Samsung Q2 2015 market share declines by 2.3% YoY

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A new report suggests that Samsung saw a 2.3% decline in its market share during Q2 2015 compared to the same time frame in 2014. Samsung is the only one among the top 5 smartphone vendors to have a decline in market share compared to last year.

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Huawei Honor 4A with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4G LTE announced

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Huawei has announced Honor 4A, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the Honor series in China. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by 1.1 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 210 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Emotion UI 3.1 on top. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and comes with 4G connectivity that includes support for bands – TDD-LTE:B38/B39/B40/B41 and FDD-LTE:B1/B3. Continue reading “Huawei Honor 4A with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4G LTE announced”

Global smartphone shipment hits 304 million in Q2: Report

Worldwide smartphone shipments grew 1.9% over the previous quarter to 304M units in the second quarter of 2015, as per a latest report from research firm TrendForce.

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Huawei’s upcoming Google Nexus smartphone detailed – 5.7″ 1440p display and Snapdragon 820 SoC

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Just yesterday, we shared with you the AnTuTu score posted by the Nexus 5 (2015) which is apparently being manufactured by LG. Now, a new tweet gives us more details about the other Nexus smartphone that is said to be launched alongside the LG Nexus 5 (2015). Continue reading “Huawei’s upcoming Google Nexus smartphone detailed – 5.7″ 1440p display and Snapdragon 820 SoC”

Huawei-made Nexus smartphone reportedly launching this fall

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Huawei’s first Nexus smartphone will launch this fall or sometime between late September and December of 2015, according to a report from The Information (Via). An earlier report from Android Police earlier this year said that there will be two Nexus smartphones this year, including one from Huawei. Continue reading “Huawei-made Nexus smartphone reportedly launching this fall”

Huawei Y336, Y541, Y625 and G620S launched in India, priced between Rs. 5499 and Rs. 9499

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Huawei has launched four new smartphones, three in the Y series – Y336, Y541, Y625 and G620S in the G series. The devices will be marketed through the company’s offline distributors across 1000 stores in the initial phase, said the company. The Huawei G620S also has 4G support. All these smartphones run on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Emotion UI on top and have dual SIM support.

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Huawei Ascend Mate 8 render appears online – Will be powered by Kirin 950 processor

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We just told you about Huawei’s upcoming Kirin 950 processor which is based on the 16nm manufacturing process. Now, renders of the Huawei Ascend Mate 8 have been leaked and it will be the first smartphone to use the processor.

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Huawei’s Kirin 950 chipset surfaces – Based on 16nm process

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An upcoming processor from Huawei which is based on 16nm manufacturing process has surfaced. The processor is reportedly called Kirin 950 and is expected to make its way to devices sometime in September or October.

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Huawei unveils Honor Band Zero smartwatch and Honor Whistle Bluetooth headset

Along with the Huawei Honor 7 smartphone, the company has unveiled Honor Band Zero smartwatch that sports a round dial and looks thin in terms of design.

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Huawei Honor 7 with 5.2-inch 1080p display, 20MP camera, fingerprint sensor announced

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Huawei has announced Honor 7, the company’s latest smartphone in the Honor series, as expected. It packs a 5-inch 1080p display, powered by a Octa-Core HiSilicon Kirin 935 SoC based on big.LITTLE configuration and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Emotion UI 3.1 on top. It has a 20-megapixel rear camera with Sony sensor, LED flash, Phase Detection Auto Focus that would let you focus a subject in just 0.1 second and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash for capturing better selfies. It has a uni-body metal finish. Continue reading “Huawei Honor 7 with 5.2-inch 1080p display, 20MP camera, fingerprint sensor announced”

Huawei MediaPad M2 with 8-inch full HD display, Octa-Core SoC, 4G LTE official

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Huawei MediaPad M2 surfaced at the official Store in Paris last month. The company recently made the tablet official. It has a 8-inch Full HD IPS display with ClariVu display enhancement technology that intelligently switches modes according to the environment , is powered by a 2GHz Kirin 930 64-bit Octa-Core processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Emotion UI 3.1 on top. It has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash, 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has 4G (cat.4) support. Continue reading “Huawei MediaPad M2 with 8-inch full HD display, Octa-Core SoC, 4G LTE official”

Huawei Honor Bee Battery Life Test

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We already brought you the review of Huawei Honor Bee, here we have the battery life test results of the smartphone. It has a 1730mAh removable battery. It has a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen and is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Spreadtrum SC7731 processor. Continue reading “Huawei Honor Bee Battery Life Test”

Huawei Honor Bee Review

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Huawei Honor launched the Honor Bee, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the Honor series last month. It directly competes with Micromax Canvas Spark and Infocus M2 smartphones that lie in the same price range. Is this is a good budget smartphone? Let us find out in the complete review.

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