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Apple now seems to fight alone cause its rival – Samsung partner with Nokia, which is more wiser. Samsung has just achieved the agreement with Nokia to expand their patent cross-licensing deal. 

Nokia and Samsung partnership

Samsung and Nokia settled their patent dispute in the beginning of this year. Nokia’s deal to be Samsung partner was last extended in 2013. Nokia and Samsung partnership is now more closer with the expansion of their patent cross-licensing agreement. This big move is based on the five-year agreement established in February. The expanded agreement provides greater access to each company’s patented technologies. Since then, Nokia’s business seems to change much, in a positive way.

Notably, Nokia used to buy Siemens and make it be Nokia Siemens Networks. So did Alcatel-Lucent, a rival equipment maker, which boosted Samsung partner revenue with $16 million. With the acquisition, Nokia also gained access to Alcatel’s massive patent kit. The agreement announced today may create a positive impact to the net sales of Nokia starting from the third quarter of 2016.

On the other hand, Samsung also some benefits since Nokia intellectual property portfolios are many, from Nokia Technologies, Nokia Networks and Alcatel-Lucent. And Samsung has become one of Nokia huge patent portfolios. The Samsung partner is making sure it continues earning more money by additional patents. Nokia expects its revenue of around $1 billion with such deal. This patent cross-licensing expansion will allow Samsung and Nokia to develop, which is a good news for purchasers.

Samsung partner will need more……

Both Samsung and Nokia still keep silent about the exact list of patents are being covered under this fresh agreement, as well as the new specific listings. Samsung partner and it are more interested in as many patents as they can access to. They just give an overall assessment: “certain additional patent portfolios”. So wait for their lists and their upcoming products.

 

You are looking for a smartphone for under Rs 30000, you may want to have a look at this list below. With such amount of money, your handset will be as cool as you wish. 

1. OnePlus 3

To begin the list of under Rs 30000 smartphones, I want to introduce OnePlus 3. The smartphone was launched last month and immediately become superstar.  This phone sports a 5.5″ Optic AMOLED HD display with the pixel density of 401ppi. The screen is also protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 4. It is decorated by two models: Graphite, soft gold, which are elegant and luxurious, but OnePlus 3 price now lands at Rs 27999.

Under the hood, there is a Snapdragon 820 chipset to take care of the performance. Besides, OnePlus 3 is powered by two dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo & 1.6 GHz Kryo processors, along with Adreno 530 GPU. On the rear, there is a 16MP Sony IMX298 rear camera, assisted by OIS technology, phase-detection AF, LED flash and 4K video recording. The selfie snapper of the front comes at 8MP, featuring Sony IMX179 sensor and 1080p video capturing. The highlight point from OnePlus 3 specs is its massive RAM of 6GB! Moreover, OnePlus 3 is backed with 64GB of ROM and a 3000mAh battery.

The day that Samsung Note 7 comes out is close. With the new product, Samsung will shape the phone with a dual curved screen configuration, not the flat one like usual. This Note promised to be the most awaited product of this year.

Samsung Note 7: dual edge configuration

It’s just a few more weeks until the newest product of Samsung -Galaxy Note 7- is launched. And there’ve been so many leaked images and specs of this phone online. This makes Note 7 become on of the devices having so many leaks of the company. According to the latest leaked image, Samsung Note 7 showed up with a dual curved-edge display. And this will be the only screen version of the phablet. There will be no “flat configuration” model as we usually see.

Samsung Note 7 will give a new user experience with the TouchWiz UI. On the front of the device, you can see the two dots on the upper right corner. These seem to be the front camera and the Iris scanner. So, the eye scanner leak is probably true. Not only the Irish scanner, the waterproof feature is also believed to be added on the handset. An Indiana website had confirmed this. So, these awesome features will make Samsung Note 7 be one of the most awaited devices this year.

 

 

In terms of Galaxy Note 7 specs, it is believed to be powered by the slight new version of SND 820- Snapdragon 821. Or it can run on Exynos 8893 processor. To ensure the performance, Samsung will add a 4GB of RAM paired with a 64GB of inbuilt storage. Besides this 4GB RAM, there’ll be another RAM option: 6GB. The phone will come with a 2K 5.7-inch Quad HD display.

Galaxy Note 7 price

Are you excited about this phablet yet? If the answer is yes, you don’t have to wait longer. It’s just more than two weeks and you can witness this masterpiece. Galaxy Note 7 launch date will be officially on 2nd August. And if you want to own this amazing handset, you’d better save from now. Because Samsung Note 7 will be the most expensive product with the Galaxy Note 7 price of about $910.

From the first Galaxy Note Edge to the upcoming flagship of Samsung, Galaxy S7 Edge, both appear with two curved sides. Have you ever wondered why Samsung decided to feature a curved edge smartphone? 

Curved edge smartphones: for the only purpose of beautiful design or else?

Galaxy Note Edge made its debut in 2014 at IFA. Samsung gave a curved edge smartphone to the tech world as a big surprise. Some said that it was useless and just for being innovative. They even believed that Samsung was making a new trendy design to challenge the standards set by Apple. All I can say is that is just a half-truth. Rather than starting a new age of smartphone design, this curved edge smartphone was praised for purpose.

The inspiration behind the gently curved edge smartphone is a very modern affliction – fear of missing out, or FoMo. FoMo is defined as a desire to stay continually connected with what others are doing, for example, obsessively checking of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram to keep in touch with what everyone else is up to and living in fear of missing a call. FoMO is also defined as a fear of regret or the fear of having made the wrong decision on how to spend time. Moreover, it is believed that making movements with your phone’s screen when you are in a conversation is impolite.

The curved edge smartphones were born from the notion that the users could check their phones in such social situations or in some urgent circumstance. Working on this purpose, Samsung smartphones allow users to register five contacts with individual colours. Furthermore, when these curved edge smartphones are placed face down, the curved sides will light up with the appropriate colour of the contact who is calling. Therefore, users can discreetly check their phones without interrupting the conversation. 

Samsung seems not to take much care of Samsung Galaxy Note 7. They may be busy introducing their new device, Samsung Galaxy J Max, which flaunts the largest display. 

Samsung Galaxy J Max: phablet size with mid-range specs!

Things happened with Samsung Galaxy J Max faster than its relative Samsung Galaxy Note 7. It was just a day that we had heard about the Samsung Galaxy J Max, and the device was already made official. The smartphone comes with an enormous 7.0-inch display with WXGA resolution (1280 x 800 pixels). Despite the biggest phablet size, Galaxy J Max dimensions are 186.9 x 108.8 x 8.7mm. At first sight, it gave a premium feeling of a thinnest and also largest device with two colors for choices: black and gold.

These are about its design, lets see how Galaxy J Max specs are. The enormous phablet is powered by a quad-core 1.5GHz processor. Since Samsung is caring about the budget market, thus 1.5GB of RAM is good enough for Galaxy J Max. The device storage is capable of 16GB expandable up to 200GB alongside large 4,000mAh battery. It runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop out of the box. The producer claimed that a host of other features that take you to the next level of entertainment are mounted.

Samsung Galaxy J Max sports an 8MP rear unit, apenture f/1.9, LED flash along with full HD video recording and a 2MP front shooter. The device also boasts a Bluetooth headset in the box to help users make calls. It also supports 4G, VoLTE, and dual SIM. Some of its features like Ultra Data Saving and S Bike mode will make this handset more useful.

Samsung Galaxy J Max: price and release date!

The Samsung phablet hits the market faster than Samsung Galaxy Note 7. Samsung Galaxy J Max release date is announced towards the end of this month in India. As for price, Galaxy J Max price is tagged with Rs. 13400, which translates to around $200. What are you waiting for? Samsung Galaxy Note 7 or this device?

What do you expect from an under Rs 8,500 smartphone? Not much, right? However, we’ll bring you top latest Android smartphones for under Rs 8,500. Not only affordable, they still own some powerful specs.

1. Micromax Canvas Evok

Micromax – a second largest smartphone maker in India- released another affordable product -Micromax Canvas Evok. The phone has a familiar design like the others products of the company. With Evok, the Micromax aims at the “young professional” generation. This means the smartphone will be mostly for those who have to work remotely while traveling. You can buy this one with Micromax Canvas Evok price of Rs 8,499 ~$126.

The phone is powered by an octa-core MSM8929 processor clocked at 1.4 GHz. It packs a 3GB RAM and a 16GB of ROM (expandable to 128GB). Its 5.5-inch HD screen is coated with a 2.5D curved glass. If you love photography, you will be satisfied by its 5MP front cam and a 13MP rear shooter. Two more about Micromax Canvas Evok specs are Android 5.1 Lollipop OS and a decent cell with 3000mAh.

 

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 finally shows up with its out of the box design, however they are some renders to drool over. What is special about these renders, read on. 

Samsung Galaxy Note 7: specs roundup

Galaxy Note 7 lately is said to to be launched on August 2nd – the earliest ever. The Korean-based smartphone may be called a phablet one with a 5.8-inch display. It is leaked that Galaxy Note 7 design will be similar to the Galaxy S7 series and definitely, an edge version will exist. Just like other Samsung smartphones, Galaxy Note 7 will have a Super AMOLED screen. With these powerful features, Galaxy Note 7 display will be more suitable to a 2K resolution.

Galaxy Note 7 specs are suggested to the most powerful in its lineup. This phablet will be equipped with a stylus, just like other handsets in the lineup. Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is said to be iPhone 7 rival. The upcoming handset is supposed to run Android N. It is officially confirmed that there will bean iris scanner. More interesting, this latest smartphone will be Samsung’s first phone with USB Type-C.

The device will properly come with high-end features including 6GB of RAM coupled with a powerful Snapdragon 823 or Exynos 8890 processor, 64GB of expandable storage, 12MP rear facing camera with a 5MP front shooter, 3600 mAh battery, which is only a 20% increase from its Galaxy Note 5’s 3,000mAh power pack. Furthermore, this Samsung phone is expected to feature IP68 certification for dust and water resistance.

Samsung Galaxy Note 7: three color cases!

Just few hours ago, there are some great renders of unreleased Samsung phablet in three different colors. These colors are onyx, silver titanium, and blue coral from left to right, as you can easily see from these pictures above. An amount of $800 will be more appropriate to Samsung Galaxy Note 7 specs. Even though the information has not been confirmed by Samsung yet, we could believe that it is truly coming.

Samsung galaxy Note 7 specs were still leaked until now. But some of them are not confirmed, which could make you confused. So, this article is about all Samsung Galaxy Note 7 specs. Let’s chek it out!

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 specs: roundup and official!

There are a lot of rumors about the upcoming Samsung phone. Now, all of what we need to do is just wait for this phone, because all specs of this flagship have been confirmed by the company.  First, it will come with a 5.7-inch screen which is a bit different from previous rumors – 6.0-inch screen. This device sports 2K resolution like its brother: Galaxy S7. Under the hood, there is an impressive processor including 6GB RAM paired with 64GB ROM, which is the same to S7. However, it is expected to be the most powerful device of Samsung brand thanks to SnapDragon 823 chipset.

The confirmed information about Samsung Galaxy Note 7 camera also makes some people feel disappointed. There is a combo of a 12MP on the rear along with 5MP front shooter. That isn’t more outbreaking than the other high-end devices at present. However, if you consider carefully, Note 7 camera is very powerful with high-end technologies. Samsung will bring the dual-lens on the phone, together with: f/1.7, OIS and Autofocus. Dual-lens technology from Samsung is a most powerful feature on their products. So, don’t worry! You will have a powerful camera on Galaxy Note 7

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Other Samsung Galaxy Note 7 specs are also wonderful. You have a 3600-4000 mAH battery for a whole day using, assisted by Fast Charging 3.0. Other features include IP68 water resistance, redesigned S-Pen, Iris scanner, USB-C, and Android Marshmallow.

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 price and release date

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 released date is set in August, at the same time with Olympic 2016 as well as the release date of iPhone 7. About Samsung Galaxy Note 7 price, it is reported to be priced in $800-950 bracket. That’s the luxury price for the powerful handset from a famous brand. Is it attractive enough for you?

We are going to say goodbye to June, and hello July. It is summer and good time for discounts. Lets check the list of these best budget smartphones for next month and you may be surprised!

1. Xiaomi Redmi 3S

Xiaomi Redmi has been a successful lineup of the Chinese based company. To heating up the stage, Xiaomi continues introducing the successor of Xiaomi Redmi 3, Xiaomi Redmi 3S. The handset appears with a 5-inch 720p display with 294ppi pixel density, whose appearance seems similar to its predecessor. This Xiaomi smartphone currently prices at $144 (approximately RM 584).

The best budget smartphone is powered by an octa-core processor, running with Snapdragon 430 chipset and Adreno 505 GPU. Besides, Xiaomi Redmi 3S supports 2GB, the same capacity as that of Redmi 3. For further Xiaomi Redmi 3S specs, this phone also offers 32GB of ROM expandable up to 256GB via a microSD card. Regarding the battery, Xiaomi Redmi 3S packs a 4100mAh cell, which offers a huge amount of using time. As for the camera, there are a 13MP main snapper with f/2.0 aperture and a 5MP front camera.

Once and again, Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is warming up for its tumultuous welcome. There will never be the last time we hear about this smartphone till it is officially launched. 

Samsung Galaxy Note 7: specs and design

The Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge both debuted at Mobile World Congress in March. Our sources are also suggesting that another Samsung Galaxy smartphone will be announced, maybe before the event next year. More specifically, this smartphone is the larger one. It is likely hasty to conclude that it is the Galaxy Note 7, but that is what we can relate now.

It is leaked that Galaxy Note 7 design will be similar to the Galaxy S7 series and definitely, an edge version will exist. This Samsung smartphone will be equipped with a stylus, just like other handsets in the lineup. It is also said that Samsung Galaxy Note 7 specs are intended to be iPhone 7 rival. The upcoming handset is supposed to run Android N out of the box and covered by a massive 5.7-inch display, which is nearly a phablet screen size.

The device will properly come with high-end features including 6GB of RAM coupled with a powerful Snapdragon 823 or Exynos 8890 processor. Samsung Galaxy Note 7 battery is supposed to be capable of 5000 mAh. However, It just stops at 3600 mAh, which is only a 20% increase from its predecessor’s 3,000mAh power pack. Furthermore, this Samsung phone is able to play 20 hours non-stop video. It seems not to be suitable to the battery capacity.

Samsung Galaxy Note 7: release date and price

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 price could be around $800. Even though the information has not been confirmed by Samsung yet, we could believe that it is truly coming. We all looking forward to its arrival and we will always be here to let you know more about the next Note 7, so just stay tuned.

Smartphone with a big battery is always a hot item. There are so many OEMs stepping into this market. So, who’s gonna be the winner in the long battery life smartphone battle ?

Long battery life smartphone: Samsung vs Sony

Smartphone battery is one of buyers’ most interests. This is in the top reasons for smartphone choice. That’s why many smartphone manufacturers focus on this feature. There’ve been many companies releasing their phones with big batteries. Let’s see which brand has the most impressive battery life so far. A survey of smartphone battery life was conducted in the last three years by Phone Arena team.

As you can see from the chart, Samsung and Sony are the two highlight companies offering the best battery so far. However, Sony has the unstable frequencies due to the 6-month upgrade cycles. In the early of 2013, its average cell is just 300 minutes, but at the end of 2014, this cell is up dramatically thanks to Xperia Z3. And after that, it falls again with the Xperia Z3+ and Xperia Z5, and go up again with Xperia X.

Among the three others big names: iPhone, HTC, LG and Motorola, HTC’s battery capacity seems to be the most stable with the growth rate from 350-425’. However, the company doesn’t have any breakthrough. Moto X is in the same case as it can’t pass the number 400. The big brand from the US has a battery improvement after being complained. With the average cell of 500 minutes, iPhone has even passed the Galaxy S lineup. LG can’t follow the success of LG G2. LG is on the lowest level in the top 5 big brands.

Long battery life smartphone: Sony is crowned

So, Sony and Samsung is the two best battery phones so far. The most highlight of Samsung is the Galaxy Note series. The battery of this lineup continues to raise. Generally, Sony still surpasses its rival from Korea for the last two years despite being not stable.

Back to 5 to 6 years ago, big-screen smartphone is not popular. At that time, the 5-inch smartphone was criticised for its inconvenience. But now, this feature is a trend. So, let’s have a look at the first phone to sport an over 5-inch display.

 

First smartphone with 5-inch display: Note

Big screen smartphone is not the “strange” thing anymore. There’ve been many smartphones with huge displays like Xiaomi Mi Max. On 11/2009, HTC HD2 was released with a 4.3 screen size. At this time, this was the first big-screen smartphone in the market. Compared to this moment, 4.3 inches is becoming too small, right? However, you might not know the first smartphone with the screen size of 5 inches.

In January 2011, the Korea giant released its first products with the screen size of 5.3 inches- Galaxy Note. This first Note generation is also the first 5-inch smartphone in the market. With the Super AMOLED display and the resolution of 800 x 1280px, the device immediately drew everyone’s attentions for its display. It is also the first phablet which is equipped with the stylus pen.

In addition to Galaxy Note specs, it is powered by a dual-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9. It packs a 1GB of RAM paired with a 32GB of inbuilt storage (expandable to 64GB). For the photography, Samsung added a 2MP selfie snapper and an 8MP back shooter. The handset is backed with a 250mAh battery life.

Note generations with bigger screen

After the first 5.3-inch smartphone, Samsung continued bringing the other products with the bigger screens. Galaxy Note 2 is with the 5.5- inch display, Galaxy Note 3’s screen is 5.7 inches. This 5.7 screen size remains on the next generations Note 4 and Note 5. Even Note 7 will also have the same screen size. Galaxy Note 7 launch will be on 2nd, August. So, keep your eyes on Note 7. Everything is coming so closed.