Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 visits Geekbench with Snapdragon 617

Xiaomi has always offered great bang for the buck, so it's exciting to see hints of the Redmi Note 5, which combines two current flagship trends – 18:9 bezel-less screen and dual cameras. Better yet, rumors hint at a Snapdragon 660 chipset – a “lite” version of the flagship 835 SoC.

A Geekbench 4 result potentially sours the inflow of rumors – it lists a Qualcomm MSM8952 chipset, aka Snapdragon 617. Well, eight Cortex-A53 cores at a low clock speed are no match for eight Kryo cores. Not to mention the aging GPU...

There’s hope, however, it seems that Geekbench messed up the chipset model number. Compare the scores to those of a Moto G4 (S617), the Redmi Note 5 scores noticeably higher in the single-core test.

There’s more – here are the scores of the vivo X9 Plus, which is also listed with MSM8952. Much closer, right? And a trip to our database reveals that this model uses Snapdragon 653.

So there is still hope, perhaps the early software of the phone tripped up Geekbench. The 3GB of RAM are not ideal, but not bad for a budget device – it starts at just CNY 999 / $150 / €130. Quite the bargain for a 5.5” screen, a 16MP + 5MP dual camera and a chunky 4,000mAh battery.

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Nokia 7 launches in China with glass back, Snapdragon 630

The Nokia 7 is the first Android device from the brand to sport a glass back - it's a vacuum molded 3D Corning Gorilla Glass construction no less. The 7's frame is 7000 series aluminum with diamond cut beveled edges.

It sure looks premium (if you can ignore those bezels), and it comes with IP54 certification, which means it's splashproof essentially. Inside, you'll find the Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 running the show, paired with either 4GB or 6GB of RAM. microSD cards are supported for expanding the built-in 64GB of storage.

The screen is a 5.2" 1080p IPS LCD with Gorilla Glass 3 on top. The main camera is a 16 MP unit with f/1.8 aperture, 1.12um pixels, and a dual-tone LED flash. For selfies you have a 5 MP f/2.0 snapper with larger 1.4um pixels and an 84-degree field-of-view.

Connectivity-wise you get Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, USB Type-C, a 3.5mm headset jack, NFC, and LTE Cat.6. The system keys are capacitive, and the fingerprint sensor is on the back. The handset runs Android 7.1.1 Nougat (with an Oreo update promised) and has a 3,000 mAh battery with support for 18W fast charging.

The Nokia 7 comes with "a Zeiss imaging experience" that includes the ability to capture what HMD Global calls "bothies" - a split screen visual for photos as well as videos that harnesses both front and rear cameras simultaneously. Nokia OZO audio is built-in for recording immersive sound too.

The device will be offered in Gloss Black (pictured above) and Matt White. It will be available in China on October 24 for CNY 2,499 (that's around $377 or €320) with 4GB of RAM, and CNY 2,699 ($407 or €345) with 6GB. At the moment we have no information about when (or if) the Nokia 7 will be sold in other countries.

Samsung's Galaxy S8 duo retain top spot in Consumer Reports' chart

In its latest report, US-based magazine Consumer Reports has once again put the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ at the top of its list of best performing smartphones. Apple's iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus claimed the fourth and fifth place, respectively.

The third spot, interestingly, was claimed by last year's Galaxy S7. However, not all is rosy for Samsung, as it's latest Note series offering - Galaxy Note8 - came in at number six. The magazine deducted points for sub-par durability and heavy weight from the latest Note.

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ZTE introduces nubia Z17s, specifications, price, availability

Nubia, ZTE's subsidiary branch launched two new pair of flagship devices nubia Z17s and nubia Z17 miniS

ZTE NUBIA Z17 S
It comes with 5.73'' display of 18:9 ratio with full HD+ resolution. The red home button is now embedded in the screen as UI touch

Under the hood, latest Snapdragon 835 processor paired with 6gigs of ram and 64 gigs of storage and 8 gigs of ram with 128 gigs of on board storage. Android nougat with nubia UI 5.1 on the top

Coming to camera department, it's unchanged on the back with 12+24 mp combo but added a extra cam to the front with a pair the 5mp shooters. Gorilla glass on the front and the all aluminium alloy body is covering the specs

Juice comes from 3100 Mah battery with fast charging support. ZTE promises 50 percent in 25 minutes

The phone is sold in either Black or Blue for CNY2,999/$455 for the 6 GB version and CNY3,999/$607 for the 8 GB option. JD.com has the phone available for pre-order until October 19 when the actual sales begin at 10 AM local time.

Source link-(http://m.nubia.com/active/new_phones.html ) 

Huawei confirms the Mate 10 will run Android Oreo

It was always expected, but now we have an official confirmation - the Huawei Mate 10 that is bound to arrive on October 16 will run Android 8.0 Oreo out of the box. This was confirmed by the company on its official Weibo account today.

A short two-second video shows the outline of the new AI-focused chipset that Huawei is promoting for some time. On the inside of the square, the symbol of the company and the logo of the OS are next to each other.

This would’ve been vague, but the video is accompanied by the text: “Equipped with Android 8.0 to give you a better Android experience. With the powerful combination on October 16 #HuaweiMate10 #Munich.”

The Huawei Mate 10 family is expected to follow the trend of 18:9 screens. Leaked renders already most likely confirmed the design of the front and back of the Mate 10 Pro, while the regular Mate 10could be almost the same, but with a home button/fingerprint scanner on the front, as images suggested.

Pure white version of the essential phone goes on sale

Essential announced four colours for its phone i-e stellar grey, ocean depths, black moon and pure white, but only Black moon colour was on sale. Now company has confirmed that white colour variant is on sale.

Essential confirmed that it is available via its official website and other third party retailers like Amazon, sprint and best buy. But only essential website is showing buy now all other retailers are showing coming soon

We hope essential makes it available through all the chain, fingers crossed 

Apple teams up with LG display for foldable iPhone

Apple has reportedly started working on a foldable iPhone with LG Display, not Samsung Display -- the sole OLED supplier -- possibly due to concerns over tech leaks to its archrival Samsung Electronics. 

According to The Bell on Oct. 11, LG Display recently created a task force to develop a foldable OLED screen for the new iPhone model, while its parts-making sister firm LG Innotek has also setup a team dedicated to developing the rigid flexible printed circuit board, more widely called RFPCB.

Citing unnamed industry sources, the report said, the panel production could start from 2020, which means Apple could delay its phone launch compared to Samsung's first foldable phone that is likely to debut next year. 

Apple usually starts a new phone project a year before launch, sharing key features, including the panel, with suppliers. LG reportedly completed its own foldable OLED panel prototype two to three years ago and has been upgrading the durability and the yield rate. 

Currently, Samsung is exclusively supplying panels for the latest iPhone X, the first OLED iPhone. For next year’s new iPhone, the Korean tech giant is also expected to be the sole supplier.

Amid Samsung’s near monopoly in mobile OLED production, Apple has been strengthening its partnership with LG Display, its long-time LCD partner. 

LG has recently started its first OLED production for phones at its E5 plant in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province. The first batch of the production will be shipped to LG Electronics and some Chinese handset makers, while the production for iPhone is expected to start from as early as 2019 when its new plant, called E6, is completed in Paju, Gyeonggi Province. 

Apple is considering investing in the E6 plant in a push for LG to beef up OLED production. Sources say the two firms have tentatively agreed on the investment but details have not yet been finalized.

Source link-http://m.theinvestor.co.kr/view.php?ud=20171011000678

Apple released IOS 11.0.3 for iPad and iPhone

IPhone and iPad are getting IOS 11.0.3 update which weighs about 285mb

This update fixes two main bug issues, an audio issue on iPhone 7 and iPhone 7plus, and ir-responsible touch input issue of iPhone 6s units which where serviced with non-genuine display parts
Apple has issued a warning to such customer and requested sted not to use such parts,  as it may effect the visual quality of the display 

Leaked - Huawei Mate 10 Lite will be launched in Europe for €349

Dutch retailer Belsimpel has leaked the price of Huawei Mate 10 Lite and listed in its website as €349

Coming to Specifications it has four cameras, a 16+2 mp on the back and 13+2mp on the frond. Screen is of 18:9 ratio and a fingerprint sensor on the back

Black and gold colours are listed and blue will join in future

Source link-https://www.belsimpel.nl/huawei/huawei-mate-lite-zwart/abonnement#popup

Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 launched in India today and it will be flipkart exclusive

Xiaomi launched its latest offering in India "Mi Mix 2". It is exclusively available via flipkart.coming to Specifications it has an amazing screen to body ratio which stared the 18:9 ratio trend in the market. 5.99" full HD display, Snapdragon 835 processor coupled with 6 GB ram, 128 GB on board storage, 12mp shooter with Sony IMX386 Sensor on the back and 5mp cam on the front, it fueled by 3400 Mah battery with fast charging support. MIUI 8 is on the top of the regular nougat software

And now coming to the price, it is the most expensive offering from the Xiaomi with price of 35,999 Indian rupees ($551).

The Mi Mix 2 will be available on October 17 in a special preview sale exclusively on Mi.com and Flipkart. Eventually, the phone will be available in Mi Home retail stores and other retail partners across the country in the first week of November.

Nokia 3310 3g with dual sim is now live for pre-order in Europe

Nokia(HMD) 3310 3g version was unveiled last month with dual sim support, and now it's available for pre-order in Europe

Europe retailer digitalo listed the handset for €69.90 which translates to $82. Shipping may take place around 30 November,awaiting more details

No dates are available for United States and Australia, stay tuned
Source link-https://www.digitalo.de/products/887915/Nokia-3310-3G-Dual-SIM-Handy-Azur.html?products_model=X799301

Honor 7X is now official with 18:9 screen and dual camera

Huawei just introduced Honor 7X, meaning its sub-brand has officially entered the world of 18:9 screens (we’re not counting this one, which is sold under four different names).

The LCD measures 5.93” - about as wide as the 5.5” screen of the Honor 6X, but taller. It has 1,080 x 2,160px resolution (407ppi) and it sits below a 2.5D glass. The fingerprint reader on the 6X was already on the back, so no change here.

The camera has been updated, however. We’re now looking at a 16MP main camera with a 2MP secondary one along with an 8MP camera on the front.

The Honor 7X is powered by a Kirin 659 chipset – eight Cortex-A53 cores grouped in two clusters along with Mali-T830 MP2 graphics. The RAM is fixed at 4GB, but the storage ranges from 32GB to 128GB and there’s room for a microSD card on the hybrid dual SIM slot.

The phone will launch with Android 7.0 Nougat + EMUI 5.1. It has a 3,340mAh battery and a microUSB port (sigh). The phone’s metal body measures 7.6mm thick and weighs 165g.

Next year's iPad Pro lineup to come with Face ID on board

The iPhone X is the first Apple device to ship with a TrueDepth front-facing camera that enables Face ID, the new facial recognition unlocking mechanism. But apparently the upcoming smartphone won't be the only Face ID-endowed Apple product for long.

In a note to investors shared today, KGI Securities Ming-Chi Kuo says he believes Apple will add the TrueDepth camera and Face ID functionality to next year's iPad Pro refresh. This is supposed to boost the competitiveness of the company's premium tablets. Don't expect Face ID to come to non-Pro iPads anytime soon, though. On the other hand, all 2018 iPhones should have Face ID built-in.

The new iPad Pro models could arrive as soon as the first half of 2018, since the last iPad Pro update happened in June this year. Kuo thinks Android device makers will begin researching Face ID-like technology for use in their own products, abandoning under-screen fingerprint recognition in the process. That said, the same analyst also claims Samsung's Galaxy Note9 will actually sport such an under-display sensor - so perhaps the 'Android device makers' referenced here do not include the Korean behemoth.

ZTE Axon M with foldable screen spotted at FCC

The foldable, dual-screened ZTE Axon M is now one step closer to store shelves, since it's been certified by the US FCC. The handset, codenamed Axon Multy, is expected to be unveiled on October 17 at an event in Brooklyn. It will be exclusive to AT&T, at least at first, and has been rumored to retail for $650.

The phone's main claim to fame will clearly be its foldable design, featuring two touchscreens. When it's folded, the Axon M will have a screen both on its front and its back - definitely a novel look. These are said to come with 1080p resolution each. When unfolded, you'll have a 6.8-inch 2,160x1,920 viewing surface.

The FCC listing confirms the Axon M name and tells us that its model number will be Z999. It also reveals that the phone will ship running Android 7.1.2 Nougat, and not the newer Oreo unfortunately. Spec-wise you should expect to get the Snapdragon 820, 4GB of RAM, 32GB of built-in storage, a single 20 MP camera, and a 3,120 mAh battery.

Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 will be flipkart exclusive in India launching today at 12 noon

We already know that Xiaomi's bezel-less Mi Mix 2smartphone is arriving in India today (October 10), and now it has been confirmed that the device will be exclusive to online retailer Flipkart at launch. The confirmation came in the form of a tweet from Flipkart.

Of course, the Chinese company will also be officially selling the phone in the country - it will be available through Mi.com as well as Xiaomi's Mi Home stores across India.

The Snapdragon 835-powered handset was made official last month, and has only been available so far in China, where it has proven to be quite popular.

BlackBerry Motion is now official without physical keyboard

The BlackBerry Motion is now official with a 5.5-inch 1080p LCD and no physical keyboard whatsoever - neither slide-out nor permanently fixed one.

The new BlackBerry phone is built around a Snapdragon 625 chipset with 4GB of RAM, 32GB of built-in storage and a 4,000mAh battery. With a power-efficient chipset and a huge battery like that battery life should be quite impressive.

Imaging is covered by a single 12MP f/2.0 camera on the back and an 8MP selfie camera on the front. There's IP67-certified protection against dust and water.

The BlackBerry Motion has the same Android 7.1 as the BlackBerry Keyone.

Despite the midrange chipset and storage the Motion comes with the solid build we've come to expect from BlackBerry. It will retail for around $460 starting with the Middle East - UAE and Saudi Arabia. It won't come to North America at first, but there's no other word on future market expansion.

Huawei 7X appears on TENAA and Geekbench

The Honor 7X appeared in images on TENAA, the Chinese certification center. The phone will have an 18:9 display, two cameras on the back, implemented in the antenna band and a square fingerprint reader.

The phone also appeared on Geekbench, unveiling more specs, including the chipset. The successor of the Honor 6X will come with Kirin 659 SoC, paired with 4 GB RAM.

The listing also reveals that the Huawei Honor 7X will come with Android 7.0 Nougat OS, meaning the Chinese manufacturer will most likely put its in-house EMUI 5.1 on top. Looking at the benchmark results, the single-core run yielded 909 points while the multi-core score was 3,159. The cores of the 16 nm chipset are clocked at 1.71 GHz.

Sources suggest the price tag of the Honor 7X will be between CNY1,799 and CNY2,099 ($270 and $316).

New Huawei Mate 10 Pro renders confirm design

Huawei's new Mate 10 family will be announced in a week, on October 16, and we'll be there to bring you the complete coverage of the devices. But until then we can enjoy the latest leak, showing one of the three or four family members, the Huawei Mate 10 Pro.

We've seen the Mate 10 Pro on another occasion, courtesy of Evan Blass, and now get two new renders by way of China Weibo's @ichangezone.

The renders offer more of the same - a front housing an 18:9 aspect screen and a dual-toned back design, two cameras with Leica branding and a back-mounted fingerprint scanner.

The renders don't really show the reflective back, we've seen from other leaks but that may belong to one of the other rumored Mate 10 devices - the Lite, regular or Porsche Design.

New Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 smiles to the cam with dual camera and 18:9 screen

Up until this point we knew some details about Xiaomi's first 18:9 midranger - the Redmi Note 5 - and have seen it in renders but we're now finally being treated to a few snaps from the wild.

The device in the blurry images looks like a prototype of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 complete with a minimal-bezel front where there'll likely be a 5.5-inch 18:9 display, and the dual camera setup on the back.

It's rumored that the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 will have a 16MP+5MP setup on the back and a front-facing camera of unknown resolution.

The chipset of choice will either be a Snapdragon 660 or, more likely, a MediaTek Helio P25. The battery is rumored to have a 4,000mAh capacity.

We expect Xiaomi to release a few different variants of the Redmi Note 5, either with 3GB or 4GB of RAM.

Asus zenfone4 selfie Lite launched with 13mp front cam

Asus has unveiled yet another ZenFone 4 variant. The Asus ZenFone 4 Lite has been launched in the Philippines, and is a budget smartphone with a focus on the selfie camera. The rest of the specifications are decidedly entry-level, with a Snapdragon 425 SoC one of the examples. The smartphone is due to go on sale this month, media reports indicate. It has been launched in Deepsea Black, Mint Green, Rose Pink, and Sunlight Gold colour variants. Asus is also touting 100GB of free space via Google Drive for 2 years.

According to Philippines-based site Revu, the Asus ZenFone 4 Lite is priced between $156 (roughly Rs. 10,200) and $176 (roughly Rs. 11,500). The dual-SIM (Nano) smartphone runs Asus ZenUI 4.0 based on Android 7.0 Nougat, and sports a 5.5-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) IPS display with 2.5D curved glass. As we mentioned, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 425 SoC coupled with 2GB of LPDDR3 RAM.

The Asus ZenFone 4 Lite sports a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and phase detection autofocus (PDAF). On the front, the smartphone bears a 13-megapixel sensor coupled with an f/2.0 aperture and a 'softlight' LED flash. It comes in two inbuilt storage options - 16GB and 32GB - expandable via microSD card (up to 2TB) with a dedicated slot.

Connectivity options on the Asus ZenFone 4 Lite include 4G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.1, GPS/ A-GPS, 3.5mm audio jack, and Micro-USB. Sensors on board the smartphone include an accelerometer, ambient light sensor, digital compass, fingerprint sensor (on the home button), gyroscope, and proximity sensor. The smartphone measures 155.66x75.9x7.85mm and weighs 144 grams. It is powered by a 3000mAh battery.

The Asus zenfone 4 selfie expert is official

Just when we thought we were finally beginning to make sense of Asus' Zenfone 4 lineup, the company has come up with another Selfie, the Zenfone 4 Selfie Lite. This one comes in addition to two existing Zenfone 4 Selfies, the ZD553KLand the ZB553KL, and the top-of-the-line Zenfone 4 Selfie Pro.

Listed on Asus' Philippine website, the new Selfie Lite shares a lot with the ZB553KL, including the selfie bits - a 13MP f/2.0 camera with an LED flash. The rear camera is another 13MP unit, though Asus stays mum on other specifics. There's a 5.5-inch display on the front, and the lack of resolution in the specs points to 720p.

It becomes clear where the 'Lite' in the Zenfone 4 Selfie Lite's name comes from when you look at the chipset - it's the Snapdragon 425 with a quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU. The two other plain Selfies feature the S430 (8x1.4GHz Cortex-A53), while the Selfie Pro is in a different league with its S625 (8x2.0GHz Cortex-A53). Next comes a downgrade in RAM - just 2GB, and storage can be either 32GB or a lowly 16GB.

Those changes aside, the Zenfone 4 Selfie Lite measures the same 155.7 x 75.9 x 7.9 mm as the other two non-Pros, and packs a 3000mAh battery inside. The phone boots Android Nougat (unspecified version) with Asus' ZenUI on top.

The phone will be available in the Philippines sometime this month at a price between PHP7,995 and PHP8,995 ($156-$176). It's unclear whether this specific configuration will be available in other markets.

Apple eyeing on swelling batteries of iPhone 8 and iPhone 8plus

Numerous users around the world have reported their iPhone 8 or 8 Plus opening up due to a swollen battery. At the time of writing reports include devices in China, Canada, Greece, Japan and Taiwan, forcing Apple to officially look into it.

So far the reports appear to be limited related to the number of devices sold.

The issue shouldn't be directly compared to what transpired with the Galaxy Note7 last year as the iPhone 8's don't appear to be exploding, just cracking open due to a swollen battery.

There's no information at this point about what causes the issue. Some reports suggest the battery swells during charging though some report the phone arriving in a swollen state in its retail box.

IOS 11.1 will bring hundreds of imojis to your iPhone and I pad

Apple's iOS 11.1, which is currently in testing, obviously won't be a release as big as iOS 11, which launched last month. But it will still manage to pack some niceties, at least for emoji fans.

Today, the company has officially revealed that iOS 11.1 will pack hundreds of new emoji, including such amazingness as woman with headscarf, bearded person, breastfeeding, zombie, person in lotus position, but also new food items such as sandwich and coconut.

When using iOS 11.1, you'll be able to say "I love you" with an emoji designed after the eponymous hand sign in American Sign Language. Apple says you'll get "more emotive smiley faces, gender-neutral characters, clothing options, food types, animals", and even "mythical creatures" with the update.

All of these new emoji are part of Unicode 10. Here's more of what you can expect to see in iOS 11.1: crazy face, pie, pretzel, t-rex, vampire, exploding head, face vomiting, shushing face, brain, scarf, zebra, giraffe, fortune cookie, pie, hedgehog, person in steamy room, mage, fairy, merperson, elf, genie, and person climbing.

The new emoji will first appear in new iOS 11.1 developer and public beta previews next week.

LEAKED- Blackberry motion pictures (and its interesting)

We had only seen the phone’s back, dressed up in BB’s favorite material – carbon fiber. Now we get a peek at the front as well thanks to a leaked official render of the device.

The Motion doesn’t actually move – there’s no slider here. No QWERTY keyboard either. In fact, this appears to be a keyboard-less version of the Keyone.

Unfortunately, this includes the less-than-stellar Snapdragon 625 chipset (or a 626, same thing). The rumored specs also include 4GB of RAM for the chipset and a 4,000mAh battery (this phone will go all day and all night). The screen is said to have 1080p resolution and this time it doesn’t have to leave room for a keyboard, so it’s bigger.

Selfie-expert' Oppo F5 leaks in pictures

Oppo's first 18:9 smartphone is nearing an official unveil. The Oppo F5, which has its focus on being a masterful selfie snapper made a new appearance thanks to an ongoing campaign in the Philippines.

The phone's latest appearance is in the form of a video by ABS-CBN Lifestyle in which beautiful models are taking selfies with the phone. You can see the Oppo F5 from all sides, showing its nearly bezel-free 18:9 screen, its 20MP single camera on the back and its 16MP dual camera on the front.

And if you follow the hashtags #OPPOF5 and #CaptureTheRealYou on Facebook you can see a lot more of the Oppo F5. That same ad campaign in the Philippines confirms that the phone is due in October 2017 while some sources claim it will be out on the 26.

While still preliminary the specs of the Oppo F5 point to a 6-inch screen, 6GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, maybe a Snapdragon 660 chipset and a 4,000mAh battery.

LG V30 is now available at Verizon and AT&T, pre-orders start at T-Mobile

Following quite a long wait since its official introduction at the end of August, LG's V30 is now available in the US at two of the big four carriers. We're talking about Verizon and AT&T. At the same time, T-Mobile has started taking pre-orders for the handset, ahead of its launch that will happen on October 13.

At Verizon, you can snatch an LG V30 for $840 all-in, or 24 monthly installments of $35. If you buy before November 6, you can score a $200 Visa prepaid card, and you will receive a free new Google Daydream View VR headset.

AT&T is asking for $809.99 of you hard earned cash for the V30 if you want to pay it all at once. Alternatively, you can go the installment route, shelling out $27 per month for 30 months. The same Daydream View offer applies as for Verizon.

Finally, T-Mobile will charge you $800 for the handset, which you can pay all at once or divided between $80 down and $30 monthly for two years. Interestingly, if you pre-order at the magenta carrier you can expect your unit to ship immediately, so you will probably have it in your hands way before the V30 officially becomes available in TMo stores on October 13.

Verizon's Google Pixel 2 is already $100 off at Best Buy if you use monthly installments

As you may know, Google only made the Pixel 2and Pixel 2 XL official yesterday. Yet here we are 24 hours later bringing you the first ever deal on the company's new smartphone duo. Best Buy already lets you save up to $100 when you purchase a Pixel 2, but there are some noteworthy caveats.

First off, only the Pixel 2 is $100 off. The Pixel 2 XL is discounted too, but just by a mere $25. Next up, you need to know that these are Verizon Pixels we're talking about, and to take advantage of the price reduction you're going to have to pay for them using the carrier's installment plan.

If you're okay with all of that, then your monthly installments for the Pixel 2 will be $22.91 (for the 64GB version) or $27.08 (for the 128GB model). Over the course of two years, you'll pay a grand total of $549.84 or $649.92, respectively - in each case, a few cents over $100 less than normal.

If you're interested in the Pixel 2 XL, the installments will be $34.36 per month (64GB) or $38.53 per month (128GB). In total that means either $824.64 or $924.72, depending on which model you pick. Just a hair over $25 in savings, as mentioned.

You still get the free Google Home Mini if you go this route. The Pixel 2 should ship by October 19, while the Pixel 2 XL doesn't even have a release date to speak of yet. So be prepared to play the waiting game.

Huawei Mate 10 Pro spotted in the wild

The Huawei Mate 10 Pro is out in the wild – the phone will be unveiled on October 16, but being tested before it goes official.

The camera you see in the second image promises f/1.6 lenses for its dual camera. You can have a better look at the back and how it compares to the Mate9.

Going by the rumors, the Mate 10 Pro has every intention to compete with the top smartphone flagships. This includes a prices that flies just under €900. Still, the Pro will have a 5.9” AMOLED screen with QHD+ resolution and (allegedly) a DeX-like functionality (something to really make use of the Kirin 970 chipset).

Microsoft Edge Preview lands on iOS and Android

Microsoft will soon bring its Edge browser to Android and iOS smartphones. The software giant has started a beta testing program for Windows Insiders to give Egde mobile a try.

Microsoft Edge on iOS and Android will be able to push pages to and from the PC so you can continue your browsing on multiple devices.

Edge will also sync bookmarks, history and reading lists and brings its Reading View to mobile - with it you can eliminate the links, ads and design clutter from an article and focus only on the text.

Sadly Microsoft won't allow you to sync tabs (for now at least) like you can with Google Chrome.

Microsoft Edge has a few advantages on Windows 10 PCs over Chrome, Firefox and the likes. It's cleaner, it works fast with HTML5 content and it's generally better for your laptop's battery life compared to its peers. It's also catching up in terms of browser plug-ins. Not least of all Edge works best with Windows Precision drivers for your laptop's trackpad bringing the smoothest multitouch zoom and gestures on Windows 10.

If you want to test Microsoft Edge on your smartphone all you need to do is join the Windows Insider program for free - source link below.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/microsoft-edge-mobile?ranMID=24542&ranEAID=TnL5HPStwNw&ranSiteID=TnL5HPStwNw-v40TR3oSow_1EXQZ5gPxcg&ranMID=24542&ranEAID=je6NUbpObpQ&ranSiteID=je6NUbpObpQ-tuQG_Y8iOC.9omb_QX9pSQ&tduid=(1ef506900b8ac32e119335f1ae71f009)(256380)(2459594)(je6NUbpObpQ-tuQG_Y8iOC.9omb_QX9pSQ)()