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Redmi K20 Pro Avengers Edition First Hands-On Images

July 09, 2019
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Redmi K20 Pro Avengers Edition First Hands-On Images

Xiaomi introduced the Redmi K20 Pro earlier this year, and was initially released in Red and Blue colors. The Redmi K20 Pro Marvel Hero Limited Edition is now official in China, for all the Avengers fans out there.Here are some live hands-on images that show off the phone's unique design.

While the company is yet to announce the memory, storage and price of the phone, as of now, the speculations are that Xiaomi might first unveil it in India on July 17. However, a few hands-on images of the handset have leaked on the internet. The images were shared by a user on Weibo, and Xiaomishka on Twitter. 



Xiaomi is all set to launch the Redmi K20 series in India on July 17. The company has confirmed the launch event, first launched in China in May. The limited edition model shuns the gradient design for a back that is styled after Iron Man's suit, and additionally you get exclusive Avengers backgrounds to go with the design. A 3D design on the back panel and has a honeycomb-like design on the lower part, a red-coloured power button used in the camera module. The colour of the back panel is mettalic grey, the packaging itself is pretty interesting, and comes with the usual accoutrements that you'd expect from a limited edition phone. The phone box will have a blue-coloured back panel with the Avengers logo.

Redmi K20 Pro Avengers Edition First Hands-On Images

Redmi K20 series: Specifications and features

Both the Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro smartphones come with a full-screen design. It comes equipped with a Full HD+ 6.39-inch Super AMOLED display that sports a 1080 x 2340 pixel resolution and has Gorilla Glass 6 protection with a pop-up selfie camera, which delivers a 91.6 percent screen-to-body-ratio and a 19.5:9 aspect ratio.

The standard version is powered by a Snapdragon 730 SoC, which is accompanied by up to 6GB RAM and 128GB storage.The Redmi K20 Pro is powered by the Snapdragon 855 with up to 8GB RAM and up to 256GB storage.

Both Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro feature a vertically stacked triple rear camera setup with a 48-MP Sony IMX586 primary camera paired with a 13MP secondary sensor with a wide-angle lens that offers a field-of-view of 124.89 degrees. An 8-megapixel telephoto lens. The smartphone captures slow-motion videos up to 960fps. And for selfies, there is a 20-MP pop-up selfie camera. It is backed by a 4000mAh battery.

It also support features like Game Turbo 2.0, DC Dimming. Both phones feature an in-display fingerprint sensor, a 3.5mm headphone jack, USB-Type C with fast charging.
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Asus ROG 2 Gaming Phone Is Going To Launch On 23 July

July 09, 2019
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Asus ROG 2 Gaming Phone Is Going To Launch On 23 July

Last month we reported that ASUS released some information about their ROG Phone 2 which was confirmed to be equipped with 120Hz display. Now the company has started to send media invites for the launch of ROG Phone 2, the successor to the gaming-centric ROG Phone. The Taiwanese company ASUS announced, ROG 2 gaming phone is set to launch at an event in China on 23 July. 

Asus has also partnered with Tencent to create a device that bring custom gaming experience to the ROG Phone 2, and optimised to run Tencent's titles, like PUBG Mobile and a number of games in the pipeline. The company also has a stake in a number of large studios in the west, such as Epic Games and Riot Games.
Asus ROG 2 Gaming Phone Is Going To Launch On 23 July


With two weeks to go until its launch, most of us are already eager to know what the ROG Phone 2 has in store. ROG Phone 2, will be equipped with 120Hz display. However, unlike the competitor Razer, which uses the IPS panel, ASUS will equip its gaming smartphone of the second generation OLED display, and would be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor with some kind of cooling feature.



The ROG Phone 2 will compete with the gaming-centric phones launched this year, including the Nubia Red Magic 3 and the Black Shark 2.The device is said to be priced around Yuan 4,399 for the base variant.

That's about it for the specs we know about so far, but the reveal is only a few weeks away, stay tuned to Insight Trending for more updates regarding the ASUS ROG Phone 2 as it’s launch draws closer. 
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WhatsApp 2.19.190 Beta Update Introduces "QR Codes Shortcut" For Easier Sharing

July 03, 2019
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WhatsApp 2.19.190 Beta Update Introduces "QR Codes Shortcut" For Easier Sharing

One of the things that make WhatsApp stand out from all the other chatting apps user privacy. Developers of WhatsApp want to make sure that no third-party entity is able to intercept those conversations or the media files that are being shared via WhatsApp. This is why the WhatsApp is updated with software tweaks, bug fixes and security improvements every day.

WhatsApp keeps on getting new features that make it more useful and relevant. Last week, the company reportedly started testing a feature that allows its users to share their status on Facebook, Instagram stories, Gmail and Google Photos directly from the app itself. Now, as per a tweet from WABetainfo, WhatsApp may be gearing up to add a “QR Code” shortcut that will allow users to quickly add contact information by scanning a QR Code.

Other apps like LinkedIn and Instagram also provide similar features. WABetaInfo shared the report about this on its official Twitter handle and shared a screenshot of the feature as well, the QR code shortcut has been added to WhatsApp beta Android version 2.19.189. The tweet reads, “In the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.19.189 update, WhatsApp is working on a QR Code shortcut (it's not visible yet).”

According to the screenshot, it can be seen that soon the users would be able to access the QR code feature on the app using the dedicated button.The feature will allow you to add contacts from within the app rather than fumbling around in the contacts app of your phone.
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Huawei's Debuts A Foldable Smartphone Called Mate X—With A Price Tag OF $2,600

February 25, 2019
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Huawei's Debuts A Foldable Smartphone Called Mate X—With A Price Tag OF $2,600
Huawei has revealed its first foldable smartphone called Mate X just a few days after Samsung’s first offering,but the price tag of $2,600 Mate X takes a different approach from Samsung's Galaxy Fold as Huawei’s Mate X folds face out,therefore the screen is on the outside of the two sides when folded up,unlike the Samsung Galaxy Fold which folds like a book. 

Huawei's Debuts A Foldable Smartphone Called Mate X—With A Price Tag OF $2,600

Revealed on sunday at Mobile World Congress, the Huawei Mate X is a 5G-supporting foldable smartphone that uses a "Falcon Wing Mechanical Hinge," Huawei Mate X can switch between a 6.6-inch smartphone with OLED displays on the front and on the rear to a larger 8-inch tablet.

The Huawei Mate X is larger in both modes, and thinner when closed measuring 5.4 millimeters as compared to Galaxy Fold. The Huawei Mate X puts much of the electronics into the hinge, it forms a natural handle, making it easier for the user to hold. It pops open using a button with no notch, unlike the Galaxy Fold.

Huawei's Debuts A Foldable Smartphone Called Mate X—With A Price Tag OF $2,600


Specifications
COLOUR

  • Interstellar Blue
DISPLAY
Type:
OLED

Size:
Unfolded: 8 inches
Folded: 6.6 inches for front panel, 6.38 inches for back panel

Resolution:
Unfolded: 2480 x 2200
Folded: 2480 x 1148 for front panel, 2480 x 892 for back panel

*The display has rounded corners and the screen is measured as a standard rectangular shape diagonally (actual viewable area is less).
CHIPSET
HUAWEI Kirin 980 + Balong 5000

HUAWEI Kirin 980
CPU: 2 x Cortex-A76 Based 2.6 GHz + 2 x Cortex-A76 Based 1.92 GHz + 4 x Cortex-A55 1.8 GHz
GPU: Mali-G76
NPU: Neural Network Processing Unit

Balong 5000

2G / 3G / 4G / 5G Multi-mode
Support SA&NSA
OPERATING SYSTEM
Android 9
MEMORY
8 GB RAM + 512 GB ROM
NM card: support up to 256 GB

*Due to limitations in CPU processing power, memory used by the operating system and pre-installed applications, the actual space available to users may be less than the stated memory capacity. Actual memory space may change due to application updates, user operations, and other related factors.

*NM card sold separately.
NETWORK
Primary SIM card:
5G NR TDD: N41 / N77 / N78 / N79
4G LTE TDD: B34 / B38 / B39 / B40 / B41
4G LTE FDD: B1 / B2 / B3 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B7 / B8 / B9 / B12 / B17 / B18 / B19 / B20 / B26 / B28 / B32
3G WCDMA: B1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19;
2G GSM: B2 / B3 / B5 / B8 (850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz)

Secondary SIM card:
4G LTE TDD: B34 / B38 / B39 / B40 / B41
4G LTE FDD: B1 / B2 / B3 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B7 / B8 / B9 / B12 / B17 / B18 / B19 / B20 / B26 / B28
3G WCDMA: B1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19
2G GSM: B2 / B3 / B5 / B8 (850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz)
Note:
Functions available on the live network depend on the carrier network.
DUAL SIM SUPPORT
Card slot 1: nano card
Card slot 2: nano card or NM card
*NM card sold separately.
GPS
GPS (L1 + L5 dual band) / AGPS / Glonass / BeiDou / Galileo (E1 + E5a dual band) / QZSS (L1 + L5 dual band)
CONNECTIVITY
802.11a/b/g/n/ac, 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz

Bluetooth 5.0, BLE, SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX HD, LDAC and HWA Audio

Type-C, USB 3.1 GEN1*

Type-C earjack

*This function should be used with the USB cable (non-standard USB cable, need to be purchased separately) that supports this function.

*The standard USB cable supports USB 2.0.
SENSORS
Gravity Sensor, Ambient Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Gyroscope, Compass, Fingerprint Sensor, Hall sensor, Barometer, Infrared sensor, colour temprature sensor
CAMERA
Leica camera
40 MP (Wide Angle Lens) + 16 MP (Ultra Wide Angle Lens) + 8 MP (Telephoto)
EMUI
EMUI 9.1.1
BATTERY
4500 mAh (Typical Value)*

*Typical value. Actual capacity may vary slightly.
This capacity is the nominal battery capacity. The actual battery capacity for each individual phone may be slightly above or below the nominal battery capacity.
CHARGING
55 W HUAWEI SuperCharge
NFC
Read Write mode / Peer to Peer mode / Card Emulation mode (payment by *SIM card, or HCE) is supported.

*SIM card only supports SIM 1 slot.

The Huawei Mate X is arriving in June, and will start from 2,299 euros ($2,611), which is expensive than Samsung's sub-$2,000 device. 

Source : Huawei
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Samsung Makes 5G a Reality With Galaxy S10 5G Rollout Across Europe

February 21, 2019
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Samsung Makes 5G a Reality With Galaxy S10 5G Rollout Across Europe
Samsung Electronics today announced a range of new 5G operator partnerships that will see the rollout of Galaxy S10 5G across Europe this summer, bringing the future of mobile connectivity to European consumers today.

“With a long history of groundbreaking industry-firsts, Samsung is proud to be making 5G a reality for European consumers by collaborating with some of our most trusted operator partners to introduce Galaxy S10 5G to the market this summer,” said DJ Koh, President and CEO of IT & Mobile Communications Division at Samsung Electronics. “For over a decade, Samsung has spearheaded major advances in global connectivity, leveraging a heritage in visionary innovation and unrivaled expertise in hardware and services. These new mobile network partnerships reflect our deep commitment to ongoing open collaboration so that we can continue to deliver meaningful innovations and unparalleled connectivity that will fundamentally change the way we work, communicate and consume content.”

Partnering with major mobile network operators in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and the UK, Galaxy S10 5G pioneers Samsung’s vision for global 5G network connectivity. Galaxy S10 5G users will be able to experience true 5G connectivity via the following operators:
  • Deutsche Telekom
  •  EE
  •  Orange
  •  Sunrise
  •  Swisscom
  •  TIM
  •  Telefonica
  •  Vodafone
“Deutsche Telekom is very excited to work together with Samsung as a partner for the development of best in class 5G experience,” said Tim Hoettges, CEO of Deutsche Telekom AG.

“EE customers enjoy the UK’s best mobile experience today, and as leaders in 5G and converged smart networks we’ll be going even further to keep them connected wherever they go,” said Marc Allera, CEO of BT’s Consumer division. “We’ll be launching 5G across 16 UK cities this year with leading partners such as Samsung to give our customers the very best experience – providing the fastest and most reliable connection when they need it the most.”

“We’re proud of this new milestone in our partnership with Samsung,” said Stéphane Richard, Chairman and CEO at Orange Group. “We welcome the availability of their first 5G device ready for European 5G networks.”

“We intend to continue being a frontrunner in the development of 5G in Europe and we have been working together with Samsung to speed up the launch of 5G services through their 5G smartphone,” said Luigi Gubitosi, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of Telecom Italia. “We have set ourselves a challenging schedule and we will use every tool available to achieve our goal of playing a leading role in the deployment of 5G in Italy.”

“Vodafone is excited to partner again with Samsung at the start of the 5G era, working together to provide customers with the benefits of advanced speeds and great services from Vodafone’s 5G network during 2019,” said Nick Read, Vodafone Group CEO.

Committed to an open approach to collaboration and with major partnerships around the globe, Samsung is supported by leading global service providers to bring secure, trusted and powerful 5G connectivity to the region. Up to roughly 20 times faster than 4G, 5G on Galaxy S10 5G introduces hyper-fast streaming and download speeds, powerful mobile hot-spotting, 4K video calling and an elevated mobile gaming experience. The first-ever true 5G smartphone, Galaxy S10 5G champions a seamless and near-instantaneous mobile experience, delivering the next step in mobile connectivity today.

Press release by Samsung
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Samsung Changes the Smartphone Game by Introducing 'Samsung Galaxy Fold'

February 21, 2019
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Samsung Changes The Smartphone Game by Introducing 'Samsung Galaxy Fold'
Galaxy Fold is in its very own classification. It conveys another sort of mobile experience enabling Users to do things they couldn't do with a conventional smartphone. Users currently have the best of the two universes; a conservative gadget that unfolds to uncover Samsung's biggest ever smartphone display. Galaxy Fold unites material, building, and display advancements, created more than eight years following the presentation of Samsung's first flexible display model in 2011. 

The interior screen does not just curve. It folds. Folding is an increasingly instinctive movement, and a progressively troublesome development to convey. Samsung imagined another polymer layer and made a display around 50 percent more slender than the run of the mill smartphone display. The new material makes Galaxy Fold adaptable and intense, worked to last. 

Galaxy Fold was structured in light of smartphone Users – driven by bigger and better from factors that help their experiences. Galaxy Fold changes to the screen you need, the minute you need it. Slip it out of your pocket for one-gave calls, writings, and more and open for perpetual performing various tasks and higher quality review on our biggest mobile display for introductions, computerized magazines, motion pictures, and AR content. 

Galaxy Fold is worked for the heaviest and extreme use whether it's working, playing or sharing — all of which requires propelled execution. Pressed with amazing equipment, the Galaxy Fold is more than capable. 

Galaxy Fold is in excess of a mobile gadget. It's an entryway to a whole galaxy of associated devices and administrations that Samsung has created throughout the years to make it less demanding for buyers to do the things that they couldn't do previously. Pair with Samsung DeX2 for considerably greater efficiency control with a PC-like experience.

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Samsung Galaxy A8s Unicorn Edition Gets Two New Colour Variants In China

February 12, 2019
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Samsung Galaxy A8s Unicorn Edition Gets Two New Colour Variants In China
Samsung Galaxy A8s was introduced in December, bringing the new Infinity-O display design to company’s lineup.Samsung Galaxy A8s was the first smartphone to go on sale with a hole punch display design.Samsung has launched Galaxy A8s Unicorn Edition with two new color variants smartphone in China ahead of the Valentine's Day celebrations.

Galaxy A8s Unicorn Edition comes in two new gradient colors — pink yellow and pink blue. Apart from the new colors, the Galaxy A8s Unicorn edition also comes with a “magic mirror” feature, that allow the user to use the phone display like a mirror by activating the feature from the Bixby button. 

Samsung Galaxy A8s Unicorn Edition Gets Two New Colour Variants In China

The Samsung Galaxy A8s Unicorn Edition is available on the Samsung e-shop in China and also on Chinese e-commerce marketplace JingDong Mall.Galaxy A8s Unicorn Edition specs are the same as of regular version.

Specification

Samsung Galaxy A8s comes with a 6.4-inch display and have a full-HD+ resolution having a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. Samsung Galaxy A8s was launched with Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SoC. The phone comes in two memory variants 6GB or 8GB of RAM. Moreover, it has a internal storage of 128GB. and can be expanded up to 512 GB by using a microSD card.

In terms of camera, the Samsung Galaxy A8s have a triple-lens setup on the back, comprising a 24MP primary sensor, a 10MP telephoto sensor with 2X optical zoom and 5MP depth sensor. It uses 24MP lens for the selfies with f/2.0 aperture.

Samsung Galaxy A8s Unicorn Edition Gets Two New Colour Variants In China

The Samsung Galaxy A8s measures 159.11×74.88×7.38mm. Samsung Galaxy A8s carries a 3,400 mAh battery and support fast charging over USB-C and runs on Android 9.0 Pie out of the box with Samsung’s UI on top.

Price

Samsung Galaxy A8s was launched at a starting price of RMB 2,999 (around Rs 30,500) for the base variant with 6GB of RAM.The gradient variants of the Samsung Galaxy A8s has a price tag of CNY 2,799 (around Rs. 29,300). 
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LG Company Decided To Continue Making Phones After Financial Losses In The Business

February 05, 2019
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LG Company Decided To Continue Making Phones After Financial Losses In The Business











LG Mobile faces the $700 million lost from the last year when the company reporting the records profits of other division. The CEO of LG Electronics, Qiao Yujin, "has stated that the company will not be leaving the mobile phone business".


LG Company Decided To Continue Making Phones After Financial Losses In The Business


“LG’s business portfolio includes cars and home appliances, both of which are related to smartphones, so we have not considered exiting the smartphone business,” said Qiao.

LG Mobile has posted operating losses for nearly four straight years (15 quarters). In 2017 it lost $192 million. LG is counting on 5G and new form factors to turn its fortunes around this year.
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