OnePlus 8 Series with Fluid AMOLED display earn DisplayMate’s ‘A+’ rating

OnePlus recently confirmed the OnePlus 8 series will be introduced in an online event on April 14th. After revealing  Quad HD+ HDR 120 Hz Fluid Display with MEMC chip back for the OnePlus 8 Pro in January, 5G support for the OnePlus 8 Series recently, and Snapdragon 865 SoC, coupled with LPDDR5 and UFS 3.0 for … Continue reading “OnePlus 8 Series with Fluid AMOLED display earn DisplayMate’s ‘A+’ rating”

Samsung Galaxy Note20+ could be powered by Snapdragon 865+ clocked up to 3.09GHz

Samsung’s latest Galaxy S20 series is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 in select countries, now the Galaxy Note20+ with the model number SM-N986U has surfaced in Geekbench listing revealing Snapdragon 865+ processor with clock speeds up to 3.09GHz.

GST Rate Hike: New Prices for Xiaomi, realme, Samsung, iQOO, OPPO, vivo smartphones

Last month, the GST Council in its 39th meeting increased GST rates for several products including mobile phones from 12% to 18% applicable from April 1st, 2020 and earlier today Apple, POCO announced the new prices. Now, Redmi, OPPO, vivo, realme, Samsung, and iQOO have announced the new prices of their smartphones and here’s a … Continue reading “GST Rate Hike: New Prices for Xiaomi, realme, Samsung, iQOO, OPPO, vivo smartphones”

POCO X2 gets a Rs. 1000 price hike after increase in GST

Earlier last month, the GST Council in its 39th meeting increased GST rates for several products including mobile phones from 12% to 18% applicable from April 1st, 2020. As announced, mobile brands have increased the prices of their smartphones and earlier today, Apple increased prices of the iPhone lineup. Following that, POCO has also announced … Continue reading “POCO X2 gets a Rs. 1000 price hike after increase in GST”

Apple iPhone 9 / SE 2 could be announced on April 15

Apple launched the compact iPhone SE back in 2016 with iPhone 5s-like design and while Apple shifted the design language starting with iPhone X, a lot of users have been waiting for a refresh to the iPhone SE. Multiple renders and rumors surfaced on the iPhone 9 / iPhone SE 2 recently and now a … Continue reading “Apple iPhone 9 / SE 2 could be announced on April 15”

OnePlus 8 Pro: Snapdragon 865 SoC, LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.0 storage confirmed, 24fps to 120fps with MEMC chip teased

OnePlus already confirmed the OnePlus 8 series will be introduced in an online event on April 14th. After confirming Quad HD+ HDR 120 Hz Fluid Display with MEMC chip back in January, and 5G support recently, the company has now confirmed Snapdragon 865 SoC, coupled with LPDDR5 and UFS 3.0 for the OnePlus 8 Pro.

Nokia 7.2 Android 10 update starts rolling out

HMD Global has started rolling out Android 10 update for the Nokia 7.2 smartphone, which makes it the eighth Nokia phone to get the update after the  Nokia 8.1, Nokia 9 PureView, Nokia 7.1, Nokia 6.1 Plus, Nokia 7 Plus, Nokia 6.1 and Nokia 2.2. It was launched last year running Android Pie. Android 10 brings number of additional privacy and … Continue reading “Nokia 7.2 Android 10 update starts rolling out”

Redmi 9 with Helio G80, quad rear cameras surfaces in live image

Details about the Redmi 9 smartphone surfaced back in December last year, which said that the phone will be powered by MediaTek Helio G70. Now new details about the phone have surfaced along with the live image of the back of the with the camera part that looks similar to the Redmi K30 / POCO … Continue reading “Redmi 9 with Helio G80, quad rear cameras surfaces in live image”

OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro detailed specs surface — 6.78-inch 120Hz Fluid Display, IP68 Water resistance, 30W Wireless charging for 8 Pro [Update: More camera specs]

Update: March 29, 2020 -More camera specs of the OnePlus 8 Pro have surfaced revealing 48MP IMX689 main camera, 48MP IMX586 120° ultra-wide camera, 8MP Telephoto camera with 3x Optical and 30x Digital Zoom and a 5MP depth sensor. It is said to feature improved OIS and EIS, New Night Portrait Mode, ‘3-HDR’ Video and … Continue reading “OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro detailed specs surface — 6.78-inch 120Hz Fluid Display, IP68 Water resistance, 30W Wireless charging for 8 Pro [Update: More camera specs]”

realme has already started realme UI 2.0 development, confirms CMO

realme started off as an oppo sub-brand and soon after became an independent brand, but realme kept using oppo’s version of Android – ColorOS. The company later decided to introduce their own UI and finally announced Android 10 based realme UI 1.0 back in December 2019. realme UI brings an array of new features such as dual … Continue reading “realme has already started realme UI 2.0 development, confirms CMO”

Xiaomi Mi 10 India launch event postponed

Last week Xiaomi announced the launch of its flagship Mi 10 smartphone in India on March 31st after it was introduced in China last month. Today the Xiaomi India head and VP Manu Jain has announced that the event will be postponed to later date due to the current situation in the country. Even realme … Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 10 India launch event postponed”

HP, Microsoft and Valve partner up to develop next-gen Reverb VR headset

About a year ago, HP released the Reverb VR Headset which had features like with spatial audio, dual microphones and more. Now HP has apparently partnered with Microsoft and Valve to produce its next-gen VR headset that will be designed for “Developers, architects, and VR users”.

Redmi Note 9 Pro Max sale delayed due to state lockdowns across India

Xiaomi’s Redmi brand launched the Redmi Note 9 Pro and Note 9 Pro Max smartphones in India earlier this month. The Redmi Note 9 Pro went on first sale on Amazon.in, Mi.com and Mi Home Stores on 17th March, and at the launch event the company said that the Note 9 Pro Max  will be available … Continue reading “Redmi Note 9 Pro Max sale delayed due to state lockdowns across India”

Redmi Note 9S with 6.67-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 720G, 5020mAh battery announced

Xiaomi’s Redmi brand today announced Redmi Note 9S, as it had promised. This is the global version of the Redmi Note 9 Pro that was launched in India last week. It has similar specifications including a 6.67-inch Full HD+ LCD screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Protection, Snapdragon 720G 8nm SoC, 48-megapixel primary rear camera … Continue reading “Redmi Note 9S with 6.67-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 720G, 5020mAh battery announced”