[Update] Soon after the incident, OnePlus said, “We take such incidents seriously. Our team has reached out to the user and we are in process of collecting the details to investigate this further.”
The exact reason behind the blast is still a question and the company is yet to respond to it.
[Original Story] It’s another day for the OnePlus Nord 2 and the device has yet again burnt into a dead machine. This time the incident occurred with a person in Dhule, India, and the pictures for the same were shared by a Twitter netizen named Suhit Sharma. Apparently, the phone owner kept the device in his right pocket and out of nowhere a major blast occurred resulting in some severe consequences.
Suhit on Twitter said, “Never expected this from you”, “see what your product have done. Please be prepared for the consequences. Stop playing with peoples life. Because of you that boy is suffering contact asap.”
@OnePlus_IN Never expected this from you #OnePlusNord2Blast see what your product have done. Please be prepared for the consequences. Stop playing with peoples life. Because of you that boy is suffering contact asap. pic.twitter.com/5Wi9YCbnj8
The user also shared multiple images of the phone’s back, where the phone seems to have burnt from the bottom left side. The phone was kept in a transparent TPU case and it also seems to have ripped off from the bottom sides. While a phone blast is unfortunate, what’s miserable is the owner’s thigh. Unfortunately, the right thigh of the device owner has major burn marks. In fact, the body skin of the phone’s owner has peeled off.
With so many Nord 2 units getting exploded, OnePlus surely has some questions to answer. Once, the company responds, we’ll update the article.
Fast charging functionality is a feature that has come to stay with smartphones and other tech devices. Some new smartphone models have been upping the stakes by providing some very impressive charging capabilities for new products. The Oppo Find X4 seems to fall into this category of smartphones as it is rumored to have a huge 125W charging capability.
The Oppo Find X4 is the successor of the Find X3 Pro which boasts a decent 65W wired charging. It is seen that if the rumors are credible, then the new Oppo flagship will almost double the wired charging potential of its predecessor, the Find X3 Pro. Putting the monster charging potential of the Find X4 in perspective, we see that even the Google Pixel 3 is up to 5 times slower than the Find X4 series. Recent performance tests had revealed that the Pixel 3 does not achieve its stated 30W charging speed but peaks at about 22W, which is less than a fifth of the rumored potential of the Find X4 series.
Tipster Digital Chat Station is credited with the rumor of the charging power of the Find X4. Little additional details were leaked by the tipster relating to the device, although it is speculated that it will be powered by the Snapdragon 898, which is a premium offering by Qualcomm, due for unveiling on November 30. There could still be several months before the release of the Find X4 series. Some industry watchers have hazarded that the unveiling date could be March 2022. We keep our fingers crossed as we await more details from Oppo on the new Find X4 series.
It is no longer news that Huawei‘s once boisterous smartphone division has been struggling since the US slammed a trade embargo on the Chinese tech giant. It was reported last year that the US gave a concession for the company to only access 4G chipset. Apparently, it was also impossible for the brand to purchase 12GB RAM from suppliers. This has led to the discontinuation of 12GB RAM variants of its top smartphones like the Mate 40 RS Porsche Edition.
There are reports that the company is now planning to commence the sales of 12GB RAM models of its existing flagship models like the P50 and Mate 40 series. The P50 which was released earlier this year was mostly available in the 8GB RAM variant with a limited supply of the 12GB RAM version and in most platforms, it is listed as “Out of stock”.
A Weibo tipster disclosed recently that the scarcity is due to restrictions that the company is facing in the procurement of chips and other components. Apparently, the sanctions meant that the brand can only sell 6GB RAM and 8 GB RAM variants. But the tipster says the restriction has been relaxed, allowing the Chinese company to have access to the faster 12GB LPDDR5 flash memory. The tipster is speculating the brand may release the 12GB RAM variant of the Mate Fold first.
While those may come as some form of respite for the Chinese company, there is no end in sight for the firm in terms of flagship processors. The Mate 50 series is expected to launch soon in China but the processor won’t be having a 5G modem onboard but will have 4G connectivity.
Indian manufacturer boAt has launched yet another smartwatch in the market dubbed boAt Watch Zenit. The smartwatch comes with a circular dial featuring 100 customisable watch faces, IP67 certification, and built-in games.
The boAt Watch Zenit comes at an affordable price tag of ₹1,999(~$27) and has three colour variants. It has a Black, Grey, and Blue shade. The smartwatch is scheduled to go on sale from November 11 in the country.
The boAt Watch Zenit has a 1.3-inch IPS display placed in the circular dial. It has two physical buttons on the right side and boasts multiple watch faces. boAt claims that users get 100 customisable watch faces to choose from. The watch faces can be tweaked from the dedicated boAt application.
The smartwatch has a SpO2 sensor for measuring blood oxygen levels. It also has a sleep tracker and calorie tracker. The device comes with seven sports modes which include walking, cycling, running, badminton, football, and basketball. It has IP67 dust and splash resistance certification.
Interestingly, it comes with built-in games, however, the company is yet to reveal all the available games. So far it is learned that the watch has a game called Young Bird. Moreover, it has a Theatre mode that automatically lowers the brightness of the device and mutes all notifications. In terms of battery, the Watch Zenit has seven days of battery life.
Popular Drone manufacturer Hubsan technology is expected to launch a new drone in the Chinese market. Today, the company has officially teased its Hubsan ACE SE drone revealing its key features. The major highlight of the drone is the super-sensitive camera, dual optical avoidance sensor, and foldable design.
The Hubsan ACE SE is priced at CNY 7,999(~$1,251) and it will come in a White colour variant. The drone will be soon launched across China, however, the exact launch date is unknown.
As per the teaser images, the Hubsan ACE SE has a matte White body that comes with foldable arms. It holds four fans which can be retracted inside to fold it back from the drone position. One of the major highlights of the drone is the obstacle avoidance sensor. It has two optical sensors at the front that look for obstacles in the way in order to steer clear of any hurdles.
It is touted to have a super-sensitive camera that has a single pixel size of 4.6 microns. It is teased to have excellent night video shooting capabilities. Furthermore, it also has display power just above the battery. It comes with four lights at the bottom portion of the drone.
Apart from this, Hubsan technology is yet to reveal the exact launch date and specs. But considering that the device is being teased aggressively, we can expect an imminent launch.
In related news, Hubsan has previously launched the Hubsan Zino Mini series of drones. It includes Zino Drone Mini SE AND Zino Mini Pro. It is a cheaper device coming at a price tag of CNY 2199(~$344). The drone comes with 4K HD shooting capability, up to 45 minutes of battery, and an eMMC internal storage. Just like the Hubsan ACE SE Drone, the Zino series also comes with an obstacle avoidance sensor. It has a three-axis gimble, a loss-of-control protection feature, and a 1/1.3-inch of CMOS sensor.
Intel i7-12700H was spotted in the upcoming HP Omen 17 laptop accompanied by the rumored Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti confirming its existence.
HP is gearing up to launch what looks to be a new flagship in their Omen line of laptops targeted towards the high-end gaming and enthusiast segment. According to a benchmark discovered on Geekbench, The upcoming laptop is armed with the next-gen Intel Alder lake-P (Laptop) CPU, The i7-12700H and, an Nvidia RTX 3080ti.
The i7-12700H appears to be a 14 core 20 thread processor i.e 6 Golden cove cores for single thread intensive workloads and 8 Grace Mont cores for tasks that require multiple threads. In addition to the new architecture, the chip features a base clock speed of 2.44 GHz and a boost clock of 4.15 GHz. The processor reportedly has 24MB of LC cache and an expected TDP of 35-45W.
On the Graphics side of things, the Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti is rumored to have a new Ampere GA103 SKU. The GPU is going to have 16 GB of GDDR6 memory operating at a memory clock of 12 Gbps across a 256-bit bus. Additionally, the 3080 Ti contains 58 compute units for a total of 7424 CUDA cores running at a maximum frequency of 1395 MHz. The GPU aims to deliver performance similar to the GeForce RTX 3080 desktop in a mobile form factor, with key optimizations for faster clock and efficiency management.
Other specifications of the upcoming HP Omen 17 consist of an HP 8A18 motherboard and 32 GB of RAM. The laptop has managed to score 127,392 in OpenCL and 90,114 points in Vulkan benchmarks which is slightly lower than the RTX 3080Ti laptop version, which could be due to unoptimized drivers or the GPU being a Max-Q variant. i7-12700H outperforms the Ryzen 5980HX by around 1800 points in the Geekbench multi-core benchmark but, Lags 178 points behind it in the single-core benchmark.
This being the early leak of the product, the performance is expected to go up as the hardware and software are further optimized in the future.
3D renders of the Samsung Galaxy A53 5G which is expected to launch next year have been leaked by the popular tipster @OnLeaks. Samsung Galaxy A53 5G which is slated for release next year is going to be slightly slimmer than its predecessor with a similar design to Galaxy A52.
Firstly, let’s talk about the entire look of the Galaxy A53. When compared to Galaxy A52, Samsung Galaxy A53 has a similar design except for the back panel which is flat and does not curve around the edges. The edges are also slightly rounded, and not sharp.
The camera on Galaxy A53 which is a quad-camera array on the back and a punch-hole notch cutout on the front is designed to give a seamless look with smooth curves as compared to its previous model which had a bumped camera design. Additionally, this model unlike its predecessor, will no longer have a 3.5mm headphone jack.
It is also expected that Samsung Galaxy A53 is going to be equipped with a 64MP primary camera and will have the same 120 Hz refresh rate as seen in its predecessor.
Samsung Galaxy A53 will measure 8.14 mm in thickness and 9.73 mm including the rear camera bump, making it slightly thinner than Samsung Galaxy A52. Information is scarce on the other features of the phone, but we can expect more leaks as we get closer to the release.
The availability of the iPhone 13 will improve during the coming holiday season, contradicting the predictions of analysts and customers based on the global chip shortage and cuts in production due to the pandemic.
iPhone production like many other products has been suffering from the global chip shortage due to supply chain disruption in silicon availability globally. Estimated Shipping timing for iPhone 13 was spanning weeks and has cost the company $6 billion.
However, the demand and supply gap for iPhone 13 has narrowed in the previous months, as apple suppliers managed to ease the shortage of certain components. And as the holiday season begins, Digitimes reports that a production boom will be able to address the previous issues of availability and demand.
Additionally, Apple has upgraded all its products from Airpods to the Mac, which will prove appealing to the customers, specifically Airpods which are a popular holiday gift. Apple also released its third generation of Airpods with significant new features such as adaptive EQ, Spatial Audio with head tracking, and improved durability.
With the coming holiday season, the company has extended its return policy for products bought between November 1 and December 25 to 8 January 2022. This new policy applies to iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, AirPods, HomePod mini, and more.
Last week, we compared the Redmi Note 11 to the older Redmi Note 10 in order to let you understand what’s changed between the two generations of budget phones. But the vanilla Note 10 does not support 5G connectivity and there is another variant of the same series that supports 5G. We think it is important to compare the Redmi Note 11 and the Redmi Note 10 5G as well in order to give you a complete panorama about the two handsets in case you are deciding which phone to buy in the next future. If you need to know the key differences between the Pro variants, head to our comparison between Redmi Note 11 Pro and Redmi Note 11 Pro.
Triple 48 + 2 + 2 MP, f/1.8 + f/2.4 + f/2.4
8 MP f/2.0 front camera
BATTERY
5000 mAh, fast charging 33W
5000 mAh, fast charging 18W
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Dual SIM slot, 5G, IP53 certification
Dual SIM slot, 5G
Design
Redmi Note 11 and Redmi Note 10 5G are very similar when it comes to aesthetics, but they differ in a few details. They are both made of polycarbonate, but the Redmi Note 10 5G is slightly more compact because it packs a smaller display. On the other hand, the Redmi Note 11 has the IP53 certification thanks to which it is dust resistant and splash resistant. The main difference in the design is the rear camera module with the same silver accent around the main cameras but positioned in a different way. The Redmi Note 11 has more beautiful color variants, in my honest opinion. The thickness and the weight of these phones are more or less the same.
Display
The diagonal of the displays are changed, but the specifications remain the same. The Redmi Note 11 has a 6.6-inch panel, while the Redmi Note 10 5G has 6.5 inches. They are both IPS displays with a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2400p and a 90 Hz refresh rate. The fingerprint reader is mounted at the side, on the power key. Note that Redmi Note 11 has stereo speakers, while the Redmi Note 10 5G has a mono speaker: that means the former provides better audio quality. Both are equipped with a 3.5 mm audio jack to connect wired earphones and speakers.
Hardware/Software
The Redmi Note 11 features an important improvement in terms of hardware: it has the new Mediatek Dimensity 810 mobile platform running at 2.4 GHz composed of 2 Cortex-A76 CPUs, 6 Cortex-A55 running at 2 GHz, and a Mali-G57 MC2 GPU. The Redmi Note 10 5G has a weaker Mediatek Dimensity 700 chipset running at 2.2 GHz, but it offers a wider variety of memory configurations. Both the handsets are equipped with up to 8 GB of RAM and up to 256 GB of UFS 2.2 native storage, and both are based on Android 11, but the Redmi Note 11 runs MIUI 12.5 instead of MIUI 12 out of the box.
Camera
The Redmi Note 11 destroys the Redmi Note 10 5G when it comes to the cameras and this is the most important advantage of this new device. On the rear side, it sports a 50 MP main camera and an 8 MP ultrawide sensor, while the Redmi Note 10 5G has an inferior 48 MP main camera and a pair of useless 2 MP sensors for macros and depth (it lacks an ultrawide camera). Further, the Redmi Note 11 has a better 16 MP front camera, while the selfie camera of the Redmi Note 10 5G is a bad 8 MP sensor.
Battery
Redmi Note 11 and Redmi Note 10 5G are equipped with a 5000 mAh battery, but despite the battery capacities being the same, the Redmi Note 11 provides a longer battery life because its processor is more efficient (the Dimensity 810 is built at 6 nm). Further, it supports a faster charging technology with a power of 33W instead of just 18W.
You can find the Redmi Note 10 5G for less than €150/$174 in China, while Redmi Note 11 starts from €160/$185. The Redmi Note 11 wins this comparison thanks to a better camera, better chipset, and faster charging, and despite costing more, it even offers a higher value for money.
Xiaomi has launched a new smart door lock which is already listed for pre-order on Jingdong (JD.com) with a decent 1299 yuan (~$203) price tag. The Xiaomi Smart Door Lock 1S, as it is called, is an upgraded version of the first-gen Xiaomi Smart Door Lock which is a well-received product.
Unlike the first-gen Xiaomi Smart Door Lock, the new Xiaomi Smart Door Lock 1S comes with support for both the MIJIA app and Apple Home Kit. The device also comes with 3D semiconductor fingerprint identification which allows the use of biometrics to open the door more accurately. The device also comes with a financial-grade Swedish PB fingerprint detection algorithm that effectively rejects fake fingerprints and gives users greater security.
There is also support for NFC unlock with the NFC sensing area, and keypad area integrated into one. With NFC, devices such as Mi Band 6 NFC version, Xiaomi Mi 11 series, Redmi K40 series, Xiaomi watches and other NFC devices can be used to easily unlock the device.
In terms of the mechanical build, the Mi Smart Door Lock 1S has the main control chip placed in the rear panel which prevents anti-riot demolition and electromagnetic interference.
OnePlus has officially announced the well-publicized Pac-Man Edition of the Nord 2 smartphone. The OnePlus Nord 2 Pac-Man Edition isn’t going on sale right away, the company didn’t even reveal the image of the device but it launched a Pac-Man competition where winners will get to win the limited edition smartphone as well as a pair of OnePlus Buds Z earbuds or early access vouchers from the OnePlus store.
The Nord 2 Pac-Man Edition bears the same specifications as the regular Nord 2 5G smartphone. This edition is available in 12GB + 256GB storage option only. In addition, the Pac-Man edition comes with a back that glows in the dark and will feature Pac-Man themes.
As a reminder, the Nord 2 Pac-Man Edition packs a 6.43-inch AMOLED display with a Full-HD+ resolution and support for a screen refresh rate of 90Hz. The device is powered by a Dimensity 1200 SoC paired with 12GB of RAM and 256GB internal storage.
The device packs a triple camera setup at the back consisting of a 50MP main camera which is a Sony IMX766 sensor. There is also an 8MP ultra-wide lens and a monochrome sensor of 2MP. For selfies, the Nord 2 5G sports a 32MP Sony IMX615 lens.
Other features on the device include a 4500mAh battery with 65W fast charging support. There is also an in-display fingerprint scanner and support for Face unlock.
Speaking of the pricing, the OnePlus Nord2 Pac-Man Edition will be available to buyers in the EU, UK, and yes, India. The device will be sold for €529 in Europe, £499 in the UK, and Rs37,999 in India. This is slightly higher than the price of the regular Nord 2. There is no word yet as to when it will go on sale.
JD.com, a Chinese e-commerce platform, inaugurated its Double Eleven Shopping Festival Friday night at 8:00 p.m. iPhone sales surpassed 100 million Yuan in under three seconds, and smartphone brands Xiaomi, OPPO, Realme, Huawei, Honor, iQOO, and vivo’s turnover rose by more than 300 percent YoY. Xiaomi came out on top in terms of sales.
The total turnover of JD.com OBMs climbed by 266 percent year-on-year. In just 20 minutes, live commerce sales on the platform surpassed the figures from the entire day of November 1, 2020 (via: Pandaily).
Consumer focus was still largely on 3C products (computer, communication, and consumer electronics) on JD.com during the sale. But the top 5 categories were smartphones, flat-panel TVs, refrigerators, washing machines, and gaming laptops. As such, the top three most popular brands are Apple, Huawei, and Xiaomi.
Laptops saw some great sales too with the turnover of high-end laptops increasing by 340% year-on-year. The ROG series and ThinkPad X1 series performed especially well here with 400% year-on-year turnover increase. 4K projectors, meanwhile, saw an increase of 240% year-on-year.
The main reason behind the astonishing sales figures is JD.com’s strong supply chain infrastructure and technical strength. JD Logistics operated over 1,200 warehouses in China this year. Among these, 38 are large intelligent warehouses that operate quickly and efficiently, guaranteeing speedy and stable services.
Previously, a report released by global consulting firm AlixPartners showed that half of the consumers surveyed aimed to spend over 3,000 Yuan (~$469) on Double Eleven shopping in 2021. More than half of the brands in the Chinese market expected turnover to exceed 10 million Yuan (~$1.5 million), with 13.16% expecting turnover to exceed 100 million Yuan (~$15 million).
OnePlus just announced that the OnePlus 9RT supports 120 FPS gameplay on the Honor of Kings game, which goes by the name of Arena of Valor globally.
Honor of Kings is a Chinese MOBA game developed by TiMi Studio Group and published by Tencent Games for iOS and Android. It has an international adaptation as well called Arena of Valor that features some tweaks to better suit the global market, but is largely the same as its Chinese counterpart.
Anyway, the 120 FPS support on Honor of Kings was brought along with September’s S25 Season. The high frames per second translate to better utilization of high-end chips and high refresh rate panels found on more premium phones. The FPS setting was enabled across a few phones from iQOO, vivo, Xiaomi, ROG, Black Shark, and others, and it’s great to see OnePlus now getting the same as well.
OnePlus hasn’t yet announced if the 120 FPS in Honor of Kings on the OnePlus 9RT means that the global Arena of Valor will be getting it as well. However, considering the games are very much alike, the global Arena of Valor will be receiving support for it too.
The OnePlus 9RT is equipped with the Snapdragon 888 processor, a 6.62-inch 120Hz E4 OLED panel from Samsung, and comes with 600Hz touch sensitivity. It should thus have no problem handling Honor of Kings at 120FPS.
If you are looking to purchase the OnePlus 9RT, then you will be interested in our full review of the phone given at the bottom of this article.
Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 2 Earbuds which generally retails for $230 is now available at a discounted price of $199.95only at Amazon US. This is the lowest price yet offered by the Sennheiser Store for this product on Amazon US.
Experience uninterrupted playtime with the new 7-hour battery life that can be extended up to 28 hours with the charging case
Ergonomic design that is comfortable to wear for a long time
Customizable touchpad technology built into both earbuds
Smart Pause
Transparent Hearing
Battery life: 7 Hours on a single charge 28hours with the case
IPX4 Splash resistant
Color: Black and White
Generally retailing for $230 you can now buy Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 2 Earbuds at a discounted price of $199.95 only at Amazon US. Please note that this is the lowest price yet offered by the store for this product.
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OnePlus is known for the most memorable special edition phones around and the latest involves the OnePlus Nord 2. The brand is partnering with Bandai Namco to launch the OnePlus Nord 2 x PAC-MAN Edition. It will feature its very own story depicting PAC-MAN’s journey into the OnePlus universe.
Oliver Zhang says that the special edition phone will deliver in two key areas (via Android Authority). Firstly, it will offer the “signature Fast and Smooth experience” that the company is known for. And secondly, it will be “refreshing, exciting, and memorable.”
Now, limited edition OnePlus phones have always had unique, standout designs. But the PAC-MAN variant will be the first to feature a “gamified” UI, proving that OnePlus has clearly put in a lot of effort in designing the device.
The gamified UI will feature OxygenOS icons based on retro video games, unique wallpapers and animations, a unique camera filter, and even a pre-installed PAC-MAN 256 game, among other things. Completing the game will unlock an array of exclusive PAC-MAN content.
Along with customized software, the OnePlus Nord 2 x PAC-MAN Edition comes with several hardware design changes as well to stand out from the vanilla variant. There’s a “dual film color, material, and finish (CMF)” that integrates PAC-MAN elements into the body. The back of the phone also sports bits that glow in the dark.
Last but not least, you’ll also find hidden Easter eggs and hidden challenges throughout the interface. These are said to have been developed through a collaborative effort between OnePlus software teams in various countries.
Other than this, the OnePlus Nord 2 x PAC-MAN Edition will be the same as the vanilla version with regard to specifications. There’s the 90Hz panel, the flagship MediaTek Dimensity 1200 chip, and a 50MP primary camera, all that will be fed juice through a 4500mAh with support for 65W charging.
Standard OnePlus Nord 2
The phone will be slightly pricier when compared to the vanilla model. The only variant with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage will cost ₹37,999 ($512) in India, £499 in the UK ($673), and €529 ($612) in Europe.
WhatsApp is finally bringing a highly requested feature to its messaging service. The company had promised earlier this year that it would remove the online connection requirement on your smartphone for the chatting platform to be used on multiple devices. Now, this feature is finally here.
Previously, users had to have a stable internet connection on their smartphones to be able to use the messaging service on any other device like a desktop PC, or a laptop. In other words, it had to be linked to your smartphone to have the conversations synced. But now, after several months of beta testing, the social media giant is finally letting users disable this requirement altogether on any linked device. So, you can now run WhatsApp without your phone being connected as well (Via PhoneArena).
Although, the company has limited the number of total devices that can be connected to WhatsApp at the same time to four at the moment. So, look out for the update as it should offer you a new feature under the “Linked devices” tab. After enabling this, WhatsApp will remove all previously connected devices and you will have to manually add them again. But now, these devices can run chats independently from your handset.
Notably, the feature is currently not working on tablets and there are also certain limitations on iPhones like not being able to delete a conversation on a connected device. For the sake of security, the company has added an auto disconnection feature on these connected devices, if WhatsApp is not run on your primary smartphone in 14 days.
Fitbit Sense Smartwatch which generally retails for $299 is now available at a discounted price of $199.95 only at Amazon US. Please note that this is the lowest price yet, given by the FitBit Store on Amazon US.
Control your smart home devices using voice commands
Colors: Black, Silver and White Gold
Generally retailing for $299 you can now buy Fitbit Sense Smartwatch for a discounted price of $199.95 only at Amazon US. Please note that this is the lowest price yet provided by the seller on Amazon US.
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Earlier this month, we had reported on Meizu bringing back its mblu series of smartphones. Now, the company has officially confirmed that the mblu lineup will be returning soon and revealed the price segment the upcoming device will target.
According to an official Weibo post (a Chinese microblogging website), the company stated that most of media and consumers await flagship launches but more than 30 percent of all actual buyers purchase smartphones around 1,500 Yuan (roughly 235 US Dollars) and below. The social media post also added that the mblu smartphones are about to return. In other words, the Chinese smartphone maker has basically confirmed that it is gearing up for the launch of a new mblu device that will be positioned in the 1,500 Yuan mid range segment.
Notably, this post also arrives after the company’s first new mblu smartphone in three years called mblu 10 made its appearance on the web. Unfortunately, finer details regarding this smartphone is currently unknown. So we don’t know which processor or specs it would feature. Although, we can expect official teaser posters from the brand or other leaks to reveal some information regarding the smartphone prior to its launch, which is also unknown as of right now. So stay tuned for more updates.
The official Weibo (a Chinese microblogging website) account of AVATR was officially created earlier today (8th November 2021). On the social media platform, the company announced that it will be launching the new smart car on November 15. For those unaware, the AVATR brand is a joint venture between three leading brands that bring together their different expertise. Huawei will offer smart connectivity through its Huawei Inside in-vehicle smart car solutions while CATL is a global leader for lithium ion battery development and manufacturing.
Lastly, Changan Automobile is a major carmaker in China, and the three brands together plan to release high end smart cars that are electric. Notably, the joint venture is also expected to further boost China’s electric vehicle market. Looking at the Weibo post, the newly established brand has announced the online launch event for November 15, with the AVATR E11 being the first car model from the company.
The E11 is a new medium sized SUV smart car, as per official notes. It boasts CATL’s battery technology along with HI support from the Chinese smartphone giant. Reportedly, this vehicle has an overall length of 4.8 meters and is full electric vehicle. Unfortunately, finer details regarding this car is currently unknown, so stay tuned for more updates as we will be covering its launch.
OPPO last year made a slight tweak to the way the ColorOS version numbers go – they are now in sync with the Android version. As such, the latest iteration of the software skin is called ColorOS 12 since it’s layered atop Android 12. The update brings along a slew of UI changes and some new features. It was undergoing testing for the past few months but will soon start going stable according to the fresh November 2021 Roll-out Plan.
The ColorOS 12 November rollout plan reveals that the OPPO Find X3 Pro will be the very first to bag the update in the stable branch. The release will commence mid-November in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand and will be done on a batch-by-batch basis.
Next in line will be the OPPO Find X2 Pro that will start receiving ColorOS 12 from November 17 onwards in India and Indonesia. The phone is joined by the Find X2 Pro Automobili Lamborghini Edition in India and the Find X2 in India and Indonesia. But unlike the Find X3 Pro, these models will get beta and not stable as of yet.
The Reno6 series will be the next to bag ColorOS 12 beta. The Reno6 Pro 5G and Reno6 Pro 5G Diwali Edition will be getting the update from November 22 onwards. As for the Indonesian and Saudi Arabian versions of the Reno6 Pro 5G, they will be treated to the same from November 25 onwards.
Last in line is the vanilla OPPO Reno6 5G that will be receiving ColorOS 12 based on Android 12 in India from November 26.
Do note that the above rollout plan is not applicable to carrier-locked models since the updates for such are determined by the carriers themselves.
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