Oppo A3 Pro has been announced and the mid-range smartphone is coming as the company’s successor to last year’s A2 Pro. The phone is a hot buzz on the internet say it comes with IP69, IP68, and IP66 certified. This will be the first time a smartphone is passing all three certifications and with this, the phone is resistant to hot water, water immersion and water spray. Also, the phone is Swiss SGS Gold Label 5-Star Drop Resistant certified and has passed the China National Military Standard Impact Resistant Test. This means that the phone can survive being dropped from a height of up to 5 meters without breaking or scratching.

The Oppo A3 Pro features a 6.7-inch FHD+ curved OLED display, with a screen resolution of 2412×1080 pixels and a refresh rate of 120Hz. It is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7050 6nm processor that is supported with Mali-G68 MC4 GPU. It is available in 8GB and 12GB RAM options with 256GB and 512GB UFS 3.1 storage versions. The phone runs on Android 14 OS and comes with 5000mAh battery and supports 67W fast charging.

The A3 Pro features a 64MP main rear camera, 2MP depth sensor and an 8MP front-facing camera. It is 5G enabled, and supports Bluetooth 5.3, GPS, USB Type-C and In-display fingerprint sensor.

Oppo A3 Pro Key Specifications
Network: 5G, 4G, 3G and 2G
Display: 6.7-inch (2412×1080 pixels) Full HD+ AMOLED curved screen with 120Hz refresh rate
Processor: Octa Core (2 x 2.6GHz Cortex-A78 + 6 x 2GHz Cortex-A55 CPUs) MediaTek Dimensity 7050 6nm processor with Mali-G68 MC4 GPU
RAM and Storage: 8GB / 12GB LPDDR4x RAM with 256GB / 512GB UFS 3.1 storage
SIM: Dual SIM
OS: Android 14 with ColorOS 14
Camera:
Rear: 64MP rear camera with ƒ/1.7 aperture, LED flash, 2MP depth sensor with f/2.2 aperture
Front: 8MP front-facing camera with f/2.2 aperture
Sensor: In-display fingerprint sensor
Dimensions: 162.7×74.3×7.89mm (composite) / 7.53mm (Leather)
Weight: 177g (Leather) / 182g (composite)
Colours: Azure (Glass), Mountain Blue (Leather) and Yunjin Pink (Leather)
Others: Dust and water resistant (IP69, IP68, and IP66)
Connectivity: Wi-Fi 6 802.11 ax (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.3, GPS/ GLONASS/ Beidou, USB Type-C
Battery: 5000mAhbattery with 67W fast charging

Source: https://www.gizmoreel.com/oppo-a3-pro-announced-as-the-first-fully-waterproof-smartphone/

Chinese smartphone manufacture, Xiaomi has unveiled its first humanoid robot called CyberOne. The unveiling was done during a live event on August 11 at the launch of the company's MIX Fold 2. According to the tech giant, CyberOne is capable of sensing emotions and has a top speed of 3.6 km/h. It is said that the humanoid robot can detect 45 different sorts of emotions from human vocal expressions.

CyberOne is the newest robot in the Xiaomi Cyber family. It comes after CyberDog, a four-legged robot dog with bionic legs. It has a face made of a curved OLED panel and has two microphones for hearing and two cameras for seeing in three dimensions. Its body can move through 21 different degrees of freedom, which are made possible by 13 joints. Its legs are propelled by motors that have a maximum torque of 300Nm, while the motors in its upper limbs have a maximum torque of 1Nm. It is said that the robot weighs 52 kilos and has a height of 1.77 meters.

Introducing CyberOne, CEO Lei Jun said,

MEET #CYBERONE, OUR FIRST FULL-SIZE HUMANOID ROBOT DEVELOPED BY THE XIAOMI ROBOTICS LAB. THE STORY OF #CYBERONE IS ONE OF EMBARKING ON A NEW JOURNEY OF EXPLORATION IN THE FIELD OF INTELLIGENT ROBOTS. WE STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO, BUT WE ALWAYS BELIEVE THAT SOMETHING WONDERFUL IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN.

Lei also revealed that each CyberOne would cost about $89,100 to $104,000. CyberOne arrived on the stage holding a flower that he had given to Lei Jun, who is the CEO of Xiaomi.

Source: https://www.gizmoreel.com/xiaomi-cyberone-humanoid-bionic-robot/

Gionee has announced its latest smartphone called the G13 Pro. The smartphone, which like more like the iPhone 13 in terms of design, comes with running on the newly introduced Huawei's HarmonyOS. The phone features a 6.26-inch IPS LCD display, with a 720 x 1600 pixels resolution. It is powered by a Quad-core Unisoc Tiger T310 (12nm) processor, and paired with 4GB of RAM. It has a storage capacity of 32GB which can be expanded using a memory card.

The Gionee G13 Pro has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera that is located in the notch. On the back, is a combination of a 13-megapixel (main) wide camera, supported by a 2-megapixels secondary shooter. See complete specs below.

Gionee G13 Pro Specifications

Network: 4G, 3G and 2G
Display: 6.26-inch (720 x 1600 pixels) IPS 20:9 aspect ratio LCD screen
Processor: Quad Core Unisoc Tiger T310 (12nm) processor (1×2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 3×1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) with PowerVR GE8300 GPU
RAM and Storage: 4GB RAM, 32GB storage, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
OS: HarmonyOS
SIM: Dual SIM
Camera:
Rear: 13MP rear camera with LED flash, 2MP depth camera
Front: 5MP front-facing camera
Dimensions: 158 x 76 x 9.2mm
Weight: 195 grams
Sensor: No
Colours: Black, Blue, Silver and Purple
Others: 3.5mm audio jack
Connectivity: Wi-Fi , Bluetooth, GPS and USB Type-C
Battery: 3500mAh battery

Source: https://www.gizmoreel.com/gionee-g13-pro-specs/

Google has removed a total of 152 apps from its play store for its involvement in an SMS scam. These 151 scam apps have been downloaded over 10.5 million times in more than 80 different countries. Avast discovered that once the apps are installed on a user's phone, the phone's location, International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI), and phone number are checked to discover the area code and language to use. Then it will prompt the user to provide their phone number and sometimes their email address, too. This information is then used to subscribe the user to premium SMS services without them realizing. The charges are typically $40 or more a month and it can take weeks or months for a user to realize.

Once an UltimaSMS app has achieved its goal, it either stops working or offers more subscription options rather than the promised functionality it was downloaded for. The problem is, even if a user uninstalls the app at this point the premium subscriptions will continue to take money from their accounts.

List Of Apps Removed From Google Play Store
AIM PRO Helper and Custom Crosshair
All HD Video SX - Smart Player
All Language Photo and Voice Translator
AI
All Translator: Photo, Voice & Text
AmazeTranslate
Amazing Arab Videos
Amore Live Random Chat
Ano caller: Spam List & Caller ID AppLock X FREE
AppLocker X Pro 2021
AR Qibla Easy Finder Pro
AR Video PRO Downloader
Arabic Keyboard
Battery Animation Charge 2021
Battery Charging Effects: From 0 to 100%
Call Voice Recording 2.0
Calls ID Unlocker
Camera Translator
Cartoon Photo Editor Pro
Chat Keyboard Translator PRO
Chat Translator for WhatsApp
Chat Translator Pro for WhatsApp
Clap and Find
Cold Fan Free 2021
Colorful Call Screen & Phone Flash
CosmosVPN
Couch Watcher - Guide of Streaming
Crime City: Revenge
DiskRecover: Photo & Files Recovery
Downloader ALL Social file
Dynamic HD & 4K Wallpapers
Earth Scanner
Easy Chat Translator for WhatsApp
Easy Chat Translator: All Language
Easy Hidden Apps Detector
Easy iOS Launcher 2021
Easy Photo Recovery 2021
Easy Smart Translator Pro
Easy Wifi Access & Fast Vpn
EasyCode: QR and Barcode Scanner
Egyptian Gods
Fast Dates Chat
Fingerprint Hider 2021
Fitness Ultimate 2021
Football Masters 2021
ForMuslims
Free Launcher X Pro
Free Secret Downloader
Future AI Scan Free 2021
Future Scanner FREE 2021
FX Animate Editor Pro
Game Center: Complete Edition
GT Sports Racing Online
Hacker Simulator App
HDlife Camera and Video
Hidden Section: Secret Lock
ICall U - Online Video Hotchat
iDownloader: Social Network Media
inpulse - DJ Mix App
iOS Launcher X 2021
LED Border
Likes & Followers for Tik-Tok
Live Cam Pro 2021: Earth cam & Live
Street View
LivePhoto Animator
Loopy Live: Global Streaming Video Chat
Luck Casino
Ludo Masterpiece Online
Ludo Masters 2021
Magic Fonts and Keyboard 2021
Magic Keyboards and Fonts
Magic Mix Cut - Super Video Editor
Magic Pop It: AR & 3D Relax
Make Wallpaper and Widget
Mawlid An-Nabi
Mawlid An-Nabi
Meme Voice Changer PRO
MiaWall4K
Mobile Scanner Pro: PDF Scanner App, Scan
to PDF
Muslim Memoji & Stickers for Whatsapp
Muslim Stickers and Memoji for WhatsApp
My Mia 4K Wallpapers
My Photo Battery Charging 2021
My Rolling Icons
New Body Shape Editor
NewVision Camera
NOWDownloader and Private Apps
Parallels - Multi Accounts
Phone Finder
Photellon
Photo & Voice Translator
Photo Animation PRO
PhotoLab Pro +
Photoshop Detector
Pixelize Art
Pixler: Face Retouch & Effects
Pro Calls Recorder
Pro Tuber Ad Blocker for Video
Pro Video Downloader 2021
Professional Hidden Device Detector
Projector HD/AR Video Editor
Projector video HD Editor
Pulse Rate Checker
Pure Tube PRO: Block Video Ads
Qibla Finder: Qibla Compass & Prayer
Times 2021
Rainbowed: Gay Random chat & Live
stream
Rec Old File
Recovery Old Photo
Reface Ultra
RGB Neon HD Keyboard Background
Roll Your Icons
Rubic's Cube: Real Time Solver
SecVPN: Fast and Secure VPN
Smart City Taxi
Smart Global Translator
Soltpapers: 4K Custom Wallpapers
Spam Calls Buster
StarMaker PRO
Stay Fit: Home Fitness Plan
Stickers Maker ART
Stickers Up!
Teammate Finder
ToEdit: Body and Face Retouch
Truck Driver Simulation
TrueCaller ID: Caller ID, Spam Block and Chat (Note: This is not the legit Truecaller from True Software Scandinavia AB.)
Ultima Keyboard 3D Pro
Ultra Camera HD
Ultra Live Wallpapers 4Κ and Ringtones
Video Downloader Master
Video Saver & Private Browser
VideoMixer Editor Pro
VidMixer Pro
VPN Fastest Edition
VPN Toaster: Easy Network Access
Wallpaper Anime for Android
Wallpaper XYZ Pro
Wally4K
Waterdrinker Reminder
Whistle Phone Finder
WhoCall Caller ID and Spam Blocker
Whos Called: Multi-SIM Caller ID and
SpamBlock
Wi - Fi Holder
Wi-Fi Around: All Wi-Fi and Hotspots
Unlock
Wi-Fi Opensignal
Wi-Fi Password Unlock
Wi-Fi Secret Master
Wi-Fi Security and VPN
WI-FI Unlock Password
WI-FI UnlockerPRO
WOX - Antivirus & Cleaner, Applock,
Booster
XCall
XN Wallpapers: 4K/3D/Parallax, Auto
Changer
Source: https://www.gizmoreel.com/152-apps-removed-from-google-play-store-due-to-sms-scam/

Android 12 is now official and the Tecno Camon 17 was listed as one of the device to get the update. Now the company has officially confirmed that the device will be getting the update later this year. According to the company, it plans to roll out HiOS 8.5 based on Android 12 to the CAMON 17 soon.

A global update will be pushed to the users of the device towards the end of this year. Tecno has also scheduled the PHANTOM X to follow after CAMON 17 series has been updated. Speaking about the update, Tecno's general manager Stephen Ha, said;

THE COMPANY HAS ALWAYS BEEN COMMITTED TO PROVIDING USERS IN EMERGING MARKETS WITH CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES SYNCHRONIZED WITH INDUSTRY TRENDS AND CONTINUOUSLY OPTIMIZING THE EXPERIENCE OF USING OUR DEVICES. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT ANDROID 12’S UPDATES, WHICH BRING A MORE CONVENIENT AND PERSONALIZED EXPERIENCE TO CONSUMERS RANGING FROM A NEWUI DESIGN TO COMPREHENSIVE SECURITY AND PRIVACY PROTECTION UPGRADES.

It could be recalled that the Camon 17 came during the month of May and this was followed by the Pro version around June. Both versions came running the then latest Android 11 OS. The Camon series, is Tecno's camera based device. That is, the series focuses more on the camera feature.

The new Android 12 update is expected to improve security and privacy, connectivity, user experience, gaming and more. Other features include theme and UI optimization and redesign. For the Camon 17, the HiOS 8.5 functions related to game performance will be further optimized, and the barrage features and call rejections will also continue to be optimized.

Source: https://www.gizmoreel.com/tecno-camon-17-to-get-android-12-update-soon/

Here is the list of devices that are currently eligible for Android 12 update

List of Android 12 Eligible Devices
Google
Pixel 3
Pixel 3 XL
Pixel 3a
Pixel 3a XL
Pixel 4
Pixel 4 XL
Pixel 4a
Pixel 4a 5G
Pixel 5
Oppo
Oppo Find X3 Pro
Oppo Find X3 Pro Mors Exploration Edition
Oppo Find X3 OnePlus 9 Pro 5G
Oppo Find X2 Pro
Oppo Find X2 Pro Lamborghini Edition
Oppo Find X2 Find X2 League of Legends S10 Limited Edition
Oppo Reno6 Pro+ 5G
Oppo Reno6 Pro+ 5G Detective Conon
Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G
Oppo Reno6 5G Limited Edition
Oppo Ace2
Oppo Ace2 EVA Limited Edition
Oppo RenoS Pro+ 5G
Oppo RenoS Pro+ Artist Limited Edition 5G
Oppo RenoS Pro 5G
Oppo RenoS 5G
Oppo Reno5
Oppo K 5G
Oppo K9 5G
Oppo A95 5G
Oppo A93 5G
Oppo Reno Ace
Oppo Reno Ace Gundam Edition
Oppo Reno 10x zoom version
Oppo Reno Barcelona Custom Edition
Oppo Reno4 Pro 5G
Oppo Reno4 Pro 5G 2020 Summer Custom
Oppo Reno4 Pro 5G Artist Limited Edition
Oppo Reno4 5G Edition
Oppo Reno4 SE 5G
Oppo Reno3 Pro 5G
Oppo Reno3 Pro 5G Classic Blue Custom
Oppo Reno3 5G Edition
Oppo Reno3 vitality version
Oppo K9 Pro 5G
Oppo K7
Oppo K7x
Oppo A93s 5G
Oppo A92s 5G
Oppo A72 5G
Oppo A55 5G
Oppo A53 5G
OnePlus
OnePlus 9
OnePlus 9 Pro
OnePlus 9R
OnePlus 8
OnePlus 8 Pro
OnePlus 8T
OnePlus 7
OnePlus 7 Pro
OnePlus 7T
OnePlus 7T Pro
OnePlus Nord 2
OnePlus Nord
OnePlus Nord CE
Tecno
Tecno Camon 17
Xiaomi

For Xiaomi, these devices listed below are undergoing internal beta testing.

Xiaomi MIX 4
Xiaomi 11T Pro
Xiaomi Pad 5 / Pad 5 Pro / Pad 5 Pro 5G
Mi 11 Lite 4G / 5G
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
Mi 10 / 10 Pro / 10 Ultra / 10 Lite 5G
Mi 10T / 10T Pro / Redmi K30S Ultra
Mi 10i / 10T Lite / Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G
Redmi K30 Pro / Zoom / Poco F2 Pro
Redmi K30 5G / 5G Racing / K30i 5G
Redmi Note 10
Redmi Note 10 Pro / Pro Max /
Redmi 10 5G
Redmi 10T
Redmi Note 8 (2021)
POCO X3 Pro
POCO F3 GT / Redmi K40 Gaming
POCO M3 Pro 5G
Source: https://www.gizmoreel.com/list-of-devices-getting-android-12-update/

The smartphone business is constantly evolving with many gainers and losing. After Huawei was hammered by the US government with sanctions, due to privacy issue, China now has a new kid on the block. Known as Xiaomi, the Beijing based manufacturer has been enjoying different levels of success growing from just number 3 in China, to a major brand in the world.

The company has grown to the point that it now competes with the likes of Apple and Samsung. Xiaomi Inc is currently the number 1 (one) selling smartphone brand in both India and Europe in Q2 2021. This is according to a report released by Counterpoint and Strategy Analytics.

The Counterpoint report shows that the smartphone market in India crossed 33 million shipments with Xiaomi leading the market. It revealed that Xiaomi took the top spot with 28.4% and it was followed by Samsung who has 17.7%. Making up the list is Vivo with 15.1%, Realme with 14.6%, OPPO with 10.4%, and others with 13.8%.

The report by Counterpoint says that the POCO brand, the Redmi 9 series, as well as the Redmi Note 10 series where the top device for the Chinese manufacture that drove its shipments. The company also saw a significant growth in the feature phone department. When combined, Xiaomi took 20.5% of the total shipment, while Samsung has 16.6%. Completing the list, is Vivo with 10.9%, Realme with 10.5%, Itel with 8.2% and the others stand at 36.5%

India smartphone market share 2021
Strategy Analytics report, shows that Xiaomi has a 25.3% of the smartphone shipment market share in Europe. This is closely followed by Samsung with 24%, Apple has 19.2%, OPPO with 5.6%, Realme with 3.8%, and others with 22.2%.

It could be said that Xiaomi’s success is also due to Huawei’s demise in Europe, a situation that Samsung is failing to use to their advantage. What do you think, please drop your comments below.

Source: https://www.gizmoreel.com/xiaomi-is-number-1-selling-smartphone-brand-in-india-and-europe-2021/

Huawei has officially announced its latest smartphone running on its own operating system. Known as Huawei P50 and the P50 Pro, but smartphones comes having a 1.07 billion color display with support 1,440Hz PWM dimming, a punch-hole screen with a 13MP front camera, and the Pro model has a 100-degree field of view and autofocus. Check out the specs below.

Huawei P50 specifications

6.5-inch (2700 x 1224 Pixels) FHD+ OLED display with 90Hz refresh rate,300Hz touch sampling rate, P3 colour gamut, up to 1.07 billion colours
Octa Core Snapdragon 888 4G 5nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 660 GPU
8GB RAM with 128GB /256GB storage
HarmonyOS 2
Dual SIM
50MP True-Chroma Camera with f/1.8 aperture, 13MP ultra-wide camera with f/2.2 aperture, 12MP telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom, OIS, f/3.4 aperture, LED flash
13MP front camera with f/2.4 aperture
In-display fingerprint sensor
Water, dust resistant (IP68)
USB Type-C Audio, Stereo Speakers
Dimensions: 156.5 ×73.8 ×7.92mm; Weight: 181g
Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ax (2.4GHz and 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.2 LE,GPS (L1 + L5 Dual band), NFC, USB 3.1 Type-C (GEN1)
4100mAh (typical) battery with 66W HUAWEI SuperCharge

Huawei P50 Pro specifications

6.6-inch (2700 x 1224 Pixels) FHD+ curved OLED display with 120Hz refresh rate, 300Hz touch sampling rate, P3 colour gamut, up to 1.07 billion colours
Octa Core Snapdragon 888 4G 5nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 660 GPU / HUAWEI Kirin 9000 4G (1 x Cortex-A77 3.13 GHz + 3 x Cortex-A77 2.54 GHz + 4 x Cortex-A55 2.05 GHz) processor with ARM Mali-G78 MP24 GPU,Dual Big Core + Tiny Core NPUs (Neural-network Processing Unit)
8GB RAM with 128GB /256GB / 512GB storage, 12GB RAM with 512GB storage
HarmonyOS 2
Dual SIM
50MP True-Chroma Camera with f/1.8 aperture, OIS, 40 MP True-Chrome Mono Camera with f/1.6 aperture, 13MP ultra-wide camera with f/2.2 aperture, 64MP telephoto camera with 10x optical zoom, up to 200x digital zoom, OIS, f/3.5 aperture, LED flash
13MP 100° autofocus front camera with f/2.4 aperture
In-display fingerprint sensor
Water, dust resistant (IP68)
USB Type-C Audio, Stereo Speakers
Dimensions: 158.8 ×72.8 ×8.5mm; Weight: 195g
Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ax (2.4GHz and 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.2 LE,GPS (L1 + L5 Dual band), NFC, USB 3.1 Type-C (GEN1)
4360mAh (typical) battery with 66W HUAWEI SuperCharge wired fast charging, 50W HUAWEI SuperCharge wireless fast charging

Source: https://www.gizmoreel.com/huawei-p50-and-p50-pro-specs/

HMD Global has launched a new featured phone called the Nokia 110 4G. This is coming after the company launched both the Nokia 215 4G and Nokia 225 4G back in October. The phone which supports 4G LTE, also comes with support for VoLTE calling in India. Below are the spec details of the new Nokia 110 4G

Display And Design: The device features a 1.8-inch QQVGA LCD display, with a resolution of 160×120 pixels. It weighs 84.5 grams with a body dimension of 121×50×14.5mm. The phone is available in Yellow, Aqua and Black colours.

RAM and Storage: The phone comes with a 128MB RAM and a storage capacity of 48MB. This can be expanded up to 32GB using a MicroSD card.

Connectivity: For this option, the device supports dual SIM, but don't support Bluetooth connections.

Battery: For the battery, the Nokia 110 4G packs a1020mAh battery. The battery comes with up to 18 days standby in GSM, 14 days standby in 4G, up to 16h talk time in GSM and up to 5h talk time in 4G.

Nokia 110 4G Full Specifications
Network: GSM: 850, 900, 1800 | WCDMA: 1, 5, 8 | FDD LTE: 1, 3, 5, 8
Display: 1.8-inch (160×120 pixels) QQVGA LCD screen
Storage: 128MB RAM, 48MB Storage, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
SIM: Dual SIM
Dimensions: 121×50×14.5mm
Weight: 84.5g
Colours: Yellow, Aqua and Black
Cameras: 0.8MP QVGA rear camera
Connectivity: 3.5mm audio jack, micro USB, FM radio (wired & wireless dual mode), MP3 player
Battery: 1020mAh

Source: https://www.apkreel.com/2021/07/nokia-110-4g-launhes-with-18-inches.html

Caviar is a Russian luxury phone and accessory maker with a collection of the world's most expensive cell phones to its name. The company is known for redesign iPhone or Galaxy devices with gold and gemstones and then slapping it with a high price tag. Remember the world most expensive Nokia 3310 introduced back in 2018, this was done by Cavier.

Now the company has announced that it will be unveiling a Vertu-inspired phone that runs on Android operating system. Known as the Caviar Origin, the cell phone will be coming with a price tag of $1,000. It may shock you to know that this is cheaper when compare to other Caviar devices such as the Nokia 3310 which cost $2,610.

According to the company, the phone will run Android OS, while sporting a gold-plated keypad. It is said that the company went with Android OS, mainly for app support. With the OS, the phone will be able to run WhatsApp.

Source: https://www.gizmolad.com/2021/02/caviar-origin-a-vertu-inspired-phone-coming-with-a-price-tag-of-1000/

According to a recent report from Counterpoint, over 100 million smartphones were sold in Q3 2020. Of this, MediaTek got the most share. The report revealed that MediaTek grabs about 31% dethroning Qualcomm to become the biggest Smartphone chipset vendor in Q3 2020. Qualcomm comes second with 29%, while Apple, HiSilicon and Samsung’s share sit at 12% each, with UNISOC getting 4% of the market share.

While MediaTek leads in the number of chipset sold, Qualcomm was the biggest 5G vendor for Q3. According to the report, only 17% of the devices sold in Q3 were 5G and Qualcomm leads with about 39% market share.

The company’s growth has been as a result of producing chipset that powers both cheap and mid-range smartphones, which are mainly sold in India, China, Africa and the Middle East. Most devices running on MediaTek chips cost between $100-$250. Another reason for the growth, is the ban on Huawei which also increase the company sells in the Latin America, the Middle East and Africa.

Source: https://www.gizmolad.com/2020/12/mediatek-become-smartphone-biggest-chipset-vendor-in-q3-2020/

The post has been updated

SweetBuns:

lol you dont know how reliable Nokia is. Your device is in the plan.... Maybe the original poster forgot to mantion it

HMD Global has released a timetable that shows the rolling out of the latest Android 11 update on some of its smartphones. The roll out will begin in Q4 2020, starting with the Nokia 8.3 5G and the Nokia 5.3. Users of the Nokia 2.2 and Nokia 8.1, will also be among the first to run Android 11 on their smartphone.

The first quarter of 2021 will see the Nokia 1.3, 4.2, 2.4 and the Nokia 3.4 getting the said update. While the Nokia 3.4 and 2.4 has been scheduled to get the Android 11 update, it has also been revealed that they will be getting Android 12 update too. See table time below;

Q4 2020
Nokia 8.3 5G
Nokia 2.2
Nokia 5.3
Nokia 8.1

Q1 2021
Nokia 1.3
Nokia 4.2
Nokia 2.4
Nokia 3.4

Q1 to Q2 2021
Nokia 3.2
Nokia 7.2
Nokia 6.2
Nokia 1.3
Nokia 2.3
Nokia 2.4
Nokia 3.4
Nokia 4.3

Q2 2021
Nokia 1 Plus
Nokia 9 Pureview

Source: https://www.gizmolad.com/2020/10/list-of-nokia-smartphones-getting-android-11-update/

We see the introduction of HarmonyOS, Huawei’s own operating system last year. Since the introduction, we have been waiting on the OS will hit its smartphone division. It seems we may be seeing that soon as a report claims that Huawei is currently working on a smartphone which will be unveiled next year.

The rumor came from Richard Yu himself, the company’s CEO. According to him, a smartphone is already running the said, OS and will likely hit the market next year. This will be hitting the market along a number of new devices, including PCs, tablets, smart wearables and other IoT products.

There are reports that the first smartwatch running HarmonyOS is expected to debut at the end of this year. This will be followed by the company’s first phone with the in-house operating system, next year. This is not the first time we have heard rumors like this. Back in December 2019, there was a report of the company’s first smartphone running its own OS hitting the market as early as 2020.

Huawei’s own OS was introduced after the company was blacklisted by the US government during the trader war between the United State and the Chinese government. We have heard and seen a lot of buzz about the OS and we await what features will make it stand out against the likes of Android and iOS.

Source: https://www.gizmolad.com/2020/09/huawei-to-unveil-first-harmonyos-powered-smartphone-in-2021/

The cofounder and CEO of Cloudflare, Matthew Prince is, officially now a Billionaire. The 46 years old just the list of billionaires on Thursday after the company stock hit an all-time high. According to a report from bloomberg.com, Shares of the San Francisco-based firm advanced 14% to $28.52 at 1 p.m. in New York, giving Prince a net worth of $1.08 billion.

Cloudflare was cofounded in 2009 by Matthew Prince, Lee Holloway, and Michelle Zatlyn. Michelle, who is chief operating officer owns a 4.8% stake in the company. Prince on the other hand who owns a 12.5% stake in the company, is now worth nearly $1.1 billion.

The American web-infrastructure and website-security company went public in September 2019 and has seen its stock nearly double in value since. Cloudflare lost nearly $106 million on $287 million in revenues in 2019.

On Tuesday, the company announced it was partnering with Chinese internet companies JD Cloud and Al, a subsidiary of Chinese e-commerce company JD.com, to operate and support 150 data centers across China. “I don’t know of a lot of companies that are investing in this area,” Prince told Forbes last week. “But I think over time it’s inevitable…If we were going to help build a better internet, that inherently meant we were going to have to build a bigger presence in China.”

Source: https://www.gizmolad.com/2020/05/cloudflare-ceo-is-now-a-billionaire/

Tecno has launched the Spark 5 Air, a successor to the Spark 4 Air unveiled last year. The phone features a 7.0-inch display, with a 720 x 1640 pixels resolution. It has a dimension of 174.64 x 79.27 x 9.05mm and comes in Ice Jadeite, Spark Orange, Vacation Blue, and Misty Grey colour options. The Tecno Spark 5 Air has a Quad-Core processor clocked at 2.0GHz. This is paired with 2GB of RAM and features an internal storage capacity of 32GB.

The phone runs on Tecno’s own HiOS 6.0 based on Android 10. It packs a huge 5000mAh non- removable battery. It comes with a single 8MP selfie camera, with dual LED flash light on the front. On the back, is a 13MP rear camera with AI lens and dual-LED flash. The phone features a rear fingerprint sensor, with an AI Face Unlocking feature.

Tecno Spark 5 Air Key Specs
7-inch (1640 X 720) pixels) HD+ display with 88% screen to body ration, 480 nit Brightness, 3D back cover with gradient finish
2.0GHz Quad-Core processor
2GB RAM, 32GB storage
HiOS 6.0 based on Android 10
Dual SIM
13MP f/1.8 + “AI lens” with dual-LED flash
8MP f/2.0 front-facing camera with dual-LED flash
Dimensions: 174.64 x 79.27 x 9.05 mm
Rear fingerprint sensor, AI Face Unlock
Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS
5000mAh battery

Source: https://www.gizmolad.com/2020/05/tecno-spark-5-air-specs-price-in-nigeria-ghana-kenya/

If you have ever searched for something online and you get a different result, you know how frustrating it is. You make a search about one thing and done, Google delivers something different, sometimes results that are not even related to your search query. To help in these situations, a new Google update has arrived to change that.

The new update will now inform the user when the results are not great. That is, when it could not find good enough results for the particular search term(s). Google will inform you be displaying a message that reads; “It looks like there aren’t any great matches for your search”. This is to help users quickly know that their search term was not ideal, so that they can choose to not waste any more term surfing the results.

Users can still browse through the search results if they wish to and Google will provide some alternative searches as well as tips on how to better reformulate the query to find the information the user needs. Google is confident that this message won’t show up too often, with their search algorithm being so good. However, when it does happen, they hope it can save the user a bit of time.

Source: https://www.gizmolad.com/2020/04/google-search-to-inform-users-when-results-are-not-great/

Infinix has scheduled the launch of its upcoming device called the S5 Pro on March 6th in India. Though we don't have the complete specifications, but the promo image shows the phone will feature a pop-up front camera. It will sport a 6.53-inch Full HD+ LCD touchscreen display.

The Infinix S5 Pro is an upgrade version of the Infinix S5 launched last year. Earlier in January, we reported that Infinix is working on its first Pop-up camera smartphone and now the company is launching it comes March 6th. Aside the front Pop-up camera, the device will also feature an AI-triple rear camera set up.

On the back of the phone is a 48-megapixel primary rear camera along with two more cameras, probably an ultra-wide and depth sensors. This will be accompanied by a dual LED flash. The front comes with a 16-megapixel pop-up front camera. It has a gradient back and a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner.

The Infinix S5 Pro will run on XOS 6.0 Dolphin based on Android 10 operating system. It is unclear if the company will still stick to MediaTek Helio P22 SoC. The device is expected to come in Red, Green and Blue color options. Details about the price, has not been released yet. We hope to see that, after the official launch in a few days.

Source: https://www.gizmolad.com/2020/03/infinix-s5-pro-coming-with-6-53-inch-display-16mp-pop-up-camera-on-march-6/

Facebook has unveiled a new company logo, after it's launched 15 years. The new logo is part of re-branding to better differentiate the company from its other products and services. This was made known via a blog post shared on the company's Newsroom website. The new logo is designed specifically only for the company. Other services and product own by Facebook, still maintain their logos.

In the blog post, the company wrote;

Facebook started as a single app. Now, 15 years later, we offer a suite of products that help people connect to their friends and family, find communities and grow businesses.

Today, we’re updating our company branding to be clearer about the products that come from Facebook. We’re introducing a new company logo and further distinguishing the Facebook company from the Facebook app, which will keep its own branding.

The new branding was designed for clarity, and uses custom typography and capitalization to create visual distinction between the company and app.

The re-brand will become visible across all products that the Facebook company offers, include the Facebook app, Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp, Oculus, Workplace, Portal and Calibra. The company revealed that when people talk about Facebook, they mean the app and not the company. To better combat this, the new logo was created to provide clarity between the company and the app.

Source: https://www.gizmolad.com/2019/11/facebook-re-brands-with-new-logo-to-differentiate-the-company-app/

HarmonyOS or HongMeng as it is called in China has been announced and currently running on the company's Honor Vision TV. The OS, which has been in development since 2012, was announced after the US sanctions imposed on Huawei. While this may not be news, the real news is the comment made by the CEO of Huawei, Ren Zhengfei during an interview with Fortune Magazine.

According to the company's boss, the newly developed HarmonyOS, would be able to compete with top rivals like Apple’s iOS within a period of 2 years. He went further to say;

I think it will take less than two to three years. Since I'm part of the company's leadership, I need to be a bit more conservative when discussing timelines. Otherwise, I may end up putting too much pressure on our staffs.

HarmonyOS has been tested by some smartphone makers and according to claims, is faster than Android OS. The OS, which was designed to run on smart watches and speakers, will also run on smartphones and in vehicles.

Huawei's recent revenue took a dive because the company was unable to use Google’s products in Huawei’s smartphones. It's latest smartphone lineup, the Mate 30 series was launched with Android Open Source Project (AOSP). This means, the smartphones will not be supporting Google Play Service.

Ren Zhengfei revealed his company hopes to continue doing business with Google if the ban was ever lifted. According to him;

We still hope to continue to use Google's operating system, and we remain committed to a friendly cooperation with Google. We need to further improve in terms of software. we're somewhat weak when it comes to big software architecture.

The company seems very confident about its self developed operating system and we hope to see how things play out in the near further.

Source: https://www.gizmolad.com/2019/10/harmonyos-will-rival-apples-ios-in-2-years-says-huawei-ceo/

Xiaomi and Realme have made headlines in India after the company reportedly sold over 6 million smartphones this week. The company few hours ago announced that it has sold more than 6 million smartphones in India this week during the Amazon’s Great Indian Festival and Flipkart’s Big Billion Days sales. This was shared via the company’s twitter handle where they wrote;

Excited to share the biggest news that we’ve sold 5.3mn+ #Xiaomi devices in last 7 days.
That makes a whopping 525 devices sold every minute since the start of
@amazonIN

@Flipkart
#DiwaliWithMi sale. Ur love for #Xiao️mimi has been phenomenal as always.
Thank you, Mi fans! ❤️

Realme, on the other hand, sold over 2.2 million smartphones during the same period on Flipkart and claimed to be the smartphone category leader on the e-commerce site during the Big Billion Days.

Source: https://www.gizmolad.com/2019/10/xiaomi-and-realme-sold-over-6-million-smartphones-in-india-this-week/

horlarwereleh:
Nice one
But OP, you didnt include the price na!!!

Price of the device is between $280 - $400

Umidigi has launched a new budget smartphone, that features a punch-hole quad camera. Known as the Umidigi F2, the device features a 6.53-inch FHD+ waterdrop-notch display, with a screen resolution of 2340 x 1080 pixels. The phone is coming as the successor to F1, which was introduced along with the F1 Play.

The Umidigi F2 device comes powered by a Helio P70 processor, clocked at 2.0GHz. This is paired by a 6GB of RAM, an internal storage capacity of 128GB, which can be expanded up to 256GB via a microSD card. It runs on the latest Android 10 operating system, supported by a 5150mAh battery with 18W Fast Charging.

Other features include Face Unlock and Fingerprint Unlock for security. Sensors on the device include, Accelerometer, Proximity, Light, Compass, Gyroscope. For the cameras, the device sports a 48MP main camera, 13MP + 5MP and an additional 5MP rear camera with LED flash.

Umidigi F2 Key Specs
6.53-inch (2340 x 1080 pixels) FHD+ Drop Notch display
2.0GHz Octa-core MediaTek Helio P70 processor
6GB RAM, 128GB internal memory with expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Dual SIM
Android 10
48MP + 13MP + 5MP + 5MP rear camera with LED flash.
32MP front-facing camera
Fingerprint sensor, Face Unlock 2.0
4G, VoLTE, WiFi 802.11, Bluetooth, GPS
5150mAh Battery with 18W Fast Charging

Source: https://www.gizmolad.com/2019/09/umidigi-f2-specifications-price-and-reviews/

There are lots and some of which includes, WeChat, Telegram, Viber, Line, Tam Tam, kik, Hangout and lots more

Google AdSense is the most popular and to some, the best advertising platform on the market. The company generates millions annually from advertisting. It also allows publishers share from this revenue by joining the Adsense program and placing ads on their websites or blogs. With this, Adsense provided a way for site admin and website owners to easily check their earnings and other data. This was done by accessing an app created by the advertising platform for publishers. The mobile app is both available on Android and iOS platforms.

Now just like must come and gone apps and service from Google, it seems like the fate for AdSense Mobile Apps will be coming to an end. This is as shared by the company on its official blog. According to Google;

We will be focusing our investment on the AdSense mobile web interface and sunsetting the current iOS and Android apps. By investing in a common web application that supports all platforms, we will be able to deliver AdSense features optimized for mobile much faster than we can today.

What this means, is that AdSense Android and iOS apps will be deprecated in the coming months and will be discontinued and removed from the app stores by the end of 2019. It is unclear as to why Google chose to unpublish the apps altogether, but it was a long time coming. Both apps haven’t been updated since 2017.

AdSense Android and iOS apps allow publisher to easily and quickly check ad pageviews, clicks, impressions and revenue generated from the site. Of late, the apps didn’t let users access a lot of advanced features for account management and ad set up as they were always limited to the desktop version of the console.

Google said that about 70% of audiences consume content on mobile devices. Additionally, a third of site admins, uses AdSense from mobile devices. Google says that they’re ‘continuing to work on the mobile platform’ and that we can expect to see improvements to the AdSense mobile web interface ‘later this year’.

Source: https://www.gizmolad.com/2019/07/google-ending-adsense-mobile-apps-to-focus-on-web-app/

Huawei seems to be the major target in the trade war between the U.S. and China. The company was recently banned by the Trump lead government from doing business with companies in the US. Despite keeping its head afloat, the ban has resulted in the lost of millions in the part of the Chinese tech giant. From the look of things, the situation isn't showing any sign of improvements. Even with the launch of its 5G network, the US is pressuring its European allies to not use Huawei’s 5G equipment.

If the situation continues, there is a possibility that Huawei could retaliate, with some deadly weapons in its arsenal. If you are wondering how this will be possible, then read on. What most people don't know, is that Huawei owns a vast portfolio of patents on essential technology. According to reports from Anaqua’s AcclaimIP, Huawei owns 56,492 active patents on telecommunications, networking, and other inventions. In the year 2018, the company apparently received 1,680 US patents and its total collection of active patents and published applications stand at 102,911.

With the huge number of patents at its disposal, the company might decide to retaliate by putting its patents to good use. Whether or not the US or any country decides to use Huawei’s infrastructure, there are pretty high chances that they will still be using one of the technologies that Huawei has a patent on.

Huawei is currently in protracted licensing talks with phone-services provider Verizon Communications and is in a dispute with chip maker Qualcomm over the value of patents. The company has also lodged claims against Harris Corp. After the defense contractor sued it last year alleging infringement of patents for networking and cloud security.

Huawei is reportedly asking for over $1 billion in patent licensing fees for using around 320 of its networking equipment patents, even though Verizon isn’t directly using Huawei’s equipment. Verizon is the biggest smartphone carrier in the U.S. and the first telecom company in the country to roll out 5G networks. According to McGregor, “Huawei can say ‘whether you’re using our equipment or Ericsson’s equipment, you’re using our inventions and for that, you still have to take a license.’' Huawei could dash the US a big blow by deciding to charge US companies more money for the right to use its inventions.

Source: https://www.gizmolad.com/2019/06/how-huawei-might-retaliate-against-the-us-ban-with-patent-portfolio/

Huawei’s 5G Smart Core Network Solution has won the “Best 5G Core Network Technology” award 2019 at the 5G Global Summit held in London. The company's 5G smart core network is based on native cloud, connection + edge computing technologies. It is the first core network in the industry that truly supports 2G/3G/4G/5G NSA/5G SA deep integration.

It supports software-based three-layer decoupling, stateless design, cross-DC deployment, micro-service, grayscale upgrade, and other key technologies. Based on a distributed architecture with transfer separation, the core supports one-stop user-side plug and plays, scheduling heterogeneous on demand. It also supports edge computing for fast integration with third-party applications.

Huawei said it has obtained a total of 46 5G commercial contracts worldwide as of June 2019 and has carried out a series of cross-industry cooperation in the fields of smart grid, VR/AR, car networking, telemedicine, and intelligent manufacturing. In addition, a patent analysis firm, IPLytics statistics, shows that as of March 2019, Chinese manufacturers patent application for “standard essential patent (SEP)” in the 5G field accounts for 34% globally. Among them, Huawei ranked first in the world with 1554 “standard essential patents”.

The company is still facing sanctions from the US government, but still managing to keep its head above water. After been suspended by Google from using its Android OS, Huawei hopes to unveil its own developed Oak OS comes September this year.

Source: https://www.gizmolad.com/2019/06/huawei-wins-best-5g-core-network-technology-award-in-london/

Smartphones have become our everyday life and we now device sporting dual, triple and ever up to 9 cameras on a single phone. Back in the days, all we have, was a single rear camera phone with either 2MP or 3MP rear shooter. Today, the story is different thanks to the ever changing tech world. Have you ever wonder who made the first camera phone, if you have, then this post will be providing you with the answer.

According to Wikipedia, Samsung was the first company to unveil a phone with a camera feature, when it introduced the SCH-V200 in the year 2000. The article revealed that the phone weights 74g, and its dimensions are 127 × 39 × 17 mm. During that same year, and a few months later, Sharp unveiled the J-SH04, which became Japan’s first ever phone with a built-in camera. While this was according to Wikipedia, the first camera phone was neither released by Sharp or Samsung.

The first truly camera phone was actually announced by a different Japanese manufacturer, called Kyocera. The company unveiled the VP-210 Visual Phone, the world’s first true camera phone in 1999 in Japan. What makes the device so special, was that the camera was a front facing camera which was cool at that time. The Kyocera VP-210 came with a 2-inch color TFT display, with a 110,000-pixel (0.11MP) camera. The phone was very expensive at that time cause it came with a price tag of $335.

When you compare the timestamp of the three devices, you will see that the Kyocera VP-210 Visual Phone is the world’s first camera phone. Although we now have smartphone with huge mega-pixels, the Kyocera VP-210 was a masterpiece at the time.

Source: https://www.gizmolad.com/2019/06/kyocera-vp-210-worlds-first-camera-phone/

Amazon has been listed as the world’s most valuable brand ahead of Apple and Google. The new ranking saw the Retail giant ending the 12-year run of both Google and Apple as the top brands. The company is currently valued at $315 billion, follow by Google and Apple value around 309$ billion. This is followed by Microsoft which is valued at $251B. VISA comes fifth with $177B and Facebook with a $158B value.

Details of the list shows that 8 out of the 10 companies are American companies. The other two companies are McDonald’s and AT&T, which located on the 9th and 10th positions respectively. Completing the list and occupy the 7th and 8th position, is Chinese Alibaba Group with a $131B value and Tencent with $130B value. Out of all listed brands, only Facebook and Tencent have seen a year-over-year decrease in brand value – -27% for the Chinese company and -2% for Mark Zuckerberg’s social media company.

Although Amazon may be world’s most valuable company, Microsoft is currently the biggest company, with around $1,016B. The list is followed by Amazon with $916B, Apple with $751B and Google’s Alphabet with $750B.

Source: https://www.gizmolad.com/2019/06/amazon-now-the-worlds-most-valuable-company-apple-google-follows/

Huawei has been working on its own OS called Oak OS which is expected to be launched in September this year. The world’s second largest smartphone maker was focused into developing its own OS, after the Trump lead administrator banned US-based companies from doing business with the tech giant. Huawei has depended on Google’s Android operating system to power its smartphones. With the ban in place, this means the company will have to come up with a new solution, since it will no longer be having access to the Play Store for apps.

With the Oak OS soon to launch, report says Huawei now requesting developers to publish apps on its app store. The idea is to ensure that its devices have access to a flourishing app ecosystem. The company has reportedly reached out to developers of popular Play Store applications to get them to publish their apps on EMUI‘s pre-installed AppGallery app store.

This information was made known by an XDA-Developers, who shared an email sent to him by Huawei. The email invites developers to join AppGallery which is claimed to have “270 million monthly active users” on over “350m phones,” about half of which are sold outside of China.

The email promises that developers will be provided with “full support” to help them publish their app on AppGallery. However, the company has clarified exactly what kind of support will be provided to developers.

As per the reports, the Chinese company has been pitching app makers from last year to build software for a new Huawei app store outside China. The company had even talked with European wireless carriers about spreading this new app store even further.

Source: https://www.gizmolad.com/2019/06/huawei-requesting-developers-to-publish-apps-on-its-app-store/