This Smartphone Has An OIS-enabled 13MP Camera

You thought the Sony Xperia C3 was the king of selfies with its 5 MegaPixel front-facing camera or the HTC Desire EYE with its 13MP selfie snapper was the best selfie phone ever. Wait till you see this latest innovation in selfie technology. Here we unveil the mighty Doov Nike V1.

The Doov Nike V1 uses a camera setup which looks different than anything that we’ve ever seen before in a phone camera. The Oppo N3 had a motorized spinning camera which could be used to take pictures from the front or the back, but Doov Nike V1 takes a different approach to the selfie conundrum.

Oppo’s swerling camera

The Doov Nike V1 has a 13 MegaPixel camera. It uses a F/2.0 second-generation Sony sensor, and the Phillips dual-tone LED flash for lighting. It uses optical image stabilization technology and the sensor is covered with sapphire glass. The sapphire glass has a high refractive index, so its an overall great selfie camera.

The phone’s own specs are not as impressive as the camera but its still not a bad deal. It has a 5 inch 720p screen. It is a quad-core phone with a MediaTek MT6732 inside running at 1.5 GHz. Its RAM is 2 GB and it has a 2,480mAh battery on-board, and comes with a custom version of Android 4.4.x KitKat and a custom UI.

This phone will run you about $325, and you should be able to order it online.

This Smartphone Has An OIS-enabled 13MP Camera

Samsung, Apple and LG are the top three smartphone vendors in Q3 of 2014, Chinese companies not far behind

According to Digitimes Research regarding the global smartphone market, Samsung, Apple and LG topped the list of global smartphone vendors in the third quarter (July-Sept.) of the current year 2014. However, Chinese companies are surging ahead in the smartphone race and it is worth noting that five out of the top 10 global smartphone vendors in the first nine months (January-September) of 2014 were Chinese suppliers.

The three companies Samsung, Apple and LG ranked topmost in the first three quarters of 2014. Chinese companies are not far behind. In Q3, Huawei is at the fourth spot, Xiaomi at fifth and Lenovo is at the seventh position. Although Xiaomi is ranked fifth globally, it tops all other vendors in terms of growth in shipments. Xiaomi has achieved an on-year shipment growth of almost 200%. On the other hand ZTE, which was quite ahead in the list in 2013, ranking eighth among the lot, is no longer in the top 10.

Samsung is leading the pack now but the same cannot be said for it in future because its business is declining. Some of its new smartphones including the Galaxy S5 didn’t do as well as expected. However, the Korean giant is developing a fresh strategy to tackle this and is also making some changes in the top management.

Apple meanwhile is showing strong growth in revenues in the last seven quarters and has posted the highest Q3 revenue ever this year. Its latest smartphones iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus have also been quite successful in the market. According to a latest rumor, Apple is working on developing a new type of camera with a two-lens system on the back camera.

Regarding LG, the company is on a high, recording 39% year-on-year growth with record 18.8 million handsets shipped during the last quarter ended September 2014. Its latest flagship, the LG G3 has done quite well, improving LGs market share. Sales and operating income in Q3 of 2014 were the highest for the company since Q3 of 2009.

Digitimes estimates that the global shipments of smartphones in 2014 will be 1,219 units showing a growth of a little less that 30% over the previous year. In 2015, the global smartphone shipments are predicted to rise by 22% and reach 1,488 billion units, major contributors to the growth being the emerging markets.

 

Source Digitimes

Via PhoneArena

Samsung, Apple and LG are the top three smartphone vendors in Q3 of 2014, Chinese companies not far behind

TouchWiz Themes App for Samsung Leaked Out

Apparently Samsung will soon launch TouchWiz themes app for its flagship smartphone in the near future. TouchWiz is Samsung’s very own customized Android UI which is available for Samsung devices only. Users can expect new additional features which they cannot find it in the other Android smartphones in the market.

Apart from Samsung, HTC was one of the first Android device vendors to start customizing Android UI. TouchWiz offers a lot of useful features, apps, and services but themes were never on the offer. However,recently , there are pictures of Samsung devices, which might possibly be Galaxy A3 or Galaxy A5, leaked out showing a glimpse of various themes which might be offered in the future versions of TouchWiz.  This most probably includes an ability to change color schemes, sounds, icons, backgrounds and some other aspect of UI.

The leaked settings screenshot as per below also suggest that there is a ‘Themes’ section which when you take a look under its section, you can see a couple of themes, a default one and a new theme named ‘Natural’ which changes the wallpaper and icons in the UI. It is not confirmed yet whether Samsung will release an SDK to create themes for this new feature. However, if the tech giant does release it in the near future, we are sure that a lot of themes will be created from the developers.

TouchWiz Themes App for Samsung Leaked Out

Samsung Galaxy Core Prime Model SM-G360P gets FCC certified

Although Samsung plans to reduce the number of its smartphone models, there are still a few in the pipeline. After announcing the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime a couple of months back, we had another selfie-centric phone, the Galaxy Core Prime passing through TENNA last month. It was also listed for pre-order by Indian online retailer Flipkart.

We now have the Galaxy Core Prime getting FCC certification in the US. This is an entry-level CDMA smartphone with model no. SM-G360P, headed to US carriers. The FCC label of the handset carries the customer service no. of Boost Mobile indicating that the device will probably be launched by this operator. However, the Galaxy Core Prime model SM-G360P may well be heading to Sprint as the handset supports LTE bands 25, 26 and 41 which are compatible with the Sprint network.

The specs of model SM-G360P passing through FCC are somewhat different from the specs of Galaxy Core Prime leaked via Flipkart earlier, so this may be a variant of that phone. This model has a 4.5” LCD display with a resolution of 480 x 800, 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor with 32-bit and 64-bit support, 1GB RAM, 8GB internal expandable memory, a 5MP rear camera, a 2MP front-facing camera and a 2,000mAh battery. The handset runs Android 4.4.4 KitKat coupled with Samsung’s own TouchWiz.

The new Samsung Galaxy Core Prime could be a good buy in the affordable segment. Indian variant of the device is priced at about $140 but its pricing in the US is not known. Since the handset has been certified by FCC, its official announcement is expected soon.

Check out the images:

Via PhoneArena

Samsung Galaxy Core Prime Model SM-G360P gets FCC certified

ZTE Tablet with Dual-SIM Feature Passed FCC

Dual-SIM smartphones are a common sight in the market. However, a Dual-SIM tablet is rarely found in the market. One of the examples of a tablet with two SIM card slots is Asus Fonepad 7.  However, ZTE (fairly popular China-based manufacturers) are going to release another tablet which offers two-SIM capability.

The device is recently reported has passed through FCC and most likely will be arriving in USA in the near future. Known with the name of ZTE tablet K70, apart with the dual-SIM support, it will also support WCDMA and GSM connectivity. It is also certified to use on WiFi 802.11 b/g/n networks in 2.4GHz.  It is expected that the device will be introduced like a larger phone instead of a tablet.

The device is rumored to have a 7-inch screen with HD/Full HD resolution, a polycarbonate casing, a front camera, sensors and a earpiece.  It will be pre-installed with Android 4.4.x. The body will most probably make of plastic with a lifted ridge on the side.  The device is also rumored to run on something like Snapdragon 400 CPU inside and a 1 or 2GB RAM memory size.

Lastly, there is no further information about the pricing of the device, but, we are expecting it to fall below $200 range.

ZTE Tablet with Dual-SIM Feature Passed FCC

Samsung Might Introduce New E-Series With SM-E500F

Samsung is losing its grip in the mobile market, facing declining profits, less sales while its old and new emerging rivals are expanding their positions in the global market.

With the current situation, Samsung is well aware of what has to be done and some reports suggest that it has already planned to get out of this set back. It appears that Samsung might introduce new E-series with SM-E500F.  There is also news that during next year, the company would cut its handsets number to increase its profits, which would also benefit the users to get out from the confusion of going through different models.

The Korean company, not long ago, had introduced the Galaxy A series. There were some rumors earlier that the company is planning to name its upcoming phone series with different alphabets to add more variety to its models.

Recently, on an import tracking website, a Samsung mobile named SM-E500F had been spotted which was entering India for testing. It has been the first time that a Samsung model has been labeled with the letter “E”. This indicates a possible launch of a new mobile series by the company. Its import price is set at 9,378 Indian Rupees which converts to roughly $151, indicating that the device will be offered at entry-level.

Aside from the model number, nothing else had been revealed by the import list that could reveal more about the phone. However, with the naming procedure Samsung use for its smartphones, i.e. SM-A500 indicates Galaxy A5, the SM-E500F could mean a new series like Samsung Galaxy E5.

Samsung Might Introduce New E-Series With SM-E500F

HTC Next Smartphone: HTC One (M9) Specs and Rumors

Earlier this year, HTC has released HTC One (M8) which consists of all the specs that anyone wanted for a smartphone.  On top of that, it comes with great and stylish build. The next smartphone from HTC might be named HTC One (M9) or maybe some other naming convention. There is rumor that HTC is going to change the naming scheme this time. We expect it to be better than HTC One (M8) so let us take a look at the possible specification, shall we?

We generally expect the HTC One M9 to launch in March 2015. Since based on the previous records, the flagship phone is always launched in the Spring. There is no official pricing announced yet. However, based on the previous records, for example, HTC One M7, it went on sale for around £500, HTC One M8 went on sale for around £550, we expect it to be around that range too.

For the technical specification,based on the concept specs, it suggests that it will be equipped with Snapdragon 810 processor, Quad HD screen, large 3500 mAh battery and a 5.1MP front facing camera. We expect it to run on the latest version of Android 5.0 Lollipop.

Well, we just have to wait for the subsequent news to get the more confirmed specs.

 

HTC Next Smartphone: HTC One (M9) Specs and Rumors