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

OnePlus 6th Anniversary Sale from Dec 6: Discounts on 7T and 7 Pro, additional HDFC card discount, exchange offers

OnePlus has announced its sixth-anniversary celebration globally.  As a mark of celebrating its successful journey in India, and in an effort to give back to its thriving OnePlus community in India, OnePlus has announced a range of offers, providing a special opportunity for its users to upgrade to the latest OnePlus 7 series devices starting on Friday, 6 December 2019 until Tuesday, 17 December 2019. This is similar to the discounts that it offered recently. Continue reading “OnePlus 6th Anniversary Sale from Dec 6: Discounts on 7T and 7 Pro, additional HDFC card discount, exchange offers”

Samsung Galaxy A 2020 series to be announced on December 12, Galaxy A51 with punch-hole display and more expected

Samsung has scheduled an event in Vietnam on December 12th to introduce its Galaxy A Series 2020 edition of smartphones. The teaser shows a punch-hole display, as rumored earlier for the A51 and A71 smartphones. Even though the teaser doesn’t confirm the name of the phone, but the source on the Samsung Vietnam landing page for the teaser mentions A51 and also SM-A515F, which is the product code for the phone. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A 2020 series to be announced on December 12, Galaxy A51 with punch-hole display and more expected”

Amazon Echo Input Portable Smart Speaker launched in India for Rs. 4999

Amazon just launched the new Echo Input Portable Smart Speaker in India, after launching the first Echo Input in the country earlier this year. This voice-controlled smart speaker that combines hands-free access to Alexa with a 4,800 mAh rechargeable battery promising 10 hours of playback. It is designed to be carried around your home, comes with 360-degree audio and allows lets you access Alexa from anywhere in the room using the same far-field voice recognition as other Echo devices. Continue reading “Amazon Echo Input Portable Smart Speaker launched in India for Rs. 4999”

Nokia 5G smartphone with Snapdragon 765, PureDisplay and ZEISS Imaging coming in 2020

In addition to Xiaomi, Nokia Mobile also announced that it will use Snapdragon 765 Mobile Platform for its next-gen 5G smartphone. The phone will have PureDisplay, similar to its latest devices and feature ZEISS optics that will also offer 4K UHD ultra-wide video support. The teaser image shows side-mounted fingerprint scanner and a triple rear camera setup. Continue reading “Nokia 5G smartphone with Snapdragon 765, PureDisplay and ZEISS Imaging coming in 2020”

Xiaomi confirms Redmi K30 will be powered by Snapdragon 765G 5G Mobile Platform, Mi 10 with Snapdragon 865 coming in Q1 2020

At the Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit, Xiaomi co-founder and VP Bin Lin announced that Mi 10, the company’s next-gen flagship smartphone and the successor of Mi 9 will be powered by Snapdragon 865 Mobile platform. He also said that it will use Samsung’s 108 MP sensor, same as Mi MIX Alpha, CC9 Pro / Mi Note 10. Next year the company is aiming to introduced 10 5G smartphones, and bring 5G Mi Watch 2. Xiaomi VP said that they are waiting for 5G version of Snapdragon 3100. Continue reading “Xiaomi confirms Redmi K30 will be powered by Snapdragon 765G 5G Mobile Platform, Mi 10 with Snapdragon 865 coming in Q1 2020”

Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 and 765G integrated 5G Mobile Platform and Snapdragon 865 with 2 Gigapixel per second processing speed official

At the Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit 2019 the company introduced its Snapdragon 765 and 765G 5G mobile platform with built-in Snapdragon X52 5G modem with support for up to 3.7 Gbps speeds with mmWave and Sub 6 support and SA, NSA, DSS support. It has 5th Gen AI Engine, 4K HDR capture with computer-vision ISP, 4K60 HDR10+ support and can support a camera up to 192 megapixels. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 and 765G integrated 5G Mobile Platform and Snapdragon 865 with 2 Gigapixel per second processing speed official”

Intel completes sale of smartphone modem business to Apple valued at $1 billion

Intel has announced that it has completed the sale of the majority of its smartphone modem business to Apple. This transaction, valued at $1 billion, was announced back in July, and Intel already said that approximately 2,200 Intel employees will join Apple, along with intellectual property, equipment and leases. Continue reading “Intel completes sale of smartphone modem business to Apple valued at $1 billion”

Xiaomi Mi Credit digital lending platform launched in India officially, offers instant loans of up to Rs. 1 lakh

Xiaomi today launched its Mi Credit digital lending platform in India officially, after running a pilot last year. The company said that during pilot period it has disbursed over 28 crore worth of loans, and 20% of the loans disbursed were for the highest loan value. The company partnered with KreditBee last year, now it has partnered with Aditya Birla Finance Limited, Money View, EarlySalary, CreditVidya and ZestMoney. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Credit digital lending platform launched in India officially, offers instant loans of up to Rs. 1 lakh”

Xiaomi co-founder Lei Jun steps down as China president as Lu Weibing takes over

Xiaomi has announced that the company’s co-founder Lei Jun will be stepping down as the China president, and Lu Weibing will be replacing him. Wang Xiang, who had been the Senior Vice President of the Group and head of global business, has been promoted as the President of the Group. He will be responsible for the Group’s administrative platform, and will assist the Group’s CEO, Lei Jun, to take charge of the Group’s operations. Continue reading “Xiaomi co-founder Lei Jun steps down as China president as Lu Weibing takes over”

Google Pixel phones get December 2019 security update, brings Live Captions, Gesture navigation in third-party launchers and more to older Pixels

Google has started rolling out new over-the-air (OTA) update for Pixel devices and also posted factory images as part of monthly Android Security release for December. Pixel and Pixel XL get the final patch, as it had promised. Google is also adding Live Captions (for Pixel 3 and later), Styles & Wallpaper (Pixel 3 and Later) Pixel themes, Swipe-down gesture for notifications and Gesture navigation in third-party launchers (Pixel 2 and later), as noted by Android Police. Continue reading “Google Pixel phones get December 2019 security update, brings Live Captions, Gesture navigation in third-party launchers and more to older Pixels”

Vivo Y9s with 6.38-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, 48MP quad rear cameras, in-display fingerprint scanner announced

Vivo has announced Y9s, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the Y series in China, after it got certified by TENAA few weeks back.  It packs a 6.38-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED display with 90% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by Snapdragon 665 with 8GB of RAM, 48MP primary sensor, 8MP ultrawide sensor, 2MP depth and a  2MP macro sensor, as well as a 32MP front-facing camera. Continue reading “Vivo Y9s with 6.38-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, 48MP quad rear cameras, in-display fingerprint scanner announced”

Realme X2 gets a new Avocado Green color variant

Realme announced the realme X2 smartphone in China and Europe back in September in Pearl White and Pearl Blue colors, now it has introduced the Avocado Green color version of the phone in China. It has also started selling the Red Brick version of the realme X2 Pro phone in China. Continue reading “Realme X2 gets a new Avocado Green color variant”

Redmi Note 8 Series sales cross 10 million units globally in 3 months

Xiaomi’s Redmi brand introduced  Redmi Note 8 and Note 8 Pro smartphones in China back in August, and the phones were launched in India in October. Today the company has announced that the combined sales of Redmi Note 8 and Note 8 Pro have hit 10 million units globally in just 3 months, which is 1 month less time compared to the Redmi Note 7 series. It said that it sold 110,000 units per day for 3 consecutive months. Last week the company announced that it has sold 1 million or 10 lakh units of Redmi Note 8 series in India in 1 month. Continue reading “Redmi Note 8 Series sales cross 10 million units globally in 3 months”

HUAWEI Nova 6 5G with dual punch-hole display, 105° ultra-wide front camera to be announced on December 5 [Update: New images]

Update: HUAWEI has posted official renders of the Nova 6 5G that shows the phone’s dual punch-hole screen with minimal bezels, and triple rear cameras that includes a telephoto lens with OIS. It has also started pre-bookings for the phone in China.

Continue reading “HUAWEI Nova 6 5G with dual punch-hole display, 105° ultra-wide front camera to be announced on December 5 [Update: New images]”

Infinix Band 5 with 0.96-inch color display, water-resistant body, heart rate sensor launched in India for Rs. 1799

Infinix has launched Band 5, the company’s latest fitness tracker and the successor of the Xband 3 which was launched back in June. It has 0.96-inch color screen that displays icons for different functions. It lets you monitor your heart rate and the fitness band is IP67 rated for water resistance against accidental splashes and dust. Continue reading “Infinix Band 5 with 0.96-inch color display, water-resistant body, heart rate sensor launched in India for Rs. 1799”