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Nokia smartphone comIng

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The anticipated  Nokia  smartphones are finally coming to Malaysia. HMD Global, the company  behind the revival  has sent out invites for a Malaysian launch that’s happening in less than two weeks from now. They will be introducing 3 smartphones in Malaysia – Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and Nokia 6, that were  announced earlier  this year. Nokia 6 The Nokia 6 is currently their top of the line offering with a 5.5″ Full HD display and a pair of speakers enhanced with Dolby Atmos. It gets a 2.5D glass on top while the body is crafted from a single block of 6,000 series aluminium. It runs on a Snapdragon 430 processor with 3GB RAM and 32GB of storage. There’s also a special Nokia 6 R edition that comes with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage along with a glossy black colour. In terms of optics, it gets a 16MP main camera and an 8MP selfie shooter with Auto Focus. It is powered by a 3,000mAh battery and it runs on Android 7.1 Nougat out of the box. Nokia 5 Going do...

Moto G5 plus

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Lenovo Malaysia has dropped a note to us that a Moto event is taking place on 29 May 2017. Following the release of its  Moto M  smartphone earlier this year, we believe this is likely to be the launch of the  Moto G5 Plus  which was introduced during  MWC 2017 . The Moto G lineup has been Motorola’s popular mid-range series and it’s now in its 5th generation with the G5 and G5 Plus. Among the two models, the G5 Plus is the device that you should be looking out for. It gets a 5.2″ Full HD IPS display and a unibody metal design. Under the hood, it runs on a frugal 14nm 2.0GHz Snapdragon 625 processor and there are different spec options depending on the region. The G5 Plus comes with up to 4GB RAM along with storage options up to 32GB. You can expand storage via microSD up to 256GB. At the rear, it gets a 12MP f/1.7 main camera with Dual Autofocus Pixels which Lenovo says it is the most advanced in its class. Meanwhile, the front gets a 5MP f/2.2 sel...

Samsung’s Galaxy S8 is the world’s first phone with Bluetooth 5.0

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The Samsung Galaxy S8 is a  milestone  for smartphones. It has an unbelievable screen, incredible specs and a body to die for. But those are just the headlining features. If you dig a little deeper, you’ll find that this phone has yet another first. Bluetooth 5.0. Those of you who watched MKBHD’s  first impressions  video would probably have noticed it, but it hasn’t seen that much coverage so far. Samsung’s Galaxy S8 is indeed the first phone ever to feature Bluetooth 5.0 technology. Bluetooth on most outgoing phones currently are Bluetooth 4.2, a standard that was first announced about three years ago. With Bluetooth 5.0, things have been improved significantly. First up, this new standard is twice as fast as its predecessor with about four times the range. It’s also more robust, allowing Bluetooth 5.0 devices — like the Galaxy S8 and S8+ — to push audio to two separate wireless headphones at the same time, for example. Although it gets a significant b...