Nougaty goodness could be what’s in store for those who also like their starch.We’re talking about the company known to Google Translate as “millet,” Xiaomi. It supposedly will be cranking out a smartphone called the Mi Note 2 soon with a big screen and more than enough ambition to
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There’s another Snapdragon 820 device from HTC just beginning to make the rounds on GFXBench. We already think that the Nexus devices will get Android 7.1 before they launch, though.So, what’s this thing with Android 6.0.1? Perhaps the Desire 10 Pro? It seems like it.It has all the typical trimmings: 4GB of RAM, 32GB of storage and a 12-megapixel camera on the back with a 5-megapixel front facer.But is that quad HD screen really at 5.1 inches?
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To be honest, the Axon Max that ZTE debuted for its domestic audience last year didn’t look to be a welcome addition. Sure, the company had some aesthetics going on and a large screen for the people who prefer them. The Snapdragon 617 inside of it was somewhat weak, though.Well, good news and bad news — GFXBench has listed a device that looks to be the next version of the ZTE Axon Max. There are ...
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More Galaxy A phones are to come, one of them likely being the Galaxy A8 (2016). GFXBench already has it logged in its database, now we get to see readings from Geekbench.Remember that we’re dealing with an Exynos 7420 processor from last year as well as 3GB of RAM, so beyond the possible tweaks this A8 may get, it’s essentially a Galaxy S6 with Android Marshmallow at boot.Of course, the ...
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Huawei was not done when it released the P9 earlier this year. Supposedly, it still has plans for a Mate S sequel, a “Nexus” 7P and a Mate 9, too. All that pressure has us wondering more and more about this GFXBench log that we’ve picked up, thanks to Telefoonabonnement.The specs are pretty ...
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A break from the downtrodden developments today to tell you about a mid-range Xiaomi device.Hey, we thought we’re all hardware fans here?Well, the so-called “Redmi 4” is making the rounds on Geekbench, sporting Android Marshmallow, a Snapdragon 625 and 3GB of RAM. It scores a 929 in single-core tests and 4,751 in multi-core tests, which isn’t too bad in itself and a big improvement over
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Meizu has another phone planned. No, it’s not going to be a PRO, it’s not going to be an MX, but rather, it’s this “E” phone. What’s a new letter to us? It’s more unique than what we’ve seen from the Chinese manufacturer in a while.The Meizu M1E has been leaked to be an
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The best of yesteryear (or perhaps maybe even two years ago) may arrive in a more modern suit and at an affordable price tag. That’s if you’re a fan of Samsung.We’re picking up data from GFXBench of the SM-A810, what’s believed to be the successor to the incredibly thin SM-A800 or the
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Lost in the moment of the Moto Z lineup is Lenovo’s PHAB lineup, a more obscure trio of phones with one bearing the distinction of being the fruit of Lenovo and Google’s Project Tango partnership. That said, Lenovo didn’t switch away from its international ...
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Xiaomi might have racked up some 1.5 million sales for its Mi Max smartphone, but all achievements are fleeting in an industry that keeps the butter churning. So, when’s the next big release date? According to the company, it’s to be July 27.The Redmi Weibo page posted up the existence of a Redmi Pro that will debut along with some “a mysterious sidekick” on that date. Whether ...
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If you aren’t feeling the modernity of modularity with the Moto Z, Lenovo may actually be cooking up a revision of a phone many have left for dead.A Geekbench log has come in for the “Motorola XT1650” which sports plenty of the same front-edge specifications that both the Moto Z and the Moto Z Force have: a Snapdragon 820 with 5.5-inch quad HD screens and 4GB of RAM, perhaps maybe ...
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Either someone at Xiaomi’s fooling around or the company has a couple of secrets to hide. Whatever the case, it continues to claim pieces of the news cycle with some Geekbench entries for some codenamed devices: the mid-range “Altun” and the stronger “Capricorn”.The Altun phone has been running Geekbench tests since early May and — within the past several weeks — has been able to nail about a 20 percent improvement in its single-core score ...
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Sony might only say it is changing strategy, but is it really? The company has focused less on the countries it has traditionally focused less on and has said that the Xperia X line was supposed to represent the best in software features from Sony — not just about the specs.Chalk this one up to either someone faking a Sony device on GFXBench or someone just stuck. A device named the “Sony F8331” got picked up ...
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Want to know what’s hot? The sun. Fire. Takes. Hot takes.What else seems to be hot for the Chinese developers behind benchmarking app AnTuTu are smartphones and plenty of them. So, the team over there has decided to compile a list of the ten most popular smartphones benchmarked on its app in the first half of the year.Here’s the big view for some major geographies:PopularityGlobalChinaKoreaUS1Samsung Galaxy Note 5Redmi ...
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Meizu is feeling the pressure to give a good whack at its mid-range flagship this season, especially with the bang-up job it supposedly did with the PRO 6. And one co-founder is opening up to those challenges.Bai Yongxiang has posted to his Weibo account that the company is doing its best to export as much power as possible from the PRO 6 to the MX6.“Costs and prices will increase, but I believe there will be nothing like it in terms of craftsmanship in the ¥2,000 range ...
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