Xiaomi Mi 5S – a handful of news.

Xiaomi’s new flagship release, Mi 5S, will see store shelves on 27th September. It is Xiaomi’s tradition to tease some of their device’s features before release, and Mi 5S is no different. We already know the phone’s specification, and now Xiaomi has revealed two more details about their newest model: – Mi 5S’ AnTuTu score (AnTuTu is a benchmarking app for all the devices that run on Android) has been revealed to be 164119. This score is significantly larger than that of another latest release, Le Pro 3, which scored 163,546– Mi 5S will most ...

LeEco Le3 Pro, LeEco’s new flagship.

Specification: – 5’5 display, HullHD– Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 2,35 GHz, quad-core CPU– Adreno 530 GPU– two versions available: 6 GB/64 GB and 4GB/32GB– Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi 2,4/5 GHz, GPS and USB-C port– fingerprint scanner– 16mpx Sony rear camera and 8mpx front camera– Android 6.0 OS with EUI 5.8 interface implementedsize and weight – 51,4 x 73,9 x 7,5 mm, 175 gprice – depending on a version, either $270 or $300 Tweet Vote ...

Samsung issues updates to all the Galaxy Note 7 users, prompting them to exchange their phones.

Whenever a person powers up their Galaxy Note 7, or even simply recharges it, a warning message will appear on display, reminding the user that Note 7 is dangerous due to its melting battery and that the phone should be exchanged. This flood of messages, along with the autonomous updates that iPhone is going through now, might be enough to make even the biggest hardheads quit using the flawed phone. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Bling bling, a 24k gold-plated iPhone 7.

Released but a while ago, iPhone 7 has already gained much popularity among the customers, particulary the fancy Jet Black version, sporting a neat shade of black. The problem, though, is that this version is almost all but sold out, and the remaining supply is expensive, since only the 128GB and 256GB versions of the phone are available in JB. What in the world can a bling-hungry customer with too much money do in such a situation? Buy an iPhone 7 in golden casing. If that is not enough, said client can also have any shape he wants engraved into the phone with a laser. Price of such luxury ...

HTC Ocean will have a touch frame.

Korean company HTC prepares the release of its new flagship, HTC Ocean. The upcoming device will be equipped with a very rare feature, a touch frame, that will allow the user a wider degree of actions, e.g. controlling the sound’s volume. Unfortunately this, and the fact that Ocean will sport a double front camera, is all we know for now. Tweet Vote on HN ...

iPhone 7 – specification.

Just a while ago Apple has released its newest smartphone model, iPhone 7. In order to help those of our readers who either missed its release or are still unsure of whether or not to buy it, here’s the device’s specification: – Water-proof metal unibody– W4.7″ 16M-color LED-backlit IPS LCD of 750 x 1334px resolution, 326ppi, wide color gamut, 3D Touch tech– pressure-sensitive Home key powered by a brand new Taptic Engine– quad-core 64-bit Apple CPU, hexa-core GPU, 2GB of RAM and Apple A10 Fusion SoC– 12MP F/1.8 camera with a quad-LED flash, ...

Leagoo V1 and its built-in security features.

Leagoo Venture 1 (V1) is an upcoming Leagoo smartphone with particulary high-end security features. What the phone will offer is: – Dual Secure OS featuring over 100 security reinforcements. The OS allows the user to have two separate profiles, a Private OS and Business OS, with the former being opened by finger scanning the user’s left hand, and the latter one with the user’s right hand– unique data protection technique which utilizes military encryption techniques– registered unlocking history– app lock, anti-theft, phone locking, data wiping, non-stop ...

Free UMi Max for the taking on Gizmochina!

Gizmochina along with TomTop has started a UMi Max Giveaway to allow one of Gizmochina’s lucky readers to get the phone for free. In order to receive the gift of a good mid-range device, all one has to do is follow the steps instructed via the Gleam widget. Specification: – all metal body– Helio P10 64-bit octa-core chipset– 3GB RAM, 16GB of internal storage– MicroSD port– 5.5-inch display, 1080p– 4000mAh battery– 13MP Panasonic rear camera, 5MP shooter front camera– fingerprint sensor– Pure Android 6.0 Marshmallow ...

Nokia 216 – Microsoft’s new feature phone.

Nokia 216 is a cheap and barebone phone, perfect for the less tech-savvy users or those who need not have to recharge their device for longer than twenty four hours. Specification:– an 2.4-inch color LCD of 320 x 240px resolution– VGA cameras, rear and front, with the same resolution– 16MB RAM– Bluetooth, no Wi-Fi– a stereo FM radio receiver size and weight – 118 x 50.2 x 13.5mm and weighs 82.6g The phone will be available only in India, for a head-numbing price of $37, in three colours; white, blue and ...

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