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No More Flat Screen Samsung Galaxy S Smartphones

No More Flat Screen Samsung Galaxy S Smartphones


According to new Reports Samsung is going to ditch Flat screen Samsung Galaxy "S" series Smartphones. Starting from Upcoming Galaxy S8, The S Series Smartphones will be dual edged. 

"Samsung has considered that it would make the edge display as the identity of the Galaxy S smartphone lineup" said the company’s mobile chief Dong-jin Koh



Recent Rumors also says that Samsung is soon going to reveal the Foldable Samsung Galaxy X. The Company is working on to 
provide customers with innovative and differentiated user experience.



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[Exclusive] Here are some upcoming Moto Style Shells

The Moto Style Shells are interchangeable Magnetic Cases for Modular Motorola Moto Z and Z Force.

For now, The Style Shells comes in Fabric, Wood, and Leather, with six varieties to choose from, including Herringbone Nylon, Crimson ballistic Nylon, Silver Oak, Washed Oak, Charcoal Ash and Black Leather Only.

So, Here's the leaked Image of upcoming Moto Style Shells that will be available very soon.


[Exclusive] Here are some upcoming Moto Style Shells

New Moto Style Shells will be available in new materials, textures and fabrics. The Same will be available at Moto Maker Website very soon.

Moto Z Play: Images, Specs, Price and everything we know so far

Moto Z Play: Images, specs and everything we know so far


The Motorola Moto Z, Moto Z Force and Moto Mods were revealed earlier at Lenovo's Tech World event and are already available for Pre-Order in the U.S., While It will be available in the rest of the world beginning September. 



Well, This is not everything about Moto Z. Lenovo had some unannounced Motorola Smartphones and Moto Mods that will be revealed somewhat later this year.

The Moto Z Play, A cheaper variant of Moto Z series is still unannounced and will be announced later this year.

Moto Z Play: Design 


The Moto Z Play will be having same design as the Moto Z and The Z force. Though the device will as thick as the Moto Z Force.
Talking about the back, There will be a Bumped Round Camera and a Batwing Motorola Logo.

The Moto Z Play will be having a headphone jack, which is not there in Moto Z and Moto Z Force. The Device will also feature USB C ( Yup, along with Headphone jack ).


Moto Z Play: Images, Specs, Price and everything we know so far


Moto Z Play: Images, specs and everything we know so far


Moto Z Play: Specifications 


As Leaked earlier on AnTuTu and Geekbench, The Smartphone will feature a 5.5 inch Display with 1920 x 1080 resolution.

Moto Z Play: Images, specs and everything we know so far


The device will sport a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor along with Adreno 506 GPU. There will be 3GB RAM and 32GB ROM version only. 

As far as the cameras are concerned, the Moto Z Play packs a 16-megapixel primary camera on the rear and a 5-megapixel front shooter for selfies. The Device will come with Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow out of the box.



Moto Z Play: Release date and price


As said earlier, The Moto Z Play is a cheaper variant of Moto Z series. The Moto Z is priced starting $624, So You can expect Moto Z Play to come with a price tag ranging between $450-$500.

The India Pricing of Moto Z Play will be approx 25,000 - 30,000 INR. 

The Device Might get launched along with Moto Z and Z Force in India i.e In beginning of September. 

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Motorola Moto Z Force vs Samsung Galaxy S7 Active: Unfair Drop Test

Motorola Moto Z Force vs Samsung Galaxy S7 Active: Unfair Drop Test


Earlier this year we got two strongest Smartphones i.e Moto Z Force with Shatterproof display and a Rugged S7 Active. Both The Smartphones uses different technology to protect themselves.



A Drop test between the Motorola Moto Z Force and the Samsung Galaxy S7 Active is quite unfair accordingly. Both models have some protection from drops but S7 active is actually a Smartphone Protected with just a Strong Case.




When PhoneBuff conducts a Drop test between Moto Z Force and S7 Active, both the smartphones actually does very well in all 3 rounds and eventually considered as Equal and qualifies for a Bonus Round. In Bonus Round S7 Active survives 50 Front facing Drop test ( Of course it will survive, being a Strong cased smartphone, all the damage was taken by the Inbuilt Case and Screen remains untouched ), While Moto Z Force Turns off After 6 Drops.

According to PhoneBuff, Galaxy S7 Active remains the worlds strongest Smartphone. But the thing is Motorola Moto Z Force is an actual survivor and a Winner

Note:- Just Put a Spigen case on any Smartphone and It will even beat the S7 Active!



So, Who's the Winner According to You? 



Leaked GIF Shows 2016 Nexus Phone's Home Button Animation



Earlier We have seen many leaked reports about "Google is going to introduce new navigation buttons design and animation". Though its still not clear that the new Navigation design will be coming to 2016 Nexus-Only Smartphones or It will be a new feature of Android 7.0 Nougat.



Now The animation for Google Assistant on the upcoming Nexus devices has just leaked, showcasing what it will look like when you press on the new home button.





source- AndroidPolice

HTC Nexus Sailfish spotted on GFXBench

HTC Nexus Sailfish spotted on Geekbench


This year Google is going to launch two new Nexus Smartphone with codenames "Marlin" and "Sailfish". 

We have already seen multiple renders and real life Images of Nexus Marlin and Sailfish both. Nexus Marlin is tipped to have a HTC 10 design with Fingerprint at the back, while Sailfish will feature a new Design.



Earlier Nexus Marlin was spotted on Geekbench, Now The Smaller 2016 Nexus i.e Nexus Sailfish has been spotted on GFXBench revealing few specs of the Smartphone.


HTC Nexus Sailfish spotted on Geekbench


So Going with GFXBench, Nexus Sailfish will feature a 5" display with a resolution of 1080p. The Device will include Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 SoC, 4GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. 

As far as the cameras are concerned the Device will feature a 12MP main shooter and an 8MP selfie shooter. It will come with Google's latest Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box.

source- Gfxbench | via- thegadgetox

Moto Z Play Poses For The Camera Again

We have already seen multiple leaked images and information about the Cheaper variant of Motorola Moto Z series i.e Moto Z Play.

The Device is about to launch later this year. The Moto Z Play will be coming with 5.5 inch FHD Display, The thickness of Z Play is same as Moto Z Force. Interesting thing is Moto Z Play is bringing back the Headphone jack.



Here are some clear leaked images of Moto Z Play-


Moto Z Play Poses For The Camera Again

Moto Z Play Poses For The Camera Again

You can find more about Moto Z Play - Moto Z Play: Images, Specs, Price and everything we know so far


source- Jerry Yin



OnePlus 3 pauses Sales in 24 countries due to high demand

OnePlus 3 pauses Sales in 24 countries due to high demand


OnePlus 3 is one of the fastest selling and most popular OnePlus device ever sold. 



Due to high demand in Europe, OnePlus announced it will temporarily suspend sales of OnePlus 3 from August 9 to September 12 in the following countries



  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Estonia
  • France
  • Greece
  • Hong Kong
  • Hungary
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Malta
  • Netherlands
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Spain

Well, According to OnePlus co-founder, Carl Pei-




"We are working hard to secure more stock and fire up more production lines so that we can fulfill our goal of putting premium products into the hands of as many people as possible. With this note I wanted to give customers in affected regions enough advance notice to be able to purchase a OnePlus 3. If you’re planning to purchase but can’t do it before we pause sales, we’ll be offering an in-stock notification service where you can sign up with your email address to be notified when we’re back in stock."-Carl Pei, co-founder, OnePlus

However, You can still buy the device until August 9, So rush ahead to OnePlus's website and grab a OnePlus 3.

source- OnePlus


Swipe fingerprint scanner to open notification shade gesture coming on new Nexus Devices

Many OEMs use the fingerprint scanner not only to unlock the Smartphone but for added features like being able to move around in the UI, taking a selfie, etc. Google now seems to be enhancing the fingerprint sensor functionality on its upcoming Nexus devices.



According to AndroidPolice, Google is going to introduce a new feature i.e a simple swipe down on the fingerprint scanner to quickly expand the notification shade. 

The below gif image shows that how this feature will work! The below image also confirms the render of Sailfish / Marlin published by AndroidPolice.


Swipe fingerprint scanner to open notification shade gesture coming on new Nexus Devices

It is not sure that this feature will be coming to previous Nexus devices or not!



Source- AndroidPolice