ASUS introduced the Zenfone 6 last year running Android 9.0 (Pie) with ZenUI 6. It got the Android 10 update by the end of the year. Now it has started receiving Android 11 stable update starting from Taiwan after beta testing that started back in September. Beta update for T-Mobile in the US that rolled out last month enabled VoLTE support. Continue reading “ASUS Zenfone 6 Android 11 update starts rolling out”
Along with Mi 11, Xiaomi also unveiled Mi AIoT Router AX6000, the company’s first top-end Wi-Fi 6 router after it introduced AX3600 model earlier this year. It supports up to 6000Mbps wireless transmission speed and 4×4 160MHz bandwidth. It is also the world’s first router supporting 4K QAM technology with higher data transmission density that increases network speed by 20%, says Xiaomi. Continue reading “Xiaomi Router AX6000 with Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax, up to 6000Mbps wireless transmission speed announced”
Xiaomi just announced Mi 11, the company’s latest flagship smartphone at an event in China as it had promised. It packs a 6.81-inch E4 AMOLED quad curved DotDisplay with peak brightness of 1,500 nits, 120Hz refresh rate and touch sampling rate of 480Hz and MEMC motion compensation. It has JNCD of 0.38 and uses its self-developed color calibration algorithm. The phone comes with Corning Gorilla Glass Victus that offers better scratch and drop resistance. It has A+ rating from DisplayMate. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 11 with 6.81-inch Quad HD+ 120Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 888, 108MP triple rear cameras announced”
At the Mi 11 series launch event Xiaomi also introduced the MIUI 12.5, the next update after the MIUI 12 was introduced back in April this year. MIUI 12.5 is faster and more economical, says Xiaomi. System UI is rewritten, so the memory usage is reduced by 20% and the background memory usage is less by an average of 35%, and the system application power consumption decreased by an average of 25%, adds Xiaomi. Continue reading “MIUI 12.5 with faster UI, more super wallpapers, new privacy features and more announced”
Lava Mobile has announced that it will launch new smartphones under ‘Make in India’ initiative on January 7th 2021. The launch invite just shows the outline of a phone. The company also mentions #AbDuniyaDekhegi #ProudlyIndian. Back in July the company announced ‘Design in India’ contest to design the next next Indian smartphone. Continue reading “Lava to launch new smartphones on January 7”
Vivo already confirmed that it will introduce its X60 series of smartphones with Zeiss optics on December 29th. Now the X60 Pro has been certified by TENAA with the model number V2047A revealing complete specifications of the phone. This will be the first phone to be powered by Samsung Exynos 1080 5nm 5G SoC. Continue reading “Vivo X60 Pro with 6.56-inch FHD+ 120Hz AMOLED display, Exynos 1080, 12GB RAM, quad rear cameras with Zeiss optics gets certified”
After rumours Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun today confirmed that the Mi 11 that will be introduced next week will not include a charger in the box, so it will only come with a USB Type-C charging cable along with the phone. This move is to protect the environment, said the CEO. Since the box doesn’t include a charger the thickness of the box is less. Continue reading “Xiaomi confirms Mi 11 will not come with charger in the box”
Update: The Amazfit GTS 2 mini is now on sale in India from Amazon.in and in.amazfit.com. Continue reading “Amazfit GTS 2 mini with 1.55-inch AMOLED screen, SpO2 monitoring, GPS, 70+ sports modes launched in India for Rs. 6999”
OPPO launched Reno5 5G smartphones in China recently, now the 4G version of the phone Reno5 4G has surfaced in live images. This reveals the design of the phone along with specifications including a 6.4-inch 90Hz refresh rate screen single punch-hole that houses a 44-megapixel front camera, in-display fingerprint scanner, Snapdragon 720G with 8GB of RAM, Android 11 with ColorOS 11.1 on top, 64-megapixel rear camera, 8-megapixel ultra-wide camera, a 2-megapixel macro and a 2-megapixel mono sensor. Continue reading “OPPO Reno5 4G with 6.4-inch FHD+ 90Hz AMOLED display, 64MP quad rear cameras, 44MP front camera surfaces”
OPPO today announced Reno5 Pro+, the company’s latest top-end smartphone in the Reno series as it had promised when it was introduced earlier this month. It packs a 6.55-inch Full HD+ AMOLED screen with 90Hz refresh rate, 180Hz touch sampling rate and 92.10% screen-to-body ratio, 32MP camera inside the punch-hole is powered by Snapdragon 865 SoC with VC three-dimensional liquid cooling system, up to 12GB of RAM. It runs ColorOS 11.1 based on Android 11. Continue reading “OPPO Reno5 Pro+ with 6.55-inch FHD+ OLED 90Hz display, Snapdragon 865, 50MP Sony IMX766 sensor announced”
Vivo has launched V20 (2021), a new version of V20 that was launched back in October. The only change in the new version is that it is powered by Snapdragon 730G compared to Snapdragon 720G in the older version. Continue reading “Vivo V20 (2021) with 6.44-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 730G, Android 11, 44MP front camera launched in India for Rs. 24990”
We have been hearing several rumours about the upcoming OnePlus 9 5G smartphone for quite sometime now. Now the rumours about the OnePlus 9 Lite has surfaced online. Based on this we can expect OnePlus 9, 9 Pro and 9 Lite, three new smartphones in OnePlus’ early 2021 line up. The OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro should be powered by Snapdragon 888 flagship SoC, but the OnePlus 9 Lite is said to come with the old Snapdragon 865 SoC. Continue reading “OnePlus 9 Lite with Snapdragon 865 said to launch in early 2021 along with OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro”
HUAWEI just announced Nova 8 and Nova 8 Pro 5G smartphones in China. The Nova 8 packs a 6.57-inch FHD+ OLED screen with 90Hz refresh rate and 240Hz touch sampling rate and houses a 32MP camera inside the punch-hole, and the 8 Pro pack a 6.72-inch FHD+ OLED screen with 120Hz refresh rate and 300Hz touch sampling rate and houses a 32MP ultra-wide camera along with a 16MP portrait camera inside the punch-hole. These are powered by Kirin 985 SoC with 8GB of RAM. Continue reading “HUAWEI Nova 8 Pro with 6.72-inch FHD+ OLED 120Hz display, Kirin 985, 66W fast charging and Nova 8 announced”
realme has launched Watch S and Watch S Pro, the company’s new smartwatch models with round dials as it had promised. The Watch S sports a 1.3-inch circular LCD touch screen with auto brightness adjustment, offers IP68 water resistance rating with 1.5m. It has 24-Hour Heart Rate Monitoring and blood oxygen (SpO2) monitoring. The watch has aluminium alloy case, 16 sports modes, camera and music controls, and up to 15 days of battery life. Continue reading “Realme Watch S with 1.3-inch display and Watch S Pro with 1.39-inch AMOLED display, GPS launched in India starting at Rs. 4999”
OPPO India today announced that it has set up the first 5G innovation lab at its Hyderabad R&D centre that was opened back in 2018. It said that it will soon introduce three additional innovation labs dedicated towards camera, power and battery and performance. These labs will focus on making the latest and the most advanced technologies for the world, said the company. Continue reading “OPPO sets up its first 5G Innovation Lab in India”
