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Monday 26 August 2019

OnePlus 7T / 7T Pro rumor round-up: Specs, features, release date and more

We’ve got used to OnePlus launching two flagship phones a year — one in the first half and another ‘T’ version in the second half. Basking in the success of the OnePlus 7 series, the company is all set to launch its mid-cycle refresh of 2019 — OnePlus 7T. The impressive OnePlus 7T series (as per rumors) is coming soon to … Continue reading

HUAWEI Mate 30/Mate 30 Pro with Kirin 990, circular Leica quad rear camera module surfaces ahead of September announcement

HUAWEI launched the Mate 20 Pro smartphone with OLED HDR display, Leica triple cameras and more last year. The successor to the Mate 20 Pro i.e., HUAWEI Mate 30 and the Mate 30 Pro surfaced in leaks and in some renders. Similarly, now a new report reveals the images of the smartphone along with key … Continue reading

OnePlus opens its first R&D facility in India in Hyderabad; to invest Rs. 1000 crore over the next 3 years

OnePlus today announced its first Research & Development (R&D) facility in India in Hyderabad. It plans to invest INR 1000 crore into its R&D facility over the next 3 years. “The facility will not only play a critical role in the development of Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning in OnePlus products but will also drive … Continue reading

Vivo NEX 3 5G smartphone with ‘waterfall screen’, Snapdragon 855 Plus to be announced in September

Vivo general manager already posted sketches and official image of the NEX 3 5G smartphone showing off the phone’s ‘waterfall screen’ which is curved on all the sides. Today the company has confirmed that the phone will be introduced in China in September. Another leak reveals that the phone will come with 99.6% screen-to-body ratio … Continue reading

Redmi Note 8 Pro — 4500mAh battery, 3D Glass back, TÜV Rheinland network certification confirmed, durability tested

Xiaomi’s Redmi brand already confirmed the launch of Redmi Note 8 and Redmi Note 8 Pro in China on August 29th. It also confirmed that the Redmi Note 8 will be powered by MediaTek Helio G90T SoC, Liquid cooling, support for gamepad and other accessories and improved camera performance with 64MP ISOCELL Bright GW1 sensor. Now … Continue reading

Sunday 25 August 2019

Google Nest Hub with 7-inch display launched in India for Rs. 9999

Google today has launched the Google Nest Hub with built-in Google Assistant in India. It was originally introduced as the Home Hub in the US last year, and lets you use your voice to get the best of Google—Search, YouTube, Google Photos, Calendar, Maps and more—right on Google Nest Hub’s display. It comes with a … Continue reading

Realme 5 and 5 Pro: Bootloader unlocking, ‘screen on time’ feature and offline availability soon

Realme launched the realme 5 and realme 5 pro smartphones in India last week, and these will go on sale starting this week on Flipkart. In the latest episode of #AskMadhav, the company CEO, Madhav Sheth has answered some questions about these phones, including bootloader unlocking, ‘screen on time’ feature and more. realme has enabled … Continue reading

Samsung Galaxy A91 with 45W charging support, Galaxy A90 5G with 25W charging support listed on official website

Samsung launched the Galaxy Note10 and Galaxy Note10+ earlier last week and the Note10+ comes with 45W ‘Super Fast Charging 2.0’ whereas the Note10 supports 25W ‘Super Fast Charging’. The 45W charger is yet to ship globally and now, the official 45W charger page lists two new upcoming smartphones under compatible models suggesting that those … Continue reading

HUAWEI Nova 5T with quad rear cameras teased ahead of announcement on August 27

HUAWEI today showcased the Nova 5T smartphone at the Fashion Showcase during KL Fashion Week in Malaysia earlier today, as it had promised. This shows a glass back, quad rear cameras with a 48-megapixel main camera, so it should come with a 16-megapixel ultra-wide sensor, 2-megapixel sensor for 4cm macro and a 2-megapixel for portrait shots, … Continue reading

Upcoming HONOR V30 and Redmi K30 smartphones will support 5G

Several companies have started rolling out 5G smartphones especially in China. Last week Vivo iQOO Pro 5G was announced, Xiaomi is expected to introduce Mi 9S with 5G support next month, next-gen Vivo NEX will also support 5G. Today, in a reply to a user's comment on weibo, HONOR President Zhao Ming said that the upcoming HONOR V30 will come with 5G support. This will be the successor of V20 that was introduced in China back in December last year. This is rumored to be powered by Kirin 985 SoC and should use HUAWEI Balong 5000 5G multi-mode modem. Earlier rumors revealed 6GB+128GB and 8GB+256GB versions, 48MP main + ultra-wide + telephoto triple rear cameras, in-display fingerprint scanner and an AMOLED display with 32MP in-screen camera. It is rumored to start at 2999 yuan (US$ 420 / Rs. 30,220 approx.) and go official sometime in Q4 2019. In the other news Redmi General Manager, Lu Weibing has also confirmed 5G support for the Redmi K30. This should be the K30 Pro successor of the K20 Pro that was introduced in China back in May. Since it is too early, we don't have any other specifications of the phone. Redmi K30 Pro will likely be powered by Snapdragon 855 Plus Mobile Platform combined ...