After Samsung, its South Korean rival LG has now hinted at launching a foldable smartphone, the media reported.
The smartphone maker has applied for three brand name registrations — Flex, Foldi and Duplex — at the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
“All three applications are categorised in Class 9 that includes smartphones, so it’s a pretty safe bet that LG is claiming these names for any future devices it makes, foldable or otherwise,” Engadget reported.
However, it was not clear if the names would be used for a smartphone or any other device. “The first two, ‘Flex’ and ‘Foldi’, are pretty straightforward and in sync with Samsung’s Galaxy F and Huawei’s Flexi/Flex trademarks.
‘Duplex’, on the other hand, is an interesting choice by LG, especially considering that Google is using the word for its AI call-making feature that just started rolling out to users. However, that’s just the name for the underlying technology and Google is marketing it as Call Screen in the Google Pixel Phones.
It remains to be seen how far developed LG’s foldable screen technology is. There’s no word yet on when the LG pone will be launched. Samsung aims to launch its first foldable smartphone in March next year, along with a fifth-generation (5G) network-powered Galaxy S10.
The South Korean tech giant plans to unveil the flagship Galaxy S10 smartphone in February, followed by the foldable Galaxy F and another edition of the Galaxy S10 that runs on the 5G network in March.
Xiaomi’s highly-anticipated Redmi Note 6 Pro is finally here in India. The company unveiled the phone today at an event in New Delhi.
The Redmi Note 6 Pro is Xiaomi’s first quad-camera smartphone to launch in the country. It also has notable upgrades over the last year’s Redmi Note 5 Pro, so let’s take a look.
Pricing and Availability
The Redmi Note 6 Pro starts at Rs. 13,999 for the base variant. The variant with 6GB RAM/ 64GB internal storage is priced at Rs. 15,999. The phone will be available starting tomorrow, and you’ll be able to grab one from Flipkart, Mi.com and Mi Home Stores across the country. Here’s the Redmi Note 6 Pro in all its glory:
Andas part of the Black Friday sale, the Redmi Note 6 Pro will be available for a special price on November 23, i.e today. You’ll be able to buy the Redmi Note 6 Pro for a starting price of just Rs. 12,999, and the top end variant will be available for Rs. 14,999.
The Redmi Note 6 Pro sports a 6.26-inch display with a resolution of 1080×2280 pixels. Xiaomi has decided to include a notch to add more screen real-estate. It has an aspect ratio of 19:9, and it has an 86-percent screen-to-body ratio.
The phone is powered by 14nm octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SoC, coupled with an Adreno 509 GPU. It will be offered in two configuration i.e. 4GB RAM/ 64GB internal storage and 6GB RAM/ 64GB internal storage.
As I mentioned earlier, the Redmi Note 6 Pro has quad-cameras. There’s a dual camera setup on both front as well as the back of the device. At the back, there’s a a 12-megapixel primary sensor and a 5-megapixel secondary sensor with Dual Pixel autofocus. Moving on to the front, the device packs a a 20-megapixel primary sensor and a 2-megapixel secondary sensor with AI face unlock capabilities. The Redmi Note 6 Pro runs on MIUI 10 on top of Android, and there’s a 4,000 mAh battery under the hood.
Just in time for ‘Black Friday’ and ‘Cyber Monday’ sales, Nvidia has announced the launch of a new GeForce RTX Battlefield V bundle. Gamers who’ll be buying a new GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, GeForce RTX 2080 or a GeForce RTX 2070-based graphics card or desktop PC from participating partners will receive a copy of Battlefield V.
This bundle, in my opinion, is really great for gamers who’ve been wanting to buy the new RTX cards. Battlefield V is one of the few games out now that takes the full advantage of all the features offered by Nvidia’s new cards. Here’s a video explaining how the game developers and Nvidia worked together to create the ultimate Battlefield V experience on PC –
If you’re still undecided about the new RTX card, here’s our review of the Nvidia RTX 2080 Founders Edition. If you’re interested in getting your hands on the bundle, you can get one starting today. The bundle will run until January 7, 2019 or till supplies last.
In addition to the bundle, Nvidia has also announced a new contest in which the participants will be rewarded with some great prizes like the RTX 2080 card and more.
To participate in the ‘Shot with Nvidia Ansel Contest’, you’ll have to capture some good-looking screenshots of Battlefield V’s single-player War stories. Of course, you’ll have to use Nvidia’s Ansel software to capture the shots.
You can upload the screenshots with GeForce photo sharing website, and post it to social media and tag @NVIDIAGeForce and #SHOTWITHGEFORCE.
The winner of the contest will be getting an RTX 2080 Ti card as grand prize. The first and second runner up will get an RTX 2080 card and RTX 2070 card respectively. The contest now live and it will run till December 16, 2018. You can learn more about the contest here.
Realme is all set to launch a new smartphone, the Realme U1, in India at an event called the Realme Gala on November 28.The company’s hype campaign for the upcoming smartphone is in full swing right now and is teasing the Realme U1 as India’s Selfie Pro. We’ll have to see how true that is, but before the device is officially announced, here’s what we know about the Realme U1:
Realme U1: Everything We Know So Far
MediaTek Helio P70 SoC
Soon after MediaTek unveiled the Helio P70 SoC, Realme announced that the company will soon launch the world’s first smartphone powered by the new MediaTek SoC. Earlier this month, Realme confirmed that the company’s next smartphone will be the Realme U1 that will have the Helio P70 ticking at its heart.
Earlier today, a Realme device claimed to be the Realme U1 was benchmarked alongside the Redmi Note 6 Pro the and Honor 8X, and an image of the three smartphones sitting side by side was also leaked. In the AnTuTu benchmark, the Realme U1 managed to beat the Redmi Note 6 Pro the and Honor 8X with a score of 145,021 points, while the Xiaomi and Honor device lagged behind with 115,611 and 139,974 points respectively.
From the benchmark scores, it is clear that the Helio P70 is a better performer than the Kirin 710 powering the Honor 8X and the Snapdragon 636 ticking inside the Redmi Note 6 Pro.
Dewdrop Notch
Talking about the Realme U1’s design, a promotional poster for the upcoming smartphone makes it abundantly clear thatthe Realme U1 will sport a dewdrop notch and will be the company’s second device after the Realme 2 Pro to flaunt one.
The device was recently spotted in the hands of Realme CEO Madhav Sheth, giving us a glimpse at the Realme U1’s design from the back. The Realme U1 has an uncanny resemblance to the Realme 2 Pro’s rear panel, down to the glossy surface finish, placement of the rear-mounted fingerprint sensor as well as the horizontally stacked dual rear-camera set-up. The Realme U1 shown in the picture has a golden tone to it, which is yet to be seen on a Realme smartphone.
Camera
The Realme U1 is being marketed as India’s Selfie Pro, which suggests that the device will pack a capable imaging hardware on the front, letting users capture some high-quality selfies. The company, as well as its CEO, have shared a couple of images clicked using the Realme U1 which look quite vibrant, but we’ll have to wait and put it through our camera test to find out how good it actually is.
There is no information about the resolution of the Realme U1’s cameras, but a tweet from Realme suggests that the device will come with AI beautification feature onboard that will utilize 296 facial recognition points to enhance selfies.
That’s all we know about the Realme U1 at the moment, however, there is no word on the device’s estimated pricing and availability, aside from the fact that it will be anAmazon-exclusive device. The Realme U1’s launch event will kick off at 12:30 PM on November 28 and will also be live-streamed on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter as well as the company’s official website.
Samsung unveiled the Galaxy A9, the company’s first smartphone with four rear cameras, back in October and also revealed that the device would be launched in India soon.
Making good on its promise, Samsung has today launched the Galaxy A9 in India starting at Rs 36,990 for the base model with 6GB RAM, and Rs 39,990 for the version with 8GB RAM. The device will be available from Amazon, Flipkart, Paytm Mall, Airtel Online Store and Samsung’s e-Store and will go on sale from November 28. 👉🏻 Know More :- 🖥 How to Clean Your Windows PC to Make it Faster 🖥
The Galaxy A9’s highlight is the quad camera set-up on the back which consists of an 8MP ultra-wide lens with F2.4 aperture and a 120-degree field of view, that will let users capture group shots or a wide landscape. Below it sits the 10MP (F2.4) telephoto lens which also facilitates 2X optical zoom and then comes the 24MP main camera with F1.7 aperture, which has the AI Scene Optimizer feature.
At the bottom is the 5MP Depth Lens with F2.2 aperture, which allows the phone to deliver features such as portrait photos with adjustable bokeh, live focus photos and other cool tricks such a the Portrait Dolly.
On the front is a 24MP (f/2.0) camera to handle selfies. The Galaxy A9 gets the much-appreciated Scene Optimizer technology that we saw in the Galaxy Note 9, which allows the camera to quickly identify the subject and accordingly adjust the settings, before the shot is taken.
Today seems to be an exciting day for Oppo. After its sister company Realme announced this morning that it’ll be launching the budget Realme U1 in India later this month, Oppo has now teased the arrival of its coveted R-series in the country.
In an official tweet sent out by Oppo Mobile India, the company has attached a video with the silhouette of a new smartphone and the letter “R” in front of it. The tweet also carries the caption ‘Stay tuned! Something new is coming up. #OPPO R-Series.’
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Talking about the R17 Neo first, the device sports a 6.4-inch Full-HD+(2340×1080 pixels, 19.5:9 aspect ratio) AMOLED display with the modern waterdrop notch. It is powered by the Snapdragon 660 chipset, paired with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage.
As for the optics department, the R17 Neo is backed by a dual-camera setup with a 16MP primary lens and a 2MP secondary lens. There’s also a 25MP selfie camera up front.
It runs Android 8.1 Oreo-based ColorOS 5.2 out-of-the-box, packs a modest 3,600mAh battery, SuperVOOC charging, and also includes an under-display fingerprint scanner.
Turning our attention to this triple camera beauty right here, the Oppo R17 Pro sports the same 6.4-inch Full-HD+ AMOLED display (with Corning Gorilla Glass 6). If you think it’s a flagship, well, then you’re mistaken because it’s powered by the Snapdragon 710 chipset. It is paired with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage.
As for the optics department, this is where the R17 Pro gets super interesting. It includes a triple rear-camera setup with a 12MP + 20MP + TOF 3D stereo camera, offering an aperture of F1.5/F2.4+F2.6. There’s a 25MP selfie camera on board here as well.
Oppo R17 Pro runs Android 8.1 Oreo-based ColorOS 5.2 out-of-the-box, packs a slightly bigger 3,700mAh battery, has SuperVOOC charging support, and also includes an under-display fingerprint scanner – like the R17 Neo. This device will sit right in the shadow of Oppo’s flagship Find X, with a mechanical sliding camera.
So, are you excited for the launch of the company’s R-series in India? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
HMD Global may have already launched a whole lot of smartphones in 2018, but the Finnish company is now looking to end the year with a bang. It has now scheduled a launch event in Dubai for December 5 and the invite hints at the arrival of three Nokia smartphones!
Juho Sarvikas, the Chief Product Officer at HMD Global, shared the press invite for the Dubai event with the caption #ExpectMore, hinting at the arrival of something unexpected. The caption could not only hint at the launch of a powerful budget phone but also a captivating flagship.
HMD launched the much-awaited successor to the Nokia 7 Plus, the Nokia X7 in China earlier last month and it may now be ready to go global. The device sports a 6.18-inch FHD+ (18.7:9) screen, with a notch, and ispowered by the Snapdragon 710 SoC, coupled with up to 6GB of RAM and 128GB of onboard storage.
As for the optics, you get a dual-rear camera system with a primary 12MP (with OIS) sensor and a 13MP secondary sensor. There’s also a 20MP selfie camera on board. It includes a 3,500mAh battery and runs Android 8.1 Oreo out-of-the-box.
The naming of the global variant of this device is still unknown. If you go by HMD’s past naming, it should be called the Nokia 7.1 Plus but the rumor mill says it would debut as the Nokia 8.1.
Nokia 2.1 Plus
The company has already refreshed each model in its lineup this year, from the Nokia 6.1 Plus to Nokia 3.1 Plus, so we can also expect HMD to take the wraps off Nokia 2.1 Plus in Dubai.
As per a recent sighting at the FCC, Nokia 2.1 Plus (model number TA–1136) is expected to come with 1GB of RAM and 16GB of storage. It’s the only detail revealed by this listing, but since it will be a “Plus” variant, we can expect a bigger display and bigger battery for entry-level users as well. It could very well launch with Android Go Pie Edition, given the low RAM.
And finally, Nokia’s gambit with the Nokia 8 Sirocco didn’t really pay off and the company is still looking to break into the premium segment. This is where the much-rumored and talked-about Nokia 9 comes into the picture.
This is much rumored penta-camera phone that the company could probably unveil during its event in Dubai. It’sexpected to come with a 5.9-inch QHD+ display and powered by the Snapdragon 845 chipset, but the highlight will obviously be the five cameras on the rear. There’s nothing concrete on what design Nokia will use for the rear cameras, but alleged leaks show a circular setup.
Nokia’s December 5 Launch Event
Three devices will be going official in Dubai next month, and we can expect HMD to bring them to India soon too, given the company’s success here. We’ll be bringing you all the updates, so best stay tuned to Cue Sparks. So, are you excited for Nokia’s upcoming smartphones? What are your expectations for the launch event? Let us know and tell us what you think about 5 cameras on a phone.
