Realme‘s Chief Marketing Officer teased a new phone earlier today which bears the moniker Realme X2 Pro. The device is shown to be a flagship model that would be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus chipset. Another Realme official, this time the Chief Product Officer has also revealed an important detail of the model and this time around, it is the fact that the device will come with a 90 Hz screen refresh rate which can be toggled between 60 Hz and 90 Hz.
The OnePlus 7T was recently launched and one of the standout features is a 90Hz display refresh rate. The Realme exec had earlier teased this feature and also disclosed that the device will be cheaper than the OnePlus 7T. Interestingly, OnePlus and Realme are owned by BBK Electronics and OnePlus is known for its cheap flagship models.
The full specification of the Realme X2 Pro is not known but a recent Bluetooth SIG certification for an unknown Realme RMX1931, believed to be the X2 Pro, points to a 6.55-inch full HD display with support for Bluetooth 5.0 and dual-band Wi-Fi connectivity. The device will also run on ColorOS 6.0. It is also expected to retain the 64MP main camera and 32MP selfie shooter onboard the Realme X2.
The smartphone is also expected to release in India since it had recently received approval from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).
Flying cars are probably our future of transportation, and Hyundai is keen to grab a piece of this market. Hyundai Motor Group has just launched a new Urban Air Mobility Division that is concerned with the development of commercial flying car technology. The company’s interest in this field isn’t surprising given that the urban air mobility sector is expected to grow into a $1.5 trillion USD market in the next 20 years.
This is the BELL NEXUS flying car concept showcased at CES 2019
Hyundai’s air mobility division will be headed by Dr. Jaiwon Shin, an experienced aeronautics engineer who used to lead NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate. He has overseen projects that include a supersonic X-plane, UAS traffic management, and Urban Air Mobility. Under Dr. Shin’s leadership, Hyundai wants to establish itself ‘as a driving force in urban air mobility’.
The Urban Air Mobility division will be involved in coming up with innovative and smart solutions to ever-increasing traffic problems across the globe. Flying cars could be one of these solutions.
Flying cars has been a concept that has long piqued the interest of companies such as Uber and Volocopter. With Hyundai jumping into this emerging industry, it remains to be seen whether we’ll be able to see a commercial flying taxi or car anytime in the next 10 years.
Samsung’s Galaxy Fold finally made its way out of South Korea recently. The company’s first foldable is already available to purchase in the U.S. and will soon be made available in other regions such as India and UAE. Now it looks like the first update to the Galaxy Fold 5G is rolling out to its users.
Samsung Galaxy Fold Continuity
Even if you are a Galaxy Fold user, you may have nothing to get excited about this new update for two major reasons. First, this update is limited to the Galaxy Fold 5G edition that’s currently being sold in South Korea. If you remember, in the U.S., Samsung is selling the non-5G version of the device. Second, even if you are a proud owner of the Galaxy Fold 5G, note that the update is a minor one and doesn’t bring any significant new features to the device.
So despite being the first update to the Galaxy Fold since its release, most international users won’t be eligible for this one.
Xiaomi’s gaming subsidiary, Black Shark is all set to release its latest gaming flagship smartphone, the Black Shark 2 Pro in Europe next week. The phone officially goes on sale in the region via its first flash sale on October 9. In order to make things interesting, Black Shark is throwing in a FREE Gamepad with your purchase alongside a few more perks.
Black Shark 2 pro
Apart from getting the gamepad for free, Black Shark is also offering 50% discount on any gaming accessories for the device. So if you are interested in this Snapdragon 855 plus powered gaming flagship, the first sale is likely the best time to get the device as well as some of its accessories.
The gamepad, in particular, is special because it converts the Black Shark 2 Pro into a full-fledged console featuring D-buttons, stick, touchpad, L/R triggers and buttons, and even mappable gameplay buttons. The Gamepad 2.0 is designed to work with some of the most popular Android games in the market including PUBG.
After a cancelled Indiegogo campaign and the redesign that the phone went through, the Elephone PX pop-up camera phone is finally here and today the company kicked off the Giveaway campaign. The event will last a whole month and will end on October 30th so this time it’s hard to miss. To participate, all you have to do is claim as many entries as possible through the Gleam platform here.
Now, as far as the full specs of the device are concerned, the mystery remains as the Chinese manufacturer hasn’t revealed much until today. The only specs we can confirm are those that are mentioned on the official page. So, the device will come with a 6.53″ display that covers the most part of the front panel. Of course, it comes with a pop-up camera and judging from the press photos, a dual rear camera will be available as well as a rear-placed fingerprint sensor. We expect the disclosure of the full specs to take place soon.
PayPal has received the green light to acquire a majority stake in the local payments platform, GoPay. With this approval from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), PayPal has become the first foreign payment platform to enter the Chinese market.
According to the statement from GoPay, PayPal will acquire a 70% controlling stake in the company through one of its subsidiaries called Yinbaobao based in Shanghai. With this move, PayPal will compete with the likes of local payment platforms such as Ant Financial’s Alipay and Tencent’s WeChat Pay, both of which are extremely popular in China. GoPay has licenses to carry out online as well as mobile transactions.
Although this approval from PBOC may come as off as surprising to many given the recent trade war, it is in line with the statement made by China’s central bank last year. The central bank said that it will open up China’s payments market to foreign companies to improve competition. In this regard, American Express was approved to set up card-clearing services in China late last year.
PayPal is yet to disclose the terms of the deal. But it said that the deal is expected to close by Q4 2019.
OnePlus’ popularity among smartphone enthusiasts is not just because of its value for money smartphones. The company is also known for its incredible support towards the developer community. Staying true to its popularity, OnePlus has released the kernel source code for the newly announced OnePlus 7T.
The availability of the kernel source code opens up the possibility of building custom ROMs, porting new features to older OnePlus devices and a variety of other customization options. The company has released kerne source for all of its previous smartphones, but it’s refreshing to see the code being available on the OnePlus 7T almost immediately after launch.
According to data obtained from the website of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, as of February 25, 2019, there were 156 Chinese companies listed on the U.S. exchanges with a total market capitalization of $1.2 trillion. These companies are at risk of getting delisted as three sources familiar with the lingering US/China trade dispute hint that Donald Trump’s administration is considering delisting Chinese companies from US stock exchanges.
This would definitely take the dispute to an entirely new level, the outcome of which we can’t predict. The move is said to be part of a broader effort to limit US investment in Chinese companies, two of the sources said. One said it was motivated by the Trump administration’s growing security concerns about the companies’ activities.
The news has triggered a reaction from the stock exchange as major US stock indexes slipped. Shares of some of the Chinese companies listed on the US stock exchanges dropped as a result. Alibaba shares closed at 5.15% lower while that of JD.com fell 5.95% and Baidu Inc declined 3.67%. The iShares China Large-Cap ETF shed 1.15%. Shares of New York Stock Exchange-owner Intercontinental Exchange Inc ended down 1.88% and shares of Nasdaq Inc declined 1.70%.
Delisting a listed company will not be an easy thing to do and at present, it is no clear how that would be done.
OnePlus announced its new OnePlus 7T flagship last week featuring top of the line specifications at a really competitive price tag. The phone has all the bells and whistles that you would expect on a 2019 flagship model, except for one major feature: Wireless Charging. OnePlus has traditionally steered clear of this technology citing slow charging speeds. The company’s CEO Pete Lau gives a somewhat similar answer for the absence of wireless charging on the OnePlus 7T as well.
According to Pete, OnePlus wants wireless charging technology to be on par with its Warp Charge speeds. The company is not looking to ‘Settle‘ for anything less. Also, OnePlus is still unable to solve the heating issues associated with wireless charging technology which is why the new model skips on this feature.
While Pete’s comments about wireless charging were true up to a few months back, things have radically changed over the past one month. Xiaomi, Huawei, and OPPO have all announced fast Wireless Charging technologies for their flagship models. For example, the Mi Charge Turbo 30W wireless charging is already available on the Mi 9 Pro 5G. It charges at the same speed as most fast chargers available today. Xiaomi also has a couple of interesting wireless charging accessories that work well with its new smartphone.
Xiaomi also has a special 20W Wireless Charging station
As compared to Samsung’s flagship models, OnePlus’ flagship series miss out on a couple of features like IP rating and wireless charging. But as the company aims to take on the premium segment of the smartphone market, it is imperative that these ‘premium’ features also make it to its devices.
Huawei’s latest processors are the Kirin 990 and Kirin 990 5G. At the moment, they can be only found inside the Mate 30 and the Mate 30 Pro and their 5G versions. The processors will power Huawei and Honor flagship phones for the next year or thereabout before a new flagship SoC will be released. According to new reports, that SoC is already under development and it will be called the Kirin 1000!
According to Huawei Central, the Kirin 1000 will be built on the 5nm process based on info from industry sources. The sources also informed them that the processor will be announced in H2 2019 and first appear in the Huawei Mate 40 series.
The Kirin 1000 will feature the Cortex-A77 cores Arm announced earlier this year and which was expected to be present in the Kirin 990 instead of the Cortex-A76 cores it uses. The A77 brings a 20% improvement in performance and with the switch to a smaller node size, that improvement in performance should be higher.
There are still a lot of unknown details about the processor but that isn’t surprising since there is still about 10 months of waiting before it is announced.
Xiaomi has launched the MIJIA Air Purifier Pro H in China. The new air purifier comes with several improved features than the MIJIA Air Purifier Pro first launched in 2016. One of the improvement is an enhanced formaldehyde removal which can reach 98.56% in just one hour. The new air purifier also comes with an efficient wind path and faster air purification. The purifier also comes with a price tag of 1699 yuan ($237).
The H which differentiates the name from 2016’s MIJIA Air Purifier Pro is said to stand for “Health”. That is because the air purifier is designed to keep the entire household in good health. It features a high-efficiency HEPA filter that effectively filters out harmful substances such as pollen and bacteria in the air indoors and keeps the family healthy. The H13 HEPA filter can filter 99um particles up to 99.97%. The inner columnar activated carbon can absorb harmful gases or odours such as formaldehyde and toluene, and purify for a long time.
The MIJIA Air Purifier Pro H still adopts the tower design of Xiaomi’s air purifiers and has a very powerful air purification capability. It comes with a higher CADR value of 600m 3 /h. Thus, even in a large space of up to 72 square meters, it can quickly purify the air.
The purifier has an OLED display just like its predecessor and there is a button which can be used to adjust the speed or turn it off. It can also b paired with the MIJIA app in order to keep a tab on the air quality in your house as well as remotely control the gadget. It can also be controlled via voice promote thanks to XiaoAI smart assistant and can be integrated with other MIJIA IoT products.
The MIJIA Air Purifier Pro H is presently available for reservation at Xiaomi Mall and will go on sale on October 9.
Google’s AR Core was recently renamed to Google Play Services for AR. You would think that every new Android device that launches should support it right out of the box but that isn’t the case. Google has to manually grant support to devices which explains why there are always posts about which devices are now supported.
Apparently, the reason for all devices not having support right out of the box is because Google needs to work with manufacturers to “create a custom calibration profile for each device”. This custom profile is based on the camera configuration of the phone and differs for each phone.
The list gets updated regularly with some devices sometimes showing up even before launch while others are added months after they have been announced. There are also some devices that may never even make
Below is a list of the latest entries on the supported devices list:
If you own one of these devices, Google Play Services for AR should automatically arrive on your device. You can also side-load the APK on to your phone from trusted sources like APKMirror. Once you do that, you can head to the Play Store and download supported apps.
OnePlus announced two new high-end TV models in India last week dubbed the OnePlus TV Q1 and the Q1 Pro. Both the TV models come with a hefty price tag, with the Q1 starting at Rs 69,900 ($990) and the Q1 Pro at Rs 99,900 ($1414). However, there’s a possibility that these prices might go down slightly by the end of this year. OnePlus has confirmed that it will start manufacturing its new TVs in India by the end of 2019.
Currently, OnePlus TVs are manufactured and imported from China which means they are subjected to import taxes. However, once the company starts making these smart TVs in India, we might see some price cuts due to the tax savings as well as changes in labor expenses.
OnePlus also confirmed to 91mobiles that it doesn’t have any plans to make cheaper and affordable OnePlus TV models in the near future. Just like its smartphones, the company will focus on the premium segment of the TV industry to make its mark.
OnePlus TV Remote has a minimalistic design
The OnePlus TV Q1 & Q1 Pro come with a beautiful 55-inch 4K QLED panel with 120% NTSC color gamut, Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, and HDR10+. Both models sport 50W speakers but the ‘Pro’ version features a motorized soundbar with six front-facing and two rear-facing speakers.
Flipkart’s hotly-anticipated Big Billion Days sale has finally kicked-off. As part of its latest sale, the Indian e-commerce giant is doling out great discounts on a wide selection of products, including smartphones.
With the festive season sale kicking off, Flipkart has launched the Big Billion Days sale. During the activity period, the Bengaluru based e-commerce company is offering top-branded smartphones for considerably lowered prices.
As if that weren’t enough, Flipkart is giving online shoppers using Axis Bank Debit or credit card and ICICI credit card a 10 percent instant discount. The aforesaid bank offer is available in addition to the flat discount. We have listed the best smartphone deals that are currently available on Flipkart to expedite and facilitate the search process for you.
Redmi Note 7S
Much to the delight those who have restlessly been waiting to get their hands on the Redmi Note 7S smartphone without spending a lot of money, there’s a noteworthy 28 percent off available on the handset. Thanks to the discount, you can now buy the phone for a lowered price of only 9,999 INR, while it usually retails for 13,999 INR.
Moreover, you can avail a 10 percent off with Axis Bank Credit and Debit Cards. To take advantage of the discount, simply follow this link.
The well-received Vivo Z1Pro usually retails for 15,990 INR, but you can now get your hands on it for a lowered price of just 12,990 INR from Flipkart. This is a noteworthy 18 percent reduction in the phone’s original asking price.
In addition to that, Axis Bank Credit and Debit Card users can avail a 10 percent discount. You can visit this link to grab the discount, which is available on the Sonic Black, and Sonic Blue color options.
Along with a slew of other unmissable offers, Flipkart is offering a 22 percent off on the Google Pixel 3a XL, which usually sells for 44,999 INR. Much to the relief of those on a tight budget, the coveted handset is now available for a dropped price of just 34,999 INR.
To ensure you do not end up missing this great discount, simply follow this link without wasting time.
A part of the recently unveiled Redmi K20 series smartphones, the Redmi K20 Pro has gone up for sale bearing a lowered price tag of 24,999 INR on Flipkart.
This is a significant 13 percent reduction in the device’s original selling price of 28,999 INR. Aside from that, the Axis and ICICI bank offers will help you reduce the already lowered retail price of the phone.
You can head straight to this link to grab the discount, which is available for the Carbon Black, Flame Red, Glacier Blue, and Pearl White color options of the phone.
In addition to its bigger sibling, the Redmi K20 is also available for a reduced price on Flipkart. While you’d normally need to shell out 22,999 INR for the phone, it is now up for grabs carrying a reduced price of just 19,999 INR.
Aside from this 13 percent discount, you can get a 10 percent instant discount for using your Axis Bank Credit and Debit Card while placing your order. You can visit this link to get the discount.
Vivo fans haven’t been ignored either. The Vivo Z1x, which would normally set you back 19,990 INR can now be yours for a reduced price of only 16,990 INR if you order it from Flipkart.
This 15 percent discount is coupled with an additional 10 percent instant discount for those using Axis Bank Credit and Debit Cards. To grab the offer, you need to follow this link.
Samsung’s Galaxy A50 usually retails for 21,000 INR, but Flipkart is giving its loyal users an unmissable chance to get their hands on the coveted smartphone for a reduced price of just 16,999 INR. This is a 19 percent drop in the phone’s original selling price.
On top of that, you can get an extra 10 percent instant discount if you place your order using an Axis Bank Credit and Debit Card. Follow this link to place your order.
Another smartphone from the South Korean tech giant is available for a lowered price on Flipkart. The Galaxy S9 usually bears a steep price tag of 62,500 INR, but it is now up for grabs for just 29,999 INR, thanks to a 52 percent discount Flipkart is offering on its retail price.
You can grab an extra 10 percent instant discount by placing your order using a debit or credit card of Axis Bank. You can click here to check out more details about the offer.
You can get a noteworthy 33 percent off on the 6GB RAM+128GB ROM F11 Pro variant, which usually retails for 29,999 INR.
As a result, the handset can now be yours for only 19,990 INR. In addition to that, you can get 10 percent instant discount for using Axis Bank Credit and Debit Card at the time of placing your order.
You can visit this link to check out more details about the offer and place your order without wasting time.
If you have been waiting with bated breath for the Realme 5 Pro price to drop, Flipkart’s got your back. The e-commerce giant is giving you a chance to buy the phone for a reduced price of just 13,999 INR. Note that the phone usually sells for 14,999 INR.
In an attempt to give you something more to cheer about, Flipkart is offering an additional 10 percent instant discount, provided you use an Axis Bank debit or credit card to place your order.
You can follow this link to grab the discount and check out more details about the offer.
Apple AirPods with Wireless Charging Case Bluetooth Headset with Mic
Music lovers, rejoice. The coveted Apple AirPods has gone up for sale bearing a heavily discounted price tag of 14,999 INR on Flipkart. This is a significant 20 percent drop in the device’s original asking price of 18,900 INR. But that’s not all.
If you use an Axis Bank debit or credit card to place your order, you get an additional 10 percent instant discount at the time of checking out. You can visit this link to check out more details about the offer.
If you are an avid gamer who has been searching for an inexpensive gaming laptop that doesn’t compromise on performance, you’ve come to the right place. As part of its latest sale, Flipkart is offering the MSI GF Core gaming laptop for just 49,990 INR, while it usually retails for 89,990 INR.
Apart from this 44 percent discount, Flipkart is allowing you to get an extra 10 percent instant discount if you use an Axis Bank debit or credit card to buy the gaming laptop. You can visit this link to grab the offer.
A big hit among those who fancy watching their favorite videos or playing popular games on a big-screen mobile device, the Apple iPad is now available for a reduced price of only 21,999 INR through Flipkart. This is a 21 percent drop in the tablet’s original selling price of 28,000 INR.
If that didn’t impress you much, you can avail an additional 10 percent instant discount by using an Axis Bank debit or credit card for placing your order. To take advantage of the discount, simply follow this link.
The Cupertino giant’s popular Apple MacBook Air usually carries a price tag of 84,900 INR, but much to the relief of cost-conscious buyers who aren’t willing to spend that kind of money, the MacBook Air is currently available for just 54,990 INR on Flipkart.
This 35 percent discount can be extended for an extra 10 percent off by using an Axis Bank credit or debit card for placing your order. To check out more about the offer, just follow this link.
The next Armor smartphone that Ulefone is going to release isn’t too far from hitting the market. As an Armor member, it will be the new flagship of the company and it will come with a triple main camera with 48MP sensor as well as Helio P90 SoC. Before the official global presales, Ulefone will host a Giveaway event during which you’ll have the chance to be among the 10 lucky winners that will get it for free. Now, let’s go through the device’s specs and features.
First of all, the triple camera system includes a 48MP main camera, a 16MP camera used for night shots, and an 8MP telephoto camera for incredible close-up shots. The improved AI capabilities of the Helio P90 SoC assist in offering detailed and vivid photos. Also, a 10X zoom is supported.
The Helio P90 is a pretty powerful SoC and it gets even better as it will come with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. It is clear that it can handle complex AI apps and tasks while multitasking between them should be smooth as butter. It is the most powerful phone of the company to date.
It comes with a 6.3″ FHD+ display with waterdrop notch and as always, IP68/IP69K and MIL-STD-810G are applied allowing for water, drop, and dust resistance. The selfie shooter is 8MP, there are also 5 rear LED flashes while the battery capacity measures at 5500 mAh and supports Qi 10W wireless charging. All 4 main positioning systems are supported, NFC with Google Pay support is present, and it comes with Android 9 Pie pre-installed.
Of course, that’s not all it has to offer. If you want to learn more about it and participate in the Giveaway that is soon coming, visit the promotion page on the company’s official website.
The Redmi Note 8 Pro is the company’s latest premium mid-range phone that first got launched in China last month. The phone has as its major selling point, a quad camera setup consisting of a 64MP sensor. The Redmi Note 8 Pro also has an affordable price tag working in its favour and that could play a huge role in the success of the phone globally.
The Redmi Note 8 Pro packs a quad-camera setup at the back. The cameras are stacked vertically with three sensors and the rear fingerprint sensor in one module while the fourth sensor is at the right side in the same plane with the LED flash. The quad-camera setup includes an f/1.7 aperture 64MP ISOCELL Bright GW1 as a primary lens, an ultrawide lens of 8MP, a 2MP macro lens with 2cm focal length and a depth sensor of 2MP. The mains lens that has a large pixel size of 1.6micron can capture high-resolution images of 9248 x 6936 pixels. The Note 8 Pro can shoot 960fps slow-motion videos.
The display is a 6.53-inch IPS LCD display with full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and 91.4% screen-to-body ratio. The screen has the waterdrop notch design where the 20MP selfie camera is housed. The phone also comes with an IP52 splash resistant body and TUV Rheinland certification for the display meaning it filters harmful blue rays. The device is wrapped with Gorilla Glass 5 panels at the front and rear.
The premium mid-ranger is powered by a MediaTek Helio G90T processor paired with 6GB/8GB RAM but only the 6GB RAM version is available in Germany. The handset comes in 64GB and 128GB storage options. There is equally a dedicated microSD card slot for expansion, although that also doubles as a second SIM slot. The phone accepts two nano-SIMs.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro gets its power from a 4,500mAh battery that carries support for 18W fast charging. The Note 8 Pro also comes with liquid cooling technology which can be found in popular gaming smartphones. The antennas of the phone are arranged smartly inside the phone so that it does not obstruct signals while holding the device in landscape mode while playing games. You also get a superlinear speaker with smart PA, NFC, IR blaster, dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, GPS, USB-C and 3.5mm audio jack onboard. It runs MIUI 10 based on Android 9 Pie and features Game Turbo 2.0.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro Pricing and Availability
As for the pricing and availability in Germany, the device will be available exclusively on Amazon Germany. Xiaomi is offering the first 3000 units at a knockdown price of only 229.99 Euros for the 64 GB version only. After all 3000 units are exhausted, the price berths at 249.99 Euro which is similar to the price in Spain. The 128GB version comes with a slightly higher 279.90 Euros retail price. Check out our Redmi Note 8 Pro unboxing article.
Xiaomi #Redmi Note 8 Pro is getting a new "Midnight Blue" color in November.
UPDATE: Popular tipster Roland Quandt who was at the launch event also hinted that a new Midnight Blue colour would be introduced in November. Presently, the Redmi Note 8 Pro is available in Ice Jade, Fritillaria White and Electro-optic Ash colour options.
Apart from China, India is one of the most important markets for Xiaomi. In order to demonstrate a sense of exclusivity to the Indian audience, the company tends to launch several products in the country ahead of other regions. One such example of this statement is the Redmi Note 7 Pro, which made its global debut in India.
Another recently launched smartphone that made its international debut in the country is the budget-oriented, Redmi 8A. However, according to the latest activity of Redmi’s General Manager, Lu Weibing on Weibo, the handset is about to launch in its country of origin as well.
On the 30th of September, a Chinese netizen shared an image of a man on Weibo who is standing in an aeroplane or train aisle to charge his smartphone. The image is accompanied by a question that asks “Can the fast charging revolution solve the dilemma of your smartphone’s battery life?”.
To which the senior Xiaomi official replied that support for fast charging alone cannot provide for a long battery backup. Instead, the handset should also have a large battery, like the 4,500 mAh capacity powerhouse found in the Redmi Note 8 Pro or a 5,000 mAh battery which is seen in our recently launched smartphone.
Clearly, Xiaomi has not launched any smartphone in China recently that packs a 5,000 mAh battery. Therefore, it is assumed that the official is, in fact, talking about the Redmi 8A which was launched in India, earlier this month. Besides, the handset also supports 18 W fast charging via the bottom-mounted USB C port.
All in all, the possibility of this assumption turning out true is very high and the smartphone might be launched in China in the coming weeks.
If you want to read about the full specs and features of the Redmi 8A, you can do so by clicking here.
Shenzhen Transsion holdings might not be a very familiar name for most smartphone users here. So, if this name is not ringing a bell, how about Tecno, Infinix Mobile or iTel? I’m sure many of you may have heard at least one of these brands before and if you didn’t know, they are all owned by Transsion. The company made its debut at the STAR Market (Nasdaq style board for tech stocks by Shanghai stock exchange) earlier today but just before its IPO, Huawei slapped a lawsuit against Transsion in China.
Tecno is extremely popular in Africa and is owned by Transsion
Huawei sued Transsion in a local court in Shenzhen China, where both these companies are based. The lawsuit is specifically for IP theft and concerns Transsion and five of its subsidiaries. The local court has reportedly accepted the lawsuit, so we should hear more about this in the coming weeks.
Intellectual Property (IP) Rights are very important for any smartphone company. However, Transsion doesn’t have a lot of patents under its belt. The company reportedly has only 630 patents and 286 computer software copyrights to its name in China, which is minuscule as compared to competitors like Huawei and Xiaomi which have over 100,000 patents individually.
So how did Transsion become the largest smartphone vendor in China with such a small number of patents?
The company basically established its dominance in Africa with extremely cheap smartphones that rely on old technologies like 2G whose patents have expired. Its Tecno, iTel, and Infinix brands all individually rank within the top 5 vendors in the African smartphone market. But as competitors like Xiaomi and Huawei are expanding its presence in the African continent, IP rights are going to be very important for Transsion. Also, Africa is slowly modernizing with technologies like 3G and 4G, which will force Transsion to improve its IPR position in the region.
So a lawsuit from a giant like Huawei won’t be welcomed by the company.
However, this lawsuit hasn’t affected the company’s IPO today. Transsion’s shares opened at RMB 53 ($7.4) which was a strong 50.7% higher than the listing price of RMB 35.15 ($4.93) per share. The company is reportedly valued at around RMB 42.4 billion which comes to around $5.95 billion.
The update is rolling out gradually and has the version number RMX1941EX_11.A.17. Realme says it is a staged roll-out, with few random users getting it today and more over the next couple of days. This is to ensure there are no critical bugs.
The changelog for the update says the security patch has been updated to that os September 2019. It also brings the Digital WellBeing app and more customizations when you setup hotspot such as speed limit, data consumption and more for connected devices. Below is the full changelog:
Security
Android security patch: September 2019.
System
Added the manual lock feature by long-press the power button.
Manual limit the network speed of hotspot connected device.
Display the data consumed by connected devices.
Customizable data consumed reminder.
Setting
Added Google Digital Wellbeing.
Launcher
Optimized lock screen clock widget design.
Added date and weather widget.
Optimized Smart Assistant interface.
Notification Center and Status Bar
Redesigned the notification center style.
Swipe left or right to remove the message prompt after receiving the message.
You can check for the update by going to the update section under Phone Settings. If it isn’t available, then you should wait for the notification to arrive over the next few days.
A few days ago, Huawei’s sub-brand Honor had announced a new color variant for its Honor 9X series smartphones — Holographic Icelandic White. Now, the company has announced that the 8GB RAM and 128GB storage variant will be available for purchase in China from 1st October in a new color option.
The 8GB + 128GB model costs 2,099 Yuan, which roughly converts to $294. Till now, the smartphone was available in three variants — 4GB RAM + 64GB storage, 6GB RAM + 64GB storage, and 6GB RAM + 128GB storage, costing 1,399 Yuan (~$203), 1,599 Yuan (~$232), and 1,899 Yuan (~$276) respectively.
The Honor 9X features a glass and metal combination chassis and comes with notch-less display of 6.59-inch, offering 1080 x 2340 pixels Full HD+ screen resolution and 19.5:9 aspect ratio. Under the hood, the device is powered by the 7nm Kirin 810 chipset, with up to 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage.
As for the cameras, it comes with a dual-camera setup on the back consisting of a 48-megapixel primary lens with f/1.8 aperture and a depth sensor of 2-megapixel with f/2.4 aperture. On the front side, there’s a motorised pop-up selfie snapper of 16-megapixel with f/2.0 aperture.
The smartphone comes with a side-mounted fingerprint scanner and runs Android 9 Pie operating system out-of-the-box with the company’s own EMUI 9.1 on top with GPU Turbo 3.0 and is powered by a 4,000mAh battery.
At the end of August, the company had revealed that the sales of Honor 9X series smartphones crossed the mark of three million in just 29 days of its launch. Do note that the number of sales is the combination of both the devices — Honor 9X and 9X Pro.
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