Author: Srivatsan Sridhar

Srivatsan Sridhar is a Mobile Technology Enthusiast who is passionate about Mobile phones and Mobile apps. He uses the phones he reviews as his main phone. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram

Realme X50m 5G with 6.57-inch FHD+ 120Hz display, Snapdragon 765G, 48MP quad rear cameras, dual in-screen front cameras announced

realme has announced X50m, the company’s latest mid-range 5G smartphone after it got certified recently. It packs a 6.57-inch FHD+ LCD screen with 90.4% screen-to-body ratio, 120Hz refresh rate with a punch-hole that houses 16-megapixel camera along with a 2-megapixel secondary, is powered by Snapdragon 765G with up to 8GB RAM and support for built-in 5G stand alone and non-stand alone (SA/NSA) sub-6GHz networks. Continue reading “Realme X50m 5G with 6.57-inch FHD+ 120Hz display, Snapdragon 765G, 48MP quad rear cameras, dual in-screen front cameras announced”

Motorola Edge+ with 6.7-inch FHD+ OLED 90Hz display, Snapdragon 865, 108MP camera, 5000mAh battery and Motorola Edge announced

Motorola just announced Edge and Edge+ 5G smartphones online, as it had promised. Both the phones pack a 6.7-inch FHD+ OLED Endless Edge display  that wraps 90 degrees around the edges and 90Hz refresh rate. The Edge+ is powered by Snapdragon 865 with up to 12GB RAM and the Edge is powered by 765G with up to 6GB of RAM. These have 5G support with support for SA/NSA and the Edge+ has support for Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband. Continue reading “Motorola Edge+ with 6.7-inch FHD+ OLED 90Hz display, Snapdragon 865, 108MP camera, 5000mAh battery and Motorola Edge announced”

HUAWEI Watch GT2 gets Sp02 feature to monitor blood Oxygen levels

HUAWEI Watch GT2 series have been updated to version 1.0.6.26 with SpO2 monitoring which helps in measuring the volume of oxygen in the blood. The update is available through the health app and also improves system stability. Continue reading “HUAWEI Watch GT2 gets Sp02 feature to monitor blood Oxygen levels”

Xiaomi unveils Mi electric scooter 1s with foldable design, 30km range

Xiaomi has announced its latest Mi electric scooter 1s in China. This is developed under Mi Ecosystem MIJIA. It weighs just 12.5kg and has a folding design that lets you fold it in just 3 seconds with a press of a button. It has a DC motor with 250W rated power and offers instantaneous maximum power up to 500W. The maximum speed of the scooter is 25km/h. It has 8.5-inch front and rear pneumatic tires for excellent shock absorption and stability. Continue reading “Xiaomi unveils Mi electric scooter 1s with foldable design, 30km range”

Facebook buys 9.99% stake in Reliance Jio for Rs. 43,574 crore

Facebook today announced that it will buy 9.99% equity stake in Jio Platforms Limited, part of Reliance Industries Limited on a fully diluted basis for $5.7 billion or INR 43,574 crore, making Facebook its largest minority shareholder, the largest investment for a minority stake by a technology company anywhere in the world and the largest FDI in the technology sector in India. Continue reading “Facebook buys 9.99% stake in Reliance Jio for Rs. 43,574 crore”

Nubia Play with 6.65-inch FHD+ 144Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 765G, quad rear cameras, 5100mAh battery announced

ZTE’s nubia brand just announced nubia Play, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in China, as it had promised. It packs a 6.65-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with 144Hz refresh rate and 240Hz touch sampling rate, up to 4096 levels of automatic brightness adjustment, is powered by Snapdragon 765G with support for 5G SA/NSA dual-mode, ICE2.5 rack-mounted liquid cooling system with 61mm large liquid cooling tube and various heat dissipation materials such as thermally conductive graphite, gel, copper foil, etc. that can bring down the temperature by up to 16° C. Continue reading “Nubia Play with 6.65-inch FHD+ 144Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 765G, quad rear cameras, 5100mAh battery announced”

MIUI 12 Dark mode 2.0: Smart wallpaper dimming, dynamic contrast and font adjustment

Xiaomi is all set to introduce MIUI 12 in China on April 27th. Today the company has started sharing the features it will bring that includes Dark Mode 2.0. MIUI got dark mode in early 2019, and with MIUI 12 it is now present in 42 built-in applications and 20 mainstream applications are deeply customized for MIUI’s dark mod, and several third-party applications now support non-linear colour invert algorithm that accurately identify interface elements, and dynamically inverts colours for each interface object. MIUI 12’s invert colour algorithm is based on Lab, HSV colour space, and the inverse colour adaptation is wider and more natural. Continue reading “MIUI 12 Dark mode 2.0: Smart wallpaper dimming, dynamic contrast and font adjustment”

Samsung aims to develop 600MP image sensor in the future

Samsung today announced that it is looking to develop image sensor with a resolution of 600-megapixels (Mp) that will exceed perception capabilities of human eyes, which is said to match a resolution of around 500-megapixels (Mp). Continue reading “Samsung aims to develop 600MP image sensor in the future”

Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite 5G with 50x zoom and MIUI 12 to be announced on April 27

Xiaomi today announced that it will introduce Mi 10 Youth Edition (Lite) 5G smartphone and MIUI 12 at an online event in China on April 27th. The Mi 10 Lite 5G is the cheaper version of the Mi 10 that was introduced in Europe last month, but the company said that it will go on sale only in early May. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite 5G with 50x zoom and MIUI 12 to be announced on April 27”

OPPO A52 with 6.5-inch FHD+ display, 8GB RAM, quad rear cameras, 5000mAh battery announced

OPPO has silently announced A52, the company’s latest smartphone in China. It packs a 6.5-inch FHD+ LCD screen with 90.5% screen-to-body ratio, 8-megapixel camera inside the punch-hole, is powered by Snapdragon 665 SoC with 8GB of RAM, runs Android 10 with ColorOS 7.1 on top, packs quad rear cameras that includes a 12-megapixel main camera, 8-megapixel ultra-wide sensor, 2-megapixel macro and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. Continue reading “OPPO A52 with 6.5-inch FHD+ display, 8GB RAM, quad rear cameras, 5000mAh battery announced”

OPPO Find X2 Lite with 6.4-inch FHD+ AMOLED screen, Snapdragon 765G 5G, 48MP quad rear cameras announced

After rumours, OPPO has officially introduced its Find X2 Lite smartphone in Portugal. It is the same phone that was announced as Reno3 5G Vitality Edition in China back in February. This packs 6.4-inch FHD+ AMOLED screen with water-drop notch, Snapdragon 765G 5G, 8GB of RAM, runs ColorOS 7 based on Android 10, gradient design and support for 5G standalone and non-stand alone (SA/NSA) sub-6GHz networks. Continue reading “OPPO Find X2 Lite with 6.4-inch FHD+ AMOLED screen, Snapdragon 765G 5G, 48MP quad rear cameras announced”

OPPO A12 with 6.2-inch Waterdrop screen, dual rear cameras, 4230mAh battery announced

OPPO has silently introduced A12 in the ‘A Series’. It has a 6.2-inch HD+ Waterdrop notch screen with Corning Gorilla glass 3 protection, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P35 SoC with up to 4GB of RAM, run on Android Pie with ColorOS on top, has a 13-megapixel rear camera along with a secondary 2-megapixel camera and a 5-megapixel camera on the front. Continue reading “OPPO A12 with 6.2-inch Waterdrop screen, dual rear cameras, 4230mAh battery announced”

Realme X3 5G with 6.57-inch FHD+ 120Hz display, Snapdragon 765G, 48MP quad rear cameras, dual in-screen front cameras certified

A new realme smartphone with model number RMX2142 has been certified by TENAA in China.  This could be released in as realme X3, successor of realme X2 that was introduced back in September last year. This reveals almost similar specifications as the realme X50 5G that includes a 6.57-inch FHD+ LCD screen with 120Hz refresh rate, Snapdragon 765G with up to 12GB RAM and support for built-in 5G stand alone and non-stand alone (SA/NSA) sub-6GHz networks, so it could also be called as realme X50 Lite in China. Continue reading “Realme X3 5G with 6.57-inch FHD+ 120Hz display, Snapdragon 765G, 48MP quad rear cameras, dual in-screen front cameras certified”

OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z with low-latency mode, 20-hour battery life announced [Update: Priced at Rs. 1999 in India]

OnePlus at its flagship OnePlus 8 series launch event introduced its new Bullets Wireless Z Bluetooth headphones.  It has Quick Pair, for a convenient and easy pairing experience, Quick Switch, to seamlessly switch between two paired devices, and signature Magnetic Control, that lets you start your music by simply separating the two earbuds. It has sweat and water-resistant design and comes with 110ms Low Latency Mode. Continue reading “OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z with low-latency mode, 20-hour battery life announced [Update: Priced at Rs. 1999 in India]”