Samsung Galaxy J6 will be the First J-series Smartphone to Adopt 18.5:9 Infinity Display

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Last year, Samsung introduced the new Infinity display with Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus smartphones. These smartphones came with 18.5:9 aspect ratio and feature minimal bezels on the top and bottom. With very little space below the display, the company also opted for the pressure sensitive virtual home button instead of the physical home button. In December 2017, Samsung also introduced the Infitiy display in the Galaxy A-series by launching the Galaxy A8 (2018) & Galaxy A8+ (2018) smartphones.

Now in 2018, the company seems to expand the Infinity display usage to the affordable Galaxy J-series. The screenshots included in the FCC listing of the smartphone with the model number SM-J600F reveals the on-screen navigation buttons as seen on the other Infinity display smartphones. It is expected to be soon launched as Samsung Galaxy J6 (2018) in the market. However, we are yet to get the first look of this device.

The device is said to measures 146.3 mm in length and 67.0 mm in breadth. Though there is no information about the exact screen size, the diagonal length of the display is mentioned as 142. 8 mm (5.6-inches). It comes with a non-removable battery and supports dual SIM dual standby 2.4GHz Wi-Fi. The device will be offering fingerprint sensor and face unlock for authenticating the device. It also comes with Samsung Pay support for making mobile payments.

It features a 3.5mm audio jack and a MicroUSB 2.0 port. The device lacks fast charging support and only supports up to 5V/1A power input. Last month, the same SM-J600F smartphone was spotted on Geekbench. The listing mentioned the device to run on Android 8.0 Oreo out of the box. Under the hood, it comes powered by 1.59GHz Exynos 7870 octa-core processor coupled with Mali-T830 GPU and 3GB RAM. Stay tuned on PhoneRadar for more details!

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Xiaomi Redmi S2 with dual cameras, 18:9 display coming soon to India

                      REDMI NOTE 5 PRO

Xiaomi is preparing to launch yet another budget smartphone in India in a new series- Redmi S. The company will launch Xiaomi Redmi S2, a budget phone that comes with features like dual cameras, HD+ 18:9 display, Snapdragon 625 SoC and Face Unlock, as per a recent report. The phone is heading to the Indian and Chinese market very soon the report says.

Xiaomi has already set its feet in the budget segment in India and has a lot of budget devices in the Indian market starting from the Redmi 5 to Redmi Note 5and now the Redmi S2 will join the league. As per a report by XDA-developers, the Redmi S2 will be launched in China and India and they have managed to get the information from the firmware files revealing the Redmi S2 launch.

Xiaomi Redmi S2 Specifications

This might be the REDMI S2(LEAKED IMAGE)

If we talk about specs, as per the report the Xiaomi Redmi S2 is an entry-level device because of its resolution and processor. The device will have an 18:9 HD+ 1440×720 LCD display, though the size of the display is unknown. The device will be running MIUI 9 based on Android 8.1 Oreo.

The processor in Redmi S2’s firmware is listed as the msm8953, which is Snapdragon 625, the same chip found in many Xiaomi phones including the Redmi Note 5 and the Mi A1. For the storage, they have found that there will be a 16GB variant. The firmware also indicates that it’ll have a microSD card slot. For RAM, there is no information available, but it’ll likely pack 2GB or 3GB of RAM given its remaining specs.

Coming to the camera, this budget device will have a dual rear camera setup with either the 12MP Sony IMX486 or 12MP OmniVision OV12A10 sensor, and a 5MP Samsung S5K5E8 as the secondary sensor. On the front, there will be a 5MP Samsung S5K5E8 sensor. As for camera features, there will be EIS, Portrait Mode and the face unlock feature. Lastly, the Xiaomi Redmi S2 will pack 3,080mAh battery.

ASUS Zenfone Max Pro(specifications included here) to launch in India on April 23 2018

ASUS Zenfone Max Pro to launch in India on April 23 as Flipkart exclusive: Here’s everything we can expect

                 

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Contrary to all our guesses, ASUS and Flipkart have announced a special partnership today during the ‘Big Announcement’ event. The companies have signed a memorandum of understanding to create value-for-money smartphones for Indian consumers. The phones will carry ASUS’ Zenfone branding, and the first phone to launch as a result of this partnership will be the ASUS Zenfone Max Pro.

Flipkart has announced that it will focus on becoming India’s largest smartphone retailer by capturing up to 40% of the market, offline and online combined. To this end, it wants to capture the next 100 million customers in India. Whether or not ASUS will sell its smartphones on other e-commerce platforms hasn’t been confirmed or denied yet. During the event, Flipkart CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy was hesitant to answer a question that was related to the fate of the company’s Billion smartphone brand.

ASUS Zenfone Max Pro Specifications: Announcement, Launch Date

The ASUS Zenfone Max Pro would be announced at a separate event on April 23 at 12:30PM. ASUS and Flipkart haven’t announced the specifications of the Zenfone Max Pro other than its processing chipset, which we will discuss in the section below. We expect the companies to release the upcoming smartphone’s complete hardware and software specifications as well as its pricing and availability on April 23, 2018.

ASUS Zenfone Max Pro Specifications: What To Expect?

The Zenfone Max Pro could be a lower mid-range smartphone, classified by its price. However, since ASUS and Flipkart have asserted that the phones borne out of their exclusive partnership will feature category challenging features and value-for-money price tags. So, we expect the specifications of the ASUS Zenfone Max Pro to punch above the phone’s weight. It is being rumoured that the phone will be launched to compete with the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, which is currently selling like hot cakes.

The ASUS Zenfone Max Pro has been confirmed to use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 processor. The chipset is also used in the Redmi Note 5 Pro, and uses eight Kryo 260 CPU cores clocked at a maximum frequency of 1.8GHz. It also uses the Adreno 509 GPU and the X12 LTE modem which can reach a maximum download speed of 600Mbps and an upload speed of 150Mbps. We have a feeling that the Zenfone Max Pro could be a derivative of the ASUS Zenfone 5, which was launched at the Mobile World Congress 2018 earlier this year along with the lower-end Zenfone 5 Lite and the higher-end Zenfone 5Z.

The ASUS Zenfone 5 features a 6.2-inch IPS LCD screen with Full HD+ resolution and a screen notch, similar to that of the Apple iPhone X. It uses the Snapdragon 636 chipset in combination with 4GB/6GB RAM, 64GB internal storage, and a 3300mAh battery. There’s a 12MP+8MP dual-camera setup at its rear, which can click images with bokeh effect as well as record 4K videos. There’s an 8MP camera at its front for clicking selfies among other things. It also features dual stereo speakers, dual-SIM card slot, gigabit Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth 5.0, USB Type-C port, and a 3.5mm headphone port.

The Zenfone Max Pro could feature a similar bezel-less screen with a notch, a dual-camera setup, but it may drop the stereo speaker setup to bring down the price further. Moreover, going by the name of the ASUS Zenfone Max Pro, we expect it to feature battery that has a larger capacity than the one used in the Zenfone 5. We can expect something on the lines of a 4000mAh battery if ASUS intends to compete with the Redmi Note 5 Pro. However, take this information with a pinch of salt as it is our best guesstimate.What do you expect from the ASUS Zenfone Max Pro? Let us know in the comments section below.