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ZTE Blade A2S is out, specification

Long story short, ZTE Blade A2S is a mid-ranger with a good price. You will have to pay only 110 dollars.Specification:– 5.2′ display, FullHD,– 8-core MediaTek MT6753 CPU, 1.3GHz,– Mali-T720 GPU,– 3GB RAM, 32GB ROM, microSD slot,– main 13mpx and secondary 5mpx camera,– dual SIM, fingerprint scanner,– 2540mah battery,– Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Big Eyed iPhones, or how Apple is said to order over 12mpx camera modules for 2018’s phone

According to The Digitimes, Apple has placed a large order high-resolution (over 12mpx) camera modules. Order has been issued to Largan Precision, Taiwan-based company, and will be fulfilled by Largan’s newest factory, currently finishing construction in Taichung, Taiwan. That factory is said to be able to chuck out 600 million lens modules per month, which is reportedly the only speed that meets Apple’s yield rate requirement. Production is said to begin on October 2017.This move is something of a change of course for Apple. That company usually avoided high-resolution cameras, ...

Apple offers (possibly unofficial) free repairs for iPhones damaged in hurricane Harvey

It is good to see that people affected by Harvey are not left alone. We have already heard about carriers offering free telephone services in areas affected by the hurricane; we have also heard about Apple donating two million dollars to relief efforts (which is something of a paltry sum, but hey, they did not have to give even that so kudos). Now we hear that Apple is offering free phone repairs for those whose phones broke as an effect of either the hurricane itself or the following evacuation. If your phone fell into the water or got smashed while you were being evacuated, you can have ...

Galaxy Note 7 FE completely sold out. Nice

Few months after a Galaxy Note 7 fiasco, Samsung decided to make a bold move. Instead of throwing Galaxy Note 7 away and acting like it never happened, the company embraced its failure and set out to salvage what it could, refurbishing the phone with a new battery and then offering it for a significantly lowered price. The best part? It paid out. Four hundred thousand units of Galaxy Note 7 Fan Edition (because only a true fan would decide to buy it after all that happened) were sold in South Korea alone. While there is stil no word on the phone being available outside SK, it is not out of ...

Samsung Galaxy Note 8’s shipments have begun in the US

Galaxy Note 8’s official release date is September 15th, but according to Verizon, first Note 8’s should hit the stocks and depots on September 5th, tomorrow. These very first units are the ones that will be sent to those who pre-ordered Galaxy Note 8, and will (or at least are supposed to) reach their hands right after the device’s release on the 15th. Fedex shipping company will be the one completing Galaxy Note 8 deliveries, so blame them if something goes awry.According to rumours here and there, Verizon and Sprint customers may receive their ”Eights” ...

Mosquito Lives Matter, or how Twitter’s anti-hate speech software had a hiccup

I am sure we all know that hate speech is a serious issue in nowaday’s Internet (outside of it too, but slow down, one thing at a time). Encouraged by the anonymity of the WWW, people often let out their anger and frustration online, not caring about who may they hurt while doing so. Twitter knows this well and tries to put a stop to it… albeit with mixed results.One tweep (that moment when you realize that ”tweep” is just one letter away from twerp) of Japanese origin likes to tweet about how he dislikes mosquitos and how happy he would be to just kill them all. It ...

Samsung reveals Galaxy J7 Plus, second Samsung phone to sport dual camera

The first Samsung phone that features dual camera will be the Galaxy Note 8 flagship, so this is something of a big deal. Still, it would be nice to know the rest of the phone’s specifications as well:– 5.5′, 1080p Super AMOLED display, 2.5D glass,– metal & glass design,– MediaTek Helio P20 CPU, 8-core,– 13mpx & 5mpx main camera, apertures f/1.7 & f/1.9; 16mpx front camera,– 4GB RAM, 32GB ROM, microSD,– 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, dual-SIM card slot, GPS, USB Type C,– fingerprint sensor, face detection, Bixby Home, Dual ...

BlackBerry KEYone Black Edition will be released in Europe

TCL, owners of BlackBerry brand, have reportedly been surprised by the popularity of ”their” Black Edition. The slightly upgraded (1GB RAM and 32GB ROM more) KEYone sold so well in India that TCL is considering releasing it on European market. Black Edition’s price will be something around 649 euro. We do not know when exacly will the phone become available to us Europeans.Other than increased memory, Black Edition will still be the same old KEYone – same Android 7.1.2 OS, same 2505mAh battery, same Snapdragon 625 CPU and all that. KEYone’s specs are okay, but ...

Huawei Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro will be revealed on October 16th

Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei’s Consumer Business Group, has recently announced that Huawei Mate 10 series phones will be revealed on October 16th. Reveal will take place on a special event in Munich, Germany. During the announcement, Mr. Yu has confirmed that the phones will be using Kirin 970, Huawei’s latest top-of-the-line CPU. He also stated that Mate 10’s will be Huawei’s first full-display phones. Seeing how 99% of full-display promises turn out false, this probably means we can hope for a phone with existing, if thin, bezels.Mate 10 series has also been rumoured ...

Alcatel reveals Idol 5 and Idol 5S. Well-priced mid-rangers

Both phones should become available for sale this month. We do not know the price of Idol 5S, but Idol 5 should cost roughly 240 euro, which is a very solid price for a device with this specification:Alcatel Idol 5:– 5.2′ screen, 1920 x 1080p, IPS LCD,– MediaTek MT6753 CPU, 8-core, 2.0 GHz,– ARM Mali-T720 MP2 GPU,– 3GB RAM, 16GB ROM, microSD up to 256GB,– 13mpx main camera, f/2.0 aperture, autofocus, LED flash; 5mpx selfie shooter, LED flash,– Bluetooth 4.1, USB-C, Dual SIM, unremoveable battery,– fingerprint scanner,– 2760mAh ...