Samsung J7 (2016) And J5 (2016) Unveiled.

The Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) and J5 (2016) is finally launched by South Korean Tech Giant and is currently listed on its official website.

The latest Galaxy J7 which is premium of the two, runs on an octa-core 1.6GHz processor and packs a 5.5-inch full HD Super AMOLED display. Further it packs a 3GB RAM with 16GB native storage with a whopping 3,300mAh battery.

Samsung J7 (2016) and J5 (2016) unveiled.

In camera department, the device comes with 13MP back camera plus a 5MP front snapper. The dimensions measure 151.7 x 76 x 7.8mm and weighs 170g. Connectivity option of Galaxy J7 (2016) includes LTE connectivity. It also brings NFC capabilities.

The bit modest Galaxy J5 is driven by quad-core 1.2GHz processor packing 5.2-inch HD Super AMOLED display. The J5 (2016) 2GB RAM and 16GB expandable internal storage. It is powered by 3,100mAh battery.

Camera-wise, it has 13MP rear camera and a 5MP front cam. The Galaxy J5 (2016) also comes with LTE connectivity and NFC capabilities.

The price and both local international availability is currently not unveiled.

Samsung Foldable Smartphones Might Out In 2017

We are already aware that Samsung is working on Project Valley which is to introduce foldable smartphones in the industry. We have also seen some possible designs. The last rumor we heard regarding them is that they might unleash in January. But as this did not happen, so the smartphone isn’t expected to come this year.

Samsung Foldable smartphones might out in 2017.

According to a latest report from South Korea, the company is claiming to mass-produce by the end of this year, while their availability is expected next year.

The report unveils that Samsung foldable smartphones will be a 5-inch smartphone when folded, and might turn into a 7-inch tablet when unfolds. The previous rumors have purported that the company is using both Snapdragon 620 and 820 for the Project Valley smartphone, accompanying RAM of 3GB.

The Samsung Galaxy S7 Sales Hike In March.

It appears that Samsung sales has gone beyond expectation again. Despite an obvious turndown in the high-end market, the Galaxy S7 has managed to grab a very exciting sales figure.

However, these figures are yet not final, and according to Jay Yoo, an analyst at Korean Investment and Securities, Samsung pre-orders were already exceeding 7 million units and the company shipped approximately around 9.5 S7 phones around March.

The Samsung Galaxy S7 sales hike in March.

Thereby, it appears that even if it was similar to S6 in some respects, still, it is not deterring factor in terms of sales. This time with both keeping the prevailing factors and holding the foundations, Samsung managed to build two attractive devices. The dearth of major redesign actually lessened the production cost which can give a major boost to profits.

The Galaxy Note 4 International Edition Is Now Receiving 6.0.1 Marshmallow.

The Android Marshmallow roll out is now gathering much attention as its getting faster. Earlier this week, Sprint rolled out Android 6.0.1 to the Galaxy Note 4 and Note 5. Moreover, Galaxy S5 and S5 Sport being sold by the carrier also started getting the update yesterday. Very recently, International edition of the Galaxy Note 4 is also being hit by Marshmallow 6.0.1.

The Galaxy Note 4 International Edition is now receiving 6.0.1 Marshmallow.

There is also info that recently emerged for Galaxy Note 6, but before that Galaxy Note 4 update is rejuvenating the lease life of Galaxy Note 4, and once the latest Android 6.0.1, it may appear that you have actually experiencing new device.

For now you may be very familiar with the Marshmallow features. It includes the Doze, Google Now on Tap and a new overlay of Samsung’s TouchWiz, along with various other enhancements. Plus you will also get 200 new emoji, and update will also include the security patch of April.

Provided that the update is now being rolled out to International model (SM-N910C), Galaxy Note 4 users on other carriers should also expect the Marshmallow update to be rolled out anytime soon.

Samsung Regaining Its Foot In Emerging Markets

Initially Samsung was on the top of the game in emerging markets but from the past two years it has been experiencing dwindling sales in China, India, Indonesia due to emergence of inexpensive technology providers and more reliable and cheap brands like Huawei setting foot in South East Asian markets. Samsung is now cutting the prices to attract customers is the same regions as it previously used to do. For instance, low-priced J series come with some high-end specs and give premium experience to users.

Samsung Regaining its foot in emerging markets.

However, lowering the prices does hit the profit margins of the company. Hence according to Wall Street Journal cutting prices could be a temporary solution to the company. Samsung 2015 fourth quarter profits dropped to 60% as compared to two years for the same period.

Samsung gross profit margin also dropped to 8.9% in 2015 as compared to its biggest competitor Apple which is 40%. In 2013, Samsung gross profit margin was 16.1%. Samsung executive says they can do it by cutting the production cost and discontinuing the various unnecessary model but we all know this does not happen overnight.

More over cutting prices could be a quicker solution to grab more market share and become the top manufacturing brand in a region but doing this might mean digging your own grave in terms of profit margins.

Apple IPhones’ Sales Might Experience Downfall In 2016, Unlikely To Recover.

Apple analyst from KGI Ming Chi Kuo, has given his predictions for year 2016 that Apple’s year-on-year sales from 2016 will continue to fall. The total iPhone shipments are likely to fall below 200 million units which will end up not meeting market expectations.

Apple iPhones’ Sales might experience downfall in 2016, unlikely to recover.

Moreover, Ming Chi Kuo predicts that Apple might not see its peak iPhone Times and iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus will witness declining sales when compared to its predecessor. The downfall in the sales of iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus is the rise of replacement demand in the developing markets not being fast enough to cover the meek demand from developed economies.

Even though the reports and rumors suggest that next iPhone 7 will come with dual-camera set up, KGI is not sure if Apple could recover.

KGI is also skeptical about Apple’s iPhone SE achieving 3.4 million pre-orders in China. The company has also provided no solid evidence for this number, though, we can only make sure of it via Apple’s Financial Report of 2016.

You Can Now Break The IPhone Passcode In Six Seconds.

In previous days you must have heard news about the controversy between American Government and Apple. Before that this legal battle worsened, FBI took the judicial inquiry back and claimed that it had already managed to break into the iPhone.

You can now break the iPhone Passcode in Six seconds.

After few days an amazing device hit the scenario. The device named IP-BOX claims that it can break the passcode of the iPhone from within six seconds to seventeen hours.

The interesting part is that London’s fhonefun shop has introduced it below the price of iPhone. This device cost only $170.

The Director of fhonefun shop said that the introduced this device for IS phone owners, who forget their passcode. With this device users can crack the passcode and can find contact number and photo from the phone.

The IP-BOX device can break into iOS 7 and older version, where the passcodes have four characters. The device can crack it within 6 seconds to 17 hours. A news website also bought the device to crack Apple iPhone 5c. This device successfully cracked passcode of iPhone in only six hours.

This month a new version of this device will be introduced which could work on iOS 9

Apple Will Set The Record Of Selling Its One Billionth IPhone This Year.

Steve Jobs launched its first Apple iPhone on January 9, 2007. He would have never imagined that after 7 years his company will be close to selling it one billionth smartphone. At the end of 2015, the company sold 896 million iPhones. If the company has sold 50 million iPhones in the first quarter and will sell 44 million in the second as per expected, by the summer it will have to sell 10 million, which will be close to company’s target.  

Apple will set the record of selling its one billionth iPhone this year.

It is likely to happen during July unless the company recent 4-incher does not deceive, and this is to happen three months before Apple iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus finally unveil. To be more precise, the Wall Street Journal are already betting this date to be 20th of July.

It is also important to note that Apple sold its one billionth iOS device in November 2014. The numbers are growing very rapidly, with half of the iPhones’ figure being purchased just in the last two years.

Apple Will Soon Let You Get Rid Of Useless Apps

Apple will soon let you hide unwanted Apps from your iPhone. At least this is something the recent future update’s code lines are buzzing to us. The iOS users must feel happy but, we do not know since when this update will be going to hit the iPhones.

Apple will soon let you get rid of Useless Apps

Some code hunters have already scrutinized the new keys on the Apple iTunes which will help get rid of stock apps. The important keys are: “isFirstParty” and “isFirstPartyHideableApp,” Of course, the “hideable” is not to remove the app you don’t want anymore.

Tim Cook have already explained why it difficult to remove an app utterly because some of the app are linked to other things on iPhone. If they are removed completely, they might cause trouble elsewhere in the iPhone. So Apple has worked around the issue to hide stock apps and not removing them.

The sad part is that this feature might come with iOS 10, so a lot of users have to wait for it. iOS beta will get announced sometime in June for the developers, three months before the actual announcement with iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus in September.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Review

The consistent impression about the Galaxy S6 was that it cost more than it design and specs plus many customers have the reservations of purchasing the edge hundred above the price just for “edge”. Now, let’s see what they think of in terms of S7.   

Galaxy S7 Review

The Galaxy S6 came into the market in response to the growing market criticism that its designs were now not living up to the price tag and market position. Undoubtedly, the new design esp. dual-edge sandwiched between all-aluminum frame did meet the customers’ expectations but in the end they had to live without storage expansions, replaceable battery and protection against dust and water.

The Galaxy S7 however, did meet the aforementioned reservations. First, it came with microSD slot then the water-proofing while the battery is still sealed. Secondly, this time Sammy is a lot more generous with the internal and external storage.

Galaxy flagships are always on top when it comes to camera department, and its cameras are always the best performers in the market. This time Samsung changed its game and went backwards in terms of camera pixels. This time they are fewer but greater in size offering Phase Detection. Moreover, it also promised the lighting-fast autofocus and we saw S7 delivering on it.

The device again comes with Super AMOLED display which has long broken the stigma of all glitter and no gold. This is to bring the best of both worlds. The one thing that is heavily demanded is the Always On screens and being able to light up every single pixel has made this technology intrinsically doing the job. But this still isn’t very late if we see the growth of screen technology.

The FM Radio is no more in the connectivity options, much of due to internet realm expanding over the horizon and taking lead to do every task. The IR blaster is another feature that has retired. S6 had it, Note 5 ruled it out and now S7, the trend is obvious.

The design conscious buyer are likely to go for the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge but this doesn’t mean it all premium edge would make chunky S7 to look like an ugly duckling. The Galaxy S7 shape have been rejuvenated, the curvy look is out and it is back again to edgy models. The camera module is also not bulging this time – which means there has been engravings of previous look.

The build and finish is amazing and the rest of the device is just a superb watch.

QMobile Noir M95 Review

QMobile is Pakistan’s leading brand and brings smartphones with amazing specs and features. Now QMobile has again introduced a smartphone that is multi-functional and breeds in itself fantastic innovation. QMobile has always tried for inexpensive technology that is reachable to every individual. QMobile, brings you Noir M95 that has come up with 5-inch QHD IPS LCD.

QMobile Noir M95 Review

It has a pixel resolution of 540 x 960 and a pixel density of 240dpi which is very integral for an entry-level handset, further refresh rate of screen is 6.0 Hertz. The dimensions measure 143 x 73 x 9.5 mm.

As far as the processor is concerned, QMobile Noir M95 runs on 1.3GHz Quad-core processor with 32-bit ARM Cortex A7 architecture. It has spreadtrum sc8830 CPU model which frequency clocked between 786.0 ~ 1300.0 MHz which is a relevant range for entry-level handset. As you are aware that it has 4-Core each of 1300 Mhz, your smartphone can now run your favorite Apps smoothly. The device has superfast 1GB RAM and 8GB ROM which expandable up to 32GB via microSD. With this kind of memory capacity, it can easily hold large files and boot the heaviest uploads and downloads. The memory is just an ideal space for anything else.

Camera-wise, it is also an amazing device with Auto Focus and Geo tagging options. It has a 5MP main shooter and 2MP front snapper. QMobile Noir M955 MP AF camera comes with sharp LED as well as Geo-tagging which makes you to catch every moment. The camera has a Focal length of 3.75 mm, size of image is 1.82 MB which may be different for different light shades and color of the image captured. As QMobile Noir M95 rear camera has both LED and AF focus, these options even make the pictures taken in dark mode more bright and lively. With the 2MP front camera, people can capture amazing selfies. The resolution of image is (1600 x 1200) pixel along with the size of 840KB.

Connectivity options include 3G enablement, WCDMA (900 / 2100),WiFi, WiFi hotspot, Bluetooth connectivity options.QMobile Noir M95 has a whopping battery of 4000 mAh that is the most important for 3G enabled handsets .You also won’t have to recharge the battery again and again. You can play video games and watch video on this long lasting battery Life. It boots OS 4.4. KitKat and is currently selling at a price of PKR.9,750.

Huawei Honor 7i Review

Huawei Honor 7i is the latest in i series of Honor. It is the successor of Huawei Honor 7. The device runs on Qualcomm chipset which makes it more durable and reliable smartphone that is faster, processes well and utilizes little battery. This makes a brand that provides top class phones and stands second most popular in World. It has a 5.2-inch display and the type is IPS LCD capacitive touch screen with 16M colors. It has screen to body ratio of 74% which makes it spacious in terms of watching videos and playing games. The screen refreshing rate comes as 60 frames per second with a resolution of 1080 x 1776 pixels. The pixel density is 403ppi.

Huawei has now consulted the most reliable and expensive chipset maker Qualcomm for its next generation phones. Honor 7i is, therefore, is from that of a single chip containing 8 cores. It now comes with two Quad core processors (2 x Quad-core) which then becomes an Octa-core unit. Both processors behave differently. The Chipset dubbed Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 is humming at 1.5 GHz with variation in frequency up to 200MHz and 1.5GHz. The second processor runs slower comparative to the first with maximum frequency of 1.21 GHz. The graphic department is being handled by Adreno (TM) 405.

Huawei Honor 7i comes with a single multi-functional camera consisting of rotating lens which can be used to rotate camera for making multi-dimensional pictures and videos. The rear camera is 13MP with the dual LED dual tone flash which is attached to the rotating arm that operates with the camera. In this way you can capture 13MP photo with peoplefrom the rear endand you still have the front camera with 13MP along with the dual flash LED light for taking selfie pictures. The camera focuses automatically with further features rotating lens, touch-focus, geo-tagging, face detection, HDR, panorama etc. Further you can make HD videos with 30 frames per second and 1080 pixels resolution.

The Honor Huawei 7i has the most improved display and EMUI (Emotion User Interface) works as a customized OS options to handle any Huawei smartphone. It runs amazingly and is super-fast with enhancedwaste management and keeps the OS on the go with latest approach. The icons are clear and gives a three dimensional impact. The OS is Android OS 5.1.1 with API level of 22.

QMobile Noir W80 Review

The new entry level W80 comes with mediocre specification at a very affordable price. It feature 5-inch HD IPS capacitive touch screen. It runs on 1.3 Ghz Quad-core processor with 1GB RAM and 16GB ROM. It captures amazing photos with 5MP rear camera and 2MP front snapper.

QMobile Noir W80 Review

QMobile Noir W80 is new to Noir W series and it is just an amazing smartphone full of experiencing technology in a new way. QMobile latest yet inexpensive mobile offering does a lot well in market and offers very lucrative spec range. The features are also very strong with updated connectivity options and proximity sensors.

QMobile Noir W 80 comes with 5-inch HD IPS display with a pixel density of 320dpi. The screen packs a pixel resolution of 720 x 1280. The graphics and colors are well controlled by GPU and the colors can also be adjusted via settings. The touch is smooth and never lags behind if you play with HD screen. It has a screen to body ration of 67.72% which means you are not carrying an extra weight. QMobile Noir W80 runs on a 1.3 GHz Quad core processor of Media tek. The chipset model is MT6580, which is an average performer but suits well to the smartphone holding an average specs. The GPU part of the processor is Mali-400MP which controls the graphics accelerations of smartphone.

QMobile Noir W80 packs a memory of 1GB of RAM and 16 GB of ROM, the given RAM is sufficient for handling 2 to 3 apps and you can easily play HD movie and games smoothly. The 1GB RAM is also sufficient for the given price tag. The internal storage of smartphone is 16GB which is good for those who usually face the problem of low memory. Moreover, you can also expand it up to 32GB via microSD.

QMobile Noir W80 camera-wise features a 5 MP camera on the back, the image quality is very impressive, as you could not expect that much clarity from a mediocre phone of this spec level. The picture resolution of the lens is (2560 x 1920) pixels and you can adjust it from settings option as well. The camera can make 720p HD video. The QMobile Noir W80 has 2 MP front camera, which is definitely better than many in the range of 10k.  The resolution of camera is 1600 x 1200 with 4:3 ratios. It can also make a video of 480p.

It has a 2000mAh battery which is big enough for this range. It comes with Dual –SIM and is driven by Android 5.1 Lollipop.