Samsung Galaxy S6 Newest Video Teasers

Samsung has been teasing the public with video on YouTube on their upcoming flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S6. The video confirms that the Galaxy S6 will have metal design and curved displays.

The Samsung Galaxy S6 profile photo on Instagram shows a very thin smartphone with a metallic wallpaper background theme, this indicates that the Galaxy S6 will have a metallic design and it will be thin as well.

The teaser also shows that the smartphone will have a curved design.

The Galaxy S6 will have two version, one version have a display facing the front and the other version curves down both sides of the screen that will be branded as “Edge”. Both phones are expected to have 5.1-inch screen sizes, Ultra HD 4K display, 64-bit Exynos 7420 or Snapdragon 810 processor , 4GB RAM, 21-megapixel rear cameras, 5-megapixel front-facing cameras, and 2600 mAh batteries.

The Galaxy S6 will run on Android 5.0 Lollipop. The Galaxy S6 will be officially announced on March 1st at Samsung’s “Unpacked” event.

Xiaomi Redmi 1S

The Xiaomi Redmi 1S features dual-SIM and run by a very powerful 1.6GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 SoC (MSM8228) with 1 GB RAM. It also has a single SIM 4G LTE version which runs on quad-core 1.6GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 CPU. The display for Xiaomi Redmi 1S is 4.7 inches IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors 720 x 1280 pixels. The glass protection is made from AGC Dragontrail glass.

It has ample storage at 8 GB that is expandable using microSD, up to 32 GB. Connection features includes Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, microUSB v2.0, and Bluetooth. The main camera at the back is 8 MP with autofocus, LED flash while the front secondary camera is 1.6 MP, 720p@30fps.

The smartphone runs on Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean).

In India, the High Court halted the selling of Xiaomi because it run on the technology patented by Swedish technology company Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson however on Tuesday they allowed Xiaomi to import and sell Qualcomm chipset-based phones temporarily up to January 8. The company also announced that they will be having a flash sale on December 23 Tuesday for the budget Redmi 1S in India.

Google Nexus 9 Tablet

Google Nexus 9 Tablet is the newest tablet in the Nexus-series line that is manufactured by HTC. The new tablet features an 8.9” IPS LCD display QXGA (2048x1536 pixels) with 4:3 aspect ratio constructed from Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The device is very powerful since it is run by a 64-bit NVIDIA Tegra K1 Dual Denver CPU at 2.3GHz coupled with 2GB of DDR3 RAM.

The camera is an 8-megapixel rear autofocus lense with f/2.4 aperture and LED flash, while the front camera is 1.6MP. Don't worry about power it has a 6700mAh battery that is expected to give you 9.5 hours of browsing time, watch video for 9.5 hours, and standby time of 30 days.

The Google Nexus 9 Tablet is also equipped with 3.5mm audio jack, Micro-USB 2.0, GPS, Wi-Fi, NFC, and Bluetooth. The sound from its dual front-facing speakers with HTC BoomSound is crisp and clear without any distortion. Sensors that are included are ambient light sensor, gyroscope, accelerometer, and magnetometer.

OPPO N3 and R5 Unveiled

OPPO N3

OPPO R5

China based Electronic manufacturer OPPO launched their latest smartphones the N3 and the R5. OPPO N3 has a unique rotating camera on the top of the phone, while the R5 claims to be the world's thinnest smartphone on the market today.

The OPPO N3 which features a swivel camera can also take pictures using the 360-degree mode, it also has panaromic mode, multi-angle, and wide angle shots.

The OPPO R5 is just 4.85 mm thin which the company boast as the thinnest in the world.

Sky Li the company's General Manager, Overseas Mobile Phone Business said, "The N3 was built and designed with our users in mind. We took what our users loved about N1 and made it even better. The N3 is a perfect demonstration of our commitment to design and innovation."

About the R5, he said: "We used cutting-edge manufacturing techniques to create a phone that fits perfectly into the users’ hands, and that feels incredible. The frame has been forged nine times and then finished by hand to give a perfect sheen and feel. It has a quality that is not available anywhere else in the industry."

OPPO N3 Specs:

Display: 5.5" inches Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels), IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Processor: 2.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 Quad-Core (MSM8974AA)
Operating System: Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
GPU: Adreno 330
RAM: 2 GB
Storage: 32 GB that is expandable up to 128GB using microSD card
Battery:  3000 mAh Li-Po battery with Rapid Charge
Camera: 16-megapixel f/2.2
-Scene modes: Normal, Ultra-HD, Colorful Night, Beautify, HDR, Panorama, Audio Photo, GIF mode, Double Exposure, Auto Panorama, Super Marco, After Focus, Raw
- Features: 4K video @ 30 fps, 1080p video @ 60 fps, 720p slow motion video @120 fps
Weight: 192 g (6.77 oz)
Color: White

OPPO R5 Specs:

Display: 5.2" inches Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels), 423 PPI AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Processor: 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Octa-Core (MSM8939)
Operating System: ColorOS 2.0, based on Android 4.4
GPU: Adreno 330
RAM: 2 GB
Storage: 16 GB not expandable
Battery:  2000 mAh Li-Po battery with Rapid Charge
Camera: Main (back) 13 megapixel Sony Exmor IMX214 BSI sensor
- Secondary (Front) 5-megapixel front-facing 83 degree wide angle lens
- Scene modes: Normal, Ultra-HD, Colorful Night, Slow Shutter, Expert Mode, Beautify, HDR, Panorama, Audio Photo, GIF, Double Exposure, Raw, Super Macro, After Focus
- Features: 4K video @ 30 fps, 1080p video @ 60 fps, 720p slow motion video @120 fps