Ulefone has made a short video demonstrating the Armor 6 manufacturing and quality control, which you can enjoy below this text together with a video that demonstrates the toughness of the device. It is yet another confirmation that the smartphones from the Armor series meet all quality standard and have valid ruggedness. The Armor 6 has an IP68, IP69K and MIL-STD-810G certification. It is based on a Helio P60...

18 Gennaio 2019

This morning Doogee has reported that in 24 hours the S90 has generated more than $120K on Kickstarter. Currently, there are only 42 units left for the super early bird price with which you can save $200. Free worldwide shipping is included in the discounted price. Doogee S90 is a ruggedized modular smartphone. It can work in 1.5 deep water for 2 weeks and can be bundled with five different modules: Night Vision...

18 Gennaio 2019

In a consecutive post on social networks, Vivo confirmed minutes ago that it is the Apex 2019 that it will unveil on January 24 as we suspected. The post on Vivo's Facebook reads: "A year ago, the Vivo APEX introduced a new world with it's full-screen. Next, the Vivo APEX 2019 will take another leap into a minimalist future with the power of technology. Experience it January 24th." We actually can't wait and see...

18 Gennaio 2019

Soon after the Y7 Plus, Doogee has released the Y8. The device can already be purchased from AliExpress for $69.99. For this money, you get a smartphone with a 6.1-inch LTPS HD+ display covered with a 2.5S curved glass and with a 3400 mAh battery paired with a 5V/1A charger. The model is based on a MediaTek MT6739 chipset with a 1.5GHz quad-core CPU paired with 3GB of RAM and 16GB of expandable storage. There's an...

16 Gennaio 2019

Earlier today, Oppo held its 2019 Future Technology Communication Conference, during which it officially launched the 10x hybrid optical zoom technology and a new optical screen fingerprint technology. According to Oppo, the 10x hybrid optical zoom technology has reached commercial standards and is capable of mass production. It will also showcase it at the MWC 2019 at the end of February. The solution which lies at...

16 Gennaio 2019

The debut of the rugged and modular Doogee S90 on Kickstarter starts as of today. The page offers different variants for purchasing the smartphone alone or in a bundle with a choice of modules. The device itself can be obtained for $299 which is 34% off the retail price. There's a bundle including the smartphone, camera, power and walkie talkie modules, which is priced at $399 (41% off the retail price). The bundle...

15 Gennaio 2019

Vivo has announced on social networks that will hold an event on January 24th. The teaser poster depicts a twisted waterdrop and reads "Natural Perfection". This might as well be the Vivo EKI1831 with a code name "water droplets". It looks like this could be the second generation of Vivo's concept smartphones from the Apex series. At the end of February last year, Vivo announced the first device from the series...

15 Gennaio 2019

Today Oppo has released an invitation for an event that's called "OPPO 2019 Future Technology Communication Conference". The poster is in black and white and depicts two doors that are about to open and the light outside the door gathered into a suggestive 10. At the bottom of the poster, the "Ten is for seeing" slogan is also full of hints. "Ten" implies a 10X hybrid optical zoom. "Seeing" refers to the...

14 Gennaio 2019

Samsung has officially announced that the Galaxy Unpacked 2019 will be held on February 20. Of course, the Galaxy S10 series will be the main star of the show, however, several offline advertising posters from Samsung suggest that this might be the launch date of Samsung's foldable phone as well - the Galaxy F (tentative name). Samsung has placed several billboards at Place de la Concorde, which are written in...

14 Gennaio 2019

In addition to the four modules that have already been announced, the modular Doogee S90 will also arrive with another one - a brand-new 5G module, which will be launched in the third quarter of 2019. It will use the 28GHz spectrum, which means that Doogee might try to enter the US market with the S90. What's more, inside the 5G module there's an integrated Mediatek modem supporting 5G NR which is in line with the...

14 Gennaio 2019

UMIDIGI has announced that its latest higher-mid-range smartphone - the S3 Pro will go official later in January when the final pricing and availability will be announced. The model is equipped with a 48MP Sony IMX586 primary shooter. This sensor has 0.8-micron pixels and in low-light conditions, it is capable of combining neighbouring pixels to achieve the equivalent of 1.6-micron pixels and ultimately produce...

14 Gennaio 2019

Xiaomi has officially launched Redmi as a separate brand and along with it - the much anticipated Redmi Note 7. The handset is based on a Snapdragon 660 chipset and has three configurations in terms of RAM and storage. The base one includes 3GB of RAM and 32GB of built-in memory and is priced at CNY 999. The medium version has a 4GB+64GB configuration and costs CNY 1199. The top variant has a 6GB+64GB setup and can...

10 Gennaio 2019

Ulefone Armor 6 has entered its pre-sale period priced at $399.99, which also includes a free wireless charger. This rugged smartphone is MIL-STD-810G, IP69K and IP68 certified for water and dust resistance including resistance to extreme temperatures, shock, drops and etc. It even allows you to measure the UV index when you're outdoors. The handset is built around a 6.2-inch FHD+ screen with a notch that houses a...

9 Gennaio 2019

In April 2018, ZTE successfully opened the first 5G phone based on 3GPP R15 standard in Guangzhou. At the end of October 2018, ZTE's mobile phone and data terminal dialled a telephone signal at the Shanghai R&D Center to formally complete the 5G call of the simulation system. In November, ZTE mobile phones realized 5G calls, 5G Internet access, and 5G WeChat, which means that 5G networks passed the application...

9 Gennaio 2019

Doogee has announced that its modular smartphone - the rugged Doogee S90 will debut on Kickstarer on January 15th. Upon launch, the smartphone itself will be priced at USD 299 (down from $499) and if you prefer to pre-order it with a modules bundle, you can get this for as low as $399 (down from $699). The bundle includes Night Vision camera, 5000 mAh battery and walkie-talkie modules. Each of the modules is...

9 Gennaio 2019

LG has announced the LG Q9 in Korea, priced at KRW 499400 (USD 447). It is built around a 6.1-inch QHD+ FullVision display with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio, a notch and peak brightness of 1000 nits. The device offers high-end audio due to its Hi-Fi Quad DAC that reduces distortion to 0.0002%. The Boom Box Speaker is adorned with powerful bass. The handset arrives with LG Fee and can be used for payments as a credit card...

7 Gennaio 2019

Digital blogger and leaker Ice Universe has unveiled on Weibo a screenshot of an AndroBench test on a device equipped with 1TB of UFS 3.0. The screenshot shows the sequential reading speed has reached 2279.9MB/s and the sequential writing speed has reached 1801.1MB/s. This is comparable to the speeds of the current high-quality NVMe SSDs. A year ago, on January 31st 2018, Jedec announced the UFS 3.0 specifications...

7 Gennaio 2019

The first UMIDIGI smartphone for 2019 is the UMIDIGI F1. Today it enters its pre-sale period which will continue until January 14th. During this period the price of the device will be reduced to $199.99 from $219.99. This model is based on a Helio P60 chipset paired with 128GB of storage and 4GB of LPDDR4X RAM. The device is powered by a 5150 mAh battery with an 18W fast charger and supports NFC. It is also the...

7 Gennaio 2019

Even Blass has shared a video of what looks like to be a Xiaomi foldable smartphone. In a fully unfolded state, the device has the shape of a tablet. The whole display can fold back to the left and to the right of the centre (two creases). The UI is definitely an MIUI one. Whether this is an authentic device or not is yet to be confirmed but still, it looks quite impressive.

4 Gennaio 2019

The Samsung Galaxy M20 has received FCC clearance as seen on the FCC website. According to the official documents, the smartphone with code name A3LSMM205F has a screen with a diagonal size of 155.9 mm which equals 6.138 inches. The handset has the following height, width and depth: 156.4 x 74.5 x 8.8 mm. It supports Bluetooth 5 and its Li-Ion battery will most probably have a 5000 mAh capacity. The battery model...

4 Gennaio 2019

Xiaomi has decided to separate the Redmi as a brand and this will start with the launch of the Redmi 7 on January 10th. The news comes from the official Xiaomi website. According to Xiaomi's CEO, Lei Jun, the separation is done mainly because Redmi focuses on affordable smartphones which are sold primarily on e-commerce platforms. For comparison, the Mi smartphones are high-end devices that are not focused on...

3 Gennaio 2019

Today Evan Blass has leaked on his Twitter page a press render of Nokia 9 PureView which confirms the five rear cameras set up. In addition, it also confirms an in-display fingerprint sensor. Nokia has chosen a notchless design for this model with the forehead housing the Nokia logo, earpiece, light/proximity sensor and front camera. Evidently, the back is 3D curved and made of glass, while the front will most...

31 Dicembre 2018

Huawei Vietnam has announced on the local market the entry-level Y7 Pro 2019. The handset is already available for purchase VND 3 990 000, which translates to USD 172 roughly. The device is built around a 6.26-inch HD+ display and is available in black and aurora blue colours. Its performance relies on a Snapdragon 450 chipset with a 1.8GHz octa-core CPU, 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. The latter can be expanded...

31 Dicembre 2018

Today, Huawei officially announced that it will participate in the MWC 2019 in Barcelona which will be held from February 25th to February 28th. Huawei's participation will be marked by 5G, AI, IoT, and cloud technologies and of course - smartphones. Usually, the MWC is the platform at which Huawei announces its flagship smartphones from the P series. However, in 2018, Huawei did not announce the P20 at the MWC but...

27 Dicembre 2018

Huawei has just announced the Honor V20 which combines a metal frame and a glass front and back. The rear glass panel is 3D curved and has a V-shaped texture for a more alluring light reflection. On the front, the Infinity O display has a small opening in the top left corner for the 25MP front-facing camera with AI and an f/2.0 lens. The screen has a 6.4-inch IPS panel with a resolution fo 1080 x 2310 pixels. As...

26 Dicembre 2018

Huawei will unveil the Honor V20 later today but a photo of a real promo poster that circulated today showed some of the basic specifications of the model. For starters, the handset will be available in black, red and blue colours and will have an Infinity O display. The O-hole on the front will house a 25MP selfie camera and is placed in the top left corner of the screen. On the back, there are three shooters and...

26 Dicembre 2018

On Christmas Eve, Xiaomi has announced the Xiaomi Mi Play - the first smartphone from this brand with a waterdrop notch. The Corning Gorilla Glass backplate has a gradient effect available in blue and gold colours as well as a black version. The handset is based on the new MediaTek Helio P35 chipset aided by Dual Turbo Smart Acceleration that optimizes the CPU and GPU. This system-on-chip houses a 680MHz IMG GE8320...

24 Dicembre 2018

Doogee's S series of smartphones has always been about toughness, elegance and meaningful functionalities that indeed bring added value to the users. The latest model from the series is the Doogee S90. This model appeared in the news for the first time in September earlier this year and now Doogee has prepared some more information and promotion activities to present this device. Conceived as an "an all-in-one...

22 Dicembre 2018

Meitu V7 has been officially announced earlier today. This handset is based on a Snapdragon 845 chipset paired with 8GB of RAM and 128GB/256GB/512GB of storage. It features three front cameras - a 12MP unit for night shots, a 20MP ultra sharp camera, and an 8MP unit for a blurred background. The front module supports AI dark face capture. On the back, there are two cameras, each adjoined by a dual-tone LED flash and...

21 Dicembre 2018

Today Oukitel unveiled the full set of specifications of the U25 Pro. The device is based on the now dated MediaTek MT6750T chipset and is built around a 5.5-inch FHD display from LG protected by a 2.5D curved Asahi Dragontrail glass. The compact and thin body adopts an aluminium-titanium alloy frame and a 3200 mAh battery. The model has a USB Type-C 2.0 port, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage. Its camera department...

20 Dicembre 2018

Today Ulefone announced the final Armor 6 specifications. The handset is based on a Helio P60 system-on-chip that packs a 2GHz octa-core CPU and an 800MHz tri-core Mali-G72 GPU. There are 6GB of dual-channel LPDDR4X RAM on board, clocked at 1600MHz. The internal memory measures 128GB, probably of the eMMC type. Armor 6 is built around a 6.2-inch FHD+ display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 and features a 21MP+13MP dual...

20 Dicembre 2018

Xiaomi has announced that it will announce Xiaomi Play on December 24th, meanwhile, the model has appeared on TENAA with two model versions dubbed M1901F9T and M1901F9E, which only depict the colour differences. The first relates to the twilight gold and the second - to the black version of the model. According to the listing, the device will pack an octa-core 2.3GHz CPU and a 5.84-inch FHD+ display. Its RAM will...

19 Dicembre 2018

UMIDIGI has just announced the S3 Pro - a camera-centric smartphone that will adopt for its main rear camera Sony's latest flagship sensor - the 48MP IMX586. The same sensor will be used by Huawei's nova 4 and Honor View 20. This shooter will be accompanied by a 12MP telephoto camera on the back, while on the front, the manufacturer will place a 20MP Sony IMX376 snapper for selfies. Moreover, the S3 Pro will pack a...

19 Dicembre 2018

Ulefone Armor 6 is ready to launch. The latest ruggedized smartphone by Ulefone features the manufacturer's signature design with further improvements in ergonomics and looks over its predecessors. The model has all the bangs and whistles of rugged smartphones, including IP68, IP69K and MIL-STD-810G certificates for water and dust resistance, and resistance to shock, extreme temperatures, vibrations, drops, etc...

19 Dicembre 2018