As proven by German scientists, corners of the Samsung Galaxy S8 are too easy to break. Scientists from test.de have built a special drum, which motion allows it to test smartphones’ durability when falling. Most smartphones can take up to a hundred falls without taking more than superficial damage, but Galaxy S8’s Gorilla Glass 5 display has started to crumble after barely fifty. The weak link in the phone’s construction seems to be its corners.Test.de suggests that Samsung Galaxy S8 owners invest in a phone case. They probably have the right idea – 900 bucks does ...
Monthly Archives: May 2017
Samsung Galaxy S8 screen burn-in and how to prevent and reverse it
I am getting fed up with Galaxy S8 news, so I will keep it brief. Burn-in is ANOTHER issue with the Galaxy S8 smartphone, being reported by a significant number of users. Whether you decide to blame Samsung, AMOLED screens or god is not my concern; I am writing this post to help Galaxy S8 ownersin either preventing their phones from getting the issue in the first place or revert it if needed. Some of these tips will probably work for other phones too, if you have that problem on your Xiaomi or iPhone or Lenovo or whatever.How to not get a burn-in:1. Avoid displaying static images if ...
Nokia 6 coming to the US, just received its FCC certification
Good news to the American fans of Nokia! Nokia 6, the upper-mid ranger, is getting one step closer towards its US release, as it has just received its Federal Communications Commission certification. We did not get any more info on either the phone’s price or date of release, but the latter will most probably be soon. If you’re interested in the phone, go ahead and take a look at its specification:– 16mpx rear camera, f/2.0 aperture, laser autofocus, PDAF; 8mpx selfie shooter,– 3000mAh battery,– Android 7.1 Nougat OS,– 5.5′ LCD screen, FHD ...
Jelly, or the smallest smartphone out there
Smartphones are made bigger and bigger, no way around it. Just a few years ago, a four inch phone would be considered big as heck; today, 5ive and a half inch is considered normal. Don’t like it? Tough luck, you don’t have a choice. Unless…Kickstarter, a popular crowdfunding platform, is home to a new smartphone project. Called Jelly, it is a two and a half inch small (!!) smartphone. Project’s funding is already over, with it collecting needed money in only an hour (!!!). Phone will be sold for 59 dollars, and should come out sometime in August, so get ready to grab ...
HTC U 11 said to come out with a USB Type C to 3.5mm adapter
Two days ago I informed you that HTC U 11 will probably not have a 3.5mm headphone jack. According to the latest leak by one LlabTooFeR, well, it will and it will not both at once. U 11 is said to come out with a USB Type C to 3.5mm adapter in the box. This would certainly be a step up from the HTC U which did not have neither the headphone jack nor the adapter. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) coming to the US, just passed FCC
Three Samsung devices have just passed US’ Federal Communications Commission; SM-530YM/DS, SM-J530GM and SM-J530GM/DS. All three of them are believed to be variants of the 2017’s Samsung Galaxy J5. Last year’s J5 (2016) was released on April, so it is not impossible for the J5 (2017) to see the light of the day sometime in May. In other words, Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) can be released at any moment now.>Known specification:– 2GB RAM, 16GB storage memory, microSD card slot,– either Exynos 7870 or Samsung chipset,– 13mpx rear and 5mpx front cameras,– ...
HTC U 11 – specs leaked
HTC U 11 is getting a reveal in two weeks time, but its fans do not want to wait this long for information on their future smartphone. If you are one of them, then you’re in luck, as the device’s specification has just leaked! No one can promise you that it is the real, accurate deal, but I bet this won’t stop you from checking it out.As for specification itself, well, the 3.5mm headphone jack is not mentioned, so that’s another smartphone without one. Edge Sense is U 11’s main feature, the touch-sensitive side frames that can act as phone’s controller. ...
Random restarts, or Yet another problem with Samsung Galaxy S8
Yep, you read this right – Galaxy S8 has ANOTHER issue. For a smartphone that was supposed to be all grand and glorious to make people forget about the Note 7 fiasco, I’m strangely often writing about this device’s problems. Back to the point; for around a week now, some of the Galaxy S8 users have complained about their phones restarting out of blue. There is no obvious reason for it, according to the reports – their phones are working, working, working and then suddenly they are turning off and on again as if making a self soft reset. People smarter than me suggest ...