After Apple launching iPhone X by ditching its Touch ID which also doubles up as the home button and adding new Gesture support for jumping between apps, closing apps etc. Now we have got a new leak of Apple working on non-touch based gesture controls for iPhones which will differentiate their lineup with other smartphones.
Apple is now working on Touchless Control and curved displays for future iPhones so that it will help Apple to differentiate the product in the competitive market as per industry insiders.With Touchless controls iPhone user will able to launch different actions by just moving their fingers over the screen without touch the screen similar to what we saw wave unlock on Samsung Galaxy S4.
The new Touchless controls will take nearly two years to develop and will not come anytime soon as per insiders.The new Touchless controls will be depending upon the proximity sensor of the device and detect the movement of fingers and one can do the specific task.
Apart from that, Apple is also rumored to be developing the new curved display which will be curved inwards from top to bottom which is different when compared with Samsung flagship galaxy lineup which has curved down at the edges.The new curved display will use OLED display which also has the feature of folding the display on iPhones and might take nearly two-three years to develop as per industry insider.
So we can expect the two new features might be launched with 2020 or 2021 edition iPhone and not earlier than that.Apple is also rumored to launch Apple iPhone X Plus which will sport 6.5 inches OLED display.
Samsung just introduced the latest SoC with Exynos 9810 in the month of Jan and also launched the same chip powered a smartphone with Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+ later last month. Today we have rumors claiming that Samsung has already begun working on the successor with Exynos 9820 SoC.
As per the LinkedIn profile of Samsung Employee who has mentioned to Exynos 9820 SoC which has begun in works since Jan 2018 and has worked on CPU validation, Debug architecture, and solving issues.
The same employee has also mentioned being working on 5G RF chip which will bring 5G networks on smartphones.As per earlier leaks, the upcoming Exynos 9820 SoC will be built on 7nm EUV process.
After series of rumors about the upcoming big phablet the Samsung Galaxy Note 9, we finally got the first live images of the device leaked online.Earlier we had rumors claiming that Samsung is still deciding whether to add the in-display fingerprint sensor on the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 9.
As per the leaked images, the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 looks similar to Samsung Galaxy S9 design but with a thinner chin and top bezels.On the top of the display, we have a larger earpiece, sensor and selfie shooter with an IRIS scanner.The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is built out of metal and glass back similar to Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+.
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On the back, we have just the vertically aligned Dual cameras with Dual tone Dual LED flash and heart rate monitor beside it and no fingerprint scanner this time which sounds strange and makes us expect it to have the new under display fingerprint scanner.We still have the Bixby key placed below the Volume Rockers.
We also got the image of the S-Pen for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 9 which looks similar to its predecessor but have more of rectangular shape this time.As per the images, we can expect Samsung Galaxy Note 9 to sport larger 6.3 inches infinity display this time.
Nokia finally launches the MWC launched new Android One smartphones with Nokia 6 (2018), Nokia 7 Plus and Nokia 8 Sirocco in India.All the three smartphones will come with Face Unlock feature and has promised Android P update with every month Android Security updated hitting the device.
The new Nokia 6 (2018) will come in three colors with Black/Copper, White/Iron and Blue/Gold colors. the New Nokia 6 2018 will come with 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage and is priced at Rs.16,999/-.The device will go on sale from April 6 through all offline retail outlets across India and Nokia online store.
The Nokia 7 Plus with 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage is priced at Rs.25,999/- and will go on sale via Amazon, Nokia online store, and all leading retail outlets from April 30 and pre-orders begin from April 20.The Nokia 7 Plus will come in two colors with Black / Copper and White / Copper colors.
The flagship Nokia 8 Sirocco with 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage is priced at Rs.49,999/- and will go on sale via Flipkart, Nokia online store, and all leading retail outlets from April 30 and pre-orders begin from April 20.The Nokia 7 Plus will come in a single color with Black.
The launch offer includes flat Rs.2000/- cashback for Airtel users on the purchase of Nokia 6 (2018) or Nokia 7 Plus, Free Airtel TV app subscription until 31 Dec, 5% cashback for ICICI bank users until May 31, 25% discount on booking for domestic hotels via MakeMyTrip, free one-year accidental damage insurance from Servify on opening Kotak 811 saving bank account, Zero cost EMI for Bajaj Finserve and Home Credit, and Nokia 8 Sirocco users Airtel is providing 20GB additional data on recharging Rs.199/- or Rs.349/-on prepaid for first 6 months whereas postpaid users have to recharge for Rs.399/- or Rs.499/- to avail the additional 20GB 4G data.
New Nokia 6:
The next device on the list is the successor of last year mid-range smartphone the Nokia 6 with New Nokia 6.The New Nokia 6 is now more powerful and more beautiful than the predecessor.
The New Nokia 6 features full metal unibody design using Series 6000 aluminum.It is 8.6 mm thick.The New Nokia 6 will be available in three colors with Black / Copper, White / Iron, & Blue / Gold.
The New Nokia 6 sports 5.5 inches IPS LCD FHD traditional 16:9 aspect ratio display with a resolution of 1920*1080p.The screen is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3 on top.Sadly, no 18:9 aspect ratio display this time.
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The New Nokia 6 is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 630, octa-core, 2.2GHz coupled with 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage which can be expanded via microSD card up to 128GB.
Unlike the competition busy touting with Dual cameras under mid-range smartphone the New Nokia 6 comes with a single rear camera with the 16MP shooter with an aperture of f/2.0, 1.0um pixel size, PDAF, and Dual Tone Dual LED flash.There is 8MP FF camera on the front with 1.12um pixel size, f/2.0 aperture, and 82 degrees wide-angle lens.It comes with two microphones that are powered by Nokia OZO Audio.
The New Nokia 6 also features the rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and comes with a mono speaker with smart amplifier.The connectivity option includes Dual SIM with 4G LTE, Bluetooth 5.0, Wifi, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, NFC, FM Radio, USB Type-C port, and 3.5 mm audio port. All this is fueled by 3000 mAh battery and runs on Android Oreo with Android One Program.
Nokia 7 Plus:
The next on the list is the latest mid-range smartphone from Nokia with Nokia 7 Plus which is the upgrade version of Nokia 7 which was launched last year in China.The new Nokia 7 Plus looks similar to Nokia 7 in terms of overall looks.
The Nokia 7 Plus features full metal unibody design using Series 6000 aluminum.It is 7.99 mm thick.The New Nokia 6 will be available in three colors with Black / Copper and White / Copper
The Nokia 7 Plus sports 6.0 inches IPS LCD FHD+ display with a resolution of 2160*1080p having an aspect ratio of 18:9.The screen is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3 on top.
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The Nokia 7 Plus is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoC coupled with 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage which can be expanded via microSD card up to 256GB.
Nokia 7 Plus comes with a Dual rear camera with the 12MP primary lens with an aperture of f/1.75, 1.4um pixel size, 2PD Zeiss lens and 13MP secondary lens with an aperture of f/2.4 with Zeiss optics, 1.0um pixel size, and Dual Tone Dual LED flash.There is 16MP using Zeiss lens camera for selfie lovers.It comes with three microphones that are powered by Nokia OZO Audio.
The Nokia 7 Plus also features the rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and comes with a mono speaker with smart amplifier.The connectivity option includes Dual SIM with 4G LTE, Bluetooth 5.0, Dual Band Wifi, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, NFC, FM Radio, USB Type-C port, and 3.5 mm audio port. All this is fueled by 3800 mAh battery and runs on Android Oreo with Android One Program.
Nokia 8 Sirocco:
The last smartphone is the much-awaited flagship smartphone from Nokia which was earlier rumored to be called Nokia 9 and has been renamed to Nokia 8 Sirocco. The Nokia Sirroco was feature phone from Nokia which has been renamed to the new flagship for 2018.
The Nokia 8 Sirocco is the upgrade version of last year flagship smartphone Nokia 8.The new Nokia 8 Sirocco is heavily inspired from Samsung S7 Edge and S8 series devices with a curved screen on the sides.The Nokia 8 Sirocco looks gorgeous and comes in a single color with Black.
The Nokia 8 Sirocco is made out of metal and glass design and is just 7.5 mm thick.The Nokia 8 Sirocco sports 5.5 inches pOLED QHD display.The screen is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5 and also has 3D glass on top.
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The Nokia 8 Sirocco is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC coupled with 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage which can be expanded via microSD card up to 256GB.
Nokia 7 Plus comes with a Dual rear camera with the 12MP primary lens with an aperture of f/1.7, 1.4um pixel size, 2PD Zeiss lens with a wide-angle lens of 78 degrees and 13MP secondary telephoto lens with an aperture of f/2.6 with Zeiss optics, 1.0um pixel size, and Dual Tone Dual LED flash.Nokia 8 Sirocco is having 5MP with 1.4um, display flash for selfie lovers.It comes with three microphones that are powered by Nokia OZO Audio.
The Nokia 8 Sirocco also features the rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and comes with a mono speaker with smart amplifier.The connectivity option includes Dual SIM with 4G LTE, Bluetooth 5.0, Dual Band Wifi, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, NFC, FM Radio, USB Type-C port, and 3.5 mm audio port. All this is fueled by 3260 mAh battery support for Qi wireless charging and runs on Android Oreo with Android One Program.It is also having an IP68 certification which makes the device dust and water resistant.
With Apple launching its first-ever full-screen display with notch with iPhone X Chinese manufacturers are fallen in love with it and going on launching back to back devices with a notch on the display.Now we have one more popular Chinese manufacturer launching one more new smartphone none other than much awaited OnePlus 6 with a display notch.
Earlier we had got the official renders showing the notch above the display carrying selfie shooter, earpiece, and sensor.We also got the OnePlus Co-founder Carl Pei tweeting out Learn To Love the notch which received a lot of backlash from OnePlus fans which led them to bring one of the nifty features from recently launched Huawei P20 Pro that is the software hideable notch feature built for the device.
Yes, none other than co-founder Peter Lau confirmed that the upcoming OnePlus 6 will have a hideable notch.As fans were disappointed with the notch they came with a solution to hide the notch with a form of software that blacks the top portion of the device.
Anyway, we also have new rumors of the OnePlus 6 might be shipping with free Bullets Wireless Earphones this time.As per reports by Nashville Chatter, the new Bullets Wireless Headphones were certified and the headphones will be marketed as OnePlus Bullets Wireless.The upcoming wireless headphones are the successor to last year launched the OnePlus Bullets V2.
Due to low sales OnePlus might bundle the new OnePlus Bullets wireless headphones with the upcoming OnePlus 6.As per leaks, the OnePlus 6 sports 90% screen to body ratio display and will be powered by latest SD845 SoC coupled with 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage.
ASUS, the Taiwanese leader in mobile technology appoints Leon Yu, as the Regional Head for India and South Asia. Leon joins ASUS India from ASUS Middle East to assume the responsibility from Peter Chang, who has now moved to ASUS headquarters in Taiwan and heads the Market Development Center for APAC.
In his new role, Mr. Leon will be responsible for building ASUS’ brand and business in the South Asia region which includes India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal, with a focus towards building client relationships, growing business volumes and sales of ASUS branded products and services.
ASUS believes that Mr. Leon’s in-depth knowledge and experience of the brand, marketing and distribution will bring a new dynamic to the local business particularly in such a highly competitive environment.
Commenting on the appointment Mr. Leon Yu said, “I am very pleased to join ASUS India and look forward to building on the momentum and growth that Peter and his team have created here. I’ve already begun engaging with our team across India and am eager to continue to build the incredible reputation ASUS has earned in India across product range starting from smartphones, laptops and the ROG series.” Leon further added, “India is a truly unique market and we are fortunate to have some great relationships and foundations upon which to build further as we work towards fulfilling the vision of ASUS India.”
Leon started his career with ASUS about 15 years back where he was integral part of the leadership in ASUS headquarters, Taiwan. He has been instrumental in building and growing businesses for driving sales and market share for different markets. Prior to this, Leon was the Regional Director for ASUS Middle East for 6 years since 2012, where he was responsible for building and executing the regional strategy, resourcing, and business growth. Under his astute leadership, ASUS Middle East doubled the sales of Notebook, Tablet and is now the No.1 Gaming notebook brand in Middle East region.
Earlier in MWC2018 Qualcomm officially announced that the SD600 series will be replaced by the new SD700 series SoC.Today we have the first chipset name leaked by popular tipster Rolan Quandt.
As per the tweet, Roland mentioned that the Qualcomm will soon launch the first SD700 series SoC with SD710 (SDM710).Apart from this, there are no more details being leaked.The new SD700 series will be the new mid-range chipset powering some of the upcoming mid-range smartphone next half of this year.
The SD700 SoC will come with AI integration with better low-light images, performance and low on power consumption.
Earlier we had got the branding of the alleged device SM-J720F leaked which is rumored to be marketed as Samsung Galaxy J7 Duo in India. We also spotted the device in GeekBench listing. Now we have got the manual of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy J7 Duo leaked online.
As per the leaked manual, the upcoming Samsung Galaxy J7 Duo will come with 16:9 aspect ratio display at the front and will feature physical home button which doubles up as a fingerprint scanner with back and multitasking keys on either side at the bottom of the display.On top of the display, we have the selfie camera with selfie flash and earpiece which also includes the front firing speakers.
For a surprise, the upcoming Samsung Galaxy J7 Duo will be the first mid-range smartphone to come with Dual rear cameras aligned vertically with LED flash on left and speaker mesh on the right side.The mic hole, micro USB port and 3.5 mm audio port on the bottom of the device.On the right, we have the power button and volume rockers on the left of the device.
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This might be the first J-series smartphone to have a removable back cover with user replaceable battery which is kind of shocking to see that Samsung is bringing back this feature.The Dual camera comes with Live stickers which we saw on Samsung flagship some time, will also have Pro-mode, Live Focus mode or Bokeh effects after taking the shot.We also got the selfie focus.
The device will also come with Bixby support.The alleged Samsung Galaxy J7 Duo will feature the same 13MP with f/1.7 aperture and 5MP secondary sensor with f/1.9 one found on Samsung Galaxy J7+.
Xiaomi upcoming Gaming flagship the Xiaomi Black Shark first set of renders leaked online today.Earlier we have few renders of the device leaked which show the side of the device.We also got the key specs of the device leaked and was also spotted in various benchmark listing.
As per the new renders, the Xiaomi Black Shark which looks like any old gaming console as it features D-pad on both the sides so that one can get complete gaming experience on the smartphone.The new Xiaomi Black Shark will come in Black color with yellowish green patches on the D-pad.
The devices feature Dual shocker joystick on both the sides similar to Sony’s PlayStation console with similar looking buttons on right side of the device.On the left of the device, we have the navigation keys with few additional keys below it.We also have the R1 and L1 buttons with Volume rockers on top of the device similar to PlayStation 4 Joystick looks like the new gaming smartphone is heavily inspired by Sony’s PS4 joystick.
We have the 3.5mm audio port with charging port beside it on the other side of the device and speakers on the bottom of the device.Sadly there is no Xiaomi logo anywhere on the device as we can just find the Black Shark logo on the rear of the device.
Apart from this, nothing much has been leaked about the device. The Xiaomi Black Shark is rumored to be powered by SD845 SoC coupled with 8GB RAM and will feature FHD+ display.As per an official post on Weibo, the upcoming Xiaomi Black Shark will launch on April 13 in China.
Samsung is on roll after launching the new Samsung Notebook 3 and 5, now they have launched their first gaming laptop under NoteBook series with Samsung Notebook Odyssey Z.Samsung launched the new Samsung Notebook Odyssey Z in Beijing yesterday at Intel’s Worldwide Launch Event of the 8th generation Intel Core i7 processor with 6 cores which are powering the new gaming laptop.
The new Samsung Notebook Odyssey Z comes with AeroFlow Cooling System which helps the laptop keep cool during intensive gaming.It also comes with customized Dynamic Spread Vapor Chamber so that the laptop remains cool during gaming.Samsung Notebook Odyssey Z comes with a refined keyboard with Crater Keycaps delivering enhanced precision and comfort and new and Touchpad design.
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Shortcut keys also capture and record your gameplay as well as giving you a Silent mode option, so you can comprehensively analyze your skills or focus on work with the fan noise able to reach a lowly 22 decibels.
The new Samsung Notebook Odyssey Z is powered by 8th generation Intel Core i7 processor with 6 cores and 12 threads coupled with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Graphics with GDDR5 6 GB Graphic Memory.
The laptop comes with 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD storage.It weighs 2.4 kgs and is 17.9mm thick.It comes in a single color with Titan Silver.It sports 15.6 inches FHD display.
The connectivity option includes USB-C x 1, USB 3.0 X 2, USB 2.0 X 1, HDMI X1, HP/Mic, DC-in and 2x 1.5 Watt speakers.It features Backlight keyboard with precision touchpad.There is HD front camera for video calling.
The device will be available in select countries including Korea and China in April, with US availability in Q3 2018.
