World’s Thinnest” Oppo Finder set for pre-order in China

By Michael Crider
on 28 May, 2012

Another month, another world's thinnest smartphone. The latest contender for the somewhat wobbly throne is the 6.65mm Oppo Finder, last seen in a preview image about a month ago. The phone is currently set for preorder on June 6th, but unfortunately it's only in China, where Oppo operates. Getting a Finder into the hands of the fashion-conscious outside of Asia will require a crafty importer.

Oppo shows off crazy thin 6.65mm smartphone

By Michael Crider
on 25 Apr, 2012

You can never be too rich or too thin, and it seems like Android manufacturers have taken the latter part of that saying to heart. Chinese phone maker Oppo released a teaser image of a 6.65mm-thin phone today, and if it comes to market any time soon the unnamed device will grab the title of world's thinnest phone (for at least a month or two anyway). There's no details part the picture, but the visuals can't help but remind us of a certain flagship from everyone's favorite litigious American manufacturer.

HTC canceled bigger battery plans for thinner phones

By Cory Gunther
on 19 Apr, 2012

Would you rather have a larger phone with a bigger battery that lasts forever? Or a thin, sleek and sexy phone? This was HTC's question and apparently they decided to shelf the bigger battery plans to compete with the DROID RAZR MAXX and opted for a mild upgrade to the battery. This will enabled them to produce the thin and awesome phones like what we are seeing today in the HTC One X and One S.

Samsung Galaxy S III rumored to be a mere 7mm thin

By Michael Crider
on 6 Feb, 2012

Today ends in the letter "y", and you know what that means: more Galaxy S III rumors! The latest scuttlebutt amongst unnamed "industry insiders" points to a 7mm profile on Samsung's flagship device, besting even the Motorola DROID RAZR for skinny dimensions. The rumor comes from ETnews, who also reports that the unnamed sources expect the phone to launch in May, probably as an international model. The only solid news concerning a Galaxy S II successor coming from Samsung is that it won't be showing up at Mobile World Congress, as the company is saving the good stuff for its own event at an unspecified date.