Global Mobile Awards 2020: OnePlus 7T Pro selected as the best smartphone

The Global Mobile Awards are conducted every year by GSMA, the organisers of MWC. While the show was cancelled this year due to the coronavirus outbreak, the various awards were still announced, among which the OnePlus 7T Pro was awarded the best smartphone in the device category this time. The OnePlus 7T Pro was recognised as 'Virtually unsurpassable' according to the panel of judges with its ultra fast processor, smooth screen and software experience. To reiterate, the OnePlus 7T Pro is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus mobile platform running a flagship-class 90Hz display. With Oxygen 10.0 providing great software experience and Warp Charge 30T ensuring it can charge quickly, the OnePlus 7T was one of the top flagship smartphones to be released in 2019. Commenting on the award, Pete Lau, Founder, and CEO of OnePlus said: We’re honored to be awarded the best smartphone by GSMA. The OnePlus 7T Pro showcases OnePlus’s constant pursuit of the best possible user experience. We will continue working closely with our community to bring a fast and smooth experience to our users in the future. John Hoffman, CEO, GSMA Ltd. said: Our congratulations to OnePlus for winning the award, as OnePlus 7T Pro is declared as the best smartphone at the GSMA’s GLOMO Awards 2020. The GLOMO’s are a testament to ...

OnePlus India launches Product Ninjas Program for OnePlus TV

Last year, OnePlus ventured into the TV market with the launch of its first SmartTV — OnePlus TV 55 Q1 and OnePlus TV 55 Q1 Pro 4K QLED TVs in India. The high-end TV from the OnePlus garnered positive reviews all around for its picture quality, integrated soundbar, customization options, and much more. As per the company claims, OnePlus TV is focussed more on quality overvalue.  In an attempt to step up, OnePlus has launched the first of its kind community initiative called ‘OnePlus TV Product Ninjas Program.’ This India focused initiative extends OnePlus’ user co-creation spirit further towards OnePlus TV, inviting community members to contribute towards co-creating localized features with the OnePlus TV team. With this strategy, the company is now looking at inviting community members who are keen to contribute creatively in the brand’s innovation efforts towards the Smart TV and IoT segment. Notably, The community forum post on the OnePlus TV Product Ninjas Program can be accessed here. The program is also expected to offer a series of online activities and special community events involving exclusive OnePlus product experiences and community sessions to drive higher engagement and collaborative spirit. OnePlus India community members and smart tech enthusiasts are invited to apply ...

Infinix S5 Pro with 6.53-inch Full HD+ display, Android 10, 48MP triple rear cameras, 16MP pop-up front camera launched in India for Rs. 9999

Infinix has launched S5 Pro, the company’s latest smartphone in the S series in India, as it had promised. It has a 6.53-inch FHD+ no-notch display with 91% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P35 12nm SoC with 4GB of RAM, runs Android 10 XOS 6.0 Dolphin, has a 48-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash, along with a 2-megapixel sensor for portrait shots and a low-light camera. The phone has a fingerprint sensor on the back, features a gradient back, comes with dedicated dual SIM and microSD card lots and packs a 4000mAh battery. Infinix S5 Pro specifications 6.53-inch (2220 x 1080 pixels) 19.5:9 aspect ratio FHD+ display with 480 nits brightness, 1500:1 Contrast Ratio, 83% NTSC Color Gamut 2GHz Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P22 (MT6762) 12nm processor with 650MHz IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU 4GB LPDDR4 RAM, 64GB storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD) Android 10 with XOS 6.0 48MP rear camera with f/1.79 aperture, Dual LED flash, 2MP Depth Sensor, VGA Low light Sensor 16MP front camera with f/2.0 aperture Fingerprint sensor Dimensions: 162.5x 76.88 x8.95mm ; Weight: 179g Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS + ...

Realme Band Unboxing and First Impressions

Last month Madhav Seth, CEO of realme, teased their entry into the wearables market with a fitness band. Yesterday at a launch event, realme introduced the realme Band, which claims to be the cheapest fitness band that comes with a heart-rate sensor. We got a chance to look at it and here are our first impressions along with an unboxing video from our FoneArena Tamil Channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwA8DJCcNFE Box Contents realme Band in black colour Quick guide booklet Wearing the realme Band, we are greeted with a 0.96-inch LCD color display that has a resolution of 160×80 pixels. On the bottom of the display, there is a virtual button, which is the only method to directly interface with the band. It connects via Bluetooth 4.2 to any smartphone that is running Android 5.0+ and has the realme Link app installed. On the back side, we see the realme Band's highlight feature, a PPG heart rate sensor, which is unheard of at its price point. It can be turned to automatic or manual sensing via a setting in the realme Link app and so far, from our first impressions, it seemed like it was reporting my heart rate with good accuracy. Further, testing on the accuracy of ...

Moto G8 with 6.4-inch Max Vision display, Android 10, triple rear cameras announced

After the G8 Plus and G8 Play last year, and Moto G Stylus and Moto G Power last month Motorola has introduced Moto G8, the company's latest Moto G series phones. It packs a 6.4-inch HD+ Max Vision screen with an 8-megapixel punch-hole camera, is powered by Snapdragon 665 with 4GB of RAM, has a 16-megapixel rear camera, 8-megapixel 118° ultra-wide and a 2-megapixel 2cm macro sensor. It runs Android 10 and comes with exclusive Moto Experiences and with new Moto Gametime software feature maximizes your gaming experience and makes it more immersive than ever by blocking interruptions to help you keep your head in the game The phone has a plastic back with patterns, splash resistant body, rear mounted fingerprint scanner, and packs a 4000mAh battery that promises 40 hours of battery life on a single charge, and has 10W charging over USB Type-C. Moto G8 specifications 6.4-inch (1560x720 pixels) HD+ LCD screen with 19:9 aspect ratio Octa Core Snapdragon 665 11nm Mobile Platform (Quad 2GHz Kryo 260 + Quad 1.8GHz Kryo 260 CPUs) with Adreno 610 GPU 4GB LPDDR4x RAM, 64GB (eMMC 5.1) storage, expandable memory up to 512GB with microSD Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD) Android ...

Google ‘Read it’ feature in Assistant can read aloud web pages in 42 different languages

Google announced a pretty neat little feature that is going to make reading web articles on phones a lot easier. The feature, called 'Read it', can be used to make the Google Assistant read articles out load that are open on the Chrome browser, Google Search or the News app. The feature is especially useful for people who have difficulty with reading, visual disabilities or is simply finding it difficult to digest a dense article. To use it, once the user opens up the webpage, they can say “Hey Google, read it", “Hey Google, read aloud” or “Hey Google, read this page” and the Google assistant will read the contents of that webpage. Google will also allow users to change the reading speed to suit their needs and even select from different voices. The feature will be supported in 42 languages, which includes Indian languages like Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Sinhalese, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu. It will be available from today for all users worldwide and can be made available on any app, provided the developer enables it using Actions on Google. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psEX5jPkYiw Commenting on this feature, Yossi Matias, Vice President, Engineering, Google said: We are constantly working towards developing new products and features ...

Facebook Messenger for macOS now available in several regions

Just earlier this week, Facebook had announced Project Lightspeed for their mobile Messenger app, overhauling it to make it faster, smaller and simpler. Now, Facebook has begun testing a macOS client of the Messenger, available on the Mac App Store in a few countries like France, Australia, Poland, etc. The macOS app of the messenger offers most of the same features as the mobile app like texting, sharing files, emoji support, voice and video chat along with group chats, voice video calls. For the dark-mode enthusiasts, Facebook has also added a dark theme that will go along with dark mode on the macOS. Apple offers two methods for developers to code mobile apps into a macOS compatible which are known as Electron and Catalyst. Facebook's Messenger has been built with Electron which is a popular way of coding web apps into macOS apps. A Facebook spokesperson stated that Messenger app for macOS is currently being tested in a few countries with no date for wide-rollout yet. Source

HiFuture Flybuds Review

HiFuture launched the Flybuds, the company’s latest wireless earbuds recently. It features Bluetooth 5.0, has touch controls, and promises over 4 hours of playback. After using it for a few weeks, here is the review of HiFuture Flybuds. Design The HiFuture Flybuds features a minimal clean design, which looks more like Apple Airpods. The Flybuds comes with a case which is made up of plastic, due to which it is lightweight.  However, the quality of the case could have been better since the shiny body is prone to scratches. With the case, the total weight of the package is about 45.4 grams.  Although the fit of earbuds in one's ears is subjective, the FlyBuds Pro offered a secure and comfortable fit during our testing. Since it has in-ear buds, it doesn't fall off easily during workouts or even when running. I have been using this for my runs without any issues. Overall the build quality is good but could have been better. Sound quality Coming to the audio quality, these earbuds offer reasonably good sound quality with a decent amount of bass with the 6mm Neodymium drivers. The vocals were clear, and we did not face any distortion at peak volumes. We were quite impressed with ...

Twitter is testing ‘Fleets’, a Snapchat-type feature that disappears after 24 hours

Twitter has become one of the last major social media platforms to copy Snapchat's 24-hour disappearing type content, calling it 'Fleets'. They are currently testing Fleets in Brazil and it will work differently from regular tweets, that is, users will not be able to retweet, like or publicly comment on them. In a blog article, Twitter explained how a large percent of its user base feels uncomfortable with the public nature of tweets. Pretty much anyone could go through a user's account and bring up tweets from their timeline. This has made a lot of users nervous about tweeting everyday thoughts that could one day be used against them. Fleets is technically still public, that is, it can be seen by anyone during the first 24 hours of it being posted. The difference being Twitter will not push it into Search or Moments or even let it be embedded in an external website. Twitter conducted a survey in which users shared that they would be more comfortable sharing momentary and everyday thoughts if it disappeared 24 hours later. For testers in Brazil, there will be rounded bubble-shaped profile icons at the top of their timeline in the mobile app. The first bubble will ...

HUAWEI P40 Lite E with 6.39-inch punch-hole display, 48MP triple rear cameras announced

HUAWEI has announced P40 Lite E, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in Poland, after introducing the P40 Lite in Spain last week. It has a 6.39-inch HD+ LCD screen with an 8-megapixel in-screen camera, is powered by Kirin 710F SoC with 4GB RAM, runs Android 9 with EMUI 9.1, has a 48-megapixel rear camera, 8-megapixel ultra-wide sensor and 2-megapixel camera for depth sensing in portrait shots. It has a gradient back, rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, gradient back and packs a 4000mAh battery with 15W fast charging. HUAWEI P40 Lite E specifications 6.39-inch (1560 x 720 pixels)  HD+ IPS display Octa-Core Kirin 710F 12nm (4 x 2.2GHz Cortex-A73 +4 x 1.7GHz Cortex-A53) with ARM Mali-G51 MP4 GPU 4GB LPDDR4x RAM, 64GB storage, expandable memory up to 512GB Android 9-based EMUI EMIUI 9.1 Dual SIM 48MP rear camera with f/1.8 aperture, 8MP Ultra Wide Angle lens with f/2.4 aperture, 2MP for depth sensing with f/2.4 aperture 8MP front camera with f/2.0 aperture Fingerprint sensor Dimensions: 159.81x 76.13x 8.13mm; Weight: 183g Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n 2.4GHz, Bluetooth 5 LE, GPS, micro USB 4000mAh (typical) battery with 15W charging The HUAWEI P40 Lite E comes in Black and Aurora Blue colors, is priced at 699 Poland ...