(Long Term) Samsung Galaxy A70 Review – Maximum Media

If there’s one thing I can never forget in my long term experience with the Samsung Galaxy A70, it is One UI. Gone are the days of Touchwiz and the annoying bleep-bloop sounds. Also gone are the days of Samsung’s illogically priced mid-range phones. In 2019, a renewed focus on the Indian market has brought the world’s no.1 smartphone maker back into attention, with them belting out smartphones at a pace faster than T20 matches. There are multiple M series smartphones and several A series smartphones, apart from the flagship S and Note series. In this review, we are going to take a look at the A series smartphone that is purpose built for “Maximum Media”. The Samsung Galaxy A70, powered by a Snapdragon 675, is a great phone for media consumption and a generally great experience, especially in the long run. There are a lot of good things to talk about, like the great display, the almost full-screen design and of course, One UI, but of course, like every other phone, there are a few missteps as well. We shall discuss everything in detail, in this long term review of the Samsung Galaxy A70.

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Flipkart Super Flash Sunday sale on July 28: Redmi K20 and K20 Pro with Rs. 1000 ICICI Discount, Realme X and more

Flipkart for the first time has announced Super Flash Sunday sale that allows people to get some of the latest smartphones on flash sale every Sunday. The first sale is scheduled for tomorrow, July 28th at 12 noon that would offer the latest Redmi K20, Redmi K20 Pro, Redmi 7A, Realme X and Realme 3i.

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T-Mobile and Sprint merger approved by US Department of Justice

Back in 2017, T-Mobile and Sprint ceased discussions to merge into a single entity since they could not find mutually agreeable terms. But last year, both the companies agreed to merge in a deal valued at US$146 billion. In similar lines, now, the Department of Justice has approved T-Mobile and Sprint merger to create the new T-Mobile.

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Black Shark 2 Pro with Snapdragon 855 Plus, 12GB RAM, 256GB UFS 3.0 surfaces in benchmarks

Black Shark 2 Pro is all set to go official on July 30th, now the smartphone with the model number ‘BlackShark DTL-A0’ has surfaced on AnTuTu benchmarks which reveals a Full HD+ display, which should be a 6.39-inch FHD+ AMOLED screen, similar to the predecessor, faster Snapdragon 855 Plus SoC, 12GB RAM, 256GB storage, which will likely be UFS 3.0, looking at the memory performance in the benchmark and Android 9.0 (Pie).

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Vivo Z1Pro goes on open sale in India

Vivo launched its Z1Pro smartphone in India earlier this month at a competitive price tag starting at Rs.  14990. It went on sale on Flipkart and vivo India eStore starting from July 11th. After two weeks the phone is now available on open sale on both the platforms. It also comes with 5% cashback for HDFC Bank Debit Card users (not applicable on EMI transactions).

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Stuffcool PD18W 18W Type-C wall charger launched for Rs. 1499

Stuffcool, the company known for its wide range of accessories like earphones, power bank, chargers, cases, etc has today launched its new PD18W 18W wall charger in India and is India’s first BIS approved Type-C Power Delivery 18W wall charger.

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HONOR TV with 55-inch screen, pop-up AI camera, HONGHU 818 smart chip teased ahead of official announcement on August 10

At the 2019 Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) and Science Revival Festival in Guangzhou, HONOR President Zhao Ming revealed key details regarding the upcoming HONOR TV ahead of the official announcement on August 10th, 2019. It will be powered by HONOR’s “intelligent display SoC”, pop-up AI camera and more.

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Xiaomi opens its 2000th authorized service center in Delhi

Xiaomi has service centers across over 680 cities in India and expanding it further, today the company has launched its 2000th Authorized Service Center (ASC) in Delhi. The company is also the first industry brand to be certified under ISO 9001 and 14001 for after-sales quality management systems.

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India smartphone shipments reach 37 million units in Q2 2019, Xiaomi and Samsung continue to lead: Report

According to a report from Counterpoint Research, the smartphone shipments in India reached 37 million units during Q2 2019 which is a shipment-record in the second quarter and top 5 smartphone brands contribution reached the highest ever level in Q2 2019.

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Vivo Y90 with 6.22-inch 19:9 Halo FullView display, 4030mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 6990

Vivo has launched Y90, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the ‘Y Series’ in India. It comes with a 6.22-inch HD+ screen with 19:9 aspect ratio with screen-to-body ratio of 88.6%, is powerd by Helio A22 Quad-Core 12nm SoC with 2GB of RAM, runs Android 8.1 with Funtouch OS on top, has an 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, and a 5-megapixel front camera with AI beauty features and face unlock, but it doesn’t have a fingerprint sensor. Continue reading “Vivo Y90 with 6.22-inch 19:9 Halo FullView display, 4030mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 6990”

HUAWEI Nova 5i Pro with 6.26-inch FHD+ display, Kirin 810, 8GB RAM, quad rear cameras, 32MP in-display camera announced

HUAWEI has announced Nova 5i Pro, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in China, as it had promised. It has a 6.26-inch Full HD+ display with a 32-megapixel in-screen camera, is powered by Kirin 810 7nm SoC with up to 8GB RAM, runs Android Pie with EMUI 9.1.1, has a 48-megapixel rear camera, 8-megapixel ultra-wide sensor, 2-megapixel camera for 2cm macro and another 2-megapixel camera for depth sensing in portrait shots.

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HONOR 20 PRO with quad rear cameras global roll out begins August 2

HUAWEI’s HONOR brand introduced the HONOR 20 PRO at an event in London back in May, and the phone was launched in India last month at Rs. 39,999, but the company did not reveal the availability. Now the company has announced that the phone will roll out globally starting from Russia at 34990 RUB (US$ 554 / Rs. 38,260 approx.) from 2nd August. Continue reading “HONOR 20 PRO with quad rear cameras global roll out begins August 2”

PUBG Mobile Lite launched in India for devices with less than 2GB RAM

PUBG Mobile Lite

Tencent games launched the PUBG Mobile lite beta in Philippines back in August last year, earlier this year it expanded to more Asian countries. Today it has launched the mobile game in India officially. It is optimized for low-end smartphone devices since the installation pack is just 400MB and it works on devices with less than 2GB RAM, without compromising the gameplay experience. Continue reading “PUBG Mobile Lite launched in India for devices with less than 2GB RAM”

Sony RX100 VII compact camera with improved 1.0-type stacked 20.1 MP sensor, Real-time Tracking and Real-time Eye AF announced

Sony has introduced RX100 VII compact camera with a new 1.0-type stacked 20.1 MP Exmor RS CMOS image sensor with DRAM chip and latest generation BIONZ X image processor. This combination delivers new levels of autofocus performance and achieves speed breakthroughs that have previously only been seen on the Alpha 9, said the company. It has ZEISS Vario-Sonnar T* 24-200mmviii F2.8-4.5 high magnification zoom lens.

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Apple to acquire majority of Intel’s smartphone modem business in a deal valued at $1 billion

After reports, Apple and Intel have confirmed that Apple will acquire the majority of Intel’s smartphone modem business in a transaction valued at $1 billion. Approximately 2,200 Intel employees will join Apple, along with intellectual property, equipment and leases. Intel closed its 5G modem business in April this year after Apple and Qualcomm announced a settlement and prior to this, Intel became the sole third-party provider of modems of the iPhones launched in 2018. Continue reading “Apple to acquire majority of Intel’s smartphone modem business in a deal valued at $1 billion”