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Qualcomm to announce Snapdragon 845 in December: Last year in November Qualcomm announced Snapdragon 835 chipset and Samsung Galaxy S8 was the first smartphone which has SD835. Qualcomm is all set to go for Snapdragon 845 for 2018 flagships. Just like last year rumored had that Samsung Galaxy S9 will be the first phone to get SD 845 (the very first batch). The US based company will likely to reveal latest Snapdragon Processor at Snapdragon Technology Summit in December. The event is scheduled from 4th December to 8th in Maui, Hawaii. Hereunder a leaked invitation on Weibo. Qualcomms new chipset SD 845 is likely to be 10nm or 7nm FinFET technology. If its 7nm chip then it is likely to be 25 to 35% faster than the 10nm chip.

Xiaomi to launch new smartphones with best front cams: Xiaomi India is going to hold an event on 2nd November. The invites were already sent. The hashtag of this phone is "#YourBestSelfie" and the image of teasing that we see above below with their tweet: Brace yourself, the best selfie smartphone is coming soon! A brand new series 🤗 RT if you are excited! #YourBestSelfie pic.twitter.com/YSysiqoosE — Manu Kumar Jain (@manukumarjain) October 26, 2017 According to Manu Kumar Jain who is vice president of Xiaomi in India, this new product will be the first of a "brand new range" and will be "the best smartphone for selfies". In Asia, more and more manufacturers are offering smartphones with a good front sensor compared to that found at the rear. We could see the same scenario in Zenfone 4 Selfie range of Asus, Oppo F3 Plus or Vivo X9. The image above is also showing a circle with a flash. This logo is very similar to the Qualcomm Quick Charg...

On 2nd November, HTC will unveil its new smartphone in China. HTC released a new tweet where we can clearly see the outline of what we think is the HTC U11 Plus. We can also note the new slogan "you'll see everything November 11, 2017" that accompanies an image where the internal electronics of the phone seems visible. This might be the wireless charging but we’re not sure yet. You’ll see it all on 11.02.2017. pic.twitter.com/vzYtKVdjK5 — HTC (@htc) October 24, 2017 On November 2nd, HTC will present HTC U11 Life, HTC U11 Plus, or both… On the picture, we clearly recognize the supposed HTC U11 Plus, thanks to its fingerprint reader on the back with the announcement of the date of November 2, 2017 and a slogan "Even more squeezed in" probably referring to both Edge Sense, to press the phone, and the integration of a larger screen. An electronic circuit below the surface also allows for compatibility with wireless charging. SOURCE

Nokia 7 – Nokia’s premium mid-range smartphone: HMD Global added a new smartphone in Nokia Android Smartphone series. This time they made some changes, Nokia 7 is the first phone from Nokia which has glass back supported with aluminum frame 7000 series and Gorilla Glass 3 on front. That’s not all, Nokia 7 is IP54 certification. This means the phone is splash proof. Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 inside backed with either 4GB or 6GB of RAM. 64 GB built-in storage with option of adding microSD cards. The screen is a 5.2 inch full HD (1080p IPS LCD). The main camera of Nokia 7 is 16 MP with f/1.8 aperture, 1.12um pixels, and a dual-tone LED flash. On front it has 5 MP (f/2.0 with larger 1.4um pixels). Off course all this comes under Carl Zeiss imaging experience. This includes the ability to capture a split screen visual for photos as well as videos. Nokia 7 is offered in Gloss Black and Matte White. Price tag is CNY 2,499. This equals $377 or €320 (4GB of RAM), CNY 2,699 $407 or €...

After the official announcement of Google’s latest OS “Android Oreo”, every Android user is waiting eagerly for the news of compatible devices from their smartphone manufacturers. Lenovo has revealed the compatibility of their K series smartphones which will get Android O. Lenovo K8, K8 Plus and K8 Note are mid-range devices which will surely get the Android 8.0 as per Lenovo. According to Lenovo, K8should get Oreo in June 2018, while the other two devices (K8 Plus and K8 Note)will receive this update a month later….. In July 2018.   More details are here.

Qualcomm is the leading manufacturer to provide chipsets for Android devices. Their processors are highly liked by the Android users. In Hong Kong, Qualcomm is hosting 4G/5G Summit where Qualcomm and other ecosystem leaders discussing about the next generation connectivity. Qualcomm introduced its new 14nm FinFET process-based Snapdragon 636 chipset for mid-range devices. It is basically an upgrade version of Snapdragon 630. The display resolution is up to FHD + or 2160x1080 pixels. Detailed specs of the new chip set Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 could be found here.

Today, Huawei has officially unveiled the Mate 10, Mate 10 Pro and Mate 10 Porsche Design. Mate 10 Design and Display: Kicking off with the design, Huawei Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro have an 18:9 aspect ratio “FullView” display. In simple words, Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro have “bezel-less” displays just like other 2017 flagship devices. There are no rounded corners on the Mate 10 & Mate 10 Pro. Huawei used a mixture of 3D glass and metal in these phones. They have curved back, which really helps to hole the phone easily despite having a large screen. Huawei Mate 10 has a 5.99 inch Quad HD (2560 x 1440) IPS LCD while the Mate 10 Pro features 6.0 inch Full HD (2160 x 1080) OLED screen. Also, the brightness can go from 1.8 nits up to 730 nits. Both phones support HDR 10. Huawei added water and dust resistance to the Mate phones this time. The Mate 10 has IP 53 rating while the Pro has an IP 67 rating which is same as the iPhone 8. Another major difference between these ...