Google’s Live Cases are cases specially designed for/by you for your Pixel phone. A Live Case app which requests for a unique code on the case also sets your phone’s wallpaper to what’s on your case. Nice, right? It appears Samsung will be offering something similar soon.
Some folks at XDA discovered the new development in the latest version of Samsung’s Theme Store app. It is said that the cases will be linked to themes on the store. They will come with a NFC chip that automatically changes the theme of the phone to the theme on the case.
However, there is no confirmation as to the level of customization users will have if they want a case. Google lets users use their own photos or select their favorite locations in case of Places Live Cases. Even those offered by partnered artists can be customized to a certain level.
The screenshot above shows that Samsung is also going to partner with third parties and they will handle the entire process from order, to payment, to delivery and even refunds.
Samsung has introduced a new laptop — Samsung Odyssey Z, which is designed primarily for the gamers. This new gaming laptop from the South Korean giant is fairly thin in size and light in weight.
In terms of looks, the laptop shares the design of its previous models, including the display, connectors and red backlit keyboard with curved keys. A notable change is the position of the touchpad, which is now on the right side of the keyboard.
The laptop comes with a 15.6-inch Full HD display with screen resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. It is powered by Intel‘s eighth generation Core i7-8750H hexa-core processor along with 6GB Nvidia Geforce GTX 1060 graphics processor.
It features up to 16GB DDR RAM and up to 1TB PCI Express-based NVMe M.2 SSD. Connectivity ports on the device include 1 x USB-C (unclear as to whether it supports Thunderbolt 3), 4 x USB Type-A (2 3 x .0, 2 x 2.0), 1 x HDMI, and 1 x headphone/mic.
The company is betting on the laptop’s heat management feature. It has vents everywhere and a new cooling system which basically seems like a dual-fan with vapor-chamber. The cooling system includes three components – the Dynamic Spread Vapor Chamber, Samsung’s Z Airflow Cooling design, and the Z Blade Blowers.
The vapor chamber is designed to enable the laptop’s two fans — one over the CPU and one over the GPU — to push cold air to the hottest sections above and below the motherboard. All the hot air gets ejected through the laptop’s rear vents.
The device also comes with a Silent Mode option, which user can toggle through a shortcut key on the keyboard for a quieter operation. Two front-facing 1.5W speakers reside just above the keyboard. The laptop comes with a 54 Wh battery which probably won’t last much longer in gaming mode. The laptop measures 376 x 255 x 18 mm and weighs 2.4kg.
Currently, the company has not announced the pricing details of the Samsung Odyssey Z gaming laptop but it will be available in North America in the third quarter of this year.
The Pixelbook is one of the most beautiful devices made by Google. It is also one of the the most expensive. While it is just six months old, the Pixelbook may be getting a successor soon.
A Reddit user found a code in Chromium OS that mentions a new Chrome device codenamed “Atlas” with a 3840 x 2160 display. Although, there isn’t an explicit mention it is a Pixelbook, the high resolution display isn’t unusual for Google.
The Pixelbook has a 12.3” 2400 x 1600 display. So a successor with a much improved display can’t be ruled out. There is however a possibility that Google isn’t working on a successor yet and this may be from a different manufacturer.
Usually, smartphones from most brands get about 2 years of software support, but that doesn’t apply to BlackBerry. About two and a half years from its official release,despite its less than impressive sales, the Canadian giant hasn’t forgotten the Priv. As CrackBerry reports, the former flagship has just received a new update which made the firmware version number jump to AAW068. The update weighs about 100 MB but it does not contain any new security patch as the date of the patch installed remains exactly the same as the previous version of the firmware.
Instead, the new update for BlackBerry Priv should contain a critical vulnerability fix. Further, the BlackBerry Password Keeper app has been updated with the support to the autofill feature which we can usually find on smartphones with Android Oreo installed. In order to use the feature, you need to enable it in the Settings menu. The update for BlackBerry Priv comes via OTA but according to some reports, it may cause issues with verification. In case you own a Priv and you have this issue, head to the source link below to discover how to fix it.
It is nice to see that BlackBerry is bringing security updates even to very old devices and it confirms this company is one of the best smartphones manufacturers in terms of security, even after its acquisition by TCL. BlackBerry Priv was announced in October 2015 and it hit the shelves in the following month. The handset features a QWERTY physical keyboard and a 5.4-inch display with a Quad HD resolution. The operating system installed was Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, but it has been updated to Marshmallow. Under the hood, it sports an hexa-core Snapdragon 808 SoC and 3 GB RAM.
Prepare to see new interesting midrangers from the Korean giant as the Samsung Galaxy A6 and A6 Plus are coming soon. After receiving the official certification by the American FCC and Wi-Fi Alliance, the Plus variant has just been spotted on the official Polish website of the company. The model number of the device briefly appeared on an official page, and this not only confirms its existence but also reveals that it should be announced very soon. According to the official website, there will be a version of the Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus which carries the model number SM-A605FN/DS.
The last two letters of the model number are suggesting that the handset will sport a dual SIM slot. Further, this model number confirms the ones appeared on the listings of FCC and Wi-Fi Alliance. Besides the official certifications by these regulatory agencies, we spotted Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus even on benchmarks, alongside its standard variant. According to Geekbench, the A6+ will not have an Exynos SoC like most of Samsung mid-rangers: it will be powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 chipset which runs at a max frequency of 2 GHz. The power-efficient chipset will be paired with 4 GB of RAM, while the operating system installed will be Android Oreo.
On Geekbench, the handset has obtained a score of 739 points in single-core test and it has scored 3469 points in the multi-core test. Geekbench also showed that the standard A6 will boast an octa-core Samsung Exynos 7870 processor and 3 GB of RAM. The score obtained by the standard A6 on single-core benchmark is 723 points, while in multi-core it scored 3605 points. Even though the processors are different, the A6 Plus has more RAM and it will probably cost more but the scores obtained by the two handsets are very similar.
OnePlus is taking a different approach to the way it does things this year. Not only will we be getting the OnePlus 6 earlier than its predecessors, OnePlus has also steadily been feeding us with new features the phone will come with. It’s latest teaser reveals a new functionality coming to the Alert Slider.
The latest teaser was posted on Twitter and reveals that the much-loved Alert Slider will also be used to adjust focus (for the camera) on the OnePlus 6. Sliding the button which is positioned on the left on older models will adjust the focus as desired.
The Alert Slider currently allows you to switch between audio profiles on your phone. By default, the slider is set to ring. Sliding it up once puts it in Do Not Disturb Mode and pushing it up again puts it in silent mode. Rather than unlocking your phone to set it to any of these modes, a simple push is all you need. You don’t even need to pull your phone out of your pocket.
Since the official announcement, Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S has been made available to purchase in China just once, through an official flash sale. The sale was on April 3 and the phone was quickly sold out. As it happens with every Xiaomi phones launched in the past few years, many buyers were left disappointed because they could not get a unit of the new flagship.
If you are one of these, do not worry, you still have a chance to get your unit again. Tomorrow, Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S will be available to purchase again thanks to a second flash sale. Unfortunately, we do not know how many units will be made available, so we suggest you prepare your credit card and try to get it as fast as you can.
In the first flash sale, the handset was made available in three configurations. The cheapest one has 6 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage, and it’s available with a price tag of 3299 Yuan, which roughly translates into $523. The intermediate variant has 6 GB RAM and 128 GB ROM, and its price is about 3599 Yuan ($570). At last, the most powerful variant with 8 GB RAM and 256 GB ROM has a price of 3999 Yuan ($634).
Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S is the company’s best camera flagship yet and we’ve finally got our hands on the new device. The first thing we checked out was naturally its camera performance. The camera specs are impressive and the DxOMark score of 101 in photos really stands out among competition. So, we decided to test out its camera in different lighting conditions, and as expected, the Mi Mix 2S has really outdid its competition in the market. The camera is so much better than the average shooter on the Mi Mix 2 and it’s comparable to the big flagships that rule the camera department right now.
So, here’s a bunch of camera samples we managed to quickly get from the Mi Mix 2S’ dual 12MP setup at the back. The results are impressive and I’m sure you’d be happy to see the significant improvement in saturation as well as details, especially in low light.
Low light situation is one area where most smartphones struggle. But with the Mi Mix 2S, the samples were bright and clear at night, the saturation levels were good, and noise was limited to a great extent. As compared to other phones in this price range, this is really a significant improvement.
Note that we’ll also bring a Mi Mix 2 vs Mi Mix 2S camera sample comparison very soon to show you how much the new model has improved in this department.
Samsung has penned down an official blog post that explains how it achieved the Super Slow-mo feature of the Galaxy S9 (S9 Plus). The new Super Slo-mo mode lets users record at 960fps for just 0.2 seconds which translates into 6 seconds of playback. But how exactly does it work?
Samsung sensors are CMOS (complimentary metal-oxide semiconductor) sensors. Even with the improvement in autofocus, when you take a picture of a fast moving object, the images are distorted. So Samsung set to work on a new CMOS sensor that would be fast enough to significantly reduce distortion and camera shake, and also provide new features.
So what new features should the camera have? Samsung agreed on slow-motion recording. To achieve that, they had to make a sensor fast enough to record at super high speeds which can then be slowed down for the super slow-mo effect.
Making the sensor fast enough wasn’t easy as it needed to be four times faster than previous generation. It also had to have a better pixel and be able to handle the bandwidth for the high frame rates required for the image sensor output and video processing of the application processor.
The solution was to add a dedicated DRAM memory chip to the CMOS sensor and new circuit, instead of waiting till they are sent to the DRAM on the phone itself. So you get a three-layer sensor instead of two in older models.
ZTE first unveiled the Axon M with a foldable display back in November in the U.S. The device was launched in collaboration with U.S carrier AT&T. The smartphone also made its debut in China this January. The Axon M has received positive reviews so far but in reality, it is just a step towards developing a foldable smartphone because the Axon M is a smartphone with two screens. In case you are wondering how ZTE was able to mount the two screens on a single smartphone, here is a dismantling video by Zack Nelson on his YouTube channel JerryRigsEverything.
The entire dismantling process is not as complicated as you would expect. Rather it is simple, the front and rear panels, as well as most of the components, are simply held by screws. However, the battery is glued to the panel and the pull tab by the side simply isn’t strong enough to pull out the battery. The battery is shown to be a 3180mAH cell which we think is too small for a dual-screen smartphone. The teardown also shows that the connection of the second screen isn’t also complicated. The second screen is connected to the first with a couple of hinges and then a cable links both screens. You can check out the video from below.
The Axon M dual-screen foldable smartphone is available online via MyZTE.com and JD.com in China. Interested individuals in China can also get the device offline via China Telecom stores. The device will also come to Europe where it will be available via Vodafone and TIM as well as other “leading carriers”. The ZTE Axon M sells for $725 in the U.S when buying outrightly. Customers also have the option of accessing the device through instalment payments via AT&T Next scheme which enables them to pay $24.17 each month for a period of 30 months.
As a reminder, the Axon M comes with an innovative foldable design which accorded ZTE a CES 2018 Innovation Award. The foldable device packs a pair of 5.2-inch screens with full HD resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. It has a single 20MP camera at the rear with image stabilization, PDAF, and 4K video recording. The device is powered by a Snapdragon 821 chipset paired with 4 GB of RAM and there is 64GB of internal storage onboard. The handset is preinstalled with Android 7.1.2 Nougat OS and keeping the lights on is a generous 3,180mAh battery.
Yesterday, Xiaomi announced the arrival of the “Mi Crowdfunding” program for India. This new initiative from the company will assist the Chinese manufacturer to know which innovative products can be released in India.
Through Mi Crowding initiative, the company will list down innovative products that may release in India only when certain number of people show interest in it. If the product fails to meet people’s interest in stipulated time, it won’t be shipped, and the company will refund the money to the buyers of that product.
As of this writing, Xiaomi is crowdfunding Mi Selfie Stick Tripod and Bluetooth Audio Receiver products in India. The two products are respectively priced at Rs. 1,099 (~$16) and Rs. 999 (~$15). Shipping of these products will begin within 10 days of meeting the goal of the project. Both the products can be crowdfunded until April 17. Also, these devices have a crowdfunding goal of 1,000 units.
Users can crowdfund these products by placing order for them. This can be done by accessing the product page of the respective product and then by hitting “Support now” button. Users can pay for the desired product within the mentioned time period. Supporters can check the progress of the project.
A project is considered successful when it receives 100 percent supporters in the set time duration. As of this writing, the Mi Selfie Stick Tripod and Mi Bluetooth Audio Receiver have respectively received 93 percent and 113 percent supporters.
If a user desires to cancel the order, he/she can do so before the product is shipped out. If the project is successful, people who supported it will be provided with priority delivery service.
The Mi Selfie Stick Tripod is a hybrid of a selfie stick and a tripod and it is equipped with a Bluetooth shutter remote. It can rotate 360 degrees and it can house large-sized phones like Mi Max 2. It is available only in Black color. It features Bluetooth 3.0 and can be used with Android phones running on Android 4.3 or above and iOS devices with IOS 5.0 or above.
The Mi Bluetooth Audio Receiver can be used for wirelessly playing music and answering phone calls. Its features include Bluetooth 4.2, headphone amplifier chip, 3.5mm audio jack and 97mAh battery. Lastly, it can be paired with two devices simultaneously, but only of them will be functional at a time. It can be availed in white color only. To know more about these products, visit their respective product page through the source links below.
When it comes to major OS updates, Samsung is not the fastest company in supporting its devices. But it always provides decent long-term support, at least for its most important handsets. Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge were announced in early 2016 with Android Marshmallow out of the box and they have been officially updated to Android Nougat more than a year ago. Now, the two handsets have been certified by Wi-Fi Alliance with Android 8.0 Oreo installed, and this suggests that the final update should be coming soon.
Alongside Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, the mid-rangers Samsung Galaxy A3 and A5 (2017) have been certified with Android Oreo as well and they have appeared in the database of WFA with Oreo installed. Usually, when devices get certified by Wi-Fi Alliance with a new OS version, the final update to that version gets released within some weeks at max. So, expect Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 Edge, A3 and A5 2017 to be updated to Android Oreo in the coming weeks. Actually, Android Oreo is already present on some Samsung devices such as Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy A8.
The operating system is customized by Samsung Experience 9.0, the latest version of the Samsung custom user interface. Samsung Experience 9.0 contains several improvements and new features which were not present in the previous version. Among the most important features added, there are 4 new keyboard modes and a toolbar with shortcuts which can help you to find emojis, stickers, and animated GIFs. Further, there are hundreds of new emojis, GIFs, and stickers available. The keyboard settings menu has been simplified, and the main screen of Bixby virtual assistant has been improved with new cards and options. Among these options, there are background music reproduction and colors matching the actual weather in the user location.
Last year, OnePlus had launched the OnePlus 5 smartphone in June. Since the company has already started teasing the features of the upcoming OnePlus 6 flagship phone, it seems that the company may launch it earlier this year. A new teaser that features a short video has been released on the Italian Facebook page of OnePlus. It reveals that the handset will carry support for full screen gestures.
OnePlus had introduced gestures support through Android Oreo Open Beta 3 update for OnePlus 5T. However, the new teaser that has a tagline of “speed up with gestures” hint that the OnePlus 6 come preloaded with support for full screen gestures. The short video hints that the OP6 will provide its users with onscreen swiping actions. However, it does not reveal the exact functions of the various gestures.
Considering what has been already made available through Open Beta for OP5T, the OnePlus 6 will offer three kinds of gestures. Swiping up action from the center will let users to access the homescreen and swiping towards the left to access the back function. The swipe-up-and-hold gesture will allow users to see the multi-tasking menu. The arrival of the full screen gestures on the OnePlus 6 could mean that it won’t feature a conventional navigation bar.
The onscreen gestures are pegged to deliver better navigation experience on OnePlus 6’s large-sized display that is expected to deliver a very high screen-to-body ratio. The display of the OP6 will feature a notch, but the company has confirmed that it will be providing a feature to hide it. It has been officially confirmed that the OnePlus 6 will be featuring Snapdragon 845 chipset, 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage. It is speculated that the OnePlus 6 may break cover as early as at the end of this month.
A new report has revealed that Huawei topped the list of local manufacturers with the highest number of shipments for 2017. The manufacturer is said to have shipped a total of 150 million phones and has set a 2018 target of 200 million.
Xiaomi is also reported to have increased is shipment to 90 million in 2017. This figure is said to be due to the success of the Redmi series in India and also its entry into new markets. Xiaomi’s target for 2018 is expected to reach 120 to 150 million units.
Xiaomi is celebrating its 8th year anniversary tomorrow, April 6. A company-wide memo written by founder and CEO, Lei Jun, praised the members of staff and fans for the company’s achievement so far.
OPPO and Vivo are the other two companies in the top four. Their plan for the year is to keep launching affordable phones with AI features in developing markets.
Black Shark has recently confirmed that its first gaming smartphone would be unveiled on April 13. Soon after the announcement, a couple of leaked renders of the alleged phone had surfaced on Weibo. Black Shark CEO Wu Shimin was quick to respond that those renders were ugly and fake. The official Weibo account of the company has confirmed the antenna design of the upcoming gaming phone by Black Shark.
The Black Shark gaming phone will be the first phone to be equipped with “X” antenna design. This arrangement protects the antenna bands from getting covered by the palm while playing games on it. It will ensure stable signal connectivity and reduce the rate of calls.
Some of the Weibo users have shared the basic design of the Black Shark gaming phone which shows that the top-left corner has GPS and Wi-Fi receivers whereas the top-right corner has LTE receiver. The bottom corners have receivers for LTE and Wi-Fi MIMO. To say again, such an arrangement will provide users with immersive gaming experience without disturbing the proper functioning of the antennas.
Very few details of the Black Shark gaming phone have surfaced so far. Its AnTuTu listing that was spotted in February had revealed that the smartphone would be powered by Snapdragon 845 chipset and 8 GB of RAM. It will be running on custom ROM based on Android 8.0 Oreo and it will also feature some core MIUI features. The handset has also appeared with the same specs on Geekbench. The exact size of the display of Black Shark gaming phone is not known, but the AnTuTu listing has revealed that it will be sporting an 18:9 aspect ratio display.
Black Shark is a newly established Chinese firm that is backed by Xiaomi. Also, JD.com is the official online retailer of Black Shark products for the next three years.
Do you think that the Black Shark gaming phone will deliver ultimate gaming experience? Share us your views by posting your comments below.
It has become a yearly ritual that Xiaomi kicks off the Mi Fan Festival around April 6 every year to celebrate its anniversary. The innovative Chinese tech company was founded on April 6, 2010, and we all know where it has managed to reach in the past eight years. The company now operates in a number of markets, two of them being the world’s top smartphone markets, India and China. Thanks to its aggressive pricing and customer oriented approach, Xiaomi has managed to gather fan following in millions.
The 2018 Mi Fan Festival kicked off two days back and it is to celebrate Xiaomi’s 8th birthday. This year’s activity is not only centred on China and India, but Xiaomi is taking the festival to fans in countries where they have made an entry or where there is an authorized Mi Store. Huge birthday cakes have been placed in front of selected Authorized Mi Stores in Spain, Thailand, Vietnam, and Egypt.
In addition to that, the company has also rolled out special offers and fun online games in all its global markets. The fans who are the beneficiaries of these offers can take advantage by heading to the Mi Store nearest to them or if you are in China, here a link the online Mi Store China. Fans in India can also visit the Mi Store from here. Xiaomi US online store is also actively involved in the Fan Festival offers. Only some Mi products are available in the US and this doesn’t include smartphones. However, you can pick up gadgets like the Mi Electric Scooter, Xiaomi range of cameras, Power banks, headphones, In-ear earbuds and others at a discounted price. Here’s the link to the Mi Store US. The activities also include fun games where fans can get the chance to win amazing prices.
By launching the Vivo X20 UD in 2017, Vivo became the first company in the world to launch an under-display fingerprint scanner enabled smartphone. In this year, the Chinese manufacturer has already launched the Vivo APEX phone with half-screen fingerprint and Vivo X21 UD as a successor for last year’s model. At the end of March, Huawei introduced the Mate RS Porsche Design as its first phone with under-screen fingerprint sensor. Today, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun has confirmed to Xiaomi fans that the Mi 7 will be equipped with in-screen fingerprint scanner.
Xiaomi has recently added Mi MIX 2S teardown images on its official Weibo account. One of the Weibo users posted a funny statement to it saying that the Xiaomi Mi 7 could be arriving with an under-display fingerprint scanner. The below screenshot shows that Jun responded to it by saying that it really does.
Recent reports have revealed that Xiaomi will be launching Mi 7 and Mi 7 Plus flagship phones soon. The leaked firmware files of the Mi 7 have revealed plenty of information on its specs and features. However, the firmware files could not confirm whether the Mi 7 will feature an under-display fingerprint reader. So far, it has been revealed that the Mi 7 (codenamed as Dipper) may arrive with a notched display, Snapdragon 845, AI equipped 16-megapixel dual rear cameras, advanced facial recognition and 3,400mAh battery with wireless charging.
The leaked firmware files of Mi 7 Plus (codenamed as Ursa) suggest that it will be arriving with an under-display fingerprint sensor. There is a possibility that the advanced biometric recognition feature could be only restricted to Mi 7 Plus and the smaller Mi 7 may not feature it. The other rumored features of the Mi 7 Plus include OLED screen, Snapdragon 845, optical zoom enabled dual cameras and 4,000mAh battery.
Xiaomi is expected to debut the Mi 7 duo by June. The Chinese manufacturer had continuously teased the different features of the Mi MIX 2S until it was launched. For the Mi 7 duo too, it may apply the same strategy.
Huawei launched the Honor 9 smartphone in June last year but it seems the next-generation model will come in a little earlier. A new rumour in town is that Huawei will launch a new smartphone on May 15 in London and the company teases “Beauty in AI” as one of its stand out features. It is speculated that the Honor 10 is the device that would be launched.
Honor has a launch event coming up on May 15 in London – teasing "Beauty in AI".
It is no surprise that the event will hold in London since Huawei has shifted focus from the US to the UK. The tech giant may be looking to launch its major entry into the UK market using the flagship device. The Honor 10 looks to be well suited to do the job. The device is expected to come with a display notch just like the P20 and P20 Pro. Apart from the cameras, the specifications might remain same as on the Honor View 10 smartphone launched in December last year. While we don’t expect the company to offer P20 Pro like triple lens cameras, we might at least see better cameras than on the View 10.
The Honor 10 will mostly continue the glass sandwich design seen on the earlier launched Honor flagship smartphones. As of now, we expect the Honor 10 to come with a 19:9 display and Kirin 970 AI chipset. There will be a dual camera setup on the rear and a notch on the front.
The Honor 10 is also expected to come with EMUI 8 based on Android Oreo out of the box. The device may come with a 6GB RAM and 8GB RAM version as well as IP67 waterproof and dustproof build.
Archos, a France-based electronics manufacturer has unveiled its new low-end Andriod smartphone — Archos Saphire 50X. The smartphone, which comes with a rugged design, is a downgraded model over last year’s Archos 50 Saphire.
The Archos Saphire 50X is said to have been developed with sports-oriented users in mind, and thus, is comes with IP68 certification to ensure that it can withstand water up to a meter as well as exposure to dust and water immersion for up to half an hour at temperatures ranging from -20 degrees Celsius to 55 degrees Celsius.
The smartphone comes with a 5-inch HD LCD display with 1280 x 720 pixels screen resolution and is protected by a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass 4 on top. Under the hood, the device is powered by a MediaTek MT6737 quad-core processor along with 2GB RAM and 16GB of internal storage.
There’s also a microSD card slot which enables users to further expand the phone’s storage capacity. Coming to the camera setup, the phone features a 13-megapixel camera sensor at the back and a 5-megapixel front-facing snapper.
The phone runs on Android Nougat operating system out-of-the-box and it’s not known if the company plans to upgrade it to the Android Oreo. Connectivity options on the device include Dual SIM, 4G LTE, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, Wi-Fi b/g/n, FM radio and a micro USB 2.0 port. The phone is powered by a 4,000mAh battery.
The Archos Saphir 50X is priced at €149.99, which roughly converts to $184. The company has started taking pre-orders for the smartphone and is expected to start shipping them out in coming days.
Chinese smartphone OEMs are known for borrowing features from Apple iPhones. The notched screen design of the OnePlus 6 is inspired from the Apple iPhone X. Since a device named “OnePlus Bullets Wireless” has received Bluetooth certification, it seems that OnePlus is gearing up to debut Bluetooth wireless earbuds like Apple’s AirPods.
Apple had introduced wireless Bluetooth earbuds alongside the iPhone 7. It was the first smartphone from the company to come without a 3.5mm headphone jack. The first official image of the OnePlus 6 that was released by none other than OnePlus CEO Car Pei had revealed that its notched display will bear resemblance with the iPhone X. Pei had also confirmed in the recent past that the upcoming OnePlus 6 flagship will retain the 3.5mm audio jack. Nevertheless, the company may launch OnePlus Bluetooth Wireless earbuds alongside the OP6 smartphone.
The wired earphones from OnePlus are sold with “Bullets” branding. The Bluetooth certification reveals that the company would be soon debuting its wireless earphones. Apart from the model number of BT31B and mentioning of Qualcomm’s involvement, there is no information available on the specs of the upcoming OnePlus wireless earbuds.
The Bullets V2 earphones that was launched with a low price tag had received good reception. It is likely that the Bullets wireless earbuds may get unveiled alongside the OnePlus 6 flagship with a pricing of more than $19.99.
Now that the company is prepping up on launching its first wireless earbuds, could it be planning to remove the 3.5mm audio jack feature from its smartphones arriving after OnePlus 6? Share us your views by posting your comments below.
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