Rumors claim that Motorola will ditch the X branding this year and launch the Moto Z with variants similar to last year Moto Z Style and Moto Z Play.
Industry tipster @evleaks has leaked two images of the upcoming launch one showcasing the phones, and the other of the Mods which are replaceable back panels which will add new features to the phones.
By the looks of it one appears to be a kickstand and the other a camera module. The first one is expected to be a battery Mod. VentureBeat claims that MotoMods line will include cases with better speakers and a pico projector, other leaks point to names like “adventure,” “theater,” “stereo,” “power,” “style,” and “pro camera.”
Specs wise a lot of info is already available for these phones, The Moto Z Style a 5.5-inch QHD display, a Snapdragon 820 processor, 3GB/4GB of RAM, 16-megapixel rear camera, 32GB of inbuilt storage, and 2600mAh battery. The Moto Z Play will launch with a 5.5-inch full-HD display, a Snapdragon 625 SoC, 3GB of RAM, a 13-megapixel rear camera, 16GB and 32GB storage variants, and a 3500mAh battery.
In a change of events not only has HTC launched the much-awaited Flagship the HTC 10 in India, the company has also launched the HTC One X9 along with the Desire 625, Desire 628, Desire 825 and Desire 830.
The HTC 10 will be available in two color combinations: Carbon Grey and Topaz Gold for INR 52,990/- from 5th June 2016 onwards. It boasts and improved metal body along with faster more improved cameras and latest spec.
HTC has also launched the HTC 10 Lifestyle which will have the lower spec Snapdragon 652 chipset but has not been clear on price.
Xiaomi has launched two drones to cater to the young video enthusiast market. Mi Drone comes in two variants, the 4K version retails at RMB 2999, while the 1080P one is priced at RMB 2499. Mi Drone (1080P) will be crowdfunded on the Mi Home app starting 26 May 2016, and Mi Drone (4K) will be available for testing via an open beta programme in late July.
The camera on the drones is mounted on a three-axis gimbal for stability, and the drones feature new technologies like auto pilot, GPS, and Vision positioning. The Mi Drone has a 15.2V battery with a capacity of 5100mAh promising flight times of up to 27 minutes .
Due to the nature of Drone laws in India, the Mi-Drone will not be officially launching in India, and will be difficult to import and buy for this region.
LG has confirmed the launch of the LG G5 in India on the 1st of June. The Modular phone of 2016 is already up for pre-order on Flipkart for a price of Rs. 52990.
The LG G5 comes packing a primary 5.3-inch QHD LCD display with 3D Arc Glass on top. It also has a cool Always-on feature that lights up the display for access to important updates. The phone’s construction is full metal unibody and is powered by a Snapdragon 820 chipset, paired with 4GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage, expandable by up to 2TB with microSD cards.
When it comes to photography, the phone is equipped with dual cameras at the back. A standard 16-megapixel 78-degree lens and another 8-megapixel 135-degree wide angle lens. The LG G5 features a front-facing 8-megapixel camera too for clicking selfies.
Sony put up a post about the Xperia E5 on their official facebook page “accidentally” a few days prior to the official launch.
Leaks have previously told us that the E5 aka the Sony F331, will have a 4.6-inch HD display, a MediaTek MT6735 processor, 1.5GB of RAM, and 16GB of inbuilt storage. The company is also expected to include a new 13 MP camera for the main and a 5 MP selfie camera.
The facebook post which has since been taken down said : “Eager, effortless, and easy on the eye – it’s everything a smartphone should be. Say hello to your savvy new sidekick, Xperia E5.”
Although this information goes against the previous news that all Sony phones will now hold the Xperia X branding.
HTC has confirmed the launch of their 2016 flagship the HTC 10 in India on the 26th of May. The company is expected to launch two variants of the powerful flagship in India.
The main variant that runs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 is expected to be priced at Rs. 47000 which will include 32 GB of storage and 4GB of RAM.
HTC is also apparently launching a Snapdragon 652 variant in India priced at around Rs. 35000.
A lot of rumours have surrounded the upcoming launch of the iPhone 7 in September. However the latest leak seems to point in the absolute right direction. The picture you see below was posted on Weibo along with some components of the iPhone 7 .
The back shown in the picture shows an even larger camera bump. Which points to a drastically improved camera and that too with a wider lens.
There is not a lot of visual difference in terms of design of the iPhone 7 from an iPhone 6/6s (if it is an actual image)
Major upgrades in terms of performance along the lines of CPU / GPU and display are expected in the iPhone 7, while some reports have pointed to the fact that the iPhone 7 may be officially waterproof, thanks to the lack of a 3.5 mm headphone jack.
While these leaks get more and more interesting by the day, it seems we need to take them all with a pinch of salt, up until Apple officially launches the iPhone 7 in September.
This is news a lot of people have been waiting to hear. Nokia Smartphones will make a mega comeback in a brand licensing deal made by the Finnish company with HMD Global Ltd. to manufacture Android based Nokia branded handsets for the next 10 years.
HMD Global and its Taiwanese partner, FIH Mobile of FoxConn Technology Group, will take over Microsoft’s feature phone business for $350 million, which Microsoft had bought from Nokia in 2014.
When Microsoft bought over Nokia,in 2014, for US $7.2 Billion, the Redmond based computing giant dropped the name “Nokia” and continued to use the name Lumia. Microsoft had acquired rights to use the Nokia brand in smartphones for two years which the company let go of much earlier.
The new venture “Nokia” will now manufacture Android OS based handsets along with Tablets and will also continue to manufacture feature phones under the brand and expertise of Nokia.
Nokia has a big market to penetrate with veterans like Samsung and HTC, and many new Chinese companies ruling the eco-system.
The Nokia brand still has a strong legacy and is sure to get the attention it deserves at comeback.
This Video by iGyaan Talks about All things Nokia:
The Micromax Canvas 6 has all the makings of a good, maybe even a great handset, great build and great specs. However, it lacks in basic OS operations and the software makes it fall way down in category. watch our video review.
The Moto G4 plus is the first handset under the Lenovo ownership, and while the company may claim to not interfere in the Moto brand language, a lot of clear changes appear in design and outlook of Moto as a brand and the new Moto G4 Plus.
Allo is Google’s new messaging app, another attempt from the company to take on the massive messaging space.
Featuring a new mode called whisper-shout, which lets you reduce or increase the size of the chat text before sending, Indicating your intent for the message.
The new app uses Google’s intelligent machine learning, to auto-predict replies and reduces typing by several times.
The Google Assistant sits within the messaging app and helps you do things like book movies, or reserve a table using open table. Things for which you would usually need to leave the app.
You can also have a one on one with the Google Assistant, asking questions and playing games with the virtual messaging buddy.
Allo will also include an incognito mode, which will encrypt messages end to end for the users.
Lenovo owned Moto, today launched the new Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus in India. While the Moto G4 Plus goes on sale, the Moto G4 will be available at a later date. The G4 Plus has a few additions, a 16 MP camera with laser autofocus vs the regular 13 MP on the Moto G4. You will also get a fingerprint sensor below the display, this is a first for Moto.
The Moto G4 Plus will cost Rs. 13499 for the 2GB RAM + 16 GB Storage variant and Rs 14999 for the 3GB RAM and 32 GB Storage variant.
Inside of the Moto G4 Plus you will get
Moto G4 Plus
Turbo Charger
Earphones
Documentation
The design of the Moto G4 Plus is unique to the Moto G series of phones. A flatter back panel and a more slimmer profile makes the Moto G4 plus look unique and much more premium than its predecessors.
The handset is still boasting a plastic frame, however is extremely durable and feels like metal thanks to the metal paint coating even though its not.
Lenovo branding is apparent, shown off on the box and each time you turn on the handset. The back features a 16 MP camera with a snappy auto-focus assisted with the laser focus and phase detection Auto-focusing. The camera also has a pro mode which like pro modes from many other manufacturers gives you great detail of control over your setting before you begin to capture a photograph.
The fingerprint sensor is quick with a response time of 750 millisecond and the sensor basically works from any angle.
The phone feels great in the hand and the back panel aka shell is available in a black or white at launch, you will be later able to buy coloured shells for changing out the back.
Moto has removed IP rating which means that the G4 unlike the Moto G Gen 3 will be not be water resistant, but the handset does have nano coating.
The sim slots come with nano to micro sim adapters, which is great if you have been using a nano sim slot device. If not, then you get free adapters.
Specs
Moto G4 Plus
Display
5.5 inches Full HD Display
Resolution
1920 x 1080 Gorilla Glass 3 401ppi
Dimensions
153mm x 76.6mm x 7.9 – 9.8mm (at camera)
Weight
155g
Chipset
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 SOC
CPU
1.5 GHz octa-core CPU
GPU
Adreno 405 / 550 MHz GPU
RAM
2GB / 3GB
Storage
16GB / 32GB flash storage
Rear Camera
16 MP with laser auto-focus and phase detect auto-focus (PDAF)
f/2.0 aperture, Professional ModeAuto HDR
Video Stabilization
1080p HD video (30 fps)
Slow Motion video
Front Camera
5 MP
f/2.2 aperture
Field of view (FOV) 84 degrees
WhatsApp is finally ready to take on the likes of Skype, FaceTime and even Facebook Messenger with their very own video calling feature.
The App has included a Video call button on the latest android beta app in attempts to test the features. out. However, the button is not working at the moment. German website Macerkopf was able to initiate the video call and has shown off the screenshots.
Macerkopf says that the feature is currently being tested internally for WhatsApp version 2.12.16.2 for iOS and the build is for developers and beta testers.
If WhatsApp does include this feature, it will take a huge blow at rivals which already train in the number of active users.
It looks like Moto has little to spare for its launch of the next generation Moto G aka, the Moto G4. With mostly all information out, little is left to the imagination. Now a new image by @evleaks points to the front of the display.
Calling it the “little bro” could lead to the non-plus version of the Moto G4. Leaks have pointed to a Snapdragon 617 SoC, 3GB RAM, and Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow. With 16 MP and 13MP cameras for the Moto G4 Plus and Moto G4 respectively.
With the expected Launch of the next Moto G aka the Moto G4 and G4 plus to happen soon, there is already a lot of information that has been outed by tipsters and benchmarks. This is a roundup fo what to expect on the upcoming Moto G.
Name
The brand Motorola is no more and since the Lenovo acquisition is now complete the subsidiary brand is now called “Moto.” The Moto G revisions were known as the “Moto G” and the same with other phones. However, the interwebs and leaks suggest a proper Moto “G4” branding along with what rumors are pointing to as a Moto “G4 Plus,” which will either be a larger or a beefier specced handset.
Look
While @evleaks has been mostly responsible for leaking out Moto G4 images, some others have appeared online.
The images of the Moto G4 came out quite a while ago, they show the phone featuring a square front facing fingerprint scanner which may finally introduce the Moto lineup to fingerprint scanners. The rear shows a new camera layout along with dots that indicate either sensors or high-intensity microphones.
Specifications
Leaks have pegged that the Moto G4 is expected to have a 5.5-inch display, 13MP camera and 16GB of internal storage. The Moto G Plus is also expected to get a 5.5-inch display, a 16MP camera and 16GB of internal storage.Two models the XT1622 and XT1642 have been spotted on the FCC website.
The Moto G4 has also been spotted on benchmarking site Geekbench, revealing some other specs, which include a Snapdragon 617 SoC, 3GB RAM, and Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow.
Launch Date and Price
After Motorola’s official invitation to their launch on the 17th of May, everyone is expecting the company to introduce the Moto G4 and G4 plus at the same event , while pricing has been speculated at around Rs. 21000 for the Moto G4 Plus, it seems highly unlikely that the company will launch the G4 for a different category when it has constantly stayed in the Rs. 15000 price bracket. So while the G4 Plus may be priced slightly higher we are expecting the Moto G4 to launch somewhere in the Rs. 14500 price range.
It is also official that the next phone (which we assume is the G4) will now be an Amazon exclusive.
