It looks like the Galaxy J5 (2017) might be the next smartphone Samsung plans to update, but that's not the only good news. Apparently, based on the recent leaks, this particular handset will be updated directly to Android 8.1 Oreo.Since Samsung never says anything about the updates it plans to deliver to any of its entry-level and mid-range handsets, the only information we sometimes get is through collateral channels. GFXBench and its database is one of the channels that has offered us reliable info in the past.
The Galaxy J5 (2017), also known as Samsung SM-J530, was recently ...
Samsung today, announced it is adding 18 new stickers to the AR Emoji feature available on the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Samsung Galaxy S9+. The update to the camera app, which contains the new stickers, is found in the Galaxy Apps Store under the "My apps" section. With the new stickers, the number of sticker expressions available to AR Emoji users doubles from 18 to 36. Another 18 will be added in the coming months. We might have forgotten all the math we learned at school, but that should mean that 54 stickers will be available by later this year.
The name Alcatel may not mean too much in the United States, but the smartphone brand is bringing the first Android Go to the country, the 1X. Although you can pre-order the Alcatel 1X in the US, the smartphone will not be released until June 4.
After a previous report claimed Samsung was aiming for a late July unveiling for the Galaxy Note 9, a new one from The Bell now states that this is no longer the case due to a last-minute design change.
In recent times, Huawei has maintained a certain level of success in the wearable market, managing to secure a 6% market share at a global level. In a bid to improve upon this level of success, however, the company has decided to launch a minimal upgrade over last year’s Huawei Watch 2 Pro, dubbed the Watch 2 2018, which is available in two main variants.
While the vast majority of Android consumers use their devices without customizing these at all, a smaller group of Android enthusiasts can hardly go for more than a week before overhauling the appearance of their homescreens. What can we say, we are guilty of that as well! Thanks to the multitude of icon packs arriving weekly on the Play Store, that's as easy as a pie.
The Mi 8 SE is the first device in the world sporting the Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 chipset. Aside from that, the phone comes with a 5.88" AMOLED display and a 12MP+5MP rear-camera combo.
However, in terms of specs, the device doesn't disappoint at all. A notched 6.21" Samsung AMOLED display with an Always-On functionality and a FHD+ resolution of 1080 by 2248 pixels proudly sits at the front of Mi 8. Below ticks a Snapdragon 845, aided by 6GB of RAM, and available with 64, 128, or 256GB of storage. Camera-wise, we have two 12MP cameras at the back with bit 1.4um pixels and 4-axis OIS. There's dual-pixel autofocus and AI-aided portrait mode. The AI is also used for scene detection. Up front, we get a 20MP front camera with 1.8um pixels and AI selfies and various beauty modes.
Following a number of leaks, Samsung’s plans to launch an iPhone X lookalike under the Galaxy A9 Star name have become more and more certain. Now, however, thanks to a newly-leaked poster, it looks as though Samsung will be launching a cheaper variant too, dubbed the A9 Star Lite.
One of China's biggest smartphone makers, Xiaomi, today unveiled its latest flagship lineup to commemorate its 8th-year anniversary. Consisting of the Xiaomi Mi 8, Mi 8 SE, and Mi 8 Explorer Edition, it's quite an adequate answer to all the iPhone X, LG G7, Huawei P20, and OnePlus 6 devices of the world.
LG's last year flagship, the G6 has finally started to receive the long-awaited Android 8.0 Oreo update about two weeks ago, and the first carrier in the United States to offer the update was Verizon. Now, nearly two weeks later, Sprint has decided to provide customers who bought the LG G6 the same update.
T-Mobile is kicking off the first-ever BOGObonanza, a promotional offer with major discounts on no less than twelve popular smartphones, including the Samsung Galaxy S9, Galaxy S8, iPhone 8, and LG V30.
Xiaomi has already confirmed that it will be unveiling its third-generation Mi Band later on today, but now, just hours before the event, a number of promotional posters reveal Xiaomi’s latest product in its entirety.
After a few months of pre-registrations, Jurassic World Alive has finally made it to Android. If you're using an iPhone, the game was released in the App Store back in April, so you can go ahead and check it out as well.
The unlocked Moto G6 has just made its debut in the United States after Verizon introduced the mid-range smartphone in the country. However, unlike many other unlocked handsets, Motorola's Moto G6 is fully compatible with all major US carriers, including AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon.
Both Samsung smartwatches powered by Tizen, Gear S3 frontier and classic are getting a new update that brings one new feature and another improvement. The update seems to be rolling out slowly to all units all over the world, so if it didn't show up on your smartwatch give it some time.
The LG V35 ThinkQ has the looks of LG V30S ThinQ and borrows the same hardware as the LG G7 ThinQ with small differences - a slightly bigger battery and 6 GB RAM. The phone is AT&T exclusive.
After previously launching a very minimal LG V30 upgrade in the form of the V30S ThinQ earlier this year, LG’s latest addition pulls out all the stops with various internal updates. Over in the US, the LG V35 ThinQ will be available via AT&T after it chose to skip the G7 ThinQ. And now, in an interview with Android Headlines, LG has explained exactly why this happened.
Portrait mode, the newest addition to smartphone cameras that allows you to take pictures with a blurred background, just like on a DSLR camera, has taken the world by a storm.
It's only been a day since Costco launched its special offer on the Galaxy S9/S9+, and T-Mobile has decided to raise the stakes with its own promotional offer aimed at fans of the Note series.
The OnePlus 5T was the company's first phone to support a face unlock feature, but since it lacked the means for depth sensing and 3D face mapping, many people were wondering if the phone just recognized its supposed owner from a glorified "selfie". Well, it turned out that OnePlus was wiser than that and actually employed their own custom solution, developed by a Chinese security company called SenseTime, that has a sizeable background in facial recognition.
After our recent images based on current leaks gave a glimpse at what the Google Pixel 3 lineup could look like, a new Weibo post from tipster Ice Universe has now revealed further details in regards to the larger device.
Nintendo is trying to attract new players into the Pokemon universe, and what better way to do that other than launching a new game. Pokemon Quest is an action RPG (role-playing game) where players control a team of cube-shaped Pokemon, Minecraft-style, in search of treasure on Tumblecube Island.
After numerous leaks have given hints at what can be expected from the Xiaomi Mi 8, the latest images show off the design entirely, confirming a design language that closely resembles Apple’s latest flagship.
It was only revealed yesterday that Xiaomi had plans to launch a cheaper Xiaomi Mi 8 SE on May 31 alongside the regular Mi 8. But now, with just one day to go before the unveiling, a promotional render and poster have revealed the smartphone’s design entirely.
