Samsung Electronics has refreshed its ‘Galaxy Tab’ tablet line with the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) series in Vietnam. The slate is available in both Wi-Fi only (SM-T380) and 4G LTE (SM-T385) models, boots Android 7.1 Nougat OS and is powered by a Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 Mobile Platform clocked at 1.4GHz. […]
Spanish mobile company, BQ has released four new mid-range smartphones – the BQ Aquaris U2, Aquaris U2 Lite, Aquaris V and Aquaris V Plus in Europe. All four devices come pre-loaded with Android 7.1.2 Nougat OS and are each equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. BQ Aquaris U2 and Aquaris U2 Lite The BQ Aquaris […]
To commemorate the tenth year anniversary of the iPhone, Apple took a ‘break from the norm’ with the launch of the iPhone X (pronounced: – iPhone Ten). The device follows the current ‘edge-to-edge’ display trend currently found on high-end devices such as the LG V30 and Samsung Galaxy Note 8. Featuring an all-glass design with […]
French mobile company, Wiko Mobile released three new mid-tier smartphones, the Wiko View, Wiko View Prime and Wiko View XL with 18:9 ‘Full Screen’ displays at the IFA 2017. The trio all have a 1440 x 720 pixels (HD+) screen resolution, quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 425/430 processor and 4G LTE Cat.4 support. Wiko View The Wiko […]
Vivo has taken the wraps off its latest mid-range selfie centric smartphone, the Vivo V7+ in India. The phablet-size device joins the fast growing ‘Fullview or Fullvision” trend with a 5.99-inch (1440 x 720 pixels) HD+ display with an aspect ratio of 18:9, 84.4% screen-to-body ratio and a Game Mode feature to ‘prevent incoming calls […]
Huawei’s subsidiary brand, Honor has released the affordable Honor V9 Play with a number of solid specs as expected. The device sports a metal unibody design, rear fingerprint sensor (0.4s unlock time), 5.2-inch HD display with 2.5D curved glass, and 3000mAh battery (non-removable). The Honor V9 Play has a single 13MP rear camera with PDAF, […]
Infinix Mobility has announced its latest budget focused ‘Hot series’ smartphones, the Infinix Hot 5 and Infinix Hot 5 Lite. The duo will be available in Nigeria from the brand’s exclusive partners – Slot (retail outlets) and Jumia Nigeria (online) for a suggested price tag (SRP) of N37,500 and N32,000 respectively. In Kenya, they are […]
Huawei has commenced sales of two new Nova series smartphones in Europe. The duo, dubbed Huawei Nova Lite+ and Huawei Nova Young are on sale in Italy via e-retailers – Amazon and ePrice for EUR a price tag of 170 and EUR 147 respectively. Both the Nova Lite+ and Nova Young are based existing Y […]
Yota Devices has finally launched the YotaPhone 3 at an event at the Russian Embassy in Beijing. The dual screen smartphone, which first broke cover months ago at the Russian-Chinese Expo, comes with a secondary 5.2-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD always-on electronic paper display (EPD). The YotaPhone 3 packs a 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 […]
Cubot has joined the 18:9 display trend with the launch of the Cubot X18. The new mid-range offering joins the likes of the LG G6, LG Q6, Samsung Galaxy S8, Galaxy Note 8 and Micromax Canvas Infinity with an aspect ratio of 18:9 (sometimes called FullVision). It has a high 83% screen to body ratio […]