Google released Android ‘P’ Beta 3 (DP4) for the Pixel smartphones earlier this month, now it has released final Beta 4 (DP5) for the phones, before the stable version releases. This has official Android P APIs (API level 28), available since Beta 2. It also comes with July 2018 Android security patch.
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After testing for few months, Gameloft has released Asphalt 9: Legends, a new racing game globally. It features a top roster of real hypercars from renowned car manufacturers like Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini and W Motors. You can complete over 800 events in Career mode and race against up to 7 opponents in multiplayer.
Sony Mobile today launched the Xperia XZ2, the company’s flagship smartphone in India. It was introduced at the MWC 2018 in Barcelona earlier this year, packs a 5.7-inch Full HD+ 18:9 HDR screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection, is powered by an Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform and runs Android 8.0 (Oreo). It has a 3D glass body and features the same Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection on the back. It also has front facing stereo speakers with S-Force Front Surround. Continue reading “Sony Xperia XZ2 with 5.7-inch Full HD+ HDR display, Snapdragon 845 launched in India for Rs. 72990”
Huawei’s Honor brand, after the launch of Honor 9N this week, announced that the Honor Play smartphone will launch in India on August 6th, exclusively on Amazon.in. It was introduced in China last month, packs a 6.3-inch Full HD+ 19:5:9 display with a notch and a 89% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by Kirin 970 10nm processor with 6GB of RAM, NPU as well as GPU Turbo graphics processing acceleration technology that increases graphics processing efficiency of mobile phones for smoother and faster mobile experience, especially for mobile games. Continue reading “Honor Play with 6.3-inch Full HD+ display, 6GB RAM, AI dual rear cameras launching in India on August 6 exclusively on Amazon”
Update 2 – July 2018: Xiaomi has added couple of new cards including ‘Check train PNR’ and ‘Trending apps’ to MIUI App Vault. Xiaomi has partnered with Ixigo for ‘Check train PNR’ service which can be used to check PNR status without leaving the home screen. Users need to enter their 10 digit PNR number for their upcoming train journey to see all the details. The card also shows recently checked PNR numbers which is really helpful as users don’t need to enter PNR number each time they check PNR status for the same journey. Continue reading “Xiaomi MIUI App Vault gets option to Check train PNR, Trending apps cards and more”
Details about the LG V40, the next flagship in the ‘V Series’ code-named ‘Storm’ surfaced back in April, now the Korean giant has filed for trademark of V90 in Mexico. This could be entirely a new smartphone for Mexican markets or the V40 could release as V90. The trademark filing that was registered on July 13th doesn’t reveal any other details of the smartphone except for the name.
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Xiaomi introduced the Mi A2 smartphone as the successor of the Mi A1, at an event in Spain yesterday. Xiaomi India head and VP Manu Jain has already confirmed that the smartphone will be launching in the country on August 8th, but the Mi A2 Lite may not come to India. If you are planning to buy Mi A2 and can’t wait till the official launch in India, there is a good news for you. Continue reading “Xiaomi India offers a chance to own the Mi A2 before launch”
Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 5 Pro smartphone in India in 4GB / 6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 64GB (eMMC 5.0) storage. Later it introduced the same phone as Redmi Note 5 with better specifications in China, but with the same 64GB storage. Now the company has introduced the 6GB RAM with 128GB storage version of the smartphone in China. This comes after the Flame Red version of the smartphone that was introduced last month. Continue reading “Xiaomi introduces Redmi Note 5 (Redmi Note 5 Pro) 6GB RAM, 128GB storage version in China”
Update: The Galaxy Note9 has surfaced in more renders, thanks to @evleaks. The new renders show Blue colored phone with yellow S Pen, Black and Brown colored phone with matching S Pen.
Xiaomi has announced Mi A2 Lite, the company’s latest mid-range Android One smartphone along with the Mi A2, as it had promised. It packs a 5.84-inch FHD+ 19:9 aspect ratio display with a notch, is powered by Snapdragon 625 with up to 4GB of RAM, runs Android 8.1 (Oreo), a 12-megapixel rear camera with flash along with a secondary 5-megapixel camera for AI portraits and AI scene detection. There is also a 5-megapixel front camera with AI portrait and AI Face unlock.
Xiaomi just announced Mi A2, the company’s latest Android One smartphones at an event in Spain, as it had promised. It is the global version of the Mi 6X which was introduced in April, has a 5.99-inch FHD+ 18:9 display, is powered by Snapdragon 660, has a 12-megapixel rear camera with f/1.75 aperture, Sony IMX486 sensor along with a 20-megapixel secondary rear camera with Sony IMX376 sensor to capture depth information for portrait shots with AI, has intelligent scene detection and has auto sensor section . It also has the same 20-megapixel Sony IMX376 sensor for the front camera with soft LED flash and AI beautification.
Huawei’s Honor brand just launched the Honor 9N, the global version of the Honor 9i (2018) that introduced in China last month, as it had promised. It has a 5.84-inch FHD+ 19:9 display with a notch, is powered by Kirin 659 SoC with 4GB RAM and runs Android 8.0 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.0, similar to the Huawei P20 Lite, but this has a 13-megapixel rear camera along with a 2-megapixel secondary camera for portrait shots and a 16-megapixel camera on the front with support for smart face unlock. Continue reading “Honor 9N with 5.84-inch FHD+ 19:9 display, dual rear cameras launched in India starting at Rs. 11999”
Huami has launched its Amazfit BIP and Stratos smartwatches in India, as it had promised. Both these have multi-sport tracking, heart rate sensor and have built-in GPS. The Amazfit BIP promises up to 45 days of battery life, thanks to its 1.28-inch ( 176 x 176 pixels) Always-on display, while the Stratos promises up to 5 days of battery life since it has bigger 1.34-inch (320 X 300 pixels) color Always-on LCD touch screen. Continue reading “Amazfit BIP and Stratos smartwatches with multi-sport tracking launched in India starting at Rs. 5499”
Comio has launched X1, the company’s latest smartphone in the ‘X series’ in India, after the launch of X1 Note. It has a 5.5-inch HD+ 18:9 display, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek processor with 2GB of RAM, runs Android 8.0 (Oreo), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front camera with LED flash, face unlock and portrait mode for both the front and rear cameras. Continue reading “Comio X1 with 5.5-inch HD+ display, Dual 4G VoLTE, Android Oreo launched for Rs. 7499”
Samsung launched the Galaxy J8 (SM-J810G) in the ‘Galaxy J Series’ last month, and it was introduced in May. This is one of the smartphones from Samsung to pack a HD+ Super AMOLED Infinity display with 18.5:9 screen ratio. It is more like a smaller version of the Galaxy A6+ with a HD+ screen and a plastic body. Is this worth the price? Let us find out in the review. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J8 Review”
