Samsung is expected to add up to 9 devices in its Galaxy A series smartphones. This will be in addition to the Galaxy S10 line-up and the Galaxy M series which is expected soon. The Korean manufacturer has not revealed any useful information about any of the upcoming Galaxy A devices yet, but they have started appearing in benchmarking sites like GeekBench.

Today, a Samsung Galaxy smartphone with model number SM-A205FN was spotted in GeekBench’s database. Since, the Galaxy A30 and Galaxy A40 has already appeared in the benchmarking site, the new device is speculated to be the Galaxy A20.

From the GeekBench specs list, the Galaxy A20 will be powered by the same 14nm octa-core Exynos 7885 clocked at 1.35GHz like the Galaxy A30. It will be paired with 3GB RAM and run on Android 9 Pie out of the box. Since it will be arriving after the S10 launch it will likely to come with the company’s new One UI. The smartphone managed a score of 1099 and 3456 points on the single core and multi-core tests respectively.

There is no other information from the GeekBench listing but from the previous reports, the upcoming Galaxy A series will feature a Infinity V display along with a in-screen fingerprint sensor. However, the most basic of the series Galaxy A20 is reported to get a more traditional rear or side mounted fingerprint sensor instead.

Samsung has not announced any launch date but the Galaxy A20 and the more Premium Galaxy A series is expected to arrive in the Q1 2019 end or early Q2 2019. We expect more information to be revealed from other certification and benchmarking sites. Keep tuned.

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Motorola is finally gearing itself up for the launch of their next iteration of handsets in the G series. There will be four models in the G7 series namely the Moto G7, G7 Plus, G7 Play and G7 Power.

The Lenovo owned brand has started sending out press invites for the launch event. There were speculations that the new devices in the G7 series would arrive in Q1 of 2019 but now we have an exact date. The event will be held on the 7^th of February in Brazil. The invite quotes  “what matters most to you?” on the background of a portrait shot. 

There have been multiple leaks and renders in the past few months regarding the devices which have revealed quite a lot of information regarding these upcoming devices. It all started when the CAD renders of the handset got leaked a few months back. Moreover, live images of the G7 in Black and Red colour variants were also leaked online today.

The Moto G7 is expected to bear a 6.4-inch Waterdrop Display with Full HD+ resolution in a 19:9 aspect ratio. We will be seeing a waterdrop notch on the G7 and G7 Plus while the G7 Play and Power would feature a larger notch.

The handset will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 660 chipset under the hood. mentioned that powering the phone will be an unknown octa-core processor, coupled with 4GB of RAM and 64GB storage which is most likely to be expandable via a MicroSD card.

In the optics department, the device is reported to feature a 16-megapixel + 5-megapixel dual camera set up on the rear with LED flash. For selfies, we have a 12MP shooter on the front. The device will run on Android 9 Pie out of the box and will be backed by a 3500mAh battery that is most likely to support Motorola’s Turbo Charging.

Now that the launch is right around the corner, stay tuned for further updates.

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Honor unveiled its budget smartphone Honor Play 8A a month back in China earlier this month. The handset was previously spotted on TENAA which hinted the major specifications of the handset.

Now, sources claim that the brand has plans to make the device available in India in the upcoming weeks. On the display front, the brand has placed a waterdrop shaped notch to house the camera which brings the screen-to-body ratio to 87%.

Right before the launch of the device, it was listed on Vmall, a Chinese e-commerce website which helped to get a hint of the specifications.

In terms of specifications, the Honor 8A will sport a 6.09 inch IPS display with a resolution of HD+ (1560 x 720 pixels). It will run on EMUI 9.0 on top of the latest Android 9 Pie and will be available in 32GB and 64GB storage variants with 3GB RAM.

Under the hood, it will be powered by a 2.35 GHz octa-core MediaTek Helio P35 and backed by a 3,050 mAh. There seems to be no fingerprint sensor which means it will likely come with Face Unlock feature.

In terms of camera, the Honor 8A will come with an 8MP selfie camera with f/2.0 aperture while the rear single camera is a 13MP sensor with f/1.8 aperture with phase detection autofocus that is capable of recording at 1080p @ 30fps. The 7A had a 2MP depth sensing secondary sensor, but the 8A misses one. There is a dual SIM tray card with an expandable memory by a microSD card up to 512GB.

The device was unveiled for CNY 799 (Rs 8,000 approx) for the base variant with 3 GB RAM +32GB onboard storage while the 3GB RAM + 64GB storage was priced at CNY 999 (Rs 10,000 approx). As far as the software is concerned, it runs on the latest Android 9.0 Pie with EMUI 9.0 on top. The brand will be announcing regarding the Indian launch later this week. Till then, stay tuned for updates.

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