Samsung Galaxy A21 with Infinity-O AMOLED display, quad rear cameras surface

Press image of Samsung Galaxy A21, the company's upcoming budget 'A series' smartphone has surfaced. This shows HD+ Infinity-O Super AMOLED display, and quad rear cameras, which could be an ultra-wide, macro and depth sensors, in addition to the main camera and the image shows dual LED flash. It is said to be powered by Octa-Core Exynos 7904 14nm processor with Mali-G71 GPU with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage with microSD expansion slot. The image also shows rear-mounted fingerprint sensor, and the phone should come with a glastic body similar to most other 'A series' phones. It is said to pack a 4000mAh battery that charges via a USB Type-C port. The phone is expected to come in range of colors, and is said to be introduced for the US markets first. We should know more details about the Galaxy A21 in the coming week. Source

Vivo NEX 3S 5G with 6.89-inch FHD+ AMOLED waterfall screen, Snapdragon 865, 64MP triple rear cameras to be announced on March 10

Vivo introduced the NEX 3 smartphone back in September last year, and now it is gearing up to unveil the NEX 3S 5G smartphone in China on March 10th. This will retain the 6.89-inch waterfall screen with the left and right sides curved close to 90 degrees, with a 99.6% ultra-high screen ratio, according to the image. TENAA certification has confirmed Snapdragon 865 SoC and a slightly smaller 4250mAh battery for the phone, while other specifications including  16-megapixel pop-up camera triple rear cameras with 64-megapixel main sensor, 13-megapixel 120° ultra wide-angle sensor and a 13-megapixel telephoto lens will remain the same. Vivo NEX 3S 5G rumored specifications 6.89-inch (1080 × 2256 pixels) Full HD+ AMOLED display with 100% P3 wide color gamut, HDR10, 800 nit brightness 2.84GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 865 7nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 650 GPU 8GB RAM with 128GB / 256GB (UFS 3.0) internal memory, 12GB RAM with 512GB (UFS 3.0) internal memory Dual SIM Android 10 with Funtouch OS 10 64MP rear camera with 1/1.72″ Samsung GW1 sensor, 0.8μm pixel size, f/1.7 aperture, LED flash, 13MP 120-degree ultra-wide lens, 13MP telephoto lens for 2x optical zoom, 10x digital zoom 16MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture In-display fingerprint sensor 3.5mm ...

Nubia Red Magic 5G gaming phone with 6.65-inch FHD+ 144Hz OLED display, Snapdragon 865, up to 16GB RAM to be announced on March 12

Update: The company has confirmed that the Nubia Red Magic 5G will be announced on March 12th. It has also confirmed 144Hz display, Snapdragon 865 with 5G, UFS 3.0, LPDDR5 RAM, cooling fan, Wi-Fi 6, up to 16GB RAM, in-display fingerprint scanner, 55W fast charging and 64MP Sony IMX686 sensor. Earlier: 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, 4

Realme 3 Pro realme UI Software Update Tracker [Update: C.03 with February Android security patch, Airtel and Jio VoWiFi]

realme launched the realme 3 Pro in the country back in April running ColorOS 6.0 based on Android 9.0 (Pie). realme doesn’t follow a fixed update frequency but the company rolls out updates frequently. This post will help our readers in keeping track of realme UI updates for realme 3 Pro. Updates rolled out for the realme 3 Pro so far, [Mar 2, 2020]: realme has started rolling out RMX1851EX_11.C.03 with February Android security patch. The update weighs 710 MBs in size and brings Airtel and Jio VoWiFi to the device along with a couple of bug fixes. [Download Link] [Jan 30, 2020]: realme has started rolling out RMX1851EX_11.C.02 with January Android security patch to realme 3 Pro widely. Check out this post to learn about new features that realme UI brings to realme 3 Pro. [Download Link] [Jan 29, 2020]: realme official Francis Wang has confirmed that realme Pro series devices will receive two major Android updates, so we can expect realme 3 Pro to receive Android 11 in the future. [Jan 20, 2020]: realme has started rolling out a new RMX1851EX_11.C.02 update. The update weighs 541 MBs in size and fixes camera crash issue along with other minor bug fixes ...

Apple iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus get a price hike in India after increase in import duty

As the Indian government re-imposed 10% service welfare cess over and above existing 20% basic customs duty in India, Apple has increased the price of its iPhones, including its iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max smartphones in the country. The government last month increased the import duty on PCBA from 10% to 20%, chargers from 15% to 20% and mobile phone components such as display panel, touch panel, microphone and receiver from 0 to 10%. The iPhone 7 and the iPhone XR currently assembled in India don't see a price hike. The iPhone 11 and iPad have also seen an exception. Other models such get up to 1.3% hike. The high-end iPhone 11 Pro Max 512GB version now costs Rs. 1,43,200, compared to launch price of Rs. 1,41,900. To remind you, the older iPhone models received a price cut in India after the launch of new iPhone 11 series in September last year. Even though Apple sets a standard MRP, some third-party retailers sell the smartphones at cheaper rates. So you can get it online at cheaper even after this price hike. Check out the change in price below. Model Old MRP (INR ) New MRP ...

Aegis Graham Bell Awards 10th edition winners felicitated

Winners and the finalists of 10th edition of Aegis Graham Bell Awards were felicitated by Chief Guest Shri. Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport & Highways; Ministry of  Shipping and Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Government of India; Guest of Honor Shri. Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Hon'ble Minister of State for Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and MSME and Special Guest Shri. R.P. Singh, National Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on 27th February 2020 at NDMC Convention Centre, New Delhi. Aegis Graham Bell Awards (AGBA) was initiated in 2010 by Aegis School of Data Science, Cyber Security and Telecom to recognize young top brains who has potential to grow as technology leaders; start-up founders; innovators; entrepreneurs; intra entrepreneurs who are transforming the lives of millions of Indians by their work in the fields of education, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data science, Internet of Things (IoT), Smart city, Telecom, Mobile, Health, eCommerce, Blockchain, Fintech, Cloud, social good, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Governance, MSME, , Transportation, Retail, Cyber Security, and many more. AGBA is supported by NITI Aayog, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), Telecom Centres of Excellence (TCOE) and powered by mUni Campus. Shri Nitin Gadkari Minister ...

Samsung Galaxy A41 with Infinity-U display, 48MP triple cameras surface in renders

The Galaxy A51 was launched back in January, offering decent mid-range performance for its price. Now renders have surfaced of Samsungs next smartphone in the Galaxy A-Series, namely the Galaxy A41. The renders, provided by popular leaker, @onleaks, shows a device with a large screen having an inifinity U display, a 48MP triple camera, USB-C and more. This will be Samsung's third smartphone in the A-series, after the Galaxy A51 and the Galaxy A71. Unlike the other two devices, the Galaxy A41 will not feature an Infinity-O display, instead it will have the Infinity-U display. Screen size is predicted to be around 6 to 6.1 inches while device thickness will come around to 8.9mm with the camera bump. On the back of the device, we can se a triple camera setup in the top left corner with a LED flash. One of the cameras is confirmed to be a 48MP sensor while information about the other two camera sensors remain unknown. The front selfie camera will likely be a 25MP shooter housed in the U shaped notch in the front. On the right edge of the device we see a power button and volume rocker and on the bottom edge of the ...

HONOR Band 5i update brings SpO2 monitoring

HONOR launched the HONOR Band 5i with built-in USB connector in India last month. Today it has announced that the much-awaited SpO2 feature has started rolling out via software/ firmware update on all the devices in India from 29th February, 2020 onwards. The SpO2 Monitor tracks oxygen saturation levels in the bloodstream so that you can assess how your body is adapting during workouts or at high altitudes. With the addition of SpO2 feature, the HONOR Band 5i allows users to access and use multiple fitness and health features. HONOR Band 5i specifications 0.96-inch (160×80 pixels) LCD touch color display with customizable Clock faces Bluetooth 4.2 LE, Compatible with Android 4.4 (or later) or iOS 9.0 (or later) Pedometer, Sleep tracker, 9 Fitness modes, Sedentary reminder 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 Music Control for Android 5.0 and above Built-in USB connector, Up to 7 days of battery life The Honor Band 5i comes in Black, Green and Pink colors and is available from Amazon.in at Rs. 1899.

OPPO Kash financial platform with mutual funds, loans and more launched in India

Similar to Xiaomi's Mi Credit and realme's PaySa, OPPO has also announced its entrance into financial services in India called OPPO Kash. The app, which is currently in beta, will include multiple services like mutual funds, personal loans, business loans, mobile screen insurance and more. For the loan service, OPPO is offering personal loan amounts ranging from Rs. 8000 to Rs. 10 lakhs, with instant personal loans up to Rs. 1 lakh. Business loans will be offered for Rs. 50000 to Rs. 10 crore. OPPO will offer flexible repayment tenure for personal loan from 3 to 60 months and up to 36 months for business loans. Another product that OPPO Kash will offer is Mutual Funds and SIPs, with OPPO partnering with 20 Asset companies including HDFC Mutual Funds, ICICI Prudential Mutual Funds, Franklin Templeton Investments, etc. Other services include 3 Free credit reports with detailed analysis on credit history, repayment status and analysis of financial health of a user. OPPO is also offering Mobile Screen Insurance for up to 2 claims on an OPPO smartphone, regardless of whether it is old or new. As mentioned earlier, OPPO Kash is currently in beta and is available for download via the Google Play Store or OPPO's ...

POCO X2 users not able to unlock Bootloader [Update: Issue fixed]

[Mar 2, 2020]: POCO team has resolved the issue and POCO X2 users can now successfully bind their Mi account to the device for unlocking the bootloader. [Feb 18, 2020]: POCO made a comeback in the Indian market as an independent brand and introduced the POCO X2 (codename 'pheonixin'), its first mid-range smartphone in the new X series in India earlier this month. POCO F1, the very first device from the brand had great development support and as a result, we have tons of custom ROMs and mods available for the device. POCO India GM, C Manmohan, during the POCO X2 launch announced that the kernel sources for the device will be available on the launch day and the company delivered on the promise. Last week, the company also sent devices to a few developers so that they can kick start development for POCO X2. To those unaware, a custom recovery is required in order to flash a custom ROM and unlocked bootloader is required to flash a custom recovery and to unlock bootloader you need to obtain permission from Xiaomi, to sum it up, it's a tedious and time taking process. Usually, Xiaomi users need to wait for 15 days after signing in ...