Meizu today announces its new series of flagship devices, the Meizu Pro, and the first phone to be launched under the new series is the Meizu Pro 5. The Pro 5 represents the very best of what the company has to offer right now. It has a unibody aluminum design, 5.7-inch FullHD display, Samsung Exynos 7 processor, 21 megapixel camera with phase detection and laser autofocus, fingerprint sensor, and USB Type-C.
The LG G4 was universally praised for its camera output and we were big fans of it ourselves. About 5 months after it was made official, we're beginning to hear its successor mentioned every now and then. An anonymous source, who claims to have inside information, is now shedding light on two of the most important bits of the potential G5's hardware. The camera, for one, will use a new Sony-made 20MP sensor with a half-inch diagonal - one of the largest around. For example the G4 has a 1/2.6" diagonal, this year's Samsung Galaxies (S6/S6 edge/S6 edge+/Note5) and the iPhone 6/6 Plus use a smaller 1/3" chip, and Sony's own Xperia Z5 series boast a 1/2.3" imager. All those are of course miniature compared to the 1/1.2" sensor of the Nokia PureView 808, but iconic or not, the 808 is ancient history. What's even more interesting though, is that the new sensor will only be provided to LG, and won't be used by other manufacturers. The source also states that the upcoming LG flagship will be powered by the Snapdragon 820 chip. That's an easy assumption to make without insider information, but reports have been surfacing that LG is in development of its own top-end chipset. Apparently though, LG will stay in Qualcomm's camp for yet another generation. The source has been deemed trustworthy, but even if the above is correct at the time of writing, there's no less than 6 months before we get to see the LG G5, so bear in mind that things may...
Samsung began rolling out the latest Android Lollipop revision - 5.1.1 - to the Samsung Galaxy S5 mini. The first one to get the new firmware are the US Cellular S5 mini owners. To be more specific - the model currently getting the update is SM-G800R4. If you have this model and can't wait for the OTA notification, you may follow the source link below and flash it manually. The update brings all Android 5.1.1 important security fixes and improves the system stability. There are no new apps or notable features outside of the ones part of the new Android release. While the update is currently rolling for the US Cellular users, the rest of the S5 mini phones should be following suit very...
We normally keep those for the weekends, but the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus are big enough deal to warrant an exception. We've deliberately waited for this one in order for the first batch of reviews to come out in order for you to form an educated opinion. The supercharged iPhone duo is bound to start selling in just two days. It's about time then that you decide whether you will take the plunge or not. We're working hard to grab retail units of the two phones and will start tirelessly testing them as soon as possible. Until that happens, make sure to cast your vote below. Are the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus hot or...
Gionee introduces a new budget smartphone - the Pioneer P3S, which is a prompt upgrade over the 2013's Pioneer P3. The new S model bumps the screen size, RAM amount and storage capacity. The Gionee Pioneer P3S features a 4.5" FWVGA display and runs on the rather dated MT6582 chip. The MediaTek's platform offers a quad-core 1.3GHz Cortex-A7 processor, Mali-T400 GPU and 1GB RAM. Those are the same specs as the previous P3 model, but the RAM is doubled. The Pioneer P3S also sports a 5MP AF rear camera, a VGA front snapper, 16GB expandable storage and a 2,000 mAh battery. The connectivity package includes 3G and dual-SIM capabilities. Gionee Pioneer P3S runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop with Amigo 3.1 launcher. It will go on sale in India this week for INR 5,999 or about $90. Unfortunately, that's currently the price of the much better Xiaomi Redmi 2, so you might want to consider your options before placing a bet. Source 1 • Source...
Easily one of the most anticipated releases ahead of us, the LG Nexus 5X is likely to be unveiled on September 29. Little has been left to the imagination, and the smartphone has shown up in benchmark listings and more than one blurry hands-on photoshoot. If that wasn't revealing enough, Amazon.in has now jumped the gun and listed the upcoming Nexus 5X, confirming some key specs. Yes, it is going to have a 5.2-inch FullHD display, and yes, it will be powered by the Snapdragon 808 chipset. No surprises in the imaging department, either - rumors of a 12.3MP primary camera and a 5MP front-facing one turn out to be true. Apparently the base model will come with just 16GB of internal storage. Big brother Huawei Nexus 6P, set to launch alongside the LG model, will reportedly have versions going all the way up to 128GB, but don't be surprised if the Nexus 5X only has 16GB/32GB variants. Another new bit of info is the battery capacity, quoted at 2,700mAh, and dimensions are stated to be 154 x 76 x 10mm, though we might see fractions of a millimeter added or deducted from these rounded numbers. Whether it's 175g (in the weight cell) or 177g (item weight, what's the difference?), the Nexus 5X is pretty hefty for its size. The listing contains no images (not that we haven't seen a fair share), and the smartphone is obviously listed as "Currently unavailable". No price yet, either. Source |...
