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Android One's initial lineup was pretty obscure – low-end phones from brands you haven’t heard of. But a couple of recent phones are filling the gap left by the discontinued Nexus line, namely affordable but capable phones with software controlled by Google. We just finished reviewing the Xiaomi Mi A1and we came away impressed. For around €250 give or take you can have a 5.5” 1080p screen, dual 12MP camera and long battery life (S625 chipset + 3,080mAh battery, 80h Endurance).You can get a similar Redmi phone with MIUI for a bit less but Xiaomi’s software is a “love it or hate it” kind of thing. Motorola has a similar phone – the Moto X4. It’s smaller with its 5.2” 1080p screen, but has a newer Snapdragon 630 chipset (and a similar 3,000mAh battery). The 12MP dual pixel camera has a slight advantage in pixel size – the main sensor has 1.4µm pixels (vs. 1.25µm on the A1). Both phones currently run Android v7.1 Nougat, but v8.0 Oreo will arrive in due time. It remains to be s...

SMART PHONE BUDGET OCTOBER 2017

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smart phone bugdet 2017 Redimi note 4 Display  5.5-inch full HD (1920 x 1080) 2.5D curved glass Processor  2.0 GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 processor | Adreno 506 GPU RAM/Internal Storage  2GB RAM/32GB | 3GB RAM/32GB | 4GB RAM/64GB Battery  4100 mAh Non-Removable Camera  13-MP Rear + 5-MP Front Android  6.0 Marshmallow (to be upgraded to 7.0 Nougat) Connectivity  4G with VoLTE, Bluetooth 4.2, WiFi (802.11 b/g/n), GPS, Micro USB 2.0 Additional Features  Fingerprint Scanner (Rear Mounted), Dual Apps, Second Space Colours  Gray, Gold, Black Dimensions  151 x 76 x 8.35mm | Weight 175 g Moto e4 + Display  5.5-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) Processor  1.3 GHz Quad-Core MediaTek MT6737 processor | Mali T720 GPU RAM/Internal Storage  3GB RAM/32GB (Expandable - Dedicated Slot) Battery  5000 mAh Non-Removable Camera  13-MP Rear f/2.0 + 5-MP Front f/2.2 Android...

google pixel 2

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google pixel 2 lauch Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE Announced 2017, October Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2017, October Dimensions 145.7 x 69.7 x 7.8 mm (5.74 x 2.74 x 0.31 in) Weight 143 g (5.04 oz) SIM Nano-SIM & electronic SIM card (e-SIM) - IP67 certified - dust and water resistant - Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Size 5.0 inches (~67.9% screen-to-body ratio) Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (~441 ppi pixel density) Multitouch Yes Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 - Always-on display - 95% DCI-P3 coverage OS Android 8.0 Chipset Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 CPU Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) GPU Adreno 540 Card slot No Internal 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM Primary 12.2 MP, f/1.8, OIS, phase detection & laser autofocus, dual-LED flash Features 1/2.6" sensor size, 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama Video 2160...