Samsung wants to boosts its Galaxy S9 and S9+ sales. To do this, the company offers good deals on these smartphones in a number of US retailers. Amazon offers the unlocked models for $620 and $740 respectively; Best Buy offers the same price but you have to activate them on the day you buy them in order to get the discount. Samsung Store, B&H Photo and ABT also offer the same discount. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Monthly Archives: September 2018
Samsung Galaxy A9 Star will be available in purple
Galaxy A9 Star, a China-exclusive smartphone by Samsung, is getting a new colour variant, purple. The only interesting thing about it is the fact that it is the very first Samsung smartphone available in this hue. By releasing this colour variant, Samsung is clearly imitating Xiaomi and Huawei, both of whom have their Chinese phones in that, pretty popular in the far east, colour.Galaxy A9 Star is still unlikely to be released outside of China. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Galaxy F, first foldable by Samsung, and what we know about it
– Galaxy F will be Samsung’s first foldable smartphone,– another cool gimmick of it will be a backpanel display,– first foldable device worldwide,– probably presented during Samsung’s conference 7-8 November,– 7.3′ OLED display, folded inside,– 4.6′ back panel display. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Dual SIM iPhone is coming
A few meaningful pictures have leaked online. First there was the one above, put on Facebook by the Chinese operator China Mobile; then there was this graphic, put online by ITHome and credited to another Chinese operator China Telecom. The poster says, roughly, ”New iPhone on the market, dual cards, full network cover. Do not be late”. Wise people on the Internet believe, that these two teasers confirm the long-living rumours of iPhone finally getting a dual SIM variant. The downside is that there is no word on such variants being available outside our communist friend from the ...
Vlogger talks about new iPhone X
Popular YouTuber Marques Brownlee has recently uploaded a video where he shows off dummy models of the upcoming iPhone X smartphone. The video is available here. It depicts all three of the rumoured iPhone X variants: normal, Lite and Plus. Among the details that Brownlee talks about are the fact how the rumoured lack of 3D Touch on iPhone X Lite turns out to be untrue. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Facepalm, or how over one hundred thousand people downloaded app that supposedly increases their RAM
According to a research by ESET, well over 100 thousand smartphone users are idiots. Harsh, but there is no other explanation for the fact that that many people have downloaded a software program believing that it will somehow transmutate their mobile devices into having more RAM memory. This app is a joke at best an a malignant nest of blackware at worst. Oh well – if people can believe that a fan app will let them cool their faces on a hot day… Tweet Vote on HN ...
Huawei is cheating on its benchmarks because ”everyone does it”
Mommy, mommy, Ralph kicked me so I kicked him back. Anandtech has recently checked Huawei’s benchmark of its new Honor Play smartphone. Tests have achieved an interesting results: it turns out that Huawei overclocked its benchmark unit for around 47% of its performance, making it as if their device is much stronger than it really is. If the actual Honor Play performed with that much power, the smartphone would quickly overheat and break. Developer defends their decision to cheat by stating that many of the Android smartphone developers does so; their example is an unnamed Chinese ...
Nokia 6.1 Plus will not allow its user to mask the notch anymore
Every good thing has to come to an end. Sadly, one of these good things are the option to hide a notch on the Nokia 6.1 Plus smartphone. Nokia has reportedly been forced to remove it to comply with Google’s wishes: makes sense, seeing how 6.1 Plus is a part of the Android One program. As for Google’s reason, who knows? Some believe that black panel that covers the notch causes issues with some apps by hiding their buttons. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Motorola P30 Play: what we know
– recently announced on a Chinese website, will be released there today,– Snapdragon 625 CPU,– iPhone-esque notch,– 4GB of RAM, 64GB of expandable storage,– 3000mAh battery,– IPS LCD 5.86-inch display, 720 x 1520 resolution,– 2.5D glass,– 13mpx + 2mpx main camera with AI support,– 8mpx selfie shooter,– two colour variants, black & white,– price: CNY 1,899 (around $278). Tweet Vote on HN ...
What may be the price of iPhone 2018 and iPhone Xs (Max)?
Both of these devices have their premiere on September 12th, and yet we still do not know their prices. Until now. According to an unnamed German website, iPhone 2018 is supposed to cost 799 euro or 699 dollars, while the iPhone Xs (Max) will cost 1149 euro. This info is in no way official, so these prices may turn out to be completely different. If they were not, though, how would you feel about them? Too hefty or just right? Tweet Vote on HN ...