Roku Voice Remote Pro, a rechargeable remote with rich features in the works

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Feb 16, 2021

The Galaxy A51 was Samsung’s one of the best-selling smartphones worldwide last year. The company debuted this handset with One UI 2.0 update based on Android 10. It was later updated to One UI 2.1 and One UI 2.5 as well. Earlier this month, the South Korean tech giant even began to roll out Android 11-based One UI 3.0. This update is finally live in India now.

The One UI 3.0 update for Galaxy A51 in India comes with firmware version A515FXXU4DUB1. Apart from bringing new features of Android 11 as well as One UI, the latest system update also bumps up the security patch level to February 2021.

Just like any other OTA update, the new build for Galaxy A51 users in India is being seeded out in batches. Therefore, every unit may take time to receive the update.

Anway, if you own this device, then head over to Settings > Software update > Download and install to check whether your handset has got the update yet.

That said, Samsung has promised three generations of Android updates for the Galaxy A51. Hence, this phone should be receiving One UI 4.0 (Android 12) and One UI 5.0 (Android 13) like the company’s premium Galaxy S, Galaxy Note, and Galaxy Z series of smartphones.

OPPO PEFM00 key specs and images spotted at TENAA

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Feb 16, 2021

An OPPO smartphone with model number PEFM00 was spotted at the 3C certification platform and Geekbench’s database in January. Earlier this month, the mysterious phone received approval from China’s TENAA authority. However, the listing went unnoticed. Here is everything that is known about the handset so far.

The TENAA listing states that the OPPO PEFM00 smartphone measures 164 x 75.4 x 7.9mm and it has a 6.52-inch screen. The handset has a 4,100mAh battery. The 3C listing of the phone had revealed that it carries support for 10W charging. The TENAA and 3C listing also show that it is a 4G LTE smartphone.

At Geekbench, the OPPO PEFM00 was spotted with 4 GB of RAM and an MT6765V/CB chipset, which appears to the Helio P35 SoC. It was found to be running on Android 10 OS. It had scored 174 and 989 in the single-core and multi-core tests of Geekbench, respectively.

The images of the phone that have appeared at TENAA have revealed that it has a waterdrop notch screen, and its rear shell has a square-shaped camera housing and a fingerprint scanner. Its right edge has a volume rocker and a power key.

The specifications and images of the OPPO PEFM00 smartphone suggest that it could be a rebadged version of the OPPO A15s phone that debuted in India back in December 2020. The A15s has a 6.52-inch HD+ display, Helio P35 chipset, 4 GB of RAM, 64 GB / 128 GB storage choices, an 8-megapixel front camera, a 13-megapixel (main) + 2-megapixel (macro) + 2-megapixel (depth) triple camera system, and a 4,230mAh battery with 10W charging support. With important certifications for China launch in tow, it appears that OPPO PEFM00 may go official this month. Probably, it may arrive in China with a different moniker.

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Moto E7i Power bags NBTC certification, yet another Moto E7 series phone coming soon?

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Feb 16, 2021

On Feb. 19, Motorola will be taking off covers from the Moto E7 Power smartphone in India. It will be the second E7 series phone for India after the Moto E7 Plus that went official last year. The series also includes the Moto E7, which is available in Europe and some other markets. A new Motorola phone with model number XT2097-14 has received certification from Thailand’s NBTC authority (via). The listing reveals that the device will be heading to Thailand with a “Moto E7i Power” moniker.

The Moto E7i Power name had appeared earlier this month when it received approval from the Bluetooth SIG regulatory body. The model numbers such as XT2097-12 and XT2097-13 that were in its Bluetooth SIG certification recently are nothing but country variants of the Moto E7i Power.

Interestingly, the Bluetooth SIG listing also revealed that another country variant with model number XT2097-15 will be receiving it with a different “Lenovo K13” moniker. Hence, it appears that the Lenovo K13 and Moto E7i Power are the same phones with different names for different countries.

A recent leak revealed that the Lenovo K13 has a 6.5-inch display that offers an HD+ resolution of 720 x 1600 pixels. It is expected to feature a 5-megapixel camera and a dual-camera setup comprising of a 13-megapixel primary camera and a 2-megapixel depth sensor.

The Lenovo K13 is powered by an unknown octa-core processor that clocks at 1.6GHz. It has 2 GB of RAM, 32 GB of native storage, and a microSD. There is no word on the battery capacity of the K13. It is expected to come with other features like USB-C and a dual-SIM slot. There is a possibility that this handset may end up as the Lenovo Lemon K13 phone in China.

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Samsung Galaxy Chromebook2 is up for pre-orders, Sale starts March 1

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Feb 16, 2021

Samsung announced the Galaxy Chromebook2 with a QLED display last month at CES 2021. Now, the company has finally opened the pre-orders for it.

Samsung Galaxy Chromebook2 Price, Availability, Offers

Samsung provides two colors for the Galaxy Chromebook2– Fiesta Red and Mercury Gray. You can take a look at the pricing below:

Samsung Galaxy Chromebook2:
- Intel Celeron 5205U model – $549.99
- Intel Core i3-10110U model- $699.99

Users can pre-order the Galaxy Chromebook2 on the Samsung US website and Best Buy. It will be available for purchase from March 1. Early birds will get $50 off on pre-orders while users get an additional $30 off till March 15 for the next purchase.

Samsung Galaxy Chromebook2 Specifications and Features

The Samsung Galaxy Chromebook2 13.3-inch Full HD QLED touchscreen display. This display has a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels. While this is a downgrade the last year’s 4K display, the 2-in-1 form factor and the design is somewhat similar to the predecessor.

As mentioned above, the Galaxy Chromebook2 is powered by two versions of CPUs each one for a variant. The entry-level version is powered by the 10th-Gen Intel Celeron 5205U and the Core i3-10110U chipset is on the higher-priced version.

The former features 4GB RAM, 64GB storage while the latter has 8GB RAM and 128GB. Let’s not talk about the predecessor much here as the CPU is also a big downgrade on the new model(Quad-core vs Dual-Core). For GPU, there is Intel UHD integrated graphics onboard.

As for connectivity, you get 2xUSB Type-C ports, 1×3.5mm audio/mic jack, microSD card reader, Wi-Fi 6, and Bluetooth. Other features include a 45.5WHr battery, Backlit Keyboard, ChromeOS with all the Google Goodies pre-loaded, USI Pen support*.

*Note– The USI Pen is sold separately and not included in the price mentioned above.

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Microsoft announces $99 Xbox Wireless Headset for Xbox consoles and Windows PCs

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Feb 16, 2021

Microsoft has announced a new pair of headphones that is targeted at gamers. The Xbox Wireless Headset is its first wireless Xbox headset in almost a decade since the one it announced for the Xbox 360 back in 2011.

The new headphones come in black with leather-cushioned earcups and adjustable cushioned headbands. The earcups also have the Xbox-green accent around them and have borrowed the Surface Headphones‘ rotating earcups design for adjusting the volume.

The Xbox Wireless Headset also has an adjustable microphone with an auto-mute function that is activated when you stop talking. There is also a dedicated mute button and an LED that lets you know when the microphone is active. The headphones have “dual beamforming microphone elements that focus on speech audio vs surround sound”.

Microsoft didn’t say what the battery capacity is but the battery life is put at 15 hours on a single charge. While you won’t get super-fast charging like that of the Huawei Freebuds Studio (10-minute charge for 5 hours playback), Microsoft says that a 30-minute charge will provide 4 hours of working time. A full charge will take 3 hours and charging is via USB-C.

Users will be able to adjust equalizer settings, bass boost, auto mute, microphone LED brightness, and more with the Xbox Accessories app. Microsoft says that the headphones are for use with the Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One series, and Windows 10 devices (via Bluetooth 4.2/Xbox wireless adapter or compatible USB-C cable), it has been reported that users can also pair it to their phone and console at the same time so that they can receive calls on the former while gaming.

The Xbox Wireless Headset will be available for purchase on March 16 for $99 worldwide. However, buyers can go ahead and pre-order it on the Microsoft online store.

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Realme Narzo 30 Pro 5G likely teased in Flipkart landing page

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Feb 16, 2021

Realme has recently begun teasing the upcoming Narzo 30 series in India. A recent leak claimed that the new Narzo branded phones may launch on Feb. 24. It appears that the launch date may not be far away as the landing page of the Narzo 30 series has gone live on Flipkart.

The landing page of the Narzo 30 series states that more details will appear on Feb. 18. It remains to be seen whether the company confirms the rumored Feb. 24 launch date later this week. The promo page also has a teaser video that gives a glimpse at one of the Narzo 30 series phones. Recent reports have revealed that the Narzo 30 series has three devices as Narzo 30A, Narzo 30, and Narzo 30 Pro 5G.

A leaked poster that appeared yesterday revealed the key details of the Narzo 30A and Narzo 30 Pro 5G. The poster did not shed any information on the specs of the Narzo 30A. It only revealed that the handset will be sporting a wavy textured back panel with a squarish camera module and a fingerprint reader.

The leak also revealed that the Narzo 30 Pro 5G is equipped with a 120Hz refresh rate supporting display and Dimensity 800U 5G chipset. It is speculated that the Narzo 30 Pro 5G could be a rebadged version of the Realme Q2 which went official in China last year. The same phone is available in the U.K as the Realme 7 5G.

The image of the Narzo 30 Pro 5G shows that it has a punch-hole display, a rectangle-shaped camera module on its back, and a side-facing fingerprint scanner. It seems that the handset with rectangle camera housing shown in the teaser video could be the Narzo 30 Pro 5G.

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Xiaomi Redmi Band is discounted to just $14.99 on Gearbest today

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Feb 16, 2021

For all fitness enthusiast out there Gearbest is giving out this amazing deal on Xiaomi Redmi Band Smart Wristband wherein this 1.08-inch fitness bracelet which usually retails at $25 can be bought for just $14.99

Xiaomi Redmi smart wristband is one of the best fitness band options in its price range. The band comes with a 1.08 large screen color display which makes it easy to read the information on the smart band. A quick glance gives you the time, date, and your daily step count. It has a 24-hour heart rate monitoring system along with multiple exercise modes. The battery lasts for 2 weeks with hassle-free, quick plug direct USB charging. Other general features include calorie and distance counter, stopwatch, alarm, timer, phone unlock, etc.

The super deal by Gearbest brings Xiaomi Redmi Band Smart Wristbands with multiple face options at just $14.99, which means an almost 60% discount. Note that the deal is applicable only on the black color variant and free shipping is available for Europe from China. So without wasting anymore time grab this super deal while stock lasts.

Xiaomi Mi Watch gets Amazon Alexa support, camera shutter control, and more

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Feb 16, 2021

Xiaomi announced the Mi Watch for global markets at the Mi 10T series launch event. This smartwatch is basically a rebranded Xiaomi Watch Color Sports Edition. A few months after its release, this wearable is receiving a new firmware update with some useful features and improvements.

According to a user on Mi Community (via PiunikaWeb), Xiaomi is rolling out a new system update for the Mi Watch global version. The latest update not only bumps up the firmware version to 1.2.52 and brings new features as well as optimizations.

First and foremost, the new update adds Amazon Alexa voice assistant support. But unfortunately, it is only available in select regions and the changelog does not mention them. Hence, you will have to check it for yourself if you own this smartwatch.

Further, the new firmware brings camera shutter control and two new standby watch faces. However, it is worth noting that the changelog mentions the camera shutter feature to be experimental and therefore, it may be buggy on some smartphones.

Lastly, the latest update also adds an option to turn on and off auto-pause in workout modes, in addition to bringing bug fixes and optimizations for faster waker up.

Xiaomi Mi Watch Firmware v1.2.52 Update Official Changelog

New features and improvements:
- Amazon Alexa (not available in all regions).
- Experimental feature to control your phone’s camera shutter from your watch.
- Two new standby watch faces.

Optimizations:
- Wake up your watch faster
- Option to turn on and off auto-pause in workout on your watch.
- Fixed known bugs

In order to install the latest firmware update on your Xiaomi Mi Watch global version, simply update to the latest version of the Xiaomi Wear app available on the Google Play Store, open the application, and tap on ‘Update’ when prompted.

Android 12 might bring Face-based Auto-Rotate feature

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Feb 16, 2021

Google is expected to launch the Android 12 sometime in the Second half of this year. Ahead of this, the brand will release Beta versions as usual. Several reports have already uncovered what features the company is planning to bring this time. Now, a 9to5Google report says that it might get a revamped Autorotate feature.

Google is working on a new feature termed as ‘Smart Autorotate‘ courtesy of XDA. While the specifics aren’t known yet, 9to5Google says that it could be a face-based one. That is, using the front-facing camera, the screen will be rotated automatically according to your face orientation.

For recognizing the position of the face, Google might use an algorithm where the front camera sensor captures the view of the user’s face. You don’t have to fear privacy issues as Google would mostly capture/process the data locally.

In the past, Autorotate feature has had its share of annoying users. For instance, if you are toggling between portrait and landscape mode while lying down sideways, it will shift to landscape mode as you tilt it. However, your face would be facing the phone straightaway.

This makes the Automatic feature useless at times. Anyway, as the report says, the Smart Autorotate/Face-based Auto-rotate on Android 12 could make use of the face shape algorithms found on other apps like Google Duo.

Also, if Google were to bring it to the final version, it should roll out to the Google Pixels first before launching on other devices.

Android 12 is shaping out to be a great upgrade with a lot more changes than we expected. The Alphabet-owned company is planning the new AOSP with Material NEXT design, new UI with revamped Notification shade, a dedicated Gaming Mode, one-handed Mode, Always-on Display changes, and more.

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Get the ILife V7s Plus Robot Vacuum Cleaner at just $182 (With Coupon)

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Feb 16, 2021

Health and hygiene are of utmost importance during this pandemic season. It is important to keep ourselves and our surroundings clean and disinfected at all times. But with our hectic schedules, it is difficult to regularly clean and disinfect our homes. Hence investing in an automatic cleaner like ILife V7s Plus Robot Vacuum Cleaner with dual-mode makes complete sense. And Aliexpress is giving out this 2-in 1 automatic robot cleaner retailing at $217 for ~~$189.99~~ only $182 with coupon.

ILife V7s Plus Robot Vacuum Cleaner comes with the dual function of sweep and wet mopping. The wet mopping function is especially important as it helps to disinfect the whole house. It uses a combination of V shape and floating roller brushes making it suitable for almost all types of floorings like wooden, cement, tile, carpet, etc. Multiple cleaning modes like Edge, Spot, and auto help you to target clean different areas and issues. It comes with an OBS all terrain detection system which helps it to identify the terrain and obstacles thereby enabling it with the anti-fall and anti-collision functions. The cleaner has 120 min work time and a self auto charge function.

For the given price range, ILife V7s Plus Robot Vacuum Cleaner is a real bargain deal and as a limited offer, Aliexpress is selling this product for $189.99 only. Also, an additional $2.46 New User Coupon and $8 off $150Coupon are available on the product. This bargain deal applies to the Rose Gold variant. So go grab your ILife V7s Plus Robot Vacuum Cleaner today.

More teasers of the Realme Buds Air 2 released ahead of launch

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Feb 16, 2021

Realme is expected to launch new wireless earbuds in India soon and ahead of the launch, the company has started teasing the upcoming product. The teaser suggests the earbuds will arrive with Active Noise Cancellation.

Realme India & Europe CEO Madhav Sheth, shared a video yesterday which points to the presence of Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) on the earbuds. The video which bears the hashtag #NoiseOffrealmeOn, also shows how the Transparency mode would work on the smartphone.

Again, the Realme VP has shared a new teaser where he indicated that the brand was offering their fans the opportunity to choose and suggest their favourite talented musicians who would be selected to tune the upcoming air buds. The CEO equally hinted that a lucky fan would also be given the chance to experience the upcoming product.

Although the name is yet to be confirmed, we believe the teasers are for the realme Buds Air 2. The earbuds recently appeared on the realme Link app. The Buds Air 2 is expected to be a successor to the realme Buds Air which made its debut over a year ago. The Buds Air didn’t feature ANC but features low-latency gaming mode, wireless charging support and intelligent wear detection. The Buds Air 2 will feature ANC in addition to these features. The earbuds are also expected to come with improvements in the battery life.

There is no word yet about the launch date but we exppect that to be made known in the coming days. The price of the Buds Air 2 is also expected to be cheaper than the ANC-packing realme Buds Air Pro.

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OPPO patents a Smartphone design with movable Selfie Camera

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Feb 16, 2021

OPPO is known for developing weird smartphone designs. In fact, the company has already announced a smartphone with a rollable display OPPO X 2021 last year. It also patents interesting designs from time to time. Accordingly, the focus has lately been on designing the front camera. One such has been spotted by LetsGoDigital.

OPPO Smartphone Patent Movable Selfie Camera — CC: LetsGoDigital

According to the report, OPPO‘s new patent has been published on January 28, 2021. It was applied last year by Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications at WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization). The design schematics shows a movable front camera for capturing selfies from various angles.

As you can see below, the arrangement on the top of the display upfront operates with the help of a drive motor. Apparently, it uses a guide block placed inside a rail bracket to move the sensor bi-directionally. That is, once the camera app is opened, users can adjust the position of the front camera and move it left/right.

Some of the use-case scenarios are taking side views of users while they are looking straight, Adjust the various compositions of images and capture it in multiple angles, comfortable panorama selfies, and more.

Speaking of which, OPPO’s recent patent with a pop-up camera and reflective mirror showed that a 360-degree panorama could be possible. Another design patent showed a detachable camera layout for selfies/video calls.

OPPO brought a shark-fin-shaped pop-up module with the Reno Series of smartphones. The company has also been experimenting with a few things with its Find-X series. Hence, we cannot guess which Series will get this design if at all it comes to light.

Either way, the latest patent also shows a flushed display with minimal bezels on all sides. Further, the report says that it also has an in-display fingerprint scanner which is a no-brainer these days.

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OPPO Find X3 likely to feature Snapdragon 870

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Feb 16, 2021

Back in October, a leak had claimed that the OPPO’s upcoming flagship phone will be featuring the Snapdragon 870 SoC. Multiple pieces of evidence have revealed that the Find X3 Pro will be equipped with the Snapdragon 888 mobile platform. Fresh details reveal that the upcoming Find X3 is equipped with the SD870 chip.

The screengrabs of the AIDA64 benchmarks, AnTuTu appearance, and About Phone page of the OPPO PEDM00 phone show that it features a Qualcomm chip with ‘sm8250’ model number, Adreno 650 GPU, and ‘kona’ codename. However, the About Phone page mentions specifically that the OPPO Find X3 is packed with the latest Snapdragon 870.

Oppo find x3 is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 processor

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The screenshots also show that the Find X3 has a display that offers 1080 x 2412 pixels resolution, 8 GB of RAM, 256 GB of built-in storage. One of the cameras of the Find X3 is 12.6-megapixel. A vacant spot at the top-left corner in all three screengrabs indicates that the smartphone features a punch-hole display.

The OPPO PEDM00 smartphone was previously spotted at China’s 3C certification platform earlier this month. The listing revealed that the mysterious 5G phone will be arriving in the market with a 65W fast charger. It is already known that the PEEM00 model number belongs to the OPPO Find X3 Pro.

OPPO Is expected to announce the OPPO Find X3 lineup in March. Reports have revealed that the series has as many as four smartphones such as the Find X3, Find X3 Pro, Find X3 Lite, and Find X3 Neo. The Lite and Neo phones are said to be rebadged editions of China’s OPPO Reno5 5G and Reno5 Pro 5G, respectively.

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Amazon to start making Fire TV Stick devices in India later this year

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Feb 16, 2021

Amazon recently won a legal battle with Future Group in India. Today, the company has announced that it will start manufacturing its electronic products in the country. First in line is the production of the Amazon Fire TV Stick in partnership with a subsidiary of Foxconn.

The American MNC announced the plan via its blog. Accordingly, it says that in partnership with Cloud Network Technology, it will start production later this year. For the unaware, this partner of Amazon is a subsidiary of Foxconn in Chennai. Anyway, through the first Manufacturing line for India(at Chennai, Tamil Nadu), the company will start making Amazon Fire TV Sticks.

Amazon says that the company will honour the Make In India initiative and help boost Indian innovation, Drive economic growth, and create jobs. Amit Agarwal, Global SVP and Country Leader for Amazon India says that the company has pledged to invest US $1 billion to digitize 10 million small and medium businesses.

Through this, it aims to popularise Indian business worldwide and contribute to up to $1 billion exports and create 1 million more jobs by 2025 in the country. That’s not all as the company already has a ‘Local Shops on Amazon’ program running.

Last year, it announced this so that retailers and local shops will benefit by selling products online and has signed with 22,000 neighborhood stores in India. Talking about the expansion, it says that based on the demand, it will scale up the production to other cities in the future.

In September 2020, Amazon brought the third-gen Fire TV stick along with a Fire TV Stick Lite. The latter is currently retailing for ₹2,999 in India.

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Leak: HUAWEI P50 series will include three models, mass-production will begin shortly

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Feb 16, 2021

HUAWEI P series is the company’s flagship smartphone series for the first half of a year. These devices are usually announced around the time of MWC (Mobile World Congress). But due to the current situation, the next-gen HUAWEI P50 series may come later than its predecessor. Ahead of its official announcement, some details regarding these upcoming handsets have been tipped.

HUAWEI P50 Pro 3D CAD Render Leak — HUAWEI P50 Pro 3D CAD Render | Source: OnLeaks

According to a well-known HUAWEI-focussed tipster who goes by the username @RODENT950 on Twitter, the forthcoming HUAWEI P50 series will include three models, just like the last year’s HUAWEI P40 series.

Hence, we can expect the Chinese telecom giant to release the following models.

HUAWEI P50
HUAWEI P50 Pro
HUAWEI P50 Pro+

Further, as per the leaker, the standard P50 will be the new Lite model powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9000E SoC. On the other hand, the P50 Pro will be the new standard, whereas the P50 Pro+ will be the new Pro model. Unlike the first device, the latter two phones will feature HiSilicon Kirin 9000 chipset.

Additionally, he also says that these smartphones will be soon entering mass-production as their design has been finalized. Last but not least, as per him, the HUAWEI P50 series’ USP (Unique Selling Proposition) will be screen quality, new ultra sensing camera system, and gaming capabilities.

Samsung Galaxy A12 goes official in India, Starts at ₹12,999($179)

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Feb 16, 2021

Samsung has finally made the Galaxy A12 smartphone official in India. The device starts at ₹12,999($179) in the country which is the same as the leaked prices.

Samsung Galaxy A12 India Price, Availability, Offers

Samsung has launched the Galaxy A12 in two storage variants- 4GB RAM and 64/128GB internal storage. The device will be available in three colors- Black, Blue, and White. You can take a look at the prices below:

Samsung Galaxy A12
- 4GB + 64GB – ₹12,999($179)
- 4GB + 128GB- ₹13,999($193)

If you compare this price with UK(£169), it is a bit lesser. Anyway, the device will be available for purchase in India from February 17 i.e, Tomorrow on the Samsung website, other major Online and Retail stores across the country.

For offers, In addition to no-cost EMI plans, New/Existing users of Jio will get a cashback worth ₹3,000 while recharging plans like ₹349. Additionally, customers of Vi get ‘Double Data’ benefits on a ₹299 recharge plan for the first three months/Three recharges.

Samsung Galaxy A12 Specifications and Features

The Samsung Galaxy A12 features a 6.5-inch Infinity-V display with an HD+ resolution. Under the hood, it is powered by MediaTek’s Helio P35 chipset paired with 4GB RAM and 64/128GB storage as mentioned above.

Additionally, you also get a MicroSD slot for storage expansion up to 1TB. For cameras, you get a Quad-Camera layout with a 48MP main, 5MP ultrawide, a 2MP macro camera, and a 2MP depth camera. Upfront, there is an 8MP camera for selfies.

Other features include a 5,000mAh battery with 15W charging, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth for connectivity, GPS+A-GPS for navigation, USB-C and 3.5mm jack ports. The device runs Android 10 with One UI Core 2.5 on top.

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Rumor: iQOO may launch two or more devices in India starting March

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Feb 16, 2021

Early last year, iQOO was one of the first companies to launch a 5G smartphone in India. The Chinese brand introduced iQOO 3 in the country in both 4G and 5G variants. Almost a year has passed but the firm is yet to release another handset. Thankfully, the situation may improve soon, as per a new rumor.

According to Tushar Mehta of XDA Developers, iQOO, the independent brand of vivo may release two or more devices in India in the coming months starting March. He also suggests that one of them could be the brand’s latest flagship smartphone – iQOO 7.

Anyway, we would request you to consider this piece of information with a pinch of salt. Because Mehta himself says that this is merely a rumor and not a confirmed leak. However, it is worth noting that his previous tips have been accurate.

Additionally, he also says that vivo will not be debuting the vivo X50 Pro+. Instead, the handset maker will be only bringing the vivo X60 series, including the premium vivo X60 Pro+.

That said, vivo was India’s third-largest smartphone brand in Q4 2020. The company was even the largest offline brand during the same period. However, we cannot say anything good about iQOO.

Ever since its launch, iQOO 3 has been discounted multiple times. In fact, its price has been permanently dopped by a high margin. Above all, the handset was part of the Android 11 Beta program but it is yet to receive the stable update.

Having said that, we hope iQOO to make an impressive comeback since it has potential.

OnePlus Watch Design spotted on German Patent and Trademark Office

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