Sony Xperia XA1 with 5-inch display, 23MP camera, 3GB RAM, Android 7.0 announced

Sony Xperia XA1

Sony has also announced Xperia XA1, successor of last year’s Xperia XA at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 in Barcelona. It has a 5-inch HD display, similar to the predecessor, but this is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P20 processor and runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat). It has a 23-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, Hybrid Auto-Focus and a 8-megapixel auto focus front-facing camera. Continue reading “Sony Xperia XA1 with 5-inch display, 23MP camera, 3GB RAM, Android 7.0 announced”

Lenovo Yoga 720, Yoga 520 Windows 10 convertible laptops announced

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Lenovo has announced two new Yoga convertible laptops – the Yoga 720 and 520 at MWC 2017. The Yoga 720 comes in 13-inch and 15-inch display variants while the Yoga 520 sports a 14 inch display.
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Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra with 6-inch 1080p display, 16MP front camera with flash, 4GB RAM announced

Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra

Sony Mobile has announced Xperia XA1 Ultra, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the X series and the successor of last year’s  Xperia XA Ultra. It has the same 6-inch 1080p display, but this is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P20 processor and runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat). It has a 23-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, Hybrid Auto-Focus, 1/2.3” Exmor RS sensor and a 16-megapixel front-facing camera.It also has a dedicated camera button. Continue reading “Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra with 6-inch 1080p display, 16MP front camera with flash, 4GB RAM announced”

Honor 6X with dual rear cameras goes on open sale on Amazon India

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Huawei’s Honor brand launched the Honor 6X smartphone last month in India starting at Rs. 12,999. The smartphone went on sale exclusively on Amazon.in through flash sale starting this month. Today Honor announced that the smartphone will be available through open sale in the country on Amazon. Continue reading “Honor 6X with dual rear cameras goes on open sale on Amazon India”

MediaTek Helio X30 10nm Deca-Core SoC with support for up to 8GB LPDDR4X RAM coming to smartphones in Q2 2017

MediaTek Helio X30

MediaTek officially introduced its flagship Helio X30 Deca-Core processor at an event in China and detailed its specifications back in September last year. Today it has revealed even more specifications of the SoC at the MWC 2017. It has 50% power savings and a 35% increase in performance from MediaTek’s previous generation chipset. Continue reading “MediaTek Helio X30 10nm Deca-Core SoC with support for up to 8GB LPDDR4X RAM coming to smartphones in Q2 2017”

Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ Unpacked 2017 event set for March 29 in New York

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Samsung at its MWC 2017 event announced the date for its Unpacked 2017 event, which is March 29th as expected. Samsung said that it will unveil the newest Galaxy as part of its endeavor to unbox your phone, which will likely be the Galaxy S8 and S8+. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ Unpacked 2017 event set for March 29 in New York”

Samsung Galaxy Book Windows 10 2-in-1 with S Pen, up to 8GB RAM, 4G LTE announced

Samsung Galaxy Book

Samsung today introduced Galaxy Book, Windows 10 2-in-1 tablets at the MWC 2017. It comes in 10.6 Full HD and 12-inch 1440p versions. The  Samsung Galaxy Book 10.6-inch is powered by an Intel Core m3 processor, Dual core processor and the 12-inch version is powered by with a 7th Generation Intel Core i5 processor. Both these run Windows 10 operating system with full desktop Microsoft Office Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Book Windows 10 2-in-1 with S Pen, up to 8GB RAM, 4G LTE announced”

ZTE introduces Gigabit concept phone with up to 1 Gbps download speeds

ZTE Gigabit phone

ZTE has introduced Gigabit Phone which the company claims to be the first smartphone with download speeds reaching up to 1Gbp. Unveiled at MWC 2017 in Barcelona, Gigabit is a concept phone that is used to showcase ZTE’s 5G network ability. Continue reading “ZTE introduces Gigabit concept phone with up to 1 Gbps download speeds”

Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 with 9.7-inch Super AMOLED QXGA display, Snapdragon 820, S Pen announced

Samsung Galaxy Tab S3

Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy Tab S3, successor of last year’s Galaxy Tab S2. It comes only in one variant with a 9.7-inch  Super AMOLED QXGA screen, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 820 SoC and runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat). It has quad-stereo speakers tuned by AKG by HARMAN and comes with an an enhanced S Pen. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 with 9.7-inch Super AMOLED QXGA display, Snapdragon 820, S Pen announced”

Nokia 3 with 5-inch HD display, Android 7.0, 8MP autofocus front and rear cameras, 4G LTE announced

Nokia 3

Nokia just announced Nokia 3, its latest budget Android smartphone at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 in Barcelona. It has a 5-inch HD 2.5D sculpted Corning Gorilla Glass display, is powered by a quad-core MeditaTek MT6737 processor, runs on stock Android 7.0 (Nougat), has a 8-megapixel rear and front auto focus cameras, LED flash for rear and screen flash for the front-facing camera. Continue reading “Nokia 3 with 5-inch HD display, Android 7.0, 8MP autofocus front and rear cameras, 4G LTE announced”

Nokia to realunch Withings health devices under its own brand this year

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Nokia is retiring the Withings brand. The company will relaunch all the connected health devices under its own brand later this year. Nokia will launch connected weighing scales, trackers, blood pressure monitors, thermometers and home cameras. Continue reading “Nokia to realunch Withings health devices under its own brand this year”

Nokia 3310 is back with improved design, priced at 49 Euros

Nokia 3310 is back! Today, at its Mobile World Congress 2017 press conference in Barcelona, the company re-introduced one of the most popular models ever launched – Nokia 3310.

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Nokia 3310 was first launched in September 2000 and ever since then the company has sold 126 million units of the original 3310. As a part of its comeback strategy, HMD Global, which now makes the Nokia branded smartphones has re-launched the 3310 with improved design. Continue reading “Nokia 3310 is back with improved design, priced at 49 Euros”

Nokia 6 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM, metal body, Android 7.1 coming to global markets

Nokia 6

HMD Global announced Nokia 6 last month in China as the first Nokia smartphone after it was granted exclusive global license to sell Nokia phones. Today it has announced the smartphone for global markets. Specifications are the same, including a 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display, Octa-Core Snapdragon 430 processor, 16-megapixel rear camera with phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF), 1.0um sensor, dual-tone LED flash and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera. This runs stock Android 7.1.1 (Nougat). Continue reading “Nokia 6 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM, metal body, Android 7.1 coming to global markets”

Amazon Alexa is coming to Motorola smartphones and Moto Mods later this year

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Motorola and Amazon have teamed up to integrate Amazon Alexa digital voice assistant into Motorola smartphones and Moto Mods. The announcement was made at the ongoing MWC 2017.
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Moto G5 and G5 Plus with 1080p display, metal body, fingerprint sensor, Android 7.0 announced

Moto G5 Plus

Moto just introduced  Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus smartphones at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017. Both the phones have a unibody metal design, 1080p display and have water repellent nano-coating. The G5 has a 5-inch 1080p screen, while the Moto G5 Plus comes with a slightly larger 5.2-inch 1080p screen. The G5 Plus also has a 12MP rear camera with Dual Autofocus Pixels and large f/1.7 aperture. Continue reading “Moto G5 and G5 Plus with 1080p display, metal body, fingerprint sensor, Android 7.0 announced”