Amazfit PowerBuds with built-in heart rate monitor launching in India on August 6 for Rs. 6999

Update: August 1, 2020 – Amazfit PowerBuds is priced in India at Rs. 6999 and will be sold from August 6th on Amazon.in. Continue reading “Amazfit PowerBuds with built-in heart rate monitor launching in India on August 6 for Rs. 6999”

Xiaomi partners with Disney+ Hotstar to offer Mi TV users early access to movies

Xiaomi has announced a partnership with Disney+ Hotstar to offer its Mi TV users early access to six Bollywood titles before anyone else under the Multiplex banner, starting today, 31st July. Continue reading “Xiaomi partners with Disney+ Hotstar to offer Mi TV users early access to movies”

OnePlus leads Indian premium smartphone market in Q2 2020 with 29% market share: Report

The premium smartphone segment (above Rs. 30000) recorded an overall decline of about 32% YoY in Q2 2020, as the market continued to be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. OnePlus took the first place in market share for this quarter, close followed by Samsung second place and Apple in third place.

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Black Shark 3S with 6.67-inch FHD+ AMOLED 120Hz display, MEMC, Snapdragon 865 5G, 12GB RAM announced

Black Shark just announced its Black Shark 3S, the company’s latest gaming smartphone as it had promised. It packs a 6.67-inch FHD+ AMOLED screen with 120Hz refresh rate and 270Hz touch sampling rate, 17ms touch response speed as well as MEMC intelligent motion compensation technology. It is powered by Snapdragon 865 with up to 12GB of RAM and  features mid- mounted motherboard design, so that it doesn’t get heated when holding the phone horizontally, said the company. The phone also has sandwich liquid cooling system for better heat dissipation of 5G chip, and charging circuit. Continue reading “Black Shark 3S with 6.67-inch FHD+ AMOLED 120Hz display, MEMC, Snapdragon 865 5G, 12GB RAM announced”

realme Buds 3 launching in India next month; realme Buds with ANC coming soon

realme CEO Madhav Sheth in his #AskMadhav — Episode 18 has revealed that the company is bringing the next version of the realme Buds — realme Buds 3 to India next month. He also revealed information on the upcoming AIOT products, range of 5G smartphones that the company is working on, and more in the latest episode. Continue reading “realme Buds 3 launching in India next month; realme Buds with ANC coming soon”

Worldwide tablet shipments up 18.6% YoY in Q2 2020; 38.6 million units shipped: IDC

While the COVID-19 pandemic caused most consumer electronics markets  to decline in 2020, the worldwide tablet shipment went the opposite way and recorded strong growth of 18.6% YoY in Q2 2020. A total of 38.6 million units were shipped and Apple maintained its top position, followed by Samsung, Huawei, Amazon and Lenovo.

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HONOR 9S with 5.45-inch display and HONOR 9A with 6.3-inch FullView display, 5000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 6499 and Rs. 9999

HUAWEI’s HONOR brand today launched the HONOR 9S and HONOR 9A smartphones in India, as it had promised. Both these are powered by MediaTek Helio P22 SoC and run Android 10 with Magic UI 3.1 on top and come with HMS, HUAWEI’s App Gallery app store and petal search that also offer recommendations. Continue reading “HONOR 9S with 5.45-inch display and HONOR 9A with 6.3-inch FullView display, 5000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 6499 and Rs. 9999”

HONOR MagicBook 15 with 15.6-inch FHD display, Ryzen 5 CPU, pop-up camera, fingerprint sensor launched in India for Rs. 42990

HUAWEI’s HONOR brand just launched the HONOR MagicBook 15, the company’s first laptop in India, as it had promised. It was features a 15.6-inch Full HD screen with 87% screen-to-body ratio, aluminium body with Azure Blue Chamfer beveled edge design, 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen 5 processor, Magic Link 2.0 function, and more. Continue reading “HONOR MagicBook 15 with 15.6-inch FHD display, Ryzen 5 CPU, pop-up camera, fingerprint sensor launched in India for Rs. 42990”

OPPO Reno4 4G with 6.4-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 720G, 48MP quad rear cameras, dual front cameras announced

OPPO just launched the Reno4 Pro smartphone and OPPO Watch in India,  and just hours before the India launch, the company has also unveiled the Global variant of the Reno4 with FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 720G, and more in Thailand.  Continue reading “OPPO Reno4 4G with 6.4-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 720G, 48MP quad rear cameras, dual front cameras announced”

Samsung UV Sterilizer for smartphones, earbuds and more launched in India for Rs. 3599

Earlier this month, Samsung announced the launch of a new product called the UV sterilizer, and it is now available for purchase in India. The product can would quickly disinfect and sterilize smartphones, earbuds, keys, sunglasses in under 10 minutes and even has a wireless charger built-in.

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OPPO Watch with Wear OS, AMOLED screen, Snapdragon 3100 & Apollo 3 dual processors launched in India starting from Rs. 14990

Along with the Reno4 Pro, OPPO just launched its OPPO Watch, the company’s first smartwatch with WearOS by Google in India, as it had promised. The 46mm version has a 1.91-inch 3D flexible AMOLED 326 PPI Retina display with 100% P3 wide color gamut, has 50 meter water resistance. The 41mm version has a 1.6-inch 301 PPI AMOLED screen and comes with 30 meter water resistance. These use Snapdragon 3100 & Apollo 3 dual processors with Wi-Fi support, but doesn’t have eSIM like the Chinese version. Continue reading “OPPO Watch with Wear OS, AMOLED screen, Snapdragon 3100 & Apollo 3 dual processors launched in India starting from Rs. 14990”

OPPO Reno4 Pro with 6.5-inch FHD+ AMOLED 90Hz display, Snapdragon 720G, 48MP quad rear cameras launched in India for Rs. 34990

OPPO just launched Reno4 Pro, the company’s latest smartphone in the Reno series in India, as it had promised. It packs a 6.5-inch FHD+ E3 Super AMOLED 3D Borderless Sense Screen which is curved 55.9°, comes with 90Hz refresh rate, 180Hz touch sampling rate and 92.1% screen-to-body ratio. It has a single punch-hole that houses a 32-megapixel front camera and comes with an in-display fingerprint scanner that can unlock the phone in 0.34 seconds. Continue reading “OPPO Reno4 Pro with 6.5-inch FHD+ AMOLED 90Hz display, Snapdragon 720G, 48MP quad rear cameras launched in India for Rs. 34990”

Worldwide smartphone shipments decline 16% YoY in Q2 2020, 278.4 million units shipped

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the smartphone market as IDC has reported that the worldwide smartphone market declined by 16% YoY in Q2 2020. Total shipments were recorded at 278.4 million smartphones and the top 5 manufacturers for the quarter were HUAWEI, Samsung, Apple, Xiaomi and OPPO.

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realme 10W wireless charger launched in India for Rs. 899

Recently, we reported that realme 10W wireless charger was spotted on its support page and the company’s CEO also confirmed the launch in India soon. Finally, now realme has launched the 10W wireless charger in India and is available to buy on realme’s website. Continue reading “realme 10W wireless charger launched in India for Rs. 899”