According to latest report from Digitimes, Apple is expected to start trial production of 2018 iPhones in Q2 to avoid delay which was caused by the initial low yield rates in the production of 3D sensor modules for the iPhone X last year. The kick-start will help with delivery schedules for 2018 iPhone devices so that they will rekindle its smartphone momentum. Continue reading “Apple said to begin trial production of 2018 iPhones in Q2 to avoid delays”
In-display fingerprint technology though took sometime are finally making their way. Vivo was the first one to introduce and it looks like Samsung might be finally bringing their flagship Galaxy Note9 with an in-display fingerprint sensor and there are reports that say Samsung will take a call on the same by the end of this month. Continue reading “Samsung said to decide on in-display fingerprint sensor on the Galaxy Note9 soon”
WhatsApp is said to be working on bringing its chat application to KaiOS that is currently powering the JioPhone in India and the upcoming Nokia 8110 4G that was introduced recently. Since JioPhone is a sensation in India, companies like Google and Facebook have already bought their Assistant and Core apps for KaiOS platform. Continue reading “WhatsApp reportedly working on bringing support for JioPhone powered by KaiOS”
According to a latest report citing industry sources, Google is said to be acquiring innovative camera startup Lytro for $40 million. Lytro as a company has started off as a ground-breaking camera company for consumers and move onto VR using its depth-data, light-field technology. Continue reading “Google said to be acquiring imaging startup Lytro for $40 million”
Huawei is on the verge of introducing its flagship smartphones early next week, and before the official launch, the P20 Pro and P20 have surfaced online revealing some of the details about the flagships. The P20 Pro comes with the triple rear cameras with Leica optics. Continue reading “Huawei P20 Pro with triple rear Leica-cameras – 40MP + 8MP hybrid zoom + 20MP monochrome sensor surfaces”
Foldable smartphone display is long overdue in the smartphone space that makes news every once in a while, but except for ZTE Axon M, we really don’t have a mainstream foldable display smartphone. Samsung yet again has filed a patent at a U.S. Patent & Trademark Office back in July 2017 for a smartphone display that expands when you pull on the sides. Continue reading “Samsung patent files hint at unique pull-to-expand smartphone display”
Apple for the first time is said to be developing its own MicroLED display panels for future devices in a secret manufacturing facility in California. According to a report from Bloomberg, the company will use Apple Watch as its first product for the newly developed MicroLED technology. Continue reading “Apple said to be developing its own MicroLED display for future devices”
LG Electronics to likely roll back to LCD display for its upcoming G7 flagship in a bid to reduce costs and sustain market losses. Though OLED displays are slimmer and more energy-efficient, they almost cost double or triple the price of LCD panels. Continue reading “LG G7 said to feature LCD display instead of OLED as a cost-cutting measure”
A new smartphone code-named Blackshark surfaced on AnTuTu, now the phone has surfaced on Geekbench listing revealing the code-name of the phone as SKR-A0. This is believed to be Xiaomi’s first gaming smartphone under the new Black shark brand, in which Xiaomi started investing last year.
Detailed specifications of the upcoming U12 smartphone surfaced earlier this month. Now the first image of the U12+ has surfaced along with few other details, thanks to @evleaks. According to the report the phone will come with a horizontal dual rear camera arrangement, feature dual 8-megapixel front-facing cameras for bokeh effects, similar to the HTC U11 EYEs that was introduced earlier this year. The U12+ will compete with the S9+ and the company might not introduce the standard U12.
Vivo V9, the company’s upcoming smartphone was expected to launch in India on March 27th, now the company has confirmed that the phone will launch in India on March 23rd. Detailed specifications and the features of the phone has been listed of official Vivo India site ahead of launch. This confirms 6.3-inch FHD+ 19:9 display, 16MP + 5MP dual rear cameras, 24MP front camera with A.I face beauty, AR Stickers, dedicated dual SIM slots, Android 8.1 (Oreo) with Funtouch OS 4.0.
Huwei P20 Lite image and specifications surfaced last month after the phone got certified by the FCC and a press render of the phone surfaced last week, now an online retailer in Poland has listed the phone with all the images, detailed specifications and the price ahead of the official announcement on March 27th.
Back in December 2017 Google had teased about a VR display that will have 10x more pixels than any commercially available VR display today. It looks Google is now all set to introduce the next-big-thing in the VR space. The search engine giant at the SID 2018 in May is expected introduce the super high-resolution display. Continue reading “Google’s 1443 PPI 120Hz AMOLED display for VR to be announced in May”
Apple is busy prepping an entry-level MacBook that is likely to launch at the WWDC in June falling in line with the earlier report from KGI. The security analyst in his report said that he is expecting total shipments of MacBook models will grow 10-15% YoY in 2018. Continue reading “Apple said to launch entry-level Retina MacBook in June”
Xiaomi’s Mi 6 is almost a year old now and it looks like the company is prepping the launch of Mi 7 as a Xiaomi device with flagship level specifications have surfaced in benchmarks. The listing reveals that it will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845. Continue reading “Xiaomi Dipper with Snapdragon 845, 6GB RAM surfaces in benchmarks, could be Mi 7”
