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Update: The Enco W31 true wireless earbuds from OPPO will go on sale in India on Amazon starting May 15th, 2020 12 AM, and people in Orange and Green Zones will be able to place the order. Continue reading “OPPO Enco W31 true wireless earbuds to go on sale in India starting May 15 for Rs. 3999”
HUAWEI just launched the FreeBuds 3, the company’s latest true wireless earbuds in India, after it was introduced at the IFA last year. It has Kirin A1 chip with dual-mode Bluetooth 5.1 SoC with patented BT-UHD transmission protocol for 6.5Mbps transmission speed. It uses HUAWEI Isochronous Dual Channel transmission technology for low latency and low power consumption and 356 MHz audio processor for stable, fast Bluetooth connection, as well as an accurate audio and video synchronization. The chip can also eliminate the background noise during calls and enhance the voice simultaneously. Continue reading “HUAWEI FreeBuds 3 with Kirin A1 chip, Bluetooth 5.1, open fit active noise cancellation launched in India for Rs. 12990”
Telecom operators in India have started working on 5G network from quite some time and recently, Airtel partnered with Nokia to prepare for 5G networks. On similar lines, now Airtel has partnered with IBM and Red Hat to build 5G Ready Cloud Network. Continue reading “Airtel selects IBM and Red Hat to build 5G Ready Cloud Network”
Back in September last year, Samsung introduced ‘Samsung Finance+’ digital lending platform and aided customers with financing opportunity for the purchase of Galaxy smartphones in India. Owing to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide lockdown, Samsung has now started home delivery of ‘Samsung Finance+’ in India which was earlier available at select dealerships.
HUAWEI’s HONOR brand just launched the HONOR 9X Pro smartphone in India, as it had promised. It was introduced in China back in June last year, packs a 6.59-inch FHD+ no-notch LCD screen, is powered by Kirin 810 7nm SoC with GPU Turbo 9.0, 6GB RAM, NINE liquid cooling that can bring down the temperature by up to 5°C, run runs Android 9.0 (Pie) with EMIUI 9.1, but with HUAWEI Mobile Services (HMS), HUAWEI AppGallery app store instead of Google Play Services and Play Store. The company said it has several partnerships to bring range of apps, and is also working to bring Netflix and other streaming apps. Continue reading “HONOR 9X Pro with 6.59-inch FHD+ display, Kirin 810 launched in India, available for Rs. 14999 with early access offer”
Update, 12th May 2020: HUAWEI has officially launched the Y9s smartphone in India. It is priced at Rs. 19,990 (6GB+128GB) and will be available starting 19th May from Amazon.in. Continue reading “HUAWEI Y9s with 6.59-inch FHD+ display, triple rear cameras, pop-up front camera launched in India at Rs. 19990”
Vivo just launched its V19 smartphone in India as it had promised. It packs a 6.44-inch FULL HD+ Super AMOLED Ultra-O display that houses a 32MP camera and an 8MP ultra-wide camera. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 SoC paired with 8GB of RAM, Copper Tube Liquid Cooling for heat dissipation and features a glass sandwich design. The phone packs a 48MP main camera along with an 8MP wide-angle cameras, as well as 2MP depth and a 2MP macro sensor. Continue reading “Vivo V19 with 6.44-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED display, 48MP quad rear cameras, 32MP dual front cameras launched in India starting at Rs. 27990”
Apple introduced the new iPhone SE last month priced starting at Rs. 42500. Today it has announced a limited period offer for HDFC Bank cards that will let them get the phone effectively at Rs. 38,900 after Rs. 3600 cashback. The 128GB version costs Rs. 44,200 and 256GB storage version at Rs. 54700, after the Rs. 3600 cashback under the offer compared to Rs. 47,800 and Rs. 58,300 price tag effectively. Continue reading “Apple iPhone SE 2020 will be available in India at an effective price of Rs. 38900 with HDFC cashback offer”
The premium smartphone market (>Rs. 30000) has been a competition between Samsung Apple and OnePlus for many quarters now. In the first quarter of 2020, the market saw a growth of 21% YoY, with Samsung managing to edge out Apple to take the lead as India’s current top premium smartphone manufacturer.
Along with the Narzo 10A, realme also launched the Narzo 10, the company’s latest smartphone in the new Narzo series in India, as it had promised. It packs a 6.5-inch HD+ Mini-drop notch display with 89.8% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by the latest MediaTek Helio G80 12nm SoC with 4GB RAM, and runs Android 10 with realme UI on top. It has 48-megapixel rear camera with f/1.8 aperture, AI scene recognition, 8-megapixel 119° ultra-wide sensor, 2-megapixel 4cm macro sensor and a 2-megapixel Black and White sensor for portrait shots. Continue reading “Realme Narzo 10 with 6.5-inch mini drop display, Helio G80, 48MP quad rear cameras, 5000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 11999”
Realme just launched the Narzo 10A, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the new Narzo series in India, as it had promised. It packs a 6.52-inch HD+ Mini-drop notch display with 89.8% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by the latest MediaTek Helio G70 12nm SoC with 3GB RAM, and runs Android 10 with realme UI on top. It has 12-megapixel rear camera with f/1.8 aperture, AI scene recognition, 2-megapixel 4cm macro sensor and a 2-megapixel depth sensor for portrait shots. Continue reading “Realme Narzo 10A with 6.5-inch mini drop display, 12MP triple rear cameras, 5000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 8499”
Apple may be on track to increase India’s local manufacturing revenue to nearly $40 billion over the next 5 years, as a result of the Government of India’s Production Linked Incentive scheme (PLI) for large scale electronics manufacturing. The scheme will be largely availed by two of Apple’s contract manufacturers, namely Winstron and Foxconn.
Qualcomm just announced Snapdragon 768G, the company’s latest mid-range 5G Mobile platform and the successor of the Snapdragon 765G that was introduced back in December last year. This comes with faster Qualcomm Kryo 475 CPU Prime core clock speed up to 2.8 GHz compared to 2.4 GHz in the 765G and also promises up to 15% faster graphics rendering than Snapdragon 765G and support for 120Hz display. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G announced — 15% faster CPU and GPU performance compared to 765G, updateable GPU drivers”
Update: Vivo has confirmed the launch of V19 smartphone in India on May 12th, after it has been postponed from the original launch date of March 26th. Even though it was supposed to launch in India first, the smartphone appeared on the global website last month, which confirmed the complete specifications. Continue reading “Vivo V19 with 6.44-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED display, 48MP quad rear cameras, 32MP dual front cameras launching in India on May 12”
Xiaomi finally released its much-anticipated flagship Mi 10 in India last week. There has been so much heat around Mi 10 since India launch, in this post let us analyze if Xiaomi has been a little late in finally bringing Mi flagships to India and what are the other factors that may determine Mi 10 and Xiaomi’s fate in the premium segment in India.
Continue reading “Has Xiaomi been a little too late in bringing Mi Flagships again to India?”
