ASUS ROG Phone 2 with 120Hz display to be announced on July 23

Update: July 5, 2019 — Today the company has announced that the ROG Phone 2 will be announced on July 23rd in China. In addition to 120Hz display, 3C certification revealed 30W fast charging. Update: June 11, 2019 — The company has confirmed that the ROG Phone 2 will feature 120Hz display. This was first introduced in the Razer Phone 2 last year. Earlier: After rumors back in April about the launch of successor of the ROG Phone in Q3 2019, AUS has confirmed that the ROG Phone 2 will be introduced in July. The company has announced a partnership with Tecent Games Tencent Games in China for in-depth optimization of game content according to the hardware, providing users a better game experience. We still don't have any of the specifications of the ROG Phone 2, but we can see an improved display, Snapdragon 855 with up to 10GB or 12GB RAM, 512GB storage, improved GameCool system, better cameras and a bigger battery with support for fast charging. The ROG Phone was introduced at $899 (Rs. 62,260 approx.) at the Computex in June 2018, and was launched in India at Rs. 69,999 in November. The time there should be a separate global launch event along with an event in ...

Vivo Z1Pro Camera Samples

Vivo launched the Z1Pro smartphone in India earlier this week starting at Rs. 14,990. We already brought you the unboxing and first impressions of the phone, here we have the camera samples from the phone. The Z1Pro packs a 16-megapixel primary rear camera with Sony IMX499 sensor, f/1.78 aperture, 8-megapixel 120° wide-angle camera with f/2.2 aperture and 2-megapixel camera with f/2.4 aperture to capture depth information in portrait shots. It has a 32-megapixel front camera with f/2.0 aperture, which is housed inside 4.59mm small camera hole in the screen. [gallery link="file" size="large" ids="286297,286298,286296"] The camera UI is simple with toggles for flash, HDR, Portrait lighting and live photos on the top, along with settings button that lets you switch aspect ratio, add watermark, Geo location, framing lines, AI portrait framing and AI scene identification. On the bottom there is an option for image recognizer, timer, effects, portrait mode and switch to wide-angle camera. Below that there is an image preview button, shutter key and front and rear camera toggle. Below that there is an option to switch camera modes that include DOC (Documents), Pro (To manually adjust Exposure, ISO (up to 3200), Shutter speed (1/12000 to 32 seconds), Panorama, Night, AI Beauty, Photo, Video, FUN Video and AR Stickers) ...

Samsung and LG earnings guidance reveal decline in profits in Q2 2019

Korean giants Samsung and LG reported earnings guidance for the second quarter of 2019. Both the companies have reported drop in profits for the quarter. Samsung expects revenue of 56 trillion Korean won in Q2 2019, compared to 58.48 trillion Korean won a year ago, and an operating profit of 6.5 trillion Korean won, compared to 14.87 trillion Korean won YoY, which is down 56.2% YoY. This would be Samsung’s lowest profit since Q3 2016. Samsung blames weaker demand for memory chip and display panels. LG Q2 preliminary earnings results LG has also announced preliminary earnings results for the second quarter of 2019. It expects 652.2 billion operating profit, down 15.4% compared to 771 billion won in Q2 2018, and 15.6 trillion revenue, up 3.8% compared to 15.02 trillion won compared to the same quarter last year. According to analysts, reason for decline in profits is mainly due to its sluggish smartphone business, which has been the case for the company for the past few quarters. These companies did not announce the performance of each business division. We should know the exact profit amount and division-wise results when these release full earnings results later this month. Source 1, 2

OPPO K3 with 6.5-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 710, in-display fingerprint scanner launching in India soon on Amazon

After theOPPO K1 launch back in February, OPPO India is gearing up to launch its successor OPPO K3 in the country soon on Amazon.in. To remind you, the OPPO K1 was launched on Flipkart. The OPPO K3 pack a 6.5-inch FHD+ AMOLED display from Samsung with 91.1% screen-to-body ratio, DC dimming, next-gen in-display fingerprint scanner that is 28.5% faster with 10% success rate in unlocking, is powered by Snapdragon 710 with up to 8GB of RAM, GameBoost 2.0, runs Android Pie with Color OS 6.0 on top, features a 16-megapixel rear camera along with a 2-megapixel secondary camera. The phone has a 16-megapixel pop-up front camera that lifts in 0.74 seconds. The pop-up mechanism has been tested over 200,000 times, says the company. It has a 3D gradient back with S shaped curve, and packs a 3765mAh battery with support for VOOC 3.0 fast charging. OPPO K3 specifications 6.5-inch (2340 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19.5:9 aspect ratio AMOLED display, 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 6GB LPDDR4X RAM with 64GB UFS 2.1 storage / 8GB LPDDR4X RAM with 128GB / 256GB UFS 2.1 storage Dual SIM Android 9.0 ...

Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro launching in India on July 17

Update: July, 5, 2019 — The company today confirmed that the Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro smartphones will be launched in India on July 17th. It should be exclusive to Flipkart since Xiaomi India VP Manu Jain has already posted an image with the Flipkart CEO and also teased new announcements. Mi fans, are you ready to take on the K? The #RedmiK20 & #RedmiK20Pro are all set to launch on 17th July 2019. Stay tuned to have your minds blown by the Flagship Killer 2.0 🥊 🥊 #BelieveTheHype RT if you're excited! pic.twitter.com/yD5xCkelZT — Redmi India (@RedmiIndia) July 5, 2019 Update: June 27, 2019 — Ahead of the Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro launch next month, the company has posted new 'Ahead of the Curve' teaser. It has also posted another video and said that it has picked 20 of its earliest Mi fans and named actual stars in the sky after them. The company recently started  for Redmi K20 Pro Explorer program to select 48 people who will get to try out the phone early. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5190RB8J3Fw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwn7Ejke1CI 20 #stars for our 20 #MiFans! 🌟 Xiaomi is all about fans! We have a special wall in our office with names of some of the earliest fans who supported us for last ...

Realme CEO takes a jab at Redmi 7A, calls Realme C2 ‘Desh ka Real Choice’

Just after the Redmi 7A launch in the country, Realme India CEO took it to Twitter to compare Realme C2 with 'Smartphone A' in a couple of tweets and referred to Realme C2 as 'Desh ka Real Choice' which was launched back in April. The specifications of the 'Smartphone A' in Madhav's tweets resemble that of Redmi 7A, which Xiaomi is promoting as 'Smart Desh ka Smartphone'. Check out the tweets below, Let's have the real comparison. #SmartUserSmartComparison #DeshKaRealChoice pic.twitter.com/8ktON9SDYk — Madhav X (@MadhavSheth1) July 4, 2019 "Two Years Old” display? Time to get smart and leap to realme C2. #DeshKaRealChoice pic.twitter.com/mx5C3iNYer — Madhav X (@MadhavSheth1) July 4, 2019 What should a real value king have? The smart shall not choose a "2 Years Old" single camera. #DeshKaRealChoice pic.twitter.com/UvNNjcZIcW — Madhav X (@MadhavSheth1) July 4, 2019 This is not the first incident when such comparisons are made between Realme and Redmi products, before the Realme 3 Pro launch back in April, Madhav posted a tweet regarding the inability of a Pro device to run Fortnite, which was indeed Redmi Note 7 Pro. How about playing #Fortnite on #realme3Pro? I believe #realme3Pro will be the 1st in its segment that can directly support it. Tried to play this game on some latest ...

Mi AirDots Review

Xiaomi introduced Mi AirDots Youth Edition Bluetooth wireless headsets with Bluetooth 5.0 in China last year. The Mi Airdots are really affordable as compared to other true wireless earbuds and pack a 7.2mm driver unit to produce deep bass and high-quality stereo audio, but how do these fair in day to day usage? Should you buy Mi AirDots in case you're looking for a pair of truly wireless earphones, read on our review to find out. Box Contents Mi AirDots with the charging case Micro USB cable Extra ear-tips User guide We recently unboxed the Mi AirDots, check out the unboxing and first impressions. Design and Build Quality Mi AirDots features a minimal design similar to other Xiaomi ecosystem products, it comes with a case that has a matte finish on the top and is entirely made up of plastic. Apart from the top lid, the case is prone to scratches. The earbuds also have a matte finish on the exterior and are made up of plastic, due to which earbuds are lightweight and weigh just 4.2 grams, including the case the total weight is less than 40 grams. The earbuds are held tightly via magnetic pins inside the case, these do not fall off from the case ...

Lenovo Smart Band Cardio 2 with OLED display, dynamic heart rate monitor launched in India for Rs. 1499

Lenovo has today launched its Smart Band Cardio 2 HX06H in India expanding its wearable lineup. The Smart Band sports an OLED display, is water resistant up to 50 meters, features a dynamic heart rate monitor, sleep monitor, sedentary reminder and more. The Smart Band Cardio 2 with the model number HX06H measures 23 x 23 x 7.3 cm, weighs 18.1g and sports a 0.87-inch OLED HD Ready display with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels and the display also shows smart notifications in a single glance. It features a detachable strap design with a built-in USB charging port that can be directly connected to a computer or USB port. It is powered by Nordic 52832 processor and the company says that Cardio 2 is the only fitness band which is equipped with this processor. It is also 5ATM Waterproof rated up to 50 metres and comes with an in-built 100 mAh battery that claims to deliver up to 20 days on a single charge. The features include dynamic heart rate monitor, sedentary reminder, sleep monitoring and multiple sports mode that provide information about a variety of physical activities, including running, swimming, cycling, or playing. Lenovo Smart Band Cardio 2 (HX06H)specifications 0.87-inch OLED HD Ready display with ...

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro MIUI Software Update Tracker [Update: MIUI V10.3.10.0]

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 7 Pro smartphone in India back in February running MIUI 10.2 Global Stable on top of Android 9.0 (Pie). Xiaomi doesn't follow any fixed update frequency for the MIUI Global Stable ROM but on an average, the Global Stable ROM is updated once in 30-60 days. This post will help our readers in keeping track of MIUI updates for Redmi Note 7 Pro (codename Violet), also check out our Redmi Note 7 Pro content, Redmi Note 7 Pro First Impressions Redmi Note 7 Pro Neptune Blue edition Photo Gallery Redmi Note 7 Pro Benchmarks Redmi Note 7 Pro Camera Samples Redmi Note 7 Pro Review: All-rounder at a killer price MIUI updates rolled out for the smartphone: [July 4,2019]: Xiaomi has started rolling out MIUI 10.3.10.0.PFHINXM stable update. The update is 238MB in size, has minor fixes and includes Android security patch for June, 2019. [Download Link OTA] [June 12, 2019]: Xiaomi has started rolling out MIUI 10.3.9.0.PFHINXM stable update. The update is 505MB in size, adds Mi Credit app, brings new left and center alignment options for lockcscreen clock, system performance optimizations and improved system security and stability, but it still has May security patch. [Download Link] [May 30, 2019]: ...

Airtel 4G Hotspot now available for Postpaid users with Rs. 1000 cashback

Airtel 4G hotspot device got a price cut back in 2017 and also received its second price cut recently and users were able to avail monthly data along with the 4G Hotspot device instead of purchasing the device and data separately. But, today, the company has restored the hotspot to its original price of Rs. 2000 and has also introduced a cashback offer for Airtel Postpaid customers. In this new offer, Airtel 4G hotspot device will be available to buy at Rs. 2000 and on top of that, Postpaid customers will get Rs. 1000 cashback. The cashback will be credited to the user's postpaid account and can be used to make future bill payments. However, the cashback offer is only applicable for Rs. 399 and Rs. 499 Postpaid plans where users get 50GB/month on the Rs. 399 plan and 75GB/month on the Rs. 499 plan along with rollover data. Users might also have to pay an activation fee of Rs. 300 after purchasing the device and after clearing the payment and selecting the plan, the cashback of Rs. 1000 will be credited to the Postpaid user's account. This offer, however, might not be available to customers in all regions, and they might be ...