OEMs pre-load their phones with apps to improve user experience, but not all the pre-loaded apps and features are important to all users or some users have their own preferred app for a particular task, for example, most of the users prefer Inbox by Google and Google Calendar. Continue reading “How to disable apps on Xiaomi devices without root”
Sharp has just introduced its AQUOS V smartphone in Taiwan and this comes after the launch of AQUOS zero2 last month. The AQUOS V sports FHD+ display, dual rear cameras with OIS support, fingerprint scanner, and more.
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Samsung launched the Galaxy A30s and Galaxy A50s last month in India and just after a month since launch, both smartphones have received a price cut of up to Rs. 3000 in India.
Samsung introduced the 108MP ISOCELL Bright HMX image sensor back in August this year and it powered the recently launched Xiaomi’s Mi CC9 Pro / Mi Note 10. Samsung is yet to launch a smartphone with 108MP camera, but recently, the code found in Samsung Camera app hints at a future Galaxy smartphone with a 20:9 display and 108MP camera
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Amazon has been bringing changes to Echo and Fire TV devices lately such as Alexa Announcements, official YouTube app on Fire TV, Apple TV support, and more. Today, Amazon is introducing Alexa Home Theater System letting users connect Echo devices with their Fire TV device.
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OPPO recently confirmed that ColorOS 7, the next major ColorOS update will be introduced at an event in China on November 20th. Today OPPO has confirmed that the India launch will take place in Delhi on November 26th. It did not say if we can expect a new smartphone along with this. Continue reading “OPPO confirms ColorOS 7 India launch for November 26”
Xiaomi launched K20 Pro (Mi 9T Pro) flagship smartphone this year, and it introduced Mi 9 Pro 5G in China recently, but these feature standard 60Hz display, compared to 90Hz display in OnePlus, Pixel 4 and 120Hz display in ASUS ROG Phone II and Razer Phone 2. Now the news from China is that Xiaomi is working on a new flagship smartphone with 120Hz AMOLED display for 2020.
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Last week realme confirmed that realme X2 Pro, the company’s flagship smartphone will be launched in India on Flipkart on November 20th. Few days back the company announced that it will sell the launch event entry tickets online starting from November 12th and 12 noon for Rs. 299. realme calls this its biggest event ever, where we can expect accessories such as fitness band, as hinted by the CEO recently. The event is happening at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi. Continue reading “realme X2 Pro India launch event tickets go on sale Nov 12 for Rs. 299 — Includes realme Power Bank, Rs. 855 discount on X2 Pro and more”
OnePlus has gone and done something unique. They built a piano out of 17 OnePlus 7T Pros lined up together as its keys. OnePlus has created this as a project for the community and will be bringing it to cities in Europe for people to experience it.
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IDC India has reported a record 46.6 million units for smartphone shipments in Q3 2019, which calculates to a 9.3% YoY growth and a 26.5% growth compared to the Q2 this year. This record was largely due to the multiple online sales festivals, new smartphone launches and price corrections on many important models.
At the MediaTek Summit in San Diego, the company teased its upcoming 5G chip with the model number MT6885Z. It also confirmed that it will introduce the chip on November 26th. At the Computex 2019 in Taiwan back in May the company’s already said that the 5G SoC will be built using 7nm FinFET process technology and MediaTek Helio M70 5G modem built in, and we can expect the full specifications of this chip at the event.
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LG has filed lawsuits against Chinese handset manufacturer TCL in Germany for infringing its LTE technology patents. Three lawsuits include, minimizing the loss of packet transmission, control timers for uplink synchronization and interference reduction in the uplink synchronizing process. The suits against TCL were filed only after numerous attempts were made by LG to remedy its concerns, to no avail, said the company. Continue reading “LG sues TCL over LTE patents in Germany”
A couple of months ago, Xiaomi, realme, OPPO, and Vivo announced their collaboration for a cross-brand file transfer technology that lets you transfer files quickly (up to 82Mbps). As per the recent Counterpoint Report, 2 out of every 3 phones sold in 2019 Q3 were from one of the above-mentioned brands, so the cross-brand file transfer technology could turn out really helpful for smartphone users in the country. Continue reading “Mi Share Overview — Here’s how to use this file transfer feature in MIUI 11”
After Galaxy S10 series, Samsung has started rolling out beta version of One UI 2.0, the next major One UI update based on Android 10 for its flagship Galaxy Note 10 series. This brings Clean and easy-to-use interface with minimized pop-ups, New, smarter layout for a visually comfortable experience, enhanced Dark Mode, Focus Mode, Intuitive Device Care menu and more. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10+ Android 10 One UI 2.0 beta starts rolling out”
After the Y7s and the Y5s, upcoming Y9s smartphone has been certified by TENAA in China with model numbers V1945T and V1945A revealing complete specifications. This reveals a 6.38-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display, 2GHz processor which could be MediaTek Helio P65 12nm SoC with up to 8GB of RAM, 48MP primary sensor, 8MP ultrawide sensor, 2MP depth and a 2MP macro sensor, as well as a 32MP front-facing camera. It will likely feature an in-display fingerprint scanner and packs it shows a 4500mAh battery with support for fast charging.
