Archos has announced a new smartphone in the Diamond series line – the Archos Diamond Plus. The device follows the recently announced Archos Diamond S and Archos Diamond Tab in the same series line. The Archos Diamond Plus features a 5.5-inch Fully Laminated IPS display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels (FHD). Under […]
Phablet
Phablet is a phrase used to describe a half- smartphone and half- tablet mobile device (a phone/tablet hybrid). It is better defined as a small pocket-sized mobile device that is a bit larger than the size of an average smartphone, with a touch screen ranging in size from 5 inches to 7 inches.
While larger than a smartphone, it is much smaller than most tablets and can be held and used in one hand. Phablets typically use 3G or 4G networks for cellular calls and are Wi-Fi – enabled devices. Check this piece on TGF to know more about phablets.
PS: Words like “phablet,” that are created from parts of two different words, are known as portmanteaus.
Cubot H1 has a 5200mAh battery and can serve as a power bank
Cubot has a new smartphone in town and like the recently announced Cubot X15, it is a phablet sized device. The Cubot H1 as it is known is available in China for a price tag around $150 to $160 in Black, Gold and White colour options, The highlight of the Cubot H1 is its 5200mAh […]
Metal chassis Gigaset ME, Gigaset ME Pure and Gigaset ME Pro announced
Gigaset has announced the Gigaset ME and two other variants – the Gigaset ME Pure and Gigaset ME Pro. All three smartphones have a body build with an alloy of stainless steel and aluminium metal. The Gigaset ME is the start of the show, the device sports a 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) FHD LCD […]
Motorola Bounce Specs tipped: QHD display, Shatterproof Screen, 3GB RAM, 21MP Camera and 3760mAh battery
Motorola has another upcoming flagship smartphone in the works; the Lenovo-owned company which just announced the stylish Motorola Moto X Style. According to @upleaks, Motorola will launch the Motorola Bounce in a few months time. Moving to the Motorola Bounce Specs, the chubby looking phablet has a 5.43-inch display with a resolution of 2560 x […]
Gionee M3S announced for China Telecom with 4G LTE and 5000mAh battery
Gionee and China Telecom have announced the Gionee M3S (or Gionee Marathon M3S) which is an improved Gionee M3 (Gionee Marathon M3). The LTE enabled smartphone will support network bands in China and sell for a price tag of CNY 1699 (~$267) in Black and White colour options. Running Android 5.1 Lollipop OS with Amigo […]
Qiku announces Q Terra Prime, Q Terra Ultimate and Q Luna Youth smartphones
Qiku has embarked on its journey of the smartphone world with three new smartphones – the Qiku Q Terra Prime (Qiku Prime), Qiku Q Terra Ultimate (Qiku Flagship) and the Qiku Q Luna Youth (Qiku Youth). All three smartphones are priced at CNY 3599 ($563), CNY 1999 ($313) and CNY 1199 ($187). The Q Terra […]
Samsung Galaxy Note5 Unboxing Photos
Samsung has launched the Galaxy S6 Edge+ in Nigeria but there is no potential release date for the Galaxy Note5 in the country yet. Both smartphones were announced together on August 13th along with the official debut of Samsung Pay in the US. Courtesy of GSMDome, we got hands on a couple of Samsung Galaxy […]
ASUS will launch the Zenfone Zoom and Zenfone Max at the IFA 2015
ASUS has confirmed both the Asus Zenfone Zoom and the Asus Zenfone Max will be launched at the upcoming IFA 2015 coming up in a couple days time (September). The company is also expected to announce a new smartwatch, a new monitor and possibly other products. According to Jerry Shen, the CEO of ASUS, the […]
Obi Worldphone SF1 and Worldphone SJ1.5 announced with standard specs and affordable price
Previously selling their phones in countries like Nigeria and India under the Obi Mobiles brand. US based company, Obi Worldphone has taken a fresh approach with a new series of phones – the Obi Worldphone SF1 and Obi Worldphone SJ1.5. The phones are not only well designed but also follows the general Chinese OEMs norm […]
Vivo V1 Max with HD screen, Octa-core SoC and 4G LTE costs $332
Back in early July, Vivo announced the Vivo V1 and Vivo V1 Max, however, the company didn’t give much information on the specs information with the only detail being the price tag then. The company has officially kicked off sales for the V1 Max in India priced at Rs 21,980 ($332). Moving to the specs, […]