Top 5 smartphones under Rs. 15000

Which smartphone to buy under Rs. 15,000 is a frequently asked question. At this point in time, it is wise to invest in a smartphone at this price range, considering all the features you get are just like the ones in high-end devices. Especially in the Indian market, it is the price that determines the success or failure of the phone. In an attempt to attract youth, various manufacturers like vivo, Xiaomi and Samsung have launched several amazing smartphones recently in an attempt to outdo one another in various departments, including performance, camera and much more. Having said that, it’s not an easy task at all to select a smartphone from thousands of options. Here is the list of 5 smartphones that will help you in this process. In this guide, we took factors like user experience, performance, camera, value for money, VoLTE, OS updates and after-sales in consideration before listing it down. Do have a look. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JekmFG2pSQ4&t=15s vivo Z1 Pro Best and latest out of the bunch, the vivo Z1Pro was launched in India a few days back with exciting specifications. The Z1 Pro is the first smartphone in India to feature Snapdragon 712 processor, which was announced earlier this year. Built on a 10nm process, ...

OnePlus 6 and 6T OxygenOS beta update adds DC dimming feature

OnePlus has released OxygenOS open beta update 15 for the OnePlus 6T and beta 23 for the OnePlus 6 that brings several improvements, including the most expected DC dimming feature, as it had promised earlier. DC dimming essentially lowers the actual amount of power going to the display at lower brightness levels, generating less heat and, avoiding excessive flashing that causes eye fatigue. This feature can be enabled from Settings > Utilities > OnePlus Laboratory > DC Dimming. It also adds new features to Screen Recorder and Weather, along with bug fixes and stability improvements. The latest OxygenOS beta update for the OnePlus 6 and 6T is about 275GB also includes the latest Android security patch for July, 2019. If you had already flashed previous beta build, you will get an OTA update, otherwise you have to flash the full beta ROM from here. Check out the complete changelog below. System General bug fixes and stability improvements Screen Recorder Hide floating widget while recording More options added for resolution, fps and bit rate OnePlus Laboratory Brand new UI design Added DC dimming feature Weather Added popular cities for search suggestions Source

Samsung Galaxy Note10 teased on Flipkart and Amazon ahead of India launch

Samsung is set to launch the Galaxy Note10 smartphone on August 7, 2019, and the company also sent out invites for Galaxy Unpacked event in New York. Today, we have got information regarding the launch in India as Flipkart and Amazon.in have started teasing the Galaxy Note10 India launch on their respective platforms. The new teaser on Flipkart and Amazon.in says "Samsung Galaxy Unpacked | August 8" which indicates that Samsung is set to launch the smartphone in India on August 8 and the company is expected to reveal the prices in India after the global announcement. Samsung says that it will unveil ‘new devices designed to take the Galaxy ecosystem’s connectivity to the next level’, so we can expect multiple Galaxy Note10 versions. The Galaxy Note10 is said to come in 3 versions with Quad HD+ screen with minimal bezels — Galaxy Note10 with a 6.25-inch screen, Galaxy Note10+ with a 6.75-inch screen, and the Galaxy Note10 5G with a bigger battery for select markets. It will likely be powered by Samsung Exynos 9 Series 9820 8nm SoC or Snapdragon 855 depending on the markets and feature triple rear cameras for the Note10 and quad cameras for the Note10+. It is said to feature a 4500mAh battery with ...

HONOR Band 5 with 0.95-inch AMOLED color display, 50-meter water resistance, SpO2 sensor announced

HUAWEI’s HONOR brand along with the Honor 9X and Honor 9X Pro, also introduced Honor Band 5, successor of last year's Honor Band 4. It has the same 0.95-inch AMOLED color 2.5D curved glass touch screen display in addition to Home button, comes with continuous heart rate tracking and is also water resistant up to 50 meters. It has automatic activity tracking that lets you track running, cycling, swimming and more. The band has TruSleep 3.5 that uses cardiopulmonary coupled dynamics spectrum (CPC) to monitor complete sleep structure including deep sleep (REM) to analyse sleep and offer personalized sleep recommendations. It has a new SpO2 sensor for estimating blood oxygen levels. Honor Band 5 specifications 0.95 inch (240x120 pixels) AMOLED touch color display Bluetooth 4.2 LE, Compatible with Android 4.4 (or later) or iOS 9.0 (or later) Pedometer, Sleep tracker, Exercise tracker, Sedentary reminder 6-axis sensors; infrared wearing detection sensor PPG heart rate sensor for continuous Heart rate tracking Call and Message notification, Incoming call mute function Water and dust resistant (50 meter / 5 ATM) SpO2 sensor NFC (Optional) Dimensions: 43 × 17.2 × 11.5 mm; Weight: ~ 22.7g 100mAh battery with up to 14 days of usage time, 20 days standby The Honor Band 5 comes in Meteorite Black, Midnight ...

HUAWEI partners with Micromax to expand offline presence in India

Smartphone manufacturers are gradually expanding their presence in the offline market through partnerships with retailers. Recently, OnePlus announced its partnership with Bajaj Electronics and in similar lines, HUAWEI has today announced that they are entering into a strategic partnership with Micromax Informatics Ltd to expand offline presence in India. HUAWEI says that with this partnership with Micromax it aims to expand its customer portfolio and presence in the offline market in India and will devise fitting strategies that will help the brand gain a stronger foothold in the Indian consumer electronics market. The company plans to expand in a phased manner starting from cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Kochi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Dehradun, Kolkata, and Jaipur. HUAWEI says that they invest around minimum 10% of their revenue towards R&D and the company spent over US$ 15 billion in R&D last year. The company opened its R&D centre in Bangalore back in 2015 by investing over US$ 170 million (Rs. 1051 crores approx.) in building the new campus in Bangalore and it plays a key role in component development and delivery centre of Huawei for the global markets and has ownership of almost all software platforms, components and products being developed in India. Announcing the ...

Apple is said to be in talks to buy Intel’s 5G modem business

There were rumors that Intel is reportedly close to finding a buyer for its smartphone modem division. Now, according to new reports, Apple is said to be in "advanced talks" to buy Intel's smartphone-modem chip business and the deal could be announced as early as next week. Apple was said to have talks with Qualcomm too regarding the deal earlier and now according to reports, the deal with Intel is said to be USD $1 billion-plus. The $ 1 billion-plus deal reportedly includes patents and employees. Intel closed its 5G modem business in April this year after Apple and Qualcomm announced a settlement and prior to this, Intel became the sole third-party provider of modems of the iPhones launched in 2018. Earlier, there were reports that Apple was working on its own modem to compete with Qualcomm. However, with this deal, adding Intel's modem and its experience would most likely speed up the work on 5G powered iPhones which we could see in 2020. The deal between Apple and Intel could be announced next week and we should know more details soon. Source

Apple releases iOS 12.4 with wireless data migration, improvements to Apple News+; watchOS 5.3 brings back Walkie-Talkie app

Apple released iOS 12.3 update recently where the main focus was on the new TV app and the channels feature. After 2 months of releasing iOS 12.3, Apple has now released iOS 12.4, watchOS 5.3 and macOS 10.14.6 with bug fixes and new features. iOS 12.4 update brings improvements to Apple News+, security fix for Walkie-Talkie app, new wireless data migration function and more. The new iPhone migration function allows users to directly transfer data from an old iPhone to a new iPhone wirelessly. Secondly, Apple News+ has got enhancements and now with this update, it adds all publications including newspapers to the catalog at the top of the News+ feed and includes other enhancements too. Alongside iOS 12.4, Apple has also released watchOS 5.3 which includes a security fix for the Walkie-Talkie app on Apple Watch and re-enables Walkie-Talkie functionality. To recall, Apple disabled Walkie-Talkie app on the Apple Watch citing a vulnerability which could allow the feature to be used to eavesdrop on others. The update also brings ECG support and irregular heart rhythm notifications to Apple Watch Series 4 users in Canada and Singapore. Lastly, Apple has also released macOS 10.14.6 and it is a maintenance update which fixes bugs and includes security fixes. Users can download the update by ...

Xiaomi Mi 5th Anniversary sale – Rs. 5 flash sale, half price sale, discounts and more

Xiaomi has announced the 5th Mi anniversary sale from July 23rd to 25th  in India. In the sale it will have Rs. 5 flash sale on July 23rd at 4PM and 6PM, Small=Big sale on July 24th at 4PM and 6PM, Half-price sale on July 25th at 4PM and 6PM, sell devices at reduced price, and more. Every day during the sale, you can wish Mi happy birthday on Mi Store app and win gifts. Products for Rs. 5 flash sale on July 23rd include Redmi note 7 Pro Neptune Blue (4GB+64GB), Mi Luggage Blue 20, Redmi Y3 Bold Red (3GB+32GB) and Mi LED TV 4A PRO 80 cm (32). Half-price sale products include, Redmi Go Black (1+16GB) + 10000mAh Power Bank 2i at Rs. 699, Mi Luggage 20 (Grey) + Mi Band HRX at Rs. 1299, Mi Home Security Camera 360° 1080P White + Mi LED Smart Bulb at Rs. 1299 and Mi Casual Backpack + Basic Earphones (Black) at Rs. 349. Offers on smartphones during Xiaomi Mi 5th Anniversary sale POCO F1 (8GB+256GB) — Rs. 22,999 (Rs. 5000 off) POCO F1 (6GB+128GB) — Rs. 18,999 (Rs. 2000 off) POCO F1 (6 GB+64GB) — Rs. 17,999 (Rs. 2000 off ) Redmi Note 7S 4GB + 64GB - Rs. 11999 (Rs. 1000 off) Redmi Y3 4GB + 64GB — Rs. ...

HONOR MagicBook Pro with 16.1-inch Full HD display, 8th Gen Intel Core i5/i7 processor, slim metal body announced

Along with the HONOR 9X series, the company also introduced the Honor MagicBook Pro, successor of last year's MagicBook. The notebook is 16.9mm thick, weighs 1.7 Kgs, features a 16.1-inch Full HD display with 4.9mm narrow bezels and a screen-to-body ratio of 90%, is powered by 8th Generation Intel Core i5 or i7 Processor with 8GB RAM and up to 512GB SSD. It also a 2GB NVIDIA GeForce MX250 graphics. It has an all-metal aluminum alloy body, features two custom-made fans that increases the air flow to keep the notebook cool offering a better heat discharge. The notebook has a 56Wh battery that promises up to 14 hours of battery life. HONOR MagicBook Pro specifications 16.1-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display with 100% sRGB  1.6GHz 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8265U (3.9GHz) / 1.8GHz i7-8565U processor (4.6GHz) with Intel UHD Graphics 620, 2GB DDR5 NVIDIA GeForce MX250 GPU 8GB / 16GB DDR4 2400MHz RAM, 256GB / 512GB / 1TB PCIe SSD Windows 10 Home 1MP HD webcam, built-in dual digital microphones Dimensions: 369mm X 234mm X16.9mm; Weight: 1.7kg USB Type-C x 1, USB 3.0 (Type A) x 3, HDMI x 1 WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz and 5GHz) 2x2 MIMO, Bluetooth 5.0 3.5mm audio jack, microphone combo, Dolby Atmos 57Wh battery ...

HONOR 9X and HONOR 9X Pro with 6.59-inch FHD+ display, Kirin 810 7nm SoC, 48MP rear camera announced

HUAWEI's HONOR brand just announced the HONOR 9X and HONOR 9X PRO smartphones at an event in China, as it had promised. Both the phones feature a 6.59-inch FHD+ no-notch display, are powered by the latest Kirin 810 7nm SoC with GPU Turbo 9.0, run Android 9.0 (Pie) with EMIUI 9.1, feature a 16-megapixel pop-up front camera, side-mounted fingerprint scanner and pack a 4000mAh battery. The 9X Pro has 8GB of RAM and supports The NINE liquid cooling that was introduced with the HONOR View20. The 9X has a 48-megapixel rear camera has a 48-megapixel primary rear camera along with a 2-megapixel camera for capturing portrait shots, and the 9X Pro comes with an additional 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens. HONOR 9X and HONOR 9X Pro rumored specifications 6.59-inch (2340 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19.5:9 2.5D curved glass display Octa-Core Kirin 810 7nm (2x 2.27GHz  Cortex-A76 +6 x 1.88GHz Cortex-A55) processor with ARM Mali-G52 MP6 GPU HONOR 9X  — 4GB / 6GB with 64GB storage, 6GB RAM with 128GB storage, expandable memory up to 512GB with microSD HONOR 9X Pro — 8GB RAM with  128GB / 256GB storage, expandable memory up to 512GB with microSD Android 9.0 (Pie) with EMUI 9.1.1 Dual SIM 48MP rear camera with LED flash, 1/2″ ...