Huawei Mate 20 Pro with 6.39-inch QHD+ OLED HDR display, Leica Triple rear cameras, in-display fingerprint sensor launched in India for Rs. 69990

Huawei has launched its flagship Mate 20 Pro smartphone at an event in India, as it had promised.  It has a 6.39-inch QHD+ OLED DCI-P3 HDR display with 86.90 screen-to-body ratio,  powered by Kirin 980 7nm SoC with Dual NPU, runs Android 9.0 (Pie) with EMUI 9.0 on top, has an in-display fingerprint scanner with 10-level Dynamic Pressure Sensing (DPS) technology and 3D Face Unlock as well as 3D Live Emoji and AI live model. It has triple rear Matrix camera system with OIS. It is equipped with a 40MP main camera, a 20MP ultra wide-angle camera, and an 8MP telephoto camera. Together, the trio of lenses supports a wide range of focal lengths (equivalent to the performance of a 16-270mm zoom lens). The AI Portrait Color video mode uses AI to isolate human subjects and desaturate the colors around them to dramatically highlight the person. AI Spotlight Reel identifies clips with a shared theme and auto-generates a montage, made entirely of highlights. It has NM Card slot, that lets you use replace the second SIM with a NM Card, making these first phones with the feature, features a glass back with unique Hyper Optical Patterns glitter in the emerald green version that offers good grip and is resistant ...

HMD Global schedules an event in India on December 6, Nokia 7.1 with FHD+ HDR PureDisplay, Dual rear cameras with ZEISS optics expected

HMD Global has started sending out invites for the launch of a new smartphone in India on December 6th in Delhi. Based on the 'Expect more' teasers, the company is expected to launch the Nokia 7.1 with a notch that was introduced in October. Stay tuned to #ExpectMore from your display and experience old memories in a new way. pic.twitter.com/DQ2DGpFYgz — Nokia Mobile India (@NokiamobileIN) November 26, 2018 The phone has a 5.84-inch Full HD+  19:9 screen with a notch, 80% screen-to-body ratio, has support for HDR and also supports SD to HDR real-time conversion. With HDR10 support; 1 million: 1 dynamic contrast ratio; 500-million pixels processed per second providing smooth and accurate HDR video.The display also adapts to indoor and bright outdoor sunlight. The company calls it PureDisplay. It runs on Android 8.1 (Oreo) but the company has promised Android 9.0 (Pie) update . It has a 12-megapixel (RGB) + 5-megapixel (Monochrome) dual rear cameras with ZEISS Optics and fast accurate autofocus. The 8-megapixel AI enhanced front facing camera supports facial recognition.  It has a 6000 series aluminium frame and uses dual-anodised diamond cut coloured edge. It packs a 3060mAh battery with support for USB Type-C fast charging that can charge the phone from 0 to 50% ...

Moto G7 Play with notch display, Snapdragon 632 SoC gets certified by the FCC

After Moto G7 and Moto G7 Plus surfaced earlier this month, Moto G7 Play, sucessor of the Moto G6 Play has passed through the FCC revealing some of the specifications of the phone. The certifid site shows a notch display that houses the earpiece, front camera and a flash. It has a single rear camera with LED flash and a  fingerprint sensor on the back with Moto logo, same as the Moto G6 Play, however the micro USB port has been replaced by USB Type-C Port. It comes in both single and dual SIM models, and the dual SIM version has a dedicated dual SIM and microSD slots arranged in a single tray. The certification site also reveals 1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 632 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU, compared to the Snapdragon 430 SoC in the predecessor, however the 4000mAh battery on the G6 Play has been downgraded to 3000mAh. The Moto G7 Play is expected to come in Black and Blue colors. We should know more details in the coming weeks. It could go official sometime in December or in January along with the Moto G7 and G7 Plus. Source

Google app beta update brings wider availability of continued conversations, hints at expanding Search Widget

Google app gains a new update bringing the version number to V8.59. It brings wider availability for continued conversations and is testing an interesting new feature for the home screen Search widget. To the right of the oblong bar is a new expand button which when tapped opens a search field overlay at the top of the screen. Continued Conversation is a nifty feature that essentially keeps the mic on Google Home speakers turned on for a couple of more seconds after a response. This allows users to ask follow-up questions without having to repeat the Ok/Hey Google hotword. In recent months, it has begun rolling out to other countries when English is selected as the default language. Google app 8.59 plans to widen the availability, noting that “Continued Conversation is currently available for all English users.” Google Assistant’s Your people feature allows users to assign the personal relationships between themselves and others. For example, you can directly tell Assistant which contact is a family member, or when their birthday is. Google app 8.59 is testing the ability to expand the home screen home screen widget. To the right of the oblong bar is a new expand button that when tapped opens a search field ...

Google Chrome for Android to get iOS-like gesture-based navigation

Google Chrome for iOS packs gesture navigation making it easier to surf the internet. It allows you to go back or forward a page by simply swiping right or left. However, the company seems to be working on bringing this to Android, according to a new commit posted on Chromium.  It is an early work-in-progress version of gesture navigation for Chrome’s Android app. By “over scrolling” to the left or right, you will be able to quickly navigate forward or backward through your history. Chrome for Android offers a vertical ‘pull to refresh’ gesture, which is being used as the basis for these new horizontal gestures. As it’s still in the work-in-progress state, it may be a few weeks before we see the new navigation gestures in action. It would first become available to Chrome Canary Android app. Once it does arrive for testing, the gestures will still need to be enabled with a flag. Gesture navigation certainly needs a solid amount of testing, as there are surely mobile-friendly sites that use a swipe to the left or right to do things like change pictures in a gallery or open a context menu. Furthermore, the Chromium team is also working out when certain native pages, like the New ...

Google Maps Business reviews gets the ability to add hashtags

Google has quietly rolled out a new feature to Maps that is aimed at helping users discover places others have recommended. Google Maps now supports hashtags in reviews. Google suggests that users add up to five hashtags per review, and place them at the end of the review to make the text easier to read. The feature started rolling out to Android over a week ago and has been announced to members of Google Maps’ Local Guides program. The Guides were asked to go back and add hashtags to their old reviews, as well as include them on new ones. In addition to helping people find restaurants by cuisine or dietary needs, hashtags can also highlight local attractions like good for sunset, selfies and more. The tags can note the accessibility features. However, unlike on Instagram and other social apps, the hashtags in reviews need to be specific to be useful. To use the new hashtags feature, all you have to do is just tap the blue link when you see one listed in a review to be taken to a list of the other nearby places that have the same tag. Details regarding the feature for iOS and the web are not available ...

Google Pixel 3 Lite with 5.56-inch Full HD+ display, Snapdragon 670, 3.5mm audio jack surfaces in more live images

Not stopping with Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, Google seems to be working on Pixel 3 Lite and the device's live images recently surfaced online. Today, we are getting to see more images of the device and is being compared with other major phones in the segment for dimensions.  The Pixel 3 Lite which might launch before the year-end or early 2019 is now seen next to the original Pixel XL, the latest iPhone XS, XR, Google's own Pixel 3 XL, and finally the original iPhone X. The Pixel 3 Lite is the trim down variant in the Pixel 3 line-up with a plastic build and 3.5mm audio jack. It is powered by the latest Snapdragon 670 SoC coupled with 4GB RAM and 32GB storage.  The Pixel 3 Lite is codenamed “Sargo” and we have heard rumors of the same back in October in the ARCore code. As for design, it looks almost similar to the regular Pixel 3 with 18:9 aspect ratio and tall display. There is volume rocker, bright green power button on the right and on the left, there is a slot for a SIM card, speaker. At the top, a second microphone and 3.5 mm audio jack. It sports a 5.56-inch IPS-display with a ...

Samsung Galaxy A8s detailed specs surface – 6.39-inch Infinity-O FHD+ display, Snapdragon 710, triple rear cameras

It is known that Samsung is working on Infinity O display packed Galaxy A8s which is scheduled to launch in December. It will be the first smartphone for Samsung to pack Infinity O which will have a small cut out at the top to accommodate the front cameras. We have already seen the renders of the phone based on the concept.  As for the specifications, it will have a 6.39-inch Infinity-O display with FHD+ resolution. However, the display panel is suspected to be manufactured by BOE and should be an LCD panel. It will have a 3400mAh battery and have USB Type-C port. It will be powered by the Snapdragon 710 SoC coupled with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage.  In terms of camera, the device will have triple rear cameras with a resolution of 24MP, 5MP, and 10MP. Though we don't know much about the full details on the cameras, they should be similar to the Galaxy A7. On the front, there is a front camera with 24MP. It will have a 6.7mm diameter hole in the display. The Galaxy A8s measures 159.11 x 74.88mm and 7.38mm thickness. It will be available in gradients. The exact information regarding the price or the availability is not available at ...

Get Android 9.0 Pie on Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 with Arrow OS

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 was amongst the best selling devices launched last year in India, despite launching in 2017 it was launched with Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) and was updated to Android 7.0 (Nougat) in August 2017. Redmi Note 4 is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 mobile platform, the same processor which powers Redmi Note 5, Redmi Y2 and Redmi 6 Pro that run on Andriod 8.1 (Oreo). Xiaomi recently announced the list of smartphones eligible for Android Oreo/Pie update, but Xiaomi's best seller from 2017 is not included in the list and now we can assume that Redmi Note 4 will not receive any Android update. In case you wish to enjoy the latest version of Android on your Redmi Note 4, you can use custom ROM on your device. We tried Android Pie 9.0 based Arrow OS on our unit and here are our impressions, Performance and Benchmarks: [gallery columns="2" link="file" size="large" ids="269449,269450"] Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 is a decent performer, we obtained AnTuTu score of 81212 on Arrow OS. We experienced a smooth and reliable day to day performance. The device exhibit RAM management issue and was unable to keep more than 3 apps in memory, most of apps reload incase you have more than 3 apps ...

Here’s How OPPO’s Super VOOC Charging Works

Ever since OPPO introduced VOOC charging a few years back, it has taken the mantle of being the fastest charging standard around. However, as smartphone usage becomes ever more integrated into our life, there is a need for an even faster charging solution. Earlier this year, OPPO debuted the successor to VOOC and it puts every competing standard to shame. Follow along as we talk in depth about OPPO’s Super VOOC charging technology.  Let's start with the basics. OPPO's Super VOOC takes a leap ahead of VOOC Flash Charge and dramatically improves on charging times. Super VOOC can give you a 40% charge in 10 minutes. Realistically, we’re talking about a full day’s worth of charge in the time it takes you to make a cup of coffee. This is a drastic improvement over the first generation VOOC technology that took half an hour to charge up to 60%. So how does it work?  A standard charger tops off a phone with a constant charge. This takes a really long time to charge your phone. In comparison, fast charging technologies are able to give you a lot of power quickly but then taper off once the battery has reached a certain percentage. The first generation ...