Sony RX100 VI Cyber-Shot camera with 20.1-megapixel sensor launched in India: Price, Specs and other details
Sony has been producing great set of cameras since decades now and no wonder so many smartphone makers including (todays launch) Asus Zenphone 5Z sources the sensors for their smartphones from Sony. Now, the company has gone ahead and launched Sony RX100 VI Cyber-Shot camera in India which features a 20.1MP sensor inside. The camera lies in its compact series of shooters and is somewhat of marksman when it comes to clicking the perfect picture
Sony RX100 VI Cyber-Shot Specifications
The Sony RX100 VI Cyber-Shot camera comes with a 1-inch EXMOR RS CMOS sensor with 20.1 MP stacked on it and structure DRAM. The camera also sports a 24-200MM kit lens that should be able to zoom approximately 11X optically. The max aperture size is F2.8-4.5 and mechanical shutter speed has been recorded at 1/2000sec. Whoa! Now that is super quick. It’s like you don’t even blink and you still miss it.
Moving on, users can shoot pictures at 24 frames per second with auto focus and AE tracking. ISO sensitivity range starts from 125 and goes all the way to 12,800. Auto Focus system is available as hybrid and AF speed is 0.03 seconds. Phase detection has also been thrown in the mix. The Sony RX100 VI Cyber-Shot comes with a tilt-able 3-inch touch screen at the back with 4:3 aspect ratio. This supports 921 dots per inch.
Videos can be recorded in 4K at 30 FPS. Super slow motion video recording is available at 960 FPS, too. The cameras body is built out of aluminium and comes with a rechargeable battery that can take up to 240 shots after full charge. The Sony RX100 VI Cyber-Shot weighs 274 grams. Other features of the camera include Wi-Fi, NFC, silent shooting mode, electronic viewfinder and optical image stabilisation.
Sony RX100 VI Cyber-Shot Price:
This camera is priced at Rs 99,990 which does seem to be a little steep at first, but once you look at the kind of features it provides, it is somewhat justified. The Sony RX100 VI Cyber-Shot will start selling on 6 July via all Sony exclusive showrooms.
Newly launched 6.2-inch Asus ZenFone 5Z is ready to give OnePlus 6 tough competition: Price, specs, availability and other details
Asus recently announced it ROG smartphone for gaming enthusiasts and today they have launched the Asus ZenFone 5Z in India to take on OnePlus 6. This is after some time that the company is launching a smartphone in India and on paper seems to be quite a wrecking ball ready to blaster the competition. The last phone to be launched in India by Asus was the ZenFone Max Pro M1, which had superb battery performance. Now is the turn of the 5Z, which was showcased earlier at Mobile World Congress 2018.
Asus ZenFone 5Z Technical Specifications
The maker has left no stone unturned when building the Asus ZenFone 5Z. Everything from the design to hardware has been built with great precision and the latest is assured. The Asus ZenFone 5Z sports a 6.2-inch FHD+ (1,080 x 2,246 pixels) LCD touch display featuring 19:9 aspect ratio. The smartphone does come with a notch design on it with 90% screen to body ratio.
Inside, the Asus ZenFone 5Z trays the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 CPU. This is coupled with few RAM and Memory variations. Three models are available – 6GB RAM/64GB storage, 6GB RAM/128 GB storage and 8GB RAM/256GB storage. Also, the Asus ZenFone 5Z can accommodate a memory card (microSD) of up to 1 TB to expand the storage further.
As far as the cameras are concerned, the rear sports dual vertical style (with flash) camera setup, the first one has a 12 megapixel Sony IMX363 sensor with f/1.8 aperture, auto focus and phase detection. The other one at the back has an 8 MP sensor that is wide angle ready, which enables Bokeh effect and adds depth to the images. The rear cameras come with a lot of shooting modes including a fully functional manual mode. The front camera in the Asus ZenFone 5Z is powered by an 8 MP sensor too with f/2.0 aperture and can record video in full HD (1080p) settings.
The Asus ZenFone 5Z runs Android Oreo with ZenUI skin on top of it. The battery has 3,300 mAh support and can be quick charged using the 18W charger supplied in the box. Also in the package, Asus has thrown in a clear case and a pair of headphones. Other features include Stereo speakers, 3.5 mm audio port, USB type C charging and FM radio along with proximity sensors and a finger print reader.
Asus ZenFone 5Z Price and availability
Asus ZenFone 5Z is the cheapest smartphone in the country to sport a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC. The 6GB RAM/64GB storage variant has a price tag of Rs 29,999, the 6GB RAM/128 GB storage model can be picked up for Rs 32,999 and the top of the line 8GB RAM/256GB storage variant bares a price tag of Rs 36,999. The phones are Flipkart exclusive and will start selling in India on 9 July. Over that, there is a flat Rs 3,000 discount on ICICI bank cards and JIO users will get Rs 2,200 off and additional internet data of 100 GB.
Asus ZenFone 5Z Price and availability
Asus ZenFone 5Z is the cheapest smartphone in the country to sport a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC. The 6GB RAM/64GB storage variant has a price tag of Rs 29,999, the 6GB RAM/128 GB storage model can be picked up for Rs 32,999 and the top of the line 8GB RAM/256GB storage variant bares a price tag of Rs 36,999. The phones are Flipkart exclusive and will start selling in India on 9 July. Over that, there is a flat Rs 3,000 discount on ICICI bank cards and JIO users will get Rs 2,200 off and additional internet data of 100 GB.
Samsung Galaxy On6 launched in India: Price, specs and more
The global technology giant has launched it Samsung Galaxy On6 smartphone in India. The latest model in Samsung Galaxy On series features an Infinity Display and is said to come with 15% more display area with an aspect ratio of 18.5:9.
Price and availability
Samsung Galaxy On6 smartphone is priced at Rs 14,490. At the given price, Samsung’s latest smartphone competes with the likes of Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro and the recently launched Moto G6. It can be bought from Flipkart and Samsung’s Online Shop starting July 5.
There are some launch offers that the company has announced for those who will buy the Samsung Galaxy On 6. Jio customers buying the phone will get a cashback of Rs 2,750 in their MyJio account. However, they must get recharges done of Rs 198 and Rs 299 packs.
Furthermore, Reliance Jio customers can get a Double Data benefit on their first four recharges of Rs 198 or more. Other offers include getting a complete mobile protection plan at Rs 49, exchange offers and no cost EMI starting at Rs 1,610.
Specifications
Before we talk about the specifications of the smartphone, we’ll speak about the features that are being touted by Samsung. The smartphone comes with a ‘Chat Over Video’ feature that offers a translucent chat screen so that users can watch videos and chat with their contacts at the same time. Samsung Galaxy On6 also comes with My Galaxy Video app which has curated videos from content creators. Also, it has the Samsung Pay Mini.
Samsung Galaxy On6 sports a 5.6-inch HD+ Super AMOLED display and like we mentioned earlier, it comes with an aspect ratio of 18.5:9. The smartphone runs Android 8.0 Oreo skinned with Samsung Experience UX and is powered by 1.6GHz octa-core Exynos 7870 processor clubbed with 4GB RAM. The smartphone has 32GB of internal storage and can hold microSD cards of up to 256GB.
For imaging duties, the smartphone by Samsung comes with a 13MP rear camera and an 8MP front facing camera. The rear camera has support for features like Animated GIF, Beauty Face, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama and more. The selfie camera supports Face Unlock.
Samsung Galaxy On6 houses a 3,000mAH battery and comes with a fingerprint sensor on the back. Connectivity options of the smartphone include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.2, Micro-USB, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
OnePlus 6 Red Edition launched in India: Price, specs and more
If you were planning to buy the OnePlus 6 smartphone, you now have more colour options to choose from. Till now, the smartphone was available in Midnight Black, Mirror Black and Silk White colours. And now, the company has launched OnePlus 6 Red Edition smartphone in India. The OnePlus 6 comes with an amber-like effect that is said to be created by expert craftsmanship and material design. The smartphone has a metallic red shimmer and sports a red-coloured mirror-like fingerprint sensor on its back panel. It is not the first time that OnePlus has launched a Red Edition of its flagship smartphone, as the company had launched a red coloured OnePlus 5T too.
OnePlus 6 Red Edition Price
The newly launched OnePlus 6 Red Edition is priced at Rs 39,999. The smartphone is available in 8GB RAM and 128GB onboard storage and will go on sale starting July 16 on OnePlus’ official website in India.
OnePlus 6 Red Edition Specifications
According to the company, OnePlus 6 Red Edition is claimed to be designed with a “never-done-before” technique comprising of optical coating, an evaporative film and six panels of glass. The glass panel has an anti-reflective layer, which is said to allow more light to reach the bottom layers of the glass before it is reflected. This, according to the company, creates a sense of depth.
A translucent orange layer clubbed with the red base of the smartphone result in its radiant glossy red colour.
The hardware specifications of OnePlus 6 Red Edition are identical to that of OnePlus 6. It sports a 6.28-inch FHD+ Full Optic AMOLED display and comes in 19:9 aspect ratio. The smartphone is powered Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 and runs Android 8.1 Oreo skinned with the company’s own OxygenOS 5.1.
While OnePlus 6 is available in three storage variants, the OnePlus 6 Red Edition is available only in the aforementioned 8GB RAM/128GB onboard storage version.
For imaging duties, the smartphone sports a dual rear camera setup with a 16MP Sony IMX519 sensor clubbed with a 20MP Sony IM376K sensor. A dual LED flash comes with the dual rear camera setup of OnePlus 6 Red Edition.
The connectivity options of OnePlus 6 Red Edition include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v5.0, NFC, USB Type-C, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. The new edition of OnePlus 6 comes with a fingerprint sensor on its back panel, and houses a 3,300mAh battery with the company’s Dash Charge fast charging technology.
July 10 is the official launch date for Moto E5 Plus in India: Specs and other details
Hello Moto E5 Plus! is probably what the company is going to say in India on July 10. Yes, that is the date set by Motorola for the launch of Moto E5 Plus in India. The smartphone lies in the budget category of smartphones and should be around the Rs 12,000 mark in the country. The E series was first showcased in Brazil in April, along with the Moto G Series. The G series is already available in India, launched last month. Company has released a video in which they do say that the phone will have a large battery and a big display.
Moto E5 Plus specifications
Showcased over two months ago the Moto E5 Plus sports a 6-inch HD+ touchscreen (1,440 by 720 pixels). This will be a Vision IPS LCD display featuring 18:9 aspect ratio. Under the hood, this smartphone will sport a Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 CPU. As far as the RAM and storage combo it concerned the Moto E5 Plus will have 3 GB RAM and 32 GB storage. The memory can be expanded further with the help of the microSD card by up to 256 GB.
Moto E5 Plus comes with a super large 5,000 mAh battery, which supports 15W turbo charge. With 15 minutes of charge, users will get 6 hours of battery life. Moving on, the smartphone sports a 12MP rear camera (f/2.0 aperture). The camera also has auto focus capabilities and comes with an LED flash. The front snapper is powered by an 8MP sensor with f/2.2 aperture and a selfie light. Looking at the specs, it is not bad on paper but definitely has stiff competition at the price point.
Moto E5 Plus Price and availability.
As said before, the Moto E5 Plus would be prices around Rs 12,000 in India. The device will be and Amazon exclusive smartphone and should start shipping on the same day or mid of this month. With Moto E5 Plus the company had also showcased the play and regular model of the smartphone, which is said to come to India in a month’s time. Though, some reports do suggest the Moto E5 Play version will not come to India.
Oppo O-Free Wireless Bluetooth headset launched: Price, specs and more
If you are music lover, you would know that technology companies have given us a number of headphones to choose from this year. Starting from Bose Soundsport Free Wireless earbuds to Jabra’s Elite 65t, a plenty of music accessories have been launched this year. Amid the growing competition in this segment, Chinese technology company Oppo has launched its Oppo O-Free Wireless Bluetooth headset in its home country.
The headset comes in a pair of two earbuds and is powered by TrueWireless Stereo technology. According to the company, TrueWireless Stereo technology can synchronise the left and right audio with the smartphone with no delays. The technology is also supposed to reduce latency and improve stability.
The headset by Oppo supports real time translation – a feature that pits them directly against Google Pixel Buds. Oppo’s O-Free Wireless Bluetooth headset is primarily a wire-less medium to answer phone calls, and they also enable the user to easily adjust the volume, playback songs and switch between various music tracks. The headset by Oppo also comes with wake-up voice assistant.
Most wireless earphones that are available in the market sport a built-in battery. And Oppo O-Free Wireless Bluetooth headset is not an exception. They are said to have a battery life of up to four hours on a continuous playback.
Furthermore, O-Free Wireless Bluetooth headset by Oppo comes with a charging case that can deliver an additional 12 hours of power on a single charge.
Oppo O-Free Wireless Bluetooth headset is set to go on sale in China in August. The company posted on its Weibo account that the newly launched headset is priced at CNY 699, which is approximately Rs 7,200. However, there is no word from Oppo on the launch date and pricing of the O-Free Wireless Bluetooth headset in India. We are waiting to find that out and will keep you updated on it.
OnePlus phones become more secure, announces 2 years of software updates and 3 years of security patches for its smartphones
It is assuring for the customers when a company releases white papers, boosting confidence that their beloved smartphone is and will be secured at least for 3 years. Google releases security patches for Android every now and then, but phone companies don’t really end up pushing them out to the manufactured handsets on time. This becomes a problem as the device is vulnerable to attacks and hackers. All of us keep some sort of sensitive information on the smartphones, weather it is the ATM pin or just images.
OnePlus has become more transparent in its approach and has sent out a release stating that they will provide 2 years of software updates for its devices. That is not it, all the devices will be under a 3-year security patch program. This is good news for all OnePlus users (OnePlus 3) onwards, their smartphone will stay up to date and secure.
OnePlus is one of the fastest security patch and update provider for its smartphones, next to Nokia. There are companies like Samsung and Xiaomi who end up delaying things and take a long time to release patches which makes their smartphones more prone to attacks and hacks.
In a statement OnePlus has said, “In order to provide our community with best in class software maintenance and upgrade cycle, we are officially announcing OnePlus Software Maintenance Schedule.”
They further added, “As per the maintenance schedule, there will be 2 years of regular software updates from the release date of the phone (release dates of T variants would be considered), including new features, Android versions, Android security patches and bug fixes and an additional year of Android security patch updates every 2 months.”
OnePlus confirmed the schedule applies to all OnePlus 3/3T, OnePlus 5/5T and OnePlus 6 devices. This is a great move by company as they have become more transparent in their tactic. The updates will be provided over the air (OTA) on all the above handsets.
They further added, “As per the maintenance schedule, there will be 2 years of regular software updates from the release date of the phone (release dates of T variants would be considered), including new features, Android versions, Android security patches and bug fixes and an additional year of Android security patch updates every 2 months.”
OnePlus confirmed the schedule applies to all OnePlus 3/3T, OnePlus 5/5T and OnePlus 6 devices. This is a great move by company as they have become more transparent in their tactic. The updates will be provided over the air (OTA) on all the above handsets.
Acer Nitro 5 2018 edition with Intel Core 8th generation CPU launched in India
This year Acer showcased some powerful machines at its yearly conference in USA. Today they have brought their gaming mammoth, Acer Nitro 5 2018, to India, which has a growing gaming market with deep pockets. The new laptop features a laser texture top cover with matte finish body and crimson red hinges. For the unaware, Acer few months ago launched the Avengers edition of laptops as well.
Acer Nitro 5 2018 technical specifications
The Acer Nitro 5 2018 is dominated by a 15.6-inch full HD IPS display (1080p) and a large back-lit keyboard. The display is built to provide gamers the absolute best with sharp details for superb gaming experience. Under the hood, this gaming machine comes with multiple CPU options that the user can pick from at the time purchase. These include everything from 8th generation Intel Core i5 CPU to Core i7+ CPU. Option of picking up the AMD Ryzen 5 processor is also available.
Users can choose from NVDIA GTX 1050 graphic card (Intel models only) or the AMD Radeon RX560 GPU (AMD models only). Intel models support Optane memory functions for better speed. 16GB of RAM option is also available for the Acer Nitro 5 2018.
Over that the Acer Nitro 5 2018 features Dolby ready premium speakers with Acer TrueHarmony technology. Windows 10 is the OS available on this sweet gaming rig and you should be able to play all the latest games at high settings. Other features of Acer Nitro 5 2018 include dual-stream Wi-Fi, USB type C posrt, HDMI 2.0 and Ethernet.
“The new Nitro 5 has been developed keeping the fact in mind that, gamers want powerful specs to enable great experiences on the go at affordable price point and this product is designed to tackle these needs specifically. The advanced features and the latest hardware with a refreshed striking exterior adds to its uniqueness and provides the feeling of intensity to a gamer”, says Mr. Chandrahas Panigrahi, CMO & Consumer Business Head, Acer India.
Price and availability
The Intel version of the Acer Nitro 5 2018 starts at RS 72,999 and the AMD Ryzen 5 driven models start at Rs 65,999. Both lie in the mid segment of laptops. Users can pick this gaming machine up from E-commerce stores in India as well as offline Acer exclusive stores and resellers.
[Video] Honor 7C smartphone review
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This our video of the Honor 7C review. The phone has some neat features to offer with some not so bright points. Check out the whole review to understand more. Also, don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube Channel!
Tech Specs of Honor 7C:
- 5.99-inch HD+ IPS LCD display and 2.5D curved glass
- Fingerprint sensor
- 3GB RAM/32GB onboard storage and 4GB RAM/64GB internal storage
- 3,000mAh battery
- Android 8.0 Oreo skinned with EMUI 8.0
- microSD card support of up to 256GB
Qualcomm launches Snapdragon 632, 439 and 429 processors for budget and midrange phones
American multinational semiconductor Qualcomm has extended its range of mid-range chipsets. It has unveiled snapdragon 632, Snapdragon 439 and Snapdragon 429 and all three newly launched chips focus on budget and midrange segment of smartphones. A major change in the new processors is that they can handle AI-related tasks well. The new chipsets were showcased at the ongoing MWC Shanghai 2018.
The 600-series and 400-series by Qualcomm has till now been the best-selling chips because they often power devices that are value for money instead of high-end ones. Speaking more on the AI-processing, the chipsets support Qualcomm’s Neural Processing SDK which helps in changing styles and filters during live videos. The devices’ face detection will get enhanced with these processors and they will also get text translation and object detection.
Another feature that will come to the cameras of the devices will be the ability to detect the subject and foreground which will provide improved bokeh pictures. The AI-functionality is not the only highlight of the processors. They are also said to provide better performance and power efficiency to the devices they are used in.
Speaking of the chipsets, Snapdragon 632 has Kryo 250 semi-custom cores including four performance cores based on cortex-A73 and four efficiency cores based on cortex-A53. These are clocked up to 1.8GHz. Snapdragon 632’s FinFET 14nm processor is said to improve performance by 40% compared to its predecessor. It is said to enhance the power efficiency of the device too. It also has Adreno 506 GPU which is said to increase the graphics performance by 10% as compared to its predecessor Snapdragon 626. Snapdragon 632 comes with X9 LTE modem that gives cat13 speeds of 300Mbps DL and 150Mbps UL. Coming to imaging duties, the processor can support either a 24MP camera or a dual rear camera setup of 13MP+13MP. It can also support 4K videos at 30fps, FullHD+ displays and Quick Charge 4.0.
Coming to Snapdragon 429 and 439 chipsets, they are said to give 25% better performance compared to their predecessors Snapdragon 425 and 430 respectively. Both come with 12nm FinFET process which is said to improve the battery life of the devices they are used in. Snapdragon 429 supports either a 16MP camera or dual 8MP cameras and a 720p screen resolution. On the other hand, Snapdragon 439 can support a screen resolution of 1080p and can hold a 21MP camera or dual 8MP cameras for imaging duties.