Mobile Devices - Page 92

Back in March, Andy Rubin, co-founder of Android, teased a photo of a smartphone that he is working on at his new company, Essential Products.

No details were revealed with the teaser, but the image seemed to be showing an almost bezel-less design, similar to the Xiaomi Mi MIX.

Today, the company has tweeted for the first time, and they announced "something big" for May 30th. Of course, we think that this means the company could launch its first smartphone on May 30th.

Vertu, a British manufacturer, and retailer of luxury mobile phones has launched another insanely expensive device - Signature Cobra.

This feature phone comes with 2-inch QVGA display, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, and a 1,200 mAh battery.

But the specs aren't what's going to sell this phone.

A couple of weeks ago we reported that OnePlus might be discontinuing the 128GB version of the OnePlus 3T device. The company's official websites in numerous countries listed the phone as 'discontinued,' but they quickly changed it to 'out of stock.'

Fast forward to today - the company has announced that it is discontinuing the OnePlus 3T in an official blog post. OnePlus says this is "the last call to buy the OnePlus 3T before stock runs out".

The company says that there are only a few devices left in their warehouse and if you want to get the OnePlus 3T, now's the time.

While we are still waiting for the launch of Apple's flagships for this year, and still don't actually know whether or not the company will call their new phone the iPhone 7S or iPhone 8, a new report has emerged regarding the iPhone 9. Yes, the iPhone 9, which should be Apple's 2018 flagship.

According to the report, the iPhone 9 will come in two sizes, presumably the iPhone 9 and iPhone 9 Plus, but the screen sizes will be bigger than what we are used to.

The report claims that the smaller iPhone will have a 5.28-inch display, while the larger will feature a huge 6.46-inch one.

Xiaomi has launched a long-rumored successor to the last year's Xiaomi Mi Max - the Mi Max 2.

The Mi Max 2 is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 625 processor and comes with 4GB of RAM, and 64GB or 128GB of internal storage.

The device features a huge 6.44-inch display, as previously rumored. The Mi Max 2 comes with a 12MP main camera and a 5MP front shooter.

Oukitel has announced its new edition to the K series - the K10000 Pro. The phone is the successor to the K10000, launched back in 2015.

The K10000 Pro comes with an insane 10,000 mAh battery, same as its predecessor. Back in 2015, when Oukitel launched the K10000, the company said that it could fully charge three iPhone 6s Plus units and still have 10% battery life left.

Considering the battery size, the phone is a bit bulky, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's ugly. The K10000 Pro has a 5.5-inch 1080 x 1920 display with capacitive navigation keys embedded below it.

Sony might have a hard time competing with tech giants like Apple and Samsung, but they are not giving up just yet.

According to a new report, the company plans to announce two new flagships by the end of the year.

The Xperia blog writes that Sony confirmed this at an investors conference in Tokyo. The two Xperia flagship should be announced sometime in the second half of the year.

The Nokia 3310 was the biggest hit at this year's MWC in Barcelona. The return of this retro device was welcomed by fans around the world. Although a pretty basic phone, many expressed their desire to get it.

And now, the Nokia 3310 is finally available. That is if you are in the UK. The phone went on sale in Carphone Warehouse and Vodafone stores at a price of £50 (around $65).

The phone still isn't available for online purchase, but that should change soon. The device will also be available in Germany on May 26th at a price of 60 euros, followed by Netherlands and Belgium.

It has been rumored for a while now that the upcoming OnePlus 5 would be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835, but now we finally have an official confirmation.

Although the phone hasn't been launched yet, the company's CEO, Pete Lau, has confirmed on the company's official blog that the OnePlus 5 will come with a Snapdragon 835.

Read also: OnePlus 5 prototype caught on camera

A day after the Honor 6A launch, Huawei has announced another affordable smartphone - the Y6 2017.

The Y6 2017 is the successor to the Huawei Y6, announced two years ago. The low-end phone is equipped with a 1.4GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6737T processor and comes with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage, expandable with a microSD card.

Read also: Huawei announces affordable Honor 6A smartphone

Sony has indicated its new Project Field technology, which allows consumers to use physical trading cards to play against other users digitally, may be released this year.

Following Nintendo's push towards mobile gaming, Sony is making its own earnest effort to embrace smartphone games and get a cut of the lucrative industry. Sony Interactive Entertainment started its own proprietary mobile games company called ForwardWorks, which will adapt the company's popular IPs--as well as key third-party partners' IPs such as Square Enix--into mobile games.

Upcoming mobile titles include entries from the Arc The Lad and Wild Arms franchises, as well as Parappa the Rappa and Disgaea.

If there's a mobile display company that's always pushing the edge of display technology, it would be Samsung. The company has recently shown off its prototype 1.96-inch 4K LCD for future VR headsets, and its 3.5-inch 120Hz OLED display.

Samsung had another mobile display prototype, something that was different to the others as its a stretchable, foldable display - in something that sounds like borderline magic. Samsung said that the new technology is similar to other flexible display prototypes, and they're not sure on when this could hit the market at a consumer level.

The company showed off a massive 9.1-inch display that could be bend on either side oef the screen. A Samsung spokesperson explained: "While current flexible OLED is able to be transformed in only one side, this stretchable OLED can be transformed -- whether curved, bended or rolled -- in both sides, above and below".

Huawei has announced a new affordable smartphone - the Honor 6A.

The phone is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 430 processor and comes with 2GB or 3 GB of RAM, and 16GB or 32GB of internal storage.

The Honor 6A features a 5-inch 720p display. The device comes with a 13MP main camera and a 5MP front shooter. Other features include a 3,020 mAh battery, and a fingerprint sensor. The phone runs Android 7.0 Nougat.

We know that Samsung is working on the Galaxy Note8. This was confirmed earlier this year by DJ Koh, Samsung's Mobile Chief. The Note8 will likely debut this fall, but the first leaks have already been revealed.

The Note8 is rumored to have a rear dual setup, and the newest images, taken from Weibo, confirm this. The photos of a Note8 dummy have appeared on Weibo showing a vertically aligned dual camera setup.

What's even more interesting, there's no fingerprint sensor on the back or the front of the device, meaning that Samsung might have finally fixed the problem that prevented them from embedding the biometric fingerprint reader under the phone display.

As we reported earlier, it seems that OnePlus intends to skip the OnePlus 4, since the number 4 is considered unlucky in China, and name their new flagship OnePlus 5. The phone is confirmed to be unveiled in the summer, with no exact date of the launch yet.

We know that the device will be powered by Snapdragon 835, and it should come with dual rear camera setup, but other specs are still a bit vague at this point.

Read also: OnePlus 5 prototype caught on camera

Meizu has launched a new mid-range smartphone - the M5c.

The phone is powered by unspecified quad-core 1.3GHz processor and comes with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage, expandable with a microSD card up to 128GB.

The Meizu M5c features a 5-inch 720p display. The main camera has 8MP while the front shooter comes with a 5MP.

There have been numerous reports recently questioning the presence of a 3.5mm headphone jack on the upcoming OnePlus 5. Early rumors, based on leaked prototype images, claimed that the company decided to ditch the headphone jack.

Carl Pei, one of the company's co-founders, commented this on Twitter. When he asked his followers what should he tweet about today, one follower replied: "About where the headphone jack went." Pei responded with a cryptic message "Why did the headphone jack cross the road?".

Although this isn't an exact confirmation that the company will leave the headphone jack, it could be that they simply decided to put it in a different location.

If you've been waiting on pulling the trigger on Samsung's aweosme new Galaxy S8 smartphone, well... your time has come. If you're based in the US, you will be able to activate two Galaxy S8 smartphones through T-Mobile, with one of them ending up free.

How does it work? Samsung will send a $750 refund to you for the second smartphone after you've paid for it, which will take 7-10 business days. You'll need to opt in on the website, and that's all. Samsung is also giving away its Entertainment Kit, which includes a Clear View stand, 64GB microSD card, and a 6-month Netflix subscription.

The total for the two Galaxy S8 smartphones comes to $1608.76, so with Samsung providing $750 back after you've registered one of them with T-Mobile, that means the total price for both Galaxy S8 handsets drops to $858.76, or just $429.38 after tax. This is an amazing deal from Samsung, absolutely amazing.

LG has announced its second X-line smartphone - the X Venture. The rugged phone has an IP68 water and dust protection, and 14 MIL-STD 810G certification for extreme temperatures, shock, and water as well as multiple immersions up to 1.5 meters deep.

The phone is powered by a Snapdragon 435 and comes with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage, expandable with a microSD card.

The X Venture comes with a 5.2-inch display and runs Android 7.0 Nougat. The phone features a 16MP rear camera and a 5MP front shooter.

Lately, we've heard more and more rumors about Apple's upcoming flagship. While we still don't actually know whether or not Apple will call their new phone the iPhone 7S or iPhone 8, a new rumor has appeared claiming that it might not be a matter of 'or' but 'and.'

The latest report claims that Apple will, as usual, announce the S series of the last year's devices - the iPhone 7S and iPhone 7S Plus, and an iPhone 8 for the iPhone's tenth anniversary. While we can't confirm this at the moment, the report comes with an image of alleged iPhone molds showing those devices lined up next to each other.

It appears that the iPhone 7S Plus will be the biggest device, while the iPhone 8 is between the 7S Plus and 7S in terms of size.