AT&T's Samsung Galaxy S8 is now tasting Oreo

AT&T is the latest carrier to roll out the update to Android 8.0 Oreo to the Galaxy S8 units it's sold. It follows Sprint, Verizon, and T-Mobile. Currently the new software version is available through all of the Big Four US carriers, and it's rare to see all of them push out an Android update within days of one another. Right now reports are only mentioning the Galaxy S8 sold by AT&T receiving Oreo, but we assume the rollout for the S8+ is also underway - it's been outed at the same time by the other carriers, so there would be no reason for AT&T to delay it. If you own an S8...

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Honor View 10, Honor 9, Honor 7X, and Honor 6A all get discounts in the UK

Huawei's online-first sub-brand Honor usually pairs good specs with attractive pricing, but that's even more true now that four of its smartphones have received discounts in the UK at Amazon, thanks to the retailer's "Early Easter Sale". Note that these are probably limited time offers, so if any of them sounds interesting you shouldn't put off a purchase for too long. Honor View 10 The Honor View 10 is normally priced at £450 but you can now grab one for £375, making it even more of a bargain than usual. The Honor 9 is a whopping £100 off, now going for £280. And if you're...

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Is this the ZTE Nubia Z19?

The first hint of ZTE's next flagship came a month ago thanks to AnTuTu and it spilled the beans on the chipset - Snapdragon 845. Now, some newly leaked pictures of an unnamed Nubia prototype may as well turn to be of Nubia Z19. The photos you see below show the face and small parts of the back panel of an unknow Nubia device. The phone design was concealed with a protective case. The screen is somewhat familiar - it's a bezel-less unit with a very Essential PH-1-like notch. There is also a dual-camera on the back with a dual-LED flash, fingerprint scanner is also around. The...

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Rugged Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 launches in the US

The rugged Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 tablet launched in Europe late last year and has now arrived in the US. The tablet is priced $420 (was €500 in Europe) and comes with 3GB of RAM and 16GB storage. You can find it on Samsung.com. There is an LTE version as well, though we don't have a price for it yet. The tablet is build for hard working environments. It is IP68-rated and MIL-STD-810 certified. It sports a ruggedized S Pen that works even when the screen is wet and can be used with thick gloves. The tablet could be put on a "professional-grade" vehicle mount and charged via the...

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First hands-on photos of Moto E5 Plus emerge

About a month ago we saw the first, and subsequently last, render of the Moto E5 Plus but things have been quiet ever since. This changes with these first hands-on photos of the phone-to-be in the wild, which are too poor in quality to give out anything new and only show what the render already had. Nevertheless, let's sum up what we suspect and what we can see. The Moto E5 Plus will have an 18:9 aspect display (supposedly a 5.8-inch 720x1440px LCD), a fingerprint scanner on the back (embedded into the Moto logo) and a glossy backside, made to imitate luxury. Moto E5 Plus -...

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Analysts: Q1 production of iPhone X as expected, but Q2 numbers slashed

Another group of analysts has chimed in on the iPhone X production numbers. A note from Cowen and Company estimates that 53 million units were produced in Q1 this year, in line with the previous estimate of 52.5 million. However, the next three months will see lower quantities - Cowen reduced the estimate to 9 million iPhone X units (a month ago the prediction was for 13-16 million). Estimates by J.P. Morgan also suggest a slump in Q2. Note that the Q1 numbers differ quite a bit from JPM, which estimates 20 million iPhone X units as does KGI. The analysts predict at least three new...

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Nimbus Data unveils the world's largest SSD: 100TB of flash storage

The world's largest SSD comes in a surprisingly casual package - Nimbus Data's ExaDrive DC100, a 100TB solid state drive, is packed up in a familiar 3.5" SATA drive form factor. The focus of this drive is efficiency, not speed. It is power efficient (0.1W/TB) and space efficient too. Nimbus says that data centers can reduce their spending for electricity, cooling and rack space by 85%, compared to other large SSDs (like Samsung's 30.72TB SSD). Nimbus estimates that the total cost (drive and all) over a 5-year period will be 42% less per terabyte compared to such drives. The drive...

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6 Pilihan HP Samsung Dibawah 500 Ribu Maret 2018

HP Samsung dibawah 500 ribu memang tetap menjadi incaran. Apalagi jika Anda sedang membutuhkan gadget yang tidak memiliki teknologi canggih. Anda dapat mempertimbangkan membeli ponsel dari Samsung. Tanpa disadari, banyak pilihan HP dibawah 500 ribu, biasanya HP ini hanya dapat digunakan untuk berkirim SMS dan melakukan panggilan telepon. Berikut beberapa pilihan ponsel yang layak dimiliki. […]

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MIUI 9.5 to hit over 30 Xiaomi smartphones

Xiaomi announced a massive list of 40 devices that will get the MIUI 9 and just two months later confirmed that 30 of them will be getting Global Stable MIUI 9.5 ROM. The update is bringing security updates, New Notification Shade feature for Bundles Notifications and Quick Reply. MIUI 9.5 is based on Android Nougat 7.0 with heavy customization. There are plenty of design changes, new features and a bunch of Xiaomi pre-loaded apps. Here's the full list of devices, as posted on the MIUI forums: Late March Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 • Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (all...

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Huawei P20 Pro to have a 40MP sensor, plus 5x "hybrid zoom"

The triple camera has been the cornerstone of the Huawei P20 Pro marketing campaign, but concrete details have been scarce. The new camera, co-developed with Leica, may pack a 40MP sensor, the likes of which haven't been seen since the PureView days. Here's the breakdown. The 40MP sensor will serve as the primary camera. Next to it is an 8MP telephoto camera with "hybrid zoom". According to unconfirmed info this cam will provide 3x optical zoom, which along with info from the 40MP sensor will help achieve high-quality 5x magnification. The third sensor will have 20MP resolution and...

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Lenovo S5 launched in China with dual rear camera, Android Oreo

Lenovo has launched a new mid-range Android smartphone — the Lenovo S5 — in China. It will be available in three variants and will compete against the recently launched Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 in China. Lenovo S5 The S5 has a 5.7-inch, 2160x1080 resolution 18:9 display. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 with 3GB of RAM and 32GB storage or 4GB RAM with 64GB or 128GB of storage. On the back is a dual 13MP (RGB) + 13MP (monochrome) camera and a fingerprint sensor. On the front is a 16MP camera. The S5 has a 3000mAh battery and runs on Android 8.0 Oreo with ZUI 3.7. The Lenovo...

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Deal: Essential Phone down to $450 in the US

The price of the Essential Phone has dropped again - this time to $450. While not the lowest price, it's still a good deal for a Snapdragon 835 device with 8.1 Oreo. As you can probably tell, this deal is US-only. It's available through Amazon and Best Buy. BB has the Black Moon and Pure White versions, Amazon also has the exclusive Halo Gray color. Essential Phone in Pure White, Moon Black and Halo Gray Note that Best Buy is offering a $25 e-gift card and if you make good use of it, you get a better deal than the $435 price we saw back in January. We tried finding...

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Huawei P20 Lite goes official, this time for real

Earlier today Huawei launched the P20 Lite as the Nova 3e in China and now, it's making the P20 Lite official in Europe too. And it's only the second time the heavily-teased and leaked P20 Lite goes on sale in 6 days - you might recall it went on sale in Poland last week. So OK, the Huawei P20 Lite is official and it comes in Klein Blue, Sakura Pink and Midnight Black. It has a 19:9 5.84-inch IPS LCD of 1080x2280px with a notch that houses the earpiece and 16MP front-facing camera. There's an in-house Kirin 659 chip with 4GB of RAM and there are 64GB of built-in memory that are...

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Tepid reception for the Samsung Galaxy S9 in Korea

Samsung's homeland - South Korea - isn't thrilled about the new Galaxy S9 duo. Retailers report for weak sales and the similarities with the S8 and A8 are to blame. Apparently, the Galaxy S9 duo isn't getting the traditional enthusiastic reception in South Korea despite the early launch, exclusive deals and carrier subsidies. According to a recent retailer report, people aren't getting the S9 because it's just too similar to the cheaper Galaxy S8 and A8. Currently, the best-selling device among the Korean teenagers is the Galaxy A8 (2018), which offers high-end selfie experience and...

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Google upgrades Play app with Instant playing, Arcade mode

Google introduced changes to its Play app in a recent blog post that will let you play games on Android devices without the need to download them. It also started pushing some UI updates to the Play Store for a better preview of images and screenshots that are still rolling to all customers. The Google Play app comes with Arcade tab on the bottom, letting you preview, browse games and even play some without downloading them in the Google Play Instant category. There are also video trailers, news, and YouTube walkthroughs. First headlines that are available include Clash Royale,...

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Huawei P20 Pro stops by Geekbench

Huawei is launching the P20 Pro next week, but the leak train is already at full speed. The phone, codenamed Charlotte, will have Kirin 970 chipset and run Android 8.1 as confirmed by a Geekbench listings. The Huawei P20 Pro, listed with 6 GB RAM, reached impressive numbers that are even higher than the leaked benchmarks of the vanilla Huawei P20. JRGRAPH_EXPANDABLE_VERSION = false; GeekBench 4.2 (multi-core) Higher is better Samsung Galaxy S9 8830 Sony Xperia XZ2 8466 Huawei P20 Pro (unofficial) 6729 Huawei Mate 10 ...

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HTC Desire 12 and Desire 12+ debut with tall screens, attractive prices

HTC has updated its midrange to the popular 18:9 screen aspect with the announcement of the HTC Desire 12+ and the Desire 12. The two weren't a big surprise as we already knew most of their specs and looks but we've now filled the missing bits. HTC Desire 12+ The HTC Desire 12+ is the bigger and more interesting of the two. It packs a tall 5.99-inch IPS LCD of 720x1440px screen up front and a dual camera on the back. It's comprised of a 13MP main sensor and a 2MP depth-sensing second sensor. The snapper on the front is an 8MP one. HTC Desire 12+ The HTC Desire 12+ is...

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Huawei P20 Lite goes official in China as nova 3e

Huawei P20 and P20 Pro are to be unveiled in a week, but their Lite sibling just can't wait that long. After going on pre-order last week, the phone's Chinese version dubbed Huawei nova 3e now saw its announcement. So, the nova 3e a.k.a. P20 Lite packs a trendy 5.84" IPS LCD screen with a notch and 1080p resolution. The phone opts for a dual-glass design with a metal-frame, just as it was rumored. The nova 3e runs on the familiar in-house Kirin 659 chipset with an octa-core A53 processor, Mali-T830 MP3 GPU, and 4GB of RAM. One of the nova 3e highlights is the camera...

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Chinese Redmi Note 5 stock depleted minutes

The Chinese version of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 went on sale earlier today and went out of stock in just a few minutes. This is not unusual thing, as the first batches are in very limited quantities and there is a whopping number of people waiting on the BUY button. The Chinese Redmi Note 5 is an upgraded Redmi Note 5 Pro available in India. It has the same design, 6" screen and Snapdragon 636 chip. But it packs an upgraded AI-driven imaging experience with a 13MP selfie camera and a bigger 12MP sensor with dual-pixel AF on the main snapper with brighter lens. The new model also runs on...

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Wileyfox is coming back from the ashes, new phones to arrive in 2018

Back in February the UK mobile phone manufacturer and retailer Wileyfox entered administration. Just weeks later, information appeared that STK had struck a deal with Wileyfox Group to sell devices on various markets, including the UK, Europe, and South Africa. Along with the sales rights, the new brand owner will also provide customer support, after-sales care, and other services. Now, Henry Salameh, Commercial Director at STK has revealed that a roadmap for new Wileyfox devices is being developed for the second half of 2018. The company will also sell the Swift 2, Swift 2 Plus...

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