LG has announced the LG V30 and V30 Plus in its home country of South Korea. Both phones were first officially unveiled in Berlin over a week ago, but LG didn’t reveal their prices. It however did that today.
While the price is for Korea, one can have a rough estimate as to how much it would cost in other countries. The LG V30 will sell for KRW 949,300 (∼$841) and the LG V30 Plus will sell for KRW 998,800 (∼$885).
The difference between the two variants is limited to just built-in storage. The V30 has 64GB and the V30+ has 128GB. It is left to you to decide if paying $40 more for an extra 64GB of storage is the right decision, after taking into consideration that they both have MicroSD card slots (256GB max).
Pre-orders for the phones will begin tomorrow, 14th of September and end on 20th of September. It will officially go on sale on the 21st before rolling out to other regions.
The LG V30 and V30 Plus may cost less than the Galaxy Note 8 (64GB =$964, 256GB = $1,107) but it doesn’t come with exciting pre-order gifts like its close competitor. Those who pre-order the V30 will be able to buy a Daydream VR headset for a discounted price of KRW1000 (∼$0.89). To be honest, that is a pretty heavy discount.
Xiaomi unveiled its first Android One phone, the Mi A1 last week. The phone which is actually the Mi 5X but with Pure Android instead of MIUI 9 went on sale yesterday in India.
Xiaomi had announced during the launch that the Mi A1 will be available in a total of 37 countries. However, it has not disccosed when these other countries will get it.
While some may say one can simply just order the Mi 5X and flash the Mi A1 Android One port on it, you may need to confirm it has the bands you need. The Mi 5X doesn’t support LTE Band 20 neither does the Mi A1 sold in India. On the other hand, the Mi A1 that is listed on the Vietnam site has support for Band 20. If this band is important to you, then it is best you wait till the phone is available in your country.
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As at the time of writing, the Mi A1 seems to be out of stock on the Mi site. The next sale is stated to be at 12:00 noon on September 19. That is the same time and date Flipkart will also have it on sale. They both have it priced at INR 14,999 but Flipkart doesn’t have the rose gold variant listed.
Samsung has revealed that its Bixby Voice assistant would be available in India in the next few weeks. This was made known yesterday by Dipesh Shah, MD, Samsung R&D Institute during the launch of the Galaxy Note 8 in India. The Samsung executive disclosed that Bixby will be available on the Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+.
Bixby was first introduced on the Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphones and lately on the Galaxy Note 8 and J7+. Samsung recently launched the voice assistant in the U.S and disclosed that it is now available in 200 countries, with plans in place to make it available in different European languages. The Indian version will only support U.S English but it will have some optimization which will enable it to understand English in Indian accents. The Samsung official disclosed that Bixby will work hard to understand its users and take care of their daily activities irrespective of the part of India they are from.
There was no indication as to if Bixby will be available in other local languages any time soon. But the tech giant had hinted that plans are underway to continue expanding Bixby’s voice functions to bring on board additional languages. For now, Bixby will offer basic functions like performing some basic tasks such as taking screenshots, turning on the Wi-Fi, adjusting brightness, turning on the flashlight, taking selfies and more in response to the relevant voice commands. Bixby would be capable of performing advanced tasks such as controlling the smart home gadgets such as turning on the air condition, controlling the washing machine, managing groceries o the Family Hub smart refrigerator and much more. No specific date was given for the official roll out in India.
Once you first pick the Xiaomi Mi 6 up, the first impressions are that the phone looks just gorgeous. Also, it has excellent build quality and it is fairly compact since it sports a 5.15” IPS LCD display, which is sharp, vibrant and definitely one of the best 1080p panels you can find.
I love that the phone sits nicely in the hand. The stainless-steel frame is almost seamless with a curved glass back panel, which actually does a decent job with all the fingerprints and smudges. In comparison, the phone does not attract fingerprints so quickly like the Galaxy S8. Also, the buttons are easy to reach and they have a great tactile feedback.
As far as hardware goes, the Xiaomi Mi 6 is one of the most powerful smartphones the money can buy.
It ships with the latest and greatest Snapdragon 835 chip, 6GB of RAM and 64GB or 128GB of internal storage, which is, however, not expandable.
One of the key selling points of the Mi 6 is the dual camera setup that consists of a 12MP shooter with a wide-angle lens and another 12MP sensor with the telephoto lens that gives 2 times zoom and the ability to take beautiful portrait photos with bokeh effect. The main camera has a bright f/1.8 aperture lens, 4-axis OIS, and dual tone dual-LED flash.
The Mi 6 ships with the MIUI 8, which is built on top of Android 7.1. Finally, the phone has a 3350 mAh battery.
Just a couple of days back, Vivo officially announced via Weibo post that its full-screen smartphone, the Vivo X20 will launch on September 21. Yesterday, the Chinese tech giant again took to Weibo to announce that the X20 will have a special Mars Intelligent Agency Edition which would be in entirely black color and would likely debut alongside the standard X20.
The Weibo post which teased the MIA edition was accompanied by several images of the X20 with some regalia associated with the show but Vivo didn’t reveal further information on the specification and availability. But since it is a special edition, there may likely be a limited number of units available. The device may also come with a different memory version while still retaining a 5.8-inch display and other specs the X20 is coming with. In case you are wondering what this is all about, Mars Intelligence Agency is a popular TV show in China.
As a reminder, the Vivo X20 is expected to feature a 5.8-inch AMOLED display with a 2160 x 1080p resolution and aspect ratio of 18:9 and would be powered by Qualcomm’s latest powerful mid-range chip- Snapdragon 660. This would be paired with a 6GB RAM. The X20 should also feature a 24MP dual camera setup on the back and a 24MP front shooter. It also offers facial recognition feature – dubbed Face Unlock – that’s claimed to unlock the device within 0.1s. The phone is expected to pack in a 3,500mAh battery.
OnePlus has just sent invitations for a launch event that will be held in Paris on Sept. 19. Since the invitation carries the name of a French designer, Castelbajac, it appears that the Chinese firm is collaborating with Castelbajac to showcase a special edition of OnePlus 5.
After launching the OnePlus 3T in the last year, the company had released a special version of the smartphone called OnePlus 3T Colette Edition earlier this year. The limited quantity handset (250 units) was only available through Colette stores in Paris. It seems that OnePlus is now teaming up with another French designer to announce a special version of OnePlus 5 or new accessories.
The invite carriers a text that reads “when the style meet its machine, one night in September in Paris.” The mentioning of “machine” is also indication that a OnePlus 5 special edition may get unveiled on Sept. 19. However, as of this writing, there is no information available on it.
OnePlus has confirmed about its partnership with Jean-Charles De Castelbajac. The collaborative work between the two companies is reportedly called Callection. However, there is no information available on the meaning of Callection.
If the company announces a special version of OnePlus 5, it is likely that it may be available in limited quantities like the OnePlus 3T Colette Edition. Moreover, it is rumored to carry an expensive pricing.
OnePlus 5 was launched in June this year in two colors such as Midnight Black and Slate Gray. Few months later, the Chinese firm had also introduced a Soft Gold edition for its flagship phone. The Colette Edition came with a matte black finish, but sported the same specs. Hence, the rumored special edition OnePlus 5 is unlikely to come with improved specs.
OnePlus 5 comes with a 5.5-inch Optic AMOLED screen that produces full HD resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels. Like most flagship phones of this year, the Snapdragon 835 chipset powers the OnePlus 5. Its 64 GB storage model has 6 GB of RAM and its 128 GB storage variant has 8 GB of RAM. The handset includes a 3,300mAh battery.
It is the first OnePlus 5 phone to come with 16-megapixel + 20-megapixel dual rear cameras. The selfie snapper of the smartphone is of 16-megapixel. Other features include dual-SIM support, VoLTE, fingerprint scanner, Bluetooth 5.0 and USB Type-C port.
Apple has finally unveiled its much anticipated tenth anniversary smartphone, the iPhone X (pronounced ten) alongside the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus. As the rumor mill had predicted, the iPhone X comes with a full screen display with a u-shaped notch to house all the necessary sensors. Here is all that you need to know on its specs, features and pricing.
Design and Display
A decade ago, Apple introduced its first iPhone that came with a bigger screen and plenty of exciting features that were not found on competitor phones. The design of the first iPhone inspired other smartphone OEMs to launch big screen phones. The iPhone X with its refreshed design is expected to inspire rival brands to launch similar phones in the near future.
The iPhone X has a glass and metal combination body that was first seen on iPhone 4 from 2010. The glass is reinforced with internal and copper structure which makes it the strongest glass ever used on a smartphone. The handset measures 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm and its weight is 174 grams. With IP68 certification, the iPhone X’s body is resistant to dust and water. It comes in two colors like Silver and Space Gray.
The display is the USP of the iPhone X as it features a 5.8-inch OLED screen that supports a resolution of 1,125 x 2,436 pixels with a pixel density of 458 ppi. The screen of the iPhone X is called Super Retina Display by Apple.
It offers a screen-to-body ratio of 81.23 percent and has super-slim bezels around the screen. The topside of the screen has a notch that houses the selfie camera and Face ID sensor. The True Tone display can automatically adjust the screen’s color by scanning the ambient conditions. It also supports Dolby Vision, HDR 10 and 3D Touch.
Performance, Software and Face ID
The Apple A11 Bionic six-core chipset that is 25 percent faster and 70 percent power efficient than the Apple A10 Fusion powers the iPhone X. It also features an in-house graphics from Apple that offers 30 percent better performance than the one Apple had used previously. The improved stereo speaker on the iPhone X is 25 percent louder than the iPhone 7 duo. The iPhone X also carries support for Bluetooth 5.0.
The exact capacity of the iPhone X’s battery was not revealed at its launch event. However, Apple claims that it can last 2 hours more than the iPhone 7. The presence of the glass body allows the iPhone X to support Qi wireless charging. The quick charging feature that has been introduced on the iPhone X can gain 50 percent battery by charging it for 30 minutes.
The iOS 11 will come preinstalled on the iPhone X. It brings the new tap to wake feature. Swiping upwards allows users to unlock the iPhone X and swiping up and hold will show the multitasking UI. Swiping up and throwing gesture brings user to home screen. The Control Center is moved to the top on iPhone X.
Touch ID sensor has been replaced by the new Face ID feature. Enabled with a projector that creates 30,000 dots on the face of the user and a flood illuminator that allows the feature to function even in the dark, the Face ID feature can scan the face of the user and unlock the iPhone X. It can be also used for authenticating payments through Apple Pay.
The face scanning sensors on the iPhone X brings a AR new feature called Animoji (animated emoji) that can be used on iMessage. It allows the cartoon characters can match the facial expressions and voice of the user.
The iPhone X has a 7-megapixel f/2.2 aperture TrueDepth camera that supports full HD videos at 30 fps and HD videos at 240 fps. It is coupled with Portrait mode that allows user to snap impressive bokeh effect shots with real-time lighting effects.
The dual cameras that reside on the back panel of the iPhone X includes a 12-megapixel f/1.8 wide-angle sensor and a 12-megapixel f/2.4 telephoto lens with twofold optical zoom. The dual cameras are equipped with dual OIS and quad-LED flash. It can shoot 4K videos at 60 fps and slow-motion videos of 1080 pixels at 240 fps. Portrait Mode is accompanied with real-time lighting effects and the Stage Light feature separates the subject from the background.
iPhone X Storage Variants, Price and Availability
The iPhone comes in two storage options like 64 GB and 256 GB. Both are respectively priced at $999 and $1,149. The iPhone X pre-orders will begin on Oct. 23 in the U.S. and it will start shipping from Nov. 3.
In the U.S., the 64 GB iPhone X can be purchased outright for $999 or with monthly installments of 49.91 through AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon and Sprint. The 256 GB iPhone X can be bought at its full retail price of $1,149 or with monthly payments of $56.16 through aforementioned carriers.
Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 opened up for reservation on the same day it was launched in China. In just one day, the reservations had hit over 250,000 in less than 24 hours after it was launched. Two days after, the reservations have already surpassed 700,000 on Xiaomi’s Mi Mall and stood at 705,434 as at the time of filing this report.
The Mi Mix 2 reservations only opened on Mi Mall and there are no indications when the device will be available on other channels. While not all the reservations will transform to real sales, the figures show the level of interests the device commands. The Mix 2 will go on sale on September 15 and we still expect the sales to be a record breaker. he reservations will be opened until September 15 and we expect the figures to surpass 1 million persons. It remains to be seen if there is enough stock to prevent long queues of persons waiting to buy the Mix 2.
As a reminder, the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 features a 5.99-inch FHD+ display with a resolution of 2160 x 1080. It is powered by a Snapdragon 835 chip with an Adreno 540 GPU. The processor is backed by a 6GB RAM on some models while there are three storage versions; 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB. There is also an 8GB RAM + 128GB Special Edition. The Mi MIX 2 packs a single 12MP Sony IM386 sensor at the rear as well as a 5MP selfie camera. There is a 4,400mAH battery under the hood with QC 3.0 and a rear mounted fingerprint sensor. There is also dual WiFi band support and it supports 43 bands, 22 of which are LTE bands, including band 20. The Mi MIX 2 runs on MIUI 9 based on Android Nougat, is available in black only except for the Special Ceramic edition and it starts at 3299 yuan (∼$506) for the base model with 6GB RAM + 64GB storage.
Apple’s iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus were upgraded today. Instead of the usual tradition of adding “s” to their names, Apple settled for new names – the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus.
iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus Design
Glass it up! Both phones look like their predecessors but the major change on the outside is the shift from metal to glass. This is not new to iPhones but a return to its former design. The fact that it is glass means that fingerprint smudges will be visible most especially on the space gray compared to the gold and silver variants.
The dimensions of both phones have changed slightly, though you probably won’t notice the difference. However, they now weigh more. The iPhone 8 comes in at 148g and measures 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm. The Plus variant weighs 202g and measures 158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm.
A11 Bionic – The Heart of The iPhone 8
Apple is proud of its new chip. Called the A11 Bionic, it brings significant changes in performance over the A10 Fusion. The hexa-core processor features four efficiency cores that are 70% faster than the A10 Fusion; and two performance cores that are up to 25% faster.
It also features a new tri-core GPU that is 30% faster than that of the A10 Fusion. The new GPU is also designed to provide a fluid experience for new AR games and console-style 3D games.
iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus Specs
The iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus feature new retina HD displays with True Tone Technology. True Tone automatically adjusts the white balance of the screen to match the light around you using the ambient sensor. This helps to reduce eyestrain. Colors are also more life-like.
The iPhone 8 packs a 4.7-inch display with a 1334 x 7500 resolution and the iPhone 8 Plus packs a bigger 5.5-inch screen with a 1920 x 1080 resolution.
Both phones now support wireless charging since they now have glass bodies. Apple says it will launch its AirPower mat next year which will not only charge the phones but also the Apple Watch and AirPods. You will even be able to charge all three devices simultaneously by placing them on the mat and monitor their individual charge level on the phone.
While owners wait for the mat, they can use Qi Wireless chargers found in hotels, airports and other public places. Belkin and Mophie have also made two new chargers for the iPhone 8.
The iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are also waterproof and dust proof, thanks to their IP67 rating.
iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus Cameras
The iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus both retain their camera configuration – a single rear camera on the former and dual rear cameras on the latter.
The senors have been upgraded though. The iPhone 8 has a 12MP sensor with a f/1.8 aperture and digital zoom of up to 5x. However, the iPhone 8 Plus is the one that gets all the fun.
It has a 12MP f/1.8 wide-angle lens paired with another 12MP f/2.8 telephoto lens. The sensors now perform better under low-light. They also come with an upgraded Portrait mode feature as well as a new feature called Portrait Lighting.
Portrait Lighting works in combination with the A11 Bionic and the new ISP. It uses face detection and depth maps to capture portrait images with professional studio lighting effects. Portrait mode is still in beta.
The iPhone 8 camera can record 4K videos at up to 60fps, 1080p videos at 60 fps and slo-mo videos at 1080p at up to 240f fps.
The front camera on both devices is a 7MP f/2.2 sensor with retina flash for selfies and Facetiming.
The iPhone 8 also takes advantage of the new AR capabilities. Apple demoed a new tabletop AR battle game. Move the phone around and you see different areas of the game. Move away from the table and the sound from the game starts to fade. Move towards it and the reverse happens.
You can also whip out your phone and load the MLB At Bat app at a game. Point the camera towards the players on the field and details of the player will show up on your screen.
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Apple’s first product launch at its annual event is the Apple Watch Series 3. As predicted the biggest change coming to the Apple Watch is the addition of cellular connectivity.
To keep the Apple Watch Series 3 exactly the same dimensions as the Series 2, Apple used an e-sim instead of a nano SIM. The watch uses the same number as the one in your phone, so friends and family can reach you even when away from your it. While other manufacturers with LTE smartwatches include the antenna in parts like the straps, the antenna for the watch is the display itself.
Another advantage of having cellular connectivity is the ability to stream from Apple Music. This feature will be available next month.
The watch features a new dual core processor that is 70% faster and a new W2 chip that offers better Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity as well as better battery performance.
There are a bunch of new straps that will work with previous series too. One of them is the Sports Loop band for outdoor activities.
Apple has also improved the software. The heart rate app will now alert you when your heart rate is elevated even when you are not active. This is targeted at helping users detect heart issues early enough.
The Apple Watch Series 3 will sell for $399. A WiFi only version without the red crown will also be available for $329. Apple also announced that the first gen Apple Watch will now sell for $249.
Like the previous series, there will be a ceramic Watch Edition that comes in white with a white/pebble sport band and a black variant with gray/black sport band. They will sell for $1299. A special Hermes edition will be priced at $1199 and up.
Xiaomi took the wraps off the Mi Mix 2 in China yesterday in China with the device coming with a more refined and smaller design than the Mi Mix. The Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 will likely command a whole lot of attention whenever it goes on sale outside China but for now, it will go on sale in China on September 15. There are indications that India may be the first port of call where the flagship device will be launched outside China. This was confirmed by the company’s global SVP Xiang Wang.
Xiaomi’s senior VP Global, Xiang Wang disclosed in an interview that the Mi Mix 2 will arrive in India “very soon.” This was confirmed by the company’s global SVP Xiang Wang. The Xiaomi exec failed to give details on the time frame when the Mix 2 will hit India.But since India is about entering the Diwali season where phone sales usually sky rocket, the Mi Mix 2 may just be launched anytime soon. Reports point to a launch sometime next month in time for the festive season.
Xiaomi will also be hoping to use the Mix 2 as a got tool to grab some of the international market shares. The Mi Mix 2 comes with a whole lot of global LTE bands including Band 20 and so the company has interest in seeing the one shipping outside China. We’ll keep you updated if anything new comes up on this.
Samsung has its fingers in many pies. While most people are only aware of their phones and other electronics, the Korean giant also has a semiconductor foundry. This foundry has handled the production of Samsung’s own chips as well as that of Qualcomm and Apple. Today it announced its new 11nm LPP process which improves upon the older 14nm LPP process.
The new 11nm LPP process brings a number of features to chip production. The key ones are a reduction in chip area by 10% and a 15% increase in performance. Sadly, there is no change in power consumption. Samsung says the new process will “bring differentiated value to mid- to high-end smartphones”.
Samsung says production of new 11nm chips should begin in the first half of 2018. It also announced that the schedule for the 7nm chip is still underway and production should begin in the second half of 2018.
Sony released a couple of new phones at IFA early this month. In spite of that, it seems it still has more planned before the year runs out. One of them just showed up on GFXBench as the Sony H4233 and it packs some pretty impressive specs.
The Sony H4233 sits in the phablet category with its 6-inch Full HD display. There is a Snapdragon 630 mobile platform powering it alongside an Adreno 508 GPU. It has 4GB of RAM and storage is 64GB and should probably be expandable.
The H4233 takes things further with its cameras. There is a 21MP sensor on the rear that can shoot in 4K. The front camera is a 16MP sensor and can also record 4K videos.
The device runs Android 8.0.0 and has NFC. Sony has also included a bunch of sensors.
Last week we reported that Huawei was working on a new phone codenamed Rhone. The key feature Rhone is expected to have is dual front and rear cameras. The Huawei RNE-A100 has popped up on TENAA and we think it is the Huawei Rhone.
TENAA lists the Huawei RNE-A100 as having a 5.9-inch 1080 x 2160 display. This is the same resolution as the upcoming Vivo X20 and means the Huawei will also have an 18:9 display.
The phone has 4GB of RAM and is powered by an octa-core processor clocked at 2.6GHz. There is 64GB of storage with an option to add up to an extra 256GB via a microSD card slot. Huawei has put a 3240mAh battery under the metallic body. It also runs Android 7.0 Nougat.
The Huawei RNE-A100 features a combination of a 13MP and a 2MP for the front cameras. The primary rear camera is a 16MP sensor paired with another 2MP sensor. We presume the 2MP sensors are to capture depth of field information for portrait images.
With respect to design, the phone is made of metal with curved corners and antenna lines at the top and bottom. The dual camera setup on the back has a vertical design with a slight bump. Above the cameras is the LED flash which is buried in the top antenna line. A fingerprint scanner sits below the sensors.
Physical buttons are on the right and SIM tray/MicroSD card slot is on the left. There are no images of the bottom but that is where the USB port and speaker grilles should be. The front of the phone is black but we can make out the dual cameras on the right. Sitting on the chin is the Huawei branding.
Xiaomi has launched a new product under the MIJIA crowdfunding platform. This is the 113th product that would be launched since the MIJIA platform was created and it turns out to be a product from one of Xiaomi’s long standing partners Viomi. The product is the Viomi Smart Water heater which is a 4L hot water dispenser priced at 499 yuan ($76).
The Smart water heater can be used to keep water at three temperature ranges; room temperature, hot at 50 degrees centigrade and also at 100 degrees centigrade. The smart home gadget can be controlled from the smartphone and you can get the desired water temperature you want just with the click of a button on the smartphone. The app also allows users monitor the water quality at any time and reminders to clean the pipe whenever the water is changed.
The Voimi water dispenser also comes with a water level sensor which sends reminders to the connected smartphone on reducing water level and even stops heating when the level is low. It also comes with a temperature sensor which ensures the temperature does not go above the maximum level. The body has a quality design which includes a child protection lid which makes it difficult for a child to open the lid and thus avoid getting burnt by hot water.
The Viomi water heater is available for support on the crowdfunding platform for 499 yuan ($72).
Samsung had unveiled the Galaxy Note 8 in the U.S. on Aug. 23. Today, the South Korean company had held the Galaxy Note 8 launch event in India around 1 PM today. The Note 8 pre-orders have started in India on Samsung’s online store and Amazon India. The phablet that is priced at Rs. 67,900 in India is expected to receive overwhelming market response as a recent report has revealed that 250,000 users have pre-registered it.
Unlike the U.S. and China that are receiving the Snapdragon 835 chipset powered Galaxy Note 8, Indian markets will be getting its Exynos 8895 chipset variant. The phablet will be arriving in all the markets with 6 GB of RAM.
The 6.3-inch QHD+ full screen AMOLED display dubbed as Infinity Display is one of the bestselling features of the Note 8. The other USP of the Note 8 is that it is the first Samsung phone with dual rear cameras. And it comes with an intuitive S-Pen stylus. It also features a IP68 certified water and dust resistant body.
The Galaxy Note 8 pre-orders have started on Samsung’s online shop and Amazon India. Both stores are selling the Note 8 in Midnight Black and Maple Gold color options. Customers who pre-book the Note 8 will be provided with a free wireless charger and a one-time screen replacement at Rs. 990.
Some of the other offers available for people who pre-book the Note 8 in India include 448 GB of free 4G data along with free Jio Prime Membership and Rs. 4,000 Cashback with HDFC credit cards. Buy with exchange offers is also available for Note 8 buyers. The handset can be availed with through no cost EMI plans as low as Rs. 2,829 per month. The pre-ordered units will start shipping from Sept. 21.
Samsung is gradually debuting the Galaxy Note 8 in wider markets. The flagship phablet will be unveiled in China tomorrow. A recent report has revealed that the Note 8 will be arriving in Hong Kong with cheaper pricing than China.
Almost a year ago, the budget Meizu M5 was announced. It came with a larger screen than its predecessor, the M3, but kept the processor and a bunch of other features. Images of the Meizu M6 have been posted on Weibo by leaker @Old Technology (@老爆科技) and they also reveal the specs of the device which to be honest is exactly the same as that of the M5.
The pictures of the phone show CPU-Z running, revealing the specs of the device. The M6 is revealed to be powered by the same MediaTek MT6750 octa-core SoC that powers the M5. The M6 also keeps the 5.2-inch display with its 720 x 1280 resolution.
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The Meizu M6 packs 3GB of RAM and 32GB of built-in storage. The M5 has a 2GB RAM + 16GB ROM variant too, so we should expect the same for the M6.
Since the M6 and M5 are basically the same, what has chnged? First, the design. The M6, based on these images will ditch the black front that was present in the M5 for a white one. To be fair, I think this is a bad idea.
Another visible change is the position of the sensor and camera. Their positions have been swapped in the M6 and the camera sensor looks bigger. So we can presume the camera configuration will at least be different.
In the past week, the leaked images showing the live Huawei Mate 10 Pro had surfaced. Both the images revealed that the smartphone would be sporting a full screen design. A new image of the front panel assembly of the alleged Mate 10 Pro has appeared.
As it can be seen in the above image, the front panel has super-slim side bezels. Also, the front and bottom are thick enough to respectively house some sensors and Huawei logo. The bezels of the front panel are black in color which matches the recently spotted live images of the Mate 10 Pro.
The front panel shown above resembles with the frontal assembly of the alleged Mate 10 Pro that had appeared in the previous week. However, the latter has a glossy appeal for the golden colored bezels. Since the fingerprint scanner module is not visible, it looks like the smartphone would be sporting a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor.
Huawei has at least three smartphones tucked in the Mate 10 series. The Mate 10 Pro that probably features a full screen design. The handset is rumored to be codenamed as Blanc, claims reliable leakster Evan Blass. Reports have revealed that the Mate 10 Pro would be featuring a 6.3-inch display that is expected to support 18:9 aspect ratio and deliver a resolution of 1,440 x 2,880 pixels.
Reports have claimed that the Huawei Mate 10 is codenamed as Marcel. It is expected to arrive with a 5.9-inch regular display like the Mate 9. It may carry support Quad HD resolution unlike the predecessor model. The Blanc and Marcel smartphones are pegged to be driven by Kirin 970 chipset that is enabled with artificial intelligence.
Since the Marcel phone is speculated to come with a regular screen, it may feature a front-mounted fingerprint reader. The Mate 10 Pro and Mate 10 are rumored to house a rear-mounted dual camera system featuring 20-megapixel + 12-megapixel sensors.
There is another variant of Mate 10 that is codenamed as Alps. It is rumored to house a 5.88-inch QHD display, Kirin 970 chipset and 4 GB of RAM. This handset may probably debut as Mate 10 Lite, but it is strange to see a flagship inside it.
The Huawei Mate 10 series are confirmed to debut on Oct. 16 through a launch event in Munich, Germany. With more than a month remaining for the official debut, clearer information on the Mate 10 series is expected to surface in the coming weeks.
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