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.