Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) users, perhaps wait a bit with updating to Oreo

Many of you are eager to update your smartphone’s operating systems as soon as possible, but this may be the right time to reconsider. Android 8.0 Oreo on Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) has been reported to cause numerous reboots and bootloops for some – mind you, not all – users. Reboots are reportedly occuring when connecting to some Wi-Fi networks; bootloops are seemingly random. If your device gets into a bootloop, all that you can do is take it to a support center, where it will be recovered through data-wiping recovery. Ouch.ETA of the fix is currently unknown. Install the ...

Samsung Galaxy A9 Star and the markets it may be launched in

Galaxy A9 Star is an upcoming Samsung flagship starring (get it? Starring? Star? Ha haa…) an iPhone-esque design, 24mpx + 16mpx rear camera setup, Super AMOLED Infinity display and 3700mAh battery. At first it was believed that Galaxy A9 Star will be limited to a Chinese release, but now it seems otherwise. A list of countries has been obtained by Sammobile that shows a number of countries where the device -may- be released. These countries include Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore and Cambodia. It is unknown whether or not any new regions will join that list. ...

Another Samsung Galaxy Note 9 leak

Rumours about Galaxy Note 9 keep making rounds on the Internet block; we ourselves have shared the phone’s latest benchmark just yesterday. Well, another piece of news has just joined the fray. According to the tipser Ice Universe, Galaxy Note 9 will come with 8GB RAM and 512GB ROM. If true, that would be a huge step forward from the 4GB RAM and 64/128/256GB ROM of the Galaxy S9 series. Then again, Geekbench certification says something different. I guess we will only learn the truth after the phone’s release. ...

Essential promises 2 years of updates and 3 years of patches for Essential PH-1

After issuing aseries of bug fixes for the Android P developers preview, Essential is promising more. According to the recent tweet by the company, its Essential Phone will be receiving significant updates for the next two years, with bug fixes coming for all that time and a year after. Such a show of confidence in a failed smartphone… this timeline may change, though, as Essential may soon be put up for sale. One way or another, Essential Phone 2 is out of question in the near future. ...

Lenovo Z5. A beast to come?

Lenovo Z5, also known as Lenovo ZUK Z5, is set to launch on June 5th, in a week. The date has been set in an announcement made by Lenovo Group VP Chang Cheng himself. If all the rumours surrounding this phone turn out to be true then what we are facing is a serious breakthrough in the quality of smartphones, at least as far as phone’s ”beefyness” goes. Some of the phone’s most interesting promised features are:– 95 percent screen-to-body ratio,– 4 terabytes (yes, terabytes) of internal storage,– 45 days standby battery.Even if the rest of the Lenovo ...

We know some of the Honor 10 Lite specification

Honor’s newest product has just received its TENAA certification. Listed as HONOR LLD-AL20, its specification looks as such:– 5.84′ display, FullHD+, notch (probably),– Kirin 659 CPU, 4GB RAM, 64GB ROM, microSD up to 256GB,– 16mpx main camera, 13mpx + 2mpx selfie shooter,– 2900mAh battery,– dimensions: 149,2 x 71,8 x 7,7 mm, weight: 152 g,– black, gray and blue colour variants.Many of the Honor fans believe that Honor 10 Lite’s specification is too close to that of Honor 9 Lite. ...

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 out on Geekbench

It looks like Galaxy Note 9, the upcoming Samsung flagship, has just received its Geekbench certification. According to the new document, device’s Exynos version scores higher than the Snapdragon one; it scores 2737 in single core and 9064 in multiple core tests. Not much more specification of the device is shown, only 6GB RAM and Android 8.0 Oreo OS.As usual, benchmark offers no price & availability info. ...