Author: Chris Eilers

Each smartphone brand has different nature features and so, there are different ways to save battery. That’s why we list five battery tips for each brand. Let’s find the useful one for your phone

1 . Samsung

Samsung is now the biggest phone-maker in the world. But one of the limited features of this brand is the battery. That’s why we put Samsung in the number 1. There are two battery tips for this brand, including Normal mode and Super saved mode. To use one of them, just come to Setting –>Battery. After that, just pick your suitable mode.

In the normal mode, your phone will turn off 3G, wifi, and other Internet connection. Besides, the screen light and the waiting time will be reduced automatically. Meanwhile, the supper-saved-mode will make your phone be in simple display. You’ll see a black+white screen with a low light condition and of course, all connection will be turned off. However, you can still suffer the web in this mode.

Lenovo Vibe P2 VS Huawei Honor 8: Lenovo and Huawei are having a battle. With 4GB RAM and octa-core processor, which one will be the winner?

Lenovo Vibe P2 VS Huawei Honor 8: 4GB beasts

Lenovo Vibe P1 is one of the most successful products of the company. Although the original P1 doesn’t have strong specs, it still sports an amazing battery life – 5000mAH. To follow this success, the Chinese brand will probably release the successor of this phone- Lenovo Vibe P2. On the other hand, Honor 8 is one of the best dual camera phones of Huawei. Both devices are the powerful smartphones with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of expandable inbuilt storage. They all run on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow OS.

In spite of having the same octa-core processor, Huawei Honor 8 specs are still better than Lenovo Vibe P2  specs with Kirin 950 chipset. While Lenovo phone has a SND 652 SoC. About the camera, the resolution of Honor 8’s main camera (12MP) is smaller than the one from Vibe P2 (16MP). Despite that, Huawei phone camera still gives you better shots with a dual 12MP cam on the back. In the exchange, the new phone from Lenovo defeats its rival with 5.5-inch FHD display and 3500mAh cell. These features on Honor are 5.2 inches and 3000mAH.

Lenovo Vibe P2 VS Huawei Honor 8: each phone has is own strength to compete with one another. Lenovo device sports a bigger battery capacity and a larger screen. On the other hand, Huawei handset features a better processor and primary camera. So, if you want to choose a good camera phone with good performance, Honor 8 is a proper choice for you. However, if you want a device with a long battery and big screen, Vibe P2 is a smart choice.

Lenovo Vibe P2 VS Huawei Honor 8: price and release date

Lenovo Vibe P2 VS Huawei Honor 8: the tough battle between two 4GB phones. They are neck-to-neck. Let’s come to the price round to see which one will win! Huawei Honor 8 price costs you about $472. While Lenovo Vibe P2 price is cheaper. It is expected to be about $280. Well, good specs with affordable price, Vibe P2 seems to be an ideal phone. However, this Lenovo device is not launched yet while  Huawei phone is available in the market

They may share the same camera technology but when it comes to real-life photography, there are some differences! Let’s have a camera comparison between Samsung Galaxy S7 vs LG G5 vs HTC 10!

Samsung Galaxy S7 vs LG G5 vs HTC 10: Auto-mode

The best way to test the camera is to shot objects in low-light condition or at night! In this case, between Samsung Galaxy S7 vs LG G5 vs HTC 10, the Samsung phone is the only one to feature HDR (High Dynamic Range) automatically! Meanwhile, in HTC 10 and LG G5, HDR mode is selective just like most other smartphones. The auto HDR mode in Samsung Galaxy S7 helps compensate for the cases where highlights or shadows are deeper than we expect. Moreover, Galaxy S7’s wider aperture makes it easier for the phone to welcome more lights, which results in good color and sharpness in low-light environment.

Next in this camera comparison of Samsung Galaxy S7 vs LG G5 vs HTC 10, let’s talk about LG G5. The shooter of LG G5 only changes a bit from its predecessor: the color saturation is different in Auto mode. Though packing the same sensor aperture and lens, the color balance of LG G5 is quite different. The images taken by this snapper receive some desaturation while their colors are still good! The HDR mode is able to cure extreme shadows and highlights. The only drawback of LG G5 camera is that it tend to overexpose subjects in bright settings.

Last but not least in this Samsung Galaxy S7 vs LG G5 vs HTC 10 camera comparison. HTC 10 has gained a huge improvement, compared to its predecessors. While in HTC One M9, the photos taken often have muted colors. But the company has dramatically reduce that problem in HTC 10! More than that, the images taken by HTC 10 look better after they are transferred to a computer.

Samsung Galaxy S7 vs LG G5 vs HTC 10: who wins?

This seems to be the closest camera battle between the thre Android flagships from giant brand! All those phones click great photos, even in low-light conditions! But overall, the Samsung Galaxy S7 impresses us the most thanks to its solid performance! The auto mode and the fast focus technology of this Samsung phone really make it easier for users to enjoy taking pictures!

It is a fact that many Android lovers sometimes want to have an iOS device. The reason is that Apple always has a good amount of quality iPhone-only apps. Here, we have generated a list of 9 exclusive iOS apps that are most appealing to Android users.

1. Adobe Photoshop Fix: greatest among iOS apps for photo editing

Everyone knows that the secret of beautiful photos doesn’t just lie in a good camera. A good editing program is also very important. From all editing tools for phones, Adobe Photo Fix is reported to be the best so far. It’s suitable for both amateurs and professionals. What’s amazing about this app is that your outcomes always look like your photos have been fixed by a professional editor.

If you are just a beginner, you can play around with some re-touching tools such as lighten, darken, heal, patch, smooth and liquefy. Even after some time and experience, you will still be amazed by its efficiency. One notable difference of this app is that your photos will never ever be reduced (even if they are larger than 2000px x 2000px). With Adobe Creative Cloud, you can save and open your images anytime and anywhere. This app can be downloaded for free.

Are you a selfie lover? If yes, we have some great things for you! Here are 10 of the best smartphones equipped with 13MP front cameras and even more. Check them out now!

1. OPPO F1S

Did you know that OPPO F1s was sold out at 6,000 units in just 2 days? It somehow shows that this is a wonderful handset and the success should mainly come from its fantastic 16MP front camera, equipped with f/2.0 for taking good photos in low-light conditions and “beautify 4.0” software to help get rid of “blemishes”. Moreover, you can even capture yourself by Voice Commands.

Other OPPO F1S specs are also very good: a 5.5-inch HD IPS LCD screen, a dual SIM, Color OS 3.0 based on Android 5.1 Lollipop OS, a Mediatek MT6750 octa-core 1.5GHz chip, 32GB ROM (expandable), 3GB RAM, a 13MP rear snapper with f/2.2, PDAF, plus LED flash, a fingerprint scanner and a 3,075mAh battery. If you want to buy this, you will have to pay $300 as the OPPO F1S price. Is it reasonable for a 16MP selfie smartphone? We think yes! How about you?

Android smartphones are no questions the most popular in our market nowadays. However, when considering other operating systems in the top 3, would you rather buy an iOS phone or a Windows phone?

1 iOS phone VS Windows phone interface

First of all, let’s compare user interface. After RAM and the core specs, the interface is the next important factor that helps decide which smartphone is suitable for the user. Back when Windows first launched their tile pattern, it received controversial feedback from customers because of the difficulty in operating. However, as Windows phones gradually grew in their prime time, the unique pattern started to become popular. Ever since Windows 8.1 OS update was rolled out, people began to really enjoy the UI. It gave the feeling that everything you need was ready on the home screen, and it was so easy to navigate with the tile system. That led to easy and fast multi-tasking, which gained Windows phone the reputation for office and business use they have nowadays.

Meanwhile, iOS user interface comes with their own, unique layout. The system offers beautiful icons, menu and wallpaper. It takes you a while to get used to how it works. But once you already get accustomed, you would find it easy to operate. However, when compared with what we have in Windows phone, iOS interface is left behind in terms of multi-tasking capability and its popularity in the market.

After Qualcomm and MediaTek, it’s time for Samsung. The Korean giant is checking on its new SoC-Exynos 8895. Being clocked at 4GHz, this new chipset is said to be more power-saving than SND 830.

Exynos 8895 will be clocked at 4GHz

Qualcomm is planning to release a new powerful chipset – SND 830. After that, MediaTek is reported to be working on Helio X30. This chipset is said to be stronger than the new one from the US company. And now, it’s Samsung’s turn. This Korean giant is about to bring the next generation of Exynos to the market soon – Exynos 8895. And this is just like a respond from Samsung to those two rivals.

The two latest chipsets from Samsung are Exynos 7420 and 8890. They are all built with 14nm technology. Now, the company will use the 10nm technology with the new chipset 8895. This size is the same with SND 830 and Helio X30. Exynos 8895 will not only increase the performance but also reduce the power consumption. This new chipset will come with an octa-core processor.

Samsung new chipset will probably pack four 4GHz high-performance cores and four 2.7GHz low-power Cortex-A53 cores. According to some websites, even though be clocked at 4GHz, 8895 SoC consume the power as much as 3.6GHz SND 830 chipset. It seems like that besides Helio X30, SND 830 has to deal with another strong competitor.

Exynos 8895: which phone will have it?

Rush time is coming! All three popular chipset manufacturers rare racing to bring their best product to the market. Which one is better? To answer this question, we have to wait until all three of them come out. Back to Samsung new SoC, which device will run on this chipset? Exynos 7420 is first used for Note 5, Exynos 8890 is for Note 7. So, Exynos 8895 could probably be used for the next flagship of the company. It could be Galaxy S8 next year. Who knows! Until then, just keep updated with us!

Lenovo has released two versions of the Vibe K5 in April, 2016: he base model and the Plus model. Today, in this Lenovo Vibe K5 review, we’ll have a look back on the base model, what’s good about it and its shortcomings.

Lenovo Vibe K5 review: The good

Obviously, pricing is always one of the good things about budget phones. It is priced at roughly 6,000 Pesos (approx. $129). It also supports dual SIM. The screen is also moderately big: 5.0-inch IPS LCD screen with 720p resolution display, a very good one for a budget phone. Also, in this Lenovo Vibe K5 review, we want to highlight that, this phone has noise cancellation with a dedicated second microphone, and rear-firing stereo speakers. We don’t see that on budget phones often.

In this section of Lenovo Vibe K5 review, we will focus on internal specs. This phone houses octa-core Snapdragon 415 chipset, with Adreno 405 GPU. It also comes with 2GB RAM; enough for your normal daily use, but it wouldn’t be sufficient f you want to play big games. It has a battery of 2,750mAh capacity, and the important thing is, it is removable. As for camera, the Lenovo Vibe K5 sports a 13MP, f/2.2 rear camera, and a 5MP, f/2.8 front camera. It also has almost all the good technology, like LTE (Cat.4). Overall, those specs look really good for a budget smartphone.

Lenovo Vibe K5 review: The not-so-desirable and final verdict

In this part of the Lenovo Vibe K5 review, we will look at things that could have been better. First is the Operating System (OS). This phone still comes equipped with Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, and it is likely will stay on that OS for its whole life cycle. No Marshmallow is really a bump, although you can look past that: Lollipop is not a bad OS. Then, this phone comes with 16GB internal storage, extendable by up to 32GB, so 48GB total. That’s not large, but once again, it’s a minor annoyance that can also be looked past. Overall, considering the price, Lenovo Vibe K5 is a good phone to have, if you’re tight on budget.

Gaming smartphones are always one of the most popular segments in the market. Today, we’ll show you top best gaming phones for this August.

1. Huawei Mate 9

After Honor Note 8, Huawei is reported to bring another smartphone to the market- Mate 9. This phone is the successor of  Honor Mate 8. It is expected to follow Mate 8 step to bring success to the company. In terms of Huawei Mate 9 specs, it is powered by a Kirin 955 processor. To ensure the performance, the Chinese brand will add a 4GB of RAM paired with a 64GB of expandable ROM.

The new phone from Huawei will sport a 6-inch screen with the resolution of 1080 x 1920 px. This screen is coated with Corning Gorilla Glass 4. For photography, there will be a 12MP main cam and an 8MP front snapper on the phone. Together with LG V20, Mate 9 will be the next phone featuring Android Nougat. Huawei Mate 9 launch date is said to be on 1st September. And Huawei Mate 9 price is expected to be about $523.

LG V20 has been really trendy these days! Specs of this phones are fully exposed right now: Snapdragon 820 chipset, 4GB RAM and a 20MP dual cam! So let’s point out some of the strongest LG V20 rivals!

1. LeEco Le Max 2

The first device on this list of LG V20 rivals is LeEco Le Max 2. This Chinese smartphone packs an incredible CPU. There is a massive 6GB RAM to take care of the performance. Along with it is a powerful Snapdragon 820 processor with 4 cores. The camera of this phone is also remarkable: a 21MP main snapper with Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor and phase detection autofocus; and an 8MP selfie shooter.

Other LeEco Le Max 2 specs are also worth considering. This phone packs a 5.7-inch display with 2k resolution and 515ppi pixel density! Users are offered with 64GB RAM of internal memory. To fuel the device, there is a 3100mAh battery. The phone even supports a fingerprint scanner and dual SIM. LeEco Le Max 2 price is around Rs 29990 ($450).

Smartphones made in China are gaining bigger and bigger market shares nowadays with many variants to choose from. But is Chinese smartphone a good option?

Chinese smartphone: How they appear in global market

Chinese producers are good at making components and building others’ products. From Apple-made iPhone, iPad to Samsung devices, from material to final machines, many are being produced by Chinese workers in a Chinese factory. It is not stopping there, Chinese smartphones are getting better day by day. From Huawei, Lenovo to Xiaomi, Alcatel,…we have a lot of amazing phones in terms of functions, designs and specs! But are Chinese phones really good to buy? Is the quality decent enough?

According to recent statements, the 5 best Chinese phone makers unveiled include Huawei, Xiaomi, Lenovo, Meizu, Oppo. They get a huge revenue not only in China! More and more Western consumers are falling for “Monsters from Asia”. That’s no surprise when Chinese smartphones are more popular. But here are some specify reasons why Chinese phone is worth buying.

First, they are really cheap! You will be surprised to see many well-known brands Xiaomi, Huawei, Meizu, ZTE that offer decent phones for a really competitive price. For example, ZTE Axon Max has been launched recently with 2GB RAM and 3,400 mAH but only costs … 91 USD! Secondly, they are simply appealing for what they can do. For example, despite the low price at $244, Xiao Mi Max owns excellent specs: 6.44-inch display, 4GB RAM, 4820 mAH battery, 16MP camera.  The LeEco Le Max 2 is event more incredible with 6GB RAM and $440.

Not all Chinese smartphone are equal

Some Chinese brands get attention with their high-quality hardware. But there are also some replicas and “no-names phone”, which we better avoid. Previously, the internet went crazy with the fake Galaxy S5 and iPhone 6 being sold online for about $100. And of course, those are made in China. Except for that, other Chinese phone-makers are famous for the high-quality products. From Huawei, Lenovo to Xiaomi. After all, certain Chinese smartphones are great. And if you pick a phone from those famous brands, you will never be disappointed.

Slim phones always look modern and stylish, it is easy to carry as well. Here are some of the best phones within low thickness. Let’s check them out!

1. Huawei P9

Huawei P9 marked the co-operation between the Huawei company and the iconic camera brand Leica. Thus, Huawei’s flagship comes with the mission to reform smartphone photography. On its back we see a dual-camera comprising of two 12MP snappers – one takes photos in color, while the other captures monochrome images. Even though sporting dual cameras on the back, the Huawei phone is targeted to be one of best slim phones with just 7mm thin. Hence, its battery is more suitable with only 3000 mAh capacity than other bulkier cells.

Looking carefully at Huawei P9 specs, the phone appears with 5.2-inch full HD display and runs on Android Marshmallow. It is powered by the new homemade Kirin 955 chipset which is also equipped with the latest Honor series Note 8. Along with it is an octa-core processor consisting of 2 quad-core clocked at 2.5 GHz and 1.8 GHz, which are better than many other flagships with only 2.15GHz and 1.6GHz clock speeds. There are also 2 kinds of RAM coupled with 2 ROMs, you can choose 3GB RAM and 32GB ROM or 4GB RAM and 64GB ROM. Other than 12MP dual cameras is 8MP selfie snapper on the front. Huawei P9 prices at $491.