March has been quite a successful month for Oppo. The company boasts it has taken the first spot in offline sales in China thanks to the soaring interest for the F1 Plus (R9 in China). The data is gathered by independent research company Sino MR.

The analysis shows that the company sold 180,000 units on the first day of sales (March 24). Just four days later, the number of Oppo R9 phones sold was topping 400,000.

Following Oppo in terms of sales volume for March is Vivo and Apple with 12.1% and 11.2%, respectively. Huawei is fourth with 9.4%, but its sub-brand Honor is also doing…

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Sony’s image sensor production plant in Kyushu Island has been closed due to the recent deadly earthquakes in the country. The Kumamoto Prefecture factory is the second of Sony’s image sensor plants to halt its operation after the one in the Kyushu city of Nagasaki.

If the plants don’t resume operations, it could be problematic for both Sony and its partners who count on it for CMOS sensors. Currently, nearly 40% of the market uses the company’s image sensors. Happily, a Sony spokesman has told Reuters that there won’t be immediate disruption in the supply since Sony has some…

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Verizon and AT&T unleashed the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update onto their Samsung Galaxy Note5 users in March and towards the end of the same month, Sprint joined in as well.

Now it’s time for T-Mobile to do its thing – the update is available Over The Air and it weighs in at 1,420MB so make sure to download it over Wi-Fi.

Downloading the Marshmallow update for T-Mobile’s Galaxy Note5

The update brings the usual Marshmallow goodies and makes the some changes to the pre-installed app package – Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp are getting the boot.

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Earlier this year we got a blurry look at the 2016 edition of the Moto G and it took this long to get a clearer view of the upcoming mid-ranger. You can clearly see the fingerprint that Lenovo SVP Chen Xudong promised.

The fingerprint is square-shaped and positioned on the front, it’s not entirely clear if it works as a button or not. The official word from Lenovo is that all Moto-branded phones will have fingerprint readers and we saw the outline of one in a “Moto G4 Plus” leak, so perhaps were in for a more diversified lineup this year (instead of just the E/G/X trio).

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DJI has announced its newest and most proficient aerial photography drone, the Matrice 600.

The Matrice 600 is the most powerful drone DJI ever made and is designed to lift your heavy camera rig along with a gimbal mount. The six rotor system can lift a maximum payload of 6kg, and has full support for DJI’s own Zenmuse Z15 series and the brand new Ronin-MX gimbal designed to work specifically with the M600 in the air.

The M600 uses the new A3 flight controller and Lightbridge 2 video transmission technology to transmit 1080p video at up to 5 kilometers distance. The A3 flight…

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A key feature of the Huawei P9 and P9 Plus is their dual-camera setup, featuring Leica-certified optics. Recent information regarding the two cameras reveal they are made by Sunny Optical Technology of China, which is a camera manufacturer authorized by Leica.

This is the first time the Germany-based Leica is cooperating with a Chinese OEM. If this first endeavor proves successful, it’s quite possible to see more Leica camera tech in future smartphones.

In our Huawei P9 review we concluded that the phone has one of the best camera setups on the market. The dynamic range is high…

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If you are a fan of Amazon’s Prime delivery service, but don’t like the fact that it’s only available as an annual subscription, here is some good news: the online retailer has rolled out a monthly subscription for it.

There are, however, a couple of important facts worth knowing about the new subscription. Firstly, it costs $10.99/month, meaning around $130 a year, which is way more when compared to the current $99 a year annual subscription.

And secondly, the new monthly subscription does not include the Amazon Prime Video service, which is currently included in the $99 yearly…

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As you might already know, Samsung is working on a new ‘C’ series of smartphones, with the SM-C5000 being spotted on Zauba last month and on Geekbench recently, revealing some of its key specs.

Now, thanks to a new report, we know a bit more about the new series. The report says that the C series will feature thin metallic bodies, and is expected to launch in the month of May (next month). As for the launch markets, the phones are expected to be exclusive to China.

Aside from the SM-C5000, a C7000 model is also said to be in the works, although not much is known about it at the moment….

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Nubia (the ZTE sub-brand) has released a couple of new teasers of its upcoming Z11 Mini smartphone. The teasers focus on the device’s camera, with one of them confirming that the phone will come with an updated NeoVersion camera system, and saying that it will be “Simply Beautiful.”

Another teaser – which the Chinese company shared on its Facebook page – features a jumping cheetah being snapped, effectively conveying that the device’s camera will be very fast.

Meanwhile, the company’s GM Ni Fei revealed that the camera will come with a new feature dubbed Clone Mode, although he…

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In the wake of the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Ecuador this past weekend, killing around 250 (the number may still go up), several of the major US carriers have announced free call/text services to the South American country.

The list currently includes T-Mobile, Sprint, and AT&T. While the former’s offer runs through Sunday, April 24, the latter two are offering free call/message services until April 23 and April 22, respectively.

Carrier subsidiaries like MetroPCS, GoSmart Mobile, WalMart Family Mobile, Boost Mobile, and Virgin Mobile USA are also…

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