POCO C3 with 6.53-inch display, triple rear cameras, 5000mAh battery launching in India on October 6

After launching the POCO  X3 smartphone last week, the company has confirmed the launch of POCO C3, a budget smartphone in India on October 6th on Flipkart. Based on earlier reports, the Redmi 9C that was introduced back in June will be launched as the POCO C3 in India. The company is calling it the Game Charger and the teaser image shows triple rear cameras. Continue reading “POCO C3 with 6.53-inch display, triple rear cameras, 5000mAh battery launching in India on October 6”

Android 11 based Awaken OS — Overview and First Impressions on POCO F1

Google started rolling out Android 11 stable updates for the Google Pixel devices a couple of weeks ago. Some OEMs such as OPPO and realme have already revealed Android 11 based UI roll-out schedules for eligible devices, while some have already started rolling out Beta versions of the same to their latest generation flagship devices. In case you do not have the latest generation flagship devices, you can try a custom ROM on your device as Android 11 custom ROMs have already been released for a few devices.

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POCO X3 with 6.67-inch FHD+ 120Hz display, Snapdragon 732G, up to 8GB RAM, 6000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 16999

POCO just launched the POCO X3, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the X series and the successor of the popular POCO X2 in India as it had promised. It packs a 6.67-inch Full HD+ LCD screen with 3.8mm punch-hole screen that houses a 20-megapixel camera, 120Hz refresh rate with Dynamic switching between 120Hz, 90Hz, 60Hz or 50Hz and has 240Hz touch sampling rate. It is powered by Snapdragon 732G SoC with up to 8GB of RAM, comes with liquid cooling plus that combines an enlarged copper heat pipe with multiple layers of graphite to reduce the heat of the phone’s processor by up to an additional 6°C, and runs Android 10 with MIUI 12 on top. Continue reading “POCO X3 with 6.67-inch FHD+ 120Hz display, Snapdragon 732G, up to 8GB RAM, 6000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 16999”

POCO X3 with 6.67-inch FHD+ 120Hz display, Snapdragon 732G, 64MP quad rear cameras launching in India on September 22

POCO has confirmed that it will launch POCO X3, successor of the POCO X2 smartphone in India on September 22nd, and the phone will be sold on Flipkart as usual. The phone was introduced earlier this month in Europe packing a 6.67-inch Full HD+ LCD screen with 3.8mm, punch-hole screen, 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate, is powered by Snapdragon 732G SoC, liquid cooling 1.0 Plus with copper heat pipe and dual graphite to reduce the temperature by up to 6° C, and runs Android 10 with MIUI 12 on top. Continue reading “POCO X3 with 6.67-inch FHD+ 120Hz display, Snapdragon 732G, 64MP quad rear cameras launching in India on September 22”

Xiaomi Smartphone users can now measure heart-rate using camera — Here’s How

Xiaomi, with MIUI 11, introduced a new app, called Mi Health for steps tracking. With MIUI 12, Xiaomi added more functionality to the Mi Health such as sleep tracking, workouts, and other activities including the ability to detect snoring and talking. Now, with a new update, Xiaomi is adding another new feature to the Mi Health. Xiaomi users can now measure their heart-rate with the latest version of Mi Health.

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POCO M2 with 6.53-inch FHD+ display, Helio G80, 6GB RAM, 5000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 10999

POCO just launched POCO M2 smartphone, as it had promised. This has similar specifications as the Redmi 9 Prime that includes a 6.53-inch Full HD+ LCD water-drop, MediaTek Helio G80 8nm SoC, 13-megapixel primary rear AI camera, 8-megapixel 118° ultra-wide angle lens, 5-megapixel 4cm macro sensor and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. There is an 8-megapixel camera on the front. Continue reading “POCO M2 with 6.53-inch FHD+ display, Helio G80, 6GB RAM, 5000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 10999”

POCO X3 NFC with 6.67-inch FHD+ 120Hz display, Snapdragon 732G, 6GB RAM, 64MP quad rear cameras, 5160mAh battery announced

POCO just announced the POCO X3 NFC, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone as it had promised. It packs a 6.67-inch Full HD+ LCD screen with 3.8mm, punch-hole screen, 120Hz refresh rate with Dynamic switching between 120Hz, 90Hz, 60Hz or 50Hz and has 240Hz touch sampling rate. It is the first phone to be powered by Snapdragon 732G SoC, has 6GB of RAM, comes with liquid cooling 1.0 Plus with copper heat pipe and dual graphite to reduce the temperature by up to 6° C, and runs Android 10 with MIUI 12 on top. Continue reading “POCO X3 NFC with 6.67-inch FHD+ 120Hz display, Snapdragon 732G, 6GB RAM, 64MP quad rear cameras, 5160mAh battery announced”

POCO X3 with 120Hz display, Snapdragon 732G, 64MP quad rear cameras, 5160mAh battery to be announced on September 7

Earlier this week POCO confirmed that it will introduce POCO X3 NFC on September 7th. Now it has started revealing specifications of the phone. Qualcomm already confirmed that it will be the first phone to be powered by Snapdragon 732G, now the company has confirmed 64-megapixel rear camera in a quad camera arrangement, 5160mAh battery with support for 33W fast charging that can charge the phone in 65 minutes. It will come in 64GB and 128GB storage versions. Continue reading “POCO X3 with 120Hz display, Snapdragon 732G, 64MP quad rear cameras, 5160mAh battery to be announced on September 7”

POCO M2 launching in India on September 8

Following the launch of POCO M2 Pro smartphone, the company is gearing up to launch a new smartphone in India next week and the teasers have gone live on POCO’s social media channels and Flipkart. Continue reading “POCO M2 launching in India on September 8”

Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G 8nm Mobile Platform offers up to 2.3GHz CPU, 15% faster GPU, to power POCO X3

Qualcomm just announced Snapdragon 732G Mobile Platform, successor of Snapdragon 730G that offers upgraded GPU and CPU compared to the previous generation. The prime CPU core clock speed in 732G us up to 2.3 GHz, compared to 2.2 GHz in the predecessor and the Adreno 618 GPU offers 15% improvement in graphics rendering.

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POCO M2 Pro Review: Better option than Redmi Note 9 Pro under Rs. 15000

After the POCO X2 launch earlier this year, POCO launched the M2 Pro, another mid-range phone in India last month. Even though this has almost similar specifications as the Redmi Note 9 Pro that starts at the same price, this has updgraded features such as support for 33w fast charging compared to 18W charging, doesn’t have ads and features a two-tone glass back.  The specifications look great on paper for the price. Let us dive into the review to find out what the device has to offer. Continue reading “POCO M2 Pro Review: Better option than Redmi Note 9 Pro under Rs. 15000”

POCO M2 Pro goes on sale again today at 12 noon on Flipkart

POCO M2 Pro was launched in India earlier this month starting at Rs. 13999. It went on sale for the first time on July 14th. The second sale happens today, July 30th at 12 noon on Flipkart. SBI Credit card users get 5% instant discount (Up to Rs. 750), which is part of ongoing offer on Flipkart. Continue reading “POCO M2 Pro goes on sale again today at 12 noon on Flipkart”

How to Uninstall Clean Master Service on Xiaomi and realme devices without root

Towards the end of June, the Indian Government announced it’s plan to ban 59 Chinese apps including TikTok, ShareIt, and Clean Master. Cheetah Mobiles, the company behind Clean Master was in news a few months back when Google decided to pull off quite a few of their apps from Google Play Store including the Antutu benchmark. Apps like Clean Master were popular amongst users which helped in clearing the cache of the phone. To those unaware Cheetah Mobiles is a subsidiary of Kingsoft Corporation. Xiaomi CEO and co-founder Lei Jun has also served as CEO and Chairman of the Kingsoft in the past.

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POCO M2 Pro with 6.67-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 720G, 5000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 13999

POCO just launched the POCO M2 Pro, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in India, as it had promised. It has a 6.67-inch Full HD+ LCD screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Protection, is powered by the latest Snapdragon 720G 8nm SoC with up to 6GB of RAM. It features a 48-megapixel primary rear camera with Samsung GM2 Sensor, 8-megapixel 119° ultra-wide angle lens, 5-megapixel 2cm macro sensor and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. There is a 16-megapixel camera on the front. Continue reading “POCO M2 Pro with 6.67-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 720G, 5000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 13999”