Oppo Find X2 camera stack with periscope sensor, 79-hour battery life teased

With just a day left to go for the launch of its next flagship smartphone, Oppo has opened the floodgates for online teasers and posts regarding the Oppo Find X2. The most recent one gives us a closer look at the handset’s camera stack, while the company’s VP’s tweets say the handset can manage close to 8 hours of battery life when the screen is set to 3K QHD resolution and 120Hz refresh rate. Oppo will launch the Find X2 tomorrow at 3:00 pm IST (10:00 am CET).

Oppo’s teaser image on Chinese social media platform Weibo shows us what the Find X2’s rear camera stack looks like. By the looks of it, one of the sensors is a periscope unit, much like the one seen on the Huawei P30 Pro. Expect the rumoured 13MP sensor to have telephoto capabilities. A label just below the sensor reads, ‘Hybrid Zoom’. There are two other sensors below it. According to a recent report by PlayfulDroid, the primary sensor is a 13MP unit, while the ultra-wide sensor is a custom-developed Sony IMX586 48MP unit.

Meanwhile, Brian Shen, Oppo’s VP of Global Marketing, has been sending out updates regularly on Twitter about the Find X2’s top features. According to him, the Find X2 can manage 7.9 hours of battery life when the screen is set to 3K QHD resolution and 120Hz refresh rate. “Intelligent refresh rate mode can get an extra 10% more battery time, but considering it has SuperVOOC 2.0 it's no worry to have everything maxed out!” he added last evening.

The Oppo Find X2 will replace the outgoing Find X, which was launched in India in 2018. The Oppo Find X is currently on sale on Flipkart for Rs 58,990. Available in Glacier Blue and Bordeaux Red, the Find X is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chip with up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage space. It features a dual camera setup on the back panel and a motorised pop-up mechanism for the single selfie camera. Its 6.4-inch curved screen sports a maximum resolution of 2340 x 1080 pixels. If you care for our first impressions of the original Oppo Find X, click here.

Note: Cover image represents Oppo Find X

 

More battery testing on my pre-production OPPO device. When turning on 3k QHD and 120Hz at the same time the phone can be used for 7.9 hours.

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Redmi Note 9 Pro spotted on Geekbench, live image also appears online

The Redmi Note 9 Pro is all set to be introduced on March 12. Now, ahead of the launch, the device has been spotted on Geekbench. Further, a live image of the phone’s back panel has leaked online. The image showcases the quad rear camera setup on the blue-coloured back. It resides in a square-shaped module that was also teased by the company. 

As for the Geekbench listing, the Redmi Note 9 Pro scored 569 in the single-core test and 1755 in the multi-core test. There is “curtana” mentioned in the motherboard field which could be the codename of the smartphone or the CPU. It will be powered by a Qualcomm chipset that includes an octa-core processor with 1.80GHz base frequency. It could be the Snapdragon 720G. For reference, its predecessor, the Redmi Note 8 Pro was fueled by a MediaTek chipset, namely, the Helio G90T SoC.

On the listing, the device is equipped with 6GB RAM and comes pre-installed with Android 10. The other expected features of the Note 9 Pro are 22.5W fast charging, and gaming capabilities.

Another leaked render shows a punch-hole cutout in the top-left corner for housing the front-facing snapper. There’s no fingerprint scanner visible on the phone’s back panel which could mean that the company has opted to integrate it with the power button.

Redmi was supposed to hold an on-ground event on March 12. However, it got cancelled over the Coronavirus outbreak. The phone is expected to be launched alongside the Redmi Note 9. Now, the event will be live-streamed online on March 12.

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Google Photos poised for refresh with updated design: Report

Google, it appears, is gradually retiring the hamburger menu from some of its apps. The heavily populated hamburger menu, which is usually accessed by either clicking on the hamburger icon or swiping right from left edge of the screen, went missing on the latest version of Google Maps a few weeks ago. Google then used a greyed-out icon and a tooltip to point users to an updated dropdown panel accessed from the user icon in the search bar. Google is carrying out a similar modification in the Google Photos app now.

According to a recent report filed by Android Police, the upcoming version of Google Photos no longer features the hamburger menu. The change is apparently part of a visual overhaul that Google is currently testing. Like Maps, the user icon in the search bar is the place to go to switch accounts, access device folders, and launch PhotoScan. It also has a few new options, including Categories (such as Screenshots, Selfies, 360 Photos & Videos, etc.) and Recently Added (an option Google reportedly promised to add).

Screenshots from the report show other changes in the user interface apart from the missing hamburger menu. For example, the lower navigation bar no longer contains an ‘Albums’ tab. Instead, there’s a ‘Library’ tab that leads the user to the same screen with a new section containing, ‘Favorites’, ‘Archive’, ‘Trash’, and ‘Utilities’ options. There’s also a new 'Search' tab in the navigation bar, which is presumably for users who fail to spot the persistent search bar at the top.

According to the report, the new changes in the Google Photos app will arrive as a server-side update sometime in the next few days but it’s best to keep the app updated to the latest version anyway. Google recently redesigned the Google Maps logo to celebrate the service's 15th anniversary. At that time, it also added a new ‘Contribute’ tab to the lower navigation bar, which allows users to share local knowledge about places in the map. You can expect the updated Google Photos app to make it to your devices in the next few days.

Inline image courtesy: Android Police

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Realme 6, 6 Pro, Band to be launch in India today: Live stream, specs and more

Realme is all set to introduce its new smartphones and the first fitness tracker today. The Realme 6 Pro, Realme 6 and Realme Band launch event will start at 12:30 PM. While the Realme 6 is rumoured to come with a MediaTek SoC, the Realme 6 Pro could include a Qualcomm chip. Moreover, the launch was to take place at a physical location. However, it was cancelled. Now, the launch event will take place through online streaming. You can watch the live stream below.

 

The Realme 6 series is teased to sport a 90Hz refresh rate panel. The smartphones will come with a quad rear camera and a punch-hole display. Further, the Realme 6 Pro could come with a 64MP sensor with 20x zoom capabilities. The handsets will feature the 30W flash charge that is claimed to charge the device up to 40 percent within 15 minutes. The Blind order sale was already live from February 26 to March 4. 

As for the Realme Band, it is seen to come with a built-in USB port to plug and charge without wires. It will also come with sleep quality monitoring support and smart notifications. The teaser page reveals that the Realme Band will come with nine sports modes – biking, running, walking, hiking, climbing, yoga, fitness, spinning, and even cricket. The company says that the cricket mode is specially made for India as the sport is extremely popular in the country. 

The Band will come equipped with a built-in USB Direct Charge port that allows users to just plug the capsule into any adapter to charge. The USB portion appears to be hidden inside the silicone band, and it needs to be removed every time the need to charge arises. It will also show users calls, reminders, texts, and SMS messages. It will be rated IP68 for water resistance. 

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Realme X50 Pro 5G goes on sale in India today at 12 noon: Price, sale offers and more

Realme X50 Pro 5G was launched by the company in late February. Now, the handset is all set to be made available for purchase in the country. The first sale took place on the launch date itself. It will be made available today, at 12 noon via Flipkart and Realme.com. The 5G-capable phone comes in Rust Red and Moss Green colour options.

The Realme X50 Pro 5G features a 6.44-inch Super AMOLED Full-HD+ display with a 90Hz refresh rate and an in-display fingerprint sensor. The display has HDR10 support as well. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset. It comes with up to 12GB of  LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB of UFS 3.0 internal storage. It packs a 4200mAh battery that supports 65W  fast charging. The 65W charger, which ships in the box, is claimed to charge the battery from 0 to 100 percent in under 35 minutes.

As for the optics, the Realme X50 Pro 5G sports a quad rear camera setup: a 64MP main sensor + a 12MP telephoto lens + an 8MP ultra-wide-angle shooter that doubles as a macro lens + a portrait lens. On the front lies a dual selfie shooter combo of 32MP + 8MP. This smartphone supports up to 20x hybrid zoom on this device. 

The handset supports Wi-Fi 6. It runs Android 10 out of the box. Further, it has features like dual-mode music share that allows you to connect a wired pair of headphones and a wireless pair at the same time and listen to music or audio on both at the same time. 

Realme X50 Pro 5G price in India starts at Rs 37,999 for the 6GB + 128GB variant. The 8GB + 128GB costs Rs 39,999 and the top-spec 12GB + 256GB model costs Rs 44,999. 

Sale offers include 5 percent cashback on Flipkart Axis Bank credit card and Axis Bank Buzz credit card. The Realme website is offering MobiKwik SuperCash worth Rs 500 and an equivalent cashback in the form of Cashify Exchange, no-cost EMI, and Jio benefits worth Rs 11,500.

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Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary Released for PC as Part of the Master Chief Collection

Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary has been released on PC. It is part of the Master Chief collection and can be bought independently as well for $9.99 (roughly Rs. 730).

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Nubia Red Magic 5G Launching on March 12, to Come With 'Air Cooled' 55W Fast Charging

The Nubia Red Magic 5G, a much-hyped gaming smartphone, will be launched on March 12 through an online launch event, the company’s CEO, Ni Fei announced through a recent Weibo post.

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