Vivo X5 Max S goes by TENAA, trades thinness for battery

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Oppo R7 Plus officially confirmed to come with edge-to-edge screen

After months of teasing the development of its proprietary glass tech which creates the illusion of a bezelless display, Oppo went out and released official renders of the R7, where no such effect was observed. As it turns out, the edge-to-edge display was reserved for the larger brother, the Oppo R7 Plus, set to be announced alongside the R7 on May 20. Oppo R7 Plus alongside regular R7 The R7 Plus showed up on a few occasions, with the latest being a Chinese commercial and its existence was also officially confirmed by a press release from Oppo. The device is noticeably larger, sports a fingerprint sensor on the back and does away with the capacitive buttons in the bottom bezel. It does come with a metal unibody and 2.5D front glass. While no specs have been officially quoted, a listing on GFXBench website has surfaced, revealing the hardware of the R7 Plus. If the benchmark is to be trusted, the smartphone packs a 5.9-inch FullHD display. The Oppo R7 Plus will allegedly be powered by a Mediatek MT6795M chipset with an octacore CPU, clocked at 1.9GHz.RAM is likely 3GB and internal storage is 32GB of which 6GB are reserved for system use. We'll choose not to believe the dual 7MP camera combo in the benchmark entry and expect the same 20.7MP unit on the back, as in the regular R7. We'll know for sure come May 20 when everything will become official. Source |...

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Some Nexus 6 users experiencing network connectivity issues

According to multiple users, the Nexus 6 is experiencing network issues, wherein the phone loses connection to the cell tower and requires a restart to reconnect, although the issue resurfaces after a few minutes. The issue does not seem device specific and has been experienced by multiple users on multiple versions of Android. T-Mobile and Sprint users seem to have been affected the most although people from other carriers and regions have also mentioned having this issue. It's likely this is a software issue and hopefully Google will fix it...

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/some_nexus_6_users_experiencing_network_connectivity_issues-news-12219.php

MX5's fingerprint sensor said to be similar to that of M1 Note 2

Just days after there were reports that the Meizu MX5 will be announced on June 30, new details have emerged about the company's upcoming flagship smartphone. According to a new report out of China, the handset will feature a fingerprint sensor similar to the one being rumoured in the M1 Note 2, which is said to be unveiled on June 2. Another rumour is that the flagship's body will be made out of metal, instead of plastic. Needless to say, none of this has been officially confirmed, so take it with a pinch of...

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/now_meizu_mx5_rumoured_to_sport_a_fingerprint_sensor_too-news-12218.php

OnePlus to announce HydrogenOS on May 28

Smartphone manufacturer OnePlus has confirmed that HydrogenOS will be released in its home country of China on May 28. For those who aren't in the know, HydrogenOS is the Chinese variant of the company's OxygenOS ROM, which was released for the One last month. It is based on Android 5.0 Lollipop, and is said to feature battery life improvements and performance enhancements. Meanwhile, Google is also expected to announce the next iteration of Android - currently codenamed Android M - at the company's annual I/O developer conference, which also kicks off on May...

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/oneplus_to_announce_hydrogenos_on_may_28-news-12217.php

Huawei MediaPad M2 tablet gets unveiled in France

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