New Nokia Smartphones announced for India, Pricing is too high for the Specs they offer

 By Vaibhav Jain on August 11, 2018       

HMD Global yesterday announced the Nokia 2.1, 3GB RAM model of Nokia 3.1 and the Nokia 5.1 for Indian markets. The devices will be available starting August 12th via Paytm Mall, Nokia's website, and Offline retail stores.

The Nokia 2.1 is priced at ₹6,999, Nokia 3.1 (2GB) at ₹10,499, (3GB) at ₹11,999, and Nokia 5.1 at ₹14,499. It seems that Nokia love adding ₹1000 - ₹2000 to their retail prices year-over-year. 

Last year, the Nokia 3 was launched with a price of ₹9,499 for the base variant, while the Nokia 5 was ₹12,899. Such a price increase, with these specifications.

Nokia 3.1 has a 5.2-inch HD+ Display, MediaTek 6750 CPU with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage, 2990mAh Battery. Nokia 5.1 (₹14,499) is powered by Helio P18, not even Helio P60 which can be found in Realme 1 (₹ 10,990 - 4/64GB), 16MP Single Rear Camera, 8MP front shooter, 2970mah Battery... uh

The Pricing seems too high for the Specs they offer. I personally would choose Motorola Moto G6, or Redmi Note 5 Pro over Nokia 5.1 for that price.

Pixel 3 XL Leaks Again, Shows Android 9.0 Pie Upcoming Feature!!!

 By Vaibhav Jain on August 10, 2018       

It's raining Pixel 3 XL leaks nowadays. Yesterday, we saw real life Unboxing video of the device and now, same source from Ukrain has posted another video showing off the Pixel 3 XL and Android 9.0 Pie upcoming features.

The device do looks hot in the video. It is having a display cutout with front facing stereo speakers and dual cameras. The back looks similar to the Pixel 2 XL, also there's no dual cameras.

One thing worth noticing is the Pixel 3 XL Interface. It runs on the latest Android 9.0, we have swipe gesture, new Settings, Notification panel, and more. It looks like the Pixel 3 XL will be coming with the rumored "Always on Display Wallpaper" feature. Just like Samsung AOD themes, the Pixel 3 XL is also having some sort of AOD theme with Pink shade.

Just a few days back, XDA spotted Always On Display wallpaper code in the latest Android 9.0 Pie AOSP source. Looks like it's really coming..

As per earlier leaks, the Pixel 3 XL will feature 64GB Internal storage, Snapdragon 845 processor. There's a 6.7-inch display, 12.2MP rear camera, 8.1MP dual front camera setup, and 3430mAh battery. Thoughts?

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Google Nexus 5X finally receives Android 9.0 Pie via AOSP ROM

 By Vaibhav Jain on August 10, 2018       

How to Download and Install Android 9.0 Pie on Nexus 5x (Bullhead) | Unofficial AOSP Android Pie Custom ROM for LG Nexus 5x
Now that Google has released the next version of Android, Android 9.0 Pie, the wait for the devices to get the update has already started. Additionally, Android Pie is already available for Google Pixel and Pixel 2 devices.

However, Older Nexus phones like the Nexus 5x and Nexus 6P will not get the official update. But you can still install Android Pie right now via AOSP ROM. Developer "argraur" has successfully ported Android 9.0 Pie for the Nexus 5x. Additionally, most major aspects of the phone are working as expected.

With Android 9.0 Pie, you'll get new Swipe Gesture navigation, Rotation suggestion, Adaptive Battery and Adaptive Brightness, Smart replies, App actions, Text selection, Redesigned Quick Setting tiles and Notification Panel, Redesigned Volume Options, Brand new Settings, Privacy, Digital Wellbeings (Dashboard) and Winddown Mode, and more...

You'll need to Unlock Bootloader and Install TWRP Custom Recovery in-order to Install the AOSP Custom ROM based on Android 9.0 Pie on Nexus 5x Bullhead. You can grab the Custom Rom ZIP file from below.

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Android 9.0 Pie Gapps

[Download] Android 9.0 Pie Gapps (Gapps For SDK 28)

 By Vaibhav Jain on August 10, 2018       

Google recently launched the Next Iteration of its Android Operating System Android 9.0 Pie. The Tech Giant also pushed Android Pie source code to AOSP, helping the developers develop custom ROMs for their devices based on Pie.

Most of the developers already got working Android 9.0 Pie (AOSP or Lineage OS 16) build on their devices. AOSP based ROMs don’t come with Google services pre-installed, so you'll need to download and install Android Pie based Gapps on your device otherwise, you won’t get Google Play Services on Oreo based ROMs.

For now only Micro Gapps package is available for ARM64 bit processor. Before downloading you'll need to find your device's CPU type. You can install CPU Z that gives you a readout about your device's hardware.

Download Android 9.0 Pie Gapps

Open Gapps (Micro) for ARM 64

How to Install Android 9.0 Pie Gapps

• Download Gapps from the above link
• Flash your Custom ROM (LineageOS 15 or AOSP)
• Install Gapps
• Reboot
• EZ?

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Forget Android Pie, SAMSUNG schedules Oreo rollout for 2019

 By Vaibhav Jain on August 09, 2018       

Android 9.0 Pie is already official and there we've the Samsung users who are still waiting for Android Oreo update for their Smartphones.

Google released Oreo almost an entire year ago, and most of the mid-range Samsung Smartphones including the Galaxy A9 Pro, Galaxy C7 Pro, Galaxy On7 (2018), and Galaxy J7 Max are still without it.

Samsung has now revealed Android Oreo roadmap for its mid-range phones. The announcement was spotted in a members application by Android Pure. The Notes clearly outlines the list of Samsung Galaxy phones along with the month it'll be getting Oreo.

• Galaxy J7 Neo: December 2018
• Galaxy Tab A (2017): January 2019
• Galaxy A9 Pro (2016): January 2019
• Galaxy C7 Pro: January 2019
• Galaxy C9 Pro: January 2019
• Galaxy J2 (2018): January 2019
• Galaxy On5 (2016): January 2019
• Galaxy On7 (2016): January 2019
• Galaxy On7 (2018): January 2019
• Galaxy J7 (2017): January 2019
• Galaxy J7 Max: February 2019
• Galaxy J7 (2016): March 2019

Company seems currently dedicating its time and resources towards launching new Smartphones.

That said, it's time for Samsung to release the most awaited Android Oreo update for these Smartphones before 2019. If delayed more the users will eventually choose another brand or will end up Installing a custom firmware to update their devices.

Source: AndroidPure