Author: Chris Eilers

Sony Xperia XZs is one of the premium devices which were launched at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 in February along side Sony XZ Premium, Xperia XA1 and Xperia XA1 Ultra. This phone is going to be launched in India soon. Read on to find out the exact launch date!

Sony Xperia XZs is coming soon…

This year, the Japanese electronics giant impressed the tech-world with the announcement of four premium devices at Mobile World Congress 2017 in Barcelona. These upcoming Sony phones are pretty impressive and totally worth our attention, design- and spec-wise! Now, the company has started to sent out invites for an event, on which the launch of the Xperia XZs is expected!

Let’s have a look at Sony Xperia XZs specs again: the handset features a 5.2-inch display with the resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. It is also protected by a 2.5D curved glass and has a pixel density of 424ppi. Under the hood, you will find a quad-core Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 mobile processor, Adreno 530GPU and the smartphone runs Android Nougat right out of the box.

You can choose between two Sony Xperia XZs memory and native storage variants: 4GB of RAM + 32 or 64GB of ROM. All native storage options are expandable up to 256GB via a microSD card. In terms of photography, the phone is equipped with an amazing 19MP camera on the back with f/2.0, 25mm, EIS (gyro), predictive phase detection and laser autofocus, LED flash combined with an 13MP selfie shooter on the front. Moreover, the handset features a 2900mAh battery which is supported by Quick Charge 3.0.

Sony Xperia XZs to launch in India on…

The upcoming Sony Xperia XZs is going to be launched in India next week. To be more precisely on April 4! The phone is available in three color options: Ice Blue, Warm Silver and Black. Details about the price and availability of the mobile device will be announced officially at the event. So, let’s wait and see!

Nokia 6 vs Xiaomi Mi 5C: Both phones are newcomers in the smartphone market this year. Let’s compare them to know which one is suitable for you!

Nokia 6 vs Xiaomi Mi 5C specs…

The Nokia 6 was announced and came to the market in January 2017 which is a bit earlier than Xiaomi Mi 5C. Mi 5C is publicized in February and going to come in this March. Having a 5.5 inches screen with its 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution and protected by Coring Gorilla Glass 3, this is a great advantage for the Nokia 6. Second, the phone is powered by Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430, Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex -A53 and an Adreno 505. With a very thin dimension of 154 x 75.8 x 7.9 mm and weight of 169 gr made Nokia 6 much more advanced than other phone lines.

The Xiaomi Mi 5C also has a large 5.15 inches display with 1080 x 19020 pixels resolution which attracted many people. Not inferior to Nokia 6, Mi 5C runs on Xiaomi Surge S1 chipset, Octa-core 4×2.2GHz Cortex-A53 and Mali-T860MP4 with 3GB. This device is thinner with a dimension of 144.4 x 69.7 x 7.1mm and weighs only 135 grams. You will have a 64GB ROM and a very large internal storage. The Mi 5C camera packs a 13MP on the rear and an 8MP for the selfie.

The Nokia 6 has many options for you about the internal storage and color. You can own  3GB RAM and 32GB of ROM with Matte Black, Tempered Blue, Silver, and Copper. For the other choice, you will also have a 4GB RAM with 64GB of ROM at the color of Arte Black. The Nokia 6 camera is a 16MP on the back and 8MP camera front shooter, which is similar to Xiaomi Mi 5C. Moreover, the battery life of Mi 5C is 2860 mAh and 3000 mAh for Nokia, both of them are non-removable with fast battery charging.

Nokia 6 vs Xiaomi Mi 5C price…

The Xiaomi Mi 5C price will be PHP 11,600 with the color option of black, gold and rose gold, while the Nokia 6 price is nearly PHP 12,500. So will you go for the flat Xiaomi Mi 5C phone or the Nokia 6 high quality of cameras? Tell us your opinions!

Samsung’s Galaxy S8 and Sony’s Xperia XZ Premium are two upcoming high-end phones. Today, let’s make a Galaxy S8 vs Xperia XZ Premium battle to see which phone is better. 

Samsung’s Galaxy S8 vs Xperia XZ Premium: Specs Battle

Let’s start the Galaxy S8 vs Xperia XZ Premium comparison by talking about their displays. Samsung’s Galaxy S8 mounts a 5.8-inch display that carries Super AMOLED panel with a resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels. Meanwhile, the display of Sony’s device has 5.46-inch and 4K resolution. Therefore, the viewing experience of Xperia XZ Premium is better than that of the Galaxy S8 thanks to higher pixel density value (807 ppi > 568 ppi).

In terms of processor, both smartphone makers equip their devices with an octa-core Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 running at 2.45GHz and Adreno 540 GPU. They are also run Android Nougat out of the box. As regard to memory and internal storage, the handset of Samsung provides 4GB of RAM and 64/128GB of ROM (expandable). In case of Xperia XZ Premium, the phone also features 4GB of RAM and 64GB of ROM, likewise Galaxy S8. As you can see, if you are looking for a stronger multitasking device, then both devices are a wise choice.

If you love photography, you won’t be disappointed with Xperia XZ Premium cameras: it packs an amazing 19MP main camera with Sony Exmor RS lens and f/2.0 and an a 13MP selfie snapper while the mobile of Samsung owns a 12MP rear + an 8MP front-facing shooters. As a result, the two handsets seem to be competitive to each other in terms of camera function. In addition, the South Korean device is fueled by a 3000mAh battery supported by Fast battery charging while Sony’s phone exploits its power from a 3230mAh cell.

Galaxy S8 vs Xperia XZ Premium: Price Battle

Samsung’s Galaxy S8 price is expected to be around $800. And Xperia XZ Premium’s price could be close to that of its rival. Both smartphones are not available in the market yet. So, we will keep updating the information for you.

Nokia 8 is the most anticipated flagship of 2017 and it will be a tough rival for many Android phones. So let’s see who would win in a Nokia 8 vs Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra battle.

Nokia 8 vs Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra: specs comparison

First, we are going to see how these two phones do in a Nokia 8 vs Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra hardware comparison. In terms of Nokia 8 specs, it will be powered by a Snapdragon 835 octa-core with 6GB RAM and 64/128GB ROM. Meanwhile, Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra specs include a Helio P20 octa-core processor, along with 4GB of RAM and 32/64GB ROM. The SND 835 is newer and has better performance than the Helio P20.

Moving on to the camera aspect, Nokia 8 cameras feature a 24MP rear camera and a 12MP selfie camera. The back camera comes along with OIS and dual LED, capable of recording 2160p@30fps videos. Meanwhile, Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra boasts a 23MP f/2.0 back snapper and a 16MP f/2.0 front shooter. The back camera has laser autofocus feature and come with a LED flash. All the specs sound great, so for this Nokia 8 vs Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra image quality comparison, both phones should be on equal terms.

Nokia 8 will have a 5.7″ 2K display, while Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra display is 6″ FHD. The Xperia XA1 Ultra uses a 2700mAh battery, while Nokia 8 battery has not been unveiled. Overall, in this Nokia 8 vs Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra battle, Nokia 8 has better performance and great display.

Nokia 8 vs Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra: price

Both devices’ prices are still not announced. But many retailers suspect that the XA1 Ultra will be around $415 ~ Rs. 26999. Nokia 8 is the real flagship from Nokia so it should come with a much higher price. Keep in mind that Nokia 8 is still under development and the final product may look different.

Xiaomi Mi 6 will soon be launched next month April. The smartphone looks great when standing with its flagship rivals from other brands. Let’s have a look at the 5 best Xiaomi Mi 6 rivals and their super specs…

1. Samsung Galaxy S8

Expected to be released soon, Samsung Galaxy S8 is one of the best smartphones of this year. In terms of Galaxy S8 specs, it offers a 5.8″ Super AMOLED display with 2K resolution. The device is powered by  Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 and Adreno 540. Galaxy S8 will come in 2 versions of 64GB and 128GB storage.

Samsung Galaxy S8 camera will feature a 12MP on the back and an 8MP selfie shooter. The handset is fueled by a non-removable 3000mAh battery. Galaxy S8 price comes at $925 ~ Rs. 59,990. Color variants include Black, White, Gold, Silver, and Pink Gold.

2. LG G6

LG G6 was announced last month and it is the second device we consider as Xiaomi Mi 6 rivals on the market. LG G6 sports a 5.7-inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 1440 x 2880 pixels. The mobile is powered by Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821. LG G6 cameras feature a dual 13MP + 13MP main shooter and a 5MP selfie camera. The phone packs in a non-removable 3300mAh battery. LG G6 price is around $770 ~ Rs. 49,990.

3. Huawei P10 Plus

Coming in at the third place of Xiaomi Mi 6 rivals is the giant Huawei P10 Plus. Huawei P10 Plus specs feature a 5.5-inch IPS-NEO LCD display with a 2K resolution. As for Huawei P10 Plus cameras, the phone comes with dual 20MP + 12MP rear shooter and an 8MP selfie camera. The device is powered by the special HiSilicon Kirin 960 chip, 6GB RAM, and a non-removable 3750mAh battery. Huawei P10 Plus price is tagged at $862 ~ Rs.  55,990.

4. Sony Xperia XZ Premium

The Sony phone is randomly ranked as the next Xiaomi Mi 6 rival. The Sony Xperia XZ Premium cameras sport a 19MP shooter on the rear and a 13MP selfie camera. Other Xperia XZ Premium specs include a 5.46″ IPS LCD display, Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835, 4GB RAM and 64GB ROM. The flagship is powered by a non-removable 3230mAh battery. Sony Xperia XZ Premium price comes at $540 ~ Rs. 34,990.

5. OnePlus 3T

The device finally makes it to our best Xiaomi Mi 6 rival list. The phone comes with a 5.5″ Optic AMOLED display with a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. It is powered by Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 chip, 6GB RAM, and a non-removable Li-Ion 3400mAh battery. OnePlus 3T cameras are 16MP for both back and front shooters. The OnePlus 3T price tag is around $462 ~ Rs. 29,999.

Best Xiaomi Mi 6 rivals

We have put everything we heard about those best Xiaomi Mi 6 rivals for you to compare. Which phone do you think the strongest rival among the five flagships?

Nokia Edge vs iPhone 7 Plus, which is the greatest flagship of this year. Let’s find out in this article where we compare these two amazing phones.

Nokia Edge vs iPhone 7 Plus: specs comparison

First, we are going to see how these two phones do in a Nokia Edge vs iPhone 7 Plus hardware comparison. In terms of Nokia Edge specs, it will be powered by a Snapdragon 835 octa-core with 6GB RAM. Meanwhile, iPhone 7 Plus specs include an Apple A10 2.34GHz quad-core processor, along with 3GB of RAM. The A10 chipset is slightly more powerful than the S835, but it falls behind in a graphics test.

Moving on to the camera aspect, Nokia Edge cameras feature a 24MP rear camera and a 12MP selfie camera. The back camera comes along with OIS and 4K recording ability. Meanwhile, iPhone 7 Plus boasts dual 12MP f/1.8 and f/2.8 back cameras and a 7MP f/2.2 front snapper. There is no further information about Nokia Edge cameras so we will have to wait until its release date for a better Nokia Edge vs iPhone 7 Plus image quality comparison.

Nokia Edge will have a 5.7″ 2K display, while iPhone 7 Plus display is 5.5″ FHD. Nokia Edge battery is still unknown but it will surely be bigger than the 2900mAh battery on iPhone 7 Plus. Overall, in this Nokia Edge vs iPhone 7 Plus battle, both phones have their own pros and cons.

Nokia Edge vs iPhone 7 Plus: price

Nokia Edge is still under development without any confirmation about the price. Apple iPhone 7 Plus price tag is around $955 ~ Rs. 61999. If you want a smartphone with high resolution display and big battery, then Nokia Edge will be the right choice for you. But if you want something with better performance, a different OS and support for newer OS version, then iPhone 7 Plus is definitely the right phone for you.

A Finland company just released the Huawei P10 Limited Edition cover in 24k gold. Let’s take a closer look at this monster and its price.

Huawei P10 Limited Edition: 24k gold smartphone

The Finland-based company Legend has launched a unique version of Huawei latest flagship. The Huawei P10 Limited Edition is covered in a thick layer of 24k gold with a carving of a 24k gold dragon. The dragon’s eyes feature a set of red diamonds in order to symbolize the fire element. There is only 8 Huawei P10 Limited Edition on the market. There’s also no further plan to craft more in the future. Legend, the company behind this, has been renown for offering exclusive gilded smartphones, smartwatches and tablets to customers across the globe.

Each Huawei P10 model will be custom-made, and every client can choose various customization options. These include precious metal plating (24k gold, platinum or rose gold), leather pouch material from various exotic leathers, alternative modern dragon design, choice of precious stones for the dragon’s eyes and more. Of course this will only affect the phone appearance. Under the 24k plating is still the same Huawei P10 with 5.1″ Full HD display, protected by Gorilla Glass 5.

Other Huawei P10 Limited Edition specs include a Kirin 960 octa-core, 4GB RAM and 32/64GB ROM. The phone is mounted with dual 20MP + 12MP f/2.2 cameras on the back and an 8MP f/1.9 snapper on the front. The phone uses a non-removable 3200mAh battery.

Huawei P10 Limited Edition: price and availability

If you can afford this device, then here’s the price for the model you see in the picture. This exclusive Huawei P10 Limited Edition will be €2690 and it includes: a luxury wooden presentation box, a custom made leather pouch, a genuine certificate warranty cards and worldwide express shipping. So, anyone interested?

Smartphones with decent specs are becoming more affordable in the last few years. Here are the best Android smartphones under Rs 10000 for March….

1. Vivo Y53

Expected to be released in April 2017, Vivo Y53 is one of the best Android smartphones under Rs 10000. In terms of Vivo Y53 specs, it features a 5″ 540p display, along with a Snapdragon 425 1.4GHz quad-core under the hood. The phone offers 2GB RAM and 16GB ROM, which is expandable up to 256GB.The device is mounted with an 8MP f/2.0 back camera and a 5MP selfie camera. Vivo Y53 is powered by a non-removable 2500mAh battery. The phone supports dual SIM and runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Vivo Y53 price comes at $145 ~Rs. 9349.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 is available for pre-order soon! More precisely on March 31! Are you excited about it? Let’s check where and how to order!

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 available for pre-order

Hey, Xiaomi lovers, get ready for this: From March 31 starting at 12pm, you can pre-order your Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 on the company’s own website Mi.com. If you are going to pre-order your Redmi Note 4 at the company’s webpage, you have to make the payment online, afterwards your phone will be shipped, in only five days! So cool, huh?

Let’s have a look at Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 specs again: that amazing phone comes with an elegant looking full-metal unibody design and a fingerprint sensor below the 5.5-inch display which has a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and 401 ppi pixel density. Dimensions for the Redmi Note 4 are 151 x 76 x 8.5 mm and it weighs 165g. Under the hood, the handset is powered by a Snapdragon 625 SoC, packs an Adreno 506 GPU and runs the latest MIUI 8 based on Android Marshmallow out-of-the box.

The mobile phone is available in three inbuilt storage and memory variants: 32GB + 2/3GB RAM or 64GB + 4GB RAM. All variants can be expanded up to 256GB via a microSD card up to 256GB. In terms of photography, it is equipped with f/2.0 5MP selfie snapper paired with an 85-degree wide angle lens and a cool 13MP CMOS sensor on the back with f/2.0 and dual LED flash. Furthermore, the phone packs a powerful non-removable battery capacity of 4100mAh.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 – Price

The device will be available in three gorgeous colour options: Gold, Grey and Black and is priced at Rs 9,999 for the 2GB RAM+32GB ROM variant, Rs 10,999 for the 3GB RAM+32GB ROM option, while the most expensive variant at Rs 12,999 features 4GB RAM along with 64 GB storage. So, are you excited? Get ready for the sale, and try out the company’s brand-new pre-order system on Mi.com.

Sony Xperia XA1 vs Xiaomi Mi 5C: announced in February 2017 with 23MP camera. These phones also built by newest OS. Read the article to find out!

Sony Xperia XA1 vs Xiaomi Mi 5C: 3GB RAM, 64GB ROM.

Let’s us introduce to you the new Sony Xperia XA1 first! This Xperia XA1 comes with a 5.0 inches screen and a 1080 x 720 pixels resolution and protected by Scratch-resistant glass. The Xiaomi Mi 5C screen is 5.15 inches with 1080×1920 pixels resolution, we can see that the 5C has a bigger screen that the XA1. The convenient thing about these two is that they have a Dual SIM capacity and runs on the Android newest version 7.0 Nougat. The Xperia XA1 is built in by Mali-T880MP2 and Mi 5C is powered by Octa-core 4×2.2 GHz with Mali-T860MP4.

Both of these phones have a 3GB RAM and an internal storage which can be backed up to 256GB via a micro SD card. With larger internal storage, the Mi 5C has 64GB of ROM and Xperia XA1 has 32GB. The XA1 primary camera is a 12MP with an aperture of F/2.2 and a front camera of 8MP with F/2.2 aperture. Xiaomi Mi 5C will be better here because of the 23 MP it sports on the rear and 8MP on the front.

For having longer time usage, we suggest Xiaomi Mi 5C as its battery offers a 2860 mAh with fast battery charging. Actually, Sony Xperia XA1 is not a bad choice as it also comes with 2300 mAh battery life with Pump Express+ 2.0, and you can call your friends and family for 11h 20 mins. You will have the black, white, gold and pink color option when you choose the XA1; in addition, Xiaomi color options are black, gold and rose gold.

Sony Xperia XA1 vs Xiaomi Mi 5C price?

These 2 phones were announced in February and haven’t come to the market yet! For Xperia XA1, it will launch on April 26th, 2017 and the price is guessed to come around PHP 15,500. The Xiaomi Mi 5C may come in this March at the price PHP 11,600. So what is your choice?

LeEco X650: the upcoming product from LeEco company made a confusion recently. However, it seems very powerful by its 104488 benchmarks points!

LeEco X650 specs and features…

The LeEco X650, next launching phone line of LeEco company which many people called as LeEco Le 3 made a confusion over a few months ago. By the lasted leaks, this new X650 will come with a 5.5 inches screen with 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution. The flagship will have Mediatek Helio X27 chipset, a deca-core tri-cluster processor made up of 2 x 2.6 GHz A72 + 4 x 2.0 GHz A53 + 4 x 1.6 GHz A53 and an ARM Mali-T880 MP4.

Building by those platforms which made LeEco X650 got benchmarks of 104488 points. This premium product will have a very thin dimension which is 152.4 x 75.1 x 7.5 mm and weighs a bit heavy with 168 grams. The LeEco X650 camera packs a Dual 13MP each on the rear, you will not be worried about the taking photo skills anymore. Moreover, if you like a selfie-phone, this potential X650 will satisfy you with its 8MP front camera.

Running by the newest update version of Android, which is Nougat 7.1.2 and backed by a 3,900mAh battery to keep the mobile awake. There are some rumors that LeEco Le 3 will launch soon with their own personal assistant. The internal storage of this phone will be a 4GB RAM and two choices of ROM, which are 32GB and 64GB depending on what you are looking for. Until now, there is no information if this phone will support an expandable storage, but there is an interesting feature which is its voice assistant software.

LeEco X650 price and release date?

The LeEco company has suffered financial problems and many people are worried that they couldn’t get a X650 outside the Chinese market. However, we hope that the LeEco company will overcome and announce the launch date, the price of this phone since everything now is just rumours.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 has generally been viewed as a very competent smartphone in its range. Recently, the version with SND 625 was just released in India. So, let’s have a Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 review with this version!

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 review (SND 625)

Earlier, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 with the Helio powered chipset was released, and it earned a lot of praises. It has high-quality design, offers great performance, and the battery lasts a long time. Xiaomi is known for using different SoC for different markets, and Redmi Note 4 is no exception. The SND edition of the phone was just released in India not too long ago. Without further ado, let’s have a Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 review for this version!

On the front, it remains largely the same as its Helio X20 counterpart. It still has the all-metal exterior, with the 2.5D edges on the front glass. The screen stays the same, 5.5″ 1080p, as well as the main camera of 13MP with phase detection autofocus, and 5MP selfie shooter. Under the hood, it has the octa-core 2.0GHz SND 625 chipset, and options of 2,3 or 4GB RAM, which offers great performance, and in real use, it preserves battery better than the Helio X20. There is 32 or 64GB of storage, expandable by up to 256GB. There is a fingerprint sensor as well. One highlight among Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 specs is the battery, as it has a whopping 4,100mAh capacity!

However, for all those good aspects, there are some downsides to the phone as well. First of all, the phone only comes with Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box, which is not the latest OS. It is unclear whether we can update higher. The next one can be considered minor annoyances only, but the battery is non-removable. Also, Redmi Note 4 uses a hybrid DualSIM/microSD slot, which may limits your options a little bit. Finally, this phone does not support Quick charge 2.0 or 3.0, only the standard old 5V/2A. That means it will take a while to fully charge your phone.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (SND 625): Still worth buying

After the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 review (SND 625), we come to the conclusion that this phone is worth buying, despite its drawbacks. It offers great performance, while can last longer than the Helio X20 version. Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 price in India starts from Rs. 9,999. What do you think about this phone?