Google offers a discounted rate for its Huawei Nexus 6P and Huawei Watch for their ongoing back-to-school promotion. The promo will start on July 25, 2016 and ends on August 1, 2016.
The LG X Screen has a different look and has some unique features. The device offers the ‘Always On’ display like that of Samsung, Microsoft and Motorola. LG X Screen boast a 4.93-inch HD display with a second screen that is "always on." The USP of this smartphone will be its second 1.76-inch display (520 x 80 pixels) which shows quick notifications without any distraction. It is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor and supported by a 2GB RAM and has a 16GB storage that is expandable with microSD, up to 256 GB.
LG X Screen is just 7.1 mm thick and weighs 120 grams. The smartphone comes with a 13MP primary camera and an 8MP selfie-camera. It has plenty of power using a 2300mAh battery with a rated standby time of up to 120 hours.
The secondary screen can show different content depending on the status of the main screen, if it's on or off. If the main screen is off the 2nd screen will show date, time and important incoming notifications. If you swipe left, the screen will bring up tools like camera, flashlight, Wi-Fi toggle and SOS. When the main screen is on, the 2nd screen will give the user quick access to the recently accessed apps, calendar reminders, contacts and settings tools. Also, it lets the user manually add specific app shortcuts which can then be quickly accessed without having you to search for them on the home screen.
The new Sony Xperia X Performance is the best smartphone among the four Xperia smartphones that Sony will offer in the US. It boast a premium metal finish that has IP68-rated chassis to keep off the dust and water from ruining your device. It runs on a fast quad-core Snapdragon 820 paired with 3GB of RAM.
The battery is big at 2700mAH that will give you enough power to last through out the day. The 5-inch, 1080p IPS LCD screen is really good for watching movies and playing games. It runs on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow. Starting price for this phone is $699.99
Specifications:
Display - 5” Full HD display with curved glass TRILUMINOS™ Display for mobile
CPU - Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 820, 64-bit processor with 3 GB RAM
OS - Google Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Storage - 32 GB of flash memory
Expandable memory usig microSD™ card with up to 200 GB
Main camera - 23MP camera with Predictive Hybrid
23 MP , 1/2.3'' Exmor™ RS for mobile sensor, Quick launch, Predictive Hybrid AF , 5x Clear Image Zoom , 24mm G Lens F2.0 , Low-light photography: ISO 12800/3200, Full HD 1080p Video Recording
Selfie camera - 13MP front camera for low-light selfies
Battery - 2700mAH
Casing - Premium metal finish
- The OnePlus 3 gives your value for money with a Snapdragon 820, 6GB of RAM, fast charging and aluminum body for $399 (€399/£309).
OnePlus, a China-based smartphone manufacturer has released their newest smartphone that will surely bite in the Apple and Samsung's market.
The 5.5-inch aluminium smartphone is a fourth handset that boast a patented charging technology called "Dash Charge" that can give you 60% charge in just 30 short minutes. The charging is faster, safer, and cooler. They have trademarked a method that reduces the heat generated during charging by charging in an adapter, rather than in the phone.
The new smartphone (OnePlus 3) has similar specs to the iPhone SE, HTC 10, and Samsung Galaxy S7.
OnePlus doesn't have a physical stores they sell online to cut cost and offer amazing products comparable to high-end smartphones for less.
It has a 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED display, a 64GB of storage, and 6GB of RAM. The battery is 3,000mAh, it can give you a full day of heavy use.
The camera is 16MP with optical image stabilization, RAW support, and manual controls. It launch very fast and fast to focus, and takes good photos in both good and poor lighting.
It is also equipped with NFC, a dual SIM slot, fingerprint reader, and a USB Type-C plug
OnePlus 3 will be unlocked, but it’s only compatible with AT&T, T-Mobile, and their related MVNOs in the US. It does not work on Verizon or Sprint
Audio - Bottom-facing speaker, Dual-microphone with noise cancellation, OnePlus Music, Dirac HD Sound®
Screen Resolution - 1080p Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels), 401 ppi
Cover Glass - Corning® Gorilla® Glass 4
Rear Camera - 16 MP Sony IMX 298 Sensor, OIS, EIS, Autofocus PDAF, Aperture f/2.0, Video 4K resolution video at 30fps, RAW Image support
Front Camera - 8 MP Sony IMX179
A lot of techies are saying that the Huawei Mate 8 is one of the fastest smartphone on the planet. The makers say that they have designed the device to be productive, functional, and can achieve amazing performance backed by the world’s most advanced smartphone technology ever. It has an amazing benchmark performance, finger print scan security, fast charging and long battery life.
Huawei Mate 8 is powered by the latest Kirin 950 chipset, 16 nm FinFET plus chip technology, and an ARM Cortex-A72 processor. Kirin 950 chipset offers high performance at a low power consumption. The device also has a lot of juice that can last you hours of operation without needing to recharge with its 4000 mAh high-density battery. The fast charger can give you 1 day worth of power in just 30 minutes.
It runs on Huawei’s EMUI 4.0, based on Android Marshmallow 6.0.
The casing is an elegant metallic body made from aerospace-grade aluminum. It has an 6 inches screen size IPS-NEO LCD capacitive touchscreen, and 16M colors with 368 ppi pixel density.
The Mate 8 snapper is the latest Sony 16MP IMX298, they have increase the sensor size by 23% for breathtaking images. The Mate 8 has several camera features that includes slow motion, continuous capture mode, and professional mode.
OnePlus, a Chinese smartphone manufacturer headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China have stopped selling the 16GB version of the OnePlus 2 smartphone in the U.S. and Europe. They have confirmed it has permanently pulled that version of its smartphone from its online stores in those markets.
"According to feedback we have seen much greater interest in the 64GB version of the OnePlus 2 in North America and Europe, so we have removed the 16GB version from those store pages as of this week. We will continue to offer the 16GB version in limited markets such as India, where customers are more interested in an option for different amounts of storage."
You can still purchase the 64GB version of the OnePlus 2. It costs $389 in the U.S.
Lenovo has unveiled their selfie oriented smartphone, the VIBE S1 Lite. Taking selfie's in the dark is a real challenge most of the time it will just give you a black photo with nothing visible. Now that will be the thing of the past, Lenovo's new Vibe S1 is equipped with a "selfie flash" located besides the 8 megapixel front-facing camera.
The front camera is made from a 5-piece lens for zero distortion and it has a Sony image sensor. The phone also features a panoramic selfies setting, that lets you take selfies in group with your friends. The main camera of the phone is a 13-megapixel sensor with dual-LED flash.
The Lenovo VIBE S1 Lite has a 5" inch 1080p IPS display (1920 x 1080 resolution), 1.3GHz 64-bit MediaTek octa-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 32GB using a microSD card and has a 2,700mAh non-removable battery.
The best thing about Lenovo VIBE S1 Lite is the price at only $199. Like the VIBE S1, the Lite version will once again be available in either a white or blue color variant
Lenovo has not provided exact details on when the Vibe S1 will be released.
The Nexus 6P is a premium smartphone that has an all-metal 5.7-inch casing and powered by a Snapdragon 810 64-bit octa-core processor. This is Huawei's first major smartphone release in the US market.
Google's Nexus 6P has a great handle it's easy on the hands and it is also light on your wallet, compared to the Nexus 6 from a year ago. New features, like a fingerprint sensor, reversible USB-C port and a better camera, are the great points for this smartphone.
The display has a 2,560 x 1,440 resolution with a dense 518 pixels per inch, and, all around it looks brighter and more colorful than the Nexus 6, which also had a dimmer quad HD display at the same resolution.
Specifications:
Display: 5.7-inch WQHD AMOLED (2560 x 1440, 518 PPI) with Gorilla Glass 4
CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2.1 64-bit octa-core processor
(4 x Cortex-A57 @ 2.0 GHz and 4 x Cortex-A53 @ 1.55 GHz), Adreno 430 GPU
Memory: 32/64/128 GB eMMC ROM, 3 GB LPDDR4 RAM
Camera Rear: 12.3 MP Sony IMX377 Exmor R, 1.55 µm pixels, f/2.0, IR laser AF,LED flash, 4K UHD video
Front: 8 MP, 1.4 µm pixels, f/2.4
Battery 3,450 mAh (non-removable), USB Type-C fast charging with included 15W (5V/3A) charger
Operating System: Android 6.0 Marshmallow
Size & Weight 159.3 x 77.8 x 7.3 mm, 178g
Network: 4G / LTE cat. 6 / HSPA+, Nano SIM
LTE Bands: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 29, 30
Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 2.4G + 5 GHz (2x2 MIMO), Bluetooth 4.2LE,
USB Type-C, NFC
Biometrics: Nexus Imprint fingerprint reader
Audio: Front-facing stereo speakers
Materials: Metal, plastic, Gorilla Glass 4
Colors: Aluminum, Graphite, Frost
Retailers/Carriers U.S.: Unlocked from Google Canada: Unlocked from Google. Carriers: Bell, Rogers, Telus, Wind Mobile and Videotron
Pricing U.S: 32 GB model $499, 64 GB $549, 128 GB $649 Canada: 32 GB model $699, 64 GB $749, 128 GB $849. $100-220 on a 2-year term for 32 GB carrier model
China based tech company Xiaomi new budget smartphone the Redmi Note 3 is equipped with metal casing and fingerprint sensor. The device is 5.5" inches and priced only at US$140 (899 yuan).
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 will be released in the market in China on November 27.
The device is powered by octa-core 64-bit processor with 2GB of RAM. It has 5.5-inch full-HD 1,080x1,920 pixel display. It has 16GB storage. It is equipped with 13-megapixel rear camera with phase detection auto focus. It has 4G dual-SIM slots. The Note 3 is equipped with 4,000mAh battery.
Apple will launch the iPhone 7 in 2016 and that's just a few months away so is it worth it to wait or buy the latest iPhone that are now out in the market (iPhone 6S and 6S Plus). There are plenty of rumours about next year's iPhone 7 and they are big. It seems Apple has big plans for the iPhone 7.
KnowYourMobile.com said that the iPhone 7 will have revolutionary features that will be ocmpletely different from the current models. Designer Hasan Kaymak put up an iPhone 7 concept without a home button that will allow it to have a display with no edges. See, his video clip below.
Tech blogs also said that the iPhone 7 will have significantly better water resistance that the current iPhones. Apple is also set to join Samsung, Sony and LG with the wireless charging based on Apple's patent (Inductive Power Transfer Using Acoustic or Haptic Devices) applications published yesterday by the US Patent and Trademark Office.
Apple iPhones can't do wireless charging since it has aluminum case. Wireless-charging handsets use plastic casing so that power can reach the batteries. However, Qualcomm introduced last July a new wireless charger that works through metal cases.
It is also rumored that the iPhone 7 will be powered by an Intel chip with a "hexa-core" processor that will significantly improve speed and power. It will even have a better camera.
Apple may dual-source the LTE modems in its new iPhones from both Intel and Qualcomm. Currently, Qualcomm’s 9X45 LTE chip is use in all iPhone modems.
If money is not an issue, then go ahead get an iPhone 6S or 6S Plus. But, if you need to save before you can buy a new and amazing phone well it's worth it to wait and just use your old phone.
Photos of Microsoft's flagship Lumia 950 XL smartphone images has been leaked on WPXAP a China-based website. Based on the pictures the prototype is encased in a protective casing.
Microsoft is expected to unveil both the 5.2-inch Lumia 950 and 5.7-inch Lumia 950 XL in an event on October.
The Smartphone is said to boast a 5.2-inch QHD display and will be equipped with a hexa core Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor. It is expected to have 3GB of RAM, iris scanning technology, 32GB of storage, 20MP PureView rear-facing camera, a 5MP front-facing camera, a 3,000mAh battery and will come with support for wireless charging (USB-C connector).
Smartphones that offer that best functionality than its competitor will always come on top. Every latest smartphones offers touch screens, access the Internet, email, work with document attachments, sync data with personal and corporate computers, send instant messages, play music, show streaming video and play games.
If you are asking Which smartphone is best for me? TopTenReviews ranked them based on benchmark, processor, display, camera, battery life and features. They have use a grading system to give them scores for each specification.
They have done strict testing and side-by-side comparison to list the best smartphones for 2015 here are their results:
Phone Arena carry out a blind camera test between the photo quality of iPhone 6 and the Samsung Galaxy S6. Participants of the survey choose between 2 photos without knowing which of the two smartphones were used.
The result was a landslide in favor of the Samsung Galaxy S6, they have beaten the Apple iPhone 6 by a huge margin. Galaxy S6 took 27,063 votes while Apple iPhone 6 got 3,033 votes.
You can check the photos that were taken by both phones and the actual votes at Phone Arena.
Sony has done great things with the Xperia Z3+ it has amazing new features. The Xperia Z3+ sports a new slimmer design, it is also thinner (6.9mm), lighter and a cooler frame design compared to the Xperia Z3. It has a 5.2 inches display 1080x1920 pixel. Sony Xperia Z3+ is waterproof for about 30 minutes at a depth of 1.5m, it is also dust-proof (IP65 and IP68 certification).
The workhorse is 64-bit octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor. It runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop. Battery life is about 48 hours (2,930mAh). The main camera is 20.7MP with 4K video recording, it has 25mm wide-angle Sony G lens with Bionz, a mobile processing engine with superior auto capabilities. It can recognize up to 52 different scenarios and adapts the camera settings automatically. It has "Gourmet mode" that makes better food shots. The front camera is upgraded to 5MP with a wide-angle 25mm glass for ultimate selfies that includes Soft Snap, Back-light Portrait, Night Portrait and Infant settings.
The Z3+ comes with 32GB internal storage, while RAM is still 3GB.
Huawei P8 is an Android-based smartphone that has amazing features. It has powerful specifications and great designs which cost much less than Samsung Galaxy S6 and Apple’s iPhone. Their latest flagship smartphone the P8 has an amazing design and powerful specifications at a very affordable price.
The P8 has a 5.2-inch display 1920x1080 screen, with a 13-megapixel main camera at the back. The front camera is 8-megapixel. The powerhorse is 2GHz/1.5GHz octa-core processor and has a 3GB RAM. It has an internal storage capacity of 16GB and it can also be expanded via a microSD card. It is also powered by a 2,680 mAh battery.
The user interface is very similar to iPhone 6 in which apps are spread out on its homescreen or you can search it in the app folders. The new P8 is a great smartphone with stylish design for less cost at $531.
LG, electronics company from South Korea has unveiled their latest flagship Android smartphone the G4. The G4 has upgraded capabilities, usability, and the design. It now sport a leather back. It is also available in old plastic casing with a metal finish.
The G4 is equipped with a 16-megapixel rear camera tha has an optical-image stabilization and an aperture of f/1.8 best for taking pictures in low light. The front camera for selfie photo has 8MP. It also has laser auto-focus and an infrared color spectrum analyzer that gives more accurate color reproduction.
LG G4 specs:
Display: 5.5" LCD Quantum Dot, 2560 x 1440 resolution, 534 ppi Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 (hexa-core: 2xCortex A57+ 4xCortex A53, 64-bit), Adreno 418 GPU RAM: 3 GB DDR3 Storage: 32 GB, expandable using microSD up to 128GB Main camera: 16MP, f/1.8, color spectrum sensor, OIS, laser-assisted focus; Secondary camera: 8MP Connectivity: HSPA, LTE-Advanced Wi-Fi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Bluetooth: 4.1 Sensors: Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Battery: 3,000 mAh, user removable, wireless charging, quick charging OS: Android 5.0 Lollipop, LG UX 4.0 Dimensions: 149.8 x 76.2 x 6.3-9.8 mm, 155 g Colors and finishes Plastic: Gray, Gold, White Leather: Black, Brown, Red, Sky Blue, Beige, and Yellow
Billionaire Jia Yueting founder and CEO of Chinese online streaming site Leshi TV (LeTV) and who gain attention by comparing Apple to the Nazis for all the right reason will be bringing his smartphone "Le Superphone" to the American consumers. At a media event on Monday afternoon in San Francisco, the company said that they will be launching in the US and will be introducing their new smartphone to the US.
LeTV is one of the biggest online streaming site in China boasting 400 million monthly users. They have a market capitalization of around $12 billion on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. LeTV’s core streaming business has built up a library of more than 100,000 TV series and 5,000 movies.
The company will have their US headquarters in Redwood City and will be having another office in Los Angeles.
The Le Superphone’s custom Android operating software is designed to stream LeTV’s video content. It is built for the ultimate viewing experience of the user. So, it will definitely have more dynamic color range than any other premium smartphone in the market. The phone is equipped with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810 processor. It also has a 21-megapixel main camera at the back. It will have two variants 5.5-inches and a massive 6.3-inches.
Microsoft has launched the Lumia 535 dropping the Nokia name and said that they will be pricing the low-cost smartphone with a very affordable price. Microsoft bought the Finnish company's handset unit for $7.2 billion in April.
Microsoft Lumia 535 is run by the latest Windows Phone 8.1 operating system. It has a 5 inchess 960 x 540-pixel display and it is powered by a 1.2-GHz quad-core processor with 1GB of RAM. The internal storage is 8GB that is expandable with a microSD card. It also has a 15GB of free OneDrive cloud storage. It also feature a wide-angle 5 megapixel front-facing camera.
The Lumia 535 will cost around 110 Euro (US$135) without a SIM card before taxes and subsidies.
It looks like the Chinese tech company will be releasing
another device after they have unveiled the N3 and the R5.
Oppo U3 has been rumored but not yet announced. The phone
got benchmarked by GFXBench which means that it will reveal some of its
important specs.The smartphone Oppu U3, looks like a mid-range smartphone that
is for consumer who loves phones with smaller screen size. The standard screen
size today is 5 inches above.
The Oppo U3 based on the benchmarked by GFXBench will come
with a Full HD 4.6 inches display 1080p touchscreen with 479 pixels per inch.
It will be powered by an octa-core MediaTek MT6752 SOC clocked at 1.7 GHz
paired with 2 GB of RAM. It has a 12 mega pixel rear camera with 4K (UHD) video
recording support, and a 5 mega pixel front camera with 1080p video capture,
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS. It runs Android 4.4.4 KitKat.
The head scratcher with this device is the 1.1 GB of
internal storage, which is significantly low. I can't think of any latest
smartphones with that amount of internal storage. It is possible that this is
an early prototype that is use for testing purposes.
Oppo will launch their newest flagship Android smartphone known as "N3" on October 29 in Singapore. Then have been teasing the public with their newest smartphone and the company's CEO has even leaked camera images taken from the phone on his Weibo account.
Oppo is expected to have 5.5" 1080p display, powered by Snapdragon 805. It is rumored to have a 16 Megapixel rotary camera with a 1/2.3 inch sensor. The price is expected to be around $700 (CNY4,298)
Oppo N3 is the successor to the Oppo N1, they are also expected to launch another device, probably a smartphone with lower specs. It is also rumored that the Oppo N3 will be the slimmest phone in the market at 4mm thick.
