Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018) with dual rear cameras, Bixby Home surfaces, could launch in India soon

Samsung SM-J720F surfaced in benchmarks back in January this year. Now the user manual of the smartphone has surfaced on the official site confirming dual rear cameras, front camera with flash as well as Bixby Home, making it the first budget smartphone from Samsung to come with Bixby support. It also comes with removable battery, micro USB port, fingerprint sensor on the home button and loudspeaker grill on the back, next to the camera. Earlier benchmark listing revealed most of the specifications of the phone, check them out below. Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018) rumored specifications 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD / (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display Octa-Core (2.2GHz Dual + 1.6GHz Hexa) Exynos 7885 14nm processor with Mali-G71 GPU 4GB RAM, 32GB Internal Storage, expandable up to 256GB via micro SD card Android 8.0 (Oreo) Dual SIM 13MP rear camera with LED flash, secondary rear camera 8MP front camera with LED flash Fingerprint sensor 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS Since the user manual has surfaced on Samsung India site, it expected to launch in the country soon. Source | Via

OnePlus 6 8GB RAM with 256GB Storage version confirmed by the CEO

Few hours back OnePlus released a teaser saying that the phone will have "the speed you need," and also confirmed the OnePlus 6 name. Now, in a new post CEO Pete Lau discussed about the performance of the upcoming flagship and said that that company has created specialized team called Team FSE (Fast, Stable, Efficient) to focus solely on maximizing the power of our flagship devices. In addition to Snapdragon 845 SoC, he also confirmed 8GB of RAM with 256GB storage version of the smartphone. It is not clear if the company will have the 8GB RAM with 128GB storage version as well. In the forum post, Pete Lau, CEO and Founder of OnePlus said: Understanding the relationship between people and smartphones, we brainstormed with our community of OnePlus users to learn what the users want most – a flexible, light and quick experience. Keeping these parameters at heart, we have conceptualized the OnePlus 6. To make this experience a reality we have established within our ranks a special R&D unit, called Team FSE (Fast, Stable, Efficient). The one goal of this unit is to ensure that we can transcend the current norm with providing our users with what we believe to be a ...

Nokia 1 Android Oreo (Go Edition) Smartphone Unboxing and First Impressions

HMD Global introduced its budget Nokia 1 Android Oreo (Go Edition) smartphone in India last week at Rs. 5,499, here we have the unboxing and first impressions of the smartphone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xek_kzd-gBs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXFCDIx3pq4 Box Contents Nokia 1 smartphone in Dark Blue color Nokia WH-108 headset 2-pin charger (5V-1A) Micro USB Cable User manual and warranty information The Nokia 1 has a 4.5-inch FWVGA IPS display and is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6737M SoC with 1GB RAM. It runs Android 8.1 (Oreo) Go Edition that comes with a range of Go Edition apps optimized for the phone offering a smooth experience. It has a 2-megapixel camera on the front. It has a 5-megapixel camera with LED flash on the back. The phone has a polycarbonate back cover which has a smooth finish. There is a Nokia brand in the middle and the loudspeaker grill is present on the bottom part of the back. The body feels cheap, but you can't expect much for the price. The phone also comes with Xpress On covers in packs of Azure and Grey or Yellow and Pink that are sold separately at an MRP of Rs. 450. Under the back cover there is a 2150mAh battery. There are also two nano SIM slots along with a microSD card slot that ...

Samsung Galaxy S9 Mini with Snapdragon 660, 4GB RAM, Android Oreo surfaces in benchmarks

Samsung launched the S9 and S9+ worldwide recently. While the flagships are already available in the most parts of the world, Samsung is reportedly working on a mini version of the S9 in China with the model number SM-G8750. The device has now surfaced on the Geekbench benchmark application revealing few details about it. Samsung hasn't launched a mini version of its flagship in two years, which makes the S9 mini special but then again, it is also reason to take the news with a pinch of salt. According to the Geekbench application, the device comes with model number SM-G8750. It runs on Android 8.0 Oreo with Experience UI on top and has 4GB of RAM. Furthermore, it is expected that it will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660  Octa-Core SoC. [HTML1] The Samsung Galaxy S9 mini scored 1619 in single-core test and 5955 in multi-core test. Not much is known in terms of camera, battery and other details, but it is widely rumored that the device is currently in the testing phase in China, so we should hear more details in the coming days. Source | Via

OPPO F7 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro Benchmarks Comparison – MediaTek Helio P60 vs Snapdragon 636

The Redmi Note 5 Pro and OPPO F7 represent some of the most powerful smartphones that both the brands have to offer. What's even more interesting is that they both sport all new chipsets. The Redmi Note 5 Pro with the Snapdragon 636 and the OPPO F7 with the MediaTek Helio P60, both smartphones are the first of their kind. We put the two through our standard test benchmark suite and here are the results.  To put things in perspective, the Snapdragon 636 chipset in the Redmi Note 5 Pro has 8 x Kryo 260 cores clocked at up to 1.8Ghz. This is paired with the Adreno 509 GPU. The chip is built on a 14nm process. Meanwhile, the MediaTek Helio P60 sports 4 Cortex A73 cores and 4 Cortex A53 cores arranged in a big.LITTLE configuration. All the cores are clocked at up to 2.0 GHz. What this means is that high-performance tasks will activate the A73 cores while the A53 cores are responsible for maintaining battery efficiency. The GPU here is the Mali G72MP3.  So how do the two phones fare? Let's find out. Geekbench 4 Single Core In the Geekbench 4 Single Core benchmark, the Oppo F7 scored 1533 points while ...

Panasonic Eluga Ray 550 with 5.7-inch 18:9 display, 3GB RAM, metal body launched for Rs. 8999

Panasonic has launched Eluga Ray 550, the company’s first smartphone with Full View display. It has a 5.7-inch HD+ 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by MediaTek MT6737H SoC, runs  Android 7.0 (Nougat), has a 13-megapixel rear camera and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera, both with flash. It has a metal body, features a fingerprint sensor on the back, has dedicated dual SIM slots and packs a 3250mAh battery. Panasonic Eluga Ray 550 specifications 5.7-inch (1440 × 720 pixels) HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display 1.3GHz Quad-Core MediaTek MT6737H 64-bit processor with with Mali-T720 GPU 3GB RAM, 32GB storage, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD Android 7.0 (Nougat) Dual SIM 13MP rear camera with LED Flash 8MP front-facing camera with LED flash Dimensions: 152.5x73.3x8.5mm; Weight: 152g 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS + GLONASS 3250mAh battery The Panasonic Eluga Ray 550 comes in Black, Blue and Gold colors, is priced at Rs. 8999 and will be available exclusively from Flipkart starting from April 5th. Commenting on the launch, Pankaj Rana, Business Head, Mobility Division, Panasonic India said: We are entering into the ‘Big View Display’ smartphone category with the launch of Eluga ray 550 so as to enhance the viewing experience of our customers and provide a display which is not ...

Hotstar All Sports subscription for live sports at Rs. 299 per year launched ahead of IPL 2018

Hotstar, entertainment platform from Star India already offers Rs. 199 per month or Rs. 999 per year subscription for watching premium content including live live sports. Now it has introduced new Rs. 299 annual All Sports subscription plan ahead of IPL 2018 this week. This is targeted a people those who likes to watch live Cricket, Football, Tennis, Formula 1 and other sports. Cricket: VIVO IPL 2018, Asia Cup 2018 and more. Football: Premier League, Bundesliga, I-League, Indian Super League (ISL), AFC Cup and more Tennis: Wimbledon, French Open, US Open among others Kabaddi: Pro Kabaddi, Kabaddi Nationals Others: Formula 1, Badminton World Championships among others Hotstar has partnered Airtel and Jio to provide the IPL live feed free. Others without the premium subscription will be able to see 10 minutes of live IPL free after that they have to either purchase the Hotstar All Sports Pack priced Rs. 299 a year or subscribe to Hotstar Premium to continue enjoying IPL. IPL will be offered in six languages (English, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali, and Telugu) in on Star Sports network and there will also be Super Fan Feed on Star Sports Select in English.

Asus ROG introduces new ROG Zephyrus, ROG G703, ROG Strix SCAR, Strix Hero Edition Gaming laptops

Asus Republic of Gamers (ROG) today has announced the company's next-generation gaming lineup, powered by the latest 8th Generation Intel Core processors. The product line-up includes ROG Zephyrus (GX501GI), ROG G703, ROG Strix SCAR Edition, ROG Strix Hero Edition, and ROG Strix GL503 laptops, and the ROG Strix GL12 desktop.  The Asus ROG Zephyrus M (GM501) is an Ultra-slim gaming laptop that is powered by the 8th Gen Intel Core i7 processor and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 GPU and features a 15.6-inches Full HD (1920 x 1080) ultra-responsive 144Hz, 3ms IPS-level AHVA IPS display with anti-glare, 72% NTSC color gamut, 178°wide-angle. It is powered by the Intel Core i7-8750H processor with up to 3.9GHz on all 6 cores, with up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB graphics. The gaming laptop comes with up to 16GB DDR4 2666MHz RAM and 256GB M.2 NVMe SSD and 1TB FireCuda SSHD. It comes with 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C over Thunderbolt, 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1, 2 x USB 3.1 Gen2, 1 x HDMI 2.0, and 3.5mm headphone. Connectivity features include 802.11ac Wave 2 Gigabit Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.2. It comes with built-in HD camera and 55WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell Li-ion battery. it runs on Windows 10. It comes with AAS that allows the Zephyrus M to run ...

Xiaomi showcases features of Xiao AI voice assistant in video

Xiaomi introduced  Xiao AI, the company's own voice assistant with it Mi AI Speaker that was announced back in July 2017. It is also present in Mi Mix 2S that was introduced in China last week. Now, Xiaomi has posted a new video on its global YouTube channel showcasing the features of the Xiao AI, which is similar to the Google Assistant. At the Mi MIX 2S launch, Xiaomi said that in just eight months, Xiao Ai has been summoned 1.1 billion times, activated 11 million times daily, and commanded smart device features 310,000 times. It also said that Mi AI Speaker has become the hub of a smart home supporting over 40 different products. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iiiYI08dX4 As you see in the video, Xiao Ai can give information such as the weather, traffic conditions, personal calendar reminders, and latest news. It can also connect to and control a host of products including the Mi TV, Mi Box, Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner, Mi Induction Heating Rice Cooker, Mi Air Purifier, Mi Electric Fan and smart lamps so that you can control them with voice commands remotely. Through products like Mi Smart Plug and Mi Smart Power Strip, non-smart home appliances can also be controlled with the Xiao Ai through ...

Intel Core i9 processor for laptops, 8th Gen Intel Core vPro platform and more announced

Intel today introduced the first ever Intel Core i9 processor for laptops at its global Beijing event. "The 8th Gen Intel Core i9-8950HK processor is the highest-performance laptop processor Intel has ever built to deliver the best gaming and content creation experience on the go," said that company. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ApPH8CwtpU Intel also announced a new Intel Core platform extension that brings together the benefits of 8th Gen Intel Core processors with Intel Optane memory, rounded out its family of high-performance desktop CPUs and chipsets that deliver modern standby and ambient computing capabilities, and shared new details on the 8th Gen Intel Core vPro platform. The vPro platform allows business owners to remotely manage large deployments of PCs used by employees. It also includes hardware-based biometric authentication and encryption, secure booting with malware protection and BIOS integrity verification, and identity theft mitigation. Thin-and-light laptops with 8th Gen processors and vPro will be available first, followed by mainstream laptops, desktops, and workstations. The new 8th Gen Intel Core i9, i7 and i5 processors for laptops are based on the Coffee Lake platform and leverage the 14nm++ process technology enabling them to deliver up to 41% more frames per second in gameplay or edit 4K video up to 59 ...