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Motorola has sent out invites for the launch of Moto Z2 Force smartphone in India on February 15th. It will be launching the limited edition Moto Z2 Force that comes bundled with Moto TurboPower pack worth Rs. 5999. The battery Mod for the Moto Z series phones was originally launched in India back in December last year.
To remind you the Moto Z2 Force packs a 5.5-inch Quad HD AMOLED shatterproof display. It even offers warranty against shattering and cracking of display and embedded lens for 4 years. It has a 6.1 mm slim body made of 7,000 series aluminum. It is powered by Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform and should come with Android 8.0 (Oreo) out of the box.
Moto Z2 Force specifications
5.5-inch (1440 x 2560 pixels) Quad HD AMOLED POLED ShatterShield, shatterproof display
2.45GHz Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform with Adreno 540 GPU
6GB / 4GB RAM, 64GB storage, expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Dual SIM
12MP dual rear cameras (monochrome + color) with dual-tone LED flash, Sony IMX386 sensors, ƒ/2.0 aperture, 1.25um pixel size, PDAF, Laser Auto Focus, 4k video recording
5MP front-facing camera with dual-tone LED flash, f/2.2 aperture, 85-degree wide-angle lens
Fingerprint sensor
Water repellent nano-coating
Front-ported loud speaker, ...
Xiaomi launched the Mi 4i back in 2015 MIUI 6 based on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). MIUI v8.5.3 was the last update for the above mentioned devices which company rolled out a few months back, and company decided to skip MIUI 9.0 update for the phone. Earlier this week the company started rolling out MIUI 9.2 Global Beta Stable update to the phone and, the main highlights of MIUI 9.2 include Interactive and Fresh UI changes, New Gallery App, Calendar Cards, App Vault, Mi Video App, New Mi Explorer.
Now it has rolled out stable update for the phone for all the users, which is still based on Android 5.0 (Lollipop), so users will not be able to enjoy few features like Split Screen, Quick Switch and New Notification Shade that MIUI 9 brings. This will be the final MIUI update for the phone, as the company had confirmed.
The update doesn’t bring any major features but it is certainly refreshing and should make the phone smoother than ever as MIUI 9 is focused towards optimization. The company deserves a pat on its back for providing support to the phone after almost 3 years.
The new version for Mi 4i is MIUI 9.2.2.0.LXIMIEK and the update is 209MB in size, but the security patch ...
Android Messages has received a new update with version number V2.9. The update doesn't bring any major U.I change but there quite a few additions that hint at upcoming features including Allo-like web interface, payments to businesses and more.
Google is getting ready to introduce a web interface that would allow users to pair their phones with a computer for texting needs. It also hints that the company might also be planning to offer its enhanced chat features to work with RCS messaging. Finally, there may be the possibility of buying things from companies right from within Android Messages.
A teardown of the APK further revealed more insights about whats coming. The Allo-like web interface is being codenamed "Ditto," but might be labeled "Messages for web" when it launches. Just like WhatsApp, you will need to visit a website and a follow a simple procedure to pair your phone to receive messages directly from the PC. Since the strings of code mention all the available browsers, it should have compatibility with most browsers.
On the other hand, Google is speeding up RCS, encouraging people to "text over Wi-Fi" and suggesting that they "upgrade" immediately. It is interesting to see Google offering some functionality rather than dumping it ...
Update - February 9th: As per our sources, Split Screen feature is already rolled out to MIUI China Alpha ROM users, and is expected to be rolled out to MIUI China Beta ROM users soon. The supported devices include Redmi Note 3, Redmi 3S/Prime/Plus, Mi 4 and Mi 3.
Earlier: Split screen was one of the major features that Google announced with android Nougat back in 2016, but some smartphones launched in late 2016 and early 2017 didn’t get the Nougat update. Xiaomi rolled out the Nougat update to Mi 5, Mi Max, Redmi Note 4 and Redmi 4 devices in second half of 2017 but core Nougat features like Split Screen and Quick Switch were not available (to Stable ROM users) until the announcement of MIUI 9 back in November.
Redmi Note 3, Redmi 3S/Prime/Plus, Redmi 4/Prime (Chinese variant) are the Xiaomi devices launched in 2016 which are running on Marshmallow and despite being a capable hardware, users of these devices are not able to enjoy features like Split Screen and Quick Switch. Now, it seems that Xiaomi is working to enable Split Screen feature for these devices, a post from MIUI China Forum admin says:
‘分屏团队的工程师目前已在积极适配基于 Android 6.x 的机型，预计在1月初上线到6.x体验版机型进行测试，待测试完成后，就会上线到开发版及后续稳定版中。’
‘Split screen team engineers are ...
Last month Vivo launched the X20 Plus UD with in-display fingerprint sensor in China. Even though this had a Full HD+ 18: 9 Super AMOLED display, it had bezels around the screen. Now an image of a new smartphone with almost bezel-less screen, similar to the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2. It is not clear if this is the upcoming X30 since this doesn't have a top-notch with earpiece and the front camera. Some rumors say that this will have over 95% screen-to-body ratio.
It could use Cantilever piezoelectric ceramic acoustic system instead of a standard earpiece and ultrasonic proximity sensor, similar to the Mi Mix, but lack of front camera make us think if these images are real.
The Vivo X20 UD that was introduced recently uses Clear ID FS9500 optical fingerprint sensor from Synaptics. The company already said that the In-Display Fingerprint Scanning Technology outperforms other authentication solutions available for full-screen smartphones in many aspects.
We should know more details about this mysterious bezel-less Vivo smartphone in the coming weeks.
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Huawei has sent out media invitations for an event in Paris on March 27th where the company is expected to introduce the P20 and P20 Plus along with a lite variant, just as expected. The invite reads " SEE MOOORE with A.I." There are three '0' in the background of the teaser image giving us a hint that the P20 series will actually have triple rear cameras.
While the lite variant will settle for a dual rear camera setup, the P20 and P20 Plus will likely have triple rear cameras making them the first handsets in the market with three cameras. If rumors are to be believed, the third camera said to offer a 5x hybrid zoom. Even in the word 'MOOORE' there are three 'O' confirming that at least two models will have triple rear cameras.
Moving along, the recent case renders of the P20 reveals the design of the phone in its full glory. There are also rumors that the flagship will run on Android 8.1 Oreo with EMUI 8.1 which is expected to bring upgrades to the NPU chipset and A.I enhancements.
The P20 Lite smartphone was recently certified by the FCC which revealed the iPhone X style top-notch with IR sensor ...
Finnish-based handset maker, Jolla has announced its MWC 2018 event on February 26. At the event the company will unveil the major Sailfish OS 3 and will also introduce new Sailfish devices, and probably Sailfish X support for more Sony Xperia devices. Last year at the MWC the company introduced Sailfish X for the Sony Xperia X.
The company said that it will also reveal Sailfish licensing and technology development details such as updates and progress from Sailfish partners and solutions around the world in the fields of blockchain, corporate solutions, and more.
Last week, in a blog post, the company said that it will work on bringing new Sailfish OS updates throughout the year. It will release 2.1.4 Lapuanjoki in a few weeks that will bring several fixes, especially for Sailfish X, and will release 2.2.0 Mouhijoki in a couple of months that will add Dual SIM support for the Dual SIM variant of Xperia X. It will also be adding NFC and fingerprint authentication support in future releases.
In the first half of the year it will be adding memory card encryption, filesystem encryption, and email encryption. In the second half it will continue to improve security frameworks of the OS, and adding more security features like improved ...
Motorola has sent out invites for the launch of Moto Z2 Force smartphone in India on February 15th. It will be launching the limited edition Moto Z2 Force that comes bundled with Moto TurboPower pack worth Rs. 5999. The battery Mod for the Moto Z series phones was originally launched in India back in December last year.
To remind you the Moto Z2 Force packs a 5.5-inch Quad HD AMOLED shatterproof display. It even offers warranty against shattering and cracking of display and embedded lens for 4 years. It has a 6.1 mm slim body made of 7,000 series aluminum. It is powered by Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform and should come with Android 8.0 (Oreo) out of the box.
Moto Z2 Force specifications
5.5-inch (1440 x 2560 pixels) Quad HD AMOLED POLED ShatterShield, shatterproof display
2.45GHz Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform with Adreno 540 GPU
6GB / 4GB RAM, 64GB storage, expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Dual SIM
12MP dual rear cameras (monochrome + color) with dual-tone LED flash, Sony IMX386 sensors, ƒ/2.0 aperture, 1.25um pixel size, PDAF, Laser Auto Focus, 4k video recording
5MP front-facing camera with dual-tone LED flash, f/2.2 aperture, 85-degree wide-angle lens
Fingerprint sensor
Water repellent nano-coating
Front-ported loud speaker, ...
Xiaomi introduced the Mi MIX 2 smartphone back in September last year. Now sketches of the Mi MIX 2S along with rumored specifications has surfaced in China. The design shows minimal bezels for the smartphone, front-facing camera that has been moved from bottom right to the top right corner, dual rear cameras on the back. It is also said to feature under-display fingerprint sensor.
It is said to feature four-sided curved ceramic uni-body design, powered by Snapdragon 845 with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage, global 4G LTE bands and 12-megapixel dual rear cameras with optical zoom, which is rumored to be feature unannounced Sony IMX363 sensors.
The leak doesn't reveal the display size or resolution, front camera details and the battery capacity. Another rumor says that the phone will be unveiled at the MWC 2018 later this month, which is doubtful since earlier reports said that Samsung has secured first batch of Snapdragon 845 SoCs for the Galaxy S9 smartphones that will be introduced at the MWC later this month and go on sale next month.
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We already know the Xiaomi is all set to launch the most expected Redmi Note 5 smartphone in India on February 14th. Earlier teasers did not have any hints. Today the company has posted a new teaser highlighting the smartphone's large 18:9 aspect ratio high pixel density screen, which hints at a 5.99-inch FHD+ 18:9 full-screen display found in the Redmi 5 Plus. These images even show a similar sensor, earpiece and front camera arrangement on the top.
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Earlier rumors said that the Redmi 5 Plus might be launched globally as the Redmi Note 5. We still have four more days for the launch, so we can expect Xiaomi to tease the features of the phone everyday.
We will have to wait till next Wednesday to find out all the details including the price. As usual, Xiaomi will offer live stream for the event starting from 12PM on mi.com. After the launch the smartphone will go on sale exclusively on Flipkart.
Xiaomi launched Redmi 4A running MIUI 8 based on Marshmallow back in March 2017 but company didn’t announce anything regarding the android update for the device. The company rolled out Android Nougat 7.1.2-based MIUI 9 Beta ROM in mid-November followed by Android Nougat 7.1.2-based MIUI 8 Stable ROM in November end, Nougat-based Stable ROM was later discarded by the company.
Redmi 4A is the only device launched in 2017 which was kept in third batch as per the announcement made during MIUI 9 launch and was supposed to get MIUI 9.0 Stable update back in December, but company decided to skip MIUI 9.0 update for the third batch of devices to provide MIUI 9.2 directly. Now, some users have reported that they are receiving a new Nougat-based OTA update as Nightly build on their Redmi 4A devices.
The new update comes as MIUI 9.2.6.0.NCCMIEK and is of 1.3 GB in size and finally brings Android Nougat to Redmi 4A. This update also brings January security patch along with major changes like Interactive and Fresh UI changes including New System animations, Split Screen, Quick Switch, New Gallery App, Calendar Cards, App Vault, Mi Video App, New Mi Explorer and Mi Drop, Screen Recorder, ...
It is known that Asus is holding an event at the MWC 2018 show later this month where the company is expected to launch the Zenfone 5 series. Last week we saw the design sketch of the Zenfone 5 in the manual leak, and today we are getting to the Zenfone 5 Lite variant in press shots courtesy of Evan Blass.
According to the popular leakster, Evan Blass, the Zenfone 5 Lite is said to have dual front cameras and rear camera with 20MP on the front and 16MP on the rear. Following the bandwagon, the Zenfone 5 Lite will also sport a Full HD+ display with 5.7-6-inches in size, curved edges, and exposed antenna lines.
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The rear camera arrangement resembles the Honor 6X design from last year. There is also a fingerprint sensor below the camera module. According to the Geekbench results, the Zenfone 5 is expected to be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 SoC clocked at 1.4GHz Octa-Core processor, 3GB RAM, and Android 8.0 Oreo. Since this is the lite variant, we can expect it to be a mid-range phone.
The Asus MWC 2018 event is scheduled to take place on February 27th, and since we are inching closer to the launch, we ...
It is already known that LG has dropped the plans of launching their G7 flagship at the MWC 2018. There were rumors claiming that the company might introduce an enhanced version of the V30 instead. Now according to ETNews, LG is said to launch a new version of the LG V30; the V30s in the Korean markets next month that will make an appearance at the MWC 2018 later this month.
The LG V30s fall in line with the company's CEO plans of retaining the existing model for a longer period rather than releasing a constant stream of new phones. The new LG V30s is said to feature a massive 256GB storage which is a significant upgrade from the 64GB and in fact, this will equal the storage of the LG Signature Edition, which was launched back in December.
In terms of the design, the V30s feature an identical design with no changes. Another addition will be the LG Lens which is a camera with AI features similar to the Bixby Vision Camera found on the Galaxy S8 and Note 8. This feature will bring the ability to search and shop items using the camera. Furthermore, it will also offer a foreign language translation service ...
It looks like the Samsung Galaxy S6 series, and Note 5 might be getting the Android 8.0 Oreo update. As the North American carrier T-Mobile and Samsung seem to be working closely to make that possible. The support pages say that the update is coming to the Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy S6 edge +, and the Galaxy Note 5.
Since the support pages are from Carrier, they are believable and reliable. The support page of each phone says that “T-Mobile and the device manufacturer have agreed to support a new software update.” and there is also a clear mention of “Phase: Complete: Version 8.0 Oreo." Meaning that the basic development of Oreo for these devices has been completed. It is now carriers turn to clear and work on carrier certifications.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 recently received the Oreo update accidentally just ahead of the Galaxy S8 Oreo update adding fuel to the new development. Samsung's development team a few months back mentioned that the Galaxy S6 possibly won't end its life cycle on Android 7.0 Nougat which again raised the hopes. Either way, it's always safe to take the news of this stature with a pinch of salt rather than getting your hopes up. We will let ...
