A recent report by Chinese blog iFeng has revealed that judicial proceedings towards obtaining bankruptcy protection for Chinese smartphone maker Gionee are moving forward due to a ruling from Shenzen intermediate people’s court. Sources familiar with the case hint that the proceedings will lead to a complete overhaul of the company.
Gionee’s financial woes is traced to huge debt incurred as a result of the gambling and extravagant spending problems of the company’s founder and chairman Liu Lirong. The present case at the court is as a result of the filed bankruptcy liquidation application by Huaxing bank against the company. The case also extends from the financial problems the company had in year 2017. The company’s chairman recently admitted to having gambling aaddiction.Company executives later disclosed details of the founder’s gambling activities stating that as much as $143.8 million of the total $2.45 billion in the company’s debt was as a result of his gambling. This is the money owed to an approximate 648 creditors. Mr. Liu Lirong extravagant spending may parallel to an amount closer to $1 billion according to a region report. While the chairman refuted the assertion, it has led to further hypothesis that gambling is not the only reason behind the missing money.
Some unsubstantiated claims have indicated that the money was deliberately ‘lost at the casino’ so as to channel the money outside China for Mr. Liu Lirong’s personal use. Allegations from this claims could result to further problems for both the founder and the
company, if there is any proof to confirm them. To avoid liquidation in reference to the case in court, Gionee has recently employed some restructuring expert. The chairman has given some hope that there will be resolution in the
next few years. However, if there is any claims for more recent accusations against Mr. Liu Lirong then there is
every tendency Gionee will be liquidated in order to pay back debtors. It’s more likely that the chairman will be forced to resign, since reorganization of the company seems to be the likely outcome.
If we had to choose the best value for money smartphone by Lenovo which hitten the shelves in 2018, we would definitely say Lenovo S5 Pro. A few days ago, the Chinese giant launched a new variant of the handset: the Lenovo S5 Pro GT, which distinguishes from the original one for having a better chipset. For this reason, this device may become one of the Chinese best-sellers in 2019. But it has some rivals which will not make it easy, such as the new Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 and Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite. Check out the following specs comparison if you want to learn more about them.
Lenovo S5 Pro GT vs Asus Zenfone Max Pro (M2) vs Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite
Dual 12 + 20 MP f/1.8 an f/2.6
Dual 20 + 8 MP f/2.0 front camera
Dual 12 + 5 MP f/1.8 and f/2.4
13 MP f/2.0 front camera
Dual 12 + 5 MP f/1.9 and f/2.0
24 MP front camera
BATTERY
3500 mAh, Fast Charging 18W
5000 mAh
3350 mAh, Fast Charging with Quick Charge 3.0
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Hybrid Dual SIM slot
Dual SIM slot
Hybrid Dual SIM slot
Design
In our opinion, Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has an overall better look. It comes with a glass back and an aluminum frame, as well as a very high screen-to-body ratio thanks to the small notch. And it is also the thinnest device. The second spot in the ranking goes to Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 and its reflective glass back available in two hues. Lenovo S5 Pro GT is a full metal unibody phone, so it has a lower-end design and it is not as attractive as its concurrence. Further, its notch is bigger, but there is to say that it includes an IR face recognition system and it is hard to find such a sensor on mid-rangers.
Display
On the multimedia side, Lenovo S5 Pro GT is a slightly more valid device. It comes with an above-average display as well as stereo speakers, so watching videos and movies is a more catchy experience with this phone. Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 and Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite have the classic displays that you can find on most of mid-rangers.
Specs & Performance
The only thing for which these devices are not different is the hardware side. They all come with the Snapdragon 660 SoC by Qualcomm and up to 6 GB of RAM. Excluding Asus Zenfone Max Pro (M2) which sports 64 GB, each of these devices has up to 128 GB of internal storage, but the M2 comes with a micro SD dedicated slot which allows using both dual SIM and micro SD slot at the same time.
Camera
If we consider the whole camera departments of these handsets, Lenovo S5 Pro GT is the most complete one. It comes with an above-average dual setup on the back and a dual camera even on the front side. While on the back there is a secondary telephoto lens with optical zoom, the front has a secondary depth sensor. Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 and Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite are more or less at the same level, with their advantages and disadvantages. I would pick the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite because I liked more its photos with good light conditions, while Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 is better with low light.
Battery
Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 is the champion of battery life and one of the longest lasting phones in the whole Android market, thanks to its 5000 mAh battery. Lenovo S5 Pro GT is great as well, but it has only 3500 mAh and it does not reach Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 in any scenario. Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite is the worst one with a 3350 mAh battery, but it supports Quick Charge 3.0 so it is able to charge very fastly.
Price
Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 recently hitten the Indian market with a starting price of $270, Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite costs about €200 in Europe and Lenovo S5 Pro GT debuted with a €200 price tag. I would personally choose Lenovo S5 Pro GT because of its great cameras, stereo speakers, IR face recognition and some other strong points I did not see in other handsets.
DxOMark, the website known for its performance ratings of the cameras of smartphones and other devices has released its result and a full review for the OnePlus 6T. The 6T may have the same camera configuration as the OnePlus 6 but DxOMark says software changes have resulted in improvements over its predecessor.
The OnePlus 6T has dual rear cameras – a 16MP 1/2.55″ sensor with a f/1.7 aperture and a 20MP 1/2.8″ sensor with a f/1.7 aperture. The main sensor has OIS but the secondary sensor doesn’t have any stabilization.
DxOMark praised the OnePlus 6T for its wide dynamic range and its preservation of colors in almost all conditions. However, the device didn’t perform well in zoom shots. In terms of video performance, the OnePlus 6T did better than its predecessor as it scored a total of 91 points as against the OP6’s 87. DxOMark says its overall score should be higher but it doesn’t handle noise well, not even as good as the OnePlus 6.
The OnePlus 6T’s photo score is 101. It captures detail well in both light and dark areas and DxOMark says its capturing of background details is on the same level as that of the iPhone XS and better than that of the Samsung Galaxy Note9. It also captures better images in extreme low-light (1 lux) than both phones.
Where the OnePlus 6T scores low when compared to both phones is in its zoom shots. Its lack of a telephoto lens greatly affects detail level as can be seen in the image above.
The latest product available for crowdfunding on Xiaomi’s MIJIA platform is a smart treadmill. The Xiao Qiao SmartRun is the third treadmill announced on the platform this year. Last month, the Xiaojin Smart Foldable treadmill was crowdfunded on the platform for ¥1899 (~$274) and early this year, there was the WalkingPad Mini smart treadmill.
The Xiao Qiao SmartRun is powered by a Fuji electric motor. It has a minimalist design and comes in a grey and white finish. One of the unique features of the treadmill is its patented Silkworm technology which is a shock absorption system to prevent you from hurting your knees from rebound injuries. The shock absorption system has also been designed to dampen the sound made when running, so you can be sure of a silent run.
The Xiao Qiao SmartRun has a photoelectric heart rate monitor on the left side of the handlebar. The readings from the heart rate monitor are displayed on the screen.
The treadmill has a one button lever that folds the device when pressed. When folded, it can be raised and stored vertically so as to save space.
The Xiao Qiao SmartRun has a dedicated app and connects via Wi-Fi. It weighs 39.5kg and supports a maximum weight of 100kg. It has a power rating of 0.75 horsepower and its rated voltage is 220 volts. The treadmill can reach speeds of up to 12km/h.
The Nokia X7 launched a few months ago in China and when it did it ran Android 8.1 Oreo out of the box. Its global version called the Nokia 8.1 and which is an Android One phone launched with Android Pie. The official Weibo page has now announced that the Nokia X7 will get the update to Pie tomorrow.
The Weibo post says the update will not only bring Android Pie but some other features too. The update will be a phased roll-out at first. Nokia says users should check their phones between 10 AM and 4 PM to see if they are among those who will receive the update.
Chinese phone manufacturer UMIDIGI has fired a massive volley in the mid-range smartphone market, with its affordable flagships like UMIDIGI F1. Now UMIDIGI is going to stun the industry with its new flagship UMIDIGI S3 Pro, which has a massive 5150mAh battery. The device is also coming with Sony’s most advanced 48MP IMX586 sensor which is the same sensor in Huawei’s latest Nova 4 and the upcoming Honor View 20.
The Sony IMX586 sensor features 48 effective megapixels, the industry’s highest pixel counts. The sensor measures 1/2 inch, physically larger than most competitors. It supports four-pixel integration (0.8μm synthesis 1.6μm). For comparison, market-leading phones like the Pixel 3 and iPhone XS have 12-megapixel sensors with 1.4µm pixels. The advanced sensor can help UMIDIGI S3 Pro users to capture photos without noise even in dim light conditions.
UMIDIGI S3 Pro Design
The leaked render of the UMIDIGI S3 Pro indicates that it will sport a full-screen design with a waterdrop notch as well as a narrow chin. At the rear, the device packs well-chamfered edges and is curved at the sides. The device is tipped to aalso retain the 3.5mm audio jack.
UMIDIGI S3 Pro Key Specs
The leaked renders also carry some information on the key specs. The UMIDIGI S3 Pro is expected to offer a 6.3-inch FHD+ waterdrop full screen paired with in-cell LTPS technology. Apart from the 48MP primary camera, the S3 Pro will come with a 12MP telephoto camera, and the smartphone will come with a 20MP high-resolution selfie camera. The UMIDIGI S3 Pro will equally feature a 5150mAh big battery and it’ll sure keep it on for a long time. Under the hood, the smartphone beholds the AI SoC MediaTek Helio P70 with 6GB LPDDR4X RAM and 128 GB internal storage. It will run on Android 9 Pie OS.
We expect more details of the device like the price to get revealed soon. We’ll keep you abreast with the latest details as they appear.
Honor will officially take the wraps off the Honor V20 on December 26. Ahead of the launch next week, Honor has released a bunch of posters that confirm the specs of the phone. Although some of the specs are already public knowledge, the 960fps slow-motion recording is a new feature.
The Huawei P20 Pro which launched back in March was the first Huawei phone to come with support for 960fps slow-motion recording. An update brought the feature to the Mate 10 Pro and it came with the Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro right out of the box. The Honor V20 will be the first Honor device to have the feature.
Other officially confirmed features of the Honor V20 include a 4,000mAh battery, a 25MP camera that sits inside a hole in the top left corner of the display and AI dual-frequency GPS. The Honor V20 will also have a 48MP sensor on its back and a feature called Link Turbo that automatically switches between 4G and Wi-Fi and can even combine both for the best connectivity.
After gaining popularity across the world by selling flagship killer phones with affordable price tags, OnePlus is gearing up to launch a smart TV. In an interview with Business Insider in September, OnePlus founder and CEO Pete Lau that the company hopes to release its first OnePlus TV in 2019. Now that the year 2018 is coming to an end soon, OnePlus fans are eagerly waiting to know more on the arrival of the OnePlus TV. Chinese publication TechWeb that claims to have received fresh information from the company has revealed that it has not set a specific release timeframe for its first TV. Hence, the company may take it easy and launch it in 2020.
Lau had said that there is no clear timeline for launching the OnePlus TV. He added that he has instructed the TV team that they do not have the pressure as to when to finish working on it and when to release it in public. If the TV is ready soon, it will be released in 2019. If the company finishes developing it in 2020, it will be released in 2020.
The company won’t be rushing to release the product. Only when the company is satisfied with it, it will be hitting the market. Lau is of the view that the company needs to work a lot in order to achieve the desired goal of launching the TV.
During a recent interview with Indian publication Economic Times on Dec. 12, Lau shared that since the company has not set any deadline for introducing TVs, OnePlus fans can expect it to release in 2020 in India. He also revealed that it will be exclusively available through Amazon India. As far as the pricing of the OnePlus smart TV is concerned, Lau revealed that it will also be a flagship killer and will carry competitive pricing. Rumors surrounding it that it will be a premium product featuring 4K LED panel. The smart TV from OnePlus may also function as a smart home controller.
A few weeks ago Meizu launched the Meizu 16th, the Meizu M6T, and Meizu C9 in India. It was its first major launch in the country after taking a break and it marked its re-entry into the Indian market. In an interview, the country head explained how its strategy will differ this time around.
CEO of Meizu India, Ramashish Ray, speaking to India’s Economic Times, revealed that it plans to focus on the design of their phones as well as partnerships. In terms of partnerships, Meizu is talking about sales and production. The Meizu C9, for example, is made in India by Noida and sold by Amazon. He revealed that more of the products in their portfolio will also follow this pattern.
Meizu’s CEO also disclosed that in terms of sale, it will focus on online and offline. Amazon will be its exclusive online partner and for offline, Meizu is considering partnering with Reliance Jio. Meizu’s CEO did praise other brands such as Xiaomi and OnePlus who have worked very hard to establish themselves in India. However, they are not afraid of taking them on.
Earlier this year, Asus launched three smartphones in its Zenfone 5 series, including Asus Zenfone 5, Zenfone 5Z, and Zenfone 5 Lite.
Now, the company has uploaded the Android 9 Pie update for its Zenfone 5 and the package is now available for download on the company’s official website. The FOTA update is just around 1.1GB and the process of installation is pretty straightforward.
Just download the package from the source link below and then copy the downloaded file to the microSD card. Once done, go to the recovery mode, choose “apply updates from microSD”, select the downloaded package, confirm and you are all set. The process will take up to 30 minutes to complete. If you don’t want to do this manually, wait for a couple of days to get OTA update.
While the Zenfone 5 has now received the Android Pie update, the Zenfone 5Z is scheduled to receive Android Pie update by the end of January 2019. Currently, there’s no information available for the update of Zenfone 5.
The Android Pie update changelog mentions the addition of some new features including a volume pop-up bar and a new ‘Magnifier’ feature that makes the copy-pasting task easier. It is also expected to offer better performance and extended battery life, thanks to the core optimizations in Android Pie.
To remind you of the phone’s specifications, it features a 6.2-inch FHD display with 2040 x 1080 pixels screen resolution and Corning Gorilla Glass 5 on top for added protection. Under the hood, it is powered is by Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 octa-core processor clocked at 1.8GHz and Adreno 509 GPU.
The device packs 4GB RAM and 64GB storage with microSD card slot for expandable storage. The phone houses a dual rear camera setup, consisting of a 12-megapixel and an 8-megapixel sensor while on the front side, it comes equipped with an 8-megapixel snapper for taking selfies. It comes with Android 8.0 Oreo out-of-the-box and is backed by 3,300mAh battery.
In the face of a saturated domestic market, Chinese manufacturers are looking to diversify into new markets abroad. Several of he top Chinese brands are already making tremendous progress in this regard. OPPO and Huawei mobile smartphones are beginning to gain more grounds as their growth is increasing on-the-go in the Australian market. Roy Morgan gave a static of the figures of Australian users of the Huawei mobile phone to be growing from 87% to 471,000 between the year 2017 and 2018.
On its part, OPPO came into the Australian market in late 2014 but has shown a tremendous impact to emerge as Australia’s seventh most widely used mobile phone with 368,000 Australian users. Though there is remarkable growth for both the OPPO and Huawei mobile phone brands compared to other smartphone producers, they still remain behind Apple and Samsung which are the market leaders both in the global and Australian markets.
Apple iPhone has been the most widely used mobile phone by over 8.6million Australians with an increase of up to 16% in two years.
While Samsung has over 5.6million users in Australia in 2018 with no definite changes in two years.
Sony’s smartphone game hasn’t been impressive in the past couple of years. The company is still making flagship phones like the Xperia XZ3 powered by Snapdragon 845, but its mid-range models are likely doing better than its top-end ones. The company is expected to update its mid-range Xperia XA lineup at CES 2019 and before its launch, a couple of models seems to have been certified on EEC (Eurasian Economic Commission).
Three Sony models, namely I4113, I4213 and I4312 were spotted on EEC a couple of days back. Going by their naming scheme, they seem to be a part of the Xperia XA3 lineup. If you remember, the model number H4213 belonged to Xperia XA2 Ultra and the H4113 was the model number for Xperia XA2. Given that every year, Sony moves on to the next letter in the alphabet series (G in 2017, H in 2018 and hence, I in 2019), these models could very well be the upcoming Sony Xperia XA3 models. We saw the XA2 models back at CES 2018, so the new models could debut in January next year at CES 2019. There’s one more model with the number, I4312 but we are not sure of the identity of this particular one.
Lenovo astonished the smartphone industry when it announced the Lenovo Z5 Pro GT as the world’s first Snapdragon 855 chipset powered smartphone at the launch event of Lenovo Z5s on Monday. The marvelous Lenovo Z5 Pro GT is the first smartphone to feature 12 GB of RAM. The Chinese manufacturer also announced that the Z5 Pro with its monstrous specs is leading the AnTuTu benchmarks with an average benchmarking score of 368,480. This score not only puts the smartphone ahead of all the Snapdragon 845 and Kirin 980 powered smartphones, but also it has defeated Apple A12 chipset driven iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR. Soon after the launch, AnTuTu confirmed that the Lenovo Z5 Pro GT has outscored all the other Android phones, but it claimed that its benchmarking score cannot be compared with iPhones.
The image shown below was displayed at the launch of the Lenovo Z5 Pro GT. It shows that the Lenovo Z5 Pro GT is ruling over iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR that have respectively scored 356,501, 355,804 and 346,735 on AnTuTu benchmarks. The following four spots are occupied by Kirin 980 powered Huawei Mate 20, Mate 20 X, Mate 20 Pro and Honor Magic 2. The Xiaomi Black Shark Helo, OnePlus 6T and Nubia X are the Snapdragon 845 that are placed at the last three places on the list.
Through Weibo, AnTuTu explained that Android and iOS platforms have different algorithms. Hence, AnTuTu benchmark scores of Android and iOS devices cannot be compared.
The Lenovo Z5 Pro comes with 6.4-inch FHD+ AMOLED screen with slider design. It features up to 512 GB of storage. For photography, it features 16-megapixel + 8-megapixel dual front cameras and 16-megapixel + 24-megapixel dual rear cameras. It receives power from 3,350mAh battery.
The pre-orders of Lenovo Z5 Pro GT will begin on Jan. 15 with official sales scheduled to start on Jan. 24. The 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage, 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage, 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage and 12 GB RAM + 512 GB storage editions of the Z5 Pro GT are respectively priced at 2,698 Yuan (~$391), 2,998 Yuan (~$434), 3,398 Yuan (~$498) and 4,398 Yuan (~$637).
A few months ago, Huawei has unveiled its all-new EMUI 9.0 custom interface which is based on the latest Android 9 Pie operating system with a few AI-based functions. The company has already released EMUI 9 update to several Huawei and Honor smartphones in China.
Now, after rolling out the update in its home country, Huawei has today announced through Twitter that it will soon start rolling out the new Android Pie-based EMUI 9 to international models, including Huawei Mate 10, Mate 10 Pro, P20, P20 Pro, Honor Play, Honor View 10, and Honor 10.
According to a few media reports, users in Singapore and the United Kingdom have already started receiving the new EMUI 9 update. The new update should soon be available to users in other regions as well. For users who are upgrading, the size of the update is about 4GB while for those who are currently on the EMUI 9 Beta, the package size is about 770MB.
The EMUI 9.0 update brings various new changes along with all the features of Android 9 Pie. The customized skin comes with plenty of bug fixes and enhancements over the EMUI 8.0. The new user interface is better optimized for full view displays and carries additional AI-based features.
It also brings the Computer Mode Version 2.0, wireless universal screen projection through Miracast, one-click screen capture, and HuaweiShare for faster file transfers, among others. There is also a new password manager capable of auto-filling passwords using ID verification from the fingerprint scanner or via facial recognition.
The settings menu has been trimmed down by 10 percent. It also comes with GPU Turbo 2.0 which reduces the touch response of the phone by 36 percent and adds a new app assistant. This new GPU Turbo 2.0 introduces support for four more games: Vainglory, Arena of Valor, Rules of Survival, and NBA 2K18, in addition to PUBG and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.
Since the update is based on Android Pie, it also gets navigation gestures. Among other features, the Android Pie also comes with Adaptive Battery which makes use of machine learning technology to improve the phone’s power management.
Meitu might be a lesser known company outside of China, but the company made headlines a few weeks back when it announced a strategic partnership with Xiaomi (full details here!) wherein it granted an exclusive global license to the popular smartphone maker to use its branding and certain technologies in relation to all of its upcoming smartphones, except one — the Meitu V7. At that time, we had only seen this device in TENAA images, as it was yet to be revealed, but today, the company decided to officially announce its existence.
The new teaser poster for the Meitu V7 confirms the triple front camera design that we had earlier seen in its TENAA leak. Meitu’s smartphones are all about selfies and beautifying features, so it’s not surprising to see that they decided to add three cameras right on top of the display. The company continues to keep its signature ‘V’ styling on the new model as well, and the back is adorned by leather with dual cameras. Like most other Meitu products, the V7 is also designed to stand out of the crowd in terms of its design. Nothing is subtle about the device and if you take a look at the earlier released TENAA images, the design is quite flashy.
Meitu also reveals that the V7 will get a special Tonino Lamborghini edition. Before you get too excited know that it’s not another partnership with a sports car maker. Unless you know the difference between Tonino Lamborghini and Automobili Lamborghini brands, it’s very easy to mistake that this is a partnership like OPPO’s Lamborghini edition or OnePlus 6T’s McLaren edition. However, Meitu V7’s partnership is with the luxury accessories maker, also known for its luxury smartphones (remember the Lamborghini Alpha One?). We still don’t know how this special Tonino Lamborghini edition will come to be, but we’ll hear more details in the coming weeks.
Unfortunately, Meitu hasn’t given us a release date for the V7 yet. So, all we can do is wait for more details. The phone is likely going to be placed as a high-end offering in its lineup, so expect a flagship chip like the Snapdragon 845 on board. You can get more details from the TENAA listing from here.
Huawei has today officially listed its Honor K2 Kids Smartwatch and has started taking pre-orders for the same. The smartwatch is available for pre-booking with a deposit that ranges from 20 Yuan to 40 Yuan, which is approximately $3 to $6.
The company has not yet announced the pricing of the smartwatch, which will be revealed on 26th December. While the Honor K2 Kids Smartwatch is available for pre-orders, shipping will commence from 26th December. This is the same date when the company is scheduled to launch its Honor V20 smartphone as well as Honor YOYO Smart Speaker. The smartwatch will be available in two color options — Blue and Pink.
The smartwatch comes with a 1.3-inch TFT touchscreen with 240 x 240 pixels screen resolution. It packs 4MB RAM and 16GB flash memory and supports nano-SIM. However, there’s no support for Near Field Communication (NFC).
It comes with a silicone strap and is suitable for wrist size of around 110mm to 180mm. The smartwatch is IP67-certified for water resistance so that it doesn’t get damaged in rain or when the kids wash their hands. It supports several functions, including address book, voice call, call record, SOS emergency call, among others.
Along with all these, it also supports functions such as SMS/message viewing, call notification, weather, stopwatch, alarm clock, and other basic functions. The device also comes with support to add friends, start chat with friends, family group chat, and others. As for the security, it comes with a feature that can locate kids positioning. It also supports a rewards system where parents can issue rewards and kids are ranked among friends.
As for the connectivity, the Honor K2 Kids Smartwatch will be compatible with smartphones running Android 4.4 KitKat or higher and iOS 9.0 and higher. Coming to the battery, the device is powered by a 660mAh battery that is claimed to offer seven days of standby time and needs two hours to get fully charged.
Samsung is gearing up to introduce the new Galaxy M series. Rumors have it that the Galaxy M10 and Galaxy M20 smartphones may go official as early as January 2019. These phones are expected to be aggressively priced to take on the mid-range phones from Chinese brands. The South Korean company is also rumored to be working Galaxy M30 that may hit the market a bit later after the launch of M10 and M20 models. All About Samsung has shared concept renders of the upcoming Galaxy M20 based on the recent leaks surrounding it.
The below shown concept renders shared by All About Samsung is based on the recent leaks surrounding the design of the Galaxy M20. As shown in the renders, it will be the first device from the company to come equipped with Infinity-U display design which resembles with the waterdrop notch screen design seen on the recently released phones from Chinese brands.
The Samsung Galaxy M20 is rumored to measure 156.3 x 74.5 x 8.8mm thickness. It is speculated to house a feature an LCD panel more than 6 inches. It may support full HD+ resolution of 2340 x 1080 pixels. The handset is rumored to be fueled by Exynos 7885 chipset and 3 GB of RAM. It is expected to hit the market in 32 GB and 64 GB storage models.
Fresh information revealed by the publication claims that the Galaxy M20 will be packed with a mammoth battery of 5,000mAh capacity. For photography, it will be equipped with 8-megapixel front camera and 13-megapixel + 5-megapixel dual camera. It will be preinstalled with Android 8.1 Oreo OS. Rumors have it that the handset will be costing around Rs. 15,000 in India. Apart from India, the smartphone will be hitting other markets such as France, Germany, Poland, Scandinavia and the U.K.
The Samsung Galaxy M10 will be an entry-level smartphone. The smartphone has recently bagged Wi-Fi certification through which it has been revealed it will be featuring Android 8.1 Oreo OS and 2.4GHz Wi-Fi. Other rumored features of the handset include Exynos 7870 chipset, 3 GB RAM, 16 GB / 32 GB storage models and Android 8.1 Oreo OS. It is expected to cost Rs. 10,000 in India. The Galaxy M10 and M20 are likely to hit the market in blue and dark grey color choices.
Xiaomi has today announced a new Xiaomi Mi MIX 3 Palace Special Edition, priced at 4,999 Yuan which roughly converts to $725. Unlike other special edition phones, this one is limited to just 500 units and will go on sale tomorrow, i.e. 21st December.
This is the second special edition of the Mi MIX 3 launched by Xiaomi. Earlier, the Chinese company had launched Mi MIX 3 Forbidden City Edition that went on sale last week, along with the Sapphire Blue Ceramic Edition. The Forbidden City Edition is also priced at 4,999 Yuan, roughly $725.
The Xiaomi Mi MIX 3 Palace Special Edition is jointly developed in partnership with the Palace Museum and comes in a Sapphire Blue color. To make it stand out, the phone’s body is engraved with the sacred animal pattern. It comes with a collection gift box, which contains the ancient hand-painted gold bronze statue, and an exclusive three-year flow card as well as a mobile phone case.
As for the memory configuration, the smartphone packs 10GB RAM and 256GB of internal storage. The USP of the smartphone is its manual slider design that allows the phone to sport a notch-less and bezel-less display. This is also the company’s second smartphone to feature 10GB of RAM.
The rest of the phone’s specifications are similar to the regular edition. It features a 6.39-inch Samsung AMOLED display with 2340×1080 pixels screen resolution and 19.5:9 aspect ratio. Under the hood, the device is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 octa-core processor.
For photography, the handset comes with dual rear camera setup consisting of a 12-megapixel primary lens and a 12-megapixel secondary telephone lens. There’s also a dual camera setup on the front side, featuring a 24-megapixel primary sensor and a 2-megapixel secondary sensor.
The smartphone is running Android 9 Pie operating system out-of-the-box with the company’s own MIUI custom interface and Xiao AI Voice Assistant. The device is powered by a 3,200mAh battery that supports Quick Charge 4 fast charging as well as 10W wireless charging.
Honor is all set to launch its latest smartphone — Honor V20 at a launch event in China on 26th December. Ahead of the phone’s official launch, the company has started taking pre-orders for the smartphone starting today.
The company is taking pre-orders for the Honor V20 through online retailer Tmall, charging users 100 Yuan, which is approximately $14, even though the official pricing is not yet revealed. However, the pricing information has been leaked online.
The Honor V20 will be available in two variants — one with 6GB RAM and 64GB internal storage and another with 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage. While the 64GB storage model will be priced at 2,799 Yuan (~$405), the 128GB storage model will cost 3,299 Yuan (~477).
The leak doesn’t mention 8GB RAM variant of the phone, which the Honor V10 offered. However, we are expecting the Chinese company to launch the 8GB RAM model of the Honor V20 along with the 6GB RAM model, priced around 3,599 Yuan, roughly $521.
The Honor V20 will come with a “Magic Eye Full Screen” technology, which features a 4.5mm hole in the display for the front-facing camera, which is touted as the industry’s smallest hole. The phone is rumored to feature a 6.4-inch display with support for full HD+ resolution of 2310 x 1080 pixels.
For photography, the handset is expected to feature a triple camera setup with 48-megapixel Sony IMX586 as its main sensor. The company has already shared the official camera samples of the V20 smartphone. The phone is also tipped to come equipped with a ToF (Time of Flight) 3D camera sensor for precise creation of 3D models of objects and people for AR.
On the front side, the phone could be featuring a 25-megapixel snapper for taking selfies and video calling. Under the hood, the device will be powered by the company’s own Kirin 980 octa-core chipset manufactured using 7nm process.
It will be equipped with Link Turbo feature that offers enhanced and uninterrupted download speeds by combining LTE and Wi-Fi networks to work simultaneously. The phone is expected to be powered by a 4,000mAh battery with 22.5W fast charging support.
Along with the launch of Honor V20 in China on 26th December, the company will also launch the Honor YOYO Smart Speaker, which as the name suggests, will be powered by the company’s YOYO smart voice assistant. Honor has also scheduled a launch event on 22nd January to launch the Honor View 20, the international model of the Honor V20.
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As part of its ‘One Netbook One Mix 2s Koi Limited Edition’ promo, GeekBuying is now offering cost-conscious buyers an opportunity to get their tech greedy hands on a slew of coveted tablets and laptops for a limited period of time.