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Boult Audio AirBass Q10 with touch controls, low latency, up to 24h total play time launched

Boult Audio, popular for its audio accessories, has launched AirBass Q10 TWS earbuds with low latency mode, promises deep bass, superior music and call quality, and 24-hour long battery life. It has a compact design for a snug fit and has a dual-tone body with smooth textures. It is IPX5 sweat, water and dust resistant to withstand a mild shower on a rainy day, or sweat during workouts. Continue reading “Boult Audio AirBass Q10 with touch controls, low latency, up to 24h total play time launched”

POCO M3 Pro 5G with 6.5-inch FHD+ 90Hz display, Dimensity 700 launching in India on June 8

POCO just confirmed the launch of the company first 5G phone in India, the POCO M3 Pro 5G on June 8th. As usual, it will be sold on Flipkart after the launch. It was introduced for global markets last month and is actually a version of the Redmi Note 10 5G with a new design. Continue reading “POCO M3 Pro 5G with 6.5-inch FHD+ 90Hz display, Dimensity 700 launching in India on June 8”

HONOR Band 6 with 1.47-inch AMOLED display, SpO2 monitoring teased ahead of India launch

HUAWEI’s HONOR brand launched the HONOR Band 6 for the global markets back in March after its was introduced in China last year. Today it has started teasing it on Flipkart ahead of India launch soon. To remind you, it has 1.47-inch AMOLED 2.5D touch screen which is 148% bigger than the predecessor and supports 100+ faces. It offers 50m (5 ATM) water resistance, heart rate tracking. In addition to 24-Hour Heart Rate Monitoring, it also offers blood oxygen (SpO2) monitoring. Continue reading “HONOR Band 6 with 1.47-inch AMOLED display, SpO2 monitoring teased ahead of India launch”

iQOO Z3 5G with 6.58-inch FHD+ 120Hz display, Snapdragon 768G launching in India on June 8

After rumours, iQOO today confirmed the launch of iQOO Z3 5G smartphone in India on June 8th. It will be the first smartphone in the country to be powered by Snapdragon 768G SoC. It will be sold on Amazon.in, similar to iQOO 7 series. Earlier rumours revealed that the phone will be priced around Rs. 25,000.

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Mi TV 4A Horizon Edition 40-inch FHD TV with bezel-less screen launched in India for Rs. 23999

Xiaomi just launched its new Mi TV 4A Horizon Edition 40″ in India as it had promised. It has a 40-inch Full HD screen with immersive Horizon display with minimal bezels and 93.7% screen to body ratio. It features Vivid Picture Engine (VPE), a set of software and hardware tweaks that ensures accurate screen calibration, deeper contrasts and perfect colour reproduction. Continue reading “Mi TV 4A Horizon Edition 40-inch FHD TV with bezel-less screen launched in India for Rs. 23999”

NVIDIA RTX 3070 Ti and RTX 3080 Ti GPUs based on Ampere architecture announced

NVIDIA at the Computex 2021 event announced the RTX 3070 Ti and RTX 3080 Ti GPUs, an upgrade to e RTX 3070 and RTX 3080 that were introduced last year. The RTX 3080 Ti powered with 12GB of GDDR6X memory promises an incredible leap in performance and fidelity with acclaimed features such as ray tracing, NVIDIA DLSS performance-boosting AI, NVIDIA Reflex latency-reduction and NVIDIA Broadcast streaming features. Continue reading “NVIDIA RTX 3070 Ti and RTX 3080 Ti GPUs based on Ampere architecture announced”

AMD teases next-gen flagship Exynos SoC with custom RDNA 2 architecture-based GPU

Back in 2019 AMD and Samsung Electronics announced a multi-year strategic partnership to allow Samsung to license AMD graphics IP to use it in its future SoCs. Samsung later confirmed its plans to launch SoCs with AMD Radeon graphics as early as 2021. Earlier this year when introducing the Exynos 2100, Samsung once again teased its next-gen Exynos processor with AMD graphics. Continue reading “AMD teases next-gen flagship Exynos SoC with custom RDNA 2 architecture-based GPU”

HONOR 50 series with Snapdragon 778G Mobile Platform and HONOR Buds with ANC to be announced on June 16

Update: HONOR today confirmed that the HONOR 50 series will be announced in China on June 16th. It also posted a teaser video that shows the phone’s camera with ring LED in close and says that it is targeted at those who take vlogs, so we can expect good stabilization.

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Meizu Watch with 1.78-inch AMOLED display, Snapdragon Wear 4100, 4G, SpO2 monitoring announced

Meizu today announced Meizu Watch, the company’s first smartwatch in China. It has a 1.78-inch AMOLED touch screen with 100+ watch faces, 2.5D Gorilla Glass screen, is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 4100 with 1GB of RAM, runs Flyme for Watch system based on Android and has support for eSIM for 4G and calling through all the major operators in China. It has 13 sports modes, heart rate, blood oxygen, sleep, and pressure monitoring. There is GPS with option to monitor the whereabouts of family members and SOS emergency calls. Continue reading “Meizu Watch with 1.78-inch AMOLED display, Snapdragon Wear 4100, 4G, SpO2 monitoring announced”

Redmi AirDots 3 Pro could launch in select markets as POCO Pop Buds / Redmi Buds 3 Pro

Xiaomi under its Redmi brand introduced the Redmi AirDots 3 Pro in China last week. Now the headset has been certified by Bluetooth SIG with the model number TWSEJ01ZM. There are also two other products Redmi Buds 3 Pro and POCO Pop Buds with the same model numbers, so the AirDots 3 Pro could launch outside China under these names. Continue reading “Redmi AirDots 3 Pro could launch in select markets as POCO Pop Buds / Redmi Buds 3 Pro”

realme X7 Max 5G Unboxing and First Impressions

realme today launched the most-expected realme X7 Max 5G smartphone in India after it was launched in China as realme GT Neo recently. It packs a 120Hz AMOLED screen, is the first phone in India to be powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 SoC, packs 64-megapixel triple rear cameras and has support for 50W Super Dart Charge fast charging. We got hold of the phone, and here is our unboxing. Continue reading “realme X7 Max 5G Unboxing and First Impressions”

realme X7 Max with 6.43-inch FHD+ 120Hz AMOLED display, Dimensity 1200, up to 12GB RAM launched in India starting at Rs. 26999

realme just launched its X7 Max smartphone in India as it had promised after it launched X7 and X7 Pro smartphones in the country earlier this year. It packs a 6.43-inch Full HD+ 120Hz Samsung Super AMOLED screen with 360Hz touch sampling rate, 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, 4096-level brightness adjustment, 1000 nits peak brightness, 16-megapixel camera inside the punch-hole and 91.7% screen-to-body ratio, thanks to ultra-narrow chin. The phone also features an in-screen fingerprint sensor. Continue reading “realme X7 Max with 6.43-inch FHD+ 120Hz AMOLED display, Dimensity 1200, up to 12GB RAM launched in India starting at Rs. 26999”

realme Smart TV 4K 43″ and 50″ with bezel-less design, Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos launched in India starting from Rs. 27999

In addition to realme X7 Max, realme also launched the realme Smart TV 4K 43″ and 50″ models, as it had promised. These support up to 1.07 Billion Colours with a colour gamut of up to 83% NTSC and 90% DCI-P3 for rich and true colours. There is also Dolby Vision from Dolby that offers deeper blacks and a remarkable colour range, according to realme. It also comes with realme’s exclusive Chroma Boost Picture Engine for an even more vivid display for an incredible picture quality. These have TÜV Rheinland certified low blue light display screen. Continue reading “realme Smart TV 4K 43″ and 50″ with bezel-less design, Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos launched in India starting from Rs. 27999”

Samsung Galaxy A03s with 6.5-inch display, triple rear cameras surface

Samsung Galaxy A03s, the company’s upcoming budget phone, has surfaced in CAD-based renders, thanks to OnLeaks. This shows a 6.5-inch Infinity-V display, the same has the predecessor, and this should be an HD+ LCD screen. The image shows a side-mounted fingerprint scanner which the A02s lacked. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A03s with 6.5-inch display, triple rear cameras surface”

realme DIZO Star 300 and DIZO Star 500 get certified; DIZO GoPods, GoPods D and DIZO Watch listed online

Last week realme launched its DIZO global brand under its TechLife ecosystem. DIZO Watch and DIZO GoPods D TWS headset names were seen in certification recently. Now the DIZO Star 300 and DIZO Star 500 feature phones have been certified by the FCC. In addition, DIZO Watch, DIZO GoPods and GoPods D are listed in an online shopping site in Vietnam with all the features. Continue reading “realme DIZO Star 300 and DIZO Star 500 get certified; DIZO GoPods, GoPods D and DIZO Watch listed online”