Nokia 7 Design and Specs Leak!!!

 By Vaibhav Jain on October 18, 2017       

Nokia is all set to reveal the Nokia 7 on October 19th during an event in China. The device is expected to feature mid-tier specifications. We haven't seen any possible renders or live images of the Nokia 7, but that's going to change today, thanks to an alleged leak from baidu.

As you can see in the below Sketch (Sort of), the Nokia 7 looks promising and resembles the upcoming Nokia 9 in terms of the rear design. The device may come with a 5.2" 1080p display. It will be powered by Snapdragon 630 SoC.

One thing that is worth noticing is that the Nokia 7 will be having rear fingerprint sensor instead of front fingerprint sensor, which can be found in previous Nokia Smartphones including the Nokia 5, Nokia 6 and Nokia 8.

This leaked design is very likely going to be the real deal, as it came from trusted Nokia leaker Nokibar. That said, Nokia is expected to reveal the Nokia 7 tomorrow in China.

Recently Nokia announced the Nokia 8 with Outdated 5.3-inch QHD IPS display with huge chin and top bezels. It is powered by the Snapdragon 835 SoC, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of internal storage. The phone comes dual rear cameras with Zeiss Optics, Splashproof (IP54), OZO 360-degree Audio, and includes USB Type-C port, Bluetooth 5.0, and NFC. The phone runs Android 7.1.1 Nougat.

Nokia 7 will be priced in at around 350$ which lies between the Nokia 6 and Nokia 8. Thoughts?

2018 Moto G family includes Moto G6, Moto G6 Plus, and Moto G6 Play

 By Vaibhav Jain on October 17, 2017       

In 2017 we saw several launches from Motorola, such as the new mid-range Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus, a few months later, the Moto G5s and Moto G5s Plus. Now, according to Evan Blass, it's time to get ready for the Moto G6, Moto G6 Plus, and even the return of the "Play" edition with Moto G6 Play.

Just like the Moto G Play (G4 Play), the Moto G6 Play is going to be Motorola's ultra-budget Smartphone with average specs for 2018. Additionally, unlike the Moto E and Moto C series which comes with Mediatek Processor, the Moto G6 Play is expected to feature a Snapdragon SoC.

Motorola might reveal the Moto G6 series at the next Mobile World Congress that will take place in Barcelona in late February 2018.

In comparison to the Moto G5, Motorola is expected to at least implement the Snapdragon 435 with 3 to 4GB of RAM to the Moto G6 . The Moto G6 Plus, on the other is expected to come with the Snapdragon 630 or even Snapdragon 660, both SoC's being well above the current "Snapdragon 625" of Moto G5 Plus and Moto G5s Plus.

All said and done, these are just rumors, and none of them are officially confirmed by the company. We will update you in there's any info related to Moto G6. Stay tuned to our Facebook and Twitter page to get the first News.

Evan Blass | Concept: TechDroider x Motorola-Fans

Android 8.1 Oreo for Pixel Phones will be available in Coming Weeks

 By Vaibhav Jain on October 17, 2017       

Just a few days back Google updated the Android SDK Build-Tools to version 26.0.2 with support for Android 8.1 and today along with the Pixel Visual Core announcement, the company also announced that an Android 8.1 update is coming in a few weeks for its Pixel Smartphones.

In the coming weeks, we will enable Pixel Visual Core as a developer option in the developer preview of Android Oreo 8.1 (MR1). Later, we will enable it to all third-party apps using the Android Camera API, giving them access to the Pixel 2’s HDR+ technology.

That means the Developer preview for Android 8.1 Oreo (MR1) will be available for the Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, and Pixel 2 XL in the Coming weeks. Google might also bring new features including Pixel 2 exclusive stuffs for 2016 Pixel devices along with the Android 8.1 Update.

That said, there's no exact date yet for when Google will release the Android 8.1 Operating System. We'll let you know once we get more information regarding this.

Via: Droid-Life

[Update: Fake] Latest rumored OnePlus 5T launch date

 By Vaibhav Jain on October 17, 2017       

We already know that OnePlus has started working on its next flagship Smartphone OnePlus 5T and according to the latest rumors the Chinese firm plans to release the device in upcoming months.

With the OnePlus 5T, OnePlus is considering moving the fingerprint scanner on the back and this will also allow OnePlus to implement the 18:9 6" display with 2160 x 1080p to the front. Additionally, the OnePlus 5T front design might resemble the recently leaked Oppo F5.

Back in June, during AMA (Ask Me Anything) event on Reddit, OnePlus revealed that they could have implemented a bezel-less display to the OnePlus 5, but due to lack of resources, the OnePlus 5 uses the same screen as the OnePlus 3T.

Now, according to the leaked Press Invite (Likely fake), OnePlus 5T may come in the first week of November. As you can see in the below Image there's a almost bezel-less phone outline containing a T in it.

All said and done, these are just rumors, and none of them are officially confirmed by the company. We will update you in there's any info related to OnePlus 5T.

GSMArena

Lineage OS update brings WiFi vulnerability "KRACK" fix

 By Vaibhav Jain on October 17, 2017       

Lineage community has updated all the official Lineage OS 14.1 builds with WPA2 WiFi vulnerability "KRACK" Fix. The Key Reinstallation Attacks (A.K.A KRACKs) was first discovered by Mathy Vanhoef of imec-DistriNet, KU Leuven. It’s a WiFi vulnerability that breaks WPA2 by forcing nonce reuse.

According to krackattacks.com, An attacker within range of a victim can serious weakness of WPA2 using key reinstallation attacks (KRACKs). Attackers can use this attack technique to read information that was previously assumed to be safely encrypted. This can be abused to steal sensitive information such as credit card numbers, passwords, chat messages, emails, photos, and so on. The attack works against all modern protected Wi-Fi networks. Depending on the network configuration, it is also possible to inject and manipulate data.

If your device supports Wi-Fi, it is most likely affected. Google is expected to fix this vulnerability with its November Security patch, which will be available next month for Nexus and Pixel devices. Until then if your device is unlocked and have custom recovery, you can install the latest LineageOS 14.1 build.

LineageOS 15 based on Android Oreo is coming soon: "While the cm-14.1 branch development hasn’t stopped, we’re also working on the next LineageOS version (15.0), based on the latest Android 8.0. We will refrain from giving any ETA, just patiently wait until the new branch is ready for release-time. - Team Lineage OS"