Qualcomm showcases Wi-Fi 6E operation with up to 1.8Gbps transfer speed using 6GHz spectrum

Qualcomm Technologies, a leader in mobile networking products has showcased an over-the-air demonstration for Wi-Fi 6E operation that uses the 6GHz spectrum. The demonstration was enabled by Qualcomm's FastConnect mobile connectivity subsystem working along with Qualcomm's Networking Pro Series Wi-Fi Access Point. With the demonstration, Qualcomm aims at showing a future where Wi-Fi 6 technology can utilise the 6GHz band to achieve massive new wireless capacities. With the 6GHz spectrum, Qualcomm can use numerous 160 MHz channels to deliver high bandwidth wireless connectivity with expected real-time speeds approaching nearly 1.8 Gbps. Two subsystems were required to make the demonstration possible. The FastConnect 6800 subsystem uses various technologies such as uplink and downlink MU-MIMO, OFDMA and more to ensure reliability and responsiveness, even in densely congested environments. As a complementary system, Qualcomm's Networking Pro Series platforms offer a hardware ecosystem with flexible powerful networking processing and deterministic resource allocation to support the Wi-Fi 6E implementation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_89Xt_UZ_20 Commenting on the demonstration, Rahul Patel, senior vice president and general manager, connectivity and networking, Qualcomm Technologies said: Building on our deep technology expertise and industry-proven feature superiority, Qualcomm Technologies is again poised to usher in a new era of Wi-Fi performance and capability with the addition of 6 GHz ...

Nubia Red Magic 5G gaming phone with 6.65-inch FHD+ 144Hz OLED display, Snapdragon 865, up to 16GB RAM gets certified

ZTE's nubia brand is gearing up to introduce the Nubia Red Magic 5G, the company's new gaming phone in China next month. Now the images and some specifications of the 5G phone with the model number NX659J has surfaced on TENAA. The company already confirmed 144Hz refresh rate OLED screen, and the company's president Ni Fei already confirmed up to 16GB LPDDR5 RAM and up to 256GB storage for the phone. It will run Android 10 with Redmagic OS 3.0. TENAA certification has confirmed 6.65-inch screen, which should come with FHD+ resolution, 168.56×78×9.75 dimensions and a 4500mAh (typical) / 4400mAh (minimum) battery. The phone will pack triple rear cameras, including a 64MP main camera with IMX686 sensor, 55W Super Charge fast charging. We should know more details and the launch date in the coming weeks. Source 1, 2, 3

Airtel launches new International Roaming new features and packs for prepaid customers

Airtel has launched new International Roaming Packs for prepaid customers with new features such as real time usage tracking, option to enable or disable International roaming service with a single touch, prebook IR packs and lots more directly from the Airtel Thanks app. Airtel says that its single pack covers 82 countries. Real Time Usage Tracking: Using Airtel Thanks app, both postpaid and prepaid customers will now be able to track their international roaming pack usage real time No Unwanted Data Usage: Once the IR pack benefits are exhausted by the customer, data services would be barred to protect against ANY unwanted charges due to over-usage. Customers can take another pack or a top up, on the go through Airtel Thanks app Enable / Disable IR Service with a single touch: Airtel postpaid customers can now enable or disable their IR service with just one click through the Airtel Thanks app for complete control of spends Pre-Book IR Packs, Use Later: Airtel Prepaid customers can now purchase an IR pack up to 30 days prior to their actual date of travel. The pack validity will start only after they connect to an international mobile network. This feature is already available ...

Samsung S20 series receive USB PD and USB PPS certification for fast charging support

Samsung's newest flagship Galaxy S20 series will apparently be the first smartphone in the world to receive the USB certification for Programmable Power Supply (PPS) and USB Power Delivery (USB PD) 3.0 standards. This will ensure that the Galaxy 20 series will work properly with third party charger that are also certified with these standards. The USB PD 3.0 and PPS are new standards announced by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) that are designed to allow phones to charge at much faster speeds. The Galaxy S20 and S20 Plus support fast charging of up to 25W while the S20 ultra supports up to 45W. The new certifications will let these smartphones communicate effectively with its charger to ensure that the device is getting the right voltage and current to achieve maximum power transfer. For example, when the S20 ultra is connected to a PPS certified wall charger, the phone will communicate with it to ensure that the charger supplies 4.5A at 10V to achieve that maximum power transfer of 45W. Otherwise, for any other value of voltage, the phone will default to a lower wattage power transfer. The issue currently is the scarcity of USB PPS and USB PD chargers in the market. The USB-IF has ...

Motorola razr 2019: The future of compact phones unfold?

Technology is evolving rapidly and the mobile phone industry especially is seeing a major evolution. The candy bar form factor which was seen on most of the phones back in the day was accompanied later by flipping phones. Motorola's Razr lineup had one of the best flipping phones and the iconic Razr v3 was a huge hit among consumers back then. As the screen size of smartphones started becoming larger, pocketability it taking a hit. While manufacturers are minimizing the footprint with narrow bezels, notch, pop-up mechanism, etc, foldable devices are becoming the new trend now and most companies are testing waters with their foldable offering. https://youtu.be/FxetVG0g0bU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAcOPpcB3Yc On similar lines, Motorola has brought back the iconic RAZR V3 in a new avatar named Motorola Razr 2019 which is a clamshell device. We checked out the foldable phone for a brief period of time and this post is our first impressions of the phone (not a review). Motorola razr specifications 6.2-inch (2142 x 876 pixels) 21:9 Cinemavision foldable pOLED screen, external 2.7-inch (600 x 800 pixels) 4:3 gOLED screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Protection Octa Core Snapdragon 710 10nm Mobile Platform (Dual 2.2GHz Kryo 360 + Hexa 1.7GHz Kryo 360 CPUs) with Adreno 616 ...

Samsung launches Secure Element turnkey solution with CC EAL 5+ certification for mobile devices

Samsung, the developers of defence-grade Knox security solutions has announced yet another Secure Element turnkey solution with Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level (CC EAL) 5+ certification. The security chip (S3K250AF) accompanied by its optimised software is capable of protecting private data on an isolated data storage. The Secure Element turnkey solution is designed to be a dedicated tamper-resistant strongbox that can store confidential and cryptographic data like their PIN numbers, passwords and more. The S3K250AF chip for the Secure Element working in tandem with optimized secure OS and hardware-level protection has earned the platform CC EAL 5+ certification. Many smartphones these days already have hardware level encryption that can protect sensitive information. The new Secure Element provides another layer of security for users, defending against reverse engineering, power glitches, laser attacks and more. The new SE solution is currently in mass production and more notably, it is used in Samsung's Galaxy S20 series smartphones. Commenting on the launch, Dongho Shin, senior vice president of System LSI marketing at Samsung Electronics said: Strong security measures have become a crucial feature in today’s smart devices as they evolve into essential tools that hold the key to our personal data connected to various services such as the ...

Realme 6 Pro with FHD+ 90Hz display, 64MP quad rear cameras, 20x zoom, 30W fast charging and realme 6 launching in India on March 5

After teasers yesterday realme today  confirmed that the realme 6 and realme 6 Pro smartphones will be launched in India on March 5th. The company announced Bollywood actor Salman Khan as its brand ambassador. It has also revealed some specifications of the smartphone. The realme 6 will feature a single punch-hole screen and the realme 6 Pro will have dual punch-hole screen that will house an additional ultra-wide camera in addition to the normal camera. The realme 6 Pro will feature a 90Hz Ultra Smooth FHD+ Display. Regarding the cameras, both the phones will feature 64MP AI quad cameras, and the realme 6 Pro will feature ultra-wide lens, telephoto lens for 20x zoom and an ultra-macro lens. The realme 6 Pro will also come with 30W Flash Charge that promises 40% charge in 15 minutes. It also shows side-mounted fingerprint scanner, so the phone will have an LCD screen. As far as the realme 6, the live images from the FCC certification revealed rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, 5000mAh battery with 18W USB Type-C fast charging.  It measures 164.4 x 75.x 9.0mm and weighs 195g. It will likely feature HD+ screen, runs Android 10 with realme UI. We should know more details in the coming days. Source

HONOR announces 8 EasyFit straps, adds SpO2 monitoring and more for MagicWatch 2 smartwatch

HONOR, a sub-brand of HUAWEI, has launched 8 new EasyFit straps for the MagicWatch 2 that includes 6 colours with the fluoroelastomer material and 2 colours with the leather material. Along with this HONOR also announced two new future functionalities for the smartwatch namely: SpO2 monitor and Female Cycle Tracker. The 6 colours available for the fluoroelastomer are Daylight Yellow, Olive Green, Reef Blue, Sky Blue, Lilac Purple, and Camellia Pink while the leather material has Wonderland Green and Wizard Purple options. The EasyFit Straps will be available for a price of 35.9 Euros (approx. Rs. 2,806). HONOR also launched 9 limited edition straps that were designed in collaboration with artists like Giovvanni Ozzola and Jacky Tsai. Via an OTA update in the future, HONOR's MagicWatch 2 will soon have the ability to monitor SpO2 levels, giving users the ability to track oxygen saturation levels in the bloodstream. Giving users on-screen feedback of your blood oxygen percentage, coupled with altitude data will make the MagicWatch 2 ideal for hiking trips, alpine sports activities and more. The last feature that HONOR announced for the MagicWatch 2 is a Female Cycle Tracker that will also arrive in a future OTA update. With it, women users ...

LG Q51 with 6.5-inch FullVision display, triple rear cameras, military-level durability announced

LG has announced Q51 (LM-Q510N), the company's latest smartphone in the Q series in Korea. It packs a 6.5-inch HD+ FullVision display, is powered by MediaTek’s latest Helio P22 Octa-Core 12nm SoC with 3GB RAM, runs Android Pie, features 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 5-megapixel ultra-wide sensor and a 2-megapixel depth sensor as well as 13-megapixel front camera. It features a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, packs a 4,000mAh battery, DTS:X 3D Surround Sound for realistic 7.1-channel experience and MIL-STD-810G standard for durability. LG Q51 specifications 6.5-inch (720 x 1560 pixels) 19.5:9 HD+ FullVision V-Notch Display 2GHz Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P22 (MT6762) 12nm processor with 650MHz IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU 3GB RAM, 32GB storage, expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD Dual SIM Android 9.0 (Pie) 13MP  rear camera, 5MP Ultra-wide sensor, 2MP depth sensor 13MP front-facing camera 3.5mm audio jack, DTS:X 3D Surround Rear fingerprint sensor MIL-STD 810G Compliance Dimensions: 166.9 x 77.9 x 8.4 mm; Weight: 204g 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, GPS / GLONASS, USB Type-C 4000mAh built-in battery The LG Q51 comes in Frozen White and Moonlight Titanium colors, is priced at 319000 won (US$ 262 / Rs. 18,820 approx.) and will be available in Korea starting from ...

Redmi K30 Pro with no-notch display, pop-up camera, Snapdragon 865 to be announced in March

Xiaomi's Redmi brand has started teasing the launch of Redmi K30 Pro, the company's flagship smartphone ahead of announcement in March. The company has confirmed no-notch screen with pop-up camera, similar to the Redmi K20. It has also confirmed that the phone will be powered by Snapdragon 865 and will support 5G. It should run Android 10 with MIUI 11. Other specifications are not known yet, but it is expected to feature FHD+ AMOLED screen with 90Hz refresh rate, in-display fingerprint scanner, LPDDR5 RAM, 40W fast charging, retain the 3.5 headphone jack, and a slightly bigger 4700mAh battery compared to the predecessor. It is rumored to come with a 64MP Sony IMX686 sensor and could come with quad rear cameras and an improved front-facing camera. We should know more details including the exact launch date in the coming days. Source 1, 2