Samsung Galaxy A12 Indian variant’s details leaked, likely to launch in next few days

-

Feb 13, 2021

The name Jon Prosser may nor ring a bell but for us in the tech industry, we remember the tipster and his bunch of accurate details of the iPhone SE2, Apple’s next-generation mini smartphone released last year. The tipster has now come out with a juicy detail about the Apple AirTags. According to him, Apple AirTags will be released in March this year and that date doesn’t look like what will change.

Apple AirTags first leaked online in August last year via a patent filing, with the leak detailing the basic functionality of the device. It is location tracking device and is expected to pair seamlessly with a host smartphone or tablet. Appple had placed an emphasis on the functionality of the multi-interface transponder (MIT) device in the patent.

The multi-interface transponder (MIT) device is described as a portable and compact gadget with a simple processor, light and motion sensors, radio stack, and power core. It can even be attached to various objects like wallets, keys, and IDs. In other words, it’s a small location tracking device that can track down your important belongings or even smartphones when paired with an iPad or iPhone, for instance.

AirTags are still on for March.

Haven’t heard of any further delays this time. 🤞

— Jon Prosser (@jon_prosser) February 12, 2021

The functionality includes connectivity, communication with nearby electronics, power affordances, and more. Furthermore, the patents also outline a special power management feature that enables “intelligently boosting beacon transmission depending on determined location and proximity to nearby devices.”

Recall that Samsung recently announced the SmartTag and SmartTag+, a tile-like Bluetooth-LE tracker will help you find your lost objects. The Samsung model carries a starting price tag of $29. Going by Apple’s patent filing for the AirTags, we can conclude that it far eclipse the features of the Smart Tag, especially in the aspect of transmission.

RELATED;

New Android Auto update starts rolling out bringing Google Assistant shortcut & more

By

-

Feb 12, 2021

The most recent update of Google‘s Android Auto includes a couple of features that will further enhance its versatility as a mirror app of your Android smartphone for compatible dashboard systems. The update brings a shortcut to launch the Google Assistant feature on the app a couple of new wallpapers.

The new shortcut to the clever Assistant feature on Android Auto will allow users to easily add a shortcut to launch Google Assistant to do several tasks via the app. These include quickly calling a person on your phone contact or requesting navigational assistance, as well as many other activities that could trigger the action of the Assistant action. This new shortcut feature helps to fully integrate Android Auto to provide greater width and services as if you were using your Android smartphone itself, which is quite exciting.

Late last year, some tipsters had predicted that Google was indeed working on adding wallpapers to an upcoming Android Auto update so that users of the app can get an array of beautiful wallpapers to use. Recent comments and screenshots released by users on social media platform Reddit show that indeed Google has started rolling out the feature, as the users provided screenshots as evidence of their claims. However, this new updated option for wallpapers does not allow users to choose photos from their camera gallery as wallpapers in Android Auto – at least with this current update.

The wallpapers feature a number of themes reflecting ambience and coolness and can be accessed via the settings of the Android Auto app. You can easily change your wallpaper by picking the Choose Wallpaper option under the settings menu.

In order to get these new additions, you must first update your app to the current version of Android Auto and see whether the new features are available.

RELATED;

boAt Rockerz 255 Pro+ wireless earphones launched in India with 40-hour battery life

By

-

Feb 12, 2021

Indian tech lifestyle brand boAt has launched a new pair of neckband-style wireless earphones in the country called boAt Rockerz 255 Pro+. The new product from the company is priced at ₹1,499 (introductory). It is already up for sale on the firm’s official website (boat-lifestyle.com).

The all-new boAt Rockerz 255 Pro+ wireless earphones feature 10mm dynamic graphene drivers. They connect with devices via Bluetooth 5.0 with support for dual-pairing.

They are powered by a Qualcomm chipset. Hence, they come with support for Qualcomm aptX audio codec and cVc noise cancellation technologies. Apart from these two, the earphones also support SBC and AAC audio codecs.

Further, they come with inline remote control with buttons for music playback and voice assistant. Based on the connected devices, one of the keys can be used to wake up Google Assistant or Siri. Additionally, despite being an affordable pair of wireless earphones, they are also IPX7-certified for water resistance.

1 of 2

As for power, they are backed by a 300mAh battery, which the brand claims to offer up to 40 hours of playback time on a full charge. They charge via a USB Type-C port and even support a fast charging tech that can offer up to 10 hours of playback time with only 10 minutes of charging.

Last but not least, the boAt Rockerz 255 Pro+ neckband-style wireless earphones are available in three colors, namely Active Black, Navy Blue, and Teal Green.

Qualcomm voices its stance against the NVIDIA’s Acquisition of Arm: Report

By

-

Feb 12, 2021

Although it’s been months since NVIDIA announced the Acquisition of SoftBank-owned chipmaker Arm, the deal is yet to go through as it is under Scrutiny by authorities around the world. Now, Qualcomm has objected to this acquisition.

As reported by CNBC, Qualcomm has voiced its stance to US Govt’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the European Commission, the UK Competition and Markets Authority, and China’s State Administration for Market Regulation. Apparently, it believes that NVIDIA might prevent other companies from using Arm’s Intellectual Properties(IP) in the future.

For the unware, Arm, a British Chipmaker(Arm Holdings) is currently owned by Japan’s SoftBank Group. It specializes in Semiconductor, Software design and currently licenses its ARM architecture(via IP) to various chipmakers. Its chip architecture is currently used across the world in Consumer Electronics like Smartphones, Automation, Networking, etc.

In September 2020, after rounds of talks, NVIDIA said that it will acquire Arm for $40 billion. During this, both NVIDIA and Arm said that the deal will create a premier computing company for the age of AI. However, the deal is yet to be completed as it is under scrutiny as mentioned above.

Besides, Qualcomm is not the only company opposing this deal. Companies like Huawei and other Chinese tech firms had expressed their concerns. Among this, Lenovo’s Former Chief Engineer had said that China’s Anti-trust regulator would turn down the deal citing monopoly as reason.

Either way, FTC has now proceeded to the “second phase” of investigations according to the report. It has asked NVIDIA and Arm to produce more documents regarding the deal and the process is expected to continue for several months down the line.

As for NVIDIA, it has said to CNBC that it believes the regulators will see the benefits of this acquisition and approve it. However, industry sources say that it has a high chance of getting blocked by one of the regulators.

RELATED:

MIMO C1, the World’s first 2-in-1 Cargo e-scooter launched on Indiegogo

By

-

Feb 12, 2021

Electric scooters are gradually gaining ground as part of the daily commute of some persons in major cities around the world. But using an electric scooter usually comes with its limitation especially if you’ve got some load to carry like a grocery bag. Singaporean start-up Mimo has launched a product that looks to take care of that challenge.

The electric scooter dubbed Mimo C1 adopts a unique design that includes a convenient storage basket at the front of the scooter while retaining a wide, slip-resistant surface for the driver’s feet. The scooter also adopts a foldable design that allows the user to fold the rear part, thus converting it to just a trolley.

In terms of the configuration, the MIMO C1 packs a built-in lithium battery and has a single cruising range of 15 to 25 kilometers (9 to 16 miles). The e-scooter can also hit a speed of 25 kilometers per hour (16 mph).

There is a helical spring front suspension that helps to drive smoothly, while it utilizes a rear braking system. Mimo C1 provides users with open baskets or storage accessories of different sizes with seals, depending on your need.

Mimo C1 has a net weight of 17 kg (37 lb) without a basket. It can carry a maximum weight of 120 kg (265 lb) and ta maximum load weight is 70 kg (154 lb).

The Mimo C1 e-scooter carries an early bird price tag of $1,300 on Indiegogo. After the crowdfunding exercise, the price will likely start at $1806. If the crowdfunding exercise is successful, the product is expected to start shipping in August this year.

RELATED;

Hackers apparently sell Cyberpunk 2077 studio’s hacked data for a fortune

By

-

Feb 12, 2021

Earlier on Tuesday this week, CD Projekt Red disclosed via a tweet that it has been the victim of a ransomware attack that saw some of its critical security data including source code get stolen.

It has now been confirmed that the hackers have indeed auctioned parts of the stolen data to an unknown entity, apparently due to the inability of CDPR to meet the ransom demands of the hackers. This information was provided by cybersecurity company Kela who shared an extract from the conversations on Exploit, an infamous hacking forum frequently patronized by hackers. The suspected hackers stated that they received an offer for the stolen data from someone who was not part of the Exploit forum. After completing the purchase, the buyer then requested the hackers to end the auction, which was subsequently done.

In the aftermath of the cyberattack, CDPR had insisted it won’t pander to the demands of the attackers or even negotiate with them, notwithstanding the grave implication of their decision and the possibility of the stolen data being circulated online. The initial auction which is thought to include source codes for several of CDPR’s games, as well as internal company documents, was $1 million, but cybersecurity sources say that the buyer may have paid up to $7 million or more for the stolen data. The identity of the buyer is not yet known and since the purchase we have not seen any release online of the CDPR data.

The identity of the attackers is still yet to be released officially, although it is highly probable that the hackers used the HelloKitty ransomware, which has been used recently to hack a number of websites.

RELATED;

(via)

Xiaomi Mi 10 with Overclocked GPU gets a 30% bump up in performance, can it level Mi 11?

By

-

Feb 12, 2021

Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 888 chipset at the Snapdragon summit last year. This flagship chipset has an Adreno 660 GPU promising 35% improved performance while its predecessor, the Snapdragon 865 has an Adreno 650 with 10% better Graphics rendering. Now, a Chinese Media Lei Technology has overclocked the GPU on the Snapdragon 865 on the Xiaomi Mi 10 and bid it against the 2021’s Mi 11.

According to the report, a GPU OVerclocking application named KonaBess has been used for this test. For this, the device has to be obviously rooted with Bootloader unlocked. Anyway, after doing it, they have compared the results of Xiaomi Mi 10 and Xiaomi Mi 11.

The report has used reference Theoretical benchmarks like AnTuTu, Geekbench, 3DMark, and some real-world gaming tests.

First off, the Mi 10 scores on AnTuTu jumps from 560,000 to 620,000 after overclocking the GPU. In the screenshots, you can see that the GPU score has specifically jumped from 219,252 to 273,252 which is a bit closer to Mi 11’s 301,076 GPU score. Similarly, in Geekbench 5, the device scored 4282(OpenCL), 3929(Vulkan), and 4995 in 3DMark tests.

Before overclocking, it had scored 3034(OpenCL), 2954(Vulkan), 3761(3DMark) points respectively. In comparison, the Xiaomi Mi 11 scores 699,841 and 5,628 points in AnTuTu and 3DMark respectively.

1 of 4

In short, Overclocking the GPU brings about a 30% improvement in GPU performance on the Snapdragon 865-powered Xiaomi Mi 10. However, its theory scores are still away from the successor.

For real-world tests, the report says that they played decent graphic-intensive games like Glory of Kings, and demanding titles like Original God. In the 15-minute gaming period, Mi 10 rendered more fps, with fewer stutters, and ran fairly stable throughout.

Surprisingly, it also says that the Mi 11, despite running smoothly, experienced some heating issues on a high load. Just like the report says, this may be because of the older architecture of Adreno 660 GPU or samsung’s 5nm process.

Overall, the Snapdragon 865 on Xiaomi Mi 10 tries its level best to compete and gains improvement in GPU after overclocking. However, it still lacks in performance(at least from Benchmarks) compared to Snapdragon 888 on the Mi 11.

Parallelly, Xiaomi is said to be working on a Mi 10 with Snapdragon 870 chipset. This itself is an overclocked version of the Snapdragon 865 Plus. Let’s just hope that the Mi 10 reboots with more power in 2021.

RELATED:

(via)

HONOR V40 and four other phones have cleared EEC certification ahead of global launch

By

-

Feb 12, 2021

Back in November 2020, HUAWEI sold its sub-brand HONOR to Zhixin New Information Technology Co. Ltd, a consortium of over 30 agents, dealers, and the Shenzhen Smart City Development Group Co. Ltd. Since then, HONOR has only released a single smartphone in the form of HONOR V40 5G in China. This handset along with four other phones may soon launch in global markets.

Last month, a tipster revealed that HONOR will be launching a number of mid-range and flagship smartphones in global markets. He even revealed that HONOR View40 (aka HONOR V40) will be debuting in spring, followed by HONOR 40 in summer. According to him, the brand will also release a new HONOR Magic device.

Now, weeks later, the following HONOR smartphones have cleared EEC certification.

HONOR YOK (HONOR View40)
HONOR CHL
HONOR HJC
HONOR NTN
HONOR NZA

Apart from HONOR V40, the other four devices are yet to go official. But we do know the specs and design of HONOR HJC and HONOR NZA, thanks to their TENAA certifications.

HONOR HJC Specifications

Talking about HONOR HJC, it will be a mid-range 5G smartphone powered by MediaTek Dimensity 800U SoC paired with 8GB RAM and 128GB/256GB internal storage. It will flaunt a 6.53-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with a 20:9 aspect ratio. Unfortunately, there’s no info on whether the panel will support a high refresh rate.

As for optics, the handset will sport a 16MP selfie camera in the display notch and a quad-camera setup on the back consisting of a 64MP primary sensor coupled with an 8MP sensor and two 2MP sensors.

Other features of this phone include an in-screen fingerprint sensor, MicroSD card slot, Android 10, 3,800mAh battery, 66W fast charging, and four colors (Magic Night Black, Iceland Fantasy, Titanium Silver, Emerald Blue).

HONOR NZA Specifications

Unlike the above handset, the HONOR NZA is a budget 5G smartphone powered by a 2.0GHz octa-core processor paired with 4GB/6GB RAM and 64GB/128GB internal storage. It will sport a 6.6-inch HD+ TFT LCD panel with a notch.

Other specs include a MicroSD card slot, 3.5mm headphone jack, Android 10, side-mounted fingerprint sensor, proximity sensor, accelerometer, ambient light sensor, 5,000mAh battery, and two colors (Black, Blue).

There’s no telling when and in which regions these phones will be launching in the coming days. Also, it is a mystery if they will come with GMS (Google Mobile Services) though the brand is in talks with the search giant.

Apple could be working on terahertz radiation sensor for non-invasive Glucose Monitoring

By

-

Feb 12, 2021

Last month, a report said that the next Apple Watch (Tentatively Apple Watch 7) could get the Blood Sugar Monitoring feature. Now, a series of patents unearthed by Apple Insider shows that Apple could be working on a new Terahertz Sensor for the non-invasive Glucose monitoring.

A total of four patients with one main and three other resembling ones(via AppleInsider)have been filed at USPTO(US Patent and Trademark Office). Although none have the word Glucose/Blood Sugar monitoring, they hover around the Absorption Spectroscopy on Electronic devices.

If you recall, a company named Quantum Operation showed off a “Spectrometer-based” prototype that works on the interaction of light with the wrist at CES 2021. Here, Apple’s patents delves on using Ambient Sensors for Terahertz Spectroscopy and Imaging in Dynamic Environments.

Apple begins with limitations like lack of Space for New Sensors with Aperture/opening, Degraded Water resistivity, overall cost increase, etc. of the previous ‘Gas Sensor’ design. Consequently, its new patent talks about using terahertz(THz) electromagnetic radiation(EMR) on previous spectroscopy methods.

A transmitter of the electronic device will emit EM waves in THz into a dynamic environment like a user’s skin. A receiver will then absorb the reflected wave back. Following this, a spectral response having absorption Spectra(data about the Obstacle) is compared with known Spectra(Fixed values).

Apple adds that this tech might go beyond the borders of non-invasive Glucose monitoring. It says that absorption spectroscopy will play a vital role in overall health including detecting skin cancers/disorders in the future.

Either way, the technology is new and immature so it needs a lot of studies as currently, it might have discrepancies with that of Hospital Monitoring techniques.

RELATED:

Tencent launches the Nintendo Switch Super Mario Limited Edition in China

By

-

Feb 12, 2021

Tencent Games was granted the exclusive right to launch the Nintendo Switch gaming console in China. Thus, the Switch was launched in China in December 2019 despite already being a popular console outside China.

Tencent has now launched a limited edition model of the Nintendo Switch for the Chinese market. The limited-edition is themed after Super Mario. The new edition comes exactly one year after the original Switch was launched in the Asian country. Available records show that the firm has sold up to 1 million units of the handheld gaming console.

.The Nintendo Switch Super Mario Limited Edition will not be China-exclusive but will be sold in other regions. The version is presently on sale on the official WeChat store as well as Nintendo Switch’s official flagship stores on JD.com and Tmall as well as other official authorized channels. Interestingly, the customized edition retains the same price tag as the original Switch. It is priced at 2099 yuan (~$325). Outside China, it is available on Best Buy and Target for $300.

The Nintendo Switch Limited Edition is themed after the legendary Super Mario game. It is specially designed with Mario’s theme colors of red and blue. Nintendo also bundles a carrying case and a screen protector.

The main body of the Switch itself adopts a different color for the first time. It comes in red just like the other accessories. Not only that, in addition to the main unit, the base, joystick, Joy-Con wristband, and Joy-Con grip of the suit are all designed with Mario’s theme colors of red and blue, which are very recognizable. The carrying case also adopts the red and blue theme color with the zipper coming in blue while the case is red.

RELATED;

GPD Win 3 handheld Gaming PC with an integrated gamepad goes official

By

-

Feb 12, 2021

Around December last year, GPD went live with a landing page for the GD Win 3 on Indiegogo. The handheld gaming PC is expected to be a successor GPD Win 2 portable gaming console which has been one of the brand’s most successful products yet. The GPD Win 3 handheld Gaming PC has now been launched under crowdfunding on Indiegogo.

The GPD Win 3 handheld Gaming PC features a compact 5.5-inch display with an HD resolution of 720p. It is equipped with a physical keyboard under the display which can be used by sliding the screen upwards. One standout feature on the device is the presence of a gamepad. The gamepad features two joysticks, four triggers, a directional pad, and four action buttons.

In order to take care of heating, the gaming PC features intake air vents on the rear and an exhaust vent on the top. It also features a USB-A port, power key, headphone jack, and built-in microphone. At the bottom, there is a USB-C Thunderbolt 4.0 port and loudspeakers. The device also packs two customizable buttons on the rear side of the controller grips, which also contain rumble feedback.

The GPD Win3 will be powered by the latest 11th-generation Intel Core i5 (2.4 – 4.2GHz) while the higher version will feature a Core i7 (2.8 – 4.7 GHz) SoC. The processor is paired with 16GB of LPDDR4 RAM with 1TB of internal PCIe 3.0 SSD storage. An Intel Xe GPU will fire up the graphics. The portable laptop will also come with Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.0, and support for a microSD card. The setup is well suited to play the top AAA games around such as Cyberpunk 2077.

Apart from the ability to play games on the 720p screen while using the handheld mode, users can also make use of the dock offering a host of I/O connections. The dock will offer support for an external display via HDMI 2.0b, 1Gbps Ethernet, USB-C X1, USB-A X3.

The Win 3 will gets its power source from a battery of unknown capacity which is expected to last between 2 to 3 hours of intense gaming. For moderate use, it can last between 6 to 8 hours and light use will see it last up to 11 hours. The device charges via a 65W Power Delivery charger.

The GDP Win 3 carries a starting price of $799 and is up for backing on Indiegogo. The gaming PC will run on Windows 10 OS.

RELATED;

Qualcomm’s upcoming CEO says US sanctions on Huawei might lessen stress on Global chip shortages

By

-

Feb 12, 2021

Early in January, Qualcomm had announced that Cristiano Amon would take over as the CEO of the company from June 30, 2021. Now, Amon has said that US sanctions against Huawei might help lessen the stress on semiconductor shortages.

In a webcast with Goldman Sachs analyst Rod Hall(via Bloomberg), he said that because of the hindrance on the chip manufacturing Huawei is facing, facilities at its partner TSMC would become free now. For the unware, TSMC had to halt Huawei’s orders in 2020 because of the tightened restrictions by the US Govt.

The Chinese Giant has henceforth not been able to make more of its HiSilicon Kirin chipsets lately. Anyway, Amon says that Although the facilities would now be available for others, difficulties in transfer of tech might delay the immediate benefits out of this.

Besides, Automakers around the world are facing Semiconductor shortages during the US-China Trade War and clamp down on Chinese tech firms. In fact, its worse in blooming Countries like Germany which has finally sought alternatives like Taiwanese firms.

Also, the demand in chip shortages has further increased the demand on key components Smartphones, Personal Computers, Automation, Networking, etc. This demand is expected to rise prices and persist till the end of H2 2021(Second-Half).

Coming back, Aman says that Qualcomm’s demands have surged than before. In fact, the company’s revenue in Oct.-Dec. 2020(marked as Q1 2021 in Fiscal Year) grew by a whopping 62%.

Qualcomm is eyeing the semiconductor manufacturing plants of TSMC and Samsung that are being planned to set up in the USA. Although it is barred from communicating with Huawei, it is trying its best to get in touch with the recently spun-off brand HONOR.

Finally, Amon said that the semiconductor dispute between US-China would take a long time to settle before reaching a resolution.

RELATED:

Samsung Galaxy A12 support page, user manual appears before launch in India

By

Anvinraj Valiyathara

-

Feb 12, 2021

Samsung has a couple of new phones lined up for launch in India. The Galaxy F62 is slated to go official on Feb. 15 and a similar variant of the phone dubbed as the Galaxy M62 is likely to go official soon as its support page has appeared on Samsung India’s website. Fresh information reveals that the support pages of new A-series phones such as Galaxy A12, Galaxy A32, and Galaxy A52 5G have emerged on Samsung’s website.

Samsung Galaxy A12

1 of 2

The support page of the Galaxy A12’s 4 GB RAM variant (SM-A125F model number) is now available on Samsung India’s official site. A user manual of the phone is also available in the listing. Earlier today, popular tipster Mukul Sharma said India will be soon treated with a new A-series phone with 48-megapixel quad cameras. He did not reveal the name of the device but mentioned that it will cost under Rs 15,000 (~$206). It appears that the upcoming Galaxy A-series phone could be the Galaxy A12 smartphone.

Samsung Galaxy A32

Samsung has already launched the Galaxy A32 5G as its cheapest 5G-ready smartphone. Some markets including India are expected to receive its 4G variant. The handset’s support page is now listed with its SM-A325F model number on the Indian site. It is speculated to be powered by the Helio G85 chipset.

Samsung Galaxy A52 5G

1 of 2

The support page of the Galaxy A52 5Gv with SM-A526B/DS model number are now listed on Samsung Switzerland and Samsung UK websites (via). Rumors have it that the Galaxy A52 5G could be Samsung’s first mid-range phone to arrive with an IP67 rating and a high refresh rate display.

RELATED:

vivo patents a foldable smartphone design with an elongated display

By

-

Feb 12, 2021

Foldables are said to the future of smartphones. But apart from Samsung and Lenovo-owned Motorola, no other handset makers have released such devices yet. But they are reported to do so this year. Hence, we have been seeing multiple patents regarding foldable smartphones in the past few months like this new vivo one.

According to LetsGoDigital, Vivo Mobile Communications filed a design patent with the CNIPA (China National Intellectual Property Administration) at the end of August 2020. This patent got approved and published on February 12, 2021.

Going by the sketches, this vivo foldable smartphone design is unlike any other. Normally, foldable smartphones either fold out to become a tablet or they feature old-school clamshell. But this design patent by vivo is neither.

This foldable phone design by vivo sports a rather unusual long display panel that folds at the bottom. Hence, it looks like a normal handset in the folded state. However, in the unfolded mode, the screen is elongated and it looks weird.

Further, the back of the device houses a penta-camera setup, which also includes a periscope zoom unit and a unique LED flash module. Interestingly, the design only has a single physical key at the top (could be the power button) and there are no ports as well. Hence, this phone may charge wirelessly.

With that being said, the only benefit we can realize from this vivo foldable smartphone design patent is that it is slimmer than commercially available foldables in the market. Additionally, its screen can be useful for vloggers as a viewfinder for the five cameras.

Anyway, we don’t expect vivo to launch any handset with this design anytime soon.

Lenovo Tab P11 Pro launched in India for ₹44,999($620)

By

-

Feb 12, 2021

The Lenovo Tab P11 Pro from 2020 has finally launched in India. This tablet, which is aimed at both productivity and media consumption, is priced below compared to the European markets.

Lenovo Tab P11 Pro India Price, Availability, Offers

The Lenovo Tab P11 Pro is priced at ₹44,999 (~$620/€512) in India. This is lower compared to the €699 price in Europe. However, it is more than China’s launch price of 2,499 yuan($376). In China, this tablet is sold as the Xiaoxin Pad Pro.

Anyway, the Tablet will be available for purchase in a couple of days i.e, from February 14. Users can get it either on Lenovo India’s website, Flipkart or Amazon(via XDA).

Additionally, early adopters can get the Tablet and Optional Keyboard Accessory(₹10,000) both for a promotional price of just ₹49,999($687). It also supports Lenovo’s Precision Pen 2 but it will be available later this year.

Lenovo India is also running a 10% cashback up to ₹1,500 offer on its website. This offer will end on Feb. 15. Finally, the tablet will be available in Slate Gray and Platinum Gray color options.

Lenovo Tab P11 Pro Specifications, Features

As mentioned above, the Lenovo Tab P11 Pro is the same as the one sold in other markets. Measuring 264.28 x 171.4 x 5.8mm, the tablet weighs 485g. Its main highlight is the 2K 11.5-inch OLED display which has a resolution of 2560×1600 pixels.

The display also supports features like Dolby Vision, HDR 10, TÜV Rheinland certification for low blue light emission, and 500 nits of max brightness.

Under the hood, it is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G chipset. This is paired with 6GB RAM and 128GB(uMCP) storage. You can also expand the storage via a microSD card slot up to 256GB more storage.

As for the optics, it has a dual 13MP(AutoFocus) + 5MP(120-deg ultra-wide) cameras on the back and two 8MP(RGB) + 8MP(IR) front cameras. In addition to this, the tablet also has a ToF sensor at the front. Some front camera features include selfies, video calls, and face authentication.

Other features include dual-band WiFi 5, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS+A-GPS, GLONASS, 4G LTE, 4-pin POGO connector for accessory, 6W JBL quad-speaker, Fingerprint reader, 8,600mAh with 20W charging via USB Type-C 3.2 Gen-2 port, and Android 10 OS.

RELATED:

Moto E7 Power spotted with Helio P22 at Geekbench before launch

By

Anvinraj Valiyathara

-

Feb 12, 2021

Motorola has recently launched the Motorola Moto E6i smartphone in Brazil. The Lenovo-owned company is expected to launch three new phones such as Moto E7 Power, Moto G10, and Moto G30 in the next few days. Ahead of the launch, the Moto E7 Power has paid a visit to the Geekbench benchmarking platform (via).

The Geekbench listing shows that the Motorola Moto E7 Power handset is driven by the MT67672V/WB (Helio P22) chipset and 4 GB of RAM. The listing contradicts a recent leak by Winfuture.de that claimed that the device is driven by the Helio G25 chipset. However, leaked information that was shared by TechnikNews earlier this month claimed that the E7 Power is powered by the Helio P22 chipset.

The E7 Power runs on the older Android 10 OS. The modest handset has scored 152 in the single-core test and 879 in the multi-core test. The Geekbench appearance of the smartphone suggests that the company could be checking its performance before its official announcement.

Moto E7 Power specifications (Rumored)

The Moto E7 Power has a 6.5-inch LCD screen with a teardrop notch. It delivers an HD+ resolution of 720 x 1600 pixels and a 20:9 aspect ratio. For snapping selfies, it has a front camera of 5-megapixel, and its rear shell has a 13-megapixel primary camera and a 2-megapixel secondary lens.

The device is said to be equipped with a 5,000mAh battery. It will come packed with 64 GB of internal storage and it will possess a microSD card slot for additional storage. It is likely to cost around 150 euros.

RELATED:

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE tipped to be in the works, Key Specs revealed

By

-

Feb 12, 2021

Samsung launched the Galaxy S20 FE last year and brought back the Fan Edition hype to the flagship series. At that time, reports said that company plans to drop the ‘Lite’ editions and bring more ‘FE’ in the future. Ascertaining that, a fresh report by Sammobile says it’s already working on the Galaxy S21 FE.

Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G China — Rep. Image: Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G’s color variants for China

A Samsung phone with model number SM-G990B is in the works. The report says that this could be the next FE model in 2021 i.e., Samsung Galaxy S21 FE. Samsung’s devices generally have various model numbers for a single device as each one is for a region. For instance, the Galaxy S20 FE has SM-G78xx where the x varies with region. Eg. SM-G780F(India), G7810(China).

Hence, this G990B could just be one such variant of the Galaxy S21 FE. Although the ‘G990’ is on the lines of LTE variant with ‘G780’ model number, we aren’t sure if the Galaxy S21 FE would also get an LTE and 5G variants just yet.

Moving on, the report says that the device will launch in Four colors- Gray or Silver, Pink, Violet, and White options. This is one less than five color options for the predecessor. Other expected specs so far include a 5G connectivity(no-brainer), 128/256GB storage, and run Android 11.

Now, we can’t be so sure about the One UI version at this point. This is because Samsung already has the latest One UI 3.1 out and it’s expected to bring the One UI 3.5 roundabout H2 2021 during the Galaxy Z Fold3 launch.

Meanwhile, Samsung is also planning to bring the 5G variant of Galaxy S20 FE to India as the support page has gone live recently.

RELATED:

Use this coupon code to avail ₹200 discount on Amazfit India’s official website

By