Apple Curved iPhone Rumored Released by 2018

Apple is rumored to release a curved iPhone by 2018. On top of that, the technology company is rumored to use OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode) as the screen of the iPhone’s in the future. With this move, hopefully, it can solve the existing issue which plagued the current iPhone’s screen display including color saturation, accuracy and brightness. It is not surprising that Apple has patented this to USPTO just in case.

If Apple uses OLED –based flexible screen in the future, it will have a positive impact to the manufacturing companies out there since Apple has not done it before so it is expected that there will be a lot of order from the company. Currently Apple is using flexible OLED screens for Apple Watch which the display is supplied by LG Display and Samsung Display.

LG Display, one of Apple major display supplier has released its own flagship smartphone with flexible display in G Flex 2.  LG plans to move its LCD lines in Gumi factory to OLED line so that the company is ready to do mass production in case there is a huge demand for it. It is expected that the mass production will start in 2017.

Samsung on the other hand, has started to use curved screen display in their flagship smartphone, Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge which was released earlier this year.  We cannot wait to try the final product!

Apple Curved iPhone Rumored Released by 2018

Video showing up the innovative Frame Interactive Technology of the ZTE Nubia Z9

Last month, the Chinese handset manufacturer ZTE announced its most innovative handset the ZTE Nubia Z9 and the handset is already available for buying at home-town. The ZTE Nubia Z9 comes with a bezeless frame than offers and very innovative and interactive way to interact with the smartphone. The company calls this as the Frame Interactive Technology that allows users to command the device by just interacting with the left and right edges.

The company has recently released a new video (below) to demonstrate this feature so that everyone can get a clear idea as to how this feature works. Using the Frame Interactive Technology, one can unlock the screen, switch between apps, zoom in and out of maps and photos. With this, ZTE has surely set a new way we interact with the handset and make things simpler to our end.

The handset that is currently available in China is expected to go global with the sales in US likely to be starting from the next month of July where we can expect is to be priced at around $600. For the time being enjoy the video below.

Video showing up the innovative Frame Interactive Technology of the ZTE Nubia Z9

Case leaks of the alleged iPad mini 4 confirms the absence of mute switch

Well, last year when the Cupertino based tech giant – Apple announced its iPad mini 3, there were not much changes brought to the slate compared to it’s the then predecessor. From the design to its hardware, most of the things were just the same with an addition of the finger-print Touch ID fingerprint sensor. This has helped in using the slate for making payments through Apple Pay.

Now these days there are much rumors in the market floating about the next mini version of iPad most probably to be named as the iPad mini 4. The slate has been previously leaked in its few images and video in the past months and also in some of the alleged casing of the device. Now, we have a soft silicon case coming our way alleged to be the iPad mini 4, that indicates that the launch of the slate could be expected sometime soon.

The iPad mini 4 is tipped to be coming with a thinner design, a mic in the place of mute switch, a single row speaker grill openings, the latest A9 chipset with 2GB of RAM memory, with the latest launch of iOS 9, the slate is also expected to host newly introduced split-screen multi-tasking features and much more.

For the moment, check the leaked images and the video below.

source: OnLeaks (Twitter)

Case leaks of the alleged iPad mini 4 confirms the absence of mute switch

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Latest Leaks with No Edge Variant

Samsung has released a few devices this year, including Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge. It is reported that the Korean technology company is going to release another device, Galaxy Note 5 before the end of the year. Unfortunately, despite the rumor of an edge display version, Galaxy Note 5 is leaked to be released without the “Edge” version unlike Samsung Galaxy S6. If the rumors turned out to be true, we will not see two versions of Samsung Galaxy Note 5 but we will only see 1 version of Samsung Galaxy Note 5 with the normal squarish display shape.

What is the “Edge” part of the display screen supposed to do? The “Edge” part of the screen is supposed to show additional information such as favorite apps or running apps or notifications and we could see it from the side of the smartphone. Therefore, if the smartphone vibrate or ring and it is located at the edge of the table, far enough for us to see the screen on top but near enough for us to see the edge, and then we can see the notification without having to lift the devices from the table.

According to various sources, Galaxy Note 5 will feature 5.89-inch QHD display screen with 2560 x 1440 resolutions. It will be 7.9mm thick and will be running on Samsung’s latest processor, Exynos 7422 SoC. On top of that it will come with S-Pen like the previous versions of Samsung devices. There will be dual SIM variants for certain regions. Currently, Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is tested on Android 5.1.1 with TouchWiz, however, there is no information of the Android OS version which is going to be pre-installed on the device when it is released to public.

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is rumored to be released in September.

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Latest Leaks with No Edge Variant

Huawei Honor 7 could carry a big price tag

Huawei has penetrated the smartphone market in a strong way with its high-end Honor series of handsets which has got some very spectacular hardware along with premium design packaging. The latest flagship Huawei Honor 6 Plus is a powerpacked device with octa-core chipset Kirin 925 SoC, 3 GB RAM, 1080p display, 5.5inch screen, a duo camera setup and a 3600mAh of battery life. All this comes for a pricing below $400.

Now much talks for the upcoming flagship Honor 7 are going on these days as the device is likely to be unveiled by the month end. The previously leaked rumors show the device to be coming with a powerful Kirin 935 SoC, a 3/4 GB of RAM memory and a 16/64 GB of native storage. To its back it will host a 13MP single camera with OIS assisted sensor. The device is likely to come with a 5” screen and have a 1080 x 1920 resolution and a larger battery capacity of 3,280 mAh.

However, the recent report shows that the Huawei Honor is expected to be more costlier than expected. The recent report from MyDrivers says that the device would be costing as high as $599 which means a significant increase of $200 over the current flagship costing $400. Well, things will be clear soon as we expect the Honor 7 to soon go official.

source: MyDrivers (translated)

Huawei Honor 7 could carry a big price tag

OnePlus 2 Smartphone Confirmed to Come with USB Type-C Port

Google made an announcement in its annual developer conference that USB Type-C would be the standard for Android devices in the future. Why USB Type-C? It is because the port is smaller, able to support reversible charging as well as it is more convenient than the current MicroUSB ports which we have in our device nowadays. On top of that, the data transfer will also be faster, up to 10Gbps, with USB Type-C port.

OnePlus announced recently that its flagship product OnePlus 2 is going to feature USB Type-C port for charging and data transfer. If the rumor deemed to be true, that means that OnePlus 2 will be the first smartphone which will come with the new USB port. Apart from the new USB Type-C port, the device is rumored to run on Snapdragon 810 version 2.1 processor,  13 MP rear camera and will be priced higher than the rumored $322 price tag previously.

Apart from OnePlus 2, Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is rumored to come with USB Type-C port as well, on top of the rumor that the device will come pre-installed with Google’s latest OS, Android M. Apple’s latest MacBook Air which was launched recently, also comes with USB-C port. It seems like Apple and Google are using the same USB standard now, which is a good thing.

OnePlus 2 Smartphone Confirmed to Come with USB Type-C Port

Apple Reported Working on TDDI In-House for the Next iPhone Smartphone

Apple is reported to be developing Touch and Display Driver Integration (TDDI) in house for the next iPhone smartphone. The TDDI single chip solution is expected to come with integrated fingerprint sensor as well. Therefore for the next iPhone, there will be no more physical Home button, instead, the screen itself will have dual functionality, one is to unlock the device while another one is as navigational purposes.

In the recent years, Apple had already done some development internally. With the expansion of the in-house development by Apple, it is likely to make a huge impact on the external semi conductor companies worldwide. One thing for sure is that the order from the giant technology company will decrease than the previous years. However, if there is a huge demand from the consumer, it is most likely that Apple will need to outsource the manufacturing part to other companies to help them to fulfill the demands. Global semiconductor companies are also going through some changes. Since the beginning of this year, there are several big companies which merged or acquitted by other company. This includes Avago’s acquisition of Broadcom which is also one of the major Apple suppliers.

The next iPhone smartphone is rumored to be thinner and bigger display with the removal of Home button. However, nothing can be confirmed until now.

Apple Reported Working on TDDI In-House for the Next iPhone Smartphone