According to Huawei’s latest announcement, the company has made roughly fifteen million dollars in the first ten seconds after releasing its Huawei P20/P20+ smartphone lines in China. Impressive. The total number of units sold has not been confirmed, but it must be considerable. Sales of P20 Lite were not included – if they were, the amount made would definitely be much higher. Huawei’s future goal is to sell twenty million P20 and P20+ units altogether during the 2018. It seems that, despite the US ban on Huawei devices, the Chinese company is well on its way to become ...
Monthly Archives: April 2018
Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium on its first promotional video
Phone’s first video advertisement has just quietly slipped into the media. Clip concentrates on demonstrating device’s filming and photographical capabilities, but it also shows off its sleek design and mentions some of its features. Among the most interesting of these are:– 12mpx + 19mpx main camera, f/1.6 and f/1.8 apertures, Motion Eye Dual, LED flash,– camera’s 1080p resolution, 960 fps,– 4k resolution camera, HDR,– wireless charging,– Snapdragon 845 CPU, 8-core, Adreno 630 GPU,– 3450mAh battery.We do not yet know the phone’s ...
Formula 1 fans get their own limited edition of Vodafone’s Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus
This little treat sold by Vodafone Netherlands is called Galaxy S9/S9+ Red Bull Ring edition. Bundle sold by Vodafone Netherlands consists of a standard Galaxy S9/S9+ with a custom case and exclusive Red Bull themes, all packed into a show-offish custom box. Themed case has a special gadget that automatically changed the system’s theme to the Red Bull one after it is being put on, so that is cool. Everything else about the Red Bull Ring edition is just a normal Galaxy S9/S9+.Edition is being sold until April 27th. It can be bought for €54 up front and then €48 every month ...
T-Mobile Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus get their April security updates
Both devices, although only the ones available via T-Mobile carrier are getting their updates as we speak. Rollout began on April 13, so it may very well be over by now. Galaxy S9 now sports a build number G960USQU2ARC6, while Galaxy S9+’s is G965USQS2ARD3. According to T-Mobile’s fast and specific patchnotes, they contain, quote, ”various bug fixes”. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Heh. BlackBerry thinks every smartphone company out there should make phones like theirs
John Chen, CEO of BlackBerry, has stated in an interview with Recode that he would like it if more companies made old-school, BlackBerry-like smartphones. He believes that ”there might be a need in this world for a phone that is very simple and just focused on secure email, secure texts, and a basic browser.”. Mr Chen presented BlackBerry Bold 9900 as an example of a retro-revival project done well. Mr. Chen’s dream retro smartphone should cost around $199 and offer increased security.Future may tell us if such devices will find ...
Honor 10 in TENAA. Specification
Huawei will soon officially present its Honor 10, a lesser – but not a lot – variant of its P20 smartphone. Honor 10 has just received its TENAA certification, and while the document lacks any new pictures, it does provide us with a lot of the device’s specs:– 5.84′ display, TFT LCD, Full HD+ resolution,– Kirin 970 CPU, 8-core, 2.36 GHz,– 4 or 6 GB RAM, 64 or 128 GB RAM, depending on variant chosen,– 16mpx + 24mpx camera,– 24mpx selfie shooter,– 3320 mAh battery,– fingerprint scanner,– Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2, ...
Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium officially announced!
It took Sony a while, but they have finally got around it – Xperia XZ2 Premium has been officially announced. This device seems to be packed to the brim with great specs and kewl features:– 5.8-inch 4K HDR display,– Gorilla Glass 5 on front and rear,– Snapdragon 845 CPU, 6GB RAM,– 13mpx main camera, Motion Eye Dual, 4K HDR video recording,– IP65 or 68 certificate,– something called ”Dynamic Vibration System” for improving video gaming experience,– wireless charging Qi,– OS Android 8.0 Oreo,– 3540mAh ...
Samsung Galaxy J6 will have Infinity Display
Latest FCC of the Galaxy J6 smartphone has just leaked. Document contains some indications (it is pretty technical stuff) that Galaxy J6 will have a 18:5:9 aspect ratio display – an Infinity Display. Device’s bezels will probably be as large as those on the Galaxy S8 and S8+, though. The other specs of the phone are:– 5.6′ display, probably 1480×720 pixels,– Exynos 7870 CPU, eight-core,– 3GB RAM,– Android 8.0 Oreo.Galaxy J6’s price and release date are unknown at the ...
Honor 7C, new budget phone out in the UK
The phone will hit the UK market sometime by the end of April. It will cost £169.99. The phone’s specification is this:– 5.99-inch FullView display, 18:9 aspect ratio, 1440 x 720p res,– 13mpx + 2mpx rear camera, 8mpx selfie shooter,– Phase Detection Auto Focus,– face recognition (available after launch, sometime in May),– Snapdragon 450 CPU, 3GB RAM, 32GB ROM,– 3000mAh battery,– USB 2.0 port,– Android Oreo 8.0 OS. Tweet Vote on ...
Specification and design of Moto G6 Play leaked
Official launch date for the G6 series is April 19th, but that means nothing for us impatient folks; we want to know all about these phones and we want to know it now. The latest leak is all about Moto G6 Play. Here is what it tells us about the phone:– glass build,– 5.7′ panel, 18:9 display,– 8-core CPU, 1.4GHz, possibly Snapdragon 430,– 3GB RAM, 32GB ROM,– 4000mAh battery,– Motorola’s TurboPower fast chargers support,– 13mpx main camera with LED flash, 8mpx selfie shooter also with LED flash,– rear-placed fingerprint ...