20 smartphones launched in 2018 with the highest level of radiation

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20 smartphones launched in 2018 with the highest level of radiation
Most of us want to get rid of our smartphone addiction because we think it wastes our time, or because we think we spend too much time glued to a screen. However, it poses a far more serious threat because a lot of smartphones come with radiation levels that are dangerously high. Different regions in the world have different values of SAR that they consider to be acceptable. While in the US, SAR level at or below 1.6 watts per kilogram is permitted, the European Union allows 2 watts per kilogram of SAR level. India follows the US model when its SAR value. However, Der Blaue Engel, a German certification for products and services on the basis of environmental friendliness, considers a far lesser level of SAR acceptable. It only certifies the smartphones that have lesser than 0.60 watts per kilogram of absorption rate. Here, we have curated a list of 20 smartphones that were launched in 2018 that have the maximum level of SAR values:

Xiaomi Mi Max 3

SAR value (at the ear): 1.58 W/kg SAR value (on the body): 1.42 W/kg

OnePlus 6T

OnePlus 6T Thunder Purple SAR value (at the ear): 1.55 W/kg SAR value (on the body): 1.27 W/kg

Google Pixel 3 XL

SAR value (at the ear): 1.39 W/kg SAR value (on the body): 1.4 W/kg

OnePlus 6

OnePlus 6 SAR value (at the ear): 1.33 W/kg SAR value (on the body): 1.38 W/kg

Google Pixel 3

google-pixel-3 SAR value (at the ear): 1.33 W/kg SAR value (on the body): 1.49 W/kg

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro

Xiaomi redmi note 5 pro SAR value: 1.188 W/kg

Asus ZenFone 5Z (ZS620KL)

Asus ZenFone 5Z SAR value (at the ear): 1.19 W/kg SAR value (on the body): 1.59 W/kg

Sony Xperia XA2 (H3113; H3133)

Sony Xperia XA2 SAR value (at the ear): 1.07 W/kg SAR value (on the body): 1.43 W/kg

Apple iPhone XR

iphone XR SAR value (at the ear): 0.99 W/kg SAR value (on the body): 0.99 W/kg

Apple iPhone XS

iphone XS SAR value (at the ear): 0.99 W/kg SAR value (on the body): 0.99 W/kg

Apple iPhone XS Max

iPhone XS Max SAR value (at the ear): 0.99 W/kg SAR value (on the body): 0.99 W/kg

Asus ROG Phone

ASUS ROG Phone SAR value (at the ear): 0.96 W/kg SAR value (on the body): 1.6 W/kg

Xiaomi Mi A2

Xiaomi Mi A2 SAR value (at the ear): 0.96 W/kg SAR value (on the body): 0.64 W/kg

Honor 10

honor-10 SAR value (at the ear): 0.79 W/kg SAR value (on the body): 1.15 W/kg

Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact (H8314; H8324)

Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact SAR value (at the ear): 0.77 W/kg SAR value (on the body): 1.05 W/kg

Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro

SAR value (at the ear): 0.76 W/kg SAR value (on the body): 1.48 W/kg

Huawei P20 Pro

huawei P20 Pro SAR value (at the ear): 0.73 W/kg SAR value (on the body): 1.22 W/kg

Sony Xperia XZ2 (H8266; H8296)

SAR value (at the ear): 0.67 W/kg SAR value (on the body): 1.07 W/kg

Moto G6

SAR value (at the ear): 0.64 W/kg SAR value (on the body): 1.36 W/kg

Moto G6 Play

SAR value (at the ear): 0.66 W/kg SAR value (on the body): 1.42 W/kg Data sources: German Federal Office for Radiation Protection (Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz), Devicespecifications.com. For the latest gadget and tech news, and gadget reviews, follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. For newest tech & gadget videos subscribe to our YouTube Channel. [td_smart_list_end]

OnePlus 6T to be available at a discounted price for a limited period starting December 29

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OnePlus 6T to be available at a discounted price for a limited period starting December 29
If you have been planning to buy the OnePlus 6T, we have some good news for you. The Chinese smartphone brand has rolled out some year-end offers on its latest flagship smartphone. These offers will go live starting December 29, 2018, and customers will be able to avail them till January 6, 2019. As a part of the offers, customers will be able to avail an instant discount of Rs 1,500 when they buy the OnePlus 6T from Amazon.in, provided they opt for EMI transactions and pay for their purchase using HDFC Bank credit and debit cards. A no-cost EMI option for six months can also be availed on buying OnePlus 6T via Amazon.in, OnePlus.in, Croma outlets and OnePlus exclusive offline stores. Apart from this, if you exchange your old OnePlus device for the OnePlus 6T (review), you would be able to avail a discount of up to Rs 2,000. If you don’t have a OnePlus smartphone, you can change any other phone to get a discount of up to Rs 1,500. Recently, OnePlus partnered with racing giant McLaren for its special edition smartphone, OnePlus 6T McLaren. While most of the features of the smartphone remain the same as OnePlus 6T, it does some key changes in design as well as specifications. For starters, the special edition smartphone comes with signature McLaren Papaya Orange coloured side edges, and has a pattern underneath its glass back panel that is based on McLaren’s carbon fiber. OnePlus 6T McLaren comes with 10GB of RAM and supports the company’s Warp Charge 30 technology. Coming to the specifications of OnePlus 6T, the smartphone features a 6.41-inch full-HD+ AMOLED display that has an aspect ratio of 19.5:9. The device is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor clubbed with either 6GB or 8GB RAM, or in McLaren edition’s case – 10GB RAM. The flagship smartphone is available in 128GB or 256GB storage options. OnePlus 6T sports a waterdrop-style notch and an in-display fingerprint scanner. The smartphone runs Android 9.0 Pie skinned with the company’s own OxygenOS. On the camera front, the smartphone comes with a 16MP Sony IMX519 sensor aperture and a secondary 20MP Sony IMX376K sensor. OnePlus 6T comes with support for OIS and EIS and has a dual-LED flash module. For selfies and video calls, there is a 16MP Sony IMX371 sensor on the front panel of the smartphone. The base variant of OnePlus 6T is priced at Rs 37,999, while the most high-end McLaren Edition costs Rs 50,999.
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Moto G7 Power leaked on Geekbench: Here is all you need to know about the phone

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Moto G7 Power leaked on Geekbench: Here is all you need to know about the phone
Geekbench is a platform which categorises phones on the basis of the performance of their processors and computing power. It marks them on the basis of single-core and multi-core performance. And based on this a phone gets points that tells us how powerful the mobile really is. In a recent leak, the Moto G7 Power has scored 1,286 points on Geekbench test marking. Coming to the phone’s built and specifications, the Moto G7 Power will have a traditional notch as we have observed in other leaks as well. Compared to the previous Motorola series which was Moto G6, the Moto G7 Power will provide a larger screen space. Also, as its name suggests ‘Power’ the mobile will probably have a larger battery than other phones belonging to the same series. Connectivity options of the Moto G7 in all probability will include a headphone jack and USB Type-C charging port. Considering that the Moto G7 will be the flagship phone in the series it can indicate what other next generation of Moto devices would also feature in the same series. The Moto G7 Power is expected to come with an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 chipset. The smartphone would have a single RAM variant of 4GB and would be running on the latest Android Pie OS. Furthermore, it will be powered by a massive battery of 5,000mAh. Three phones—the Moto G7, G7 Plus and G7 Power were leaked in the Federal Communications Commission(FCC) previously. The other one, the Moto G7 Play was rendered in the Eurasian Economic Commission(EEC). Now that we have introduced the other smartphones as well, it won’t do any harm in weighing them against each other. The Moto G7 and G7 Plus are expected to have a waterdrop notch whereas the Moto G7 Play and G7 Power will have a traditional notch. Though the former two indeed have a waterdrop notch, they are not as slim as seen in the competing devices from makers like OnePlus or Vivo. The Moto G7 Power and G7 Play in all probability will have a single rear camera setup. In both handsets, users will have fingerprint sensors at the back where the Motorola logo is housed. In case of G7 and G7 Plus, both would come with dual rear camera setup.
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Xiaomi Mi A1 to receive Android Pie stable OTA update soon

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Xiaomi Mi A1 to receive Android Pie stable OTA update soon
Xiaomi would soon be the latest Android Pie update on the Xiaomi Mi A1. This update would be skinned with Xiaomi’s latest MIUI 10. The phone would be configured to this network via OTA update. So, the update transfer is going to be wireless and one does need to root or download anything from any website to upgrade to this OS version. Rumours have it that the update would be gradually available to users globally and the process has already started with Hong Kong. To recall, the smartphone was launched in the beginning months of this year with Android 7.0 Nougat. No sooner was the phone launched with this operating system that it got updated to Android 8.0 Oreo. Now, as users still recall on the basis of the information, they got this month, that the Chinese smartphone would receive a stable beta update of the new OS. However, Xiaomi did not confirm anything on that regard. The new update would be around 1069.1MB in size. Instead of the earlier beta stable version V10.0.2.0 the Xiaomi Mi A1 would receive the latest Pie with build number PKQ1.180917.001.V10.0.3.0.PDHMIFK. To talk about the specifications in detail, the smartphone has dual rear cameras of 12MP each and a 5MP selfie camera. There is one RAM variant of 4GB with an internal storage of 64GB. A microSD card slot can expand the storage by up to 128GB. Connectivity options include WiFi 802.11, Bluetooth 4.2, FM Radio, USB 2.0 Infrared port and GPS. The phone houses a 3,080mAh non-removable battery. It comes in three colour options—black, gold, rose gold and red. The Xiaomi Mi A1 Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection and is powered by Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 processor. It was launched with an MRP of Rs 14,999, but eventually the company did a permanent price cut of Rs 1,000 which ultimately made its cost Rs 13,999. The successor of the Xiaomi Mi A1 is the Xiaomi Mi A2 and it seemed like that the Mi A1 would be discontinued. However, with the fresh news of the update coming out soon, this smartphone will continue to stay alive for a tad bit longer. Currently, upon checking, the Xiaomi Mi A1 is still in stocks at offline as well as online stores.
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LG Electronics joins Korean Fair Trade Commission lawsuit against Qualcomm

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LG Electronics joins Korean Fair Trade Commission lawsuit against Qualcomm
LG Electronics has become the latest smartphone company to join the KFTC (Korean Fair Trade Commission) and other companies in a lawsuit against American chipmaker Qualcomm. Prior to this, South Korean technology giant Samsung had withdrawn from the lawsuit. However, with LG’s entry, KFTC’s case has been strengthened again, especially because LG Electronics is a Korea-based company. It is worth noticing that according to Business Korea, industry sources have said that the smartphone maker has chosen to be a part of the legal efforts against Qualcomm because the negotiations between the two companies in the US have been rather ‘shaky’. We should point out that in the last few weeks, Qualcomm has seen two legal victories in its ongoing cases against Apple. The first ruling came from China with an immediate ban on the iPhones that were a part of the case, and the second one was from Germany, where Qualcomm was asked by the court to pay a certain amount to get the ban on iPhones even after it won the case. But the American chipmaker did pay up the said amount to get iPhones banned in Germany too. Qualcomm has alleged that Cupertino based technology company Apple incorrectly used two key Qualcomm patents and did not pay it for royalties. As of now, the ban has been imposed on affected smartphones from Apple that include all iPhones ranging from iPhone 6S to iPhone X. However, Qualcomm has said that it will get the ban extended to the current iPhone lineup too. Speaking of the case against Qualcomm, KFTC has slapped the company with a 1.03 trillion won fine because the chipmaker allegedly abused its patents in 2016. Qualcomm disagreed with this, and that led to KFTC filing a lawsuit and other companies like Apple, MediaTek, Intel, Huawei, and Samsung joined in. But Samsung withdrew later after announcing a cross-license partnership with Qualcomm. LG Electronics is the latest company to join the on-going lawsuit. The legal battle between Qualcomm and Korean Fair Trade Commission has been going on for some time now and it may be years before the final verdict is out.
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Samsung Galaxy S10’s selfie camera will support Galaxy A8s’ swipe gesture: Report

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Samsung Galaxy S10’s selfie camera will support Galaxy A8s’ swipe gesture: Report
South Korean technology giant Samsung’s Galaxy S10 smartphones have been in news for weeks now, even though we are still a couple of months away from their launch. And now, a new report has surfaced online which talks about the selfie camera of the smartphone. Before we get to that, we should do a small recap. At its developer conference last month, Samsung introduced some new screen types – Infinity U, Infinity V, Infinity O, and New Infinity display – that it said will be seen in its smartphones. And this month, the company launched its Galaxy A8s smartphone with an Infinity O display in China. The concept is expected to go global with its Galaxy S10 smartphone, which will also be seen with an Infinity O display. Coming back to the new report in Sammobile, it quotes sources that say that users are able to start the selfie camera of the Samsung Galaxy A8s when it is locked just by swiping down from the front camera towards the centre of the handset. The report has further said that a Twitter-based leakster Ice Universe has confirmed that Samsung Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10 Plus will come with some features from Galaxy A8s. The Twitter tipster also said that there a circular glow will appear around the display hole when the camera switched on and is recognizing a face. It has also been said that more scenes are expected to be added to the camera app of the smartphone. Samsung Galaxy A8s comes with an IPS LCD display that has a hole on top left to house the 24MP selfie camera with an f/2.0 aperture. The company’s upcoming flaship smartphone, Samsung Galaxy S10, will reportedly come with an AMOLED screen, so there may be a difference in the way it spunch-hole camera is designed and placed. However, we are yet to learn more about it. If Samsung has something else in mind regarding the selfie camera that it wants to implement in its flagship smartphones, we are yet to learn about it because there haven’t been any reports that indicate any major differences.
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Oppo F19 and F19 Pro to feature 10x Hybrid Optical Zoom Technology

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Oppo F19 and F19 Pro to feature 10x Hybrid Optical Zoom Technology
Rumours are rife that Oppo would be launching a new feature for its F19 and F19 Pro models. If you have heard about it and are anticipating the same, which we are about to tell you then you are correct. Yes, it is the 10x Hybrid Optical Zoom Technology. This technology would help users to capture pictures with 10x zoom without losing much of the quality. There are also rumours that the Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei is also launching a similar feature for a smartphone that is supposed to be called P30 Pro. This phone is slated to launch in 2019. Coming back to Oppo F19 and F19 Pro, there is a major tipster who claims that Oppo is going to launch the 10x Hybrid Optical Zoom Technology for the two Oppo models early next year. It is expected to launch in February to be specific. Probably around Mobile World Congress (MWC). Though this might be quite a big news for camera geeks and Oppo fans, the company is not the first one to come up with this technology. The early bird of this feature’s launch is Samsung, which released the 10x optical zoom in its Galaxy K Zoom. However the Samsung phone had a big zoom lens at the back, while the new smartphones by Oppo would have a smaller lens array. SlashLeaks has revealed the feature and that has given us some more information about the Oppo F19 and F19 Pro smartphones. We are one step closer in knowing about the camera enhancement. It seems that the upcoming technology would be similar to 5x lossless zoom which was launched back in 2017 by Oppo. Oppo had given an official statement on the same, too. “The dual camera utilises wide-angle and telephoto lenses, and the housing for the telephoto lens uses an innovative periscope-style structure. By shifting the angle of the telephoto lens by 90 degrees, the lens will have the space it needs for a deep zoom. A periscope-style prism then directs the path of the light entering the camera by 90 degrees, and sends the image through the telephoto lens when the user zooms in on a subject or object” Oppo said. Right now, the feature with Oppo’s announcement about it and a hint of what it would be like on the basis of SlashLeaks has put us in an anticipatory phase. The phase—where you feel what something would be like but cannot ascertain it—is the most exciting one. We might be able to see a glimpse of this technology at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show in Jan or MWC in Feb.
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Realme to launch its ‘most affordable’ smartphone in India soon

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Realme to launch its ‘most affordable’ smartphone in India soon
Chinese smartphone maker Oppo‘s sub-brand Realme has seen a lot of success since it was first launched earlier this year. It launched a number of smartphones within its first year in the country and gained appreciation for offering powerful specifications at affordable prices. And now, a report has emerged that says the Realme is planning to launch another device in the Indian smartphone market. According to a tweet by tipster Ishan Agarwal, Realme will be launching another budget smartphone in India. Agarwal’s tweet further says that Realme A1 will be ‘put below’ Realme U1 in India and will be available in Yellow and Black colours. It is worth noticing that this has come up exactly after the launch of Realme U1, which was unveiled in India last month. Realme U1 was aimed at those who love clicking selfies. Coming back to the upcoming device by Realme, a report in droidshout claims that the company could be planning to launch an entry-level smartphone in the country and the upcoming handset will be named Realme A1. Speaking of the company’s current lineup, Realme C1 is currently the most affordable smartphone by the Chinese brand in the Indian market. And some media reports have suggested that Realme’e upcoming A1 smartphone may be priced lesser than C1. If this is true, then Realme A1 will be cheaper than Rs 7,499, which is the price of Realme C1 in India. However, we still should not expect that the company will comprise the specifications of the device, considering that it has time and again offered powerful internals at affordable prices. For instance, Realme C1, which is the company’s current entry-level smartphone in India, features a 6.2-inch HD+ IPS LCD display that comes with a notch on top and has an aspect ratio of 19:9. It is powered by a 14nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 processor and comes with 2GB RAM and an Adreno 506 GPU. The Android smartphone houses 16GB of internal storage and can hold a microSD card of 256GB. For imaging duties, there are 13MP+2MP dual rear cameras and a 5MP selfie camera. The smartphone packs a 4,230mAh battery. Coming to the expected specifications of Realme A1, the smartphone will be available in 1GB and 2GB RAM variants that will be clubbed with 16GB and 32GB storage. It will reportedly come with one primary camera and will be powered by either a MediaTek Helio A22 or a Snapdragon 430 processor. However, the specifications of the smartphone are just speculated right now, and there is no word from the company regarding it.
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Ban on PUBG by Maharashtra high court turns out to be fake news

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Ban on PUBG by Maharashtra high court turns out to be fake news
There was a hoax news running that the Maharashtra high court has banned PUBG. This had created a lot of ruckus amongst fans of the game. The incident had worried gamers to a great extent and the concern was ubiquitous considering the enormity of PUBG players worldwide. However, the fact that this was fake news became apparent because according to it some judge named K. Srinivasulu had signed the order as a ‘prejudge’ which does not exist in the Indian Judicial System. Plus, there are no judges by that name in any court either. Another strong reason to treat this as a fake news is that Esports organisers have not received any notice from Tencent Games (developers of PUBG) regarding the ban of the game. In fact, they are planning new events around the game in the coming months. PUBG has already seen its highest increase of concurrent player count which became 3 million. The game in recent times however, experienced a decrease in its concurrent player count due its cut throat competition with Fortnite and Call of Duty: Blackops. Therefore, it tried to recuperate by introducing new features in the game such as Sanhok earlier this year and Vikendi map which was released this month only. PUBG is a widely played game which was earlier available in PS4, Xbox One and the PC but its fame and players escalated hugely for none other than its mobile users. Once the game was introduced on the mobile platform, it became a sensation and it still continues to be so. There is also a multi-player element, which allows users to battle with their friends and this makes it all the more attractive. Therefore, it is not surprising that players would make fuss once they believed the news about the ban to be true. Lately there have been a lot of rumours and fake news doing the rounds through Whatsapp messages. The government has strongly urged people to be cautious and think twice before sharing any news on social media, especially Whatsapp. No sooner has there been an intention to counter the spread of fake news that we suffer another one. Whatsapp has also sent out advisory’s in social media and news papers to be careful of fake news. We are sure PUBG Players must have hardly been hit by it, since the rumours about the game’s ban turned out to be a hoax very early.
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This is when Samsung Galaxy M-series smartphones will launch in India

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This is when Samsung Galaxy M-series smartphones will launch in India
South Korean technology giant Samsung’s upcoming smartphones have been in news for months now. And one thing that is certain from this rumour mill is that 2019 is going to be a very important year for Samsung as the company has a number of key launches lined up including its Galaxy S10 lineup and its Galaxy M series. And now, another report has surfaced about Samsung’s Galaxy M series, which is said to replace the company’s current Galaxy J and Galaxy On series. According to a report in IANS that quotes industry insiders, Samsung will be launching its new Galaxy M series in India in January 2019. The consumer electronics giant will be unveiling three smartphones under its Galaxy M series next month, and this will mark the global launch of the much-talked-about range by Samsung. Considering that Samsung’s Galaxy J and Galaxy On series were very successful in India before Xiaomi started dominating the budget segment, we are not surprised by the company’s decision to keep the global launch of the range here. It only goes to show that Samsung is planning to recapture the market that it was leading till a few years back. Coming back to the report in IANS, it went on to say that Samsung Galaxy M series will be launched with industry-first features. We should mention that smartphones under Galaxy M series – Galaxy M10, Galaxy M20, Galaxy M30 and Galaxy M50 – have been spotted on Geekbench. However, some reports have suggested that instead of Galaxy M10, Galaxy M20, Galaxy M30 and Galaxy M50, these smartphones would be called Galaxy M1, Galaxy M2, Galaxy M3 and Galaxy M5 when they will be launched. According to the listing on Geekbench, Samsung Galaxy M30 smartphone will be powered by the company’s own Exynos 7885 processor and will pack 4GB of RAM. Besides launching the new Galaxy M series, Samsung is also working to revamp its Galaxy A series. In fact, this year we have seen two devices from the company’s Galaxy A series – Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) and Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018). Both are photography-centric devices and while the former comes with a triple rear camera setup, the latter houses quad cameras on its back panel.
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