Nokia Announces Withings Steel HR Special Edition on the Eve of Mother's Day

 By Unknown on April 22, 2017       

Finnish gear maker, Nokia who has the rights to sell the Withings products has announed a special edition of its Withings Steel HR health watch. Nokia has launched this product on the eve of the Mother's day. 

The Steel HR Edition Leather comes wrapped in a gift box, which has the box inside, leather strap, charger, and a standard silicone strap, which is ideal while playing games or swimming. 

The leather strap is an Italian hazelnut leather one, which is way strudier than the silicon strap. Rest of the things are normal when compared to the previous one. It has a heart rate monitor, which can be useful to check your heartbeat. 

The Steel HR works with the Health Mate app, which has various features such as activity tracking, heart rate monitor, etc. It has the ability to display notifications for calls, text messages, etc. Also, Nokia promises a battery life of 25 days. The special edition Steel HR retails for 229.5 Euro (approx. $242).

OnePlus 3 is the Top Rated Smartphone in China in March 2017 Says AnTuTu

 By Unknown on April 22, 2017       

Arguably, OnePlus 3 is the best smartphone of 2016 with flagship specifications at an affordable price, and it's continuing in 2017 as well. According to the data released by AnTuTu, the OnePlus 3 is the top rated smartphone in China in March 2017. 

Xiaomi Mi Max is the second best-rated smartphone next to OnePlus. The list is filled with five Xiaomi phones- Mi Max, Mi Mix, Redmi Note 3, Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, and Mi 5. The OnePlus 3T is the fifth rated smartphone in the country. 

While the phones mentioned above are the top rated Android phones, the iOS top-rated phones are led by the Apple's compact yet powerful smartphones, iPhone SE. The small smartphone is powered by the Apple iPhone 6s Plus. 

Both the 2016 Apple flagship phones- iPhone 7 and 7 Plus occupy the fourth and sixth position. The three-year-old iPhone 5s is the third rated smartphone in the China land. 

Moto Z is now cheaper than the Moto Z Play in Germany

 By Vaibhav Jain on April 22, 2017       

Modular phone was first introduced by LG back at the MWC 2016 with the LG G5. However, it was Lenovo who took the concept to a whole new level with their Moto Z range of phones. The Moto Z and Z Force being high-end flagship phones while the Moto Z Play is the lower-specced, slightly cheaper version of the flagship Moto Z.

With Moto Z Play you get a 5.5" full HD screen, a Snapdragon 625 SoC and a 16MP camera. It's 7mm thin and comes with a headphone jack. In terms of design, it doesn't differ much from the Moto Z, though this one comes with a glass back.

Priced right, the Moto Z Play became much popular due to it's bigger battery paired with Snapdragon 625 SoC. Due to the falling demand of the Original Moto Z over the Z Play, The Standard Moto Z is now available at much cheaper rates than the Moto Z Play. As posted by a reddit user, the Standard Moto Z now costs 249 Euro while the Moto Z Play is available at 359 Euro at Saturn (Store) in Germany.

In the next popular comment, a user replies "Some people don't need 1440p or the SD821, and would get far more benefit out of much better battery life. Besides, 1080p and the SD625 are both enough for many people. I would have still bought the Z Play even if the regular Z was cheaper." The thread has since turned into each subsequent user commenting that they will still choose the Moto Z Play over the Standard Moto Z, because Why not?

Via: Reddit

This is the Moto Z2 Play

 By Unknown on April 22, 2017       

TechnoBuffalo just leaked the Moto Z2 Play and it looks freaking gorgeous! Motorola is set to release this phone soon, and you can see some things changed in this design.

For instance, its all-metal now and takes some cues from the Moto G5 Plus. There is a single camera, a round fingerprint scanner and a front facing LED light. From the pictures, you can see it's all metal now, compared to the original Z Play which had a glass back. The screen doesn't seem to differ, so expect a 5.5" screen. Battery life will be big just like last year.

The rest of the specs and the release date are yet to be confirmed.

Source

(Update) March Android security patch now rolling out to the Moto Z Play

 By Vaibhav Jain on April 21, 2017       

Article: 30/03/2017

The Moto Z Play smartphones are now receiving latest March, 2017 Android security patch in the Europe. This software patch contains Google’s critical security updates for the Android 7.0 Nougat operating system.

Motorola’s instructions explain that for a successful installation, the battery in your phone should be at least 50% charged and your device should be connected to a Wi-Fi network or LTE. The changelog for the software patch does not explicitly mention any other improvements to the device.



Motorola has already updated the Moto Z family along with the Moto Z Play to Android 7.0 Nougat. While this update would have been more exciting if it had brought Nougat 7.1.1, which is already available for Google's Pixel and Nexus devices. 

Got the latest March Security update on your Moto Z Play? Let us know in comments section below!

Update: 21/04/2017

 Following a 195MB software update with some new features, Motorola has started rolling out March Android security patch with build no. NPNS25.137-24-1-4 for the Moto Z Play in India

Xiaomi Mi6 Ceramic Edition Unboxing!

 By Vaibhav Jain on April 21, 2017       

The Xiaomi Mi6 is now official with Snapdragon 835 SoC, Dual Rear Camera, and Lacks 3.5mm Headphone Jack. The device comes in three color variants, but the one worth talking about is the Ceramic variant.

In this YouTube Video, we’ll take you around the packaging of the phone, share some initial thoughts on the in-hand feel.

Let's unbox the Xiaomi Mi6 Ceramic edition!

 

(Update) Several Verizon Moto G5 Plus Users are Complaining that they Can't Call 911 Due to Software Bug

 By Unknown on April 20, 2017       

There's no fact denying that the Motorola Moto G5 Plus is the best budget smartphone under $300 price bracket. It has a great camera for the asking price, excellent build, powerful hardware, and stock Android, which loved by everyone. 

However, users of Verizon Moto G5 Plus are complaining a weird bug in the software of the phone as it is not allowing them to call emergency number 911. 

When some user tried to contact Verizon, they replied him that it's a software bug and can be fixed with an update, but they did not mention any timeline for the update, which is annoying. 

Several users are complaining the issue on Reddit, but Motorola is yet to respond them. Nevertheless, it's a critical bug that needs to be addressed by the company at the earliest. 

I really loved​ the phone at first but discovered just two weeks in that there is a Motorola software but which appears on Verizon network when using their G4 LTE network which prevents you from calling 911. I received the phone on Apr 2, 2017 and on Apr 16 I discovered that 911 calls couldn't be​ made. Luckily I was only calling only to report suspicious activity at a business and not a personal crime because calls would not go through. - Amazon user

Needed to call an ambulance today, dialed 911. Immediate disconnect. Disabled bluetooth, restarted phone, did all the raindances. Remember, I'm in a situation where I need paramedics so this is a little insane. - Reddit user

Update:

Motorola will be issuing a fix for this issue within the next week, until this software update arrives, Moto G5 Plus users on Verizon should head into Settings > More > Wireless & networks > Cellular networks and ensure that “Enhanced 4G LTE Mode” is turned off. 

OnePlus rolls out Open Beta 14 and 5 for OnePlus 3 and 3T with bug fixes and improvements

 By Vaibhav Jain on April 20, 2017       

OnePlus has now started rolling out Open Beta 14 for OnePlus 3 and Open Beta 5 for OnePlus 3T users. Both the beta updates are exactly the same in terms of features along with an identical changelog. This new update is based on Android 7.1.1 Nougat.

OnePlus 3/3T users who are already running preview Open Beta (13 and 4), should be automatically notified of these new updates. The OTA update weighs in at 1388MB. 

The new update brings bug fixes and other optimizations to both the OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T including Bluetooth improvements, GPS and Night Mode optimizations, Launcher fixes and other optimizations. In addition to, the community app has been updated to version 1.8.

If you’ve already flashed a previous Open Beta build, you will receive this update via OTA. If you haven’t, you will need to flash this build by ADB sideload. You can grab the files of Open beta 5 and 14 for the OnePlus 3 and 3T from the below link. 

OnePlus 3 OxygenOS Open Beta 14 | OnePlus 3T OxygenOS Open Beta 5

Motorola Moto G4 Play Confirmed to Receive Android Nougat Update in June

 By Unknown on April 20, 2017       

Lenovo-owned Motorola rolled out the Android Nougat update for the both its Moto G4 and G4 Plus back in March, leaving out the third phone G4 Play users bothered. However, the company has already confirmed that they will release the update for the phone in coming months. 

But there's no estimated time provided by them. Android Authority reports that the update will be released in June and will gradually roll out across all the countries. 

"Consumers will start to see Android Nougat on Moto G4 Play in June," said a spokesperson of Lenovo to the blog. Also, the report cites that the update will be first released to the US users of Moto G4 Play. 

Finally, there' some good news for the owners of G4 Play as they have been waiting for the update since ages now. Motorola might release the soak test build next month. So, wait for that.