News | Fone Arena - Part 1038

vivo X70 Pro+ with 6.78-inch 2K 120Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 888+, IP68 ratings, X70 and X70 Pro with Zeiss optics announced

vivo today announced the vivo X70 series of smartphones at an event in China, as it had promised. The X70 and X70 Pro feature a 6.56-inch FHD+ panel with 120Hz AMOLED screen and the Pro+ version has a 6.78-inch Quad HD+ 120Hz Samsung E5 LTPO AMOLED screen. The Pro+ is powered by Snapdragon 888+ and the other models are powered by MediaTek Dimensity 1200 or Samsung Exynos 1080, depending on the version. Continue reading “vivo X70 Pro+ with 6.78-inch 2K 120Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 888+, IP68 ratings, X70 and X70 Pro with Zeiss optics announced”

Sony HT-S40R 5.1 channel 600W Home Cinema system with wireless rear speakers launched in India

Sony, a leader in home consumer technology, has announced the launch of the HT-S40R 5.1 channel home cinema system. It features 3 channel soundbar, a wireless sub and rear speakers with Dolby Digital Technology, support for TV wireless connection with BRAVIA TVs and more.

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Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon, Yoga Slim 7 Pro and IdeaPad Duet 5 Chromebook announced

During their Tech World 2021 event, Lenovo unveiled two new laptops in their Yoga series- a 14-inch Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon OLED laptop and a 16-inch ultra-slim Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro. These laptops feature AMD Ryzen 5000 series processors, discrete GPU options and will run Windows 11 out of the box. Along with this, they also announced a 13.3-inch IdeaPad Duet 5 Chromebook powered by the Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 Compute Platform and Google’s Chrome OS.

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realme Pocket and Cobble portable water-resistant Bluetooth Speakers launched in India starting at Rs. 1099

realme today launched Pocket and Cobble Bluetooth speakers in India, as it had promised. These pack 3W and 5W Dynamic Bass Boost Drivers, respectively, and feature a dedicated Passive Bass Radiator. These feature Bluetooth 5.0, support Stereo pairing, and come with IPX5 ratings for water resistant ratings. Continue reading “realme Pocket and Cobble portable water-resistant Bluetooth Speakers launched in India starting at Rs. 1099”

realme Pad with 10.4-inch WUXGA+ display, 6.9mm metal body, quad speakers, Dolby Atmos launched in India starting at Rs. 13999

Along with the realme 8s and realme 8i, realme also launched the realme Pad, the company’s first tablet in India, as it had promised. It as a 10.4-inch WUXGA+ display with 82.5% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by MediaTek Helio G80 SoC with up to 4GB of RAM, and runs realme UI for Pad based on Android 11 and has AIoT Smart unlock, screen mirroring and more. Continue reading “realme Pad with 10.4-inch WUXGA+ display, 6.9mm metal body, quad speakers, Dolby Atmos launched in India starting at Rs. 13999”

realme 8s 5G with 6.5-inch FHD+ 90Hz display, Dimensity 810, up to 8GB RAM, 5000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 17999

realme just launched realme 8s 5G, the company’s latest mid-range 5G smartphone in India, as it had promised. It has a 6.5-inch Full HD+ LCD screen with 90Hz refresh rate and 180Hz touch sampling rate, 90.5% screen-to-body ratio and an 16-megapixel camera inside the punch-hole. The phone is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 810 SoC compared to Dimensity 700 in the realme 8. It has up to 8GB of RAM with Dynamic RAM Expansion (DRE) technology, which can add up to 5GB to the existing 8GB RAM. Continue reading “realme 8s 5G with 6.5-inch FHD+ 90Hz display, Dimensity 810, up to 8GB RAM, 5000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 17999”

realme 8i with 6.6-inch FHD+ 120Hz display, Helio G96, 50MP rear camera, 5000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 13999

realme just launched realme 8i, the successor of the realme 7i in India, as it had promised. This comes with a 6.6-inch Full HD+ LCD screen with 120Hz refresh rate and 180Hz touch sampling rate, 6 different refresh rates (30Hz, 48Hz, 50Hz, 60Hz, 90Hz, and 120Hz) and 90.8% screen-to-body ratio and a 16-megapixel camera on the front. It is powered by MediaTek Helio G96 SoC with up to 6GB of RAM, and has 5GB Virtual RAM on 6GB+128GB
version that will give you up to 11GB RAM (realme 8i 4GB+64GB does not support Virtual RAM.). Continue reading “realme 8i with 6.6-inch FHD+ 120Hz display, Helio G96, 50MP rear camera, 5000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 13999”

Android 12 Beta 5 hints at Pixel overheating protection when charging

Most of us know that when you charge your Android smartphone, the device can get warm, or in some cases, quite hot. Google is working on a feature in Android 12 now for Pixel devices, where the phone will slow down the charging if it detects overheating and also notify the user.

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Portronics Pure Sound 101 120W soundbar with subwoofer launched for Rs. 7999

Portronics, makers of consumer electronics and accessories, has announced the launch of their Pure Sound 101 soundbar with wired subwoofer in India. This 2.1 channel system features a total power output of 120W, has multiple inputs including Bluetooth connectivity and more.

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Android 12 Beta 5 with final tweaks, Calculator app with Material You UI released ahead of stable roll out

Google has released the Android 12 beta 5 which has reached release candidate after it reached Platform Stability with Beta 4 that was released last month. All app-facing surfaces are final, including SDK and NDK APIs, app-facing system behaviors, and restrictions on non-SDK interfaces, said Google. Continue reading “Android 12 Beta 5 with final tweaks, Calculator app with Material You UI released ahead of stable roll out”

Samsung PRO Plus, EVO Plus UHS-1 microSD and SD cards for 4K UHD content announced

With content creation and consumption in the surge, microSD and SD cards play an important role. Samsung which is known for its microSD and SD cards lineup has announced two new products now – Samsung PRO Plus and Samsung EVO Plus. Continue reading “Samsung PRO Plus, EVO Plus UHS-1 microSD and SD cards for 4K UHD content announced”

Apple iPhone 14 with Titanium Design, No Notch display surfaces in renders ahead of launch next year

Apple recently sent out the invites for the next iPhone launch event – iPhone 13. While we are less than a week from the official launch of the iPhone 13, a new render of the iPhone 14 has surfaced way ahead of its launch next year. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 14 with Titanium Design, No Notch display surfaces in renders ahead of launch next year”

Lenovo Tab P12 Pro with 12.6-inch 2K 120Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 870, Tab P11 5G and Smart Wireless Earbuds with ANC announced

At its 7th annual Tech World global technology event, Lenovo introduced new Tab P12 Pro and Tab P11 5G Android tablets as the successor to last year’s P11 and P11 Pro models and new Lenovo Smart Wireless Earbuds. The Tab P12 Pro has a 2K AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate. It has low-blue light emissions certification from TÜV Rheinland plus a smarter Direct Current (DC) Dimming setting that lowers the amount of power going to the display for better performance in low light scenarios. Continue reading “Lenovo Tab P12 Pro with 12.6-inch 2K 120Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 870, Tab P11 5G and Smart Wireless Earbuds with ANC announced”

LG Chem develops new ‘Real Folding Window’ glass material for future foldable smartphones

LG Chem, a division of LG that deals with chemicals, has unveiled their new “Real Folding Window” cover material designed for foldable smartphones of the future. The new material will reportedly be hard as glass, but have folding areas that are as flexible as plastic.

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Twitter for iOS testing edge-to-edge videos and pictures for timeline

Twitter is testing yet another visual tweak to their mobile experience on iOS, where videos, photos and GIFs will now stretch from edge-to-edge on the display. The test comes nearly a month after Twitter introduced a number of visual changes on both its mobile and web platforms.

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