IP68-certification confirmed for Galaxy A (2017) series, A3 and A5 appear online

The new Galaxy A (2017) lineup is going to be announced on January 5. The date has been confirmed officially by Samsung via press invites and social media posts. And while we saw the Galaxy A5 (2017) and A7 (2017) make appearances on a pre-order poster, we still know nothing about those.
It turns out Samsung has uploaded support pages on its official Dutch website for the Galaxy A3 (2017) and the Galaxy A5 (2017), so we now know for sure those two will be definitely present at the announcement. And thanks to the leaked Chinese poster we can also add the Galaxy A7 (2017) to the certain participants on stage.
But there is more good news. A Samsung Malaysia"s VP of Mobile and IT Business Unit Lee Jui Siang has also commented on the water resistance – indeed the hints were read correctly and all Galaxy A (2017) phones will be IP68-certified.
“Samsung is focused on continuing to push the frontier of what’s possible to deliver innovation that matter. As a leader in the mobile industr..

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Nokia TA-1000 receives 3C certification

A new Nokia phone has passed China Compulsory Certification (3C). Listed as TA-1000 from HMD Global, the device comes with standard 5V/2A charging support, but that"s about all the info we get here.
While 3C doesn"t reveal any of the handset"s key specifications, it is likely not a flagship smartphone given the lack of fast charging support. So, it"s possible that we"re looking at the Nokia E1 here.
The device is rumored to be powered by an entry-level Snapdragon chipset and sport a 5.5-inch display. Other rumored specs include 1GB RAM and Android 7.0 Nougat.
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Mid range HTC One X10 appears to have received its Bluetooth certification

About a little more than a week ago, we told you about an upcoming mid range HTC model that would be called the HTC One X10. This would be the sequel to the HTC One A9. HTC is holding an event on January 12th and the HTC One X10 is believed to be one of the models being unveiled at that time. Today,..

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Samsung Galaxy C5 Pro receives its Wi-Fi certification

Yesterday, we told you that the Samsung Galaxy C5 Pro had been certified by Chinese regulatory agency TENAA. This morning, the Galaxy C5 Pro has received another document that Samsung can proudly stick on the refrigerator. This time, it is the Wi-Fi certification for the device. It"s not really..

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