Category: IFA

Sony Xperia X Compact with 4.6-inch HD display, Snapdragon 650, fingerprint sensor announced

Sony Xperia X Compact

Sony has announced Xperia X Compact, along with the Xperia XZ at the IFA. This has a smaller 4.6-inch HD screen, is powered by an hexa-core Snapdragon 650 SoC and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). It has a fingerprint sensor on the power button and packs a 23-megapixel rear camera with Predictive Hybrid Autofocus that lets you choose your subject and then predicts its motion, so you can capture the action in perfect focus, free from blur and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with 22mm wide-angle lens. Continue reading “Sony Xperia X Compact with 4.6-inch HD display, Snapdragon 650, fingerprint sensor announced”

Sony Xperia XZ with 5.2-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 820, 23MP Predictive Hybrid AF camera announced

Sony Xperia XZ

Sony just announced Xperia XZ, the company’s latest flagship smartphone at the IFA 2016 in Berlin. It has a 5.2-inch 1080p screen, is powered by a Snapdragon 820 processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). It has a fingerprint sensor on the power button, packs a 23-megapixel rear camera with Predictive Hybrid Autofocus that lets you choose your subject and then predicts its motion, so you can capture the action in perfect focus, free from blur and 13-megapixel front-facing camera with 22mm wide-angle lens, similar to the Xperia X. Continue reading “Sony Xperia XZ with 5.2-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 820, 23MP Predictive Hybrid AF camera announced”

Huawei Nova and Nova Plus with Snapdragon 625, metal body, fingerprint sensor announced

Huawei Nova

Huawei just announced Nova and Nova Plus, two new smartphones in the new Nova series at the IFA 2016 in Berlin. The Nova has a 5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display with 1.8mm narrow bezel and 76% screen-to-body ratio, while the Nova Plus comes with a slightly larger 5.5-inch 1080p curved glass display. Both the phones has powered by  Snapdragon 625, have a 8-megapixel front-facing camera and come with a fingerprint sensor on the back for unlocking the phone in just 0.3 seconds. These also have DTS headphone X audio technology for an enhanced audio experience. Continue reading “Huawei Nova and Nova Plus with Snapdragon 625, metal body, fingerprint sensor announced”

HTC One A9s with 5-inch display, 3GB RAM, metal body, fingerprint sensor announced

HTC One A9s

HTC just announced One A9s, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the ‘A series’ at the IFA 2016, as expected. It has a 5-inch HD Super LCD display, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P10 processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with HTC Sense UI on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “HTC One A9s with 5-inch display, 3GB RAM, metal body, fingerprint sensor announced”

Samsung Gear S3 Classic Hands On and Photo Gallery

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Samsung announced the Gear S3 Classic smartwatch at the ongoing IFA 2016 Berlin. We are live at the event and have got our hands on the latest smartwatch from Samsung, so let’s take a detailed look at hardware and specs.

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nubia Z11 with bezel-less display coming soon to US, Europe and Asia, including India

ZTE’s nubia today introduced the nubia Z11 smartphone for the international markets at the IFA 2016. It was announced in China back in June, we even went hands-on with the phone at the MWC 2016 Asia last month. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass bezel-less display with 81% screen-to-body ratio and is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 820 SoC. Continue reading “nubia Z11 with bezel-less display coming soon to US, Europe and Asia, including India”

Samsung Gear S3 Frontier Hands On and Photo Gallery

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Samsung announced the Gear S3 Frontier smartwatch at the ongoing IFA 2016 Berlin. We are live at the event and have got our hands on the latest smartwatch from Samsung, so let’s take a detailed look at hardware and specs.

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Lenovo Yoga Book ultra slim 2-in-1 announced, comes in Android 6.0 and Windows 10 versions

Lenovo Yoga Book Android

Lenovo just announced  Yoga Book 2-in- 1 tablet that comes in Android 6.0 and Windows 10 versions. It has a 10.1-inch Full HD (1920 x 1200 pixels) IPS display,  is powered by Intel Atom X5 processor with 4GB of RAM and has magnesium aluminium alloy body. It has two panels that open up like an ultrathin notebook. It is just 9.6mm closed, tapering to 4.05mm at its slimmest edge and weighs just 690 grams. Continue reading “Lenovo Yoga Book ultra slim 2-in-1 announced, comes in Android 6.0 and Windows 10 versions”

Hasselblad True Zoom Moto Mod with 10x optical zoom, Xenon flash announced

Hasselblad True Zoom MotoMod

Moto Z has got a new Hasselblad True Zoom Moto Mod from the Swedish camera maker Hasselblad. This can be attached to the Moto Z, Z Force or the new Z Play smartphone so that you can convert it to a zoom camera. This has a 12MP 1/2.3-inch sensor with 1.55 um size, has f3.5-6.5 aperture and 10x optical zoom. It has two microphones, can shoot RAW images, comes with Xenon flash and also has physical shutter and zoom controls, for a better handling experience. Continue reading “Hasselblad True Zoom Moto Mod with 10x optical zoom, Xenon flash announced”

Lenovo Yoga 910 13.9-inch Windows 10 convertible with edgeless 4K display announced

Yoga 910 convertible in silver

Lenovo has announced Yoga 910 convertible at the ongoing IFA 2016, Berlin. It sports a 13.9 inch display and comes with watchband hinge, all metal unibody design. Continue reading “Lenovo Yoga 910 13.9-inch Windows 10 convertible with edgeless 4K display announced”

Moto Z Play with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 625, Moto Mods support announced

Moto Z Play

Moto Z Play, the company’s latest mid-range Moto Z series smartphone just went official. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p Super AMOLED display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 SoC and runs on Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow). It has a 16-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, laser autofocus, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera that also has LED flash. Continue reading “Moto Z Play with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 625, Moto Mods support announced”

Samsung Gear S3 classic and Gear S3 frontier announced at IFA 2016

Samsung Gear S3 frontier

Samsung just announced Gear S3 at the IFA 2016 in Berlin. This includes the Gear S3 classic and Gear S3 frontier models. Both these have a 1.3-inch (360×360 pixels) Circular Super AMOLED Always On Display with the latest Corning Gorilla Glass SR+ protection and has rotating bezel. These run Tizen- Based Wearable Platform 2.3.2. The Gear S3 frontier includes LTE connectivity and offers a rugged outdoor look, while the Gear S3 classic offers minimalist, elegant look. Continue reading “Samsung Gear S3 classic and Gear S3 frontier announced at IFA 2016”

Garmin Forerunner 35 smartwatch with built-in heart rate sensor and GPS announced for $199.99

Garmin Forerunner 35

Garmin has announced Forerunner 35, its newest GPS-enabled running watch with built-in Elevate wrist-based heart rate sensor that monitors heart rate 24×7. Continue reading “Garmin Forerunner 35 smartwatch with built-in heart rate sensor and GPS announced for $199.99”

Asus ZenWatch 3 Android Wear smartwatch announced

Asus ZenWatch 3

Asus just announced ZenWatch 3, it’s third generation Android Wear smartwatch and the first in the series to feature a round design at the IFA. It  crafted from jewelry-grade 316L stainless steel and is just 9.95mm thick. Continue reading “Asus ZenWatch 3 Android Wear smartwatch announced”