Tech News # 4

2016 Nexus Phones Tipped to Get Animated Home Button, Night Light, and More

According to leaks, Google will be introducing a 'flowery' new animation to the home button on the onscreen navigation keys with the rumoured new launcher it will ship with the 2016 Nexus phones - something that may make its way to other Android 7.0 Nougat phones as a launcher.As per the leaked gif image when you long press the home button, it turns into four small dots with the same colours that are associated with Google's Assistant with a swift animation (seen below), 

LG V20 With Android 7.0 Nougat Set to Launch on September 6

HIGHLIGHTS
It will run on the latest Android 7.0 Nougat
LG hopes to make up for the loss with the V20 smartphone launch
The predecessor V10 smartphone sports a dual front camera setup

Invite 

The LG V20 was earlier reported to be launched in September, but now the official launch date has been revealed. LG is hosting an event in San Francisco on September 6 to officially unveil the LG V20. The invitation sports a colourful book with 'Play More' as the tagline, hinting at the smartphone's multi-tasking capabilities, as well as possible modular functionality like the LG G5, as the company had introduced the tagline with its 2016 flagship. 

SPECIFICATIONS  


you'll find same 5.7-inch screen size from the LG V10, matching last year's 1440 x 2560 resolution and the Snapdragon 820 chipset, which means that the phone will feature a quad-core CPU and the Adreno 530 GPU. 4GB of RAM is inside and the phone will have the same secondary screen found on the original model. A 21MP camera is on back, and like the LG V10, the V20 will have a dual camera setup in front. Android 7.0 Nougat will be pre-installed.

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Variant With 6GB RAM, 128GB Storage Gets Listed on Certification Site

HIGHLIGHTS
China's Tenaa lists the Galaxy Note 7 with a 6GB RAM
The smartphone will support a hybrid dual-SIM tray

It packs a 3500mAh battery
Samsung launched the Galaxy Note 7 at its grand event in New York, putting a lid on the rumours once and for all. The 6GB of RAM buzz turned out to be untrue, and the Galaxy Note 7 was seen sporting 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM alongside 64GB of inbuilt storage. However, a new listing on certification site Tenaa hints that the Chinese market could very well get a 6GB of RAM/ 128GB inbuilt storage variant.A lot of critics were disappointed that the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 did not feature the heavily rumoured 6GB of RAM. However, this new leak brings back hope at least for the Chinese market. This new variant will come with a hybrid SIM slot if the users wish to expand the storage further, and corollary to that is that the 128GB model will help alleviate the inability to insert an SD card if using a second SIM in the card slot.

Asus ZenFone 3 Series India Launch Set for August 17

HIGHLIGHTS

Asus Z3nvolution event will be held in New Delhi later this month

ZenFone 3 series comprises five models, with their own variants

India pricing and availability is not yet known

Asus on Thursday began sending media invites for the ZenFone 3 India launch event, to be held in New Delhi on August 17.

The event, being called 'Z3nvolution India', will see Asus CEO Jerry Shin in attendance. While the invite does not mention ZenFone 3 in particular, it is safe to presume given the naming of the event.

When launched in Taipei, the Asus ZenFone 3 (ZE552KL) was priced starting $249 (roughly Rs. 16,800). It features a 5.5-inch full-HD Super IPS LCD display, a Snapdragon 625 processor, 3GB or 4GB of RAM, 32GB or 64GB of inbuilt storage, microSD card support (up to 128GB), a 16-megapixel rear camera, an 8-megapixel front-facing camera, USB Type-C port, and a 3000mAh battery.

The Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe (ZS570KL) was priced at $499 (roughly Rs. 33,600), and sports a 5.7-inch full-HD Super Amoled display, a Snapdragon 820 SoC, 6GB of RAM, 64GB of inbuilt storage, microSD card expansion (up to 256GB), a 23-megapixel rear camera, an 8-megapixel front-facing camera, and a 3000mAh battery. The Snapdragon 821 model launched in July featured a TWD 24,990 (approximately Rs. 52,000) price tag.

The ZenFone 3 Ultra (ZU680KL) was priced at $479 (roughly Rs. 32,200), and features a 6.8-inch full-HD IPS LCD display, a Snapdragon 625 SoC, 4GB of RAM, 64GB inbuilt storage, microSD card support (up to 128GB), a 23-megapixel rear camera, an 8-megapixel front camera, and a 4600mAh battery.

The ZenFone 3 Laser was launched in Vietnam at VND 5,990,000 (roughly Rs. 18,000), and bears a 5.5-inch full-HD display, an octa-core processor, 4GB of RAM, 32GB of inbuilt storage, microSD card expansion, a fingerprint scanner, and a 13-megapixel 'PixelMaster' rear camera.

The Asus ZenFone 3 Max on the other hand was priced at VND 4,490,000 (approximately Rs. 13,500) in Vietnam, and features a 5.2-inch full-HD IPS LCD display, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of inbuilt storage, a fingerprint scanner, and a 4100mAh battery.

Lava X38 With 4G VoLTE Support, Android 6.0 Marshmallow Launched at Rs. 7,399

Lava has launched a 4G VoLTE-supporting smartphone, the X38, priced at Rs. 7,399 on the company website. While the company has not officially detailed availability, the dual-SIM smartphone already available for purchase online, and is currently listed for as little as Rs. 6,599 on Flipkart.

The Android 6.0 Marshmallow-based Lava X38 sports a 5-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) IPS On-Cell display, and is powered by a 1GHz quad-core (unspecified) processor. The smartphone comes with 1GB of DDR3 RAM and has an inbuilt storage of 8GB, which is expandable via microSD card (up to 32GB).

The smartphone has an 8-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, both coupled with an LED flash. In terms of connectivity, apart from the support for 4G VoLTE, the Lava X38 supports Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, and GPS.