About the author: Chakri is a go-to guy for your next smartphone recommendation. Back in his engineering days, he used to play with smartphones by installing custom ROMs and that passion got him into the tech industry. He still goes nuts about a smartphone knocking his door for review. Currently managing everything at Telecom Talk, Chakri is trying to master PUBG Mobile in his free time.

July 2nd, 2018 6:14 PM 0 COMMENTS

Huawei Nova 3 With Kirin 710 SoC Passes TENAA, Launch Expected on July 18

Huawei is finally working on the successor to the Kirin 659 SoC as a new smartphone going by moniker Huawei Nova 3 with Kirin 710 SoC has now passed Chinese regulatory portal, TENAA. Huawei already teased the smartphone on Weibo microblogging portal last week and going by a new presentation slide leak, the smartphone will go official in China on July 18, 2018. The TENAA listing revealed the key specifications... Read More

July 2nd, 2018 4:25 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vivo Z1i is a Downgraded Vivo Z1 With Snapdragon 636 SoC and 16MP Selfie Camera

Vivo has introduced a new smartphone, namely, the Vivo Z1i. As the name of the handset itself suggests, it's a sibling of the Vivo Z1 that was launched back on May 25 this year. The new entrant features a downgraded chipset in the form of the Snapdragon 636 SoC, but it offers more storage than the Vivo Z1 and a better selfie shooter as well. The Vivo Z1i has been... Read More

July 2nd, 2018 3:50 PM 2 COMMENTS

Moto E5 Plus Launch in India Set for July 10

Last week, Motorola teased the launch of a big battery smartphone in India, and later on, it was confirmed that the smartphone is the Moto E5 Plus. Today, Motorola has started sending press invites for an event to be held on July 10, and a teaser released on Twitter clearly highlights the launch of the Moto E5 Plus. The Moto E5 Plus will be launched in India on July 10... Read More

July 2nd, 2018 2:11 PM 3 COMMENTS

Samsung Galaxy On6 With Infinity Display Makes its Debut in India for Rs 14,490

Samsung has launched its latest mid-range smartphone, the Galaxy On6 in India to take on the likes of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro and Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1, which are ruling the mid-range market right now. The Galaxy On6, in-line with other Samsung mid-range devices launched this year boasts of an edge-to-edge Infinity display. A couple of months ago, Samsung launched the Galaxy A6, A6+, J6 smartphones in... Read More

July 2nd, 2018 11:42 AM 20 COMMENTS

BSNL Challenges Private Telcos by Revising Rs 198 STV With 2.5GB Daily Data

BSNL's aggressive revision of prepaid tariff plans continues with the latest revision of data STVs. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has now revised its entire prepaid data tariff portfolio starting from Rs 14. The government-owned PSU has now announced the revision of the Rs 241 prepaid data STV along with other popular data STVs such as Rs 155, Rs 198 and others. As you might be aware of, the Rs 198... Read More

July 2nd, 2018 10:09 AM 30 COMMENTS

Oppo Introduces 4GB RAM Variant of Realme 1 in Solar Red Colour

Realme, the online-exclusive brand of Oppo India has introduced the Solar Red colour option of Realme 1's 4GB RAM variant. Until now, the 4GB RAM with 64GB of storage variant is available in two colours- Silver and Diamond Black, but from July 3, the same variant will be available in Solar Red colour option too. Realme stated that the new colour option has been introduced on special demand from the... Read More

July 2nd, 2018 8:46 AM 0 COMMENTS

OnePlus Introduces Red Edition OnePlus 6 for Rs 39,999 in India

OnePlus has made a habit of launching new colour options of its smartphones in quick succession and it continues with the Red Edition of the OnePlus 6. Today, OnePlus introduced the OnePlus 6 Red Edition which, as the name itself suggests features a Red coloured back. The new Red Edition features an amber-like effect created through expert craftsmanship and material design, as stated by OnePlus. It has been introduced in... Read More

July 2nd, 2018 7:01 AM 12 COMMENTS

Android 8.1 Oreo Update for Xiaomi Mi A1 Reportedly Pulled Back

Xiaomi, in the latest move, has reportedly pulled back the Android 8.1 Oreo update for the Mi A1. The update was rolled out a couple of days ago, but several Mi A1 users on Reddit are stating that the OTA update notification has disappeared on their smartphone. While Xiaomi is yet to officially confirm this news, it's believed the reason behind this is due to the deletion of text messages... Read More

July 1st, 2018 11:01 AM 82 COMMENTS

Sunday Talk: Is Limiting Data Usage per Day on Prepaid Plans a Good Move From Telcos?

If we talk about prepaid plans nowadays, then the 'Daily Data' or 'Data Per Day' words will appear more often. That's one of the trending aspects in Indian telecom sector right now. The concept of daily data was first introduced by Reliance Jio (one of the many firsts the new entrant implemented). As always, every other telecom operator joined the train and implemented the same. Right now, we have a... Read More

July 1st, 2018 7:02 AM 13 COMMENTS

7 Steps to Port Your Mobile Number to Another Telecom Operator

Before the MNP technology existed, users only had the option of changing their numbers whenever they wanted to switch their carrier. However, thanks to Mobile Number Portability (MNP) now users just have to follow a simple process to get their number shifted from one carrier to other. There are, however, some points which SIM card users should keep in mind before proceeding towards MNP. Also, before starting the process, the... Read More

June 30th, 2018 12:07 PM 5 COMMENTS

BSNL Introduces Unlimited Data for Postpaid Plans With 40 Kbps Post FUP Speed

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has doubled down on its postpaid strategy by declaring that finally it will allow truly unlimited data on its postpaid plans starting July 1. The state-owned telco has introduced the post FUP speed of 40 Kbps on which the postpaid users will be able to browse internet when they exhaust their data limit. The 40 Kbps post FUP speed will also be applicable to BSNL’s postpaid... Read More

June 30th, 2018 10:40 AM 5 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Mi A1 Android 8.1 Oreo Update Released With June Security Patches

Xiaomi has released the Mi A1 Android 8.1 Oreo update to the users, after keeping them waited for more than four months. The Mi A1 Android 8.1 Oreo update weighs 1157MB and also includes June 2018 security patch fixes. It's currently rolling out to the users globally and several users on Reddit already posted about the OTA update arrival on their Mi A1. The update adds all the features introduced... Read More

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