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Worldwide smartphone shipments to decline 3% in 2018, will return to growth in 2019: IDC

According to the latest report from International Data Corporation (IDC), the worldwide smartphone shipments are expected to decline by 3 percent in 2018 before returning to low single-digit growth in 2019 and through 2022.

While the on-going U.S.-China trade war has the industry on edge, IDC believes that continued developments from emerging markets, mixed with potential around 5G and new product form factors, will bring the smartphone market back to positive growth.

IDC Worldwide Smartphone Platform Shipments

As per the report, the smartphone shipments are expected to drop to 1.42 billion units in 2018, down from 1.47 billion in 2017. However, IDC expects year-over-year shipment growth of 2.6 percent in 2019. Over the long-term, smartphone shipments are forecast to reach 1.57 billion units in 2022.

The Chinese market, which represented around 30 percent of total smartphone shipments in 2017, is now showing signs of recovery. However, it is still forecast to be down 8.8 percent in 2018 — worse than the 2017 downturn but is expected to have a flat 2019 and then back the to positive territory through 2022. The U.S. market is also forecast to return to positive growth in 2019 after experiencing a decline in 2018.

IDC Smartphone Forecast by screen size

The report adds that in Q3 2018, the 6-inch to less than 7-inch screen size band became the most prominent band for the first time with more than four times year-over-year growth. The research firm believes that larger-screen smartphones will lead the charge with volumes of 947.1 million in 2018, accounting for 66.7 percent of all smartphones, up from 623.3 million units and a 42.5 percent share in 2017.

 

Read More: Xiaomi President hints 48MP camera smartphone launch in January; Could it be the Xiaomi Mi 9?

 

It further reports that by the year 2022, shipments of these larger-screen smartphones will move up to 1.38 billion units or 87.7 percent of overall shipment volume. As per the IDC forecast, Android’s smartphone share will remain stable at 85 percent while the iOS smartphones are forecast to drop by 2.5 percent in 2018 to 210.4 million.

Samsung Galaxy S10, S10 Plus and S10 Lite pricing, variants and release date leaked

Recent reports have revealed that the Samsung Galaxy S10 series that may go official in February next year will include Galaxy S10 Lite, Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10 Plus and Galaxy S10 5G edition smartphones. Citing information received from a major tech retailer, Gizmodo UK has shared some key information on the pricing and released date of the Galaxy S10 series.

Samsung Galaxy S10 Launch Date

Samsung is known for holding a dedicated event for unleashing its Galaxy S series flagship phone ahead of Mobile World Congress (MWC) tech expo each year. According to the publication, the South Korean company will be holding Samsung Unpacked event on Feb. 20 before the MWC 2019 to announce the Galaxy S10 series. The MWC 2019 tech trade show will be held in Barcelona, Spain between Feb. 25 and Feb. 28.

Samsung Galaxy S10 Pre-orders and Release Date

The Galaxy S10 Lite, Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10 Plus are expected to be available on pre-orders after the Feb. 20 launch event. The S10 series will be hitting the market on March 8.

Samsung Galaxy S10 Pricing and Variants for UK

The Galaxy S10 Lite (SM-G70F) will be featuring a flat 5.8-inch Super-AMOLED screen that will support an aspect ratio of 18.5:9 and Quad HD resolution. This smartphone is unlikely to feature an in-screen camera hole. It will be featuring a single camera on the front and dual cameras on the rear. The publication has claimed that it will be priced at 699 pounds (~$882) in the U.K.

The Galaxy S10 (SM-G73F) will be featuring an in-screen camera hole designed display that measures 6.1 inches. It will be curved S-AMOLED screen that will produce QHD+ resolution and 19:9 aspect ratio. The S10 will be equipped with a single front camera and a triple camera setup on the rear. It is expected to arrive in 128 GB and 512 GB storage choices that may respectively cost 799 pounds (~$1,008) and 999 pounds (~$1,260).

Samsung Galaxy S10 series leak

The Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus (SM-G975F) will feature a display hole to house dual front-facing cameras. It will be equipped with triple rear cameras. The S10 and S10 Plus are tipped to feature standard, wide and telephoto lenses in their triple camera system. The smartphone is tipped to be fitted with a larger 6.4-inch S-AMOLED display that will QHD+ resolution and 19:9 aspect ratio. The S10 Plus is speculated to arrive in 128 GB, 512 GB and 1 TB storage sizes. These models are rumored to be respectively priced at 899 pounds (~$1,135), 1,099 pounds (~1,388) and 1,399 pounds (~$1,771).

The Galaxy S10 Lite may feature a regular rear-mounted fingerprint scanner or an optical under-display fingerprint scanner. The S10 and S10 Plus are expected to come equipped with an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor. The Android 9 Pie OS overlaid with One UI is expected to arrive preinstalled on the Galaxy S10 series. Depending on the market, the Galaxy S10 series will be coming in chipset variants of Snapdragon 855 and Exynos 9820.

Rumors have claimed that there will be a Galaxy S10 model with 6.7-inch screen and as many as six cameras. However, there is no fresh information on its existence. A 5G edition of the Galaxy S10 phone is speculated to debut alongside the Galaxy Fold foldable phone in March. It is expected to come equipped with 12 GB of RAM.

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LIEQI Lens turn your smart phone into a professional camera

The smart phone makers have always been trying to put strong camera modules on their devices. There is even an interesting category, namely cameraphones. Nowadays, it’s not actual. Any flagship should sport a strong camera. But the competition is very tough. On the other hand, all those smart phones that are packed with outstanding cameras cost a fortune. For all those cases when you don’t want to buy a new phone for its camera only, there are some tricks you can use and turn your smart phone into a real beast in terms of shooting photos.

LQ-185 5 in 1 Phone camera lens kit

If you have searched for a camera lens for at least one time in your life, you should be familiar with the brand of LIEQI. As the manufacturers are in pursuit of putting more lenses on their devices that affect the pricing, we decided to take a look at this company, which has been in this market for a while and knows how to make cheap and useful camera lens for smart phones.

LIEQI makes products for a few categories, including lens kit, wide angle lens, fish eye lens, macro shooting lens, selfie flash light lens, telescope lens and other more than ten kinds of lens. As they suggest, getting your hands on any of those lenses, you will turn your smart phone into a professional camera.

Tripod more stable, professional and varied when photographing.

LIEQI’s new product —LQ-185 5-in-1 phone camera lens kit,including a 185°fish eye lens, a 0.6x wide angle lens, a 1 5x macro lens, a cpl lens and a start lens.There are two colors.

Fall in love with photography: Fisheye Lens create funny circular pictures. Wide Angle lens allows you to capture larger scenes like city scene and group shot. Macro lens capture amazing close-ups like flowers. Star lens make the lights all come to life like magic with star filters. CPL lens eliminate reflected light and create beautiful color.

By LQ-185 fish eye lens shooting

Easy Clip on Lens Design: Simply attach any lens to your phone in seconds. It’s the perfect smartphone lens kit for iPhoneXs Max, iPhone Xs/X, iPhone XR, 8 Plus, 7 Plus, 6 Plus, 8, 7, 6, 6s, 5, Samsung Galaxy S8, S7, S7 Edge, Note 7, iPad and more. It’s also easy to carry.

By the way the phone camera lens of LIEQI passed the CQC and ISO9000, ROHS, the European Union SEDEX 4P inspection certification,quality assurance. Wholesale price was as low as $24.4.If you like doing photography via your smartphone, it’s highly recommended to visit LIEQI’s official website in order to get acquainted with its products or visit its Alibaba store to make purchases.

Micromax to launch its first smartphone with notch display on December 18

Indian smartphone manufacturer has started sending out media invites for a launch event on 18th December. The company is all set to launch a new smartphone and given the teaser image in the invite, it seems that Micromax will launch its first smartphone featuring a notched display.

Micromax Notch Smartphone Launch Invite

The image shared by the company on social media platforms shows a silhouette of a smartphone with a regular rectangular notch. This comes at a time when most companies are moving away from a wide notch to the much smaller waterdrop notch.

This will be the first major smartphone release from Micromax in a while. The company, which once was among the dominating players in the Indian smartphone market, has now been sidelined as Chinese smartphone manufacturers have taken over the market.

Micromax is teasing the launch of this upcoming smartphone with a hashtag #AbovetheRest, suggesting that the phone could be a flagship device from the company. However, do not expect a premium smartphone from the company as it typically launches phones budget to mid-range phones priced under Rs. 20,000 which roughly converts to $280.

 

Read More: OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition with 10GB RAM and 30-watt Warp Charging launched in India for Rs. 50,999 ($709)

 

The company used to be the second largest smartphone vendor in India but was overrun by the Chinese brands which managed to establish their presence in the market, such as Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, and OnePlus. However, Micromax recently made its way in the top 5 smartphone vendors list for the Q3 2018. However, that was due to the company’s contract with a state government to supply entry-level phones.

Sony Mobile’s Swedish office cuts its workforce in a bid to reduce costs

Sony Mobile has shrunk over the past few years from the top 3 manufacturers of smartphones. It has considerably lost most of the market to the Chinese manufacturers who are scorching most of the profits in the smartphone industry. Today, Sony Mobile has reduced the staff by 200 employees at the Lund office in Sweden. It is in a bid to reduce the overall expenses of the Sony Mobile division in half over the next several years.

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Some time ago, the same office at the Lund in Sweden was serving as the headquarter. Last year, the Japanese firm moved the Sony Mobile headquarters back to Tokyo, but still, there are around 1200 employees who are serving in the Sweden office. The exact details are not out yet but in total around 200 people have been cut in order to reduce the expenses.

After this, another group of 200 people will go by the end of March 2019.

It is clear that Lund will be affected by cost savings. But how it goes and what kind of costs it will be about, we cannot say yet, because the work is still underway to look at all cost components,” said Stefan Olsson, Deputy Chairman of Sony’s Lund operations. Further, he added,  “we have announced 200 services. I see it as being at risk of being dismissed, but hope it will be fewer. The goal is for everything to be negotiated and that individual individuals are informed until March 2019″.

Well, it is not a good thing happening to Sony employees in Sweden. Though, the reason can be the loss in the last some quarters.

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Get Great Discounts On Highly Useful Electronic Items on GeekBuying [Coupons Inside]

There’s no dearth of appliances that help you efficiently handle everyday chores while enhancing your overall experience; however, these devices do not come cheap.

In a bid to make these products that come in handy in day to day life available to cost-conscious buyers, GeekBuying has launched a new promo called ‘Electronics That Make Homes Better.’ While the promotion page is split into three categories including Top Seller, Smart Home Gadgets and Local Stock, we have listed top items that you can buy at considerably lowered prices on GeekBuying.

 

Xiaomi Mijia Roborock S50 Robot Vacuum Cleaner 2

Designed to handle the arduous task of keeping your surrounding clean and tidy all the time, the Roborock S50 comprises both sweeping and mopping functions. This irresistible Mi robot cleaner 2 features a high-precision LDS sensor that can check the room at 5 x 360 degrees per second.

Moreover, the robot adopts a SLAM algorithm to figure out the most advantageous cleaning route around the room. You can even customize the cleaning location directly on the map with the help of Mijia App and instruct the robot to clean the specified location.


The Roborock S50 would normally set you back a pretty penny on online and offline stores but you can now buy it for just $699.99 on GeekBuying. You can even extend this 37% discount by applying coupon code GIZ_NBWMGZDN at the time of checking out.

The aforesaid coupon helps you save an extra $270 by reducing your grand total to just $429.99. You can follow this link if you are interested in taking advantage of the discount and getting the extra discount, The promo will end in one day.

 

Xiaomi Mijia Smart Air Detector

There are various factors such as carbon dioxide, soot, cleaning and a slew of other unstable gaseous elements that considerably influence our breathing. These substances are usually produced when doors and windows are kept closed for a long time.

Designed to judge the quality of indoor air, the Mijia Smart Air Detector adopts three high-precision sensors that ensure accurate measurements. Apart from temperature and humidity, the device can separately measure PM2.5, TVOC, and CO2a in order to reflect the quality of air in a room.


This highly useful Mijia smart air detector usually sells for $115.99, but you can now buy it for an unbeatable price of just $79.99 on GeekBuying. This is a 31% drop in the device’s original asking price but if that doesn’t impress you much, you can use coupon code GIZ_JBYMVHMD to get an extra $7 off.

The coupon helps you bring your grand total down to just $76.99 during the checkout process. You can follow this link to grab the discount without wasting time since the promo was on the verge of wrapping up at the time of writing.

 

Xiaomi Mijia IP Smart Camera

The market is brimming with all sorts of high-end IP cameras that usually carry steep price tags, but if you are living on a tight budget and aren’t willing to spend that kind of money, we got good news for you. You can buy the Mijia 1080P Home Panoramic WiFi IP camera that offers a slew of impressive features without emptying your pocket.

This Xiaomi-branded high definition camera usually sells for $75.99, but you can now buy it for just $48.99 on GeekBuying. This is a 38% drop in the camera’s original selling price. Aside from that, you can save $3 more by applying coupon code GIZ_ECVYXSNU before placing your order.


The above-mentioned coupon helps you bring your cart value down to $45.99. On the downside, the promo will come to an end in a little while. Just head straight to this link to grab the discount before the promotion ends.

 

Desktop Intelligent Induction Ashtray Automatic Switch Storage Box Garbage Box

This intelligent box senses your hand to open and close automatically. Aside from using it as a garbage box, this item can be used as an ashtray or even a storage box to suit your fancy.

This multi-functional box sports a thoroughly enclosed design that keeps a lid on foul odor. The cover remains open until you move your hand from above it; however, the cover can also be opened manually if required.
This one-of-a-kind smart box normally carries a $43.99 price tag, but it can now be yours if you are willing to spend only $27.99 on GeekBuying. In addition to getting this 36% discount, you can apply coupon code GIZ_OENMHUBW to save an extra $3.

Thanks to the aforesaid coupon, you end up spending just $24.99 on this multi-functional smart trash can. You can follow this link to get the discount before the promo comes to an end.

Honor V20 (View 20) AnTuTu listing surface; Key specs and front image leaked

The Honor V20 that is scheduled to go official on Dec. 26 has a model number of PCT-AL10. An AnTuTu listing of the same model number has appeared on Weibo. Apart from some of the key specs of the phone, an image showing the front design of the phone has also been leaked.

The Honor V20 AnTuTu listing has revealed that the smartphone has scored 291,244 points in the benchmark tests. This score is the total of CPU (106,755), GPU (109,251), UX (64,574) and memory (10,664) tests. Leaked information reveals that the Honor V20 is driven by Kirin 980 chipset and 8 GB of RAM. The smartphone is expected to arrive with an internal storage of 128 GB.

The top 10 list of best performance Android smartphones for November had four Kirin 980 chipset powered smartphones ranking at the top four positions. The fourth position was held by Honor Magic 2 with a score of 300,866. The Mate 20 Pro ranked third with a score of 302,871. The Mate 20 X came second with a score of 304,807 and the Mate 20 led the pack with 309,425 score.

The Xiaomi Mi 8 ranked tenth with 292,286 which is higher than what Honor V20 has scored on AnTuTu benchmarks. It is not clear whether the 292,244 score belongs to the prototype or final version of the Honor V20 smartphone.

Honor V20 Leaked Photo

As shown above, the Honor V20 will come equipped with a punch-hole display design. The exact configuration of the front camera is not known. The rear shell of the phone is expected to feature a triple camera setup that will include Sony IMX586 48-megapixel as primary sensor and a 3D ToF (Time of Flight) sensor. For better connectivity experience, the smartphone will support Link Turbo which combines LTE and Wi-Fi signals.

The Honor V20 is expected to land in China with a price tag of around 3,000 Yuan (~$435). The smartphone will be internationally announced as Honor View 20 on Jan. 22 in Paris, France. The View 20 will be also releasing in India in the coming month.

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Nokia 8 starts receiving Android Pie beta with several new features

Nokia is working on the new software updates, after rolling out Android 9.0 stable update on Nokia 7, now it’s the turn for Nokia 8. The HMD powered company is now rolling out Android 9.0 Pie beta on Nokia 8 devices. Users who have already signed up for testing the software are now on the receiving end. However, the update has already got delayed due to some issues, but it is always better late than never.

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Today, Chief Product Officer at HMD Global, Juho Sarvikas took to Twitter to formally announce the update. In the announcement, Sarvikas apologized for the delay in the update and asked the users to join the beta labs release. In actual words, he said, “Since you had to wait a bit longer than expected for Android 9 on your Nokia 8, we decided to make an immediate Beta Labs release. Please join us in finalising the commercial release – your feedback is extremely valuable.”

As per the changelog, the new update carries all the new features of the Android 9.0 Pie along with some additions from Nokia. The update also carries December security patch along with other features such as adaptive and optimized brightness, full-view screen adaptability, gesture-based navigation, and new sounds. The new Adaptive battery feature will help you to save some additional battery power by learning on the usage patterns. The feature helps to enhance the overall battery life of the phone. Actually, it learns from itself, and we can term it as AI based function which determines and improves itself.

The update weighs around 1.5 GB in size and carries version number V5.110.

In order to register for the beta update, you need to hit this link and sign up on the forum. Then you will need to provide IMEI number and other details to get into the beta update enrollment.

Also, before starting to update your phone, keep it charged more than 70%. Also, make sure it is connected to WiFi network, as it may lead to additional charges on the carrier network.

Currently, the update is in beta, so don’t expect smooth experience, you will get some bugs and glitches while using the device. So, make sure if you really want to sign up for the beta update or not.

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Get Top-Branded Notebooks For Heavily Discounted Prices On GearBest [Coupons Inside]

Looking for a high-end notebook computer that offers an impressive array of features without emptying your pocket? You’ve come to the right place.


Touted as one of China’s best electronics online stores, GearBest is now doling out big discounts on top-branded notebooks that usually carry steep price tags. Aside from shedding light on the discounts, we’ll show how you can save extra money before checking out. So without further ado, let’s delve in the details.

Teclast F6 Pro Notebook

While a notebook that supports fingerprint recognition feature would normally set you back a pretty penny, the F6 Pro from Teclast has gone up for sale bearing an unbeatable $449.99 price tag. This is a noteworthy 25% reduction in the fingerprint identification feature-equipped notebook’s retail price of $602.16.

On top of that, you can use coupon code GBBFlaptop4 to get an extra $40 off before placing your order. In other words, you can bring your already lowered grand total further down to only $449.99 simply by applying the aforesaid coupon.


The aforesaid discount will be valid for the remaining 279 pieces of the silver-tinted F6 Pro notebook. You can follow this link to avail the discount without wasting time since the promo is slated to end in just 4 days.

 

Jumper EZbook X3 Laptop (6GB RAM+64GB eMMC)

The renowned Jumper brand’s EZbook X3 laptop from sports an eye-catching 13.3-inch FHD display with a screen resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. It packs Intel’s powerful Apollo Lake N3350 Quad Core 1.1GHz, up to 2.2GHz processor along with Intel HD Graphics 500 Integrated Graphics GPU, under the hood.

The EZbook X3 usually sells for $431.99, but taking its skyrocketing popularity into consideration, Jumper is now offering its feature-laden laptop for a lowered price of only $219.99 On GearBest. Moreover, this 49% discount can be extended further with the help of coupon code 0GFYB02URB.
The aforesaid coupon helps you save an extra $20 by reducing your order value to only $213.27 while checking out. In addition to that, you earn 199 GB points as well.

In order to grab this discount, all you need to do is to follow this link. There were only 285 pieces of the laptop’s gray color version remaining for this promo, which is slated to end in 4 days.

 

Xiaomi Mi Gaming Notebook (16GB RAM+256GB SSD+1TB HDD)

Avid gamers, rejoice. Equipped with the latest Windows 10 OS, the Mi Gaming Notebook lets you check e-mail, manage digital files and perform various other tasks without breaking a sweat. The device sports an extra large 15.6 inch IPS display with 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution and is powered by Intel’s Core i7-8750H Hexa Core 2.2GHz, up to 4.1GHz processor.

Moreover, the Mi Gaming notebook packs a highly competent NVIDIA GeForce GTX1060 GDDR5 6G Dedicated Graphics GPU, under the hood for faster and superior gaming and video watching experience. It ships with 16GB of DDR4 2666MHz RAM and offers a hearty 1T HDD + 256G SSD hard disk memory.


While you’d normally associate a steep price tag with a top-branded gaming laptop that offers comparable features, the Mi Gaming notebook is now up for grabs carrying a considerably reduced price sticker of $1399.99 on GearBest.

This is a 32% drop in the device’s steep selling price of $2048.03. But if this doesn’t impress you much, you can use coupon code GBNB06 to save $40 more at the time of checking out. After applying the coupon, your grand total reduces to just $1417.15.

You can head straight to this link if you are interested in grabbing this discount, which will specifically be valid for the dark gray color version of the Mi Gaming notebook.

 

Xiaomi Mi Air Notebook (8GB RAM DDR4+128GB PCIe SSD)

If you’ve restlessly been looking for a cost-effective laptop that’s ideal for your daily use, you might want to take a gander at Xiaomi’s Mi Air notebook. The device features a13.3-inch FHD (1920 x 1080 pixels) display and has Intel Core i3 8130U Quad Core 2.2GHz, up to 3.4GHz processor along with an Intel HD Graphics 620 GPU.

Although it is loaded with awe-inspiring features, the Mi Air notebook will set you back $916.56 on online and offline stores. But if you’re living on a tight budget and aren’t willing to spend that kind of money on a notebook, you can use coupon code DWpNpuFD and save $296.57.
With the help of the coupon, you can reduce your order value to just $641.98 and earn 619 GB points before you click on the ‘Place Your Order’ button. To ensure you do not end up missing this opportunity, follow this link before the promo wraps up!

 

Lenovo Z5s camera samples released; Teased to deliver better photography experience than Xiaomi Mi 8

Lenovo is now building hype around the Lenovo Z5s smartphone that is scheduled to go official on Dec. 17. Yesterday, it had teased the mid-range Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite for having a Snapdragon 600 series chipset. With five days remaining for the launch of the smartphone, the company has released another teaser to take a jibe at the Xiaomi Mi 8 flagship phone. Through the new teaser, the Chinese manufacturer is claiming that the triple camera setup of the Lenovo Z5s offers better photography experience than the Xiaomi Mi 8.

Xiaomi Mi 8 is currently ranking on 9th position with a score of 99 on DxOMark mobile photography benchmarking platform. In the photography and videography benchmarks, it has respectively scored 105 and 88 points. The smartphone is equipped with dual camera setup that includes a 12-megapixel wide-angle lens and a 12-megapixel telephoto lens. Sitting on the frontside of the Mi 8 is a 20-megapixel selfie shooter.

The images of the Lenovo Z5s have already appeared on TENAA through which it has been revealed that it is equipped with a triple camera setup. The arrangement of the triple camera sensors resembles with Huawei P20 Pro.

The configurations of the triple cameras are yet to appear on TENAA. Now that Lenovo is claiming that the Lenovo Z5s will offer better camera experience than Mi 8, it appears that the phone will be equipped with impressive camera sensors. Rumors have it that Lenovo has already sent the Lenovo Z5s smartphone to DxOMark. However, the benchmarking scores are not available yet.

Shown above are the camera samples shot through the AI triple cameras of the Lenovo Z5s. These images show that the smartphone can capture amazing portrait shots with impressive blurring in the background. The third image promises marvelous low-light photography experience on the smartphone.

Recent reports have suggested that the Lenovo Z5s is fueled by Snapdragon 710 chipset. The minimum specs of the phone that have surfaced through its TENAA listing reveal that it will be arriving with a 6.3-inch display and a 3,210mAh battery. The display of the phone will be featuring a hole at the top-center area for the front-facing camera.

The Lenovo Z5s will go official on Dec. 18 through an unveil event at the Lenovo Global Headquarters in Beijing. The Chinese manufacturer is also expected to release Zhu Yilong (Lenovo’s spokesperson) customized version of the Lenovo Z5s.

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Grab Big Discounts And A Chance To Get An Extra 10% Off On Select Items on Banggood [Coupon Inside]

Staying true to its reputation for offering the best bang for your buck, Banggood has teamed-up with PayPal to give its users a lot to cheer about.


The Chinese online store’s latest promotion dubbed, ‘Make The Most Of Your Money’ features unmissable Flash Deals and other great discounts that buyers can take advantage of for a limited period of time. Moreover, there’s a 10% off PayPal coupon that can be used on all items included on the promotion page.

This recently kicked-off promo has been split into multiple categories in a bid to facilitate the search process. There’s a ‘Flash Deals’ section that features products bearing big discounts. The next category is called ‘Deals UNDER $9.99’ and it is crammed with all sorts of items that you can get your hands on by spending less than $10.

Likewise, the following category called ‘Deals UNDER $19.99’ features a wide selection of amazing items that carry less than $19.99 price tags. There’s everything from KCASA Progressive Multi-focus Reading Glasses to Goral S5 Stylish Design Color Display Smart Watch Visible Messages Remind Smart Breathing Lamp Watch available in the aforesaid section.

For the sake of an instance, the Goral S5 lamp watch that would normally set you back a pretty penny is now available for a significantly reduced price of only $16.99 on Banggood. This is a noteworthy 58% reduction in the device’s original asking price of $39.99.

Similarly, you can get a 55% off on the Casual Women Solid Color V-Neck Pocket Long Sleeve Mini Dress, which normally sells for $43.07. Thanks to the aforesaid discount, this beautiful dress can now be yours for just $19.33.


In addition to taking advantage of the discount, you can use coupon code PPXmas10% and get an extra $1.93 off at the time of checking out. In other words, you can bring your already lowered grand total further down to just $17.40 simply by applying the aforesaid coupon.

If you are not willing to spend more than $29.99, you can head straight to the ‘Deals UNDER $29.99’ section wherein you can find a lot of useful items that have gone up for sale carrying unbeatable prices. Buyers who do not mind spending more than $30 can check out the ‘Deals Over $30’ category.

The ‘You May Like’ category features select items that are currently available for slashed prices. The section includes a DIY Electric Guitar Mahogany Wood Body Telecaster Thinline Style Body Part Single F Hole, Xiaomi Mijia Kaco LEMO Stapler 24/6 26/6 with 100pcs Staples for Stationery Office Accessories School Supplies and other equally useful items.

You can click here to visit the promotion page. It is worth noting that the above-mentioned 10% Off PayPal Only coupon will be valid until December 31st.

Get Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 Tablet PC And The Mi Pad 4 Plus 4G Phablet At Unbeatable Prices On GearBest

Xiaomi made the long-awaited Mi Pad 4 available to the public in June this year. As expected, the feature-laden tablet PC became an instant hit among those who fancy using a big-screen mobile device to watch their favorite videos and play popular games.
If you’ve restlessly been waiting for the Mi Pad 4 prices to drop, we got good news for you. The Chinese electronics giant has teamed up with GearBest to offer the 3GB RAM + 32GB ROM variant of the well-received tablet PC at a considerably lowered price.

Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 Tablet PC (3GB RAM + 32GB ROM)

The Mi Pad 4 sports an eye-catching 8.0 inches IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen display with a screen resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels and an aspect ratio of 16:10. The device is housed in a sturdy aluminum body for added protection.

This model ships with 3GB of RAM and offers 32GB of internal storage space for you to save your favorite photos, videos, music etc. While this variant usually sells for $223, you can now buy it for a reduced price of only $165.99 on GeekBuying.

This is a significant 26% discount on this variant’s retail price. On the downside, there were only 45 pieces left and the promo is slated to end in just 3 days. You can follow this link to grab the discount, which is valid for the black color version.

 

Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 Plus 4G Phablet (4GB RAM + 64GB ROM)

Alternatively, you can go for the slightly bigger model of the Mi Pad 4 that comes with 4GB of RAM and has 64GB of onboard storage. While this variant is up for grabs in gold and black color versions, there’s a noteworthy 28% off only on the black-tinted Mi Pad 4 Plus, which was launched in August this year.

The Mi Pad 4 Plus sports an extra large 10.1 inches IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen display with 1200 x 1920 pixels resolution and 16:10 aspect ratio. The device has an appealing aluminum body and front glass.
While the Mi Pad 4 Plus would normally set you back a pretty penny, you can now buy it for only $299.99 on GeekBuying. This is a significant 28% drop in the device’s retail price.

With only 133 pieces remaining at the time of writing, this promo is slated to end in 3 days. You can head straight to this link in order to avail the discount before the promo comes to an end.

MediaTek Helio P90 launched to bring flagship-like performance on mid-range devices

MediaTek has announced the Helio P90 (MT6779V) chipset through a launch event in Beijing, China. It is a 12nm SoC that comes with better CPU and GPU than the Helio P70 that was made official in the recent past. It has been designed to offer flagship performance in mid-range devices. The biggest improvement that has arrived on the Helio P90 is in the artificial intelligence department. Compared to Helio P70 and Helio P60 chipsets, the Helio P90 can deliver four times better AI performance.

The 12nm MediaTek Helio P90 is an octa-core processor. It includes a pair of ARM Cortex A75 CPUs that work at 2.2 GHz and six ARM Cortex A55 CPUs that function at 2.0 GHz. It relies on PowerVR GM 9946 GPU for graphics.

The Helio P90 powered devices can support up to 8 GB of LPDDRX RAM and UFS 2.1 storage. Phones featuring it can support 48-megapixel camera or 24-megapixel + 16-megapixel dual camera setup.  It supports a maximum display resolution of 2520 x 1080 pixels (full HD+) with an aspect ratio of 21:9.

MediaTek has included APU 2.0 inside the Helio P90 for handling AI tasks. The AI Fusion architecture can intelligently allocate AI tasks to the APU AI Accelerator or to the triple Image Processing Unit (IPU) which allows the phones fueled by Helio P90 to outperform other phones in the mid-range category.

The APU can recognize the type of content that is being displayed on the screen such as movies, sports or games and optimize the display performance accordingly. The APU also brings real-time AI driven stabilization in a video call. The benchmark tests carried out by the company revealed that the AI performance of the Helio P90 is better than Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 and slightly lower than the newer 7nm Snapdragon 855 mobile platform.

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The connectivity features supported by Helio P90 include Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo and FM Radio. It carries support for 4G Cat. 12 / 13 LTE modem, dual 4G VoLTE, ViLTE, 4×4 MIMO and 3CA.

At the launch event, MediaTek confirmed that the Helio P90 chipset is already reached devices makers and the first devices running on it are likely to hit the market in Q1 2019. Taiwan-based MediaTek is not a known brand in Western market, but many of the Asian smartphone makers have been using it to power low-priced Android handsets. The Helio P70 powers the Realme U1 smartphone and Helio P60 is present under the hood of OPPO F9, OPPO R15, Nokia 5.1 Plus, Realme 1, Vivo X21i and so on.

GeekBuying’s 12.12 Year End Sale Offers An Extra 16% Off On Deal Prices And Lots Other Big Discounts [Coupons Inside]

2018 is coming to an end and GeekBuying is bidding farewell to the year with a ‘Year End Sale’.


Aside from featuring a wide selection of heavily discounted items that have been split into multiple categories, the recently kicked off promo comprises $3 off sitewide coupons that will be valid for those spending more than $30. Moreover, for every $30 spent on select items, you can get an extra $5 and a 5% off on EU stocks as well.

The aforesaid coupons are slated to expire on December 20th and they’ll be valid only on a limited number of items. For instance, the $3 off sitewide coupons will be valid only for 200 pieces.

Let us take a gander at the top-branded items that you can buy for unbeatable prices on GeekBuying. We’ll even show how you can avail extra discounts during the checkout process.

 

One Netbook One Mix 2S Yoga Pocket Laptop

Looking for a cost-effective laptop with fingerprint recognition? The One Netbook One Mix 2S Yoga pocket laptop might just fill the bill.

With a powerful Intel Core M3-8100Y, Dual Core, up to 3.4GHz processor and Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU under the hood, the One Netbook One Mix 2S comes with a fingerprint access to ensure an instant, safe and convenient access to your device. While you’d normally end up spending a lot of money on a powerful laptop, the feature-rich One Mix 2S can be yours for just $669.99 on GeekBuying.
This is a 22% reduction in the device’s original asking price of $857.99. Aside from taking advantage of this discount, you can use coupon code GIZ_1212GKB1 and get an extra $3 off at the time of checking out. The coupon helps you bring your grand total down to just $666.99 before you proceed to checkout.

This discount is valid for the One Mix 2S model that comes with a stylus pen for 5 days. You can visit this link to avail the discount before the promo ends.

 

ZTE Nubia Z17 Lite Smartphone (6GB RAM+64GB ROM)

ZTE’s genuine bezel-less smartphone dubbed the Nubia Z17 Lite continues to garner popularity among smartphone lovers even a year after hitting the store shelves. Taking the phone’s popularity into consideration, ZTE is now offering the coveted Nubia Z17 Lite for a reduced price of $145.99 on GeekBuying.

While this is an already a considerable 68% drop in the phone’s original selling price of $449.99, you can apply coupon code GIZ_1212GKB1 for an additional discount. The aforesaid coupon helps you save an extra $3 by reducing your order value to just $136.99 at the time of checking out.
In order to take full advantage of the discount, which will be valid for the black gold-tinted model that comes with 6GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage, all you need to do is to follow this link. Note that the promo will come to an end in 5 days.

 

Ramsta S800 1TB SATA3 High-Speed SSD

This reliable SSD delivers superior performance for a storage media. Moreover, the S800 SSD does not comprise a platter (disk), head media or any other sort of moving parts. It is a great choice for a tablet PC as well as a notebook PC as it can deliver better performance with lower latency and without consuming a lot of power.

This 1TB capacity version of the Ramsta S800 solid state drive would normally set you back $179.99 on online and offline stores. Much to the delight of cost-conscious buyers, Ramsta is now offering this version for a considerably lowered price of only $124.99 on GeekBuying.
If this 31% discount doesn’t impress you much, you can apply coupon code GIZ_WYWXEEBH to save $30 more without breaking a sweat. In other words, you can bring your already lowered grand total down to just $109.99 simply by applying the aforesaid coupon while checking out.

In order to grab this discount, you can visit this link. It is worth noting that the promo will come to an end in 7 days.

 

G.Skill TridentZ RGB Series DDR4 8GB Memory Module

G.Skill has merged vibrant RGB LEDs with its award-winning Trident Z heat spreader design to make the ultimate DDR4 even better. More importantly, the TridentZ RGB DDR4 memory kit is capable of delivering a superior performance coupled with an awe-inspiring visual experience in full RGB.

You’d normally end up spending a fortune in order to get a DDR4 8GB memory module for your desktop computer, but the G.Skill TridentZ RGB can now be yours if you are willing to shell out only $109.99 on GeekBuying. This is a significant 39% drop in the device’s retail price of $179.99.


On top of that, you can apply coupon code GIZ_HRQAWQAQ to get an extra $30 before placing your order. As a result, you end up spending just $99.99 on the TridentZ RGB.

On the downside, the promo will be valid only for 7 days. You can follow this link to avail the discount without wasting time.

 

Tronsmart WC05 Fast Wireless Charger

Capable of providing faster charging for the iPhone X / 8 / 8 Plus and Samsung’s well-received Galaxy series devices, the WC05 delivers an excellent output of 7.5W, 10W and 5W. It detects the devices and provides the most favorable charging speed.

The Tronsmart WC05 has now gone up for sale carrying a reduced price tag of only $26.99 on GeekBuying. This is a 39% reduction in the wireless charger’s original asking price of $44.53, but there’s more for you to cheer about.
You can save an extra $11 by using coupon code GIZ_EAZTTATR during the checkout process. Thanks to the above-mentioned coupon, your cart total reduces to just $18.99. With the promo slated to end in 7 days, it is imperative that you follow this link to grab the discount without wasting time.

Honor phone with 6” HD+ display and single rear camera appears on TENAA, may be Honor Play 8

Honor may soon announce a new entry-level/mid-range phone. The phone has appeared on TENAA’s database with model numbers JAT-AL00 and JAT-TL00.

The Honor JAT-AL00 has a 6.088-inch display with a 1560 x 720 resolution. The phone is powered by an unknown 2.3GHz octa-core processor with 3GB of RAM and 32GB or 64GB of storage. A MicroSD card slot will let you add up to an extra 512GB of storage.

New Honor Logo

It is unusual but the Honor JAT-AL00 has a single camera on its back and it is a 13MP sensor. The front camera is also a single 8MP camera. The phone doesn’t have a fingerprint scanner but it should have face unlock. It packs a 2,920mAh battery and runs Android 9 Pie.

TENAA says the phone will come in black, blue, gold, and red. Its dimensions are 156.28 x 73.5 x 8.0 millimeters and its weight is given as 150 grams. Unfortunately, no images of the phone were provided. Hopefully, TENAA will update the listing in a few days.

READ MORE: Honor says it has grown up, reveals new logo

Huawei P Smart 2019 listed by French retailer for €249 ahead of official release

Huawei is touted to have got the P Smart 2019 in the works and that the model will be launched sometime in January next year. The Huawei P Smart 2019 was recently certified by the US FCC. In addition, a couple of renders of the device have also been spotted online given us an idea of the design style that Huawei will be deploying on the model. The P Smart 2019 was listed briefly by popular French retailer Boulanger. The listing was quickly taken off but not before details have gotten into the public arena.Huawei P Smart 2019

The listing reveals a whole lot of the P Smart 2019 specifications among which is a Kirin 710 chipset. The model comes with 3GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. It is said to have a €249 price tag for the model. The Huawei P Smart 2019 features a 6.21-inch LCD screen with Full HD+ resolution of 2,340 x 1,080 pixels and 19:9 aspect ratio. The phone may hit Europe in options like 3GB RAM + 32 GB storage and 4GB RAM + 64 GB storage.Huawei P Smart 2019

Related: Geekbench listing reveals Huawei P Smart 2019 will run Android Pie

Other features revealed to be on the model include a dual rear camera setup consisting of a 13MP+2MP sensors as well as an 8MP selfie camera. The dual-SIM phone runs the latest Android Pie OS and is fueled by a 3,400mAh battery. It will be available in black and aurora blue.

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UMIDIGI F1 officially launched for a crazy price tag of $199, enter giveaway!

UMIDIGI is a Chinese brand that has announced a lot many devices and is now garnering good sales. It was earlier known by the name UMI and the brand is primarily famous for its budget flagship devices. The brand recently came into highlight because of its recent UMIDIGI Z2 smartphone and this time they’ve dropped another bomb. The brand has just introduced the all-new UMIDIGI F1 smartphone. After going through the specs list and price tag we were shocked merely that how a brand can make it happen. So without wasting a moment let’s know more about it.

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UMIDIGI F1 borrows its essential design elements from some well-known devices belonging to the brands like Oppo and Vivo. The device comes powered by a MediaTek Helio P60(64 bit) Octa-Core processor clocked at 2.0Ghz coupled with 4GB of LPDDR4X RAM and a Mali-G72 GPU for graphics-intensive tasks. As described by the brand this device can easily handle high-end games like PUBG, Asphalt 9 Legends, etc. The device is beings shipped with 128GB’s of onboard storage which is expandable up to 256GB’s via micro-SD card.

In the front, the handset uses a massive 6.3(inch) FHD+ In-cell LTPS Display with a resolution of 2340 x 1080 pixels, 92.7% screen-to-body ratio. The panel employed here has 19.5:9 aspect ratio which is excellent considering it as a budget player. UMIDIGI F1 packs a 16MP+8MP Dual-rear Camera setup with Aperture f/1.7, LED Flash whereas in the front a 16MP selfie snapper has been provided. This is UMI’s first ever device to run on the latest Android 9.0 Pie out of the box.

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The handset comes fueled by a mammoth 5150mAh battery with 18W fast charging. For connectivity and miscellaneous features, this device offers Dual-SIM, 4G, Bluetooth v4.1, GPS, USB Type-C, 3.5mm audio jack, NFC, Fingerprint Scanner, etc. This smartphone will be made available in Red, Black, and Gold color options. The device will go on open sale starting from 7th Jan 2019 for a crazy price tag of $199. UMIDIGI is also running a Giveaway for 10 units of the device about which you can learn more on their official website.

Elephone PX pop-up camera device crosses $45K crowdfunding on Indiegogo

It’s been a tremendous year for Elephone, they have launched various new devices this year and managed to get massive sales. In a bid to make this year more special, the Chinese smartphone maker announced Elephone PX, a pop-up camera device. It is currently in the crowdfunding stage and has attracted a lot of crowd with its mind-boggling specs and new aspects.

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Elephone announced the new device at Indiegogo in the starting of this month. And within the limited time period, it has crossed a $45000 crowdfunding mark. Elephone is breaking its own records in terms of getting these many supports for this different yet unique device. There are many other reasons that Elephon PX has gained such huge support from around the globe.

Elephone PX carries a 16 megapixel+ 2 megapixel sensors on the front packed inside a pop-up. Further, there’s the same camera module of 16 megapixel+ 2 megapixels on the rear side. The pop-up design phone will have true 6.34 inch of the display with HD+ screen resolution. Elephone PX is powered with an octa-core Helio P22 chipset coupled with a 4GB RAM and 64 GB internal storage.

In order to resist your all-day usage, Elephone will add 3500 mAh battery which will support fast charging of 5V/2A. It runs Android 9.0 Pie Android system out of the box. There are a Fingerprint sensor, Heart Rate sensor and many other necessary sensors to make it smarter. It is available in midnight black and Deep green color combinations.

Currently, it is available from Idiegogo at 50% less price than the retail price. Users can select different perks on the basis of funding amount. They can opt for Super Early Bird X1  which will cost them $249. While Super Early Bird X2 will cost $479 and will give you two handsets after it gets launched.

So, it is a deal and a new kind of device that is growing for the groundbreaking price right now. Just grab your chance to hold this beautiful yet powerful device from Idiegogo.

Ulefone Armor 3 series with 10300 mAh battery passes violent test with flying colors (video)

As we are aware that Ulefone has launched a massive 10300 mAh rugged device, Armor 3 /3T. It packed various good specs along with its excellent body proofing. The new device has already been through different tests. In a new video, the company has performed some drastic tests and are labeled under the Violent tests.

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In the new violent tests, Ulefone Armor rugged phone has survived from tests such as industry environment, smash the ice glue test, immerse in hot water test, drill the screen test and various others.  Ulefone Armor is such a rugged device that it survived almost every deadly test with flying colors. It didn’t even go out of power while performing the tests.

These tests have proved that the Ulefone Armor 3/3T is a fully rugged phone with huge 10300 mAh battery life. It carries IP68/IP69K and Military grade MIL-STD 810G certification. It is said to be waterproof, dustproof, drop-resistance and can work like a walkie-talkie.

It is powered by an Helio P23 processor with 4 GB RAM and coupled with 64 GB internal storage, In order to sustain your device for a full week, Ulefone has added a massive 10300 mAh battery. In the camera department, it carries a Sony 21 megapixel sensor on the rear side while a 13-megapixel camera is present on the front side. It carries every authentication feature that is popular nowadays. Notably, it supports, fingerprint ID unlock and face unlock without any issue.

It is globally compatible with the global frequency bands and runs on Android 8.1 operating system out of the box.

Well, you can grab the Ulefone armor 3/3T at a special offer of $279.99 from the Gearbest. Ulefone is offering a limited time discount for the buyers who want to own it.

Now render 4K videos with CHUWI Hi10 Air on a 4K display

Are you looking for some handheld device to experience 4K? Then you should look at CHUWI Hi10 Air which is a tablet built with beautiful design and an integrated 4K supported hardware. You can use it to perform various other daily tasks on the go. It can even help you to do your business work with the detachable keyboard. Well, today we are here to let you know how you can use it to render 4k videos on 4k supported display.

Before letting you know about the procedure to enjoy 4K on your supported display. Let us give you a glimpse of how 4K video is streamed on display and what things we need. When a video is rendered on display it goes through three different steps. The first is the decoding part, where a compatible a decoder (CPU or GPU) decompress digital video. Then the video playback device comes in use and plays the decompressed video. So, we need a 4K compatible processor, a 4K display and 4K compatible video playback.

Here’s CHUWI Hi10 Air can 4K which will allow you to render 4k videos smoothly on any third party 4k display. It can play 4k video smoothly as it packs Intel’s 8th generation HD graphics GPU. Although, the inbuilt display only gives you a resolution of 1920*1200 pixels with a 4K resolution. CHUWI Hi10 Air GPU is fully compatible to decode 4K video. In other words, in order to enjoy the 4K videos, you should attach it to a 4K display. On the inbuilt display, CHUWI Hi10 Air can give you FHD resolution.

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So, want to have a 4K video experience then switch to CHUWI Hi10 and connect it to a 4K display via HDMI port to enjoy. You can grab this beautiful yet powerful device from Aliexpress and Amazon.