The leaked Redmi Display 1A is indeed true and Xiaomi has recently launched its new budget montor at an attractive $70 price point. The monitor is now been crowdfunded at Xiaomi’s Youpin platform.
Borrowing a lot of similarity from the orignal Mi Display 1A, this monitor too features a 23.8-inch panel FHD (1080p) IPS LCD panel with almost no bezels on the three sides of the display. It also comes with wide viewing angles of 178 degrees along with a standard 60Hz refresh rate.
Xiaomi claims that the monitor is only 7.3mm thick and offers 3 years of warranty. If you compare this to the Mi Display 1A, then you’ll notice no difference between both the monitors with almost no bezels, making it look clean and modern.
The monitor is TÜV Rheinland-certified for low blue light emission, ideal for everyday usage. The Redmi Display 1A monitor has 250 cd/m² of brightness, 1000:1 contrast ratio with 16.7 million colors.
It comes with 16:9 aspect ratio, 60Hz refresh rate and 6 ms response time. For ports, the monitor features a DC power input, an HDMI, and a VGA port on the back of the display. At $70 price this is a great deal for budget PC setup and is actually $29 cheaper than the Mi Display 1A.
The Chinese smartphone giant OnePlus who has a wide global presence for its quality smartphones has a huge fanbase in India itself. It’s flagship killer smartphones have been well received in a budget-centric country like India over the years.
Its recent OnePlus 8 series has been discounted in India than other global variants, still they are in the slight premium segment of smartphones in terms of pricing. OnePlus India has been valued by its fans and in a non-5G country like in India, 5G based costlier OnePlus smartphones aren’t that much convincing for an average Indian.
Most of Indian customers go for Rs.10k-Rs.15k price segment and there’s no denial of the fact that there’s a huge demand for smartphones below Rs.10k as well. While there a number of people who are willing to pay more for better specs like the Rs.20k-30k price segment where recently Xiaomi, Samsung and others are focussing these days.
OnePlus smartphones previously came in the Rs.30-Rs.40k segment, an ideal pricing for ones who need flagship specs at affordable price point. That’s why, OnePlus made a huge impact in India and even challenged in smartphone sales to Samsung in the premium segment as well.
In his recent Weibo post, Pete Lau, the co-founder and CEO of OnePlus, shared his plans to diversify its product lineup. He also told how it’s becoming impossible to keep up with the pricing with 5G in a rapidly competitive industry, so they’ll also be offering cheaper smartphones, hinting for a new launch.
In an interview granted Fast Company, the CEO, speaking through an interpreter, is reported to have hinted that the BBK subsidiary is planning to get back to making more affordable phones and also expand into new product categories.
Even though he never disclosed what product he focuses to launch but he did make himself clear that their new strategy will arrive soon, with an announcement for India. This could be a hint to launch the rumoured OnePlus 8 Z in India soon with some other products as well.
“We indeed have come from background and roots as a hardware company, but from what we see looking forward, building an ecosystem is a forward trend”
Pete Lau
When most smartphone companies are expanding their portfolio by launching TVs, accessories, power banks, Bluetooth headsets and much more, OnePlus is trying to build an ecosystem of connected devices.
So, more smart devices, budget smartphones is what Lau is trying to suggest before an actual official announcement is done. It’s great to see India being the centre of attraction as well.
When all AMD fans are eagerly waiting for Ryzen 4000 desktop processors, a user over on the Chiphell forums has posted some interesting facts about AMD’s upcoming Matisse refreshed processors. We’ve already seen a bunch of AMD Ryzen 4000 Renoir desktop processors so spotting these CPUs aren’t that much surprising.
Considering what Intel has been doing the past a few years now, AMD seems to be following the same path as well. The user posted the clock speeds of the rumoured Ryzen 9 3900XT, Ryzen 7 3800XT, and Ryzen 5 3600XT processors.
As per the user, the 12-core Ryzen 9 3900XT will be featuring a 4.1 GHz base clock and a higher boost clock speed 4.8 GHz. This is actually 300 MHz higher from the base clock and 200 Mhz higher from the boost clock of the current Ryzen 9 3900X.
While the rumoured 8-core Ryzen 7 3800XT will have a 4.2 GHz base clock and a higher boost clock speed 4.7 GHz, this is significantly higher than the current Ryzen 7 3800X with 3.9 GHz base and 4.5 GHz boost clock speed.
On the other hand, the Ryzen 5 3600XT will feature a 4.0 GHz base clock and a higher boost clock speed 4.7 GHz which is actually 200 MHz higher in terms of base clock speed and 300 MHz higher in boost clock speed. If AMD has done so then it follows a pattern in increasing clock frequencies.
We know how capable this Zen 2 architecture is and if these CPUs do actually come in existence then this can blow off Intel who is touting its high clock speeds with its recent 10th gen Comet Lake-S desktop processors. This can be a good move in utilizing its existing architecture and crippling Intel with higher clock speeds.
Also, this can be a move to actually lure gamers away from Intel, who is focusing on gaming primarily. For now, these Matisse refresh is just rumour but it may become true who knows? we might see these CPUs along with Renoir desktop APUs launched soon to maintain the desktop market supremacy which AMD is used since for quite some time now.
Gionee is a long lost smartphone brand that once was competing with the Oppo in India back in 2016. The brand slowly disappeared for more than 2 years and was not launching any smartphones at that time. Recently from the last year, 2019 Gionee started almost from the beginning and slowly launched its signature series smartphones at a very low price.
The Gionee K6 is launched recently and is being listed on the Chinese online website JD.com starting from just ￥799 which approximately converts to $122 or Rs.8,450.
Specifications of Gionee K6:
6.2-inch HD+ LCD
13MP front camera
Triple rear camera
MediaTek Helio P60 processor
6/8 GB RAM
128/256 GB storage
4,350mAh battery
Details:
The Gionee K6 comes with a 6.2-inch LCD with HD+ resolution and has a drop notch design at the front where it houses the 13MP camera. There is a triple rear camera setup at back with a 16MP main sensor but the details of other cameras are not known.
The phone runs on Android Nougat 7.1 which dates back to 2017. The phone has a MediaTek Helio P60 processor and supports up to 8GB RAM with up to 256GB of internal storage. The Gionee K6 smartphone is powered by a huge 4350mAh battery. The Gionee K6 comes in black and blue gradient colors.
The Gionee K6 sales have already started via JD.com in China. It starts at ￥799 ($122) for the 6GB + 128GB version, there’s also an 8GB + 128GB model for ￥899 ($127) and a top of the line 8GB + 256 trim for ￥1,099 ($155).
Recently, Sony has announced two new 4K Android TVs in India: the Sony Bravia X8000H and Bravia X7500H. These TVs feature 4K UHD LED panels and according to Sony, these next-gen TVs shall deliver a personalized and true-to-life viewing experience, also optimizing the consumer experience by delivering the true content the creators intend to.
The Sony Bravia X8000H series offers different screen-sizes of 85, 75, 65, 55, 49 and 43-inches, on the other hand, the Bravia X7500H series offers with 55, 49 and 43-inch displays.
Clearly, the Bravia X8000H series is much more premium than X7500H with Dolby Vision HDR feature and the 49-inch model comes with edge-lit LEDs while the 65 and 85-inch feature ‘Direct LED’ backlighting.
These Sony Bravia X8000H TVs features Sony’s proprietory X1 4K HDR picture processor that is very useful in upscaling images filmed in Full HD and 2K to 4K resolution by 4K X-Reality PRO using a 4K database and it also has a Motionflow XR 200 motion enhancement feature as well.
Coming to the Sony Bravia X7500H series, it carries HDR support, the X1 image processor, a bass-reflex speaker system, and has slim bezels across its edges.
All these TVs run on Android 9 Pie TV OS that allows users to choose whatever content he or she wants to watch using supported apps from PlayStore. Featuring the Google Assistant, Sony has also included “expanded voice control functions” to help you enjoy live TV, control apps and connected devices hands-free.
Both the TV series features Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2, and have two USB ports on the side. Coming to ports, the Bravia X8000H has an Ethernet port, legacy RF input, composite video input, along with four HDMI inputs, a SPDIF connector for optical audio-out and obviously a headphone jack.
On the other hand, with Bravia X7500H series additionally, you get an RF input, one composite video input, and a total of three HDMI ports. On the audio front, the X8000H comes with two full-range speaker drivers, with 10W output each with Dolby Atmos stereo sound, while the X7500H comes with two 10W Bass Reflex speakers.
In the 85-inch and 65-inch models of the Bravia X8000H series also have a built-in X-balanced speaker which gives clear sound during movies and music. This premium TV series also supports Apple AirPlay and HomeKit technologies as well.
The base 43-inch model of the Sony Bravia X7500H series will cost Rs. 61,900, while the 55-inch model has been priced at Rs. 79,990. The 85-inch model of the X8000H series will retail at a whopping Rs. 5,99,990, and the 65-inch for Rs. 1,39,990. Both of these TV series will be available across all Sony Centers, major electronic outlets and e-commerce platforms in India.
In the short while of its establishment, OnePlus has made a reputation in the electronics for its quality products including smartphones, accessories and Smart TVs. Recently, Pete Lau, the co-founder and CEO of OnePlus has shared OnePlus’s plans to diversify its product lineup on Weibo.
Not completely specifying what they are up to, Pete Lau posted on Weibo using the same cryptic teasing words which he is used to writing on OnePlus Community before any new OnePlus launches. This is quite significant after months of launching the premium range of OnePlus 8 series smartphones.
As per his post, OnePlus wants to diversify its product lineup, suggesting new products in various sectors which its other fellow Chinese companies like Xiaomi are familiar with. So more smartphones in the lower price bracket and Smart TVs or any new product can be expected sooner.
This also hints the existence or the imminent launch of the leaked OnePlus 8 Z or something other in the low-budget segment. Having said that, one thing that Lau did stress on is the brand’s vision to make quality products to offer a no-go experience.
Interestingly, he clarified the fact that these new products will first debut in the global markets, where OnePlus has grown significantly in the past few years, followed by China when feasible.
The whole world is going through a very bad phase right now. The Coronavirus pandemic has affected the health of millions of people and has also dealt huge damage to the world economy.
There are many people working relentlessly day and night to help others fight against this pandemic. These people deserve all the recognition for their hard work.
Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur have launched a campaign “#HotspurHeroes” in a bid to recognise their fans who are working on the frontline. They aim to celebrate these special individuals for their contributions and give their fans the chance to nominate those deserving of recognition at this time.
The fans can nominate anyone who deserves to be recognised for his/her work in order to fight COVID-19. Nominations can include any Hotspur fans currently working on the frontline. These can range from health and social care workers, teachers, police and emergency response officers, supermarket and public transport staff and volunteers to many more who continue to fulfil essential functions, despite the difficult circumstances.
Hugo recently caught up with our first Hotspur Hero, NHS worker Danielle Morrish, to hear more about her fundraising efforts.
Danielle Morrish is an NHS receptionist from London. She has worked relentlessly throughout this pandemic. More importantly, she hasn’t stopped there but has gone one step further in support of the NHS organisation. She has raised over £2,200 for NHS Charities via a sponsored walk.
Tottenham captain Hugo Lloris met with her to know more about her fundraising efforts for NHS Charities. She has been given the recognition she deserves.
Nominate your #HotspurHeroes
You can also nominate a Tottenham fan who is fighting on the frontline in this time of need. They will choose the most deserving #HotspurHeroes among all the nominations each week and tell their stories on the official Club channels.
You can submit your nominations by emailing at hotspurheroes@tottenhamhotspur.com with the following information:
• Name of Hero and where they are from • Occupation • Why they are being nominated • Your contact details
You can also show your appreciation for these heroes on social media using the hashtag #HotspurHeroes.
Tottenham Hotspur is trying to motivate the Heroes to continue working for the society. People like them deserve a lot more recognition which we won’t be able to give them. But this initiative by Tottenham is a step towards the right path. They have also made their stadium available to be utilised by the NHS and as a food distribution hub for local people.
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Realme 6s is launched today and is an addition to the Realme 6 series which debuted a few months ago. The 6s is the lite version of the series and the phone packs in a MediaTek chipset with a 90Hz display. The phone is priced at just €199 and is the global variant price. Only a single storage option is launched for this device alongside the Realme X3 SuperZoom launch.
Specifications of Realme 6s:
Display- 6.50-inch FHD+
Processor- MediaTek Helio G90T
Front Camera- 16MP
Rear Camera- 48MP+ 8MP + 2MP + 2MP
RAM- 4GB
Storage- 64GB
OS- Android 10
Battery- 4300mAh
Details:
Realme X50 Pro Player features a 6.60-inch FHD+ (1080×2400 pixels) LCD display with a 90Hz refresh rate and Corning Gorilla Glass protection. The phone comes with a punch-hole display and a rear shiny plastic body with a quad-camera setup.
The smartphone comes with a quad rear camera setup that includes a 48MP primary with an f/1.8 lens. It is paired with an 8MP secondary sensor with an f/2.3 ultra-wide-angle lens that has a field-of-view (FoV) of 119 degrees, 2MP tertiary depth sensor with an f/2.4 lens and a 2MP quaternary sensor with an f/2.4 macro lens. The punch hole camera houses a 16MP primary sensor with an f/2.5 lens.
The smartphone is powered by MediaTek Helio G90T octa-core processor with ARM G76 GPU, 4GB LPDDR4x RAM, and 64GB storage. The storage options will be discussed in the pricing section. The phone comes with a 4300mAh battery that supports 30W Flash Charge. The phone is offered Eclipse Black and Lunar White colour variants.
Price and Availability:
The Realme 6s is priced in Europe at €199 (approximately Rs.16,500) for the lone 4GB RAM + 64GB storage option. The sale of the Realme 6s will begin on June 2.
Realme X3 SuperZoom is finally official with its 8MP 122mm 5x periscope zoom lens, as the name suggests and the name is also derived from this camera also. This is the first phone of the Realme X3 series. Though it is such a big name still comes with the Snapdragon 855+ but not the latest flagship chipset of Snapdragon.
Soon you will be able to know all the details of the #realmeX3SuperZoom.
Realme X50 Pro Player features a 6.60-inch FHD+ (1080×2400 pixels) LCD display with a 120Hz refresh rate and Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. The phone comes with a dual punch-hole display and a rear shiny plastic body with a quad-camera setup.
The smartphone comes with a quad rear camera setup that includes a 64MP primary sensor with an f/1.8 lens. It is paired with an 8MP secondary sensor periscope lens that offers 5x optical zoom or 60x digital zoom and optical image stabilization (OIS), 8MP tertiary depth sensor with an f/2.3 lens, and a 2MP quaternary sensor with an f/2.4 macro lens. The dual punch hole camera houses a 32MP primary sensor with an f/2.5 lens and an 8MP depth sensor with an f/2.2 lens.
The smartphone is powered by Snapdragon 855+ chipset with 5G connectivity and Adreno 640 GPU, up to 12GB LPDDR4x RAM, and up to 256GB UFS 3.0 storage. The storage options will be discussed in the pricing section. The phone comes with a 4100mAh battery that supports 30W Dart fast charging. The phone is offered Arctic White and Glacier Blue colour options.
Price and Availability:
Realme X3 SuperZoom will be available at EUR 499 (approximately Rs.43,300) for the 12GB + 256GB storage model. The pricing of the 8GB + 128GB option has not been disclosed yet. The phone is on pre-order starting today and will go on its first sale on June 2 at 10 AM.
Finally, today, Xiaomi has launched its much anticipated RedmiBook laptop series with the latest AMD Ryzen 4000 mobile processors in China. As per the previous leaks, there are three laptops i.e. RedmiBook 13, RedmiBook 14 and RedmiBook 16.
The new RedmiBook laptops looks almost similar to the Mi Notebooks and now come with an updated design, shredding off its plastic design for a clean and minimal looking metallic-finish. It still has a polycarbonate body borrowing some key essence from the Mi NoteBook.
Talking about the screen, each of the notebooks has 13-inch, 14-inch and 16.1-inch displays for the RedmiBook 13, 14 and 16 respectively. According to the leaked posters, these laptops have over 90% screen-to-body ratio, covering 100% sRGB wide colour gamut support.
The bezels of the display are very sleek, just 3.26mm on both top and sides, making it look much modern but still there’s a thick bottom bezel with RedmiBook branding. The RedmiBook laptops feature a chiclet keyboard and mousepad is similar to its predecessors.
Coming to the hardware, which is the key attraction, these laptops feature the AMD Ryzen 4000 mobile APUs and you get only two options : the 6-core AMD Ryzen 5 4500U and 8-core Ryzen 7 4700U. These APUs are based on the latest 7nm based Zen 2 architecture, giving you superior performance even though consuming just 15W TDP.
It comes paired with up to 16 GB of RAM & 512 GB of Samsung’s PM881 SSD storage. The APU’s integrated Vega 5 or Vega 7 graphics gives great graphical performance with more amount of RAM, so getting a 16GB RAM would be a smarter move.
You can use these laptops for medium to professional workloads as well as do casual gaming on it. The more iGPU you allocate, the better it performs in games and graphical applications, also Xiaomi’s 3 performance modes i.e. ‘Full Speed’, ‘Balanced’, and ‘Quiet’ modes for your RedmiBook.
The Full-Speed mode is touted to increase the performance by up to 34.5%, helping to take full advantage of the Ryzen 4000 APU. The higher-end variant with 16GB of RAM can be charged via a USB Type C charging port, that also supports quick charging.
The RedmiBook 16 features a 46Whr battery, which according to Xiaomi, shall last up to 12 hours on a single charge. You can charge the laptop up to 50% in just 38 minutes, seems great for a budget laptop.
Xiaomi has priced the RedmiBook 13 with Ryzen 5 + 8GB RAM + 512GB SSD variant to be 3,799 Yuan (around Rs. 40,299), Ryzen 5 + 16GB RAM + 512GB SSD variant to be 3,999 Yuan (around Rs. 42,499) and Ryzen 7 + 16GB RAM + 1TB SSD variant to be 4,999 Yuan (around Rs. 52,899).
The RedmiBook 14 with Ryzen 5 + 8GB RAM + 512GB SSD variant is priced at 3,799 Yuan (around Rs. 40,299), Ryzen 5 + 16GB RAM + 512GB SSD variant is priced at 3,999 Yuan (around Rs. 42,499) and Ryzen 7 + 16GB RAM + 512GB SSD is priced at 4,499 Yuan (around Rs. 47,699).
On the other hand, the RedmiBook 16 with Ryzen 5 + 8GB RAM + 512GB SSD variant will cost 3,799 Yuan (around Rs. 40,299), Ryzen 5 + 16GB RAM + 512GB SSD variant will cost 3,999 Yuan (around Rs. 42,499) and Ryzen 7 + 16GB RAM + 512GB SSD variant will cost 4,999 Yuan (around Rs. 47,699).
All of these laptops will be available in China from 1st June 2020, with up to 300 Yuan discount on the first day of the sale.
