The recently announced LG G7 ThinQ is a compelling device. But, if experience has taught us anything, you need to protect your investment. Even the most well-built phones need some extra protection. With that in mind, we’ve put together a list of great LG G7 ThinQ cases we think you should consider.
If you’re looking for a case that provides protection without a ton of bulk, the Protective Armor case from VRS Design is what you need. VRS Design is a reputable company that we’ve personally reviewed several times here at AndroidGuys and come away impressed each time.
The Protective Armor case has a strong TPU design that can take numerous hits and still function like day one. It also has grooves in the back of the case to not only help you with your grip but also to provide some design flair. We absolutely love it.
VRS Design Protective Armor LG G7 case purchase link: Amazon | VRS Design
TopACE Rubber Gel Case
Another name on our list you may recognize is TopACE. Even though they’re not the biggest case maker in the world, they do have a solid reputation for putting out quality cases for a decent price.
This entry on our list is TopACE’s Rubber Gel case. This case is designed to take the shock of a drop and protect your case without covering up the beautiful phone underneath. The clear design lets everyone know you just picked up an awesome new LG G7. The case will help cut down on drops too as the gel case adds a better grip onto your phone.
TopACE Rubber Gel LG G7 Case purchase link: Amazon
Ringke Fusion-X series
If you’re looking for series protection, look no further than Ringke’s Fusion-X series. The case does a really nice job of protecting your phone from falls with its embellished corners for shock absorption. The Fusion-X also does a great job of proving stability and support but without adding a ton of bulk to the device. Sure, we want our cases to protect our phones, but we don’t want them to feel like the size of a Zach Morris phone, right?
If it’s looks you’re after, the Fusion-X series does a great job there too. It’s not your standard boring case that no-one will notice. It features a clear back so you can see your device clearly, but it also has some nice cut-ins for visual flair. You can get it in Black, Gray, and Lilac Purple for that added splash of color.
Ringke Fusion-X series LG G7 case purchase links: Amazon | Ringke
Spigen Tough Armor
Spigen makes so many excellent case lineups, it’s hard to choose just one. Today, we’re going with the Tough Armor for the LG G7 because it provides a kickstand, some serious protection, and looks great in the process.
Let’s get this out of the way first, the Spigen Tough Armor case does its name proud. The case is made out of materials designed to cushion your phone in case of a fall. In fact, it even has a military certification to back that up (MIL-STD-810G-516.6)! The (reinforced) kickstand is there to make media viewing even better on the gorgeous LG G7 display and there are two colors to choose from, Black and Gunmetal Gray.
Spigen Tough Armor LG G7 case purchase links: Amazon | Spigen
C&U Frosted Shield Case
The Frosted Sheild Case from C&U looks like the best of both worlds: protection without bulk. It has a faux brushed metal back that stands out in a crowd as more than just your normal boring case. It also has two areas, one at the top and bottom of the rear, that have a carbon fiber look to them. This is a nice touch that adds a bit of flair to the case.
Protection is key here and the Frosted Shield Case has it. The corners of the case offer extra grip and protection just in case you happen to drop it. And if you’re not feeling black, the case comes in five different colors. Each looks better than the last!
C&U Frosted Shield LG G7 case purchase link: Amazon
The FIFA World Cup started today with Russia vs. Saudi Arabia, with 63 more games to come before a winner emerges victorious. In celebration of that momentous event, Koogeek is rolling out a sale on some of its popular products, as well as offering a pick-the-winner style activity that could win you a hefty prize pack.
Prize Packs
To participate, just sign up at Koogeek’s website and start choosing who you think will win each match at the World Cup. Each correct pick will net you 10 points, and you’ll receive different prizes at the end for reaching certain milestones. Third Place (achieved at 400 points) will get you one o Koogeek’s smart LED strips. Second Place (530 points) gets you said LED strip and a smart bulb from Koogeek’s lineup. First prize – 640 points – gets you all of the above, plus a smart socket, door/window sensor, and a bluetooth blood pressure cuff.
In addition to the Pick-the-Winner activity, Koogeek is also offering steep discounts on its most popular products. These discounts change weekly leading up to the World Cup finals, so we’ll keep you informed! These discounts include a smart LED strip (60% off), smart light socket (30% off), bluetooth blood pressure cuff (30% off), smart light switch (30% off), and a smart bulb (30% off). To stay in the know, keep an eye on Koogeek’s website stick around right here.
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Back at CES 2018, Hisense was one of the brands that announced a partnership with Google to bring the Android TV platform to an upcoming line of products. Now that line called the Hisense H9E Plus is available for purchase in the US.
There are two models to choose from:
Hisense H9E Plus with 55-inch display (55H9080E Plus) – starting at $648
Hisense H9E Plus with 65-inch display (65H9080E Plus) – starting at $998
These are 4K ULED TVs that pack Dolby Vision HDR, HDR10 and 240Hz motion rate (120Hz panel). They are also as bezel-less as they can get with an appealing and very modern design.
What’s more, the TVs include four HDMI ports, 2 USB ports, dual-band Wi-Fi, as well as a variety of audio outputs and Gigabit Ethernet too.
Hisense aims to attract sports fans with its new 4K Smart TVs
Oh and the TVs include a special app to stream the 2018 FIFA World Cup, of which Hisense is an official sponsor.
Except for size, the two models differ in one other aspect: the smaller one (55-inch) offers 30W Harmon/Kardon sound.
But perhaps the biggest highlight with Hisense’s new TV models is the presence of Android TV. Which means users will be able to access the Google Play Store and install countless apps.
On top of that, the products have Google Assistant built-in. The accompanying remote even has a dedicated Assistant button to make it easier to summon the virtual helper anytime you feel like barking a command.
Even though the H9E Plus now only went on sale in the US this week, the devices were first announced during CES 2018 alongside other TVs such as the H10E TV.
The product should also run Android TV and feature a 75-inch display. So if you think the H9E Plus models are too small for your taste, you might want to wait for the H10E model. Although, we’re not sure when it will hit the market.
But if you’re interested in the Hisense H9E Plus line, both TV models are currently available at Walmart and Best Buy. Although, the Walmart versions are priced a little bit more affordable.
The world cup is just around the corner and the hype is getting real. The biggest sporting event in the world is expected to draw in an audience in the billions and showcase some of the best athletes in the world.
32 teams will head to Russia with the dream of raising the FIFA World Cup Trophy. From June 14 until July 15, they’ll battle it out to see who reigns supreme. Can Messi finally win the World Cup? Can Ronaldo power Portugal to the trophy or will Germany repeat? Only time will tell, but one is for sure, it’ll be fun to find out.
It’s almost impossible to watch every match. The matches will take place in Russia this year so many of them will take place during the workday in the United States. Since we’ll need some help staying up on the games, we’ve put together this list of apps that’ll help you stay informed during the World Cup.
The Score
If you’ve looked for a great sports app, you’re probably already familiar with The Score. It is one of the leading apps in the Play Store to keep you updated on news, transactions, and scores for all of your favorite teams.
The app recently got an update to bring special World Cup 2018 features. You’re now able to get real-time scores for every single match of the World Cup. All the way from the group stages to the championship game where (hopefully) Germany will raise the statue again (I’m totally not biased).
The Score also lets you compare teams, look at the top performers in the tournament, and has a minute-by-minute feed for news around the games. It’s crazy good and we suggest you pick it up now.
Tandem isn’t your typical sports app. In fact, it’s not a sports app at all. Tandem’s developers describe it as a “social language learning app.” You join the other four million users and learn a language through conversations with others. You can learn and teach others those little intricacies that it’s hard for non-native speakers to learn.
So, why is on our list? Tandem recently launched a new Fanzone feature that allows users to show support and talk about their favorite teams at the World Cup. If you choose to join the special Fanzone section, you select your favorite team, and then are given a conversation starter so you can strike up a convo with other Fanzone members. It’s a really cool concept and should help people learn a new language even easier.
Forza features a community of over 3 million crazed football fans. It recently updated and now features a World Cup tab that gives users the most important content related to WC2018. The tab contains pre and post match content from FIFA including highlights and premium video content from providers like Sky and BeIN.
Forza keeps an eye on stats too. You can easy see who is on top in the race for the Golden Boot or who leads the tournament in assists. And, if you want to watch the matches, Forza provides TV listings which allow users to quickly know where to go to watch the game on live TV.
If you’re like me and have a ton of your favorite players from your club team going to the world cup, you can track them all with Forza’s player tracker. Whether you’re a Mesut Ozil fan or a Germany fan, Forza gives you the tools to track exactly what you want to know.
FotMob is widely recognized as one of the best football apps in the Play Store. The app offers up live scoring so even if you can’t watch the games, you can follow live. Match reports give you real-time in-game reports like cards, substitutions, injuries, and goals. The app has a wonderful layout that makes it easy to see how your team is doing in its group and a handy schedule to see when they’ll play next. FotMob has a free version that contains ads and a paid version that removes them.
What could be better than the official app, right? FIFA has published a fantastic app that allows you to select your favorite teams and stay up to date on everything you need to know. From news, match alerts, and schedules, the Official FIFA World Cup 2018 App is a perfect companion for the month-long tournament.
If you’re lucky enough to head over to Russia for the World Cup, Google Translate could be your best friend. Unless you speak Russian, there’s definitely going to be a language barrier at some point during your trip, so why not load up Google Translate and download a few languages now? It could save you some heartache in the future!
Fox has the broadcasting rights to the World Cup in the United States this year. That means that it’ll be streaming all of the games on its app so you can watch on the go. The Fox Sports Go app also has casting built in so you can show the games on your Chromecast-enabled television! You will need a valid cable subscription to stream through the Fox Sports Go app, but if you don’t, check out our next entry.
YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, PlayStation Vue, or DirecTV Now
Credit: cordcuttersnews.com
We all know that one of the downfalls of cutting the cord is losing out on live programming. But, when there are special events like the World Cup going on, you may want to consider signing up for one of these cordless services. All of the streaming services listed offer some sort of free trial before they’ll charge you. In fact, YouTube TV gives you an entire month which is just about long enough to stream the entire World Cup! Even if you don’t keep the service, you can use it in the meantime to log into apps like Fox Sports Go to stream games that aren’t on TV.
The Huawei Mate 10 Pro has been available since October of last year. The handset marked Huawei’s 2017 idea of a flagship, and has held up against the test of other devices.
That was until the Huawei P20 lineup was introduced. However, the Mate 10 Pro is still a great option to consider, especially if you are looking for an unlocked device.
Huawei Mate 10 Pro Specs
6-inch Display (18:9 Aspect Ratio)
Huawei Kirin 970 SoC
6GB RAM
128GB of Expandable Storage
8MP Front Camera
12MP + 20MP Rear Cameras
4,000mAh battery
IP67 Water Resistance
In our review, we gave the Mate 10 Pro a score of 4 out of 5. The biggest gripe that we saw came from the software department, which sports Huawei’s EMUI software interface.
However, the performance gained a score of 4.5 out of 5. This is thanks to Kirin 970 chipset, along with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of base storage.
Additionally, the device also features a dual-camera system with a primary 20MP lens and a secondary 12MP sensor. These combine to help take some amazing photos, and even some great videos.
For those of you in the market for a new handset should definitely consider the Mate 10 Pro. To help encourage you to pick one up, Amazon has discounted the device by $250, bringing the price down to just $550.
This is a great deal and one of the best prices we’ve seen for such a powerful smartphone. If you want to pick one up for yourself, you can hit the button below.
In a few months, Samsung will unleash upon the world yet another flagship. The Galaxy Note 9 will, according to the most recent rumors, will see the light of day in New York on August 9 during an Unpacked event.
As we’re drawing closer to the date, more and more leaks centering the upcoming smartphone have started emerging online. For example, we just heard the Note 9 will ship with a 4,000 mAh battery and now another leak reveals the colors the device will be available in.
You might remember the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ were announced in four different colors. Well according to the folks at AllAboutSamsung, the Galaxy Note 9 might get five colors.
Would you be interested in a Brown Galaxy Note 9?
Obviously, we’re going to see the classic Black version and also a darker Titanium Gray one. Another color option will be similar to the Lilac Purple of the Galaxy S9, albeit of a different share. It’s going to be called Lavender instead. A darker blue model, which will apparently have a golden frame, is also in the cards.
But perhaps the most intriguing color option is the Brown one. Remember the brown Galaxy II? Well now we might see the shade make a comeback on the Galaxy Note 9.
Yet before you get all excited, we should tell you that for the time being only the Black, Lavender and Gray variants are confirmed. But as was the case with the Gray Galaxy S9, the Gray Galaxy Note 9 will probably be limited to a few markets. And so will the Brown one, most likely.
The Galaxy Note 9 is rumored to make an appearance with a 6.4-inch display and upgraded internals. This means, a Snapdragon 845 on the inside, backed up 6GB of RAM and 128GB. A 256GB version might also be in the works. What’s more, the phone is expected to borrow the variable-aperture lens technology for its rear camera from the Galaxy S9.
Instagram has taken yet another step towards becoming a shopping app. The Facebook-owned company announced it will now allow users to shop directly from Stories.
Up until now, Instagram only let users to shop via their feeds. But with the Shopping feature available in Stories, folks will be able to purchase the desired items via Stories, thus eliminating the extra step of heading to another website.
Now when viewing Instagram Stories from brands, you can tap stickers with a shopping bag icon attached to it to get more details about the product. Along with purchasing options.
More and more users are turning to Instagram for shopping
For now, the new shopping feature in Stories is available to a select number of brands including Adidas, Aritzia, and Louis Vuitton, but more brands will be added in the near future.
Note that the tool is only available for business, not individual sellers or consumers trying to make extra cash. What’s more, companies can only directly link their own products. This means they won’t be able to sell through a third-party retailer. At least for now.
Obviously, there is immense value for brands hoping to shorten the path-to-purchase for their customers. But also users are set to benefit greatly from the feature. It’s often discouraging to discover an awesome product on Instagram and has no clear way to buy it. Well with Shopping in Feed and now Stories, Instagram hopes to solve this issue.
As more and more users turn to social media to get inspiration for fashion or beauty, providing a way to move from the point of discovery to the desired purchase in an instant will be crucial to turning clicks into revenue.
On top of announcing the new feature in Stories, Instagram also revealed in the blog that the number of daily users of Stories has now gone up to 300 million per day.
I have an admission to make: I’ve been using an iPhone as my daily driver for the past four months. While I love Android, the iPhone just gives me a different experience and I really enjoy it. Even when I tire of the iPhone and iOS, I have still stuck with it. Why? Because of the Apple Watch. I’ve never been big on wearables, but the Apple Watch is truly an excellent companion. I’ve been searching for something to rival the Apple Watch on the Android side of things and hadn’t found much.
Or so I thought.
During my search, I kept running across the HUAWEI Watch 2 Classic. For one reason or another, I’d always passed it over. The bezel looks a little too big in the pictures, the screen isn’t the size I want to it to be… It was alway something. But, the reviews finally won me over and I reached out to HUAWEI to see if we could get a review unit. Now, reviewing a device over a year after it hits the market is not the norm, but luckily the guys over at HUAWEI were able to hook us up.
And damn if I’m not incredibly impressed. Let’s start out with the physical construction and the sides.
Build and Internals
The HUAWEI Watch 2 features a stainless steel body with a ceramic bezel around the display. Huawei says that the ceramic bezel is six time stronger than stainless steel. That bezel features time increments like you’d find on a clock. This is a love it or hate it feature for me, but I find that I don’t mind it. I don’t particularly use it (I’m a digital kind of guy) but much like a notch on a cell phone display, I don’t notice it when I’m not looking for it.
The watch looks a bit big and hefty in pictures, but it’s a different story in person. I was surprised at how light it actually is. While some people will say that it makes the watch feel a little cheap, I love it because there’s zero fatigue here. Big bulky watches can get in the way (the Watch 2 Classic can easily slip under your shirt sleeve) and can weigh you down. You can tell that HUAWEI tried to keep this light so people would be more inclined to use it while they’re working out and they did a fantastic job of it.
The display is a 1.3-inch, 390 x 390 AMOLED panel covered in Gorilla Glass. I absolutely love AMOLED and HUAWEI put a fantastic display in the Watch 2 Classic. It gets incredibly bright for use on sunny days. Since AMOLED simply turns off pixels when it needs to show black, the resting watch screen and dark watch faces look fantastic.
The AMOLED display also helps to save battery. There’s a quick charge-enabled 420 mAh battery inside that provides anywhere from 36-48 hours of use depending on what you’re using your watch for. I don’t do a ton of health tracking so I tend to get closer to two days of battery life. I’m really happy with the battery life and find that if I throw the watch on a charger when I’m getting ready in the morning, I have more than enough battery to get through the entire day.
HUAWEI claims that the watch can be charged from dead to full in about 60 minutes so we did our own testing. Here are the results:
10%
5:23
20%
11:30
30%
17:36
40%
23:36
50%
29:35
60%
35:36
70%
43:13
80%
51:36
90%
1:01:35
100%
1:31:35
As we can see, Huawei’s claims miss the mark by about a half an hour. I generally head to bed with about 45% battery, throw the watch on the charger in the morning, and I’m good to go through the rest of the day.
Charging pins on the back of the watch
Speaking of the charger, HUAWEI did a fantastic job here. If you remember back to the original HUAWEI Watch, the charger was one of the worst we’ve ever seen. The watch would routinely slide off the pins and just not charge at all. To fix this issue, HUAWEI redesigned the charger to make sure the watch would stay in place. In fact, the magnets have such a tight hold that I can hold the charger upside down and shake and the watch will still stay in place. If we’re not going to get wireless charging, this is the next best thing.
Inside the watch, we find a healthy smattering of radios. The standard Bluetooth and WiFi radios are here in addition to GPS, and on some models, LTE. Our model does not have LTE so we can’t take calls or stream music while untethered to our phone. That’s something we’re seriously missing when moving over from the Apple Watch Series 3 LTE, but if you get a model with LTE you should be set. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like that model is available in the US, but you may be able to import one.
If you are into taking calls on your watch, the Watch 2 Classic will let you do that. Sure, you do have to be connected to your phone, but it’s still pretty convenient. The speaker is surprisingly loud but the microphone falls a bit flat. Those we were talking to could understand us but they could definitely tell we weren’t talking to them on our regular phone.
The HUAWEI Watch 2 Classic features a standard 22mm watch band configuration. The band that comes in the box a leather/silicon combo. The top is real leather and looks fantastic and feels great. The part that touches your skin is silicon and feels great even when you’re sweaty from your workout. But, if you want to switch it out, you can. We picked up a nice Milanese loop band and installed it in just a few minutes.
Overall, we really like how the HUAWEI Watch 2 Classic is built and what it was able to fit inside. Hell, there’s even an IP68 rating so you know it’s not going to get ruined if it gets wet. But, the story isn’t all great here.
Both the original watch band and the side of the watch have a gigantic HUAWEI branding. To make matters worse, where the branding is on the side of the watch is plastic instead of stainless steel. It looks tacky and cheap in our opinion. We’re guessing that the plastic is there to help radio transmission, but other watchmakers are able to pull it off without something like this so we’re left to wonder why its really there. Hopefully, HUAWEI redesigns this in its next generation watch.
(Editor’s note: Huawei has reached out to us to let us know that indeed, that plastic portion is to allow LTE radios in the international version to better communicate. Please note that the U.S. version does not have LTE.)
We’re also not in love with how the digital crowns work. The top crown is programmable and can do things like open up your apps or launch Google Assistant. The bottom crown opens up some fitness tracking features when pressed. But neither of these crowns allow you to scroll when you turn them. That’s a big miss in our opinion. HUAWEI says that they didn’t include that because they feared that the crowns could break from usage. My response to that is, do better. I have big fat fingers and its hard to see the screen when I’m scrolling through things. A crown that allows you to scroll through menus is a great option and we’d like to see them add this at some point.
Software
The HUAWEI Watch 2 Classic runs the latest version of Android Wear 2.0 Wear OS. In fact, you can even get in on an Android P beta for the watch if you’re brave enough.
I’ve never been a massive fan of Android on wearables. There’s either not enough functionality or it’s a convoluted mess half the time. Google seems to be rectifying this recently. After a bad first impression, I’m firmly back on the bandwaggon.
It’s not all peaches and gravy, unfortunately. The notification cards are all the same color and there’s little to distinguish them at a glance- something that’s needed on a wearable. It’s still a little hard to tell what is going to work on the watch, and what isn’t. But Google does seem to be moving in the right direction. On device apps now work whether you’re tethered to a phone or not, a major pain in earlier releases.
We’re not going to get too into the weeds with Wear OS here because the software experience is generally the same across on Wear OS devices. What we are going to talk about, however, are the health tracking features.
Now, I’m not a big health guru by any means. I’m trying to work back to fitness after some pretty bad back problems and this is what made me fall in love with the Watch 2 Classic.
With just the push of the bottom crown, you’re in the workout screen. Here you can select a number of exercises including an outdoor run, indoor run, cardio, walk, outdoor and indoor cycle… all with their own goals for the day. These goals are set by you in the app settings.
Huawei also included a “Training Plan” feature that lets you set your desired distance and then will help you train up to that. If you’re looking to run a half marathon this year, the watch app and the Huawei Health Android app are a great start. The Huawei Health app syncs with your watch to show you all of the data it has collected in an easy to consume format.
If you’re looking for a health-focused wearable, you currently have a few choices. You can go the Fitbit route, but your choices are between trackers with crappy notifications or smartwatches that feel like their infancy. Or, you can go with a wearable like the Polar M600 or the HUAWEI Watch 2 Classic. It should surprise no-one that Polar is leading the pack in the Android Wear space when it comes to fitness tracking. But, what most don’t realize is that HUAWEI is a close second. Plus you get the advantage of your watch actually looking like a watch.
Conclusion
When the battery gets low, Watch Mode can get you a few days of battery life while still displaying the time and your steps
If you’re looking for a Wear OS watch right now, I think the search has to start with the HUAWEI Watch 2 Classic. Sure, there are other watches out there that may offer things that it doesn’t, but it is the closest thing we have to a complete package right now.
The branding on the side of the watch is just bothersome. It just looks and feels cheap on a great device. But, we can generally get over that once we put the watch on. We’d love to see a rotating bezel like the Gear S3 or a more useful crown in a future version to expand the watch’s functionality.
This is also one of the first Wear OS devices I’ve used where there’s no lag during normal use. When the battery gets pretty low there seems to be some throttling to save energy and some stutters can be seen. But in normal day to day operations, it functions fast and flawlessly. That is extremely important because the function of a smartwatch is to make my life a little easier. Any issues, even something as minor as some lag, destroy the watch’s purpose for being.
There are other little things we love like a very nice vibration motor that is the cherry on top. We’re also encouraged by how well the watch held up during our testing. We were uncharacteristically hard on the watch during our review period and it held up well. After several hits on door jams, car door windows, and in other places, the watch still looks just like it did when we pulled it out of the box.
If you’re as impressed by the HUAWE Watch 2 Classic, be sure to enter to win one now. We’re giving away both a HUAWEI Watch 2 Classic and HUAWEI Band 2 Pro through June 30.
The days when tablets used to be all the rage are gone, yet some Android OEMs remain in the habit of launching new slate models from time to time.
For example, Huawei this week announced the new MediaPad M5 series in the US. Consisting of three models, the new tablet family is available for purchase at Amazon and Newegg.
Customers will be able to pick between 8.4-inch and 10.8-inch versions both available in Space Gray. Alternatively, Huawei also offers a 10.8-inch Pro model in Champagne Gold.
The tablets have been designed to provide an immersive entertainment experience. With this in mind, the MediaPad M5 series pack a FullView IPS HD display with 2560 x 1600. The screens have been optimized by ClariVu, a company that specializes in boosting screen performance by making colors appear more vivid and contrasts more defined.
Huawei wants to convince you tablets are cool again
What’s more, the 8.4-inch model includes two speakers, while the 10.8-inch versions incorporates a total of four. Huawei has included an AK4378 audio chip and Huawei Histen technology so the tablets are able to deliver high definition sound.
Once again, the Chinese smartphone maker partnered up with audio specialist Harman Kardon to fine tune the speakers on board the MediaPad M5 models.
All three models rely on the computing power of an octa-core Kirin 960, backed up by 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. Huawei has also included a microSD card slot for memory expansion up to 256GB.
When it comes to photography, the tablets boast a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera and an 8-megapixel selfie snapper.
Huawei says the 8.4-inch model includes a 5,100 mAh battery, while the other two models are served by a 7,500 mAh juice box. This should allow for up to 11 and 12 hours respectively of 1080p video playback.
Above we told you that Huawei is going to offer a standard 10.8-inch model and a Pro 10.8-inch one. So what sets them apart, you might be wondering?
Huawei’s new tablets will help you get productive tooNeeds improvement
Well, on the standard 10.8-inch version, Huawei has tweaked Android (8.0 Oreo) a little bit to create a familiar Desktop View experience and improve productivity. A taskbar sits at the bottom of the display for easy access to input tools or battery.
Also included is the ability to view multiple windows at once and minimize/maximize them with one click. What’s more, the 10.8-incher features a Pogo-Pin port that allows the tablet to connect to a keyboard.
As for the Pro model, it comes with a smartpen called the Huawei M-Pen. Equipped with world-class 4096-level pressure sensitivity it’s perfect for note-taking on the go or drawing.
If Huawei’s new tablet models sound good, then you should know the 8.4-inch version ships for $319, while the 10.8-incher can be yours for $359. The most expensive one is the Pro model as it retails for $449.
Two weeks ago, HMD announced a trio of new smartphones, the Nokia 5.1, Nokia 3.1 and Nokia 2.1. Back then we assumed only the Nokia 2.1 will make it to the US because it was the only one with a price tag in dollars.
Alas, that isn’t the case, as the Nokia 3.1 just went up for pre-sale in the US at Amazon. The phone is available in Black, Blue and White and (although this one is listed as out of stock) is compatible with GSM networks. This means it will work on T-Mobile or AT&T, but not on Verizon.
The Nokia 3.1 is priced at $159, and while you can pre-order it now, orders will start going out on July 2.
The Nokia 3.1 is made from a single 600 Series Aluminum block
Surprisingly, the Nokia 3 has been HDM’s biggest success out of all of its Nokia devices. So now the company is providing customers with the follow-up which it hopes will be just as popular.
At a glance, you’ll notice the Nokia 3.1 comes with a longer, stretched-out body. That’s because it no longer has a 16:9 aspect ratio display, but an 18:9 one. Unfortunately, resolution is still pretty low at 1280 x 720.
On the inside, the Nokia 3.1 takes advantage of a MediaTek 6750 octa-core processor, which brings a 50% power boost from the Nokia 3. The main camera has been upgraded to from 8-megapixel to 13-megapixel.
Amazon is selling a version of the Nokia 3.1 with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage. But HMD will also offer a variant with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage in select markets.
Other specs include a 2,990 mAh battery and Android 8.1 Oreo. Note here that the Nokia 3.1 is an Android One device which means buyers will get a pure Android experience and fast updates. HMD promises it will deliver three years of monthly security updates and two years of major OS updates.
