The first half of the year was a rough one for Taiwanese fabless chip manufacturer, MediaTek who saw its shipment for the quarter fall to only 100 million with only a slight rebound in the second quarter at 110-120 million shipments. While 100 million initially seems like a large number, for comparison, the company shipped over 480 million chipsets in 2016, a number the company will have a hard time to top or even match this year.
The drop in the company’s shipments is due to the recent dominance of US chipmaker Qualcomm in the mid-range/low-end market in China where MediaTek had held sway for long. Major Chinese OEMs such as Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo, who have all shifted a portion of their orders from MediaTek to Qualcomm. A large chunk of the mid/low-end market is controlled by OPPO and Vivo who had always used MTK chips but the latest OPPO R11 featured a mid-range Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 chip. But Industry analyst Pan Jiutang has revealed that OPPO and Vivo will likely return to using MediaTek chips in the second half of the year.
The analyst disclosed that MediaTek’s launch of new mid-range chips like the Helio P25 and the upcoming Helio P30 is the reason for the return to the Taiwanese chipmaker by two of China’s top-selling brands. Don’t forget MediaTek’s 10nm Helio X30 flagship chip was featured on the Meizu Pro 7 and Pro 7 Plus and the benchmark shows it squares up with the likes of SD 835, Kirin 960 and others. It remains to be seen if the shift back to MTK chips would affect the company’s total shipments very much, considering that majority of orders for chips are made in the first half of the year. It is good news, though that MediaTek will be making a rebound, bringing healthy competition to the mobile chip market which would no doubt result in more innovative products.
LG V30 could be one of the major competitors for the Samsung Galaxy Note 8. A recent leak has revealed that through the massive screen of 6.3 inches, the Galaxy Note 8 will deliver best multimedia experience. Fresh information suggest that the LG V30 will be also no less when it comes to multimedia experience.
The LG V10 from 2015 came with a manual video mode and it was equipped with 32-bit Hi-Fi DAC. It also came with dual rear cameras. The LG V20 arrive last year with the 32-bit Hi-Fi Quad DAC, Hi-Fi video shooting from the front and rear cameras. And the upcoming LG V30 will be delivering even better multimedia experience.
It has been already revealed that the LG V30 will be the first ever smartphone to arrive with f/1.6 aperture camera sensor that will be coupled with features like crystal clear lens, Live Zoom and Cine Video.
The camera app of the LG V30 will be coming with DSLR-like features. The LG-Log for specific logging and Graphy for histogram features are something that are usually found on professional cameras.
Rumors have already revealed that LG V30’s Advanced Quad DAC will be an improved version of what’s present on LG V20. It will be also featuring Bang & Olufsen audio system, but there is no confirmation on whether the LG V30 will feature B&O speakers or an audio chip.
LG V30 will be coming with a new Hi-Fi Digital Filter and Sound pre-set. It will be accompanied with Hi-Fi Streaming with MQA that will allow streaming of high fidelity audio in a small file size that can be downloaded easily without any loss in audio quality.
The Hi-Fi video recording with receive as a mic (RAM) will be also available on the LG V30. This could mean that the phablet would provide some way to connect an external microphone. LG has also confirmed that the upcoming flagship phone’s huge 6-inch P-OLED display will be capable of supporting HDR-10 content. Also, LG V30 will be a Daydream VR ready handset.
These features indicate that the LG V30 will be a perfect smartphone that will impress its owners with its amazing cinematic video and audio experience apart from the amazing dual rear cameras. The South Korean will be launching the LG V30 on Aug. 31. Its pre-orders are expected to start on Sept. 17 in the U.S. and its sales will begin on Sept. 28.
Xiaomi‘s “lighting fast” latest interface, MIUI 9 was launched last week alongside the Mi 5X and Mi AI speaker. The new ROM is scheduled to become available on the Mi 6 and Redmi Note 4X in addition to the Mi 5X which featured the ROM out-of-the-box. Xiaomi has now revealed via its MIUI Weibo official handle that the Mi 5 will get MIUI 9 update on August 7 which is next week Monday.
The Mi 5 was initially among the next batch of models that would get MIUI 9 update but now, it is in an exclusive list of its own. The device happens to be one of Xiaomi’s top-selling models so, it is no wonder they are giving it a special treatment. That’s just by the way, but the MIUI 9 in question is the China Beta version which means to be able to get the update you’ll have to register for the Beta program right at the MIUI Forum.
In addition, Xiaomi also revealed that next batch of MIUI 9 Developer ROM (Closed Beta) for 12 different models will roll out in mid-August. MIUI comes in Developer ROM and Stable ROM, the Developer ROM is still in development and gets updates weekly except on China’s National holidays. To be able to use the Developer ROM, users must have knowledge of how to successfully flash the ROM on their Xiaomi phones. The models include the Mi MIX, Mi Note 2, Mi 5, Mi 5s, Mi 5s Plus, Mi 5c, Mi Max 2, Mi Max, Mi 4S, Mi 4c, Mi Note Pro, and Redmi 4X. This new date is against the August 25 date when the update was initially scheduled to roll out.
MIUI 9 comes with upgrades such as a split-screen feature which would allow users run two separate apps on the same screen. There is also a picture-in-picture mode, a redesigned dock bar, a Smart advert filter, Smart Assistant, Smart App launcher, System optimization and other features.
The Nokia 8 will be officially launching on Aug. 16. The smartphone has appeared times with Unknown Heart label on Geekbench. It has appeared yet again on Geekbench with key specs. This time around it has been found to be running on Android 8.0, the upcoming version of Android. It is likely that Nokia 8 may launch as the first smartphone preloaded with Android 8.0.
The alleged Nokia 8 listing on Geekbench suggests that it is powered by Snapdragon 835 chipset. The SoC is accompanied by 4 GB of RAM. It has scored 1,789 on single-core test and 6,494 on multi-core test. The presence of Android 8.0 on the alleged Nokia 8 suggests that the Finnish firm could be launching the handset with Android 7.1.1 Nougat and may be currently testing the major software update of Android 8.0. As mentioned above, there is a possibility that it may be the first smartphone to ship with Android 8.0.
In 2016, Google had released the Android 7.0 Nougat update on Aug. 22 to its Nexus device. After that, the LG had debuted the LG V20 flagship that arrived as the first smartphone preinstalled with Android 7.0 Nougat.
As far as Android O is concerned, it is speculated to release officially by the coming week. Hence, it is likely that the original Pixel phones and some Nexus devices may receive the Android 8.0 update as early as next week. The Nokia 8 may get announced as the first non-Google phone with Android O and possibly start shipping in few weeks.
So far, HMD Global has only released budget and midrange Nokia phones in this year and the fans of the Finnish firm are eagerly waiting to see a Nokia Android flagship smartphone. Hence, the Nokia 8 is one of the most awaited smartphones of this year.
The rumor mill has revealed has plenty of information on the upcoming Nokia flagship. It is expected to arrive with a 5.3-inch display that will produce Quad HD resolution. Rumors suggest that it may be also available in 6 GB RAM option. A pair of 13-megapixel rear cameras from ZIESS optics is expected to be present on the Nokia 8. A 3,000mAh battery is rumored to power the smartphone. It is expected to come in colors like blue, silver and gold.
Lenovo‘s drive to revive the Moto brand recently reared its head in India once again with the launch of a couple of exclusive retail stores. The exclusive stores dubbed Moto Hub opened their doors to customers on Thursday after its official launch with a brief ceremony.
The Moto Hubs are designed as experience centres where customers can get a feel of Motorola’s products. The retail stores which are six in total, adopt an open layout design with the entire shop covered with glass and are located inside large shopping Malls in major cities like Noida, Indirapuram, Mumbai and Thane. Motorola also revealed that more retail outlets would be opened in the near future. Motorola has indicated that it targets the opening of 50 Moto Hubs across major towns and cities in India before the end of their current fiscal year. The target is also to open the shops in locations where there is adequate traffic of persons.
The Moto brand has got a rich array of new products that would be on sale at the Moto Hubs. Models such as the Moto E, Moto C, Moto G range, as well as Moto Z2 play. The stores will also have on sale the Moto MODs along with Motorola branded accessories such as headphones, Moto shells, phone covers and pouches. The stores will also be an alternative means of getting Motorola mobile devices as they would also be sold online in India.
The official launch date of Aug.23 for the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is fast approaching. The rumor mill is revealing newer information on the phablet with each passing day. A promotional banner image of the Galaxy Note 8 has been leaked to reveal the design of the phone and its stylus. It looks like a completed image of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8’s launch invitation.
The new image has the Galaxy Note8 text mentioned on the right corner. Even though various tech sites are addressing it as the Galaxy Note 8, the phablet will be officially mentioned as Galaxy Note8 on various promotional materials.
At the center of the image is the Galaxy Note 8 sporting its dual edge curved display panel. Since the handset has been placed horizontally, its upper bezel is positioned on the right. The cutouts for the sensors and selfie camera corresponds with the leaked images of the front panel of the Galaxy Note 8 that have surfaced in the recent past. The bottom bezel of the phablet is empty.
The image suggests that it will be coming with Infinity Display feature that was first introduced on Galaxy S8 duo. The image also indicates that appears that the marketing strategy used by Samsung for promoting the Infinity Display of Galaxy S8 will be also used for promoting the Note 8. The only difference will be that the Note 8’s screen will have a more squarish appeal. The S-Pen stylus can be also seen in the image.
Evan Blass has already leaked the entire specifications of the phablet earlier this week. It will be coming with a 6.3-inch QHD+ display, Snapdragon 835 chipset, 6 GB of RAM, internal storage option of 64 GB, improved S-Pen stylus, 12-megapixel dual rear cameras, 8-megapixel front camera and 3,300mAh battery. It is also expected to be available in 128 GB model.
One of the major rivals of the Galaxy Note 8 is the LG V30 that is getting announced on Aug. 31. Speculations are rife that the Note 8 will have a two-week preorder and it may release on Sept. 15 in South Korea. The LG V30 is also expected to go on sale on the same date in the home country.
In the past couple of weeks, we have given away lots of new products on Gizmochina, and keeping up with the momentum, we are here yet again to giveaway a coming phone for our readers. Banggood has provided us with this 5.5 inch bezelless screen Bluboo S8 to giveaway to one of our readers, which means you have a great chance to be first to hands on this amazing smartphone.
At the same time, Banggood offer us a exclusive coupon code for who want to buy this phone before end of June.
The Bluboo S8 features a 5.7-inch full display Sharp HD+ screen like Samsung Galaxy S8, currently making it the smallest full display smartphone in the market. It is powered by a octa-core processor, either 3GB RAM, and either 32GB internal storage.
The design of the Bluboo S8 obviously takes inspiration from Samsung Galaxy S8, the Bluboo S8 also features a dual rear camera system which pairs a 16-megapixel sensor with an 3-megapixel sensor. Putting it in line with the other high-end flagships in the market.
Like always, we are going to organize this giveaway via the gleam widget. One random winner will be selected in a week’s time and will be given the new Bluboo S8 phone.
We all love the fact that phones have tons of features. However, battery life remains one of the main issues of smartphones nowadays. Oukitel K10000 Pro aims to solve this issue by cramming in a huge 10000mAh battery. Stay tuned to find out if this phone is worth the price of about $180.
The phone ships in a ridiculously huge box and inside of it, you can find a lot of extras.
Besides all the usual stuff, the phone ships with both a regular and tempered glass screen protectors. Also, you get a quality soft TPU case to protect your phone, USB OTG cable that allows you to connect external devices like USB flash drives, a fast charger and last but least, a holster case to improve your smartphone quick draw game.
DESIGN, DISPLAY, BATTERY LIFE
Same as last year, the K10000 Pro is just gigantic, heavy and bad-ass looking. This phone weighs almost 300g and it can literally crush every phone on market with its strong metal chassis.
The phone is so huge due to its massive 10000mAh battery that literally lasts for days. Depending on how you use the phone, it will last you for the entire week.
That translates to over 20 hours of screen on time on a mixed use or same as on the last year’s Oukitel K10000, you can achieve a whopping 35 hours of screen-on time.
It’s great that the phone ships with the fast charger and I were able to fully charge the battery in about 2.5 h.
The device is well-built but it is definitely not for everyone due to its sheer size and weight. Also, I’m not digging that fake leather back finish, which seems like a downgrade compared to the last year’s metal-made model.
The buttons are tactile but I found the volume rocker to be rattling.
As far as display, we have a decent 5.5” 1080p panel that does have a somewhat bluish tint but in general, it is a pretty good screen for a budget phone. Also, it is covered with the unspecified version of the Gorilla Glass.
Unfortunately, there is no LED notification light and no backlight in the capacitive keys.
The fingerprint scanner is not the fastest I’ve seen but it gets the job done to unlock the phone straight from the standby mode.
The loudspeaker quality is just mediocre.
HARDWARE and PERFORMANCE
The Oukitel K10000Pro is not the most powerful phone out there but it still has decent specs like an octa-core MTK6750T chip, 3GB of RAM and 32GB of expandable storage.
The gaming performance is pretty good if you play the 3D games on medium graphics settings. If you set graphics to the maximum, you should expect quite a few skipped frames and a bit of stutter.
BENCHMARKS
USER INTERFACE
I appreciate the fact that the phone ships with the Android 7.0 out of the box and that the phone is usually fast, responsive and fluid even after installing quite a few apps. However, I don’t like that Oukitel redesigned the icons, so they all look pretty much the same to me.
There are some added features like gesture and motion controls and most of them work fine. You can also use the fingerprint scanner gestures, which is a nice feature to have but I didn’t use it much because the phone is simply too big to reach the fingerprint sensor with my hobbit hands.
CAMERAS
When it comes to optics, the phone has a 13MP main camera that is coupled with the LED flash and 5MP front-facing shooter.
The image quality is just mediocre. Sure, you can take some usable pictures for social media but more often than not, you will end up with having images that lack detail, the colors are washed out and the dynamic range is off.
Same can be said about the low-light pictures that are also ruined by a red tint.
The selfie image quality will not impress you but again, you will be able to take some usable photos for social media.
The 1080p video looks just like the upscaled 720p and the quality of the footage is mediocre. The selfie video looks kind of terrible since it is only in 480p resolution. Make sure to check out the video samples on the TechLineHD extras channel. All the links are in the video description.
CONNECTIVITY
As far as connectivity goes, I would rate the call quality above average and signal reception is good. Other connectivity options like Wifi, Bluetooth work fine and the GPS is pretty accurate for a budget device.
The K10000 Pro has only 3 sensors like accelerometer, light, and proximity. Unfortunately, there is no gyroscope, so if you love using VR headsets, this phone may not be for you.
CONCLUSIONS
So, there you have it, the monster Oukitel K10000 Pro that has the best battery life on any smartphone in 2017. This phone offers a lot of value for the price.
However, the device has just a mediocre camera, the volume rocker rattles, and the phone lacks some basic features like a notification LED light and backlit capacitive keys.
If you don’t mind these shortcomings, and if you need a phone that will last you forever, go for it as you will not find anything better. Just keep in mind that the K10000 Pro is definitely not for everyone due to its sheer size and weight.
OnePlus released a teaser hinting at a new OnePlus 5 scheduled to launch next week. While we already guessed that it is a gold variant, we now have proof to back it up, thanks to Twitter user @KaranArjun007.
If you still remember, back before the OnePlus 5 was officially released, we were able to confirm the specs of the device by viewing the page source of the teaser landing page on Amazon India. This is basically the same thing.
There is a page teasing the launch of the device next week. If you check the page source and do a search for “Gold”, you should have something identical to the image below, confirming a gold OnePlus 5.
The OnePlus 5 is available in two colors for now. There is a slate grey version with 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage and a Midnight Black model with 8GB RAM and 128GB of storage. We don’t know if the Gold variant will be limited to one memory configuration or be available for both.
The Gold OnePlus 5 will be an Amazon India exclusive like the other two. The launch date is August 8 and we expect it to go on sale immediately after.
Yet another render of the LG V30 has leaked again, this time showing the entire front aspect of the flagship model which is expected to be announced soon. The V30 is expected to come with a number of upgrades that would place it way higher than its predecessor, the V20. The render shows the V30 standing side by side with the LG G6 and the Galaxy S8 in what would be seen as a comparison of their sizes.
The render shows the V30 will likely come with a curved display which recent disclosure pinpoints to be an OLED display with FullVision features. The render also shows the V30 will have a slightly different aspect ratio from the G6 and Galaxy S8 which makes it a little wider than both existing flagships. The bezels on upper and lower aspects of the device are also said to have been reduced and that is reflected on the render which we can’t say is real or not. Another thing we can grab is the absence of a front home button on the device just like on its predecessor. The exact specifications of the upcoming LG flagship are still not fully known but the device is tipped to pack a 5.7-inch display with QHD resolution and an 18:9 aspect ratio. The device is also expected to come with 6GB of RAM and powered by the Snapdragon 835 chip. The interface is expected to be provided by LG UI based on Android 7.1.1 Nougat. The V30 is strongly expected to be unveiled on August 31, just before the start of IFA Berlin 2017.
On July 4, famed Leaker Evan Blass, released an image he said is of the Moto X4. We had no cause to doubt him because this is like the uncrowned king of leaks, right? However in a new tweet today, he revealed that the Moto X4’s final design is actually the very first one we saw when we first heard of the device’s existence and not the most recent one.
Hardest part of this is admitting you had bad information – or an early render. I've seen the Moto X4 final design – it is indeed this one. pic.twitter.com/lHsaLWtckK
In his latest tweet, he admits that the image he shared back in July was probably bad info or an early render. He has seen the final design and it is the one on the left and not the one on the right in the images below.
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The major difference between both images is the design of the dual rear cameras. The Moto X4 will maintain the circular design which seems to be the standard for all Motorola phones. However it will have the LED flash at the top instead of the bottom and the area round the sensors won’t be coated black.
The phone will have glass on both sides, a front-mounted fingerprint scanner and an IP68-rating.
Smartphone manufacturers have increasingly focused on branding their technologies, in order to set it apart from competitors. Remember how Apple’s Retina display was a big deal a few years back? Samsung Galaxy S8 with its “Infinity Display” and LG G6 with its “Full Vision Display” made the headlines in 2017 with its unusual screen aspect ratio. Now, it looks like Huawei is all set to follow suit with its own branding “EntireView Display”.
A Dutch website spotted a trademark application at the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) by Huawei for the word, “Entireview Display”. Unfortunately, the trademark application doesn’t come with an image, so we are not sure how this new display will look like.
However, judging from the previously leaked renders and the word applied for the trademark, Huawei could likely release the Mate 10 with an all screen display, similar to what we saw on the Galaxy S8. The application is still under review but it would most likely be approved sometime before the launch of the Mate 10 flagship.
According to previous information, the Huawei Mate 10 and Mate 10 Lite models are expected to be announced on October 16. The Mate 10 is said to be priced upwards of $1000, featuring top-end specs like Kirin 970 based on 10nm process and an all screen 6.1-inch 2160 x 1080p display. The smaller 5.8-inch Mate 10 Lite model is said to cater to the needs of the regular customers, with lower specs and a cheaper price tag.
Xiaomi’s Mijia platform has unveiled its latest crowdfunding product and it is a smart camera. The 1080p PTZ Smart Camera adds to Xiaomi’s growing list of home security cameras.
About three months go, Xiaomi launched a PTZ camera but it can only record in 720p and is priced at ¥199 (~$28). This new one records in full HD and costs even less.
The 1080p PTZ Smart Camera has a rectangular design and rotates 360° atop a circular base. The camera sensor itself which has a 120° viewing angle and an f/2.3 aperture can rotate 93° vertically. Since it is a PTZ camera it is ideal for keeping an eye on your kids or pets.
There are six 940nm IR LED emitters for night vision. It also has an 18-step gray-scale restore process that converts the night images into clear black and white ones.
Apart from functioning as a security camera, you can also use it as a webcam. The accompanying app supports picture-in-picture mode, allowing you to keep an eye on the camera while you do other things on your phone.
The camera supports 2.4GHz WiFi and has a microSD card slot as well as a full sized USB-port for flash drives (32GB max.). You can also set it up to save to the cloud or a connected NAS device. Power is via a DC 5V/2A port at the back.
Xiaomi has announced a new Smart camera which is coming under its MIJIA crowdfunding platform. The Smart camera is MIJIA’s 101st crowdfunding product and comes with a very cheap price of just 79 Yuan.
The Chong Mi Smart camera has features which positions it as an upgrade over other Smart surveillance camera released previously. It comes with a 120 degree wide angle camera which also has infrared sensor for night capture. The Mi Smart camera also comes with motion detection as well as other features.
In addition, the camera is easy to install, having a round base with adhesive at the bottom for fixing it to flat surfaces. The Smart cam is super light in weight, just 65g, meaning the adhesive can hold the weight and it can be carried around quite easily.
Specs wise, the Chong Mi Smart camera supports video shooting in 720p (HD) resolution. The camera be used to monitor the environment where it is mounted in real time via an app installed on a smartphone. In addition, the Infrared light is capable of providing visibility for a distance of up to 9m. The camera can also be used to make two-way video call using the camera and a smartphone. Apart from mobile phones, the camera can also be viewed on a TV, PC or tablet. The Smart cam equally comes with a 10000mAh battery and apart from using at home, the camera can also be used outdoors and as a dash cam in cars.
The Vivo X9S and X9S Plus were expected to launch with the Snapdragon 660 mobile platform but instead they were powered by the Snapdragon 652 and Snapdragon 653 respectively.
The fact that we have seen some Vivo phones with the Snapdragon 660 on benchmark sites means there are plans for them. A new Vivo listed as vivo vivo 1717 has been seen on Geekbench and it is powered by the Snapdragon 660 SoC too.
The Vivo vivo 1717 is shown to have 4GB of RAM and running Android 7.1.1 Nougat. Its single-core score (1620) and multi-core score (5851) are similar to that of the OPPO R11 when it was benchmarked.
Android 8.0 is the upcoming version of the Android OS that will succeed Android 7.0 Nougat. The official name of the Android O is still under the wraps. Currently, the Android 8.0 version is being referred as Android O by various tech sites. Last year, Android 7.0 Nougat was officially released on Aug. 22. According to Android Police’s managing editor, David Ruddock, Google may release Android 8.0 in the coming week.
The first developer preview of the Android 8.0 was released in March followed by the second, third and fourth developer previews in respective months of May, June and July. The official Android Program Overview page states that the final version of Android will be releasing in the third quarter of this year.
At the start of June, Ruddock had claimed that Android O would be releasing in the first or second week of August citing an unnamed reliable source. He had claimed that the Android O would be releasing a bit earlier than Android Nougat in 2016.
Through a new tweet, Ruddock claims that the Android O update would be officially hitting Google Pixel devices in about a week. There is a possibility that its arrival may get delayed at the last moment. Hence, the search engine giant does not always make announcement on the arrival of updates.
Some rumor have claimed that the Android O will be officially introduced as Android Oatmeal Cookie. The references of Oatmeal Cookie were found in the Google I/O 2017 slides. Earlier rumors have claimed that it may arrive as Android Oreo. Apart from Google Pixel and Pixel XL phones, the Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, Google Pixel C and Nexus Player are also expected to get Android O update. The upcoming Google Pixel 2 and Pixel XL 2 flagship phones are likely to come preloaded with it.
Yesterday OPPO released a teaser hinting at a new smartphone said to be unveiled today. We were able to deduce that the phone is actually a special FC Barcelona edition of the OPPO R11. Today a new poster was released confirming our guess. However, it won’t be available until August 8.
OPPO isn’t new to making special editions of its flagship device. Last year it released the OPPO R9 FC Barcelona Edition which was available in Blue, Red and Gray. So it is no surprise that it is doing the same this year. The new poster reveals that their new phone, the R11 will get the same treatment as there is the club’s logo at the top right corner.
We don’t know if OPPO will follow the same procedure as they did for the R9. The R9 FC Barcelona Edition was available in four variants. There was a single special unit that had the signatures of football stars Lionel Messi, Suarez and Neymar Jr and an 18 carat Gold Barcelona logo. That unit was sold for $13,500 and the money was given to charity. Then there were the red, blue and grey units that sold for under a $1000. Chances are the R11 will get the same treatment.
At the end of July, Apple had released an early firmware for its HomePod smart speaker that be released in the market in December. Several information of the upcoming iPhone 8 has surfaced through the firmware of the smart speaker. Here is a low down of all the information related to iPhone 8 that have been found in the code of the iPhone 8 by iOS developers like Guilherme Rambo, Steve Troughton-Smith and Jeffery Grossman
iPhone 8 Design
Buried in the code of the HomePod is an image of a device that carries a codenamed of D22. The image shows the alleged iPhone 8 with full-screen design and a u-shaped upper bezel. This image corresponds to the leaked renders of the iPhone 8 that support the same design. There is no confirmation on whether the iPhone 8 is codenamed as D22. The iPhone 8 is expected to come with a 5.8-inch OLED screen.
OLED Status Bar
The u-shaped bezel will have some unused corners on the left and right corners of the OLED screen. Grossman has found that some references of UIStatusBar in the firmware code which suggests that the OLED screen portions on the left and right sides of the u-shaped bezel at the top will show information such as network strength, battery capacity, time and Bluetooth status.
Facial Recognition
An image of the alleged front panel of iPhone 8 that had surfaced in the last week suggested that it would be featuring a pair of iris sensors on the top bezel probably for the 3D facial recognition feature. There are plenty of references related to the facial recognition feature in the code of HomePod’s firmware. Rambo has discovered that the Apple Pay authentication can be carried out through facial recognition
This suggests that the iPhone 8 is very likely to feature facial scanning feature and it may be called Face ID. Coded information suggested that Face ID is codenamed as Pear ID. According to Troughton-Smith, there is no reference of under the display Touch ID sensor which suggests that the iPhone 8 may not feature an under-screen fingerprint scanner or the feature may be completely axed. Some rumors claim that the Touch ID sensor may be embedded in the large-sized Power button of the iPhone 8.
Touching the Home button usually turns on the display of an iPhone. Apple may do away this feature in the upcoming iPhone 8 because a new feature called “Tap to Wake” has been found in the code of HomePod’s software. This feature will possibly allow users to double-tap on the screen to activate the screen.
Virtual Home Button
The full-screen display on the iPhone 8 will probably result in the removal of the physical Home button. It has been found that the iPhone 8 may have an on-screen Home button that will be placed in the rumored Function Area at the bottom of the screen.
SmartCam
Apple iPhone 8 may arrive with a new SmartCam scene selection functionality to shoot amazing photos by automatically selecting the right scene from options like Baby, Bright Stage, Document, Fireworks, Foliage, and more
Wireless Charging
The references of inductive charging and 2017 iPhone suggest that not only the iPhone 8 but also the rumored iPhone 7S and 7S Plus would be coming with wireless charging feature.
In 2015, the LG G Flex 2 had arrived with an OLED screen. The South Korean company has now confirmed that its upcoming flagship (still refrains from revealing it as LG V30) will be its first smartphone to arrive with an OLED FullVision screen. Just as the LG G6 came with Full Vision screen, the rumored LG V30 will also feature Full Vision display. According to the company, OLED displays work very well VR apps.
The President of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company, Juno Cho has said that now is the best time to relaunch devices enabled with OLED screen as there is fierce competition between various smartphone OEMs. The 6-inch OLED screen that LG has incorporated in its next flagship is the largest ever screen the company has used on its mobile handset in more than four years.
Because of the FullVision features, the size of the LG V30 will be smaller than its predecessor, the LG V20. Compared to V20, the upper bezel on LG V30 has been reduced by 20 percent and there is 50 percent reduction in the lower bezel. Moreover, the LG V30 will be offering more viewing space on the screen. The LG V20 had the company’s logo sitting on the chin of the phone. However, the LG V30 will have the logo placed on its rear side.
To be precise, LG V30 will be coming with a Plastic OLED (P-OLED) display that features a plastic substrate instead of a glass substrate that can break easily. It may come with curved edges like the Galaxy S8 and S8+. The screen will be protected by Gorilla Glass 5. It will be supporting QHD+ resolution of 2,880 x 1,440 pixels and it will be carrying support for playback of HDR 10 content. It will support higher contrasts, better frame rates and DCI-P3 color gamut. Since P-OLED panel from LG is encapsulated, each of its panels consume less power which will in turn help in saving the battery.
A recent report reveals that the LG V30 will not be featuring a secondary ticker screen. Instead, rumors suggest that the upper portion of the OLED screen will feature a live floating bar that will display quick shortcuts and it may also show some alerts. The LG V30 is heavily to debut on Aug. 31 and is expected to go on sale in the next month.
Nokia, presently controlled by HMD Global Oy, has just three smartphones to its credit since its resurgence but the company is already readying itself for expansion. In a move that could be seen as aimed at expansion, HMD Global has made the Camera app of its Nokia phones available on the Google Play Store. This is HMD’s own Camera UI and not the Lumia Camera UI whose patent was reportedly among those transferred by Microsoft to HMD Global recently.
Making the app available for download on Google Play has little benefits to Nokia 3, 5 and Nokia 6 Android phone users since they already have it installed. Well, except that the app will likely get more frequent updates now and users will not need to wait for OTA updates but can update the Camera app directly from the Play Store. The app could also be of help to developers of camera enhancement apps who may wish to test their app using the app. It is unclear if it can function as a third party app on other phone models.
The app is coming as Nokia expands the availability of the Nokia 3, 5 and Nokia 6 to more markets in Asia, Europe, North America and even Africa. It also comes ahead of the impending launch of the Nokia 8, expected to be the Nokia flagship model that we all have been waiting for since the resurgence of the Nokia brand under HMD Global. The Nokia 8 is expected with a 5.7-inch 2K display and will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor with 4GB / 6GB of RAM and 64GB of expandable internal storage. The device is expected with a dual rear camera setup made up of a 13MP main sensor and Zeiss optics. The device is also expected to pack a 3000mAh battery and will run Android 7.1 out of the box.
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