OPPO Reno case renders, video show new pop-up camera design, no-notch display [Update: Detailed specifications]

Update: March 29, 2019: Detailed specifications of the standard edition of OPPO Reno with model numbers PCAM00 and PCAT00 have been certified by TENAA revealing detailed specifications.  This shows a compact body even though it has a large 6.4-inch screen.

Samsung Galaxy A2 Core Android Go Edition smartphone surfaces [Update: Detailed specifications]

Update — March 27,2019: Detailed specifications of the smartphone has surfaced revealing almost similar specifications as the Galaxy J2 Core. Check it out below.

POCO F1 finally gets Widevine L1 support via OTA beta update [Update: Netflix HD playback coming soon]

Update: POCO has finally confirmed that Netflix HD content playback will be available soon, as it has announced in the latest feedback post that it has some progress with Netflix. Hope we can expect an update soon to enable it soon. The company is yet to roll out stable update to add widevine L1 and 4K … Continue reading “POCO F1 finally gets Widevine L1 support via OTA beta update [Update: Netflix HD playback coming soon]”

Xiaomi introduces Game Turbo in MIUI for POCO F1

Xiaomi’s sub-brand POCO launched POCO F1 running on Android with a skin on top, called MIUI For POCO. The smartphone has been in news since the launch for good reasons except for a  few issues, but the company has been very responsive towards addressing the issues and kept updating it with new features as per user feedback.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro gets Android 9.0 Pie-based MIUI Global Beta ROM [Download Link]

Update – March 22, 2019: Xiaomi has released MIUI10 v9.3.21 Global Beta update that also brings Android Pie. You can download the recovery ROM here and flash using updater method. Stable update is expected soon.

Nokia 5.1 Android Pie update starts rolling out

After rolling out Android Pie update for the Nokia 6, Nokia 3.1 Plus and Nokia 2.1, HMD Global has started rolling out Android Pie update for the Nokia 5.1 smartphone, as it had promised. The phone was introduced back in May last year running Android 8.1 (Oreo).

Over 1.5 lakh Realme 3 units sold out within minutes in first sale [Update: Over 2.1 lakh units sold on first day, next sale on March 19]

Update: Realme has announced that it has sold 2.1 lakh or 2,10,000 units on first day, adding 60,000 more with 8PM sale. It will go on sale again on March 19th.

HTC will roll out Android 9.0 (Pie) update for U11, U11+ and U12+ in Q2 2019

HTC was the first company to confirm Android Pie update for its  smartphones – HTC U12+, U11+, U11, and U11 life. The company rolled out Android Pie update for its U11 life Android One smartphone back in November last year. 7 month after confirmation of Android Pie update for its flagship HTC U12+, U11+, U11 smartphones, HTC … Continue reading “HTC will roll out Android 9.0 (Pie) update for U11, U11+ and U12+ in Q2 2019”

Xiaomi Redmi 7 with 6.26-inch 19:9 display, AI dual rear cameras, Android Pie, 4000mAh battery to be announced on March 18

Update – March 11, 2019: After rumors, Redmi President Lu Weibing has confirmed that Redmi 7 will be introduced on March 18 along with the Redmi Note 7 Pro. He has also posted an image of the phone in Blue and Black with Orange gradient colors, AI dual rear cameras and a Dot Notch.

Xiaomi Mi A2 gets another price cut in India, now available for Rs. 11999

Xiaomi launched the Mi A2, the company’s second Android One smartphone in India back in August last year starting at Rs. 16,999, later it got a Rs. 1000 price cut in November, and a Rs. 2000 price cut in the country in January this year. Today it has received third price cut oin the country, and is available for Rs. 11,999, … Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi A2 gets another price cut in India, now available for Rs. 11999”

YouTube is rolling out ‘fact checks’ on sensitive topics to combat fake news in India

The term ‘Fake news’ is seen as the greatest threat and has the ability to fracture our society. The main sources for this unverified news are indeed the social media platform including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

POCO F1 MIUI 10.2.3.0 stable update starts rolling out [Download Link]

Xiaomi’s sub-brand POCO launched POCO F1 running on Android 8.1 (Oreo) with a skin on top, called MIUI For POCO. The smartphone has been in news since the launch for good reasons except for a  few issues, but the company has been very responsive towards addressing the issues and kept device updated as well. The device received MIUI 10 … Continue reading “POCO F1 MIUI 10.2.3.0 stable update starts rolling out [Download Link]”

HUAWEI P smart+ 2019 with 6.21-inch FHD+ display, triple rear cameras, Android Pie announced

After the P Smart 2019 in December, Huawei has silently introduced the P Smart+ 2019 mid-range smartphone. It has  the same 6.21-inch Full HD+ waterdrop notch display with 19:5:9 aspect ratio, around 90% screen-to-body ratio, Kirin 710 SoC with 3GB RAM, support for GPU Turbo 2.0 and  Android 9.0 (Pie) with EMUI 9.0 on top, … Continue reading “HUAWEI P smart+ 2019 with 6.21-inch FHD+ display, triple rear cameras, Android Pie announced”

Vivo Y91i with 6.22-inch Halo FullView display, 4030mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 7990

After the launch of Y91, Vivo has launched Y91i, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the ‘Y series’ in India, which was introduced as Y91C in several countries. It has the same 6.2-inch HD+ 19:9 aspect ratio Halo FullView display, is powered by Helio P22 Octa-Core 12nm SoC, 2GB of RAM, runs Android 8.1 (Oreo) with Funtouch OS 4.5, … Continue reading “Vivo Y91i with 6.22-inch Halo FullView display, 4030mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 7990”

Over 2 lakh Redmi Note 7 units sold out within minutes in first sale in India, next sale on March 13

Xiaomi launched the  Redmi Note 7 in India last week, and the phone went on sale for the first time yesterday, March 6th on Flipkart, Mi.com and Mi Home stores at 12 noon. Today the company has announced that it has sold over 200,000 or 2 lakh units of the smartphone within minutes in the first sale.