Upcoming OnePlus Watch ditches WearOS in favour of a custom OS based on RTOS, CEO Pete Lau confirms

Instead of holding on to some sweet surprises for the launch event like Apple's "One More Thing!", OnePlus has a way of posting elaborate teasers for its upcoming devices leading up to their official unveiling. The company has already showcased a lot about the OnePlus 9 Pro in the name of teasers. We know what it looks like, the kind of camera module it packs, and a lot more.

Now, the company has also decided to tease the OnePlus Watch that's set to debut alongside the new phones. In fact, the company CEO Pete Lau has already given away a crucial piece of info about the watch. In a response to a question from an OnePlus forum member about the Watch's OS, Pete confirmed that it will not be running Google's WearOS.

Expertly crafted and meticulously designed, the #OnePlusWatch is the perfect companion to elevate your digital life. Rack up steps, monitor your heart-rate, and much more, with our debut timepiece.

— OnePlus 3 (@oneplus) March 17, 2021

He confirmed that they chose to go with a smart wear operating system that's developed based on RTOS. "We chose to go with a smart wear operating system developed based on RTOS because we believe it provides you a smooth and reliable experience while offering a great battery life, covering some of the biggest concerns we’ve been hearing from people looking to buy a smartwatch," he said.

This confirms the fact that the upcoming OnePlus Watch will be running an OS that would be more or less similar to the ones running on devices from the companies like Amazfit. The downside to using such an OS is the limited third-party app support. But on the flip side, they tend to have great battery life and faster performance, two things which the WearOS is not popularly known for.

The fact that the OnePlus Watch is not running WearOS may come as a surprise for a few people, but this is something we expected a lot of OEMs to do, especially since WearOS is still rather unstable when it comes to performance and battery life. For now, though, we will just have to watch for OnePlus to showcase what they've been cooking for us behind the scenes. In the meantime, check out these key features that the watch is expected to carry. It's coming from a reliable source, so it does carry some weight.

Exclusive: OnePlus Watch Specifications - 46mm - IP68 - Warp Charge (A week of charge in 20 minutes) - Sleep, Stress, Blood Saturation, Heart Rate Monitoring - Check Notifications, Calls - Control OnePlus TV - 4GB Storage - Auto Workout Detection More: https://t.co/m4Cr3ckTWR pic.twitter.com/TP75nMCmXd

— Ishan Agarwal (@ishanagarwal24) March 17, 2021

OnePlus will be unveiling the new OnePlus 9 series as well as the new OnePlus Watch on March 23.

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Poco X3 Pro likely to get Corning Gorilla Glass 6

It's no secret that Poco is launching the X3 Pro on March 30 in India. While the company hasn't confirmed the phone yet, there are enough reports online that point towards this eventuality. 

The Poco X3 Pro is expected to be a flagship killer, and as such, it may come with some interesting specifications and features. One of these is going to be the presence of Corning Gorilla Glass 6 on it, with the company teasing the same through its Twitter handle. With the new teaser, it is now confirmed the upcoming Poco X3 Pro's display will be covered by the Gorilla Glass 6 with improved scratch resistance and durability. 

Poco X3 Pro rumoured specifications

For now, we know little about the Poco X3 Pro's specs. Reports claim the Poco X3 Pro could feature a Full HD+ display with support for a 120Hz refresh rate. The device is tipped to come running a Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 processor. Further, the Poco X3 Pro is expected to be equipped with a 5,200mAh battery that will support fast-charging out-of-the-box. 

The pricing details for the global variant have also leaked, giving us a hint about the price of the phone in India. The information comes courtesy of a listing by a European retailer which claims the phone will start at €269 for the base variant with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. There will also be another variant with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. This version will be sold for €319. 

The phone is due to be offered in Metal Bronze, Frost Blue, and Phantom Black, apparently. For India, this should mean the Poco X3 Pro could retail in the country for around Rs 25,000. Although, Poco could surprise us all and launch the phone at a more aggressive price point. But this is something we'll have to wait to find out. 

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Samsung Galaxy A52 and Galaxy A72 launched in India: Price, specifications and availability

Samsung Galaxy A52 and Galaxy A72 have officially launched in India at Samsung’s latest Galaxy Unpacked event. Samsung has been teasing the two phones for quite some time now with some of its key features already out in the open. The Galaxy A52 and the Galaxy A72 share a lot in common but are also different in certain aspects.

The Galaxy A52 and the A72, both feature a high refresh rate display with a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor along with a 64MP quad-camera setup on the back and support for fast charging battery. Here's a brief look at the pricing and specifications of the Galaxy A52 and Galaxy A72 in India.

Samsung Galaxy A52 and Galaxy A72 price and availability

The Samsung Galaxy A52 is priced starting at EUR 349 while the 5G model is priced starting at EUR 429. The Galaxy A72 is priced starting at EUR 449 for the European region. Details about Indian prices are awaited and we will update this story for when it is revealed.

Samsung Galaxy A52 specifications

Samsung Galaxy A52 features a 6.5-inch Full HD+ (2400 x 1080 pixels) resolution Super AMOLED display with support for 90Hz high-refresh-rate. The screen has a punch-hole cutout in the top-centre for the selfie camera up front. The phone measures 8.4 millimetres in thickness and weighs 187 grams. The Galaxy A52 is offered in blue, white, violet and black colours to choose from.

The Galaxy A52 is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G processor with an octa-core CPU and Adreno 618 GPU. This is paired with up to 8GB RAM and 256GB storage options to choose from. Users also have the option to expand the storage further by using a microSD card of up to 1TB. It runs on Samsung OneUI 3.0 out-of-the-box which is based on Android 11.

The Samsung Galaxy A52 5G, on the other hand, is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G processor which brings in 5G connectivity while the rest of the features remain the same as the 4G version.

Samsung Galaxy A52 has a quad-camera setup on the back that is headlined by a 64MP primary camera with an f/2.0 aperture, an 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera with 123-degree field-of-view, 5MP macro camera and 2MP depth sensor. The rear cameras can record in 4K UHD at 30FPOS and 1080p at 120FPS backed by EIS and OIS. On the front, there is a 32MP selfie camera housed within the notch cutout.

The screen is also home to an in-display fingerprint sensor and the Galaxy Ag52 is equipped with a 4,500mAh battery that supports 25W fast charging out-of-the-box. 

Samsung Galaxy A72 specifications

The Samsung Galaxy A72 features a 6.7-inch Full HD+ (2400 x 1080 pixels) resolution display that uses a Super AMOLED display. The screen supports a 90Hz refresh rate and has a punch-hole cutout for the selfie camera. The Galaxy A72 measures 8.4 millimetres in thickness and weighs 203 grams. It is also IP67 rated making it resistant to dust and water ingress.

The Galaxy A72 is powered by the Snapdragon 720G processor with an octa-core CPU and Adreno 618 GPU. This is paired with up to 8GB RAM and up to 256GB storage options to choose from. The phone runs on Android 11 based One UI 3.0 out-of-the-box.

The Samsung Galaxy A72 has quad cameras on the back that consists of a primary 64MP camera with an f/1.8 aperture, an 8MP telephoto camera with 2x optical zoom, a 12MP ultra-wide-angle camera with 123-degree field-of-view and a 2MP macro camera. The rear cameras can record in 4K UHD at 30FPS and 1080p at up to 240FPS backed by EIS and OIS support. On the front, there is a 32MP selfie camera.

There is an in-display fingerprint sensor and the Galaxy A72 is equipped with a 5,000mAh battery that supports 25W fast charging out-of-the-box.

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Nvidia RTX 3050 Ti spotted on benchmark database

Rumours have been making the rounds that Nvidia will announce a GeForce RTX 3050 Ti graphics card. Now, a new leak has surfaced which adds more weight to the potential arrival of the unannounced GPU.

The leak has come in the form of a benchmark taken on a Samsung 760XDA laptop running Intel's Tiger Lake H processors. The Geekbench benchmark was discovered by a known leaker on Twitter, named TUM_APISAK. The user has shared a screenshot and a link that takes you to the benchmarking database revealing some of the specifications of the alleged Nvidia RTX 3050 Ti.

RTX 3050 Ti Laptop OpenCL Score - 60559https://t.co/djQR6mBcRC pic.twitter.com/sbERp4W10Z

— APISAK (@TUM_APISAK) March 17, 2021 Nvidia RTX 3050 Ti leaked specifications

The specifications on the leaked benchmark are in line with the previous rumours which suggested that the RTX 3050 Ti will have 4GB of GDDR6 VRAM (Video Random Access Memory). The latest leak also shows that the graphics card will have 2560 CUDA cores. Lastly, the OpenCL score of the leaked GPU is 60559.

The highlight of the leak is that it is listed as an RTX variant, which will bring ray tracing that was kept exclusive to the 60-series GPUs. As of now, the baseline to get your hands on a graphics card with ray tracing is the RTX 2060. This means we might soon get ray tracing on affordable graphics cards as well.

As we mentioned, these are not the first rumours around the RTX 3050 Ti. The GPU was leaked previously on Asus' website and not just this, there have been leaks floating around the RTX 3050 as well. But this particular leak has a laptop in the picture, so it's too early to anticipate what will its PC counterpart offer, if there's one in the pipeline,

If the leaks are on point, the RTX 3050 Ti will be the fourth addition to Nvidia's 3000 series of GPU. As of now, the line-up has RTX 3080, RTX 3070 and RTX 3060 laptop GPUs. Bringing ray tracing to the budget segment is something enthusiasts have been wishing for, but we'll have to wait until Nvidia shares official details about it.

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Asus ROG Strix Series and Asus TUF A15 Laptops, ROG Strix GA35 Gaming Desktops Launched in India

Asus has refreshed its ROG Strix, ROG Strix Scar and TUF A15 laptops, and ROG Strix GA35 gaming desktop with the latest AMD Ryzen CPUs and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3000 series GPUs.

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Realme to launch Narzo 30 4G and Narzo 30 5G in India soon

Realme CEO Madhav Sheth has confirmed that the company is going to launch the Narzo 30 4G and Narzo 30 5G in India. The Narzo 30 will join the Narzo 30A and Narzo 30 Pro that launched in February in India. However, the Narzo 30 was missing from the line-up, and it seems like the company will soon launch two versions of the phone.

During the Episode 25 of AskMadhav on YouTube, Realme CEO confirmed that the company has already finished testing the Narzo 30 4G but seeing the increased demand of 5G phones, the Narzo 30 5G is also in development. At this point, there’s no word on the exact specifications of the Narzo 30. The Narzo 30 Pro is one of the most affordable 5G phones offered by Realme in India and the Narzo 30 could change that as it will likely launch at a lower price.

In all likelihood, the Realme Narzo 30 5G could well be a toned-down version of the Narzo 30 Pro and still be powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 800U processor. 

Realme Narzo 30 Pro specifications

The Realme Narzo 30 Pro features a 6.5-inch Full HD+ (2400 x 1080 pixels) resolution display with a punch-hole cutout for the selfie camera. The display supports a 120Hz refresh rate and has a 20:9 aspect ratio. The Narzo 30 Pro measures 9.1 millimetres in thickness and weighs 194 grams.

The Narzo 30 Pro is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 800U processor with 5G network support and an octa-core CPU running at upto 2.4GHz along with a Mali-G57 CPU. This is paired with upto 8GB LPDDR4X RAM and upto 128GB UFS 2.1 storage options to choose from. It runs on Realme UI out-of-the-box and will receive an update to Realme UI 2.0 based on Android 11.

The Narzo 30 Pro has triple cameras on the back headlined by a 48MP camera with f/1.8 aperture, an 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera with 119-degree field-of-view and a 2MP macro camera. On the front, there is a 16MP selfie camera housed within the punch-hole cutout.

The Realme Narzo 30 Pro is equipped with a 5,000mAh battery that supports 30W fast charging out-of-the-box.

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Xbox Game Pass games for March 21 Star Wars: Squadrons, Octopath Traveler and more on the way

The Xbox Game Pass is a great way to instantly get access to large library of rotating games. It's one of the few things that gives Microsoft an edge over Sony in the console wars. With Microsoft's recent acquisition of ZeniMax Media, we are already expecting a slew of new titles from the likes of Bethesda, iD Software and more on the Xbox Game Pass. However, before that, here is a list of confirmed games that are making their way onto the Xbox Game Pass in March 2021.

Coming to Xbox Game Pass March 18:

Undertale Undertale should already be available to play as of writing this, releasing earlier this week. Developed by Toby Fox, Undertale was an indie phenomenon which featured a hilarious and heartwarming story, and gave the players a feeling and sense of having true choice and real consequence to actions.

Empire of Sin Strategy game Empire of Sin, set in 1920s Chicago in an era of fictional gangsters will be making its way to both PC and Xbox.

Nier: Automata Sleeper hit Nier: Automata is making its way to the Game Pass for PC users, featuring a fantastic story and crisp gameplay.

Star Wars: Squadrons EA's hit space dogfighter, Star Wars: Squadrons is making its way onto the Xbox, and also to EA Play.

Torchlight III ARPG Torchlight III is headed to PC, form your party and save the world of Novastraia from Netherim.

Coming to Xbox Game Pass March 25: 

Genesis Noir Coming to both console and PC, Genesis Noir is a love story that precedes the creation of the universe itself, a love triangle between cosmic beings.

Octopath Traveler Square's award winning RPG is making its way to both console and PC, featuring great writing, an amazing cast of characters and a whole new world to immerse yourself in.

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire - Ultimate Edition ARPG Pillars of Eternity II is coming to PC for Game Pass users, an ARPG where the possibilities are endless and it's up to you, the player to determine how the game unfolds.

Supraland Supraland is an open-world, action/puzzle platformer where you explore and unlock new abilities to help you explore and uncover even more of the world's secrets.

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life Coming to Cloud, Console and PC, the legendary Dragon of Dojima, Kirya Kazuma is back. All he wants is a peaceful life, but it wouldn't really be a game if he got what he wanted.

Coming to Xbox Game Pass March 29 - April 1: 

Narita Boy Coming to the Game Pass on March 30, Narita Boy is making its way to Cloud, Console and PC for Xbox Game Pass users. This is a action-adventure pixel game set in a digital world.

Outriders Coming to console on April 1, Outriders (developed by People Can Fly), will be coming to the game pass on the day of its release. This is a action-RPG featuring looter shooter mechanics, with single-player and co-op gameplay.

Unfortunately, all good things come to an end. While we're getting a fantastic new set of games on the Game Pass, we'll be bidding farewell to these titles on March 31. So this is your last chance to play them, and if you enjoyed them, you can pick them up at 20% off.

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