After losing to Samsung in the first 2 quarters, Apple has reclaimed the position of the top smartphone manufacturer in the United States. The report which comes from Strategic Analytics also reveals a decline in shipments compared to last quarter.
Apple may have reclaimed the number one spot but it only shipped 12 million smartphones in Q3 2017, compared to 13 million in Q3 2016. However, that figure still gave it 30% of the market share. Reasons provided for the dip include the lukewarm reception of the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, in addition to them going on sale in September, and plenty of customers who rather waited for the iPhone X. Sadly, the iPhone X didn’t make the cut as it went on sale this quarter (Q4).
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Samsung is second on the list with 9.9 million shipments, 200,000 more than what it recorded in Q3 2016. The bulk of its shipment is said to be shared between the Galaxy S8 in the high-end category and the Galaxy A5 in the mid-range category.
LG clinches the third spot with a 17.2% market share and 6.8 million shipments. According to Linda Sui, a director at Strategic Analytics, she said “…LG has expanded its retail presence at major operators this year, like Sprint and AT&T, and this is helping LG to stay one step ahead of ambitious new rivals such as ZTE.”.
ZTE is 4th on the list with 4.6 million units; 1 million units more than the same period in 2016. The Chinese manufacturer’s success is attributed to its success in the prepaid segment, most especially its partnership with Tracfone. ZTE has also been able to capture market share formerly owned by TCL(Alcatel) and Blu.
Xiaomi has announced a new version of its successful Mi Air Purifier. The Xiaomi Mi Air Purifier 2S can be said to be an upgrade of the Mi Air Purifier 2 which was released last year. The new version isn’t superior to the Mi Air Purifier Pro also released last year, but it adds some of the features of the Pro version.
The new Mi AIr Purifier 2S continues with the design language of its predecessors and even features an OLED display just like the Mi Air Purifier Pro. The device’s OLED accurately shows atmospheric particulate matter (PM) that have a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometres, which is about 3% the diameter of a human hair (PM2.5 concentration) as well as temperature and humidity. It also comes with a WIFi connection and the work patterns so that you’ll be abreast with changes in the air quality. It has a laser sensor which assists in the accurate detection of particles as small as 0.3μm in size.
In addition, the Xiaomi AIr Purifier 2S comes with a built-in light sensor that can automatically sense the ambient light changes in order to automatically adjust the screen brightness accordingly. This ensures the light doesn’t stay too bright at night so as not to disturb your sleep. Further, you get a device with a Clean Air Delivery Rate (CADR) value of310m³ / h and can cover a room the size of between 21-32 square metres. This is quite lower than that of the second-gen Mi Purifier 2 and Mi Purifier Pro. For clarity, the Purifier 2 has a CADR of 406m3/h and can cover a working area of 48 square metres while the Pro version has a 500m3/h CADR and is also capable of covering an indoor area of 60 square meters.
The Air Purifier 2S also features a more refined three-layer filter that can pick up particles like allergens, animal fur, formaldehyde, dust, pollen and cigarette smoke from the air. The new product also added RFID smart filter identification, simplifying the cumbersome routine reset operation.
As for the price, the Xiaomi Mi Air Purifier 2S priced at 899 yuan ($135), slightly higher than the Air Purifier 2 by just 200Yuan. The gadget will be available to buy on November 11.
A leakster from China has revealed couple of images of a rumored bezel-less phone called Xiaomi Mi MIX 2s. The alleged phone looks like a modified version of the Mi MIX 2 and it also bears resemblance with the Apple iPhone X.
The Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 has the selfie camera located on the bottom bezel of the smartphone. The slim bottom bezel of the phone is visible in one of the renders of the alleged Mi MIX 2s. Even the leakster has emphasized in his Weibo post that the bottom bezel of the rumored Xiaomi phone is slim. The upper bezel has a u-shaped cutout like the iPhone X which houses a selfie camera. The portion of the screen present on the left and right sides of the u-shaped upper bezel displays information like battery status, network strength and so on.
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Android apps do not work well with such cutouts. The Essential Phone has a round-shaped cutout to house a selfie snapper at the top portion of the display. Most of the Android apps do not extend beyond round notch, which means the upper portion of the display is a dead area. Hence, developers need to create customized apps to use the entire screen area.
There is no confirmation on the existence of the Xiaomi Mi MIX 2s smartphone. Hence, we advise our readers to digest this report with a pinch of salt as these renders appear too good to be true.
What’s your opinion on the design of the alleged Mi MIX 2s? Share us your views by commenting below.
Apple is no stranger to lawsuits. Come on, who wouldn’t want a share of the huge revenue they generate each year a new iPhone joins the family. A new suit has been filed against the Cupertino-based company by Coreophonics, an Isreali company specialized in the manufacture of dual-lens camera technology. This coming on the heels of a recent lawsuit against the iPhone maker by Qualcomm for breach of contract.
The lawsuit was filed in the US District Court in Northern California, within the jurisdiction of Apple’s headquarters.The Isreali company claims that Apple uses its technology on the iPhone 7 Plus and the iPhone 8 Plus. Corephotonics alleges that the two iPhone models copy its patented telephoto lens design, optical zoom method, and a method for intelligently fusing images from the wide-angle and telephoto lenses to improve image quality. Quite Surprisingly, the iPhone 7 Plus is already over a year old in the market.
The iPhone X wasn’t mentioned in the suit despite packing a dual-lens camera. This could be because the 10th-anniversary commemorative flagship only entered the market a couple of days ago. The filing also revealed that Apple has been in talks with the company but no favourable resolution was made hence the lawsuit. Apple obviously has the resources to see this linger for years.
Coreophotonics had demonstrated its dual camera technology last year at MWC in Barcelona. The demonstration showcased how images from both sensors could be combined for a more detailed picture, including an optical zoom up to 5x.
Two months ago, Huawei Honor released the V9 Play. Along with the announcement came a cheaper budget phone – the Honor Play 6. With a price tag below a $100, a 5” HD display, 2GB RAM and 16GB ROM, we couldn’t possible ask for more.
However, there seems to be people who want more storage and more RAM but still want the price kept low. If you belong to that category, then you may want to check out the new 3GB RAM model that also has 32GB of storage. All Honor is asking for it is just ¥699 (~$105).
Xiaomi’s newly launched smartphones — Redmi Y1 and Redmi Y1 Lite went on sale for the first time in India today and has received an impressive response. The company claims that it managed to sell over 150,000 units of Redmi Y1 and Redmi Y1 Lite within just 3 minutes of sale going live.
The smartphones were exclusively available on Amazon India and Mi.com — Xiaomi’s own online store. The next sale for the smartphones will take place on November 15 and the phones are also expected to be available through offline stores as well.
The Xiaomi Redmi Y1 is priced at Rs. 8,999 for the 32GB storage and 3GB RAM variant and Rs. 10,999 for the 4GB RAM and 64GB storage variant. On the other hand, the Xiaomi Redmi Y1 Lite is priced at Rs. 6,999.
Xiaomi Redmi Y1 features a 5.5-inch HD display with a screen resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. There is a layer of Gorilla Glass on top of the display, protecting it from minor scratches. Under the hood, it is powered by a 1.4 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 octa-core 64-bit processor, paired with Adreno 505 GPU.
The smartphone is available in two different variants — 3GB RAM + 32GB internal storage and 4GB RAM + 64GB onboard storage. There is also a microSD card slot for further expanding the phone’s storage capacity.
It features a 16-megapixel front-facing camera, with 76.4-degrees wide-angle lens, “LED Selfie” light, and f/2.0 aperture. On the back, there is a 13-megapixel camera with phase detection autofocus, dual LED and f/2.2 aperture. There is also a circular fingerprint sensor at the back and also comes with an IR blaster. It is powered by a 3,080mAh non-removable battery.
On the other hand, the Xiaomi Redmi Y1 Lite features the same set of specifications as Redmi Y1, apart from processor and memory. The Redmi Y1 Lite is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 425 processor, with 2GB RAM along with 16GB of internal storage.
Both Redmi Y1 and Redmi Y1 Lite comes with Android 7.1 Nougat-based MIUI 8 out-of-the-box, but the company has assured that the smartphones will receive MIUI 9 updates this month itself.
Amazon’s Fire TV Stick has been a popular device when it comes to dongles for streaming media content. Now, the company has announced another device — Amazon Fire TV Stick Basic Edition.
This Fire TV Stick Basic Edition appears to be the renamed version of Fire TV Stick with Alexa Remote that is currently being sold in the US for $40. Nothing has changed about the Basic Edition from its predecessor, not even the physic dimensions.
The only difference is the Basic Edition’s remote, which no longer supports Alexa voice control integration. Another difference could be the operating system. The Fire TV Stick that was launched last year runs Fire OS 5 based on Android Lollipop, but it is yet unknown what Fire OS version the Basic Edition runs.
The new Amazon Fire TV Stick Basic Edition is a HDMI-dongle which plugs into the television. It allows users to access variety of media and streaming services, including Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, etc.
It is powered by a MediaTek Quad-core ARM processor clocked at 1.3GHz, coupled with Mali 450 MP4 GPU. The dongle has dual-band, dual-antenna Wi-Fi that supports 2×2 MIMO 802.11a/b/g/n/ac.
Coming to the memory, it packs 8GB of internal storage and 1GB of RAM for fluid and smooth operations of apps and games, says the company. The Fire TV Stick Basic Edition also comes with a dedicated remote.
Since this is a “basic” edition, it does not have voice support for Alexa or other voice-based search functionalities that are available with the original Fire TV. The device also has support for 1080p Full HD video streaming with the High Efficiency Video Codec, as well as Dolby Audio for a higher-quality audio experience.
Priced at $49.99, the product seems to be aimed at getting more users for the Fire TV Stick dongle and dominate the market. Amazon would also be hoping that more folks will be motivated to subscribe to Prime or Prime Video. The device will be available in more than 100 countries worldwide.
Yeelight is one of the companies under the Mi ecosystem. They are best known for their smart lamps, smart bulbs, and light strips. Their latest product, the Yeelight Candlelight Lamp takes things up another level as it brings a modern twist to the millennia-old candle.
The Yeelight Candlelight Lamp can best be described as a product born out of the need to replicate the age long candle in a modern and safer way.
The lamp has a similar design to the Yeelight bedside lamp but swaps the translucent lampshade for a transparent one. The glass does more than just protect the wicker-like LED lamp. It is also doubles as a control.
Twist it clock-wisely and it turns on the lamp. Turning the aluminium base also does the same. Though, it seems you can only do the above if the switch beneath the lamp is on. There is also a reset button and a charging LED below the switch.
The Yeelight Candlelight Lamp has a built-in 2,100mAh Lithium-ion battery that can last up to 8 hours on a single charge at a 60% brightness level. The battery is recharged via a Micro USB port at the base. Just like other Yeelight lamps, there is app support where you can choose from a variety of preset modes which include dinner mode, bathroom mode, and sleeping mode etc.
What’s more is that you can also pair up several lamps together and control them with a single lamp thanks to Bluetooth Low Energy Mesh Technology. So if you are trying to recreate that “candle down the hallway that leads to the bedroom” without setting your house on fire, this lamp is your best bet. To sum things up, this lamp will surely spice up your romantic life.
According to a South Korean publication, Samsung has aborted its plans for embedding the fingerprint scanner under the display of the Galaxy S9. This news report has surfaced amid rumors that the company has finalized on the specs of the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+
It appears that the upcoming Galaxy S9 and S9+ flagship phones will be featuring rear-mounted fingerprint readers like the predecessor models. However, a recent report had revealed that Samsung may re-position the placement of the fingerprint sensor on the Galaxy S9 duo in order to prevent users from accidentally smudging the rumored dual camera lens.
The publication claims that the pilot production of Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ began in the previous month. And, now that the company has finalized on the specification of both the phones, their mass production will begin in December.
Since the past few years, Samsung has been trying to embed the fingerprint scanner under the display of its premium smartphones. However, because of technical issues that it has been facing, the company has failed at introducing this feature on its smartphones. As the screen-to-body ratio on newer phones have been consistently increasing, the South Korean firm is struggling at finding places to embed the fingerprint sensors which were previously placed beneath the bezels.
Even though the Galaxy S9 duo may not be arriving with in-display fingerprint readers, it does not mean that the company will stop working on this technology. Apple’s iPhone X does not feature Touch ID fingerprint scanner and the 2018 iPhones are speculated to only include Face ID scanners. In other words, the iPhones arriving in 2018 may not feature Touch ID sensors. However, Samsung won’t be eliminating fingerprint readers from its smartphones because there are multiple services and platforms that depend on this technology.
It is speculated that the company will again try to make this technology available on the Galaxy Note 8 that is speculated to debut in August 2018. Fresh information suggests that the pilot production of the Galaxy Note 9 that is codenamed as “Crown” will begin in the first quarter of next year. It is expected to retain 6.3-inch Infinity Display from its predecessor phone and it is speculated to be fueled by Snapdragon 845 chipset.
Gionee F6 is one of the rumored bezel-less smartphones that the Chinese firm will be debuting on Nov. 26. The Gionee F6L had appeared on TENAA at the end of October and at the beginning of this month, the Gionee F6 also surfaced on the Chinese certification site. Both the smartphones carry the specs, but the F6 variant supports more network bands.
Gionee F6 has an 18:9 display that carries support for HD+ resolution of 720 x 1280 on a 5.7-inch screen. A 1.4 GHz processor is present under the hood of the F6 and it is expected to arrive 3 GB and 4 GB RAM options. It expected to arrive with an inbuilt storage of 32 GB and it will also feature a microSD card slot. The handset will be running on Android 7.1.1 Nougat and it may modified with Gionee’s Amigo OS skin.
The rear side of the Gionee F6 has a dual camera setup featuring a 13-megapixel sensor and a 2-megapixel sensor. For shooting selfies, it will be arriving with an 8-megapixel snapper. It includes a big battery of 2,970mAh capacity. It is expected to arrive in color choices like black, gold and blue.
As far as differences between the Gionee F6 and F6L is concerned, the TENAA listing for the former model suggests that it carries support for more network bands. The Gionee F6 is expected to launch as a succesor model for the Gionee F5 smartphone that was unveiled at the beginning of this year. Apart from the Gionee F6, the company is also rumored to launch other bezel-less phones such as Gionee M7 Plus, Gionee M2018, Gionee F205, Gionee Steel 3, Gionee GN5006L, Gionee S11 and S11 Plus.
Wireless charging isn’t a new technology but it is still in its infancy as the level of adoption on smartphones is still very low. At the present, you can only find wireless charging on flagship models such as Galaxy Note 8, iPhone X, LG V30, Galaxy S* and a host of others. Gionee is about entering that exclusive list and they are going to do that in grand style.
Majority of the wireless charging on smartphones today uses the Qi standard and involves using a charging pad on which the smartphone is placed. Gionee M7 Plus has been revealed to come with such feature and it is going to be a 16W wireless charging which is expected to be super fast. It is interesting to note that even Samsung’s wireless charging doesn’t come near. Samsung first supported wireless charging in 2013 with the Galaxy S4 but its latest wireless charging pad rating stands at around 10W. Apple’s latest iPhone 8 series and iPhone X, also joined the Qi standard wireless charging support for the first time. But Gionee M7 Plus rumoured 16W wireless charging feature is also well ahead of the latest iPhone’s AirPower wireless charging pad with a wattage of 7.5 watts.
The M7 Plus 16W (9V/1.78A) wireless charger is a fast charger and is nearly as fast as a 18W wired fast charger. The device is also revealed as having support for version 1.2 of the Qi Wireless Charging standard. Of course, even though there is a leather back, there is a steel part where the wireless charging port is located. We expect the M7 Plus to be released later this month with a 6.43-inch full -view display screen and 18: 9 aspect ratio. Apart from the wireless fast charging, the device is also expected to feature a wired charging which will likely still be a fast charger.
A mysterious Huawei phone has appeared on Chinese telecommunication equipment website TENAA. The smartphone has a model number of Huawei FIG-AL00. The TENAA listing for this phone does not contain any information on its specifications. However, the images of the phone found through TENAA listing reveal some of the key features of the unidentified Huawei phone.
The front view of the Huawei FIG-AL00 suggests that it features a larger screen with slim bezels around it. It is likely that it could be featuring an 18:9 aspect ratio display. The Huawei branding can be seen at the bottom bezel of the phone. The back panel of the phone features dual rear cameras placed at the top-left corner along with an LED flash. A fingerprint reader can be also seen on the rear panel of the FIG-AL00 phone.
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Huawei smartphones that have model numbers ending with AL00 are not released outside of China. Hence, the unidentified Huawei phone is unlikely to leave China.
According to Chinese media, this smartphone may launch as an Huawei Enjoy 7S. Rumors have it that the smartphone is codenamed as “figo” and it has already received 3C certification in China which suggests that its arrival is close at hand. It is speculated to be driven by Snapdragon 4XX series chipset. The alleged Enjoy 7S is expected to debut in this month or early December.
The Apple iPhone X was made available in 57 markets including the U.S., U.K., China and India on Nov. 3. The Cupertino-based company has confirmed that its 10th anniversary iPhone would be coming 14 more countries across Asia, Europe and Africa by the end of this month.
Before the launch of the iPhone X, it was speculated that the first OLED smartphone from the company may not release in many markets because of the issues that it had encountered while manufacturing it. However, it seems that the company is working hard to bring the iPhone X to more markets.
Israel will be receiving the iPhone X on Nov. 23. Other markets like Albania, Bosnia, Cambodia, Kosovo, Macau, Macedonia, Malaysia, Montenegro, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Thailand and Turkey will be getting the iPhone X on Nov. 24. The pre-orders of the iPhone X are expected to begin in these regions seven days ahead of the actual launch date. By this, the iPhone X would be available in 71 countries across the globe.
It seems that the pre-order and purchase of iPhone X in the above mentioned markets can be done through Apple.com, Apple store, carriers and local retailer outlets. It can be availed in color choices like Space Gray and Silver.
Gizmochina is slowly growing into the top source for Chinese tech news and it’s about time we opened up a platform for our community to grow and interact with each other. The number of Chinese smartphones and its users are ever growing and today, I’m extremely happy to announce our Forums sectionfor our community.
We have a lot of dedicated followers who visit the website every day and often they find our comments section inadequate to have a decent conversation. This is where the Gizmochina Forums come into the picture, giving our community the opportunity to talk to each other about their favorite smartphones, seek help, and even share ideas and thoughts about a particular feature or a phone.
As many of you know, our team is small, comprising of a few dedicated writers and editors. While we will try our level best to keep the forums active, you guys will have to drive the forums to make the best use of the platform. I’m personally hoping to see some of our loyal readers become moderators of the forums to keep things in check. But we are still in the process of figuring out the best way to handle the forums section for the best interest of our readers and we’ll let you know via updates in the coming days.
To kick off the launch of our forums section, which you’ll find as a dedicated link on top, we are giving away a Mi Bluetooth Speaker to one lucky Gizmochina Forum user. To Enter, all you have to do is go to our Forums page and sign up for an account. After signing up, introduce yourself in the ‘Introduction Section‘ on the Forums and you will be eligible for the giveaway. Make sure you visit and signup for the Forums via the Gleam app that powers our giveaway to ensure that your entry is logged.
You can introduce yourself in a few words and that’ll be considered as your participation in the giveaway. There are a few other ways to enter as well, like following our social media platforms, but they are just to increase your chances of winning the prize. Introducing yourself is compulsory, as only the user with a valid introduction on the Forums page will be eligible to win the prize.
We want to build a solid community of Chinese smartphone enthusiasts and I feel this is a good way to keep our readers rewarded for their loyalty towards the website. Also, note that we will be keeping weekly giveaways on our forums for the next few weeks so that our readers can get a chance to win a lot of interesting prizes in the coming days. So, things are going to get interesting for our readers in the coming weeks.
Further, we are talking to a few sellers to make sure that the deals section on the forum page contains the top deals of the day. So, if you are hunting for a new smartphone or looking for a cool gadget, make sure to check out if there’s any good deal on your favorite product in the dedicated deals section on our forums.
I’ll be personally checking the forums sections to answer as many questions as possible. So, if you have any questions about any phones that we are reviewing or we will review in the coming days, you can post that in the Q&A section to get answers. Moreover, I’m sure other users who are already having the device will also be happy to help you out.
Overall, I believe our new Forums section will definitely add value to our readers.
You can reach out to me at [email protected] for any suggestions regarding the forums section. I’ll be happy to hear you out!
Or else, just head over to our Forums to have a look.
On Nov. 16, OnePlus will be unleashing the OnePlus 5T flagship phone with full screen design. In the previous month, a leaked render of the OnePlus 5T had revealed the front and rear sides of the phone. Today, another render showing both the sides of the smartphone has appeared. This new render seems to be a bit different from the one that had emerged in the last month.
The most striking change that can be seen in the new render of OnePlus 5T is that it features a larger display with very thin side bezels. Also, the upper and lower bezels are smaller in size when compared to the OnePlus 5 phone. As the rumor mill has been claiming, the new render suggests that the OP5T would be arriving with an 18:9 aspect ratio display. Speculations are rife that it would be featuring a 6-inch display that will be carrying support for FHD+ resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixels.
Because of the large-sized display, the OnePlus 5T is unlikely to feature a front-mounted fingerprint scanner. The latest render has the fingerprint sensor placed just above the OnePlus logo on the rear panel of OP5T. The previous render had revealed that the smartphone would be featuring a squarish fingerprint scanner. However, the fingerprint sensor appears oval in the latest render.
The overall appearance of the phone in the new render resembles the recently unveiled OPPO R11s smartphone. The back panel of the OP5T that features a dual camera system at the top-left corner appears like the OP5 phone.
OnePlus has already confirmed that the smartphone would be featuring a 3.5mm audio jack. Rumors are rife that the OnePlus 5T would be coming with a larger battery and improved dual rear cameras. It is expected to arrive with Android Oreo preinstalled.
A recent report has suggested that the OnePlus 5T would be coming in 64 GB and 128 GB storage options like the preceding phone. These models are rumored to carry the same pricing as OnePlus 5.
What’s your opinion on the new renders of the OnePlus 5T? Does it appear legitimate? Share us your thoughts by adding your comments below.
Broadcom recently made an unsolicited $130 billion bid for the acquisition of chipmaker Qualcomm, which would be the single largest pure technology deal in history and create a $200 billion manufacturing giant.
The offer, which includes $25 billion of net debt, evaluates Qualcomm at about $70.00 per share — which is a premium over the company’s $61.81 valuation after the end of trading last Friday.
However, experts believe that the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China may block or restrict the merger even though both companies agree to the consolidation deal.
The deal is expected to come under particular regulatory scrutiny in China as authorities are focusing on protecting domestic players in a key industrial sector.
A Hong Kong-based technology lawyer, who remains unnamed, said to FT:
Given China’s ambitions in the chip and mobile telecoms space, I can’t see the Chinese authorities taking kindly to a Broadcom-Qualcomm merger. It would likely create the biggest and most powerful player in the mobile chip market.
The Chinese regulator would likely organise a full-fledged review of a Qualcomm-Broadcom merger deal. The process takes place in three major phases and can span up to six months, possibly even longer in case of justified delays or a lack of cooperation from any entities being reviewed.
While Qualcomm and Broadcom aren’t Chinese companies, their consolidation is subject to the review of the commerce ministry’s Anti-Monopoly Bureau. China’s ministry of commerce requires all deals involving parties to apply for Chinese merger approval if the combined global turnover of the company is exceeding $1.5 billion or combined China income exceeding $300m — an unusually low filing threshold.
And since Qualcomm and Broadcom’s combined China income surpasses 2 billion yuan ($300 million) and their combined global revenues in the last year were over 10 billion yuan ($1.5 billion), the Chinese government has enough to legally warrant an investigation.
Sources claims that Qualcomm is adamant to resist the $130 billion hostile takeover attempt that it believes undervalues the company and will recommend its shareholders to reject it. The company is currently reviewing the unsolicited bid and has not reacted to the offer apart from acknowledging its existence.
The acquisition offer from Broadcom comes when Qualcomm is faces legal battles in multiple countries over its business practice. The company was recently fined a record NT$23.4 billion ($774 million) by Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission.
Qualcomm has also been fined $854 million in South Korea and $975 million in China. The company is also facing lawsuits from Apple and the Fair Trade Commission in the United States. The key matter in almost all lawsuit is that the company uses its dominant position to charge unfair royalty rates.
Recent reports have revealed that Xiaomi would be unveiling two full screen budget phones ahead of Singles’ Day (Nov. 11). Since the arrival of these phones seem to be drawing near, fresh information coming from China suggests that Xiaomi would soon start teasing the alleged Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus smartphones that are speculated to arrive with 18:9 aspect ratio supporting screens.
Redmi 5 Specs
The Redmi 5 seems to be a low-range smartphone as it features a 5.7-inch display that will carry support for 720 x 1280 pixels and Snapdragon 450 chipset. The SoC is likely to be coupled with 3 GB of RAM. The rear side of the phone may feature a 12-megapixel snapper.
It is expected to carry a price tag of 799 Yuan (~$120). Recent reports have revealed that the Redmi 5 would be coming in another variant featuring 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of storage. It is speculated to arrive with a pricing of 899 Yuan (~$135). A previous report had claimed that it would be coming with a 6-megapixel front camera and an 8-megapixel rear camera.
The leaked specs of the Redmi 5 Plus suggests that it could be a mid-range phone. It is rumored to arrive with a 5.99-inch screen that will carry support for FHD+ resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixels. The popular Snapdragon 625 that powers many other Xiaomi phones such as Mi Max 2, Redmi Note 4, Mi A1 and Redmi 4 Prime is speculated to fuel the Redmi 5 Plus phone. It is rumored to include 12-megapixel + 5-megapixel dual rear cameras.
The Redmi 5 Plus is pegged to come preinstalled with Android 7.1.1 Nougat OS. The 32 GB storage variant of the phone featuring 3 GB of RAM is likley to be priced 999 Yuan (~$150). Its 64 GB storage model with 4 GB of RAM is rumored to arrive with a pricing of 1,299 Yuan (~$195)
As mentioned above, Nov. 11 is an immensely popular online shopping day in China and is often referred to as 11/11. Several Chinese smartphone manufacturers including Xiaomi are providing attractive discounts on various phones for the upcoming 11/11 sale. With only few days remaining for 11/11 shopping day, Xiaomi is also expected to begin the Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus in the next two days.
The leaked specifications of Redmi 5 and 5 Plus smartphones may sound confusing. However, the exact details on these phones are expected to appear soon as they are rumored to get announced by this week.
DisplayMate has crowned the new Apple iPhone X as having the best display ever made for a smartphone. This effectively knocks off the Galaxy Note 8 which was announced about two months ago with that title. Apart from the new title, the iPhone X also got an A+ grade for the build quality.
The iPhone X packs an OLED display that was built by Samsung Displays and they get the credit for the awesome A+ grade but unfortunately, this isn’t on a Samsung model. DisplayMate’s extensive analysis of the iPhone X display shows that it sets OLED display record for having the highest full-screen brightness (634 nits), lowest screen resistance of 4.5%, the smallest brightness variations from different viewing angles and several others. The iPhone X perhaps trumps the Galaxy Note 8 as a result of Apple’s impressive precision colour calibration on the flagship iPhone X.
The iPhone X keeps u with the trend of 2017 by packing a 5.8-inch OLED display with a taller height-to-width aspect ratio of 19.5:9 and a bezel-less display. The display has 2.5K Higher Resolution Full HD+ with a resolution power of 1125 x 2436 pixels with a pixel density of 458 ppi.
Yesterday, OnePlus confirmed that its upcoming OnePlus 5T flagship phone will be introduced to the world on Nov. 16 and its sales would begin in North America and Europe on Nov. 21. Rumors have been claiming that the OnePlus 5T would be priced higher than OnePlus 5. However, a new report suggests that the OP5T may not be priced higher than OP5.
Earlier in this week, when OnePlus CEO Pete Lau had given out a saucy hint on the pricing of the OnePlus 5T. When a OnePlus fan told him that he is ready with 4,000 Yuan (~$600) for the upcoming phone, he answered by saying that the amount is enough. This indicated that the OnePlus 5T won’t be priced higher than $600.
The 64 GB OnePlus 5 carried a price tag of $479 and its 128 GB storage model was capped at $539. OnePlus has been increasing the price of its new phones by $70 to $100 over the predecessor model. Hence, it was speculated that the 64 GB OnePlus 5T may cost around 3,500 Yuan (~$540) and its 128 GB model may be priced at 4,000 Yuan (~$600). However, a fresh report suggests that the OnePlus 5T may not be priced higher than OnePlus 5.
Tech Radar claims that it has received confidential documentation that contains the pricing of OnePlus 5T for the U.K. The leaked information has revealed OnePlus 5T’s pricing through O2 service provider. The listed price is the same amount as it was for its predecessor phone. Also, the documentation suggests that OnePlus 5T will come in 64 GB and 128 GB flavors. It indicates that the smartphone won’t be coming in 256 GB model.
The publication claims it is not sure whether the pricing of OnePlus 5T will be same as OnePlus 5 in other markets across the globe. However, the Chinese firm is unlikely to increase the cost of its upcoming smartphone in other markets.
The OnePlus 5T is expected to have same dimensions as OP5 smartphone. However, it is rumored to arrive with a larger 6-inch FHD+ display that will produce an aspect ratio of 18:9. It is speculated to arrive with a pair of 20-megapixel dual rear cameras and a larger battery. This suggests that the OnePlus 5T will bring some improved features, but still carry the same pricing as its preceding model.
Xiaomi Redmi Y1 was announced in India last week and we can say that the model is a Redmi Note 5A called by another name. Well, that isn’t entirely correct as there are some differences between both models. For one, the Redmi Y1 comes with a 16MP selfie camera as against the 5MP on the Redmi Note 5A. However, both models seem to have the same design but the Redmi Y1 was manufactured in India and may likely be exclusive to the Indian market. Let’s check that out in these hands-on photos of the Redmi Y1 to see how it compares to that of the Redmi Note 5A. Image credit goes to the Fonearena team.
The Redmi Y1 sports a 5.5-inch HD display with 1280 x 720 pixels resolution and a Corning Gorilla Glass protection. As stated earlier, the device packs a 16MP selfie shooter and it comes with a Soft LED flash at the front for better selfies. The front camera also comes with autofocus. Thus, while the front design looks similar to the Redmi Note 5A, the modules at the top bezels are more than one whereas the Redmi Note 5A has only one module for the selfie camera.
At the rear, you’ll hardly find any feature which differentiates the Redmi Y1’s design from that of the Note 5A. The rear camera and LED flash are located in the same aspect. In this case, the rear camera is a 13MP sensor just like on the Redmi Note 5A but with PDAF. Also, the rear fingerprint sensor and antenna band are similarly located. A peek inside the packing box also shows it’ll come with just the charging adapter and USB cable.
The Redmi Y1 is powered by an Octa-core Snapdragon 435 processor backed by 3GB RAM and there is 32GB of internal storage which can be expanded up to 128GB. There is also a 4GB + 64GB variant. The Redmi Y1 runs MIUI 9 based on Android Nougat out of the box. It has standard connectivity options, including 4G VoLTE. It is powered by a 3080mAh battery and it has dual SIM slots. There is also a dedicated microSD slot onboard and an IR blaster. ee more photos from below.
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