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Best budget phones with (near) bezel-less displays The smartphone industry is a notoriously fickle beast where bold innovations are just a few fatal steps away from becoming the latest flash-in-the-pan gimmick. Every now and again though, there’s a design quirk that sticks the landing and becomes an overnight game-changer. In 2017, that honor undoubtedly goes to  bezel-less (or near-bezel-less) displays. While doing away with unsightly bezels isn’t a brand new idea in the mobile sphere, this year it has firmly hit the mainstream, with Android behemoths Samsung and LG going almost all screen with their next-generation  Galaxy  and  G series flagships – not to mention the Andy Rubin-backed newcomer Essential and its debut smartphone, the  PH-1 . With the number of OEMs moving away from traditional “chin and forehead” phones increasing with every passing announcement, it seems only a matter of time before bezel-less smartphones take over the (mobile) world f...
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Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 official with Snapdragon 835, 6" screen The  Xiaomi Mi Mix 2  is finally official. This is the highly anticipated follow up to the original bezelless phone and Xiaomi has gone smaller with its successor. Instead of the 6.4-inch 17:9 display of the first-gen Mi Mix, the Mi Mix 2 opts for a 5.99-inch 18:9 FullHD+ (2160x1080p) making its overall footprint smaller and bringing a higher screen-to-body ratio. Xiaomi boasts of a 12% reduced bottom bezel too and the front glass is curved on all sides. The Mi Mix 2 naturally gets the top of the line Snapdragon chipset - the 835. It can be paired to 6GB or 8GB of RAM - the 6GB model has either 64GB, 128GB or 256GB of storage while the 8GB model is dubbed Special Edition has 128GB storage and a ceramic body
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iPhone 8: Release date, price, latest news and features preparing for the launch of the iPhone 8 in September. The upcoming smartphone is anticipated to be a radical change for the company, which will seek to wow users for the 10th anniversary of the device.  The iPhone 8 has been rumoured to include  wireless charging , facial recognition, an edge-to-edge display and - for the first time - no home button. Apple is expected to release it alongside two other phones, the iPhone 7s and 7s Plus, which will be upgrades on its current offering.  Here's everything you need to know about the iPhone 8 release.  When will it be released? Tim Cook is expected to unveil the iPhone 8 at an event in California  on September 12 . In August the company  sent invitations out to journalists  inviting them to an event at its new Apple Park headquarters at 10am Eastern Time (6pm UK time) Tradition dictates the devices will...
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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 pre-registrations cross over 2.5 lakh in India: Report RELATED NEWS The bezel-less smartphone trend has just started; here is why Samsung Tab A (2017) with 8-inch display, 5,000mAh battery launched in Vietnam Samsung Galaxy Note 8 sees best pickup ever in the series in US Interest in the  Samsung  Galaxy Note 8 is apparently high in India. According to a report from IANS, over 2.5 lakh people in India have registered for the Galaxy Note 8. The report said nearly 1.5 lakh people have registered the device on  Amazon India . Out of the 1.5 lakh, a total of 72,000 people pre-booked the flagship device  on the first day when the registrations were open last weekend. Other than Amazon, nearly 1 lakh people have registered the Galaxy Note 8 on Samsung India, industry sources told IANS. Samsung is launching the Galaxy Note 8 in India on September 12, the same day when  Apple  plans to unveil the iPhone 8 ...
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What to expect from the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X After months of rumors and leaks, the next iPhone is just days from being unveiled at Apple’s brand new  Steve Jobs Theater . So, what do we know so far? Typical of Apple leaks in recent years, we’ve heard trickles of information on just about every piece of the new device, but, as always, everything is still up in the air. The screen, the camera, the pricing — even the name has been subject to debate in recent weeks. There does seem to be a bit of clarification on the latter point, courtesy of a  massive iOS 11 software leak  that hit this weekend. Turns out the reason so many names have been floating around is simple: Apple’s releasing a bunch of phones. In addition to the expected iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, we’ll also likely be getting a third:  the iPhone X . Here’s a break down of what we think we know about the phones so far Price Much to Apple’s chagrin, this is going to be one ...