Apple next gen of iPhone X will be cheaper than predecessor.

March 22, 2018

Apple most advanced iPhone ever the iPhone X was launched last year and was an instant hit but was overpriced which made a big let down to users.Earlier we also had some rumors claiming that Apple will launch not two but three new iPhone’s this year which will come with iPhone X like the design.

As per the report by Digitimes, the upcoming Apple iPhone X will cost lower than its predecessor and will have the same 5.8 inches OLED display.As per Luke Lin, OLED vendors have managed to reduce the new device’s initial manufacturing bill of materials which will be cheaper than the current iPhone X manufacturing cost.

The upcoming iPhone X will have 10% lower manufacturing bill of materials when compared with the current gen of iPhone X which was costing around $400 and above.With Apple achieving the OLED panels for lower prices they have lowered production of LCD display for the third iPhone with 6.1 inches LCD display.

Now Apple will launch three variants of iPhone with 5.8 inches iPhone X and 6.45 inches iPhone X models.The 5.8 inches OLED display iPhone X will be the cheapest among the upcoming three iPhones and the 6.1 inch LCD iPhone will sit in between the other two iPhone.With decreasing demand for the iPhone X Apple had earlier slashed the requirement of OLED panels from Samsung which left a huge loss for Samsung Display.

Now Apple has managed to talk with Samsung Display and had made an agreement to keep the OLED display cost stable which will prevent cost increases in the future.

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Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S new teaser shows the device in wild, will have same old design.

March 22, 2018

Xiaomi is all set to unveil the updated version of the last year launch Mi Mix 2 with Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S later next week.Earlier we had series of teaser leaked showing the device holding Chinese celeb. Now we have one more new teaser which shows the device in wild.

As per the new teaser of the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S, we can see the Xiaomi has managed to make an interesting teaser with upcoming Pacific Rim 2 movie trailer.The new teaser of the Pacific Rim 2 shows the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S at the end of the teaser.

The end of the teaser we have got the renders of the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S which looks similar to Mi Mix 2 which also had a thicker chin at the bottom of the display which also had selfie camera.Anyway, we are just a week left for the official announcement and will have to wait for it.

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Xiaomi pushing out MIUI 9.5 update to 30 Xiaomi smartphones, will bring Quick Reply.

March 22, 2018

Xiaomi is now rolling out the new MIUI 9.5 update to nearly 30 old Xiaomi smartphones.The new MIUI 9.5 update is for the Global variant of the Xiaomi smartphone that was launched outside China.

Xiaomi has already started rolling out the MIUI 9.5 update to Redmi 3S, Redmi 4 Prime, Redmi Note 3 Special Edition, Redmi Note 3, Redmi Note 4, Redmi Note 4X, Redmi 4A, Redmi 5 Plus, Mi Max, and the Mi Max Prime.If you own any one of the above devices do check out the About the phone under settings for the new MIUI 9.5 update.

The new MIUI 9.5 update brings the Quick reply feature and also adds new notification shades area (only devices running on Android 7.0).The new Notification shades are similar to the stock version of Android and will remove the feature of two-finger swipe to see more details on the notification panel.Xiaomi has also updated some of the default apps like sound recording option on Screen recorder app and lot more.

The recently launched smartphones like Redmi 5, Redmi 5 Plus, Redmi Note 5, Redmi Note 5 Pro, Mi 5/Pro, Mi Max 2, Mi 6, Redmi Y1, Redmi Y1 Lite and Redmi 5A will receive the update in the month of April.

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OnePlus 6 to come with 8GB RAM with 256GB storage, to cost more than predecessor.

March 22, 2018

OnePlus is all set to launch their next flagship killer smartphone with OnePlus 6 in coming months.After Oppo launching their new Oppo R11 with iPhone X like notch, there are many rumors claiming that OnePlus 6 will have a design similar to Oppo R15 and will come with the notch.

Now, we have got device key specs with pricing details leaked.As per the image, we can see the OnePlus 6 is being compared to iPhone X, Samsung Galaxy S9+, and Huawei P20 in terms of pricing and specs.As per the image, the upcoming OnePlus 6 will be powered by SD845 SoC coupled with 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage.

It will feature 16MP+20MP dual rear cameras and will sport 6.2 inches display probably FHD+ display. It will also have support for Dash charging which we saw on all OnePlus smartphone starting from OnePlus 3.Apart from that, we also got the price for the 8+256GB variant which might cost you $749 (Rs.49,000/-) which is the way to high when compared with OnePlus 5T with the 8+128GB variant.

Anyway, these are just leaks and we have to wait for official pricing and launch which will not happen anytime sooner than June 2018.

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Upcoming version of Android might come with Facial Recognition tech.

March 22, 2018

With Apple launching the Face Unlock feature called FaceID we have seen many Chinese and other Android manufacturers launching their devices with Facial recognition system with the help of AI.

Now we have some leaks from AOSP who claim that upcoming Android Version will have support for Facial Recognition hardware.With next gen of Android, we might see faster unlock speed via facial recognition tech as it will be compatible with hardware and not only to software which will make the device still more secure when compared with current devices which are based on software and not on hardware.

As Facial recognition tech is based on Java interface and is still under developing phase and might require more time to enter into the mass production of the native hardware that supports the feature.

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Lenovo S5 launched in China, sports 18:9 aspect ratio full screen display.

March 21, 2018

Lenovo finally launches its new smartphone with Lenovo S5 in China today. The Lenovo S5 is priced at 999 Yuan (Rs.10,300/-) for 3GB+32GB variant, 1199 Yuan (Rs.12,350/-) for 4GB+64GB variant and 1499 Yuan (Rs.15,500/-) for 4GB+128GB variant.The device is already up on sale in China and will be available in two colors with Midnight Black and Flame Red.

The Lenovo S5 features all-metal body and weighs 155 grams. It is just 7.8 mm thick.The device feature rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and comes with face unlock feature.The Lenovo S5 sports 5.7 inches FHD+ display with a resolution of 2160*1080p with an aspect ratio of 18:9 and covered with 2.5D curved glass on top.

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It is powered by SD625 SoC clocked at 2.0 GHz coupled with 3GB/4GB RAM and 32GB/64GB/128GB storage options which can be expanded via microSD card up to 128GB.

The Lenovo S5 features Dual 13MP rear cameras the primary 13MP sensor act as a Monochrome sensor and secondary 13MP sensor as RGB sensor, having an aperture of f/2.2, Dual Tone Dual LED flash and 4K Video recording.There is 16MP selfie camera with an aperture of f/2.2, 1080p video recording, AI Selfie and 80.2 degrees wide-angle lens.

The connectivity option includes Dual SIM with 4G LTE and VoLTE support, Dual Band Wifi, Bluetooth 4.2 LE, A-GPS, GLONASS, USB Type-C port, 3.5 mm audio port and USB OTG.The Lenovo S5 is running on Android 8.0 with ZUI 3.7 on top.The device is fueled by 3000 mAh battery.

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Reliance Jio launches JioFi JMR815 Wireless Data Card for price tag of Rs.999/-

March 21, 2018

Reliance Jio has now launched the new JioFi data card with JioFi 6 or JioFi JMR815 Wireless Data Card in India today.The JioFi JMR815 Wireless Data Card is already up on sale on Flipkart starting from today and is priced at Rs.999/-.

The JioFi JMR815 Wireless Data Card weighs just 95 grams and is 20 mm thick.The JioFi JMR815 Wireless Data Card comes with Battery, Wifi and signal LED indicator and also comes with dedicated WPS and power button.It comes with micro USB port where one can charge the device using any micro USB 2.0 charger.

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The JioFi JMR815 Wireless Data Card is powered by Altair ALT3800 and has support for Band 3, Band 4 and Band 40.It has top download speed up to 150Mbps.It device also comes with microSD card slot and one can add up to 64GB microSD card.

The device can connect up to 31 devices at one go and can also connect the device via micro USB port.It also has the VoLTE call feature where one can make calls through Jio Join app when connected to the JioFi.

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Vivo silently launches Vivo Y85 with notch in China, pricing starts from $252.

March 21, 2018

Vivo has recently unveiled the Vivo X21 in China which comes with iPhone X like notch and today Vivo has silently launched a new budget smartphone Vivo Y85 which comes with similar design with downgraded specs.The Vivo Y85 is already up for pre-orders on JD.com starting from today and is priced at 1598 Yuan (Rs.16,500/-) for the base 32GB storage variant and 1798 Yuan (Rs.18,550/-) for 64GB internal storage.The Vivo Y85 will be available in Black and Champagne Gold.

The Vivo Y85 looks exactly similar to Vivo X21 and comes with iPhone X like a notch.The device is completely made out of metal and is 7.89 mm thick.It weighs 150 grams.The Vivo Y85 sports 6.26 inches IPS FHD+ display with an aspect ratio of 19:9 and resolution of 2280*1080p.

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Vivo Y85 is powered by SD450 SoC coupled with 4GB RAM and comes in two storage option with 32GB and 64GB internal storage with an option to expand the storage via dedicated microSD card up to 256GB.

The Vivo Y85 features Dual rear camera with a primary sensor of 13MP having an aperture of f/2.0 and 2MP secondary sensor with an aperture of f/2.0, PDAF and LED flash.On the front, there is a 16MP selfie camera with AI features.The selfie camera also used to unlock the device as it comes with support for face recognition.The device also comes with Vivo custom AI Jovi AI assistant support which makes it easy to handle the daily task and also features AR stickers similar to Animoji.

The connectivity option includes Dual SIM with 4G LTE and VoLTE support, Wifi, Bluetooth, A-GPS, GLONASS, 3.5 mm audio port, micro USB port and a fingerprint scanner on the back.The Vivo Y85 is fueled by 3260 mAh battery and runs on Android 8.1 with FunTouch OS 4.0 on top.

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HTC Desire 12 and HTC Desire 12+ launched in Europe, pricing starts from 200 Euros

March 21, 2018

HTC has finally launched its new mid-range smartphone under the Desire series with HTC Desire 12 and HTC Desire 12+ in the Europe today. The HTC Desire 12 and HTC Desire 12+ are priced at 200 Euros (Rs.16,100/-) and 250 Euros (Rs.20,100/-) respectively and will go on sale from April.Both the devices will be available in Black, Silver, Purple and Gold colors.

The HTC Desire 12 and HTC Desire 12+ features liquid surface design with glossy back.The HTC Desire 12 weighs 137 grams and is 8.2 mm thick whereas the HTC Desire 12+ weighs 157.7 grams and is 8.4 mm thick.

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The new HTC Desire 12 sports 5.5 inches HD+ IPS LCD display with an aspect ratio of 18:9 and resolution of 1440*720p covered with 2.5D curved glass on top.

The device is powered by MediaTek MT6739 SoC clocked at 1.5GHz coupled with 2GB/3GB RAM and 16GB/32GB storage option which can be further expanded via microSD card up to 2TB.

The HTC Desire 12 features single rear camera with 13MP having an aperture of f/2.2, BSI sensor, LED flash, PDAF and can record video up to 1080p.There is 5MP selfie camera with an aperture of f/2.4 and record videos up to 720p.

The connectivity option includes Dual SIM with 4G LTE and VoLTE support, Dual Band Wifi, A-GPS, GLONASS, Bluetooth 4.2, micro USB, and 3.5 mm audio port.The device is fueled by 2730 mAh battery and runs on Android 7.0 with HTC Sense UI on top.

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The new HTC Desire 12+ sports 6.0 inches HD+ IPS LCD display with an aspect ratio of 18:9 and resolution of 1440*720p covered with 2.5D curved glass on top.

The device is powered by SD450 SoC clocked at 1.8GHz coupled with 3GB RAM and 32GB storage option which can be further expanded via microSD card up to 2TB.

The HTC Desire 12+ features Dual rear camera with 13MP primary sensor and 2MP secondary sensor having an aperture of f/2.2, BSI sensor, LED flash, PDAF and can record video up to 1080p.There is 8MP selfie camera with an aperture of f/2.0, fixed focus, BSI,84 degrees wide angle lens, shoot videos up to 1080p and LED flash.

The connectivity option includes Dual SIM with 4G LTE and VoLTE support, Dual Band Wifi, A-GPS, GLONASS, Bluetooth 4.2, micro USB, and 3.5 mm audio port.The device is fueled by 2965 mAh battery and runs on Android 8.0 with HTC Sense UI on top.

Huawei P20 Pro to come with 40MP+20MP+8MP triple rear cameras, spotted on GeekBench.

March 21, 2018

Huawei is all set to introduce the world’s first smartphone with triple cameras with the upcoming Huawei P20 Pro which is scheduled to launch on March 27.Earlier we had got series of renders and specs leaked out, today we have some more renders and details about the camera leaked.

As per the source, the upcoming Huawei P20 Pro will feature a triple camera which is certified by Leica and will come with the 40MP RGB sensor, 20MP Monochrome sensor, and an 8MP telephoto lens.The device is capable to zoom up to 5X with the help of 40MP and 8MP sensor and the feature is called as Hybrid Zoom.

All the three sensors are having an aperture size varying from f/1.6-f/2.4.It is rumored to have 24MP selfie camera.The Huawei P20 Pro will sport 6.1 inches FHD+ display with an aspect ratio of 19:9 and have a resolution of 2240*1080p.The Huawei P20 Pro is powered by Huawei Kirin 970 SoC coupled with 6GB RAM and 128GB/256GB storage options.As per the renders, the device will come with fingerprint scanner below the display.

The device is super slim with just 7.65mm thick, weighs 174 grams and comes with an IP67 rating which makes the device dust and water resistant.All this is fueled by 4000 mAh battery and runs on Android Oreo out of the box.It will also have support for Bluetooth 4.2 and is rumored to be priced at 899 Euros (72,000/-) in Europe.

Apart from that, the device was also been spotted on Geekbench listing.As per Geekbench, the device is listed as Huawei CLT-L29 which might be the upcoming Huawei P20 Pro.As per the listing, the device will be powered by 1.8GHz Octa-core CPU which is none other than the Huawei Kirin 970 SoC.

The Huawei P20 Pro will be having 6GB RAM as per GeekBench and will run on latest version of Android with Android 8.1.0 out of the box.The device got a score of 1921 on a single-core test and 6729 on multi-core test.

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