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OPPO Reno 10x Zoom Edition with 6.6-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 855, in-display fingerprint sensor launched in India starting at Rs. 39990

OPPO just launched the Reno series in India, as it had promised. The Reno 10x loss less zoom version comes with a 6.6-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display with ultra narrow bezels and 93.1% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by Snapdragon 855 with up to 8GB of RAM, Game Boost 2.0, run Android Pie with ColorOS 6 on top and a 48-megapixel primary rear camera with Sony IMX586 sensor, 13-megapixel periscope telephoto camera with 10x loss-less zoom and an 8-megapixel 120 degree ultra-wide lens with equivalent focal length of 15.9mm, which provides wide-angle shots and the telephoto camera offers 159mm equivalent focal length.

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Redmi K20 with 6.39-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 730, triple rear cameras, in-display fingerprint scanner announced

Along with the Redmi K20 Pro, the company also introduced the Redmi K20, a cheaper version with Snapdragon 730 and 6GB of RAM compared to Snapdragon 855 and up to 8GB of RAM. Other specifications including 6.39-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display with 91.9% screen-to-body ratio, Android Pie with MIUI 10 and in-display fingerprint scanner are similar, but this has a 48-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX582 sensor, while the 8-megapixel telephoto lens and a 13-megapixel 124.8° ultra-wide sensor are the same. It also has a 20-megapixel pop-up front camera. Continue reading “Redmi K20 with 6.39-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 730, triple rear cameras, in-display fingerprint scanner announced”

Xiaomi Redmi 7A with 5.45-inch HD+ display, Snapdragon 439, 4000mAh battery, splash-resistant body announced [Update: Price]

Xiaomi’s Redmi brand just announced the Redmi 7A, the company’s latest budget smartphone and the successor of last year’s Redmi 6A in China, after it got certified last week. It has a 5.45-inch HD+ 18:9 aspect ratio display, is powered by Snapdragon 439, runs Android Pie with MIUI 10, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, PDAF, AI scene detection and a 5-megapixel front camera with support for AI face unlock and beautify. Similar to other Redmi 7 series phones, this also has a splash resistant P2i coating.
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Redmi K20 Pro with 6.39-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 855, triple rear cameras, in-display fingerprint scanner announced

Xiaomi’s Redmi brand just announced the Redmi K20 Pro, the latest top-end smartphone, as it had promised. It has a 6.39-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display with 91.9% screen-to-body ratio, thanks to 2.1mm narrrow bezels, is powered by Snapdragon 855 with up to 8GB of RAM, 8 layers of graphite 3D sheet for better heat dissipation, Game Turbo 2.0, runs Android Pie with MIUI 10 on top, has a 48-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX586 sensor, 8-megapixel telephoto lens for 2x loss-less zoom and a 124.8° ultra-wide sensor. Continue reading “Redmi K20 Pro with 6.39-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 855, triple rear cameras, in-display fingerprint scanner announced”

ASUS Zenbook Editon 30, Zenbook Pro Duo and Zenbook Duo laptops announced

At the ongoing Computex 2019 event in Taipei, Asus unveiled a series of limited-edition devices to celebrate 30 years of innovation. The company announced a range of laptops including Zenbook Editon 30, Zenbook Pro Duo, Zenbook Duo, and also introduced ZenFone 6 Edition 30, Prime X299 Edition 30 motherboard, Prime Utopia and ZenScreen Touch monitor.

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ASUS ZenFone 6 Edition 30 with 12GB RAM and 512GB storage announced

ASUS introduced the Zenfone 6, the company’s latest flagship smartphone at an event in Spain earlier this month. It was introduced only in 6GB with 64GB and 8GB with 128GB / 256GB storage versions. At the Computex 2019 in Taipei the company has introduced ZenFone 6 Edition 30 limited-edition 30th Anniversary version with 12GB RAM and 512GB of internal storage. Continue reading “ASUS ZenFone 6 Edition 30 with 12GB RAM and 512GB storage announced”

Sony V02, V42D, V72D and V82D high-power party speakers launched in India

Sony Electronics announced its high-power speakers alongside portable speakers and outdoor speakers at CES earlier this year. Today, the company has refreshed its range of party speakers by launching four new models MHC-V82D, MHC-V72D, MHC-V42D, and MHC-V02 in India.

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Redmi Note 7 Series sales cross 10 million units globally

Xiaomi’s Redmi brand introduced the first Redmi Note 7 smartphone in China back in January, and the Redmi Note 7 Pro made its global debut in India in February. Today the company has announced that the combined sales of Redmi Note 7 and Note 7 Pro have hit 10 million units globally in about four months or 129 days of launch. Earlier this month the company announced that it has sold 2 million or 20 lakh units of Redmi Note 7 series in India in 2 months

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Samsung Galaxy A50 gets a price cut in India, now available starting at Rs. 18490

Samsung launched the Galaxy A50 mid-range smartphone in India earlier this year. It was launched at a price of Rs. 19,990 for the 4GB RAM with 64GB storage variant and Rs. 22,990 for the 6GB RAM with 64GB internal storage variant. Today, the smartphone has received an Rs.1500 price cut in India and will be available to buy with the revised prices starting today.

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Samsung Galaxy M30 Android Pie One UI update starts rolling out in India

Samsung has finally started rolling out Android 9.0 (Pie) One UI 1.1 update for the Galaxy M30, few days before it had promised. The phone was launched in February running Android 8.1 (Oreo) with Samsung Experience 9.5. Apart from the One UI visual changes, there are many other changes and new features including new adaptive themes for the keyboard that change based on the app you’re currently using, Scene Optimizer for the Camera app, and more.

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ARM Cortex-A77 CPU, Mali-G77 GPU and Machine Learning IP announced

ARM today has announced its new premium CPU design, GPU design and Mobile IP based on the all-new Valhall architecture and a new machine learning (ML) processor. The new Cortex-A77 CPU, Mali-G77 GPU, and Machine Learning IP promise to offer 60 percent faster AI performance on smartphones. These are the successor to Cortex-A76 CPU, Mali-G76 GPU and Mali-V76 VPU launched last year.

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Black Shark 2 with 6.39-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 855, up to 12GB RAM launched in India starting at Rs. 39999

Black Shark has launched Black Shark 2, the company’s latest gaming smartphone in India, after it was introduced in China in March. It has 6.39-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with HDR support and touch algorithm optimization especially for gaming, is powered by Snapdragon 855 SoC with up to 12GB RAM, Ludicrous Mode for the best gaming experience, liquid cooling 3.0 that Tower-wide global liquid cooling system that uses liquid-cooled plate + liquid-cooled tube that can effectively cover all the heat-generating components to reduce the CPU’s core temperature by up to 14° C.

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OnePlus 7 Pro OxygenOS 9.5.4 update brings camera improvements

OnePlus has started rolling out OxygenOS 9.5.4 update (OxygenOS 9.5.5 for Europe as per Google’s instructions) that brings optimizations for double tap to wake and ambient display and audio for Bluetooth headset when playing games as well as camera improvements for HDR, low-light, fixes for white balance and focus issues.

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Lenovo Project Limitless world’s first 5G PC powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx 5G compute platform announced

Lenovo at the Computex 2019 in Taipei announced Project Limitless, which calls as the world’s first 5G always-on, always-connected PC, powered by new Snapdragon 8cx 5G compute platform with the Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 5G modem. Lenovo did not share any specification of the device yet, but the prototype shows a convertible design, large screen and a fingerprint sensor.

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Xiaomi Redmi Go 16GB storage variant launched in India for Rs. 4799

Xiaomi’s Redmi brand has officially launched the entry-level Redmi Go smartphone with 16GB internal storage after teasing it last week. The design and rest of the specifications of the new variant of Redmi Go remain the same as the 8GB storage variant Redmi Go, except the change in internal storage.

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