Rumor: Alcatel to Announce Five New Smartphones Including a Modular Phone at the MWC 2017

 By Unknown on January 29, 2017       

As the MWC 2017 is nearing, we are getting more leaks about what smartphones will be unveiled at the world's biggest tech event. And now, we have information about one more Chinese vendor Alcatel's details about their smartphone roadmap to be announced at the MWC next month. 



According to the information shared by a site named Tech2.hu, the TCL-owned Alcatel is planning to announce a total of five smartphones. However, the source did not reveal any information related to the phones but confirmed that one of the phones will be a modular one, same as the LG G5 and Moto Z series. 

Also, the details about the phone have been leaked by the site. It is said that Alcatel is planning to use the same concept of the Lenovo-owned Motorola one of the module will have a removable cover with colorful LED lights, which will glow according to the music played on your phone. This takes us to the Sony's Xperia smartphones which came out with a LED light at the bottom, that used to blink according to the music album. 

Also Read: Moto G5 Will Be The Next Moto G5 Play?

The phone is expected to be powered by the MediaTel octa-core SoC, a 13MP camera module. But, it is still unknown whether this modular phone will be the company's upcoming flagship phone, the Alcatel Idol 5. The pricing of the phone is expected to be around 320 Euro (approx. Rs. 23,400). 



So, that's it. We will keep updating you as always once there's any news related to the Alcatel phones comes out. 

Moto G5 will be the next Moto G5 Play?

 By Vaibhav Jain on January 29, 2017       

Motorola is widely expected to unveil the much-anticipated Moto G5 and G5 Plus on February 26th in an event during MWC in Barcelona. The Moto G5 Plus specs and design is no longer a mystery, as the device have been already leaked multiple times.

According to technoblog, the Moto G5 (non-plus) variant could be the next Moto G5 Play i.e. the Moto G5 will be a successor of the Moto G4 Play and will carry almost same specs.

With a model no. XT1672, the Moto G5 will feature a 5" Full HD display, which is quite impressive as compared to its predecessor. The device will sport a Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 Processor, with superior graphics performance than Snapdragon 410, found in the previous model (Moto G4 Play).

Rest of the specs includes 2GB RAM, 32GB Internal Storage with a memory card slot for up to 128 GB, 13 megapixel rear camera, 5 megapixel front and a 2,800 mAh battery. 

Summing up the specs, the Moto G5 will carry almost same features as the Moto G4 Play, but with an upgrade screen resolution, internal storage, processor and design. It seems that there's going to be no Moto G5 Play this year because Moto G5 will take place of the Moto G5 Play!

As per previous leak, the phones are believed to be priced at 1099 Brazilian Real and 1499 Brazilian Real respectively, which further converts to Rs. 23,750 and Rs. 32,500. 

Source (In portuguese) | Via Roland Quandt (twitter)

The Moto E3 Power isn't getting Android 7.0 Nougat!

 By Vaibhav Jain on January 28, 2017       

It's now official that the Motorola Moto E3 Power won't get Android 7.0 Nougat update, i.e. will remain on Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

The Moto E3 and E3 Power launched in late 2016, the E3 comes with 1GB of RAM and a 2,800mAH battery, the E3 Power doubles the RAM and increases the battery capacity to 3,500mAH. The Moto E3 Power is the first Motorola phone since 2013 to come with a MediaTek processor. It's a quad core MT6735P chip paired with 2GB of RAM and runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow.



Motorola sold over 100k units of the Moto E3 Power smartphone on the first day of its launch in India. In a move that disappoints Moto E3 users, Motorola has confirmed on their Software product page that they won't be updating the 3rd Generation Moto E to Android 7.0 Nougat.

We don't know who should be blamed! Share your thoughts in the below comment section.

Thanks Harshith!

Samsung Galaxy S8 Specs

 By Vaibhav Jain on January 28, 2017       

Samsung Galaxy S8 Specification
OS And Hardware
OS	Android 7.0 Nougat || Samsung Experience
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 | Samsung Exynos
GPU	-
Body
Dimensions	-
Weight	-
Colors	Silver, Black
Display
Type	Super AMOLED
Screen Size	5.8 / 6.2 inches
Resolution	2960 × 1440 pixels
Multitouch	Yes
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Sensors	Fingerprint, Iris and others
Memory
Card slot	microSD, up to 256GB
Internal	64 GB
RAM	4 GB
Camera
Primary	12 MP
Secondary	8 MP
Multimedia
3.5mm jack	Yes
Battery and Power
Type	3000mAh / 3500mAh
Releasing Date
Status	To be announced on March 29, 2017
Expected Price
Euro	€799 / €899

Image by Venyageskin1

The Yet-to-be-Announced Blackberry Mercury to Boast of the Same Camera as Google Pixel Phones

 By Unknown on January 28, 2017       

It is already a known fact that Blackberry will be unveiling their last phone, the Blackberry Mercury at the MWC 2017. At the same time itself, TCL, the parent company of Blackberry will reveal the full name of the product, but for now, it will be Blackberry Mercury. 

And here's another leak about the phone itself coming from the tipster, Roland Quandt. But, this time he is suggesting about the camera technology used in the upcoming Blackberry phone. The phone will get the same hardware used in the Google's Pixel phones, who are currently the leading the market in terms of camera. 

Proof for my earlier tweets: BlackBerry "Mercury" BBB100 with 12MP Sony IMX378 rear cam, Samsung S5K4H8/Omnivision OV8856 8MP front cam pic.twitter.com/DSLzc0a4Fx

— Roland Quandt (@rquandt) January 27, 2017

The Blackberry Mercury will use the same 12.3MP Sony IMX378 sensor on the rear, which can produce some good looking shots. At the front of the phone, there will be the Samsung's S5K4H8 sensor with a megapixel count of 8MP. 

Also Read: Google’s Pixel 2 To Have Improved Camera And Higher Price

However, this doesn't mean that the Blackberry Mercury will capture images same as the Google Pixel phones as the search giant has additionally made several hardware and software tweaks in Pixel phones. 



As far as specifications of the phone are concerned, there will be a 4.5-inch screen adorning at the front of the phone along with a QWERTY keyboard (Typical Blackberry). It will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 SoC, coupled with 4GB of RAM and the phone will run Android Nougat out-of-the-box.