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After bringing the latest Android experience to the flagship Nokia 8, HMD Global is now set to directly provide Android 8.1 Oreo to Nokia 2. The handset was launched in October with Android 7.1 Nougat. It comes with an "average global price" of EUR 99 (approximately Rs. 7,600), and arrived in India late last month at Rs. 6,999. HMD Global Chief Product Officer Juho Sarvikas in a tweet on Thursday confirmed the Nokia 2 will receive Android 8.1 Oreo. Sarvikas also suggested that the cheapest Nokia smartphone will receive some memory management improvements from Google's Android Go programme that was announced earlier this year and recently rumoured to debut on Nokia 1 sometime in March. "1GB RAM devices will be supported on 8.1 release where many of the Android Go memory management improvements will be integrated. Nokia 2 performance will only get better over time!" the executive tweeted. HMD started the process of releasing Android 8.0 Oreo update ...

Apple's iPhone X, earlier this year, eliminated the need of a home button by bringing gesture based controls into the fray. Xiaomi is also rolling out similar gestures in beta for its range of full screen smartphones, namely the Xiaomi Mi Mix, Xiaomi Mi MIX 2, Xiaomi Redmi 5, and Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus handsets. The move is an interesting consequence of the trend to remove the home button and other hardware capacitive buttons from the front of the smartphone while giving more prominence to a taller display. A post by MIUI team member PatrickXi on MIUI Forum mentions that MIUI 9 global beta ROM 7.12.28 incorporates full display gestures for the above mentioned smartphones. With the new gestures, users can swipe up from the bottom of the screen to go back to the home screen. Additionally, swiping from the bottom and then holding for one second will open up the Recents tab. And, switching between apps can be done by swiping left or right from the screen to the middle. These gest...

Mi 7, the 2018 flagship Xiaomi smartphone, may become among the first Android handsets to ditch the fingerprint sensor entirely in favour of facial recognition. New reports say the fingerprint sensor in the upcoming Xiaomi Mi 7 will give way to face unlock technology, similar to Apple's phasing out of the Touch ID sensor to make way for its new Face ID authentication system on the iPhone X. Like the current Apple flagship, the Mi 7 is expect to feature 3D face sensing technology to map the users' faces to unlock the device. On the other hand, another report contradicts this, saying the fingerprint sensor will be embedded in the display. As we mentioned, the upcoming Xiaomi Mi 7 might be the first smartphone to follow in Apple's footsteps, incorporating facial recognition instead of the earlier fingerprint sensing technology. The report from MyDrivers suggests that Xiaomi not showing interest in the upcoming in-display fingerprint sensor is indicative of Xiaomi ditc...

After confirming its arrival on OnePlus 5, OnePlus has now suggested that the Face Unlock feature could also be a part of the dated OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T. The proprietary feature was debuted with the OnePlus 5T last month to take on Apple's TrueDepth camera-based Face ID and is coming to OnePlus 5 through an Open Beta build. OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei, in a forum post on Thursday, detailed how the Face Unlock feature was a much requested one by OnePlus 5 users. He then asked users to give their thoughts on the arrival of the Face Unlock feature on the OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T. "In the spirit of building together, we'd also like to ask our OnePlus 3 and 3T users: Do you want Face Unlock too?" Pei asked, clearly implying that if it's sufficiently requested the company would develop it for the older phones. He alongside elaborated on the development of the feature for the OnePlus 5, saying it will be released first to users as an open beta build before b...

Days after being leaked, Samsung Galaxy J2 (2018) has surfaced at an online retailer. The new smartphone has been listed by a retailer in Russia in Black and Gold colour options and with a price tag of RUB 7,990 (approximately Rs. 8,860) - in line with what was rumoured last week. Last week's report claimed by a Russian source also claimed an early availability of the upcoming smartphone in emerging markets. Russia's BeCompact.ru has listed the Samsung Galaxy J2 (2018) with model number SM-J250F. The site is yet to start selling the new Samsung smartphone, but it presently shows that the dual-SIM Android smartphone features a 5-inch qHD (540x960 pixels) Super AMOLED display. It has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 (MSM8917) SoC with a quad-core 1.4GHz CPU, coupled with 1.5GB of RAM. The smartphone has an 8-megapixel rear camera sensor with an LED flash and a 5-megapixel front camera sensor with a selfie flash. As a successor to previous Galaxy J2 model that had 8GB of sto...

Oppo has launched two new smartphones in Taiwan - the Oppo A75 and the Oppo A75s. These two smartphones are the company's latest to sport a display with an aspect ratio of 18:9. Both the phones offer similar specifications and differ only in terms of inbuilt storage capacity. The Oppo A75 has been launched in Taiwan at a price of TWD 10,990 (roughly Rs. 23,506), while the Oppo A75s comes with a price tag of TWD 11,990 (roughly Rs. 24,850). The smartphones are available in Champagne and Black colour variants in Taiwan. There is no update regarding launch and availability in other markets. Oppo A75 specifications The Oppo A75 is a dual SIM (GSM+GSM) smartphone. The Oppo A75 runs Color OS 3.2-based on Android 7.1 Nougat. The smartphone sports a 6.0-inch full-HD + (1080x2160 pixels) LCD display. It is powered by a 2.5GHz MediaTek Helio P23 (MT6763T) SoC coupled with 4GB of RAM. In the camera department, the Oppo A75 features a 16-megapixel rear camera sensor with LE...

Some Pixel 2 and Pixel users are reporting connectivity issues with mesh routers. Google has acknowledged the flaw and is looking into its fix. The latest development emerges amid the presence of some ongoing issues that are adding speaker distortion, slowing down its fingerprint scanner, and bringing random reboots. The list of issues, as have appeared on Google Product Forums and Reddit, is found to affect Android Oreo-running Pixel and Pixel 2 models. The flaw mainly refrains the hardware to establish connectivity with a mesh router by bringing frequent disconnects and spontaneous reboot of access points. While most of the users on Google Product Forums mention the difficulty in establishing connectivity with Netgear Orbi, routers by Cisco and Eero are also appeared to some issues, as spotted by Android Police. A dedicated thread is even available on the official Netgear forums to highlight the problem. "My Pixel 2 XL on 8.1 is making my Orbi reboot. Each time it...

Oppo has launched a new affordable smartphone in China - the Oppo A83. The phone comes with a new facial recognition technology and sports a display with an 18:9 aspect ratio. The Oppo A83 has been launched in China at a price of CNY 1,399 (roughly Rs. 13,700). The smartphone will available in Champagne and Black colour variants in China for pre-order with sale starting December 29. There is no update regarding launch and availability in other markets. Oppo A83 specifications The Oppo A83 is a dual SIM (GSM+GSM) smartphone and runs Color OS 3.2-based on top of Android 7.1 Nougat. The phone is powered by a 2.5GHz octa-core processor paired with 4GB of RAM. The Oppo A83 sports a 5.7-inch HD+ (720x1440 pixels) LCD display and an 18:9 aspect ratio. In the camera department, the Oppo A83 comes with a 13-megapixel sensor and an LED flash. On the front is a 8-megapixel front camera for selfies and video calling. The phone also features 32GB inbuilt storage expandable via mi...

The Xiaomi Redmi 5A will soon be available offline via select brick-and-mortar stores across India. Xiaomilaunched two variants of the smartphone that are available on Flipkart, Mi.com, and Mi Home stores, of which the 3GB RAM/ 32GB inbuilt storage variant will hit offline partners. The 2GB RAM variant can be expected to be available via Mi partner stores as well. The 2GB RAM variant is available online and via Mi Home stores for a price of Rs. 4,999 (including the Rs. 1,000 introductory discount), while the 3GB RAM version can be bought online and at Mi Home stores for Rs. 6,999. As we mentioned, the 3GB RAM variant of the Xiaomi Redmi 5A will be sold across major Mi preferred stores for a price of up to Rs. 7,499, according to a company spokesperson. This retail price is up to Rs. 500 more than the launch price of Rs. 6,999, and would vary on the discretion of the retailer. Xiaomi Redmi 5A specifications To recap, the Xiaomi Redmi 5A has a hybrid dual SIM (Nano+Nano) s...

LG Electronics on Tuesday announced the rollout of Android 8.0 Oreo for its LG V30 flagship smartphone. The stable update comes almost a month after LG had started the 'LG OS Preview' beta programme on November 27. The Android Oreo update brings along improvements in battery, graphics, and UI performance. As we mentioned, LG is officially rolling out the Android 8.0 Oreo update for the LG V30. The update is rolling out over the air (OTA) and is initially available on South Korean units. Alternatively, LG V30 users can upgrade by connecting to their PC using the LG Bridge programme. The LG Bridge app can be downloaded from LG's mobile download centre. Android 8.0 Oreo brings features like the Picture-in-Picture mode, notification dots, enhanced quick settings, and smart auto fill. Proprietary features include high-resolution LDAC audio technology for minimising sound source loss. Android Oreo is also expected to improve speed, battery, and software performance...

Google has detailed all the key security enhancements that it has designed for Android Oreo. The latest Android platform is already running on a list of mobile devices including the recent Pixel and Nexus models - but as per the latest November figures, it comprises 0.5 percent of active Android devices. Android Marshmallow and Nougat already enhanced hardware security on devices. But with Android Oreo, Google has provided a new reference implementation of its Verified Boot that is designed to prevent devices from booting up with tampered software. The reference implementation, called Android Verified Boot 2.0, runs with Project Treble to enable security updates such as a common footer format and rollback protection. The latter among the two is designed to prevent a device to boot if downgraded to an older OS version, which could include some vulnerabilities. Initially, Google's Pixel 2and Pixel 2 XL are available with the newest development, though the Android maker re...

Apple is being fined $25,000 (roughly Rs. 16 lakh) per day for missing a court-imposed deadline to produce evidence in a government lawsuit that alleges mobile chip supplier Qualcomm has been imposing unfair licensing terms on the makers of smartphones. The fine imposed Thursday by a federal magistrate judge in San Jose, California, is retroactive to Dececmber 16 and will remain in effect until December 29. If Apple hasn't produced all 1.3 million documents covered by an order issued in October, US Magistrate Judge Nathanael Cousins intends to increase the fine. In a statement, Apple said it plans to appeal Cousins' ruling in a case pitting the Federal Trade Commission against Qualcomm, whose technology is used in most of the world's smartphones. "We have already produced millions of documents for this case and are working hard to deliver the millions more which have been requested in an unprecedented timeframe," said Apple, which is based in Cupe...

iPhone X users have discovered that family purchases cannot be authenticated via Face ID, according to a post on Apple's iPhone forum. The iPhone X is the first smartphone from Apple to sport the new Face ID facial recognition technology, and also the first one in a long time to not have Touch ID. The forum post mentions that every family purchase request prompts the user to type in their Apple ID and password. As we mentioned, family purchase approval requests do not seem to work with Face ID on the new iPhone X. Family Sharing is a feature offered for Apple devices users that wish them to be connected for purchasing subscriptions and apps. Ask to Buy, another one of Apple's features, lets children in the family choose to purchase apps, albeit with the approval of a 'family organiser'. This organiser can then choose to approve or decline the purchase decline from their Apple device. Apple's iPhone X has previously failed to distinguish between a mother...

Christmas cheer is here for OnePlus 5 users as the smartphone is all set to get support for Face Unlock, the facial recognition technology. Launched initially with the recent OnePlus 5T, Face Unlock lets users unlock their phone with the help of the front camera. The OnePlus 5T was the first OnePlussmartphone to feature facial recognition technology, introduced in the wake of the Apple introducing Face ID on the iPhone X. As we mentioned, the OnePlus 5 will soon become the company's second smartphone to get the Face Unlock feature. OnePlus Co-Founder Carl Pei made the announcement in a tweet on Sunday. He mentioned that this decision was a result of feedback that the company got from its users. Twitter users also replied to his tweet asking for Face Unlock support on other older phones like the OnePlus 3T and the OnePlus 3. Support for Face Unlock is easier to extend to older smartphones as the feature is based majorly on software, unlike Apple's Face ID that use...

Christmas cheer is here for OnePlus 5 users as the smartphone is all set to get support for Face Unlock, the facial recognition technology. Launched initially with the recent OnePlus 5T, Face Unlock lets users unlock their phone with the help of the front camera. The OnePlus 5T was the first OnePlussmartphone to feature facial recognition technology, introduced in the wake of the Apple introducing Face ID on the iPhone X. As we mentioned, the OnePlus 5 will soon become the company's second smartphone to get the Face Unlock feature. OnePlus Co-Founder Carl Pei made the announcement in a tweet on Sunday. He mentioned that this decision was a result of feedback that the company got from its users. Twitter users also replied to his tweet asking for Face Unlock support on other older phones like the OnePlus 3T and the OnePlus 3. Support for Face Unlock is easier to extend to older smartphones as the feature is based majorly on software, unlike Apple's Face ID that use...

Samsung has released an upgraded variant of its popular budget-oriented smartphone, J7 Nxt. The smartphone which earlier came with 16GB internal storage now has a 32GB version which will retail for ₹12,990. The new variant has now been listed on Samsung's official website and was marked available by the popular Mumbai-based offline retailer, Mahesh Telecom. Notably, the 16GB model is not available on Samsung's e-shop anymore but you can score one from Amazon. The smartphone comes in Gold and Black colours and features Samsung Pay Mini edition as well as AR Stickers. It also carries a front-facing flash for illuminating selfies in low light. You can buy the Galaxy J7 Nxt 32GB from Samsung e-shop (₹12,990) and 16GB variant from Amazon (₹10,490) The specifications of the updated J7 Nxt are:

Gionee S10 Lite has been launched in India. A variant of the Gionee S10 that was launched in China back in May, the smartphone shares several similarities with the Gionee S10C, with minor differences. Highlights of the smartphone include a 16-megapixel front camera with an aperture of f/2.0 and a selfie flash, apart from a WhatsApp Clone feature that lets users utilise up to three accounts on the same phone. The Gionee S10 Lite will be available in the country exclusively via offline stores. Gionee S10 Lite price in India, launch offers The Gionee S10 Lite price in India has been set at Rs. 15,999, and it will go on sale via offline stores in the country from Saturday, December 23. At that price point, the smartphone competes with the Moto G5S Plus, which retails for the same price in the country. It will be available in Gold and Black colour variants. The S10 Lite will be available with launch offers - Gionee says buyers will get two Paytm Cashback Voucher Codes that...

Xiaomi is having a holiday season sale on its Mi.com website, which his being held today and tomorrow. The 'No.1 Mi Fan Sale' has offers on a variety of Xiaomi smartphones, accessories, and other merchandise. There'll also be Rs. 1 flash sales on both days at 2pm, along with open sales for the Xiaomi Mi A1: Special Edition Red which will be available for Rs. 12,999 (down from Rs. 13,999). Other phones on sale include the Mi MIX 2, Mi Max 2 and the Redmi Y1 Lite. You can read about all the details of the Xiaomi sale offers right here.  For payments through its online portal, Xiaomi has added the option of using Google Tez, as a mode of payment. Xiaomi says it hopes to contribute to the government's Digital India initiative and by integrating Tez, it will help further boost the number of active users of the app, which recently surpassed the mark of 12 million active users.  Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 apparently replaced by Redmi 5 Plus It seems like Xiaomi has d...

Google on Friday announced new "effective" prices of the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL in India that are applicable for a limited period during the holiday season, thanks to discounts and cashbacks. With the latest development, the Pixel 2 64GB is available for a price as low as Rs. 41,999, while the 64GB variant of the Pixel 2 XL has received the effective price tag of Rs. 50,999. The search giant has tied up with HDFC Bank to offer a cashback worth Rs. 8,000 on EMI transactions. The Pixel 2 64GB and 128GB variants have received a limited period discounts of Rs. 11,001, while the Pixel 2 XL 64GB and 128GB variants are available with a discount of Rs. 5,001. In addition to the discounts, customers buying the new Pixel models on EMI transactions via HDFC Bank credit cards will receive a cashback worth Rs. 8,000 that will be credited within 90 days of the purchase. The cashback offer is available until December 31 and is applicable only on one transaction per HDFC Bank c...

Xiaomi's Mi Max phablet range has been known for offering plenty of screen real estate for users to enjoy multimedia content on their phones. The original Mi Max came with a 6.44-inch display, and the Mi Max 2 borrowed the same display with upgraded specifications. The Mi Max 3 is reportedly set to launch soon and rumours suggest that it will sport a much larger 7-inch display this time around, thanks to its taller-than-usual 18:9 aspect ratio. A report by CNMO claims that the upcoming Mi Max 3 will feature a 7-inch fullscreen display with an aspect ratio of 18:9 and smaller bezels. The Mi Max 3 will also reportedly have a dual camera setup on the rear of the phone. There is, however, no information on the type of lens in this setup. A bigger battery is another one of the rumoured features from the report. The Mi Max 3 might feature a battery capacity of 5500mAh, which is bigger than the 5300mAh battery on the Mi Max 2. There are also rumours of Quick Charge 3.0 and...

Celebrating its fourth anniversary, Huawei's Honor brand on Friday announced that the Honor X series has hit the worldwide sales milestone of 40 million units. The series includes smartphones such as Honor 4X, Honor 6X, and Honor 7X, among which the most recently launched Honor 7X is touted to have received "overwhelming response" from customers in India. The new model was launched earlier this month with a starting price tag of Rs. 12,999. Honor claims that compared to Honor 6X, Honor 7X sales doubled in the very first two weeks of its global launch in London on December 5. The smartphone is also acclaimed have received positive user feedback and sales results around the globe. The Chinese brand launched the Honor 7X in its native country in October and during the first two hours of "Singles' Day" on November 11, it reached the sales record of over 300,000 units on Tmall.com. The Alibaba-operated online marketplace also made the handset the to...

Honor 7X, launched in India earlier this month, has thus far seen three flash sales in the country. Available exclusively via Amazon India, the Honor 7X received more than a million registrations for these sales, the Huawei brand revealed in a press statement on Friday. Now, the company from Saturday will make the smartphone available to purchase in an open sale, not requiring users to register or queue to buy the smartphone at a particular time of day. Commenting on the decision to offer the Honor 7X in India in open sales, P Sanjeev, Vice President Sales, Huawei India - Consumer Business Group, said, "After three blockbuster sales, we have received many requests for another sale for our Honor 7X and are humbled by the response received. Owing to a great response we had extended the sale till 4 pm in the last flash sale held yesterday and have now decided to go ahead with an open sale. For our consumers who could not buy the device during the previous flash sale(s),...

Google Pixel 2 is the highest rated camera smartphone according to DxOMark. For those unaware, DxOMark is the leading source of independent image quality measurements and ratings for smartphone, camera, and lens. However, the latest device to be tested by the website is Xiaomi Mi Note 3. Just to recall Mi Note 3 is the Chinese company's flagship phablet and was launched in the month of September. The handset boasts a dual-camera setup, with processing powered by the Qualcomm SDM660 chipset. The main camera is equipped with dual 12 MP (f/1.8, 27mm, 4-axis OIS) + 12 MP (f/2.6, 52mm) lens while up front there is a 16 MP sensor with 27mm f/1.8 aperture and it also features a 4-axis optical image stabilization system, which basically helps improve image quality and record stable videos. In any case, DxOMark has taken thousands of photos and several hours of video using the Mi Note 3 running Firmware version 7.11.16 (MIUI9). You can check the comprehensive revie...

Just days after Synaptics announced the mass production of its in-display fingerprint sensor with one of the "top-five" smartphone vendors, it has now been revealed that Vivo is working with the company to build the advanced experience on a mass level. Vivo had previously partnered with Qualcomm to showcase an under-display fingerprint sensor meant for its future smartphones. Analyst Patrick Moorhead got a chance to experience a pre-production Vivo smartphone equipped with a Synaptics' in-display fingerprint sensor called Clear ID. In a Forbes report, Moorhead stated the experience was "fast and simple" - the technology unlocked the screen after touching a fingerprint image illuminated at the bottom of the display. Synaptics claims that its in-house technology is as faster alternative biometrics such as 3D facial recognition like Apple's Face ID and is highly secured. Moorhead states that enabling in-display fingerprint sensors on smartphones so...

MediaTek announced the launch of the new MediaTek Sensio, a 6-in-1 smartphone biosensor module on Thursday. The MediaTek Sensio is a health monitoring module that can perform tasks like tracking heartbeat rate, heart rate variability, blood pressure trends. It can measure blood oxygen levels and volume of blood (Photoplethysmography or PPG), and also perform an Electrocardiography (ECG) test. MediaTek claims the Sensio can deliver results for these six health data points within 60 seconds. The MediaTek Sensio (MT6381) has integrated software designed specifically to offer healthcare data. Consisting of electrical, optical, and processing components, the MediaTek Sensio can be embedded into smartphones without the need of multiple sensors. Smartphone OEMs can supposedly leverage native and third-party applications to use the module. The health monitoring module employs a combination of LEDs (light emitting diodes) and a light sensitive sensor to measure the variations...

After some initial leaks and hints for a CES unveiling, it is now reported that Samsung is set to launch the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona in February next year. The new development is in line with the the recent reported dismissal of a sneak peek at CES. This would make the Galaxy S9 launch earlier than the Galaxy S8, which was announced in March this year and then went on sale in April. MWC has often been a place for smartphone vendors to showcase their flagships. And this year, Samsung is apparently leveraging the huge public-gathering to showcase the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+. The South Korean company has scheduled the launch on February 27, as reported by South Korean outlet The Bell. It appears that the schedule is in the local time of South Korea. Therefore, the official event would take place sometime on February 26 for the European and North American regions. MWC, on the other hand, will be conducted between February 26 and March ...

India has increased the import tax on dozens of electronic products such as mobile phones and television sets, a government statement said, to help curb supplies from overseas and build up the domestic industry. The rise in tax from 10 percent to 15 percent on handsets will make imports of phones - including most of Apple's iPhone models - more expensive at a time the company's revenue growth is slowing in India's $10 billion (roughly Rs. 64,054 crores) smartphone market. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a flagship Make-in-India programme to expand the domestic industrial base, and one of the areas showing success is electronics. Pankaj Mohindroo, president of the Indian Cellular Association, said on Friday the tax hike will boost domestic manufacturers who are making about 500 million cellphones a year, more than double the output three years ago. Eight out of 10 phones sold in 2017 have been made locally, data from Counterpoint Research...

Lenovo brand Moto on Friday announced the launch of three new Moto Mods for its flagship Moto Z range in India. The new Moto Mods comprise the JBL SoundBoost 2 Mod for audio, the GamePad Mod for handheld gaming, and the TurboPower Pack battery mod for charging on the go. Priced at Rs. 6,999, the JBL SoundBoost 2 Mod succeeds the previously launched JBL SoundBoost Mod. Moto claims a 10-hour battery life and water-repellent coating on this mod. It comes in Red, Blue, and Black colour variants and features a fabric-coated back for better grip. With a built-in kickstand, the JBL SoundBoost 2 Moto Mod offers a handsfree experience. The My JBL SoundBoost 2 app will also be available for managing audio settings. The second Moto Mod announced on Friday is the GamePad Mod. It snaps to the back of a Moto Z-Series smartphone and offers a handheld gaming experience. The Moto Game Explorer app pops up on first-time installation and gives you a list of the compatible games on ...

The OnePlus 5T Star Wars Limited Edition model was launched in the Indian market ahead of the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the latest installment in the movie franchise. The new OnePlus 5T variant is the most expensive OnePlus smartphone in the country yet, and features a few customisations that distinguish it from the standard version of the handset. These include a white back panel with a Star Wars logo on it, a red Alert Slider, 10 preloaded wallpapers, and other software customisations. The company has also bundled a rugged case with the OnePlus 5T Star Wars Limited Edition, one that is designed after Kylo Ren's helmet from the movie. Getting really geeky, OnePlus explains the Sandstone White back panel of OnePlus 5T Star Wars Limited Edition smartphone is inspired by the white-coloured salt plains of the mineral planet Crait, featured in the movie. The red of the Alert slider is based on the red-coloured mineral mined on the planet. The box - which also f...

After some early leaks and rumours, Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) and the Galaxy A8+ (2018) have now been spotted in a user manual. The new Galaxy A series superior smartphones are expected to be unveiled in January as the successors to the Galaxy A8 that was unveiled in September 2016. The user manual, which is visible on Samsung's official site at the time of filing this story, highlights the design of the Galaxy A8 (2018) and Galaxy A8+ (2018). It appears from the manual that both the new Galaxy A8 models will have identical builds and a bezel-less, Infinity Display, similar to the one available on the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ flagships. The device layout on the available document also confirms the presence of a dual camera setup on the front. Further, the manual showcases the presence of USB Type-C against Micro-USB that is so far available on all Galaxy A series smartphones. On the back, the manual shows that the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) and the Galaxy A8+ (2018) will ...

While HMD Global is preparing new Android updates for its existing smartphone portfolio, the rumoured Nokia 6 (2018) and Nokia 9 smartphones have reportedly reached China's 3C (China Compulsory Certification). A couple of new Nokia smartphones with model number TA-1062 and TA-1077 have also surfaced on a Chinese certification site. The ongoing developments suggest that the Finnish company would soon expand its lineup with the fresh models to bolster the comeback of Nokia in the smartphone market. The 3C certification of the Nokia 9 and Nokia 6 (2018) doesn't reveal any details on the part of its specifications. However, it confirms that the handsets will soon be exported from China. As reported by DealnTech, the Nokia 9 is listed on the 3C site with a model number TA-1042, whereas the Nokia 6 (2018) has been spotted as TA-1054. There is also a speculation that the Nokia 9 will come in two other variants with model number TA-1005 and TA-1009. Earlier this month, t...