Cheaper version of Apple MacBook Air will be launched in Q2 2018.

March 5, 2018

Popular tipster KGI Securities has now got new rumours but not about the next-gen iPhone instead of the cheaper variant of Apple MacBook Air launching soon.Looks like Apple want to target audience with affordable Apple products this year as per previous reports from same KGI.

As per KGI Securities, the new Apple MacBook Air (2018) will be more affordable as the Apple MacBook shipment grew from 10-15% YoY in 2018.Kuo has not revealed the pricing for the new Apple MacBook Air yet and we can expect the upcoming MacBook will bring back the 11 inches laptop back as Apple has not updated their 11- inches MacBooks from past few years.

We can expect the new Apple MacBook Air to come with upgraded specs like processor and graphics with a better display and might come with new USB-C port or Thunderbolt 3.0 port.As per Kuo, the new Apple MacBook Air might be announced in the month of April-June which again turns out to be the WWDC 2018 which might be held in the month of June.

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Sony might be working on bezel-less 4K+ display smartphone

March 5, 2018

Sony unveiled its new flagship with Sony Xperia XZ2 and XZ2 Compact at MWC 2018 which came with slight design changes which Sony termed as Ambient Flow design.Earlier we even had rumours of Sony launching 4K display smartphone with Sony Xperia XZ2 Pro at MWC which didn’t happen. Now we have some new rumours for the new smartphone featuring 4K+ resolution display.

As per new rumours, Sony is working on new 4K+ bezel-less display with an aspect ratio of 18:9 and having a whopping resolution of 4320*2180p.This not the first devcie which is having such high resolution display Sony had unveiled two devices with 4K display but were having traditional display with an aspect ratio of 16:9.

Even with 4K resolution on smartphone looks same as the QHD display smartphone due to smaller display size.Apart from this, the rumoured Sony smartphone will sport 5.5 incjes LCD 4K display with HDR support and will be powered by SD845 SoC.

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Next iteration of Android OS the Android P Preview update will be launched this month.

March 5, 2018

With Google, I/O is getting near we can expect some big announcement at the event and Google launches their next iteration of Android in the event every year.This year we can expect Google might announce the first developer preview of the next iteration of Android with Android P by mid-March.

As per Evan Blass, Google might launch the very first Android P Preview by mid of this month which means we can expect two Android P Preview updated before the announcement at Google I/O.Google releases Android OS Preview updates just before the announcement every year so that the developers can fix the bugs and also helps App developer to make their apps compatible with the latest Android update.

Google will always reveal the name of the Android OS update only during the stable launch which will take place in the month of August.With carrier getting chance to hide network signal in next iteration of Android and some new software addition to make the OS faster and better when compared to the predecessor. We are still not sure about the new features of the next version of Android with Android 9.0 or Android P.We have to wait for the first Android P preview OS update to hit devices soon by a week or two.

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Huawei P20 Lite Blue variant live images pops up online.

March 4, 2018

Huawei is all trending with their upcoming Huawei P20 series which has taken the internet on the storm with back to back leaks and rumours.Earlier we had got the Vodafone Spain catalogue leaking the specs and pricing of the alleged Huawei P20 Lite. Now we have the live images of the Huawei P20 Lite popped up online.

Now we can see the new Blue colour version of the Huawei P20 Lite live images leaked online. The image shows both fronts as well as the rear side of the device.The live images confirm the design of the Huawei P20 Lite which looks similar to the previous 3D renders leaked.

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As per the leaked images, the Huawei P20 Lite has got iPhone X like notch at the front carrying the selfie camera and earpiece with a full-screen display with on-screen navigation keys and having curved corners.

On the rear, we can find the vertically aligned Dual cameras with Dual tone LED flash below it and rear-mounted fingerprint scanner with Huawei branding on the bottom-left side of the device.Apart from this, there is nothing much being leaked.As per earlier leaks, the device is rumoured to cost around 370 Euros.

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HTC upcoming flagship HTC Imagine aka HTC U12 specs leaked.

March 4, 2018

HTC is under the sinking ship and needs some great smartphones at the right price with days passing on we barely see any new HTC device launching when compared in the past.So now all eyes are on the HTC next flagship for this year with HTC U12. Till date we have got some fake renders of the device leaked apart from that we still not sure how will the device exactly looks.

Now we have got some new leaks which give us the detailed specs of the alleged HTC U12. As per the tweet by a tipster @Ikadmy, the upcoming HTC U12 is been codenamed as HTC Imagine.As per the source, the HTC U12 will sport 6 inches QHD+ display with an aspect ratio of 18:9.

The HTC U12 will be powered by SD845 SoC coupled with 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage which can be expanded via microSD card slot.It will feature 12MP dual camera which is aligned vertically and an 8MP selfie camera.

There is fingerprint scanner located on the rear of the device.It will still have the HTC Edge Sense 2.0 feature which made debut with HTC U11 last year and will be a Dual SIM smartphone.It will be fueled by 3980 mAh battery which is huge as barely any flagship comes with large battery and has support for QC 3.0 and is expected to run on Android 8.0 with HTC Sense 10 UI on top.

The HTC U12 is also certified with an IP68 rating which makes the device dust and water resistant.The HTC U12 is expected to be launched in April 2018 and is rumoured to carry a price tag of $880 ( Rs.57,500/-).

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Oppo R15 will be powered by this chipset.

March 4, 2018

Oppo is all set to unveil the new iPhone X look alike smartphone with Oppo R15 anytime soon in China. Earlier we had the official ad and renders of the device leaked.Today we have got the details of the heart of the device.

The new Oppo R15 is rumoured to be using the MediaTek P60 SoC which was unveiled at MWC 2018 earlier this week.The MediaTek P60 is the new mid-range SoC MediaTek which comes with four Cortex A73 cores clocked at 2GHz and remaining four Cortex A53 cores at 2GHz.

Apart from this, there are no more details about the device leaked. Anyway, we have to wait for few more weeks for the official announcement.

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Next level of smart wearables displayed at MWC 2018 with projector fitted on the smartwatch by Haier.

March 4, 2018

Probably we missed something innovative which was not much talked about with the new smartwatch which comes with a built-in projector which displays the messages or anything on your hand.The new innovation is done by well-known Home appliance brand Haier.

The new Haier Asu does the new way of using a smartwatch which other’s can’t do it as we can run anything on the smartwatch as it projects directly on your hands.Sadly, this projector is made to project the display on your hands and not on the wall.

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Probably the new Haier Asu also comes with con as per the images showed we can see the smartwatch is running the timer app which has been paused on the smartwatch but on the projector the app is still running so probably we may face some time lag and might be fixed via software update.

Apart from this, it has the same features what a smartwatch can offer with tracking steps, sleep and much more.As of now, there are no details regarding the price and avaialblity of the smartwatch but it is rumoured to go on sale from May in China.

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Samsung Galaxy J3 (2018) and J3 Pro (2018) listed on Geekbench.

March 4, 2018

Samsung has recently launched the new flagship Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+ at MWC 2018 and with falling market shares under budget segment makes Smausng focus under the new budget smartphones.Samsung might be planning to bring the successor to last year launched Samsung Galaxy J3 and J3 Pro with Samsung Galaxy J3 (2018) and Samsung Galaxy J3 Pro (2018).

As per the listing on GeekBench, the Samsung Galaxy J3 (2018) and Samsung Galaxy J3 Pro (2018) are listed as SM-J337A and SM-J337P which might be the model number of the devices.The SM-J337A got a score of 604 under singe core test and 1651 under multi-core performance whereas the SM-J337P got the score of 650 and 1799 respectively.

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Now the change is with the processor, the new SM-J337A comes with the same processor as the predecessor with Exynos 7570 clocked at 1.7 GHz coupled with 2GB RAM. The SM-J337P is powered by the new Exynos 7885 SoC clocked at 1.5 GHz coupled with 2GB RAM.

Both the smartphones run on Android 8.0 out of the box with Samsung Custom UI on top. Apart from this, there are no more details leaked.

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Moto G6 Play spotted in NCC Taiwan, live images leaked.

March 3, 2018

Motorola latest budget series the Moto G6 series was earlier rumoured to be launched at MWC 2018 which didn’t happen.Earlier we had spotted the device in benchmarks and also got series of renders of the device. Now the Moto G6 Play has been spotted in Taiwanese certification site the NCC.

As per the NCC shot images, the device looks similar to previous renders with the nearly bezel-less display at the front. Above the display, there is selfie camera with LED flash and thick bezels surrounding the bottom of the display with Motorola branding.

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On the back, we have a single rear camera with LED flash below it and has got the similar Camera module which we saw on Moto X4.Below the camera module, there is Moto dimple which doubles up as a fingerprint scanner.On the bottom of the device we just have the micro USB cable and 3.5 mm audio port on the top.The power button with volume rockers on the right of the device.

As per the documents, the Moto G6 Play is codenamed as Blaine. The Moto G6 Play is powered by SD430 SoC coupled with 3GB RAM.It is fueled by 4000 mAh battery and runs on Android Oreo out of the box.

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HTC Desire 12 Plus specs leaked, sport 18:9 aspect ratio display.

March 3, 2018

Earlier we had got few leaks about their budget smartphone the Breeze or HTC Desire 12 which was rumoured to sport an 18:9 aspect ratio display and today we have the larger screen size variant of the alleged HTC Desire 12 with HTC Desire 12 Plus aka Breeze Plus leaked.

HTC is planning to introduce the larger display version with HTC Desire 12 Plus long with HTC Desire 12.The HTC Desire 12 Plus weighs 155 grams and is 8.39 mm thick.As per the source, the HTC Desire 12 Plus will sport 5.99 inches HD+ TFT display with an aspect ratio of 18:9.

The HTC Desire 12 Plus will be powered by SD450 SoC coupled with 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage space which can be further expanded via microSD cards.It will feature a 13MP rear camera with LED flash and 8MP selfie camera.The camera will come with EIS and better low-light images.

The device will come with 4G LTE and VoLTE support and is fueled by lower 2965 mAh battery without any fast charging support as it will be bundled with 5V/1.5A charger.As per HTC, the device will have a standby time of 577 hours and will have 26 hours of talk time.

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