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Xiaomi will be launching a new entry-level smartphone tomorrow in India. We expect it to be the Redmi 5A which was already launched in China. Today, the company also announced to launch the all-new Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus smartphones on December 7th in China. There are also leaks about the Redmi Note 5, but the company hasn’t mentioned about its launch. Xiaomi also confirmed the Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus smartphones to come with an 18:9 display and a larger battery. The Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus might come with similar design. As of now, there is not much information about the Redmi 5 Plus smartphone. Talking about the Redmi 5, the smartphone sports a 5.7-inch display with HD+ (1440 x 720 pixels) resolution and 18:9 aspect ratio. Under the hood, it will come powered by Snapdragon 625 octa-core processor. The device will be available in 3GB and 4GB RAM variants with 32GB and 64GB storage options. With the full-screen display, the device might come with on-screen navigation button

From December 1, mobile phone users will no longer need to visit their telecom operator’s stores to verify their Aadhaar number with their mobile numbers, and it can be done from the comfort of your home. To recall, as directed by the Government, it is mandatory to re-verify your mobile number with your Aadhaar number by February 06, 2018. “ No need to give  finger prints  to local SIM card retailer for your mobile phone verification… From December 1, 2017, you can do it from  comfort  of your home through OTP received on  mobile  number registered with Aadhaar ,” said UIDAI, the  Aadhaar  Card issuer authority. For the ease of mobile phone users, UIDAI has approved two ways of verifying one’s SIM to Aadhaar. These new methods are: through websites or apps of telecom service providers or through calling their phone helplines for getting a one-time password (OTP) to verify their Aadhaar with the mobile number. How to link your Aadhaar Card Through the Operator’s website The

Today, the company officially unveiled the OnePlus 5T smartphone at an event held in New York. The launch event is also screened across several PVR screens in Indian metro cities. Along with the pricing and availability, today we also came to know the official pricing of the device. Coming to the pricing, the OnePlus 5T with 6GB RAM and 8GB RAM is priced at Rs.32,999 and Rs. 37,999 respectively. Even the earlier launched OnePlus 5 was also launched with similar pricing. The early access sale for the Amazon Prime members in India will start at 4:30 pm on November 21st. It will be sold via  Amazon.in  and OnePlus e-store in India. As seen with the earlier launched OnePlus 5, the new OnePlus 5T also comes with a metal unibody design. Unlike the other recent flagship devices, there is no IP certification or the wireless charging support on the OnePlus 5T. Now, let’s talk about the edge-to-edge immersive display of the smartphone. The OnePlus 5T sports a 6.01-inch Full Optic AMOLED

The Billion Capture+ will be available in 32GB and 64GB storage variants priced at Rs. 10,999 and Rs. 12,999 respectively. The Billion Capture+ will be competing with the other dual camera smartphones like Xiaomi Mi A1 and Motorola Moto G5s Plus which are priced around Rs. 15,000. Again, the first model from Flipkart would cost you Rs 10,999 getting you a dual-camera setup at a very competitive price. You can read more about the Phone on  Flipkart .

We all must remember last year’s viral AR game, dubbed as Pokémon Go. Now, the makers of the popular game have announced yet another such game and this time it will be for the Harry Potter fans. According to Niantic, the company who developed Pokémon Go, they are launching “Harry Potter: Wizards Unite” AR mobile game soon in partnership with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, and WB Games San Francisco’s development team. “ We’re incredibly excited to announce this next step in the evolution of AR mobile entertainment. With Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, players that have been dreaming of becoming real-life Wizards will finally get the chance to experience J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World ,” writes Niantic in its latest blog post. To explain further, the new game will turn your neighborhood locations into landscapes filled with magical creatures. Gamers will learn the spells from Harry Potter series. They will meet powerful beats on the locations and they can also team up wi

Last month, Motorola has sent out the media invites for the launch of Moto X4. While the official launch event is expected to be held on October 3rd, the company has postponed the event without mentioning any reasons. Even the Moto X4 Android One edition shipping in the U.S has been delayed due to the production issues. However, the company has recently mentioned the India-specific launch date of Moto X4 to one of our readers via Twitter. According to the latest information, the Moto X4 is going to launch in India on November 13th. It was first announced at the IFA 2017 event and last month, the company launched the Moto X4 Android One edition in the U.S through Project Fi network. Motorola also promised to release Android 8.0 Oreo update for this device. Since the device will be launched after a month-long delay, we can also expect to see Android 8.0 Oreo update by the time of its launch.

Honor 7X is all set to be launched in India in December with an aggressive price, featuring a bezel-less design and a dual camera setup. Stating the company’s aim to become India’s top smartphone brand in the coming 3 years, Huawei’s Global President George Zhao revealed that the Honor 7X will be priced in a way that it won’t have any competitor in its price segment. Huawei  unveiled the  Honor  7X back in  October  featuring a dual camera setup along with the new 18:9 display design, giving the phone a modern and premium look. Earlier, Honor had sent out  invites  for the launch of a bezel-less smartphone on December 5, and it would seem like the company will be launching the Honor 7X on the day. “We will launch Honor 7X in December at such a price that it will have no competitor in that segment,” Zhao  said . Honor 7X Specifications The Honor 7X runs on Android 7.0 Nougat with EMUI 5.1 skinned on top. The device features a 5.93 inch LTPS IPS LCD display with a resolution

Idea Cellular has announced a new unlimited tariff plan for its prepaid customers across the country. The company is offering the new Rs. 398 plan with both voice calling and data benefits. The new Idea plan is available in all its circles, however, the pricing and the validity of the plan differs slightly in some circles. Talking about the full benefits of  Idea ’s Rs. 398 tariff plan, it offers unlimited voice calls and up to 70GB data. The unlimited calling includes local, STD and incoming & outgoing roaming calls as well. For data, the plan offers 1GB 3G/4G data per day. This plan doesn’t offer any SMS benefits.

After being in the rumors mills for the last few months, OnePlus has started teasing about the OnePlus 5T from the last one week. Now, the company has officially confirmed the OnePlus 5T to launch on November 16th in Brooklyn, New York. The quoted text saying “A New View” also hints about the rumored Optic AMOLED display with 18:9 aspect ratio. Recently, the company also confirmed the presence of the 3.5mm headphone jack on this smartphone. Full Specifications of OnePlus 5T Smartphone: 6.01-inch Full HD+ (2160 x 1080 pixels) Optic AMOLED Display, 18:9 Aspect Ratio, Gorilla Glass 5 Protection 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Octa-core Processor with Adreno 540 GPU 6GB/8GB RAM, 64GB/128GB of Internal Storage Android 8.0 Oreo (expected) Dual SIM Support 20MP + 16MP Dual Rear Cameras with LED flash 20MP Front Camera Fingerprint Sensor USB Type-C Port Dash Charge Support The device will be made available via a flash sale in India on November 21st and the regular open sales

In a short span of 11 months, HMD Global has launched 11 Nokia branded mobile phones across the world. Today, the company unveiled its 12th device, the all-new Nokia 2 at an event held in New Delhi, India. It is priced at EUR 99 (~ Rs. 6,999) and is the company’s most affordable Nokia Android Smartphone. This new announcement comes after the recent launch of its flagship smartphone, Nokia 8. The Nokia 2 will be available in Pewter, White, and Copper color variants. It will go on sale starting November, and the official Indian pricing is yet to be announced. The smartphone sports a 5-inch LTPS display with HD (1280 x 720 pixels) resolution and Gorilla Glass 3 protection. Under the hood is the Snapdragon 212 quad-core processor clocked at 1.3GHz and comes coupled with Adreno 304 GPU and 1GB of RAM. With the entry-level chipset and just 1GB of RAM, the Nokia 2 cannot be recommended for power users. There is 8GB of internal storage that can be further expandable up to 128GB via a M

A couple of days after we found the GFXbench listing, the Razer Phone is now  spotted  in a leaked image. On the rear of the device, we can spot the dual camera sensors along with a LED flash. The rear camera bumps out of the body which looks to be a metal surface. Just like the Nextbit Robin, the Razer Phone also looks to come in a rectangular slab design without any curved or rounded edges. While the Nextbit Robin came with a rounded volume rocker and power buttons, the Razer Phones also features similar buttons on the left edge. There is a huge Razer logo in green color on the rear and we expect the company to make it backlit. Based on the GFXbench listing, the Razer Phone might feature dual 12MP sensors on the rear. However, there is no confirmation whether the company will be opting for the RGB + monochrome or the wide-angle + telephoto camera setup.  8 Comments A couple of days after we found the GFXbench listing, the Razer Phone is now  spotted  in a lea

The Oppo F5 was launched today in Philippines, as promised by the company earlier. Continuing to expand its selfie-centric smartphones, Chinese smartphone maker Oppo has launched the F5 with a stunning looking 6-inch full screen display and a 20MP front facing camera. Not only that, the Oppo F5 also comes with an interesting new AI beauty recognition technology for an enhanced selfie experience. The  Oppo  F5 is all set to be launched in India on November 2, according to the  invite  sent out by the company earlier this month. Oppo F5 Specifications The Oppo F5 runs on Android 7.1 Nougat with ColorOS 3.2 skinned on top. The device features a 6 inch full HD+ IPS LCD display with a 2.5D Curved Corning Gorilla Glass 5. It comes with a resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixels and an aspect ratio of 18:9. In terms of performance, the Oppo F5 is powered by a 2.5GHz octa core MediaTek Helio P23 processor clubbed with Mali G71 MP2 GPU. It comes in two memory variants- the first variant

OnePlus 5T Unofficially Confirmed to Sport 18:9 Display From the last few weeks, we have been seeing several leaks about the OnePlus 5T smartphone. We expect the company to launch this new smartphone in the month of November. Though there is no official information regarding the OnePlus 5T, the newly leaked teaser image reveals a couple of details. Firstly, we will be looking at the all-screen display on the front with 18:9 aspect ratio. We expect the company will continue with its Optic AMOLED panel and might offer Full HD+ (2160 x 1080 pixels) display. Also, the upcoming OnePlus 5T will be missing the front-facing physical home button. Instead, the device will sport fingerprint sensor on the rear along with on-screen navigation buttons. Based on the earlier leaks, the new OnePlus 5T with a 6-inch 18:9 display is said to measure same as OnePlus 5 with 5.5-inch 16:9 display.

Xiaomi India has sent us Invitations for their next product launch that is happening on 2nd of November. The Invitation clearly shows a lightning symbol that hints at a product with fast charge or  quick charge  & this could be a Smartphone with the fast charge technology. A few weeks back the company had launched the  Mi Mix 2  that went on sale in India this week following which we are hearing rumors about the  Redmi Note 5 . This year Xiaomi has been selling the Redmi Note 4 in huge volumes and the successor of the same is awaited by everyone. That said, when we talk about the Redmi Note 5 we are already hearing that this could be launched on the lines of the 18:9 display & upgraded camera sensors. There are speculations sent to us by our readers that this could be the launch of the   MIUI 9 official built but we guess this might be wrong because the invitation clearly mentions the launch of a new series. A new series could also phase-out the expect

The latest entrant in the Indian telecom segment, Reliance Jio has updated its plans and revealed new plans with the name Diwali Dhan Dhana Dhan. Earlier reports about Jio increasing the tariffs have turned out to be true for the Rs. 399 plan. The Rs. 149 plan, however, has become more attractive. The first change that we see when we look at the new and the previous plans is that  Reliance Jio  has reduced the number of plans from 12 to 9. Some plans have improved and some plans have been downgraded. Jio has removed both, its cheapest and its costliest plans, i.e., you will no longer be able to recharge with Rs. 19 and Rs. 9,999 plans. Another change in all its plans is that the post FUP speed in unlimited data plans has been reduced from 128Kbps to 64Kbps. The current Rs. 399 plan that offered 1GB 4G data per day, unlimited local and STD voice calls, free SMSs and access to Jio’s suite of apps with a validity of 84 days will now come with a validity of 70 days and the remain

3 A couple of months back, we reported about the possible launch of a new 4G VoLTE phone from Micromax called as Bharat 1. Unlike the other Bharat series devices, the Bharat 1 is a feature phone but offers 4G VoLTE support to take advantage of making HD voice calls & accessing high-speed internet. This week, Micromax in partnership with the state-own telecom network, BSNL launched the Bharat 1 4G VoLTE feature phone for Rs. 2,200. It will be available across India through offline retail stores starting October 20th. BSNL also launched a special unlimited plan for the Bharat 1 users at just Rs. 97. It includes unlimited voice calls and internet usage and comes with a one-month validity. Compared to other major telecom networks, BSNL’s 4G coverage is only limited to few cities. However, the company has mentioned to roll-out the 4G services starting January 2018. The Bharat 1 will effectively cost lower than JioPhone after using it for three years. While the JioPhone has to b

It sports a 5.99-inch display with Full HD+ (2160 x 1080 pixels) resolution and 18:9 aspect ratio. Under the hood is the 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 octa-core processor clocked at 2.45GHz and comes coupled with Adreno 540 GPU. It includes 6GB of LPDDR4x RAM and 128GB of UFS 2.1 storage. Just like the other flagship Xiaomi smartphones, there is no MicroSD card slot on Mi MIX 2 for storage expansion. Unlike the original Mi MIX, the Mi MIX 2 is missing the 3.5mm audio jack. In terms of optics, there is a 12MP Sony IMX386 sensor on the rear with f/2.0 aperture, PDAF, and 4-axis OIS. The 5MP front-facing camera now comes with the facial recognition support and also offers 36 beauty modes. The Mi MIX 2 comes with dual SIM card slot and supports VoLTE connectivity. The smartphone is backed by a 3,400mAh non-removable battery and supports Quick Charge 3.0 using the 9V/2A (18W) power adapter. It measures 151.8 x 75.5 x 7.7 mm and weighs 185 grams. Coming to the pricing, the Mi M

Rs. 149 plan, it is for users who don’t need heavy internet usage but need a connection anyway for some daily needs. Earlier, they did not get the access to the internet after consuming 2GB, now this post FUP speed of 64 Kbps will be quite useful for them. With this speed, they can send and receive WhatsApp messages, and other lighter tasks. Moreover, the Rs. 149 plan offers unlimited local, STD and roaming calls to all operators. It also offers 300 local and STD SMS. As mentioned, the validity of this plan is 28 days. If we talk about other cheaper plans of Reliance Jio as well. There is Rs. 96 plan which gives 7GB data (1GB data per day) and unlimited voice calls for 7 days. It also comes with a post FUP speed of 128 kbps. Also, there is a Rs. 49 plan as well which offers 600MB 4GB data for 3 days.

Apple is going to start accepting pre-orders for its latest device, the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus in starting from September 22 in India. Indian telecom operator Reliance Jio has announced lucrative cashback and guaranteed buy-back options on the two iPhones. Grabbing over a million bookings for the JioPhone, Reliance Jio is now banking on the premium Apple customers to pre-book the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus with Rs. 10,000 cashback on purchase using Citibank Credit cards and 70% cashback upon returning the phone after a year of usage. This will be valid only for those customers who purchase the device from Reliance Digital, Jio.com, Jio Store, and MyJio app. Apple iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus Offers As you all know, Apple is starting with their pre-orders for the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus here in India from tomorrow i.e. September 22. The iPhones will start shipping on September 29. Reliance Jio has undertaken the pre-orders for iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus from Jio.com, Jio S

ast month, the Japanese smartphone manufacturer Sharp has launched its latest bezel-less smartphone called Aquos S2 in China. While many other companies are launching their first bezel-less smartphone in 2017, the Aquos S2 is the company’s 25th smartphone to feature an all-screen display. While the Apple’s latest iPhone X features an all-screen display with a rectangular cutout for a bunch of sensors, the Sharp Aquos S2 comes with a circular cutout. Unlike the iPhone X, there is a thin bezel beneath the display of the Aquos S2 which sports a physical home button with integrated fingerprint sensor. The device comes with a metal frame and glass body. It will be available in Black, White, Blue, and Mint Blue color options. The Aquos S2 runs on the latest Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box with the in-house Smile UX UI laid on top. The company is also offering the RoboS AI that was first introduced with the Sharp’s RoBoHon launched last year in Japan. On the front of the Aquos S2 is a