OnePlus 9 Pro Morning Mist, Quad HD+ 120Hz AMOLED LTPO display confirmed, OnePlus 9 Winter Mist teased

After the press renders surfaced OnePlus has officially posted images of the OnePlus 9 Pro Morning Mist and OnePlus 9 Winter Mist versions. It also confirmed the display details of the OnePlus 9 Pro. The company said that the OnePlus 9 Pro’s Morning Mist finish is inspired by nature and is the first time it uses gradient refraction for the CMF. Continue reading “OnePlus 9 Pro Morning Mist, Quad HD+ 120Hz AMOLED LTPO display confirmed, OnePlus 9 Winter Mist teased”

Global wearable market shipped 444.7 million units with 28.4% YoY growth in 2020: IDC

In 2020, the global wearable market witnessed significant growth all throughout the year, shipping a total of 444.7 million units, which calculates to a growth of 28.4% YoY. During the fourth quarter alone, the market shipped 153.5 million units, growing by 27.2% YoY.

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OnePlus Nord Android 11 update resumes with OxygenOS 11.1.1.1 hotfix

OnePlus rolled out OxygenOS 11 based on Android 11 to OnePlus Nord earlier this month. Last week the announced that the update has been temporarily paused since some users reported bugs after the update. As promised the company has rolled out a new OxygenOS 11.1.1.1 hotfix update to fix the bugs. Both the Android 10 users and the users who have updated to Android 11 already will get the update. Continue reading “OnePlus Nord Android 11 update resumes with OxygenOS 11.1.1.1 hotfix”

POCO schedules global event on March 22, POCO F3 and POCO X3 Pro expected

After the company announced its India event on March 30th to introduce the POCO X3 Pro smartphone, the company has now scheduled a global launch event on March 22nd to introduce the phone for global markets. It is also expected to introduce the POCO F3, which is rumoured to be the global version of the Redmi K40 that was introduced last month. Continue reading “POCO schedules global event on March 22, POCO F3 and POCO X3 Pro expected”

Black Shark 4 series with 120Hz AMOLED display, up to 120W fast charging to be announced on March 23

Black Shark has announced that the Black Shark 4 series smartphones that includes the Black Shark 4 and the Black Shark 4 Pro will be introduced on March 23rd. The phone got certified by TENAA last month revealing some specifications. The company also confirmed 4500mAh battery with 120W fast charging  that can charge the phone in less than 15 minutes. This should be for the Black Shark 4 Pro. Continue reading “Black Shark 4 series with 120Hz AMOLED display, up to 120W fast charging to be announced on March 23”

Xiaomi Mi QLED TV 4K 55-inch Review

In the last 2 years, the Indian smart TV market saw a huge influx of products from many smartphone manufacturers. One of the biggest companies among them is Xiaomi, who first launched the Mi TV 4 back in February 2018. Since then their portfolio in the smart TV has expanded, and they now offer 9 TVs, across two product series and various sizes ranging from 32 inches to 65 inches. The Mi TV QLED 4K in particular comes in 55 -inch variant and here is our review of the device.

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Xiaomi receives relief as US Judge suspends US DoD Blacklist decision

Back in January, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) released a blacklist of 9 companies that they claimed to be under the control of the Chinese Military, among which Chinese smartphone manufacturer, Xiaomi was included. After contesting the decision last month, a U.S. federal judge has now temporarily blocked the DoD from enforcing the consequences of the decision.

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POCO X3 Pro launching in India on March 30

After posting teasers about the phone last week, POCO today confirmed the launch of its next PRO smartphone in India on March 30th. This will be the POCO X3 Pro which is expected to replace the popular POCO F1 smartphone in the country. The image says Unleash #PROformance, which is the same as the earlier teaser. Continue reading “POCO X3 Pro launching in India on March 30”

HTC Wildfire E3 with 6.5-inch display, quad rear cameras announced

HTC has silently introduced Wildfire E3, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the Wildfire series and the successor of last year’s Wildfire E2 in Russia. This packs a 6.517-inch HD+ waterdrop notch screen that houses a 13-megapixel camera, is powered by MediaTek Helio P22 SoC with  4GB of RAM, runs Android 10, comes with a 13-megapixel rear camera along with an 8-megapixel ultra-wide sensor and a 2-megapixel depth and a 2-megapixel macro camera. Continue reading “HTC Wildfire E3 with 6.5-inch display, quad rear cameras announced”

OPPO Band Style Unboxing and First Impressions

Following its sister companies, Realme and OnePlus, OPPO made its debut in the fitness band segment in India with ‘OPPO Band Style’. Priced at Rs. 2,999, OPPO aims to compete in the budget segment against Xiaomi, HONOR and others. Continue reading “OPPO Band Style Unboxing and First Impressions”

ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15, Scar 17, Strix G15, Strix G17 and TUF A15 with GeForce RTX 30 series GPUs launched in India

ASUS has announced the launch of a range of powerful new laptops in their gaming focused ROG Strix line. They feature the latest AMD Ryzen 5000 series processors, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 – series GPUs, optical-mechanical keyboards, up to a 300Hz IPS display and more.

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realme 8 with 64MP and realme 8 Pro with 108MP quad rear cameras launching in India on March 24

After teasers realme today confirmed the launch of realme 8 and realme 8 Pro smartphones in India on March 24th. The company already confirmed that the realme 8 Pro will come with a 108MP Samsung HM2 1/1.52″ primary sensor with support for 9-in-1 pixel binning, ISOCELL Plus, and Smart-ISO. It also said that it will be the world’s first to bring Starry Time-lapse Video and tilt-shift time-lapse video on its smartphone. Continue reading “realme 8 with 64MP and realme 8 Pro with 108MP quad rear cameras launching in India on March 24”

Vivo X60 series 5G with Snapdragon 870, ZEISS optics launching in India on March 25

Vivo recently confirmed the launch of its X60 series smartphones in India on March 25th, a few days after the global launch on March 22nd. This will include the X60 and X60 Pro that were introduced in China back in December last year, but this will replace the Samsung Exynos 1080 SoC with the Snapdragon 870 for the global markets. The company is not expected to launch the X60 Pro+ model in India. Continue reading “Vivo X60 series 5G with Snapdragon 870, ZEISS optics launching in India on March 25”

realme AA / AAA Alkaline Battery now in India

realme has listed its Alkaline Battery on its India website.  These non-rechargable batteries come in AA and AAA versions and the company says that these feature a larger and more stable discharge capacity than ordinary carbon batteries while maintaining the same size, come with leak-proof design and are exposition proof. Continue reading “realme AA / AAA Alkaline Battery now in India”

HMD Global schedules an event on April 8, new Nokia smartphones expected

HMD Global has scheduled an event for the launch on April 8th where it is expected to introduce new Nokia smartphones for this year. The company just mentions #LoveTrustKeep along with the date and a man looking at the pine trees without giving any hints of what to expect. Continue reading “HMD Global schedules an event on April 8, new Nokia smartphones expected”