Alcatel has made an appearance on last week’s CES 2018, where it talked about its three upcoming smartphone series – namely Alcatel 5, 3 and 1. We will have to wait until MWC 2018 to learn more about them, but we already know enough to get a glimpse of what will those devices be. Here is what we know.Alcatel 5 will be this year’s Alcatel flagship, although the price tag of 300 bucks suggests it will not be able to compete with the likes of iPhone X and Galaxy Note series. Its specification will include 2:1 aspect ratio, facial recognition and a large battery.Alcatel 3 is ...
Monthly Archives: January 2018
Huawei Honor 7X will have a facial recognition feature
Interesting? It should be. Honor 7X will be one of the first phones in its (relatively) low price range that will be equipped with a facial recognition security feature. None of the globally released mid-rangers yet can say that it has this feature. Facial recognition for Honor 7X will start working with the next software update.Well well, face scanners are quickly gaining popularity, no? Year ago (maybe even half a year ago, correct me if I am wrong) they were only a high-end flagship thing; now they are slowly making their way into the mid-rangers. Think they might appear in budget phones ...
BlackBerry Motion available in the US starting January 12
BlackBerry Motion, BB’s first water-and-dust proof smartphone, is coming to the United States! Device will be sold unlocked via BestBuy and Amazon with a price tag of $449.99. Features of Motion include a mid-range specs such as 5.5′, 1080p scratch-resistant screen, 8-core Snapdragon 625 CPU, 4GB RAM and a 4000mAh battery – all of it controlled by an Android 7.1 Nougat OS which will sooner or later be upgraded to Oreo.Motion may, but does not have to, also be released va Verizon, Sprint and ...
Huawei Mate 10 Pro will not be available in the USA via carriers
But at least it will be available in the US at all. Huawei has officially, and modestly, stated that ”We remain committed in this market now and in the future. U.S. customers need a better choice, and as a leader in technology and innovation, Huawei is prepared to fill this need”. The device will only be found in Huawei online stores and at authorized retailers. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Android Oreo is now installed on whole 0.7 percent of Android devices
Marshmallow is still the most popular Android OS, with 29.7% of Android users still running it, but Oreo is… well, ”catching up” is way too big a word, but it is slowly growing in popularity, reaching 0.7%. In comparison, last month it was only 0.2%. Nougat is still at 2nd place with 26.3% and Lollipop’s still at third with 25.1%.That is all. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro (2018) introduced. A low-specs smartphone
The device has just been spotted on Samsung’s official website, which means that it will be released soon. Galaxy J2 Pro (2018), available in three colour variants, will be up for sale for $145 starting next week; while the device may be released globally, it will start off small in a few selected markets. Whether or not will anyone want to actually buy them depends on how interested in budget phones will people be:– 5-inch Super AMOLED display, 540 x 960 pixels resolution,– 1.4GHz quad-core CPU, 1.5GB RAM,– 16GB storage,– 8-megapixel rear camera, secondary ...
LG G7 might be coming out this April
At least that is what ET News believes. According to them, LG G7 will probably come out on April 20th, a month after LG G6 did last year. The reason for this is unknown, though it may have something to do with LG rebranding the G series into something new. We know very little about the G7’s – or whatever it will be called – specs, only that it will feature a Snapdragon 845 chip, dual rear camera setup and a bezel-less design.Think of it what you will. Tweet Vote on ...
Alcatel 5 and what do we know about it so far
Not much, but enough to make Alcatel fans interested. Some of this info is based on the picture above and some are Internet rumours and gossip. Here is what we know/think about the upcoming Alcatel 5.– 18:9 screen ratio, possibly on an FHD+ display,– MediaTek chipset,– single main camera and dual selfie shooter setups,– USB-C,– 3000mAh battery,– thin bezels (naturally…),– fingerprintscanner,– brushed aluminium rear.When will Alcatel 5 come out? Where? How much will it cost? I do not know. But I will tell you when I do. Stay ...
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) out in the Netherlands
Phone’s specifications are available here, in our older post. As for today’s news, yep! You Dutches can now buy yourself a unit of Galaxy A8 (2018). Colour variants available are grey, gold and black, with blue coming in a few months. Device’s cost is €499. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Huawei Honor View 10 out in Western Europe!
Device will also be available in the US, Russia and Malaysia, although neither the date of release nor the price are known. As for Honor View 10, the phone is out today! It can be bought in UK, Germany, Spain, France, Italy and India (and yes, I know that India does not lie in Western Europe). Its price will range from 449.99 euro to 499.90 euro.Specifications:– 5.99-inch, 18:9 FHD display,– dual camera setup,– Kirin 970 chipset,– 4/6GB RAM, 64/128GB storage,– 3750mAh battery,– Android 8.0 Oreo ...