Xiaomi is speculated to be working on a new “R” series of smartphones. Xiaomi R1 is rumored to arrive as the first phone from the new series. A leaked render of the alleged R1 has already surfaced in the previous week and today a Chinese leakster has revealed two new images that appears to belong to the same phone.
The new images show the alleged Xiaomi R1 in real skin. Even though the appearance of the mysterious Xiaomi smartphone is clearly visible as it is placed inside a case, it can be assumed that it will be coming with a full screen design.
The bottom side of the phone has a microUSB port placed between two speaker grilles. The topside of the phone seems to house a 3.5mm audio jack. Its back panel may feature a fingerprint reader.
As of this writing, there is no information available on the specifications of the mysterious Xiaomi R1 phone. It is speculated to launch with a price tag of 1,499 Yuan (~$226).
Xiaomi is rumored to debut the Redmi Note 5 with full screen design before the end of the year. However, it is not known whether the Xiaomi R1 will be unveiled before the end of 2017. The Chinese firm is expected to launch the new “R” series to take on the likes of OPPO and Vivo that are ranking ahead of it in the Chinese market.
Huawei is expected to launch the Honor V10 on November 28, which is tomorrow. Ahead of the impending launch event, the Honor V10 has appeared on TENAA, thus revealing the real pictures of the device and some of its key specifications.
The TENAA document shows that the Honor V10 will present with a 5.99-inch TFT display with FHD+ resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixels. That gives it the 18:9 aspect ratio. The display size is very much evident in the picture of the front aspect. however, one surprising inclusion is the front home key which definitely also doubles as the fingerprint scanner. The Honor V10 is also listed with a 2.35GHz processor believed to be the Kirin 970 chip. Already, Huawei had disclosed the device will launch with a Kirin 970 chip and also, the press invitation for the China launch event was a teaser of the AI capability of the upcoming smartphone. The processor will pair with a 6GB RAM while there is a 64GB storage variant as well as a higher 128GB version. Both storages are expandable up to 256GB via microSD card.
In addition, the smartphone features a 3950mAh battery which should be just enough to provide extended usage. Coupled with the efficient Kirin 970 processor, the device will likely be one good battery saver. The battery is a built-in battery while it will be charged via a USB Type-C port on the device. The smartphone is also revealed to come in four different colour variants namely; Black, Blue, Red and Gold. On the camera aspect, the listing shows the presence of a 20MP+16MP dual camera setup at the rear while the front camera is a 13MP sensor.
In the previous week, the rumor mill had leaked a couple of images of a full screen Meizu phone with model number m1712. Today, new photos of the smartphone have surfaced from China. Fresh information suggests that the smartphone would be debuting as Meizu M6S or Blue Charm 6S.
Meizu is rumored to be working on multiple smartphones with full screen design. Among them, the Meizu M6S is said to be the budget-friendly phone that may launch with a price tag of around 1,000 Yuan (~$152). Hence, it seems to be a worthy competitor for the upcoming Redmi Note 5 that is also speculated to launch full screen design.
As far as the specifications of the Meizu M6S are concerned, it is expected to arrive with a 5.7-inch screen that will support an aspect ratio of 18:9. The MediaTek MT6793 chipset is rumored to power the smartphone with 3 GB of RAM. It is expected to house a rear camera of 13-megapixel and a selfie camera of 5-megapixel. It has been found to be running on Android 7.0 Nougat OS.
Apart from the full screen design of the phone, the most interesting feature of the phone seems to be the unique side-mounted fingerprint scanner. The smartphone may feature a metallic body along with rounded corners. What’s missing from the design of the Meizu M6S is the oblong-shaped Home button. Previously leaked images of the Meizu M6S show that the handset will be featuring a circle-shaped on-screen button that may possess the capabilities of mBack.
After rolling out the beta version of Android Oreo update for Nokia 8 smartphone, the company released the final version a couple of days ago. Now, HMD Global’s Nokia is all set to roll out Android Oreo for the Nokia 5 and Nokia 6.
Recently, HMD Global’s Chief Product Officer, Juho Sarvikas confirmed on Twitter that after Nokia 8, Nokia 5 and 6 are next in line to receive the latest update. He further added that the company is planning to soon roll out Open Beta Labs for those models.
Just like the update for Nokia 8, the Android Oreo for Nokia 6 and Nokia 5 is expected to come with the latest Android security patch, along with several new features such as Picture-in-picture, detailed Notification dots for every app and Autofill passwords, among others.
Earlier, the company had promised that the Nokia 3, Nokia 5, and Nokia 6 and the most recently launched Nokia 2 will get the Android 8.0 Oreo update as well. In fact, the devices are also slated to receive the upcoming Android P version, as confirmed by HMD Global last month.
The Nokia 5 comes with a 5.2-inch HD IPS LCD display and is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor. It packs 3GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage, with support for expanding storage up to 128GB.
It features a 13-megapixel rear camera with PDAF and dual tone flash and also has an 8-megapixel front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture. The smartphone runs Android 7.1.1 Nougat out-of-the-box and is fueled by a 3,000mAh battery.
On the other hand, the Nokia 6 comes with 5.5-inch Full HD LCD display and Snapdragon 430 octa-core processor clocked at 1.4GHz. Based on the region of availability, the phone has two models — 3GB RAM with 32GB internal storage and 4GB RAM with 64GB internal storage.
It comes with a 16-megapixel rear-facing camera and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera. This one too, running Android Nougat operating system, is powered by a 3,000mAh battery.
While the company has revealed that both the devices will soon get beta built of Android Oreo update, it is not known when the update will actually roll out.
Xiaomi‘s founder and CEO Lei Jun is a high flying entrepreneur and businessman with many parts. No doubt he is good at what he does that was why he was named as Businessman of the Year by Forbes in 2014. The Xiaomi founder is also entered the world’s billionaires club in 2015 when he was ranked in number 87 by Forbes with his personal worth estimated to be $13.2 billion. Lei Jun’s source of wealth may go beyond Xiaomi as the CEO seems to have his hands on several other investments. Lei Jun has now been linked to the world’s largest manufacturer of Bitcoin mining equipment Bitmain based in Beijing, China.
The discovery was contained in a leaked document published by the Paradise Papers. The leak by Paradies Papers is, by the way, the second biggest data leak in history containing 1.4TB of data housing 13.4 million confidential digital documents relating to offshore investments which were acquired by German media outlet Süddeutsche Zeitung earlier this year. The data was only made public by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) last month. The leaked documents are a compilation of the company registers of firms in 19 tax havens around the world and some were also obtained from offshore investment service providers Appleby and Asiaciti Trust.
Lei Jun was roped in through his controls of Colorful Mi Ltd and Red Better Ltd, two offshore companies which the paper says are incorporated under the Chinese holding group – Beijing Changtong Wuxian Consulting Company. The holding company also appears to own Wu Ji Han & Co Ltd, a firm controlled by Bitmain co-founder Jihan Wu. Likewise, the other Bitmain co-founder Micree Zhan is listed as a director of Bitmain Cowin Inc and DivaIPTV Ltd, both of which are related to the same holding company.
Lei Jun or any of the individuals named in the leak are yet to publicly deny the claim and chances are they may never do that but the leak is significant considering that Bitmain is considered as one of the most profitable cryptocurrency companies in the world. The company manufactures custom mining rigs and the chips which power the rigs and also leases its computational power to other firms. Bitmain’s mining farms are estimated to rake in billions in revenue on an annual basis and the company has gained a reputation as one of the safest investments in the cryptocurrency industry.
Smartphone manufacturers such as Sony, HTC and Nokia have already started rolling out Android 8.0 Oreo update. Samsung smartphones users are also eagerly waiting for the company to release the latest version of Android. A leaked image showing the list of Samsung phones that will be upgraded to Android 8.0 Oreo has been leaked on Weibo by a well-known tipster.
The above image shows that the Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 Edge and S6 Edge+ flagship smartphones from 2015 will be receiving the Android Oreo update. It is likely that the Oreo would be the last major Android upgrade for Galaxy S6 models that were launched with Android Marshmallow OS.
Around a month ago, Samsung had begun the Android 8.0 Oreo beta program for Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ smartphone users in the U.S., the U.K and South Korea. The second beta firmware was released around two weeks ago. There is a possibility that the Galaxy S8 duo may receive the Android 8.0 Oreo update by early 2018. The Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy Note FE, and Galaxy Note 5 will be also receiving the latest Android version.
The leaked image suggests that the 2015 versions of Galaxy A3, A5 and A7 won’t be receiving the Android Oreo update. As far as Galaxy On series are concerned, only the Galaxy On Max is expected to receive Android 8.0 Oreo update. The South Korean company also seems to be keen on releasing on rolling out Oreo update for a handful of Samsung tablets.
Samsung has been always slow in releasing major Android versions for its devices. Hence, it seems that the company will be gradually rolling out the Oreo update in a bid to release stable builds.
A Samsung smartphone with model number SM-G571 had appeared on GFXBench benchmarking site in the previous week. It seems that the arrival of the smartphone is drawing near as it has been approved by FCC (Federal Communications Commission).
The FCC filing of the SM-G571 has not revealed any specifications of the phone. It has confirmed that it will be arriving with a removable battery. However, the exact size of the battery is not known. Through FCC, it is also known that the SM-G571 will have connectivity features like 4G LTE, Bluetooth 4.2 LE, Wi-Fi and GPS.
Speculations are rife that this phone will launch as Galaxy J5 Prime (2017). Its appearance on GFXBench platform has revealed that it features a 4.8-inch screen that will deliver an HD resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels.
The Exynos 7570 chipset featuring a 1.4 GHz quad-core processor and ARM Mali-T720 graphics will be powering the Galaxy J5 Prime (2017) along with 3 GB of RAM. Its internal storage is 32 GB. Its rear camera is of 12-megapixel and its front-facing camera is of 8-megapixel. It is running on Android 7.1.1 Nougat.
The above specifications of the SM-G571 are also found on the Galaxy J5 Prime (2016). However, the last year’s model features a larger display of 5 inches. The 2016 Galaxy J5 Prime was launched in September which indicates that its 2017 model should have been official by September this year. Since the Galaxy J5 Prime (2017) has recently received FCC certification, it appears that its launch is not far away.
Recent reports have revealed that Samsung is working on Galaxy A8 (2018) and Galaxy A8 Plus (2018) smartphones. Leaked images of the display panel of the Galaxy A8 (2018) has revealed that it will be arriving with an Infinity Display design.
Samsung had introduced bezel-less design called Infinity Display on Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ smartphones. The same design has been also made available on the Galaxy Note 8. Rumors have revealed that the upcoming Galaxy A (2018) smartphones will be also arriving with Infinity Display design. This has become all the more evident through the leaked images of the display panel of the rumored Galaxy A8 (2018).
As it can be seen in the above images, the side bezels of the alleged Galaxy A8 (2018) are very slim. The upper bezel seems to feature dual selfie snappers. Since the home button is not present on the front side, the fingerprint sensor is likely to be placed on the back panel of the A8 (2018).
The SM-A530 and SM-A730 model numbers that have surfaced in recent rumors are speculated to debut as Galaxy A5 (2018) and Galaxy A7 (2018) phones. A Chinese leakster has claimed on his Twitter account that SM-A530 and SM-A730 phones will not launch as 2018 versions of Galaxy A5 and A7. He is of the view that these smartphones may respectively launch as Galaxy A8 (2018) and Galaxy A8 Plus (2018).
The upcoming Galaxy A8 phones are rumored to arrive as mid-range versions of the Galaxy S8 and S8+ flagships. They are expected to get unveiled by next month or in January 2018.
Chinese smartphone manufacturer, Gionee might not be the first manufacturer to release a phone with an 18:9 display but it sure is the only one that has released 8 phones this year with the trending display.
Beginning with the Gionee M7 and M7 Power (Steel 2 Plus in some markets) in September, Gionee has added 6 more devices to the FullView lineup tonight at an event in China. Three of them are the Gionee S11 & S11s, and M7 Plus which are flagships and have been covered already. The rest are the F6, F205, and Steel 3 which are for the entry level and mid-range category and are covered below:
Gionee F6
The Gionee F6 has a similar rear design to the S11 and S11S. It keeps the reflective design as well as the 3D four-curved glass which should make it more appealing even though it is a mid-range device.
The F6 has a 5.7-inch 1440 x 720 display. It is powered by a Snapdragon 430 processor paired with 3GB of RAM. There is 32GB of storage which can be expanded via a microSD card slot (128GB max).
For optics, the F6 has 13MP+2MP dual rear cameras and a single 8MP front facing camera. The rear cameras pack a number of feature including support for 3D photos. There is a fingerprint scanner below the camera sensors while a 3.5mm jack and micro USB port sit at the bottom.
The Gionee F6 packs a 2970mAh battery and runs Android 7.1 Nougat out of the box. It has dual SIM support (nano only) and full Netcom support.
Gionee says the F6 will sell for ¥1299 (~$197). It is available in Star Blue, Black and Gold can be pre-ordered on the official website.
Gionee F205
The Gionee F205 comes with a much smaller 5.45-inch display but with the same resolution as the F6. It ditches the metal and glass design for a an all-metal body.
Just because it is metal doesn’t mean it lacks in beauty. Coated in red paint, the Gionee F205 has dual silver antenna lines that reminds one of Kylo Ren’s (Star Wars) mask.
The Gionee F205 has 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage. It is powered by the MediaTek MT6739 quad-core processor which brings support for dual VoLTE.
There is an 8MP camera on the rear and a 5MP front facing camera for selfies. Battery capacity is 2670mAh which should last a day on moderate use. It also comes with Android 7.1 Nougat.
The Gionee F205 will sell for ¥999 (~$151) and comes in red and gold.
Gionee Steel 3
The Gionee Steel 3 has an all-metal design too but one that is very different from that of the F205. The rear has a sort of two-texture design. The top and bottom parts that house the rear camera and loudspeaker have a smooth finish but the middle part has a different finish.
The Steel 3 has a 5.5” HD+ display. There is a Snapdragon 425 under the hood and it’s paired with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of expandable storage (256GB max.).
There are 8MP sensors on both sides of the phone. Just like the Steel 2, the Steel 3 also has its speaker on the back. Gionee says its an AAC 1511 speaker which pumps out loud and clear sounds.
The Honor V10 will launch on November 28 and the flagship has been seen on GFXBench ahead of its Tuesday launch. The device was seen on TENAA last week but with model number BND-AL00. However, this device on Geekbench is listed as the Huawei BKL-AL20 and popular leaker @rquandt does say it is the V10.
The Huawei BKL-AL20 or Honor V10 is shown as running Android 8.0.0 which means it will be coming with EMUI 8.0 like the Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro.
The phone has 6GB of RAM and is paired with an octa-core processor clocked at 1.84GHz. The Honor V10 is expected to launch with the Kirin 970, Huawei’s latest chip which has a dedicated NPU for AI-related tasks.
For the test scores, the V10 records 1915 points and 6558 points for the single-core and multi-core tests respectively.
The Gionee S11 and S11S launched earlier tonight might be considered as flagships but the Gionee M7 Plus is the true flagship of the night.
Gionee M7 Plus Design
The M7 Plus ditches the metal and glass design of the S11 duo for imported calfskin leather and 21K gold plated metal. The leather covers the back, while the metal frame and the rectangular metal plate housing the rear cameras get the gold-plating treatment.
Up front, the M7 Plus doesn’t look bad at all. The top and bottom bezels are significantly smaller and wear a blue coat rather than black and there are practically no bezels on the sides.
Overall, the Gionee M7 Plus isn’t quite the stunner but it does look better than the last Gionee phone with a leather body – the Gionee M2017.
Gionee M7 Plus Specs
The M7 Plus has a 6.43-inch AMOLED Full View screen with an 86% screen-to-body ratio. There is 6GB of RAM and 128GB of expandable storage which is more than sufficient. For the processor, Gionee has settled for the Snapdragon 660 mobile platform.
The Gionee M7 Plus packs dual rear cameras. One is a 16MP f/1.8 sensor and the other is an 8MP sensor. There is also an 8MP sensor in front for selfies.
The key features of the M7 Plus doesn’t end there. It packs a massive 5000mAh battery with support for 10W wireless fast charging – a first for Gionee phones. There is a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, Bluetooth 5.0, dual SIM slots, and a micro USB port.
Gionee also says the M7 Plus has dual security chips like most of its other flagship phones. One chip is for data encryption and the other is for secure payments and for fingerprint encryption.
Gionee’s mega launch event has kicked off and the first two devices announced are the Gionee S11 and Gionee S11s. Both phones are successors to the Gionee S10 series and bring a number of upgrades while keeping some.
Gionee S11S and Gionee S11 Design
For the new flagships, Gionee has settled for a glass body. The glass is 3D but curved on all four sides, a similar design is what Xiaomi used for the Mi 6. But while the glass on the Mi 6 is plain, the one on the S11S and S11 has a reflective finish just like that of the HTC U11.
Gionee S11S and Gionee S11 Specs
Gionee S11S
The Gionee S11S is the more powerful device of the two. It has a 6.01-inch AMOLED display with a FHD+ resolution. There is 6GB of RAM on board and its paired with a MediaTek Helio P30 processor. Built-in storage is 64GB.
One feature the S11S keeps from the Gionee S10 is the camera configuration. Just like its predecessor, the S11 has dual front and dual rear cameras. The front cameras are a 20MP sensor and an 8MP sensor while the cameras on the rear is a 16MP + 8MP combo.
The S11S has a fingerprint scanner on the rear. It also has NFC with support for mobile payment. Battery capacity is 3600mAh with 18W fast charging.
Gionee S11
The S11 packs a slightly smaller 5.99” display but with the same resolution and aspect ratio. It swaps the Helio P30 for the Helio P23 and has 4GB of RAM. Storage is still 64GB and there are four cameras too, however, the configuration is different. You have a 16MP+8MP combo in front and a 16MP+5MP combo on the rear. The battery capacity is also smaller at 3410mAh.
AMIGO OS 5.0
Both the Gionee S11S and Gionee S11 come with the new Amigo OS 5.0. It is still based on Android Nougat but comes with a bunch of new features.
Huawei was recently reported to have shipped well over 112 million smartphones between January and October 2017 and this record-shipment didn’t come without other records. The company was also recently shown to have displaced Apple to emerge as the World’s second largest phone maker with record shipment in Q3 2017. Huawei’s founder and President Ren Zhengfei recently spoke about the company’s recent rise above Apple during a recent visit to Huawei’s Research Institute in Japan.
Huawei’s founder is credited to have showered fitting encomiums on Apple for opening up three areas in the tech world. The first area he mentioned was the introduction of the first PC, the second was Apple’s image processing technology, and the third one was its products iPhone and iPod Touch. Mr Ren admitted that Apple changed the world and really needed to be thanked for that. He also noted that the mobile internet economy contributed a great deal to where Huawei is today.
Apple has been experiencing some decline in recent times, especially in China and this has given Chinese smartphone manufacturers new opportunities. The Huawei president claims Apple’s overconfidence and its arrogance towards its users (this is very much disputable) are responsible for the decline in iPhone sales in the global market as well as in China where the decline is stronger. This, Ren noted, has given Huawei and other domestic mobile phone manufacturers an opportunity to free themselves from iPhone’s pressure. Apple’s sales figures have continued to go down in China despite the launch of iPhone X while Huawei continues to enjoy its dominance in the local market with the launch of the Huawei Mate 10 series models. In other news, Trendforce predicts that Apple may likely displace Samsung from the top spot in Q4 2017. So, we’ll have to wait until the end of the year to see if Huawei has really displaced Apple for good. It is not just about smartphone shipments, it is the revenue accrued that counts.
One of the eight smartphones with a Full View display Gionee is expected to launch today in China is the Steel 3. The phone is presumed to be the Gionee GN5006L seen on TENAA a few weeks ago. Ahead of its launch later today, the device was seen in public at a Chinese conference where someone took a picture of it.
The Gionee Steel 3 captured in the image above is the gold variant, one of the three colors it is expected to launch in. The other two colors are black and blue.
The phone still has bezels at the top and bottom but are slightly smaller than that of its predecessor, the Steel 2. The Full View display is 5.5” with a 1440 x 720 resolution that translates into an 2:1 aspect ratio or 18:9 as most people call it.
The new display has prompted some key changes to be made to the Steel 3. Instead of capacitive buttons, the Steel 3 is shown with on-screen buttons. The home button/fingerprint scanner is also missing, most likely now at the back. Its old position is now occupied by Gionee’s branding. The top bezel on the other hand houses the earpiece, sensor, and front camera.
A Korean tech company has unveiled what is arguably the world’s first micro-sized thermometer sensor module for smartphones. According to the Korean Herald, the gadget is able to measure a person’s body temperature in just 0.5 seconds using a connected application. We may have seen several apps in the past that claims to perform such functions but they end up being just gimmicks.
In this case, the module utilises an integrated-microelectromechanical system, also called i-MEMS. With this module, it is able to measure the temperature of humans or objects between -40 and 200 degrees Celcius. It wasn’t stated if it can register the temperature of animals but it most likely can do that as well since their basal temperature falls within the range. The sensor is attached to the internal of the smartphone and comes out through a module on the back cover. The entire setup is implemented in such as way that the smartphone’s working temperature doesn’t interfere with the measurements taken.
One spectacular thing about the technology is that it is contactless. That is users don’t really need to come in contact with the sensor in order to get a temperature reading. This in a way helps to reduce the risk of infection and widen the possible areas the technology can be applied apart from measuring the body temperature of humans unlike the mercury thermometer or other digital thermometers. There is no indication as to when this technology will find its way into smartphones but we just might find it onboard flagship models soon, perhaps the upcoming Samsung Galaxy series. Good thing is, once it gets caught up with the trend, you’ll find it onboard the mid-range or even budget models you can afford, so you don’t need to sell a kidney. That’s if the flagships are still way off your radar.
A couple of months ago, LG launched its late-2017 flagship smartphone — LG V30 at IFA 2017 in Berlin. Now, the company is all set to debut the smartphone in the Indian market.
As per the report, the company will launch LG V30 smartphone in India in December and will carry a price tag of Rs. 47,990 (approx. $743). The company is also expected to provide the B&O Play headset in India along with the purchase of LG V30.
The smartphone comes with a MIL-STD-810G standard IP68 certified aluminium chassis with Gorilla Glass 5 panel on its rear side. It comes with a thermal pad and heat pipe present inside the smartphone aimed at cooling off all the heat generated inside it.
It features a 6-inch QHD+ FullVision display with a polymer-OLED (P-OLED) screen — the first flagship smartphone from LG to come with a P-OLED display. The HDR 10 compliant display has an aspect ratio of 18:9 and a screen resolution of 1,440 x 2,880 pixels.
Under the hood, it is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset along with 4GB of RAM. It is expected to be available in both variants — 64GB internal storage and 128GB onboard storage. There is also a microSD card slot that supports storage expansion up to 2TB.
The phone comes with a dual rear camera setup that includes the world’s widest f/1.6 aperture Crystal Clear lens of 16-megapixel, which includes features like 3-axis OIS, laser autofocus and phase detection autofocus (PDAF), coupled with a 13-megapixel secondary lens with f/1.9 aperture. On the front side, the device comes equipped with a 5-megapixel selfie snapper.
On the software front, the LG V30 runs Android 7.1 Nougat operating system based LG UX 6.0+. However, in India, we expect the smartphone to come loaded with Android 8.0 Oreo out-of-the-box, just like what LG did in Japan.
Along with the usual set of connectivity options, the phone also comes features a 32-bit advanced Hi-Fi Quad DAC which offers customizations like digital filters and sound presets. The smartphone is fueled by a non-removable 3,300mAh battery which as per the company can be charged quickly via USB-C due to the presence of Quick Charge 3.0 technology.
Once launched in India, it will compete against other premium flagship devices available in the country, including Samsung Galaxy Note 8, Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, and the recently launched OnePlus 5T among others.
After launching its first full-screen 18:9 aspect ratio smartphone — Oppo F5, the company has now launched another smartphone in China. The company has launched Oppo A79, a mid-range smartphone. It is the same device that was spotted at TENAA and at China Telecom portal with full specifications, images and pricing details.
In terms of design, the smartphone looks quite similar to the recently launched Oppo F5 “selfie expert” smartphone. The Oppo A79 comes with a 6-inch FullView AMOLED display that has an aspect ratio of 18:9, with a screen resolution of 2180 x 1080 pixels. The display is almost bezel-less on the side edges and has slim bezels on the top and bottom.
Under the hood, the device is powered by a 2.5GHz octa-core MediaTek Helio P23 processor, coupled with 4GB of RAM. It has an internal storage capacity of 64GB that can be further expanded up to 128GB using a microSD card.
As of the camera specs, the smartphone comes with a 16-megapixel primary shooter with an aperture of f/1.8 and a 5P lens. On the front, the device features a 16-megapixel snapper with an aperture of f/2.0 and a 5P lens.
The smartphone also comes with a fingerprint sensor, located on the rear side, right above the brand’s logo. The device’s front-facing camera also supports facial recognition feature.
On the software front, the Oppo A79 runs on Android 7.1.1 Nougat based company’s own Color OS 3.2 operating system. Connectivity options on the device include dual-SIM slots, 4G LTE, VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.2, USB Type-C and GPS. The handset is fuelled by a 3,000mAh battery, which also supports company’s own VOOC fast charging technology, ensuring that the device gets charged quickly.
The Oppo A79 smartphone has been priced at 2,399 Yuan in China, which is approximately $360. It will go on sale on December 1 in two colour options — Champagne and Black. The phone is currently available for pre-order in China through the company’s own website. There is no information available regarding the phone’s availability in other markets.
TCL may be known as the manufacturer behind Alcatel and one of the current licensees of the BlackBerry brand, that is not to say it has stopped releasing phones under its own name. At this year’s edition of the China Mobile Global Partner Conference Forum, a new phone called the TCL A5 made an appearance.
The first thing you notice about the TCL A5 is its tri-bezel-less design. Rather than have reduced bezels at the top and bottom, TCL has shaved only the lower bezel giving it a look similar to an inverted Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 or a Razer Phone with its lower bezel missing.
Specification details provided say the TCL A5 has a 5.7” 18:9 display. It is powered by MediaTek’s MT6750T octa-core processor and runs Android 7.0.
The TCL A5 has 16MP dual front facing cameras positioned on the left and a single rear camera of an undisclosed pixel count. It also has Dirac HD sound for Hi-Fi audio.
While this is said to be the TCL A5, the back of the phone has Alcatel’s branding which means this will launch under the brand in some markets. And we already know which Alcatel model this is.
Alcatel 5
Remember the Alcatel line-up leaked by Evan Blass last month, one of them is the Alcatel 5 and it has the exact design as the TCL A5. Come to think of it the name TCL A5 may actually just be short for TCLAlcatel 5.
The back of the phone is metal with a matte finish. The rear camera is positioned in the middle and below it is a LED flash and a fingerprint scanner. The rest of the specs are unknown but should equally be interesting.
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When the OPPO F5 was launched in India, a less powerful version called the OPPO F5 Youth was revealed. However, specification and pricing details were not revealed, though OPPO did say it would go on sale in December. Today, the OPPO F5 Youth has been officially launched in The Philippines.
OPPO F5 Youth Design & Specs
The F5 Youth shares nearly the same design as its sibling. The key difference is the missing antenna lines on the Youth. Other than that, they can pass for identical devices.
The F5 Youth has a 6.0” FHD+ display just as the OPPO F5. The chipset is also the same MediaTek MT6763T. Where it differs is in the RAM and storage. You get 3GB and 32GB respectively. However, storage is expandable to 256GB via a dedicated MicroSD card slot.
Asides the RAM and storage another major difference between the F5 Youth and its sibling is the cameras. It doesn’t get the 20MP AI Beauty Selfie camera nor the 16MP rear camera. Instead you have a 16MP f/2.0 2.0um AI beauty selfie camera and a 13MP f/2.0 rear camera.
The OPPO F5 Youth has a 3200mAh battery that charges via a micro USB port. There is an audio jack, Bluetooth 4.2, dual band Wi-Fi, and dual nano SIM slots. It also has a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner in addition to Face Unlock.
The F5 Youth runs ColorOS 3.2 based on Android 7.1 which brings split-screen multitasking, DND gaming mode, and a Night Shield mode that reduces eye strain when in dark environments.
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