OnePlus One gets frozen in a block of ice, check what gets it out!

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Mar 23, 2015

Smartphone manufacturers are known to use weird marketing campaigns to promote their products. Earlier today, we came across a post on Weibo where we saw the OnePlus One flagship killer frozen inside a large block of ice. And anyone who could get the phone from inside the ice could keep it. Pretty Good deal right?

Well, not exactly! When we say its a large, we mean it. The ice is about 4-5 feet high and quite thick too, which makes it extremely hard to get the OnePlus One smartphone that’s inside it.

A lot of people tried out their luck with the ice block, but nothing seemed to get through to the smartphone. For example, a person tried drilling into the block of ice, but without any success. Another tried pouring hot water on the ice block, hoping that it will melt off, but once again, that didn’t help.

So, did anyone manage to get the device? Yes, actually, there was one individual who managed to break the ice, that too using the old fashioned way i.e. violence!

As you can see in the picture below, the person started kicking the ice block, finally separating the top half. Then, he threw the block down to the ground and started breaking what’s left using a hammer.

Well, that did the trick for him as he finally got what was inside the block of ice.

Hands-on with the 5.5-inch Lenovo Lemon K3 Note with MT6752

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Joel Joseph

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Mar 23, 2015

Just a few hours back, we reported that Lenovo had a surprise in store for its fans, the new Lenovo Lemon K3 Note. The device, like its name suggests, will be an affordable phablet in the company’s lemon smartphone series. Earlier, we got to see two pictures of the device, and now, there are enough pictures to show off the exact design on this upcoming smartphone.

The back of the Lenovo Lemon K3 Note features a very unique design. The smartphone continues with the trademark bright yellow shade of the Lemon series. The Lenovo branding is prominent at the back, especially since its located inside a circular ring which looks like it protrudes slightly from the overall body.

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At the back, on the top left corner, you can see the camera unit along with the dual LED flash while on the right, there’s a microphone. Interestingly, the speakers are not located at the bottom, but on the top right corner. The protruding lenovo branding may help in loudness of the speakers since it will not be muffled when the display is facing upwards.

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Coming to the front, there is a 5.5-inch full HD 1080p display with capacitive buttons at the bottom. On top, you have a front camera unit and a receiver mesh. Overall Design wise, the Lenovo K3 Note looks well built.

As for specs, the phone is said to come with the octa-core Mt6752 processor with 2GB RAM and 16GB storage. You can expand this further up to 32GB via MicroSD. At the back, there will be a 13MP camera while up front, you’ll get a 5MP sensor. The phone supports dual SIM cards and dual 4G TD-LTE networks. Finally, at the back, the K3 Note will feature a 3000 mAh battery, which is decent enough for a day’s battery life. Also, Lenovo has managed to limit its thickness to just 7.6mm, which is commendable given that the battery is large and can be removed.

While we don’t know the official pricing, it is said that the device will be affordable and will retail between 799 and 999 Yuan. The specs and the pricing puts the Lenovo Lemon K3 Note in direct competition with the Meizu M1 Note. Of course, the design on the M1 Note is much better than this Lenovo device, but still, its good enough to confuse potential smartphone buyers.

Lenovo is expected to announce the device later today. So, we will get more details like official pricing and international availability soon.

So what do think about the phone’s design?

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Mediatek MT679X will most likely use AMD Radeon Mobile GPU

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Joel Joseph

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Mar 22, 2015

A few days back, we got a leaked product roadmap of the upcoming Mediatek processors. In the image, we saw that the MT679X, which will probably be the best SoC from the company this year. The processor is expected to hit the markets by Q4 2015.

The highlight of MT679X was the new Cortex A72 cores used along with the power efficient Cortex A53. While this won’t be the first Cortex A72 powered processor from the company (Mediatek already demoed the MT8173 with this powerful core at MWC 2015), this will be the go to SoC for many top end phones next year. The big.LITTLE architecture will also make sure that there is a balance of performance and efficiency.

In our previous article, we said that Mediatek is in talks with AMD for a new GPU. While both the companies have denied to comment on its plans, once again Taiwanese media reports that Mediatek will most likely use the AMD Radeon series mobile graphic GPUs in upcoming processors. So, the powerful MT679X should be one of the first SoCs to feature the new Radeon series GPUs later this year.

It is still not clear which manufacturing process will be used by MT679X SoC, but reports suggests that it will be either a 20nm process or a much more efficient 16nm FinFet. Since, Samsung and even Huawei have already adopted a better manufacturing process, its more than likely that the MT679X will be the first Meditek SoC to use 16nm process.

Anyways, we expect Mediatek to officially showcase smartphones powered by this super fast SoC by early next year, probably by CES 2016.

Lenovo K3 Note with MT6752 and 2GB RAM leaked

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Joel Joseph

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Mar 22, 2015

It looks like every manufacturer wants a ‘Note’ in the their lineup. It all started with the Samsung Galaxy Note series and now, Xiaomi has a Note lineup, even the upcoming Beidou’s Little Pepper will have a Note smartphone. Now, its Lenovo who is rumored to release a Lenovo K3 Note smartphone.

Earlier today, we got to see two new images of the Lenovo K3 Note phone. The device carriers the trademark yellow color of the series and features the lenovo branding inside a circular ring. On the top, we can see the camera unit along with the LED flash. There’s is nothing spectacular about the front, just the regular display and capacitive buttons at the bottom.

Since, the phone is called as the Note, we can expect a bigger display, somewhere around 5.5-inches on the device. The source reveals that the phone will run on the MT6752 octa-core 64-bit processor along with 2GB RAM and 16GB ROM. The specs indicate that this is a mid-range phone but its better to wait for more details.

There’s still a lot we don’t know about the Lenovo K3 Note like the camera, battery, display or even pricing. But if the phone is really under development, expect more information soon.

ZTE Blade S6 now available for just €229.99 + 32GB MicroSD / PowerBank

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Joel Joseph

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Mar 22, 2015

ZTE Blade S6 is one of the best value for money offerings from the company in recent times. The device has received tremendous response from fans all over the world since it first became available for purchase a few weeks back. The beautiful looks, powerful hardware and the affordable price tag makes it one of the best phone in its segment.

We recently came to know that ZTE Blade S6 was available for a discounted price from Comebuy.com. The retailer is the official distributor of the device in Germany. Now, Comebuy has officially slashed the price of the phone to €229.99. The listing still says that the phone retails for €239.99, however, we have received a coupon which will reduce its price to just €229.99.

You can use the coupon: ZTES6JM10 which will give you exactly €10 OFF the retail price and we think its a pretty good deal.

What’s more, you get freebies with the purchase. You can choose between a 32GB MicroSD card or a 2200 mAh power bank with your purchase as a free gift. The SD card is worth 27 Euros while the power bank is worth 15 Euros. Both looks like a good addition to your device.

You can purchase the ZTE Blade S6 at €229.99 from Comebuy from the link given below.

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ZTE BLADE S6 FULL TECH SPECS:

Display	5 inch 720p (326PPI) with InCell technology
Processor	64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 SoC
Memory	2GB DDR3 RAM + 16GB Internal eMMC storage (MicroSD: YES)
Cameras	REAR: 13MP Sony IMX214 FRONT: 5MP Wide Angle
Battery	2400 mAh
Size and Weight	144 x 70.7 x 7.7mm
OS	Android 5.0 Lollipop
Connectivity	LTE 1800/2600/900/700(800))UMTS: (850)900/2100 MHzGSM: 850/900/1800/1900
Price	€229.99

Bezel-less LeTV smartphone concept renders emerge and they are beautiful!

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Joel Joseph

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Mar 22, 2015

LeTV is all set to enter the crowded smartphone industry with at least two new high-end devices. We have already seen the specs of both the LeTV X900 and X600 models and they are top notch. However, even with such great specs, the highlight of both the devices is going to be its beautiful design.

We have seen a number of leaks of the bezel-less design on the new LeTV phone and today, some folks from Weibo decided to make the complete renders of the upcoming LeTV smartphones from the information received till now.

Previous leaks have shown us a device with almost no bezels on the sides. And this is exactly what we see in these render images. Of course, there are bezels on the top and the bottom but they are acceptable. Overall, the renders of the phone turn out to be one of the best designs we have seen in a while.

However, before you get too excited, remember that these are just renders and we will have to see the final product at the launch (probably in April) before we can truly confirm that the LeTV phone is bezel-less.

Like mentioned above, the specs of both the models were leaked a day before. The LeTV X900 is said to come with a Snapdragon 810 processor with 4GB RAM and 2K display. At the back, the phone is said to feature a 20.7MP camera while up front, there’s a 4MP Ultrapixel shooter.

As for the X600, the device will be powered by the 64-bit octa-core MT6795 processor with 2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage and 5.5-inch 1080p display. The rear camera will be of 13MP while the front cam will be of 8MP.

If the real LeTV smartphone looks anything like these renders, then we are definitely in for a treat. Its better than most of the smartphone designs that we have seen lately and the powerful specs further ensure that it attracts power users.

So, what do you think about these renders? Do you like what you see?

Little Pepper Note to feature Snapdragon 808, 4GB RAM and Fingerprint Sensor?

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Joel Joseph

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Mar 22, 2015

Last Thursday we came across a leak which said that Little Pepper lineup was going to be updated with a new selfie focused smartphone, the Little Pepper 7. There’s another mid-range smartphone that’s rumored to be launched alongside this device, the Little Pepper X3.

Little Pepper smartphones are traditional known for their value for money quotient, especially since they feature great mid-range specs within 2000 Yuan. However, latest reports suggest that the company could unveil a high-end device as early as April this year called as the Little Pepper Note.

Ever since Samsung started using the Galaxy “Note” name for its high end phablets, we have seen many companies use the name ‘Note’ for their top end devices. The most recent example is of the Xiaomi Mi Note series. So, its not really surprising to see that the Little Pepper Note is said to be the top end model from the company.

The Little Pepper Note flagship is expected to feature Snapdragon 808 processor with 4GB RAM. This clearly shows that the device is targeted at power users. Moreover, the report also states that the device will incorporate the most popular fingerprint recognition tech in the market.

Unfortunately, we have no idea about the design or the looks of the device till now. But smartphones often get leaked a few weeks before launch and we could see some information in the coming days.

It looks like Little Pepper will release three new devices in the second quarter of the year, the first two strengthening its hold in the mid-range market while the Little Pepper Note marking its entry into the high-end market this year.

GizmoChina GiveAway: Get a chance to win the amazing Xiaomi Yi Camera!

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Joel Joseph

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Mar 22, 2015

UPDATE: Winner ANNOUNCED!

It’s Huy Quang Bui Nguyen from Vietnam!

Huy, if you are reading this, we will contact you shortly for your details.

A big thanks to all those who participated. We will continue to keep such awesome giveaways for our readers, so stay tuned.

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Snapdragon 815 to be cooler than others – Test Reveals

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Nishant

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Mar 21, 2015

Snapdragon 801 and Snapdragon 810 had a lot of issues like heating. It used to heat around 50ºC which is a little more than it should. The reason of this was not disclosed by Qualcomm. Now Qualcomm are doing several tests for the heating problem with Snapdragon 801, 810 and the new 815. It shows that it would heat much lesser. The results show that the Snapdragon 815 is cooler than Snapdragon 801 and 810 too which means its powerful and at the same time it is optimized to be cooler then its predecessors.

The test was done with Asphalt 8 airborne which is a graphic intensive game and it clearly shows that Snapdragon 815 is much cooler.

In the Results as we can see Snapdragon 815 reached a Max Temperature of 38 degrees which is quite low in respect to 42 degrees of Snapdragon 801 and 44 degrees of Snapdragon 810. Hence we can conclude that the new Architecture choice of Qualcomm is right and the devices based on Snapdragon 815 will be much cooler then the devices we are having now in the market with the Snapdragon 810 and 801.

These test’s were taken with a device with 3GB RAM and a 5″ HD display. Do let us know what you think about it in the comment section below.

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Apple’s 12.9-inch iPad Pro case leaked, reveals four speakers!

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Joel Joseph

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Mar 21, 2015

Two week back, Apple unveiled the new 12-inch Macbook 2015 and up till now, it was everything that fans wanted to talk about. And just when things were slowing down a bit, we have a new leak about one of most anticipated Apple products in recent time, the 12.9-inch Apple iPad Pro.

Earlier today, leaksfly revealed three new pictures of a case which is said to be of the iPad Pro. The leak reveals interesting things about the rumored large screen Apple tablet.

Before we start making conclusions, remember that this is just a 3D render of the iPad Pro case and not the actual case. So, it may not be true at all, or things may change a bit if Apple were to announce the iPad Pro later this year. That being said, the pictures show that the new iPad Pro could feature four speakers! We can see the openings for two speaker grills on both the sides, taking the total number of speakers on the device to four.

If this turns out to be true, the new iPad Pro could be a great media device, especially for watching movies or listening to music. Apart from the four speakers, we can also see openings for the volume buttons, power button, and camera unit on this render.

While the large screen iPad Pro was expected to be released back in 2014, things got delayed to 2015. Now, it is said that Apple will release this tablet at WWDC 2015. According to earlier rumors, the iPad Pro is expected to come with a 12.9-inch 2K display, 7mm body and a 11000 mAh battery. Inside, it could feature the Apple’s A8X processor with 2GB of RAM, touch ID recognition and USB 3.0.

Since the large screen iPhone 6 Plus was a big success for the company, it won’t be surprising to see a 12.9-inch iPad Pro later this year. Stay tuned for more information.

LeTV to release Snapdragon 810 and MT6795 powered smartphones in April

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Joel Joseph

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Mar 21, 2015

In the past few weeks, we have come across a number of leaks and rumors about LeTV’s first lineup of smartphones. Earlier it was said that the company would release three different models in April this year, however, the latest reports indicate that the LeTV will restrict the number of models to two, but both will feature flagship worthy specs.

The latest report about the company’s flagship devices come directly via mydrivers. Earlier today, the website reported most of the tech specs of the LeTV X900 and X600 models. We have already seen the X600 in full glory in a recent leak, but we haven’t received much information about the X900 top end model.
The LeTV X900 will be the higher end model which will feature the Snapdragon 810 processor with 4GB RAM on board. The display up front, (probably 5.5-inches) will sport a resolution of 2K. The rear camera too will be powerful, thanks to the 20.7MP sensor and up front, there will be a 4MP camera. The front camera unit could be the same ultrapixel sensor used by the Xiaomi Mi note model.

Coming to the second model, which we have already seen in a previous leak, the X600 will feature a Mediatek MT6795 64-bit octa-core processor. This is currently the best processor from Mediatek in the market. Along with this powerful SoC, the phone will have 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. There will be a large 5.5-inch display up front with full HD 1080p resolution. At the back, there will be a traditional 13MP camera sensor and at the front, there will be an 8MP shooter.

Naturally, the LeTV X900 model will be priced much higher than the X600. While we still don’t know the official price tag, it is said that the X900 should retail for anything more than 2500 Yuan and the X600 between 1500 to 2000 Yuan.

Just a day back, we saw the pictures of the bezel-less LeTV smartphone, which probably is the X900 model. To be honest, the phone looked extremely well built and attractive with its super slim bezels.

Since LeTV is expected to announce both the handsets in April, we just have to patiently wait for a few more weeks to get more info.

Xiaomi’s New Cheap Device Leaked by China Mobile’s Executive

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Linus

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Mar 21, 2015

Xiaomi has been known for releasing quite a lot budget devices and this time around it seems that we may see another cheap phone very soon. Just recently, the CEO of the company Lei Jun sad that the Xiaomi currently has no plans to release a 399 Yuan smartphone. That means that the new upcoming smartphone should cost at least a bit more than the latter price tag.

According to some previous rumours, the new cheap Xiaomi smartphone should have pretty basic specs, which include a 4.7-inch 720p screen and powered by a quad-core 1.6GHz processor. Also, it is said to have a 1GB of RAM and 8GB storage (most likely expandable). What is more, the smartphone should have 2 megapixel front camera and 8 megapixel rear shooter. All of this will be running on Android 4.4.4 system.

This time around, the rumours from Weibo say some different bits of the story. The mentioned chip inside the device is a Lead Core LCI LC1860C CPU, which is made under 28nm process and it has a four-core Cortex-A7 architecture. The graphics are handled by dual-core Mali T628 GPU. This combo of processing/graphics supports up to 720p resolution display, which is pretty low-end/entry level. What is more, the device is said to have a bumped up 13 mp camera, which is capable of 1080p @ 30fps video encoding / decoding. In addition, the Soc also integrates the baseband and supports TD-LTE / LTE FDD / TD-SCDMA / WCDMA / GSM / EDGE networks. The 4G LTE has the maximum support of LTE Cat.4 standard.

All of this information is leaked by the one of the executives of China Mobile on Weibo social network as he says that this photo “has been kept in his album” for quite a while now. Considering the position of the guy who leaked the photo, it has a lot of legitimacy.

As far as design of the leaked device goes, it does not differ a lot from the Red Rice series of the devices by Xiaomi. The smartphone is made out of the plastic and spots a camera along with the single LED and the speaker on the top. The usual placement of the volume rocker and power on/off key on the right side is there as well.

Now the question leaves something to guess about the price of the upcoming device. Will it cost 499 or 599 Yuan? Or maybe CEO of Xiaomi was just teasing us that the company would not release a 399 Yuan device? It looks like that we will soon find it out.

Hands-on with Newman Smartphone with Innovative Fingerprint Scanner Design

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Linus

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Mar 20, 2015

The Chinese manufacturer Newman, which is most likely unheard to you, has some interesting news as it has quite interesting device in its portfolio. The company just announced that they will soon launch their new device to the masses. The most interesting thing is that the device has a very innovative design of finger print scanner and the whole device. Also, the Newman device has Alibaba’s YunOS 3.0 pre-installed.

As you can see, the finger print scanner is located right below the camera sensor on the back. We have never seen this done before as the camera sensor is located at the left top corner of the device.

The smartphone comes in two colour options – white and black.

The device has a 5.5 inch Full-HD display with 5mp front and 13mp rear camera, which is accompanied by the dual tone dual LED flash. The front side looks a bit similar to the Xiaomi Mi4.

Another interesting feature, which seems to have made a comeback on this device from the early days of smartphones (or even feature phones) is the rotating wheel “flywheel” on the side of the phone. What it does is basically lets you scroll through the menus with your thumb without the need to touch the screen. It may sound a bit funny, why the manufacturer would put this outdated piece of hardware. However, Apple thinks the same way with their smartwach.

What is more, the finger print scanner is very high quality as it uses the same module as the Huawei Mate 7.

We are not yet informed about the hardware specs of this device yet as this is non-final unit. Pricing and availability is not yet disclosed either. Anyway, we think that these two design aspects are innovative and should attract some of the consumers attention, when the device is released officially to the public.

The First Live Leak of OxygenOS on OnePlus One

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Linus

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Mar 20, 2015

Some time ago we reported that OnePlus was planning to unveil its own OS. In this regard, it was even said that the company hired the whole IUNI OS team in December.

The company unveiled the name of the new ROM recently and it will be called as the OnePlus OxygenOS. While we are eagerly waiting to see what the company has in store for us on March 27th as the ROM is said to be ready to be flashed into devices, we have received a new leak which shows some of the design elements of the new OxygenOS on the OnePlus One running in real life scenario.

From the pictures, it looks like the company will focus on a flat UI design and has integrated the Android Lolipop design language very well. The icons are rounded in shape and spot different colours in this Oxygen App UI. Also, the thermometer seems to spot a nice flat and simple design, which kind of depict a classic thermometer.

All in all, the official release of the Oxygen OS is approaching fast. This picture proves that it may be a near final version. We will keep you posted on any news when the ROM is officially released. Stay tuned.

Bezeless “Super” Smartphone LeTV X900 by LeTV Leaks

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Linus

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Mar 20, 2015

It has become quite popular nowadays to produce the smartphones with thin bezels. Year after year, companies try to reduce both side, up and down bezels as much as possible. It may not be practical at all since the screen becomes prone to damage if the device is dropped. Also, it is not practical as you can just simply cover part of the screen and leave your fingerprint there. Still, devices like Meizu MX4, which has really thin bezels set the standard for what seems to be really trendy today despite the lack of practicality. This is all for the sake of good looks and probably for the sake of bragging. Both, for the companies, which produce these devices and for the end users.

We have wrote about the Subor S3 that it went on sale today in China, but it seems that bezel less smartphones trend just keeps on going. As you can see in the picture above, the LeTV has a “super phone”, which will allegedly have non-existent bezels and great specs. The device is said to be real eased at the end of April this year.

It is reported that this model will use 5.5 inches 1080P screen, equipped with eight-core 2.2GHz processor, 2GB of RAM 16GB of storage capacity (not clear if it is expandable or no), 5mp/13mp camera combo, dual SIM card slots (dual standby).

What is more, the device is said to have the USB Type C standard connection port, which was just widely marketed by Apple in their new MacBook.

We all hope that this is a real device and we would be able to provide you with some more news in the near future. In our opinion, the device looks sick. What do you think? Let us know in the comments section below this article.

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World’s First Bezeless Subor S3 Smartphone Goes on Sale for 1399 Yuan

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Linus

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Mar 20, 2015

It has become quite popular nowadays to produce the smartphones with thin bezels. Year after year, companies try to reduce both side, up and down bezels as much as possible. It may not be practical at all since the screen becomes prone to damage if the device is dropped. Also, it is not practical as you can just simply cover part of the screen and leave your fingerprint there. Still, devices like Meizu MX4, which has really thin bezels set the standard for what seems to be really trendy today despite the lack of practicality. This is all for the sake of good looks and probably for the sake of bragging. Both, for the companies, which produce these devices and for the end users.

But what about the bezeless device? Meet the Subor S3, the world’s first smartphone, which has no side bezels. The company officially describes it as “The worlds first dual-4G smartphone without bezels”.

The S3 is equipped with a 5inch 720p screen, it has the body size of 141.5 × 70.3 × 7.8 mm. In addition to this, this phone is equipped with the MTK6732 quad-core chip and it is running Android 4.4 OS. What is more, the device has 1GB of RAM and 8GB of storage space (expandable via Micro SD card slot). The whole package is powered by 1700mAh capacity battery and 8-megapixel camera on the back with the f/2.0 aperture and another 8MP unit on the front.

Moreover, the Subor S3’s body is covered by the dual Gorilla Glass 3’s (one on the front and another on the back). Also, the device will be available in Black and White colour options. Finally, it is priced at 1399 Yuan and it is now on sale in China. International availability is unknown, but it should be available via international resellers pretty soon.

YunOS powered Newman Button Phone will feature a mysterious rear button

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Joel Joseph

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Mar 20, 2015

Newman has been in the market for the past few years, however lately we haven’t heard anything new from the company. In fact, the company’s last post on its official Weibo page dates back to July 2014.

Earlier today, surprisingly, Newman forwarded a post from YunOS’s weibo page. The post was about a new concept YunOS device. The image had a unique rear button just below the camera, however the post failed to explain the use of the button.

A few hours later, Newman posted a image on its Weibo page which finally revealed a new device from the company. It seems that the concept machine revealed by YunOS was in fact the new Newman Button phone which will run on YunOS.

This is not the first time we are seeing at a YunOS powered Newman device. Last year, we had seen many manufacturers adopt YunOS for their phones, including Newman. So, this particular announcement doesn’t come as a big surprise.

We still don’t know what the mysterious button below the camera does, but it could be something related to the camera feature. Or it may even be used to control sound or even for fingerprint recognition. Unfortunately, we can only speculate the features on the Newman button phone right now. But expect more information when Newman announces more details about the phone on April 8.

ZTE Nubia Z9 event invitations come with a tripod, 3 lenses and a metal frame!

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Joel Joseph

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Mar 20, 2015

Chinese companies are known to send out creative invitations for their product events and this time ZTE wowed its invite recipients by sending out heavy packages that not only contained the invite but a lot of other things which probably will turn out to be the accessories for the ZTE Nubia Z9 after its announced.

The package was almost the same as the one we saw before in leaked images. Inside, however was a big surprise! The package contains the the white colored invitation along with a number of other camera accessories. First you have the tripod as well as a metal frame for mounting (the smartphone?). Next up, there are three different camera lenses in the box, one fisheye, macro and 10x telephoto lens.

The invite clearly hints that the new ZTE Nubia Z9 will be a camera centric phone which may even accept accessories. We have already seen a glimpse of the capability of its rear shooter, thanks to a gif image posted by a famous actor in China. But it seems, we will have a lot more to talk about once the phone is officially announced in China on March 26.

So what do you think about this heavy invitation? Impressed?

1799 Yuan ($289) Xiaomi Mi4 2GB edition spotted!

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Joel Joseph

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Mar 20, 2015

Xiaomi has been aggressively expanding its product portfolio in the past few months. We have already seen a new lineup, namely the top end Xiaomi Mi Note and now, it looks like the company may have another version of last year’s flagship.

The Xiaomi Mi4 2GB edition was recently spotted on the Chinese certification website TENAA. Interestingly, the phone is said to feature just 2GB RAM and 16GB internal storage. On the other hand, the regular Xiaomi Mi4 version came with 3GB RAM and 16/64GB internal storage options.

The TENAA entry shows that there are three different version of this device made for three different carries in China namely, China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom and all the models support 4G LTE networks. We expect rest of the specs to be similar to the regular model.

Xiaomi did the same with this year’s Redmi model, by offering a 2GB variant at a slightly higher price tag. Looks like its going to do the same with Xiaomi Mi4 too.

Ofcourse, the major motive of reducing the specs is to bring down the cost and it is said that the Xiaomi Mi4 2GB edition will cost just about 1799 Yuan which comes to $289.

A top end model, namely the Xiaomi Mi Note Plus was recently spotted on AnTuTu and this particular Mi4 edition may be announced alongside the Mi Note Plus in the coming few weeks.

Gionee to launch Elife S7 on 3rd April in India

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Nishant

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Mar 20, 2015

Gionee would be wrapping off the curtains from Elife S7 on 3rd of April in Hydrabad, India. Gionee yesterday sent Press invites for the same.

The Gionee Elife S7 is made out of aviation grade aluminium magnesium alloy with full metal skeleton design. It is not the company’s slimmest phone but nonetheless it is ultra slim at 5.5 mm. Both the front and the back of the phone is covered by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. This creates a combination of hardness and softness which would provide maximum protection. It is available in Black, White and Blue colour variants and has been priced at 399 Euros (US $448 / INR Rs 27,700 approximately) and should be priced around Rs 25,000-28,000 in India. Lets have a look at the specifications of the Gionee Elife S7 in India.

The Gionee Elife in India S7 features a 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) AMOLED display which is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. It is powered by a 1.7 GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6752 processor. It has 2 GB of RAM and comes with 16 GB of internal memory which cannot be expanded. The device runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop with the company’s Amigo OS 3.0 on top of it.

The Gionee Elife S7 comes with a 13 megapixel rear camera with LED flash, Sony IMX214 sensor. Gionee claims that its image processing system ‘Image+’ will enable users to shoot stunningly high quality images with easy user experience. The camera can capture six images in one second and compose them to one image by adjusting brightness and image noise. All this is possible due to the night mode engine of Image+. It can capture a picture within 500 milliseconds and can focus on the subject in 300 milliseconds.

The flagship device has a 8 megapixel front-facing camera which comes with intelligent Face beauty 3.0 technology. It would estimate users’ gender and age and then recommend the best over the face beauty effects for more natural selfies. The smartphone is 5.5 mm thick and weighs 126 grams. It supports Dual SIM as well.

Do lt us know what you think about it in the comment section below.