Report: Galaxy J Line to be Replaced by New Galaxy R and Galaxy P Series

 By Vaibhav Jain on July 25, 2018       

According to the latest reports, Samsung is planning to cancel the popular "Galaxy J" along with Galaxy On, and Galaxy C series for 2019 in favor of Galaxy R and Galaxy P.

You guys know the market is filled with Samsung Smartphones, Galaxy On, Galaxy J, Galaxy S, Galaxy Note, Galaxy A, Galaxy C, ah! More? Yes, Galaxy R and Galaxy P.

Rumors are that Samsung will introduce new mid-range and low-end series called the Galaxy R and Galaxy P in Q3/Q4 of 2019. The Galaxy P will be Samsung’s first ODM (original design manufacturer) smartphone meaning that it won’t be produced at Samsung’s own facilities.

Galaxy J is one of the most popular budget Samsung series. As Sammobile said, "It’s difficult to believe that Samsung will discontinue the Galaxy J elsewhere when it delivers the bulk of its sales in this price segment."

Via: SamMobile

Moto G5s Plus users on Android 8.1 Oreo Soak test are now getting another Software update with July Patch

 By Vaibhav Jain on July 24, 2018       

Early June, Motorola started rolling out Soak test of Android 8.1 Oreo for the Moto G5s Plus with June 1, 2018 Android security patch, Stability improvements and other interesting features along with Android 8.1 Oreo goodies.

Then again, there's another update for the Moto G5s Plus users running Android 8.1 Oreo Soak test. This latest software update features build no. of OPS28.65-14 and weighs around 350MB. Note that this is the 3rd Soak test Oreo 8.1 Update, the G5s Plus is getting.

The update brings Stability Improvements, Bug Fixes, July Security Patch and Front Facing Video Camera enhancements.

The company is most likely to start Android 8.1 Oreo official rollout for the Moto G5s Plus by the end of this month or early August. We will let you know once the update is live. Stay tuned to our Facebook, Twitter, and Telegram to get the first News.

Screenshots ( Credits: Vivek Yadav)

Here's the Mi A2 Lite

 By Vaibhav Jain on July 23, 2018       

So, at this point, you all know Xiaomi is planning to announce the Mi A2 and Mi A2 Lite during a global launch event set for July 24 in Spain.

Basically, Just like last year, Xiaomi is reintroducing the Mi 6X as Mi A2 and Redmi 6 Pro as Mi A2 Lite with Google's Android One for Global Markets.

Mi A2 features a 5.99-inch Full-screen IPS LCD panel with 18:9 aspect ratio. It has powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 chipset that houses the Adreno 512 GPU. The Xiaomi Mi A2 will come with 4GB of RAM and 32GB of storage space. Here's the Mi A2 in Red, Gold, and Black color options.

Mi A2 Lite features 5.84-inch (19:9) FHD+ display, Snapdragon 625 processor, 3/4GB RAM, 32/64GB ROM with 12+ 5 MP Rear sensors.

Here's an Image of Mi A2 Lite with Notched Display... There seems to be too many of them.. Thoughts?

Source: Zahid Hasan (Thanks Zyad Atef)

Selfie Portrait Mode for OnePlus 5/ 5T is Coming Soon

 By Vaibhav Jain on July 21, 2018       

Just a few days back OnePlus hosted the first ever edition of Open Ears Forum in India. There OnePlus invited over 30 OnePlus community members from different parts of India for suggestions and feedback.

After hearing all the suggestions and feedback from OnePlus users, OnePlus made some commitment points that'll be implemented in the future.

• FileDash will be improved to be made compatible with other OnePlus applications. Will also be made easier to discover.
• OnePlus Switch with support enhanced data backup and desktop backup
• Selfie Portrait Mode on the OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T
• Correction on the "Oil Painting Effect" to continue
• Shelf will support Dark Theme
• Support to include additional accent colours for the theme

Selfie Portrait Mode on the OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T, WOW!

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Gorilla Glass 6 Ink Jet Customization is Super Cool

 By Vaibhav Jain on July 20, 2018       

Corning today unveiled its latest iteration of Smartphone Protection glass, Gorilla Glass 6 with significant improvement over its previous Gorilla Glass 5. It is Corning’s most durable glass to date and aims to offer unprecedented protection against multiple drops.

"Gorilla Glass 6 is an entirely new glass composition that can be chemically strengthened to give it significantly higher levels of compression than is possible with Gorilla Glass 5. This enables Gorilla Glass 6 to be more resistant to damage." – Dr. Jaymin Amin, Vice President – Technology and Product Development, Corning Gorilla Glass and Corning Specialty Materials.

Well, that's not all. Along with the announcement Corning also demonstrated a new technology called Ink Jet which can allow you to fully customize glass. You can create photorealistic smartphone backs, new glass textures, and more.

Corning is calling this cool technology as Corning Vibrant Ink Jet. Thoughts?

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