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During the first quarter of 2021, the Indian smartphone market witnessed a record growth of 23% YoY, shipping over 38 million units, which is the highest ever for the first quarter. The top 5 manufacturers for the quarter were Xiaomi, Samsung, Vivo, realme and OPPO.
Xiaomi under its Redmi brand just announced the Redmi K40 Gaming Edition, the company’s first gaming smartphone in China. It has a 6.67-inch FHD+ flexible AMOLED screen with 120Hz high refresh rate, 480Hz simultaneous three-fingerprint simultaneous touch sampling rate, 1.8mm trilateral equal width, 2.7mm ultra-narrow chin. Continue reading “Redmi K40 Gaming Edition with 6.67-inch FHD+ 120Hz AMOLED display, Dimensity 1200, dual magnetic gaming triggers announced”
vivo just announced the VV21 5G, the company’s latest mid-range 5G smartphone in the V series along with the V21 and the V21e, cheaper 4G model in Malaysia, ahead of India launch later this week. Both the phones feature a 44MP auto focus front camera with 4K video recording, Night Portrait, Super Night Selfie features and the V21 also comes with Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) and Dual Selfie Spotlight that offers bright selfies and videos, thanks to dual LED flash on the front. These pack a 6.44-inch Full HD+ AMOLED screen, and the V21 comes with 90Hz refresh rate. Continue reading “vivo V21 5G with 6.44-inch FHD+ AMOLED 90Hz display, Dimensity 800U, 8GB RAM, 44MP front camera with OIS and vivo V21e announced”
According to a rumour, NVIDIA is preparing to unveil the next card in the RTX 30-series, called the RTX 3080Ti. The card is reportedly aimed at competing against the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, featuring 12GB of GDDR6X memory, and it will also have a mining restriction placed on-board that will hopefully discourage miners from buying the card.
OPPO already confirmed that it will introduce the OPPO K9 5G smartphone in China on May 6th and also confirmed 65W super flash charge fast charging, punch-hole screen, triple rear cameras with a 64MP primary camera, 3.5mm audio jack, 8GB RAM with 128GB storage and 8GB RAM with 256GB storage versions. Now the phone has been listed on the official site revealing the complete specifications. Continue reading “OPPO K9 5G specs revealed ahead of announcement — 6.43-inch FHD+ 90Hz OLED display, Snapdragon 768G, 64MP triple rear cameras”
Spotify has announced a partnership with Facebook to allow users to play audio from Spotify directly within Facebook through a new mini player without switching between apps. Continue reading “Spotify’s new mini player lets you stream within Facebook app for Android and iOS”
Apple has released new software updates to iOS and iPadOS, bringing some rather big changes and support for new features. With iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, Apple has finally rolled it out its controversial App Tracking Transparency feature, added the ability to unlock an iPhone with an Apple Watch nearby, support for Apple Airtags and more.
Telegram has released a new update to their messaging app, bringing the version number to v7.7. With it, Telegram is introducing their Payments 2.0 feature, adding the ability to schedule voice chats and set reminders, new web versions and more.
Continue reading “Telegram v7.7 update brings Payments 2.0, Scheduled Voice Chats and more”
OPPO just launched the A53s 5G, the company’s latest budget 5G smartphone in India, as it had promised. It has a 6.5-inch HD+ screen with 88.7% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 700 SoC with up to 8GB of RAM and runs ColorOS 11.1 based on Android 11. It has RAM-expansion feature that re-optimises the unused RAM to improve the performance of this smartphone. Continue reading “OPPO A53s 5G with 6.5-inch display, Dimensity 700, up to 8GB RAM, 5000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 14990”
Apple has released macOS Big Sur 11.3, the next update that adds a lot of features includes support for AirTag, includes iPhone and iPad app improvements for Macs with M1, introduces separate skin tone variations for emoji with couples, and adds more diverse voice options for Siri. Continue reading “Apple releases macOS Big Sur 11.3 with support for AirTag, iPhone and iPad app improvements for M1 Macs and more”
We have been hearing a lot of rumors regarding the launch of the Nokia 5G smartphones for weeks now. Post the launch of the Nokia X10 and X20, the company is planning to launch yet another smartphone, which is expected to be the Nokia 8.3 5G’s successor. Continue reading “Nokia 5G smartphone with Snapdragon 775 and 108MP Penta rear cameras said to launch in Q3 2021, could be X50”
vivo is all set to launch its next smartphone — V21 5G in the India on April 29th through a virtual event at 12PM IST. The phone will be sold exclusively through Flipkart. Continue reading “vivo V21 5G with 44MP front camera with OIS launching in India on April 29”
Motorola has officially announced Moto G20 smartphone in Europe after it introduced the G10 and G30 phones a couple of months back. It packs a 6.5-inch HD+ 90Hz refresh rate screen, is powered UNISOC T700 SoC with 4GB of RAM, and packs 48MP rear camera along with an 8MP ultra-wide, 2MP depth and a 2MP macro cameras, and there is a 13MP front camera. Continue reading “Moto G20 with 6.5-inch Max Vision 90Hz display, 48MP quad rear cameras, 5000mAh battery announced”
Mivi, an audio company based in India, has announced the launch of the Collar Classic, a Bluetooth Wireless neckband style earphones in India. This ‘Made in India’ earphones comes in 6 different colours, features support for fast charging and a total 24 hour battery life.
Continue reading “Mivi Collar Classic wireless neckband earphones launched for Rs. 999”
In an effort to help India, as the country is experiencing its second wave of the COVID-19 outbreak, Google has announced that they will be donating Rs. 135 crore in funding towards organizations that are providing help. The company has also announced Rs. 112 Crore in Ad grants to help local health authorities and nonprofits circulate information about the vaccines.
