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Redmi K30 Pro with 6.67-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 865, 64MP quad rear cameras, 4700mAh battery announced

Xiaomi’s Redmi brand just announced Redmi K30 Pro, the company’s latest flagship smartphone at an event in China as it has promised.  It packs a 6.67-inch E3 Super AMOLED screen from Samsung with 60Hz refresh rate and 180Hz touch sampling rate, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection, is powered by Snapdragon 865, 5G SA/NSA support with  Snapdragon X55 Modem, has 3435mm² VC liquid-cooled heat sink, Game Turbo 3.0, 4D vibration when playing games and said that it has been certified by TÜV Rheinland for high-performance gaming. It runs Android 10 with MIUI 11, comes with 3D glass back with AG technology, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection, NFC and Hi-Res audio support. Continue reading “Redmi K30 Pro with 6.67-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 865, 64MP quad rear cameras, 4700mAh battery announced”

Redmi Note 9 Pro Max sale delayed due to state lockdowns across India

Xiaomi’s Redmi brand launched the Redmi Note 9 Pro and Note 9 Pro Max smartphones in India earlier this month. The Redmi Note 9 Pro went on first sale on Amazon.in, Mi.com and Mi Home Stores on 17th March, and at the launch event the company said that the Note 9 Pro Max  will be available from Amazon.in, Mi.com and Mi Home Stores starting from March 25th. Now announced that the phone will not go on sale on the promised date and will be available soon without mentioned any tentative date. Continue reading “Redmi Note 9 Pro Max sale delayed due to state lockdowns across India”

Vivo S6 5G with 6.44-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Exynos 980, quad rear cameras to be announced on March 31

Update: March 24, 2020 – The Vivo S6 5G with the model numbers V1962A and V1962BA and has been certified by TENAA in China revealing the complete specifications of the phone. This is expected to be powered by Exynos 980 SoC with built-in 5G after the X30 series. The phone will feature a 6.44-inch FHD+ AMOLED screen and the image confirms waterdrop notch.

Continue reading “Vivo S6 5G with 6.44-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Exynos 980, quad rear cameras to be announced on March 31”

HUAWEI Kirin 820 5G SoC with Mali-G57 GPU gets benchmarked, beats Snapdragon 765G

Details about the upcoming Kirin 820 SoC from HUAWEI has surfaced on AnTuTu. According to the listing, HONOR 30S with the model number CDY-AN90 runs Android 10 and the phone has 8GB of RAM, 128GB of storage and a Full HD+ (2400 x 1080 pixels) screen. The Kirin 820 is an Octa-Core SoC with four bigger Cortex-A76 cores and four smaller Cortex-A55, with a maximum clock speed of 2.36GHz and has Mali-G57 GPU, but the clock speed and the number of cores for the GPU is unknown. It should use the same 7nm processor technology as the predecessor. Continue reading “HUAWEI Kirin 820 5G SoC with Mali-G57 GPU gets benchmarked, beats Snapdragon 765G”

Redmi Note 9S with 6.67-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 720G, 5020mAh battery announced

Xiaomi’s Redmi brand today announced Redmi Note 9S, as it had promised. This is the global version of the Redmi Note 9 Pro that was launched in India last week. It has similar specifications including a 6.67-inch Full HD+ LCD screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Protection, Snapdragon 720G 8nm SoC, 48-megapixel primary rear camera with Samsung GM2 Sensor, 8-megapixel 120° ultra-wide angle lens, 5-megapixel 2cm macro sensor and a 2-megapixel depth sensor, 16-megapixel camera on front, side-mounted fingerprint scanner, glass back with Aurua Balance design and Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection and pack a 5020mAh battery with support for 18W fast charging. Continue reading “Redmi Note 9S with 6.67-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 720G, 5020mAh battery announced”

Moto G8 Power Lite with 6.5-inch Max Vision display, triple rear cameras, 5000mAh battery surfaces

Last month Motorola introduced the Moto G Power smartphone along with the G Stylus, now a cheaper version – Moto G8 Power Lite has surfaced in press images along with the specifications. This reveals a 6.5-inch Max Vision display, triple rear cameras, rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and a 5000mAh battery for the phone.

Continue reading “Moto G8 Power Lite with 6.5-inch Max Vision display, triple rear cameras, 5000mAh battery surfaces”

OPPO Reno Ace2 with circular rear camera design surfaces in live image

OPPO introduced the Reno Ace smartphone back in October last year. After the Find X2 smartphone was introduced recently, alleged live image of the Reno Ace 2 smartphone has surfaced in China. This shows a circular rear camera arrangement, which is different from the predecessor, and this looks similar to the OnePlus 7T. Continue reading “OPPO Reno Ace2 with circular rear camera design surfaces in live image”

ZTE Axon 11 5G with 6.47-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 765G, 64MP quad rear cameras announced

ZTE just announced ZTE Axon 11 5G, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in China. The phone packs a 6.47-inch Full HD+ AMOLED curved screen with 92% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by Snapdragon 765G 7nm SoC with support for up to 8GB RAM, nano carbon fiber and liquid cooling, packs 64-megapixel main camera along with an 8-megapixel 120° ultra-wide camera, 2-megapixel depth and 2-megapixel 4cm macro cameras and a 20-megapixel camera on the front, inside the waterdrop notch. Continue reading “ZTE Axon 11 5G with 6.47-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 765G, 64MP quad rear cameras announced”

Samsung Galaxy A71 5G with FHD+ AMOLED display, Exynos 980, 8GB RAM, 4500mAh battery gets certified

Samsung’s upcoming 5G smartphone with model number SM-A7160 has been certified by TENAA in China after the Galaxy A71 4G phone (SM-A715F) that was introduced back in December and it was also launched in India last month. This should be the Galaxy A71. The spec sheet doesn’t reveal the screen size or image, but it should come with a Full HD+ Super AMOLED display, similar to most of the mid-range Samsung phones. It is rumored to be the first Samsung phone to be powered by its own Exynos 980 8nm SoC with support for built-in 5G, compared to Snapdragon 730 in the 4G version. The SoC already powers the Vivo X30 and X30 Pro 5G smartphones in China. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A71 5G with FHD+ AMOLED display, Exynos 980, 8GB RAM, 4500mAh battery gets certified”

HUAWEI P40 Pro specs and press images surface — 6.58-inch OLED curved screen, Leica Ultra Vision quad rear cameras with 50x SuperSensing Zoom

HUAWEI is all set to introduce its flagship P40 series at an event on March 26th, now the press images and detailed specifications of the P40 and P40 Pro smartphones have surfaced. This reveals a 6.58-inch OLED curved screen, Leica Ultra Vision Quad rear Camera arrangement that includes 50MP+40MP+12MP+ToF, Huawei XD Fusion Engine for Pictures, 50X SuperSensing Zoom, 32MP+Depth cameras on the front and a 4200mAh battery with 40W Wired and 27W Wireless SuperCharge, but the P40 Pro+ might feature 40W Wireless Charging. Continue reading “HUAWEI P40 Pro specs and press images surface — 6.58-inch OLED curved screen, Leica Ultra Vision quad rear cameras with 50x SuperSensing Zoom”

HUAWEI Watch GT 2e with 1.39-inch AMOLED display, up to 14 days battery life goes on sale in India for Rs. 11990

Update – May 22, 2020: The HUAWEI Watch GT 2e  are now available from Amazon and Flipkart in India. Continue reading “HUAWEI Watch GT 2e with 1.39-inch AMOLED display, up to 14 days battery life goes on sale in India for Rs. 11990”

OnePlus 7T, 7T Pro, OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro latest OxygenOS beta updates brings March security patch, Instant translation and more

OnePlus has started rolling out new OxygenOS updates for the OnePlus 7T (Beta 2), 7T Pro (Beta 2), OnePlus 7 (Beta 11) and OnePlus 7 Pro (Beta 11) smartphones that bring March Android security patch, Instant translation feature support in 5 languages and lots of fixes. Continue reading “OnePlus 7T, 7T Pro, OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro latest OxygenOS beta updates brings March security patch, Instant translation and more”

Reliance Jio pre-paid 4G data add-on packs now offer 2x more data, off-net IUC minutes at same cost

Back in 2018 Reliance Jio launched affordable data add-ons at Rs. 11, Rs. 21, Rs. 51 and Rs. 101 with 400MB, 1GB data, 3GB and 6GB data, respectively. Now it has introduced 2x benefits for all the packs so you get 800MB, 2GB data, 4GB and 12GB data for the plans, respectively. Continue reading “Reliance Jio pre-paid 4G data add-on packs now offer 2x more data, off-net IUC minutes at same cost”

Nokia 5310 feature phone with dual front-facing speakers, long battery life announced

HMD Global at its online event also introduced the Nokia 5310, inspired from the original Nokia 5310 Xpress Music. The 2G feature phone comes with MP3 player and FM radio, dual front-facing speakers and remixes classic design with a slick new feel and says it will last weeks in standby mode or for hours of call time without charging. Continue reading “Nokia 5310 feature phone with dual front-facing speakers, long battery life announced”

Nokia 1.3 Android 10 (Go edition) phone with 5.71-inch HD+ display announced

HMD Global announced Nokia 1.3, the company’s latest budget Android 10 Go Edition smartphone, upgradable to Android 11 (Go edition). It has a 5.71-inch HD+ screen, is powered by quad-core Snapdragon 215 Mobile Platform with 1GB of RAM, has an 8-megapixel rear and a 5-megapixel front camera. The phone packs a 3000mAh battery. Continue reading “Nokia 1.3 Android 10 (Go edition) phone with 5.71-inch HD+ display announced”