Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2019) with 6.4-inch FHD+ Infinity-O display, 6GB RAM, triple rear cameras announced

Samsung has announced new Galaxy A9 Pro  (SM-G887N) in Korea, which a version of the Galaxy A8s (SM-G8870) that was introduced in China last month. As we already know, the phone packs a 6.4-inch Full HD+ Infinity-O display, is powered by Snapdragon 710 with 6GB of RAM, comes with triple rear cameras that includes main 24-megapixel sensor with f/1.7 aperture, 10-megapixel Telephoto lens with f/2.4 aperture for 2x optical zoom, and a 5-megapixel camera to capture depth information for portrait shots and a 24-megapixel front camera. It has a glass back, rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, and a 3,400mAh battery with support for fast charging. Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2019) specifications 6.4-inch (2340 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:5:9 2.5D curved glass LCD display Octa Core Snapdragon 710 10nm Mobile Platform (Dual 2.2GHz Kryo 360 + Hexa 1.7GHz Kryo 360 CPUs) with Adreno 616 GPU 6GB RAM, 128 GB Storage, expandable up to 512GB via micro SD card Android 8.1 (Oreo) Dual SIM 24MP rear camera with LED flash, f/1.7 aperture, 10MP telephoto lens with f/2.4 aperture and 5MP f/2.2 depth camera 24MP front camera with f/2.0 aperture Fingerprint sensor Dimension: 158.4×74.9×7.4mm; Weight: 173g USB Type-C Audio Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2.4/5GHz), VHT80, Bluetooth v5, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C, ...

Get Android 9.0 Pie on Redmi Note 5 Pro with OxygenOS 9.0 port

Xiaomi’s MIUI is amongst the most popular Android skins with more than 300 million worldwide users. MIUI is a heavy skin on top of Android skin that offers various customizations but brings a good amount of bloat as well. Xiaomi's Redmi Note 5 Pro was amongst the best selling devices launched in 2018 but it runs on Android 8.1 (Oreo) based MIUI 10 as of now. As per an official announcement, Redmi Note 5 Pro is expected to get Android 9.0 (Pie) in Q1 2019 but the public beta testing for the MIUI Global ROM hasn't started yet. Earlier, we tried Pixel Experience and Pixel Experience Extended ROM on Redmi Note 5 Pro both of which were based on Android Pie. Oxygen OS is another Android skin that is popular amongst users for the customizations it offers without adding bloat, developers have ported Android 9.0 (Pie) based Oxygen OS to Redmi Note 5 Pro. We tried it on our unit and here are our impressions, Performance and Benchmarks: Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 is capable of delivering a solid day to day performance, we obtained AnTuTu score of 113283 which is slightly lesser as compared to 115397 on Pixel Experience ROM but the day to day performance ...

Nokia 2 users will get Android Oreo update option soon, but there’s a catch

Earlier this week HMD Global revealed Android 9.0 (Pie) roadmaps, but the Nokia 2 was missing from the list. Several users started asking the reason why the phone is yet to get stable Android 8.1 (Oreo) update since it got beta update way back in June last year. Today, HMD Global’s Chief product officer Juho Sarvikas‏ has finally revealed the reason behind the long delay. Nokia 2 that was launched in 2017 running Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) OS, later the company said that the phone will get Android 8.1 Oreo update directly skipping 8.0 update and include memory management improvements, which is needed since the phone has only 1GB of RAM, but it cannot be moved to Android Oreo (Go Edition) program since it was launched with Android. Juho has revealed that the company has worked extensively with Google and Qualcomm to enable Android Oreo for Nokia 2. Since Oreo requires more from the system than Nougat, there is a trade off on snappiness of the experience compared to Android Nougat. Nokia 2 uers will get an option to update to Oreo via a web page soon instead of a normal over-the-air (OTA) update, but those who need a slightly better UI performance can stay on Nougat. Source

Xiaomi Redmi Go Android Oreo (Go Edition) smartphone with 5-inch HD display surfaces

After rumors, Xiaomi's first Android Oreo (Go Edition) smartphone is all set to be introduced soon starting from Philippines soon, as the company has started teasing it. Xiaomi's official partner Lazada has listed the phone with complete specifications that reveals a 5-inch HD screen, Snapdragon 425 SoC with 1GB of RAM, 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 5-megapixel front camera, 4G LTE with dedicated SIM slots and a 3000mAh battery. The phone doesn't have a fingerprint sensor and has capacitive touch buttons on the front instead of on-screen buttons on Xiaomi's latest budget Redmi smartphones. Xiaomi Go specifications 5-inch (1280 x 720pixels) HD+ 16:9 display with 380 nits brightness, 1000:1 contrast ratio, 72% NTSC Color Gamut 1.4GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 425 Mobile Platform with Adreno 308 GPU 1GB RAM, 8GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD Android 8.1 (Oreo Go Edition) Dual SIM 8MP rear camera with LED Flash, f/2.0 aperture, 1.12μm pixel size 5MP front-facing camera with f/2.2 aperture, 1.12μm pixel size Dimensions:140.4x 70.1 x 8.35mm; Weight: 137g 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS 3000mAh battery The Xiaomi Go will be available in Blue and Black colors and should launch in Philippines as early as next week. It should also launch in India ...

WhatsApp Business clocks 5 million active users; gets web and desktop support, new features

WhatsApp has announced that it now has more than five million Business app users. The app was launched in January 2018 and is growing at a rapid speed. Bengaluru-based eyewear brand Glassic has had 30% of its new sales generated through WhatsApp Business, said that company. WhatsApp has also announced that some of the most popular features can now be used on WhatsApp web and desktop. These features include Quick Replies - these are frequent messages to answer common questions. Simply press the “/” on your keyboard to select a quick reply and send; organize your contacts or chats with labels, so you can easily find them again; Chat List filtering where you can easily manage your chats with filters to sort by unread messages, groups or broadcast lists. Business users can now use these features on the web to get things done more easily.

Nokia 5 Android 9.0 (Pie) stable update starts rolling out

After releasing Android 9.0 (Pie) beta update for the Nokia 8 Sirocco smartphone earlier this month, HMD Global has finally started rolling out stable update for Nokia 5, as it had promised. The phone was released back in 2017 running Android 7.1 (Nougat) and got Android 8.1 (Oreo) update last year. I've gotten it(Netherlands, run a scan for updates, the update is 1.7gb) pic.twitter.com/idyabpGFMf — Jens 'JensTX' Bakker (@Jens_TX) January 24, 2019 Android P includes Adaptive Battery that uses machine learning to prioritize system resources for the apps, App Actions that helps you raise the visibility of your app and help drive engagement using machine learning, and Slices are a new way to surface rich, templated content in places like Google Search and Assistant. The Nokia 5 v612E update is 1663.2MB in size and also includes Android security patch for January, 2019. The company already said that Nokia 3.1 Plus will get the update this month with Nokia 6, Nokia 5.1, Nokia 3.1 and Nokia 2.1 to follow in Q1 and Nokia 3 and Nokia 1 in Q2 2019. What’s New New system navigation, settings menu and notifications Adaptive Battery power prioritisation for users’ most commonly used apps/services Adaptive and optimised brightness levels Predictive Application Actions Google Security Patch 2019-01

Airtel USSD Codes – Complete Updated List to Check Balance, Plan and more

Do you want to check your Internet Balance? Do you know how much 4G data you have? We have used certain numbers that start with * (Star) and ends with # (hash) to check our remaining data, Balance, offers and other services. The specific number or code is called USSD a.k.a 'Unstructured Supplementary Service Data'. Referred to as Quick codes, this acts as a platform for mobile phone and computer software of a service provider companies for sending and receiving text messages. Notably, the USSD messages are up to 182 alphanumeric characters long. A typical USSD message starts with an asterisk (*) symbol followed by digits that comprise commands or data. Then it is terminated by a hash symbol (#). In some cases, the in-between commands or data might get separated by additional asterisks. Today, in this article we have listed the USSD codes and SMS codes for Airtel network, that might help you, when you want to check your Balance, start/stop service and much more. USSD Code Functions 121 Airtel Customer Care Number 198 Airtel Complaint Number             *123# Airtel Balance Check *123*10# or *123*# Check for Free 2G Data Balance *123*11# Check for 3G Data Balance           *121*8# Check for Airtel 4G Balance     *123*197# Airtel Night Data Balance  *123*2# ...

Vivo APEX 2019 with Snapdragon 855, 12GB RAM, 5G, full-screen fingerprint, unibody 3D design without ports or buttons announced

Vivo just announced APEX 2019, the company's latest concept phone in China, as it had promised. This doesn't have any ports or buttons, similar to the Meizu Zero that was introduced yesterday, but this has a curved glass design instead of the ceramic back on the Meizu phone. It doesn't have a 3.5mm audio jack, repleaces physical buttons with pressure-sensitive power and volume buttons and also doesn't have an USB port, instead it relies on a magnetic port that connects to the bottom part of the back cover for charging and data transfer. It uses full-screen sound technology  that uses the phone’s screen as a speaker and the earpiece for calls. It is powered by the latest Snapdragon 855, has support for 5G via eSIM, uses liquid-cooled plate, packs 12GB RAM and whopping 512GB of storage. The internals have 3D duplex stacking design and uses MoB packaging technology to effectively reduce the space occupied by internal components. It has full screen fingerprint technology that allows users to unlock the phone by placing your finger almost anywhere in the display, and also supports two finger unlocking. It has 12MP + 13MP dual rear cameras, but it doesn't have a front camera. The Vivo APEX 2019 comes in White, Gray and Black ...

Huawei Balong 5000 5G multi-mode modem with up to 6.5Gbps download speeds announced, 5G smartphones arriving at MWC 2019

Huawei at an event in China announced  Balong 5000, 5G multi-mode chipset and Huawei 5G CPE Pro. The Balong 5000  supports  smartphones, home broadband devices, vehicle-mounted devices, and 5G modules. The company says that it is the world's first single-chip multi-mode modem that supports 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G. At Sub-6 GHz (low-frequency bands, the main spectrum used for 5G), Balong 5000 can achieve download speeds up to 4.6 Gbps and can achieve download speeds up to 6.5 Gbps on mmWave spectrum (high-frequency bands used as extended spectrum for 5G). Huawei says that this is the world's first chipset that supports both standalone (SA) and non-standalone (NSA) network architectures for 5G. With non-standalone, 5G network architecture is built on top of legacy 4G LTE networks, whereas standalone 5G, as the name implies, will have its own independent architecture. It is also the world's first multi-mode chipset that supports Vehicle to Everything (V2X) communications, providing low-latency and highly reliable solutions for connected vehicles. Huawei also confirmed that its 5G smartphones powered by Balong 5000 will be released at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. Huawei 5G CPE Pro The Huawei 5G CPE Pro powered by Balong 5000 that was introduced alongside achieves a high speed of 3.2 Gbps in live network ...

Samsung Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ live images show Infinity O display, triple rear cameras and 3.5mm headphone jack

As we inch closer to the launch for the Galaxy S10, more details started flowing in. Just a while ago, we have seen the device surface in the live images showing off the punch-hole selfie-camera and the Secure Cryptowallet and now we are getting to see more live images of the S10 and S10 Plus together. As we know from the previous leaks, the S10 Plus packs a dual-front cameras, hence the Infinity O display is wider than the regular Galaxy S10. As for the hardware specifications, the S10 packs a 5.8-inches Infinity O display while the S10 Plus sport a bigger 6.1-inches display. While there is a sizeable chin at the bottom, the side bezels are narrower than before which makes up for an impressive screen-to-body ratio. Both devices come with a USB Type-C port, good-old 3.5mm jack, speaker grill, and primary microphone at the bottom. The Samsung Galaxy S10+ will feature five camera lenses: three on the back, and two on the front. While the regular S10 have a single front-camera and triple rear camera on the back. However, the specifications of the camera optics remain a mystery for now. Samsung phones usually have the model name in the bootloader animation, ...