Posts From Aamir Siddiqui

Aamir Siddiqui
Aamir Siddiqui

I am a tech journalist with XDA since 2015, while being a qualified business-litigation lawyer with experience in the field. A low-end smartphone purchase in 2011 brought me to the forums, and it's been a journey filled with custom ROMs ever since. When not fully dipped in smartphone news, I love traveling to places just to capture pictures of the sun setting. You can reach out to me at [email protected]

Oppo “R7” Bezel-Less Smartphone Demoed in Video

Oppo “R7” Bezel-Less Smartphone Demoed in Video

March 24, 2015
Recently, images have been doing the rounds of what claims to be the new horse out of Oppo's stable, the Oppo R7. The talking point of this device is the lack of any major bezel on two sides of the 5.5" display.Obviously inspired by the Sharp Aquos Crystal, the images and the accompanying video show a...
VAIO Corp. Launches Its First Smartphone: VAIO Phone

VAIO Corp. Launches Its First Smartphone: VAIO Phone

March 12, 2015
VAIO Corporation was formed when Sony sold its computer business to Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) last year, and the new company wanted to focus on selling VAIO-branded laptops in Japan for the future.The future is here, and with it comes the first mobile product from the new company, simply called the VAIO phone.The phone looks...
More LG G4 Press Renders Leaked

More LG G4 Press Renders Leaked

March 11, 2015
Some more leaks have emerged of what appear to be early press renders of LG's 2015 flagship, the LG G4. Courtesy of @OnLeaks and nowhereelse.fr, the new images show the front, back and sides of the device.The front of the device is adorned by the front facing camera, the earpiece and sensors. The LG branding...
Multi Boot: The Fall of Nandroid?

Multi Boot: The Fall of Nandroid?

March 4, 2015
Ever since custom recoveries and roms became popular, nandroid backups have been the fall back method for all android enthusiasts, irrespective of their confidence levels. They allow easy backup and restore in case things go wrong, which happens invariably when a modification is being tested. With that being said, how relevant are Nandroid Backups to this day?Back...
NVIDIA SHIELD: The Tegra X1 Powered Android TV Box

NVIDIA SHIELD: The Tegra X1 Powered Android TV Box

March 4, 2015
At the annual Game Developers Conference being held in San Francisco, NVIDIA announced the latest addition to its collection of devices, the NVIDIA SHIELD.Powered by the Tegra X1 ARM SoC, the SHIELD is a set-top box running Android TV at its heart. But since it is a NVIDIA device, it does things beyond the simple streaming...
Microsoft Unveils the Lumia 640 and Lumia 640 XL

Microsoft Unveils the Lumia 640 and Lumia 640 XL

March 2, 2015
Amidst all the Android frenzy caused by the release of the HTC One M9, the Samsung Galaxy S6 and the Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet, Microsoft added its own offering, albeit non flagship, to the table with the announcement of the mid range duo of Lumia 640 and 640 XL.Marketed as being "Windows 10 ready", both these devices launch with...
Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet, The Thinnest 10″ Tablet, Now Official

Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet, The Thinnest 10″ Tablet, Now Official

March 2, 2015
While the likes of Samsung and HTC were busy announcing their next big things in the mobile market at their Mobile World Congress events, Sony was turning up the heat in the tablet market with the launch of its latest offering, the Xperia Z4 Tablet.Coming with a 10.1" IPS display offering 2560 x 1600 pixel...
HTC One M9 Spec Sheet

HTC One M9 Spec Sheet

March 1, 2015
 The HTC One M9 was just unveiled in the HTC's "Utopia in Progress" event at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.Here is a quick round up of the specs revealed: Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 3GB RAM 32GB onboard storage with Micro-sd support of upto 128GB Android 5.0 with Sense 7.0 UI 5" Super LCD touchscreen with a resolution of 1080x1920 pixels Corning Gorilla...