HTC debunks rumor about it not launching a HTC U13, reveals focus is on 5G

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Nov 22, 2018

Last week, an exclusive report published by Phandroid, said that there wouldn’t be an HTC U13 next year. Instead, the Taiwanese phone maker would release “something else”. HTC has released an official response, debunking the statement.

While HTC didn’t explicitly say when the HTC U13 will launch, they did say that emphasis will be placed on 5G network technologies. It said it will build smartphones that will work with the new communication technology and will also focus on AI, blockchain and other technologies in the future. HTC also said it is still invested in virtual reality and its applications.

This year, HTC did things a bit differently and it appears it will continue to make changes to its business next year. While other manufacturers released flagships in the first quarter, HTC announced mid-range phones like the HTC U11 Eyes, the HTC Desire 12+ and Desire 12.

When it eventually announced its flagship in May, it was called the HTC U12+. Usually, HTC would launch a non-plus variant first and then follow it with the Plus variant towards the end of the year but for 2018, the Plus variant launched first and there was no non-plus model.

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Get 5% Off For All Phones On Giztop In ThanksGiving Holiday

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Vinay Patel

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Nov 21, 2018

The day after Thanksgiving Day is informally dubbed as Black Friday, which also marks the start of Christmas shopping season. If you’ve restlessly been waiting for product prices to drop, now’s the time.

Most big retailers offer huge promotional sales during this annual shopping frenzy and the 2018 Black Friday won’t be any different as popular online stores gear up for the year-end shopping spree. Keeping in line with that, Giztop is now doling out noteworthy discounts on a wide selection of electronics and other items.

As if that weren’t enough, the official partner of GizmoChina is giving buyers an opportunity to get an extra 5% off on all items available on the online store. For the sake of an instance, the Huawei Mate 20 X normally sells for $899, but Giztop is currently selling it for just $709.

In addition to taking advantage of this noteworthy discount, buyers can apply discount code ‘THANKS’ at the time of checking out. In other words, buyers can bring their already lowered grand total further down to just $673.55 before proceeding to check out.
Likewise, the aforesaid discount code will be valid for other popular mobile devices like the Black Shark Helo, Xiaomi Mi Mix 3, ZTE Nubia X as well as for items included in the tablets, gadgets and other top categories. The code can be used for wearable watches, phone cases, wireless earphone, backpacks, tablets and lots more.

On the downside, the coupon will only be valid until November 30th. You can follow this link if you’re interested in taking advantage of Giztop’s Black Friday promotion and receive an extra discount on all the items that you can buy on the site.

For those unaware, GizmoChina is a technical blog that center on Chinese products and cultural subgroups including electronic gadgets, smartphones and lots more.

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Ulefone Armor X2 goes official bearing an IP68 rugged build, big battery, NFC and more!

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Jed John Ikoba

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Nov 21, 2018

Ulefone has launched the entry-level Ulefone Armor X2 which brings affordability and durability under one umbrella. The Armor X2 comes with a design and features which place it above the entry-level ranking. The price is yet to be disclosed but ulefone claims it is an affordable model. Let’s take a look at the specifications.

The Ulefone Armor X2 won’t really rank among the most beautiful smartphones around, same as other rugged phones around. What it lost in terms of beauty, the Armor X2 makes up in the aspect of ruggedness. It comes with an IP68 level protection against dust and water. The device also drop resistant which simply means the screen is further protected with a Gorilla Glass overlay.

On the key specification, the Armor X2 sports a 5.5-inch HD+ display with an 18:9 aspect ratio. The device boasts of a Quad-core processor onboard but the specific chipset isn’t known yet. The processor is paired with 2GB of RAM while there is 16GB of internal storage. On the camera aspect, the Ulefone Armor X2 packs a 13MP+5MP dual camera setup at the rear while the front camera is an impressive 8MP sensor that should take good photos. Further, the rugged phone houses a massive 5,500mAh battery. The phone also supports Face Unlock and there is still a side-mounted fingerprint sensor which unlocks the phone is just 0.1 seconds and allows the registration of up to 5 different fingerprints. Other interesting features onboard the device includes NFC, Google Pay,dual SIM and dual Standby. The Armor X2 gets its interface from the Android 8.1 Oreo OS.

You can find out more details about the rugged phone fro Ulefone’s official website.

Realme U1 beats the Honor 8X and Redmi Note 6 Pro in AnTuTu scores, photos of retail box leaks

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Habeeb Onawole

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Nov 21, 2018

The Realme U1 is an upcoming smartphone from Realme. The phone will be the first device launched following the manufacturer’s recent rebranding. It has also been confirmed to be the first phone to come with MediaTek‘s new Helio P70 chipset.

Ahead of its official release on November 28, a photo comparing its AnTuTu score to that of two of its rivals – the Redmi Note 6 Pro and the Honor 8X has appeared on the web.

The Realme U1 is on the far right and appears as the RMX1833, the same model number as when it was seen on Geekbench. The Honor 8X is in the middle (JSN-AL00a) and the Redmi Note 6 Pro is on the right.

As you can see, the Helio P70-powered Realme U1 scored 145,021 points, beating the Kirin 710 by over 5,000 points and the Redmi Note 6 Pro by about 30,000 points. A breakdown of the score shows that the phone scored highest in the GPU test but comes after the Kirin 710 in CPU, UX, and memory tests.

Although the benchmark result doesn’t show some of the specs of the device, the image reveals the phone will have a waterdrop notch like the Realme 2 Pro.

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In other news, live images of the phone’s retail box have also surfaced online. The photos show the realme U1 will come in a black recycled cardboard box with “U1” and “realme” written in the brand’s new yellow font. There is also Realme U1 written on the side of the box.

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Honor 10 Lite vs Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite vs Huawei Mate 20 Lite: Specs Comparison

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Michele Ingelido

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Nov 21, 2018

If you are not interested in the most important innovations brought by the latest flagships but you just want an excellent smartphone which is more than sufficient under every point of view, then the Lite variants of some Chinese flagships may be the perfect phones for your needs. Here is a comparison between Honor 10 Lite, Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite and Huawei Mate 20 Lite, the latest Lite phones which offer a satisfying experience at a very attractive price.

Huawei Honor 10 Lite vs Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite vs Huawei Mate 20 Lite

	Huawei Honor 10 Lite	Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite	Huawei Mate 20 Lite
DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT	154.8 x 73.6 x 8 mm, 162 grams	156.4 x 75.8 x 7.5 mm, 169 grams	158.3 x 75.3 x 7.6 mm, 172 grams
DISPLAY	6.21 inches, 1080 x 2340p (Full HD+), 415 ppi, IPS LCD	6.26 inches, 1080 x 2280p (Full HD+), 403 ppi, 19:9 ratio, IPS LCD	6.3 inches, 1080 x 2340 pixels, 409 ppi, 18:9 ratio, LTPS IPS LCD
PROCESSOR	Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 710, octa-core 2.2 GHz	Qualcomm Snapdragon 660, octa-core 2.2 GHz	MediaTek Helio 710, octa-core 2.2 GHz
MEMORY	4 GB RAM, 64 GB – 6 GB RAM, 64 GB – 6 GB RAM, 128 GB – micro SD slot	4 GB RAM, 64 GB – 6 GB RAM, 64 GB – 6 GB RAM, 128 GB, micro SD slot	4 GB RAM, 64 GB – 6 GB RAM, 64 GB – micro SD slot
SOFTWARE	Android 9 Pie, EMUI	Android 8.1 Oreo, MIUI	Android 8.1 Oreo, EMUI
CONNECTIVITY	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS
CAMERA	Dual 13 + 2 MP f/1.8 24 MP f/2.0 front camera	Dual 12 + 5 MP f/1.9 and f/2.0 24 MP front camera	Dual 20 + 2 MP f/1.8 24 + 2 MP f/2.0 front camera
BATTERY	3000 mAh	3350 mAh, Fast Charging with Quick Charge 3.0	3750 mAh, Fast Charging with 9V / 2A 18W
ADDITIONAL FEATURES	Hybrid Dual SIM slot	Hybrid Dual SIM slot	Hybrid Dual SIM slot

Design

The phone with the most modern and futuristic design is the Honor 10 Lite. Thanks to its waterdrop notch it has the less visible bezels, it sports a very elegant glass back and you can even get it in two different gradient color variants. I like Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite but not as much as Honor 10 Lite because of its bigger notch. Huawei Mate 20 Lite’s notch is even bigger and its backside is sober but nothing special in terms of look.

Display

Whatever you choose, you will get more or less the same quality for the display. All of these handsets feature a classic IPS panel with a Full HD+ resolution, a sufficient color reproduction, and an average brightness. Huawei Mate 20 Lite is slightly better than its opponents thanks to its additional LTPS technology which usually makes brightness or viewing angles better.

Specs & Software

Talking about performance, Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite is the most convincing one because it has a slightly better SoC: the octa-core Snapdragon 660 chipset by Qualcomm. The difference between this chipset and the Kirin 710 is more evident when it comes to graphics performance, so especially gaming, because of the more powerful GPU of the Snapdragon 660. But note that Honor 10 Lite is the only one to come with Android Pie out of the box, while its opponents are still based on Oreo.

Camera

Huawei Mate 20 Lite offers more impressive camera performances with its wide angle main camera which is also equipped with a depth sensor doing its job well. It captures an astonishing level of detail when light conditions are good, and it even has a dual front camera with a wide angle lens and a depth sensor. So, even when it comes to selfies, Huawei Mate 20 Lite is able to click better shots.

Battery

At last, Huawei Mate 20 Lite is better even on the battery side. It can last more on a single charge thanks to its bigger 3750 mAh unit. Honor 10 Lite is the most disappointing one as its battery has just 3000 mAh of capacity and it does not even feature a fast charging technology.

Price

Thanks to its better camera and battery, Huawei Mate 20 Lite is the superior device in this trio, but it also costs more. At the moment you have to spend more or less €300/$341 to get it, while Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite (second place for it) costs less than €240/$273 globally and Honor 10 Lite costs €175/$199 in China (it is still not in the global market).

Read More: Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite goes global, starting with Ukraine on October 17

Huawei Honor 10 Lite vs Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite vs Huawei Mate 20 Lite: PROs and CONS

Huawei Honor 10 Lite

PROs

Better design
Android Pie
GPU Turbo 2.0
Borderless display
Affordable price

CONS

Smaller battery

Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite

PROs

Wonderful design
Affordable
Good performance
Fast charging

CONS

Nothing particular

Huawei Mate 20 Lite

PROs

Big display
Nice cameras
Big battery
Original design

CONS

Higher price

Huami CEO reveals a “Revolutionary” Smart Wearable coming in 2019

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Joel Joseph

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Nov 21, 2018

Back in February 2018, Huami filed its IPO at the New York Stock Exchange, ushering a new era in its existence. The company CEO, Huang Wang, was present at the TechCrunch Shenzhen summit a couple of days back where he shared some key details about the company and its operations.

While taking at the event, Mr. Wang revealed that Huami will launch a “Revolutionary” wearable smart device in 2019. Unfortunately, he didn’t divulge any more information about the upcoming gadget. But judging from his comments at the event, where he stated that “smartwatches will replace smartphones in the future”, we could be looking at something really exciting from the company. If you remember, back at IFA, Nubia showed off its Nubia Alpha concept wearable, which was essentially a smartphone on the wrist. Huami could be aiming to release a similar smart device next year, but as of now, this is just a speculation.

Huami’s latest smartwatch, Amazfit Verge

Talking about the recently released Huangshan -1 chip for wearables, Mr. Wang added that it can screen the HR patterns of users via cloud-based AI. This helps to monitor the user’s heart rate carefully and check for any unusual patterns. Moreover, it looks like Huami is aiming to get the Huangshan – 1 chip on other wearable manufacturers in the market as well. So, it won’t be just limited to the company’s own smartwatches.

RELATED: Amazfit smartwatches may soon support mini games

He also gave out some essential sales figures about the company’s recent devices. Until 2017, Huami’s total sales surpassed 18.1 million and user base was well above 56.1 million. Further, the recently released Mi Band 3 has managed to sell more than 10K units in the past five months alone. Even the Mi Band 2, which enjoyed a long stay in the market (Mi Band 3 had a pretty late release), sold more than 30 million units worldwide. Note that these figures are before the 11/11 singles day, where both these devices could have garnered a lot more sales.

Mr. Wang also added that just like Xiaomi, Huami too does not want to be tagged as a hardware company. He said that people consider Huami to be a hardware firm, however, the company positions itself as a sports and health big data firm. If you recall, time and again Xiaomi has positioned itself as an internet company, and not a hardware company. Further talking about Huami’s relationship with Xiaomi, he adds that both the companies work very closely and have interconnected ecosystems.

RELATED: Amazfit working on a bunch of new Watch Faces for its smartwatches

Finally, he revealed that the company’s overseas operations have been quite strong and Europe is now its second biggest market after China.

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Xiaomi announces official entry into Sri Lanka is scheduled for November 29

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Habeeb Onawole

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Nov 21, 2018

Xiaomi keeps spreading its tentacles into new markets and expanding its operations in already existing ones. Barely two weeks after its entry into the UK, Xiaomi has announced it is now set to enter the South Asian island country of Sri Lanka.

The announcement was made on Twitter earlier today by the country head of Xiaomi India, Manu Kumar Jain. According to Mr. Manu, Xiaomi will be bringing “top-notch products” to the country on November 29. The event will be held in the city of Colombo.

At the moment, we can’t say if Xiaomi will be opening physical stores in the country or will be partnering with existing e-commerce stores. We also don’t know which of its products it will be announcing there.

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Leaked UMIDIGI One Max video confirms full-screen design with waterdrop notch

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Jed John Ikoba

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Nov 21, 2018

Phone manufacturers have been experimenting with different ways of reducing the bezels around the display of their models and in turn, expand the screen-to-body ratio. We have seen models experiment with the notch screen design and of late, the water drop notch is becoming popular by the day. A new leaked video from Chinese manufacturer UMIDIGI has revealed an upcoming model dubbed UMIDIGI One Max which packs a waterdrop notch display like the OnePlus 6T and Huawei Mate 20.

The leaked video gives us a glimpse of the engineering sample of the UMIDIGI One Max with the water-drop, or in other words an extremely tiny notch. Even though the video is just a couple of seconds long you can get some idea about the looks and design of the device. It’s obvious that just like One Plus 6T, UMIDIGI One Max will have a high screen-to-body ratio full screen.

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UMIDIGI One Max packs a 6.3-inch full-screen display with a waterdrop notch. The device is equipped with a 128GB storage and keeping the lights on is a huge 4150mAh battery. The One Max also comes with the popular Twilight gradient colour just like the UMIDIGI One Pro. More details of the device are scanty but more will be revealed soon. We’ll keep you updated when more details emerge.

Elephone A5 unveiled packing a 6.18″ FHD+ screen, triple rear and dual front cameras

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Jed John Ikoba

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Nov 21, 2018

Chinese phone manufacturer Elephone has officially announced the camera-centric Elephone A5 smartphone. The device comes with some spectacular features that make it stand out. One of such features is the triple camera setup it packs at the rear. Not done, Elephone equipped the device with dual cameras for selfies.

Design wise, the Elephone A5 features a notch design at the front while at the rear it packs a glass back with gradient colour. The design looks very much like the Huawei P20 and it isn’t surprising it keeps up with the P20’s unique triple rear camera setup. The cameras are aligned vertically and in the same arrangement as the P20’s rear shooter.

Talking of the specifications, the A5 sports a 6.18-inch FHD+ notch screen with a resolution of 2246 x 1080pixels. It is powered by a MediaTek Helio P60 mid-range chipset. The processor is paired with 4GB of RAM and there is 64GB of internal storage onboard. The Elephone A5 gets its juice from a massive 4000mAh battery which will surely offer an extended battery life. Other perks include a side-mounted fingerprint sensor and Lumia gradient back color. The triple rear camera configuration include a 12.0MP + 5.0MP + 0.3MPwhile at the front is a 20.0MP + 2.0MP selfie camera combo. On the software end, the A5 comes packing the latest Android 9.0 Pie operating system which is pretty impressive.

The Elephone A5 is now available for pre-order on GearBest with a price tag of $199.99 for the early birds. It will be on open sale from December 3 to December 19. Meanwhile, you can scoop more details of the device by visiting the product page from here.

Exynos 7885-powered Samsung Galaxy M20 appears on Geekbench

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Habeeb Onawole

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Nov 21, 2018

Samsung will soon launch a new line of smartphones under the Galaxy M series. The Galaxy M is said to be the result of a merger of the Galaxy J, Galaxy On, and Galaxy C series. The first smartphone under the series, the Galaxy M20 has appeared on Geekbench.

The Galaxy M20 was benchmarked yesterday. It appears on the benchmark site as the “samsung SM-M205F”, running Android 8.1 Oreo and powered by an Exynos 7885 processor paired with 3GB of RAM.

The Exynos 7885 is a 14nm octa-core chipset with 2 Cortex-A73 cores clocked at 2.2GHz and 6 Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1.6GHz. It has a Mali-G71 MP2 GPU, Bluetooth 5.0, and support for LTE Cat. 12 3CA download and LTE Cat. 13 2CA upload speeds. On paper, the Exynos 7885 should offer better performance than the Snapdragon 630 and the Snapdragon 632 processors.

The benchmark result shows the Galaxy M20 scored 1319 points in the single-core test and 4074 points in the multi-core test. While the multi-core test score is similar to that of the Snapdragon 630 (Nokia 6.1 used to compare), the Exynos 7885 has a much higher single-core score.

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Its single-core score matches that of the Snapdragon 636 which should make the Galaxy M20 a direct competitor to the Redmi Note 5 (Pro), Redmi Note 6 Pro, and the Nokia 6.1 Plus.

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Asus ROG Phone to be Introduced in India on November 29

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Andrew

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Nov 21, 2018

Nubia is said to debut its first gaming device, the Red Magic, in India next month. Now, after long-standing speculation, Asus will also be announcing its ROG gaming smartphone in the country. The launch is scheduled for November 29. It’s been quite some time since Asus first revealed it’s flashy ROG Phone back at Computex. Even the Nubia Red Magic is arriving very late in the country as its successor is to be revealed in a few days in China on November 28.

Apart from India, the ROG Phone was previously made available in the US and UK. For the Indian market, gaming phones are quite the new category as Honor was just the first device to market the Honor Play as a gaming smartphone. However, with the increasing popularity of mobile multiplayer titles like PUBG, there might just be some takers of these new devices. Speaking of which, we’re reminded that the ROG Phone with all its bling and firepower doesn’t come cheap, unlike the Honor Play. The phone retails for £799 (₹72,800) in the UK and if the Indian price is anything close to that region, Asus could have a hard time selling its first gaming device in the market.

RELATED: Asus ROG Phone 512GB storage model is now available in the US for $1,099

Some of the most noticeable features of the ROG Phone include a tweaked 6.0-inch AMOLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate and a 1ms response time. That is not to be seen on any other gaming phone except the Razer Phone. It also features a higher-clocked Snapdragon 845 that goes up to 2.96GHz, Bluetooth 5.0 with AptX HD, 3.5mm jack with a dedicated DAC, and a really unique sporty look and feel. Of course, no gaming smartphone is complete without an RGB light and the ROG Phone also has one on the back along with cooling vents placed on the side.

Asus knows the price sensitivity of the Indian market and it will be interesting to see how the Taiwanese giant prices its upcoming device.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8150 Likely to be Introduced on December 4th

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Andrew

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Nov 21, 2018

Qualcomm’s mobile SoCs are the backbone of dozens of flagship smartphones that launch each year. The US-based chip maker has a solid reputation for manufacturing top-notch CPUs coupled with reliable modems and GPUs. That’s why everyone’s looking forward to the highly anticipated successor of the current Snapdragon 845 SoC. While Qualcomm seems to be a bit late this year, a report states that we could likely see the company’s first 7nm chipset on December 4. Qualcomm will be holding an event at the Qualcomm Technology Summit and Chinese press members have received invites with statements, ” Dare to be the first 5G mobile experience.” The 3-day event will take in Hawaii and the invite also contains a Xiaomi VR device with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 SoC.

As far as the specs of the Snapdragon 8150 SoC are concerned, current talk is that it is expected to come with three-cluster CPU core design, similar to Kirin 980. The alleged chipset was recently detected at AnTuTu bagging an all-time record score of 362,292 which is unseen on any Android device. The only other CPU that can come close to it is Huawei’s Kirin 980 CPU. Huawei’s home-grown CPU marked 311,840 points. The Snapdragon 845 SoC in the Black Shark Helo is the next best with a score of 301,757 points.

RELATED: Snapdragon 8150 and Helio P80 top AI benchmark test

The core architecture goes like this. There will be one large core clocked at 2.84GHz, three medium cores clocked at 2.4GHz, and finally, four small efficiency cores clocked at 1.78GHz. The GPU inside is believed to be the Adreno 640 which is 20 percent better than the previous version. After a likely reveal next month, we should see the first Snapdragon 8150 SoC devices hit the market in early 2019.

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Samsung Galaxy A8s realistic renders showcase its Infinity-O display design

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Anvinraj Valiyathara

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Nov 21, 2018

At the launch event of the Galaxy A9s in China, Samsung had teased the bezel-less design of the upcoming Galaxy A8s smartphone. At that time, industry experts from China had claimed that the Galaxy A8s would be arriving with a hole in its display for the front-facing camera. During the recently held Samsung Developers Conference (SDC) 2018 event, the South Korean company confirmed that this design will be called Infinity-O. A German publication has shared realistic renders of the smartphone.

The concept renders of the Galaxy A8s reveals that it is equipped with slimmer bezels except for the bottom one which is slightly thick. The selfie camera is placed inside the hole located at the upper left corner of the screen. The new display design will certainly allow the Galaxy A8s to deliver more than 90 percent screen-to-body ratio.

The rear shell of the phone features a triple camera setup with LED flash. The brand name of the company is present below the fingerprint scanner. Probably, the handset could be equipped with a glass rear that will allow it to exhibit a premium appeal.

Read More: Samsung mobile division is in crisis; reveals an internal report

There is no information available on the specifications of the smartphone. Samsung is rumored to launch a smartphone powered by Snapdragon 710 in early 2019. It could be the Galaxy A8s phone. The SoC of the phone could be coupled with 6 GB of RAM and it may feature an inbuilt storage of 128 GB.

Whats your opinion on the above renders? Share us your views by posting your comments below.

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Google Pixel 3 XL rocking a surprise Android Q appears on Geekbench

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Jed John Ikoba

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Nov 21, 2018

The latest Android distribution chart released by Google as at October 26 is yet to have the latest Android Pie onboard as the usage level is still below 0.1%. Interestingly, a new Google Pixel 3 XL listing on GeekBench shows the device rocking Android Q. Following Google’s naming sequence, it is safe to assume that Android Q is Google’s next-gen Android version which would be released next year.

The GeekBech listing goes to show that an Alpha version of the Android version is already in development and we expect things to get pretty busy in the rumour mill in the coming months. However, there just a few details of the next Android version like it will be Project Treble compliant. Google also disclosed recently that devices which shipped with Android Pe would be on the faster upgrade platform. In addition, the AOSP source code is fixed so developers can prepare in advance for any future operating system updates.

Further, the Geekbench listing also underscores the priority Google gives its models in pushing new Android updates. The Pixel 3 and Pixel 3XL were launched with the latest Android 9.0 Pie onboard whose actual rollout happening in October. The Pixel 3 models will also definitely be among the early birds to get updates to Android Q whenever it starts rolling out.

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Oppo A7 with 6.2-inch display, SD450 SoC and dual rear cameras announced in India

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Jeet

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Nov 21, 2018

After Oppo launched its latest Oppo A7 smartphone in China, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, the Chinese brand has now launched the same phone in the Indian market.

While the company has announced the smartphone in India, Oppo is yet to announce its pricing. In China, the device is priced at 1,599 Yuan, which roughly converts to $230 or Rs. 16,400. In India, the phone comes in two color options — Glaring Gold and Glaze Blue.

The Oppo A7 features a 6.2-inch IPS LCD notched display that offers a screen-to-body ratio of 88.3 percent. The big display has an anti-reflective coating and is protected by a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass on top.

Under the hood, the device is powered by Qualcomm‘s Snapdragon processor clocked at 1.8GHz. It comes in two models — 3GB RAM and 4GB RAM. Both the models pack 32GB of internal storage and a microSD card that support storage expansion up to 256GB.

Coming to the camera department, there’s a 13-megapixel + 2-megapixel horizontal dual camera setup is present on the rear. It can capture studio-quality portrait shots with bokeh effect through AI beauty technology. For capturing vivid videos, it carries support for multi-frame image stabilization technology. On the front side, it comes with HDR mode enabled 16-megapixel wide-angle lens with support for AR stickers.

Connectivity options on the device include 4G VoLTE, support for dual SIM cards, Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, USB OTG, microUSB 2.0, GPS and 3.5mm headphone jack. The phone runs ColorOS 5.2 based on Android 8.1 Oreo operating system and is powered by a 4,230mAh battery. While there’s no fast charging support, the handset features an AI-based battery management feature that is claimed to extend the battery performance.

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Meizu to release an adapter with independent music chip inside

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Jed John Ikoba

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Nov 21, 2018

Recently a question from a fan on the Meizu community prompted Meizu’s founder J. Wong to reveal an upcoming innovation from the company. The fan had inquired if the Meizu 16S design will restore the use of independent music chips. The fan also complained that the Meizu 16th Plus is good, but the music output isn’t really impressive and hopes the Meizu 16S will be better.

In his response, Meizu’s founder Huang Zhang, also known as Jack Wong, disclosed that the company will release an adapter with an independent music chip. Mr J. Wong had earlier disclosed that a mobile phone with a built-in music chip is a low-cost simple HiFi, and the cost of a good HiFi is many times higher than what the phones sell for. The company founder also shared a sketch of the technology embedded on a Type-C cable as well as a Type-C to 3.5mm adapter. The technology on a Type-C cord will give consumers a better choice, and the sound quality can be better. He also disclosed that the related accessories are already in development.

As for the much-talked-about Meizu 16S, Mr. Wong disclosed that the smartphone will be unveiled in May next year and will continue with the design of the Meizu 16. On the core configuration, it will be equipped with the unannounced Qualcomm Snapdragon 8150 processor. The founder had earlier disclosed that the company will not be among the early birds to integrate 5G technology on their smartphones.

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PUBG Mobile 0.9.5 update brings Royale Pass Season 4, new weapons, and more

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Jeet

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Nov 21, 2018

PUBG Mobile 0.9.5 update is now available for download for Android and iOS devices, which is about 215MB in size. The update brings several new things, including weapons, vehicles, and more.

The new update also brings the PUBG Mobile Royale Pass Season 4 which is the company’s answer to Fortnite’s Battle Pass. With the Royale Pass Season 4, players complete daily and weekly missions, earn points and increase their rank.

PUBG Mobile Royale Pass Season 4 also adds more firearm finishes, rare outfits, new character faces, and hairstyles along with mission cards, and a Black Friday sales event. With Royale Pass, players complete daily and weekly missions to earn points and increase their rank. Complete a certain number of missions every week will win additional crates and currency.

With this update, the company has also added M762 automatic rifle, which is available in all maps; added a new Sanhok vehicle: Scooter; added dynamic weather to Sanhok; added hardcore mode to provide the same experience as PC, and increased the odds of certain crate drops.

Meanwhile, the company has confirmed that PUBG will be released for PS4 with exclusive cosmetics players. In fact, PUBG corp. has already stated that they wanted the battle survival game to be available for “every platform.”

According to the data from SensorTower, thanks to the game’s availability on Android, PUBG Mobile dominates Asia and China while the US is making up about 30 percent of the revenue. Also, the company is active in bringing new features to the game and is well-optimized to even run on low-end devices.

Huawei trademarks 10N, 20C, 20N, 30C, 40C and more for future Honor phones

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Habeeb Onawole

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Nov 21, 2018

Huawei has filed multiple trademark applications for names of upcoming smartphones at the European Union Intellectual Property Office. Judging from these trademarks, we are pretty sure they are for future phones under the Honor brand.

The trademarks filed by the Chinese manufacturer are 10N, 20C, 20N, 30C, 30N, 40C, 40N, 50C, and 50N. Already, there is a phone in existence called the Honor 9N and the Honor 8C is one of the companies latest mid-range phones. So it is easy to piece it together that the trademarks are names of successors to the Honor 9N and Honor 8C.

Looking at the trademark again, one can deduce Huawei wants the Honor naming scheme to follow a similar path as that of its own Huawei-branded device. So instead of the Honor 11N coming after the Honor 10N, we will have the Honor 20N.

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Xiaomi could be working on a Kindle like e-reader

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Simranpal Singh

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Nov 21, 2018

Xiaomi always brings in something exciting to the news, and this time is the Kindle like an e-reader. The Chinese electronics maker has lots of different products varying from smart air filters to smartphones. From the past few months, many users were asking that how they can miss Kindle-like e-reader in their brochure. Today, Xiaomi Senior Product Director, Li Chuangqi positively replied to a similar query and responded regarding the development of e-reader, but did not confirm it.

Well, the answer can have different meanings, but it is conveying something positive about the e-readers. On the other hand, Mi Engineers on the forum said that Xiaomi completed a prototype of the device in the year 2017, but at that time the focus of the company was something else. The Chinese manufacturing company was focusing on smart home products at that time. Due to its small audience and less monetary profit and other benefits, Xiaomi didn’t pour in much efforts.

Now it is a good time to expand their reach to more business-oriented users. Xiaomi should rethink about the idea of Kindle-like an e-reader. Xiaomi should take an insight into the needs of the market and nurture their plans of expansion via different product catalogs.

Well, Xiaomi is one of the biggest company around the Globe which is creating every different kind of product with a smartness in it. They have created bulbs, shoes, air purifiers, lamps, toothbrushes and many never-ending lists of products. In the last couple of years, the company has strengthened its sale and marketing network around the world.

Well, the latest insights from internal people have made it clear that Xiaomi has not entirely discarded the idea of developing e-readers, they are waiting for the right time. We expect, Xiaomi to rethink the concept and cater the users with a much-demanded e-reader.

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Honor 10 Lite launched in China; features 6.2-inch FHD+ display, Kirin 710 SoC, and dual rear cameras

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Jeet

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Nov 21, 2018

At a launch event in China, Huawei‘s sub-brand announced a new smartphone — Honor 10 Lite. As the name suggests, the newly introduced smartphone is a toned-down variant of the Honor 10 launched earlier this year.

The Honor 10 Lite is priced at 1,399 Yuan (~$202) for the base model with 4GB RAM while the 6GB RAM model with 64GB storage costs 1,699 Yuan (approx. $245). On the other hand, the 6GB RAM model with 128GB internal storage is priced at 1,899 Yuan (approximately $274).

The phone comes in four color options — Gradient Red, Gradient Blue, Magic Night Black, and Lily Valley White. It will be available for purchase in China from 27th November.

The Honor 10 Lite aka Honor 10 Youth Edition features a 6.21-inch IPS LCD Full HD+ display with screen resolution of 2280 x 1080 pixels and 19:9 aspect ratio and about 90 percent screen-to-body ratio. Under the hood, the device is powered by the company’s own Kirin 710 chipset.

The Kirin 710 is Huawei’s first 12nm chipset that offers significant improvement in power consumption and performance when compared to the 16nm Kirin 659. In terms of performance, the Kirin 710’s single-core performance is said to be 75% higher than that of the Kirin 659 while for multi-core performance, it offers a 68% increase in performance.

It comes in either 4GB or 6GB of RAM, along with 64GB or 128GB of internal storage. There’s also a microSD card slot which enables you to further expand the phone’s storage capacity. It also features a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor for added protection.

For photography, the device comes equipped with a dual camera setup on the back, featuring a 13-megapixel primary sensor and a 2-megapixel secondary sensor stacked vertically. It has several AI-based features, including scene recognition, partition optimization, among others. There’s also a 24-megapixel front camera with artificial intelligence technology.

Connectivity options on the device include Dual SIM, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, Bluetooth v5.0 LE, and microUSB 2.0. The phone runs Android 9 Pie operating system out of the box with the company’s own custom interface EMUI 9 on top.

It also comes with GPU Turbo technology that enhances GPU performance significantly by increasing graphics processing efficiency up to 60 percent. The device is powered by a 3,400mAh battery which should be enough to last a whole day on a single charge.