Moto Z4 with 6.4-inch OLED display, Snapdragon 675, 48MP Rear camera surfaces [Update: Press image]

Update: May 2, 2019: Thanks to @evleaks, we now have press image of the Moto Z4 that shows a waterdrop notch display, single rear camera and support for Moto Mods. It also shows 3.5mm audio jack on the bottom. Moto Z4 pic.twitter.com/CauyXH8GaA — Evan Blass (@evleaks) May 2, 2019 Motorola launched the Moto Z3 and Z3 Play last year in India with support for Moto Mods. The rumours about the successor to the Z3 smartphone has been all over the web for over six months now and today, new reports have emerged regarding the key specifications and features of the upcoming Moto Z4 smartphone. Moto Z4 is said to be powered by the Snapdragon 675 Octa Core SoC along with support for Moto Mods. The Z4 will also have support for 5G with the help of 5G Mod from Motorola. The smartphone will reportedly flaunt a 6.4-inch OLED display with a full-HD resolution. With regards to optics, the Z4 is said to have a single 48MP rear camera and like the other 48MP camera smartphones in the market, the Z4 will use Quad Pixel technology to combine four pixels into a single large pixel in order to deliver images in 12MP resolution. The front-facing camera ...

Vivo Z3x with 6.26-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 660, dual rear cameras, Android Pie announced

Vivo has silently introduced a new smartphone named Vivo Z3x in China today. The smartphone is almost similar to Vivo Z1 smartphone that was launched last year.   Vivo Z3x flaunts a 6.26-inch 19:9 FULL HD+ TFT display with a resolution of 2280 x 1080 pixels.  Under the hood, it is powered by the Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 Mobile Platform along with 4GB RAM. There is 64GB of internal storage and it can be expanded via MicroSD up to 256GB. It features a metal and glass design, fingerprint sensor on the back and packs a 3260mAh battery. With regards to optics, the Z3x sports a Dual camera setup to the rear and it is a combination of 13MP + 2MP lens with an aperture of f/2.2 for the main lens and f/2.4 for the secondary lens. The front facing camera is a single 16MP unit with an aperture of f/2.0. The camera comes with different modes like Dynamic Photo, Beauty, Backlight, Portrait Background Blur Panorama, AR shooting, etc. Vivo Z3x specifications 6.26-inch (2280 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:9 IPS display Octa Core Snapdragon 660 14nm Mobile Platform (Quad 2.2GHz Kryo 260 + Quad 1.8GHz Kryo 260 CPUs) with Adreno 512 GPU 4GB RAM, 64GB internal memory, ...

Facebook F8 2019: New design for Facebook, lighter Messenger, WhatsApp Business catalog and more announced

At day 1 of Facebook F8 2019, Facebook announced a lot of new features and changes to its popular social media platforms i.e., Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp, Instagram, etc and the company opened the two-day event with a keynote on how they are building a more privacy-focused social platform. Facebook announced changes and new features to Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp, Instagram and launched two new virtual reality(VR) headsets. Messenger Firstly, Facebook has announced that they re-built the architecture of Messenger from the ground up to make it faster and lighter than ever before. With the new update, Messenger will now let users discover and watch videos from Facebook together in real time when there are not together with friends or family in their physical living room. A dedicated space has been introduced where users can discover Stories and messages with their closest friends and family. Apart from this, Facebook announced a Messenger Desktop app to make seamless messages from any device. Users can make group video calls, collaborate on projects or multi-task while chatting in Messenger. The desktop app will be available on both Windows and Mac OS. All the newly announced features for Messenger will begin to roll it out globally later this year. Facebook Facebook announced that the company is ...

Worldwide smartphone shipments decline 6.6% YoY in Q1 2019, HUAWEI posts 50.3% growth, Apple shipments down 30.2%: IDC

As the companies have posted their earnings, International Data Corporation (IDC) has announced that smartphone vendors have shipped 310.8 million units in Q1 2019, down 6.6% compared to the same quarter last year, and this also marks sixth consecutive quarter of decline. Samsung still retains the top spot with 71.9 million shipments, but it is down 8.1% from 78.2 million in Q1 2018. HUAWEI has posted 50.3% growth and climbs to the second spot with 59.1 million shipments, while Apple has been pushed to the third spot since it has managed to achieve just 36.4 million shipments, down 30.2% YoY. Xiaomi has also experienced decline in the quarter with 25 million shipments, down 10.2% YoY. Vivo and OPPO grab the fifth spot with 23.2 million  and 23.1 million shipments, respectively. Vivo has posted 24% growth, with India continues to be its most important market outside of China, but OPPO has seen a 6% decline YoY. Source

iPhone price corrections delivering ‘better results’ in India, expanding manufacturing capability: Apple CEO

During the FY Q2 2019 earnings call Apple CEO Tim Cook when answering questions talked about recent iPhone price adjustments in India, expanding local manufacturing and also about its retail store plans. He said that after the price adjustments for iPhone XR in India, Apple has seen preliminarily some better results. "Everything that we do, does advise everything we do in the future, so we try to learn the best we can and fold that into our thinking. And we'll obviously do that with this as well," he added. Regarding the expansion of local manufacturing earlier this year, opening retail stores, which has been in the news for the past few years, and Android being dominated in India, he said: I think India is a very important market in the long-term. It's a challenging market in the short-term. But we're learning a lot. We have started manufacturing there which is very important to be able to serve the market in a reasonable way. And we're growing that capability there. And we would like to place retail stores there. And we're working with the government to seek approval to do that. And so, we plan on going in there with sort of all of our might. We've opened ...

Apple reports $11.56 billion profit on $58 billion revenue in FY Q2 2019, iPhone revenue down 17% YoY

Apple has reported quarterly revenue of $58 billion, down 5% over last year with a net profit of $11.6 billion, down 15.94% YoY and earnings per diluted share of $2.46 for the financial year Q2 2019 that ended March 30, 2019. During earnings call Tim Cook said "For iPhone, while our worldwide revenue was down 17% from a year ago, declines were significantly smaller in the final weeks of the March quarter." 31.1 billion iPhone revenue, down 17% YoY.  Year-over-year performance improved relative to December quarter results in Greater China, in the Americas and in Japan. Installed base of iPhone reached a new all-time high at the end of March Mac revenue was $5.5 billion compared to $5.8 billion a year ago with the decline driven primarily by processor constraint on certain popular models. Double-digit Mac revenue growth in Japan and Korea setting new all-time Mac revenue records in both markets. iPad revenue was $4.9 billion and growth accelerating from the December quarter to 22%. iPad revenue grew in all five of our geographic segments, with a return to growth in Greater China and strong double-digit growth in all other segments. Overall, products revenue declined 9% driven primarily by iPhone $11.5 ...

Samsung Galaxy S10e Review – Compact flagship done right

After launching three smartphones in the 'S Series' in 2015, Samsung has been launching only two 'S Series' flagships starting with the Galaxy S7 in 2016, but this year the company launched the Galaxy S10e along with the  Galaxy S10 and the Galaxy S10+. Usually the cheaper version of the flagship phones have downgraded specifications. Even though the Galaxy S10e has a smaller FHD+ screen, capacitive fingerprint scanner and a smaller battery, it retains the powerful SoC, wireless charging along with Wireless PowerShare. Is this the best compact flagship smartphone? Let us dive into the review to find out. Box Contents Samsung Galaxy S10e in Prism Black color Samsung charger with Adaptive Fast Charging (9V-1.67A/5V-2A) Protective case USB Type-C cable USB Type-C OTG connector In-ear earphones tuned by AKG SIM ejector tool Quick start guide and warranty information Display, Hardware and Design The Galaxy S10e comes with a 5.8-inch Full HD+ Dynamic AMOLED Infinity-O display with a resolution of 2280 × 1080 pixels at 438PPI, aspect ratio of 19:9 and a screen-to-body ratio of about 83%, thanks to minimal bezels. It has a flat screen instead of a curved screen on the S10 and the S10+ so it doesn't have the edge rejection. Since the phone has AMOLED display, blacks are perfectly ...

Facebook F8: Instagram introduces new camera design, donation stickers and shopping from creators

At the Facebook F8 annual conference 2019, Facebook introduced new design and feature to its platform including a new redesign, WhatsApp support on Facebook's Portal, Dark Mode and more. Alongside, Facebook has also introduced new features and brought design changes to Instagram. Instagram has got additions in new Stickers in stories, new features in Camera, and changes in Shopping. Firstly, Instagram is rolling out a new 'Donation' sticker on stories. The sticker is rolling out in the US and starting today, people can raise money for a nonprofit they care about directly through Instagram Stories. Apart from this, users can use the donation sticker to create a nonprofit fundraiser and mobilize their community around a cause they care about. How to donate using the 'Donation' sticker?  Open the camera, take or upload a photo, tap the sticker icon and select the 'Donation sticker' from the tray. Choose a nonprofit to support and customize your fundraiser using creative tools. Once it’s live, swipe up on your story to view the total amount raised. 100% of the money you raise on Instagram goes to the nonprofit you are supporting. Apart from this, Instagram has introduced a new camera design which includes a new 'Create Mode' providing ...

Flipkart teases new Google Pixel launch in India on May 8th, Pixel 3a and 3a XL expected

A lot of leaks and rumors regarding Google's mid range Pixel smartphone has been all over the internet. Recently, Google accidentally leaked the name of the smartphone i.e., Pixel 3a on its official store and the company recently put up a teaser on its website that says 'Something big is coming to the Pixel universe'. Today, Flipkart has posted the same teaser hinting that Pixel 3a/3a XL might be launching in India on 8th May. Flipkart has posted a teaser on its homepage that says 'Losing sight after twilight'? which suggests that the teaser might be referring to the low light capabilities of the upcoming Pixel 3a/3a XL smartphones. Alongside this, another teaser on Flipkart says 'Help is on the way. Something big is coming to the Pixel universe on 8th May' with an image of a smartphone. This clearly suggests that the Pixel 3a/3a XL will be launched on 8th May in India and will be sold via Flipkart. Pixel 3a is rumored to flaunt a 5.6-inch FHD+ OLED 18.5:9 display and is said to be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 Octa-core SoC. On the other hand, Pixel 3a XL is rumored to flaunt a 6-inch FHD+ OLED 18.5:9 display and is ...

Redmi Note 7 Pro 6GB + 128GB version in Nebula Red and Space Black to go on sale in India from May 1st

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 7 Pro smartphone in India in February. The 4GB RAM with 64GB storage version priced at Rs. 13,999 went on sale starting from March 13, and the 6GB RAM with 128GB storage version went on sale from April 10th on at Rs. 16,999, but it was only available in Neptune Blue version. Now the company has listed both the Nebula Red and Space Black versions on Flipkart and Mi.com ahead of sale tomorrow, May 1st. To remind you, the phone packs a  6.3-inch Full HD+ waterdrop notch display with 1.95mm narrow bezels, 81.37% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by Snapdragon 675 SoC with up to 6GB of RAM, runs Android Pie with MIUI 10 on top. It has a 48-megapixel rear camera with 1/2″ Sony IMX586 sensor with f/1.79 aperture. It offers 12MP output by default using super pixel tech, but you can enable 48MP output in Pro mode. It has a 5-megapixel secondary camera for portrait shots and also comes with AI features such as steady handheld night photography. There is a 13-megapixel camera on the front with AI beautify and AI portrait features as well as AI face unlock. It has an Aura design with a glass back with 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection, has ...