OPPO got everyone talking in 2018 when it launched its innovative and exciting Find X. Since then, OPPO has rolled out a handful of other phones and Reno series earlier this year. After a lot of speculations and leaks, OPPO launched its Reno 2 series of smartphones globally at an event in India. Here we have the unboxing and first impressions of the phone.
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Xiaomi’s Redmi brand today introduced the Redmi Note 8 Pro smartphone at an event in China. This is the world’s first phone to be powered by MediaTek Helio G90T chipset and is also first in the range to feature liquid cooling, and the first to be available in the market with a 64MP camera. We got to check out the smartphone at the event. Here is our first impressions.
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Along with the Redmi Note 8 series, Redmi also introduced the RedmiBook 14 Pro, which is the upgraded version of the RedmiBook 14 that was introduced back in May. It has the same 14-inch Full HD screen with 5.75 mm ultra narrow bezels and 81.2% screen-to-body ratio and NVIDIA GeForce MX 250 GPU, but this has a faster 10th gen Intel Core i5/i7 processors that promises 13% overall performance increase compared to the previous gen processor.
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Update: August 29, 2019 — realme has confirmed that one of the Q series phone will have a 48MP Quad rear cameras and Snapdragon 712 SoC and also posted an image of the phone. This looks like the realme Q will be a rebranded realme 5 Pro for China. It also hinted that the phone will start under 999 yuan (US$ 139 / Rs. 10,020 approx.).
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Along with its Redmi Note 8 series, Xiaomi’s Redmi brand also introduced its first Redmi TV, as it had promised. It has a large 70-inch 4K screen with HDR support, has minimal bezels, 6th generation quality engine, quad-core 64-bit high-performance Amologic processor, PatchWall artificial Intelligence voice and Bluetooth voice remote control. It has a separate cavity speaker, Dolby Atmos and let you cast content to the phone with just by scanning the QR code on the TV using your phone.
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Xiaomi’s Redmi brand just announced the Redmi Note 8 Pro, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone at an event in China, as it had promised. It has a 6.53-inch Full HD+ LCD screen with 2.05mm narrow top frame, 1.8mm narrow left and right borders and 4.2mm bottom border offering 91.4% screen-to-body ratio and has TÜV Rheinland eye protection certification. It the world’s first smartphone to be powered by the latest MediaTek Helio G90T SoC and is the first phone in the price range to feature liquid cooling that will reduce the temperature of the phone by 4 to 6 degrees.
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Xiaomi’s Redmi brand just announced the Redmi Note 8, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the Note series in China, as it had promised. It has a 6.39-inch Full HD+ LCD screen with 90% screen-to-body ratio, TÜV Rheinland eye protection certification, is powered by Snapdragon 665 11nm Mobile Platform with up to 6GB RAM, features a 48-megapixel main camera with 4-in-1 pixel binning for low-light shots, 8-megapixel 120° ultra-wide angle lens, 2-megapixel depth sensor and a 2-megapixel sensor for 2cm macro shots. There is a 13-megapixel camera on the front.
10.or (pronounced Tenor), a popular smartphone brand has announced it foray into fitness and entertainment categories and has launched two new speakers – RAVE and RAVE+ as well as a MOVE fitness band, MOVE+ Fitness Smartwatch and COSMOS GPS Smartwatch.
The 10.or RAVE and RAVE+ portable Bluetooth speakers have a water-resistant body with IPX5 ratings, microphone for hands-free calling and promise 10 hours of playback on a single charge.
The 10.or MOVE fitness band has a color LCD screen, touch button below the screen, activity tracking, app notifications on your wrist and up to 15 days of standby.
The MOVE+ fitness smartwatch has a 1.3-inch color LCD screen, similar touch button below the screen, IP68 ratings for water resistance, step counter, app notifications on your wrist and up to 30 days of standby.
The 10.or COSMOS smartwatch has an Always on trans reflective screen, built-in compass, GPS, step counter, heart rate sensor, water-resistant body, app notifications on your wrist and up to 40 days of standby.
The 10.or RAVE and RAVE+ are priced at Rs. 1299 and Rs. 1599, respectively. The 10.or MOVE fitness band, MOVE+ Fitness Smartwatch and COSMOS GPS Smartwatch are priced at Rs. 1599, Rs. 1999 and Rs. 3999, respectively. These will go on sale on Amazon.in from September 2nd. We should know the complete specifications soon.
HUAWEI’s HONOR brand today confirmed that it will introduce new HONOR 20S smartphone, a cheaper version of the HONOR 20 in China on September 4th. The official image shows triple rear cameras with a 48-megapixel main camera and side-mounted fingerprint scanner. This should be the YAL-AL50 model that got certified by TENAA recently.
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Fitbit has introduced Fitbit Versa 2, the next generation smartwatch and the successor of last year’s model with swimproof design, innovative sleep features like Sleep Score and smart wake, even more advanced health, fitness and smart features. It has an on-device microphone, which enables Fitbit’s first-ever Amazon Alexa smartwatch experience, along with a Spotify app that allows users to control their music and podcasts. It will offer faster performance, thousands of apps and clock faces and a brighter, crisper AMOLED screen
with an optional always-on mode and 5+ days battery life.
Mercury which is a brand of Kobian Pte.Ltd and known for its range of audio products has today launched its new ‘Boom’ multimedia wooden speaker in India. It is a plug-and-play multimedia speaker that is compatible with PC, laptop, tablet, and televisions.
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UNISOC, a global supplier of mobile communications chipsets and IoT chipsets today launched two new SoCs – Tiger T618 and Tiger T710. These are Octa-Core SoCs built on 12nm architecture and come with fully upgraded image processing and AI capabilities.
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Wi-Fi 6 was introduced last year based on 802.11ax technology and eventually a range of networking devices with support for Wi-Fi 6 was introduced. Now Qualcomm has announced Qualcomm Networking Pro Series platforms, its second-generation Wi-Fi 6 networking offerings for a faster connectivity experience.
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Along with the Reno series, OPPO also launched the Enco Q1 Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones in India, as it had promised. It uses hybrid active noise cancellation, in which feed-forward and feedback microphones work together with a noise cancelling algorithm to maximally block out surrounding noise.
The headphones boast dynamic driver units with 11.8 mm composite diaphragms, in addition to support for AAC format, three immersive 3D audio modes, and audio tuning developed by a specialized acoustics team. The headphones have ENC technology has a precise microphone array that efficiently filters out background noise for calls, feature Bluetooth 5.0 support, quick pairing and have IPX4 ratings for water resistance.
The headphones are ergonomically designed, with earbuds that match the shape of the ear and a neckband that aligns with the contour of the neck to maximize comfort and stability. The headphones feature a simple and stylish appearance, a lightweight and comfortable body, and high flexibility, delivering a superior experience for users, says the company.
The headphones use a USB-C charging port, and can continuously play audio for 15 hours with noise cancelling on, or 22 hours with noise cancelling off. It has quick charge that offers up to 5 hours of usage with just 15 minutes of charge.
The OPPO Enco Q1 comes in Black and Orange colors, is priced at Rs. 7,990 and will go on sale in India soon.
Microsoft has scheduled a hardware event in New York City on October 2. The company has been having separate launch events from the past couple of years and this year, Microsoft is expected to introduce a range of Surface models including a Dual screen Surface.
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