Vivo Y69 4G LTE-Enabled Android 7.0 Smartphone Announced

Vivo hits back with a new 4G LTE-enabled Android 7.0 smartphone namely the Y69. Measuring 7.7mm thick and weighing 162.8g, this mid-range selfie-focused smartphone sports a 5.5-inch 1280 x 720 HD 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, an octa-core MediaTek MT6750 (4 x 1.5GHz A53 + 4 x 1.0GHz A53) processor, a Mali-T860 GPU, a 3GB RAM and a 32GB of expandable internal storage (up to 256GB).


Featuring dual SIM card slots, the handset has a 16MP front-facing camera with Samsung S5K3P3ST sensor, an f/2.0 aperture and soft Moonlight flash, a 13MP rear-facing camera with Samsung S3K3L8 sensor, f/2.2 aperture and LED flash, a fingerprint sensor on the front and a 3000mAh non-removable battery.

Running on Android 7.0 Nougat OS with Funtouch OS 3.2 on top, the Y69 provides 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS for connectivity. The Vivo Y69 will go on sale from September 1st for Rs. 14,990 (about $237). [FoneArena]

source:  techfresh.net

New smartphone glass panel 7 times more scratch-resistant

Hardened glass panels is a staple when it comes to modern smartphones. While the market for it is currently led by Corning’s Gorilla Glass, Diamond Glass from another company might make it a thing of the past.

Extreme Tech reports that the Akhan Miraj NCD diamond material, which is manufactured by Akhan Semiconductor, is four times more crack-resistant and seven times more scratch-proof than Gorilla Glass. One thing’s for sure is that its name is a lot harder to recall.

However, while the diamond material is highly scratch-resistant, it can shatter, especially given how thin the layer is—800 times thinner than a Gorilla Glass 5 panel. Akhan Semiconductor says this thinness is actually what prevents shattering as it gives the panel a level of flexibility.

The company also claims that producing the NCD is actually cheap and easy. The diamond layer is essentially grown on top of a regular UV glass panel using a process called chemical vapor deposition.

It may be a while before smartphones with ‘bling’ hit the market. While Akhan Semiconductor believes it can produce the glass at scale within the year, it is still looking for licensing partners to handle production. Corning might even be willing to augment Gorilla Glass with this new technology to make it even sturdier.  Alfred Bayle

source: technology.inquirer.net