We have all been at the beach to have a great time but it’s not always fun to stay there if it’s hot. Obviously, you can go and take a swim in the sea or ocean but if you don’t like doing that, you may feel uncomfortable simply lying and sweating. The TOYCOOL came up with the solution that serves as an outdoor air conditioner and it has a ton of other cool features.
Here is a quick summary of the features this multifunctional device has:
TOYCOOL is a portable and multifunctional air conditioner that also functions as a Bluetooth speaker, a radio player, a mosquito repellent, a night light, and a charging station. TOYCOOL is small in size and portable to carry that can be placed in a tent, a boat, an RV, on a beach, a tailgate or any other places where heat may be an issue.
This is quite a unique device that has a lot of features packed into a compact body. This device is made by young and forward-thinking entrepreneurs.
TOYCOOL multifunctional outdoor AC in pictures:
About ToyCool:
ToyCool is a young team formed in 2016. We’re a group of people dedicated to the development and production of smart AC, smart cooler and other portable cooling equipment. Our cooling products are small in size and portable to carry that can be placed in a tent, a boat, an RV, on a beach, a tailgate or any other places where heat may be an issue. We keep in faith with “customer first, quality first, the pursuit of excellence” and look for to service you with sincerely.
The TOYCOOL multifunctional outdoor AC is now on Indiegogo campaign and you can now get it for much lower ($599) than the final retail price.
Following the recall of the ill-fated Galaxy Note7, Samsung relaunched the phone in July with a smaller battery and under a new name – the Galaxy Note FE. The Galaxy Note FE’s release has been limited to Samsung’s home country but report says it could be making its way to Malaysia soon.
Proof of a possible launch is an image that lists the supported 4G LTE devices of Malaysian network operator, YES. Underneath the section that has Samsung devices is the Galaxy Note8 and the Galaxy Note FE with a “NEW” text bubble on both devices indicating that they were just added. It is also important to note that YES only lists devices sold in the country.
Samsung has not yet announced when the launch will be, but it should be around the corner. Prospective buyers may also want to take note of stock being limited seeing as how quickly it went out of stock in its home country.
The main difference between the Galaxy Note FE and the Galaxy Note7 is the battery, since that was what caused it to be recalled in the first place. The 3,500mAh battery has been replaced with a smaller 3,200mAh battery.
In the previous month, Vivo had unveiled the Vivo V7+ smartphone with full screen design in India. A new device with Vivo Y79 has received TENAA certification in China. Its specifications suggest that Vivo V7+ may launch as Vivo Y79 in China.
The images of the Vivo Y79 shows that it resembles the Vivo V7+. The TENAA listing show that the Vivo Y79 measures 155.87 x 75.74 x 7.7 and its weight is 160 grams. Like the Vivo V7+, the Y79 features a 5.99-inch display that supports HD+ resolution of 720 x 1,440 pixels. It may boast a high screen-to-body ratio of over 84 percent.
The Vivo Y79 is fueled by 1.8 GHz processor and 4 GB of RAM. It appears that the smartphone would be driven by 1.8 GHz Snapdragon 450 SoC that powers the Vivo V7+. Both the handsets feature 64 GB of storage. The Vivo Y79 will be coming preinstalled with Android 7.1.2 Nougat OS that will be probably overlaid with FunTouch OS.
A 16-megapixel camera will be present on the rear side of the Vivo Y79 whereas its front may feature a 24-megapixel Moonlight selfie camera. The back panel of the phone features a fingerprint reader. The only major difference between the Vivo V7+ and Vivo Y79 is that the former includes a 3,225mAh battery and the latter has a 3,150mAh battery.
TENAA has also certified another Vivo phone with Vivo Y79A moniker. Except for support for CDMA 2000 network on Vivo Y79A, both the Y79phones seem to carry the same specs. Like V7+, the Y79 may come with similar features like Hi-Fi audio chip and face scanning. It is expected to arrive only in gold color.
After a year, Huawei has released a successor to the Honor 6X. The Honor 7X brings a bunch of upgrades and an entirely new design but makes sure to keep the dual cameras of its predecessor.
Honor 7X Design
The Honor 7X has a metal unibody similar to that of the Honor 8 Pro but with a few changes. The dual camera has moved from the vertical setup of the Honor 6X to a horizontal one. The sensors sit along the antenna line along with the LED flash in an attractive fashion.
The fingerprint scanner is rear-mounted and that’s not because Honor is trying to keep it in the same spot as that of the 6X but because there is no space in front for it thanks to the 5.93-inch 18:9 display. The bezels are not super thin but are significantly reduced. Overall, this is a huge improvement over the 6X.
Honor 7X Specs
The 5.933” screen has a 2160 x 1080 resolution. Like the Maimang 6, Huawei’s other 18:9 smartphone, the Honor 7X is powered by the Kirin 659. There is 4GB of RAM and buyers will be able to choose from 32GB, 64GB, or 128GB of storage.
The processor is not the only feature the Honor 7X shares with the Maimang 6, its dual rear cameras are also the same 16MP + 2MP configuration. However, it doesn’t get dual front cameras but a single 8MP sensor instead along with a LED flash.
There is dual SIM support (hybrid, nano only & 256GB max. card), Bluetooth 4.1, and Wi-Fi. The battery capacity is still 3340mAh and can be recharged via the micro USB port at the bottom. Sitting on the left of the port is a 3.5mm audio jack.
The Honor 7X runs Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box with EMUI 5.1 on top. It is 7.6mm thick and weighs 165g.
Samsung had introduced the Infinity Display design on the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ smartphones. The rumor mill has been speculating since couple of months that the upcoming Galaxy A7 (2018) and Galaxy A5 (2018) smartphones would be also sporting a full screen design like the Galaxy S8 duo. Fresh renders of the Galaxy A5 (2018) that have surfaced on Weibo again indicate that it would be supporting an Infinity Display design. Hence, it appears like mini version of Galaxy S8.
Samsung is known for adding the some of the best features of Galaxy S series phones on Galaxy A phones. Rumors have revealed that Infinity Display and Bixby AI button are some of the features of the Galaxy S8 that will be arriving on Galaxy A (2018) smartphones. The renders that actually show the cases of the Galaxy A5 (2018) reveals that it has a model number of SM-A530F.
The above renders of the Galaxy A5 (2018) not only reveals the speculated 18.5:9 Infinity Display, but also its left edge seems to feature a dedicated button for launching Bixby assistant. The display of the Galaxy A5 (2018) is likely to carry support for Always-on Display.
The rear side of the case for Galaxy A5 (2018) features a large cutout that may house a camera and a fingerprint sensor below it. Some of the key specs of the Galaxy A5 (2018) have already appeared.
In the past, Samsung has released Snapdragon and Exynos models of Galaxy A phones. A recent report has suggested that the Galaxy A5 (2018) may arrive in Snapdragon 660 and Exynos 7885 chipset models. both the models are expected to include 4 GB of RAM. The SD 660 variant may be aimed towards China whereas the Exynos 7885 model may be released in international markets. Rumors have also suggested that the Galaxy A (2018) phones may carry an expensive price tag.
The rumor mill has revealed information on the Galaxy A7 (2018). It is also likely to sport the same design. However, there are no details available on Galaxy A3 (2017). The 2016 and 2017 Galaxy A3 phones have smaller screen of 4.7 inches. Hence, the Galaxy A3 (2018) may come with a regular screen, and not an Infinity Display. There is a possibility that the South Korean company may not release Galaxy A3 (2018).
Huawei‘s Honor has today launched a new tablet at a press event in China — Honor Waterplay. As the name itself suggests, the device is waterproof and comes with the IP67 rating.
Another major highlight of the Honor Waterplay Tab is the sound. To offer better music output, the company has opted for Harman Kardon audio to tune and optimize the sound effects. It is equipped with four stereo speaker which gives 3D surround sound for an immersive experience.
Coming to the specifications, the tablet comes with a 10.1-inch Full HD display with screen resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels and pixel density of 224ppi. It is powered by Huawei’s own Kirin 659 octa-core processor.
It has options for RAM — 3GB RAM and 4GB. The device comes with a microSD card slot for expanding storage capacity up to 256GB. Based on the memory options, the device is available in three different variants — 3GB RAM + 64GB storage, 4GB RAM + 64GB storage and a third variant which supports LTE connectivity.
There is also a fingerprint sensor placed on the home button. The tablet features a camera on the back as well as on the front side. However, the megapixel count of the camera sensor is not yet known. But, the company has revealed that the front-facing camera can capture images with blurred background — making it the first tablet to support such functionality.
The tablet is running on Android 7 Nougat OS, with the company’s own Emotion UI 5.1 on top. The OS is optimized in such a way that the app opening time has been reduced by 20%, says the company. It further adds that the UI comes with a new fresh and simple interactive design.
It is powered by a big 6,660mAh battery, which also supports fast charging. There is a USB Type-C port for charging the battery, as well as for connecting media devices. The company claims that it can get fully charged in about 2.5 hours, and also supports reverse charging.
While the sale of Honor Waterplay will start from October 24, the company has already started taking pre-orders for the tablet.
The rumor mill has been talking about the Snapdragon 845 chipset that is expected to power the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ flagship phones in 2018. The Snapdragon 845 is speculated as 10nm chipset. Fresh information revealed by well-known tipster Roland Quandt suggests that the company has already started working on Snapdragon 855 that is likely to power flagship phones arriving in 2019. Rumors have it that the Snapdragon 855 will be a 7nm chipset.
Quandt the references in the Linkedin profile of a software engineer named George Fang. It appears that the company is developing Linux kernel driver for the upcoming Snapdragon 845 and Snapdragon 855 chipsets. It has been also unearthed that the Snapdragon 845 that is described as “a complex SoC of a latest mobile processor (SDM 845) owned by Qualcomm” is codenamed as Napali v2.0. The Snapdragon 855 is described “a latest processor (SDM855 series) owned by Qualcomm” and it is codenamed as Hana v1.0.
Recent reports have revealed Samsung will not be manufacturing 7nm chipsets for Qualcomm. The latter has reportedly has chosen Taiwan-based TSMC for building the Snapdragon 855 chipset. This SoC may presumably power the Samsung Galaxy S and Galaxy Note coming 2019.
Other rumors have revealed that the Snapdragon 855 will come with several enhancements over the SD 845 chip. A Chinese leakster has previously claimed that the SD 855 will deliver 30 to 40 percent better performance, improved AI capabilities and enhanced power efficiency.
The SD 855 powered devices are also speculated to come with ultrasonic fingerprint scanners embedded under the display. Even though this technology is already available on some the existing Snapdragon chipsets, its performance is expected to improve on Snapdragon 845 and with the arrival of Snapdragon 855, this technology is expected to become mainstream in 2019. Rumors suggest that the Snapdragon 855 may get officially unveiled in Q4 2018.
It’s too early to talk about the Snapdragon 855 considering the fact that Qualcomm is yet to introduce Snapdragon 845. Hence, we advise our reader to take the information on the features of the SD 855 with a pinch of salt.
Xiaomi has once again veered into the field of fitness equipment with the launch of the Mind It smart elastic fitness band which is also called exercise resistance band. Resistance bands are a great addition to any strength training routine or rehabilitation program and come in a variety of sizes, lengths, and strengths.
The Move It fitness band has three parts; a smart handle, an elastic rope and an elastic rope device. There is also a charging cable as well as charging port. The smart elastic band can be used to achieve 30 different movements and is suitable for strengthening the legs, back, shoulders, arms and also for cellulite shaping.
In case you are wondering how this is a smart fitness band, here is how. It has three large sensors, one is a touch sensor which detects when the hand is touching the handlebar. The second sensor is a six-axis sensor which identifies the handle posture while the third is a rally sensor for the elastic rope tension identification. The device also comes with Bluetooth 4.0 and can be connected to a mobile app to keep track of the progress of the fitness regime.The app is able to display actions like the completion of a fitness schedule, suggest correct movement posture, signify when an exercise is done correctly or wrongly. The app also records the consumption of each calorie and provides 24-hour online personal trainer support as well as private customization plan, health menu introduction and so on.
The Move It elastic exercise resistance band has a built-in 500mAh lithium-ion polymer battery which can be fully charged in 3 hours and has a maximum usage time of up to 8 hours. It costs just 549 Yuan (~$83).
The upcoming ZTE Nubia Z17S and Z17 Mini S have appeared on 3C page of Jingdong. These phones were momentarily made available for registrations on the retailer site and then removed. This suggests that the Chinese manufacturer will be unleashing not only the rumored Z17S flagship phone on Oct. 12, but also a smaller phone dubbed as Z17 Mini S.
Nubia Z17 Mini S
Let’s talk about the Z17 Mini S first. Last year, ZTE had introduced ZTE Nubia Z11 Mini in April and in October it had released an upgraded model with Z11 Mini S moniker. Compared to Nubia 11 Mini, its upgraded model came numerous improvements like larger display, better chipset, better cameras, and bigger battery. It seems that the Chinese manufacturer will be adopting the same strategy this year.
In April this year, the company had released the ZTE Nubia Z17 Mini and it appears that NX589J Nubia phone that was certified by TENAA in the previous may launch as ZTE Nubia Z17 Mini S. The TENAA listing has revealed that the Z17 Mini S would be coming with a 5.2-inch full HD display like Z17 Mini.
The Snapdragon 653 along with 6 GB of RAM powers the Z17 Mini. However, the Z17 Mini S is expected to feature 2.0 GHz octa-core processor and 6 GB of RAM. Like the Z17 Mini, the newer model is pegged to feature 64 GB storage.
The most striking difference between the two phones is that the Z17 Mini S features dual front and rear cameras. The Z17 Mini has a 2,950mAh battery and the Z17 Mini S is speculated to house a larger battery of 3,100mAh capacity.
The Nubia Z17 was announced in June this year. It is packed with a true bezel-less display of 5.5 inches and is driven by Snapdragon 835 chipset and 8 GB of RAM. It measures 152.6 x 72.4 x 7.6mm.
The TENAA listing of alleged Nubia Z17S has revealed that it measures 147.5 x 72.7 x 8.6mm. It appears to be a smaller and thicker device that houses a larger FHD display of 5.73 inches as compared to the Nubia Z17. It does not feature an elongated 18:9 display as the FHD resolution suggests that it will be offering an aspect ratio of 16:9. Since it includes a bigger screen, the usual red-circled Home button that was found below the display has been removed.
The alleged Z17S is powered by 1.8 GHz processor which is slower than the clocking speed of Snapdragon 835 that powers the Z17. Hence, it may feature a different chipset. It is also expected to feature 8 GB of RAM. Like the Z17 Mini S, the larger Z17S also features dual front and rear cameras.
A recent official-looking poster had tipped that the Meizu MX7 will be released on October 11. That isn’t likely going to happen. As a matter of fact, we may not be seeing the flagship MX7 this year, if words of Meizu’s Senior VP Jeffery Yang are anything to go by. The Meizu VP took to Weibo to respond to questions concerning the MX7’s launch and he categorically stated that the much-anticipated flagship model will be released in 2018 instead of this year.
This shouldn’t come as a surprise, though, because the Chinese tech giant has released the flagship Pro 7 this year and the product is still performing well in the market. The Meizu exec did specify that the MX7 will debut in Spring 2018 which should be anytime between March and June. That means we may not see a Pro 8 next year or we could get two flagship models from Meizu next year.
The Meizu MX7 is a flagship model, the MX series was Meizu’s only flagship series until the birth of the Pro-series. The MX7 will take the reins from the MX6 launched around July 2016 packing an Helio X20 chip and a powerful 12MP Sony IMX386 rear camera sensor. The MX7 was expected to launch in September this year packing an Helio P30 chip, according to the leaked Meizu product schedule for this year that has so far been fairly accurate but September is already gone. Jeffery Wang is Senior VP in charge of the flagship Meizu division so he is in the best position to say when the device will be launched. However, considering the MX7 was listed on Chinese e-retail website Taobao recently, Meizu could spring up a surprise and still launch the device this year.
Various well-companies like Google, Apple and Microsoft are known for collecting user data in order to deliver improved user experience. These companies do not collect user data without the consent of the user. In the recent past, OnePlus has been accused for manipulating benchmarks, incorrectly mounting displays, incompetency in providing adequate device support and now the company has been reportedly found guilty of collecting user data without their knowledge.
Christopher Moore, a software engineer has mentioned on his tech blog how OnePlus is collecting information from its users without their permission. Moore began monitoring the internet traffic from his OnePlus 2 using a free security tool called OWASP ZAP during the SANS Holiday Hack Challenge 2016. This tool can automatically find security problems in web applications.
Moore has found that various user information such as IMEI number, service provider names, MAC addresses, serial numbers, IMSI prefixes and things of that nature were collected by his device by open.oneplus.net, a site hosted on Amazon AWS. On investigating further, Moore found that his OnePlus 2 was also sending some other information on locks and unlocks, reboot, screen timestamps, and charging.
This can possibly help the Chinese manufacturer to release more stable builds of its OxygenOS. However, it is unethical to fetch user information without permission. Moore has also found that OnePlus Device Manager and OnePlus Device Manager Provider are the two items that are unfairly collecting user data.
OnePlus has released the following statement on the issue:
We securely transmit analytics in two different streams over HTTPS to an Amazon server. The first stream is usage analytics, which we collect in order for us to more precisely fine tune our software according to user behavior. This transmission of usage activity can be turned off by navigating to ‘Settings’ -> ‘Advanced’ -> ‘Join user experience program’. The second stream is device information, which we collect to provide better after-sales support.
The above statement suggests that OnePlus does not consider it as a major problem as it is only collecting information for user support. Also, the statement does not address privacy concerns. It appears that the Chinese manufacturer is breaking consumers trust in a bid to provide them with improved after-sales support.
Since OnePlus Device Manager and OnePlus Device Manager Provider are system services, they can be manually disabled every time after restarting the OnePlus device. However, Jakub Czekański has provided a suggestion on how to disable them permanently. Here is the command that can be used to permanently prevent OnePlus devices from collecting user data: pm uninstall -k –user 0 net.oneplus.odm. Users can visit the source link to see detailed information shared by Moore
OnePlus is not the only company that has been caught collecting user information. Other Chinese OEMs like OPPO, Vivo and Xiaomi have also been accused in the previous year for sending sensitive user information to Chinese servers at regular intervals. Today, the security of user data is becoming important than ever. Hence, companies should be very transparent on letting it consumers know what information they are collecting from the user and the purpose behind doing so. Also, they should provide an option to opt out of such sort of data collection.
Last month, Motorola announced its first Android One smartphone, Moto X4. The mid-range smartphone also became the first non-Nexus or Pixel device to officially work on Project Fi.
Already available on a pre-order basis, the shipment of the Moto X4 was expected to being sometime this week. However, the first Android One device in the US has now been delayed due to production issues.
The company has sent an email to those customers who pre-ordered the phone. In the email, it states that Motorola has experienced production delays with the X4. Thus, units won’t ship until later this month — between October 18th and 25th.
The email further mentions that if the customer has opted for trading-in an older smartphone, they still have the full 30 days to send it in after they receive the Moto X4.
While the delivery of pre-ordered devices has been delayed by about one week, newly placed orders, starting today, will start shipping much later. It appears that the customers who opt for standard delivery will have their devices shipped in November.
Originally launched at IFA in late August, the Moto X4 comes with a 5.2-inch 1080p Full HD display. Under the hood, it is powered by a Snapdragon 630 processor, along with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of onboard storage that is expandable via microSD.
There is a dual-camera setup on the back. While one lens is of 12-megapixel, the other one is of 8-megapixel. Both sensors are combined for depth effects and other creative options. On the front, there is a 16-megapixel snapper.The smartphone is IP68 certified for dust and water resistance.
The smartphone is IP68 certified for dust and water resistance. Running on stock Android version, the phone is promised to get Android 8 Oreo by the end of this year. The company has also said that it will be among the first devices to receive Android P next year.
The Android One Moto X4 carries a price tag of $399 in the U.S. and comes in two colour options — Super Black and Sterling Blue.
ZTE has today announced a new smartphone in its Blade series for Boost Mobile in the US — ZTE Blade Force. Priced at $130, the smartphone comes with entry-level specifications.
The smartphone comes with a 5.5-inch IPS 720p HD display with screen resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. It is powered by a 1.4GHz quad-core Snapdragon 430 processor, which the company claims power-efficient.
As of the memory, it packs 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. There is a microSD card slot, allowing users to expand storage capacity up to 128GB.
The device features an 8-megapixel primary camera on the back and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. The phone runs on Android 7.1.1 Nougat operating system. It is powered by a 3,000mAh battery, which, as per the company, should last all day. The battery is rated to provide up to 23.5 hours of talk time.
The connectivity options on the device include LTE+ support, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.2, a micro USB slot and a 3.5mm audio jack. The Blade Force packs global bands, allowing users to stay connected while roaming internationally.
The ZTE Blade Force is also HPUE-enabled (High Performance User Equipment) — Sprint’s extended stretches of spectrum for improved coverage indoors and better range outdoors.
Sprint had launched HPUE in last December. It is used for extending its 2.5GHz coverage by up to 30-percent, enabling a stronger signal wherever user go.
ZTE says that they have integrated features that consumers would expect to find in a much more expensive phone, such as Sprint’s High Performance User Equipment (HPUE) technology, that too in a smartphone which comes at an affordable price point.
The ZTE Blade Force, priced at $130, is now available for purchase in the United States from Boost Mobile.
Lenovo’s Motorola brand has sent out invites for an event that will hold on October 14 in Shenzhen, China. The company disclosed in the invitations that they would be launching new products. One of the products expected to debut on that day is the Moto G5S and G5S Plus. The Moto G5S and G5S Plus are relatively no longer new products because they have gone official in Germany as well as in India a couple of months back. But Lenovo is yet to unveil the Moto branded smartphones in its home market which happens to be the world’s second-largest smartphone market.
The Invitation for the event adopted a unique pattern as it contains a card, as well as a grapefruit, enclose in a box. This is perhaps to highlight the fresh new, re-branded Moto line. It must be stated that the invite doesn’t mention the identity of any of the products expected to debut on that day but the Moto G5S and G5S Plus should be among. Apart from the fact that they had already been unveiled in other markets, the phones have gotten TENAA certification about a month back which showed that a launch in China was imminent.
As a recap, the Moto G5S features a 5.2-inch full HD display covered with Gorilla Glass 3. The Indian variant of the Moto G5S gets 4GB of RAM and 32GB of storage but China will be getting both the 3GB + 32GB version as well as the 4GB + 64GB variant. The device is also listed as powered by a 1.5GHz processor which is already known to be the Snapdragon 430 chip. In addition, the Moto G5S comes with a metal body and a single rear camera, unlike the G5S Plus which has a dual camera setup at the rear. The G5S gets its juice from a 2810mAh battery. The battery is a removable one and the camera is a 16MP sensor at the rear and a 5MP front camera.
On the other hand, the Moto G5S Plus features a bigger 5.5-inch 1080p display on top of an all metal-unibody. The device is powered by a 2,35GHz processor which is the Snapdragon 625 SoC. The China version will come with just 6GB of RAM and 128GB storage unlike the 4GB RAM + 64GB storage combo unveiled in India. As stated earlier, the major upgrade in the Moto G5S Plus is the addition of dual rear cameras. The G5S Plus dual cameras consist of two 13MP rear cameras in the Monochrome + RGB format with a 3D depth sensor for bokeh effects.
The Nubia Z17s is expected to launch on Thursday, 12th of October. A new device has appeared on TENAA, listed as the Nubia NX595J, the specs don’t reveal a key feature the Z17s is expected to have.
Jumping right in, the biggest feature the Nubia Z17s is expected to bring is a display with a 2:1 aspect ratio thanks to reduced bezels. However, according to TENAA the display of the Nubia NX595J is still 16:9 judging from the 1080 x 1920 resolution, though the screen is bigger at 5.73-inches.
The phone will come with either 6GB or 8GB of RAM with 32GB, 64GB, or 128GB of storage. Weird configuration, right? Yeah, but not unusual. The 360 N5 has a 6GB RAM + 32GB ROM variant.
Another unusual spec is the octa-core processor clocked at 1.8GHz which is too low for it to be a Snapdragon 835 processor. So this is a different chip entirely.
The Nubia NX595J packs 4 cameras just like we saw in the teaser released earlier today. Sadly, TENAA only mentions three. The rear cameras is a 22MP sensor paired with an 8MP sensor while one of the front cameras is listed as a 5MP sensor. We will have to wait till Thursday to find out the configuration of the other sensor.
The phone runs Android 7.1.1 Nougat and has a 3,000mAh battery. The provided images reveal a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner. The Nubia NX595J measures 147.5 x 72.7 x 8.6 mm and weighs 170g. The height of the phone does point at it being bezel-less but the resolution says it will have a 16:9 aspect ratio.
The phone will be available in black and blue but keep the signature red accent around the rear cameras and also have gold accents around the frame.
Meizu split its business into three main divisions this year. There is the Meizu Division which handles its flagship phones and other Meizu branded products like its smartwatches; there is the Blue Charm Division that handles the mid-range and low end smartphones; and there is the Flyme Division for software.
Li Nan, VP of Blue Charm Brand
The Blue Charm division is headed by Li Nan, and in a recent interview, he revealed that the company will open its first brick and mortar store.
The store which is expected to be opened before the next Spring Festival (February 2018) will be different from other stores including Meizu’s own stores and Xiaomi’s Mi Home stores. Li Nan says the store will be more like a lifestyle store than a regular mobile phone shop.
Blue Charm seems to want to get things started properly by combining an impressive offline experience with its online presence. There is no info as to how many of the stores will be opened across China. There will probably be more details after the first opening.
Despite the decline in tablet sales, OEMs have continued to roll out tablet models once in a while. Samsung isn’t left out, as the tech giant has launched its latest budget tablet in India. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2017) was first unveiled in Vietnam last month and it was expected to hit the India market anytime soon. It has now arrived in India and is now on sale.
The Galaxy Tab A (2017) comes with a premium-looking metal body and it sports an 8-inch WXGA LCD display with a resolution of 1280×800 pixels up front. The main highlight of the tablet is its big 5000mAh battery which Samsung claims can last up to 14 hours of video playback. The Galaxy Tab A (2017) is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 chipset paired with 2GB of RAM and there is 16GB of storage which can be expanded up to 256GB. The tablet runs Samsung Experience 8.5 based on Android Nougat 7.1 and has a 4G LTE nano-SIM card tray.
On the camera aspect, the tablet packs an 8MP rear camera with an aperture of f/1.9 and up at the front, is a 5MP front camera. The tablet comes in Black and Gold colours and also features a dedicated Kids Mode so that the little ones can use it without fear of them erasing your data or racking up insane phone bills, and the like. As for the price, it sells for Rs. 17,999 which is about $275 and is available on both the online and offline channels.
As the launch of Huawei’s Mate 10 series of smartphones is drawing near, more leaks related to its devices are surfacing online. Just after we reported about the leak of Huawei Mate 10’s specifications earlier today, the promotional poster of its bigger sibling — Huawei Mate 10 Pro has been leaked.
The poster, which appears to have been shot from a display board of a shop, shows the back panel of the upcoming smartphone in Rose Gold colour.
So far, through leaks and rumours, we know that the Huawei Mate 10 Pro will come with a metal build, which is speculated to be an unibody design.
Earlier, it was reported that the Mate 10 Pro will feature an “EntireView” QHD display with screen resolution of 1440 x 2180 pixels. However, the recent development suggests that it won’t feature QHD display. Instead, the phone will have a Full HD 1080p display.
If it does come with a Full HD display, the device will be a downgrade, at least in terms of display technology, as its predecessor — Mate 9 Pro came with a QHD display.
The phone will have a near bezel-less display with 18:9 ratio. It also seems that the phone will come with a dual camera setup on the back, with Leica branding. While one lens will be of 20-megapixel, the other one will be of 23-megapixel.
Under the hood, the Mate 10 Pro will be powered by the company’s own Kirin 970 processor. It is expected to come in four configurations — 6GB RAM/64GB storage, 6GB RAM/128GB storage, 6GB RAM/256GB storage, and 8GB RAM/256GB storage.
The Mate 10 Pro is also expected to run on the latest Android 8.0 Oreo out-of-the-box, with the new version of Emotion UI on top. The smartphone will be powered by a 4,000mAh non-removable battery, with support for fast charging.
The smartphone will come in different colour options, including Black, Blue, Rose Gold and Coffee Brown. Huawei Mate 10 Pro will launch on October 16, along with Mate 10, Mate 10 Lite and Mate 10 Porsche Edition. The pricing of Mate 10 Pro is expected to start from 5,499 Yuan for the base model and could go up to 7,499 Yuan for the top-end variant.
It is no longer in doubt that Xiaomi’s smartphone design is usually attractive and has courted lots of attention to the company. The Mi brand’s followership transcends China, extending right through to Europe and even the Americas. Another known fact is that Xiaomi is known as the Apple of China and that isn’t just because of their innovativeness. Xiaomi’s MIUI interface is almost a replica of Apple’s iOS. This perhaps makes it easy for iPhone fans to switch to using Android and still get the feel of the iOS. If you are an Apple fan and just isn’t satisfied with that, you can now have a blend of the iPhone and Xiaomi phone in one phone. A smartphone known as iMI X has now been launched in Thailand with a blend of the iPhone design as well as Xiaomi’s flagship Mi 6.
The iMI X has a logo similar to Xiaomi’s MI logo but with an “i” prefix which has the colouration of Apple’s iPhones. The device was unveiled at the Thailand Mobile Expo 2017 held recently. In terms of the design, it features a full-screen design with an 18:9 aspect ratio and is said to come with a facial scanner just like Apple’s iPhone X. The full-screen design is also reminiscent of the iPhone X with the presence of reduced bezels on all four sides. It also comes with a glass body just like the Mi 6.
The device is said to pack a 5.7-inch display with an 18:9 aspect ratio. No word on the processor which fires the device but we don’t expect that to be a flagship SoC. The device comes with a 3GB RAM + 32GB ROM version which has a 13MP main sensor at the rear and an 8MP front camera. The 13MP rear camera and 8MP front camera support both the face ID scan and there is even iris scanner. The iMI X also comes in a 4GB RAM + 64GB ROM version with a 16MP main sensor at the rear and a 13MP selfie camera. It must be noted that the rear camera setup is a dual camera combo.
As for the prices, the iMI X with 3GB RAM is priced at 4,990 Thai Baht (~$150)while the 4GB RAM version goes up for 5,990 THB (~$180). The device equally comes with a Wisdom Limited edition as well as a Vin 3X edition with slightly different specs. All versions run iMI UI based on Android 7.0.1 Nougat.
After Nokia stopped making smartphones, it veered into VR, releasing a professional 360° camera called the OZO+ with an original price of $60,000 before getting cut to $45,000. Today, Nokia announced that it is shutting down the OZO department.
OZO is a part of Nokia Technologies, the arm responsible for its health products as well. The shutdown of the VR camera section will lead to a 35% cut of Nokia Technologies’s 1,090 workforce which amounts to about 310 job losses across its offices in the US, UK, and Finland.
Nokia says it will instead focus on health products and licensing of patents. It also added that there will still be support for OZO devices, so probably a small number of the original team will be retained.
The reason for the shutdown according to Nokia has to do with the slow growth in the VR market or rather, the direction of growth. Nokia’s camera is designed to be used by professionals but VR today is designed for the average consumers with 360° cameras from competitors selling for a fraction of the price of the OZO+.
The president of Nokia Technologies, Gregory Lee said in a statement that “Nokia Technologies is at a point where, with the right focus and investments, we can meaningfully grow our footprint in the digital health market, and we must seize that opportunity”.
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