Honor 20 Pro leaked image shows a punch-hole display design

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Honor 20 Pro leaked image shows a punch-hole display design

The upcoming flagship smartphone from Huawei’s sub-brand – Honor 20 – is scheduled to launch on May 21 in London. Earlier, some leaks and camera renders of the upcoming smartphone had surfaced online showing what it would look like. Weeks ahead of the official launch of the device, another leak has surfaced online which shows the front of the Honor 20 Pro. In the leaked image, it can be seen that the Honor 20 Pro will be housing a hole-punch notched display. Although this is not the first time Honor is coming with a hole-punch cut out display as we have already seen it on the Honor View 20, but this time the hole punch will be bigger than before.

Last month, we saw an image of the Honor 20 Pro’s rear panel which revealed that it would house a quad-camera setup and will come with a gradient back panel. Another leak of the device showed that the Honor 20 Pro will come with a white gradient design with a pinkish hue. But the recent images revealed by DigitalTrends shows the Honor 20 Pro on top of its retail box.

The image shows that the Honor 20 Pro will reportedly sporting a hole-punch camera on the top left corner of the screen. But the thing is, the hole punch camera size on the Honor 20 Pro is bigger than it was on the Honor View 20. Other than that, the device has a thin bezel at the bottom and almost no bezels at the top and sides. There is also a SIM-card slot on the upper left edge of the smartphone. While the display content on top of the Honor 20 Pro shows Amazon’s Alexa along with Fortnite installer. This means that it will support Fortnite gameplay and it might also come with Alexa voice assistant.

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Image courtesy: Digital Trends

Talking about the specifications of the Honor 20 Pro, the leaks and rumours suggest that it will be powered by the Kirin 980 SoC. It will reportedly sport a 40MP main camera with the custom Sony IMX600 image sensor and RGB filter. The main camera will be paired with a 20MP wide-angle camera along with an 8MP telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom support. The last camera will be a ToF (Time-of-Flight) camera. The Honor 20 Pro is expected to come with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of inbuilt storage. The battery of the device might be of a 3,650mAh capacity with support for 22.5W fast charging.

But since these specifications are based on leaks, they should be taken with a pinch of salt. More details about the device will be made available once it launches later this month.

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Vivo S1 Pro with 32MP pop-up selfie camera, 3,700mAh battery launched: Price and specifications

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Vivo S1 Pro with 32MP pop-up selfie camera, 3,700mAh battery launched: Price and specifications

Chinese smartphone brand Vivo has launched a new smartphone in its S-Series in China. The highlights of the newly launched Vivo S1 Pro include a 32MP selfie pop-up selfie camera and an AI-enhanced triple rear camera setup.

The handset will be going on sale in China starting May 9. Other key features of the smartphone include its 3,700mAh battery, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 675 SoC, and a 48MP primary camera. Here’s a look at all the details of the Vivo S1 Pro smartphone:

Vivo S1 Pro price

The Vivo S1 Pro smartphone is available in China at a price of CNY 2,698, which is approximately Rs 27,700. Strangely, the same price tag has been listed for the 6GB RAM/256GB storage variant as well as for 8GB RAM/128GB storage model. The handset has gone up on pre-orders on Vivo China’s e-Shop and it will be going on sale starting May 9 at 10 am China time.

Vivo S1 Pro smartphone is available in Love Blue and Coral Red colour options. The company launched a vanilla variant Vivo S1 in March that was priced at CNY 2,298 (approximately Rs 24,500). The Vivo S1 was only available in 6GB RAM/128GB storage variant. As of now, there is no word on the price or availability of the device in India.

Vivo S1 Pro specifications

The Vivo S1 Pro smartphone comes with a gradient finish on its back panel and has an in-display fingerprint scanner. Its screen does not have a notch or bezels and the device sports a vertically stacked triple rear camera setup and a pop-up selfie camera module.

Coming to the specifications of the newly-launched smartphone, it runs Funtouch OS 9 based on Android 9 Pie and features a 6.39-inch full-HD+ (2340×1080 pixels) Super AMOLED display that has an aspect ratio of 19.5:9. Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SoC, the handset comes with up to 8GB of RAM and offers up to 256GB of internal storage. Vivo S1 Pro smartphone can support a microSD card of up to 256GB.

For imaging duties, Vivo S1 Pro sports a 32MP pop-up selfie camera with an f/2.0 aperture and a triple rear camera setup. The rear camera module of the handset comes with a 48MP primary sensor with an f/1.78 aperture, an 8MP wide-angle sensor with an f/2.2 aperture and a 5MP depth sensor with an f/2.4 aperture. The camera app comes with features like Panorama, beauty, and AR shoot.

The smartphone houses a 3,700mAh battery and for connectivity, it has Wi-Fi, VoLTE, GPS, and A-GPS.

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BSNL extends its ‘Bumper Offer’ data recharge plan to June 30, adds additional data to the existing plans

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BSNL extends its ‘Bumper Offer’ data recharge plan to June 30, adds additional data to the existing plans

State-owned telecom operator BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) has revised its prepaid plan once more. In its new plan, BSNL has extended the deadline for its Bumper Offer benefits for the prepaid subscribers to June 30. Earlier, the Bumper Offer plan of BSNL provided selected users an additional 2.21GB data per day. The same plan was extended in January till April 30 and now the company is extending it even further. Other than that, BSNL has also updated its prepaid plans with additional data benefits and they also confirm the extension. For that, users need to recharge from plans ranging from Rs 186 to Rs 1,699.

In the extended Bumper Offer, BSNL is giving its customers benefits of 2.21GB data everyday till June 30. To avail it, the users need to recharge from the prepaid plans including Rs 186, Rs 429, Rs 485, Rs 666, Rs 999, and Rs 1,699. As mentioned, the plans run from Rs 186 to Rs 1,699 prepaid recharge.

But it should be noted that, this plan is similar to the offer BSNL announced back in September 2018. That offer was scheduled to end on January 31 but BSNL extended the validity till April 30. And now that the April’s date limit has passed and once again the company has extended the deadline of the offer to June 30.

The revised prepaid plan from BSNL will offer as much as 3.21GB of data everyday to the user if the recharge is done using the Rs 186 or Rs 429 packs. Earlier, they offered 1GB of data everyday to the user till their mentioned validity. Other than the before-mentioned plans, the Rs 485 prepaid plan and the Rs 666 prepaid recharge plan will also offer 3.7GB of data everyday. Originally both the plans offered 1.5GB of data everyday to the user for the said duration of time.

Other than that, the highest recharge of Rs 1,699 prepaid plan is also getting the increased data usage limit. Now the users who recharges using this recharge pack will get 4.21GB of data everyday which earlier offered only 2GB of data to its user per day. The increased and revised data plan was first noticed by Telecom Talk and it also stated that currently the extended offer is can be used by the users of Chennai and Tamil Nadu circles only. The telecom operator will bring these extended data plans to the other circles in the coming days.

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Flipkart Mobile Summer Carnival 2019 to begin tomorrow: Discounts on Realme 2 Pro, Nokia 6.1 Plus, Honor 10 and more

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Flipkart Mobile Summer Carnival 2019 to begin tomorrow: Discounts on Realme 2 Pro, Nokia 6.1 Plus, Honor 10 and more

To take on Amazon India, Flipkart will be hosting a sale on its platform called Mobile Summer Carnival that will be live on its platform from May 4 to May 7. It is worth noticing that the dates of Flipkart Mobile Summer Carnival 2019 are exactly the same as the Amazon Summer Sale. As the name suggests, during the sale on Flipkart, a number of smartphones will be available as discounted prices. Handsets that are listed by the company include Realme 2 Pro, Nokia 6.1 Plus, Honor 8X, and Redmi Note 5 Pro among others.

Customers who buy new smartphones during Flipkart Mobile Summer Carnival 2019 will also get the complete mobile protection at Rs 99 and they will have the option of going for no-cost EMI options.

During the sale on Flipkart, Nokia 5.1 Plus will be available at a discounted price of Rs 7,999, instead of its latest price tag of Rs 10,599. Originally, the handset was priced at Rs 10,999 in India, but later, it received a price cut. This isn’t the only smartphone from HMD Global that can be bought at a reduced rate.

Nokia 6.1 Plus’s 4GB RAM/64GB internal storage variant will also be available at a discounted price of Rs 12,999. The handset was launched at Rs 15,999 and recently received a price cut after which it could be bought at Rs 15,499. However, as of now, there is no word on whether the 6GB RAM variant will be available at a reduced rate too.

Realme 2 Pro smartphone will also be available at Rs 10,999 during the sale. The 4GB RAM/64GB storage option of the device is otherwise available at Rs 11,990. The 6GB RAM/64GB storage option and the 8GB RAM/128GB storage option are also available at discounted prices of Rs 13,990 and Rs 15,990 respectively.

Coming to Redmi Note 5 Pro, it will be available at a discount of Rs 2,000. So, its base variant with 4GB of RAM can be picked up at Rs 10,999.

In addition to this, various handsets from Honor including Honor 10, Honor 10 lite, Honor 9N, Honor 9 lite, Honor 7S, Honor 7A and Honor 7i will also be available at lesser prices during Flipkart’s Mobile Summer Carnival. The 4GB RAM option of Honor 8X can be bought at Rs 12,999, while the 6GB RAM model can be picked up at Rs 14,999. Honor 9N, on the other hand, can be bought at Rs 9,499 and Honor 10 and Honor 10 Lite will be available at a price of Rs 24,999 and Rs 12,999 respectively.

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OnePlus’s new OxygenOS Open Beta adds a bloatware which shares sensitive information with Tencent

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OnePlus’s new OxygenOS Open Beta adds a bloatware which shares sensitive information with Tencent

Before the launch of the OnePlus 7 Pro and OnePlus 7 scheduled for May 14, the company has come to light once again, and this time for all the wrong reasons. The company had rolled out its OxygenOS Open Beta Software update for the OnePlus 6 and the OnePlus 6T devices earlier. And the users of the devices have found something which could land OnePlus in trouble. In the new beta update, the company has added an Intelligent Cleanup feature with the intention of freeing up the storage on the OnePlus 6 and the OnePlus 6T devices. The Intelligent Cleanup feature is present in the preinstalled File Manager application of the device. Besides cleaning up the phone, the app is also sending data to the company who made the application – Tencent. This is obviously very worrisome for the users.

The users noticed that the Intelligent Cleanup tool was a tool made by Tencent. And as per the reports shared by the users on the official OnePlus forum, they are concerned about their data being with Tencent. And it is opposite of the OnePlus’ claim of it being against bloatware. OnePlus had added the Intelligent Cleanup feature for its File Manager app in the OxygenOS Open Beta 17 for the OnePlus 6 and in OxygenOS Open Beta 9 for the OnePlus 6T. In the changelog of the update, this feature is already listed as Clean in the application and it uses a tool developed by Tencent and OnePlus. A user had also pointed out that the updated privacy for File Manager states that relevant data is sent to Tencent’s Singapore server.

It is true that some of the information might be sent to Tencent server such as the Android version, language, region, and hardware model. But it is the other information that is being shared about which the users are worried. Information such as application caching details and app usage details are more sensitive and is found problematic by the users. Some users on Reddit have also reported the same issue about their data being shared with Tencent. However, it should be noted that the feature is currently limited only to India. And there is no word from OnePlus about its expansion of this feature to the other markets.

As mentioned earlier, OnePlus is against the addition of unnecessary bloatware to its devices. We hope that OnePlus will soon fix this or give out a statement about what information is being shared so that its users can be at peace.

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Microsoft has said that it will make text typed in incognito made ‘private’

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Microsoft has said that it will make text typed in incognito made ‘private’

Scores of people live under the impression that their activities in Google’s Chrome Incognito mode are not being tracked or recorded. However, software giant Microsoft has revealed that anything that you type on any browser on Windows is being used to learn user’s typing habits so that they can be assisted with autocomplete and autocorrect suggestions.

The company has also added that it is working to fix this situation saying that it will begin treating all the text that is typed by users in the incongnito made as private. So, it will no longer be analysed by anyone. We should mention that this is very similar to how smartphones treat typed text into secure text fields.

Do note that the change will not become live immediately and it will take some time for it to come into effect. This is because it has currently been applied in the Chromium codebase and can be tested before being adopted in Google Chrome itself. It is worth mentioning that this contribution by Microsoft comes as the software giant is ramping up the Chromium-based version of its Edge browser. This step has been taken after Microsoft decided to abandon the EdgeHTML rendering engine.

The report of the development first appeared in 9to5Google and it said that it spotted the change in Chromium developers’ message board. We should add that the thread said that the change has been added by a Microsoft employee and it is being reviewed by peers from within the open-source Chromium organisation.

It should also be noted that both Chromium and Windows have mechanisms that let them identify when text should be treated as private, however, they need to be linked. While Chromium comes with a tag called ‘shouldDoLearning’, with which the text can read for pattern learning. On the other hand, Windows 10 comes with an attribute called ‘IS_PRIVATE’, which lets the text to be isolated.

We should mention that the older versions of Windows also don’t come with equivalent protection, which basically means that the private or incognito mode of the browsers do not understand these preferences.

However, with the upcoming change that Microsoft has spoken about, the text that is typed in the private browsing session will be used or retained by the end of the session. Caches of text typed by the user will be dumped along with his browsing history, and cookies, according to the software giant.

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Oppo A3s receives a price cut in India, now available at Rs 7,990

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Oppo A3s receives a price cut in India, now available at Rs 7,990

Chinese smartphone brand Oppo has reduced the price of its A3s smartphone in India. The Oppo A3s handset is now available at a starting price of Rs 7,990 in the country. With the latest revision, both the variants of the smartphone – one with 2GB RAM and the other with 3GB RAM – would be available at new, reduced prices.

While the company had initially launched the smartphone only in a 2GB RAM option, it was later also launched in a 3GB RAM model. The key highlights of the smartphone include an HD+ display, a dual rear camera setup, and an octa-core SoC. Oppo A3s is available in Dark Purple and Red colour variants.

Oppo A3s

Mumbai-based retailer Mahesh Telecom has listed the revised prices of the 2GB RAM and 3GB RAM variants of Oppo A3s. While the base variant with 2GB RAM can be bought at Rs 7,990, the 3GB RAM model is priced at Rs 9,990. However, the new prices are not listed on Amazon India till now. There is also no official word from Oppo about the change in pricing.

To recall, Oppo A3s was launched in India in July 2018 and the base variant had a price tag of Rs 10,990 back then. The handset received a price cut of Rs 1,000 last year. The company further reduced the pricing by Rs 1,000 in December 2018.

Coming to the 3GB RAM model, it was launched in August 2018 at a price of Rs 13,990. After a few price cuts, it is now being sold at Rs 10,990 in India.

Oppo A3s specifications

Coming to the specifications of Oppo A3s, the smartphone runs Android 8.1 Oreo skinned with ColorOS 5.1 and features a 6.2-inch HD+ ‘Super Full Screen’ IPS display. Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 processor, Oppo A3s has up to 3GB of RAM and it comes equipped with Adreno 506 GPU.

On the camera front, the Oppo A3s has a dual rear camera setup that comprises of a 13MP primary sensor and a 2MP secondary sensor. The handset also has an LED flash. For selfies and video calls, there is an 8MP sensor that comes with AI Beauty technology 2.0.

The Oppo A3s is available in 32GB and 64GB storage options and it can hold a microSD card of up to 256GB. The smartphone houses 4,230mAh battery and comes with 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, Micro-USB, and a 3.5mm headphone jack for connectivity.

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Top smartphone deals that you can avail during the Amazon Summer Sale

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Top smartphone deals that you can avail during the Amazon Summer Sale

With the arrival of summer, Amazon India has brought its Summer Sale starting from May 4 to May 7. In this 4-days sale, the e-commerce platform is giving discounts and offers on multiple categories including electronics, mobiles, fashion, home stuff and daily essential to name a few. But out of all the categories, the smartphone sale category is one of the sales to look at. Some of the best-selling and newest smartphones are being offered at a discounted price during the Amazon Summer sale. Read on to find out what device you should buy next:

  1. iPhone XR 

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The iPhone XR is being sold for Rs 58,990 for the 64GB storage variant instead of its original price of Rs 76,900. While the 128GB storage variant of the device is being sold at Rs 63,990 instead of Rs 81,900. Other colour variants of the device have also received similar price cuts.

2. iPhone X –

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The iPhone X with the 64GB storage variant is being sold for Rs 69,999, down from its original price of Rs 91,900. It has received a price cut of Rs 21,901 which could be the highest till now.

3. Huawei Mate 20 Pro 

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One of the best smartphones from 2018, Huawei Mate 20 Pro has received a price cut of Rs 15,000 and now is selling for Rs 64,990 for the 6GB RAM and 128GB storage variant. It was earlier selling on Amazon for Rs 79,999.

4. OnePlus 6T 

Battery Drain Issue being reported in the One Plus 6T

Another best-selling smartphone from last year was the OnePlus 6T, and when launched it held a hefty price tag. But during the Amazon Summer sale the 6GB RAM/ 128GB storage of the device is being sold at Rs 29,999 instead of its original price of Rs 37,999. While the 8GB RAM/ 128GB storage variant of the OnePlus 6T is being sold at Rs 32,999 which is down from its original price of Rs 41,999. The highest variant with the 8GB RAM and 256GB storage is selling for Rs 36,999 instead of Rs 45,999.

5. Samsung Galaxy Note 9 

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Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is being sold for Rs 67,900 for the 6GB RAM/ 128GB storage variant instead of Rs 73,600. The 8GB RAM/ 512GB storage of the smartphone is being sold at Rs 77,900 instead of Rs 93,000.

6. Samsung Galaxy S10 

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The newly launched Galaxy S10 Plus with the 8GB RAM/ 128GB storage is being sold at Rs 73,900 instead of Rs 79,000. While the 8GB RAM/ 512GB storage variant of the device is selling at Rs 91,900 instead of Rs 99,000. Samsung Galaxy S10’s Rs 8GB RAM/ 128GB storage variant is selling at Rs 66,900 instead of Rs 71,000, while the 8GB RAM/ 512GB storage is selling at Rs 84,900 instead of Rs 92,000. Coming to Samsung Galaxy S10e, it is selling at Rs 55,900 for the 6GB RAM/ 128GB storage variant instead of Rs 59,900.

7. Samsung Galaxy M20

The budget smartphone from Samsung – Galaxy M20 – is being sold at Rs 11,900 for the 4GB RAM/ 64GB storage instead of Rs 13,390. While the 3GB RAM/ 32GB storage variant of the device is being sold at Rs 9,990 instead of Rs 11,290.

8. Vivo NEX 

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The Vivo NEX is being sold at Rs 34,490 instead of its original price of Rs 47,990 during the Amazon Summer sale. The smartphone comes with a pop-up selfie camera and is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC.

9. Oppo R17 Pro 

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The R17 Pro smartphone from Oppo is being sold at Rs 35,999 for the 8GB RAM/ 128GB storage instead of Rs 49,999 during the sale.

10. Redmi 6 Pro 

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This one is for you if you are planning to buy a budget smartphone. Redmi 6 Pro is being sold at Rs 8,499 for the 3GB RAM/ 32GB storage instead of Rs 11,499. The smartphone’s 4GB RAM/ 64GB storage variant is selling for Rs 9,999 instead of Rs 13,499.

11. Oppo F11 Pro 

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Oppo F11 Pro is selling at Rs 24,990 for the 6GB RAM/ 64GB storage instead of Rs 28,990. While the Avengers Edition of the device with 6GB RAM/ 128GB storage is selling at Rs 27,990 instead of Rs 32,990.

12. Oppo R15 Pro 

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You can buy the 6GB RAM/ 128GB storage variant of the Oppo R15 Pro at a discounted price of Rs 25,990 instead of Rs 35,990 from Amazon during the next four days.

13. Realme 1 

The 4GB RAM/ 64GB storage variant of the Realme 1 is selling for Rs 10,890 instead of Rs 12,999.

14. Vivo V15 Pro 

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The 6GB RAM/ 128GB storage variant of the Vivo V15 Pro is selling for Rs 26,430 instead of Rs 32,990 at Amazon during the sale. It’s a good option for those who love clicking selfies

15. Honor Play 

You can pick up the 6GB RAM/ 64GB storage variant of the Honor Play for Rs 15,999 instead of Rs 25,999 at the Amazon Summer Sale 2019.

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Samsung and Apple’s smartphone sales fall in Q1 2019; Huawei takes the second spot: Reports

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Samsung and Apple’s smartphone sales fall in Q1 2019; Huawei takes the second spot: Reports

The first quarter of 2019 saw a number of new trends in the smartphone industry including optical zoom, ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensors, penta-camera setup, various different ways of placing the selfie camera among others. In spite of all these innovations, the global smartphone market plunged down for the sixth quarter in a row. If we speak individually about the top smartphone makers, Samsung maintained its lead in the market even though its share went down marginally. Samsung was followed by Huawei, which saw phenomenal growth in the global smartphone market as compared to last year and Apple took the third position. It is worth noticing that the Cupertino-based technology giant lost the No. 2 position to Huawei this year.

Two reports from market research firms Counterpoint Research and IDC have surfaced recently and they both show that Huawei has had a monumental first quarter in 2019. According to both the reports the global smartphone shipments of the Chinese smartphone brand grew from 11% in Q1 2018 to 17% in the last quarter. This shows that Huawei has grown a lot and according to IDC, a major portion of its success comes from Europe and is also because of the ‘positive momentum’ of the company’s portfolio is all the price brackets. Huawei is also expected to maintain its position throughout 2019.

According to Counterpoint, Samsung shipped 6 million units lesser in Q1 2019 as compared to the same quarter last year. We should mention that this has happened in spite of the fact that Galaxy S10 series has better sales as compared to smartphones in the Galaxy S9 series. During its earnings call, the South Korean technology giant reported that it made a decent profit. However, the company saw a decline in the overall revenue because of stiff competition in the budget and mid-range segments. The market shares of the company fell only by 1%.

Coming to Apple, it sold 20% fewer iPhones in Q1 2019 as compared to its sales a year back, according to Counterpoint. IDC, on the other hand, said that there was a 30% drop in shipments. The reason for the decline is said to be the longer upgrade cycles for iPhone users. While Counterpoint has said that Apple’s market share has gone down from 14% to 12%, IDC says it has decreased from 16% to 12%.

Vivo has emerged as another brand that has grown according to both the reports. The shipments of the smartphone brand went up by 25% in Q1 2019 as compared to last year. The reports were not on the same page as far as Oppo goes. While Counterpoint says that Oppo‘s shipments grew by 10%, IDC reported a decline of 6%.

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Samsung Galaxy A10, Galaxy A20 and Galaxy A30 receive a price cut in India

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Samsung Galaxy A10, Galaxy A20 and Galaxy A30 receive a price cut in India

Samsung had launched its Galaxy A-series handsets this year to target each price segment in the smartphone market. Firstly, the company had released the Samsung Galaxy A10, Galaxy A20 and the Galaxy A30 earlier this year and all the smartphones targeted different price segments. But now, according to the company, all the above mentioned Galaxy A-series devices are getting a price cut. Samsung Galaxy A10, Galaxy A20 and the Galaxy A30 will now be available at a new price on company’s official website along with Amazon and other retail brick and mortar stores across the country. All the new Galaxy A-series devices are newly launched and this is the first time they are getting an official price cut off of their original prices.

According to the new prices listed on Samsung Online Shop and Amazon, the price of all the Galaxy A-series devices have gotten around Rs 1,500 off of their original prices. Samsung Galaxy A10 which earlier held a price tag of Rs 8,490 is now selling at Rs 7,990 while the Galaxy A20 whose original price was Rs 12,490 is now being sold at Rs 11,490. And lastly, Samsung Galaxy A30, which was launched at Rs 16,990 will be sold at Rs 15,490.

It should be noted that the price of these smartphones dropped a day after Samsung Galaxy A70 went on its first live sale in India. It is worth noticing that Samsung Galaxy A50 which was launched at Rs 19,990 is also now listed at Rs 19,750. The new price cuts on the budget and mid-range segment of the Galaxy A-series might be because of the recent smartphone launches from the Chinese brands like Xiaomi and Realme.

To survive in the market, Samsung had to reduce its prices or the other manufacturers might have taken over the market. The Galaxy A10 and the Galaxy A30 was launched in March 2019 while the Galaxy A20 was brought in April in the country.

Talking about the specifications, we see that Samsung Galaxy A10 sports a 6.2-inch HD+ (720 x 1520 pixels) screen and is powered by an octa-core Exynos 7884 SoC. It comes with 2GB of RAM on its base variant and it packs a 3,400mAh battery. The Galaxy A10 comes with a single 13MP rear camera and a 5MP front camera.

On the other hand, Samsung Galaxy A20 sports a 6.4-inch HD+ (720 x 1560 pixels) screen and is powered by an octa-core Exynos 7884 SoC. It comes with 3GB of RAM as its base variant and it packs a 4,000mAh battery. Unlike Samsung Galaxy A10, the Galaxy A20 comes with a dual-rear camera setup with an 8MP selfie camera.

Lastly, Samsung Galaxy A30 sports a 6.4-inch full-HD+ (1080 x 2340 pixels) Super AMOLED Infinity-U Display and is powered by an octa-core Exynos 7904 SoC. It comes with 4GB RAM as its base variant and it packs a 4,000mAh battery. Similar to the Galaxy A20, it also packs a dual-rear camera setup with a 5MP selfie camera.

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Asus Zenfone 6 to sport a bezel-less, full-screen display, will launch on May 16

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Asus Zenfone 6 to sport a bezel-less, full-screen display, will launch on May 16

The much-awaited OnePlus 7 Pro will be launching on May 14 but it is not the only flagship being launched this month as there is another company which will also be unveiling its own flagship smartphone. Taiwanese electronics maker Asus is set to launch its upcoming flagship smartphone –  the Asus Zenfone 6 on May 16. The dates have been revealed by Asus itself and the company has also teased about the device on the social media. Asus on its Twitter account posted a teaser image of its upcoming Zenfone 6 along with the launch date and time.

The teaser image holds a caption “Defy Ordinary” which hints at the unique and distinctive design the smartphone might have. Other than that, the image also shows the silhouette of the Zenfone 6 with its no-notch and a bezel-less display. The image also mentions the date (May 16) and the time (20:00 CEST or 11:30pm IST) of the launch. The launch event will take place in Valencia, Spain.

Earlier, some images and renders of the smartphone were leaked which showed a dual-slider design of the Zenfone 6. According to the renders, the Zenfone 6 will come with dual-rear and front cameras. There is a possibility that this design will feature in the 5G variant of the Zenfone 6.  Although the teased image does show the device in a shadow, it doesn’t reveal any specifications or any major key feature of the Zenfone 6. But it is certain that the smartphone will be a successor to the 2018’s Zenfone 5Z.

Asus Zenfone 6 specifications (rumoured)

In April, the smartphone had surfaced on the US Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) website. The website listed out that the Zenfone 6 will be powered by the Snapdragon 855 SoC and will feature a dual-rear camera setup with a horizontal alignment.

Other than that, the device was also spotted on the AnTuTu listing and according to it, the Zenfone 6 will run Android 9 Pie out-of-the-box skinned with ZenUI. It is expected to pack a 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage as a base variant. The display of the device will reportedly be a Full-HD+ (1080 x 2340 pixels) display with an aspect ratio of 19.5:9.

It should be noted that all the specifications mentioned here are based on leaks, listings and rumours so it is liable to change and it should be taken with a pinch of salt. Other details about the Zenfone 6 will be revealed on the day of its official launch.

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Google Pixel 3a XL spotted at Best Buy days ahead of launch

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Google Pixel 3a XL spotted at Best Buy days ahead of launch

Technology giant Google is expected to launch its much-talked-about Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL smartphones at its I/O 2019 developer conference that is scheduled to begin on May 7. What adds credibility to the reports claiming that launch is the fact that a dedicated page for the Google’s upcoming Pixel smartphones has been added to Flipkart, which states that more details about the two will be given on May 8. Today, a Google Pixel 3a XL handset has also been spotted at a Best Buy retail outlet.

The smartphone was kept in the open so that everybody could see it. And with this, we have got yet another confirmation that Google is indeed planning to launch the Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a mobiles soon. The photo of the smartphone that was made on the box has also given a few details about it. We now also know that Google Pixel 3a XL will be available in two colour options – White and Black. However, we are not as yet ruling out the possibility of a third colour variant.

The report about Google Pixel 3a making an appearance on Best Buy first appeared in Android Police, and it also said that the retail outlet had the device in stock. Along with the report, the publication also shared some images of Pixel 3a XL boxes lying out in the open at a Best Buy outlet in Springfield, Ohio.

Much like all other Pixel smartphones, the Google Pixel 3a XL comes in a White coloured box and show the device will be available in White and Black coloured options. The back panel of the smartphone has a single rear camera and a fingerprint scanner. The box also shows that the Pixel 3a XL will feature a 6-inch display and will be available in a 64GB storage option. Multiple RAM and storage options of the device are also expected at the launch.

A number of leaks about the Google Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL smartphones have surfaced online over the last few months. A render has also been leaked that suggests that the handsets will come with traditional displays and bezels on top and bottom edges. The search giant is expected to launch the Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL as the affordable versions of its flagship Pixel 3 smartphones.

If we only speak about the Pixel 3a XL smartphone, it is expected to come with a 6-inch full-HD+ (1080×2160 pixels) display that has an aspect ratio of 18:9 and a pixel density of 402ppi. It has also been reported that the handset will be powered by a Snapdragon 670 SoC and house a 3,700mAh battery.

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Garmin launched five new smartwatches in its Forerunner series: Price and features

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Garmin launched five new smartwatches in its Forerunner series: Price and features

Garmin, an America-based company has launched five new smartwatches in its Forerunner series. These new watches comes with GPS and are filled with multiple features, the users can choose any feature related to music, workouts, mapping etc. The five new watches launched by Garmin are – Forerunner 45, Forerunner 45S, Forerunner 245, Forerunner 245 Music, and Forerunner 945.

Garmin Forerunner 45, Forerunner 45S, Forerunner 245, Forerunner 245 Music, and Forerunner 945 price and availability

The new Forerunner smartwatch series comes in varying price points and they fall between $199 (approximately Rs 13,800) to $599 (approximately Rs 41,600). Three of the above-mentioned smartwatches will start selling immediately while the Forerunner 45 and Forerunner 45S will be made available later in May.

Other than the regular Forerunner series smartwatches, the Forerunner 945 is also available in a triathlon bundle with blue and black silicone bands. The triathlon version of the Forerunner 945 costs $749.99 (approximately Rs 52,000).

The availability of the Forerunner series of smartwatches in India is currently not known.

Garmin Forerunner 45, Forerunner 45S, Forerunner 245, Forerunner 245 Music, and Forerunner 945 features and specifications

All the new Forerunner series smartwatches are light in weight and come with many buttons on them along with an always-on display. The display is bright enough to be visible in direct sunlight. As mentioned above, the Forerunner series comes with GPS, all-day activity tracking, smart notifications, heart rate monitor. They also come equipped with new safety and tracking features which lets the user share his real-time location with the contacts of his choice. This feature is especially helpful when the user is trekking and needs help.

The new smartwatches comes with Garmin Coach app computability which can be used to train and take help from other coaches. The Garmin Forerunner 45 and the Forerunner 45S are mainly aimed at the beginners and come with a heart rate monitor along with inbuilt GPS. The users can use both these devices to track their workouts, cycling, cardio, yoga and so on. It also monitors the stress-level along with Body Battery energy monitoring. The company has claimed that both these watches can offer up to 7 hours of battery life in the smartwatch mode while 13 hours in the GPS mode.

The other smartwatches in the series are the Garmin Forerunner 245 and the Forerunner 245 Music. These are more advanced and come with more features than the Forerunner 45-series. The Forerunner 245 and the Forerunner 245 Music comes with VO2 max monitoring along with training status, recovery time of the body, aerobic and anaerobic training effects and so on. These are meant for more experienced users and these smartwatches also gives the users option to add a Running Dynamics Pod or compatible heart rate strap to see the additional dynamics.

Both these smartwatches comes with additional tools which is able to track a runner’s well-being, including a wrist-based Pulse Ox Sensor4. This new sensor is able to gauge how oxygen is being absorbed by the user. The Forerunner 245 Music is able to hold up to 500 songs and gives the user the ability to sync playlists from Spotify, Deezer etc. These too are touted to offer up to 7 days of battery life in the smartwatch mode while in the GPS mode they offer up to 24 hours. And if GPS mode is turned on with music the battery life falls to 6 hours.

Lastly, the Forerunner 945 is aimed at professionals and athletes and is the top-end variant of the new smartwatch series. It comes with all the features of the abovementioned smartwatches with addition of more. It also supports Garmin Pay contactless payment solution along with a full-colour interface with board maps. There is also key monitoring tools along with training load focus. The training load focus allows the athlete to sort and see his recent training history in different categories based on activity and intensity. The Forerunner 945 can give up to 2 weeks of battery life in the smartwatch mode while 36 hours in GPS mode. And if used GPS with music, it can give up to 10 hours.

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OnePlus 7 Pro press renders leaked, shows full display and triple-rear camera setup

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OnePlus 7 Pro press renders leaked, shows full display and triple-rear camera setup

The upcoming smartphones from OnePlus are all set to be launched on May 14. This is the first time that the company will be releasing more than one variants of its flagship smartphone. The smartphone brand will be seen launching OnePlus 7 Pro and OnePlus 7. The OnePlus 7 Pro is the top-end variant of the upcoming OnePlus 7-series with all the ‘bells and whistles’.

Till now, we just had a few renders that gave us an idea about what to expect from the upcoming smartphone. But now, popular leakster Ishan Agarwal has given Android Central some press renders in which we get to see the OnePlus 7 Pro in its full glory. The images that have surfaced online show multiple colour options of the OnePlus 7 Pro including Nebula Blue, Mirror Grey.

From the looks of it, the device will have an all screen built in the front, keeping up with the current norm that is being followed in the smartphone industry. The upcoming OnePlus 7 Pro handset will be seen replacing the notch on the display with a pop-up selfie camera module. The image also shows the triple-rear camera setup – which a first for OnePlus. OnePlus had shared a teaser a few days back which confirmed the presence of a triple rear camera setup on the smartphone.  It is worth mentioning that the company has already claimed that the OnePlus 7 Pro will be sporting a telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom along with a 48MP primary camera that takes 12MP photos. Other than that, the company hasn’t revealed the information about the details of the third camera of the setup.

Fans of the OnePlus won’t be surprised of the back-panel design as it holds the same design as last year’s OnePlus 6T with an addition of a third camera to the setup. The volume rockers, power button and the alert slider position also remains unchanged. The screen of the OnePlus 7 Pro will be a no-notch display and there are almost no bezels on the smartphone. The display of the OnePlus 7 Pro is going to be the main focus as it will have a 90Hz refresh rate and QHD+ resolution.

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Image credit: Ishan Agarwal

The company’s CEO Lau has also talked much about the display of the device so it will be interesting to see what new the company brings to the smartphone world. As mentioned earlier, the device will be launching on May 14 and is expected to sell for a starting price of $749 (approximately Rs 51,898).

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Realme 3 Pro to go on sale for the second time in India today: Get all the details here

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Realme 3 Pro to go on sale for the second time in India today: Get all the details here

Oppo’s former sub-brand recently launched the Realme 3 Pro smartphone in India. Today, the handset is all set to go on sale for the second time in the country on Flipkart and Realme’s online store. The first sale of the Realme 3 Pro smartphone was on Monday, April 29. On Monday, Realme had put its smartphone on sale three times – at 12 pm (noon), 4 pm, and 8 pm IST.

However, as of now, it is not known whether the smartphone brand plans to do the same even during today’s sale. All we know till now is that the Realme 3 Pro will be going on sale at 12 pm today. It is also worth mentioning that the second sale of the device is a part of the Realme 1st Anniversary Sale, which kick-started yesterday and will be live till Monday. Here’s a look at all the details of the smartphone:

Realme 3 Pro price in India

The Realme 3 Pro smartphone is available at a starting price of Rs 13,999 in India. At this price, the device competes directly with Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 7 Pro, that was launched in February this year.

The rivalry between the two smartphones began even before the Realme 3 Pro was launched in the country. Realme had teased its device saying that it could support the popular battle royale game Fortnite, unlike other ‘Pro’ smartphones. In response to this, Xiaomi said that it is working with Epic Games and Qualcomm to get support Fortnite to Redmi Note 7 Pro. The company also announced earlier this week that Redmi Note 7 Pro now has support for the game, so now, the competition between the two smartphones is even more intense.

Realme 3 Pro specifications

The newly-launched Realme 3 Pro smartphone runs Android 9.0 Pie skinned with ColorOS 6.0 and features a 6.3-inch full-HD+ display that has an aspect ratio of 19.5:9. The display of the smartphone comes with a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass 5 for protection. Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SoC, Realme 3 Pro smartphone comes with either 4GB or 6GB of RAM and has 64GB/128GB of internal storage. The handset can also hold a microSD card of up to 256GB.

For imaging duties, the device has a dual rear camera setup that comprises of a 16MP primary sensor with f/1.7 aperture and a 5MP sensor that has an f/2.4 aperture. There is a 25MP front-facing camera on the front panel of the smartphone that can be used for selfies and video calls.

On the connectivity front, Realme 3 Pro has a fingerprint sensor, dual-SIM support, 4G LTE, and Widevine L1 certification. The handset houses a 4,045mAh battery.

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OnePlus 7 Pro to go on pre-orders in India today: Get all the details here

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OnePlus 7 Pro to go on pre-orders in India today: Get all the details here

Chinese smartphone company OnePlus is all set to launch its OnePlus 7 Pro and OnePlus 7 handsets on May 14. For the first time ever, OnePlus would be launching its flagship smartphones globally from India at an event in Bengaluru. The company would also be holding simultaneous events in the United States and Europe. Less than two weeks ahead of its launch, OnePlus 7 Pro will be going on pre-orders in India today.

The company took to its Twitter account to announce that the pre-orders of the upcoming OnePlus 7 Pro smartphone are set to begin today (May 3) at 12 pm. There is a dedicated page of the upcoming OnePlus smartphones on Amazon India’s website, which means that the handset will exclusively be available there.

You can head to Amazon India today at 12 pm to pre-book the device for yourself. We shall also update you about whether the pre-booking can be done via OnePlus’ official website. Currently, the company has not shared any other details about pre-orders.

On Twitter, it posted an image saying “Pre-book the OnePlus 7 Pro. May 3, 12 pm.” Along with that, it also wrote, “It’s happening! Pre-booking for the #OnePlus7Pro starts 12pm tomorrow. Watch this space.”

As of now, there is no word on the pricing of the upcoming flagship smartphone by OnePlus, however, it is being speculated that the handset will cost more than Rs 50,000 in India.

The company has teased that OnePlus 7 Pro will come with a triple camera setup on its back panel and CEO Pete Lau has also said that the handset’s display panel is the most expensive screen that has been used on a flagship device yet. Lau also added that the display of the smartphone cost three times more than a conventional screen.

Reports about the smartphone have also suggested that it will come with a 90Hz Quad HD+ AMOLED display.

OnePlus 7 Pro will come with a full-screen experience and instead of the notch to house the front-facing camera of the smartphone, it will sport a pop-up selfie camera. Till now, pop-up selfie cameras have only been seen in the smartphones from Oppo and Vivo.

The handset is expected to be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SoC and will reportedly come with up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage.

The Chinese smartphone brand has also claimed that OnePlus 7 Pro has received the A+ rating from DisplayMate.

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Huawei becomes the most-selling smartphone brand in China, leaves Apple behind

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Huawei becomes the most-selling smartphone brand in China, leaves Apple behind

Apple is one of the best-selling and a premium smartphone brand across the globe and Huawei is a company which is banned in the US but is still trying to become the No.1 in the world. And Huawei has managed to do this at least in its home country. In China, Apple is overlooked and Huawei has become the most successful smartphone company. Huawei is outperforming Apple in its home country and is selling more than four times the smartphones as compared to the Cupertino-based technology giant.

According to a report by a market research firm Canalys, Huawei has dominated the Chinese smartphone market in the first three months of 2019. In the first quarter, Huawei has 34% market share while the other companies such as Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi or Apple struggled to find solid ground. And Huawei is the only major smartphone market in the country that managed to grow in China’s declining smartphone market.

The report states that the company shipped around 30 million smartphones in the first quarter of 2019. This number is 41% more than the first quarter of 2018. While Apple struggled and it shipped around 6.5 million smartphones with a decrease in 30%, which is the worst the company has faced in the last two years.

We should point out that Apple’s smartphone business is struggling in some other parts of the world too. The company, in its first quarter report of 2019, said that its sales fell 17% from last year. The report also said that this is the largest quarter decline for the company. While for Huawei, the quarter was the strongest it has ever been.

Mo Jia, the analyst from Canalys said that the company has also opened more stores in the last couple of years. The stores have made it a trusted company among buyers and it has also gained new customers from other Chinese companies as well. Huawei launches smartphones in the mid-range to and premium segments, unlike Apple that only caters to the high-end market.

As mentioned earlier, the smartphone market of China is suffering and it has been the worst in six years. The shipments have declined by 3% to 88 million phones. But still, Huawei is doing well in the Chinese market and on a worldwide scale, the Chinese company is right behind Samsung to become the world’s largest smartphone maker.

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Microsoft Hololens 2 developer edition gets unveiled

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Microsoft Hololens 2 developer edition gets unveiled

Software giant Microsoft has today announced the developer edition of its Hololens 2 headset today that its priced at $3,500. We should mention that the price of the newly-launched headset is exactly the same as the one that will be sold to businesses later in 2019.

It is also worth adding that even though the original commercial pricing of the Hololens was $5,000, the original development kit has always cost $3,500. So, the company is not offering any price cuts for developers.

The development kit comes with the HoloLens 2 hardware and Azure credits. If you want the Unity Pro and Unity PiXYZ Plugin for CAD data, you will be happy to know that you will be getting free trials of both with the kit. The company has also said that HoloLens 2 developer edition will also be able to support Unreal Engine 4 support by the end of May 2019.

We should also add that Microsoft’s Hololens 2 developer edition is a very key addition for developers and they will be able to use apps on the device that come with photo-realistic renders for manufacturing, product design, architecture, and more.

However, Microsoft has not yet set an exact launch date of the Hololens 2. It has only said that it will be delivered the developer as well as commercial units later this year.

The software giant had launched the commercial version of its Hololens 2 in February this year. Compared to the HoloLens 1, the upgraded version comes with a number of enhancements like improved gesture controls, better performance and higher power efficiency. In addition to this, the field of view is double as compared to its predecessor. The figure stands at 52 degrees and the Holographic density of the device is 57 pixels per degree.

The Hololens 2 was initially launched in Japan, China, Germany, Canada, UK, Ireland, France, Australia, and New Zealand. It is worth noticing that Microsoft has employed the microelectromechanical system (MEMS) display technology in its Hololens that provides the equivalent of a 2K display for each eye. It is also worth mentioning that the HoloLens 2 is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 Compute Platform.

The device also has a custom-built Holographic Processing Unit. Going into further details, the Microsoft Hololens 2 has an Iris scanner, which goes through the security process once users wear the headset. There is an audio input in it too.

In addition to this, there is a custom-built Holographic Processing Unit and a USB-Type C port for charging. There is also an 8MP sensor meant that is meant for video conferencing.

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Airtel relaunches its ‘Airtel Thanks’ plan, new Rs 299 prepaid plan launched with Amazon Prime membership

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Airtel relaunches its ‘Airtel Thanks’ plan, new Rs 299 prepaid plan launched with Amazon Prime membership

Competing in the ever-challenging and ever-changing telecom sector of India, Bharti Airtel has relaunched its Airtel Thanks campaign for its subscribers. Airtel has also launched its new Rs 299 prepaid plan, which will offer 2.5GB data everyday along with unlimited calling and Amazon Prime membership for 28 days. The Airtel Thanks campaign comes in three categories – Silver, Gold and Platinum. Each category has its own plans and benefits. The company has also tied up with Amazon Prime, Netflix, and Zee5 to offer additional benefits to its subscribers.

Starting with the Silver category, if the user purchases a plan from this category then he will get access to basic content like Airtel TV, Wynk Music etc. While the Gold plan members will get access to telecom benefits along with value access to the premium content and financial services from Airtel. The top-end Platinum plan subscribers will get VIP services from Airtel along with premium content, e-books, device protection and exclusive invites. They will also get priority access to events and sales.

Shashwat Sharma, Chief Marketing Officer of Bharti Airtel said in a statement said, “AirtelThanks is our play to further strengthen our share with the discerning and quality customers of the country by offering exclusive rewards to them for their association with Airtel. It covers rewards from premium content, to music, e-books, financial services, VIP service and host of partner Brands access. For example, with Amazon Prime, we are now bringing to the market a first of its kind, pre-paid recharge which has Amazon Prime membership built into it.”

Other than this, Airtel has also renamed its mobile app to Airtel Thanks. According to the company, the new app uses data-science and segmentation algorithms to customize the experience of the user.

As mentioned above, the company has also launched its new Rs 299 prepaid plan with a validity of 28 days. The subscribers of this offer will get the user an Amazon Prime membership along with 2.5GB of data everyday with unlimited voice calling and 100 SMS/day. The Amazon Prime membership with the recharge gets the user access to Prime Video, Prime Music, Prime Reading and unlimited free fast shipping on all the items along on Amazon. They will also be getting early and exclusive access to deals on Amazon India. The subscribers will have to recharge the Amazon Prime membership through Airtel Thanks app.

Airtel’s new Rs 299 prepaid plan can be recharged through retailers, Airtel Stores, online recharge platforms, Airtel.in along with the Airtel Thanks application.

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Amazon Summer Sale 2019: Discounts on Redmi 6, Redmi 6A, Mi A2 and more

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Amazon Summer Sale 2019: Discounts on Redmi 6, Redmi 6A, Mi A2 and more

Amazon’s Summer Sale 2019 is all set to begin May 4 and will go on till May 7. And during these three days, a number of smartphones and gadgets will be available on the e-commerce website. And if you are an Amazon Prime member, then you will be able to access the sale starting tomorrow at 12 pm (noon). A number of smartphones from Chinese smartphone brand Xiaomi will also be available at a discount during Amazon’s Summer Sale. The devices that will be available during the sale are Redmi 6A, Redmi 6, Mi A2, as well as the recently launched Redmi 7 and Redmi Y3.

The company has announced that its Redmi 6 smartphone can be bought at a discounted rate. While the 3GB RAM/32GB storage variant of Redmi 6 can be picked up at Rs 6,999, the 3GB RAM/64GB storage model is available at Rs 7,499 during the sale. We should mention that both the variants are available at a discount of Rs 1,000.

Besides this, the newly launched Redmi 7 and Redmi Y3 will also be available for sale every day. The 2GB RAM/32GB storage and 3GB RAM/32GB storage variants of Redmi 7 are priced at Rs 7,999 and Rs 8,999 respectively and will be available 12 pm onwards every day. The selfie-focussed Redmi Y3, on the other hand, will be available at 3 pm onwards every day and will cost Rs 9,999.

In addition to this, those who buy the Redmi 6A smartphone will earn a cashback of Rs 500 using Amazon Pay. The company has also levied a discount of Rs 1,000 on its Mi A2 smartphone and customers will also be able to enjoy a bump up offer wherein they get cash back of Rs 1000 upon exchanging any older smartphone.

These offers on Xiaomi smartphones are not only limited to Amazon India’s website. Interested customers can also avail these deals at Mi.com, Mi Homes and Xiaomi offline channels. However, the offers will reach Mi Homes and Xiaomi offline channels from 4th May midnight onwards.

The Chinese smartphone brand has also announced that customers will also get a special SBI debit/credit card offer of 10% discount up to Rs 1,500 on purchase of any Xiaomi smartphones on offer. The only exception to this offer is Xiaomi’s Redmi 6A handset.

A number of smartphones from other brands are also available at discounted prices on Amazon India’s website. You can read our article here to know more about the deals.

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OnePlus 7 Pro with 12GB RAM and Android Pie spotted on Geekbench

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OnePlus 7 Pro with 12GB RAM and Android Pie spotted on Geekbench

Chinese smartphone brand is all set to launch its OnePlus 7 Pro and OnePlus 7 handsets on May 14. Less than two weeks ahead of its launch, OnePlus 7 Pro smartphone has been listed on the Geekbench benchmarking website. The online listing of the device has revealed that it will come with 12GB of RAM, which is in line with other rumours and reports about OnePlus 7 Pro. The listing has surfaced online after the official confirmation of the launch of the handset was shared by the company.

OnePlus recently also teased that the upcoming OnePlus 7 Pro smartphone will sport a triple rear camera setup. It has also been reported that one among the three sensors of the handset’s triple rear camera setup will come with a 3x optical zoom. The presence of an ultra-wide angle lens has also been speculated.

The listing on Geekbench’s website is dated for April 30 and shows the OnePlus smartphone with model number GM1917. According to reports, the handset on Geekbench is OnePlus 7 Pro. As we mentioned earlier, the device is listed to come with 12GB of RAM. In addition to this, the smartphone will have Android 9.0 Pie skinned with the company’s OxygenOS.

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Image courtesy: Geekbench

While the exact name of the OnePlus smartphone has not been verified yet, the Geekbench listing shows that the handset has scored 3,526 and 11,101 in the single and multi-core scores. We should mention that these basically indicate towards an exceptional performance, and hardly any flagship smartphones have matched it so far.

The Chinese smartphone company has announced that OnePlus 7 Pro and OnePlus 7 will be launched together on May 14. They will both be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855 SoC. However, OnePlus 7 Pro is the company’s flagship smartphone and is expected to come with some enhancements that will give it an edge over other high-end Android devices.

The smartphone is reported to come with a 90Hz QHD+ display that could be 6.7-inch in size. The display is said to have an aspect ratio of 19.5:9. The smartphone will sport a triple rear camera setup, a pop-up selfie camera and an ultra-wide angle sensor. The company has claimed that OnePlus 7 Pro has received the A+ rating from DisplayMate.

It is the first time that OnePlus will be launching its flagship smartphone simultaneously at three places – India, Europe and the United States. The India launch event of OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro will take place in Bengaluru.

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Google brings swipeable ‘Tiles’ for its Wear OS, will arrive next month to the smartwatches

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Google brings swipeable ‘Tiles’ for its Wear OS, will arrive next month to the smartwatches

Google’s Wear OS is an UI for the smart wearables and since the start of 2019, we have seen multiple smart watches being launched by different companies. There is no doubt that the future will be filled with smart watches and smart wearables and for that, Google’s OS will be one primary ingredient. Google earlier introduced the quick swipeable widgets on its Wear OS in August 2018. The swipeable feature provided its users much convenience as with just a simple swipe they can access notifications and other information on their smart watches.

And now, the California-based search giant has launched Tiles, a new swipe based information interface. These Tiles are widgets for the Wear OS which provides quick access for the upcoming events, headlines, information and weather forecasts. It also offers many new features and tools to the Wear OS. The search giant has announced 6 Tiles for the Wear OS which can be checked by swiping left on the home page of the smart watches that come with Google’s OS.

This information was revealed by Google through a blog post where it introduced the six Tiles – Goals, Next event, Forecast, Heart rate, Headlines, and Timer. The Tiles do what their names suggests – the Next Event tile will show the upcoming event of the user while the Forecast Tile will show the weather information. The Heart Rate will display the user’s heartrate while the Timer will start a countdown timer. The Headlines Tile will show the current news headlines and the Goal Tile can be used to check the health and fitness goals the user has pre-saved.

The Tiles can be chosen by swiping left and tapping on the desired tile. The user can also select the order in which the Tiles will appear in their smart watch powered by Google’s Wear OS. For adjusting the order of the Tiles, the user can long press and move the tile to their desired location. The users also have the option to change the Tile order through his smartphone.

Google has announced that all the new Tiles will be brought to smartwatches powered by Wear OS from next month onwards. But the launch of some of the Tiles will vary depending on the region, software version running on the smartphone connected wit the smartwatch and the watch’s Wear OS version. The Tiles will be brought to the smartwatches through a software update.

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These are the best upcoming Sci-Fi movies we can’t wait to watch

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These are the best upcoming Sci-Fi movies we can’t wait to watch

Marvel’s Avengers saga has finally come to an epic conclusion and although it would seem as if the next superhero or sci-fi movie is months away, it isn’t. There are lots of movies scheduled to be released this year and some of them have already been launched on the silver screen, like Shazam. But as they say ‘there is more out there’. Here, we have made a list of some of the best sci-fi and superhero movies which will be releasing in this quarter. So, in no specific order, here’s the list:

  1. Godzilla: King of Monsters

Godzilla: King of Monsters
Godzilla: King of Monsters

The Kaiju saga continues with Godzilla: King of Monsters. And this movie will probably be more action-packed than its last one. As in this we will get to see some of the most impressive and dangerous-looking monsters till now. Produced by Warner Bros, it will release on 29th May, 2019. The trailer shows that this time there will be 17 monsters in the film, one of them rises from a volcano, while another from an ocean and another from underground. And maybe we will get to see the epic and much awaited battle between Godzilla and King Gidorah. It might just be a theory but the winner of battle will be crowned the King of Monsters. We (without a doubt) are rooting for our spiky boi.

2. X-Men: Dark Phoenix 

X-Men
X-Men Dark Phoenix

Continuing the X-Men saga, Dark Phoenix will be the next film in the new X-Men universe. Produced by Marvel Studios, 20th Century Fox with music given by none other than Hans Zimmer himself, it will be a spectacle. After the end of Avengers, X-Men might be the next film, which could make it big in the Marvel Universe. In it we will see star-filled cast such as Sophie Turner, Jennifer Lawrence, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, to name a few. The story will follow Jean Grey and we will see how she evolves to become the comic iconic Dark Phoenix, the most powerful mutant ever.

3. Men in Black: International

MiB
MiB International

Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones left some big shoes to fill in the Men in Black Universe. But the new trailer shows that Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson might fill them up, partially. The MIB International is produced by Sony Pictures and Columbia Pictures and will release on June 13. The trailer shows that the new movie too can meet the action and laughter level of the old ones and it is packed with much action as well. However, does it deliver and how close it comes to the original MiB will be seen once it hits the theatres. Also, Liam Neeson will be in the movie as well along with some of the fan-favourite aliens from the original MiB. So action and fun is surely guaranteed.

4. Brightburn 

Brightburn
Brightburn

A horror take on the Superman chronicles, the trailer shows what would happen if the Man of Steel wasn’t the self-righteous and a ‘big fan of justice’? What would happen if someone used that power for something other than the protection of the world and its people? What would happen if the boy from space would use his powers to hurt and hunt people? That’s what James Gunn, the director of Guardians of the Galaxy wants people to know. Brightburn will hit the theatres on May 23 and then we will see how a sinister villain is made and how he uses his superpowers. The trailer of the film surely does a good job of scaring its viewers and it also shows what goes through the head of the super-powered villain child. And instead of donning the cape and the suit, the child dons the cape and a mask, which would give the Scarecrow run for his money.

5. Spiderman: Far From Home 

5. Spiderman: Far From Home 
Spiderman: Far From Home

After the events of the Avengers: Endgame, Peter is seen relaxing with his friends on a vacation to Europe. How it led to this and what happened after the Endgame might be revealed in the movie, maybe. The cinema will be directed by none other than Kevin Feige, and although the film will be releasing in July 2019,we are still putting it on this list. The trailer already shows what the friendly neighbourhood Spiderman (Tom Holland) is up against, but it also shows the fan-favourite Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal). Who might be the main villain or might be on our hero’s side? We will come to know soon. The trailer doesn’t mention Tony Stark but it does shows Happy Hogan and Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson).

6. Detective Pikachu

6. Detective Pikachu
Detective Pikachu

Produced by Warner Bros. this movie is the live-action take on the ever-popular and classic Pokémon Universe. It will release in May of 2019 and it will be one funny and action-packed cinematic masterpiece. In the movie, we see a talking Pikachu voice by none other than Deadpool’s star Ryan Reynolds. The trailer shows a young man with name Tim goes on a search to find his mysteriously missing father Harry Goodman. But he won’t be going alone as he will be getting a pocket monster buddy tagging along with him, Pikachu. The Pokémon itself is searching for something and together they go on an adventure in a world which co-exists (with Pokémon and humans). The trailer also shows some of the widely known and popular Pokémon characters such as Charizard, Onyx, Evee, Jigglypuff, Mr. Mime, Meowth and the legendary Mewtwo.

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Huawei to introduce the world’s first 5G enabled 8K TV in 2019: Report

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Huawei to introduce the world’s first 5G enabled 8K TV in 2019: Report

Huawei and Samsung are known to be competitors. It now seems like their rivalry is going to get more intense, and this time it would not be to take a lead in the smartphone industry. It has been reported that the company is working on a new TV that will come with an 8K display and built-in 5G connectivity. This will be the first time that the world will see a television that completely eliminates the need for a cable box or an internet connection.

The Chinese smartphone brand plans to introduce the new television as soon as this year, according to a report in Nikkei. We should mention that Huawei is really trying to do this the Samsung-way. Much like Samsung has not limited itself to just smartphones, Huawei is trying to expand its range of devices. We would not be surprised if the company starts providing an entire ecosystem of products, much like Samsung.

It is no secret that Huawei wants to replace Samsung as the top smartphone maker in the world. And coming out with an 8K 5G TV just goes to show that Huawei is serious about its rivalry and the competition between the two companies isn’t just limited to smartphones.

We should also mention that the news of this TV comes at a time when the company’s smartphone business is growing stronger by the day in spite of its tensions that are going on with the US. According to research firms IDC and Strategy Analytics, Huawei is gaining ground while shipment numbers of Apple and Samsung are slipping.

Currently, Samsung is not only the leading in terms of smartphone shipments, but it is also the biggest TV manufacturer in the world. The South Korean technology giant also started shipping an 8K TV which is priced at $4,999. However, the offering by Samsung does not come with 5G connectivity.

Speaking of 8K TVs, according to research firm IHS Markit, shipments of 8K TVs will go up from 430,000 in 2019 to 2 million in 2020. Although Huawei has carved a place for itself among the top smartphone companies in the world, manufacturing TVs is a different game altogether, and that too a much tougher one.

And it is also worth adding that both 8K and 5G technologies are still very new, so making them work seamlessly in TV will prove to be tough too. Some may say that Huawei is being too ambitious, but we personally would love to see an 8K 5G TV as soon as this year.

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Motorola One Vision specifications and launch date leaked

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Motorola One Vision specifications and launch date leaked

Motorola’s upcoming smartphone in its One-series will be the Motorola One Vision. Some of the details about the Motorola One Vision had already been leaked online before, which still had a big question mark in front of it. But now, another leak about the device has surfaced and it reveals the major specifications of Motorola’s upcoming smartphone.

The leaks also specify that the device will go official this month itself. A poster of the Motorola One Vision has also been leaked which further specifies that the device will be launched in Sao Paulo, Brazil on May 15. According to the revalation, the device might be powered by Samsung’s Exynos 9610 SoC and will come with dual-rear camera setup.

Earlier, the Motorola One Vision with model number XT1970 had also received the mandatory Bluetooth SIG certification, which further hints about its imminent launch. Also, the tipster Sudhansu Ambhore’s tweet shows the poster of the launch event of the Motorola One Vision with codename ‘Robusta2’. The Motorola One Vision was also spotted on Google’s ARCore website earlier. And according to the press renders of the phone, it might come with a hole-punch camera.

Motorola One Vision (expected) technical specifications

The Motorola One Vision will reportedly sport an unknown display size with an aspect ratio of 21:9. The display sports a Full-HD+ (1,080 x 2,520 pixels) resolution. As said before, it will reportedly be powered by Samsung’s Exynos 9610 SoC paired with 4GB or 6GB RAM . The storage of the Motorola One Vision will be 128GB.Details about its expendable storage is currently not known. It will reportedly run Android 9 Pie and will pack a 3,500mAh battery.

On the camera front, the mobile phone will reportedly pack a dual-rear camera setup with the main camera featuring a 48MP sensor paired with another unknown sensor. Much details about the front camera is currently not known, however there is a possibility that it will come in a hole-punch camera style, similar to Samsung’s Galaxy S10-series. The rear camera of the Motorola One Vision will reportedly come with features such as Video 3D HDR, Long Exposure, Digital Wellbeing, and Dolby audio etc.

motorola one vision
motorola one vision launch date

After its launch in Brazil, the device will make its way to the Asia Pacific, China, Eastern Europe, India along with the Middle Eastern countries. The exact dates of their availability are currently not known for these countries. And since these specifications are based on leaks so they are liable to change and should be taken with a pinch of salt.

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