With the launch of the Honor V40 series, the company saw the release of its first flagship product since its independence from Huawei. Since then, rumor has surfaced that the company might be roping in celebrities for endorsements, but that is apparently not being planned.

As per Jiang Hairong, CMO of the Chinese tech giant, the company’s product are the best form of endorsement and it has no plans of bringing in known individuals or popular celebrities to endorse its new products. In other words, the former Huawei sub brand has will be launching new smartphones under its own banner and promotions, without the aid of paid endorsements or promotion deals with any celebrities.

For those unaware, it is quite common within the smartphones industry to have a brand ambassador to promote the company’s new or upcoming launches. Similarly, celebrities and known icons are also brought in to promote launches of specific series or models in launch conferences and events as well. A good example of this being Robert Downey Jr, who has promoted OnePlus devices.

Thus, the statement from the senior official of the Chinese smartphone maker it clear that it has no similar plans for endorsement deals. Meaning, the rumors thus far were false, but that might change sometime in the future. So, stay tuned for more, as we will be providing updates regarding this matter or any new and interesting product launches from the smartphone manufacturer.

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Apple will soon release the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus models, most likely around September this year. The leaks about these two devices are already coming in fast but earlier today, the Chinese media went crazy after celebrity Cecelia posted a new photo on her Weibo account. It looked as if she was holding a new generation of the iPhone, as the design of the Apple device in her hand was a bit different than the current generation models.

Unfortunately, the picture isn’t very clear and zooming in doesn’t help in making out the key details of the phone’s back. But what made the Chinese media go crazy about the phone was that it didn’t have any antenna lines on the back. In case of the iPhone 6S, there are two antenna lines that go through the back of the device, which are clearly visible. However, in this case, there were no visible antenna lines, which is exactly what we expect from the new iPhone 7.

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While the overall design of the iPhone 7 is said to be similar to the previous generation, as per the leaks and rumors which have been pretty consistent regarding this matter, the new iPhones should feature less obvious antenna lines, as they have been moved to the top and the bottom portion of the back cover. There seem to be some differences in the camera module as well, but they are less evident in this picture.

Anyway, at this moment, we can’t really confirm whether this is the iPhone 7.

So, what do you think? Does it look like the new iPhone 7 model?

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