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iPhone 7 Plus was second best selling smartphone in China last year, Oppo R9s reigned supreme
Counterpoint Research has published its analysis of the Chinese smartphone market for the whole of 2017, and some interesting tidbits have been revealed. The best selling handset over there last year was the Oppo R9s, commanding 3% of the market. The second place goes to the iPhone 7 Plus, while the vivo X9 completes the…
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Meizu M6s design and specs leak ahead of launch
January 17 is the launch date of the new Meizu M6s, but specs and promo materials leaked on the Chinese social network Weibo revealing almost everything there is to know about it. The new phone will be the first Meizu handset with 18:9 screen and will have a fingerprint scanner on its side. The M6s…
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Samsung launches the Galaxy A8 (2018) and A8+ (2018) in UAE
Samsung Gulf Electronics announced the launch of its latest smartphones – the Galaxy A8 (2018) and the Galaxy A8+ (2018) – in UAE. This is the latest market where one of the most well-done mid-rangers arrived, following a launch in Vietnam, Europe and India. The devices come with Exynos 7885 chipset and Infinity Display with…
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Brazilian agency reveals Galaxy S9 and S9+ battery capacities
Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency (aka ANATEL) has published its certificates of the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+. The document contains some legalese, but the juicy bit is the battery capacity. The S9 will have a 3,000mAh battery while the S9+ model will pack 3,500mAh. Same as last year, basically. The nominal voltage is the…
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LG G7 development may have started from scratch, by order of new Vice President
“We will unveil new smartphones when it is needed. But we will not launch it just because other rivals do,” said LG Electronics Vice Chairman Cho Sung-jin. After, an anonymous official from the company told The Korea Herald that Cho ordered the LG G7 development team to start over from scratch. This will likely push…
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