Oppo will soon launch an Oppo N1 variant with CyanogenMod software preinstalled out of the box. Owing to certification from Google, users will be able to access the Play Store directly. The original N1 was released with much fanfare on December 10 and it gathers some interest due to its 13Mp camera mounted on a swivel platform. The CyanogenMod 10.2 …
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The Nubia Z5S will be ZTE’s newest flagship and it will arrive along with a smaller sidekick, the Nubia Z5S Mini. Both could soon be available, probably on December; but early availability in China. One of the most popular online shopping website in the country, JD, will start offering these phones real soon. The Nubia Z5S with 16GB internal storage …
The serial Twitter-based leaker, @evleaks, told us recently that the Windows Phone Blue features virtual navigation buttons at the bottom of the interface. These may include Search, Home and Back buttons. But it isn’t clear whether this new interface is a mandatory feature that requires all Windows Phone Blue devices to use virtual buttons. It could mean that Android fans …
Sources unveiled a few days ago seven new model numbers of Sony’s upcoming devices, to be released in 2014. These include Sony D5303, SGP521, D2105, D2005, D5503, D5322 and D6503. Four of these devices passed through the AnTuTu benchmarking tool. One of them, the D5303 achieved 30,145 points and it is rumored to be a 6-inch phablet powered by the …
Major players in the mobile industry are battling it out relentlessly to gain more market share, but one less-known device manufacturer from China has pushed the envelope and sets a new standard. After so much teasing and speculation, the first ever 2K QHD (not qHD) smartphone has been announced. Vivo has officially unveiled its next flagship, the Xplay 3S with …
Samsung has been working to see whether it’s feasible to update its low- and mid-range devices with the new Android 4.4 build. The Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 and Galaxy S4 Mini are two mid-tier phones that may soon receive the new software update. Other devices may include the Fame, Core, S Advance, Ace 2, S3 Mini and Fresh, which is …
Earlier. @evleaks published a probably photoshopped picture, which shows the Nokia “Normandy” smartphone. We weren’t sure what the phone is, whether it is a member of Lumia or Asha family. However, recent report says that the phone actually runs the Android operating system. Nokia could be planning to release the Normandy next year. A recent report says that not only …
Samsung may not be planning to split from Android anytime soon. The South Korean company is too important for Google’s success in the mobile industry and Android is an excellent platform for Samsung’s devices. Nevertheless, any good company should have a backup plan and the company is still working with the Tizen OS like a side project. Both Tizen and …
With whopping eight cores that can run at the same time, the new MediaTek MT6592 processor sounds like an impressive hardware platform. However, we still need to figure out whether the MT6592 is a true advancement in the company’s portfolio or it is nothing more than just a sales pitch. In any case, by releasing the MT6592, MediaTek has crossed …
ZTE is seeking to join the ranks of top-tier global smartphone manufacturers by expanding its high-end portfolio. Its new ZTE Nubia Z5S packs impressive high-end specs that any power user would crave. There’s a 2.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor under the hood, which helps the phone to achieve impressive scores in benchmark results. On AnTuTu 4.0, the Nubia Z5S …