JAYS x-Five wireless headphones Review

India is a price sensitive market. Here we have many audio brands competing to give the good sound quality at an affordable price range. The new entry into such market space is the Jays x-Five wireless headphones. The Jays is a swedish audio brand well known for their a-Jays in-ear earphones. Packaging and Design Jays as a brand tries to keep their design language simple and minimalistic. The Jays x-Five is no exception, the design is simple and clean with all the essential things. Box Contents Jays x-Five wireless headphones Micro USB Cable  3.5mm to 3.5mm Cable User Manual Specifications Driver unit : 40mm Driver sensitivity : 109±3dB Frequency respone : 32Hz~18KHz Weight : 150 grams Design [gallery link="file" columns="2" size="medium" ids="301376,301375,301374,301373"] Coming to the button and port placements. We have the micro usb port for charging and a charging status LED on the left cup. On the right cup we have the 3.5mm port, power button with a Bluetooth status LED and microphone and one side. On the other side we have the play/pause button and volume control buttons. This play button also can be used to attend or reject call likewise the volume buttons can also be used to skip a track or go back to ...

Amazfit Bip S with ultra-long battery life and true wireless earbuds to be announced at CES 2020

Huami launched several Amazfit smartwatches in India this year like the Bip, Bip Lite, GTS, and GTR. Expanding their lineup of smartwatches, Huami has now teased a new smartwatch and true wireless earbuds launch at CES 2020 which is scheduled from January 7th to January 10th, 2020. The Amazfit Bip S smartwatch will be unveiled at CES 2020, and it will come with "ultra-long" battery life and will be "ultra-lightweight", according to the teaser. The teaser video shows a glimpse of the smartwatch with a circular dial. Furthermore, Huami has also teased the launch of its new true wireless earbuds with replaceable ear tips and a glossy finish. "The first Amazfit TWS headset is coming soon and there's more", reads the teaser. It should be interesting to see what new Huami has to offer with its first true wireless earbuds. The company also said that they will announce "multiple series of new and innovative products". We should know more information once these products are unveiled at CES 2020.   Source 1, 2

Xiaomi Watch Color smartwatch with circular display, colorful straps announced

Xiaomi launched its Wear OS-based Mi Watch with AMOLED display, eSIM support last month. Following that, Xiaomi's Mijia or Mi Ecosystem has now announced its new 'Watch Color' with a circular display, various color strap options, and more. Mijia has just posted a teaser image of the Watch Color smartwatch on Weibo and it doesn't specify the specifications. The teaser image reveals a circular display, 1540 customizable color combinations, and the image also mentions "long battery life". It also seems to be waterproof, according to the teaser images. [video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://images.fonearena.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Xiaomi-Watch-Color.mp4"][/video] The display is said to be 1.39-inch in size with a resolution of 454 x 454 resolution and it resembles Amazfit GTR which was launched back in September this year. The Watch Color will go on sale in China on January 3rd, 2020, and we should know the price and complete specifications. Source 

China to complete its Beidou Navigation Satellite System with launch of 2 satellites in 2020

China's competitor to the GPS, the Beidou-3 Navigation Satellite System will launch its final two satellites before June 2020 to complete its constellation. The total number of satellites will come up to 24 and will be an alternative to the popular US owned GPS that everyone is familiar with. The Beidou (literally meaning 'Big Dipper') project is currently in its third iteration, after the first iteration was decommissioned in 2012. With the launch of the two satellites, the Beidou navigation system will contain core and important technologies like high performance indicators, new technology systems, high localization, mass production networking. Based on its core system, China is also planning to advance it further with a smarter, more accessible and more integrated system that will come online by 2035. Focusing heavily on its space program, China's government is prioritizing the development of multiple independent high-tech technologies such as 5G integration. A similar alternative to the GPS that is currently in development by India called the NAVIC system. It is a part of the IRNSS program that has steadily been launching satellites since 2013, with its latest satellite launched in 2018. The system is aimed at providing high accuracy position over India and its neighboring countries ...

Samsung to showcase humanoid robot, smart highlighter and more C-Lab ventures at CES 2020

Samsung Electronics, the Korean technology giant will showcase 9 successful projects at CES 2020 from its C-Lab ventures, 5 projects from its C-Lab inside program and 4 projects from its C-Lab outside program. Projects will include Samung C-Lab inside labs began in 2012 and has over 40 successful projects that have launched as fully-fledged start-ups, independent from the company. The lab will showcase 5 new projects from this year that are focused on lifestyle products that are convenient and healthy. One of these projects is called SelfieType, a project that requires no additional hardware. It uses a proprietary AI engine that uses the front-facing selfie camera to analyze finger movements coming from the front camera, and converts them into QWERTY keyboard inputs. Another cool project that is being showcased is a smart highlighter called 'Hyler' It can digitize texts from paper onto mobile devices, allowing users to simply collect the information and manage it with the app. SunnySide is an interesting project that can literally be used as a replacement for getting sunlight. The window shaped device will copy the full spectrum of actual sunlight and even let users synthesize vitamin D from indoors or in places where there isn’t a sufficient amount of ...

Vivo smartphones will launch online and offline simultaneously in India starting from 2020

The trend of online-exclusive smartphone models became popular in recent times and many smartphone brands launched online-only models. On similar lines, Vivo also launched its online-exclusive U series, Z series, S series, etc and now giving in to a long-standing demand of offline retailers, Vivo has announced that they will stop launching online-exclusive smartphones starting next year. In a letter to offline retailers and All India Mobile Retailers Association (AIMRA), Jerome Chen, CEO of vivo Mobiles India said that as a part of the company's 2020 strategy, they will simultaneously launch smartphones online and offline and there won't be any online-only models. So, there won't be any Vivo products that will be exclusive to Flipkart or Amazon starting next year. Also, the company said that its products will launch at the same price across both channels and the price and offers will be consistent across both online and offline channels. The company also urged offline retailers to offer a great buying experience for customers. Vivo's Z series and U series will continue to sell across both channels till "their end of life" and the company has also said that there won't be any new additions to both the series next year. Also, reports ...

Google Pixel 4a with flat puch-hole display, square camera module, 3.5mm audio jack surface

Google launched the Pixel 3a smartphone last year in India and brought back the 3.5mm headphone jack after removing it from Pixel 3. The company recently launched its flagship Pixel 4 recently and it did not launch in India. Now renders of the upcoming Pixel 4a have surfaced revealing the design and key details, and it could launch in India too if it does not come with Project Soli. According to the renders, Pixel 4a is said to sport a 5.7-inch or 5.8-inch flat display and thick bezels around the display. In comparison, Pixel 3a sports a 5.5-inch FULL HD+ OLED display. The renders also reveal an in-screen camera to the front, a square rear camera module that is said to house a single camera, and a 3.5mm audio jack. Pixel 4a is said to be smaller in comparison to Pixel 3a. Furthermore, the Pixel 4a is said to sport a rear-mounted physical fingerprint scanner, USB Type-C port, speaker grilles, similar to Pixel 3a. Although the rear square camera module is said to house only a single camera, it is said to be accompanied by "more sensors". Rest of the specifications are not known yet, but we can expect it to be powered ...

Redmi Note 8 Pro users report OTP issue in India; will be fixed in the next update

Xiaomi's Redmi brand launched the Redmi Note 8 Pro back in October this year and it got the company started rolling out MIUI 11.0.3.0.PGGINXM earlier this month. But after this update, several users have reported issues with receiving OTP and proximity sensor. Redmi Note 8 Pro users on MIUI 11.0.3.0.PGGINXM have reported issues with receiving OTP (One Time Password) messages. We tested the same on our unit too (8GB +128GB variant) with Airtel SIM and there was a delay in getting the OTPs delivered, and with Jio SIM, users have reported that they aren't receiving the OTPs at all. It is a widespread issue and moderators in Mi Community have said that the issue has been reported to the relevant team and an update will be released soon to address the same. The tentative release date for the update is January 10th according to users who contacted Xiaomi's customer support. Also, some users have reported issues with the proximity sensor after the update and it will also likely be fixed in the next update. Source 1, 2, 3

OPPO F15 with AMOLED display, quad rear cameras, in-display fingerprint sensor launching in India in January 2020

OPPO has started teasing the launch of F15, the company's next generation F series smartphone and the successor of this year's F11 in India soon. The company says that it will have sleek and fashionable design, and the teaser image shows the side profile of the phone. The teaser video confirms quad rear cameras and a waterdrop notch display. The design of the OPPO F15 in the teaser looks similar to the A91, which was introduced in China last week packing a 6.4-inch Full HD+ AMOLED screen with 90.7 screen-to-body ratio, MediaTek Helio P70 SoC with 8GB of RAM,  48-megapixel rear camera along with an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens and a 2-megapixel depth and 2-megapixel cameras, 16-megapixel front camera and a 4000mAh battery with VOOC 3.0 flash charge fast charging that can charge the phone up to 50% in 30 minutes. OPPO A91 specifications 6.4-inch (2340 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection Octa Core MediaTek Helio P70 12nm processor (Quad 2.1GHz Cortex A73 + Quad 2GHz Cortex A53 CPUs) with 900MHz ARM Mali-G72 MP3 GPU 8GB (LPPDDR4x) RAM, 128GB storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD Dual SIM ColorOS 6.1 based on Android 9.0 (Pie) ...

Redmi K30 5G with 6.67-inch FHD+ 120Hz display, Snapdragon 765G, liquid cooling, 64MP quad rear cameras to go on sale in China starting from Jan 7

Xiaomi’s Redmi brand announced the Redmi K30 5G and 4G versions at an event in China earlier this month. Even though 4G version of the phone went on sale China from December 12th, the company said that the Redmi K30 5G will go on sale from January 2020. Today it has confirmed that the first sale of the phone will happen starting from January 7th. Even though this might be the first phone to be announced with Snapdragon 765G, the OPPO Reno3 Pro 5G which was introduced last week will be the first Snapdragon 765G-powered phone that will be available in China from tomorrow, December 31st. To remind you, the phone packs a 6.67-inch Full HD+ 120Hz LCD screen with 4.38mm, dual-punch-hole screen with 91% screen-to-body ratio, thanks to 4.25mm ultra-narrow bottom frame, has built-in 5G stand alone and non-stand alone (SA/NSA) sub-6GHz networks. It has 5mm copper tube liquid cooling to the temperature of the phone by up to 7 degrees, and the phone runs Android 10 with MIUI 11 on top. It packs Sony IMX686 64-megapixel 1/1.7″ sensor,  8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens, 5-megapixel 2cm super macro lens and a 2-megapixel camera for portrait shots. On the front there is a 20-megapixel ...