MWC 2016

Lenovo Vibe K5 Specs, Features, Availability Details

Lenovo Mobiles at Mobile World Congress 2016 [MWC Spain] has officially announced two new smartphone in the Vibe K series. It’s the Vibe K5 and Vibe K5 Plus which were announced and both are entry to mid-range level smartphones starting at a price of $129.

Lenovo Vibe K5 Specs

Lenovo Vibe K5 sports 5 inch HD IPS display and powered by latest Octa core Snapdragon 415 chipset clocked at 1.4 GHz. It has 2 GB RAM with 16 GB internal memory and amid all the Android Marshmallow phones unveiled at MWC, we have this one with Android 5.1 Lollipop with Vibe UI on the top. Lenovo didn’t comment whether this phone will get the Marshmallow update or not but we hope so.

Lenovo Vibe K5 Specifications

Display: 5 Inch 1280 x 720 pixels touchscreen display, 294 PPI

SoC: 1.4 GHz Octa Core Snapdragon 415 processor

2 Gigs of RAM

GPU: Adreno 405

Software:Android 5.1 Lollipop OS, Vibe UI

Dual SIM: Yes

Main Camera: 13 MP rear camera with LED Flash

Front Camera: 5 MP front facing camera

Front LED Flash: No

Storage: 16 GB Internal + Micro SD card slot

Connectivity: 4G LTE, 3G HSPA+, Bluetooth v4.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, WiFi tether

Battery: 2750 mAh Li-Polymer battery

Dimensions, Weight: 142 x 71 x 8.2 mm, 142 grams

Features: aGPS, FM Radio, 3.5 mm audio jack, micro USB v2.0

Sensors: Accelerometer, Gravity Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Light Sensor

Pros

Good display
Good camera assembly
Decent battery life

Cons

Low pixel density

Also Read – Lenovo K8 Note Price in India

Lenovo Vibe K5 Price, Availability Info

Lenovo Vibe K5 is priced at $129 and it will be available in major markets from 2016.

5.7 Inch Galaxy S7 Edge Plus Leaked with 12 MP Rear Camera

After people going gaga over Galaxy S7 Edge, Samsung has plans to introduce Galaxy S7 Edge Plus.

Rumors of iPhone 7 are on all time high and Samsung Galaxy S7 is readily available in the market with S7 Edge taking all the pride with positive reviews. While the iPhone 7 smartphone is still atleast a months away from the official launch, the Galaxy S7 Edge Plus, a new variant of current and existing Galaxy S7 Edge is due launch very soon.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Plus

Yesterday the front panel of upcoming Samsung Galaxy S7 was launched showing that the device will have 5.2 inch display and today we have which reveals that the device will be sporting 5.7 inch display. This however is the Galaxy S7 variant and mostly likely to be Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Plus.

This piece of information comes from Reddit, showing that S7 Edge Plus sports 5.7 inch display with 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution. With that screenshot it’s quite evident that S7 Edge Plus will be using Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset with Adreno 530 GPU and comes with 4 Gigs of RAM.

Handset will also feature 12 mega pixel rear camera and 5 mega pixel front facing camera with sensor larger than 16 Mega pixel unit found on Galaxy S6 family. Given that with 12 mega pixel camera, the Galaxy S7 family will provide higher image quality with lower pixel resolution and you shouldn’t consider that the camera specs are downgraded. That 12 mega pixel is as powerful as 23 mega pixel Sony sensor.

So put together, the following might be the possible specs of Galaxy S7 Edge Plus –

5.7 inch 2560 x 1440 pixels Quad HD Super AMOLED display
Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection
12 mega pixel rear camera with LED flash, auto focus, HDR
5 mega pixel front facing camera
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 with Adreno 530 and Samsung Exynos 8890 with Mali T860 GPU variants
4 Gigs of RAM
32 GB and 64 GB internal memory
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC, Always On Display

Via: Cellphones.com.vn, Nowhereelse.fr

2 Ways to Grab Screenshot on Sony Xperia X & Xperia XA Smartphone

In this guide checkout the possible two ways to grab screenshot on Sony Xperia X , Xperia XA & Xperia X Performance smartphone.

Sony Mobiles at Mobile World Congress 2016 unveiled their recent smartphone and to surprise of all, its not the newest Xperia Z6 but we have a brand new Xperia Z series of smartphones. Xperia X, Xperia XA and Xperia X Performance got official which caught everyone by surprise.

Sony Xperia X Screenshot

Several newbie are asking how to take screenshot on recent Xperia X phone. Whether it’s the same or not. For experienced Android users, they will be trying out the possible methods that they know. And nothing has changed.

Method 1

The first method is one of the easiest and most of your people know about it[Might have forgot regarding which buttons to use].

Here is how to do it –

Press the combination of Volume Down and Power button together.
Screenshot will be only successful when you press both those bottoms together, or else it might land you to decrease the volume.
Confirmation is done when you hear some flashy animation on your device with click or Shutter sound.

Method 2

The above method might require you to hold your smartphone in two hands in order to press Volume Down button and Power button together. Is it possible to take screenshot one handed? Yes, it is possible. Check it out –

Hold down the Power button for few seconds until you see some light color picture.
There will be option to ‘take screenshot‘ and as well as there will be option to ‘record the screen‘.
You know what to click on, go for it.

So, that was quite easy. Do let me know if you are having trouble in taking screenshot on any of Xperia XA or Xperia X or Xperia X Performance phone.

Xiaomi Mi5 Starting at $306 Announced Officially at MWC 2016

As expected the long wait for the Xiaomi Mi5 is over as the Chinese company has officially launched their latest flagship phone at Mobile World Congress at Spain through an exclusive event.

Sporting a 5.15 inch full HD display with Curved glass, it will be powered with Snapdragon 820 Octa core processor coupled with Adreno 530 GPU. It will be available in all different storage variants and also on different RAM variants [for available models, check the price].

Xiaomi Mi5 Specifications

Display: 5.15 Inch 1080 x 1920 pixels touchscreen display

SoC: Octa Core Snapdragon 820 processor

3 GB/4GB of RAM

GPU: Adreno 530

Software:Android 6.0 Marshmallow with MIUI v7 OS

Dual SIM: Yes

Main Camera: 16 MP rear camera with LED Flash

Front Camera: 4 MP front facing camera

Front LED Flash: No

Storage: 32GB/64GB/128 Internal [4 GB RAM model] storage

Connectivity: 4G LTE with VoLTE, 3G HSPA+, Bluetooth v4.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, WiFi tether

Battery: 3000 mAh/2910 mAh minimum Li-Polymer battery

Dimensions, Weight: 144.55 × 69.2 × 7.25 mm; Weight: 129 grams

Features: Fingerprint scanner, aGPS, FM Radio, 3.5 mm audio jack, micro USB v2.0

Sensors: Infrared sensor, Accelerometer, Gravity Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Light Sensor

Pros

Good display
Latest Android OS build
Great rear camera

Xiaomi Mi5 Price, Availability Info

Xiaomi Mi5 will be available in Gold, White and Black at the following prices depending on models –

US $306 for the 3 GB RAM with 32 GB storage – 1.8 GHz Snapdragon 820 SoC
US $351 for the 3 GB RAM with 64 GB internal storage – 2.15 GHz Snapdragon 820 SoC
US $413 for the Mi 5 Pro Ceramic edition with 4 GB RAM, 128 GB internal storage and 2.15 GHz Snapdragon 820 SoC

It will go on for sale in China from March 1, 2016 and will soon launch in other countries when Xiaomi operates.

Haier at MWC Launches HaierPhone L56, L60, V6 & V4 Smartphones

Haier at MWC 2016 has officially launched HaierPhone L56, L60, HaierPhone V6 & V4 smartphones.

Haier, a brand popular for consumer electronics worldwide has stepped into smartphone market with the launch of new HaierPhone L56 and L60 smartphone. Those two phones joins other two HaierPhone V6 and HaierPhone V4 launched at the same event at Mobile World Congress 2016 at Spain, Barcelona. All these four smartphone have one thing in common – the metal build. Lets checkout what these smartphones have to really offer the customers.

The HaierPhone V6 is kind of flagship smartphone here sporting the 5.5 inch 1080p resolution display. It will be with 32 Gigs of internal storage coupled with 3 Gigs of RAM and powered up with Mediatek MT6750 chipset with a Octa core Processor. It has 13 mega pixel rear camera, 8 mega pixel front facing snapper and runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of box. It has 2900 mAh battery on the rear side and it will be available in Europe at a price of 349 Euros.

The HaierPhone V4 is a bit of downgraded V6 smartphone. It has 5.5 inch display with full HD resolution but with 2 GB RAM, 32 GB internal storage, 13 MP camera and runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop. It will be priced at 279 Euros. Check complete HaierPhone V4 Specs, features, availability details.

The HaierPhone L60 is powered with Mediatek’s MT6735 quad core processor packing 3 Gigs of RAM, 32 GB internal memory inside on top of 5.2 inch HD display and runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop.

The HaierPhone L56 has 5.5 inch 720p HD panel gets 2 GB RAM, 16 GB internal storage and 13 mega pixel rear camera.