The Xiaomi Mi 7 flagship phone is expected to get unveiled in the first quarter of 2018. Fresh information suggests that the Mi 7’s dual rear cameras will be equipped with Artificial Intelligence (AI) for stellar photography experience.
During the ongoing World Internet Conference in China, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun had claimed that the company will be focusing on AI in 2018. He added that the upcoming Xiaomi phones will be equipped with AI. It is speculated that the Snapdragon 845 powered Xiaomi Mi 7 could be the company’s first phone to arrive with AI capabilities.
Fresh information states that the Snapdragon 845 of the Mi 7 will be linked to its dual rear cameras to bring AI driven optimization for photography. The photography experience on Mi 7 is speculated to be similar to Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro that are powered by AI-assisted Kirin 970 chipset. The Mate 10 duo are capable of shooting amazing photos with rich details in low light conditions. It is speculated that the Mi 7 will be able to deliver very impressive low light photography experience through AI assisted SD 845.
It is speculated that the Xiaomi Mi 7 will be equipped monochrome + RGB dual camera system. It is likely to feature a 12-megapixel Sony IMX380 sensor and a 20-megapixel Sony IMX350 sensor. Apart from the camera improvements, the Xiaomi Mi 7 is also rumored to arrive with an enhanced design. It is rumored to arrive with a 6-01-inch AMOLED screen by Samsung that will carry support for 18:9 aspect ratio.
Qualcomm is expected to launch Snapdragon 845 on Dec. 7 in the U.S. Previous reports have revealed that the initial stocks of Snapdragon 845 chipset will go to Samsung for its upcoming Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ flagship phones. The Xiaomi Mi 7 is speculated to debut as the first smartphone from China with Snapdragon 845 SoC. It is also rumored to include 6 GB of RAM.
The Mi 7 is also rumored to arrive as the first Xiaomi phone with wireless charging feature. It is expected to launch with a starting price of 2,699 Yuan ($408).
Micromax has launched its latest smartphone in the Indian market — Micromax Canvas Infinity Pro. It seems like a successor to the Micromax Canvas Infinity, which was launched earlier this year in India.
The smartphone features a 5.7-inch Full Vision HD display with a screen resolution of 1440 x 720 pixels and 18:9 aspect ratio. Under the hood, the smartphone has a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor, coupled with 4GB of DDR3 RAM.
There is a 64GB onboard storage and a microSD card slot which enables users to expand storage capacity up to 128GB. The phone features a 16-megapixel camera sensor on the back panel, along with an LED flash. On the front, there are two camera sensors with 20-megapixel and 8-megapixel resolution.
The camera comes preloaded with features such as portrait mode, face beauty mode, auto scene detection, face gallery, and tale album. There is a Super Pixel feature that combines multiple images to provide a higher resolution image.
For security features, the company has included a fingerprint scanner, which is placed on the back panel, just below the camera module. As per the company, it can unlock the screen in 0.2 seconds and can accept fingerprints with a 360-degree acceptance angle.
The smartphone runs Android 7.1 Nougat operating system with a custom skin on top. Connectivity options on the device include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS and USB OTG. It is fueled by a 3,000mAh battery, which the company has claimed can deliver 20 hours of talk time or 420 hours of standby time on a single charge.
The previously launched Canvas Infinity had a Snapdragon 425 SoC, 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage. It was powered by a smaller 2,900mAh battery. However, the major difference between the two devices is that the latest model features a dual front-facing camera.
The Micromax Canvas Infinity Pro is priced at Rs. 13,999 and will be available only in Black colour. The smartphone will be exclusively available through online retailer Flipkart from 6th December.
Huawei unveiled the Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro in Munich back in October and I’ve been using those phones ever since. These are one of the best-looking phones on the market and they offer bleeding edge specs and much more. Learn more in our Huawei Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro review after using those phones for more than 1.5 months.
Both Mates look just gorgeous as they use a quality metal frame and glass on the front and rear. The phones look really nice in the hand despite their huge footprint. I didn’t drop either of the phones, so they both still look as new.
They Mate 10 has a smaller 5.9” 2k resolution LCD display that has a traditional 16:9 aspect ratio, meaning that it is wider but it is a bit shorter than the Mate 10 Pro.
The latter phone has a larger 6” AMOLED display with 18:9 aspect ratio but it has only 1080p resolution. In practice, I found both displays to be plenty sharp for everyday use but I prefer the AMOLED panel on the Mate 10 Pro.
I found both fingerprint scanners to be very fast and accurate. The Mate 10 has one on the front while the Mate 10 Pro has it on the back.
Both phones have 4000mAh batteries that have been performing really well. With my usage, I could get over 6 hours of screen-on time but keep in mind that I usually install a ton of apps and use the phone quite intensively.
The supplied charger fully charges the phone in just about 1h and 10 mins, which is one of the best results out there.
The Mate 10 has a microSD card slot whereas the Mate 10 Pro lacks this feature. Also, it does not have the headset jack like a regular Mate 10 but it has more storage and RAM memory (6GB/ 128GB vs 4GB/64GB). Both phones have the same powerful Kirin 970 chipset.
Another area where the Mate 10 Pro excels over the Mate 10 is the IP67 certification for water and dust resistance.
The stereo speaker setup is very good and it might be one of the best in the business.
HARDWARE and PERFORMANCE
When it comes to hardware, the Mate 10 has a brand new Hisilicon Kirin 970 chipset that is coupled with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. The Mate 10 Pro ships with the same chipset, 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, which is, however, not expandable.
The new Mate 10 phones sport the first Huawei chipset with a neural processing unit or AI component of the processor, which learns how you use the phone and helps the device adapt to assure the best user experience. For example, the AI chip detects what kind of picture you take to apply the best image settings and it did a pretty good job during my unscientific test. Also, it helps apply the right amount of blurring effect in the portrait mode.
Obviously, the AI component does a lot more than helping you take better pictures. Most importantly, it learns every single day to assure the best user experience.For example, it learns how you use the phone to make it faster by allocating the resources to the specific task. So far, Microsoft has updated its Translator app to make use of the AI chipset to speed up the translation process. When reading a book, the NPU will remind users to enable Eye Comfort mode (Huawei’s blue light filter). Or, when taking a picture of a business card, the NPU will offer to scan the details into your phone book. These are just a few examples of how AI processor works in practice.
If you don’t really care about artificial intelligence, you can be rest assured that the Mate 10 will handle absolutely everything you throw at it. I played a lot of different games on the very highest settings and the phone just flies. A flagship-grade performance.
Finally, what impressed me the most was that the phone stayed cold to the touch even after 40 mins of gaming.
USER INTERFACE
The Mate 10 ships with Android 8 out of the box but it has the EMUI skin built on top of it. Some people may love it, some may hate it mainly because of it’s a bit cartoonish look. The first thing you may want to do is bring back the app drawer feature, which is built into the UI.
I personally like it since there are plenty of features and customization options to make the phone look your own. You can choose from a variety of themes, wallpapers and so on. There are also pretty cool transition effects and other customization options.
You can choose from quite a few smart assistance features that I don’t really like using, to be honest. If you plan to use those gestures, they work fine. What is the most important thing about this phone is that it is blazing fast, fluid and responsive. Huawei claims that the phone will not show any signs of slowing down even after 18 months of using it. I can’t confirm that but the Mate 10 is indeed a very fast phone on the daily basis.
EMUI Desktop Experience
Please see our video review for a better idea of how the EMUI desktop feature works.
Just like the Mate 10 Pro, the Mate 10 has the EMUI desktop feature that is just awesome. You simply connect your phone using the HDMI port to any display, without the need to buy a dock station.
There is the desktop mode that converts your phone into a basic laptop. You can edit your documents, browse the web, access all the files from the phone and so on. Obviously, you can connect a Bluetooth keyboard and the mouse for an even better experience but if you don’t have one, you can use a built it trackpad directly from the phone that I found to be pretty intuitive to use. You can also switch to the phone mode, which basically mirrors phone’s display. You can even play 3D games without any input lag, which is pretty awesome. Overall, I really like the EMUI Desktop feature. It works straight out of the box, no need for a docking station, no additional software.
CAMERAS
Both phones have identical cameras.A 12-megapixel RGB camera is paired with a 20-megapixel monochrome sensor here, and both lenses feature apertures of up to f/1.6.
The camera takes pictures really fast. There are quite a few shooting modes. My favorites include 2x optical zoom to make the best out of that secondary sensor. This mode is really useful and I enjoyed using it while I was exploring Munich. The pictures look pretty good as you don’t lose detail like using digital zoom.
The daylight images look really good considering the fact that the phone still runs on an early software build. There is a good amount of detail, sharpness and the dynamic range adjustment is quite impressive. The only downside is that some of the pictures are underexposed but that can be easily fixed in post.
The low-light camera performance is quite impressive too. Sure, there is a bit more noise and less detail but in general, the results are great. Pictures taken using a portrait mode usually look quite good but I noticed some artifacts going on in a few shots. There is also a monochrome mode that I’m not a huge fan of but the pictures look really nice and detailed.
Selfies taken using the 8MP camera are detailed and will definitely do the trick for social media needs.
4k video looks pretty good too as the footage is sharp and detailed. However, the OIS does not work in the 4k mode, meaning that the video may look a bit shaky. 720p slow-motion video is not the best I’ve seen but it’s definitely usable. 1080p selfie video looks great too as there is plenty of detail. Finally, I really like the sound recording quality.
CONNECTIVITY
Connectivity-wise, the Mate 10 and the Mate 10 Pro are just excellent. The call quality and signal reception are great, Wifi and mobile network speeds are really fast, Bluetooth and NFC work fine. Also, the GPS is very accurate. Finally, the phones have a bunch of sensors, just like any other flagship in the market.
CONCLUSIONS
After using both Mate 10 and the Mate 10 Pro for more than 1.5 months, I still believe they are one of the best phones on the market right now.
The devices simply look beautiful, the phones are well-made, the displays are sharp, a powerful processor assures excellent overall performance and a dedicated AI chipset will learn on the daily basis to assure the best user experience. Also, the cameras take one of the best pictures and the battery life is great.
A few things that bother me about the Huawei Mate 10 are that there is no wireless charging, the water, and dust resistance rating could be higher and there should also be a 128GB model available for all the regions, just like on the Mate 10 Pro.
Obviously, there are some caveats to consider about the Mate 10 Pro like the lack of the 3.5mm headset jack that less and less phone have. Also, there is no wireless charging, no microSD card slot, and no 2k resolution display.Other than that, the Mate 10 and the Mate 10 Pro are legit flagship phones that have a ton of premium features and so far, they are one of my favorite phones of 2017, despite a few shortcomings.
Last week, Samsung Galaxy J5 Prime (2017), the upcoming budget smartphone from the company, was approved by FCC. While the FCC approval suggested that the phone launch is happening soon, we now know what to expect from the smartphone in terms of specifications, thanks to a newly leaked specs sheet of the device.
According to the leak, the 2017 edition of the J5 Prime smartphone, which carries model number SM-G571, will be powered by the company’s own Exynos 7570 chipset with a 1.4 GHz quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU, Mali-T720 GPU and 3GB RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy J5 Prime (2017) is speculated to come with 32GB of internal storage. It is not yet known if it will have a microSD card slot for further expanding the storage capacity.
The smartphone will come with a 5-inch IPS HD display with a screen resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. It features a 13-megapixel primary camera along with an LED flash and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Earlier, when the device appeared on GFXBench platform, it was said to features a 4.8-inch HD screen.
It runs Android 7.1.1 Nougat operating system with the company’s own custom skin on top. The smartphone also comes with a fingerprint sensor, which is mounted on the front, for added security features.
The FCC listing had revealed that the Galaxy J5 Prime (2017) will support 4G LTE, Bluetooth 4.2 LE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and GPS as connectivity options. The device is said to be fueled by a 2,500mAh non-removable battery.
While the company has not yet announced the launch date of the Samsung Galaxy J5 Prime (2017), we expect the smartphone to get launched in the coming days.
After a brief unveiling at the Bengaluru Comic Con on Saturday, OnePlus has announced a proper launch for the OnePlus 5T Star Wars Limited Edition.
According to information on the OnePlus India website, the limited edition phone will be launched on December 14 at Carnival Cinemas Wadala, Mumbai. OnePlus will begin selling tickets to the event on December 7 for Rs.999 (~$16) via Paytm. More details can be found in the source link below.
However, OnePlus will give each person a free Star Wars t-shirt worth Rs.999 and a OnePlus Star Wars laptop bag worth Rs.1999 (~$31). You also get free drinks and popcorn. There will also be a pop up store where you can get a hands-on experience of the phone.
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Last week, we got our first official confirmation of an anniversary edition Meizu phone set to launch next year. The confirmation came in form of a picture of the retail box of the phone called the Meizu 15 Plus; and was posted on Weibo by the CEO himself.
The Meizu 15 Plus is a special phone to mark the 15th anniversary of Meizu and is scheduled to be officially unveiled in Spring. While an official launch date has not been released, Meizu has surprised us by announcing tickets to the event.
There is no info yet as to how tickets can be gotten or how much they will retail for or if they will even be sold. However, we can be sure fans of the brand alongside members of the press will get tickets to the conference.
The specification of the Meizu 15 Plus is unknown at the moment, though it is strongly rumored to feature a full-screen display. Nevertheless, the most important specification most people are eager to know about is the chipset.
After launching the ceramic version of its Mi Mix 2 smartphone in white colour last month, Xiaomi had announced the Mi Mix 2 Ceramic Black version as well, along with the special Starck Edition. Now, the Ceramic Black version of the smartphone is finally going up for sale.
Xiaomi has announced that the smartphone will go on sale from tomorrow, i.e. December 5 and the company has already started taking pre-orders for the same on its official website. The Mi Mix 2 Ceramic Black Edition has been priced at 4,699 Yuan (approx. $710).
At the time of announcing the Mi Mix 2 smartphone, Xiaomi had said that the phone will be available in two variants — a ceramic version with an aluminium alloy frame and a fully ceramic version.
Unlike the aluminium alloy frame model which comes with 6GB RAM and up to 256GB of internal storage, the fully ceramic model comes in just one configuration — 8GB RAM and 128GB internal storage.
Coming to the specifications, the smartphone comes with a 5.9-inch Full HD display with a screen resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. The company says that the display has a feel and grip of a 5.5-inch device. Unlike most smartphones which feature narrow bezels, this one is a truly bezel-less smartphone.
Under the hood, the device is powered by Qualcomm‘s Snapdragon 835 processor along with Adreno 540 GPU. This Ceramic Black model comes with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage.
The smartphone features a single camera sensor at the back, which is equipped with a 12-megapixel Sony IMX386 lens — the same sensor that was used in Xiaomi Mi 6. It has a dual LED flash, 1.25μm pixel size, f/2.0 aperture and 4-axis optical image stabilization. It also comes with a 5-megapixel front-facing camera that also supports facial recognition.
Below the camera module on the back panel, there is a fingerprint scanner for added security features. Connectivity options on the device include Dual SIM, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS. It runs on company’s own MIUI 9 based on Android Nougat operating system. The smartphone is fueled by a 3,400mAh battery which also supports Quick Charge 3.0 technology.
You might have known by now that the World Internet Conference was held today in Wuzhen, China. The conference was an opportunity for the giants in the Chinese tech industry to roll out their plans for the future in terms of research and development (R&D) for the industry. During the conference, Huawei‘s CEO Yu Chengdong was one of the speakers, sharing the same podium with Xiaomi’s CEO, Lei Jun who we reported earlier to have hinted of his firm’s plans to venture in AI on its smartphones from next year.
Huawei’s CEO on his part hinted that the internet hardware and smartphone giant will launch its 5G smartphone for the market in the second half of 2019. Obviously, by 2019, 5G technology would have been perfected and rolled out by a lot of mobile carriers around the world. Presently, we have only see the technology get tested on prototypes like the ZTE Gigabit phone. Qualcomm, ZTE and China Mobile recently announced the successful test of the world’s first 5G New Radio System.
Yu Chengdong also revealed that the past 20 years have been an era of rapid development in the mobile telecommunications industry. He also highlighted the fact that the development of smartphones has brought tremendous changes in people’s lives. He also opined that the new ear is that of artificial intelligence technology and 5G. Already, Huawei has started its AI journey with the launch of the Ai-capable Kirin 970 chip. The company is expected to launch its hardware products with 5G connectivity in 2018 while in 2019, Huawei’s chipset the tech giant will incorporate support on its chip and subsequently launch 5G smartphones.
Xiaomi, a China-based smartphone manufacturer, which once held the title of the most valuable start-up company, is now reportedly seeking a valuation of at least $50 billion for its Initial Public Offering (IPO) that is expected to take place next year.
Earlier, it was reported that Xiaomi is considering an IPO as early as the second half of 2018. According to the people aware of the development, who remains unnamed, Xiaomi is currently in talks with investment banks about a possible initial public offering as soon as next year, and Hong Kong is believed to be the most likely destination.
A successful IPO may raise around $5 billion in cash for the company, that could help Xiaomi to fuel the expansion. The China-based company last raised its funding round in 2014, at a valuation of $46 billion.
Lately, Xiaomi has been climbing up the ladder as one of the largest smartphone vendors. This year, the company registered a spike in terms of sales, after witnessing disappointing sales in the past year. Last year, the company was trailing behind the likes of Huawei, Oppo and Vivo in terms of sales.
Not only in China, the company is also capturing the smartphone market of India, which is touted as the world’s largest smartphone market. It recently was ranked the leading smartphone vendor in India, along with Samsung. Both the companies managed to grab 23.5 percent of Indian smartphone market, according to IDC.
Recently, it was reported that Xiaomi has overtaken Samsung in terms of smartphone sales, thus becoming the largest smartphone vendor in India. This comes after the company started focusing on offline sales of its smartphones along with online sales. It is also investing heavily in Mi Stores in India as well as in China.
Currently, there are around 11 Mi Home stores in India. But, Xiaomi previously said that it is planning to open 100 Mi Homes across India in the next two years. Last month, Xiaomi announced its third manufacturing facility in India, in partnership with Hipad Technologies. The latest facility is located in Noida, Uttar Pradesh and will be used for manufacturing power banks. Earlier, the company had established two facilities in Andhra Pradesh, in partnership with Foxconn, for making smartphones.
Apart from China and India, the company is now also focusing on emerging markets, including Russia and Indonesia. The company also seems to be interested in establishing its presence in the United States, where it is currently selling accessories.
Recently, the company’s founder and CEO Lei Jun revealed that Xiaomi is aiming to ship 90 million smartphones by the end of this year. Earlier, Earlier, Lei Jin had said that Xiaomi aims to ship out 100 million smartphones in 2018.
Asus Zenfone Live smartphone was unveiled earleir this year in February. The smartphone was launched in India in May this year with a price tag of Rs. 9,999. Later, the price was reduced to Rs. 8,999. Now, the phone has received a permanent price-cut of Rs. 1,000 in the country, bringing down the smartphone’s price to Rs. 7,999.
The Zenfone Live smartphone was touted as the world’s first smartphone that features hardware-optimised, real-time beautification technology. As per the company’s claims, it can capture ‘beautiful’ selfies as well as remove blemishes in real-time. There’s a BeautyLive application on the handset that lets you stream live to Facebook, Instagram and YouTube while applying a beautification filter.
To remind you of the specifications, the smartphone comes with a 5-inch Bluelight filter and Asus TruVivid HD display with a screen resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. Under the hood, the phone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor, along with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. It also supports expanding storage up to 128GB using a microSD card.
It comes with a 13-megapixel primary camera with an LED flash and f/2.0 aperture. It also has a 5-megapixel front-facingcamera with soft LED and 82-degree wide-angle lens. The front-facing camera also comes with a low light mode and a manual mode.
The smartphone is running Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system out-of-the-box. Connectivity options on the device include 4G LTE, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS. The phone, which comes with DTS Headphone: X technology that delivers 7.1 surround sound on compatible headphones, is fueled by a 2,650mAh battery.
The Asus Zenfone Live is available in three colour options — Gold, Pink and Navy Black. It will now be available at the reduced price in India across all major e-commerce stores and retailers in India. The smartphone will also be available at ASUS Exclusive Stores across the country.
Just last week, Huawei’s sub-brand, Honor launched the V10 flagship. The phone has been praised for packing impressive specs at an affordable price tag. But Huawei isn’t done for the year as it has more launches on the way. Its next launch in China is for the Nova 2s and Huawei has begun sending out invites.
Chinese tech news site, ITHome, has received their invite for the event and it comes with a gift.
The invite is shaped like an actual phone box and we will be surprised if this isn’t the retail package of the phone when it launches. rather than contain a dummy version of the phone like some manufacturers do, Huawei has included a 4-in-1 camera-clip on lens kit.
From the images provided, there is a fish eye lens, a macro lens, and a telephoto lens included in the box.
The Nova 2S shares a similar design to the Honor V10 as it also has a front-mounted fingerprint scanner even with a FHD+ display and also dual cameras on the back. One key difference it has from the V10 is that it has dual front cameras in front too.
Huawei is advertising the Nova 2S as a selfie-focused phones, so its easy to deduce that its target market are photography enthusiasts. The rear cameras are said to be the same 20MP+16MP configuration as the V10, while the front facing cameras are two 20MP sensors.
When it was reported that Qualcomm had rejected Broadcom’s $130 billion USD unsolicited bid, the possible options that Broadcom could still explore in order to achieve its goal were outlined. One of the options was to move for a change of Qualcomm’s current board whose tenure expires next year by submitting its own slate of candidates for the board. The U.S tech giant is reportedly set to explore that option as sources have disclosed that Broadcom will tender its list of candidates for the board today which is Monday.
The move is no doubt a confrontational one, as it is aimed to push out the present directors who they believe are not open to see the deal scale through. This is one of two moves Broadcom is reportedly taking in their bid to acquire Qualcomm. If they fail to effect a change of Qualcomm’s board before March next year, Broadcom is tipped as planning to improve on its earlier offer. Broadcom had offered Qualcomm’s shareholders $60 in cash and $10 in Broadcom’s stock for each of their shares. The details of the new offer aren’t known and wouldn’t be disclosed until March next year after the results of the Board of Directors voting is known. A new offer will only come if its candidates fail to win, the source hints.
Financial experts are of the opinion that even if Broadcom fail to succeed in its bid to change Qualcomm’s board, it may likely succeed in acquiring the fabless chipmaker with an improved offer. Majority of Qualcomm’s shareholders (77%) are said to be institutions like mutual funds, hedge funds and private trust funds firms.What this means is that these institutions are only interested in selling their investors’ shares for the largest profit. Qualcomm closed Friday’s trading at $65.49, so a $70 per share bid may not sound lucrative. However, a bid to the tune of $85 to $90 sounds lucrative enough to help win over Qualcomm’s shareholders swiftly. Moreso, Broadcom offers more profitability in the long run, with its shares closing at $271.56 as at Friday last week. The drama is getting interesting by the day. Perhaps, we’ll soon see the biggest acquisition is the tech industry kickstarted. Even with a yes vote from Qualcomm’s board, it could take up to one year before it gets approved by the relevant regulatory agencies. But then, something just makes the idea of the current Qualcomm structure being dismantled feel good.
Xiaomi’s Director of Product Management and Marketing, Donovan Sung has shared official renders of the upcoming Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus on his Twitter account. These images have been revealed as an official sneak preview of the upcoming Redmi 5 duo that are slated to debut on Dec. 7.
The Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus can be seen sporting full screen design in the new renders. Their bezels are not as thin as the flagship phones like Samsung Galaxy S8 and LG V30. However, their bezels are slimmer than the predecessor Redmi phones. The Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus are fitted with rear-mounted fingerprint scanner. These phones seem to be packed with full metallic chassis. The official renders also reveal that the Redmi 5 duo would be coming in multiple color choices such as black, blue, gold and rose gold.
The Redmi 5 is expected to be priced at 699 Yuan (~$106). It is rumored to feature a 5.7-inch HD+ display and Snapdragon 450 chipset. It is pegged to arrive in variants like 2 GB RAM + 16 GB storage, 3 GB RAM + 32 GB storage and 4 GB RAM + 64 GB storage. It is likely to house a 3,200mAh battery.
The Redmi 5 Plus is speculated to debut with a pricing of 999 Yuan (~$150). It is likely to house a 5.99-inch FHD+ screen and Snapdragon 625 chipset. It may come in variants like 3 GB RAM + 32 GB storage and 4 GB RAM + 64 GB storage. It is rumored to include a 4,000mAh battery.
Both the smartphones are speculated to house a 12-megapixel rear camera and a selfie camera of 5-megapixel. The Redmi 5 duo are rumored to run on MIUI 9 flavored Android Nougat OS.
What’s your opinion on the renders of the Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus? Do they appear impressive? Share us your thoughts by adding your comments below.
A bunch of upcoming Sony smartphones have been uncovered in different user agent profiles. Categorized into three parts, these models are likely successors to Sony’s line-up for this year.
First on the list is the Sony H81XX series which will come in at least two versions -H8116 and H8166. Both devices according to the UAP have a 3840 x 2160 (4K) screen resolution which means they are high-end smartphones. They also run Android 8.0 Oreo.
Both the Sony H8116 and H8166 are most likely successors to the Sony Xperia XZ Premium since it has the same screen resolution.
Next is the H82XX series which has more variants than the H81XX series. They are the H8216, H8266, H8276, and H8296. They all have FHD screens and also run Android Oreo. These phones are expected to be successors to the Xperia XZ1. The multiple variants are for the many regions they will be available in.
Last but not the least is the H83XX series which includes the Sony H8324. This phone also has a 1920 x 1080 resolution and runs Android 8.0.
The tech industry is replete with concepts and prototypes as well as real products utilizing Artificial Intelligence for various purposes. The smartphone industry has been the latest port of call with Huawei releasing its 2017 flagship Mate 10 models as well as the Huawei V10 with an AI chip. Xiaomi has now revealed that it plans to incorporate AI technology into its smartphones as from next year. The disclosure was made by CEO Lei Jun during a speech delivered at the 4th World Internet Conference held today in Wuzhen, China.
Lei Jun’s was reportedly titled “Opportunities for Xiaomi in the AI Age.” During the speech, the Xiaomi CEO stated that in the next 10 years, the company’s core strategy would focus on Artificial Intelligence. He also disclosed that the next generation of Xiami phones expected to be released in 2018 will incorporate Artificial Intelligence. However, no specific time frame was revealed as to when the AI smartphones would start launching. But the tech giant is expected to debut with the Xiaomi Mi 7 packing a Snapdragon 845 chip in the early part of next year. The flagship Mi 7 could very well feature the technology as it would most likely be featured first on a flagship model.
Xiaomi first released an AI product in July with the launch of the Mi AI Speaker. The company is in an advantaged position to develop its AI technology as it already has a vast smart IoT platform and the global user base of the MIUI ROM keeps growing, presently said to have exceeded 300 million users. Xiaomi’s cloud service is also said to house over 200PB data. Lei Jun sees internet companies becoming Artificial Intelligence companies in the near future and so believes Xiaomi should actively embrace AI technology now.
The 2018 edition of the Samsung Galaxy A phones are slated to launch in this month or January 2018. A Chinese leakster has been claiming consistently that the rumored SM-A530F and SM-A730F smartphones that are speculated to launch as Galaxy A5 (2018) and Galaxy A7 (2018) may launch as Galaxy A8 (2018) and Galaxy A8+ (2018). Freshly leaked images show that the upcoming SM-A730F smartphone may indeed launch as Galaxy A8+ (2018).
The front view of the Galaxy A8+ (2018) shows that it is fitted with an Infinity Display like the Samsung Galaxy S8, S8+ and Note 8 smartphones. However, unlike the displays of the premium Galaxy phones, the screen of the Galaxy A8+ is not curved at the edges.
The home button is missing from the front which indicates it could be placed on the backside of the device. A fingerprint scanner is also rumored to be present on the rear of the Galaxy A8+ (2018). It is also rumored to feature dual selfie snappers.
Speculations are rife that the Galaxy A8+ (2018) would be featuring a 6-inch or 5.7-inch display that will support an aspect ratio of 18.5:9 or 18:9. The existence of the Galaxy A8+ (2018) suggests that the rumored SM-A530F may debut as the regular Galaxy A8 (2018). This also indicates that Samsung may have canceled the Galaxy A3 (2018) or it may be launching it with some other moniker.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) and Galaxy A8+ (2018) smartphones may arrive in the market as cheaper and smaller alternates of the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ smartphones.
What do you think of the design of the Galaxy A8+ (2018)? Let us know your views by adding your comments below.
In the previous week, Huawei had released an official poster to confirm that it will be launching the Nova 2s smartphone on Dec. 7. A couple of leaked photos of the Huawei Nova 2s as well as its promotional posters have now surfaced just ahead of its official launch.
The Nova 2s is rumored to arrive with a 6-inch display that will support an aspect ratio of 18:9 It is speculated to carry support for FHD+ resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixels. It features a fingerprint scanner below the display. As far as the design of the phone is concerned, it is expected to feature glass panels on its front and rear sides with a metallic frame flanked in between.
A 3.5mm audio jack, a USB-C port and an external speaker grille is present on the bottom side of the Nova 2s. The volume rocker and the Power key can be found on the right edge of the phone.
The Kirin 960 chipset will be powering the Huawei Nova 2s. However, fresh information suggests that in a bid to control the power consumption, the smartphone will be driven by a downscaled version of Kirin 960.
The front side of the Nova 2s is expected to feature a pair of 20-megapixel dual selfie snappers. The rear side of the phone may feature 20-megapixel + 16-megapixel dual cameras. Previous reports have suggested that it would be equipped with other features like NFC, Hi-Fi audio support, and EMUI 8.0 skinned Android 8.0 Oreo OS.
The Nova 2s featuring 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage may carry a pricing of 2,599 Yuan. The other variant featuring 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage may cost 2,999 Yuan. Huawei has reportedly built up sufficient stock of the Nova 2s to ensure enough units are available with its retailers.
Leaked promo images show that the Nova 2s would be coming in colors like silver, red, black, blue and pink. After its official launch on Dec. 7, the Huawei Nova 2s is peculated to go on sale from Dec. 12.
Recent reports have revealed that the Galaxy X is the highly anticipated foldable smartphone from Samsung. Latest news coming from South Korea states that the Galaxy X foldable smartphone may get introduced to the world in 2018.
Apart from Samsung, other smartphone OEMS like Apple and LG are also speculated to be working foldable smartphones. However, Samsung could be the first company to debut a foldable phone.
In September, Samsung’s mobile chief DJ Koh had confirmed through an interview that the company would be its first foldable smartphone in 2018. Recent reports have suggested that it could be a limited edition device that may be arrive in select markets. Its arrival seems to be close at hand as it has already received certification from Wi-Fi Alliance, Bluetooth SIG and NRRA.
Industry insiders have revealed that Samsung Display has successfully managed to build a foldable screen with a curvature of 1.0R. What does it mean? Well, it means that users will be able to fold it inward like a paper. It may not be a glass panel as it is speculated to be made of up plastic materials. Rumors have revealed that the Galaxy X may come with a fold-in design. Samsung has filed numerous patents for foldable phones in the recent past, we will have to wait and see what sort of design and features will be arriving on the Galaxy X.
Another reason why Samsung is working hard on launching the Galaxy X in 2018 is that it reportedly wants to prevent LG from a striking a deal with Apple for launching its first foldable phone. The Cupertino-based firm has recently filed a patent for foldable iPhone in the U.S. Recent rumors have suggested that LG Display will be supplying its foldable display panels for the foldable iPhone that may debut in 2020.
LG Display is expected to be ready with a foldable screen with a curvature of 1.0R in 2019. However, in the next year it is expected to launch its foldable screen with a curvature of 2.5R. According to display industry, a foldable smartphone will be commercialized in the next few years.
On Dec. 1, HMD Global that holds the rights to sell smartphones with Nokia branding completed its first birthday. Fresh information suggests that the Finnish firm plans to celebrate its first anniversary by launching the Nokia 9 flagship smartphone in January 2018. The Nokia 9 is not arriving alone, it is speculated that it will be unleashed alongside a second-generation model of Nokia 8.
HMD Global had launched the Nokia 8 flagship phone in September this year. Even though it arrived with flagship specs, it came with a simple design that could not compete with the likes Galaxy S8, Galaxy Note 8, LG V30 and so on. Hence, the recent reports have been claiming that the alleged Nokia 9 could be the real flagship phone from the company.
It is now speculated that the Finnish firm will be holding a launch event on Jan. 19. Previous reports have suggested that the 5.5-inch dual edge curved screen of the Nokia 9 will be supporting 2K resolution. The Nokia 8’s successor is likely to feature an 18:9 display along with a full screen design. These smartphones are rumored to be customized for users in China.
Both the smartphones are rumored to be powered by Snapdragon 835 chipset and are expected to house dual rear cameras. These phones are speculated to feature IP67 chassis. However, the Finnish firm is rumored to kill the 3.5mm audio jack feature on Nokia 9 and second-generation Nokia 8.
The Nokia 9 with 6 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage may arrive with a price tag of 3,699 Yuan (~$558). The higher variant featuring 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage may cost 4,199 Yuan (~$634). As of this writing, there is no information on the other specifications and pricing of the 2018 edition of Nokia 8.
The rumor mill has revealed plenty of details of the Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus smartphones that are scheduled to get unveiled on Dec. 7. Today, Xiaomi has released a series of new promotional videos to showcase the Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus smartphones.
The above video contains three promotional videos that show the real Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus smartphones with full screen design. One of them is in black color while the other one is in white. However, the videos do not show the key features of these phones.
The Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus smartphones have recently received certification from TENAA in China. The Redmi 5 is expected to feature a 5.7-inch display that will carry support for HD+ resolution of 720 x 1440 pixels.
It is rumored to be powered by Snapdragon 450 chipset and it will be coming RAM variants like 2 GB, 3 GB and 4 GB that will respectively feature 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB storage choices. It will be also featuring a microSD card. It is expected to house a 3,200mAh battery and it will be sporting a slim profile of 7.7mm.
The Redmi 5 Plus is pegged to feature a larger display of 5.5 inches that will be supporting a higher resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixels. The Snapdragon 625 chipset is speculated to power the smartphone with 3 GB and 4 GB RAM options that will respectively feature 32 GB and 64 GB storage choices. It is also rumored to feature a microSD card slot. Even though it will be housing a 4,000mAh capacity battery, it will be coming with a thin body of 8.05mm.
Both the smartphones are expected to feature a 5-megapixel front-facing camera that will be equipped with an LED flash and a rear-mounted 12-megapixel camera. The Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus are speculated to be respectively priced at 699 Yuan (~$105) and 999 Yuan (~$151).
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