Xiaomi Mi Note 2 to have a Blue Coral color variant as well

The Xiaomi Mi Note 2 is currently only available in three colors (Black, Gold, and Silver), and three more will be added to the list soon given that the company showed off green, purple, and pink models at this year's CES. And now, it looks like there's exists a seventh color option as well: Blue Coral. The new color has been spotted in some photos. There is currently no information on when the Blue Coral variant as well as the colors showcased during CES 2017 will go on sale. Via

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New rumor says Oppo Find 9 will feature 21MP/16MP camera combo, 4,100mAh battery

A couple of weeks ago, a leak had revealed borderless design for the Oppo Find 9. It was also revealed that the device will come in two variants: one powered by Snapdragon 835 SoC (having 6GB/128GB memory config) and the other powered by Snapdragon 653 chipset (with 4GB/64GB memory config). Now, a new rumor of the company's home country of China has confirmed these details. Not only this, the rumor has also revealed some other key specifications for the phone. It says the device will sport a 5.5-inch 2K (should be QHD) display, a 21MP/16MP camera combo, and pack in a large 4,100mAh...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 4

For a second week in a row, the Nokia 6 occupies the second spot on the top ten chart and will likely keep hovering there for the foreseeable future. Also for a second week now, Xiaomi's Redmi Note 4 continues to reign supreme, with its mix of decent hardware and rock-bottom price. This is the original MediaTek Helio X20 version, we are talking about. After an impressive flying start last week, instantly snatching up the 6th place, the new Snapdragon 625 Redmi Note 4 has now dropped a couple of places to the eight spot. Perhaps the allure of the power-efficient Qualcomm chip simply...

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Weekly poll: LG G6 is a clean break from the G5, what do you think?

LG tried something novel with the G5 but recent leaks show it's changing course for the LG G6. Gone is the removable battery and gone are the bezels (the headphone jack is reportedly safe and sound). The LG G6 is rumored to have an usual 2:1 screen (well, extra wide screens are not that unusual for LG) that will cover more than 90% of the front. LG officially confirmed that the G6 will be waterproof in addition to slimming down the bezels. Not officially confirmed yet, but reports suggest it will drop the modular design but will keep the dual cameras. Renders show the back will be quite...

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Week 4 in review: Nokia steals all the spotlight and excitement is mounting for the Galaxy S8 and LG G6

The Nokia 6 has been around for tree weeks now but the excitement for the brand's return to the smartphone scene is still not dying out. Now that the handset has managed to escape its home China market, fans are lining up to get one. By all accounts, a lower end sibling to the Nokia 6 is on its way and so is a true Nokia flagship, complete with a Snapdragon 835 chipset. A recent GFXBench leak also described a mysterious and enormous 18.4-inch tablet, courtesy of HMD. Speaking of Snapdragon 835 flagships, rumor has it that Samsung might currently be hoarding most of Qualcomm's stock,...

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Weekly poll results: the Galaxy S8 is poised to outsell the Galaxy S8 Plus

The Galaxy S7 edge outsold its smaller sibling, the S7. Now leaked schematics show us that the next gen phones will have even bigger screen, will we see the Galaxy S8 Plus outsell the smaller Galaxy S8? Our preliminary polling says no - if our math is right, the smaller S8 will put an S7 edge-size screen into an S7-size body. And it won 35% of votes, leading the S8 Plus (6.3" screen in an S7 edge body). Of course, there are other considerations that might swing the results. The current consensus is that the Galaxy S8 Plus will have a dual camera, while the S8 will not. However, the...

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