Xiaomi teases a new variant of Redmi Go in India, 16GB storage variant expected

Xiaomi's Redmi brand launched the entry-level Redmi Go smartphone earlier this year in India for Rs. 4499. It came only in a single storage variant-1GB RAM and 8GB internal storage. Now the company has teased a new storage variant of Redmi Go and the 16GB storage variant is expected to launch in India soon. Redmi India has posted a tweet on Twitter with the hashtag '#AapkiNayiDuniya' which was also used by the company for promoting the launch of Redmi Go 8GB storage variant earlier this year. The teaser says 'Zyada space=Zyada apps, Coming Soon' in Hindi which translates to 'More space=More apps'. This clearly indicates that a new storage variant of Redmi Go will be launched soon and is most likely to come with 16GB internal storage. As Redmi Go is an entry-level budget smartphone, it is unlikely for the company to increase the RAM and is expected to sport only 1GB RAM. Ho jaayein tayyar zyaada apps download karne ke liye. Kyunki #AapkiNayiDuniya hogi aur badi. Comment if you know what's coming. pic.twitter.com/NzYJYVLsmx — Redmi India (@RedmiIndia) May 24, 2019 To recall, Redmi Go is the company’s first Android Go Edition smartphone in India and packs a 5-inch HD screen, Snapdragon 425 SoC with 1GB of ...

Vivo Z5x with 6.53-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 710, up to 8GB RAM, triple rear cameras, 5000mAh battery announced

Vivo just announced Z5x, the company's latest mid-range smartphone in the Z series in China, as it had promised. It has a 6.53-inch Full HD+ LCD with 90.77% screen-to-body ratio with 16-megapixel in-screen camera, is powered by Snapdragon 710 with up to 8GB of RAM, runs Android Pie with Funtouch OS on top, has a 16-megapixel rear camera, 8-megapixel ultra wide sensor and a 2-megapixel camera for portrait shots. It has a plastic back with gradient options in some color variants, has a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor, and packs a 5000mAh battery with support for 18W fast charging and also lets you charge other devices with OTG, but it uses micro USB port. Vivo Z5x specifications 6.53-inch (2340  × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19.5:9 LCD screen 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 (UFS 2.1) storage, 6GB / 8GB LPPDDR4x RAM with 128GB (UFS 2.1) storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD Dual SIM Funtouch OS 9 based on Android 9.0 (Pie) 16MP rear camera with f/1.78 aperture LED flash, 8-megapixel 120° wide-angle camera with f/2.2 aperture, 2-megapixel camera with f/2.4 aperture 16MP front-facing camera ...

Realme 3 Pro will be available offline through 8000 stores across India from May 28

Realme launched the Realme 3 Pro smartphone in India starting at Rs. 13,999 last month, and the phone went on sale starting from April 29th through Flipkart and realme.com. Today the company has announced that the phone will be available from offline stores throughout the country in 8000 stores from 28th May 2019. But it will be selling only the 6GB RAM with 64GB storage and the 6GB RAM with 128GB storage versions offline at the same online price of Rs. 15,999 and Rs. 16,999, respectively. Looks like there is a huge demand for the 4GB RAM with 64GB storage version. Through an introductory offer, customer will be able to pre-book realme 3 Pro from 25th to 27th May 2019, at the nearest real partner stores and at the exclusive Kiosk at Pacific Mall, Subhash Nagar, New Delhi. Customers will receive an added benefit of 1 year extended warranty who will do their pre-bookings through these stores. Commenting on offline sales, Madhav Sheth, Chief Executive Officer, Realme India said: Considering the rapidly growing customer demand towards realme 3 Pro we are making the device available at our offline stores. Initially the device was available for sale in Flipkart.com and our official website and saw a phenomenal response. The initiative is to fulfil ...

Google Duo gets support for group video calling, Data Saving mode for India and more

Google has finally added group video calling support for Duo, after testing it earlier this year. This lets you make calls with up to eight people. Similar to Duo calls and video messages, group calls are also encrypted end-to-end, said Google. It is available for both Android and iOS. It has also added Data Saving mode for Indonesia, India, and Brazil that limits data usage on mobile networks and Wi-Fi on Android. This lets both you and the person you’re calling save data usage in video calls. This will be rolling out to more markets in the coming months. It has also added personalized video messages that lets you record messages when you don’t have time to call or when the person you’re calling can’t pick up. You can also personalize video messages by adding text and emojis, or drawing using brushes. This is already available on Android and will be available soon to iOS. Source

Instagram adds support for landscape video on IGTV

Facebook-owned Instagram, last year, launched IGTV standalone application for watching long-form, vertical video from your favorite Instagram creators within the Instagram app. Now, Instagram is bringing changes to IGTV as it adds support for landscape videos alongside vertical videos. After a year of IGTV launch, Instagram is finally allowing creators to publish landscape videos on its platform. The experiment with vertical video is finally over and Instagram says that feedback from creators and viewers has made them introduce support for landscape or horizontal videos on IGTV. IGTV will also keep supporting vertical videos on its platform and the company says that IGTV for users will be a place to watch even more content from the creators they love. The company adds that vertical videos will be suitable for creators who want to be up-close and personal with their audience and landscape videos will be helpful in viewing videos with formats like dance and sports which are high motion and often feature a handful of people in the frame. Unlike YouTube, Instagram doesn't allow creators to monetize their IGTV videos yet and brands haven’t yet started paying creators to make long-form IGTV content. It is to be seen on when Instagram will come up with monetization ...

Cashify to launch its e-commerce platform soon to sell refurbished smartphones, accessories

Cashify, the company that provides cash for your old smartphones, laptops, tablet, and other electronics this week announced that it is venturing into e-commerce platform to sell refurbished gadgets and accessories in India. Cashify has announced that it will launch its e-commerce platform in June 2019 and the company plans to sell refurbished gadgets, accessories and more on the platform and also through its offline kiosks. Initially, Cashify will be selling refurbished smartphones from brands like Xiaomi, Apple, OnePlus, Vivo, OPPO, Samsung, and Huawei and these refurbished smartphones will be certified with 6-month post-purchase warranty. The company says that all the refurbished devices will be thoroughly tested at its operation centers located at Gurugram, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru before selling it to customers. Apart from this, Cashify has also planned to open a chain of exclusive Cashify Stores which will be a one-stop platform for consumers to sell their old smartphones, repair broken/damaged screens, or buy any accessory they want for their smartphones. The company says that the first store will be opened in Faridabad and will be operational very soon. Commenting on the launch,  Mandeep Manocha, Co-Founder, and CEO – Cashify said: We are looking forward to making a strong presence in the re-furbished gadget market, starting off ...

Xiaomi Redmi 7A with 5.45-inch HD+ display, Snapdragon 439, 4000mAh battery, splash-resistant body announced

Xiaomi's Redmi brand just announced the Redmi 7A, the company's latest budget smartphone and the successor of last year’s Redmi 6A in China, after it got certified last week.  It has a 5.45-inch HD+ 18:9 aspect ratio display, is powered by Snapdragon 439, runs Android Pie with MIUI 10, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, PDAF, AI scene detection and a 5-megapixel front camera with support for AI face unlock and beautify. Similar to other Redmi 7 series phones, this also has a splash resistant P2i coating. It has a polycarbonate body, dedicated dual SIM and microSD card slots, and packs a 4000mAh battery with support for 10W (5V/2A) charging compared to 5W (5V/1A) charging in the predecessor. It has a Family Guardian app with SOS Emergency Help option that also limits your kid's access to certain websites and restrict kid's use of the phone, location reminder when they enter an area such as school, one-click guard and more. There is has a minimalist mode for elders with large icons, and simplified MIUI features such as magnification, 20% more call volume and more that makes it easy for elders. The phone also has wireless FM Radio. Xiaomi Redmi 7A specifications 5.45-inch (1440 x 720 pixels) 18:9 ...

Vivo Y17 and V15 get a price cut in India, now available for Rs. 15990 and Rs. 19990

Vivo launched the V15 smartphone with a pop-up camera in March 2019 and the Y17 smartphone last month in India. It has been less than 2 months since the launch of both the smartphones and now, both Vivo V15 and Vivo Y17 smartphone have received price cuts in India. Vivo V15 smartphone was launched at a price of Rs. 23,990. The smartphone already received Rs.2000 price cut, now it has received another Rs. 2000 and now retails for Rs. 19,990. Similarly, Vivo Y15 smartphone was launched at a price of Rs. 17,990. It has received a price cut of Rs. 2000 and now retails for Rs. 15,990 in India. The revised prices are not live yet on e-commerce sites like Flipkart, Amazon and Vivo India eStore and are expected to be changed soon. Smartphone Launch Price(INR) New Price(INR) Price cut Vivo V15 23,990 19,990 4,000 Vivo Y17 17,990 15,990 2,000 To recall, Vivo V15 has a 6.53-inch FHD+ LCD with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection and 90.95% screen-to-body ratio instead of Super AMOLED display on the V15 Pro and is powered by MediaTek Helio P70 SoC, compared to Snapdragon 675. It has the same 32-megapixel pop-up front camera, but this features a 12-megapixel dual-pixel rear camera, instead of quad-pixel units. The 5-megapixel depth sensor for portraits and ...

Believe the hype: OnePlus 7 Pro is more than just a smartphone

OnePlus 7 series is finally here! The complete flagship till date - the OnePlus 7 Pro features a quintessential design language, impressive build quality, clean Android software with no bloat and specs surpassing those from rivals. Unlike the previous cycles, where the OnePlus launches a single smartphone, the company unveiled two worthy devices -- OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro for the first time. For the first time in the history of OnePlus, the launch event was held simultaneously in New York, London and Bengaluru on May 14. Officially kicking off the sale of the #OnePlus7Series with the #OnePlusPopUp across 7 cities! Share your Pop Up stories and follow this thread for more updates 🙌 pic.twitter.com/6R8FVLFXL2 — OnePlus India (@OnePlus_IN) May 15, 2019 Over the years, OnePlus has built a vocal and loyal fan base by proactively reaching out to its users and incorporating the changes and suggestions they make in its product lineup. Having said that, it was evident at the launch itself where more than 3500 OnePlus fans took part in the event in Bangalore. Notably, tickets were priced at Rs. 999 and got sold out in record time. Well, this doesn't end here! As per the company claims, over 4 million ...

Samsung Galaxy M10, Galaxy M20 and Galaxy M30 Android Pie update to roll out in India from June 3

Samsung launched the Galaxy M10, Galaxy M20 and the Galaxy M30 smartphones this year in India. All these run Android 8.1 (Oreo) with Samsung Experience 9.5, compared to Android 9.0 (Pie) with One UI in the latest Galaxy A series. Today the company has announced that all the three smartphones will get  Android 9 Pie update, bringing important improvements and security patches starting from June 3, 2019. Even though the phone didn't launch with Android Pie, it is a good thing that the company is providing the update soon after the launch. The company recently rolled out Android Pie update for the Galaxy J6, Galaxy J8 and the Galaxy On7 Prime in India. One UI brings several visual changes, system-wide Night mode, the Scene Optimizer feature for the camera, dedicated Kids Mode, floating mode in the Samsung Keyboard app and lots more.