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OPPO A94 with 6.43-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, 48MP quad rear cameras, 32MP front camera announced

OPPO has announced  A94, the company’s latest smartphone in the ‘A series’ in the UAE. The phone packs a 6.43-inch Full HD+ AMOLED screen with 90.8% screen-to-body ratio with a punch-hole that houses a 32-megapixel, is powered by MediaTek Helio P95 SoC with 8GB of RAM, packs 48-megapixel rear camera along with an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens, 2-megapixel mono and a macro camera. Continue reading “OPPO A94 with 6.43-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, 48MP quad rear cameras, 32MP front camera announced”

Redmi Note 10 Unboxing and First Impressions

Xiaomi’s Redmi brand launched the Redmi Note 10 series, the company’s latest mid-range smartphones in India last week. The Redmi Note 10 is the budget phone in the series that packs a 6.43-inch AMOLED Display, is powered by Snapdragon 678 SoC and 48MP quad rear cameras. Here we have the unboxing and the first impressions of the phone. Continue reading “Redmi Note 10 Unboxing and First Impressions”

Motorola 4K Android TV Stick launched in India for Rs. 3999

Flipkart has launched Motorola 4K Android TV Stick in India. It has a Cortex A53 quad-core 64-bit processor with Mali G31 MP2 GPU, runs Android 9.0 OS with built-in Chromecast that allows users to project their mobile screens onto the TV. It is equipped with 2 GB RAM, supports up to 4K /  2160P 60 frames per second Ultra HD viewing experience. Continue reading “Motorola 4K Android TV Stick launched in India for Rs. 3999”

OnePlus 9 Series 5G launch set for March 23; Hasselblad camera partnership confirmed

After teasers, OnePlus has officially confirmed the launch of OnePlus 9 Series 5G smartphones globally on March 23rd. It has also announced a three-year partnership with legendary camera manufacturer Hasselblad to co-develop the next generation of smartphone camera systems for future OnePlus flagship devices starting with the OnePlus 9 Series. Continue reading “OnePlus 9 Series 5G launch set for March 23; Hasselblad camera partnership confirmed”

Redmi Note 10 Pro Max Unboxing and First Impressions

Xiaomi’s Redmi brand launched the Redmi Note 10 series, the company’s latest mid-range smartphones in India last week. The Redmi Note 10 Pro Max is the top-end phone in the series that packs a 108MP Samsung HM2 main camera, is powered by Snapdragon 732G SoC and features a 120Hz AMOLED Display. Here we have the unboxing and the first impressions of the phone. Continue reading “Redmi Note 10 Pro Max Unboxing and First Impressions”

Redmi Note 10 5G with 6.5-inch FHD+ 90Hz display, Dimensity 700 and Redmi Note 10S announced

In addition to Redmi Note 10 and Note 10 Pro that was introduced in India, Xiaomi also introduced the Redmi Note 10 5G and Redmi Note 10S for the global markets at its global event earlier today. The Redmi Note 10S is nothing but the Redmi Note 10 with the Helio G95 SoC instead of Snapdragon 678 anmd 64MP instead of 48MP rear camera while retaining other specifications. Continue reading “Redmi Note 10 5G with 6.5-inch FHD+ 90Hz display, Dimensity 700 and Redmi Note 10S announced”

RedMagic 6 and 6 Pro with 6.8-inch FHD+ 165Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 888, up to 18GB RAM announced

Developed together with Tencent Games, RedMagic announced Tencent
edition of RedMagic 6 and 6 Pro gaming phones, as it had promised. These feature a 6.8-inch Full HD+ AMOLED screen with 165Hz refresh rate, 500Hz single finger touch sampling rate and 360Hz multi-finger touch sampling rate with Touch Choreographer, an intelligently adaptive technology that selects the most accurate refresh rate between 60Hz/90Hz/120Hz/165Hz based on your activity, resulting in a more comfortable visual experience and saving battery power. Continue reading “RedMagic 6 and 6 Pro with 6.8-inch FHD+ 165Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 888, up to 18GB RAM announced”

Redmi Note 10 with 6.43-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 678, 48MP quad rear cameras launched in India starting at Rs. 11999

Xiaomi just launched the Redmi Note 10, the company’s latest mid-range Redmi smartphone in India as it had promised. It comes with a 6.43-inch Full HD+ AMOLED screen with up to 1100 nits brightness, 120Hz touch sampling rate and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. Inside the 3.54mm punch-hole there is a 13-megapixel camera. It is the first phone in India to be powered by the Snapdragon 678 Mobile Platform. It has up to 6GB of RAM, dual layer graphite sheet and runs Android 11 with MIUI 12, and will get the MIUI 12.5 update soon. Continue reading “Redmi Note 10 with 6.43-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 678, 48MP quad rear cameras launched in India starting at Rs. 11999”

Redmi Note 10 Pro and Note 10 Pro Max with 6.67-inch FHD+ AMOLED 120Hz display, Snapdragon 732G launched in India starting at Rs. 15999

Xiaomi just launched the Redmi Note 10 Pro and the Redmi Note 10 Pro Max, the company’s latest mid-range Redmi smartphones in India as it had promised. These come with a 6.67-inch Full HD+ AMOLED screen with 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate, up to 1200 nits brightness and Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. Inside the tiny 2.96mm punch-hole there is a 16-megapixel camera. Both the phones are powered by Snapdragon 732G Mobile Platform with up to 8GB of RAM, dual graphite sheet and run Android 11 with MIUI 12, and will get the MIUI 12.5 update soon. Continue reading “Redmi Note 10 Pro and Note 10 Pro Max with 6.67-inch FHD+ AMOLED 120Hz display, Snapdragon 732G launched in India starting at Rs. 15999”

Realme GT 5G with 6.43-inch FHD+ 120Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 888, up to 12GB RAM, 64MP triple rear cameras announced

realme just announced its flagship GT 5G series of smartphones as it had promised. 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, 1200 nits peak brightness, 16-megapixel camera inside the punch-hole and 91.7% screen-to-body ratio, thanks to ultra-narrow chin. It features an in-screen fingerprint sensor. Continue reading “Realme GT 5G with 6.43-inch FHD+ 120Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 888, up to 12GB RAM, 64MP triple rear cameras announced”

OnePlus Nord 2 with Dimensity 1200 SoC said to launch in Q2 2021

OnePlus Nord with Snapdragon 765G was introduced back in July last year. This year around the same time the company is said to introduce the Nord 2 smartphone, but instead of Snapdragon SoC, OnePlus is said to move to MediaTek’s latest flagship Dimensity 1200 6nm SoC that supports ultra-fast 168Hz refresh rates in FHD+. Xiaomi, Vivo, OPPO and realme were announced as partners, but it looks like OnePlus will also join soon. Continue reading “OnePlus Nord 2 with Dimensity 1200 SoC said to launch in Q2 2021”

Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 rugged smartphone with 5.3-inch display, Exynos 850, Android 11 surfaces [Update: More images, detailed specs]

Update: More press images and complete specifications of the XCover 5 rugged smartphone have surfaced ahead of the launch. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 rugged smartphone with 5.3-inch display, Exynos 850, Android 11 surfaces [Update: More images, detailed specs]”

Vivo Neckband wireless headset with up to 18h battery life, 80ms low-latency announced

Along with the S9 smartphone vivo also introduced its Neckband wireless headset HP2154 in China. It has Bluetooth 5.0 and 11.2mm drivers with Japan’s Daikoku copper-clad aluminium coil that offer clear vocals and music. vivo also says that it has been tuned by Golden Ears acoustic team for the best audio experience. It has 80ms low latency audio suitable for gaming and highly sensitive microphone for calls. Continue reading “Vivo Neckband wireless headset with up to 18h battery life, 80ms low-latency announced”

Truecaller launches Guardians personal safety app

Truecaller has launched Guardians, a new app for personal safety app, which the company says it built over the past 15 months by a dedicated team from Stockholm and India. By choosing trusted people as your Guardians, and allowing them to see where you are, you can have peace of mind, and protection in case anything goes wrong, says the company. Continue reading “Truecaller launches Guardians personal safety app”

Vivo S9 with 6.44-inch FHD+ AMOLED 90Hz display, Dimensity 1100, 44MP + 8MP dual front cameras and S9e announced

Vivo just announced S9, the company’s latest smartphone in the S series in China, as it had promised. It packs a 6.44-inch Full HD+ AMOLED screen with 90Hz refresh rate, 180Hz touch sampling rate, up to 1300 nits brightness and 91.04% screen-to-body ratio, thanks to narrow borders, is the first smartphone to be powered by  the latest MediaTek Dimensity 1100 6nm processor with support for 5G SA/NSA, VC cooling which is 30% bigger and the heat dissipation area is increased by 136% compared with the previous generation. The phone packs up to 12GB of RAM, 64MP rear camera, 8MP ultra wide-angle camera along with a 2MP mono camera. Continue reading “Vivo S9 with 6.44-inch FHD+ AMOLED 90Hz display, Dimensity 1100, 44MP + 8MP dual front cameras and S9e announced”