Oppo and Vivo the most marketed smartphone brand has now reduced the sales margins from 23 to 24% to 14 to 15% for large chains and for small chains down from 15-16% to 5-6% in India as per a report by Economics Times.This move has made nearly 10,000 offline retailers stop selling the Oppo and Vivo smartphones in India.
The most popular and large chain smartphone retailer in South India Sangeetha has already stopped selling both Oppo and Vivo smartphones in Tamilnadu and might even stop selling the devices soon in other states too.
Oppo spokesperson mentioned that the move is considered to market more mid-range and high-end devices and also mentioned that due to GST they have lost many outlets.Vivo has declined the reports claiming the reduction stores and is planning to launch some more stores by end of 2018.
As per some executive from retailer said that the move has taken due to reduced investment by both the companies.Many researchers claim both Oppo and Vivo will lose a lot of customers due to a reduction in investments.
Smartron an Indian based smartphone manufacturer has announced its first budget smartphone with Smartron tphone P today in India.The Smartron tphone P is priced at Rs.7999 and will be exclusive to Flipkart. The device will go on sale starting from Jan 17.
Smartron tphone P is completely built out of metal and weighs 160 grams. It is 8.9 mm thick.Smartron tphone P sports 5.2 inches 720p display covered with 2.5D curved glass on top.
It is powered by SD435 SoC coupled with 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage which can be expanded via microSD cards up to 128GB.It features 13MP rear camera with an aperture of f/2.2, PDAF, 1.12-micron pixel, and LED flash. It features 5MP selfie camera with f/2.2, 1.12-micron pixel, and LED flash.
The connectivity option include Dual SIM with 4G LTE and VoLTE support (Hybrid SIM), Wifi, Bluetooth 4.1, AGPS, micro USB port, fingerprint scanner, and 3.5 mm audio port.The main highlight of the device is mammoth 5000 mAh battery.The Smartron tphone P is running on Android 7.1.1 out of the box.
Huawei upcoming flagship smartphone with Huawei P20 series is all back in news again. Earlier we had got the 3D CAD renders of the device which showed the triple rear cameras with iPhone X like a design.Today we have spotted the device on HTML5 Test.
As per the benchmarks, the Huawei P20 model is listed as EML-AL00 which will sport an FHD+ display with a resolution of 1080*2244p with an aspect ratio of 18.7:9 which is slightly wider than Samsung’s Infinity display.
The device with an odd aspect ratio might be due to the inclusion of notch and benchmarks was unable to detect that.As per benchmarks, the Huawei P20 series is running on Android 8.0 out of the box.
Samsung has now decided to unlock the FM chips for upcoming Samsung smartphones.This move has come after brands like Motorola, Alcatel and LG also announced that they will sell devices with unlocked FM chips.
We saw many flagship devices from many brands locking or disabling the FM Radio feature even if it is capable of receiving signals. So popular online radio service provider NextRadio is planning to partner with Samsung soon.
As of now, we are not sure which will be the first device from Samsung to come with unlocked FM chips but we can expect the Samsung flagship Samsung Galaxy S9 might be the first as it is scheduled to launch at MWC 2018 next month.
After Lenovo launching its first smart display with Google assistant now, LG has launched its very first smart display LG ThinkQ KW9 at CES 2018.
Google launched its Smart display platform recently to give tough competition to Amazon Alexa devices and now we are getting a huge list of manufacturers been implementing and launching their own version of smart display powered by Google Assitant.
LG ThinQ KW9 Smart display is completely made out of plastic and comes with rectangular shape design.It features 8-inch touchscreen display at the front with Merdian Audio powered speakers on both the sides of the display.Above the display, we have the front-facing camera with a shutter button just above it so that one can video call using the Google Duo app.Top of the device there is the power button.
LG ThinQ KW9 Smart display comes with Chromecast support and is powered by Google Assistant.LG ThinQ KW9 Smart display is powered by Qualcomm SD624 Home Hub platform.As of now, there are no details regarding pricing and availability for the LG ThinQ KW9 Smart display.
RAPOO – a leading manufacturer of wireless peripheral products, has introduced its new gaming brand, VPRO in the Indian market.
Rapoo has been in the IT industry in India since 2012, with a variety of quality an innovative IT peripherals. Under its gaming label, VPRO, Rapoo aims to continue its contribution to the growing eSports market in India.
The VPRO brand under Rapoo sells gaming keyboards, mechanical gaming keyboards, mice, combos, headsets and gamepads.
Commenting on the launch, Mukesh Chaudhary, Country Head-India, SAARC & ME, RAPOO Technologies India Pvt. Ltd., said, “Rapoo has always believed in introducing quality and innovative products in the tech lifestyle space. The introduction of VPRO Gaming products under the RAPOO umbrella are a natural extension to now utilize our experience in peripherals taking it to the next level in gaming. With the consistent growth of the eSports segment in India, we are confident and excited about VPRO being the brand of choice for gamers nationwide.”
While a few of the VPRO products like the V110 Gaming Keyboard and Mouse Combo, the V600 Gamepad, and the V510 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard have recently started selling in India, a variety of other products will soon be available online as well as offline via authorized Rapoo partners in India.
In contrast to its competitors, Rapoo enjoys the advantage of shortened product life cycles allowing it to adapt faster to new trends and needs of the ever growing gaming community. This is made possible due to Rapoo’s ability to develop and produce almost all components itself, hence offering incredible advantages when it comes to value for money.
Apple is all set to make a deal with LG Innotek for its TrueDepth Camera components for the Face ID feature.As per regulatory filing reveals that LG has invested around 873.7 billion for building the additional facilities for the upcoming iPhone and iPads TrueDepth Camera module.
As per the Investor, Tim Cook has met the LG Innotek CEO Park Jong-Seok in Nov last year and had made the deal final with some investment made by Apple for fabrication facilities.The accurate investment made by Apple is unknown.
As per rumours the upcoming iPads will come with an upgraded version of Apple A11 Bionic SoC with two extra cores and will also include the TrueDepth Camera module.
Samsung finally launched its latest mid-range device with Samsung Galaxy A8+ in India. The Samsung Galaxy A8+ is priced at Rs.32,990/- and will be available in two colours with Gold and Black.The Samsung Galaxy A8+ will be exclusive to Amazon and will go on sale starting from Jan 20.
Samsung Galaxy A8+ comes with an all-new bezel-less design with nearly thin bezels at the front.It is built out of metal and glass and looks premium.Samsung Galaxy A8+ weighs 191 grams and is 8.3 mm thick.
At the front, we have the bezel-less display with slightly thinner bezels. On top of the display, we have the earpiece, Dual selfie camera, and sensors their is nothing below the display.At the back, we have the single camera with LED flash beside it and new fingerprint scanner located just below the camera module. On the right, we have the Power button and Volume rockers located on the left.
Samsung Galaxy A8+ 6.0 inches FHD+ Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1080*2220p with an aspect ratio of 18.5:9 which is having curved corners similar to Samsung Galaxy S8.
Samsung Galaxy A8+ is powered by Exynos 7885 chip coupled 6GB RAM and 64GB storage variants which can be expanded via microSD cards up to 256GB.
Samsung Galaxy A8+ feature single rear camera which is having a resolution of the 16MP sensor with an aperture of f/1.7, LED flash and PDAF.At the front, we have Dual Selfie cameras with a primary sensor of 16MP and an 8MP secondary sensor both having an aperture of f/1.9.The selfie camera is having two separate sensors an one can easily switch the camera and take pictures and it also comes with features like Portrait shots and Live Focus feature where one can directly select the bokeh effect manually live.It also comes with VDiS (Video Digital Stabilization) which prevent shaky videos.The rear camera can record videos up to 4K @30fps.
The Connectivity option includes Dual SIM/Single SIM with 4G LTE and VoLTE support, Dual Band Wifi, Bluetooth 5.0, ANT+, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, NFC, USB-Type C port, 3.5 mm audio port, and fingerprint scanner.The Samsung Galaxy A8+ will also come with an IP68 rating which makes the device dust and water resistant.All this fueled with 3500 mAh battery support for Samsung Fast charging technology.It also comes with support for Samsung Pay.The Samsung Galaxy A8+ still run on Android 7.1.1 and will be upgraded to Android Oreo later.
Wanna track your sleep on daily basis? Want to know how long you will be in an unconscious state? then Nokia has unveiled a perfect gadget for tracking your sleep and lots more with Nokia Sleep a bed sensor.
Nokia Sleep is a bed sensor which can be placed under your mattress and will provide all the sleep tracking data.It tracks your sleep, interruption and will also alert you if you have spent a lot of time sleeping.The Nokia Sleep can be integrated with smart home ecosystem with the help of IFTTT app.If you have trouble sleeping then you can get 8 weeks course on improving the sleep.
Nokia Sleep is priced at $99.95 in the US and there are no details about availability.
Earlier we had rumours of LG might change the name of the G-series line up. Now, we have mentioned on one of the spotted the LG G7 mentioned on LG official support page.
As per official LG support page, the upcoming LG flagship will be called as the LG G7. Apart from that LG UK support page also mentions the list of devices supporting Qualcomm Quick Charge including the unannounced LG G7 which is mentioned under QC 4.0 support list.As of now, the listing page has been taken down by LG UK.
So this might be the hint that LG will retain the name of G-series lineup and will call the next flagship smartphone as LG G7.LG might unveil their next flagship LG G7 at MWC 2018 held in next month at Berlin.
As per rumours, the LG G7 might be powered by SD845 SoC and will feature OLED panel.
