Last year, Google’s email service Gmail got the biggest design change since its inception. And since it got the big design change, Google has been rolling out useful features to Gmail every now and then.
To recall, last month Google announced that it will be rolling out a Material Design update to its email service soon. And today, the search giant has announced a blog post that it has rolled out the update to all its Android users via the Google Play Store.
The update has got some new design elements to Gmail including Google Sans font, that was till now available in Pixel smartphones, and a redesigned search bar that will be placed on top of the device’s display. Furthermore, the red menu bar that used to be a defining feature will not be present anymore. The overall design of the app has also been tweaked and cleaned up to make it look less crowded.
However, there will be some who will find Gmail’s design to be too bright, particularly because the red bar on the top has been replaced by a solid white block now. Some may even want to turn down the brightness level of their devices.
But then, it is just a Material Design update, and even if some may not like the way it looks now, one has to admit, there’s hardly any other email service that has so many useful features packed in it. So it’s highly unlikely that people would switch to something else because of the change in design. As we mentioned earlier, the update is already out on Android and should soon be released on iOS too.
A few days back, Google added another change to Gmail with which, users can access some useful features by just accessing the right-click menu. According to Google, these features would first roll out for G Suite users and would then come to regular Gmail users.
Google said that users would be able to perform various functions just by right-clicking on an email or a conversation. The options in the right-click menu include replying, forwarding, searching for emails from the sender or with the subject of the conversation and more.
Razer Phone 2, the smartphone that was launched in October last year is set to receive Android Pie. The date for getting the latest operating system from Google is said to be February 27 and the official roll out is going to begin on March 14. In the case of the units of the smartphone sold by AT&T, the update is going to come on April 4.
However, these dates haven’t been confirmed and might change in the future, though the launch date of February 27 is absolute. It is worth noticing that the Android 9.0 Pie update is going to bring February 2019 security patches and navigation gestures, too.
You have the option of turning these features off, though they are going to be there by default in the Razer Phone 2. To recall, the Razer Phone 2 measures 158.5x79x8.5mm and weighs 220 grams. It sports a 5.72-inch LCD capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 1,440×2,560 pixels and an aspect ratio of 16:9.
The smartphone is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC paired with 8GB RAM. This single RAM variant comes with internal storage of 64GB and can hold additional 512GB of data via a microSD card. The dual rear camera setup includes two 12MP sensors.
The front camera, on the other hand, consists of an 8MP sensor that is meant for clicking selfies. Connectivity options include WiFi 802.11, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, NFC and USB Type-C. The Razer Phone 2 houses a massive battery of 4,000mAh and comes in two colour options—mirror black and rugged satin. Sensors of the smartphone include a fingerprint sensor, accelerometer, gyro sensor, proximity sensor, and compass. Another big news is that Razer has reportedly fired some of its staff in a structure reorganisation under the pretext of working on the Razer Phone 3.
In a statement to Droid Life, it said it is going to shut the programme, which makes us speculate that the Razer Phone 3 won’t be launched. But if the company still intends to work on the smartphone then will it run Android Pie out-of-the-box like the Razer Phone 2? Only time will tell what is going to happen.
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Cupertino-based technology giant Apple rarely stays out of the news for too long. Recently, it was reported that the company is focussing on its services business and will be launching a subscription-based news service and a Netflix-like video-streaming platform.
And now, according to a new report that has surfaced online, Apple has plans of combining the apps made for iPhone, iPad and macOS by 2021. The report, which surfaced on Bloomberg, claims that Apple will enable developers to create a single app – single binary – which will work across all its platforms. To recall, the technology giant had revealed about this work at its last year’s developer conference, WWDC 2018. This program by the company has been codenamed Marzipan.
Apple has also started bringing the iOS versions of various apps like Stocks, News and Voice Memo to its macOS 10.14 Mojave platform.
Considering that a combined universal app is a very big step, Apple will be carrying this out in phases, according to the report. It has also been said that developers will also be allowed to port their iPad apps to Mac later this year using a new SDK. The report further says that this shall also be extended to iPhone apps in 2020 so that they can be brought to macOS too. Apple is expected to unveil the SDK at this year’s WWDC.
We should mention that Apple’s plan sounds very similar to what software giant Microsoft did with its Universal Windows Platform. The company had worked to make a single universal application for its Windows smartphones, tablets and PCs. However, it gave up on its Windows Phone in 2017 as it had undercut the idea of universal Windows apps. But there is also a difference in Microsoft‘s and Apple’s approach. The software giant worked on the idea while keeping the Windows operating system at the heart of its universal apps. However, Apple is keeping iOS and macOS separate.
Although Microsoft’s universal apps still exist, the company has been pushing developers to bring its desktop apps to Microsoft Store and it won’t be using a single app on all its devices like Xbox One, HoloLens, PCs, and tablets.
Coming back to Apple, it is speculated to hold its WWDC 2019 from June 3rd to 7th.
The social media giant Facebook has decided to develop its own AI Assistant (Artificial Intelligence) like Apple’s Siri and Google Assistant. Last month Facebook partnered with a chip making company, Intel to develop more powerful AI chips than what is being used right now.
According to the Financial Times, the company is hoping that its virtual assistant powered by the artificial intelligence chips will be smarter than Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa. Yann LeCun, who is the chief AI scientist at Facebook told the daily that they were going to work hard and not leave “any stone unturned” in the AI development. He also said that they are looking forward to developing an AI, which would have some level of “common sense”, so that the user can have discussion with it on any topic.
An AI chip could be the solution for the social platform giant in solving many of its problems. The AI could help Facebook moderate and check its contents so that no abusive or harmful/wrong content is posted on the platform. If there is something posted then the AI will remove it from Facebook. The program could also be used in home devices launched by Facebook. Introduction of AI to Facebook might solve the company’s problems or maybe create some as Facebook has been in the news every now and then due to one thing or another.
Back in 2015, Facebook launched a text-based digital assistant named M. M was not an AI but it was powered by Artificial Intelligence and Facebook’s contracted employees. Eventually FB decided to get rid of M and so they stopped working on it. But, now partnering with Intel might be their way of getting serious in the development of their own version of AI assistant.
Facebook’s take on AI might be a good step in the Artificial Intelligence direction and we might get a smarter assistant who would be able to help us with our day-to-day tasks. However, there is also a possibility that Facebook might use this tech to spy on its users in a more ‘legal’ way.
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Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) mobile has swept through the nation like a storm as people everywhere are seen playing the game. There are competitions and championships being organized in schools, colleges and even at a national level. Those competitions usually have good prize money and today there are hundreds of people streaming the game online.
But there is also news and reports about PUBG bans, and crime occurrences due to it all over the country. There are reports that the game has been the reason for suicide, poor results in studies, violence and other crimes in children. Due to these problems the game is receiving a wide criticism from Indian parents, government and educational institutions.
Some states and government officials along with parents are demanding total ban on PUBG. So, to fix the problem, the PUBG Mobile developers have promised that they will solve the problems and addiction among its users. They also said that they will provide a safe and rewarding ecosystem for the players of PUBG Mobile. The game development team said that they will enhance the experience of the game by working with government officials, educational institutions, stakeholders and parents.
PUBG Mobile team said that they are currently working on “numerous new features and enhancements, which enables us to provide an environment for players to enjoy PUBG Mobile in a rewarding and responsible manner”. To make the platform and the game better the developers have asked for feedback from the parents and agencies so that they can solve the problem at hand and make PUBG Mobile “the best game ever”.
There are many agencies and institutions who are demanding ban on the game so that the children and youth can spend their time on studying. Its not the first game to receive such criticism as there are other games and apps, which face similar criticism like Tik-Tok.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also mentioned the game in an event where he was addressing the parents and students. In his comment he said “Yeh PUBG wala hai kya?” (is he the one who plays PUBG) in response to a parent’s comments about his child being indulged in online game.
Currently PUBG Mobile India Series 2019 is going on, where players above level 20 can participate to win Rs 10,00,000 ($1,40,000). The negative news and ban comes in the midst when PUBG receives its Zombie mode and new updates. PUBG Mobile in India could see decline in many states if Tencent Games doesn’t come up with a solution fast.
Software giant Microsoft launched its Windows 10 Timeline feature a year back and it became a much-talked-about one thanks to its ability to let users sync browsing and app history between Windows 10, iOS and Android devices. However, the only downside to it was that it was limited to Microsoft’s Edge browser, where it could be found on the browsing history side.
But now, the company has rolled out its own official Chrome extension for Windows Timeline. The extension is called as Web Activities, and lets users sync and show their Chrome browser history across Windows 10 devices. This means that you have a built-in Timeline viewer at your disposal.
However, we should point out that this means that a copy of your browsing history will be sent to the software giant’s servers, and some may feel that by doing this, the company is compromising on their privacy. We should also mention that Google also syncs browsing history between Chrome sessions and this also includes tabs that users have viewed on other devices.
The feature that has been rolled out by Microsoft simplifies this by building it directly into the Task View feature of Windows 10. So, this can be accessed any time via the taskbar.
It is worth noticing that as of now, Microsoft has not launched the Firefox version of the Timeline extension, however, unofficially Chrome and Firefox extensions have been available for a good six months now. If you wish to download Microsoft’s new Chrome TimeLine extension, you can head to the Chrome Web Store.
To recall, last month Microsoft had announced that it will be ending support for its Windows 10 Mobile platform. The company further asked its existing users to either move to Android or iOS. The software giant also published an ‘End of Support’ page, in which it has specified that security updates will stop getting rolled out to the Windows 10 Mobile platform post-December 2019. So, the company has given users a lot of time to switch to another operating system.
On its ‘End of Support’ page, the company wrote, “With the Windows 10 Mobile OS end of support, we recommend that customers move to a supported Android or iOS device. Microsoft’s mission statement to empower every person and every organisation on the planet to achieve more compels us to support our Mobile apps on those platforms and devices.”
Duracell, a company known for making AA and AAA alkaline batteries, today launched a new alkaline battery which could provide “up to 100% more power” than the other batteries, as claimed by the company. These new batteries are named – Duracell Ultra. The Duracell Ultra’s canister is made from steel. Zinc, manganese and graphite are present inside the battery to convert the chemical energy into electrical energy. The company has targeted these batteries towards the Indian households, where more than 12 devices run on batteries like TV remotes, remote controlled toys, wall-clocks, AC remotes etc.
According to the company, the Duracell Ultra “packs more high-quality active materials to deliver quality performance”. Inside the batteries are three components – the Cathode, the Anode and the Separator. The cathode is optimized to provide high energy capacity while the anode gives the battery more efficiency. The separator allows the ions to transfer evenly and efficiently between the cathode and the anode. Together these components allow the active materials inside the battery, which are packed in nickel-plated steel canister with a tin-plated brass nail to fully utilize the battery’s power.
David Abraham who is the Marketing Director of Duracell for Middle East and India said, “At Duracell, we are passionate about using over 50 years of expertise in developing the very best portable power technology to ensure we are meeting the evolving demands of our consumers. As the popularity of power-hungry gadgets that keep us connected, entertained and monitored increases in India, we want to ensure we are powering families with the very best, longest lasting battery. With Duracell Ultra, we are offering just that. Lasting up to 100% longer, families can rely on Duracell Ultra to power their favorite toys and devices with safe quality unstoppable power that they can trust.”
Duracell is known for making long-lasting batteries, but if what the company said is true about Duracell Ultra then it would last longer than other batteries. Now the company is also making power banks, rechargeable batteries and speciality cells. According to the company, it is planning to launch more batteries in India as the Indian market is evolving in the “device landscape”. The company has promised that Duracell Ultra is only the beginning of its new products in India and it will bring out more products in the future.
Chinese smartphone maker Huawei’s consumer business group CEO Richard Yu has confirmed that the company’s upcoming device – P30 Pro – will sport a quad camera setup on its back panel. Yu has shared a sample photo that has been clicked by the Huawei P30 Pro and image comes with a watermark that has been blurred. However, the watermark has not been blurred enough as one can easily figure out that it suggests that the device will sport a quad camera setup.
We should mention that this week, Huawei also announced that it will be launching the Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro at an event in Paris. While Huawei P30 Pro has been suggested to sport a quad rear camera setup, the P30 smartphone will come with a triple rear camera setup, much like the one we saw on the company’s P20 Pro last year.
Coming back to the image, Yu has posted the photo on the Chinese social networking platform Weibo. The image taken by Huawei P30 Pro shows the image of the moon to celebrate Lantern Festival in China and as we just mentioned, a watermark on the bottom left of the image confirms that the upcoming device will come with a quad camera setup. Apart from this, the image also suggests that Huawei P30 Pro will come with lossless optical zoom, which has been reported a few times in the past as well.
We should also point out that even the teaser video that has been shared by the company suggests that Huawei P30 Pro will sport lossless optical zoom that will ensure good quality macro shots.
Image courtesy: Weibo
According to prior reports, Huawei P30 and P30 Pro will sport OLED screens and feature waterdrop-style display notches coupled with optical in-display fingerprint scanners. The smartphones will reportedly be powered by the company’s own HiSilicon Kirin 980 processor. While Huawei P30 is said to come with a 6.1-inch OLED display and come with 8GB of RAM, P30 Pro is likely to come with a 6.5-inch display with 12GB of RAM. It has also been reported that Huawei P30 will come with a 40MP primary camera and a 24MP selfie camera.
The seventh iteration of OnePlus is set to be launched at MWC, 2019 on February 24 in Barcelona. As the launch date is nearing, photos of the OnePlus 7 are being leaked online. Two pictures of the smartphone leaked on Twitter claims that the phone in the images is the OnePlus 7. The leaked photo of the upcoming smartphone is not what we saw earlier.
The image shows a notch-less full screen display. There is no punch-hole camera on the display like Samsung’s or a water-drop notch like the one found on OnePlus 6T. The full-display of the phone suggests that the phone will either get a pop-up selfie camera like the Vivo V15 Pro or a motorized front camera like Oppo Find X, which was featured in an earlier leaked image of the phone.
A Twitter user named Steven_Sbw uploaded two pictures of the alleged smartphone. The image does look like a OnePlus device, but it is not confirmed that the device shown in the picture is the original OnePlus 7. The phone in the photos have slim bezel at the bottom and a slightly thick bezel on top. We can also see that there is a power key and alert slider on one side of the device. The user didn’t share any specification of the device, however according to the company, the OnePlus 7 will have Snapdragon 855 SoC, which is the flagship processor of 2019 by Qualcomm.
Few other things known about the smartphone at this point is that it will launch at MWC 2019 and will have OnePlus’s OxygenOS. The company will also be releasing a 5G variant of the smartphone in UK where it has partnered with telecom operator EE. Like the top variant of Samsung Galaxy S10+ that is coming with 12GB RAM, 1TB storage and a price tag of more than Rs 80,000, we might get to see the OnePlus 7 5G variant with more storage, more RAM and a price tag more than the regular OnePlus 7.
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Last year launched OnePlus 6T was the upgraded version of OnePlus 6. The 6T is still considered one of the best phones to come out in 2018. It has a 6.41-inch optic AMOLED display with water drop notch on top. The smartphone comes with Corning Gorilla Glass 6 and in-display fingerprint scanner.
It has Snapdragon 845 SoC and comes in three variants. These include 6GB RAM + 128GB storage (the cheapest of the lot) and 8GB RAM + 256GB storage the highest. There was no headphone jack in the phone for which it was criticized by the users. Now, in the upcoming model of OnePlus we will get to see how it has improved from a phone which was already good.
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Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has launched its flagship device of 2019 – Mi 9 – at an event in Beijing today. Xiaomi’s Mi 9 smartphone is the successor of Mi 8 that was launched by the company in May 2018. The Mi 9 series that has been unveiled in China today will make its global debut at the Mobile World Congress 2019, that is set to begin on February 25 in Barcelona. The newly launched Mi 9 comes with AI-based cameras, wireless charging and Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 855 SoC.
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Xiaomi Mi 9 price and availability
Xiaomi‘s Mi 9 smartphone has been launched in two variants in China – one with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage and the other with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of onboard storage. While the former costs 2,299 Yuan, the latter bears a price tag of 3,299 Yuan. The smartphone is available in China in three colour variants – Lavender Violet, Ocean Blue and Piano Black. As of now, there is no word regarding Mi 9’s availability in India.
Xiaomi Mi 9 specifications
Coming to the specifications of the smartphone, Mi 9 comes with a 6.4-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display that has been manufactured by Samsung and comes with an aspect ratio of 90.7%. It comes with an optical in-display fingerprint scanner. The company has touted the durability of the Mi 9 smartphone saying that the handset will be able to endure drops as it has been engineered using Gorilla Glass 6. The Mi 9 smartphone has support for wireless charging and weighs just 173g and we should mention that this is lesser than iPhone XS and Huawei Mate 20 Pro (review).
The device is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855 processor and houses a 3,300mAh battery that comes with support for 27W charging. The device also comes with reverse wireless charging, which allows it to charge other devices that support wireless charging.
Xiaomi’s Mi 9 smartphone has a waterdrop-shaped notch on its display that houses the selfie camera of the device. For imaging duties, the Mi 9 smartphone comes with a triple rear camera setup with a 48MP Sony IMX586 primary sensor with an f/1.75 aperture, a 12MP telephoto sensor that has a 2X optical zoom lens, and a 16MP ultra-wide-angle secondary camera with an f/2.2 aperture. It is worth noticing that the 48MP primary camera of the smartphone uses the 4-in-1 pixel binning technology.
On the front panel, Xiaomi’s Mi 9 comes with a 24-MP Sony IMX576 sensor that can be used for clicking selfies and making video calls. The handset runs Android 9.0 Pie skinned with MIUI 10 out of the box.
After 4G and 4GLTE, 5G is next in line, in the connectivity technology. Qualcomm launched their second generation of 5G modem named the Snapdragon X55. The X55 will give wireless speeds of up to 7Gbps, which is first in this type of connectivity technology. But the Snapdragon X55 is not just limited to 5G as it also supports 4G LTE, 4G, 3G and 2G so that the user can use the modem in any type of network. In the 2G and 3G mode it supports both the GSM and the CDMA versions of EDGE, EV-DO, etc.
The new modem from Qualcomm supports both mmWave that enables the users to use high-bandwidth and sub-6GHz for better coverage. The device is not limited to just one network as it works on both TDD and FDD networks, so it can be used in Western countries and China as well. On the mmWave network the Snapdragon X55 can go up to 8,000MHz bandwidth (with 2×2 MIMO). It can get a download speed of 7Gbps and an upload speed of 3GBPS. While in the sub-6GHz mode it can go up to 100MHz bandwidth and 4×4 MIMO.
If the Snapdragon X55 is connected to a 4G LTE network then it gives a download speed of 2.2.5Gbps and an upload speed of 0.3Gbps. It also supports Stand Alone mode, but only when 5G network is available. Its predecessor, the X50 only supported Non-Stand-Alone mode. The Snapdragon X55 can also be connected with a chipset without a modem while the older X50 depended on the chipset’s LTE support.
With the launch of Snapdragon X55 we can expect to see more 5G devices launching and their development to start progressing rapidly. There are also many phone companies, which are to come up with 5G phones in the future and maybe we will get to see more devices using this technology in the near future.
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Gionee has made a comeback in India with the launch of its new smartphone – Gionee F205 Pro. Whether or not the device manages to garner sales and proves to be a decent competition amongst other smartphones is yet to be seen. Here, we have listed down the pricing, availability and specifications of the Gionee F205 Pro smartphone so that you can judge the pros and cons and decide for whether its worth your pocket.
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Gionee F205 Pro price and availability
The official price of the Gionee F205 is Rs 6,990, though on Flipkart the product is being sold at Rs 5,890. You can avail a 10% instant discount if you make your purchase via Axis Bank credit and debit cards. Additionally, there is a 5% discount with Axis Bank Buzz credit card. However, these offers are available on many smartphones right now as the e-commerce site is hosting its Mobiles Bonanza sale where the Gionee F205 has been featured.
Gionee F205 Pro specifications
The Gionee F205 Pro runs Android 8.1 Oreo and sports a 5.45-inch 720×1,440 display with an aspect ratio of 18:9. It sports a 2.5D curved glass, and is powered by 1.5GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6739WW SoC coupled with 2GB RAM. This smartphone has 16GB of onboard storage and can hold microSD cards of up to 256GB. The Gionee F205 Pro smartphone comes with a 13MP sensor at the back and a 5MP sensor on the front that is meant for selfies. Connectivity options include WiFi 802.11, 4G VoLTE, Bluetooth v4.1, GPS, a 3.5mm headphone jack and a microUSB port.
When it comes to sensors, the Gionee F205 Pro includes an accelerometer, ambient light sensor, and proximity sensor. The handset is powered by a 3,000mAh non-removable battery and measures 148×70.9×8.8mm.
To recall, the smartphone is an upgrade of Gionee F205 that was launched in January last year. The device comes with a 5.45-inch (720×1,440) display and runs Android 7.1 Nougat. Gionee F205 is powered by Quad-core 1.3GHz Mediatek processor paired with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of onboard storage. It comes with a single rear camera of 8MP and on the front, there is a 5MP sensor meant for clicking selfies.
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Ahead of its Galaxy S10 launch, Samsung has teased its foldable smartphone that is going to unveil today at the Samsung’s unpacked event, which will occur in San Francisco. Samsung had teased the smartphone for the first-time during November last year and it was publicised with the codename Samsung Galaxy F. Though we all knew about the upcoming device with this name, it could not be ascertained as no official statement was given about the foldable smartphone’s name. However, it has come to light via a tipster wherein it was mentioned that the new folding smartphone will be called Galaxy Fold.
Tipster Evan Blass confirmed the same, that the much-awaited phone whose name was a mystery till now, will be called the Samsung Galaxy Fold. According to earlier leaks, we were able to know that the Samsung Galaxy Fold will sport a 4.58-inch screen in its smartphone form and once unfolded, would sport a 7.3-inch screen. The former will have an aspect ratio of 21:9 and a resolution of 1,960×840 pixels. The latter will have a resolution of 2,152×1,536 pixels and an aspect ratio of 4.2:3. The foldable phone will come with 8GB RAM.
In terms of processor, the Samsung Galaxy Fold will be powered by Snapdragon 855 SoC, which is Qualcomm’s latest processor. The smartphone will reportedly come with two batteries, each of which will have a capacity of 2,190mAh. The device is likely to run on Android Pie with One UI layered and is expected to cost $2,500 (approximately Rs 1,77,500). Apart from Samsung, Oppo is also going to launch a foldable smartphone at the MWC (mobile word congress) that is scheduled on February 24 in Barcelona. Apart from this, the Chinese company is expected to launch a device with 10x hybrid zoom.
Considering that its theme for the Mobile World Congress is “Get closer”, it is very likely that the foldable smartphone is going to be incorporated with this feature. Since reports are not sure if Oppo will launch two separate smartphones having those characteristics. Apart from Oppo, Huawei, Xiaomi and TCL will also launch foldable smartphones at the Mobile World Congress 2019 that is just a few days away.
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Vivo has launched the new V15 Pro in India at a price of Rs 28,990. To start with it runs on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 chipset, this is an 11nm Octa core SoC with clock speed of up to 2.0 Ghz. Also inside is 6 GB RAM and 128 GB storage, which of course is expandable by up to 256GB using a microSD card.
A 3,700 mAh battery is also inside the Vivo V15 Pro with, like we said, fast charging capabilities. Other features of the device include Wifi 802.11 abgn, Bluetooth v5.0 and comes with other sensors like accelerometer, ambient light and proximity sensors. Overall the weight of the device is 185 grams, which looks a bit much on paper, however in the hand it is a well balanced smartphone.
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LG is set to launch its LG Q60, LG K50 and the LG K40 at the Mobile World Congress which is scheduled to begin on February 25 in Barcelona. Among the three smartphones, LG Q60 is the most premium one, and it comes with a triple rear camera setup, a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor, has a glossy back panel and a waterdrop-shaped display notch. The LG K40 is the most affordable among the three and it comes with a single rear camera and a traditional top and bottom chin-bearing display. The availability and pricing details are not known yet, but they are expected to be announced by LG at a later date.
LG has confirmed that all the three devices will come with AI Cam that recognises objects and recommends the ideal shooting mode for the best picture. Also, LG K40, LG K50 and LG Q60 smartphones come with a dedicated button to trigger Google Assistant. Here’s a look at the specifications of the all the three smartphones:
LG Q60 specifications
The LG Q60 will sport a 6.26-inch HD+ FUllVision display that will come with an aspect ratio of 19:9 and sport a waterdrop-shaped notch on top. The device will be powered by an octa-core processor clubbed with 3GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. For more storage, users can install a microSD card of up to 2TB. On the camera front, LG Q60 features a triple rear camera setup with 16MP sensor, 2MP sensor and a 5MP sensor. On the front, there is a 13MP sensor that is meant for clicking selfies. The smartphone packs a 3,500mAh battery.
LG K50 specifications
LG K50 smartphone sports a 6.25-inch HD+ FullVision Display that has an aspect ratio of 19:9. The LG K50 is powered by a 2.0GHz octa-core processor paired with 3GB RAM. The handset will come with 32GB internal storage and can hold microSD cards of up to 2TB. The device has a dual rear camera setup that comprises of 13MP and 2MP sensors. The front camera, on the other hand, comes with a 13MP sensor.
LG K40 specifications
The LG K40 features a 5.7-inch HD+ FullVision display that has aspect ratio of 18:9. The smartphone is powered by 2.0GHz octa-core processor paired with 2GB RAM and comes with an internal storage of 32GB. LG K40 can hold a microSD card of up to 2TB. The dual rear camera setup of the smartphone comprises of 16MP and 8MP sensors. The LG K40 packs a 3,000mAh battery and also comes with a fingerprint scanner.
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The newest smartphone from the Chinese smartphone manufacturer Vivo – V15 Pro – has been launched in India today. The device houses a triple rear camera setup along with a pop-up selfie camera and is priced in the mid-range segment. Vivo V15 Pro costs Rs 28,990 and competes directly with the likes of Asus Zenfone 5Z and Xiaomi Poco F1. We should mention that both the smartphones have garnered appreciation for offering impressive features and powerful specifications at an affordable price. The Vivo V15 Pro also packs some interesting features and like an in-display fingerprint scanner and a pop-up selfie camera. To make the choice easy if you should go for the old flagships of 2018 or Vivo’s latest offering, we have compared the Asus Zenfone 5Z, Xiaomi Poco F1 and the Vivo V15 Pro:
Display:Vivo V15 Pro: 6.39-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED displayAsus Zenfone 5Z: 6.2-inch FHD+ LCD touch display
XiaomiPoco F1: 6.18-inch Full-HD+ screen
Processor:Vivo V15 Pro: Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SoC
Asus Zenfone 5Z: Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC
XiaomiPoco F1: Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC
Primary Camera:Vivo V15 Pro: 48MP main sensor (f/1.8) with 8MP Super Wide Angle (f/2.2) and a 5MP camera (f/2.4)
Asus Zenfone 5Z: Dual rear cameras with 12MP and 8MP sensors
XiaomiPoco F1: 12MP Sony IMX363 sensor along with a 5MP depth sensor from Samsung.
Secondary Camera:Vivo V15 Pro: 32MP Selfie camera with f/2.0
Asus Zenfone 5Z: 8MP selfie camera
XiaomiPoco F1: 20MP front facing camera
RAM and Storage:Vivo V15 Pro: 6GB RAM/128GB inbuilt storage
Asus Zenfone 5Z: 6GB RAM/64GB inbuilt storage, 6GB RAM/128GB internal storage and 8GB RAM/256 GB onboard storage
XiaomiPoco F1: 6GB/8GB RAM with 64GB/ 128GB/ 256GB internal storage.
Support for Storage card:Vivo V15 Pro: Up to 256GB
Asus Zenfone 5Z: Up to 1TB
XiaomiPoco F1: Up to 256GB
Battery:Vivo V15 Pro: 3,700mAh battery
Asus Zenfone 5Z: 3,300mAh battery
XiaomiPoco F1: 4,000mAh
Operating System (OS):Vivo V15 Pro: Android 9.0 skinned with Funtouch OS 9
Asus Zenfone 5Z: Android Oreo skinned with ZenUI
XiaomiPoco F1: Android 8.1 Oreo skinned with MIUI 9.6.
Starting Price:Vivo V15 Pro: Rs 28,990
Asus Zenfone 5Z: Rs 29,999
XiaomiPoco F1: Rs 20,999
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Samsung is all set to launch its much-anticipated Galaxy S10 lineup today at its Unpacked event in San Francisco. The company is expected to launch its Samsung Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+, Galaxy S10E smartphones, Galaxy Active Watch, and Galaxy Buds. It has also hinted that it will unveil its much-talked about foldable phone – Galaxy F – at the event. Here’ s everything you need to know about the Samsung’s Unpacked event:
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How to watch the livestream?
Samsung’s Unpacked event will start today (February 20) at 11am local San Francisco time, which becomes February 21, 12:30am IST. The event will also be live streamed on Samsung’s official website. People who want to watch the event can go on the official website of the company and watch the event in real-time.
Prior to the launch of Galaxy S10, Samsung India has started the pre-registrations for the smartphones for interested customers. Pre-orders of the devices will go live from tomorrow onwards while the Samsung Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+ and Galaxy S10e smartphones are expected to go on sale from March 8.
Samsung Galaxy S10 will come in three variants – Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+ and the Galaxy S10e. Galaxy S10 will be the regular variant of the lineup and will come with 6.1-inch screen with Infinity-O Display panel. There will be no notch but a punch-hole camera for selfies and in addition to this, the device will sport a triple camera setup on its back panel. Samsung Galaxy S10 will also have an in-display fingerprint scanner and will run on Android 9.0 Pie skinned with One UI. It will be powered by Snapdragon 855 SoC or Exynos 9820 SoC, depending on the market, and will pack a 3,300mAh battery. It is expected to come at a starting price of EUR 899 (approximately Rs 73,500).
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Samsung Galaxy S10e will be the smallest and the most affordable of the lot. It is expected to come at a starting price of EUR 749 (approximately Rs 59,900). Reports suggest that Samsung Galaxy S10e will sport a 5.8-inch display with Infinity-O panel. It too will have a punch hole camera and will feature a dual rear camera setup on its back panel. Unlike the S10, it will have a side-mounted fingerprint scanner. The smartphone will run on Android 9 Pie with One UI baked on top. Samsung Galaxy S10e will be powered by Qaulcomm Snapdragon 855 SoC or Exynos 9820 SoC and will house a 3,000mAh battery.
The most premium of the lot will be Samsung Galaxy S10+ and it will come with dual front cameras with Infinity-O display panel. The smartphone will have a screen size of 6.4-inches and will come with in-display fingerprint scanner. Much like Samsung Galaxy S10, the device will also come with a triple-rear camera setup. The smartphone will also be powered by Snapdragon 855 SoC or Exynos 9820 SoC, however, it will come with a bigger 12GB RAM and 1TB storage and house a 4,000mAh battery. The smartphone will run on Android 9 Pie with One UI on top. The starting price of Galaxy S10+ is said to be EUR 999 (approximately Rs 79,900).
Samsung Galaxy Pods, Picture Credit: WinFuture
Apart from Galaxy S10, the foldable phone will also be launched by the company at the Unpacked event. We first got a look at the device at Samsung’s developer conference in November last year and more recently, at CES 2019, the company showcased the device to a select audience.
Apart from the smartphones, the company will be launching its Galaxy Buds, the Galaxy Watch Active and the Galaxy Fit fitness band.
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Chinese smartphone brand Vivo has launched its V15 Pro smartphone in India today. Among the key highlights of the device are its 48MP primary camera, Android Pie operating system, and 32MP pop-up selfie camera. To recall, the company had first introduced the pop-up selfie camera in its last year’s flagship smartphone – Vivo NEX.
The primary reason for using this technology is to offer users a full-screen experience by not housing the front-facing camera in a notch on the display. With Vivo V15 Pro, the company has rolled out the technology for the masses. Here’s a look at the pricing details and specifications of the newly launched Vivo V15 Pro smartphone:
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Vivo V15 Pro price in India
Vivo V15 Pro is only available in one variant that comes with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The smartphone is priced at Rs 28,990. As a part of launch offers, the company is offering a 5% cashback on purchases made via HDFC Bank cards, one-time screen replacement, and data benefits worth Rs 10,000 via Reliance Jio. The smartphone is available exclusively via Flipkart and can be pre-ordered starting today. It will go on sale starting March 6.
Vivo V15 Pro specifications
Coming to specifications, Vivo V15 Pro smartphone has support for dual SIM cards and runs Android 9.0 Pie skinned with FunTouch OS 9. It sports a 6.39-inch Ultra FullView FHD+ Super AMOLED display that has an on-screen fingerprint scanner and is powered by an 11nm octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 AIE processor clubbed with 6GB of RAM. The smartphone packs 128GB of internal storage and for more storage, users can add a microSD card of up to 256GB.
On the camera front, Vivo V15 Pro is touted to come with a triple camera setup on its back panel. The camera setup includes a 48MP million quad pixel sensor that comes with an f/1.8 aperture, an 8MP super wide angle sensor that has an f/2.2 aperture and a 5MP sensor with an f/2.4 aperture. For selfies and video calls, there is a 32MP pop-up front camera that has an f/2.0 aperture. The cameras of the Vivo V15 Pro smartphone come with AI enhancements.
The device houses a 3,700mAh battery that has support for Dual-Engine Fast Charging. Vivo V15 Pro has support for a face unlock feature and comes with an accelerometer, an ambient light sensor, a proximity sensor, an e-compass and a gyroscope.
Chinese smartphone brand Vivo is all set to launch its V15 Pro smartphone in India today. Since the company sent out an invite for its Vivo V15 Pro smartphone, several reports about the device have surfaced online, and Vivo itself has also confirmed a few features and specifications of the handset.
Vivo V15 Pro, that is set to be unveiled at an event in New Delhi today, will come with a pop-up selfie camera like the one we saw on the company’s NEX smartphone. Other key highlights of the Vivo V15 Pro smartphone include an in-display fingerprint scanner, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 processor and 6GB RAM. Here are all the details about the smartphone’s launch that you should know:
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Vivo V15 Pro: How to watch the livestream?
Vivo V15 Pro’s launch event will begin at 12 pm IST today and the company is also live-streaming it on YouTube so that fans who cannot come to the event can watch the device getting launched no matter where they are.
Vivo V15 Pro price (expected)
Vivo V15 Pro is expected to be launched in India in only one variant that comes with 6GB of RAM and 128Gb of internal storage. The device is expected to be priced at Rs 33,000. However, the official price may actually be lesser than this.
Vivo V15 Pro specifications (expected)
Vivo has confirmed that its V15 Pro smartphone will sport a triple rear camera setup, which will come with a 48MP primary sensor. Furthermore, it has also been confirmed that Vivo V15 Pro will come with a 32MP pop-up selfie camera and sport an in-display fingerprint sensor.
According to reports, Vivo V15 Pro will feature a 6.39-inch full-HD+ Super AMOLED Ultra FullView Display and will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 675 processor clubbed with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The smartphone is likely to house a 3,700mAh battery that will come with a ‘Dual Engine’ fast charging technology.
The triple rear camera setup of the smartphone is expected to come with an 8MP secondary sensor and a third 5MP sensor. The cameras of the smartphone are also said to come with AI enhancements.
The device is said to come with Android 9.0 Pie skinned with Vivo’s FunTouch OS out-of-the-box.
Chinese smartphone brand OnePlus has announced that it will be showcasing its first OnePlus 5G prototype smartphone at the upcoming Mobile World Congress 2019. As expected, the 5G device by OnePlus will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855 processor.
By now, we all know that 5G connectivity is going to be one among the most highlighted new technologies that will be seen this year and OnePlus will be one among the first few smartphone manufacturers to showcase its 5G-enabled smartphone. At MWC 2019, the company is letting attendees experience 5G cloud gaming on the new 5G prototype device, which will be up for display at Qualcomm Technologies’ booth.
We should mention that OnePlus collaborated with Qualcomm Technologies on 5G development since 2017 and it has taken several important steps to get a smartphone ready for 5G commercialization in 2019. And as we mentioned earlier, the Chinese smartphone brand is among the first companies to launch a smartphone with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor, which is promised to provide enhanced imaging, gaming, and intelligence.
In a statement released to the tech press, OnePlus said, “Pete Lau made the world’s first 5G tweet by connecting a prototype device to a 5G Non-standalone Network, via an LTE b7 + 5G NR n78 air interface. By Never Settling, OnePlus is constantly challenging itself to deliver the best and only the best. That’s why 5G is of great strategic importance to OnePlus.”
We should mention that at Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit 2018, that was held in December last year in Hawaii, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau had said that the company will be launching a 5G smartphone in 2019. He also said that the smartphone will be using Qualcomm’s latest flagship processor – Snapdragon 855 SoC and Snapdragon X50 5G modem.
It was also revealed later that the 5G smartphone by the company will not be a part of its regular flagship lineup, but instead will be launched in a separate range altogether. The reason behind this is that OnePlus’ 5G smartphone will be costlier than the devices launched in its regular flagship lineup, and the company doesn’t want to let go of its primary objective of offering flagship features at an affordable price.
Sharing a location is something you should like the back of your hand. Because nowadays everyone is dependent on Google Maps for reaching their destination. One might be completely oblivious to the directions of a place, but they can still reach it just because of Google Maps.
Considering this, it is of utmost importance that you know how to share the location of a particular place if someone asks it. Otherwise, they will face a lot of inconveniences. One generally shares location through WhatsApp. In this article, we will teach you how to do that.
WhatsApp location sharing differs when it comes to Android and iPhones. First of all, we are going to teach you how to share location through WhatsApp on iPhone. Here are the steps for your assistance:
Open WhatsApp.
Tap the chats tab. You can find this option at the bottom of the screen.
Now, tap a conversation. Any conversation will do, once you tap on it the chat of a particular contact would open. You can also choose to start a new conversation by tapping on “New Message”.
Now tap the plus icon that is situated at the bottom-left corner of the screen.
Now you will be able to see a pop-up menu where you have to choose the “Location” option.
Now tap on “Send Your Location”.
Once you have done this, your location will be sent to your respective contact. Android users have to go through a different process for sending a location. In case you are an Android user, then consult the following steps:
Open WhatsApp.
Open the chats tab and tap on a conversation.
Now tap on the paperclip icon situated on the right-hand corner of the messaging bar.
Now, you will see multiple sharing options, like contact, audio, document etc. One of them will be location, tap on it.
Now tap on “Send your current location” and your work is done.
Similarly, you can also send your live location. Which is one of the icons next to the location icon. This will enable the contact to track your movement for up to 8 hours. Remember this uses a lot of battery life, but comes handy when in distress.
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Google will soon be taking wraps off its Android Q operating system at its developer conference that is scheduled for May this year. However, various leaks and reports about the upcoming operating system’s features have surfaced online.
According to reports, there will be new gesture controls coming with Android Q along with a system wide dark mode. With the upcoming Android Q, we might lose one or all of the three major buttons from Android – the back button.
In the testing phase of Android Q, Google is testing to replace the back button with a gesture. The technology giant is also planning to improve the fluidity of the last app transition so that it works more smoothly than before. We already saw some new gesture features in Google’s Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL where the users saw the pill at the bottom of the screen that acted on gestures. Like when we swipe the pill up from the home screen, all apps menu opens up. But now with the upcoming iteration of Android, the users can swipe the pill left to go back.
The swipe left feature is not limited to home screen but also to all the apps functions of the phone. It might also be possible that Google might go the Apple iOS way and remove all the three buttons Android has, and go completely ‘one-buttoned’ like Apple. If Android decides to go that way then it will have to make new gesture controls for the apps and the buttons and revamp the Android OS completely.
Some of the gestures we might see in Android Q are:
Long press pill to launch Google Assistant
Tap pill to go to Home
Short swipe the pill to left to open horizontal recent app
Long swipe the pill to open the App drawer
Slide pill to the left to go Back
Quick slide the pill to right to Open last app
Slide the pill to right to Scroll through recent app
In the upcoming Google I/O 2019 we might get to see more of the gesture controls of Android Q. Android loyalists might not like the idea of removing the three keys of Android but it might be the next stage in the development and evolution for the operating system. Some smartphone companies are also coming up with their own gesture controls for their own OS and they too might get added to Android Q. While some may love to see the back button getting replaced with a gesture, some may take a while to get used to it.
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Chinese smartphone brand Vivo is all set to launch its V15 Pro smartphone in India today that is touted to come with a pop-up selfie camera, a technology that we first saw in the company’s NEX smartphone. Soon, the technology will soon be seen in Oppo’s upcoming smartphone too. Considering that Oppo and Vivo have the same parent company – BBK Electronics.
And now, a report has surfaced on Chinese website ITHome that claims that Xiaomi is working on a smartphone with a pop-up selfie camera. According to the report, Xiaomi’s product director Wang Teng has said that the company may launch a smartphone with a pop-up selfie camera in future.
However, this is not likely to happen anytime soon as Wang said to the publication that the design has not caught up consumers yet. And Xiaomi is still taking this into consideration before it launches its smartphone with pop-up selfie camera. While pop-up cameras definitely manage to eliminate the notch, some feel that they aren’t the most effective way to do so.
Furthermore, a number of issues have to be dealt with before Xiaomi unveils its smartphone with pop-up selfie camera, such as the durability of the elevating camera in the long run, according to Wang. This may also explain why the feature is limited to a few smartphones in Vivo and Oppo too.
Vivo V15 Pro, the Chinese smartphone brand’s second smartphone with a pop-up selfie camera, will come with a 32P sensor in the front and unlike the company’s NEX smartphone, the device will support face unlock feature.
Speaking of Xiaomi, it is also all set to launch its Mi 9 smartphone on February 20 at an event in Beijing. After that, it will also be hosting an event at the Mobile World Congress 2019 that is set to begin on February 25. Xiaomi has already confirmed that its Mi 9 smartphone will be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor and come with a triple camera setup on its back panel.
Xiaomi won’t just be launching the vanilla variant of its Mi 9 smartphone, but it has also teased a special edition of its next flagship device that will come with a transparent back panel and house 12GB of RAM.
Popular photo-sharing app Instagram keeps on getting new features that make it more relevant for users. Facebook has been focussing a lot on the app since the time its popularity went up with a majority of users of the social media platform.
According to a report in TechCrunch, Facebook has added another commercial feature on its photo-sharing app. Instagram is said to be testing a new Fundraiser feature that would enable users to raise money for various non-profit organisations via the Stories feature.
TechCrunch has credited these findings to Jane Manchun Wong, who discovered code and images within the Instagram app that hint that the platform will soon have support for Fundraise. Eventually, users will also have an option for searching for a non-profit and add it to their Story. And other users will be able to make donations via that person’s Instagram Story.
Instagram has also said in a statement that it is testing this feature and said that is expected to roll it out to everyone “later this year.”
The photo-sharing app said, “We are in early stages and working hard to bring this experience to our community. Instagram is all about bringing you closer to the people and things you love, and a big part of that is showing support for and bringing awareness to meaningful communities and causes. Later this year, people will be able to raise money and help support non-profits that are important to them through a donation sticker in Instagram Stories. We’re excited to bring this experience to our community and will share more updates in the coming months.”
We should mention that this feature is very similar to Facebook’s Donate functionality which, according to the company has helped raise $1 billion for various non-profits. However, as TechCrunch pointed out, such donation features require users to enter their credit card details.
This means that by adding the Fundraiser feature to Instagram, the social networking platform will be getting access to millions of credit card numbers. Would you be comfortable with this given that Facebook has a not-so-good-history with data? Let us know in the comments below!
Apex Legends, a new online battle royale game developed by Electronic Arts (EA) and Respawn Entertainment, is getting more popular with time. Last week, it had reported more than 25 million online players just after three weeks of being launched. Also, the game had garnered a total of 10 million players within three days of being unveiled. The players of the game have now started comparing it with the current top games of the genre – PUBG Mobile and Fortnite.
According to a recent report, Apex Legends will soon get a new mode called Survival Mode that will bring new characters and some other new elements to the game. The references of the mode, new characters, and some fresh cosmetic content were first found by dataminers going through Apex Legends files. This information was then leaked by a Twitter profile called @RealApexLeaks. However, there is also a possibility that the game files might be referring to something entirely different and the said changes may not even get in the game.
It has also been reported that the survival game mode will also have spectators and commentators who can see the players playing the game. The spectators can also cheer, comment and perform emotes of their own for the players they are watching. This game mode has previously been seen in other FPS games like Call of Duty, Battlefield and Titanfall. There is also a new feature where the players will be able to see how they were killed in the last round. This feature is already seen in other First-Person Shooter (FPS) and battle royale games and has also been added in PUBG.
The creators of Apex Legends have already said in the past that the game will be getting new updates and other new features in the future. Right now, there is only the squad mode in the game where the players could play only in squad of three. But the creators have also promised to give the players a duo and solo mode as well just like the other battle-royale is offering. With this the players can go solo and play in duo mode as well.
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Xiaomi’s Mi 9 smartphone has a waterdrop-shaped notch on its display that houses the selfie camera of the device. For imaging duties, the Mi 9 smartphone comes with a triple rear camera setup with a 48MP Sony IMX586 primary sensor with an f/1.75 aperture, a 12MP telephoto sensor that has a 2X optical zoom lens, and a 16MP ultra-wide-angle secondary camera with an f/2.2 aperture. It is worth noticing that the 48MP primary camera of the smartphone uses the 4-in-1 pixel binning technology.
On the front panel, Xiaomi’s Mi 9 comes with a 24-MP Sony IMX576 sensor that can be used for clicking selfies and making video calls. The handset runs Android 9.0 Pie skinned with MIUI 10 out of the box.
Xiaomi’s Mi 9 smartphone has a waterdrop-shaped notch on its display that houses the selfie camera of the device. For imaging duties, the Mi 9 smartphone comes with a triple rear camera setup with a 48MP Sony IMX586 primary sensor with an f/1.75 aperture, a 12MP telephoto sensor that has a 2X optical zoom lens, and a 16MP ultra-wide-angle secondary camera with an f/2.2 aperture. It is worth noticing that the 48MP primary camera of the smartphone uses the 4-in-1 pixel binning technology.
On the front panel, Xiaomi’s Mi 9 comes with a 24-MP Sony IMX576 sensor that can be used for clicking selfies and making video calls. The handset runs Android 9.0 Pie skinned with MIUI 10 out of the box.
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On the camera front, Vivo V15 Pro is touted to come with a triple camera setup on its back panel. The camera setup includes a 48MP million quad pixel sensor that comes with an f/1.8 aperture, an 8MP super wide angle sensor that has an f/2.2 aperture and a 5MP sensor with an f/2.4 aperture. For selfies and video calls, there is a 32MP pop-up front camera that has an f/2.0 aperture. The cameras of the Vivo V15 Pro smartphone come with AI enhancements.
The device houses a 3,700mAh battery that has support for Dual-Engine Fast Charging. Vivo V15 Pro has support for a face unlock feature and comes with an accelerometer, an ambient light sensor, a proximity sensor, an e-compass and a gyroscope.
We should mention that at Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit 2018, that was held in December last year in Hawaii, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau had said that the company will be launching a 5G smartphone in 2019. He also said that the smartphone will be using Qualcomm’s latest flagship processor – Snapdragon 855 SoC and Snapdragon X50 5G modem.
It was also revealed later that the 5G smartphone by the company will not be a part of its regular flagship lineup, but instead will be launched in a separate range altogether. The reason behind this is that OnePlus’ 5G smartphone will be costlier than the devices launched in its regular flagship lineup, and the company doesn’t want to let go of its primary objective of offering flagship features at an affordable price.
We should mention that at Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit 2018, that was held in December last year in Hawaii, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau had said that the company will be launching a 5G smartphone in 2019. He also said that the smartphone will be using Qualcomm’s latest flagship processor – Snapdragon 855 SoC and Snapdragon X50 5G modem.
It was also revealed later that the 5G smartphone by the company will not be a part of its regular flagship lineup, but instead will be launched in a separate range altogether. The reason behind this is that OnePlus’ 5G smartphone will be costlier than the devices launched in its regular flagship lineup, and the company doesn’t want to let go of its primary objective of offering flagship features at an affordable price.
