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OnePlus 9 will not have a periscope lens

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Yet another leak for OnePlus 9 has come into the scene where the phone is seen to miss out on the periscope lens. The last few weeks have revealed a lot of information about the OnePlus 9 smartphone and giving reports that the phone will be launching in the month of March 2021. As per the reports, the smartphone will come in three variants for now which will be OnePlus 9, OnePlus 9 Pro, and OnePlus 9 Lite. Now as per the new leak from tipster Digital Chat Station, the OnePlus 9 smartphone series will come with only a regular telephoto lens instead of a periscope lens. 

Where other competitors are adopting the periscope lens for their new smartphones, dropping it in the OnePlus 9 might put the smartphone at a disadvantage in their category. It is not an official confirmation yet, but the details that are coming in from the company does make it very much reliable information. It is said that the decision was taken due to the supply chain issue. The phone leaks have already shown that it will have a new 50MP camera sensor on the rear and will have a triple camera setup. 

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The other two camera lenses on the rear will be the 20-megapixel Cine Camera, an ultrawide lens with f/1.8 aperture, and a 12MP telephoto camera with autofocus and an f/3.4 aperture. The phone camera has not been the main highlight of the phone till the OnePlus 8T, but now the company is shifting its priorities and trying to make the camera unit on the phone the best among its category.

Lava to hold an event on January 7 for “Made in India” smartphones

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Shanmugam
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With the Indian smartphone market flooded with multiple smartphones from a wide variety of companies, Indian smartphone companies have also decided to re-launch themselves with an entirely new offering. Recently, Micromax re-launched themselves with their One series of smartphones which aimed to provide a good mid-range phone experience at a budget price. Similar to this, another Indian smartphone manufacturer Lava has now geared up for the launch of its new smartphone in the Indian market. 

The company has started sending an invitation for January 7 where they will launch their new smartphone Lava Beu. The company will be using the event to launch five different smartphones along with a wearable product. However, there is still no detail about the other smartphones that the company is planning to launch along with Beu. Lava Beu is listed as an entry-level smartphone on the company website at the price tag of Rs 6,888 and the other four smartphones that will be launched alongside will be priced between the range of Rs 5,000 to Rs 15,000. 

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The Lava Beyu smartphone will have a 6.08-inch screen along with an HD+ panel with 720 x 1050 pixel resolution with a 19:5:9 aspect ratio. The processor is still unknown but it will be powered using 2GB DDR4 RAM and 32GB internal storage with a microSD card slot. The phone will also support a 4,060 mAh battery but there is no confirmation on fast charging support. The phone will have a 13MP and 2MP dual camera setup on the rear and an 8MP camera for selfies in the front. 

Vivo to launch Y31s as one of the most affordable 5G enabled phone

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Ramana Rishi
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Vivo is planning to launch yet another affordable smartphone in the market with the Snapdragon 4 series chipset and it is expected to be equipped with 5G features. The phone with model number V2054A has just appeared on China’s TENAA certification platform and appeared in the database of China Telecom as well. The phone is expected to launch alongside Vivo Y31s moniker. The Chinese listing of the smartphone does provide a lot of details about the hardware specs of the phone such as the 6.58-inch IPS LCD display, which will have a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2408 pixels. 

The phone body is said to be made with polycarbonate and is just 185 grams. The phone will be running on Android 11 out of the box at the time of launch and is expected to come with the Snapdragon 4-series 5G chipset, which will launch in Q1 of 2021. The phone also has a front camera of 8MP and will have a square shap[ed camera module on the back. The camera module on the rear will be a dual-camera setup with LED flash where there will be a 13MP main sensor, along with a 2MP sensor. 

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The phone will also have a 4,910 mAh battery, but there is no detail where it will have fast charging capabilities or not. The phone will come with either 4/6GB RAM and 128 GB storage. The expected price for the phone is $248 and $275 and will come in colors like Titanium Gray, Monet, and Ruby Red. The phone will be very identical to Vivo Y52s in terms of body and will launch soon in a couple of months.

Photos of Realme Koi smartphones leaked, rumors hint at a launch with 125 UltraDASH fast charging feature

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Alex Infant
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When it comes to charging technology in smartphones, one of the most prominent ones we saw in most of the smartphones is 65W fast charging. However, we all know that the companies have been trying to increase the capacity of fast charging beyond 100W as well, by not using a single battery in the smartphone and instead of using multiple small batteries. Something very similar was also being developed by Realme in the last few months and it finally seems that we have the first leak for the device. Realme has recently created a new Weibo account to tease the new smartphone coming in the market with Snapdragon 888.

The phone has been codenamed “Koi” aka Race and other users on Weibo like Geek_Cao have started posting details about the phone as well. The back of the phone in the images has a big “Dare to Leap” slogan which is the official slogan of the Koi-themed teaser. The phone seems to have a triple camera setup with a 64 camera sensor and all these specs seem to be the same that was expected for Realme Race. The renders of the phone suggest a vegan leather back with a sporty point and a glass back with a two-color gradient. The main highlight of the phone would be the 125W UltraDART fast charging feature which can charge the 4,000 mAh battery to 41% in 5 minutes and to the full 100% in 20 minutes.

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This is going to be a great feature for the phone and is something no other smartphone has offered till now. The company will also be featuring a new smartphone called the Realme V15 model which will be powered using the MediaTek Dimensity 800U and will have the 50W fast charging feature. It seems that both the smartphones will be launched at the same time and will be interesting to see at what price tag will they be launched in the market.

Xiaomi will start rolling out MIUI 12.5 for smartphones soon

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Sajin Vargheese
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Xiaomi has finally announced the MIUI 12.5 updates for eligible smartphones which were expected to launch just before the release of MIUI 13. It was earlier expected that the company would release the MIUI 12.5 version much earlier and with Mi 11, the company would be launching the MIUI 13. However, Xiaomi decided to launch MIUI 12.5 right now and work on the development of MIUI 13 for a long while. After the launch of Mi 11, Xiaomi will not be rolling out the stable release of MIUI 12.5 for other smartphones as well from April 2021. 

There will be several notable enhancements that one will observe in this system update. The latest version of MIUI brings a lot of super wallpapers and new animations as well, which makes the user interface much more interactive. The update will also bring a lot of new enhanced privacy protection controls. As per the company, the new system update will not only decrease the battery consumption but will also bring the Super-Earth, Super Mars, and Super Saturn Live Wallpapers added via the MIUI 12 received additions in the form of Snow Mountain and Geometry wallpapers. 

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MIUI 12.5 will consume 40% less power than MIUI 12 and will give the users the option to share the approximate location and not the exact one. Other features include the sound effect enhancement, architecture animation, sleek effects on the interface, and a lot more. The updates will be given to Redmi Note 7 and all the phones released by the company after that.

Samsung to launch a lot of new and updated products in 2021

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We already know about the smartphone launch of the Samsung Galaxy S21 series in the month of January next year, but apart from that, the company has a lot more product under their sleeves that they are planning to announce. Since it is one of the biggest consumer electronics companies in the world, they are planning to announce a new device that would possibly be going to fill your entire lifestyle with their device. 

Among the top of the list is the new Samsung Galaxy S21 series smartphone, which is their premium flagship device. Apart from that, the company is also expected to launch the all-new premium chipset Exynos 2100 which has been created on the new 5nm architecture. Another smartphone that will be coming next year from the company is the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3. 

The company is also planning to launch an entirely new range of Smart TV with 8K resolution and a lot of new features which their R&D team is working on. In terms of TWS, the company is working on a new range of Galaxy Buds as well, and a new Galaxy range of smart Bluetooth speakers, which will give major competition to Google Nest and Amazon Echo. 

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Samsung will also launch a new Samsung smartWatch and are probably working on a new version of the smartwatch which will rival the Apple Watch SE. Apart from these, there is going to be a list of IoT products and a new version of the existing products that are already there.

Motorola to come up with a new flagship smartphone powered by Snapdragon 888

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Sajin Vargheese
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Recently, Chen Jing, general manager of Lenovo’s China mobile phone division, has posted an image on Weibo which represents the new phone that will be coming under the name of Motorola. The packaging of the new phone is for the Motorola flagship device that will be launched very soon and will be using the next-generation Snapdragon 888 chipset from Qualcomm. The phone will be the first among the list of smartphones that will come with this chipset. 

Now the question that is in everyone’s mind right now is whether the company will be removing the charger from the packaging like all the other companies that are releasing the premium flagship smartphone. However, the photo of the package does not give any idea about the thickness and dimension which does leave us with this unanswered question. It is also expected that the new flagship will come with a higher refresh rate, fast charging support, a bigger battery, and a great camera sensor. 

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Apart from the premium flagship that Motorola is going to launch in the market, the company is also working on a new 5 G-enabled smartphone in the mid to high range category, but no details about it have been made official. The phone specs have been kept hidden even from the leakers and we can assume the company to make some revelations about the same in the next year. Till that time, we can expect the company to reveal more details about the packaging and specs of their new premium flagship phone.

Oppo X Tom Ford slider phone render images surface online

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Sriram
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Oppo has been making a huge development in phones with expandable screens and in the month of August this year, the company patented a new design for the smartphone which was a slider with an extendable display. However, it seems like the company is working really fast on its development and we will soon see the new phone come into the light. Recently, the colored renders of this special edition phone by American fashion designer and filmmaker Tom Ford has appeared online and it looks really attractive. 

The renders show a beautiful back panel of the phone with a triple camera setup and engraving below it, “OPPO X TOM FORD – DESIGN FOR CONCEPT SHAKIRA“. Below the designer’s name, you will also be able to notice the LED flash. The screen in the front does not have any kind of punch hole cutout or pop-up camera module, hinting at an under-display front camera. There is a sim card slot on the right and is only accessible when the phone is extended. 

The golden finish on the frames makes the phone look really luxurious. The phone has a lot of elegant and fine touches that can be easily seen in the render. However, there are currently no other details about the phone which can tell more about the hardware specs for the same. However, it is expected that the phone will be 5G enabled and might include the Mediatek chipset as well. For now, we will have to either wait for more leaks or some official confirmation from the company.

Indian streamers using PUBG Korean version will soon be penalized

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Ramana Rishi
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When it comes to streaming of live gaming sessions, India had a lot of users who were streaming live gameplay of PUBG. However, after the ban of the game, they were not allowed to play the game and stream it at the same time. However, despite the ban of the game in the Indian market, many players are still playing it and also playing the foreign versions including Korea (KR). Indian YouTubers are using the VPN services and live streaming or uploading the videos of PUBG Mobile KR to earn money. However, all the video streamers doing so will be heavily penalized by the government. 

One of the bloggers recently sent a letter to such gamers who were streaming PUBG even after the ban. The letter tells them about the consequences they will have to face if they keep breaking the law. In return, the reply from the gamers was the requirement of “text from the government, explicitly saying that the PUBG Mobile KR (Korean) version of the game is banned.” As per the statement given from BGR.in, “Many have been breaking the law and playing the Korean or global versions of the game, using a virtual private network (VPN) service. 

Though many of them will not be caught, as a VPN service masks your IP and masks the incoming data packets with an encryption layer. However, many streamers tournament organizers and esports organizations can face penalties as they have been putting out content for the banned game.” The undivided attention of the users on the game makes it one of the most downloaded in the Indian market. Even after the ban, the country is seeing a large number of downloads for the global version of the game.

Apple’s iCloud Sign-In activation issue has now been resolved

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Alex Infant
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Recently many Apple users were facing the issue where they were able to set up a new Apple device using their iCloud id. The issue with iCloud activation has been happening with a lot of users globally and Apple has not confirmed the actual reason behind it. However, Apple has now confirmed that the issue has finally been resolved, just 36 hours after the first case was reported. The issue seems to start on December 25, at 4:45 AM ET. The issue appeared to have affected multiple Apple devices that needed iCloud setup and sign in. 

As per the complaint from Apple users, they were unable to set up any new Apple device using the same iCloud account and since the outage came on Christmas, many new devices that were purchased as gifts were unable to register the phone and use it after the setup. The company did provide an official tweet mentioning that “experiencing a high capacity at this time, which is impacting your ability to set up iCloud, please try back in a couple of hours.” 

A similar event also happened with Google a few days back where they suffered from a worldwide outage on their service including Youtube and Gmail. A day later, Google faced another outage on Gmail due to data migration and it seems that these issues have become a lot more prominent with the tech companies. If you are using an Apple device and were facing issues with the iCloud activation before, it will be working fine now.

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