Oppo A77 is official, packs 16MP slefie camera with Portrait Mode

The Oppo A77 is official. Oppo made the announcement over on its Taiwanese website and will open up pre-orders in Taiwan starting May 19. The A77 packs much better specs compared to its predecessor with a 5.5" screen of a higher 1920x1080px resolution, a larger 3,200mAh battery, an octa-core 1.5GHz MediaTek MT6750T chipset and more RAM - 4GB. There's a hybrid SIM slot housing either two SIMs or a SIM and a microSD card. The two cameras on the Oppo A77 are a 13MP f/2.2 snapper on the back with phase detect autofocus and a dual LED flash and a 16MP f/2.0 selfie camera with Beauty 4.0...

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The iPhone 8 design allegedly leaked

A mock-up of the wide-rumored iPhone 8 appeared and it allegedly reveals the final design of the phone. The phone will have no home button at all, and the fingerprint scanner is going to be implemented under the screen. The leaked images show a dummy of the iPhone 8 that is reportedly built with the original materials and components that the actual device will sport. We see a vertically-positioned dual camera setup on the back in the upper left corner; the volume rocker is on the left, and the power button is on the right, as is a tradition with Apple. The front is now a 2.5D...

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Amazon refreshes Kindle Fire line with Alexa smarts

The Amazon tribe has new members - the Fire tablets got a minor refresh and a promo to go with it. The basic Kindle Fire 7 is still staggeringly cheap - $50/£50/€70 - but it now promises longer battery life (up to 8 hours). It's also thinner and lighter and Amazon claims it's "more durable than the latest iPad". As usual, this price is with Special offers (aka ads). Getting rid of them will cost you $15/£10/€15. Naturally, Alexa is supported, you can read Kindle eBooks (complete with X-Ray), watch Amazon Video (or Netflix) and other niceties. The Kindle Fire HD 8 goes up to...

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Xiaomi Mi 6 teardown shows us it's almost waterproof

The Xiaomi Mi 6 is splash resistant, but what gives it that resistance? And why isn't it rated for full water resistance? The best way to find that out is to take the phone apart. And while he was at it, JerryRigEverything also stripped the back glass of paint to show off the internals of the phone. It seems that Xiaomi got 90% of the way there to waterproofing the Mi 6. The SIM slot has a rubber seal, there's no headphone jack and every speaker and mic grille have special mesh screens that keep water out. The one hole that's left wide open is the USB-C port - there's no waterproofing on...

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Samsung Galaxy S8 scores 88 in DxOMark

Samsung released the Galaxy S8 in March. Now the camera professionals from DxOMark rated the device 88/100, positioning it behind the HTC U11 and Google Pixel and on par with its predecessor, the Galaxy S7 edge. The Galaxy S8 has excellent autofocus, accurate white balance, and very effective noise reduction, according to DxOMark. In fact, it's auto focus is one of the fastest there is. The main issue with Samsung's phone are the generally softer output from the camera. The analysts point out the Galaxy S8 has no trouble with exposure or color. When the high-contrast scene is...

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Latest Apple ads paint a heart warming picture

Apple's YouTube channel has been on fire as of late, posting 7 new videos just today, a 'Today at Apple' video yesterday, a 'Barbers' ad focused on the iPhone 7 Plus' camera the day before and a box set of 9 How To videos 5 days ago. Apple's latest videos are a 7-piece feature on how Apple products can help people with disabilities. Every video is a story of how an Apple product can make a person's life better and each one is worth a look.

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