What will your reaction be if you bought a brand new phone and it was missing a key feature, like the charging port or a button or maybe even the LED flash? Surprise, bewilderment, anger and maybe even manage a laugh? We bet one or all of these must have been the expression of this unlucky person that just received her brand new Xiaomi Mi 9 and found out it doesn’t have an LED flash.

Weibo user (@飞鸿弄晚) has posted pictures of her new Mi 9 that arrived without an LED flash. It isn’t that the cutout for the LED flash is there but there is no LED, it is actually not there at all. All you have on the back are the triple rear cameras.

She did tag Xiaomi and some of its top executives in her post and the official Xiaomi customer service account responded to it saying she has been sent a private message. The unit will most definitely be replaced for her and she might get compensation for the troubles.

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At the moment, we do not know if there are other owners who have this same problem but notwithstanding, Xiaomi has to work on its quality control checks before items are shipped out. It is not unusual for certain units from a mass produced item to be sub-par but the job of the quality control team is to ensure those items do not make it out.

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        On July 8, ZTE will hold a launch event for its new phone, the Nubia Z7. In the meantime, a lot has been reported about it. How does it look like? What specs does it have? Hopefully, we can satisfy anyone’s curiosity by giving a brief summary of the facts (and rumors) about the Z7 before its launch.

Regarding its design, it has been reported that the Z7 is 9mm thick and weighs about 200g. It also sports a 5.5-inch QHD display screen with a resolution of 1440 x 2560 which is the strongest so far. Only Vivo has been able to make a phone with such high display specs so far. There has not been any confirmation on what processor the Nubia Z7 will use but some reports say that it may either use the Snapdragon 805 or 801. Nevertheless, its processor is supposed to be composed of four A15 cores and four A7 cores giving it a frequency of 1.4GHz. It’s also supposed to support LTE 4G high-speed internet as well as dual-SIM card, MHL, and NFC. Regarding its camera, the Z7 sports a large 16mp rear camera with an LED flash and supports OIS. It has 4GB RAM and 128 GB ROM and is powered by a 4000mah battery. It’s expected to cost around 3500 RMB (563.82 USD).

Will the Nubia Z7 actually exceed our expectations? We’ll just have to wait until Monday.

Will the Nubia Z7 actually exceed our expectations? We’ll just have to wait until Monday.

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