Qualcomm 3D Sonic Sensor Gen 2 is 50% faster and 77% larger, could debut in Galaxy S21

Qualcomm has introduced Qualcomm 3D Sonic Sensor Gen 2 after it introduced Gen 1 for flexible OLED displays back in 2018. The second-generation sensor comes in two new sizes that are 50% faster and 77% larger compared to Gen 1. Continue reading “Qualcomm 3D Sonic Sensor Gen 2 is 50% faster and 77% larger, could debut in Galaxy S21”

Vivo Y12s with 6.51-inch Halo FullView display, 5000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 9990

After Y12 that was launched back in 2019, vivo has launched Y12s, the company’s latest smartphones in the Y series in India. It features a 6.51-inch HD+ Halo FullView display, comes with 13MP main + 2MP depth dual rear cameras, 8MP front camera and a side-mounted fingerprint scanner which unlocks the phone in just 0.22s, and the phone is powered by Helio P35 SoC. Continue reading “Vivo Y12s with 6.51-inch Halo FullView display, 5000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 9990”

OPPO Enco X True Wireless Noise Cancelling Earphones launching in India on January 18

OPPO already confirmed that it will launch Reno5 Pro 5G smartphone in India on January 18th. Today it has confirmed that it will launch the Enco X True Wireless Noise Cancelling Earphones alongside. The OPPO Enco X will combine a custom acoustic design and advanced software to provide a breakthrough listening experience with Hybrid Active Noise Cancelling, said the company. Continue reading “OPPO Enco X True Wireless Noise Cancelling Earphones launching in India on January 18”

Redmi 9 Prime gets MIUI 12 Global Stable update in India [Download Link]

Xiaomi launched the Redmi 9 Prime back in August in India. To those unaware, Xiaomi sells the same smartphone as Redmi 9 in other markets. Redmi 9 Prime’s POCO sibling, POCO M2 started receiving MIUI 12 global stable update in India a couple of weeks ago. Now, Xiaomi has started rolling out MIUI 12 stable update for Redmi 9 Prime users in India. With this update, Xiaomi concludes MIUI 12 roll-out for all it’s Redmi 9 series devices in India.

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Sony Airpeak drone with support for Alpha mirrorless camera unveiled

Back in November 2020 Sony launched Airpeak project for drones in the field of AI robotics. At its CES 2021 event the company unveiled the Airpeak aircraft as part of its drone project. The drone can be equipped with an Alpha mirrorless camera to capture high quality, full frame aerial photography and video. Continue reading “Sony Airpeak drone with support for Alpha mirrorless camera unveiled”

LG Rollable smartphone teased at CES 2021

At the end of its CES 2021 press conference LG teased its rollable phone with the name “LG Rollable” along with the tagline ‘More to Explore’. This shows a phone with an extendable, pull out design which the company already teased when it introduced WING with a swivel screen in September last year. This comes after rumours about LG launching its rollable phone codenamed Project B in early 2021. Continue reading “LG Rollable smartphone teased at CES 2021”

iQOO 7 with 6.62-inch FHD+ AMOLED 120Hz display, Snapdragon 888, up to 12GB RAM, 120W fast charging announced

iQOO just announced the iQOO 7, the company’s latest flagship 5G smartphone at an event in China as it had promised. It packs a 6.62-inch FHD+ AMOLED screen with 120Hz refresh rate, 300Hz touch sampling rate, up to 1300 nits brightness and 4096 levels of brightness adjustment, and 91.4% screen to body ratio. It has a punch-hole screen houses a 16MP camera, is powered by Snapdragon 888 with up to 12GB LPDDR5 RAM, VC cooling that has Vapor Chamber that dissipates heat from an area of up to 4096 mm2, compared with the previous generation of heat pipes increased by 140%, said the company. Continue reading “iQOO 7 with 6.62-inch FHD+ AMOLED 120Hz display, Snapdragon 888, up to 12GB RAM, 120W fast charging announced”

Redmi K40 series with AMOLED display, Snapdragon 888 to be announced in February, price confirmed

After rumours, Xiaomi today confirmed that it will introduce the Redmi K40 series in China next month. Redmi General Manager, Lu Weibing also confirmed that the pricing will start at 2,999 yuan (US$ 460 / Rs. 33,993 approx.) and it will be a cost-effective phone powered by the flagship Snapdragon 888 Mobile Platform. Continue reading “Redmi K40 series with AMOLED display, Snapdragon 888 to be announced in February, price confirmed”

Vivo Y51A with 6.58-inch FHD+ display, Android 11, 5000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 17990

Vivo has launched Y51A, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the Y series in India after the launch of Y51 last month. It packs a 6.58-inch Full HD+ LCD Halo FullView display, is powered by Snapdragon 662 with 8GB of RAM, runs Android 11 with Funtouch OS 11, packs a 48MP primary sensor, 8MP ultrawide sensor and a 2MP macro sensor, as well as 16MP front-facing camera. Continue reading “Vivo Y51A with 6.58-inch FHD+ display, Android 11, 5000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 17990”

Motorola one 5G ace and new moto g stylus, moto g power and moto g play announced

Motorola has announced new motorola one 5G ace smartphone well as new moto g stylus, moto g power and moto g play models in the US. The Motorola one 5G ace has similar specification as the Moto G 5G that was launched in India recently. The new moto g stylus has built-in stylus with fine-point precision, intuitive Moto Note app, 6.8″ Max Vision FHD+ display, 48 MP quad rear cameras, Snapdragon 678 and a 4,000 mAh battery. Continue reading “Motorola one 5G ace and new moto g stylus, moto g power and moto g play announced”

OnePlus Band with 1.1-inch AMOLED display, SpO2 monitoring launched in India for Rs. 2499

OnePlus just launched the OnePlus Band, the company’s first smart band in India, as expected. It has a 1.1-inch AMOLED colour touch screen display with a range of watch faces. It has 13 dedicated exercise modes and is also IP68 + 5ATM water resistant so that you can take it for swimming under 50 meters. Continue reading “OnePlus Band with 1.1-inch AMOLED display, SpO2 monitoring launched in India for Rs. 2499”

vivo confirms Android 11 Funtouch OS 11 update for range of smartphones in India

vivo launched its V20 smartphone in India back in October last year running Android 11 based Funtouch OS 11. The vivo X50 Pro and the V20 Pro smartphones got the update in India last month. Now it has confirmed that the beta update will roll out for its older phones in India starting this January. Continue reading “vivo confirms Android 11 Funtouch OS 11 update for range of smartphones in India”

Redmi 7A starts receiving Android 10 based MIUI 12 Stable Update in India

[Update, Jan 9, 2021]: After a long wait, Xiaomi has finally started MIUI 12 Stable ROM roll-out for Redmi 7A users in India. The Android 10 based update comes as MIUI 12.0.1.0.QCMINXM, and brings December Android security patch to the device. If you haven’t received the update on your device, you can download the Recovery ROM here and try flashing it using the recovery method.

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Redmi Note 9T with 6.53-inch FHD+ display, Dimensity 800U 5G, 5000mAh battery and Redmi 9T announced

Xiaomi under its Redmi brand introduced the Redmi Note 9T as it had promised. It has a 6.53-inch FHD+ display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection, is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 800U with dual SIM 5G support and 4 antennas for 360° signal coverage and dynamic auto switching and comes with machine learning-based temperature control system. Continue reading “Redmi Note 9T with 6.53-inch FHD+ display, Dimensity 800U 5G, 5000mAh battery and Redmi 9T announced”

Nokia 6.3 / 6.4 with 6.45-inch display, quad rear cameras surface

Nokia 6.2 was introduced back in September at the IFA, now the renders of its successor which could be Nokia 6.3 / 6.4 has surfaced in CAD renders, thanks to @OnLeaks. This shows the phone’s 6.45-inch flat display and a waterdrop notch. There is a large chin below the screen. It shows quad rear cameras with dual LED flash below it. Continue reading “Nokia 6.3 / 6.4 with 6.45-inch display, quad rear cameras surface”