Huawei’s CEO talks about the future of foldable smartphones

The Chinese technology giant Huawei has launched its first foldable smartphone at MWC 2019 and now remains a pending question. Was it an “isolated episode” or will the smartphone market and the manufacturer go hand in hand towards this type of device? The answer comes from CEO Richard Yu during an interview released shortly after the P30 and P30 Pro launch event.

According to the manager, within the next two years, half of Huawei- branded smartphones could be made up of folding models. Richard Yu has praised the Mate X, claiming to use it almost always at work precisely because of its nature devoted to multitasking.

Furthermore, the CEO points out that as this technology matures, we will automatically find ourselves dealing with more affordable prices. In short, the Chinese company is very concerned about the issue and it seems that its future will be increasingly focused on foldable devices, which should reach the selling price of the current flagship stores within a couple of years.

Therefore, the Mate X was not an isolated case; obviously things could change based on various factors – first and foremost the response of the public – but it is clear that Huawei has no intention of renouncing to exploit this technology.

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Oppo: Innovative smartphone brand launches in the UK

Oppo: Innovative smartphone brand launches in the UK

Chinese brand introduces eye-catching new mobile phone From Wednesday 13 February, new cutting-edge mobiles from Oppo will be available in the UK. Oppo is a Chinese company that’s releasing three new smartphones in the UK: the RX17 Neo (£319), RX17 Pro (£549) and the Find X (£799). These phones are currently available for pre-order, and will be available to buy in shops and online from Carphone Warehouse and Currys PC World from Wednesday 13 February. Oppo isn’t the most familiar brand to Europeans, but as the fifth biggest smartphone manufacturer in the world it seems to know its way around the market. And from pop-up cameras to the fastest charging available on a smartphone, it has tricks up its sleeve to grab your attention.

Oppo’s new mobile phone designs Oppo is keen to state its design credentials, even announcing that it will open a new design centre in London, partnered with the Royal College of Art. Oppo’s new mobile phones do indeed offer some particularly eye-catching designs. The Oppo Find X and edge-to-edge displays The Oppo Find X has a 93.8% screen-to-body ratio, meaning it virtually has an edge-to-edge display. The minimal bezels mean that, at first glance, there’s not even a selfie camera at the top of the screen. When you open the camera app, though, a unit slides up to reveal both a selfie camera and a rear camera. If the device is dropped, this unit is designed to retract immediately to avoid damage. The RX17 Pro has an eye-catching purple and blue two-tone back with a matte finish (which fortunately doesn’t pick up fingerprint marks as easily as a glossy surface).

SuperVOOC fast charging But besides the good looks, the new handsets have impressive new tech to offer as well. The firm is particularly proud of its ‘SuperVOOC’ flash-charging technology, first introduced in 2014. Oppo claims it takes 10 minutes to charge 40% of the battery, or 40 minutes for the battery to fully charge. This would make it the fastest charging technology available on a smartphone. We’ll be putting these claims to the test in our lab. Smart security on mid-range Oppo phones For smart unlocking technology, the RX17 range features the in-screen fingerprint scanner we’ve previously only seen on the Huawei Mate 20 Pro and the OnePlus 6T. It’s particularly impressive to see this feature available on a £319 device. The Find X, meanwhile, uses 15,000-facial-dot recognition for its secure 3D Face Recognition unlock.

Oppo’s UK smartphone range While Oppo has a vast range of phones available in China, only three models made the cut for the UK. Here are the full specifications of the range launched by Oppo:
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Your phone really IS listening to EVERYTHING you say

your phone really IS listening to EVERYTHING you say

your smartphone is spying on you and using your private conversations to target ads, security expert warns
Smartphones are always listening to detect voice commands, like 'Ok, Google'
Keywords and phrases are recorded and processed on the device
Expert warns that third-party apps like Facebook, Instagram can access this data
These social networks target adverts based on your private conversations

For years smartphone users have complained of the creepy feeling their gadget is recording their every word, even when it is sat in their pocket.

Many share a similar story: They were chatting about a niche product or holiday destination with friends, and soon afterwards an advertisement on the same theme appears in their social media apps.

According to one researcher, these oddly pertinent ads aren't merely a coincidence and your phone regularly listens to what you say.

It's not known exactly what triggers the technology, but the researcher claims the technique is completely legal and is even covered in the terms of your mobile apps' user agreements.

Most modern smartphones are loaded with AI assistants, which are triggered by spoken commands, like 'Hey Siri' or 'OK, Google'.

These smartphone models are constantly listening out for the designated wake word or phrase, with everything else discarded.

However, one researcher claims that keywords and phrases picked-up by the gadget can be accessed by third-party apps, like Instagram and Twitter, when the right permissions are enabled.

This means when you chat about needing new jeans, or plans for a holiday in Senegal, apps can plaster your timeline with adverts for clothes and deals on flights.

Dr Peter Henway, a senior security consultant for cybersecurity firm Asterisk, told Vice: 'From time to time, snippets of audio do go back to [apps like Facebook's] servers but there's no official understanding what the triggers for that are.

'Whether it's timing or location-based or usage of certain functions, [apps] are certainly pulling those microphone permissions and using those periodically.

All the internals of the applications send this data in encrypted form, so it's very difficult to define the exact trigger.'

He said companies like Facebook and Instagram could have a range of thousands of triggers to kickstart the process of mining your conversations for advertising opportunities.

For example, a casual chat about cat food or a certain snack may be enough to activate the technology.

'Seeing as Google are open about it, I would personally assume the other companies are doing the same,' Dr Henway said.

'Really, there's no reason they wouldn't be. It makes good sense from a marketing standpoint and their end-user agreements and the law both allow it, so I would assume they're doing it, but there's no way to be sure.'

Companies are turning to increasingly sophisticated technology to mine your activity on websites and apps to create personalised adverts.

Electronic markers, known as cookies, are used by websites to gather information on users' online activity, which is then passed to advertisers to tailor digital advertisement to individuals' tastes and interests.

This is why you can search John Lewis for a mattress only to spot relevant bedding adverts cropping-up in your Facebook feed for the next week.

The practice is not illegal, though under the 1998 Data Protection Act, a person has to actively consent to their data being collected and used for advertisements.

Facebook categorically denies it uses smartphone microphones to gather information for the purposes of targeted advertising.

The company has previously said that the eerie feeling that your phone is listening to you is merely an example of heightened perception, or the phenomenon whereby people are more likely to notice things they've recently talked about.

A number of other companies, including WhatsApp, also deny bugging private conversations, describing any anecdotal evidence as pure coincidence.

But experts do agree that technology with the power to randomly sweep millions of conversations for repeated phrases or identifiable names could exist today.

Companies have developed a wealth of algorithms that can look for patterns and pick-out potentially useful things about behaviour and interests.

Whether these techniques are being used by the companies with access to your phone, however, remains unproven.

Our activity on websites and apps and demographic information is gathered using increasingly sophisticated technology to bring us personalised adverts.

People's electronic markers - known as 'cookies' - from websites they visit are gathered and passed to advertisers so they can target us with products relevant to our tastes and interests.

This is why you can search John Lewis for a mattress only to spot relevant bedding adverts cropping up in your Facebook feed.

The practice is not illegal, though under the 1998 Data Protection Act a person has to actively consent to their data being collected and the purpose for which it's used.

A number of people report seeing adverts for niche products or holiday destinations on their phone shortly after discussing them with a friend.

This has led some to conclude that their phone is listening to them and targeting ads based on their conversations.

But that hasn't stopped internet users from sharing their creepy 'strange coincidence' stories online.

One Facebook user was so convinced his conversations were being monitored that he switched off the microphone on his smartphone.

He told the Daily Mail in December that he hasn't spotted any more 'strange coincidences' since the microphone was disabled.

Tom Crewe, 28, a marketing manager from Bournemouth, was immediately suspicious when he noticed an advert on Facebook for beard transplant surgery.

Only hours earlier he'd joked with a colleague about them both getting one, as they remained smooth-faced, despite their age.

'I had my phone's Facebook app switched on at the time. Within a few hours, an ad came through for hair and beard transplants,' he says.

'I just thought: "Why have I been targeted?" I'd never Googled "hair or beard transplants" or sent an email to anyone about it or talked about it on Facebook.'

The fact the ad for beard transplants was so unusual and specific made him suspect his phone had been eavesdropping.

He became convinced when later that month he received an advert to his phone -again weirdly and quite specifically - for Peperami sausages.

'Again, it was a casual conversation in the office. I'd just eaten a Peperami, and it was a few hours before lunch, and a colleague joked how he didn't think this was a particularly good thing to have for breakfast.

'I'd never Googled the product or mentioned it on Facebook or anywhere online. It's just something I buy during my twice-a-week shop at Tesco.

'Then I get an advert for it. This happened within two weeks of the beard incident.'

So the next time you use these divices be warned they are listining to every word you say and do. And where you are too

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The Future Of Flexible Displays Will Reinvent Smartphones

One of the things I learned early in my career is that if you want to get a glimpse of the future, you need to go to technology trade shows focused on components and deeply entrenched in the world of engineering. Here, you see the technology that will likely show up in consumer gadgets two to three years down the line.

 OpinionsOne such show is the Society for Information Displays (SID) conference, which took place last month in Los Angeles. Dedicated to the world of display technology, SID showcases all types of screens, including next-generation OLEDs for TVs and laptops, as well as the star of this year's show: flexible and even rollable displays.

Visionox kicked off the event with a keynote that highlighted its foldable display in a video, but I did not see an actual model in its booth. On the other hand, BOE, one of the largest makers of displays in China, showed off two types of mobile devices with working flexible display. A smartphone with a display surface of close to 9 inches folded completely in the center, and even in that folded position, the image and videos worked flawlessly.

The second phone it showed had an actual bendable screen. The 5.5-inch screen folded in half to make a smaller device that's easier to carry.

I saw a few other flexible screens I can't yet discuss, but it is clear this is the next big thing in smartphones.

If you look closely at the BOE flexible display in the photo up top, you can see why foldable displays matter. Our smartphones today pretty much top out at 6-inch screens, but BOE's flexible display adds about 3 more inches in viewing space, making it more like a tablet that fits in your pocket. The flexible or foldable display in the other photo provides even more portability.

While these screens are early demos, I'm told they are not far off. In fact, we could see one in a smartphone from a major manufacturer in early 2020. My best guess is that given the challenges in actually making these flexible screens in high volumes, they might not have a dramatic impact on smartphone designs until 2021-2022.

E Ink foldable displayIn the short term, the smartphone industry is well on its way to giving us an interim approach. By early 2019, look for more smartphones with dual screens that, when opened, double the size of the viewing space. In this case you will be viewing two screens and thus have two displays for content. A seam in the middle separates them, in contrast to the smartphones with flexible displays in which the content is delivered on a single display.

Another new concept in displays at SID was shown by E Ink, which is best known for supplying the electronic digital paper used on Amazon Kindles. In the picture on the right, you can see a prototype of a rollable display using its digital paper display.

It's only in black and white but is an interesting twist on electronic digital paper. I also saw color E Ink screens that are destined to be used in all types of advertising displays in stores and any place where signage needs to be changed or updated on a continual basis.

While I do think that AR and mixed reality glasses tied to a smartphone will have a more revolutionary impact on mobile computing eventually, the introduction of flexible and foldable displays is important to advancing the designs of smartphones in general. I personally like the idea of having a smartphone that when opened up could become a tablet.

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$100 Smartphone Jokes

$100 

Two couples were playing cards. John accidentally dropped some cards on the floor. When he bent down under the table to pick them up, he noticed that Bill's wife was not wearing any underwear! Shocked by this, John hit his head on the table and emerged red-faced.
Later, John went to the kitchen to get some refreshments. Bill's wife followed him and asked, "Did you see anything that you liked under there?" John admitted that, well, yes he did. She said "You can have it, but it will cost you $100."
After a minute or two, John indicates that he is interested. She tells him that since Bill works Friday afternoons and John doesn't, John should come to her house around 2:00pm on Friday.
Friday came and John went to her house at 2:00 pm. After paying her $100 they went to the bedroom, had sex, and then John left. Bill came home about 6:00pm.
He asked his wife, "Did John come by this afternoon?"
Reluctantly, she replied, "Yes, he did stop by for a few minutes."
Next Bill asked, "Did John give you $100?"
His wife thinks 'Oh hell, he knows!' Finally she says, "Yes, he did give me $100."
"Good," Bill says. "John came by the office this morning and borrowed $100 from me. He said that he would stop by our house on his way home and pay me back.

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A teenage girl walked into a bank with several glass jars filled with quarters. After running them through the automated counting machine, the teller announced, "That came out to $793.75. Tell me, young lady, how long have you been hoarding all those quarters?"
"All year," replied the girl, "but my sister whored half of them."

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Half Century Age Difference
A knockout young lady decided she wanted to get rich quick. So she proceeded to find herself a rich 73 year old man planning to screw him to death on their wedding night.
The courtship and wedding went off without any problem, in spite of the half-century age difference. On the first night of her honeymoon, she got undressed, and waited for him to come out of the bathroom to come to bed.
When he emerged, however, he had nothing on except a rubber to cover his 12 inch erection, and he was carrying a pair of earplugs and a pair of noseplugs. Fearing her plan had gone amiss, she asked, "What are those for?"
The old man replied, "There are just two things I can't stand: the sound of a woman screaming,... and the smell of burning rubber!"

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If God had wanted you to go around nude, He would have given you bigger hands!

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A woman was driving down the road one day only to find herself behind a horse trailer being pulled by a pick-up truck. As they were driving along, the back door of the horse trailer came loose and swung open, exposing the rear end of the horse inside. Eventually, gastric and bowel processes completed, the horse's tail lifted and -- voila -- the woman's windshield was covered in horse stuff.
Now the woman's first instinct was, of course, to turn on the windshield wipers. Unfortunately, this only made the situation worse and as the woman tried to gain control of the car and keep it on the road, she heard a siren. Craning her neck out the window to steer the car onto the shoulder, she noticed that the siren was sounding from directly behind her and followed her onto the shoulder.
Sitting in her car, trying to regain her composure, a state trooper came alongside and asked the woman for her license and registration. Now, it was readily apparent from even a cursory glance, what had happened to the windshield of the woman's car and she was shocked that the trooper appeared so callous and had not even enquired as to her safety. "What do you want my license and registration for?" asked the woman.
"You were driving erratically," replied the state trooper.
Now, almost apoplectic, the woman began fumbling through her purse. As she presented the requested documents to the state trooper she asked, sarcastically, "I suppose you want to sell me a ticket to the state trooper's ball, also."
The state trooper fixed her with a long, hard gaze, drew himself up to his full height and replied, "Ma'am. State Troopers don't have balls!"
After a momentary pause, the trooper's face turned several shades of red. He handed back her license and registration, strode back to his car and drove off.

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HTC reveals plans to invest in emerging technologies going forward

After a long period of struggle in the smartphone market, HTC has now stated that it will begin investing in emerging technologies going forward in a bid to guarantee the company’s long-term sustainability. Specifically, HTC’s Chairwomen Cher Wang has stated that the company will continue to invest heavily into its growing VR business, in addition to a number of other segments that could prove beneficial to its smartphone business.

Currently, the brand is understood to be adopting a much more cautious approach when it comes to its mobile unit in a bid to reduce losses to a minimum. This tactic should then allow HTC to fully take advantage of its recent $1.1 billion cash injection from Google that saw the internet giant acquire hundreds of HTC’s hardware and software engineers in the hope of improving future Pixel smartphones. According to Wang, this money will be invested into 5G technologies that are expected to become a central part of the company’s future alongside artificial intelligence and Internet of Things developments. Also, these diversifications will be combined with research into the blockchain technologies market, something the company believes could be highly beneficial to its business plan in the future.

Regardless of its recent financial results, HTC certainly appears optimistic about its long-term future. Nevertheless, considering these investments all belong to relatively new market segments, high levels of revenues are highly unlikely, meaning it will remain to be seen how the company performs in the short term. After all, this will likely depend largely on the company’s smartphone unit which has been losing money for over three years. On a more positive note, though, HTC recently started shipping the Vive Pro VR headset which it expects to positively impact the company’s revenues starting this month.

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Apple and Samsung might feature triple-camera setup in upcoming phone

Samsung and Apple devices to likely adopt the triple-camera setup in the future. Now, we have another rumor on the table claiming the same. According to The Korea Herald, the upcoming expected iPhone X Plus, and Samsung’s next flagship Galaxy S10 would be featuring three camera lenses on the rear.

Kim Dong-Won, an analyst from KB Securities predicted about Galaxy S10 that “Samsung, which has a lower-than-expected demand for its latest Galaxy S9 lineup, will consider to equip its next premium phone with the triple cameras and a 3-D sensor to reinvigorate its smartphone business.”

For the iPhone X’s prediction, the report doesn’t give us much except for the statement, “One of Apple’s next premium smartphones, reportedly named as the iPhone X Plus, is also anticipated to come fitted with three camera lenses on the rear.”

While we already have Huawei’s P20 Pro, the first triple-camera phone that came out in March, reports suggest that for both aforementioned flagships people would have to wait for the next year. As Samsung Galaxy S10 could roll out in the spring and the next iPhone in the fall of 2019.

However, with the third lens iPhone would finally be able to get the 3x optical zoom and not to mention that it could also enable the advanced 3D sensing for the AR (Augmented Reality) in Apple device.

The camera setup in question undoubtedly gives the stunning results and P20 Pro is very much a proof of that. It would be very interesting to see that how much improvements would the giants of Korea and Cupertino would bring into their devices competing with Huawei and especially with each other.

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The Galaxy S9 RIVAL - Everything you need to know about Samsung's foldable Galaxy X

Samsung looks set to reveal its rumoured Galaxy X foldable smartphone soon to help start a whole new trend in the world of folding phones.

Samsung won’t be the only one to jump on the foldable phone trend as Google, Apple and more are also rumoured to be working on their own foldable phones for 2019.

The Samsung Galaxy X should be a three screen device that works as a normal phone but then folds out to operate like a tablet with a big clear screen.

Samsung has been working on flexible, folding and bendable screens for a good seven years now so seeing the Galaxy X appear soon won’t be a huge surprise.

The screen manufacturing company has shown off bendable displays, concept foldable phone videos and allegedly a prototype model already. So what can we expect?

Samsung Galaxy X foldable phone release date and price

The latest rumours suggest that Samsung is gearing up to launch its Galaxy X foldable phone as early as February 2019.

This launch is expected to happen at the Mobile World Congress 2019 trade event where the company usually launches its Galaxy flagship handset for the year.

This fits with other rumours that the flagship Galaxy S10 will be released earlier, at CES 2019 in January, to make way for the new Galaxy X which will get the limelight.

Pricing is very difficult to guess as nothing specific has leaked. However rumours suggest this first model will be made in limited numbers so don’t expect them to be cheap – think iPhone X £999 price or higher.

Samsung Galaxy X foldable phone display

Samsung appears to be working on a device that sports three 3.5-inch OLED displays. This would suggest one sits on the front when folded and the other two fold out into one large display of around 7-inches.

What isn’t clear at this stage is if the large display will have a line where the hinge folds out to join the two screens. If they were two bezel-free screens this might look near seamless.

Samsung has previously showed off roll-out screens – but these were just prototypes with no touchscreen components involved.

Samsung Galaxy X foldable phone specs and features

Since Samsung has allegedly chosen MWC 2019 to launch this phone it’ll want to be a flagship spec toting handset.

A lot of costs will go into this totally new type of device so expect high-end specs but perhaps not as new as you’d expect.

A current Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor backed by up to 8GB of RAM seems likely meaning it’ll be plenty fast enough to run multiple screens while remaining battery efficient.

The camera may suffer as a way to keep costs down meaning a single rather than a dual rear snapper – likely the 12MP camera from the current Galaxy S9.

For all those screens there will need to be a large battery so expect at least a 3,500mAh unit with fast charging, of course.

Whatever the end result, this will be an exciting new category of mobile devices and the potential future of smartphones and tablets.

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Alcatel Pixi 4 (5) review: How good can a £59 smartphone be?

Its been over a year since I reviewed the Alcatel Pixi 4 (5), and since its competitors have dropped in price, while the Pixi is now becoming increasingly hard to source. SO, how does it stack up against its rivals, and is the £59 smartphone worth considering? Here's my original review below, with updated pricing details.
The Alcatel Pixi 4 5045X is a 5in quad-core smartphone that comes with 4G connectivity, Android 6 Marshmallow and a microSD card expansion slot. That much isn’t unusual; it’s the price that sets the eyebrows rising, because this is usable smartphone that can be bought for a mere £59. That’s £100 cheaper than our favourite “budget” smartphone, the Moto G4.
The Pixi 4 comes in different sizes and specifications, but Alcatel hasn’t made it easy to distinguish between the different models. There’s the Alcatel Pixi 4 (4), the Pixi (5) and the Pixi (6), all of which have different screen sizes and internals. To make it even more confusing there are also 4G and 3G models of the Pixi 4 (5). Here, I’m reviewing the Alcatel Pixi 4 (5) 5045X 4G-enabled model.

Alcatel Pixi 4 (5) review: Price and competition

You can find the Pixi 4 (5) 4G for around £55 at Argos, from EE for around £60 and for around £49 through GiffGaff.
Its main competitor is the excellent Vodafone Smart Prime 7, a now £50 smartphone, though, it is locked to Vodafone's network.
READ NEXT: Vodafone Smart Prime 7 review - a real bargain
Alcatel Pixi 4 (5) review: Build quality
The Pixi (5) has a 5in display, which to me, is about the right size for media browsing, videos and one-handed operation. However it is a tad heavy, weighing 148g, and a touch thick at 9.5mm from front to back, so it isn’t the most comfortable thing to hold.
The front bezels are acceptably thin, with three touch capacitive buttons found below the screen. You’ll find a microUSB charging and data port at the bottom, volume rocker and power button on the right, plus a 3.5mm headphone jack at the top of the phone.

The rear cover of the phone is made entirely out of plastic, and can be popped off where you’ll find a removable 2,000mAh lithium-ion battery, micro-SIM and microSD storage slots.
I should also mention that the phone’s sound quality is acceptable, with its single front-facing speaker delivering acceptable levels of volume.
Alcatel Pixi 4 (5) review: Display
With a 5in display, I’d expect the phone to have a 720p (720 x 1,280) screen, but unfortunately with the Pixi 4 you’re left with a rather disappointing 480 x 854 resolution, resulting in a low pixel density of 196ppi.
In comparison, the Vodafone Smart Prime 7 has a 5in 720p screen with a pixel density of 293ppi. This means you won’t be watching those YouTube videos in HD, and you’ll be able to see pixelated text when reading the news (or this review).
With a 356cd/m2 brightness, the Pixi 4 (5) is bright enough to be used outdoors, but it isn’t bright enough to read in blazing sunlight. If you’re looking to watch movies on the device, you’ll find its screen size acceptable, but the low resolution and 70.6% sRGB coverage, mean images look grainy and and a touch dull.
At maximum brightness, it has an underwhelming 0.40cd/m2 black level, too, and the 868:1 contrast ratio isn’t wonderful. Given the price, I’d expect something a little below par, but it’s quite a bit worse than the Vodafone Smart Prime 7. Also worth noting is that colours do shift when you view the screen from different angles.

Alcatel Pixi 4 (5) review: Software
The good news is that the phone comes with Android 6 Marshmallow on board. While this isn’t the very latest version of Google’s mobile OS, it’s still pretty good. Android 6 is easy to use and has a slick interface that’s responsive even on the Pixi 4’s lowly hardware.
Better still, you’re not hit with a lot of bloatware from Alcatel or an over-weaning Android skin. However, it does come pre-installed with Alcatel’s OneTouch Launcher, but this can easily be changed. Other than a handful of forced-system apps, the Pixi 4 (5) provides a pure Android experience, which is always refreshing to see. As with any stock Android device, however, you the entire suite of Google apps, including Maps, Gmail, YouTube and Google Drive (among others) is pre-installed.
Alcatel Pixi 4 (5) review: Performance

The Pixi 4 is a budget phones, and it didn’t surprise me to see it perform like one. Housing a quad-core, 1GHz MTK6735M Mediatek processor and a mere 1GB of RAM, it only managed a score of 416 in our Geekbench 4 single-core tests and 1,173 in the multi-core
Putting this into perspective, the Samsung Galaxy J5 managed 555 and 1948 respectively, while the mid-range OnePlus 3T manages an impressive 1,903 and 4,274 in these tests. This means if you plan on opening many apps and running Chrome with multiple tabs, you’ll find yourself frustrated.
Gaming results were rather poor, too, with GFXBench recording a score of 5.4fps at native resolution. Again, however, that’s nothing out of the ordinary at this price; in comparison, the Vodafone Smart Prime 7 achieved 4fps in this test, primarily due to the higher resolution screen placing more strain on its weak graphics chip.
Finally, to battery life, which is the Pixi 4’s weakest suite. Unlike the Vodafone Smart Prime 7, which was reasonably impressive, the Pixi 4 (5) managed only 8h 17m. If you’re a heavy smartphone owner, you may want to look elsewhere.
Alcatel Pixi 4 (5) review: Camera

I was also less than impressed with rear-facing 5-megapixel and front-facing 2-megapixel cameras. With or without flash the Pixi 4 struggled taking acceptable photos, with noise spoiling every shot.
When testing its colour accuracy, I found the Pixi 4 (5) had slightly washed out colours, while it was also unable to cope with background shadows, unless your object is well lit.
To add more concerns about its camera, I was unable to touch-to-focus, meaning it had a continuous auto focus that can be a problematic when trying to record fast moving objects.
Despite its shortcomings, the Pixi 4 (5) isn’t awful and for £59 it’s ludicrously cheap for a 5in 4G-enabled smartphone. Performance is respectable for basic tasks, and screen is fine, too.
If you’re looking to watch a lot of content on your smartphone and enjoy taking photographs, however, I’d suggest investing in the Vodafone Smart Prime 7, instead. That phone offers all these features, has nicer build quality and significantly better battery life and a nicer camera. It used to cost £10-15 more, but since has dropped to around the same price as the Alcatel, making it a significantly better buy.
Enabling HDR mode improved things a little, but no matter what the conditions, the Pixi 4’s photos looked grainy and murky, and to make matters worse, you can’t touch-to-focus, meaning you have to rely on the camera software to pick the right spot to focus on. This, I found, was hit and miss.


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Samsung’s future smartphones may have displays on the back

Samsung’s future smartphones.

One way to increase the screen size on future flagship phones may be to place a display on the rear panel. The secondary screen would offer users access to notifications no matter how the device is positioned on a flat surface, as well as a touchpad-like area that may be used to control the action on the main screen.

Samsung is considering such smartphone designs, according to a newly discovered patent that offers such smartphone design suggestions.

We’ve already seen similar design concepts in patents belonging to Apple, which is also toying with iPhone design that would feature a wraparound display. Just like Apple’s concepts, there’s no telling whether future Samsung Galaxy S or Note models will ever take advantage of wraparound display tech.

The idea does make some sense. As it stands now, the only way to increase the screen of a Galaxy S or Note without expanding the overall footprint of the phone would be to cut the top and bottom bezels. Extending the display area to the back could help out with smartphone interaction. Rather than having to control the screen with a thumb of the hand you’re holding the phone with, you could do it via a rear-facing touch area. Would it be more convenient? It depends on the kind of content you’re trying to interact with.

Samsung offers other use case scenarios in its illustrations. For example, the rear-facing display would show notifications, and let users quickly answer or reject an incoming call in those instances when a phone is placed face down on a table or desk. But then again, picking up the phone to answer isn’t exactly a chore.

Perhaps the best way to further increase a phone’s screen without increasing the size is to develop screen technology that would let a screen bend like a wallet. That way, you’d be able to switch between smartphone and tablet modes depending on what feels more comfortable. Samsung, of course, has patents for such devices as well.

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Huawei's US smartphone deal collapses

Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei says it has not been able to strike a deal to sell its new smartphone via a US carrier.

It was widely reported to have been in talks to release its flagship Mate 10 Pro device with AT&T.

But in a letter seen by Reuters, politicians scuppered the deal citing security concerns.

The snub would be the latest example of a Chinese firm struggling to do business in the US.

Last week the US blocked the $1.2bn (£880m) sale of money transfer firm Moneygram to China's Ant Financial, the digital payments arm of Alibaba.

It was the highest profile Chinese deal to be rejected by Washington since Donald Trump came to power.

'Unique challenges'

Huawei's chief executive officer Richard Yu told an audience at the CES tech fair in Las Vegas that plans to tie up with a US carrier "unfortunately" had not come to fruition. 

He did not comment on why a deal was not forthcoming, but said it was "a big loss for consumers, because they don't have the best choice for devices," Techcrunch reported.

The Mate 10 Pro - Huawei's main competition against Apple's iPhone and Samsung's high-end handsets - will still be on sale in the US via sites such as Amazon.

But deals with carriers are important in the US because the majority of smartphones are purchased through carriers. 

"The US market presents unique challenges for Huawei, and while the Huawei Mate 10 Pro will not be sold by US carriers, we remain committed to this market now and in the future," Huawei said.

According to Reuters, AT&T was pressured to pull out of the deal after 18 members of the US Senate and House intelligence committees signed a letter to regulators expressing concerns about Chinese companies getting involved in US telecoms.

The letter notes worries over "Chinese espionage in general, and Huawei's role in that espionage in particular".

In 2012, a US congressional panel said Chinese telecom firms Huawei and ZTE should be barred from any mergers and acquisitions because the two firms posed a security threat to the US. 

Huawei is the world's number three smartphone brand behind Apple and Samsung.

Samsung’s future US smartphones will have active FM radio chips

Samsung’s future US smartphones will have active FM radio chips

Samsung’s future smartphones will have unlocked, activated FM radio chips, according to the company behind terrestrial radio mobile app NextRadio. According to TagStation, Samsung has confirmed that its future smartphones in the United States and Canada will have active FM chips, enabling handset owners to listen to their local radio stations. This follows the FCC’s recent call for phone makers to support FM radio.

FM radio has increasingly fallen out of favor among casual smartphone owners who would rather use one of the big streaming services.

 These streaming services offer many, many features that FM radio can’t — on-demand access, a lack of advertisements, control over what plays, and more — but there’s one important thing they can’t provide: access to information when the Internet is down.

FM radio is freely accessible to anyone who has the proper equipment to pick it up; it doesn’t depend on the Internet and can reach rural areas where broadband may not even be available. For that reason, terrestrial radio remains a key component in the nation’s emergency alert system; it is a solid way to transmit important information, such as storm warnings and situation updates, to individuals who don’t have Internet access for one reason or another.

Despite this, many smartphones no longer offer access to FM radio — some because they entirely lack the hardware to do so, but others because the FM radio chip is disabled. In the latter case, the FCC said in February 2017 that it wants smartphone makers to activate the FM hardware in their handsets so that consumers have immediate, easily carried access to local radio stations.

More recently, FCC chairman Ajit Pai made a slight embarrassment of himself by calling on Apple to unlock the FM chips in iPhone handsets. The problem with that dramatic request was simple: starting with the iPhone 7 onward, Apple’s smartphone it does not have any FM radio chip one wonders why ? 

Samsung, however, plans to include FM chips in its future smartphones, according to TagStation, which owns the NextRadio app. Mobile users can access local radio stations with NextRadio, which is free to download from the big app stores. Motorola, LG, and Alcatel are among the smartphone companies that will offer FM radio access on their phones.

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beats Apple and Samsung to 2018’s top smartphone feature

The first smartphone with an in-display fingerprint sensor is here. It comes not from Apple, nor Samsung, but from Chinese manufacturer Vivo.

The little-known firm has deployed the recently revealed Synaptics optical sensor within a 6-inch handset, which it’s showing off at CES - 2018

The 6-inch bezel-less smartphone, which doesn’t appear to have a name yet, makes use of the Clear ID FS9500 sensor within an OLED display.

Who’s next?

Over the past 12 months, it was heavily rumoured that both Apple and Samsung were seeking to deploy similar technology.

With the Home button sacrificed for a full-frontal display, Apple reportedly sought to integrate the sensor within the screen itself.

However, speculation suggested Apple was unable to perfect the system in time for the iPhone X launch. The company itself denied it ever planned such a solution.

Whether or not the reports were accurate, the iPhone X now relies solely on the Face ID security tech for biometric security. That hasn’t been popular with all users, many of whom are concerned about the privacy ramifications of facial recognition.

It’s a similar story with Samsung’s latest flagship smartphones, although the Korean firm has shifted the fingerprint sensor to the rear of its devices, rather than dispense with it completely. The positioning has proved unpopular with many Galaxy S8 owners.

It’s unclear yet whether the Galaxy S9 will implement an in-display solution, but recent leaks suggest it’s unlikely. A slight repositioning of the fingerprint sensor – to sit beneath the camera, rather than adjacent to it – appears to be on the cards.

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Samsung Working On New Phone With Two Screens

• A new patent shows three ideas Samsung has for wrapping a display around a smartphone.
• These designs show future smartphones with screens on both the front and back of the phone. 
• Users would be able to view content from either side of the phone. 

Samsung uses curved display technology in phones like the Galaxy S8. Now it's trying to figure out how it's going to use that technology to completely change the way smartphones look in the future.

A patent, recently discovered by the Dutch blog LetsGoDigital, reveals several ideas Samsung has for future smartphone designs featuring a display that wraps around both the front and back of a handset.

The patent was registered at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on January 4 but was originally submitted on April 12, 2017. It includes three device models with different functionalities. 

Here's some of what Samsung may have in store for future smartphones. 

A display that wraps around the right side of the smartphone

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The first design shows a smartphone with one continuous display that wraps all the way around the right side of the handset, giving it the look of having two displays on the front and back of the device. This would allow users to have two options for viewing on the device. 

Similar to how a smartphone can switch from portrait to landscape mode depending on how its held, this model can switch viewing positions from front to back depending on how the user is holding the handset. Imagine such a device that would allow multiple users to view the same content from either side of a handset at the same time, rather than huddling around one screen. 

What's New At CES 2018

If you love gadgets, then you'll love the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the wall-to-wall tech expo that happens every January in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. This year the show is scheduled to start on Tuesday the 9th of January (through to January 12), and it is already looking like it is going to be the biggest one yet.

So what can you expect? The main event is now just days away, so we're starting to get a good idea of the kind of gear that will be appearing, and the companies that are going to be present this year, including Samsung, Google, LG and Sony.

Smartphones have in recent years not been given much love at CES, given that Mobile World Congress, the largest mobile phone showcase in the tech calendar, is held just weeks after.

Samsung recently announced its new mid-range Galaxy A8 and A8 Plus smartphones, so these could receive some attention. Meanwhile, the Samsung Galaxy S9 is slated to make a "cameo" at the event, according to Venture beat although an official launch event for the phone could be several months away.

Dozens of other smaller smart home suppliers with products from smart lights to smart locks will also be appearing to demo their gadgets.

Smartphones

Smartphones have in recent years not been given much love at CES, given that Mobile World Congress, the largest mobile phone showcase in the tech calendar, is held just weeks after.

Samsung recently announced its new mid-range Galaxy A8 and A8 Plus smartphones, so these could receive some attention. Meanwhile, the Samsung Galaxy S9 is slated to make a "cameo" at the event, according to CES although an official launch event for the phone could be several months away.

Weird gadgets and plenty of robots

Every year there are plenty of bizarre gadgets making their debut at CES as well as dozens of robots. Last year robots such as the Kuri nanny robot and LG's Hub robot. This year Sony could show off its Bruno pet dog, which it announced last year, although it has only been available in Japan.

Robots often make for exciting headlines, although their uses have often been limited. Many of the robots in previous years have been little more than singing, dancing, Wi-Fi connected tablets with arms.

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Highlights On New Smartphones 2018

• 18:9 screens became popular in 2017 and should dominate in in 2018
• The Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 will power most flagship phones this year
• Improvements in VR, AR, AI and wireless standards will spark demand

As we all know, every major smartphone manufacturer releases a major new model at roughly the same time every year. We can pretty much guarantee that there will be a Samsung Galaxy S9 releasing at or around the time of next year's Mobile World Congress trade show, with a Galaxy Note 9following in the second half of the year. Similarly, Apple will almost certainly refresh its budget iPhone SE offering early in the year, and trot out its iPhone 8 and iPhone X replacements in or around September. HTC, LG, Sony, OnePlus and Xiaomi will also release new flagships in the first half of the year, depending on when Qualcomm can ship its upcoming Snapdragon 845processor in sufficient volumes.

It's a bit too early to know exactly what shape or form any of these phones will take, though we do have a few leaks that seem legitimate. Apple's products have gone from being some of the most secretively developed in the world to the most widely leaked, and there are strong rumours of three new models in 2018, all designed like the iPhone X. Two are said to have OLED screens and glass bodies, while the third would be a lower cost model with an LCD screen and a metal body in multiple colours. It's likely that all three will have Face ID since there won't be room for a Touch ID sensor.

Samsung is said to be working on an enhanced iris recognition system for its upcoming Galaxy S9, to compete with Apple's Face ID which is much more advanced than anything currently used by Android manufacturers. There could also be a slightly tweaked design, and dual rear cameras. Later in the year, Samsung could be ready with a fingerprint scanner integrated into the screen of its Galaxy Note 9. There's also the promise of the enigmatic Galaxy X, purported to have a huge screen that's bendable enough to allow the entire device to be folded, though you have to wonder if that will be a bridge too far for 2018.

Battery Anxiety

02 has conducted some pretty interesting research regarding Britons' relationship with their smartphone battery life.

According to 02, half (50%) of Brits are suffering from mobile phone battery anxiety, with a quarter (23%) feeling the worry about their battery life draining on a daily basis.

02 dubs the phenomenon 'FoRo' (Fear of Running Out).

Amazingly, Brits that fear being caught out with a flat battery (30%) falls just behind those that fear theft (35%) in the nation’s top mobile phone worries.

The findings are part of O2’s Future of Mobile Life Report, which has been commissioned to explore how advances in mobile technology will affect customers of the future.

As smart phones become an ever-more present part of society, and customers’ demand for data increases, 'FoRo' is only set to grow.

Over two fifths (43%) of respondents admitted that their fears have increased over the last five years, whilst two fifths (40%) of have taken actions into their own hands, carrying at least one portable charger as a backup.

Yet FoRo has split the nation, with the research unveiling particular ‘tribes’:

The Just-in-Timers: As soon as the phone battery icon turns red, anxiety sets in for this tribe which accounts for almost two in five (39%). However, it’s not all doom and gloom as they still get fair warning before completely running out.

The Worriers: These constant worriers never want to be caught out, putting their phone on charge before it even reaches the 50% mark. This constant state of FoRo impacts over a quarter (27%) of the population. When will these companies listen to the public we want batteries that will last for days and days on our Smartphones 

How to earn cash with your smartphone

Did you know that you have a very powerful tool in your hands. Yes you can earn 1,000s of pounds with only your smartphone.

Yes this is crazy i know? But if you follow what i say now you could be on your way to making money.

Whats even better is it is relatively easy to do. First you need a basic website. Then you need to open up an Affiliate account.

 www.affiliatewindow.com is a good place to start.

Then you open up a Twitter account and post on there all the deals that the various company's are offering.

You will be then paid-commission straight in to your bank account.

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ZTE bringing its 'borderless' Nubia Z9 smartphone to the US

ZTE's flagship Nubia Z9, which features a nearly borderless display, is coming to the United States in Q3 of this year. 

The phone will retail at prices between $564 and $725, depending on how much storage and RAM you prefer. As i understand this smartphone boosts 32GB of internal memory, and has 3GB if RAM, which in terms of speed and processing power this phone in dam fast.

The high-end $725 "Exclusive" model also adds in a fingerprint sensor, which is actually integrated into the side of the Z9 rather than a home button or other implementations we've seen.

All three feature a 5.2-inch 1080p display and are powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 810, putting the Nubia Z9 on par with flagship phones from more well-known manufacturers here in the US.

Those barely-there side bezels allow ZTE to add some unique gesture controls and app shortcuts through what it calls Frame Interactive Technology. If you can get used to some of the quirky gestures, ZTE says they'll ultimately save you time.

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Best Smartphones Of 2015

Apple remains a force to be reckoned with, thanks to the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. But where arch rival Samsung had slipped up with the Galaxy S4 and S5, it came out fighting in 2015 with the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge, a one-two move bringing it right back into the fight.

On the contrary, a hugely impressive performance in 2013 and 2014 gave HTC the number one spot on the Android podium, but a lack of innovation for the new One M9 puts it under pressure. Meanwhile, LG turned heads with the leather-clad G4 and its excellent camera, but last year's software criticisms remain. All four are strong contenders for the title of Best Phone of 2015, but which is best? And is there even a clear winner?

Time to find out.

The iPhone 6 faces Android's strongest challenges yet in the G4, Galaxy S6 and One M9.

iPhone 6 vs Galaxy S6 vs One M9 vs LG G4: Design and Ergonomics

Samsung must surely win the award for most improved in 2015. The Galaxy S6 and S edge are every bit the iPhone rival we've demanded from Samsung for the past three years. We've not included the edge here because of its massive price (£100 more than the regular S6), but even the normal model has a sense of value and craftsmanship not seen before from Samsung's flagships. The aluminium chassis is very similar to the iPhone 6, but I'd rather Samsung borrowed good design rather than come up with something inferior of its own.

The near-identical Galaxy S6 and iPhone 6 (first and second from right) line up next to the LG G4 and HTC One M9 (first and second from left)

Also, the sharper edges and glass back provide slightly more grip than the eel-like iPhone, which is always a good thing. Speaking of grip, the iPhone is probably feels the least secure of the bunch. The plastic LG and Nexus 6 (we weren't sent a leather G4) feel equally safe, while the HTC's aluminium body is sharper and grippier than the iPhone.

To my eyes, there is very little to choose between the iPhone, Galaxy S6 and One M9. They are glass and aluminium, they have shiny chamfered edges and they all feel like they're worth their substantial price tags. Sadly, this can't be said for the plastic version of the LG G4. At £490, it's a fair bit cheaper than the £539 iPhone and £569 Samsung, but then it feels like it.

The faux metal looks better in LG's promotional materials than in reality, where it is most definitely shiny plastic.Having said that, I'm a fan of the slight curve to the screen and the tiny bezels around its edge. LG also lose points for the rear-mounted buttons. They look good, but are difficult to press accurately - especially the screen lock button.

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