Huawei P10 curved display variant leaks in renders

By tech2 News Staff /  30 Nov 2016 , 16:42

Huawei is one of the global leaders in the smartphone market thanks to its respectable phones. While their budget segment Honor range has been a decent seller, their high-end devices like the Huawei P9 and the Nexus 6P did impress the masses.

Huawei is expected to announce the update to the dual-camera lens equipped P9 smartphone somewhere next year and leaks have already begun. According to a recent render leak, the company might bring in a curved variant of the P10. There is a possibility that the company might go the Samsung way by announcing a curved and a standard display variant of the smartphone. Whatever be the case, the render does look genuine.

Apart from the dual-lens camera setup, we can see the Leica branding just like the the P9. Which means that Huawei will once again capitalise on the popular camera brand association. Alleged specifications of the smartphone were seen on a GFX benchmark listing pointing a 5.5-inch Quad HD display, a Huawei Kirin 960 processor. It will also feature 6GB of RAM and 256 GB of internal storage, which is presumed to be expandable via microSD. Other lower RAM and storage variants are also expected.

While the render clearly shows the Leica branding, there is a possibility that Huawei will bump up the resolution of the camera to 16MP. Expect an announcement around of the smartphone somewhere around Q2 of 2017.

Xiaomi Mi Note 2 with two-sided curved display to be launched tomorrow

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By tech2 News Staff /  24 Oct 2016 , 10:22

Xiaomi, known to take design cues from Apple, has now decided to turn to its arch-rival Samsung. The company is working on a device with dual curved display, and one may not have to wait later than tomorrow to see the upcoming phablet.

A tweet from its official handle confirms the two-sided curved display that will be launched in Beijing, while the India time for the event will be 11:30AM IST tomorrow. The device is launched at the time when Samsung’s curved display Note 7 has tanked, and the company is trying to push its S7 and S7 edge to its loyal customers instead. A similar option from Xiaomi, and we assume cheaper, may just make it more difficult for Xiaomi. Though the novel design idea comes from Samsung, the edges haven’t really been doing significant. In the case of dual edge displays, it is more about how Xiaomi will put them to use.

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But there is catch, who will pay the rumoured CNY 5699 which is approximately Rs 57,000 for the Mi Note 2, thereby making it the most expensive Xiaomi phone ever. People look at Xiaomi to offer superior specs at affordable prices. That price tags puts it in the direct price bracket of Samsung, which is still the most seasoned OEM compared to Xiaomi.

Xiaomi Mi Note 2 has been leaked many times online. According to some leaks, it is also expected to sport a dual rear camera setup, something that was seen in the latest iPhone 7 Plus. Xiaomi is expected to toss in a Snapdragon 821 SoC, also seen in the Google Pixel, and an option of either 4GB RAM and 64GB of storage and 6GB RAM and 128GB of storage.