A few days ago, the Elephone P9000 got a stable Android Nougat update. Today, its on sale on Amazon India and the asking price is Rs.11,999 (~$186).
For that price, you get a 4GB RAM phone with 32GB of built-in storage and a 5.5-inch 1080p LCD display. The camera is a Sony IMX 258 13MP sensor and there is an 8MP camera up front for selfies. The P9000 uses Mediatek’s MT6755M octa-core chipset and is powered by a 3000mAh battery.
Amazon will let you pay on delivery for this order but each customer can only purchase one unit. If you are interested in purchasing the Elephone P9000, just click on this link.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus went on sale in some markets yesterday. The new flagships cost more than the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge but those prices are justified. The Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus cost more to manufacture hence the reason for their high prices.
A report by IHS Markit has revealed the bill of materials of the 64GB Galaxy S8. It costs Samsung $307.50 to put together the 5.8-inch device. Of that amount, only $5.9 makes up manufacturing expenses. The rest is the cost of materials. That makes the Galaxy S8 $43.34 and $36.29 more expensive in terms of production than the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge respectively.
There is no breakdown of the cost of each individual component but the report says the 3000mAh battery costs $4.50 while the sum of the NAND flash memory and DRAM is $41.50.
You might wonder why Samsung is selling it for more than double the cost of production then. The cheapest price you can get the Galaxy S8 is $720 and that is a $412.50 difference. To be fair to Samsung, they also have to bear the cost of shipping, marketing, and import taxes to destination countries. Retailers and carriers also get their cut and some is also set aside for research and development. There is also administrative costs which includes the salaries of executives and managers.
HTC has announced that their next flagship will be unveiled on the 11th of May. Previous reports had revealed that the phone will be launched as the HTC U (HTC Ocean) but a tweet by Venturebeat owner, Evan Blass revealed otherwise. The HTC U will now launch as HTC U 11.
The new name was chosen as a way to merge the former and the new naming schemes. The HTC Ocean will be the eleventh flagship device from HTC, succeeding the HTC 10 hence the addition of the “11” suffix to the name. Thinking of it now, HTC Ocean 11 sounds like a much better name. But only if wishes were horses….
For the colors, the HTC U 11 will come in black, blue, red, white and silver. All phones will have the same liquid surface design as the HTC U Ultra. However, color variants will be region specific.
Xiaomi’s former partner Xiaoyi, now known as Yi has officially launched its latest 4K+ Action camera in China. The Yi 4K+ Action Camera was first showcased at CES 2017 but the device was never made officially available since then until now when it is launched.
The YI 4K+ Action camera is reputed as the world’s first camera capable of capturing 4K video at 60 frames per second and it is said to be double of what the action-packed Go Pro Hero 5 Black is capable of shooting. That is not only where the YI Action cam comes first, but also in the aspect of the processor, it packs. The YI 4K+ Action Camera is also the first to feature an Ambarella H2 System-on-Chip processor which offers a maximum bit rate of 120Mbps and improvements in power consumption.
The Action camera sports a SONY IMX377 12MP image sensor, 7 glass lens and a 2.2-inch retina touchscreen display at the back. It also features electronic image stabilization (EIS), live streaming capability, well filtered audio output in outdoors and also support for Virtual Reality (VR). The Smart camera also comes with USB 3.0 and USB Type-C interface and other features like 3-axis gyroscope, accelerometer. The camera also packs a 1400mAh battery which can last up to 71 minutes when shooting at 60FPS and if the quality is reduced to 30FPS the battery can last up to 109 minutes of continuous shooting. Yi promises that firmware update will soon bring in voice command on the smart camera.
It’s amazing that despite the well-packed features, the YI 4K+ Action Camera and the previous gen 4K Action camera all have the same size and design. Thus the accessories like tripod and others for the 4K action camera can be used for this one. However, the Yi 4K+ Action camera is priced at 1999 Yuan (~$290) and will go on sale on April 27.
While Xiaomi was teasing the April 19 launch of the Mi 6 which has finally launched, one caption that kept recurring is “You waited 203 days, we waited 7 years”. The company apparently was referring to the period since its inception until now and perhaps, looking back at the evolution of the Mi-series which is Xiaomi’s flagship series, the Mi 6 seems to be the perfect flagship both in design and specs, the best in the pack so far. How true is that? Only a comprehensive review and time will give a definite answer to that. But we’ll take a look at the six generation of Mi-series flagship to see how the line has evolved right from the Mi 1 till the Mi 6.
Xiaomi Mi 1
The Xiaomi Mi 1 happens to be the first of Xiaomi’s Mi-series smartphones and indeed the company’s very first phone. The device was launched on August 16, 2011, and went up for sale in October of the same year. It comes with a Qualcomm MSM8260 (Snapdragon S2) processor with 1GB RAM backing it up. The Mi 1 features a 4-inch display with 854 x 480p resolution and runs MIUI 3 based on Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread OS.Xiaomi launched a refreshed version called Mi 1s a while later with a slightly faster processor and MIUI ROM based on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Further, the Mi 1 packs an 8MP rear camera and a 1930mAh battery. It launched with a price of 1,999 Yuan (~$217), a price tag Xiaomi will maintain for successive devices until the Mi 6.
Xiaomi Mi 2
The Xiaomi Mi 2 came a year later, precisely on August 16, 2012. The Mi 2 came with a slightly larger and powerful 4.3-inch HD display. It also features a Qualcomm APQ8064 (Snapdragon S4 Pro) Quad core processor backed by 2GB of RAM. The Mi 2 sports an 8MP camera but runs MIUI 4 based on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The battery was slightly upgraded to 2000mAh capacity. The Mi 2S was later released the following year with a slightly faster processor and 32GB storage variant with a 13MP rear camera. Despite the upgrade over the Mi 1, the Mi 2 still started at 1999 Yuan.
The third-gen Mi 3 joined the party in September 2013 with the same 1999 Yuan price and a more sophisticated hardware lineup. It sported a slightly larger 5-inch display with Full HD resolution (1080p) and the display came with a Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The Mi 3 packs Qualcomm’s flagship Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor paired with 2GB of RAM. There is 16GB and 64GB onboard storage options, as well as a 13MP rear sensor with dual LED flash. There is also a larger 3,050mAh battery with fast charging support. It ran on MIUI 5 ROM based on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean OS, and since then has received upgrades to successive MIUI-based Android OS till the Android N.
The Xaiomi Mi 4 was unveiled on 22 July 2014 and was a major departure from previous Xiaomi smartphones. The Mi 4 came with a metal unibody design along with the latest hardware on board. It sports a 5-inch Full HD (1080p) display with Gorilla Glass protection. There is also a Snapdragon 801 quad-core processor, 3GB of RAM, and 16GB and 64GB onboard storage options onboard.The camera aspect is taken care of by a 13MP rear camera with 4K video recording capabilities, while there is an 8-megapixel selfie camera. The Mi 4 packs a 3,080mAh battery with Quick Charge 2.0 support.
On the software front, it ran on KitKat-based MIUI 5, and has since received the upgrade to MIUI 8 based on Android N. The Xiaomi Mi 4 is also one of the first smartphones to officially support Windows Phone 10 ROM.
The cycle of release was broken by the Mi 5 which took two years from the Mi 4 to come. The Xiaomi Mi 5 was released 24 February 2016 with a host of changes on the design and hardware front. The Mi 5 sports a 3D front and back glass encased in a metal, thus adding to its premium look and feel. There is also a variant with 3D Ceramic body which, however, was scarce due to the slow production process.
The Mi 6 is the latest in the flagship series and it comes with a top notch design as well as a well-studded specs lineup. The Mi 6 features a 5.15-inch 1080p display and is powered by Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 835 chipset backed by just 6GB of RAM on all versions. The Mi 6 uses a curved glass body with metal fuselage. The device also comes with an anti-splash body and the display has an oleophobic coating. The base storage has 64GB of space while the top end version has 128GB storage. The Mi 6 also comes with a dual camera setup at the rear consisting of a 12MP main sensor and 12MP telephoto sensor. It runs MIUI 8 based on Android 7.0 Nougat and has a 3350mAh battery under its hood. The device is available in Blue, Black, White, Silver and Ceramic options.
The Mi 6 comes with a much different 2499 Yuan price tag for the 6GB + 64GB model. Despite the difference, the price tag is still well suited to leave Xiaomi as the “king of cheap flagship” phones. Right or wrong?
Away from the flagship segment, Huawei has officially announced a new mid-range smartphone in the Enjoy series dubbed Enjoy 7 Plus. The Huawei Enjoy 7 Plus comes with a decent specs lineup for a mid-ranger but the design isn’t very much different from its predecessor, the Enjoy 6S.
Huawei Enjoy 7 Plus Specifications & Features
The Huawei Enjoy 7 Plus comes with a 5.5-inch IPS display with a 2.5D curved glass protecting the display from scratch. The display has a resolution of 1280x 720 pixels and also comes with eye protection mode. The device is fired up by an octa-core Qualcomm MSM8940 chip which is the Snapdragon 435 process, a little upgrade over the SD 430 which the Enjoy 6S uses. The CPU is clocked at 1.1GHz while in the memory aspect, there are two versions. There is a high-end version with 4GB of RAM and 64GB storage and also another version with 3GB of RAM and 32GB storage. Both storage versions are expandable up to an additional 128GB. The Enjoy 7 Plus comes in seven attractive colours which include Gold, Champagne Gold, Blue, Black, Silver, Gray and Pink colours.
For photography, the beautiful device packs a 12MP main camera at its rear with LED flash and PDAF which has its focusing speed increased to 0.3s.The camera also has a large individual pixel size of 1.25um and more photosensitive area. The Enjoy 7 Plus equally crams a large 4,000mAh battery under its hood which is sure going to provide up to a day’s use. Huawei touts that the battery can play high-definition video up to 20 hours and will sustain 4G internet browsing for up to 15 hours. The large battery also has reverse charging function. Surprisingly, the device has a thin build despite the large battery crammed inside.
Huawei Enjoy 7 Plus Price & Availability
The Huawei Enjoy 7 Plus runs Android 7.0 Nougat based on EMUI 5.1 with its simple but interactive interface. The device comes with a price tag of 1499 Yuan (~$217 USD) for the 3GB + 32GB version and 1699 Yuan (~$246 USD) for the 4GB + 64GB version. Both versions will go up for sale on April 28 at 10.00 hours (GMT+8) across various e-commerce platforms but registrations for its first flash sale has started today.
A new set of images said to be that of the Meizu E2 and its protective pouch has appeared online. The newly leaked image of the E2 is totally different in looks from the one that we had seen from a leaked video recently. Although we only have the rear view of the device on display, the difference is still obvious.
Recall that the camera on the previously leaked device alleged to be the Meizu E2 comes with a re-designed rear camera as well. The camera and flash were seen to be arranged in a horizontal plane and in a rectangular shaped housing located close to the top left edge of the device. This new one comes with a different camera design which is also tilted to the left corner of the phone. The camera is round and doesn’t have a ring flash, neither is there the regular rectangular-shaped flash. The device instead is shown with a flash that looks like a LED strip with about four LED lights.
Apart from the rear camera, nothing else is seen because of the protective casing in which the device is encased but there won’t be a rear fingerprint sensor as only the opening for the camera and flash are on the pouch. A recent leak gave the E2 as coming with a 5.5-inch display with 2.5D glass and will be powered by an unspecified 64-bit processor. It will also have mCharge fast charge and an mTouch fingerprint scanner. The device is also revealed to come with a price tag of 1,699 Yuan (~$247). We can’t verify the authenticity of this leaked image, so we’ll advise you take it with a pinch of salt.
One of the new players in the Chinese smartphone market is Maze. They gained popularity with the announcement of their upcoming bezel-less smartphone, the Maze Alpha. Although the Alpha is yet to launch, their second smartphone, the Maze Blade is now available for purchase for $129.99.
Maze has released an unboxing video for the Blade. The 5.5-inch device is packed in a black cardboard box and comes with the usual accessories such as a USB cable, travel charger, SIM ejection tool and some paperwork. We also get a glimpse of the device itself and it does look pretty big.
The Xiaomi Mi 6 is the trending device at the moment. After its launch two days ago, there have been tens of articles on its design, features and camera capabilities. This article adds to the list but will definitely not be the last.
Early reviews of the Mi 6 shows that MIUI now allows fingerprints for payments in the WeChat app. This makes the Xiaomi Mi 6 the first phone to do so. Now users can authorize payments with only their fingerprints on Mi Pay, AliPay, and WeChat.
During the launch, Xiaomi’s CEO, Lei Jun talked about the new features of their new flagship such as the new NFC technology that speeds up communication between channels by up to 50% coupled with the advanced NXP PN80T chip that allows for more secure payments.
There are indications that Huawei will be going official with a new smartphone in China today. The device is said to be called the Enjoy 7 Plus and will take over from the Enjoy 6S released last year.
The Huawei Enjoy 7 Plus appeared on TENAA on March 30 with the model number Huawei TRT-AL00A. The TENAA listing not only gave us the specs of the device but also the images were captured. From the photos, the device doesn’t offer much change from its predecessor on the front. Same design with the physical home button absent and Huawei’s name written where there should be a virtual button while at the top lies the front camera, earpiece and ambient light sensor. At the rear, the device sports a single camera with LED flash and under the camera is the fingerprint sensor.
TheTENAA listed specification indicates the Enjoy 7 Plus sports a 5.5-inch HD display and is powered by an octa-core processor clocked at 1.4GHz. The memory combination consists of two versions, one with 4GB RAM + 64GB of storage and another with 3GB RAM + 32GB storage. Keeping the lights on is a 3900mAh battery. The rear camera is a 12MP sensor and for selfies, there is an 8MP shooter. It also runs Android 7.0 Nougat.
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Meizu has a new smartphone scheduled to launch on the 26th of April. The new device is called the Meizu E2 and has a design that deviates from the one Meizu is known for. The major change is in the rear camera design which appears to look like it’s a dual-camera setup but which is in fact a single camera setup.
An image showing part of the specs of the Meizu E2 and its price leaked yesterday. The phone will feature a 5.5-inch display wit 2.5D glass and will be powered by an unspecified 64-bit processor. It will also have mCharge fast charge and a mTouch fingerprint scanner. The rumor is that the Meizu E2 will be powered by the Helio P10 processor but since VP Li Nan already said the upcoming Meizu phone won’t be released with the old chip, we will take his word for it.
The LG V20 had the honour of being the first smartphone to run on Android 7.0 Nougat when it was launched last year. The device also came with a rich specs lineup which included a dual lens setup at the rear and a 32-bit Hi-Fi Quad DAC chip which helps reduce ambient noise levels by up to 50%, thus offering a better sound output. If the V20 was an amazing device, early rumours about the LG V30 brings the prospect of a more stunning device.
LG V20
According to the latest leak, the LG V30 would come with a curved OLED display. Recall that LG display was said to have supplied Xiaomi the curved OLED used on the Mi Note 2. That display was not only curved, but the panel was flexible. However, due to the difficulty in mass producing the flexible OLED panel, availability of the Mi Note 2 became an issue. But according to news from South Korea, LG has gotten a better production technique and would now be able to mass produce the flexible OLED panels. Apart from the V30, the LG will also supply the new generation of OLED panels to the next generation Mi Note series device which is expected to be the Mi Note 3.
LG Curved OLED Display Prototype
LG V30 is expected to launch in the second half of the year and would use a narrow frame design similar to the one on the recently released LG G6. In addition, the V30 is rumoured to come with a Snapdragon 835 flagship chip as well as a 4GB RAM, while some rumours say 6GB of RAM. The flagship is also expected with a Quad DAC audio decoder chip and rear dual camera setup. The device is also likely to come with a dual-lens camera at the front.
On April 19, Xiaomi had announced its flagship smartphone, the Xiaomi Mi 6. The phone will be on sale in China starting from April 28. The Chinese firm has made the smartphone available in color choices in blue, silver white and black options. The latest TENAA listing of Xiaomi Mi 6 has revealed that it would be coming in as many as 11 colors.
Apart from the four colors that were showcased at the launch event of Xiaomi Mi 6, the TENAA listing suggest that the phone will be available in additional colors like Gold, Gray, Dark Gray, Pink, Champagne Gold, Frosted Black, and Cherry Pink. It is likely that some of these color variants will be exclusively available in the home country of China.
Also, there is a possibility that these some of them will be produced in limited quantities. All the new color options may not be available at the same time, but they get introduced in the due course of time. Xiaomi is yet to confirm on the additional color variants for Xiaomi Mi 6.
Xiaomi was rumored to launch Mi 6 and Mi 6 Plus at the April 19 launch event. However, the Chinese firm had only unveiled the Mi 6 phone at the unveil event. Since a smartphone with model number MDE40 has received 3C certification, it seems that the Mi 6 Plus will soon become a reality. The 3C listing does not reveal any information on the specs of the phone or its release date. However, well-known analyst from China, Pan Jiutang claims that the Mi 6 Plus may get announced in around two months.
Speculations have it that the Xiaomi Mi 6 Plus would be packed with a 5.7-inch screen that will produce a full HD resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels. The Snapdragon 835 SoC is expected to power the phablet with 6 GB of RAM. It is pegged to come in two options like 64 GB and 128 GB. For photography, it may include 12-megapixel dual rear camera and 8-megapixel frontal camera. It is rumored to include a 4,500 mAh battery.
HTC has sent out media invites for its May 16 event that will most likely introduce its upcoming flagship phone, HTC U which is codenamed as HTC Ocean. The media invite does not directly mention the unveiling of HTC U, but carries the text which reads “Squeeze for the Brilliant” and the date of the event.
According to the media invite, the May 16 launch event will be held at Taipei at 2 PM, at 2 AM in New York and at 7 AM in London. Speculations have it that the HTC U is third phone in the new U series smartphones from the company which includes the HTC U Ultra and U Play.
The official Twitter account of HTC features a teaser video clip that shows the alleged HTC U responding to the press on its left and right edges. Also, the large U is squished from both sides which again teases touch-sensitive frame of the phone.
At the start of this year, popular leakster Evan Blass had revealed one of the leaked promotional videos of the alleged HTC U phone. The video clearly shows the capacitive sensors placed on its edges that are allegedly called Edge Sensors in action.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK-0I3oVGc8
As it can be seen, the HTC U’s Edge Sensors can recognize the grips and gestures of the users. It allows users to perform wide range of actions such as scrolling through the list of apps or launching a particular app.
Leaked information have revealed that the HTC U flagship phone will be coming with a 5.5-inch display that will be sporting a quad HD resolution of 2,560 x 1,440 pixels. The Snapdragon 835 chipset Is present under the hood of the phone. Its 64 GB model is expected to come with 4 GB of RAM whereas the 128 GB variant has 6 GB of RAM. One of the leaked photos shows that the Home button on the chin of the device houses its fingerprint reader.
It is preloaded with Android 7.1 Nougat OS that is customized with HTC Sense 9 UI. For photography, it is expected to come with a 12-megapixel rear snapper and its selfie camera is rumored to be of 16-megapixel. it will be coming with a 3,000 mAh battery that carries support for Quick Charge 3.0.
A lawsuit has been filed against Bose for secretly acquiring personal data from customers and selling it to advertisers. Earlier this week, Kyle Zak from Chicago has sued Bose for disregarding the privacy of its users.
According to Zak, he had purchased Bose QuietComfort 35 headphones by paying $350 and then installed the Bose Connect app on his phone to “get the most out of your headphones.” Hence, he entered his details like name, email ID and the serial number of the headphone on the Connect app.
Through Bose Connect app, users can adjust some audio settings like noise cancellation and perform firmware updates. This app can be used with wide range of Bose audio systems such as SoundSport Wireless, SoundSport Pulse Wireless, QuietControl 30, SoundLink Around-Ear WIreless II headphones, SoundLink Color II, SoundLink Revolve and SoundLink Revolve+.
Zak found that the app maintains a record of all the songs and podcast he listened. This data is apparently sold to third-party companies like Segment.io, an analytics firm.
Zak’s lawyer, Christopher Dore has said that people make use of headphones considering it as private, but the company has been providing user details to third parties which should not be shared. He added that generally users do not read the privacy agreements of the app, and there is no information available on collection of data in the privacy agreement of the Connect app,
Dore is a partner of Edelson PC, a company that specializes in filing lawsuit against tech firms for violating privacy of the users. Zak claims that the user information that is collected and sold by Bose can provide insight on the behavior of the customer as well as their religious and political views.
Bose whose annual sales is $3.5 billion has not responded yet on the lawsuit which mainly claims that the company is disregarding the privacy rights of the consumers. Zak wants Bose to stop collecting user data through the Connect app and he is also demanding $5 million in damages for customers of aforementioned Bose audio devices.
The elusive Essential Android smartphone has been allegedly spotted in a new ad from Michelin. A mysterious phone pops up in the ad at 0:07 and is visible only for a second.
The still shot that we have here shows the mysterious phone with a huge display. Some may speculate that it may be the Xiaomi Mi MIX concept phone. The smartphone in the Michelin ad has only top corners rounded. However, Mi MIX concept phone has all the four corners rounded.
Also, it is not the Sharp Aquos Crystal or the Doogee Mix because the chin of the mysterious device does not feature any button. The Aquos Crystal as well as the Doogee Mix feature large-sized chin with a Home key on it. Hence, it is speculated that it may be the Essential Android phone from Andy Rubin.
The frontside of the phone is mainly occupied by its display and it has a slim button-less chin. The phone sports ultra-slim bezels. The protective case that the phone is wearing has three cutouts which could be for a USB Type-C port, a headphone jack and an external speaker.
Andy Rubin who is known as the father of Android is heavily rumored to be working on a flagship smartphone that is speculated to come with modular capabilities. Rubin has already released a teaser image that only shows a small part of the phone. However, the image does reveal that it features very slim bezels and it probably suggests that the screen occupies major portion of the frontside of the phone. Rumors have it that the phone features a pressure-sensitive display like the one present on recent iPhones.
Recently, the Essential FIH-PM1 smartphone was found listed on GFXBench benchmarks. The listing revealed that the Essential Android smartphone has a 5.5-inch screen that supports a resolution of 2,560 x 1,312 pixels and it is powered by Snapdragon 835 and 4 GB of RAM. The native storage of the phone is 16 GB. Its rear-facing camera is of 12-megapixel and its selfie shooter is of 8-megapixel. On Geekbench, the Essential FIH-PM1 phone has recorded 1,844 on single-core test and 5,426 on multi-core test.
Rubin is expected to launch the smartphone through his company called Essential Products, Inc. It is expected to debut in the second half of 2017. Here is the Michelin ad:
Oleophobic coating in now becoming a norm that is included on the screen of almost all smartphones, perhaps, except the cheap devices. In case you don’t know what an Oleophobic coating is, it is an anti-fingerprint (anti-smudge) coating on glass and ceramic surfaces which create an oil resistant surface that keeps dirt, dust, oils, and water. It doesn’t make it fingerprint proof, though, but keeps the grease at bay, not allowing it to adhere to the glass.
The coating is the reason why a simple wipe with a soft cloth will often leave the smartphone looking brand new, without the use of any extra cleaning solutions. Usually, if any normal glass has fingerprints on it, trying to wipe it with nothing but a cloth will only make the grease to spread across the surface without coming off completely. In that case, you may require some kind of cleaning solution to completely clean off the greasy screen surface. But the presence of an Oleophobic screen takes that away. Also, note that devices with Corning Gorilla Glass protection have their own coating.
The Mi 6 comes with an Oleophobic coating over its curved screen surface and that surface is put to test in this short video. One sure way to know if the display is still oleophobic is to sprinkle tiny water droplets on the display and if the coating is there, the water gathers into balls and rolls off the screen entirely. That is exactly what is done in this test and the result proves the Mi 6 has a functional oleophobic coating. The Oleophobic coating isn’t a permanent thing, though, as it wears off over time and the duration depends on the manner of usage. The good thing is that it can be recoated and it is something you can do yourself at home. You can check out the Weibo video post from here.
The Elephone P9000 was released more than a year ago alongside a curved variant called the P9000 Edge and a lower specced version called the P9000 Lite. Seven months ago, Elephone announced the P9000 was going to get updated to Nougat.
A beta version was made available two months after the announcement but it was buggy. Today, Elephone has released a stable version which can now be installed by anyone and that fixes the bugs in the November beta update.
The update comes with March’s security patch and the changelog says the fingerprint sensor has been optimized. The update is not available as an OTA yet so you will have to manually flash it for now. The update comes in at over 1GB in size.
Xiaomi finally launched the Mi 6 yesterday and it still is one of the hottest topics in the tech world at present. One issue that continues to prop up is the lack of an OLED display on the flagship. The Xiaomi Mi 6 uses an LCD display, thus drawing a comparison with the Mi Note 2 which featured an OLED display. That apparently has given rise to talks about the Mi Note 3 which would likely be Xiaomi’s next device with an OLED display.
Xiaomi launched the Mi Note 2 flagship in October last year, the same day with the Mi MIX launch. There is no doubt that the Mi Note 2 is an awesome device, with a curved edge design which gave Samsung a run for its money. Xiaomi was earlier rumoured to be working on a successor to the Mi Note 2 dubbed Mi Note 3. A new rumour emanating from a Weibo tipster is now making the rounds that the Mi Note 3 will be launching in the third quarter (Q3) of this year and would use an OLED display.
Since the Mi Note 2 was released together with the Mi Mix, are we looking at a joint release of the Mi Note 3 and the Mi Mix 2? We really can’t say but it promises to be an interesting year for Xiaomi. The Mi Note 3 is expected to feature a Snapdragon 835 chip in addition to a curved edge display and other stunning features.
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