Although there isn’t any concrete information about what the new smartphone will carry (or its existence itself), the rumor hints at the newer Snapdragon 821 on board and an IPS LCD display in place of AMOLED screen like on the OnePlus 3. Apparently, OnePlus is facing sourcing issues with the AMOLED screens and hence looking at IPS for the OnePlus 3s. We assume they’d possibly go with the same 6GB RAM on the newer variant as well....

But this time around, the company has partnered with Bandai Namco to add a nostalgic, arcade-ial touch to the OnePlus Nord 2. In addition, it has launched a special edition of the OnePlus Nord 2 — the Pac-Man edition. Very visibly Pac-Man The special edition of the OnePlus Nord 2 is very visibly Pac-Man edition and hence distinctly different from the regular OnePlus Nord 2. The phone comes with a dual film back where the outermost layer carries the very eye-catchy and obviously Pac-Man-inspired design....

The first CE, not the second Nord The important thing to remember about the OnePlus CE 5G (CE stands for “core edition”) is that it is NOT an upgrade of the OnePlus Nord. You can read about that in detail here but to sum it up, while the Nord was bringing a largely premium experience to a lower price point, the Nord CE 5G is more of an unabashed out and out mid-segment player....

The CES, like every year, hosts a bunch of presentations for new products and technologies from a wide range of companies. Until now, OnePlus has refrained from participating in this annual trade show and has been hosting independent events for its product launches. However, this is about to change next year with OnePlus finally coming to CES. As per the announcement, the OnePlus Concept One Special Event will be held from January 7 to 10, 2020, from 10 AM to 5 PM, at The Wynn, Las Vegas....

Poco M2 Pro: Design and Display The M2 Pro comes with a dual-tone finish on the rear with a splash-proof design. Towards the front, the device has a 6.67-inch LCD display with a 20:9 aspect ratio and Full HD+ screen resolution. It comes with Corning’s Gorilla Glass 5 protection. Poco M2 Pro: Performance Talking about performance, the Poco M2 Pro runs on the octa-core Snapdragon 720G processor with Adreno 618 GPU....

The Qualcomm Fingerprint Sensors will extend support for an under glass sensors that can be placed beneath a phone’s display and will allow users to register their fingerprints by touching on the screen. That’s not all, Qualcomm Fingerprint sensor will also support options that work with glass and metal thus allowing the manufacturers to put up an extra layer of material over the phones. Since the Qualcomm Fingerprint sensor works on Ultrasonic, the sound waves generated can still penetrate through the glass and metal up to a certain thickness....

With the launch of the Snapdragon 780G 5G Mobile Platform today, the Snapdragon 700 series from Qualcomm now has about EIGHT different processors catering to different needs and it can get really confusing to decipher the differences between each of them and how they impact the end-user experience on a smartphone. The newly launched Snapdragon 780G slots right in with the Snapdragon 750G and Snapdragon 765G (at least that’s what one would imagine upon seeing the nomenclature), but Qualcomm’s numbering scheme has been all over the place....

And essential to Microsoft’s new vision is the future of Windows 10 and how well it manages to sell to an audience that wants to get the right mix of mobile and desktop features in a single product. But besides this, Microsofts needs to target new users, and that’s exactly what it is trying to do with the announced Windows 10 support for Raspberry Pi 2. The new Raspberry Pi 2 brings better performance with a quad-core CPU, doubles the RAM to 1GB and still only costs $35....

Old is gold here! If you are tired of looking at those fiddly, fancy, tiny TWS buds and want to go back to the basics, the Realme Buds 2 Neo might just be your cup of tea. The earphones are what any good old pair of wired earphones look like. Two earbuds attached to wires that converge and turn into a single wire. The right earbud wire has a mic capsule that comes with a single multi-function button....

Realme Buds Wireless Pro The all-new Buds Wireless Pro is a neckband-style pair of earphones. It comes in the same yellow-and-black color combo as the original Buds Wireless. However, unlike the previous model, it does not offer wingtips on the earbuds. The earbuds have 13.6mm drivers, which are claimed to be 21% larger than the previous generation. As per the company, the Buds Wireless Pro offers up to 22 hours of playback time on a single charge....

The Redmi Note 7s features a 6.3-inch FHD+ display with a screen resolution of 2340 × 1080 pixels and a dot notch at the top. It has an all-glass design from front-to-back, protected with a Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection on top and P2i splash-resistant coating. Under the hood, it has a 2.2GHz Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 processor with 3GB / 4GB of RAM and 32GB / 64GB of storage....

The launch was imminent as Reliance was conducting its 4G field trial since November 2010 on its campus, further the company had said that it will be launching trials in July last year and this phase would be extended from the end of 2014 to early 2015. Airtel and Vodafone had long anticipated this move from Reliance and hence they had started investing additional funds to strengthen the infrastructure and increase its coverage....

The all-new Galaxy A8s is powered by a 10nm Snapdragon 710 chipset clocked in at 1.7 GHz with 128 GB internal storage (expandable using microSD card), 6 GB or 8 GB RAM, and Android 8.1 Oreo out of the box. In terms of design, the device sports a 6.39-inch Infinity-O display with a Full HD+ screen resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, and a 6.7mm cutout on the top-left of the screen that houses a selfie camera....

The webapp is pretty different from both the mobile app and the desktop site when it comes to the UI, and looks to be completely redesigned. Nevertheless, the mobile website seems to be slick and doesn’t need buyers to install the mobile app anymore. Myntra is yet another etailer who made the shift to an app only medium and it seems that Flipkart was more of testing the waters, and it’s now evident that the entire exercise somehow didn’t go well....

Believe it or not, you can save some money huge on that gas bill (which, by the way, keeps getting bigger and bigger) using a device so common and known to everyone, that you wouldn’t ever think of it: your smartphone. Yes, that is right, you can use your smartphone to save some money and still drive your personal car to work. And which better smartphone to help you save money on gas then then the trusty iPhone....

What’s not there! Comments about the headphones generally begin with: “Rs 30,000 for a pair of earphones? With no big earcups!” Followed by: “They do not even have ANC!” “Forget ANC, they do not have a mic!” “Forget a mic, they don’t have Bluetooth! They are wired and need a 3.5 mm audio jack.” “They do not have a volume or track control panel!” “You cannot make calls from them!...

The Snapdragon Wear 3100, which was supposedly meant to address the poor battery issues that plagued the Wear 2100 SoC is still not in major circulation and the devices that use the new chipset still struggle to get a past a full day’s usage. With all these shortcomings generally accompanied by a hefty price tag, does it make sense to invest in a WearOS smartwatch in 2019? I used the Skagen Falster 2 and the Misfit Vapor over an extended period of time to gauge if it does make performing smartphone-related tasks easier....

The best part is that in order to use the services you don’t need to install a separate app. As a matter of fact, users are not even required to sign in before using Snapdrop. The tool does what it claims to do, seamlessly transfer the data across two devices on the same network without any limitations on the amount of data that can be transferred. To enable discovery, the webpage should be open in both the devices on the same network, thankfully the sharing works across different browsers and devices....

Sony Xperia 1 II: Design and Display The Sony Xperia 1 II follows a similar design language as the Xperia 1, with a no-notch design that relies on a top-bezel on the top to house the front-facing camera and other essentials, and IP68 water resistance. It comes in three color options: White, Black, and Purple. Towards the front, the device features a 6.5-inch HDR OLED display with 4K resolution and 643ppi pixel density....

iPhone – The Reason For Sony Ericsson’s Failure in Smartphones? The iPhone 4S has been officially announced and we were actually expecting to see an iPhone 5 totally changed that could make us praise Apple and for a period, close the rumor mill on the Apple vs Android topic. But that didn’t happen and this means that competition can start from where iPhone 4S left; Samsung, HTC, RIM, Sony Ericsson and even Nokia can try and attack iPhone 4S....