Get Android 11 on POCO X2 with OxygenOS 11 Port

One of the biggest advantage of owning a Xiaomi or POCO device has to be the third party community development support. Out of third-party ROMs for these devices, OxygenOS ports are often sought after by enthusiasts. Recently, someone ported OxygenOS 11 from OnePlus Nord to the POCO X2. We installed it on our unit, and here is our guide to help you with the installation process. We will be using it as a daily driver for the next couple of weeks, and let our readers know more about the day-to-day performance, battery life, and more.

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Google Pixel 6 Pro with Tensor SoC, 12GB RAM, Android 12 surfaces in benchmarks

Google already confirmed that it will use its own Tensor SoC for the first time. A recent rumour revealed that the SoC is nothing but an unreleased Samsung Exynos 9855 SoC that will offer similar performance as the Exynos 2100 SoC. Now the pixel 6 Pro has allegedly surfaced in Geekbench listing that reveals 2 x 2.8 GHz ARM Cortex-X1 CPU for ultimate processing power, 2 x 2.25 GHz performance cores and 4 x 1.8GHz power efficient CPU cores. Continue reading “Google Pixel 6 Pro with Tensor SoC, 12GB RAM, Android 12 surfaces in benchmarks”

OPPO Enco Buds Unboxing and First Impressions

OPPO launched the Enco Buds, the company’s latest budget TWS earbuds, in India earlier this week. The successor to last year’s Enco W11 is Rs. 500 cheaper at launch, comes with the latest Bluetooth 5.2, offers slightly better battery life and also has low-latency game mod. I have been using the earbuds for over a week now, and here is the first impressions. Continue reading “OPPO Enco Buds Unboxing and First Impressions”

How to uninstall apps on Samsung devices without root

Most Android OEMs these days ship devices with a bucketload of preinstalled apps. But, not all the apps are used by most of the users. In fact, people often opt for services that work on most platforms instead of locking themselves into an app that’s available only on devices from one manufacturer. For example, people are likely to opt for services like Evernote or Google Keep rather than using MIUI Notes app, or OneUI Notes app. If you use a phone running a forked version of Android such as OneUI, MIUI, ColorOS, or RealmeUI, you might have found some apps unnecessary at some point in time.

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realme 8i Unboxing and First Impressions

This week, realme launched the realme 8i smartphone in India, along with the realme 8s. The successor to the realme 7i features a 6.6-inch FHD+ 120Hz LCD variable refresh rate screen, is powered by the latest MediaTek Helio G96 SoC compared to Snapdragon 662 SoC in the realme 7i. We got hold of the phone, and here is our unboxing. Continue reading “realme 8i Unboxing and First Impressions”

JioPhone Next delayed due to chip shortage; will be available before Diwali

Reliance Jio announced the JioPhone Next as the ultra-affordable Android smartphone in partnership with Google, back in June. At that time, it said that it said that the phone will be available in market from Ganesh Chaturthi, 10th September. Today, the company said that both Jio and Google have made considerable progress towards launching the much-awaited JioPhone Next, but it is not ready yet. Continue reading “JioPhone Next delayed due to chip shortage; will be available before Diwali”

vivo X70 Pro+ with 6.78-inch 2K 120Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 888+, IP68 ratings, X70 and X70 Pro with Zeiss optics announced

vivo today announced the vivo X70 series of smartphones at an event in China, as it had promised. The X70 and X70 Pro feature a 6.56-inch FHD+ panel with 120Hz AMOLED screen and the Pro+  version has a 6.78-inch Quad HD+ 120Hz Samsung E5 LTPO AMOLED screen. The Pro+ is powered by Snapdragon 888+ and the other models are powered by MediaTek Dimensity 1200 or Samsung Exynos 1080, depending on the version. Continue reading “vivo X70 Pro+ with 6.78-inch 2K 120Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 888+, IP68 ratings, X70 and X70 Pro with Zeiss optics announced”

realme 8s 5G Unboxing and First Impressions

realme today launched the realme 8s 5G smartphone in India, along with the realme 8i. The enhanced version of the realme 8 5G comes with a similar 6.5-inch FHD+ 90Hz LCD screen, but pack a MediaTek Dimensity 810 SoC compared to MediaTek Dimensity 700 SoC in the realme 8 5G. We got hold of the phone, and here is our unboxing. Continue reading “realme 8s 5G Unboxing and First Impressions”

Sony HT-S40R 5.1 channel 600W Home Cinema system with wireless rear speakers launched in India

Sony, a leader in home consumer technology, has announced the launch of the HT-S40R 5.1 channel home cinema system. It features 3 channel soundbar, a wireless sub and rear speakers with Dolby Digital Technology, support for TV wireless connection with BRAVIA TVs and more.

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Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon, Yoga Slim 7 Pro and IdeaPad Duet 5 Chromebook announced

During their Tech World 2021 event, Lenovo unveiled two new laptops in their Yoga series- a 14-inch Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon OLED laptop and a 16-inch ultra-slim Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro. These laptops feature AMD Ryzen 5000 series processors, discrete GPU options and will run Windows 11 out of the box. Along with this, they also announced a 13.3-inch IdeaPad Duet 5 Chromebook powered by the Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 Compute Platform and Google’s Chrome OS.

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realme Pocket and Cobble portable water-resistant Bluetooth Speakers launched in India starting at Rs. 1099

realme today launched Pocket and Cobble Bluetooth speakers in India, as it had promised. These pack 3W and 5W Dynamic Bass Boost Drivers, respectively, and feature a dedicated Passive Bass Radiator. These feature Bluetooth 5.0, support Stereo pairing, and come with IPX5 ratings for water resistant ratings. Continue reading “realme Pocket and Cobble portable water-resistant Bluetooth Speakers launched in India starting at Rs. 1099”

realme Pad with 10.4-inch WUXGA+ display, 6.9mm metal body, quad speakers, Dolby Atmos launched in India starting at Rs. 13999

Along with the realme 8s and realme 8i, realme also launched the realme Pad, the company’s first tablet in India, as it had promised. It as a 10.4-inch WUXGA+ display with 82.5% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by MediaTek Helio G80 SoC with up to 4GB of RAM, and runs realme UI for Pad based on Android 11 and has AIoT Smart unlock, screen mirroring and more. Continue reading “realme Pad with 10.4-inch WUXGA+ display, 6.9mm metal body, quad speakers, Dolby Atmos launched in India starting at Rs. 13999”

realme 8s 5G with 6.5-inch FHD+ 90Hz display, Dimensity 810, up to 8GB RAM, 5000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 17999

realme just launched realme 8s 5G, the company’s latest mid-range 5G smartphone in India, as it had promised. It has a 6.5-inch Full HD+ LCD screen with 90Hz refresh rate and 180Hz touch sampling rate, 90.5% screen-to-body ratio and an 16-megapixel camera inside the punch-hole. The phone is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 810 SoC compared to Dimensity 700 in the realme 8. It has up to 8GB of RAM with Dynamic RAM Expansion (DRE) technology, which can add up to 5GB to the existing 8GB RAM. Continue reading “realme 8s 5G with 6.5-inch FHD+ 90Hz display, Dimensity 810, up to 8GB RAM, 5000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 17999”

realme 8i with 6.6-inch FHD+ 120Hz display, Helio G96, 50MP rear camera, 5000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 13999

realme just launched realme 8i, the successor of the realme 7i in India, as it had promised. This comes with a 6.6-inch Full HD+ LCD screen with 120Hz refresh rate and 180Hz touch sampling rate, 6 different refresh rates (30Hz, 48Hz, 50Hz, 60Hz, 90Hz, and 120Hz) and 90.8% screen-to-body ratio and a 16-megapixel camera on the front. It is powered by MediaTek Helio G96 SoC with up to 6GB of RAM, and has 5GB Virtual RAM on 6GB+128GB
version that will give you up to 11GB RAM (realme 8i 4GB+64GB does not support Virtual RAM.). Continue reading “realme 8i with 6.6-inch FHD+ 120Hz display, Helio G96, 50MP rear camera, 5000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 13999”

Android 12 Beta 5 hints at Pixel overheating protection when charging

Most of us know that when you charge your Android smartphone, the device can get warm, or in some cases, quite hot. Google is working on a feature in Android 12 now for Pixel devices, where the phone will slow down the charging if it detects overheating and also notify the user.

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