HUAWEI Sound X speaker with 360-degree sound, dual-subwoofers announced in partnership with Devialet

HUAWEI has partnered with luxury speaker maker Devialet, the creators of the ultra expensive Devialet Phantom and Phantom Reactor, to launch their new speaker, HUAWEI Sound X. It features advanced technologies like Speaker Active Matching, Hi-Res certification, Huawei Share and more. The design is similar to Apple's HomePod with a tubular design, housing six tweeters and dual subwoofers that can produce sound in 360°. In-built is Devialet's impressive °Speaker Active Matching technology which configures the speaker specifically to its characteristic. The bass can go as low as 40Hz and go up to a peak-to-peak amplitude of up to 20mm. HUAWEI has integrated Devialet's Push-Push Acoustic Design, which uses the symmetrical dual subwoofers to cancel out vibrations of the other, suppressing distortion at any volume and achieving up to SPL 93dB of clear, nuanced sound, at up to 144 watts of power. The 6 powerful tweeters use HUAWEI Sound algorithm to produce surround sound that can generate frequencies up to 40Khz. Other technologies in the Sound X include Hi-Res certification and HUAWEI share, with which audio can instantly play music on the speaker with a tap. On the top is a colourful ring along with laser carved touch sensitive buttons that can be used ...

HUAWEI Watch GT 2e with 1.39-inch AMOLED display, up to 14 days battery life announced

Along with the P40 series HUAWEI also introduced new HUAWEI WATCH GT 2e smartwatch in India. It includes a concealed crown that goes with the watch body that goes with the watch body to add an extra flourish, is equipped with a 1.39-inch AMOLED touch display, is powered by HUAWEI’s Kirin A1 wearable chip. For the first time, HUAWEI has introduced a blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) monitoring feature to the HUAWEI WATCH GT 2e in addition to precise heart rate monitoring, abnormal heart rate reminders, pressure level monitoring and sleep monitoring features that allow users to understand their health status in real time. The HUAWEI WATCH GT 2e supports 15 professional workout modes including eight outdoor activities and seven indoor activities. In professional workout modes, the HUAWEI WATCH GT 2e provides comprehensive monitoring that can track 190 types of data – all to help the users to get the most out of their workout. The HUAWEI WATCH GT 2e can also automatically detect 6 professional workout modes, offering a smarter sporting experience. The design of the HUAWEI WATCH GT 2e is sporty. Instead of following traditional designs where the watch face is separated from its strap, it possesses a classic round dial with ...

Apple’s 2020 5G iPhones may be delayed for months due to production issues

The Coronavirus pandemic is causing Apple to consider the idea of delaying its 5G iPhone as its product development schedule is being disrupted. Another reason for the delay is the reduced customer interest in buying new phones, especially new iPhones, thanks to the current economic climate. While two of its major competitors, Samsung and Huawei have already launched their first 5G devices, Apple is yet to do so. It would be in its interest to have its first 5G iPhone become really popular. But with the pandemic, there is a notable reduction in consumer interest in smartphones altogether. Along with this, there is still massive shortages there are massive shortages with Apple's supply chains. While China largely reports its recovery from the pandemic, industries are slow to open. Engineering development for the iPhone is further being slowed down by travel curbs by the US, owing to the worsening outbreak over there. Supply chain manufacturers have been informed to deliver parts by August, which is late considering normally the deadline is by June. Nothing is confirmed yet and worst case scenario, the launch of Apple's 5G iPhone pushed to next year. For now, Apple is preparing and planning for the worse outcomes too. Source

HUAWEI P40 Pro and P40 Pro+ with 6.58-inch Flex OLED 90Hz display, Ultra Vision Leica cameras and P40 announced

HUAWEI today announced its flagship P40, P40 Pro and P40 Pro+ smartphones in an online event as it had promised.  The P40 has a 6.1-inch FHD+ Flex OLED screen with 3.48mm, 4.47mm and 3mm ultra narrow borders on the top, bottom and sides, respectively. The P40 Pro and Pro+ feature 6.58-inch FHD+ Flex OLED Quad-curve Overflow Display with 2.65mm, 3.35mm and 1.71mm ultra narrow borders on the top, bottom and sides, respectively. These are powered by Kirin 990 and Kirin 990 5G  7nm SoCs with dedicated NPUs and run Android 10 with EMUI 10.0 on top with HMS. These have in-display fingerprint scanner that are 30% faster compared to the predecessor. These have 50MP Ultra Vision Camera with 1/1.28-inch sensor that has a 16-in-1 pixel fusion technology for binned pixel size measuring 2.44μm to massively boost light intake for enhanced low-light performance, f/1.9 aperture. In addition to the main camera, the P40 has 16MP  ultra-wide camera and 8MP telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom. In addition to the main 50MP Ultra Vision Camera with OIS, the P40 Pro has 40 MP Cine Camera, 12 MP SuperSensing Telephoto Camera with OIS for 5x optical zoom + 3D Depth Sensing Camera.  In addition to the ...

Qualcomm QCC514X and QCC304X series ultra-low-power Bluetooth audio SoCs announced

Qualcomm has announced their successor to the QCC5100 and QCC30xx series Bluetooth audio SoC, called the QCC514X and Qualcomm QCC304X respectively. It offers many improvements like increased battery life and comfort, integrated dedicated hardware for Hybrid Qualcomm ANC, Voice Assistant support, premium wireless sound and more. One of the highlight technologies that has been developed for the new series is Qualcomm TrueWireless Mirroring technology. With it, only one earbud remains connected to the device while the other mirrors the connected earbud. The cool part is that it can rapidly swap the connection between the earbuds at any time and also manage a single Bluetooth address so that only one “device” shows up on the phone. Both SoCs' integrate Qualcomm's Hybrid ANC technology, which also offers super-low latency leak-through of the outside environment. Power consumption has also improved, with Qualcomm estimating 13 hours of playtime based on 65mAh battery. Other features include, Always on Voice  activation in premium QCC514X chip and push-button voice activation in the lower end QCC304X chip. Commenting on the launch, James Chapman, vice president and general manager, Voice, Music & Wearables, Qualcomm Technologies International, Ltd. said: Customers rely on us to help them deliver premium sound with long battery life and robust truly ...

Google Podcast with better discovery, progress sync and more now available for iOS

Just three days ago, a new update for Google Podcast was spotted for Android, which overhauled the UI, bringing a lot of sought after features. Now for the first time, Google has released its Podcast app for iOS, adding new features cross-platform progress sync, subscriptions for Web client and more. Just like its Android version, the iOS app is organised under 3 tabs: Home, Explore and Activity. The Home page will show new episode releases of the podcast shows that have been subscribed to. Each new episode will show a two line description preview, the length of podcast, a button to add to queue and a download button. At the top there will also be a carousel of subscribed podcasts. The Explore Tab has been redesigned to make discovery much easier now. There are tabs at the top that show various categories and the first tab, "For You" will show new show and episode recommendations related to your interests. These recommendations can also be edited from the Google Podcasts settings. And finally, the Activity tab will display your listen history, queued up episodes, and downloads. Automatic downloading and/or push notifications for new episodes can be set here. The new Google Podcasts for iOS is available ...

HUAWEI Watch GT and GT2 users get doorstep repair service launched in India

HUAWEI today announced  VIP Customer Services for the newly its HUAWEI Watch GT 2 and its predecessor HUAWEI Watch GT in India. It has also introduced no cost replacement policy for HUAWEI Watch GT 2 and GT during the warranty period. In case a HUAWEI smart watch shows manufacturing defects or performance related issues, HUAWEI will replace the watch if it is in the warranty period and as per its warranty policy. For those consumers whose watches are out of warranty, HUAWEI has introduced a special repair solution for its out-of-warranty watches. HUAWEI smart watch users can get spare parts, including strap, charging base, back cover, screen and main board, replaced for the out-of-warranty HUAWEI Watch GT 2 (46mm) & Huawei Watch GT. The spare part charges for out-of-warranty repair can be checked on HUAWEI India Website or Support App. Customers will also get 90 days warranty for the parts replaced during the out of warranty repair. HUAWEI will now provide pick and drop services for its smart watches in India. The group has also announced that the services will be marked by a record speed turnaround time with fast and best-in-class repair time service. Additionally, there will also be dedicated expert support. ...

Redmi K30 Pro to launch in India under POCO, hints MIUI Camera app code

Redmi introduced its latest smartphone in the flagship killer K series, Redmi K30 Pro 5G along with Zoom edition in China earlier this week. Redmi K30 Pro 5G is the successor to Redmi K20 Pro which was quite popular and an easy recommendation in its price category in India. While everyone was waiting to hear about the Redmi K30 Pro India launch from Redmi India team, a new finding from XDA suggests that the smartphone might launch under POCO in India. While decompiling the lastest version of the MIUI Camera app, kacskrz, A XDA member, found a constant 'device_poco_watermark_default_text' containing the string “SHOT ON POCO Phone” which suggests that the smartphone may land in India as a POCO product. We are still not sure if this will be the POCO F2, the successor to the legendary POCO F1, but since it uses top-tier silicon from Qualcomm, we are expecting it to launch as POCO F2 only. Redmi K30 Pro / K30 Pro Zoom Edition specifications 6.67-inch (2400 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ E3 AMOLED aspect ratio HDR10 + display with 1200nit (HBM) / 800nit (Typ) brightness, 5000000:1 (Min) contrast ratio, 100% DCI-P3 Wide Color Gamut, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection Octa Core ...

HONOR 30S with Kirin 820 5G, 64MP quad rear cameras with 3x optical zoom, 40W fast charging to be announced on March 30

Update: March 26, 2020 - HONOR today shared new renders for the HONOR 30S that shows 64MP quad rear cameras that includes a telephoto lens. The company says that it will feature industry-leading BM3D SLR image noise reduction technology, which provides higher guarantee for the imaging quality. It also shows Blue and Green color variants with gradient finish. Earlier: HUAWEI's HONOR brand today announced that it will introduce the HONOR 30S, successor of last year's HONOR 20S in China on March 30th. This is said to be powered by new Kirin 820 5G SoC. Press render that surfaced recently revealed quad rear cameras with dual-LED flash and a gradient glass back. 3C certification listing revealed 40W (10V/4A) fast charging. Another image reveals side-mounted fingerprint scanner for the phone, so it is not clear if the phone will come with an LCD screen, and the invite teases a no-notch, but it could come with a punch-hole screen. We should know more details about the phone in the coming days once the phone gets certified by TENAA. Source 1, 2, 3

Get Android 10 on Redmi Note 7 Pro with Evolution X ROM

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 7 Pro smartphone in India back in February last year running MIUI 10.2 Global Stable on top of Android 9.0 (Pie) and it was amongst the popular mid-range devices in 2019. The company recently started rolling out Android 10 update to MIUI China Beta ROM users MIUI Global Stable ROM is yet to be upgraded to Android 10. If you own a Redmi Note 7 Pro and wish to use the latest Android 1o on your Redmi Note 7 Pro, you might try a custom ROM on your device. Earlier, we tried Android 10 based Pixel Experience ROM on our Redmi Note 7 Pro and recently we installed Android 10 based Evolution X on our unit and here is our post which might help you in deciding if you too should flash it on your device. Performance and Benchmarks: [gallery size="large" link="file" ids="308200,308201,308202"] Redmi Note 7 Pro packs Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 under the hood which was amongst the best mid-range processor launched in 2019. It obtained AnTuTu score of 219898 on Evolution X. It scored 2364 points in single-core test and 5903 points in multi-core test in Geekbench 4. In Geekbench 5 test, it managed to get a 508 points in single-core ...