HTC Nexus Marlin Hits AnTuTu

 By Vaibhav Jain on August 17, 2016       

We are almost there, Google is very soon Going to Announce Two HTC-Made Nexus Smartphones i.e HTC S1 ( Sailfish ) and HTC M1 ( Marlin ).



Few weeks back, The Smaller Nexus i.e Sailfish went through AnTuTu, Now AnTuTu reveals Nexus Marlin Specifications confirming 5.5-inch screen, 4GB RAM, SD-820 and a 3450mAh battery.

Going with the AnTuTu Benchmarks, Nexus Marlin features the same specifications we leaked earlier i.e Snapdragon 820 SoC and the Adreno 530 GPU. 4GB of RAM is inside along with 32GB of internal storage. A 13MP Rear Camera with an 8MP selfie shooter in front. 

The Device will be powered with 3450mAh battery, and will come with Android 7.0 Nougat Pre-Installed.



Source- AnTuTu via- The_Malignant

Excluding Nexus, Motorola was the Fastest to Push Updates

 By Vaibhav Jain on August 17, 2016       

New Reports by Apteligent shows that Motorola was the fastest in terms of Updating Their Smartphones in the US ( Excluding Nexus Smartphones ), while ZTE was the slowest in Rolling Out the Updates.

As You can see in Above Graph, Excluding Nexus Devices, Motorola was the fastest to Update their Smartphones to Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Following Motorola, LG also proved to be fastest in rolling out updates.



This New Reports also shows that After Sony, Motorola Smartphones crashed the least while ZTE Smartphones Have the highest Crash Rate.

Altogether, After Nexus, Motorola proves to be the best in Software updates and Stability of Devices.



Source-Apteligent |via- AndroidAuthority

LG G5 Getting Android 7.0 Nougat In Korea Via Preview Program

 By Vaibhav Jain on August 16, 2016       

Google has already made Android 7.0 Nougat Official, But For now The Final firmware is not available for any Device. Though Google will be soon releasing out Android 7.0 Nougat Firmware and Sources Along with New Nexus Device.

Sony has already started testing Android 7.0 Nougat for its Xperia X Performance smartphones. Now, LG is also starting rolling out a beta  version of Android 7.0 Nougat to LG G5 users running on the LG U+ carrier network in South Korea via a Preview Program.

This Early Preview Program is only for Few users and will start from today and will run until August 16th, Only 2000 LG G5 users will be selected on a first come, first-served basis. 

All You have to do is to Download The LG OS preview application and Follow the steps.

VIA- AndroidHeadlines | Source- LG Korea

LeEco Launches Coolpad Cool1 with Dual Rear Cameras

 By Vaibhav Jain on August 16, 2016       

LeEco and Coolpad have jointly launched the Cool1 Smartphone with Dual Camera Setup, The Device is the first Smartphone of Cool Series.

The Smartphone comes with a 5.5-inch 1080p display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 652 SoC and runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS with EUI Skin. It has dual SIM support 4G VoLTE support. It packs a 4060mAh battery with fast charging support.

As far as the Cameras are concerned, The Cool1 have a dual 13-megapixel rear cameras with f/2.0 aperture, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) and dual-tone LED flash. It has 8MP front camera with f/2.2 aperture, 80-degree wide-angle lens.

The Smartphone is comes equipped with Fingerprint sensor which can unlock the Smartphone in 0.15 Seconds. It comes in Three colors namely Gold, Silver and Rose Gold.

The Device is priced at 

3GB RAM with 32GB- 1099 yuan (US$ 166 / Rs. 11,080 approx.) 
4GB RAM with 32GB- 1499 yuan (US$ 226 / Rs. 15,125 approx.) 4GB RAM with 64GB- 1699 yuan (US$ 256 / Rs. 17,135 approx.)

via- fonearena

Google Launches Duo, A 1-to-1 Video Calling App

 By Vaibhav Jain on August 16, 2016       

Earlier In May Google announced Two New Applications Allo and Duo at Google I/O and Today It's Finally launching Duo Application for Apple and Android.



"Duo" is a simple 1-to-1 Video Calling Application which lets you Do a Face to Face Real Time Video Chat with your Friends and Relatives. This App is end-to-end encrypted.

Its very Simple, Fast and reliable Application which comes with an Unique feature Called "Knock Knock" which lets you see live video of your caller before you answer, giving you a sense of what they’re up to and why they want to chat. Knock Knock makes video calling more spontaneous and welcoming, helping you connect with the person before you even pick up.

You can Download Duo Right now for Android and iOS.


Source:- Google

Moto Z becomes a Raspberry PI device!

 By Felipe Berhau on August 16, 2016       

The new Motorola Moto Z has been modded to become a Raspberry PI device, and it's amazing.

As you know, Motorola's Z phones allow Moto Mods, the new modular technology that allows you to attach anything you want to your smartphone. It could be a speaker, or a battery pack, or a projector. Well, now there's a Mod that makes your phone a Raspberry PI device.

Motorola teamed up with Element14, who will be shipping this Mod "HAT Adapter Board" which lets you add Raspberry PI add-ons to your Moto Z. You will be able to control it from your device and it will run as a normal Raspberry PI device.

Moto Z opens a new chapter in mobile computing. The phone could even run Windows or any other OS soon, or do anything else a phone won't do, thanks to Moto Mods.

Source

Nexus Sailfish Pictured Once Again From Different Angle

 By Vaibhav Jain on August 16, 2016       

Few days back a Twitter user ( usbfl ) leaked an Image showing Nexus Sailfish, Though the Image was of bad quality, but still we finally got a real look at Nexus Sailfish.

Today, usbfl ( twitter ) has once again leaked Nexus Sailfish Showing different Angle of The Device.

According to the leaker, The Nexus Sailfish is having Full Glass with Fingerprint Scanner at Back. The Nexus sailfish gonna looks like a cross between the Nexus 4 & iPhone with glass and fingerprint scanner on the back.

source- usbfl(twitter)

2016 Nexus Smartphones passes through FCC

 By Vaibhav Jain on August 15, 2016       

We have already seen multiple Renders and Real Life Images of HTC made 2016 Google Nexus Smartphones namely HTC M1 ( Marlin ) and HTC S1 ( Sailfish ).


Today, Two New HTC Nexus Smartphones with code names G-2PW2100 and G-2PW4100 just passes through FCC. The listing also points to Google’s Nexus website as the location of the handset manuals. The model numbers for both handsets also start with a "G" using Google’s own font, so it’s pretty clear that these are Nexus phones.

These FCC listings confirms that the devices will have 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth LE and NFC connectivity. 

Source: FCC | Via: Krispitech

HTC Nexus Sailfish Live Images leaks out!

 By Vaibhav Jain on August 15, 2016       

Nexus season is finally here, And with it, We are finally seeing the new 2016 Nexus smartphones in the flesh. 



Yesterday, We Just saw a new Real Blurred Image of Nexus Sailfish ( Uploaded by a New Twitter user ) and accordingly The Nexus Sailfish was a cross between the Nexus 4 & iPhone with glass and fingerprint scanner on the back.

Today, AndroidPolice has leaked new set of Images claiming that It's definitely Nexus Sailfish.Though The Images are Well Cropped.

The Nexus Sailfish Almost looks like AndroidPolice's render Image. According to them, Both Marlin and Sailfish will feature same design apart from size and battery, Both will be metal body

We have already seen first real Image of Nexus Marlin, protected by heavy case. 

via AndroidPolice