MEDOLOGY

• LG G7 ThinQ announcement scheduled for May 2, press render surfaces
• OnePlus 6 with Snapdragon 845 and 8GB RAM will be Fast, Stable & Efficient
• Xiaomi MIUI App Vault gets new 'Today's Deal' card, now lets you turn off the App Vault
• Apple introduces Red iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, available in India in May
• Xiaomi said to be working on 'comet' and 'sirius' smartphones with upcoming Snapdragon 670
• Honor 10 with 5.8-inch FullView Display, dual rear cameras, 6GB RAM, 256GB storage to be announced on April 19
• Snapchat announces partnership with four IPL teams, introduces custom Stickers, Filters and Lenses
• Nokia 7 Plus Unboxing and First Impressions
• Samsung patent hints at wearable with extended curved display
• HTC U12+ detailed specifications surface – 8GB RAM, 12MP f/1.5 aperture camera, Wireless charging and more

LG G7 ThinQ announcement scheduled for May 2, press render surfaces LG today confirmed that their next flagship smartphones will be called the LG G7 ThinQ and also announced that the phone will be unveiled on May 2nd. Last week live images of the G7 ThinQ surfaced online showing off the notch and the model number LM-G710M. Today a new press render of the smartphone shows the phone in Aurora Black, Platinum Grey,  Moroccan Blue, Moroccan Blue (Matte), and Raspberry Rose colors. After the LG V30S ThinQ, the G7 ThinQ is the first G series smartphone with the ThinQ branding that will come with AI features including Vision AI and Voice AI features that were first introduced with the  V30S ThinQ. LG G7 ThinQ rumored specifications 6.1-inch  (1440 x 3120 pixels) FullVision MLCD+ 19.5:9 display Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform with Adreno 630 GPU 4GB LPDDR4x RAM with 64GB storage / 6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB storage, expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD Android 8.1 (Oreo) with LG UX 16MP dual rear cameras with f/1.5-aperture, LED flash, Laser Auto focus 8MP front camera with wide-angle lens Fingerprint sensor Water, dust resistant (IP68), MIL-STD 810G certified 32-bit Advanced Hi-Fi Quad DAC, Stereo Speakers 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz and 5GHz), Bluetooth 5 LE, GPS, NFC, USB Type-C ...

OnePlus 6 with Snapdragon 845 and 8GB RAM will be Fast, Stable & Efficient Soon after the success of mid-cycle upgrade -- OnePlus 5T, the company is all set to launch the 6th generation of the OnePlus device in a matter of few weeks. The upcoming OnePlus 6 is touted to be the fastest smartphone equipping the latest and powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset paired with 8GB RAM under the hood. With OnePlus 6, the company is working hard to make a device that gives the best-possible user experience. Having said that, the company took many factors into consideration including analyzing the latest trends, interacting with fans in the OnePlus forum and much more. The main focus of the company is to give a device of high standards that is faster, simpler and smoother phone with a percentage less than a 1/1000 likelihood of phone freezing, even under constant heavy use. In order to make sure this happens, OnePlus R&D has created and allotted a specialized team called Team FSE (Fast, Stable, Efficient), whose work is to solely ensure the devices offering fastest and smoothest user experience available. In this device, this experience is achieved with the help of Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform that is engineered with the functionality and features that will allow users ...

Xiaomi MIUI App Vault gets new 'Today's Deal' card, now lets you turn off the App Vault Update: Last month, Xiaomi added a 'Stocks' card to MIUI App Vault and also listed it on the Play Store. Now, Xiaomi has added another card which shows Today's `Deal on app vault from shopplus, clicking on any deal it redirects to Shopclues.com. 'Unreleased' tag is now gone on the Play Store. [gallery link="file" size="large" ids="249071,249072,249073"] Also, MIUI users now have an option to turn off the App Vault, option for the same can be found under Settings -> Home screen & Recents. The feature to turn off App Vault is only available on MIUI Global Beta ROM as of now. [gallery link="file" size="large" ids="249074,249075,249076"] Earlier: Xiaomi's MIUI is amongst the most popular Android skins with more than 300 million worldwide users. MIUI is a heavy skin on top of Android, but what sets it apart from other Android skins is its feature richness and customizations. MIUI focuses towards providing a rich user experience and to fulfill this, MIUI is loaded with many system apps like Calculator, Recorder, Mi Explorer, Mi Drop, App Vault, Mi Video, Yellow pages and many more. Xiaomi never bothered to list these apps to Play Store and kept it exclusive to MIUI users but after the launch of company's ...

Apple introduces Red iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, available in India in May Apple has officially unveiled special edition (Product) Red iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus Special Edition smartphones. The new (Product) Red iPhone 8 marks the latest in Apple's longstanding 11-year partnership with (Red), which supports HIV/AIDS programs. The new Product (RED) iPhone features red glass enclosure, matching aluminum band and sleek black front. Apple also introduced a new (PRODUCT) RED iPhone X Leather Folio. It has been crafted from specially tanned and finished European leather for a luxurious look and feel. iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus (PRODUCT) RED Special Edition will be available in 64GB and 256GB models starting at an Apple retail price of $699 in the U.S. and starting at Rs. 67,940 in India, same as the standard iPhone 8. The RED iPhone X Leather Folio costs $99 in the U.S. and Rs. 7,900 in India. The (PRODUCT) RED iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus will be available for order beginning Tuesday, April 10 and ships starting from April 13th in Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, the UK and US. It will be available in more countries including India in May.

Xiaomi said to be working on 'comet' and 'sirius' smartphones with upcoming Snapdragon 670 The Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 chipset which is the successor to the Snapdragon 660 has not yet been announced officially and we keep hearing about the chipset every now and then. It is reported that the the chipset will be manufactured on a 10nm process and feature Adreno 615 GPU. However, it is now believed that Xiaomi is working on smartphones with unannounced Snapdragon 670. XDA Developers' Mishaal Rahman claims that the company is currently working on the phones with Snapdragon 670 SoC and they come with code names 'comet' and 'sirius'. One of these phones might be the Mi Note 4 and this makes sense given that the Mi Note 3 is powered by the Snapdragon 660. As for the second phone, it might the Mi Max 2 successor; Mi Max 3. However, the launch of these phones might be months away, so there's still time to find out more about the Xiaomi 'comet and sirius' smartphones. Furthermore, Snapdragon 670's little cluster comes with 6 cores clocked at 1.7GHz per core and the big cluster has 2 cores clocked at 2.6GHz per core. It is said to support  UFS 2.1 and eMMC 5.1, Qualcomm Snapdragon X2x modem and up to WQHD (2560x1440 pixels) display. The Snapdragon 660 ...

Honor 10 with 5.8-inch FullView Display, dual rear cameras, 6GB RAM, 256GB storage to be announced on April 19 Last week Huawei's Honor brand sent out invites for an event on May 15th in London. Details about the smartphone surfaced in a promotional image in China a few days back and also revealed some of the specifications. Today the company has officially announced that the Honor 10 smartphone with dual rear cameras with A.I will be introduced at an event in Shanghai, China on April 19th. The company also announced Chinese actors Hu Ge and Zhao Liying as brand ambassadors. Another image on a store reveals that the phone will come with a 5.8-inch FullView display with minimal bezels and Kirin 970 SoC, similar to the Huawei P20 that was introduced last month. It is said to pack 6GB of RAM and 256GB storage. Earlier promo showed the phone's glass back, similar to the Huawei P20, but it could have horizontal dual rear camera arrangement. It is expected to come with a fingerprint sensor on the front, below the display. We should know more details about the Honor 10 before it goes official next Thursday. Source 1, 2 | Via

Snapchat announces partnership with four IPL teams, introduces custom Stickers, Filters and Lenses IPL 2018 has kickstarted and on this occasion, Snapchat has announced a partnership with four teams; Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Daredevils and Rajasthan Royals and these teams have joined the platform as Official Stories.  The company has also released new creative tools such as custom Stickers, Filters, and Lenses. The Lenses transform you into a helmeted player, with the team anthem playing in the background, and are available automatically in each team's state or by scanning a Snapcode in Snapchat. This is the first time Snapchat is partnering with India's largest sporting event. The company also says that Snaps created by these official team accounts will be featured in the Discover section of Snapchat, and will provide glimpses of the action that you won't be able to. Commenting on the partnership, Ben Schwerin, Snapchat's vice president of partnerships said: We love finding new ways to make Snapchat a great place for fans. We are so excited for Snapchatters to be able to catch behind the scenes action by their favorite players, cheer their teams and share in the IPL 2018 frenzy with their friends and family!

Nokia 7 Plus Unboxing and First Impressions HMD Global launched the Nokia 7 Plus Android One smartphone in India last week, which goes on sale later this month. We already brought you the hands on impressions of the phone from the MWC. Here we have the unboxing of the smartphone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw4Qyihi2Ow Box Contents Nokia 7 Plus smartphone in Black / Copper color 2-pin fast charger (5V-2.5A/9V-2A/12V-1.5A) USB Type-C Cable In-ear headset SIM Ejector tool Clear protective case User manual and warranty information The Nokia 7 Plus is the first smartphone from the company that comes with 18:9 aspect ratio display. It has a large 6-inch display with a resolution of 2160 by 1080 pixels and a pixel density of about 402 PPI. The display is bright. There is a 16-megapixel camera on the front with ZEISS optics. You can also find a bezel below the screen even through the phone has on-screen buttons. It is powered by Snapdragon 660 with 4GB LPDDR4 RAM. Our unit came with Android 8.0 (Oreo), but the retail unit is expected to come with Android 8.1 with latest Android security patch. It also has Treble support for quicker Android updates. At the launch event HMD Global promised to offer latest Android security updates every month and also update to Android P. On ...

Samsung patent hints at wearable with extended curved display Samsung has filed a patent at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and was published under the title and patent number US D813,864 S "Wearable Electronic Device." Going by the patent sketch, it appears to be a wearable with an extended display. Like always, the patents aren't the accurate representation of what the company might have imaged for.  The patent sketch shows the watch band and it is also curved in a way that, when worn, it attaches to wearer's arm, extending down the arm toward the elbow. The band seen in the drawings seems to slide along a double loop. You can also see the Samsung's signature oval-shaped button on the watch frame, much like how it is seen on the Samsung's smartphones. With Samsung pulling off a foldable smartphone that is due sometime this year if things go right, a wearable with a curved display is no surprise especially coming from Samsung. Either way, we see these types of patents showing up every now and then, so there's no way to tell if they will ever see the light in the day. Given that there is no much description accompanying the patent, we advise you to take this development with a pinch of salt until Samsung ...

HTC U12+ detailed specifications surface – 8GB RAM, 12MP f/1.5 aperture camera, Wireless charging and more HTC U12+ surfaced in images showing dual front and rear cameras. Now detailed specifications of the phone has surfaced that reveals familiar specifications including Snapdragon 845 SoC and 8-megapixel dual front cameras. This also reveals 12-megapixel primary rear camera with f/1.5 aperture, HTC UltraPixel 4, 8GB RAM, 128GB storage, Edge Sense 2, IP68 ratings for water resistance, USonic with Active Noise Cancellation, 3D audio recording, HTC BoomSound, Hi-Res audio playback, Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+ and Wireless charging. HTC U12+ rumored specifications 5.5-inch (2880 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD+ Super LCD 6 display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform with Adreno 630 GPU 8GB RAM, 128GB storage (UFS 2.1), expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD Android 8.0 (Oreo) with HTC Sense UI Single / Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD) 12MP HTC UltraPixel 4 rear camera with f/1.5 aperture dual LED flash, OIS, secondary 16MP rear camera 8MP + 8MP dual front-facing cameras with Real-time bokeh effects, OIS Water and dust resistant (IP68) Fingerprint sensor USB-C audio, HTC USonic with Active Noise Cancellation,HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi edition, Hi-Res audio certified 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4 and 5 GHz), Bluetooth 5, GPS with GLONASS, ...