Samsung likely to launch Galaxy A series smartphones during CES 2017 as new renders surface

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By tech2 News Staff /  29 Dec 2016 , 12:47

Samsung is all set to launch latest smartphones from its Galaxy A series. The smartphone company is working on trying to rebuild trust after the forgettable Samsung Galaxy Note 7 fiasco earlier this year. The company is hoping to bank on the good reception of the Galaxy A series till the time Samsung Galaxy S8 is ready for the market as reported by winfuture.de.

The report includes latest renders of the smartphones that include Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) and Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017).

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The render leak comes right after Samsung Malaysia tweeted out hints about the A series being waterproof. The company is expected to launch Samsung Galaxy A3, Samsung Galaxy A5 and Samsung Galaxy A7. According to the reports, A7 is likely to pack 5.7 inches, Full HD Super AMOLED display panel with an effective resolution of 1080×1920 while A5 comes with 5.5-inch display with the same panel and resolution.

A7 will further pack 16MP camera sensors on the front as well as on the back with f/1.9 aperture. The device will be powered by an octa-core Exynos 7880 processor along with 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage with a microSD card slot.

Galaxy A5 is reported to pack an octa-core Exynos 7880 processor along with 2GB RAM and 16GB internal storage along with a microSD card slot. A5 will follow A7 with 16MP camera sensor on the front as well as back. Samsung Galaxy A3 is expected to come with a 4.7 inch an HD Super AMOLED display panel, Exynos 7870 processor, 2GB RAM and 16GB internal storage along with expandable microSD slot.

CES 2017: Xiaomi to showcase new Yi 4K+ action camera with 60fps support

By tech2 News Staff /  29 Dec 2016 , 12:36

If you remember Xiaomi, along with partner company Yi, launched Go-Pro like action cameras in the past. Yi Technology has confirmed that will be making an appearance at the upcoming CES where it will showcase its new action camera called the Yi 4K+. The company has also said that the new camera will have the capability shoot 4K videod at 60 frames per second.

Successor to the Yi 4K, the new camera is expected to be almost similar in terms of hardware. The Yi 4K came with a 2.19-inch 640×360 resolution LCD touchscreen with Gorilla Glass Retina. It came with a 12MP Sony sensor, a wide angle lens, f/2.8 aperture for photos, two hours of battery life, Wi-Fi stream support, dual microphones, 5GHz Wi-Fi support and EIS. Priced at $250 (Rs 17,00 approx) it had the capability to record 4K videos at 30 frames per second.

There aren’t a lot of cameras in the market today that can shoot 4K at 60 fps, so the Yi 4K+ is something to lookout for.

The company is also planning to launch a drone as it shared some information around the upcoming product. Called the Erida drone, the company says that it will be the fastest three-rotor drone on the market with speeds of up to 75 mph. The company also mentioned that initial tests allowed the drone to fly for up to 40 minutes. The Erida drone will be showcased along with the new action camera at CES 2017 in January.

LG announces new 2017 K-Series and Stylus 3 smartphone ahead of CES

By tech2 News Staff /  22 Dec 2016 , 13:36

LG has announced a bunch of new budget smartphones under the refreshed K series for 2017 which includes the K3, K4, K8, K10 as well as the new Stylus 3. All the new smartphones are expected to be showcased at the upcoming CES 2017 show in Las Vegas.

The K3 and K4 are entry-level smartphones sporting a Snapdragon 210 chipset, 1GB of RAM and 8GB storage configuration. The K4 has a 5-inch display while the K3 has a 4.5-inch both offering a dissapointing FWVGA display resolution. Both the smartphones offer 5MP primary camera with the K4 having a 5MP front and the K3 offering a 2MP front. In the battery department, the K4 gets a 2,500mAh unit and a 2,100mAh unit for the K3.

The K8 is powered by a Snapdragon 425 chipset with a 5-inch HD display, 1.5GB RAM with 16GB of storage. The camera offering includes 13MP rear and a 5MP front. Running on Android 7.0 it packs a 2,500mAh battery.

The final handset in the range is the K10 which features a Mediatek’s MT6750 SoC, a 5.3-inch HD display 2GB of RAM and internal memory of 32GB. This one also packs a 13MP rear unit and a 5MP front shooter. A 2,800mAh battery, Android 7.0 Nougat and a fingerprint sensor round up the device.

In the end we have the LG Stylus 3 which is powered by Mediatek’s MT6750 SoC octa-core CPU, a 5.7-inch HD display, 3GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. Other features include 13MP and 8MP camera combo, Android 7.0, a 3,200mAh battery, a built-in stylus pen and a fingerprint scanner.

Pricing has not be revealed so we’ll have to wait till CES 2017.

New Sony Xperia 2017 phones model numbers leaked online

By tech2 News Staff /  01 Nov 2016 , 14:43

Sony has already launched its flagship for 2016 in the form of the Xperia XZ. But that hasn’t stopped the rumour mills from speculating about its next releases. With two major annual events to start of 2017 – Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and Mobile World Congress (MWC), it looks like Sony’s 2017 models may have leaked online.

The alleged Sony Xperia models are nicknamed G3112 and G3121 and their testing seems to have already started. The leaks were spotted on Russian site mobiltelefon.ru

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The naming scheme follows Sony’s previous models. While the 2015 model number started with ‘E’, the 2016 model number started with ‘F’, the 2017 model number starting with ‘G’ makes logical sense.

According to XperiaBlog, Sony had used the model number F31XX this year for the Xperia XA. The G31XX could likely be a mid-range 2017 equivalent of the Xperia XA.

GSMArena points out that the model numbers could also hint at a lower end device. The Xperia E4 had the model number G2104.

Earlier this year, Sony Xperia F8331 model had leaked out with a photograph. It turned out to be the current flagship Xperia XZ.

Nvidia could be readying GTX 1080 Ti for CES 2017 launch

By Tim Schiesser on September 30, 2016, 7:30 AM




A report from Chinese site Zol, as spotted by TechPowerUp, suggests that Nvidia could be preparing the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti for launch at the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2017.

The GTX 1080 Ti would be the second graphics card to use Nvidia's Pascal GP102 silicon, which was first used in the Titan X. This new report suggests that for the GTX 1080 Ti, 26 of 30 SMs will be enabled, leaving the card with 3,328 CUDA cores and 208 TMUs. In contrast, the Titan X has 28 SMs enabled for 3,584 CUDA cores.

The GPU will reportedly come with a base clock of 1,503 MHz and a boost clock of 1,623 MHz. As for the memory interface, we're expecting to see 384-bit GDDR5X providing 480 GB/s of bandwidth, attached to 12 GB of VRAM.

With this sort of specification sheet, the GTX 1080 Ti will be an expensive graphics card, especially considering the GTX 1080 already retails for $599. There's no word on exact pricing just yet, but it could end up costing $700-800 in Nvidia's current line-up. The Titan X, which is Nvidia's most powerful graphics card, already retails for a huge $1,199.

Between now and CES 2017, Nvidia is expected to launch the GTX 1050 and, if a new report is correct, the GTX 1050 Ti. Both cards will slot beneath the $250 GTX 1060 in Nvidia's mid-range and entry-level line-up. The GTX 1050 Ti will reportedly pack 768 CUDA cores, while the GTX 1050 will use 640, down from 1280 cores in the GTX 1060.