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Saturday, 16 June 2018

Weekly Roundup: Xiaomi Redmi 6, Redmi 6A, Vivo NEX, Samsung QLED TVs, Garmin vivoactive 3 Music and more

This week Xiaomi has announced the Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A smartphones in China. Vivo has announced the much-hyped full-screen Vivo NEX S smartphone. Garmin has launched the vivoactive 3 Music smartwatch with integrated Music support and lots more in our weekly roundup. Xiaomi announced the Redmi 6, the company’s latest smartphone in the Redmi series and the successor of Redmi 5. It has a 5.45-inch HD+ display 18:9 aspect ratio display with 80.7% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by MediaTek Helio P22 12nm processor and runs Android 8.1 (Oreo) with MIUI 9 on top. It has a 5-megapixel front camera with face unlock and AI portrait. The Xiaomi Redmi 6 3GB RAM + 32GB storage costs 799 yuan (US$ 124 / Rs. 8,410 approx.), the Xiaomi Redmi 6 4GB RAM + 64GB storage – 999 yuan (US$ 156 / Rs. 10,520 approx.).     The Redmi 6A with the first MediaTek Helio A22 12nm Quad-Core SoC, single 13-megapixel rear camera, and a 5-megapixel front camera both with AI Portrait mode, but it doesn’t have a fingerprint sensor. Both the phones have a polycarbonate back panel with a brushed metal surface. Xiaomi Redmi 6A  2GB RAM + 16GB storage costs 599 yuan (US$ 93 / Rs. 6,307 approx.). Vivo introduced its flagship NEX series smartphones. The main highlight of the smartphone is its 6.59-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED screen with ultra-narrow ...