Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro with 6.3-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 675, 6GB RAM, 128GB storage announced in China

Xiaomi has announced the Redmi Note 7 Pro for the Chinese market, as it had promised. It comes in 6GB RAM with 128GB storage version for China, costs 1599 yuan (US$ 238 / Rs. 16,350 approx.) compared to Rs. 16,999 in India. It will go on sale in China starting March 22nd. Other specifications are similar to the Redmi Note 7 Pro version that was launched in India last month. Redmi Note 7 Pro specifications 6.3-inch (2340 ×1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:5:9 2.5D curved glass LTPS in-cell display, 1500:1 contrast ratio, 450 nits brightness, 84% NTSC Color Gamut, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection 2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 675 Mobile Platform with Adreno 612 GPU 6GB LPDDR4x RAM, 128GB storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD Android 9.0 (Pie) with MIUI 10 Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD) 48MP rear camera with LED Flash, f/1.79 aperture, Sony IMX586 sensor, 6P lens, PDAF, EIS, 5MP secondary camera 13MP front-facing camera Fingerprint sensor, IR sensor Splash proof (P2i nano coating) 3.5mm audio jack, Smart PA TAS2563 Dimensions: 159.21 x 75.21 x 8.1mm; Weight: 186g Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4 /5GHz) Bluetooth 5, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C 4000mAh (typical) / 3900mAh (minimum) battery with Quick Charge 4 Source

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Unboxing and First Impressions

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 7 smartphone along with Redmi Note 7 Pro on February 28 in India. We already brought you the Redmi Note 7 Pro camera samples and review and now we have the Redmi Note 7 Indian retail variant in Ruby Red color, check out the unboxing and first impressions of the device, Box Contents Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 in Ruby Red color 2-pin charger (5V-2A) USB Type-C cable SIM ejector tool Clear protective case User guide Modern glass sandwich design with protection The Redmi Note 7 packs a 6.3-inch 2340 × 1080 pixels Full HD+ display with a pixel density of 409 PPI and 450 nits brightness. It features a 2.5D curved dot-notch display with 19.5:9 aspect ratio, 1.95mm narrow bezels, 81.37% screen-to-body ratio and Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. Similar to Redmi Note 7 Pro, it also has a glass back with 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection that houses fingerprint scanner as well, the gradient design is missing here but the Ruby Red variant still manages to stand out from competition and looks stunning undoubtedly. Xiaomi started providing P2i hydrophobic nano-coating on Redmi Note devices with Redmi Note 6 Pro and the same is found on Redmi Note 7 as well to protect it against accidental liquid spills. Snapdragon ...

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 and Redmi Note 7 Pro MIUI 10 Beta testing to start soon

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 7 and Redmi Note 7 Pro smartphones running on MIUI 10.2 based on Android 9.0 (Pie) in India on 28th February. The smartphone duo went on sale in India recently, and the company claimed that it sold over 2 lakh units within minutes during first Redmi Note 7 sale on 6th March. Xiaomi has a tradition of involving users in Beta testing for their devices and in case you managed to purchase a Redmi Note 7 or Redmi Note 7 Pro in the flash sale and want to test MIUI updates before everyone else, there is good news for you as Xiaomi is looking for MIUI Global Beta ROM testers for these devices, you can apply here to be a part of the Beta testing team in case you’re interested. Mi Community admin has not provided details regarding Beta testing but it will be safe to assume that the Beta testers will be amongst the first batch of users to get MIUI 11 which is expected to be announced in coming months. Though the recruitment is open to all users, active members on Mi Community have an advantage over others, so if you have an active profile on Mi Community you should apply for it. Users ...

ASUS Zenfone Max Pro M2, Max Pro M1 and Max M2 Android 9.0 (Pie) update will roll out by April 15

Back in December last year ASUS confirmed Android Pie update for Zenfone 5Z and Max Pro M2 will get the Pie update in January, and the Max Pro M1 will get in February, but only the Zenfone 5Z got the Pie update in January, while the other phones are yet to get the update. This week the company confirmed that the both these phones along with the Zenfone Max M2  will get the update by April 15th. It also apologized for missing its initial deadline for delivering the Android Pie update. Early last month ASUS released Android Pie beta update for the Zenfone Max Pro M2, and a couple of weeks back the Zenfone Max Pro M1 got Android Pie beta update.  ASUS has not started Pie beta update for the Max M2. We will let you know when the Android Pie update starts rolling out for these smartphones in the coming weeks.

Xiaomi Mi LED TV 4A Pro 49-inch gets another price cut in India

Xiaomi has announced a price cut of Rs. 1000 for its 4A PRO 49-inch Full HD Android TV in India. It was launched at a price of Rs. 31,999, and got a Rs. 1000 price cut earlier this January, due to dollar moderation. This second price cut for the Mi TV model comes in less than 6 months of launch back in September last year. The company announced a Rs. 2000 price cut for its Mi TV 4 Pro 55-inch 4K TV in India earlier this week. Both these price cuts from Xiaomi are soon after the launch of Samsung’s 4K TVs in the country a few days back. . This is definitely a great move to attract more buyers. Hope we can expect more price cuts from Xiaomi in the coming weeks.  The Mi LED TV 4A PRO 49" is now available at the new rate of Rs. 29,999 on Flipkart, Amazon, Mi.com and Mi Home Stores offline. Check out the review of Mi LED TV 4A PRO 49", if you are planning to get it.

Twitter is testing ‘subscribe to conversation’ feature

Twitter has been testing several features to  make Twitter more conversational. Now it has confirmed that it is testing a new 'subscribe to conversation' that would let you follow a thread without liking or replying to it. This button is present on the top right corner of threads. Clicking it will notify you when new tweets are added to the thread. Since this doesn't require you to reply, like the tweet or having to join in the conversation, this could add a bit of anonymity. This is part of our work to make Twitter more conversational 🛠💬 https://t.co/jB4PWv3A04 — Twitter Comms (@TwitterComms) March 15, 2019 Earlier this week Twitter started rolling out its new Twttr experimental beta app to let users test new features, and the main Twitter app got new camera screen to easily share images and videos by swiping left. Twitter is also a new "Hide Tweet" feature which will give users an ability to protect their conversations. Source | Via

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Benchmarks – Snapdragon 660 14nm Mobile Platform

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 7 in India last month starting Rs 9,999, powered by an Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 64-bit 14nm mobile platform based on FinFET technology with Adreno 512 GPU that has support for Open GL ES 3.2, Open CL 2.0, Vulkan graphics and Hexagon 680 DSP that includes Hexagon Vector extensions (HVX), designed to support Caffe2 and Tensorflow for machine learning and image processing using the Snapdragon Neural Processing Engine SDK. Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 features 8 Kryo 260 cores out of which 4 performance cores are built on ARM Cortex A73 base, clocked at 2.2GHz per core and other 4 efficiency core are built on ARM Cortex A53 base, clocked at 1.8GHz per core. It supports LPDDR4/4x, dual-channel memory up to 8GB but Redmi Note 7 is available in 3/32 and 4/64 memory configuration based on LPDDR4X RAM, we have 4GB RAM with 64GB storage variant with us and here are the synthetic benchmark scores, AnTuTu Benchmark 7 Redmi Note 7 scored 1,35,068 points in the AnTuTu Benchmark 7 beating Vivo V11 Pro and Mi A2 which are also powered by Snapdragon 660 but it fell behind Kirin 710 powered Honor 8X and Helio P70 powered Realme U1. Geekbench 4 Single-Core It scored 1631 points in the Geekbench 4 Single-Core benchmark beating Honor ...

Microsoft introduces Game Stack, brings Xbox Live to Android and iOS

Microsoft has announced a new initiative, Microsoft Game Stack, which brings together Microsoft tools and services that will empower game developers. According to the company, the Game Stack brings together all of our game-development platforms, tools, and services—such as Azure, PlayFab, DirectX, Visual Studio, Xbox Live, App Center, and Havok—into a robust ecosystem that any game developer can use. The goal of Game Stack is to help you easily discover the tools and services you need to create and operate your game. The cloud plays a critical role in Game Stack, and Azure fills this vital need. Azure provides the building blocks like compute and storage, as well as cloud-native services from machine learning and AI, to push notifications and mixed reality spatial anchors. Already with Azure, companies like Rare, Ubisoft and Wizards of the Coast are hosting multiplayer game servers, safely and securely storing player data, analyzing game telemetry, protecting their games from DDOS attacks, and training AI to create more immersive gameplay. While Azure is part of Game Stack, it’s important to call out that Game Stack is cloud, network, and device agnostic. The next piece of Game Stack is PlayFab, a complete backend service for building and operating live games. Together, Azure ...

Reliance Jio Celebration Pack is back offering 8GB free data

Reliance Jio is back with the free data offer. Last year it offered Jio Celebration Pack offering 16GB total data in October and November as a part of 2nd anniversary celebration since Reliance Jio launched its commercial operations in India. Now the Jio Celebration Pack is back offering 2GB data per day for its users. This already started rolling out for some today, and should roll out for others tomorrow. You can check usage by visiting "My plans" section in MyJio once it is credited. This could starters for its upcoming IPL offers. It still has Cricket Pack that offers 102GB data at 2GB per day with 51 days validity at Rs. 251. You can also call 1299 toll-free number to confirm via SMS, if you have received Jio Celebration data add-on pack.

Idea offers 1 year free Amazon Prime membership with select Nirvana postpaid plans

After Airtel, Vodafone and BSNL, Vodafone Idea has announced a partnership with Amazon to offer 1 year free Amazon Prime (worth INR 999) membership with Nirvana postpaid plans of Rs. 399 and above. This will offer the customers access to premium movies and TV shows on Prime Video, Amazon music, eBooks and unlimited free 1 and 2 day delivery, exclusive launches, early access to sale events and many more discounts on Amazon. Here's how Idea Nirvana postpaid customers can activate their Amazon Prime membership: Upgrade to an Idea Nirvana postpaid plan of Rs. 399 or above Download the Idea Movies & TV app from the iOS App Store or Google Play Store. Generate OTP & validate by entering mobile number Click on the special Idea — Amazon offer banner and activate without any extra cost Commenting on this collaboration, Avneesh Khosla, Operations Director Marketing, Vodafone Idea Ltd said: Today’s customers are digitally savvy and want more freedom and flexibility in the way they consume content. We understand the need to offer a great content experience to our consumers. Through this strategic relationship with Amazon Prime, we are further strengthening our content proposition and our commitment to offer the best to our customers. It provides them access to an ...