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A concept phone render of the Galaxy S8 showing a bigger edge display with minimized bezels.

Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8 Plus: Bigger edge only display and onscreen buttons

South Korean investment publications report, that Samsung will up the display size on the next Galaxy S-models and ditch the flat screen model. The bigger version might be called the Galaxy S8 Plus and come with a 6.2 inch screen. Alleged model numbers of the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus have leaked as well.

Alexander Fagot, 11 Nov 2016 17:35

The next major update for the Axon 7, bringing Android 7 Nougat will be released in January.

ZTE: Axon 7 will receive Android 7 in January

ZTE announced yesterday that the popular Axon 7 flagship phone will receive an Android 7 update in January of 2017. So far it is unclear, if this update will make the Axon 7 compatible with Google Daydream.

Alexander Fagot, 11 Nov 2016 16:16

OnePlus 3 Android smartphone gets Nougat beta later this month

OnePlus 3 Nougat beta coming this month

While the first community beta is expected to arrive by the end of this month, an OTA update for all OnePlus 3 handsets is also said to launch by the end of the year. However, delays might still occur.

Codrut Nistor, 11 Nov 2016 13:03

Samsung Gear S3 Classic smartwatch rolls out in South Korea

Samsung Gear S3 hits South Korea

This new Android Wear smartwatch with interchangeable bands, as well as IP86-rated protection from water and dust hits Korea next to the Blue Coral version of the Galaxy S7 Edge flagship.

Codrut Nistor, 11 Nov 2016 12:20

The HTC Bolt will not be the fastest phone in 2016 due to last year's processor.

HTC Bolt: Ancient processor, no headphone jack and only from Sprint

HTC and Sprint announced a new smartphone today, the HTC Bolt. Even though it improves on the HTC 10 by being water resistant and running Android 7 out of the box, it might not be a good choice for everyone.

Alexander Fagot, 11 Nov 2016 11:27

Not only the official teasers reveal information, leaked promo posters also exist for the Vivo X9.

Vivo X9 & X9 Plus: Promo posters reaffirm specifications

Once again, leaked promo material led to a reaffirmation of rumored specifications. The two Vivo phones X9 and X9 Plus, that are expected to launch November 16th did have their specs confirmed yesterday.

Alexander Fagot, 11 Nov 2016 11:01

LG V20 Android smartphone might get a successor in Europe known as V20 S

LG V20 S coming soon to Europe

The first handset to launch loaded with Android Nougat might soon reach Europe in a slightly updated form, since LG has filed for the V20 S trademark in the area. Unfortunately, nothing is official yet.

Codrut Nistor, 10 Nov 2016 20:55

Samsung Pay early access goes live in Canada

Samsung Pay early access now live in Canada

Although this service is not officially available yet, Samsung Pay is now available in advance of its formal announcement, but only CIBC customers can use it for the time being.

Codrut Nistor, 10 Nov 2016 19:45

A recent patent application from Samsung shows a smartphone that can fold over itself. (Source: Samsung patent)

Samsung applies for patent on bendable phone

A recent patent application filed by Samsung in April shows a smartphone with a bendable screen, allowing the device to be folded over itself. This patent may be related to rumors that Samsung is developing devices with bendable OLED displays.

Sam Medley, 10 Nov 2016 17:53

The Xiaomi Mi Note 2 with a flat display appears on TENAA listings.

Xiaomi Mi Note 2: A flat-screen version might arrive on November 11th

Xiaomi has sent a new, flat-screen version of the Mi Note 2 to Chinese regulatory agency TENAA for certification. This new version might arrive next week just in time for a major sales event in China.

Alexander Fagot, 09 Nov 2016 20:46

Today`s tweet not only reveals the launchdate but the Android version as well.

OnePlus 3T: Launch date confirmed for November 15th

After getting a confirmation from Qualcomm yesterday, the launch date for the OnePlus 3 refresh, which most likely will be called OnePlus 3T, was confirmed for November 15th. The video posted by OnePlus reveals two more details about the new phone.

Alexander Fagot, 09 Nov 2016 20:29

BlackBerry Priv Android smartphone gets bug fixing software update, November 2016

BlackBerry Priv gets a new software update

This handset receives a bug fixing patch on both AT&T and Verizon Wireless that specifically installs the "No Service" Prevention Tool, but also comes with a few minor improvements to the existing apps as well.

Codrut Nistor, 09 Nov 2016 18:45

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge phablet in Blue Coral finish

Nougat beta for Samsung Galaxy S7/Edge starts today in the US

Although the beta program was announced for the UK earlier, both the US and its overseas ally get the early Nougat version for the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge handsets starting today.

Codrut Nistor, 09 Nov 2016 16:57

CyanogenMod 14.1 based in Android 7.1 Nougat nightly build now available

CyanogenMod 14.1 rolls out

Not long after hearing that development of 14.0 has been dropped and the next CyanogenMod version would be the Android 7.1 Nougat-based 14.1, the first nightly build becomes available for download.

Codrut Nistor, 09 Nov 2016 13:25

Lenovo Moto M Android smartphone with MediaTek Helio P15 SoC

Lenovo Moto M launches in China

The specs of this handset confirm the latest rumors - a MediaTek Helio P15 SoC, 4 GB RAM,32 GB internal storage, and a 3,050 mAh battery. The price in China is around $295 USD and, for now, there is no info about its availability in other areas.

Codrut Nistor, 08 Nov 2016 14:35

Qualcomm has confirmed that a successor to the OnePlus 3 is coming.

OnePlus 3T: Qualcomm confirms OnePlus 3 refresh with Snapdragon 821

We all have heard the rumors about a new version of the OnePlus 3 but so far OnePlus has not confirmed any of them. Qualcomm, however, did just that with a tweet yesterday. O

Alexander Fagot, 08 Nov 2016 10:33

LG G5 modular Android smartphone gets Android 7.0 Nougat update

LG G5 gets Android Nougat

South Korean owners of the modular flagship are the first ones to receive Android 7.0 as an over-the-air update, with other areas - including the Americas - expected to follow "in the weeks to come," according to LG.

Codrut Nistor, 08 Nov 2016 09:05

General Mobile GM 5 Plus Android One smartphone gets GM 5 successor

General Mobile GM 5 launches with Android Nougat on board

Following the GM 5 Plus, which was one of the most powerful Android One devices at launch, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 410-powered GM 5 is the first Android One handset to ship loaded with Nougat.

Codrut Nistor, 07 Nov 2016 20:32

Samsung Galaxy S8 unofficial render closeup, digital assistant feature is now official

Samsung Galaxy S8's digital assistant confirmed

Not long after acquiring the startup founded by Siri's creators, namely Viv Labs, Samsung confirms that the next-gen Galaxy flagship, also known as Project Dream, will feature a digital assistant.

Codrut Nistor, 07 Nov 2016 17:25

Vivo may replace the Vivo Xplay 5 with the Xplay 6 soon.

Vivo may launch the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge lookalike Xplay6 soon

Vivo may have planned to update the Xplay 5, a high-end smartphone introduced in March of this year as a direct Galaxy S7 edge competitor. The Xplay 6 may feature a bigger battery and an up to date processor but keep its curved display.

Alexander Fagot, 07 Nov 2016 13:44

The HTC Bolt might be called the HTC 10 evo in some markets.

HTC Bolt (10 evo): New renders leak online

HTC might have another phone planned for release this year. While real life pictures of the phone have leaked before, new renders also show a black version of the phone, that HTC might plan to release as the HTC 10 evo in some markets.

Alexander Fagot, 06 Nov 2016 21:24

Lenovo might consolidate all phone business under the Moto brand

According to a rumor out of Chinese Weibo, Lenovo might plan to consolidate all of its phone business under the Moto brand. Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing might have confirmed this rumor after a conference in Beijing last week.

Alexander Fagot, 06 Nov 2016 21:08

The Lex850 may be a successor to this years Le Max 2 and comes with a dual-lens camera.

LeEco Lex850: New dual-cam smartphone appears on TENAA

LeEco just released new phones in the US but they may have yet another phone planned for release this year. TENAA leaks reveal that a new 5.7 inch phone with dual-lens camera may be announced soon.

Alexander Fagot, 06 Nov 2016 20:37

Even the text seems to be beta. Samsung released an app to apply for the Android 7 beta.

Samsung Galaxy S7 (edge): Android 7 Nougat beta available in UK

Samsung Galaxy S7 (edge) users in Great Britain can choose to apply for an Android 7 beta program for their phone. The app is available in the Galaxy App Store but seems to be limited to the UK at this point in time.

Alexander Fagot, 06 Nov 2016 20:22

The Meizu Pro 6s is a small update to the Pro 6 smartphone introduced in April.

Meizu Pro 6s brings a better camera and bigger battery and storage

Meizu has announced the availability of the Pro 6s in China last week. Apart from offering a better camera, the company added a bigger battery and 64 GB of storage. It is also cheaper than its predecessor, the Pro 6.

Alexander Fagot, 05 Nov 2016 21:37

Huawei Fit, a fitness tracker that looks like a Pebble Watch for $130.

Huawei Fit: Fitness tracker that looks like a Pebble watch

Apart from the new Mate 9 series, Huawei also introduced a fitness tracker last week that looks like a Pebble Watch and does continuous heart rate monitoring.

Alexander Fagot, 05 Nov 2016 20:48

Samsung launches W2017 high-end flip phone for the Chinese market

This Android 6.0 Marshmallow flip phone carries two FHD screens and the same Snapdragon 820 SoC as found on flagship smartphones like the Galaxy S7.

Allen Ngo, 05 Nov 2016 04:45

ZTE Cymbal-T Android flip phone with Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 SoC and 1 GB RAM

ZTE unveils Cymbal-T flip phone

This new handset that keeps the clamshell design alive runs Lollipop and has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 processor under the hood, next to 1 GB RAM and 8 GB internal storage. Its retail price is just $99 USD.

Codrut Nistor, 04 Nov 2016 19:35

Samsung Gear S3 Frontier hits AT&T, pre-orders begin

Samsung Gear S3 Frontier pre-orders begin on AT&T

When purchased alongside a Samsung Galaxy smartphone with a two-year plan on AT&T, this smartwatch has a price tag of just $49.99 USD. Without the handset, it comes for $17.50 USD per month for 20 months.

Codrut Nistor, 04 Nov 2016 18:35

The Porsche Edition of the Huawei Mate 9 will set you back $1549.

Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Edition: Luxury version will set you back $1549

Huawei not only announced the regular Mate 9 yesterday, they also introduced a limited Porsche Edition for all you Porsche fans out there. However, you will need more money to get one of those: $1549 to be exact.

Alexander Fagot, 04 Nov 2016 10:16

Huawei officially announced the Mate 9 in Munich, Germany yesterday.

The Huawei Mate 9 is coming: Kirin 960 based phablet with dual-cam

Huawei has announced the Mate 9 in Munich, Germany yesterday. While there is no official release date for the US as of yet, the Kirin 960 based phone with 5.9 inch Full-HD display will come to the US eventually.

Alexander Fagot, 04 Nov 2016 10:12

Vivo V5 Android smartphone teaser, unveil on November 15

Vivo V5 to launch later this month

This 5.2-inch handset is expected to come with a 20 MP front camera, 4 GB RAM, 32 GB internal storage, and an unspecified Snapdragon processor. The price tag should read around $300 USD.

Codrut Nistor, 03 Nov 2016 21:55

Google Nexus 6P Android phablet to get fingerprint gestures

Google Nexus 5X and 6P might get fingerprint gestures

Although this is not certain yet, Google revealed that the company is currently evaluating the possibility to add fingerprint scanner gestures via a firmware update to these two handsets.

Codrut Nistor, 03 Nov 2016 17:20

The Google Play Store is now available on the Acer Chromebook R13.

Acer Chromebook R13: Google Play Store available on the Beta channel

The Acer Chromebook R13 joins three other Chromebooks in being the first ones to be able to run Android apps thanks to the Google Play Store integration. Early users have to switch to the Beta channel to start testing.

Alexander Fagot, 03 Nov 2016 13:49

The Leica dual-cam on the Mate 9 was put to the test before the official launch date.

Huawei Mate 9: Camera samples posted by Huawei manager

Today is a big launch day for Huawei. Just in a few hours, the Chinese company will launch the Mate 9 product-family in Munich, Germany. One of Huawei's mobile product managers took the device out early in the morning to take some sample pictures. Have a look!

Alexander Fagot, 03 Nov 2016 13:10

Samsung presentation reveals a trend towards higher display areas

Samsung presentation reveals an ongoing trend towards higher display areas

True border-less smartphones may be coming as early as 2017 according to predictions by the South Korean manufacturer.

Allen Ngo, 03 Nov 2016 01:42

Xiaomi will send the Redmi 4 on its way on November 4th of this year.

Xiaomi will announce the Redmi 4 on November 4th

After numerous delays, Xiaomi will officially announce the successor to the Redmi 3-series on November 4th. Thanks to previous leaks we are pretty sure what to expect.

Alexander Fagot, 02 Nov 2016 20:55

The Vivo X9 might be the best phone for selfie fans thanks to its dual front camera.

Vivo: 20+8 MP dual-front-cam confirmed in Vivo X9 und X9 Plus phones

Vivo released new ads on Weibo teasing a dual-front-camera with 20 megapixel and 8 megapixel sensors for the Vivo X9 and X9 Plus smartphones, thus making them the ultimate selfie phones ever released.

Alexander Fagot, 02 Nov 2016 20:38

Lenovo Phab 2 Pro in Gunmetal Gray, Project Tango Android phablet

Lenovo Phab 2 Pro now available for $499.99 USD

The long-awaited 6.4-inch Android phablet that brings Google Tango 3D to the masses can be purchased for $499.99 USD. The specs are those previously announced, including a QHD display and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 processor, next to 4 GB RAM and 64 GB internal storage.

Codrut Nistor, 02 Nov 2016 19:45

NEC Lavie Tab S Android tablet coming in January 2017

NEC unveils Lavie Tab and Lavie Tab S

Both slates are powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon processors, with prices starting at $188 USD and deliveries expected to begin later this month for the 7-inch Lavie Tab and in January for the 8-inch Lavie Tab S.

Codrut Nistor, 02 Nov 2016 16:50

Lenovo Moto M Android smartphone leaks online, early November 2016

Lenovo Moto M leaks online

The new images of this handset show a metal unibody design with a fingerprint reader on the back. The leak also comes with a few details - a MediaTek Helio P15 processor, 4 GB RAM, 32 GB internal storage, and a 5.5-inch full HD display are all expected to be in the features list.

Codrut Nistor, 02 Nov 2016 15:30

Vernee Apollo Lite to be first deca-core smartphone with Android 7.0

The manufacturer will begin rolling out the OTA update before the end of this year for its mainstream 5.5-inch smartphone.

Allen Ngo, 02 Nov 2016 00:13

Asus ZenWatch 3 smartwatch now available

Asus ZenWatch 3 goes on sale

The first round ZenWatch smartwatch by Asus became available for purchase yesterday for $229 USD, a bit cheaper and earlier than anticipated. Shipments are expected to begin mid-November.

Codrut Nistor, 01 Nov 2016 19:15

Blue Coral Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Android smartphone now available

Blue Coral Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge now official

Initially scheduled to become available for the ill-fated Note 7 phablet, the Blue Coral finish is now ready for the Galaxy S7 Edge handset. The colors already available for this phone include white, silver, black, and two gold flavors (platinum and pink).

Codrut Nistor, 01 Nov 2016 17:25

This is the Huawei Mate 9 with 5.9 inch display, expected to be announced November 3rd.

Huawei Mate 9: New real life pictures show the device from all sides

The Mate 9, which Huawei is expected to be unveiled on November 3rd in Munich, Germany has leaked once again, revealing all sides in high resolution. Have a look at this beauty!

Alexander Fagot, 01 Nov 2016 17:24

Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) with S Pen Android tablet, Samsung tablets shipment down 20 percent in Q3 2016

Samsung tablet shipments down almost 20 percent in Q3

While low-cost detachables managed to reach an all-time high, traditional tablets continue to lose market share. In the third quarter, Samsung has sold 6.5 million tablets, a 20 percent drop from the over 8 million units shipped in the same period of 2015.

Codrut Nistor, 01 Nov 2016 17:05

Meizu released the M5 as a colorful entry level phone with 5.2 inch display.

Meizu M5: Cheap and colorful 5.2 inch entry level phone

Meizu released the M5 yesterday, a slightly bigger version of the M3s but with similar specs. The 5.2 inch smartphone is targeted at the entry level market with prices starting at $103 and comes in many different colors.

Alexander Fagot, 01 Nov 2016 16:23

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Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8 Plus: Bigger edge only display and onscreen buttons

ZTE: Axon 7 will receive Android 7 in January

OnePlus 3 Nougat beta coming this month

Samsung Gear S3 hits South Korea

HTC Bolt: Ancient processor, no headphone jack and only from Sprint

Vivo X9 & X9 Plus: Promo posters reaffirm specifications

LG V20 S coming soon to Europe

Samsung Pay early access now live in Canada

Samsung applies for patent on bendable phone

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Xiaomi Mi Note 2: A flat-screen version might arrive on November 11th

OnePlus 3T: Launch date confirmed for November 15th

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Nougat beta for Samsung Galaxy S7/Edge starts today in the US

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Lenovo Moto M launches in China

OnePlus 3T: Qualcomm confirms OnePlus 3 refresh with Snapdragon 821

LG G5 gets Android Nougat

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Lenovo might consolidate all phone business under the Moto brand

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Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Edition: Luxury version will set you back $1549

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Vivo V5 to launch later this month

Google Nexus 5X and 6P might get fingerprint gestures

Acer Chromebook R13: Google Play Store available on the Beta channel

Huawei Mate 9: Camera samples posted by Huawei manager

Samsung presentation reveals an ongoing trend towards higher display areas

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Lenovo Phab 2 Pro now available for $499.99 USD

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Lenovo Moto M leaks online

Vernee Apollo Lite to be first deca-core smartphone with Android 7.0

Asus ZenWatch 3 goes on sale

Blue Coral Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge now official

Huawei Mate 9: New real life pictures show the device from all sides

Samsung tablet shipments down almost 20 percent in Q3

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