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Samsung Galaxy S Light Luxury now Official

The Galaxy S Light Luxury was just announced in China packing very modest specs, the device is pretty much a "lite" variant of the Galaxy S8. The 5.8' screen from the S8 makes a return keeping the same dimensions as its bigger brother. The Light S features the same Super AMOLED panel with 1,080 x 2,220 px resolution (18.5:9). The phone has a single camera on the back - 16 MP sensor and an f/1.7 aperture. It can record 4K video at 30 fps, but OIS is absent (surprisingly). The selfie camera has an 8 MP sensor with an f/1.7 aperture. The Snapdragon 660 chipset inside the Galaxy S Light Luxury should offer similar CPU performance to the Galaxy S8's 835. It does have 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage. Given the Galaxy S Light Luxury's size, it shouldn’t be a surprise that there’s a 3,000 mAh battery – the same capacity as the Galaxy S8. There’s support for fast wireless and wired charging, the latter of which goes over the USB-C port....

Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL Details and Specifications


The Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL smartphones have just been unveiled by Google as an upgrade to the ‘Pixel’ and ‘Pixel XL’.

Google Pixel 2



The Google Pixel is an upgrade over Its predecessor. It comes equipped with a 5” AMOLED display, and a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, which is not much of an upgrade but the compact size should be welcomed by folks that do not have large hands. The bezels on the top and the bottom of the Pixel 2, whilst sporting stereo speakers, comes off as a disappointment with the “Full Vision “18:9 screens and “edge-to-edge” displays being the hype of 2017.



The Pixel 2 sports a rather nifty feature that appears to have been borrowed from the HTC U11. The devices can detect pressure on the sides of the phone, i.e. you can squeeze the device in order to activate certain pre-set commands such as activating Google Assistant etc.



The Pixel 2 is powered by the 8-core Snapdragon 835 SoC by Qualcomm which is paired up nicely with 4GB of RAM. Just like its predecessor, there is no card slot on this device and you are limited to storage options of 64/128GB. The Pixel 2 is expected to launch on the 17th of October with a starting price of $650 for the base model and $750 if you want more storage space. The colour options include “Kinda Blue”,” Just Black” and “Clearly White”.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

NETWORK
Technology
GSM/HSPA/LTE
Speed
HSPA 42.2Mbps/5.76Mbps, CAT 16 LTE 1024Mbps/150Mbps

BODY
Dimensions
145.7x69.7x7.8mm
Weight
143g
Build
Metal
SIM
Nano-SIM & eSIM

DISPLAY
Type
AMOLED capacitive Touchscreen
Size
5.0 inches
Resolution
1920x1080 pixels (~441ppi)
Multitouch
Yes, up to 10 fingers
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PLATFORM
OS
Android 8.0 Oreo
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
GPU
Adreno 540

MEMORY
Card slot
No
Internal
64GB/128GB, 4GB RAM

CAMERA
Primary
12.3MP, f/1.8, 1.4µm pixel size, OIS, Autofocus, Dual LED flash
Features
HDR, Panorama, geo-tagging, touch focus
Video
2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps
Secondary
8MP, f/2.4

COMMS
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot, DLNA
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS
Yes, A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Yes
Radio
Yes
USB
microUSB 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible, USB OTG

FEATURES
Sensors
Fingerprint scanner, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity, Compass, Barometer
Colours
Just Black, Black & White, Very Silver, Really Blue
Audio
Type-C to 3.5mm jack adapter, Stereo Speakers
-Active noise cancellation

BATTERY
Capacity
2,700 mAh, non-removable
Type
Li-Ion
Fast Charging
Yes
 

Google Pixel 2 XL



The Google Pixel 2 XL is the premium device among the pair released. A quick visual inspection of the device and it is clear what has been upgraded. The Pixel 2 XL sports a nifty 18:9 P-OLED display. The screen measures 6” in size with a resolution of 1440 x 2880 pixels. There is a polarizer which should greatly improve the sunlight legibility. The display has Corning Gorilla Glass 5 for added screen protection.


The Pixel 2 XL, just like the Pixel 2, is equipped with a 12MP main camera equipped with OIS and an 8MP f/2.4 selfie camera which appears to be the same as those present in the previous generation. The Snapdragon 835 is also present here as well as the same storage options from the Pixel 2 (sorry, no 256GB for you guys).



One feature about these devices is the presence of an “eSIM” which will enable its users access ‘Google Fi’ as well as several other services from their respective carriers. The device is powered by a 3,520mAh battery and there is also IP67 rating for water resistance.
The Pixel 2 XL is expected sometime in November at a starting price of $850 for the 64GB model or $950 for the 128GB model. The colour options are “Just Black” and “Black & White”.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Technology
GSM/HSPA/LTE
Speed
HSPA 42.2Mbps/5.76Mbps, CAT 16 LTE 1024Mbps/150Mbps

BODY
Dimensions
157.9x76.7x7.9mm
Weight
175g
Build
Metal
SIM
Nano-SIM & eSIM

DISPLAY
Type
P-OLED capacitive Touchscreen
Size
6.0 inches
Resolution
1440x2880 pixels (~538ppi)
Multitouch
Yes, up to 10 fingers
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PLATFORM
OS
Android 8.0 Oreo
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
GPU
Adreno 540

MEMORY
Card slot
No
Internal
64GB/128GB, 4GB RAM

CAMERA
Primary
12.3MP, f/1.8, 1.4µm pixel size, OIS, Autofocus, Dual LED flash
Features
HDR, Panorama, geo-tagging, touch focus
Video
2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps
Secondary
8MP, f/2.4,1.4µm pixel size

COMMS
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot, DLNA
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS
Yes, A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Yes
Radio
Yes
USB
microUSB 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible, USB OTG

FEATURES
Sensors
Fingerprint scanner, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity, Compass, Barometer
Colours
Just Black, Black & White
Audio
Type-C to 3.5mm jack adapter, Stereo Speakers
-Active noise cancellation

BATTERY
Capacity
3,520 mAh, non-removable
Type
Li-Ion
Fast Charging
Yes
 


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