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

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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.

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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.

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