OnePlus 6 will have a notch, 90% screen-to-body ratio and retain headphone jack: Carl Pei

2018 has been the year of Android phones with iPhone X-style top-notch and for many obvious reasons, there has been a negative fuss surrounding it claiming to be a blunt rip off of the iPhone X.  Truth be spoken, there is no better alternative to bring in more screen real-estate without including a top notch. Yes, Apple has included a bunch of sensors including the Face ID in the top notch, and, Android-powered smartphones just have the regular sensor and front camera, but there is no better way to bring in an impressive screen-to-body ratio without designing it with a notch. Cut to the chase, the upcoming OnePlus flagship (for now dubbed as the OnePlus 6) is also said to feature the notch. However, the company says that it will be more than just another iPhone copycat. Following the negativity, Android phones with notch-designs have been receiving since the MWC 2018 launches, OnePlus has reached out to The Verge to make its point and why it thinks the change in design is a good thing. The company is far from backing out with the notch design at this stage and OnePlus like every other phone maker is opting to go this design route and is ...

Moto Fest: Moto G5S Plus at Rs. 12999, offers on Moto X4, Moto Z2 Play and more

Motorola has announced a temporary price cut on range of its smartphones on Flipkart, Amazon.in as well as offline stores as a part of Moto Fest sale. This includes its popular Moto E4 Plus, Moto G5S Plus, Moto X4 and Moto Z2 Play. Offers on Moto smartphones during Moto Fest Moto Z2 Play – Rs. 21,999 (Rs. 6000 off + up to Rs. 16,000 off on exchange) Moto X4 3GB + 32GB – Rs. 20,999 (up to Rs. 19,000 off on exchange) Moto G5s Plus – Rs. 12,999 (Rs. 2000 off ) - Also on Moto Hub Moto E4 Plus – Rs. 9,499 (Rs. 500 off + up to Rs. 9,000 off on exchange) - Also on Moto Hub Additionally, customers can avail benefits such as No Cost EMIs Options with Zero Processing Fee options on the range of products through Bajaj Finserv and Home Credit. These offers will be available till 29th March across all retail channels including Amazon, Flipkart, retail stores and Moto Hubs across the country.

Garmin Vivomove HR Analog Digital Smartwatch launched in the India for Rs. 15999

Garmin today launched the Vivomove HR Analog Digital Smartwatch in India. It features a crystal touchscreen with a discreet display, meaning the precision hands show the time and dynamically move away when you swipe through your messages, heart rate, and other features. The smartwatch is capable of monitoring heart rate 24X7 continuously and has wellness monitoring tools such as all-day stress tracking and relaxation timer that will help you manage your stress levels and maintain a healthy lifestyle. It also includes other fitness tracking options like steps taken, calories burnt, distance traveled, and heart rate. The smartwatch can last up to 5 days in smart mode and up to 2 weeks in watch mode. It automatically starts and stops the activity timer each time you begin walking. Other features like smart notifications, weather, find my phone, music control, find my watch are all accounted. It is compatible with iPhone, Android, and Windows. The Garmin Vivomove HR Analog Digital Smartwatch comes in black color and large size and is priced at Rs. 15,999. It is available at select Helios stores and will soon be available in all the leading e-commerce portals such as Amazon.in. Commenting on the launch of Vivomove HR, Mr. Ali Rizvi, National Sales Manager Garmin India said: We are very happy to announce the launch of ...

Amazon Kindle Lite for Android out of beta, launched in India

Amazon released Kindle Lite app for Android in Beta for low-end Android smartphones with limited storage and on 2G/3G networks last year. Now the company has launched the app for all the users in India after the best testing is complete. Kindle Lite lets you read eBooks instantly without having to wait for the entire book to download. The app less than 2MB and provides Kindle features including personalized recommendations, Whispersync (synching your eBooks across devices) as well as free eBook samples and titles across English, Hindi, Tamil, Marathi, Gujarati and Malayalam. It also has existing Kindle features such as easily buying eBooks, ability to zoom into images, night-mode for reading, changing font sizes and simply navigate through the table of contents for a better reading experience. During the first month of launch, customers will also get 80% cashback on their first eBook purchased on Kindle Lite through Amazon Pay. Download Amazon Kindle Lite (Free) – Android Highlights of Kindle Lite  Lightest Reading App – Kindle Lite is less than 2MB and downloads under a minute on your phone. You don’t need to worry about running out of memory for your photos, videos or music anymore. Read instantly– You don’t need to wait for eBooks to download ...

Vivo V9 Unboxing and First Impressions

Vivo launched the V9 smartphone with a notch, dual rear cameras and a 24-megapixel front camera in India last week. We recently unboxed the smartphone. Check out the unboxing and first impressions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIAsOkNJ9zA Box Contents Vivo V9 smartphone in Champagne Gold 2-pin charger (5V-2A) Micro USB cable Headset Clear protective case SIM Ejector tool Quick start guide and warranty information The Vivo V9 has a 6.3-inch (2280 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:9 IPS display with a notch and a 90% screen-to-body ratio, thanks to 1.75mm slim bezels. It is powered by Snapdragon 626 with 4GB RAM and runs Android 8.1 (Oreo) with Funtouch OS 4.0 on top. The notch houses the earpiece, usual set of sensors and a 24-megapixel camera with support for A.I face that promises to capture a perfect image event in low-light or glare. It also has support for face unlock. Similar to the V7 series, the V9 has a dedicated dual SIM and a microSD slot. On the back there is a 16-megapixel camera along with a secondary 5-megapixel camera to capture the depth information for portrait shots. There is also a fingerprint sensor. It has a metal finish on the back, while the top and bottom parts have plastic finish where the antennas are present. The back is prone ...

HMD Global schedules an event in India on April 4, Nokia 7 Plus, Nokia 8 Sirocco and Nokia 6 2018 Android One smartphones expected

HMD Global introduced the  Nokia 7 Plus, Nokia 8 Sirocco and new Nokia 6 Android One smartphones at the MWC 2018 last month. Earlier this week it launched the Nokia 1 Android Oreo (Go Edition) smartphone. Today it has sent out an invite for an event in in India on April 4th where it is expected to introduce the new Android One phones. The invite says "N-powered city of tomorrow" hinting at new Nokia phones. It is not clear Nokia 8110 feature phone as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vtrs8ZapOQE Nokia 7 Plus specifications 6-inch (2160 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla glass 3 protection Octa Core Snapdragon 660 14nm Mobile Platform (Quad 2.2GHz Kryo 260 + Quad 1.8GHz Kryo 260 CPUs) with Adreno 512 GPU 4GB LPDDR4  RAM, 64GB (eMMC 5.1) internal storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD Single / Dual SIM Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 8.1 12MP rear camera with f/1.75 aperture, 1.4µm pixel size with ZEISS optics, 13 MP secondary camera with 1.0µm pixel size, f/2.6 aperture with ZEISS optics, dual-tone LED flash 16MP front-facing camera with ZEISS optics Fingerprint sensor Dimensions: 158.38 x 75.64 x 9.55 mm 3.5 mm headphone jack, Three microphones with Nokia OZO Audio 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz ...

Porsche Design Huawei Mate RS Hands On and Photo Gallery

Huawei yesterday introduced the Porsche Design Huawei Mate RS at an event in Paris. It is the company's latest smartphone in the Porsche Design series. It sports a 6-inches OLED FullView 18:9 aspect ratio OLED display. Since it is a Porsche Designed phone, it comes with a premium build and an in-display fingerprint sensor. We have got our hands on the phone so let’s take a detailed look at hardware and specifications of the phone. The Porsche Design Mate RS comes with 6-inches OLED FullView 18:9 aspect ratio OLED display. The phone is powered by the Huawei Kirin 970 SoC with 6GB RAM and up to 512GB storage. Unlike the P20-series, there is no top notch at the front for the Porsche Design Huawei Mate RS. Up front, there is a 24MP front-camera present right above the display along with earpiece, microphone and the usual set of sensors. The phone comes with 83.93% Screen-to-body ratio and an 18:9 aspect ratio. There are ultra slim bezels on all corners since it packs FullView display.  [gallery link="none" ids="247905,247906,247907"] The volume rockers and the power button are present on the right side. While the SIM card tray is present on the right side. The main speaker grill, USB Type-C port, primary microphone are present on the bottom are present on the bottom. The ...

Huawei P20 Hands On and Photo Gallery

Huawei just unveiled the P20 and P20 Pro flagship smartphone at an event in Paris yesterday. We got to check out the P20 at the event, here is the hands-on and photo gallery. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuM_0HaLOK8 The P20 has a 5.8-inch (2240 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ LCD RGBW 2.5D curved glass display with a notch and is powered by Octa-Core Huawei Kirin 970  10nm processor with i7 co-processor,Mali-G72 MP12 GPU and NPU. It runs Android 8.1 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.1 on top. Similar to most of the latest Android smartphone, it has a notch, which houses the earpiece, front camera and the sensors. It has a 24-megapixel front-facing camera with AI beautification. 3D portrait lighting and support for face unlock. You can also hide the notch with an option in the settings that blackens the top area. The fingerprint sensor is present on the bezel, below the display. [gallery link="file" columns="2" size="medium" ids="247873,247880,247871,247872"] The volume rockers and the power button are present on the right side and the dual SIM slot is present on the left. There are dual loudspeakers and USB Type-C ports on the bottom and the phone has Hi-Res audio support and Dolby Atmos. The phone doesn't have a 3.5mm audio jack or microSD slot. It measures 149.1 x 70.8 x ...

Facebook reportedly delays Home-Speaker launch over user-data privacy violation crisis

Facebook was expected to introduce the smart Home-Speaker at the F8 event in May but now it looks like the company has delayed its plans amid data-privacy practices and the outrage surrounding it, according to industry sources.  The company's new hardware products, connected speakers with digital-assistant and video-chat capabilities are currently under review to ensure that they make the right trade-offs with the user data. The new hardware products are a part of the Facebook’s plan to become more involved with users’ everyday social lives taking advantage of the artificial intelligence much like how Amazon is doing with its Echo devices. With user-data privacy violations, FTC investigation and outrage among common users now is the wrong time for Facebook to make an announcement of the same. As expected, Facebook declined to comment on the reports. However, Facebook is still planning to launch the products later this year when the crisis gets over. It is expected that the company would reveal new, more restrictive rules about what kind of information Facebook can collect on their users. Source

Google Chrome to get support for casting local files soon

Google Chrome casting functionality has the biggest shortcoming; it simply cannot cast local files be it audio or video. It works great for casting online videos, a tab, or even your entire screen, but fails to reciprocate the same with local audio or video file natively. However, Google today announced that it is testing the ability to cast local files directly within the browser. For now, the feature is only available in Chrome's beta channel, and the option will show up when you select 'Cast' in the browser menu and choosing 'Cast file' from the dropdown list. It will then ask you to choose the file, be it audio or video and stream it to any Cast-enabled device. However, the functionality is only available for a small set of users. There's still a way to force the experiment on your browser, and it's fairly straightforward. All you got to do is just enable the 'features=EnableCastLocalMedia' switch and restart the browser. However, the process for doing so varies depending on the operating system. Source