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Its' been only a little over a month since the Redmi Note 3 made its debut. Now, a report has emerged that Xiaomi is prepping to unveil a new variant soon. An un-named Xiaomi device has been spotted at TENNA, a Chinese government owned telecommunication certifying agency website. The document, now available with Xiaomi community blog  Enmiui,  shows a snapshot of a device featuring brushed-metal finish body with finger-print sensor below the camera on the rear-side. This mystery smartphone has an uncanny resemblance to the recently unveiled Redmi Note 3. It also shares some of the specifications of the latter model. It boasts 5.5-inch full HD display and 2GB RAM, but differs in two departments -- camera and processor. The unnamed Xiaomi houses 16MP camera on the back and inside it comes packed with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 808 Hexa-core SoC (System on Chip). Whereas the Redmi Note 3 features 13MP primary snapper and MediaTek Helio X10 Octa-core CPU. This news may di

Lenovo, the Chinese smartphone maker has been teasing its upcoming Lenovo K4 Note as a “Killer Device”. We already know for sure that the phone will feature 3GB of RAM on board. Fingerprint ID and even NFC is confirmed on the device. Now, Lenovo has just teased that the phone will feature a ‘Killer Display’. While the term Killer Display is a bit vague, the hype created by the company seems to hint that the phone will come with a 2K resolution display. This is what the company said in its tweet. “When is a display more than just a sum of its pixels?Get ready to thrill your senses with the K4 Note#KillerNote201 6″ The display is expected to be the same size as its predecessor, the Lenovo K3 Note, around 5.5-inches. The company also released a teaser video in a tweet earlier today, which can be seen from down below. When is a display more than just a sum of its pixels?Get ready to thrill your senses with the K4 Note#KillerNote2016 https://t.co/OnTMpyU0jY — Lenovo Indi

As of now, Xiaomi has established a strong presence in the budget and mid-range smartphone segments, both in China as well as some international markets. However, as many of you would already know, the margin in the low-end segment is close to nothing, which means those who primarily operate in these markets are not going to make much, despite selling in millions. As a result, it becomes necessary for companies to extend its products over a wide price range, which is something that we have not yet seen from Xiaomi. Yes, many of you would argue that the company has the Xiaomi Mi Note lineup in the high-end segment. But the series isn’t as popular as its other products, and the increased competition in the upper mid-range market from companies like Samsung, Huawei and Apple is not really helping the company. Xiaomi had previously hinted that it will enter the high-end smartphone market with amazing products in the coming months. Now, Lei Jun, Xiaomi’s CEO has revealed in an inte

According to an anonymous source, the LG G5 will take some features from the LG V10 and the LG G4 to become a well-spec'd beast. The main screen will be 5.3-inches, smaller than the 5.5-inch display on the LG G4. This screen will have a 1440 x 2560 resolution. On top will be a secondary screen sporting a resolution of 160 x 1040, similar to the ticker display found on the LG V10. On the back of the phone will be a 16MP camera with a second lens on the back. This will give the camera the capability to snap 135-degree wide-angle pictures. There will be a dual LED flash along with a laser autofocus. An 8MP front-facing camera will shoot selfies and handle video chats while a fingerprint sensor will be on the back. The design will be similar to the fingerprint reader that adorns the rear of the Nexus 5X. Under the hood is the Snapdragon 820 chipset, which features a quad-core CPU and the Adreno 530 GPU. 3GB of RAM will be inside along with 32GB of internal storage. It is unclear

Following reports from earlier this month about Samsung making a new SoC for third-party manufacturers, Lenovo is now reported to be planning to use Samsung's yet-to-be-launched Exynos 8870 processor in one of its devices. The news comes from a China-based source who claims that Lenovo is one of the new clients of the Samsung's upcoming chipset. There are no further details about the unknown Lenovo device packing the Eynos 8870 SoC. A recent report had tipped that Meizu's flagship Pro 6 may also pack Samsung's unannounced Exynos 8870 processor. Details of the Samsung's Exynos 8870 are scarce at the moment but it is likely to be a less powerful variant of the high-end Exynos 8 Octa 8890 system-on-chip (SoC), which was set to go into mass production by late 2015. Meizu was also said to the first handset maker to utilise the new Exynos 8870 processor in its next flagship smartphone, the Meizu Pro 6. This however seems to be untrue as Lenovo has started making wa

With the year coming to an end, many manufacturers have begun preparing their announcements for 2016 and today Nubia posted a teaser image on their Weibo page teasing either a new smartphone, possibly the Nubia Z11 flagship, or the company’s international official website. The teaser image reads “Hello, World. January 5, the new release!” and has a background of a silhouette of an unknown smartphone and part of the earth from outer space. Based on previous rumors and reports, the teaser image could possibly be teasing the company’s upcoming next-generation Z11 flagship or the launch of the company’s official international website as the company recently purchased the Nubia.com domain for a whopping $2 million. If the company is planning on unveil the Nubia Z11 on January 5, 2016, previous rumors have revealed that it will feature a full-metal design, 4GB of RAM, a 21-megapixel main camera, a 5.2-inch 2K resolution display, and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor. If it does l

Xiaomi’s Redmi lineup is due for an update next year and looks like we have already got a glimpse of the upcoming Redmi 3 smartphone. The phone just passed through TENAA recently with the model number 2015815, revealing most of its specifications as well as the design. The TENAA listing reveals that the Redmi 3 will feature a similar design as the Remi Note 3. The device seems to come with an all metal body, much like its elder sibling. So, it looks like Xiaomi is going to start a trend of releasing metal clad Redmi smartphones in the coming months. It’s not the thinnest of smartphones in the market, measuring 8.5mm, but it’s pretty decent for its size. Moreover, like the Redmi Note 3, we may see a large battery inside the device, which will justify its thickness. As for the specs, the Redmi 3 handset will feature a 5-inch 720p display with an octa-core processor clocked at 1.5GHz. It could either be the Snapdragon 616 chip or the new Helio P10 MT6755 chip. There will be 2GB o

Xiaomi dropping NVIDIA in favor of Intel ZX-8500 chipset for its Mi Tab 2 is a good indication that the Xiaomi – Intel bond might be growing stronger next year. So, we can expect more and more Xiaomi’s smartphones and other devices equipped with Intel chipsets. Well, going with Intel has been a wise decision after all as Xiaomi is targeting international markets now and its partnership with Intel will really help Xiaomi in its future endeavors. According to industry insiders this Xiaomi – Intel collaboration will open a world of opportunities for both. If reports are to be believed then Intel might soon be supplying processors at highly discounted rates to Xiaomi which in turn will help Intel to explore new markets which it has been trying for past couple of years. Now moving on Xiaomi’s upcoming laptop, which has been in the news for past couple of months with numerous leaks on the internet, might be launched sometime in the first quarter in 2016 Reports suggest that there

Alternative DRM-free PC game digital distribution platform GOG.com currently has a sale on the Duke Nukem series. The original Duke Nukem and Duke Nukem 2 (sold as a single package), Duke Nukem 3D Atomic Edition, pinball spin-off Balls of Steel, and Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project are all heavily discounted. They usually cost $5.99 (around Rs. 400) a piece. However they're now $1.49 (almost Rs. 99) each. And if you buy all of them together, you'll pay a mere $2.36 (approximately Rs. 157). The reason for this fire sale is that the publisher 3D Realms does not own the rights to the franchise. This is a result of a settlement in August of an intellectual property lawsuit involving 3D Realms, Interceptor Entertainment, and Borderlands hitmaker Gearbox Software that resulted in Gearbox claiming full rights to all things Duke Nukem. "On that day [December 31, 2015], all Duke Nukem games on GOG.com will be removed from our catalog, but we are in talks with the new rights hol

The unannounced LeTV LeMax Pro has allegedly scored over 133,000 on AnTuTu. The phone is loaded with high-end specs including the Snapdragon 820 SoC, which features a quad-core CPU and the Adreno 530 GPU. The handset sports a 6.33-inch screen with a 1440 x 2560 resolution, and includes 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM. Buyers will get to choose between 32GB, 64GB and 128GB of internal storage. The rear camera on the LeTV Max LeMax Pro is a 21MP shooter with OIS. A 4MP Ultrapixel front-facing camera handles selfies and video chats. Keeping the unit powered up is the job of the 3400mAh battery. Android 6.0 is pre-installed. Some new information found today on Weibo indicates that the fingerprint scanner on the phone will be an ultrasonic scanner produced by Qualcomm. The technology allows the manufacturer to place the fingerprint reader inside the screen since the usual sensors are not required. In addition, the LeTV LeMax Pro will launch with the latest Wi-Fi technology. While most high-end d

The OnePlus X Champagne variant will be available to purchase in India from midnight on Tuesday. Users with a regular Onyx variant OnePlus X invite can purchase the smartphone via Amazon India at Rs. 16,999 - the same price as the Onyx variant. Originally a China-exclusive, the Champagne edition was earlier this month made available in European markets. Under the hood, there is no difference in the specifications of the Champagne edition to the other two versions of the OnePlus X - Onyx and Ceramic. To refresh, the OnePlus X features a 5-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) display; powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 801 quad-core SoC clocked at 2.3GHz, and 3GB of LPDDR3 RAM. Other features of the OnePlus X include 16GB of built-in storage expandable via microSD card (up to 128GB), a 13-megapixel rear camera, an 8-megapixel front facing snapper, and a 2525mAh non-removable battery. The dual-SIM capable smartphone supports 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, and other standard connectivity features. L

Amidst several Xiaomi Mi 5 leaks, a new Xiaomi smartphone believed to be the Redmi 3 is said to have passed Tenaa, Chinese telecommunications certification authority. Bearing model name Mi 2015811, the listing confirmed most of the specifications that have been surfacing on the Web for the past few months. The listing shows the smartphone, thought to be the Redmi 3, in images too. As per the Tenaa listing of the Mi 2015811, thought to be the Xiaomi Redmi 3, the smartphone features a 5-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) resolution TFT display and will pack an octa-core CPU under-the-hood clocked at 1.5GHz that's clubbed with 2GB of RAM. Furthermore, the 4G LTE-supporting handset in question might arrive featuring a 13-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Also seen in the Tenaa listing is 16GB of inbuilt storage, which can be expanded via microSD card (up to 128GB). The handset is said to run to measure 139.3x69.6x8.5mm and weigh 143 grams, and run Android 5.1

In the past couple of months, we have come across some great looking Xiaomi Mi 5 Renders. However, it looks like the one leaked recently could be the real Xiaomi Mi 5 as we have seen multiple leaked renders with the same design. But if you had some doubts about the machine being real, here’s a leaked Xiaomi Mi 5 video which will cast them away. Looks like the Xiaomi Mi 5 with the oblong home button at the bottom could be the final design that we will see this February. The video shows off the smartphone running on MIUI 7, which was released a couple of months ago. The bezels are super thin and the phone looks pretty good. From the leaked Xiaomi Mi 5 video, it looks like the phone is quite large, somewhere around 5.5-inches, which will make it bigger than its previous generation which featured a 5-inch screen. The overall design has an uncanny resemblance with the Xiaomi Mi Note series. Except for a few changes like the physical home button, design wise, they look simi

Xiaomi  introduced  the  Redmi Note 3  smartphone last month. We brought you the  unboxing  and benchmarks  of the smartphone recently, here we have the battery life test results.  The Redmi Note 3 packs a 4000mAh built-in battery, which is larger than the than 3060mAh battery on the Redmi Note 2. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p display, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek Helio X10 processor and runs on MIUI 7 based on Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop). Check out the test results below. Talk Time It lasted for 25 hours and 4 minutes in our talk time test, which is average compared to other smartphones with huge batteries. 3G Browsing It lasted for 6 hours and 40 minutes in our 3G browsing test and grabs the third spot, behind the Galaxy Note5. WiFi Browsing It lasted for 9 hours and 5 minutes in our WiFi Browsing test, which is good. Video Playback Finally, in our Video Playback test, the Redmi Note 3 lasted for 12 hours and 30 minutes. It achieved a

Imagine this scenario. Your lights go out and you can't see. In one hand you are holding your Android handset, while the other hand is holding on to a bag of groceries. But all is not lost. You say, "OK Google, turn on the flashlight" and all off a sudden there is a light coming from your phone. You can thank Google for helping you guide your way in the dark. Google has added nine new voice commands to the Android version of the Google Now app. The flashlight command is but one of them. You can now turn Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on or off by simply saying "Turn Wi-Fi (Bluetooth) on" or "Turn Wi-Fi (Bluetooth) off." After both of those commands, your phone will take you to a shortcut where you can turn on or off Wi-Fi or Bluetooth by using a toggle switch. Another new voice command, "Read my messages," will result in your last five SMS messages showing up on the screen. Google will then ask if you want the five read out loud. If you want an

The much-awaited Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 was launched last month. It was reported earlier that Xiaomi will release the new smartphone as Redmi Note Pro, but the company renamed it to Redmi Note 3. It would be interesting to know whether the Chinese company has upgraded and changed the specifications in Redmi Note 3 in comparison to the Redmi Note 2. Designs and Displays Similar to other Xiaomi devices, the Redmi Note 2 has a plastic back, slightly curved edges and rounded corners. The device back panel comes in white, blue, yellow, pink and mint green. Redmi Note 2 sports a 5.5-inch IPS LCD screen with a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. It has three capacitive keys with a red accent and weighs 160 grams. Unlike other Xiaomi devices, the Redmi Note 3 boasts of a full metal body and features a fingerprint scanner that allows users to have a secure biometric authentication for mobile payments. The device is available in three colour variants: silver, gray and gold along with and

HTC on Thursday finally took the wraps off its latest smartphone, the HTC One X9. The announcement comes from the Taiwanese tech giant's Weibo account. The smartphone is also listed on the company's China website. Priced at CNY 2,399 (roughly Rs. 24,400), the smartphone will be hitting shelves in China soon. HTC has not yet mentioned when it will make the smartphone available globally. The HTC One X9 is a dual-SIM (Nano-SIM card) supporting handset running unspecified version ofAndroid with the latest Sense UI interface on top. The smartphone features a 5.5-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) resolution with a pixel density of 410ppi and a 170-degree viewing angle. The screen is also protected by Corning Gorilla glass coating. The smartphone's processing power is taken care by a 64-bit octa-core MediaTek Helio X10 SoC, clubbed with 3GB of RAM. As for the storage, the smartphone houses 32GB of inbuilt storage, which can be expanded via a microSD card (up to 2GB). On the c

Sagat has appeared in every iteration of the Street Fighter fighting video game series since its start in 1987, but he is not going to be part of Street Fighter V, executive producer Yoshinori Ono said. "It's because there are many characters that perform similarly. For this launch and its next update, we wanted to have a good balance of characters. Since we didn't want to just blindly increase the number of characters, it was a bitter decision that had to be made," Ono told Japanese gaming blog Hachima. Sagat was initially a "boss" character in early editions of the game, but became a playable character starting with 1992's Street Fighter II': Champion Edition. His story with series protagonist Ryu has done a 180-degree turn over the years, going from enemy to calling him a friend in 2008's Street Fighter IV. Ono noted that fans have taken a liking to these characters, and there remains a "possibility" going forward that Capco

At the start of this month, we   reported that Xiaomi was going to release Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for a few of its devices  like Xiaomi Mi 4, Mi Note and even Mi 3. Now, the MIUI operations manager of Xiaomi has revealed that the update is in its final stages. It’s like a Christmas gift for all those users who were waiting to get the taste of the newest Android 6.0 operating system on their devices. He revealed that the update validation is almost finalized and the version will soon be released. The release could be as soon as tonight. In this regard, he even released a screenshot showing off MIUI 5.12.24 update based on Android 6.0. Back when Xiaomi unveiled the brand new MIUI 7 ROM, many fans were disappointed to see that most of the devices which were going to get the new update would be stuck on Android 4.4, instead of Lollipop. At that time, Xiaomi had said that users shouldn’t be worried about the Android version as the features of the MIUI 7 would be the same on a

Yesterday, we saw a new  render of the Xiaomi Mi 5 flagship,  with an oblong shaped home button. It was much wider than the buttons seen on initial renders. Now, it looks like the render could be the final design as a number of patent documents leaked earlier today come with a similar design. Further, we have seen a couple of real life images of the device with such a design. First off, the patent docs reveal the overall design of the Mi 5 flagship. There seems to be a lot of similarity between the Mi Note series and Mi 5 flagship. The bezels on the sides are pretty thin, which is definitely a good sign. At the bottom, there’s the USB Type-C port along with dual speaker grills beside the port. Like previous rumors states, the phone looks to be made out of a metal body. Also, the overall body seems to be pretty thin as well. From the image above, it looks like the Mi 5 will have a curved back. We have also got a couple of real life images of the Mi 5 flagship with the same de

As 2015 comes to an end, Xiaomi fans are getting excited. Sometime early next year, probably as soon as January, Xiaomi is expected to unveil its newest flagship smartphone, Xiaomi Mi 5 more than a year after the release of its last model, the Mi 4. Much to the fan’s delight, we have seen many renders of the Xiaomi Mi 5 till now, and today, we can add one more to the list. Earlier today, a couple of images of the Xiaomi Mi 5 surfaced on the Micro-blogging website, Weibo. Like one of the earlier leaked render, this set of images showed that the Mi 5 will probably end up looking like its brother, the Mi Note. In fact, from the image, we can say that the phone is just a smaller version of the Note series models which were launched back in January. One of the highlights of the render is the home button below the display. Its not square or even perfect oval, rather a oblong shaped button, unlike anything we have seen before. Not really, the prettiest looking button that we have seen

Fans of LG smartphones are in for a treat, as today may be the first time we catch a glimpse of a prototype LG G5, along with a purported spec sheet. Coming in courtesy of Reddit user  mobile_leaks , the list drips with heavyweight hardware. Although everyone can put together something like that and throw it on the Internet nowadays, mr. Leaks really seems to be in on the good stuff. Apparently, he has a prototype unit inside a black case, which obscures the design to prevent leaks... how ironic! Let's go through the main points of interest, shall we? A full metal body is claimed, and shiny material is visible through the holes in the prototype casing. Mr. Leaks also claims that the phone probably has no removable battery, but there's still a microSD slot.  "This is the device for people who want to upgrade from LG G2"  - he remarked. Speaking of which, the LG G5 supposedly has a 5.3-inch display. Mind you, other leaks have described a 5.5-inch or 5.6-i

Reports of Apple Inc. working on next flagship in the pipeline iPhone 7 has emerged some time back but nothing was confirmed back then. After immense success and popularity of iPhone 6 and 6S Apple is trying something new with iPhone 7. New images of a smartphone purported to be the upcoming iPhone 7 has leaked from inside a manufacturing unit which further reveals that Home Button is no more part of iPhone. The leaked images reveal the frontal design and the Home key is missing which further indicates that Apple iPhone 7 will bear a whole new design and feel. We can see the Apple logo on the back panel. Apple is looking to gain technological high grounds by integrating fingerprint recognition into the touch screen which will set it apart from other smartphones in the coming year. Although, the authenticity of these images are not established but this gives us insight about what we can expect from upcoming iPhones.

With less than two weeks left until the end of 2015, it's probably safe to say that all relevant smartphone-related announcements of this year have already been made. But that's OK, because the new year is going to bring us lots of handsets starting the very first months, as there will be two major events held in January (CES 2016) and February (MWC 2016).  Judging by what happened in early 2015, the first half of 2016 should bring us plenty of high-end smartphones - we're guessing that most, if not all of them will run Android (since Apple traditionally launches flagship iPhones in September, and we haven't heard of any high-end Windows or BlackBerry handsets that are expected to arrive in the near future). Based on rumors and realistic expectations, we've complied a list of high-end smartphones (from well known companies) that will, most likely, hit shelves in the first half of next year. Check out the phones below, in alphabetical order: 1. Asus ZenFone 3 W