OnePlus 3 is the Top Rated Smartphone in China in March 2017 Says AnTuTu

 By Unknown on April 22, 2017       

Arguably, OnePlus 3 is the best smartphone of 2016 with flagship specifications at an affordable price, and it's continuing in 2017 as well. According to the data released by AnTuTu, the OnePlus 3 is the top rated smartphone in China in March 2017. 

Xiaomi Mi Max is the second best-rated smartphone next to OnePlus. The list is filled with five Xiaomi phones- Mi Max, Mi Mix, Redmi Note 3, Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, and Mi 5. The OnePlus 3T is the fifth rated smartphone in the country. 

While the phones mentioned above are the top rated Android phones, the iOS top-rated phones are led by the Apple's compact yet powerful smartphones, iPhone SE. The small smartphone is powered by the Apple iPhone 6s Plus. 

Both the 2016 Apple flagship phones- iPhone 7 and 7 Plus occupy the fourth and sixth position. The three-year-old iPhone 5s is the third rated smartphone in the China land. 

Moto Z is now cheaper than the Moto Z Play in Germany

 By Vaibhav Jain on April 22, 2017       

Modular phone was first introduced by LG back at the MWC 2016 with the LG G5. However, it was Lenovo who took the concept to a whole new level with their Moto Z range of phones. The Moto Z and Z Force being high-end flagship phones while the Moto Z Play is the lower-specced, slightly cheaper version of the flagship Moto Z.

With Moto Z Play you get a 5.5" full HD screen, a Snapdragon 625 SoC and a 16MP camera. It's 7mm thin and comes with a headphone jack. In terms of design, it doesn't differ much from the Moto Z, though this one comes with a glass back.

Priced right, the Moto Z Play became much popular due to it's bigger battery paired with Snapdragon 625 SoC. Due to the falling demand of the Original Moto Z over the Z Play, The Standard Moto Z is now available at much cheaper rates than the Moto Z Play. As posted by a reddit user, the Standard Moto Z now costs 249 Euro while the Moto Z Play is available at 359 Euro at Saturn (Store) in Germany.

In the next popular comment, a user replies "Some people don't need 1440p or the SD821, and would get far more benefit out of much better battery life. Besides, 1080p and the SD625 are both enough for many people. I would have still bought the Z Play even if the regular Z was cheaper." The thread has since turned into each subsequent user commenting that they will still choose the Moto Z Play over the Standard Moto Z, because Why not?

Via: Reddit

This is the Moto Z2 Play

 By Unknown on April 22, 2017       

TechnoBuffalo just leaked the Moto Z2 Play and it looks freaking gorgeous! Motorola is set to release this phone soon, and you can see some things changed in this design.

For instance, its all-metal now and takes some cues from the Moto G5 Plus. There is a single camera, a round fingerprint scanner and a front facing LED light. From the pictures, you can see it's all metal now, compared to the original Z Play which had a glass back. The screen doesn't seem to differ, so expect a 5.5" screen. Battery life will be big just like last year.

The rest of the specs and the release date are yet to be confirmed.

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(Update) March Android security patch now rolling out to the Moto Z Play

 By Vaibhav Jain on April 21, 2017       

Article: 30/03/2017

The Moto Z Play smartphones are now receiving latest March, 2017 Android security patch in the Europe. This software patch contains Google’s critical security updates for the Android 7.0 Nougat operating system.

Motorola’s instructions explain that for a successful installation, the battery in your phone should be at least 50% charged and your device should be connected to a Wi-Fi network or LTE. The changelog for the software patch does not explicitly mention any other improvements to the device.



Motorola has already updated the Moto Z family along with the Moto Z Play to Android 7.0 Nougat. While this update would have been more exciting if it had brought Nougat 7.1.1, which is already available for Google's Pixel and Nexus devices. 

Got the latest March Security update on your Moto Z Play? Let us know in comments section below!

Update: 21/04/2017

 Following a 195MB software update with some new features, Motorola has started rolling out March Android security patch with build no. NPNS25.137-24-1-4 for the Moto Z Play in India

Xiaomi Mi6 Ceramic Edition Unboxing!

 By Vaibhav Jain on April 21, 2017       

The Xiaomi Mi6 is now official with Snapdragon 835 SoC, Dual Rear Camera, and Lacks 3.5mm Headphone Jack. The device comes in three color variants, but the one worth talking about is the Ceramic variant.

In this YouTube Video, we’ll take you around the packaging of the phone, share some initial thoughts on the in-hand feel.

Let's unbox the Xiaomi Mi6 Ceramic edition!