Sunday 29 July 2018

Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus

Pros:

Fantastic screen
Feels great
Improved speakers

Cons:

Average battery life
Dual-sensor only on Plus model
Some lag with Samsung’s software

You can’t go wrong with either the Galaxy S9 or Galaxy S9 Plus, though if we had to recommend one we’d go with the latter – and that’s because it comes with a dual-camera. The extra lens, in this instance, is used for zooming, making the camera far more versatile.

Both the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus sport an identical build and similar internals, with the main differences being that the Plus model is equipped with an additional 2GB of RAM, a slightly bigger battery and the aforementioned dual-camera configuration – luxuries most customers should be able to live without.

The biggest update Samsung treated the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus to is a new variable aperture setting within the camera, letting customers switch between an f/2.4 and f/1,5 aperture whenever they see fit, which should ensure images come out bright and full of detail in almost all low-light environments.

Buy now: Samsung Galaxy S9 SIM Free for £739 / $719 from Amazon

HTC U12 Life Coming Soon

HTC U12 Life

Folks at managed to get a scoop of the marketing materials for the alleged HTC U12 Life. Codenamed “Imagine Life”, the phone will likely be a toned down variant of the U12+. There is a reason to believe this speculation since the U12+ is codenamed “Imagine”.

The alleged HTC U12 Life will feature a 6-inch, FHD+(2160 x 1080p) resolution. The aspect ratio is not specified. It will have the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 chipset under the hood coupled with 4GB RAM and 64GB of onboard storage which is expandable. The back will sport a dual camera setup comprising of 16MP and 5MP sensors while the front will sport a 13MP sensor. The rear cameras will come with PDAF and support for 4K video. It will be powered by a 3600mAh battery. The phone will feature a fingerprint scanner, dual SIM, Bluetooth 5.0 and NFC. It will likely run Android 8.1 Oreo. This phone might also be a part of the Android One program like its predecessor.

Like the U11 Life, the U12 Life will also be an attempt by HTC to make a mark on the mid-range market. They might be able to accomplish that if they get the price right. The specs on this one are not the greatest, but they are not the worst either. The pricing of the HTC U12 Life should at least be $349 which is where the U11 Life started from. The date of launch is not yet revealed, but expect more news in the coming days.

Report : Galaxy Note 9 Pre-Orders In India Starting From Augist 19

Galaxy Note 9

The upcoming Galaxy Note 9 from Samsung mobile is arguably one of the most anticipated smartphones right now. The device, barring any change in plans will make its official debut on August 9 at Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event in NYC. Reports have it that the device will go on sale earlier than expected, as it is expected to hit the stores from August 24, making it the first Galaxy Note device to go on sale in a record short time.

Similarly, fans of the Galaxy Note 9 in India won’t have to wait for long before they can place orders for the device from the Korean giant. Fresh reports from 91mobiles suggest the Galaxy Note 9 will land in India within a week of its Global debut and will be available for pre-order in the country starting from August 19.

According to our source, the upcoming Galaxy Note 9 from Samsung will hit the shelves sometime in the first week of September, but the precise date remains to be known. 91 mobile also have it on good authority, that the upcoming Note 9 will sell for as much as Rs 75,000/ $1000 for the base model, while higher models could go up north further than that.

Previous reports have it that the 512GB variant of the Note 9 could go for as much as 1250 euro ($1460), while the base model with 128GB in black, blue and purple colors will go for 1050 euro ($1230) in the EU region. Check here for a full coverage of all the rumored specs.

Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Listed on GearBest a Day Before Launch

Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite

It’s a day before the Xiaomi Mi A2 and the Mi A2 Lite will be launched and online retailers are having a tough time keeping secrets. The Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite has been listed on GearBest after making an appearance on various online retailer sites around Romania, UK, China and Poland.

The Mi A2 Lite is a re-branded Redmi 6 Pro under the Android One program. Gearbest has listed the Global variant of the phone which sports 4GB RAM and 64GB onboard storage (expandable up to 256GB). It sports a 5.84-inch notched display with a 2280 x 1080p resolution and 19:9 aspect ratio. The phone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 octa-core chipset clocked at 2 GHz. There’s a dual camera setup on the back made of 12MP and 5MP sensors while the front houses a 5MP sensor. A 4000mAh battery and Android 8.1 Oreo are part of the package. A fingerprint scanner sits on the back and the phone also has software based facial recognition. The phone sports a 2+1 card slot, 2 for sim cards and 1 for the SD card. The phone is listed for $219.99 in three colours, Black, Light Sky blue and Gold.

The Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite and Mi A2 are all set to be unveiled tomorrow as part of Android One. The two phones will be the 2nd generation of Android phones by Xiaomi.

Nokia X5 will be available outside China, re-branded to Nokia 5.1 Plus

Nokia 5.1 Plus

In a sudden move, HMD just confirmed that its recently released Nokia X5 won’t remain a China-exclusive smartphone for too long. Of course, this just comes to confirm our previous speculation that a variant of the device called Nokia 5.1 Plus would sail the Global waters, after the X5 Chinese launch.

In a clear allusion to previous devices, HMD’s Juho Sarvikas replied to a fan on Twitter saying that they won’t need another poll to whether decide or not if the handset would be launched outside China. Despite the confirmation, Sarvikas failed to inform a schedule for the Nokia 5.1 Plus global release.

The Nokia X5 is the second smartphone from HMD to embrace the notch. The handset is powered by the excellent MediaTek Helio P60, paired with either 3GB or 4GB of RAM. On the camera department, the device features a dual-camera setup on the rear (13MP+5MP) and an 8MP front-facing snapper for the selfie lovers pleasure. The smartphone runs Treble-compliant Android 8.1 Oreo and should be updated to Android P a few time after Google’s official release. To fuel all this package of specs, the company packed a 3,060mAh battery.

The Nokia X5 a.k.a Nokia 5.1 Plus will be a decent choice among the sea of mid-range devices, considering all the effort that HMD is putting in offering timely updates and support for its smartphones. Worth mentioning that device’s first batch completely sold out

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Makes an Appearance in Lilac Purple

Samsung Galaxy Note 9

The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 has again made an appearance, this time in Lilac Purple. The phablet is set to be released on the 9th of August at the Galaxy Unpacked event in New York.

The Note 9 hardly looks any different from the Note 8. The same block-like body, infinity display up top with an array of sensors on the top bezel, and the same old chin at the bottom.

The back is where the difference starts, and well, ends. The fingerprint scanner has been repositioned and now takes post below the camera setup. The back and the front are both adorned with curved glass so wireless charging should be a part of the bundle.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 borrows heavily from its predecessor. Even though it might see an upgrade in the internals, it probably would not make a dent in the performance. The S-Pen, however, seems to have received a significant overhaul, with reports confirming the presence of Bluetooth. This makes the S-Pen more than just a drawing tool. Till now we have had images of the Coral Blue and the Midnight Black variants leaked. But there are probably more colours in tow. If a report from earlier is believed, the Note 9 will be available in 5 different colours.

Xiaomi Mi A2 and Mi A2 Lite Listed in a Romanian Store

Xiaomi Mi A2

he Xiaomi Mi A2 and A2 Lite are all set to be unveiled on the 24th of July. It has made an appearance on Aliexpress, a Polish E-commerce website, and in the latest development, on a Romanian store with all the pricing and shipping dates. It was listed on 2 Romanian online retailers as follows:

QuickMobile.ro; both variants will be available in 7 days
- Mi A2
  - 4GB+32GB: RON 1273 ($318)
  - 4GB+64GB: RON 1400 ($350)
- Mi A2 Lite
  - 3GB+32GB: RON 933 ($233)
  - 4GB+64GB: RON 1130 ($282)
PCGarage.ro; both variants will be available in 11 days
- Mi A2
  - 4GB+32GB: RON 1400 ($350)
  - 4GB+64GB: RON 1600 ($400)
- Mi A2 Lite
  - 3GB+32GB: RON 1000 ($250)
  - 4GB+64GB: RON 1200 ($300)

If the above listings are to be believed, the Mi A2 and A2 Lite will be available for purchase starting 27th of this month. The countries where they will be launched have not been confirmed yet but expect a launch in major world markets. The Xiaomi Mi A2 is basically a re-branded Mi 6X which will be under the Android One program. The Mi A2 Lite on the other hand is a re-branded Redmi 6 Pro. Both these devices will be launched just a few days from now. Are you excited about the 2nd iteration of stock droids by Xiaomi? Let us know in the comments below.

Huawei Nova 3 Officially Released at 2999 Yuan ($446)

Huawei Nova 3

On July 18, the Huawei Nova 3 was officially released in Shenzhen. It is a quite new smartphone with tons of attractive features. This phone uses a 3D curved glass material and has a slim 3.55mm middle frame, providing Black, Blue, Purple, Gold color combinations. Each color option has its own custom theme.

In terms of the core configuration, the Huawei Nova 3 uses a 6.3-inch notch screen with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio and a resolution of 2340×1080, a Kirin 970 processor, a 6GB of memory, a 128GB of storage, and a battery capacity of 3750mAh. The phone runs on EMUI 8.2 based on Android 8.1. At the same time, it supports GPU Turbo graphics acceleration, gallery search, 3D Qmoji AR dynamic expression, AI wisdom map, intimate assistant (AR shopping / AI sweeping purchase), etc.

In addition, this is the first Nova-series phone, sporting a quad-camera. There is a front-mounted 24MP + 2MP dual-camera, supporting 2m × 1.5m zoom and based on AI technology that can intelligently identify a variety of typical scenes to configure camera parameters automatically. In addition to the 24MP front lens, it also provides an infrared wide-spectrum lens that works together with the main front sensor to provide a face unlock feature. The depth information recognition accuracy is 2.5 times higher. Thus, it can identify the owner’s face and unlock in a completely dark environment. It is worth mentioning that the Huawei Nova 3 also implements a 3D face financial security payment, effectively preventing image/video model attacks.

Samsung Galaxy A Series to Sport In-Display Fingerprint Scanner

Samsung Galaxy A

The Samsung Galaxy S10 series is rumoured to sport in-display fingerprint scanners. Recent developments indicate that the Galaxy A series might also feature in-display fingerprint scanners. The leak comes from IceUniverse who took to Weibo in order to reveal this information.

The Galaxy A series is Samsung phones with cosmetic appeal of a flagship and specs of a mid-range phone at a price more than a mid-range phone. The Galaxy A (2019) will apparently sport an in-display fingerprint scanner. The A series of 2018 came equipped with infinity displays like the flagships. So an in-display fingerprint scanner does not seem like a distant dream. But that might come with hefty price tag thanks to “semi-premium” status.

The Samsung Galaxy S10 series is supposed to arrive in three variants, with screen sizes as follows, 5.8-inch, 6.1-inch, and 6.4-inch. Out of the three, the 6.1-inch and 6.4-inch models will sport in-display fingerprint scanner while the 5.8-inch variant is rumoured to sport a side-mounted fingerprint scanner. The in-display fingerprint scanners will make use of Qualcomm’s Ultrasonic fingerprint identification tech. The company is apparently gearing up to launch 60 million smartphones with an in-display fingerprint scanner. The Samsung Galaxy X is another piece of tech that Samsung is expected to unveil very soon.

Huawei Mate 10/Mate 10 Pro Gets EMUI 8.1 Update

Huawei Mate 10/Mate 10 Pro Gets

A couple of weeks ago, Huawei announced that Huawei Mate 10/Mate 10 Pro will get the EMUI 8.1 system update in mid-July which would significantly improve the user experience and general performance of these devices by adding 960fps super slow motion videos capability, AI photography master, 3D portrait light effect, smart gallery and many other practical

features. This afternoon, Sun Yaping, head of Huawei’s mobile phone product line management team, announced that Mate 10/Mate 10 Pro will get the EMUI 8.1.0.321 update today at 15:00 and only 50,000 registrations will be taken for now. Presently, users of these smartphones can go to Huawei’s pollen club and click “Member Services” – “Upgrade early adopters” to apply for the latest EMUI 8.1 system.

The Huawei Mate 10 series was released in China last October, and it was launched with the EMUI 8.0 system based on Android 8.0 depth customization. In March this year, Huawei added face recognition to the Mate 10 series via an update while in May these smartphones received an update that brings super night scene mode to make its night shooting ability significantly better. In June, Huawei’s Mate 10 series was the first to implement the GPU Turbo technology upgrade which improves its graphics computing efficiency by 60% and reduced the power consumption by 30%.

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Huawei Nova 3 Launch Event Invitations Sent Out

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Huawei Nova 3

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Huawei has many smartphone lines and each of them is aiming at a certain group of customers. In this sense, the Nova series phones are focusing on young customers who give an advantage to the appearance, camera, and price. The third generation Huawei Nova 3 has been on everyone’s lips recently. The phone was said to release along with the Huawei TalkBand B5 on July 18. Today, the manufacturer sent out the invitations, once again confirming this launch date. So nothing will change and the next-gen Nova phone will be uncovered in a few days

At this moment, the Huawei Nova 3 is available for pre-order on the official website. Thus, we know almost everything concerning this amazing phone. According to the official website information, the device will be using a 3D curved glass on the back, which will have four colors of bright black, light blue, blue enamel, and primrose gold. Each color has its own custom theme. Plus, the blue and purple colors have a gradient effect. They really look quite outstanding.

As we said, the appearance has always been a decisive factor for the Nova series handsets. The Huawei Nova 3 is no exception. But it also should come with a respectable performance and strong photographing features. This smartphone will be packed with a 6.3-inch bangs screen with a 2340×1080 resolution, a Kirin 970 chip, 6GB of RAM, 64GB/128GB of storage, and a battery capacity of 3750mAh. As expected, this phone will come with GPU Turbo pre-installed, which opens up the processing bottleneck between EMUI operating system and CPU / GPU. It also achieves software and hardware coordination, which greatly improves the overall efficiency of GPU graphics operation.

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Sunday 29 July 2018

Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus