Huawei announced 2 new smartphones: Ascend Mate 7 and Ascend G7

Every big OEMs have announced their latest flagship smartphones at IFA 2014. Huawei also unveiled their smartphones: Asend Mate 7 and Ascend G7

Huawei Ascend Mate 7 has following specs:

• 6″ 1080p display covered by Corning Gorilla Glass 3 with very thin bezels
• Huawei Kirin 925 Octa-core CPU (1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 and 1.3GHz Cortex-A7)
• 16GB (with 2GB RAM) and 32GB (with 3GB RAM) built-in storage with expansion slot
• 95% metal construction and 7.9mm thick, weighs 185g (front panel enjoys an impressive 83% body-screen ratio)
• 4100 mAh battery with 2 days battery backup
• Android 4.4 KitKat with Huawei’s EMUI 3.0 on-top
• 13MP rear camera (only capable of shooting 1080p and not 4K) and 5MP front facing camera (limited to 720p video recording)
• Fingerprint scanner (8-bit grey level detection and 360 degree readability, can be used with wet hands) on rear side below camera with “instant single-touch” sensor used for unlocking device and making payments.

 Ascend G7 is a small screen sized offering from Huawei at 5.5″. 

 

 Other features include:

• 5.5″ 720p resolution display with 267 ppi with 7.6mm thick 
• 13MP rear facing camera and 5MP front facing camera
• 16GB internal memory, 2GB RAM
• Snadragon 1.2GHz Cortex-A53 processor
• 3000 mAh battery and weighs 165g
• Android 4.4 KitKat with Huawei’s EMUI 3.0

 

Samsung got Android powered Printers for enterprises

IFA 2014 Trade Show is still going on. Samsung already announced their mobile devices on 3rd September. They are not done with new product announcement. This time, they come up with an idea of Printer powered by Android Operating System.

Samsung is planning to sell 10 different printers to business and enterprises. More of that, these printers will be the first in class to have Android OS. These Smart MultiXpress printers will have smart UX center on top of Android. Samsung also provides additional Samsung NFC Pro acessory that can be used with all these printers and users are facilitated to print from their Smartphones remotely. Samsung further says: 

“The new Samsung Smart MultiXpress series of MFPs each feature a 10.1-inch full touchscreen panel that enables users to search and print from web browsers, emails, maps, images and other types of content – without the need to connect to a PC or server. The touchscreen also offers the ability to preview documents, as well as editing and annotating capabilities.”

 

Desire 820 is mid-range 64-bit offering from HTC

Htc launched its mid-range smartphone Desire 816 in its Desire series 6 months ago. Now, Htc planned to launch its successor Desire 820 with a-bit decent specs. It is planning to sell Desire 820 to markets worldwide but different region carries different price tag. It offers better specifications than Desire 816 with a few key performance improvements. The specs are:

• 5.5″ 720p display
• Snapdragon 615 octa-core 64-bit processor with its big.LITTLE architecture (four 1.5GHz cores and four 1GHz cors )
• 16GB of in-built storage
• 2GB of RAM
• 13MP rear facing camera and 8MP front facing camera
• 2600 mAh battery and comes at 7.74mm thick
• Android 4.4 KitKat
• Htc’s BoomSound with solid Polycarbonate shell

 On the left side, sim card and microSD card slot are placed under the plastic flap whereas power button and volume rockers are placed on the right side. Camera is placed at the topmost part of the body with little bulging from rest of the back. It also comes in different color shell.

Lenovo’s announcement at IFA 2014: Vibe Z2, Vibe X2 and Tab S8

Lenovo announced 2 smartphones at their event in IFA 2014. Vibe X2 is powered by MediaTek processor whereas Vibe Z2 is underboss of its previously announced flagship Vibe Z2 Pro rocking Snapdragon’s 64-bit processor. Vibe X2 cost $399 and Vibe Z2 costs $429 starting availability in China this October.

Lenovo Vibe X2 has the following specifications:

• 5″ 1920*1080 FHD display
• MediaTek MT6595m True Octa-core processor clocked at 2.0GHz
• 2GB of RAM
• 32GB of built-in storage
• 13MP rear facing camera and 5MP front facing camera
• 2300 mAh battery and weighs round 120g
• 7.27mm thick
• Android 4.4 KitKat with Lenovo’s Vibe UI 2.0

Lenovo Vibe Z2 has the following specifications:

• 5.5″ 720p display
• Snapdragon 410 64-bit processor clocked at 1.2GHz
• 2GB of RAM
• 13MP rear facing camera and 8MP front facing camera
• Weighs 158g and have dual-sim support

Lets talk about the affordable tablet announced by Lenovo. Tab S8 has decent specifications to justify the price tag it carries at just $199.

 

 

 

The features includes:

• 8″ 1920*1200 FHD display
• Intel Atom Z3745 quad-core processor clocked at 1.86GHz
• 16GB internal memory
• 2GB of RAM
• 8MP rear facing camera and 1.6MP front facing camera
• Stereo speakers with dolby digital sound
• 7 hours of battery life 
• Android 4.4 KitKat
• Weighs 299g and have optional LTE support

 

Asus Memo Pad 7 with premium body and Intel processor!

At IFA 2014, Asus announced its latest tablet with Intel’s 64-bit quad-core processor. The hardware design is premium build. It consists of 50% duralumin and 34% fiberglass with just at 8.3mm thick. The device is fairly light at arond 270g. 

Specifications of this Memo Pad 7 includes:

• 7″ 1920*1200 FHD IPS display
• Intel Z3560 quad-core processor with clock speed of 1.83GHz
• 16GB or 32GB in-built storage with microSD expansion upto 64GB
• 2GB of RAM
• Stereo speakers with SonicMaster
• 5MP rear and 2MP front-facing camera
• Android 4.4 KitKat with ZenUI on-top.

The tablet comes in three color variant: Gentle Black, Rose Champagne and Burgundy Red. The pricing starts with $265 and it is offered in both wifi only and LTE versions.

Acer announces affordable Iconia Tab 8 W

Acer announced its new Windows powered tablet at IFA 2014. It comes with full Windows 8.1 support with an affordable price tag. The specifications are:

• 8″ 1280*800 HD IPS display
• Intel AtomTM Z3735G quad-core processor
• 1GB of RAM
• 32GB internal memory expandable via microSD cards
• Dual cameras
• Stereo speakers

The price tag for this tablet is just $149.99 and it comes bundled with Office 365 one year access.

Sony wrap around its IFA announcement with Z3 family: Xperia Z3, Z3 Compact, Z3 Tablet Compact and also GCM10 Gaming Controller Mount

Before 6 months, Xperia Z2 was announced and now Sony got us another flagship Smartphone, Xperia Z3. A little thicker at 8.2 mm and IP65/68 rating for dust and water resistance. The bezels are also shrunken a little bit. Other features are nearly the same as that of Xperia Z2. Here it is:

• 2.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM 8974-AC
• Adreno 330 GPU
• 5.15-inch 1080p display
• 3GB RAM
• 20.7MP main camera
• 4K video capture (3840×2160 pixels/30p) with SteadyShot image stabiliization
• Digital noise-cancelling technology for an immersive audio experience
• 2.1MP front cam
• 16GB storage
• 4G LTE support
• Water and dust resistance (IP68)
• Android 4.4.4 KitKat
• Weighs 152g

 

 

Xperia Z3 Compact is also announced with everything previously leaked.

• 2.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM 8974-AC
• Adreno 330 GPU
• 4.6-inch 720p display
• 3GB RAM
• 20.7MP 1/2.3-type EXMOR RS CMOS with G Lens, CMOS image, BIONZ for mobile
• 4K video capture (3840×2160 pixels/30p) with SteadyShot image stabiliization
• Digital noise-cancelling technology for an immersive audio experience
• 2.1MP front cam
• 16GB storage
• 4G LTE support
• Water and dust resistance (IP68)
• 2600mAh battery
• Android 4.4.4 KitKat
• Fast battery charging technology

 

 

Sony announced Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, a 8-inch form factor tablet without any under-cutting specifications. It is also water and dust resistance like that of its predecessors. Here are the specs rundown:

• 8-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080) TRILUMINOS display, with X-Reality and Live Color LED technology
• 2.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 CPU, Adreno 330 GPU
• 3GB of RAM
• 16GB storage with microSD
• 8.1MP Exmor RS rear camera, 2.2MP front camera
• Sony Front Surround™ audio technology
• Optional 4G LTE support
• IP65/IP68 rating – waterproof and dustproof
• 270gram weight
• Digital noise-cancelling technology for an immersive audio experience
• 4500 mAh battery — provides estimated 10 hours multimedia usage
• Quick charge technology

 

Lastly, lets talk about the accessory Sony announced today. It is GCM10 Gaming Controller Mount. It provides an option for gaming lovers to have full experience on-the-go. It isn’t something very huge, it provides a bridge between your Xperia Z3 devices to get connected to PlayStation 4 controller. If you love games, and you have one of the PS4 controllers lying around, you might consider get Sony’s GCM10.

 

Samsung IFA annoucement: Note 4, Note Edge, Gear S and Gear VR

We all knew Note 4 was coming. The metal-frame around the Note 4 is the new alteration with somewhat same faux-leather lacking minus stitching all the way around. Here are other specs of Galaxy Note 4:

CPU/GPU	Snapdragon 805, Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 450 / Adreno 420
CPU/GPU (Select markets)	Exynos 5 Octa 5433, 64-bit, Octa-core 4 X 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 + 4 Cortex-A57 / Mali T760
Display	5.7-inch, 2560 x 1440, 515 ppi
RAM	4GB
Memory	16/32/64 GB,nmicroSD up to 128GB
Battery	Said to be 20mAh more than Note 3 (3220mAh)
Camera	16MP/3.7MP, BSI Sensor, Optical Image Stabilization, LED flash
Connectivity	WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, GPS / GLONASS, NFC, Bluetooth® v 4.0 (LE), IR LED (Remote Control), MHL 2.0
Network	2.5G/3G (HSPA＋ 42Mbps), 4G LTE
Sensors	UV, fingerprint scanner, heart rate monitor
OS	Android 4.4.4 KitKat with TouchWiz
Dimensions	Not Available
Colors	Charcoal Black, Blossom Pink, Frost White, and Bronze Gold

 

Samsung Galaxy Note Edge is pretty much same specification as that of Galaxy Note 4 will quite small screen size and of-course the edge display added as the name suggests. It offers tons of cool features such as it is used for notifications, playback controls, news, sports scores and can help you as  a night clock without a need to turn the main screen display. Also, the edge screen is a part of an AMOLED screen family. It has swipe gesture features supporting upto 7 screens left to right and quick setting from up and down. You can also set shortcut for applications allowing home-screen free from dock bar. Also, developers can take advantage of the edge screen as SDK is on the way to be released.

 

Samsung Gear S is pretty much the same as previously mentioned.

 

Samsung Gear VR is a new smart device from Samsung doing partnership with Oculus. It works as so sort of shell to Note 4 which works as the main display. Note 4 can be popped inside the device only to become one with VR headset. Back button is at the side and down below it is a touchpad for navigating the UI of smartphone without the need to pull it out. Speakers are placed right above the ears and two lenses transfer image into your eyes. Scroll button is placed at the top for adjusting display, in case anybody needs it.

3D cinema, VR Games and educational usage are the first priority when this device comes to the market.

Lenovo’s new products at IFA: Y70 Gaming Laptop and Erazer X315 Desktop

Now tha IFA trade show started at Berlin, Lenovo showcased its two new Gaming Rigs: Touch laptop Y70 and Erazer X315 Desktop.

The Y70 laptop comes bundled with great specifications:

• 17.3″ touch screen display with 1920*1080 pixels resolution
• Quad-core intel i7 processor with 16GB DDR3L memory
• SSD ranging from 256GB to 1TB

It is said to be premium end of PC gaming market with company’s expectation to grow $2.3 billion in value over the period of next 3 years.

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 Next is the Desktop lineup from Lenovo. Erazer X315 will be powered by AMD Karveri A10 APU and AMD-based video card which will go up to a Radeon R9 255. The case of this desktop PC is designed to look like a knight’s armor. Other features includes 12GB memory, customer’s mechanical hard drive choice (up to 4TB), a hybrid hard drice (up to 2TB) or a 256 SSD. Erazer X315 is only marketed in North America now. The Y70 Touch is said to go on sale from October at price of $1299 and Erazer X315 will start at $599 which will go on sale from November.

Sony’s inter-changeable lens for Smartphone attachable camera.

Sony was one of the company to think out of the crowd and introduced to the world their smartphone cameras. Those were QX10 and QX100. They provide users to capture great pictures with that camera lens and using smartphone as a view-finder. Now, the followup camera QX1 has now hit the web, noted from Xperia blog and Sony Alpha rumors. 

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Like QX10 and QX100, the new QX1 will enhance the photo taking experience on android devices. But unlike last years model, the camera itself comes in two parts: Sensor and Lenses. Ya, you heard it right, lenses are detachable and inter-changeable from the sensor. It allows users to attached E-mount lenses that are used on Alpha series of Sony’s mirror-less cameras. Also, it is believed to use A6000 sensor found in Alpha series cameras.

Now for the price, its certainly won’t come cheap. According to the information, the pricing starts at around $395 and that only for the sensor. If you want to attach 16-50mm lens on that sensor, the price bumps to $590. That isn’t a cheap at all. How many of you think you could grab this hardware when it is available?