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OnePlus 6T vs OnePlus 6: Comparison
OnePlus 6T is finally here. As we had seen in a number of leaks, the smartphone does sport an optical indisplay fingerprint sensor that unlocks in 0.34 seconds, and comes with a waterdrop shaped notch on top of its display. The smartphone also packs more storage in its base variant and unlike its predecessor, does not come in 64GB storage model. But if that is new, a lot about the OnePlus 6T smartphone is the same as its predecessor OnePlus 6. We already knew about some of these specifications thanks to the reports that surfaced online prior to the launch of the device. Here, we list down all the specifications of the two smartphones, so that you can compare and decide if you really need to upgrade.
OnePlus 6T with in-display fingerprint sensor launched: Price, specifications and availability
Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus has finally taken wraps off its flagship smartphone OnePlus 6T at an event in New York City today. After months of speculations, rumours and leaks, we finally know all the specifications and features of the company’s flagship smartphone.
We also wouldn’t have to wait too long for the India launch of the smartphone, as that has been scheduled for 8.30pm tomorrow.
Here’s a look at the price, availability and specifications of the smartphone:
OnePlus 6T price and availability
OnePlus 6T is available in three variants globally – 6GB RAM/128GB onboard storage, 8GB RAM/128GB internal storage and 8GB RAM clubbed with 256GB inbuilt storage. The three models are priced at $549, $579, and $629 respectively. The smartphone is available in Midnight Black and Mirror Black colour options.
In India, the device has been available for pre-orders on Amazon, Croma retail stores and OnePlus offline stores. It will be available starting November 1 and interested customers will also be able to buy it from Reliance Digital Stores. Speaking of Asian countries, other than India, OnePlus 6T will be available in Hong Kong and Mainland China.
OnePlus 6T specifications
Coming to the specifications of the device, OnePlus 6T mobile sports a 6.41-inch Optic AMOLED display with an aspect ratio of 19.5:9. The display is protected by Gorilla Glass 6 and is claimed to have a peak brightness of over 600 nits. It comes with an indisplay fingerprint sensor that unlocks in 0.34 seconds, and houses a waterdrop shaped notch on top.
Powered by 2.8GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor with Adreno 630 GPU, OnePlus 6T comes in two storage variants – one with 6GB RAM and the other with 8GB RAM. The smartphone is available in either 128GB or 256GB storage models. But it does not have support for microSD cards.
The latest offering by OnePlus runs Android 9.0 Pie with OxygenOS baked on top.
The device will feature dual rear cameras with 16MP and 20MP sensors, both of which come with f/1.7 aperture. The sensors used in the smartphone are Sony IMX519 and Sony IMX376K respectively. The dual rear cameras are coupled with dual LED flash, and come with optical image stabilization, EIS and can record 480fps slow-mo videos.
For selfies and video calls, there will be a 20MP Sony IMX376K sensor with f/1.7 aperture on the front panel. The selfie camera also comes with EIS and can record 1080p videos at 30fps and 720p videos at 30fps. The camera app that has feature like Face Unlock, HDR, OIS, Panorama mode. The device supports Face Unlock that, according to the company, can unlock the smartphone in 0.4 seconds. OnePlus 6T houses a 3,700mAh battery that comes with support for fast charge (5V 4A).
The smartphone would not be dust or water resistant as it will come without an IP rating. Like its predecessor, OnePlus 6T also does not support wireless charging. On the connectivity front, OnePlus 6T comes with 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi , Bluetooth v5.0, NFC, GPS/ A-GPS, and a USB Type-C (v2.0) port.
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The 3-year old Android Marshmallow is still the most popular version of Google OS
Yes, you read that right. Even three years after it was made public, Android 6.0 Marshmallow is the most popular version of Google’ widely used operating system. The technology giant has revealed the distribution data on its Android Developer website.
According to the chart shared by Google, Android 6.0 Marshmallow runs on 21.3% devices, followed by the 7.0 and 7.1 versions of Android Nougat, which are available on 18.1% and 10.1% of the devices respectively.
Surprisingly, Android 9.0 Pie is not even present on the chart. It is worth noticing that the stable release of the latest Android version has been out for a good three months now. Also, less than 0.1% share is not depicted in the data shown by Google.
Considering this, it is easy to say that Android 9.0 Pie is not available on even 0.1% of the devices, and this does disappoint us.
Android Oreo, which was launched year also has two versions. While the 8.0 version is present on 14% of devices, 7.5% devices have the upgraded 8.1 version. This doesn’t come as a surprise because since the last few months, most new smartphones that have been launched run Android 8.0 or Android 8.1 Oreo out of the box.
And the Android OS version that is even older than Marshmallow, Android Lollipop still has a presence that can be compared to Android Oreo’s. While 3.5% devices are running Android 5.0 Lollipop, a good 14.4% are powered by the upgraded 5.1 version of the operating system.
Android 4.4 Kitkat, which is even older than Lollipop still grabs 7.6% of the entire distribution and 4.1x, 4.2x and 4.3 versions of Jellybean have 1.1%, 1.5% and 0.4% devices running them respectively.
While Android 9.0 Pie were not present, Ice Cream Sandwich and Gingerbread were. While the former still runs on 0.3% devices, the latter is present on 0.2%.
If we talk about Google’s arch rival Apple, we should tell you that last week, the Cupertino based technology giant announced that as many as 50% of its active devices are using the latest iOS version. Apple also posted that 53% of devices it introduced in the last four years are currently using iOS 12.
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Surprisingly, Android 9.0 Pie is not even present on the chart. It is worth noticing that the stable release of the latest Android version has been out for a good three months now. Also, less than 0.1% share is not depicted in the data shown by Google.
Considering this, it is easy to say that Android 9.0 Pie is not available on even 0.1% of the devices, and this does disappoint us.
Android Oreo, which was launched year also has two versions. While the 8.0 version is present on 14% of devices, 7.5% devices have the upgraded 8.1 version. This doesn’t come as a surprise because since the last few months, most new smartphones that have been launched run Android 8.0 or Android 8.1 Oreo out of the box.
And the Android OS version that is even older than Marshmallow, Android Lollipop still has a presence that can be compared to Android Oreo’s. While 3.5% devices are running Android 5.0 Lollipop, a good 14.4% are powered by the upgraded 5.1 version of the operating system.
Android 4.4 Kitkat, which is even older than Lollipop still grabs 7.6% of the entire distribution and 4.1x, 4.2x and 4.3 versions of Jellybean have 1.1%, 1.5% and 0.4% devices running them respectively.
While Android 9.0 Pie were not present, Ice Cream Sandwich and Gingerbread were. While the former still runs on 0.3% devices, the latter is present on 0.2%.
If we talk about Google’s arch rival Apple, we should tell you that last week, the Cupertino based technology giant announced that as many as 50% of its active devices are using the latest iOS version. Apple also posted that 53% of devices it introduced in the last four years are currently using iOS 12.
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If you are constantly on your smartphone’s camera, then you would be happy to know that Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), that was launched in Malaysia this month is coming to India next month.
The company had announced that Samsung Galaxy A9 (2019) will be launched globally in November and the smartphone has now been listed on Samsung’s India website. A dedicated page has also been setup by the company where those who are interested in buying the device can register themselves to get all the details about it. However, details about its pricing and availability in India has not yet been revealed.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) is the first ever smartphone to come with four rear cameras. One is 24MP sensor that comes with an f/1.7 aperture, the second is a 10MP telephoto sensor that has an f/2.4 aperture and features 2x optical zoom. The third one is an 8MP ultra-wide camera that sports a 120-degree lens and an f/2.4 aperture and the last one is a 5MP depth camera that comes with f/2.2 aperture. The primary 24MP camera is said to use pixel binning and it can combine 4 pixels into one.
The selfie camera of the smartphone has a 24MP sensor that comes with an f/2.0 aperture.
Speaking of other specifications of the device, Samsung Galaxy A9 mobile features a 6.3-inch full-HD+ Super AMOLED Infinity display with an aspect ratio of 18.5:9. Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 processor, the smartphone comes in 6GB and 8GB RAM models. Both the RAM variants come with a 128GB internal storage and can support a microSD card of up to 512GB.
The smartphone runs Android Oreo and houses a 3,800mAh battery that has support for fast charging. The new smartphone by Samsung comes with the company’s digital assistant Bixby, Samsung Pay and has the Face Unlock technology.
Globally, the price of the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) smartphone begins at EUR 599 and GBP 549.
Speaking of the options Samsung Galaxy A9 has to offer on the connectivity front, it comes with 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v5, NFC, a 3.5mm jack, and a USB Type-C port.
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OnePlus 6T launch: Live Updates (As It Happened)
OnePlus 6T will be launched today globally, a day earlier than it was supposed to be. OnePlus decided to pre-pone the global event as Apple is going to showcase its new iPads tomorrow. A lot has already been said about the OnePlus 6T smartphone including its key specifications. These include a water drop design touchscreen, Qualcomm 845 chipset, 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage. The smartphone is said to have an in-screen fingerprint reader just like the one found on some of the Vivo phones. The price is rumoured to be around Rs 40,000 for the higher version. Stay tuned as we bring you live updates from the OnePlus 6T launch event that is happening in New York.
Nubia Red Magic smartphone to launch in India after Diwali: Report
The Nubia Red Magic smartphone that is aimed at gamers, will be available in India post Diwali, according to a report in Gadgets360. The smartphone was unveiled by ZTE’s sub brand in April this year, and launched it in August. At its launch, the company also teaser the India launch of the premium smartphone.
The report in Gadgets360 further says that Nubia Red Magic smartphone will be priced under Rs 30,000 in India, competing directly with the likes of OnePlus 6T, which is all set to launch in the country on October 30.
It is also worth noticing that the successor of the said smartphone, Nubia Red Magic 2, has already been teased in China.
Speaking of Nubia Red Magic mobile‘s launch in China, it came in two variants, one with 6GB of RAM and 64GB of onboard storage and the other with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of inbuilt storage. While the 6GB RAM model was priced at CNY 2,499, the 8GB RAM model costed CNY 2,999. At IFA 2018, it was showcased with a price tag of EUR 450.
As we mentioned earlier, in India it will reportedly cost less than Rs 30,000 and will go on sale after Diwali. The same report also said that the company is looking to provide special launch offers for customers who will be pre-booking the smartphone.
Coming to specifications, Nubia Red Magic is a dual SIM smartphone that features a 5.99-inch full-HD+ LTPS TFT display with an aspect ratio of 18:9, a pixel density of 403ppi and a screen to body ratio of 85%. Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor paired with Adreno 540 GPU, Nubia Red Magic comes with 8GB RAM and 128GB on onboard storage. the smartphone runs Android 8.1 Oreo out of the box.
For imaging duties, Nubia Red Magic comes with a 24MP rear camera with f/1.7 aperture and has support for 4K video recording at 30 frames per second. The smartphone also sports an 8MP selfie camera that has an f/2.0 aperture and support for full-HD (1080p) recording at 30 frames per second.
It houses a 3,800mAh battery that supports NeoPower 3.0 and Nubia fast charging capabilities.
The connectivity options of the device include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v5.0, GPS, a USB Type-C port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
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Lenovo Z5 Pro to launch on November 1 with dual front snappers, camera slider and indisplay fingerprint scanner
The camera slider that we first saw in Oppo Find X is soon becoming a trend. Last week saw the launch of Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 that houses its selfie cameras in its slider and now, Lenovo is all set to launch its Z5 Pro smartphone with a camera slider this week. Lenovo Z5 Pro, which was earlier scheduled to launch on October 1, will now get launched on November 1.
Lenovo’s VP Chang Chen has posted new posters on Chinese social networking website Weibo, and the posters suggest that Lenovo Z5 Pro will comes with a camera slider and will be launched this week on November 1.
An all-screen bezel less smartphone is highlighted in the poster and along with it shows the camera slider up. Another thing that can be seen in the poster shared on Weibo is that Lenovo Z5 Pro will come with dual selfie cameras. Going by the caption written by Chen, the Android smartphone is also likely to come with an in-display fingerprint sensor, like smartphones from Vivo and OnePlus 6T.
It is worth noticing that the smartphone will be launched in China first.
Other posters that Chen has shared reveal that Lenovo Z5 Pro will come with a specialised chip for hardware encryption. This is something that we have earlier seen in Google Pixel 3 and it is aimed at professionals who require some security in their smartphones.
The poster shows the image of a chip with ‘Turbo’ written on it hinting on a feature to boost performance. Another teaser by the company confirms the presence of Dolby Atmos.
However, Chen had earlier shared teasers of a smartphone with notch-less display, a massive battery and 4TB of storage before Lenovo Z5, and none of these features actually made it to the smartphone at its launch. Considering this, we would believe that the features that have been teased by him are present on the device only when we see them when the smartphone is launched.
Not many other details of Lenovo Z5 Pro are available as of now, and we think it’s better to just wait for the device rather than go by what speculations say.
Image courtesy: Weibo
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An all-screen bezel less smartphone is highlighted in the poster and along with it shows the camera slider up. Another thing that can be seen in the poster shared on Weibo is that Lenovo Z5 Pro will come with dual selfie cameras. Going by the caption written by Chen, the Android smartphone is also likely to come with an in-display fingerprint sensor, like smartphones from Vivo and OnePlus 6T.
It is worth noticing that the smartphone will be launched in China first.
Other posters that Chen has shared reveal that Lenovo Z5 Pro will come with a specialised chip for hardware encryption. This is something that we have earlier seen in Google Pixel 3 and it is aimed at professionals who require some security in their smartphones.
The poster shows the image of a chip with ‘Turbo’ written on it hinting on a feature to boost performance. Another teaser by the company confirms the presence of Dolby Atmos.
However, Chen had earlier shared teasers of a smartphone with notch-less display, a massive battery and 4TB of storage before Lenovo Z5, and none of these features actually made it to the smartphone at its launch. Considering this, we would believe that the features that have been teased by him are present on the device only when we see them when the smartphone is launched.
Not many other details of Lenovo Z5 Pro are available as of now, and we think it’s better to just wait for the device rather than go by what speculations say.
Image courtesy: Weibo
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IBM Corp has announced that it will be acquiring the US based software company for $34 billion, including debt. According to Reuters, with this acquisition, the company eyes the diversify of its technology hardware and consulting business into products and services that have a higher-margin.
This will be IBM’s biggest acquisition so far and it is a part of CEO Ginni Rometty’s efforts to widen the company’s software offerings that are subscription based. The need for doing this arises out of the drop in software sales of the company and the diminishing demand for mainframe servers.
IBM has a market capitalisation of $114 billion and for acquiring Red Hat, the company will be paying $190 per share in cash.
Red Hat’s speciality is in Linux operating systems, which are an alternative to Microsoft’s proprietary software. According to what Rometty told Reuters, Red Hat is one among the few companies in cloud computing sector which has free cash flow as well as revenue growth. Rometty was quoted saying, “This acquisition we are clearly doing for growth synergies. This is not about cost synergies at all.”
While IBM shares have fallen by almost a third of their value in the last five years, Red Hat’s have grown by over 170% during the same time period. By acquiring Red Hat, IBM is hoping to catch up with the likes of Amazon.com, Alphabet and Microsoft.
Other recent initiatives of IBM, which has faced years of revenue declines while transitioning the computer maker business into new technology products and services, include artificial intelligence and several other businesses around Watson.
Earlier in 2008, the company had acquired a Canada based business software maker Cognos for $5 billion, followed by an acquisition of cloud infrastructure provider Softlayer for $2 billion in 2013, and Weather Channel’s data assets for ‘over $2 billion’ in 2015.
IBM and Red Hat’s deal is expected to close in 2019. In order to pay for the deal, IBM will be suspending its share repurchase program in 2020 and 2021. The company has also said that Red Hat would continue functioning its current CEO Jim Whitehurst and that its current management would remain intact. Red Hat’s headquarters, facilities, brands and practices would also remain the same.
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Vivo V9 Pro 4GB RAM variant to launch on November 1 in India, price will be Rs 17,990
Vivo V9 Pro with 6GB RAM was launched in India last month and now the company is all set to launch the 4GB version of the smartphone here on November 1. The rumour mills started churning when Flipkart had put out a banner on their website stating ‘coming soon’ for the new smartphone. Some reports have suggested that the smartphone will go on sale on the same day and there is no pre-order period for the Vivo V9 Pro 4GB version.
The price of the phone will be kept at Rs 17,990, however users can avail a discount of Rs 2,000 during Flipkart’s Big Diwali sale that will be running at the same time. So, effectively users can pick up the device at Rs 15,990, after discount. Over that, users can available additional 10% discount as Flipkart is also giving instant discount on Mastercard credit cards for its first online payments. Additionally, there is a 5% extra discount scheme also running on Axis bank credit card during this festive period on Flipkart. The price of the Vivo V9 Pro 6GB model is Rs 19,990.
Boiling down the technical specifications of the Vivo V9 Pro 4GB, this smartphone has all the goodies that are available in the bigger 6GB version. The 4GB version also has 64GB storage with the option to expand it by up to 256GB using a microSD card. The Vivo V9 Pro 4GB will also feature a 6.3-inch FHD+ display with 19:9 aspect ratio. Inside, the mobile will be powered by a Qualcomm 660 chipset with graphics driven by the Adreno 510 GPU. Android Oreo will run out of the box with Vivo’s Funtouch OS 4 skin on top.
As for the cameras, the Vivo V9 Pro 4GB will feature a dual camera system at the back. This will be powered by 13MP plus 2MP camera sensors. The front will feature a 16MP selfie snapper. Both the cameras come with AI enhancements and Bokeh image effect is also part of the package. The Vivo V9 Pro 4GB will be in the mid-budget segment of smartphone in India and is likely to go up against Nokia 6.1 Plus.
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7 OnePlus 6T specifications that would be the same as OnePlus 6
The much awaited and talked about OnePlus 6T will be unveiled at an event in New York City today. The smartphone is set to sport an in-display fingerprint sensor and a water-drop shaped notch, use a Type-C port in place of 3.5mm headphone jack, and come with a bigger 3,700mAh battery. While a lot is set to change, according to the complete set of specifications of OnePlus 6T leaked by tipster Ishan Agarwal last week on Twitter, there are some specifications of the upcoming smartphone that will remain the same as OnePlus 6. Here, we list down seven such specifications of OnePlus 6T:
While the size and aspect ratios of the displays of OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T reportedly vary, OnePlus 6T is expected to come with the same Optic AMOLED display as OnePlus 6. Instead of OnePlus 6’s 6.28-inch screen, OnePlus 6T is said to have a bigger 6.4-inch display panel.
Both OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T run on the most powerful processor available — Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC coupled with Adreno 630.
OnePlus 6 was launched in 6GB and 8GB RAM options and was available in three storage variants — 64GB, 128GB and 256GB. As of now, we only know of the 8GB RAM model of OnePlus 6T, that comes with 128GB storage onboard. While some reports have suggested that OnePlus 6T’s base variant comes with 8GB RAM, we don’t think that is likely. Had OnePlus been planning a higher RAM version for the smartphone, we would have seen some reports around it. Having said that, we are expecting to see other RAM/storage configurations at the launch.
OnePlus 6T sports a dual rear camera setup with a 16MP primary sensor and a 20MP secondary sensor. Both the sensors at the back come with f1.7 aperture. Although currently we don’t know the kind of sensors that have been used, the specifications that have been reported are the same as what we saw on OnePlus 6.
The front facing snapper of the upcoming smartphone will reportedly come with a 20MP senor with f1.7 aperture. Like the dual rear cameras, the specifications are the same as OnePlus 6, but we will have to wait for a few more hours to know about the kind of sensors that are used.
When launched, OnePlus 6 came with Android 8.1 Oreo skinned with OxygenOS 5.1. However, it recently got upgraded to Android 9.0 Pie. Speaking of OnePlus 6T, it is expected to run Android 9.0 Pie too. While an earlier listing on Otto claimed the presence of Android 8.1 Oreo, we think that is highly unlikely.
To our disappointment, OnePlus 6T will not come with an IP rating, which means that it will not be dust or water resistant. However, we do expect it to be at least splash proof like its predecessor.
Image courtesy: Ishan Agarwal’s Twitter profile, WinFuture.De, Caschys Blog
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Display type
While the size and aspect ratios of the displays of OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T reportedly vary, OnePlus 6T is expected to come with the same Optic AMOLED display as OnePlus 6. Instead of OnePlus 6’s 6.28-inch screen, OnePlus 6T is said to have a bigger 6.4-inch display panel.
Processor
Both OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T run on the most powerful processor available — Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC coupled with Adreno 630.
RAM
OnePlus 6 was launched in 6GB and 8GB RAM options and was available in three storage variants — 64GB, 128GB and 256GB. As of now, we only know of the 8GB RAM model of OnePlus 6T, that comes with 128GB storage onboard. While some reports have suggested that OnePlus 6T’s base variant comes with 8GB RAM, we don’t think that is likely. Had OnePlus been planning a higher RAM version for the smartphone, we would have seen some reports around it. Having said that, we are expecting to see other RAM/storage configurations at the launch.
Dual rear cameras
OnePlus 6T sports a dual rear camera setup with a 16MP primary sensor and a 20MP secondary sensor. Both the sensors at the back come with f1.7 aperture. Although currently we don’t know the kind of sensors that have been used, the specifications that have been reported are the same as what we saw on OnePlus 6.
Selfie camera
The front facing snapper of the upcoming smartphone will reportedly come with a 20MP senor with f1.7 aperture. Like the dual rear cameras, the specifications are the same as OnePlus 6, but we will have to wait for a few more hours to know about the kind of sensors that are used.
Operating system
When launched, OnePlus 6 came with Android 8.1 Oreo skinned with OxygenOS 5.1. However, it recently got upgraded to Android 9.0 Pie. Speaking of OnePlus 6T, it is expected to run Android 9.0 Pie too. While an earlier listing on Otto claimed the presence of Android 8.1 Oreo, we think that is highly unlikely.
IP Rating
To our disappointment, OnePlus 6T will not come with an IP rating, which means that it will not be dust or water resistant. However, we do expect it to be at least splash proof like its predecessor.
Image courtesy: Ishan Agarwal’s Twitter profile, WinFuture.De, Caschys Blog
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How to become a WhatsApp beta tester to get its new features first
Like a number of popular apps, WhatsApp first gets its features to its Beta version to test them with a limited number of users, and then rolls them out to the public. A number of features of WhatsApp are available on its Beta version for weeks before they come to the main app. The latest feature that has come to Beta is Stickers, which is yet to make its way to WhatsApp’s public app.
The reason why companies first roll out features in Beta is that it allows them get rid of any abnormalities before launching them to their entire user base. If you want to receive updates on WhatsApp before everyone else gets them, you should know that you can opt to become one. However, we must tell you that once you do get the Beta version of the app, you get app updates way more than you do now. So if you want to avoid that, you would rather stay on the public version of WhatsApp. But if getting new feature is more important to you, then here’s what you need to do to become a WhatsApp Beta tester on Android:
Via Browser
- Open your computer/laptop or smartphone’s browser. (It doesn’t matter which one it is).
- Go to Google Play’s website and then head to WhatsApp Beta test page.
- Sign in using the account details that you have used to log in from your smartphone.
- Press the ‘Become a Tester’ button. By doing this, you a become a tester, but you still have to download the Beta version of the app.
- To download the Beta version of WhatsApp, head to Google Play Store from your Android smartphone.
- Search for WhatsApp.
- Now when you visit the app page, it will say ‘WhatsApp Messenger (Beta)’ instead of ‘WhatsApp Messenger’.
- In the next few hours, you would receive an app update. On downloading it, you will get WhatsApp’s Beta version.
- Open Google Play Store.
- Search for WhatsApp Messenger an open app page.
- Scroll down past similar apps section. You would see a ‘Become a beta tester’ panel at the bottom.
- Select ‘I’m in’, and when you are asked to confirm, press ‘Join’.
- In the next few hours, you receive an app update on your smartphone. On downloading it, you will become a Beta tester and would start receiving all WhatsApp updates before anyone else does.
[Video] This Week in Tech: Episode 1 (October 22- October 28)
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The week was an exciting one for the world of technology. We got to see two Xiaomi smartphones with 10GB RAM, the first smartphone to come with 5G connectivity and a Blockchain phone from HTC.
Apple iPhone XR went on sale in 50 countries including India and WhatsApp got support for a long-awaited feature, Stickers.
According to a ruling in Italy, Apple and Samsung will have to pay millions as fine for ‘planned obsolescence’ of their devices. Watch the first episode of our weekly tech show, This Week in Tech to know more.
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This week in tech (October 22-October 28): A look at all that happened
It was an exciting week for the world of technology. Xiaomi launched two smartphones with 10GB RAM, the world saw the first ever smartphone that comes with 5G connectivity and WhatsApp got a much-awaited feature. The ‘affordable’ iPhone XR has gone on sale for the first time and Apple and Samsung got fined by Italy. Here’s a look at all that happened this week. Take a look:
If you want to buy an iPhone from Apple’s new lineup, but found the pricing of iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max to be too high, then iPhone XR is the smartphone for you. You can buy the device on Flipkart, Airtel Online Store and Jio’s website, or, if you prefer to shop for your gadgets offline, you can head to the likes of IndiaiStore, iWorld, Unicorn, and Imagine. Although it has been touted as Apple’s affordable smartphone, its base model with 64GB storage costs Rs 76,900 in India. If you wish to buy the variants with more storage, you will have to pay Rs 81,900 for the 128GB model and Rs 91,900 for the most high-end one that comes with 256GB storage.
Stickers are a feature that WhatsApp users have been waiting for, for a long time. And if you were one such user, then your wait is now over. Stickers are now available on the Beta version of WhatsApp, for its both Android and iOS apps. They are also available on WhatsApp Web’s Beta version. The feature will soon come to the main version of the app and will be rolled out in a phased manner.
Yes that’s right. Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 is the first ever smartphone to come with 5G connectivity. The key specifications of the smartphone include Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor, a massive 10GB of RAM, and 6.4-inch OLED touch screen. It comes with dual front cameras that are housed in a slider and also sports a dual rear camera setup. As of now, it has only been launched in China in three RAM and storage variants and there is no word when it is coming to India.
Asus ZenFone Lite L1 and the ZenFone Max M1 have gone on sale in India. Both the smartphones are priced under Rs 10,000. While Asus ZenFone Max M1 can be bought for Rs 8,999, Zenfone Lite L1 bears a price tag of Rs 6,999. As an introductory offer, Zenfone Max M1 is available for Rs 7,499 and the ZenFone Lite L1 for Rs 5,999. You can buy the smartphones exclusively from Flipkart.
Apple and Samsung have been fined by Italy’s competition authority for “planned obsolescence” of their smartphones. While Apple has to pay massive $11.5 million as fine, Samsung has been fined with $5.7 million. The ruling is believed to be the first against smartphone manufacturers for encouraging OS updates for older phone models, which ultimately just slows them down or makes them obsolete. Most consumers ultimately have to purchase a new smartphone for themselves after older one that they are using becomes slow, thanks to the updates sent by the company.
Xiaomi seems to be on a spree of launching devices with 10GB RAM. It’s Black Shark Helo smartphone comes in three RAM variants, with the most high-end having 10GB of RAM. Other key specifications of Xiaomi Black Shark Helo include Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor, X+1 antenna and up to 256GB storage. The company has also announced a controller doc for the smartphone that it calls Black Shark Biplane Handle.
HTC Exodus 1, which is being touted as the company’s Blockchain smartphone – is now up for preorders. What’s unusual about the phone is that it comes with a wallet called Zion that is ‘protected from the Android OS’. And this can be used to keep your cryptocurrency and tokens. The Blockchain phone from HTC also has a recovery mechanism that can be used in case the user loses his phone or misplace key information. Other key specifications of the device are Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor, 6GB RAM and 128GB of onboard storage. But what truly makes it unconventional is the fact that you can only pay for it using cryptocurrency.
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iPhone XR has gone on sale in India
If you want to buy an iPhone from Apple’s new lineup, but found the pricing of iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max to be too high, then iPhone XR is the smartphone for you. You can buy the device on Flipkart, Airtel Online Store and Jio’s website, or, if you prefer to shop for your gadgets offline, you can head to the likes of IndiaiStore, iWorld, Unicorn, and Imagine. Although it has been touted as Apple’s affordable smartphone, its base model with 64GB storage costs Rs 76,900 in India. If you wish to buy the variants with more storage, you will have to pay Rs 81,900 for the 128GB model and Rs 91,900 for the most high-end one that comes with 256GB storage.
WhatsApp gets a much-awaited feature
Stickers are a feature that WhatsApp users have been waiting for, for a long time. And if you were one such user, then your wait is now over. Stickers are now available on the Beta version of WhatsApp, for its both Android and iOS apps. They are also available on WhatsApp Web’s Beta version. The feature will soon come to the main version of the app and will be rolled out in a phased manner.
Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 smartphone launched
Yes that’s right. Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 is the first ever smartphone to come with 5G connectivity. The key specifications of the smartphone include Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor, a massive 10GB of RAM, and 6.4-inch OLED touch screen. It comes with dual front cameras that are housed in a slider and also sports a dual rear camera setup. As of now, it has only been launched in China in three RAM and storage variants and there is no word when it is coming to India.
Two budget Asus smartphones go on sale in India
Asus ZenFone Lite L1 and the ZenFone Max M1 have gone on sale in India. Both the smartphones are priced under Rs 10,000. While Asus ZenFone Max M1 can be bought for Rs 8,999, Zenfone Lite L1 bears a price tag of Rs 6,999. As an introductory offer, Zenfone Max M1 is available for Rs 7,499 and the ZenFone Lite L1 for Rs 5,999. You can buy the smartphones exclusively from Flipkart.
Apple and Samsung fined by Italy
Apple and Samsung have been fined by Italy’s competition authority for “planned obsolescence” of their smartphones. While Apple has to pay massive $11.5 million as fine, Samsung has been fined with $5.7 million. The ruling is believed to be the first against smartphone manufacturers for encouraging OS updates for older phone models, which ultimately just slows them down or makes them obsolete. Most consumers ultimately have to purchase a new smartphone for themselves after older one that they are using becomes slow, thanks to the updates sent by the company.
Xiaomi Black Shark Helo smartphone launched
Xiaomi seems to be on a spree of launching devices with 10GB RAM. It’s Black Shark Helo smartphone comes in three RAM variants, with the most high-end having 10GB of RAM. Other key specifications of Xiaomi Black Shark Helo include Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor, X+1 antenna and up to 256GB storage. The company has also announced a controller doc for the smartphone that it calls Black Shark Biplane Handle.
HTC’s Blockchain phone went up on pre-orders
HTC Exodus 1, which is being touted as the company’s Blockchain smartphone – is now up for preorders. What’s unusual about the phone is that it comes with a wallet called Zion that is ‘protected from the Android OS’. And this can be used to keep your cryptocurrency and tokens. The Blockchain phone from HTC also has a recovery mechanism that can be used in case the user loses his phone or misplace key information. Other key specifications of the device are Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor, 6GB RAM and 128GB of onboard storage. But what truly makes it unconventional is the fact that you can only pay for it using cryptocurrency.
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[td_smart_list_end] Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX800 compact high-zoom camera in India: Price and specifications
Sony India has expanded its Cyber-shot lineup in India with the launch of its new camera, Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX800. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX800 compact high-zoom camera is claimed to have the “world’s smallest body” for its type and it has a range starting from 24mm that goes up to 720mm. The new camera by Sony comes with 4K video recording capabilities and has Bionz X image processing.
The camera is priced at Rs 34,990 and will be available across all Alpha Flagship stores, Sony Center stores and other electronic retail shops in the country. If you are an interested buyer, you can get your camera on October 29.
The camera by Sony comes with Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T High Magnification Zoom lens and as we mentioned earlier, its zoom range starts from 24mm and goes up to 720mm super-telephoto.
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX800 camera sports a back-illuminated Exmor RTM CMOS sensor that comes with an effective resolution of 18.2MP. Its optical SteadyShot enables image stabilisation on the camera its Zoom Assist function lets users zoom out temporarily so that they can see a wider area while they are shooting a subject from the 720mm telephoto end.
The company has said that the newly launched camera can capture a 4K movie footage “with full pixel readout and no pixel binning.” Sony has also claimed the new models can shoot fast-moving subjects with high-frame rate HD recording at up to 100fps to produce impressive slow-motion sequences during editing.
The camera has a Bionz X image processing engine clubbed with an LSI which is said to deliver high-speed continuous shooting at up to 10fps. It has a buffer limit of up to 155 images.
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX800 has Bluetooth support that enables transfer to smartphones that come with Android 5.0 or higher and Bluetooth v.4 or higher. The device also works with iPhones starting with iPhone 4S and iPads starting with iPad generation 3.
Other features of the camera include autofocus with only 0.09 seconds of speed, eye autofocus, touch focus/touch shutter function, sensitivity up to ISO 6400 for low-light photography and RAW format image recording. For enhanced selfie shots, there is a 180-degree tiltable LCD touchscreen.
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Samsung’s foldable phone, Galaxy S10 to be launched early next year: Report
Samsung fans have a lot to look forward to. According to a report in Bloomberg, the technology giant will be launching three new Galaxy S10 models along with the much talked about foldable phone early next year.
Samsung Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10 Plus will reportedly feature curved OLED screens and will sport in-display fingerprint scanners. The Android smartphones will come with a triple rear camera setup and a front facing snapper that will be “visible and tucked under the screen.” As of now, there is little clarity on what it means, but reports suggest that the technology giant is working on placing the cameras beneath the display, in order to deliver an all-screen experience to users.
The report also says that Samsung has made certain prototypes of its S10 smartphone without headphone jacks. However, we will have to wait for more details before we can say that the company has decided to eliminate them.
The third S10 model that Samsung has been working on is supposedly an affordable variant of the phone. It is said to come without a curved screen and will not sport an in-display fingerprint sensor. An earlier report has suggested that this model would have a fingerprint scanner on its side edge.
It is also being said that the company is planning to bring a 5G version of Galaxy S10 in the US and is in talks with Verizon Wireless for the same. A leaked code has revealed that Samsung has been working on a 5G Galaxy S10 model and its codename is ‘Beyond’.
Coming to Samsung’s foldable smartphone, according to The Wall Street Journal, it has been codenamed ‘Winner’. The smartphone would not sport an in-display fingerprint sensor, considering it will be difficult to incorporate it because of technical issues. The report in The Wall Street Journal also said that the smartphone will be around 7-inches diagonal when unfolded.
It is being said that Samsung is deciding whether the smartphone should fold vertically or horizontally, but we don’t think it is credible considering that the technology giant has suggested that it may showcase the device at its developer conference that is scheduled for next month.
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OnePlus 6T specifications leaked again ahead of launch
Just a few more days are remaining for the launch of OnePlus 6T and the rumour mill about the smartphone cannot come to a rest. Earlier this week, we had compiled all the specifications and the expected pricing details of the device and today, the specifications of the device have been leaked again on Twitter by tipster Ishan Agarwal.
One of the key things that the latest leak confirms is the fact that OnePlus 6T will run Android 9.0 Pie. In the specifications that were listed earlier on German retailer Otto said Android 8.1 Oreo instead of Pie, something that we thought was very unlikely. According to the new leak, OnePlus 6T will sport a 6.4-inch Optic AMOLED display with an aspect ratio of 19.5:9. The display is protected by Gorilla Glass 6 and the smartphone comes with a screen-to-body ratio of 86%. Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor with Adreno 630 GPU, OnePlus 6T will come with 8GB of RAM. Although we are expecting other RAM options, till now, there is no word on them. The device will feature dual rear cameras with 16MP and 20MP sensors, both of which come with f/1.7 aperture. For selfies and video calls, there will be a 20MP sensor with f/1.7 aperture on the front panel. The camera app that has feature like Face Unlock, HDR, OIS, Panorama mode, and more. The leak further reveals the device to come with 128GB storage and house 3,700mAh battery. Things that have been confirmed by the company include the presence of an in-display fingerprint sensor, the fact that OnePlus 6T would replace its 3.5mm headphone jack with a Type-C port and also that it would not be dust or water resistant as it will come without an IP rating. OnePlus 6T will also have no support for wireless charging. A camera sample clicked from the phone was also shared by the company’s CEO on Weibo a few days back. OnePlus 6T is all set to launch globally on October 29 and in India on October 30. It is worth noticing that the company preponed its global event, which was earlier scheduled for October 30, so that it doesn’t clash with Apple’s even on the same day. Image courtesy: Ishan Agarwal’s Twitter profile For the latest gadget and tech news, and gadget reviews, follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.So here is the Big OnePlus leak excusively by me! Full specs of OnePlus 6T (earlier ones were wrong) and Product images detailing new features!Great, right?!More in this thread itself. Brand new display and 20MP Front Camera! Its one hell of a T upgrade! Your thoughts?#OnePlus6T pic.twitter.com/5YjdLkiKgM
— Ishan Agarwal (@ishanagarwal24) October 25, 2018
Apple iPhone XR is set to go on sale in India today: 5 launch offers that you can avail
The ‘affordable’ smartphone in Apple’s this year’s flagship lineup, iPhone XR, is set to go on sale in India at 6PM today. So if you want to buy a new iPhone but found the pricing of iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max to be too high, then iPhone XR is the smartphone for you. It is going on sale in India in the first wave and it will also be launched in 50 other countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, Sweden, Singapore, New Zealand, France, Hong Kong, Greece, etc. iPhone XR has been up for pre-orders on a number of platforms since October 19.
You can buy the iPhone XR on Flipkart, Airtel Online Store and Jio’s website, or, if you prefer to shop for your gadgets offline, you can head to the likes of IndiaiStore, iWorld, Unicorn, and Imagine.
Although it is available at a lesser price than iPhone XS, the two smartphones do have some common specifications including the A12 Bionic processor and the primary camera. However, it comes with an LCD Liquid Retina display instead of iPhone XS’ OLED one and comes with only one camera at the back. Here’s a look at the pricing details and launch offers you can avail if you want to buy the device.
iPhone XR price in India
The iPhone XR mobile comes in three storage variants in the country. The base model, that comes with 64GB storage, is priced at Rs 76,900, the 128GB storage varinat bears a price tag of Rs 81,900 and the most high-end version, with 256GB of storage, costs Rs 91,900. Customers will have a number of colour options to choose from including Black, Blue, Coral, PRODUCT (RED), White, and Yellow.
iPhone XR launch offers in India
Apple‘s official offline partner in India, IndiaiStore, is offering no-cost EMI plans with Bajaj FinServ, a 5% cashback for Citibank credit card and Axis Bank credit/debit card holders who choose EMI plans and 5x reward points on non-EMI purchases made via Citibank or Axis Bank credit cards.
You can also pick the iPhone XR from Airtel Online Store with a down payment of Rs 14,999. If you are looking to reduce your monthly tariff plans, you can opt for bundled postpaid plans that the telecom major is offering.
Jio’s scheme is similar to that of Airtel. It is also offering a 5% cashback on purchases made via Citibank/Axis Bank credit cards (with EMI plans) and a 5x reward points for non-EMI, regular purchases paid for by Citibank/Axis Bank credit cards.
Vodafone and Idea announced the availability of iPhone XR today and along with it, they revealed that they have certain offers for Vodafone Red and Idea Nirvana customers. If you have a rental plan of Rs 499 or above, you are eligible for buying the new iPhone on Vodafone or Idea’s official website and get it delivered to yourself within 48 hours post the sale begins. However, it is worth noticing that this is applicable only in select cities. Customers who buy the iPhone XR via Vodafone or Idea’s website will also get a 20% rental discount for a year.
If you choose to shop for iPhone XR on Flipkart, you can avail an exchange offer of up to Rs 16,000 with no-cost EMI that starts at Rs 2,555/month.
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IndiaiStore
Apple‘s official offline partner in India, IndiaiStore, is offering no-cost EMI plans with Bajaj FinServ, a 5% cashback for Citibank credit card and Axis Bank credit/debit card holders who choose EMI plans and 5x reward points on non-EMI purchases made via Citibank or Axis Bank credit cards.
Airtel Online Store
You can also pick the iPhone XR from Airtel Online Store with a down payment of Rs 14,999. If you are looking to reduce your monthly tariff plans, you can opt for bundled postpaid plans that the telecom major is offering.
Jio.com
Jio’s scheme is similar to that of Airtel. It is also offering a 5% cashback on purchases made via Citibank/Axis Bank credit cards (with EMI plans) and a 5x reward points for non-EMI, regular purchases paid for by Citibank/Axis Bank credit cards.
Vodafone and Idea Cellular
Vodafone and Idea announced the availability of iPhone XR today and along with it, they revealed that they have certain offers for Vodafone Red and Idea Nirvana customers. If you have a rental plan of Rs 499 or above, you are eligible for buying the new iPhone on Vodafone or Idea’s official website and get it delivered to yourself within 48 hours post the sale begins. However, it is worth noticing that this is applicable only in select cities. Customers who buy the iPhone XR via Vodafone or Idea’s website will also get a 20% rental discount for a year.
Flipkart
If you choose to shop for iPhone XR on Flipkart, you can avail an exchange offer of up to Rs 16,000 with no-cost EMI that starts at Rs 2,555/month.
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[td_smart_list_end] WhatsApp ‘picks up’ another feature from Snapchat: 10 things to know
A much awaited feature has finally come to WhatsApp. No, we are not talking about the vacation and silent modes or the update in Delete for Everyone that was recently reported about. We are talking about Stickers that have been long-awaited by users of the app. The company has started rolling out the feature with which we can add more fun elements to our chats. They are the same kind of stickers that we have sent on Snapchat to our friends or used in Instagram Stories. Going forward, you shall also be able to send them to your friends while chatting with them on WhatsApp. Here are 10 things you must know about WhatsApp’s latest feature:
As of now, the stickers on WhatsApp are only available in Beta version of the app. If you have an Android smartphone, you need to have the beta version 2.18.239 of WhatsApp and iPhone users should update their WhatsApp Beta to version 2.18.100 in order to get the feature. Android users who can’t wait to use these stickers and are willing to become a beta tester of WhatsApp for them, can head straight to the app on Google Play Store. On scrolling down past the description and ‘Similar Apps’ section on Play Store they would see a panel that says ‘Become a Beta tester’. Select the ‘I’m in’ option, and when asked to confirm, press ‘Join’. In the next few hours, you would receive an update saying that you have become a beta tester of WhatsApp.
Like emojis and GIFs have their own separate section on WhatsApp, so do stickers. If you are a Beta user of the app, you can access the Stickers Store on WhatsApp by clicking on the emoji button on the chat bar and then the sticker button on the bottom bar. It is a square icon with rounded corners and on the Android app, it is placed right next to the GIF button.
Once you open the Sticker Store of WhatApp, you will see that ‘Cuppy’ stickers are available to you by default. On pressing the ‘+’ icon on the top right of the chat bar, you’ll be taken to a new tab called ‘All Stickers’. Here, there are 11 more sticker kinds that you can download for free. These include Cuppy by Minseung Song, Salty by Alisa Keyzhanovaska, Komo by Sanat Rath, Bibimbap Friends by Pete Ellison, Unchi & Rollie by nu1t, Shiba Inu by Aiko Kuninoi, The Maladroits by Cole Ott, Koko by Hanasake Pictures Inc, Hatch by Hatch, Fearless and Fabulous by Ann Shen, Banan by Jayde Fish and Biscuit by Ghostbot.
If you particularly love a sticker and don’t want to look for it each time you wish to use it; you can mark it as a favourite. For marking a sticker as your favourite, just long press on it in the Sticker Store. On doing this, WhatsApp will ask you if you would like to add it to your favourites and give two options – Cancel and Add. Select ‘Add’ and the sticker will get added to your Favourite tab which can be accessed by pressing the star icon on the top bar of your Sticker Section.
Right next to the Favourites tab on your Sticker Section, there is a tab that has a heart icon on top. If you click on the heart, you will see that it automatically expands to show four icons – one of a sticker with a smile, one with the heart, one with a sad face and the last one with an exclamation mark. Here, you can find different stickers on the basis these different emotions. For instance, if you wish to tell your friend on chat that you are shocked by what they said, you need to go to the exclamation sticker in this tab. This reminded us of a similar tab we have used in Snapchat that classifies various Bitmoji stickers on the basis of emotions too.
Did you just use a sticker that you really like but forgot to mark it as a favourite? No problem, you can still find it easily by clicking on the Clock icon on the top left of the cha bar in the Sticker Store. This is similar to finding recently used emojis on WhatsApp.
If the 12 free sticker packs that are available for free on WhatsApp not enough for you, you can download more. Click on the ‘+’ icon on the top right of the Sticker Store, go to ‘All Stickers’ and scroll down to the bottom. The Android app has an option ‘Get More Stickers’. On pressing this, you will be taken to Google Play Store where you can download additional stickers of your choice. Alternatively, just go straight to the Play Store and search for ‘WhatsApp Stickers’ to look for more sticker options for WhatsApp.
WhatsApp’s Sticker feature will be available for WhatsApp Web as well, provided the app is updated to the latest beta version.
As we mentioned earlier, the Sticker feature will be available for both Android and iOS versions of the app. Currently, it is in the Beta version of the app, but when it becomes available to all users, it will be rolled out in a phased manner, like most other WhatsApp features. So don’t worry if your friend gets it and you don’t.
If you have been using other apps like Snapchat and Telegram, you would know that Stickers is hardly a new feature. On Snapchat, you cannot only send stickers, but Bitmoji too while you are texting your friends. The app also lets you make your own stickers out of pictures. On Telegram, an instant messaging app that has been gaining a lot of popularity off late, users are given suggestions of what stickers they can use on the basis of the emoji they select to send. So, if you choose the heart-eye emoji, the app will prompt you with various options of different stickers expressing the same emotion to send instead. Stickers are available on Instagram too, but can only be used in Stories.
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Not available to all WhatsApp users yet
As of now, the stickers on WhatsApp are only available in Beta version of the app. If you have an Android smartphone, you need to have the beta version 2.18.239 of WhatsApp and iPhone users should update their WhatsApp Beta to version 2.18.100 in order to get the feature. Android users who can’t wait to use these stickers and are willing to become a beta tester of WhatsApp for them, can head straight to the app on Google Play Store. On scrolling down past the description and ‘Similar Apps’ section on Play Store they would see a panel that says ‘Become a Beta tester’. Select the ‘I’m in’ option, and when asked to confirm, press ‘Join’. In the next few hours, you would receive an update saying that you have become a beta tester of WhatsApp.
WhatsApp gets a dedicated Sticker Store
Like emojis and GIFs have their own separate section on WhatsApp, so do stickers. If you are a Beta user of the app, you can access the Stickers Store on WhatsApp by clicking on the emoji button on the chat bar and then the sticker button on the bottom bar. It is a square icon with rounded corners and on the Android app, it is placed right next to the GIF button.
You will get 12 sticker packs for free
Once you open the Sticker Store of WhatApp, you will see that ‘Cuppy’ stickers are available to you by default. On pressing the ‘+’ icon on the top right of the chat bar, you’ll be taken to a new tab called ‘All Stickers’. Here, there are 11 more sticker kinds that you can download for free. These include Cuppy by Minseung Song, Salty by Alisa Keyzhanovaska, Komo by Sanat Rath, Bibimbap Friends by Pete Ellison, Unchi & Rollie by nu1t, Shiba Inu by Aiko Kuninoi, The Maladroits by Cole Ott, Koko by Hanasake Pictures Inc, Hatch by Hatch, Fearless and Fabulous by Ann Shen, Banan by Jayde Fish and Biscuit by Ghostbot.
You can mark your favourite stickers
If you particularly love a sticker and don’t want to look for it each time you wish to use it; you can mark it as a favourite. For marking a sticker as your favourite, just long press on it in the Sticker Store. On doing this, WhatsApp will ask you if you would like to add it to your favourites and give two options – Cancel and Add. Select ‘Add’ and the sticker will get added to your Favourite tab which can be accessed by pressing the star icon on the top bar of your Sticker Section.
There is a tab that classifies stickers
Right next to the Favourites tab on your Sticker Section, there is a tab that has a heart icon on top. If you click on the heart, you will see that it automatically expands to show four icons – one of a sticker with a smile, one with the heart, one with a sad face and the last one with an exclamation mark. Here, you can find different stickers on the basis these different emotions. For instance, if you wish to tell your friend on chat that you are shocked by what they said, you need to go to the exclamation sticker in this tab. This reminded us of a similar tab we have used in Snapchat that classifies various Bitmoji stickers on the basis of emotions too.
You can check for recently used stickers
Did you just use a sticker that you really like but forgot to mark it as a favourite? No problem, you can still find it easily by clicking on the Clock icon on the top left of the cha bar in the Sticker Store. This is similar to finding recently used emojis on WhatsApp.
You can download new stickers
If the 12 free sticker packs that are available for free on WhatsApp not enough for you, you can download more. Click on the ‘+’ icon on the top right of the Sticker Store, go to ‘All Stickers’ and scroll down to the bottom. The Android app has an option ‘Get More Stickers’. On pressing this, you will be taken to Google Play Store where you can download additional stickers of your choice. Alternatively, just go straight to the Play Store and search for ‘WhatsApp Stickers’ to look for more sticker options for WhatsApp.
Available for WhatsApp Web
WhatsApp’s Sticker feature will be available for WhatsApp Web as well, provided the app is updated to the latest beta version.
Will be rolled out in a phased manner
As we mentioned earlier, the Sticker feature will be available for both Android and iOS versions of the app. Currently, it is in the Beta version of the app, but when it becomes available to all users, it will be rolled out in a phased manner, like most other WhatsApp features. So don’t worry if your friend gets it and you don’t.
The feature is already available on a few ‘rival’ apps
If you have been using other apps like Snapchat and Telegram, you would know that Stickers is hardly a new feature. On Snapchat, you cannot only send stickers, but Bitmoji too while you are texting your friends. The app also lets you make your own stickers out of pictures. On Telegram, an instant messaging app that has been gaining a lot of popularity off late, users are given suggestions of what stickers they can use on the basis of the emoji they select to send. So, if you choose the heart-eye emoji, the app will prompt you with various options of different stickers expressing the same emotion to send instead. Stickers are available on Instagram too, but can only be used in Stories.
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Priced at Rs 13,999 on Amazon and Rs 10,000 on Flipkart, Lego Boost is the new tech toy by Lego in India. In this unboxing we show you what is inside the box and also how the app is used to make a Lego robot and its workings. Our first impressions are included too.
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This woman may have to pay over $1.6 million for using iPhone X
Russian politician, TV anchor, journalist, socialite and actress Kseniya Sobchak is reportedly paying Samsung $1.6 million for using her iPhone X. If that left you confused, you should probably know that she was hired by Samsung to market their smartphones in her country by using them in public.
When an agreement of such sorts is struck between companies and influential people, they are usually not allowed to use the company’s competitors’ products when they are making a public appearance.
According to a report in The Mirror, Sobchak used an Apple iPhone X during a television interview. She was also seen trying to conceal her iPhone X with a sheet of paper. But she did it while the camera was on. It has been reported that this is not the first time that Sobchak has been spotted using the iPhone X. It is said that she was seen using the smartphone social events in Moscow and a few other TV appearances. And this goes against the rules of the contract.
Since she has been spotted with the smartphone a number of times, Samsung has reportedly sued Sobchak for 108 million rubles. Converted to US dollar, the amount is around $1.6 million, and in local currency, it is Rs 12,07,58,357.
Although the amount that Samsung initially paid to Sobchak has not been disclosed, it is being said that the amount that is being recovered from her is more in value.
However, a report in BBC states that Samsung has not sued Sobchak. According to a source who spoke to BBC, Sobchak uses an iPhone sometimes, but always tries not to show Samsung’s rival brand in front of the camera by using a folder or a cover on her smartphone.
A representative from Samsung has reportedly said “All speculations on the lawsuits and fines are frivolous and nothing more than rumors. We do not comment on rumors.”
In a conversation with RBC, Sobchak’s representative neither confirmed nor denied if Samsung wants to recover a certain amount of money from the Russian TV anchor and politician for using iPhone X while she was on camera.
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IMC 2018: Airtel showcases connected homes to self-driving drones
Telecom major Bharti Airtel today unveiled a slew of futuristic 5G use cases at India Mobile Congress 2018. The digital technologies showcased by Airtel include a connected home, connected car, BVLOS autonomous drone, and more.
The products are a part of the company’s Airtel 3.0 vision under which it aims to build networks and services that enrich lives of its customers. The telecom major said in a statement that it has set up an Airtel X Labs in Bengaluru which is meant for building 5G use cases for India and the world.
At India Mobile Congress 2018, the company has showcased Airtel Connected Home, which is basically a “life size replica of a modern connected home with intelligent devices and appliances”. It uses Home IoT and is powered by 1Gbps V-Fiber link.
Besides Airtel Connected Home, the telecom company also showcased its upcoming Android DTH STB. According to Airtel, Android DTH STB “brings the world of digital content to the home”. The company has also said that it will act as the home IoT gateway. Airtel has also developed a multi-screen video platform which enables users to play content across devices.
Speaking of Airtel Connected Cars, the company claimed that they show “how IoT can empower drivers through auto telemetry, which will capture and push data related to key parameters of the car and its functioning in real time.”
The telecom major has also announced a partnership with Huawei to build AR based Holographic Communication for 5G. Apart from this, both the companies together showcased a virtual iPAD which, as the name suggests, is a VR project by both. The virtual iPAD enables users to play games like Candy Crush Saga on a virtual screen using Oculus headset.
Airtel has also partnered with Nokia and it demonstrated a “Virtual Reality based 360-degree content like under sea experience.”
In collaboration with Ericsson, Airtel showcased Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) autonomous drones for “next generation e-delivery services over 5G networks.” It is basically a self-driving drone that will reach locations quickly without remote based piloting. The company has said that the drone can also be used for mission-critical applications such as disaster response & monitoring, emergency delivery services and remote surveillance.
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Infinix Hot S3X with 4,000mAh battery launched in India: Price, specs and more
Transsion Holdings-owned smartphone maker Infinix has launched its Hot S3X smartphone in India. As the name suggests, Infinix Hot S3X is the successor of company’s Hot S3 smartphone that was launched earlier this year. The newly launched smartphone comes with a number of improved features including a dual camera setup on its back panel and its selfie camera is enhanced with artificial intelligence. The smartphone is set to go on sale in India early next month. Here are the specifications and pricing details of the Infinix Hot S3X smartphone:
Infinix Hot S3X price in India
Infinix Hot S3X mobile comes in only one variant with 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage and has been priced at Rs 9,999. At the said price, it competes with the likes of Nokia 3.1 Plus and the recently launched Asus Zenfone Max M1 and Asus Zenfone Lite L1. Infinix Hot S3X smartphone will be sold exclusively on Flipkart next month as a part of the e-commerce giant’s ‘Big Diwali Sale’. If you are an interested buyer, you should know that the sale is scheduled between November 1 and November 5. The smartphone is available in three colour options, namely Ice Blue, Sandstone Black, and Tradewinds Grey.
Infinix Hot S3X specifications
Coming to the specifications of the smartphone, Infinix Hot S3X is a dual SIM smartphone that features a 6.2-inch HD+ LCD display with an aspect ratio of 18.75:9. The display of the smartphone comes with a screen to body ratio of 86% and 500nits brightness. Infinix Hot S3X is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor clubbed with 3GB of RAM and an Adreno 505 GPU. The smartphone has 32GB of storage onboard and can hold a microSD of up to 128GB.
For imaging duties, Infinix Hot S3X sports a dual rear camera setup with 13MP and 2MP sensors, both of which come with an f/2.0 aperture. If you are a selfie lover, you will get a 16MP selfie camera with 4-in-1 big pixel.
On connectivity front, the smartphone has support for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v4.2, GPS, a micro-USB port and a 3.5mm jack. The smartphone runs Android 8.1 Oreo skinned with a custom XOS and houses a 4,000mAh battery. There is also a fingerprint sensor to unlock the device.
At a glance, all the specifications of the Infinix Hot S3X are:
- 6.2-inch HD+ LCD display
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor
- 3GB RAM
- 32GB internal storage
- Can hold microSD cards of up to 128GB
- 13MP+2MP dual rear cameras
- 16MP selfie camera
- Android 8.1 Oreo with XOS
- 4,000mAh battery.
This is the most sold smartphone in the premium segment in India
The premium smartphone market in India saw a number of new players this year. A number of companies whose smartphones usually do well in the sub-Rs 20,000 segment, launched their premium devices with prices starting from Rs 30,000. These included Vivo, Oppo, Huawei, Asus and LG. While some of these smartphones were appreciated, others couldn’t make a mark.
Coming to the smartphone that swept away the most number of sales in the premium segment, it is OnePlus 6. Counterpoint has also said that OnePlus 6 captured 30% of the market and credit for this can be given to positive word of mouth and the company’s social media strategy. OnePlus 6 has also become the highest selling flagship model for the company within five months of its launch. It is the second successive quarter in which OnePlus has managed to lead the said segment.
According to Counterpoint, the premium smartphone market reached an all-time high in Q3 2018 and a major chunk of sales were that of Samsung, Apple and OnePlus — 83% to be precise. It is worth noticing that the contribution of the three players has fallen since Q2 2018, when they dominated 88% of the sales in the premium smartphone segment.
Coming back to OnePlus 6, the smartphone not just faced competition from devices made by players like Samsung and Apple, but a number of others we talked about earlier. Some of these smartphones were Vivo Nex, Oppo Find X, Huawei Nova 3, Asus Zenfone 5Z and LG G7+ ThinQ.
OnePlus was followed by Samsung, which captured 28% of the premium segment with its Galaxy Note 9 and Galaxy A8 Star smartphones. While Samsung Galaxy Note 9 grabbed the second spot, Galaxy A8 Star stood on third.
Speaking of Apple, it captured 25% of premium market share in Q3 2018, with the launch of its latest flagship smartphones iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max. From these numbers, it seems like the fact that iPhone costs a lot more in India than other key countries because of the high import duties doesn’t really affect Apple fans in the country.
In Q4 2018, OnePlus would face a tougher competition from Apple as it relatively affordable iPhone XR has now been launched in India. Some devices from the Cupertino based technology giant also saw a price cut with the recent festive season sales. But then, on the other hand, OnePlus 6T is a much awaited device and OnePlus is also expanding its sales through offline channels to reach out to larger potential user base.
We don’t know who will capture the segment in Q4, but we can definitely say that rivalry between the key companies competing is set to get fiercer. Will it mean more lucrative deals for customers? We will have to wait to see.
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48 ‘tracking’ apps that you need to uninstall right now
A rather shocking report by Buzzfeed has exposed a multi-million dollar scam that is being controlled by a network of shell companies in eastern Europe. These companies were using a front called We Purchase Apps to acquire Android apps from their developers and soon gained control over 125 apps available on Google Play Store. According to data from AppBrain, the combined downloads of these Android apps are 115 million and the app among these 125 that has the most downloads is EverythingMe Launcher. Going by what cybersecurity firm Protected Media has to say, these apps tracked user behaviour and then used this information to model a massive network of botnets that pretended to be human users. Their network of bots even bypassed the fraud detection tools that are used by advertisers and Google to stay away from scams like these. By doing this, We Purchase Apps was able to show a huge user base of the apps to advertisers – which led them to make $700 million to $800 million in the first quarter of the year alone.
Buzzfeed has provided the list of apps and websites that have been affected to Google, and the company’s independent analysis confirmed the presence of botnet driven traffic. The technology giant has so far deleted over 30 of these apps from Google Play Store. Google has also said that it had removed 10 apps in the scheme and blocked a number of websites even before Buzzfeed contacted them. Investigations are being carried on at Google regarding this matter. Till all of these mobile apps that are tracking user behaviour are removed, you must uninstall them from your smartphone immediately.
Here’s a list of apps that, according to Buzzfeed, are tracking the behaviour of its users:
Number of downloads: 10,000,000+
Google Play Store link: EverythingMe Launcher
Number of downloads:
Dropwords: 5,000,000+
Dropwords PRO: 10,000+
Google Play Store links: Dropwords
Dropwords PRO
Number of downloads:
Muscle Drift Simulator 2018: 1,000,000+
Muscle Drift Simulator 2018 Pro: 100+
Google Play Store links: Muscle Drift Simulator 2018
Muscle Drift Simulator 2018 Pro
Number of downloads:
Carry Over The Hill: 1,000,000+
Carry Over The Hill: Space: 500,000+
Google Play Store links: Carry Over The Hill
Carry Over The Hill – Space
Number of downloads: 1,000,000+
Google Play Store link: Guess the Restaurant Quiz – Logo Trivia Game
Number of downloads: 1,000,000+
Google Play Store link: Pix UI Icon Pack 2 – Free Pixel Icon Pack
Number of downloads: 1,000,000+
Google Play Store link: Smart Voice Assistant
Number of downloads: 1,000,000+
Google Play Store link: Split Pic 2.0 – Clone Yourself
Number of downloads: 1,000,000+
Google Play Store link: Twist Your Fingers!
Number of downloads:
Crossword Solver: 500,000+
Crosswords Solver Pro: 5.6 million
Google Play Store links: Crossword Solver
Crosswords Solver Pro
Number of downloads:
Cat Rescue PRO: 100+
Cat Rescue Puzzles: 500,000+
Google Play Store links: Cat Rescue PRO
Cat Rescue Puzzles
Number of downloads: 500,000+
Google Play Store link: Grumpy Jumpy Cat
Number of downloads: 500,000+
Google Play Store link: Smart Riddles
Number of downloads: 500,000+
Google Play Store link: Teen Truth or Dare
Number of downloads: 500,000+
Google Play Store link: Traffic Hour
Number of downloads: 100,000+
Google Play Store link: Word Search Free
Number of downloads: 100,000+
Google Play Store link: Guess the Game Icon Quiz
Number of downloads: 100,000+
Google Play Store link: Iconic – Guess Character Quiz – Pics Trivia Game
Number of downloads: 100,000+
Google Play Store link: Kids Truth and Dare
Number of downloads: 100,000+
Google Play Store link: Photo Editor – Pencil Sketch
Number of downloads: 100,000+
Google Play Store link: Self Help Books
Number of downloads: 100,000+
Google Play Store link: Basketball Throw
Number of downloads: 100,000+
Google Play Store link: Copter Escape FREE
Number of downloads: 100,000+
Google Play Store link: Fit It Puzzles: Tangram Style Puzzles
Number of downloads:
Gluten Free Food Finder: 100,000+
Gluten Free Food Finder PRO: 100+
Google Play Store links: Gluten Free Food Finder
Gluten Free Food Finder PRO
Number of downloads: 10,000+
Google Play Store link: Call Blocker
Number of downloads: 10,000+
Google Play Store link: Dots and Boxes
Number of downloads: 10,000+
Google Play Store link: Hide image, video of Whatsapp
Number of downloads: 10,000+
Google Play Store link: Track My Shows
Number of downloads: 10,000+
Google Play Store link: Word Search Movies
Number of downloads: 5,000+
Google Play Store link: Minesweeper Professional
Number of downloads: 1,000+
Google Play Store link: Call Analytics: Detailed Call Logger + SMS History
Number of downloads: 1,000+
Google Play Store link: Expense Manager
Number of downloads: 500+
Google Play Store link: Sports Balls Crash
Number of downloads: 500+
Google Play Store link: FuTorrent Pro
Number of downloads: 100+
Google Play Store link: Grumpy Jumpy Cat
Number of downloads: 100+
Google Play Store link: Lazy Alarm
Number of downloads: 100+
Google Play Store link: Restaurant Finder Pro
Number of downloads: 10+
Google Play Store link: Crazy Frog Multiplayer Game
Number of downloads: 10+
Google Play Store link: Pop Face – try for free! addictive and fun game!
Number of downloads: 10+
Google Play Store link: Bottle Roulette
Number of downloads: 1+
Google Play Store link: Bottle Escape
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EverythingMe Launcher
Number of downloads: 10,000,000+
Google Play Store link: EverythingMe Launcher
Dropwords and Dropwords PRO
Number of downloads:
Dropwords: 5,000,000+
Dropwords PRO: 10,000+
Google Play Store links: Dropwords
Dropwords PRO
Muscle Drift Simulator 2018 and Muscle Drift Simulator 2018 Pro
Number of downloads:
Muscle Drift Simulator 2018: 1,000,000+
Muscle Drift Simulator 2018 Pro: 100+
Google Play Store links: Muscle Drift Simulator 2018
Muscle Drift Simulator 2018 Pro
Carry Over The Hill and Carry Over The Hill – Space
Number of downloads:
Carry Over The Hill: 1,000,000+
Carry Over The Hill: Space: 500,000+
Google Play Store links: Carry Over The Hill
Carry Over The Hill – Space
Guess the Restaurant Quiz – Logo Trivia Game
Number of downloads: 1,000,000+
Google Play Store link: Guess the Restaurant Quiz – Logo Trivia Game
Pix UI Icon Pack 2 – Free Pixel Icon Pack
Number of downloads: 1,000,000+
Google Play Store link: Pix UI Icon Pack 2 – Free Pixel Icon Pack
Smart Voice Assistant
Number of downloads: 1,000,000+
Google Play Store link: Smart Voice Assistant
Split Pic 2.0 – Clone Yourself
Number of downloads: 1,000,000+
Google Play Store link: Split Pic 2.0 – Clone Yourself
Twist Your Fingers!
Number of downloads: 1,000,000+
Google Play Store link: Twist Your Fingers!
Crossword Solver and Crosswords Solver Pro
Number of downloads:
Crossword Solver: 500,000+
Crosswords Solver Pro: 5.6 million
Google Play Store links: Crossword Solver
Crosswords Solver Pro
Cat Rescue PRO and Cat Rescue Puzzles
Number of downloads:
Cat Rescue PRO: 100+
Cat Rescue Puzzles: 500,000+
Google Play Store links: Cat Rescue PRO
Cat Rescue Puzzles
Grumpy Weather Widget
Number of downloads: 500,000+
Google Play Store link: Grumpy Jumpy Cat
Smart Riddles
Number of downloads: 500,000+
Google Play Store link: Smart Riddles
Teen Truth or Dare
Number of downloads: 500,000+
Google Play Store link: Teen Truth or Dare
Traffic Hour
Number of downloads: 500,000+
Google Play Store link: Traffic Hour
Word Search Free
Number of downloads: 100,000+
Google Play Store link: Word Search Free
Guess the Game Icon Quiz
Number of downloads: 100,000+
Google Play Store link: Guess the Game Icon Quiz
Iconic – Guess Character Quiz – Pics Trivia Game
Number of downloads: 100,000+
Google Play Store link: Iconic – Guess Character Quiz – Pics Trivia Game
Kids Truth and Dare
Number of downloads: 100,000+
Google Play Store link: Kids Truth and Dare
Photo Editor – Pencil Sketch
Number of downloads: 100,000+
Google Play Store link: Photo Editor – Pencil Sketch
Self Help Books
Number of downloads: 100,000+
Google Play Store link: Self Help Books
Basketball Throw
Number of downloads: 100,000+
Google Play Store link: Basketball Throw
Copter Escape FREE
Number of downloads: 100,000+
Google Play Store link: Copter Escape FREE
Fit It Puzzles: Tangram Style Puzzles
Number of downloads: 100,000+
Google Play Store link: Fit It Puzzles: Tangram Style Puzzles
Gluten Free Food Finder and Gluten Free Food Finder PRO
Number of downloads:
Gluten Free Food Finder: 100,000+
Gluten Free Food Finder PRO: 100+
Google Play Store links: Gluten Free Food Finder
Gluten Free Food Finder PRO
Call Blocker
Number of downloads: 10,000+
Google Play Store link: Call Blocker
Dots and Boxes
Number of downloads: 10,000+
Google Play Store link: Dots and Boxes
Hide image, video of Whatsapp
Number of downloads: 10,000+
Google Play Store link: Hide image, video of Whatsapp
Track My Shows
Number of downloads: 10,000+
Google Play Store link: Track My Shows
Word Search Movies
Number of downloads: 10,000+
Google Play Store link: Word Search Movies
Minesweeper Professional
Number of downloads: 5,000+
Google Play Store link: Minesweeper Professional
Call Analytics: Detailed Call Logger + SMS History
Number of downloads: 1,000+
Google Play Store link: Call Analytics: Detailed Call Logger + SMS History
Expense Manager
Number of downloads: 1,000+
Google Play Store link: Expense Manager
Sports Balls Crash
Number of downloads: 500+
Google Play Store link: Sports Balls Crash
FuTorrent Pro
Number of downloads: 500+
Google Play Store link: FuTorrent Pro
Grumpy Jumpy Cat
Number of downloads: 100+
Google Play Store link: Grumpy Jumpy Cat
Lazy Alarm
Number of downloads: 100+
Google Play Store link: Lazy Alarm
Restaurant Finder Pro
Number of downloads: 100+
Google Play Store link: Restaurant Finder Pro
Crazy Frog Multiplayer Game
Number of downloads: 10+
Google Play Store link: Crazy Frog Multiplayer Game
Pop Face – try for free! addictive and fun game!
Number of downloads: 10+
Google Play Store link: Pop Face – try for free! addictive and fun game!
Bottle Roulette
Number of downloads: 10+
Google Play Store link: Bottle Roulette
Bottle Escape
Number of downloads: 1+
Google Play Store link: Bottle Escape
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[td_smart_list_end] Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 introduced with no notch and sliding front cameras
Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 has been doing the rounds since quite some time. Today the company has gone ahead and unveiled it to the world. The Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 is one of its kind, well almost. The mix series by Xiaomi has always been innovative since the early days. The third edition is no different. Unlike the Vivo NEX and Oppo Find X, the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 has a slider camera mechanism that is not powered by a motor, but has to slid out manually. Yes, you read that right users will need to slide the front camera out on their own.
So, the hidden front camera leaves a lot of room for the screen to take over. Which is why you see a large edge to edge screen on it. Xiaomi says that the screen to body ratio on the Mi Mix 3 is 93.4 percent, with almost no chin area.
Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 Technical specifications
When it comes to the latest specs in a smartphone Xiaomi does try to give their best and on most occasions have delivered. The Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 comes with a 6.4-inch OLED touch screen that supports Full HD 1080p graphics. The smartphone is built on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset and has an incredible 10 GB RAM. This is the first time any smartphone is sporting that much RAM. We just can’t wait to run it through our test bench. Moving on, the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 comes in three models 6GB RAM/128GB storage, 8GB RAM/256GB storage and 10GB GB RAM/256GB Storage.
Over that, this mobile features 4 cameras in total. Two 12 megapixel wide-angle and telephone sensors at the rear and 24MP plus 2MP front facing snapper for your selfies. Fingerprint reader has been placed at the back, too. Fast charging is supported by Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 and the company is putting a 10W charger in the box for its customers. The business has said that a 5G version of the smartphone will come to Europe by next year. Other connectivity features include, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and USB support.
Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 Price
Though the India price is still under wraps, the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 will start its sale in China starting at 3,299 Yuan (roughly Rs 34,800) for the 6GB RAM/128GB storage model, 3,999 Yuan (roughly Rs 42,000) for the 8GB RAM/256 GB model and 4,999 Yuan (roughly Rs 52.750) for the 10GB RAM/256GB storage version. This is by far the most expensive smartphone by Xiaomi. The Indian market, for the company, leans more towards the budget to mid-budget segment. It will be interesting to watch at what price does the company brings the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 to India and will they be able to break away from the image of being a budget brand here?
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