No more Nexuses, it's Pixels now. Google unveiled the Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones on Tuesday and it was undoubtedly the single most captivating event of the week. Record-setting DxOMark scores, IP53 certification (better than none, but not on par with the competition), Huawei's involvement in the development (or lack thereof) - a whole lot of interesting Pixel-related topics made the news.
The Samsung Galaxy Note7 resumed sales this week after the whole recall ordeal, and yet a supposedly safe unit still caught fire. No fires around the Sony Xperia XZ - it just quietly went on sale.
A lesser Galaxy, the Galaxy A8 (2016), also got released and the Gear S3 pre-orders opened this week. Another story involving Samsung broke as well - apparently, the Korean company will be manufacturing Qualcomm's future Snapdragon 830.
Follow the links below for more details on the above, plus some other hot topics from the past few days.
These have more Google genes than even the Nexus phones before them.
While it's good to get the rumored spec officially acknowledged, this still doesn't live up to what the Pixels' biggest competitors can boast.
A report comes from Android Police which offers an inside look at what happened between Google and Huawei during negotiations.
The company has revealed that the Pixel will start at INR 57,000 (around $855) in the country.
Google has officially confirmed that it has "no plans" for any more Nexus products.
Google did not exactly release an update log for the Android 7.1 update but Android Police managed to get their hands on it from a source, and it lists all the changes that will be present on Pixel as...
The headset is a lot like already available devices like Samsung's Gear VR, and then it isn't
The disturbing event happened in Louisville, Kentucky, on a Southwest flight, while the plane was still at the gate.
The Spanish site already updated the "Pre-order" buttons to "Buy".
Major retailers and carriers in the Netherlands have it in stock, and so does Best Buy in the US.
The Samsung Gear S3, which was made official at this year's IFA conference in Berlin, is now available to pre-order. Specifically, UK-based retailer MobileFun currently has the wearable device listed ...
Also available is the entire range of Moto Mod accessories.
The update will start rolling out sometime in Q4.
Industry sources claim the Korean giant has signed a deal to be Qualcomm's exclusive manufacturer for the SoC.
Currently rolling out in Europe, the update also includes support for Samsung Cloud.
The position of the sensors is similar to that of the iPhone 7 Plus.
The device is currently an SK Telecom-exclusive in South Korea, and carries a price tag of KRW 649,000 ($583).
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