Chinese smartphone brand Oppo is all set to launch its F11 Pro smartphone in a few days’ time. And just before the launch of the device, its predecessor – Oppo F9 Pro has received a price cut. While earlier, Oppo F9 Pro costed Rs 21,990, it is now available at a discount of Rs 2,000. Going forward, interested customers will be able to pick up the Oppo F9 Pro at Rs 19,990.
The new price of Oppo F9 Pro has been established in all online and offline stores across the country. While the base variant of the Oppo F9 Pro can now be bought at Rs 19,990, the high-end variant with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage is available at Rs 23,990.
Oppo F9 Pro specifications
To recall, the Oppo F9 Pro sports a 6.3-inch display that comes with a 1,080×2,340-pixel resolution and has an aspect ratio of 19.5:9. The device runs on Android Oreo skinned with ColorOS 5.2 and is powered by Mediatek Helio processor and can store up to 256GB storage via a microSD card.
Oppo F9 Pro sports a dual rear camera setup comprising of 2MP and 16MP sensors, and a front camera that has a 25MP sensor. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, FM Radio and microUSB 2.0. The Oppo F9 Pro houses a 3,500mAh battery.
As mentioned, the price cut of the Oppo F9 Pro happened because the Oppo F11 Pro is about to launch on March 5. Reports have suggested that Oppo F11 Pro will sport a 6.5-inch LCD capacitive touchscreen display with a screen resolution of 1,080×2,340 pixels and an aspect ratio of 19.5:9.
The device is said to come with a 48MP primary camera and a 5MP secondary camera on it back panel. It will house a pop-up selfie camera, however, the resolution of that sensor has not been disclosed yet.
Speaking about the upcoming smartphone, Oppo said in a statement, “The Super Night Mode of the Oppo F11 Pro functions with Oppo’s exclusive AI Ultra-Clear Engine which includes the AI Engine, Ultra-clear Engine, and Color Engine. The AI Engine and Ultra-clear Engine delivers the perfect Super Night Mode which intelligently recognises scenes and optimises the settings. It also helps in optimisation for image-stabilisation during long exposure, low-light performance, and skin brightening.”
Cupertino-based technology giant Apple’s holiday quarter results have revealed that iPhone revenue dropped by 15% as compared to last year. However, as Apple now has a new reporting policy, an exact figure has not been disclosed.
According to Gartner, the number of units did go down, however, at a lower percentage of 11.8%. But we should mention that since the first quarter of 2016, this has been the worst ever quarterly decline for Apple.
The report by Gartner also says that iPhone unit sales reached 64.5 million during the quarter, as compared to 73.2 million in Q4 2017. If we take into account the entire year of 2018, iPhone sales have reportedly been down 2.7%, which means that just over 209 million units have been sold.
Samsung and Xiaomi also saw reductions in sales if we compare Q4 2018 to Q4 2017, however, Apple’s decline was the worst. The rest of the two smartphone makers in the top-five – Huawei and Oppo – are still enjoying a year-on-year growth. So, Apple’s decline has been the worst even if we consider the top five smartphone companies. However, in spite of this, Apple has managed to maintain its position on the second place, but it did see its position weaken from 17.9% share in Q4 2017 to 15.8% in the fourth quarter of 2018.
Overall, the entire smartphone market did see a growth in 2018 as compared to 2017, however, it was only marginal at 0.1%. Furthermore, the total units across all vendors reached 408.4 million in Q4 2018, which again is slightly up from 40.8 million in Q4 2017.
With the exception of North America and some markets in the Asia-Pacific region, Apple largely saw a weak iPhone demand across the globe. The biggest declines came from Greater China, as Apple’s market share over there dropped from 14.6% to 8.8%.
According to Gartner senior research director Anshul Gupta, “Apple has to deal not only with buyers delaying upgrades as they wait for more innovative smartphones, but it also continues to face compelling high-price and mid-price smartphone alternatives from Chinese vendors. Both these challenges limit Apple’s unit sales growth prospects.”
While Apple secured the second position with 209 million units, the top spot was taken by Samsung. Chinese smartphone brand Huawei saw an increase of 52 million units in sales between 2017 and 2018.
After months of teases and leaks, the flagship smartphones of Samsung have finally been launched at the company’s Unpacked event in San Francisco yesterday. After their release, the internet was flooded with the news of the newly-launched Samsung smartphones and wearables. The prices of the devices too were revealed but that was for the American market. But now, the Indian pricing details of the Samsung Galaxy S10 series have finally been leaked.
Speaking of Samsung Galaxy S10+, which is the most premium of the three smartphones that have been launched, its base model will reportedly be priced at Rs 73,900. Its other two variants – one with 512GB storage and other with 1TB storage – are said to cost Rs 91,900 and Rs 1,17,900 respectively.
Similarly, the Samsung Galaxy S10 will have a starting price of Rs 66,900 for the base model while the 512GB storage variant will reportedly cost Rs 84,900. Lastly, Samsung Galaxy S10e which is the most affordable of the lot will be priced at Rs 55,900 for the 128GB storage variant.
Customers who are interested in buying the devices can pre-book them till March 5 on Samsung’s official website, Amazon, Flipkart, Paytm, Tata CLiQ and few retail outlets. The pre-booked customers will get the devices from March 6. But the actual sale of the Galaxy S10 will start from March 8 on all the above-mentioned platforms.
Customers who are opting to pre-book the devices will also be eligible for additional offers. The customers who pre-book will get one out of two Samsung’s products at a heavy discount. So, they will either get the new Galaxy Buds for Rs 2,999 or the new Galaxy Watch for Rs 9,999. We should mention that the actual price of the Galaxy Buds is Rs 9,990 while the Galaxy Watch costs Rs 29,990. These customers will also be eligible for an upgrade bonus up to Rs 15,000 and HDFC cashback up to Rs 6,000. There is also an EMI option for the purchase of the devices which ranges from 3 to 24 months.
Talking about the specifications of the smartphones, Samsung Galaxy S10e comes with a 5.8-inch Full HD+ Dynamic AMOLED display. In India, the smartphone will be powered by 9 and will house a 3,100mAh battery. It will come in a 6GB RAM + 128GB storage variant and an 8GB RAM + 256GB storage variant with support for microSD cards. The device has dual rear camera setup with 12MP + 16MP sensors while the front camera has a 10MP sensor.
Samsung Galaxy S10 comes with a bigger 6.1-inch Quad HD+ Dynamic AMOLED display with 550 ppi pixel density. It too will be powered by Exynos 9820 SoC and will be available in 8GB RAM version along with 128GB or 256GB of storage options. Unlike the S10e, the Galaxy S10 has a triple camera setup comprising of 12MP + 12MP + 16MP sensors. The device has a 3,400mAh battery with fast charging 2.0 and Wireless Power Share feature. It runs on Android 9.0 Pie skinned with OneUI.
The most premium of the lot is Samsung Galaxy S10+ and it comes with a 6.4-inch Quad HD+ Dynamic AMOLED display. It runs on Exynos 9820 processor (for Indian market) and comes with 8GB of RAM and 128GB or 512GB of storage. There is also a variant with 12GB of RAM and 1TB of storage, which is the highest in any of Galaxy series. It has a 4,100mAh battery and it too comes with Fast charging 2.0 and Wireless Power Share feature. Like the Galaxy S10, it too will have a triple rear camera setup with 12MP + 12MP + 16MP sensors along with a 10MP front camera.
The report was first seen on indianexpress.com, where Jeff Fieldhack of Counter Point research told that the roughly $800 price point of the S10e is “highly unlikely this moves the dial in India” though all of the new S10 LTE family devices “look and feel very premium”.
Popular messaging app WhatsApp had introduced the biometric authentication feature for its iOS app a few weeks back. However, according to reports, the feature has already been tampered with.
A bug was discovered recently that reportedly allowed anyone to bypass Face and Touch ID authentication, making the user’s account vulnerable to third parties. A Reddit user, de X ter, found that the security lock in the instant messaging app was being evaded with the use of a bug. The Reddit user gave a detailed explanation on how this has been happening. He said, that the bug can be triggered if lock activation time in the app’s settings is kept in any duration except ‘Immediately’. We should mention that options other than ‘Immediately’ include 1 minute, 15 minutes, and 1 hour.
With the use of WhatsApp Share Extension in any apps, the messaging platform would not ask you for your Face ID and Touch ID authentication, even when the time limit which you have set is crossed, the Reddit user said. Consequently, when you open WhatsApp, the bug is activated and you can bypass the security authentication. In simpler words, the app will open without Face ID or Touch ID authentication. So, anyone with physical access to your iPhone will be able to access you messages because they wouldn’t be asked to submit biometric authentication.
However, you can tackle this issue with the method we are going to talk about now. Just choose the authentication kick-in time to ‘Immediately’. If you do this, then accessing your WhatsApp account from share sheet will prevent Face ID and Touch ID from being bypassed by anyone. Even though the bug has been verified, WhatsApp has not confirmed its existence. Unless the Facebook-owned messaging app does not find a way to fix this problem, the method that we have just jotted down is the only way to tackle this bug.
We have no clue as to when WhatsApp will fix this bug, but we hope that it acknowledges it as soon as possible. It won’t be long enough before users start detesting the Face ID and Touch ID unless the Facebook-owned messaging app does something immediately about it.
Yesterday, South Korean technology giant Samsung finally took wraps off its much-talked-about foldable smartphone – Galaxy Fold. Other technology companies like Huawei, Xiaomi, Oppo and Lenovo are all working on their own foldable phones. Huawei, in fact, is all set to unveil it foldable 5G smartphone at the upcoming MWC 2019.
However, if there is one technology giant which hasn’t as yet made an official announcement about its foldable phone, its Apple. However, that doesn’t mean that reports or rumours have not circulated online about the upcoming foldable iPhone.
And last week, a new patent from Apple was published in the USPTO which showed an iPhone with a flexible display. Unlike devices from Samsung and Huawei, the device in the patent wasn’t shown to be a tablet that can be folded into a smartphone.
Instead, the patent showed a clamshell smartphone design, like the 2019 Moto Razr. For those unaware, some renders of the upcoming Moto Razr’s design showed a normal sized smartphone that can be folded into a clamshell phone.
Now, LetsGoDigital has published some renders of the upcoming foldable iPhone that are based on the patent filed by Apple. And just like the patent suggested, the foldable iPhone cannot be seen tablet sized-device that can be folded into a smartphone. Instead, in the renders, it can be seen that it is a normal sized smartphone can be folded in the middle. So, the foldable iPhone will become small enough to fit in the user’s palm once folded.
Image courtesy: LetsGoDigital
An interesting aspect of the device that has been highlighted is that the foldable iPhone would we able to bend inwards as well as outwards. So, you can fold it inwards when you are not using it, and outwards in a tent mode when you want to show some content to a friend. This is actually what sets Apple’s foldable iPhone apart from other foldable devices that have got a glimpse of via photos or renders so far.
Image courtesy: LetsGoDigital
We should mention, however, that Apple does not intend to launch its foldable iPhone this year. Previous reports have suggested that the foldable phone by Apple would only get unveiled in 2020.
Google has finally rolled out its update of the Google Maps app for the iOS platform. With this new update the iOS users can search and follow their favourite places from the Google Maps itself. This feature was already rolled out for the Android users five months earlier.
The update has now made it easier for the users to search for a place, be it a shopping mall, a bakery or a restaurant. Once the place is searched for on the map, the users can tap the ‘Follow’ button. The ‘Follow’ feature of Google Maps works just like Twitter’s. When they click on Follow, they will start receiving news about upcoming events and updates from the places the user has decided to follow.
The people, places and business would also be able to see their followers in the Google ‘My Business’ app. They can even post information regarding the business they want their followers to know.
Andrew Cooper, Product Manager of Google Maps wrote in a blog post on Wednesday, “Starting this week, you can stay up to date on your favourite places right from the Google Maps app on iOS. Simply search for a place—whether it’s a new restaurant that just opened up in your neighbourhood or that must-try bakery across town – and tap the Follow button. You’ll then be able to see important updates from these places in your ‘For You’ tab so you can quickly learn about upcoming events, offers and more.”
“And now, places and businesses all over the world can see their followers in the Google ‘My Business’ app, and actively post helpful information for their followers to see. The ‘Follow’ button starts rolling out on iOS today,” Cooper added.
For the android devices the updated Google Maps with this feature was rolled out back in October of 2018.
“With more than 150 million places on Google Maps and millions of people looking for places to go, we made two updates so it’s even easier for you to keep up with the places you care about and find out about places coming soon,” Google had said back in October.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is the next smartphone after the Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy S9 and the Galaxy S9+ to receive the Android Pie UI update. Other Samsung smartphones in the meantime have also been updated to this version of OS and the latest to get it is the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018). For now, the roll out is part of the beta programme, so the ones who are enrolled in the beta testing programme can experience this update before it gets officially pushed out. This new update will not just bring the Android Pie, but also bring a different UI. The beta update that has been activated currently is 1.3GB in size.
If you want to be a part of the beta programme, enroll yourself to it. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) sports a 6-inch 1,080×2,220 display with an aspect ratio of 18.5:9. The device comes with a 4GB RAM variant, which brings 64GB and 128GB onboard storage. The 6GB RAM, on the other hand, brings an onboard storage of 128GB only. With the help of a microSD card, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) can store up 512GB. There is a triple rear camera setup that includes a 5MP, an 8MP and a 24MP sensor. The front camera, on the other hand, comprises of a 24MP sensor.
Connectivity options of the smartphone includes WiFi 802.11, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, NFC and microUSB 2.0. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) houses a non-removable battery of 3,300mAh. To recall, the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 was the first smartphone to receive the Android Pie based UI One update. The smartphone sports a 6.4-inch 1,440×2,960 display with an aspect ratio of 18.5:9. It is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC and is paired with 6GB and 8GB RAM. While the 6GB RAM brings 128GB internal storage, the 8GB RAM fetches 512GB internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 can hold up to 512GB of additional files via a microSD card. The dual main camera comprises of two 12MP sensors and the selfie camera on the front comprises of an 8MP sensor. Connectivity options include WiFi 802.11, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, NFC and USB 3.1.
Under the hype of Samsung’s Galaxy S10 and Galaxy Fold the older phones from the Galaxy series have not been left behind. Galaxy S8 and its bigger variant Galaxy S8+, which were the flagship smartphones of Samsung in 2017 are getting updated. Like most of the other top-end smartphones of the company, Samsung is rolling out stable Android 9.0 Pie update for Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+.
The new android update is currently live only in few countries namely – Germany, Netherlands and Belgium, but it is expected to reach soon to other countries as well. Last week the company had rolled out the latest Android Pie update for their Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9+ and Galaxy Note 9 for few countries.
The new update brings February security patch along with Samsung’s One UI to the smartphones. According to reddit users reports, the update is live over-the-air (OTA) for the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+. The update size of Galaxy S8 is 1,610MB but the update size of Galaxy S8+ is currently unknown. When the new Android Pie update begins rolling out to all the other countries the users will receive a notification of the update. They can click on the notification to download the package and update their smartphones to the latest software.
However, the users can also manually update their devices. For that the users need to go to Settings, then Software update, then Download updates manually. Once clicked, the update will start downloading if it is available for the users’ country, if not, they need to wait for it.
After the update the software built number changes to G950FXXU4DSBA in Samsung Galaxy S8 and G955FXXU4DSBA in Galaxy S8+. Some other changes the new update brings are, improved Bixby, changes in Phone, Contacts, Gallery, Camera, My Files and Samsung Health Apps along with revamped Settings. It also brings One UI to the devices along with improvements to notifications and an updated keyboard. The Always-On Display of the devices has been tweaked too.
S8 & S8+
Launched in March 2017, the phones cost above Rs 50,000 but now their prices have dropped down to Rs 34,900 for Samsung Galaxy S8 and Rs 41,789 for Galaxy S8+. When launched they came with Android 7.0 Nougat, but received regular updates and currently run on Android 8.0 Oreo.
Chinese smartphone brand OnePlus has announced that its upcoming 5G smartphone, that is all set to make an appearance at the MWC 2019, will go on sale in Finland in the beginning of the second quarter of 2019. The company will be partnering will Elisa, which is Finland’s top mobile service provider to launch its 5G smartphone.
OnePlus has also said that Elisa will be one among the first mobile operators in the world to launch a commercial 5G network. Furthermore, the press statement also highlighted that OnePlus and Elisa have worked together for years and the latter is actually the first network operator that the Chinese smartphone brand has partnered with.
It has also been said that smartphones by OnePlus have been Elisa’s best-selling devices for the last 26 months.
We should mention that OnePlus first revealed that it will be launching a 5G device at MWC Shanghai in June 2018 and following this, it spoke about its strategy at Qualcomm 4G/5G summit that was held in October last year. Back then, the company only said that it will be launching its 5G smartphone in the first half of 2019.
After that at Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Tech Summit, that was held in Hawaii in December last year, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau announced that the company will be using the American chipmaker’s latest Snapdragon 855 processor in its 5G smartphone. In the months that followed, it was also revealed that OnePlus 5G smartphone will not be a part of the company’s regular flagship range.
This is because the cost of the 5G smartphone by the company will be $200-300 higher than the price of regular OnePlus devices and the company wants to stick to its strategy of offering premium ‘flagship’ features at an affordable price. So OnePlus decided to launch the devices in a separate range altogether.
The most recent announcement by the company has been that its 5G smartphone will be showcased at the upcoming Mobile World Congress 2019, that is scheduled to begin on February 25 and will go on till February 28. We should also mention that Qualcomm will also be showcasing its 5G modems and cellular equipment at the MWC 2019.
South Korean technology giant Samsung launched its latest flagship lineup comprising of Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+ and Galaxy S10E smartphones and unveiled its Galaxy Fold device. The company also launched its new smartwatches and a pair of truly wireless earbuds. However, one much-awaited gadget was missing from the event.
We are talking about Samsung’s rival to Apple’s HomePod – Galaxy Home smart speaker. To recall, the device was launched in August along with Samsung Galaxy Note 9 smartphone and although it didn’t make an appearance at the Unpacked event, the company did reveal its availability details.
Samsung‘s head of mobile business, DJ Koh told technology website CNET that the company will be launching the much-anticipated Galaxy Home speaker in April this year.
Samsung Galaxy Home also made an appearance at the company’s developer conference in November last year. However, the technology giant refused to comment on the launch timeline or availability of the device back then.
With its Galaxy Home speaker, Samsung eyes to take on Apple HomePod and claims that it will provide a better sound quality. The South Korean technology company has worked with its subsidiary Harman in order to create speakers that offer an enhanced sound quality.
It is worth noticing that Samsung Galaxy Home speaker is powered by the company’s virtual assistant Bixby so this will enable users to control the speaker via voice commands. However, at Samsung Galaxy Note 9‘s launch event, the demo of Galaxy Home speaker was not exactly a success as the company’s executives faced issues when they tried to get Bixby to work. Samsung has said that its Galaxy Home speaker would act as a hub for its SmartThings platform.
The speaker comes with eight microphones that enable it to listen to the user regardless of where they are speaking. The company has also claimed that its Galaxy Home speaker can ‘steer’ the sound in the direction from where the user spoke.
We should point out that last year, there were speculations about Samsung working on a smaller variant of the Galaxy Home speaker. We aren’t ruling out that possibility yet as the company may launch two variants of the speaker instead of one in April.
Currently, the smart speaker segment is dominated by Amazon and Google, at least as far as shipments are considered. A new variant of Apple HomePod speaker is also expected to be unveiled this year.
In case you are new to Mac and you have just bought it, you might be completely oblivious to how to set up iMessages on your device. iMessages helps you to communicate with your friends, family and co-workers in a variety of platforms. In this article, we are going to teach you three things. First, how to set up iMessages on Mac, how to set up iMessages in iCloud for macOS and how to set up messages in iCloud for iOS.
First, we will guide you through the steps on how to set up iMessages on Mac. Here are the steps for your assistance:
Launch Messages on your device and login with your Apple ID and password.
Click on Messages in the Menu bar and then press on Preferences.
Select Accounts tab.
Select the phone number and email address which you want to contact.
Then choose with whom you want to start a dialogue with.
Next we are we’ll guide you through the steps on how to set up iMessages in iCloud for macOS. Here you go:
Open Messages and then click on Messages.
Then click on Preferences> Accounts> IMessage account.
Select the checkbox which adjacent to the “Enable Messages on iCloud”.
Click on Sync Now which will let you sync immediately.
Make sure that you turn it on an iPhone or iPad with iOS 11 so that it runs properly.
Lastly, we tell you how to set up iMessages in iCloud for iOS 11.4. Here are the steps for your assistance:
Open Settings.
Tap on Apple ID banner> iCloud.
Toggle the switch next to Messages so that it is ‘On’.
Tap Apple ID> Settings> Messages> Sync Now.
Once you click on sync now, the device will sync your iMessages with iCloud.
Tomorrow, the Samsung Galaxy S10e, Galaxy S10+ and the Galaxy S10 will be available for pre-orders through Flipkart. Flipkart is the only site, which is selling the Samsung Galaxy S10 series apart from Samsung’s online shop. Samsung India has listed the smartphones on its website but hasn’t mentioned the prices. A microsite on Flipkart, apart from mentioning that the pre-order is going to start tomorrow, hasn’t provided any other details. Also, there are rumours that Samsung India is going to start selling the Samsung Galaxy S10 series from March 8.
To talk about the prices, the Samsung Galaxy S10 will cost $899 that is roughly Rs 63,900. The Samsung Galaxy S10+ will be selling at a starting price of $999.99 that is approximately Rs 71,000. Lastly, the Samsung Galaxy S10e can be purchased at $749, that is approximately Rs 53,300. Along with Flipkart, Samsung Online Shop is expected to start pre-orders of these devices from February 22, which is tomorrow.
To recall, the Samsung Galaxy S10 sports a 6.1-inch 1,440×3,040 pixel display and an aspect ratio of 19:9. The smartphone runs Android 9.0 Pie. There is an 8GB RAM within the smartphone that has 128GB and 256GB internal storage options. The device can hold up to 512GB of additional data with the help of a microSD card. There is a triple rear camera setup that comprises of two 12MP and one 16MP sensors. The front camera that is meant for taking selfies consists of a 10MP sensor.
Connectivity options include WiFi 802.11, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, and NFC. The Samsung Galaxy S10 has been incorporated with multiple sensors, too. They include a fingerprint sensor, accelerometer, gyro sensor, proximity sensor, compass and barometer.
The device is powered by a non-removable battery of 3,400mAh and comes in multiple colour options. These colour options include prism white, prism black, prism green, prism blue, canary yellow and flamingo pink. The Samsung Galaxy S10 measures 149.9 x 70.4 x 7.8mm and weighs 157 grams. The Galaxy S10 series was unveiled yesterday at Samsung’s Unpacked event held in San Francisco. It is not going to be a long before the smartphones properly goes on sale in India and around the globe.
MWC 2019 is right around the corner and all the smartphone companies are gearing up for the big event. Most of the companies will be launching their newest technologies and devices at the biggest event of the mobile and smartphone world. Following suit, Huawei is set to launch their newest technologies along with a foldable phone at the MWC 2019.
However, the has company confirmed that they will be showing their flagship device – the Huawei P30 series at another event in Paris on March 26. Huawei was seen teasing its flagship smartphone, the Huawei P30 series and its camera samples on its official Twitter handle. Just like Huawei Mate 20 Pro where its cameras were the main focus of the phone, the P30 will be no different. Showcasing the new features along with camera samples from the unreleased phone could mean that the company has put cameras similar to or better than Mate 20 Pro.
Recent tweets from the company hints the presence of lossless zoom in the Huawei P30 series of smartphones. The tweet read, “The competition isn’t even close. A better zoom is coming on 26.03.2019,” where picture of a butterfly is shown. In one half of the picture, the butterfly is shown in a forest while in the other half the zoomed in picture of the butterfly is shown. There is a text on the image which reads “Standard doesn’t do Powerful zoom,” with S and P in different letters. Before the launch of the smartphone, the company is challenging its competitors.
Earlier, the CEO of Huawei, Richard Yu posted a picture of the moon of Weibo, China’s social networking website, which also suggests that the P30 might come with lossless zoom. The P20, which is the predecessor of the Huawei P30 had 5x hybrid zoom. And knowing the company we can say that the next iteration in the P series will have more features than its predecessor.
One of the biggest advantages of sharing real time location with others is that the person whom you have sent your location to, will be able to send theirs as well. Henceforth, you can share each other’s current location as many times, over and over, in order to keep a track on each other. However, this is only possible if you have a smartphone. In any other device, you won’t be able to send your real time location. So, for the non-smartphone users who travel frequently, it is advisable to buy a smartphone so that you are no longer directionally challenged.
Before we go ahead, we must tell you that you need to provide Google, access to your contacts and location all the time. You need to make certain changes in your phone settings so that you can do location sharing on Google Maps. In order to know how, follow these steps:
Toggle the switch next to your contacts towards the right side. That will help Google Maps access your contacts.
After this, tap on Always.
This will allow Google Maps to access your location and contacts. In order to share your location on Google Maps, here are the steps:
Open Google Maps
Tap on the blue dot, which shows your current location
A blue screen will appear after this where you will find three options—See nearby places, share your location and save your parking. Out of the lot, select Share your location.
Tap on the plus or minus button depending on for how much time you want to make your location visible.
Choose whether to send location on WhatsApp, SMS, Facebook, email etc. Select the contact with whom you want to share your location with and send.
Nest was a home automation company which manufactured programmable smoke detectors and thermostats for homes. But in 2014, Google bought the Nest Labs for $3.2 billion. Since then Google as a parent company has been making the products the company made before acquisition including smart home cameras.
Now, in a revelation Google confirmed that it forgot to mention that it had put a microphone in the Nest Secure home alarm system. The news doesn’t come as a surprise as Facebook has been caught multiple times spying on people, stealing and storing private data of its users. Now following suit, world’s largest tech company which already has more than enough data on its users with their consent has revealed that it has been putting microphones in smart home devices.
According to the company, the omission of the microphone from the specification list of the device was a mistake. The tech firm said, “The on-device microphone was never intended to be a secret and should have been listed in the tech specs.”
About the microphone, Google said that the microphone is not active inside the devices and the users personally has to turn it on. It should be noted that Google’s smart devices started selling in 2017 and since then the company hasn’t told its customers about the presence of the microphone in its devices.
Even now the device spec list doesn’t mention the presence of the in-built microphone inside the device. Earlier the company said that its voice assistant feature would be available on the Nest Guard, which controls the home alarm sensors.
This is not the first time Google has been found guilty storing or monitoring users’ data without their consent. Back in 2010, Google admitted that it had ‘accidently’ collected some of the users’ internet activity through open Wi-Fi. Last year, an AP investigation found out that the company was tracking users’ location data through the use of Google apps and services even when the Google location service was turned off
Oppo has announced that it is going to launch its much-awaited F11 Pro smartphone on March 5. The Chinese smartphone company sent invites to the tech press of India of its event where the smartphone is going to be unveiled. Some of the key highlights of the smartphone, as we know, includes a pop-up selfie camera, a 48 MP rear camera and a 3D gradient casing. The press event is scheduled in Mumbai, the pricing and availability of the Oppo F11 Pro is still a mystery right now. It is worth noticing that the 48MP sensor will use AI to produce professional quality pictures.
Also, Oppo has said, that the Oppo F11 Pro will come with a Super Night Mode for enhanced low light photography. Oppo commented upon it, to quote its statement, “the Super Night Mode of the Oppo F11 Pro functions with Oppo’s exclusive AI Ultra-Clear Engine, which includes the AI Engine, Ultra-clear Engine and Colour Engine. The AI Engine and Ultra-clear Engine deliver the perfect Super Night Mode that intelligently recognises scenes and optimises the settings according to it. This also helps in optimisation for image-stabilisation during long exposure, low-light performance and skin brightening.”
Apart from the Super Night Mode, the Oppo F11 Pro is going to include VOOC 3.0 fast charging support, a notch-less display with minimum bezels and a 3D gradient casing. Also, it will reportedly include a rear fingerprint sensor. Based on reports the Oppo F11 Pro will sport a 6.4-inch 1,080×2,340 display with an aspect ratio of 19.5:9. It will be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor paired with 6GB RAM.
The 6GB RAM variant is going to come with 64GB and 128GB internal storage, however, there is no microSD card slot. There is a dual rear camera setup, which includes a 48MP and a 5MP sensor. On the other side, on the front panel, there is a motorised pop-up 32MP selfie camera. Connectivity options of Oppo F11 Pro include WiFi 802.11, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS and USB 2.0. The Oppo F11 Pro is expected to be powered by a massive 4,500mAh battery.
Social networking giant Facebook has a sour reputation as far as user data goes. And it’s not for nothing. Last year, the company was embroiled in one data breach after the other, and it may have not a major chunk of its users, but it definitely lost its credibility among masses.
This may be the reason why the company has been trying to take measures to regain the trust of its target audience. Today, the social media giant has announced some location control settings for Android. With this, Facebook wants to give its users more control over how much and what kind of information they share with the social media platform.
The new setting also lets users control if the app can access their location when they are not using it via background location. This can be done by following a two-step process. The first thing that a user needs to for this is to decide whether or not the Facebook app has access to their location at all. And then, they can take their call on whether they want it to have access to their location when they are not using it.
Facebook says that it accesses people’s background location in order to give them relevant suggestions like Nearby Friends, suggestions for things to do in a particular area, and ads that will prove to be more useful to the users.
We should mention that in case you never opted into Location Services, they will remain disabled. However, in case you opted in for it sometime in the past, Facebook will send you an alert so that you can give your settings a quick look and decide if you want something changed.
In case you want to manually check whether the social networking giant has access to your background location, here are the steps you can follow:
Go to your Facebook app and click on the three-lined icon on the top right.
Scroll down to ‘Location’. Here, you will be able to see exactly how much access Facebook has to your location information and will be able to control that too.
HMD Global has finally started rolling out Android 8.1 Oreo for the Nokia 2. While a plethora of Nokia phones have received the Android 9.0 Pie update, the Nokia 2 is receiving an year old OS now. This is an Over-the-air (OTA) update. It is worth mentioning, that the update is optional, so you can choose whether or not to be a part of the Android Oreo platform. Android Nougat definitely provides a better UI experience to Nokia 2 users, as suggested by the company. If that is what you want, we suggest you stick to the same platform.
On the same line, HMD Global warned users that getting updated to the Android Oreo platform would hamper UI performance because it consumes more data than its previous OS. To recall, HMD Global CEO, Juho Sarvikas had said the same thing, that we mentioned in an earlier article that was about the Nokia 2 receiving the Android Oreo update soon. For those who nevertheless want to upgrade to this platform need to sign in on the Nokia 2 upgrade webpage and then press the Request OTA button. According to NokiaPoweruser, this will get them Android 8.1 Oreo.
One important information is that those who were part of the Android 8.1 Oreo beta testing programme for Nokia 2 will soon receive a push notification so that they can install the stable version of the OTA update.
Nokia 2 specifications
To recall, the Nokia 2 sports a 5-inch LCD capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 720×1,280 pixels. The aspect ratio of the display is 16:9. It is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 SoC paired with 1GB RAM. This RAM is the only variant, which the Nokia 2 has that is coupled with 8GB of internal storage.
With the help of a microSD card, the device can hold up to 128GB of additional data. The smartphone has a single rear camera which comprises of an 8MP sensor. On the other hand, the front camera that is meant for taking selfies has a 5MP sensor.
Connectivity options of the Nokia 2 include WiFi 802.11, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, FM Radio and microUSB 2.0. When it comes to sensors, the Nokia 2 has an accelerometer, proximity sensor and compass. It packs a 4,100mAh non-removable battery and comes in black, white and copper black colour options.
The Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is quickly coming up with new smartphones and other devices in the market to compete with rival companies. The company had recently launched its flagship the Mi 9, while its beefed-up variant the Mi 9 Transparent Edition is scheduled to launch on February 24. It has also announced some new products in China today, one of them is the Smart TV Speaker in the XaoAI lineup. The new speaker is named the XiaoAI Mini TV Smart. Its direct competitors are the Amazon Echo Spot and the Google Home smart speaker.
Being a smart speaker, it comes with a 4-inch touchscreen display so that the user can interact with the speaker and set it up according to his preference. Managing and using the XiaoAI Mini Smart speaker is easy. Users can do that by using the touchscreen or by voice commands.
Just like the other smart speakers from Amazon and Google, Xiaomi’s smart speaker can do multitude of things. These include playing/pausing music, setting up alarms, smart doorbells or setting up a custom routine for the user. The beta registrations for the XiaoAI series is going live on February 28. Till now the company hasn’t provided any more information on the smart speaker. But, it was launched alongside the flagship Xiaomi Mi 9.
Earlier, Xiaomi had launched another XiaoAI smart speaker in China with the name XiaoAi Speaker HD which went on sale from January 11, 2019. It comes with its own virtual voice assistant and is capable of handling and controlling other smart home devices. The Xiaomi XiaoAi Speaker HD offers support for 360-degree surround and Hi-Fi sound qualitythat according to the company can give strong performance and a rich musical expression.
The woofer of the speaker is of 104-mm caliber and has accurate transient response. The speaker comes with dual-band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.1 for connectivity. It supports A2DP music playback and also comes with Digital Signal Processor (DSP), which automatically adjusts the audio settings, controls the loudness and gives a clear audio experience. On the physical side, it has a power button, volume rocker and a play/pause buttons.
In China, the speakers are priced at RMB 599 (approx Rs 6,100). It measures 150x150x230mm and comes in light grey and dark grey colour options.
Xiaomi launched its new smart speaker named XiaoAI Mini TV Smart Speaker
Talking about the other products launched by the company, the Mi 9, which is the flagship smartphone of Xiaomi for 2019 comes with a 6.4-inch Full HD+ display. The mobile has a water-drop notched display with Gorilla Glass 6. It comes with an in-display fingerprint scanner, too. The phone has Snapdragon 855SoC, 8GB RAM with 128GB storage and 3,300mAh battery to power it up.
It has triple rear camera setup comprising of 48MP Sony IMX586 primary sensor + 12MP telephoto sensor with 2xoptical zoom + 16MP ultra-wide angle camera. Its front camera comprises of a 24MP Sony IMX576 sensor and it runs on Android 9.0 Pie skinned with MIUI 10. There is also a more powerful variant of the Xiaomi Mi 9 called the Mi 9 Transparent Edition which comes with 12GB of RAM and some other changes over its predecessor.
Samsung has finally taken wraps off its Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+ and Galaxy S10Esmartphones at its Unpacked event in San Francisco. The all new Samsung Galaxy S10devices pack some really impressive features like multiple cameras, Infinity-O display and ultrasonic fingerprint scanners. Here, we will take you down the memory lane by listing down all the smartphones Samsung has launch in its Galaxy S range yet:
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Samsung Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+ and Galaxy S10E
Samsung Galaxy S10 smartphone runs Android 9.0 Pie skinned with the company’s own One UI and features a 6.1-inch QHD+ Curved Dynamic AMOLED Infinity-O display. Powered by either the 7nm octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SoC or the 8nm octa-core Samsung Exynos 9820 SoC processor, depending on the market, the smartphone comes with 8GB of RAM. On the camera front, Samsung Galaxy S10 comes with a triple rear camera setup that comprises of a 12MP wide-angle camera, a 12MP telephoto sensor, and a 16MP ultra-wide lens. For selfies and video calls, there is a 10MP sensor and the device houses a 3,400mAh battery. Samsung Galaxy S10+ features a 6.4-inch QHD+ Curved Dynamic AMOLED Infinity-O display and comes with 8GB as well as 12GB of RAM. While the rear cameras of Samsung Galaxy S10+ are the same as Galaxy S10’s, on the front, it has 10MP+8MP dual selfie cameras. Samsung Galaxy S10+ is available in 128GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage options and they all can hold a microSD card of up to 512GB. The device houses a 4,100mAh battery. Both Samsung Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ sport an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor. Samsung Galaxy S10e, on the other hand, comes with a 5.8-inch full-HD+ Flat Dynamic AMOLED Infinity-O display and is available with either 6GB or 8GB of RAM. For imaging duties, Samsung Galaxy S10e comes with a 12MP+ 16MP dual rear cameras. It is available in 128GB and 512GB storage variants and houses a 3,100mAh battery.
Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+
Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ were launched last year by Samsung and they came with Samsung Experience 9.0 UI on top of Android 8.0 Oreo at the time of their launch. However, they have received subsequent updates after that. The smartphones were powered by either Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor or Exynos 9810 SoC clubbed with 4GB (S9) or 6GB (S9+) RAM clubbed with 64GB, 128GB or 256GB of internal storage. The devices can also hold microSD cards of up to 512GB and come with support for Bixby. While Samsung Galaxy S9 features a 5.8-inch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Infinity Display and houses a 3,000mAh battery, Galaxy S9+ has a 6.2-inch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Infinity screen and packs a 3,500mAh battery. While the younger sibling comes with a 12MP primary camera, the bigger sibling has dual 12MP cameras. Both the smartphones have an 8MP selfie snapper.
Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+
Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ were launched in 2017 by the South Korean technology giant. The devices came with Android 7.0 Nougat with Samsung Experience 8.1 baked on top and were powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC or Exynos 8895 processor, depending on the market. The smartphones came with 4GB/6GB RAM clubbed with 64GB/128GB of internal storage and can hold a microSD card of up to 256GB. While Samsung Galaxy S8 features a 5.8-inch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display and houses a 3,000mAh battery, Galaxy S8+ sports a 6.2-inch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen screen and packs a 3,500mAh battery. The smartphones come with a 12Mp primary camera at the back and an 8MP selfie camera.
Samsung Galaxy S7, Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge and Samsung Galaxy S7 Active
2016 saw the launch of Samsung Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 Edge and Galaxy S7 Active smartphones. The handsets came with Android 7.0 Nougat skinned with Samsung Experience 8.0 at the time of their launch and were powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor or Samsung Exynos 8890 SoC, depending on the region. All the three smartphones came with 4GB of RAM and 32/64/128GB of internal storage. Samsung Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 Edge and Galaxy S7 Active could hold a microSD card of up to 256GB and housed 3,000mAh, 3,600mAh and 4,000mAh battery respectively. While Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Active came with 5.1-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED display, Galaxy S7 Edge featured a 5.5-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED screen. The devices house a 12MP primary camera and a 5Mp selfie camera.
Samsung Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 Edge and Galaxy S6 Edge+
In 2015, Samsung launched its Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 Edge, and Galaxy S6 Edge+ smartphones. All the three smartphones came with Android Lollipop and were powered by Samsung Exynos 7420 octa-score processor clubbed with Mali-T760 MP8 GPU. While Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge came with 3GB RAM and 32GB/64GB/128GB of internal storage, the Galaxy S6 Edge+ had 4GB of RAM and 32GB/64GB of internal storage. The three devices also differed on battery sizes. While Samsung Galaxy S6 housed a 2,550mAh battery, Galaxy S6 Edge and Galaxy S6 Edge+ packed a 2,600mAh and a 3,000mAh battery respectively. Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge featured a 5.1 inches Super AMOLED display, while Galaxy S6 Edge+ came with a 5.7 inches Super AMOLED screen.
Samsung Galaxy S5
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Samsung Galaxy S5 was launched by the company in April 2014 and it was claimed by Samsung that 12 million units were sold in the first three months after the launch. The device came with Android 4.4 KitKat at the time of its launch and was powered by either Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 SoC or Exynos 5 Octa 5422 processor, depending on the region. The smartphone featured a 5.1 in Super AMOLED that was protected by Gorilla Glass 3 and came with 2GB /3GB RAM and 16GB/32GB of internal storage. Samsung Galaxy S5 can hold a microSD card of up to 128GB and houses a 2845mAh battery.
Samsung Galaxy S4
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Samsung Galaxy S4 was launched in March 2013 at the company’s Unpacked event in New York City. The smartphone featured a 5-inch PenTile RGBG Super AMOLED screen that was protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. The device was powered by the Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 600 processor or Exynos 5 Octa 5410 SoC, depending on the market, clubbed with Adreno 320 GPU and 2GB of RAM. Samsung Galaxy S4 is available in 16GB or 32GB storage variants and can hold a microSD card of up to 256GB. It housed a 2600mAh and had support for Qi wireless charging. The smartphone was launched with Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean operating system.
Samsung Galaxy S III
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Samsung launched its Galaxy S III smartphone in 2012. Samsung Galaxy S III was powered by the company’s Exynos 4 Quad processor paired with ARM Mali-400 MP GPU and up to 2GB of RAM. The device was available in 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB storage variants and could hold a microSD card of up to 64GB. It had a 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED display that came with a 720×1280-pixel resolution and 306ppi. Samsung Galaxy S III came with an 8MP primary camera and a 1.9MP selfie camera. The handset housed a bigger 2,100mAh battery and was launched with Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich.
Samsung Galaxy S II
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2011 saw the launch of Samsung Galaxy S II, which is the second smartphone in the Samsung Galaxy S series. The device was powered by 1.2 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor clubbed with 1GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. Samsung Galaxy S II featured a 4.27-inch WVGA (800 x 480) Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen display and came with an 8MP primary camera and a 2Mp selfie camera. The device could hold a microSD card of up to 64GB and housed a 1,850mAh battery. The Samsung Galaxy S II was launched with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, however, it got the update for Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean.
Samsung Galaxy S
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Samsung Galaxy S was the first smartphone in the series and was launched by the company in March 2010. The device was powered by Samsung’s S5PC110 processor which was eventually renamed to Exynos 3110 SoC. The smartphone packed 512 MB of RAM and had internal storage of up to 8GB or 16GB. Furthermore, it could also hold a microSD card of up to 32GB. Samsung Galaxy S had a 4-inch Super AMOLED touch screen display and featured a 5MP camera.
Realme was once a sub-brand of Oppo, but after it became an independent company it launched a couple of phones in the affordable segment. All the phones hurled by the company like the Realme 1, Realme 2, Realme C1, Realme U1 had good specifications and came at an affordable price point. That became the main selling point of the company and using the same strategy Realme began producing more phones targeted towards the affordable phone market. The strategy worked and now it has made a name for itself as an individual company.
The next iteration in the Realme line-up will be the Realme 3 as company’s CEO, Madhav Sheth has confirmed with a tweet on his Twitter handle. In his tweet, the CEO said that the upcoming smartphone of Realme will have a MediaTek Helio P70 SoC powering it up. He also mentioned that the P70 processor is the best mid-ranger CPU.
Over that, he pointed out the benefits of the MediaTek processor in comparison to its competitors processor, the Snapdragon 660. But it should be noted that Realme has used both brands of CPUs in its previous smartphones. Realme U1 was powered by Helio P70 while the Realme 2 Pro was powered by Snapdragon 660.
Using the MediaTek CPU in Realme 3 might help the company cut the cost of Realme 3 and also limit its market price. By using the MediaTek Helio P70, the phone could cost around Rs 10,000 -12,000. Helio P70 has an octa-core CPU, which can give processing speed up to 2.3GHz.
It also comes with Mali-G72 MP3 GPU for graphics related work. It has a multi-core APU clocked at 525MHz to support phone’s AI, too. The phone might also be getting characteristic diamond-cut design, which we saw earlier on Realme 1 and Realme 2. But there is a probability that it will come with a gradient colour back.
The Realme CEO’s post on Twitter shows the back of the phone, it is confirmed that Realme 3 will have dual rear camera setup accompanied with a finger-print scanner placed on the rear panel. The cameras might be a combination of 24MP + 16MP as it is the highest camera setup supported by the mid-range CPU.
The statement made by Twitter last year in October that it will be redesigning conversations on the platform, is finally going to be true. Twitter is starting the public testing of redesigned replies with a wide group of users. For this, users need to submit applications which Twitter will provide and then they can sign up for this test. This move has been made in order to make people see the conversations clearly. If replies are displayed in a circular form, then it becomes easier to see the entire thread evidently.
The reason behind the move is that Twitter wants to resemble a thread like Reddit, where the conversation is very clear. The replies which are given from the original tweeter will be displayed in grey colour and the ones that come from the people you follow will appear in blue. Also, Twitter is reportedly experimenting in order to de-emphasise engagement numbers.
With this change, likes and retweets will be discreet. Until a user clicks on the reply, they will not be able to see them. Also, there have been reports that messages on Twitter are not being deleted once you delete them.
Twitter has been storing all the DMs that are as old as twelve months. Also, you will be able to access these messages by downloading archived data from your account. Twitter is aware of the issue and it reportedly said that the company has scrutinised the issue thoroughly.
Another major highlight related to Twitter is that, the microblogging site is testing a new feature called Profile Preview. This will help users to keep track of their conversations in long threads. If somebody you don’t know tweets in a thread in which you have participated, you cannot know about their description unless you are taken to the site.
What Profile Preview would do exactly is that once you press on the person’s profile link, their profile bio will pop up in the same Twitter window instead of taking you to their profile page. That way you would be able to see people’s description within the same window and stay connected with the rest of the conversation.
HMD Global has finally started rolling Android 9.0 Pie for Nokia 6 and Nokia 8. It is an over-the-air (OTA) update so it might take a while before you get the update on your smartphone. It is going to be rolled out in a phased-out manner and not all markets are getting it from the beginning. The Nokia 6 Android Pie update is being rolled out in Australia, India and Latin America. On the other hand, Nokia 8 Android Pie update is being rolled out in India, Romania, and the Netherlands. The size of the update is 1.7GB. This Android Pie update is bringing, to both phones, the February 2019 security patch.
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Nokia 6 specifications
To recall, the Nokia 6 sports a 5.5-inch LCD capacitive touchscreen, a resolution of 1,080×1,920 and an aspect ratio of 16:9. It is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 SoC. There are two RAM variants—3GB and 4GB. They bring internal storage for 32GB and 64GB respectively. There is a single rear camera here, which comprises of a 16MP sensor. A front camera with an 8MP sensor is also there. Connectivity options include WiFi 802.11, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, NFC, FM Radio and microUSB 2.0. The Nokia 6 is powered by a non-removable battery of 3,000mAh.
Nokia 8 specifications
The Nokia 8 sports a 5.3-inch 1,440×2,560 display with an aspect ratio of 16:9. The device is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor. There is a 4GB RAM and a 6GB RAM variant which come with 64GB and 128GB internal storage respectively. The smartphone can additionally hold up to 512GB data via a microSD card. There is a dual rear camera setup of 13MP each and a front camera with a 13MP sensor, that is meant for selfies. Connectivity options include WiFi 802.11, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, NFC and USB 3.1.
The Nokia 8 houses a non-removable battery of 3,090mAh and comes in multiple colour options. This includes tempered blue, polished blue, steel and copper polish. Sensors of the handset include a fingerprint sensor, accelerometer, gyro sensor, proximity sensor, compass and barometer.
Samsung has just launched its 2019 flagship smartphones, the Samsung Galaxy S10 lineup at the Samsung Unpacked event. Other products launched in the event were Samsung Galaxy Fold, Galaxy Buds, Galaxy Watch Active, Galaxy Fit etc. There are four variants of the flagship Galaxy S10 launched by the company – Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10e, Galaxy S10+ and the Galaxy S10 5G. All of the phones are quite similar, but also different from each other.
Out of all the variants in the S10 lineup, the Samsung Galaxy S10 is the one which can be said as the mid-range phone of the Galaxy S10 series. Why? Because it holds the middle ground, it has all the specifications and features of its plus sized variant (Galaxy S10+) but it is also better than the S10e, which is the cheapest of the lot. The competitors of Galaxy S10 could be many smartphones, but today we are going to compare it with its popular rival Apple iPhone XS that is the mid-range iPhone of the ten S series.
Samsung Galaxy S10: 12MP wide-angle camera paired with 2PD autofocus and f/1.5 to f/2.4 variable aperture + 12MP telephoto sensor with autofocus and f/2.4 aperture + 16MP ultra-wide lens with fixed focus and an f/2.2 aperture.
Apple iPhone XS: 12MP wide-angle sensor with f/1.8 aperture + 12MP telephoto sensor with f/2.4 aperture
Front Camera:
Samsung Galaxy S10: 10MP sensor with 2PD autofocus and f/1.9 aperture
Apple iPhone XS: 7MP RGB selfie camera with f/2.2 aperture
The Mobile World Congress 2019 is just days away now. One of the biggest tech shows of the year will begin on February 25 in Barcelona, Spain and most major smartphone makers like Huawei, LG, Oppo, Xiaomi, HMD Global and Microsoft have confirmed that they will be present at MWC 2019. However, one company which had not broken its silence on this so far was Lenovo.
But now, the Group VP of the Chinese smartphone maker – Chang Cheng – has confirmed that Lenovo will also make an appearance at the upcoming Mobile World Congress and that it has plans to unveil its Lenovo Z6 Pro smartphone at the event.
We should mention that the smartphone is the successor of Lenovo Z5 Pro handset, that was launched in China in November last year. Cheng made the announcement via Chinese social networking website Weibo that the company’s upcoming smartphone, Lenovo Z6 Pro, will get unveiled at MWC 2019 in Barcelona. However, the poster that he has shared to make the announcement does not reveal too much about the next-generation smartphone.
The image that has been shared shows ripples in the middle, which may be indicating the presence of an in-display fingerprint scanner on the device. We wouldn’t exactly be surprised to see this as the smartphone’s predecessor also came with an on-screen fingerprint sensor. The Lenovo Z5 Pro smartphone also came with a slider design and featured a dual rear camera setup on its back panel.
We should also add that the company also launched its Lenovo Z5 Pro GT variant that comes with 12GB of RAM and Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor in December 2018, a month after launching the vanilla variant. The upcoming Lenovo Z6 Pro is expected to come with more high-end specifications in terms of camera and design.
To recall, Lenovo had engaged in guerrilla marketing techniques when it launched the Z5 Pro smartphone and had made tall claims about the device. When the smartphone did not meet the expectations of users at the launch, the company somewhere lost its credibility and its teasers were no longer taken seriously. Maybe that is the reason that the Chinese smartphone brand has adopted a different route to market its Lenovo Z5 Pro smartphone.
This is actually the first time that Cheng has spoken about the smartphone, which completely defies the way he normally posts teasers of smartphones months ahead of their launch.
