Last November, we showed you a picture of the Vivo Xplay 5S. At the time, the device was expected to carry a 6-inch screen, with a 1440 x 2560 resolution, and the Snapdragon 805 chipset under the hood. Another image of the device was leaked last April. While the phone…
The Lumia 950 family, benchmarking the Galaxy S7 SoC, and the rumored OnePlus X: Weekly News Round-up
Once again, it is time for our weekly news round-up, where we put the most interesting stories from the past seven days for anyone who needs to catch up. The highlight of last week was Microsoft’s event, during which were announced the company’s exciting new hardware products. These included the…
Rumored roadmap reveals that Exynos chipsets will feature Samsung’s own GPU in 2017 or 2018?
A rumored roadmap reportedly shows that Samsung will be using its own GPU on Exynos chipsets in 2017 or 2018. But before that happens, Samsung is supposed to employ Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA) for its Exynos chipsets. With this architecture, the CPU and GPU are located on the same bus,…
The latest Nexus leaks, the rumored LG V10 smartphone, and the iPhone 6s release: weekly news round-up
Once again, it is time for our weekly news round-up, where we put the most interesting stories from the past seven days for anyone who needs to catch up. Last week was in no short supply of Nexus leaks – we got to see both the upcoming Nexus 5X and…
Check out the rumored sequel to the Microsoft Band
We could see the Microsoft Band 2 introduced during the company’s October 6th media event. According to a report published today out of Spain, the fitness band is code named “Envoy” and has a much nicer looking design than the original model. The Microsoft Band 2 brings a curved shape…
Samsung Galaxy S7 rumored to come with magnesium alloy unibody
With the introduction of the glass-metal Galaxy S6 line-up, Samsung introduced fundamental design and build material changes to its iconic Galaxy S smartphone series. However, according to a recent report, it looks like Samsung might be gearing up to further improve on the build quality of its high-end handsets. More…
Lumia 950 and XL 950 rumored to launch with Threshold 1
Microsoft has been hard at work getting Windows 10 Mobile ready for release, and time is running short with the announcement of the new Lumia 950 and Lumia XL 950 expected to be on the way in just a few weeks. Time may even be a little too short as…
Rumored specs surface for the Apple iPad Air 3
When Apple held its media event last Wednesday, the Apple iPad Pro and its 12.9-inch screen, was finally unveiled. At the other end of the spectrum, the 7.9-inch Apple iPad mini 4 also was unwrapped. MIA was the 9.7-inch Apple iPad Air 3. According to a report published today, the…
Galaxy S7 again rumored to come with a larger screen and dual camera setup
It’s already Galaxy S7 rumor mill time, indicating that Samsung might have indeed succeeded to shorten the development timeframe for its flagship through a more robust project management techniques, as rumored. In fact, the newest tip from the swaths of Korean media claims that the Galaxy S7 production will start…
Sony Xperia Z5 Ultra rumored to come in March 2016 with Snapdragon 820 on board
According to a recent rumor, the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium, the world’s first smartphone with a 4K display, is not the only ultra high-res smartphone that Sony is preparing. Although when Sony unveiled the Z5 Premium this past week at IFA 2015 in Berlin, many thought that this is the…