Moto G6 Plus Leaked Render Reveals 5 Color Variants

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Feb 22, 2018

Couple of renders of the Moto G6 Plus have surfaced in the recent to reveal its design. Today, a new image of the Motorola phone has surfaced to show that it will be arriving in five different color options.

The image show below shows that the Moto G6 Plus would be arriving in colors like Silver, Gold, White, Blue and Cyan. The handset bears resemblance with the Moto X4 that was launched last year. Like the Moto X4, the G6 Plus is expected to arrive with a metal and glass combination. The dual camera setup along with the dual-LED flash are present inside the round-shaped camera housing.

The front view of the phone suggests that it will be arriving with a full screen design. The bottom bezel features the branding of the company along with a thin-shaped home button that could be embedded with a fingerprint sensor.

Codenamed as Teller, the Moto G6 Plus is rumored to be fitted with a 5.93-inch display that will carry support for Full HD+ resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixels. It is rumored to be fueled by Snapdragon 630 chipset that also powers the Moto X4. It is expected to arrive in RAM variants like 3 GB, 4 GB and 6 GB. It is likely to arrive in 32 GB and 64 GB storage choices and is also expected to feature a microSD card slot.

It is pegged to feature a selfie camera of 16-megapixel whereas the dual camera setup is rumored to include a 12-megapixel sensor and a 5-megapixel sensor. It is likely to be fueled by 3,250mAh battery. It is rumored to be priced around $330.

Motorola had announced the Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus smartphones at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in February last year. The company is yet to confirm on whether the Moto G6 family will be unveiled at MWC 2018 that is scheduled to happen in the coming week.

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Qualcomm Unveils Reference Design For VR Headset Powered by Snapdragon 845

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Habeeb Onawole

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Feb 21, 2018

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 will not only power the high-end phones of 2018 but will also appear in PCs and VR headsets.

Last year HTC announced the Vive Focus standalone headset powered by the Snapdragon 835. Lenovo also announced the Mirage Solo with Daydream which is also powered by the SD835 at CES 2018.

As the year rolls by, we should see manufacturers release new headsets powered by the newer Snapdragon 845. Qualcomm Technologies has released a reference design for upcoming headsets.

In an official blog post, Qualcomm highlighted the features of the chipset which makes it great for VR and AR headsets. The Adreno 630 GPU is the part of the chipset doing the hard work.

It is said to offer a 30% increase in performance, 30% improvement in power efficiency and more than double the display throughput of the Snapdragon 835.

Qualcomm also announced a new technology called Adreno Foveation which uses a combination of “graphics rendering and eye tracking to understand where the user is looking”.

Snapdragon 845 headsets will also use a combination of 6DoF (degrees of freedom) and SLAM (simultaneous localization and mapping) to track the body and location, allowing you walk around freely within a room without the need for sensors and cables. Qualcomm says this is achieved by the processing power of the Hexagon DSP and the Adreno GPU.

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New Honor 9 Lite Update In India Brings Face Unlock

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Michele Ingelido

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Feb 21, 2018

Facial recognition is one of the most important innovations of 2017-18 in the smartphones market, together with the 18:9 displays and artificial intelligence. Thanks to the Face ID found on the iPhone X it is actually possible to unlock the phone in a secure way just by looking at it and making it recognize our face. Now, even Honor 9 Lite has started receiving a similar feature thanks to a new update which is rolling out in India. Unfortunately, it is just a software feature, and it does not bring the same level of security as the iPhone X which also uses a depth sensor for its 3D facial recognition.

But it is still a quick method of unlocking the phone, so it remains useful for people who care about comfort while using their devices. After you install the new update, if you want to enable the Face Unlock feature, you just have to go to the Settings and register your face. For now, the update is only available for Indian customers, but according to the company, all the units of Honor 9 Lite should get updated by 5th March 2018. Honor 9 Lite is not the first budget phone by Huawei’s sub-brand to get the Face Unlock feature. In January, the face recognition update was brought to the high-end Honor View 10 and recently even the Honor 7X received it in China.

The update which is rolling out on the Honor 9 Lite should also contain other features and improvements, but the company did not release the official changelog yet. According to the company, Honor 9 Lite will be “the most affordable smartphone in the Indian market to support Face Unlock feature and will further emerge as the best value for money smartphone with superior hardware and software configurations”.

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OnePlus Is Giving Away Its 5T Flagship To 5 Lucky Couples

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Michele Ingelido

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Feb 21, 2018

A new exciting giveaway sponsored by model and actress Emily Ratajkowski has just kicked off. OnePlus will give the OnePlus 5T flagship to five lucky couples for free. Each of the 5 couples will get two OnePlus 5T: one for him in the Midnight Black color and one for her in the Lava Red color. The contests is running on Facebook and is only available for people from North America.

To have the chance to win the flagship, the participants need to tag their twin soul, subscribe to OP’s Twitter and Facebook pages, make him/her do the same, and comment the post telling why they should win. The OnePlus 5T contest will officially end on February 22, then the company will draw the five lucky winners.

It is worth mentioning that OnePlus 5T Lava Red has been released in one only one variant: the most powerful one with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal storage. Obviously, this version is also the costliest one, it costs €560 in Europe and $560 in USA, and the price of the Midnight Black 8 GB version is exactly the same. Just like the standard version, it comes with the powerful octa-core Snapdragon 835 chipset by Qualcomm, and the rest of the specs sheet remains the same as well.

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Xiaomi Mi TV LED 4 Goes On Sale In India On Thursday, Free Installation Included

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Joel Joseph

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Feb 21, 2018

Xiaomi announced the world’s thinnest LED TV in India a few days ago for a competitive price tag of Rs. 39,999 (~$618). Despite having multiple variants (49/ 55/ 69-inch) of the Mi TV 4 in China, India gets just the 55-inch model. You can purchase the TV from flipkart, mi.com and even Mi Home stores all across the country on Thursday. The Mi TV 4 comes with 3 months of subscription to Sony LIV and Hungama Play among other add on features. You get the Mi IR cable for free along with on-site installation free as part of the launch offer.

The TV supports 4K resolution and HDR and features 8ms response time. Inside, there’s a 64-bit Amlogic SoC clocked at 1.8GHZ with Mali-T830 graphics. You get 2GB of RAM and 8GB of storage along with Dolby DTS Cinema Audio powering the 2 x 8W duct inverted speakers. The company’s Patchwall UI has also been tweaked for the Indian market. As for the ports, you get 3 x HDMI 2.0, 2 x USB (1 x3.0), an Ethernet port, S/PDIF port, Wi-Fi ac, and Bluetooth 4.0.

For more details, you can check out our launch article.

Xiaomi Mi 7 Could Arrive with OLED Screen, Always-On Display Function

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Anvinraj Valiyathara

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Feb 21, 2018

An unnamed high-level employee with Xiaomi had recently confirmed to Android Headlines that the company won’t be debuting the Xiaomi Mi 7 at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018. Recent leaks have revealed that the company may launch it in the month of April or May. However, the rumor mill is consistently spilling more information on the smartphone. Leaked firmware files of the Xiaomi Mi 7 that are exclusively available with XDA Developers have revealed some of its key features.

The firmware files have revealed that the Mi 7 is powered by Snapdragon 845 and it is running on Android 8.0 Oreo flavored with MIUI 9. It also carries support for Project Treble.

Rumors have claimed that the Mi 7 will be arriving with 6-inch OLED screen supplied by Samsung. Firmware files have revealed that the Mi 7 will be the first phone from the company to arrive with Always-On Display, a feature that is only on smartphones with OLED screens. It has been also found through the firmware files that the Mi 7 will come equipped with dual cameras like its predecessor.

The other features of the Mi 7 that have been leaked through its firmware files are real-time bokeh in camera app, Electronic Image Stabilization (EIS), NFC. aptX and aptX HD Bluetooth audio codecs by Qualcomm and audio technology by Dirac.

The firmware files have revealed that the Mi 7 is packed with a 3,170mAh battery which is a bit smaller than 3,350mAh battery that powers the Mi 6. Even though there are some references of wireless charging in the different systems apps, it could not be confirmed whether the Mi 7 will carry support for wireless charging.

Rumors have claimed that it could be the first Xiaomi phone to arrive with wireless charging function. However, the publication claims that it came across an unidentified Xiaomi phone enabled with wireless charging support.

It is recommended to digest this report with a pinch of salt since the publication is not completely confident that the firmware files really belong to Mi 7. The probable reason behind it is that there are no direct references to Mi 7 or its codename in the firmware files.

The Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S and Mi 7 are the two rumored devices that are driven by Snapdragon 845 chipset. The firmware files of the Mi MIX 2S that had surfaced in the previous week had carried references for the codename of the handset. Hence, it is speculated that the newly found firmware files belongs to the Mi 7 flagship.

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Archos Citee Connect Electric Scooter is an Mi Scooter Look-Alike With a Built-in Android Phone as Interface

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Jed John Ikoba

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Feb 21, 2018

Frech company Archos is teasing its latest product which would make its grand entry at MWC 2018 and it isn’t a smartphone. Archos is best known for its smartphone range but the company has set the bar higher by manufacturing an electric scooter which strikingly looks like the Mi Electric scooter in terms of its ergonomic and minimalistic, yet beautiful design.

The electric scooter which would be officially unveiled at MWC 2018 goes by the moniker Archos Citee Connect. Not only is the electric scooter beautiful, it comes with a built-in Android phone which functions as its control interface. The smartphone sits in the middle of the handlebars of the Archos Citee Connect and features a 5-inch display. The handset is also powered by a quad-core processor paired with 1GB of RAM while there is 8GB of storage onboard. Despite its low-end specs, the smartphone runs Android Oreo out of the box and is directly connected to the motor of the scooter, giving users a unique controller for their new method of transport.

Furthermore, the smartphone comes preinstalled with custom software which helps users track their progress, see the battery level of the motor/phone, and check how fast they are going. You also get access to Google Play Store, Google Maps and several other third-party apps on the store which aids users on a trip. t’s 3G connectivity ensures that data usage runs at a fair speed while using Google Maps and other relevant apps In situ. Unfortunately, we don’t know if the smartphone is waterproof since the scooter could be in use while it is raining.

As stated earlier, the Archos Citee Connect features a design which resembles the German Red dot award-winning Mi Electric Scooter.It sports an all-black design with a few streaks of green accent on the 8.5-inch puncture-proof wheels. The motorized scooter also packs an aluminum frame which makes it light enough to be capable of reaching a range of 25 km (about 15.5 miles) on a single charge. The frame is also strong enough to withstand a weight of up to 100 kg. Archos also touts the Citee Connect as capable of reaching speeds of 25 km/h (15.5 mph). Despite the similar configuration, the Archos Citee Connect comes with an initial price tag of €399 (about $494), that’s if you are buying from the company when sales commences this April. The price will increase up to €499 when the product hits traditional store shelves in the summer. This is way higher than the Mi Electric Scooter which had an initial price of 1999 Yuan (around $239) when it first hit the market in China. But then, the cost of the smartphone could also play a factor in the higher price. Besides, it is quite difficult to beat the Chinese manufactures in terms of lowest price offers.

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Huawei P20 Plus’ Triple Camera Sensor Revealed Up Close, Different Arrangement

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Joel Joseph

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Feb 21, 2018

Huawei refreshed the P series back in 2015, getting rid of the Ascend tag, and going with just the P moniker. It’s been three years since this change and the strategy seems to have worked for Huawei as the new ‘P’ series is the company’s face for camera centric smartphones. And after slapping the premium Leica branding on its P series flagship smartphones, the P series models have become a favourite for buyers who are looking for a good flagship camera phone.

With most smartphones featuring dual camera setups, it’s has become necessary for Huawei to innovate in order to stand out of the crowd. And it’s almost confirmed that this innovation comes via the addition of yet another sensor to the setup, making it a triple camera module. So, the Huawei P20 Plus and even the Huawei P20 model is expected to feature not two, but three camera sensors at the back. While we have seen some good renders of the triple camera setup on the P20 Plus, what we’ve got today is a closer look at the three-camera sensor arrangement.

It’s worth noting that the alleged Huawei P20 Plus’ triple camera setup in this image is a bit different than previous renders. Moreover, there’s no guarantee that this leak is legit, showing the P20 Plus up close. So, make sure you take it with a pinch of salt.

This picture shows a real life P20 Plus’ camera up close with two camera sensors, one unknown sensor below them, and one more large camera sensor down below arranged vertically. This is different from the other renders in the sense that the flash is placed outside the housing, right on top of the setup. Another render from Onleaks had revealed the triple camera sensor arrangement as two in the housing and one outside. So, this definitely looks different from what we have seen before.

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With such a powerful setup at the back, it looks like it will protrude quite significantly. The Huawei P10 did well to keep the design neat and clean and this protruding design might not go well with some fans. But still, if the third camera sensor manages to work wonders for the phone, it might just be worth it. In fact, there are phones like the Pixel XL 2 and the iPhone 8 who manage to capture great images with their single camera setups, so it will be interesting to see how a triple camera setup improves the camera experience.

We don’t know how the third camera works. The first two camera sensors could be a regular sensor with monochrome + color sensor combination while the third one could be a telephoto one. Unfortunately, this is just a speculation. The complete setup is said to bring out the best of smartphone camera with 40MP resolution pictures and 5X optical zoom. But we’ll have to wait until March 27 to know what’s really in store for us. While the functionality of the third sensor is still a big mystery, we know one thing for sure — the Huawei P20 Plus will definitely have a three camera setup. The March launch event teasers were kind enough to confirm this and now, our wait begins to know what these smartphone cameras are capable of.

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Apple Files New Trademark For Its Famous Rainbow Logo

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Habeeb Onawole

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Feb 21, 2018

Apple has applied for a new trademark in the US for its multi-color logo. Apple stopped putting the classic logo on its devices in 1999 and even with the new trademark application, that won’t be changing.

The application was filed in December and has now been assigned to an examiner. Below is the logo’s description in the application:

“The mark consists of the design of an apple with a bite removed, with a detached leaf in green, and the apple divided into horizontal colored segments of the following colors (from top to bottom): green, yellow, orange, red, violet and blue,”.

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Samsung Galaxy S9 Real Device Appears in Leaked Hands-On Photo

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Anvinraj Valiyathara

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Feb 21, 2018

Press renders of the different color variants of the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ have appeared in the recent weeks. Freshly leaked images showing the front and rear sides of what appears the actual Galaxy S9 handset have appeared.

The Galaxy S9 model that has appeared in new images is the Midnight Black variant. The overall design of the phone is not very different from the Galaxy S8 from 2017. The boot screen shows the moniker of the phone and it also reveals that it is equipped with Samsung Knox security.

It sports the same Infinity Display design like the Galaxy S8. The slim bezel at the top houses a selfie snapper and an earpiece. Compared to the top bezel, the bottom bezel is slightly slim. On the left side is the volume rocker and dedicated button for accessing Bixby. The power key is on the right edge of the S9.

The backside of the Galaxy S9 features a glass panel. The fingerprint reader was placed beside the camera sensor on the Galaxy S8. Hence, many users had complained that they ended up smudging the camera lens while accessing the fingerprint sensor. The leaked image of the Galaxy S9 shows that the fingerprint sensor is now placed below the camera lens. Here is a leaked press render of the Midnight Black.

Rumors have revealed that the Galaxy S9 would be arriving with a 5.8-inch S-AMOLED Infinity Display. It will be arriving in Snapdragon 845 and Exynos 9810 chipset models. The SoC is likely to be supported by 4 GB of RAM. It may feature a native storage of 64 GB.

The rear camera of 12-megapixel is rumored to offer a variable aperture ranging from f/1.5 to f/2.4. The autofocus enabled selfie camera is expected to be available on the front panel of the S9. It is pegged to arrive with fast charging and wireless charging enabled 3,000mAh battery. Other rumored features include Android 8.0 Oreo with Samsung Experience 9.0 UI, iris scanner and face recognition. Midnight Black, Lilac Purple, Titanium Gray and Coral Blue are the rumored color variants of the Galaxy S9.

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Samsung Begins Mass Production of Industry’s Largest 30.72TB SSD

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Jed John Ikoba

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Feb 21, 2018

Samsung continues to blaze the trail in many aspects including Solid State Storage drive. The South Korean tech giant has announced the commencement of mass production of a new 30.72TB Solid State storage drive called PM1643 built out of the latest V-NAND chips. The new SSD improves on the massive 15.36TB storage which was unveiled two years back.

Apart from the large storage capacity, the storage drive is also touted to come with blazing performance as it promises a speed of up to 2,100MB/s sequential read and 1,700MB/s write (400K/50K IOPS for random reads/writes respectively). To achieve such performance numbers, Samsung had to combine 32 of the new 1TB NAND flash packages, each comprised of 16 stacked layers of 512GB V-NAND chips. These super-dense 1TB packages allow for approximately 5,700 5-gigabyte (GB), full HD movie files to be stored within a mere 2.5-inch storage device.

In addition, the drive is built for use on next-generation enterprise systems and has protection from memory loss in the event of sudden power shutdown and there’s ECC to maintain integrity. In terms of its durability, Samsung touted the new SSD as capable to handle 30.72TB of data written on it daily for five years. The mean time between failures is 2 million hours. No word yet on the pricing and availability but Samsung did hint that smaller capacities with be available later on. Thus, we’ll see 7.68TB, 3.84TB and so on all the way down to 0.8TB models.

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Nokia TA-1071 Suspected To Be Nokia 1 Certified By FCC, Launch Imminent!

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Jed John Ikoba

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Feb 21, 2018

Nokia has already revealed that it would hold an event at MWC 2018 where the company is expected to unveil a number of products including its smartphones. It is almost confirmed that the Nokia 9 would be among the debutants and very recently, the Nokia 1 and Nokia 7 Plus built under the Android Go project popped up online. A new Nokia model identified as Nokia TA-1071 has now been certified by FCC.

The FCC listing was accompanied by a sketch of the device having its dimension written as well. The outlines and dimensions have all the dressing of the Android One-powered Nokia 1 based on the press render we had seen in the past. Talking about the dimensions, the Nokia 1 will be 134 mm tall and 50 mm wide with a diagonal of 136 mm, equivalent to around 5.35 inches. The Nokia 1’s display may, however, come in at around 5 inches considering that bezels would occupy some part of the screen. The FCC listing also shows the presence of Bluetooth 4.0, 4G LTE and WiFi 2.4 GHz availability.

The Nokia 1 is expected to be an entry-level device which should make it very cheap, perhaps cheaper than the $99 price tag of the Nokia 2. The device will feature a 16:9 display, a single rear camera with LED flash as well as a selfie shooter. Other details are still sketchy as of now.

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Huawei to Rival Qualcomm, MediaTek By Launching More Smartphones with HiSilicon Kirin Chipsets This Year

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Anvinraj Valiyathara

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Feb 21, 2018

The flagship and mid-range smartphones from Huawei are powered home-baked HiSilicon Kirin chipsets. However, the company has also launched smartphones powered by MediaTek and Qualcomm chipsets in the past. Fresh information reveals that the Chinese manufacturer will be launching more smartphones with Kirin chipsets this year.

In 2017, Huawei had shipped 153 million smartphones. However, only 70 million units of its flagship phones were fueled by Kirin chipsets. In other words, less than 50 percent of the 153 million shipped phones were powered by Kirin SoCs.

The remaining number of Huawei devices that includes entry-level and mid-range phones featured chipsets from other manufacturers like MediaTek or Qualcomm. Last year, Huawei had launched MediaTek powered devices like Honor 6C Pro, Honor 6 Play, Honor V9 Play, Huawei Y5 Lite (2017), Huawei Y6 (2017), Huawei Y5 (2017), Huawei Y3 (2017) and MediaPad T3.

The Chinese manufacturer will be reportedly placing more orders of its Kirin chipsets with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) in a bid to take on the likes of Qualcomm and MediaTek. The ratio of Huawei phones driven by HiSilicon chipsets is expected to cross 50 percent mark this year. Last year, Huawei had launched AI driven Kirin 970 for powering flagship phones whereas the Kirin 658 and 659 chipsets had fueled mid-range phones. There is a possibility that it may launch multiple chipsets this year.

According to IC Insights, Qualcomm is the world’s leading chipset maker for smartphones. Last year, it had generated a revenue growth of 11 percent compared to 2016. MediaTek that is sitting on the fourth spot encountered a revenue decline of 11 percent on year in 2017. In comparison to 2016, HiSilicon had gained a revenue of 21 percent last year.

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Samsung Galaxy S9, S9+ Release Date Could be March 16

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Anvinraj Valiyathara

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Feb 21, 2018

The highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ flagship phones will be unveiled on Sunday. A fresh report by a South Korean publication has revealed that the Galaxy S9 duo will be releasing in the global market on March 16.

According to The Investor, the pre-orders of Galaxy S9 and S9+ will be carried out by mobile operators like SK Telecom, LG Uplus and KT in South Korea from Feb. 28. However, a previous report had claimed that the Galaxy S9 and S9+ will be available for reservations in South Korea from March 2 to 8.

However, the latest report from the publication states that the customers who pre-order the Galaxy S9 or S9+ in the country will be able to receive their handsets between March 9 to 15. As far as the global roll out is concerned, it will begin on March 16.

As far as European launch is concerned, well-known tipster Roland Quandt had recently claimed the pre-orders begin on Feb. 25, the day when the S9 duo will be unveiled. Samsung is expected to officially confirm on the sales schedule and price at the launch event.

The tipster has also revealed that apart from the reduced lower bezel and repositioned fingerprint scanner, there won’t be any major change in the design of the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ compared to their predecessor models. Both the smartphones are expected to arrive with AKG tuned stereo speakers and stellar camera with variable aperture.

The Galaxy S9 will feature 5.8-inch S-AMOLED Infinity Display, Snapdragon 845/Exynos 9810 chipset variants, 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage, 3,000mAh battery, 12-megapixel rear camera and an 8-megapixel front camera. The Galaxy S9+ will be arriving with 6.2-inch S-AMOLED Infinity Display, Snapdragon 845/Exynos 9810 chipset variants, 6 GB of RAM, 64 GB storage, 3,500mAh battery, 12-megapixel dual camera setup and 8-megapixel selfie snapper.

Other common features include Android 8.0 Oreo with Samsung Experience 9.0 UI, animated emoji, facial recognition, iris scanner and wireless charging. Both phones will be available in color choices like Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Grey and Purple Lilac Compared to the Galaxy S8 and S8+, the upcoming Galaxy S9 and S9+ are rumored to arrive with 10 percent increased pricing.

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ASUS Joins The Mixed Reality Game With Its Own $429 Headset

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Habeeb Onawole

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Feb 21, 2018

Taiwan’s ASUS is the latest to join the Windows mixed reality (MR) train. The manufacturer has announced its own headset called the ASUS HC102 with a $429 price tag.

The ASUS HC102 has roughly the same specs we have seen on other MR headsets. It has dual 2.89” LCD displays, each with a 1440 x 1440 resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. Its field of view is stated as 95°.

There is inside-out tracking thanks to the two front facing cameras with six degrees of freedom (6DoF) and the 32 LED lights on each of the controllers. It also has a proximity sensor, accelerometer, gyroscope, and magnetometer. For connectivity, there is a HDMI 2.0 port, a USB 3.0 port, and a 3.5mm audio jack.

In terms of design, the ASUS HC102 is still the best looking MR headset in the market. Unlike the boring white design of the Dell Visor or the blue coat of Acer’s headset, its front has a polygonal design that makes it stand out.

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ASUS has also made it possible to flip the headset without removing it completely just in case you want to take a brief look at the real world.

Selling price for the ASUS headset is $429 and it is available for pre-order on B&H. It is not the most expensive if you compare it to the price of the other MR headsets on the Microsoft store. But it is the most expensive when you realize you can get the others for less on Amazon. The online shopping giant has a sale on MR headsets currently.

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Galaxy Tab S4 HTML5 Benchmarks Reveal 16:10 Aspect Ratio Supporting Display, Android 8.0 Oreo

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Anvinraj Valiyathara

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Feb 21, 2018

At the end of the previous week, the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 with model number SM-T835 was spotted on GFXBench. The same tablet has appeared on HTML5 benchmarks to reveal the aspect ratio it will be supporting.

The Galaxy Tab S3 that was launched last year at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 supports an aspect ratio of 4:3. It features a 9.7-inch screen that supports resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels. The HTML5 benchmarks of the forthcoming Samsung SM-T385 reveals that it offers a resolution of 800 x 1200 pixels.

The GFXBench listing of the Galaxy Tab S4 had revealed that the device supports 2560 x 1600 pixels on its 10.5-inch display. The HTML5 benchmarks confirm that the device will be offering an aspect ratio of 16:10. The original Galaxy Tab S had also featured the same aspect ratio. The Galaxy Tab S2 and its successor had arrived with 4:3 aspect ratio display. The Galaxy Tab S4 with 16:10 aspect ratio will deliver a good viewing experience while watching movies on it.

The Galaxy Tab S4 is also seen running on Android 8.0 Oreo in HTML5 benchmarks. This is an indication that the company may release it in the first half of the year. The Samsung devices such as Galaxy Note 9 arriving in the second half of the year are pegged to feature Android 8.1 Oreo. Other rumored specs include Snapdragon 835 chipset, 4 GB of RAM and native storage of 64 GB. Like the Galaxy Tab S3, it may carry support for S Pen stylus and keyboard.

There is no information on whether Samsung will be debutingt the Galaxy Tab S4 at MWC 2018 in the next week. It goes without saying that the launch of Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ will be one of the major attractions of the MWC 2018

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Moto G6, G6 Plus, G6 Play Codenames Leaked

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Anvinraj Valiyathara

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Feb 21, 2018

Lenovo-owned Motorola is expected to soon announce the Moto G6, Moto G6 Plus and Moto G6 Play. The rumor mill has already revealed plenty of information on the specs of these phones. Leaked renders of the Moto G6 family members have also surfaced in the recent past. Today, well-known leakster Evan Blass has revealed the codenames of the Moto G6 series phones.

According to Blass, the Moto G6, G6 Plus and G6 Play are respectively codenamed as Blaine, Teller and Ashley. Just as the Moto G5 and G5 Plus phones were unveiled at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in February last year, it is speculated that the Moto G6 series may get announced at MWC 2018 in the next week. As of this writing, Motorola is yet to confirm on the launch event for the Moto G6 series phones.

Leaked information has revealed that the Moto G6 will be featuring a 5.93-inch display that will supporting FHD+ resolution and 18:9 aspect ratio. The Snapdragon 450 chipset may power the phone. The 32 GB and 64 GB models of the phone may feature 3 GB and 4 GB of RAM. It is expected to feature a 12-megapixel + 5-megapixel dual camera setup and a front-facing camera of 16-megapixel. It is likely to feature a 3,000mAh battery and a rear-mounted fingerprint reader. It is pegged to cost R. 15,000 (~$231). It may be available in colors like Rose Gold, Black and Silver.

The advanced Moto G6 Plus is also rumored to house an 18:9 aspect ratio supporting FHD+ display of 5.93 inches. The Snapdragon 630 chipset may power the handset. It may arrive in RAM variants like 3 GB, 4 GB and 6 GB and storage options like 32 GB and 64 GB. It is expected to feature 12-megapixel + 5-megapixel dual camera setup and aa selfie snapper of 16-megapixel. It could be equipped with 3,200mAh battery and front-mounted fingerprint scanner. It is expected to hit the market with a pricing of Rs. 17,000 (~$262). Dark Teal, Black and Silver could be its color variants.

The Moto G6 Play is expected to arrive as an entry-level model featuring 5.7-inch 16:9 aspect ratio screen, Snapdragon 430 chipset, 3 GB of RAM, front-mounted fingerprint scanner and 4,000 mAh battery. It may cost around Rs. 12,000 (~185). The G6 Play may arrive in color options Dark Charcoal, Deep Blue and Gold.

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ZTE Blade X2 Max Image Leaked, Pegged to Launch Soon

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Anvinraj Valiyathara

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Feb 21, 2018

ZTE Blade V9 is rumored to get unveiled at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 in the coming week. Apart from the Blade V9, the U.S. also receive another new phone from the company – the Blade X2 Max. A leaked image of the phone has been revealed by Android Authority. It claims that the image has been provided to it through a reliable source. The handset is speculated to launch in late spring this year.

The Blade X2 Max will be arriving to replace the Blade X Max smartphone from last year. The original phone was launched in May 2017 through Cricket Wireless in the U.S. The same carrier is rumored to sell the Blade X2 Max in the country. Since it is speculated to debut in late spring, it is likely that it may start selling in May this year.

The original Blade X Max came with specs like 6-inch Full HD display. It was powered by Snapdragon 435 chipset and 2 GB of RAM. Its other specs include support for microSD card, 32 GB inbuilt storage, 13-megapixel rear camera, 5-megapixel front-facing camera and 3,400mAh battery. It was launched with a pricing of $149 through Cricket Wireless.

There is no information available on the specs of the Blade X2 Max, but it is likely to feature a 6-inch Full HD display. The image of the phone suggests that it will be arriving with a traditional 16:9 aspect ratio display. The Snapdragon 450 chipset may fuel the smartphone. Its SoC may be accompanied by 2 GB or 3 GB of RAM. It may come with at least 32 GB of native storage. It is likely to house a larger battery and also feature a USB-C port.

Since the handset does not seem to have a front-mounted fingerprint scanner, it appears that the biometric recognition feature could be placed on its rear. The handset may come preinstalled with Android 8.0 Oreo. It is likely to be priced around $150 to $200 in the U.S.

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Meizu X2 With Snapdragon 845 Launching in 2018 End for 2,999 Yuan (~$473), Confirms Meizu VP

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Anvinraj Valiyathara

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Feb 21, 2018

Meizu had launched the Meizu X powered by Helio P20 chipset in November 2016. However, the company did not launch the Meizu X2 as a successor phone for it in 2017. Today, Meizu VP Li Nan finally gave out some vital information about the arrival time, specs and pricing of the phone.

The Meizu X had arrived in 2016 with a premium appeal as it featured 2.5 curved glass flanked with double ceramic crystal coating. It also featured impressive specs. Hence, Meizu fans were earnestly waiting for the launch of Meizu X2. Today, Li Nan confirmed that the arrival of the Meizu X2 was delayed and the company is now aiming to launch it at the end of this year.

Li Nan had previously claimed the second-generation Meizu X won’t be a mid-range phone, but it will be packed with flagship specs. Today, he has revealed that the Snapdragon 845 chipset will be powering the Meizu X2 and it will be arriving with a price tag of 2,999 Yuan (~$473).

Meizu has recently launched the Meizu M6S with full screen design. Recent reports have revealed that the upcoming Meizu phones like Meizu E3, Meizu 15, Meizu 15 Lite and Meizu Plus will be also sporting a full screen design. Hence, the Meizu X2 is also pegged to feature an 18:9 aspect ratio display. Early rumors had claimed that the rear panel of the phone may feature a round-shaped secondary display.

He added that the company will be launching Meizu E3 to fill in the void by arriving with high-end specs and affordable pricing. The Meizu E3 is slated to get announced on March 6. It is rumored to be as powerful as Snapdragon 660 powered Smartisan Nuts Pro 2. Rumors have it the forthcoming MediaTek Helio P70 chipset may power the E3 smartphone.

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Buy Ulefone Power 3S Smartphone For Only $169.99 On Banggood

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Vinay Patel

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Feb 21, 2018

Ulefone Power 3S Android 4G smartphone was launched in January 2018. As expected, the phone’s awe-inspiring specs and features propelled it to enormous popularity among smartphone lovers.

Despite reaping noteworthy fame, the Power 3S failed to sweep budget-conscious buyers who weren’t willing to spend a lot of money to get their hands on the well-received smartphone. But that’s about to change.

If you’ve been restlessly waiting to buy the Power 3S without burning a hole in your pocket, we have good news for you. Let’s check out the details.

Banggood is offering a massive 21% discount on Ulefone Power 3S smartphone’s original asking price of $215.41. You can now preorder the coveted Power 3S smartphone by shelling out just $169.99. The discount is valid for gold and black color versions of the phone.

In terms of specifications, Ulefone Power 3S offers 4GB of RAM and 64GB of expandable memory. Under the hood, the device packs a powerful MediaTek MT6763 (Helio P23), 64-bit processor.

On the photography front, it sports a 16 Megapixels + 5 Megapixels dual camera setup at the back and 13 Megapixel + 5 Megapixels dual front cameras. The Power 3S comes with a 6.0 inches IPS, FHD+ display with a screen resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels.

You can head straight to this link to take advantage of the promotion sale before it comes to an end on February 26. It is also worth noting that there were only 54 pieces left at the time of writing.

Banggood Is Offering 21% Off On Ulefone Power 3S Smartphone