Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi is currently developing the next version of its custom Android user interface which will be called MIUI 11. The company’s product director recently hinted that the launch of the new custom ROM isn’t far off. The new version is expected to come with several improvements over the MIUI 10.
Now, ahead of its official announcement, Xiaomi accidentally rolled out MIUI 11 for a handful of devices, including the Redmi K20 Pro, Mi Mix 2S, and Mi 6, giving us an early look at the upcoming custom skin.
The company had revealed that the MIUI 11 will come with new iconography, which is visible in the leaked images. The icons are more colorful, but there doesn’t seem to be consistency in size or shape unlike stock Android 10.
Also, Xiaomi seems to have updated the design as well. The motto for the upcoming UI is “Empowering the productive”, and thus, the company has opted to offer a lot of white space and big, bold text throughout.
Coming to the features, the new MIUI will come with the cross-device file sharing service which was recently announced in a collaboration between Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo. Also, the Always-on Display features include changing the text color automatically over time, adding a Kaleidoscope-style, an outer space style that changes the light depending on the sunrise/sunset schedule at your location, and more customization options.
It seems like the leaked MIUI 11 for Xiaomi devices is an early pre-release build, so there’s a possibility that the final build could come with other new features as well. We are also expecting the company to introduce Ad Switch in the new MIUI, as Xoaomi has promised.
Miami-based low-cost mobile manufacturer Blu revealed their new lineup of premium smartphones on Monday. The Bold N1 is the first device in the new lineup. The company plans to launch two devices in this segment per year. The Bold brand deviates from traditional Blu products as it offers ‘guaranteed Android upgrades’ and two years of security maintenance. The Bold N1 is also composed of ‘higher-grade’ materials and boasts of mid-to-high end hardware capabilities.
Blu Bold N1 Specifications and Features
The Bold N1 features a 6.4-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. It misses out on a notch or punch-hole selfie camera but gets an in-display fingerprint scanner. The design has a 92% screen-to-body ratio and is protected by Gorilla Glass 5. Powering the Bold N1 is a 2.1 GHz octa-core MediaTek Helio P70 chipset with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of native storage. The latter is expandable through a microSD card.
The Bold N1 uses a dual camera setup at the rear. The primary lens is a 16-megapixel Sony IMX499 sensor with an aperture rating of f/1.8. It works together with a 5-megapixel depth sensor and an LED flash. The camera setup on the N1 offers users with 30x digital zoom and advanced Night Mode. The sensor merges three images into one, while the standard video resolution is 1080 pixels at 30fps. The front camera is a 13-megapixel pop-up unit with an aperture rating of f/2.0. It features a wide-angle mode for capturing better selfies.
The Blu Bold N1 is powered by a 3,500 mAh battery with 18W Ultra Quick Charge. The device supports wireless charging. Standard connectivity options include USB Type-C, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The smartphone runs on Android 9.0 Pie out-of-the-box and is slated for an Android 10 upgrade at some point in the future.
Blu Bold N1 Price and Availability
The Blu Bold N1 is priced at $249.99 on Amazon. Blu has announced a launch discount of $50 on all purchases made at their official website. This is a limited period offer and is valid till stocks last. The unlocked device works with all major carriers in the U.S. including AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon. The smartphone is available in Raven Black.
OPPO A9 (2020) and OPPO A5 (2020) are the two rumored A-series phones that have been in the rumors since some time. While the launch date of OPPO A5 (2020) remains a mystery, OPPO India has confirmed through a tweet that it will be launching the OPPO A9 (2020) smartphone on Sept. 16. Also, 91mobiles has learnt through its retail sources, the smartphone will be made available for purchase by the end of this month.
Rumors surrounding the OPPO A9 (2020) has revealed that it features a big display of 6.5 inches with waterdrop notch. It carries support for HD+ resolution of 720 x 1,600 pixels. The handset will be debuting as the company’s first phone with Snapdragon 665 and it may come with up to 8 GB of RAM along with up to 128 GB of native storage.
The ColorOS 6.1 based Android 9 Pie OS will come preloaded on the OPPO A9 (2020). The front notch of the phone will be sporting a 16-megapixel selfie shooter. The back panel of the phone has a vertically arranged quad camera setup that is expected to come with a 48-megapixel lens, an 8-megapixel lens, a 2-megapixel sensor and another 2-megapixel lens. The smartphone could be housing a huge battery of 5,000mAh capacity. The smartphone measures 163.6 x 75.6 x 9.1mm and it weighs 196 grams.
The OPPO A9 (2020) may arrive in color options like Black, White, Blue and Green. The handset may arrive in India with a price tag of Rs. 21,000. Its TENAA appearance has suggested that the smartphone may go official in China in the coming weeks. It is also expected to go official in markets like Vietnam and Malaysia in the coming days. The rumored OPPO A5 (2020) is expected to come with some downgraded specs compared to A9 (2020). The A5 (2020) may feature less amount of RAM and weaker cameras.
At the recently held IFA 2019 tech trade show in Berlin, Germany, Huawei announced the Kirin 990 chipset that will be powering the Mate 30 series that is scheduled to go official on Sept. 19. The launch event for the Mate 30 series will be held at Munich, Germany on the said date. In an interview session after the company’s IFA 2019 event, Huawei Consumer Business Group CEO Richard Yu said that the Mate 30 series will be listed and sold in China first.
The Huawei Mate 30 series is expected to debut with AOSP edition of Android that won’t feature Google apps. Yu has claimed that the company will provide a workaround through which users will be able to manually install Google apps on Mate 30 series by themselves in the international markets.
So far, the rumor mill has revealed that the Mate 30 Pro may come with a 6.6-inch display that offers quad HD+ resolution. It will be equipped with a wider notch and it will be flaunting waterfall effect like extremely curved edges. The handset come may come with an in-display fingerprint scanner and advanced 3D face unlock feature. The wider notch of the Mate 30 Pro is said to be housing as many as three camera sensors.
The newly unveiled 7nm Kirin 990 chipset with integrated 5G modem powers the Mate 30 Pro. The rear side of the phone has a quad camera system that may consist of a pair of 40-megapixel sensors, an 8-megapixel telephoto lens and a ToF sensor. The four cameras of the phone will be housed inside a round-shaped module. The smartphone is expected to arrive with a 4,500mAh battery that may support 55W rapid charging and 30W wireless charging. The company is also expected to release the 5G version of Mate 30 Pro. As of this writing, there is no information available on the pricing of the phone.
A couple of weeks ago, Chinese smartphone maker Meizu launched its flagship smartphone named Meizu 16s Pro. Today, the company has announced that the phone will now be available in a new color option — Twilight Forest.
The Twilight Forest color option of the Meizu 16s Pro will go on sale from tomorrow in China at 10:00 AM local time. It comes with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage and is priced at 2,699 Yuan, which roughly converts to $380.
The Meizu 16s Pro, which is flanked with glass panels on both sides and a metallic frame in between measures only 7.65mm in thickness and it weighs 166 grams. It features a 6.2-inch Super AMOLED display that offers an aspect ratio of 18.6:9, a screen-to-body ratio of 91.53 percent, and Full HD+ screen resolution of 2232 x 1080 pixels.
The display of the phone is embedded with a Super mTouch in-screen fingerprint scanner that is claimed to be 25 percent more responsive than the one available on the Meizu 16s. Also, the Meizu 16s Pro’s display offers features like 96.1 percent DCI-P3 color gamut, 103 percent NTSC color gamut, 430nits brightness, 160Hz sampling rate, and DC dimming.
Under the hood, the phone is powered by the Snapdragon 855+ mobile platform that is equipped with 2.96GHz octa-core processor. It is coupled with up to 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and up to UFS 3.0 256GB of native storage.
It comes with a triple camera setup consisting of Sony IMX586 48-megapixel primary lens with f/1.7 aperture and OIS, a Sony IMX350 20-megapixel telephoto lens with f/2.4 aperture and a 117-degree Sony IMX481 16-megapixel ultrawide lens with f/2.2 aperture. There’s a 20-megapixel selfie camera lodged in the slim bezel on the front carries support for AI beauty as well as face unlock support.
Running on Android 9 Pie operating system out-of-the-box with the company’s own custom user interface, the phone is powered by a 3,600mAh battery that comes with support for 24W rapid charging technology.
With a lot of people choosing wall chargers over regular USB chargers, manufacturers are now coming up with high-end chargers that plug directly into the outlet, unlike desktop chargers that are connected by a cord.
To meet the undying demand for non-GaN wall chargers, ZMI USA will soon launch the ZMI zPower Turbo 65W USB-C PD Wall Charger, which is housed a compact and super lightweight body. Much to the delight of cost-conscious buyers, the 65W USB-C PD wall charger has gone up for pre-order priced at a fraction of the cost of GaN-based alternatives on Giztop.
The ZMI 65W USB-C PD Wall Charger Kit is designed to work with newfangled USB-C laptops, phones, tablets, and other mobile devices. It uses 65W output to power USB PD enabled gadgets and can charge the 13-inch MacBook Pro to a hundred percent in just about a couple of hours.
If you are a frequent traveler, the lightweight design of the charger allows you to easily carry it everywhere you go. Moreover, it comes with a 5-meter (4.92-foot) USB-C to USB-C cable with e-mark and offers multi-layer protection.
The ZMI 65W USB-C PD Wall Charger Kit is currently available for pre-order bearing a $29.99 price tag on Giztop.
You can follow this link to place your pre-order and check out more details about the feature-laden wall charger from ZMI USA. Note that the delivery of the product can be expected by mid-September this year.
Motorola has had its share of ups and downs over the past few years. However, things are starting to slowly settle down for the company with its G series and One series models doing well in the budget and mid-range segment. Now, the company thinks it’s the perfect time to get back into the premium segment. This is indeed big news given that Motorola’s last real flagship, the Moto Z2 Force was announced nearly two years back!
Motorola’s head of global marketing strategy, Francoise LaFlamme said to CNET that the brand will launch a 5G, premium flagship smartphone. The company’s last 5G phone was the Moto Z3 which needed a separate 5G mod (costing an additional $350) to connect to the new generation network. So this upcoming 5G flagship should be the company’s first true 5G smartphone.
Francoise seems to hint that this phone would not sacrifice on features to keep the price low. So, we may finally see the latest Snapdragon 800 series processor inside, unlike the Moto Z3 which used 2017’s Snapdragon 835. There’s also a remote possibility that Motorola could use Samsung’s Exynos chipset for its 5G phone. The South Korean smartphone maker has two great 5G chipsets available, one featuring an integrated design. If you recall, the Motorola One Vision has an Exynos 9609.
Motorola One Vision features Exynos 9609
As for its price, the premium Motorola 5G flagship won’t likely be cheap. Given that the company is calling it premium, we can expect it to be priced around the same lines as other 5G flagship smartphones like the Galaxy S10 5G or even the OnePlus 7 Pro 5G.
It’s possible that this 5G phone may see a limited release at launch, with a focus on markets like the US and the UK.
Recent reports have claimed that Vivo India may launch the Vivo V17 Pro in the country in the third week of September. A fresh report from 91mobiles has an image of the press invite for the India launch of V17 Pro handset. It reveals that the smartphone will be made official in the country on Sept. 20.
Vivo V17 Pro Specifications
The Vivo V17 Pro will be arriving as world’s first phone with dual pop-up selfie cameras. The wider pop-up module is expected to feature a 32-megapixel primary lens and a depth sensor of 2-megapixel. The rear shell of the phone has a quad camera system. It comprises of a 48-megapixel main lens, an ultrawide lens of 8-megapixel and a pair of 2-megapixel lenses.
The Vivo V17 Pro smartphone flaunts a 6.59-inch S-AMOLED display that support full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2440 pixels. The display of the V17 Pro is embedded with an in-screen fingerprint reader. The Snapdragon 675 mobile platform is present under the hood of the device. The handset will come with 8 GB of RAM. The handset will be equipped with a native storage of 128 GB. The Android 9 Pie OS based FunTouch OS 9 UI is loaded on the device. It will be backed by a 4,100mAh battery.
In related news, the NBTC certification of Vivo 1910 phone in Thailand has revealed that this model number belong to the upcoming Vivo V17 Pro. Last month, the Vivo 1910 phone was spotted on Geekbench through which it was revealed it features Snapdragon 675 chipset, 6 GB of RAM and Android 9 Pie OS. Hence, there is a possibility that the company may release a 6 GB RAM version of the V17 Pro.
The rumor mill is yet to leak information on the pricing of the Vivo V17 Pro. The Snapdragon 675 SoC powered Vivo V15 Pro was introduced in February with a price tag of Rs. 28,990 in India. Hence, there is a possibility that the V17 Pro could be priced around Rs. 30,000. The smartphone is also expected to debut in markets like Indonesia and Europe in the near future.
Leading a healthier lifestyle is more important in today’s fast-paced society than ever, given that we hardly put time, or effort into exercising, eating healthy or even getting enough sleep.
It is hard for those actively engaged in work most of the day to monitor their activities and track their fitness, and that’s exactly where smart wearables come into the picture. Designed for busy bees that aren’t willing to ignore their health despite their intensely active style of living, smart wearables come in various forms such as smart bracelets, smartwatches, fitness trackers, etc.
On the downside, these devices aren’t necessarily easy on the pocketbook. A feature-laden smartwatch or fitness tracker would set you back a pretty penny on both online, as well as offline stores.
Making high-end smart wearables available to those on a tight budget, LightInTheBox is now offering the W54 Smart Watch Android 4.4 BT 4.0 Tracker Monitor and HUIMI amazfit Smart Watch BT Fitness Tracker for lowered prices. So without wasting time, let’s check out the details.
Sporting an ultra-light and super thin design, the smart and stylish Watch 4 boasts an impressive array of features that come in handy in day to day life. It shows important shreds of information including calories burned, etc while monitoring the wearer’s blood pressure, and heart rate.
The W54 Smart Watch Android 4.4 BT 4.0 Tracker Monitor is available in three appealing color options including black, gold, and silver. It usually retails for $216.69, but you can now buy it for a lowered price of just $75.33 from LightInTheBox.
You can follow this link to avail the discount. With only a hundred pieces remaining, this Lightning Sale will end in just one day. Note that the discount is limited to America, Britain, and Italy.
Amazfit is a popular brand that offers smart wearables that meet the varied needs of sport and fitness enthusiasts. Aside from a heart rate sensor, this fitness smartwatch has a slew of other amazing features such as sleep tracker, activity tracker, exercise reminder, sedentary reminder, and more.
Backed by an IP68 rating, the HUIMI Amazfit Smart Watch BT Fitness Tracker can be worn when washing hands, doing the dishes or even while jogging in the rain. While the aforesaid features justify the steep $207.99 price tag it normally carries, you can now buy this Amazfit-branded smartwatch for just $93.49 from LightInTheBox.
This is a noteworthy 55 percent drop in the device’s original asking price. You can visit this link to avail the discount, which will be valid just for the white color option of the watch.
There were only a hundred pieces left for this Lightning Sale, which is on the verge of wrapping up. This discount is valid only for America and Germany.
Because of the ongoing US trade ban against Huawei, the upcoming Mate 30 series phones will be arriving without any apps from Google. The Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro won’t be featuring Play Store and other important Google apps like Gmail, YouTube and so on. At IFA 2019 tech event, Huawei Consumer Business Group CEO Richard Yu addressed the media the company is working on a solution to bring Google apps to the Mate 30 series after the launch.
Yu said that the company is looking for possibilities to let users install Google apps on the non-Google version of Android on Mate 30 handsets. He also stated that the process of installing Google apps on Mate 30 series would be ‘quite easy’ because of the open source nature of Android. He added that third party developers have collaborated on bringing Google apps to Mate 30 series owners.
Meizu, a known smartphone brand in China lets users install Google services through its own app store. Huawei could be working on a similar solution for the Mate 30 series and forthcoming mobile devices. It could be a good solution for bringing Google apps on Huawei devices, but side-loading can result in security issue. Last year, cyber criminals offered malware through Fornite app that required users to install it by side-loading.
Yu said that the company was aiming to achieve shipments of 300 million phones in 2019 if the US trade ban was not imposed on it. The executive stated that it was targeting shipment of 90 million in the last quarter of the year prior to the sanctions.
In related news, Huawei’s Mate X foldable phone was expected to go official in August. However, its arrival has been delayed for reasons best known to the company. Yu has said that the company release the Mate X as early as October or in November. There is a possibility that the company may also release a more powerful Kirin 990 chipset edition of the Mate X.
The Mate 30 series is scheduled to go official on Sept. 19. The first market to receive it will be China. The Chinese firm may release leather-clad edition of the Mate 30 series.
After announcing the Oppo Enco Q1 wireless headphones last month, the company revealed its pricing for the Chinese market earlier this month. Now, the headphones are available for purchase in China for 599 Yuan, roughly $84.
The Oppo Enco Q1 headphone uses a 3D neckband design that’s thick at the end and thin at the center. It uses a one-piece design without any cuts or splits. The Q1 headphones will feature dual Active Noise Cancellation with four mics.
In simple terms it means that Oppo is using a hybrid noise cancellation technology on its new model, featuring both a feedforward and feedback ANC. The feedforward active noise cancellation uses the external microphone to measure ambient noise before it enters the ear, processing that signal to ensure an exact and opposite signal leaves the system’s speaker to effectively cancel the ambient noise.
The internal microphone is used to create the feedback loop of the feedback noise cancellation system. A filter is used to minimize the acoustical signal near the microphone. The headphones come with in-ear earbuds that are curved at a certain angle to fit the ears comfortably.
It also comes with support for AAC high-quality audio and the company claims that the headphones provide 22 hours of ultra-long battery life on a single charge, which is very impressive. However, real-life battery life needs to be tested to ensure it lives up to the company’s claims.
The Oppo Enco Q1 comes in three color options — Black, White, and Orange. Priced at 599 Yuan (approximately $84), the headphones will go on sale in China from 12th September.
A couple of weeks ago, Oppo announced its new Oppo Reno2 lineup of smartphones and today, the company launched the Reno2 phone in its home country China. Now, Oppo’s Vice President Shen Yiren has confirmed that the company will launch Oppo Reno Ace smartphone with 90Hz display next month, i.e. October 2019.
The development comes just days after it was revealed that Oppo is getting ready to launch a new smartphone which will be featuring a display with 90Hz refresh rate and will have fast charging support. Currently, no more details about this upcoming Reno Ace smartphone is known.
Recently, the company also hinted that it will be the first smartphone maker to launch a device powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon processor having integrated 5G modem. However, there’s no timeline available for the smartphone in question.
Meanwhile, the company has launched the Oppo Reno2 smartphone in China for a price of 2,999 Yuan (~$421), It features a 6.55-inch Full HD+ AMOLED Panoramic display with a 20:9 aspect ratio and 93.1 percent screen-to-body ratio. The phone also comes with an under-display fingerprint sensor for added security.
The smartphone’s front panel is protected by a layer of Gorilla Glass 6, while the back panel is being protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5. Under the hood, the device will be powered by the Snapdragon 730G octa-core processor.
The device packs 8GB RAM and comes with 256GB internal storage. Focusing on the gaming side, the company will be offering anti-cheat extensions, 25% better graphic processing, HDR10 Gaming support, and Game Assistant, among others.
The Reno2 comes equipped with a selfie camera of 16-megapixel and houses a quad-camera setup on the back. It consists of a 48-megapixel sensor, an 8-megapixel lens, a 13-megapixel sensor, and a 2-megapixel lens. Powered by a 4,000mAh battery, the phone comes with 20W VOOC 3.0 fast-charging support.
OPPO had launched the Reno2 series of smartphones on Aug. 28 in India. It included phones such as Reno2, Reno2 Z and Reno2 F. Today, the Chinese manufacturer has officially unveiled the Reno2 smartphone in China with a price tag of 2,999 Yuan (~$420). China is yet to receive Reno2 Z and Reno2 F smartphones.
OPPO Reno2 Specifications and Features
The OPPO Reno2 comes with a glass chassis houses a 6.5-inch notch-less AMOLED display that offers 1080 x 2400 pixels. Embedded under the screen of the device is a fingerprint scanner. The company claims that it offers 93.1 percent scree space. Its TUV Rheinland rated panel that can filter harmful that can filter harmful blue rays coming from the screen.
The 8nm Snapdragon 730G processor powers the phone along with 8 GB of LPDRR4X RAM. It has 128 GB of UFS 2.1 storage. It comes with a shared SIM slot for microSD card. The smartphone runs on Android 9 Pie OS that is customized with ColorOS 6 UI that tags along Breeno assistant. It draws power from a 4,000mAh battery that carries support for VOOC 3.0 20W flash charging. For enhanced gaming experience, the handset comes with Game Boost 2.0 support.
The back panel of the OPPO Reno2 is decked with a four camera system that contains Sony IMX586 48-megapixel primary shooter with f/1.7 aperture and 5-axis OIS, a 13-megapixel telephoto lens with f/2.4 aperture and PDAF, an 8-megapixel ultrawide lens with 116-degree field-of-view and a 2-megapixel bokeh lens. The phone can shoot images with 2x optical zoom, 5x hybrid zoom and 20x digital zoom. The top edge of the phone has a shark-fin shaped pop-up camera module that includes an LED flash and a 16-megapixel lens. The connectivity features available on the Reno2 are dual SIM support, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth, NFC, GPS, USB-C and 3.5mm audio jack.
OPPO Reno2 Pricing and Availability in China
The OPPO Reno2 is up for reservations in China with a price tag of 2,999 Yuan (~$420). India has received that 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage edition of the Reno2 for Rs. 36,990 (~$515). Probably, the company may debut its 256 GB model in China in the near future.
India received the Reno2 in two colors like Ocean Blue and Luminous Black. In China, the Reno2 has arrived in three colors like Heart of the Sea (Blue), Deep Sea Night Black and Mist Pink. The handset will be available for buying in the home market from Sept. 12.
Samsung will be debuting the Galaxy M30s smartphone in India on Sept. 18. The smartphone will be also releasing in China as its listing has appeared on the database of TENAA. The listing has revealed the images of the smartphone.
The TENAA images of the Galaxy M30s show that it features a display with waterdrop notch. The rear side of the phone has a triple camera setup placed inside a weird looking module at the top-left corner. An oblong-shaped fingerprint scanner is also available on the backside of the device. The volume rocker and a power key can be found on the right side of the Galaxy M30s.
The specifications page of Galaxy M30’s TENAA listing is not accessible. However, the entire specs of the phone are known through its recent leaks. the model number of the Galaxy M30s for India is SM-M307F and its Chinese variant has a model number of SM-M3070. It remains to be seen whether the Chinese edition of the phone is packed with slightly different specs than its India edition.
Rumors surrounding the Galaxy M30s has revealed that it will be equipped with a full HD+ resolution S-AMOLED display of 6.4 inches. The Infinity-U notch on the screen will be home for the front-facing shooter of 24-megapixel. The triple camera system on the rear of the phone will have a 48-megapixel main lens, an 8-megapixel superwide lens and a 5-megapixel sensor for adding depth effects.
The Galaxy M30s handset may release in India in two variant such as 4 GB RAM + 64 GB storage and 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage. It will be fueled by the all new Exynos 9611. One of the USPs of the Galaxy M30s is that it will be backed by a behemoth 5,000mAh battery. It will carry support for 15W fast charging.
There is no leak regarding the pricing of the Galaxy M30s. Like the Galaxy M30 that was announced earlier this year, it will be priced around Rs. 15,000 in India.
Following the launch of the Redmi Note 8 and Redmi Note 8 Pro, it is expected that Redmi also announces successors to the Redmi 7 and Redmi 7A. The successors which should arrive as the Redmi 8 and Redmi 8A should launch soon as they have both been certified by Thailand’s NBTC.
The certifications reveal the Redmi 8 has the model number M1908C31G while the Redmi 8A’s model number is M1908C3KG. Other than that, nothing more is revealed about the two phones.
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Redmi 8 NBTC
Redmi 8A NBTC
Before the launch of the Note series, live photos alleged to be of the Redmi 8A surfaced on the web, revealing the design and some few specs. However, the model number of that device is M1908C3IH. A device with a similar model number – M1908C3IC, was certified by TENAA in August too.
Based on the TENAA listing and the leaked photos, the Redmi Note 8A will have a 6.2-inch display with a waterdrop notch. It will be powered by a 2.0GHz octa-core processor with up to 4GB of RAM and 64GB of expandable storage. As an upgrade, it will have dual rear cameras with the primary sensor being a 12MP camera. It will also have a fingerprint scanner on the back. The selfie camera is an 8MP camera.
Another big upgrade is a battery bump from 4000mAh to 5000mAh. It will run Android 9 and be available in a bunch of colors including Black, Red, Blue, Pink, and White.
On, the other hand, the specs, and design of the Redmi 8 are still unknown. We expect more details to surface by the time Xiaomi starts shipping units to sellers.
Last year, Ulefone launched two large battery rugged phones with IP68/IP69K and MIL-STD-810G certifications and were well received by users and tech media. We are talking about Ulefone Armor 3 and Armor 3T and now, the Chinese manufacturer is ready to release their upgraded versions, Armor 3W and Armor 3WT. As in the previous models, the Armor 3WT is the walkie-talkie version of Armor 3W. Let’s see an introduction video and check what improvements have been made.
Starting from inside-out, the SoC in the new models has been upgraded to the powerful Helio P70 with AI support and delivers more performance and reduced power consumption. Also, the RAM jumped to 6GB instead of the 4GB found in the previous models for smoother multitasking experience. What’s more, the devices come with the latest Android 9 Pie. On the outside, the phones look fresher with modern lines and colors.
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The other specs are same as their predecessors’ and they include a 10300mAh huge battery with 9V/2A & MTK PE+2.0 fast Charge, 64GB of internal storage, 21MP rear camera with dual-LED flash, 8MP selfie shooter, face and fingerprint unlock, dual-4G/dual-VoLTE, NFC with Google Pay, GPS/Glonass/Beidou navigation system and global frequency bands.
As always with Ulefone rugged phones, the Armor 3W/3WT are suitable and practical for outdoor activities, extreme environments, and some special industries that have hard conditions. You can visit their official website to learn more about the Armor 3W and Armor 3WT.
UMIDIGI X launch last month being the first in-screen fingerprint smartphone of the company and during the presale, it came at an amazing price of $179.99. This price is available once again until September 15th on Aliexpress for those who didn’t catch the deal on time. In the meantime, the company shared the teardown video of the device so that users can check out the build quality.
After the removal of the SIM tray and the back panel, the disassembly is pretty straightforward and all you need is a screwdriver to go all the way. This also means that it is easy to repair. Of course, the video shared focuses on the in-screen fingerprint sensor and triple rear camera which are the highlights of the device.
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According to the manufacturer, the device is equipped with the latest generation optical in-screen fingerprint sensor, which looks like a camera and it can capture a photo of your thumbprint to unlock the screen. It comes from Goodix, the provider of in-screen fingerprint modules for tech giants like Huawei and Xiaomi. In addition, the company points out the NFC chip found inside, a feature missing from most budget devices. Lastly, the 48MP AI triple rear camera setup (48MP/8MP ultra wide/5MP depth camera), 4150mAh big battery with 18W fast charging, and large storage (128GB) are some other specs worth pointing out.
UMIDIGI X will be available for $179.99 again at UMIDIGI Global Online Store on Aliexpress from September 9th to September 15th while the global recruiting of 10 trial users to test UMIDIGI Uwake is still ongoing. You can learn more details and join the giveaway on their official website.
We’ve talked about the upcoming spec bump that Blackview had scheduled for the BV9600 Pro and on September 7th, the upgraded model hit the market featuring the Helio P70 SoC. Coming with smoother multitasking and better user experience than the model it replaced, it comes at the exact same price so there’s one more reason to grab one if you’re looking for a rugged phone.
The Helio P70 promises a 10-30% boost in AI tasks and a 13% improvement on general tasks over its predecessor as it runs on higher clocks since the four big Cortex-A73 cores now run at 2.1GHz. Meanwhile, the Mali-G72 MP3 GPU is now clocked at 900MHz. What’s more, it consumes up to 35% less power in popular games compared to the P60. This is thanks to the Energy-Aware Scheduling+ thermal management solution that promises to lower operating temperature by up to 4.5°C.
The spec bump is the icing on the cake for BV9600 Pro, one of Blackview bestsellers, which gained great popularity among outdoor workers and enthusiasts, with sales volume totaling up to 300,000 pieces. Let’s see what comments some YouTubers made about it. Also, you can visit the promo running for more info.
In the meantime, the Chinese manufacturer has, since September 2nd, launched the Blackview Short Video Contest. In order to participate in the contest, all you have to do is upload your creative video showing your story with Blackview to social media (Like Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, VK, TikTok, etc), add a tag of #Blackview and get as many views as you can.
The prizes are pretty big too. The first prize is $4000, the second prize is $2000, the third prize is $1000, and the innovation prize of $200 is given to 5 people. You can post your creative video based on the theme of Me & Blackview. You can show your life, work, outdoor adventures and so on. The video with the most views will win the first prize, the most posts win the second prize, and so on. The contest ends on December 2nd and you can learn more about it here.
For fans of Pure Android who are willing to shell out more money for a premium device, the Google Pixel 4 is definitely on their radar. Google’s upcoming smartphones will not only bring a pure Android experience but will also be the phone to beat when it comes to camera performance.
Although a release date is still unknown there has been a steady stream of leaks keeping us satiated. The latest is a promotional video and a couple of live photos that reveal an interesting color variant.
The 1-minute long promotional video highlights some of the software features of the phone such as the gesture control which is powered by the Soli radar chip, the usefulness of the Google Assistant, and the phone’s low-light camera performance. We also get a tease of the phone’s zoom capabilities as the video shows a shot of a star-filled sky being captured.
The video highlights the fact that this is a device made by Google, the same people behind YouTube and Google Maps, and that “you get more than a phone, you get a phone made the Google way”.
In the video, we see the Google Pixel 4 in white with a black frame and black bezels in front. The square camera housing is unmissable and the LED flash sticks out like a sore thumb against the black camera housing.
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The other leaks are live photos of the phone and they reveal the Pixel 4 will come in orange or coral. This color variant looks gorgeous and will look really nice next to the coral Google Home Mini. The Pixel 4 will also come in white and black. The latter is the only whose camera housing actually blends since it is also black. All three appear to have an orange power button.
The Pixel 4 should launch next month based on the release dates of its predecessors. When it does, it should ship with Android 10 out of the box as well as some Pixel-exclusive software features.
For a lot of people, February and September are the most important months of the year when it comes to the mobile sector. During this month, Apple and Huawei (which are the third and the second smartphone brands in the global market, respectively) usually unveil their most powerful flagship phones of the year. And there are also many other manufacturers coming up with new handsets.
That is why you may find this article very interesting: it lists all the most important upcoming smartphones in September 2019. The list does not include the several devices unveiled at IFA 2019: for those, we send you to our dedicated IFA 2019 page. Here, you will find the rest of the phones we know will be officially announced on September 2019.
Top upcoming phones of September 2019
Huawei Mate 30
After unveiling two new color variants of the P30 Pro which will probably ship with EMUI 10 based on Android 10 out of the box, Huawei will take the wraps off the Mate 30 series on September 19. The line-up will include the Huawei Mate 30 and the Mate 30 Pro, alongside the 5G version. They will be powered by the new Kirin 990 unveiled a few days ago which will be the first chipset to hit the market with an integrated 5G modem. The rear camera sensors will be housed inside a circular module known as “Oreo” module on the back, and they will include two 40 MP sensors. The Mate 30 series will ship without Google apps and it will adopt third-party alternatives available on a custom version of Android 10 due to issues coming from the U.S. ban.
OnePlus 7T and 7T Pro
Despite its devices will launch in the final part of the month, let’s not forget about the OnePlus 7T line-up. They will debut in India on September 26 while they will come in the U.S. and Europe in October. The series is supposed to include three models: OnePlus 7T, OnePlus 7T Pro and OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren Edition. The first will sport a 6.55-inch flat display with a 90 Hz refresh ratio and a Full HD+ resolution. It will be powered by the Snapdragon 855+ chipset paired with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal storage in its base version, while the rear side will house three cameras in a circular module including a 48 MP main sensor, an ultrawide 16 MP sensor and a 12 MP telephoto lens with 2x optical zoom. The battery will have a 3800 mAh capacity and it will support Warp Charge 30T, while the operating system will be Android 10 out of the box. OnePlus 7T Pro and 7T Pro McLaren Edition will sport a 6.67-inch curved display with a 2K resolution and still a 90 Hz refresh ratio. The processor will be the same but memory configurations will start from 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of internal storage. The camera placement will be different and the rear side will house three cameras including an ultrawide sensor and a telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom. There will also be a big 4085 mAh battery.
Apple is ready to unveil the successors of iPhone Xs, Xs Max, and XR: even this year there will be three models, including a more affordable variant. Their names will be iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max, and they will be official tomorrow, on September 10. The display sizes will remain the same as their predecessors: 6.1, 5.8 and 6.5 inches respectively. But there will be an important addition on the Pro variants: they will both support the Apple Pencil just like iPad Pro. All the phones will be equipped with an Apple A13 built by TSMC on a 7 nm+ process and paired with 4 or 6 GB of RAM depending on the model. There will be no 5G, but there is Wi-Fi 6. iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max will sport a triple camera setup, while the vanilla iPhone 11 will have just two cameras.
Xiaomi Mi Mix 4
According to a cryptic post on the microblogging platform Weibo and leakers, Xiaomi Mi Mix 4 will be officially announced on September 24, and it will obviously have a 5G variant. Leaked specifications confirmed that the phone will come with a 2K display and a full ceramic body. It is supposed to be powered by the Snapdragon 855+ chipset paired with up to 12 GB of RAM and 1 TB of internal storage. It seems that it will also be the first Xiaomi phone with a 100 MP rear camera using the sensor recently unveiled by Samsung. And it is also rumored to come with 40W fast-charging. Alongside the Mi Mix 4, Xiaomi might launch the Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G, the first phone with a 30W wireless charging technology.
Vivo NEX 3
The official launch date of the Vivo NEX 3 is September 16. If we exclude the gaming phones from the iQOO series, Vivo did not release any flagship this year, so this is a very awaited moment. Vivo NEX 3 will come with an amazing design including a notch-less display with very thin bezels, as well as the 5G connectivity. The rear camera module will be round-shaped and it will include three sensors, while on the front there will be a pop-up camera. The device will boast a 6.89-inch AMOLED display with a Full HD+ resolution and an integrated biometric sensor. And give that it will support 5G, you probably understood that it will be powered by the Snapdragon 855+ chipset. The main sensor of the rear camera is said to have a 64 MP resolution, while the battery is supposed to carry a 4500 mAh capacity and the support to 44W fast charging.
Samsung Galaxy Fold
After delaying it for several months, Samsung finally launched the Galaxy Fold in its homeland: South Korea. The foldable smartphone is finally ready for the market with a few tweaks done in order to make the display more resistant. The Galaxy Fold is going to hit some European countries including the UK on September 18. Its listing price will probably be around €2,000. Unfortunately, the foldable phone will come only in select markets and not in the whole Old Continent.
Oppo Realme XT
Oppo recently fooled Xiaomi by unveiling the world’s first phone with a 64 MP rear camera a few hours before the announcement of the Redmi Note 8 Pro. However, the Realme XT did not have a proper launch event: the phone will officially launch in India on September 13. It will be an affordable mid-ranger which will rival the Redmi Note 8 Pro with a Snapdragon 712 chipset, a 4000 mAh battery, a quad rear camera and an outstanding quality-price ratio.
Samsung Galaxy M30s
Last but not least, Samsung Galaxy M30s will make its debut on September 18. It will be another mid-ranger with a 6.4-inch display and a triple camera including a 48 MP main sensor. But its key feature will be a huge 6000 mAh battery and, despite the huge battery, the phone will weigh just 174 grams. Galaxy M30s will be fueled by the Exynos 9611 chipset and it will obviously carry a pretty affordable price.
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It is hard for those actively engaged in work most of the day to monitor their activities and track their fitness, and that’s exactly where smart wearables come into the picture. Designed for busy bees that aren’t willing to ignore their health despite their intensely active style of living, smart wearables come in various forms such as smart bracelets, smartwatches, fitness trackers, etc.
