Author: chris eilers

Because of being the two biggest competitors in the markets, Samsung and Apple have always been fighting over customers as well as their copyright of phone features. Nonetheless, they both have losses and wins across the board in different aspects making it hard to determine whom the definite winner is.

In the recent court appeal, Apple seems to be winning this race. According to the court appeal, it states that some of the older editions of Samsung Galaxy phones have been equipped with features that were used exclusively on iPhones, which might have caused harms for Apple’s sales profits. Samsung was required to pay a sum of money of up to 120 million US dollars to make up for harms that they might have caused Apple.

On top of that, no only the court also wanted Samsung to compensate for Apple, but also wanted Samsung to remove these features from their software. Some of the features that were believed to be overlapping between the two big companies were slides-to-unlock, auto-correct, and the quick link ones.

“It’s an important precedent for Apple and any company that seeks to protect product differentiation,” claimed Nick Rodelli, head of CFRA Legal Edge, a US forensic, accounting, and legal research firm. “This broadens their moat here in the U.S. and makes it more difficult for new entrants to come into the U.S. market and rip off Apple’s features.”

These have been found to break the terms of the copyright. These overlaps could be found on Samsung ‘s 2011 flagships, Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and Samsung Galaxy S2. This might not cause great impact on Samsung’s sales profits and businesses, but this court ruling opens a new chapter to any companies who want their copyright to be protected and to not be copied by any other companies. This would draw a line for any two rivals whose products might be similar in some senses and to force the designers to come up with new ideas that won’t be overlapping between companies and line ups.

The two rivals Apple and Samsung are the two biggest competitors in the mobile industry nowadays. As a result, their sale profits and the number of product orders are constantly being compared.

According to a recent report, we were told that the shipment for Samsung in 2015 would only be increased by 0.5%, which is a lot less than its rival, Apple, whose product orders in 2015 have increased to 19%. In previous years, specifically in 2012, it was the golden year for Samsung as their shipment rate was at 131%, which was a lot higher than that of Apple at 50%.

However, the number was being dropped down as the year went by. At first, in 2013, the high shipment rate of 131% dropped to 45% and then went all the way to 0% in 2014. The reason for this decrease in shipment rates is unknown or at least not stated in the report.

However, the fact that T-Mobile has cut down its price by 200$ (equivalent to RM862 in Malaysia) on Samsung Galaxy S6 and Samsung Galaxy Edges, and this goes for the mobile companies in Europe as well could be due to various reasons or it could be that Apple has finally taken its turn and came out with newer products with excellent features.

Let’s just wait to see what’s in store for Samsung this year 😉 !

For more details about the most outstanding Samsung smartphones produced this year, let’s have a look at the following table:

If you have other ideas to make the above list completed, tell us ;).

iPhone 6S and 6S Plus are the latest items from Apple, and many people have been waiting for them to be on international markets, including Malaysian one. Recently, we have received good news related to their availability here in Malaysia.

Apple has officially told everyone that the Apple Iphone 6s and 6s Plus will come to Malaysia on October 16th. This is just 3 weeks, after the first launch wave with Australia, Singapore and US. This shows how important SEA and Malaysia is getting for Apple, and should be good for all Apple iPhone 6s fans in Malaysia.  In Apple’s official release Apple confirmed to already have sold more then 13 Million units of the newest iPhone 6s and 6s plus just in 3days, which is a new record even for Apple. In total 40more countries will see the iPhone 6S Release in October.

It is not very strange when Apple iPhone 6S and 6S Plus designs look very similar to their predecessors. However, the new rose gold color which has just been added to the collection makes people, especially girls and woman, kind of interested. On the other hand, the new duo is made of better material that is aluminum 7000, and their screens come with 3D touch tech. They are all considered as pluses for this line-ups.

About the Apple iPhone 6S specs and iPhone 6S Plus specs, they hold up to 2GB RAM paired with Apple’s new A9 chip. That is totally a good point showing that Apple has cared about their products’ performance. In addition, the camera of these two new phones get upgraded up to 12MP. As a result, for those who love taking selfies, the new iPhones will allow you to utilize the Retina display for picture illumination in low light conditions.

As for the new duo availability in Malaysian shelves, according to the news source, they will come under the model names A1687 and A1688 and cover a wide range of LTE bands and as mentioned the Apple Iphone 6s Release Date in Malaysia will be 16th October.Not only the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, new Apple TV coded as A1625 is also making its entrance with Bluetooth remote. Additionally, the new iPad Mini 4 with both wifi and wifi + cellular will debut this year in Malaysia.

Apple Iphone 6S Price in Malaysia ?

In conclusion, we are glad that the Iphone 6S Release Date will be on 16th October together with the 6S Plus. At the moment the Iphone 6s Price in Malaysia is around RM3550 and we hope to see a drop once its finally officially released.  Do you feel excited now? And how much do you think will be the Apple iPhone 6S price and iPhone 6S Plus price in Malaysia?

Some new leaks about the world’s first foldable smartphone have been seen on the internet these days. More interestingly, most of them were originated from a project called Project Valley of Samsung. Let’s check out what it looks like 🙂 !

Samsung Foldable Smartphone leaked pictures

In the the past few months, the mobile industry has been stirred by some pictures of a foldable smartphone made by Samsung company. To be specific, they appeared in a plan called Project Valley.

According to this project, Samsung is preparing and developing a kind of phone featuring 2 screens and it can be folded, literally. This is considered as a truly new step in the smartphone world and Samsung does have whatever it takes to commercialize as well as make money with this new machine. And lately, through some pics of the foldable handset leaked on the internet, we know how Samsung is going to deal with the design and tech to make such a concept come true.

Looking at the photos, the screen which is able to be bent is the key here. It sits right on the of a textile-like material. On the other hand, tensile springs and mechanisms function as a keeper to help the bendable screen stretch tightly once the clamshell opens.

Besides, a few specs about the foldable phone are also spotted. It is said that a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chip, 3GB of RAM and an expandable internal storage (which means there will be a microSD card slot) will be included. Unfortunately, for other information related to battery, display resolution, color, price, availability, and so on, no words have been officially made, yet we hope that Samsung will soon release more details in the near future.

So, what do you think about this concept and will you be glad to have this foldable smartphone? Share with us your opinions 😉 !

Xiaomi Mi 4C – Xiaomi’s next smartphone in the Mi 4 series has been spotted several weeks ago. Today, we got to know that, the device is finally having an official Mi 4C release on September 22, which is only 4 days from now. The date was mentioned by Xiaomi, so we hope it is official date already.

Xiaomi Mi 4C is said to be an improved version of the Mi 4i – which was launched earlier this year. The Chinese smartphone company even said that this newest device will still feature very affordable price to meet up customers’ demand. Hopefully this device will not be sold exclusively in China but will also go to other Asian market like our Malaysian one.

Xiaomi Mi 4c specs

The Mi 4c specs are expected to sport Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 808 SoC with a hexa-core CPU. There will be 3 different versions: 2GB of RAM and 16GB storage/ 3GB of RAM and 32GB storage/ 3GB RAM and 64GB storage.

Rather than the processor, Mi 4C carries similar features with that of the Xiaomi Mi 4i. The handset goes with 5-inch 1080p touchscreen, LTE support and 3,120 mAH battery. Xiaomi Mi 4C cameras will be 13MP rear shooter with Dual-LED flash and a 5MP selfie sensor. We also heard that the Mi 4C will be powered by Android 5.1.1 Lollipop underneath Xiaomi’s MIUI 7 layer.

One special thing about this Xiaomi flagship is that it is supposed to come with both a USB-C port and a MicroUSB cables. The USB-C port doesn’t only boost the charging speed, but also increase transfer speeds between devices.

Xiaomi Mi 4C price

Talking about Xiaomi Mi 4C price. The device will start at CNY 1.499. This means Xiaomi Mi 4C price in Malaysia (if it comes to our local market) will be around RM 1000.

In comparison, the Xiaomi Mi 4i price in Malaysia for the 3GB RAM and 16GB ROM version is RM 1,249.

We have all known about BlackBerry working on their latest smartphone slider: the BlackBerry Venice that runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow.  We have received pretty positive feedback from our readers on PricePony, in response to BlackBerry featuring the popular Android-powered smartphone.

From what we have heard recently, BlackBerry will be launching this device in November 2015, which is less than 2 months ahead from now. If you need more proof, we have just collected some leaked real life images of the BlackBerry Venice spotted online.

I guess you guys are also as curious as I am to get to know more about the BlackBerry Venice sliding keyboard as well as other features.

In terms of BlackBerry Venice screen size, previous rumors suggested that it will be a 5.4 inch display. Now with the real life image, the ratio seems legit enough to fit in 5.0-5.5 inch range.

According to our latest information, beside typical Android OS, the company will also add in some signature BlackBerry feature for the Venice slider.

Another leaked piece of information we heard also claimed that, when the device starts up, there will be an image of a bugdroid holding a shield. This image is targeted to emphasize BlackBerry’s security on phone. In other words, it is to ensure users that the BlackBerry Venice is nothing less than another secure handset by the company.

Some other BlackBerry Venice specs we know for now include 3GB of RAM, 18MP camera and a Snapdragon 808 processor in board.

For now, we don’t know about the BlackBerry Venice price in Malaysia yet. We hope it will be affordable and reasonable compared to the specs and the brand name. Let’s wait for 2 more months to see the official version of this exciting BlackBerry Venice on shelf.

With BlackBerry and Nokia also joining , it seems like Android smartphone market is proving its advantages and expanding its business !

Source: Android Authority

Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 has definitely been one of the best budget smartphones with very attractive specs we know so far. Not only that we love Xiaomi for their previous devices, but also because this Redmi Note 2 offers really great deals compared to the price tag.

However, the Note 2 doesn’t seem to arrive in our local market, at least in the near future. Instead, we find you 4 other smartphones that are at the same level. 3 of them are already available in Malaysia for you to grab. The other one is now found in Indonesia, but we hope it will come to our market soon. And all of them carry very affordable price tags too. Since the Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 price in Malaysia will be around RM 600, these 4 are all under RM 700 category.

Firstly, let’s see what the Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 

Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 specs

Outstanding specs: 2GB RAM, 13MP main camera, 3060 mAH battery

1. Alcatel Onetouch Flash Plus specs

Flash Plus price in  Malaysia is only RM 550 

and is one of the best of all kinds for under RM 700 price range

Outstanding specs: 2GB RAM, 13MP main camera and 8MP selfie camera, 3500 mAH battery ~> Tough competitor

2. Meizu M2 Note full specs

Meizu M2 Note price in Malaysia is RM 680, which is slightly under RM 700

Outstanding specs: 2GB RAM, 13MP main camera, 3100 mAH battery

3. Infinix Hot Note

Infinix Hot Note is the only one in this list that is not available in Malaysia yet. The device is being sold in Indonesia for RP 1,649,000 (~RM 500), which is perfectly under RM 700

Infinix Hot Note specs

Outstanding specs: 4000 mAH battery with fast charge.

4. Lenovo K3 Note

Lenovo K3 Note Price in Malaysia start from RM 620, still under RM 700 price range

Outstanding specs: 2GB RAM, 13MP main camera, 3000 mAH battery

At IFA 2015 held in early September in Berlin, Sony launched their latest beast Xperia Z5 Premium with amazing 4K display. This made Sony Xperia Z5 Premium the first smartphone in the world to feature such display. Sony fans in particular and technology fans in general are getting so excited with the new device. However, there is a very common concern that everyone has: will the enormous screen resolution exhaust the battery faster and reduce the usage time of the handset?

In order to answer to that question from users, Sony has spoken up to confirm about the working regim of the 4K display. According to the Japanese company, this Premium Xperia Z5 will only display 4K resolution for photo and video viewing in order to provide users with the best experience ever. With other apps and fuctions, the Xperia Z5 Premium display will automatically turn back into Full HD resolution to even keep the beautiful display yet save battery and maximize the usage time.

The Xperia Z5 Premium battery capacity is 3430 mAH, and with Sony’s confirmation about the guarantee for maximum powering savings, users can now feel more ensured to experience the newest technology from Sony.

Sony Xperia Z5 Premium specs

Xperia Z5 Premium price and availability in Malaysia

Sony Xperia Z5 Premium is now carrying a 5999 yuan price tag. This mean the Xperia Z5 Premium price in Malaysia will be around RM 4K. Do you think this is a worthy price to experience the 1st 4K display on smartphone? And are you convinced by Sony’s explanation about the battery usage that will provide you decent time to work on and enjoy the smartphone?

It is very likely that the Xperia Z5 Premium Malaysia will be available in the market starting November.

Snapdragon 820, Qualcomm’s latest mobile chipset has been hotter than ever. To contribute to that, more than 30 devices, including Sony Xperia Z5 Ultra and Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 Pro have already signed up for this new SoC.

Now we have recently heard that, LeTV, all the way from China, is now teasing a new smartphone using the Snapdragon 820.  If this comes true and LeTV can launch their next flagship soon in early 2016, they will be ahead of the game, standing in the list of first smartphones to update this new trend.

However, apart from the news and a teaser image LeTV posted their Hong Kong fanpage, we know no further for now. In the teaser, we see a big-screen smartphone with “820” written on it.

LeTV Snapdragon 820 smartphone expected specs

There are particular specs we all expect LeTV will pack for their upcoming device, to make it even more irresistible with the Snapdragon 820. If the smartphone is about to feature the latest SoC, it should also have premium 4GB RAM, a decent camera of at least 16MP (but more preferably 20MP+) and a big battery from 4000 mAH and above. A beautiful 4K display will also be highly appreciated.

LeTV: quick look about the company

Quick review about LeTV: The company was first established in 2004, but just joined the smartphone market lately and introduced their first devices back in April 2015. Although LeTV is not yet widely known outside China and Asian markets, they are actually a big company with up to 5,000 employees and are growing fast with better and better strategies from time to time.

Reading up to now, are you also wondering why would both smartphone Giant like Sony and newbie like LeTV be so into Snapdragon 820? Well, if yes, keep reading on to figure out the reasons.

According to Qualcomm, the Snapdragon 820 supports a new graphics chip that saves 40% of power consumption. The Snapdragon 820 SoC also has a new camera system named Spectra, which provides higher quality of images and other improved features. Qualcomm also says that the Snapdragon 820 will be available starting the first half of 2016. So let’s wait for several months to actually experience this updated version from one of the most powerful chipsets available in our market nowadays.

Elephone Vowney 3GB RAM variant

Yes, above are the official Elephone Vowney specs. But it is just for the 4GB RAM variant. If you visit Elephone official website, they have confirmed to also launch a more affordable version with a 3GB RAM on board. This Elephone Vowney 3GB RAM variant will also have a less resolution display with 1920 x 1080 400ppi instead of the beautiful 2K from the 4GB RAM sibling. This will also come with a smaller ROM capacity of 16GB instead of 32GB storage.

Elephone Vowney camera sensor:

Elephone Vowney October launch

First produced in 2000, Nokia 3310 is one of the mobile phones that built Nokia into a legend like today. It is also one of the most popular and successful handsets that is used by so many people around the world. According to reports from Nokia, more than 125 million units of this Nokia 3310 were sold worldwide. And according to what we observe, there is hardly anyone who can not recognize this signature from the Giant.

Well, yeah, but that is not the reason why we are writing this post. What we want to mention is that, there is a rumor suggesting that this handset is making a modern-day comeback. Started as a fan art, but this new Nokia 3310 Pureview is so cool we hope that Nokia and Microsoft will seriously think about bringing it to real life.

Being called a “Windows Phone makeover”, this Nokia 3310 Pureview that we are about to introduce is probably one-of-a-kind that you never see in any other handset.

In this concept, the Nokia 3310 Pureview looks much alike to its original design, but is added with a huge 41MP PureView camera with Zeiss optics and Xenon flash.

The 3-inch display features touch screen and a customized version of Windows Phone 8. In terms of Nokia 3310 Pureview specs, the “smartphone” sports 2GB of RAM, microSD card slot, LTE connection.

You love this Nokia 3310 Pureview already? Cool because so does Nokia.

Actually they even got Juha Alakarhu, Nokia head of Imaging Technologies to say this:

“I’m really excited that we’ve found a way to marry our innovative PureView technology with such a beloved device. With its durable design and iconic look, we think even more people will enjoy our signature PureView magic ”

(Published on official website of Microsoft)

In terms of the new Nokia 3310 Pureview design, you can see in the picture the big round camera on the pack with 41MP written on it. Together with classic metallic dark blue, the Pureview Nokia 3310 also comes in yellow, blue, red and green color options. WOW, a very Microsoft thing!

Although it is not finalized yet even up to today, being published on Microsoft page and being spoken by Nokia authority figure proved a lot. We hope this Nokia Windows phones that looks like a basic phone but actually carries ENORMOUS camera sensor will really come true one day.

The Nexus 2015 is one of the most awaited devices for this year. The Nexus 2015 Launch might be already happening in 2 weeks on 29.9 this year. In this post we will Sum Up all infos and rumors that we have so far about the next Nexus 2015.

The Nexus 6 was undobtedly a great smartphone, but definitely not for everyone. In our opinion the main reasons were the large 5,96″ Screen and also the large price. If you like large phones though, the Nexus 6 is down to 350 USD and a great phone at this price. The large size made very traditional Nexus fans not switch and stay with the older Nexus 5.

Now lets get to the new Nexus 5(2015). According to most information out there, there might be two Nexus 2015 Versions launching soon. One manufactured from LG and one from Huawei.

Reportedly the LG Nexus 5 will resemble the older Nexus 5 very closely and could be a direct successor. Most probably Google will call it the Google Nexus 5x. Earlier reports called it as Codename Bullhead. Rumored specs include a 64-Bit Snapdragon 808, 5.2″ FHD display and 2700mAh battery.

Nexus 5X Design:
This picture is the newest we got for the LG NEXUS 5X. Biggest caveat here is that is very much looks like a Nokia Lumia (see the gallery picture)

Nexus 5X Prices
According to GSMarena the LG Nexus 5x will be priced at 400 USD for the 16GB Base Model. This would make it 50 USD more expensive then its predecessor. Also it would put the LG Nexus 5X in direct competition with the Moto X Pure Edition, which might have higher specs though.

Way more rumors and information are concentrating on a Huawei Nexus 2015 though, so we will focus more on this one.

Reports and information about a Huawei Nexus have been making the rounds for a while now. The good news is that the information comes from multiple sources, including very reliable ones. While LG Nexus 5x is still a bit unclear, we can be pretty sure that Google and Huawei will launch a Nexus 2015 this year. Here is the sum-up of what to expect.

Nexus 2015 Design

We have seen very few clear details of what the Huawei Nexus will be like, but one thing is clear, it will be large again. Most rumors suggest it will be the same size as Samsung’s Note Series with at least 5.7″.

According to leaks from @evleaks, will come with a metal frame and fingerprint scanner. If you know a bit about the Huawei phone line, this reminds of Huawei’s Flagship Mate Series. If you have a look at the upcoming Mate 8 Series, it might very well include some hints at the Nexus 2015 design.

We include also some renders and leaks, mostly from @OnLeaks. @OnLeaks is a great resource of information but of course we cant confirm the authencity yet. See the Gallery at the End of the Post.The most recent includes the Nexus 2015 in a case, which shows quite big top and bottom bezels. According to @onleaks the phone will measure 159.4 x 78.3 x 6.6/8.5 mm and boast front-facing dual speakers.

Original 2013 Nexus 5: 13.79 * 6.92 cm = 95.4268 cm2 (-11.66 cm2)
Galaxy Note 5: 15.32 * 7.61 = 116.5852 cm2 (+9.5 cm2)

Furthermore we have a video, showing the upcoming Huwei. For sure we dont know if its for real yet, but check it out yourself.

Huawei Nexus Display

Most reports so far point to a large 5.7″ Huawei Nexus smartphone, might be even with a QHD resolution of (2560x1440p). This would mean a 515ppi pixel density for the Nexus 2015. Overall this would mean only a small difference to the Nexus 6, due to the small size difference.

Nexus 2015 Specs and Hardware

Most rumors say that the Huawei Nexus will come with Snapdragon 810, like most other flagships in 2015. Evan Blass from @evleaks claims that it will come with Snapdragon 820. Seeing the imminent Launch Date, this is pretty unlikely though.

According to the newest GeekBench Stats the Huawei Nexus 2015 comes with Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 and 3GB of RAM. Also it will sport Android 6.0 Marshmallow, that will launch officially alongside the new Google Nexus smartphones.

While Snapdragon 810 might not surprise many, it would be a huge change for Huawei. So far Huawei has been exclusively using their own Kirin Chip Series. Most likely Google has the Qualcomm chipset as a condition. Also according to Evan, the Nexus 2015 will come with a fingerprint reader, a first for the Nexus series. This would make a lot of sense, since Android M has native support for fingerprint to make purchases on Play Store etc.

Also there is a good chance that the new Nexus will come with USC Type C, which they already implemented for the new Chromebook Pixel, and also pointed too for new Android smartphones. Probably the new Nexus is not going to have Micro-SD support.

Camera

So far the upcoming Nexus Camera is the point where we have the least information on. We have some rumors that point to a dual-camera setup for the LG Nexus 5x. As well the Huawei Nexus might sport the same Dual Camera Setup as the Huawei Honor 6Plus.

While to most a Nexus 2015 Dual Camera would be gimmick at best, we wouldnt leave the possibility completly out of the game. Google has been playing around with Dual-Camera technology in Project Tango and they seem to have a depth of experience on that subject.

If the we will get a LG G4 Nexus, we hope that they will include the LG G4 camera. So far the Nexus Series Camera quality was ok, but not outstanding. The LG G4 camera would definitely be a great addition to the new Nexus. For the Huawei Nexus we dont have information on Camera yet.

Nexus 2015 Software

Nexus phone stay true to Pure google experience, and we expect this to be the same with the upcoming Nexus 2015. We also know that the next Nexus will sport Android Marshmallow, the newest version of Google’s OS.

Nexus 2015 Prices and Release Date
Most prior nexus devices have been launched in October or November. We expect this to be the same for 2015 Nexus edition, although some reports suggest a launch date as early as 29th September. According to Evan Blass, the Nexus 2015 will start shipping in Q4.

As for pricing, the reports we have so far state a 400 USD Price for the Huawei Nexus 16GB and 450 USD for the 32GB Version. This would make it more expensive then the previous one and also 70 USD more expensive then the OnePlus Two.

Overall we will update this article with the newest leak to the Nexus 2015 Launch. Please share in the comments your ideas on these rumors. What would you like the Nexus 2015 to be like?