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

Reliance Jio reportedly working on a 4G feature phone under ₹1,500

 By Vaibhav Jain on May 02, 2017       

Reliance Jio is reportedly working on a 4G feature phone which is likely to be sourced from Chinese contract manufacturers like Techchain, FortuneShip and Uniscope. The telecom giant's 4G VoLTE feature phone will be priced under ₹1,500 in India, if the reports are believed to be true.

Reliance is waiting for engineering samples from the Chinese contract manufacturers and will place order only after test and verification of these devices for commercial use. The company has not yet commented on these developments. 

Once the commercial orders are placed, Reliance is believed to 
import these handset and eventually start producing them within the country.

Currently, the market is flooded with 4G feature phones by Lava and Micromax, which start at Rs 3,000, while the one from Jio’s Lyf brand with 4G capability costs at ₹2,999.

“Indian handset market will see a jump in 4G feature phones sales after July this year when Reliance Jio is expected to come in the picture with lower priced 4G feature phones, as the prices of these phones are currently high in Indian market,” said Jaipal Singh, Market Analyst of research firm International Data Corporation

Source: Financial express

Unlocked Samsung S7 Edge gets Nougat via Smart Switch

 By Vaibhav Jain on May 02, 2017       

It seems that Samsung has finally started out rolling Android 7.0 Nougat for the Unlocked model of the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge (SM-G935U) Smartphone.

The latest update is not available through OTA, instead you'll have to manually install it if you want it. To update your unlocked Galaxy S7 Edge manually, you’ll need to download Samsung's Smart Switch onto your device and Windows/Mac computer. You grab the necessary files from Samsung's Website.

The update comes with latest new UX,various performance modes, new notification panel and other interesting features along with Android Nougat goodies. 

Unfortunately, we don't have any information regarding the Android 7.0 Nougat update for the unlocked Samsung Galaxy S7 (non-edge). We’ll let you know, once the update is available.

via: XDA

May’s Factory Images and OTA files are now Available for Nexus and Pixel Devices

 By Vaibhav Jain on May 01, 2017       

Every month, Google posts a new security update for the Nexus and Pixel line of devices. The Android security update for May 2017 are already live for a number of devices.

Google has posted both the OTA’s and the factory images for the selected Nexus or Pixel devices. The supported devices includes Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus 6, Nexus 9, Nexus Player, Pixel C, Pixel and Pixel XL. 

For now, we have May Security Firmware files based on Android 7.1.2 Nougat for the Pixel and Pixel XL (N2G47O), Verizon's Pixel (NHG47L), Nexus 6P (N2G47O), Nexus 5X (N2G47O), Nexus 6 (N2G47R,),  Nexus Player (N2G47R), Nexus 9 LTE (N4F27B), and Nexus 9 WiFi (N4F27B)

You can grab Factory Image or OTA file at the links below. 

Links: Factory Image | OTA File

An Old Samsung Galaxy S8 Patent Leaked Online Shows the Device With Hardware Capacitive Home Button

 By Unknown on May 01, 2017       

With the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+, the South Korean smartphone company has taken us to the future of bezel-less display phones. To keep the bezels of the phone minimal, Samsung moved the fingerprint scanner to the back and added an on-screen navigation force touch key. 

An old patent of the Galaxy S8 has leaked online today, and there's a surprise for all of us. Samsung has initially patented the device with a hardware home button below the display, and it looks absolutely weird. 

Samsung has a knack of patenting various designs of their handsets, but later on, decides with a single and final model. This might be the similar case. It's good to see that Samsung did not choose this design. 

Also, there was another rumor recently popped online showing a dual camera setup at the rear, but that did not make into final cut as well. The dual rear camera setup is expected to make its way with the Galaxy Note 8. 

SOURCE | Via: AH