Back on Thursday, an 11-year old boy moved the Bombay high court by seeking a ban on the worldwide played game, Player unknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG). He filed a public interest litigation against the game, on the pretext that it promotes violence, aggression and cyber-bullying. The PIL was filed by 11-year old Aham Nizam’s mother on behalf of him. Tanveer Nizam, Aham’s lawyer said, “The petition has also sought a direction to the central government to form an Online Ethics Review Committee for periodical checking of such violence-oriented online content.”
The PIL will likely come up for hearing before a division bench headed by Chief Justice NH Patil. Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also talked about PUBG during his speech to students regarding exam stress. The game has been banned in primary schools in Gujarat by the state government. It issued a circular, telling district authorities to make sure that this game is no longer accessible in primary schools. The circular which was distributed by the state government was approved by the Gujarat State Commission for Protection of Child Rights.
The state government has directed the District Primary Education Officers to take necessary steps in order to ban the game in that state. In that circular it was written that it is necessary to ban PUBG because, for school going kids, it is “adversely affecting their studies”. Recently, a student body in Jammu and Kashmir, known as Jammu and Kashmir Students Association demanded a ban on PUBG. They protested that the game should be banned because it was responsible for their poor examination results.
As per our knowledge, this ban would only be implemented on PUBG mobile and not on PC or console versions. Jagruti Pandya, Chairperson of the Gujarat child rights body said while talking about the ban being recommended by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), “The NCPCR had sent a letter to all the states and recommended a ban on the game. All the states are required to implement it. Looking at the negative effects of the game, we had recently sent a letter to the state government recommending a ban on the game.”
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Last year, we saw a number of smartphone companies trying to avoid the display notch in innovative ways. A notchless display basically means a full-screen experience for the smartphone user, and needless to say, anyone who uses their device for entertainment would like their handset to be that way. While Samsung Galaxy A8s tried to deliver a full-screen experience with a hole-punch display to house the selfie camera, Chinese smartphone makers Oppo and Vivo opted for a slider camera and a pop-up selfie camera in their respective devices.
But then, it’s common knowledge that Oppo and Vivo have the same parent company, BBK Electronics. So, they are often seeing borrowing features from each other. And this may happen once again as an image of an Oppo smartphone with a pop-up selfie camera has surfaced online. And we should mention that this feature has only been seen in Vivo NEX till now and it is likely to be seen again in the upcoming V15 Pro smartphone.
Coming back to Oppo‘s smartphone, tipster Ishan Agarwal has posted several images of the upcoming device on his Twitter profile. The leakster has mentioned that the smartphone in the images is either Oppo R19 or Oppo F11 and he also said that the photos were sent to him by an anonymous source.
In the leaked images, it can be seen that the front panel of the smartphone has a small chin and is nearly bezel-less at the top. On the back panel, there is a dual rear camera setup coupled with an LED flash and a fingerprint sensor can be seen right below it. It is also worth noticing that while the elevating selfie camera in Vivo NEX was placed on the left side of the top edge, in Oppo’s smartphone, it is placed right in the centre of the top edge.
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An image also shows the software that has been used in the device. We can see that the upcoming smartphone by Oppo runs the latest Android Pie skinned with the company’s own ColorOS 6. It also has the January 2019 security patches running on it. Furthermore, the images also reveal that the upcoming Oppo smartphone will have dual-SIM capabilities and may even be able to support a microSD card via a hybrid slot.
That’s all that we know so far about the device so far. We are waiting for more details about it to surface online like its exact specifications, launch date, or some other unique features. We’ll update you when we get to know more!
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Redmi Note 7 has been making headlines for a long time now. When it was launched in China a few weeks back, the smartphone was appreciated a lot for offering powerful specifications like 48MP primary camera and 6GB RAM at an affordable price point. And many Xiaomi fans in India have been waiting for the device to be launched here.
And if you are one among these fans, you would be happy to know that your wait is almost over. Xiaomi’s country head had recently tweeted that the Redmi Note 7 smartphone will soon be launched in India. This didn’t come as surprise considering that India is an extremely important market for the company. However, the exact date of launch was not disclosed in the tweet.
However, according to a report in 91mobiles that quotes industry sources, Redmi Note 7 smartphone will be launched in India on February 12. The technology website has also shared an invite image that says that Xiaomi‘s sub-brand Redmi will be holding the launch event of the smartphone in New Delhi on the said date. The image shows an outline of the Redmi Note 7 smartphone with a waterdrop-notch. Along with this, the image has ‘Apna Time Ayega’ and ‘Redmi Smartphone Launch’ written on it.
Considering that Redmi Note 7 is the first smartphone launched by the sub-brand, the company will most likely be launching the same device in India now.
Image courtesy: 91mobiles
To recall, Redmi Note 7 smartphone features a 6.3-inch display that has a full HD+ resolution, sports a waterdrop-shaped notch on top and has an aspect ratio of 19.5:9. Powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 660 processor clubbed with up to 6GB RAM and 64GB of onboard storage, Redmi Note 7 smartphone houses a 4,000mAh battery. The newly launched Android device runs MIUI 10 out of the box and its most highlighted feature is its 48MP primary rear camera. Other than this, it also has a 5MP secondary camera on its back panel and 13MP front-facing snapper for selfies and video calls.
Coming to the pricing of Redmi Note 7 in China, the base variant with 3GBRAM/32GB storage variant costs RMB 999, the 4GB RAM/64GB storage model is priced at RMB 1,199 and the 6GB RAM/64GB storage version bears a price tag of RMB 1,399.
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LG is planning to launch two new flagship smartphones from their V-series and G-series. The phones will be unveiled at MWC 2019, which is scheduled this month in Barcelona.
According to a report from a South Korean daily, the Officials from LG’s smartphone division said that the phone they are planning to launch will be 5G enabled. The name of the phone will be LG V50 ThinQ 5G. And the company will also be launching an LTE-only flagship named LG G8 ThinQ. Both these phones will be launched at Barcelona at MWC. And this will be the first time the company will be unveiling two different flagships from two different series at the same time.
The V50 ThinQ is reported to have a 6-inch display with a 4,000mAh battery powering it up. And the processing work will be handled by Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SoC, which is 2019 flagship processor from Qualcomm. It is also said that the phone will have a vapour chamber cooling system for more efficient heat management. But there is no mention of any wireless charging or any fast charging facility for the phone. Aside from this the company has confirmed all the details earlier this month. The G8 ThinQ will also have somewhat similar specs, but the major difference will be their connectivity, one will be 5G enabled while the other will have LTE.
The reports says that the upcoming smartphone will have a new UI that will be optimized to support hand gestures for controlling music, playback and much more. But it is still not clear which feature will be made available for which smartphone. It might be possible that both the smartphones will support these features.
Now talking about the market availability of these phones, V50 ThinQ will be launched in North America and Europe in March. Sprint will handle the telecom duties in the US and SK Telecom and KT will handle the telecom duties in Europe. And it might take a few weeks to months before these phones are launched in India. These flagships will be priced anywhere between Rs 83,000 and Rs 99,000.
According to reports, the LG G8 ThinQ will be the last smartphone of LG’s G-series phones as the company plans to stop the production of the smartphones series. After the G-series ends the company is expected to start with high-end smartphones lineup. LG wishes to merge both the V-series and G-series of smartphones under one high-end smartphones category that will carry the V-series name.
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We often come across emails we don’t want to see and they can be very irritating. They many a times exist in our spam folder. But otherwise, they can also appear in the inbox, amongst the mails which are most important to you. This can be really bothersome as the mail which you had received just 4 hours ago or a day ago is down below. Until you keep scrolling till your thumb aches, you cannot find your important emails. Just because your entire inbox is spammed with unwanted emails.
Also, this causes inconvenience as the mail you are looking for is not just amongst the unwanted emails but is lost in them. Irritating no? However, there is a solution to this. In this article, we are going to show you how to get rid of emails on Gmail and Outlook. First of all, we are going to give you the guidelines to how you can block emails on Gmail. Here are the steps for your assistance:
Login to your Gmail account with your email ID and password.
Go to inbox. Open the mail you want to block.
Click on the three dots next to the reply button of the top right-hand corner.
Now, click ‘Block [name]’.
Now you will come across a pop-up window where you will find a ‘Block’ button. Click on that.
Note that, after these steps the email would only stop appearing in your inbox. They would not get deleted and will continue to exist in your spam folder. If you want to automatically delete emails from a particular sender, then follow these steps:
Open you Gmail account with your email ID and password.
Open the email you want to block and click on the three dots that is next to the Reply button.
Now, select ‘Filter messages like this’.
In the box that pops-up after this, click ‘Create filter with this search’ on the bottom-right hand corner.
Now select ‘Skip the inbox (Archive it)’
The email will still exist but you would not be able to find it. Also, what you can do is select ‘Delete it’ and the email will be sent to your deleted items folder and will be wiped out within a span of 30 days.
That was for Gmail accounts. Now we are going to teach you how you can block emails from your Outlook account. Here you go:
Login to Outlook with your username and password
Select the mail you want to get rid of and then click on the Action menu that is located on the top-right hand corner.
Out of the options which appear from the menu, click on ‘Create rule’
At this point, you can set a rule and all messages from that particular sender will be deleted and sent to deleted items
Taiwanese smartphone maker Asus has launched the ‘Titanium edition’ of the ZenFone Max Pro M2 smartphone in India today. The new colour variant joins the Blue coloured variant of the Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 smartphone and can be bought via e-commerce giant Flipkart.
We should mention that Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 is available in three storage variants in the country. Its base variant, which comes with 3GB RAM and 32GB storage, can be bought at Rs 12,999 and its most high-end model, which comes with 6GB RAM and 64GB storage, is priced at Rs 16,999.
Another variant of the smartphone, that is available with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of onboard storage is available at Rs 14,999. While the 3GB RAM and 4GB RAM variants are already available on Flipkart, the 6GB RAM model will be available soon. It is already listed on the shopping website.
To recall, Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 smartphones sports a 6.3-inch Full HD+ display that is protected with Corning Gorilla Glass 6 and has a screen resolution of 2280×1080 pixels, 450 cd/m2 brightness, a contrast ratio of 1500:1 and NTSC colour gamut of 94%. It is also worth noticing that it has a glass design in the front.
The smartphone by Asus runs Android 8.1 Oreo and houses a massive 5000mAh battery. According to the company, the battery of the smartphone can deliver up to 35 days in standby mode, up to 19 hours of playback, up to 45 hours of talk time, up to 23 hours of web surfing and up to 10 hours of gaming.
For imaging duties, there is a dual rear camera setup which comprises of a 12MP Sony IMX486 sensor that comes with an f/1.8 aperture, 27mm focal length, 6 element lens, phase autofocus; and a 5MP secondary sensor that has an 84-degree Field of view. For selfies and video calls, there is a 13MP front-facing snapper which comes with an f/2.0 aperture and supports the face unlock feature.
Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 comes with 4G VoLTE, Bluetooth 5.0, Wi-Fi, GPS, a 3.5mm headphone jack, a fingerprint scanner and a micro USB port.
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Realme had promised to roll out updates to its smartphones in first half of 2019 and from what it seems like, the company is keeping its promise. The smartphone maker’s Realme 2 Pro handset will be the first device in its range to receive the latest Android Pie update. We should mention that this was expected considering that Realme 2 Pro is the most expensive smartphone by the company yet.
Realme 2 Pro has been spotted on Geekbench and the listing shows that the smartphone sports Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 660 processor coupled with 4GB of RAM and runs Android 9.0 Pie. It is being speculated that the device that has surfaced on Geekbench is Realme 2 Pro because the company’s software build numbers start with RMX. And the only smartphone by Realme to be powered by Snapdragon 660 SoC is the Realme 2 Pro.
Since the update has been spotted on Geekbench now, it seems like it will come sooner than we thought it would. But then, we should also hope that the testing phase is not a very prolonged one and stays bug-free.
To recall, Realme 2 Pro features a 6.3-inch full-HD+ display that has an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 and a screen to body ratio of 90.8 percent. Powered by a Snapdragon 660 processor coupled with Adreno 512 GPU, Realme 2 Pro is available in 4GB, 6GB, and 8GB RAM options and comes with up to 128GB storage. The smartphone can hold a microSD card of up to 256GB and it houses a 3,500mAh battery.
Image courtesy: Geekbench
Realme 2 Pro smartphone sports a 16-megapixel sensor on its back panel along with a 2-megapixel secondary depth sensor. For selfies and video calls, there is a 16-megapixel sensor on the front panel. Much like all other smartphones that have been launched recently, Realme 2 Pro’s camera app comes with AI enhancements for the portrait mode, multi-frame noise reduction, and scene recognition.
The Chinese smartphone brand had launched the Realme 2 Pro handset in India in September 2018. While the starting price of the smartphone was Rs 13,990, its most high-end variant costed Rs 17,990.
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MSI has today launched its new range of gaming laptops with the latest Nvidia GeForce RTX GPU in India. The laptops were showcased earlier this month at the CES 2019 and they will be available starting January 29, 2019 at MSI’s exclusive stores in New Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata and Pune. The entire range of laptops will be available on Flipkart as well as on Amazon India’s website. While the price of MSI’s Gaming series starts at Rs 79,990 and goes up to Rs 3,99,990, the cost of the Prestige Series begins and Rs 77,990 and goes up to Rs 1,59,990.
We should mention that Nvidia GeForce RTX GPU graphics comes with real-time ray tracing and AI-backed gaming experience. And MSI has touted to take full advantage of the new graphics in its new GT, GS, GE, GL Series.
MSI‘s GT Titan is the company’s flagship gaming laptop and it comes with the latest RTX GPU and i9 CPU. The laptop’s Cooler Boost Titan ensures in reducing the operating temperature of the laptop so that it can handle extreme performance. The MSI GT Titan laptop comes with a 4K UHD display that ensures lifelike details on game screen.
Coming to MSI’s GS series, according to the company it offers on-the-go gaming experience. The laptop features a 15.6-inch GS65 Stealth Thin display and weighs even lesser than 2Kg and is powered by the latest CPU and GPU.
Speaking of MSI GE75 Raider laptop, it is powered by the Intel Core i7 processor, and sports a 17-inch screen. It is backed by an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 GPU and comes with reflective diamond-cut trims that form a design that the company calls ‘3D Dragon Spine’. The GE75 comes with an exclusive MSI Cooler Boost 5 technology, has two dedicated fans, seven copper heat pipes, an RGB gaming keyboard and 5X Giant Speakers. For gaming experience between mobile and PC, you can connect it to your smartphone via MSI’s App Player.
Moving on, the GL Series by MSI comes with GeForce RTX graphics and the company has said that it is more powerful than ever. The device has Giant Speakers by Dynaudio and features a 17.3-inch screen.
The company has also unveiled its P65 Creator, which is basically a new proprietary software ‘Creator Center’ that ensures that the system is optimized and works with a variety of creator software. Speaking of PS63, it is touted to take mobility to a new level altogether. The 15.6-inch IPS-level display has very thin bezels and weighs 1.65 kg. It is claimed to have a battery standby time of up to 16 hours and has support for Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 3.0. It is also certified by Quiet Mark and its compact design enhances its portability.
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Instagram Stories, a feature that the photo-sharing app picked up from its rival Snapchat that enables users to share what they are doing with their followers via pictures that disappear after 24 hours, now has 500 million daily active users. The number has been given by Instagram‘s parent company Facebook during its latest earnings call.
We should point out that the number has increased significantly from 400 million daily active users that were reported in June last year. At the earnings call, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that the feature is continuing to grow at a fast pace. He also added that the Stories format, which is now present on Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger and Facebook‘s own app, will be monetised “at the same levels” as the News Feed.
We should mention that when first introduced on Instagram, the Stories feature was not monetised. However, lately, Facebook has started adding advertisements to it in order to generate some revenue. Going forward, Stories on Instagram will also get a shopping feature so that companies can start selling their products via Stories.
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg pointed out that Instagram Stories helped Washington DC-based online photo frame maker, Framebridge, get more than 25% of new customer sales. She also talked about companies like Cetaphil which have been using the feature on Instagram to increase the sales in their stores. Sandberg said, “Today, we’re also announcing that 2 million advertisers are using Stories to reach customers across our family of apps. We’re making it easier for advertisers to adopt their campaigns for Stories.”
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg also said that the company plans to introduce new products that will bring “major improvements to people’s lives.” For instance, WhatsApp Payments, which is currently being tested in India, will be rolled out in more countries in 2019.
He also added that private sharing in Groups and Stories is also set to become more central to the social networking platform’s experience. He said, “We’re going to get to a point soon where people feel like Facebook is about as communities as it – is about communities as much as it’s about your friends and family where almost everyone is in a group that’s meaningful to them and that community is a central part of their experience.”
He also spoke about Facebook Watch saying that its 400 million users accessed the service every month and on an average spent 20 minutes on it per day. Zuckerberg also said that Facebook is also set to start the shipping of its Oculus Quest. Facebook also revealed that it now has a consolidated figure of 2.7 billion monthly users. This number includes users from Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp.
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HMD Global announced the launch of Nokia 8.1 with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage on Thursday in India. The phone is priced at Rs 29,990. As a successor for Nokia 7 Plus the company had already launched its 4GB + 64GB storage back in December 2018 which was priced at Rs 26,990 and later it announced that the other variant will be revealed in January. The launched phone will go on sale all around the country from 6 February on Amazon.in. But the pre-booking of the phone is open at company’s official website Nokia.com.
It will come in two colour variant, Blue Iron and Silver Steel. And Nokia is providing exciting offers with the purchase of the phone. The customers will be eligible to avail 1TB of 4G data on Airtel prepaid with recharge of Rs 199 along with 120GB additional data along with three months of Netflix subscription and one year of Amazon Prime subscription on plans starting at Rs 499 for postpaid Airtel customers. If the customers buy the phone from Amazon between February 6 and February 17 then they will get an additional exchange discount of Rs 2,500 and if they buy the 8.1 between February 18 and February 28 then they will get an additional exchange discount of Rs 1,500.
Nokia 8.1 comes with all glass design with a Series 6000 aluminum frame with diamond cut edges and silver accents all around. It has a 6.18-inch Full HD display with an aspect ratio of 18:7:9. It is powered by an Octa-core Snapdragon 710Soc clocked at 2.2GHz. And the launched version offers 6GB of RAM along with 128GB of storage with 400GB expandable storage option. It has a 3,500mAh battery with 18W fast charging support.
Nokia 8.1 comes with Android 9.0 Pie out of the box and it is part of the Android One program promised by the company to receive regular updates. It has a 20MP front shooter and has a dual camera setup of 12 MP and a 13 MP camera with Zeiss lens and it also has an option which lets it use both the front and the back camera at the same time. The camera menu comes with a Pro Camera UI which gives several manual camera features to the user.
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Facebook-owned-messaging app, WhatsApp, has today announced the ‘Startup India-WhatsApp Grand Challenge’. The startups who win this challenge are going to receive a grant of $2,50,000 that is roughly Rs 1.8 crores. WhatsApp said, “Ideas and business models capable of making a large-scale socio-economic impact and solve day-to-day problems have been invited to apply for the challenge by March 10.” WhatsApp has 1.3 billion global users and over 200 million users in India. The WhatsApp business app has been very useful and is used by 5 million businesses.
It has been a year since WhatsApp has started off with the WhatsApp business app. 84 percent of small businesses and midsize businesses have claimed that WhatsApp helps them to communicate with customers and 80 percent of SMBs think that WhatsApp has helped their business flourish. To recall, WhatsApp has recently launched a version of WhatsApp business app for desktop and web users. This app includes features such as tools to organise filter chats and quick reply to customer inquiries. Businesses can respond to questions asked by customers in the form of pre-written replies.
This is very similar to a Facebook feature called Saved Replies. To talk about the quick replies feature, it can be activated with the use of “/” button. The quick reply feature joins other customer service features like automated greeting messages that are triggered when a customer calls a business account. Desktop and web users will also be able to avail labels and chat filters list incorporated in WhatsApp. The chat filters list helps users to filter chat list with the help of categories such as unread messages, groups or broadcast slants.
Another big news centred around WhatsApp is its Picture-in-Picture mode has been updated. Now WhatsApp web users can use this feature for all the video links which includes support for Facebook, YouTube, Streamable and Instagram videos. This feature comes with the latest WhatsApp update of Web 0.3.2041 version. This update will automatically launch on your device once you open it. The feature enables its users to watch videos within the WhatsApp window.
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Android Pie was received by the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ yesterday. Today, Verizon started rolling out the same update for these phones. In the next few days, the update is also going to be available on Big Red. Once you install this update you will be on build number G960USQU3CSAB for Galaxy S9. In case of the Samsung Galaxy S9+, the build number is G965USQ3CSAB. If you have not received any notification, just go to settings and manually check whether you have received the update. This update will be skinned with Samsung’s One UI on top.
It is expected that very soon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint will also launch the Android Pie update for their own versions of Samsung’s flagship smartphones. To recall, The Samsung Galaxy S9 sports a Super AMOLED 5.8-inch capacitive touchscreen. The screen resolution is 1,440×2,960 pixels and the aspect ratio is 18.5:9. It is powered by Exynos 9810 octa-core processor. The dimensions of the phone are 147.7×68.7×8.5mm and it weighs 163 grams. There is as single RAM variant of 4GB that comes with three storage options—64GB, 128GB and 256GB.
The device is powered by a 3,000mAh battery and has a 12MP primary camera and 8MP selfie camera. To talk about the specifications of the Samsung Galaxy S9+, it is powered by Super AMOLED 6.2-inch capacitive touchscreen. The screen resolution is 1,440×2,960 pixels and it has an aspect ratio of 18.5:9. A single 6GB RAM is what comes in all three variants with internal storage of 64GB, 128GB and 256GB. The storage is expandable via a microSD card slot up to 512GB. There are dual rear cameras both of which have a 12MP sensor. The front camera that is meant for taking selfies comprises of an 8MP sensor.
Connectivity options include WiFi 802.11, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, NFC, FM Radio and USB 3.1. The Samsung Galaxy S9+ houses a 3,000mAh battery that is non-removable. The handset comes in multiple colour options that includes coral blue, midnight black, lilac purple etc. The device measures 158.1×73.8×8.5mm and it weighs 189 grams. The Samsung Galaxy S9+ is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass.
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TENAA has just publicised a new phone that ZTE is about to launch. This phone is called ZTE Blade V10. From the filing, we have come to know some of its specifications. There is a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor and the rear panel of the phone appears to be made up of glass. The smartphone is going to sport a 6.3-inch FHD+ display with a TFT LCD panel. There is a 32MP high-resolution camera up front. The dual rear camera setup comprises of a 16MP and 5MP depth sensor. The smartphone will come with either 4GB or 6GB RAM and be powered by a 3,100mAh battery.
As of now, there isn’t any word regarding whether ZTE is going to hold a press conference in Barcelona for this smartphone. However, since the company is going to come to the show this year, there is high probability that it is going to showcase the ZTE Blade V10. The launch date is also under wraps. But considering that the Blade V10’s predecessor, ZTE Blade V9 was launched last year during the Mobile World Congress, we expect the smartphone to get launched around the same time frame only. Chances are high, it is going to be unveiled in February during MWC 2019.
To recall the specifications of ZTE Blade V9, it is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 450 processor. The device runs Android 8.1 Oreo and brings 4GB RAM. This single RAM variant comes with two internal storage options i.e. 32GB and 64GB. In terms of camera, ZTE Blade V9 has a dual rear camera setup that comprises of a 5-megapixel and a 16-megapixel sensor. There is a selfie camera on the front that has an 8MP sensor. Connectivity options include WiFi 802.11, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, NFC, FM Radio and a microUSB 2.0. The battery, which is non-removable is of 3,100mAh.
The handset comes in multiple colour options that includes black, gold, blue and grey. When it comes to sensors, the ZTE Blade V9 comes with a fingerprint sensor, accelerometer, gyro, proximity and compass. The device measures 151.4×70.6×7.5mm and it weighs 140 grams. Sound options include a loudspeaker and a 3.5mm jack.
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Apple is allegedly working on its new iOS 13 operating system which is expected to unveil at WWDC later this year. The updated iOS is reported to come with the much-awaited dark mode, changes in iPad Home Screen and much more.
According to a report by Bloomberg, Apple is working to bring hardware and software changes for its products next year. It was already reported that Apple is working on a triple camera setup along with a 3-D camera with AR capabilities for its 2020 iPhones. But now, there is news on what the company is planning to do on the software front, and according to it, Apple is working on its new iOS 13 as well.
The upcoming OS is said come with a system-wide dark mode. We should mention that dark mode is quite popular with the users of the apps like Twitter and Reddit. And iPhone users have been asking for a dark mode in their phones for a long time. The initial build of Android Q that surfaced online a few weeks back, also showed the same feature.
Coming back to Apple, the newest iOS will have many improvements over its older counterpart. While iOS 12 was focused more on stability, performance and bug fixes, its newer version is said to come with all of that and more. According to reports, Apple is going to make some changes in the home screen which hasn’t been changed since it was first introduced in 2007. Reports also suggest that the changes might only be for the iPad which makes use of its bigger screen to increase productivity, and as of now there’s no word on whether the same changes will be seen on the iPhone as well.
Better security options, new gestures and 3D touch interactions are also expected to be added to the new iOS. The new feature also includes tabbed experience for apps through which the users will be able to tab through multiple versions of a single app just like going through tabs of a web browser.
Apple is constantly making headlines since the beginning of the year. It was recently reported that the Cupertino-based technology company is planning its own Video game subscription service much like Netflix. Another report said that it is planning to launch ‘Attain’, a health monitoring app and it has partnered with the insurer Aetna for the same. Furthermore, it has also been reported that Apple is planning to release a News subscription service and new Apple music as well.
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The first month of the year saw a number of exciting smartphone launches. While Samsung launched its much-awaited Galaxy M series smartphones in the budget segment, Honor tried to pose competition to OnePlus 6T with its View 20 smartphone. The month also saw two launches from Oppo. Here’s a look at the top smartphones that were launched in January 2019 in India
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Samsung Galaxy M20
South Korean technology giant Samsung launched its much-awaited Galaxy M20 this month. The device sports a 6.3-inch full HD+ Infinity-V display and runs Android 8.1 Oreo skinned with Samsung Experience. Powered by octa-core Exynos 7904 processor, the smartphone comes with up to 4GB RAM, up to 64GB storage, and houses a 5,000mAh battery. On the camera front, the handset has 13MP+5MP dual rear cameras clubbed with an 8MP selfie snapper. The price of Samsung Galaxy M20 starts at Rs 10,990.
Samsung Galaxy M10
Samsung Galaxy M10 was launched along with the Galaxy M20 and the two smartphones share some of their specifications. Samsung Galaxy M10 features a 6.2-inch HD+ TFT display and much like Galaxy M20, it comes with an Infinity-V screen. Powered by Samsung’s Exynos 7870 processor, the smartphone comes with up to 3GB of RAM, up to 32GB of onboard storage and houses a 3,400mAh battery. For imaging duties, it has the same dual rear cameras as Samsung Galaxy M10 and for selfies, it houses a 5MP front-facing snapper. The starting price of the Samsung Galaxy M10 is Rs 7,990.
Honor View 20
Huawei’s sub-brand Honor launched its View 20 smartphone in India this month. The device is the first smartphone to be launched in India with a hole-punch display and it is also the first to sport a 48MP primary camera. The smartphone features a 6.4-inch full-HD+ TFT LCD All-View display and runs Android 9 Pie skinned with Magic UI 2.0. It is powered by 7nm octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 980 processor clubbed with up to 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage. The device has a dual rear camera setup with a 48MP sensor and a 3D ToF sensor. It houses a 25MP selfie sensor in its display. The starting price of the Honor View 20 smartphone is Rs 37,999.
Realme C1 (2019)
Realme C1 (2019) features a 6.2-inch HD+ display and runs Android 8.1 Oreo skinned with ColorOS 5.1. Powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 processor, the smartphone comes with up to 3GB RAM and 32GB storage and can hold a microSD card of up to 256GB. Realme C1 (2019) houses a 4,230mAh battery and sports a 13MP+2MP dual rear cameras and a 5MP selfie camera.
Honor 10 Lite
Another device from Honor on our list, the Honor 10 Lite smartphone features a 6.21-inch full-HD+ display and runs Android 9.0 Pie with EMUI 9.0 baked on top. Powered by HiSilicon Kirin 710 processor clubbed with up to 6GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. On the camera front, the handset has a dual rear camera setup with 13MP and 2MP sensors. For selfies, there is a 24MP front camera and the device houses a 3,400mAh battery. Honor 10 Lite is available at a starting price of Rs 13,999.
Oppo A7
Oppo A7 features a 6.2-inch In-Cell HD+ display and is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 450 processor clubbed with 3GB RAM and 64GB of storage. It is worth mentioning that although the 3GB RAM version has just been launched, the 4GB RAM model was already available in the market. Oppo A7 runs Android 8.1 Oreo skinned with ColorOS 5.2. Oppo A7 houses a 4,230mAh non-removable battery and comes with 13MP+2MP dual rear cameras. The 3GB RAM variant of the smartphone is available at a price of Rs 14,990.
Huawei Y9 (2019)
Huawei launched its Y9 (2019) smartphone that features a 6.5-inch FHD+ FullView display and is powered by a 2.2Ghz octa-core Kirin 710 processor clubbed with 4GB of RAM and 64GB storage. The device runs Android Oreo skinned with EMUI 8 and houses a 4,000mAh battery. Priced at Rs 15,990, Huawei Y9 (2019) comes with 16MP+2MP dual selfie cameras and 13MP+2MP dual rear cameras.
Oppo R15 Pro
Oppo R15 Pro smartphone features a 6.28-inch full HD+ on-cell OLED display and is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 processor clubbed with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The device runs Android 8.1 Oreo skinned with the company’s own ColorOS 5.0 and houses a 3,430mAh non-removable battery that supports Oppo’s VOOC Flash Charge technology. The company’s VOOC technology is supposed to have the ability to deliver two hours of talk time with five minutes of charging. The smartphone is priced at Rs 25,990 in India.
Nokia 106 (2018) feature phone
Nokia 106 (2018) has a 1.8-inch QQVGA TFT display and is powered by a MediaTek MT6261D processor clubbed with 4MB of RAM and 4MB of storage. The device has a microUSB port, comes with a 3.5mm headphone jack, an FM radio and an LED flashlight. Nokia 106 (2018) houses an 800mAh battery that can deliver up to 21 days of standby time or 15 hours of talk time with just one single charge. The handset has the classic Snake Xenzia game preloaded on it and it is priced at Rs 1,299.
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Vodafone has introduced a Rs 1,699 prepaid plan with yearly validity, calling and data benefits. The newly launched Rs 1,699 plan by Vodafone has a validity for up to 365 days and comes with unlimited local and national calling without any FUP. Also, it includes 100 free daily SMS and offers 1GB daily data with either 3G or 4G network. Speaking about the data, even if you reach the FUP, you can continue with high-speed downloads at 50p/MB.
Users will also get a complimentary access to Vodafone Play with the prepaid plan, using which they can watch live TV and movies. To recall, Vodafone had launched the Rs 1,499 plan a few weeks ago which had the same benefits, however, it is reportedly discontinued. It is only after discontinuing the plan is when Vodafone started off with the Rs 1,699 plan. So, it is highly possible that Vodafone wanted to start this plan as a substitute for the former one. We should mention that Airtel and Reliance Jio also have their yearly plans priced at Rs 1,699. So, probably there is going to be a tough competition among the three network providers.
Airtel’s Rs 1,699 yearly plan provides benefits such as 1GB daily data, unlimited local and national calling. It also includes 100 free SMS daily and a validity period of up to 365 days. As mentioned, all these services are also available are also available in the Vodafone yearly plan. Reliance Jio’s yearly plan has slightly better benefits. While the calling and messaging benefits remain the same, the plan provides up to 1.5GB of daily data to users. Furthermore, once the FUP is reached, the speed decreases down to 64Kbps.
To recall, Vodafone introduced three new top-up recharges recently. The first recharge plan is priced at Rs 50 which provides a talk time of Rs 39.7. The other plans are priced at Rs 100 and Rs 500, both of which provide unlimited talk time. For users who want to extend their validity period up to 28 days, Vodafone is offering a Rs 24 prepaid recharge. And also, there is a Rs 154 prepaid recharge that offers a validity for up to 6 months.
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The PlayStation Plus Cloud, which earlier had storage capacity of 10GB, will start offering 100GB to its users starting February 2019. So going forward, the PlayStation Plus members can enjoy and store 10 times more games and saves in their cloud storage.
The cloud storage feature had been very useful for all the PS4 users as it enables them to upload and save their game data to the cloud using their IDs and they can access their saved games from any other PlayStation by opening their IDs. This also means that they can continue their games from the place they had left before. And now with the increased storage, they can save much more than before.
The users of PlayStation Plus enjoy free games every month that they can play online, besides the cloud storage it offers which saves games and profiles. So now the users of the PS Plus can play games without worrying about their storage space getting full.
Although there is an option to transfer PS4 games by using a USB storage device as PS4 has an option to transfer files over USB, but having cloud storage of 100GB gives more options to the gamers and takes away the need to carry a USB device for transferring files. Another feature of PlayStation cloud is that if a game title is available for both PS4 and PS Vita and if the user plays on both then he can play on one device using his PS Plus ID and then he can save the progress to the cloud and start on the other device where they had left.
Sony has increased the storage of PS Plus as it prepares to drop PS3’s and PS Vita’s games from PS Plus. Sony also plans to stop making new game titles for these platforms as these platforms have become old and they are not capable of handling the newer titles which are graphically intense. The company will stop the physical game production for the Vita from March of 2019.
Big news for PlayStation Plus members: your 10GB of cloud storage is about to become 100GB! More details, and your first look at February's free games lineup: https://t.co/IovNqZZeBKpic.twitter.com/uTe55ONfYI
In February 2019, the Plus members can enjoy some of the PS4 hits the action packed For Honor and the assassin game Hitman: The Complete First Season. The games will be available starting February 5.
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South Korean technology giant Samsung is soon expected to launch smartphones in its Galaxy A-series that are expected to come with features like in-display fingerprint sensors, Infinity display panels, and dual or triple rear camera setups. The report about this has been showcased on Geekbench.
The report about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy A50 has just been released which claims that the smartphone will sport a triple rear camera setup. The report, which first appeared on 91mobiles along with a leaked image, also said that the device will come with an Infinity-V display.
Speaking of the leaked image, it shows the Galaxy A50’s chassis and reveals that it will feature a USB-Type port and come with a 3.5mm headphone jack. The chassis shows an elongated cut-out for the triple rear camera setup. Also, there is no cut-out for a physical fingerprint sensor, which means that the device will come with a fingerprint scanner embedded on its screen.
While not much is known about the smartphone, prior reports suggest that it will be powered by Exynos 7 9610 octa-core SoC paired with 4GB RAM. It is expected to be available in two storage variants—64GB and 128GB. In terms of battery, the Samsung Galaxy A50 is said to house a 4,000mAh battery.
Image courtesy: 91mobiles
Samsung Galaxy A10, on the other hand, has been spotted on Geekbench and according to the website, the smartphone will run the Android 9.0 Pie and will be powered by an octa-core Exynos processor.
Samsung Galaxy A10 which has been spotted on Geekbench carries a model number “Samsung SM-A105F”. The smartphone is expected to come with 2GB RAM, however, as of now, there is no word on its internal storage. Previous leaks have suggested that the device is going to have an LCD display and will sport an in-display fingerprint sensor.
There are nine smartphones that constitute the Samsung Galaxy A-series that are expected to launch this year. While the Samsung Galaxy A50 is a mid-range smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy A10 is a lower-end one. According to previous reports, all the smartphones that are part of the Galaxy A-series are going to be incorporated with multiple rear camera setup.
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Samsung is all set to launch its flagship smartphones from the Galaxy S10 series next month. And a recent report also claimed that the Samsung Galaxy S10 smartphone has been certified in Brazil. And now, another report has surfaced online which claims that three models that are set to be launched on February 20 are already in full-blown mass production.
The report, which first surfaced on The Investor from South Korean, says that as of now, the company is only focussing on producing 4G variants of the Samsung Galaxy S10 models. The 5G models will reportedly be launched sometime later this year and their production has been slated for first half of 2019. The Investor also mentions that all the three variants of the smartphone will sport an in-display fingerprint sensor and will come with a detachable screen protector.
The publication quoted a source saying, “Samsung started mass producing the Galaxy S10 at its manufacturing lines in [South] Korea on January 25. The 5G Galaxy S10 is still in the pipeline and will start being produced later during the first half.”
Speaking about other features of the device, the source said that all the three models of Samsung Galaxy S10 will come with an in-display fingerprint sensor. While the premium models will sport an ultrasonic in-display scanner, the most affordable one of the three will come with an optical fingerprint sensor.
We should mention that the ultrasonic solution will reportedly be more advanced and will be able to map the user’s fingerprint in three dimensions and will be more accurate than the optical fingerprint solution. The Investor’s source also mentioned that all the three variants of the smartphone will come with a detachable screen protector and Samsung Galaxy S10+ will also be available in a 1TB storage variant.
While the source did not reveal if the foldable phone will be launched by Samsung at the Galaxy Unpacked event, he did voice scepticism over the device’s adoption. The Investor quoted the source saying, “The expensive price will be a major hurdle for the foldable phone to go mainstream.”
For those unaware, Samsung has scheduled its Galaxy Unpacked event in San Francisco on February 20, where it is expected to launch its Galaxy S10 Lite, Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ smartphones. All the three devices will come with the company’s new Infinity-O displays. We should also mention that Samsung has hinted that it may launch the foldable phone at the event too.
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Google Chrome’s new update, Chrome 72 is out with new security improvements and features for developers. The Windows, Linux and Mac version of Chrome got a new Settings menu, complete pop-up blocking, Web Authentication API improvements and many other features as well.
In this update the Settings menu gets the Autofill support for its sections and a new shortcut has been added in the People section, which lets the user open their Google Account settings directly. The API improvements provided added layer of security to users. It now allows users to sign-in suing a security key, Bluetooth U2F keys or other security methods. For Windows users the update blocks code injections which reduces the crashes caused by third party software. And for Mac users, Chrome’s new update brings support for external authentication devices that connect over BLE. The update now restricts the pop-ups to appear during page unloads even if the pop-up blocker is active or not.
Chrome 72 also removes the ability to setup Chromecast dongle using the desktop browser. But this change is only for the dongle setting up process and casting tabs, videos or audio is still as easy as before. Windows users can update their Chrome by using Chrome’s built-in updater or by downloading it directly from the company’s website. The updated version of Chrome for Android has been upgraded as well, in the update it brings to the media player notification while using Incognito tab and more features as well along with 58 security fixes.
For Android the updated browser brings a few changes to The tab menu. Security improvements have been implemented and now users can long press the back button to see tab history.
And for iOS the update brings support for more search engines, fixed crashes, a Siri shortcut to start a new search and translations for previously untranslated websites and webpages have been added.
Android users can download the update from Google Play Store and the iOS users can download the update from the App Store, or they can use the built-in updater in Chrome to update their browser to the latest version.
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Recently, we have come to know that Facebook will be launching the end-to-end encryption and combine all its messaging platforms into one. This would lead to the integration of WhatsApp and Instagram with Facebook. The latest news about this feature is that it is not going to arrive this year. We are not going to see end-to-end encryption on Facebook throughout this year. Mark Zukerberg reportedly said that, the app integration is not going to arrive before 2020 and beyond.
The reason behind this, Mark Zukerberg is saying, is that they need to figure out some things. There is a lot of work going on around this. However, the date of the launch of this feature has not been specified. Zuckerberg talks about why would users want to use end-to-end encryption by citing awkward cases where someone might use the marketplace feature on Facebook, but then have to jump over to WhatsApp for messaging. He also talked about the fact that messenger combined with WhatsApp and Instagram can lead to an iMessage-like layer for SMS that offers more security and functionality.
In terms of security, the end-to-end encryption will protect messages from being viewed by others, except the participants of the conversation. Things like strangers contacting people without sharing their phone numbers will get curbed. Even though the end-to-end encryption is aimed towards user safety, it won’t always conceal information. According to researchers, information regarding who is interacting with whom just might be shared. Facebook might come across users’ data that could expose their private information.
However, end-to-end encryption would be a very useful move as there are chances for it to curb terrorism that can happen using social media platforms. There have been reports in the past about terrorists and cyber attackers using non-secure messaging services. This move is being made in order to counter all these problems.
The EETE would allow Facebook users to send an encrypted message to another user who is not on Facebook, but WhatsApp and Instagram. There is still a lot of time for this to be established, and so it is hard to tell whether it will be boon or a bane for users.
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The tech giant Apple Inc’s iPhones are known for many things and the cameras are one of them, Next year Apple is planning to bring 3D cameras to their iPhones. They will also be pushing towards augmented reality. The company is also expected to bring 3 camera setup to the new line-up of iPhones.
According to a report from Bloomberg, for the 3D camera the company will be using laser scanner instead of the dot-projection technology, which it has been using till now. Since the dot-projection tech doesn’t work well over long distances. And that’s not it, the company will also be bringing a third camera to their dual-camera setup, it will be advanced and will enhance the photo-capture tools of the iPhones. Over that, the company will also incorporate a new and more powerful chip to compete with Snapdragon 855 SoC, which is the Qualcomm’s 2019 flagship processor. So, the next generation of iPhones will be more advanced, feature rich and powerful than the current gen of iPhones.
The 3-D camera will enhance the augmented reality on the iPhones too, which will give more accurate depth perception and placement of virtual objects. It will give the cameras better control to capture the depth of an image. The cameras will be designed to scan the environment to create a three-dimensional reconstruction of the real world which will work up to 15 feet from the device. If we talk about the current gen of iPhones, the cameras operate at distances of 25-50 centimetres to power Apple’s Face ID facial-recognition feature. The company has been talking with Sony about testing sensors for their new system of cameras.
The difference between VR (Virtual Reality) and AR (Augmented Reality) is that while VR puts the user in a digitally created world with use of headphones, VR glasses, controllers and bodysuits to feel the full immersion of VR. AR puts visuals and data onto a view of the real world by use of cameras, so when the camera is recording or seeing the real thing the AR will put digitally created images, characters into that live camera view. Currently the appeal of AR is less but it is predicted to have a much wider market than VR.
The laser-powered 3-D cameras could make their debut on iPad Pro update around 2020 spring. And for 2019, the company is planning to go with successor of iPhone XS and XS Max along with an updated iPhone XR. The XS Max which might have the three-camera setup on the back, other iPhones might also come with upgraded system as well.
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According to reports by counterpoint, smartphone company OnePlus was the best-selling smartphone of 2018. Taking a dig at Apple, OnePlus posted an image on Facebook in which it said, “Hey Siri, which is India’s no.1 premium smartphone?”.
Based on the Counterpoint news, OnePlus recorded the highest shipments in the fourth quarter of 2018 and maintains its lead in the premium phone segment for three consecutive quarters now. On the other hand, Apple’s share in the premium phone segment fell down by 15% in the last quarter of 2018, compared to 2017 in the same time period.
The market share of OnePlus during the fourth quarter of 2018 was 36% whereas Apple and Samsung secured 30% and 26% market share respectively. Counterpoint Research report said, “OnePlus 6 recorded its highest ever shipments in a single quarter to lead the premium smartphone segment for three successive quarters. Additionally, the success of OnePlus drove overall premium smartphone shipments to a record number in a single year.”
OnePlus 6 was the highest selling phone in 2018 followed by OnePlus 6T. To recall, the OnePlus sports an optic AMOLED 6.28-inch capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 1,080×2,280 pixels. The aspect ratio of the screen is 19:9. The device is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 octa-core processor. It runs Android Pie skinned with OxygenOS 9.0.2. When it comes to the RAM, the smartphone has two RAM variants—6GB and 8GB. The 6GB RAM brings an onboard storage of 64GB whereas the 8GB brings an onboard storage of 128GB and 256GB.
In terms of camera, the OnePlus 6 sports a dual rear camera setup that consists of a 16MP and a 20MP sensor. On the other hand, the front camera has a 16MP single sensor. Connectivity options of the smartphone includes WiFi 802.11, dual-band, hotspot, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, NFC and USB 2.0. The OnePlus 6 houses a 3,300mAh non-removable battery. The handset comes in four colour options—midnight black, mirror black, silk white and amber red.
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Last year in October, search giant Google had announced that it will be closing down its social networking platform, Google Plus (or Google+), for consumers after a security flaw exposed users’ profile data. Shortly after the announcement, Google+ faced another data leak and this made the technology giant quicken the process of shutting down its social networking platform. It was after this leak that the company decided to close down the platform in April 2019. And now, the technology giant has formally announced a new timeline about how and when Google+ will shut down.
Starting February 4, users will no longer be able to create new Google+ profiles, pages, communities and events. Even the comments that are generated by Google+ on external websites will be removed from Blogger on the same date. Comments on other websites will be removed by March 7. All website comments that are made via Google+ will get deleted starting April 2, and on the same day, all of consumer Google+ content will also be deleted.
However, the only exception to this is Google notes, and that is being kept for legal reasons. The Google notes content that will not be deleted includes photos and videos from Google+ in users’ Album Archive and on other Google+ pages. You can create and download an archive of your data before it is deleted if you wish to save it and Google has listed down instructions for the same on its support page. We should mention that if your photos and videos are backed up to Google Photos, they will not be deleted and will stay safe.
It is also worth noticing that if you have used Google+ to sign in to apps, this button will also stop working and you may have to re-login via Facebook or email. Some reports also suggest that it will be replaced by a Google sign-in button. In such cases, you will be signed in with our Google account instead of Google+. But we must add that you would still be able to access other Google services and Google+ shutdown will not affect that in any way.
The search giant has also said that it will take some time to delete all the Google+ data, so there is a possibility that portions of account will be visible for a few months before it’s gone.
Furthermore, G Suite customers will be able to access Google+, but then a new look and some additional features are also expected to surface on the social network for them. Considering that these headlines are just around the corner, you should act now and save your Google+ history while you can.
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HMD Nokia has slashed the prices of their smartphones Nokia 3.1 and Nokia 6.1 in India, now they are available Rs 2,000 off of their original prices. The Finnish smartphone maker has confirmed the news and now the base version of Nokia 3.1 is available at Rs 8,999 and Nokia 6.1 is available at Rs 11,999. The manufacturer also started selling Nokia 5.1 plus and Nokia 6.1 plus across the country and they will be available in offline stores.
Nokia 3.1 comes with 5.2-inch display and runs Android 8.1 Oreo. It is powered by an octa-core MediaTek MT6750Soc and sports a 13MP rear camera with 8MP front shooter. Its battery capacity is 2990mAh. It is paired with 3GB RAM and has 32GB storage. The phone was priced at Rs 11,999 when launched and it is not the first time Nokia has cut price of their 3.1, earlier they cut its price by Rs 1,000 and now again it is cut by Rs 2,000. Now the phone is available at Rs 8,999.
Whereas Nokia 6.1 houses Snapdragon 630SoC with Adreno 508 GPU, and has a 5.5-inch Full HD display, it comes with 3GB RAM and 32GB for the base version. Its battery capacity is 3000 mAh. It has a 16MP rear camera and 8MP front camera. When launched it came with Android 8.1 Oreo out of the box but recently it started receiving the Android 9.0 Pie update. After the price cut of Rs 1500 the Nokia 6.1 3GB + 32GB variant will be retailing for Rs 11,999. And the top-spec model of 6.1 which is the 4GB + 64GB will be retailing at Rs 13,999.
Nokia’s price cut has put it directly in competition with Redmi phones which are aggressively priced between Rs 8,000 to Rs 15,000. And not just Mi, there are other brands recognising the entry level smartphone market’s capabilities. And now many phone makers are pushing out their phones in the same price segment. Manufacturers like Asus, Realme, Mi, Oppo, Vivo have multitude of phone in the same price range.
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South Korean technology giant Samsung launched its much-awaited Galaxy M20 this month. The device sports a 6.3-inch full HD+ Infinity-V display and runs Android 8.1 Oreo skinned with Samsung Experience. Powered by octa-core Exynos 7904 processor, the smartphone comes with up to 4GB RAM, up to 64GB storage, and houses a 5,000mAh battery. On the camera front, the handset has 13MP+5MP dual rear cameras clubbed with an 8MP selfie snapper. The price of Samsung Galaxy M20 starts at Rs 10,990.
Samsung Galaxy M10 was launched along with the Galaxy M20 and the two smartphones share some of their specifications. Samsung Galaxy M10 features a 6.2-inch HD+ TFT display and much like Galaxy M20, it comes with an Infinity-V screen. Powered by Samsung’s Exynos 7870 processor, the smartphone comes with up to 3GB of RAM, up to 32GB of onboard storage and houses a 3,400mAh battery. For imaging duties, it has the same dual rear cameras as Samsung Galaxy M10 and for selfies, it houses a 5MP front-facing snapper. The starting price of the Samsung Galaxy M10 is Rs 7,990.
Huawei’s sub-brand Honor launched its View 20 smartphone in India this month. The device is the first smartphone to be launched in India with a hole-punch display and it is also the first to sport a 48MP primary camera. The smartphone features a 6.4-inch full-HD+ TFT LCD All-View display and runs Android 9 Pie skinned with Magic UI 2.0. It is powered by 7nm octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 980 processor clubbed with up to 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage. The device has a dual rear camera setup with a 48MP sensor and a 3D ToF sensor. It houses a 25MP selfie sensor in its display. The starting price of the Honor View 20 smartphone is Rs 37,999.
Realme C1 (2019) features a 6.2-inch HD+ display and runs Android 8.1 Oreo skinned with ColorOS 5.1. Powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 processor, the smartphone comes with up to 3GB RAM and 32GB storage and can hold a microSD card of up to 256GB. Realme C1 (2019) houses a 4,230mAh battery and sports a 13MP+2MP dual rear cameras and a 5MP selfie camera.
Oppo A7 features a 6.2-inch In-Cell HD+ display and is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 450 processor clubbed with 3GB RAM and 64GB of storage. It is worth mentioning that although the 3GB RAM version has just been launched, the 4GB RAM model was already available in the market. Oppo A7 runs Android 8.1 Oreo skinned with ColorOS 5.2. Oppo A7 houses a 4,230mAh non-removable battery and comes with 13MP+2MP dual rear cameras. The 3GB RAM variant of the smartphone is available at a price of Rs 14,990.
South Korean technology giant Samsung launched its much-awaited Galaxy M20 this month. The device sports a 6.3-inch full HD+ Infinity-V display and runs Android 8.1 Oreo skinned with Samsung Experience. Powered by octa-core Exynos 7904 processor, the smartphone comes with up to 4GB RAM, up to 64GB storage, and houses a 5,000mAh battery. On the camera front, the handset has 13MP+5MP dual rear cameras clubbed with an 8MP selfie snapper. The price of Samsung Galaxy M20 starts at Rs 10,990.
Samsung Galaxy M10 was launched along with the Galaxy M20 and the two smartphones share some of their specifications. Samsung Galaxy M10 features a 6.2-inch HD+ TFT display and much like Galaxy M20, it comes with an Infinity-V screen. Powered by Samsung’s Exynos 7870 processor, the smartphone comes with up to 3GB of RAM, up to 32GB of onboard storage and houses a 3,400mAh battery. For imaging duties, it has the same dual rear cameras as Samsung Galaxy M10 and for selfies, it houses a 5MP front-facing snapper. The starting price of the Samsung Galaxy M10 is Rs 7,990.
Huawei’s sub-brand Honor launched its View 20 smartphone in India this month. The device is the first smartphone to be launched in India with a hole-punch display and it is also the first to sport a 48MP primary camera. The smartphone features a 6.4-inch full-HD+ TFT LCD All-View display and runs Android 9 Pie skinned with Magic UI 2.0. It is powered by 7nm octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 980 processor clubbed with up to 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage. The device has a dual rear camera setup with a 48MP sensor and a 3D ToF sensor. It houses a 25MP selfie sensor in its display. The starting price of the Honor View 20 smartphone is Rs 37,999.
Realme C1 (2019) features a 6.2-inch HD+ display and runs Android 8.1 Oreo skinned with ColorOS 5.1. Powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 processor, the smartphone comes with up to 3GB RAM and 32GB storage and can hold a microSD card of up to 256GB. Realme C1 (2019) houses a 4,230mAh battery and sports a 13MP+2MP dual rear cameras and a 5MP selfie camera.
Another device from Honor on our list, the Honor 10 Lite smartphone features a 6.21-inch full-HD+ display and runs Android 9.0 Pie with EMUI 9.0 baked on top. Powered by HiSilicon Kirin 710 processor clubbed with up to 6GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. On the camera front, the handset has a dual rear camera setup with 13MP and 2MP sensors. For selfies, there is a 24MP front camera and the device houses a 3,400mAh battery. Honor 10 Lite is available at a starting price of Rs 13,999.
Oppo A7 features a 6.2-inch In-Cell HD+ display and is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 450 processor clubbed with 3GB RAM and 64GB of storage. It is worth mentioning that although the 3GB RAM version has just been launched, the 4GB RAM model was already available in the market. Oppo A7 runs Android 8.1 Oreo skinned with ColorOS 5.2. Oppo A7 houses a 4,230mAh non-removable battery and comes with 13MP+2MP dual rear cameras. The 3GB RAM variant of the smartphone is available at a price of Rs 14,990.
Huawei launched its Y9 (2019) smartphone that features a 6.5-inch FHD+ FullView display and is powered by a 2.2Ghz octa-core Kirin 710 processor clubbed with 4GB of RAM and 64GB storage. The device runs Android Oreo skinned with EMUI 8 and houses a 4,000mAh battery. Priced at Rs 15,990, Huawei Y9 (2019) comes with 16MP+2MP dual selfie cameras and 13MP+2MP dual rear cameras.
Oppo R15 Pro smartphone features a 6.28-inch full HD+ on-cell OLED display and is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 processor clubbed with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The device runs Android 8.1 Oreo skinned with the company’s own ColorOS 5.0 and houses a 3,430mAh non-removable battery that supports Oppo’s VOOC Flash Charge technology. The company’s VOOC technology is supposed to have the ability to deliver two hours of talk time with five minutes of charging. The smartphone is priced at Rs 25,990 in India.
Nokia 106 (2018) has a 1.8-inch QQVGA TFT display and is powered by a MediaTek MT6261D processor clubbed with 4MB of RAM and 4MB of storage. The device has a microUSB port, comes with a 3.5mm headphone jack, an FM radio and an LED flashlight. Nokia 106 (2018) houses an 800mAh battery that can deliver up to 21 days of standby time or 15 hours of talk time with just one single charge. The handset has the classic Snake Xenzia game preloaded on it and it is priced at Rs 1,299.
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