HMD Global launched the Nokia 7 Plus along with a range of smartphones in its Android One line-up in India earlier this month. This is the company’s first smartphones with 18:9 aspect ratio display. It has a powerful Snapdragon 660 SoC, comes with stock Android 8.1 (Oreo) and also features dual rear cameras. The specifications of the phone looks good on paper. Is it worth the price? Let us find out in the complete review. Continue reading “Nokia 7 Plus Review”
After several rumors, Pete Lau, CEO and Founder, OnePlus has confirmed in a forum post that the OnePlus 6 will feature a glass design. He alsotalks about the brand’s approach to design and the incorporation of glass materials while maintaining the familiar horizon design in the OnePlus 6. He also shared about company’s philosophy of honest design focuses on creating a functional product based on need rather than adding on additional elements for the sake of hype. Continue reading “OnePlus 6 Glass Back confirmed officially, will have five printed layers of Nanotech Coating”
Motorola has been expanding its retail footprint across India rapidly. Now the company has announced the opening of 50 new Moto Hubs in in western region of Uttar Pradesh (UP), including 12 Moto Hubs in NOIDA, 10 each in Ghaziabad and Agra followed by 8 Moto Hubs in Meerut. Continue reading “Motorola expands retail footprint in India with 50 Moto Hub stores in Western Uttar Pradesh”
Google started rolling out ‘My Saves’ or Saved pages in the last September. It is a mish-mash of your saved bookmarks while browsing search results in the Google app, and Maps lists. However, Google is starting to replace it with ‘Collections.’ Continue reading “Google Collections starts rolling out, replaces Saved pages”
LG is on the verge of launching the G7 flagship in the coming week and today two variants of the G7 ThinQ have been certified by the National Radio Research Agency in South Korea. The variants are being identified by the model numbers LM-G710V and LM-G710N, the latter one might be the G7 ThinQ that will be sold exclusively in the eastern countries. Continue reading “LG G7 ThinQ with Snapdragon 845, 6.1-inch FullView display gets certified in South Korea”
ASUS just launched its Zenfone Max Pro M1 smartphone in India. We brought the first impressions of the smartphone, here we have the benchmarks of the phone. The phone is powered by Snapdragon 636 Mobile platform that has 8 x Kryo 260 cores clocked at up to 1.8GHz per core and it has Adreno 509 GPU. It has 4GB of RAM, runs stock Android 8.1 (Oreo) and packs a 6-inch Full HD+ display. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores results below.
Back at MWC we got a chance to see the 2018 range of the Asus Zenfone series. While the Zenfone 5 line up marks the upper end of the range, the Max series is the company’s bread and butter in India. The Zenfone Max Pro M1 is the latest in the line. Built specifically for India, we’ve had a bit of time with the phone and here’s what we think. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 First Impressions”
Back in February, commits to the Chromium codebase revealed that Chrome OS could soon run Linux applications using a container. Though it was possible to run Linux application in Chrome OS using the crouton, it only works in the developer’s mode. Continue reading “Terminal app spotted in Chrome OS hints at future Linux application support”
ASUS just launched the Zenfone Max Pro M1, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone as it had promised. It has a 5.99-inch Full HD+ 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by Snapdragon 636 SoC with up to 6GB RAM, runs stock Android 8.1 (Oreo), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash along with a secondary 5-megapixel camera to capture the depth information for portrait shots and a 8-megapixel front camera with LED flash. Continue reading “ASUS Zenfone Max Pro M1 with 5.99-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 636, stock Android 8.1, 5000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 10999”
World’s last Apple’s dedicated Watch Store; the Isetan department store in Shinjuku, Tokyo is said to be closing on May 13th. Apple earlier this month has opened a store in the Shinjuku which is right across the street in the upscale Isetan department store meaning that two Apple Stores so close would remain open concurrently. Continue reading “Apple Watch store at Isetan Shinjuku shutting down on May 13th”
LG has officially scheduled the G7 ThinQ launch for May 2nd, and now the mid-range Q7, successor of last year’s Q6 is found passing through the FCC which is required before the official launch. It comes with the model number ZNFQ710TS. If G6/Q6 is any indication last year, we might be seeing a low-cost G7 with mid-range internals; possibly called Thin Q7. Continue reading “LG Q7 passes through the FCC, likely to launch alongside G7 ThinQ”
Verizon has pushed a new update to LG V30 which brings A.I cam and ThinQ branding. The update brings the software version VS99620b along with features. After updating, the start screen of the device will now show LG V30ThinQ branding instead of LG V30. This is to reflect the new artificial intelligence integration. The update was rolled out in Korea last month. Continue reading “LG V30 update brings AI cam, ThinQ branding”
Telecommunications standards organization; GSMA is currently developing a universal standard for eSIM that will be deployed globally. However, the development of the latest version of the specification is on hold and is currently awaiting the completion of an investigation by the United States Department of Justice. Continue reading “GSMA puts universal standard for eSIM in hold over U.S. probe”
After details of the Xiaomi S2 surfaced in firmware files, the phone has been certified by TENAA in China as expected. It has model number M1803E6E, features a 5.99-inch HD+ 18:9 display, is powered by Snapdragon 625, runs Android 8.1 (Oreo), has a 12-megapixel rear camera with LED flash along with a secondary 5-megapixel rear camera. Even though the firmware revealed it will have a 5-megapixel front camera, the certification site reveals a 16-megapixel front camera. It is said to have face unlock. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi S2 with 5.99-inch 18:9 display, dual rear cameras, Android 8.1 gets certified”
Vivo has silently launched Y53i, a year after the Y53 with the same specifications including 5-inch qHD display, Quad-Core Snapdragon 425 SoC with 2GB RAM, Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with Funtouch OS 3.0 on top, 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 5-megapixel front-facing camera and screen flash as well as face unlock.
