OPPO K3 with 6.5-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 710, up to 8GB RAM, in-display fingerprint scanner launched in India starting at Rs. 16990

OPPO just launched OPPO K3, successor of OPPO K1 that was launched back in February. It packs 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 rising 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 UFS 2.1 storage Dual SIM Android 9.0 (Pie) with ColorOS 6.0 16MP rear camera with LED flash, f/1.7 aperture, 6P lens, PDAF, CAF, 2MP secondary camera with f/2.4 aperture ...

ASUS Zenfone Max Pro M1 gets a price cut again in India, now starts at Rs. 7999

ASUS Zenfone Max Pro M1 was launched last year and the smartphone received a price cut earlier this year, bringing the starting price to Rs. 8499. Today, ASUS has officially announced another price cut on the Max Pro M1 and the new prices are applicable from today. ASUS Zenfone Max Pro M1 3+32GB is now available at a revised price of Rs. 7,999 and the 4+64GB is available at Rs. 8,999 and 6+64GB is available at Rs. 11,999. The new prices are applicable from today on Flipkart. Smartphone Old Price New Price ASUS Zenfone Max Pro M1 Rs. 8,499(3+32GB) Rs. 7,999(3+32GB) Rs. 10,499(4+64GB) Rs. 8,999(4+64GB) Rs. 12,499(6+64GB) Rs. 11,999(6+64GB) The Max Pro M1 was also available at lower prices during the sale period. To recall, ASUS Max Pro M1 has a 5.99-inch Full HD+ 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by Snapdragon 636 SoC with up to 6GB RAM, runs stock Android 8.1 (Oreo), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash along with a  secondary 5-megapixel camera to capture the depth information for portrait shots and a 8-megapixel front camera with LED flash. It has dedicated dual SIM and microSD slots, has an unibody metal design, fingerprint sensor on the back and packs a 5000mAh battery.

Black Shark 2 Pro gaming phone to be announced on July 30, could be powered by Snapdragon 855 Plus

Black Shark introduced its 'Black Shark 2' gaming smartphone with Snapdragon 855, Liquid Cooling 3.0 earlier this year and also launched it in India recently. The successor to the Black Shark 2 is now in the news as earlier today, the company revealed that the new Black Shark 2 Pro gaming phone will be announced on July 30, 2019. The official poster by Black Shark reveals the name of the smartphone i.e., Black Shark 2 Pro and confirms that it will be launched officially on July 30 in China. The company has also hinted that the Black Shark 2 Pro might be powered by the latest Snapdragon 855 Plus SoC which comes with an overclocked CPU, 15% faster GPU and more. There is not much information regarding the other specifications of the Black Shark 2 Pro smartphone, and we should know more information in the coming days. To recall, Black Shark 2 has a 6.39-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with HDR support and 240Hz touch response rate. It is powered by the Snapdragon 855 SoC with up to 12GB RAM, liquid cooling 3.0, 48-megapixel rear camera along with a 12-megapixel telephoto lens for 2x optical zoom, 20-megapixel front camera. Source 1, 2

Redmi 20000mAh two-way fast charging and 10000mAh power banks with dual input and output ports announced

Xiaomi's Redmi brand today introduced new 10,000mAh and 20,000mAh power banks with USB Type-C and micro USB inputs, as well as two USB Type-A output. Both these feature a polycarbonate body, feature a button on the side to view the charge left using LED indicators. It also lets you enable low-power mode that can be activated by pressing the button twice, to charge devices like Mi Band and Mi Bluetooth headset. Redmi 10000mAh fast charging Power Bank specifications 10000mAh, 3.7V, 37Wh battery 2 x USB Type-A Output –  5.1V-2.4A / 5.1V-2.6A USB Type-C / micro USB Input – 5V-2.1A Protection from over current, over-power, short circuit and more Dimensions: 150.5x73.6x15.1mm Redmi 20000mAh Power Bank specifications 20000mAh, 3.7V, 74Wh battery 2 x USB Type-A Output — 5.1V-2.4A / 5.1V-3.6A / 9V-2A / 12V-1.5A USB Type-C / micro USB Input — 5V-2.1A / 9V-2.1A / 12V-1.5A Protection from over current, over-power, short circuit and more Dimensions: 154x73.6x27.3mm The Redmi 10000mAh and 20000mAh Power Banks are priced at 59 yuan (US$ 8.6 / Rs. 590) and 99 yuan (US$ 14.4 / Rs. 990), respectively and will go on sale in China from July 23rd. Source

HUAWEI to launch pop-up camera phone in India this month

HUAWEI is gearing up to launch a new pop-up camera phone in India later this month. This will be the company's first phone with pop-up front camera in the country. This could be the Y9 Prime 2019 that was introduced back in May, before it was introduced as P Smart Z in Europe.   To remind you, the HUAWEI Y9 2019 packs a 6.59 inch FULL HD+ TFT LCD screen, is powered by an octa-core Kirin 710 12nm processor and comes in 4GB RAM + 64GB/128GB internal storage options. With regards to the optics, the Y9 Prime 2019 sports a triple rear camera setup and dual front camera setup. The rear camera is a combination of a 16-megapixel primary sensor, an 8-megapixel secondary ultra-wide sensor and, a third 2-megapixel depth sensor. The front camera is a 16MP fixed focus pop-up camera. The phone is expected to be launched for less than Rs. 20,000. We should know the launch date in the coming days.

Samsung is said to introduce One UI 2.0 with Android Q and One UI 2.1 with Galaxy S11

Samsung revamped its User Interface with the launch of its new One UI and it was incorporated in various Galaxy smartphone models launched in 2019 and later, Samsung also introduced One UI in its smartwatch lineup. Now, new reports suggest that Samsung will introduce One UI 2.0 with Android Q and the unannounced Galaxy S11 smartphone will get One UI 2.1 update. Samsung's One UI 2.0 which is set to make its debut with Android Q update comes after One UI 1.0 which debuted with Android Pie and One UI 1.1 which was introduced with the Galaxy S10 Series. While there is not much information regarding the new features that One UI 2.0 will bring, it is expected to include Digital Wellbeing improvements that Google announced at the I/O 2019 earlier this year. The update is also expected to include Live Caption feature, Smart Reply for notifications, Focus mode which is designed to help users focus without distraction and other core Android Q features. Samsung Galaxy S11 is said to debut with One UI 2.1 update and the company is expected to launch Android Q update soon and might also add more features to the One UI 2.0. We should know more information in ...

Vivo S Series India launch teased officially, Vivo S1 expected soon

Earlier this week, Vivo introduced its new S1 smartphone in the ‘S series’ in Indonesia and it is the world's first smartphone to be powered by the MediaTek Helio P65 chipset. Now, Vivo has officially teased the launch of a new 'S Series' smartphone in India and is expected to launch soon. The official teaser by Vivo says 'All new S Series Coming Soon' and it is most likely to be the Vivo S1 smartphone. It is a new series by Vivo, and we can expect more smartphones to be added to the lineup soon. There is no mention on the launch date yet, but it could launch next month in India. To recall, Vivo S1 features a 6.39-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED display with about 90% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by the latest MediaTek Helio P65 12nm SoC with 4GB of RAM, sports a 16MP primary sensor with f/1.78 aperture+ 8MP ultra wide sensor and a 2MP depth sensor, as well as a 32MP front-facing camera. It has an in-display fingerprint scanner, the 2.5 curved back has a nano-ion coating technique, includes a combination of colors and effects upon reflection of light reflection. It has a dedicated Smart Button, 4500mAh battery with support for Vivo’s Dual Engine fast charging. In ...

ActionDash v3.2 update brings Focus Mode and Usage Assistant

Google announced the Digital Wellbeing feature with Android Pie aimed at being responsible with smartphone usage. Digital Wellbeing helps you understand your phone usage better, app usage timers so that you can limit the usage, visuals detailing how many times you unlock your phone per day and how many notifications you receive. Various OEMs like Samsung, OnePlus, Huawei and Xiaomi had introduced their own versions of it called Digital Wellbeing, Digital Balance, Screen time respectively. A couple of months ago, we shared workaround to enable Digital Wellbeing on any device running Android 9.0 (Pie), but in case you have a phone running Android Oreo or older version of Android and want to understand your phone usage, app usage, you can use various third-party apps available on Google Play Store. ActionDash is one such app, and it comes from the makers of Action Launcher which is amongst popular Android launchers. [gallery size="large" ids="287067,286968,287066"] The app needs to be granted notification access permission, to begin with. [gallery columns="2" size="large" ids="286971,286965"] Similar to Digital Wellbeing a summary is shown to the user on the homepage, users can opt for a Daily report or Weekly report. [gallery columns="4" size="large" ids="286970,286969,286967,286966"] Users can also view a Daily/Hourly summary of screentime, app launches, notifications and unlock history to understand their ...

Redmi K20 Unboxing and First Impressions

Xiaomi launched the Redmi K20, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in the Redmi series in India this week. Here we have the unboxing and the first impressions of the smartphone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG6LD5fvBD4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2UxuohMbjc Box Contents Redmi K20 6GB + 64GB in Glacier Blue color 2-pin fast charger (5V-2A/9V-2A) USB Type C Cable SIM Ejector Case  Hard Portective Case in Black color The K20 features the same 6.39-inch (2340 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19.5:9 aspect ratio Horizon AMOLED display with support for HDR and DCI-P3 color gamut with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection as the K20 Pro. It has 1.85mm side, 2.1mm top and 3.8mm bottom bezels, which looks good, even in bright sunlight since it offers up to 600nit brightness in high brightness mode. It runs on Android 9.0 (Pie) with MIUI 10. [gallery link="file" columns="2" size="medium" ids="287205,287202"] The phone is powered by Snapdragon 730 8nm Mobile Platform with up to 6GB of LPDDR4x RAM and has up to 128GB UFS2.1 storage. This doesn't have a graphite sheet like the K20 Pro. There is a small earpiece on the top. On the bottom there is a small bezel. The phone also has a seventh generation optical in-display fingerprint sensor that has a large area that detects your fingerprint better for quicker and more ...

Xiaomi Redmi K20 MIUI Software Update Tracker [Update: MIUI 10.3.6.0]

Xiaomi launched the Redmi K20 smartphone in India on July 17th running MIUI 10.3 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 30-45 days. This post will help our readers in keeping track of MIUI updates for Redmi K20 (codename ‘davinci’). [gallery link="file" size="large" ids="287221,287222,287220"] MIUI Updates rolled out for the smartphone: [July 19, 2019]: Xiaomi has started rolling out MIUI Global Stable 10.3.6.0.PFJINXM with updated June 2019 security patch. The update weighs around 471 MBs in size and brings beautify features to the camera along with minor bug fixes. [Download Link] [June 22, 2019]: Xiaomi releases Android Pie based kernel source codes for the Redmi K20. The Redmi K20 comes in Carbon Black, Flame Red and Glacier Blue colors, is priced at Rs. 21,999 for the 6GB RAM with 64GB storage version and the 6GB RAM with 128GB storage version costs Rs. 23,999. It will be available from Flipkart, Mi.com and Mi Home stores from July 22nd. MIUI v10.3.3.0 Changelog, System Optimization: Updated Android Security Patch to June 2019. Increased system security. Lockscreen, status bar, Notification shade Fix: Media volumes couldn’t be restored after receiving a notification. Camera Optimization: Beautify features. Game Speed Booster Fix: Hands-free call ...