Author: Srivatsan Sridhar

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HTC U11 Android 8.0 Oreo update begins rolling out starting from Taiwan

HTC U11 Android 8.0 Oreo

HTC was one of the first OEMs to confirm Android 8.0 (Oreo) update for some of its top-end devices and even released U11+ earlier this month with Android Oreo. Today the company has started rolling out Android 8.0 (Oreo) update for its flagship HTC U11 smartphone starting from Taiwan. The changelog is simple that mentions Android 8.0 (Oreo) update and VoWifi support for Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) customers along with enhancements and bug fixes. Continue reading “HTC U11 Android 8.0 Oreo update begins rolling out starting from Taiwan”

How to activate Caller ID in MIUI 9 / 8

MIUI Caller ID

WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and other instant messengers have taken over traditional SMS messaging in this decade but most of the services and businesses like e-commerce websites and banks still use SMS messages to keep the users updated on products, orders, and debit/credit details, but due to these SMS messages our SMS inboxes look boring. With the increasing amount of spam SMS messages every day, sometimes it becomes difficult to identify the sender, to address the problem of identifying senders Xiaomi’s MIUI offers Yellow Pages. Yellow pages (Caller ID) is an inbuilt feature in MIUI 8 and 9 which identifies SMS messages and calls from businesses. Continue reading “How to activate Caller ID in MIUI 9 / 8”

Sony H3213 ‘Avenger’ with 6-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 660/630, Android 8.0 surfaces in benchmarks

Xperia XZ Premium -2

Upcoming Sony smartphone with model number H3213 and codename ‘Avenger’ has surfaced on GFXBench listing that reveals that it will be a mid-range smartphone with a 6-inch 1080p display. The model number and the display resolution is also confirmed by UAProf on the official Sony site. Continue reading “Sony H3213 ‘Avenger’ with 6-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 660/630, Android 8.0 surfaces in benchmarks”

Xiaomi Redmi Y1 Review

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Xiaomi launched the Redmi Y1, a budget smartphone under the new ‘Redmi Y’ series in India earlier this month. This introduced in China recently as Redmi Note 5A. This comes after a successful Redmi 4 that was launched earlier this year. This also comes with a 16-megapixel front-facing camera that you rarely see in smartphones in the price range. Specifications of the phone look impressive for the price, is this one of the best in the price range? Let us find out in the review. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Y1 Review”

Infinix Zero 5 with 5.98-inch 1080p display, 6GB RAM, dual rear cameras launched in India starting at Rs. 17999

Infinix Zero 5

Hong Kong-based Infinix forayed into India back in August with Hot 4 Pro and Note 4 smartphone. Today it has launched its top-end Infinix Zero 5 smartphone in the country at an event in Dubai. It has a 5.98-inch 1080p display, is powered by  MediaTek Helio P25 Octa-Core SoC with 6GB of RAM, runs Android 7.0 (Nougat), features 12-megapixel rear camera with wide-angle lens along with a 13-megapixel secondary camera with telephoto lens offering 2x optical zoom and portrait mode. It also has a 16-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash. Continue reading “Infinix Zero 5 with 5.98-inch 1080p display, 6GB RAM, dual rear cameras launched in India starting at Rs. 17999”

Sony a7R III 42MP full-frame mirrorless camera launched in India for Rs. 2,64,990

Sony a7R III

Sony today a7R III (ILCE-7RM3), the company’s latest camera in the mirrorless camera lineup in India. It was announced last month and is the successor of a7R II that was introduced back in 2015. It has a 42.4 MP back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS image sensor with shooting speeds at up to 10 fps with full AF/AE tracking, 4K video recording, wide 15-stop dynamic range, high sensitivity with noise reduction of almost a full stop and more. It has the same  compact, lightweight body as the predecessor. Continue reading “Sony a7R III 42MP full-frame mirrorless camera launched in India for Rs. 2,64,990”

Xiaomi catches up with Samsung to become India’s top smartphone vendor in Q3 2017: IDC

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A total of 39 million smartphones were shipped to India in Q3 2017, which is a new record with substantial 40% Quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) growth and a healthy 21% Year-on-year (YoY) growth, according to the latest International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. India smartphone shipments accounted for 10% of the global smartphone shipments for the first time ever in a quarter. Xiaomi already said that it has shipped 9.2 million phones in the quarter, now IDC reveals that it has 23.5% market share for the quarter, same as Samsung.

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Switching between MIUI ROMs using Fastboot method explained

MIUI Fastboot

Earlier in a post we talked about the different versions of MIUI, and in case you wish to flash MIUI ROM on your Xiaomi device you should read this post. In this post we will be walking you through the steps for flashing a ROM via fastboot flash method. Continue reading “Switching between MIUI ROMs using Fastboot method explained”

Xiaomi Mi Router 3C gets a temporary price cut India, available for Rs. 999

Xiaomi Mi Router 3C

Xiaomi launched the Mi Router 3C, a budget router in India back in May this year for Rs. 1199. During festive sales it offered discount on the router, now it has announced a Rs.200 temporary price cut for it, so you can get it for Rs. 999 across Mi.com, Flipkart and Amazon.in. This limited period price cut is only till November 16th, Wednesday.

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Qualcomm rejects Broadcom’s takeover proposal

Qualcomm

Last week Broadcom made an offer to acquire Qualcomm at $130 Billion, which is $70 per share which consist of $60.00 in cash and $10.00 per share in Broadcom shares. Qualcomm today announced that its Board of Directors unanimously rejected the unsolicited proposal by Broadcom.

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Xiaomi shipped record 9.2 million smartphones in Q3 2017 in India

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Xiaomi India today announced that it has shipped over 9.2 million smartphones in the country in the third quarter of 2017 for the first time. It shipped 100,000 smartphones per quarter in 2014, crossed the 1 million mark in Q3 2015, 3 million in Q3  2017, and now is has cross 9 million units for the first time in Q3 2017, said Manu Jain, Group Vice President and Managing Director of Xiaomi India . Continue reading “Xiaomi shipped record 9.2 million smartphones in Q3 2017 in India”

OPPO teams up with Reliance Jio to offer up to 100GB additional 4G data

OPPO Reliance Jio 100GB 4G Data

Back in August, OPPO entered into a partnership with Reliance Jio to offer up to 60GB additional data for select phones. Now it has teamed up with Jio once again to offer up to 100GB additional data at 10GB data per month with a recharge of Rs. 309 or above for up to 10 recharges with OPPO F5, F3, F3 Plus and F1 Plus. Continue reading “OPPO teams up with Reliance Jio to offer up to 100GB additional 4G data”

OPPO F3 Plus 6GB RAM version launched in India for Rs. 22990

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OPPO launched the F3 Plus selfie-focused smartphone in India earlier this year. Now it has launched the 6GB RAM version of the phone in the country, compared to 4GB RAM in the original version. Other specifications are the same, including a  16-megapixel front-facing camera  with 1/3.1-inch sensor and f/2.0 aperture along with an 8-megapixel secondary front camera with 120-degree wide-angle lens for capturing better group selfies and a 16-megapixel rear camera with f/1.7 aperture and dual phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) technology.

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Honor 7X with 5.93-inch FHD+ full-screen display, dual rear cameras to launch exclusively on Amazon in India

Honor 7X

Huawei’s Honor brand already said that it will launch the Honor 7X smartphone, successor of Honor 6X  in India in December. Now the company has announced that it will be exclusively available from Amazon.in and is also asking users to register to stand a chance to win prizes. Continue reading “Honor 7X with 5.93-inch FHD+ full-screen display, dual rear cameras to launch exclusively on Amazon in India”