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Meizu Pro 7 could have a second display on its back Phones with second screens are nothing new. LG and HTC put a strip at the top of their phones. Yota even has a full-sized one made of e-ink. So when rumors swirl that Chinese OEM Meizu is planning to have one for its upcoming Pro 7, it might not be that much of a shock. But how and where it plans to implement it, at least based on these leaks, could be. That’s because the Meizu Pro 7 might have a somewhat small second display in just a small section of its back. We aren’t entirely sure about the accuracy of this word of mouth rumor, especially considering how far out it looks in practice. In a way, it seems to combine the YotaPhone’s use of e-ink with LG’s not fullscreen second screen idea. But not all good ideas, when combined, yields another good idea. The leak comes in the form of photos of what is allegedly the Meizu Pro 7’s frame and back cover, showing a rather odd cutout on the left side of the device. The theory ...

LG V30 could launch in August, G7 in January It seems that the term “race to market” will play an even bigger role in the future of the smartphone wars. Samsung has already been rumored to be tempting fate by rushing the Galaxy Note 8 out the door. That may also have prompted LG to move up its own production schedule by a month or two. Industry watchers are now expecting the LG V30 to break cover in August, a month earlier than the V20, and next year’s G7 flagship to launch two months earlier in January. The primary motivation to release early is to beat rivals in the race for buyers’ money. And to steer clear of Apple’s more fixed cadence. Samsung proved that strategy wise when it launched the Galaxy S7 last year earlier than usual to much success. However, that plan backfired when it rushed the Galaxy Note 7, with disastrous consequences. LG did get a foretaste of that “release early” success when it was able to launch the G6 a good month before the Galaxy S8. In the ...

OnePlus 5 Will Be ‘Easy’ To Purchase, CEO Pete Lau Says OnePlus Chief Executive Officer Pete Lau recently took to Chinese social media platform Weibo to assure consumers that the OnePlus 5 will be “easy” to purchase once it launches. The top executive of the OPPO Electronics-owned company gave that assessment in response to one user who implied that the firm’s upcoming flagship will be difficult to obtain once it launches, which has been the case with several flagships that OnePlus released to date. In a comment that has seemingly been deleted as of this writing but can be seen below, Lau said that purchasing the OnePlus 5 will be a relatively straightforward matter, implying that he doesn’t expect any shortages or delays. Concerns about the availability of the OnePlus 5 stem from several directions; the Shenzhen. Guangdong-based original equipment manufacturer (OEM) has a history of struggling to meet demand for its products and that issue only became more pronounced ove...