Redmi X - Competition to the RealMe X

Redmi X is not the name of Redmi Flagship, confirms General Manager Lu Weibing 

Redmi X

When Xiaomi initially launched Redmi series smartphones in the Indian market, it created a furor in the Indian market providing crazy value for money smartphones at that time in the market. But as time passed on, Chinese rivals like Oppo and Honor also launched their sub-brands like RealMe and Huawei providing premium mid-range and low budget phones at a great value. All this led to stiff competition between these companies for budget smartphones.

Redmi phone with Snapdragon 855 known as 'Redmi flagship' has been rumored for quite a while in the market to take on its Chinese counterpart RealMe X by Oppo which is also a flagship phone in RealMe smartphone series.

Redmi Flagship phone is yet to launch but many leaks and renders have been showing up on the internet from few weeks and are expected to launch on May 14. Although the company hasn't made any official confirmation on the launch date of the phone. But if the phone does launch on May 14, it will collide with the launch of OnePlus 7 series smartphones.

Also, GM Lu Weibing wrote (translated), "Not called Redmi X, there will be a better name. Good night."

Redmi X may have another name with something better fitting. And the company recently teased the Redmi Flagship phone. Also, Redmi X or Redmi Flagship phone is rumored to know as Redmi K20 Pro. And there is a probability Redmi X could be a completely different device with different specifications.

Although rumored Redmi Flagship phone is tipped to have punch hole display and a triple rear camera set up at the back. Specifications are tipped to include Snapdragon 855 processor along with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage on board. The triple rear camera set up on the back comes with a 48-megapixel primary sensor, 8-megapixel secondary sensor and a 13-megapixel sensor. And the recent leaks suggest that the phone will sport a 32-megapixel front shooter for selfies. The phone will likely run on MIUI 10 on top of Android Pie. One last thing to note is that the launch of Redmi flagship will be followed by the launch of Realme X.

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OnePlus 7 Pro - True Flagship by OnePlus

OnePlus 7 Pro receives A+ rating by Display Mate, says the company

 Ever since OnePlus launched their first smartphone in the market OnePlus One named as 'Flagship Killer' it was one of the best value for money phones in the market at that time. But OnePlus One was not a True flagship and was lagging in some areas or the other. Since then, there have not been any major changes to their smartphones because it could never compete against any of the flagships against its main rivals like Samsung and Apple and it seems like OnePlus is going to change that with their OnePlus 7 series smartphones.

OnePlus 7 Pro display and camera  - 

Credit - Nuevo Tech

OnePlus 7 Pro has earned an A+ rating from display benchmark firm, Display Mate, the Chinese company announced on Monday. The display panel of the One Plus 7 Pro is also claimed to have received the 'Safety for Eyes' certification from VDE Testing and certification institute. A rumor earlier this month mentioned that the OnePlus 7 Pro would sport a 90hz QHD+ display. Although OnePlus has, so far, brought flagships with Full-HD displays. So, this would be the first time, the company would be using Quad HD display in their smartphone.

According to the company, OnePlus 7 Pro, would be a flagship in its true form. Through a press note on Monday, OnePlus announced that the OnePlus 7 Pro has received an A+ display rating from display benchmark firm Display Mate. Also, One Plus 7 Pro will come with upgraded eye protection.

Last week, OnePlus teased the triple rear camera setup of the OnePlus 7 Pro. The camera is tipped to include a 48-megapixel primary sensor with an f/1.6 lens, the Second lens is an 8-megapixel f/2.4 telephoto lens, likely to come with 3x optical zoom. And the last sensor is a 16-megapixel wide angle lens with an f/2.2 aperture and 117 degree-field of view.

Alongside the OnePlus 7 Pro, OnePlus is launching the OnePlus 7 and is speculated to come with the dual rear camera setup.

Pricing -

Expected pricing of the OnePlus 7 series in the Indian market are -

One Plus 7 starts at 39,999 INR for 6GB RAM. And OnePlus 7 Pro 6GB RAM is priced at 44,999 INR and 8GB RAM variant is priced at 49,999 INR. And if the prices of OnePlus 7 series is anywhere close to the expected pricing than OnePlus certainly has lost the tag of 'Flagship Killer'

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Samsung Galaxy A80 Launched

Samsung launched 'A' series flagship - Galaxy A80 with rotating camera

Samsung supressed by the chinese tech giants dominating in India because of the value for money phones and steep competition amongst them. Also recently Dj Koh, global president of IT and mobile communications division of the company said in a statement "If we take a nap, we will die. I don't want to die," with a smile on his face.

Samsung Galaxy A80 

Now talking about the smartphone, Samsung Galaxy A80 was launched on Wednesday at an event in Thailand. Galaxy A80 is currently the flagship phone amongst Galaxy A series.

Specifications -

Design and Display - 

Samsung Galaxy A80 features a 6.7-inch FullHD+ (1080x2400 pixels) Super AMOLED infinity display with an aspect ratio of 20:9 and no notch. The phone has a glass sandwich design with aluminum on the sides of the phones.

Camera and Hardware - 

The smartphone is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 730G octa-core processor with (Kyro 470 cores) two cores clocked at 2.2Ghz and six cores clocked at 1.7Ghz And paired with 8GB of RAM. For graphics-intensive duties, it comes with Adreno 618 GPU.

Now, the main highlight of this phone is the camera and this smartphone features a triple rotating camera setup on the top and hence no notch. The phone comes with a primary 48-megapixel camera with f/2.0 aperture. The secondary camera is an 8-megapixel ultrawide lens with a field of view of 123 degrees and f/2.2 aperture. The third camera is a 3d depth-sensing camera. For selfies, all three cameras on the phone automatically pop-up and rotate to the front. Since the camera is rotating, it makes the rear camera rotatable for selfies with high-resolution rear camera usable for selfies. And the rotating camera also enables the phone to have a notchless display.

Software, battery, and features - 

On the software side, the phone comes with Android 9 pie out of the box on top of Samsung experience 10.0 user interface. The phones come with an inbuilt 128GB of onboard storage which isn't expandable via microSD. The smartphone comes with a 3,700 mAh battery and supports 25w fast charging. And comes with all the basic connectivity options.

It comes with features like Dolby Atmos for improved sound output with headphones or Bluetooth speakers. It also comes with super steady video mode and an intelligent performance enhancer that uses AI for performance optimizations. 

That's all for Galaxy A80 and it has been priced at 649 EUR ( Roughly 730 USD )

 Considering the price at which it has been launched this phone seems no value for money but Samsung always prices its phone better for Asian markets like India. But those rotating cameras do not seem to be as reliable as on a normal smartphone and not even as much durable when compared to normal smartphone cameras.

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Xiaomi Mi 9, Mi 9 Transparent Edition, Mi 9 SE launched

Xiaomi Mi 9 launched in three variants with the triple camera setup

Xiaomi has launched 9th generation of its flagship Mi series smartphone, Xiaomi Mi 9 today at an event in Beijing, China. Xiaomi Mi 9 comes in three variants Mi 9, Mi 9 Transparent Edition, Mi 9 SE. Xiaomi Mi 9 comes as the successor to the last year's Xiaomi's Mi 8.

Xiaomi Mi 9 specifications 

Mi 9/SE

Design and Display -

Xiaomi Mi 9 sports a 6.39-inch Full-HD+ Samsung AMOLED display with an aspect ratio of 19:9 and along with the protection of Corning Gorilla Glass 6 with 600 nits of maximum brightness. And it comes with a glass sandwich design along with dew drop style notch. With all this, the phone has a screen to body ratio of 90.7 percent.

Hardware and Camera -

The phone is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SoC with Kryo 485 CPU clocked at 2.84GHz. For graphics-intensive duties, it comes with Adreno 640 GPU coupled with 4GB/6GB RAM options. On the imaging front, Xiaomi Mi 9 comes with a triple rear camera set up at the back. It comes with a 48-megapixel Sony IMX586 primary sensor with f/2.2 aperture and also supports four in one pixel [12-megapixel effectively]. The secondary sensor is Sony IMX481 which is a combination of macro lens and ultra wide angle lens with Field of view (FoV) of 117 degrees and comes with f/2.2 aperture. And the third sensor is a telephoto lens with an aperture of f/2.2. For selfies, there is a 20-megapixel selfie camera on the front.

Software and Battery -

Xiaomi Mi 9 runs on Android 9.0 Pie with MIUI 10 on top. Besides, the Mi 9 packs a 3300 mAh battery that supports 27W Quick Charge 4+ and coming on to features, Mi 9 comes with a host of features such as the reading mode 2.0, high brightness mode and has a Moon mode which comes with optimized experience for TikTok users. Mi 9 is quite an upgrade over the Mi 8, as Xiaomi has used new NFC chip, which is 30 percent faster and a fifth-generation in-display fingerprint sensor which is 25 percent faster than its predecessor.

 

MI 9 Transparent edition and MI 9 SE - 

Along with Mi 9, Xiaomi also launched Mi 9 transparent edition, which comes with full transparent back and a spec bump over the Mi 9. Mi 9 transparent edition comes with 12GB of RAM and a seven-piece lens with an aperture of f/1.47.

Mi 9 SE features a 5.97-inch Samsung AMOLED display and is powered by a Snapdragon 712 SoC, paired with Adreno 616 GPU and 6GB of RAM. Mi 9 SE has a similar form factor as the Mi 9.

Pricing and Storage variants -

Xiaomi Mi 9 has been priced at Rs.31,800 in China for the 6GB/128GB storage variant and Rs.42,300 for the 8GB/128GB storage variant. Mi 9 transparent edition has been priced at Rs.42,300 for the 12GB/128GB storage variant. Mi 9 SE has been priced at Rs.21,200. Xiaomi has priced the Mi 9 series aggressively and would give strong competition to its main rivals like One Plus and Huawei. 

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Motorola G7 series launched

Moto G7, Moto G7 Plus, Moto G7 Play, Moto G7 Power Unveiled 

Motorola on Thursday launched a new generation of G7-series of smartphones at an event in Brazil. The Moto G7 lineup includes Moto G7, Moto G7 Plus, Moto G7 Play, and Moto G7 Power smartphones. The G7-series smartphones come at an interesting time, as the consumers await Mobile World Congress 2019. Since the owner of Motorola, Lenovo is struggling to make a mark in the smartphone segment. Moving to the specifications of Motorola's new smartphones, 

Moto G7 specifications -

The Moto G7/G7 Plus features a 6.24-inch Full-HD+ [1080x2270 pixels] display with an aspect ratio of 19:9 and sports an upgraded, contoured Gorilla Glass design. The smartphone is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm  Snapdragon 632 SoC clocked at 1.8Ghz [Eight Kryo 250 cores clocked at 1.8Ghz]. The phone comes with 64GB of inbuilt storage, microSD slot (up to 128GB) and is paired with 4GB of RAM. For the graphical performance, it comes with Adreno 506 GPU to run games smoothly. The phone comes with a dual rear camera setup at the back with 12-megapixel primary sensor with an aperture of f/1.8 and an 8-megapixel secondary sensor with an aperture of f/2.2. On the front, it comes with an 8-megapixel sensor with an aperture of f/2.2. As far as the battery is concerned, it has 3000mAh. On the software side, the phone runs on Android 9 Pie.

Moto G7 Plus specifications - 

All the specifications of Moto G7 Plus are the same as Moto G7 except with a better camera. For camera enthusiasts, it comes with a dual rear camera setup at the back, which includes a 16-megapixel primary sensor with an aperture of f/1.7 and a secondary 5-megapixel sensor with f/2.0 aperture.

On the front, it has a 12-megapixel primary shooter with an aperture of f/2.0. The smartphone also comes with Dolby Audio crystal clear speakers.

Moto G7 Power specifications -

Moto G7 Power packs in a little less than Moto G7 and it comes with a slightly smaller screen at 6.2inch HD+ [ 720x1520 pixels ] resolution with an aspect ratio of 19:9. Moto G7 Power comes with the same Snapdragon 632 Soc clocked at 1.8GHz and Adreno 506 GPU. Moto G7 Power comes with a 12-megapixel single rear camera at the back with f/2.0 lens. And on the front, 8-megapixel shooter with an f/2.2 lens. The smartphone comes in 3GB RAM / 32GB storage variant but the Moto G7 Power's major highlight is 5000 mAh battery on board.

Moto G7 Play specifications - 

Moto G7 Play is the cheapest variant amongst the Moto G7 series and sports a 5.7-inch HD+ (720x1512) resolution with an aspect ratio of 19:9. The phone is powered by the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 processor clocked at 1.8Ghz with Adreno 506 GPU. And it is paired with 2GB RAM / 32GB storage. Also, on the camera front, it has a single 13-megapixel rear camera at the back with an aperture of f/2.0 and an 8-megapixel shooter with an aperture of f/2.2. Also, Motorola claims that the smartphone is 60 percent faster than the previous generation.

Pricing and features -

All the four phones come with all the basic connectivity options like 4G LTE and include a rear fingerprint sensor and usual connectivity options. Other features include Auto smile capture, Smart composition and Super slow motion at 250fps. Talking about the pricing,

Moto G7 starts at 299$, Moto G7 Plus starts at 337$, Moto G7 Power starts at 249$, Moto G7 Play starts at 199$. Considering their price point, Motorola does not seem to comprise the pricing of their smartphone since competition has been striking at mid-budget smartphones where Chinese rivals like Xiaomi and Huawei provide better value for money phones at this price.

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Samsung Galaxy M series launched - Pricing and specifications !!

Samsung Unveiled Galaxy M series budget phones - Galaxy M10 and Galaxy M20

Samsung had been teasing a lot about their upcoming budget M series smartphone and Galaxy M smartphones are marketed as "India's first" smartphones for the Millenials. And Samsung finally unveiled their Made in India Galaxy M smartphones today at an event. Galaxy M series includes Samsung Galaxy M10 and Samsung Galaxy M20 where Galaxy M10 is more of a budget phone with basic specifications and Galaxy M20 is a more premium offering.

Samsung Galaxy M series

Galaxy M10 specifications -

Samsung Galaxy M10

Samsung Galaxy M10 features a 6.2inch HD+ [720x1520 pixels] Infinity-V display panel along with an aspect ratio of 19:9 and screen to body ratio of 90%. The phone runs on Android Oreo 8.1 on top of Samsung Experience 9.5 UX. The smartphone is powered by Samsung's Exynos octa-core 7870 processor clocked at 1.6Ghz, paired with either 2GB/3GB RAM options. The phone is welded to a Mali-G71 MP1 GPU for handling graphics-intensive tasks.

 Also, the phone comes with 16GB/32GB storage variants and expandable via microSD up to 512GB. The phone comes with a dual rear camera setup on the back, which includes a 13-megapixel primary camera with an aperture of f/1.9 and a secondary ultrawide 5-megapixel camera with an aperture of f/2.2. On the front, it includes a 5-megapixel camera with an aperture of f/2.0 and comes along with an In-display flash. The phone packs in a 3400 mAh battery and come with a micro USB port.

Samsung Galaxy M20 specifications - 

Samsung Galaxy M20

Samsung galaxy M20 is a more premium offering over the Galaxy M10 and a better choice overall.

Samsung Galaxy M20 features a 6.3inch HD+ [1080x2340 pixels] Infinity-V display panel along with an aspect ratio of 19.5:9. The phone runs on Android Oreo 8.1 on top of Samsung Experience 9.5 UX. The smartphone is powered by Samsung's Exynos octa-core 7409 [14nm] processor with dual-core Cortex A-73 clocked at 1.8Ghz and hexa-core Cortex A-53 clocked at 1.6Ghz,  paired with either 3GB/4GB RAM options. The phone is welded to a Mali-G71 MP2 GPU for handling graphics-intensive tasks. The phone comes in two storage variants, 32GB and 64GB.

This phone also comes with a dual rear camera setup at the back, which includes a 13-megapixel primary camera with an aperture of f/1.9 and a secondary ultrawide 5-megapixel camera with an aperture of f/2.2. On the front, it includes an 8-megapixel camera with an aperture of f/2.0 and comes along with an In-display flash. Galaxy M20 packs in a massive 5000mAh battery and supports fast charging via USB Type-C.

Pricing and Color options -

Samsung Galaxy M10 starts at Rs.7,990/- for the 2GB/16GB variant and Rs.8,990/- for the 3GB/32GB variant. Whereas, Samsung Galaxy M20 starts at Rs.10,990/- for the 3GB/32GB variant and Rs.12,990 for the 4GB/64GB variant. Galaxy M series would be available from February 5 through Amazon India and Samsung India e-Store. The phone will come in Charcoal Black and Ocean Blue color options.

As an introductory offer, Jio 4G customers buying the new Galaxy M-series models are entitled to receive 'Double-Data' offer on Rs.198/- and Rs.299/- recharge packs. Samsung Galaxy M-series are all set to make a statement in the Indian market.

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Honor 10 Lite launched in India - Pricing, Specifications and other details

Honor 10 Lite with the dual rear camera setup launched in India 

Chinese brands have always been great when it comes to value for money phones and Huawei's sub-brand Honor is already performing pretty good in the Indian market, especially when it comes to budget phones like Honor 8x and Honor 9 Lite. Following the success of Honor 9 Lite in India, Huawei has launched Honor 10 Lite in India on Tuesday at a press event in New Delhi.

Design and Display -

Honor 10 Lite comes with a 6.2-inch Full-HD+ [1080x2340 pixels] dewdrop display notch and comes with an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 and the smartphone comes with glossy rear glass back and has a pixel density of 415ppi along with a screen to body ratio of 91%. There is also a TUV certified eye care mode that is designed to reduce the blue light effect from the display panel. Also, the phone runs on EMUI 9.0 on top of Android Pie out of the box.

Specifications and Camera -

Under the hood, the Honor 10 Lite comes with a Hisilicon Kirin 710 Soc based on a 12nm architecture which includes four cortex A-73 cores clocked at 2.2Ghz and four cortex A-53 cores clocked at 1.7Ghz. Honor 10 Lite comes with 4GB/6GB of LPDDR4X memory and comes with an only 64GB storage option which is expandable up to 512GB via SD card. The smartphone also comes with GPU 2.0 Turbo technology, which increases the efficiency of the GPU reducing frame drops and lagging in between and it is touted to play games at an average of 60 frames per second. Coming to the camera, the smartphone sports a dual rear camera setup at the back, including a 13-megapixel primary camera with an aperture of f/1.8 and a 2-megapixel secondary camera with an aperture of f/2.4. On the front, it comes with a 24-megapixel primary camera with a pixel size of 1.8μm and f/2.0 aperture. Also, the smartphone is preloaded with AI scene detection technology and there are AI based facial recognition and light fusion technologies.

Features, Battery and Pricing -

When it comes to features, Honor 10 Lite is not far behind in terms of features with the implementation of AI. 

1. AI smart unlock feature to unlock the screen by recognizing user's facial features.
2. AI shopping and Calorie Detection that both use the camera sensors of the smartphone to deliver a smarter experience.
3. The smartphone has an AI-enhanced calls functionality to reduce noise during voice calls.
4. Also, there are Ride Mode and Party Mode pre-installed in the smartphone.

The smartphone comes with all the connectivity options like dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2, 3.5mm audio jack, GPS/AGPS. And comes with all the basic sensors like ambient light sensor, a compass sensor, gravity sensor, gyroscope, and a proximity sensor. Besides, the smartphone packs in a 3400mAh battery. The phone is priced at Rs.13,999 for the 4GB/64GB storage variant and Rs.16,999 for the 6GB/64GB variant. Honor 10 Lite Launch offers to include a Jio cashback worth Rs.2,200 and an Rs.2,800 Cleartrip voucher. This smartphone is ready to take on the budget segment in India. And will be available via Flipkart and HiHonor India store. The sale will begin starting 12 am [Midnight] IST on January 20.

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Foldable phone from Xiaomi ??

Xiaomi's Foldable phone allegedly spotted in a leaked video

When Samsung showcased the raw version of its foldable phone on a Samsung's Developer Conference in San Francisco. It builds up the hype as to be the world's first foldable phone and the fact that Samsung has used its own 'Infinity Flex Display' which is a foldable display by Samsung and the foldable phone would be in mass production from March 2019. But for now, Xiaomi is back in the news for the folding tablet leaked in a video purportedly made by Xiaomi. 

There is a mobile phone tipster Evann Blass by the twitter handle @evleaks. So, he tweeted the video and in his tweet, said he can't vouch for the authenticity of the video and that the device is purportedly made by Xiaomi.

 If we talk about the details in the video, it can be seen that the tablet can be seen folding from the right side than from the left side and after the tablet has been folded, it looks like a phone with a wide display. Also, the tablet seems to be running on Android which is very similar to Xiaomi's MIUI and the system language of the leaked device appears to be Chinese. And it also uses swipe gesture control from Android - Swipe down from the bottom of the screen to go back home. Also, blass tweeted, that the device is capable of charging other phones or watches. The video has been shot in a very dark room, and it doesn't reveal many details about the device's looks apart from the screen and the folding mechanism. This is not confirmed yet whether it is the device by Xiaomi or any other mobile manufacturer. So, we would request our users to take it just as a rumor until it gets confirmed.

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