Google may soon join Apple, Samsung and HUAWEI as a smartphone manufacturer who uses their own custom-made SoCs to power their smartphones. According to a leaked document, Google is reportedly developing a custom-chip called “GS101”, codenamed “Whitechapel”, that may power the upcoming Pixel smartphones in 2021.
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Samsung has launched Galaxy F02s and Galaxy F12, new smartphones in the F series in India, as it had promised. The Galaxy F12 is a version of Galaxy M12 that packs 6.5-inch HD+ Infinity-V display with 90Hz refresh rate, is powered by a 2GHz Octa-Core Exynos 850 processor with 4GB of RAM, runs Android 11 with OneUI 3.1, comes with 48-megapixel rear camera along with an 5-megapixel ultra-wide, 2-megapixel depth, 2-megapixel macro sensor and an 8-megapixel front camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy F12 with 6.5-inch 90Hz display, 48MP camera, 6000mAh battery and Galaxy F02s launched in India starting at Rs. 8999”
realme introduced the X7 Pro smartphone in China back in September last year, and the phone was launched in India recently. Now it has introduced the X7 Pro Ultra which has a 6.55-inch Full HD+ 90Hz Samsung AMOLED flexible screen with 360Hz touch sampling rate, 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, 4096-level brightness adjustment, 1200 nits peak brightness, 32-megapixel camera inside the punch-hole and 92.1% screen-to-body ratio. Continue reading “Realme X7 Pro Ultra with 6.55-inch FHD+ 90Hz AMOLED curved display, Dimensity 1000+, up to 12GB RAM announced”
A new OPPO smartphone with the model number PEXM00 has been certified by MIIT in China. This is said to launch in the Reno 6 series. Earlier rumours revealed that the Reno 6, Reno 6 Pro and the Reno 6 Pro+ will be powered by Dimensity 1200, Snapdragon 870 and Snapdragon 888, respectively. The image from the certification site shows 64MP triple rear cameras. Continue reading “OPPO Reno 6 with 6.43-inch display, Dimensity 1200, 64MP triple rear cameras certified”
After several rumours, LG today confirmed that it is closing its mobile phone business unit after it was approved by its board of directors. The company said that its strategic decision to exit the incredibly competitive mobile phone sector will enable the company to focus resources in growth areas such as electric vehicle components, connected devices, smart homes, robotics, artificial intelligence and business-to-business solutions, as well as platforms and services. Continue reading “LG confirms it is shutting down its mobile phone business”
We already know that Samsung is working on the Galaxy A82 (SM-A826S) smartphone. Now the press image of the Galaxy Quantum 2 has surfaced in Google Play Console, which is said to be a version of the Galaxy A82. This reveals that the phone will come with 6GB of RAM, run Android 11 and also reveals a Full HD+ (1080 x 2400 pixels) display, which should be an AMOLED screen. The Galaxy A80 had a rotating camera, but the A82 will not come with one. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A82 5G / Galaxy A Quantum 2 with FHD+ display, 6GB RAM, Android 11 surface”
Twitter is reportedly testing desktop web browser support for their audio-based chatroom feature called Spaces. The company has been hard at work building features for Spaces and is now looking to expand platform support, which currently includes iOS and Android, to the desktop web browser.
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Casio has announced G-SQUAD PRO (GSW-H1000), the company’s first Wear OS smartwatch. It has a 1.2-inch dual layer display Color TFT LCD and monochrome LCD Color display with three-tier display layout that enables customization, with hundreds of different data display possibilities and the option of analog display as well. It has hock resistance and 200-meter water resistance. Continue reading “Casio G-SQUAD PRO with 1.2-inch dual layer display, Wear OS, Shock-resistant body, 200-meter water resistance announced”
Vivo introduced the X60 smartphone in China back in December last year powered by Samsung Exynos 1080 5nm SoC, but the global version had Snapdragon 870 SoC instead. Now it has introduced X60t, a cheaper version which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 1100 SoC. Other specifications remain the same, including a 6.56-inch FHD+ HDR10+ E3 AMOLED screen with 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate, 32MP camera inside the punch-hole and 92.7% screen-to-body ratio. Continue reading “Vivo X60t with 6.56-inch FHD+ 120Hz AMOLED display, Dimensity 1100, triple rear cameras with Zeiss optics announced”
Apple is introducing two new updates to their digital voice assistant Siri in the latest version of iOS Beta. First, they are introducing two new voices to choose from, and second, Siri will no longer default to either a male or female voice when being set up for the first time.
When Apple launched the iPhone SE (2020), there was quite a bit of disappointment among the tech community when Apple made the decision to simply recycle the iPhone 8 design. Fresh rumours have surfaced now that suggest Apple will continue to use the same 4.7-inch LCD screen for an iPhone SE update in 2022.
LG has announced the launch of a new high performance laptop in South Korea, called the Ultra Gear 17. It features a large 17-inch display, a 11th Gen Tiger Lake Intel Core processor, and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650Ti GPU inside.
According to a research study by UNOMER, Xiaomi’s exclusive experience stores, called Mi Home, has been named the top exclusive retail store in India. The research study, called the “Smartphone Retail CSAT Benchmarking Research Report”, was based on various customer satisfaction parameters and included India’s top smartphone manufacturers such as Vivo, OPPO, Samsung, Apple, etc.
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Instagram has rolled out a new update to Reels that adds a feature called Remix. The feature is nearly identical to TikTok’s Duet feature, allowing users to create a Reel next to one another Reel that already exists.
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POCO launched the POCO X3 Pro smartphone earlier this week, and the company said that it is an upgrade to the POCO F1 which was launched 18 months back. As it had promised at the X3 Pro earlier this week, it has revealed the exchange offer for the existing POCO F1 users who will get Rs. 7000 discount in exchange for the phone. Continue reading “POCO X3 Pro buyers can exchange POCO F1 to get Rs. 7000 discount; POCO X3 now available starting at Rs. 14999”
