Redmi 10000mAh and 18W two-way fast charging 20000mAh powerbank launched in India starting at Rs. 799

Xiaomi’s Redmi brand announced its entry into the power bank category with two new power banks back in July last year and now, the company has launched the 10,000mAh and 20,000mAh power banks in India. Redmi branded power banks have been launched alongside the Redmi 8A Dual smartphone. It comes 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 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: 150.5×73.6×15.1mm 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: 154×73.6×27.3mm Pricing and Availability Redmi 10000mAh power bank is priced at Rs. 799 and the 20000mAh 18w two-way ...

Redmi 8A Dual with 6.22-inch HD+ display, dual rear cameras, 5000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 6499

Xiaomi’s Redmi brand just launched the Redmi 8A Dual, the company’s latest budget smartphone in India, as it had promised. It has a 6.22-inch HD+ 19:9 aspect ratio display with Dot Notch and Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 439 SoC with up to 3GB RAM and runs Android Pie with MIUI 10 on top, same as the Redmi 8A. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera along with a secondary 2-megapixel front camera and an 8-megapixel front camera. The phone doesn’t have a fingerprint sensor, but comes with face unlock. It has a plastic back with Aura X Grip  compared to Aura wave grip design compared to Aura wave grip in the predecessor, comes with splash resistant nano coating, features dedicated dual SIM slots and packs a 5000mAh battery with 18W fast charging (10W charger in the box) via USB Type-C port and also comes with support for reverse charging. Redmi 8A Dual specifications 6.22-inch (1520 × 720 pixels) HD+ 19:9 2.5D curved glass display with 70.8% NTSC color gamut, 15001 contrast ratio, 270 PPI, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection Octa-Core (Quad 1.95GHz Cortex A53 + Quad 1.45GHz Cortex A53) Snapdragon 439 Mobile Platform with Adreno 505 ...

POCO X2 Review: Value for money POCO phone that was worth the wait

POCO F1, the first phone under the POCO brand was launched back in August 2018. Earlier this month the company, which became an independent brand launched the POCO X2 smartphone in India last week. This was actually launched in China as Redmi K30 4G back in December last year and is not the successor of the POCO F1. The specifications look great on paper for the price. Let us dive into the review to find out what the device has to offer. Box Contents POCO X2 8GB + 256GB in Atlantis Blue color 2-pin 27W fast charger (5V-3A/9V-3A/12V/2.25A) USB Type C Cable SIM Ejector tool Clear protective Case User guide Display, Hardware and Design The POCO X2 has a 6.67-inch Full HD+ display with a pixel resolution of 2400  × 1080 pixels, 20:9 aspect ratio 2.5D curved glass screen with gentle rounded corners and a pixel density of about 384 PPI. The display is bright, thanks to 500 nits brightness and 1500:1 contrast ratio and the colors are vibrant since it has 84% of NTSC color gamut. Sunlight legibility is good as well. The main highlight of the display is its 'RealityFlow' 120Hz display refresh rate, which when enabled offers buttery smooth user ...

Samsung Galaxy M31 with 64MP quad rear cameras, 6000mAh battery launching on Amazon India on February 25

After teasers last week, Amazon.in has confirmed that Galaxy M31, successor of the Galaxy M30s will be launched in India on February 25th. It also confirms that the phone will pack 64MP main camera on the back and will have quad camera arrangement compared to triple cameras on the Galaxy M30 and the M30s. The image also confirms rear-mounted fingerprint scanner. The phone will pack a 6000mAh battery, same as the Galaxy M30s and pack a Full HD+ Infinity-U Super AMOLED screen, which should be same as the 6.4-inch panel on the M30 and the M30s. Earlier rumors revealed Exynos 9611 10nm SoC with up to 6GB of RAM, up to 128GB storage, Android 10 with OneUI 2.0 on top, 5MP macro lens, 8MP ultra-wide lens and a 5MP depth sensor along with the 64MP main camera. It will likely be priced under Rs. 15,000 to compete with other phones. We should know more details of the phone in the coming days.

OPPO Reno3 5G Vitality Edition with 6.4-inch FHD+ AMOLED screen, Snapdragon 765G, 48MP quad rear cameras announced

OPPO announced Reno3 5G and Reno3 Pro 5G smartphones back in December last year. Today it has announced new Reno3 5G Vitality Edition, which has a water-drop notch, but with a Snapdragon 765G, 8GB of RAM, runs ColorOS 7 based on Android 10, gradient design and have support for 5G standalone and non-stand alone (SA/NSA) sub-6GHz networks. OPPO Reno3 5G Vitality Edition specifications 6.4-inch (2400 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 20:9 aspect ratio AMOLED display with Octa Core (1 x 2.4GHz + 1 x 2.2GHz + 6 x 1.8GHz Kryo 475 CPUs) Snapdragon 765G 7nm EUV Mobile Platform with Adreno 620 GPU 8GB LPDDR4X RAM, 128GB storage Android 10 with ColorOS 7.0 Dual SIM 48MP rear camera with LED flash, f/1.7 aperture, 8MP 116-degree ultra-wide lens with f/2.2 aperture, 2MP macro and 2MP mono lens with f/2.4 aperture 32MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture In-display fingerprint sensor 3.5mm audio jack, Dolby Atmos Dimensions: 160.3×74.3×7.96mm; Weight: 181g 5G SA/ NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, NFC, USB Type-C 4025mAh (Typical) / 3935mAh (minimum) battery with 30W VOOC 4.0 fast charging The OPPO Reno3 5G Vitality Edition comes in Black, White and Gold colors, is priced at ...

Mint Keyboard to be the default Keyboard on Xiaomi smartphones in future

Xiaomi announced Mint Keyboard back in September last year, it is the result of a collaboration between the Chinese giant and popular app Bobble AI. Designed for Indian users, Mint Keyboard aims to enrich the expressions and conversations with the AI engine. It supports 23 Indic languages and has the ability to accurately predict regional languages. Xiaomi devices running MIUI used to come preloaded with the Facemoji keyboard earlier, but the company recently started preloading Gboard as the default keyboard app on devices running MIUI. Mint Keyboard is deeply integrated with MIUI, be it integration with MIUI Browser, MIUI Calendar or MIUI Themes app.  For example, Mi Calendar showed 2020 New Year stickers that can be downloaded from the Mint keyboard. Apart from this, the upcoming version of Mint keyboard will support native theme integration. In an interview, Ankit Prasad, Bobble AI app CEO and Founder, revealed that Mint App is officially a part of MIUI 11 and will come preloaded with new Xiaomi devices running MIUI. Mint App is officially the part of MIUI 11 and is currently being preloaded in various Xiaomi devices across India. While there are over 85 million active Xiaomi smartphones, we are looking at an install base ...

Inbase Urban Fit and Urban Base smartwatches launched in India starting at Rs. 3999

Inbase, a manufacturer of portable digital products is entering the Indian smartwatch market with the launch of two new smartwatches; Urban Fit & Urban Beep. They feature GPS, heart rate sensors, Bluetooth connectivity, good battery life, touch screens and more. The Inbase Urban Fit and Urban Beep smartwatches connect to a smartphone via Bluetooth 4.0 and Bluetooth 4.2 respectively. The Urban Fit features a multi-touch display while the Urban Beep has a single-touch display. Both smartwatches feature heart rate sensors, GPS, IP68 water and shock resistance and 8 sports modes. Features specific to the Urban Fit include calls and message notification, camera and music controls. Both smartwatches have good battery life of about 5-7 days with the 150 & 180 mAh batteries on the Fit and Beep respectively. They require 90 mins to charge completely with the included magnetic charger. The Urban Fit comes in 4 colours Midnight Black, Pink Salmon, Pearl White and Space Grey Strap colours and the Urban Beep comes in 4 colours Midnight Black, Pink Salmon, Space Grey, and Space Blue Strap. Both are available through the Urban Official Website and other retail outlets for a price of Rs. 4999 and Rs. 3999, respectively. Commenting on the launch, Aashish Kumbhat, Founder and ...

Sony, NVIDIA and Amazon withdraw from MWC 2020 due to coronavirus concerns

Novel coronavirus outbreak has impacted a lot of people in China and at the same time, it has impacted major launch events including the upcoming Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2020 which is set to begin from 24th February. Recently, LG cancelled its MWC event and following that, now Sony, NVIDIA, and Amazon have withdrawn from MWC 2020. Sony has officially issued a statement that they are withdrawing from Mobile World Congress 2020 following the novel coronavirus outbreak. While Sony is not hosting its event in Barcelona, it is instead hosting its press conference online on Feb 24, 1:00 PM (IST) via the official Xperia YouTube channel to share "exciting product news". Similarly, NVIDIA and Amazon are not attending the Mobile World Congress and have issued an official statement regarding the same. While the Mobile World Congress is just a few weeks away, it is to be seen if other companies pull out of the event as well. GSMA has also issued a statement and has listed additional safety measures being put in place which includes All travellers from the Hubei province will not be permitted access to the event All travellers who have been in China will need to demonstrate proof they have been ...

LG V60 ThinQ with quad rear cameras, 4-channel microphone, 5000mAh battery surfaces

LG launched the V50 ThinQ  5G smartphone with OLED display, dual-screen accessory, etc. While the successor i.e., LG V60 ThinQ surfaced already, it has now surfaced again in a promotional video showing off the back panel and revealing key specifications as well. According to a promotional video, LG V60 ThinQ is said to sport a punch-hole display and the front-facing camera is located at the center. It might also sport a notch display, going by the renders, but it is not confirmed yet. Furthermore, the V60 ThinQ is said to sport quad rear cameras and 4 microphones. This time around, the V60 ThinQ is said to pack a larger 5000mAh battery, a bump from the 4000mAh battery on the V50 ThinQ. Furthermore, according to the renders, the V60 ThinQ is said to sport a USB Type-C port and 3.5mm audio jack. While the launch date is not revealed yet, we can expect it sometime next month at a separate event since LG recently confirmed that it will not be present at the MWC. We should know more information in the coming days. Source 1, 2

India smartphone market in 2019: 152.5 million units shipped, up 8% YoY; Xiaomi continues as market leader

India continues to be the second biggest smartphone market in the world, with over 152 million units that calculates 8.0% year-over-year (YoY) growth, according to IDC. The top 5 smartphone manufacturer who sold the most amount of units in India for 2019 were: Xiaomi, Vivo, Samsung, OPPO and realme. In regards to Q4 2019, the market saw a growth of 5.5% YoY, shipping a total of 36.9 million smartphone units. This does a calculate 20.8% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) decline but that is expected as Q3 of a year will see huge shipment numbers due to Diwali festive sales period. Online channels saw a growth of 11.2% YoY in Q4 2019 with 43.3% market share and offline channels saw a tiny growth of 1.4% YoY Xiaomi dominated the Indian market, selling a whopping 43.6 million units in 2019. Its 9.2% YoY growth can be explained with the launch of its popular Redmi Note 7 Pro, Redmi 6A and the newer Redmi 8/Note 8 series. Vivo took the second place for Q4 2019, with 6.9 million units, seeing a massive growth of 96.5% compared to Q4 2018. While Samsung remained at second place for overall smartphone shipments in 2019, its slipped to third place during Q4 2019, ...