The ZMI Space Power Bank is housed in a 304 stainless steel case which is further polished in a bid to intensify the glare and give it a mirror finish. With 6000mAh capacity, the device offers a two-way USB Type-C fast charge.
You can now preorder the ZMI Space power bank by shelling out a considerably lowered price tag on Banggood. Let’s check out the details.
Sporting an eye-catching mirror finish, the ZMI stainless steel power bank normally carries a price tag of S$69.99 on Banggood. But the site is giving a considerable 17% discount on the device’s original selling price for a limited period of time.
You can now preorder the ZMI Space 6000mAh power bank for just $57.99. This is a 17% reduction in the device’s original asking price. However, it’s worth noting that the discount is only valid for the first 100 pieces.
The remaining 500 pieces will bear a marginally steeper price tag of $59.99. Once all the pieces are sold, the ZMI power bank will retain its original selling price i.e. $69.99.
Apart from getting this discount, you are eligible to earn 57 Banggood points. You also get a free case.
In addition to a slew of other accessories, the power bank comes with a PU leather protective cover, and an OTG adapter cable. While the device’s power input is either a 5V/2V or 9V/1.8A, it offers an output of 5.1V/2.4A, 9V/1.6A, and 12V/1.2A.
You can follow this link to check out the full specification of the ZMI Space power bank and take advantage of the promo before it comes to an end.
The Vivo V9 is one of two Vivo smartphones scheduled to launch this month. Like the Vivo X21, the V9 also has a notch in its display and vertically arranged dual rear cameras. Live photos of the phone were posted online a few days ago and more have been leaked again today.
The new photos were posted on Twitter and are from someone who got his/her hands on a retail unit ahead of release judging from the retail box in one of the images.
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The Vivo V9 comes in a white box which has an image of the phone’s front on it. It also has the World Cup Russia 2018 logo and a text that says “official smartphone”. This is a confirmation that Vivo will be one of the sponsors of the tournament.
There is also a tag line that reads “Perfect Shot, Perfect View” which hints at the phone’s selling points – its camera features and its 19:9 aspect ratio full-screen display.
Unlike the images that leaked a few days ago which shows the gold variant, this new leak is of the black version. You can’t see the notch when the display is off but in the other two photos, it sticks out like a sore thumb.
Sitting within the notch is a confirmed 24MP front facing camera, the earpiece and the sensor. There is a a bit of chin on the Vivo V9, unlike the iPhone X which it takes its design from.
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Full specs of the phone have also leaked though they are unconfirmed and should be taken with a grain of salt.
The Vivo V9 is said to feature a 6” 2160 x 1080 AMOLED display covered with Gorilla Glass 5. A Snapdragon 660 paired with 4GB of RAM drives the phone. It will have 64GB of expandable storage and 12MP + 8MP dual camera on its rear.
A 3250mAh battery powers it and it will run FunTouch OS 4.0 based on Android 8.0 Oreo. Its dimensions are said to be 155.9 x 75.2 x 7.2 mm with a weight of 159g.
In addition to that, Vivo Indonesia’s YouTube channel has gone ahead to release the official ad for the phone. The video confirms it does have a 24MP selfie camera and it will be available in black and gold.
Broadcom’s bid to buy fellow chipmaker Qualcomm has dominated discussions in the industry for quite some time now. Qualcomm has rejected Broadcom’s offer but that has not deterred the tech giant. However, it looks like the bid has finally hit the rock. Slashgear reports that U.S President Donald Trump has blocked the planned takeover, citing national security concerns.
We wouldn’t want to get caught up in U.S politics but this seems to bear the same colouring as the U.S president’s recent economic policies of putting the interest of American companies first. It played out recently in the increased tariffs on Steel and Aluminium imports and may be what is making the U.S authorities block Huawei’s bid to take on Apple on home turf by advising U.S citizens against buying Huawei’s smartphones under the guise of national security concerns. Broadcom is a foreign-owned firm and is presently based in Singapore although the company is planning a return of its headquarters to the U.S. In this case, though, Donald Trump might just be doing us all a whole lot of good by blocking such a massive takeover which would have been the biggest in the industry.
According to the report, Trump’s order cites concerns that a Broadcom takeover of Qualcomm could “impair the national security of the United States.” The order further states that Broadcom and Qualcomm should immediately and permanently abandon the proposed takeover. Both firms are also required to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) that such termination is effected.
The notch is the weirdest trend in Android smartphones in 2018. Oukitel U18 (current price is about $160) is one of the first budget phones that is made with the notch in the display but besides that, the device offers decent specs, quite a nice design but as always, there are a few flaws to consider. Here is the full Oukitel U18 review.
The phone ships with some extras like a soft TPU case and a headset jack adapter. Besides that, you get all the usual stuff.
DESIGN and DISPLAY
The notch is a cutout in the upper portion of the display in the iPhone X. I’m not going to go into details about that but the Oukitel U18 looks like the iPhone X if you take a look just at the front of the phone.
Flip the phone to the back and you will find a metal backplate with a textured top that houses a dual-camera setup that I will talk a bit later in this review. Inside the notch, you can find an 8MP selfie shooter. Unfortunately, the phone does not have a notification LED light, which is a bummer for many users.
The overall build quality is pretty good as we have a metal band that goes around the device and responsive buttons. However, you can see that the phone is quite thick and a bit heavier since it packs a 4000mAh battery inside.
That notch display is pretty nice and sharp, despite its lower resolution. In fact, this is one of the first phones to sport 21:9 aspect ratio but in practice, I don’t see a difference between this and 18:9 aspect ratio panels. I noticed just a few UI glitches in terms of the notch display when the text was cut out but it happened only when I was setting up the phone. Overall, this notch thing is really subjective. For me, it looked weird at the beginning but I got used to it in no time.
Just like the iPhone X and some other phones, the Oukitel U18 uses face unlock feature. Surprisingly, it works quite well even if you put glasses. This unlock feature is usable but I still prefer using the fingerprint scanner, which is quite accurate but as usual, the display could light up faster.
There is one major design flaw – the phone is not compatible with regular USB-C cable connectors. That means that you need to use a supplied cable that has a longer connector than usual.
There is no headset jack but the sound quality via the supplied adapter is quite decent.
As for the loudspeaker, I can’t assert it’s the best in this price range but it’s quite decent.
HARDWARE and PERFORMANCE
As for hardware, the phone is not really exceptional as we’ve seen plenty of devices with this kind of specs. Nevertheless, it’s a pretty good overall package for the price.
If you want to play 3D games on this phone, the overall performance will be pretty good with just a few skipped frames but I can’t really complain. However, the phone gets hot quickly, making it uncomfortable to hold in the hands while gaming.
USER INTERFACE
In terms of user interface, the phone runs on Andoird 7.0 and it’s a mixture of stock Android and a few customizations made by Oukitel.
We have the same customization options and tweaks we’ve seen on other devices like the ability to customize the navigation bar, there are plenty of gesture and motion controls, fingerprint gestures and so on. In terms of speed, I found the phone to be pretty fast, no lag, no stutter, thanks to almost stock Android.
IMAGE QUALITY
Even though it’s still winter and I could test the camera only on a cloudy day, the overall camera performance does not impress. Pictures could have more detail and sharpness and colors are usually washed out.
Same can be said about low-light performance, the quality could be a lot better.
Selfies do not look great either as most of the pictures came out soft.
Portrait mode uses software tricks to mimic hardware bokeh effect and you can definitely see that in mediocre quality photos.
1080p video quality is kind of poor, the same shortcomings apply as in still image quality department. Finally, I’m not really impressed with the 720p selfie video and sound recording quality.
I would rate the call quality quite well and the signal remained strong all the time. Other connectivity options including GPS work fine.
In terms of sensors, there is no gyroscope, which is a shame.
BATTERY LIFE
In terms of battery life, there is a software bug that does not show the exact battery usage data but I was able to use the phone for 1,5 or 2 days. I didn’t notice any battery drain issues or anything and I would say that the overall battery life is good. You can also charge the phone in just about 1,5h, which is great but only if you use a fast charger. In the box, you get a regular charger that charges the phone in over 2.5 hours.
As I said before, you need to use a supplied cable that has a longer connector than usual. This is a serious design flaw, in my opinion.
CONCLUSIONS
The Ouktel U18’s key selling point is design, whether you like the notch or not. However, there are quite a few flaws to consider.
First of all, the overall camera performance is disappointing. Also,you need to use a supplied cable that has a longer connector than usual. This can be an issue if you are traveling and forget the cable at home. Moreover, the phone misses LED notification light, there is no fast charger in the box, no gyroscope sensor, and no headset jack.
On a positive note, I like phone’s great overall performance including gaming, good build quality and the fact that it ships with near stock Android.
Hopefully, you will find this summary of pros and cons useful while making a buying a decision and let me guys know what do you think about this phone in the comment section.
At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, TCL-owned Alcatel announced a range of smartphone, including its first Android Go smartphone — Alcatel 1x. Now, the company has announced that Alcatel 1x in the Indian market.
The phone packs modest specifications and will soon be available for purchase in India. However, the company has not yet revealed the phone’s pricing or availability details for the Indian market. The phone was unveiled at MWC 2018 with a price tag of 99 euros.
The Alcatel 1x features a 5.3-inch display that supports screen resolution of 960 x 480 pixels. However, the display offers an aspect ratio of 18:9. Since it is a low-end phone, it is driven by MediaTek MT6739 chipset featuring a quad-core processor and PowerVR Rogue GE8100 GPU.
It packs 1GB RAM and 16GB internal storage. There’s also a microSD card slot, allowing users to further expand the phone’s storage capacity up to 128GB. As for the camera department, the phone comes with a 13-megapixel rear camera that supports full HD video shooting and comes with support for Electronic Image Stabilization (EIS). It has a LED-equipped selfie camera of 5-megapixel. The front-facing camera also comes with face recognition functionality named Face Key.
Connectivity options on the device include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, NFC and USB OTG. The phone is running Android 8.1 Oreo (Go Edition), which is a stripped down version of Android Oreo operating system built specifically for entry-level smartphones. The Go Edition OS comes with a lean size and is optimized for Android devices with RAM sizes of 512MB to 1GB RAM. The phone is powered by a 2,640mAh battery.
After months of waiting for a stable update to Android 8.0 Oreo, Essential announced that it had cancelled the update. Its reason for doing so had to do with stability issues present in Android 8.0 that would be addressed in Android 8.1 Oreo. So instead of an update to 8.0 Oreo, the Essential PH-1 would get an update to 8.1 Oreo.
After a few weeks of extra waiting, Essential has today announced that the Android 8.1 Oreo stable update has begun rolling out to devices. The announcement was made on Twitter a short while ago.
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At the begining of the year, Huawei released a list of devices that will get updated to EMUI 8.0. The Huawei P9 and P9 Plus flagships from 2016 were also included. Report has it that the update is on the way.
The info comes from Huawei’s product manager who confirmed the update on the official forum. The update will bring Android 8.0 Oreo to the device and may likely be the last major update it receives.
When the Huawei P9 and Huawei P9 Plus were released in April 2016, they ran Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box. It later got an update to Nougat.
The Huawei P9 and P9 Plus are the first Huawei phones to come with optics co-developed with Leica. The phone may already be almost 2 years old but it should still hold its own against a lot of phones in the market today.
EMUI 8 will surely breath new life into the device with its AI engine for resource allocation, smart split screen, and navigation dock. Though some of the features found in the Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro’s version of EMUI 8 will be missing.
The Huawei P9 has a 5.2” FHD IPS display while the P9 Plus has a 5.5” FHD Super AMOLED 3D touch display. Both are powered by the Kirin 955 with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of expandable storage. The P9 also comes in a 3GB RAM + 32G ROM variant.
In the previous month, Xiaomi had slashed the price of the Mi MIX 2 by 800 Yuan (~$127). However, many were unable to take advantage of the deal as it lasted only for a day. The Chinese manufacturer has confirmed that it will be offering the Mi MIX 2 with a price cut of 800 Yuan once again on March 14 and March 15.
The ceramic body edition of the MI MIX 2 will be available with a price tag of 3,899 Yuan (~$616) after the price cut 800 Yuan on its original pricing of 4,699 Yuan (~$743). The price cut has been announced ahead of the March 27 launch event of Mi MIX 2S. It is likely that the company may permanently slash the price of Mi MIX 2 around the launch of Mi MIX 2.
The Mi MIX 2 features a 5.99-inch FHD+ resolution support screen that offers an aspect ratio of 18:9. The Snapdragon 835 chipset and 8 GB of RAM are present under the hood of the MI MIX 2. The Chinese manufacturer has already released Android 8.0 Oreo update for the handset. In the coming days, the handset will be also treated with full screen gestures through the latest MIUI version update.
Xiaomi phones such as Mi Note 3, Mi 6, Mi Max 2 and Mi 5X are all available with 200 Yuan (~$32) discount. Other Xiaomi products like Redmi phones, Mi TVs and Mi Notebooks are also now available with attractive pricing. Head on to the Xiaomi official store at Jingdong to take the offer.
After Samsung’s Turkish website has confirmed the official update dates for the Samsung Galaxy S7 series, the Galaxy Note 8 and the A-Series (2017), Samsung Canada has added new devices to the Android Oreo update roadmap. The roadmap only refers to Canada, so if you are not from Canada the date of the update for your device may be different.
But given that, usually, updates get rolled out gradually in some weeks at max, these dates give us a clear idea of the time frame in which the devices will finally get Android Oreo. According to Samsung Canada, Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus will officially be updated in the country on March 18. Ten days after, on March 28, it will be the turn of the Galaxy Note 8. On spring/summer 2018 the company will start rolling out the update on the Galaxy S7, S7 Edge, Galaxy A5 (2017) and the flagship tablet Galaxy Tab S3 9.7-inch version.
Later in 2018, Samsung Galaxy XCover 4, Galaxy A8 (2018), Galaxy J3 Emerge, Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), Galaxy Tab Active 2 and Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) will get updated as well. For each of the listed devices, the update will come alongside a new version of the customized user interface by the Korean giant, which will be called Samsung Experience 9.0. It will bring new features and improvements, as well as important bug fixes and security fixes.
Huawei Nova 3e is expected to launch on March 20 in China, a week before the P20 series would be unveiled in Paris on March 27. The Nova 3e had earlier been rumoured as being the same as the Huawei P20 Lite and from the look of things, that is the case. A leaked poster of the Nova 3e had earlier confirmed this assertion. Now, a leaked hands-on video featuring the Nova 3e has emerged on Weibo and sincerely it is no different from the P20 Lite’s renders we had seen in the past.
The Huawei Nova 3e is basically the P20 Lite by another name. As the saying goes, arose by any other name would smell as sweet. So, the device still looks radiant and beautiful as seen on the video and earlier leaked poster. Since Huawei is launching the Nova model in China, it is unlikely the P20 Lite will be unveiled whenever the P20 series models hit China. This may be a repeat of the Honor 7X scenario which was launched recently in the U.S as Mate SE.
Design wise, the leaked video shows the device in all-white colour but from previous renders, the device will be available in a number of colour variants including Black. The device will come with a Glass finish similar to the Mirror finish of the Honor 8. The leaked video indeed shows the rear view with a glossy glass finish. The device is also seen to pack a vertically aligned dual rear camera setup. The cameras are located at the top left corner. There is also a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor in the middle.
The same similarity with the P20 Lite also plays out on the front view of the Nova 3e. The display is the trendy full-screen display. The stand out feature up at the front is the notch design which the device takes in order to bear some similarity with the iPhone X. We know the Apple flagship wasn’t the first to feature the notch design, the Essential Phone was. But since the debut of the iPhone X, a number of OEMs have been cooking up models with a display notch similar in all respect to the iPhone X’s.
We also expect the specifications to be similar and in that respect TENAA has gifted us the specs of the P20 Lite. In the same vein, the Nova 3e is expected to feature a 5.8-inch display with a resolution of 2280 x 1080 pixel and a 19:9 aspect ratio. The device will be powered by a Kirin 659 chip which is the same one used on the Honor 7X and Honor 9 Lite. The processor is backed by 4GB of RAM while there is 64GB of storage on the device which can be expanded up to 256GB. On the camera end, the device packs a 16MP + 2MP rear camera. The secondary rear sensor is a Bokeh camera. The device also packs a 16MP selfie shooter having Face Unlock capability. The Nova 3e (P20 Lite) will be fired up by a 3000mh battery with 18W fast charging an would run Android Oreo -based EMUI 8.0 out-of-the-box. The China-bound Nova 3e will also have HiAssistant similar to Google Assistant. Apart from the White variant on display in the leaked video, the device will be available in Black, Pink and Blue color options.
In order to improve its products, OnePlus started a new program called Open Ears Forum. The first edition was held last September in London, and served as an avenue for OnePlus to meet selected members of its community to get feedback and improvement ideas.
Last week, there was an Open Ears Forum in Hamburg, Germany, that focused on the camera. Members of the OnePlus camera team and a special guest, Kevin Abosch, met with selected fans of the brand to discuss how to improve the camera.
The meetup was split into a morning discussion segment to hear people’s opinion of the camera performance along with analysis of photos taken by attendees themselves. While an afternoon segment focused on portrait mode and how to make it better. There was also a discussion on overall camera user experience and a Q&A with Carl Pei and Becker, who is the image algorithm engineer.
Top benchmarking outfit AnTuTu has released a list of its top 10 highest performing smartphones for the mnt of February 2018. The list is based on models which scored the highest points on AnTuTu benchmark as at February this year. This is the second ranking that would be released by the benchmarking tool since the upgrade of its software version from V6.3.6 to v7.0.1. The first was released last month and it covers January 2018. There is n’t so much change from the list of top 10 highest performing models for January. Also, it should be noted that the ranking is only for Android smartphones and does not include iOS-powered Apple models.
Somehow, the Huawei Mate 10 Pro vacates the top spot for the Mate 10. Both models are powered by the Kirin 970-chip. The Mate 10 had a score of 214750 while the Mate 10 Pro is listed with 214707 which is relatively close. Standing at the third spot is the Huawei Honor View 10 with a score of 213,758. OnePlus 5 is the first Snapdragon 835 smartphone on the list, sitting at number 4 spot with 211210 points. The OP5 is followed by the OnePlus 5T which scored 211029 points when it was benchmarked on AnTuTu. ZTE’s Nubia Z17 occupies the number 6 spot with 208654 points. Nubia Z17s enters the ranking new, perhaps the model’s benchmark score wasn’t available last month since it isn’t a new smartphone. The Z17s edges the Xiaomi Mi 6 to occupy the seventh spot with a score of 207502 points.
Two Xiaomi flagship models are on the list, the Mi 6 and Mi Mix 2. Both models occupy the 8th and 9th spots respectively. While the Galaxy Note 8 completes the top 10 ranking with a score of 203260 points. Samsung Galaxy S8+ was on the top 10 for January but the entrance of the Nubia Z17s edged the Samsung model out of the list. Since some Snapdragon 845 models like the Galaxy S9 have already been launched and more will be announced later this month, we expect a complete overhaul of the list in March.
After launching the Huawei Mate 10 Pro smartphone in the United States, the company has now launched yet another phone in the US — Honor View 10.
Priced at $499, the phone is now available for pre-order and will start shipping from March 22. Just like every other Honor phone available in the US, it will be offered Unlocked and compatible with GSM/LTE carriers.
The Honor View 10 comes with a 5.8-inch IPS LCD display that offers 18:9 aspect ratio and Full HD+ resolution. Under the hood, the phone is powered by the company’s own Kirin 970 processor with four Cortex-A73 cores clocked at 2.36GHz and four Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1.8GHz.
The processor is coupled with NPU (Neural Processing Unit) for AI-based tasks. Using this AI chip, the phone continuously detects different scenes like nature, pet, text, portrait and so on and also scans at a very fast rate of 33 times per second. The phone can also perform real-time translation through the Microsoft Translator app.
The Honor View 10 packs 6GB RAM and 128GB of internal storage and support microSD card for further expanding the storage capacity up to 256GB. There’s a 16-megapixel + 20-megapixel dual camera setup on the back panel of the phone. On the front, there’s a 13-megapixel snapper for taking selfies and video calling.
It runs on Android 8.0 Oreo operating system based EMUI 8.0. The phone comes packed with a 3,750 mAh battery that is coupled with Huawei’s SuperCharge fast charging technology. The company claims that the battery can provide up to 23 hours talk-time on 3G, and 22 days of standby time. It also comes with 5V/4.5A fast charging support.
Connectivity options on the Honor View 10 include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac dual-band (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth v4.2, GPS/A-GPS, NFC, USB Type-C (2.0), and 3.5mm headphone jack. The phone features a Facial Unlock technology that can also be used to support payment-level authentication. As per the company, it can unlock the device in just 400ms.
Earlier, Huawei planned to expand its presence to the US market through a partnership with network carrier AT&T. However, the deal was abruptly canceled, reportedly due to the US government concerns over Huawei’s links to the Chinese government.
ZTE seems to have a couple of new devices in the pipeline. Earlier today, the ZTE V890 was seen on TENAA sporting upper mid-range features. Another phone listed as the ZTE A606 has also been seen on TENAA and it comes with less powerful features.
The display on the ZTE A606 is a 5.45” screen with a 1440 x 720 resolution. Its dimensions are given as 146.3 x 69.2 x 8.5 mm and weight as 140g.
It has 2GB of RAM and 16GB of expandable storage, and is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor. On the rear is a 5MP camera with LED flash and for selfies is a measly 2MP sensor.
Huawei had long revealed that the P20 series would be launched on March 27 in Paris. But before that date, the Chinese tech giant will hold a launch event on March 20 in China where it would unveil the Nova 3e. The device is tipped to come with the premium designs Huawei phones have been known for in recent times. The Huawei Nova 3e real photos have been revealed in a recent poster which promotes the device. The poster shows the device’s front and rear aspects.
The poster confirms earlier speculations that the Nova 3e would come with a display notch reminiscent of the iPhone X. Interestingly, that isn’t the only thing the Nova 3e would borrow from Apple’s 10th-anniversary flagship. The Nova 3e also comes with a dual rear camera setup stacked vertically at the upper left corner just like that of the iPhone X. Another interesting aspect is that this is the same design the Huawei P20 Lite is expected to adopt. Thus, the Nova 3e would be launched internationally as P20 Lite.
The Huawei Nova 3e also has the Huawei logo at the lower left corner. The device also packs a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor. Specs wise, the Nova 3e is expected to sport a 5.6-inch display with a resolution of 2160 x 1080pixels. The device also packs a massive 3,350mAh battery under its hood. The device is also expected to be equipped with a Kirin 670 chip with integrated AI NPU and would run EMUI 8.1 from the go.
During the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018, LG had reportedly showcased the notch enabled LG G7 phone behind closed doors to select clients. Fresh information revealed by a South Korean publication states that the company is aiming to launch the LG G7 at the end of next month. Hence, the smartphone is expected to arrive in the market by May.
The report confirms that the LG G7 will feature an OLED display that will be flanked with a notch to house the front camera(s), earpiece and some other sensors. It will be fueled by Snapdragon 845 chipset. A 3,000mAh battery enabled with fast charging capabilities will be available on the LG G7 to keep the lights on.
The regular edition of LG G7 is likely to feature 6 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage. The LG G7+ model may arrive with 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage. The backside of the phone is expected to house a vertically arranged dual rear cameras that will include a pair of 16-megapixel sensors. The AI camera features that were made available on the LG V30S will be also arriving on the LG 7. The handset will be also equipped with quad audio convertor.
Depending on the variant, the LG G7 is expected to be priced around $850 to $950. Its unveil event could be held in South Korea or the U.S. or Europe. Since the LG G7 is slated to get announced in May, the South Korean company may launch the LG V40 in November instead of launching it in September. The report has further stated that the company may converge the LG G series and V lineup in the next year.
There was a time that phones priced under $300 had a terrible build quality but that has changed now. With just $150, you can get a well-built phone that should serve you well, and the new Honor 7C proves that.
The Honor 7C comes in a powder blue box which as far as I can remember hasn’t changed since the days of the Honor 3C. It has the name of the phone written on top and on the sides. There are no images on the box as Honor is keeping things simple. Plus you are actually not going to go back to the box after the first day.
Inside the box is the Magic Night Black Variant, a microUSB cable, and a wall charger. The charger and cable are white and are likely the same for all color variants. The front of the Honor 7C is black just like the Aurora Blue and Red variant and the 5.99” HD+ display is covered by a 2.5D glass which gives it a premium look.
At the top sits a sensor, an 8MP front facing camera, the earpiece, and a LED flash. There is Honor’s branding on the bottom bezel. There are side bezels too but they have been kept as small as possible. Even though the display has an 18:9 aspect ratio, the phone is still big. The corners of the phone are curved to make holding it a bit more comfortable.
The back is largely made of metal save for the top and bottom where you have the antenna lines which are made of plastic. The back of the phone is also curved at the sides for better handling.
Gracing the back are slightly raised dual cameras and LED flash positioned at the top left corner, and a fingerprint scanner that sits in the upper middle part of the phone. There is also a secondary microphone above the upper antenna line.
At the bottom of the phone is a speaker grille, a microUSB cable and a 3.5mm audio jack. There are also two screws flanking the USB port. The top side is bare.
The volume rocker and power button are on the left and the triple card tray (dual nano+microSD card) is on the left.
Xiaomi will be launching the Redmi Note 5 on March 16 in China. The Chinese manufacturer has recently confirmed that the Redmi Note 5 will be arriving with Snapdragon 636 chipset, 6 GB of RAM and AI Smart Beauty feature. Today, Xiaomi President Lin Bin has officially confirmed that the Redmi Note 5 will come with support for full screen gestures out-of-the-box. Also, the key specs of the Note 5 have been revealed on the official Weibo account of Xiaomi Redmi.
Lin Bin has shared a short video clip to show how full screen gestures would work on the Redmi Note 5’s 18:9 aspect ratio display. The video shows that swiping upwards from the bottom of the screen will take the user to the home screen. By sliding upwards from the bottom and pausing will show the recent apps. Swiping right or left from the edge of the screen to the center will take users to the previous page.
As it can be seen in the above image, the official Redmi Weibo account has confirmed that the handset will carry support for Face Unlock, full Netcom 5.0 and it will come preloaded with MIUI 9. It also reveals that it will include a 4,000mAh battery.
It is a known face that the Redmi Note 5 for China is rebranded version of Redmi Note 5 Pro that was launched in India in February. It is speculated that compared to the Indian model, the Chinese version will be featuring different configuration cameras. Rumors claim that it may feature 12-megapixeld dual rear cameras. One of its lenses could be the Sony IMX486 sensor.
As far as other specs of the Redmi Note 5 for China are concerned, it will be coming with a 5.99-inch FHD+ display and 20-megapixel selfie flash enabled front-facing camera. Recent reports have revealed that the Redmi Note 5 variants such as 3 GB RAM + 32 GB storage, 4 GB RAM + 64 GB storage and 6 GB RAM + 64 GB storage may arrive in China for 1199 Yuan (~$189), 1499 Yuan (~$235) and 1799 Yuan (~$285).
In related news, the latest MIUI 9.5 beta version includes support for full screen gestures. The new gestures are currently only available on full screen design smartphones from the company such as Mi MIX, MI MIX 2, Redmi Note 5 Pro, Redmi Note 5, Redmi 5 Plus and Redmi 5. Also, only those owners of these devices who have enrolled in the beta testing program can try the full screen gestures.
The Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s is expected to be just a slight upgrade to the Mi Mix 2 but it is turning out to be much more. We have seen several official teasers of the device and ahead of the March 27 launch, Xiaomi has continued to release more teasers. The latest teaser seems to be connected to the dual rear cameras.
The teasers, two in number, were shared by Xiaomi on the official Mi phone Weibo page and these ones aren’t pretty straightforward. From the look of things and the few texts on the posters, the new feature seems to be about a new feature of the dual cameras. Most of the comments on both Weibo posts point at multi-frame image processing. This same feature was utilized on the Galaxy S8 and S8+ as well as the Google Pixel and Pixel XL. In case you are wondering how the multi-frame imaging processing works, here’s how. It ensures bright and clear photographs in nearly every environment, including low light conditions. With this technology, the camera takes three photos – instead of just one – then selects the clearest image and uses the other two to reduce the blur. This results in a vividly clear image with reduced noise and sharper detail.
The Mi Mix 2s is expected to pack a dual camera setup aligned vertically. The cameras will come with artificial intelligence and we expect the main sensor to be a 12MP Sony IMX363 sensor. As a reminder, the device will sport a 6.01-inch FHD+ OLED Display likely supplied by Samsung with an 18:9 aspect ratio. The device will be powered by a Snapdragon 845 chip paired with a 6GB RAM on the standard version and an 8GB RAM on the topmost version. The Mix 2s is also expected to pack a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor and a ceramic body among other features.
Xiaomi 70 Minutes Smart WiFi Car DVR is geared with Sony IMX323 image sensor to deliver exceptional recording experience. Moreover, it boasts an array of awe-inspiring functions such as loop-cycle recording, g-sensor and Wi-Fi connection that ensure a pleasant and safe driving environment.
Apart from that, the device adopts H.264 photography compression technology along with 1080P full HD lens, and 130 degrees vision angle. It comes with an adjustable holder to give you an unparalleled recording experience.
As if that weren’t enough of a reason to buy it, you can now even get a significant discount on the Xiaomi-branded 70 Minutes Smart WiFi car DVR. Let’s check out the details.
You can get your hands on this Xiaomi 70 Minutes Smart Dash Camera by shelling out just $49.99 on GeekBuying. The site is giving a considerable 29% discount on the device’s original asking price of $69.99 for a limited period of time.
Apart from taking advantage of the aforesaid discount, you can further reduce your grand total simply by applying coupon code ‘VBXUDDSL’ at the time of checking out. By using the aforesaid coupon code, you can save an extra $13. As a result, you end up paying only $38.99 for this highly useful car DVR.
It’s worth noting that the promo is slated to end in 6 days. You can follow this link to get the discount and use the coupon code, which is also likely to expire soon.
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