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Recent Motorola models have switched between notches and punch holes for their selfie cameras, but something else is on the horizon – the Moto G8, which will most likely have a pop-up selfie camera. Check out these two images below, posted by @evleaks. There’s no selfie camera, not even an earpiece, just a uniform bezel on the top and the sides. However, the bottom bezel is thicker than expected. Motorola G8 It’s early for a new G-series phone – the  Moto G7  lineup was announced in February this year. The G6 before it came out in April 2018. The “Moto G8” name was previously attached to  these renders , which appear to show the  Motorola One Action  – note the  triple camera . The One Vision has a dual camera and it launched  as the Motorola P50  in China. The One Action should be unveiled on  August 23  and go on sale on  September 7 . The rumor mill is also tracking a Moto One Zoom with a  quad camera . However,...

Week 25 saw the Samsung Galaxy A50 return to the top of our trending chart after watching various newly announced phones occupy the top for the past few months. Well, there were no major launches this week (the Huawei nova 5 series came too late) and the mid-ranger took its chance to add another title to its tally. Its stablemate - the Galaxy A70 became the biggest gainer as it rose three spots to get the silver medal, ahead of last week's leader - the Xiaomi Mi 9T. The Redmi K20 Pro, which is yet to make a proper international debut retained fourth, just edging out the rising Redmi Note 7. A Samsung entry level trio follows with the newly unveiled Galaxy M40 taking sixth ahead of the Galaxy A30 and Galaxy A20. Motorola One Pro is still not official, but it turned just enough heads to make the chart and capture ninth spot. It's also the only phone not coming from either Samsung or Xiaomi this week. The final available position goes to another newcommer - the Sams...

Nokia 5 (2017) started receiving the Android 9 Pie update. The glorious news was delivered by HMD’s CPO, Juho Sarvikas over Twitter. I currently don’t have a Nokia 5 with me to see if it is available in Europe. I believe that this update will be released in phases too. People are reporting that their Nokia 5 is receiving the V6.12E Android 9 Pie, but be kind and post below in the comment section if you got it or not. *Update* Nokia 5 users around the world are reporting that the Pie is available for their phone. The update itself is 1663.2 MB large, and the update process will last about 15 minutes with 2 reboots. Thanks for the tips Aqeel and Pongmei ;). let the Check for Update games begin for Nokia 5 (2017) users 

HIGHLIGHTS Xiaomi Mi Play said to come with 10GB of free data a month Xiaomi has so far teased the Mi Play's design The Xiaomi Mi Play may be powered by a 2,900mAh battery Xiaomi Mi Play is all set to be launched in China today. The smartphone has thus far been teased showing its front and rear designs, which include a waterdrop-style display notch, a dual rear camera setup, and a gradient finish. Apart from the teasers, the new Xiaomi handset has been leaked several times as well, tipping a few specifications. The company will be live streaming the Xiaomi Mi Play launch event, and we have all those details for you here. Do stay tuned to Gadgets 360 for our coverage of the Xiaomi Mi Play launch. Xiaomi Mi Play launch live stream The Xiaomi Mi Play launch will be  live streamed  on the  company site , and it can also be caught on such sites as Youkou. The launch starts at 2pm CST (11:30am IST), and you can catch all the launch details ri...

It seems that Samsung is sticking to its plan of implementing new features to its mid-range A-series first and the most recent rumor is a testament for that even though it sounds like a long shot. According to a Chinese leakster, Samsung is working on an upper-mid-range Galaxy A10 smartphone with an under-display fingerprint reader. The tweet doesn't reveal anything else although, this is not the first time we hear of a Galaxy A10 coming. The same account on Twitter reported that Samsung is working on a Galaxy A model powered by a Snapdragon 845 SoC. The Galaxy A10 seems like the perfect fit for the FP reader and the flagship SoC given that the Galaxy A8s, for example, is rocking a Snapdragon 710. We hope that more evidence will pile up soon because at this point we are just speculating and guessing.

It's official, Lenovo will announce the  Z5s  on December 18 at its global headquarters in Beijing. The company went about announcing the date through a series of posters on Weibo, moving past the previous official date of  December 6 . Lenovo's teaser for the Z5s The posters themselves don't reveal many specifics - we get an outline of the Lenovo Z5s, a promise of Speed and a look at the (distinctly reminiscent of the Huawei P20 Pro) triple camera array on the rear. Lenovo's second and third teaser for the Z5s We know  very little  of the Lenovo Z5s - a 6.39-inch display on the front (likely sporting some kind of notch) and a 3,210mAh battery are all that's been confirmed so far. If we're to go by the Lenovo Z5 Pro, the Z5s could use a Snapdragon 710 or even a Snapdragon 845. Earlier rumors pointed to a Snapdragon 855, but the device is going live too early to have that silicone inside.

Counterpoint Research released its three-month report on smartphone shipments in India. According it Xiaomi is in the lead with 27% share, followed by Samsung and vivo with 23% and 10%, respectively. Oppo is taken down to fifth, while Micromax makes a surprising appearance at fourth with 9% shipments between July and September. Company Market share Q3 2018 Market share Q2 2018 Xiaomi 27% 28% Samsung 23% 29% viv o 10% 12% Micromax 9% N/A Oppo 8% 10% The report also revealed that total shipments increased by 24%, compared to the previous quarter, and 5% on a yearly basis. The increase is such a huge jump that India managed to surpass the United States in shipments, Karn Chauhan, research analyst at Counterpoint, revealed. The number of users in India exceeded 400 million, making the Asian country the second biggest smartphone market in the world, following China. The report stated that nearly a third of all devices shipped had a retail price between $150 and $250, while the...

A comprehensive survey across six metro cities of India by CMR Mobile Industry Consumer Insight (MICI) has provided an interesting profile of changing consumer preference and interests when it comes to premium smartphone brands. A Aomprehensive survey across six metro cities of India by CMR Mobile Industry Consumer Insight (MICI) has provided an interesting profile of changing consumer preference and interests when it comes to premium smartphone brands. In the latest survey conducted in New Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, and Chennai across different sections society viz., students, professionals and teens – it has been stated that consumers are now looking at premium smartphone brands as an ‘extension of their lifestyle’ or something that ‘make them feel more powerful’. In a more interesting revelation, it has pointed out that OnePlus has emerged as the top choice of smartphones in the Indian market, overtaking Apple’s iPhone and Samsung. In the survey conducted, 59% of the pa...