vivo introduces V7 with 24 MP selfie camera

vivo introduces V7 with 24 MP selfie camera

After , vivo delivered the non-plus version of its Clearer Selfie phone today. The device is called vivo V7 and comes with a 24 MP front camera, FullView display and triple card slot for two nano-SIMs and one microSD. The display is with the trendy 18:9 ratio and has HD+ resolution of 1440 x 720 pixels. The panel is IPS LCD, and the diagonal is 5.7. The chipset in the vivo V7 has eight Cortex A53 CPU cores, clocked at 1.8 GHz and while it hasn't been officially confirmed it's likely the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 as on the larger . There is one camera at the back with 16 MP sensor, f/2.0 aperture, coupled with an LED flash. The RAM is 4 GB, and there is also 32GB storage. The vivo V7 runs Funtouch 3.2, based on Android Nougat 7.1 and is powered by a 3,000 mAh battery. vivo will sell the V7 in all , with Indonesia getting the phone first today. It is offered in either Matte Black or Gold and costs the equivalent of around $300.

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Nokia Threat Intelligence Report: number of infected Android phones on the rise

Nokia Threat Intelligence Report: number of infected Android phones on the rise

While PC ransomware like WannaCry made the news, viruses are all too common on smartphones. Nokias Threat Intelligence report shows that the majority of infected devices that connect to mobile networks were indeed Android phones. Still, Nokia praises Googles efforts with Google Play Protect and says that Play Stores defenses are much better than they were two years ago. However, third-party app stores are less protected and are a common vector of infection. The biggest threat are trojanized apps once that pose as popular apps (say, Netflix) but contain malicious code (those usually come from the other app stores). Due to government restrictions, essentially all Androids in China use a non-Google store. According to Nokia, the Uapush adware is the most popular malicious app, the Jisun ransomware came in second and the Marcher banking trojan in third. The average infection rate was 0.68%. Note that Nokia collects this info via NetGuard, a security product used by mobile network operators. This way it can detect infected devices with no client-side software, but it skews the numbers against smartphones as it only tracks Windows systems that use a dongle or are tethered through a phone (i.e. not ones with a fixed home Internet connection). On fixed residential networks things look much better. Nokia reports that the infection rate fell to 6.2% from 11.3% last year. Anyway, iOS is under attack as well, mostly by Spyphone apps, though with basically no third-party app stores the infections were less common. Older versions of iOS have unpatched vulnerabilities, however.

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Infinix launches Zero 5 smartphone with dual rear camera system

Infinix launches Zero 5 smartphone with dual rear camera system

Infinix has launched the Zero 5 smartphone globally. In India, the phone will be available starting November 22 exclusively on Flipkart. The Zero 5 has a unibody metal design with Corning Gorilla Glass on the front covering the 5.98 1920x1080 IPS display. Inside is the MediaTek Helio P25 MT6757 with 6GB of RAM and a choice of 64GB or 128GB storage. On the back is the dual camera system with a primary 12 MP f2.0 camera and a secondary 13 MP f 2.6 2x telephoto camera with 2x optical zoom over the primary lens. On the front is a 16 MP f2.0 camera with flash. The Zero 5 runs on Infinix XOS skin on top of Android 7.0 Nougat. Other features include a fingerprint sensor, USB-C connector, dual SIM support with separate microSD slot, and 4350mAh battery with fast charging. The 64GB Zero 5 is priced at INR 17,999 ($275) and the 128GB at INR 19,999 ($306). The 64GB is available in Sandstone Black, Champagne Gold and Bordeaux Red. The 128GB in Bronze, Gold, and Black.

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Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design now on sale

Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design now on sale

The posh is finally going on sale in China, one month after the Mate 10 series . The Mate 10 Porsche Design carries a tremendous price tag of 8,999 CNY (around 1150) which makes it a more expensive proposition than even the Apple iPhone X (or Samsung Galaxy Note8). The Mate 10 Porsche Design is almost identical, spec for spec, to the Mate 10 Pro but adds doubled storage at 256GB. The Porsche Design moniker adds a certain flair of its own too. Buyers can expect some Porsche Design themes on board as well as a leather smart cover and special Porsche Design headphones.

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Gionee M7 Plus shows its full specs in benchmark leak

Gionee M7 Plus shows its full specs in benchmark leak

We've heard very little about the Gionee M7 Plus and it's ever only been . It's expected to have a bigger 6.43-inch screen than the 6.01-inch , which launched back in September. Now, thanks to an AnTuTu and GFXBench listings, we're getting a clearer idea of its specs sheet. Key among the changes is the replacement of the Mediatek Helio P30 of the M7 with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660. Other revealed bits include RAM and ROM 6GB/64GB the screen resolution 2160x1080px and the software version Android 7.1.1 Nougat. Finally the cameras will be a 16MP main snapper with 4K video and an 8 MP front one. Rumor has it Gionee will unwrap the M7 Plus on November 26 at a special press event. |

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Razer Phone now on sale in the US

Razer Phone now on sale in the US

The went on sale a couple of days early it was supposed to launch on November 17, but its available right now in the US. Well, the regular edition is anyway, the special edition is sold out already (it was a limited run of just 1,337 units). Anyway, the phone costs $700 as promised but you can add a few accessories. A thin case for $20 or a rugged one for $40 or Razers Hammerhead BT headphones for $100. If youre going to use wired headphones, try not to lose the USB-C to 3.5mm adapter a new one is $20. Currently, only is selling the phone. In the US, Amazon.com and Microsoft stores should also have units, but perhaps theyll wait until November 17. We checked Razers European sites, the phone isnt available there yet.

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