Xiaomi is all set to introduce the Mi Mix 2S smartphone at an event in Shanghai tomorrow. The company already confirmed Snapdragon 845, AI camera, AI face unlock, AI scene recognition, AI dual camera and wireless charging support for the phone. Today the company’s CEO Lei Jun on weibo confirmed 8GB RAM and 256GB storage for the phone and also said that it will have a ceramic body curved on all four sides.
OPPO just launched the F7, the company’s latest selfie-focused smartphone in India. It sports a 6.23-inch Full HD+19:9 aspect ratio display with a notch and 88% screen-to-body ratio. Since it a selfie-centric phone, the OPPO F7 comes with a 25-megapixel front camera. We have got our hands on the phone so let’s take a detailed look at hardware and specifications of the phone. Continue reading “OPPO F7 Hands On and Photo Gallery”
WhatsApp rolled out Payments option back in February, though it is currently under testing with limited functionality, the company is slowly refining the feature. Now the company has brought the ability to make payments using the QR Code. Continue reading “WhatsApp beta for Android finally brings QR Code Payments Option”
OPPO just launched the F7, the company’s latest selfie-focused smartphone at an event in Mumbai. It has a 6.23-inch Full HD+19:9 aspect ratio display with a notch and 88% screen-to-body ratio, which it calls Super Full Screen and has a 25-megapixel front camera with support for real-time High Dynamic Range (HDR) sensor and AI Beauty 2.0 for an improved age and gender beautification effects and facial recognition capability by scanning 296 facial recognition points, a 20% improvement from the first-generation technology. Continue reading “OPPO F7 with 6.23-inch FHD+ 19:9 display, 25MP front camera, Android 8.1 launched in India starting at Rs. 21990”
Google’s Android OS is an open source and gives developers a lot of freedom to customize the software as they please. Google apps and services mandate that device makers follow a specific set of rules under the Compatibility Definition Document (CDD). Device maker needs to follow the Compatibility Test Suite (CTS) for them to pre-load their devices with Google apps and services. Continue reading “Google to block GApps on uncertified devices, but lets custom ROM users be whitelisted”
According to a report of Macotakara, Apple is said to be planning to launch a new iPhone X color option to restore sales. However, there aren’t any details about the launch timeline or the color option. The report simply says that “for the purpose of restoring sales of iPhone X, Apple plans to release a new color.” Continue reading “Apple said to introduce new iPhone X color option to restore sales; updated iPad expected in Q3”
Apple is expected to launch the new low-cost 9.7-inch iPad at the ‘Creative Education’ event tomorrow, i.e. March 27th. The company is also expected to bring in a new Apple pencil at the event, and now we hear that the new low-cost iPad will likely support the new Apple pencil. Continue reading “Apple’s low-cost 9.7-inch iPad could support Apple Pencil: KGI”
Google app is receiving a new beta update features hinting at ‘pinned’ floating sports scores, custom Assistant Routines, and more. The new pinned floating features lets users pin summaries for sport and follow scores while using other apps like Maps or YouTube. Continue reading “Google app v7.24 beta hints at ‘pinned’ floating sports scores, custom Assistant Routines and more”
Facebook Call and text history logging is part of an opt-in feature for people using Messenger or Facebook Lite on Android for quite some time now. However, reports started flowing in that the company has been logging people’s call and SMS (text) history without their permission. Today, the company clarified that it is an opt-in feature. Continue reading “Facebook clarifies Facebook Lite and Messenger call and text history logging is opt-in, can be deleted”
Airtel offers VoLTE services in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh & Telangana, Karnataka, Chennai & West Bengal circles. Now it has launched a new VoLTE Beta program in West Bengal, Orissa, Assam, Kerala, Bihar, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh to ask its users for feedback regarding the VoLTE services before expanding it to other circles . It is also offering 30GB free data for the users participating in the program. Continue reading “Airtel VoLTE Beta program offers 30GB free data, here’s how to get it”
Motorola has been expanding its retail footprint across India rapidly. Earlier this year it opened 50 new Moto Hubs in New Delhi, recently in opened 25 stores in Kolkata, 50 stores in Mumbai and it opened 100 Moto Hub stores in Karnataka earlier this week. Now the company has announced the opening of 100 new Moto Hubs in Tamil Nadu that includes 50 in Chennai, with a focus of strengthening retail store in the southern region. Continue reading “Motorola expands retail footprint in India with 100 Moto Hub stores in Tamil Nadu”
Infinix launched the Infinix Zero 5 smartphone recently. We already brought you the review of the phone, here we have the battery life test results of the phone. It packs a 4350mAh built-in battery with support for xCharge 18W fast charging, has a 5.98-inch 1080p display, is powered by Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P25 16nm SoC, has 6GB of RAM and runs on 7.0 (Nougat) with XOS 3.0. Check out the test results below. Continue reading “Infinix Zero 5 Battery Life Test – #OneChargeRating”
SHARP AQUOS S3 got certified by Taiwanese telecommunications regulator and TENAA few months back, but it was not announced, however the AQUOS S3 mini was introduced in China earlier this week. Now SHARP has confirmed that it will introduce AQUOS S3 smartphone in Vietnam on March 28th. It has confirmed that is will feature a 6-inch FHD+ display with a notch, 12-megapixel primary rear camera with f/1.75 aperture, 1.4um pixel size, dual-tone LED flash, similar to the S2, but it will have a 13-megapixel secondary camera instead of 8-megapixel in the predecessor. Continue reading “SHARP AQUOS S3 with 6-inch FHD+ display with a notch, Dual rear cameras, Face unlock to be announced on March 28”
This week OPPO introduced R15 and A1 smartphones, HTC introduced Desire 12 and 12+ smartphones with 18:9 displays, Vivo introduced X21 and V9 smartphones, Lenovo introduced S5, K5 and K5 Play smartphones, Xiaomi introduced Mi Casual, City and Travel Backpacks , and lots more new launches and announcements in our weekly roundup.
Under the display fingerprint sensors are slowly becoming a thing and we are hearing reports that Samsung might include it in the upcoming Note9. This year we have already seen Vivo X20 Plus UD and X21 UD smartphones with the in-display sensor and it is just a start. Today we are hearing reports that Huawei might be going this route and it is said to sport an under-display fingerprint scanner. Continue reading “Huawei’s upcoming Mate flagship said to sport in-display fingerprint scanner”
