“An indication of the increasing competition in the segment is highlighted by the fact that close to 40 OEMs now compete in the premium segment globally. Of these, the top five players account for almost 90% of shipments. The premium segment contributed to one-fourth (22%) of the global smartphone shipments in 2018,” the market research firm said in a statement. Huawei’s strong performance was primarily driven by the success of the P20 and Mate 20 series, which focussed on camera, power and design....

Android 12 is on the cliff, and smartphone manufacturers are updating their devices to make them compatible with the Android 12 update. We all are aware that the Pixel smartphone series leads the smartphone pack when it comes to the latest Android updates. Surprisingly, if you are a OnePlus user, you might expect the latest Android 12 update soon. In this article, we will list all the OnePlus devices that will be compatible with the Android 12 update in the coming period....

The Indian telecom market is a place of ruthless competition. In the last decade, multiple telecom companies serving directly to consumers went out of business because they couldn’t sustain the evolving market in India. Only three private telecom operators remain, and out of the three, only two are in a stable condition. 5G is the next step for India and the telecom industry in the country. But 5G is not going to be the same as previous-generation networks....

Smartphone brands in India are increasing the cost of their devices due to the ongoing supply chain issue. Likewise, Oppo has increased the price of two of its devices - the Oppo A54 and Oppo F19 by Rs 1,000. Oppo follows the footprint of Realme and Xiaomi that have hiked the pricing of their smartphones in the country. Notably, both these smartphones from the Chinese brand entered the Indian market in April following their global launch....

Oppo K10 5G is now confirmed to launch in India. The company has announced an official launch date for the smartphone – June 8, 2022. It will be the latest smartphone in the K series and will be an affordable 5G smartphone. It is worth noting that earlier this year, Oppo launched the Oppo K10 4G in India. That particular smartphone stood out as the fastest-selling new launch, with over 1,00,000 units sold in the first 15 days itself....

Oppo Reno 3 Pro: Specifications and Features The Reno 3 Pro is probably the best-looking phone Oppo has ever launched. The handset rocks a 6.5-inch curved Super AMOLED screen on the front with 90Hz refresh rate and an in-display fingerprint scanner. Oppo went with a punch-hole screen for the Reno 3 Pro and not the usual teardrop notch display or a pop-up camera module which delivers a full-screen experience. The Reno 3 Pro has a resolution of 2400 x 1080 pixels and 20:9 aspect ratio....

Oppo Reno 3 Could Be the Cheapest 5G Phone Xiaomi surprised everyone earlier this week by pricing the Redmi K30 5G at 1999 Yuan (approx. Rs 20,500) in China. The Redmi K30 is currently the cheapest 5G phone in China and around the world. However, it could soon be beaten by the Oppo Reno 3 as the phone will have the unannounced MediaTek Dimensity 1000L 5G chipset. This news is confirmed officially by Oppo on the teaser page of the Oppo Reno 3 series....

The Chinese smartphone manufacturer Oppo is all set to launch its Oppo Reno8 series in China on May 23. The series will consist of OPPO Reno8, Reno8 Pro, and Reno8 Pro+ smartphones. Recent reports have revealed the model numbers of the devices corresponding to the monikers. Oppo Reno8 Pro will arrive with a PGAM10 model number, the Pro+ model will have a PGZM10 model number and lastly, the base model – Reno8 will come with model number PGBM10....

Oppo and Mobvoi were the first firms to declare that their upcoming products will be based on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon W5 wearable platform at the platform’s introduction. Soon after, Mobvoi announced specifically that the Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1 platform will power its next Mobvoi TicWatch. With the release of its forthcoming Watch 3 Series, Oppo has now confirmed the same. The Oppo Watch 2, which was released last year, will be replaced by the new Watch 3....

PixelBook Go: A Compact Version of the PixelBook With Bigger Battery There are a couple of updates which the PixelBook Go gets as compared to the original PixelBook. It is worth noting that the PixelBook Go is a more compact version of the PixelBook with a bunch of new upgrades which adds to the compactness and the sleekness of the device. The PixelBook Go was announced by Ivy Ross, Head of Design at Google and the executive explained that the PixelBook Go is lighter than the original PixelBook, but it also comes with a 15% larger battery....

MIUI 11 Brings a Host of New Features to Poco F1 MIUI 11 stable update for the Poco F1 is now available for the users in India and it weighs in around 1.8GB in size. That said, the OTA update size is on the higher side, but we’re expecting it to vary with every Poco F1 user. The Redmi K20 MIUI 11 OTA update package was around 800MB in size and it was the same case for Redmi Note 7 Pro as well....

Poco, India’s third-largest online smartphone brand today, announced that its device, Poco M3 was the number one selling smartphone in February 2021. The stats were picked from the IDC India Monthly smartphone tracker report of February 2021. It is worth noting that Poco launched the device in February itself. Since then, the Poco M3 has stayed in high demand. The company said that it had already sold over more than 5,00,000 or 5 lakh units of the device in the first 45 days of the launch....

Poco F2 Will Not Be Launched Anytime Soon, Company Confirms So far, Poco has launched just one smartphone and it’s the famous Poco F1. For more than six months now, fans have been asking about the Poco F2 smartphone, but the company stayed silent. Last week, Xiaomi announced that Poco is now an independent brand in India, but it will make use of Xiaomi’ after-sales service and manufacturing unit to save costs....

A lot of people are eagerly waiting for the Erangel 2.0 map for a long time now. There are rumours and leaks about the map from the Chinese version and beta version of the game but the team of PUBG Mobile has not confirmed anything yet. Taking to Twitter, PUBG Mobile announced the ‘New Era for PUBG Mobile’ to be released on August 24 with a tag line on the post below written as ‘We request the honour of your presence....

PUBG Mobile Prime Subscription: What it Offers? Aforesaid, PUBG Mobile Prime subscription is available for both Android and iOS users. For the first month, the Prime subscription price is Rs 85 for Android users, while it’s Rs 79 for iOS users. These are monthly prices. Talking about the benefits offered by Prime subscription, users can purchase items with BP (seven days/30 days) and they can also earn 5UC daily for a total of 150UC....

Railwire 100 Mbps Broadband Plan With 1TB FUP Costs Rs 999 In Kerala, Railwire has a total of nine FUP plans and four unlimited FUP plans. Starting with the FUP plans, they start at Rs 449 and go all the way up to Rs 1,949 providing speeds up to 200 Mbps. The base Rs 449 Railwire plan offers 10 Mbps speeds and 30GB of data for a month, which is underwhelming....

Realme 3 Pro Gets VoWi-Fi Support via Latest Update The changelog of the February update lists Airtel and Jio VoWi-Fi feature for Realme 3 Pro users. VoWi-Fi or Voice over Wi-Fi essentially allows users to make voice calls over the internet. The VoWi-Fi uses your Wi-Fi connection to make calls in areas or regions which don’t have good network coverage. This feature is currently limited to Airtel and Jio customers....

Realme GT Neo3T Specs Realme is yet to reveal details about the specifications of the Realme GT Neo3T smartphone along with its launch date and pricing, however, we have a few details regarding the device. It is speculated that the Realme GT Neo3T will be a rebadged version of the Realme Q5 Pro launched in China last month. If it is true, then the device will arrive with a 6.62-inch E4 AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and Full-HD+ resolution....

During the launch of the X7 series yesterday, Realme talked about the Realme Smart Upgrade programme. This effectively showcased a price difference between the regular price and the price if one purchases a phone using this upgrade program, with the Realme X7 going down to Rs 13,999 for the Rs 19,999 variant (6+128GB), Rs 15,399 for the higher variant of the X7 (8+128GB) and, the best deal of them all, at least at initial glance, Rs 20,999 for the Rs 30,000 X7 Pro....

Xiaomi Stabilises Market Share Because of Multiple Channels She also added that the situation was a little different for Xiaomi as it has got different channels to sell its smartphones, and it also came up with offers and discounts for the consumers. The brand also launched the Redmi Note 8 Pro along with some other price cuts which helped Xiaomi in growing its market share after the festive season. A Xiaomi spokesperson also remarked that the Oct-Dec quarter has been a good one for Xiaomi....