Huawei Mate S – more info

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Yesterday, Huawei launched the Mate S. It’s a power house of specs and decent hardware.

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The pricing is aggressive and with base models starting at 32gb, 64gb and 128gb for the force touch model.

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Comes in 4 colours with the antennas hidden by design.

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A big song and dance was made about the camera. See other post for camera shots. .

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The new sensor is a skilled and easy to magage.

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– 4G for both sims.
– Waterproof
– Dual sim with base mode at 32gb
– Incredibly fingerprint sensor
– Great cameras
– Hisilicon Kirin 935, Octa Core: Quad 2.2GHz + Quad 1.5GHz–
Storage32GBRAM3GBRear – – & – Camera13MP with AF, BSI, F2.0, OIS, Dual color-temp LED flashesFront Camera8MP, FF, BSI, F2.4, LED soft lightSensorsAccelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, ALS, Proximate, HALLGPSCompatible with GPS/ Beidou/ GLONASS/AGPSAdditionalNFC, FMBattery2700mAh (Typ.) 2620mAh

Despite all the tricks jt really is a great pocket rocket. The fingerprint scanner works super fast. It really is comfy to hold in the hand.

I’ve got lots of tests to do but so far its seems a good phone. The force touch version was fine to demonstrate but not show off too muxh.

Huawei Mate S – Night and low light camera shots

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So you have probably read up on the full specs of the Huawei Mate S. If you haven’t don’t worry as I will cover off the key specs in another post.

So far I have used the Huawei Mate S for 16 hours.

Last night I decided to test the camera is difficult shots.

First up are several super night mode photos.

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Super night mode is really impressive.

So what about straight forward auto mode at night.

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Again not fairly reasonable.

And now a bit of fun. Using the night painting mode, I created the following, which was so simple to snap.

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Tomorrow I will be snapping more outdoor shots around Berlin, weather permitting.

Huawei Watch – My hands on in the real world – photos – updated with hot specs

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I’m wearing the new Huawei Watch. And its certainly causing a stir.

It is absolutely gorgeous. Thinner bezels than my LG Watch Urbane. In fact the Urbane looks positively old fashioned next to the Huawei Watch.

It comes with loads of stunning watch faces.

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The display is a cracking too. Out in the Berlin sun, the display is visible.

More info. The Watch strap has quick release pins. Heart sensor on rear. Sapphire glass is used. 316L stainless steel is used.

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Sony Xperia Z5 – Latest photos from IFA of the 3 flagships plus specs

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The photo leaks are fast and furious at the moment. Sony are holding a press conference later this afternoon, but in the meantime feast yourself on the latest photos of the new Xperia Z5 shots.

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From left to right. Z5 Compact with a 4 inch 720p screen, Z5 with a 5.2 inch 1080p screen and the Z5 Premium with a crazy 5.5 inch 4K screen , that’s 4096 x 2160.

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All 3 have a new 23mp camera unit and the side power button acts as a finger sensor.

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Source Android Authority

Exclusive – Huawei Mate S – Hands On Photos and Specs

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Later today, Huawei will be holding a press conference to reveal the new Huawei Mate S.

But like all good things, leaks occur and the Mate S is no different.

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Huawei Mate S looks similar to the Mate 7, but  is even more premium in design and thinner. It has a 5.5 inch full HD 2.5D screen, integrated all-metal body, a Hisilicon kirin 935 processor, 3GB RAM and 64GB ROM, and support external microSD card up to 128GB,  13-megapixel rear camera, 8-megapixel front camera, a rear fingerprint scanner, 2700mAh battery, dual Nano SIM card with Cat.6 class LTE network.

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Later today I will have a full hands on with the Mate S and provide my own feedback. If Gizmochina have any of the specs or missed anything out I will correct this in my post later.

For more photos and information head over to Gizmochina.

Source – Gizmochina

IFA 2015 – Today’s Big News

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There are lots of press announcements today and plenty to be excited about.

Acer, Huawei, Panasonic and Sony all have big press conferences.

Acer will be revealing a range of devices from tablets, wearables and phones.

Huawei is rumoured to be launching the Mate S. This phone will have force torch and so much more. Look at for news later on the Huawei Watch.

Sony should have 3 new flagship level phones. Wearables and more. Potentially the first 4K screen on a phone.

More updates throughout the day so check back later.

Samsung Gear S2 – full details, specs and my opinion

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Samsung has officially announced the Gear S2 its Tizen-powered smartwatch which will come in three variants: the regular Gear S2, and the Gear S2 Classic offering a black finish with a matching genuine leather band. The 3rd option is with 3g and voice calls. This version has a e-sim. The Gear S2 offers a rotating bezel, as well as a home and back button for easily dealing with notifications.

Samsung is apparently working closely with partners to offer a range of watch faces and watch bands so that users can have a variety of ways to express their personal style and mood. Users can easily change the band with one click, and change the watch face for a more personalized and sophisticated Gear experience depending on the time, place or occasion.

The Gear S2 is a round, 1.2-inch circular display with a resolution of 360×360, 11.4 mm thin, with a 1GHz dual-core processor and a 250 mAh battery (the 3g version has a 300mAh battery), which will support 2-3 days of battery life. NFC is included for mobile payments. Ram is 512mb. 4gb storage. Wireless charging included. Other specs include 802.11n Wifi, Bluetooth 4.1, Sensors – Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Heart Rate, Ambient Light, Barometer. Dimensions 42.3 x 49.8 x 11.4mm and weighing 47g, whilst the 3g version is slightly larger at 44.0 x 51.8 x 13.4mm and weighing 51g. IP68.

Apps included are Contacts, notifications, messages, email, S Voice, S Health, Nike+ Running, music player, gallery, maps & navigation, weather .

Samsung is working with partners to expand the utility of the smartwatch in new ways, including smart car keys, house keys, and remote controls to manage a connected home. Seeing is believing as my Gear S whilst really excellent as what it did , didn’t get many extra apps after I bought it.

You have to be a real Samsung fan to want one of these as its tied to using Samsung hardware. Now Android Wear supports iOS this is really a specialised use case. However, it will do exactly what it says on the tin and really well.

Will the Gear S2 be made to feel inferior by the next round of android wear watches to be announced in a few days? Not long to find out!

Source – Samsung/androidcentral.com