Huawei, the leading smartphone vendor in China, launched its flagship Kirin 980 chipset a few months ago which competes against other flagship processors — Snapdragon 855 and Exynos 9820. Now, it seems that the company is working on another flagship chipset.
According to the reports, the upcoming chipset from Huawei — HiliSilicon Kirin 985 will be launched in the second half of this year. As per the report from a Taiwan-based portal, the self-sufficiency rate of Kirin processors for this year will be increased to 60 percent.
The company is expected to significantly increase the production of the chipset in the second half of this year, which is based on TSMC‘s 7nm process. The China-based manufacturer is still relying on MediaTek and Qualcomm chipsets for a few of its mid-range devices but the company is now reducing its reliance on other manufacturers going forward.
Thus, the Chinese company is expected to accelerate the production of its low-end chipsets as well, along with the high-end chipsets. The upcoming Huawei Kirin 985 chipset will be based on 7nm+ EUV (Extreme Ultraviolet Light) technology. As said, the chipset will be released in the second half of the year as the successor of the Kirin 980.
Meanwhile, the company is gearing to launch its flagship smartphone series — Huawei P30, which also includes P30 Pro and P30 Lite. The launch event is scheduled to take place on 26th March in Paris, France.
Previous reports had claimed that the upcoming mid-range Pixel phones from Google could be hitting the market as Pixel 3 Lite and Pixel 3 XL Lite, but a report from the last week had revealed that these phones may respectively debut as Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL. A fresh report by 9to5 Google has detailed information on the specifications of these devices.
The new report actually corroborates on the specs of the Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL that have surfaced in the recent months. The new leak reveals that the Pixel 3a will be featuring a 5.6-inch display whereas its larger sibling will be fitted with a 6-inch screen. These phones are now expected to release in Just Black and Clearly White color options. The report states that the search engine giant will also sell a third color variant in a bid to sell more units.
As far as the design of the Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL are concerned, they are expected to feature 18:9 aspect ratio screens and dual-tone rear panel with single rear camera and a fingerprint reader. The Pixel 3a and 3a XL will be borrowing Active Edge squeezable sides from the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL handsets. Some of the other features that Pixel 3a duo will be borrowing Pixel 3 duo are 64 GB of inbuilt storage, eSIM support and Titan M security chip.
The Pixel 3a will be featuring a 5.6-inch OLED panel with full HD+ resolution of 2200 x 1080 pixels. It will be fueled by Snapdragon 670 chipset and 4 GB of RAM. For photography, the Pixel 3a will be equipped with a rear-facing camera of 8-megapixel and a frontal shooter of 12-megapixel. It is packed with a 3,000mAh battery. As far as the camera performance of the Pixel 3a is concerned, the publication had stated that its source has confirmed that its camera output is identical to Pixel 3, but the performance of the camera app is poorer.
The report does not include detailed specs of the Pixel 3a XL. There is a possibility that that the Pixel 3a XL will have identical specs as the Pixel 3a and the only major difference could be the inclusion of the larger 6-inch OLED display and a bigger battery. There is no word on the launch date of the Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL smartphones. A recent report had revealed that India could be one of the countries to receive the Pixel 3a and 3a XL.
In February this year, Lenovo-owned Motorola had launched its latest Moto G7 series smartphones in Brazil. Now, it seems that the company is all set to launch the Moto G7, the successor to the last year’s Moto G6, in India.
Teasing the launch of the Moto G7 in India, the company shared a tweet through its official handle, which reads as follow: “Make that Monday look count for you coz the sexy #motog7 is coming soon! Share your pictures showing how #stylematterstoyou to win it.”
The company has not yet revealed if it plans to launch any other smartphone of the Moto G7 series in India. Motorola has already launched the G7 Power smartphone in India last month for Rs. 13,999 (approximately $204).
Moto G7
The Moto G7 comes with a waterdrop or teardrop notch on top of a 6.2-inch Full HD+ display that supports 1080 x 2270 pixels screen resolution. Under the hood, the device is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 632 octa-core processor and is paired with 4GB of RAM.
It packs 64GB of internal storage and comes with a microSD card slot that further expands the phone’s storage capacity. In the camera department, the smartphone features a dual camera setup on the back side, comprising a 12 MP + 5 MP setup. On the front side, the Moto G7 features an 8MP shooter for taking selfies and video calling.
The smartphone comes with a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor, and it also supports Face Unlock. The phone has a water-repellent design that shields it against accidental spills and sweat. Running on Android OS, the device is powered by a 3,000mAh battery with 15W Turbopower charging support.
The Moto G7 comes in two color options — Ceramic Black and Clear White and is priced at $299. It remains to be seen how the company prices the device in the Indian market.
Xiaomi, which has been dominating the Indian smartphone market since the past few quarters, has received a fresh investment to further ramp up its operations in one of the world’s biggest smartphone market.
As per the company’s filing with the Registrar of Companies, Xiaomi has invested money into Xiaomi Technology India in two tranches — Rs. 1,500 crore (15 billion INR) on 17th January and Rs. 2,000 crore (20 billion INR) on 1st March.
Reports indicate that the company would utilize the newly infused funds to enter the white goods sector — such as water purifiers, washing machines, laptops and refrigerators. It will also spend money on expanding its company-owned Mi Home retail stores to sustain the leadership in the Indian smartphone market.
The development of this new funding in Xiaomi’s Indian business comes at a time when Samsung is revamping its strategy for the budget smartphones in the Indian market with the all-new Galaxy M-series and Galaxy A-series smartphones.
Xiaomi has not been spending heavily in the Indian business because it heavily relies on an asset-light model. Also, the company’s majority of sales are through online channels via Flipkart and Amazon. However, the company is now putting in efforts to establish its presence in the offline channels as well.
According to a report from the Hong Kong-based market tracker Counterpoint Research, Xiaomi had a 28 percent share of the Indian smartphone market in 2018, compared to 19 percent in 2017. Samsung, Vivo, and Oppo were almost stagnant in both the years with market shares of 24 percent, 10 percent, and 8 percent, respectively in 2018. However, in terms of revenue, Samsung is still leading the market.
Leaked information that had surfaced earlier this month had claiming Vivo will be announcing a couple of smartphones on March 19. The leak revealed that the Vivo S1, two CPU editions of Vivo X27 and a more powerful X27 Pro will be announced on the said date. It was revealed that the Vivo X27 Pro is equipped with a very big display of 6.7 inches and it is fitted with a huge pop-up selfie camera module that includes a camera and an LED flash. The specifications of the Vivo S1 and Vivo X27 have already surfaced on TENAA. Now few hours ahead of the launch, the entire specifications of the X27 Pro have surfaced on the database of the Chinese telecom authority. The handset seems to have appeared as Vivo V1836A and V1836T on TENAA.
The TENAA appearance of the Vivo V1836A/T phone has revealed that it features a huge AMOLED display of 6.7 inches that carries support for full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. Since the Vivo X27 Pro is rumored to arrive with a pop-up selfie shooter, it is likely to arrive with a notch-less display. There is an in-display fingerprint sensor on the device.
The Vivo V1836A/T seems to be powered by Snapdragon 710 since it features an octa-core processor that works at 2.2 GHz. The SoC is supported by 8 GB of RAM. The handset comes in two storage variants such as 128 GB and 256 GB. There is no support for external storage on the device.
The alleged Vivo X27 Pro is packed with a 4,000mAh battery which is mentioned as 3,920mAh minimum capacity on TENAA. It is carries support for fast charging. The Android 9 Pie OS on the device could be overlaid with the latest FunTouch OS 9 UI. The backside of the device is fitted with a triple camera unit that includes a 48-megapixel primary sensor, a 13-megapixel secondary sensor and a third sensor of 2-megapixel. Placed on the front is a 32-megapixel selfie snapper.
The Vivo X27 Pro is expected to debut with a price tag of 3,998 Yuan (~$595). After getting announced today, probably the phone may hit the market on April 12. The leaked image of the Vivo X27 Pro shows that it will be arriving in two color gradient options.
Elephone made its long-awaited A6 Mini phablet available to the public in February this year. The professional Android smartphone manufacturer has now teamed-up with Gearbest to offer an unmissable deal on its recently unveiled phablet.
Dubbed as the ‘Elephone A6 Mini 4G Phablet Deals,’ Gearbest’s latest promotion offers its loyal users a chance to get their hands on the coveted phablet at an unbeatable price. The A6 Mini would normally set you back a pretty penny but you can now buy it for a reduced price of just $119.99 on the Chinese online store.
This is a significant 17 percent reduction in the phablet’s original asking price of $119.99. In addition to taking full advantage of the discount, Gearbest is giving its 10 lucky users a chance to get their hands on the A6 Mini for an unbelievably lowered price of just $59.99.
The aforesaid price can be achieved simply by applying a specific coupon code which will be available at 10:00 UTC daily from March 18 to March 24th. On the downside, the coupon will be valid only for the first ten units.
An absolute steal at this price, the A6 Mini boasts an impressive array of features. Here’s what the phablet has to offer:
5.71-inch display with 1520 x 720 pixels resolution
MT6761 Quad Core 2.0GHz processor
IMG GE8300 GPU
4GB RAM / 32GB ROM
16.0MP+2.0MP rear-mounted camera
16.0MP front camera
Android 9.0 Pie OS
3180mAh Li-ion battery
Nano SIM card + Nano SIM / TF card
Proximity sensor, e-compass, fingerprint sensor, a laser sensor, and g-sensor
In addition to featuring the A6 Mini phablet, the promotion page comprises other Elephone-branded phablets including the A6, A5, A4 Pro, and the A5 European Union Version. More importantly, the above-mentioned phablets are available at lowered prices.
For instance, the Elephone A5 4G Phablet European Union usually retails for $241.79, but you can now buy it for only $189.99. This is a noteworthy 21 percent discount which will be valid for the remaining 46 pieces of the device for six days.
You can visit the promotion page by clicking here and get a chance to buy the A6 Mini and other phablets from Elephone for heavily discounted prices on Gearbest.
A couple of months ago, Honor had launched its Honor 10 Lite smartphone in the Indian market. The phone was first launched in China last year as a toned-down variant of the Honor 10 and successor to the Honor 9 Lite.
In India, the phone was launched in two variants — 4GB RAM and 6GB RAM. Now, the company has launched the 3GB RAM model as well. It is priced at Rs. 11,999 (approximately $175) and will come in two color options — Midnight Black and a Sapphire Blue.
The Honor 10 Lite features a 6.21-inch IPS LCD Full HD+ display with screen resolution of 2280 x 1080 pixels and 19:9 aspect ratio and about 90 percent screen-to-body ratio. Under the hood, the device is powered by the company’s own Kirin 710 chipset. It is Huawei’s first 12nm chipset that is claimed to offer significant improvement in power consumption and performance compared to the 16nm Kirin 659.
The phone was already available in two variants — 4GB RAM with 64GB of internal storage and 6GB RAM with 128GB of internal storage. The new third variant packs 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage. There’s also a microSD card slot which enables you to further expand the phone’s storage capacity.
Honor 10 Lite also features a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor for added protection. For photography, the device comes equipped with a dual camera setup on the back, featuring a 13-megapixel primary sensor and a 2-megapixel secondary sensor stacked vertically.
It has several AI-based features, including scene recognition, partition optimization, among others. There’s also a 24-megapixel front camera with artificial intelligence technology. Connectivity options on the device include Dual SIM, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, Bluetooth v5.0 LE, and micro-USB 2.0 port.
The phone runs Android 9 Pie operating system out of the box with the company’s own custom interface EMUI 9 on top. Honor says that the company has made changes in the operating system to make it more suitable to the Indian users. It also comes with the HiVision feature which is similar to Google Lens.
The Honor 10 Lite also comes with GPU Turbo technology that enhances GPU performance significantly by increasing graphics processing efficiency up to 60 percent. The device is powered by a 3,400mAh battery which should be enough to last through the entire day on a single charge.
Xiaomi recently announced a brand new pair of wireless Bluetooth earbuds dubbed the Redmi AirDots for the Chinese market. It can be recalled that the Chinese tech company introduced the Mi AirDots Youth Edition wireless Bluetooth earbuds in China not too long ago.
The Redmi AirDots Wireless Earbuds that was launched alongside Redmi Note 7 Pro, as well as the Redmi 7 smartphones in China, have gone up for sale on Giztop carrying a $21.99 price tag.
Equipped with a built-in Realtek 8763 chip, the Xiaomi Redmi AirDots Wireless Earbuds is quite a steal at this price. These truly wireless headphones support Bluetooth 5.0. The Mi AirDots adopt TWS (true wireless stereo) technology that accurately distributes audio in both earbuds, delivering a truly wireless experience.
Aside from offering a tangle-free experience, the Mi AirDots comes with a charging box that can also be used for storing and charging the set wirelessly for superior convenience. The Mi AirDots features 7.2mm audio drivers that generate high-quality stereo audio and deep bass.
Weighing in at just 4.1g, each earphone is lighter than a coin. Moreover, its round body is designed to comfortably fit inside your ear for a longer period of time. The Redmi AirDots Wireless Earbuds draws its juices from a 300mAh charging dock that provides 12 hours of power.
In order to charge the headphones all you need to do is to put them in the case without requiring an external charging source. On stereo mode, the earphones can provide four hours of playback time, while they deliver five hours of usage in the mono mode on just a single charge.
You can follow this link to check out the rest of the specifications and buy the Xiaomi Redmi AirDots Wireless Earbuds on Giztop. You get 1 earphone, a charging dock and a pair of silicone ear tips in the package.
The OPPO A5s is the latest budget-friendly Oppo smartphone to go official in Taiwan. The newly unveiled smartphone is just a new CPU variant of the Snapdragon 450 SoC powered OPPO A5 phone that was announced in July 2018. The newly unveiled OPPO A5s is driven by the Helio P35 SoC.
OPPO A5s Specifications and Features
As mentioned above, except for the inclusion of Helio P35, the rest of the specs of the OPPO A5s is same as the OPPO A5 model. The A5s comes with 6.2-inch IPS LCD panel. It is equipped with a waterdrop-style notch and it produces HD+ resolution of 720 x 1520 pixels. The notch houses a front-facing camera of 8-megapixel. The backside of the phone is fitted with 13-megapixel + 2-megapixel horizontally arranged dual camera setup.
The Android 8.1 Oreo OS with ColorOS 5.2 UI placed over it comes preloaded on the OPPO A5s. The Helio P35 chipset is supported by 3 GB of RAM. There is an internal storage of 64 GB on the device. A microSD card slot is available on the smartphone for additional storage. The handset draws power from a 4,230mAh battery. There is no support fast charging for the big battery of the A5s. It is equipped with a fingerprint scanner. The device measures 155.9 x 75.4 x 8.2mm and weighs 170 grams.
At present, there is no information available on the price tag of the OPPO A5s. The A5 was made available in Blue and Pink colors and the color variants of the newly announced A5s are Black and Red.
Xiaomi announced the long-awaited Redmi 7 smartphone earlier this month. Following the footsteps of its well-received precursors, the latest smartphone garnered huge popularity among Xiaomi fans.
Taking the phone’s skyrocketing demand into consideration, Xiaomi is now offering the global version of the Redmi 7 starting from $129 on Giztop. For the aforesaid price, you can get your hands on the 2GB RAM, 16GB ROM variant of the phone, which is available in the black color version.
Those willing to shell out $10 more can go for the slightly larger variant that ships with 3GB of RAM and offers 32GB of internal storage capacity for you to save your favorite multimedia content. This model is available in the black color version.
If you fancy having larger storage option, you can check out the 3GB RAM, 64GB ROM variant that would set you back $169 on Giztop. This variant is available in the black color version.
In terms of specifications, the Xiaomi Redmi 7 Global Version offers the following:
6.26-inch Waterdrop HD+ display with 1520 x 720 pixels resolution and an aspect ratio of 19:9
Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 octa-core processor
Adreno 506 GPU
12MP+2MP Dual AI rear camera
8MP front camera
Fingerprint Recognition placed at the back
2GB/3GB/4GB RAM and 16GB/32GB/64GB ROM
MIUI 10 based on Android 9 Pie O
Dual Nano SIM Card Slots
4000mAh battery, 5V2A
You can follow this link and check out the rest of the specifications and buy your favorite variant of the Xiaomi Redmi 7 Global Version on Giztop.
Apple has announced its latest iPad models without any sort of fanfare. The fifth generation iPad Mini and iPad Air were both announced via a press release by the US company. The surprise package is the iPad Mini which is coming four years after the last model was launched in 2015. The iPad Air, on its part, borrows many of the outstanding features from the iPad Pro, including a similar, 10.5-inch screen with True Tone, a thin and lightweight design, and top-tier performance with the latest Apple A12 chip at a much more affordable, $500 price.
iPad Mini 5th Generation
Despite the gap between the last model and this version, the iPad Mini 5th gen isn’t very much different from the 2015 iteration. The device features a 7.9-inch IPS display with a resolution of 2048×1536 pixels and 326 ppi. The display has gained wider color (DCI-P3 gamut) support and now features Apple’s True Tone technology for keeping the white balance of the display the same in appearance to the user, regardless of the ambient light around the screen.
The iPad Mini 5 is powered by Apple’s newest A12 processor that has proven to return some industry-topping benchmarks that can only be beaten by its more powerful A12X version in the iPad Pro models. The iPad mini 5 starts with 64GB of storage and has another model that offers 256GB out of the box. There’s Touch ID on board and a dual speaker system. On the camera end, the new iPad Mini is equipped with an 8MP rear camera, like its predecessor but for selfies, there is an upgraded 7MP FaceTime HD camera. The new Mini comes with Pencil stylus support meaning the first-generation Apple Pencil can now be used on the new iPad mini’s wide-color screen for doodling, highlighting and other stylus tasks. You’ll have to purchase the pencil separately, though, for $99.
iPad Air
The iPad Air features a 10.5-inch LCD Retina Display with True Tone and wide colors. It weighs 1 pound and has a slim build just 6.1mm thick. The device is powered by Apple’s A12 Bionic chip with Neural Engine. The iPad Air equally supports the first-gen Apple Pencil and Smart Keyboard. Under the hood is a battery that delivers up to 10-hour battery life. It comes in Space gray, silver and gold color options. On the camera end, the iPad Air features an 8-megapixel f/2.4 main shooter, compared to a 12MP f/1.8 camera on the iPad Pros.
Prices and Availability
The new iPad Air is available in two storage options: 64GB and 256GB, and as always with Apple products, the storages are unexpandable. The device is also available in two models, one with cellular connectivity and a WiFi variant As for their prices, the 64GB WiFi version cost $499 while the 256GB WiFi version goes for $649. On the other hand, the 64GB Wi-Fi + Cellular model costs $629 while the 256GB Wi-Fi + Cellular model costs $779.
The iPad Mini equally comes in WiFi only and WIFi + Cellular models. The iPad Mini 2019 costs $399 for the 64GB Wi-Fi-only version while the Wi-Fi + Cellular model costs $529. The WiFi version with 256GB storage will cost $549 and if you prefer the version with cellular connectivity, it costs a whopping $579.
We still have a little over a week before the launch of the Huawei P30 and Huawei P30 Pro. If you reside in Europe and want to know how much Huawei will charge for its new flagships, then you are in luck. Popular leaker, Roland Quandt has revealed the prices for the two phones for the European market along with some other details.
According to him, the prices were revealed to him by trusted sources. Starting with the Huawei P30, you will have to shell out €749 for the base model with 128GB of storage and 6GB of RAM. It seems that will be the only configuration sold in Europe for the P30.
For the P30 Pro, there will be an 8GB RAM + 128GB version and it will sell for €999. There will also be a variant with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage priced at €1099. Europe will also get a 512GB model but there is no confirmation of the price yet.
I was wrong earlier. P30 128GB = 749 Euro P30 Pro 128GB = 999 Euro P30 Pro 256GB = 1099 Euro Nothing definitive on the 512GB model yet. https://t.co/2S9k1eZusV
Huawei P30 Pro launch gifts include bundling both a fast wireless charger (MSRP 59,99 Euro) and a Sonos One speaker (MSRP 229,00 Euro) IN SOME COUNTRIES.
In a separate tweet posted earlier, he revealed the phone will ship with a wireless charger worth €59.99 and a Sonos One Speaker worth €229 in some countries. It is not unusual to get free gifts along with your purchase of a phone especially for those who are pre-ordering.
The Honor 10i may or may not get a special launch event as the phone is sort of official in Russia already. The new mid-range phone is listed on Huawei’s Russian website with all you need to know about it save for the price.
The Honor 10i is covered in glass on both sides with the one on the rear curving to meet the frame in the middle. The front of the phone is home to a Dewdrop display with a moderately sized lower bezel and a notch at the top. The phone is available in three colors – Shimmer Red, Shimmer Blue, and Vicious Black – with the first two having a 3D color gradient effect that allows them to appear different depending on the angle you hold them.
In terms of specs, the Honor 10i doesn’t disappoint, at least for a mid-range phone from Honor. It has a 6.21-inch 2340 x 1080 display with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. Its screen is also certified as safe by TUV Rheinland. Under the glass hood of the phone is the Kirin 710 chipset paired with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of expandable storage (512GB max.). There is also GPU Turbo 2.0 for improved gaming performance.
If you call the Honor 10i a camera-centric phone, we won’t disagree with you. It has a 32MP selfie camera that is housed inside the notch. The selfie camera has lots of face-adjustment features so your portrait selfies can turn out great. On the back of the phone lies the triple camera sensors – a 24MP f/1.8 primary camera, an 8MP f/2.4 ultra-wide angle secondary sensor, and a 2MP f/2.4 depth sensor. It can record slow-motion videos at 480fps, has AI scene detection, and can shoot long exposure nighttime photos without the need for a tripod.
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The phone has dual-SIM support (nano only), dual-SIM VoLTE, and NFC. It runs EMUI 9.0.1 based on Android 9 Pie. There is a fingerprint scanner on the back and it also has support for Face Unlock. The Honor 10i has a 3,400mAh battery which charges via a MicroUSB port flanked by an audio jack and a speaker grille. Sorry, but no USB type-C on this one.
HMD Global’s Nokia recently launched the Nokia 9 PureView smartphone. The phone happens to be the first in the world to pack a Penta-lens camera. The camera samples shot by the Nokia 9 PureView has shown that the array of camera lens was not just mere gimmick but the image quality was impressive. The camera setup was the result of a collaboration between HMD Global Oy and Light and it uses computational photography for fusing and delivering the final image.
A Nokia patent has been spotted which showed that Nokia had a couple of other designs it was toying with. The patent application actually reveals three different Penta-lens camera module setup onboard the Nokia 9 prototype. Two of the designs have all their camera lenses remain of the same size while on the third one, the central sensor is larger than the others. The two designs having the same lens sizes, the position of the TOF sensor also differ. It remains to be seen if Nokia will utilise the other patented designs on the successor to the Nokia 9 which is rumoured to land in Q3 2019.
Nokia 9 PureView has five cameras and a ToF (Time of Flight) sensor. The penta-lens setup of the phone includes two 12-megapixel RGB sensors and three monochrome 12-megapixel sensors. All the five camera sensors of the Nokia 9 PureView can function simultaneously to capture a single image of 50-megapixel powered a dedicated image co-processor. Each image has 12.4 stops of dynamic range. It is a sensitivity measurement where the brightness of the image increases by twofold. With the help of the ToF sensor, the Nokia 9 PureView can capture a depth map with up to 1200 layers of depth data for up to 40 meters away from the camera. You can read more about the Nokia 9 PureView from our launch article here.
Today is a big day for Xiaomi. Earlier, its new independent brand, Redmi, launched two new smartphones, a pair of wireless earbuds, and a washing machine. Hours later, Black Shark, the gaming phone company it has a stake in announced its third gaming phone – the Black Shark 2.
Black Shark 2 Design
The Black Shark 2 takes on a different design from the original and the Black Shark Helo. It also has the largest display of all the three phones. The phone doesn’t have super thin bezels which isn’t surprising but they are smaller than those of its predecessors.
On the rear, the overall design is different too. The cameras are arranged vertically and positioned on the left. They aren’t flush with the body though. The now recognizable Black Shark logo sits at the center and there is an LED underneath it. There are also LEDs on the sides and a Black Shark Key switch on top of the power button.
Specs and features
The Black Shark 2 is the first gaming phone released this year and it tries to make a big statement. The display is a 6.39-inch AMOLED panel with a 2340 x 1080 resolution and a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. Black Shark calls it a Trueview Display which restores true color to the screen. With a dedicated image processing chip, the phone automatically adjusts the display parameters for the best color output. There are also features like Full DC dimming, MEMC intelligent motion, Super HDR, and an eye protection mode.
The Black Shark 2 is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855 processor and comes in four variants – 6GB RAM + 128GB, 8GB RAM + 128GB, 8GB RAM + 256GB, and 12GB RAM + 256GB.
The Black Shark 2 is a gaming phone but that doesn’t mean it has to slack in the camera department. On the front above the display is a 20MP 0.9μm f/2.0 sensor covered with a 5P lens. On the rear is a 48MP f/1.75 0.8μm primary camera paired with a 12MP f/2.2 telephoto lens with 2x optical zoom. The camera can record in 4K at 30fps, record slow-motion videos in 720p at 240fps and in 1080p at 120fps.
The Black Shark 2 has an in-display fingerprint scanner, Bluetooth 5.0, and a USB type-C port. Under its hood is a 4000mAh battery with support for 27W fast charging. It has stereo speakers, triple-microphones for stereo recording, and uses AI to reduce background noise.
In terms of gaming, the phone comes with a feature called Magic Press which lets you customize the touch controls on the screen. Magic Press also lets you customize the pressure sensitivity of the two sides of the screen. Black Shark say they have also reduced the touch response time to 43.5ms for a smoother gaming experience.
Don’t worry about your device heating up as Liquid Cooling 3.0 with its tower-style cooling design which is a combination of a liquid-cooling pipe and liquid-cooling plate, efficiently covers the heat-generating components of the phone. Liquid Cooling 3.0 is 20 times more efficient in heat dissipation. There is also a cooling fan attachment for the phone that helps bring the temperature down by an extra 5 degrees. This comes in handy if you will be playing for long hours.
After the so-called best-buy Redmi Note 7, Xiaomi announced the even more affordable Redmi 7 that will sell in China for less than €100. It carries a very affordable and entry-level price even though it offers superior specifications to the typical low-end handset. But is it the best device in its price range or there are better alternatives? Among its most quoted rivals, there are the Realme 3 by Oppo and the Asus Zenfone Max M2. With this comparison, we will try to let you find out if you can get a better device than the Redmi 7 at a similar price or the new Xiaomi’s affordable phone is the number one.
Xiaomi Redmi 7 vs Asus Zenfone Max (M2) vs Oppo Realme 3
Are you searching for a beautiful and futuristic phone? If so, you should absolutely go either for the Xiaomi Redmi 7 or the Oppo Realme 3. They come with stunning rear sides with gradient colors and waterdrop notches which help to reduce the bezels around the display. I would personally choose the Xiaomi Redmi 7 because it even offers a hydrophobic coating, while the Realme 3 does not provide any kind of water resistance.
Display
Unfortunately, you get a below-average display in each case. These panels stop to the HD+ resolution and they do not provide a high level of detail, but they are still sufficient for everything. You may like the Oppo Realme 3 and the Xiaomi Redmi 7 more because of their smaller notches, but all of these devices offer more or less the same display quality. All of them come with an IPS LCD panel, the same pixel density, and a similar screen-to-body ratio.
Specs & Software
The hardware side may seriously make you take a decision. The Realme 3 comes with a MediaTek SoC, but even though people like MediaTek chipsets less than Snapdragon ones by Qualcomm, the Helio P70 found on the Realme 3 is much more powerful than the Snapdragon 632 that you can find on the Redmi 7 and Asus Zenfone Max M2. So, you would get definitely better performances with the Realme 3. Note that Realme 3 also comes in a more affordable version with Helio P60, and that is the one with a similar price tag to the Redmi 7. Asus Zenfone Max M2 and Redmi 7 come with the same chipset and the same memory configurations, except for the lower-end 2/16 GB variant which is only available with the Redmi 7. Oppo Realme 3 and Redmi 7 come with Android Pie out of the box and highly customized user interfaces, while Asus Zenfone Max M2 is still based on Android Oreo out of the box. However, the update to Android Pie for the Asus Zenfone Max M2 is already confirmed.
Camera
We still had no chance to test the cameras of the Redmi 7 but, judging from the specs on the paper, Asus Zenfone Max M2 is a better camera phone. It has a brighter focal aperture for the main rear sensor, 4K video recording and even a selfie camera with a front-facing LED flash. The second place should go to the Realme 3 which comes with the same bright aperture and a front camera that may be even better. Things may change after we tested the Redmi 7 that is the only phone of this trio which can record 1080p videos at 60 fps. It does not seem excellent on the paper, but the software will play an important role here.
Battery
The battery is the strongest point of all the devices from this trio. They all come with a huge battery compared with their components which have a low energy consumption. The Oppo Realme 3 has a slightly bigger battery than its rivals, but it does not mean that it will last more on a single charge as Redmi 7 and Asus Zenfone Max M2 are equipped with a very efficient Snapdragon 632 chipset, while Realme 3 comes with a more powerful Helio P60/P70. Anyways, you should get similar battery life in most of the scenarios, so we do not suggest you choose one of these handsets by basing on the battery life only. Note that Xiaomi Redmi 7 and Oppo Realme 3 come with 10W fast charging, while the Asus Zenfone Max M2 does not, so it takes a little bit more to fully charge.
Price
If you live in China or India, you will soon be able to get a unit of the Xiaomi Redmi 7 for just €92 in its base variant with 2 GB RAM and 16 GB of internal storage, while Realme 3 and Asus Zenfone Max M2 start from about €115 and €110 respectively, in their 3/32 GB configuration. I would go for the Realme 3 due to its higher-end chipset.
Huawei is expected to launch its first flagship phone for 2019, the P30 series on March 26 in Paris, France. The launch date is roughly 8 days away and ahead of that day, more leaked details continue to emerge about the Huawei P30 models. The latest is a couple of leaked photos said to be of the P30 Pro. The pictures were shared by a Weibo user and they afford us a closer look at the front design of the device.
The Huawei P30 Pro features a water drop notch on the screen. The screen has a higher screen to body ratio compared to the P20 Pro. The device is also shown to pack the on-screen fingerprint sensor with the sensor located lower down on the screen than on the Mate 20 Pro. The bezel at the chin is also further reduced than on its predecessor.
The Huawei P30 Pro is expected to arrive with a 6.47-inch OLED display with a water drop notch on top of the display. The device will have a resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. The waterdrop notch on the top edge of the display houses a 32-megapixel front camera which also doubles up for face unlock feature. The display of the phone is embedded with an in-screen fingerprint reader.
At the back, the P30 Pro is expected to pack a quad camera setup made up of an OIS enabled 40-megapixel main sensor with f/1.6 aperture. It is followed by a wide-angle lens of 20-meapixel with f/2.2 aperture. The third 8-megapixel camera sensor is slightly separated from the second sensor probably because it is equipped with periscope structurer to offer 10x loseless zoom. With a focal length of 135mm, it can offer optical magnification of at least 7.8 times. With software algorithm, the P30 Pro will offer 10x hybrid zoom. Below the dual-LED is the laser autofocus module and a ToF (Time of Flight) sensor. The device will be powered by a Kirin 980 chipset paired with 8GB+128/256/512GB memory combinations. There will be a 4200mAH battery onboard the phone. Further, the smartphone will be available in four colors such as Midnight Black, Breathing Crystal (White), Aurora (Green) and Amer Sunrise (Orange).
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has once again shown his eagerness to enter the Indian market. Today, amid a series of claims regarding its new Model Y compact SUV, Elon Musk revealed another exciting information. In a tweet, Musk added that he would love to be in India by this or next year.
“Would love to be there this year. If not, definitely next! India,” Musk tweeted in response to a question. He further added that “Deepak Ahuja, our CFO, is from India. Tesla will be there as soon as he believes we should.”
Elon Musk knows the potential of the promising Indian market for electric vehicle makers. He tried to enter the Indian market in 2017, but the attempt failed due to some policies. Last time, he took a dig on the country’s restrictive policy for delaying automaker’s entry. He even blamed FDI norms for being not in sync with the car maker’s desires.
At that time, Tesla was set to launch Model 3 in India for the price of $35000 which roughly translates to Rs 24,14,000. Tesla came into action after India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the company’s headquarters in 2015 at Palo Alto, California.
Elon Musk continually keeps teasing about the potential Indian vehicles market, but every time he failed to impress his Indian fans. We suggest you take this lightly and don’t get too excited. He even claimed to install the biggest Gigafactory in the country, but all went in vain.
Unlike previous announcements, it appears this or next year Tesla will surely make its debut in India. Elon Musk didn’t mention any potential date or timings but claimed to be coming within a couple of years.
As like in the US, the Indian government’s efforts for EV adoption will help the manufacturers to gain momentum. India is an essential market for EV (Electronic Vehicles) after China.
Tesla launched its $5 billion factory in China this year. The company set to tap different markets to survive against the increasing competition on its home turf. It’s even part of Tesla’s “Broader expansion” plans in 2020.
It’s the year of foldable smartphones, after Samsung and Huawei, now Xiaomi may launch its foldable smartphone in Q2 2019. Unlike Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X, the Xiaomi’s version could be cheaper than the iPhones. It will cost half the price of the Galaxy Fold which retails at $1980. Xiaomi is bringing a lesser priced foldable device by April this year.
Many users lost hopes to own a foldable product after Huawei and Samsung revealed prices for their respective foldable devices. Thanks to Xiaomi, as they are bringing foldable devices like Mi Fold and Mi Flex at an affordable price tag. As per iGyaan, Xiaomi’s foldable smartphone will be available for $999 which roughly translates to 6706 Yuan. Precisely, it will cost €999 in Europe, and INR 74,999 in India.
According to Xiaomi supply chain’s investors, the company plans to launch its new phone between April and June aka Q2 2019. Xiaomi will first launch the foldable device in its home country followed by separate launches in other regions.
If Xiaomi manages to launch the device at such a price, then it will be a bargaining deal for the customers.
Further, the price difference in Xiaomi and other manufacturer’s foldable devices is due to different displays. Samsung and Huawei have used high-quality OLED panels in their respective foldable devices, involving a hefty sum of money. On the other hand, Xiaomi will use Visisonox Technology OLED display.
Xiaomi’s phone is expected to carry top-notch hardware specifications. It will come with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset, coupled with 10 GB RAM. It will run on Android 9 Pie based MIUI 10 out of the box. Moreover, its display believed to measure 6.5-inch when folded and 10-inch when opened.
A video showing the foldable phone’s design revealed that it can bend from both the ends. It carries two foldable hinges on the left and right side instead of back and forth displays on Galaxy Fold.
OnePlus is expected to unleash the OnePlus 7 smartphone by May or June this year. Rumors have claimed that it will be arriving with a triple camera setup on its rear and a pop-up selfie snapper. A leaked render that has surfaced recently not only corroborates on these OnePlus 7 features, but also reveals that it will be arriving in three color gradient editions.
The color gradient versions of the OnePlus 7 that can be seen in the below image are Black Yellow, Black Purple and Cyan Grey. The starting two models that can be seen in the below image appear black at the top that respectively blends with Yellow and Purple colors. The third variants appear Cyan at the top and fades to Grey towards the bottom.
The new render also shows the presence of triple rear cameras in the upper half of the back panel of the OnePlus 7. Below the camera module is an LED flash followed by the company’s logo. A pop-up selfie shooter can be also seen in the image. The presence of a pop-out front camera is a clear indication that the OnePlus 7 will be equipped with a notch-less screen like the Vivo V15 Pro and Oppo F11 Pro.
The upcoming OnePlus 7 won’t be the first phone from the company to sport a gradient color. The OnePlus 6T from last year was made available in Thunder Purple gradient color. Nothing much is known on the specs of the phone except for the fact that it will be fueled by Snapdragon 855 mobile platform. The smartphone is also expected to retain the in-display fingerprint scanner that was introduced on the OnePlus 6T phone
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