iPhone X scores 97 in DxOMark camera ranking

 By Vaibhav Jain on November 06, 2017       

DxOMark has given the Apple iPhone X overall camera score of 97, which is way up there in the list of smartphones but a point less than the powerful Google Pixel 2 with 98 DxOMark score.

The iPhone X features dual 12MP sensors, including the wide-angle f/1.8 lens with optical image stabilization (OIS) for the main camera and telephoto lens that features a wider-aperture f/2.4 lens with OIS for secondary camera.

In the breakdown, DxOMark said that the iPhone X is one of the best smartphone they have tested. It is better than iPhone 8 Plus and Note 8.

With a Photo score of 101, the Apple iPhone X achieves the best results so far for still images, edging out the Huawei Mate 10 Pro and the Samsung Galaxy Note 8, the previous joint leaders in the Photo ranking, by one point. Compared to its cousin iPhone 8 Plus, the X improves noticeably on Zoom performance, but also does better in terms of Exposure, Color, Texture, Noise and Artifacts. Other key strengths in still image mode include very good exposures and HDR images, accurate color rendering, good detail with low noise, as well as a natural-looking bokeh effect in Portrait mode.

For video, the X doesn’t quite rise to the same high-water mark, achieving a video sub-score of 89 points. With its key strengths good exposure with fast convergence during lighting changes, accurate color rendering as well as fast and accurate autofocus and effective video stabilization, the X’s scores are almost identical to the iPhone 8 Plus’s. Its overall score of 97 puts the iPhone X into joint second place with the Huawei Mate 10 in the current DxOMark Mobile overall rankings, just behind the Google Pixel 2 with 98 points.

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Nokia 5 is now available in 3GB RAM Variant

 By Vaibhav Jain on November 06, 2017       

Nokia 5 with 3GB RAM Option has been announced for Indian markets. The smartphone will be available exclusively on Flipkart for one week starting Tuesday, November 7. After the first sale, Nokia 5 will also be made available in select retails stores.

"Nokia 5 has already forged a reputation for being a beautifully crafted phone which punches well above its weight. Now we have added more memory so fans can get enhanced performance in the same precision engineered design," said Ajey Mehta, Vice President India, HMD Global in a press statement.

With Nokia 5, you get 5.2" HD display, Seamless aluminium unibody, Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor, 2/3 GB RAM, 16GB storage with Support for up to 128 GB, Stock Android 7.0 Nougat. It comes with a 3000 mAh battery.

Camera wise, the Nokia 5 features 13MP rear camera with PDAF, 1.12um, f/2, dual tone flash, to the front there's a 8MP with AF, 1.12um, f/2, FOV 84 degrees. It comes in Tempered Blue, Silver, Matte Black and Copper color options.

OnePlus 5T pricing won't exceed $600

 By Vaibhav Jain on November 06, 2017       

OnePlus CEO Pete Lau on his weibo just revealed that 4,000 yuan ($600) would be enough to buy the upcoming OnePlus 5T Smartphone.

While that doesn't means the OnePlus 5T will be priced exactly at $600, but the pricing will fall around $550 - $600 only.

The OnePlus 5 was launched with the starting price of $479 for the 6GB/64GB model going upto $539 for the 8GB/128GB one. Going with rumors the OnePlus 5T might cost something around  $540 6GB/64GB for and $600 US for 8GB/128GB. Thoughts?

Umidigi Z2: World's First iPhone X Clone?

 By Vaibhav Jain on November 05, 2017       

Umidigi is now all set to reveal the world's first iPhone X Clone "Umidigi Z2" and we already have few leaks and rumors about this upcoming Smartphone.


The Umidigi Z2 is expected to come with Mediatek Processor, 6GB RAM, Dual Camera and an Integrated Fingerprint sensor!

Download Official Android 8.0 Oreo Beta for Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus [Stock ROM]

 By Vaibhav Jain on November 04, 2017       

Recently Samsung announced the Samsung Experience 9.0 based on Android 8.0 Oreo beta for the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus.

Apart from the Android 8.0 Oreo Goodies including new Settings and Notification panel UI, Picture in Picture (PIP), Adaptive icons, Autofill, Notification timeout, Samsung has added several new features to the Samsung Experience 9.0.

The OTA from Nougat to Android Oreo Beta weighs in at around 1.4GB. The sad part is the Beta is only available for the Galaxy S8 and S8+ users based in South Korea, the U.S. and the U.K. There's no information when Samsung is going to roll it out for other countries.

Well, if you own a Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus and want to taste the Official Android 8.0 Oreo right now then this recent development might be of interest to you.

Thanks to XDA user "hussein1", You can now download the Official Android 8.0 Oreo Beta Stock ROM for your Galaxy S8 Plus. Before proceeding, you'll first need to Unlock your Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus bootloader and Install TWRP Custom Recovery.
Here's the Installation Process:

1. Go to Wipe (In TWRP)
2. Select Format Data and type "yes" and confirm
3. Go to Wipe 
4. Select Advanced Wipe
5. Make a full wipe (System, cache, dalvik cache)
6. Install Rom (Android Oreo Stock)
7. Reboot to download mod
8. Flash BL & CP by Odin

We won't recommend you guys to Install it via this method as you may end up bricking your device. It's better to wait for the Official OTA. 

Update: Download Link Removed, it seems that the Firmware doesn't works.

Downloads:

XDA