LG Q2 2017 financial report: home tech bring money, phones struggle

LG Electronics published the financial results for the second quarter of this year. The revenue went up 4% year over year to $12.89 billion while the operating income was 13.6% higher, $0.59 billion. Most of that was made by the Home Appliance division - it brought in $0.41 billion of operating income on a revenue of $4.65 billion. That's a 12% increase in sales, much better than the other three main divisions of LG Electronics. LG Mobile posted an operating loss of $0.12 billion on a revenue of $2.39 billion, about the same numbers as a year ago. Lower than expected sales of LG...

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_unveils_q2_2017_financial_results_home_tech_bring_money_phones_not_so_much-news-26424.php

Samsung profit keeps rising in Q2 2017 thanks to the chip business

Samsung reported a record-breaking profit in Q2 2017. It registered KRW61 trillion or about $54.7 billion revenue. The operating profit stood at KRW14.07 trillion ($12.6 billion), which is a staggering 72% increase year-over-year. The expectations are Q3 numbers to be even bigger because of OLED panels shipments to Apple for the new iPhone. Chip business was the top earner among Samsung's businesses for Q2 2017 with $7.2 billion operating profits(KRW8 trillion) out of KRW17.58 trillion revenue, or about $15.7 billion. The number will keep growing in the July-September period...

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_profit_keeps_rising_in_q2_2017_thanks_to_the_chip_business-news-26422.php

Sony Xperia XZ1 (G8341) goes through Geekbench, leaves Snapdragon 835 footprints

The Sony G8341 was spotted again, this time in Geekbench scores. The benchmark confirms the suspected Snapdragon 835 chipset and 4GB of RAM, though it only showed Android 7.1 Nougat. Other leaks about this phone - supposedly the Xperia XZ1 - suggested it will run Android O instead. Considering that Google is still tinkering with the OS, we wouldn't jump to any conclusions yet. Sony G8341/SO-01K (Xperia XZ1) on Geekbench Additional leaked specs include a 5.2" 1080p screen and a price tag of $860/€760. The phone has another code name, SO-01K (for Japan) and we'd like to point out...

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_xz1_g8341_goes_through_geekbench_leaves_snapdragon_835_footprints-news-26423.php

Exynos 9610 and 7885 leak: 10nm chips with Cortex-A73 cores and Mali-G71 GPU

A couple of months ago, a leak teased two new Exynos chipsets from Samsung Electronics. A new rumor revises the specs of one of those and adds a new chip into the mix. Exynos 9610 Now rumored to be a 10nm chip (not 14nm), the Exynos 9610 will feature an octa-core processor - four each of Cortex-A73 and A53, the big cores clocking up to 2.4GHz. The GPU has been revised to Mali-G71 (not G72, which would have been 25% more energy efficient). It may seem a bit strange that Samsung isn't sticking to its in-house Mongoose cores, but this isn't the top chipset - that will be the Exynos...

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/exynos_9610_and_7885_leak_10nm_chips_with_cortexa73_cores_and_malig71_gpu-news-26421.php

Rose Pink Galaxy S8 arrives in North America

Samsung launched the impressive-looking Galaxy S8 in March, but its pink variant took until June to arrive. The Rose Pink option was announced in Taiwan and now it's starting to expand to other markets as it's hitting Mexico. The Rose Pink Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ will be available for pre-order from August 10 and will start shipping on August 16. Samsung partnered with case manufacturer Montblanc to offer pink cases for customers who pre-order online through Telcel or AT&T. The pink case could be purchased only by customers who choose the Rose Pink variant from any of the...

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/rose_pink_galaxy_s8_arrives_in_mexico-news-26420.php

Asus Zenfone AR coming to the US

Last we heard, the Asus Zenfone AR was expected to launch in the US sometime late June or early July. However there has obviously been some delays as the device is yet to be made available in the country. While there's still no official information on when US will get the phone, the latest development suggests that will happen any moment now. An image showing the official Flip Cover accessory for the handset has surfaced, pointing to an imminent launch for the device in the US. ASUS Zenfone AR view flip cover leak. U.S. release seems imminent. #TheAndroidReport #Android...

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/asus_zenfone_ar_us_launch_seems_imminent-news-26417.php