Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform, Complete Details will be Revealed Tomorrow

At its second annual Snapdragon Technology Summit, Qualcomm has announced its next-gen Snapdragon 845 mobile platform. We will be seeing this chipset in many flagship smartphones and Windows 10 laptops in 2018. It is the successor to last year’s Snapdragon 835 mobile platform which was first seen on the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus smartphones. The complete details about this new chipset will be known tomorrow.

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Just like its predecessor, the new Snapdragon 845 will also be built on the 10nm FinFET technology. The Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus rumored to launch in March 2018 might be the first devices to use this new mobile platform from Qualcomm. Lei Jun, CEO of Xiaomi also announced that the company’s 2018 flagship smartphone will use the Snapdragon 845.

Xioami will launch the Mi 7 in the first half of 2018 as the successor to Mi 6. The Xiaomi Mi 6 which was limited to the Chinese market is powered by the Qualcomm 835 chipset. The Snapdragon 845 might come equipped with the Adreno 550 GPU and the latest X20 LTE modem for gigabit LTE connectivity. Compared to the Snapdragon 835, the Snapdragon 845 will also come with better ISP and DSP.

While the company will reveal complete details about the Snapdragon 845 mobile platform tomorrow, share your thoughts about this new flagship Qualcomm chipset in the comments section below.

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[RUMORS] Nokia 9 and Nokia 8 (2018) coming January 19th

With the new week, also come new rumors about HMD’s upcoming flagship, the Nokia 9. Last week HMD Global China had a birthday party, where staff shared interesting information about HMD’s plans for 2018. On 19th January, HMD Global is expected to announce new Nokia devices in China. MyDrivers.com reports that the devices in question are Nokia 9 and a Nokia 8 successor codenamed B2.

Both devices should come with Snapdragon 835, no 3.5mm jack and IP67 Protection. Nokia 9 will have a regular 5.5-inch (16:9) 2K display, while the Nokia 8 (2018) is rumored to come with a 18:9 display. Nokia 9 with 6GB RAM and 64GB of memory will allegedly be priced at €472, while the 128GB variant will come at €535.

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This, honestly, doesn’t make much sense. If HMD is planing to release similar devices, with the difference just being the screen size/ratio, then both devices should carry the same name, with the larger one having the XL suffix. Calling the 18:9 device Nokia 8 (less than a half of a year after releasing Nokia 8) and calling the device with the “regular” screen Nokia 9, just confuses everyone out there. The source doesn’t mention the price of Nokia 8 (2018), but it seems logical that this device costs less than Nokia 9. The global debut of Nokia 9 and Nokia 8 (2018) will be, according to rumors, MWC2018 in February in Barcelona.

I personally doubt that HMD will opt for such a confusion in naming scheme, and literally introducing 3 flagship devices that are essentially the same. A bezel-less device with similar specifications to Nokia 8 is coming, but, considering how much different rumors we saw by now, no one knows what will it look like in the end. Also, it seems that HMD won’t introduce any new phones this year, which is a shame considering the high spending Christmas season. At least Nokia 7 globally, HMD.

Source: MyDrivers

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New Nokia 9 Image Leaks With A Curved Display, Dual Cameras

The alleged Nokia 9 has just surfaced yet again, as you can see in the provided image above, though its design is different than earlier leaks suggested. Nokia had introduced the Nokia 8 back in August, and the device is already available for purchase in some markets. Well, the Nokia 9 is rumored to be yet another high-end smartphone that this company is about to launch, and unlike the Nokia 8, the Nokia 9 will, allegedly, ship with a curved display, as the leaked images indicate.

Now, this image popped up on Baidu quite recently, and it’s possible that this image is not legit, of course, it could just be a concept render or something of the sort. In any case, this smartphone sports a curved display on the sides, and its back side is also curved, the phone’s front side actually seems to be proportional to its back side. The bezels on the sides of this phone are extremely thin, while its top and bottom bezels are not that thick either. Nokia’s branding is present below the phone’s display, and also on the back of this handset. There are two cameras on the back of the Nokia 9, and they’re vertically aligned, while an LED flash is placed next to them. A fingerprint scanner can be found on the back of this smartphone as well, while all of its physical buttons can be found on the right. This smartphone seems to be made out of metal and glass, at least it looks like that from the provided image.

It is still unknown as to when this phone will launch, or will it launch at all, but rumors are claiming it will arrive before the end of this year. The Nokia 9 will, allegedly, feature an OLED display, while it will be fueled by the Snapdragon 835 64-bit octa-core processor. The device will sport at least 6GB of RAM, though rumors are claiming that an 8GB RAM variant will also be available. The Nokia 8 will ship with a dual camera setup with Zeiss’ optics, while the phone will also be water and dust resistant (IP68 certification). The phone is rumored to cost €749 in Europe, while it will allegedly cost $879 in the US.

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Nokia 8 launched in India; goes on sale starting October 14

After launching three budget and mid-range smartphones, HMD Global finally launched the long anticipated, Nokia 8, the company’s first flagship smartphone in India.

The Nokia 8 is company’s first smartphone to sport imaging setup from Zeiss as well as audio experience by OZO Audio. OZO Audio is found in 360-degree VR cameras used in Hollywood, and is a first for mobile. It features multiple microphones to capture high dynamic range and record binaural audio, which gives the videos high-fidelity stereo sound.

It packs in a dual 13 MP rear camera setup that combines a color and monochrome sensor, shots from which are combined into a single shot with greater contrast. The front 13 MP front camera includes auto-focus and actually utilizes the same camera module as the rear configuration. There’s also the first ever ‘Dual-sight Live’ feature that allows you to simultaneously shoot/record/broadcast from front and rear cameras, a feature that the company calls ‘Bothie’.

"Millennials, today, are always exploring new ways to create and share content. It’s these creative content creators who inspired us to craft a smartphone with them in mind. That’s why we’ve worked to bring three world firsts – the debut collaboration with ZEISS, OZO spatial 360° Audio, and real-time live streaming using Dual-Sight mode."

            – Ajey Mehta, Vice President – India, HMD Global



Nokia 8 Specifications:

• Operating System: Android 7.1.1 Nougat | Android Oreo ‘coming soon’
• Display: 5.3-inch Quad HD (2560 x 1440) IPS LCD | 554 ppi | 700 nits | 2.5D Corning Glass
• Processor: Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (4 x 2.45 GHz Qualcomm Kryo + 4 x 1.8 GHz Kryo) | Adreno 540 GPU
• RAM: 4 GB
• Internal Storage: 64 GB; expandable up to 256 GB with microSD card
• Rear camera: 13 MP (Color + OIS) + 13 MP (Mono) with ZEISS optics | 1.12 μm | f/2.0 aperture | 76.9-degree view | PDAF | Dual-tone flash
• Front camera: 13 MP | PDAF | 1.12 μm | f/2.0 aperture | 78.4-degree view | Display flash
• Battery: 3,090 mAh | Quick Charge 3.0
• Dimensions: 151.5 x 73.7 x 7.9 mm
• Weight: 160 g.

Priced at ₹36,999 ($566), the Nokia 8 is available in four color variants – Polished Blue, Polished Copper, Tempered Blue, and Steel (Three at the time of launch, and the copper one would be available after a few weeks). The device will go on sale across offline stores and online on Amazon.in starting October 14. Jio customers will get up to 100 GB additional 4G data on Nokia 8 – an additional 10 GB Jio 4G data with every recharge of ₹309 or above, limited to 10 recharges till August 31, 2018.

HMD Global also shared that Nokia 8 consumers will have access to special Nokia Mobile Care concierge service in 50 cities across the country which would include door-step pick-up and delivery for any after-sales support services.

What do you think of the Nokia 8, and it’s pricing? Tell us in the comments!

Credits: Android Authority

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