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Art Collectors William And Lavina Lim On Donating Nearly 100 Artworks To M+
By Oliver Giles
Cover William and Lavina Lim in their loft-style space in Wong Chuk Hang, with some of the 90 artworks they have donated to M+ (Photo: Mike Pickles for Tatler Hong Kong)
William and Lavina Lim spent more than a decade building the world's largest private collection of art from Hong Kong—now they're sharing it with the world
In 2003, as the Sars epidemic plunged Hong Kong into a deep depression, William and Lavina Lim found respite in contemporary art. Back then, the Lims were occasional collectors of Chinese antiques, but they became fascinated with young artists' responses to the times. Over the next few years, they bought hundreds of paintings, sculptures and installations.
Now, as another virus has turned the world upside down, the Lims are giving much of that art away. "We always felt that these works should belong to a museum and that they should be seen by the public," says William, who is the founder of CL3 Architects and also an artist. Lavina is an interior designer who gravitated towards corporate projects and has extensive experience in the finance sector. "Now felt like the right time."
The Lims are donating 90 pieces from their holdings, which they call the Living Collection, to M+, the contemporary art and design museum scheduled to open in late 2021 at the West Kowloon Cultural District. Measuring in at nearly 700,000 sq ft, the Herzog & de Meuron-designed M+ will be one of the largest art museums in the world and is already being compared to London's Tate Modern and New York's Museum of Modern Art. "I really hope M+ will be a place to put children and the general public in closer touch with art," says William. "I love it when you're in a museum that feels welcoming and not intimidating, when people are sitting on the ground, people are sketching, people are talking about art. That's what we hope M+ will be."
See also: Art Collectors William And Lavina Lim Donate Nearly 100 Artworks To M+ In Hong Kong
Above Photo: Mike Pickles for Tatler Hong Kong
Doryun Chong, chief curator of M+, is delighted by the Lims' donation. "The Living Collection is widely regarded as the most significant private collection of contemporary Hong Kong art, and this donation includes works by 26 Hong Kong artists from the last two decades, more than 20 of whom are now represented in the M+ Collections for the first time," says Chong. "The donation of these works supports M+'s ambition to transform Hong Kong's cultural landscape."
When the Lims began collecting, international interest in art from mainland China was booming, with museums and collectors clamouring to buy pieces by the country's leading artists. But the couple was dismayed that this enthusiasm did not extend to artists from Hong Kong. "We felt Hong Kong artists needed support," says William.
In the years since, while the Lims have been avidly collecting, Hong Kong's star has risen. In 2008, the annual Art HK fair was launched, which brought international collectors, curators and critics to the city. In 2013, that fair was rebranded as Art Basel in Hong Kong, giving it an even greater international profile. The following year, construction began on M+. Today, there is a buzzing local art scene, with a handful of galleries supporting local talents. And internationally, Hong Kong art has never been in greater demand: artists such as Samson Young, Lee Kit and Tsang Kin-wah, all of whom were supported by the Lims in the early stages of their careers, have had their work exhibited at leading global museums.
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Above A painting the Lims commissioned from Yeung Tong Lung dominates the sitting room in their Wong Chuk Hang loft (Photo: Mike Pickles for Tatler hong Kong)
The Lims' collection documents Hong Kong's transformation from an artistic backwater to a global art hub, but their collecting also led this change. Some of the city's biggest stars got their break thanks to the Lims: they were early collectors of pieces by gongbi ink painter Wilson Shieh, and they bought graphite drawings by Ho Sin-tung at a university exhibition before she had even graduated. The couple also advocated for Hong Kong art through their work with institutions. Both are long-term patrons of Asia Art Archive, which documents art history in the region, and Para Site, Hong Kong's oldest contemporary art centre. William is also on Tate's Asia-Pacific acquisition committee, advising the British museum on what to buy from the region.
William has given countless talks about collecting and, in 2014, German publisher Hatje Cantz published a coffee table book, The No Colors, documenting the Living Collection. All of these activities have played a major role in putting Hong Kong art on the international stage, with the Lims in effect serving as ambassadors for the city as they went on to meet and acquire works by artists abroad.
"I think there is a dialogue between art from Hong Kong and art from the rest of the world," says William. The couple's donation to M+ includes pieces by South Korean installation artist Lee Bul, American conceptual artist Lawrence Weiner and Spanish bamboo sculptor Laurent Martin 'Lo', whose work is inspired by Hong Kong's traditional junk boats. "Even with the international artists, sometimes there is a Hong Kong link," says William.
Ultimately, the Lims most enjoy building friendships through art. "We love visiting artists' studios, talking to them about their views and how they come up with their artworks," says Lavina.
Above A detail shot of I Got Time (2013), the result of a performance in which artist Morgan Wong held cups of concrete for 24 hours at a time (Photo: Mike Pickles for Tatler Hong Kong)
Above A painting by Tsang Kin-wah hangs above vases by Lim + Lu, the design studio run by one of William and Lavina's sons and his wife (Photo: Mike Pickles for Tatler Hong Kong)
Before M+ picked them up, the 90 donated works were installed in a sprawling exhibition space in a former industrial building in Wong Chuk Hang, where the couple regularly invited art lovers to tour the Living Collection. The Lims decorated the space to look like a loft apartment and hosted open-house sessions, often for students, who they always advised to get up close and personal with the pieces. "Art is something to live with and not something to put on a pedestal," says Lavina. "We actually don't feel that our artworks need to be very pristine or that you need to wear gloves to handle them. It's just part of normal daily life."
The Wong Chuk Hang space also became a must-see for cultural dignitaries visiting Hong Kong. The late architect Zaha Hadid and Frances Morris, director of London's Tate Modern, are just two of the big names to have been.
Although they have loved the pieces for years, the Lims are not sad at the thought of handing them over to M+. "I don't think we're saying goodbye to them—I think they're in a better home. It's like your child marrying into a great family," says William, laughing. Lavina agrees. "And like when your child marries into a new family, you don't just leave them alone—we'll go to M+ and visit them," she says.
Look at their own sons, both of whom followed in their parents' footsteps to become designers in Hong Kong. Their eldest, Kevin, is an architect and chef, who runs his own design studio, OpenUU, with his wife, Caroline Chou. Vincent, their younger son, also runs his own studio, Lim + Lu, with his wife, Elaine Lu.
And, the Lims say, the Living Collection will go on living. "We will keep collecting. A new generation of artists is rising up," says Lavina. "William and I will keep an eye on them and support them."
Adds William: "That's why it's the Living Collection—as long as we're living and we have the means to support artists, we will."
See also: 10 Things To Look Forward To In 2021: From Tokyo Olympics To Art Basel Hong Kong
In Focus: A close-up look at some of the pieces heading to M+
The Huge Mountain (2011) by Lam Tung-pang and 54:10: Artist's table (2011) by William Lim
The Lims have been fans of Hong Kong painter Lam Tung-pang for years. This piece, The Huge Mountain, is one of the largest works in their donation to M+— it's more than five metres long. "I've always liked how his work crosses between Chinese classical painting and contemporary art," says William. "We bought this work from Hanart TZ Gallery, I think in 2012. One thing that really struck me was that there was a moon on the top of the mountain. I don't know why, but I've always thought that moon was very beautiful."
In the couple's Wong Chuk Hang space, Lam's painting was exhibited next to a work by William himself. Titled 54:10: Artist's table, the installation features single-use plastic bottles and other utensils placed on a dining table covered in paintings of those same objects. "I think there's something philosophically interesting about objects that are made to be discarded," says William.
Sculpture W2-2 (2010) by Lee Bul
"I went with Asia Art Archive on a tour to South Korea and I saw Lee Bul's work in a gallery there," says William. "Unfortunately, that work was huge—it was three metres long and it was very delicate, so it couldn't be shipped to Hong Kong. Then I saw her work at Lehmann Maupin in New York, where I got this sculpture. To me, it's very interesting how her practice crosses between art and architecture—her practice involves our profession."
The couple have since spent time with Lee at exhibitions around the world. "We met her when she had an exhibition at Lehmann Maupin in Hong Kong, we met her in Seoul and again at the Venice Biennale, actually at an M+ event," says Lavina.
Thin Veiled World—V for Vegetable (2014-15) by Ho Sin-tung
Ho Sin-tung was still a student when the Lims fell in love with her work. "We saw her work in a group show, a university group show," says William. "I've always felt that she has a lot of patience and gives a lot of time to her work—her pieces are always meticulously rendered. This particular piece was part of the Sovereign Art Foundation annual exhibition—I thought it was very beautiful."
Skating (Ice-crack Glaze) (2006) by Wilson Shieh
"This is one of the first pieces we bought from a Hong Kong artist," says Lavina, who particularly likes the way Wilson Shieh uses figures that look like cut-out paper dolls in his art. "His work is very local. When we were children, we'd play with paper cut-out dolls and their outfits."
William adds: "I think we got this work from Grotto Fine Arts. Wilson has a unique way of crossing a very traditional Chinese medium, gongbi painting, with contemporary life—things you see every day in Hong Kong. He has really been very successful at promoting Hong Kong culture to his collectors through his paintings. There's also a certain humour to his work and, most importantly, his technique is flawless."
The Lonely Island (2013) by Tang Kwok-hin
A photo of this piece by artist, writer and curator Tang Kowk-hin was used as the cover image for the Lims' book on their collection, The No Colors. "We bought this at Art Basel, I think from AM Space," says William.
Tang often uses found everyday objects in his installations. This classroom desk-and-chair set reminded Tang of his early school days, so he paired it with two other objects from his childhood: a compass and a copy of R M Ballantyne's novel The Lonely Island. The work can be read as a reflection on childhood innocence, authority and the rules that govern society.
"An interesting story about Tang Kwok-hin is that he grew up in Kam Tin Village [a walled village in rural Hong Kong]," says Lavina. "He did not come to Hong Kong Island until he was 18 years old. He never travelled out of that village."
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Hase represents our typical awkward high school boy. While slightly airheaded and bad at studying, he does have a kind heart and has the patience and persistance needed to befriend someone like Fujimiya. However, he is human, and this is made apparent when he struggles with the problems that arise due to the complexity of Fujimiya's situation. He is quite selfish, becomes easily jealous, and can be immature at times, yet gives it his all and has a genuine desire to befriend Fujimiya and wishes for her happiness. Hase is appealing as a male MC for this reason; his personality is realistic and basic.
Fujimiya is our innocent and earnest girl whose biggest dreams include doing fun things with her friends. It is hard to imagine how incredibly lonely and depressed it would be having to purposefully ignore everyone while in reality you want nothing more to befriend them. She decides to shoulder her problem by herself, and doesn't want anyone else to get hurt because of her illness. While she appears mean and unfriendly, she's actually a cheery girl who has an affinity for math and cooking. Hase helps her slowly open up and become more confident in herself, and to not be afraid to make more friends.
Surprisingly, the supporting characters are fairly well developed and come into their own as the show progresses. Shougo is Hase's voice of reason and a guy who never seems to care much for anything. Extremely blunt and logical, he isn't afraid to speak his mind. He's constantly helping and advising Hase, and while he treats it as a bothersome task, he always seems to come through with solid counsel. For someone that seems unmovable and aloof, he is unusually helpful as he also helps Yamagishi Saki, an old elementary school classmate of his. A forgetful girl who is clumsy and often teased because of it, she sees Shougo as a reliable person who could take care of her, and her relationship with Shougo is unconventional but interesting and adorable to watch as they deal with their feelings for one another.
While there are hints of it, romance is not the central theme of the show. It can be easily seen that Hase doesn't consider Fujimiya as a simple friend, but the show doesn't emphasize it. Shougo and Saki's relationship is also clearly not just being casual friends, and while you get the feeling that there is something more between the two, the show is quite subtle and indirect about it. I'm sure that many people want to see Hase and Fujimiya together, or Shougo and Saki together, but dating and romantical relationships is a much more minor aspect of the show. Whether you don't mind or consider it frustrating, there are still many more enjoyable aspects of the show.
The show, being an adaptation of a 4-panel manga, has a quaint and delicate art style. Everything seems relaxed and the art reflects that feeling. The character designs are simple and fit their personalities quite well. The opening and ending theme songs are vibrant and mellow, and are nice to listen to. Being a typical slice of life set at a high school, the music and art both follow the standard conventions of the genre. No complaints about either art or sound, but nothing that deserves a commendation.
One Week Friends takes a delicate subject and an unusual setting and turns it into a nice slice of life high school story that may just make you laugh and smile. While the premise of the show is a bit too convenient and unrealistic, the charm of the show lies in its character development and tender moments. The show addresses a basic yet essential aspect of life that is present in most of us and presents it in a nice and heartwarming way.


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Creating a New National Public Health Agency to Promote Healthy Living and Prevent Disease
Case Study, Corporate Strategy, Government
The Saudi government sought to establish a national public health agency as a critical component of its efforts to transform the country's entire health system.
Leveraging External Partnerships to Maximize the Value of a Top-5 Pharma's Portfolio
Case Study, Corporate Strategy, Partnership Strategy, Industry
In the face of constrained R&D budgets, a top-5 pharmaceutical company needed support to develop a transformative, corporate-wide strategy to assess and secure external funding.
Delivering on a New Mandate to Strengthen Dementia Research, Care and Community Support
Case Study, Corporate Strategy, Not-for-Profit
The Alzheimer Society of Canada—the national body of a federation of dozens of provincial societies and regional chapters—needed a strategy to deliver a newly-approved mandate.
Developing a Therapeutic Vaccine of Greatest Value to Patients and Systems
Case Study, Product Strategy, Industry
A top-5 pharmaceutical company sought the perspectives of payers in the US and major EU markets to ensure that the value of an innovative vaccine would ultimately be recognized by health systems.
Attracting $100M in Government Support for the Ontario Brain Institute
Case Study, Proposals + Pitches, Not-for-Profit
The Ontario Brain Institute (OBI) needed to define its strategic direction and articulate its value to policymakers to ensure continued government support for brain research.
Inspiring Urgency Needed to Tackle Alzheimer's Disease
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A top-5 pharmaceutical company needed to prepare decision-makers for the patient and health system impact of disease-modifying therapies and diagnostic biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease.
Uncovering Risks and Forecasting Performance of a Royalty Portfolio to Guide Investment Decisions
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A large institutional investment firm engaged Shift Health to evaluate the products in a portfolio of pharma royalties it had an opportunity to acquire.
Putting Health Research on the Map in a Resource-based Economy
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Uniting a Country Around a Single Vision for Cancer Research
Cancer research stakeholders across Canada recognized the need for a unifying vision that would inspire collective action and prepare Canada for leadership in a rapidly evolving cancer research landscape.


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EXPERIMENTAL ARTHOUSE HORROR 'THE LAW OF SODOM' OUT NOW
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A while before the independent media production company Sodom & Chimera Productions attracted attention with their extreme experimental horror feature FLESH OF THE VOID and their more recent arthouse horror short THE TEMPLE OF LILITH, they created quite some festival buzz with the highly controversial and deeply personal experimental short film THE LAW OF SODOM, which won Best Midnight Short at Nightmares Film Festival in 2016.
Marking director James Quinn's first longer short, the film tells a disturbing and intimate story of what it feels like to suffer from paranoid schizophrenia, written and directed by James, who has been suffering from this illness since the age of 15, entirely while being psychotic, giving the film a very unique atmosphere and feel.
THE LAW OF SODOM was created over the course of several years, with each scene being shot only shortly after it was written, giving the film an unusual structure without the traditional screenwriting process.
During its festival run, the film was often much talked about, thanks to the final two minutes, which provoked some very extreme reactions at screenings, including crying fits, people leaving the theater, and someone telling director James that the film traumatized them.
"Personally, I didn't create this film to simply shock or disturb, at all", says James Quinn. "After having suffered through years of insane agony that this illness brought over me, and people constantly completely misunderstanding or not wanting to understand what having schizophrenia actually means, often treating me like less because of it or telling me to brush it off, I took it upon myself to visually show people what an absolute hell it can be, punch them in the guts to make them realize that mental illness is not something that can be dealt with easily, and can be very much as painful as a physical one. It's also one of the reasons why I'm in the film myself. It's my personal story, and I decided to not show it through acting, but instead just show the real thing. Each time you see me being miserable in the film, it wasn't acting. It was me being captured on camera in my worst state, and that includes a real mental breakdown"
The film is now available on Vimeo VOD to buy or rent. People interested in other Sodom & Chimera Productions films might also want to check this out, since it comes with two bonus features, one of them a never before released short film named GOATCUNT, a dirty, filthy micro-short about nightmares coming true that has only been screened once and never again, and an exclusive three minute clip from their feature FLESH OF THE VOID, presenting an entire scene from the film, a very extreme and disturbing one on top of that. Both of these are not available anywhere else.
Check out THE LAW OF SODOM trailer below:
The Law of Sodom Official Trailer (2016 Award Winning Experimental Horror) from Sodom & Chimera Productions on Vimeo.
The content can be purchased at https://vimeo.com/ondemand/thelawofsodom
For more information on Sodom & Chimera Productions and their work, visit
www.sodomchimera.com
Filed under: Arthouse, James Quinn, Short Film, Sodom & Chimera, Sodom & Chimera Productions, The Law Of Sodom
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The California Scene Museum of Art (CSMA) is an online museum that educates the public about the cultural value of California Scene painting for the Golden State and the world. Dedicated to art advocacy, the CSMA supports visionary artists inspired by the West.
California Scene Painting captures the regional spirit of the Golden State by illustrating epic landscapes and expressive genre scenes, which depict narratives of everyday life. It went through a golden age in the 1930s, when it documented the catalysts of cultural change of the time: industrial development stemming from the aftermath of the Great Depression. Born out of a larger national movement called the American Scene style, California Scene painters sought to create representational art based on what they saw and felt. Their movement developed with changes in the American way of life, and documented the expansion of the agricultural, railway, and automotive industries.
Indeed, the California Scene movement is a visual journey through California history; the transformation of California from the wild untamed Western landscape of rolling hills and vast empty coastlines into an urban industrial panorama, dotted with skyscrapers and New Deal mural Projects. In its time, California Scene painting was about embracing new developments in culture and lifestyle - Today, it affirms an emotional connection between the landscape and its inhabitants, it tells the stories of everyday people in a changing world.


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#include "put_request_generator.h"
#include "request_model.h"
#include "simulator_exceptions.h"
#include "logger.h"

#define TAG "PUT_REQUEST_GEN"

PUTRequestGenerator::PUTRequestGenerator(int id,
        const std::shared_ptr<OC::OCResource> &ocResource,
        const std::shared_ptr<RequestModel> &requestSchema,
        RequestGeneration::ProgressStateCallback callback)
    :   RequestGeneration(RequestType::RQ_TYPE_GET, id, callback),
        m_stopRequested(false),
        m_requestSchema(requestSchema),
        m_requestSender(ocResource) {}

void PUTRequestGenerator::startSending()
{
    // Create thread and start sending requests in dispatched thread
    m_thread.reset(new std::thread(&PUTRequestGenerator::SendAllRequests, this));
    m_thread->detach();
}

void PUTRequestGenerator::stopSending()
{
    m_stopRequested = true;
}

void PUTRequestGenerator::SendAllRequests()
{
    OIC_LOG(DEBUG, TAG, "Sending OP_START event");
    m_callback(m_id, OP_START);

    std::shared_ptr<SimulatorResourceModelSchema> repSchema =
        m_requestSchema->getRequestRepSchema();

    if (!repSchema)
    {
        OIC_LOG(ERROR, TAG, "Request representation model is null!");
        m_callback(m_id, OP_ABORT);
        return;
    }

    SimulatorResourceModel representation = repSchema->buildResourceModel();

    // Create attribute combination generator for generating resource model
    // with different attribute values
    std::vector<SimulatorResourceAttribute> attributes;
    for (auto &attributeElement : representation.getAttributeValues())
    {
        SimulatorResourceAttribute attribute;
        attribute.setName(attributeElement.first);
        attribute.setValue(attributeElement.second);
        attribute.setProperty(repSchema->get(attributeElement.first));
        attributes.push_back(attribute);
    }

    if (!attributes.size())
    {
        OIC_LOG(ERROR, TAG, "Zero attribute found from resource model!");
        m_callback(m_id, OP_COMPLETE);
        return;
    }

    QPGenerator queryParamGen(m_requestSchema->getQueryParams());
    do
    {
        // Get the next possible queryParameter
        std::map<std::string, std::string> queryParam = queryParamGen.next();

        AttributeCombinationGen attrCombGen(attributes);

        // Get the new model from attribute combination generator
        SimulatorResourceModel resModel;
        while (!m_stopRequested && attrCombGen.next(resModel))
        {
            // Send the request
            m_requestSender.send(queryParam, resModel,
                                 std::bind(&PUTRequestGenerator::onResponseReceived, this,
                                           std::placeholders::_1, std::placeholders::_2, std::placeholders::_3));

            m_requestCnt++;
        }
    }
    while (!m_stopRequested && queryParamGen.hasNext());

    completed();
}

void PUTRequestGenerator::onResponseReceived(SimulatorResult result,
        const SimulatorResourceModel &repModel, const RequestInfo &reqInfo)
{
    OIC_LOG(DEBUG, TAG, "Response received");
    m_responseCnt++;
    completed();
}

void PUTRequestGenerator::completed()
{
    if (m_requestCnt == m_responseCnt)
    {
        if (m_stopRequested)
        {
            OIC_LOG(DEBUG, TAG, "Sending OP_ABORT event");
            m_callback(m_id, OP_ABORT);
        }
        else
        {
            OIC_LOG(DEBUG, TAG, "Sending OP_COMPLETE event");
            m_callback(m_id, OP_COMPLETE);
        }
    }
}

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The 2010–11 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represents Wright State University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach is Billy Donlon, serving his first year. The Raiders play their home games at the Nutter Center and are members of the Horizon League.

Roster

Schedule

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!colspan=9 style=| Regular season

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!colspan=9 style=| Horizon League tournament

References

Wright State Raiders
Wright State Raiders men's basketball seasons
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Asus has a smartphone in every price segment, but what makes the Zenfone 2 Laser a good option under Rs. 10,000 ($150) is its solid build quality, excellent battery-life and decent cameras. ZenUI is feature rich and offers a lot of customization including themes, although the amount of bloatware on the device needs to come down. The rear camera on the Zenfone 2 Laser focuses fast, captures decent amount of detail and works well in ambient light. The only real competition to the Zenfone 2 Laser is the Moto G3, and this one is cheaper and comes with a larger display. Overall, the Zenfone 2 Laser is bound to be another hit for the company. Read more...
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Samsung has finally learned pricing for its mid-range smartphones. The Galaxy J5 is perfectly priced at Rs. 11,990 and comes with a Super AMOLED display, 4G LTE support, decent set of cameras running the latest Android 5.1 Lollipop right out of the box. So that should make it one of the best smartphones in its price range? But it doesn't. The Galaxy J5 is missing basic sensors, its design is quite outdated and the speakerphone here is quite tinny. Moreover, the competition has been getting better without Samsung giving them much credit. Read more...
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Xiaomi launched the Redmi 2 Prime amid much fanfare, the first "Made in India" smartphone by the company. Its an upgrade of the previous-gen Redmi 2 with double the memory and storage at 2GB RAM, 16GB storage. The Redmi 2 Prime still performs well, offers one of the better rear cameras in this price bracket with a good display. Sadly the Redmi 2 still runs on Android KitKat and there is no update to Android Lollipop in the foreseeable future. Read more...
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The Moto G is Motorola's actual flagship for 2015. This has been the highest selling product line for the company ever. Even with a Snapdragon 410 quad-core processor, 2GB RAM the Moto G 3rd Generation performs like a champ. It has excellent battery-life, better than some of the flagships out there. The only thing I would have wished was to see a 1080p panel on the 2015 Moto G instead of the 720p panel which we have been seeing since the first Moto G. But Motorola has made the new Moto G water-resistant with an IPX7 rating, which is a first in this price segment. Read more...
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