HMD Global jumped on the notch train this year starting with the Nokia X6 which launched internationally as the Nokia 6.1 Plus. The Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5 in China) came next and then the Nokia 7.1 and the Nokia X7 which will launch globally as the Nokia 8.1.

If you don’t like these phones because they have a notch, then you may be comforted to know that HMD Global will not release another phone with a notch. The info comes from Twitter account Nokia anew (@nokiamobileru) which has posted details about Nokia phones that turned out to be true.

According to the account, the Nokia 6.2, which should be the successor to the Nokia 6.1/Nokia 6 (2018) will not have a notch. Instead, it will feature an “interesting solution” as the account puts it. The rest of the tweet says “Thus Nokia 8.1 can complete the Nokia “notch parade” in the Nokia line-up”.

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At the moment we can only guess what “interesting solution” HMD Global will use for its next-generation models. Will it be a display with a hole in it or will it be a slide mechanism? Our bet is on the former since there are reports some display manufacturers including China’s BOE are already making LCD displays with holes in them. And since the Nokia 6.2 will be a mid-range phone, it will definitely use an LCD display.

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The Honor 8X and Honor 8X Max are the latest phones from Huawei’s sub-brand to sport a notch albeit with different sizes. However, a new TENAA listing has revealed that the manufacturer has yet another phone with a notch launching soon.

The phone was seen on TENAA with model number BKK-TL00 and was certified earlier this month. Sadly, no images were provided.

The Honor BKK-TL00 has a 6.26-inch display which is even smaller than that of the Honor 8X (6.5-inches). It also has a lower resolution – 720 x 1520. This is the same resolution of the Nokia X5 so we can tell it has a notch.

The phone is powered by a 1.8GHz processor octa-core processor we are guessing is the Snapdragon 450 mobile platform. It has 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage but thanks to a MicroSD card slot, you can add up to an additional 256GB of storage.

TENAA says there is a 13MP + 2MP dual camera combo on the back of the phone while an 8MP camera sits within the notch. It also has a fingerprint scanner and packs a 3,900mAh battery.

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The Honor BKK-TL00 will run Android 8.1 Oreo out of the box and launch in Blue, Black, Purple, and Gold. It weighs 167.2 grams and measures 158.72 x 75.94 x 7.98 mm.

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A new Honor smartphone has been spotted at TENAA. The phone’s model number is ARE-AL00 and there are rumors it may be the Honor 8X or the Honor 8S. Seeing as the Honor 7S was just released three months ago, we don’t think a successor is already in development so chances are this is the Honor 8X or even a totally different phone.

The specs are not yet available on TENAA but a bunch of images gives us a look at the design.

The Honor ARE-AL00 has a notch but it is different from that of the Honor Play, Honor 10 and Honor 9N/9i. The notch is shaped like a small valley or water droplet and is home to the front-facing camera. It looks like the Waterdrop screen of the OPPO F9/F9 Pro but is slightly bigger and has steeper “sides”. The phone also has a bit of bezel below the display which has the manufacturer’s name engraved on it.

On its back, the Honor ARE-AL00 has vertically arranged dual cameras positioned at the far left. There is “Dual Lens” engraved below the LED flash and a fingerprint scanner sits in the middle of the device. The back looks glossy and appears to be made of glass which is not a material Honor uses for the affordable X-series. The phone has its power button and volume rocker on the right while the left is home to the SIM tray.

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The Honor ARE-AL00 has also been 3C certified and the document says it has support for 18W fast charging. We still don’t know what it will launch as yet. While the Honor 8X seems right, it may also be the Honor 10 Lite/Youth Edition. If it is any of these two devices, then we expect it to come with a Kirin 710 chipset.

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Yesterday we reported that Huawei managed to surpass Apple for the second position in terms of smartphone market share globally. Now, another report ranks Huawei first in terms of selling smartphones with a notched display.

According to a report from Sigmaintell Consulting, in the first half of this year, Huawei shipped 25.4 million devices having a notched display, making it the leading smartphone manufacturer to ship phones with a notched display.

Apple grabbed the second spot with shipments of around 20.7 million units, followed by three Chinese phone manufacturers Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi. Out of the top five manufacturers in terms of shipping phones with a notched display, four are Chinese manufacturers.

Overall, the industry sold over 86.1 million notched devices in the first half of this year — from the beginning of the year until June 30.

Huawei, which currently stands at the second spot in terms of overall smartphone shipments globally, shipped more than 100 million phones this year so far, which means that one out of every four devices that Huawei shipped has a notched display.

The report also reveals some interesting statistics. It suggests that a-Si LCD (including Oxide LCD) screens made up 42 percent of the global shipments in the first half of the year, with 390 million units being moved. LTPS LCD panels had a 36 percent market share from 340 million units sold, while the 200 million AMOLED screens shipped in this period accounted for 21 percent market share.

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Sigmaintell estimates that global smartphone shipments totaled 604 million units in the first half of 2018, down 3.3 percent compared to last year. With a drop in smartphone shipments, global shipments of smartphone panels (based on open cell models) also dipped 1.7 percent year-on-year to 930 million units in the first half despite the growing demand for all-screen and profile-cut panels.

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This year, OPPO’s R15 series smartphones arrived earlier compared to the OPPO R11 and OPPO R11 Plus of last year. That means their successors should arrive early too. However, it appears OPPO won’t go with its usual tradition of adding an “S” to their names but will go for new names entirely. So instead of the OPPO R15s and R15s Plus, we may be getting the OPPO R17 and OPPO R17 Plus according to latest reports.

The name OPPO R17 was first spotted at a media event sponsored by OPPO and a few days later, an unknown OPPO device thought to be the R17 was seen at TENAA. Now live photos said to be that of the device have surfaced, giving us an early look at the phone.

The first photo is of the front panel of the device. The bezels are thin and about the same size as that of the R15 duo but the major difference is the design of the notch. Instead of an iPhone-X style notch, the panel has a notch that looks like a small valley.

The second picture is of what we believe to be a working prototype. It shows the upper part of the phone with the display powered on. As you can see, the notch takes up a much smaller space and is home to the camera. We are sure there are other sensors hidden around too.

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If the new device seen at TENAA is indeed the OPPO R17, then the phone will come with dual rear cameras and have a glass back. Nothing is known of the specs yet until the full listing is made public.

What do you think of the redesigned notch? Hit or miss?

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TCL has announced a new Alcatel phone. The new device, called the Alcatel 5V, belongs to the 5 series but has better specs and an overall better design than the Alcatel 5.

Design

TCL has joined the notch train with the Alcatel 5V. The notch is fairly wide and is home to the front camera, sensor, and earpiece. The bottom has a bit of bezel but still smaller than what you will find on 16:9 phones.

The rear looks nice and has a similar reflective finish to the Alcatel 3 and Alcatel 3V. The reflective appearance is due to a process called Optical Vacuum Plating. It also has dual rear cameras arranged vertically and positioned on the left. TCL has decided not to copy the iPhone X by separating the sensors. It looks odd but distinct from the plethora of Android phones with iPhone X-styled cameras.

Alcatel 5V Specs

The Alcatel 5V has a 6.2-inch 1500 x 720 display with Dragontrail glass on top. With the notch, the phone has a screen-to-body ratio of 88%.

Powering the device is MediaTek’s Helio P22 processor with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. There is an expansion slot for more storage. The rear cameras are a 12MP 1.25um sensor and a 2MP secondary sensor. Like most manufacturers, TCL has added AI features such as scene detection. There is also Google Lens baked into the camera app. The front camera is an 8MP sensor.

The Alcatel 5V runs Android 8.1 Oreo and packs a 4,000mAh battery. It also has a fingerprint scanner and support for face unlock, though it is called Face Key and is said to scan 106 facial key points and unlocks the phone in 0.5 seconds.

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Price and Availability

The Alcatel 5V will sell for $199.99 and come in black and blue. It will be available later this month in select markets.

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