Is it the Galaxy A9 on the picture?

•       Is it the Galaxy A9 on the picture?

Those keeping watch on Samsung will be excited to learn about an interesting new smartphone of its apparently that's in the works. And no, we're not talking about the Galaxy S7, or any weird flip / slider phones whose indisputable retro charm does look out of place in 2015. Rather, we're talking of a purported Galaxy A9, powered by the Snapdragon 620 SoC a representative of Qualcomm's next-generation processor line-up.

The device appeared in Geekbench's score database, presented as "Samsung msm8976fhdlte-eur-open". The "msm8976" part of its name is a dead giveaway for the Snapdragon 620's presence. The chip's CPU contains eight cores - four Cortex-A72 ones and four Cortex-A53 ones. The SoC is capable of 4K video recording and playback, and contains a new, unnamed Adreno GPU. The chipset's bundled with an X8 LTE modem, which means that you can enjoy download speeds of up to 300Mbps and upload ones of up to 100Mpbs. Camera sensor support is limited to 13MP.

Besides the Snapdragon 620, the alleged Galaxy A9 packs 3GB of RAM memory and runs Android 5.1.1. With this configuration, the device scored 1325 in the single-core test, and 4461 in the multi-core test, an impressive result for what's considered to be Qualcomm's "not premium" silicon.

Samsung’s A series is a nice line of mid-range smartphones featuring a simple but elegant design, metal frames and solid hardware. Currently, it is comprised by the Galaxy A3, Galaxy A5, Galaxy A7 and Galaxy A8 handsets. These phones had a good reception in the market and reports suggest Samsung is preparing to launch a new member to the line, upgraded versions of the already existing devices, and a new breed of accessories to accompany these handsets. The new phone is expected to be called Galaxy A9, according to internal sources to Samsung-specialized website SamMobile.

While the A3 and A5 were released about a year ago, in October 2014, the A7 came to life in February and the A8 was released just a month ago. Since manufacturers usually launch a new version within a one-year timespan, we wouldn’t be surprised to see the launch of these devices in the coming months. Earlier this year, Samsung trademarked the names A6, A8, and A9, so there may be more to come. The A8 already hit the market, the A9 is  allegedly in the works and we are yet to hear from the A6.

Vibe P1 with its massive 5000mAh battery now available for pre-orders; phone ships next month

vibe P1 available in India for Rs. 18,490 via

 Amazon India 

Amazon is now taking pre-orders for the Vibe P1. This is the handset that is stuffed with a massive 5000mAh battery inside. Made using a magnesium alloy, the handset can be reserved for $ 359.99.
The device will start shipping some time next month. Obviously, a 5000mAh juicer brings with it a promise of long battery life. And since the 5.5-inch LCD screen has a 1080 x 1920 HD resolution, you should be able to go quite a while between charges.


The Vibe P1 is equipped with the Snapdragon 615 CPU under the hood, carrying an octa-core 1.5GHz CPU and the Adreno 405 GPU. 2GB of RAM is inside, along with 32GB of native storage. Additional memory can be obtained via the use of the handset's 128GB capacity microSD slot. The camera combo from back to front weighs in at 13MP / 5MP, and Android 5.1 is pre-installed with Vibe 2.68 UI running on top.

The handset measures 9.9mm thick. Thanks to the massive 5000mAh battery, the phone weighs 189g. Speaking about the battery, it will charge to 67% in one hour, and 100% in two days. There is also a fingerprint scanner on board that unlocks the phone in half a second. The Vibe P1 supports 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1 and USB connectivity.

Huawei Nexus to have a 5.7" QHD screen, 12MP camera

The Huawei Nexus has cropped up in another benchmark database, this one gives more detail about the upcoming Google phablet. GFX Bench 3.1 detected 5.7" screen with QHD resolution (1,440 x 2,560px).

The chipset is the expected Snapdragon 810 with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. It will be running Android 6.0 Marshmallow, naturally.

The main camera is only a 12MP shooter with 2160p video, nothing extravagant. The selfie camera has an 8MP sensor that maxes out at a 4:3 version of QHD for video.

We expect Google to unveil both Nexus phones – Huawei's 5.7" model and LG's 5.2" one – on September 29, with pre-orders starting two weeks later.