Realme launched the realme 5 and realme 5 pro smartphones in India last week, and these will go on sale starting this week on Flipkart. In the latest episode of #AskMadhav, the company CEO, Madhav Sheth has answered some questions about these phones, including bootloader unlocking, ‘screen on time’ feature and more.
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HUAWEI today showcased the Nova 5T smartphone at the Fashion Showcase during KL Fashion Week in Malaysia earlier today, as it had promised. This shows a glass back, quad rear cameras with a 48-megapixel main camera, so it should come with a 16-megapixel ultra-wide sensor, 2-megapixel sensor for 4cm macro and a 2-megapixel for portrait shots, similar to the Nova 5 Pro that was introduced in China back in June.
Continue reading “HUAWEI Nova 5T with quad rear cameras teased ahead of announcement on August 27”
Several companies have started rolling out 5G smartphones especially in China. Last week Vivo iQOO Pro 5G was announced, Xiaomi is expected to introduce Mi 9S with 5G support next month, next-gen Vivo NEX will also support 5G.
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Xiaomi’s Redmi brand is all set to introduce the Redmi Note 8 series on August 29th. After confirming details about the Redmi Note 8 Pro smartphone, Xiaomi’s Redmi brand has confirmed that the Redmi Note 8 will also pack quad rear cameras. It will pack a 48-megapixel main camera along with an ultra wide-angle lens, depth of field lens and a super macro lens, everything arranged vertically. The image also shows dual LED flash next to the camera.
Update: OPPO has confirmed that it will launch the Enco Q1 headphones in India on August 28th along with the Reno 2 in India on August 28th.
Motorola just announced One Action, the company’s latest Android One smartphone, as it had promised. It has a 6.3-inch Full HD+ 21:9 aspect ratio CinemaVision LCD screen, is powered by new Exynos 9609 processor and runs Android Pie, similar to the One Vision, but this has a 12-megapixel in-screen camera. Continue reading “Motorola One Action with 6.3-inch FHD+ 21:9 display, triple rear cameras launched in India for Rs. 13999”
Xiaomi’s Redmi brand has started revealing more details about the upcoming Redmi Note 8 Pro smartphone. The company today shared an image of a gamepad and said that the phone will have support for game accessories. It also said that it has all the qualities of a gaming phone including smooth gaming in high frame rates, liquid cooling, network optimization, smooth touchscreen experience and long battery life.
Update: August 23, 2019 – Redmi GM Lu Weibing today posted a comparison chart that shows AnTuTu Benchmark 8 comparison between the Helio G90T, Kirin 810 and Snapdragon 710. This shows Helio G90T powered Redmi Note 8 has scored 283,333 points and is placed well above the Kirin 710, but it couldn’t beat the Kirin 810, which is slightly better. Snapdragon 730G should offer almost similar AnTuTu 8 scores as the Kirin 810.
Vivo’s iQOO today announced the iQOO Pro and iQOO Pro 5G, the company’s latest top-end smartphones. These have the same 6.41-inch Full HD+ water drop notch Super AMOLED screen with 91.7% screen-to-body ratio and run Android Pie with Funtouch OS , but these powered by Snapdragon 855 Plus with liquid cooling along with superconducting carbon fiber and temperature equalizing plate for improved heat dissipation, up to 12GB of RAM, have a 48-megapixel primary rear camera with Sony IMX582 sensor, secondary 13-megapixel 120-degree ultra-wide lens and a 2-megapixel sensor for portrait shots. There is also a 12-megapixel camera on the front.
Samsung just announced Galaxy A50s and A30s, the company’s latest mid-range smartphones, few months after Galaxy A50 and A30 that were introduced earlier this year. The Galaxy A50 has the 6.4-inch Full HD+ Infinity-U Super AMOLED display, is powered by the Exynos 7 Series 9610 10nm processor with up to 6GB of RAM and runs Android Pie, but this has upgraded 48-megapixel primary rear camera and a 32-megapixel front camera, while the 8-megapixel 123° ultra-wide and 5-megapixel depth sensor on the back are the same. The Super Steady feature on Ultra Wide camera lets you shoot smooth, flawless videos, even for fast-paced action moments, says the company.
Bose has launched Home Speaker 300 in India that joins the Home Speaker 500 that was launched last year. It promises powerful bass and true 360-degree sound — unlike conventional smart speakers that deliver a narrow beam of audio based on what they’re facing, has an aluminum design, and is compatible with all other Bose smart speakers for multi-room listening. Continue reading “Bose Home Speaker 300 with 360-degree sound, Google Assistant and Alexa launched in India”
Xiaomi’s Redmi brand launched the Redmi K20 smartphone along with the Redmi K20 Pro in India last month making it the first Redmi series to cross Rs. 20,000 price tag. Even though it has the same 6.39-inch Full HD+ AMOLED screen with in-display fingerprint scanner, premium glass back, as the K20 Pro, it is powered by Snapdragon 730 SoC compared to Snapdragon 855 SoC, doesn’t have graphite 3D sheet, comes only in 6GB RAM version, lacks 4K 60 fps video recording, loses Hi-Fi DAC and doesn’t support 27W Sonic Charge fast charging. I’ve been using the phone for about a month now, let’s check out if you should get this one or go for the K20 Pro by spending more.
Intel has announced new eight new 10th Gen Intel Core mobile PC processors (code-named ‘Comet Lake’) in the U-series and Y-series for thin-and-light laptop and 2-in-1s for long battery life. These promise double digit performance gains compared with the previous generation and also includes Intel’s first 6-core processor in the U-series, faster CPU frequencies, faster memory interfaces and Intel Wi-Fi 6 (Gig+) and broader scaling of Thunderbolt 3. Earlier this month Intel introduced the first products in 10th Gen Intel Core processor family, which were developed on the 10nm process technology. Continue reading “Intel 10th Gen ‘Comet Lake’ U-series and Y-series processors for thin and light laptops and 2-in-1s announced”
LG has announced K50s and K40s smartphones in the K series ahead of IFA 2019, after the K50 and K40 were introduced at the MWC earlier this year. These phones have a 19.5:9 aspect ratio HD+ FullVision Display, are MIL-STD-810G compliant that can withstand impact, vibration, high temperature, low temperature, thermal shock, and humidity, are powered by 2GHz Octa-Core SoC, feature rear-mounted fingerprint sensor and have a dedicated Google Assistant button. Continue reading “LG K50S with 6.5-inch FullVision display, triple rear cameras and K40S with military-level durability announced”
Google already offers Smart Compose feature in Gmail that uses artificial intelligence to help you draft emails from a lot faster. Now the company is adding new spelling and grammar correction capabilities for Gmail to help users compose emails quickly without worrying about the mistakes. Continue reading “Gmail gets AI-powered spelling and grammar correction capabilities”
