Qualcomm had an event in Hawaii a few hours ago. While it talked about its achievement over the years, the highlight of the event was the unveiling of the ASUS NovaGO – the world’s first Gigabit LTE PC.
ASUS NovaGO
The ASUS NovaGO is the first PC to be powered by a Snapdragon 835 processor which also brings Gigabit LTE to a device other than phones, thanks to the Snapdragon X16 modem.
The ASUS NovaGo is a 2-in-1 hybrid laptop as its hinges let you fold the laptop completely into tablet mode. The bezels are pretty big though and it is a bit heavy, coming in at 1.39kg. It measures 316 x 221 x 149 mm.
The NovaGo has a 13.3” FHD LED touchscreen display. It runs Windows 10 S but can be upgraded to Windows 10 Pro for free as long as you do so before September 30, 2018. It also has support for Windows Ink, Windows Hello, and Cortana.
It comes in two configurations – a 4GB + 64GB model and an 8GB + 256GB. Both are UFS 2.0. For connectivity, the NovaGo uses eSIM and nano SIM. The latter will most likely be the variant available in most markets since eSIMs are still unpopular.
The NovaGo has a SIM tray, HDMI port, a 3.5mm audio jack, volume rocker and a power button on the right side. The left houses two full sized USB ports and the DC power jack. The keyboard is standard without a dedicated number pad and the touchpad is home to a fingerprint scanner.
The battery capacity is currently unknown but ASUS says it should offer up to 22 hours of battery life and 30 days on standby.
Honor V10 and Huawei Mate 10 can be considered brothers. They are two phones released by the same company (the first has been launched by Huawei’s sub-brand) and they are also very similar. The thing which makes them very interesting is the fact that they are Chinese flagship devices, and they are incredibly powerful. Which smartphone will have the best value for money? The older brother by Huawei or the younger one by Honor? Let’s discover this together and let’s evaluate every aspect of these two phones with a complete comparison.
Honor V10 vs Huawei Mate 10: Design
Huawei Honor V10 is a beautiful phone, like every flagship released under the Honor brand in the last few years. It is composed of a back cover made of glass and a profile made of aluminum and it is an incredibly thin device. Its dimensions are 157 x 75 x 7 mm, while its weight is 7 mm. It is compact and very good to hold thanks to its bezel-less design, but even though it has a borderless display, it sports a fingerprint reader on the front side, and it will be fantastic for many people.
We define Huawei Mate 10 an even better phone in terms of aesthetics and build quality. It has a glass back protected by Gorilla Glass and a metal frame, and here we got a bezel-less design too with a frontal Home key that has a fingerprint reader embedded. In addition, this handset is also splashproof and dust-resistant thanks to the IP53 certification.
Honor V10 vs Huawei Mate 10: Display
The display is one of the main differences between these two handsets. Honor V10 has a display with a size of 5.99 inches, the IPS LCD technology, and a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels. It is a display with 18:9 aspect ratio.
Huawei Mate 10 has one of the most professional displays, even though it is not the maximum innovation, as it is a classic panel with a 16:9 aspect ratio. Its size is 5.9 inches, it is an AMOLED display and it shows images with a Quad HD+ resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels. It also supports HDR10 technology. This screen is excellent: it has an impressive detail, deep blacks and also very accurate colors. It is a perfect screen for multimedia use and it can be used outdoor comfortably thanks to its very high brightness. Huawei Mate 10 has a much better display than its opponent, there is no challenge and it wins the comparison.
Honor V10 vs Huawei Mate 10: Hardware and connectivity
Fortunately for people with a low budget for a real flagship, these devices have a very similar hardware side.
Under the hood, Honor V10 has an octa-core Kirin 970 SoC which can run at a max frequency of 2.4 GHz. Three configurations have been launched: one with 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage, another with 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB ROM and a 6/64 GB version in the middle, expandable with a micro SD up to 256 GB. The micro SD card uses the secondary SIM slot, so if you expand the memory your device can not be used as a dual SIM phone. This device is incredibly fast and it can be considered one of the fastest phones out there. AnTuTu benchmark gave a score of over 165,000 points to this device. Talking about connectivity, the device is equipped with a USB Type-C port, it has Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac and Bluetooth 4.2.
Huawei Mate 10 has exactly the same SoC: the octa-core Kirin 970 running at 2.4 GHz, paired with 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage. Even though the hardware is the same the performances are slightly better because this phone has been optimized better. According to AnTuTu, the score of this handset on benchmarks is superior to 175,000 points. Indeed, performances are perfect, there is not any lag even with games or heavy apps opened. The connectivity side includes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2, a USB Type-C port and even an LTE modem which can reach a speed of 1.2 Gbps.
Honor V10 vs Huawei Mate 10: Software
These phones have exactly the same software, so it is hard to establish a winner: they are identical. Both Honor V10 and Huawei Mate 10 have Android 8.0 Oreo installed out of the box, the latest version of the operating system by Google. Android has been customized with the user interface EMUI 8.0. It is one of the best user interfaces in the Android market, only Samsung Experience, MIUI and a few others are at the same level, according to us. It is full of additional features in each Huawei device, and in these two ones, there are some exclusive features as well. Kirin 970 has a Neural Processing Unit (NPU) that makes artificial intelligence and machine learning available in the software of these phones.
You can use AI for many interesting tasks, like adjusting the camera settings depending on the environment, translating texts, using vocal commands and much more. Thanks to EMUI you can also clone apps, enable the picture-in-picture mode, change themes and do many more advanced things. Even though the software is identical on each of these phones, we will still choose a winner: Huawei Mate 10. We prefer this device because we think it will be more supported than Honor V10 in terms of updates. Its predecessor Huawei Mate 9 will be the first Huawei device to receive Android Oreo, while at this moment we do not even know if Honor V9 will receive it.
Honor V10 vs Huawei Mate 10: Camera
There are important differences even in the cameras of these two phones, even though they look apparently the same.
Honor V10 has a dual camera with resolutions of 16 and 20 MP, the sensors’ aperture is f/1.8. There is a LED flash, but it is not a dual flash and there is no OIS. Anyways, the photos shot with this handset should not be bad. The level of detail should be satisfying and we should be able to say the same about the quantity of light captured, thanks to the secondary monochromatic sensor. We will be able to tell you more when it will be possible to test this device, as now it is not even available in the global market.
On the other hand, Huawei Mate 10 has a dual camera with resolutions of 12 and 20 MP co-engineered with a giant of photography: Leica. The sensors have a f/1.6 aperture, they support 2x lossless zoom and the primary sensor is optically stabilized. There is also a dual LED and dual-tone flash. This device has one of the best cameras ever, it can shoot photos with great colors and an outstanding level of detail together with a low amount of noise, even in low light conditions. Huawei Mate 10 is a way better camera phone than its opponent.
Honor V10 vs Huawei Mate 10: Battery
Both these handsets have been equipped with a huge, above average battery, unlike most of the flagships launched in 2017.
The battery of Honor V10 has a capacity of 3750 mAh and it should make it last one day of stressed use. We still do not know how well this battery has been optimized as there is still no chance to test this device, but we expect a very good battery life in every scenario. The phone supports fast charging (4.5V / 5A) and it can reach 58 percent in just 30 minutes of charge.
Huawei Mate 10 has an even bigger battery: with its capacity of 4000 mAh, it can last until the end of the evening with every use. You can forget your charger at least for a day, and it has a very low energy consumption while it is in standby mode. We expected a better optimization, but it is still a great battery life: Huawei Mate 10 should win the comparison. It supports fast battery charging as well, with exactly the same technology as Honor V10 (4.5V / 5A).
Honor V10 vs Huawei Mate 10: Price
When it comes to prices, things totally change between these devices.
Honor V10 is going to be sold with a price tag of about 450 dollars in the 4/64 GB base variant (420 EUR), 450 dollars in the version with 6 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage, and about 530 dollars in the most advanced version (6/128 GB). These are the prices in China, we are still waiting for the launch of the handset in the rest of the world.
Huawei Mate 10 has been launched with a listing price of 700 euros and it can already be bought with a street price of 729 dollars online. Honor V10 wins the price comparison as it is way more affordable, but Mate 10 has a great price if we compare it with the most famous flagships like iPhone X and Samsung Galaxy Note 8.
Honor V10 vs Huawei Mate 10: Winner
Huawei Mate 10 is the winner of the comparison. Apparently, it seems that there is no difference between these handsets, but it is not so. The display is way better on the Mate 10, as well as its camera, and it is also a splashproof phone, unlike its opponent. An aspect for which there is not so much difference is the hardware and software side. The most important difference in favor of Honor V10 is the price: it costs almost 300 euros less and you get a phone with almost the same flagship-level performances, released by the same company: this is great.
Honor has taken the wraps off two new phones -the Honor View 10 and Honor 7X in Europe. The former is the same device as the Honor V10 unveiled in China last week while the Honor 7X is, well, the Honor 7X released 2 months ago in China.
Honor View 10
The Honor View 10 is a flagship device just like the Mate 10 Pro, packing nearly the same specs but with a cheaper price tag. It has a 5.99” FHD+ display with an 18:9 aspect ratio and is powered by the Kirin 970 processor, which has a dedicated NPU and brings a ton of AI features to the View 10.
The View 10 comes in a single 6GB RAM + 128GB ROM variant for Europe with the option for storage expansion (256GB max.). Like the Honor V10, it also features dual rear cameras. One is a 16MP RGB sensor and the other is a 20MP monochrome sensor. For the front camera, there is a 13MP sensor.
The Honor View 10 has a front-mounted fingerprint scanner even with its 18:9 display. There is NFC, Bluetooth 4.2, 3.5mm audio jack and a USB-C port. The phone has a dual SIM slot with support for Dual 4G and Dual VoLTE modes.
Battery capacity for the phone is 3750mAh with support for fast charging via Huawei’s 5V/4.5A SuperCharge technology. The View 10 measures 157 x 74.98 x 6.97mm and weighs 172g. It is thinner than the Galaxy Note 8 (8.6mm) and the iPhone X (7.7mm) both of which have smaller batteries.
The View 10 runs EMUI 8.0 based on Android 8.0 Oreo out of the box. It will sell for €499 (£449) and will be available in Blue. It will go on sale January 8 in the UK, France, Spain, Germany, and Italy.
Honor 7X
The Honor 7X on the other hand is a mid-ranger but also features interesting specs at an affordable price.
It has a 5.93” FHD+ 18:9 display, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. It is powered by the Kirin 659 processor and has support for storage expansion (256GB max.). There are dual rear cameras (16MP +2MP) with PDAF and portrait mode an 8MP front facing camera also with portrait mode, beauty mode, and funny filters.
Google has announced a new version of its latest Android operating system. The version is dubbed Android Go, the new version is built specifically for entry-level smartphones. As result of that, the new OS comes with a lean size and is optimized for Android devices with RAM sizes of 512MB to 1GB RAM. Now, Google can put its money where its mouth is by delivering on that promise with Android Oreo (Go edition) as part of the Android 8.1 release coming tomorrow.
The new Android Oreo (Go edition) would be made available as part of the Android 8.1 update that would be released tomorrow. Google shared some details of the new lite Oreo version, revealing that it is comprised of three aspects; the operating system, Google apps and the Play Store. All three aspects have been optimized to run with fluidity on smartphones with low RAM sizes.
The operating system is said to have been optimized to a point where the average app is 15% faster on the new OS. The OS is also optimized as well as the pre-installed apps to take up 50% less space. In addition, there won’t be a problem of monthly data getting exhausted rapidly by the background apps because Google’s data saver is turned on by default. The Go edition is also coming with just nine apps preinstalled. These apps are super lightweight and they include Google Go, Google Assistant Go, YouTube Go, Google Maps Go, Gmail Go, Gboard, Google Play, Chrome, and Files Go. The optimization also includes the Play Store preinstalled on the Go edition coming with a new section that recommends apps that are tuned for entry-level devices. However, users still get access to all the regular apps on the PlayStore. Google also hinted that devices running Android Go will be delivered in the coming months with disclosing further details. So, we might actually see the launch of Google’s entry-level smartphones soon.
Huawei’s Honor has today launched its Honor 7X smartphone in India during a launch event in London. Earlier, the smartphone was launched in China and now, along with India, it has been launched globally.
Recently, the company had revealed that the Honor 7X smartphone will be launched in India at an “unbeatable price” and the company has kept its promise. The smartphone’s pricing in India starts at Rs. 12,999 for the 32GB storage model, while the 64GB internal storage variant is priced at Rs. 15,999.
The Honor 7X will go on sale from December 7, exclusively through online retailer Amazon India. Globally, the smartphone will be available through the company’s own HiHonor online store, at a price of €299.
The smartphone, which is the successor of the Honor 6X, features a 5.93-inch Full HD+ full-screen display with narrow bezels and 18:9 aspect ratio with a screen resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels and a 2.5D screen on top.
Under the hood, this device is powered by an octa-core Hisilicon Kirin 659 chipset — the same processor that powers Honor 9i. It packs Mali T830 MP2 GPU, 4GB of RAM and comes in three options in terms of internal storage — 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB.
However, in India, the device will be available in only 32GB and 64GB storage variants. The smartphone also supports storage expansion through microSD card up to 256GB.
Honor 7X comes with dual-camera setup, featuring a 16-megapixel and 2-megapixel sensors on the rear and an 8-megapixel camera sensor on the front. The smartphone packs a 3,340mAh battery and runs on Android 7.0 Nougat operating system based company’s own EMUI 5.1 custom skin.
Connectivity options on the device include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, and GPS/GLONASS. There is also a fingerprint sensor on the back panel.
In India, the smartphone will be available in Gold, Aurora Blue and Black colour options. The company has also planned for several offers for the users who have registered to buy the smartphone.
Amazon India has mentioned on the landing page that Honor will give away 150 power banks of 10,000mAh capacity and 850 earphones to select registrants. Further, the company said that there will be twenty winners who will receive Honor 7X devices after taking part in the ‘Amazon Registration and Amazon App Event’. For the bumper prize, seven registered users will win holiday packages from Yatra worth Rs. 75,000.
At the launch event, the company also launched its Honor V10 smartphone for the global audience. It went on sale in China today for the first time and was sold out within minutes.
Camera manufacturer, Xiaoyi, today announced a “new” action camera called the Yi Lite Action Camera. This is nearly identical to the Yi Lite released months ago. As a matter of fact, this should be called the Yi Heavy seeing as it packs the same specs but is heavier.
The new action camera has the same design as the predecessor as well as the same internals. The touchscreen display is still 2.0” with Gorilla Glass protection, sensor is still a 16MP f/2.8 Sony IMX206, and the chipset inside the camera doesn’t change from the HiSilicon Hi3556.
The Yi Lite Action Camera can shoot in 4K at 20fps and in 1080p at 60fps. It has support for 9 shooting modes: there is time-lapse, photo-in-video, time-loop recording and slow motion for videos in addition to burst mode, lapse mode, timer mode, and regular photo mode for pictures.
The Yi Lite also lets users adjust settings like exposure, ISO, white balance, metering mode, shutter speed and brightness.
The Yi Lite action camera has Bluetooth 4.1 and dual band WiFi for connectivity. There is also app support for sharing photos to social media. Battery capacity is not stated, but irrespective of the mode you shoot in, the action camera is supposed to last 130 minutes on a single charge. Built-in storage is 4GB and can be expanded by up to an additional 64GB via a MicroSD card slot.
These are the exact specs of the first model released months ago but while the first one weighs 72g, the new variant comes in at 88g. It also comes in the same mint green, ice crystal blue, and star black colors.
Honor V10, the smartphone that was unveiled in China last month, went on sale today in China. According to the company, the smartphone was sold out within minutes of opening the flash sale.
This was expected given that the Honor V10 smartphone received massive interest on China-based online retailer JD.com. The retailer had revealed that it received over 570,000 registrations to purchase the smartphone.
The Honor V10 will again go on sale next week on 12th December. The company has announced that five lucky owners of the V10 will receive Huawei Honor Band A2. To be eligible for the contest, buyers will have to share a screenshot of their purchase.
The smartphone features a 5.99-inch FHD+ display with a screen resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixels and an 18:9 aspect ratio. The device comes with a metal body with ultra-slim design, measuring just 6.97mm in thickness.
Under the hood, the Honor V10 is powered by a Kirin 970 chipset, which comes with a built-in Neural Processing Unit (NPU). The phone is said to have a visual, auditory, learning, cognitive, computing, and decision-making ability.
There are three memory variants of the smartphone — 4GB RAM + 64GB internal storage, 6GB RAM + 64GB onboard storage and 6GB RAM + 128GB internal storage. The camera aspect is piloted by a 20-megapixel and 16-megapixel dual camera setup at the rear. On the front, the smartphone features a 13-megapixel shooter with AI features.
It runs Android 8.0 Oreo operating system based EMUI 8.0 out-of-the-box. The phone packs a 3,750mAh battery with support for 5V/4.5A super fast charge. Connectivity options on the device include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS. The smartphone also features a front-mounted fingerprint sensor which also doubles as the home button.
The Honor V10 is available in Magic Black, Aurora Blue, Beach Gold and Charm Red colour variant. As for the prices, the 4GB + 64GB variant costs 2699 Yuan (~$409). The price rises to 2,999 Yuan (~$454) for the 6GB + 64GB version while the 6GB + 128GB version is priced at 3,499 Yuan (~$530).
Honor is going to launch the V10 smartphone globally within a few hours. The company is holding a launch event for the same in London, where it is also going to launch the Honor 7X for the Indian market.
After weeks in beta testing, Huawei has finally announced a stable EMUI 8.0 update for the Mate 9 series. The update also brings Android 8.0 Oreo to the 1-year old flagship.
The EMUI 8.0 update is currently not available as an OTA but can be manually downloaded to the phone. Supported Mate 9 versions are listed below:
Users who can’t wait for the OTA can request for the update by going into the Huawei Mobile Services app and selecting upgrade request as seen in the image below.
EMUI 8.0 brings a number of cool features to the Mate 9. Key feature is the AI-experience which works underground and allocates resources to frequently used apps and also on the surface for apps like the camera, which recognizes scenes and provides suggestions.
It also brings PC Mode for a full desktop experience when connected to an external display. This is similar to what Samsung’s Dex does but with the aid of only a cable. With support for dual Bluetooth, you can pair a wireless mouse and keyboard to your device.
EMUI 8.0 also brings a smart split screen feature. This comes in handy when you are watching a video and an incoming notification comes in. The notification pop-up also includes a split-screen icon which when selected allows you go into split-screen mode without interrupting your video.
Qualcomm is holding its second Snapdragon technology summit from December 4 to 8 in the U.S state of Hawaii. There are rumours that the next-gen Snapdragon 845 processor will be announced during the summit. The news coming out of China is that Xiaomi’s CEO Lei Jun is in Hawaii to participate in the event. The tech Czar was spotted at an Airport in Hawaii thus fueling speculations that next year’s Mi 7 flagship will be the first Chinese model to have the SD 845 chip.
The Snapdragon 845 is expected to be manufactured using the 10nm FinFET process and would debut on the Samsung Galaxy S9 which may be launched at CES 2018. The LG G7 and Sony Xperia XZ2 are also expected to utilise the flagship chip. While on the domestic scene, Xiaomi is tipped to be the first OEM that would utilise the chip on the Mi 7. Recall that Xiaomi was the first to use the present Snapdragon 835 chip on its smartphone earlier this year. Xiaomi also has a long-standing relationship with Qualcomm. It is reported that right from the debut of the Snapdragon800 series till date, Xiaomi accounts for 66% of Qualcomm’s China shipments.
The Snapdragon 845 chip is said to utilise Samsung’s 10nm LPE process and the CPU is composed of four improved Cortex-A75 Kyro core and four Cortex-A53 small cores. The GPU is said o have been upgraded to Adreno 630 and the chip integrates the X20 baseband with support for five 20Hz carrier aggregation with a maximum download speed of 1.2Gbps.
During the launch event of Galaxy S8 in April this year, Samsung had also introduced Samsung DeX desktop docking station. The Samsung DeX can be used to connect a Galaxy smartphone to the dock, a larger display, mouse and a keyboard to create a makeshift workstation. It is currently compatible with three smartphones: Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+ and Galaxy Note 8. Fresh information suggests that the South Korean company will be unleashing a new edition of Samsung DeX dock at the launch event of Galaxy S9 next year.
It is speculated that the second-generation Samsung DeX will be sporting a different form factor. The current DeX doc allow users to place their smartphone on it in a standing position. However, the upcoming Samsung DeX will let users to lay their phone flat on it in order to use it as a touchpad and a keyboard. In the previous month, well-known leakster Evan Blass had also confirmed on the arrival of an upgraded Samsung DeX dock.
Users will be able to establish connection between the phone and the rumored Samsung DeX pad through USB-C. It is also expected to be compatible with the Galaxy S8, S8+ and Note 8. It is likely to be priced around $150 which is the current pricing of the original Samsung DeX.
Samsung had made the DeX dock available as a pre-order bonus for Galaxy S8, S8 and Note 8 in some regions. Hence, it is speculated that the upcoming Samsung DeX pad could be made available though promotional bundles with the upcoming Galaxy S9 and S9+ smartphones. The Galaxy S9 and S9+ are slated to get announced in the first quarter of 2018. However, the company is expected to showcase the Galaxy S9 duo behind closed doors at the CES 2018 in January.
The dust has barely settled following the launch of the N6 Pro and 360 Mobiles has already announced a launch date for a new device.
The event is scheduled for December 12 and will hold in Beijing. While 360 Mobiles hasn’t disclosed the device launching, the guess is that it is the N6. Since there is an N6 Pro, it only makes sense that there is a non-pro version.
Specification details of the phone are unknown except for the processor. Just before revealing the launch date today, 360 Mobiles uploaded a picture of the Snapdragon 630 processor hinting us at what chip will grace the phone. The image also lists the features of the mobile platform. This is
The N6 Pro launched with the Snapdragon 660 mobile platform and is one of the cheapest in the market. Since the N6 is a less powerful variant, the Snapdragon 630 isn’t a bad choice.
Mobile phone storage has evolved exponentially in the last few years. From the days of 4GB of built-in memory to the current 256GB of internal storage, it sure has been a huge jump. But come next year, we should see that number double as Samsung has announced that it has begun manufacturing 512GB embedded storage for phones.
The announcement was made yesterday in South Korea. According to Samsung’s VP of Memory Sales & Marketing, Jaesoo Han, “By assuring an early, stable supply of this advanced embedded storage, Samsung is taking a big step forward in contributing to timely launches of next-generation mobile devices by mobile manufacturers around the world.”
The new flash storage (eUFS) will feature Samsung’s 512-gigabit V-NAND chip and will overcome current limitations posed by the use of MicroSD cards.
The new 512GB UFS increases the density of the 256GB eUFS storage from 48 layers to 64 layers and also includes a controller chip. Samsung is also using a bunch of new technologies to increase performance and energy efficiency. The controller chip also helps by speeding up the process that converts logical block addresses to physical blocks.
Samsung says the read and write speeds have also improved. Sequential read speeds reach up to 860 megabytes per second, and 255 megabytes per second for write speeds.
The new eUFS storage is also said to read 42,000 IOPS (input/output per second) and write 40,000 IOPS for random operation. Compare that to the 100 IOPS that conventional MicroSD cards read and you have about a 400x improvement in performance. The outcome of this is that users can enjoy a seamless multi-media experience in addition to “file searching and video downloading in dual-app viewing mode”.
Previous rumors have claimed that HTC would be releasing HTC Ocean Master, Ocean Lite and Ocean Harmony smartphones before the end of 2017. The Taiwanese company has already unveiled the HTC Ocean Master and Ocean Lite smartphones as HTC U11+ and U11 Life. A new phone from the company with model number HTC 2Q4R400 has recently received 3C certification in China. It is speculated that this smartphone could be the rumored HTC Ocean Harmony.
The 3C certification of the HTC 2Q4R400 has not revealed the specifications of the phone. It has only revealed that it supports the same Quick Charge 3.0 enabled charger that comes with HTC U11+.
Fresh information claims that the HTC Ocean Harmony would be coming in Snapdragon 652 and Snapdragon 660 chipset variants. The Snapdragon 652 variant is expected to feature 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage.
The advanced Snapdragon 660 model may include 6 GB of RAM and an inbuilt storage of 128 GB of storage. It could be the first phone from the Taiwanese smartphone maker to arrive with a pair of 5-megapixel front-facing cameras.
Previous leaks have revealed that the Ocean Harmony would be equipped with 5.99-inch Super-LCD 5 screen that will carry support for full HD+ resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixels. It is speculated to carry support for an aspect ratio of 18:9.
Like the HTC U11+ and other U-series phones, the Ocean Harmony smartphone is also pegged to come with pressure-sensitive side panels for Edge Sense feature. It is speculated to feature the same OIS enabled 12-megapixel f/1.7 aperture camera that is available on the HTC U11+. It is poised to feature a mammoth battery of 3,930mAh battery. The design of the phone could be similar to the U11+ flagship smartphone.
The Snapdragon 652 chipset variant of the Ocean Harmony is rumored to be priced at 2,599 Yuan (~$393). The Snapdragon 660 Ocean Harmony is likely to cost 3,599 Yuan (~$544). The 3C certification of HTC 2Q4R400 suggest that its arrival is close at hand. It is now rumored to debut by the middle of this month.
ASUS launched the Zenfone 4 Series a couple of months ago and has even added some other phones outside the Zenfone 4 Series. However, all these phones come with Android Nougat out of the box. ASUS already announced that the Zenfone 4 and Zenfone 3 series will get Android Oreo in 2018, and knowing ASUS, it may as well be mid-year before it arrives.
While we wait, screenshots of a Zenfone 3 running Android Oreo has surfaced, providing an early look for us. We can’t explicitly say if there are changes in the UI since most of the features ASUS announced for ZenUI 4.0 are not visual.
Samsung, the South Korea-based giant has topped the list of top smartphone companies in terms of smartphone sales. Samsung registered about 22.3 percent market share for the third-quarter of 2017, according to market research firm Gartner.
Followed by Samsung, Apple sits on the second spot, registering a distant 11.9 percent market share while China-based Huawei follows Apple with 9.5 percent market share.
In the second quarter, Samsung registered 20.7 percent market share while Apple registered 13.7 percent market share. Interestingly, in the third quarter, Apple registered just 11.9 market share, indicating a drop for the Cupertino-based giant.
Along with Huawei, there are two more China-based smartphone manufacturers on the list of top 5 smartphone companies. Oppo and Xiaomi grabbed the 4th and 5th position with 7.7 percent and 7 percent market share, respectively.
Coming to the number of smartphone units sold, Samsung sold around 85.6 million units while Apple managed to sell 45.4 million units of its smartphones. Huawei, on the other hand, sold around 36.5 million smartphones while Oppo and Xiaomi sold 29.4 million units and 26.9 million units respectively.
In terms of year-on-year analysis, Samsung’s smartphone sales recorded a double-digit growth (around 19.3 percent) in the third quarter. Other smartphone vendors that registered double-digit growth include Huawei, Oppo and Xiaomi. However, Apple is the only one that registered just 5.7 percent increase.
However, out of all smartphone vendors, Xiaomi achieved the strongest growth. The China-based company exhibited a massive 80 percent increase in the third quarter of 2017. This is majorly due to the company’s growth in India, along with growing sales from markets like Latin America and Russia.
According to market intelligence firm Counterpoint Research, in the last year, Xiaomi’s market share in India has gone from around just 6% to 22.3 percent, on par with Samsung. Recently, a new report from International Data Corporation (IDC) claimed that Xiaomi has taken over Samsung in terms of sales in 50 major Indian cities.
The Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro (2018) was recently spotted on Geekbench benchmarking website in the previous month. Well-known leakster @OnLeaks has collaborated with 91 Mobiles to share the renders of the upcoming Galaxy J2 Pro (2018).
The dimensions of the Galaxy J2 Pro (2018) are 143.1 x 72.2 x 8.6mm. The renders suggest that the Galaxy J2 Pro (2018) will be arriving with polycarbonate chassis. The size of the smartphone indicates that it will be featuring a 5-inch display that may carry support for HD resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels. Below the display of the phone is a physical Home button that will be housing a fingerprint scanner.
The rear side of the smartphone features a single camera sensor that is equipped with an LED flash. Previous reports have revealed that it will be powered by Snapdragon 430 chipset that will be assisted by 1.5 GB or 2 GB of RAM. It is expected to arrive preinstalled with Android 7.1.1 Nougat OS. It is likely to carry 32 GB of internal storage and it also expected to feature an external storage slot.
Samsung is known for releasing its Galaxy J series smartphones in markets like Asia, Latin America and Europe. Since SM-J250F (single-SIM edition) and SM-J250G (dual-SIM variant) have received certification from Federal Communications Commission (FCC), it seems that the Galaxy J2 Pro (2018) would be also unveiled in the U.S.
Speculations are rife that the entry-level smartphone would be priced under $150. As of this writing, there is no information available on its official launch date. However, it appears that its unveil could be couple of weeks away.
Earlier in this year, Vivo and FIFA had signed a pact to choose the Chinese smartphone manufacturer as the official sponsor of the upcoming FIFA 2018 World Cup 2018 that is scheduled to take place in Russia. Vivo is the official sponsor of World Cup 2022 that will be held in Qatar. To celebrate the upcoming FIFA 2018 World Cup, the company has now unveiled the Vivo X20 FIFA World Cup edition through a small ceremony in Moscow, Russia.
The Chinese media has revealed that all the FIFA will be receiving Vivo X20 FIFA World Cup edition phone that features a tournament logo at the lower side of its back panel. As of this writing, there is no confirmation on whether it will feature world cup themed UI. The FIFA officials will be using the special edition smartphone during the world cup that will be held between June 14 and July 15.
The specifications of the Vivo X20 World Cup edition are same as the regular edition of the phone. It features 6.01-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 660 chipset, 4 GB of RAM, 12-megapixel + 5-megapixel dual rear cameras, 12-megapixel selfie snapper and 3,250mAh battery.
Since leaving Xiaomi as an ecological chain partner, Mi Band 2 manufacturer Huami Technology has been on a successful run with its Amazfit sports watch lineup performing marvellously well in the market. Huami also has other smartwatches under the Amazfit brand in the market presently. Huami is now set to launch the next generation model of the Amazfit Sports smartwatch. Information released by the company via its Weibo account indicate that the Amazfit smart Sports watch 2 will open for “blind” pre-sale tomorrow even when the product is yet to be unmasked.
The Weibo post doesn’t disclose much about the product except that it is its annual flagship. The product is also said to have taken 16 months to develop. Recall that the current Amazifit Smart Sports watch was launched in August 2016, so this model is coming a bit late. Better late than never though, as we expect the new version to come with some improvements over the present model.
The Amazfit Sports smartwatch features a 1.34-inch diameter, a 22 mm quick-release replaceable sweat-proof strap, a scratch-resistant ceramic bezel, IP67 certification, 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 512MB RAM, 4GB RAM, Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy, and WiFi. The display which has a 320 x 300 resolution uses a reflective screen to increase legibility outdoors. There is also an app where users can monitor the readings of the watch. The watch which has a built-in GPS, a pedometer, a real-time heart rate monitor, also displays weather information and was priced at 799 Yuan ($120) when it was launched. We expect the new model to come with some improvements in the features that would be available onboard but we can’t say if the price would be higher.
Earlier this year, Lenovo-owned smartphone brand Motorola had announced a variety of special edition Moto Mods to commemorate the release of a movie Transformers: The Last Knight. Now, in a similar move, in honour of the upcoming Star Wars: The Last Jedi film, the company is soon going to launch limited edition Star Wars Moto Mods in China.
The upcoming Star Wars Limited Edition Moto Mods are Style Shell Moto Mods, which are basically a removable back cover for the smartphone. It features an image of Darth Vader with his lightsaber.
It seems that the Limited Edition Star Wars Moto Mods will be launched sometime over the next few weeks. It is expected to be priced at 129 Yuan, which is approximately $20. It seems that the upcoming Moto Mods will be exclusive to China only, just like the special edition Transformers Moto Mods. We will let you know if Motorola plans to release the special edition Moto Mods in any other regions.
Motorola had recently launched Moto Smart Speaker with Amazon Alexa, a Moto Mod accessory for its Moto Z series of smartphones. As the name itself suggests, the snap-to-connect mod accessory features its own dedicated speaker. The accessory, which is powered by Amazon Alexa, comes with four mics, ensuring that it picks up the voice in relatively noisy environments.
Recently, OnePlus launched OnePlus 5T Star Wars Edition in India at the Bengaluru Comic-Con Event. It comes in white colour with the familiar Star Wars logo engraved in Red ink at the bottom of the phone. The smartphone will go on sale from December 14 in India.
Meizu has officially announced a permanent price cut on all the variants of the M6 Note in China. The price reduction takes off 300 Yuan from the original prices of the various storage variants in which the M6 Note is available. Also, the reduction is expected to take effect on all platforms, both online and offline. The price cut is already in effect on Jingdong (JD.com).
The Meizu Note 6 was first announced in August this year and came out as a unique smartphone. The phone signalled the return of Meizu to Qualcomm chips as it features a Snapdragon 625 chip. We never saw the Qualcomm chip coming and it was indeed a fitting surprise. That wasn’t the only surprise package on the smartphone. The M6 Note also features a dual camera setup at the rear consisting of a 12 MP Sony IMX362 sensor with f1.9 aperture, 1.4um individual pixel size, and 6P lens, teaming up with a Samsung 2L7 secondary sensor. Meizu also included the Quad-LED flash first used on the Meizu E2. The rear camera also comes with Dual Phase Detection, Full pixel Dual-core focus, up to 0.03s fast. On the other hand, there is a 16MP selfie shooter at the front. The device was also available in 3GB + 16GB variant, 3GB + 32GB version and 4GB + 64GB version. Meizu later added a 4GB + 32GB version.
As at the time when it was launched, the Meizu Note 6 price in China were as follows; 3GB + 16GB variant -1099 Yuan (~$165), 3GB + 32GB version – 1299 Yuan (~$195), 4GB + 32GB version -1499 Yuan and the 4GB + 64 GB version had an initial price tag of 1699 Yuan (~$255). However, with the new price regime, the 3GB + 16GB version is now priced at 899 yuan, 3GB +32 GB version at 999 yuan, 4GB +32 GB version at 1299 yuan, while the 4GB+64 GB version has a price tag of 1499 yuan.
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