Author: Vipul Vij

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 To Be Launched In India On 14th February

Xiaomi has hinted at a possible launch of the highly anticipated Redmi Note 5. The company has sent out press invites for a launch event happening on the 14th of February with a big “5” written. This may be a not-so-subtle hint that the company could launch the Redmi Note 5.

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 was launched in early-2017 and this does seem like the ideal timing for the Redmi Note 5 launch. However, Xiaomi recently launched the Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus in Malaysia. This means that the company could launch the Redmi 5 in India instead of the Redmi Note 5.

Launching the Redmi Note 5 would obviously make more sense since the Redmi Note 4 is still the most successful Xiaomi device in India. Recently, there have been a few leaks regarding the Redmi Note 5 and it appears that the device could come in two variants.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5: Rumour Roundup

The smartphone is expected to have a 5.99 inch display with a 2160 x 1080 px resolution which translates into an 18:9 aspect ratio.

Under the hood, the phablet will have two variants. One will run on the Snapdragon 630 chipset, have 3GB RAM and 32GB of onboard storage. The other one will be powered by the Snapdragon 636 chipset, have 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. Both the variants are expected to support storage expansion via microSD card.

The device will run MIUI 9 out of the box. There is still no word on whether it’ll run Android 8 Oreo or Android 7 Nougat.

The Redmi Note 5 could also be the first Redmi phone to feature a dual-camera setup. It is expected to have a 16MP primary sensor that will be accompanied by a 5MP sensor. To the front will be an 8MP camera.

Xiaomi knows that once launched, the smartphone will be met with a lot of demand. Hence, there are reports claiming that it is stocking as many units of the Redmi Note 5 as possible. The rumoured price could be a bit off, especially for the Indian market. Xiaomi would want to launch the Redmi Note 4 successor at a price of about Rs.11000-12000, similar to what it did with the Redmi Note 4.

February 5, 2018
Android 8 Oreo Update For OnePlus 5T Resumes After It Was Suspended

On the 30th of January OnePlus announced that an Android 8 Oreo update for the OnePlus 5T had begun. The update was due to arrive along with OxygenOS 5.0.2. However, due to some bugs, the rollout was suspended. Now, after swiftly working on the issues, the company has started rolling out OxygenOS 5.0.3 which also brings Android 8.09 Oreo update with it.

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This is is not the first time that an OEM had to suspend Android 8 Oreo rollout for its devices. Most notably, it has been smartphones with stock Android OS which have had a lot of issues. Xiaomi Mi A1 runs stock Android OS and after the initial Oreo update, the company had to suspend it due to a lot of complaints.

If you had already updated to OxygenOS 5.0.2, the new update weighs in at about 39MB. For users moving from Android 7 Nougat, the update will be much bigger in size.

OnePlus 5T Specifications

The OnePlus 5T has a 6-inch Full Optic AMOLED display with a 2160 x 1080 px resolution.

Under the hood, the OnePlus 5T has the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset, a 2.4GHz octa-core processor, 8GB of RAM, 128GB of onboard storage which cannot be expanded. Due to thin bezels, there is no place for a home button and the fingerprint sensor has now been shifted to the back of the phone and is placed right above OnePlus logo.

Powering the device is a 3300 mAh battery which supports OnePlus’ DashCharge technology. The OnePlus 5T also features facial recognition for unlocking the device. The alert slider retains its place at the top left side of the phone.

One big change in the OnePlus 5T is in the camera department. Unlike the OnePlus 5, the OnePlus 5T no longer has a secondary telephoto lens at the back. Instead, OnePlus has decided to focus on the device’s low-light photography capabilities. The cameras do not have OIS and OnePlus has decided to go for EIS on the dual camera setup at the back. The device has a 16MP camera with an f/1.7 aperture coupled with a 20MP sensor with the same f/1.7 aperture and field of view, ie no optical zoom. On the front is a 16MP camera with an f/2.0 aperture.

February 5, 2018
Limited Gold Edition Razer Phone Launched

Razer has also jumped the “limited edition” bandwagon with a new variant of its Razer Phone. The company launched the Razer Phone was launched in November 2017 as a smartphone made for gamers. Although the device did not have a modern design with thin bezels, it had top-notch specifications.

Now, the company has launched a limited edition “Gold” version of the Razer Phone. However, unlike a lot of other OEMs, this limited edition variant comes in the same colour as the regular one. The Razer Phone 2018 Gold Edition comes in a special red-sleeved box with golden Razer stickers. In a subtle move, the Razer logo is now gold in colour. It is priced at US$ 699.99 and has gone on sale through the Razer international store.

Companies like OnePlus and Honor have launched limited edition variants of their popular smartphones as well. OnePlus launched the Star Wars edition while Honor will soon launch the red colour variant of the Honor 7X in India close to Valentines Day. Razer has taken a different route with its limited edition variant.

Razer Phone:

The smartphone has a 5.72-inch IGZO display with 120Hz refresh rate which reinstates that the phone is targeted at gamers. Another interesting aspect here is the front-firing dual speakers. With bezels getting thinner, the trend of front-firing stereo speakers appears to be dying as well.

Under the hood, the Razer Phone has the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset, 8GB of RAM and 64GB onboard storage which can be expanded up to 2TB via microSD card. A heat pipe and two-layer heat spreader ensure that the smartphone does not overheat in continuous use and under full load. Bad news for fans of the good old headphone jack, because the Razer phone doesn’t have a 3.5mm jack on the phone itself.

The device is powered by a 4000 mAh battery and runs Android 7.1 Nougat.

Razer also introduced a “game booster” feature which refers to additional software functions that adjust the clock rate of the processor and the resolution of the display, depending on the app requirements. The user can define whether the four performance cores of the Snapdragon 835 SoC should perform their service at full or lower clock rate.

The Razer phone has a dua l12MP wide-angle lens + 12MP telephoto lens setup at the back. The wide angle lens is the full beam lens with an aperture of f/1.75 and the telephoto lens with an aperture of f/2.6. The telephoto lens allows for portrait mode images and also bokeh effect photos. On the front of the device is an 8MP camera with an f/2.0 aperture.

There is still no word on the smartphone’s launch in India as of now.

February 3, 2018
Leaked: Cases For Huawei P20 With Triple-Lens Camera Leaked

Huawei will be launching a new smartphone on the 27th of March. Everyone is anticipating the company to launch the Huawei P11 or P20. The latest leak reveals the design of the upcoming smartphone.

According to the new leaked images of the protective cases for the Huawei P20, the smartphone will have a tall display and a triple-lens camera. An interesting aspect in the images is the placement of the fingerprint sensor. According to these images, Huawei will place the fingerprint sensor on the front, housed inside the bottom bezels.

Other than that, a good news is that the company will retain the headphone jack for the P20. These images also confirm that the Huawei P20 will come with a triple-lens camera.

A recent advertisement design was leaked which revealed that an upcoming Huawei phone will have a triple-lens camera at the back. According to the images, the next generation P11 will feature a 40MP Leica triple-lens camera setup with 5x hybrid zoom and a 24MP front-facing sensor.

Huawei announced its new facial recognition technology and claimed that it is faster and more accurate than Apple’s Face ID. While it did not reveal which smartphone will be the first one to feature this technology, many speculate that the Huawei P11 might be the first phone to come with Huawei’s own rendition of Face ID and the famous animojis.

There were rumours that just like the iPhone X, Huawei P20 will also have a notch at the top of the display to house all the sensors required for facial recognition.

With a launch date confirmed, the Huawei P20 seems more or less confirmed. More leaks are expected to be revealed as we move closer to the launch.

February 3, 2018
Apple Posts Record Profit Despite Decreased iPhone X Shipments

Apple launched the iPhone X back in September at a record price of US$ 999 for the base variant. The iPhone X presented a huge design change from all the previous iPhones and caught the imagination of a lot of consumers. Post the launch of the device, people were divided on the presence of Face ID and the removal of Touch ID.

iPhone X

There were reports that Apple had reduced the production of the iPhone X due to the low demand for it in prominent markets. However, despite the recent activities, Apple recorded profit for the first fiscal quarter of 2018 (fourth calendar quarter of 2017). Apple announced that it sold 77.3 million iPhones during this phase.

Luca Maestri, Apple’s CFO said:

Thanks to great operational and business performance, we achieved all-time record profitability during the quarter, with EPS up 16 percent.

In the same phase, Samsung shipped 74.7 million phones, 2.6 million fewer than Apple’s 77.3 million. Other OEMs like Huawei and OPPO shipped far fewer devices at 41 million and 29.5 million, respectively. Apple also had the highest average selling price of its iPhones during the quarter at US$ 796.

the American tech giant’s rise is commendable especially considering the industry trend. Overall global smartphone shipments declined year over year, falling from 438.7 million units in the fourth quarter of 2016 to 400.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2017. However, over the course of 2017, smartphones shipments grew by 1% to 1.5 billion units.

February 3, 2018
HTC Smartphone Running On Snapdragon 625 Leaked

HTC will skip the launch event at MWC 2018 due to the Galaxy S9 and S9+ launch. While HTC will launch the HTC U12 right after MWC, a new mid-range device has been leaked.

The smartphone has appeared on GeekBench with an HTC model number: 2Q5W1. Based on the details leaked, the device will run on Snapdragon 625 chipset and come with Android 8 Oreo out of the box. No other details were revealed in the listing. This could be a new mid-range smartphone lineup that HTC has in the pipeline.

New HTC mid-ranger listed on Geekbench… 2Q5Wxxx, running Android 8.0 "Oreo" on a Snapdragon 625 (MSM8953 it says) with 3 GB RAM. https://t.co/CkhNO3IsL4 pic.twitter.com/xZYbUp9eNO

— Roland Quandt (@rquandt) February 2, 2018

However, HTC has a few smartphones in the ‘U11’ moniker. The HTC U11, the U11+ and the U11 Life. With the HTC u12 expected to be launched soon, this mid-range smartphone could be a follow up to the HTC U11 Life. The HTC U11 Life runs on the Snapdragon 630 chipset and this mysterious smartphone could be a ‘Lite’ variant of it.

Apart from this, HTC could spring a surprise and launch a whole new series of mid-range devices especially after the relative success of the HTC U11 Life. The Android One variant of the U11 Life was well-received and this upcoming device could also be an Android One smartphone. Right now, this is just a listing on a benchmarking website and no other details are available.

HTC U11 EYEs

More details will follow as and when more information about the device is leaked.

February 3, 2018
Xiaomi Redmi 5 And Redmi 5 Plus Could Launch In India Soon

In early-December, Xiaomi launched the Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus in China. Right after the launch, there were rumours that the Redmi 5 Plus will be launched in India as the Redmi Note 5. However, that won’t happen and the Redmi Note 5 appears to be closing in on its launch. It also appears that the Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus will be launched in India soon.

Xiaomi has launched the Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus in Malaysia at a starting price of MYR 679 (Rs. 11000). This move means that Xiaomi wants to take these devices in the global market. Xiaomi in India has a strong foothold and would want to launch the Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus in India as well. However, the pricing will be key for both the devices.

Xiaomi Redmi 5

The Xiaomi Redmi 5 has a 5.7-inch 1440 x 720 px display with an 18:9 aspect ratio.

Under the hood, the Redmi 5 has the Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 chipset, a 1.8GHz octa-core processor, Adreno 506 GPU, 2GB or 3GB of RAM, 16GB or 32GB of onboard storage which will be expandable via microSD card. There is a fingerprint sensor placed at the back of the phone just below the camera.

Powering the device is a 3300 mAh battery which, Xioami claims has a standby time of up to 12 days. The battery is charged via a micro USB slot which means no fast charging. There is a 3.5mm headphone jack placed next to the charging port as well.

The Redmi 5 has a 12MP camera at the back with 1.25-micron pixel size. The camera records 1080P videos at 30fps. To the front of the device is a 5MP camera with Beautify 3.0, which is Xiaomi’s software for enhanced selfies.

Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus

The bigger sibling of the two is the Redmi 5 Plus. It has a 5.99-inch display with a 2160 x 1080px resolution which again, translated to an 18:9 aspect ratio. Similar to the Redmi 5, its display also has rounded corners.

Under the hood, the Redmi 5 Plus has the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 chipset, 2.0GHz octa-core processor, Adreno 506 GPU, 3GB or 4GB of RAM, and 32GB or 64GB of onboard storage which will be expandable via microSD card. The fingerprint sensor sits at the back of the device which has become a Redmi signature irrespective of thin or thick bezels.

The Redmi 5 Plus is powered by a massive 4000 mAh battery which, according to Xiaomi, has a standby time of up to 17 days. The device has a micro USB port for charging and data syncing along with a 3.5mm headphone jack.

Just like the Redmi 5, the Redmi 5 Plus has a 12MP primary camera and a 5MP secondary camera with beautify 3.0 software.

February 3, 2018
Leaked: Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Renders Reveal Thin Bezels And Dual Cameras

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 is one of the most successful smartphones in the Indian market. Launched in early-2017, it hit the sweet spot of great performance and great price. Its successor, the Redmi Note 5 is expected to be launched in the next month, similar to the Redmi Note 4. So far, there have been a few renders but, nothing too concrete has come out from the leaks.

A few renders of the alleged Redmi Note 5 have now surfaced, which reveal a new design and a dual-camera setup. With the Redmi Note 5 expected to be priced at around Rs. 12000, this design with good specs could make it a worthy follow-up to the Redmi Note 4. The latest renders reveal that the Redmi Note 5 will have extremely top and bottom bezels with minimal bezels on the side.

To the back will be a dual-camera setup and a fingerprint sensor below it. So far, these renders look the closest to a finished product.

The Redmi Note 5 came under a lot of speculation when Xiaomi launched the Redmi 5 Plus in China. On its forum, a moderator said that the Redmi Note 5 won’t launch this year. He then said that the Redmi 5 Plus will be launched in other markets under the Redmi Not 5 moniker. It looks like that was just a false alarm and that the Redmi Note 5 will indeed be launched.

The leaked images, however, look too good to be true. While the Redmi Note 5 will come with an 18:9 aspect ratio, the design will be similar to the Redmi 5 Plus. This means relatively thinner bezels all around the display.

Early Redmi Note 5 Renders

What Do We Know About The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 So Far?

The smartphone is expected to have a 5.99 inch display with a 2160 x 1080 px resolution which translates into an 18:9 aspect ratio.

Under the hood, the phablet will have two variants. One will run on the Snapdragon 630 chipset, have 3GB RAM and 32GB of onboard storage. The other one will be powered by the Snapdragon 636 chipset, have 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. Both the variants are expected to support storage expansion via microSD card.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Launched Early-2017

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 will run MIUI 9 out of the box. There is still no word on whether it’ll run Android 8 Oreo or Android 7 Nougat.

The Redmi Note 5 could also be the first Redmi phone to feature a dual-camera setup. It is expected to have a 16MP primary sensor that will be accompanied by a 5MP sensor. To the front will be an 8MP camera.

Xiaomi knows that once launched, the Redmi Note 5 will be met with a lot of demand. Hence, there are reports claiming that it is stocking as many units of the Redmi Note 5 as possible. The rumoured price could be a bit off, especially for the Indian market. Xiaomi would want to launch the Redmi Note 5 at a price of about Rs.11000-12000, similar to what it did with the Redmi Note 4.

February 3, 2018
Leaked: Another Xiaomi Mi 6X Case Reveals iPhone X-Like Dual Cameras

For the past couple of weeks, the Xiaomi Mi 6X has been in the news. The mid-range device from Xiaomi will succeed the Mi 5X from 2017 and might even be launched in India as the Mi A2. After the initial leak, two live images of the smartphone revealed the design of the smartphone and a new leak corroborates with all the previous information about the phone.

The new leak of the case of the Mi 6X reveals an iPhone X-like dual-camera setup on the back along with a fingerprint sensor. The initial images did not reveal a fingerprint sensor which led many believe that Xiaomi could use Clear ID this time around. However, that will not happen and Xiaomi will continue to use a rear-facing fingerprint sensor.

A fingerprint sensor on the back doesn’t guarantee thin bezels, not in the case of Xiaomi at least. Even phones like the Redmi Note 4 or the MI A1 had a rear-facing fingerprint sensor while maintaining giant bezels on the front. But, the Mi 6X could be a mid-range smartphone from Xiaomi to sport an 18:9 aspect ratio although the current leaked image doesn’t reveal any details about it.

What Do We Know About The Xiaomi Mi 6X So Far?

A few days ago, two leaks of the Xiaomi Mi 6X revealed that the device will continue the trend of having dual cameras and a tall display. The new images seemingly confirm that and it appears that the Mi 6X will have an 18:9 5.99 inch display. The company could use an IPS LCD panel, similar to its predecessor and a lot of other Xiaomi mid-range devices.

The Xiaomi Mi6X will be powered by the recently leaked Surge S2 chipset. The Surge S2 will have an octa-core CPU with four Cortex-A73 cores running at 2.2 GHz and four Cortex-A53 at 1.8 GHz. Accompanying the chipset will be the Mali-G71 MP8 GPU which is a great improvement over the Mali-T860 from the Surge S1. A report claims that Xiaomi is looking to par the Surge S2 with the Kirin 960 by Huawei.

Previous Leaks

There has been no information leaked regarding the battery capacity or the camera setup as of now. However, with the launch of the smartphone still a few months away, we could see a lot of other information about the device being leaked as well.

February 2, 2018
Flipkart Billion Launches Made In India Power Banks

Flipkart Billion launched the Billion Capture+ in India in November. In an attempt to diversify its Billion brand, Flipkart has launched two new power banks in India. The 10,000 mAh power bank is priced at Rs. 799 and the 15000 mAh power bank costs Rs. 999. Recently, Xiaomi also launched its line of Made in India power banks which are available on Amazona and mi.com.

The 10,000 mAh power bank is available in Copper and Black colour variants while the 15,000 mAh power bank is available in Rose Gold and Black colours. Both the power banks come with a one-year in-home service warranty.

Both the power banks use Li-ion batteries and come with 5V/2.1A USB out ports. This means that they charge twice as fast as regular 5V/1A power banks. The batteries lose less than 3-4% charge when idle for a month. These batteries have up to 500 charge/discharge cycles. The power banks also have an inbuilt LED torchlight.

The power banks also come with a few features like an in-built temperature protection and short-circuit protection. The power banks also offer a 7-way safety feature, including undervoltage and overvoltage protection while discharging as well as charging the power bank.

February 2, 2018
HMD Global Trademarks Iconic Sirocco Moniker For Nokia 8

At the upcoming MWC 2018, HMD Global will be making a few announcements. Android Go device like the Nokia 1 and a concept phone like the Nokia 10 are expected to be announced. A lot expected the Nokia 9 to be launched as well but, it looks like the company will skip a Nokia 9 launch. HMD Global might launch the Nokia 8’s updated version.

To support that argument, HMD Global has recently trademarked a Nokia phone with model number TA-1005 as the ‘Nokia 8 Sirocco’. Incidentally, TA-1005 was the speculated model number of the Nokia 9. For context, Sirocco is a reference to the Nokia 8800 Sirocco edition which was launched in 2006.

Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition

It was a premium looking variant of the Nokia 8800 which featured a glossy steel body along with a sapphire glass on top of the display. The Nokia 8 Sirocco edition could be a premium variant of the Nokia 8 or an updated version.

The Nokia 8 Sirocco edition is expected to feature a 5.2 inch display with an OLED display made by LG. Other specifications could remain the same as the Nokia 8. This means that HMD Global could delay the launch of the Nokia 9 for another event.

Nokia 8 Specifications

The Nokia 8 has a 5.3 inch 2560 x 1440 px display and 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 5 for protection.

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Under the hood is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset and a 2.45GHz octa-core processor, the Adreno 540 GPU, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of onboard storage which is expandable via microSD card. The smartphone has an aluminium unibody design and an IP54 rating for splash resistance. The fingerprint sensor is housed inside a physical home button which sits between two navigation touch capacitive buttons below the screen.

Powering the device is a 3090mAh battery with QuickCharge 3.0 support via USB Type-C port. It runs stock Android 7.1.1 OS and the company has promised monthly security updates and yearly Android updates.

The device is the first Nokia Android device to feature Carl Zeiss optics. The smartphone boasts a Zeiss powered dual camera setup at the rear – a primary 13MP RGB (colour) sensor with optical image stabilisation paired with a 13MP secondary monochrome (black and white) sensor and an f/2.0 aperture. The dual-camera setup is capable of recording videos in 4K at 30 FPS and has a portrait mode for bokeh effect. On the front is a 13MP camera with an f/2.0 aperture which can also record 4K videos at 30FPS.

The device also received a significant price cut in India and is now available for Rs. 28999.

February 2, 2018
Honor 8 Pro Android 8 Oreo Update Starts Rolling Out

Huawei sub-brand Honor has started rolling out the Android 8.0 Oreo update for the Honor 8 Pro. The Honor 8 Pro is priced at Rs. 25999 in India and is available on Amazon right now. Despite the 16:9 aspect ratio, the Honor 8 Pro has thin bezels and also sports a dual-camera setup on the back.

With the new update, the Honor 8 Pro will run EMUI 8.0 which is based on Android 8.0 Oreo. The Honor View10 already runs Android 8 Oreo and is priced at Rs. 29999. The Honor 8 Pro was announced back in April of 2017 and even though it might be a bit late, it is a good news for Honor 8 Pro owners right now.

Recently, the OnePlus 3T also received an update to Android 8 Oreo which is priced at Rs. 24999. The Moto X4 with 6GB RAM went on sale on the 1st of February also runs Android 8 Oreo out of the box.

Moto X4

Honor 8 Pro Specifications

The device has 5.7 inch 2560 x 1440 px display which is ideal for media consumption via VR.

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The phone also has a large 4000 mAh battery and fast charge capabilities, with long battery modes built into Honor’s user interface.

The camera setup consists of two cameras, 12+12 MP shooters, where one is a monochrome camera while the other is RGB. The smartphone can combine the aperture to deliver an extremely wide f/0.95. The Phone also shoots 4K video at 30fps. The front camera is an 8 MP shooter with an f/2.0 aperture and capable of 1920 x 1080p video.

February 2, 2018
Sony Flagship Devices Will Get Software Updates For Two Years After Launch

Interestingly, the first ever smartphones in 2017 to run Android 8 Oreo out of the box were not the Google Pixel 2 devices. It was the Sony Xperia XZ1 and Xperia XZ1 Compact. Sony smartphones launched since then have come with Android 8 Oreo out of the box, which is different than what many other OEMs have done.

Continuing on that, Sony has confirmed that its flagship devices will now receive software updates for up to years after the launch. This means that the Xperia XZ1 and the Xperia XZ Pro could receive software updates to Android P and Android Q. The new Sony Xperia update policies were discovered by Xperia Blog.

However, the new policy does not guarantee the company’s mid-range and budget phones will get the same software update treatment. This will depend on whether these devices will meet the company’s “exacting standards.” Also, the hardware on these smartphones will have to be able to produce a stable user experience.

Another good news for Xperia flagship buyers is that the company might release security updates outside the normal Android OS update cycle. This means that high-end Xperia smartphones will be updated with latest security patches for a long time. However, the same cannot be said for the budget smartphones in the Xperia lineup.

One exciting Xperia flagship in the pipeline is the Xperia XZ Pro. It is rumoured that the device will be launched at MWC 2018 in late-February.

Xperia XZ Pro: Rumour Roundup

It will have a 5.7 inch OLED display with 4K resolution, thin bezels and possibly, an 18:9 aspect ratio.

Under the hood, the Sony Xperia XZ Pro will have the Snapdragon 845 chipset, 6GB of RAM and up to 128GB of onboard storage. The storage is expected to be expandable via a microSD card. The fingerprint sensor is expected to be housed inside the lock button on the side. Although, with the presence of an OLED display, Sony could go ahead and use a screen embedded fingerprint sensor.

The device will be powered by a 3420 mAh battery which will support QuickCharge 4.0+.

The Xperia XZ Pro will have a dual rear camera setup, with one of the cameras having an 18 MP sensor with 1.33 microns pixel size and a 12 MP sensor with 1.38 microns pixel size. On the front will be a 13 MP camera.

The Sony Xperia XZ Pro will run Android 8 Oreo out of the box and with the latest policy, could see a software update up to 2020. This is a great news for Xperia XZ Pro suitors.

February 2, 2018
Honor 7X Red Colour Variant Launched At Rs. 12999

Honor 7X, one of the best smartphones in the budget segment has something new to offer. The Chinese smartphone maker has launched a limited edition Red colour variant of the Honor 7X in India. It is priced at Rs. 12999 and will be available via Amazon. The date of sale has not been announced yet but, Amazon has made the registration page live.

As seen in the recent past, the limited edition Red colour variants of popular smartphones has become a trend. Right from the Product Red iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus to the Lava Red OnePlus 5T, companies have launched a new colour variant a few months after launching the device. Recently, Xiaomi also launched a limited edition red colour of the Mi A1, which is priced at Rs. 13999.

Honor 7X Specifications

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The Honor 7X has a 5.9 inch LTPS IPS LCD display with a 2160 x 1080 px display which translates into an 18:9 aspect ratio.

Under the hood, the Honor 7X has the HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset, Mali-T830 MP2 GPU, 4GB of RAM and 64GB onboard storage. The onboard storage is expandable up to 256GB via microSD card. The device is powered by a 3340 mAh battery which charges via a micro USB slot. Since the device has thin bezels, the fingerprint sensor is placed at the back of the below the dual-camera setup.

The Honor 7X runs Android 7.0 Nougat with EMUI 6.0 on top which gives a user more options for customising their phones.

The smartphone has a dual camera setup at the back. One of the cameras is equipped with a 16MP sensor while the other one is a 2MP depth sensor. The camera setup at the back has PDAF and records 1080P videos at 30fps. On the front is an 8MP camera which also records 1080P videos.

With a new colour variant launched, the consumers can now choose between different phones and different colour variants as well. The Honor 7X is currently available in Blue, Black and Gold colour variants.

February 2, 2018
Leaked: Samsung Galaxy S9, S9+ Battery Images

Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ will be launched on the 25th of February in Barcelona. So far, almost every aspect of the two smartphones has been leaked, while there are few details which are predicted to retain their place from the predecessors. A recent leak revealed that the battery capacity of the two devices will be the same as that of their predecessors and now, images of several components of the Galaxy S9 and S9+ have been leaked.

The battery images do not reveal anything that we don’t know so far. The S9 will have a 3000 mAh battery while the Galaxy S9+ will have a 3500 mAh battery. These are the same capacities as their predecessors. Both the smartphones will also support QuickCharge 4.0 and wireless charging.

Along with the battery, other interesting components leaked are the camera and fingerprint sensor of the Galaxy S9. As we know, the S9 will retain a single camera on the back while the Galaxy S9+ will have a dual-camera setup. The leaked components corroborate with that.

The leaked image of the fingerprint sensor doesn’t necessarily confirm the placement of it on the phone but, that also has been confirmed in several separate leaks. One thing to notice here is the size of the fingerprint sensor. It is slightly wider than the one found on the Galaxy S8 which indicates that it will have a different position to retain the symmetry.

February 2, 2018