Vivo V20 Pro vs Redmi K30 Pro vs OPPO Reno5 Pro: Specs Comparison

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Dec 23, 2020

Reliance Jio is already reported to be working on a $50 Android Phone for the Indian market. Now, it is all set to launch a feature phone next year according to the latest ET report. However, it looks like the device isn’t really going to be a new one.

Ambani-led Reliance launched its first feature phone as Jio Phone with 4G VoLTE connectivity. The device’s latest pricing is ₹699($9). ET’s report says that Reliance is planning to relaunch this device in Q1 of 2021.

While the move is questionable, the report says Jio is doing it to tap-in the online-education revenue and gain new subscribers. That said, the new Jio Phone will reportedly cost below ₹1,000($13.55) but will be higher than the old price. This corroborates with an early report that said the current Jio Phone’s price would be hiked to ₹999($13.54).

And although the pricing would be a bit steep, the rise in component costs and import restrictions during COVID-19 reasons it out. Citing industry sources, the report also says the new Jio Phone will be manufactured by Flex, come bundled with a new subscription plan, and available across 800,000 retail stores in India.

If you are unaware, Reliance Jio is the top Cellular Network Provider in India. Despite having rivals like Bharti Airtel, and Vi(Vodafone-Idea), it maintains over 400 million subscribers(as of Oct’20) in the country. Thus, to cash in the benefits, corporates like Facebook, Google have invested in the firm.

In fact, Jio is working with the latter for an entry-level smartphone through a partnership. Coming back, the report says Jio will launch the said smartphone after the Jio Phone later next year. Nevertheless, with the 4G Jio Phone, the company is probably looking to regain the top spot it once had two years back.

Apart from 4G, Jio is already pumped up to launch the next-gen 5G services in India by H2 2021 and bring a 5G-version of Jio Phone as a bonus to the tally.

Amazon Echo Show devices get support for Netflix

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Habeeb Onawole

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Dec 23, 2020

Five months after the Google Nest Hub and Nest hub Max got support for Netflix, Amazon’s line of smart displays, the Echo Show, follows suit.

The announcement was made earlier today by Amazon and it comes right in time for owners of an Echo Show who will appreciate having an extra display to stream their favorite movies and TV shows on. Below is the official statement from the tech giant:

Today, we’re excited to bring Netflix to Echo Show devices, giving customers more video options to choose from. Whether it’s tuning in for watching how-to videos or streaming your favorite movies or TV shows, our goal is to give customers the most convenient experience and widest range of video content options to select from. – Amazon

The Amazon Echo Show lineup includes the Echo Show 5, the Echo Show 8, and the Echo Show 10. From their names, you should be able to tell what their individual screen sizes are.

EDITOR’S PICK: Amazon’s Echo devices get a Live Translation feature

Alongside support for Netflix, the Echo Show devices also get a new video homepage that makes it easier for users to find the next exciting series to binge or movie to watch. To access this page, all you have to say is “Alexa, open video home”. The smart displays also got support for group video/voice calls a few days ago.

All these new features should begin to roll out to users starting today in countries where the Amazon Echo lineup is officially sold.

Galaxy Watch Active 2 leaks in Rose Gold Color; Tipped to launch alongside Galaxy S21

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Dec 23, 2020

Samsung launched the Galaxy Watch Active 2 back in August 2019. The wearable has an AMOLED display, ECG measurement, and runs Tizen-based wearable OS. As per a new leak, the company will re-launch it in the new Color variant in 2021.

Evan Blass, (via a Voice Post) says Samsung will launch a new Rose Gold variant of the Galaxy Watch Active 2 next month. And as the date on Watch face suggests, the launch could be on January 14. This is the date when the company is expected to unveil the flagship Galaxy S21 series.

A picture courtesy of Evan shows the Watch Active2 in Rose Gold base. The strap on the image looks to be in Purple color. To recall, the wearable is already selling in Pink Gold along with Black, Silver color options. That said, we are as surprised as you in hearing the news as Samsung has already launched an improved Galaxy Watch 3 back in August.

One of the reasons Samsung could bring this is just for the sake of launching a wearable at the unpacked event. Or maybe to leverage a bit more on the already booming wearable market in multiple countries whilst not undermining the sales of Watch 3. Either way, looks like the Watch Active 2 will make its appearance again and launch alongside the Galaxy S21 series, Galaxy Buds Pro TWS.

Needless to say that Samsung has been updating its Watches constantly. Back in April, it brought a new Health Monitor App support which eventually made its way to Watch Active 2. Recently, the company also brought VO2 max measurement for endurance and Smart reply features.

Hence, even if it re-launches a year and a half later in 2021, users shouldn’t be wary of it being outdated. The Galaxy Watch Active 2 features a 1.2-inch(40mm), 1.4-inch(44mm) sAMOLED round display, Exynos 9110 dual-core chipset, 768MB of RAM. It also has Bluetooth/4G and Aluminum/Stainless-steel variant and supports ECG measurement, 39 workout modes, and more.

OxygenOS Open Beta 5 arrives for OnePlus 8/8 Pro with December 2020 security patch, Rewind Recording, and fixes

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Dec 23, 2020

OnePlus has released OxygenOS Open Beta 5 for the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro. The new public beta build comes a little over a month after the previous build. The latest update brings more fixes, updated security patch, a new feature, and an animation effect.

The latest Open Beta for OnePlus 8 series bumps up the security patch level to December 2020. It also adds a new feature called ‘Rewind Recording’, which allows users to record the last 30 seconds of gameplay. That’s not all, the update also adds an animation effect that activates while switching to the front-facing camera.

Further, the build brings fixes for delayed messages, volume adjustment, speaker not working, and freezing of the phone while playing music via Bluetooth. Additionally, it also optimizes the startup speed of some applications.

OnePlus 8/8 Pro OxygenOS Open Beta 5 Official Changelog

System
- Optimized the startup speed of some apps for a faster launch experience
- Fixed the small probability issue that receiving messages may delay
- Fixed the issue that the volume adjustment has a small probability of failure
- Fixed the small probability issue that the speaker doesn’t work
- Updated Android security patch to 2020.12
Camera
- Refresh the animation effects when activating the front camera
Game Space
- Newly added Rewind Recording where you can record the exciting moments in the game of past 30 seconds with just one tap (Swipe down from the upper left or right corner to quickly open in the Gaming Tools)
Bluetooth
- Fixed the issue that the call may freeze when receiving the phone when playing music via Bluetooth

Having said that, this OxygenOS build is currently rolling out in batches as an OTA update to the users who are already on the previous build. Whereas, new users can download and install it from the OnePlus Community.

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra’s FCC listing confirms S-Pen support

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Dec 23, 2020

A week ago, Samsung’s President of Mobile division, Ru Toh, indirectly said that features of the Galaxy Note series will trickle down to other devices. Today, an FCC listing confirms that the upcoming Galaxy S21 Ultra(Tentative) will come with support for S-Pen.

A Samsung device with model number SM-G998B appears(via Android Authority) on America’s FCC certification website. Now, this belongs to one of the upcoming Galaxy S21 series as per earlier reports. Precisely, several instances like NFC certification and China’s 3C show a variant similar to this with SM-G998U model number. Anyhow, this is likely the Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G.

Moving on, the Wireless Charging Test report of SM-G998B reveals that it will support a stylus device(S-PEN). Previously, multiple rumors said that the Galaxy S21 Ultra will get the S-Pen functionality but won’t have the shaft to hold it. Since the report also indicates “support” of a stylus, we feel Samsung might not add it in the box. And sell it along with a Case to hold it as an accessory.

That said, the test report also says that users can use the S-PEN in two different modes- Hover and Click. For the unaware, Hover is when you hold the stylus above the screen without touching and perform certain functions. It will be interesting to see how Samsung will position the S21 Ultra if it continues the Note-series as per reports.

Either way, Galaxy S21 Ultra is shaping out to be an ultra-premium flagship of 2021. A leak on the entire specifications says it will sport a Metal-Glass sandwich design, Gorilla Glass Victus for protection. It will feature a 6.8-inch Infinity-O-Edge Dynamic AMOLED 120Hz LTPO display, Exynos 2100(IN, Korea, EU)/Snapdragon 888 (US, China) chipset, up to 12GB RAM, 512GB storage.

Coming back, the NFC listing also reveals that Samsung’s top-of-the-line flagship will include Ultra-Wide Band(UWB), NFC, Wireless charging, Reverse Wireless charging, and Wi-Fi 6E support. The device is likely to debut in mid-January of 2021 and expected to start at EUR 1,349 in Europe.

HUAWEI Watch Fit launched in China, a special New Year Edition tags along

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Dec 23, 2020

HUAWEI Watch Fit, a fashion-centric fitness tracker disguised as a smartwatch was initially announced in late August. Now, almost four months later, the company has debuted this wearable in its home country China along with a special New Year Edition.

The HUAWEI Watch Fit announced in China is the same as the one sold in other markets. Hence, it comes with the exact same set of specs.

That means we are looking at a fitness tracker with a 1.64-inch rectangular AMOLED display with a resolution of 456 x 280 pixels and 326ppi. Its body is made of reinforced polymer fiber, whereas the strap is silicone material.

The smartwatch has 4GB internal storage for songs and features Bluetooth 5.0 to connect with smartphones. Further, it comes with GPS as well as all the essential sensors such as accelerometer, gyroscope, ambient light sensor, optical heart rate sensor, and SpO2 sensor.

The wearable is powered by the HiSilicon Kirin A1 chipset and comes with 12 animated fitness courses. That’s not all, it supports HUAWEI TruSeen™ 4.0 (heart-rate monitoring), HUAWEI TruSleep™ 2.0 (sleep monitoring), HUAWEI TruRelax™ (stress monitoring), blood oxygen level monitoring, menstrual cycle tracking, app notifications, call & messages alerts, reminders, weather, alarm, stopwatch, and more.

Last but not least, it is water-resistant up to 5ATM, measures 46 x 30 x 10.7mm in dimensions (only tracker), weighs about 21g (without strap), and can last for up to 10 days on a full charge.

The HUAWEI Watch Fit is priced at ¥799 ($122) for the regular version that comes in four colors namely Obsidian Black, Mint Green, Melon Orange, and Sakura Powder. This model will be available for pre-order starting December 23 and will go on sale from January 8.

On the other hand, the special New Year Edition in Red color costs ¥899 ($137) and will be available for purchase starting January 15.

Vivo X51 levels iPhone 12 Pro and Galaxy S20 Ultra in DXOMARK display test

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Dec 23, 2020

DXOMARK recently unveiled a new category of testing for Smartphone Displays. Accordingly, the company covers sub-categories like legibility, color, video, motion, touch, and artifacts. After releasing reports of various devices, today, it has included the Vivo X51 to the Display ranking list.

In case you don’t know, Vivo X51 is a tweaked version of the X50 Pro. It launched in the UK, Europe back in October. Anyway, the device gets an overall DXOMARK score of 87. With this, it ties up with other flagships like iPhone 12 Pro and Galaxy S20 Ultra at the third spot. And misses out on the crown with just 2 points difference.

To compare’s the top spot is still held by the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra with 89 points. The report says the X51 mainly drops in Video and Touch categories. Overall, the device looks to perform well indoors with good readability. And although the brightness isn’t dealt well outdoors, it reportedly has a good blue light filter.

To recall, the iPhone 12 Pro had a strong Blue light filter that impacted the reading at night according to earlier DXOMARK testing. In any case, the Vivo X51 has a much bigger screen(aspect ratio: 20:9) compared to the iPhone 12 Pro(19.5:9). Let’s quickly look at the display specs of the former below:

Size: 6.56-inch
Dimensions: 158.5 x 72.8 x 8 mm
Type: AMOLED display with 90Hz refresh rate
Resolution: 1080 x 2376 pixels

To sum up, if you talk about the Pros and Cons, the Pros of Vivo X51 include good color reproduction(across all lighting), indoor brightness, motion-blur, and blue-light filter. However, it has some major Cons like Touch accuracy(gaming), lack of smoothness, outdoor brightness, video(darker HDR10 content).

Samsung Galaxy M31 is the first M-series device to get One UI Core 3.0 Beta

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Dec 23, 2020

Samsung has been swiftly updating its devices with the latest One UI 3.0 based on Android 11. Right after the initial developer beta, it powered through the beta program for present and yesteryear flagships to reach the stable update stage this month. And now, it has come down to the budget M series of devices.

As Sammobile reports, Samsung has finally announced the beta program for the Galaxy M31 in India. To get things out of the way, for the Beta program, you need to enroll via the Samsung Members App. After opening the app, you will see a One UI banner. Click on that to complete the registration process.

Anyway, the first One UI Core 3.0 Beta carrying the firmware version M315FDDU2ZTLF will rollout to the registered devices. It brings the new Android 11 OS upgrade and December 2020 security patch along with it. That said, we advise you to be wary of the initial Beta build as there is a possibility of bugs.

Apart from the Android 11 features like chat bubbles, revamped notifications you should also see new features of One UI 3.0 in the update. However, since this is a budget device, Samsung might limit certain features of the One UI Core. In case you don’t know, Samsung uses One UI Core instead of full-fledged One UI for budget devices like the M-series.

Nevertheless, the early Beta signals a stable update sooner than the scheduled timeline(March 2021) for the device. If you are living in India, you can check for the first Beta(after registering) by navigating to Settings->Software Update-> Download and Install.

Samsung announced the One UI 3.0 back in August. It has already updated the flagships like the Galaxy S20 series(incl S20 FE), Note 20 series, Galaxy S10 Lite, and Z Flip 5G.

Xiaomi Mi 11’s LPDDR5 RAM can reach memory speeds up to 6400Mbps

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Dec 23, 2020

Earlier today (23rd December 2020), Xiaomi has officially announced that its upcoming flagship, the Mi 11, will feature LPDDR5 RAM, with memory speeds reaching up to 6,400Mbps.

For those unaware, the Chinese tech giant is planning on launching the device on 28th December 2020. Registration for the flagship has already begun and the company is apparently even working on stocking up 1 million units in inventory for the device. Under the hood, Xiaomi confirmed that the Mi 11 will feature Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 888 SoC and now the company has also revealed that the flagship will sport LPDDR5 RAM that can achieve memory speeds of up to 6400Mbp.

Talking about the device’s other specifications, it sports a squircle-shaped triple-cameras. Furthermore, it is expected to feature a 6.67-inch AMOLED QHD+ display, 120Hz refresh rate, up to 12GB RAM, 108MP triple-rear cameras, MIUI 12 based on Android 11 OS, and 4,780mAh battery with 50W fast charging support.

In a new post on Weibo, a Chinese microblogging website, the company shared a promotional image, in which, a graph showcases various generations of memory. This graph also highlights the bump in memory speeds from the previous generation and even other LPDDR5 RAM found in other flagship smartphones from the current generation. Xiaomi highlighted that the new LPDDR5 RAM housed in the Mi 11 will be 116 percent faster in comparison to the last generation.

HUAWEI Enjoy 20 SE launched in China with Kirin 710A, 22.5W fast charging, and more

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Dec 23, 2020

At the HUAWEI nova 8 launch event, the Chinese telecom giant also announced some other products. One of them is HUAWEI Enjoy 20 SE, a budget 4G smartphone in the sea of 5G handsets sold in the same segment. Let us take a closer look at the specs, features, and price of this device.

HUAWEI Enjoy 20 SE Specifications and Features

The newly launched HUAWEI Enjoy 20 SE flaunts a 6.67-inch LCD panel on the front with a resolution of 2400 x 1080 pixels (FHD+) and a centered punch-hole for an 8MP selfie camera. On the back, the device houses a vertically aligned triple camera setup consisting of a 13MP primary sensor, an 8MP ultra-wide unit, a 2MP macro shooter, and an LED flash.

The phone is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 710A chipset paired with 4GB/8GB RAM and 128GB internal storage. If needed, the storage can be further expanded up to 512GB via microSD card (dedicated slot).

The smartphone runs EMUI 10.1 based on Android 10 and is backed by a 5,000mAh battery with support for 22.5W fast charging. On the connectivity front, the phone supports dual-SIM, 4G, single-band WiFi, Bluetooth 5.1, GNSS (GPS, A-GPS, BeiDou, Galileo, GLONASS), USB Type-C port, and 3.5mm headphone jack.

Other features include a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, accelerometer, ambient light sensor, compass, and proximity sensor. Last but not least, the handset measures 165.65 x 76.88 x 9.26mm in dimensions, weighs about 206g, and comes in three colors namely Wonderful Forest, Magic Night Black, and Dawn and Gold.

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HUAWEI Enjoy 20 SE Pricing and Availability

The HUAWEI Enjoy 20 SE is priced at ¥1,299 ($199) for the 4GB + 128GB variant and costs ¥1,499 ($229) for the 8GB + 128GB version. It will be available for pre-order starting January 8 and will go on sale from January 15.

In case you are interested in this smartphone, you can already buy it in certain regions in the form of either HONOR X10 Lite, HUAWEI P Smart 2021, or HUAWEI Y7a. The only difference is that these three handsets come with a 48MP primary sensor instead of a 13MP unit.

Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro scores 118 points in DxOMark Camera test

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Dec 23, 2020

The Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro 5G has just undergone camera tests from DxOMark, the known smartphone camera reviewer. The firm called the device a “Competent mid ranger,” achieving a score of 118 points.

Xiaomi had launched the Mi 10T Pro 5G back in September 2020 and a flagship model from the company. On the rear, it sports a triple camera setup with a 108 megapixel primary camera along with a 13 megapixel ultra wide angle lens and a 5 megapixel macro sensor. For photography, the Mi 10T Pro scored 121 points, 61 points on Zoom, and 110 points on videos.

Looking at photography first, DxOMark praised the device for accurate exposure and dynamic range in both outdoor and indoor shots. The primary lens also retained pleasant colors in outdoor and indoor pictures with the firm finding the camera system quite reliable. Although, the camera suffered a bit in low light scenarios, with limited dynamic range, and strong ghosting being visible in HDR photos. DxOMark also noted low details and high levels of noise in ultra wide angle shots during night shots.

For videography, the Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro achieves high details in videos, which has accurate exposure in outdoor and indoor recordings. Furthermore, the stabilization on the videos was also found to be most effective. However, the device had visible artifacts in low light videos and inconsistencies in night scenes when capturing a video. Overall, the primary camera performed well and delivered high quality vidoes and photos for the most part, while its zoom and performance match other handsets in the mid range categories.

Xiaomi is reportedly planning to stock 1 million Mi 11 devices

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Dec 23, 2020

Xiaomi is gearing up to launch the world’s first smartphone with Snapdragon 888 chipset, the Mi 11. Ahead of the December 28 launch, the company has been revealing key details in a series of posts via Weibo. Amidst this, a tipster now says that Mi 11 will be the only flagship device available in large quantities before the spring festival.

Digital Chat Station on Weibo says Xiaomi has been preparing the inventory of Mi 11 well-in-advance. Precisely, he says the company has planned to keep the scale of stocks to 1 million. This corroborates with an earlier report where a Xiaomi executive had said that there will be enough stocks.

According to the tipster, Xiaomi is able to achieve this through the exclusivity of Snapdragon 888 SoC. If we recall, soon after Qualcomm’s event, Lei Jun broke the news that Mi 11 will be the first to launch with flagship SoC. Coming back, he says as per the priority list, Xiaomi should have got the chipsets from Qualcomm two months ago.

Anyway, with this amount of stocks in its kitty, Xiaomi will reportedly be the only company to produce so many Snapdragon 888-powered devices before the Spring Festival of China. For the unaware, Spring Festival starts on the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. From here, it runs for 23 days, and for 2021, it falls on February 12.

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Either way, Mi 11 will debut in the country by Next Monday(Dec.28). This iteration of Xiaomi’s flagship smartphone will succeed the yesteryear Mi 10. And reports say the successor, although not the cheapest flagship out there, will bestow the spirit of a premium smartphone.

Leaked posters have already confirmed punch-hole screen, squircle-shaped triple-cameras, while the company has confirmed the presence of LPDDR5 RAM, Wi-Fi 6 standard. The device will weigh 196.4 grams and probably feature a 6.67-inch Quad HD+ 120Hz display, 108MP primary camera, 4,780mAh with 55W fast charging.

A leak on color and memory variants says Mi 11’s 8GB variant will darn Smoked Purple(leather), While color while the 12GB variant will sport Blue, Smoke Purple (leather), and a Special Edition.

Huawei MateBook D 14/15 2021 Edition launched, features 11th Gen Intel CPU

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Dec 23, 2020

Earlier today (23rd December 2020), Huawei held the launch conference for the Nova 8 series along with which the company launched the 2021 editions of the MateBook D 14 and MateBook D 15 notebooks. These laptops arrive as refreshes within the lineup and feature Intel’s latest 11th gen processors.

MateBook D 14 2021

The new Huawei MateBook D series lineup arrives as refreshes over their 2020 counterparts and features Intel’s 11th Gen processors, over the current gen’s 10th Gen or AMD Ryzen 4000 series variants. The laptop features a 14 inch display and features either an i7-1165G7 or i5-1135G7, paired with a 512GB of SSD storage and 16GB of RAM. For graphics, customers get an option of either Intel’s latest integrated Xe graphics options or a dedicated Nvidia GeForce MX450 mobile GPU.

The laptop features 100 percent sRGB screens and is said to arrive with a performance increase of up to 1.6 times, as per official claims. To boost productivity, the notebook supports multi screen options that can support up to three smartphone windows being open at the same time, offering users more functionality.

MateBook D 15 2021

Alongside the 14 inch variant, Huawei even launched a refresh of its 15 inch counterpart, the 2021 MateBook D 15. Similar to the D 14, the larger sibling also features an anti glare display with 100 percent sRGB support, low blue lights, reduced flicked, and more to protect the users’ eyes. Under the hood, one can choose between Intel’s 11th Gen Core i5 or i7. The storage options also remain the same between the two models, although, users can also opt for an i5 with the Nvidia MX450 GPU as well.

Price and Availability

The new notebooks from Huawei arrive in multiple price points, which depend on he configuration chosen. This includes:

MateBook D 14 2021 –

i5-1135G7/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/Integrated Xe Graphics – 4,999 Yuan (roughly 765 US Dollars)
i7-1165G7/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/Nvidia MX450 GPU – 6,399 Yuan (roughly 980 US Dollars)

MateBook D 15 2021 –

i5-1135G7/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/Integrated Xe Graphics – 4,999 Yuan (roughly 765 US Dollars)
i5-1135G7/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/Nvidia MX450 GPU – 4,999 Yuan (roughly 840 US Dollars)
i7-1165G7/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/Nvidia MX450 GPU – 6,399 Yuan (roughly 980 US Dollars)

Both laptops will be available for pre order starting from 23rd December 2020 and will begin official sales from 1st January 2021.

Huawei Nova 8, Nova 8 Pro with 120Hz display, Kirin 985, 64MP quad cameras, 66W charging launched in China

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Dec 23, 2020

Earlier this year, Huawei announced the Huawei Nova 7 series of smartphones such as Nova 7i, Nova 7 SE, Nova 7, and Nova 7 Prov. In October came the Nova 7 SE 5G Youth as the last member of the Nova 7 series. Last month, the Chinese manufacturer unveiled the Nova 8 SE in Dimensity 720v and Dimensity 800U chipset versions as the successor to the Nova 7 SE. Today, the brand unveiled the Nova 8 and Nova 8 Pro smartphones. The two Nova 8 models offer users with up to 120Hz refresh rate display, Kirin 985, 64MP quad cameras, 66W charging, and many other exciting features.

Huawei Nova 8 and Nova 8 Pro specifications and features

The Huawei Nova 8 and Nova 8 are equipped with 6.57-inch and 6.72-inch OLED panels, respectively. The Nova 8 supports 1080 x 2340 pixel Full HD+ resolution, up to 90Hz refresh rate, and 240Hz touch sampling rate. On the other side, the Nova 8 Pro supports 1236 x 2676 FHD+ resolution, up to 120Hz refresh rate, and 300Hz touch sampling rate. Both phones support a 10-bit color depth, DCI-P3 color gamut and they are equipped with in-screen fingerprint readers. As far as display design is concerned, the Nova 8 has a single punch-hole and Nova 8 Pro has a pill-shaped cutout for dual selfie cameras. Both displays have curved edges. The curvature on the Nova 8 Pro is 80-degree.

The Nova 8 duo ship with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB / 256 GB of internal storage. These phones are preinstalled with EMUI 11 based Android 10 OS and lack support for external storage. The Nova and Nova 8 Pro draw power from the 2.58GHz Kirin 985 chipset. The same chip has been previously used on phones like Nova 7, Honor V30, and Honor X10.

Huawei Nova 8 and Nova 8 Pro launched — Huawei Nova 8 / Nova 8 Pro

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The unique rear camera setup of the Nova 8 and Nova 8 Pro has a 64-megapixel main camera (f/1.9 aperture on vanilla and f/1.8 aperture on Pro), an 8-megapixel ultrawide lens with 120-degree FOV, a 2-megapixel macro camera with 4cm focal length, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. On the front, the Nova 8 has a 32-megapixel selfie camera with an f/2.0 aperture. The Pro model is blessed with a dual selfie camera system that comprises of a 32-megapixel main front lens with f/2.0 aperture and a 16-megapixel ultrawide lens.

The Nova 8 has a 3,800mAh battery, whereas the Pro model gets a bigger 4,000mAh battery. Both phones support 66W SuperCharge fast charging technology by Huawei. It takes around 35 minutes to fully charge these phones through rapid charging tech. The Nova 8 supports Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.1, and GPS, while the Nova 8 Pro comes with Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, and dual-frequency GPS support. Both phones carry support for dual SIM, 5G, NFC, USB-C, and Huawei Histen sound effects.

Huawei Nova 8 and Nova 8 Pro price and availability

Here are the pricing of the Huawei Nova 8 and Nova 8 Pro smartphones:

Huawei Nova 8

8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage – 3,299 Yuan (~$504)
8 Gb RAM + 256 GB storage – 3699 Yuan (~$565)

Huawei Nova 8 Pro

8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage – 3,999 Yuan (~$612)
8 Gb RAM + 256 GB storage – 4,399 Yuan (~$673)

The Nova 8 and 8 Pro models come in colors like black, purple, green, and gradient white. Both phones are now up for pre-orders in the home market and they are scheduled to go on sale on Dec. 30. It is unclear when Huawei will be releasing the Nova 8 and 8 Pro in markets outside China.

Xiaomi Mi 10i official color names and memory variants leak

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Dec 23, 2020

Yesterday, Xiaomi revealed that it will be launching a 108MP smartphone in India on January 5. This handset is expected to be called Mi 10i, which is nothing but a rebranded Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G. Ahead of this phone’s formal announcement, its official color names, as well as memory variants, have emerged on social media.

Earlier this month, the memory variants and colors of Mi 10i were already tipped by popular Indian leakster Ishan Agarwal. However, he did not reveal the proper names. But now, thanks to a Twitter user called @Iamnil7 (Indranil Chakraborty), we know the official color names.

As per a screenshot shared by this particular user, the forthcoming Mi 10i will be available in the following color variants and memory configurations in India.

Xiaomi Mi 10i Colors
- Midnight Black
- Pacific Sunrise
- Atlantic Blue
Xiaomi Mi 10i Memory Variants
- 6GB + 128GB
- 8GB + 128GB

This means Xiaomi will be not launching the 8GB + 256GB variant of this device, which is sold in China. But it makes sense as the Mi 10T Lite (same smartphone with 64MP camera) also does come in this configuration.

But anyway, all the regions get the same paint job, however, they are known by different names. In China, the above-mentioned colors are called Silent Sky, Lake Light and Autumn Scenery, and Blue Sea and Starts. Whereas, in Europe, they are called Pearl Gray, Rose Gold Beach, and Atlantic Blue.

Oppo to set up its first overseas 5G innovation lab in Hyderabad, India

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