Price is to be the strong side of the upcoming Elephone S7 phone. $100-$190 isn not that much for a device that packs a deca-core MTK Helio X20 processor, Andriod 6.0 Marshmallow OS, 5.5′ display, fullHD and 2GB/16GB, 3GB/32GB or 4GB/64GB (depends on the version chosen). It can be expected that the rest of the device will be at the same level. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Xiaomi Mi Note 2, perhaps as soon as in November
As usually with Xiaomi, the source of the rumour is a Chinese blogging website Weebo. Blogger who put it there also added a handful of specifics of the upcoming phone. According to him, we can expect Mi Note 2 to sport: – 5.7′ AMOLED display, 2k resolution, Force Touch technology– Snapdragon 821 or Snapdragon 820 CPU (depending on the version chosen),– 8GB RAM or 4GB RAM (ditto),– 3600mAh capacity battery. Are you holding your breath for the upcoming Xiaomi, or do you not care in the least? How do you think, what other specifics can we ...
Oukitel K7000 pre-sales have begun
After being announced in July this year, Oukitel K7000 smartphone is now available at TomTop online store. Its normal price is $119.99, but during its presales (September 29 to October 31), the phone will cost $79.99. Additionally, you can also pre-order Oukitel K7000 Charger, a carry case & power bank, for only $10 (its usual price will be $20.99). Specification: – Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS,– 5.0-inch 720p IPS display,– MediaTek MT6737 quad-core chipset, 1.3GHz,– 2GB RAM/16GB RAM, up to 32GB with a microSD card,– 5MP rear and 2MP front cameras,– ...
Samsung patents new zoom functions; thinking about Galaxy S8, perhaps?
Double camera is the newest trend among smartphones. Apple, Huawei, Xiaomi and many other companies already use those in their devices. There has been gossip about Samsung testing that technology as well. What is more, we have heard that Samsung has patented a new zoom function that allows the user to zoom the picture in and out with just one finger. Even if Samsung is preparing new and interesting functions for his Galaxy S8, it is doubtful that the company will hasten its release. Koreans surely have the fiasco of their Note 7 model and its exploding battery on their mind, and will not ...
A destroyed iPhone 7, possibly exploded
We are all well aware of the exploding Samsung phones case, but now it looks like we may have to add iPhones to the list of malicious hardware. A Reddit user has posted a picture of, reportedly, his iPhone 7, completely ruined and with a singed box. Help, help, iPhone hand grenades!? Possibly, but maybe not. The original poster of the picture has not described events surrounding the phone’s destruction. Judging by the partially burned box, it may be theorized that the phone caught fire before even being unpacked, but we do not know anything for certain. It may be the case, but it ...
Apple collects numbers and contacts in your iMessage
Your iMessage may or may not be safe from the prying eyes of the overprotective institutes, but the people you are contacting are not. Every time you write an iMessage, Apple stores the data on people you’re contacting with. Every time you start a message, iMessage contacts Apple in order to determine whether the message will be an SMS or iMessage. When that happens, Apple logs data about every one of your contacts, even those you haven’t contacted yet. The log even includes the exact date and time of when you entered the number. These logs’re being kept by Apple for 30 ...
Vernee Mars, one handed 5.5′
Lately we’re being flooded by large-sized phones – 5.5′ screen does not surprize anyone anymore. Vernee Mars has a chance to surprise, though, because even if its screen is 5.5′ wide, the phone’s overall size is small enough for it to be used with one hand. Size: screen – 5,5″,– frame – 1.1mm,lenght – 151.6mm,width – 72.9mm,thickness – 7.6mm. Of particular interest are very thin frames, thanks to which phone’s as compact as it is. As far as hardware goes, Vernee Mars packs a fullHD resolution, an octa-core MT6755 ...
Sony XPeria X Compact, specification
Some phones have bragging rights about their fast CPU’s and amounts of RAM they pack; others make their huge, high-res displays their selling point. Sony XPeria XCompact is none of the above, instead being a small – compact – phone with a great camera. Specification: – 4.6′ IPS display, 1280×720,– hexa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 650, 1.8 GHz, – Adreno 510,– 3GB RAM/32GB ROM,– 2700Ah battery,– microSD port, up to 256GM,– Android OS,– Wifi, Bluetooth, GPS,– 23mpx rear camera, video FullHD (1080),– 5 MP ...
TCL 950 & TCL 580 has been presented in China
We will know TCL 950 as BlackBerry DTEK60, and TCL 580 will be a budget phone. TCL 950 specs: – 5,5′ AMOLED display , FullHD,– quad-core Snapdragon 820 2,15 GHz CUP,– Adreno 530 GPU,– 4GB RAM/64GB ROM,– 3000mAh battery,– LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, A-GPS oraz port USB Type-C,– fingerprint scanner,– Sony IMX230 21mpx (!!) rear camera, 8mpx front camera, both f/2.2, ...
BlackBerry won’t develop any new phones
Today, the Canadian company Blackberry has officially stated that it will not be working on new phone models and other mobile devices, instead focusing on software development, “applications and security” among it, as BlackBerry’s spokesman has stated. This does not mean that we will never see a BlackBerry logo on a mobile device – but these will not be made by different companies that have bought BlackBerry’s licence. Something like that has already happened to a Chinese TCL, which DTEK50 was basically a renamed Alcatel Idol ...