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Just last week, we got a render image of the Xiaomi Mi 5 with some speculated tech specs. Now we have another new one, and this one a more authentic and clearer version. 

So looking at the pictures and based on our previous tech specs report, the Mi 5 display is around 5-inch instead of 5.2-inch and will have rounded corners too. The physical home button is also there, which we expect to have new fingerprint sensor unless it goes on the back like the Redmi Note 3. The device is also coated in full metal instead of the usual plastic cover from Xiaomi.

Images of the Microsoft Lumia 850, also code name Honjo were leaked online from @evleaks in China during the weekends showing us there could be four different colour options for the device - white gold, rose gold, black and plain steel colour.

Also according to rumours, the Lumia 850 might have tech specs that include a Snapdragon 410 or 617 chipset, 1GB RAM, 5-inch or 5.7-inch Full HD panel display and a 10MP PureView-branded camera. This suggests that the device will be in mid-range class.

Huawei have announced an enhanced version for the Huawei Honor 7 called the Huawei Honor 7 Enhanced Edition recently, and it will be packed with Android 6.0 Marshmallow inside right away with EMUI 4.0 and 3GB RAM. Currently available in China, the Honor 7 Enhanced Edition is priced at CNY1999 (RM1338.08) only and tech specs are also improved (most notably being the internal storage):- 

• Octa-Core Huawei Kirin 935 processor (4xA53 2.2GHz + 4xA53 1.5GHz) with Mali-T628 MP4 GPU
• 3GB RAM
• 32GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 128GB
• 5.2-inch multi-touch In-cell touch display with 1920 x 1080 resolution 
• 20MP camera + 8MP front-facing camera
• 4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz/5GHz), Bluetooth 4.1 LE, GPS
• Android 6.0 Lollipop with EMUI 4.0
• 3100 mAh battery

After all the previous leaked Android 6.0 update roadmaps, it finally looks like Lenovo is doing theirs with their leaked Android 6.0 update roadmap. The roadmap details are as below:

• Lenovo K3 Note ~ March 2016
• Lenovo Vibe X3 ~ March 2016
• Lenovo Vibe P1 ~ March 2016
• Lenovo A7000 ~ April 2016
• Lenovo Vibe S1 ~ May 2016
• Lenovo A7000+ ~ July 2016

The Huawei Nexus 6P has barely been in the market for more than a couple of days and already, 1000 units of the device has been sold. Initially, the first 600 to purchase the device (going for RM2698 in Aluminium and Graphite) from either VMALL.my or Lazada were slated to also get Free Google ChromeCast worth RM199 but with 1000 and more already sold, Huawei Malaysia are now offering a free Nexus 6P casing and a pair of earphones with the next batch of Nexus 6P smartphones. Lazada will be offering another 100 Google ChromeCast. This offer is valid for those who have purchased the Nexus 6P from 11 December 2015 onwards.

Quite recently, the folks in charge of the Google Pixel C tablet were quoted as saying that Android N (no news yet if it might be Nougat) will have split screens as a major feature. However, we can't help but remember that ASUS had a split screen feature for their ASUS MeMo Pad 8 ME512CL called Dual Screen and that the tablet ran on Android 4.4 KitKat.

It was certainly useful but limited by the apps that it could access, but since ASUS didn't see fit to include it in subsequent ZenUI updates, we assume the feature wasn't well-received. Perhaps it is time for the current range of ASUS tablets, the ASUS ZenPads to get that feature once more? Check out our full review of the ASUS MeMo Pad 8 ME512CL for more details on the Dual Screen feature.

Christmas is coming early from LEAGOO Malaysia, as they plan to give a chance to the first 100 walk-in customers to purchase any LEAGOO Phone for as low as RM9.90 only! What's more, any normal LEAGOO purchase on that day will be entitled to LEAGOO limited merchandise for free as well. This is in conjunction with the grand opening of their first LEAGOO flagship store at Plaza Low Yat, which will officially open on 16 December 2015.

A Xiaomi Notebook? Yes, you read that right. The Xiaomi Notebook has piqued some interest and it’s rumoured that it can rival Apple and Dell with its high-end specs. Speculations say the notebook design might be in fullmetal similar to the Apple Macbook, and here are the tech specs of what we’ve found so far:-

• 4th Generation Intel Core i7 processor
• 8GB RAM
• 2GB Memory capacity
• 15.6-inch with 1920×1080 resolution
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760M graphics chip
• Linux OS
• CNY 2999 (RM1990.51)

LEAGOO is back once again presenting their all new LEAGOO Alfa 6, a huge jump from their previous model; the device is equipped the best hardware, software and features for its mid-range class. For an affordable RM319 only, it has four different colour options for customers to choose from - Midnight Black, Pearly White, Gorgeous Pink and Champagne Gold. Below are the tech specs:-

• Quad Core MTK at 1.3GHz
• 1GB RAM
• 8GB ROM (expandable memory up to 32GB)
• 4.5-inch IPS with 480p display
• 8.2mm in thickness and 136g 
• 5MP rear camera (LED Flash) + 2MP front camera
• Dual SIM tray and a microSD slot
• LEAGOO Xender, Wake Gesture
• LEAGOO 3.0 UI (based on Android 4.4 KitKat)
• 1600 mAh battery (removable)

A 3D render video concept of the Samsung Galaxy S7 was found in YouTube just a few hours ago and it has gained some unfavourable feedback from the community, which is largely because of how similar it looks like to the Samsung Galaxy S6.

From the video and other sources, we have learned that the measurement is 143.37 x 70.8 x 6.94 mm and 163.32 x 82.01 x 7.82 mm (for the S7 Edge) which is slightly thicker than the S6; this suggests that the screen display could be 6-inch, and the device concept is lacking a USB Type-C as well, as the device is too thick. There are still no rumoured tech specs, but from our last report on the rumoured Galaxy S7 it’s likely to sport an Exynos 8 Octa or Snapdragon 820 chipsets, 4GB of RAM, a speculated 20 MP BRITECELL camera on the back and it will also feature a rectangular home button with an embedded fingerprint sensor.