Huawei Signs a Patent License Agreement with Nokia CENTRiC A1 Smartphone...

Huawei Signs a Patent License Agreement with Nokia CENTRiC A1 Smartphone... xda-developers Dec 22, 2017 1:00 AM • by Doug Lynch Huawei Signs a Patent License Agreement with Nokia While the actual Nokia may be out of the smartphone manufacturing business, it doesn't mean they aren't still profiting from smartphone sales. Besides the IP licensing deal they made with HMD Global last year, the company also owns a lot of patents when it comes to the technology we see in the average smartphone these days. To this end, Nokia has just announced they have entered into a multi-year patent license agreement with Huawei for an unspecified number of years.  The technology we use every single day can cost companies lots of funds in research and development costs. Even if something seems obvious or trivial, it still may not have been  so simple when it was first created. This becomes especially true when a feature becomes mainstream and the original company that innovated that front deserves a slice of the revenue from anyone who borrows it. Nokia has just finished a dispute against Apple which led to them being awarded $2 billion up-front, and other companies want to avoid these types of legal disputes. Xiaomi signed a multi-year patent agreement with Nokia back in July of this year, and today it has been revealed that Huawei has signed one as well. The details of these agreements are hardly ever revealed to the public, and the consumer doesn't typically need to be bothered with them in the first place. A statement made today by Maria Varsellona, chief legal officer at Nokia, said the company is "delighted to welcome [Huawei] to our family of patent licensees." Again, we won't be told how long this multi-year agreement has been laid out for, or which patents are included in it either. As always though, Nokia will follow its existing practices for disclosing patent licensing revenue in its quarterly financial reports. We're told that they are expecting the revenue from this deal to begin to be recognized in the fourth quarter of 2017. Source: Nokia Android Advices Nov 24, 2017 2:17 PM • by Teja Chedalla CENTRiC A1 Smartphone Launched with 5.5″ Full HD Display & Quick Charge 3.0 Support Earlier this year, the Indian smartphone brand CENTRiC had launched four new budget smartphones – CENTRiC L1, CENTRiC P1, CENTRiC P1 Plus and CENTRiC G1. All these devices are priced under Rs. 10,000 and came with 4G VoLTE support. Now, the company is all set to launch a new smartphone called Centric A1. It is priced at Rs. 10,999 and offers unibody metal design. The smartphone will be available in Metallic Earl Grey, White & Peach Gold, Gold & Peach Gold color options. Unlike many other smartphones in the budget segment, the CENTRiC A1 packs uncompromised specifications. It sports a 5.5-inch In-cell display with Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) and includes Dragontrail Glass protection on the top. Under the hood, the CENTRiC A1 is powered by a 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) Octa-core processor coupled with Adreno 505 GPU. It includes 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage that can be expanded additionally up to 256GB via a MicroSD card. On the rear of the device is a 13MP camera with PDAF, 5P lens, and dual LED flash. There is an 8MP front-facing camera with LED flash and 90-degree Field-of-View for wider selfies. The device supports dual SIM dual standby using the hybrid SIM slot. It is backed by a 3,000mAh non-removable that is rated to give up to 15 hours of talk time and lasts up to 210 hours in standby mode. The CENTRiC A1 also supports Quick Charge 3.0 that can give 4 hours of talk time with just 10 minutes of charging. The fingerprint sensor is placed on the rear of the device. Connectivity options include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, A-GPS, FM Radio, 3.5mm headphone jack, and USB Type-C port. It runs on Android 7.1.1 Nougat out of the box, and there is no information about the Android 8.0 Oreo update. It also includes a bunch of sensors including Gyroscope, E-Compass, G-Sensor, Light sensor, Proximity sensor, and Hall sensor. The CENTRiC A1 measures 152 x 76 x 7.8 mm and weighs 160 grams. Beneath the display are the three capacitive navigation button for back, home, and multitasking (left to right). Let us know, would you be interested in using a smartphone from a relatively new brand. Share your opinion with us by commenting down below. This email has been sent by Froze ONE (isnanmm0@gmail.com). It is the potion result of 'Tech: Topic watch' from the dashboard 'Personal Dashboard', tab 'Tech > Android'. Unsubscribe © Netvibes 2005-2017 | Terms of service | Privacy Policy Find Netvibes also on: Facebook Twitter Google+ Flickr

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