Galaxy M31 is one of the best smartphones launched by Samsung earlier this year. This handset along with Galaxy M30s helped the South Korean tech giant in boosting its online market share in India. That said, the Galaxy M31 launched with One UI Core 2.0 based on Android 10 earlier this year. Now, after months from its release, it is receiving One UI Core 2.1 update with September 2020 security patch.
One UI 2.5 is the latest stable version of Samsung’s mobile operating system, which debuted with the Galaxy Note20 series in August. Whereas, One UI 2.1 was introduced with Galaxy S20 series in the first quarter of 2020.
On the other hand, One UI Core is a stripped down version of standard One UI for budget devices. Hence, being a budget smartphone, Galaxy M31 is getting One UI Core 2.1 update with firmware version M31FXXU2ATI4.
According to the official changelog, Night mode name has been changed to Dark mode with enhanced image, text & color enhancements, and darkened wallpapers, widgets & alarms. The update also brings clearer app icons and system colors with improved layouts for tiles and buttons.
Further, it also adds new navigation gestures, One-handed mode, more detailed battery information graph in Device care, Digital wellbeing and trash feature for Contacts.
Last but not least, the latest system update for Samsung Galaxy M31 weighs 1.62GB in size and is being rolled out in phases.
The Realme Narzo 20 Pro measures 162.3 x 75.4 x 9.4mm and it weighs 191 grams. The device houses a 6.5-inch display that supports a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a refresh rate of 90Hz. The smartphone promises a screen-to-body ratio of 90.5 percent.
The MediaTek Helio G95 chipset is present under the hood of the Narzo 20 Pro. The SoC is coupled with 6 GB / 8 Gb of RAM. The handset is expected to arrive in storage choices such as 64 GB and 128 GB. The Narzo 20 Pro is backed by a 4,500mAh battery and it carries support for 65W fast charging.
It has a front-facing camera of 16-megapixel with f/2.1 aperture. The rear side of the device features a quad-camera system that includes the main camera of 48-megapixel with f/1.8 aperture, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide lens with f/2.3 aperture, a 2-megapixel macro lens with f/2.4 aperture, and a 2-megapixel B&W portrait lens with f/2.4 aperture. The device could be fitted with a side-facing fingerprint scanner.
Realme Narzo 20 Pro pricing (Rumored)
There is no word on the pricing of the Realme Narzo 20 Pro yet. It is known that the Narzo 20 Pro will come in 6 GB RAM + 64 GB storage and 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage editions. The handset will come in color editions such as Black Ninja and White Knight.
After waiting for so long, we now know how much the PlayStation 5 will cost. The price was unveiled at the end of the PlayStation 5 live stream event today.
The next-gen PlayStation console will be available in two versions – an All Digital Edition that will sell for $399 and a version with an Ultra HD Blu-Ray Disc Drive that will be sold for $499. The PlayStation 5 Digital Edition is $100 more expensive than the Xbox Series S from Microsoft but the Series X which has a drive and is more powerful than its sibling is $499.
Sony’s PlayStation 5 consoles have the same internals irrespective of the version you purchase
The PlayStation 5 will be available for pre-order at select retailers starting tomorrow according to Sony. It will then go on sale on November 12 in the US, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and South Korea. The rest of the world will get it on November 19.
The event also showed gameplay footage from upcoming games such as Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Final Fantasy XVI, Hogwarts Legacy, Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War, and a bunch of other games. A blog post on the PlayStation site says that games from Sony’s own studios will be priced between $49.99 and $69.99 for the PS5.
The post also revealed that the following new titles will be available for PS4 too:
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Sackboy A Big Adventure
Horizon Forbidden West
If you purchase the digital edition of these games for the PS4, you get a free upgrade for your PS5 console. If you pick up the disc version also includes a free upgrade on the PS5 with the Blu-Ray disc drive.
We all know the PS5 will ship with just one controller. Sony has revealed that the DualSense Wireless Controller will sell for $69.99/€69.99/JPY6,980.
The event ended with a teaser for the next God of War game which will launch next year and will be developed by Sony’s Santa Monica Studios.
Motorola announced the Moto Razr 5G smartphone for the Chinese market last week, a day after the international launch took place. The foldable smartphone went on sale for the first time on Tuesday (September 15) and feedback received from the Lenovo-owned company is that the product was sold out in just two minutes.
That the Razr 5G was able to accomplish such feat desite the steep price tag is an indication of the popularity of the device. However, we don’t know the total units that were made available for the first round of sales. The device will go on sale again in China on September 21 via Motorola’s official website, JD.com and other online channels.
To recall, the Moto Razr 5G packs a 2.7-inch gOLED outer screen with a resolution of 800×600 pixels and 370 ppi pixel density. The inner display which is bigger is a 6.2-inch pOLED with a resolution of 876×2142 pixels and 373 ppi pixel density.
The phone features a “water repellant design” and packs a 2,800mAh battery with support for 15W charging. It is powered by a Snapdragon 765G chipset paired with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. In addition, the external screen is now optimised to work with more apps such as camera, messages, calculator, Google Keep, Google News, Google Home, and YouTube by default. Users can also manually grant permission for any app to do its thing on that screen. This display now has support for gesture navigation too. The phone runs Android 10.
For optics, there is a 48MP camera with f/1.7 aperture, OIS, and laser autofocus. The selfie snapper is a 20 MP unit with f/2.2 aperture.
If you want a foldable phone that folds vertically, the Galaxy Z Flip is your best bet. Seeing as the Galaxy Fold has gotten a successor, it is no surprise that Samsung is working on one for the Galaxy Z Flip too. While we don’t expect the Galaxy Z Flip 2 to arrive this year, some details have surfaced.
The Vietnamese leaker, Chun (@chunvn8888) revealed some details of the phone which should launch as the Galaxy Z Flip 2. According to him, he has confirmed that the phone will feature a larger outer display. The Z Flip has a 1.1-inch outer display which is less than half the size of the 2.7-inch outer screen on the Moto Razr 2019 and Moto Razr 5G.
As of now (September 2020) 100% confident: – bigger outer display – new UTG – Upgraded hinge – bigger battery A bit concerned: – high refresh rate display Unconfirmed: – specs (screen size, chipset, cam) – design#ZFlip2
He also revealed the main display will feature a new type of UTG (Ultra-Thin Glass) and an upgraded hinge. Another upgrade is the battery capacity which is getting a bump from the 3300mAh inside the Galaxy Z Flip.
The leaker also mentioned some features he is not sure about such as a high refresh rate display. Other details not revealed include the screen size, processor, and camera configuration. We expect more leaks will surface before the launch of the phone. Nevertheless, we advise you to take the info with a grain of salt.
OnePlus revealed a few months ago that it will launch an affordable smartphone for the US market. A leak has now revealed that the device is called the OnePlus Nord N10 5G. The leak also includes the specs of the mid-range phone.
OnePlus Nord
The source of the leak is Android Central and they have cited an unnamed insider as their source.
The OnePlus Nord N10 5G is said to be the device codenamed “Billie”. It will have a 6.49-inch display with an FHD+ resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. However, there is no confirmation that the display is an OLED panel.
OnePlus will ship the phone with the Snapdragon 690 5G processor and the base model will have 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. We do not know if there will be other configurations and if this will be the first OnePlus phone with support for storage expansion.
It has also been reported that the OnePlus Nord N10 5G will be the first OnePlus phone with a 64MP primary camera. The phone will also have an 8MP ultrawide angle camera and two 2MP cameras for a quad-camera setup.
There was no mention of the selfie camera neither is there any info about the battery capacity and fast charging technology. We expect more details will surface before the launch.
The source did say that the OnePlus Nord N10 5G should have a price tag of under $400. While we do not know when it will launch, there are speculations it will launch after the OnePlus 8T.
Just eleven months after the Hero 8 was introduced into the market, action camera maker GoPro has launched the GoPro Hero 9 Black. The device comes after several months of anticipation. It also brings along a handful of new features and upgrades.
Top of the list is the ability of the Hero 9 to shoot videos in 5K resolution as against 4K on previous models. This happens to be the highest resolution we’ve seen yet in a GoPro camera. Aside from that, the new GoPro cam can equally record in 4K, 2.7K, 1440p and 1080p resolutions. The camera can also capture up to 8x slow-mo, or 240 fps.
In terms of the design, the GoPro Hero 9 Black now has a front screen in addition to the rear screen. GoPro says the front screen will help capture selfie angles. Further, it comes with a removable lens and the standard lens can be replaced by GoPro’s Max Lens that widens the Field of View to 155° and has greater stabilization features.
The company also upgraded other features of the camera including a bump up of the battery life by 30%. There are also upgrades to Timewarp and Hypersmooth, more live streaming options and Hindsight – the ability to capture 30 seconds before you press the shutter.
As for the pricing and availability, the GoPro Hero 9 Black comes with a $449.99 (£429.99, AU$699.95) price tag. This is slightly more expensive than the Hero 8 Black’s launch price but the upgrades should make up for the increased price. The camera is available now and comes with a 32gb memory card. It can be purchased more cheaply alongside a GoPro subscription that gives unlimited cloud storage and a camera replacement service.
During yesterday’s keynote, Apple launched the new 4th generation iPad Air. It is definitely one of the most interesting tablets of the year because it is powered by the new Apple A14 Bionic chipset: the same we will find in the iPhone 12 lineup. But is it worth choosing the last Apple’s tablet or there is something even more interesting in the Android world? In order to establish it, we compared the latest iPad with the flagships Android tablets Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 and Huawei MatePad 10.8. The former brings 5G connectivity, while the latter is offered at a very good price. Let’s see which one is the best depending on the users’ needs.
Apple iPad Air 4 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 vs Huawei MatePad 10.8
Dual 13 + 5 MP, f/2.0 and f/2.2
8 MP f/2.0 front camera
Single 12 MP f/1.8
7 MP f/2.0 front camera
BATTERY
7500 mAh, fast charging 18W
8000 mAh, fast charging 45W
28.6 Wh
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Pen support, keyboard support, optional LTE
5G, pen support, keyboard support
Optional LTE, Pen support, keyboard support
Design
Thanks to their narrower bezels, the iPad Air 4 and the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 bring more elegant and futuristic designs to the market. The Apple iPad Air 4 has a cleaner look on the rear side, as well as a lighter body: that is the reason why it is my favorite one. But the Samsung Galaxy S7 has a slightly higher screen-to-body ratio. Both come with an aluminum body just like premium laptops. All of these tablets support an external keyboard and a stylus, with the S Pen of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 being the most convincing stylus of the trio and the Apple Smart Keyboard being the best keyboard.
Display
Overall, the most wonderful display of this comparison belongs to the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7. Unlike its rivals, it features a high 120 Hz refresh rate and the HDR10+ certification. While the image quality provided should not be so different from the Apple iPad Air 4, it offers a smoother viewing experience thanks to its high refresh rate. Unfortunately, no one of these tablets has an AMOLED panel. Despite its affordable price, Huawei MatePad 10.8 still comes with a very nice QHD+ display.
Hardware/Software
The most performing tablet of the trio is the Apple iPad 4 for two reasons: it has a better (and more efficient) chipset (the Apple A13 Bionic built at 5 nm) and a greatly-optimized operating system. We are naturally talking about iPadOS 14, which is also a better operating system for productivity than Android. Well, with the Samsung Galaxy S7 you get the DeX mode turning it into a desktop PC if you connect it to an external monitor, but in the tablet mode, the iPad Air 4 has no rivals. In terms of hardware, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 is superior to the Huawei MatePad 10.8 thanks to its Snapdragon 865+ chipset. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 is also the only tablet of this comparison to support 5G.
Camera
The main 12 MP camera found on the Apple iPad Air 4 actually provides a better photo quality and it wins the camera comparison. It is a 12 MP sensor that can record videos in 4K resolution @ 60 fps. Despite the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 has an inferior main camera, it offers something more interesting since it packs an ultrawide secondary sensor. The Huawei MatePad 10.8 does not have a bad camera, but it is less interesting than its opponents.
Battery
Unfortunately, we still do not know how much Apple iPad Air 4 will exactly last on a single charge because no one had the chance to test it as it was announced yesterday. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 has a bigger battery than Huawei MatePad 10.8 and it should last more if you do not use the 5G connectivity. Further, it has the fastest charging tech with a 45W power.
Price
Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 has a €700/$650 starting price globally, Huawei MatePad 10.8 is priced just €300/$355 in China, and Apple iPad Air 4 starts from €640/$599. Huawei MatePad 10.8 loses the comparison but it has a higher value for money. The iPad Air 4 wins the comparison due to its great operating system, better cameras, and good performance, but Samsung Galaxy S7 is slightly more interesting on the paper because it has 5G, a 120 Hz display, DeX mode, and more interesting features.
Smartphones are nothing without the chipsets powering them. This type of silicons are known as application processors (AP). According to the latest report by Counterpoint Research, the Global Application Processor Market declined 26% in Q2 2020.
As expected, Qualcomm led the market with a 29% share, closely followed by MediaTek with a 26% share. Whereas, Huawei’s HiSilicon came at third position with a 16% share while Apple and Samsung tied in fourth place with 13% share each. Lastly, Unisoc obtained the fifth position with a 4% share.
Out of the above-mentioned top players, Qualcomm, Samsung and Unisoc witnessed a decline in their market share compared to the previous year. On the other hand, MediaTek, Huawei, and Apple showed improvements.
Neil Shah, VP of Research at Counterpoint says that Qualcomm’s decline was partly because of the increased usage of HiSilicon chips by Huawei, in addition to the overall drop of the global smartphone market as a result of the pandemic. Although HiSilicon’s market share improved a lot compared to others in the second quarter, its future is uncertain as Huawei can no longer manufacture them.
The executive also added that 5G smartphone sales more than doubled in Q2 2020 than the previous quarter. Hence, this trend will try to offset the overall decline in H1 2020 and will play an important factor for growth in 2021.
Strict US restrictions on Huawei and 5G will help Qualcomm, MediaTek and Unisoc to gain more market share. Research Analyst Shobhit Srivastava mentioned that OPPO, realme, vivo and Xiaomi will use chipsets from the former two companies to fill the void that Huawei may leave behind.
Qualcomm could be more beneficial in the $400+ (wholesale) price segment, especially in China where Huawei currently dominates with over 40% market share. The American chipmaker could also gain share in the mid to high-end segment in Europe.
On the other hand, MediaTek will become popular with the help of its affordable 4G and 5G offerings in markets like China. Russia, and Middle East & Africa (MEA) as realme and Xiaomi will try to eat up Huawei’s share in these regions.
Last but not least, 5G will also increase the number of affordable gaming smartphones with features like high refresh rate displays powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon G and MediaTek helio G series of chips.
The Realme Narzo 20 series will be announced next week in India and ahead of the launch, the specifications of the Narzo 20A and Narzo 20 have been revealed. The source of the leak is Mukul Sharma and he disclosed the details in a YouTube video uploaded today.
Realme Narzo 20A
The Narzo 20A will have a 6.5-inch HD+ (720 x 1600) display covered with Gorilla Glass and with a screen to body ratio of 89.8%. Powering the phone is the Snapdragon 665 processor. Realme will launch the phone in two configurations 3GB+32GB and 4GB+64GB. There is support for storage expansion via a MicroSD card slot.
There are three cameras on the back of the phone – a 12MP f/1.8 main camera with HDR and Chroma Boost, a 2MP f/2.4 B&W lens, and a 2MP f/2.4 retro lens. The selfie camera is an 8MP sensor.
It will pack a 5000mAh battery just like the Realme Narzo 10A with support for 10W fast charge. The Narzo 20A will have dual SIM support with a dedicated MicroSD card slot, Bluetooth 5.0, and 2.4GHz Wi-Fi. It will run Realme UI based on Android 10. The phone will be available in Glory Silver and Victory Blue
Realme Narzo 20
The Narzo 20 will have a 6.5-inch display too with the same resolution but a slightly lower aspect ratio (88.7%). Realme has swapped the Snapdragon 665 for the Helio G85 from MediaTek.
There is only one RAM variant of the phone and that is 4GB. However, buyers will be able to choose between 64GB or 128GB of expandable storage. The primary rear camera is a 48MP f/1.8 sensor with a 6P lens and it comes along with an 8MP ultrawide angle camera with a 119° FOV and a 2MP macro camera.
There is a 6000mAh battery inside the phone with support for 18W fast charging. Just like the Realme Narzo 20A, it will also be available in Glory Silver and Victory Blue.
Motorola has unveiled the Moto G9 Plus and Moto G9 Play in the UK. The two mid-range smartphones have earlier been launched at different times in Brazil and also in Europe. The Moto G9 Plus carries a price tag of £259 in the UK while it will sell for €269 in Europe and selected Latin American countries. The phone is expected to be sold on Amazon UK and Motorola UK but is not yet available.
Moto G9 Play
On the other hand, the Moto G9 Play hits the UK is two colour options – Sapphire Blue and Forest Green colours. It carries a decent £159.99 price tag and is on sale on Amazon UK or through Motorola’s official website.
The Moto G9 Play features a 6.5-inch IPS LCD panel with a waterdrop notch, HD+ resolution and 20:9 aspect ratio. It is powered by a Snapdragon 662 chipset paired with 4 GB of LPDDR4 RAM. It comes with 64GB of internal storage which is expandable via microSD card.
The G9 Play comes preinstalled with My UX based Android 10 OS. The phone is packed with a 5,000mAh battery that supports 20W TurboCharge fast charging through USB-C. For photography, there is an 8-megapixel front camera and a triple rear camera setup made up of a 48-megapixel + 2-megapixel (macro) + 2-megapixel (depth)combo. The phone has a rear-facing fingerprint sensor. The other features that can be found on the device are dedicated Google Assistant hardware key, dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, GPS, and 3.5mm headphone slot.
On the other hand, the Moto G9 Plus packs an Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G chipset backed by 4GB of RAM and there is 128GB of storage onboard. The storage can be expanded via a microSD slot. The phone sports a 6.8-inch MaxVision HDR10 display with FullHD+ resolution of 2400 x 1080 pixels and a punch hole at the top left corner. The punch-hole houses a 16MP f/20 camera.Moto G9 Plus
As for the optics, the Moto G9 Plus sports quad rear cameras which are a combination of 64MP (primary with f/1.8 aperture) + 8MP (118 ° ultra-wide with f/2.2 aperture) + 2MP (macro with f/2.2 aperture) + 2MP (depth with f/2.2 aperture) and the front camera is a 16MP f/2.0 shooter. It sports a side-mounted fingerprint scanner and on the software front, it runs on Android 10.
The mid-range smartphone draws power from a large 5000mAh battery with 30W TurboPower fast charging. For connectivity it comes with dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz +5GHz), NFC, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS + GLONASS and a USB Type-C port.
The phone comes in two colour options – Rose Gold and Indigo Blue.
If you are a fan of vintage Casio smartwatches with a square body, the new Amazfit Neo smartwatch is the perfect watch for you. It comes with a retro Casio style body design but with modern smartwatch features, thereby perfectly blending old and new designs.
Currently, the Amazfit Neo Smartwatch is available on Giztop for just $59.99. The watch comes in three interesting colors, a classic black, a military green shade, and an orange shade that stands out.
The display comes in a polycarbonate body that is attached to PUR straps. There are four textured buttons – two on each side. Like the old Casio watches, some features even require you to press two buttons at the same time.
The Amazfit Neo features a 1.2-inch STN LCD always-on display. It’s a true smartwatch with fitness tracking features like walking, cycling, running, and even swimming. Yes, you can take it out for a swim as it is waterproof up to 50 meters. Other features include sleep tracking, 24-hours heart rate monitoring, and a decent 160mAh battery which the company claims is good for a month’s usage on a single charge.
Back in May when Redmi held the Redmi 10X series launch event, the Xiaomi brand also unveiled the Redmi Smart TV X series. The new TV X series was announced in three different sizes with the smallest 50-inch model adopting a price tag under 2,000 Yuan ($280). Redmi has now officially announced today that yet another new series will be made available soon.
The series is the Redmi Smart TV A series and according to the brand, the products will soon be launched. While the succinct details of the Smart TV A series are yet to be revealed, the smart TV series is shown in the teaser poster to come in five different screen sizes. The TV will be available in 32 inches, 43 inches, 50 inches, 55 inches, and 65 inches display sizes. In addition, the poster shows that the new TV A series adopts an ultra-narrow bezel design, which looks very similar to the X series overall. The X series is only available in 50-inch, 65-inch and 55-inch versions.
The Amazfit GTR 2 and Amazfit GTS 2 smartwatches will be unveiled next week but we don’t have to wait that long to know what Huami’s new products look like. The manufacturer has shared a poster that gives us an early look at both products.
As seen above, the Amazfit GTR 2 has a more classy look. The bezels are smaller and the glass covering the display tapers at the edge where it meets the watch case. It also appears the overall thickness has been reduced. The image shows that Amazfit GTR 2 will ship with a black leather strap. Of course, there will be other variants too.
For the Amazfit GTS 2, Huami is sticking to a square dial and not switching to a round dial as previously reported. We think this is a good decision seeing as not everyone likes round dials.
Huami has switched up the design and it looks less like the Apple Watch now. The display is still curved at the edges but the gray watch frame now encloses the single button on the right. Attached to the watch is a matching rubber strap.
Alongside the image of the watches, Huami has also confirmed that the GTR 2 and GTS 2 will have support for blood oxygen detection. The Weibo post by the company’s CEO also reveals that there is also a new feature that tracks breathing while sleeping. The breathing score given to the user will be based on the fatigue level during the day and if the user snores at night.
The Amazfit GTR 2 and Amazfit GTS 2 are scheduled to launch in China on September 22.
Elephone released its Apple Watch look-alike, the Elephone W6 smartwatch in the market recently. Now the company is eyeing the circular dial market with a brand new metallic round smartwatch. A new image of an upcoming Elephone watch was recently spotted featuring a metallic body.
Elephone circular dial watch new model
We have no details about the specs or the pricing of this upcoming Elephone smartwatch model. However, considering how its previous W6 smartwatch was pretty feature-packed, we can expect the new model to come loaded with similar functionality. Basic features like real continuous heart rate monitor, blood pressure monitor, blood oxygen monitor, and sleep monitor are expected on the new watch apart from the usual exercise tracking features.
Elephone W6
Elephone is known for super cheap products and the existing Elephone W6 watch too retails for less than $30. Considering this, we can expect this new model to be pretty aggressively priced, targeted at budget customers.
We don’t know when we’ll get more details about this device, but you can check out the Elephone website for updates. The watch should be announced by the end of September.
Foldables are said to take over the world of smartphones in the next few years. We can already witness their success, thanks to devices from Samsung, Motorola, and Huawei. The South Korean giant is clearly a market leader in this segment. A new report by Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC) also confirms the same providing more insights into this new breed of mobile devices for the year 2020.
The report by DSCC says that Q2 of 2020 is expected to be the record period for foldable panel shipments this year. The firm also forecasts Galaxy Z Flip to the top-selling foldable of the entire 2020, followed by Galaxy Z Fold2, Motorola razr, and Galaxy Z Flip 5G.
Talking about brands, Samsung will account for more than 80% of the market by the end of 2020. The report adds that this is due to Huawei’s inability to launch the Mate X2, no thanks to the US ban.
Further, clamshell foldable smartphones will cover 60% of the market, again due to the absence of Mate X2 with an in-folding screen. As for display cover, UTG (Ultra Thin Glass) will lead with more than 80% share.
Whereas, Nitto and Colon have a dominate share in foldable polarizers and CPI (Colorless Polyimide) respectively over Sumitomo Chemical. Lastly, Qualcomm has over 95% market with Snapdragon 855+ leading the chart, followed by Snapdragon 865+.
Xiaomi’s POCO brand has just confirmed that it would be launching the POCO X3 in India on September 22. The confirmation comes in form of a video teaser which also touts the device’s camera to have autofocus onboard.
The POCO X3 is the successor to the Poco X2 which was launched earlier this year in the Asian country. The X2 was a rebadged Redmi K30 4G which some didn’t find impressive. The brand seems to have taken that into consideration as this time around, the X3 is not a rebranded Redmi phone.
The phone has been listed on Flipkart and the product page contains renders of the device. The renders show that the X3 will have the same design as the POCO X3 NFC that was launched recently in Europe. The main difference between both models may be the absence of NFC on the Indian version.
As a reminder, the POCO X3 NFC features a 6.67-inch FHD+ Dot Display with a 120Hz refresh rate and 240Hz touch sampling rate. The 120Hz refresh rate and 240Hz touch sampling rate creates an incredibly smooth and responsive experience superior to most flagships on the market.
The phone happens to be the first model that is powered by a Snapdragon 732G processor paired with 6GB of RAM. There are also 64GB and 128GB storage options. The device packs a side-mounted fingerprint sensor integrated with the power button rather than integrated into the display. There is equally a quad-camera setup at the rear and at the front, a centrally placed punch-hole houses the selfie camera.
Poco announced its brand new Poco X3 model in Europe last week featuring a 120Hz display and Snapdragon 732G. The phone succeeds the extremely popular Poco X2 model and builds on the best features of its predecessor.
Now, Giztop is offering $30 OFF of the Poco X3 NFC model till September 30, effectively bringing down its price from $229 to just $199. The phone retails in Europe and other regions at the standard $229 price tag, so this is a significant discount on its international retail price.
All you have to do is use the following coupon during checkout and you’ll get $30 OFF.
This coupon code is valid for both 6GB + 64GB and 6GB + 128GB models. So you can effectively get the Poco X3 NFC 128GB model for just $219 after discount.
Google has rolled out two new features for two of its apps that users should find incredibly useful. The new features are for Google Meet and Google Duo and they improve how you use both apps.
For Google Meet, users will now be able to blur their backgrounds during video calls. When you turn it on, it blurs your background in a similar fashion as a photo taken in portrait mode. The feature has been available on some other video calling apps such as Skype, and it comes in handy seeing as most folks are working from home these days and there are times your apartment is untidy or you have objects in the background.
Google says the feature is available for only devices with 4 cores and higher that support hyper-threading. Unfortunately, it is not available on Chromebooks and mobile devices. Google says ChromeOS and mobile apps will get it later.
To blur your background, you can do it right in a meeting or before a meeting. When in a meeting, all you have to do is click the More button at the bottom right and turn on background blur. To turn it on before a meeting, go to meet.google.com, select the meeting, at the bottom right of self-view, click turn o background blur and then join now.
Google says those having issues using background effects can turn on hardware acceleration. To do this, open Chrome > Settings (top left corner) > System > use hardware acceleration when available.
Google Duo
For Google Duo, you will now be able to share your screen with friends and loved ones. So if you need to browse photos or plan activities, this should be easier to do and should eliminate the need to send screenshots.
Share more moments with your friends on Google Duo.
Now you can use screen-sharing to browse photos and videos together, and plan activities all while on a video call. pic.twitter.com/6LivivvqlO
Xiaomi India has a habit of sending out surveys before launching any new products. Back in July, the company shared a survey for televisions and based on that the company launched Mi TV 4A Horizon Edition last week in the country. It may even launch further new models at the Smarter Living 2021 event scheduled for September 29. That said, the fim has now sent out a new survey for monitors.
Mi Surface Gaming Monitor / Mi Curved Gaming Monitor 34″
Xiaomi sells a wide variety of products in India but it debuted its laptops only this year. Now, the company seems to be interested in bringing its monitors to India, as per a survey shared by the company with MIUI 12 Pilot Testers.
This survey asks the participants a total of 15 questions, which include preferred size, type of the panel, resolution, refresh rate, response time, color gamut, price, and more.
Currently, Xiaomi sells the following 3 monitor models on Mi.com China.
However, globally, it only sells the curved monitor. But since India is one of the key markets for the company outside its home country, it may debut one of those upcoming monitor models in the region, which was leaked in May.
Anyway, this is just a speculation from our end based on the official Xiaomi India survey form. Hence, we would consider you to take this piece of information with a pinch of salt.
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