Samsung Galaxy Note 20 is launched in India in two different colour options Mystic Bronze and Mystic Green. Now a report suggests that the company will introduce another colour variant of this device in India, which will be named Mystic Blue. Previously we have seen the same device spotted in South Korea with a Mystic Red colour variant.
According to a report Oppo might be working on the successor of Oppo A5 2020 and will come with the name Oppo A6. This might be the case, as one of the source also claims that the phone might be at the end of development and might hit the market after receiving all the necessary certifications.
It is also said by the source that the phone might launch in India in September and might have a price tag within Rs.10,000 just like its predecessor. The Oppo A series is the budget-oriented smartphone series and always targets the commoners.
Specification of Oppo A5 2020:
12MP+8MP+2MP+2MP rear camera with 119-degree ultra-wide, ultra night mode, video EIS anti-shake, portrait
8MP AI front camera
16.5 centimeters (6.5-inch) with 1600 x 720 pixels resolution and waterdrop screen
Corning Gorilla 3+ screen, sunlight screen, night shield with a blue light filter
Memory, Storage & SIM: 3GB RAM | 64GB internal memory expandable up to 256GB | Dual SIM (nano+nano) dual-standby (4G+4G)
Android v9.0 based on Color OS 6.1 operating system with 2.0GHz SM6125 Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 octa-core processor, Adreno 610 GPU
In the Box: Handset, Type-C cable, SIM tray ejector, pre-applied screen protector and protective case, booklet with a warranty card, and quick guide. The box does not include earphones
The Chinese smartphone manufacturer with a wide global footprint has faced a fierce trade ban with the US and has almost crippled its own chip manufacturing. Huawei used to make its own SoCs for smartphones with the help of TSMC and with a complete trade ban with the chip fabricator has led the smartphone maker to look for alternatives, favorites being the Taiwanese MediaTek.
Huawei’s prominent business comes from its premium range of smartphones and so it needs to deliver powerful chipsets with these smartphones. Making its own chips gives them the flexibility to tune and make their own optimizations and now it has to rely on third-parties as to its CEO for the Consumer Business Unit division, Richard Yu did clarify that says that they will no longer be able to make AI chips for smartphones. He said:
“From Sept. 15 onward, our flagship Kirin processors cannot be produced. Our AI-powered chips also cannot be processed. This is a huge loss for us. Huawei began exploring the chip sector over 10 years ago, starting from hugely lagging behind, to slightly lagging behind, to catching up, and then to a leader. We invested massive resources for R&D, and went through a difficult process.”
According to the financial magazine Caixin that the development of the Huawei’s flagship Kirin chipsets will be brought to a halt from September 15. This is mostly due to the U.S. pressure being applied to Chinese tech companies, so effectively, the Kirin 1020 based on TSMC’s 5nm will be the last flagship silicon developed by Huawei.
The only good news for Huawei is that the company will still be able to make mid-range Kirin chipsets for the more affordable smartphones but has to rely on either Qualcomm or MediaTek now. So, these last high-end Kirin chipsets will be featuring on the Huawei Mate 40 series, slated to be announced in Q4 2020, most likely in October.
If you have been looking for a good notebook that is powerful from the CPU and GPU front, then the new Acer Aspire 5 can be a great option. Unlike the Acer Swift 3, this notebook features a dedicated AMD Radeon RX 640 graphics even though it houses a Ryzen 5 4500U which is powerful enough for daily use and even casual gaming.
However, the APUs draw visual graphics from the RAM and until and unless its fed with a good amount of VRAM, it does not give that level of performance, which it actually and for that you need 16GB of RAM. Not all laptops come with 16GB RAM at this price segment, so Acer has paired the new APU with an old AMD graphics card that has its own VRAM.
This allows the notebook to perform well in professional work and even light gaming as well, but if you want to save $50 you can go with the integrated graphics as well. In terms of design and display, the laptop looks almost similar to the Acer Swift 3 that launched earlier with Ryzen 4000U processors as well.
Specifications
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U Hexa-Core Mobile Processor (Up to 4.0GHz)/ AMD Ryzen 7 4700U Octa-Core Mobile Processor with Radeon Graphics (Up to 4.1GHz)
8GB DDR4 Memory | 256GB NVMe SSD/ 512GB NVMe SSD
15.6″ Full HD (1920 x 1080) Acer ComfyView Widescreen LED-backlit IPS Display | AMD Radeon RX640 with 2GB of dedicated GDDR5 VRAM/ integrated AMD Radeon graphics
Intel Wireless Wi-Fi 6 AX200 802.11ax (Dual-Band 2.4GHz and 5GHz) | Backlit Keyboard | HD Webcam | Up to 10 Hours Battery Life
1 – USB 3.2 (Type-C) Gen 1 port (up to 5 Gbps) | 2 – USB 3.2 Gen 1 Port (one with Power-off Charging) | 1 – USB 2.0 Port | 1 – HDMI Port with HDCP support
Windows 10 Home
The Acer Aspire 5 laptop features a 15.6-inch FHD IPS display with a narrow-bezel design and protect your eyes as it includes Acer Color Intelligence and Acer BlueLightShield technologies. The laptop is very thin and light weighing just 1.9 kg, coming in with an aluminum top cover.
It features the latest AMD Ryzen 4000 series mobile processors with AMD Radeon RX640 graphics with 2GB of dedicated GDDR5 VRAM and high-speed storage and memory. However, you can opt for the dedicated graphics if you go with the Ryzen 5 4500U variant only whereas the Ryzen 7 4700U’s integrated graphics is stronger for graphical workloads and other daily tasks.
The laptop is paired with 8GB DDR4 Memory and 256GB/ 512GB NVMe SSD while for connectivity you have Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.0. Also, you have the much need backlit keyboard along with HD Webcam. For ports, you get USB Type-C, 2 x USB 3.2, 1 USB 2.0 and HDMI, while Acer promises up to 10 hours battery life.
The new Acer Aspire 5 with AMD Ryzen 4000U APUs starts at just $549.99 for integrated graphics variant and one with RX640 graphics costs $599.99 while the Ryzen 7 4700U variant is available for $699.99. Buy from here: https://amzn.to/3gLpKfP
Liverpool defender Lovren has left the club this summer, so they were in search of a new defender who could also provide competition to Andy Robertson. They tried to sign Norwich City’s Jamal Lewis but didn’t agree with the Canaries’ valuation of £20m for the player.
Liverpool has now signed 24-year-old Greece international from Olympiacos on a four-year deal for a reported transfer fee of around £11.75m (€13m).
Welcome to Liverpool, Kostas Tsimikas! 🔴✍️
— Liverpool FC (Premier League Champions 🏆) (@LFC) August 10, 2020
Tsimikas told Liverpool’s official website: “I’m very happy, I’m very proud to be here. For me, [it’s] the biggest club in the world. It’s an honour to be here and I will give my best.”
“The league here, I like a lot. I watch it on the TV and it was always one dream I had from when I was a kid to come to play in this league and to come through.”
“With a lot of work and focus on what I do and what the coach wants, and every day working hard in training, I can be on the highest level.
“[I want] to achieve [our] goals. To win the league again and also to win the Champions League.”
Tsimikas featured 46 times in all competitions for Olympiacos and lead the club to become the Greek Super League champions. He provided seven assists in the 2019-20 season. He will now play for the Premier League champions and wear the No 21 shirt.
EA Sports has released the official trailer for FIFA 21 Ultimate Team on Monday. They have highlighted all the new improvements and features that they are bringing to FUT this year.
So here’s a detailed analysis of all the new features and improvements EA Sports are bringing to FIFA 21 Ultimate Team:
FUT Events
EA Sports are introducing two types of FUT events: Community events and Team events.
In Community event each player will contribute to a global XP pool and when the XP reaches the specified amount each player who has completed at least one objective will get the rewards. Meanwhile, in the Team event, you need to choose one team out of up to five teams before Team events begin. After the event ends, the winning team’s players will be rewarded.
FUT Co-op
This is one of the most hyped features EA Sports are going to introduce in FUT 21. EA Sports focused on providing meaningful ways to play with friends. You can now play online cooperatively with a friend be it in Squad Battles, Division Rivals or FUT Friendlies in FUT 21.
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Core Mode Improvements
In FUT 21 you will have an alternative placement method to help you find your level in Division Rivals. The first 30 matches played in Squad Battles will factor the difficulty you play at, and the results of your games, into your placement Division.
Another thing which has been added is the new coin rewards for promotion. Each time that you reach a new Division in Rivals, it’s now more rewarding through a one-time coin reward that is added to your club immediately upon promotion.
EA has also introduced Division Rivals match cap. The weekly score will be determined by your first 30 matches. After that playing Rivals won’t increase your weekly score but will still help you in fulfilling Objectives, earn higher Skill Ratings, and climb to new Divisions.
Earlier, there were 5 divisions in Rivals, which has now been increased to 6 divisions. The Qualification point for FUT Champions has also been reduced to 500 points from the previous 2000 points requirements. The Leaderboard has also been updated to Top 200 instead of the previous Top 100.
Meaningful Moments
Previously, increasing a player’s rating was limited to the six face attributes on a player item: Pace, Shooting, Passing, Dribbling, Defending and Physical. This didn’t allow EA to target specific attributes to be increased based on the specific events that happen in a match.
From now on, if Trent Alexander-Arnold was to receive a Moments Item to celebrate him as a dead ball specialist, EA Sports will be able to raise his Free Kick Accuracy to new heights without impacting his short and long passing. This feature will help to better reflect a player’s on-pitch abilities in FUT.
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FUT Stadium
This is a new addition to the game. Previously you could only play in a pre-build real-life stadium. Now you can customize and build your own stadium.
When you begin FUT 21, you can customize your team’s badge, ball, kits, default celebration, home tifo, stadium theme, crowd chants and base paint colour for your stadium. As you continue to play, and complete milestone objectives, you’ll unlock new locations for tifo, commentary club names, sound and visual goal effects and space to show off the trophies you’ve earned this year.
LIVE FUT Friendlies
With Live FUT Friendlies, EA Sports has combined Squad Rules, with the different House Rules in Friendlies, to create fun and diverse new ways to play that will be active for a limited time.
For example, squad rules can be configured to simple rules like ‘Max 3 players from the Premier League’, or ‘Silver or Bronze players only’. As well as more advanced rule sets like ‘Max 2 from the same league, minimum chemistry 100’.
They will also occasionally create Live Friendlies paired with Objectives with a limited number of total games. They are trying to bring a new dimension to the game that will really create a variety of new ways to play the game year-round.
All players in FUT 21 will start every game at full fitness. Player stamina will still be an important factor inside a match but EA Sports has decided to remove the fitness criteria so that each player returns to 99 fitness after each match.
EA is also removing all Training Items from the game. Fitness, training and healing related staff items have also been removed from FUT 21.
Author’s take
EA Sports has done a good job by listening to the fans and including exciting new features and removing the least liked features. Till now, FIFA 21’s Ultimate Team mode seems to be winning the race but still, it will all depend on the gameplay which can be truly tested after the game releases on 9th October worldwide.
EA Sports has already opened the pre-order links for FIFA 21 and is offering a special FUT item if you pre-order the Ultimate Edition within 14th August. You can also pre-order FIFA 21 from Amazon in India.
Redmi Note 8 Pro is one of the best budget smartphones in India and this one has got another colour variant. This is a special variant of the Redmi Note 8 Pro named Coral Orange. There is no news regarding the availability of the phone but will be available in India pretty soon.
Specifications:
Display: 6.53-inch FHD+ curved display
Processor: MediaTek Helio G90T
Front Camera: 20MP
Rear Camera: 64MP + 8MP + 2MP + 2MP
RAM: 6GB
Storage: 64GB
Battery: 4,500mAh
OS: Android 9 Pie
Details:
Redmi Note 8 Pro runs on Android Pie based MIUI 10. It features a 6.53-inch FHD+ (1080×2340 pixels) screen and is powered by MediaTek’s new gaming-focused Helio G90T SoC, paired with up to 8GB of RAM.
Xiaomi has also added liquid cooling support in the smartphone to improve the gaming experience for the Redmi Note 8 Pro users. Other gaming-centric features in the phone include the Game Turbo 2.0 mode. The company will also be selling a game controller for the phone.
The Pro variant is the company’s first phone with a 64MP main camera, an 8MP wide-angle shooter and two 2MP cameras. On the front, there is a 20MP selfie camera onboard. It is powered by a 4,500mAh battery with support for 18W fast charging.
After all Redmi Note 9 Pro is now the latest Note from the company and is available in Amazon from Rs.13,999.
Mi Note 10 Lite was launched in the European markets in late April as a toned-down version of the Mi Note 10. This phone is rumored to launch in India with the name Mi Note 10i.
the_tech_guy, a tipster on Twitter had tweeted that Mi Note 10 Lite will be rebranded as the Mi Note 10i for the Indian market. The tipster has also given a hint of its codename as “tocoin”.
After the final tweet he has also added that “if it’s launch” which also indicates that the tipster is also not sure of the launch but if it launched then the phone will go with this name.
Mi Note 10 Lite has a 6.47-inch FHD+ (1,080×2,340 pixels) curved AMOLED display. There is the quad rear camera setup that includes a 64MP primary shooter and an 8MP secondary sensor along with an ultra-wide-angle lens. It has a 16MP selfie camera sensor at the front.
The phone runs on Android 10 with MIUI 11 and is powered by the octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SoC, coupled with up to 8GB and up to 128GB of onboard storage.
Mi Note 10 Lite also includes an in-display fingerprint sensor. The phone is powered by a 5,260mAh battery that supports 30W fast charging.
Price of Mi Note 10 Lite
The Mi Note 10 Lite is priced in Europe at EUR 349 (approx Rs.30,800) for the 6GB + 64GB storage variant, while its 6GB + 128GB storage model is priced at EUR 399 (approx Rs.35,200).
EA Sports had already declared that there will be 100 Icons in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team. 100 different Icon cards will be available in-game both via packs and the transfer market. This is 11 more icons than FIFA 20 Ultimate Team.
As the roar of #BoycottChina is getting higher India is moving forward dumping the Chinese products as much as they can. Even for smartphones, this is getting applicable, so LAVA is an Indian smartphone brand that has made two feature phones and one smartphone with #ProudlyIndian tag which indicates a dedicated Indian edition of Indian origin.
Lava A5 and A9 are two feature phones and the Z1 Pro is a smartphone.
LAVA A5
Lava A5 has a 2.4-inch QVGA (240×320 pixels) display and a single 0.3MP rear camera on the back. It is a dual-SIM device. It has a memory card support that can be expanded up to 32GB. It comes with Bluetooth connectivity and a 1,000mAh battery that the company claims can last up to three days. The phone measures 123x51x12.85mm.
LAVA A9
Lava A9 has a 2.8-inch QVGA (240×320 pixels) display and a 1.3MP camera on the back. It is a dual sim phone that comes with a 4MB RAM and memory expansion up to 32GB via microSD card. LAVA A9 has Bluetooth connectivity, FM and a 3.5mm headphone jack. It is powered by a 1,700mAh battery that the company claims can last up to six days. The phone measures 131×56.9x12mm.
LAVA Z1 Pro
LAVA Z1 Pro is an entry-level smartphone that has a 5.45-inch HD+ display with the power and volume buttons on the right side of the phone. It has an 18:9 aspect ratio. The phone features a 1.6GHz octa-core processor paired with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage and supports microSD card (up to 128GB) for further expansion.
The phone has an 8MP rear sensor and a 5MP selfie camera. The connectivity options include Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi, GPS, USB OTG support, a Micro-USB port, and Face Unlock support. The Lava Z61 is powered by a 3,100mAh battery.
