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Samsung Galaxy S Light Luxury now Official

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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....
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Tecno Phantom 8 Launched: Overview and Specifications

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The highly anticipated follow up to Tecno Mobile’s last year flagships, the Phantom 6 and 6 plus, has been officially unveiled. The Phantom 8 as it is known offers some impressive specs for its rather low price.
This device which will be available in Nigeria, Kenya and other parts of Africa and the Middle East. The presence of Dual cameras, 6GB of RAM was quite the upgrade, several other aspects of the device fell short of 2017 expectations such as the trendy 18:9 aspect ratio or a 90% screen-to-body ratio.



Design


The design of the Phantom 8 feels very premium with the sturdy metal frame and rounded edges. There is a 2.5D coating on the front of the device for protection as well as on the back giving it a ‘flush’ design which should assist grip and make the phone easier to hold and operate.

Display


The display of the Phantom 8 is one area of the device that didn’t get a worthy upgrade and might come short of user expectations. With a screen diagonal of 5.7”, this device also retains the same resolution as it predecessor which is 1920 x 1080 pixels. This is not a bad or terrible display, but a lot of Chinese manufacturers offer FHD+ for about half the price of this device.

Camera



Dual cameras grace the rear of this device, featuring a 12MP f/1.8 Sony IMX386 sensor which has a pixel size of 1.25µm plus a 13MP telephoto lens. The main camera is capable of shooting 1080p video and features a Tri-LED flash, 10x zoom, portrait mode/auto refocus, Auto HDR, Superpixel and real-time filters. The selfie shooter is a 20MP lens with a dual LED flash for night time or low light selfies.

Software and Features



The Phantom 8 comes equipped with Tecno’s HiOS 3.0 based on Android 7.0 Nougat but the company is promising a planned update to Android 8.0 Oreo is already in the works.



The SoC at the heart of this device is MediaTek’s Helio P25. This is an Octa-core processor which speeds reaching 2.6GHz. A Mali T880 chip is in charge of graphics and the entire package is paired nicely with 6GB of RAM. There is 64GB of internal storage which should be mighty plenty but there is a dedicated MicroSD slot for up to 2TB SD cards. A 3,500mAh battery keeps the lights on.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
NETWORK
Technology
GSM/HSPA/LTE
Speed
HSPA 42.2Mbps/5.76Mbps, CAT 6 LTE 300Mbps/75Mbps

BODY
Dimensions
159.95x79.5x7.9mm
Weight
-
Build
Metal
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY
Type
AMOLED capacitive Touchscreen
Size
5.7 inches
Resolution
1080 x 1920 (¬386ppi)
Multitouch
Yes, up to 10 fingers
Protection
2.5D Glass

PLATFORM
OS
Android 7.0 Nougat, HiOS 3.0
Chipset
Mediatek Helio P25
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.6GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.6GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU
Mali T880

MEMORY
Card slot
microSD, up to 2TB (dedicated slot)
Internal
64GB, 6GB RAM

CAMERA
Primary
Dual 12MP + 13MP,f/1.8, 1.25µm, Autofocus, Portrait Mode, Tri-LED flash
Features
HDR, Panorama, geo-tagging, touch focus
Video
1080p@30fps
Secondary
20MP

COMMS
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP
GPS
Yes, GLONASS
NFC
Yes
Radio
Yes
USB
microUSB 3.0, Type-C, USB OTG

FEATURES
Sensors
Fingerprint scanner, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity, Compass,
Colours
Gold, Matte Black, Blue
Audio
3.5mm jack
-Active noise cancellation

BATTERY
Capacity
3,500 mAh, non-removable
Type
Li-Po
Fast Charging
Yes

The Tecno Phantom 8 should be available soon as no official release date has been given yet. This device is pegged at ¬1,400AED in the Middle East, NGN135,000 in Nigeria/$380 and Ksh 40,000 in Kenya. While this device is impressive in several aspects compared to its predecessor, I do not find this device a compelling upgrade. What is your opinion on this? Let’s talk more in the comments section below.
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