Nokia 6.1 gets a price cut in India, now starts at Rs. 6999

Nokia 6.1 (Nokia 6 2018) was launched by HMD Global last year and initially, it was available only in 3GB RAM with 32GB storage variant. The 4GB RAM with 64GB storage model was launched later. The smartphone was selling starting at Rs. 8999 against its original launch price of Rs. 16999, but now Nokia 6.1 has received a Rs. 2000 price cut again in India. Nokia 6.1 3GB RAM with 32GB storage model is now selling at Rs. 6999 and the 4GB RAM with 64GB storage is now selling at Rs. 9999. The 3+32GB variant was originally launched at Rs. 16,999 and the 4+64GB variant was originally launched at Rs. 18,999. The revised prices are already reflecting on Nokia India website but is yet to be revised on Flipkart.com and Amazon.in Smartphone Launch Price New Price Nokia 6.1(Nokia 6 2018) Rs. 16,999(3+32GB) Rs. 6,999 (3+32GB) Rs. 18,999(4+64GB) Rs. 9,999 (4+64GB) To recall, Nokia 6.1 has a 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, is powered by Snapdragon 630 Mobile platform, runs on Android 8.1 (Oreo), has a 16-megapixel rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, dual-tone LED flash, ZEISS optics, and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera. It has a unibody metal design made of 6000 series aluminium and ...

Ather 450 priced at Rs. 1.31 lakhs in Chennai, pre-orders begin July 9

Ather Energy already announced that it will launch the Ather 450 Electric scooter in Chennai, after Bengaluru last year. Few days back the company confirmed that it will be available for pre-order on 8th July for those who already registered interest, and on 9th July for other. On 6th and 7th July Ather is holding an exclusive event for pre-order interest folks who can meet the Ather Team, Ather 450 owners from Bengaluru and also Test ride the Ather 450, before pre-orders open and even before Ather Space opens. Today the company confirmed the price of the scooter for Chennai. The Ather 450 is priced at Rs. 1,31,683 on road in Chennai that includes FAME II subsidy for Rs. 27,000 (up from ₹22,000 under FAME I), GST, road tax, smart card fee, registration card, insurance and two helmets. This is more than the price in Bengaluru, which is due to local taxes. The company said that if there is any change in price due to GST reduction proposed in the Union Budget 2019 this week, the price might reduced. It is also available on lease with a refundable deposit and commitment as low as 12 months. Ather One subscriptions begin for as low as ...

Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2019) with 8-inch display, 4G LTE, dual speakers, 5100mAh battery announced

Samsung has just announced its new Galaxy Tab A 8-inch (2019) (SM-T290) model and this does not come with an S-Pen that was present in the model launched in March this year. This new Galaxy Tab A 8.0 2019 sports a metallic design, dual speakers, 5100 mAh battery and more. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8-inch(2019) sports a 16:10 TFT display with a resolution of 1280 x 800, measures 210 x 124.4 x 8 mm and weighs 347g. It is powered by a 12nm quad core Snapdragon 429 Mobile Platform and comes with 2GB RAM with 32GB storage which can be further expanded up to 512GB through microSD. There is no home key on the front which in turn has increased the display area. It comes in WiFi only variant and LTE variant as well. Regarding the optics, it sports an 8MP rear camera with autofocus support and a 2MP front camera. It has dual speakers, runs on Android 9 Pie, has 3.5mm jack, micro USB port, and sports a 5100 mAh battery. There is also a dedicated Kids mode that provides content designed specifically for kids to provide a suitable and safe entertainment space and also to proactively manage their content and usage time. Samsung ...

Motorola P50 with 6.3-inch FHD+ 21:9 display, 25MP in-screen front camera, 48MP rear camera announced

Motorola, owned by Lenovo recently launched the 'Motorola One Vision' smartphone with 21:9 display, 25MP in-screen front camera and more in India. Today, the company has launched the One Vision smartphone as Motorola P50 in China with few changes. Motorola P50 is mostly similar to Motorola One Vision and the design, processor, camera, etc remain the same. However, Motorola P50 is for the Chinese market and does not come with Android One that was present on Motorola One Vision and the P50 is offered only in a single variant i.e., 6GB RAM with 128GB storage. It is also unlikely that the company will sell this smartphone outside the China market with 'Motorola P50' branding. Motorola P50 has a 6.3-inch Full HD+ 21:9 aspect ratio CinemaVision LCD screen with a 25-megapixel in-screen camera with 1.8µm Quad Pixel technology for sharper selfies in low-light, is powered by new Exynos 9609 processor and runs Android Pie, but without the Android One branding. It sports a 48-megapixel rear camera with new Night Vision mode, OIS and also has Quad Pixel technology that combines four pixels into one large 1.6µm pixel for an incredibly sharp 12 MP photos with improved brightness and reduced image noise. There is a secondary 5-megapixel ...

Sony WF-1000XM3 truly wireless earphones with active noise cancellation announced

Sony has been constantly expanding its audio lineup with a range of product launches. In similar lines, Sony has today announced its new WF-1000XM3 truly wireless earphones. The truly wireless earphones feature dual noise sensor technology, new Bluetooth chip, fast charging and more. Sony WF-1000XM3 truly wireless earphones weigh 17g(both wireless earbuds), features a Tri-hold structure for a secure fit along with high friction rubber surface which ensures that these earbuds stay snug. A lot of features are similar to the WH-1000XM3 wireless headphones like the active noise cancellation feature. The WF-1000XM3 also features an HD Noise Cancelling Processor QN1e and comes with active noise cancellation feature with dual noise sensor technology. It has a 6mm driver unit and also comes with a Digital Sound Enhancement Engine HX. Apart from this, Sony has also included a new Bluetooth chip that transmits sound to the left and right ears at the same time and the antenna also has been optimized for wider coverage. The in-built battery claims to deliver up to 32 hours of play time and there is also support for fast charging. The magnetic charging case charges through a USB Type-C cable which is also included in the box. Other features include support for ...

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 ...