LeEco’s pace in the mobile phone market has no doubt been affected by is financial troubles. As a result, the company seems to have slowed down the frequency at which it releases new smartphones. A good number of LeEco models that appeared in leaks and were thought to be closer to their launch date were never heard of till date. But there are signs the company is about to get its groove back. Not long after the Le Pro 3 AI edition was launched, a new Le X920 model has appeared online.

This isn’t the first time the LeEco Le X920 is making an appearance in leaks. The possibly high-end model had earlier appeared in a leaked video detailing its design a few weeks back. This latest leak not only gifts us a preview of the design of the smartphone, it also reveals some of its specifications. The device seems to have a front flash accompanying the selfie camera at the front.

Among the listed specifications is a Snapdragon 820 processor which shows that this was likely a model that should have been released last year. The device is also shown to run on Android 6.0 Marshmallow with EUI 5 hovering on top. Earlier leaks had revealed the Le X920 would sport a 6.3-inch 2K display and indeed, the size of the device points at a large phablet.

Read Also: LeEco Le Pro 3 AI Edition With Dual Cameras: Hands-on pictures

In addition, the Le X920 is suspected to be the expected LeEco Le Max 3 and it would come sporting a dual camera setup at the rear. This latest images did not reveal the rear view of the device but we had seen that the X920’s dual cameras are aligned in the vertical plane along with the LED flash. We really can’t say when this model would be launched bu we hope it would be sooner than later.

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LeEco has a new phone scheduled to launch on April 11. According to a recent leak, the launch is for a dual camera phone. A new hands-on video of a LeEco Le X920 phone has been posted online. There is a high probability that this is the device scheduled for release as it appears to have dual cameras in front too,a detail mentioned in the launch leak.

The LE X920 sports an all metal build. It has a 6.3-inch 2K display, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage and is powered by a Snapdragon 820 chip. Just like the Le Pro 3 it launched last year, this phone will also ship with Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

The rear cameras are stacked on top of each other and positioned just above the fingerprint scanner. The main rear camera boasts a 22.5MP camera but the second one is unknown. That pixel count may sound familiar as it is the same as that of the Xiaomi Mi Note 2.

The front camera is an 8MP sensor but it appears to have another sensor sitting right beside it. The pixel count for the second sensor is unknown as well. There is also a small sensor sitting above the earpiece in front. We don’t know what function it will have until the device gets released but this is the first time it will appear on a LeEco phone.

There is also a design similar to a speaker grille sitting at the far left opposite the IR blaster. Does this mean we are getting stereo speakers on this device? Seems highly likely.

RELATED: Two New LeEco Phones With Dual Cameras Seen at TENAA

Like other LeEco phones released last year, the Le X920 also lacks a 3.5mm audio jack. There is however a USB Type-C port and we expect it to launch with Dolby Atmos audio enhancement. Battery capacity is not stated but for a screen as big as this, it should definitely not be less than 4000mAh.

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Qualcomm‘s latest Snapdragon 835 chipset continues to show prospect which indicates it indeed deserves its place as a next-generation flagship chip and the attention it commands is well earned. The flagship Snapdragon 835 was recently subjected to several benchmark tests but here, we consider its performance on PC Mark and GFXBench, two popular benchmark platforms.

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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 processor has been put through a number of fresh tests. These new tests are also a comparison with other chips such as Apple’ A10, and the Snapdragon 820, 808, 805 and 800 chipsets.

First we see how the Snapdragon 835 compares against the other processors on GeekBench 4. Qualcomm’s new processor scores 2048 points in the single-core test and 6484 points in the multi-core test. Comparing it to the others, we see the SD835 ranks highest in the multi-core test. Only Apple’s A10 chip comes close with 5610 points.

However, the roles are reversed when it comes to the single-core test results. The SD835 does surpass its other Snapdragon comrades but it lags behind the Apple A10 which records a total of 3458 points.

The next benchmark test is PCMark Work 2.0. PCMark is a test that combines performance and battery efficiency of a device as a complete unit instead of as separate components. The test is broken down into Web Browsing 2.0 which measures the performance when rendering a page; Video Editing measures the performance when playing, editing, and saving a video; Writing 2.0 and Photo Editing 2.0 measures the time taken to open, edit and save a document and image respectively; and last is Data Manipulation which measures the time it takes to parse data from a variety of different file formats. The test will also help see how the Snapdragon 835 will fare when it starts showing up in Windows 10 devices later this year as the PCMark test for Windows is a bit similar to that of Android.

The result shows the Snapdragon 835 test device taking the lead with 8042 points. Next is the Snapdragon 820 toting Xperia X Performance with 5578, the Nexus 5X (Snapdragon 808) with 3346, the Galaxy Note Edge (Snapdragon 805) nets 3392 points, and the Xperia Z1 (Snapdragon 800) scored the lowest with 3101. There is no PCMark for Apple devices, so the A10 doesn’t feature.

The other tests include 3DMark Ice Storm (Slingshot) Unlimited and GFXBench v4 tests where the Snapdragon 835 comes out on top again.

We also see the Snapdragon 835 test device get benchmarked on AnTuTu. The device crosses the 180,000 mark with 181228 points ahead of the iPhone 7 Plus and iPhone 7 which scored 172644 and 170124 points respectively.

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Sony announced a bunch of new Xperia phones at MWC 2017, one of which is the Xperia XZs. The Xperia XZs does not qualify as a 2017 flagship and Sony is not advertising it as that.  That title belongs to the Xperia XZ Premium. However, asides from the Snapdragon 820 processor, the XZs does feature some very 2017-ish features.

Sony launched the Xperia XZs in China today and have announced when the phone will be available as well as price details.

The Xperia XZs sports a 5.2-inch 1080p display. This is a Sony phone, so expect it to be different from your average 1080p screen. Like the Xperia XZ Premium which is Sony’s flagship, the XZs also has the same 19MP Sony IMX400 sensor. The IMX400 is the first sensor for smartphones with three-layered stacked CMOS with DRAM. There is Motion Eye tracking which captures images when movements are detected, making sure you don’t miss a thing before you press the shutter button. It also has support for slow-motion recording at 960fps. The front camera is a 22mm wide-angle 13MP shooter with an f/2.0 aperture.

For the Xperia XZs, Sony has gone for the Snapdragon 820 processor. Still a powerful processor but one we didn’t expect to see from a manufacturer like Sony, seeing as there is the more powerful Snapdragon 821 variant. The rest of the specs are still flagship level. There is 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage with a SD card slot that accepts 256GB cards. The phone will come with Android 7.1 Nougat pre-installed.

READ MORE: Sony Xperia XZ Premium Wins Award for best New Smartphone at MWC 2017. Beats LG G6 and Huawei P10 Plus

Under the hood is a 2900mAh battery which should be sufficient for its 5.2-inch display. There is Quick Charge 3.0 support and a bunch of features to prolong battery life. The Xperia XZs also has an IP65/68 rating.

The Xperia XZs will be available for purchase in mid-April and will sell for ¥4699 ($680). You will be able to choose from either Ice Blue, Warm Silver, and Black.

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Chinese rugged phone manufacturing company AGM is officially present at the ongoing Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain. The company is set to become one of those to spring up surprises at MWC 2017. One of the major surprises that would come out from AGM’s stable is the AGM X2 rugged smartphone lineup which takes the baton from the AGM X1.

The specifications of the AGM X2, X2 Pro and X2 Max just leaked and really they all promise to be stunning devices packing top-notch hardware. Perhaps you are not a fan of rugged smartphones because they usually sacrifice a sleek design for ruggedness but with the AGM rugged smartphone lineup you can literally eat your cake and have it. The X1 comes with a classic design yet is a rugged smartphone that can withstand extreme conditions in the outdoors. The X2 lineup is expected with an even better, classic design which maintains AGM phones’ ruggedness.

According to the leak source, AGM would be unveiling the three smartphones at MWC 2017 and all three models are expected with flagship specifications including the Snapdragon 835 chip on the topmost model.

The “base model” AGM X2 is said to pack a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 SoC backed by 6GB of RAM with 64GB of storage. The X2 is expected to pack a 16MP dual-lens camera at the rear while there is a 12MP camera up front.  The AGM X2 Pro, on the other hand, is fired up by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset with a whopping 8GB of RAM and 128GB storage combo. The device is said to be powered by a 6000mAh. Too good to be true? Wait until you see the specs of the AGM X2 Max.

The X2 Max is said to feature Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 835 chipset supplemented by an amazing 8GB of RAM. The device has 256GB of storage onboard. The AGM X2 Max is a dual-camera packing smartphone having a 21MP dual-lens shooter and a 20MP front-facing selfie camera. The X2 Max will also come with Quick Charge 4.0 for fast charging and has IP68 Dustproof and Waterproof protection.

Related: AGM X2/X2 Pro coming in March with high-end specs

MWC 2017 is happening now and will run through to March 2. We’ll have to be on the watch for AGM as they take the wraps off these three amazing smartphones with killer features. You can check out AGM’s official website for their rich rugged smartphone lineup.

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ZTE’s Project CSX phone, the ZTE Hawkeye has been cancelled! We all saw this coming and so did ZTE too. What we did not expect was it being cancelled before the deadline set for the funding. It’s not like it was going to reach its goal anyway, but it would not have been bad to wait an extra 24 hours.

If you head to the Kickstarter page, you will be greeted with a message similar to that of the image above.

ZTE, itself has admitted that they made a mistake with the specs of the phone and had even apologized to the public. A poll was opened on its Z-Community to find out what new features should be added or what should be replaced. The VP of ZTE, Jeff Yee says the company has been listening to the feedback from consumers and will go back to the drawing board to improve the phone.

He goes on to say Hawkeye will still happen but ZTE will take a while to figure out how to build it on a higher-end Snapdragon 820 or 835 based platform. The Z-Community website will still be used to get ideas for the phone too. So if you have any ideas for the phone, you can drop a comment there.

READ MORE: ZTE Nubia New Smartphone Launching on February 26

Even with the setback, Jeff Yee states that ZTE wants the Hawkeye to be released this year. So if all goes well, those still interested in the device might have it in their hands before the end of the year. However, backers will still get their refund.

The company says they have learned from crowd-sourcing, as some of the features people requested for are making their way into their other phones. An example is the clamor for stock Android which they put in the Canadian version of the Axon Mini.

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OnePlus 3 happens to be one of OnePlus‘ most successful smartphone, perhaps that explains why the company manufactured a OnePlus 3T variant of the same smartphone with some upgraded features in order to continue exploiting the success of the smartphone. OnePlus 3 comes with some spectacular features, one of which is the DASH Charge technology which it claims is superior to any other fast charging technology in the market.

Despite the DASH Charge, there is just a 3,000mAh battery onboard which fuels a 5.5-inch FHD display powered by a Snapdragon 820 processor, making it difficult to get much of the battery saved after charging. There is a custom Doze mode for battery saving but that only works when the smartphone is in sleep mode. However, if you are looking to get a more intense battery saving time on the OnePlus 3, then these kernel tweaks on XDA Forum could come in very handy. It could help prolong your phone’s battery life consistently, getting you up to roughly 7 to 8 hours of screen-on time on the OnePlus flagship.

One good thing about these kernel tweaks is that it doesn’t alter your phone’s usage afterward and you can always revert it back to custom settings if you are not okay with it. All the regular usage features like radios, network location, sync on, visible screen brightness are not affected by the tweaks. Apart from that, the kernel tweaks can also work and smartphone having a Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 chip inside it, not just OnePlus 3. But your phone must be rooted in order for these kernel tweaks to be applied.

Read More: OnePlus 3T Night Shooting Photo Exhibition Organized by Qualcomm China Reveals Amazing Pictures

After rooting the device, you’ll need to download a profile for the Interactive Governor, which will automatically apply the tweaks to your Snapdragon 820 chipset. You can get the full How to guide on XDA Forum from here.

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Luxury phone maker Vertu released a new phone yesterday. The new device called Constellation (not to be mistaken for the 2011 model) actually sports high-end specs which we believe might be a way to justify whatever price tag the company decides to slam on it.

The Vertu Constellation is a 5.5-inch phone with a QHD AMOLED display which Vertu says is protected by a 140 carat sixth-generation sapphire crystal. There is 4GB of RAM, 128GB of storage and the option to further expand it via SD card.

The rear camera is a 12MP sensor with 1.55um pixel size that can record in 4K. However, there is no information on the front camera. The Vertu Constellation has a front-mounted fingerprint  scanner and also sports dual SIM slots which is a first for a Vertu phone

The device however disappoints in its choice of OS and processor. The Constellation ships with Android 6.0 Marshmallow and has a Snapdragon 820 processor. There is no mention of a Nougat update and we would have liked the device a bit more if it came with a Snapdragon 821 processor instead.

Vertu however makes up for the shortcomings by throwing in a NFC chip and dual-front facing speakers with “exceptional acoustic performance achieved with Dolby Digital Plus virtual surround sound processing”. You also get a 3220mAh battery with support for wireless charging.

The Vertu Constellation is hand-crafted in England. It features  a combination of anodized aluminium and  leather “sourced from a specialist family-run tannery in Italy”.  The signature 24-hour concierge service is available on the Constellation and can be accessed via the inset ruby button positioned above the SIM tray.

READ MORE: Leagoo Venture 1 competes against Vertu Aster 1

Vertu says the Constellation will be available in boutiques by mid-February but has failed to announce a price. Though we know it will cost a lot more than the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design and the Gionee M2017. One of the perks of buying the Vertu Constellation is that you get access to iPass which is the world’s largest WiFi network.

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The Motorola Droid Turbo 2  was released in 2015 as a high-end Android beast available exclusively on US carrier- Verizon’s network. The device wasn’t gifted a successor this year but it seems Motorola is set to unveil a Droid Turbo 3 flagship some time soon, perhaps in 2017.

Renders of what is said to be the Motorola Droid Turbo 3 were leaked on Weibo recently accompanied by a couple of specs. Honestly, the renders look more like those of a concept device than a real smartphone, considering the sleek, well designed smartphone they reveal.

The device adopts an entirely different design from the 2015 Droid Turbo 2 and packs a rear camera with Hasselblad cresting by the side, an indication that the Droid Turbo 3’s camera will be manufactured by the Swedish camera manufacturer. In reality though, this is likely the same a concept design of the Turbo 3 by Motorola concept designer Tooooajk.

The leak also went ahead to reveal the Motorola Droid Turbo 3 will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chip, even when the device will likely launch at a time flagships would have started getting the latest Snapdragon 835 chipsets. Other leaked specs include a 4GB RAM, 16MP rear camera manufactured by Hasselblad, and a front fingerprint sensor.

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If you are out for a new phone and what something with a powerful processor, like the Snapdragon 820 which is only second to the Snapdragon 821 right now, you can do so with just $200. Before, you could only snag the ZUK Z2 at that price, but LeEco not wanting to be left behind have also cut the price of their flagship, the Le Max 2.

When the Le Max 2 was released this year it sold for 2099 yuan for the 4GB+32GB model but over the months, it has had its price cut multiple times. Now you can pick up a unit with the same configuration above for just 1299 yuan (~$187)!

READ MORE: LeEco CEO Hints At Company’s Participation at CES 2017

The Le Max 2 apart from sporting a Snapdragon 820 chip, also features a 5.7-inch 2K display, a 21MP rear camera, an 8MP selfie shooter, and an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner. There is full network support, VoLTE and its is one of the few phones out of China with a wide range of band support that lets it work in over 200 countries. The Le Max 2 has a 3100mAh battery that supports QC 3.0 fast charging technology. It also comes with Android Marshmallow out of the box, though we hope LeEco announces an Android Nougat update for it soon.

Do not forget that the Le Max 2 doesn’t have an audio jack but instead provides lossless audio via the USB type-C port,

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This year is technically the year of  Virtual Reality seeing as a number of the big players in the tech industry released their own VR headsets. While the affordable ones require you to use your phone as the engine behind the headset, the more expensive ones like the HTC Vive and PlayStation VR require a more powerful hardware and keeps you rooted to a particular area. However, there is a middle ground between those two categories: the VR headsets that have a built-in engine and provide the same freedom of mobility as the ones powered by a phone. That’s the category the Storm Mirror Matrix belongs too.

The Storm Mirror Matrix is a VR headset with a 3K display (1620 x 2880), a ppi of 705 and a 110° field of view. It is powered by a Snapdragon 820 processor and has 4GB of RAM.

The Matrix has adjustable focus to cater for those with myopia. You can change the focus by up to 600° via a knob at the top of the headset. Storm Mirror has put a 5000mAh battery that can last for up to 4 hours on a single charge in the Matrix. It also has Quick Charge 3.0 support, so you can recharge in a short time and get back to playing that game or watching that video.

READ MORE: Vernee Apollo-World’s First MTK VR Flagship Pre-sale

Storm Mirror says the Matrix runs on a custom user interface called Magic UI 2.0. Sadly, they didn’t provide much details about it. The Storm Mirror Matrix is priced at ¥2499 (~$431) which is still expensive but not as pricey as the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.

Source: mydrivers.com

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Just yesterday, we saw leaked images of a device dubbed Nokia C1 sporting an amazing design and a decent specs lineup. Now a Nokia smartphone identified as Nokia Z2 Plus has been spotted on benchmarking website Geekbench where it had undergone testing.

The Geekbench listing for the Nokia Z2 Plus indicates it is a high-end device as it polled a single core test score of 2156 and a multi-core score of 5217. Also, as is usual with Geekbench’s listing, a couple of specs of the device is usually revealed. According to the listing, the Z2 Plus is equipped with a 1.77GHz Quad-core processor . The motherboard is listed as MSM8996 which is likely the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chip. The device is also listed as having a large 4GB of RAM onboard and would run Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS out-of-the-box.

That’s all we can get from the Geekbench listing but it is enough to give us an idea that this is likely one of the two Android phones Nokia is expected to launch in China soon. It had earlier been reported that the company which is now controlled by HMD Global Oy, is planning to release two high-end smartphones with one having a 5.2-inch display and the other a 5.5-inch 2K display. The Nokia flagships are expected to have a Snapdragon 820 chip onboard and that may even turn out to be a Snapdragon 821 SoC in the end. The expected Nokia phones were also touted to come in two RAM sizes of 4GB and 6GB and to have a Zeiss certified camera.

Read Also: Beautiful Nokia C1 Renders & Specs Leak: 4GB RAM, SD 830, Dual Cameras

In addition, we had also seen leaked images of the casing of the two Nokia smartphones with all-metal back casing and a fused antenna band design just like on the OPPO R9S and iPhone 7. The device is also shown to have an oblong-shaped home button similar to those of Xiaomi and Meizu phones. We expect the Nokia smartphones to drop any time within the first quarter of 2017.

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The video shows legacy windows apps like Edge Browser and Photoshop launched with no issues. However new reports are saying the processor can’t really handle x86 apps very well and hence the reason for settling for the Snapdragon 835 chips.

This comes as bad news for manufacturers who might have planned to use the still recent processor in devices next year. The Snapdragon 820 chip would have been a cheaper alternative for manufacturers who want to release their own Windows devices that can run x86 apps, since using a Snapdragon 835 chip will most definitely increase the final price of the devices.

READ MORE: Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 gets Benchmarked. Floors The Kirin 960

In other news, the partnership might just be the build-up to the release of the Surface Phone next year. The Surface Phone is expected to be released in the second-half of 2017, running Windows 10 and powered by the SD 835 chip. It will be Microsoft’s second attempt at the mobile space.

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Qualcomm just announced the Snapdragon 835 chip and it wasn’t surprising that the Samsung Galaxy S8 is said to be the first device to use the new system-on-chip. It also wasn’t surprising either that Xiaomi’s next flagship is rumored to be the first domestic device in China to use the chip. What is coming out as a surprise is that Gree, a relatively less known electronics manufacturer will use the SD 835 chip on its next Gree phone.

Well-known industry analyst, Pan Jiutang, made the disclosure that the company is working on a Snapdragon 835 project which is underway. The analyst made this known in a Weibo post while disclosing that the Chinese company was in the process of releasing a 5.5-inch smaller version of the Gree Phone 2 which hit the market sometime in May this year with a 6-inch display.

Read Also: HMD Global Oy Officially Unveiled As the New Home of Nokia-Branded Phones

The Gree Phone 2 came with a Snapdragon 820 chip on board as well as 4GB of RAM, 64GB of internal storage, an 8MP front camera and 16MP rear camera setup. The Gree Phone 2 was priced around 3,300 Yuan so we expect the next flagship with SD 835 to be way more. That won’t be anytime soon, though, as the Galaxy S8 which would be the first to have the SD 835 SoC won’t drop until next year.

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If you do not reside in China, you most certainly haven’t heard of iQiyi. iQiyi is an online video platform owned by Chinese search giant Baidu. To explain it in simple terms, iQiyi is to Baidu as YouTube is to Google. And just like LeTV (now LeEco) released it’s first phone, the LeTV Le 1 over a year ago, iQiyi is set to do the same with the release of its iQiyi MiGe M9.

The iQiyi MiGe M9 is said to sport a 5.5” Full HD display with a 2.5D glass, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of built-in storage, a 16MP rear camera, an 8MP front shooter, and a 3100mAh battery. While it is written on the pack that the iQiyi M9 uses an 8-core 2.0GHz 64-bit processor, promotional images say it uses a 2.15GHz octa-core Qualcomm processor which is none other than the Snapdragon 820.

The iQiyi phone shares design similarities to the iPhone 6. It has a thickness of 6.9mm and a front facing fingerprint scanner which unlocks in 0.2s and doubles as a home button. The phone has HiFi Audio and supports Voice over LTE. It runs Android Marshmallow out of the box and is available in Champagne Gold and Rose Gold.

READ MORE: LeEco Le 1 Pro (X800) with 2K Display and SD 810 Now Selling for ¥899 (133)

Those who purchase the iQiyi MiGe M9 at its listed price of ¥2699 ($390) get added benefits reserved for VIP members of the video platform. But you can snag it off for just ¥1599 ($232) from this site but probably without the VIP benefits.

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Nokia has already confirmed its plan to get back into smartphone manufacturing next year. The company is collaborating with Finnish company, HMD Global, which is made up of ex-Nokia executives; and Chinese manufacturer, Foxconn. The three of them will handle separate roles that will lead to the re-emergence of the brand.

While the only phone we have heard about is the Nokia D1C which sports mid-range specs, a source says the company is working on a flagship phone that will first launch in China.

The phone is said to come in two sizes: 5.2-inches and 5.5-inches, which will use a 2K AMOLED display. It will sport Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 chip, run Android Nougat, and have an IP68 rating which means you should be able to dunk it in water with a maximum depth of 1.5 meters for up to 30 minutes.

READ MORE: Real Renders of Nokia Smartphone With Metal Body Leaked

The source has also said that the D1C which sports a Snapdragon 430 processor, 3GB of RAM, and 32GB of storage, and runs Android Nougat will have a design similar to the Lumia 925.

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Smartphone makers are increasingly surprising fans at its launch event, releasing products in addition to what we expect. We know how Xiaomi managed to surprise us all with the Xiaomi Mi Mix concept phone at the Xiaomi Mi Note 2 unveiling and looks like Vivo has also done something similar at its Vivo X9 and X9 Plus launch event today. The company unveiled an additional flagship, the Vivo XPlay 6 coming with slightly upgraded features as compared to the previous generation Vivo XPlay 5.

Continuing the tradition, the new Vivo XPlay 6 also comes with a dual curved display on the front. The screen is of 5.46-inches and comes with 2K resolution. Inside, there is a surprise — Snapdragon 820. Yes, despite launching near the end of the year, the company has used Snapdragon 820 quad-core chip instead of the updated and slightly faster Snapdragon 821. There is 6GB of RAM on board and 128GB of internal storage. The battery is quite large as well, measuring 4080mAh in capacity with fast charging support. The company has somehow limited the thickness of the phone to just 5.2mm, despite this large battery.

As for the camera, Vivo has made sure that the XPlay 6 comes with powerful sensors, both up front as well as the back. The flagship comes with a 12MP Sony IMX362 sensor at the back along with another 5MP secondary sensor. So, it’s a dual camera setup. The camera module comes with 4-axis OIS, large f/1.7 aperture, 1.2μ pixels, 0.03s focus, and depth of field effect, thanks to the additional camera at the back. Up front, the phone features a capable 16MP sensor with soft lights.

Vivo’s smartphones are known for its Hi-Fi audio, and the Vivo XPlay 6 is no different. The phone comes with ES9038 + 3xOPA1622 audio chip to ensure top quality audio output. Other features of the phone include an all metal body, dual SIM dual standby and new Funtouch 3.0 OS.

Vivo’s premium smartphones are never cheap, and neither is the Vivo XPlay 6. The phone is priced at 4498 Yuan ($655) and will go on sale from December 12 via offline and online sales channels.

Here’s a promo video for the XPlay 6’s camera.

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Weibo user @ice universe has benchmarked the top 6 processors against each other and the results are pretty interesting. He has also listed out the strong points of each processor.

The result shows Huawei’s Kirin 960 winning scoring highest in memory latency, memory bandwidth, and Dijkstra algorithm value. The Helio X25  CPU  is no slouch either as it wins in some areas too. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 821 chip also ranks in HDR and Face Detection.

READ MORE:  Xiaomi Meri Rumored to feature In-House Processor

Samsung’s Exynos 8890 is best at encryption and lossless data compression (LZMA). The older snapdragon CPU however fails to win any category which is not surprising as the Snapdragon 821 is supposed to be better than it in all ways. But it does score a little higher than the SD821 in encryption.

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It is evident that flagship devices are becoming cheaper by the day. Recently the ZUK Z2 which was released around July this year starting at 1599 Yuan was being offere for 1299 Yuan. For a Snapdragon 820-powered smartphone, that is a bargain price. This time around the LeEco Le Max 2 is reported to have gotten its price slashed to 1299 Yuan ($192) on Suning Tesco Lynx official flagship store.

This isn’t the first time the Le Max 2 is seeing some adjustments in its price as the device’s prie had in the past been reduced. The last was down to 1549 Yuan ($233) off Taobao which was the cheapest until now. This offer seem to be a promo offer with some conditions attached to it but if you are interested, head over to Suning Teso Lynx official flagship store.

Read More: LeEco Unveils Top-End Le Max 2 With 6GB RAM & 128GB storage

The LeEco Le Max 2 holds the record as the first device to sport the Snapdragon 820 chipset from Qualcomm. The flagship rocks a 5.7-inch display with 2k resolution, 4GB of RAM, 32GB of non-expandable internal storage, as well as a 3,100mAh battery with support for fast charging. In addition, the dual-SIM device packs a 21MP rear camera and an 8MP selfie sensor upfront. The Le Max 2 is devoid of the 3.5mm audio jack and instead has a USB Type-C port for headphones and a host of connectivity options are available on the device.

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Antutu has released its top 10 devices for the just ended month of September and there are a couple of surprises.

For mobile phones, Apple’s iPhone 7 Plus takes the top spot with a score of 172644 followed closely by the smaller sized iPhone 7 which scored 170124. This shouldn’t be a surprise considering the fact that quite a number of reviews have praised Apple’s new A10 Fusion chip. If you can remember, we covered a web performance test of the new chip against other flagships and the iPhone 7 came out on top.

Next in line is the LeEco Le Pro 3. The Pro 3 which is the first Chinese smartphone to sport the new Qualcomm 821 processor comes in at number three with a score of 160856, pushing Xiaomi’s new phones the Mi 5s Plus and Mi 5s to fourth and fifth position respectively.

There should be no surprise at the result of the Mi 5s considering its SD 821 chip is under-clocked.

OnePlus 3 takes the sixth position with 140288 points starting the list of Snapdragon 820 phones on the list.

Vivo’s Xplay 5 Elite and Samsung’s controversial Galaxy Note 7 slug it out for the seventh and eight spot but the Elite comes in ahead with 333 points more than the Note 7. The Le Max 2 comes in at number 9 and ZTE’s Nubia line wraps up the list with the Nubia Z11.

There’s also another Antutu list of top 10 iOS devices which is headed by the iPad Pro with 177266 points. The iPhone 7 Plus and iPhone 7 follow for second and third positions. The 9.7” iPad Pro takes the fourth spot, the 6s Plus takes fifth position and the iPhone SE takes the seventh slot.

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For the top 10 android devices, the order is the same for the first one above, but since Apple devices are not on the list, the ZUK Z2 and Xiaomi Mi 5 get on the list coming in at number nine and ten respectively.

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While it might seem like Xiaomi is done for the year, there is the matter of the Mi Note 2 which has still not been released. Although some people speculated that the phone doesn’t exist, leaks from the past 2 weeks says otherwise. With the Mi 5s and Mi 5s Plus out of the way, all focus should be on the new device.

According to analyst Pan Jiutang, the Mi Note 2 will launch at the end of October. He also added that the phone will come in more colour variants available than the Mi 5s and Mi 5s Plus.

The Mi Note 2 is expected to have two models: one with a snapdragon 821 processor and 8GB of RAM (6GB seems to be a more likely possibility) and another with a snapdragon 820 and 4GB of RAM. The unit with the SD 821 chip will get the word ”Pro” added to its name. Both versions are expected to feature 5.7” 2K AMOLED Force Touch curved displays. The Mi Note 2 Pro is also rumoured to have a battery capacity of 3600mAh with quick charge on board.

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With the kind of stunt Xiaomi pulled with the Mi 5s and Mi 5s Plus: adding force touch display to one variant of the former and totally skipping it on the Plus, I won’t be surprised if they decide to scramble the screen features on the Mi Note 2 as well. Putting force touch on one but not making it curved or making it curved and having force touch but with a lower resolution or screen size. You get the picture, right?

The Mi Note 2 is expected to have a starting price of 2662 yuan ($399).

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The iPhone 7 was released last week and one of the many features highlighted during the launch is Apple’s new A10 Fusion chip which is touted as offering a 40% increase in performance over the A9 chip in the iPhone 6s and 120 times faster than the chip on the original iPhone.

The A10 Fusion processor is the first quad-core chip manufactured by the company. It is made up of two high performance cores and two low-performance cores.

A weibo user, @i, decided to confirm Apple’s claims and put the iPhone 7 through a web app performance test, and below are the screenshots of his results.

The test was carried out using Jetstream v1.1 and the results were compared alongside those of the iPhone 6s Plus, a Samsung Galaxy S7 with a SD 820 chip, a S7 Edge with Samsung’s Exynos 8890, and a Samsung S6 Edge.

The iPhone 7 scored 169.14 points and is followed by the iPhone 6s Plus with a score of 115.18. The S7 with a Snapdragon 820 managed to pull in a measly 36.9 points.

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He carried out the same test on the S7 Edge sporting the Exynos 8890 processor; first with chrome’s browser which scored 64.8 points and then with Samsung’s own browser which scored 73.7 points. The S6 Edge scored 55 points which is higher than the S7 above.

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The first  Snapdragon 821 phone, the Zenfone 3 Deluxe was announced over 2 months ago. While being the first phone manufacturer to ”announce”, we thought other manufacturers such as Samsung, LeEco or Xiaomi will beat them to releasing a Snapdragon 821 phone for sale, as ASUS is known for announcing a device but taking months to release it. But surprisingly, no one beat them to it as the Zenfone 3 deluxe is now available for purchase starting in the company’s own home country, Taiwan.

The phone costs 24,990 Taiwanese dollars which is about 5320 Yuan (roughly $800) and will be available in Glacier Silver and Shimmer Gold with the former shipping first by September 12 and the gold by September 23.

The Snapdragon 821 chip is a slight improvement over the Snapdragon 820. It has a higher clock-speed for the CPU and GPU. Qualcomm puts the improvement in performance over the SD 820 at 10%.

Zenfone 3 Deluxe Specs

The Zenfone 3 Deluxe has other things going for it apart from the new chip. It has a 5.7” Super AMOLED 1080p display with Gorilla Glass 4, 6GB of LPDDR4 RAM, a generous 256GB UFS 2.0 memory, an 8MP shooter up front, and a 23MP Sony IMX318 rear camera that is protected by sapphire glass. The rear camera has OIS, laser focus, and RGB color sensor calibration.

The phone runs Android 6.0.1 with ASUS Zen UI 3.0 overlay, has dual SIM slots, a fingerprint scanner, a 3000mAh battery with QC 3.0 Support. The Zenfone 3 Deluxe weighs 170 g and is 7.5 mm thick.

RELATED: Qualcomm Reveals Details About Snapdragon 821

If you feel you don’t want to spend that much on a Snapdragon 821 phone, there’s a Snapdragon 820 version which has 4GB of RAM and 32GB ROM that sells for 15,990 Taiwanese Dollars which is about 3400 Yuan ($510) and another 4GB + 64GB that sells for 17,990 Taiwanese Dollars (3830 Yuan/$575). All other features remain the same.

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The company has confirmed that the chip comes with 10% faster boot loads and 10% faster app loads. The chip supports Snapdragon VR SDK, which means it supports Google’s Daydream platform. The SoC also supports dual phase detection, which should improve the AF as compared to the regular PDAF. There are improvements in the ISP as well to better work with Laser AF. Finally, the company surprisingly adds that the energy efficiency is improved by 5%.

While these are minor updates, what’s really interesting is the bumped up clock speed of Snapdragon 821’s Power Clusters. They are now clocked at 2.19GHz instead of 1.59GHz as seen on the SD820 chip. The performance clusters get a gentle speed up, from 2.15GHz on SD820 to 2.34GHz. The upgrade in GPU speed is also not much, from 624MHz to 653MHz in the new chipset. But then, Adreno 530 is already a great smartphone GPU, so there was hardly any need for significant upgrades in this department.

We can expect SD821 phones in September (although the first SD821 phone was announced a while back by ASUS) from companies like Xiaomi and LeEco. In case you missed, we spotted a new LeEco phone on AnTuTu with Snapdragon 821 which scores an impressive 163K. You can read more about the phone from here.

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It has already been confirmed by the president of Lenovo’s Mobile Business Group that the Moto Z Play and Moto Z will be launching on September 6. Yesterday, a promotional poster of the Moto Z Play was spotted at a store located within Chengdu International Finance Square.

The poster which advertises the phone’s 36-hour (standby) battery life also confirms that it will indeed work with the mods made for the Moto Z (the JBL speaker mod and a camera mod are on the poster).

The Moto Z Play will come with a 5.5” OLED screen like the Moto Z but have a lower resolution (FHD). It will sport Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 625 processor, 3GB of RAM, 64GB eMMC built-in storage, a 16MP rear camera, and a 5MP front facing camera. A 3150mAh battery that supports Motorola’s TurboPower fast charge technology  will provide juice.

The Moto Z on the other hand has a QHD OLED screen, Snapdragon 820, 4GB of RAM, 64GB UFS built-in storage, a 13MP rear camera, a 5MP front facing camera, and a 2600mAh battery.

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Both phones support VoLTE, run Android 6.0 Marshmallow, and feature front-positioned fingerprint scanners which quite a number of people have said spoils the design.

A user has also leaked real images of the white version of the Moto Z Play ahead of the official launch.

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The LeEco Le 2s Pro is one of the most anticipated phones to be launched next month apart from the iPhone 7. There is still no official date as to the exact date but rumours say it will either be on the 6th or 7th.  We however got a leak of the phone’s Antutu score.

The leak which was posted on Weibo shows the LeEco Le 2s Pro scoring a massive 157,897 points on the benchmarking test confirming the presence of Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 821 system-on-chip.

Other previous leaks says the phone will feature a 5.5” full HD display, a 16 MP main camera, 8 MP front shooter, and come with Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow with the company’s EUI overlay.

There are also speculations that the phone will come in multiple RAM + ROM variants. A base version with 4GB of RAM and 32GB of built-in storage and a higher variant with possibly 6GB of RAM and 64GB/128GB of storage.

This week, a fresh set of images of the phone were leaked online showing a brushed metal design, 4GB of RAM, and the MSM8996 chip which is better known as the SD 820. If we are getting leaks of both processors, it is possible the variants may be launching with  different chips as well.

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The company has also released a new teaser poster ahead of the launch which mentions the all metal body of the phone.

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A LeEco phone said to be the Le 2S with model number X720 was spotted on GFXBench with some interesting specifications. The phone has a 5.5” Full HD  screen, 4GB of RAM, 32GB of built-in storage, and a Snapdragon 820 processor clocked at 2.3GHz. While we are not surprised about the screen size, the other specs invalidated the rumors of it coming with 8GB of RAM (or 6GB), 64GB of ROM, and the newer Snapdragon 821 chip.

Other details revealed include an 8MP front camera (should be great for Google’s Duo), a 16MP rear camera (can’t tell if it’ll be dual) that can shoot 4K videos, a fingerprint scanner, Android 6.0 Marshmallow, NFC, and USB Type-C. The Le 2S will also have Quick Charge 3.0 support. The specs also show that it has only one SIM card slot.

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This phone won’t have a 3.5mm audio jack, if you want a phone that has that, you should check out their Cool1 phone launched yesterday, it has a 4GB RAM version that comes with 32GB or 64GB of built-in storage, but you’ll have to settle for the slower Snapdragon 652 SoC.

The LeEco X720 has also been certified by the CCC (China Compulsory Certification), so we hope the September 9 date holds. If you remember the X720 model was also spotted on AnTuTu back in June with Snapdragon 821. You can read more about it from here.

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Antutu usually releases the top 10 phones for each month based on performance and they’ve made the list for the phones that scored the highest in July.

Taking the lead which shouldn’t be a surprise is none other than the OnePlus 3. The OnePlus 3 which scored a total of 140288 points features a Snapdragon 820 processor clocked at 2.2GHz, 6GB of RAM, and 64GB of ROM.

Coming in second is Vivo’s X5 Play Elite with a score of 138706. The X5 Play features the same processor as the OnePlus 3, but it is clocked lower at 2.15GHz. It also features 6GB of RAM but doubles the storage to 128GB and comes with a curved 2K display.

The LeEco Le Max 2 is the third best smartphone scoring almost 700 points less than the Vivo (138026). The LeMax 2 uses the Snapdragon 820 SoC with the same clock speed as the Vivo, 6GB of RAM, and 64GB of storage. There is a 4GB RAM version with 32GB ROM as well and with the same 2K screen as its sibling.

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ZTE’s Nubia sub-brand comes in at number 4 with the standard edition of the Nubia Z11. The phone scores a total of 137,685 points and is equipped with the same processor as the top 3, but features 4GB of RAM and 64GB of built-in storage.

Other phones that made it to Antutu’s list includes the Lenovo sub-brand ZUK Z2 Pro, Xiaomi’s Mi 5, the Samsung S7 Edge, Apple’s iPhone 6S and the Axon 7. Apple rounds off the list with their most recent phone, the iPhone SE.

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New results shows the Kirin 950 raking up more points in the core-tests and the Snapdragon 820’s scores suffering a decline.

Qualcomm’s snapdragon 820 SoC scored highest in the single-core test on Geekbench 3, followed by Samsung’s Exynos 8890 and Huawei’s Kirin 950.

New single-core test scores on Geekbench 4 Beta, puts the Exynos 8890 in front followed by the Kirin 950 and the SD 820.

For the multi-core test on geekbench 3, Samsung leads with the Exynos 8890, Huawei comes in second, and Qualcomm takes the rear. The results for Geekbench 4 Beta remains the same.

In terms of overall performance, the Kirin has seen a huge improvement. However, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 (Adreno 530) is still the best in terms of GPU performance, dwarfing Samsung’s Mali T880 MP12 by more than double.

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Unless you’re a geek, the scores wouldn’t really matter to most people. Most buyers tend to look at other factors other than processing power when picking up a new phone such as camera performance, battery life, and quick updates.

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The device has a 4.6” FHD screen, 6GB of RAM, 64GB of built-in storage, and a snapdragon 820 processor clocked at 2.2GHz. It is also sporting a 13MP primary camera that can shoot 4K videos and an 8MP front facing camera for selfies and video calls. The OnePlus 3 Mini has also got NFC (for Android Pay), a single SIM slot, and runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

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Pretty impressive specs, most especially the 4.6” screen (those pixels are going to be crazy).

OnePlus already announced that they wouldn’t be releasing a new OnePlus X device as the line has been scrapped. The OnePlus 3 Mini might just be the successor and it will surely be a great buy especially if the price is right.

NB: OnePlus, if you do release the OnePlus 3 Mini, can we please get it in green and red? Because it seems it is going to be an endless wait for those colours on the OP3.

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Meizu has confirmed that the invite for the event on the 10th of August is for a new line of high end smart phones with the first one expected to launch with a Samsung Exynos 8890 processor. The new E Series is going to be entirely different from all the other lines and is expected to be aimed at the high-end.

The use of an Exynos processor shouldn’t come as a surprise considering the fact that Meizu and Qualcomm are currently not best of friends at the moment. Qualcomm filed a lawsuit against Meizu about a month ago with the former demanding for 520 million Yuan in damages for the infringement.

The Exynos 8890 SoC is a 64-bit ARMv8 octa-core processor based on the big.LITTLE architecture. It uses a custom Samsung CPU (Exynos M1 ”Mongoose”) clocked at 2.3GHZ  in combination with 4 cortex A-53 cores at 1.56GHz for low power consumption. The chip is built using the 2nd generation 14nm FinFET process, offering an increase in performance and better power efficiency.

The SoC also uses a Category 12/13 modem that supports downlink speeds of up to 600Mbps and uplink speeds of up to 150Mbps and FDD-TDD joint carrier aggregation for more flexible network usage.

Exynos 8890 vs Snapdragon 820

A CPU comparison of the Samsung Exynos 8890 and Snapdragon 820 processor shows the SD 820 scoring 2320 for the single-core test against the Exynos 8890’s 2200. For the multi-core test, Samsung’s chip scores over 6500 against the SD 820’s 5369 indicating that the Exynos processor has enhanced multi-tasking and better utilization of the 8 cores.

Are you excited about the other features Meizu’s new E Series is going to bring? We are too, so make sure you check back for more info.

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We recently reported that LeEco has bought a major stake in the Chineses smartphone company, Coolpad. Later, the companies started sending out teasers saying that something cool was coming soon. Naturally, we expected it to be a smartphone, however, up till now, we had very little details about the upcoming phone.

However, today, the new LeEco + Coolpad phone seems to have leaked online revealing the back. So, what can we take from this image? It looks like the new phone will come with dual cameras at the back. Not so surprising since Xiaomi just released the Redmi Pro with dual 13MP + 5MP cameras, and LeEco + Coolpad wouldn’t want to lag behind. Further, the phone will come in an all metal body, with the fingerprint sensor located at the back, just below the camera setup.

The new collaboration seems to focus on the high-end market though, unlike Xiaomi’s Redmi model. It is rumored that the upcoming device will feature a 5.5-inch display with 2K resolution, Snapdragon 820 chip, 4GB RAM and 64GB ROM. Apart from the dual cameras at the back that we mentioned above, the phone is said to come with a decent 3500mAh battery as well. And yes, it is said that the phone will come with dual UI options, so you can either run EUI or Cool UI.

While we know that the new phone will meet us soon, we can’t be sure of the authenticity of this leak. So, make sure you take this news with a pinch of salt. We hope that the phone will hit the TENAA certification website sometime soon which will confirm most of the specs on the new model.

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But if true, this new device would make for a powerful flagship! What do you think?

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ASUS loves setting records. After being the first manufacturer to announce a 4GB RAM phone at last year’s Mobile World Congress, they are setting another one again this year by announcing the Zenfone 3 Deluxe as the first phone with the new Snapdragon 821 processor.

The Snapdragon 821 processor is a slightly upgraded version of the successful SD 820 which has been gracing this year’s flagship devices. Rumours had earlier said that the Galaxy Note 7 will be the first phone to feature the SoC but ASUS beat Samsung (and even Xiaomi) to it. The processor has a higher clock speed (2.4GHz) and pushes power efficiency even farther than the Snapdragon 820 processor.

The Zenfone 3 Deluxe sports a 5.7” FHD screen, 6GB of RAM, multiple built-in storage variants which start at 64GB and maxes out at 256GB.  ASUS has put a 23MP camera that features ASUS’s TriTech Focus.

The Zenfone 3 Deluxe with Snapdragon 821 will be priced at  24,990 TWD ($776) for the 6GB RAM/256GB ROM version which is a fair price. If you are not willing to shell out such an amount, the Zenfone 3 Deluxe with Snapdragon 820, 4GB of RAM, and 32GB of built-in storage will be available for 15,990 TWD ($496) and another with the same SD 820 chip but 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage for 17,990 ($559).

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Now that we are officially into the second half of 2016, we can take a look at the top 10 smartphones in the first half of 2016. This is a list released by the popular benchmarking app AnTuTu. Unsurprisingly, there are a lot of Snapdragon 820 powered smartphones. Another thing to note is that 6GB RAM and 64GB ROM have become the standard among flagships this year. While this configuration would have sounded a lot last year, this year, it looks like there could be even 8GB RAM phones! But more on that later. In this article, let’s look at the top 10 list!

On top is the mighty OnePlus 3 flagship powered by Snapdragon 820, 6GB RAM and 64GB of internal storage. The phone managed to reach an average score of 140,288, which is the best average scores we have seen till date on AnTuTu. The phone manages to reach this level because the Snapdragon 820 chip inside is not throttled, unlike some other flagship phones, which unleashes its full potential. So, despite entering the market late June, the phone has topped the AnTuTu benchmark’s top 10 list.

Next up is another Chinese smartphone, the Vivo XPlay 5 Elite edition which was also the world’s first 6GB RAM phone. The phone managed to score 138,706 points on average on the benchmarking website, thanks to its top-end specs that include Snapdragon 820 and 128GB ROM. Another thing to note here is that it is also the first Chinese dual curved display smartphone.

Next up is the Le Max 2, another Snapdragon 820 + 6GB + 64GB ROM phone. Well, now there’s a 128GB ROM model as well. This particular device managed to score 138,026 on an average, which is pretty good and just below the XPlay 5 Elite model. In the fourth and the fifth position are two more Chinese flagships namely the ZUK Z2 Pro and Xiaomi Mi5. In all, there are seven Chinese models (including Axon 7 and ZUK Z2) in the top 10 list which clearly shows the dominance of these phones in the first half of 2016. Non-

Non-Chinese phones  that made it to this list include the Galaxy S7 Edge, iPhone SE and the iPhone 6S.

So, these were the top 10 smartphones of the first half of 2016! These scores were calculated from the data collected from January 1 to June 30 and with at least 2000 scores registered on the app (v6.0) for each model.

We have reviewed almost all of these smartphones. You can check out each model’s review from the links above.

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The OnePlus 3 is the rave of the moment. Its launch has reinforced the fact that High End Low Price (HELP) phones are here to stay.

The OP3 is available in only one colour for now i.e. graphite grey, and a soft gold version expected in July. Although, news reaching us today says the phone might be getting two more colour variants viz.: red and green. Don’t worry there’s no rose gold (we are tired of that colour already).

According to the source,the red version, which looks awesome by the way and matches with the red and white charging cable, was spotted on the OnePlus website but was later taken down. While we do not know the reason for its removal, we do hope the phone sees the light of day.

The green version on the other hand which looks more like teal is pretty attractive as well and will get heads turning when you pull it out of your pocket. Both pictures show that the phones will retain the black bands on the back and the black bezels in front.

If  OnePlus decides not to release these new colours, we’ll just have to make do with the protective cases which comes in bamboo, karbon, rosewood, black apricot, and the much loved sandstone.

The OnePlus 3 has a 5.5” FHD optic AMOLED screen, a snapdragon 820 SoC, 6GB of RAM, 64GB of built-in storage, a fingerprint scanner, NFC, and a 3000mAh battery with DASH Charge just for $399.

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The Snapdragon 821 is the successor to the Snapdragon 820 and it’s expected to start showing up in phones by August. However a new LeEco phone showed up online today sporting the new processor. The phone which shares a lot of similarities with the LeEco Le Max 2 might possibly be an upgraded version of the flagship device.

The phone is said to feature 8GB of RAM (just when we are still debating if 6GB of RAM is an overkill) and will purportedly have a 25MP rear camera. Renders of the phone shows it will come in white, red (which looks cooler than rose gold by the way), and blue; feature a fingerprint scanner positioned below the camera and cost 3000 CNY ($455).

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Chinese smartphones have come a long way in the past couple of years. This year, we saw at least three new smartphones from China featuring a whopping 6GB of RAM on board along with other powerful specs. And it’s no surprise that these smartphones along with other 4GB RAM phones powered by Snapdragon 820 chip dominate the top 10 smartphone list for the month of May released by AnTuTu.

On top lies the Vivo XPlay Lite, which was the first 6GB RAM smartphone in the market. The phone managed to top the list with a score of 138,706 points. Next up lies the Le Max 2 with 138K points and then the ZUK Z2 Pro scoring 136,853 points on average. Like mentioned above, these three phones feature 6GB of RAM on board with the mighty Snapdragon 820 chip. The next two phones, namely the Xiaomi Mi5 and the Galaxy S7 Edge also score well, which isn’t surprising given that they have the same Snapdragon 820 chip inside but with 4GB of RAM. We don’t see much difference in the performance of 6GB and 4GB RAM phones here, mainly because, AnTuTu gives more importance to the CPU and GPU, rather than RAM.

Then, there are the two iPhone models, the iPhone 6S and iPhone SE, both featuring Apple’s top-end A9 chips. Even they manage to score above 130K on the benchmark test, showing the power capability of the chip inside. The last three in the list are LG G5 with Snapdragon 820, Meizu Pro 6 with Helio X25 chip (overclocked Helio X20) and finally, Honor V8 with Kirin 955m. Given that Huawei’s device has made it to the list, it shows that Kirin chipsets have finally improved their performance in comparison to its competition.

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Recently, we heard that the ASUS Zenfone 3 Deluxe model, which is the top-end variant in the lineup will have another version reportedly sold in some Asian countries. The major difference in the new model would be that it will be powered by the Snapdragon 823 chipset. However, now, we have just spotted a promotional material of the ASUS ZenFone 3 Deluxe which reveals that the phone is powered by Snapdragon 821 and not Snapdragon 823. So, the SD821 powered variant of the device could be announced later.

From what we could make out from the promotional material of the device, it looks like the Snapdragon 821 chip will upgrade the clock speed to 2.3GHz. The Snapdragon 820 is clocked at 2.15GHz, so this will be a slight upgrade. Rest of the specs seems to be the same, like 14nm manufacturing node, and Adreno 530 GPU. So, this could be the overclocked version of the chipset.

But, what about Snapdragon 823? Well, earlier we had heard rumors that Snapdragon 821 was renamed to Snapdragon 823, but looks like that didn’t happen. Further, IHS analyst Kevin Wang said earlier today that the flagships of the second half of 2016 will be powered by Snapdragon 821 and not Snapdragon 823.

The name doesn’t matter much. Whether it’s called the Snapdragon 821 or Snapdragon 823, the chip would just be a gentle upgrade to the existing Snapdragon 820 SoC. This makes sense, because 820 is already a powerful chip, and even if it was going to be upgraded within a year, it should be only a gentle one.

What are your thoughts? Do we need an even faster Snapdragon chip for 2016 flagships?

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LeEco surprised us everyone by announcing the first Snapdragon 820 powered smartphone in the market, namely the Le Max Pro. Although the phone wasn’t sold to the regular consumers in plenty, the company does hold the title of the first manufacturer with SD820 phone. Now, it looks like this Chinese company is going to boast of another great title this year.

According to Chinese media, LeEco is said to be working on a brand new Snapdragon 823 powered smartphone and it is expected to be announced at Mobile World Congress at Shanghai that starts at the end of this month, from June 29 and goes on till July 1. If true, LeEco will probably become the first smartphone maker to release a Snapdragon 823 powered phone!

According to rumors, Snapdragon 823 will come with slightly upgraded specs as compared to the already powerful SD820. The company is said to have increased the clock speed, with other upgrades such as Adreno 530 GPU, X12 LTE baseband and Cat.12 / 13 support. Other possible specs include support for 8GB DDR4 memory and 25MP camera sensor. The Galaxy Note 6 is long rumored to be using this new chip and so is the ASUS ZenFone Deluxe model for some Asian markets.

The Snapdragon 820 is already a powerful chipset and there’s hardly any other chips in the market that can match the performance of this beast. So, it would be interesting to see what the Snapdragon 823 brings to the table. We expect a slight boost in performance (because there’s actually no need for a significant increase right now) along with GPU and some connectivity upgrades as mentioned above.

Considering Snapdragon 820 smartphones started entering the market by February 2016, it would be really surprising if Snapdragon 823 phones make it to the market so early. Qualcomm usually follows yearly release period for its chips, but looks like that’s changing this year.

Anyway, it’s still too early to comment as we don’t have official details, but expect more details soon.

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