Per usual, all eyes are on the major Android manufacturers as the 2014 flagships come out. We’ve reviewed the One M8 twice. Despite my initial takeaway from the announcement, I ended up buying one as my personal device anyway. And Michael is in the process of reviewing the Galaxy S 5. Sony’s flagship is just around the bend, and a ...
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When an avalanche of reviews is rumbling its way down your mountain, it’s rarely easy to assemble a podcast team – but as we frequently remind you, the Pocketnow Weekly has never missed a week, and we’ll be damned if it’ll do so now. So despite the forthcoming reviews of the Samsung Galaxy S 5, Gear Fit, Gear 2, Oppo Find 7a, Nokia X, and the just-completed reviews of the ZENS Qi line, BlackBerry 10.2.1, and the Verizon HTC One M8, we’re banding together behind microphones in three separate cities on two continents to bring you the news and editorials of a very ...
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With other smartphone technology advancements beginning to plateau, such as display quality (resolution, color, black levels, etc.) and CPU capabilities, OEMs are looking to other areas for differentiation. Alongside things like software features and packing massive batteries, one area several manufacturers have started focusing efforts is image sensing, as indicated by the massive achievements in both 2012 and 2013. First was Nokia’s PureView technology with the not-so-mainstream, Symbian-powered 808 PureView, which came packed with a 41-megapixel sensor capable of taking up to ...
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Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about Google’s new strategy to make Gmail more secure through encryption. Nokia follows the news as we get possible launch dates for the Nokia Lumia 630 and the Lumia 930. Apple is next as we get some odd rumors of the company planning to bring iTunes to Android devices. Oppo is next as we have the first 50 megapixel samples of the Find 7, and the results aren’t that good. We end today’s show talking about the rumors of the iPhone 6 disappointing in its megapixel count. All this and more after the break. Stories: -
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Yesterday we saw Oppo reveal its Find 7 to the world. The company’s latest flagship packs top-tier specs like a quad HD 5.5-inch screen, Snapdragon 801 SoC, and 3GB of RAM – any of of those enough to make plenty of other smartphones jealous. But maybe its most intriguing spec is one we came away from the launch feeling a little uncertain about: that 50-megapixel camera mode. Today we start getting a sense for whether or not it’s all Oppo made it out to be, with some sample pics surfacing. As you might remember, ...
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It’s no secret that Oppo’s new Find 7 smartphone has been on the way; we’ve been talking about the handset since back in December, and even Oppo itself got in on the early teases. Since then, information on the phone has been a nice mix of leaks, rumors, and more of these official statements. While Oppo didn’t give everything away, it did touch on specs like that 5.5-inch quad HD display, while also
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We know, thanks to Oppo, that on March 19 we should expect not one, but two versions of the upcoming Find 7 flagship: one with a Full HD, and one with a QHD/2K screen. We’ve seen the phone recently leaked, showing off its design, but what we have here, above and below, appears to be a full Oppo Find 7 leak including retail packaging. Accompanying the pictures of the device, and its box, are mentions of some of its specs: ...
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Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about Apple’s release of iOS 7.1 to compatible devices, and all the list of changes. Then we talk about Google and its plan to launch a new Android SDK that can support wearables. Then we go through the future of the Google Chromecast and how we’ll most likely see it internationally soon. Then we talk about the LG G3 and the rumors of it going water and dust-proof. We end today’s show talking about the rumors of a possible leak of an Oppo Find 7. All this and more after the break. Stories: -
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On March 19, Oppo is going to unveil its next flagship, dubbed the Find 7. The company has given us hints in the recent past (concerning some of the features on the upcoming device), and the most recent talks about not one, but two phones, and the main differentiator seems to be the screen resolution: Full HD vs 2K (QHD/quad-HD). We’ve also heard some “outrageously” exciting rumors of a 50MP camera, ...
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Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about Apple’s announcement of CarPlay, which are its plans to take over your car’s dashboard. Nokia follows the news as famous tipster Evleaks is claiming that there is a Windows Phone 8.1 Nokia Martini in the works. Windows Phone and Android follow the news as we should get the first legal dual-booting smartphone in the next couple of months. Oppo is next as we go through the rumors of a possible 50 megapixel camera on the future Find 7. We end today’s show talking about Samsung’s announcement of Samsung Galaxy Gifts, ...
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Many of us were expecting MWC 2014 to be full of the innovations that we didn’t get. Smartphones with 2K displays, and significant camera improvements were just some of the things we predicted, and no company delivered. By contrast, the only company that has teased these features on an upcoming handset is Oppo with its Find 7, and a new rumor has just made this device even more attractive. A leaked image taken by this phone according to the EXIF data claims that the resulting photo is of 8160×6120 resolution. If you do the math, this would require a 50 megapixel sensor in order ...
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Despite recent rumors of an MWC unveiling, it looks like the Oppo Find 7 will miss the Barcelona show floor for its unveiling. The company has officially confirmed some of the specs of the upcoming smartphone — among which the screen size and resolution — and now it appears that Oppo has also confirmed the date and place of the launch, though the message required some deciphering. Oppo China has posted the ...
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I remember my reaction when the first 1080p smartphone – the HTC J Butterfly, which later came to the US as the DROID DNA – was officially announced. I couldn’t believe a 1080p display in a 5-inch device was actually happening. I had been reading about such high-res displays in rumors for months, but I assumed it would be at least another year before an OEM actually upgraded to a full HD screen. I also whimsically joked about the first 4K smartphone, not knowing how probable that would actually be in the years ahead. HTC had just released the first smartphone with a 720p display ...
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Oppo already confirmed the 5.5-inch QHD screen (2560×1440 resolution) for the upcoming Find 7 and rumors are trying to fill in the blanks with the rest of the specs, which might include a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor clocked at 2.3GHz, 3GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, as well as a 13MP/5MP camera system for the back and front, respectively. The company confirmed its presence at the upcoming MWC in Barcelona, and recent reports from China claim that the show is where the Find 7 ...
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Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about Oppo’s Find 7, and all the details we’ve wanted to know about its 2K display. Then we talk about LG due to some rumors of the G3, aside from possible wearable items. Samsung is next as we first talk about rumors of a new Galaxy Camera on its way. We also talk about the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 that just landed at the FCC. We end today’s show talking about some legal problems that HTC is giving to their previous VP of design due to leaks. All this and more after the break. Stories: -
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