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Vivo Z1x with 6.38-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 712, triple rear cameras, in-display fingerprint sensor launched in India starting at Rs. 16990

Vivo just launched the Z1x, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in India as it had announced. It has a 6.38-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED display with 90% screen-to-body ratio and SCHOTT Xensation Glass protection, which the company says is 8.15% better than the competition. The phone also has DC dimming in the form of low brightness anti-flicker. It is powered by Snapdragon 712 with 6GB of RAM, runs Android 9.0 (Pie) with Funtouch OS 9.1, features a 48-megapixel rear camera along with an 8-megapixel ultra-wide sensor and a 2-megapixel camera for portrait shots. There is a 32-megapixel camera on the front.

HUAWEI Enjoy 10 Plus with 6.59-inch FHD+ display, 8GB RAM, 48MP triple rear cameras, 16MP pop-up front camera announced

HUAWEI has introduced Enjoy 10 Plus smartphone in China, which was launched as Y9 Prime 2019 in India recently, but with a better48-megapixel main rear camera. It packs a 6.59-inch Full HD+ display with 91% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by an octa-core Kirin 710 12nm SoC with 4GB RAM and GPU Turbo 3.0, has a 48-megapixel primary camera with AI features, 8-megapixel triple rear camera and a 2-megapixel camera for portrait shots. There is a 16-megapixel pop-up camera on the front. It comes with 3D portrait feature. Both the front and rear camera of the device can retouch your portrait with studio-quality lighting effects.

Motorola One Zoom with 6.4-inch FHD+ OLED screen, Quad rear cameras, in-display fingerprint sensor announced

Motorola has announced One Zoom, the company’s latest quad-camera smartphone at the IFA, after several rumors. It has a 6.4-inch FHD+ OLED screen, is powered by Snapdragon 675 with 4GB RAM, runs Android Pie and packs a quad camera set up and a 25-megapixel selfie camera with Quad Pixel technology for better images even in low-light and comes with Face Unlock.

Moto E6 Plus with 6.1-inch HD+ Max Vision display, dual rear cameras announced

After the Moto E6 back in July, Motorola has announced Moto E6 Plus in the ‘E Series’ at the IFA. It has a 6.1-inch HD+ Max Vision display, is powered by MediaTek Helio P22 with 2GB RAM, runs Android 9.0 (Pie), features a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, secondary 2-megapixel camera and an 8-megapixel front camera. The phone has a rear-mounted fingeprint scanner, dedicated dual SIM and a microSD slot and packs a 3000mAh battery.

LG G8X ThinQ / V50S ThinQ 5G with 6.4-inch FHD+ OLED display, Snapdragon 855, in-display fingerprint scanner announced

LG just announced G8X ThinQ (V50S ThinQ 5G), the company’s latest top-end smartphone at the IFA 2019, which will be launched in Korea as with 5G support. It packs a 6.4-inch FullVision FHD+ OLED display, is powered by Snapdragon 855 with 6GB of RAM, runs Android Pie with improved user interface with a cleaner design, refreshed icons and tabs such as Dial, Call logs, and Contacts moving to the bottom of the display so that users can get even more done with only one hand, has dual rear cameras, 13MP 136-degree super wide-angle and 12MP standard sensor. There is also a 32-megapixel camera that merges four pixels to form large 1.6μm pixels for better output.

Nokia Power Earbuds offer up to 150 hours of battery life with 3000mAh charging case

HMD Global, in addition to range of smartphones and feature phones, also introduced its latest Power Earbuds at the IFA. The true wireless earbuds have IPX7 ratings for water resistance and uses Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity. The main highlight is the 3000mAh battery inside the portable charging case that lets you charge the 50mAh (each) battery inside earbuds up to 30 times offering 150 hours of battery life.

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Nokia 7.2 with 6.3-inch FHD+ HDR PureDisplay, triple rear cameras, 20MP front camera, ZEISS Optics announced

HMD Global just announced Nokia 7.2, the company’s latest mid-range Android One smartphone at the IFA 2019, as expected. It has a 6.3-inch FHD+ Waterdrop PureDisplay that uses Dedicated Pixelworks visual processor to upscale video content to HDR quality in real time, with up to a billion shades of colour, higher contrast and expanded dynamic range. It also comes with high brightness and local contrast enhancement, making it easy to view content even in brighter conditions. The phone is powered by Snapdragon 660 with up to 6GB of RAM, runs Android 9.0 (Pie), which is upgradable to Android 10.

Nokia 6.2 with 6.3-inch FHD+ HDR PureDisplay, triple rear cameras announced

HMD Global just announced Nokia 6.2, the company’s latest mid-range Android One smartphone at the IFA 2019, as expected. It has a 6.3-inch FHD+ Waterdrop PureDisplay that uses Dedicated Pixelworks visual processor to upscale video content to HDR quality in real time, with up to a billion shades of colour, higher contrast and expanded dynamic range, same as the Nokia 7.2, but this is powered by Snapdragon 636 with up to 4GB of RAM, runs Android 9.0 (Pie), which is upgradable to Android 10.

Nokia 2720 Flip dual screen 4G phone, Nokia 800 Tough rugged 4G phone and Nokia 110 (2019) announced

Along with the Nokia 7.2 and Nokia 6.2, HMD Global also introduced Nokia 2720 Flip 4G phone with an external screen for notifications, similar to the Nokia 2720 fold was introduced back in 2009, Nokia 800 Tough rugged 4G phone with waterproof body and military grade durability, and an upgrade to Nokia 110, which was introduced back in 2012.

JioFiber plans revealed — 100 Mbps plan at Rs. 699 with free voice calls across India, TV video calling, Gaming and more

Realiance Jio just announced the launched of JioFiber, its Fiber to the Home service, across 1,600 cities in India, as it has promised last month. As it had announced earlier, plans start from 100 Mbps and go all the way up to 1 Gbps and are priced between Rs. 699 and Rs. 8499 (GST additional on all plans, as applicable). Additional benefits which will be included with all the plans include free voice calling all over India, TV video calling, latency-free Gaming, and Device Security with Norton Device secure for up to five devices for an entire year. Every user will get a Set Top Box even with monthly plan. Jio says that users will have to pay Rs. 2500 (includes Rs. 1500 security deposit and Rs. 1000 non-refundable installation charges.).

Sony Xperia 5 with 6.1-inch FHD+ OLED HDR CinemaWide 21:9 display, Snapdragon 855, Triple rear cameras announced

Sony Mobile just announced Xperia 5, the company’s latest smartphone at the IFA 2019, as expected. It has 6.1-inch 21:9 CinemaWide FHD+ HDR display offering bright colors with BRAVIA X1 for mobile. It is powered by Snapdragon 855 with 6GB of RAM and runs Android Pie.

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Xiaomi Mi A3 Camera Samples

Xiaomi launched the Mi A3, the company’s latest Android One smartphone in India last month starting at Rs. 12,999. We already brought you the unboxing and first impressions, here we have the camera samples from the phone. The phone packs a 48-megapixel primary rear camera with single LED Flash, f/1.75 aperture, 1/2.0″ Sony IMX586 sensor, 0.8μm pixel size, 6P lens has support for PDAF, EIS along with a secondary 8-megapixel 118° ultra-wide sensor with 1.12μm pixel size, f/2.2 aperture and an 2-megapixel depth sensor with 1.75μm pixel size and f/2.4 aperture.

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Realme Q with 6.3-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 712, up to 8GB RAM, quad rear cameras announced

Relme just introduced the realme Q smartphone in China, as it had promised. This is same as the Realme 5 Pro which was launched in India recently at Rs. 13999, Rs. 14999 and Rs. 16999, for 4GB + 64GB, 6GB + 64GB and 8GB + 128GB versions, respectively.

Nubia Red Magic 3S with 6.65-inch FHD+ HDR AMOLED 90Hz display, Snapdragon 855 Plus, 12GB RAM, active liquid-cooling announced

ZTE’s Nubia brand just introduced Nubia Red Magic 3s, the company’s latest gaming smartphone at an event in China, as it had promised. It has the same 6.65-inch FHD+ HDR AMOLED display with 90hz refresh rate, HDR support, but this is powered by Snapdragon 855 Plus with up to 12GB of RAM and features UFS 3.0 storage. It also retains active cooling system that uses liquid cooling technology along with an internal turbo fan with upgraded air inlet, making active cooling more efficient to dramatically improving thermal performance.

Realme XT with 6.4-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED display, 64MP quad rear cameras, in-display fingerprint scanner launching in India on September 13

Realme has finally confirmed that it will launch the realme XT smartphone in India on September 13th on Flipkart. The company also confirmed that it will feature Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. It will be the first phone in India with 64-megapixel primary rear camera with 1/1.72″ Samsung GW1 sensor and f/1.8 aperture. It has a 8MP 118° ultra-wide angle lens with 1.12μm pixel size, f/2.25 aperture, 2MP depth sensor and 2MP camera for 4cm macro with 1.75μm pixel size, f/2.4 aperture are same. The phone also has AI scene recognition, Chrome boost, Super nightscape and Expert mode. There is also EIS support for video.