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Asus Pegasus 4S With 18:9 Display Launched

Asus has launched the Pegasus 4S, the company’s first ever smartphone with an 18:9 aspect ratio. 2017 has been the year of tall displays and thin bezels on smartphones. Right from LG G6 to the iPhone X to the newly launched Asus Pegasus 4S, thin bezels and tall displays have slowly become the norm. Asus launched the Pegasus 4S in China on the 5th of November but, the pricing of the phone in China has not been revealed yet.

The Asus Pegasus 4S has a 5.7 inch IPS LCD display with a 1440 x 720 px resolution. The display is sleek and tall and covers the front of the phone almost in its entirety.

The Pegasus 4S is not a flagship by any means, it has the MediaTek 6750T chipset with an octa-core processor and the most powerful cores clocked at 1.5 GHz. The smartphone has 3GB or 4GB of RAM with 32GB or 64GB onboard storage, respectively. The smartphone is powered by 4030 mAh battery which charges via a micro USB port.

The Pegasus 4S has a dual-camera setup at the back. One of the cameras has a 16MP sensor while the other one is an 8MP camera. On the front is an 8MP camera.

There is no word about the availability of the Pegasus 4S in markets other than China. If it does manage to enter other markets, it is possible that the phone will be rebranded as a ‘Zenphone’ smartphone.

November 6, 2017
Nokia 5 With 3GB Of RAM Launched In India

HMD Global has launched the 3GB RAM variant of the Nokia 5 in India for a price of Rs 13499. The smartphone will be available exclusively on Flipkart for one week starting from the 7th of November. After this online exclusivity period, on November 14, the Nokia 5 will become available to buy via select retail outlets across the country.

The Nokia 5 will be available in Matte Black and Tempered Blue colour variants. The original Nokia 5 launched in August was available in Copper and Silver. Rest of the specifications are the same as the Nokia 5 which was launched in India in August.

The Nokia 5 has a 5.5 inch IPS LCD display with a 1280 x 720 px resolution.

The smartphone has the Snapdragon 430 chipset with a 1.4GHz octa-core processor, the Adreno 505 GPU, 3GB RAM and 16GB of onboard storage. The onboard storage is expandable via microSD card up to 128GB. The fingerprint sensor is housed inside the home button which sits under the screen and in between two back-lit capacitive touch navigation buttons. the Nokia 5 is powered by a 3000 mAh battery which charges via micro USB port hence, there is no fast charging.

The Nokia 5 features a 13MP rear-facing camera with an f/2.0 aperture, 1.2-micron pixel size and a dual LED flash. The camera records 1920 x 1080 px videos at 30fps. On the front is an 8MP camera with an f/2.0 aperture and 1.2-micron pixel size.

Flipkart is currently listing a Jio-Nokia Additional Data offer on the purchase of the 3GB variant of the Nokia 5, offering up to 5GB of extra 4G data on every recharge of Rs 309 or above, limited to 10 recharges till August 31, 2018.

November 6, 2017
Thousands Line Up Outside Apple Stores To Receive Their iPhone X

The launch of the Apple iPhone X has seen a huge turn out at Apple stores across the world. When the iPhone X was launched along with iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, Apple announced that the iPhone 8 will go on sale first and the iPhone X will be available to buy from the 3rd of November across the globe. It was predicted that a lot of consumers will hold off and upgrade to the iPhone X rather than the iPhone 8 or iPhone 8 Plus.

Outside Apple Store in Beijing, China

As the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus went on sale, the long queues outside Apple stores, something we’re used to seeing over the years was missing. Predictions came true when the iPhone X went on sale on the 3rd of November and people started lining up outside the Apple stores everywhere from Sydney to Shanghai. Strong initial demand underscores Apple’s upbeat sales forecast for the year-end holiday shopping season, provided just hours before iPhone X sales began.

iPhone 8 turnout

The Apple iPhone X is billed as the true successor to the original iPhone which was launched in 2007. This is the first major design detour that Apple has taken in many years and so far, people appear to like the it. The Apple iPhone X also has wireless charging like the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus along with a steel frame. The iPhone X has a 5.8 inch OLED display with minimal bezels around it and a prominent ‘notch’ at the top which houses all the sensor and the true-depth camera.

Apple has replaced Touch ID with Face ID in the iPhone X and although you might take a few days to get used to it, you will soon forget about the home button.

The iPhone X has dual 12-megapixel rear cameras, and it’s equipped with dual optical image stabilization. The sensors are both larger and faster, according to Apple, and the main camera is equipped with a wide angle lens and has an f/1.8 aperture while the secondary telephoto lens has an f/2.4 aperture. In between the two cameras is a quad-LED True Tone flash. Both the front and back cameras have the portrait mode. The rear cameras have the portrait lighting feature, just like the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus.

The Apple iPhone X is also the most expensive iPhone ever. The 64GB variant in India is priced at Rs 89000 and if you want more storage, you will have to shell out a whopping Rs 102,000 for the 256GB variant.

November 3, 2017
Bose QC 35 II Launched In India

Bose has launched a new iteration of its highly acclaimed QC 35 noise canceling headphones, the QC 35 II in India. Priced at Rs 29,363 the Bose QC 35 II will be sold at Bose retail stores, Boseindia.com and Amazon.

The Bose Quiet Comfort 35 II have a battery life of up to 20 hours. Just like the QC 35, the same controls remain on the right ear-cup, audio volume, and the multi-function button for incoming calls and accessing Siri. And now, there’s a new Action Button on the left earcup to connect to your Google Assistant without having to grab your phone, unlock it, and find the app.

Like its predecessor, the QC35 II’s noise cancellation is fully activated when the headphone is on, but, the Bose Connect App now lets you choose to keep it on (high), turn it down (low), or disable it completely (off). The Connect App also lets you change the Action Button’s functionality, so you can control the noise settings from the ear-cup when you want, and switchback to your Google Assistant when you want.

November 2, 2017
HTC U11+ Launched At A Price Of EUR 699

HTC has launched the HTC U11+ at a price of £699 (Rs 59800 approx.) in the UK. There is no official word on the phone’s availability in India as of now. There were multiple leaks leading up to the launch of the phone and most of them have turned out to be accurate. HTC U11+ will succeed the HTC U11 which was launched back in March 2017. Along with the HTC U11+, the HTC U11 Life was also launched, which is a mid-range device with design aesthetics similar to the HTC U11.

HTC U11

HTC seems to have finally caught up with 2017 flagships by offering a phone with an 18:9 aspect ratio. The HTC U11+ has a new 6-inch IPS LCD display with a 2880 x 1440 px resolution and Corning Gorilla Glass 5 on top of the display and at the back. The tall display means the bezels on the HTC U11+ are thinner than the ones found on the HTC U11.

The smartphone is powered by a 3930 mAh battery with QuickCharge 3.0. Similar to the HTC U11, HTC U11+ has the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset, an octa-core processor, and Adreno 540 GPU. The HTC u11+ further has 6GB of RAM and 128GB onboard storage which can be further expanded up to 2TB. The HTC U11+ is IP68 rated water and dust resistant and due to the thin bezels, the fingerprint sensor is now placed below the rear-mounted camera.

The HTC U11+ has a 12.2MP rear-mounted camera with an f/1.7 aperture with optical image stabilisation and electronic image stabilisation. The camera can record 4K videos at 30fps and slo-mo 1080P videos at 120fps. On the front of the phone is an 8MP camera with an f/2.0 aperture and fixed focus. The front-facing camera can record 1080P videos at 30fps.via microSD card.

The HTC U11+ runs Android 8.0 Oreo with HTC’s Sense UI on top.

The Edge Sense feature from the HTC U11 retains its place albeit new features and customisability. With AI’s gaining more prominence, HTC has provided both Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa to give people the flexibility and choose which AI assistant they prefer. You can assign a light squeeze to access Google Assistant, and a hard squeeze to access the Amazon Alexa and vice versa. The squeeze feature is now a remappable button and can perform specific tasks depending on which app you’re in. If you have the YouTube app, you can remap the squeeze to take you to the subscriptions window or if you are in Google Maps, you squeeze to zoom in or zoom out. HTC has also added a new radial menu which can be accessed with a squeeze. It is a round shaped menu which customises on the basis of your usage.

HTC cleared the air of scepticism surrounding its smartphone business after the co operative agreement with Google, which saw its smartphone division’s personnel moving to work with Google. HTC announced in the press release after the agreement that it will continue making smartphones and with the launch of two new smartphones, it appears that HTC still has the desire to compete for smartphone supremacy with the likes of Samsung, LG and Apple. How the phones perform in the market is yet to be seen but, on paper at least, the HTC U11+ has all the specifications of a successful 2017 flagship phone.

November 2, 2017
Xiaomi Launches Redmi Y1 And Redmi Y1 Lite At A Starting Price Of Rs 6999

Xiaomi has launched its first ever selfie focussed Android phone lineup in India. The Redmi Y1 and the Redmi Y1 Lite are the first part of a new lineup of smartphones in India which will focus on selfies. Along with the new phone, Xiaomi also introduced MIUI 9 in India. Launched back in August in China, the MIUI 9 brings new features like split-screen and CPU acceleration and new themes.

Redmi Y1 Lite

The cheaper of the two phones, the Redmi Y1 Lite has a 5.5 inch IPS LCD display with a 1280 x 720 px resolution. The device also has a 2.5D curved Corning Gorilla Glass on top for protection. The smartphone is powered by a 3080 mAh battery and runs Android 7.1 Nougat with MIUI 8.5 on top. Xiaomi has announced that MIUI 9 update will be rolled out for the Redmi Y1 in November. Under the hood, the smartphone has the Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 chipset, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of onboard storage which can be expanded up to 128GB via a dedicated microSD card slot.

The Redmi Y1 Lite has a 13MP rear-mounted camera with PDAF. On the front is a 5MP camera with an f/2.0 aperture and pro beauty mode. The Redmi Y1 Lite is priced at Rs 6999.

Redmi Y1

The Xiaomi Redmi Y1 has a starting price tag of Rs 8999 for the 3GB RAM variant. The variant with 4GB of RAM and 64GB onboard storage is priced at Rs 10999. The Redmi Y1 also has a 5.5 inch IPS LCD display with a 1280 x 720 px resolution. The device also has a 2.5D curved Corning Gorilla Glass on top for protection. The smartphone is powered by a 3080 mAh battery and runs Android 7.1 Nougat with MIUI 8.5 on top. Xiaomi has announced that MIUI 9 update will be rolled out for the Redmi Y1 in November. The Redmi Y1 has the Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 chipset, Adreno 505, 3GB or 4GB of RAM and 32GB or 64GB of onboard storage. The onboard storage can be expanded via a dedicated microSD card slot.

The Redmi Y1 has a front facing 16MP camera with an f/2.0 aperture and an LED flash. Xiaomi claims that the software processing and beautify mode will result “in your best selfie ever.” The rear-mounted 13MP camera with PDAF and LED flash.

Both the phones will see their first sale on the 8th of November and will be sold online via Amazon Exclusively. The Redmi Y1 and Redmi Y1 Lite will also be sold offline in Mi Home, Big Bazaar, Reliance Digital and various offline partners. Idea is offering up to 280GB 4G data to existing Idea customers.

November 2, 2017
Razer Phone Launched With 8GB RAM At A Price Of US $ 699

After weeks of speculation and leaks, Razer has launched the Razer Phone during an event in London. Launched as a gamer’s phone, the Razer Phone has flagship phone specifications. Razer poked fun at the price of its Razer products and announced that the phone will be priced at US $699 and ship it to the US and EU from the 17th of November.

The smartphone has a 5.72-inch IGZO display with 120Hz refresh rate which reinstates that the phone is targeted at gamers. Another interesting aspect here is the front-firing dual speakers. With bezels getting thinner, the trend of front-firing stereo speakers appears to be dying as well. The Pixel 2 XL managed to squeeze in stereo speakers with slightly larger bezels that its competitors. The Razer phone has bezels similar to a Sony smartphone with front-firing speakers with Dolby Atmos sound and amplifiers which are certified by THX. The device is powered by a 4000 mAh battery and runs Android 7.1 Nougat.

Under the hood, the Razer Phone has the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset, 8GB of RAM and 64GB onboard storage which can be expanded up to 2TB via microSD card. The Razer Phone will come equipped with special games which are specifically reprogrammed with a 2K display and 120Hz refresh rate like Tekken, Legend Of Valor and more. According to Tom Moss, Razer was able to use the technical know-how accumulated over many years in heat dissipation for the Razer Phone. A heat pipe and two-layer heat spreader ensure that the smartphone does not overheat in continuous use and under full load. Bad news for fans of the good old headphone jack, because the Razer phone doesn’t have a 3.5mm jack on the phone itself. To connect analogue headphones, there is a USB type C dongle, which has a THX-certified DAC inside. The fingerprint sensor is housed inside the lock/unlock button.

Razer also introduced a “game booster” feature which refers to additional software functions that adjust the clock rate of the processor and the resolution of the display, depending on the app requirements. The user can define whether the four performance cores of the Snapdragon 835 SoC should perform their service at full or lower clock rate.

The Razer phone has a dua l12MP wide-angle lens + 12MP telephoto lens setup at the back. The wide angle lens is the full beam lens with an aperture of f/1.75 and the telephoto lens with an aperture of f/2.6. The telephoto lens allows for portrait mode images and also bokeh effect photos. On the front of the device is an 8MP camera with an f/2.0 aperture.

There is no official word on the availability of the Razer phone in other markets including India.

November 2, 2017
Nokia 2 With 2-Day Battery Life Launched In India

HMD Global has launched the much anticipated Nokia 2 in India at a price of Rs . The newly launched Nokia 2 is priced lower than the Nokia 3 and will compete with the likes of the Moto C and the Xiaomi Redmi 4A in India. The Nokia 2 is positioned as a transition phone from feature to smart phone for the Indian consumers.

The Nokia 2 has a 5 inch TFT display with a 1280 x 720 px resolution. Powering the device is a massive 4100 mAh battery which Nokia claims will give up to 2 days of battery life. Running the Nokia 2 is a stock version of Android 7.1 Nougat with a promised update to Android 8.0 Oreo. Under the hood, the smartphone has the Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 chipset which succeeds the entry level Snapdragon 210 chipset. The Snapdragon 212 has a quad-core ARM Cortex A7 processor clocked at 1.3 GHz and is coupled with the Adreno 304 GPU. The Nokia 2 has 1GB of RAM, and 8GB of onboard storage which can be expanded up to 128GB via microSD card. There is no fingerprint sensor and the phone will be available in three colour variants, Pewter/Black, Pewter/White, and Copper/Black.

The Nokia 2 has a rear-mounted 8MP camera with autofocus and LED flash. On the front of the Nokia 2 is a 5MP camera.

The entry-level smartphone will go on sale in mid-November at an average global price of EUR 99 (Rs 7500 approx.)

October 31, 2017
Sony Xperia R1 And R1 Plus Launched In India At A Starting Price Of Rs 12990

Sony has launched two new mid-range smartphones, the Xperia R1 and Xperia R1 Plus in India. Both the phones will be sold offline and will be available across all Sony Center and major mobile stores across India from the 10th of November. The devices are priced at Rs 12990 for the Xperia R1 and Rs 14990 for the Xperia R1 Plus, and both the phones will be available in Black and White colour variants. The design of the phones reminiscent of all the Sony Xperia phones launched since the Xperia Z with a rectangular shape and blockish design.

Both the phones have identical specifications with the only difference being in the RAM and storage. Both the devices have a 5.2 inch TF display with a 1280 x 720 px resolution. the smartphones are powered by 2620 mAh battery and run Android 7 Nougat out of the box. Under the hood, the devices have the Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 chipset. The Xperia R1 has 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage while the Xperia R1 Plus packs 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. The storage is expandable via microSD card.

Both the devices have a 13MP rear camera with autofocus, Exmor Sony sensor, and LED flash. There’s an 8MP front camera on both the phones.

The company has also confirmed that interested customers can register for the phones starting 27th of October on Amazon. Sony promises has promised that pre-registered customers will be entitled for a special offer.

October 27, 2017
Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless Earbuds Launched

Truly wireless earbuds are the new rage in the tech industry. The freedom from wires and light weight of the earbuds have been the driving factors in the growing popularity of the truly wireless earbuds. Bose has launched its new truly wireless earbuds called the SoundSport Free and it costs US $249. The earbuds are available in two colours, Black and Midnight Blue/Citron.

The earbuds weight 14 grams each and come with a carrying case that also acts as a charger. The battery life is about 5 hours of music playback with an additional 10 hours with the included charging case. Since the earbuds are targeted at people who are into fitness and sports, the earbuds are IPX4 rated sweat and weather resistant. A worry with truly wireless earbuds is the ease with which you can lose them. With the Bose SoundSport Free, you can track your lost earbuds with the Bose Connect app’s ‘Find My Buds’ feature.

In this ever growing market of wireless earbuds, a lot of companies have launched their iterations. Apple’s AirPods still remain the dominant figure in the market with an almost 85% market share in the truly wireless earbuds industry. Following Apple’s footsteps, a lot of big companies like Samsung and recently, Sony released their versions of the truly wireless earbuds and prolific headphone makers like B&O have also entered the premium earbuds market. A report by Gartner revealed that the sales of truly wireless earbuds will hit the 150 million sales mark in 2017.

The Bose SoundSport Free earbuds are available to buy on Amazon’s US website and official website of Bose.

October 23, 2017
Xiaomi Launches Redmi 5A With ‘8-Day Battery Life’

Xiaomi has launched the successor to 2016’s Redmi 4A, the Xiaomi Redmi 5A in China. Two selling points of the new Redmi 5A according Xiaomi are its ‘8-Day battery life’ and the fact that it weighs only 137 grams.

The Redmi 5A isn’t a huge upgrade over its predecessor, the Redmi 4A. The Redmi 5A has a 5 inch LCD display with a 1280 x 720 px resolution. Just like the Redmi 4A, the new smartphone is also powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 chipset, quad-core CPU clocked at 1.4GHz, along with 2GB of RAM. There’s only one storage model announced at the time of its launch but, more storage and RAM variants are expected to be announced in the coming weeks. The current model has 16GB of onboard storage which can be expanded up to 128GB via microSD card. The dual-SIM Redmi 5A is powered by a 3000 mAh battery which seems to be a downgrade when compared to the Redmi 4A which packs a 3120 mAh battery. The device will run Android 7.1 Nougat out of the box with Xiaomi’s custom MIUI 9 skin on top.

The Redmi 5A has a 13MP rear camera with an f/2.2 aperture, burst mode, panorama mode, HDR mode, and more. To the front is a 5MP camera with an f/2.0 aperture. The smartphone records 1920 x 1080 px videos.

Xiaomi Redmi 5A is priced at CNY 599 (Rs. 6000 approx.), and will be available for pre-orders starting Monday in China. It will be available via the company’s official site as well as other e-commerce websites in China. There is no official word on the smartphone’s availability in other markets including India as of now.

October 17, 2017
Huawei Launches The New Mate 10 And Mate 10 Pro

Huawei has finally launched the much awaited Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro at an event in Munich on the 16th of October. After several weeks of rumours and leaks, the two phone have been officially unveiled as the new marquee smartphones from the Chinese smartphone maker. Huawei has focussed on the next big thing in smartphones, Artificial Intelligence. Such is the level of Huawei’s commitment to Ai, that it wants to call the two phones, “intelligence machines.”

The Huawei Mate 10 Pro and Mate 10 differ in quite a few areas from its predecessors. In place of a matte metal finish is a glossy glass back with a horizontal inch-high gray stripe under the cameras.

Huawei Mate 10 Pro

The Mate 10 Pro has a 6 inch OLED display with a 2160 x 1080 px resolution. It is powered by a 4000 mAh battery and runs Android 8.0 Oreo with EMUI 8 out of the box. Under the hood, the Mate 10 Pro has the new Kirin 970 chipset, 6GB RAM and 128GB onboard storage which can not be expanded. Thin bezels mean the fingerprint sensor is placed at the back just below the vertically placed Leica branded dual-camera setup. The Kirin 970 includes what Huawei is calling an NPU, or neural processing unit, which is designed to handle tasks related to AI and deep learning. One of the biggest claims is that Huawei’s AI processing will be able to significantly reduce the phone’s performance degradation over time, which the company has identified as a major problem with Android devices in general. A notable omission is that of the 3.5mm headphone jack which is becoming a norm nowadays.

The Leica branded dual-camera setup at the back includes a 20MP RGB sensor and a 12MP monochrome (black and white) sensor. Both the sensors have an f/1.6 aperture, are “designed to gather additional luminance information and detail” and capture 4K videos at 30fps. On the front is an 8MP camera with an f/2.0 aperture. The phone will be available in 4 colour variants, Midnight Blue, Titanium Gray, Mocha Brown, and Pink Gold.

The Porsche edition of the Mate 10 Pro will be available in a Diamond Black colour and has 256GB of onboard storage. Rest of the specifications remain the same as the Mate 10 Pro.

Huawei Mate 10

The Huawei Mate 10 is the “smaller” sibling of the two and has a 5.9 inch LCD display with a 2560 x 1440 px resolution. Under the hood, the Mate 10 has the chipset and processor. The Mate 10 Pro has 4GB of RAM, and 64GB onboard storage which is expandable via microSD card. The fingerprint sensor on the Mate 10 is placed on the front below the display. The phone will be available in Mocha Brown, Black, Champagne Gold, and Pink Gold colour variants. The camera setup is the same as the one found on the Mate 10 Pro.

Huawei has set European pricing at €699 (Rs 53000 approx.) for the Mate 10, €799 (Rs 61000 approx.) for the Mate 10 Pro, and a staggering €1,395 (Rs 106549 approx.) for the Porsche Design Mate 10 Pro.

October 16, 2017
Honor Launches The Honor 6C Pro

Huawei’s sub-brand Honor has launched a bigger sibling to the Honor 6C, the Honor 6C Pro. The Honor 6C pro will first be available in the European markets and then make its way into other markets.

Honor 6C Pro has a 5.2 inch display with a 1280 x 720 px resolution. Powering the device is a 3000 mAh battery and it runs Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box with Honor’s custom EMUI 5 on top. Under the hood, the device has the MediaTek MT6750, 1.5GHz quadcore processor, 3GB of RAM, and 32GB onboard storage which is expandable up to 128GB via microSD card. There is a standard Micro-USB port, a headphone jack on top, and a fingerprint scanner on the back as well.

The Honor 6C Pro has a 13MP rear camera with an f/2.2 aperture, 1.12-micron pixel size and autofocus capability. On the front of the device is an 8MP sensor with an f/2.2 aperture.

The Honor 6C Pro will be available in Black, Gold and Blue colours and is priced at 179 Euros (Rs 13740 approx.) and will go on sale in European markets soon France with France being the first country.

October 13, 2017
BlackBerry Announces The Motion With 4000 mAh Battery

There were a lot of rumours of BlackBerry launching an all-touchscreen Android smartphone named “Krypton.” In early October, there were leaked images of a BlackBerry smartphone with no physical keyboard named ‘Motion’. Now, BlackBerry has made it official by announcing the new BlackBerry Motion at an electronics trade show in Dubai.

Alain Lejeune, Global General Manager for BlackBerry Mobile, had this to say about the new BlackBerry Motion:

While the initial launch of our newest BlackBerry smartphone will be limited, this is an exciting addition to our growing BlackBerry smartphone portfolio, setting a strong foundation for further portfolio and market growth in the years to come.

The BlackBerry Motion has a 5.5 inch 1920 x 1080 IPS LCD display with DragonTrail glass on top for protection. Powering the device is a massive 4000 mAh battery and it runs Android 7.1.1 Nougat out of the box. Under the hood, the device has the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 chipset, 2.0GHz octacore processor, 4GB RAM and 32GB onboard storage, which is expandable up to 2TB via microSD card. The convenience key found on the KEYone retains its place on the Motion as well. The convenience key is a physical button that can be remapped to launch any action or application. The fingerprint sensor is housed inside the home button which is designed like the BlackBerry logo. Two touch capacitive button for navigation sit on the either side of the home button.

On the optics front, the BlackBerry Motion has a 12MP rear-facing camera with an f/2.0 aperture and 1.55-micron pixel size. The rear camera is capable of recording 4K videos at 30fps. On the front is an 8MP camera with an f/2.2 aperture and an LED flash.

TCL and BlackBerry are releasing the Motion in a handful of markets at first, with other markets following in Q4 of 2017. It’ll retail in the UAE for Dh1699 and in Saudi Arabia for 1699 Riyal. That translates to around US$460 or Rs 30,000.

October 9, 2017
Honor 9i With Four Cameras Launched In India At Rs 17999

Huawei’s sub-brand, Honor has launched the Honor 9i in India at a price of Rs 17999. The smartphone is the Indian variant of the Maimang 6 launched in China in September. It is expected that a global variant of the phone, the Mate 10 Lite will be unveiled on 16th October along with the Mate 10 Pro.

The Honor 9i has a 5.9-inch 2160 x 1080px display with an 18:9 aspect ratio. The device runs Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box with Huawei’s EMUI 5.1 skin on top and is powered by a 3340 mAh battery. It also has Huawei’s in-house octa-core Kirin 659 chipset, octa-core 2.36 GHz processor, along with 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB onboard storage.

On the camera front is where this smartphone will attract a lot of eyeballs. The rear of the phone contains a 16 MP main sensor and a 2 MP secondary sensor, while the front has a 13 MP camera and another 2 MP secondary sensor. A fingerprint sensor is placed at the back of the phone since the phone has thin bezels and no physical button at the front of the phone.

The Honor 9i will be a Flipkart-exclusive device and go on sale on 14th October. The company has said that the launch offers will be detailed at the time of its sale. The Honor 9i will be available in three colours, Platinum Gold, Navy Blue, and Midnight Black. The company has also launched a 10000mAh Quick Charge Power Bank, priced at Rs 2399. It will be available via the Honor India online store, with a Diwali offer till October 28 that brings the price down to Rs 1999.

October 5, 2017