Vivo V9 Youth with 6.3-inch FHD+ FullView display, dual rear cameras, Android 8.1 launched in India for Rs. 18990

Vivo launched the V9 smartphone last month, now it has silently launched the V9 Youth, a cheaper version of the smartphone. It has the same 6.3-inch FHD+ 19:9 2.5D curved glass display with a notch, 90% screen-to-body ratio, 1.75mm slim bezels, 4GB RAM and runs Android 8.1 (Oreo) with Funtouch OS 4.0, but his has a 16-megapixel … Continue reading “Vivo V9 Youth with 6.3-inch FHD+ FullView display, dual rear cameras, Android 8.1 launched in India for Rs. 18990”

LG G7 ThinQ surfaces in new render ahead of announcement on May 2

Last week confirmed that their next flagship smartphones will be called the LG G7 ThinQ and the phone will be unveiled on May 2nd. Now a new render of the smartphone has surfaced that shows the notch, metal frame and a power button on the right side, thanks to @evleaks.

Weekly Roundup: Xiaomi Black Shark, Google Home and Home Mini, Samsung Galaxy J7 Duo and more

This week the most expected Black Shark Gaming phone was launched, Google launched the Home and Home Mini smart speakers, Samsung launched the Galaxy J7 Duo, Coolpad launched Mega 4A and A1 smartphones, ZTE’s Nubia brand launched Nubia Z18 Mini, Panasonic and Canon launched new cameras, and lots more in our weekly roundup.

Vivo Y71 with 6-inch FullView display, Android Oreo launched in India for Rs. 10990

Vivo has launched the Y71, the company’s latest smartphone in the ‘Y Series’ in India, few weeks after it got certified by TENAA in China. It has a 6-inch HD+ 2.5D curved glass screen with 18:9 aspect ratio,  84.4% screen-to-body  Ratio, is powered by 1.4GHz quad-core Snapdragon 425 SoC with 3GB RAM, has a 13-megapixel rear … Continue reading “Vivo Y71 with 6-inch FullView display, Android Oreo launched in India for Rs. 10990”

Thomson launches 32-inch HD, 40-inch Full HD and 43-inch 4K HDR Smart TVs in India starting at Rs. 13490

Thomson (owned by Technicolor SA, France), the leading French consumer brand today launched a range of its smart TVs in collaboration with Business France (Trade Section of the Embassy of France) and in an exclusive licensing agreement with SPPL (Super Plastronics Pvt. Ltd.), in India as it had promised.

OnePlus 6 with metal frame, repositioned alert slider teased in first official image

OnePlus has finally released the first image of its upcoming OnePlus 6 smartphone that shows the side frame of the phone. The OnePlus 5T is placed on top of the OnePlus 6 that shows that the successor will have a similar size. It shows a new antenna teasing unlike the warp-around design in the 5T. … Continue reading “OnePlus 6 with metal frame, repositioned alert slider teased in first official image”

Samsung Galaxy J7 Duo with 5.5-inch Super AMOLED display, Dual rear cameras listed on official India site ahead of launch [Update: Official]

[Update: Samsung has officially launched the smartphone at a price of Rs. 16,990 and it goes on sale from April 12th.

Xiaomi said to be working on ‘comet’ and ‘sirius’ smartphones with upcoming Snapdragon 670

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 chipset which is the successor to the Snapdragon 660 has not yet been announced officially and we keep hearing about the chipset every now and then. It is reported that the the chipset will be manufactured on a 10nm process and feature Adreno 615 GPU. However, it is now believed that Xiaomi … Continue reading “Xiaomi said to be working on ‘comet’ and ‘sirius’ smartphones with upcoming Snapdragon 670”

LG G7 ThinQ surfaces in live images

Last month live images and video of the upcoming flagship LG smartphone surfaced from the MWC 2018 as G7 (Neo).  Now the first image of the LG G7 ThinQ with the model number LM-G710M  has surfaced in live images, which is said to be in early testing phase in the US. This coincides with earlier images and … Continue reading “LG G7 ThinQ surfaces in live images”

WhatsApp beta for Android brings locked audio recordings

WhatsApp is rolling out a new beta update for Android bringing the much-talked locked audio recordings feature. The latest beta update brings the app version to 2.18.102. For locked audio recordings feature, you will have to tap the “mic” icon in the chat and, after 0.5 seconds, WhatsApp will show the lock microphone button. 

Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018) with dual rear cameras, Bixby Home surfaces, could launch in India soon

Samsung SM-J720F surfaced in benchmarks back in January this year. Now the user manual of the smartphone has surfaced on the official site confirming dual rear cameras, front camera with flash as well as Bixby Home, making it the first budget smartphone from Samsung to come with Bixby support. It also comes with removable battery, micro … Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018) with dual rear cameras, Bixby Home surfaces, could launch in India soon”

OnePlus 6 with Android 8.1 Oreo, Snapdragon 845 gets Wi-Fi Certification

With OnePlus 5T going out of stock in North America and company officially started talking more about the upcoming flagship and how it will have a top notch like iPhone X, it is very clear that OnePlus is on the verge of launching its next flagship in the coming few weeks. Today according to the … Continue reading “OnePlus 6 with Android 8.1 Oreo, Snapdragon 845 gets Wi-Fi Certification”

Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ get a price cut in India

Samsung launched its flagship Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ smartphones in India back in April last year for Rs. 57,900 and Rs. 64,900, respectively. Few months after the launch the phones got a price cut to Rs. 53,900 and Rs. 58,900, respectively.

Google Play Store now recommends Lite and Android Go apps

We have been seeing the trend of Lite apps for Play Store’s popular apps like Facebook Lite, Messenger Lite, Skype Lite, and Twitter Lite. Along with Lite apps, Google introduced its own set of Go Apps for phones with less than 1GB RAM for Android Go (Oreo Edition) phones. It already released YouTube Go, Maps … Continue reading “Google Play Store now recommends Lite and Android Go apps”

New GoPro HERO waterproof action camera launching in India this week exclusively on Flipkart [Update: Official]

GoPro is already selling HERO5 Black and HERO5 session, HERO6 Black action cameras in India, which got price cuts in the country recently. Now a new GoPro Hero waterproof action camera is all set to launch in India exclusively on Flipkart. It has a model number CHDHB-501, comes with a 10-megapixel sensor capable of recording videos at 1080p … Continue reading “New GoPro HERO waterproof action camera launching in India this week exclusively on Flipkart [Update: Official]”