While Huawei is busying pushing Oreo update to its Huawei branded phones and flagships, the company is yet to start rolling out Oreo for Honor phones. The company recently clarified that Honor 8 won't be getting the Oreo update because of software limitations.
The company has also confirmed the list of Honor phones that will be getting the Oreo update in China which also includes the Honor 8 confusing us even more. Android Police took the same confusion to Huawei, to which the company clarified that Honor 8 will be getting the EMUI 8.0 features ported instead of the Oreo update. Which is odd considering the Kirin 950 is a capable chipset to handle Oreo requirements.
Though the company in response to AndroidPolice didn't really confirm that the device won't get the Oreo update, the wording sounded like the phone will be sticking to Nougat forever.
Huawei in a statement said:
To ensure Honor 8 users also benefit from the latest user experience upgrades, new functions of EMUI 8.0 will be ported to the Honor 8. Further update details will be released within one week. Please stay tuned and we thank you for your support and interest in Honor.
On the other hand, rest of the Honor ...
While Huawei is busying pushing Oreo update to its Huawei branded phones and flagships, the company is yet to start rolling out Oreo for Honor phones. The company recently clarified that Honor 8 won't be getting the Oreo update because of software limitations.
The company has also confirmed the list of Honor phones that will be getting the Oreo update in China which also includes the Honor 8 confusing us even more. Android Police took the same confusion to Huawei, to which the company clarified that Honor 8 will be getting the EMUI 8.0 features ported instead of the Oreo update. Which is odd considering the Kirin 950 is a capable chipset to handle Oreo requirements.
Though the company in response to AndroidPolice didn't really confirm that the device won't get the Oreo update, the wording sounded like the phone will be sticking to Nougat forever.
Huawei in a statement said:
To ensure Honor 8 users also benefit from the latest user experience upgrades, new functions of EMUI 8.0 will be ported to the Honor 8. Further update details will be released within one week. Please stay tuned and we thank you for your support and interest in Honor.
On the other hand, rest of the Honor ...
By now it is understood that Apple might be launching a lower priced iPhone this year with 6.1-inches LCD display and today we are seeing reports from China Times that the upcoming iPhone will have an 18:9 panel with 2,160×1,080 Resolution and Ultra-Slim Bezels.
The report further claims that Apple will be adopting Japan Display's "Full Active" LCD technology. The upcoming iPhone 2018 unlike those on the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, Full Active LCDs will require ultra-slim 0.5mm bezels on all four sides. As a matter of fact even slimmer than the iPhone X.
Japan's "Full Active" LCD technology will have a resolution of 2,160×1,080 pixels and 18:9 display panel. If earlier reports are to be believed, the 2018 iPhones will also have a cutout on the top to accommodate the TrueDepth camera sensor. Though the dimensions will be different, the overall design might quite resemble the iPhone X. Currently, there are few Chinese smartphone markers including the Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 use the Full Active LCD displays.
Security Analyst Mia Chung Kuo earlier stated that the 6.1-inch iPhone is estimated to have between 320 and 330 PPI due to the LCD panel, while the 6.5-inches model is said to have roughly 480 to 500 PPI, but the new report ...
According to Canalys, Apple is said to have shipped around 29 million iPhone X in Q4 2017 making it the best selling smartphone in the world during the holidays season. Out of the 29 million units, 7 million units were shipped in China. The reason for the high sales is the Apple's upgrade centric markets where the company enjoys huge customer base.
Though Apple initially faced supplier problems in November during the time of launch, it quickly caught up and started shipping the phone faster than expected. The demand for the iPhone X in December has exceeded the expectations in some markets by the end of the quarter. The trade-in program also helped Apple big time.
Despite the big price tag and initial launch struggles, the iPhone X still made an impact. Moving along, apart from the iPhone X, Apple’s iPhone SE, 6s, 7 and 8 models also shipped in good number considering the fact that the older iPhones are still a value for money products.
Commenting on the same, Ben Stanton, Analyst at Canalys said:
The iPhone X performance is impressive for a device priced at US$999, but it is slightly below industry expectations. Apple struggled with supply issues in early November but achieved a massive uplift in ...
Vivo launched the V7 smartphone soon after the launch of V7+ that we had reviewed recently. It has a FullView 18:9 display, but in a smaller size compared to the V7, is powered by Snapdragon 450 and has the same 24-megapixel front camera. How good is the smartphone? Let us find out in the complete review.
Box contents
Vivo V7 smartphone in Matte Black color
Headset with microphone
2-pin charger (5V-2A)
Clear protective case
SIM ejector tool
User manual and warranty information
Display, Hardware and Design
The phone has a 5.7-inch 2.5D curved glass display with a resolution of 1440 by 720 pixels and a pixel density of about 282 PPI. It has a 18:9 aspect ratio and a screen-to-body ratio of 83.6% since it has minimal bezels, so it is good for media consumption, and you also get an option to stretch the content on the screen when watching videos on apps such as YouTube to fit the 18:9 display. The screen is not sharp compared to a 1080p screen so some might find the content dull. It also has Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection.
There is a Full Screen mode in the display settings also lets you run apps in the Full Screen mode to display more content. ...
It is a well-known fact that LG has decided not to launch their next flagship smartphone; the G7 at the MWC 2018 event next month. New to join the list is Huawei which according to industry reports is planning on skipping the flagship announcement at the MWC event.
If rumors are to be believed, Huawei is looking at hosting a special event in April in Europe to showcase the P20 flagships, while limiting the MWC announcements to tablet PCs and 2-in-1 laptops. The company in 2017 had introduced the P10 flagships at the MWC. Huawei is delaying the launch in order to overlook issues such as preparing the phone for American markets, stabilization of supply and demand for next chipsets, improvement in standards of triple cameras.
We already learned that LG would skip the G7 announcement. Instead, it is expected to introduce the V30+ α with enhanced A.I features. A high-ranking official of a mobile network said,"Models that will be introduced by LG Electronics at MWC 2018 will inherit current design of V30 and have partial changes to some of its parts and name changes."
Samsung has no change of plans, and it will launch the S9 and S9+ as per the schedule. It is also likely ...
Motorola launched the Moto X4 smartphone in India back in November last year in 3GB RAM with 32GB storage and 4GB RAM with 64GB storage variants. Now the company has started teasing the launch of new version of the smartphone in the country that hints at 6GB RAM version of the smartphone which has also been listed on Flipkart in Sterling Blue version without much details.
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It also teased that it will be powered by the newest and sweetest version of Android yet that hints that it will come with Android 8.0 (Oreo) out of the box.
Moto X4 specifications
5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD LTPS IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection
2.2 GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 630 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 508 GPU
6GB / 4GB RAM with 64GB , 3GB RAM with 32GB storge, expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano/microSD)
12MP primary camera with Dual Autofocus Pixel sensor, PDAF, f/2.0 aperture, 1.4um pixel size, 8MP ultra-wide angle secondary camera with 120-degree field of view, f/2.2 aperture, 1.12um pixel size, dual-tone LED flash, 4K video recording
16MP Front-facing camera with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture, 1um pixel size
Water and dust resistant (IP68)
Fingerprint sensor
3.5mm audio ...
Apple today announced iOS 11.3 and previewed some of its features. The update will bring four new Animoji - lion, bear, dragon and skull for the iPhone X, ARKit 1.5 to developers to offer even more immersive AR experiences to recognize and place virtual objects on vertical surfaces like walls and doors, and more accurately map irregularly shaped surfaces like circular tables for next-generation AR apps.
It will also brings Business Chat for users to communicate directly with businesses right within Messages. It will launch in Beta with the public availability of iOS 11.3 this spring, with the support of select businesses including Discover, Hilton, Lowe’s and Wells Fargo.
Regarding the new Business Chat, Apple said:
With Business Chat, it's easy to have a conversation with a service representative, schedule an appointment or make purchases using Apple Pay in the Messages app. Business Chat doesn’t share the user’s contact information with businesses and gives users the ability to stop chatting at any time.
As promised, the update will add new features to show battery health and recommend if a battery needs to be serviced. This feature will be available in Settings -> Battery for iPhone 6 and later. As promised, it will also be possible to disable Apple's ...
Samsung has finally sent out invites for its Galaxy Unpacked 2018 event during MWC 2018 in Barcelona where it will unveil its flagship Galaxy S9 series of smartphones. This was already rumored, and February 25th is a day ahead of the expected date that will clash with HMD Global's event.
The invite says The Camera. Reimagined. and Samsung says that the event will showcase the next generation of Galaxy devices that reimagines the camera and redefines the way you share your moments.
Most of the specifications of the S9 and S9+ are already out in open, both the phones are said to sport 5.8-inch and 6.2-inch curved-edge Super AMOLED Infinity displays respectively. They will be powered by the Snapdragon 845 in the US market and Exynos 9 Series 9810 chipset for the Asian markets, 4GB RAM, 64GB storage.
It is expected ot run Android 8.0 Oreo with Galaxy Experience U.I on top. Recently leaked retail box shows key camera specifics including a super-speed Dual-Pixel 12-megapixel camera with OIS, an F1.5/2.4 variable aperture, IP68 rating, Stereo speakers and earphones tuned by AKG and 3000mAh battery on the S9 and 3500mAh on the S9+, respectively. Samsung is also said to have trademarked the ‘DeX Pad’ docking station accessory for Galaxy S9 so ...
Vivo has announced X20 Plus UD with in-display fingerprint sensor in China, as it had promised. The smartphone shares similar specifications as the original X20 Plus, but it has in-display fingerprint scanner instead of fingerprint sensor on the back so that users unlock the smartphone through one-touch fingerprint scanning directly on the display.
It uses Clear ID FS9500 optical fingerprint sensor from Synaptics. At the announcement during CES 2018 Vivo said that its In-Display Fingerprint Scanning Technology outperforms other authentication solutions available for full-screen smartphones in many aspects.
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Vivo X20 Plus UD specifications
6.43-inch (2160 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18: 9 Super AMOLED display
Octa Core Snapdragon 660 14nm Mobile Platform (Quad 2.2GHz Kryo 260 + Quad 1.8GHz Kryo 260 CPUs) with Adreno 512 GPU
4B RAM, 128GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano/microSD)
Funtouch OS 3.2 based on Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
12MP rear camera with LED flash, f/1.8 aperture, OIS, secondary 5MP camera
12MP front-facing camera with soft LED flash, f/2.0 aperture
In-display Fingerprint sensor
Dimensions: 165.2 × 80.02 × 7.35mm; Weight: 183.1g
3.5mm audio jack, ES9318 DAC
4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4 GHz + 5 GHz), Bluetooth 5.0, GPS
3905mAh (typical) / 3800mAh (minimum) battery with fast ...
Xiaomi has finally surpassed Samsung in the last quarter of 2017 claiming the top smartphone vendor in India title. The company has shipped over 8.2 million units in Q4, 2017 while Samsung despite the annual growth of 17% Samsung retained the second spot with 7.3 million smartphones shipments according to Canalys.
Another report from Counterpoint Research claims that Xiaomi has 25% market share and Samsung has 23% share in the Indian market followed by Lenovo, Vivo and OPPO grabbing 6% share each. It claims that smartphone market saw 12% growth with feature phones growing an astonishing 55% during Q4 2017, thanks to Jiophone that gave Jio 26% market share in the feature phone market.
The overall smartphone market in India grew 6% with 30 million units, according to Canalys report. Vivo, OPPO, and Lenovo have comfortably cemented their position in top five. Xiaomi and Samsung combinedly own more than 50% of the market share with Xiaomi at 27% and Samsung at 25%. Samsung's inability to retain its Rs. 15,000 market share is the main reason for the company to fall back.
On the other hand, Xiaomi with its success story continuing in India which is now the second largest smartphone market will have far-reaching implications for its worldwide strategy, ...
Xiaomi Mi 5X aka the Mi A1 for the Indian market might be getting a successor dubbed as Mi 6X, unsurprisingly. The phone leaked in case renders a while ago and today it has again surfaced in hands-on live images revealing the design in its full glory. Going by the looks, the Mi 6X looks to be having iPhone X-style vertical dual-rear camera arrangement.
Furthermore, going by the images, the Mi 6X might be sporting a 5.99-inches Full HD+ 18:9 display and if rumors are to be trusted, the Mi 6X will be powered by the Xiaomi's own Surge S2 chipset which is expected to be announced at the MWC 2018 event next month. The Surge S2 is an Octa-Core chipset clocked at 2.2GHz with Mali-G71 MP8 GPU with support for UFS2.1 and LPDDR4 memory.
The international variant; the Mi A2 will also be powered by the same chipset. However, it is unclear if Xiaomi would launch the Mi 6X as Mi A2 under the Android One program like it did with the Mi 5X last year.
Nothing much is known in terms of specifications, but there are reports which claim that the company would at least tease or showcase the phone at the MWC ...
After being in testing for quite some time, first Chrome update of 2018 is here. The Chrome 64 for Android brings white navigation bar, new APIs for developers to use and the biggest of all is that it blocks annoying auto-redirect pop-ups. Though the feature is listed as official by Google, it is still not enabled by default for some reason.
If you are a long time smartphone user, then you must be knowing about the annoying redirecting ads which certain websites follow. These redirects take you to a fake virus warning or other similar pages. This is mainly because the ads are breaking out of their frame and forcing the main parent page to the page of their desire. This type of ad behavior severely affected most ad networks including Google Adsense.
Google finally announced a solution of blocking the frames from redirecting the parent page on the browser level. However, Chrome 64 was supposed to turn on the feature according to the official changelog, but the function doesn't seem to be enabled for everyone.
But, the feature can be turned on manually. You just need to copy the "chrome://flags/#enable-framebusting-needs-sameorigin-or-usergesture " in the Chrome address bar and then tap the highlighted drop-down menu where you have an option to enable. ...
At the Qualcomm, China Tech Day event in Beijing, Lenovo, Xiaomi, Vivo, OPPO have shown interest in Qualcomm to support the 5G initiative named as "5G Pioneer" in China and introduce 5G New Radio (NR) standard-compliant commercial devices expected as early as 2019. ZTE Corporation and Wingtech Technology have also extended their support.
These companies will work on accelerating the availability of commercial 5G premium devices as early as 2019. The company mentioned that the 5G had reached unprecedented interest in China and research conducted by Qualcomm tells that 60% of Chinese consumers are likely to purchase 5G smartphones when available.
During the partnership, Qualcomm in addition to its leadership in semiconductor solutions, the company will also provide manufacturers with the platform needed for the premium tier and global 5G commercial devices. With 5G, Qualcomm is focusing on transformative technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) apart from just mobile applications.
Apart from the 5G initiative, Lenovo, Xiaomi, OPPO, Vivo have also signed Memorandum of Understanding with Qualcomm to purchase Qualcomm Technologies’ RF Front End (RFFE) components valued at $2 billion, in the aggregate, over three years.
Qualcomm's RFFE components consist of system-level modem-to-antenna RF front-end platform solutions, which are design with an aim to enable ...
LG Electronics has reported revenues of 16.96 trillion won (US$ 15.3 billion) for the fourth quarter that ended December 31, 2017, which is up 14.8% compared to the same quarter last year. For the whole 2017 it reported record 61.4 trillion won (US$ 55.4 billion) revenues, up 10.9% YoY and profits of 2.47 trillion won (US$ 2.23 billion) – the highest profit since 2009 – up 85% from 2016 due in large part to strong performance by premium home appliances and TVs.
It reported operating income of 366.8 billion won (US$ 330.9 million) for the quarter, down 35.2% for the same quarter in 2016.
Mobile Communications sector reported a quarterly revenue of 3.07 trillion won (US$ 2.77 billion), up 9% QoQ and 3% YoY due to steady sales of increasing sales of V30 and Google’s new premium OLED phone Pixel 2 XL. The sector posted a operating loss of 213.2 billion won (US$ 192.33 million), compared to loss of 459.3 billion won a year ago.
"Loss narrowed QoQ and YoY by increasing premium product sales and
improving business structure, despite marketing expense for V30 and
component price increase, said LG.
For the whole 2017 it reported 11.67 trillion won (US$ 10.52 billion) revenue, despite a challenging marketplace and strong competition from Chinese brands, ...
Reliance Jio is said to be in talks with Xiaomi for exclusive rights to sell smartphones and TVs in India similar to what it has with Apple. If everything works out, Jio will exclusively sell Xiaomi phones and TVs through the Jio retail network and the Reliance Digital chain of stores, according to a new report from ET.
There is also a possible arrangement to provide Xiaomi's B2B products like smart point-of-sales devices to Jio retailers digitalizing Xiaomi's supply chain. The company is also looking into bringing more Xiaomi products in India, said the executives. The proposed deal falls in line with Xiaomi's move to making the regulatory filing, indicating its intentions to bring products that are beyond smartphones, including for the B2B segment.
In the same regard, senior executives of Xiaomi and Reliance Jio is said to have met several times in the last few weeks. With Jio on the verge of rolling out its Jio broadband service, Xiaomi's smart televisions are a compelling offering and will be bundled with the service at a compelling price. Both the companies are also looking into expanding their partnership with exclusive smartphone models, claims the report.
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After Bengaluru, Delhi-NCR, Chennai, Mumbai, Pune and Madhya Pradesh, Xiaomi is all set to open a new Mi Home Store in Kolkata in South City Mall tomorrow, January 26th. This will the company’s twentieth Mi Home Store in the country, after five stores in Bengaluru, two stores in Chennai, Pune, New Delhi, Mumbai, and one in Hyderabad, Gurugram, Noida, Pune, Bhopal and Thane.
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Mi Home Store will let customers experience as well as buy smartphones, power banks, headphones, fitness bands, air purifiers as well as other ecosystem products that are launched in India.
It recently started taking pre-bookings for smartphones at Rs.500 and it is offering Mi Earphone Basic Matte worth Rs.599 with every pre-booking that can be collected along with the smartphone at Mi Home.
Xiaomi already said that it expects to open 100 Mi Homes across India in the next two years.
Huawei Deutsche Telekom and Intel today announced that they have collaborated to achieve 5G NR Interoperability and development testing, a multi-vendor interoperability based on 3GPP R15 commercial system which will accelerate 5G commercialization.
The test is based on Huawei's 5G commercial base station and Intel's third generation 5G NR Mobile Trial Platform (MTP) and it is a step forward in the commercial launch of Huawei and Intel solution supporting millions of devices in 2019. The development was initially started by Huawei and Deutsche Telekom in 2015 which later was benefitted by Intel's 5G NR platform.
Three companies have jointly verified the fundamentals of the new 5G 3GPP NR standard, including new synchronization, coding, frame structure, and numerology components underlying the interconnection of the NR-compliant terminal and network. The test configuration used is based on the largest C-band cell bandwidth defined by the 5G NR standard. The first 5G NR standard was successfully completed on December 21, 2017, at the 3GPP TSG RAN meeting in Lisbon, Portugal.
Arash Ashouriha, Senior Vice President Technology Innovation of Deutsche Telekom said:
After delivering leading contributions to the 3GPP’s work on 5G standards, Deutsche Telekom, Huawei and Intel moved swiftly to jointly verify implementation progress through standards-based interoperability testing. The success of our test is ...
There are very few smartphone makers who cater to all the three segments - Entry-level, Mid-range and High-end. One such company among them is the Huawei's online brand Honor. A couple of weeks before the launch of Honor 9 Lite, the company pulled the wrap off its flagship smartphone in India dubbed as Honor View 10 equipped with Artificial Intelligence. Last week Honor launched the Honor 9 Lite with brilliant build quality, quad-camera setup and Android 8.0 Oreo out of the box. We got hold of this device for more than a week and here is our review.
Unboxing
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Box Contents
Honor 9 Lite in Midnight Black color
2-pin charger (5V-2A)
Micro USB Cable
SIM Ejector tool
Quick Start Guide, Warranty information
Display, Design, and Hardware
The Honor 9 Lite sports a 5.65-inch (2160 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display featuring a pixel density of 428ppi. There is no information about the Corning Gorilla Glass or any kind of screen protection though. In our observation, the screen is vibrant with punchy colors, has good viewing angles and texts looks sharp too. The sunlight legibility is good when the brightness level is set higher.
The Honor 9 Lite smartphone comes with an ...
Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+, the company’s next flagship smartphones in the 'Galaxy S' series have finally surfaced in press image ahead of official announcement at the Mobile World Congress 2018 in Barcelona next month, thanks to @evleaks. Only the front part of the smartphones have been revealed, which look similar to the S8 series with Infinity display, minimal bezels and a bunch of sensors on the top.
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Recently leaked retail box revealed key camera specifics including a super-speed Dual-Pixel 12-megapixel camera with OIS, an F1.5/2.4 variable aperture for the S9, but the S9+ is said to feature dual 12MP rear camera with fixed aperture.
Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ rumored specifications
S9 – 5.8-inch Quad HD+ (2960 × 1440 pixels) Super AMOLED Infinity display with 570ppi, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
S9+ – 6.2-inch Quad HD+ (2960 × 1440 pixels) Super AMOLED Infinity display with 529ppi, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 with Adreno 630 GPU / Octa-Core Samsung Exynos 9 Series 9810 processor with Mali G72MP18 GPU
S9 – 4GB LPDDR4x RAM with 64GB storage (UFS 2.1), expandable memory with microSD
S9+ – 6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB storage (UFS 2.1), expandable memory with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Single / Hybrid ...
Google Files Go that was launched back in December last year has now received a significant update bringing features like open files in other apps, SD card support and more. Files Go app basically lets you free up storage on your phone that is occupied by junk files.
The first addition with the new update is support for SD cards. Google says that since many users use SD cards to back up necessary files and data, with one tap, you can now see and filter the files stored on your SD card. Another addition to the Google Files Go is the inclusion of tablet support allowing you to manage storage or transfer files between your small and big screen Android devices without using any data.
Google further added open files in other apps feature which lets you customize which apps open your data with the new “Open with” flow. This will allow wider controls on different file formats including PDF files. This will further let you filter the files to save the space. The update has just started rolling out, so might be a while before it reaches everyone. You can download the Google Files Go app from PlayStore here.
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