Qualcomm just introduced Snapdragon 710 Mobile Platform, the company’s first SoC in the new 700 series. It is built on power-efficient 10nm process technology based on new Kryo 360 architecture, built on ARM Cortex technology. This promises 2X overall performance improvements in AI applications, up to a 20% overall uplift in performance, 25% faster web browsing and 15% faster app launch times, compared to the Snapdragon 660, thanks to new dual performance + hexa efficient custom Kryo cores.
Huawei’s Honor brand confirmed Android Oreo update to several devices including the Honor 7X recently. It even started beta testing the Oreo update for the phone in March, before the stable roll out. The company started rolling out the update in batches in India for couple of weeks. Now the company has rolled out the update for all the users in the country. Continue reading “Honor 7X Android Oreo update with EMUI 8.0 finally starts rolling out to everyone in India”
After several rumors, HTC has officially introduced its flagship U12+ smartphone. It has a 6-inch QHD+ display with support for HDR10, Corning Gorilla Glass protection, is powered by Snapdragon 845 with 6GB of RAM, runs Android 8.0 (Oreo) with HTC Sense UI, has a 12MP Wide-angle rear camera with HTC UltraPixel 4, OIS along with a 16MP Telephoto camera. There is also 8MP dual front camera 84° field of view, Bokeh mode, AR sticker, Face unlock and more.
Continue reading “HTC U12+ with 6-inch QHD+ HDR10 display, Snapdragon 845, dual front and rear cameras announced”
Along with the XQ Dual, Mobiistar also launched the CQ, a budget selfie smartphone in India. It has a 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 425 SoC with 2GB of RAM, runs Android 7.1 (Nougat), has an 8-megapixel camera on the back and a 13-megapixel camera on the front with face beauty. Continue reading “Mobiistar CQ with 5-inch HD display, 13MP front camera launched in India for Rs. 4999”
Vietnam-based Mobiistar has forayed into the Indian market with the XQ Dual, a selfie-focused smartphone. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p display, is powered by Octa-Core Snapdragon 430 Mobile Platform with 3GB of RAM and runs Android 7.1 (Nougat). The main highlight of the smartphone is its 13-megapixel front camera and an 8-megapixel secondary front camera with 120-degree wide-angle lens for group selfies and face beatuty. There is also an LED flash on the front to capture selfies even in low lighting conditions. Continue reading “Mobiistar XQ Dual with 5.5-inch 1080p display, dual front cameras with flash launched in India for Rs. 7999”
Comio has launched X1 Note, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the ‘X series’ in India. It has a 6-inch Full HD+ 18:9 display, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek processor with 3GB of RAM, runs Android 8.0 (Oreo), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash along with a 5-megapixel secondary rear camera to capture depth information for portrait shots. There is an 8-megapixel front camera as well with LED flash. Continue reading “Comio X1 Note with 6-inch FHD+ display, dual rear cameras, Android Oreo launched for Rs. 9999”
Xiaomi yesterday announced that it will introduce its flagship Mi 8 smartphone in China on May 31st. Today the company has confirmed that it will introduce the most-expected MIUI 10 ROM for its smartphones alongside. The company says that it will be lightning fast, and is expected to bring several new features. Continue reading “Xiaomi will introduce MIUI 10 along with Mi 8 on May 31”
Vivo introduced APEX as the world’s first bezel-less smartphone with in-display fingerprint scanner and over 90% screen-to-body ratio at the MWC 2018 back in February. At that time it said that the phone is still in concept stage and will go into production in mid-2018. Now the company has announced that it will be introduced at an event in Shanghai, China on June 12th. Continue reading “Vivo APEX bezel-less smartphone with in-display fingerprint scanner to be announced on June 12”
MediaTek just introduced its first budget SoC based on 12nm TSMC FinFET technology for improved battery efficiency compared to 16nm. It supports 20:9 HD+ screen, has Octa-Core ARM Cortex-A53 CPUs with MediaTek CorePilot, new IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU, and flexible LPDDR3/LPDDR4x memory controller. It supports 13+8MP dual or 21MP single camera setup,
backed by a hardware depth engine for Depth of Field (Bokeh) effects.
HTC is all set to introduce its flagship U12+ smartphone tomorrow. Complete specifications and press renders of the smartphone surfaced last week. Now the phone has been listed on its official eStore which reveals more details including the price.
Continue reading “HTC U12+ price surfaces on official site ahead of announcement tomorrow”
Meizu today announced that it will announce 6T, a new budget smartphone in China. Even though the company yet to reveal details about the phone, but Meizu M811Q that got certified by TENAA recently will likely to the 6T. This reveals a 5.7-inch HD+ screen, Octa-Core SoC, which could be MediaTek MT6750, up to 4GB RAM, 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash along with a 2-megapixel secondary camera to capture depth information in portrait shots and an 8-megapixel front camera. Continue reading “Meizu 6T with 5.7-inch full-screen display, dual rear cameras to be announced on May 29”
Micromax just launched Bharat GO, the company’s first Android Oreo (Go Edition) smartphone in India, in partnership with Airtel. It was supposed to launch earlier this year. It has similar specifications as the Bharat 3 that was launched recently, as well as most other Go Edition phones such as Nokia 1 and Lava Z50 that were launched earlier this year. Continue reading “Micromax Bharat GO Android Oreo Go Edition smartphone launched for Rs. 4399”
Huawei’s Honor brand just launched the Honor 7A and Honor 7C , the company’s latest budget smartphones in the ‘7 series’ in India, as it had promised. Both the phones have a 5.7-inch and 5.99-inch 18:9 FullView 2.5D curved glass displays, respectively, come with a 13-megapixel rear camera along with a 2-megapixel secondary camera to capture depth information in portrait shots. There is also an 8-megapixel front camera with LED flash on both the phones. Continue reading “Honor 7A and 7C with 5.7-inch and 5.99-inch FullView displays, dual rear cameras, Android Oreo launched in India starting at Rs. 8999”
After Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Goa and Rajasthan,Haryana, Uttar Pradesh (UP) west, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh (UP) East, Punjab, Chennai and Kerala, Vodafone has finally launched VoLTE (Voice Over LTE) services in Kolkata. Continue reading “Vodafone launches VoLTE services in Kolkata”
LG just announced Q7, the company’s latest smartphone in the ‘Q series’ and the successor of last year’s Q6, after several leaks. It has the same 5.5-inch FHD+ FullVision Display and packs the same 3,000mAh built-in battery, but this is powered by a new 1.5GHz Octa-core / 1.8 GHz Octa-core SoC and runs Android 8.0 (Oreo). The top-end Q7+ comes with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage, as well as a 16-megapixel rear cameras, while the Q7 and budget Q7α features a 13-megapixel rear camera, 3GB RAM and 32GB storage. Continue reading “LG Q7, Q7+ and Q7α with 5.5-inch FHD+ FullVision Display, water-resistant body, military-level durability announced”
