Cricket Wireless now discounting ZTE Grand X 4 to $49.99 for Black Friday

The latest company to announce its Black Friday offerings is prepaid operator Cricket Wireless. 

Starting today, November 23, Cricket will sell its brand new ZTE Grand X 4 for $49.99 __with activation. That’s $80 off the Grand X 4’s regular asking price. This sale will be available until November 27.

Cricket also has some deals available to customers that port their number to Cricket and activate a new smartphone plan:

• ZTE Grand X Max 2 for $99.99
• Samsung Galaxy Amp Prime for $29.99
• LG Escape 3 for $19.99
• ZTE Sonata 3 for free
• Microsoft Lumia 650 for free
• Samsung Galaxy Amp 2 for free
• LG Spree for free

Source : phonedog[dot]com

Android 7.1 Developer Preview 2 update now rolling out

If you’ve been testing Android 7.1 using Google’s preview, it’s time for you to update.

Google is now rolling out Android 7.1 Developer Preview 2, which is also the final update to the preview. The update is available to the Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus 9, and Pixel C.

If you’re already running the Android 7.1 Developer Preview using the Android Beta Program, you’ll get Developer Preview 2 over the coming week. If you’re not in the Android Beta Program, you can sign up here and get the update over the air.

Android 7.1.1 will roll out to the public starting in December. It’ll be available to all four preview devices named above as well as the Pixel and Pixel XL.

The update to Android 7.1 for non-Pixel devices will bring __with it App Shortcuts, which let you long-press on an app icon to jump to a specific part of the app. Google will also include support for round icons and image keyboard, which will let you insert images and other content into your messages using your keyboard.

Source : phonedog[dot]com

T-Mobile offering free flagship phones from Apple, Samsung, and LG for Black Friday

With just days to go before Black Friday, T-Mobile has announced a few more deals on top of the ones that it revealed last week.

The big addition is T-Mobile’s offer of a free flagship smartphone __with trade-in. This weekend only, starting November 24, you can get a free flagship smartphone from Apple, Samsung, or LG when you trade in a device that you own in full. You’ll also need to put your new phone on a Simple Choice Unlimited or T-Mobile One plan.

The selection of free flagships includes the 32GB iPhone 7, 32GB iPhone 7 Plus, Samsung Galaxy S7, Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, and LG V20. Keep in mind that only select trade-ins will get you one of these flagships for free, though. For example, to get a free iPhone 7, you’ll need to trade in an iPhone 6s or newer, Galaxy S6 or newer, or LG V20 or G5. To get a free Galaxy S7 edge, you’ll need trade in an iPhone 7 Plus or LG V20.

If you’ve got an older phone, you can still trade it in, you’ll just need to pay some cash upfront. T-Mobile will also let you upgrade to an iPhone __with more storage if you’re willing to pay a little extra.

You can find the full trade-in deals for the Apple phones here, the Samsung phones here, and the LG V20 here.

T-Mobile is also giving out free money to customers that port in a number and take advantage of the above trade-in offer. Specifically, those customers will get a free $200 prepaid MasterCard gift card, up to 12 lines or $2,400. Customers that’d prefer to keep their phone when they switch to T-Mo will get $200 in bill credits spread out over 20 months.

Finally, T-Mo has a gift for everyone. From today through November 26, everyone will get one hour of free Gogo inflight Wi-Fi on their smartphones. This offer is open to non-T-Mobile customers.

All of these offers are in addition to the Black Friday deals that T-Mobile announced last week. Those include a free Gear VR with the purchase of a Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge and discounts on various accessories.

Source : phonedog[dot]com

HTC, Motorola, and Huawei reveal Black Friday deals

With Black Friday inching closer, more companies are revealing their sales for the biggest shopping day of the year. HTC, Motorola, and Huawei are some of the latest companies to announce their Black Friday deals. Here’s what they include:

HTC

• HTC 10 for $499 ($200 off) through November 29
• HTC One M9 for $300 ($349 off) through November 29
• HTC One A9 for $275 ($224.99 off) through November 29
• UA Band for $79 ($101 off) through November 29
• RE camera for $75 ($54 off)

Motorola

• Moto Z Droid + Hasselblad True Zoom for $673.99 ($250 off)
• Moto Z Droid + Moto Insta-Share Projector for $673.99 ($250 off)
• Moto Z Force Droid + Hasselblad True Zoom for $769.99 ($250 off)
• Moto Z Force Droid + Moto Insta-Share Projector for $769.99 ($250 off)
• Moto Z Play Droid + Hasselblad True Zoom for $457.99 ($250 off)
• Moto Z Play Droid + Moto Insta-Share Projector for $457.99 ($250 off)
• Moto Z + Hasselblad True Zoom for $749.98 ($250 off)
• Moto Z + Moto Insta-Share Projector for $749.98 ($250 off)
• Moto Z Play + Hasselblad True Zoom for $499.98 ($250 off)
• Moto Z Play + Moto Insta-Share Projector for $499.98 ($250 off)
• Ten percent off any phone or watch in Moto Maker for students
• Moto 360 (2nd Gen) for $249.99 ($100 off)

Huawei

• MediaPad M3 for $249 ($50 off) at Amazon from November 25-28
• Huawei Fit for $99.99 ($30 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and NewEgg from November 20-28
• Honor 8 32GB for $299.99 ($100 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, Newegg, and B&H Photo Video from November 25-28
• Honor 8 64GB for $349.99 ($100 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, Newegg, and B&H Photo Video from November 25-28
• Huawei MateBook + Accessory Bundle __with Portfolio Keyboard, MatePen, and MateDock for $300 off at Microsoft Store from November 21-December 2
• Huawei MateBook + Portfolio Keyboard for $200 off at Amazon and Microsoft Store from November 21-December 2
• Huawei Watch select styles for $200 off at Amazon, Best Buy, Newegg, Google Store, Target, and B&H Photo Video from November 21-December 2

Source : phonedog[dot]com

Pokémon Go event with double XP and Stardust kicking off this week

Pokémon Go trainers, another major event is kicking off this week. 

Pokémon Go developer Niantic has announced a week-long event that’ll offer double XP and Stardust for completing in-game actions. The event will begin on November 23 and run through November 30.

This is a big event for Pokémon Go trainers, as it means that they’ll be able level up their character as well as their Pokémon faster. That’s exciting news, especially for those trainers that may already be a high level and need a lot of XP to level up again.

Are you playing Pokémon Go?

Source : phonedog[dot]com

Deal: get the Motorola Moto G4 and G4 Plus at up to $70 off from Amazon

Looking for an affordable phone at a great price? If so, then check out Amazon's Black Friday 2016 deal on the Motorola Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus. The retailer is selling the new affordable Moto G4 series at up to 25% below the usual retail prices.

Those on a very tight budget might be interested in the ad-subsidized 16GB Motorola Moto G4, which is priced at just $129.99 ($20 or 13% off). The 32GB variant of the ad-subsidized model is priced at $139.99 ($40 or 22% off).

If you're not willing to cope __with Amazon's ads on the lock screen and a bunch of pre-loaded Amazon apps, you'll have to get a non-subsidized variant. The 16GB Moto G4 model is priced at $179.99 ($20 or 10% off). Fortunately, Amazon's biggest discount is on the 32GB version without ads, which currently costs $174.99 ($55 off or 24%).

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Compared to its cheaper sibling, the Motorola Moto G4 Plus comes with a better camera, a fingerprint sensor, and an option with more RAM and storage. The 32GB/2GB variant of the G4 Plus is priced at $199.99 ($50 or 20% off) while the 64GB/4GB version only costs $229 ($70 or 24% down).

Note: All of these deals are for brand new unlocked units with manufacturer warranty. Best of all, these phones are compatible with both GSM and CDMA carriers.

While Motorola's new Moto Z series has raised some contradictory opinions, there's no denying that the latest iterations in the Moto G series are two of the best affordable smartphones money can currently buy.

What do you guys make of Amazon's Black Friday 2016 deal on the Moto G4 series?

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