Caviar releases the iPhone X with titanium and meteorite-coated body

The Russian company Caviar is known for its flashy modifications of flagship devices. Following the announcement of the new iPhone X, along with the iPhone 8 and the iPhone 8 Plus, the online retailer launched its new luxurious series. Now the Apple flagships come with titanium bodies, inspired by the MiG-35 jet-fighter, the Satan ICBM, and the T-14 Armata tank. Some of the variations Caviar offers Caviar offers plenty of options for luxurious personalization. For example, the back panel of the new iPhones can be plated with a golden coat of arms of the country of Kazakhstan,...

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Is the sapphire of the Apple Watch Series 3 better than glass?

The base Apple Watch Series 3 comes with the same ion-strengthened glass that the iPhones use. The pricier Edition model has sapphire crystal instead, which is harder and more scratch resistant. But are all sapphires the same? JerryRigEverything set out to test this, using a $300 Tissot watch as a control (which also has sapphire crystal). The results? Well, here's the video and there spoilers are below it. While Apple is indeed using sapphire, it's not the best quality. Impurities make it more fragile than the sapphire crystal used on a typical Swiss watch. The same test...

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Panasonic unveils Eluga I4 mid-ranger

Eluga I4 is the name of the new phone Panasonic announced today in India. It is a direct successor og the Eluga I3 and comes with 4G VoLTE support. It runs on MediaTek chipset and Android Nougat and has low-end specs and an affordable price tag. The screen of the Eluga I4 is 5" with HD resolution and 2.5D curved glass on top. Underneath, an MT6737 chipset features a quad-core CPU and the Mali-T720 GPU. Panasonic equipped the new phone with 16 GB internal storage, and there is also microSD slot for 128 GB more. RAM is 2 gigs. An 8 MP camera with quad-LED flash sits on top of...

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Huawei Mate 10 Plus and another model certified by CCC

The Huawei Mate 10 brand will encompass as many as four different phones. Two of those - seemingly the base Mate 10 and the Mate 10 Plus - got rubber stamped by the China Compulsory Certification authority. As part of the certification process, their charging modes were listed. The phones top out at 4.5V at 5A or 5V at 4.5A, either way that's 22.5 W of power. This matches Huawei's SuperCharge as we saw it on the Mate 9 and more recently the P10. CCC certifies two Huawei Mate 10 models • The charger for the Mate 10 The two Mate 10 versions have model numbers ALP-Al00 and...

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TENAA reveals the specs of ZTE nubia NX589J

TENAA has the scoop on a new ZTE nubia model - the NX589J. It has a 5.2" screen (1080p LCD) and measures 148 x 72.1 x 7.95mm, clearly not a "bezel-less phone". You can clearly see the fingerprint reader below the display. ZTE nubia NX589J (photos by TENAA) The phone will run Android 7.1 Nougat on an octa-core processor (2GHz, chipset unknown) with a generous 6GB of RAM and 64GB storage. The dual camera on the back has a 13MP sensor (second sensor unlisted). The selfie camera goes up to 16MP. TENAA doesn't list an MSRP or launch date. Source (in Chinese)

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Deal: Moto Z2 Force down to $500

The Moto Z2 Force is boasts a Shatterproof screen, MotoMod compatibility and a $720 price tag. Is there something we can do about that last one? There sure is - T-Mobile is selling the phone for $500. That's $220 off the MSRP. Note that the phone is locked to T-Mobile, but this is a SIM-free price. You can also get it for $20 a month (and $20 up front) if you have good credit. If you get one by midnight Friday, you'll score a free Insa-Share Projector. This is the MotoMod that can project up to a 70" image and carries a $300 price on its own. Hit the source link to see details on...

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