Ulefone is popularly known for its rugged phones, especially the Ulefone Armor series which is well-received across the globe due to the several merits it possesses. In order to further improve its Armor lineup, the company is on the verge to launch a new rugged smartphone Armor 7E. These Armor rugged phones help to remain connected with your loved ones if you’re on some adventure trip.
Ulefone Armor 7E offers enhanced specifications and features including a triple rear camera setup consisting of 48-megapixel primary and other two 2-megapixel sensors. The setup is more than enough to take ultra-clear and detailed photos in super-high resolution with the help of enhanced AI algorithms. A 16MP front shooter is present on the front to capture selfies and do video calling.
It comes powered with the latest Helio P90 processor offering more power efficiency, powerful performance, and enhanced AI processing. The smartphone comes coupled with 4G RAM with 128 GB internal storage. Moreover, the users can expand it up to 2TB via a TF card.
There’s a 6.3-inch waterdrop display offering 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution. A 5500 mAh battery with Qi 10W wireless charging is present on the board to keep the device running for longer periods. On the sensor’s front, the device consists of a heart rate sensor, NFC & Google Pay, and other necessary equipment. In connectivity, there’s a GPS + GLONASS + Beidou + Galileo, dual SIM support and global bands. Ulefone Armor 7E runs on Android 9.0 Pie.
It is an IP68/IP69K certified device and can sustain accidental splashes and rugged environments easily.
Ulefone Armor 7E will come on sale via AliExpress from March 27th for the special discounted price of $219. You can learn more about the device by heading to the official Ulefone website.
Nubia launched the Red Magic 3S gaming smartphone powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ in September of 2019. It comes with all the bells and whistles one wishes in a gaming-centric handset including shoulder triggers and active-liquid cooling with a turbo-fan. But unfortunately, the phone seems to have poor audio performance according to the latest review by DxOMark. It scores only 50 points and sits at the third position from the last but with an exceptional Artifacts performance.
DxOMark is well-known for its camera reviews but lately, they have also started testing audio on smartphones. The final score of their audio test is an average determined by the points scored by the phone in both playback and recording tests conducted by them under controlled lab conditions. Just last week, the company posted the audio review of Realme X2 Pro, which according to them has an exceptional playback volume. Now, they are back again with a review of Nubia Red Magic 3S, a gaming smartphone launched in the same month as the X2 Pro.
As per the tests performed by the DxOMark Audio team on Nubia Red Magic 3S, the device did not meet the standards of a gaming smartphone with a final score of 50 points. They found the playback from the speakers to be ‘heavily impaired by the narrowness of its frequency response’. This is because the phone highlights more on hollow midrange frequencies without outputting bass and high-end frequencies. As a result, the overall sound yield from the speakers is suppressed with poor performance in attack (percussion instruments like drums), bass precision, and localizability (location of audio in the overall soundscape).
Nubia Red Magic 3S Silver
Further, the review states that the wideness performance of the phone is only good while playing games. For those who do not know, wideness refers to ‘ability to render where sounds come from in recording’. Also, another major con of the phone’s speakers is the shifting of voice content to the right side rather than being balanced. However, the Nubia Red Magic 3S shines in one department unlike any other phone DxoMark Audio team has ever tested. And that is Artifacts performance with an impressive highest score of 89 points. This means the phone produces extremely clean sound with no audible noise or distortion even at high volume.
As far as recording capabilities are concerned, the Red Magic 3S performs even poorer than its playback performance. The voices recorded through the phone’s microphone sound come out canny as well as hissy. The recordings also have insufficient loudness, almost no spatial elements as the phone can only record in mono, and inferior background rendering due to aggressive noise canceling algorithm. Simply put, this phone has the worst recording capability than any handset DxOMark Audio team has tested so far.
Social media giant Facebook is reportedly in talks with India’s latest entrant in the telecom sector, Reliance Jio, to acquire a multi-billion dollar stake in the company. It has also come to light that Google has also been in talks with Jio for the same.
As per the report from Financial Times citing two people aware of the development, Facebook was close to acquire 10 percent stake in Reliance Jio but the talks haven’t move forward because of the coronavirus outbreak.
If everything would have worked as planned, then the deal was set to be announced by the end of this month. However, with the disruption causes by the coronavirus and India going under lockdown for three weeks, the deal seems to have been stuck.
While Google and Facebook have been in talks with Jio for acquiring stake, Microsoft is already partnered with Reliance Jio as the company had said last year that it would provide cloud-computing services to the Mukesh Ambani-backed company.
As per the report, the deal with Facebook will help Jio’s parent company Reliance Industries Ltd achieve the goal of cutting debt to zero by March 2021. The company is also planning to sell a 20 percent stake in its refining business to Saudi Aramco as part of this exercise.
For Facebook, India is one of the biggest market with 328 million monthly users. The company’s instant messaging app WhatsApp has 400 million users in the country, most compared to any other market.
If the deal goes through, then it will mark the third investment for Facebook in India. In past one year, the company has invested $25 million in social commerce startup Meesho and around $15 million in ed-tech startup Unacademy.
Reliance Jio began its commercial operation in the second half of 2016 and so far, the company has upended the local telecom market by offering bulk of 4G data and free voice calls for six months. The firm’s entry led to price war within the sector to revise data plans and tariffs and several companies consolidated operations.
The Vivo S6 5G smartphone is slated to go official on March 31. The entire specifications of the smartphone have leaked on TENAA along with its images. On Weibo, live shots of the Vivo S6 5G have appeared to reveal its design in real.
Vivo S6 5G live shots
The Vivo S6, the company’s first 5G selfie phone can be sporting a waterdrop notch display. Many smartphone OEMs are providing mid-range phones with the new punch-hole display design. The predecessor Vivo S5 from last year also flaunted a punch-hole screen. However, for the successor Vivo S6 phone, the Chinese firm has decided to use a waterdrop notch screen. The chin of the device is a bit thick while the remaining bezels are slim.
The backside of the Vivo S6 5G seems to feature a curved glass panel. There is a circular camera housing with an LED flash placed below it. The absence of rear-facing fingerprint reader is a good hint that its screen is embedded with the biometric sensor. The volume rocker and power key are available on the right spine of the phone.
The Vivo S6 5G has a 6.44-inch S-AMOLED 20:9 display that delivers 1080 x 2400 pixels. A 2.2GHz octa-core fuels the device with up to 8 GB of RAM. The phone will provide users with up to 256 GB of internal storage and a microSD card slot.
The handset will arrive with FunTouch OS 10 based Android 10 OS preinstalled. It has a 32-megapixel selfie camera and a 48-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 2-megapixel + 2-megapixel quad camera system. It has a minimum rated battery of 4,390mAh capacity. It may arrive with support for 18W fast charging.
OPPO Vice President Brian Shen has taken to Weibo to reveal that the much-awaited OPPO Reno Ace 2 smartphone will be officially launched in April this year. While he has confirmed the April launch, an exact launch date has not been revealed yet.
Further, the company official has stated that the upcoming device has good weight balance and should feel good in hands. He believes that people are anticipating the Reno Ace 2 smartphone given that its predecessor comes with manu advanced features and people are now expecting the same this time as well.
OPPO Reno Ace 2 Live Image Leak
Recently, an alleged photo of the upcoming OPPO Reno Ace 2 smartphone was leaked online, showcasing that the handset features a similar design and colour scheme as the OnePlus 7T with some changes.
From the leaked photo, we can see that the volume rocker keys are placed on the left side while there’s a USB Type-C port and a dual-speaker grille on the bottom. It will come with a quad-camera setup with the “Oreo” design. The company also seems to be using the shiny glass back instead of frosted matte panel.
Given that the Reno Ace comes with a 90Hz refresh rate display, we expect the Ace 2 to feature either 90Hz or 120Hz refresh rate display for enhancing the gaming experience. Under the hood, it should come powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset along with support for dual-more 5G connectivity.
However, these are just speculation from our side and nothing has been confirmed by the company so far. Since OPPO Vice President has confirmed the Reno Ace 2 and its launch timeline, we expect to know more about the upcoming smartphone in the coming days.
Last year, in December, Qualcomm had announced the capability of deliviring GPU driver updates via Google Play Store but added that it will be limited to new chipsets only such as Snapdragon 865 and SD765.
However, the company has now announced that some Snapdragon 855 powered smartphones will be the first devices to get support for this new GPU driver update tool through Google Play Store.
Qualcomm Snapdragon Processor
Currently, the list of supported devices for this GPU driver update tool include Samsung Galaxy S10, Samsung Galaxy Note 10, and Google Pixel 4 series and Qualcomm further says that more devices will get the same feature later, without specifying any timeline.
This announcement is a part of a partnership of Qualcomm with Google for Android GPU Inspector tool for developers that allows to inspect mobile GPU usage (including Qualcomm’s Adreno GPU) in games to figure out where improvements can be made.
It provides detailed information about a game’s render stages and GPU counter that was previously not available. This can be helpful to improve frame rates as well as lower power usage to ensure longer battery life.
The new method of GPU driver update via Play Store is a welcome move as its much easier than the current solution. At this time, the GPU drivers are packaged with system updates and thus it needs carrier approval before releasing.
While this new solution also requires manufacturers to test the GPU driver updates before releasing them to the Play Store, eliminating carrier testing from the process should result in faster deployment.
Realme CEO Madhav Sheth announced today that the Realme Narzo series launch has been postponed owing to the nationwide lockdown announced in India starting today.
With respect to the announcement made by our Honourable Prime Minister yesterday, we have decided to suspend all upcoming launches including #realmeNarzo series.
Time for us to focus on our family & ourselves. Stay at home, stay safe & cooperate with local authorities. pic.twitter.com/4FmdanvgHL
Starting from today, India has entered a lockdown period of 21 days to fight the COVID-19 outbreak in the country. Hence, companies that are scheduled to hold launch events or sales of new phones during the period are going to encounter sort of delays. Yesterday, Vivo India confirmed that it postponed the launch of the upcoming Vivo V19 smartphone. Realme India CEO Madhav Sheth took to Twitter to share the initiatives of the company for the coming days in the country.
The new Narzo series will be unveiled on March 26 as scheduled. The launch of the Narzo 10 and Narzo 10A phones will be livestreamed. However, as confirmed by Sheth, the sales of the Narzo series have been postponed. The company has stopped work at its ‘Make in India’ facility until further direction from the govt. It has advised its employees by working from home.
Realme Narzo 10 and Narzo 10A specifications (Rumored)
The Narzo 10 series will feature 6.5-inch HD+ resolution supporting 20:9 displays with waterdrop notch. They will come equipped with 5,000mAh batteries. The Narzo 10 will support 18W fast charging and it will come with other specs like 4 GB of RAM, 128 GB of native storage, 16-megapixel front cameras and 48-megapixel quad cameras. On the other side, the Narzo 10A features Helio G70, 4 GB of RAM, 64 GB of storage, 5-megapixel selfie camera and 12-megapixel triple rear cameras.
Huawei will be announcing the P40 flagships tomorrow. Recent reports have revealed that the Chinese manufacture will be also debuting other products like Huawei Watch GT 2e alongside the Huawei P40 and P40 Pro phones. Ahead of the launch, Winfuture.de carried a detailed report that revealed the entire specifications and pricing of the P40 and P40 Pro smartphones.
Huawei P40 Pro specifications and price (Rumored)
The Huawei P40 Pro has a 6.58-inch OLED display that produces full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2640 pixels and a refresh rate of 90Hz. The OLED panel that a slightly wide pill-shaped cutout to house three items such as a 32-megapixel selfie camera, a depth sensor and a face unlock 3D sensor.
The rear side of the phone features an OIS-assisted 50-megapixel UltraVision camera with f/1.9 aperture mainly for capturing photos. It supports Octa Phase Detection and pixel binning technology. AI kicks in to shoot photos in a 1.7 second period and automatically chooses the best shot. There is a 40-megapixel second lens for mainly recording videos. Next lens in the camera setup is the SuperSensing telephoto shooter of 12-megapixel that supports 50x hybrid zoom. Lastly, the camera system features a macro camera and a depth sensor. The first two lenses in the camera setup are RYYB sensors. The front and rear cameras of the phone can capture 4K videos. With ISO sensitivity of 51200, the P40 Pro can cope well in poor lighting conditions.
The Huawei P40 Pro’s SoC is coupled with graphene-assisted cooling. It houses a 4,200mh battery that supports 40W SuperCharge. It is an IP68 rated dustproof and water-resistant device. The P40 Pro has 8 GB of RAM and it will come in 128 GB and 256 GB storage editions in the home market. The P40 Pro will start at 999 euros (~$1,079) and it come in silver, gold, white and black colors.
The Huawei P40 has a 6.1-inch OLED panel that offers 1080+ resolution and 60Hz refresh rate. It does not feature a 3D sensor but inherits the P40 Pro’s two frontal shooters. The rear camera system of the phone features a 50-megapixel UltraVision lens with OIS, an 8-megapixel telephoto lens with OIS and a 16-megapixel ultrawide sensor.
The P40 houses a 3,800mAh battery with 22.5W SuperCharge support. The device lacks IP rating and internal cooling system. The P40 will come with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage in Europe and it will cost 799 euros (~$863). It will have the same color variants as the Pro model.
The Kirin 990 5G is present under the hood of the Huawei P40 and P40 Pro phones. The report also stated that the Huawei P40 duo will come in LTE versions in some regions. Recent reports have also revealed that there is another phone in the series called Huawei P40 Pro PE (Premium Edition). It is expected to arrive as the company’s first phone with penta-lens setup. The German publication did not reveal any details on the P40 Pro PE.
The Huawei P40 series will come with Android 10 and the company’s AppGallery. It won’t have Google Mobile Services (GMS) preinstalled. The P40 and P40 Pro will have a new type of memory card standard called NanoMemory 2. Both phones also have in-display fingerprint scanners.
Less than two days are separating us from the awaited official launch of the Huawei P40 series. One device from the lineup was already launched last month: the Huawei P40 Lite, which is a rebranded version of the Nova 6 SE. But the affordable P40 Lite is a totally different device from the upcoming flagships Huawei P40, P40 Pro and the alleged P40 Pro Plus 5G previously known as the P40 Premium Edition. In this rumor roundup, we collected all the most reliable leaks and the official info surfaced about the Huawei P40 series so that you can have the chance to know everything about the new lineup ahead of the launch. Note that a lot of details are only based on rumors, so you should take a lot of info provided with a pinch of salt.
Huawei P40, P40 Pro and PE Rumor Roundup
Design
According to renders, the rear side of Huawei P40, P40 Pro and P40 Pro+ 5G will share the same aesthetics. There will be a huge camera module placed on the upper left part of the rear, while the Huawei logo will be placed vertically on the bottom left part. The rest of the back will be completely clean and it will have curved borders. Huawei P40 series will be available in several colors but also in various materials: there will be a classic variant with a glass back, a ceramic version and a vegan leather version just like the Oppo Find X2 Pro. Coming to the front panel, Huawei P40 is expected to have a flat display, while P40 Pro and Pro+ 5G are tipped to sport curved displays. The screen-to-body ratio will be amazingly high and there will be a dual punch-hole cutout for front cameras and sensors. Huawei P40 Pro will weigh 203 grams and it will have a thickness of 8.95 mm. The vanilla version will have a thickness of 8.5 mm and a weight of 175 g. The handset will also be waterproof with the IP68 certification.
The display found on the Huawei P40 will have a 6.1-inch diagonal and it will show images at a Full HD+ resolution with 2340 x 1080 pixels. It will naturally be an OLED panel and it will sport an integrated fingerprint reader. Huawei P40 Pro will boast a bigger 6.58-inch display: still an AMOLED panel, but with a higher resolution and a higher refresh rate. It is supposed to come with a resolution of 2640 x 1200 pixels and a 90 Hz refresh rate. Note that only the display of the Huawei P40 Pro and Pro+ 5G is supposed to be a curved screen, while the vanilla version is expected to come with a flat display.
The Huawei P40 series will be powered by a Kirin 990 chipset. They will support 5G connectivity, but there will also be variants with 4G only. However, the company is supposed to launch only the variants with a 5G modem in the European market. The flagship-class Kirin 990 chipset built at 7 nm will be supported by 8 GB of RAM on the Huawei P40 and P40 Pro. The vanilla version is expected to have 128 GB of internal storage, while the Pro variant will hit the shelves in two configurations with 128 and 256 GB of UFS native storage expandable thanks to a nano memory card slot.
The Kirin 990 5G will have the SuperCool cooling system with an insert made of three-dimensional graphene film in combination with an ultra-thin vapor chamber. It will be able to dissipate a lot of heat even at maximum load. Android 10 will be obviously preinstalled and customized by EMUI, but in the global market, there won’t be Google services out of the box due to the U.S. ban. Instead, users will find Huawei Mobile Services, an alternative suite of apps to Google services. Among the other specs, there will be NFC and Gigabit WLAN.
On the camera side, you will surely get an awesome setup which will make these handset three of the best camera phones ever. The vanilla P40 will sport a triple camera setup including a 50 MP main sensor with RYYB filter and an f/1.9 focal aperture. The secondary sensors will be a 16 MP ultrawide lens with an f/2.2 aperture and an 8 MP telephoto sensor with f/2.4 aperture. Both the main sensor and the telephoto lens are expected to boast OIS. P40 Pro will sport a quad rear camera with two RYYB sensors on board, one for photos and the other for videos, with a 50 MP resolution. The UltraVision camera will support optical stabilization and Octa Phase Detection autofocus, as well as pixel binning and XD Fusion Engine which should enable faster processing of the data and “unmatched clarity at the pixel level”.
The phone will be able to shoot 4K images n 1.7 seconds and to capture multiple photos, then choose the best one with the aid of AI and a dedicated NPU. The phone is also rumored to feature a dual telephoto lens with 40 and 12 MP resolution and up to 3x and 10x optical zoom respectively, as well as 50x SuperSensing zoom without loss of quality. It would be a big deal since there is no smartphone in the market with a 10x optical zoom. Last but not least, there will be a TOF 3D depth sensor. The dual punch-hole will house a 32 MP front camera, a depth sensor, and an IR sensor, while the Huawei P40 will only get a single 32 MP front camera. The P40 Pro+ 5G is tipped to come with a penta-camera including a 52 MP main sensor, two telephoto lens, a 3D TOF sensor, and temperature sensor, and a 40 MP Sony IMX650 ultrawide lens.
The battery capacity of the Huawei P40 will be 3800 mAh and it will support 22.5W fast charging, while P40 Pro will have a 40W fast charging technology and a 4200 mAh battery. We do not know the battery capacity of the Huawei P40 Pro+ 5G, but we expect it to boast an even bigger battery than P40 Pro.
Despite all the issues that came after the U.S. ban and the absence of Google services, Huawei kept launching its smartphones globally and it will be the same with the P40 lineup. The new series will be officially announced on March 26. The vanilla Huawei P40 is expected to hit the global market with prices ranging around €799-899 depending on the configuration. P40 Pro will have a starting price of €999 and it will reach €1,099 in its most expensive configuration, while the so-called Premium Edition will range from €1,199 to €1,299. Prices will vary by €50-100 depending on the country. The phones should be available in China on April 8.
All things being equal, Huawei’s Honor brand will officially launch the Honor 30s on March 30. The device is expected as Honor’s first premium model for the year and is said to pack a Kirin 820 chipset. The company has also released several teasers which confirm the device will have a curved display and a gold-accent on the rear camera. The AnTuTu score of the model is equally in the public domain already. The camera sensor is now the subject of a new leak.
According to DigiTrend, citing a “trusted source”, the Honor 30S will feature a 64MP main camera with 3X optical zoom features. The source equally shared a picture which looks like a local promotional poster for the device. Even though the text is written in Chinese, the picture shows the device will use a rectangular camera module design. The module will house a Quad-camera setup as well as an LED flash as has been seen on leaked renders of the Honor 30S. The camera is also promoted to come with AI features but no information was given concerning the other three sensors.
An earlier leak had revealed that the Honor 30S will feature a large 1/1.3 inch sensor on the main camera with a pixel size of 1.2um. The sensor will be of the Sony IMX range but the exact sensor is yet to be revealed.
A new OPPO model has just been certified by the Chinese telecommunications regulatory body TENAA. The unnamed device is listed with the model number OPPO PDAM10. The page gives us an idea of not only the key specifications but also contains photos of the model.
The TENAA images show the device will have a punch-hole display design with the opening located at the top left corner of the display. That means the display time will have to make way from that location. At the rear, the device packs a rectangular camera module also located at the left corner of the back panel. The module houses a quad-camera setup as well as a LED flashlight. The power button is located at the right side of the frame but the volume rockers are on the left side. The back panel is said to adopt a gradient design whereby the bottom is light blue, and the upper half is pink.
As for the specifications, OPPO PDAM10 comes with a 6.5-inch display with a Full HD+ resolution of 2400 X 1080 pixels. The phone is powered by an unnamed octa-core processor clocked at 2.0GHz. The chipset is paired with 8GB of RAM while the device has 128GB of expandable storage.
The quad-camera setup consists of a 12MP + 8MP + 2MP + 2MP combo. The OPPO model features a dimension of 162.0mm × 75.5mm × 8.9mm and weighs 188 grams. This is despite cramming a huge 4880mAh battery under the hood. The device is listed to come with fast charging support.
The phone will come in black and green. Its TENAA listing shows OPPO may launch the model soon. Thus, we’ll find out the exact name of the model in no distant time.
Cubot is primarily known for its high-end electronics devices including Smartphones and Wearables. The Chinese smartphone maker has a vast brochure of products with varying specifications and sizes. It recently unveiled Cubot X20 Pro which is an incredible value phone carrying iPhone 11 looks. In addition, the company is launching its first rugged smartphone – King Kong CS with Android 10.
King Kong CS will launch in April for a super affordable price of under $99. However, the hardware details about the device will remain under wraps following the company’s policy to embargo such details before the official unveiling. The company is keen to offer a premium quality smartphone at a reasonable price.
It will come with the latest and the greatest Android 10 featuring all its luxuries. The smartphone will include all the primary features of the latest Android iteration including Live caption, smart reply, sound amplifier, gesture navigation, dark theme, privacy controls, location controls, security updates, focus mode, family link, and much more.
The premium looking device will offer 5.0-inch IPS HD display with support for IP68 certification. In other words, it is waterproof, dust-proof and shatterproof and sustains rough and tough situations easily. A 4400 mAh battery will keep the device charged for longer times. There’s support for dual SIM cards with the expandable memory slot.
It will bring advanced features and enhancements over the predecessor of the same King Kong series. The users commented as “Good phone for the money!”, “exactly as advertised”, “very sturdy and durable” and much more of the old versions of Kong Kong series. We hope the Cubot King Kong CS may offer specs as par with its counterparts and will get positive feedback.
More details are awaited in the coming few days before launch.
Xiaomi‘s latest crowdfunding product is the Morfun Smart Instant Tea Bar Machine. The machine has just been launched on the Youpin crowdfunding website. priced at 499 yuan ($70).
The Morfun Smart Instant Tea Bar Machine is actually like a hot water dispenser and comes in a white body. The device can be used indoors and outdoors and isn’t too bulky. The product equally uses a double-layer integrated design, which allows you to drink water without carrying a cup. It uses a hidden bucket design whereby the refillable water bottle is kept in an internal compartment just like the regular water dispenser.
In terms of function, Morfun Smart Instant Hot water dispenser utilises an instant 3-seconds heat technology which produces hot water in just 3 seconds. Thus, users can drink hot water without waiting for a long time. Also, the device is equipped with a responsive touchscreen control as well as several heating modes. If you don’t want to use the touchscreen to control the dispenser, you can as well turn on the smart WiFi mode of the tea bar machine to remotely control the boiling water. It supports MIJIA app control. Apart from controlling the device, the MIJIA app also reminds you to drink water which is a way of ensuring that there is sufficient water intake every day.
You don’t need to worry about cleaning the pipes as it supports automatic pipe clearing function. The water is also safe for drinking as the dispenser is equipped with a built-in storage layer, HEPA fine filter air vents, all manufactured from food contact grade materials.
So far the crowdfunding exercise has been a huge success with 2525 backers raising 1259975 yuan. The product is expected to start shipping to backers in China from April 26. We can’t say when Xiaomi will make this available outside China but the IndieGoGo crowdfunding campaigns for the WalkingPad R1 Pro, Oclean X, IMILAB EC2 security camera and lately, the Himo H1 e-bike gives us hope that we’ll soon start seeing more Xiaomi ecosystem products released outside China.
Vivo initially planned to launch its V19 smartphone in India on March 26 but the launch was later shifted to April 3. Now, the company officially announces in a statement that is delaying the launch of V19 and other new products in the country indefinitely amid the current COVID-19 situation. Further, it also announced plans to help the country fight the pandemic.
As per the statement given by Vivo, the company will be now focusing its time and resources towards coronavirus relief efforts in India. It also mentions that it will be soon donating surgical and N95 masks to doctors and healthcare workers in the country. Also, it says that it is already in touch with the government to determine the need for supplies and will try to help wherever it can. Additionally, the company also urges the people of India to stay indoors and follow social distancing as much as they can.
Vivo is not the only smartphone company to offer help in India due to coronavirus outbreak. Only yesterday, Xiaomi India announced its donation of lakhs of masks to state governments and hospitals across the country. Also, the company mentioned it will shut down its premises as per the orders issued by state / UT governments. On the other hand, Samsung, Oppo, LG, and even Vivo have also temporarily shut down their production sites in the country.
OnePlus announces ‘The Lab’ program ahead of the OnePlus 8 series launch. Just like previous years, the company will be shipping 10 units of its upcoming phones to select applicants based on the evaluation. These individuals will then have to present an unbiased review of this forthcoming smartphone.
‘The Lab’ program by OnePlus was first introduced for the OnePlus 5T in 2017. Since then, the company has revived this program for almost all the phones it has launched for. Like the previous iterations of the program, it is open for all, including non-OnePlus users as well as those whose are not a member of OnePlus Community. However, the company has reserved six of the ten spots for the OnePlus Community members.
According to OnePlus, the applicants will be judged by their writing, photography and videography skills, creativity and demographic diversity. Selected applicants will receive a new OnePlus 8 series device well before the launch so that they could start working on their reviews. The chosen individuals will be also asked to attend an AMA (Ask Me Anything) session to share their experience with the handset after 21 days from when they had received the device. Their reviews will also have to be submitted at this same time. If a reviewer passes the evaluation set by OnePlus, they will be allowed to keep the phone for themselves. Also, they will be presented with a custom-made ‘The Lab’ special edition case.
If you are interested in applying for ‘The Lab’ program for the OnePlus 8 series, then fill in the application from the link provided below.
Xiaomi’s Redmi officially unveiled its first flagship models for the year – the Redmi K30 Pro 5G and Redmi K30 Pro 5G Zoom Edition. The device is the successor of the Redmi K20 Pro launched last year as the independent Redmi brand’s first flagship model. The K30 Pro comes as Redmi’ first 5G phone and it starts at 2999 yuan ($424) for the 6GB+128GB model.
Redmi K30 Pro 5G
You’ll agree that the K30 Pro price is pretty decent for a Snapdragon 865 flagship bringing 5G support and other powerful features. The design and pop-up camera are also amazing. Now, popular analyst and industry insider Pan Juitang has commented on the K30 Pro’s price. The analyst stated emphatically that no other cost-effective 5G flagship that is more powerful and cheaper than the K30 Pro will be released this year. The analyst also happens to be a Xiaomi analyst so he may as well be promoting the product.
However, considering the studded specs lineup, the flagship device is super affordable for 2999 yuan ($424). for this amount, you get a quad-camera packing model with features such as wide-angle lens, depth sensor, telephoto lens. The phone equally packs a 6.67-inch display with FullHD+ resolution of 2400 × 1080 pixels. It equally crams a 4700mAh battery with support for 33W flash charge.
Xiaomi is yet to release details of the Redmi k30 Pro global roll out but we expect the company to do that soon after the model goes on sale in China. The K30 Pro will get its first sale in China on March 27.
A famous Chinese smartphone maker – Blackview has recently received a prestigious Red Dot Award 2020 for the exemplary design of Blackview Z350. The device stood against all the 6000 entries from over 60 countries across the world. It consolidates Blackview’s approach to innovating while maintaining an exceptional user experience. The company is thanking all its customers for continuous support and positive feedback on all the products.
On the other side of the coin, Blackview launched a new rugged smartphone – BV9900 Pro. The device is hosts some powerful features and sports the world’s fastest thermal enabled rugged smartphone. There are many other changes in comparison with its predecessor – BV9800 Pro. It hosts a more slim design, enhanced performance, and functionality.
Highlighting the Blackview BV9900 Pro specification, the smartphone carries thermal by FLIR and carries IP68, IP69K, and MIL-STD-810G ratings, MediaTek Helio P90 processor, Sony 48-MP camera and IceMode.
BlackView BV9900 Pro Specs
Thermal by FLIR® Lepton®
IP68&IP69K&MIL-STD-810G
MediaTek Helio P90Sony® 48MP Camera
16MP AI Selfie Camera
8GB+128GB，4380mAh Battery
NFC, Face & Fingerprint Unlock
Global LTE Bands
Dual 4G VoLTE
GPS&GLONASS&BeiDou&Galileo
FHD+ 5.84’’ Waterdrop Screen
Corning® Gorilla® Glass 5
The Blackview BV9900 Pro is now available on Aliexpress and the company’s official website for the price of $549.99. However, the company is hosting a flash sale for the same device at both the Aliexpress and its official store from March 27 to March 31, 2020 at $417.99. The shipments will start in April.
If you’re looking to own the device for free, then you can enter the giveaway here.
Nokia first launched a smart TV in India on December 5, 2019. The TV came with a 55-inch UHD screen with 4K resolution and JBL sound system. It is already on sale in India adopting a price tag. Earlier this month, it was revealed that Nokia was planning to introduce a 43-inch version of the smart TV. That speculation has gained traction as the company has now listed the Nokia TV 43-inch model on its official website. The page includes a data form for notification which is an indication that the launch is imminent.
The listing doesn’t reveal many details of the Nokia TV. However, the smart TV is listed to have a 43-inch size and feature JBL sound system. We expect the specifications to be similar to those of the 55-inch version. However, Nokia may decide to downgrade the display resolution from 4K to Full HD which would help bring down the price.
An earlier poster teased by Flipkart suggests the TV will have slim bezels on three sides with the bottom edge having a thicker bezel because of the speaker. The poster also revealed the TV will run on Android 9 OS which is the same as the 55-inch version. We expect the smart TV to also get support for Google Assistant and Chromecast built-in. It will also have Dolby Audio and DTS Surround Sound.
Nokia released the 55-inch version on Flipkart for Rs. 41,999 ($552)but this 43-inch version is rumoured to come in at INR 30,999 (~$418). We expect a cheaper price tag considering that the Mi TV 4X 43-inch model which was released for INR 24,999 (~$337). The smart TV is expected to be sold on Flipkart aside Nokia’s smart TV.
Samsung is churning out phones without a care in the world. Just a few days ago, it announced the Galaxy A41 in Japan and a few days before then the Galaxy M21 was also launched in India. Now it has announced the Galaxy A31, another mid-range phone. And the Galaxy M41 and Galaxy A71 5G are expected to also launch soon.
The Galaxy A31 packs a 6.4-inch FHD+ Infinity-U display. There is an octa-core processor with two cores clocked at 2.0GHz and six cores clocked at 1.7GHz inside the device but Samsung didn’t reveal the name of the chipset in the press release. However, a Geekbench listing from early this month revealed it is MediaTek’s Helio P65 processor.
The phone is available in two configurations – 4GB RAM + 64GB and 6GB RAM + 128GB. A MicroSD card slot will allow users to add up to an additional 512GB of storage.
Like a lot of the Samsung phones released this year, the Galaxy A31 also has a rectangular camera module. This houses four sensors – a 48MP f/2.0 primary camera, an 8MP f/2.2 ultrawide angle camera, a 5Mp f/2.4 depth sensor, and a 5MP f.2.4 macro camera. The selfie camera is a 20MP f/2.2 sensor.
The Galaxy A31 packs a 5000mAh battery but supports just 15W fast charging. There is an in-display fingerprint scanner and support for Samsung Pay. It also runs Android 10 out of the box.
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Samsung is yet to announce a price tag for the phone but it will be available in Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush Blue, Prism Crush Red, and Prism Crush White.
Just yesterday, the Indian telcos requested popular video streaming services in India to lower the stress on their infrastructure networks amid lockdown due to coronavirus outbreak in the country. And now in response, Netflix has announced to lower the video stream quality in the country for the next 30 days.
Netflix India has undertaken this measure to relieve mobile and broadband networks from unwanted traffic, which may affect the internet service used by crucial entities like healthcare, banking, digital education, businesses and more. But interestingly, the video streaming giant has not lowered the playback resolution to SD quality as the appeal stated. Instead, it has only lowered the bitrates across all the resolutions from SD to 4K video streams. That means users will still get to binge-watch content in the same resolution they have paid for without any significant reduction in quality.
Ken Florance, Vice President of content delivery at Netflix issued an official statement which says, “Given the crisis, we’ve developed a way to reduce Netflix’s traffic on telecommunications networks by 25 percent while also maintaining the quality of our service. Consumers should continue to get the quality that comes with their plan, whether it’s ultra-high, high- or standard-definition. We believe that this will provide significant relief to congested networks and will be deploying it in India for the next 30 days”.
The audience of Netflix in India is minuscule when compared to that of YouTube. But unfortunately, it has still not taken any steps in easing the stress on networks.
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