You can now buy the Sapphire Blue Moto G5 in the UK

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 31, 2017       

The Special edition "Sapphire Blue" Motorola Moto G5 is now officially available for purchase in the UK. O2 is the exclusive seller of the Moto G5 in "Sapphire Blue," whereas the basic colors i.e. Lunar Grey and Fine Gold can be bought via Amazon UK.

The Smartphone costs £0 for an upfront cost for qualifying customers and £19 per month on top of the monthly phone bill cost. You can also opt for a prepaid plan with an upfront cost of £139.99, with a qualifying prepaid tariff. 



As of right now only the Moto G5 (non-plus) variant is available from O2, whereas the Moto G5 Plus with the same color will be launched in subsequent weeks with basic changes to the specs.

The Moto G5 sports a 5" Full HD display (1080p), 5MP front camera, 13MP rear camera, 2800mAh removable battery, Snapdragon 430 octa-core processor, 2GB/3GB RAM, 16/32GB internal storage with SD support and Rapid charging. It is worth noting that O2 only sells 16GB version of the Sapphire Blue Moto G5. 

Grab the Moto G5 Sapphire Blue: O2

via: AndroidHeadlines | Roland Quandt (Twitter)

Download: Samsung Galaxy S8 Wallpapers

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 31, 2017       

The Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus was officially unveiled by Samsung at a global press event this week, so as is the case shortly after these get-togethers, the wallpapers from the device are now in the wild.

Both the phone comes with Beautiful wallpapers including few Animated Infinity Wallpapers (which can be found in the Samsung Themes app) and 4 default stock backgrounds.

You can download all wallpapers down below. To do so, simply right-click on the one you like, select open link in new tab, save it to your PC or Smartphone.

Credits: David Wilson (Google Plus)

These companies are fighting to build the 2018 Pixel Smartphones

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 30, 2017       

Image: Benjamin Geskin

Last year, Google and HTC gave us the first two Pixel Smartphones i.e. Pixel with 5" Display and Pixel XL with 5.5" Display, with some extra Artificial intelligence in the form of the fledgling Google Assistant. According to the recent reports, Google has already sold over 2.1 million units of Pixel phones since their release in fall 2016. So, it's no surprise that the company is planning new models for 2017. 

HTC will continue to be Google's manufacturing partner for this year's Pixel smartphones as the Taiwanese Smartphone maker scored a two-year manufacturing deal from Google last year.

As reported by Digitimes, HTC is now competing with LG, TCL, and Coolpad for the Pixel 3 smartphones, which Google will release in 2018. The same report also notes that LG is more likely to win orders for the Pixel 3 smartphones. 

2017 Google Pixel rumors have been surfacing over the last couple of months and many of those rumors have been consistent across multiple reports. As per the initial reports, 2017 Google Pixel will be codenamed "Walleye" and the 2017 Pixel XL will be codenamed "Muskie", Google is also working on a third larger Smartphone under codename "taimen." 

Which company should make the 2018 Pixel Phones? Should it be HTC with its awesome designs? Or LG with its mind-blowing specs? Or Coolpad with affordable prices? Let us know what you think in the comments below.

Top Tech Brands Are Trying to Connect with You

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 30, 2017       

If you have been paying close attention to the tech market recently, you will have noticed that a lot of brands – particularly those who used to be conventional, like Samsung – are now engaging their users more and more. Enthusiast brands like OnePlus and Xiaomi have been doing this for a while, but traditional ones are now beginning to respond to users, take advantage of user-generated content and even run digital campaigns like never before.

The shift in marketing trends, according to the masters in business administration online department of Northeastern University, is caused by changes in behavior. We interact with each other differently these days, with social media being an essential part of our lives. Instead of formal reviews from various sources, we can now access peer reviews and tech videos easily.

To understand more about tech brands’ efforts in reaching out to their users, the Trends That Are Changing the Way Brands Market to Consumers by Northeastern University is the infographic to read.

Google has already sold 2.1 million units of Pixel and Pixel XL

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 30, 2017       

In 2016 we saw some incredible decisions taken by some of the reputed companies over the globe. One such decision that stands out from every other is that Google releasing their own smartphones. The Google Pixel phones were the search giant's first attempt to take on the Apple iPhone.

And, they succeeded in doing that. The Pixel and Pixel XL is widely regarded as the best smartphone of 2016 and best camera smartphone of all time. However, Google has done a poor job of shipping adequate supply of both Pixels.

Despite of Google's inability to maintain supply for its Pixel-branded smartphones, HTC has reportedly already shipped more than 2.1 million Pixel and Pixel XL units to Google since their release in fall 2016.

Comparing with Apple or Samsung, the numbers are quite low. However, if we consider how bad the Nexus sales were and Pixels are supposedly available only in a handful of countries, this number seems pretty impressive.

The 2017 Pixel Smartphones are still a few months away and hopefully by then a healthy number of units will be shipped.
Source: Ctee