Huawei recently introduced the Kunpeng D920S10 desktop motherboard. What this does is allow Huawei’s Kunpeng 920 processor to power PCs, which increases the likelihood of Huawei launching an ARM PC pretty soon. Technically nothing is set in stone, but there’s no way the company isn’t at least slightly interested in an ARM PC with their own chipset.
The Kunpeng 920 chip is a 7nm ARMv8 processor with a top speed of 2.6 GHz that will be available in quad-core or octa-core varieties (although the server versions of the chip can come with up to 64 CPU cores. Huawei’s D920S10 board will support up to 64GB of DDR-2400 RAM (with four slots for memory) and up to six SATA 3.0 hard drives. It also has two M.2 slots for solid state storage, and three PCIe slots.
While Windows 10 on ARM was initially referred to by Qualcomm as “Windows 10 on Snapdragon,” it is now referred to as “Windows 10 on ARM,” which leaves things open for other chipset manufacturers in the future. Whether Huawei’s ARM-PC actually materializes in the future remains to be seen, though we’d definitely like to see it.
OnePlus is celebrating its 6th anniversary this month. As part of the festive deal, the company is offering up to Rs. 10,000 (~$141) discounts on the OnePlus 7T and the 7 Pro. The sale went live on December 6 and will continue till December 17 on Amazon India. The company is also offering instant discounts of Rs. 1,500 (~$21), Rs. 2,000 (~$28) and Rs. 3,000 (~$42) on the OnePlus 7 Pro, OnePlus 7T and the OnePlus 7T Pro respectively.
The BBK Electronics-owned smartphone giant was established in 2013 and has managed to carve a niche market out of itself over the years. OnePlus is the most sought-after premium smartphone brand in quite a few Asian markets, including India, where it claims to be number one. Potential Indian customers can also avail No Cost EMI offers up to six months on the official OnePlus website, authorized dealers and Amazon India.
OnePlus 6th Anniversary Discount and Benefits
As part of the 6th Anniversary celebratory offer, the 8GB + 128GB variant of the OnePlus 7T is available at Rs. 34,999 (~$492), down from the usual Rs. 37,999 (~$534). The 8GB + 256GB variant is priced at Rs. 37,999 (~$534). Customers are entitled to an additional discount of Rs. 1,500 (~$21) using an HDFC bank card.
The 8GB + 256GB of the OnePlus 7 Pro is now priced at Rs. 42,999 (~$604). The device was launched for Rs. 52,999 (~$745). The 6GB + 128GB variant sports a Rs. 39,999 (~$562) price tag instead of the Rs. 48,999 (~$689) sticker price at the time of launch. Potential customers can also avail additional discounts worth Rs. 2,000 (~$28) using an HDFC Bank Credit or Debit card.
Potential customers interested in owning the OnePlus 7T Pro can avail Rs. 3,000 (~$42) instant discount. OnePlus is also offering additional discounts up to Rs. 2,000 (~$28) on the exchange of old OnePlus devices in lieu of 7-series smartphones.
OnePlus 7T and OnePlus 7 Pro Specifications and Features
The OnePlus 7T flaunts a 6.55-inch Fluid AMOLED capacitive display with a resolution of 2400 x 1080 pixels. The device draws power from an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SoC with 8GB of RAM and 128GB/256GB of storage. The triple-camera on the rear consists of a 48-megapixel primary sensor, a 12-megapixel sensor with 2x optical zoom, and a 16-megapixel ultrawide sensor. The smartphone features a 16-megapixel selfie camera along with an in-display fingerprint sensor. The device draws power from a 3,800 mAh battery with 30W Warp Charge support, and runs on Android 10-based OxygenOS 10.
The OnePlus 7 Pro flaunts a 6.67-inch Optic AMOLED display with a resolution of 3120 x 1440 pixels. The device draws power from an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset with up to 12 GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. The rear camera features a 48-megapixel primary sensor with a 16-megapixel lens and an 8-megapixel sensor. The pop-up selfie camera uses a 16-megapixel lens. The smartphone draws power from a 4,000 mAh battery with Warp Charge support and runs on Android 9.0 Pie-based OxygenOS 9.
According to a new report, MediaTek might be supplying Samsung with 5G chipsets for its low-end range of smartphones in the near future. The former has already formed partnerships with various other brands like Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi and may now also supply the South Korean tech giant for its affordable range of smartphones.
MediaTek has just recently launched its Dimensity 1000 which is a high-end 5G SoC. It will be seen in various smartphones from the aforementioned brands in 2020. Alongside this, the company has also announced two mid-range 5G SoC with designated model numbers MT6885 and MT6873 which may soon be found in Samsung’s low-end handsets as well. Notably, MediaTek chipsets are also expected to be featured in Huawei’s affordable lineup of smartphones in 2020.
MediaTek Dimensity 1000 5G SoC
Reportedly, Samsung is currently in contact with MediaTek for the introduction of mainstream and affordable 5G smartphone chips in the Samsung Galaxy A series and other low-end models. With two of the most popular smartphone brands partnering up with MediaTek, the shipments of the company’s new 5G SoC are expected to reach record-breaking levels.
Furthermore, Samsung has closed its ODM (Original Design Manufacturer) factory in Mainland China and is seeking to outsource low to medium segment devices to others. This provides an opportunity for companies like MediaTek that can receive large sums of orders for Samsung’s affordable range of smartphones.
Samsung Galaxy A30s
MediaTek is one of the leading companies for 5G networking in terms of mobile chipsets. Its latest modems also support most of the current global telecommunication operator’s specifications as well. This makes it a key player in the global markets for 5G bandwidths. Additionally, MediaTek is also developing a more advanced millimeter ware (mmWave) frequency band, which will be faster than current 5G solutions and is expected to arrive by 2021.
Earlier today, the Xiaomi Youpin official Weibo announced that it will be launching a new time related product at 10 am on December 11. For the uninitiated, Xiaomi Youpin is the company’s crowdfunding platform, responsible for all the wonderful odd products that get released by them on an almost biweekly basis. Now we’ve got something new coming up.
As we can see from the teaser poster, the new product is probably going to be some sort of clock, possibly an alarm clock. The post mention that the clock supports 16 settings, which they don’t elaborate on. The interesting thing is that Xiaomi already has an alarm clock. It’s one of their most popular products on the crowdfunding platform.
The Xiaomi XiaoAI Smart Alarm Clock, which is possibly one of the most feature-rich alarm clocks in existence, launched in September last year to great reception. It can set 30 separate alarms, use dynamic alarms, broadcast the weather in real time, generate good white noise, setup snooze reminders and even syncs with your phone for reminders.
What we’re getting at here is that the Xiaomi XiaoAI Smart Alarm Clock is an excellent device, so whatever Xiaomi launches will need to improve on it. It’s a high barrier, but it’s also not too hard to imagine an incremental update to the device. We aren’t sure it really warrants a big launch announcement otherwise, so we hope it lives up to the hype.
Vivo V17 is the latest V-series phone to debut in India after the Vivo V17 Pro that had gone official in October. Priced at Rs. 22,990, the Vivo V17 smartphone comes with some exciting features like punch-hole display, quad rear cameras and a large-sized battery with fast charging support. Last month, the Vivo had launched the Vivo V17 smartphone in Russia. The Indian edition differs from the Russia model in terms of design and specs.
Vivo V17 Specifications and Features
The Vivo V17 measures 159.03 x 74.17 x 8.54mm and weighs 176 grams. Unlike the Vivo V17 Pro that features a notch-less display and a pop-up selfie camera setup, the V17 that belongs to the same series has a display that sports a different design. The rear shell of the phone has a glossy finish.
The Vivo V17 has a 6.44-inch punch-hole display which is dubbed as iView Display by the Chinese firm. The E3 Super AMOLED display offers 1080 x 2400 pixels full HD+ resolution, a tall aspect ratio of 20:9 and carries support for DCI-P3 color gamut. The smartphone delivers a screen-to-body ratio of 91.38 percent. The display can effectively filter out 42 percent of blue light. The marvelous display of the Vivo V17 is embedded with an in-screen fingerprint reader.
The Snapdragon 675 mobile platform that fuels the Vivo V17 Pro is also the driving force of the Vivo V17. The SoC is coupled with 8 GB of RAM. The native storage available on the device is 128 GB. The Vivo V17 has a microSD card slot for more storage. The Android 9 Pie OS that is skinned with the latest FunTouch OS 9.2 UI runs on the V17.
The Vivo V17 has a front-facing camera of 32-megapixel with f/2.45 aperture. On its back is a rectangular camera module that includes four cameras and an LED flash. It has a primary lens of 48-megapixel with f/1.8 aperture, a 120-degree 8-megapixel lens, a 2-megapixel portrait lens with f/2.4 aperture and 4cm focal length support and a 2-megapixel macro sensor with f/2.4 aperture. Vivo has included support for Super Night Mode for the front-facing as well as rear-mounted cameras. The front camera of the Vivo V17 supports other features like AR stickers, Pose Master, AI Makeup, AI HDR and more. The rear cameras come with features like Super EIS, super macro, portrait framing, slow-motion video shooting, AR stickers, Pose Master, AI Makeup, AI HDR and more.
The device is backed by a 4,500mAh battery that comes with support for 9V/2A dual-engine fast charging through USB-C. There is support for Multi-Turbo that enhances the overall user experience on the Vivo V17. With Game Center, users of Vivo V17 can take advantage of its gaming arena. For gamers, the Vivo V17 also offer other features like Ultra Game Mode, Voice Changer and Off-Screen Autoplay. The connectivity features available on the Vivo V17 include dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, USB-C and 3.5mm audio jack.
Vivo V17 Pricing and Availability
The Vivo V17 has landed in India in two colors like Midnight Ocean and Glacier Ice. The phone comes in 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage option only and it is priced at Rs. 22,990 (~$323). The sales of the phone will begin on Dec. 17 through Vivo’s online store, popular e-commerce sites and offline stores. The retail box package of the phone includes Vivo XE710 earphones that is generally priced at Rs. 1,999 (~$28).
Android 10 has been out for a couple of months at this point. Apart from Google, some phone makers have been able to offer the update relatively quickly. Honor have been making a decent effort to push updates faster, and now they’re looking for Honor 9X Pro and Honor 9X users to beta test EMUI 10 based on Android 10.
The company is looking for 500 users of the log version and 1500 users of the non-log version of its beta program. You can sign up via this link right over here. The signup deadline is on December 15, and users are required to run EMUI 9.1.1.160 or above to be eligible for the EMUI 10 beta program.
EMUI 10 features various new advancements and performance tweaks. It comes with a whole new UX inspired by a Magazine style layout depicting cleaner UI elements, new screen transitions, menus and notifications panel. The new colourful Always-On-Display brings a unique charm to the device.
Dark Mode support
Enhanced security with a distributed system.
Mutual aid sharing to improve hardware capabilities.
One-Touch Screen Sharing
Multi-Screen Sharing collaboration
Huawei HiCar
ARK Compiler
GPU Turbo
Super File System
Lin Turbo
Also, it finally brings Android 10 to the devices, which will improve the overall performance and security of the device. It’s good to see Huawei and Honor pushing forward with updates for their devices, and we’re looking forward to seeing Android 10 come to more devices in their long list.
With the skyrocketing popularity of EVs (electric vehicles), electric off-road skateboards are also getting recognized as an eco-friendly mode of transport.
If you are in the market for a top-end electric offroad skateboard that doesn’t cost a bomb, Ecomobl got your back. the professional skateboard manufacturer known for customizing e-skateboards has teamed up with Gearbest to offer the Ecomobl-M24X and the Ecomobl-M20A electric off-road skateboards at lowered prices.
We will shed light on the aforesaid discounts and show how you can save a considerable amount of more money during the checkout process. So without wasting more time, let’s dive straight into the details.
Ecomobl-M24X Electric Off-Road Skateboard
The uniquely designed Ecomobl-M24X would normally set you back a pretty penny, but you can now buy it from Gearbest for a lowered price of just $2063.02. This is an 11 percent reduction in the electric skateboard’s original asking price of $2318.
On top of that, you can apply coupon code N3D63323BE21D000 for an extra $364.02 off. In other words, you can bring the original asking price of the Ecomobl-M24X Electric Off-Road Skateboard further down to just $1699 simply by applying the aforesaid coupon at checkout.
An ideal choice for short predictable commutes, the Ecomobl-M24X is designed to offer a fashionable adventure. You can check out more details about the electric off-road skateboard by following this link.
Note that the discount is valid for the black color version for a limited period. The coupon is slated to expire on March 31st, 2020.
The M20A is another off-road e-skateboard from Ecomobl that has gone up for sale carrying a lowered price on Gearbest. While it usually retails for $1929, the Ecomobl-M20A Electric Off-Road Skateboard is currently up for grabs for a dropped price of just $1716.81 through Gearbest.
In addition to getting this 11 percent off, Gearbest users can avail of an extra $217.81 off with the help of coupon code A3D6343DBE1EB000. As a result, the already reduced asking price of the Ecomobl-M20A Electric Off-Road Skateboard reduces to just $1499 even before you place your order.
The irresistible Ecomobl-M20A is crafted to offer high-speed, coupled with a long-range of 35Km. You can use it on various runways as it can accommodate up to 150Kg of load and has solid rubber tires for safer riding experience.
You can know more about the Ecomobl-M20A Electric Off-Road Skateboard and place your order simply by following this link. The discount is valid for the black color option. It is worth noting that the aforesaid coupon will be valid until March 31st, 2020.
In a major step forward for the Government of India’s ‘Make in India’ programme, Chinese smartphone company OnePlus has now started to export Made in India 5G smartphones on a pilot basis from India.
Vikas Agarwal, who is heading OnePlus’ operations in India, believes that India is fast emerging as the company’s regional headquarter for its expansion into global markets, that too within five years of the company launching operations in the country.
He has added that the company is dedicatedly working towards turning India into a global export hub for its offerings, having already commenced export of 5G devices to markets like North America. He said: “As part of the business focus in India for the coming years, OnePlus is building India as a global export hub for the brand and is already manufacturing 5G devices and exporting to overseas markets, such as North America.”
OnePlus and another Chinese smartphone brand Oppo have co-invested to setup a manufacturing facility in the State of Uttar Pradesh’s Noida to produce 5G smartphones. It’s noteworthy that both OnePlus and Oppo are owned by the same parent company — BBK Electronics.
The company’s 5G ambitions are not limited to India as OnePlus is also testing 5G capabilities for carriers in the US and Europe countries at its research and development centre in Hyderabad.
The company forayed in the Indian market in 2014 and since then the company has grown rapidly. The company’s smartphones have been attracting major customer attention and has managed to grab the leading spot in India’s premium smartphone segment, defeating Samsung and Apple.
The company recently launched its latest smartphone models — OnePlus 7T and 7T Pro. It also launched the OnePlus TV in the Indian market, making it the world’s first market to have the company’s smart TV. The company is also set to launch its own payment service named OnePlus Pay soon.
Last month, the company said that it is planning to aggressively expand its presence offline, and develop new categories of IoT products made for India. This year, the company is ahead of its sales target for smartphones (35 percent market share) compared to last year’s 33 percent market share.
On 9th December 2019, Vivo went on Weibo to officially reveal the invitation for the announcement conference of the Vivo X30 series. The upcoming smartphone is equipped with a periscopic telephoto lens which is capable of an impressive of 60x magnification.
According to the images shared on the Chinese microblogging site, Vivo revealed the invitation letters with multiple telescopes and even a magnifying glass. It is a creative yet subtle way of implying of the upcoming smartphones’ zoom-in capabilities. ‘See Farther and Clearer’ was also a prominent catchphrase used and further signifies the importance of the handset’s camera.
Vivo X30 Series Invitation Letter with Telescope
Vivo’s X30 series is a 5G smartphone from the company and is stated to be the flagship handset for photography. The magnifying glass and telescopes on the Weibo post hint at the smartphones’ periscopic ultra-telephoto lens which is the primary focus of the device. Through these specialized lenses, it is capable of achieving 60 times super zoom to look far into the distance. Hence, the upcoming smartphone already seems to be a great recommendation for serious mobile phone photographers.
The Vivo X30 Pro’s 60x super zoom is made possible due to a square pericopic lens which is aided by a dedicated algorithm. This allows the images captured from the lens to have consistent sharpness in both the center and the edges. In other words, images are clearer and retain more details. Furthermore, the smartphone will also be equipped with a 50mm professional portrait lens which will enable higher picture quality during the zoom process.
Previously, we had reported on an article on the Vivo X30 series magnifying ability via sample images revealed online. The images shared showcased the magnifying prowess of the device by capturing details of a faraway building. Lastly, The full details regarding the handset will be revealed on 16th December 2019, at the launch conference in Guilin.
In Huawei‘s recent conference, Huawei President Dr. Wang Chenglu revealed that starting next year, HarmonyOS will finally be making its long awaited appearance on smartphones. Dr. Wang emphasized that Harmony won’t be replacing Android. On top of that, Android is still Huawei’s preferred OS of choice and remain as the basis for most of their devices.
Other interesting points were also brought up regarding the operating system. HarmonyOS will be marketed internationally instead of just locally in China like before. To further push this fact, he also announced that HarmonyOS would officially be fully open source for the public by August next year, which makes sense considering Huawei’s recent stance.
Not long ago, Joy Tan, Huawei’s senior vice president of public affairs, said in an interview that the HarmonyOS code has fewer lines of code and higher security. Counterpoint Research also claims that HarmonyOS is expected to surpass Linux by the end of 2020 and become the fifth most popular smart digital terminal operating system.
The question now is, will HarmonyOS actually make an appearance on Huawei’s flagship devices, or will it be relegated to side devices? Samsung’s Tizen also saw an appearance on mobile devices, but it was only on the company’s Z-series devices. The operating system seems to hold a lot of potential, so it’d be interesting to see it make an appearance on an important device. Perhaps Huawei can even dual boot it, like was reported before this.
OPPO will be soon unleashing the Reno 3 series 5G phones in China. Recent reports have revealed that the lineup includes Reno 3 and Reno 3 Pro smartphones. The reservations page for the Reno 3 series is now live on OPPO China website. The company has revealed the front and rear design of the Reno 3 Pro smartphone on the reservations. Also, it has revealed some key information of the Reno 3 and Reno 3 Pro 5G phones.
The OPPO Reno 3 Pro 5G can be seen sporting a marvelous gradient colored rear with a vertical quad camera setup on its back. The dual LED flash can be seen housed in inside the camera module alongside the camera lens.
The frontside of the phone is fitted with a punch-hole display that curves towards the edges. The handset sports a slim profile of 7.7mm and it weighs 171 grams. The Reno 3 Pro 5G is driven by the Snapdragon 765G mobile platform which also powers the Redmi K30 Pro 5G phone that will go official tomorrow in China. The device will be fueled by a 4,025mAh battery.
On the other side, a small image of the Reno 3 shows the phone sporting a waterdrop notch on its display and a vertical quad camera setup on its back. Its LED flash is placed outside the quad camera system. The Chinese firm has confirmed that it is powered by a MediaTek 5G chipset. It could be powered by the yet to be announced MT6885 chipset. The thickness of the OPPO Reno 3 is 7.96mm.
Both OPPO Reno 3 and Reno 3 Pro will carry support for dual-mode 5G connectivity and they are equipped with in-display fingerprint reader. These phones will be debuting as the first OPPO devices with ColorOS 7.
Some reports have claimed that the OPPO PCPM00 phone that was recently approved by TENAA could be the Reno 3 smartphone. However, the TENAA listing states that the PCPM00 phone is not a 5G phone. Probably, there could be a 5G variant of the same phone. There is a possibility that the PCPM00 OPPO phone could be a non-Reno series phone. It is advisable to wait for further reports to confirm on its true identity.
OPPO Reno 3 and Reno 3 Pro Specifications (Rumored)
Rumors have it that the Reno 3 has a 6.4-inch OLED display that will offer 1080 x 2400 pixels full HD+ resolution. It could be powered by MediaTek MT6885 5G chipset. The phone could be coming with 64-megapixel quad rear cameras. The device may arrive with support for 30W rapid charging. It could be coming in colors like Blue, Red, Black and White.
The Reno 3 Pro could be coming with a 6.5-inch full HD+ display with 90Hz refresh rate support and 180Hz touch sampling rate. The Snapdragon 765G will be accompanied by up to 12 GB of RAM. The rear shell of the phone could be featuring an OIS enabled 48-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 13-megapixel + 2-megapixel quad rear cameras. It may also arrive with support for 30W fast charging.
Xiaomi Mi Mix 4 flagship smartphone has been in the rumour mills for a long time. When the company was expected to launch the phone, we instead got the Mix Alpha concept device. However, the rumors and leaks about the Mi MIX 4 are still going strong.
The Chinese smartphone maker has filed a new patent which is believed to be for the upcoming Mi MIX 4 smartphone. The patent titled “Dispaly Structure and Electronic Equipment” describes a hidden camera under the phone’s screen that does not take up any space on the display.
In the patent, it is shown that the display structure includes a screen and a light adjustment part located on a light emitting side of the display screen. The working state of the dimming component includes a light transmission state and a polarization state. It also includes a first region and a second region that can be independently controlled.
The display also includes multiple independently controllable pixels. In addition, when the first region of the light adjustment component is in a light-transmitting state, pixels corresponding to the first region in the screen are disabled to allow light emitted from the first region to pass through the display screen.
A few months ago, in June this year, the company had shared a small video clip showcasing the company’s new under-display camera technology. It was revealed just moments after Oppo’s video of the exact same tech was shared online.
The video showcased Xiaomi Mi 9 smartphone next to what appears to be a notchless Xiaomi Mi 9. The video shows the lack of a notch, and then continues to showcase that the invisible selfie camera works just fine.
Since the company has been making progress with regards to this under-display or in-display camera technology, we expect to see a smartphone featuring the same tech in the coming months. It is widely believed that the Mi MIX 4 will come with this technology and we’ll have our eyes set for the launch during CES and MWC in the coming months.
A few days ago we reported about the official launch date of Realme’s TWS earbuds. However, despite all the hype and marketing, we don’t even know the Realme TWS earbuds real name, at least until now. According to known tipster Mukul Sharma, the upcoming Realme TWS earbuds will simply be known as the Realme Buds Air in India.
It’s not a very appealing name, but we suppose calling them the Air Buds would be a bit too close to AirPods for many. We already know that the Realme Buds Air lift a lot from the Cupertino company in design, let’s hope the name doesn’t follow suit. The leaks also show us some technical specifications for the upcoming Realme Buds Air.
First off, we get a better look at design renders for the device, as well as all three colour options. We do like the yellow chosen, but we wish they had a more distinct look. We also learn that the Realme Buds Air get 12mm drivers, which is the standard for this size. There are touch controls on the stems of the Buds Air for controlling music and voice assistant activation.
The Buds Air come with Bluetooth 5.0 on board, as you’d expect from a pair of wireless earbuds. The charged carrying case is also here, and it’s still very reminiscent of a certain fruit company in terms of design. Honestly these leaks seem pretty accurate, though we can’t know for sure until the earbuds actually launch on December 17.
Xiaomi’s Mi Note 10 smartphone has already been launched in Europe and in China as Mi CC9 Pro. Now, the company is all set to launch the phone, which is the world’s first to feature 108-megapixel camera, in India.
The company had previously teased the arrival of the Mi Note 10 smartphone in the Indian market through a tweet. Now, several reports hint that the device could go official in India pretty soon, by January 2020.
Xiaomi is running a global photography competition as per the its terms and conditions, winners will get the Mi Note 10 smartphone worth “Rs 46,832.” It’s not clear whether this is the final India pricing or just a tentative pricing based on the European model.
However, if this turns out to be true, then the Mi Note 10 will be the company’s most expensive smartphone in the Indian market. Since past few years, Xiaomi has been focusing on entry-level and mid-range segment in the Indian market and has stopped selling the premium devices in India.
With the launch of Redmi K20 Pro smartphone in India, it seems that the company is once again testing waters for bringing its premium devices into the market. For this, the Mi Note 10 seems to be a great choice and its success could forge way for upcoming premium flagships from Xiaomi in India.
Apart from the powerful camera setup, the Mi Note 10 comes with a sleek design and powerful specifications, marshalled by Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G chipset. The smartphone comes with up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB internal storage.
The smartphone features a 6.47-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with a fingerprint reader underneath and a waterdrop notch at the top housing a 32MP selfie camera. The device also comes powered by a massive 5,260mAh battery along with support for 30W fast charging technology.
As for the pricing, the Mi Note 10 series is priced much cheaper in Malaysia than the phone’s pricing in Europe. Thus, we expect the Indian pricing of the Mi Note 10 to be in line with the Malaysian pricing.
The much-anticipated Redmi K30 smartphone is confirmed to go official in the company’s home market China on 10th December, i.e. tomorrow. Now, ahead of the phone’s launch, the device has been benchmarked by AnTuTu.
AnTuTu benchmark of the Redmi K30 smartphone reveals the scores of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G chipset which is powering the device. In the test, the chipset has managed to impressively score 302,847 points.
On breaking down the AnTuTu score, the CPU has scored 98,651 points while GPU score of the chipset stands at 87,564 points. MEM score and UX score stands at 57,985 points and 58,647 points respectively.
The Snapdragon 765G SoC is 7nm octa-core processor that includes one Kryo 475 Prime (Cortex-A76) CPU working at 2.4GHz, one Kryo 475 Gold (Cortex-A76) CPU clocking at 2.2GHz, and six Kryo 475 Silver (Cortex-A55) working at 1.8GHz.
However, the company is still using Cortex-A76 based CPU cores on SD765 and SD765G. In comparison, the mid-range Exynos 980 from Samsung comes with Cortex-A77 cores. For graphics, the chipset comes with Adreno GPU that promises 38 percent improved performance than its predecessor Adreno 618 GPU.
It comes integrated with X52 5G modem that promises 3.7Gbps 5G download speeds and 1.6Gbps 5G upload speeds over sub-6GHz and mmWave. The chipset carries support for up to dual 16-bit 12 GB of LPDDR4 RAM. As for the on-device resolution, it supports Quad HD+ with 60Hz refresh rate and full HD+ resolution with 120Hz refresh rate. It also supports HDR10+ and Rec2020 color gamut.
The Spectra 355 ISP allows the chipset to support single camera of up to 192-megapixel and dual-camera of up to 22-megapixel. The 5th generation AI engine on SD765G offer 5.5TOPs of computing power. The audio capabilities of the SD765 include Hexagon Voice Assistant Accelerator, Aqstic smart speaker amplifier up to WSA8815 and Aqstic™ audio technology. For charging, it supports Quick Charge 4+ and Quick Charge AI technologies.
The Redmi K30 smartphone will come with 6.67-inch IPS LCD Full HD+ second-generation punch-hole display which will house dual camera sensors. The company has also confirmed 4,500mAh battery and 30W fast charging support.
Coming to the quad camera setup on the back, it will have a 64-megapixel Sony IMX686 + 8-megapixel (telephoto) + 13-megapixel (ultra-wide) and 2-megapixel quad camera setup. On the front side, it comes with 20-megapixel + 2-megapixel dual front-facing cameras.
While the 5G variant will come with support for SA and NSA dual-mode, the company is also confirmed to launch a cheaper variant of the Redmi K30 which will come with 4G connectivity support and not 5G. Everything related to this lineup should be clear when the device goes official tomorrow.
A few weeks ago, the product manager for Funtouch OS shared a font design image with the words “Jovi OS”. Originally believed to be a teaser for a new OS, it turned out to be a rebranding for FunTouch OS. Now, it has been revealed they will not be going forward with the naming.
The product manager for FunTouch OS took to Weibo today to announce that after multiple consultations with team members, they have decided to suspend the plan to rename the OS. This means Vivo’s forked version of Android will remain Funtouch OS and not be called Jovi OS.
In the post, he apologized for the confusion the decision has caused. He also added that a new version of Funtouch OS will be announced on December 16, alongside the Vivo X30 series.
We are not surprised at the news that there will be a new version of Funtouch OS as that was expected with the launch of Jovi OS.
The new version of Funtouch OS will bring new features such as “Application Sharing”. This feature allows you to share an app available on your phone to another phone. Based on the demo video, the feature is actually a sort of screen-casting between devices where you have a “master” and “slave”. However, the video shows it is also possible to control the app from the “slave”.
The Vivo X30 and Vivo X30 Pro should be the first devices to run this new version of Funtouch OS. Both phones will be powered by the Exynos 980 5G modem, have punch-hole AMOLED displays, and support 33W fast charge.
Adobe offers a lot of professional tools to edit images, videos, flash files, and other stuff. Despite offering tons of software to edit the digital content, the company was missing its camera app for smartphones. Well, the company announced its own Adobe Photoshop Camera powered with AI-filters known as “Lens.” The company claims of using its home-built artificial platform Sensei to recognize objects in the photos.
Apart from the suggestions, the user can manually pick any filter available in the app. It can be applied to images from the media gallery, or the user can preview it in real-time. The “Lens,” aka different filters are divided into categories such as portrait, pop art, cosmic skies, spectrum, food, scenery, etc.
The interested users can sideload the app as we have got hands-on the apk. After installing the app, it will ask for Adobe, Google, or Facebook account to sign in to the app. The preview app can be used by sideloading and then logging in. It is a preview app, so expect some bugs or can experience lag while using. It is recommended to close the app from recents menu as it can heat-up your device.
After installation, the user can choose a filter and apply it to the already snapped picture. Otherwise, the app also supports real-time preview of the filter in the viewfinder. Users can spend some time to catch beautiful pictures using the favorite filter through the viewfinder. The globe icon on the top left corner gives you access to the Lens library. It hosts an additional lens, aka filters on the top left corner.
Apart from the selfie or portrait filters, there’s an abundance of filters to convert typical landscape picture into a high-end image. There are also some funny filters that make you look like a pop artist. The automatic filter suggestions is purely an AI-based feature of the app.
Adobe Photoshop Camera app is officially compatible with these smartphones. However, it can be installed on other smartphones running Android 9+ onboard.
Google Pixel3/XL
Google Pixel4/XL
Samsung S9/S9+
Samsung S10/S10+
Samsung Note 9
Samsung Note 10/10+
It is running correctly on devices such as OnePlus 5, 7T Pro, and Huawei Mate 30 Pro. You can grab the Adobe Photoshop Camera from the download link below.
The Redmi K30 should be available in four colors when it launches based on the four posters released by the official Redmi Weibo account so far.
While the official names are difficult to translate, we will go with purple, gradient blue, silver, and pink. There doesn’t seem to be a black version of the phone, and we honestly do not mind. I, personally love the silver version as it matches the RedmiBook 13 that is set to launch on the same day as the phones. However, we want to know which of these colorways is your favorite one. So do take the poll below.
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The Redmi K30 will have a 6.67-inch FHD+ display with a punch hole for dual front-facing cameras. Redmi already released a poster confirming the selfie cameras are a 20MP sensor and a depth sensor. On the back of the phone are four cameras – a 64MP main sensor, a 2-centimeter macro camera, a 120° ultrawide angle camera, and a depth sensor.
The 4G version of the phone will be powered by the Snapdragon 730G processor while the 5G version will be the first phone to launch with the new Snapdragon 765G processor. There will be multiple configurations with the 5G version having up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. The Redmi K30 will have a 4500mAh battery with support for 30W Fast Charging. It will have a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, NFC, an audio jack with Hi-Res audio, and will run MIUI 11 based on Android 10 out of the box.
The Vivo X30 is another mid-range smartphone launching in China this month. Unlike the Redmi K30 5G and OPPO Reno3 Pro, Vivo‘s X30 smartphone will be powered by Samsung’s Exynos 980 5G chipset.
The Vivo X30 will launch on December 16 and it will bring along a Pro-model too. The phone will be available in Coral Red and Marine Blue; live photos of the former have been posted on the web.
The color is actually quite similar to Pantone’s 2019 color of the year: Living Coral. The Vivo X30 has a punch-hole display too but it is for a single camera and is on the right. The display is an AMOLED panel and there is an in-display fingerprint scanner for security.
The phone has quad rear cameras that are arranged vertically on the left of the phone. There is a periscope lens housed separately for zoom. Vivo says the X30 will have up to 60x hybrid zoom.
Other than the live photos, a few specs have also leaked. The source of the image says the phone has a 32MP selfie camera and packs a 4350mAh battery. Chinese leakster, @Digital Chat Station, in his own post yesterday stated the same battery capacity but adds that both the Vivo X30 and Vivo X30 Pro will be powered by the Exynos 980. The Exynos processor has an integrated 5G modem with support for both SA and NSA 5G networks.
We expect Vivo will announce other products alongside the two phones. We also expect it to announce its new OS called JoviOS which may replace Funtouch OS.
Most details about the Redmi K30 and Redmi K30 5G have been from official sources but that isn’t to say the leaks have stopped too. Photos showing an unboxing of the pink variant as well as a hands-on video of the purple variant have leaked just a few days to the release of the phone.
The unboxing photos show the Redmi K30 will ship in a white box with the phone’s name written in color-shifting lettering. There is also Xiaomi’s Mi logo in the same lettering at the top right corner. The Underside of the box has an image of the Redmi mascot and the words “Designed By Redmi”.
The color variant in the box is pink and it is the 6GB RAM + 128GB version. TENAA already revealed there will be 6GB RAM + 64GB, 8GB RAM +128GB, and 12GB RAM + 256GB versions too.
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The phone itself is not turned on but the punch-hole display and dual front-facing cameras are visible. The photo of the back of the phone also gives us a very clear look at the quad cameras. The plastic wrapping confirms the Redmi K30 has support for storage expansion but you will have to sacrifice one Nano SIM slot for it. And yes, that back is covered in frosted glass.
The hands-on video is of the purple variant and this unit is turned on. The video shows the phone is running MIUI 11, and according to the TENAA listing, it is based on Android 10.
The Redmi K30 4G will have a 6.67-inch FHD+ display and be powered by a Snapdragon 730G processor. It will have a side-mounted fingerprint scanner and a 4500mAh battery with support for fast charging.
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