Xiaomi Mi 6 finally goes official in China, the company's homeland. As rumored, Xiaomi did not launch two variants of the phone, and there's no Mi 6 Plus in real life. Xiaomi might announce it in coming months. However, speculations were not wrong regarding the specifications of the phone. The Xiaomi Mi 6 retains the same display size of 5.15-inch as its predecessor Xiaomi Mi 5 and has Full HD resolution. At the heart of the phone is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC, paired with 6GB of RAM and Adreno 540 GPU. The phone comes with two storage options- 64GB and 128GB.
Xiaomi has added a dual rear camera setup on the phone with two 12MP sensors. One sensor will capture regular shots, and the other one is a telephoto sensor, same as the Apple iPhone 7 Plus. The phone comes 2*2 Wi-Fi band that delivers double speeds and broader range. It also has support for NFC for Mi-Pay. The Mi 6 comes with a larger 3340mAh battery with Qualcomm QuickCharge 4.0. There's also a silver colored variant of the phone, which looks incredibly dope. The Mi 6GB+64GB model will come with a price tag of 2499 Yuan ($363), and the 6GB+128GB variant comes with a price tag of 2899 ($421). The premium silver variant ships for 2999 Yuan ($435).
According to a new report out from Korea, the pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus smartphones touched a million since April 7. This figure is the highest preorder amount on record for a new phone in Samsung's home country. Samsung is expected to ship 60 million Galaxy S8(s) units overall, and according to analysts prediction, 50 million of those units will be purchased this year alone.
Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus will hit the shelves in the US and South Korea on April 21 and Samsung can't wait to get their best phones yet into the hands of customers starting this Friday. Samsung is set to launch the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ in India on April 19, that is tomorrow. The Smartphone will be available for pre-order on Flipkart following the launch.
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Google is pushing a much-needed update to the Google Play Store with a revamped 'My Apps and Games' section. After the new update, you can quickly update each application from the Play Store without opening the complete application page. As you can see in the image above, Google is adding a new 'Update' button for each application that is installed on your phone, allowing you to press the update button for per app updation, which is a good feature to have around.
Previously, users were left with only one option of 'Update all,' which by pressing start updating all the apps on your phone with newer versions. Nevertheless, the 'Update all' button is still present out there. There's a new Updates section that displays all the apps which are yet to be updated and all the apps which are recently updated. Another new section is 'Library,' that shows the applications which you have installed from your Google account in the past. Nice handy feature to show all your essential apps.
The update has already started rolling out in some countries, and it will take some time to reach your phone. Anyways, do keep an eye on the My Apps and Games section though.
This year's Google Pixel 2 will be the most anticipated phone of 2017, which is rumored to release in October. A new concept of the Pixel and Pixel launcher has posted online by a Google Plus user Gabriel Zegarra and it looks absolutely stunning.
As you can see in the images, the Pixel 2 will have almost zero sized bezels on either sides, same as the LG G6. Also, the phone in the images has very small chin compared to current Pixel phones.
Coming to the Pixel launcher, it is the same one seen the Pixel phones, but the user suggest that the font on the lock screen, home screen, and app drawer will be changed this time around. Google might replace Roboto font with Product on both lock screen and home screen, says the user.
Google has already confirmed the existence of Google Pixel 2 and it stay premium as per one of the company's official. Would you like to see the upcoming Pixel 2 with thin bezels? Let us know in the comments below. SOURCE
A little two weeks ago, Google announced Android 7.1.2 Stable build with April 2017 Security patches for the Nexus and Pixel devices. The OTA's and Firmware are already available for selected phones. Today, Google has started rolling out the Android 7.1.2 Nougat update though the OTA (Over-The-Air) for Google Pixel and Pixel XL Beta testers, while it might still take some time for all Pixel phone owners.
The update weighs in around 31MB with build no. N2G47E and is readily available for the Google Pixel/Pixel XL beta testers on Android 7.1.2 Beta. Along with the Android 7.1.2 goodies, the update brings a number of bug fixes, general performance/stability improvements, and adds new features including Enhanced notification stability, Fingerprint swipe, General connectivity improvements, and Battery usage alerts.
If you haven't got the notification of this new software update yet, Just go to Software updates menu in Settings, and It will automatically start downloading the latest update. The update will take around 10-15 minutes to get Installed on your device.
