Alcatel Idol 4 Pro revived in benchmark with Android Nougat

The unreleased and still rumored-about Idol 4 Pro may have just gotten a GFXBench run showing it off with a different software load than previously talked about. It’s certainly bad news for anyone who appreciates choice in their high-spec hardware and flipping Live Tiles.The Snapdragon 820-eqipped phone runs an Alcatel-made user interface on top of Android 7.0 Nougat. That’s a starkly different software load than the

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Sony Xperia X Compact benchmark purportedly shows amped up specs [UPDATE]

Update: A tipster to us has been able to confirm that the below benchmark result is of an Elite variant of the Nubia Z11. We have updated our source link.Our original story is below.If you’ve been waiting for a compact car you’d want to buy, maybe keep on waiting until the hoverbike finally comes around.But man, if there’s something you want to not be disappointed about, it’s this yet-to-be filed spec dump for what we assume to be the

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HTC device benchmarked, but is it the Desire 10 Pro?

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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ZTE Axon Max 2017 should get similar cameras, Snapdragon 625

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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Galaxy A8 (2016) found on GFXBench as a 2015 flagship

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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Samsung Galaxy On5 (2016) and Galaxy On7 (2016) may have been benchmarked

Samsung might be turning On another set of phones for its budget lineup.There have been hints on Indian import-export database Zauba of new Samsung model numbers within this range that may end up being the names of 2016’s Galaxy On5 and On7. About a month ago, what was deemed the “SM-G6100” came to light on GFXBench.And now, we have another incremental step towards revelation with ...

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GFXbench revives hopes of a Moto X 2016

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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New Sony Xperia X phone spotted on GFXBench

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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GFXBench may have captured the LeEco Le 2 Pro with 6GB RAM

If you’re still wondering where your Le Max is, don’t worry. We are, too. But if you’re looking forward to LeEco’s forward-facing products like the Le X621, — we’re calling it the Le 2 — you might be happy to know that there’s more on the pipeline, including a device purporting to be the LeEco Le X820.GFXBench is listing ...

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Another ZTE Axon GFXBench’d with Snapdragon 820 inside

Despite the “A2017” moniker, we should expect ZTE to produce this phone well before next year comes to pass. At least, if business continues on the way it has been.While we have seen the Axon Pro listed as the A1P, ZTE has also named a China-destined Axon with a fingerprint sensor the A2015. The Axon Elite that came out during ...

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So-called LG G5 Lite benchmarked with quad HD screen

What’s so lightweight about this thing? And furthermore, how the heck do LG’s model numbers work?Some information on a new, previously unseen LG device has popped up on GFXBench, this one labelled LG-H840. The LG G5 is going by both the H830 and the F700S callsigns in recent leaks. But wrench yourself away from that minutia and look at this minutia.Some throw-off ...

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Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro GFXBench’d

This quick-rising rascal seems to be pretty quick in itself.The Galaxy A-series 2016 has come about with the Galaxy A9 being the standard bearer for the line. That phone hit the upper mid-range on the price scale, but we wondered what a Galaxy A9 Pro would go for. We caught up with it in India and had

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The HTC Desire T7 tablet surfaces after a couple dormancies

HTC doesn’t often make tablets — in fact, it’s only made two. One of them (the HTC Flyer, pictured above) was fine, the other not so much. There’s been a contingent in the mobile tech community that keeps looking forward to a great big lovely slab from Taiwan. The company may be putting out ...

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Microsoft spotted on GFXBench fooling around with Snapdragon 820

“We cannot confirm nor deny the existence of a product called Falcon.”Michael Fisher did his best CIA impression on the Pocketnow Weekly when dishing out on HP’s ambiguous answer to the question of whether the company would put up a crazy-looking Windows 10 Mobile phone. And there’s ...

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