Week 48 in review: Huawei Mate 8 and Nokia devices

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Last week was quite busy in the mobile realm with at least a few exciting new offers on the horizon. While major-league player Samsung is working on the revamped Galaxy A line with a new A5 (2016), A7 (2016) and A9, perhaps also an A8 (2016), Chinese OEMs are wasting no time putting out offers of their own. This week Xiaomi brought us the Redmi Note 3. It more than lives up to the legacy of its predecessors and offers a 5.5-inch 1080p display, MediaTek Helio X10 SoC and 3GB of RAM for the almost unbelievable price of RMB 1099 ($172). And if you are willing to settle for 2GB RAM and 16GB of storage, the deal is even better at RMB 899 ($140). These are local prices, but still quite impressive. The OEM also refreshed its tablet family with a new addition - the Mi Pad 2, which is just as interesting with its full-metal body and Intel Atom CPU, capable of running Android and Windows. But it wasn't only budget-friendly Chinese offers that made headlines. On the opposite side of the spectrum, we finally met the Huawei Mate 8. It promises a huge leap forward in performance, thanks to the company's next-get Kirin 950 chip. Nokia also made headlines this the week. The C1 has everybody excited for the alleged possibility of dual-booting Windows 10 and Android from the original Finnish company. And then, there is the Nokia 230 featurephone by the mobile division acquired by Microsoft. There has been no shortage of rumors either. The Samsung Galaxy S7 flagship already has everybody excited and industry sources claim that it might bring back the microSD card slot, which has definitely been missed. Speaking of Samsung, its Exynos 7420 SoC was spotted powering a BlackBerry device, so that is something else to look forward to. Feel free to hit the following links for more details on the hot topics of the week. .news-item .n-left { float: left; width: 28%; text-align: center; } .news-item .n-right { float: left; width: 70%; } .news-item a { padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; } .news-item .n-right h2, .reviews-item .n-right h2 { clear: both; padding: 0 0 3px 0px !important; font: 400 19px Google-Oswald, Arial; margin-top: -4px; } .n-right p { line-height: 155%; } .news-item { padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; border-top: 1px solid #ccc; } .news-item p { margin-left: 0; } .n-right h2 a { text-decoration: none; color: #000; } New render claims to depict upcoming Nokia C1 running Android and Windows 10 Mobile The much-rumored device is supposed to be Nokia's first after having sold its smartphone business to Microsoft. 2.8-inch aluminum Nokia 230 is official Front and rear 2MP cameras, both with an LED flash, in this latest Series 30+ feature phone. Samsung Galaxy S7 to bring back microSD card slot The rumor also says that the Galaxy S7 will sport a 5.2-inch flat screen, while the S7 edge will feature a larger 5.7-inch curved display. Huawei Mate 8 goes official with 6-inch display, Kirin 950 SoC The device comes with 16MP/8MP camera combo and a large 4000mAh battery. Gionee Marathon M5 with 6020mAh battery and 3GB RAM launched in India Carrying a price tag of INR 17,999 ($270), the device will be exclusively available via Flipkart starting today. Xiaomi announces Mi Pad 2 all-metal tablet with Intel chipset Thinner and lighter than before with a new aluminum body. Nvidia Shield Tablet X1 has Tegra X1 SoC, gets benchmarked running Android 6.0 This tablet is going to be the much-delayed successor to the original Shield Tablet with a Tegra K1 chipset. Samsung Galaxy A9 spotted on GeekBench with Snapdragon 620 Unlike the old entry from 2 and a half months ago, this time the chip is tuned for single-core performance. 2018 iPhone might have a Samsung-made OLED panel A Samsung Display executive has hinted at the possible Cupertino partnership with first results expected in 2018. The alleged Nubia Z11 is looking fine with a curved glass and possibly a Snapdragon 820 SoC The handset was spotted in...



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