A New Android Vulnerability Gave the Hacker Complete Access of the Smartphone

 By Unknown on May 26, 2017       

Android operating system was never a secured one, starting from day 1 when it announced in 2007. Every year, attackers are exploiting the Android OS by hacking a user's device. And this article is also about the same attack happened recently. 

However, the highlight of this new attack is that the hacker has got the access to the smartphone even when it's locked. As you can in the video, there's an attack called 'clickjacking,' which unknowingly takes the user's action on the screen, but he won't be aware of what he is doing. 

"These attacks allow a malicious app to completely control the UI feedback loop and take over the device — without giving the user a chance to notice the malicious activity. These attacks only require two permissions that, in case the app is installed from the Play Store, the user does not need to explicitly grant and for which she is not even notified. Our user study indicates that these attacks are practical. These attacks affect all recent versions of Android (including the latest version, Android 7.1.2), and they are yet to be fixed," said by the attacker. 



A Google Spokesperson in reply to the latest vulnerability said : We’ve been in close touch with the researchers and, as always, we appreciate their efforts to help keep our users safer. We have updated Google Play Protect — our security services on all Android devices with Google Play — to detect and prevent the installation of these apps. Prior to this report, we had already built new security protections into Android O that will further strengthen our protection from these issues, moving forward." 

Samsung Galaxy Feel With 4.7-inch Display and 3000mAh Battery Unveiled

 By Unknown on May 26, 2017       

Samsung would be in the launch spree for the next one month or so as its time for the South Korean smartphone giant to update its budget lineup. The latest smartphone added in the budget lineup is Samsung Galaxy Feel. 

The highlight feature of the Galaxy Feel is the cameras, and it's water and dust resistant properties. The Galaxy Feel comes with a compact 4.7-inch Super AMOLED HD display. The smartphone is powered by a 1.6GHz octa-core processor along with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. 

The phone comes with a 16MP camera at the back with PDAF and LED light, and a 5MP is donned at the front of the phone. The device is light in weight at 149 grams and measures 8.3mm in thickness. The smartphone runs Android 7.0 Nougat and has a 3000mAh battery backing it. 

The device launched in Japan in collaboration with NTT Docomo. Also, the price of the phone is not yet known along with other countries availability. 

OnePlus 3T Will be Discontinued Soon; Company Says Grab the Phone at the Earliest

 By Unknown on May 26, 2017       

OnePlus has confirmed that its six-month-old flagship phone OnePlus 3T will be discontinued by the end of this month in most of the countries such as the US, Europe, and the UK. The Chinese company has informed the news on the OnePlus forums. 

However, they would still sell the phone in some countries such as India until the end of 2017. However, in other countries, the phone will be sold till the stock lasts. 

OnePlus issued a statement as follows for the Indian market- “The OnePlus 3T (both 64GB and 128GB variants) will continue to be available for purchase in India until later this year. OnePlus products and accessories are available through all three official sales channels, including oneplusstore.in, Amazon.in and the OnePlus Experience Store in Bangalore.”

So, this essentially mean that OnePlus 5 launch date is nearing. OnePlus also said that they will continue to provide the support for OnePlus 3T and OnePlus 3 as they are doing it now. 

Nokia 9 gets benchmarked with 8GB RAM

 By Vaibhav Jain on May 26, 2017       

A new variant of the Nokia 9 has been spotted on the benchmarking site Geekbench. The listing reveals that the upcoming Nokia's beast will be coming with a humongous 8GB of RAM.

As you can see in the image below, it clearly states that the phone will bear a model name "Heart", which was rumoured earlier as well. The device was running Android 7.1.1 Nougat while running the benchmark test. 

The Smartphone recently got leaked in real life images revealing the potential specs and design. Specs wise, the Nokia 9 will have a 5.27-inch QHD display with a resolution of 1440x 2560 pixels and will be powered by the Snapdragon 835 SoC along with 4GB/8GB of RAM, and 64GB of internal storage.

The Nokia 9 will have a dual camera at the back, but it is claimed that the camera quality is modest at its best. The phone will feature all the essentials such as the 3.5mm headphone jack, USB Type-C port, and all the major sensors.

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In Android O, Your Device's Proximity Sensor Can Turn Off the Ambient Display

 By Unknown on May 25, 2017       

Google introduced the Ambient display feature with the Google Marshmallow, copying Moto display feature. Ambient display basically shows all the notifications in a glance without completely turning on the screen. 

All these days Ambient display used to activate when there' something moved on top of the proximity sensor, which was a kind of decent implementation. But with Android O, Google is taking it further. 

In Android O, the ambient display with turn off by closing the proximity sensor. This would be really helpful. Although it may be irritating sometimes, it will be useful most of the time. 

The feature would be rolled in Android O and some of the current Developer Preview owners of Android O are already experiencing the new feature. 

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Pokemon: Magikarp Jump Silently Lands in Google Play Store

 By Unknown on May 25, 2017       

Pokemon: Magikarp Jump is a relatively new game, which silently landed in Google Play Store today. As the name itself suggests, the game completely revolves around probably the weakest Pokemon in the entire series- Magikarp, which is a fish to be precise. 

Initially, when the game begins, you will be assigned a trainer from the professor and your first assignment would be to grab a Magikarp by fishing. After adoping a Magikarp, the real game begins. 

Over the time passes, you have to grow the Magikarp and make it ready for battling. Wondering what's the battle will be? Well, here's the answer- Two trainers with Magikarp's will take the battle and the Magikarp which jumps to a maximum height would be the winner. 

Sounds odd, right? But, that's the game is all about. The game is already available globally for download from the Google Play Store. I suggest you don't waste your precious 53MB by downloading the Pokemon: Magikarp Jump. 

Moto India is Teasing Its Upcoming #Smarterphone; Moto G5s Series or Moto C Lineup in Question

 By Unknown on May 25, 2017       

Motorola India has teased a new smartphone in India- calling as 'Hello #Smarterphone,' but it did not give any clue about which smartphone they are going to launch. Also, the launch date of the phone is still unknown. Motorola has a knack of teasing smartphones ahead of their official launch, and they are doing the same this time as well. 

In the video, Motorola is highlighting the speaker and display aspect of a smartphone. The upcoming smartphone may have powerful speakers and gorgeous display on board. 

Motorola is due to launch nine smartphones in India including the Moto E4 series, Moto C series which recently went official in some countries, Moto G5s series, Moto X (2017), and the Moto Z2 lineup. That said, the upcoming smartphone may be one from the Moto G5s lineup. 



Maybe Motorola is looking to announce the Moto C series in India, or it maybe the Moto X (2017). That said, nothing is known for now from the company, and Motorola will tease it in upcoming days ahead of the launch, which will give a clear idea about what they are going to launch in the country. 

Android 7.0 Nougat is now rolling out to the Moto X Force

 By Vaibhav Jain on May 25, 2017       

The Shatterproof Moto X Force is now getting Android 7.0 Nougat. The Software update also includes April 2017 Security Patch, New Moto Actions and all the usual Nougat goodies like quick settings customization, split-screen apps, and improved Doze Mode.

For now, only a few users have started receiving the latest Android update on their Moto X Force. This means that the Android Nougat won't be coming to all devices at once, but selected users will get the update.

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.

If you haven't got the notification of this new software update yet, Just go to Settings - About Phone - Software updates, and It will automatically start downloading the latest update. The update will take around 10-15 minutes to get Installed on your device.

Source | Via

Finally OnePlus Confirms that the OnePlus 5 Will be Powered by Snapdragon 835 Chipset

 By Unknown on May 24, 2017       

The entire world is looking for next OnePlus flagship phone which is the OnePlus 5 to release at the earliest, but one has to wait until this summer to get hands on it. And leaks about the phone are keeping you at bay, especially about the rear camera placement. 

The phone is said to come with a dual camera at the rear. Instead of giving its word on the camera setup, OnePlus has officially confirmed that the OnePlus 5 will come with Snapdragon 835 chipset, paired with 6GB of RAM. The RAM is based on various leaks. But OnePlus has confirmed that Snapdragon 835 thing though. 

Other details of the phone is still under the wraps. Qualcomm also said that the OnePlus 5 is coming soon. The device might be unveiled in mid-June. OnePlus is also tweaking the Oxygen OS to deliver superior performance with the OnePlus 5.  

"With the OnePlus 5, our commitment to this philosophy continues. We're proud to announce the OnePlus 5 will feature the Snapdragon™ 835 processor, which sets the foundation for smooth, powerful, and efficient performance. With graphically-demanding apps, for example, you'll notice how fast they load and how well they run," OnePlus said in its forums page.

Google Opinion Rewards Finally Lands in India, Turkey, and Singapore

 By Unknown on May 24, 2017       

Google has finally brought its Google Opinion Rewards to few more countries including India, Turkey, and Singapore. With the Opinion Rewards app, you can earn credits for the surveys being conducted by Google in the app. 

Google will send surveys every week from now, and if you answer them correctly, you will be rewarded with some amount, which you can use to purchase any app or game in the Google Play. 

So, in the US, the company will give up to $1 for each survey, and in India, it will start from Rs. 10 and may go up for each survey. The survey amount credits will be linked to your Google account. 

Google has taken a long time to bring the app to India, but it's now official in India. Go and give your first survey to earn some amount. 


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After Moto G5s, the Moto G5s Plus Shown in Clear Renders

 By Unknown on May 24, 2017       

Yesterday, the upcoming Moto G5s was leaked in full glory, and today, folks at Gear India have leaked the complete photos of its bigger variant-the Moto G5s Plus. The roadmap leaked earlier stated that it will come with dual camera setup at the back. 

On par with that, the G5s Plus in the render has two cameras at the back supported by a dual-tone LED flash. Also, it comes with a full metal body without any plastic sides, that adds a premium look and feel to the phone. 

The Moto G5s Plus will flaunt a 5.5-inch Full HD display with a resolution of 1080*1920 pixels with 2.5D curved glass. The dual camera implementation is not yet leaked. 

The Moto G5s, on the other hand, will have a 5.2-inch Full HD display with a single camera at the back. The Moto G5s and G5s Plus will have a front-facing flash. 

OnePlus Converts 45,000 Telephone Boxes in the UK to Dash Charge Stations as a Part of Advertising

 By Unknown on May 23, 2017       

Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus is always known for its unique marketing strategies. Time by time, the company has impressed the audience with its marketing, and now, the vendor has come up with a unique marketing strategy in the UK.

Although, it may be a marketing from OnePlus, but the new campaign will be helpful for the OnePlus smartphone owners in the country. Here's what the new campaign all about- OnePlus has added its Dash Charge technology to power the OnePlus smartphone users to the telephone boxes in the UK. 

There are over 45,000 telephone boxes in the UK, and OnePlus is converting each of it to a charging spot. Further, a user can adopt a telephone box for just 1 Euro. OnePlus says that the telephone boxes are connected to the National Grid, so there's no problem of power cut whatsoever. 

With this new campaign, OnePlus is providing a free source of ultrafast charging for users across the UK. Another great initiative from OnePlus, nevertheless. 

You can now buy Official Moto G5 Plus Cover in Canada

 By Vaibhav Jain on May 23, 2017       

You can now grab the Official Motorola cases and flip cover for the Moto G5 Plus in Canada. The Silicone Cover is available in Gunmetal, Red and Blue colors, while the Touch Flip Cover is available in Smoke Black. 

The Silicone Cover can be purchased at 19.49 Canadian Dollar, while the Touch Flip Cover is available at 29.49 Canadian Dollar. You can grab the cases from Mobilefun.

Moto G5 Plus Blue Silicone Cover Link

Moto G5 Plus Red Silicone Cover Link

Moto G5 Plus Gunmetal Silicone Cover Link

Moto G5 Plus Touch Flip Cover Link

You can check out our Unboxing video of Touch Flip Cover for the Moto G5 (non-plus) which is available in India via Amazon.

Upcoming Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) and Galaxy J7 (2017) Full Details Surfaced Online

 By Unknown on May 23, 2017       

Samsung is working on the successors to its mid-range Galaxy J series. The company already announced the Galaxy J3 (2017) in the US and the Galaxy J5 (2017), Galaxy J7(2017) are yet to be announced. Rather than the plastic body seen on Galaxy J (2016) phones, this year's Galaxy J phones will come with metal body. 

Reliable tipster, Roland Quandt also leaked the renders of the devices and they look similar to each other with new eyecatchy design. The Galaxy J5 (2017) and Galaxy J7 (2017) will be released in three colour options- blue, black, glod, and rose gold. And they will be separated by the screen size and battery capacity. 

The Galaxy J5 (2017) will flaunt a 5.2-inch Full HD display, while the J7 will sport a 5.5-inch Full HD display. The J5 will get a smaller battery of 3000mAh and the J7 will carry a massive 3600mAh battery on board. 

Both the devices will be powered by the 1.6GHz octa-core Exynos 7870 SoC and they adore 13MP cameras on both front and back. The devices will also feature fingerprint scanner this time around. Launch date of the phones is yet to be revealed by the company. 

Samsung Galaxy S8's "Ultra-Secure" iris recognition system can be tricked with a photo

 By Vaibhav Jain on May 23, 2017       

With Super-slim bezels, tall screen, infinity display and speedy new Snapdragon 835 (or Exynos 9) processor, the Samsung Galaxy S8 comes with a ton of biometric authentication options. You get a fingerprint reader, iris recognition, and face recognition that lets you unlock the phone.

According to the latest reports, it looks like that Samsung's "Ultra-Secure" iris recognition security feature can easily be fooled. Germany's Chaos Computer Club (CCC), a venerable group of white-hat hackers, claims to have figured out a relatively straightforward way to trick the iris-recognition system on Samsung's flagship Galaxy S8 smartphone.

According to CCC: The easiest way for a thief to capture iris pictures is with a digital camera in night-shot mode or the infrared filter removed. In the infrared light spectrum – usually filtered in cameras – the fine, normally hard to distinguish details of the iris of dark eyes are well recognizable. Starbug was able to demonstrate that a good digital camera with 200mm-lens at a distance of up to five meters (16.4 ft.) is sufficient to capture suitably good pictures to fool iris recognition systems.

Samsung claims that the Galaxy S8 and S8+ are the securest phones yet. The iris scanner and face recognition that unlocks your phone in an instant comes with defence-grade security.

Here's a video of CCC tricking the Galaxy S8 with a photo:



Source: CCC

Huawei Honor 6A With Android Nougat and Snapdragon 430 SoC Announced

 By Unknown on May 23, 2017       

Huawei's child brand, Honor has announced a new smartphone in its homeland China. Called Honor 6A, the smartphone packs in decent specifications and rivals the counterpart Xiaomi's Redmi series of phones in the country. 

The Honor 6A will be sold in two variants- 2GB+16GB, 3GB+32GB. The base variant will be available for CNY 800 ($115), whereas the bigger variant will be sold for CNY 1000 ($145). Preorders for the phone will begin on June 1. 

The Honor 6A packs decent specifications on paper. The handset has a 5-inch HD display and is fuelled with a Snapdragon 430 SoC. A 13MP camera sensor can be seen at the back along with a 5MP front-facing camera. 

The device boots Android 7.0 Nougat on top of EMUI 5.0. The phone boasts of a metal body and has a fingerprint sensor located below the rear camera module. The Honor 6A is armed with a 3020mAh battery. 

OnePlus confirms OnePlus 5 Leaked Prototype on Facebook!?

 By Vaibhav Jain on May 23, 2017       

The OnePlus 5 is one of the most anticipated devices of 2017 and is expected to fill the success of OnePlus 3 and 3T. Expected to come with mouth watering specifications, the phone will give a tough competition to Samsung Galaxy S8 series and Xiaomi Mi 6.

It's confusing and irritating. That's all we can say about the leaks about OnePlus 5. We have already seen multiple leaked images of the OnePlus 5 and all of them looks completely different from each other. However, it seems that OnePlus has officially confirmed the final leaked design of their upcoming flagship.

In this facebook post (which was clearly not meant to have gone out yet), OnePlus Denmark officially shares the previously leaked OnePlus 5's prototype link. 

What else can we glean from this OnePlus's social media rep's mistake? Well, as you can see in the image (leaked earlier by AndroidAuthority), the OnePlus 5 Prototype is having vertically placed dual camera setup and OnePlus branding on the back. 

Recently, we got an official news from OnePlus about the OnePlus 5. A staff member of OnePlus in OnePlus forums has said that the OnePlus 5's camera will be built in collaboration with the camera authority-DxO. OnePlus is all set to launch the device this summer.

Thoughts?

Moto G5s Renders Spotted Online Shows Complete Metal Body

 By Unknown on May 23, 2017       

A leaked product roadmap of Motorola some days ago revealed that Motorola is working on two relatively new smartphones- Moto G5s and Moto G5s Plus. At first, it seemed like a fake news because Motorola recently announced the Moto G5 and G5 Plus and why did it want to launch successors in such a short time. 

But this is Motorola under Lenovo, not Google. The first press renders of the Moto G5s are out, and the device looks similar to the original Moto G5 from the front. From the rear though, the device resembles the Motorola Moto M which was released last year. 

The Moto dimple is coming back and is placed below the rear camera module. The smartphone will be entirely made of metal, unlike the plastic edges are seen on the Moto G5. 

The Moto G5s will boast a 5.2-inch Full HD display, while the Moto G5s Plus will have a 5.5-inch display with dual cameras at the back. 

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Nokia 9 Spotted on Geekbench Benchmarking Site With Insane Scores

 By Vaibhav Jain on May 22, 2017       

Currently, the talk of the town is the Finnish smartphone vendor, Nokia's upcoming phone, the Nokia . While the Smartphone got leaked few days ago in real life Images, it is now spotted on benchmarking site Geekbench. 

As you can see in the image below, it clearly states that the phone will bear a model number TA-1004, which was rumoured earlier as well. The device has a single core score of 2255, which is below the score of Apple iPhone 7 Plus but above the Samsung Galaxy S8+ and upcoming OnePlus 5. 

However, the phone achieved a multi-core score of 7770, higher than any other smartphone released till date. The device was running Android 7.1.1 Nougat while running the benchmark test. 

Until now, no phone has achieved the scores as the Nokia 9. In fact, the other Snapdragon 835 powered smartphones such as the Galaxy S8 duo, Xiaomi Mi 6, and Sony Xperia XZ Premium all have fewer benchmark scores. 

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Google Fuchsia OS Will Not Replace Android Says Google

 By Unknown on May 22, 2017       

Remember the Fuchsia OS, which we wrote two weeks ago? The ambiguous new mobile and tablet OS is said to replace Android when it becomes fully functional because it is built on Google's own kernel Magenta, rather than Linux. 

Back in September 2016, Google was rumoured to be working on the Fuchsia OS, and two weeks ago, the OS was leaked online. Since then, there is a lot of buzz going on around the internet claiming that it will replace Android. 

However, that's not the case says Dave Burke, Google VP of Engineering Android. He contends that the project is still in its nascent stages and also stated that it will be independent of Andriod. Expect the OS to power some low-cost devices out there.

Here is what Dave Burke has to say about the Fuchsia OS: 

"How do you spell Fuchsia? Fuchsia is a[n] early stage experimental project. We, you know, we actually have lots of cool early projects at Google. I think what's interesting here is its open source, so people can see it and comment on it. Like lots of early stage projects it's gonna probably pivot and morph. There's some really smart people on it, people we've worked with who are great. and so [it's] kind of exciting to see what happens. But it's definitely a diff-- sort of independent project to android. and yeah, that's basically it."-Dave Burke,VP of engineering for Android, Google

So, it's now confirmed that Fuchsia OS is not a threat to Android, which would be a huge relief for many fanboys out there.  

Android O Cool Feature Will Allow You to Pause a System Update Download and Resume it Later

 By Unknown on May 22, 2017       

Every individual with an Android surely would have experienced this: When you're downloading an Android system update and the power goes off, or your internet connection goes off due to some unknown reason, or maybe you've to go out after starting downloading the update. 

For all these scenarios, the answer used to simple one- download the update from the start again. But that's gonna change with the Android O update as it adds a new 'Pause' feature to the OS allows users to pause a system update while downloading and resume it later.

This feature is already present in the latest Developer Preview 2 of Android O. That's a handy little feature to have around, and Google is bringing it with the Android O update. 

Also, Google revealed that the 'pause' feature comes with a Google Play Services update, but currently limited to the people under Developer Preview of Android O. 

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OnePlus 5 leaked in live image, yet again

 By Vaibhav Jain on May 21, 2017       

It's not that we haven't seen real-life images of the upcoming OnePlus 5, but a new leak has surfaced that probably gives you the another view of the flagship's rear.

We previously covered a leak by AndroidAuthority where the dual camera setup and antenna lines was clearly shown however this new leak has a very different story to tell. The below image shows that there are no antenna lines and the flash is now located between the dual camera lens. 

Recently, we got an official news from OnePlus about its upcoming flagship phone, the OnePlus 5. A staff member of OnePlus in OnePlus forums has said that the OnePlus 5's camera will be built in collaboration with the camera authority-DxO.

There has been a lot of confusion about the camera setup on OnePlus 5. The confusion was all about the camera design of the phone, but not the implementation. OnePlus 5 may get two camera sensors at the back, which may be the same setup as the iPhone 7 Plus. One sensor will capture standard shots, while the other sensor will capture zoomed shots.

Source: Weibo

Nokia 9 is Real and Here's the First Wrapped Up Images of the Phone!

 By Unknown on May 20, 2017       

Yesterday, we reported that three new Nokia smartphones with codename Heart were spotted on Geekbench and one of them with the Snapdragon 835 was the Nokia 9. Today, a website claims that they have used the prototype unit of the Nokia 9. However, the phone was wrapped with a protective case to protect the design from not being leaked. 

But other details about the phone are leaked by the website. The Nokia 9 will have a dual camera at the back, but it is claimed that the camera quality is modest at its best. The phone will feature all the essentials such as the 3.5mm headphone jack, USB Type-C port, and all the major sensors. 

Specs wise, the Nokia 9 will have a 5.27-inch QHD display with a resolution of 1440x 2560 pixels and will be powered by the Snapdragon 835 SoC along with 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of internal storage. And the model number is also the same 'Heart.' 

The report also says that the phone was running Android 7.1.1 Nougat with near stock interface on board along with a fingerprint scanner embedded into the home button same as the current Nokia devices. The home button is not a clickable one. 

The report also says that the unknown Nokia device leaked in a video earlier this week is none other than the Nokia 9. That said, the Nokia 9 would be announced in coming weeks or by the end of June. 

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Rooted Android Device? Google Play Might Stop You From Downloading Certain Apps

 By Vaibhav Jain on May 19, 2017       

Recently, a few rooted Android users discovered that they can’t download Netflix from Google Play. In fact, Netflix is no longer allowing the rooted users to access the streaming service.

As per the new changes spotted on the Google Play developer console, the app developers are essentially now able to choose whether their apps are available to rooted users in the Play Store.

There's a new "device catalog" section on the Google Play developer console which includes an option called "SafetyNet exclusion" which can limit “devices that fail integrity tests or those that are uncertified by Google,” from installing a particular app.

Netflix is probably the first application to implement this feature, we won't be surprised if any other app take advantage of it. However, this won’t stop users from downloading the app from sources other than Play Store.

Via: AndroidPolice

Android O Will Bring Redesigned Emojis- Say Goodbye to the Blobs!

 By Unknown on May 19, 2017       

With every major Android upgrade, Google brings new emojis, and with Android O, it's not changing as well. Google added new emojis with the Developer Preview of Android O, and they look a lot better than the blob styled ones seen on the Android N. 

Finally, Google is ditching the blob emojis, which was hated by many out there and replacing them with much-rounded emojis and they look decent. That said, the new emojis is available only for the Android O users right now. 

However, folks at xdadevelopers managed to port the emojis to other Android OS versions as well. Do make a note that your Android device should run on Android 5.0 Lollipop and above for the emojis to support. 

Head over to this XDA thread to download and install the Android O emojis on your Android smartphone right away. 

Three Nokia Smartphones With Snapdragon 835, Snapdragon 630, and Snapdragon 660 Spotted in Geekbench

 By Unknown on May 19, 2017       

These days only three smartphone brands are in the news- Motorola, Nokia, and OnePlus. Nokia' first batch of smartphones will be released globally later this month, and the internet is all about the upcoming phones. 

Today, three new Nokia phones with codename 'Heart' passed through Geekbench. Previously, the Nokia 3 was spotted with the same Heart codename. So, these new benchmarks may belong to the upcoming Nokia phones. 

The benchmark leak showed that the phones will be powered by the Snapdragon 835, Snapdragon 630/626, and the newly announced Snapdragon 660. All the three phones were running Android 7.1.1 Nougat while the benchmark test was running. 

The Snapdragon 835 phone may be the Nokia 9 with 4GB of RAM, while the Snapdragon 660 one might be the Nokia 8 with 3GB of RAM, and the Snapdragon 626 one might be the Nokia 7 with the same 3GB of RAM. 

These three Nokia phones will be announced by the end of Q2 2017 and will be up for sale in early Q3 2017.

Motorola is Working on the Moto Z2 Since Ages Because it Was Benchmarking in Geekbench Since August 2016

 By Unknown on May 19, 2017       

Motorola is working on various new smartphones for 2017 and one of them would be the Moto Z2 whose render was leaked recently showing off the design. Incidentally, the render was the first leak about the Moto Z2, which also confirmed its existence. 

It appers like Motorola is working on the phone from August 2016 because a smartphone with XT1650 has been benchmarked in Geekbench since that month. There are numerous listings of the phone with a quad-core Snapdragon 821 chipset on board. 

However, a listing on January 21, 2017 was benchmarked with Snadragon 835 chip and it achieved 1930 and 9207 single-core and multi-core scores respectively. The phone will have 4GB of RAM and boots Android 7.1.1 Nougat out-of-the-box. 

The listing seems to be an unreal one but there's the fact that it was benchmarked with the latest chip should not be taken off. More details will be surfaced online in coming days. 

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Google's Android Go Project Will Resume Where Android One Project Has Left Off!

 By Unknown on May 18, 2017       

There are some decent number of announcements at the Google I/O 2017 event and the one that stole the limelight is the Android Go project. The new ambitious project from Google will replace the Android One project by delivering a lite version of Android to low-cost Andriod phones.  

The Android Go project comprises of a lite version of the Android O aimed at the phones with 1GB RAM of less. Currently, all the Android phones irrespective of the hardware uses the same ecosystem, which is making the phones literally unusable at times due to the lack of insufficient equipment required by the core Android. 

The Android Go will focus on three major things- OS, Apps, and Google Play Store. The OS as mentioned earlier will be stripped down to match the hardware, and it will comprise of lite Google apps such as YouTube Go, etc. 

Finally, the Google Play Store itself will be a lite version which shows only the apps which will run smoothly on the platform. The Android Go project will be live in smartphones later this year, according to Google. 

OnePlus 5 Camera Will be Built in Partnership with DxO

 By Unknown on May 18, 2017       

Finally, there's an official news from OnePlus about its upcoming flagship phone, the OnePlus 5. A staff member of OnePlus in OnePlus forums has said that the OnePlus 5's camera will be built in collaboration with the camera authority-DxO.

The employee quoted in the forums as "We’re happy to announce that we have teamed up with DxO to enhance your photography experience with our upcoming flagship, the OnePlus 5. DxO is perhaps most well-known for creating the defining photography benchmark, the DxOMark. They’ve got years of imaging experience and expertise, both for professional cameras and for smartphones."

There has been a lot of confusion about the camera setup on OnePlus 5. The confusion was all about the camera design of the phone, but not the implementation. OnePlus 5 may get two camera sensors at the back, which may be the same setup as the iPhone 7 Plus. One sensor will capture standard shots, while the other sensor will capture zoomed shots.

Oh Dear! Another Real Life Image of OnePlus 5 Shows Horizontal Camera Setup

 By Unknown on May 18, 2017       

It's confusing and irritating. That's all we can say about the leaks about OnePlus 5. A few hours ago, we reported real life images of OnePlus 5 surfaced online showing vertically placed dual camera setup. Moments later, we have another image of the phone itself, but it has a horizontally placed dual camera setup. 

Both the leaks are on par with earlier leaked ones as both the designs are leaked online a few days ago. Maybe these are the two prototype devices, and the device's design is yet to be made final. 

In this image though, the OnePlus 5 looks more like the Meizu MX6 with same antenna band lines. The dual camera setup looks more like the Xiaomi's implementation here. But this design looks gorgeous than the other one, which more seems to be a OnePlus 3T. 

The OnePlus 5 will go official this summer, and more leaks about the phone will come online ahead of the official launch. Stay tuned for more updates on OnePlus 5. 

Real Life Images of the OnePlus 5 leaked again

 By Vaibhav Jain on May 18, 2017       

There are a countless number of leaks and rumors regarding the upcoming OnePlus flagship smartphone, the OnePlus 5. We have already seen first live image of the OnePlus 5, which came from the reliable source AndroidAuthority.

Now, another real life Image of the OnePlus 5 has surfaced onto Internet, giving us a closer look at lower half of the device. We can see curved rounded corners. The Image confirms that there's no 3.5mm headphone jack.

As you can see in the below Image, the OnePlus 5 Prototype is having vertically placed dual camera setup and OnePlus branding on the back. It's not confirmed that the below is the finally look at the OnePlus 5, so take it as a grain of salt.

Going with the earlier rumors, OnePlus 5 is expected to a 5.5-inch display and will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC. It will have 6GB of RAM and 64GB/128 storage. The OnePlus 5 will sport a 16 + 16MP dual camera at the back, and one sensor will capture monochrome shots, while the other one captures standard shots.

The phone, as expected, will come laden by Android 7.1.1 Nougat based Oxygen OS. The phone will have a 3600mAh battery and Dash Charge 2.0 will charge the device faster than the OnePlus 3T. 


There might be a OnePlus 5T launched as well with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage and bigger battery, but these are just speculations, so take them with a grain of salt. 

Via: Slashleaks

Android O First Beta Announced at the Google I/O 2017

 By Unknown on May 18, 2017       

At its Google I/O 2017 Developers Conference, Google announced the beta program for Android O and said that users can enrol under the program starting today by heading over here. 

Before the official announcement, the website of Android Beta program was made live. At the event, Google highlighted some key features about the upcoming Android O, saying that it will focus on 'vitals' of Android ecosystem. 

One vital of Android since ages is the battery life. Google says that Android O will offer better battery life than any other Android update till date. However, the search company did not reveal the name of the forthcoming OS. 

To recall, Google released the Android O Developer Preview program to the developers two months ago. The Android O beta program will be live for Google Pixel, Pixel XL, Nexus 6P, and Nexus 5X, and Pixel C tablet.