HONOR 20 series launching in India on June 11

HUAWEI’s HONOR brand already announced that it will introduce its flagship HONOR series at an event in London on May 21st and a lot of leaks and rumors are already on the internet. Today, HONOR has confirmed that it will be launching HONOR 20 Series in India on June 11. HONOR has started sending 'Save the date' emails which confirms the launch of HONOR 20 Series in India on June 11, 2019. A recent leak suggested that the HONOR 20 smartphone might flaunt a 6.26-inch FHD+ screen with a 32-megapixel in-screen camera, 48MP rear camera with Sony IMX586 sensor along with a 16-megapixel 117-degree ultra-wide sensor as well as two 2-megapixel cameras with f/1.75 aperture and f/2.4 aperture, one for 4cm macro shots and other for depth sensing in portrait shots. Another leak suggested that the HONOR 20 Pro smartphone might be powered by the Kirin 980 7nm SoC along with 6GB/8GB RAM and 128GB/256GB storage options. It is also said to sport an in-display fingerprint scanner. We should know more details once the smartphone launches officially on May 21 in London.

HTC Exodus 1S smartphone with Bitcoin Full Node capacity announced

Taiwanese tech brand HTC announced Exodus 1, the native blockchain smartphone in October 2018. Now, the company has announced Exodus 1S smartphone that comes with bitcoin(BTC) full node capacity and the company aims to bring to blockchain technology and crypto technology to a larger audience in Q3 2019. The Exodus 1S from HTC is the first smartphone ever to have full node capabilities containing the full Bitcoin blockchain. HTC said that it has been working on the project for some time and the biggest obstacle and hurdle for them was developing a device that could act as a true full node and hold the full Bitcoin blockchain on the device. The company also listed a set of technical challenges with the Exodus 1S. According to the company, the full Bitcoin blockchain is around 200 GB and is increasing at about 60 GB per year. Although the smartphone has the ability to support the pruned version at all times, an additional SD card will be required when full blockchain is used. The Exodus 1S will not be able to mine for bitcoin itself, but the company is said to be in touch with upcoming partners that will offer hashrates. The ecosystem depends on the operation ...

Sony HT-X8500 Soundbar with Dolby Atmos launched in India for Rs. 29990

Sony has launched new HT-X8500 Soundbar in India. It has a powerful built-in dual subwoofer in the centre to experience deep bass sound with minimum space taken in your living space. The 2.1 channel single soundbar features Dolby Atmos and DTS:X support in a unique single bar without any extra speakers and allows you to experience, three-dimension cinematic surround sound. It has Sony’s unique Digital Signal Processing technologies such as Vertical Surround Engine and S-Force PRO Front Surround technology, maximum 7.1.2 ch surround sound can be experienced from the HT-X8500 without the need for extra speakers. "The built-in dual subwoofer delivers deep bass sound and with Cinema Mode on one of the seven optimized sound modes, you can experience every film at its best with just a click of a button," says the company. It has eARC support for high quality audio codecs to pass through from your TV to your soundbar. Highlights of Sony HT-X8500 Soundbar Cinematic surround sound with Dolby Atmos and DTS:X support in a unique single bar without any extra speakers Unique Vertical Surround Engine and S-Force Pro Front Surround Technology Simple & elegant design fits perfectly in your home Bluetooth 5.0 feature for seamless wireless connectivity with BRAVIA TV Five ...

Xiaomi Redmi 7 Unboxing and First Impressions

Xiaomi launched the Redmi 7 smartphone along with Redmi Y3 on April 24 in India. We already brought you the Redmi Y3 camera samples and now we have the Redmi 7 Indian retail variant in Lunar Red and Comet Blue colors, check out the unboxing and first impressions of the device, Box Contents Xiaomi Redmi 7 in Lunar Red color 2-pin charger (5V-2A) USB Type-C cable SIM ejector tool Protective case User guide Aura smoke design with Corning Gorilla Glass protection! The Redmi 7 packs a 6.26-inch 1520 × 720 pixels HD+ display with a pixel density of 269 PPI and 450 nits brightness. It features a 2.5D curved dot-notch display with 19:9 aspect ratio, around 81% screen-to-body ratio and Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. Similar to Redmi Y3, it also has a polycarbonate back that houses fingerprint scanner as well, the aura smoke design on the Redmi 7 makes it stand out from the competition in this segment. Xiaomi started providing P2i hydrophobic nano-coating on Redmi Note devices with Redmi Note 6 Pro and the same is found on Redmi 7 as well to protect it against accidental liquid spills. Snapdragon 632 with Dual 4G VoLTE! Redmi 7 is powered by Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 with 2GB or 3GB RAM and runs on latest Android 9.0 (Pie) ...

Samsung Galaxy A Series smartphone sales cross 5 million in 70 days in India

Last month Samsung announced that it sold 2 million Galaxy A series smartphone in 40 days, today the company has announced that it has sold 5 million units in 70 days. This includes Galaxy A10, A20, A30, A50, A70 and the Galaxy A2 Core since March 1st. The company added that it generated over US$ 1 billion in revenue for the company, and aims to sell US$ 4 billion worth of Galaxy A smartphones this year. Samsung said that the Galaxy S10+ flagship is also doing very well in India, helping the company consolidate its number 1 ranking in the premium segment. Samsung is gearing up to launch the Galaxy A80 smartphone with a rotating camera in India in the coming weeks, and is also rumored to launch the Galaxy M40 smartphone in June. Commenting on the new achievement and S10 sales, Ranjivjit Singh, SVP and Chief Marketing Officer, Samsung India, said: I would like to thank our consumers for making Galaxy A an unprecedented success story. Designed for young millennials and Gen Z, Galaxy A offers capabilities to shoot videos in Ultra–Wide, Slow-Mo and Hyperlapse modes. These features are transforming the way consumers are using smartphones by allowing real-time content creation and sharing. Our premium lineup (S10, S10+ ...

Realme X with 6.53-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, up to 8GB RAM, 48MP rear camera, in-display fingerprint sensor announced

Realme just announced the realme X, the company's latest top-end smartphone, as it had promised. It has a 6.53-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display from Samsung with 2.2mm narrow border on the top and 1.62mm ultra narrow bezels on the sides offering 91.2% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by Snapdragon 710 Mobile Platform with up to 8GB of RAM and new gel cooling that reduces the temperature up to 15.2% in one hour. It has a sixth-generation in-display fingerprint scanner,  It has a 48-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX586 sensor, AI scene recognition and a 5-megapixel secondary camera for capturing depth information in portrait shots. The phone has a 16-megapixel pop-up front camera with Sony IMX471 sensor and can launch in 0.74 seconds. The company says that the elevating mechanism has been tested 200,000 times. It has a gradient glass back with S-shaped curve. It packs a 3765mAh battery with VOOC 3.0 fast charging. realme X specifications 6.53-inch (2340  × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ AMOLED display with 100% NTSC Color Gamut, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection Octa Core Snapdragon 710 10nm Mobile Platform (Dual 2.2GHz Kryo 360 + Hexa 1.7GHz Kryo 360 CPUs) with Adreno 616 GPU 4GB / 6GB (LPPDDR4x) RAM with 64GB storage / 8GB (LPPDDR4x) RAM with 128GB ...

The almost perfect dark MIUI theme

Colors displayed on the screen affect the power consumption of the display and this is where dark mode helps on AMOLED devices. In last few months, Google gradually rolled out dark mode for some system apps including Phone, Contacts, Messages and recently it introduced system-wide dark mode with Android Q Beta 3 that was announced at Google I/O 2019. [gallery size="large" columns="2" link="file" ids="282102,282103"] Xiaomi’s MIUI is best known for the customizations it offers and it recently introduced dark mode for devices running Android 9.0 (Pie) based Global Beta ROM. The dark mode isn't yet available for MIUI Global Stable ROM users but dark themes can be downloaded from theme store. Most of the dark themes available on the theme store are unpolished and finding a fully functional, bugfree, polished dark theme is a tedious task. We have finally found an almost perfect dark theme 'Parallel Dark' for devices running MIUI, read on for more details. [gallery size="large" link="file" ids="282104,282098,282105"] The parallel dark theme applies a dark theme to many system apps including Phone, Contacts, Messaging, Gallery, and Settings. The only issue we could find was that the options at the bottom aren't visible when multiple photos were selected (can be seen in the screenshot below). [gallery ...

OnePlus Warp Charge 30 Car Charger launched in India for Rs. 1990

OnePlus introduced the Bullets Wireless 2 at the OnePlus 7 series launch, but it has silently introduced the Warp Charge 30 Car Charger, which is the successor of the Dash Charge Car Charger that was introduced with the OnePlus 3 back in 2016. The new Warp Charge 30 Car Charger offers the same 30 watt (5V-6A) output to charge the OnePlus 7 Pro or the Bullets Wireless 2 that have the support. It has 12V/24V=4.5A input. It has a premium gray matte finish build, and has an illuminated ring of red light, inspired by vehicle rear lights. It has smart chipset and variable voltage capability as well as multiple safety mechanisms such as Protection from overcurrent, overcharging, overheating, short-circuit, temperature control and more. The USB port has been stress-tested over 5,000 times and the lighter plug has been stress-tested over 2,000 times, says the company. It measures 80x28x28 mm and weighs 39 grams. The OnePlus Warp Charge 30 Car Charger comes in Graphite color, comes bundled with OnePlus Warp Charge Type-C Cable and is priced at  Rs. 1990. It will be available soon through OnePlus.in.

Xiaomi confirms Redmi K20 flagship smartphone with Snapdragon 855 is launching in India soon

Yesterday Xiaomi confirmed that its upcoming 'killer flagship' will be called the Redmi K20. Today, congratulating the OnePlus for the new flagship, Manu Jain, Vice President, Xiaomi has posted that Flagship Killer 2.0 is coming soon. This highlights the K20, confirming the name and also reveals that it will be powered by Snapdragon 855. In a separate post, Xiaomi takes a dig on the OnePlus, saying: Flagships are not everyone’s cup of tea, solely because of the pricing. In a country like ours, where a sizeable population is tech-savvy, not everyone can afford a Flagship. Flagship Killers breathed a new life into the industry and made smartphones with great specs accessible to the masses. But it looks like many who promised to be Flagship Killers then have lost their path. They are choosing to “Never Settle” when it comes to pricing. At Xiaomi, we’ve believed in making innovation accessible to everyone by developing such Flagship Killers. As you will see again soon. Earlier this week the company celebrated 2 million unit sales of Redmi Note 7 series, and also said that all-new 48MP camera phone from Redmi is coming soon. This should be the same phone. An all-new #Redmi with a new 48MP Super camera is coming. RT ...

OnePlus 7 Hands On and First Impressions

OnePlus's flagship smartphones for 2019, the OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro are now official after a plethora of leaks and rumors all these days. We already posted our unboxing and first impressions of Oneplus 7 Pro smartphone and also spent some time with the OnePlus 7 smartphone and here is our hands-on and first impressions of the same. The OnePlus 7 shares the same design language as the previous generation OnePlus 6T smartphone and sports a similar 6.41-inch Full HD+ Optic AMOLED display along with the tiny notch. The display quality on this smartphone looks good and thanks to the AMOLED panel, the blacks are deep and the overall quality of the display felt marginally better than the Oneplus 6T. The ergonomics of the device remained the same as Oneplus 6T, which is a good thing. [gallery link="file" columns="2" size="medium" ids="282292,282293,282297,282296"] Regarding the physical overview, OnePlus 7 has a power button and an alert slider to the right. On the left side, we have the volume rocker and a dual SIM slot. Up top, we have a secondary noise-canceling microphone and at the bottom, we have speaker grille, USB Type-C port, primary microphone and just like the OnePlus 6T, there is no 3.5mm ...