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OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition has been unveiled globally, and the Chinese company has provided the price in British Pounds. OnePlus has also detailed availability in Western Europe and North America, whilst providing a tentative timeline for India, China, and Nordic regions. More details about the OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition India release date should be made clear at the company's Mumbai launch event Tomorrow. The biggest highlights of the smartphone are its 10GB of RAM, and the company's new fast charging tech - Warp Charge 30. The OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition glass on the rear panel, and the signature McLaren Papaya Orange colour placed on the bottom of the smartphone. There is more McLaren stuff in the box as well. OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition design, features Let's start off with the features - as we mentioned, the OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition comes with a carbon fibre pattern beneath the glass of the rear panel, and its otherwise blac...

Yesterday,  Honor announced  a bunch of new tech that's supposed to make it to its future smartphones and the 48MP camera sensor is one of them it takes advantage of the Quad Bayer tech. The camera uses Sony's IMX586 CMOS sensor with 0.8 micron pixel size. It will surely be part of the upcoming Honor View 20. Thanks to its Quad Bayer method that stacks four adjustment 2x2 pixels into the same colour, photos appear sharper and without much noise even challenging low-light scenarios. To show off its amazing capabilities, Honor published a bucketload of camera samples some of which are in black and white using the full 48MP resolution. Here are the some of sample shots Honor View 20 sample photos Honor View 20 sample photos Honor View 20 sample photos Honor View 20 sample photos Honor View 20 sample photos

Huawei's sub-brand Honor showcased its latest Honor View 20 smartphone with in-display camera and 48MP AI rear camera. While Honor View 20 will be making the global debut on January 22nd, it will first lauched in China as Honor V20 on December 26th. The Honor View 20 is the first smartphone to sport 48MP Song IMX586 sensor. Talking about in-display camera, a hole with a diameter of 4.5mm will be drilled on upper left corner to fit the front-facing camera.  The company also introduced the new LinkTurbo technology that will bridge both the LTE and Wi-Fi connections. The recently launched Honor Magic 2 will be the first smartphone to get the LinkTurbo feature. Under the hood, it will be using the latest Kirin 980 octa-core processor built on 7nm FinFET process. It comes packed with the new Cortex-A76 cores and 10-core Mali G76 GPU. The dual NPU will help in faster analyzing of the AI tasks. With the dual NPU and dual ISP, the 48MP sensor on the Honor View 20 will have an ad...

Amazon is offering discounts and no-cost EMI options on select Apple products this-week Amazon India has kicked off a week-only Apple Fest sale with deals and offers on a number of Apple products. The Amazon sale was started on December 8 and will run from until next Saturday, December 14. The seven-day Amazon sale will offer deals on Apple's smartphones, laptops, tablets, accessories and more. Amazon Apple sale offers Amazon claims it is offering discounts worth up to Rs. 16,000 on iPhones along with no-cost EMI options. The  iPhone X  is available at Rs. 74,999 (MRP Rs. 79,999) along with a no-cost EMI option for up to 9 months on major credit cards. This is similar to the deal we saw during festive season sales earlier this year. Similarly  iPhone 6S  is available at Rs. 24,999 (MRP Rs. 29,900) and  iPhone 6  at Rs. 21,999 (MRP Rs. 23,750). Both the phones are available with no-cost EMI options as well. Apart from these, the  iPhone X...

Samsung's Galaxy S10 Lite, S10 and S10+ Screen Sizes The famous leakster Evan Blass just published three renders that are supposed to be the upcoming Galaxy S10 lineup from Samsung. However, the post explicitly states that the images are based on a case manufacturer's expectations. According to the renders the smallest S10 Lite would have 5.8-inch display with a punch hole for camera in the middle while the regular S10 will sport 6.1-inch panel with the same front-facing camera design. The biggest S10+ version will have a massive 6.4-inch display with two holes for dual-camera setup. The renders are probably based on the rumours so far, so we suggest taking the news with a healthy portion of skepticism. But on the other hand, the report comes from trust-worthy source and coincidently, Ice Universe (another well-known leakster) confirms the screen sizes in a reply under the post. At least we can take the screen sizes out of this. Source

Vivo NEX 2 The Vivo NEX 2 will likely have 10GB of RAM and a Snapdragon 845 chipset. The information is confirmed by Geekbench listing of a Vivo V1821A device with the aforementioned credentials. Interestingly the Vivo in question is also running Android 9 Pie, which would make it the first Vivo smartphone on Android's latest software. According to a related leak, the main camera on the back of the Vivo NEX 2 (one of three) will have an ultra fast f/1.3 aperture - claiming the spot of the smartphone with the widest aperture around. As for screens, rumour has it the main screen will be a 6.59-inch panel with screen sound casting tech (meaning you'll hear calls through the screen itself, like on the first-gen Vivo NEX) while the second display will be a 5.5-incher that will work independently. We know how Vivo intends to switch between display screens - with a three finger gesture. Finally the Vivo NEX 2 will apparently come with a smaller battery compared to its ...

Nokia 8.1 will be launched in India on December 10 Nokia 8.1 was unveiled by HMD Global at an event in Dubai on Wednesday. The smartphone, as expected, is indeed the global variant of the Nokia X7 that was launched in China in October, and the successor to the Nokia 7 Plus. The Nokia 8.1 bears identical specifications to the Nokia X7, but is part of the Android One programme like other HMD Global Nokia smartphones in recent past. The highlight of Nokia 8.1 is its 6.18-inch PureDisplay with HDR10 support, its dual rear camera setup with Zeiss optics, the Snapdragon 710 SoC, the fact it runs on Android 9 Pie, and its 3,500mAh battery with 18W fast charging capabilities. Nokia 8.1 Specifications The Nokia 8.1 runs stock Android 9 Pie and sports a 6.18-inch full-HD+ (1080x2244 pixels) display with an 18.7:9 aspect ratio, 81.5 percent screen-to-body ratio, HDR support, 500nits peak brightness, and is capable of a 96 percent colour gamut. The Nokia 8.1 is powered by an octa-core Qu...

Samsung has already begun testing the Galaxy S9 and S9+ in the US and South Korea with a software preview of Android 9.0 Pie on the phones along with Samsung's One UI as part of the deal. Since then, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 has seen registration for the beta in the United States but hadn't yet pushed the firmware until today. As of today, Samsung has opened registrations and has begun pushing the beta firmware OTA for the Samsung Galaxy Note9 in India and Germany, as well as finally began pushing the OTA to those who registered on Samsung + app in the United States. The update weighs in at around 1,532 MB for Germany and about 1,681 MB for the US-based Note. Note that only the US Unlocked variant of the Note9 is eligible for the beta at this time. For those in India and Germany, you'll need to sign up in the Samsung Members app as soon as possible since Samsung only allows a certain number of participants in its beta programs. The new beta brings support for Unicode...

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 would support a new Qualcomm ultrasonic fingerprint sensor Qualcomm on Tuesday unveiled the Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform, the first new generation of mobile phone processor chips that will power 5G smartphones in the United States as soon as next year. The key feature of the Snapdragon 855 chip, launched at an event in Hawaii, is the 5G Snapdragon X50 modem for phones to connect to 5G wireless data networks with "multi-gigabit" mobile data speeds of up to 50 to 100 times faster than current 4G networks. Qualcomm, the largest supplier of mobile phone chips, said Snapdragon 855 would power Samsung 5G smartphones that Verizon Communications and Samsung said on Monday would be released in the United States in the first half of 2019. More details about the SoC will be unveiled at the annual Snapdragon Technology Summit in Hawaii. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 is said  to feature the company's fourth generation, multi-core Qualcomm AI Engine,...

By the point, it's safe to say you can never assume that phone makers promote their phones using actual photos taken with the product that they are advertising. Is this false advertising? Only if you note explicitly says one thing and lies about it. Otherwise, is it up to interpretation? This time, the photo in question is one that you can find on the Hong Kong version of Samsung's  Galaxy A8 Star landing page . Scroll down a bit and you'll see it, describing Live Focus and how the user can manually adjust the Bokeh effect to as little or as much as they want. Only, this photo wasn't actually shot with the darn thing. Source: diyphotography.net shot by Dunja Djudjic This is ironic because Samsung did the exact same thing with the Samsung Galaxy A8 earlier this year, in two tweets by Samsung Brazil. Apparently, posting a selfie to promote a smartphone that wasn't taken with with actual phone and then watermarking "Samsung" in the photo isn't fal...

Chinese OEM OnePlus has announced plans to open its Research and Development centre in India, showcasing the growing importance of India as a market for the company. Despite inching towards premium segment pricing with every phone release, OnePlus has been finding increasing success in the country. The R&D facility will be located in Hyderabad, and will play a critical role in the development of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning software for OnePlus products, as well as drive innovations. India is currently one of the biggest markets for OnePlus, notwithstanding the fact that the company has largely shed its affordable flagship tag. OnePlus has chosen Hyderabad since the city offers a sizeable talent pool, especially in the are of emerging technologies. The city of Hyderabad is also one of their fastest growing markets within India. OnePlus also plans to grow the Hyderabad facility into the biggest R&D facility for the company. "In three years, we plan to ...

Google has started rolling out transcriptions for Android's call screening service (via  9to5google ). The Call Screen feature uses Google Assistant to answer the phone on your behalf to screen calls from unknown numbers. The only way to see a conversation before was to witness it in real time - the new transcriptions save a copy for later viewing. To find it, head info the Recent Calls of the Phone app, find a call that Google's screening service answered on your behalf, and select Call Details from the menu. If you have the latest update, you should be able to pick the See Transcript option. From here you'll be able to read the transcript, as well as rate its quality. Transcription support hasn't rolled out to everyone just yet, but after Google confirmed the feature would be available before the end of the year, it's unlikely to be long before all US Pixel owners get access. If you're outside of the US then you might have to wait a little longer. For no...

Microsoft is apparently working on a slew of new Surface-branded devices, including the long-awaited foldable Andromeda tablet, a modular Surface Studio Monitor, the all-new Surface Laptop with AMD processor, and a couple of Xbox game consoles. The information has been revealed by tech journalist and author Brad Sams, who has come out with a book titled Beneath a Surface. The book focuses on how Microsoft is rebuilding its hardware division from scratch. It also talks about a number of unreleased products that the Redmond-gaint could be working secretly. Sams claims that Microsoft is already working on a dual-SIM Surface device. The so-called Project Andromeda project is very much alive and the launch could happen towards the end of 2019. Apparently, it will be a compact device that will turn from smartphone size to tablet size. The dual-screen device appears to be similar to that of Samsung's upcoming foldable phone . The writer also claims that Microsoft is not happy with I...

Samsung is expected to launch its first smartphone with an Infinity-O display, dubbed Samsung Galaxy A8s. A Chinese tipster has  tweet that the new Galaxy A8s will be the first smartphone to ditch the 3.5mm headphone jack. Separately, GalaxyClub has spotted a listing for the US FCC website,  which confirms that the Galaxy A8s will sport a display hole. The documentation on the US FCC website has a screenshot of Galaxy A8s with a space on the top left corner, where the front camera sensor is expected to be placed. Additionally, the documentation states that the device will have an aspect ratio of 19:5:9. According to earlier reports , Samsung Galaxy A8s will sport a 6-inch Full HD+ Infinity-O display. it will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SoC coupled with an Adreno 616 GPU  The device will come with 6GB of RAM and 128GB inbuilt storage, which can be expanded upto 512GB via a microSD card. It will run Android 9.0 Pie with the company's own One Ui skin on ...

Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2 It is already confirmed by Asus that company is working on a successor to the ZenFone Max M1, the ZenFone Max M2 (ZB631KL) and  ZenFone Max Pro M2   (ZB633KL). These new phones are expected to pack huge batteries like the predecessor but the most important thing the brand new design as well as upgraded hardware. Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2 is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoC The Asus ZenFone Max M2 is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SoC, clocked at 1.8GHz Octa-Core processor, while the  Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2 is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoC, clocked at 2.2GHz Octa-Core processor . Both the smartphones will features a 6-inch Full HD+ notch display with an 19:5:9 aspect ratio. The notch is slightly wider on Max M2 than on the Max Pro M2. Asus ZenFone Max M2 The ZenFone Max M2 comes with 4GB RAM/ 32GB storage and 4GB RAM/ 64GB storage variants. The ZenFone Max Pro M2 comes with 4GB RAM and storage options include...