By registering your IMEI number on a Google Drive form, users can apply to receive an OTA update of an Android 6.0 Marshmallow (and EMUI 4.0) beta that Huawei is currently testing in India. This is just a beta and the company has said they plan on rolling out the final version by January or early February.
Apple just recently won a patent case against Samsung and a little over a week ago the South Korean tech giant paid a hefty $548 million in damages. Apple feels that it isn’t enough because they have just asked the courts to make Samsung pay $180 million more in “supplemental damages and interest”.
A newer model of the Huawei Honor 5X with better specs has just been certified by TENAA. It will have a 5.5″ 1080p display, an SoC that is presumed to be the Snapdragon 616, 3GB RAM, 32GB storage, 13MP rear and 5MP front camera, metal build materials and a fingerprint sensor on the back. It will be available in Grey, Silver and Gold with Android 5.1 Lollipop.
A report out of South Korea reveals some alleged details of the upcoming flagship from Samsung. We are told that the Galaxy S7 will have a 5.2″ display while the Galaxy S7 Edge will have a 5.5″ display. The report also revealed that Samsung had sold over 393 million smartphones by the end of September of this year.
Reuters recently published a piece claiming that OEMs like Sony and HTC are on their last leg and facing extinction. HTC’s Cher Wang responded by saying they have no plans to bow out anytime soon. In fact, Focus Taiwan reports that HTC is planning “more flagship models to target niche markets” as their way to compete in 2016 and beyond.
It’s that time of year where you look back and remember the things that happened during the year. You learn from the bad things, and celebrate the good things. It’s been a great year here at XDA TV and we are looking back at some of our favorite items from the year.
There have been a lot of great stories that have captured our attention this year. In this video XDA TV Host Jordan revisits the top 5 news stories of 2015. A lot of these stories have multiple parts and were covered by many articles. Check out the video to see what we thought were to top 5 stories of 2015. Feel free to let us know what you thought was the top stories in the comments below.
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XDA Senior Member systemallica has posted a detailed guide on how to upgrade to Android 6.0 Marshmallow concept on the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact. The guide also covers steps after this, like root and Xposed installation, so go on over and take a look!
