Honor 7C vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Comparison

The competition under mid-range segment is becoming fierce as the day passes by. In fact, this is the first smartphone from Honor under sub Rs. 10,000 to bring features such as face unlock, dual rear camera setup, and 18:9 display. Today, we are going to compare the Honor 7C with its arch-rival Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 to find out who wins the competition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUmgzwcsKro Design Talking about the design, the Honor 7C looks a lot like its predecessor 7X and has a metal unibody design with curved edges The device feels solid in hand and definitely looks premium too. It offers good grip, and doesn't attracts fingerprints on the back. The device measures 7.8mm in thickness and weigh around 164 grams. [gallery link="file" columns="2" size="medium" ids="254482,254481,254483,254484"] On the other hand, the Redmi Note 5 more or less carries the same design as the Note 4 but has 18:9 2.5D curved glass screen with gently rounded corners as the differentiation factor. The phone is 8.05mm thick and weighs around 180g. Even though the phone has a large screen, it is compact to hold. It has a screen-to-body ratio of about 77%. Similar to the predecessor, it has a metallic finish in the middle, while the top ...

How to flash MIUI 10 on Redmi Note 5 Pro, Mi MIX 2, Mi 5 and Mi 6

Xiaomi announced MIUI 10 at an event in China earlier this week, and it will be announced for global users at an event in India on June 7th. We already brought you the first impressions of MIUI 10. The company rolled out internal beta version of MIUI 10 in China yesterday,  1st June, while the public beta starts from late June for selected models including Mi 8, Mi MIX 2S and Redmi Note 5.  The public beta for remaining models will start in late July.  Links for these closed beta China ROM based on Android 8.1 (Oreo) has been leaked for several devices, including Redmi Note 5 (which is called Redmi Note 5 Pro in India) and we installed it on our Redmi Note 5 Pro. Here is a procedure on how to flash it. How to flash MIUI 10 Chinese ROM on Redmi Note 5 Pro, Mi MIX 2,Mi 5 and Mi 6 Requirements: Device with an unlocked bootloader – To Unlock the bootloader of your device, apply here. MIUI 10 ROM – Download the latest ROM ZIP file for Mi 5, Mi 6, Mi Mix 2, Redmi Note 5 Pro. TWRP Recovery for device – You can download the recovery file for Mi 5, ...

MIUI 10 New Features and First look on Redmi Note 5 Pro

Xiaomi announced 10th iteration of its own proprietary Android skin MIUI along with Mi 8, Mi 8 SE and Mi Band 3 on 31st May in China. Xiaomi is aiming to roll out MIUI 10 Beta ROM in couple of months to MIUI China ROM users and it has already started closed beta testing for the same. Links for these closed beta ROM has been leaked for Mi 5, Mi 6, Mi Mix 2 and Redmi Note 5 (which is called Redmi Note 5 Pro in India) and we installed it on our Redmi Note 5 Pro to check out all new MIUI 10. It is based on Android 8.1 (Oreo). [gallery link="file" size="large" ids="254565,254566,254567"] Redesigned Notification toggles: Xiaomi has completely revamped the Quick settings and notifications toggles, the new UI looks similar to what we have seen in Android P Beta preview. Xiaomi has probably not implemented New Notification Shade in MIUI China ROM as it still has painful two finger swipe down gesture to expand notifications, but it supports quick reply direct from notifications. [gallery link="file" size="large" ids="254568,254569,254557"] Redesigned Volume Sliders: Xiaomi has redesigned the volume slider controls which now by default controls Media volume levels, and has a vertical slider ...

Samsung Galaxy A9 Star and A9 Star Lite with FHD+ Super AMOLED Infinity displays, dual rear cameras up for pre-order in China

Samsung has started pre-bookings for the Galaxy A9 Star  and Galaxy A9 Star  Lite smartphone in China, after rumors. The Galaxy A9 Star has a 6.28-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED Infinity display, is powered by Snapdragon 660, has a 24-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a secondary 16-megapixel rear camera. It has a fingerprint sensor on the back and packs a 3700mAh battery. The Galaxy A9 Star Lite is the same Galaxy A6+ that was introduced recently. Samsung Galaxy A9 Star specifications  6.28-inch FHD+ (1080×2220 pixels) FHD+ Super AMOLED Infinity display Octa Core Snapdragon 660 14nm Mobile Platform (Quad 2.2GHz Kryo 260 + Quad 1.8GHz Kryo 260 CPUs) with Adreno 512 GPU 4GB LPDDR4x RAM, 64GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD Android 8.0 (Oreo) Dual SIM 24MP primary rear camera with LED Flash, 16MP secondary rear camera 24MP front-facing camera Fingerprint sensor Dimensions: 162.4×77.0×7.55mm; Weight: 188g 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2.4/5GHz), Bluetooth 5 LE, GPS with GLONASS 3700mAh battery with fast charging Samsung Galaxy A9 Star Lite specifications 6-inch (1080 x 2220 pixels) FHD+ Super AMOLED 18.5: 9 Infinity 2.5D curved glass display 1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 450 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU 4GB RAM, 64GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD Dual SIM Android 8.0 (Oreo) 16MP rear camera ...

Weekly Roundup: Xiaomi Mi 8, Mi 8 SE, Mi Band 3, LG V35 ThinQ, Nokia 5.1, 3.1, 2.1 and more

Xiaomi finally introduced its Mi 8 series of smartphones at an event in China along with the Mi Band 3, Mi TV 4 75-inch and MIUI 10. HMD Global introduced its 2018 versions of the Nokia 5, Nokia 3 and Nokia 2 smartphones. Honor introduced the 7S. Check out all the new launches and announcements from this week in our weekly roundup. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdVAmeKAUJQ Xiaomi announced its flagship Mi 8 smartphone at an event in Chin. It has a 6.21-inch FHD+ AMOLED display from Samsung with a notch and 88.5% screen-to-body ratio. It has a glass back with an  unique water drop arc design, four curved glass body with 7 series aluminum frame. It is powered by Snapdragon 845 with up to 8GB of RAM  and runs Android 8.1 (Oreo) with MIUI on top. It has a 12-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX363 sensor, 1.4µm pixel size, OIS, Dual Pixel auto focus and a secondary 12-megapixel rear camera for AI portraits  has AI scene recognition. The 20-megapixel front camera has support for AI portrait selfies with real-time background blur, AI Studio Light Effect, and the phone also has face unlock, which uses an infrared sensor and lens that works even in dark by scanning 4096 facial points. There is ...

Apple said to be expanding advertising business with third-party apps

Apple is now looking into expanding its advertising business with new network for apps as the company is now planning to move beyond just selling hardware products to pushing services. According to a report from WSJ, Apple over the year said to have met with Snap Inc., Pinterest Inc., and other companies in participating in the Apple network that would distribute ads across their collective apps. Apple would share revenue with the apps displaying the ads, with the split varying from app to app. The move will expand Apple's growing business selling promotional ads for search terms in its App Store, which delivered nearly $1 billion in revenue last year. The concept behind this as discussed with potential partners is when users search in Pinterest’s app for “drapes” might trigger an ad distributed by Apple for an interior-design app, or Snap users searching for “NFL” might see an ad for a ticket-reseller app. Representatives of Apple,  Snap, and Pinterest declined to comment. If at all the company indeed pushes the efforts in this territory, it would be competing in a market dominated by Alphabet Inc.’s Google who currently holds 35% of the mobile ad market, and Facebook Inc., which has 25%, according to research firm eMarketer. Competing with Google and Facebook won't ...

Facebook to remove ‘Trending’ topics section

Facebook today announced that it is removing Trending section from the platform to make way for future news experiences on Facebook. It introduced trending back in 2014 in a way to help users to discover trending news and topics. Since it was only available in five countries and accounted for less than 1.5% of clicks to news publishers on average, the company has decided to pull the plug finally. With the same intentions, the company will remove Trending from Facebook next week and will also remove products and third-party partner integrations that rely on the Trends API. Facebook further added that it is exploring new ways to help people stay informed about timely, breaking news that matters to them, while making sure the news they see on Facebook is from trustworthy and quality sources. The company is running a 'Breaking News Label' test with over 80 publishers across North America, South America, Europe, India, and Australia. This lets publishers put a “breaking news” indicator on their posts in News Feed. It is already known that Facebook is working on a dedicated Today In local news and events section in the app. It will also launch a dedicated section on Facebook Watch in the US where people can view ...

Unicode 11.0 brings 66 new emojis including softball, kangaroo, partying face, parrot, and more

Unicode published the final Emoji 11.0 list of Emojis for 2018 back in February and today the company announced that the 11.0 will arrive on June 5th. This brings 66 new emojis including softball, kangaroo, partying face, parrot, and more. Though Unicode makes the new emojis available to vendors, Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Samsung tends to have their own schedule for making new emojis available to the public. But the support should come before the end of 2018. The company says that out of the 66 new emojis, 62 of them are present within the keyboard. Some of the new emojis include raccoon, llama, hippo, kangaroo, and badger. There’s also a swan, peacock, parrot, mango, leafy greens, a bagel, salt, a moon cake, and a cupcake Additionally, the company has also added four emoji components in Unicode 11.0. These are for use in sequences but not expected to be shown as their own characters on emoji keyboards. According to previous trends, Google and Apple will roll out the Unicode 11.0 around September 2019 January-February for Samsung and social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, etc. in August. Source 1, 2

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 with revamped camera, Snapdragon 845 expected to be unveiled on August 9

Samsung still has one more flagship in its kitty before the year ends; yes we are talking about the Galaxy Note 9. A couple of days ago we heard that the device launch might be delayed by two weeks, thanks to slight design change ordered by the company's vice-president. Today, according to a new report, Samsung is said to be working on revamping the camera of the flagship. It's no brainer that the upcoming flagship from Samsung would be named Galaxy Note 9, it will include an upgraded processor from Qualcomm Inc; which we know is the Snapdragon 845 for some markets. In contradiction, the new report from sources familiar with the matter claim that the Unpacked event which might take place in New York said to be coming about two weeks earlier this year than a similar occasion last year. Samsung is also aiming to push the flagship before the end of August. However, these plans might change as well. Samsung has had a good year so far with the Galaxy S9 reception being terrific. According to IDC tracker, Samsung witnessed a 23% market share in Q1 2018 compared to 16% for Apple. Samsung is also working on a smart speaker with its digital assistant Bixby. Source

Apple releases macOS High Sierra 10.13.5 with Messages in iCloud, stability, performance improvements, security updates

Apple has released macOS High Sierra 10.13.5 that brings Messages in iCloud, which lets you store messages with their attachments in iCloud . This lets you get backup and sync messages across all Macs, iPhones, and iPads running the latest software update and also get them when setting up a new Mac from scratch. Previously it required you to restore it from a Mac backup. The update also brings stability and performance improvements and security updates. The macOS High Sierra 10.13.5 Update improves the stability, performance, and security of your Mac, and is recommended for all users. This update adds support for Messages in iCloud, which lets you store messages with their attachments in iCloud and free up space on your Mac. To enable Messages in iCloud, go to Preferences in Messages, click Accounts, then select ”Enable Messages in iCloud.” Enterprise content: Variables used in SCEP payloads now expand properly. Configuration profiles containing a Wi-Fi payload and SCEP payload install as expected when the KeyIsExtractable key of the SCEP payload is set to false. You can check out complete set of Security Updates on macOS High Sierra 10.13.5 from Apple support site here. Source