Vivo NEX 3S 5G with 6.89-inch FHD+ AMOLED waterfall screen, Snapdragon 865, up to 12GB LPDDR5 RAM, 512GB UFS 3.1 storage announced

After the NEX 3 smartphone that was introduced back in September last year, the company today introduced the NEX 3S 5G smartphone in China, as it had promised. This retains the 6.89-inch waterfall screen with the left and right sides curved close to 90 degrees, with a 99.6% ultra-high screen ratio, but comes with the latest Snapdragon 865 7nm Mobile Platform with Snapdragon X55 5G Modem, liquid cooling, also has up to 12GB LPDDR5 RAM and up to 512GB UFS 3.1 storage. Continue reading “Vivo NEX 3S 5G with 6.89-inch FHD+ AMOLED waterfall screen, Snapdragon 865, up to 12GB LPDDR5 RAM, 512GB UFS 3.1 storage announced”

Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Android 10 update finally starts rolling out

Xiaomi announced the Mi A2 Lite under the Android One program back in July 2018. The smartphone was launched running Android 8.1 (Oreo), and the company updated it to Android 9.0 (Pie) in November 2018. The company has already rolled out Android 10 to Mi A3 and Mi A2 India and now it has started rolling out Android 10 update to Mi A2 Lite users, the company recently released Android 10 based Kernel Sources for Mi A2 Lite. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Android 10 update finally starts rolling out”

Xiaomi Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro global launch set for March 27

Update 3: After a slight delay Xiaomi has announced that the Mi 10 series will be announced globally on March 27th. The company will offer live stream on its social channels. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro global launch set for March 27”

Redmi shows off LCD in-display fingerprint scanner, says it is ready for mass production

Redmi General Manager, Lu Weibing today announced that the company has successfully implemented LCD Fingerprint scanning on an LCD screen. At present, all LCD screen mobile phones only use physical fingerprint sensor on the back or the side. The Redmi R&D team has now overcome this problem with a new method and in-screen fingerprint on LCD screens is also ready for mass production, said the company. Continue reading “Redmi shows off LCD in-display fingerprint scanner, says it is ready for mass production”

ASUS ROG Phone II Android 10 update finally starts rolling out

ASUS launched the ROG Phone II back in September last year running Android 9.0 (Pie), now after about 6 months the company has released Android 10 update for the phone. This comes after the company started beta testing few months back. Continue reading “ASUS ROG Phone II Android 10 update finally starts rolling out”

Apple Watch may feature blood oxygen detection in the future

Apple may be working on expanding the health capabilities of its Apple Watch series by adding the ability to detect blood oxygen levels. The feature was spotted in a code snippet of iOS 14, indicating that Apple is developing a new health notification based on the blood oxygen measurement.

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iQOO 3: Top 7 Reasons to buy

In order to cater to the premium market segment which has seen tremendous growth in the past few years, vivo announced the launch of a new premium smartphone sub-brand called iQOO. At the same time, 5G has been in the limelight, with a promise of speed and flexibility. The potential of 5G has increasingly been the focus of the premium market so here comes iQOO 3 to not only exploit this potential but also contribute to the needs of an ever growing market. Continue reading “iQOO 3: Top 7 Reasons to buy”

Mulo Soultrip 500 in-Ear Earphones Review

Mulo is the new Kolkata-based audio brand that launched speakers and earphones. It recently launched the Soultrip 500, which is its budget in-Ear Earphones. The company says that this will offer rich bass, clean treble and crisp vocals. Is this worth the price? Let us dive into the review to find out. Continue reading “Mulo Soultrip 500 in-Ear Earphones Review”

Realme 6 Pro Unboxing and First Impressions

Realme launched the realme 6 series smartphones in India earlier this week. The realme 6 Pro is the slightly bigger version compared to the realme 6 with dual punch-hole design, slightly better rear camera and a better build quality. Here we the first impressions of the phone. Also, check out the unboxing video from our FoneArena Tamil channel. Continue reading “Realme 6 Pro Unboxing and First Impressions”

HUAWEI MediaPad M5 lite 4GB + 64GB version launched in India for Rs. 22990 [Update: Pre-bookings get free HUAWEI Sport Bluetooth Headphones Lite]

Update: HUAWEI today announced that the new MediaPad M5 Lite 10 will be available for pre booking starting 6th March, 12AM on Flipkart till stocks last and other leading retail channels across India like Croma stores and general trade outlets across India starting on the 13th of March. As a part of launch offer, first 500 customers who book the tablet from 12 A.M. onwards, between March 6th and 13th, 2020, get HUAWEI Sport Bluetooth Headphones Lite worth MRP 3,999, for free. The first sale of the tablet will commence from 12 A.M. on March 13th. .

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HMD Global and Bond Franchise partner to feature first Nokia 5G phone in ‘No Time To Die’

HDM Global, home of Nokia mobiles has partnered with the Bond Franchise to feature their first 5G smartphone in the upcoming 25th Bond film ‘No Time To Die’. Seen in the hands of new 00 “Agent Nomi” played by Lashana Lynch, the unreleased Nokia phone will be shown as ‘The Only Gadget You’ll Ever Need.’

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OPPO Watch with 1.91-inch curved AMOLED screen, Snapdragon 2500 & Apollo 3 dual processors, 4G eSIM support announced

Along with the Find X2 series, OPPO also introduced the company’s first smartwatch, the OPPO Watch in China. 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 and the company says that it has applied for 42 patents for it. The 41mm version has a 1.6-inch 301 PPI AMOLED screen. These have eSIM support for 4G and native calling, thanks to speakers and microphone, feature NFC support for payment and use Snapdragon 2500 & Apollo 3 dual processors. Continue reading “OPPO Watch with 1.91-inch curved AMOLED screen, Snapdragon 2500 & Apollo 3 dual processors, 4G eSIM support announced”

Google Search mobile-first indexing to be made default by September

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Google rolled out mobile-first indexing back in 2018 after testing it for more than a year, as more people search Google on a mobile device. Today they announced that they are making mobile-first indexing as the default for all websites starting September 2020.

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Intel partners with CBSE to further integrate AI into India’s education system

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As the importance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is recognised by the Indian government for its future opportunities and solutions, Intel and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) have partnered up to create a comprehensive curriculum that will be designed to train the youth of India on AI based skills.

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OPPO Find X2 and Find X2 Pro with 6.7-inch Quad HD+ 120Hz OLED display, Snapdragon 865, 5G, 48MP triple rear cameras announced

OPPO just announced Find X2 and Find X2 Pro smartphones at an online event, as it had promised.  These phones have a 6.7-inch Quad HD+ OLED screen with 120Hz refresh rate and 240Hz touch sampling rate, feature 2.98mm chin, and just 2.2mm bezel on the top. The phone features a 32-megapixel camera on the front inside a 3.84mm punch hole and the screen is curved 67.8°. The Find X2 series are powered by Snapdragon 865 with 5G support and has triple thermal dissipation that uses thermal conductive gel, vapor chamber liquid cooling and multilayer graphite. Continue reading “OPPO Find X2 and Find X2 Pro with 6.7-inch Quad HD+ 120Hz OLED display, Snapdragon 865, 5G, 48MP triple rear cameras announced”