Realme UI 3.0 based on Android 12 was announced yesterday alongside the Realme GT Neo 2 and other AIoT products launch event. The update will be first rolled out as early access (beta) to Realme devices starting with Realme GT.
Realme says the new update brings seamless experience, fluidity, privacy features, and much more. In this article, we will take a look at all the new features on the Realme UI 3.0, the eligible list of smartphones and also the rollout plan that Realme has shared.
The Realme UI 3.0 brings a more expressive design with organised layouts and fluid UI. The icons are now updated to 3D style with more vibrant colours. Just like we have seen on the ColorOS 12, the icon spacing is far more visible with enhanced on the icon and texts.
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Customization
Even Realme UI 2.0 had a bunch of customization options. With Realme UI 3.0, things are getting improved and aligned with some new features. Icons, backgrounds, fonts, and other elements can be customized to suit your needs.
There is also a system-wide theme editor which lets you pick and choose what colour the UI should look like. The AOD feature has been upgraded as well to use a portrait photo as an AoD theme - similar to what we have seen with the OnePlus Canvas feature. The new dynamic wallpaper feature will be available for select Realme devices. There is also a new feature called Omojis which are essentially stickers of you.
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Functionality
The AI smooth engine for Realme UI 3.0 brings overall smoothness and reduces power consumption. The optimization also leads to 30% less memory usage, 10% improvement in performance, and a 12% increase in battery life. The floating window feature can now be dragged to expand the size.
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Privacy and security
Privacy is one of the key areas of Android 12 and with Realme UI 3.0, the company brings many new features. It is introducing a new subtitle stitching feature that allows you to share your favorite pictures or videos privately. You will be able to delete the photo's location information and photographic data, including the time stamp, camera model, and settings.
App permission recording
Approximate location sharing
Private picture share
Camera and microphone access
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Upgrade Roadmap
Realme has announced over 20 phones are eligible for the Realme UI 3.0 update based on Android 12. However, these are early access program and the stable update timeline hasn’t been shared by the brand yet. The update will be first available for Realme GT in October and more devices will be getting the update starting from December.
The OnePlus 9RT is now official, the new flagship phone from the company was launched in China along with the OnePlus Buds Z2 true wireless earbuds.
While the company’s CEO had confirmed that there won’t be a OnePlus 9T, the company has launched the T variant in the OnePlus 9R series. At the moment, the OnePlus 9RT is exclusive to China, but there’s no word on the international availability, but we can expect the device to launch at least in India as the OnePlus 9R was also launched in India earlier this year along with OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro.
OnePlus 9RT price and availability
The OnePlus 9RT starts at CNY 3,299 (around Rs 38,700) for the 8GB+128GB model and CNY 3,799 (around Rs 44,500) for a model with 12GB+256GB variant. The phone is available in three colourways 一 black, silver, and blue.
OnePlus 9RT specs and features
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The OnePlus 9RT comes with a 6.62-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display with a 20:9 aspect ratio, a 120Hz refresh rate, and HDR10+ support. It has a peak brightness of 1,300 nits. The OnePlus 9RT is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset paired with up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage.
You get a triple-lens rear camera on the OnePlus 9RT led by a 50MP f/1.8 main sensor, the same sensor from the OnePlus 9 series. You also get optical image stabilization (OIS). There’s a 16MP f/2.2 ultra-wide camera, and a 2MP macro camera. On the front, there’s a 16MP f/2.4 snapper. The battery is rated at 4,500mAh and it supports 65W fast charging.
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The phone runs on ColorOS based on Android 11 out of the box, but if the phone launches outside of China, we can expect OxygenOS. Other features includes an in-screen fingerprint scanner, and stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos audio.
Realme has launched six new products in India today including the much-awaited Realme GT Neo smartphone and Realme 4K smart Google TV stick. The company has also added a new Bluetooth speaker and a few gaming accessories.
Here is everything you need to know about all the products that Realme unveiled at the event today including the specifications, features, price and availability.
Realme GT Neo 2 specs and features
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The Realme GT Neo 2 is Realme’s first phone in India to be powered by the Snapdragon 870 5G processor. It comes in two variants with up to 12GB RAM and 256GB 3.1 UFS storage. You also get an additional 7GB Virtual RAM.
Further, the Realme GT Neo 2 is the first device in the series to come with a 5,000mAh battery coupled with 65W fast charging 一 a full charge will take only 36 minutes. It flaunts a 6.62-inch E4 AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, 92.6% screen to body ratio, 1300 nits, 100% DCI-P3 colour gamut, 600Hz touch response rate, and support for HDR10+ content.
In the camera department, the 64MP main camera(Samsung GW1), an 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera, and a 2MP macro shooter. On the front, there is a 16MP selfie camera. The phone comes with an 8 layer cooling system with diamond thermal gel and a stainless steel vapour cooling which Realms claims can reduce temperature by up to 18 degrees. It weighs 200 grams and measures 8.6mm thick.
Realme 4K Smart Google TV Stick specs and features
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Realme 4K Smart TV Google TV stick makes its debut in India today and this is also the world’s first streaming device to come preloaded with Google TV platform. As far as functionality goes, this stick can convert any non-smart TV to a smart TV as long as you have an HDMI port on the TV.
The 4K Smart Google TV stick comes with an HDMI port (2.1) which can be plugged into your TV and there is also a micro USB port that needs to be plugged into a power outlet. As the name suggests, this tiny device is capable of streaming up to 4K content from different OTT apps like YouTube, Netflix, Prime Video, and Hotstar as long as you have a subscription.
You also get Google Assistant for hands-free control. It supports up to 4K 60fps resolution as well as HDR10+ support. The stick comes with several apps pre-installed, but you can also download other apps through Google Play Stores. Other features include 2GB RAM, 8GB storage, quad-core CPU, and dual-core GPU.
In addition to the stick, you also get a remote with a built-in microphone, hotkeys for Netflix, YouTube, Prime Video, and Music. As for the wireless connectivity, you get Bluetooth 5.0 and Wi-Fi.
The Google TV platform focuses on user interaction and perfecting content curation, so finding what you want to watch is sleek and easy. The Realme 4K Smart Google TV Stick will take on the Xiaomi Mi Box 4K and Amazon Fire TV 4K.
Price: Rs 3,999 (Rs 2,999 initially)
First sale: Coming soon
Realme Brick Bluetooth speaker
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The third Bluetooth speaker from Realme, the Brick Bluetooth speaker is by far the most powerful speaker from the company. It comes with a 20W dynamic bass boost driver along with dedicated bass radiators. The device supports 360-degree stereo sound as well. It has a 5,200mAh battery built-in which is rated to last up to 14 hours on a single charge. You also get volume control and media control buttons on the top.
Price: Rs 2,999
Colors: Black
First sale: October 18
Realme gaming accessories
Three new gaming accessories were launched today. Here is how much they cost. All products will go on sale from October 18.
Cooling back clip Neo priced at Rs 999
Type-C SuperDart game cable at Rs 599
Mobile game trigger at Rs 699
Realme Buds Air 2 Closer Green
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Last on the list is a new colour variant for a popular product from Realme, the Buds Air 2 Closer Green edition. Apart from the change in paint job which is mostly Neon Green on the outside and Black on the inside, the rest of the specs and features remains the same. You can check our Realme Buds Air 2 here.
Android 12 was launched on Android Open Source Project (AOSP) earlier this month. Soon after the announcement, major smartphone makers like Samsung, OnePlus, Realme, Xiaomi, and Oppo announced their versions of Android 12-based on custom skin.
Oppo’s latest ColorOS 12 was announced recently globally based on Android 12. Oppo’s custom skin, ColorOS, has come a long way since its introduction. The Android flavour has been polished multiple times over the past few years and from the last couple of years, the skin has reached a matured face as the company has done some good job by optimizing UI and also making the software fast and smooth.
With Over 440 million users around the world, ColorOS now supports more than 65 languages which also includes 13 Indian languages. The ColorOS brings some refreshing new changes in terms of design and customization. Also, there are a few new features with the ColorOS 12 while there are also some improvements on the privacy and security ends.
We have been using the ColorOS 12 beta for a couple of weeks now on the Oppo Find X3 Pro device and here is what we think of Oppo’s new version of Android, the ColorOS 12.
Design
As said earlier, the ColorOS 12 has reached a mature stage, so you wouldn't notice many design changes like Google has done on Stock Android. The changes are very minor and go unnoticed more often than not.
There are not much drastic changes in the UI like Google has done on Pixel devices. (Image credit: Srivatsa Ramesh)
The refreshed design on the ColorOS 12 is clean, colorful, light, and customizable. As Oppo says, it offers an inclusive experience to the end-user. The icons in the notification are slightly bigger now and so is the spacing between the UI elements. The animation across the UI is buttery smooth and easy to adapt to.
Oppo has not gone for Google’s large notification tiles and that’s not a bad thing.
Just like as we had seen on the previous version of Android, swiping down will bring notification shade with quick toggles and a brightness slider. Expanding the shade will bring more toggles and on top of all the toggles sits the media output which is now moved out of the volume slider. Like always, you can play with the icons and functions that you want in the notification shade, but there are some new options that can be added. These include mic access and camera access 一 which we will discuss later in the privacy section.
About phone, special features, edge lighting for notifications, and fingerprint animations. (Image credit: Srivatsa Ramesh)
Opening the Settings app, you will hardly notice a difference apart from little features added or hidden inside the primary page. Overall, the design is adapted well throughout the interface and the performance is very intuitive and snappy. Oppo says it has been able to reduce memory consumption by 30% and 20% lower battery consumption. The Quantum Animation Engine adopts more than 300 improved animations to achieve smooth animations and transitions.
Customizations
Custom skins are popular because it offers the end-users the ability to customize their phone as per their needs. ColorOS is usually known to offer a bunch of useful customizations and while there aren’t too many new features on the newer version, the ColorOS 12 does bring a few handy features which are mostly from Oxygen OS codebase. However, it is worth mentioning that the ColorOS 12 hasn’t implemented the full-fledged Material You design that you see on Pixel phones.
For now, only few apps have updated their widgets to Android 12 standards. (Image credit: Srivatsa Ramesh)
Oppo told us they have worked closely with Google to stay close to Android 12 and as a result the phone comes with Google apps like phone, SMS, and contact. Floating window has been on Android phones for a while now, with ColorOS 12, Oppo has polished it. The floating screen is now more rounded on the corner and you drag from bottom edges to adjust the size of the floating window.
The wallpaper theming is fun to play with and the options are limitless. (Image credit: Srivatsa Ramesh)
Wallpaper theming is one of the major highlights of the Android 12 and Oppo has implemented that feature and it works pretty well. The feature can be accessed once you head to Settings > Personalization > Colors > Wallpaper colour picking. Once you open this, you will get a pop-up of your current wallpaper and you will see four circles on the screen which you can drag. Based on your placement of these dots, the system will change the entire theme of the phone including notifications shade, icons, and settings page. This is a handy feature to play with if you are into smartphone customization.
Oppo has also borrowed features from OnePlus for customization. The Canvas feature which was rolled out to OnePlus devices with Android 11 is now available on ColorOS 12 as a Portrait silhouette. This feature can be found inside the Always-on Display option. You can pick any image of your choice (ideally it should be a person’s portrait) and the phone will form a silhouette based on the image. Apart from this, you can also find other features like patterns, text, clock styles, and images for AoD customizations.
Personalization of colours on ColorOS 12.(Image credit: Srivatsa Ramesh)
Apart from these, there are a regular bunch of customization options which were part of the previous version of ColorOS. There is a dedicated section in the settings called ‘Personalization’ and ‘Special features’ which offers a bunch of useful features such as quick launch, smart sidebar, simple mode, kid space, and video retouch.
New additions
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22 new accessibility features have been added (Image credit: Srivatsa Ramesh)
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Colour vision enhancement for colour blinds. (Image credit: Srivatsa Ramesh)
Oppo is added 22 features for accessibilities which are divided into four categories 一 General, Vision, Hearing, and Interaction. One of the most prominent features out of the bunch is the Colour vision enhancement for colour blinds. This feature essentially allows you to adjust colours based on your colour vision. You can either opt for preset mode or you can take a small test to arrange colours in order to get the most comfortable display effect.
Floating windows can be resized.(Image credit: Srivatsa Ramesh)
The home screen setup is also tweaked now, you can long-press on the home screen and you will get options to play with wallpaper, icons, widgets, layouts, transactions, and more. Oppo has retained the Google discover feed on the -1 screen as well.
There is also conversation widgets which you can add from widgets 一 this allows you to quickly access the conversation widget after receiving a message from the selected contact. While Widgets are making a comeback on stock Android, only few apps have adapted the design language for now. Going ahead, we should be able to see more widgets when app developers adapt to the Android 12 style. Currently, only some Google apps are updated.
Smart sidebar and new battery screen.(Image credit: Srivatsa Ramesh)
The battery screen is also now revamped to offer more visually pleasing information 一 you get the amount of juice left in a horizontal cylinder. In addition, you also get power-saving mode, high-performance mode, optimized usage, and usage graph.
Under the privacy settings, you also get a new privacy dashboard that shows how many apps have had access to the camera, location, and microphone in the past 24 hours. The list also contains additional permissions in case you want to deep dive. More on the privacy and security features in the following section.
Background play lets you play video in the background.(Image credit: Srivatsa Ramesh)
Another cool feature is that's inside the smart sidebar is called background play this allows you to play videos in the background on YouTube apps and OTT apps. We tried this feature on Amazon Prime Video, Hotstar, Netflix as well and it worked well.
The Quick smart slider feature now also integrates screen translation in addition to the already existing screenshot, screen recording, and other utility apps. Other features onboard include PC Connect, 3-finger translation powered by Google Lens, and Phone Manager. Overall, Oppo has done a bunch of optimization to make everything feel faster and smoother.
Privacy and security
Privacy dashboard(Image credit: Srivatsa Ramesh)
ColorOS 12 also focuses on privacy and security which is also one of the core features of Android 12. The company has included a bunch of new features that will offer the end users more privacy and security related features.
In addition to the Privacy dashboard we mentioned earlier, the OS also now comes with approximate location sharing which allows you to share an approximate location with apps instead of sharing your exact pinpoint location.
Mic access, camera access, camera blocked, toggles to block mic/camera, and approximate location sharing. (Image credit: Srivatsa Ramesh)
You can also now completely disable camera or microphone access from any apps. You need to simile turn on the toggle from the notification shade and it will block any app from using camera and microphone. Also, whenever some app uses microphone or camera, the phone will notify you on the top right corner.
The phone manager app is a quick access to maximize the complexity. The app can help you clean up storage by removing cache and junk files. It can scan for viruses, you can manage privacy related permissions, manage apps, battery, and block/filter calls. You also get tools section inside the app which offers features like Emergency information, payment protection, app lock, private safe, hide apps, data usage, backup and restore, and app cloner, system cloner, and much more.
Apart from these, you get the usual slew of features like private system, private safe, app lock and more. Lastly, Oppo also mentioned that all the data of the phone will be deployed in multiple locations across the world, but the user data stays in the nearby servers, which is saved in a non-plain text format and is transmitted using a proprietary protocol.
Update cycle
With ColorOS 12, Oppo is also revamping the update cycle of its devices. Oppo has confirmed some of its devices will be eligible for three major Android updates for devices launched after 2019. The Oppo Find X series devices will be eligible for three Android updates.
The company is also promising two Android updates for Reno and F series devices. Lastly, the entry-level and budget line-up phones under the A-series will get one major Android update.
In terms of security patches, the Find X series devices will get monthly updates and Reno, F series, A series devices will get quarterly security updates.
Eligible devices
Currently, the company has announced ColorOS Beta 12 for Oppo Find X3 Pro. Starting November, devices such as Oppo Find X2, Reno Pro 5G, Reno Pro 5G, and Reno 6 will be eligible for the beta update. In December, Reno 5 Pro, Oppo F19 Pro Plus, and Oppo A74 5G devices will be eligible for ColorOS Beta 12. Here is the complete list of Oppo devices that are eligible for the update along with the roadmap.
October 2021
Oppo Find X3 Pro
November 2021
Oppo Find X2 series
Oppo Reno 6 Pro/6 Pro Diwali Edition
Oppo Reno 6 5G
December 2021
Oppo Reno 6 4G
Oppo Reno 6Z 5G
Oppo Reno 5 series
Oppo F19 Pro Plus
Oppo A74 5G/A73 5G
2022 H1
Oppo Reno 10x Zoom
Oppo Reno 4/4 Pro
Oppo Reno 3/3 Pro
Oppo Reno 5F/4F/5 Lite/5Z 5G/5A
Oppo F19 Pro
Oppo F17 Pro
Oppo A94 5G/A84/A93/A54 5G/A53s 5G
Oppo Find X2 Neo/X2 Lite
Oppo Find X3 Lite/X3 Neo 5G
2022 H2
Oppo F19
Oppo F19s
Oppo F17
Oppo A53/A53s/A16s/A73/A74
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The company is yet to finalize the stable version rollout dates for the devices. Also, the company told us that they are also working on a lighter ColorOS 12 for devices with low RAM, but they're yet to finalize the decision on having the Lite version.
Motorola has launched a new budget phone in India today with the introduction of the Moto E40. The Moto E40 is a budget phone with feature-packed specs and this is also one of the cheapest phones with a high refresh rate screen.
The Moto E40 comes with a new Unisoc processor, a 90Hz screen, a big battery, and a dedicated Google Assistant button. The phone is priced under Rs 10,000 and will take on phones from Xiaomi, Realme, and Micromax.
Moto E40 price in India and availability
The Moto E40 comes in a single configuration with 4GB LPDDR4x RAM and 64GB internal storage. It is priced at Rs 9,499 and will go on sale starting October 17 on Flipkart. The Moto E40 will be available in Pink Clay and Carbon Gray colour options.
Moto E40 specs
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The Moto E40 flaunts a 6.5-inch LCD panel along with a 90Hz refresh rate and a punch-hole design and 400 nits of brightness. In the heart, the device is powered by an Octa-core Unisoc T700 clocked at 1.8GHz, which is also making its debut in India. The device is available in a sole configuration 一 4GB LPDDR4x and 64GB internal storage.
In the camera department, the phone is equipped with a 48MP main camera, 2MP depth sensor, and 2MP macro vision camera. There is an 8MP selfie camera on the front housed inside the punch-hole cutout.
The Moto E40 is backed by a 5,000mAh battery. The phone also comes with IP52 water-repellent design, a dedicated Google Assistant button. On the software side, the phone runs on near-stock Android 11. You also get a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner along with face unlock for faster unlocking. Other features include a hybrid slot that takes in two micro SIM and one micro SD card slot which supports up to a microSD card up to 1TB.
Realme GT Neo 2T will be the next mid-range smartphone from the house of Realme. A few days back, Realme’s China executive had teased the launch of this new phone and now, we have almost all the details of the upcoming smartphone which is set to launch on October 19.
Realme’s Vice President in China and President of Realme Global Marketing, Xu Qi Chase posted a Weibo post a few days ago wherein he said “There is a new product in the GT Neo2 series, a dual-platform and dual flagship” (machine translation). This was posted using the unannounced Realme GT Neo 2 smartphone as you can see in the screenshot below.
A tipster on the Weibo platform who goes by the username, Whylab has posted all the details of the Realme GT Neo 2T and looking at the specs sheet, it looks like the GT Neo 2T won’t be much different from the Realme GT Neo 2 which is set to launch in India on October 13. The only major change comes in terms of the chipset.
According to the tipster, the Realme GT Neo 2T will be powered by MediaTek Dimensity 1200-AI which is a customized version of the MediaTek Dimensity 1200. Currently, the chipset is exclusive to OnePlus Nord 2 and it looks like the exclusivity will be ending soon. Furthermore, the device is said to come with RMX3357 model number.
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In terms of visuals, the device is said to sport a 6.43-inch Full HD+ AMOLED screen with a 120Hz screen refresh rate. In the camera department, the phone is tipped to come with a 64MP main camera along with 8MP and 2MP snappers. For selfies, there will be a 16MP camera on the front.
Furthermore, the device is likely to feature a 4,500mAh battery with 65W fast charging support. Other expected features include a 3.5mm headphone jack, 8.4mm thickness and 186-gram weight. Interestingly, the leaked image shows a new Orange colourway.
Apart from the processor and the battery department, the phone looks much like the Realme GT Neo 2. The company is set to unveil the device on October 19.
Realme GT Neo 2T will be the next mid-range smartphone from the house of Realme. A few days back, Realme’s China executive had teased the launch of this new phone and now, we have almost all the details of the upcoming smartphone which is set to launch on October 19.
Realme’s Vice President in China and President of Realme Global Marketing, Xu Qi Chase posted a Weibo post a few days ago wherein he said “There is a new product in the GT Neo2 series, a dual-platform and dual flagship” (machine translation). This was posted using the unannounced Realme GT Neo 2 smartphone as you can see in the screenshot below.
A tipster on the Weibo platform who goes by the username, Whylab has posted all the details of the Realme GT Neo 2T and looking at the specs sheet, it looks like the GT Neo 2T won’t be much different from the Realme GT Neo 2 which is set to launch in India on October 13. The only major change comes in terms of the chipset.
According to the tipster, the Realme GT Neo 2T will be powered by MediaTek Dimensity 1200-AI which is a customized version of the MediaTek Dimensity 1200. Currently, the chipset is exclusive to OnePlus Nord 2 and it looks like the exclusivity will be ending soon. Furthermore, the device is said to come with RMX3357 model number.
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In terms of visuals, the device is said to sport a 6.43-inch Full HD+ AMOLED screen with a 120Hz screen refresh rate. In the camera department, the phone is tipped to come with a 64MP main camera along with 8MP and 2MP snappers. For selfies, there will be a 16MP camera on the front.
Furthermore, the device is likely to feature a 4,500mAh battery with 65W fast charging support. Other expected features include a 3.5mm headphone jack, 8.4mm thickness and 186-gram weight. Interestingly, the leaked image shows a new Orange colourway.
Apart from the processor and the battery department, the phone looks much like the Realme GT Neo 2. The company is set to unveil the device on October 19.
Realme is hosting an event on October 13 where the company has already confirmed it will unveil the Realme GT Neo 2. Today, the company has announced a bunch of new AIoT products that will be unveiled on the same stage.
The new products that the company will announce on October 13 include the Realme 4K Smart TV Google Stick, new Green Realme Buds Air 2, Realme Brick Bluetooth speaker, Realme Cooling Back Clip Neo, Realme Type-C SuperDart game cable, and Realme mobile game trigger. The event will be live-streamed on YouTube at 12:30 pm IST on October 13.
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Realme 4K Smart TV Google Stick
Realme’s first accessory to TVs, the Realme 4K Smart TV Google Stick will be India’s first Google TV streaming device. The product will be part of the Flipkart Big Billion Days launch and will come with an HDMI port to connect to your TV. With this stick, you can make your non-smart TV into a smart TV or you can also upgrade your existing smart TV to get a Google TV experience. As one can guess by the name it will have support for 4K streaming as well.
Unlike Android TV stick, the Google TV platform focuses on user interaction and perfecting content curation, so finding what you want to watch is sleek and easy. This product will take on the Xiaomi Mi Box 4K and Amazon Fire TV 4K.
Expanding its speaker portfolio, Realme will launch its third Bluetooth speaker called the Realme Brick Bluetooth speaker. The key features of the speaker include a 20W dynamic bass boost driver, bass radiators, 360-degree stereo sound, 5,200mAh battery and 14 hours battery life.
As for the gaming accessories, the company will unveil cooling back clip Neo that offers rapid cooling. The Type-C SuperDart game cable will allow gamers to play freely while charging and the mobile game trigger will help mobile gamers to perform better. Lastly, the Realme Buds Air 2 will get a new colour variant called the Closer Green while the rest of the specs and features will remain the same.
The Moto E40 will be launched in India on October 12 at 12 pm IST. The phone was also announced in the global market recently. The phone, like all the previous phones, will be launched on Flipkart. The microsite for the launch on Flipkart is now live which also reveals the specs of the device.
Moto E40 specs
The Moto E40 will come with a 6.5-inch LCD screen sporting a 90Hz punch-hole design and 400 nits of brightness. The device is powered by an Octa-core Unisoc T700 clocked at 1.8GHz, which is likely to make its debut in India as we haven’t seen any other device with this chipset. The device will come in a single RAM and storage option - 4GB LPDDR4x and 64GB internal storage.
In terms of camera, there is a triple rear camera array led by 48MP main camera, a depth sensor, and a macro vision camera. The Moto E40 runs off a 5,000mAh battery. Furthermore, the device will also come with IP52 water-repellent design. There is also a dedicated Google Assistant button. For security, the phone comes with a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner as well as face unlock for faster unlocking. The device will come in two colour options.
On the software side, the phone will run on near-stock Android 11 with an ad-free and bloat-free experience. Other features include a hybrid slot that takes in two micro SIM and one micro SD card slot which supports up to a microSD card up to 1TB. Looking at the specs sheet looks like the Moto E40 will take on the likes of the Realme Narzo 50 series, Redmi 10 series, and Micromax In 2b smartphones.
After a series of leaks and rumours, OnePlus has officially confirmed the OnePlus 9RT launch date. The next flagship phone from the company, the OnePlus 9RT will make its debut in China on October 13.
Pete Lau, CEO of OnePlus had teased the launch of a new device in the T series yesterday on Weibo. Today, the OnePlus account on Weibo has confirmed the launch of the new device. Along with the launch of the OnePlus 9RT, the OnePlus Buds Z2 will also make its debut on the same day.
The OnePlus 9RT and the OnePlus Buds Z2 launch event will start at 7:30 pm in China which is 5 pm IST on October 13. Soon after the China launch, we can also expect the device to launch in India as this is the successor to the OnePlus 9R which was launched as an India exclusive device along with the OnePlus 9 and the OnePlus 9 Pro.
OnePlus 9RT specs
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The OnePlus 9RT will come with a 50MP main camera, as you can see from the image above. The device is said to sport the same Sony IMX766 which is also present on the OnePlus Nord 2. Other upgrades will come in the form of chipset as the device is tipped to sport the Snapdragon 888 processor.
Further, the OnePlus 9RT is also likely to feature the same 65W fast charging as we’ve seen on the OnePlus 9 series and also on the Nord 2. The battery capacity will be 4,500mAh. Along with the 50MP main camera, a 16MP ultra-wide lens and a 2MP camera are also expected. For selfies, the phone is said to come with a 16MP shooter.
Furthermore, the OnePlus 9RT is said to come with a 6.55-inch Full HD+ AMOLED screen with 120Hz screen refresh rate. The phone will come in three colour options 一 Black, Blue, and Silver, according to Digital Chat Station.
In terms of pricing, the Weio tipster also revealed that the phone will be priced between CNY 2,000(~Rs 23,300) to CNY 3,000(Rs 35,000).
Realme GT Neo 2 launch date in India has been revealed. The new device in the GT series will be launched in India on October 13. As always, the event will be live-streamed on YouTube at 12:30 pm.
The Realme GT Neo 2 was launched in China a couple of weeks ago and soon after the launch, the device will be launched in India. With the festive season fast approaching in India, the company has decided to launch the new phone. The Realme GT Neo 2 is the successor to the Realme GT Neo which was launched in China first and came to India as Realme X7 Max.
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Since the Realme X series no longer exists, the Realme GT Neo 2 will come with the same moniker in India as well this time around. Ahead of the launch, Realme’s CEO Madhav Sheth took Twitter to tease the Neon variant of the Realme GT Neo 2 along with the Neon colour variant of the Realme Buds Air 2.
The Realme GT Neo 2 is the first device in the series to come with a 5,000mAh battery which is paired with a 65W fast charging. Under the hood, the device is powered by Snapdragon 870 processor which is paired with up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of UFS 3.1 internal storage.
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In the visual department, the phone sports a 120Hz 6.62-inch E4 AMOLED screen with 1300 units of peak brightness. As for the cameras, there is a 64MP main camera, an 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera, and a 2MP macro shooter. On the front, there is a 16MP selfie camera as well.
Another key highlight of the phone is the fact that it comes with a diamond ice core cooling system along with aerospace-grade heat dissipation material. Other features include a dual speaker setup, Dolby Atoms audio, GT Mode, up to 7GB Virtual RAM, Wi-Fi 6, and a 4129mm² VC liquid cooling system.
Realme GT Neo 2 price
The Realme GT Neo 2 is said to come in two configurations in India 一 8GB+128GB and 12GB+258GB. In China, the Realme GT Neo 2 starts at CNY 2,499 (~Rs 28,900) for the 8GB+128GB variant. In India, we can expect a bit more aggressive pricing to take on the Xiaomi Mi 11x.
Asus has been off the spotlight for a while now as it has not announced any new smartphones in the budget or the premium segment smartphones. The wait might be not too long, as the company is set to bring the ROG Phone 3 gaming device as early as next month.
Last July, Asus announced its ROG Phone 2 gaming smartphone and the Zenfone 6, which came to India as Asus 6Z. Tencent Games, the maker of PUBG Mobile has posted a new teaser on Weibo which says the ROG Phone 3 will be launched in July.
The ROG Phone 3 was recently spotted on TENAA and also a hands-on image was posted on Weibo. Looking at the on-paper rumoured specs, the Asus ROG Phone 3 will a beast.
Asus ROG Phone 2 rumoured specs
The details of the upcoming smartphone were recently spotted. For starters, the ROG Phone 3 is said to come with 6.59-inch Full HD+ with 120Hz or 144Hz refresh and OLED panel. It is expected to come with the latest Snapdragon 865 chipset with overclocked cores.
On the camera front, the handset is said to feature a 64MP triple camera. The listing also suggests that the device could come with up to 16GB RAM. If this turns out to be true, this will be the first device to do so. We can also expect the device to come in other configurations with 6/8/12GB RAM. On the battery front, it is expected to pack in a massive 6,000mAh battery with 30W fast charging support.
Along with the ROG Phone 3, the company is also expected to announce the Asus Zenfone 7 next month. The Zenfone 7 was recently spotted on Geekbench which revealed a few key features.
The device is expected to pack in the Snapdragon 865 chipset with eight cores and base clock speed of 1.8GHz. The device will also run on Android 10 out of the box. The listing says the device will also come with 16GB of RAM.
The Oppo F15 has got a new colour option in India today. The company has announced Oppo F15 Blazing Blue Edition in the country and has also slashed the price of the handset by Rs 1,000.
The Oppo F15 was launched in India back in January 2020 with 48MP quad cameras. At the launch, the device was priced at Rs 19,990 and now the company has slashed the price by Rs 1,000, bringing the price down to Rs 18,990. In addition to the new Blazing Blue variant, the device is available in two other colours: Lightning Black and Unicorn White.
The company had shared a teaser video last week on YouTube which said the Blazing Blue Edition will be launched in India soon. As of now, we could spot the device on Amazon. Soon, the device will also be available on Flipkart.
Oppo F15 comes with a 6.4-inch AMOLED panel with a Full HD+ (2400 x 1080 pixels) resolution and a cutout for a notch. The display is protected by a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass 5.
The phone is powered by MediaTek Helio P70 octa-core CPU and Mali-G72 MP3 graphics processor along. The Oppo F15 packs in 8GB RAM and 128GB storage with a dedicated microSD card slot that supports upto 256GB storage. It runs on ColorOS 6.1 which is based on Android 9.0 Pie.
The F15 has a 48MP quad-camera setup that consists of a primary 48MP sensor with an f/1.8 aperture, an 8MP ultrawide angle lens, a 2MP monochrome sensor, and a 2MP depth sensor. On the front, there's a single 16MP selfie camera housed within the notch cutout.
The phone has an in-display fingerprint sensor and the battery is rated at 4,025mAh with support for VOOC Flash Charge 3.0 fast charge. The Oppo F15 can charge from 0%-50% in 30 minutes.
A new surprise announcementsurfaced recently, stating that Micromax will be returning to the Indian smartphone market in the coming months. We finally have some more information on these devices.
During current times when there is a lot of debate going on the internet with Boycott Chinese smartphones and products, Micromax is looking to take advantage of the situation and launch three new smartphones in India priced under Rs 10,000.
A report from TheMobileIndian says that the brand is planning to launch its smartphones with MediaTek chipsets. The three budget-friendly handsets are expected to launch sometime in August. The reports say that the information comes from a source close to the development.
The devices will be powered by MediaTek Helio G35 and Helio G25 SoC. These two chipsets are new and unannounced as of now. Since they come in G series, we can expect them to have a decent gaming performance. The same Helio G35 chipset is also said to feature in the upcoming Realme C11 smartphone too.
Furthermore, the report says that the company is in talks with multiple suppliers right now to produce the essential components for the upcoming smartphones. At this moment, it is also unclear how much of the Micromax smartphones will be “Make in India” devices. Historically, Micromax has just sold rebadged Chinese smartphones, so it remains to be seen if things will be any different this time around.
The report also added that all the Micromax smartphones that were in stock are now completely sold out all thanks to the anti-China sentiment.
At the moment, Micromax is looking to capitalize on opportunity in India. Given the current anti-Chinese sentiments, people looking to buy India smartphones, and lack of a local player has given the company a great chance for a company who almost vanished a few months ago.
Just to refresh your memory, Micromax was one of India’s top smartphone makers in the early 2010s with their Canvas series device, and later on, the Yu sub-brand also created a lot of buzz thanks to CyanogenMod. But, it eventually lost its share to the competition.
It will be interesting to see how the company will launch smartphones in India and who their target audience will be.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite has received a permanent price cut in India today. The phone was launched back in January this year with S Pen support. This is the “lite” variant of the premium flagship Note 10.
Currently, the device is available in two configurations, 6 + 128GB and 8 + 128GB, priced at Rs 41,999 and Rs 43,999 respectively. Both the variants have received Rs 4,000 price cut and will be available for Rs 37,999 and Rs 39,999.
Although, at the launch, the devices starting at Rs 38,999 and after the GST rate hike in April, the pricing was moved up and above Rs 40,000 mark. Now, with the price cut, the Note 10 Lite is available for Rs 1,000 less than the initial launch price.
Not only has the price been cut, Samsung is also offering Rs 5,000 cashback on the purchase of Note 10 Lite when bought via Citibank debit or credit card, bringing down the effective price of Galaxy Note10 Lite to Rs 32,999 (6+128GB) and Rs 34,999 (8+128GB).
In case you don’t have a Citibank card, you can avail Rs 2,000 instant discount with the exchange offer. Additionally, you also get no-cost EMI offer up to 9 months and a 2-month YouTube premium subscription. The cashback offer is valid up to June 30, 2020.
Configurations
Launch price
After GST hike
New price
6+128GB
Rs 38,999
Rs 41,999
Rs 37,999
8+128GB
Rs 40,999
Rs 43,999
Rs 39,999
As of now, we don’t see the prices reflecting on Flipkart or Amazon. It should be updated soon. The price cut is also valid on offline stores.
At a time when its hard to get hands-on with a smartphone in India, this price cut might come in handy for those who are looking for a great device priced under Rs 40,000. The card offer makes the deal even sweeter bringing down the base variant to just Rs 32,999.
