Sony Xperia 1 II with 6.5-inch 4K OLED 21:9 CinemaWide display, Snapdragon 865, 5G, Triple rear cameras with ZEISS optics announced

Sony just announced  Xperia 1 II (Pronounced Mark 2), the company's latest flagship smartphone and its first 5G smartphone at an online event. It packs the same 6.5-inch 21:9 CinemaWide 4K HDR display offering bright colors with BRAVIA X1 for mobile as the predecessor, but is powered by Snapdragon 865 with 8GB of RAM and has support for sub-6GHz 5G. It packs triple rear cameras that includes 12-megapixel main camera with f/1.7 aperture, OIS, 12-megapixel ultra-wide sensor, 12-megapixel telephoto lens with OIS for 2x loss-less zoom, and there is also a 3D iToF (indirect Time-of-Flight) sensor. The phone also features ZEISS optics with T* (T-Star) anti-reflective coating to enhance the quality of images and deliver the best photography experience and the company says that it is the world's first smartphone with up to 20fps AF/AE tracking burst and 5G connectivity for a complete creative entertainment experience. The Cinema Pro, powered by CineAlta offers 21:9 Movie recording in 4K HDR that promises best results — even in backlit scenes or low light. It has Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection on the front and the back, side-mounted fingerprint sensor and packs a 4,000mAh battery. Sony Xperia 1 II specifications 6.5-inch (1644x3840pixels) 4K OLED HDR ...

POCO X2 MIUI Software Update Tracker [Update: Android 11 Update confirmed]

POCO launched the POCO X2 smartphone in India last week running MIUI 11.0 Global Stable on top of Android 10. POCO X2 is the rebranded version of Redmi K30 4G which was launched in China back in December. This post will help our readers in keeping track of MIUI updates for POCO X2 (codename ‘phoenixin’),  also check out our POCO X2 content, POCO X2 Unboxing and First Impressions POCO X2 Matrix Purple Photo Gallery POCO X2 Review [gallery link="file" columns="2" size="large" ids="304712,304711"] POCO X2 Updates so far: Keeping the promise of making the best even better! Here's the biggest announcement for all the #POCO fans. The recently-released #POCOX2 will be upgraded to @Android 11. RT to spread the word. #SmoothAF For more, follow @IndiaPOCO. pic.twitter.com/KKjVawir1E — C Manmohan (@cmanmohan) February 24, 2020 [Feb 24, 2020]: POCO GM, C Manmohan has confirmed that the device will receive Android 11 in the future. [Feb 12, 2020]: POCO has started rolling out MIUI 11.0.4.0.QGHINXM update with January Android security patch. The update weighs 193 MBs in size and brings fix for the issue that caused Camera app crash in PRO mode. [Download Link] [Feb 4, 2020]: POCO has released Android 10 based kernel source codes for POCO X2. POCO X2 ...

Nokia 9 PureView gets a price cut in India, now available for Rs. 34999

HMD Global launched its flagship Nokia 9 PureView smartphone with 12MP penta rear cameras in India back in July last year for Rs. 49,999. Today it has received a massive Rs. 15,000 price cut in India and is available for Rs. 34,999 at new rate from Flipkart and Nokia.com/phones. The phone got Android 10 update back in December last year. To remind you, the penta rear camera arrangement features two RGB and three monochrome lenses to collect up to 10-times the amount of light than a single colour sensor, with ZEISS Optics. Developed in cooperation with multi-sensor camera company Light, it captures HDR shots using five cameras simultaneously with up to 12.4 stops of dynamic range and a full scene 12MP depth map and fuse it together into one 12MP photo with outstanding dynamic range and depth of field to refocus later. It is capable of shooting 60-megapixel images in burst mode and can process up to 240 megapixels of data. It also features the ability to capture images in uncompressed RAW “DNG” format and edit them directly on the phone with Adobe Lightroom and Native black-and-white photography. The phone also has a 20-megapixel front camera. It has a 5.99-inch Quad HD pOLED display with HDR10 ...

Samsung Galaxy A51 Review: A decent mid-range Samsung smartphone

Samsung launched the Galaxy A50 smartphone back in February 2019 and later launched the upgraded Galaxy A50s smartphone. Both the phones were popular in its segment and this year, Samsung has refreshed lineup with the Galaxy A51. Samsung Galaxy A51 is positioned as a mid-range smartphone and sports a modern Infinity-O Super AMOLED display, quad-camera setup, and more. Does the Galaxy A51 pack enough power and is it a worthy upgrade to the Galaxy A50 and Galaxy A50s? Let us find out more in this review. Note: Samsung Galaxy A51 comes in a single 6GB RAM + 128GB storage option and we tested the same.  Samsung Galaxy A51 specifications 6.5-inch (2400 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+  Infinity-O Super AMOLED screen Octa-Core (Quad 2.3GHz + Quad 1.7GHz) Exynos 9611 10nm processor with Mali-G72 GPU 6GB RAM, 128GB Storage, expandable up to 512GB via micro SD card Android 10 with Samsung One UI 2.0 Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD) 48MP rear camera with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture, 12MP 123-degree ultra-wide-angle camera with f/2.2 aperture, 5MP depth sensor with f/2.2 aperture, 5MP macro camera with f/2.4 aperture 32MP front camera with f/2.2 aperture In-display fingerprint sensor 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio, Dolby Atmos ...

Vivo APEX 2020 concept phone to be announced on February 28

Vivo introduced the APEX 2019 concept phone  with unibody 3D design without ports or buttons back in January last year. This year the company was supposed to introduce the APEX 2020 at its MWC event, but the GSMA cancelled the event due to coronavirus concerns, so vivo today officially announced that the next-generation APEX concept phone will be introduced on February 28th in Beijing. The upcoming APEX 2020 represents vivo's prediction and layout of mobile phone development and technological innovation in 2020, said the company.  It has released the first teaser that shows faintly curved screen side and the number "120" which could be 120Hz screen or something complete different. Another image shows the back of the phone with periscope zoom camera for loss-less zoom. The phone is also rumored to feature under-screen front camera, ultra-fast  charging and lots more technological innovations. We should know more details about the phone later this week. Source

Black Shark 3 5G gaming phone with Quad HD+ 120Hz display, Snapdragon 865, 12GB RAM to be announced on March 3

After rumors, Black Shark has confirmed that Black Shark 3 gaming phone will be introduced in an online event in China on March 3rd. Last month the company had announced a partnership with Tencent Games, so the phone will be called the Tencent Black Shark 3. The company also said that this will be the first gaming centric smartphone with 5G support. Last month images of the Black Shark 3 smartphone had surfaced revealing its 120Hz display with option to switch between 60Hz, 90Hz and 120Hz Quad HD or 2K resolution with option to change to 1080p resolution. The phone should be powered by the latest Snapdragon 865 Mobile platform. Last week Black Shark brand manager posted a poll on Weibo revealing 5,000 mAh battery with 65W fast charging that can charge the phone from 0-100% in 38 minutes and can still maintain charge over 800 full cycles. 65W fast charging has also been confirmed by 3C certification in China. Recent Geekbench listing with the model number KLE-A0 revealed Snapdragon 865, 12GB RAM and Android 10 for the phone. Source 1, 2

Get Android 10 on Redmi Note 8 with DerpFest ROM

Xiaomi’s Redmi unveiled the Redmi Note 8 series in the country back in October running MIUI 10.3 Global Stable on top of Android 9.0 (Pie) and later rolled out MIUI 11 update to both the smartphones. The Pro variant has been the talk of the town since it is superior to the vanilla Redmi Note 8 in every aspect, but Redmi Note 8 has better custom ROM and mods support compared to its Pro sibling, thanks to the Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC. Redmi Note 8 started receiving Android 10 in China last month but MIUI Global ROM is still based on Android 9, but you can always install a custom ROM to stay on the latest version of Android. We tried AOSiP DerpFest on our Redmi Note 8 unit and here is our post that may help you in deciding if you should flash it on your device. Performance and Benchmarks: [gallery size="large" link="file" ids="305568,305569,305570"] Redmi Note 8 packs Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 under the hood which is a good mid-range processor. It obtained AnTuTu score of 172829 on DerpFest. It scored 1493 points in single-core test and 5515 points in multi-core test in Geekbench 4. In Geekbench 5 test, it managed to get a 312 points ...

realme to launch Smart TVs in India in Q2 2020

Earlier this month realme CEO Francis Wang teased new Smart TVs at its MWC event, but GSMA has cancelled the event, so the company is holding an online event. Today in an interview with Trakin Tech  realme India CEO Madhav Seth said that the company will launch several products including smart speakers in the coming months. He also confirmed that it will launch smart TVs in the country in Q2 2020, around April. Francis Wang already posted an image of the container and said that it will open it for India customer in March. We will open this container for India customers in March. 🙌#realme#DareToLeap pic.twitter.com/QysAMijm3I — Francis Wang (@FrancisRealme) February 12, 2020 U gonna hear something exciting abt TV on MWC! #realmeForEveryIndian — Francis Wang (@FrancisRealme) February 1, 2020 Earlier this week realme introduced realme Link, which is its upcoming app for realme IoT products. In the interview Madhav Seth showed the realme Band and realme Buds Air connected to the app. He also showed off the realme Band, which will come with a color AMOLED screen, built-in charging port and in three colorful straps, including Black and Yellow strap. He also said that it will be the most affordable fitness band with built-in heart ...

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip sold out within minutes in India in first day of pre-booking

Samsung started pre-booking for the Galaxy Z Flip in India priced at Rs. 1,09,999 earlier today on Samsung e-shop and select retail stores. Samsung has announced that it was sold out within minutes after the pre-booking opened at 11AM. Offline retail outlets taking pre-orders have also run out of stock. Users were asked to pay the full amount for orders. Buyers from Samsung e-shop will be offered premium white glove delivery in 10 cities, said the company. Consumers, who managed to pre-book the Galaxy Z Flip in India today will start getting deliveries on February 26. It will re-open pre-booking on February 28, and the units will be delivered in March. It comes with Accidental damage coverage, which includes one-time screen protection and a 24X7 Dedicated Call Center Support (1800-20-7267864), 1-year Samsung Care+ Protection that includes 1-time screen damage protection service for inner screen and external screen at discounted fee (at the time of repair), 4 Month free YouTube premium Subscription and Smausng also offers up to 12 month Interest Free EMI. The phone packs a 6.7-inch FULL HD+ Dynamic AMOLED main display with a 21.9:9 aspect ratio and a resolution of 2636 x 1080 pixels. Samsung calls this Infinity Flex display, has ...

Apple may allow third-party apps to be set as default in iPhone soon

Till date, in typical Apple fashion, default apps on their iOS platform have always been locked to Apples own pre-installed offerings like Apple Music and Safari. Now, Apple is apparently discussing bringing the walls down a bit and let third party apps to be set as defaults by users. Currently, on iOS, when users open a link, it automatically opens in Safari, even if the user wishes to open them in Google Chrome Firefox. Similarly, when a user needs to share something via mail, Apple defaults to its own Apple Mail app. Apple has blocked the ability to set defaults in iOS, probably to ensure that their apps and services continue to be used. It has however, received quite a bit of backlash in recent times for continuing to be lock this feature. In response, Apple is considering loosening its restrictions on third party apps for third party apps like Spotify and such. It is also considering reducing restriction on its other devices such as the HomePod. Currently, users can only stream music directly on the HomePod via Apple Music, with Spotify and others being blocked. If users wish to stream via Spotify, they have to Airplay via an iPad or iPhone, ...