Honor Watch Magic with 1.2-inch AMOLED display, Swimproof design, Heart rate monitor, GPS launched in India starting at Rs. 13999

Huawei’s Honor Brand has announced Honor Watch Magic smartwatch in India along with the Honor View20. Today it has launched officially in India. It was introduced back in November last year, sports a 1.2-inch (390 x 390 pixels) AMOLED color display with 326 PPI pixel density and incorporates a dual-crown design with 9.8mm stainless steel case. It has a heart rate sensor on the back. The body is made of 316L cold forged stainless steel and Black and Red, two-tone finish on its silicone strap. It can simultaneously tap into GPS, GLONASS, and GALILEO, three of the major satellite positioning systems, for precise positioning. It also supports all-round sports activity tracking including indoor exercises, outdoor running, mountain climbing, cycling, and open water swimming. It comes with TruSeen 3.0 heart rate monitoring technology tracks the user’s active and resting heart rate. Combining innovative PPG optical and hardware design and AI algorithms, the solution can monitor the heart rate of users in real time with high precision. The TruRelax Technology analyses heart rate variability and accesses your stress status. Honor Watch Magic specifications 1.2-inch (390 x 390 pixels) AMOLED touch display, 326 PPI ARM M4 SoC with 16MB RAM and 128MB storage Bluetooth 4.2 that connects to Android 4.4 and above iOS ...

Samsung Galaxy Buds true wireless earbuds with Bixby integration announced

Samsung has introduced the Galaxy Buds cord-free earbuds for those who want a seamlessly connected experience on the go. The sound is designed by AKG and the Enhanced Ambient Sound allows you to hear your surroundings clearly even while the buds are in your ears. The Adaptive Dual Microphone uses one inner microphone and one outer microphone in each earbud, so you can deliver your voice clearly in both loud and quiet environments. The company claims that the 58mAh earbuds can last up to six hours on Bluetooth streaming, and up to five hours of calls. The compact case holds a charge for up to seven hours and gives the Galaxy Buds 1.7 hours on a 15-minute quick charge. The charging case packs 252mAh of juice. Galaxy Buds come with Bixby integration, meaning you can activate your intelligent assistant quickly without ever picking up your phone. Connectivity includes Bluetooth 5.0, USB-C and sensors on board include Accelerometer, Proximity, Hall, Touch, Ear on/off detection. It packs a 5.8pi Dynamic Driver. The Samsung Galaxy Buds come in Black and White colors, priced at $129.99 (Rs. 9,245 approx.) and will be available from Samsung.com and major retailers and carriers starting March 8, 2019.

Samsung Galaxy Fit with 0.95-inch AMOLED display and Galaxy Fit e with 0.74-inch PMOLED display announced

Apart from the Galaxy Watch Active, Samsung also introduced the Galaxy Fit and Fit E. The company claims these are made for all types of fitness enthusiasts, from casual runners to athletes. It automatically starts tracking your activity when you walk, run, bike, row, hop on the elliptical trainer or start a dynamic workout. You can also manually select from more than 90 different activities in the Samsung Health app on your smartphone, and Galaxy Fit will automatically start to track your chosen workout. The enhanced sleep analysis and smart stress management allow you to monitor your wellbeing at any time of the day. The Galaxy Fit comes with a simple and intuitive UX and a user-friendly smart experience. You can receive alerts and messages or check the widget which includes information synced straight from your smartphone —like alarm, calendar or weather. When you travel to a new time zone, your Galaxy Fit will also automatically display a dual-clock watch face to make it easier to manage your schedule. The Galaxy Fit comes with a 0.95-inch (120 x 240 resolution) Full-Color AMOLED display with 282 ppi. It packs 512KB internal RAM, 2048KB external RAM, 32MB external ROM. Connectivity features include NFC, Bluetooth and sensor include HRM, Accelerometer, Gyroscope. It packs a ...

Samsung Galaxy Watch Active with 1.1-inch AMOLED display, military-level durability, Blood Pressure monitoring announced

Samsung Electronics has announced the Galaxy Watch Active which now comes with a more sporty new design that is thin, light and versatile. The smartwatch can monitor exercise, sleep, stress, and Blood Pressure. Samsung says that it combines the best of the Galaxy heritage with improved fitness and wellbeing features. The Galaxy Watch Active can monitor blood pressure. Users will have to download My BP Lab app which will be available starting March 15th. MY BP Lab research app is jointly developed with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), directly to Galaxy Watch Active to monitor blood pressure and keep better track of their physical health every day. It also helps users keep their stress levels in check through breathing exercises to help them stay balanced, focused and guided towards long-term health. It can track your activity by auto-detecting when you run, bike, row, use the elliptical trainer, or start a dynamic workout. You can manually engage in more than 39 activities, set daily goals and monitor your progress. It packs a 1.1-inch (360 x 360) Full Color AOD with Corning Gorilla Glass 3  protection. The smartwatch measures 39.5 x 39.5 x 10.5mm and weighs 25g. It is powered by the Exynos 9110 Dual-core 1.15 GHz with 768MB RAM and 4GB Internal ...

Samsung Galaxy Fold with 7.3-inch Infinity Flex display, 4.6-inch AMOLED cover display, 6 cameras, 12GB RAM announced

After revealing it at the prototype at the SDC last November, Samsung has officially introduced its foldable smartphone dubbed as Galaxy Fold at its Unpacked event. It has a 7.3-inch QXGA+ Dynamic AMOLED 4.2:3 aspect ratio Infinity Flex Display, which folds into a compact device with a 4.6-inch HD+ Super AMOLED 21:9 aspect ratio cover display. Samsung says that it has Samsung’s largest-ever smartphone display and added that it has been in development over eight years following the debut of Samsung’s first flexible display prototype in 2011. It is powered by Snapdragon 855 with 12GB of RAM. In addition to triple rear cameras and dual front cameras, similar to the S10+, it also has a 10-megapixel camera for the front cover display. It has new UX with several features such as App Continuity so apps will automatically show up where you leave off when you open and close the display and the Multi-Active Window lets you open up to three active apps simultaneously on the main display so you can surf, text, work, watch and share easily. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r_UgNcJtzQ It uses new polymer layer that makes the display around 50% thinner than the typical smartphone display and the new material makes Galaxy Fold flexible and ...

Samsung Galaxy S10 5G with 6.7-inch Quad HD+ Dynamic AMOLED Infinity-O display, quad rear cameras, in-display fingerprint scanner announced

Samsung also announced Galaxy S10 5G, the company's first 5G smartphone along with the S10, S10+ and S10e. It is powered by Snapdragon 855 or Exynos 9 Series 9820 SoC combined with the Snapdragon X50 modem for muti-gigabit 5G connectivity for both Sub-6 GHz and mmWave frequency bands. It has a large 6.7-inch Curved Dynamic AMOLED Infinity-O Display, quad rear cameras with a primary 12-megapixel Dual Pixel and Dual Aperture primary sensor, 16-megapixel Ultra Wide Lens with a 123-degree field of view, 12-megapixel Telephoto lens and Samsung’s 3D Depth Camera for 3D-image capturing to power Video Live focus and Quick Measure It has a 10-megapixel Dual Pixel front-facing camera along with a 3D Depth camera  and packs a huge 4500mAh battery with 25W Super Fast Charging. It also has wireless Fast Wireless Charging 2.0 Wireless PowerShare feature to charge Qi compatible devices on the back of the phones. Samsung Galaxy S10 5G specifications 6.7-inch Quad HD+ (3040 × 1440 pixels) Curved Dynamic AMOLED display with 505ppi, HDR10+, Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 7nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 640 GPU / Octa-Core Samsung Exynos 9 Series 9820 8nm processor with Mali-G76 MP12 GPU 8GB LPDDR4x RAM, 512GB storage (UFS 2.1) Android 9.0 (Pie) 12MP Dual Pixel ...

Samsung Galaxy S10e with 5.8-inch Full HD+ Dynamic AMOLED Infinity-O display, 8GB RAM, dual rear cameras announced

Along with the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+smartphones, Samsung also introduced the Galaxy S10e at its San Francisco event, as it had promised. It has a 5.8-inch Full HD+ Flat Dynamic AMOLED Infinity-O Display, comes with side-mounted fingerprint sensor on the power button, is powered Snapdragon 855 or  Samsung Exynos 9 Series 9820 SoCs depending on the region, run Android 9.0 (Pie) with OneUI and come with Samsung services like Bixby, Samsung Health, Samsung Pay and Samsung DeX. It has dual rear cameras with a primary 12-megapixel Dual Pixel and Dual Aperture primary sensor and 16-megapixel Ultra Wide Lens with a 123-degree field of view as well as 10-megapixel Dual Pixel front-facing camera. It has IP68 water and dust resistance and 3,100mAh battery with support for wired fast charging, Fast Wireless Charging 2.0 and Wireless PowerShare feature to charge Qi compatible devices on the back of the phones. Samsung Galaxy S10e specifications 5.8-inch Full HD+ (2280 × 1080 pixels) Dynamic AMOLED display with 438ppi, HDR10+, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 7nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 640 GPU / Octa-Core Samsung Exynos 9 Series 9820 8nm processor with Mali-G76 MP12 GPU 6GB / 8GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB/256GB storage (UFS 2.1), expandable memory up to 512GB with microSD Android 9.0 ...

Samsung Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ with Quad HD+ Dynamic AMOLED Infinity-O display, triple rear cameras, in-display ultrasonic fingerprint scanner announced

Samsung has announced its flagship Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ smartphones at an event in San Francisco, as it had promised. These pack a 6.1-inch and 6.4-inch Quad HD+ Curved Dynamic AMOLED Infinity-O Displays and are the first Samsung phones with an in-display Ultrasonic Fingerprint Scanner that reads the 3D contours of user's physical thumbprint for improved anti-spoofing. The company says that these have world’s first FIDO Alliance Biometric Component certification.  These are powered by Snapdragon 855 or  Samsung Exynos 9 Series 9820 SoCs depending on the region, run Android 9.0 (Pie) with OneUI and come with Samsung services like Bixby, Samsung Health, Samsung Pay and Samsung DeX. Both have triple rear cameras with a primary 12-megapixel Dual Pixel and Dual Aperture primary sensor, 16-megapixel Ultra Wide Lens with a 123-degree field of view and a 12-megapixel Telephoto lens. These have an improved 10-megapixel Dual Pixel front-facing camera, while the S10+ also comes with secondary 8MP depth sensor. These have IP68 water and dust resistance, 3,400mAh and 4,100mAh  batteries, respectively with support for wired fast charging and Fast Wireless Charging 2.0 as well as new Wireless PowerShare feature to charge Qi compatible devices on the back of the phones. Samsung Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ specifications S10 – 6.1-inch Quad HD+ (3040 × 1440 pixels) Curved Dynamic AMOLED display with 550ppi, HDR10+, Corning ...

Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) One UI-based Android 9.0 Pie beta update starts rolling out in India

Samsung has started rolling out the Android 9.0 Pie beta update based on One UI to the Galaxy A7 (2018). Owners of the phone can register for the Android Pie/One UI beta program in India, as the over-the-air update has already started rolling out.  The Galaxy A7 (2018) is the first mid-range phone that Samsung started testing Pie for. While Samsung has not officially announced anything about the beta update, screenshot for the Pie beta OTA on various forums act as proof for the reports that Samsung is indeed rolling out the Pie beta update and allowing owners of the phone to test the next version of Android. If you are an A7 (2018) user, head over to Samsung Members app and go into the Notices section. Here, you would see a notification of the beta program. list. Tap that, then use the Register button to enroll in the beta. Once you’ve registered, you should be able to download the first Pie beta from the Software update menu of the Settings app by tapping the Download updates manually option. The first beta includes the February 2019 security patch. Source

Samsung’s new A Series smartphones said to launch in India on February 28

It is known that Samsung is working on Galaxy A-series whose launch is expected to commence pretty soon. However, the company has now revealed that it might be launching the new A-series lineup in India on February 28th. The line-up will include the Galaxy A10, A20, and the Galaxy A30. The detailed specifications of the Galaxy A50, Galaxy A10, and Galaxy A30 have surfaced the internet last week, and the images have surfaced today. It seems the company will make the new series official just a day after it unveils the Galaxy M30 on February 28. The reason behind the company choosing India has the launchpad for the 2019 A-series is to turn the A series into the country’s biggest brand, and aims to achieve $4 billion in sales till the end of 2019 from just the new Galaxy A phones.  The Galaxy A10, Galaxy A20, and Galaxy A30 are expected to be similar to the Galaxy M10, Galaxy M20, and Galaxy M30, with Infinity-U/Infinity-V displays. We may also see the Galaxy A50 make an appearance soon, as photos of the device including specifications have surfaced in the phone’s service manual recently. However, it remains to be seen if A50 will debut in India first like the other phones in ...