Sachin Tendulkar Unveils the Smartron srt.phone With Snapdragon 652 SoC and 4GB of RAM

 By Unknown on May 03, 2017       

Cricketing nation legend and India's most prolific batsmen, Sachin Tendulkar who is backing an Indian startup company, Smartron has announced a new smartphone. Dubbed as the Smartron srt.phone, the device is priced Rs. 12,999 for the 32GB storage option and Rs. 13,999 for the 64GB storage variant. 

Unlike the company's first smartphone, this device is priced on a right note and the specifications thoroughly justify the asking price. The phone has a 5.5-inch Full HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection and 401 PPI. 

The phone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 chip along with 4GB of RAM and 64GB internal storage. The storage can also be expandable up to 128GB via a microSD card. It has a 13MP primary camera along with the 5MP wide-angle front-facing screen. 

Smartron also promises three major Android updates to the phone, and it currently runs on Android 7.0 Nougat with little customizations here and there. The phone has a 3000mAh battery that can last up to a single day with full charge.

Grab the Smarton Srt Phone from Flipkart

Google Maps for India Got a New Home Screen With Easier Navigation Menu

 By Unknown on May 02, 2017       

Folks in India can look for a new Google Maps update in Google Play Store that adds a new home screen with better navigation of features. Google is preparing this update only for the users in India, and the update has started rolling out starting today. 

In the new update, the most used features such as navigation via private transport, public transport, etc. has placed right on the home screen, which means that you can get navigation to your favorite place with just one tap. 

Also, there's another card, which has options such as satellite view, traffic, and option for making a route offline. With the traffic option, you can check the traffic around your location. 

Also, Google is claiming that they have optimized the home screen, which now loads much faster than the previous version and that's a bonus.

OnePlus 3 and 3T Receives OxygenOS Open Beta 15 and 6 Update With Incoming Call Gestures and Bluetooth Optimizations

 By Unknown on May 02, 2017       

OnePlus is pushing a new software update to the users of OnePlus 3 and 3T in the form of OxygenOS Beta 6 for the OnePlus 3T and OxygenOS Beta 15 for the OnePlus 3. With the latest update, the company is fixing various bugs along with some new features as well. 

The update brings a new incoming call interface along with new gestures. Now, you can lift an incoming call by just swiping down above the screen, whereas to reject a call, you have to swipe up above the screen. 

OxygenOS Open Beta 6/15 Changelog: 

• New dialer and incoming call interface 
• We created a new answering mechanic to go along with the refreshed UI below: Swipe down to answer and swipe up to reject an incoming call 
• UI optimizations for Messages, Settings and Contacts 
• Refreshed UI 
• New action bar for Messages and Settings 
• Collapsible and expandable action bar (more to come in the future) 
• Optimized high power usage notifications 
• Optimized the system which notifies you when apps are using a lot of battery 
• Bluetooth optimizations 
• Night mode optimizations 
• Bug fixes

Besides, the company is adding a new interface to the Settings, Calls, and Messaging apps as they are slowly moving away from the stockish Android UI. The update also brings new Bluetooth Customizations with aptX codec to better audio quality via Bluetooth devices. 

The update is currently rolling out for the users under OpenBeta OS, and later on, all the features will be added to the stable build of the OS. Have you received the update? Let us know in the comments section below. 

A New Concept Image of Google Pixel 2 Popped Online and it Looks Absolutely Shit

 By Unknown on May 02, 2017       

Various recent reports claimed that Google is already working on the Google Pixel 2 series of phones. A total of three smartphones named Walleye, Muskie, and Taimen codenames have popped online in recent times in the Android Open Source code.

And now, a Reddit user have designed a concept of the upcoming Google Pixel 2, and I must say it looks absolutely shit. The design of the phone looks similar to the first generation Pixel phones with trimmed down bezels. 

Also, he imagines the dual camera setup at the back and the sensors are vertically placed to each other. Aforesaid, the phone has the same design language as Pixel with half glass and half metal back.

However, Google won't go with this design language definitely as the search giant will go for the Infinity Display with almost zero bezels as already a concept with the same have surfaced online, which looks a lot more beautiful than this.

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The OnePlus 5 is in the works, confirms company's CEO

 By Vaibhav Jain on May 02, 2017       

OnePlus has started working on new OnePlus smartphone, Yes you heard it right. If leaked reports are to be believed then the new smartphone will be dubbed as OnePlus 5, not the OnePlus 4, because Chinese belief that the number 4 is bad luck.

The latest re-post of OnePlus CEO Pete Lau on the Chinese microblogging website Weibo seems to have confirmed that the company is working on something big. The animated post image shows workers working on a new Smartphone. Moreover, the re-post was posted today at 10:05.

Earlier this month, the device passed through Chinese certification website, confirming the model number as A5000. The speculations and reports of the OnePlus 5 talk about an improved camera and processor than its predecessor.

Previous rumors suggest that the OnePlus 5 will come with Snapdragon 835 chipset, 8GB of RAM, 1440 x 2560 resolution bezel-less display, water and dust resistant features.

Via: Gizmochina | Source: Weibo