Earlier we had rumors of Nokia bringing back the X series with Nokia X in China.Now, Nokia has showcased their new Nokia X in China.Nokia X is now set to launch on May 16 in China.
Nokia unveiled their very first bezel-less smartphone with a notch with Nokia X at an even in Sanlitun experience store in Beijing.The new Nokia X looks similar to earlier leaked renders and sports 5.8 inches FHD+ 19:9 aspect ratio display with an iPhone X like notch above the display.
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Nokia didn’t reveal the specs of the device, but as per earlier leaks, the Nokia X will come in two variants one with MediaTek P60 and other with SD636 SoC.It also features Dual rear cameras using the Carl Zeiss lens with Dual Tone Dual LED flash below it and just below the flash we have the fingerprint sensor.
The Nokia X will be showcased at the branded outlet until May 2 so anyone in Chine can check out the new Nokia X by visiting the outlet.
Earlier we had rumors about Xiaomi busy working on a successor to Surge S1 with Surge S2 which will be a mid-range chipset from Xiaomi.The Surge S1 didn’t do well overall and had faced some issues in the real world usage but Xiaomi is all preparing for the successor even after failing in the first attempt.
As per source, Xiaomi is sending huge orders to some of the popular Taiwanese IT companies like Foxconn, TSMC, Invatec and Largan Precision.As per the industry insider, the Xiaomi upcoming Surge S2 will be built on 16nm process and is manufactured by none other than TSMC.
The upcoming Surge S2 SoC will be Octa-core chip with four Cortex A73 cores clocked at 2.2 GHz and remaining four Cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.8 GHz.It is coupled with Mali G71MP8 GPU and will have support for UFS 2.1 storage with LPDDR4 RAM.The new Surge S2 will perform similarly to Huawei Kirin 960 SoC and will not have CDMA support.
Earlier we had spotted the HTC U12 listed on Verizon official website and today we have got the live images of the upcoming HTC U12+ leaked online.
As per the leaked images, the upcoming HTC U12+ looks similar to previous leaks and sports new 18:9 aspect ratio display at the front with thinner bezels on the sides and thicker top and bottom bezels.Above the display, we have the Dual Selfie cameras, sensor, and earpiece.
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On the back, we have Dual camera aligned horizontally with Laser AF on the left and Dual Tone Dual LED flash below it. Below the flash, there is the fingerprint scanner.One of the images shows the bootloader screen which mentions the device serial number and just mentions HTC_Phone we are not sure whether the device is the HTC U12+ or the HTC U12 as of now.
Earlier we had few rumors of Apple launching not two but three new iPhones this year.Today we have got new rumors that Apple is planning to ditch the 3D touch functionality on the low-cost LCD display iPhone.
As per popular Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple upcoming 6.1 inches LCD display iPhone will not come with 3D touch feature as it will increase the cost of the device.As per Kuo, Apple will instead replace with Cover Glass Sensor Technology to the new 6.1 inches LCD display iPhone.
The new Cover Glass Sensor is nothing but glass which makes the device more shock resistant and makes display lighter.Apple will also add an additional touch film sensor with CGS.We are still not sure about what is the use of the touch film sensor layer. Due to additional touch film sensor on the display will increase the cost from $23 to $26 due to this Apple is thinking of ditching the 3D touch feature so that it can differentiate the low-cost iPhones with the premium line-up.
The other two models will retain the 3D Touch functionality.With new CGS Glass Apple might ditch the 3D Touch completely or is planning to introduce a new feature which enables gesture-based or touchless controls as per earlier rumors.
Flipkart has now begun teasing for the much awaited OnePlus 6 with OnePlus killer smartphone on their website.The new teaser mentions that The OnePlus Killer is on the way with huge number 10 above it.
As per the teaser, Flipkart teases the No.10 which give us hint whether the device is recently unveiled Honor 10.The teaser also features some of the taglines as The best flagship performance, Camera AI and most stunning smartphone ever which all hint us that it is none other than Honor 10 which was launched in China last week.
Honor 10 is all set to launch in London on May 15 and might even hit Indian shores on the same date as both European and Indian models will have almost similar features when compared with Chinese version.
LG is busy preparing for the latest flagship with LG G7 ThinQ which is launching next week and now we have a new device listing on UAProf which leaks the key specs of the smartphone.
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As per UAProf, the new LG L713DL would probably a mid-range smartphone and will sport a 6.2 inches FHD+ (2160*1080p) display with an aspect ratio of 18:9.The devices weigh 172 grams and is 8.1 mm thick.
It will be powered by SD450 SoC clocked at 1.8 GHz coupled with 2GB RAM.The connectivity option includes Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, and FM Radio.Apart from this nothing much is leaked about the smartphone. We are still not sure what is the exact name of the device yet.
Nokia is all set relaunch another older smartphone series with popular N-Series which was known as flagship during early 2000’s.Nokia just shares the teaser of the upcoming N-series on their official Weibo page in China.
As per the post on Weibo, Nokia will share a teaser from April 27-May 2 about the new N-series smartphone on their Weibo page.At the end of the post, we can find the venue details for the launch event which is scheduled to happen on May 2 at Sanlitun, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China.
The post also shares the last N-series smartphone from Nokia with Nokia N9 which was launched in 2011 with custom OS called MeeGo which didn’t last and was taken down soon.Anyway, we are all waiting for the new refreshed version of Nokia N-series which will be officially launched in China next week.
Xiaomi is now planning to launch their successor to last year launched Mi Pad 3 with Mi Pad 4 which might be coming soon as per rumors.As per Chinese Analyst Pan Jiutang, claim that the Mi Pad 4 still under Development phase and will not make its way anytime soon.Apart from that, we now got the firmware of the Mi Pad 4 leaked which reveals some of the specs of the tablet.
According to XDA Developers, has got the firmware of the alleged Mi Pad4 which reveals some of the specs of the tablet. As per the source, the Mi Pad 4 will sport new 18:9 aspect ratio LCD display and will be powered by SD660 SoC clocked at 2.0 GHz.
The tablet will feature OmniVision OV13855 13MP sensor on the back and 5MP Samsung’s S5K5E8 sensor for the selfie camera with an aperture of f/2.0 on both the front as well as rear camera.It will also come with popular Portrait mode feature and will not support 4K video recording.
The Mi Pad 4 will come with NFC Chip inside and is fueled by large 6000 mAh non-removable battery.It is running on Android 8.1 with MIUI 9.0 on top.Apart, from this nothing, much leaked about the tablet. We are still not sure when will be the Mi Pad 4 launching as of now.
HTC upcoming flagship is all set to launch next month and there are rumors about HTC will launch only single flagship this year with HTC U12+. But, today we have spotted the new HTC U12 listed on US Verizon website.
The Verizon listed the HTC U12 under Open Development website with some of the key specs.As per the listing, we can see the HTC U11 with Sapphire Blue in color image instead of HTC U12 as there are reports of HTC ditching the U12.
As per the Verizon, the upcoming HTC U12 will sport 6 inches frameless LCD 6 WQHD display protected by Corning Gorilla Glass.It will support 4K video recording and is running on Android 8.0 with HTC Sense companion UI on top.
It is fueled by 3500 mAh battery support for QC 1.0 which might be wrong as the device is rumored to be powered by SD845 SoC and might support QC 4.0.The device will also come with IP68 ratings which make the device dust and water resistant and Bluetooth 5.0 support.The other features include HTC USonic earphones and LTE support.
YouTube Kids today announced three new features that give parents even more control over the content available in the YouTube Kids app.
The new features include ‘Collections’ that will allow parents to choose only the channel collection and subjects they want their kids to view, ‘Parent Approved Content’ that empowers parents to handpick every video and channel available to their child in the app and an improved ‘Search-off’ control for an even more contained experience.
Speaking about the announcement, James Beser, Product Director for YouTube Kids, said; “When we launched the YouTube Kids app three years ago, our goal was to give kids around the world a place to access videos that were enriching, engaging and allowed them to explore their endless interests. Since then, our team has continued to work to improve the app experience for kids and families around the world. One area of focus for us has been to build new features that give parents even more control around the content available in the YouTube Kids app so they can make the right choice for their unique family and for each child within their family.”
Here are the upcoming updates on the YouTube Kids App:
Collections by trusted partners and YouTube Kids: Starting this week, YouTube Kids team and their partners will offer collections of trusted channels on a variety of subjects from arts & crafts and music to sports, learning, and so much more. This will make it easy for parents to select only the channel collections and topics they want their kids to access. Parent will just have to go into Profile Settings and select from available collections such as Sesame Workshop and PBS KIDS. YouTube Kids team will continue to add more partners over time.
Parent approved content: Parents know better than anyone what they want their children to watch. For those parents who want even more control over the videos and channels in the YouTube Kids app, a special feature later this year will roll-out, that will allow parents to specifically handpick every video and channel available to their child in the app.
Improved search-off control for an even more contained experience: Parents have always been able to turn search off within the YouTube Kids app, but starting this week turning search off will limit the YouTube Kids experience to channels that have been verified by the YouTube Kids team. This means that search off will not include recommendations from the broader YouTube Kids corpus.
YouTube Kids app sights to give kids around the world a place to access videos that are enriching, engaging and which allows them to explore their endless interests with proper parental guidance and control.
For parents who like the current version of YouTube Kids and want a wider selection of content, it’s still available. While no system is perfect, and YouTube Kids will continue to fine-tune, rigorously test and improve its filters, the new features will allow every family to have the experience they want in the YouTube Kids app.
