HMD Global has scheduled a launch event in India on 6th June. While the company has not revealed which device is planned to launch on that day, reports indicate that the Finnish company is all set to launch the Nokia 6.2 smartphone.
If this turns out to be true, then the Nokia 6.2 could be the first smartphone from the company in the Indian market to come with a punch-hole display. For those who are unaware, the Nokia 6.2 is expected to be the rebranded version of the Nokia X71 that was launched in China in April.
The Nokia X71 features a ZEISS-certified 48-megapixel primary camera sensor at the rear with f/1.8 aperture, an 8-megapixel 120-degree super-wide angle lens and a 5-megapixel depth sensor at the back as well.
For taking selfies, the smartphone comes equipped with a 16-megapixel shooter that has an aperture of f/2.0. The device is running the stock version of Android 9 Pie operating system and is powered by a 3,500mAh battery.
As per the reports, the Nokia 6.2 could be priced around Rs. 18,999 (approximately $275) for the base model, which is similar to the pricing of Nokia 6.1. When launched, the Nokia 6.1 was priced at Rs. 16,999 in India.
Along with the Nokia 6.2, the company could also launch its flagship smartphone in the Indian market at the same event — Nokia 9 PureView, which has gained attention for its camera setup that features five rear camera sensors.
To know for sure what’s up the company’s sleeves and the pricing and availability information of the smartphones getting launched at the event, we’ll have to wait a couple of days more.
If you are in the market for a comfortable Bluetooth headset that doesn’t cost a bomb, you might want to check out the Sabbat X12 Pro Wireless Bluetooth earphones.
Sporting a semi-in-the-ear ergonomic design, the Sabbat X12 Pro are comfortable-to-wear Bluetooth earphones. It comes with a magnetic portable charging storage box that acts as a useful power reserve to meet the needs of an entire day of music listening.
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Samsung will be launching the Galaxy Note 10 flagship phone in August this year. Previous reports that there will be a smaller model dubbed as Note 10e. It will be featuring a 6.28-inch display and triple rear cameras. The Note 10e could be available in 4G LTE-only and 5G models. Rumors have it that their model numbers are SM-N970 and SM-N971. The larger Galaxy Note 10 is expected to come with a 6.75-inch display and quad cameras on its rear. It is also expected to arrive in 4G LTE-only and 5G versions. Their speculated model numbers are SM-N975 and SM-N976. Two listing of SM-N976 model have surfaced on Geekbench today to reveal their key specs.
The SM-N976V Galaxy Note 10 5Gis a Verizon model featuring Snapdragon 855 mobile platform. The SoC is mentioned with its “msmnile” codename on the Geekbench listing. The chipset is assisted by 12 GB of RAM. The smartphone boots to Android 9 Pie OS. In the single-core test, the Galaxy Note 10 5G has scored 3,529. In the multi-core test, it has achieved a benchmark score of 10,840.
The SM-N976B is also Galaxy Note 10 5G smartphone aimed towards Boost Mobile in the U.S. This variant is powered by Exynos 9825 chipset and 8 GB of RAM. It comes loaded with Android 9 Pie OS. The smartphone has recorded 3,557 and 9,654 points in the single-core and multi-core tests of Geekbench.
A recent report had revealed that the Galaxy Note 10e will be featuring a 3,400mAh battery. It is speculated that the Note 10 could be packed with a 4,500mAh battery that may offer 45W fast charging. Rumors have it that the Galaxy Note 10 series will not be equipped with 3.5mm headphone jack.
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Samsung is expected to unleash the Galaxy Note 10 series in August this year. Now that the launch of the Note 10e and Note 10 smartphones is couple of weeks away, more information on their specs may surface through upcoming leaks.
Thanks to the Mi Band fitness trackers, Xiaomi has also established itself as one of the leading brands when it comes to wearable devices. Now, the company is working on the fourth generation of Mi Band fitness tracker — Xiaomi Mi Band 4.
Xiaomi has scheduled a launch event in China on 11th June but has not revealed what it plans to launch. Later, the company revealed that it plans to launch something related to Mi TV and smart new products.
Today, the company has confirmed that it will be launching the Mi Band 4 fitness tracker at the June 11th launch event in China. The official Weibo account of the company reveals that the next-gen fitness tracker will come with more features, longer battery life, and aggressive pricing.
The major features coming to the Mi Band 4 is the color display, replacing the black and white display that was used in the previous generation models. Further, the company will also be introducing its own smart voice assistant — XiaoAI on this new Mi Band.
As per the leaks, to withstand the colored display power requirements, Mi Band 4 will come powered by a 135mAh battery instead of 110mAh battery on the Mi Band 3. The new fitness band will come with Bluetooth 5.0 for improved connectivity across multiple devices, which is a significant upgrade over the Mi Band 3 which uses Bluetooth 4.2.
The fitness band is also expected to come with an improved “Heart Rate Monitoring” system. Reports indicate that the Mi Band 4 will come in two different versions – one with NFC bearing model number XMSH08HM and the standard non-NFC version with model number XMSH07HM. The NFC version is expected for the price of 499 Yuan (~$72) whereas the standard version’s costing will remain between 200-300 Yuan (~$28-$43).
Xiaomi is currently leading the wearables market as far as the wrist-worn devices are concerned with 10.7 percent market share and over 5.3 million units shipped in the first quarter of this year, i.e. Q1 2019.
At the beginning of the year, Redmi was turned to an independent brand, which still pursues high cost performance and online marketing. In January, Redmi Note 7 was announced which comes with 48MP camera sensor and is priced at 999yuan. Later, Redmi Note 7 Pro and Redmi 7 were launched, which was formally divided into Note series and figure series.
On May 28th, Redmi K20 Pro was launched, which is the first smartphone of Redmi coming with Snapdragon 855.
Redmi K20 Pro comes with pop-up camera set on the top side, which can rise up in 0.8s when take a selfie.
There is a blue light strip on the pop-up camera, which is like vivo X27, and it offers several voice effects for users to choose. On the top of the pop-up mechanism, there is a notification light which will light up when charging and receiving a message. Of course, if you don’t like the strip effect, you can turn it off in setting.
Like the other smartphones with pop-up camera, K20 Pro also comes with excellent protection, including 300,000 lift times, glass cover over the front camera, and double fall protection.
Thanks to the pop-up module, Redmi K20 Pro comes with full screen without notch.
Redmi K20 Pro comes with 6.39-inch AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass, Full HD+ resolution and 19.5:9 tall ratio. The maximum brightness of K20 Pro is 600nit.
K20 Pro also keeps various screen optimization technology, such as sun screen 2.0, which can achieve better outdoor visibility.
The handset also supports DC dimming mode. Redmi claims that the DC dimming mode of K20 Pro should less impact on screen quality.
In addition to the outstanding screen, K20 Pro has pretty much bezel-less.
The top bezel of K20 Pro is 2.1mm, the left and right bezel is 1.85mm, and the bottom bezel is 3.8mm, which are similar to Xiaomi Mi 9 and Xiaomi Mi Mix 3, and the screen-to-body ratio is up to 91.9%
K20 Pro is equipped with in-screen fingerprint sensor, which is faster than Xiaomi Mi 9.
Redmi K20 Pro features 3D curved glass rear cover, and a triple camera unit is placed on the middle of the rear shell.
Redmi K20 Pro offers three color variants, which are Carbon Black, Flame Red and Glacier Blue.
The thickness of the handset is 8.8mm, and the weight is 191g. Because of the battery capacity and pop-up mechanism, the size of Redmi K20 Pro is acceptable.
Powered by Snapdragon 855, Redmi K20 Pro arrives with 6/8 GB of RAM, and internal storage between 64GB and 256GB.
Redmi K20 Pro adopts 8 layers of graphite heat sink instead of Silent-Pipe. Redmi claims that compared with iPhone, which adopts one layer of graphite heat sink, heat dissipation capacity can be increased by 6.5 times with 8 layers of graphite heat sink.
What’s more, Redmi K20 Pro is fueled by 4000mAh battery, which is enough for daily use.
Redmi K20 Pro carries support 27W fast charging, and it can charge 60% in 30 minutes. But the K20 Pro packs 18W charger, if you want to charge faster, you need to buy 27W charger. By the way, Redmi K20 Pro doesn’t support wireless charging.
Redmi K20 Pro comes with NFC features, and keeps 3.5mm earphone jack.
The speaker is set on the handset’s bottom, which has good sound quality.
Redmi K20 Pro packs 48MP main camera with IMX586 sensor, coupled with 13MP secondary camera with an ultra-wide-angle lens, and the 8MP telephoto unit.
There will be more and more smartphones coming with triple camera module with three focal lengths.
K20 Pro camera samples below
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Through months of optimization, the camera performs better than Xiaomi Mi 9. The image quality of K20 Pro is not the best, but overall, at this price, Redmi K20 Pro is one of the best choices.
There’s a gap between Redmi K20 Pro and other flagship smartphones priced over $500, but Redmi K20 Pro also performs well in some important points, such as screen, fingerprint, performance and battery. If you want to get a flagship smartphone at an affordable price, Redmi K20 Pro should be your first pick.
Last month, Motorola launched the much rumored Motorola One Vision smartphone at a launch event in Brazil. Now, the company seems to be all set to launch the smartphone in India as Motorola has scheduled a launch event in India on 20th June.
This is in line with our previous reporting where we said that the Motorola One Vision could get launched in India in June for a price of around Rs. 25,000. For comparison, the phone is priced at around 299 Euros (approx. Rs. 23,500) in Saudi Arabia and Thailand.
The smartphone comes with a 6.3-inch FHD+ (1080 x 2520 pixels) display with a taller 21:9 aspect ratio. The company is calling this display CinemaVision (which is similar to Sony’s CinemaVision display) but unlike Sony’s display, this one comes with a punch hole.
Under the hood, the device is powered by the Samsung Exynos 9609 octa-core processor clocked at 2.2GHz and is coupled with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. It comes with a hybrid SIM card slot allowing you to swap the secondary SIM for a microSD card of up to 512GB.
The highlight of the smartphone is the camera setup. It comes with a 48MP f/1.7 Quad Pixel camera with OIS on the back and it is paired with a 5MP f/2.2 depth sensor. The camera has a feature called Night Vision for incredible shots at night similar to the Pixel’s own Night Sight. Other camera features are 8x digital zoom, Portrait mode, Cinemagraph mode, Best Photo, Instant Camera, and YouTube Live mode.
On the front side, the phone features a 25MP f/2.0 Quad Pixel selfie camera which also has 8x digital zoom, Cinemagraph mode, Auto HDR, a manual mode, portrait mode, and a YouTube Live mode.
Given that the Motorola One Vision is an Android One device, it runs the almost stock version of Android 9 Pie operating system out-of-the-box with some Motorola-exclusive features. The company has confirmed that the phone will get updated to Android Q and Android R and will receive security updates for 3 years.
Other features of the device include a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, NFC, Bluetooth 5.0, a USB Type-C port, and a 3.5mm audio jack. The smartphone is powered by a 3,500mAh battery which comes with support for TurboPower fast charging.
Touted as one of China’s best online stores for electronic items, Gearbest launches amazing promotions and unmissable offers from time to time. Keeping in line with that, Gearbest recently started the ‘2019 Xiaomi Spring Flash Sale.’
As part of this recently kicked-off promo, Gearbest will be offering a wide range of Xiaomi-branded electronic products such as cellphones, smartwatches, etc at lowered prices. The promotion page has been split into multiple categories in order to simplify the search process.
Among a slew of other products, Gearbest is giving its loyal users a chance to buy the International Version of the Amazfit Verge Multifunctional IP68 smartwatch without emptying their pockets. This model comes with the TPU Band.
The Amazfit Verge Multifunctional IP68 smartwatch is designed to meet the daily needs of sports enthusiasts as well as those who fancy keeping track of their health and monitoring various activities. It leads to living a healthier lifestyle by helping you achieve your fitness goals.
Moreover, the Amazfit Verge helps you to check your progress by offering easy access to sleep monitor, pedometer and a slew of other reminders. Aside from checking the progress you’ve made using the app, you can even share your achievements with your family and friends.
The feature-laden Amazfit Verge smartwatch would normally set you back a pretty penny, but you can buy it for a lowered price of just $129.99 from Gearbest. This is a significant 23 percent drop in the device’s original asking price of $168.04.
You can choose from three eye-catching color options including Slate Blue, Carbon Gray, and White. There were 644 pieces of the Carbon Gray, 656 pieces of the Slate Blue, and 663 pieces of the White color version remaining at the time of writing.
You can follow this link to order your favorite color version of the Amazfit Verge Multifunctional IP68 smartwatch at a lowered price from Gearbest. Note that the promo was on the verge of wrapping up at the time of writing.
A new Samsung phone with SM-G889F model number has been benchmarked on Geekbench. The smartphone is powered by the Exynos 9810 chipset. It is the very same SoC that fueled the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ flagship phones last year. While the exact identity of the phone is not known yet, based on some past information it can be speculated that it could be the upcoming Galaxy S9 Active smartphone.
On Geekbench, the SM-G889F smartphone can be seen with Exynos 9810 chipset and 4 GB of RAM. It is preloaded with Android 9 Pie OS. In the single-core test, the handset has recorded a score of 3,130. It has scored 9,050 in the multi-core test. A variant of the same phone with model number SM-G889A was certified by Wi-Fi Alliance in January this year.
In February, popular tipster Roland Quandt had shared a video clip of Samsung SM-G889. He had described the phone as the rugged Galaxy S9. It was speculated that it could be the Galaxy S9 Active smartphone. Contradictory information shared by tipster Ishan Agarwal suggests that it could be a new premium mid-range phone from the company that will arrive as a successor of the Galaxy A8s smartphone. He had also claimed that the phone could be priced between $500 and $600.
Here's the Samsung SM-G889 ultra-rugged high-end phone – the rugged Galaxy S9 you can't have #MWC19 : https://t.co/E0dTFbi8Er
There is no fresh information available on the other specs of the alleged Samsung Galaxy S9 Active smartphone. Details that were leaked last year had revealed that it would be arriving with a 5.8-inch display that will offer quad HD+ resolution of 2960 x 1440 pixels and an aspect ratio of 18.5:9. Unlike the S9 that featured a dual-edge curved display, the S9 Active may come with a flat display surrounded with thick bezels.
The handset may come with an inbuilt storage of 64 GB. It may feature a 12-megapixel + 8-megapixel dual camera setup. The primary sensor may come with f/1.5 – f/2.4 variable aperture. It may come equipped with a 4,000mAh battery.
It would have been ideal if the Galaxy S9 Active had arrived last year since the Galaxy S9 was made official in 2018. Hence, there is possibility that S9 Active may debut with a different moniker.
Vivo has recently launched Vivo Y17 and Vivo Y15 smartphones to target offline markets in India. According to 91mobiles, the Chinese manufacturer has discreetly launched the Vivo Y12 smartphone in India. Citing information received from a Vivo dealership partner, the publication claims that the retail stores in the country will begin the sales of the Vivo Y12 from this week. The handset has arrived in the country with a price tag of Rs. 11,990. The official listing of the phone is yet to appear on the Vivo India website.
Vivo Y12 Price in India
The Vivo Y12 has arrived in India in two models such as 4 GB RAM + 32 GB storage and 3 GB RAM + 64 GB storage. These variants are respectively priced at Rs. 11,990 and Rs. 12,990. The Vivo Y15 that is a bit advanced phone the Y12 is priced at Rs. 13,990. The Vivo Y12 is currently cheapest triple camera phone from a mainstream smartphone brand in India.
Vivo Y12 Specifications
The Vivo Y12 comes with a 6.35-inch Halo FullView display that produces HD+ resolution. The waterdrop-style notch design allows the phone to deliver an aspect ratio of 19.3:9. The appearance of the phone is similar to the Vivo Y15 and Y17 smartphones. The MediaTek Helio P22 processor that includes a 2.0 GHz octa-core processor powers the phone along with up to 4 GB of RAM. It comes with a maximum inbuilt storage of 64 GB. The handset is equipped with a microSD card slot for more storage.
The Vivo Y12 has a triple camera setup featuring an 8-megapixel sensor with f/2.2 aperture, a 13-megapixel lens with f/2.2 aperture and a 2-megapixel sensor with f/2.2 aperture is present on the backside of the phone. The AI selfie snapper of 8-megapixel is assisted with AI Face Beauty mode for capturing enhanced selfie shots.
The FunTouch OS 9 based Android 9 Pie OS comes preloaded on the Vivo Y12. A massive battery of 5,000mAh capacity is packed inside the smartphone. It carries support for reverse charging. Other features of the smartphone include rear-facing fingerprint reader, face unlock, dual-SIM support, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, microUSB 2.0 and 3.5mm audio jack.
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The Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro smartphones were unveiled in China on May 28. Soon after the launch of Redmi K20 series, Xiaomi began teasing the arrival of Xiaomi Mi 9T smartphone for its global Twitter account. The premature appearance of Mi 9T on Italian and Bulgarian e-commerce sites have revealed that is rebranded version of the Redmi K20 smartphone. These listings suggested that the arrival of the smartphone could be close at hand. Xiaomi has now officially confirmed that it will be launching the Xiaomi Mi 9T smartphone on June 12.
While Xiaomi is silent on the specs of the Xiaomi Mi 9T, everything about the smartphone is known through its e-commerce website listings. The Mi 9T will be the first Xiaomi branded phone to arrive with a notch-less screen and a pop-up selfie camera. It features a 6.39-inch AMOLED display that supports full HD+ resolution and 19.5:9 aspect ratio. The display is embedded with a fingerprint sensor. The MIUI 10 based Android 9 Pie OS comes preinstalled on the device.
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The 8nm Snapdragon 730 chipset is present under the hood of the device and it comes with up to 8 GB of RAM. The smartphone features up to 256 GB of native storage. There is no microSD card slot on the device.
The rear shell of the Xiaomi Mi 9T features a triple camera setup that includes a Sony IMX582 48-megapixel f/1.8 aperture primary sensor, an 8-megapixel telephoto lens with 2x optical zoom support and a 13-megapixel ultrawide lens. For capturing selfie shots, the Mi 9T is equipped with a 20-megapixel pop-up selfie camera. The smartphone is packed with a 4,000mAh battery that carries support for 18W rapid charging.
The Italian e-commerce listing of the Mi 9T had revealed that the smartphone will be hitting the market in color options like Carbon Black, Glacier Blue and Flame Red. It will be available in three color options such as 6 GB RAM + 64 GB storage, 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage and 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage. These models were listed with respective price tags of 359 euros (~$403), 379 euros (~$426) and 499 euros (~$561). There is no confirmation on whether the Chinese manufacturer will be launching the Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro (rebranded Redmi K20 Pro) alongside the Mi 9T on June 12.
Tomorrow, Huawei will be announcing the Maimang 8 smartphone in China. Ahead of the launch, the entire specifications of the phone have surfaced. The leak reveals that it is a rebranded version of the P Smart+ 2019 smartphone that was introduced in March for global markets. The handset will be arriving as the successor for the Maimang 7 smartphone from last year.
Huawei Maimang 8 Specifications
The Huawei Maimang 8 will be featuring a 6.21-inch IPS LCD display with a waterdrop notch. It is expected to deliver full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a tall aspect ratio of 19.5:9. The Kirin 710 chipset that includes a 2.2GHz octa-core processor may power the phone.
The P Smart+ 2019 came with 3 GB of RAM and 64 GB of native storage. The Maimang 8 will be a bit advanced model since the company has already confirmed that it will be arriving with 6 GB of RAM and an inbuilt storage of 128 GB. For more storage, the handset will be equipped with a microSD card slot. The EMUI 9 based Android 9 Pie OS will come preloaded on the device.
The rear shell of the phone will be equipped with AI powered triple camera setup. It will include a 24-megapixel primary sensor. It may also feature an ultrawide lens of 16-megapixel and a depth sensor of 2-megapixel. For shooting selfies, it may come equipped with an 8-megapixel selfie. The handset may come packed with a 3,400mAh battery that may carry support for 10W charging.
As of this writing, there is no information on the specifications of the Huawei Maimang 8. Interestingly, the P Smart+ 2019 that was unveiled for the global audience was made available in China as Huawei Enjoy 9s. Hence, Maimang 8 may end up as an advanced version of the Enjoy 9s in the home market. As of this writing, there is no information available on the pricing of the phone. The Enjoy 9s variants such as 4 GB RAM + 64 GB storage and 4 GB RAM + 128 GB storage are respectively priced at 1,499 Yuan (~$217) and 1,699 Yuan (~$246). Hence, the Maimang 8 may carry a price tag of around 1,899 Yuan (~$275).
Huami – a popular Chinese wearable and biometric data-driven company published unaudited Financial results of Q1 2019. As like in the previous quarters, Huami generated RMB799.6 million (US$119.1 million) in revenue with an increase of 36.5% from the last quarter of 2018. Wang Huang, Chairman and CEO of Huami cites growing brand recognition as a significant reason behind ascent in sales and overall earnings.
“Strong revenue growth momentum continued in the first quarter, reflecting the effective leveraging of our rising global brand recognition, strategic relationships and consumer trust,” said Wang Huang, Chairman and CEO “In the first quarter, with enhancements to and the expansion of, our overseas sales channels and strategies, international version product shipments continued climbing.”
Huami shipped 5.6 million units in this quarter, increasing 17.9% from 4.8 million units in the first quarter of 2018. The majority of the shipments include Xiaomi wearable products and self-branded Amazfit products. The company witnessed a gross profit of RMB217.5 million (US$32.4 million) from RMB146.7 million in the first quarter of last year. However, the gross margin remained at 27.2% with an increase of 2.2% from the previous year.
The company is soon launching the new Mi-Band 4 with enhanced features. The new wearable will launch with different models targeting different global market segments. Huami is working on to improve the product portfolio to address the rapidly rising global demand for smartwatches.
The company has also broadened its portfolio of products. “We have also broadened our IoT life scenario capabilities, with Amazfit products now upgraded with full Amazon Alexa integration,” says Wang Huang.
Chinese company Lenovo is a global brand with its business concern spanning various aspects of the tech industry. The company’s presently the biggest laptop brand globally. Thus, the company is seen as a major target in the US/China trade war. Thus, Lenovo’s posture in the face of the entire Huawei imbroglio was often questioned. Before now, the company has maintained relative silence regarding the dispute but not anymore. Lenovo’s latest actions suggest a show of solidarity to China.
The company’s official Weibo account which hitherto had the name “Lenovo” was renamed to “Lenovo China” recently. While the change may not really make any meaning to anyone outside China since Weibo is relatively a Chinese platform, the timing of the change raises some eyebrow. Apart from the name adjustment, the company recently released a promotional video extolling the technological exploits of China. Lenovo thinks China is the world’s future in terms of innovation.
Before now, the brand had quietly moved its smartphone division and some other businesses out of China, choosing instead to launch phones under the Moto brand. That was short lived as the company had in recent times launched topnotch models under the Lenovo brand. The company did explain that with its international acquisitions, one of which is Motorola, it inherited a number of factories overseas. Thus, it was cheaper producing in those factories instead of shipping from China and paying high tariffs and duties. However, Lenovo Group announced in May that it will invest 300 million US dollars to build a new smart manufacturing plant in Shenzhen, which is projected to be completed in 2-3 years. Lenovo stressed that the new base in Shenzhen will form an iron triangle with two other manufacturing bases in Wuhan and Hefei, accelerating China’s smart manufacturing.
As for Lenovo’s latest antics of identifying with China and promoting its technology, we don’t see how it will affect its global business, especially in the US. The US government may decide to go after Lenovo if Huawei’s sanctions fail to make China succumb.
Huami has been on a release spree lately, releasing the Amazfit Verge Lite and Amazfit Bip Lite in China. The company is set to unveil a new Amazfit watch soon. According to a teaser released by the company, the Watch will be announced on June 11 in China. The prelaunch poster also revealed some of the features it would pack.
First off, Qualcomm China disclosed that it is assisting Huami with the latest Snapdragon mobile platform on its next-gen Amazfit smart products. The smartwatch is said to come with full Netcom eSIM function that allows the smartwatch to be used to make calls independently. eSIM is still relatively new on smartphones with the Apple Watch series 4 being the most prominent smartwatch that came with full Netcom eSIM feature. eSIM allows smartwatches to be inserted without a physical SIM card, simply by setting up a contract with a telecom operator.
The prelaunch teasers adopt the mantra “I love you Three Thousand”. This is apparently in reference to the Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100 chipset that would power the wearable device. The Wear 3100 chipset was first announced in September 2018 and came with several improvements over the Wear 2100.
Huami’s vice-president, Wei Fandi had reported released a picture of the packaging box bearing the inscription “for internal testing of Unicom” in addition to confirming the name Amazfit Verge 2. In addition, Huami confirmed it will be teaming up with Marvel Avengers to launch an Avengers edition of the upcoming smartwatch. The colourful teaser poster has a silhouette of the letter V which again point at this being a next-gen iteration of the Verge.
As most of the smartphone manufacturers are working to place the front camera under-display, Honor has also jumped into the pursuit. While talking about the innovations in a recent interview, Honor president George Zhao confirms the development of in-display camera technology. Honor has already developed a prototype device featuring the under display camera though it is currently experiencing some problems.
He believes the under-display camera technology is not mature enough to exist on the Honor devices which are coming soon. However, he considers placing the new technology on the relevant commercial products in the near future.
According to Zhao, the punch hole display will become an essential part of the mainstream smartphone design in the future. Various devices such as Samsung Galaxy S10 and Honor 20 Pro already carries the new technology. Honor is the first smartphone manufacturer to use the punch hole camera design on the LCD display.
A few other manufacturers have already patented their own take on the new technology. Samsung and Xiaomi are also developing their own under display camera technology. The manufacturers are looking forward to innovating ways to improve the screen-to-body ratio on smartphones.
Released in February 2017, the Nokia 3 is an entry-level phone and one of the first set of Android smartphones from HMD Global. It has already gotten three successors – the Nokia 3.1, Nokia 3.1 Plus, and Nokia 3.2 but that doesn’t mean it has been abandoned. Juho Sarvikas, the chief product officer of HMD Global announced today that Android Pie is now rolling out to the 2-year-old device.
The Nokia 3 has modest specs – a 5-inch HD display, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of expandable storage and a 28nm MediaTek MT6737 processor. It also has an 8MP camera on each side and packs a 2630mAh battery.
The wait is over! Keeping up with our promise of 2 years of Android updates, Nokia 3 (2017) is now officially running on Android 9 Pie! Step up to Nokia smartphones, they Just Keep Getting Better! #GetSmart#Nokiamobilepic.twitter.com/Xz1JXt2Cet
When it launched, it ran Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box and later got updated to Android Oreo. HMD Global has promised two major OS updates for its devices and so far, it has kept that promise. The Nokia 3 is one of the last of its first phones to get the update. With it out of the way, the Nokia 1 is the only device left to get the Android Pie treatment.
Android Pie brings a new navigation system, a revamped notification style, adaptive battery, adaptive brightness, and Digital Wellbeing.
It is no longer news that the Redmi K20 will be sold in Europe as the Mi 9T. The Redmi K20 Pro is also expected to be sold as the Mi 9T Pro. However, there have been reports both phones will launch as the POCO F2 and POCO F2 Pro in India. New developments show that will not be happening and both phones will keep their original names in Xiaomi’s second largest market.
The MD of Xiaomi India, Manu Kumar Jain, shared photos on Twitter of billboard ads of the Redmi flagship killer erected in some parts of India. The billboards which are erected right next to those of the OnePlus 7 Pro mock the OnePlus flagship with the caption “Starkly Superior to the Latest One”. That’s a good play on words seeing as Robert Downey Jr. who is best known as the actor that plays Tony Stark (Iron Man) is the new brand ambassador for OnePlus.
Apart from the billboards which say the Redmi K20 is coming soon to India. Mr. Kumar Jain revealed in the caption for the tweet that the Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro are coming soon, hence confirming the official names of both phones and disproving the rumor that both phones will launch as the POCO F2 and POCO F2 Pro.
In a separate tweet today, the company executive revealed in a video that both phones will arrive in 6 weeks, which should be around mid-July. Yeah, there is still a bit of waiting to do. Once again, he also confirmed both phones will arrive as the Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro.
The K20 and K20 Pro are the first phones with pop-up selfie cameras from Xiaomi (Redmi). The K20 is powered by the Snapdragon 730 while the latter is powered by the Snapdragon 855. Both phones have triple rear cameras, in-display fingerprint scanners, and a battery capacity of 4000mAh.
AnTuTu’s top 10 list of best performing Android smartphones for April was led by Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer Edition, Xiaomi Mi 9 and Black Shark 2 gaming phone. The benchmarking platform the top 10 list of smartphones with topnotch performance for May 2019. Various flagship phones from China were tested between May 1 and May 30 to gauge their performance. Also, at least 100 units per model were tested using the latest edition of the AnTuTu benchmarking app to compile the list for the previous month.
As it can be seen in the list below, the Nubia Red Magic 3 gaming-focused phone has bagged number one position in the top 10 best performing smartphones list with an average benchmarking score of 380,921. Apart from the Red Magic 3, the ZTE Axon 10 Pro is also a new entrant in the list. The ZTE has managed to salvage the second position with an AnTuTu score of 376,916.
The next positions on the list are occupied by Xiaomi devices. The Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer Edition is on the third place with an AnTuTu score of 376,092. It is followed by Black Shark 2 gaming smartphone with a benchmarking score of 374,736. Placed on the fifth position is Xiaomi Mi 9 with a score of 372,422.
The Meizu 16s has occupied the sixth position with an AnTuTu score of 370,315. Another new entrant on the list is OnePlus 7 Pro. With an average benchmarking score of 368,834, the OnePlus phone is now sitting on the seventh spot on the list. The Lenovo Z6 Pro is on the eight position with a score of 363,399. The Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ are on the ninth and tenth positions. They have respectively scored 362,450 and 361,394.
It is surprising to see the OnePlus 7 Pro only managing to secure seventh position on the list. AnTuTu has claimed that it is because of the high refresh rate of the display that consumes more power. So, the operating system running on the phone has been optimized for increasing its endurance and it does not completely take advantage of Snapdragon 855 mobile platform’s potential. Hence, the smartphone has acquired low average benchmarking score on AnTuTu.
The Vivo iQOO is no longer present on the list because its average benchmarking score is below 360k. AnTuTu has claimed that the AnTuTu score of the phone went down after the recent software update. All the ten phones that have made it to the list of top 10 best performing Android phones for May 2019 are powered by Snapdragon 855 chipset. None of the Kirin 985 SoC driven phone are present on the list. Probably, the upcoming Honor 20 and Honor 20 Pro phones may make it to the list in the next month’s AnTuTu’s top 10 list of best performing Android phone.
Strangely, the OPPO 10x Zoom Edition is missing from the list. Hopefully, it will appear along with some with other phones such as Redmi K20 Pro and OnePlus 7 in the next month’s AnTuTu list.
Chinese smartphone OEMs such as Xiaomi, Vivo and OPPO have gained good market share in the recent years in India. Samsung that was losing ground to market leader Xiaomi had recently launched the online-only available Galaxy M series as a new strategy to regain its popularity in India. Fresh information shared by 91mobiles reveals that LG too is gearing up to launch an India-centric smartphone that will be available for purchase only through online channels. The name of the smartphone is not known, but some of its details have been revealed.
A leaked poster of the mysterious LG phone has been revealed by the publication. It states that the three key features of the phone will be strong battery, AI triple cameras and FullVision Display. The handset has an exciting gradient finish on its rear. However, there is no confirmation on whether it features a glass or polycarbonate rear.
A triple camera module can be seen at the top-left corner of the phone’s back panel. The third camera sensor has a red ring and an LED flash is placed below it. It will be the company’s first phone to sport a vertical design for the triple camera system. A fingerprint scanner can be seen on the rear of the smartphone. The company’s branding is present towards the bottom of the back cover. The right edge of the phone has a volume rocker and a power button.
According to the publication, its source has revealed that the new LG phone will be borrowing some key features from its G and V series of smartphones. Also, the above shown phone will be introduced as a new lineup. Over the past few years, customers in India have lost interest in purchasing LG phones. Probably, the South Korean company could be working on a new strategy to rival with the Chinese brands in India. The first phone in the new series is expected to go official in this month. More details on the smartphone is expected to surface in the coming days.
Who would’ve thought that Xiaomi would be the ones pushing for innovation in this day and age? Well, they’ve been doing it ever since the first MI Mix, and today they’ve got something special. Xiaomi co-founder and president Lin Bin shares a very interesting video showing a working under display selfie camera!
This comes just moments after Oppo’s video of the exact same tech, and the timing is impeccable. This reminds of back in the day when companies would rush to show off the latest changes as soon as they could. Both companies sharing under display selfie cameras on the same day, that’s pretty awesome.
Xiaomi’s video is a lot clearer and straightforward than Oppo’s however. While Oppo’s was very much a test from behind the scenes with a weird angle, Xiaomi’s is a straight up comparison. We can clearly see the Xiaomi Mi9, next to what appears to be a notchless Xiaomi Mi9. The video shows the lack of a notch, and then continues to showcase that the invisible selfie camera works just fine.
Now these are some exciting times! Between foldable phones, hidden selfie camera tech, companies racing to be first and the Huawei debacle, there’s been something interesting going on almost every day! It’s a great feeling to be able to talk about something new, instead of just the latest flagship release. We hope this trend towards new, innovative tech continues, it’s been great to write about.
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