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MediaTek just announced Helio G90 and G90T SoCs in the ‘G series’ in India. Designed to be used in mid-range gaming smartphones, these have MediaTek’s HyperEngine game technology to boost the mobile gaming experience. These use ARM Cortex-A76 and Cortex-A55 CPUs with the Arm Mali — G76 3EEMC4 with speeds of up to 800MHz and are based on 12nm TSMC FinFET technology. “The combination of CPU, GPU and APU delivers up to 1TMACs performance, for peak power and smooth game play,” said the company.
Xiaomi’s Redmi brand introduced the Redmi K20 Pro smartphone in Flame Red, Glacier Blue and Carbon Fiber Black colors back in China in May, which was later launched in India. Today it has introduced the phone in new white color which it calls ‘Summer Honey White’. This has a gradient finish on the back and golden finish on the sides and around the pop-up camera.
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After rumors, Google has confirmed that its upcoming Pixel 4 smartphone will feature Face unlock with IR sensors, Motion Sense powered by Project Soli, a radar-based gesture control technology that was developed by Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects team (ATAP) back in 2015. Continue reading “Google Pixel 4 will feature Soli-powered Face Unlock, ‘Motion Sense’ gestures”
Realme, since its inception, has gained popularity in the country because of VFM offerings in the mid-range smartphone segment. Last month, in an episode of #AskMadhav, company CEO, Madhav Sheth, had confirmed that the company is working on Realme OS, and said that the company will have an official release once it is ready. Today Madhav on his twitter account posted regarding beta testing of a mystery project which could be the Realme OS. Continue reading “Realme announces Project X beta testing for Realme 3 Pro, could be Realme OS”
Panasonic has just launched its new Lumix G95 mirrorless in India, adding it to the G series lineup of mirrorless cameras. Lumix G95 features a rugged body, Lumix G MFT camera lens, flip-out screen, Integrated Wi-Fi, 4K capability and more.
Portronics, the company known for its wide range of accessories like power banks, Bluetooth speakers, etc has today launched its new smart wireless charger, Freedom 4. Freedom 4 desktop wireless charger features a digital clock, LED lamp, smart safety features and more.
In addition to announcement of offline sales for realme X, Realme has announced ‘realme freedom sale’ to celebrate 9 million users. The sale from 1st to 3rd August 2019 will offer Rs.1000 off on realme 3 pro, which will be available starting at Rs. 12,999 for the 4GB+ 64GB version, Rs. 500 off on realme 2 pro 4GB+ 64GB, which will be available at Rs.10,490, realme C2 will also be on sale. There is also Complete Mobile Protection (CMP) plans at disounted rates for select phones. Continue reading “Realme freedom sale from August 1 to 3: Rs. 1000 off on realme 3 pro; realme 3 Diamond Red Edition available from Aug 1”
HMD Global launched the Nokia 9 PureView with five rear cameras at MWC this year and recently launched the smartphone in India too. Previous reports suggested that the successor to the Nokia 9 PureView i.e., Nokia 9.1 PureView could launch in Q3 this year. But according to new reports, the smartphone is said to launch in Q4 this year with new features and improvements.
realme launched therealme X smartphone in India couple of weeks back starting at Rs. 16999. It went on sale starting from July 24th from Flipkart and Realme.com. At that time the company said that it will be available offline soon. Today it has announced that the realme X will be at all realme offline stores pan India from August 3rd, 2019.
Reliance Jio has launched Jio Saarthi voice-based assistant within the MyJio app that helps users recharge their numbers easily without any issues with step-by-step procedures. It also promotes adoption of digital recharges among users who have so far been unsure about the digital recharge process. Continue reading “Jio Saarthi Digital Assistant in MyJio app helps you with online recharge”
Last month OPPO teased its Under-Screen Camera technology for its smartphones, and it was introduced officially few weeks back. Today the company has shared images of its upcoming bezel-less smartphone prototype, which it calls ‘Waterfall Screen’ technology.
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Flipkart for the first time has announced Super Flash Sunday sale that allows people to get some of the latest smartphones on flash sale every Sunday. The first sale is scheduled for tomorrow, July 28th at 12 noon that would offer the latest Redmi K20, Redmi K20 Pro, Redmi 7A, Realme X and Realme 3i.
Back in 2017, T-Mobile and Sprint ceased discussions to merge into a single entity since they could not find mutually agreeable terms. But last year, both the companies agreed to merge in a deal valued at US$146 billion. In similar lines, now, the Department of Justice has approved T-Mobile and Sprint merger to create the new T-Mobile.
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Black Shark 2 Pro is all set to go official on July 30th, now the smartphone with the model number ‘BlackShark DTL-A0’ has surfaced on AnTuTu benchmarks which reveals a Full HD+ display, which should be a 6.39-inch FHD+ AMOLED screen, similar to the predecessor, faster Snapdragon 855 Plus SoC, 12GB RAM, 256GB storage, which will likely be UFS 3.0, looking at the memory performance in the benchmark and Android 9.0 (Pie).
Vivo launched its Z1Pro smartphone in India earlier this month at a competitive price tag starting at Rs. 14990. It went on sale on Flipkart and vivo India eStore starting from July 11th. After two weeks the phone is now available on open sale on both the platforms. It also comes with 5% cashback for HDFC Bank Debit Card users (not applicable on EMI transactions).
