Honor Magic 2 to embrace AI features in Slider, Enters Mass Production!

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Sep 6, 2018

Yesterday, Honor launched the bezelless Honor 8X at an event in Beijing. Now, they are embracing for Honor Magic 2 which is supposed to carry 100% bezel-less display using the new slider technology. At IFA 2018, President of Honor smartphone, Zhao Ming confirmed some of the specs about the Honor Magic 2. Zhao revealed that Honor Magic 2 will carry Kirin 980 and will have Artificial Intelligence (AI) features.

As seen in the renders before and now even even confirmed by Zhao, Honor Magic 2 will carry Sliding Display with 100% bezel-less design. Honor Magic 2 is now in the mass production and soon it will be ready for launch. Further speaking, Zhao said, Honor will not only integrate Open Camera gesture for the Sliding Display, it will also be used to assign Artificial (AI) features. The president of Honor Smartphone is greatly emphasizing on Artificial Intelligence.

Further, Sliding screen will be used to achieve the 100% Bezel-less display. Honor will also transpose some features from the Honor 7i, which also features mechanical design. It is expected to carry its rotating camera with more improved technology. These features with the help of the AI will surely impress the consumers minds. As these features are not just increasing the hardware specifications, it is directly involved in the evolution of the mobile devices.

Read More: Honor takes on the OPPO Find X with the Magic 2

Additionally, Honor Magic 2 will carry fast charging tech with support for 40 W fast charger. It will be dubbed as Magic Charge. It is said to be safe as it has 15-layers of safety protection.

Currently, there’s no specific date for the launch and the price is not confirmed. We expect it to launch within couple of months in China.

Honor is also developing the devices with 5G technology but they are reserved for the launch in 2019-20. For now, Honor believes that 5G technology is currently in the initial stage and it will take some time to reach the mass users. They are coming with some big surprises this year as per Zhao.

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The Huawei Honor 8X Max And The Honor 8X Smartphones Go Up For Pre-Order On Giztop

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Vinay Patel

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Sep 6, 2018

Huawei finally took the wraps off its hotly-anticipated Honor 8X and the Honor 8X Max smartphones. Huawei fans are already going berserk over the newly-launched handsets that are expected to sweep smartphone lovers off their feet.

Much to their delight, both the Huawei Honor 8X Max and the Huawei Honor 8X phones have now gone up for preorder on Giztop. Let us take a gander at what the two Honor-branded smartphones have to offer in terms of specs, price, and features.

Huawei Honor 8X Max

Sporting a mammoth 7.12-inch LCD IPS screen, FHD waterdrop display with a 2244×1080 pixel screen resolution, the Honor 8X Max is an irresistible smartphone. You can now pre-order it on Giztop if you’re prepared to shell out $269.

Under the hood, the Honor 8X Max packs a powerful 1.8GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Octa-core processor along with an equally competent A509 430MHz GPU. It comes with 4GB of RAM along with 64/128GB of onboard storage.
Moreover, the phone houses a 2MP(f/2.4)+16MP(f/2.0) dual-camera setup on the back. Up front, there’s an 8MP(f/2.0) camera for selfies. The phone runs EMUI 8.2 based on Android 8.1 OS and is backed by a robust 5000mAh battery with 9V 2A quick charge.

You can follow this link to pre-order the Huawei Honor 8X Max smartphone. Huawei offers various color and storage options on the phone for you to choose from.

Huawei Honor 8X

Featuring a relatively smaller 6.5-inch TFT LCD IPS screen FHD+ waterdrop display with a screen resolution of 2340×1080 pixels, the Honor 8X is now accepting pre-orders on Giztop. Just like its larger sibling, the Honor 8X is a feature-laden phone that likely to become an instant hit among smartphone lovers.

Bearing a marginally reasonable $249 price tag, the phone packs a powerful Hisilicon Kirin 710 Octa-core 2.2 GHz processor along with Huawei’s GPU Turbo for unparalleled photos and video watching experience. It offers 4GB/6GB of RAM and 64GB/128GB of internal storage so that you never run out of space for storing your favorite content.

On the photography front, the Honor 8X houses a 20MP+2MP dual AI camera setup on the back and a 16MP AI front shooter for selfies and face-to-face video chatting. The phone runs on EMUI 8.2 based on Android 8.1 Oreo operating system and draws its juices from a 3750mAh battery, with 5V 2A charge.

If you’re interested in checking out the full specification and pre-order the Honor 8X, all you need to do is to visit this link. The phone is currently available in multiple color and storage options.

Preorder Huawei Honor 8X Max For $269 On Giztop

Preorder Huawei Honor 8X For $249 On Giztop

Buy Digoo DG-FR100 SmartSet Wireless Digital Alarm Clock For Only $15.68 On Banggood

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Vinay Patel

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Sep 6, 2018

Alarm clocks were originally designed to alert an individual at a specified time. But with the advent of new technologies, these devices now come adorned with a slew of other functions such as displaying weather report, FM radio and lots more.

While there’s no dearth of feature-laden digital alarm clocks on the market, they don’t come cheap. Thankfully, Digoo is currently offering its DG-FR100 SmartSet Wireless Digital Alarm Clock at a dropped price on Banggood.

You’d usually end up shelling out $21.88 on the DG-FR100 alarm clock, but you can now buy it at a reduced price of just $15.68 on the Chinese online store that offers the best bang for your buck. This noteworthy 28% reduction in the device’s original asking price will only be valid for a limited period of time.

The DG-FR100 is an irresistible digital alarm clock, given that it boasts an impressive array of functions. Touted as Digoo’s first FM radio clock, it shows indoor temperature, weather forecast and several other information.
It comes with dual alarm and snooze functions and has a built-in calendar. Moreover, its bright weather icon display distinctly shows atmospheric conditions in the next 24 hours at first glance, giving you enough time to prepare for your journey.

There are two ways you can set the DG-FR100 to wake you up. Furthermore, its FM radio function has the range of 87.0 to 108MHz which makes it easier to receive your favorite station so that you can listen to your favorite news, music, and radio without any sort of interruption.

If this has stirred your interest, you can follow this link to check out more details about the DG-FR100 alarm clock and take advantage of the discount. With just 80 pieces left, the promotion sale is slated to end on October 4th.

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Honor Band 4 launches with color AMOLED screen and continuous heart rate tracking

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Habeeb Onawole

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Sep 5, 2018

Apart from the Honor 8X and Honor 8X Max announced today, Honor also unveiled its latest smartband, the Honor Band 4. The new smart band packs a number of new and interesting features good enough to give other smart bands a run for their money.

The biggest change is the addition of a color AMOLED display. The screen is 0.9-inches and can display up to 45 Chinese characters. Another new addition is support for continuous heart rate monitoring.

Unlike some other smart bands that only monitor at intervals, the Honor Band 4 monitors your heart rate all the time. The heart rate chart can be viewed on the app. The band will also notify you if your heart rate is high and has an infrared sensor for nighttime detection. Honor says they have upgraded the heart rate sensor and increased the size to cover a larger area.

The Honor Band 4 has NFC and supports payment. The band can still track steps, swimming speed, calories burnt, and distance covered. The Honor Band 4 is waterproof up to 50 meters. It also alerts you of calls and messages.

The band connects via Bluetooth 4.2 and works with devices running iOS 9.0 and up and Android 4.4 and up. It weighs 23 grams and measures 43 x 17.2 x 11.5 mm. Honor doesn’t state the battery capacity but says it can last up to 14 days when it’s not continuously tracking your heart rate and 6 days if continuous tracking is turned on.

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Xiaomi exec promotes Poco F1 with Fake camera samples

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Michele Ingelido

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Sep 5, 2018

Sadly, faking samples to promote smartphones seems to be becoming a normal marketing strategy. After Huawei posted camera samples taken from a DSLR pretending them to be shot from the Nova 3i, and after various Chinese smartphone were caught cheating on benchmarks, now even Xiaomi is trying to promote its latest flagship by posting fake photos. The company’s top exec Donovan Sung posted a new camera sample on Instagram to promote the Poco F1. But some Reddit users immediately discovered that this camera sample is far from being new and it wasn’t taken from Xiaomi Poco F1‘s dual cameras.

Indeed, Donovan Sung had already posted this photo in April to promote the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S, and it also contained the watermark highlighting that it has been shot on Mi Mix 2S AI dual camera. He canceled the watermark, filtered the photo, then reposted it on Instagram saying that it has been taken from the new Poco F1. This was probably done because, in order to guarantee a very affordable price while keeping a flagship hardware side, the company decided to equip the handset with inferior cameras compared with other Mi flagships.

RELATED: Mi 8 Youth Edition may be the upcoming ¥1999 phone from Xiaomi

Indeed, while the primary sensor is borrowed from the Mi 8 (the primary sensor has a 12 MP resolution and a f/1.9 aperture), the secondary one is a cheap 5 MP lens with f/2.0 and it is used for capturing depth information. On the other hand, there is to consider that this is the most affordable device with a Snapdragon 845 chipset inside, which is the best Qualcomm SoC at the moment. It is especially thought for gamers and for the most advanced users, even though it comes with a cheap polycarbonate design to cut costs.

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Nubia Z18 Starry Night Edition in pictures: It’s love at first sight!

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Jed John Ikoba

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Sep 5, 2018

Nubia Z18 is the company’s latest flagship model and it is indeed a flagship in all sense. The design includes the now popular waterdrop screen but even at that, the design is spectacular. You get a high screen to body ratio and even at that, the screen is curved. The Z18 is available in three attractive colours; Nebula Red, Deep Dark Night, and a Starry Night edition. We brought you the hands-on photos of the Nebula Red, and Deep Dark Night variants not too long ago. Now you can check out the Starry Night variant in these official pictures.

The Z18 Starry Night variant is unlike what we have seen in previous smartphones. The back panel is coated in a dark blue on the upper aspects while the lower part is a cool mixture of white and blue with a touch of yellow in such a way that it looks like the night sky full of stars. It even seems to have done a better job than Van Gogh did with his oil painting – Starry Night from where the design draws inspiration. This is an impressive paint job, especially since the back panel is made from glass.

The Nubia Z18 Van Gogh Starry Night Collector’s Edition is priced at 3,599 Yuan, roughly $526. The Z18 will go on sale from September 11 through Nubia’s official website, Jingdong Mall, Suning, and Tianmao Mall. However, we don’t know if this edition will be available. Whenever it does become available, expect it to be in limited supply.

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Huawei Mate 20 starring in concept video with no chin, waterdrop notch and triple camera

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Michele Ingelido

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Sep 5, 2018

At IFA 2018 Huawei confirmed that the new Huawei Mate 20 series will be officially unveiled on October 16 in London: almost a month and a half from now. Meanwhile, its Lite version has been already announced and several leaks have started to surface online. Now, a known YouTube channel called Concept Creator has published a concept video showing the handset from every angle and revealing one of the most innovative and beautiful designs of 2018. Note that this is not the official look of the upcoming flagship, but the video is based on the most reliable leak and pieces of info surfaced in the past couple of months.

According to the concept video, Huawei Mate 20 will have a full borderless design with no chin and a waterdrop notch containing the front camera only. Bezels will not be the thinnest you have ever seen on a phone, but they will be quite narrow and, most importantly, all of them will sport the same thickness, adding to its symmetry. Above the front camera, there will still be some space for the earpiece, but the fingerprint reader will be placed on the back.

So, even this year we won’t likely see an in-display fingerprint reader on the standard version of the Mate 20, but it may be exclusive for the Porsche Design variant (which is still unconfirmed). Talking about the rear side, we can clearly see a glass panel (the frame is made of metal), as well as a triple camera setup placed at the center in a 2×2 matrix (one spot is occupied by a circular flash LED). On the lower part of the phone, there is a speaker grille, a USB-C port to charge the device and a microphone, while at sec 0:30 in the video we can briefly see a 3.5 mm audio jack on the upper part.

Do you agree with the concept? Will you be happy if this is the final design of the Mate 20?

iVoomi launches its sub-brand Innelo in India, will soon launch Amazon-exclusive smartphone

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Jeet

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Sep 5, 2018

We recently reported that iVoomi is planning to launch a new sub-brand in the Indian market and will also launch a budget smartphone under its new brand. Today, iVoomi officially launched its sub-brand Innelo and said that the brand will be backed by supply chain, operations and service infrastructure of iVoomi in the Indian market.

The company added that it’ll be supported by a network of more than 500 service centers across the country. Along with that, it also announced that the company will launch a new budget smartphone with a notched display under this new brand, which will be available for purchase exclusively through Amazon India.

However, the company has not yet announced the launch date for its new smartphone, but the launch will take place by the end of this month. After the smartphone, the company is also eyeing to expand the business by introducing smart accessories.

Commenting on the launch of the new brand, Ashwin Bhandari, CEO, Innelo India, said:

We are delighted to bring our sub-brand Innelo to India. With a vision to capture the premium smartphones and accessories market, we aim to bring high-end technology products and offer them at pocket-friendly prices. With Innelo, we intend to become a sustainable, youth-centric technology conglomerate; creating products for India, in India. The brand’s products are tailor-made to suit the Indian audience and environment.

He further added that the products that would be launched in India will be priced between Rs. 7,000 to Rs. 13,000 and would contribute to the ‘Make In India’ initiative but assembling and packaging the products in India.

In regards to the phone from the company, Innelo has already teased that the device will have a sleek design and will be available in multiple color options. However, no more information is known about the upcoming smartphone.

Samsung Galaxy View 2 certified by Wi-Fi Alliance & Bluetooth SIG

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Michele Ingelido

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Sep 5, 2018

The biggest Android tablet ever launched has a successor. Samsung Galaxy View 2 has officially received both Wi-Fi and the Bluetooth certifications, and this proves that the Korean giant is planning to unveil it soon. The upcoming huge tablet has been certified with the model number SM-T927A, but not much has been revealed about its specs sheet. At the moment, we know that it will support Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac networks, the dual band technology with 2.4G and 5G frequencies and Bluetooth 5.0.

The last info surfaced on the listings was that it will have Android Oreo installed out of the box. For the rest of the specs of Samsung Galaxy View 2, we still have to rely on previous reports. According to them, the tablet will sport a smaller display than its predecessor, but it will still be a huge panel with a diagonal of 17.5 inches and a Full HD resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels.

RELATED: Samsung to allegedly unveil 1st phone with 4 rear cameras in 2018

Under the hood, it will boast a Samsung Exynos processor paired with 3 GB of RAM. Further, it will support the S Pen for handwriting and drawing — just like the newly-announced Galaxy Note 9. The remaining specs are shrouded in mystery, as well as its official launch date and the pricing.

Chinese Government tightens its grip on Gaming with stringent policies!

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Simranpal Singh

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Sep 5, 2018

China’s once booming video gaming market is under pressure as regulators have tightened its grip on the approval of new games. This is not a new thing, as according to China’s top state media, Government has not granted any new licenses to any new games since March, 2018. For a market as big as China, this is a really big deal!

China is doing so to tackle the increasing gaming addiction among children. As per the Xinhua News Agency, Online Gaming is a huge hazard to health and deteriorate their overall development.

The news began circulating, after last week’s document which was published under the guidance of Chinese president Xi Jinping. The document outlines how China would decrease the myopia ailment among children’s. In a response, today, Xinhua News Agency stated that “For the nation’s future, we can never allow gaming companies to hunt for wealth by inducing teens to get addicted [to games].”

Gaming addiction is not new concept in China, but it has risen to alarming levels now. In rural China, children are more addicted to games due to different lifestyle. The new commentary by State Media directly follows the latest report by the WHO (World health Organisation), which states that compulsively playing video games qualifies as a mental health condition. Further, gaming shift the focus of children from studies and mislead them with wrong views about the world. These reasons are catering to the China Government’s decision to tighten the grip over the gaming market.

Read More: Honor Play affordable gaming smartphone launched for the global markets, priced at €329

Now, the Chinese regulator will restrict the amount of time people spend in playing games. Also, they will try to restrict games which are more prone to addiction. It will also establish a new reminder system for games which will send notifications to users and will remind about the time, and health advisories.

The new stand by Chinese Government will surely hit the gaming companies in China. It has been the largest gaming market in terms of size but now, the growth is slowing for the first time after many years. The Year-on-Year growth has dipped this year. Even, China’s major internet giant, Tencent Holdings has posted loss for the first time since 2005. Similarly, NetEase, one of the World’s biggest game companies has got lower earnings than expected. No new games have been published since March 28, 2018 in China. Currently, we are unsure when China will start issuing licenses to new Games.

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AWESOME Treasure Hunt Deals at Gearbest

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Linus

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Sep 5, 2018

Gearbest often has discounts on various products but the recent Treasure Hunt Festival is here to provide you the best deals so you can save your money. We decided to pick the best deals and share them with you.

The Xiaomi Mijia smartwatch has a minimal design and it may look like a regular watch. However, it packs quite a few smart features like a pedometer, message reminder and it can show caller’s ID, and other notifications from your phone. In addition, the watch is water-resistant and it has a battery standby time of 6 months.

Buy Xiaomi Mijia smartwatch for just $59.99

Xiaomi Redmi 6 is yet another budget phone from Xiaomi. The device costs about $150 but as usual to Xiaomi, it offers quite a lot of value for the price. The Xiaomi Redmi 6 ships with the Helio P22 chipset, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of expandable storage. Also, the phone has very good cameras and great battery life.

At the moment, you can buy the phone for just $155.99 which is a great deal considering the overall package you get.

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Electric scooters have become very popular around the world and the best time to get great discounts on them is the end of summer.
The Xiaomi M365 Folding Electric Scooter is one of the most popular scooters and you can now get it for an incredibly low price of just $412.99.

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Each year or even more frequently the Chinese company OnePlus releases a new phone that sets a standard in its price category. The OnePlus 6 is the latest and probably the greatest offering the company has ever made and it now costs just $529.99 but it offers so many premium features of the phones that still cost $200, $300 or even $400 more.

In fact, Gearbest offers the 8GB RAM/128GB ROM model for the price of just $529.99 which is an incredible deal (the official retail price is $579.00 at the OnePlus store).

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Gearbest has a lot more deals to offer and they update the deals page quite frequently, so make sure to check it out!

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Honor 8X and Honor 8X Max announced: large displays, Kirin & Snapdragon processors and big batteries

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Habeeb Onawole

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Sep 5, 2018

Huawei’s Honor sub-brand has announced two new smartphones for the mid-range category. They are the Honor 8X and the Honor 8X Max. Both phones are not just bigger versions of each other but also differ with respect to specifications.

Honor 8X

The Honor 8X has a 6.5-inch 1080 x 2340 screen with a notch. This is the same type of notch we have seen on other Honor phones this year. Honor says the phone has a 91% screen to body ratio, a 19.5:9 aspect ratio, a 4.25mm narrow chin and has a COF packaging process.

The phone is also the first smartphone to have a TUV Rheinland certified display. The certification means the device passes TUV Rheinland’s test for safe displays.

The Honor 8X has a unique design. The back is covered in a 15-layer glare 2.5D glass which has two different textures. The frame is made of metal and there is glass on the front too.

The Honor 8X is powered by a Kirin 710 processor paired with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of expandable storage. It has a 16MP f/2.0 front-facing camera with tons of features and a 20MP + 2MP dual camera combo on the rear. The rear camera has AI scene recognition which changes the camera settings to best suit what you are trying to shoot. There are also tons of shooting modes including portrait mode, slow-motion recording, and time-lapse photography.

The phone runs Android 8.1 Oreo with EMUI 8.2 on top. It has a 3,750mAh battery but sadly only supports 5V/2A charging via a MicroUSB port. The Honor 8X supports using two SIM card (nano only) and a MicroSD card slot at the same time. There is Bluetooth 4.2 and support for aptX audio. It also has a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and supports GPU Turbo.

Price and Availability

The Honor 8X comes in black, blue, red, and purple. It is priced at ¥1899 (~$240) for the 6GB RAM + 128GB version. There is also a 4GB RAM + 64GB version priced at ¥1399 (~$177) and a 6GB RAM + 64GB version priced at ¥1599 (~$202). Pre-orders begin today up until September 10 while main sales will commence on September 11 at 10 AM.

Honor 8X Max

The Honor 8X max has a 7.12-inch water-drop display with a 1080 x 2244 resolution. It also has a TUV Rheinland certification which means the display is safe for the eyes.

Powering the Honor 8X Max is the Snapdragon 636 processor paired with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. The phone has support for storage expansion, so users can add up to an additional 256GB of storage via the MicroSD card slot. There is also a Snapdragon 660 version which has 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage.

There are dual cameras on the rear of the phone – a 16MP f/2.0 sensor + 2MP f/2.4 sensor. Just like the Honor 8X, the camera sensors are arranged vertically on the 8X Max. The front camera is an 8MP f/2.0 sensor. There is also a fingerprint scanner on the rear of the phone.

Honor is advertising the 8X Max as a media consumption device so it has packed it with stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos audio technology. It also has a large 5,000mAh battery with support for 9V/2A fast charging. It can also charge other devices including the Honor band via USB OTG.

The phone also runs EMUI 8.2.0 based on Android 8.1 Oreo.

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Meet Spry, a waterproof underwater and surface drone on Kickstarter

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Jed John Ikoba

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Sep 5, 2018

Drone technology has gained tremendous acceptance and is now utilized in several sectors of the global economy. Its deployment cuts across tracking down illegal immigrants, poachers, trans-border drug traffickers and in some cases terrorists. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) are also useful in the movie industry and at homes as a plaything. We are about to see the first of such drones that would come with both amphibious and aerial capabilities and manoeuvres. Known as Spry, the drone is said to be the only waterproof drone that submerges under water, floats like a boat and flies in the air.

Spry is built to be able to submerge for some moments under water and float back to the surface. It can also flip on its back and fly like a bird. It is built with an optically-engineered polycarbonate dome which provides high transparency without distortion and so it is strong and durable. Most importantly, it is waterproof. Not only is the drone waterproof, the remote control can also be used inside water.

In addition, the drone is equipped with an interchangeable battery which can fly for up to 17 minutes. The battery can also supply power for flights of speeds of up to 70 kilometres per hour (43mph). This speed was achieved using its standard two-blade propellers. Thus, with three blades it can go even faster. It comes with several other features of high-end drones such as GPS, follow a subject, automatic levelling, one-button return command etc.

Hot Topic: Xiaomi MiTu Quadcopter Drone Launched For 399 Yuan ($63)

The Spry waterproof drone is presently on funding campaign on Kickstarter, The goal has already been surpassed and so we expect the company to commence assembly in no distant time. The estimated delivery period for backers is November 2018.

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Mi 8 Youth Edition may be the upcoming ¥1999 phone from Xiaomi

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Habeeb Onawole

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Sep 5, 2018

The Mi 8 series already has three members – the Snapdragon 710-powered Mi 8 SE and the Snapdragon 845-powered Mi 8 and Mi 8 Explorer Edition. New reports have revealed Xiaomi may be adding two more members. According to Mysmartprice, the two new Mi 8 variants are the Mi 8 Youth and the Mi 8 Screen Fingerprint Edition. Think of the latter as a sort of Mi 8 UD.

Apart from the names of the two new models, the color variants and memory configuration for both phones have also surfaced. The Mi 8 Youth will come in three variants and three memory configurations while the Mi 8 Screen Fingerprint Edition will have two color variants and two memory configurations.

The Mi 8 Youth Edition will launch in 4GB + 64GB, 6GB + 64GB, and 6GB + 128GB variants. Available color variants are Space Gray, Gold, and Blue. The Mi 8 with an in-display fingerprint sensor will be available in 6GB + 128GB and 8GB + 128GB while available color variants are listed as black and gold.

Chinese leaker @Ice Universe believes the Mi 8 Youth Edition may be the ¥1999 (~$292/€252) phone scheduled to launch in mid-September. However, the rumored processor is more of upper mid-range (Snapdragon 670/Snapdragon 710) than high-end.

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Huawei officially launches the new Kirin 980 chipset in China

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Jed John Ikoba

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Sep 5, 2018

Just five days after its official unveiling at IFA 2018, Huawei has launched its latest Kirin 980 AI chipset in China. The new chipset was launched in a ceremony held earlier today. The Kirin 980 happens to be the world’s first chipset built on the 7nm process. The new chipset also scores another first as it is the first commercial ARM Cortex-A76 chipset having two large Cortex-A76 cores. In addition, it is the first chipset with a Cat.21 4.5G baseband, 1.7Gbps Wi-Fi as well as dual-core NPUs.

As a result of these improvements, the Hisilicon Kirin 980 chipset comes with a 37% increase in its overall performance over the Snapdragon 845chipset and also is 32% higher in energy efficiency when compared to Qualcomm’s flagship chip. In comparison with its predecessor, the Kirin 980 chipset has a mammoth 75% increase in performance over the Kirin 970 while energy efficiency is increased by 58%.

The Kirin 980 AI chip is also integrated with theARM Mali-G76 which is equally a first in terms of commercialization. Huawei attaches great importance to photography. I’m sure we can remember the Mate 9/ Canon DSLR camera sample photo fiasco which engulfed the P9 after it was launched in 2016. The company won’t likely have any need to pass a DLSR camera sample for that of its upcoming flagship because the new chipset is integrated with a new generation of dual-core ISPs. Thus, image processing speed has increased by 46%, shooting energy efficiency has increased by 23%, and shooting response speed has increased by 32%. At the same time, there are multiple noise reduction technologies to enhance the details of the photos.

Kirin 980 supports the new Goggles 2.0 AI system, which has tremendous improvement in sensing, measurement, cognition and calculation. It supports 33 APIs as well as 147 operators and supports real-time multi-person gesture recognition, real-time intelligent video processing and so on. The HiAI platform continues to be open to the public and supports a variety of third-party application access, especially AR augmented reality, video, photo taking, and more. You can scoop more details from our Kirin 980 launch article.

Hands-on photos of the Nubia Z18 (Nebula Red and Deep Dark Night)

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Habeeb Onawole

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Sep 5, 2018

Nubia took the wraps off its latest flagship, the Nubia Z18, a few hours ago. The smartphone comes with a display with a similar design to that of the Essential PH-1. However, Nubia has named it Infinite Waterdrop Display.

The phone comes in three variants – Nebula Red, Deep Dark Night, and Starry Night. Hands-on photos of the first two color variants have been posted online.

The Nubia Z18 does look like the Essential PH-1 with respect to its display but there are still a number of differences. The screen of the Nubia Z18 is more curved at the bottom corners compared to that of the Essential. Also, the top bezel of the Z18 is slightly thicker. Where the Nubia does win is in the side bezels which are one of the thinnest we have seen on a phone.

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The Z18 has a glass back and it is no surprise it is a fingerprint magnet, though it looks like the Nebula Red variant does a better job at hiding it. Depending on the angle light hits the phone, the pattern on the back should appear different.

The phone packs dual cameras and as Nubia is known to do, it has a red ring around its sensors (it’s also around the front camera too). The camera is slightly raised and there is a dual LED flash flanking it on the right. The Z18 also packs a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner.

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Get an Excellent Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite for just $169.99

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Linus

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Sep 5, 2018

Xiaomi is one of the top budget smartphone makers in the world and the MI A2 is a great example. You can now get it for just $169.99 and we believe you get a lot of value for the price.

It all starts with a nice design including a 5.84″ 1080p+ full-view display with minimal bezels and the notch. Also, the phone is made out of metal and it definitely looks and feels premium.

Some would say that the Snapdragon 625 is an old chipset but if you pair it up with a beefy 4000mAh power bank, you are looking at amazing battery life. In addition to that, the phone ships with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of expandable storage. If you are willing to pay a bit more, you can go with a model that has 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage.

One of the highlights is an AI-powered dual-camera system that consists of 12MP and 5MP sensors that can take beautiful pictures in most situations.

You can now get it for just $169.99 and we believe you get a lot of value for the price.

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Nubia Z18 with 6-inch Infinite Waterdrop display and SD845 SoC launched, pricing starts at 2,799 Yuan ($409)

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Jeet

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Sep 5, 2018

Today, at a launch event in Beijing, China, Nubia took the wraps off its flagship smartphone — Nubia Z18. The phone, which comes with a starting price of 2,799 Yuan (approximately $409), and will be available for purchase in China from 11th September.

The phone features a 6-inch Full HD+ “Infinite Waterdrop” display with a screen resolution of 2180 x 1080 pixels, producing a pixel density of 403ppi and 18:9 aspect ratio. The display covers about 91.8 percent area on the front side and is protected by a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass.

Under the hood, the smartphone is powered by Qualcomm‘s flagship Snapdragon 845 AIE octa-core processor clocked at 2.8GHz, coupled with Adreno 630 graphics processor. The processor comes with the third generation of multi-core AIE engine that is claimed to be 3X times faster than the previous generation. The device packs up to 8GB RAM and 128GB of internal storage.

The Nubia Z18 comes with Nubia Evolution Tensor technology, which the company describes as evolutionary machine learning technology. With the technology’s deep learning ability, it combines different algorithms to make up for each other’s strengths. It also supports and is compatible with Caffe, Pytorch, TensorFlow and other such training frameworks. The company further adds that the Nubia ET technology can speed up its own learning ability by nearly 200 percent, thanks to the multi-frame model.

In the camera department, the phone comes with an AI-based dual camera setup on the back, featuring a 16-megapixel and 24-megapixel camera sensors with f/1.6 aperture. It also comes with Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) and Electronic Image Stabilization (EIS) for smoother video recording. On the front side, there’s an 8-megapixel snapper with Portrait Mode.

The camera setup, which is powered by Spectra 280 ISP, is claimed by the company to provide the industry’s strongest performance. The phone comes with a new NeoVision ET Image Engine, which claims to be bringing evolution in the photography. It supports features like AI Intelligent Scene Recognition and AI-based post image processing as well.

The NeoVision ET Image Engine can accurately identify more than 500 types of scenes and the company claims that it’s recognition accuracy is 40 percent higher than the ordinary technology. It also supports AI Classified Albums for smarter and efficient album management. There’s also AI-based ET Art Filters onboard, including the Van Gogh filter.

The camera, which the company claims is the “king of night photography”, comes with the ability of pixel-level recognition and can distinguish the noise points with the help of artificial intelligence. This enables the phone to take stunning images during night-time.

As for the connectivity options, the device comes with 4×4 MIMO multi-antenna, which increases the data transmission rate by 100 percent and supports the speed of up to 640Mbps. It packs usual connectivity options including 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and USB Type-C. The device comes with DTS + D-BASS combination, which offers more dynamic bass, stereoscopic sound field, and an immersive gaming experience.

The phone is running the Android Oreo-based Nubia UI 6.0, which comes with Maverick Voice 2.0 — a built-in AI-based smart voice assistant. The Nubia UI 6.0 comes with a lightweight visual aesthetic design. Thanks to the Nubia ET, it intelligently boots and actively learns user behavior, enabling applications to start more quickly. It also comes with powerful improvements in gaming performance.

There’s also a back-mounted fingerprint sensor for added security. The Nubia Z18 is powered by 3,450mAh battery which comes with NeoPower 3.0 Smart Power Saving Technology and supports NeoCharge 2.5 Fast Charging technology.

The 3D curved glass bodied smartphone comes in two color options — Deep Dark Night and Nebula Red. The company has also introduced Nubia Z18 Van Gogh Starry Night Collector’s Edition. While the standard variant with 6GB RAM + 64GB storage costs 2,799 Yuan ($409), the 8GB RAM + 128GB storage model is priced at 3,299 Yuan (approximately $482).

On the other hand, the Nubia Z18 Van Gogh Starry Night Collector’s Edition is priced at 3,599 Yuan, roughly $526. The Nubia 18 will go on sale from September 11 through Nubia’s official website, Jingdong Mall, Suning Easy to buy, and Tianmao Mall.

Xiaomi Redmi 6A, Redmi 6, Redmi 6 Pro launched in India, prices start at Rs. 5,999

By

Anvinraj Valiyathara

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Sep 5, 2018

In July, Xiaomi had launched the Redmi 6 series of smartphones which includes Redmi 6A, Redmi 6 and Redmi 6 Pro in China. Today, the Chinese manufacturer has introduced the Redmi 6 series in India. Except for the Redmi 6 Pro that features a notched screen that supports 19:9 aspect ratio, the Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A phones are fitted with an aspect ratio of 18:9.

Xiaomi Redmi 6A, and Redmi 6 Specifications and Features

The Redmi 6A and Redmi 6 smartphones measure 147.5 x 71.5 x 8.3mm and they weigh nearly 145 grams. The Redmi 6 is fitted with IPS LCD screen of 5.45 inches. It carries support for HD+ resolution of 720 x 1440 pixels. The Redmi 6A also features the same display.

The Redmi 6A features the 12nm MediaTek Helio A22 chipset that includes 2.0 GHz quad-core processor. This helps the phone score over 63000+ on AnTuTu, way higher than Redmi 5A. On the other side, the Helio P22 SoC which includes 2.0 GHz octa-core processor powers the Redmi 6. The Redmi 6 and 6A phones feature 3,000mAh batteries.

The Redmi 6A has a single rear camera of 13-megapixel and a frontal shooter of 5-megapixel.

The Redmi 6 has f/2.2 aperture 12-megapixel + f/2.2 aperture 5-megapixel dual camera setup on its rear and a selfie snapper of 5-megapixel.

Redmi 6 Pro Specifications and Features

The Redmi 6 Pro is the most advanced phone in the Redmi 6 family. It features a 5.84-inch IPS LCD screen that supports Full HD+ resolution of 2280 x 1080 pixels. The good old Snapdragon 625 SoC is the driving force of the smartphone. It includes a big battery of 4,000mAh capacity.

The Redmi 6 Pro borrows the same dual camera setup that is available on the Redmi 6. It also features a selfie shooter of 5-megapixel.

The Redmi 6 series of smartphones are preinstalled with Android 8.1 Oreo and the latest version of MIUI 9.6 (MIUI 10 coming soon). These phones are equipped with hybrid SIM slot which means users can either use a microSD card or a SIM card on the second SIM slot. The Redmi 6 lineup are packed with usual features such as dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, microUSB and 3.5mm audio jack. The Redmi 6 family members sport metallic bodies with an arc design.

The Redmi 6 and 6 Pro feature rear-mounted fingerprint scanners but the Redmi 6A skips on this sensor.

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Redmi 6A, Redmi 6, Redmi 6 Pro Variants, Pricing and Availability

Here are the variants of the Redmi 6 series along with the pricing:

Redmi 6A

16 GB Storage + 2 GB RAM – Rs. 5,999
32 GB Storage + 2 GB RAM – Rs. 6,999
Color Variants: Black, Blue, Gold and Rose Gold

Redmi 6

32 GB Storage + 3 GB RAM – Rs. 7,999
64 GB Storage + 3 GB RAM – Rs. 9,499
Color Variants: Black, Blue, Gold and Rose Gold

Redmi 6 Pro

32 GB Storage + 3 GB RAM – Rs. 10,499
64 GB Storage + 4 GB RAM – Rs. 12,999
Color Variants: Black, Blue, Gold and Red

Availability:

Redmi 6A goes on sale on 19th September at 12 noon on Mi.com and Amazon.in.
Redmi 6 will go on sale for the first time on 10th September at 12 noon on Mi.com and Flipkart.
Redmi 6 Pro will be available on 11th September at 12 noon on Mi.com and Amazon.in.

All three smartphones will soon be available Mi Home and Mi preferred partners as well.

Giveaway – Win ONIKUMA Gaming Headsets (3 units)

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Cheky Zhu

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Sep 5, 2018

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