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Samsung has drawn lots of attention these days due to the multiple cases of Galaxy Note 7 phone explosion. However, Note 7’s rival – iPhone 7 has just been reported to also blow up! Let’s take a look! 

Phone explosion: it’s iPhone 7’s turn

Recently, kroopthesnoop – a Reddit user has reported that the iPhone 7 Plus his co-worker ordered had exploded before the man even had the chance to experience the A10 chipset and the dual camera. To be more specific, when the man received the new iPhone from the delivery service, the package of the phone was partly burned and after unwrapped, the iPhone inside looked like it had exploded. Kroopthesnoop then took some photos and posted them to the internet (as we can see below).

Kroopthesnoop has shared that “Something happened between the factory and the deliver”. He also added that after the incident was reported to Apple’s customer care service, an executive from Apple’s office in Texas paid a visit to the co-worker to collect further information about the case. The Apple representative also offered a replacement after the brand have worked with AT&T.

So far, both Apple and UPS – the company that is responsible for the delivery of the iPhone, have not made any public statement about this phone explosion. In the meantime, there have been many controversy about the cause of the incident. While many people accuse Apple of this explosion, some users guess that the owner has put the iPhone package in the… microwave and then tries to blame the company.

Phone explosion: The cause is yet unknown

As mentioned above, Apple has not left any comment about this case. Compared to the similar scandal of Samsung, Apple is quite “lucky” this time because this iPhone 7 Plus was found exploded before the user was able to use the handset. The fact that the phone blew up during delivery leaves an opportunity for Apple to not be considered the sole cause of the phone explosion. Now, let’s wait for the official statement from Apple!

After launching iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, Apple seems to be working on a next year iPhone. Until now, there are many reports about this phone and among those, it could be called Apple iPhone 8. 

Apple iPhone 8 render : Innovations

As you know, Apple has launched the iPhone 7 and its sibling-iPhone 7 Plus in early September. Both of them come with many new features. Especially, On iPhone 7 Plus, Apple brings users some surprises including a new camera and the disappearance of a 3.5mm headphone jack. However, iPhone 7 series is claimed that they don’t create a “big innovation” in this year. From the recent report, Apple is working on Apple iPhone 8, which is believed to bring a big innovation.

Ming-Chi Kuo, an analyst at KGI Securities, has been unveiled some information about this 2017 iPhone. One of the biggest innovative features of Apple iPhone 8 is the design. It is claimed to come with all-glass body. Especially, the phone might have an edge-to edge design like the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. It could also sport an OLED screen, with a 5.5-inch in size or larger. If that comes for real, with OLED technology, iPhone 8 will be thinker and consume less power than usual.

Besides, we have heard some reports about A11 chipset. This chipset could be used in the next year iPhone (or iPhone 8 in this case). As you remember, the A10 chipset brings an impressive performance for iPhone 7. On Antutu, iPhone 7 got a huge benchmark score and become a King of Antutu. So, if the iPhone 8 is equipped with an A11 chipset, it will be more powerful.

Apple iPhone 8 render – price and launch date expectation

Like iPhone 8 specs, there is no word on iPhone 8 price and its release date. However, when considering the price of iPhone 7 series and iPhone 6 series iPhone 8 price is believed to be under $850 for 64GB ROM version. What do you think about Apple iPhone 8? Which specs do you expect to have on this phone? Hit the comment below!

Many smartphones nowadays are equipped with advanced features like waterproof features or “Always on display”. However, Nokia feature phones have introduced them all the way back. Let’s have a look!

Nokia features: waterproof, no headphone jack

First is the waterproof feature. Many flagships of Samsung, Sony, and recently Apple are equipped with this features. However, all the Nokia feature phones already have this function. Although being dropped in the water, put in the washing machine, or dropped from the balcony, Nokia feature phones still survive and work well. Secondly, iPhone 7 (Plus), as well as LeEco Le max 2, comes with no 3.5mm headphone jack. Nokia features already have that. You can listen to the music through speakers.

Thirdly, smartphones nowadays are backed up with an enormous battery capacity. Galaxy A9 Pro of Samsung with 5000mAh is a typical example. However, these long-life battery phones basically can’t compete with Nokia feature phones. With just 800mAh cell, Nokia phones still can last from 3-5 days. Furthermore, many smartphone brands want to make the charging port convenient as much as possible like USB Type – C or Lightning. You don’t have to worry about Nokia feature phones, which have round charging port.

The fifth feature is the “Always on display” mode. This mode will display some basic information on the screen while it’s still off. This will help you to save phone battery. Many companies like LG, Samsung, or Motorola added the “Always on display” for their products (Note 7, Moto Z Force). However, this feature is borrowed from Nokia phones. Nokia 1202 or 1280 will display the name, time and date on the screen.

Nokia feature phones: Ahead of their time

Waterproof features or long-life battery, convenient charging port, “Always on display” mode, or no headphone jack; those are all the cool features of many smartphones today. However, they have all been on Nokia feature phones before. Those Nokia phones are truly ahead of their time with some features.

The Apple vs Samsung battle never seems to end. While Samsung is running the world of Android with its Galaxy smartphones, Apple has just release the masterpieces iPhone 7/7Plus. Today we will show you 5 ways iPhone 7 Plus is better than any Galaxy phones.

1. The storage

First of all in this Apple vs Samsung battle, let’s consider the storage of iPhone 7 Plus and Galaxy smartphones. Though Galaxy smartphones support microSD card (some of them even support up to 256GB of removable storage), their internal memory is still a minus compared to that of iPhone 7.

iPhone 7 comes with three different variants of storage: 32GB, 128GB and 256GB. Meanwhile, Samsung Galaxy Note 7 has only one version with 64GB ROM and Galaxy S7 Edge only offers 32GB of internal storage. Some of you may argue that iPhone 7 Plus doesn’t support microSD card, but let us remind you that there are many apps that only stay in the on-board storage.

2. The camera

Next in this Apple vs Samsung battle, let’s talk about the camera of iPhone 7 Plus and Samsung Galaxy S7 – the best camera phone from Samsung. These two both pack a 12MP main camera, but the iPhone 7 Plus is a dual setup with 2x optical zoom. The dual lens setup helps iPhone 7 Plus take photos with better depth perception and better background blurring effect. Moreover, the 2x optical zoom in iPhone 7 Plus camera allows users to zoom in 2 times.

3. Stereo speakers

One thing that iPhone 7 Plus is better than any Galaxy smartphones is the speaker. While all Galaxy smartphones carry a mono speaker, iPhone 7 Plus (and even iPhone 7) comes with stereo speakers, one sitting at the bottom of the phone, the other located on the top front panel. This setup produces stereo sound which is more lively than the mono one of Samsung smartphones.

4. Software support

Another factor to mention in this Apple vs Samsung battle is the software support. iPhone 7 Plus (and many other iOS handsets from iPhone 5 onwards) has now received the latest OS version: iOS 10. On the other hand, Samsung Galaxy S7/S7 Edge still runs Android 6 Marshmallow, while Android 7 Nougat were official last month. The point here is that, whenever there’s an available software update, iPhone users are always able to get it very quickly, but Samsung users (or Android usersin general) have to wait for months.

5. Performance

Last but not least, iPhone 7 Plus (iPhone 7) offers better performance than any Galaxy handsets. iPhone 7 Plus, with its A10 chipset gets more than 170.000 scores on Antutu benchmark. Meanwhile, the most powerful Samsung phone so far – the Galaxy S7 Edge receives only around 130.000 scores with its Exynos 8890 CPU.

Apple vs Samsung: 5 ways iPhone 7 Plus is better than any Galaxy phones

So these are 5 ways iPhone 7 Plus is better than any Galaxy smartphones. Do you agree with this article, or you have any different opinions? Feel free to share with us and we’ll discuss more!

After getting high scores on Antutu, iPhone 7 benchmark continues to dominate Geekbench. With the scores of more than 5000 points for multi-core scores, this phone has surpassed the latest flagship from Samsung- Galaxy Note 7. 

iPhone 7 benchmark: highest scores on Geekbench

Benchmarks are among the greatest ways to measure the power of a phone. Once a smartphone gets highs scores on a benchmark like Antutu or Geekbench, this device is considered as one of the most powerful handsets in the market. The newcomers of Apple (iPhone 7 and 7 Plus) already showed up on both Antutu and Geekbench. Compared to the other flagships, these devices are the beast.

So, let’s see how powerful iPhone 7 chipset is when compared to the other Android flagships. iPhone 7 benchmark comes with very high scores for both single-core and dual-core performance. On Geekbench, this Apple new phone stands in the 1st place with 3450 points for single-core scores. The next places go to Galaxy S7 with 1806 points. The other positions are Note 7 (1786), S7 Edge (1744), Huawei P9 (1729), and OnePlus 3 (1698).

For multi-core scores, the orders of the top phones list are still the same. iPhone 7 (Plus) continues to get the 1st spot with 5630 points. S7 comes with 5213 scores. The flagship Note 7 has the 3rd place with 5228 points. The fourth, fifth, and sixth position belong to S7 Edge (5203), Huawei P9 (4735), and OnePlus 3 (4015) respectively.

iPhone 7 benchmark: defeat Samsung flagship

Samsung and Apple have always been direct rivals to each other. They have competed, even sued each other for a long time. Samsung is always one step before Apple in smartphone technologies (waterproof, iris scanner). However, now, Apple wins over all three Samsung flagships. Now, Apple with iPhone 7 (Plus) is heading before Samsung with Note 7. Especially when this Korean company is in trouble with Note 7 explosion. Hopefully, Galaxy S8 can make a big hit for Samsung.

Today we’ll show you the “7 battle”: Apple iPhone 7 vs Galaxy S7 Edge. Galaxy S7 Edge comes with many innovative features. Meanwhile, the iPhone 7 got impressive benchmark scores and become the King of Antutu. 

 Apple iPhone 7 vs Galaxy S7 Edge: performance + design

Generally, both phones become the most powerful devices in their own ways. Samsung Galaxy S7 is powered by an Octa-core Exynos 8890 processor. The phone also has another version with Quad-core Qualcomm SnapDragon 820. Both of them are powerful processors. However, we pick the Exynos version in this comparison because it is more popular than the SnapDragon version. Talking about iPhone 7, it is now working on Apple home-made chipset: a quad-core Apple A10 Fusion.  Besides, Apple iPhone 7 features 2GB RAM while that is 4GB RAM on Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge.

So you might think that Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge is definitely the stronger phone, when it has double RAM and double cores. However, the true will make you surprised. Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge got 128, 191 Antutu scores. Meanwhile, iPhone 7 got 178,397 scores which are 40% higher than Galaxy S7 Edge’s. With this impressive result, iPhone 7 even becomes the King of Antutu at present. The quad-core CPU on the iPhone 7 also uses less power than the octa-core on Galaxy S7 Edge. So, with a smaller RAM and fewer cores, Apple iPhone 7 is still the winner in the performance battle.

In terms of the design, the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge gets the higher evaluation than its counterpart. It is designed with a dual-curved screen. This year, iPhone 7 make users feel a bit..disappointed when it isn’t too different from the iPhone 6. Although Apple adds two new Jet Black and Matte Black colour version, that’s not enough when thinking it is the latest Apple iPhone. However, iPhone 7 is  half a millimetre thinner than the S7 Edge. It is also lighter (4.87 ounces), compared to Galaxy S7 Edge’s (5.54 ounces). Nonetheless, if you are finding the best look phone, Galaxy S7 Edge seems to be the better choice. Besides the nicer design, the S7 Edge also comes with the bigger battery than the iPhone 7 (3600 mAh vs 2900 maH).

 Apple iPhone 7 vs Galaxy S7 Edge: The price

About Apple iPhone 7 price, the 128GB version cost $729. With the same onboard storage of 128GB, Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge price is slightly higher, at $747. So, Apple iPhone 7 come to this battle with stronger performance, the thinner and lighter body. On the other hand, Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge gets better design along with a bigger battery. So, did you find your winner?

What are the differences between iOS 10 and iOS 9? In another word, what makes iOS 10 better than iOs 9 and attracts a lot of iPhone users? 

iOS 10: pre-installed Apple apps can finally be deleted

First, iOS 10 allow you to remove all apps you don’t use. On iOS 9, users feel inconvenient when they can’t get rid the pre-installed apps on their iPhone. The only thing you can do is just let them on a folder. With iOS 10, those apps can be removed from your phone completely. Secondly, iOS 10 is more interesting than its predecessor-iOS 9 with “emoji”. With this new feature, users can transform texts to emoji and send messages will be more fun.

Fourthly, iOS 10 allows you to send stickers and GIFs  on Messenger. This makes iOS 10 more attractive than iOS 9. Just download GIFs and stickers from App Store and freely sends them to your friend. Fifthly, comparing to iOS 9, the new iOS 10 helps access to iPhone camera app easily and simply. Simply, just swipe the lock screen to the left and everything are ready for taking photos.

Last but not least, iOS 10 allows the music and camera app run at the same time. On iOS 9, music will be cancelled when you access to the camera app. Now, you can freely listen to music while taking photos.

iOS 10 and iOs 9 : The Drawbacks

Those are six significant differences between iOS 10 and iOS 9 .Generally, iOS 10 bring better experiences for users. However, this new iPhone OS still contains some limitations and bugs. For example, you need to double click on HomeButton to unlock the iPhone’s screen, which is claimed to be more convenient than usual. On iOS 9, you just need to Slide to Unlock. Besides, there are some reports about iOS 10 bugs, which is bricking iPhones. So, iOS 10 promises more interesting experients but it is a good idea to wait longer for the updated version of this new OS.

On the first glance, you won’t be able to see it, but the physical iPhone 7 Home button is no longer there. Curious why? Here are the reasons behind it.

The things that led to the physical iPhone 7 Home button removal

The iPhone 7 came with many surprises this year. Aside from the groundbreaking headset jack removal and the introduction of new wireless AirPods, the new iPhone got another big change: removal of the mechanic Home button. The old version of iPhone Home button got replaced by a static button that is force sensitive. The reasons behind the big change are: the big amount of users not actually using the mechanical button, and the future prospects of making the phone waterproof.

A lot of users didn’t use the physical Home button because they were concerned with the button’s durability. Many users believed that with time the Home key will loose its sensitivity and will break after being pressed many times a day. Even though the old Home buttons were very durable and could withstood years of use, Apple still decided to replace them with new static iPhone 7 Home button. It was done to battle the misconception about the Home key.

The technological change of iPhone 7 Home button, however, opened the door to other possible technological advancements. Since the new Home key is now digitized and the headset jack is removed, the new iPhone can now be water resistant and dust resistant. This factor and the prospects of being able to further improve the phones, are strong reasons for Apple to change.

New static Home button can lead to many improvements

Apple’s change in the structure of iPhone 7 Home button was a good step towards making the phone more dust and water resistant. In addition to that, there might be more technological improvements coming their way.

OnePlus 3 is now no longer the King of Antutu as best performance smartphones. Now, this place belongs to iPhone 7. iPhone 7 Antutu scores of more than 170,000 will be the new King on this Antutu list. 

iPhone 7 Antutu scores: surpassing every other phone!

In the first half of this year, OnePlus 3 was the King of Antutu for performance smartphones. With the scores of 140,288, it still stands in the first place of the Antutu top performance smartphones chart for August. However, it can’t keep this spot any longer. The latest OnePlus flagship can not compete with the newcomer from Apple – iPhone 7.

iPhone 7 has just been tested through the app with the amazing scores of 178,397. Compared to iPhone 6s last year (132,620 points), iPhone 7 is 1.3 times stronger. Apple A9 is a strong processor. It only stands behind SND 820 on the Antutu benchmark. Now, A10 Fusion is even stronger with 40% faster performance.

Let’s recap iPhone 7 specs again to see how powerful it is. This handset runs on a quad-core A10 Fusion processor and iOS 10. It packs 2GB of RAM paired with 32/128/256GB of non-expandable inbuilt storage. About photography, the phone is equipped with a 7MP snapper on the front and a 12MP cam with OIS, quad-LED flash on the back. Apple iPhone 7 comes with a 4.7-inch Retina HD display and a 1960mAh battery capacity.

iPhone 7 Antutu: can Apple A10 Fusion surpass SND 821?

With huge scores like that, iPhone 7 with A10 Fusion chipset is the toughest rival for any phones. It already takes the crown from OnePlus 3 which has the highest scores for more than half the year. However, can this chipset defeat SND 821? Antutu used to test the predecessors of these chipsets. And SND 820 beats A9 from Apple to be in the 1st spot. So, this time, will this happen again? SND 821 will defeat A10? Or A10 will rise to the number 1 place?

Smartphones with multiple LED flashes will produce better pictures in low light condition. Today, we give the best dual LED flash smartphones and above. Let’s have a look!

1. Apple iPhone 7 Plus

The first one on our list is iPhone 7 Plus. This year, Apple upgraded the iPhone camera to a whole new level. iPhone 7 Plus main camera is considered as a camera revolution. The US company added a dual 12MP camera with quad LED flash and OIS. This primary cam can give you 2x optical zoom and 10x digital zoom. On the front, you’ll find a 7MP snapper.

The other iPhone 7 Plus specs are also strong. The phone is powered by a 2.23Ghz quad-core A10 Fusion processor and runs on iOS 10. It has 3GB RAM paired with 32/128/256GB of non-expandable ROM. IP7 Plus comes with a 5.5-inch Full HD display and a 2900mAh battery capacity. iPhone 7 Plus price comes in three for three versions: $769 (32GB), $869 (128GB), and $969 (256GB).

2. Xiaomi Redmi Note 4

The second phone on our list of dual LED flash smartphones is Xiaomi Redmi Note 4. This is one of the best budget flagships of this Chinese company. In terms of Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 specs, there is a 2.1Ghz deca-core Mediatek MT 6797 Helio X20 processor along with Android 6.0 OS. Redmi Note 4 packs 2/3GB of RAM paired with 16/64GB expandable ROM (+up to 256GB). In addition, the new Xiaomi handset has a 5.5-inch FHD display, a huge 4100mAh cell, a 5MP selfie shooter, and a 13MP main cam with dual LED flash. As the budget flagship, Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 price comes in two: $135 (2GB RAM + 16GB ROM) and $180 (3GB RAM + 64GB ROM).

3. Microsoft Lumia 950 XL

Next is Lumia 950 XL. This phone is one of the best devices of Lumia series which is about to be killed off by Microsoft. Under the hood, the phone is powered by an octa-core (4×1.5GHz + 4×2.0GHz) SND 810 processor paired with 3GB RAM. There is  32GB of ROM which can be expanded ith microSD card of up to 256GB. The highlight of Lumia 950 XL specs is its 20MP primary camera. This main shooter comes with f/1.9, OIS, autofocus, and triple LED RGB flash. On the front, you’ll find a 5MP snapper. Besides, there are a 5.7-inch 2K display, a 3300mAh battery, and Windows 10 OS. Lumia 950 XL price is about $438

4. Huawei P9

Listing the dual LED flash smartphones, we cannot miss Huawei P9. This is one of the best smartphone cameras in the market. With the dual 12MP Leica camera with dual-LED flash on the back, P9 will give you the best shots. This Huawei phone also has an 8MP camera on the front. Other Huawei P9 specs include an octa-core (4×2.5GHz + 4×1.8GHz) HiSilicon Kirin 955 processor, 3/4GB RAM paired with 32/64GB ROM (+up to 256GB), and a 5.2-inch FHD display. It runs on Android Marshmallow OS, and has a 3000mAh battery. Huawei P9 price is about $494

5. HTC 10

Last but not least, HTC 10. This latest flagship of HTC also comes with a dual-LED flash camera on the back with the resolution of 12MP. On the front, there is a 5MP with f/1.8 camera. HTC 10 is powered by a quad-core (2×2.15GHz + 2×1.6GHz) SND 820 SoC and Android 6.0.1 OS. It comes in 2 versions: 4GB RAM paired with 32/64GB expandable storage (+up to 256GB). The other two HTC 10 specs are a 5.2-inch Quad HD display and a 300mAh capacity battery. HTC 10 price is quoted at about $753

Best dual LED flash smartphones and above: 20MP camera, 3GB RAM

Those are the best dual LED flash smartphones and above in the market. Those phones come with not only a dual LED flash but also triple or even quad LED flash. With those phone, you don’t need to worry when taking pictures in the low light condition. Which one above is your favorite?

iPhone 7 Plus battery, as well as iPhone 7 battery, has just shown up in TENNA. With the capacity of 2900mAh, iPhone 7 Plus can give you 60 hours of audio playback, 15 hours of Wifi browsing, and more.

iPhone 7 Plus battery: 60 hours of audio playback

At the iPhone 7 series launch event, Apple unveiled almost every spec of these two phones but the battery. The US company just said that iPhone 7 battery will last 2 hours (14%) longer than iPhone 6s, and iPhone 7 Plus will last 1 hour longer than 6s Plus. Now, the battery capacity of these two devices have appeared on TENNA. According to this website, iPhone 7 Plus battery is 2900mAh while iPhone 7 get the cell of 1960mAh.

With this capacity, you can use your iPhone longer than ever. Let’s come to iPhone 7 first. With the 1960mAh cell, you can have 14 hours of talk time and 10 days of standby. These numbers are the same with IP 6s. With IP 7, you can use the internet up to 12 hours on 3G, 12 hours on LTE, and 14 hours on Wifi. These numbers on 6s are 10,10, and 11. iPhone 7 has 13 hours of wireless video playback and 40 hours of wireless audio playback.

On the other hand, iPhone 7 Plus now has the longest battery life of all iPhones. The 3G talk time and standby are 21 hours and 16 days, respectively. The wireless audio playback goes up to 60 hours. The time of internet use is 1 hour longer than iPhone 7 in each category (3G, LTE, wifi). Compared to 6s Plus, LTE and 3G internet using are 20% longer. Meanwhile, Wifi browsing time is 27% longer.

iPhone 7 Plus battery: still no quick charging

Apple this year added many new features to their products: dual camera, waterproof, or stereo speakers. Those features are easily found on Android phones. However, there is an Android-popular feature which is not used – Quick Charge technology. Many Android brand added this feature to their products to speed up the time charging. So hopefully, next year’s iPhone will have this technology.

After the new iPhone specs were officially introduced, everyone was perplexed by the Apple headset jack removal. It turns out that there were many reasons behind this controversial decision.

Apple headset jack removal: definitely a courageous decision

There were many speculations before the September Apple Event itself about the new iPhone 7 having its 3.5mm headset jack removed. However, even after the official announcement two days ago, a lot of people still cant’t accept the radical decision from Apple. There have been conflicting opinions regarding the change, and most of them were rather negative. It is due to the fact that many users had already invested in their headphone and stereo equipment.

However, the reasons behind the Apple headset jack removal weren’t for the purpose of raising controversy. They were rather more technical. Firstly, it all began with the improvements made to iPhone 7 camera. That resulted in the interior phone hardware needing some rearrangements and more space. Interestingly, Apple engineering team tried to remove the headset jack to put a key component of the hardware that controls the phone back-light and display.

Surprisingly, without the headset jack, the Apple engineers found that the taptic engine installation was now easier. They could also make other improvements such as increasing battery capacity and integrating smartphone water-resistance feature! Specifically, the iPhone 7 battery is currently 14% larger than the battery inside iPhone 6s, while the iPhone 7 Plus has 5% more of battery compared to the old Plus model. The new iPhone can now hold up for 30 minutes under 1 meter water.

Apple is a trendsetter with the headset jack removal

The Apple headset removal met with many objections, mainly because many users had already invested in their headphone and stereo equipments, which won’t be compatible with the new iPhone. Additional reason for negative feedback is the fact that the wireless AirPods of Apple are sold separately, and they are quite are expensive (159USD). Luckily, Apple knows about the difficulties, and is putting a 3.5mm adapter along each new iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. What do you think about Apple’s decision to remove the 3.5mm jack?