Benchmarks are not everything in order to evaluate the overall performance of a smartphone, but they represent a basic picture of how a smartphone behaves when it is under load. Well, not in the case of Oppo F7, which has just been caught cheating on benchmarks. According to a blogger from Vietnam, the handset intentionally boosts its performances pushing the limits when the user runs the AnTuTu app.
The blogger has scripted a fake AnTuTu app to prove it: when he ran the app, Oppo F7 has boosted each of the cores in its MediaTek Helio P60 SoC to their max clock frequency (2 GHz) with no regard for thermal thresholds. Thanks to this trick, the device has obtained awesome scores on AnTuTu, beating some of its most important rivals in the same segment.
Oppo F7 has scored 139,475 points and it has totally neutralized Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus with Snapdragon 625, Redmi Note 5 Pro with Snapdragon 636 and even Xiaomi Mi 6X which is powered by the best Qualcomm’s midrange SoC: the octa-core Snapdragon 660. You can see the original post by the Vietnamese blogger as well as the tests on other benchmarking platforms by heading to the source link below.
With social networks becoming an important part of our lives, selfies are getting even more important than normal photos. Nicknamed “Selfie Expert”, Oppo F7 is an outstanding smartphone when it comes to shooting photos with the front camera, even though it is an affordable device. If you are from Kenya and are in search of a new selfie camera-phone, you will be glad to know that this device has just been launched in Kenya. Carrying a price tag of Sh35,990 (~$360), this phone boasts a jaw-dropping 25 MP selfie snapper which also supports artificial intelligence for selfie beautification.
Oppo F7 is actually up for pre-orders and it will be possible to order it until May 6, the date on which it will be officially available to purchase via physical and online stores like Jumia. It has been launched in two hues: Solar Red and Diamond Black. Kenya is not the only market in which the Chinese giant is going to expand this year. The company has indeed announced that it will expand in the European market within 2018 and it has launched its first sub-brand “Realme” in India and the first smartphone of its sub-brand: Realme 1 (which is nothing more than a rebranded Oppo A3).
Oppo F7 offers a notched display with a size of 6.23 inches, LPTS technology and a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2280 pixels. Under the hood, it contains an octa-core MediaTek Helio P60, the main rival of Snapdragon 660 with a max clock frequency of 2 GHz. Alongside the powerful midrange chipset, there are 4 or 6 GB of RAM and 64 or 128 GB ROM depending on the chosen configuration. The main camera comes with a 16 MP resolution and a f/1.8 aperture, the battery boasts a capacity of 3400 mAh and the operating system installed is Android 8.1 Oreo customized with ColorOS 5.0.
What Evan Blass revealed almost three months ago has finally come to pass: a new LG entry-level smartphone is making its way to T-Mobile in the US. Right after LG G7’s announcement, the handset has been spotted on a support page of the known U.S. carrier, meaning that the launch should be near. From the specs and renders surfaced, we can easily understand that it will carry a very affordable price tag. The handset has appeared with a full metal unibody design in Black color.
It has pretty thick bezels and a fingerprint reader on the rear side which doubles as a power key. So there is only a volume rocker on the side of the phone. LG K30 has a 5.3-inch display with the classic 16:9 aspect ratio. The resolution is not mentioned but we believe it will either be HD or even lower than 720p. Among the internal components, there is a quad-core chipset running at a max frequency of 1.4 GHz. The name of the SoC is not mentioned in the specs sheet, but judging from the clock frequency and basing on the latest devices released by LG, we should be talking about Qualcomm Snapdragon 425.
The SoC is supported by 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal storage which is possible to expand with a micro SD up to 2 TB. LG K30 has a single rear camera with a resolution of 13 MP and a front snapper with a 5 MP resolution. On the connectivity side, it supports Wi-Fi N, Wi-Fi Calling 2.0, NFC, Bluetooth 4.2 and VoLTE. The battery has a capacity of 2880 mAh (which will be enough for a long battery life in every scenario if well-optimized) and it can be charged through a USB-C port. According to the listing, the battery will be able to last up to 13 hours on a single charge. The device still runs Nougat.
Meizu revealed a few weeks ago that it was going to board the Android Go train with a new mobile phone. That phone may be the one that has been spotted at the FCC.
A Meizu phone with model number 2ANQ6-M810L appeared on the FCC website on Monday, May 1. According to the FCC, the phone has LTE support. There are also schematics of the phone which give us an idea of the design.
The Meizu 2ANQ6-M810L has a single rear camera positioned in the upper middle part of the phone. There is also a LED flash below it. We can make out a 3.5mm audio jack at the top, power button and volume control buttons on the right, and a SIM tray on the left. It also has speaker grilles at the bottom that are separated by a USB port.
The Honor 10 was announced in China a few weeks ago. The flagship from Huawei’s sub-brand will be making its way to other regions such as India and the UK.
Although Honor has not announced a launch date for India, it has revealed details about availability.
According to the VP Sales of Huawei India Consumer Business Group, P Sanjeev, Flipkart will be their exclusive online sale partner for the Honor 10.
With respect to price, Mysmartprice says the new flagship may be priced around Rs. 35.000 (~$525). In China, the phone sells for ¥2599 (~$408) for the 64GB variant and ¥2999 (~471) for the 128GB variant. So our guess is that the Rs. 35,000 price may be for the 128GB model.
A leaked poster refers to the Honor 10 as the OnePlus killer, if it wants to live up to that expectation, then it will have to sell at a very competitive price.
The Honor 10’s selling point is its camera performance which has been bolstered by AI features. It has a 24MP selfie camera and a 24MP + 12MP dual camera combo on the rear.
There are two important smartphones in the lower mid-range segment from Xiaomi in China right now, the Redmi Note 5 and the Xiaomi Mi 6X. Despite being from different lineups, their pricing is very similar. This means that if you are out to buy a brand new Xiaomi smartphone under 2000 Yuan (~$315), then you have to decide between these two handsets (there are more options if you look at older discounted models, but we are not going to focus on them right now).
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Both are quite different from each other in terms of performance and features, which makes it even harder to decide between the two. Do you go for the performance of the SD660 over SD636 or is camera your ultimate priority or is battery life your most important concern? We try to make your lives a little easier in this article.
Since camera is one of the most important areas in a smartphone, we decided to pit the Xiaomi Mi 6X vs Redmi Note 5 (China) for a camera shootout. In this article, we will compare samples from different scenarios and see how both of them performed using their stock settings.
So let’s get on with the Xiaomi Mi 6X vs Redmi Note 5 (China) Camera Shootout!
Before we start comparing the two samples side by side, I have to add that the results were not exactly what I was expecting. Sometimes the Mi 6X did well while there were other times when the Redmi Note 5 did well. In general, both had similar results in daytime. As for the low light pictures, it’s a totally different story. It will all depend on how you like your low light samples. Just read on and you’ll know what I’m talking about.
Xiaomi Mi 6X vs Redmi Note 5: Daylight Performance
Under good lighting conditions, both the phones managed to do well. The results were quite similar, with the Mi 6X’s sample featuring better saturation and slightly better details.
For example, let’s take a look at the image of the red flower below.
The Mi 6X has better colors and slightly better details too. But in general, both the photos look quite similar. So, you won’t get any significant improvement in the day light images from the Mi 6X.
Mi 6X vs RN5 Red Flower 150% zoom
As you can see in the zoomed in sample, the Mi 6X has managed to capture slightly better details of the anthers of the flower.
Xiaomi Mi 6X vs Redmi Note 5: Portrait Mode
Once again, both the phones manage to capture pretty good portraits. It’s not surprising since the algorithms are the same for taking portrait shots. Even the amount of details captured are quite similar. So there are no significant differences in their quality.
On paper, the Mi 6X has a definite advantage over the RN5 on the front camera end. The former features a 20MP sensor while the latter has a smaller 13MP shooter. In real life, quality difference does exist in selfies with the Mi 6X capturing better saturated samples.
You can see the difference down in the samples below where Shine Wong is testing his selfie skills!
For example, take a look at the samples above. The tree on the bottom right corner is definitely greener than the one seen on the RN5 sample. Also, there’s very little noise in the dark areas as compared to the RN5. Here, we can say that the Mi 6X was slightly better than the Redmi model.
Mi 6X vs RN5 Dull Light 100% zoom
Xiaomi Mi 6X vs Redmi Note 5: Artificial Light Sample
Indoors, under artificial lights, the Xiaomi Mi 6X manages to capture better colors. The level of details on the Mi 6X were also slightly better, but in some cases, you might find the Redmi Note 5 capturing better details in the sample.
For example, in the sample above, the colors are better on the Mi 6X’s sample. However, when you zoom in, you can see that the spots on the dragon fruit were better captured on the Redmi Note 5’s sample. Still the Mi 6X’s sample looks better in general.
Mi 6X vs RN5 – Fruit Basket
Xiaomi Mi 6X vs Redmi Note 5: Super Low Light Sample
When the lighting goes down, the Xiaomi Mi 6X captures brighter photos, with better colors, and details. However, it does come at a cost. Check out the sample below.
The book shelf sample from the Xiaomi Mi 6X looks better in terms of colors and brightness, however, it’s evident that there’s a lot of noise in the sample. In comparison, the Redmi Note 5 is darker and the details are lost. Despite the noise, Mi 6X’s sample looks better.
The higher noise is likely because the Xiaomi Mi 6X takes the ISO up to 9600 as compared to 6400 ISO on the RN5.
Xiaomi Mi 6X vs Redmi Note 5: Night Photography
When it comes to the night time photography, once again, noise is evident in Mi 6X’s samples. Look at the samples below.
The Mi 6X managed to over expose the buildings in the background to make sure the parking lot was brighter. But this makes the picture quite noisy. Just zoom into the image and you’ll see the high concentration of noise. The Redmi note 5 isn’t quite better, being darker than the Mi 6X but there’s less noise and slightly better details. Personally, I’d pick the Redmi Note 5’s sample here!
Xiaomi Mi 6X vs Redmi Note 5 Camera Shootout: Conclusion
In short, the better camera hardware on the Xiaomi Mi 6X hasn’t been put to good use. It’s not significantly better than the Redmi Note 5’s 12+5MP camera setup and even in low light situations, where the Mi 6X should have done better, the samples were plagued with noise.
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Overall, I would say I’m quite disappointed with Xiaomi’s work on the Mi 6X’s camera for low light photography. If the company manages to limit the noise in the low light samples, things would shift in favour of the Mi 6X. Otherwise, with noisy low light pictures, I’m sure many users would be leaning towards the Redmi Note 5 model for its larger battery and a dedicated headphone jack.
What are your thoughts? Are you okay with the amount of noise in each of the Mi 6X’s low light samples?
Xiaomi announced a new product that bothers on language translation at the 2018 Xinnzhiyuan AI Technology Summit held in Beijing China in March. The product is the Konjac AI Translator manfactured by Xiaomi’s ecological chain company – Banana (Beijing) Technological company. The product is now on sale on the Youpin e-retail platform for just 299 yuan ($47).
The Konjac AI Translator comes with a compact aluminum body coated using the sandblasting process similar to the one used on the Apple MacBook Pro. The device comes with dimensions that makes it no bigger than an MP3 player It has a sturdy and sleek design with rounded corners. It is also lightweight and won’t be bulky to carry around. For operations, there are four physical buttons on the front; two volume control buttons, a button for translation, and another button to listening to your feed. It also comes with a single loudspeaker, a mic, and a USB Type-C port for charging. At last, there is a LED indicator to show the work status as well as remaining power.
In terms of functions, the Xiaomi AI Translator supports simultaneous translation of 14 languages and integrates up to 99% voice system function of Xiao AI. It also integrates the AI translation engine of Microsoft Translation. Unfortunately, apart from English language and Chinese, we don’t know which other languages are supported.
Further, the device is also proficient in more than 47 skills such as playing music, checking the weather, listening to the radio, read out the news and several other assistance services. It can also help the user in learning foreign languages. The device comes with a 900mAH battery
Obviously, this product might come in handy for tourists and other persons who are in locationss where a language they understand isn’t spoken. Once again, the Konjac AI translator is priced at just 299 yuan ($47). You can check out the product from the source link below.
After months of leaks, the HTC U12+ finally has a launch date. The official HTC Twitter account has announced it has an event scheduled for May 23.
The tweet which was posted about an hour ago as at the time of writing also has the caption HTC “Coming Soon. A phone that is more than the sum of its specs.”
This is actually an interesting teaser poster. HTC has laid out all the components of the phone and in doing so has confirmed some of the specs.
There are four camera sensors in the image which is further proof that the HTC U12+ will have dual rear cameras and dual front-facing cameras. The SIM tray also confirms the phone has dual SIM support. This is a hybrid tray which means one SIM slot doubles as a MicroSD card slot for expandable storage.
There is a fairly large battery too. According to earlier leaks, the capacity is 3,420mAh but may actually be 3,500mAh when it launches.
Xiaomi and Chinese retailer Suning have both released a new teaser on their respective Weibo accounts. The two companies have confirmed that they have a “surprise” product waiting to be unleashed on May 10. It is speculated that the two companies could be collaborating to launch the Redmi S2.
A tech blog based in Czech Republic has already revealed the images of the real Redmi S2 handset. Moreover, a new report states that the handset has been spotted at the Mi Store in Prague. In China, it has recently bagged 3C and TENAA certifications which also suggests that the arrival of the Redmi S2 is close at hand.
The specifications of the Redmi S2 that have been leaked through its TENAA listing suggest that it will be a budget-friendly phone. Its design will be similar to the Mi 6X and Redmi Note 5 Pro smartphones. The front panel of the Redmi S2 features an 18:9 aspect ratio screen and the backside is fitted with a vertical dual camera at the top-left corner.
The Redmi S2 is likely to feature a 5.99-inch screen that offers HD+ resolution of 720 x 1440 pixels. The Snapdragon 625 is expected to power the smartphone. The 2 GB, 3 GB and 4 GB RAM variants of the Redmi S2 are expected to respectively feature 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB of internal storage.
For photography, it is likely to feature 12-megapixel + 5-megapixel dual rear cameras. The front panel may feature 16-megapixel selfie camera. The handset may come loaded with Android 8.0 Oreo and MIUI 9 skin. A 3,080mAh battery may power the phone. It is expected to be priced around ~$175.
Since Xiaomi is yet to confirm “Redmi S2” moniker for the product that it will be launching on May 10, some rumors are claiming that the company may announce the in-house Surge S2 chipset. However, there are not many concrete evidences to prove that the rumored 16nm Surge S2 chipset will be unveiled on May 10.
Do you think Xiaomi will be announcing the Redmi S2 on May 10? Share us your views by posting your comments below.
The tablet market is expected to continue its downward spiral in the second quarter of 2018, DigiTimes speculates. As at the end of the fourth quarter of the year, the tablet market had declined year-over-year for 13 quarters straight. In Q4 2017, the shipment dropped by 7.9 percent year-over-year with an estimated 49.6 million units shipped worldwide, compared to 53.8 million units in the same quarter last year.
The decline continued in Q1 2018 where the global tablet shipments hit a new quarterly low of 33 million units. Shipments fell 28.2% sequentially and 14.9% year-on-year. This is due partly to insufficient stimulation from the non-Apple tablets during the traditional off season and partly to white-box makers’ clients adjusting inventory. This fall is expected to go down further to a new low of 31.06 million units in the second quarter, according to DigiTimes Research.
The sharp decline in tablet sales is expected to continue despite Apple launching new iPads for 2018, as Apple has failed to offer sharp price cuts in accordance with market expectations. Apple launched education-use iPads in the first quarter at a unit price of US$299, which come with Apple Pencil and software offering free learning resources and teaching instructions. However, Apple’s tablet shipments in the second quarter are expected to pick up significantly as it is slated to launch new iPad Pro devices for 2018 in the quarter. Amazon’s shipments are also likely to surge in preparations for Amazon Prime Day on July 10. But due to a scarcity of models from other non-Apple brands to support the second-quarter slow season, global tablet shipments from brand suppliers are estimated to see a slight sequential fall of 2.7% in the second quarter of 2018. DigiTimes estimates that the overall second-quarter global tablet shipments will further drop by 6.24% in Q2 to reach 31.06 million units.
Nokia plans to sell off its health division called Nokia Digital Health, originally known as Withings before it acquired it. Nest (Google) was said to be interested in purchasing the company but that won’t be the case anymore.
The latest report says that Nokia has decided to sell it to one of the original co-founders of Withings, Éric Carreel. The French engineer was also the founding president of the company.
Nokia hasn’t revealed how much Mr. Carreel will be purchasing the division but it is safe to assume it will be less than the almost $200 million price Nokia paid back in 2016.
We also have no info on the future of products released during the brief period of time Nokia held ownership. Will they be phased out or renamed back to Withings? Time will tell.
Meizu has recently launched the Meizu 15, Meizu 15 Plus and Meizu M15 (aka Meizu 15 Lite) smartphones to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the company. In the previous month, Meizu’s founder Huang Zhang had claimed that the company will be debuting the Meizu 16 series around August this year. Zhang is said to be himself overseeing the manufacturing of the Meizu 16 series. Today, fresh photos showing the rear shell of the alleged Meizu 16 have appeared on Weibo.
The leaked photos reveal that Meizu 16 will continue to sport metallic chassis like the Meizu 15. The rear shell images also show that it will be featuring a vertical dual camera setup followed by a ring flash like the predecessor phone. It appears that Meizu 15’s successor may not arrive with major changes in the design for the back panel.
Zhang had also claimed in the last month that the Meizu 16 will be futuristic device. Meizu has already launched Meizu 6S and Meizu E3 phones with full screen. Also, Meizu’s recent filing has revealed that its future phone may sport a full screen design (shown below) like Samsung’s Infinity Display.
The source claims that Meizu will be testing the Meizu 16 series starting from this month. This could be true as the successor of Meizu 15 series are slated to go official around August this year.
Apart from Meizu 16 series, the Chinese manufacturer is also rumored to be working on a flagship phone called Meizu X2. The handset is expected to feature Snapdragon 845 chipset and is likely to hit the market with a pricing of 2,999 Yuan (~$471). The Meizu X2 is expected to debut by the end of 2018.
The rumor mill has been leaking information on the Motorola Moto Z3 Play smartphone since the beginning of this year. Several case renders have surfaced in the recent past to reveal the appearance of the handset. Its key specs were unearthed through its certification by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in April. Today, a couple of live shots have appeared today to confirm on the design of the Z3 Play that was revealed through a leaked render in the previous week.
The below image reveals that the leaked shots belong to a Motorola phone that has a model number of XT1929. The same model number was spotted at FCC last month which indicates that the new images belong to the upcoming Moto Z3 Play smartphone.
The upper bezel features an earpiece and a selfie snapper. The handset is expected to feature a dedicated LED flash for the selfie camera, but the leaked images are not clear enough to confirm its presence. The chin of the device has a “motorola” branding. The Z3 Play shown in the leaked photo is loaded with Android 8.0 Oreo an security patch for May.
The elongated appearance of the phone suggests that it will be sporting an 18:9 aspect ratio supporting screen. Rumors have it that it will be arriving with a 6-inch display that produces FHD+ resolution.
The round-shaped camera housing on the backside of the Moto Z3 Play houses a horizontally arranged dual camera setup and its dual-tone LED flash. The rear panel that seems to be made of glass. The 16-pin connector present on the bottom of the back panel of the Z3 Play will allow users to attach Moto Mods accessories to it.
The fingerprint scanner is neither present on front nor on the backside of the Z3 Play. Rumors have it that it will be arriving with a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. However, its placement is not visible in the live shots of the phone.
As far as specs are concerned, the Moto Z3 Play is rumored to be powered by Snapdragon 636 chipset. Its 32 GB storage variant has 3 GB of RAM whereas the 64 GB model includes 4 GB of RAM. It features a selfie camera of 5-megapixel and 12-megpaixel + 8-megapixel dual camera setup. A 3,000mAh battery is speculated to be present under the of the Moto Z3 Play. The handset is unlikely to feature a 3.5mm audio jack.
Moto Z3 Play is speculated to debut next month as the Moto Z2 Play was launched in June 2017.
In the previous week, a couple of hands-on images of the upcoming Xiaomi Redmi S2 budget phone was shared by tech blog from Czech Republic. At that time, it was reported that the publication had sourced the unannounced Redmi S2 phone from Mi Store in Prague. Fresh information reveals that even without any official advertisement or announce, the Redmi S2 has been spotted at the Mi Store in Prague. This indicates that Xiaomi will be officially announcing the Redmi S2 smartphone soon.
The Redmi S2 has already received cleared prerequisite certifications from 3C and TENAA agencies in China. Hence, the Redmi S2 is expected to go official in the home market as early as this month.
The Redmi S2 is fitted with a 5.99-inch IPS LCD display. The 18:9 screen of the S2 is expected to produce an HD+ resolution of 720 x 1440 pixel. As far as appearance is concerned, its design is expected to be very similar to the recently unveiled Xiaomi Mi 6X phone. The power-efficient Snapdragon 625 SoC is expected to power the phone. It will be fueled by a 3,080mAh battery. The handset is expected to arrive preloaded with Android 8.0 Oreo and MIUI 9 skin.
For photography, the Redmi S2 is expected to feature 12-megapixel + 5-megapixel dual camera setup. It will be arriving with a selfie camera of 8-megapixel. It is expected to be available in multiple RAM and storage models such as 16 GB storage with 2 GB of RAM, 32 GB storage with 3 GB of RAM and 64 GB storage with 4 GB of RAM.
The Xiaomi Redmi S2 may be the first Android One Redmi device
Yesterday, Xiaomi had released a new teaser featuring a large-sized “S” letter on its Weibo account. The recent reports suggest that the Chinese firm could be hinting the launch of Redmi S2, but some other sources claim that it could referring to the upcoming home-grown Surge S2 SoC.
A leaked image that had surfaced in the previous week had revealed that the Redmi S2 will be available in Vietnam with a price tag of VND 3,999,000 (~$175). Rumors have claimed that the Redmi S2 will be coming to India as an Android One device.
After months of speculations and rumours, Xiaomi has finally filed for an IPO in Hong Kong. This marks a big win for the city of Hong Kong which has been trying to lure in tech companies to list in its stock exchange in recent times. In this regard, the city had made a few changes to its rules to allow for companies with multiple classes of shares to raise equity and this change seems to have paid off. It’s also an important milestone for Xiaomi as it opens its doors for public investors.
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The IPO filings doesn’t mention the number of shares or the price per share but it is said that Xiaomi could be looking to raise at least $10 billion in its IPO. This should value the company at around $100 billion and it will likely be the biggest tech IPO of 2018. In its filings, the company has revealed that 30% of the money raised would be used to develop its AI and IoT ecosystem, 30% would be used for R&D, and another 30% for global expansion. The remaining 10% would be used as working capital. Co-founders Lei Jun and Lin Bin will retain control of the company after the IPO through a special class of shares.
After a disappointing 2016, Xiaomi was quick to climb up the smartphone rankings ladder. In fact, yesterday’s Strategy Analytics report revealed that Xiaomi has climbed up to the fourth ranking in terms of global smartphone shipments, beating OPPO in Q1 2018. Sales in 2017 rose to 114.6 billion yuan, while the operating profit tripled to 12.2 billion yuan. The company posted a net loss of 43.9 billion yuan during this period but that was mainly because of pre-IPO preparations like issuing preferred shares to investors, making share based compensations and so on.
Xiaomi’s IPO comes at a time when the global smartphone shipments are shrinking. Even the Chinese market has slowed down significantly. Despite this, the company has still managed to demonstrate great skill in steadily increasing its sales and revenue through changes in its offline strategy and global expansion. So, we know that the company can quickly adapt to the ever changing needs of the smartphone market.
Now that the company has filed for an IPO, expect a lot more details about its financials and operations in the coming months.
GearBest is doling out big discounts on a broad range of action/sports cameras manufactured by popular brands such as Xiaomi, HawKeye, and SJCAM to name a few. Dubbed as the ‘Action Cam Brand Battle,’ this promotion will run for a limited period of time.
GearBest is giving a 16% off on the Xiaomi Mijia Camera Mini action camera, which would normally set you back $143.87 on the site. As a result, the Xiaomi-branded action camera can now be yours if you’re willing to shell out just $119. The discount is valid only for the black color version of the action camera. With only 100 pieces remaining, the promo is slated to end in 4 days.
Alternatively, you can go for the ThiEYE T5 Edge Native 4K WiFi action camera which is currently up for grabs bearing a lowered price of just $99.99 on GearBest. The ThiEYE T5 Edge normally sells for $109.38, but you can avail a 10% discount on GearBest.
On the downside, the promo is slated to end in 3 days. There were only 62 pieces left for the Flash Sale price.
Make Your Life Awesome
This category is rife with all sorts of action cameras that have been manufactured by different brands. More importantly, the action cameras featured in the section carry discounts that reduce your grand total.
For instance, you can buy the Q6 WiFi 4K Ultra HD action sports camera which usually comes bearing a price tag of $41.58 on GearBest, for just $29.99. This is a 28% reduction it the device’s retail price.
The Flash Sale price will be valid only for the black color version of the Q6 action sports camera. Although the promo will be running for 6 days, there were just 45 pieces left for the Flash Sale price.
Summer Super Combo Deals
This segment comprises items that you can buy together and save a considerable amount of money. For example, the HawKeye Firefly 8S 4K WiFi sports camera sells for $136.43, while the Floaty Bobber with strap and long screw carries a price sticker of $2.27 on GearBest. Buying the aforesaid items together would ideally set you back $138.7; however, GearBest is giving buyers an opportunity to save $18.7. In other words, your final price reduces to only $120.
Flagship Brand Scorchers
This section has been split into different sub-categories including SJCAM, HawKeye, Thieye, and FeiyuTech. The aforesaid brands are giving discounts on select cameras and accessories.
For the sake of an example, SJCAM is giving 6% off on the black color version of the SJ7 STAR WiFi action camera which normally sells for $190.74 on GearBest. Thanks to the discount, the coveted action camera is now available at a lowered price of just $179.99The promo will run for 4 days. Regrettably, there were only 44 pieces remaining for the Flash Sale price. The silver-tinted SJ7 STAR WiFi action camera carries an 8% discount. The remaining 4 pieces will be up for grabs for only $175.65.
For Every Summer Adventure
If you’re looking for a low-priced, yet high-end action camera, look no further. This category is brimming with well-received action/sports cameras and accessories that you can buy without emptying your pocket.
Lining with this, you can buy MGCOOL Explorer 3 4K sports camera for a slashed price of just $99.99 on GearBest. The site is giving 2% off on the camera’s original asking price of $102.13.
You can take advantage of this discount for 4 days. But it is imperative for you to bear in mind that only 5 pieces were left for the Flash Sale price.
Outdoor Essentials
Adventure junkies, rejoice. This segment of GearBest promotion includes various items that come in handy during your adventures or while exploring the great outdoors.
You can follow this link to check out rest of the product and avail amazing discounts on action/sports cameras and a myriad of other accessories.
During the period of January to March, Apple said that it sold 52.2 million iPhone. The company failed to beat the Wall Street estimate of 52.4 million iPhone handset sales during the same period.
Compared to the same period last year, this year’s sales figure is higher. Last year, the company had managed to sell 50.8 million units of iPhone. Commenting on the sales of iPhone X, Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, said, “customers chose iPhone X more than any other iPhone each week in the March quarter.”
Apple posted revenue for its Q1 of $61.1 billion, up from $52.9 billion last year. Wall Street expected $60.8 billion. Average selling prices for iPhone were $728, which is lower compared to the Wall Street expectations of $742.
However, the figure is up more than 10 percent from $655 a year ago, suggesting that the company’s iPhone X, which starts at $999, has helped the company to boost prices. Despite the lower Average Selling Price (ASP), revenue attributed to the iPhone rose 14% year-over-year.
The company said that it also sold 9.1 million iPad during the three month period, which is in-line with forecasts of 9.17 million units. Other products from the company, such as Apple Watch and the HomePod smart speaker were added into the “others” category, which had $3.9 billion in revenue for the quarter.
Apple is said to be focusing on services after witnessing a slowdown in smartphone sales. In the services department, the company reported $9.19 billion during the quarter, higher than the $8.39 billion that Wall Street was expecting.
It seems that the Cupertino-based company will increasingly rely on its services business, which includes the App Store, Apple Music, iCloud and Apple Pay, and other services to bolster its overall results.
Profits were $2.73 per share versus expectations of $2.68 per share, as of Monday, and up from $2.10 a year ago. Apple also predicted revenue of $51.5 billion to $53.5 billion in the June quarter, ahead of the $51.6 billion Wall Street expected.
Earlier in this year, the upcoming Galaxy Tab S4 was found benchmarked with model number SM-T835 on GFXBench and HTML5 which indicated that Samsung is working on a successor edition for the Galaxy Tab S3. The same model number has been certified Wi-Fi Alliance which suggests that the arrival of the Galaxy Tab S4 could be drawing near.
According to the appearance of the Samsung SM-T835 at Wi-Fi Alliance site reveals that it is a tablet device that is preinstalled with Android 8.0 Oreo. Previous reports have suggested that there could be LTE and Wi-Fi only variants for the Galaxy Tab S4. The LTE model could be having a model number of SM-T830. It has been also found that the South Korean company is reportedly testing software builds with version numbers T830XXU0ARDA and T835XXU0ARDA for the Galaxy Tab S4.
The HTML5 benchmarks had also revealed that the SM-T835 is loaded with Android 8.0 Oreo. It had also shown that the tablet’s display will be offering an aspect ratio of 16:10 which indicates that the tablet will deliver good viewing experience while watching movies. It has the same aspect ratio as the first-generation Galaxy S model. The Galaxy Tab S2 and S3 tablets offer 4:3 aspect ratio.
The GFXBench listing of the SM-T835 had revealed that it features a 10.5-inch S-AMOLED display that supports QHD resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels. It is fueled by Snapdragon 835 SoC and 4 GB of RAM. It features a native storage of 64 GB. It has a rear camera of 12-megapixel and a front-facing shooter of 8-megapixel.
The Galaxy Tab S4 may borrow some of the features from the predecessor model. Hence, it may feature AKG tuned speakers, S Pen stylus and keyboard.
Samsung had launched the Galaxy Tab S3 tablet at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 in February last year. It is a known fact that the tablet industry is declining. Hence, this could be the reason why the South Korean company did launch the Galaxy Tab S3’s successor at MWC 2018 this year. It is likely that the firm may use the IFA 2018 tech trade show platform that is scheduled to take place in September at Berlin, Germany.
During the Facebook F8 Developer Conference 2018 on Tuesday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed that a new dating service will be soon added to the world’s largest online social networking website. The in-app dating feature will be having all the features that are usually found on a match-making app.
Facebook had considering adding the dating feature over a decade ago, but it is only now that the company is making it available to the users. Multiple market surveys have revealed in the recent past that Facebook is mainly used by people who belong to age group of 25 and 55. Hence, the new dating feature seems to be a new strategy by Facebook to attract young users.
Facebook claimed that in the previous month that the time spent by users on the site decline by around 50 million hours a day by the end of 2017. Hence, the whole idea behind introducing the dating feature is to increase the user base among young consumers and thereby compel more people to visit and stay longer on Facebook. According to Mark, there are 200 million Facebook users who have listed themselves as single which suggests that such people will want to use the upcoming dating feature.
Here is how to use the dating feature on Facebook:
For dating on Facebook, users will be required to create a new “dating profile” for it. This profile will be only visible to non-friends who are using the dating feature.
Users can then browse the Events and Groups in the city to checkout people who have same interests. For example, if a user attends an event, he/she can select the “unlock” profile option to see potential matches and the people attending the same show will be able to see it.
Facebook will show only those people who share mutual interests and friends. After finding a suitable person to date, he/she may begin a conversation through a special messaging services that supports only text messaging. For security reasons, it won’t allow users to send images or links.
There is no confirmation on when the dating function will be made available to general users. At the F8 conference, it was said that Facebook will be sharing more information on testing the new feature later this year.
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Xiaomi launched the Mi Box set-top box in the U.S in 2016 and the sales have been pretty awesome. The Mi Box launched with Android 6.0 Marshmallow and has not been officially updated to Android Nougat. It is, therefore, an interesting twist that the Mi Box has now reportedly been updated to Android Oreo. A Reddit user has confirmed that his unit got the update and he even shared a screenshot.
This is no doubt a good one for the numerous M Box users across the globe. But the thing is, the user who got the Oreo update on his Mi Box had enrolled in the beta program when Xiaomi conducted a search for beta tester last year. The implication of this is that the update is likely only available to beta testers at the moment despite it being a stable build. But it is an indication that the Mi Box users in the U.S and perhaps elsewhere may soon start getting Android Oreo update.
As a reminder, the Mi Box comes in a compact size just about that of a pocket wallet with some more weight and is coloured in matte black with ports for HDMI, USB, audio and power at the back. What could be said to be the main attraction on the device is its ability to stream 4K video at 60 frames per seconds (fps), something Apple TV cannot do. This 4K streaming ability places the device at par with Amazon TV box and Roku. Thus, Xiaomi claims the Mi Box is the best, most technically advanced streaming box money can buy and it came with a cheap price tag of just $69. The price still hovers around $69 but we recently spotted a seller on Amazon who offers the Mi Box for $39.99. That is the cheapest we have seen so far.
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The discount is valid only for the black color version of the action camera. With only 100 pieces remaining, the promo is slated to end in 4 days.
Buying the aforesaid items together would ideally set you back $138.7; however, GearBest is giving buyers an opportunity to save $18.7. In other words, your final price reduces to only $120.
The promo will run for 4 days. Regrettably, there were only 44 pieces remaining for the Flash Sale price. The silver-tinted SJ7 STAR WiFi action camera carries an 8% discount. The remaining 4 pieces will be up for grabs for only $175.65.
