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Cubot Smartphone lands in Nepal – a whole lot of options for budget phones

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Cubot Smartphone lands in Nepal – a whole lot of options for budget phones

While a lot of Chinese smartphone companies are already ruling the Nepali smartphone market, yet another brand is now, here in Nepal. Cubot Smartphones made debut in Nepal with 6 phone models, comprising of entry-level phones and budget phones under Rs.20000. Kasthamandap Asia International Pvt. Ltd. (KAI) is the official national distributor for the Cubot brand in Nepal.

The various phone models range from having 1 GB RAM to 3 GB and have between 16 GB to 32 GB of storage. Also, these phones aim to provide value for money to the Nepali people, according to the company.

Also Read: Mobiles’ Latest Price in Nepal

Cubot Mobiles Overview

The phones that are here are Cubot J3, Cubot R9, Cubot R11, Cubot Note Plus, Cubot Magic and Cubot Nova.

Out of these, the J3 is the most entry-level phone with modest specs. It has a 5″ display, 8 MP rear camera and a 5 MP selfie camera. Inside, it features a modest 1 GB RAM and 16 GB internal storage with a small 2000 mAh battery. It costs Rs.9500 in the Nepali market.

Secondly, costing Rs.12,675, we have the Cubot R9. This, too, has a 5″ display, but packs a 13 MP rear camera and 5 MP selfie shooter. Inside, it has 2 GB or RAM, 16 GB internal storage and also a 2600 mAh battery.

cubot smartphones lineup nepal

Then we have the Cubot R11, which has a larger 5.5″ display, a 13 MP + 2 MP dual rear camera and an 8 MP front camera. It packs a 2 GB RAM with 16 GB internal storage and a 2800 mAh battery. This phone is priced at Rs. 14300.

Next, there’s the Cubot Magic. It has, again, a 5″ display with a dual camera setup at the back, comprising of 13 MP + 2 MP sensors. There’s also a 5 MP front camera. You get a good 3 GB RAM with 16 GB storage, and a 2600 mAh battery. And it costs Rs.14820.

Moving on, there’s the Cubot Note Plus. It has a 5.2″ display, a single 16 MP camera, and a 16 MP front camera as well. Under the hood, it packs a 3 GB RAM with 32 GB storage and 2800 mAh battery. It costs Rs. 16100.

Lastly, you have the Cubot Nova. Out of all these phones, this costs the most. It has a 5.5″ display, a 13 MP rear camera, and an 8 MP selfie camera. Also, it packs a 3 GB RAM with 16 GB storage and 2800 mAh battery. And this one is priced at Rs.16,375.

So, there you have it. A list of the Cubot phones that debuted in Nepal. With the features they pack, they certainly will not be anything mind-blowing. However, they might be a good value for money. But in an already saturated market ruled mostly by Chinese brands, another Chinese brand might have to work very hard.

What do you think about this brand? Will this be able to hold its own, or will it go try? Give us your opinions.

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Nvidia RTX 2060 coming soon – What can we expect?

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Nvidia RTX 2060 coming soon – What can we expect?

The Turing architecture hasn’t actually made much of a dent in the world of graphics processing. Although I would argue that their full potential is yet to be discovered. Our question for today is how will the Nvidia RTX 2060 perform, especially with ray tracing. Even more importantly how much will it cost and when are we getting a mobile version? 

Will Nvidia call it the RTX 2060?

As with the RTX branding, the GPU will need to handle ray tracing. To deliver better ray tracing performance you need RT Cores. For starters, the RTX 2080Ti FE edition has 78 RT Cores. The RTX 2070 FE cuts that in half, and is pretty much unable to run games with ray tracing on at 1080p resolutions.

Nvidia RTX 2060 Turing family

With that said, we can only expect lower RT Cores on the RTX2060, which might make it’s ray tracing unusable at best. But here is the catch, the RTX 2060 won’t be a direct replacement for the GTX 1060. That brings in a lot more questions than it answers. First off, Nvidia’s three graphics cards currently on sale feature RT cores, that’s where the name RTX comes from.

Also Read: Nvidia RTX Titan – The most powerful desktop GPU

We can confirm the naming, the “2060” will get the RTX tagline at the front. Why does it matter? Well, we for sure know now that the Nvidia RTX 2060 will come with RT cores. Historically, be it the GTX 1060, 960 or the 860 were the best value for money GPUs in their respective prime times. So should the RTX2060, the main reason why most people are actually waiting for it. 

Not a GTX 1060 replacement?

Yes, the three existing latest and greatest are selling ok, but even Nvidia should feel that the RTX 2060 is a lot more important. So, for all the enthusiasts, it’s coming, second week of January to be exact. Back to why the RTX 2060 won’t be a direct replacing the GTX1060, most probably because of all that GTX1060 that Nvidia has in stock. 

  • Leaked image of RTX 2060
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Remember all those crypto-currency hype when graphics cards were selling like crazy. Yup, Nvidia decided to actually ramp up the production for mid-range cards. With the on-going present situation, it’s safe to assume they failed to sell a huge chunk of it. Even worst, with the RTX 2060 releasing a lot faster than expected, buying a Pascal card would be a big NO!

Rumored Specs of the RTX 2060

The Nvidia RTX 2060 is said to boast 1,920 CUDA cores with 30 SMs. Those SMs will see themselves paired with a single RT core each for a total of 30 RT Cores. Similarly, we might as well see 240 Tensor Cores. The 30 RT Cores should be enough to push out 5 Giga Rays Per second, which is the absolute minimum. The Die size also comes in at 445mm2, which should make it a huge GPU.

Nvidia RTX 2060
(Leaked Specs)		GTX 1060RTX 2070GTX 1070
GPUTU106GP106TU106GP104
Die size445mm2200mm2445mm2314mm2
CUDA Cores1,9201,2802,3041,920
RT Cores30N/A36N/A
Tensor Cores240N/A288N/A
PriceHopefully under $399$249$499$379

Furthermore, it should come with 6GB of GDDR6 memory. Memory Clock Texture Units and bandwidth should increase to 14Gbps, 120, and 336GB/s respectively. Memory bus and TDP might remain constant at 192-bits and 120W.  Although, all of these are unconfirmed leaked and might turn out to be false.

Pricing

Pricing will be crucial to the success of this GPU. In my personal opinion, anything under $349 should be a good deal. This should keep the $249 GTX 1060 relevant while keeping itself in the game. But, we might see a price tag somewhere around $399. This could lure most potential buyers to go for the GTX 1070, until Nvidia’s warehouse runs out of units to ship.

 Conclusion

In a vague comparison, the card in question is about 30% faster than the GTX 1060 and 6% slower than the GTX 1070. Likewise, comparisons with the red team shows that it’s 22% faster than the RX 590 while just 5% slower than the Vega 56. That is again just guesswork, but they do turn out to be true more often than not. 

As for Ray Tracing, we have already established that even 1080p gaming is quite not possible with ray tracing on. So do we expect 720p gaming, with RT on? Would you trade in lesser resolution for better reflections? I wouldn’t and happily so go for the GTX 1070 rather than the Nvidia RTX 2060. But we will just have to wait and see now, right?

Micromax Infinity N-series phones launched with notched displays

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Micromax Infinity N-series phones launched with notched displays

Micromax, the Indian mobile brand, is only now, stepping into the notch band-wagon. It has launched its first notched phones, the Infinity N-series, or namely, the Infinity N11 and Infinity N12. These two phones are very similar to each other, and look like entry level phones for the specs and price. 

Infinity N11 and N12 Overview

micromax infinity n11 n12 launched

Both the N11 and N12 feature a 6.19″ IPS LCD displays with HD+ resolution. Both have 18:9 aspect ratio and 2.5D curved glass. Also, both of them are powered by 2 GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6762 Helio P22 chip with 650 MHz IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU. These phones are powered by a big 4000 mAh battery as well.

Both the phones are similar in terms of the rear camera department too. Both these phones have dual camera setup of 13 MP lens and a 5 MP depth sensor. These phones only differ in terms of the selfie camera and memory configuration. The Infinity N11 features an 8 MP selfie shooter whereas the N12 sports a 16 MP shooter. Also, the N11 has 2 GB of RAM while the N12 has 3 GB. However, both of them have 32 GB of internal storage and are expandable up to 128 GB via microSD card slot. 

Pricing and Availability

These phones are available in three different color options – 
Viola, Blue Lagoon and Velvet Red. These phones are only available in India for now, both through online and offline channel. The N11 is priced at INR. 9000 (US $128) while the N12 costs INR.10000 (US $142). 

Also Watch: Micromax Canvas Infinity Review

Samsung Galaxy M20 tipped to house 5000mAh battery & a capable SoC

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Samsung Galaxy M20 tipped to house 5000mAh battery & a capable SoC

Lately, we have been hearing a lot of rumors and speculations about Samsung’s M-series and A-series smartphones. The M-series is said to consolidate C, J, and On lineup of smartphones, which are renowned for their budget-friendly nature. Similarly, the A-series will of midrange and semi-flagship standards. And the recent rumors suggest that the Samsung Galaxy M20 would initiate this change in moniker.

As per the report, Samsung Galaxy M20 won’t feature anything new or quirky. The three-camera setup and side-mounted fingerprint on the Galaxy A7 2018 and the quad camera setup at the back on the Galaxy A9 2018 weren’t that successful in the smartphone box office. And this time, Samsung seems to be cutting down all the gimmicks. AllAboutSamsung website from Germany reported that the Galaxy M20 (SM-M205) will feature a whopping 5000mAh battery. If the handset features that amount of battery, the M20 would be the first ever Samsung smartphone to flaunt that massive battery.

 Samsung has also been ignoring the notch trend all along. To increase the screen-to-body ratio of the display, it came with a punched-hole display on the Galaxy A8s rather than a notch. However, this time Samsung seems to adopt the notch. And looking at the image, we can clearly see a water drop or dewdrop style notch. Well, this may be the Samsung’s new Infinity-U display but we will have to wait for its official launch to confirm it.

samsung galaxy m20 display
Source: 91Mobiles

On its notch, the Smartphone giant has housed an 8MP camera surrounded by other necessary sensors. And on the back, there is a dual camera setup and a fingerprint sensor. Dual camera setup is conspicuous on the image. And the leakers suggest that the camera duo comprises of 13MP and 5MP sensors.

The German website also quoted the precise dimension of the device at 156.4 x 74.5 x 8.8mm. However, the size of the display is still under the unveil. But some rumors suggest that the device would feature a 6.0-inch Full-HD+ display. Since the mid-range phones of 2018 like Galaxy J8 and Galaxy J7 Duo had fairly disappointed us with an HD display, we would be happy if it features Full-HD resolution.

On the performance front, Samsung Galaxy M20 is expected to come with Exynos 7885 chipset along with 3GB of RAM. We had seen this processor on the Galaxy J7 Duo, Galaxy A7 2018, and the A8 Plus 2018. And the performance was great on those devices. So if the handset comes with Exynos 7885 chipset, Samsung might receive tons of praises from its fans. And talking about the storage, the handset would come in 32GB and 64GB variants.

When the rumor about the phone was going wild, we also got some information about its availability. We learned that the handset would first hit on the UK, Germany, France, Poland and Scandinavia. However, there is noinformation if the phone would be available on the countries other than that.

EMUI 9.0 based on Android Pie rolling out on Huawei P20 and Mate 20 smartphones

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EMUI 9.0 based on Android Pie rolling out on Huawei P20 and Mate 20 smartphones

When Huawei launched the Mate 20 Pro, it astounded the tech community with the powerful Kirin 980 chipset and the quirky reverse wireless charging technology. But alongside those features, the smartphone also possessed a new UI. At that time, the smartphone flaunted the latest EMUI 9.0 (EmotionUI 9.0).

The new UI was cleaner, polished and more intuitive than the previous version of the Emotion UI. And with the new UI, the handset managed to garner quite a lot of admirations from the Huawei fans. Well, at that time, the device had only the Mate 20 to share the feature. And this time, the smartphone giant is on the verge of releasing its User Interface on its older flagship as well. Huawei Mate 10, Mate 10 Pro, P20, and P20 Pro will be the smartphones to receive it early. Since the EMUI 9.0 is based on Android Pie (v9.0), the Mate10 and P20 smartphones can flaunt a new OS alongside the new UI after the update.

Well, the update surely sounds interesting but the users have to make a little effort for that OS switch. The Mate 10 and P20 smartphones users have to make an early registration for updating to EMUI 9.0. And talking about the registration, it has been open for Mate 10 and Mate 10 pro devices from 18th December. Similarly, the and P20 and P20 Pro users can get their upgrade registered since 24th December.

Designed to provide simplified, clean, and optimized user experience, Huawei has made a lot of improvements on its UI. On the EMUI 9.0, Huawei has slashed some of the redundant and confusing options from the settings targeting a streamlined user experience.

settings decrease in emui 9.0

With the trend of displays with higher to screen to body ratio is springing like a mushroom, every smartphone maker is providing on-screen buttons to cut down the bezels on its chin. As the on-screen buttons take some portion of the screen space, users cannot make full use of the display at times. And for such users, who finds the on-screen buttons obtrusive, Huawei has also brought the gesture option for navigations on the EMUI 9.0.

Smartphone gaming is quite on the rise these days. Many smartphone users are fond of playing high-end games like PUBG and Asphalt 9. And for such games, GPU has a significant role in making the game lag-less, stutter free and for the consistent frame rates. Furthermore, to ensure a better gaming experience, Huawei has also squeezed the GPU Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology on the new UI. And with the GPU Boost 2.0 on the EMUI 9.0, Huawei claims that users can experience a much smooth gaming performance, a boost of 12.9% when compared to its predecessor.

gpu turbo boost 2.0

These are just a few of many noteworthy features in the EMUI 9.0. If you happen to be the user of any of the aforementioned smartphones, you can check the new features yourself. And here are the steps to make an early registration.

Steps to register for EMUI 9.0 Update

  1. Find the Huawei HiCare application;
  2.  Check the “update” in QUICK SERVICES.
  3. Register now to join the journey of EMUI 9.0!

For more information about EMUI 9.0, you can log on to Huawei’s Official website.

Lenovo Z5s arrives with SD710 SoC, triple cameras & mindblowing price!

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Lenovo Z5s arrives with SD710 SoC, triple cameras & mindblowing price!

While companies like Huawei have come up with three cameras and Samsung is there flaunting quad rear cameras, we have other companies following a similar path. Rumors were that Lenovo is bringing a phone with triple cameras at the back! Now it’s official that the device is called Lenovo Z5s! And apart from triple cameras, it seems to offer very interesting stuff!

Starting off with the display, we have a water drop screen like that of the OPPO F9 or the Vivo V11! This would be the first smartphone from Lenovo having a selfie camera inside a water drop notch. Additionally, the device is powered by Snapdragon 710 SoC with Adreno 616 GPU.

lenovo z5s specs

Other specs are no less impressive! The screen is a 6.3- inch giant with 19.5:9 aspect ratio. It’s an IPS LCD panel with FHD+ screen resolution. Camera wise, the rear portion seems very interesting. There is a 16MP main sensor, an 8MP telephoto lens and a 5MP depth sensor! Similarly, the selfie shooter is a 16MP snapper housed inside a tiny water drop notch. The selfie camera is also said to have some pixel binding technology that helps produce sharper pictures.

Also read: Lenovo Mobile Price in Nepal

Memory- wise, we are offered a lot of options. There’s 4/64 GB variant, another 6/64 GB variant and a 6/128 GB variant as well. The device runs on Android Oreo with ZUI 10. 

Likewise, there are three color options available, Starry Gray, Titanium Crystal Blue, and Honey Love Orange. And interestingly, the Orange Black version is a limited edition and comes with an autograph of famous Chinese actor Zhu Yilong. 

Lenovo Z5s Specifications:

  • Operating System: Android Oreo with ZUI 10
  • Chipset: Snapdragon 710
  • GPU: Adreno 616
  • RAM: 4 or 6 GB
  • ROM: 64 or 128 GB
  • Display: 6.3 inches IPS LCD display with 19.5:9 aspect ratio and FHD+ resolution
  • Rear Camera:  16 MP main sensor, 8 MP Telephoto lens and a 5MP depth sensor with 
  • Front Camera: 16 MP
  • Battery: 3,300 mAh battery with USB-C and a 15W charger
  • Security: Fingerprint sensor and Face Unlock
  • Connectivity: Bluetooth 5.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.
  • Colors: Starry Gray, Titanium Crystal Blue, and Honey Love Orange

Lenovo Z5s Price and availability

The Lenovo Z5s has been launched in China today for a very interesting price, the 4/64 GB variant costs around $202, the 6/64 costs around $232 and the variant with 6/128 GB will cost $275. The phones are available for pre-booking as of now and will go on sale from December 24th.  

Lenovo Z5 Pro is the First smartphone with Snapdragon 855 & 12GB RAM

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Lenovo Z5 Pro is the First smartphone with Snapdragon 855 & 12GB RAM

After unveiling the Lenovo Z5s, Lenovo has also launched the Snapdragon 855 variant of the Lenovo Z5 Pro. This makes Lenovo the first smartphone brand to feature the latest and greatest chipset from Qualcomm. 

The Lenovo Z5 Pro was announced like a month ago with a Snapdragon 710 chipset. Other aspects of the Snapdragon 855 powered Z5 Pro remains the same. It comes with a 6.39-inch Samsung made AMOLED display, a slider design to make the screen to body ratio at a staggering 95%, a dual camera setup, and a 3,360 mAh battery. 

lenovo z5 pro slider snapdragon 855

The design is also more appealing with red colored frame and black carbon fiber textured rear. 

RAM and ROM are available in different combination, and the high-end version comes with 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. Lenovo also published the Antutu scores in the keynote positioning the Z5 Pro in the number one position, ahead of iPhone Xs Max and Huawei Mate 20 Pro. The Z5 Pro runs on Android Pie with ZUI 10 and its going to be interesting how it stacks up with some of the other flagship phones in real world performance. 

Pricing

Lenovo has priced the Z5 Pro SD855 version even more aggresive than the previous version. The base 6GB + 128GB version costs just $391 with the high end 12GB + 512GB version costing some $638. 

  • 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage – 2,698 Yuan (~$391)
  • 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage – 2,998 Yuan (~$435)
  • 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage – 3998 Yuan (~$579)
  • 12 GB RAM + 512 GB storage – 4398 Yuan (~$638)

Full Specifications: 

  • Display: 6.39-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED; 19.5:9 aspect ratio
  • CPU: Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
  • OS: Android Oreo (v8.1) with ZUI 10 on the top
  • RAM: 6/8/12 GB
  • GPU: Adreno 616
  • Storage: 128/256/512 GB
  • Rear Camera: 16 MP (f/1.8, 1.22µm) + 24 MP (f/2.8, 0.9µm), PDAF, dual-LED dual-tone flash
  • Front Camera: 16 MP front-facing camera (f/2.2) + 8 MP
  • Sensors: Under-display Fingerprint, IR Face Recognition, Accelerometer, Gyro, proximity, compass
  • SIM: Dual SIM with 4G
  • Battery: 3,350 mAh with Fast Charge, USB Type C 

Huawei MateBook 13 – Better than a MacBook?

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Huawei MateBook 13 – Better than a MacBook?

After unveiling the Nova 4 and the Enjoy 9, Huawei announced a laptop too, dubbed the Huawei MateBook 13. A thin, light and bezel-less 13-inch laptop which should counter the likes of MacBooks, Dell XPS, and Asus Zenbooks. Unlike the MateBook X Pro, this one does feature dual fan linkage resulting be better cooling and noise reduction. 

Display

huawei matebook 13 display

The 13-inch display comes with a mere 4mm wide bezels, 2160×1440 (3:2) resolutions, and a glossy finish. It’s based on the IPS display technology with 178-degree wide-angle and a maximum brightness of 300nits. While it isn’t touch sensitive, it does produce 100% of the sRGB color spectrum.

Performance

The Huawei MateBook 13 get’s the 8th Gen i7-8565U or i5-8265U processors based on the 14nm Whiskey Lake process. Both are 15W ultra-low power Quad-Core CPUs. With base frequencies of 1.8GHz & 1.6GHz, and boost frequencies of 4.1GHz & 3.7GHz respectively, they are no slouch.

huawei matebook 13 processor

As a bonus, the Huawei MateBook 13 even comes with the Nvidia MX 150 dedicated GPU with 2GB of GDDR5 VRAM. It also gets LPDDR3 memory and NVMe solid state drive. All this packed into a 14.9mm thin metal body that weights just 1.28Kgs. 

Cooling

As for cooling, the Shark Fin Fan 2.0 should maintain the laptop’s temperatures. With over 7 sensors and a maximum spinning capacity of 8000rpm, it does seem pretty promising. While the dual fan seperation takes care of noise reduction, the air volume has been increased by 25%.

The Huawei MateBook 13 has a battery capacity of 41Whr which the company claims will last 10 hours. The laptop gets a headphone jack and two USB-Cs. One on the left (charging), and one on the right (display output). Both are capable of data transfers.  

Wireless

huawei matebook 13 display

Wireless connectivity includes 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0 and NFC. The NFC’s sole purpose is to aid Huawei Share3.0 technology. You will need NFC enabled Huawei smartphone, enabling you to transfer files at up to 30MB/s. 

Read More: Razer Blade Stealth 2018 – First Impressions

A fingerprint recognition module is integrated in to the full-sized island chocolate keyboard. Finally, the laptop comes equipped with a 1MP camera, two speakers, two microphones, and Dolby Atoms sound support. It will be available in three colors, silver, deep gray ash and pink gold. 

Pricing

huawei matebook 13 pricing

The Huawei MateBook 13 starts at 4999 yuan ($725) for the i5/8GB/256GB model. The same with discrete graphics is priced at 5399 yuan ($785). Bumping the storage to 512GB and you will see yourself spend 5699 yuan ($830). Finally, the top of the line i7/8GB/512GB with discrete graphics will cost you 6399 yuan or $927.

Read More: Dell XPS 15 9570 Review: The New within the Old

A glimpse of the Xiaomi Redmi 7

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A glimpse of the Xiaomi Redmi 7

Xiaomi’s budget phone series, Redmi is a well received phone all over. However, they’re not really known for following the latest design trends. As Xiaomi Mi 8 was the first phone to follow the notch trend, and other phones followed suit. But they were yet in the notch trend while other phones were already moving on. That might very well change with the Xiaomi Redmi 7. 

xiaomi redmi 7 back

An early glimpse of the Redmi 7 that surfaced on TENAA shows us some images of how the Redmi 7 is going to look. The phone model is actually named Xiaomi M1901F9T. But looking at past records, the model name well-received represents a Redmi device. And after the Redmi 6, it’s only natural we get a Redmi 7. 

xiaomi redmi 7 front

The photos show that the phone has a rear mounted fingerprint sensor with all buttons on the right side, and slots at the left. There’s also a dual camera setup at the back and a single selfie camera at the front. The design also implies a water-drop / tear-drop / dew-drop notch design on the display. 

xiaomi redmi 7 side view

The listing on TENAA also shows that the phone will have a 5.84″ display and only a 2900 mAh battery. Besides that, nothing is certain with the phone. I, for one, just want to see a good upgrade on it from the Redmi 6. 

Also Watch: Xiaomi Redmi 6 Review!

HTC Desire 12s debut – Not so desirable

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HTC Desire 12s debut – Not so desirable

When HTC has been suffering a bit in the global market, it has something new up its sleeve. An entry level phone to be precise. The Desire 12s has the same design of the HTC U12 Life, but since it’s an entry level phone, it won’t be glass. 

HTC Desire 12s Overview

So, the HTC Desire 12s should have a glossy plastic body, as is the norm these days. The front has a 5.7″ IPS LCD display with HD+ resolution with 18:9 aspect ratio. The phone has no notch, but expect it to have top bezel and a chin at the bottom. There is also a rear mounted sensor at the back.

As for the camera, it is still rocking a single camera lens at the back. A 13 MP camera with f/2.0 aperture and LED flash rests at the back. The selfie camera is also a 13 MP lens but with f/2.2 aperture. With narrow apertures, low light images on this one could be a mess. 

htc desire 12s launched

Inside, an entry level Snapdragon 435 powers the phone. Of course, it is an entry level phone, so, that’s about all you’re gonna get. But a Snapdragon 450 would have been much better. There’s a 3 GB / 32 GB variant as well as a 4 GB / 64 GB variant. There’s also a microSD card slot for expanding the storage. Also, there’s a 3075 mAh battery but has no fast charging support. The phone runs on the Android 8.1 Oreo with HTC’s UI Sense on top. 

All in all, this is a basic entry level phone. There’s nothing that is compelling you to get this device. Also, for such a phone, the price seems a bit high with all the competition out there. The 3 / 32 GB costs around Taiwanese TWD 5990 (US $195) and the 4 / 64 GB costs TWD 6990 ($225). If you look at other Chinese brands like the Coolpad Cool Play 8, they seem like a better value for money. But there’s no word on its international availability. 

HTC Desire 12s Specifications:

  • Design: Glossy and matte combo plastic body
  • Display: 5.7″ IPS LCD screen with HD+ resolution (1440 x 720 pixels), no notch, 18:9 aspect ratio
  • Rear camera: 13 MP lens with f/2.0 aperture, PDAF, LED Flash
  • Front camera: 13 MP with f/2.2 aperture
  • CPU: Octa-core Snapdragon 435
  • GPU: Adreno 505
  • RAM: 3 GB / 4 GB
  • Storage: 32 GB / 64 GB internal, microSD card slot
  • Battery: 3070 mAh
  • OS: Android 8.1 Oreo with HTC Sense UI
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