At the Global Sources Electronics Show last month, Leagoo announced it’s new phone, the M5 Edge. We got to learn of all the details especially its 3D Edgeless display which Leagoo says has an 80% screen-to-body ratio. However, we didn’t get to see a live image of the device.
Thanks to Twitter user @jorkerlee who posted real images of the device, we now have a good idea of what to expect when it launches.
The Leagoo M5 Edge has a dual-curved HD display. Although Leagoo said the phone will be available in Champagne Gold and Obsidian Black, the unit in the image is silver.
The front of the phone looks nice but the lower bezel is pretty huge, leading us to doubt the 80% screen-to-body ratio. The dimensions on the official website states that the phone measures 140 × 68.3 × 8.5mm. So we decided to do the math and came up with 72% instead. That’s a significant difference and we hope Leagoo clears the air on that.
We think the front bezels could have just been made smaller since the fingerprint scanner is positioned at the back and the battery is just 2000mAh.
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The M5 Edge has a 13MP rear camera with a slight hump. Right below it is the LED flash and the fingerprint scanner. There are also holes drilled at the bottom for the speaker. The front camera is an 8MP 77.9° wide-angle camera.
AnTuTu yesterday released its April mobile phone user preference report which gives a breakdown in form of a chart, of the level of popularity which the various smartphone display sizes enjoy among the domestic market population in China.
The report reveals what we had already suspected, which is a shift towards large display packing smartphones which falls into the phablet category. Screen sizes measuring between 5 inches to 6 inches accounts for about 82% of the entire market share as documented in the chart. Out of this figure, 5.5-inch displays are the most popular with the lion share of 35.60%. This is followed by the 5.7-inch displays with 10.39% of the market share while 6-inch devices account for 6.38%.
Further, smartphones with 5-inch display size are reducing by the day as it only accounted for 7.66% of the market share while 5.1-inch phones accounted for 15.84% and 5.2-inch phones, 6.06%. Turns out some persons still find small display packing smartphones fun to use. The AnTuTu listing grouped phones with display sizes ranging between 3.5 inches – 4.9 inches as having a 9.39% share of the market. There are also other sizes which exist and they too grab 8.18% of the market share.
We really don’t know the criteria employed in collating the data but whatever it was, it looks accurate. Large displays are becoming trendy these days in China and manufacturers are even taking it a tad higher by developing large display phones with near absent bezels just like on the Mi Mix. Xiaomi is releasing its next-gen Mi Mix 2 this year, Samsung released a large display device with bezel-less display, and Nubia is tipped as doing the same thing. Even the smaller Chinese manufacturers are not left out as they too are working on bezel-less phone with large displays. A Doogee Mix recently leaked showing a near bezel-less full-screen display. BLUBOO also has a similar device in the work as well as several other Chinese OEM. The competition in the smartphone industry this year will be on several fronts and the display size is likely one of them. Already, the drama has started playing out with the Galaxy S8 already out and doing well in the market.
360 Mobiles announced its latest powerful mid-ranger, the 360 N5s in a conference held a couple of days back in China. The device was not just a beautiful mid-range smartphone, but was also a powerful one, packing 6GB of RAM. The device has been open for reservation on Jingdong (JD.com) since then and as at the time of reporting, the 360 N5s has amassed well over 400,000 registrations and that figure is still rising with about five days left before sales open.
Now, we already know that not everyone who made a reservation for the device will end up getting one when the flash sales open on June 2. However, the reservation numbers is an indication of the popularity of the mid-ranger. 360 Mobile phones are always hard to get in the past so, we don’t know if this one will be any different.
The 360 N5s promises to be a hot-selling one, not just because of its sleek design or 6GB RAM but also because of the dual selfie cameras it features as well as its new user interface which supports split screen function. That is one function that is not so common on phones at the moment. As a reminder, the N5s sports a 5.5-inch 1080p display and equipped with a Snapdragon 653 processor. There is also a 64GB storage as well as a 3730mAh with support for Quick Charge 3.0 fast charging technology. There is also a 13MP rear camera and a dual front-facing camera setup made up of a 13MP Samsung sensor and a 2MP depth of field sensor. The device runs Android OS with the 360 OS 2.0 on top. The 1699 yuan ($247) device will go on its first flash sale on June 2.
Huawei seems to be on a releasing spree right now both on the Huawei end and the Honor end. Just recently, the company unveiled a couple of budget smartphones. We had also seen the Honor V9 and Honor 6A along with an Honor Smartband. The tech giant today announced the Huawei Nova 2 and Nova 2 Plus and that wasn’t all. Huawei also pulled the wraps off three cool accessories; aHuawei-branded sports band, a panoramic camera and a Bluetooth headset. We’ll take a quick look at the features of the three accessories.
Huawei Panoramic Camera
The Panoramic camera is capable of taking 360 ° panoramic photos and videos and can be plugged directly into a smartphone. for this function, it has a USB Type-C port and si it compatible with smartphones which are USB OTG-enabled. The camera comes wit two lenses, one at the front and the other are the back. So, you get a 360 ° x 360 ° shot. Both lenses have 13MP sensors and apart from panoramic shots, they are capable of taking wide-angle shots. It is a plug and play camera which makes it easy to use without the need for a special app. The images captured can also be shared through the phone.
Huawei shared samples of the shot which the panoramic camera captured and they are quite nice. The Huawei Panoramic camera is priced at 899 Yuan and would go on sale from June 30.
Huawei Sports Band
Huawei also launched a sports band which is touted to be its first Smartband made specifically for sports persons. The smart band has a GPS version which features an inbuilt GPS chip that can analyse data including distance, speed etc. The data can be shared with friends.
The Huawei Sports band is said to have a waterproof body that can withstand a water depth of up to 50 meters. Thus it can be used for swimming, running and other sporting activities. It also has a feature which measures the calories lost. One common feature on most smart bands today is heart rate monitor and the Huawei band doesn’t miss having that. The device packs a heart rate monitor. The band features a low power chip and can last up to 21 days on a single charge which is 80% higher than previous Huawei smart bands.
As for the prices, the Huawei Smart band with GPS function carries a price tag of 388 Yuan while the standard version comes in at 298 Yuan. The sports band will be available in Black, Green, Blue and other attractive colors. It will go on sales on July 14.
The third product unveiled is Bluetooth headset with a heart rate monitoring function. So, with the headset, you not only get to listen to high-quality music on the Bluetooth wireless headset, but it also monitors your heart rate as you do.
Xiaomi has launched a new signature pen under the MIJIA brand. This time around, the pen uses a metal body and has an 180° spin. recall that Xiaomi first unveiled a similar product around July last year but that was made from plastic. The first-gen Mi Pen was available for 19 Yuan ($2.77) but this new metal-clad Mi Metal Signature pen comes in at 24.9 Yuan ($3.63).
The Mi metal pen is 14cm long and 9.5mm in diameter, making it easy to hold and use with ease. The use of high precision aluminum alloy in manufacturing the body makes it feels nice to hold. In addition, the body is well sandblasted through an anodizing process, making it wear, and corrosion resistant.
Like the first Mi Pen, this one comes with Swiss PREMEC Refill which doesn’t overflow and does not stop when you’re writing. The ink doesn’t dry up even if the pen is not used for a long time. The pen also features an 180° spin which reveals the pen’s 0.5mm high-precision tungsten ball tip. The Mi Metal pen comes in Gold and Silver colors and is already available on Mi Mall, Mi home, and Lynx for just 24.9 Yuan ($3.63).
The latest fad in the smartphone camera department is bokeh. People are obsessed with photos which can blur out the background to highlight the person in front. Usually, you see smartphones coming with two cameras at the back. But what if you want to take amazing selfies with background blur? The Gionee S10 has got you covered on both the front as well as back camera departments because it comes with dual cameras on both the ends.
We can the judge the real quality of the dual cameras only after we get hands on the phone, but for now, we have to rely on the official samples from Gionee. The nine samples that we have got actually looks pretty good and the good thing here is that these samples don’t look out of the world mind-blowing. We have seen a lot of manufacturers release official samples that blow our mind, only to find the real world samples turn out to be pretty average. We hope that the processing of these samples from the Gionee S10 have been limited so that we get very similar results in real life situations.
To recap, the Gionee S10 comes with a 16MP + 8MP rear dual camera setup with 6P lens and f/1.8 aperture. On the front, you have a 20MP + 8MP dual camera setup for good looking selfies. Night time images are said to be better with the rear setup, but we’ll have to test it in real life situation to confirm it.
For now, just check out the gallery below and let us know what you think of the Gionee S10 camera samples.
ZTE’s elite brand, Nubia will be releasing its 2017 flagship which it christened Nubia z17 on June 1. Ahead of the launch event, the company has commenced what could be daily teasing of the Z17’s main features.
The company today posted a new teaser on the Nubia smartphone Weibo page which teases the Z17’s bezel-less design that sees the reduction in the side bezels around the screen. The leaked images of the Nubia flagship may not have given us a clear glimpse of the extent of the curves the screen would have because the teaser suggests it would be curved on all four sides.
Apart from the borderless display, the Nubia Z17’s teaser also talked about its super fast speed symbolised by a jetliner on the teaser. This is no doubt, due to the Snapdragon 835 chip the device will feature as already revealed on TENAA and on both AuTuTu and GeekBench. That isn’t the only front where the Z17 will be super fast as the flagship has been revealed as coming with Qualcomm’s latest Quick Charge 4.0 fast charging technology. We are likely going to see more teasers before the final launch date.
Gionee has finally launched the much awaited Gionee S10 flagship smartphone. It is one of the top-end models from the company this year and comes with four cameras in total, making it unique among the other dual camera flagships in the market. So, the S10 comes with dual cameras on the front as well as at the back to ensure the phone is capable of capturing amazing selfies as well as bokeh photos from both the camera setups.
Gionee S10 Design
There’s no denying that the Gionee S10 takes inspiration from the iPhone 7 Plus. The basic design is very similar to the Apple model, including the horizontal arrangement of the dual camera setup at the back.
The phone is made out of metal unibody and the back looks refined thanks to the antenna lines that are hidden along the top and bottom edges. It’s thin at 7.35mm but heavy at 178 grams. There are four color options available for the phone right now — Cherry gold, dark night black, indigo gray blue, primrose green.
Even the front is quite iPhone-like. You have dual cameras on top as well as a soft LED flash. Down below the display, you’ve got a fingerprint sensor.
Gionee S10 Specs
Specs have never really been the highlight of Gionee’s top-end smartphones. The company tends to go with mid-range processors with generous RAM and storage. The same strategy has been applied here, as the Gionee S10 comes with a 2.5GHz Helio P25 octa-core chipset inside with 6GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. Now, note that the P25 isn’t really a flagship chip and we have seen many mid-rangers from local Chinese companies like Elephone (Elephone P28) and Doogee (Doogee Mix) feature this chipset. It’s pretty good for a mid-ranger but how good will it be handling the requirements of a flagship phone like S10 is something we’ll have to wait and see.
The Gionee S10 comes with a 5.5-inch 1080p IPS LCD display. Also, there’s a pretty decent 3450mAh capacity battery inside, which should be good enough for a day with P25 powering the phone.
As for the software, the phone comes with AMIGO 4.0 with Android 7. AI is integrated into the software, but we aren’t sure how exactly it would help users in day to day life.
The camera is definitely the highlight of the Gionee S10. The company has included four cameras in total, two at the back and two up front. The rear setup consists of a 16MP primary sensor + an 8MP secondary sensor. Other features include 6P lens and f/1.8 aperture. The company notes that it has worked on the sensor to improve low-light photography significantly. So, you can expect less noise in the night time pictures.
Up front, the phone comes with a 20MP + 8MP setup. There’s a selfie flash beside the front camera setup as well.
Now, expect to capture some great bokeh images with the cameras on the Gionee S10. The company wants you to take SLR level depth of field pictures with its camera, but we’ll have to play with it first to see how good the cameras are.
Gionee S10 Price & Availability
The Gionee S10 is not a cheap flagship, as you will have to shell out as much as 2599 Yuan for the 6GB +64GB model. That comes to nearly $380. That’s the territory of a number of super flagships including the Xiaomi Mi 6.
Note that there are two more variants of the device announced, the Gionee S10B and the Gionee S10C. To be honest, they are not the best names for variants of a flagship model, but they are supposed to provide additional options to customers at different price points. Their specs and details are given below:
Xiaomi Mi Max 2 was unveiled on May 25 in China. On May 23, Manu Kumar Jain, the Vice President and Managing Director of Xiaomi India released an interesting tweet which probably hints that the Mi Max 2 may launch in India on July 23.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 went on its first flash sale in India on January 23 and the company managed to sell over 250,000 units of the phablet. The first flash sale of Redmi 4A started in India on March 23 and the Chinese company again managed to sell over 250,000 units of the budget phone. On May 23 began the first flash sale of Redmi 4. Again, the company could sell 250,000 units of the phone.
The above tweet indicates that the company may again do a flash sale in India on July 23 as Jain has asked an open-ended question on what device should go on sale on that date. He has not revealed which smartphone will go on flash sale in July. Speculations have it that Xiaomi may either start the flash sale of Mi 6 flagship or Mi Max 2 on July 23.
Xiaomi had released the Mi 5 in April 2016 in India. Hence, speculations are hinting that the Mi 6 may arrive soon. However, an Indian publication had reported in April that Xiaomi will not be releasing Mi 6 in India. The report claims that the Mi 5 did not receive good reception from the Indian consumers as most people prefer to purchase the Redmi Note or Redmi series smartphones that come with affordable pricing. Instead of Xiaomi Mi 6, the company will be releasing a high-end smartphone later this year.
The original Mi Max was launched at June end last year. Hence, there is a possibility that its successor, the Xiaomi Mi Max 2 may go on sale on July 23. The Xiaomi Mi Max 2 features a 6.44-inch full HD display and it is powered by Snapdragon 625 chipset. Before the launch of the Mi Max 2, the rumor mill had predicted that the phablet would be launching in Snapdragon 626 and Snapdragon 660 variants. However, the company decided to launch the phablet with the same chip that is present inside the older model.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 4, Redmi Note 4X, Lenovo Moto G5, Moto G5 Plus, ZTE Blade V8 Pro, BlackBerry KEYOne and Smartisan Pro are some of the Snapdragon 625 driven smartphones that have launched this year. The SoC of Mi Max 2 is assisted by 4 GB of RAM. It is packed with a massive battery of 5,300mAh capacity. The 64 GB and 128 GB models of Xiaomi Mi Max 2 are priced at 1,699 and 1,999, respectively.
Huawei has added another smartphone to its fast-growing list of smartphones released this year. This tome around, the company announced the Nova 2 and Nova 2 Plus. The Huawei Nova 2 and Nova 2 Plus fits into the mid-range category based on precedence. They take over from the mid-range Huawei Nova and Nova Plus which were announced last year. Other than that, the smartphones come with a redesigned body which could make them get confused for flagship devices. Both the Nova 2 and Nova 2 Plus seem to be different from each other in their display sizes, storage versions and battery capacities.
Design & Specifications
The Huawei Nova 2 and Nova 2 Plus both feature a metal body with a thin build which is just 6.9mm thick. There is a 2.5D curved glass above the display and they also have well-chamfered edges. The Nova 2 comes with a 5.0-inch 1080p LTPS In-Cell display while the Nova 2 Plus packs a 5.5-inch display of the same type. They are available in five different colors namely, Rose Gold, Streamer Gold, Green, Aurora Blue, and Obsidian Black. Huawei also added a little bit of fun to the pack by making available four colorful protection cases.
The Nova 2 and Nova 2 Plus are fired up by a Hisilicon Kirin 659 processor which is an Octa-core CPU and a Mali-T830 MP2 GPU powers the graphics. The processor is supplemented by a 4GB RAM on all models while there are two storage variants, one with 64GB storage and another with 128GB storage which is only on the Nova 2 Plus. Both versions are expandable up to 128GB.
The Huawei Nova 2 and Nova 2 Plus features a powerful camera setup. The front camera has a 20MP sensor for cool selfie snapshots. It also comes with a self-timer, 2 secnds gesture self-timer, a colour temperature light flash, 3D stereo fusion algorithm, art blur and support for Beauty 4.0. The rear camera setup, as you already know, is a dual-lens setup consisting of a 12MP wide-angle camera and an 8MP telephoto sensor. The cameras have a f/1.8 aperture, as well as supports OIS, portrait mode, and lots more. The camera also enhances the picture quality depending on the environment condition under which the camera photo needs to be shot.
Other specs include a 3,340mAh battery on the Nova 2 and a2950mAh battery on the Nova 2 Plus, both with fast charge support. The phones also comewith USB Type-C interface, dual nano-SIM, EMUI 5.1 and a built-in AK4376A Hi-Fi chip for quality sound. There is also a 3.5mm audio jack despite the Type-C port.
Huawei Nova 2 Pricing & Availability
As for their prices, the Huawei Nova 2 4GB + 64GB starts at 2,499 Yuan ($364). On the other hand, the Huawei Nova 2 Plus is priced at 2,899 Yuan ($422) for the 4GB + 128GB storage model. Reservations are already open for both models and the sales would commence at 16.00 on June 16 on several sales channels.
Samsung may release a new kind of smartwatch and a tablet in the near future. Patent filings of these futuristic Samsung devices have surfaced in the public database of United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) reveal their details.
The patent documents show that the smartwatch has a circular display and the most striking thing about it is that it features a camera sensor right at the center of the display. The camera does not appear to be a mediocre one as it is equipped with optical zoom capabilities.
When it is zoomed to snap an image, the lens of the camera protrudes from the surface of the screen. Its optical zoom can be adjusted by using the crown or by its bezel.
Apart from the main circular screen, the wearable device also features a secondary screen on its band. It appears like the extra screen would be a touch-sensitive panel will function like the edge screen that show frequently accessed apps on the Samsung Galaxy S series smartphones with dual-edge curved screens.
It is too early to confirm whether Samsung will launch such a smartwear soon, but since the company is advancing in making bendable and foldable screens, there is possibility to see such a device in future.
The design of a next-generation Samsung tablet has also appeared on USPTO. This device has a stretchable screen that that appears to be rolled on side of the device. When the right side of the device is pulled outwards, the screen also rolls out. If the screen is rolled out to some distance, the stretchable screen will display its content in a reduced manner. When the screen is rolled out more, the screen is able to show more content.
During a tech exhibition that was held this week, Samsung showcased a prototype of its 91-inch stretchable OLED screen. This shows that the company is actively working on stretchable screens. Even though patent filings do reveal interesting design for devices that may launch in the future, there is no guarantee they can launch as actual products.
A high-tech smartphone is an ultimate desire of every single person in today’s era. Because it serves various purposes starting from making calls to sending messages, surfing internet, etc. Moreover, be it listening to your favourite music, firing emails or browsing for whatever you want to know, a good smartphone is for all purposes. But, it becomes a real tough job for anyone to choose one from such a wide variety which are getting lunched in the market every month.
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LG G6
It is ultimately a good looking smartphone from LG. It has a huge screen, dual camera etc. It also has a 7.0 operating system and many other high-tech features. It is an amazing smartphone which is a completed package of technology. The extra-ordinary features of the phone are wide-angle screen, tiny bezels and a dual-camera are really easy-to-use.
One Plus 3T
This is a flagship smartphone which became a buzzing name in the market now. It has innumerable amazing features like many other expensive handsets which includes a HD screen, fingerprint sensor, a decent camera and the very powerful specs. This mobile also has an extremely stout software.
Huwaei P 10
It is one of the latest giant from Chinese smartphone world in today’s world. If you like the high-tech Apple designs then you’ll just love this ideal smartphone. It possesses an awesome dual camera which you can use to capture some amazing pictures and a high-end operating system which is just worth opting for.
iPhone 7 Plus
This phone is another awesome one. It has an astounding liquid resistant design, dual camera, iterative design, etc. Moreover, it is one of the best looking smartphone available in the market. It has an attractive size and it look stunning. If you loves everything starting from iOs to android then this is just perfect for you
Samsung Galaxy S8
This phone has some stunning features like operating system: 7.0, Screen sizes: 5.8 inches, Rear Camera: 12 MP f/1.7, etc., which make it just awesome! It is one of the best smartphones in the world. It has a stupendous infinity edge display that covers 84% of the body. This is one of the buzzing technologies nowadays. It is an exhilarating package of high-quality display, great specs, high battery life and so on.
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Huawei‘s Honor 9 is expected to hit the shelves soon and as a result, the device has featured in a couple of leaks recently, including one that purportedly showed its real photo. The real photo. The Honor 9 has now appeared on TENAA where it has been certified.
The TENAA appearance shows us what the specification of the device is likely going to be like and also what the device itself looks like. In this case, the Honor 9 is shown to have two different models, one packing a 4GB RAM and another with 6GB of RAM. In terms of appearance, the Honor 9 comes with a 2.5D curved glass while the back is made with a curvier 3D glass design. It presents with a dimension of 147.3 × 70.9 × 7.45mm, weighing in at 155g.
In other specs, the Honor 9 comes with a 5.15-inch display with a resolution of 1980 x 1080p. The device is powered by an Octa-core 2.4GHz processor which is believed to be a Kirin 960 chip. The device comes with 64GB storage on both the 4GB and 6GB RAM models as no 128GB storage version is listed. On the camera end, the Honor 9 which had been rumored to come with a dual camera setup similar to the Mate 9 and P1, sports a 12MP + 20MP rear camera setup while there is an 8MP sensor at the front.
In addition, the device comes with a 3,100mAh battery and also features dual SIM/ dual Standby support as well as entire network support. The Honor 9 is expected to be launched in June and the price is tipped to be 2,299 Yuan ($335) for the 4GB +64GB version while the 6GB + 64GB version will retail for 2,599 Yuan ($378).
In November 2016, a Chinese report claimed that Lenovo would be only selling Moto branded smartphones. In other world, it won’t be selling phones with Lenovo branding. This news had surfaced when the company’s financial results were not impressive. Today, Yang Yuanqing, the Lenovo Group chariman and chief executive, said to Reuters that the Lenovo brand for smartphones will never be phased out.
According to Yang, even though the company is restructuring its business in China, its mobile business will not be affected in the country. The company has already encountered a widening loss after releasing smartphones with Lenovo and Moto branding. However, the company still wants to maintain dual-brand strategy. In some markets, Lenovo is selling smartphones with both branding. However, in other markets, it is only selling Lenovo or Moto phones.
The mobile business generates around 18 percent revenue for Lenovo as it achieves more revenue from its PC business. The mobile division has encountered a huge loss of $566 million. In the previous year, it met with a loss of $469 million. Its data center group has also accounted a loss of $343 million. Wong Wai Ming, Lenovo CFO said that the smartphone and data center businesses is different from PC business. Hence, the company will need more time to understand the business. The CFO added that its smartphone and server business will improve in the near future.
In the previous week, Yang posted on Weibo that China consumers are more interested in smart devices. Hence, the Chinese firm will be soon restructuring its Chinese business. The mobile division which was previously headed by Liu Jun will be joining as the president for Lenovo China and he will be also leading the consumer division for the company. He also claimed that Lenovo will be releasing more products that will cater to the consumers in China.
A leaked shot coming from a recently held Lenovo conference clearly shows that the Chinese company will be launching more Moto branded phones this year. It has already launched Moto C and Moto C Plus and soon it will be launching other smartphones such as Moto Z2, Moto Z2 Force, Moto Z2 Play, Moto E4, Moto E4 Plus and Moto X4. Its nearing first half of the year and the company has not launched a Lenovo branded phone so far.
Samsung has finally launched the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ smartphones in China, the largest smartphone market in the world. Some of the leading brand in China such as Huawei, OPPO, Vivo and Xiaomi are known for their proprietary user interface that are fully loaded with various features. Hence, the Galaxy S8 duo have been optimized with an exclusive UI that are unavailable in their international edition.
The official blog of Samsung confirms the new and exclusive UI features that are available on the Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphones. Just as the UI present on some of the leading Chinese smartphone brands do not feature an app drawer, the Galaxy S8 also comes with a modified home screen that has all the apps placed on it as it does not feature an app drawer. The Google Search bar is also absent from the home screen.
The home screen on Chinese Galaxy S8 comes with weather widget and five default apps present at the bottom. The apps present on the home screen can be browsed by swiping horizontally. Users can also switch to vertical arrangement of apps which can be browsed by up or down.
Chinese users are known for carrying out various kinds of activities such as booking movie ticket or setting an appointment with doctor. Such tasks can be done seamlessly by the China-exclusive services such as Samsung Assistant and Yellow Page. After carrying some transactions like booking a journey ticket, the Samsung Assistant will show related information such as departure times, route details, traffic information and so on. In the Messages app, these notifications will be categorized together for easier navigation.
The Calendar app shows both solar and lunar calendars. A subscribable calendar is also available that will provide users with alerts on various events around them. There around 40 stamp designs available exclusively for Chinese audience through the Camera and image editor apps. Smart Manager improves the users.
The Smart Manager has been added to improve mobile experience. It allows users to automatically purchase extra data, better control over apps and block spam calls and messages. The Samsung Health provides China-centric details like health events, medicine and clinic information.
The Samsung Video and Samsung Music provides users with the best of entertainment as the South Korean company has partnered with content service providers from China. The Chinese Galaxy S8 also features a screen recorder function. For Galaxy S8 users who travel internationally, the smartphone provides them with S Roaming feature that let them easily use and manage data services while on roaming.There is a Chinese input tool for easily inputting Chinese text.
The Galaxy Note 7 battery fiasco has now turned to a reference point for smartphone makers especially on safety checks that are needed during the manufacturing process. The exploding battery also threw so many OEMs into becoming more cautious especially in adopting Quick Charge features. Despite the Snapdragon 835 chip coming with Qualcomm’s QC 4.0. All three devices that have so far been launched with SD 835 came without having the technology on board.
So too, a good number of the smartphone makers have been silent about the issue all this while. However, Motorola’s Russ Gyenes has broken the eerie silence just when we thought the last has been heard about the Galaxy Note 7’s battery issue. Russ Gyenes, who is Motorola’s battery engineer, was speaking to a group of Journalists recently when the question of the Note 7’s battery flaws came up. Mr. Gyenes believes that his company would have detected the battery flaws at the early stages. He also disclosed that his company did not make any changes to its battery manufacturing process after the Note 7 issues flared up. He questioned why Samsung wasn’t doing the eight-point safety check before the incident and also gave a detailed explanation of the rigorous procedures that would be exhausted satisfactorily before the battery is mass produced.
The statement is meant to project Motorola’s own process for battery testing which he believed is very safe and tight. This is not the first time Motorola is delving into the battery issues of one of its major rivals. Around September last year, Motorola released an ad poster promoting the Moto Z Droid. Motorola boasted on the ad that unlike other manufacturers, the company adheres to the highest standard in quality and testing of all its batteries.
Although a particular mention of Samsung or the Note 7 wasn’t made, there is no doubt the Galaxy Note 7 was being referred to. But then, Samsung has picked up the pieces in a solid manner with the launch of the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus which is now making record sales around the world. The company will release a refurbished version of the Note 7 very soon in select markets. How about that for a comeback?
LG pulled a risky move when it launched its flagship phone, the LG G6 with a Snapdragon 821 processor early this year. That move paid off as people were not really bothered about the processor but were blown away with the display and overall design. The move also gave LG the chance to get a head-start in sales before the Snapdragon 835 phones started launching.
LG has already announced that the LG V30 will be its major flagship for the year. It will be powered by the Snapdragon 835, and according to leaks, will feature dual front cameras. Also for the first time, LG’s high-end smartphone will sport an OLED display. We have also seen a patent that shows a bezel-less phone with a dual display that some speculate may appear in the V30 or G7.
DBS Designing has put together all these details and made a render of the LG V30. It looks really sleek and packs a number of interesting features.
There is a 5.8-inches QHD display with a smaller ticker screen at the top just beside the dual 8MP front facing cameras. It is equipped with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage with MicroSD support. The rear cameras are 13MP sensors and there is a 5,500mAh battery under the hood.
Samsung is slated to announce the Galaxy Note 8 flagship phone in August or September this year. Hence, various leaksters are now working hard to reveal fresh information on the Samsung’s upcoming flagship phablet. A Chinese leakster has revealed a short video clip that shows the alleged front panel of the Galaxy Note 8.
He is the same leakster who accurately predicted that the Galaxy Note 8 will not be the first Samsung phone to feature dual rear cameras. He had stated that the Galaxy C10 would be releasing before Note 8 with dual rear cameras. Here is the video showing Galaxy Note 8’s front panel:
Samsung introduced Infinity Display on Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ smartphones which offers a QHD+ resolution of 2,960 x 1,440 pixels along with an aspect ratio 18.5:9. The display occupies over 80 percent of the Galaxy S8’s front screen. The inclusion of Infinity Display on Galaxy S8 has resulted in super-slim top and bottom bezels.
The Galaxy Note 8’s front panel video shows that it will be also arriving with an Infinity Display. The front panel seems to have a cutout for selfie camera. However, the cutout for iris scanner is not visible. Previous prototypes and leaked schematic of Galaxy Note 8 have suggested that the top bezel features an iris scanner.
Samsung Galaxy S7 came with 5.1-inch screen and Galaxy S7 Edge has a 5.5-inch display. However, the Galaxy S8 has a larger screen of 5.8 inches and its larger sibling has a 6.2-inch display. This indicates that the Galaxy Note 8 will come with a larger screen than Galaxy S8+ and this has been confirmed (not officially) through other leaks that it will come with a 6.3-inch dual-edge curved display.
The Galaxy S8 duo have been criticized for the unfriendly positioning of its rear-mounted fingerprint reader. Hence, the Note 8’s fingerprint scanner is speculated to be placed under the front glass. Rumors suggest that it will be arriving in Snapdragon 835 and Exynos 9810 chipset variants. Some of the other rumored specs of Note 8 include 6 GB RAM, 256 GB storage, 3,600mAh battery with wireless charging support, IP68 certified chassis and S-Pen stylus.
The OnePlus 3 was already a stunner when it launched last year. No one was expecting another phone from the manufacturer until they announced the OnePlus 3T, and then ended production for the OnePlus 3.
The same thing seems to be happening again as the launch of the OnePlus 5 draws nearer. A tweet via the official account says the OnePlus 3T will soon be out of stock and from the way it sounds, it is going to be permanent.
In a post about the announcement, OnePlus says both the OnePlus 3T and OnePlus 3 will continue to receive support updates. So fret not, if you own either of the two phones.
Already, there is news making the rounds that Nokia devices would use the Flyme 6 in the near future but now, the leaked document hints at the inclusion of the mBack design on Nokia phones. the document looks like the front page of a licensing agreement between both companies but no other part of it is visible.
While we cannot say for sure if this is authentic or not, it is not out of place if such collaborative effort is in the works. For one, Meizu has been a long time admirer of Nokia even to the extent of using Nokia devices on a couple of its launch posters. Back in 2015, Meizu sent out the invite for the M2 along with a Nokia 1110 photo and just last year, they also sent out invites for another launch along with a Nokia E71. That doesn’t confirm anything though, so we’ll wait to see what the two companies have in store for us.
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