Sunday, September 24, 2017

Samsung Galaxy X: the story of Samsung’s foldable phone





Samsung recently announced that it would release a new smartphone featuring a curved display in October. However, it did not offer any details on the phone's name or specifications.

Samsung Foldable Phone Features (Rumored)

  • Flexible display.
  • Snapdragon 820 CPU OR Media-Tek Deca Core CPU.
  • 6 GB Ram.
  • 4 G Support.
  • 6 inch Quad HD Display. (~490 p.p.i pixel density)

Samsung Foldable Phone Specifications (Rumored)

OS Android OS v 6.0 (Marshmallow).
CPU/GPU Quad Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 CPU. | GPU Adreno 530.
DISPLAY 6 Inch Quad H.D Display. Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (~490 p.p.i pixel density).
CAMERA REAR 21 MP Camera with auto focus, optical image stabilization, and LED flash. | Features: Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, H.D.R. | Video Features: 4 K Recording, 2160 p@30 fps, 1080 p@ 60 fps, 720 p@240 fps, H.D.R recording | FRONT/SELFIE CAMERA No Info (To be updated soon).
NETWORK 2 G/3 G/4 G L.T.E Cat 10 Support.
BATTERY No Info. (To be updated soon).
STORAGE 16/64/128 GB Options. Expandable up to 200 GB via micro SD card.
RAM 6 GB.
FEATURES Fingerprint sensor (Sense ID). | Fast battery charging:  (Quick Charge 3.0). | Quad H.D Display. | Foldable Display. | Snapdragon 820 CPU OR Deca Core CPU.
SENSORS Accelerometer, Barometer, gyro, proximity, compass.
CONNECTIVITY Bluetooth v 4.2. | W.I-F.I 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, W.I-F.I Direct, Hot spot. | SIM (G.S.M)

 




Monday, September 18, 2017

Work, play, create and game


Versions: SM-T820 (Wi-Fi); SM-T825 (3G/LTE)
Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
Launch Announced 2017, February
Status Available. Released 2017, April
Body Dimensions 237.3 x 169 x 6 mm (9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 in)
Weight 429 g (Wi-Fi)/ 434 g (LTE) (15.13 oz)
SIM Nano-SIM
 - Stylus
Display Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches (~72.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (~264 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes, up to 5 fingers
Platform OS Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
CPU Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
GPU Adreno 530
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 32 GB, 4 GB RAM
Camera Primary 13 MP, f/1.9, 27mm, autofocus, LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps
Secondary 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm, 1080p
Sound Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)
3.5mm jack Yes
 - Speakers tuned by AKG/HARMAN
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Radio No
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; magnetic connector
Features Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML5
Java No
 - Fast battery charging
- ANT+ support
- MP4/H.264 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/Flac player
- Photo/video editor
- Document editor
Battery   Non-removable 6000 mAh battery
Misc Colors White, black
SAR EU 0.99 W/kg (body)    


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Saturday, September 16, 2017

Samsung Galaxy S8+

 



 

ALL VERSIONS

G955F, G955FD,G955U,G955A,G955P,G955T,G955V,G955R4

G955W,G9550

Versions: G955F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); G955FD (Global Dual-SIM); G955W (Canada); G955A (AT&T); G955P (Sprint); G955T (T-Mobile); G955V (Verizon); G955R4 (US Cellular); G955U (USA Unlocked); G955S/G955K/G955L (South Korea); G9550 (China). Available in India, China and Korea with 128 GB storage and 6 GB RAM. Also known as Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus.
Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
Launch Announced 2017, March
Status Available. Released 2017, April
Body Dimensions 159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm (6.28 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)
Weight 173 g (6.10 oz)
Build Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Display Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 6.2 inches (~84.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (~529 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
- 3D Touch (home button only)
- Always-on display
Platform OS Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Exynos 8895 Octa - EMEA
Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 - USA & China
CPU Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China
GPU Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA
Adreno 540 - USA & China
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual-SIM model
Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Camera Primary 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm, phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash, check quality
Features 1/2.5" sensor size, 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec., check quality
Secondary 8 MP, f/1.7, autofocus, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR
Sound Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
- 32-bit/384kHz audio
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Features Sensors Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser HTML5
Java No
- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
- Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)
- ANT+ support
- Bixby natural language commands and dictation
- MP4/DivX/XviD/H.265 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player
- Photo/video editor
- Document editor
Battery Non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh battery
Misc Colors Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink
SAR 0.67 W/kg (head)     0.97 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.27 W/kg (head)     1.00 W/kg (body)    
Price About 700 EUR
Tests Performance Basemark OS II: 3401 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 3298
Basemark X: 43862
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.658(sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 68dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 71dB
Audio quality Noise -92.2dB / Crosstalk -93.3dB
Battery life
Endurance rating 88h

Apple iPhone X



Also known as Apple iPhone 10, Apple iPhone Ten
Network Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Launch Announced 2017, September
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2017, November
Body Dimensions 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm (5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 in)
Weight 174 g (6.14 oz)
SIM Nano-SIM
 - IP67 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Display Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.8 inches (~82.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1125 x 2436 pixels (~458 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection Scratch-resistant glass
 - Dolby Vision/HDR10 compliant
- Wide color gamut display
- 3D Touch display
- True-tone display
Platform OS iOS 11
Chipset Apple A11 Bionic
CPU Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral)
GPU Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
Memory Card slot No
Internal 64/256 GB, 3 GB RAM
Camera Primary Dual 12 MP, f/1.8 & f/2.4, phase detection autofocus, OIS, 2x optical zoom, quad-LED (dual tone) flash
Features Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
Secondary 7 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama
Sound Alert types Vibration, proprietary ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No
 - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic.
- Lightning to 3.5 mm headphone jack adapter
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes (Apple Pay only)
Radio No
USB 3.0, reversible connector
Features Sensors Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Messaging iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser HTML5 (Safari)
Java No
 - Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min
- Qi wireless charging
- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- iCloud cloud service
- MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless player
- MP4/H.264 player
- Audio/video/photo editor
- Document editor
Battery   Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Talk time Up to 21 h (3G)
Music play Up to 60 h
Misc Colors Space Gray, Silver
Price About 1150 EUR

Friday, September 15, 2017

Apple iPhone 8 Plus

Network Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Launch Announced 2017, September
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2017, September
Body Dimensions 158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm (6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 in)
Weight 202 g (7.13 oz)
SIM Nano-SIM
 - IP67 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Display Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches (~67.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (~401 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
 - Wide color gamut display
- 3D Touch display & home button
- True-tone display
Platform OS iOS 11
Chipset Apple A11 Bionic
CPU Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral)
GPU Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
Memory Card slot No
Internal 64/256 GB, 3 GB RAM
Camera Primary Dual 12 MP, (28mm, f/1.8, OIS & 56mm, f/2.8), phase detection autofocus, 2x optical zoom, quad-LED (dual tone) flash
Features 1/3" sensor size @ 28mm, 1/3.6" sensor size @ 56mm, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
Secondary 7 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama
Sound Alert types Vibration, proprietary ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No
 - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Lightning to 3.5 mm headphone jack adapter
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes (Apple Pay only)
Radio No
USB 3.0, reversible connector
Features Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Messaging iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser HTML5 (Safari)
Java No
 - Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min
- Qi wireless charging
- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- iCloud cloud service
- MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless player
- MP4/H.264 player
- Audio/video/photo editor
- Document editor
Battery   Non-removable Li-Ion 2675 mAh battery
Talk time Up to 21 h (3G)
Music play Up to 60 h
Misc Colors Gold, Space Gray, Silver
Price About 910 EUR

Apple iPhone 8

Network Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Launch Announced 2017, September
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2017, September
Body Dimensions 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm (5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz)
SIM Nano-SIM
- IP67 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Display Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches (~65.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 750 x 1334 pixels (~326 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
- Wide color gamut display
- 3D Touch display & home button
- True-tone display
Platform OS iOS 11
Chipset Apple A11 Bionic
CPU Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral)
GPU Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
Memory Card slot No
Internal 64/256 GB, 2 GB RAM
Camera Primary 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm, phase detection autofocus, OIS, quad-LED (dual tone) flash
Features 1/3" sensor size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
Secondary 7 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama
Sound Alert types Vibration, proprietary ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Lightning to 3.5 mm headphone jack adapter
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes (Apple Pay only)
Radio No
USB 2.0, reversible connector
Features Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Messaging iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser HTML5 (Safari)
Java No
- Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min
- Qi wireless charging
- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- iCloud cloud service
- MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless player
- MP4/H.264 player
- Audio/video/photo editor
- Document editor
Battery Non-removable Li-Ion 1821 mAh battery
 Talk time Up to 14 h (3G)
Music play Up to 40 h
Misc Colors Silver, Space Gray, Gold
Price About 800 EUR

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge



Versions: G930F (Global); G930FD (Global; Southeast Asia); G930W8 (Canada)
Also known as Samsung Galaxy S7 Duos with dual-SIM card slots
NETWORKTechnologyGSM / HSPA / LTE
LAUNCHAnnounced2016, February
StatusAvailable. Released 2016, March
BODYDimensions142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm (5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 in)
Weight152 g (5.36 oz)
BuildCorning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel
SIMSingle SIM (Nano-SIM) - G930F
Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - G930FD
 - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
DISPLAYTypeSuper AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size5.1 inches (~72.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution1440 x 2560 pixels (~577 ppi pixel density)
MultitouchYes
ProtectionCorning Gorilla Glass 4
 - Always-on display
- TouchWiz UI
PLATFORMOSAndroid 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
ChipsetExynos 8890 Octa
CPUOcta-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPUMali-T880 MP12
MEMORYCard slotmicroSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model (G930F, G930W8)
microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual-SIM model (G930FD)
Internal32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
CAMERAPrimary12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm, phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash, check quality
Features1/2.5" sensor size, 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama
Video2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec., check quality
Secondary5 MP, 1/4.1" sensor size, 1.34 µm pixel size, f/1.7, 22mm, dual video call, Auto HDR
SOUNDAlert typesVibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
LoudspeakerYes
3.5mm jackYes
 - 24-bit/192kHz audio
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
COMMSWLANWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPSYes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFCYes
RadioNo
USBmicroUSB 2.0, USB Host
FEATURESSensorsFingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
MessagingSMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
BrowserHTML5
JavaNo
 - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
- Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)
- ANT+ support
- S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
- OneDrive (115 GB cloud storage)
- MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player
- MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player
- Photo/video editor
- Document editor
BATTERY Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
Talk timeUp to 22 h (3G)
Music playUp to 62 h
MISCColorsBlack, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold
SAR1.40 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU0.41 W/kg (head)     0.62 W/kg (body)    
PriceAbout 450 EUR
TESTSPerformanceBasemark OS II: 2004 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 2128
Basemark X: 32345
DisplayContrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.376 (sunlight)
CameraPhoto / Video
LoudspeakerVoice 69dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 71dB
Audio qualityNoise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -92.7dB
Battery life
Endurance rating 80h