Samsung is reportedly working on the Galaxy M32 5G smartphone. The reason behind it is that a new Samsung phone with SM-M326B model number has appeared in the database of the Geekbench benchmarking site (via). It is likely that the company may unleash it as early as next month.
The model number of the Galaxy M32 4G handset that debuted earlier this year is SM-M325F. Hence, it is likely that the SM-M326B phone that has appeared on Geekbench today is likely to launch as the Galaxy M32 5G.
The Geekbench listing shows that the Galaxy M32 5G is powered by the Dimensity 720. The SoC is mentioned with its MT6853V/NZA model number in the listing. The listing further states that the device boots to Android 11 OS, and it has 6 GB of RAM. The handset recorded 497 and 1605 in the single-core and multi-core tests of Geekbench, respectively.
Samsung unveiled the Galaxy A32 5G with Dimensity 720 chip back in December. It is likely that the Galaxy M32 5G could be a rebadged version of the A32 5G. it is advisable to wait for further reports to come to this conclusion since the rumor mill is yet to leak its other specs.
Galaxy A32 5G specifications
Samsung Galaxy A32 5G
The Galaxy A32 5G has a 6.5-inch TFT HD+ display, a 13-megapixel front camera, and a 48-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 5-megapixel + 2-megapixel quad-camera system. The D720 chip is accompanied by up to 6 GB of RAM, up to 128 GB of storage, and a 5,000mAh battery that supports 15W fast charging. For security, it has a fingerprint sensor.
Earlier today, POCO India provided options like Lunar Silver, Greyish Silver, Gunmetal Silver, Carbon Black, Predator Black, Astral Black, Asteroid Black, Predator Black, Shiny Silver, Lake Blue Silver, Darksky Black, or Midnight Black, and asked users to screenshot the names of the two color variants. Later, it confirmed that the POCO F3 GT will be available in two colors as Gunmetal Silver and Predator Black.
Redmi K40 Gaming Edition
Multiple reports have revealed that the POCO F3 GT will be a rebranded version of the Redmi K40 Gaming Edition, which debuted in China a few months back. Like the K40 Gaming is also available in black and gray colors. The F3 GT’s glass back has an anti-fingerprint and anti-reflection matte finish. The company also revealed last week that it will be equipped with gaming trigger buttons.
POCO F3 GT specifications (Rumored)
The POCO F3 GT is expected to arrive with a 6.67-inch OLED FHD+ 120Hz display, a 16-megapixel front, and a 64-megapixel triple camera unit. The handset will offer other specs like Dimensity 1200 chip, up to 12 GB of LPDDR4x RAM, up to 256 GB of UFS 3.1 storage, and a 5,065mAh battery with 67W fast charging. Speculations are rife that the F3 GT will be made official by early August in India.
Tag Heuer has a launch set for July 15 and the manufacturer already teased that it plans to unveil a Super Mario-themed watch. While it is still a day to the announcement, details of the watch have already surfaced online.
The new watch is actually a Mario-themed Wear OS-powered smartwatch, or better put, a Super Mario edition of the Tag Heuer Connected smartwatch. As reported by Engadget, the smartwatch will sell for $2150 and will be limited to only 2000 units.
With respect to the design, The Tag Heuer Connected Super Mario Limited Edition will have two straps – a black and red strap that is a mix of leather and rubber and a red rubber strap with holes. The tachymeter has the head of a Super Mario toad at 3 o’clock, a pipe at 6 o’clock, and a Super Star icon at 9 o’clock. There is also a Mario “M” logo on the crown.
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On the software side, there are multiple Super Mario watch faces as well as Mario-centric animations. For example, Mario will salute you in the morning and climb the flag pole when you reach your steps target. Tag Heuer says that some of these software additions may be available for the other versions of the Connected smartwatch in the future.
The watch launches on July 15 and will be available for purchase on the same day at select boutiques and on its website.
Realme GT Neo Flash just went on sale: just in case you missed it, it is a variant of the GT Neo with a faster charging technology. It is a flagship, but not the most expensive one. That is why we think it is a perfect rival for the OPPO Reno6 Pro. Even the Reno6 Pro is not the most advanced phone in its lineup, but it has a great quality-price ratio. Which of these devices has the highest value for money? If you want to discover it, go ahead with this comparison between their specifications.
OPPO Reno6 Pro vs Realme GT Neo Flash
OPPO Reno6 Pro 5G
Realme GT Neo Flash
DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT
160 x 73.1 x 7.6 mm, 177 g
158.5 x 73.3 x 8.4 mm, 179 g
DISPLAY
6.55 inches, 1080 x 2400p (Full HD+), AMOLED
6.43 inches, 1080 x 2400p (Full HD+), Super AMOLED
Triple 64 + 8 + 2 MP, f/1.8 + f/2.3 + f/2.4
16 MP f/2.5 front camera
BATTERY
4500 mAh, fast charging 65W
4500 mAh, fast charging 65W
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Dual SIM slot, 5G
Dual SIM slot, 5G
Design
The OPPO Reno6 Pro 5G has a sleeker and more beautiful design. It has a thinner body with a thickness of just 7.6 mm and it is even lighter as it weighs just 177 grams. Further, the handset has a curved edge-to-edge display making it very elegant, as well as a minimalistic glass back. However, Realme GT Neo Flash is all but an ugly phone. It comes with a very suggestive leather back in the original Racing Yellow color option. Further, it has a pretty compact body even though it packs a good battery.
Display
If you need the most stunning image quality, then you should opt for the OPPO Reno6 Pro 5G which offers an AMOLED display including a 90 Hz refresh rate, the HDR10+ certification, and high brightness. Instead, if you are a gamer, Realme GT Neo Flash might be better for you as it comes with a 120 Hz refresh rate. It is still an AMOLED panel, but the image quality guaranteed by the OPPO Reno6 Pro 5G is actually higher. Further, it has a slightly wider diagonal of 6.55 inches, while Realme GT Neo Flash has 6.43 inches. The phones are equipped with in-display fingerprint readers. Note that Realme GT Neo Flash has stereo speakers, while its rival does not.
Specs & Software
The most important thing in common between the OPPO Reno6 Pro 5G and Realme GT Neo Flash is the processor. We are talking about the octa-core Dimensity 1200 which is currently the most advanced chipset by MediaTek. It is paired with up to 12 GB of RAM and up to 256 GB of UFS 3.1 native storage. When it comes to the hardware department, it is a draw because these phones have the same components. The difference is in the software: the OPPO Reno6 Pro 5G runs ColorOS 11.3 which is slightly more advanced than Realme UI 3.0, in my honest opinion.
Camera
The OPPO Reno6 Pro 5G is superior if we talk about camera performance. It has a brighter focal aperture for its 64 MP main camera and it also offers an additional 2 MP depth sensor. Last but not least, it has a much better front camera with a 32 MP resolution. However, we are not talking about huge differences: the Realme GT Neo Flash still comes with a pretty nice camera department, but it is just a midrange camera phone.
OPPO Reno6 Pro 5G and Realme GT Neo have the same battery capacity: 4500 mAh. They even come with the same fast charging technology with a power of 65W. So you should not notice important differences in terms of battery life and the charging speed is exactly the same.
Price
The starting price of the OPPO Reno6 Pro 5G roughly translates into €450/$530, while Realme GT Neo Flash starts from €290/$342. Unfortunately, at least for now, these handsets are only available in the Asian market. The OPPO Reno6 Pro 5G will launch in Europe too, but we do not know anything about the Realme GT Neo Flash. The OPPO Reno6 Pro 5G wins the comparison because of its better design (thinner, lighter, and with a curved screen), superior cameras (brighter focal aperture for the main camera and a better front camera), great display (awesome image quality with the HDR10+ certification). But the Realme GT Neo Flash has a higher value for money and it is more interesting for gamers due to its higher refresh rate and stereo speakers.
OPPO Reno6 Pro 5G vs Realme GT Neo Flash: PRO and CONS
Huami’s Future of Tech event wasn’t only about its new operating system and chipset alone. The company which is best known for its Amazfit brand of smartwatches also took the chance to show that it is expanding its portfolio into other areas of health tech with the unveiling of its upcoming MRI Scanner which it says will be the world’s first portable scanner.
An MRI Scanner is a big diagnosis machine that takes up significant space in hospitals and usually has its own special room. They also can’t be moved around, though that may soon change as Huami says that its MRI scanner will be the world’s first portable one.
According to the manufacturer, the scanner has a height of 1.5 meters, occupies an area of less than 2m², and weighs less than 800 kilograms. The lightest MRI scanner weighs about 6.8 tons while heavier models weigh as much as 37 tons. They also take up as much as 35m² of space and are as high as 2.5 meters.
Huami says its MRI scanner doesn’t need a specially shielded room which reduces the cost of installation and has an average power consumption of 1kW compared to current scanners that consume between 50kW to 120kW. The MRI scanner also boasts high-quality imaging, and when compared to traditional MRIs, there is a difference of about 300 in the signal-to-noise ratio.
We do not know when the MRI Scanner will be available and how much it will cost but we expect it to be cheaper than a lot of the traditional models.
Back in April, Huami announced the Amazfit GTR 2 eSIM, a variant of the Amzafit GTR 2 with an embedded SIM that allows users to make and receive calls from their watch. Now, the smartwatch is set to get a global launch but as the Amazfit GTR 2 LTE.
The official Amazfit Global Twitter account shared a product video of the smartwatch ahead of its launch. The video highlights some of the key features of the watch such as 4G connectivity, support for 90 sports modes, and onboard storage.
Huami has not yet revealed when the smartwatch will be announced but we believe it should be around the corner.
The addition of an LTE eSIM won’t be the only difference between the Amazfit GTR 2 LTE and the standard version. The version sold in China comes with a smaller 338mAh battery capacity as against the 471mAh battery inside the standard version. We guess Huami had to shrink the battery size to make space for the eSIM. Save for these two differences, the rest of the specs are the same.
So you get a 1.39-inch AMOLED screen, NFC, 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, sleep tracking, and blood oxygen level detection. The Amazfit GTR 2 LTE should also have support for Amazon Alexa when it launches.
There had been a raft of leaks and speculations surrounding the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Z Flip 3, Samsung’s upcoming flagship offerings with an innovative foldable display. Samsung has also swelled the hype by providing some teasers relating to the two smartphones whose release date is still unknown.
A few of the teasers, leaks, and renders indicated that the Galaxy Z Fold 3 will have a traditional S Pen stylus attached to it. However, there have also been some suggestions that it will also support the more extensive and more versatile S Pen Pro. A product filing by Samsung for the S Pen Pro at the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has now shown that the Galaxy Z Fold will have the S Pen Pro.
The FCC document was just made public and could indicate an imminent launch of the S Pen Pro stylus, which will have Bluetooth connectivity and charges via USB-C. The specific release date of the S Pen Pro is not specified, although it is projected to debut in some of Samsung’s devices slated for unveiling this year. According to the FCC filing, the S Pen Pro will also support the Galaxy S21 Ultra, the Note 20 lineup, Note 10 Lite, Tab S7 series, and other devices that support One UI 3.1 or later.
In line with its tradition for some time, the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event is slated for August, and some big announcements involving some of Samsung’s flagship and other products lineup could be made. A tipster has already predicted August 11 as the date for the Galaxy Unpacked event, which would herald the release of the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and other devices, including the Z Flip 3, Galaxy Watches, and Galaxy buds.
The Galaxy Z Fold 3 offers some innovative technologies that Samsung hopes will place the device on the higher echelon among its peers when it is eventually unveiled.
Chinese tech giant Xiaomi has extended the reach of its Mi Smart Steam Oven to the Philippines. The smart oven was first launched in China last year under the moniker MIJIA Smart Oven. The Pinoy launch is an indication that the smart oven will be launched in other markets soon. India may be one of its next ports of call.
Xiaomi has continued to expand its lineup of smart gadgets across several segments of the tech firmament, and the Mi Smart Steam Oven, which features a 30L compartment and packs 1,200W of power, provides a wide range of cooking solutions to users in an intelligent manner. The Xiaomi Mi Smart Steam Oven is indeed a smart addition to any kitchen. It is an electric steam oven with five steaming and cleaning modes, making it possible for the user to have an exciting cooking experience. The cooking modes are Regular Steaming, Pure Steaming, Slow Cooked, Fermented, and Dehydrated modes. These cooking modes offer a wide range of options that makes it possible to have crisply cooked or baked foods.
The steam oven can serve as a fryer without even vegetable or other cooking oils, thereby reducing cholesterol intake in our food. The smart steam oven can steam, bake, simmer the food, ferment, and dehydrate food through its temperature control mechanism and the strong thermal circulation fan. It also comes with an easily replaceable water filter cartridge and a bottom pullout 1.2-liter water tank to modulate the device’s temperature.
The Xiaomi Mi Smart Steam Oven’s five cleaning modes ensure that the oven is kept clean and hygienically safe for cooking foods. The cleaning modes include Oven Cavity, Machine Cleaning, Pipeline Cleaning, Deep Cleaning, and Scale Cleaning. These cleaning modes combine to give the smart electric steam oven a neat and safe look always. In addition, the device’s door is protected by three layers of insulated glass and low-emissivity glass within.
The exciting smart and versatile electric oven is now available for Php 14,645 ($293) from the Official Mi Store Philippines and a few other designated outlets across the country. This is a smart electric oven and so, can be operated via the Mi Home app on Android or iOS devices.
After excelling in the rugged smartphone market, Blackview introduced a new office laptop – Blackview Acebook1. The new laptop offers plenty of useful features at an exciting price of $389.99. After introducing foraying into the tablets and earphones market, the company has finally made it to the laptop market with the inception of Acebook1. The laptop offers high-end hardware at an affordable price without compromising the quality.
Blackview AceBook1 is carved with a high-strength aluminum alloy unibody to offer better durability. It houses dual Box speakers, 14-inch Full HD display, 6000 mAh battery, and weighs just 1.3kg. It is a perfect combination set up for work and study at the price of $389.99.
Durable and Stylish Aluminium Body
Blackview AceBook1 is an exceptional laptop considering its high-strength Aluminium chassis. The build is highly reliable and will absorb minor to moderate shock without any issue. Over the top, the laptop houses a sandblast finishing while featuring better antioxidation and resistance to abrasion. The Acebook1 offers a unibody design making it more durable and enables survival impacts easily.
It has undergone several tests to prove its quality and durability.
Large Battery, 16.3mm thin and 1.3kg weight
Primarily, the new laptop brings in several features. Along with the metallic body, the Blackview AceBook1 is ultra-lightweight and portable weighing just 1.3kg which is 35% lighter than average laptops. It can easily fit inside any bag without adding excessive weight.
It comes with a 6000 mAh battery which can offer up to 12 hours of backup upon a single full charge. Precisely, the user can watch 13 hours of videos, 21 hours of screen-on standby, and 13 hours of regular work. It can be your companion if you often work on the go and remain out of AC supply for hours. Blackview Acebook1 tends to offer uninterrupted entertainment and offers seamless workability even on a low battery.
Premium Speakers – Dual BOX for perfect sound
Blackview AceBook1 comes with 2 above-the-ordinary surround sound BOX speakers sides offer symmetric, loud, and crisp sound. The loud noise is quite helpful while having online meetings and classes. It also fulfills your entertainment needs while streaming movies, games, and music. The beautiful display and stunning sound make it a perfect pair to use it as an entertainment piece.
Large Touchpad
The laptop offers a 6.1-inch intuitive touchpad for efficient work and use. It is around 20% larger than the average. The bigger the touchpad, the easier it will be for the users to use it. Apart from the size, the touchpad also packs intuitive gestures like 4-finger control, etc.
Intel Gemini Lake N4120 Processor with Windows 10
Blackview AceBook1 houses a powerful and energy-efficient Intel Gemini Lake N4120 processor coupled with UHD Graphics 600. The processor carries 4 cores and 4 threads spinning at 2.60GHz burst frequency. The laptop runs on Android 10 in S mode.
Furthermore, there’s a 4GB DDR4 RAM coupled with 128GB SSD storage and 256GB expandable storage for multitasking and flawless storage.
Fewer tasks on the Windows 10 S Mode reduces consumption and improves battery backup.
Connectivity
The new Laptop ships with a DC port, 2x USB 3.0, 1x USB 22.0, 1x Type-C and 1x HDMI and 1x TF card, and 1x Audio port. Moreover, there are WiFi and Bluetooth 4.2 connectivity options.
Pricing and Availability
Blackview AceBook1 retails for the price of $389.99 starting from July 12 to July 24. However, the price may increase after the introductory sale.
India is seeing a rapid growth of its 5G infrastructure. A growing number of smartphone manufacturers opt for budget 5G phones in a bid to draw customers from the huge low-end and mid-level segment of the market. Xiaomi is planning to launch its first 5G mid-ranger in India on July 20.
The Redmi Note 10T will be the Chinese company’s first 5G offering in India. As we approach its July 20 launch in India, Xiaomi Central has indicated that internal sources have revealed the pricing details and device specifications of the Redmi Note 10T.
According to the source, the Redmi Note 10T 5G smartphone will be super affordable with a starting price of Rs. 14,999 (~$200). The device will emerge at launch as the fifth smartphone in the Redmi Note 10 series so far released. It offers several decent and impressive features for a smartphone so priced.
The Redmi Note 10T will be powered by MediaTek Dimensity 700 5G chipset, with 4GB RAM and 128GB internal memory. As per the leak, the smartphone will come in only the 4GB/128GB variant. It will also sport a 48MP triple rear camera setup, together with a 16MP front camera. There is a center punch-hole cut-out for the front-facing camera, while the triple rear camera setup also includes two 2MP depth and macro sensors.
The Redmi Note 10T has already launched in Russia
The Redmi Note 10T will feature a 6.5-inch FHD+ IPS LCD display with a high refresh rate. The Note 10T packs sufficient battery life with its 5000mAh battery and 22.5W fast charger that comes with the device. The duration that the device can stay on a full charge is not available as well as a few other details. These details will become visible when we launch the device on July 20.
There are indications that the Redmi Note 10T 5G smartphone launch in India will be heralded by a promo offer to encourage early sales.
Xiaomi entered the Indian market in July 2014. Hence, the company is celebrating its 7th anniversary in the country by offering deals on multiple products. These offers are available on all the leading online as well as offline retailers. Let’s take a look at some of the best deals.
The Xiaomi Mi Anniversary Sale 2021 commenced on July 12 and will run till July 16. The deals are available on Mi.com, Amazon India, Flipkart, Mi Home retail stores, and other retailers.
The company has partnered with SBI Bank for additional discounts. This is probably the best offer the sale has to offer, in addition to certain bundles, which we will talk about later in this article.
SBI Bank Credit Card Offer
Xiaomi is offering a 10% instant discount for transactions via SBI Bank credit cards. The minimum transaction required for this offer is ₹6,500. Users can avail a maximum of ₹1,000 on most products.
However, on the below-listed products, the discount amount is higher.
Product
SBI Credit Card Discount
Mi 10i
₹1,500
Mi 11 Lite
₹1,500
Mi 11X
₹2,000
Mi 11X Pro
₹3,000
Mi 10T, Mi 10T Pro
₹2,500
Mi 11 Ultra (Special Sale on July 15 – 12 PM)
₹5,000
Also, the offer on the above-listed smartphones is valid until September 30, unlike the maximum ₹1,000 discount as part of the Mi Anniversary Sale 2021.
Pick N’ Choose Bundles
Every night from 8 PM to midnight during the sale period, customers can bundle any two available products to get a discount on Mi.com.
For instance, customers can avail a ₹7,000 discount by bundling Mi Notebook 14 Horizon Edition Core i7 and Mi Power Bank 3i 20,000mAh. The discount amount will be lower if they bundle Mi 11X 8GB + 128GB and Mi True Wireless Earphones 2C.
Only limited units are available every day as part of this offer. Hence, make sure to place the order as soon as the deal starts at 8 PM.
Discounted Bundles
Xiaomi is also offering multiple fixed bundles on Mi.com on the occasion of the Mi Anniversary Sale 2021.
The company has listed about 14 bundles on its official website. Out of which, 6 of them include the Mi Smart Speaker. You can check out all the bundles here.
Insurance Bundles
Xiaomi is also offering freebies and discounted as well as free extended warranties on some products.
Customers buying the Mi TV 4A series can get 1 year extended warranty at only ₹1. They can also buy the Mi Smart Speaker at only ₹1,999
Redmi Smart TV X series buyers get a free pair of Redmi Earbuds 2C. Whereas, Mi Notebook Horizon Edition (i5, i7) buyers receive a free pair of Mi True Wireless Earphones 2C and also purchase the Mi Smart Speaker at only ₹1,999.
Lastly, Mi Robot Vacuum-Mop P buyers get a free 1 year extended warranty and a Mi Smart Speaker.
X99 Store
As usual, Xiaomi is also running flash sales of certain products at an insanely low price. These deals go live at 4 PM every day. Here are some of the notable products that will be on sale.
Hypertension is a silent killer which affects a large number of the individuals cutting across different social strata and race. Wang Kongqiao, Vice President of Algorithm Technology at Huamiduring the conference shared a set of data that shows that as many as 245 million adults are living with hypertension in China.
The new PumpBeats blood pressure monitoring engine is said to have taken Huami 5 years to develop. The engine is capable of measuring the BP in just 30 seconds. PumpBeats can also provide 24-hour continuous blood pressure monitoring as well as data collection, fusion, and AI model establishment around high-precision optical sensors.
Apple has been able to integrate a BP monitoring feature on its smartwatch but that only functions with a medically validated, connected blood pressure monitor. With this new PumpBeats engine, Huami claims users can monitor their blood pressure anytime, anywhere directly from a smartwatch.
Huami says the accuracy of the PumpBeats blood pressure monitoring engine has been verified by Peking University First Hospital in Beijing, China. Clinical experiments show that the average absolute deviation of the engine’s systolic blood pressure is lower than 5.14mmHG, and the diastolic blood pressure is lower than 4.88mmHG, the engine is reliable and the blood pressure measurement takes only 30s.
Apart from one-off BP checks, the engine can also provide 24-hour continuous blood pressure monitoring and explore new ways to screen for occult hypertension.
Huami is expected to release a smartwatch donning the PumpBeats engine in Q4 this year.
Last year, Huami marked its entry into the earbuds space with the launch of the Amazfit ZenBuds and Amazfit PowerBuds. Today, it has announced its third model called the Amazfit PowerBuds Pro, and it packs a handful of health features as well as Active Noise Cancellation (ANC).
Amazfit PowerBuds Pro Design
The Amazfit PowerBuds Pro completely ditches the design of its predecessor. Huami has adopted the stem design made popular by the AirPods and has also redesigned the case too. Both the earbuds and case have a two-tone matte finish – gray on the inside and white on the outside.
Each earbud weighs 6.7 grams and has IP55 dust and water-resistance rating making them suitable for sweaty workouts and the occasional times you are caught up in the rain. Users get four pairs of silicone earplugs of different sizes.
Amazfit PowerBuds Pro Health Features
The PowerBuds Pro is not just any ordinary pair of earbuds. Huami says it can track your speed, time, distance, calories burned, heart rate, pace, and step count when applicable while walking, running, and cycling. Just like some smartwatches, the earbuds will automatically begin tracking these metrics once it detects you have begun running.
Users will also receive real-time voice notifications about their distance, heart rate, and more with every kilometer or mile when running, walking, or cycling. You will also be able to get the info on demand by tapping the right earbud. Yes, the right earbud is the one with the PPG optical heart rate sensor.
Another cool feature of the PowerBuds Pro is its ability to detect and show in the app the sitting angle of your cervical spine. If your position hasn’t changed in a long while, you will get a rhythm to which you can move your neck to relax.
There is also a volume analysis feature that will advise you on a safe listening volume and a recommended listening time. Last is a Motion Beat Mode that automatically makes what you are listening to stronger and clearer when you are working out.
Amazfit PowerBuds Pro Audio Features
For the audio features, the addition of Active Noise Cancellation is one of the major upgrades. Huami claims noise can be reduced by up to 40dB with a combination of hybrid digital adaptive noise-reduction and passive sound insulation.
The PowerBuds Pro has four noise cancellation modes – indoor, travel, sports/workout, and an adaptive mode that automatically adjusts depending on your environment. There is also Thru Mode, Huami’s take on Transparency Mode, that allows you to hear the world around you. This comes in handy when having conversations or listening for announcements.
The earbuds have a total of six microphones (three on each) made up of two dual-beamforming digital mics and a call-pickup digital mic. An AI call noise-reduction algorithm helps reduce wind noise by up to 40dB and environmental noise by up to 35db.
The PowerBuds Pro has smart in-ear detection (automatic pause and play when you remove and put the earbuds). It supports touch controls and also works with the voice assistant on your phone. Connection is fast (simply opening the case will get them to pair with your phone) but the first setup needs you to connect via the Zepp app. Huami says that an OTA update will bring support for Google Fast Pair.
The earbuds have a battery life of up to 30 hours with the case. The earbuds will last up to 9 hours with ANC off but that drops to 5 hours 45 minutes when you turn on ANC. That number drops further to 3 hours 30 minutes for calls and with ANC turned on. The battery capacity in each earbud is 68mAh while that of the case is 510mAh. The case charges via USB-C and charging time takes 2.5 hours.
Price and Availability
The Amazfit PowerBuds Pro is priced at $149.99 and is available in one colorway called Frost White. There is no info on when it will be available.
FeiyuTech VLOGpocket 2 Gimbal which generally retails for $90 is now available at a discounted price of $84.06 only at AliExpress. This limited-stock deal ends in the next two days.
Direct control of the smartphone camera without connecting to the APP
One-Key switch: Landscape and Portrait mode
Shortcut Menu for single-hand operation
Battery Life – up to 9 hours
Charging time – 1.5 hours
Connect to APP for more interesting features
Generally retailing for $90, you can now buy FeiyuTech VLOGpocket 2 Gimbal at a discounted price of $84.06 only at AliExpress. Please note that this limited-stock offer ends in the next two days. So place your order asap.
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In what can be described as typical of OnePlus, the manufacturer has been releasing bits of information about its upcoming smartphone, the OnePlus Nord 2. The latest info is about the phone’s software support.
Take a deep breath and chill, worrywarts. OnePlus Nord 2 comes pre-installed with OxygenOS 11 backed up by 2 major Android updates and 3 years of security updates.
The tweet also disclosed that the Nord 2 will receive two major Android updates which means it will receive Android 12 and Android 13. In addition to these OS upgrades, the phone will receive security updates for 3 years.
The OnePlus Nord 2 will have a 90Hz AMOLED display with a single punch-hole at the corner for the front-facing camera. It will be powered by the Dimensity 1200-AI processor, a custom version of the Dimensity 1200 that provides “AI-assisted imaging for an improved photography experience, display enhancements, and better response times for faster and smoother gaming”.
Chinese tech startup Huami Technology today held its Next Beat 2021 conference at Hefei, China. The conference is themed “The Future of Health” and indeed, the company announced several new products tailored towards promoting the health of users of its products.
Two of the products released include a new generation of smart wearable chips dubbed Huangshan 2S and a new self-developed operating system named Zepp OS. The new operating system focuses on health.
The Huangshan 2S chip is said to be the industry’s first dual-core RISC-V wearable chip. It also features an independent GPU. The processor comes with artificial intelligence and can achieve super-computing power and ultra-low power consumption. The chip can perform high-load calculations such as graphics and UI operations. Among them, the large-core system also integrates FPU and supports floating-point operations.
The processor takes over from the Huangshan 2 chip which was released around this time last year. Compared to the previous-gen model, the Huangshan 2S has an improved computing performance by 18%, while operating power consumption has been reduced by 56%. The sleep power consumption has also been reduced by 93%. Huami claims the processor can process sensor data for 24 hours and realize continuous monitoring of biological data in all weathers.
The Huangshan 2S chip integrates a 2.5D GPU which improves the graphics acceleration performance of the new chip by up to 67% compared to the previous generation. The GPU can independently and efficiently process graphics-related instructions, making the operating system run more smoothly. In addition, the convolutional neural network acceleration processing unit on the chip can quickly identify the type of disease; taking atrial fibrillation as an example, its recognition speed is 26 times faster than pure software calculations.
Huami also unveiled a new Zepp OS to provide an alternative to the Android Wear OS and others. The self-developed OS is entirely developed for smartwatches. Huami’s co-founder and the rotating president of the Global Innovation Center, Fan Meihui stated that the new OS comes with three main features – lightness, smoothness, and practicality.
Talking of lightness, the new operating system is based on the FreeRTOS microkernel open source code, which occupies a very small space compared to other general OS. The system package is only 55MB, which is about 1/28 of Apple’s watch OS and 1/10 of the Amazfit OS used by Huami Technology. From low-profile single-chip microcomputers to high-performance SoCs, the system is perfectly compatible and suitable for all types of wearable products.
Based on the lightweight underlying code and various power optimization methods, Zepp OS has further improved the battery life to ensure 24 hours continuous health data monitoring. The operating power consumption of Zepp OS is reduced by 65% compared to the previous Amazfit OS. Compared with the Amazfit Watch 2 running Amazfit OS, the battery life of the watch equipped with Zepp OS has increased by 190%.
Another major feature of Zepp OS is smoothness. The frame rate of most interfaces in the system can exceed 60fps, and the effect is smooth and delicate. In addition, the system also integrates 150 dials, including 15 cool dynamic dials.
Zepp OS also has powerful IoT connectivity and network functions. It can realize smart home control, NFC access control for cardless payment, etc. The OS also makes it easy to connect other heath equipment such as blood pressure monitors, blood glucose monitors, etc. In the future, through cooperation with GoPro, Huami smartwatch users will be able to control GoPro sports cameras to take pictures right from the watch.
At the same time, the system also supports various Internet cloud service applications, such as NetEase Cloud Music, Alexa, and Yuepaoquan.
In addition, Zepp OS supports 4G/5G connections and Wi-Fi connections. It also integrates a complete set of TCP/IP network protocols. This means that smartwatches equipped with eSIM can be directly connected to the cloud without a mobile phone, which is convenient for users.
For developers, Zepp OS is also equipped with a friendly and easy-to-use watch JS applet framework-Zeus Mini-Program Framework, which is convenient for developers to develop watch applets with a lower threshold. In the future, the same easy-to-use graphical development environment will be opened for dial design, and even individual users can easily design personalized dials.
Baseus D02 Pro Wireless Headphone which generally retails for $35 is now available at a discounted price of $23.99 by using the coupon code: BASEUSJULY7 only at AliExpress. This flash deal ends in the next two days.
450mAh battery – 40 hours music time, standby 300 hours
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Samsung launched the Galaxy M02 in India in early February. Just a month later, the handset’s price was increased. Now, four months from that, the smartphone gets yet another price hike. Let’s take a look at how much the device now costs in the country.
Samsung Galaxy M02
The Samsung Galaxy M02 sold in India comes in two variants – 2GB + 32GB and 3GB + 32GB. They debuted at ₹6,999 and ₹7,499 respectively.
As mentioned earlier, the handset got its first price hike a little over a month from its announcement. The device price was increased by ₹500. Hence, it had been selling for ₹7,499 and ₹7,999 since then.
Now, once again, the Galaxy M02 receives a price hike of ₹500. As a result, the phone now retails at ₹7,999 and ₹8,499 for the 2GB + 32GB and 3GB 32GB storage configurations respectively.
Some of the highlights of the Galaxy M02 include a 6.5-inch HD+ LCD screen, MediaTek MT6739W SoC, 13MP (wide) + 2MP (macro) dual-camera setup, 5MP selfie camera, and 5,000mAh battery.
It is worth noting that Samsung is not the only company to increase the price of its smartphones as well as TVs in recent times. Almost all phone and TV brands have hiked the price of their certain products due to a shortage of supplies.
Unfortunately, it’s not clear when the situation will improve. Hopefully, it does sooner than later as it could affect the demand in India, which in return could further harm the country’s economy.
OnePlus isn’t just planning on pushing out new midrange models following the success of the Nord last year but is also striving to push out fresh updates to the original model. The tech giant has now rolled out a new update for the first-gen Nord smartphone.
The update ushers in the OS version Oxygen 11.1.4.4 and brings some improvements to the device such as improved battery life and a couple of bug fixes. The changelog for the update shows that the device comes with a reduction in power consumption in specific areas. It also fixes the issue of delayed notifications. The new update equally fixes the overheating issue in certain scenarios. In addition, the new update brings the June 2021 security patch.
Owers of the OnePlus Nord owners have started receiving the update via OTA push but to avoid bricking their smartphones, it is important that users ensure that their phone’s battery has up to 30% of battery power before commencing the update. It is also required that there is a minimum of 3GB RAM space available before starting the update.
This is the second time the Nord smartphone is receiving a new update since May. In the month of May, OnePlus provided an OTA update for the device which arrived as OxygenOS 11.1.1.3. The update brings an upgrade to the security patch and several new fixes.
Since the vanilla Nord’s launch last year, the Chinese tech giant went on to release a number of mid-range models such as the Nord N100, Nord N10. This year, the company has already unveiled the Nord CE 5G and Nord N200 5G. The Nord 2 5G is expected to join the fray later this month.
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