This year can be termed the year of dual cameras. It’s not that the first dual camera phone was released this year. No, not at all. The HTC EVO 3D has dual cameras and was released 5 years ago. What I mean is that the technology kind of really kicked off this year with the launch of the Huawei P9, the LG G5, and the iPhone 7 Plus.
An individual who goes by the name ”@Mr Powerful” who owns the iPhone 7 Plus and the Huawei P9 decided to pit both cameras against each other to see how they fair when it comes to taking pictures. Apple is pushing out a new feature called Portrait Mode (which is is similar to Bokeh effect) to iOS 10.1 developer version and will be available later this week in public beta. It appears this person already has that update.
The highly anticipated LeEco Le Pro 3 launched yesterday and will go on sale on September 28. Reservations are already underway, so if you want one you should hurry. The phone has a 5.5” FHD display, a snapdragon 821 chip clocked at 2.35 GHz and 98% of its body is made out of premium metal.
The Le Pro 3 gets the teardown treatment which reveals the LPDDR4 RAM that comes in 4GB or 6GB variants. The main camera is a 16 megapixels Sony IMX298 sensor with dual LED flash. There’s a 4070mAh battery that should last more than a day and charges quickly if you use the 24W Quick Charge 2.0 travel charger that comes with it.
The built-in storage is a UFS 2.0 with multiple sizes allowing buyers the option to choose what’s best for them. There is a 32GB version with 4GB of RAM, a 4GB RAM/6GB RAM + 64GB ROM model, and a 6GB RAM + 128GB edition. If you ask me, I think a phone with 256GB of storage is an overkill.
Xiaomi will be launching its next flagship on the 27th of September and today the company decided to go down memory lane by releasing the launch posters of their Mi phones, right from the Xiaomi Mi 1 up to this year’s Mi 5.
If you owned or still own any of these devices, you will connect to these pictures.
Xiaomi Mi 1/Xiaomi Phone: This phone launched with a 4” display 1GB of RAM and a Snapdragon S3 dual-core processor. The main camera is an 8MP shooter and there’s a 2MP camera for selfies. Back when it launched, Xiaomi sold it for 1999 Yuan and touted it as the phone capable of taking on the iPhone 4 and Samsung’s Galaxy S2.
Xiaomi Mi 2: The Mi 2 was the major successor to the Mi Phone. It launched with a larger screen and a quad-core processor. It also doubled the RAM to 2GB. The company launched an upgraded version called the Mi 2s the following year which had a higher clock speed and a 13MP camera.
Xiaomi Mi 3: This 5” device was a massive upgrade over its predecessors. Full HD display, Snapdragon 800 quad-core chip clocked at 2.3GHz, a 13MP camera with dual LED flash and a 3050mAh battery.
Xiaomi Mi 4: One complaint people had with the Mi 3 was the lack of LTE. The Mi 4 fixed that. It also launched with 3GB of RAM and a 2.5GHz Snapdragon 801 chip. The Mi 4 also got refreshed in 2015 with the Mi 4C which has a Snapdragon 808 processor and a USB-Type C port; a made for India Mi 4i with 2GB of RAM and a Snapdragon 615 processor; and a 2016 version called the Mi 4s that doubles the storage of the 3GB Mi 4c from 32GB to 64GB and has an expandable storage.
Xiaomi Mi Note: The Mi Note launched in January 2015. It features a SD 801 chip, a 5.7” display, a 13MP camera that can shoot 4K, and a 4MP front facing camera that can record 1080p videos. A slightly upgraded version called the Mi Note Pro launched with a SD 810 processor, a Quad HD display, and 4GB of RAM. A successor, the Mi Note 2 is said to be in the works and should launch later this year.
The other devices (the Mi 5 and Mi Max) need no introduction as they should still be fresh in our memories since they launched this year.
LeEco’s latest Le Pro 3 flagship is yet to hit the market but is already proving to be a popular one among fans as the Chinese tech company has hinted that online reservations for the smartphone has exceeded 3.57 million in just 24 hours after it started accepting reservations for the device.
It is not certain, though, that when the actual sales of the device begins all 3.57 million persons will end up buying, but it shows the level of interest in the cheaply priced flagship smartphone. For those that are unaware, smartphones are sold in China via flash sales which are usually preceded by reservations or expression of interests in the device. Thereafter the phones are sold by intermittent flash sales. In this case, the Le Pro 3 will go on flash sales on September 28th by 10 am in China and just 500,000 units will be up for grabs for the first flash sales.
LeEco went official with the Le Pro 3 yesterday in a conference held in China with the device priding itself as one of the early birds to get the Snapdragon 821 chipset announced by Qualcomm recently. The 5.5-inch device sports a 16MP sensor at the rear featuring 0.1s PDAF, Increased Sharpness, Intelligent Beauty Mode, Gender Recognition and more, while up front, there is an 8MP shooter.
In addition, the Le Pro 3 comes in four memory variants (UFS 2.0) but unfortunately, there is no 8GB RAM model as previously rumored. There is a 4GB RAM + 32GB ROM version, a second with 4GB RAM + 64GB ROM, a higher 6GB RAM + 64GB ROM version and then a top-most version with 6GB RAM + 128GB ROM.
As for the price, the base model with 4GB RAM + 32GB ROM starts at just 1799 Yuan ($270) while the 6GB RAM and 64GB ROM model carries a price tag of 1999 Yuan ($300). On the other hand, the version with 4GB RAM + 64GB ROM starts at 2499 Yuan ($375) while that with 6GB RAM + 128GB ROM starts at 2999 Yuan ($450). The last two versions carry higher price tags because they are special editions which come with LeEco’s content services and lots more.
Xiaomi Mi 5 will soon get a worthy successor in the expected Mi 5S and retailers are apparently catching in on that to clear their Mi 5 stock before the arrival of the Mi 5S which is speculated to launch on September 27 with SD 821 chip.
The Snapdragon 820-powered Xiaomi Mi 5 has seen its price reduced to 1599 Yuan ($240) on Lynx official flagship store in China. This is down from the initial price of 1799 Yuan ($270), representing 200 Yuan off. This price reduction seem to only affect the purple and gold colored standard edition of the Mi 5 with entire network support, as other variants still retain their initial price tag.
For the avoidance of doubt, the standard edition of the Mi 5 comes equipped with a 1.8GHz Snapdragon 820 chipset along with Adreno 530 GPU, 3GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. The Xiaomi Mi 5 specs also include a 4GB RAM variant, 16MP main camera with Phase Detection Auto Focus, a 4MP secondary camera and a 3000mAh battery equipped with Quick Charge 3.0.
Xiaomi’s crowdfunding platform has got a new product and it may surprise you to know it is a multifunction pillow. The poster teasing the product launch was quite confusing like the functions of the product but it has dropped to clear any confusion. Tagged 8H Multifunction Pillow U1, the product carries a fairly modest price of 79 Yuan ($12).
I know you are itching to get the functions of this one and perhaps get on to other thing. Well, the 8H Multifunction Pillow U1 is suitable for use during office lunch break, as a travel companion, and also suitable for the home and a variety of leisure time.
The pillow isn’t anything like the regular pillow in design but comes at just 64cm and a diameter of 16.5cm, just enough for it to go round the neck. The 8H Multifunction pillow contains latex particles fillings inside which are soft, highly elastic, breathable, comfortable, and depending on the usage scenarios, the latex particles can assume the shape of the neck, hands, waist, leg and anywhere it is placed, to provide a comfortable support.
The outer surface of the pillow which acts like the pillow case contains Tianzhu cotton which provides a soft, well textured surface that even feels like a lover’s skin. Also, washing the pillow isn’t going to be a problem, there are polygiene silver ion antimicrobial agent which inhibits growth of bacteria and fungi and also suppresses odor.
The 8H Multifunction Pillow U1 will come in two color options mixed gray and biege but prresently, only one color will be available and the pillows have a 2-year shelf life. The 79 yuan ($12) crowdfunded product is expected to start shipping from October 20.
Xiaomi will release a new flagship device, called the Xiaomi Mi 5S on September 27. As we near the release date of the flagship, like tradition, the company has started teasing some of the features of the device. And what better way to promote the Mi 5S, than with its AnTuTu performance scores.
The company released a new teaser today which comes with the number 164,119. It takes very little time to imply that this is the AnTuTu score of the Xiaomi Mi 5S and it’s actually not very surprising given that Snapdragon 821 chip generally scores around this figure. Remember what Le Pro 3 scored? Just above 163K points. We already saw a leaked Mi 5S AnTuTu score screenshot yesterday and even that was above 164K.
However, the teaser doesn’t just focus on its top notch performance. It further asks, “What new high-end technology Xiaomi __S has in addition to performance” indicating that we can expect a lot more on the upcoming device. There are two new technologies that we can expect on the Xiaomi Mi 5S, first being 3D Touch and the second being Qualcomm’s Under Glass Ultrasonic Fingerprint sensor.
LeEco just released the Le Pro 3 flagship and it turned out to be a powerful smartphone. The phone comes with the mighty Snapdragon 821 quad-core chipset, which is 10% faster than the already powerful SD820 along with 4GB / 6GB RAM options. Looks wise, the phone follows the traditional LeEco design philosophy, coming with a thin 7.5mm body which accounts for 98% metal. The back features a premium brushed metal finish and the phone has to go through 36 complex processes along with CNC machining to get to the final product.
Lucky for us, there are four color options available for the device, gold, rose gold, gray and silver. Apart from the powerful internals, the phone also features a powerful camera, sporting the Sony IMX298 sensor at the back with 16MP, 6P lens, f/2.0 aperture, sapphire lens, PDAF, HDR etc. The company has reportedly worked a lot on the night shooting mode on the device and the inbuilt algorithm is said to improve brightness, details and suppress noise.
The battery inside is pretty big, measuring 4070mAh and with 24W QC 3.0, it charges up to 50% in just half an hour. You can read more about the device from our launch article, or check out the pricing of the four variants from here.
You can check out the rest of the Le Pro 3 images from down below.
Here are some more images courtesy of mydrivers.com.
Earlier this week we reported on some sellers who already have cases for the new pixel phones available for purchase. Someone purchased the case for the Pixel XL and compared it to his OnePlus One which was also wearing a case.
According to the cardboard inside the case, the phone will have a 5.5” screen which is the same size as that of the OnePlus One, but the OnePlus One does appear bigger than the case for the Pixel. This means it’s either the case is a fake or the dimensions are just wrong.
I can’t remember the first time I saw a reboot button on an android phone, but I know it’s more than 3 years already. While manufacturers have been offering it for years, Google has never put it on the official builds of Android. I have used a couple of nexus devices and the only way to restart the device without shutting down first is by holding down the power button for a while (10 seconds or so) and it restarts.
It seems Google has finally listened to users and will include a restart button on the new pixel phones. According to a picture provided by a tipster, the new Pixel phones running Android 7.1 will present you with the restart option when you push the power button. The picture has been confirmed to be real but there’s a possibility that it might not make it to the final builds as the version that has the feature is a pre-release software for developers and testers.
This is not an unusual act for Google, they are known for removing certain features from final builds of android. Remember freeform split screen multi-tasking available on developer previews of Android N? It didn’t make it to the final Nougat build.
Research firm IHS has come out with a controversial claim that the iPhone 7, from their estimates costs Apple just $224.80 even though Apple sells the flagship for twice that amount or more. The base version of the iPhone 7 with 32GB of built-in storage sells for $649. The Research firm took apart the iPhone’s parts and also put into consideration several factors before arriving at that damning conclusion which doesn’t include the iPhone 7 Plus.
IHS first x-rayed the cost of last year’s iPhone 6s and got an estimated production cost of about $211.50 which ordinarily suggests this year’s iPhone 7 will cost more. Considering the base storage has been ramped up from 16GB to 32GB and that could have affected the production cost. Apart from that, the new chips on the iPhone 7 could also have affected the final production cost. The A10 chip is estimated by IHS to cost $26.90, then the new display cost an estimated $43 to produce as well as the cameras coming in at $19.90 per iPhone unit.
Though Apple is not keen on discussing tear-down costs, this estimated data could indicate mounting pressure on the US-based company’s profit margin, because the cost may even be more. IHS didn’t take into consideration factors like warehousing, research and development, and marketing.
The iPhone 7 even at that is considered to carry an outrageous price tag considering its specs. Reference have been made to competitively priced flagships whose specs are at par with the iPhone 7’s. The most recent is the LeEco Le Pro 3 which despite having a Snapdragon 821 chipset and a huge 4070mAh battery, starts at 1799 Yuan ($270). The Le Pro 3 pricing highlights LeEco’s negative profit pricing strategy for devices. The company makes up for this by getting more people onto the expansive LeEco Ecosystem from where it aims to make profits when users buy contents, applications and services on their platform.
OUKITEL K7000 Specs, photos, price and shipping date released
OUKITEL have release more details of the forthcoming Oukitel K7000, the K7000 recently received a fair amount of attention when they announced the worlds thinnest 7000mAh capacity phone at just 4mm’s
It turned out that the claim of 4mm was in fact for the base phone which has a removable 2000mAh battery and that Oukitel were actually alluring too the fact that the Oukitel K7000 also comes with a 5000mAh wireless charger case that they are calling the Matrix case.
The Matrix can is not only a stylish 5000mAh power bank but also serves as a protective case with an integrated phone stand which should prove to be really useful.
If like me you have kids (ok me as well) that are heavily in to Pokemon Go, the large battery life supplied by the combination of onboard battery as well as the Matrix case, should help to ensure that the phone easily lasts a day with heavy data and GPS usage.
For those of you that are not playing Pokemon Go, the battery combination should see the phone lasting several days.
Design wise the phone looks quite attractive and features a halo style home button, the 5″ HD screen appears to be a 2.5d unit with fairly narrow black boarders.
The full specs of the OUKITEL K7000 are as follows
Display: 5 inch HD LCD touch screen, 1280 x 720
CPU: MTK6737 Quad-core clocked at 1.3GHz
OS: Android 6.0 Marshmallow
Storage: 2GB RAM+16GB ROM, 32GB extendable via SD card
Camera: Rear facing 5.0MP actual (interpolated to 8.0MP) +Front 2.0MP actual (interpolated to 5.0MP)
The first time the Mi 5S showed up on Antutu we didn’t get a score, just a bunch of details like the android version, the type of processor, GPU, and screen resolution. The reason might be because the phone wasn’t well optimised yet or Xiaomi was just bidding its time.
Today, the Xiaomi Mi 5S’ Antutu score was released online. The Mi 5S scored a whooping 164002 points, overtaking LeEco’s Le Pro 3 which used to be the former champion with a score of 163594.
The way I see it, Xiaomi’s rival is LeEco not Huawei or Vivo or OPPO. LeEco has thrown a few punches already with the launch of the Cool1 which is the only contender capable of challenging Xiaomi’s Redmi Pro and the current pricing of the LeEco Le Max 2 which sells for less than $250. Now the fight has been taken to the flagships.
LeEco announced it’s new flagship device, the LeEco Pro 3 earlier today with some very interesting specs. The phone has a 5.5” FHD display, comes in 4GB and 6GB RAM variants, snapdragon 821 processor and starts at $270. Although there were rumors of a version with 8GB of RAM but nothing like that was announced.
Xiaomi’s Mi 5S launch is next week so expect lots of leaks and new details up till the day before the launch.
Today a MIUI fan running a beta version of MIUI 8 on his Xiaomi Mi 5 found a menu called 3D Touch hidden in the settings option. The setting was turned off by default and can be switched on at will but knowing that the Mi 5 doesn’t support 3D Touch, turning it on won’t make any difference.
The first leak on the Xiaomi Mi 5s mentioned that it will feature a pressure sensitive display, so since this feature is already hidden in MIUI it means that the rumour may be true after-all.
The 3D Touch function on the iPhone allows you to do a lot of things such as peek at information without opening the app itself, or presenting new options just by holding on the app icon for longer similar to when you right-click on your computer.
There are plenty of smartphones out there and a lot of them are great. Some of those phones are true flagships and others are even called flagship killers. Meet the Nubia Z11, the phone that has all the flagship grade specs and killer looks. Learn more in our full review.
The phone ships in quite a premium box as most of the Nubia phones. Inside of it, you can find a fast charger, USB C cable, SIM ejector pin, micro USB to USB C adapter and a pair of earphones that actually have a decent sound quality.
Nubia Z11 Review: SPECS
Display
5.5″ 1080 x 1920 pixels, LCD (~403 ppi pixel density)
One of the key selling points of the Nubia Z11 is its 5.5” true bezel-less display. In fact, the phone has 81% screen-to-body ratio, which is one of the best in the business.
Speaking of that display, we have a sharp, vibrant and bright 1080p panel that also has a decent sunlight legibility and it is covered with the Gorilla Glass 3.
The Z11 comes with interactive edge gestures. For example, you can quickly swipe through the recent apps or quickly access a different desktop.
An 8MP shooter is here for selfies and just below it there are nicely backlit capacitive buttons that can be customized, and you can adjust the brightness of them.
Also, the home button serves as a pulsing notification light, which is pretty cool.
As far as the main camera, we have a pretty powerful setup that includes a 16MP Sony sensor, f/2.0 aperture, OIS and dual tone dual-LED flash. The fingerprint sensor works fine and you can unlock your phone straight from the standby mode.
The loudspeaker quality is great. The sound is balanced, there is a decent amount of depth and even a little bit of bass. You can also tweak the audio settings with the Dolby Atmos Surround Sound system.
The sound quality via the headset jack is great too and that is thanks to the built-in Hi-Fi audio chip.
The buttons are made of metal and they have a great tactile feedback.
It’s great that we have the IR blaster to control devices like TVs.
Nubia Z11 Review: HARDWARE and PERFORMANCE
When it comes to hardware, the Nubia Z11 is a true flagship smartphone. It sports a Snapdragon 820 chip, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage, which is also expandable via the microSD card slot.
If you are willing to pay extra $100, you can get a super sexy-looking black and gold version that comes with 6GB of RAM.
As expected, I didn’t have any issues when I played 3D games on the highest graphics settings. Also, the phone did not overheat at all.
Nubia Z11 Review: BENCHMARKS
Nubia Z11 Review: USER INTERFACE
The phone ships with the Nubia UI 4.0, which is built on top of Android 6.0. It is quite a heavy skin and there are so many built-in features and customization options to talk about.
Just to name a few, the split-screen mode allows you to run two apps side by side. Also, you can adjust the display settings, customize the breathing light and capacitive buttons and use a few screen gestures that work great.
Even though there is no app tray and there are some features that you may not use, I love the simplistic look of the UI. Also, the phone has been fast and I didn’t have any hiccups or lag.
Nubia Z11 Review: CAMERA
The camera app can take pictures very fast and there are quite a few shooting modes to choose from. For example, you can adjust the camera settings in the pro mode or play with the “camera-family” apps. One of my favorites is the clone mode that works pretty well.
Nubia Z11 Review: IMAGE QUALITY
The daylight images taken with the 16MP camera look great. The pictures are sharp, there is a ton of detail, the colors look natural. Also, the dynamic range adjustment is good most of the time.
The indoor shots look good too but we can see a little bit more noise and less detail.
The low-light camera performance is kind of a mixed bag but we need to consider the fact that the phone runs on a very early international software build. You can definitely get some good-looking night photos but you may also get some pictures with quite a bit of noise and low amount of detail. I’m pretty sure we will see a software update to fix that.
The 4k video quality is pretty good and the footage looks quite sharp. The continuous auto-focus adjustment is graceful but it could be a little bit faster. The slow-motion video quality is not very impressive as there could be more detail. See the video review for video samples.
A selfie camera can take some great looking pictures in daylight and even in lower-lit situations. Also, 1080p video quality is not the best but it will be definitely good enough for social media.
The phone comes with a hybrid dual-SIM card tray, which can take either 2 SIMs or 1 SIM and the microSD card.
The call quality, signal reception, GPS, Wifi and all other connectivity options work just fine.
In fact, you can use the dual-antenna system to boost the signal reception quality if you need to.
Nubia Z11 Review: BATTERY LIFE
Nubia Z11 sports a 3000mAh battery and with my usage, I could get 1.5 days out of it. If I used the phone very intensively with the max. brightness display setting, I needed to charge the phone in the late evening.
When it comes to charging, the phone supports Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 3.0 tech that allows you to fully charge the phone in just 1 hour.
Nubia Z11 Review: CONCLUSIONS
Nubia Z11 is a great all-around flagship smartphone that looks just gorgeous.
Its bezel-less display is sharp and vibrant and the edge features allow you to increase productivity if you get used to using them.
The phone can handle anything you throw at it whether it would be heavy gaming or just scrolling through the user interface, which has a ton of features.
Also, the Nubia Z11 has great audio quality, good battery life and the device is very well-built.
Both cameras are very good too if you tend to take pictures in broad daylight since the low-light camera performance is kind of a mixed bag. You can definitely get some good looking night photos but sometimes you may feel disappointed with grainy pictures. Hopefully, Nubia will improve that with the future software updates.
All in all, Nubia Z11 is a very solid phone and the inconsistent low-light camera performance may be the only shortcoming at the moment.The price of 499 EUR (International model) may sound a little steep for some but the phone brings a lot to the table and it is still a lot cheaper than the mainstream flagships. On the other hand, you can get the Chinese version of Nubia Z11 for just over $400 via the third-party resellers and that makes the Nubia Z11 one of the best phones in its price range.
LeEco officially announced the Le Pro 3 flagship an hour back, and now, the company has given out the official pricing of all the models!
The Le Pro 3 with Snapdragon 821, 6GB RAM and 64GB storage will retail at just 1999 Yuan ($300)!
There’s a cheaper model as well, the 4GB RAM + 32GB variant retails for just 1799 Yuan ($270)!
And if you want something that’s a bit more powerful, you have the special editions: 4GB + 64GB and 6GB + 128GB models.
The SD821 + 4GB RAM + 64GB ROM model retails for 2499 Yuan ($375), while the SD821 + 6GB RAM + 128GB model retails for 2999 Yuan ($450). Now, if you are wondering why these two models are costlier than its other counterparts, then it is because they are special editions with special video content. LeEco just revealed more details about these editions, called “Zhang Yimou” Edition, named after the popular Chinese Movie director. These two special editions will be themed after the upcoming movie, “Great Wall” featuring Matt Damon. Special content include exclusive behind the scene videos of the movies as well as movie themes and wallpapers along with a leather flip case and retail box based on the movie.
The Le Pro 3 will be up for reservations starting today at 5PM in China and the phone will go on sale on September 28 at 10:00 AM.
Like always, LeEco has surprised us all with the pricing of the Le Pro 3 flagship. Snapdragon 821 at just 1799 Yuan is just amazing. Even OnePlus 3 with 6GB RAM and 64GB ROM retails at 2499 Yuan, and on the other hand, the Le Pro 3 with the same memory combination retails for just 1999 Yuan ($300).
If you want to read all about the specs of the device, check out our launch article.
So, what do you think about LeEco’s pricing of the Le Pro 3 flagship?
When Apple announced the new iPhone 7 two weeks ago, quite a number of folks were excited about the new jet black colour. The jet black iPhone 7/ 7 Plus is beautiful, there is no doubt about that, but it has got its own flaws. It scratches easily and is a fingerprint magnet. Apple is aware about the latter, so they put up a warning on their website in a tiny font they know a lot of us are going to ignore because of the size before units started shipping out.
The statement has been reproduced for you to read:
The high-gloss finish of the jet black iPhone 7 is achieved through a precision nine-step anodization and polishing process. Its surface is equally as hard as other anodized Apple products; however, its high shine may show fine micro-abrasions with use. If you are concerned about this, we suggest you use one of the many cases available to protect your iPhone.
Apple says it may show fine micro-abrasions with use. Looking at the following tweets from owners of the jet black iPhone 7, the scratches are worse than Apple mildly put it.
And the smudges……
But since Apple has already put up a warning and suggested you use a case for a phone that sells for so much, they have absolved themselves of blame. So the decision to purchase a phone that scratches so easily lies with the buyer.
What I think Apple should have done is used a glass back and given it an oleophobic coating. People are paying a lot for the device already. But that’s too late now and owners will have no option than to purchase a case to protect their phones.
LeEco has been making the headlines for the past few weeks, all thanks to its new flagship, the Le Pro 3. Today, the company has officially taken the wraps off the device and the phone is just as powerful as we thought it would be. The phone comes with the brand new Snapdragon 821 chipset, making it the first Chinese flagship to feature this chip along with 6GB RAM and other powerful configuration.
DESIGN:
The Le Pro 3 is made out of premium metal which accounts for 98% of the body and features brushed metal finish. The phone measures just 7.5mm in thickness! It’s really impressive that the company managed to limit the thickness to this level, as it features a large 4070mAh battery inside! When compared to competitors like Redmi Note 3 (8.2mm) and Mate 8 (7.9mm) who feature such large batteries, this is clearly a great achievement for the company.
There is the ‘Le’ logo on the front (you can see it in the image down below) with a breathing light, which is patented by the company. Further, there is no 3.5mm headphone jack on the phone, like the earlier released Le Max 2 and Le 2 models. So, you have the USB Type-C based CDLA standard.
The Le Pro 3 comes in four color options, Silver, Gray, Rose Gold and Gold.
SPECS:
As mentioned above, the Le Pro 3 features the super fast Snapdragon 821 chipset, which was announced recently by Qualcomm. This will be a slightly faster version of the already powerful Snapdragon 820 chipset and the ASUS ZenFone Deluxe Special Edition is the only other phone in the market to feature this chipset. The chip will be clocked at up to 2.35GHz and the Adreno 530 GPU inside will clock at 653MHz.
There will be four memory variants (UFS 2.0) of the Le Pro 3 and unfortunately, there is no 8GB RAM model as previous rumors stated. So, the four variants are as follows: 4GB RAM + 32GB ROM, 4GB RAM + 64GB ROM, 6GB RAM + 64GB ROM and 6GB RAM + 128GB ROM.
As for the display, the phone features a 5.5-inch 1080p IPS LCD panel. You also get 2.5D arc glass on top of the display. The camera at the back comes with a 16MP sensor featuring 0.1s PDAF, Increased Sharpness, Intelligent Beauty Mode, Gender Recognition etc while up front, there is an 8MP shooter. So, this is basically standard flagship smartphone specs of 2016.
The battery on the device is large, making sure that the Le Pro 3 will easily last for more than a day. The phone comes with a 4070mAh battery with 24W QC 2.0 fast charging technology. The company revealed in the conference that the phone can charge up to 2000mAh in just 30 mins, which means almost 50% charge in just half an hour. Further, it said that the battery is extremely durable — 500 charges still retains 90% of capacity.
Like other LeEco models, you have a fingerprint sensor at the back.
As for connectivity, the Le Pro 3 comes with dual SIM dual standby, dual antenna Wi-Fi MIMO with maximum transfer speeds of up to 866 Mbps. 3x CA helps it achieve up to 600MBbps speed on 4G LTE networks. There are dual speakers present on the device with a maximum 93dB volume.
Finally, for software, the phone comes with EUI 5.8 based on Android Marshmallow.
The below video is in Chinese, but you can get a first look at the device.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLmzm6WpdTc
PRICE:
The Le Pro 3 will start at just 1799 Yuan ($270) for the 4GB RAM + 32GB model. The 6GB RAM + 64GB model retails at 1999 Yuan ($300) which is amazing. There are two other variants as well, and they are costlier because they come loaded with special content. The latter are called the ‘Zhang Yimou’ special editions, named after the popular Chinese film director and come with special content from the upcoming movie, Great Wall featuring Matt Damon. These special edition models are priced as follows: 4GB RAM + 64GB ROM will retail at $2499 Yuan ($375) while the 6GB RAM + 128GB model will retail at 2999 Yuan ($450).
These are amazing prices for the specs that you get! The Le Pro 3 will go on sale on September 28 at 10AM, and reservations start today at 5PM.
Asus is a well-known brand for both computer and smartphone enthusiasts. Indeed, the company has produced quite a few affordable yet great phones. We came across one of them – Asus X550. It is a device that has great specs and design, and it can be yours for just $119.99. Keep reading to find the coupon code at the end of the article.
The phone sports a classic Asus’ design language that includes a metal chassis and textured elements on the front and rear of the device.
One of the key selling points of the Asus X550 is the specs. We have an octa-core Snapdragon 615 chip with the max. clock speeds of 1.5GHz, 3GB of RAM and 16GB of storage, which can be further expanded via the microSD card slot.
Also, the phone sports a 5.5″ 1080p display with a great screen-to-body ratio.
Speaking of display, it is quite rare to see a hand-print recognition feature on a budget phone like this. We are not sure how practical it is but hey, this is a feature that makes the Asus X500 stand out.
We have a 13MP camera with a single LED flash on the back and 8MP camera on the front. Having tested quite a few phones made by Asus, we believe that the X500 is one of the best in class.
In fact, the phone can take 50MP pictures, which are made by stitching a few 13MP photos.
Finally, the phone has a 3030mAh battery that keeps the lights on.
Asus X550 sounds like a pretty good deal for us, especially once you can get it for less than $120 with a free shipping from Everbuying. In case you are interested in this phone, make sure you use the COUPON CODE EBGSJ9IU at the checkout to claim your discount and buy the phone for just $119.99.
Xiaomi is all set to announce the Xiaomi Mi 5S flagship on September 27. While we know that this is a top-end device, new rumors state that there could be a smaller version of the Mi 5S featuring a 4-inch display. It is said that the ‘S’ in the Mi 5S could also stand for ‘Small’, further adding to the rumors about a small screen flagship device from the Chinese company.
What’s more, a new image alleged to be of the smaller Xiaomi Mi 5S variant also cropped up online. Like the Xiaomi Mi5, this particular device is also seen to sport an oblong home button up front. We can even see the Mi logo on the top left corner, revealing the identity of its manufacturer. Further, the leak said that the phone will feature NFC and will support Xiaomi Mi Pay, which was announced about a month back. This rumor is in line with the report we heard yesterday about the Mi 5S supporting Mi Pay and Bus cards in China.
As for the Xiaomi Mi 5S regular edition, expect the phone to feature Snapdragon 821 chipset inside with 6GB RAM and 256GB UFS 2.0 memory. Another highlighted feature of the phone should be the “Under Glass” Ultrasonic Fingerprint sensor. Other rumored features include 16MP f/1.8 aperture lens, 4-axis image stabilization, PDAF and 3490mAh battery.
Soon, these specs will be confirmed by the company, so stay tuned.
There’s another rumor going around which states that the second product to be announced in the September 27 conference is going to be a new Xiaomi Mi TV 3S model. We can’t be sure of this right now, but hopefully, teasers this week could confirm the launch.
Meanwhile, let us know what you think about a possible 4-inch Mi 5S model? Does small screen flagships still attract your attention?
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