Everything we know about the OnePlus Buds TWS Earphones

OnePlus has confirmed that it will launch its first Truly Wireless Earbuds called the OnePlus Buds in India on July 21 alongside the OnePlus Nord. This comes soon after OnePlus took to social media to post a picture of its previous neckband style Bullet Wireless earphones with the caption “What’s next in line?”

What are the OnePlus Buds? 

OnePlus Buds will be the company's first-ever truly wireless earphones, which are "designed to deliver high-quality audio playback and easy-to-use experience on the go, eliminating all wires for a truly freeing sound experience.” The company further wrote on their forum, “With the new OnePlus Buds, we are further building out our portfolio of products that give our users a burdenless experience. Our users are looking for the right combination of great sound quality, seamless connectivity and an easy-to-use experience. That’s exactly what the OnePlus Buds will deliver.”

Reports suggest that the OnePlus Pods will come with a 7.5W charging case and are set to look like Apple’s AirPods with an in-ear design available in both white and black with red accents, a similar aesthetic to the Bullet Wireless except the stem. The AirPods like design suggests that the earbuds will have passive noise cancellation and that the stem will have gesture and touch controls. According to recent renders, they will reportedly sport a brushed aluminium finish with an oval case like that of Google’s Pixel buds. The buds themselves will weigh 4.6 grams and the case 36 grams.

OnePlus Buds Battery Life 

OnePlus confirmed that each earbud has a battery life of 7 hours. The case can fully charge the Buds more than three times, giving you 30 hours of use before you need to recharge your case. This is no mean feat with the AirPods lasting 24 hours overall. The OnePlus buds will also come with ultra-low latency which will help users while gaming on OnePlus devices.

In fact, in an exclusive interview with TechRadar, Carl Peri also revealed that the OnePlus Buds will charge faster than the Apple AirPods, thanks to its Warp charging technology. It will come with seven-hour playback time on a single charge. 

Recently in an interview with Tech Youtuber, Marques Brownlee, Carl Pei confirmed that the OnePlus Nord will not feature a headphone jack mostly because of the technology in truly wireless earbuds, hinting at the OnePlus Buds. He was also seen wearing blue earbuds which could be the OnePlus buds.

A tipster also confirmed that the TWS Pods will be available online via Amazon India after they were listed in the subscription section on the website, but its price is still unknown. 

OnePlus is holding the world’s first AR event on July 21 when it’s going to launch the OnePlus Nord and the OnePlus buds. The company is already selling physical invites for Rs.99 on Amazon India and you can download the OnePlus Nord app on both iOS and Android to attend the event.  

Speaking of the OnePlus Nord, the phone went up  for preorder yesterday and you can read more about that here. 

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OnePlus Buds can go from 0 to 10 hours of playback in 10 minutes

The official launch of the OnePlus buds are just around the corner and new information revealed says that the headset supports OnePlus’ Warp Charge fast charging. OnePlus Buds' Project Manager, Jay Liu told TechRadar, that the OnePlus Buds case will support Warp Charge technology. They can go from no charge to 10 hours of total charge in 10 minutes. To put things into perspective, the Apple AirPods get five hours of playback with 15 minutes of charge time.

The TechRadar interaction also highlights, “Despite the increased charging speeds, the OnePlus Buds will cap charging at 5v 1.5A to avoid damage to the 430mA Lithium-Ion battery inside the earbuds’ case that offers over 20 hours of extra battery life.”

In a recent OnePlus Blog post the company revealed that the OnePlus Buds will give users an overall of 30 hours of battery life. The OnePlus Buds themselves are light weighing 4.6 grams. The charging case, on the other hand, weighs 36 grams

OnePlus Buds can go from zero to 10 hours of playback in 10 minutes

The OnePlus Buds also support ultra-low latency approaching the speed of wired headphones when used with an OnePlus device for gaming. 

There is no information about the pricing, but the OnePlus Buds will officially be unveiled alongside the OnePlus Nord on July 21. Speaking of the OnePlus Nord, it is rumoured to feature a 6.55-inch Full HD+ (2400 x 1080 pixels) AMOLED screen with a 90Hz high-refresh-rate. The leaks have indicated that the phone could have a dual punch-hole cutout in the corner for the selfie camera.

The phone is confirmed to be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G chipset with an octa-core processor and Adreno 620 GPU. This is paired with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage and there could be more variants as well.

The OnePlus Nord could come with a triple camera setup on the back that consists of a primary 64MP camera, a 16MP ultra-wide-camera, a 2MP macro lens and a depth sensor. On the front, there is a 32MP primary camera supported by an 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera for selfies. It is rumoured to be fitted with a 4,300mAh battery with support for 30W fast charging out-of-the-box. You can read everything we know about the OnePlus Nord here.

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Xiaomi Redmi 9 series debuts with Redmi 9, Redmi 9A and Redmi 9C: Specifications, features and pricing

Xiaomi has officially launched its Redmi 9 series with three entry-level smartphones, the Redmi 9, Redmi 9A and Redmi 9C. The Redmi 9 series succeeds the Redmi 8 series by Xiaomi and aims to offer value for money smartphones in the budget segment. The new smartphones in the Redmi 9 lineup feature up to four cameras on the back, Full HD+ screens and high capacity batteries to boot.

Let’s take a look at the specifications, features and pricing of the Redmi 9, Redmi 9A and Redmi 9C.

Xiaomi Redmi 9 specifications and pricing

The Redmi 9 features a 6.53-inch Full HD+ (2340 x 1080 pixels) resolution display with a waterdrop notch cutout for the selfie camera. The screen is topped with a layer of Gorilla Glass 3 for added protection. The phone is 9.1mm thick and weighs at 198 grams.

It is powered by MediaTek Helio G80 chipset with an octa-core CPU and Mali-G52 GPU and runs on MIUI 12 which is based on Android 10. This is paired with upto 4GB RAM and upto 64GB storage options to choose from. There’s also an option to increase the phone’s storage further by using microSD cards of upto 512GB.

The Redmi 9 features a quad-camera setup that consists of a primary 13MP camera with an f/2.2 aperture, an 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera with 118-degree field-of-view, a 5MP macro camera and a 2MP depth sensor. On the front, there is an 8MP selfie camera housed within the waterdrop notch cutout.

The phone has a fingerprint sensor on the back and comes with a 5,020mAh battery with support for 18W fast charging out-of-the-box.

Xiaomi has priced the Redmi 9 starting at EUR 149 for the base variant and EUR 169 for the 4GB RAM variant. The phone comes in three colours-- Grey, Green and Purple.

Xiaomi Redmi 9C specifications and pricing

Xiaomi Redmi 9C also comes with a 6.53-inch screen but with HD+ (1600 x 720 pixels) resolution and a waterdrop notch cutout on the front which gives it a 20:9 aspect ratio. The phone is powered by MediaTek Helio G35 chipset with an octa-core CPU and PowerVR GE8320 graphics. This is paired with upto 3GB RAM and 64GB storage with an option to increase the storage by upto 512GB with microSD card.

It runs on the latest MIUI 12 which is based on Android 10.

The phone comes with a triple camera array that consists of a primary 13MP camera with f/1.8 aperture, a 5MP macro camera and a 2MP depth sensor. There’s a 5MP selfie camera on the front housed within the waterdrop notch cutout. 

The Redmi 9C comes with a rear fingerprint sensor and is fitted with a 5,000mAh battery but doesn’t support fast charging.

The Redmi 9C is priced starting at EUR 119 for the base variant with 2GB RAM and 32GB storage and EUR 139 for the 3GB RAM variant with 64GB storage.

Xiaomi Redmi 9A specifications and pricing

The Redmi 9A features the same set of display, battery and selfie camera as the Redmi 9C. It is powered by the MediaTek Helio G25 chipset with octa-core CPU and PowerVR graphics. This is paired with 2GB of RAM and 32GB internal storage with an option to expand the storage further by upto 512GB via microSD cards.

The phone runs on MIUI 12 and features a single 13MP primary camera. It can record in 1080p at upto 60FPS. The Redmi 9A doesn’t come with a fingerprint sensor.

Xiaomi Redmi 9A is priced ar EUR 99 which roughly translates to Rs 8,500 by direct conversion.

 

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Xiaomi Mi Band 5 and Mi True Wireless Earphones 2 Basic launched: Features and pricing

Xiaomi has announced the Mi Band 5 along with the new Mi True Wireless Earphones 2 Basic for the European markets. The Mi Band 5 was launched in June in China and is now heading to European countries dubbed as Mi Smart Band 5. The Mi TWS Earphones 2 Basic offers up to 20 hours of battery life and comes packed in a newly designed carrying case.

Let’s take a look at the features and pricing of the Mi Band 5 and Mi True Wireless Earphones 2 Basic.

Mi Band 5 features and pricing

The Mi Smart Band 5 features a 1.1-inch AMOLED display which is 20% larger than the previous generation Mi Band 4. The fitness trackers come preloaded with more than 65 watch faces and can be paired with up six different coloured straps. The screen also has a one-touch button which can be used to wake up the screen, otherwise, it serves as the back button.

The Mi Smart Band 5 comes with a magnetic charging dock so users will no longer have to take out the tracker from the rubber straps to charge it up every time. The fitness tracker claims to provide 14-day battery life and can be recharged from 0-100% in under 2 hours. In battery saving mode, the tracker can last for upto 20 days on a single charge.

It features 11 professional sports modes including outdoor running, treadmill, cycling, walking, freestyle, pool swimming, elliptical, rowing machine, jump rope, indoor cycling and Yoga. The tracker is also able to monitor running and walking automatically along with data points on pacing, kilometres alerts and heart-rate alerts. 

The Mi Band 5 comes with a 5 ATM certification which means that it can survive 50 meters underwater for 10 minutes easily. The fitness tracker also supports 24-hour smart heart rate monitoring by up to 50% increased accuracy and also vibrates alerting wearer of irregular heart-rate. The Mi Band 5 also comes with 24-hour sleep monitoring which offers 40% improved accuracy over the Mi Band 4 and can monitor your sleeping patterns to create data points that will help you improve your sleeping habits.

The Mi Band 5 can also come in handy for music playback, finding your phone, incoming calls, SMS alerts and more. Unlike the Mi Band 5 in China which is available in two variants-- NFC and non-NFC, in Europe the Mi Smart Band 5 doesn’t come with NFC support. It is priced at EUR 39.99 which roughly translates to around Rs 3,400 by direct conversion.

Mi True Wireless Earphones 2 Basic features and pricing

Xiaomi has also announced the Mi True Wireless Earphones 2 Basic which joins the company’s Mi True Wireless Earphones 2 that launched in India earlier this year. The Mi TWS Earphones 2 Basic offer upto 20 hours of battery life with the carrying case and can last for around 5 hours on a single charge. In comparison, the Mi TWS Earphones 2 only offers 14 hours worth of battery life with the carrying case and 4 hours on single-use.

The Mi TWS Earphones 2 Basic are aimed at music listeners and business professionals as it also come with dual microphones that assist in environmental noise cancellation. The earphones use beamforming technology to cancel out background noise during calls, ensuring an uninterrupted experience. 

These earphones are fitted with 14.2mm dynamic drives that are responsible to make the sound output clearer, natural and balanced. It supports SBC and AAC audio codecs. The Mi TWS Earphones 2 Basic features a semi in-ear design and each earbud weigh around 4.7 grams.

The earphones also come with touch controls offering more granular control over incoming calls, music playback, engaging voice assistant and more. The earphones detect if the user has taken off the earphones and pauses the music playback automatically. 

The Mi TWS Earphones 2 Basic are priced at EUR 39.99 which roughly translates to Rs 3,400 by direct conversion. There’s currently no word on whether or not Xiaomi has plans to launch the Mi TWS Earphones 2 Basic in India. However, given that the company does sell the regular versions of its TWS earphones, we expect the Basic ones to arrive sometime later in the year.

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Xiaomi Launches 34-inch Mi Curved Gaming Monitor

Xiaomi has launched a 34-inch curved gaming monitor. The gaming monitor has a resolution of 3440x1440 and the reason the width is more than a traditional 1440p monitor is that the monitor has a 21:9 aspect ratio. Since it is targetted at gamers, it has a response time of 4ms. It has 1500R curvature which perfectly contours the human field of view. It has almost no bezels on three sides of the display. Let’s take a look at the specifications of the monitor in more detail.

Xiaomi 34-inch Mi Gaming Monitor Specifications and Features

As we’ve mentioned above the monitor is targetted at gamers and brings with it a resolution of 3440x1440 making it ideal for 2K gaming. It also supports AMD FreeSync Premium. The curve of the monitor is 1500R curvature which is ideal for the human field of view. The monitor has a refresh rate of 144Hz. It has a 21:9 aspect ratio. The monitor covers 121% of the sRGB colour space. It has a brightness of 300 nits and a response time of 4ms. It has a 3000:1 claimed contrast ratio. 

When it comes to connectivity, the 34-inch Xiaomi curved gaming monitor has two HDMI 2.0 ports, two display ports, one audio port and one AC in. In addition to the tabletop stand, the monitor also comes with wall mount screws in case you would like to wall mount the monitor. 

Xiaomi 34-inch Mi Gaming Monitor Price and Availability

34-inch curved gaming monitor from Xiaomi is priced at Euro 399 (Rs 35,000 approx directly converted). There is no information on when the device will launch in India. 

In other Xiaomi news, the company recently launched its Mi NoteBook 14 and Mi Notebook 14 Horizon edition. We reviewed the Mi Notebook 14 Horizon edition and you can check out our complete review of the laptop here. You can also check out the gaming performance of the laptop in the video below.

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Reliance announces Jio Glass mixed-reality headset, Jio TV Plus and Jio 5G solutions

The Reliance Jio Glass mixed-reality headset along with Jio TV Plus and Jio 5G solutions were announced at the just concluded Reliance AGM (Annual General Meeting) 2020. During the AGM, Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and MD at Reliance also announced that Google is investing Rs 33,737 crores in Jio Platforms and that both companies will jointly develop an entry-level affordable Android smartphone for India. 

Reliance Jio 5G solutions

Reliance claims to have developed a Jio 5G solution that will offer 5G services in India and is ready to test the service as soon as the 5G spectrum is available for deployment in the country. 

“This will enable us to launch a world-class 5G service in India using 100% homegrown technologies and solutions. This Made-in-India 5G solution will be ready for trials as soon as 5G spectrum is available and can be ready for field deployment next year. And because of JIO's converged, all-IP network architecture we can easily upgrade our 4G network to 5G,” said Ambani. 

Reliance also plans on exporting its Jio 5G service to global telecom operators as a fully managed service.

Reliance Jio Glass mixed-reality headset

Reliance Jio Glass is a pair of mixed-reality headsets that connects with your smartphone to provide an AR/VR experience. The Jio Glass supports 25 mixed reality applications already and can be used to make video calls in a virtual surrounding. The headset looks like a pair of sunglasses and is fairly lightweight at 75 grams. It has a camera on the front and an array of sensors built into the Glass to enable virtual experiences.

The Jio Glass also supports spatial and directional audio and comes pre-loaded with 25 compatible apps across entertainment, gaming, shopping categories and more. During the demo session, the Jio Glass was used to make a video call in 2D and a 3D virtual avatar by using voice commands. The specifications and features of the Jio Glass remain unconfirmed as of writing this report.

While Reliance didn’t reveal the pricing of the Jio Glass, we expect to know more about the mixed-reality headset at the time of its availability. 

Reliance Jio TV Plus 

Reliance has also unveiled Jio TV Plus for JioFiber set-top-box users which is a new app that manages and brings all your OTT subscriptions and content to a single app. Reliance thinks that with its new Jio TV Plus app, it will be easier for viewers to discover new films, TV shows and more without the need to switch between different apps.

The Jio TV Plus app supports 12 OTT apps including Netflix, Prime Video, Disney Plus Hotstar, Voot, Sony LIV, Zee5, Lionsgate Play, JioCinema, Shemaroo, JioSaavn, YouTube and Eros Now. In the preview showcased during the AGM, the Jio TV Plus seems to have different sections based on the kind of content such as Movies, TV Shows and more. The app also supports voice search for easier access and users can even filter their search based on genres, actors, directors and mood.

Reliance is also inviting developers to create apps for Jio App Store on the JioFiber set-top-box and has announced a Jio Developers Program for the same.

In fact, Reliance Jio received another $750 million investment from Silver Lake Partners earlier in May. You can read more about that here. 

 

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Xiaomi launches Mi TV Stick running on Android TV

The Xiaomi Mi TV stick is probably the company’s worst kept secret. After being a part of the rumour mills for quite some time, the device is now official. As confirmed in the numerous leaks, the Mi TV Stick can play content in 1080p and looks just like a Fire TV Stick in its form factor. It comes with a remote control that looks just like the one we got with the Mi Box 4K (review). It has dedicated hotkeys for Netflix and Prime Videos. 2020 also marks the 10th anniversary of Xiaomi. 

Xiaomi Mi TV Stick Specifications

Coming to the specifications of the Mi TV Stick, it can play content in 1080p at 60fps just like the third-generation Chromecast available in India. It weighs a mere 28.5 grams. Under the hood, it has a Quad-core Cortex A53 CPU coupled with a Mali 450GPU, 1GB RAM and 8GB storage. It has a microUSB port that can be used to power the device and it also comes with Bluetooth 4.2. It supports both 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi. It supports both Dolby Audio and DTS. 

Since the device runs on the Android 9 TV platform, we can expect it to run just like the Mi Box 4K in India. It comes with the Google Assistant and Chromecast built-in.     

Xiaomi Mi TV Stick Price

The Mi TV Stick is priced at Euro 39.99 (Rs 3500 approx. directly converted).

In other streaming device news, it looks like Google is getting ready to launch the next-generation Chromecast codenamed Sabrina running Android TV and comes with remote control. You can read everything we know about Sabrina here.

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