Coolpad signs MoU with China Mobile for the upcoming 5G technology.

July 4, 2018

Coolpad, a global leader in smartphone manufacturing and integrated wireless data solutions has signed MOU with China Mobile to be their leading 5G technology partner. The MOU was signed during the recently concluded World Mobile Conference Global Terminal Summit held in Shanghai on 28th June 2018. China Mobile is the world`s largest mobile telecommunications corporation publishes 5G terminal guidelines under the ‘5G device forerunner initiative’. As one of the 13 global terminal vendors for 5G, Coolpad signed the “5G terminal forerunner plan” with China Mobile.

The “5G terminal forerunner plan” was launched in February 2018 during the World Mobile Communication Conference. The plan aims to clarify the technical requirements of 5G terminal, accelerate the pace of producing 5G terminal products, explore the path of industrial development and promote the innovation of the 5G terminal industry.

As a member of the “5G terminal forerunner plan “, Coolpad has reached a preliminary consensus with other participants on the current industry promotion strategy, product requirements, and product planning, which are all included in the 5G terminal product guidance report. Additionally, Coolpad will also provide some valuable technical proposals about the support capability of the terminal products to the 5G network architecture, mode frequency requirements, communication functions of the various modes, the voice scheme, product performance etc.

The MOU was signed by China Mobile Terminal Co. and China Mobile Research Institute, on behalf of China Mobile, and other 28 partners signed the cooperative memorandum (MOU). The ceremony was attended by Mr. Li Huidi, Senior VP – China Mobile Group represented by China Mobile, Mr. Xu Yibo, Deputy Vice President of Coolpad Group along with other senior leaders from the industry.

MOU defines the responsibilities of all parties, including the 5G terminal product form and the key time for the development of chips, terminals, components, and instruments. Through the signing of MOU, the parties are committed to effectively promote the development of the 5G terminal industry and hatch products.

Coolpad has pledged full cooperation with other parties of the “5G terminal forerunner plan” in technical project research, application scene exploration, product form innovation and demonstration application promotion, together to establish the mature 5G terminal industry ecology together.

As one of the mainstream terminal vendors, Coolpad has built a team and started to study the 5G’s standard since 2012. Furthermore, Coolpad spent 10% of its annual sales on standard and innovation research in 5G. So far, Coolpad has submitted over 800 patent applications in the field of 5G technology, and gained over 300 authorized invention patents. Coolpad also has obtained more than 120 authorized invention patents about D2D (Device To Device), which is one of important technology in 5G infrastructures.

As a result, Coolpad is ranked 4^th in the world as per the number of patent applications filed for 5G technology innovations.

Ericsson establishes Center of Excellence and Innovation Lab for 5G at the IIT Delhi

July 4, 2018

Ericsson today announced that it has established a Centre of Excellence (CoE) and Innovation Lab for 5G in the country at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi. This first-of-its-kind 5G innovation Lab, which has been set up by Ericsson for Indian industry and academia to leverage, was dedicated to the nation by the Hon’ble Minister of State for Communications (I/C) and Minister of State for Railways, Shri Manoj Sinha together with Börje Ekholm, President, and CEO, Ericsson at the IIT Delhi today.

Speaking on the occasion, Shri Manoj Sinha, said: “I would like to congratulate Ericsson for taking the lead in terms of setting up the first 5G Center of Excellence and Innovation Lab in the country. The 5G Center of Excellence supports the Government’s plans to foster a robust and vibrant 5G ecosystem in India. We want India to be an active participant in the design, development, and manufacturing of 5G-based technologies, products, and apps. I would, therefore, like to urge the industry, academia, students and start-ups to leverage the Ericsson Innovation Lab to develop new 5G-based apps and business models that could potentially lead to better agricultural yields, better healthcare, smarter cities, more efficient manufacturing and enhanced lifestyles. We need the entire ecosystem to work together to make 5G a reality in India over the next 2-3 years.”

Börje Ekholm, President, and CEO, Ericsson, said: “Ericsson is leading 5G standardization globally. The 5G Center of Excellence and Innovation Lab aims to stimulate the 5G ecosystem in India. We would like to unleash the creativity and innovation of the Indian industry, academia and entrepreneurs to fully leverage and make 5G a reality in India.”

Prof. V. Ramgopal Rao, Director, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi stated, “We at IIT Delhi are committed to collaborating with industry and Government to develop technologies that enable connectivity for millions. We take pride in hosting the Ericsson Center of Excellence and Innovation Lab, thereby playing a pivotal role for the industry and academia to come together, test out new technologies and explore the full potential of 5G.”

As per an Ericsson report, 5G enabled digitization revenue potential in India will be US $27.3 billion by 2026. The Indian operators can generate additional revenue of US$ 13 Billion or half of the stated potential if they take up roles beyond being Connectivity and infrastructure providers to become service enablers and service creators. The largest opportunity will be seen in sectors like manufacturing, energy and utilities followed by public safety and health sectors. Some of the 5G use cases that could be implemented using the unique features of 5G technology include industrial control and automation, autonomous driving, safety and traffic efficiency services, hospital applications and medical data management amongst others.

Ericsson takes 5G out of the lab and over the air

Ericsson conducted India’s first 5G over the air beam tracking demonstration on 3.5GHz spectrum using a pre-commercial end-to-end system including 5G-NR, VRAN, and VCORE. The demonstration includes 3GPP 5G NR Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) antenna technology with adaptive beamforming and beam tracking techniques to deliver robust and sustained mobile broadband communications. By beam steering, a highly-focused beam, a stronger radio signal with higher data throughput is delivered over a greater distance using less energy. The results are spectral efficiency enhancement and gains for capacity, cell-edge throughput and mean user throughput.

Mi Max 3 Pro receives NCC certification in Taiwan.

July 4, 2018

After being spotted the Mi Max 3 Pro on official Xiaomi website we finally have the device passed through NCC certification in Taiwan. Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Pro might be the top-end variant of the upcoming Mi Max 3 and might feature 128GB internal storage along with 6GB RAM.

As per the listing, the Mi Max 3 Pro is listed as M1804E4A and was certified by NCC on 25 June. Apart from the model number, nothing much about the device is leaked. With this we can confirm the presence of the Pro variant of the Mi Max 3 and will be launching soon.

As per previous leaks, the Mi Max 3 Pro will sport larger 6.99 inches FHD+ display and it will be powered by SD710 SoC coupled whereas the regular Mi Max 3 is rumored to be powered by SD636 SoC.

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Mid-range Sony smartphone receives FCC certification.

July 4, 2018

With dipping sales forced Sony to close their mobile business in some countries and now we have spotted a new mid-range smartphone passing through the FCC certification.

As per the FCC listing, the unknown Sony smartphone doesn’t even have the model number at the moment but we got the FCC registration ID with PY7-04606A. The listing further reveals that the device will come with NFC which we often find on any of the Sony mid-rangers and even on the flagship devices.

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The listing further mentions the device is compatible with GSM and LTE bands and also comes with Bluetooth and Dual Band Wifi under connectivity options. It also features microSD card slot but we are not sure whether it is dedicated slot or hybrid SIM solution. The device will support Dual SIM functionality and is fueled by larger 3850 mAh battery with a model number LIP1653ERPC.

Apart from this, nothing much about the device is leaked at the time of writing this article. We are still not sure whether the new smartphone is mid-ranger or flagship smartphone.

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Here is the first look at the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Tab S4

July 4, 2018

After series of leaks and spotting the Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 on a various listing like Bluetooth SIG, Wifi certification and FCC we finally got the first official renders showing the device.

The new official renders of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 were leaked by reliable sources of Android Headlines. As per the image, we can see the new Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 having almost similar design as the predecessor with Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 but with minor changes on the back.

Now we have the Samsung branding along with AKG at the bottom part of the device instead of middle on the predecessor. We have the rear camera on the top of the device along with LED flash. On the right side, we have the Power button along with Volume rockers.

On the front, we have larger screen size than the predecessor with 10.5 inches as per earlier leaks and there is a no longer physical home button which is been replaced with on-screen navigation keys. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 still features thicker bezels but might come with 18:9 aspect ratio display.

Above the display, we can see there are few sensors along with selfie camera and there are rumors about the IRIS scanner might be making a debut on this tablet. With no physical home button, we doubt whether the device will ever feature a fingerprint scanner or it might come with an in-display fingerprint scanner which is still unknown at the moment.

Anyway, the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 is rumored to be powered by outdated SD835 SoC coupled with 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage which can be expanded via microSD card. It will feature 13MP rear and 8MP selfie camera and will be fueled by large 7300 mAh battery.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 9 case renders leaked to come in five colors, spotted on Geekbench.

July 4, 2018

Samsung is all set to launch their next flagship with Samsung Galaxy Note 9 later next month on Aug 9 with just a month left we are flooded with series of leaks and rumors about the device. Now we have got few more case renders of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 9 leaked.

As per the renders, we can see the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 featuring similar design what we saw on the previous leaks with curved on the edges and bezel-less infinity display similar to Note 8 on the front. On the rear, we have the horizontally aligned Dual camera similar to Note 8 but there is change with the placement of fingerprint scanner which is now located below the camera setup.

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Sadly, the case renders doesn’t mention the brand of the case which makes us think whether the renders are real or fake. Apart from that we also got another leak which confirms the different color variants of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 9.

As per the Galaxy Club managed to get the listing of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 9 on e-retailer named MyTrendyPhone who has listed various color variants of the alleged S-Pen with a model number EJ-PN960 which is rumored to be the Samsung Galaxy Note 9.

Sadly, the listing doesn’t show the renders of the S-Pen instead has mentioned the different color variants with Black, Violet, Blue, Grey & Brown colors. Anyway, earlier Samsung teaser showed is the Yellow variant of the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 which was missing in the listing.

Apart from this, we also spotted the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 9 on Geekbench listing. As per the listing, the device is listed as Samsung SM-N960F which is the International variant of the Samsung Galaxy Note 9.

As per Geekbench, the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is powered by the Exynos 9810 SoC clocked at 1.79 GHz coupled with 6GB RAM. The device is running on Android 8.1 out of the box. The device scored 3716 under single core test and 8984 under multi-core test which is impressive.

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Honor to globally launch the Honor Play Gaming smartphone.

July 3, 2018

Huwaei sub-brand Honor recently unveiled their new Honor Turbo Boost technology based smartphone with Honor Play in China which was made specifically for gamers. The Honor Play is now rumored to go International as per popular tipster.

As per Roland Quandt, Honor will soon launch the Honor Play Globally starting from France and will later expand to western Europe. So sounds, like we can even expect the device will also hit Indian markets later this year.

Roland also mentions that the pricing will be very near to Honor 10 and sadly, there is no exact date or schedule when the Honor Play will get an official launch at the moment. So would you like to see the new Honor Play in the Indian market? Do share your thoughts in the comment section below.

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2018 iPhone spotted on Geekbench listing runs on iOS12 along with live images of USB Type-C charger.

July 3, 2018

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Apple is all set to unveil three new iPhones this year and we also got few rumors about Apple might bring the Dual SIM functionality to 2018 iPhones. Now we have spotted the alleged 2018 iPhone on GeekBench.

As per the listing, the 2018 iPhone is listed as iPhone 11,2 which is running on iOS 12. Apart from that, the new 2018 iPhone is powered by D321AP SoC coupled with 4GB RAM. So the new iPhone will come with upgrade processor as iPhone X was powered by D22AP.

Sadly, the new processor doesn’t impress much when compared with predecessor as it scored similarly to it with 4673 under single and 10,912 under multi-core test on Geekbench.

Anyway, we have to wait for few more weeks to get some more details about the upcoming 2018 iPhone. Apart from this, we also got few live images from China which shows the upcoming 2018 iPhone USB Type-C adapter.

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From the images, we can see the traditional Apple charger which is White in color and comes with USB type-C port on the adapter which we already have seen on Google Pixel smartphone charger. As the images are blurry, we are not sure what is the exact output rating for the charger we expect it to be a fast charger.

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Here is the live image of the upcoming Mi Max 3 retail box leaked.

July 3, 2018

Xiaomi is all set to unveil its latest offering under mid-range segment with its phablet Mi Max 3 later this month. We already got the renders of the device leaked through TENAA listing and now we have got the live images showing the retail box of the Mi Max 3 leaked.

As per the image, we can see the traditional Xiaomi retail box with Mi logo on top right corner and Max with larger number 3 on the bottom left corner of the box which is colored with Gold we can also see the Xiaomi Mi Max 3 written on the side of the device.

Anyway, the above retail box is for the Chinese variant of the Mi Max 3 and we might see a different retail box for other countries including India when it launches here. With this leak, we can expect the device might launch anytime soon.

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Here is the list of Huawei & Honor devices getting EMUI 8.0 update.

July 3, 2018

Huawei & its sub-brand Honor is known for its best camera smartphone and we rarely get news about the software updates as Chinese brands barely provide regular OTA updates to its users. Now both Huawei and Honor has shared the list of devices which are eligible to get the official Android Oreo update along with latest EMUI 8.0

As per the source, the Huawei devices includes Huawei P9, Huawei P9 Plus and Huawei Mate 8 will be updated to latest EMIUI 8.0 in coming weeks. Honor devices include the Honor 6X, Honor 8, Honor V8, & Honor Note 8 will soon get updated to EMUI 8.0.

We are still not sure whether Huawei will ever update all the above list devices globally or will be exclusive to China at the moment but it is good to see Huawei updating its older devices to latest EMUI 8.0. As per source, Huawei will start pushing the update from July 1.

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