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Shloke Sarkar May 19th, 2021 8:30 AM 5 COMMENTS

BlackBerry Caused Its Own Demise, Here’s How

Anyone who knows about smartphones and tech, in general, has definitely heard of the name BlackBerry. A company whose devices were synonymous with the word smartphone in the early 2000s, with most people making use of a BlackBerry-branded device for their professional use. The company enjoyed a lot of success in these years, providing users with a device that featured BBOS, the company’s proprietary operating system, which, when coupled with... Read More

Chakri K February 24th, 2021 10:43 AM 0 COMMENTS

Samsung Reportedly Developing Foldable OLED Panels for Google, Xiaomi and Oppo

South Korean electronics company, Samsung, is reportedly developing foldable OLED panels for tech giants like Google, Oppo and Xiaomi. We already know what Oppo and Xiaomi are working on foldable phones, but the inclusion of Google in this list comes as a surprise. If this report from TheElec turns out to be true, then we will see a foldable Pixel smartphone in the near future. Notably, Samsung is developing 'in-folding'... Read More

Chakri K December 28th, 2020 11:19 AM 0 COMMENTS

Lava to Launch New Smartphones in India on January 7

Lava officially confirmed that it is launching new smartphones in India on January 7. A few days ago, Lava launching a smartphone called BeU at Rs 6,888 in the country. While announcing the Lava BeU, the company said it would be bringing more devices to the country in the first week of January 2021. Confirming the January 7 launch event, Lava tweeted 'The day when Smartphone industry will never be... Read More

Bala Yogesh August 27th, 2020 2:19 PM 3 COMMENTS

Tensions Between India and China Has Put Considerable Pressure on Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo

The total smartphone production has hit 286 million units in the second quarter of the current year representing a 16.7% year-over-year (YoY) decline, TrendForce said in a report on Tuesday. The company engaged in the market intelligence reports said that the dip in the smartphone production was the “largest quarterly YoY drop in history.” However, TrendForce said that the smartphone production sequentially had a “slight” quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) 2.2% rebound. The... Read More

Shrijan Soni July 19th, 2020 1:31 PM 3 COMMENTS

Smartphone Shipments in India Fell 48% to 17.3 Million Units in Q2 2020: Canalys

Smartphone shipments in India have taken a hit in the April-June quarter due to the outbreak of COVID-19. Since the government of India announced lockdown at the end of March 2020, smartphone vendors witnessed a halt in production, which further dropped the shipments in India. A new Canalys report states that smartphone shipments in India dropped 48% in the April-June quarter to 17.3 million units. All the smartphone manufactures faced low... Read More

Chakri K June 29th, 2020 3:59 PM 0 COMMENTS

OnePlus 8 Pro Review: The Best Value Premium Smartphone of 2020

The OnePlus 7 Pro, introduced in 2019, was the Chinese company's first take on the premium smartphone segment. However, OnePlus fell short of the user expectations as the phone lacked behind the flagships from Samsung, Apple and Google in various aspects. This year OnePlus is upping the ante with the OnePlus 8 Pro. Not only the OnePlus 8 Pro is the company's costliest phone till date, but it is also... Read More

Bala Yogesh March 28th, 2020 5:04 PM 9 COMMENTS

Mobile Phone Brands in India Extend Warranty Support Due to Coronavirus Lockdown

With Indian government announcing a 21-day lockdown that is in place till April 14 due to Covid-19, several brands including OnePlus, Huawei, Realme and Oppo have extended warranty services for their devices. The lockdown move from the Indian government meant to contain the spread of the Coronavirus has resulted in the shutdown of non essential services along with the movement of citizens. Several other countries have also imposed lockdowns and... Read More

Chakri K March 16th, 2020 1:19 PM 0 COMMENTS

Government Increases GST Rates in Smartphones and Specific Mobile Parts

The GST Council has announced new amendments in the Goods and Service Tax (GST) slab which would increase the GST rates in smartphones and specified mobile parts to 18% which was earlier set at 12%. However, this new tax rate might harm the telecom industry as the market is already facing financial distress because of the irregular supply chains caused by the deadly virus Covid-19. Mobile makers such as Xiaomi,... Read More

Chakri K February 26th, 2020 6:35 PM 0 COMMENTS

Oppo A31 With 4230mAh Battery, MediaTek Helio P35 SoC and 6GB of RAM Officially Listed

Oppo A31 just went official in the Indian market, but the pricing of the device is yet to be announced. The Oppo A31 has been listed on the official website with complete specifications ahead of the launch. As the rumours suggested, the Oppo A31 will be powered by the MediaTek Helio P35 chipset, paired with up to 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The handset rocks 12MP triple... Read More

Chakri K February 25th, 2020 5:33 PM 1 COMMENTS

OnePlus 8 Pro Display, Design & Key Specs Revealed in Latest Leak

Chinese phone makers like Realme and Oppo are dominating the smartphone news cycle of late, and now another Chinese manufacturer OnePlus is already stealing the show with its upcoming OnePlus 8 series. The OnePlus 8 launch may yet be far off but that hasn’t stopped information from leaking out. The company is expected to release three new smartphones as part of its OnePlus 8 range that will include OnePlus 8... Read More

Chakri K February 17th, 2020 3:02 PM 0 COMMENTS

iQOO 3 Achieves Highest Ever Score of 597,583 on AnTuTu Benchmark

Vivo’s offshoot brand iQOO is planning to launch its upcoming 5G flagship iQoo 3 in India on February 25. Ahead of the launch, the smartphone was spotted on AnTuTu benchmark registering the highest score ever for a phone. The iQOO 3 recorded a benchmarking score of 597,583 points on AnTuTu, making it one the highest-scoring smartphone on the platform. The AnTuTu reveals the device with model number V1955A comes powered... Read More

Chakri K February 11th, 2020 6:42 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vivo V19 Pro Likely to Launch in India on March 3: Specs and Everything You Need to Know

Vivo V19 Pro will most likely be the next smartphone from the Chinese brand to launch in India. A new report now suggests the V19 Pro will go official on March 3 with mid-range specs on board. Oppo will be launching its Reno 3 Pro smartphone this month, then the V19 Pro will arrive in the first week of March. The Vivo V19 Pro will be a successor to the... Read More