A couple of Samsung Galaxy devices have been spotted in benchmark listings. Specifically, the Galaxy J5 (2016) smartphone and Galaxy Tab A tablet have appeared on both GFXBench and Geekbench, revealing Android 7.1.1 Nougat OS. Now, both Galaxy J5 (2016) and Galaxy Tab A running Android Nougat have already received WiFi certification, but the OS version their respective certification listings revealed was 7.0. So currently, it's difficult to say exactly which version will be rolled out finally. However, what's all but officially confirmed is that Nougat for these devices is coming...
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Senin, 18 September 2017
Android Oreo update for Essential Phone coming soon
Essential has confirmed that its debut smartphone - PH-1 - will get the Android Oreo update soon. The confirmation came in the form of a tweet from the company's official Twitter handle. Get your milk ready-#AndroidOreo is coming soon to Essential Phone. Watch for updates in the next couple months. http://pic.twitter.com/GEV1ntvDao— Essential (@essential) September 18, 2017 As for update time-frame, the tweet says "in the next couple months." This is inline with what Essential's VP of Software Rebecca Zavin recently said - that the update would arrive "in the next month or two." So we...
Google app teardown reveals Pixel 2 squeeze feature
In a teardown performed by Dylan over at 9to5Google the newest version of the Google App 7.1.2 reveals a few new features that are coming to the upcoming Google Pixel 2 and Google Assistant alike. The first and most significant clue in the teardown is the Google Pixel 2's rumored "Active Edge" feature, which works like the HTC U11's Edge Sense: give the phone's frame a squeeze and you can summon Google Assistant. Here is the code that supports the rumor: To change settings for the squeeze gesture, go to your phone's Active Edge settings. The next feature is called "Routines" and...
T-Mobile will raise its monthly soft-cap to 50GB
Ever since smartphones began demanding more data, smartphone providers had no choice but to implement a soft data cap or deprioritize heavy data users in favor of those who use less data. Currently, T-Mobile throttles customers who use more than 32GB of data within one billing cycle. Other carriers are in the general ballpark area of 25GB to 30GB for a soft-cap. According to a leaked internal document obtained by Android Central T-Mobile will begin implementing a new soft-data cap of 50GB per billing cycle. T-Mobile calls this its "Fair Usage Threshold". The new data soft-cap is to...
More than 80% of new Apple Watch preorders are cellular models
One of the most notable Apple analysts, Ming-Chi Kuo, had predicted that about 30% to 40% of pre-orders of the new Apple Watch Series 3 would be for the new cellular enabled version of the new Apple Watch. Well, on Monday, the KGI Securities analyst estimated that the LTE-enabled version of the Apple Watch Series 3 accounts for between 80% and 90% of all Apple Watch Series 3 pre-orders. Pre-orders for the new Apple Watch, Apple TV 4K, and the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus all opened this past Friday, September 15. While iPhone 8 and 8 Plus supply isn't scarce this year as folks are likely...
Sony Xperia XA1, XA1 Ultra, and L1 all get August security patches
Don't check your calendar, you're not wrong - it is September, and it has been for 18 days already. Be that as it may, Sony is now releasing updates containing the August security patches for its Xperia XA1, XA1 Ultra, and L1 mid-range smartphones. Let's call this a case of 'better late than never' then. There doesn't seem to be anything else included in the new software versions for the three phones, just bumping up the security level to August 5, 2017. The new build numbers are 40.0.A.6.135 for the Xperia XA1, 42.0.A.4.101 for the XA1 Ultra, and 43.0.A.5.79 for the Xperia L1. In all...
Huawei Pay for US possible
Huawei has been itching to make its big break in the United States but the company has been very conservative about how to penetrate the market and has tested the waters for the past couple of years or so with the Unlocked Mate 9 and three Honor smartphones it officially brought to the US. Rumors have more recently circulated that Huawei plans to launch its next flagship Mate device in the United States with a carrier deal with AT&T and a new piece of Information has been discovered at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). On September 13, Huawei has filed a trademark and logo for...
US unlocked Galaxy Note8 receives its first software update
Samsung's Galaxy Note8 became available in the US on September 15 (though pre-ordered units shipped much earlier in some cases), at carriers and in unlocked form. While Verizon's model has already received its first software update on launch day, the unlocked Note8 units for the US are starting to get the same new release today. It's build N950U1UEU1AQI5, and as always you will receive a notification when it's ready to download and install. The size of the update file is 81MB. Expect this rollout to be staged like any other, so remember that it might take a few days to reach all...
Gionee M7 now stars in leaked live images, showing bezel-less front and dual rear camera
Gionee is currently getting ready to unveil its next smartphone. The M7 will become official on September 25, and a press render showing it has leaked earlier today. But how about some hands-on live images? You ask, Chinese Weibo users deliver. The following shots have been leaked mere hours after the aforementioned press render, and they show the same blue color version. Gionee M7 in the wild As you can see, the front of the phone is near bezel-less, following the biggest design trend of 2017, while on the back there's a dual camera setup - which has to be the second biggest...
Official: Moto G4 Plus will get Android 8.0 Oreo after all
After Motorola published its list of smartphones that will be receiving updates to Android 8.0 Oreo, a lot of people noticed that the entire G4 family, launched less than 18 months ago, was missing. Following that, it's been discovered that the company altered the contents of an infographic regarding the G4 Plus - there was initially a clear mention of it receiving Oreo, which was then taken out. As you might expect, a lot of owners of G4 devices weren't at all happy with this situation. To avoid turning this into an all-out scandal, Motorola has changed its stance now, officially...
Sprint offers iPhone 8 for $0 a month with a trade-in
Sprint is offering a 64GB iPhone 8 for $0 a month if you trade in an iPhone 7 or 7 Plus or one of Samsung's 2017 flagships - Galaxy S8, S8+ or Note8. Those... are not cheap devices to trade in. And to be clear the "$0 a month" is after you get $29.17 in credit for the 18 monthly payments for the Sprint Flex lease. You still need to activate a new line, so it's not exactly free. The 256GB version or the larger iPhone 8 Plus are not part of this promo. However, if you've already pre-ordered a 64GB iPhone 8, you haven't missed out - you can trade in a device to get the...
Samsung creates a kid-friendly tablet for the Lego Ninjago movie
Wait, what? Admittedly I'm no Lego enthusiast, but first I find out that Lego has a line of ninja-themed sets, which are tied to a TV series. Then, I find out there's a movie coming out this year (because one Lego movie a year is apparently just not enough). And to top it all off, it turns out that Samsung has made a tablet to promote the movie. *breathes in* "Galaxy Kids Tablet 7.0" THE LEGO® NINJAGO® MOVIE Edition" Well, "made" may be too strong a word. This tablet runs Android 4.4 KitKat (yes, 2013's hottest Android version) and seems to be a Galaxy Tab 3 Lite 7.0 VE (a 2015...
Xiaomi Mi Note 3's innards revealed in teardown
If you wanted to see inside the Xiaomi Mi Note 3 for some reason, now you can. The phone's first teardown is online so that we can see under its 5.5-inch 1080p screen and into its innards. There are no surprises there - we see a dual 12MP camera, 16MP front snapper, a 3,500mAh battery, the 6GB of RAM and the Snapdragon 660 chipset. Xiaomi Mi Note 3 disassembled And if you're planning to tear down your own Mi Note 3 then the source has the instructions on how to do it. You need to remove the SIM tray first and start heating the phone with a heatgun and then pry it open....
Hear the story of the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 told by its designer
Philippe Starck is a world-renowned designer who has worked on anything from luxury hotels to Steve Jobs' yacht. In smartphone circles, he's known as the man behind the Xiaomi Mi Mix - the phone that kicked off the bezel-less craze (Sharp has been making Aquos Crystals since 2014, but those never went viral like the Mix did). Anyway, Starck also designed the sequel - Mi Mix 2. Listen to him and Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun talk about the Mix 2. Starck focuses on the creative inspirations, Jun prefers to talk about the tech side of things. What these two have in common is that both are born...
Meizu M6 shown in full two days before its unveil
The Meizu M6 is bound to be announced in a couple of days - on September 20 - and now the pieces of the puzzle are starting to fall in place. The latest leak shows the phone in the wild looking similar to the M5 Note. It's likely that the M6 will have a single camera on the back, unlike the M6 Note. Meizu M6 The latest leaks comes with some specs we were missing from the previous leak, namely the 13MP main camera and the 8MP front-facing one. The display is reconfirmed as a 5.2-incher of 720p resolution. There's 16GB of storage, a MediaTek Helio P10 chipset and just 2GB of...
Xiaomi Chiron spotted with 5.6" screen, Snapdragon 835 chipset
A curious Xiaomi passed through GFXBench - code named Chiron, the mysterious phone has a 5.6" screen with 16.5:9 aspect ratio. That's quite unusual, the original Mi Mix had a 17:9 screen, the new one is at 18:9. This device has 1,080 x 1,980px resolution instead - seems just enough to fit on-screen buttons and leave a 16:9 screen behind. But don't be distracted by the lack of QHD resolution this is a flagship device. The Xiaomi Chiron has a Snapdragon 835 chipset with 6GB of RAM and a whopping 256GB of built-in storage. This could be the Mi Note 3 that people actually wanted, not the...
Xiaomi to launch 32GB storage variant of Mi Max 2
After launching the Mi Max 2 back in July this year, Xiaomi is bringing a new variant of the device. The sole change the new model features is storage, which is 32GB. Launch is set for September 20, and like the variants unveiled earlier, this new model will also be first available in India, where it'll be an Amazon exclusive. Presenting Mi Max 2 4GB+32GB at an intro price of ₹12,999! Sale starts 20/09 exclusively on @amazonIN, https://t.co/nVqFSYMyzY & Mi Home http://pic.twitter.com/6rC5hoNq7H— Mi India (@XiaomiIndia) September 18, 2017 Pricing is INR 14,999 ($235), but for a...
Huawei G10 appears in live images
Huawei is announcing the G10 (codenamed Maimang 6) on September 22, but the phone already started appearing in live images across the web. The latest pictures confirm what we already knew - dual cameras both on front and on the back, both setups accompanied by a flash. The design of the Huawei G10 is simple, but that's all you need from a phone with alleged Kirin 659 chipset. There is also a circular fingerprint beneath the rear cameras. Two antenna bands sit on the back panel - on the top and bottom. The front panel reveals a display with 18:9 ratio. Bezels aren't as slim...
Samsung to build its own 1,000 fps camera to challenge Sony
Sony was the first to build a mobile camera with on-chip memory - the Motion Eye camera on the Xperia XZ Premium and XZs (later XZ1 too). Now chatter from Korea suggests that Samsung Semiconductors is looking to build a similar camera in November, ready to use in the next-generation Galaxy S phone. The advantage of on-chip memory is that the camera can store many frames very fast - enough to shoot 1,000fps or so for slow-motion video. Streaming those to the main RAM will be too slow, so Sony built a three layer chip - pixels, control logic and memory. Samsung's design is reportedly...
HMD official teases Nokia 8 Oreo update
Just over a month after the Nokia 8 arrival an OS update was teased by the HMD CPO. Juho Sarvikas confirmed earlier that all Android-powered Nokia phones would get the Oreo upgrade, now he teased an actual photo of the phone running 8.0 version of the OS. The images reveal that Android Oreo is still in beta and the size of the update is 1.3 GB. The update will be pushed to all devices "when perfect", meaning it is not yet ready for the public. Via
Nokia 9 renders show a bezel-less design
Not quite what this schematic showed, but these Nokia 9 renders show a hip bezel-less design. The fingerprint reader leaves the front for a cozy place below the dual Zeiss camera on the back - nice and centered, low and easy to reach. Nokia 8 renders On the front is an alleged AMOLED display with a curved glass (the back glass is curved as well). GFXBench claims that the screen will measure 5.3 inches, same as the Nokia 8. Company reps hinted that the 9 will have a larger screen, but even if GFX wasn't exactly right we're probably looking at 5.5" tops. The chipset will likely...
Samsung finally allows you to disable the Bixby key
When Samsung announced the Galaxy S8 flagship, they came with a dedicated button for a new in-house assistant named Bixby. That however didn't go well with those, who didn't want to use the virtual assistant and only got bothered when they accidentally pressed the key. Now, almost a month after making the digital service available worldwide, Samsung decided to allow Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+ and Galaxy Note8 owners to turn off the dedicated key for it. According to sources, the latest Bixby update adds a toggle that turns off the dedicated key. That way any accidental...
Retail box leak confirms key specs for upcoming vivo X20
The retail box of the upcoming vivo X20 smartphone has leaked in a couple of new images. The leak features retail boxes for the phone, and confirms some of its key specs, including Snapdragon 660 SoC and 6-inch display. Other revealed specs include 2K (although it might actually mean QHD) display resolution and an aspect ratio of 18:9. The leak also re-confirms Face Wake feature and reveals Hi-Fi audio chip AK4376A. The X20 is expected to have an all-black Mars Edition variant. The phone is set to be officially unveiled on September 21. Another device dubbed vivo X20A should also be...
New image of upcoming Gionee M7 leaks
An image of the upcoming Gionee M7 smartphone has leaked, giving us a better idea of its design. The focuses on the back of the handset, revealing a dual camera setup and a metal unibody. While we can't confirm whether or not the leaked render is legit, it's not the first time we are hearing about dual rear cameras on the M7. Other rumored specs for the phone include Helio P30 SoC, 6.0-inch display of 1080 x 2160 pixel resolution, and 6GB RAM. It's said to come with Android 7.1.1 Nougat on board. Unveiling is confirmed for September 25. Source | Via
