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With smartphones getting thinner and more luxurious , their potential to break upon impact has also increased which is slightly depressing considering most flagship devices cost a fortune (unlocked) .Motorola - a company which has a record of making strong and durable devices has just unveiled a phone that addresses the issue by making things truly indestructible - Introducing the new Moto Droid Turbo 2  . The phone , a replacement for the Droid Turbo of 2014  is possibly Motorola's best handset  yet . The phone , powered by a Snapdragon 810 clocked to 2 Ghz also has 3GB of RAM onboard , although these specs are almost staple  for 2015 , the Droid Turbo 2 has a hidden trick up its sleeve - its shatter proof display . The Display , which consists of two layers that protect the touch layer and the 2560x1440p AMOLED display below it basically absorbs shocks and therefore you wont get spider webbing or shards unless you try really hard .Although Motorola said the disp...

If you can't beat them , join them ..that was probably what HTC kept as their mantra when they designed the HTC A9 , which although we cannot say directly , looks much like ..cough..cough ..a iPhone 6 .The A9 is HTCs latest flag carrier for the remaining half of the year , the phone , designed on some design cues inherited from the One S and the iPhone 6 skips on some HTC staples such as boomsound speakers and SLCd displays and instead it features a unibody chassis and a AMOLED display . The phone , like previous models , is designed to look expensive and the A9 is no exception . Made of aluminum and steel the iPhone esque design does look like a knock off iPhone ,but the HTC logo offsets that by adding a bit more bezel , a long fingerprint sensor and HTC on the front panel . The AmOled display ,which comes in a resolution of 1080p is 5” inches and i has 441ppi and Gorilla glass 4 protection .Processing power on the device comes from a Snapdragon 617 Soc clocked to 1.5 Ghz and i...

LG’s V10 brings more bells and whistles to the already great LG G4 launched earlier this year . The V10 improves upon some points and excels in others as LG hopes to take their successful smartphone recipe and make it appealing in a world dominated by Apple and Samsung . The LG V10 ,like the G4 features a Snapdragon 808 Soc clocked to 1.44 Ghz . The chip , found i in LG’s current Nexus 5X and the G4 is slightly less powerful than the S810, but due to better thermal management this chip will not make it a oven glove like some rival products and its 4GB of Ram means apps will still run well . The display , or shall we say displays is very unique to this device as the 5.7 inch 2K (1440x2560) resolution display has a small 2.1”secondary display (160x1040) section which has small apps aimed at productivity , this feature works similar to the “edge” in Samsungs S6 and it can remain on even if the main display is off ,the IPS display is protected by a sheet of Gorilla Glass 4 . Camera...

Microsoft's new flagship hardware are finally official , the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL . The Lumia 950XL is Microsofts flagship device  and the Lumia 950 is the less expensive model but Microsoft has a cheaper $139 option called the Lumia 550 . The phone  which is set as  replacement for the Lumia 530 is powered by a Snapdragon 210 Soc clocked to 1.1 Ghz and it also has 1GB of RAM . The phone has 8GB of Storage which is expandable by MicroSD and it packs LTE support as well  .The phone has a 4.7" 720p display and it has a 5MP rear camera and a 2MP front camera listed .Other specs include a 2100 mAh battery and Windows "phone" 10 out of the box. Written by Rakitha for MasHD Source - GSMArena

Sony has announced its plans for Android 6.0 Marshmallow . The list of devices scheduled to receive the update are as follows . Xperia C4 Xperia C5 Ultra Xperia M4 Aqua Xperia M5 Xperia Z2 Xperia Z2 Tablet Xperia Z3 Xperia Z3 Compact Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact Xperia Z3+ Xperia Z4 Tablet Xperia Z5 Compact Xperia Z5 Premium Xperia Z5 Strangely , the Xperia Z1 , the Z1 Compact and the Z Ultra are excluded in this list ,Although this can change later on , the Xperia Z1 series is quite capable in running Android 6.0 as all three devices have Snapdragon 800 Processors and 2GB Ram . The Xperia Z series however has probably hit its end of life as the Tablet Z , Xperia Z , Xperia ZR and Xperia ZL has Snapdragon S4 processors which are no longer in service , the last updates the Xperia Z series received was Android 5.1.1 and this might probably be its last . Hopefully the Z1 will see better days . Written by Rakitha for MasHD Source - Xperiablog

Microsoft's new flagship hardware are finally official , the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL . The Lumia 950XL is Microsoft's flagship device but Microsoft has a slightly affordable option - the Lumia 950 , the phone , made on familiar Nokia designs features a industrial polycarbonate design which comes in very thick color options .The phone replaces the Lumia 930 from almost two years ago and the new model brings Microsoft back in to the smartphone game as it so far had no flagship competitor to meet the Android and iOS competition.The new phone might not be a flagship as the 950XL,but it will certainly hold its ground and still remail cooler as it packs a slower Snapdragon 808 Soc. The Lumia 950 features a 5.2 "AMOLED display with 2560x1440p resolution and it comes with touch buttons rather than using capacitive buttons as the bigger flagship . The phone packs a Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 Soc and this features 3GB of Ram on board as well . The phone features a 20MP rear un...

Microsoft's new flagship hardware are finally official , the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL . The Lumia 950XL is Microsofts flagship device , the phone , made on familiar Nokia designs features a industrial polycarbonate design which comes in very thick color options . The Lumia 950XL features a 5.7"AMOLED display with 2560x1440p resolution and it comes with capacitive buttons rather than using touch based buttons . The phone packs a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Soc clocked to 1.5 Ghz and this features 3GB of Ram on board as well , to prevent overheating , the S810 is surrounded by a paste based liquid cooling system that should work to keep the hot dragon at bay . The phone features a 20MP rear unit with 5th generation optical image stabilization with Zeiss optics . The camera shoots 4K video and it has a 3 LED flash on board . The front of the phone has a 5MP camera which is quite sufficent for all selfie afficinados out there and it also features Microsoft Hello - a infrared scanne...

Although Google launched three new platforms for its Android 6.0 Marshmallow - the Nexus 5X , 6P and the Pixel C Tablet , a majority of users using older nexus devices are also said to receive the update very soon but those of you on Nexus 4 , Nexus 7 2012 and Nexus 10 devices will probably have to look elsewhere as software update support has officially been dropped for these three devices The Nexus 4 - a phone launched during the end of 2012 is still capable of running Android 6.0 but its low internal storage (the 8GB model) and due to the fact that it has been succeeded by 4 Nexus phones models since its launch ,and so keeping support for this device might be another chore for Google  so this model has officially hit its End of life now .  The Nexus 7 2012 - is another device that has ended its update service life and will not get any Marshmallow officially . The Tablet , launched in 2012 was one of the most popular and influential tablet devices to date as it...

Along side the Nexus 5X and the Nexus 6P , Google announced its latest "Nexus" tablet called the Pixel C . The tablet , which follows Google's design principles which started off with the Chromebook pixel are still present ,but unlike the beefier laptop , this model runs Android and has a Nvidia X1 chip with Maxwell graphics and 3GB of RAM to beat .Powered with Android 6.0 Marshmallow , the tablet is also the first Android tablet to run the software version ,and as the name suggests the Pixel has a 308ppi display with a resolution of 2560x1800 , sRGB color gamut , 500 nits of brightness which gives ranks this 10.2" display high on the tablet display department . The rest of the specs include a optional keyboard , this gives the Pixel C a a chance to compete in the productivity market against rivals like the Microsoft Surface 3 ,but unlike Microsoft's keyboard , this one features a connection point rather than a magnetic strip allowing you to prop up the tab...

Google has officially announced the Huawei Nexus 6P , the phone , a first for the Chinese OEM Huawei , is offering the phone as a replacement model for the out-going Nexus 6 from last year . The phone , unlike its predecessor , now has a slightly lower price point and you do get some nice specs for the $500 this phone will cost off contract. underneath the metal unibody chassis and the gorgeous 5.7"  2K resolution (2560x1440) AMOLED display , we find a 2.0 Ghz Snapdragon 810 v2.1 Soc paired with 3GB of RAM . The processor in question has raised eyebrows before , but the v 2.1 is a third gen refined edition of the S810 so you dont need to worry about the heating problem as much as before . Other specs include a 12MP camera with OIS and 4K video recording (Same as the Nexus 5X) , and it too has a Dual LED flash set up . There is a front facing 8MP camera as well as a fingerprint CMOS sensor at the back . The rest of the specs include a 3450mAh battery ,a USB C port as well as Andr...

LG(and Google) have finally launched a successor to the most famous Nexus - the Nexus 5 , the new device , named as the Nexus 5X is loosely based on the LG G4 , but most of the internals are inferior in some aspects . The 5X The handset as previously leaked , packs a Snapdragon 808 Soc - which is a 6 core chipset packing 2 A57 cores and 4 A53 cores and Adreno 418GPU , 2GB of RAM is present as well as 16GB/32GB of local storage . A 12.3MP rear camera is  present and it features Optical image stabilization on the camera ,the camera records 4K and it has a laser autofocus system (a-la G series)and dual LED flash . The phone also features a 5MP front facing sensor and a fingerprint reader on the back of the phone which is another first for the Nexus series .The phone comes with a 2700 mAh non removable battery and it will support wireless charging ,A 5.2" 1080p display , USB Type C is also making a appearance and so is MiMO (wifi) and  Android 6.0 Marshmallow . pricing details a...

Pebble has officially announced a new smartwatch called the Pebble Time round - based on the new Pebble time , the round version is basically as the name suggests - round . The watch comes in 14mm or 20mm and is only 7.5mm thick and it is the thinnest pebble watch to date , although the design is unique to the watch  the main feature of Pebble watch (or any pebble smartwatch) is battery endurance, and the new one will certainly last you upto a few days whether you are swimming outside or playing in a dusty field (the watch is IP certified) . The watch features a 64K color display and it features a ARM Embedded processor inside which is good enough for pairing and syncing with Any Android or iOS device , the watch costs $249 and is available through Pebble's official website starting in November . Written by Rakitha for MasHD Source - GSMarena

Google is probably planning to launch two nexus devices at their September 29 event , one being the LG Nexus 5X and the other - the Huawei Nexus 6P  - a handset that replaces the Motorola Nexus 6 launched last year .The Nexus 6P - a handset designed with cues of its Huawei "P" series is the upmarket version and it therefore will be priced accordingly .The handset as previously leaked , packs a Snapdragon 810 Soc - which is a 10 core chipset packing 4 A57 cores and 4 A53 cores and , 3GB of RAM is said to be present as well as 32/64 and 128 GB of local storage (if you wonder why 16GB is not listed as a potion , thats because that option is only available with the Nexus 5X). A 16MP rear camera is rumored to be present on the camera along with a dual LED flash . The phone also features a 5MP front facing sensor and a fingerprint reader on the back of the phone which is another first for the Nexus series , the phone is set to come with Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box ...

Google is probably planning to launch two nexus devices at their September 29 event , one being the Huawei Nexus 6P and the other - the LG Nexus 5X - a handset that replaces the successful Nexus 5 made by the same company a few years back .The Nexus 5X , which is sort of the entry level nexus comes in three color options - white , black and a new ice blue option .The handset as previously leaked , packs a Snapdragon 808 Soc - which is a 6 core chipset packing 2 A57 cores and 4 A53 cores and Adreno 418GPU , 2GB of RAM is said to be present as well as 16GB of local storage . A 13MP rear camera is rumored to be present on the camera along with a dual LED flash . The phone also features a 5MP front facing sensor and a fingerprint reader on the back of the phone which is another first for the Nexus series .The phone is said to come with a 2700 mAh non removable battery and  it is rumored that it will support wireless charging , pricing details are still sketchy , but do expect to pay...

The Alcatel OneTouch Flash 2 is one of the companies first 2015 handsets to feature a front facing LED flash , although the handset is designated as a mid range handset , the camera modules and the large battery will surely give more expensive models a run for their money . The handset features a Mediatek MT6753 64bit Octa core chipset and has 2 GB of RAM . the chipset features 8 Cortex A53 cores clocked to 1.3Ghz .The rest of the specs include 4G LTE support as well as 16GB of storage which can be expanded via MicroSD  The camera department is probably the place where this phone will truly show its colors , the 13MP rear module is sourced from Samsung and it is a ISOCELL sensor similar to the one found on the Galaxy S4 , the handset also features a two tone LED rear flash as well as a single LED flash for its front facing 5MP unit . The handset records video at 1080p . The phone comes in Mica white and Volcanic white , the phone's rear panel may be non removabl...

Xiaomi Mi 4C has officially gone on sale in Mainland China , the phone , a Snapdragon 808 powered device is priced at a very affordable ~$220 and it comes with all the bells and whistles of more expensive products at half the price . The phone features a Snapdragon 808 chipset clocked to 1.8Ghz , the chipset features Adreno 418 Graphics and 2 A57 cores and 4 A53 cores making the 6 core layout , the phone comes in 2 or 3 GB of RAM depending on the storage you select (16/32GB)  The display on the phone is a 5" 1080p ips pannel and this runs with a special software suite that lets you do multitouch gestures (launch the camera with two taps and so on) by touching the bezel . The phone has a 13MP camera with a LED flash and the sensor is sourced from Samsung , there is also a 5MP camera up front Other specs include USB- C , a 3080mAh battery with Quickcharge 2.0 and Xiaomi's Android build - MiUI 6  but it is said to receive MiUI 7 (a build on Android Lollipop) in the near fut...

Apple has unveiled their next gen iPhone's  at special event held in San Francisco today . The two phones - iPhone 6S and 6S Plus bring in evolutionary upgrades to the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus so you can expect the display size and much of the design to remain the same . The two phones - made using 7000 Series aluminium is much stronger than the older generations and this will hopefully end the bendgate crisis .The two phones are also said to be somewhat lighter and thinner despite packing new internals and a 3D Touch (force touch) display that lets you control gestures using different levels of pressure on the display (eg- press lightly to open a single menu and press harder for more , access multitasking by pressing the edge of the display etc - Apple recons this will be a big welcome in the field of mobile gaming and app development)   Both iPhones are powered by Apple's 3rd generation 64bit Soc - the Apple A9  although this is half a tier below the Apple A9x found...

Apple has unveiled the long rumored iPad Pro - a 12.9" tablet designed for the workplace , although the tablet was long said to be just a myth ,the device was shown off in all its artistic and workhorse glory today (September 9) at a special event held in San Francisco . The tablet - a blown up version of the 9.7" slate   (Apple might have possibly ended the 9.7" form factor btw) Borrows much of the design aesthetics , the rear camera module from the outgoing iPad Air 2 , but the internals , the software and the 12.9" display are all new to the company . UPDATE - Apple has confirmed that the new iPad Pro features 4GB of RAM ,not 2 as previously thought  Display The new iPad Pro features a 2732x2048 resolution display which is currently the highest resolution display ever put on a Apple tablet (53 million pixels) . The IPS panel is designed from the ground to be a perfect companion for the enterprise environment as well as the mobile road warrior who wa...

Sony has a impressive track record of keeping their old flagships up-to date , although the update process takes a bit longer than some , the updates still arrive even after the device has passed its 18 month update cycle .The flagship Xperia Z series - a Snapdragon S4 powered device with Android 4.2 was launched in the first half of 2013 and so far it has migrated to Android 5.0.2 this year , but now Sony is offering Android 5.1.1 for the handset as well as Xperia ZL and Xperia ZR handsets and the Xperia Tablet Z starting today . The devices receiving the update are - the Xperia Z (C6602, C6603 variants), Xperia ZL (C6503, C6506 variants), Xperia ZR (C5503 only) and Xperia Tablet Z Wi-Fi (SGP311, SGP312) and Xperia Tablet Z LTE models (SGP321 only) . Source - Xperiablog  (visit link for more details)

Apple's Wednesday event is only a day away and so far the rumor mill is going in -full steam . The September 9 event - which is said to unveil the next gen iPhone  is also rumored to be the event where Apple is to announce a new iPad - namely the iPad Pro - a tablet that will revolutionize multitasking for tablets ,but the star of the whole show will surely be the new iPhone - or lets say two as Apple will unveil both a 4.7" and a 5.5 " version if they are to announce new handsets tomorrow . Apple iPhone 6S/6S Plus specs at a glance  *4.7" (6S) 5.5" (6SPlus) IPS displays , 3D force touch  *Similar chassis design with 7000 series aluminium construction  *Apple A9 Soc , 50% more graphics than iPhone 6  *2GB of RAM *16,64,128GB storage *12MP rear camera , 4K capable ,OIS(6SPlus) *5MP front camera *Rose Gold , Gold , Silver , Space Gray color options  What we know so far .... Design - Apple is usually conservative about their design so th...