Razer Phone 2 unveiled with S845 chip, improvements to the screen and camera

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Razer Phone 2 is Official with 8GB RAM, Snapdragon 845, Wireless Charging

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1 week ago

October 11, 2018

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Last year, the gaming brand Razer launched its first gaming smartphone. And this year we are getting another treat! Today the company Razer announced its newest flagship device, Razer Phone 2 with unique features and specs better than its older brother announced last year.

The ultimate daily driver in the palm of your hands, we’ve taken industry leading gaming performance and premium flagship features to bring you a true Flagship//Gaming experience.

Meet the Razer Phone 2: https://t.co/O5xIeVs8b9 #FlagshipGaming pic.twitter.com/3emuGKQ0k8

— R Λ Z Ξ R (@Razer) October 11, 2018

Certainly, the benchmark scores of Razer 2 which spotted last month on the web come true! Since its a gaming smartphone, the company Razer target all mobile gamers! Let’s talk about the new Razer Phone 2 Specs and Features!

Razer Phone 2 Specs

The Razer Phone 2 sports a 5.7 inch IGZO LCD panel with Quad HD resolution. The company claims, the new display is 50% brighter than before with well detailed in dark visuals. Also, it supports HDR and DCI-P3 in both games and videos that give better gaming experiences!

Razer Phone 2 is Official with 8GB RAM, Snapdragon 845

The device features new Snapdragon 845 Chipset paired with 8GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. The device comes with a new technology, vapour chamber cooling system. The Razer Phone 2 runs Android 8.1 Oreo, which is quite a disappointment. But the company promising a new update soon.

OS: Android 8.1 Oreo
CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
GPU: Adreno 630
RAM: 8 GB
Storage: 64 or 512 GB
Display: 5.72-inch 120 Hz IGZO QuadHD LCD
Rear Cameras: Dual 12 MP
Front Cameras: No info
Audio: Dual front-facing speakers
Battery: 4,000 mAh

Razer Phone 2 Camera

Talking about the camera, it is equipped with a dual rear camera with 12MP + 12MP with OIS and 2x telephoto lens with aperture rate of f/1.75 & f/2.6. You can see an 8MP selfie camera at the front. The device is capable of shooting 2160p videos at 60fps and 1080p videos at 120fps (slow motion).

Razer Phone 2 Specs

Raser Phone 2 is backed with 4,000 mAh battery with Qi Wireless Charging & QuickCharge 4.0+. The back side of the device is made up of glass and Razer logo is placed on the same side with RGB backlit and Chroma lighting support. You can’t find any headphone jack on Razer Phone 2 but it does have USB-C noise cancelling headphones which react to RGB lighting.

The Razer Phone 2 comes with front-facing Dolby Atmos-certified stereo speakers with a dedicated amplifier.

Price & Availability

The new Razer Phone 2 will cost around $800 (Approx. Rs. 60,000 in India) and availability of the device is yet to be confirmed! Preorder starts from October 11 but no words on shipping date yet!

Razer Phone 2 – 800$
Razer Wireless Charger – $100
Razer Phone 2 Kevlar Case – $50
Razer Phone 2 Tempered Glass – $20

Share your thoughts about the new device in the comments below!

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Sony Xperia devices to get Android Pie Update Soon!

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6 hours ago

October 18, 2018

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Sony Xperia devices to get Android Pie Update Soon!

Viola, good news for Sony Xperia Users! Sony Xperia devices to get Android Pie Update earlier than expected!!

Many smartphone manufacturers started releasing Android Pie update for their smartphones and here Sony Mobiles did it now! Sony has announced that Android 9.0 Pie update will be available for few Sony Xperia Devices shortly!

In their official blog, they revealed some devices getting an early update and other devices have to wait and still on schedule! Maybe scheduled under batch 2 for other Xperia handsets!

Android 9.0 Pie is coming to some Sony Xperia devices

So some Xperia devices getting Android Pie update in the next few weeks! To name them, Android Pie will be available on Sony XZ Premium, XZ1 & XZ1 Compact from 26th October. The Sony XZ Premium users will start receiving updates from 7th November.

The XA2, XA2 Ultra and XA2 Plus will have the update from 4 March.

For more details, check the official Sony’s official blog and know when your Xperia devices receiving Android 9.0 Pie update.

Source – Sony

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Samsung Galaxy A9 Quad Camera Setup Explained!!

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1 week ago

October 10, 2018

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Samsung Galaxy A9 Quad-Camera Setup Explained!!

Samsung’s Galaxy A9 Quad Camera Setup detailed below!

The tech companies are clashing with their new technologies and innovations! Similarly this time, the Samsung playing with more number of cameras on a smartphone! The Samsung Galaxy A9 will be the upcoming flagship device from Samsung with 4 rear cameras! Just a leak, lead more discussion on the web!

Recently, Evan Blass posted a Galaxy A9 image render on his Twitter handle and it explains about the new camera setup. The device features a Quad Camera setup! The rear camera module in Samsung Galaxy A9 Star was leaked online with 4 rear cameras and got much attention and trolls! Most of the responses were negative!

Samsung Galaxy A9 quad-camera Setup Explained

According to the leaked image, the Galaxy A9 gonna feature 4 cameras at its rear in the vertical direction. As per the leaked image, the 4 camera includes ultra wide, Depth camera, Optical telephoto and main standard camera.

The purpose of all 4 cameras varies,

120-degree ultra wide camera, 8MP f/2.4
2X optical telephoto camera, 10MP f/2.4
Main camera, 24MP f/1.7
Depth camera, 5MP f/2.2

The main camera comes with a 24MP with f/1.7 aperture. Similarly, the ultra-wide camera features 8MP with f/2.4 lens and a 5MP sensor for depth camera which gives cool bokeh effect. With the telephoto camera, you can 2x optical zoom with 10MP sensor & f/2.4 lens.

So far we don’t have any official confirmation about Galaxy A9 Quad Camera Setup! Tomorrow, Samsung has a 4X event and we can expect the Galaxy A9 Star will be announced!

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Google’s Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL – WOW Features!

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1 week ago

October 10, 2018

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Google announces the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL - Specs!

There’s a lot of talk about the new flagship device from Google, and they’re real! The new Pixel is real as leaked images. Google announced their latest handsets, Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL without even talking more about it specs! I wonder why?

Tho, we already know Google Pixel devices are all about the camera and the best when compared to it competitors. The Pixel 3 comes with similar specs of older version but with some improvements on display, camera and design! Yeah, the ugliest notch display!

Don’t mind! I’m not here to compare or comment about the device! Also, I’m not going to talk about the Specs, prices and availability of Google Pixel 3 handsets.

Google Pixel 3 Features!

Just want to share some of the notable features of Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL devices that impressed me a lot!

Google Pixel 3 & 3 XL camera comes with new features like Top Shot, Group Selfie Cam, Super Res Zoom, Night Sight, Google Lens, AR and more. I’m not going to describe all these features, rather I’m going to share the video which explains the features in no time!

Here’s how the Top Shot feature of Google Pixel 3 device works,

Google Pixel 3’s Group Selfie Cam helps to capture 184% wider selfie area than the iPhone XS!

Besides the new camera features, the Pixel 3 comes with a new unique feature ‘Flip to Shhh’ which let the users mute the notification when they flip the device over face down direction. Check out how Google explains it in funnies way!

Also, a new feature being added to Pixel 3 Dialer App called ‘Call Screen’. With this feature, you can know who is calling you and why? It will Not impressed?

These features gave me Wow expressions, rather than that the device seems to normal like other Android devices out there! Also the pricing, lol! No offences, just my opinion!

Don’t forget to share your thoughts below!

What do you think about the Pixel 3/XL? Worth buying it? Comment down below!