Nokia 6.1 4GB model now available in Europe

The Nokia 6.1 variant with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage is now available in Europe. Specifically, Germany is the market where the model is now on sale, with retailer ComStern offering it for €302, which translates into around $355 currently. The model is also listed on Amazon's German website for €337, which is around $395 at the moment. The 4GB/64GB Nokia 6.1 (or Nokia 6 (2018), as it was called earlier) launched in India last month. Except for the bumped up memory configuration, rest everything is similar to the standard variant. Source 1 2 | Via

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BlackBerry Key2 pre-orders kick off in the UK

The newly-unveiled BlackBerry Key2 is now available to pre-order in the UK. Retailers Carphone Warehouse and Selfridges both have the device listed on their respective websites, asking £579 for it (which is the handset's official pricing). Available color options include silver and black. While Carphone Warehouse says deliveries will begin June 26 onwards, the listing on Selfridges' website says pre-order period ends June 27. For more info, head to the Source links below. Source 1 2

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Samsung Galaxy A8 Star launched in the Philippines

It turns out that the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, which we've seen in a few leaks, is the Samsung Galaxy A9 Star intended for markets outside of China. The phone shares identical specs with the Galaxy A9 Star, which went on sale in China a few days ago, and will launch in the Philippines on June 14. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star On the front, the Galaxy A8 Star has a 6.3-inch 2160x1080px Super AMOLED while inside there's a Snapdragon 660 chipset coupled with 4GB of RAM. There are 64GB of built-in memory that can be expanded through the microSD card slot. There are three cameras on the...

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Samsung Galaxy S7/S7 edge on AT&T get Oreo update

AT&T has started pushing out a new update to Samsung Galaxy S7/S7 edge smartphones on its network. Arriving as G930AUCU4CRE4/G935AUCU4CRE4 and weighing in at around 1.8GB, it's a major update that brings along Android 8.0 Oreo OS. This makes AT&T the first US carrier to roll out the update given that Verizon has pulled its update again. As is usually the case with OTA roll outs, it might take time for the update notification to pop up on your screen, so be patient. Source

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OnePlus confirms OnePlus 6 bootloader vulnerability, says fix incoming

OnePlus has officially acknowledged a bootloader vulnerability plaguing its OnePlus 6 flagship smartphone, saying a software update containing fix for the problem will be rolled out soon. Here's what exactly the company has said: We take security seriously at OnePlus. We are in contact with the security researcher, and a software update will be rolling out shortly. The vulnerability, for those who aren't aware, allows someone with physical access to a OnePlus 6 device to boot any arbitrary modified image without unlocking the device bootloader, effectively giving the attacker complete...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 23

After a period of relative stability out top 10 trending chart has been seeing some intense action in the past month. The Xiaomi Redmi 5 Pro is now having its turn in the lead, dethroning last week's champion - the Mi 8. Meanwhile the Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro staged an amazing fightback to capture the last step on the podium. The OnePlus 6, Samsung Galaxy J6 and Nokia X6 occupy the following three spots just as they did last week. In seventh we have another new face - the newly announced Lenovo Z5, while the Galaxy A6+ (2018) climbed two spots to capture eight. Yet more new...

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