Nokia 5 to go on sale in India on August 15 with launch day offers

 By Vaibhav Jain on August 14, 2017       

The Nokia 5 goes on sale starting August 15 in India, and these offers are valid only till the first stock lasts.

The Nokia 5 will be available in India starting August 15 i.e. tomorrow via Major Offline Retail Outlets for ₹12,899. According to HMD, below are the offers which will be available along with the Nokia 5.

Vodafone consumers will get 5GB data per month @ Rs. 149** per month for 3 months on their Nokia 5. Consumers will also get Rs. 2500 off (Rs. 1800 on hotels & Rs.700 off on domestic flights) on Makemytrip.com

With Nokia 5, you get 5.2" HD display, Seamless aluminium unibody, Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor, 2GB RAM, 16GB storage with Support for up to 128 GB, Stock Android 7.0 Nougat. It comes with a 3000 mAh battery.

Camera wise, the Nokia 5 features 13MP rear camera with PDAF, 1.12um, f/2, dual tone flash, to the front there's a 8MP with AF, 1.12um, f/2, FOV 84 degrees. It comes in Tempered Blue, Silver, Matte Black and Copper color options.

The Nokia 6, one the other hand will be sold via Amazon with sale starting from August 23rd. Nokia 6 or  Nokia 5: What device are you thinking of getting?

A sneak peek at Upcoming Google Calendar Desktop Design

 By Vaibhav Jain on August 14, 2017       

It seems that Google is planning to redesign its Old Calendar Interface for Desktop. Thanks to a reddit user "xDawnut", we have an early look at the upcoming Google Calendar Desktop Design. Enjoy!

Google Pixel’s Camera Software ported to other Android phones

 By Vaibhav Jain on August 14, 2017       

Google Pixel has one of the best Camera Software which can shoot amazing Photos and that's one of the reason why it received top tier scores from DxOMark.

One of the Interesting feature that you will find in Google Pixel's Camera Software is the ability to use HDR+ Mode. HDR+ produces stunning photographs without the need to learn manual photography or edit RAW images.

Thanks to XDA developer B-S-G, who modified the Google Camera app from the Pixel with HDR+ mode and got it to work on any phone that uses a Snapdragon 820, 821, or 835 processor. This includes the Samsung Galaxy S8, Moto Z2 Force, Moto Z, LG G6, OnePlus 3/3T, OnePlus 5, and all the other Smartphones with similar processor.

You can download the Google Pixel's Ported Camera Application from the below link. XDA has verified the application and it doesn't contains any malicious code and whatsoever. Enjoy!

XDA | Direct Link

Android O Launch Scheduled for August 21st, Which phone will get it first?

 By Vaibhav Jain on August 13, 2017       

Google is now all set to reveal the Final version of the Android O along with its name which is very likely to be called "Oreo". According to some tweets from a pair of Android reporters, the Android O launch is scheduled for August 21st.

The devices currently eligible for Android O developer preview will be the first devices to get Official Android O update. Therefore the first devices to receive this public release are the Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus Player, and the trio Pixels: Pixel, Pixel XL, and Pixel C.

We don't know when other Android smartphone OEMs are going to update their Smartphones to the Android O. But the premium handsets from the major OEMs are very likely to get Android O before the end of the year.

That said, We all know that Android O or Android 8.0 will be revealed on August 21st.... But the question is What will Android O be called? Oreo? Thoughts?

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OnePlus 3/3T won’t get any major OS update after Android O

 By Vaibhav Jain on August 12, 2017       

We all know that OnePlus is one of the fastest when it comes to updating it's flagship Smartphones to the latest Android OS. Additionally OxygenOS's stock-like interface has never taken too long to update.

OnePlus has reportedly confirmed that the "Flagship Killer" OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T won't be getting any major OS updates after Android O. OnePlus 3/3T are one of the best Smartphones of the year 2016 and there's no excuse to drop support for a device this soon. Not cool, OnePlus.

However, the company says that it will continue rolling out Security Patches. The OxygenOS 4.5 with August security patch for both the devices is on it's way.

That said, Google might unveil the final Android O this month. There's no information regarding when OnePlus will be rolling out the final Android O for its devices.