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Volvo completes its SUV line with the subcompact XC40. The new Care by Volvo program allows one-price leases for as short as one year, including maintenance and insurance. Prices start in the mid-30s.
The post Volvo’s 2018 XC40 Lease Plan Puts You in a New SUV Every Year appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Sporting robust construction, the Doogee S30 is a smartphone for users who desire impressive battery life and ruggedness. Doogee S30 boasts water and dust proofing, dual rear cameras, a fingerprint scanner and, of course, a humongous battery.
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You have in the Doogee S30 a device that should withstand rough handling. It parades a rugged design with a metallic body. Doogee S30 features a Kevlar fibre cover that makes for toughness and great handling. It boasts IP68 certification, which means water and dust will not penetrate into it easily.
You will find a 5-inch IPS display on the front. This has HD resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels. With Full HD increasingly available, that might look insufficient. But you should still expect decent image quality.
Doogee also seems to intend the S30 as a more affordable device offering dual rear camera design. The phone combines two 8MP sensors; another source claims the second has 3MP resolution. Normally, you can expect better quality shots with this setup.
Doogee S30 shoots HD (720p) videos at 30 frames per second. Camera features include optical zoom and autofocus. A 5MP snapper with an 87-degree wide-angle lens caters to selfies.
The price you get the Doogee S30 will determine whether it’s a great device, performance wise. It comes with a quad-core MediaTek 6737V SoC. The 64-bit CPU delivers maximum speed of about 1.25 GHz – not exactly awesome. This pairs with 2GB RAM and an ARM Mali-T720 MP2 GPU.
Onboard storage capacity stands at 16 GB. This is expandable using a microSD card. The device boots Android 7.0 Nougat operating system.
The Doogee S30 somewhat straddles the middle ground between the Doogee BL7000 and the BL5000, offering a 5,580mAh juicer. You get a promise of 15 hours of video playback or a full-month standby time on a charge. It supports fast charging as well.
You get a fingerprint scanner that unlocks the device in 0.17 seconds. The dual-SIM phone offers you 4G LTE support for lightning fast mobile data speeds.
Doogee S30 is not officially available in Nigeria, but you may be able to buy the phone from a third party seller at Jumia. You can preorder the Doogee S30 at Gearbest starting at $129.99. Doogee S30 Price in Nigeria is expected to range from 49,000 Naira to 60,000 Naira depending on your location in Nigeria.
Here are the specs of the Doogee S30 Smartphone:
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Doogee Shoot 2 is a great offering to consider when in the market for a device that offers a decent battery and dual rear cameras. It shows off solid build while offering a fingerprint scanner and multi-window feature.
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Without doubt, the Doogee Shoot 2 is pleasant to behold with its brushed aluminium finish. The design looks sturdy and assuring. It is a bit on the heavy side, though, at about 174 grams. You can get it in gold, silver or black colour.
A look at the front reveals a 5-inch IPS display, which looks sharp. It has HD resolution of 720 1280 pixels. There is a night mode that adjusts the screen to protect your eyes from excessive brightness.
As its name indicates, the Doogee Shoot 2 is a device for those who love to take images regularly. Its maker says this one will make you shoot ‘better than a photographer.’ You won’t be wrong to consider that an exaggeration, actually.
Doogee Shoot 2 packs three 5MP image sensors. You will find two of these on the rear, working together for that ‘bokeh’ effect. The cameras promise better images in low-light settings. The third sensor is on the front, seemingly ready to deliver wide-angle selfies.
As for the innards, the Doogee Shoot 2 carries a quad-core MediaTek MT6580A processor. This comes with 1GB or 2GB RAM, depending on the model you buy. The phone will be available in 8GB and 16GB storage variants. You can look forward to rich user experience with Android 7.0 Nougat OS on offer.
A powerful 3,360mAh Li-Polymer battery takes charge of juice supply, promising up to 25 hours of talk time. Interestingly for a budget device, the Doogee Shoot 2 offers you a fingerprint scanner that unlocks in 0.15 seconds, according to its maker.
Doogee Shoot 2 lets you perform a variety of functions, including unlocking, changing radio stations and answering calls, using gestures. You can use two apps side-by-side on the screen.
Doogee Shoot 2 is not officially available in Nigeria, but you may be able to buy the phone from a third party seller at Jumia. The price starts at $84.99 at Banggood. Doogee Shoot 2 Price in Nigeria ranges from 22,500 Naira to 39,000 Naira depending on your location in Nigeria.
Here are the specs of the Doogee Shoot 2 Smartphone:
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Intel's Core i9-7980XE launches today, just six weeks after AMD's own Threadripper 1950X. AMD has what it takes to go toe-to-toe with Intel here, but the 7980XE is the overall performance champion. Price, however, is another story...
The post Intel Core i9-7980XE Review: Reclaiming the Desktop Performance Crown appeared first on ExtremeTech.
IBM and GlobalFoundries are teaming up to build 14nm products using FinFETs and SOI. This is the first time we've seen both technologies deployed side-by-side on the same silicon.
The post IBM z14 Mainframe CPUs to Use 14nm FinFET SOI Design appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Described as ‘ultra-thin,’ the Cubot R9 is a phone you might want to check out when in the market for a good looking device with decent specs. Cubot R9 sports a 5-inch IPS display, a quad-core processor and, somehow, manages to squeeze in a fingerprint scanner.
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At this price, you cannot complain about the looks of the Cubot R9. It has a relatively slim body. At 7.85 mm, you may be a bit surprised that its maker deems it ‘ultra-thin.’ It actually ranks among the slimmer devices from the company. You can get it in gold, black and starry blue colours.
Cubot R9 features a 5-inch display with a resolution of 1,280 x 720 pixels. A pixel density of 294 ppi promises sharp, colourful images. You can expect decent wide-angle viewing from the IPS panel.
The primary camera is a 13MP unit with 4P lens and f/2.4 aperture. This has bright LED flash and autofocus for respectable shots. The 5MP snapper on the front also offers soft LED flash for good quality selfies.
Internal storage of 16GB capacity isn’t too poor for keeping your photos and music. If you will be having large files, such as movies, you can add a microSD card with a capacity of up to 32GB to your Cubot R9 smartphone.
With a quad-core MediaTek MT6580 chip under the hood, the Cubot R9 doesn’t look like one to blow you away. But it should do better than some of its rivals, with 2 GB of RAM available. An ARM Mali-400 MP GPU covers the gaming front. The Cubot R9 boots Android 7.0 Nougat operating system, which is just about what you can realistically expect.
Juice comes from a 2,600mAh Polymer battery – you will be able to replace this when the need arises. There is no 4G LTE on the dual-SIM device, but you cannot really complain about that. Connectivity features include High Speed MicroUSB, Bluetooth 4.0 and Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n with Wi-Fi Direct.
Perhaps, the most impressive is that the Cubot R9 comes with a fingerprint scanner that unlocks in just 0.1s, according to its maker.
Cubot R9 is not officially available in Nigeria and Kenya, but you can buy the smartphone from International third party sellers at Jumia for both countries. Price starts at $87.99 at Gearbest. When available, you can buy the smartphone at leading online stores in your country. Cubot R9 Price in Nigeria is expected to range from 23,500 Naira to 35,000 Naira depending on your location in Nigeria.
Here are the specs of the Cubot R9 Smartphone:
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Fully known as the Infinix Smart X5010, this smartphone is the first in its maker’s new Smart line-up. It is an affordable phone with decent specs, including a two-day battery, camera with dual LED flash and Android Nougat. You can consider the Infinix Smart X5010 as the Infinix Hot 5 Lite with a 5-inch display.
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The Infinix Smart doesn’t deviate much from what you can expect at this price range, design wise. It shows basic construction with a body featuring plastic. Infinix Smart is not outrageously thick at 8.35 millimetres and the weight is right at 145 grams.
On the front is a 5-inch IPS multi-touch display with a resolution of 1,280 x 720 pixels. You can expect images to be sharper than what you get on some rivals in this price range.
With an 8MP primary camera, the Infinix Smart does not offer anything you cannot easily get elsewhere. What you may not get on rivals is dual-LED flash, which is available here. This should help you take better quality images in poorly-lit settings.
For selfies, Infinix Smart provides a measly 2MP snapper. But this should suffice, unless you desire best-quality selfies or nothing. There is soft flash to improve shot quality.
The Infinix Smart comes with a quad-core MediaTek processor running at a maximum speed of 1.3 GHz. This receives support from lowly 1 GB of RAM and a Mali-400 MP graphics solution.
Internal storage is 16 GB and you can use a microSD card to add another 32 GB. The phone offers Android 7.0 Nougat with Infinix’s XOS 2.2 Chameleon skin residing on top.
You get a powerful 3,060mAh Li-Polymer battery, which Infinix says will last you two days on a charge. Power Saving Mode enables you squeeze more life out of the battery. As usual, you get dual SIM slots in the mix.
The Infinix Smart X5010 offers Wi-Fi with Wi-Fi Direct support and Bluetooth version 4.0. According to its maker, you can expect 3D stereo surround sound from the dual front speakers.
Infinix Smart is now available in Nigeria, Kenya, and Ghana. You can buy the smartphone at leading online stores in the countries. Infinix Smart Price in Nigeria ranges between 28,500 Naira and 40,000 Naira, depending on your location in the country.
The Infinix Smart price in Kenya starts at KSh 7,999 while the price in Ghana starts at 350 GH₵.
Here are the specs of the Infinix Smart X5010 Smartphone:
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