Exclusive Video: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 with S Pen support and in-display camera leaked in renders

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 is rumoured to launch in the next few months headlining the third generation of the foldable series. The Galaxy Z Flip3 is also expected to make an appearance alongside the Fold3 as both phones look to showcase Samsung’s technological prowess in the foldable smartphone segment. With phones such as the Mi Mix Fold and the Oppo X 2021 become a reality now, the foldable smartphone space has never been so exciting. Samsung is readying the Galaxy Z Fold3 for launch later this year and today we have some exclusive information about it courtesy of popular tipster OnLeaks.

Come and take a closer and highly detailed look at the upcoming #Samsung #GalaxyZFold3 (stunning 5K renders + 360° HD video and renders + display sizes + dimensions + color options)! On behalf of my Friends over @digitindia -> https://t.co/5yc3q4kL3L pic.twitter.com/BwiA3WlhRx

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We have managed to get some new renders of the Fold3 from OnLeaks that give us a good look at what to expect from the upcoming successor to the Fold2. The Fold3 does not look very different from the previous generation. One of the major additions is the support for the S Pen stylus that will allow users to make use of all that screen estate. You can watch the video with the gorgeous 5K renders below or you can scroll down to read more granular details about the upcoming Fold3.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 leaked specifications and features

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The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 is thinner and lighter in comparison to the Fold 2. When folded, it measures 14.5 millimetres in thickness and 15.6 millimetres including the rear camera bump and when unfolded, Fold 3 has a thickness of just 6.6 millimetres which translates to 7.7 millimetres including the camera bump. The overall dimensions are 158.1 x 64.8 x 14.5mm (15.6mm including rear camera bump) when folded and roughly 158.1 x 128.1 x 6.6mm (7.7mm including rear camera bump) when unfolded.

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As per the high resolution renders shared by OnLeaks, the Galaxy Z Fold 3 features an in-display camera on the main display which is situated on the top centre. Do note that these renders have been made to show the location of the in-display selfie camera.

The cover display has a punch-hole cutout in the top centre for the selfie camera. The Fold 3 features a 7.5 inch AMOLED main display with a 120Hz refresh rate while the cover display measures 6.2 inches. 

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There are triple cameras on the back stacked neatly in a vertical arrangement accompanied by an LED flash. The design of the camera module is a bit different and narrow from Fold 2 and looks much cleaner. While the exact details about the cameras remain under wraps, Fold 3 is expected to have a primary camera followed by a telephoto and ultra-wide sensors like we saw on Fold 2.

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The leaked renders suggest that Fold 3 has a side-mounted fingerprint reader and it will be available in black, dark green and pink colours.

The Samsung Galaxy Fold3 is rumoured to launch sometime in August and we expect to hear more about it and the Flip3 as we near the launch.

 

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MSI Pulse GL66 Gaming Laptop Review: Hits the sweet spot for 1080p gaming

The MSI Pulse GL66 is a great gaming laptop that can be used reliably for both gaming as well as creative workloads. The Intel Core i7-11800H and the RTX 3060 combo works very well to deliver solid performance numbers to compete with the best when it comes to 1080p gaming. I did find the display to be a little disappointing on our review unit, and the fans get overly loud to keep the temperatures in check. But besides that, the MSI Pulse GL66 hits the sweet spot for 1080p gaming.

MSI Pulse GL66 Gaming Laptop - Detailed Review

The arrival of Intel's new H45 processors sparked a new level of excitement amongst laptop enthusiasts. I had been waiting for the new crop of laptops with these processors to show up on the Indian market since the announcement, and MSI ended up being the first one to pull that trigger to make it happen before the other manufacturers.

The MSI Pulse GL66 is powered by the 11th Gen Intel Core i7-11800H with 8 cores and 16 threads. But besides just the processor, the MSI Pulse GL66 appears to be a well-rounded package for gamers who are eyeing 1080p gaming on their laptop. Does it deliver on that front? Let's check out this full review of the laptop to know more.

Note - The MSI Pulse GL66 unit that we received for this review is an engineering sample which means the performance can be a bit off. It could either be slightly better or worse than the retail version that you'd end up buying on the market.

MSI Pulse GL66 Specifications

The MSI Pulse GL66 gaming laptop brings a solid set of specs to the table. The 11th gen Intel Core i7-11800H is coupled with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 GPU with 6GB VRAM to deliver some promising results on the gaming front. Here's a quick look at the specifications of the MSI Pulse GL66 gaming laptop -

Processor: Intel Core i7-11800H - 8 cores and 16 threads. Base clock - 3.1Ghz & boost clock of 4.2Ghz. Graphics: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 GPU with 6GB GDDR6 VRAM. Up to 1485MHz Boost Clock, 85W Maximum Graphics Power with Dynamic Boost. RAM: 16GB DDR4 3200Mhz Storage: 2x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3) Display: 15.6" FHD (1920x1080), 144Hz, IPS-Level

MSI Pulse GL66 Performance

The MSI Pulse GL66, as mentioned earlier, is powered by one of the newer H45 processors from Intel. It's the Core i7 11800H in this case which has 8 Willow Cove cores and 16 threads. You are looking at a base clock of 3.1Ghz at 45W and it can achieve a single-core Boost of up to 4.6Ghz while all cores can run at up to 4.2Ghz. For graphics, it has an RTX 3060 GPU with 6GB VRAM and it's got a TGP of 80W  with 5W more for boost. Additionally, you get 16GB DDR4 RAM on board, 1TB NVMe drive, and a 1080p display with a refresh rate of 144Hz.

Starting off with the gaming performance, I ran a handful of games on this laptop ranging from GTA V to even some of the relatively newer titles like Control and Metro Exodus. Here's a quick look at the frame rate graph that should give you an idea of the kind of performance you can expect from this machine - 

As you can see, I was getting similar performance even on other titles across the board like Metro Exodus, Shadow Of Tomb Raider, Apex Legends, etc. and all were running at upwards of 100FPS and some even hitting the 144Hz mark, which is the kind of performance you can expect from an RTX 3060 that's configured to run at around 85W TGP.

For content creators, the 8 cores on the Core i7-11800H and the 3060 will deliver reliable performance too. For example, I was able to export 5 mins 1080p project in just a minute 41 seconds in Davinci Resolve. Moving over to Lightroom, the laptop was able to export 50 RAW files in 1 minute 35 seconds, 100 RAW files took just a little over 3 minutes, and 200 RAW files were rendered in just a little under 6 minutes. These render times were faster than what we saw on the ASUS Strix15 powered by the Ryzen 9 5900HX CPU.

In the 3DMark tests, MSI Pulse GL66 scored 4,643 in FireStrike Ultra, and 7,271 in the Time Spy test. The scores here are slightly less than what the Zephyrus G15 managed to score recently when I reviewed it but the RTX 3060 GPU on that one is configured to run at a higher TGP. This is precisely why we put more emphasis on the TGP values of the mobile GPUs on these laptops these days.

MSI Pulse GL66 Thermals

Before talking about the surface temperatures, I want to give you some insights on the CPU and the GPU temps. Both CPU as well as the GPU, as you can see, were able to handle the loads very well. The CPU was sitting at around 90'C which is way under its TJMax limit of 100'C and even the GPU was running surprisingly cool in this chassis. I did notice the CPU hitting temps above 100'C which is above TJMax value and yes, it did throttle a bit but you know what? It wasn't a common occurrence in this laptop, and I didn't notice any heavy fluctuations in clock speeds as seen in this graph.

As for the GPU, the max temperature I recorded was around 85'C, which is way below its TJMax limit. These thermal values were also due to the fact that I was mostly running the laptop at 'Extreme Performance' mode which mercilessly kicks off the fans immediately irrespective of the loads and it gets super-duper load. 

Yes, the fans on this machine get very aggressively loud and there's no way you are going to hear the in-game audio or even anything from that tiny speaker setup on the laptop, so do keep that in mind. It literally sounds like it's about to take off any moment. You do get a huge vent at the bottom of the chassis, and the hot air exits the laptop from the two vents on the back and the single vent on the side here. Despite all that, I did record a surface temperature of around 55°C at the hottest point. Yes, it does run a little hot, but it didn't affect the performance of the laptop.

MSI Pulse GL66 Display

Now let's talk about the display on the MSI Pulse GL66. You get a 15.6-inch 1080p panel here with a 144z refresh rate. Now, my experience while gaming on this laptop wasn't anything out of the ordinary. It's a basic 1080p panel that's suited for gaming thanks to the higher refresh rate. The main issue, however, is with colour accuracy. I put this panel through its paces to see exactly how it performs and found out that it's highly uncalibrated out of the box.

The display showed heavy bias towards the blue colour and it was very evident looking at how much blue it was injecting. And because of this, the display ended up reproducing inaccurate colours, especially when it comes to the different shades of blue. A lot of other colours also ended up showing a huge variance and the DeltaE error I ended up recording was 4, which even a manual colour calibration couldn't fix beyond a certain limit.

Even the sRGB and DCI-P3 coverage were nothing close to what MSI claimed. Adding on to that, it also doesn't get bright enough which made it all the more difficult to use outdoors, but thankfully it's got a matte finish that made it a little easier on the eyes. Overall, this isn't a great panel, unfortunately, and I hope the issue is exclusive to my "engineering sample" and the ones which you will end up buying on the market will have a better quality panel.

MSI Pulse GL66 Keyboard, trackpad, I/O

Moving on,  we have the keyboard, trackpad, and I/O. I'll start with the keyboard which basically has a nice set of keys with white details on the keycaps, backed by RGB lighting. It's got a clean layout with a NumPad and the arrow keys aren't small either. The key travel on these keys, I'd say is decent but I found the feedback to be on the softer side.

The touchpad has some weird imprints, but they don't do anything nor do they light up. That being said, I am just happy that it's a responsive trackpad with Windows Precision drivers.

Coming to the ports, on the left side, you'll find the charging port along with a USB Type-A 3.2 (Gen. 1) port, and a USB Type-A 2.0 port. Switching to the right side, you will see an RJ-45 connector, an HDMI connector, a USB Type-C 3.2 (Gen. 1) port, another USB Type-A 3.2 (Gen. 1) port, and an audio jack.

MSI Pulse GL66 Design & Build Quality

The MSI Pulse GL66 is mainly built out of plastic with the exception of the lid which, if I had to guess, is made out of aluminium. There are visible lines on the lid, trying to reflect the new "Pulse" naming but other than that, it has a fairly muted design. The base has a new honeycomb pattern that also makes room for more air to enter the chassis. Despite the plastic build, the chassis doesn't flex at all when stressed.

The lid can be opened with a single hand and the hinge feels nice and stable. The bezels are also quite slim around the display, but both the chin and the forehead are relatively more pronounced and packs a couple of mics and an HD webcam. Overall, I really like the simple design of this laptop. Coming in at just 2.25Kg, it's also not the heaviest thing on the market in the name of a gaming laptop, and there is no flashy RGB lighting anywhere on the body. Good stuff, MSI!

MSI Pulse GL66 Battery Life

The MSI Pulse GL66 packs a surprisingly small 53.5Whr battery inside its chassis that charges via the included 180W AC adapter. On PCMark 10's Modern Office battery test, it only managed to last for 3 hours and 17 minutes. Is that surprising? Well, not really, because it's a tiny battery at the end of the day that has to power hardware like an i7 processor and an RTX 3060 GPU. In terms of real-world usage, the Pulse GL66 managed to last for about 5-6 hours when I lowered the brightness a little bit while doing my day-to-day work.

MSI Pulse GL66 Verdict

Alright, it's the verdict time. So exactly how good is the MSI Pulse GL66? Well, I'd say it's a very capable gaming laptop. I've been waiting for the Intel Core i7 11800H CPU for quite some time now. It's an exciting CPU and the fact that it leaves the Ryzen 9 5900HX behind in terms of the rendering performance is crazy. I didn't have any issues with the gaming performance either.

Yes, the laptop runs a little hot but those super noisy fans will come rushing to save the day and keep the laptop from throttling all the time. I also like the simple design and the sturdy build quality, but I wish I had some nice things to say about the display beside the refresh rate for gaming. 

MSI has launched this laptop at Rs 1,39,990 in India, and at that price, I think it's a very capable machine that can be used reliably for both gaming and creative workloads. That being said, I'd also suggest you check the ASUS Zephyrus G15 gaming laptop which costs slightly less than this to trade the Intel processor with a Ryzen one and an RTX 3070/ 3060 with higher TGP.

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Amazon expands its Echo Show lineup in India with Echo Show 10 and Echo Show 5

Amazon has launched two new Echo Show devices in India. This includes an updated version of Echo Show 5 (review) and a new Echo Show 10. As with all Amazon Echo Show devices, the new devices come with a display as well as a front facing camera. 

“With the introduction of the new Echo Show devices we have redefined the customer experience. Echo Show 10’s intelligent motion capability makes any place in the room the perfect location to enjoy visuals on the HD display combined with an enhanced audio experience”, stated Parag Gupta, Head of Amazon Devices India. “Indian customers have shared positive feedback about Alexa interactions on their existing Echo Show devices that combine voice, display, and touch. We can’t wait to see how they make the most out of the large brilliant display of the new Echo Show 10 as well as the upgraded Echo Show 5 to enhance entertainment, home security, productivity and more.”

Amazon Echo Show 10

The new Echo Show 10 sports a 10.1-inch HD display. However, the most unique feature of the device is the fact that the display will automatically turn towards the user when Alexa is interacted with as the display is free to rotate. Not only the display, but the dual-front firing tweeters and woofer also rotate to face the user. 

For security, Amazon notes that the Echo Show 10 uses computer vision algorithms that are said to allow users secure access to a live access from the device to their Alexa app. Users can also remotely pan the display and camera to see the entire room. 

Amazon Echo Show 5 

The new Echo Show 5 packs a 5.5-inch display and features an HD camera. There is also a Drop In feature that allows users to open instant conversations between devices or Alexa contacts. The new device will be available in Black, White, and Blue colour variants.

As with the Echo Show 10, users can access the built-in camera via the Alexa app to monitor things at home. 

Pricing and availability

The Amazon Echo Show 10 will be available in Black and is priced at Rs 24,999. The new Echo Show 5 is priced at Rs 8,999, but will be available at a discounted price of Rs 6,999. As mentioned earlier, it will be available in Black, White and Blue.

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Black Widow, Haseen Dillruba, Toofaan, and More: July Guide to Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, and Prime Video

Black Widow, Never Have I Ever season 2, Haseen Dillruba, Toofaan, The Tomorrow War, Feels Like Ishq, Collar Bomb, Ted Lasso season 2, Jungle Cruise — the biggest movies and TV shows in July 2021 on Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Apple TV+, and Disney+.

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Call of Duty: Mobile Season 5 In Deep Water - Everything you need to know about the event

A brand new season of Call of Duty: Mobile is here. The new Season 5 update is called ‘In Deep Water’ and as the name suggests, it features a maritime theme. As always, the new update brings with it a whole host of new additions to the game. These new additions will be available to players over the course of the season. Here’s all you need to know about the update.

Call of Duty: Mobile Season 5 In Deep Water update: New maps

This time around, Call of Duty: Mobile gets three new maps. This includes a map for the standard 5v5 multiplayer, a map for the Gunfight Mode and another map for a brand new mode called Ground Missions. 

The Sudal Harbour is a new medium-sized map that is (as the name suggests) based in a harbour. The map features a few buildings as well as a number of containers. The map is available for Team Deathmatch, Domination, Search and Destroy, and more.

The Docks map is quite small and is designed for the Gunfight mode. As such, the small layout would make it ideal for smaller confrontations offered by the mode. The map will be available from July 9 onwards. 

The third map is called Aniyah Incursion and this is a large map designed around the new Ground Missions mode. This mode will see large scale 10v10 combat, so the large size of the map makes a lot of sense. The new map features a palace at the centre, but due to the nature of the mode, most of the battles will take place in the urban sprawl outside the palace. 

Call of Duty: Mobile Season 5 In Deep Water update: New game modes

The Season 5 update also sees the addition of two new game modes. The first is the aforementioned Ground Missions mode which is more like a souped-up version of Domination with five capture points and 10v10 gameplay. The second mode is called Cranked: Confirmed and will be a mix of Cranked and Kill Confirmed. Like Cranked, players will enter a state of a temporary boost once they get a kill. Once the timer runs out, the player will die. However, getting more kills or collecting dog tags reset that timer.  

Call of Duty: Mobile Season 5 In Deep Water update: New weapons

The Season 5 In Deep Water update to Call of Duty: Mobile adds a new assault rifle to the game. Called the CR-56 Amax, the new weapon is designed for mid-range combat and offers easily controlled recoil. This makes it a good all-round weapon option for new players. This assault rifle can be unlocked by reaching Tier 21 in Season 5’s free Battle Pass.

The second weapon is a shotgun that can be carried as a secondary weapon. Called the Shorty, it is a two-shot sawed-off shotgun that can do a lot of damage in close range. However, the damage across distances drops off quite quickly.

Call of Duty: Mobile Season 5 In Deep Water update: New operator skill and battle royale class

Players will also be able to earn the new K9 Unit Operator Skill for use in Multiplayer. The new skill lets loose an attack dog that will hunt down enemies. However, it should be noted that while the animal can easily take down enemies, it isn’t invulnerable and can be taken down by enemies. The K9 Unit Operator Skill can be unlocked upon reaching Tier 14 of the free Battle Pass.

The new Battle Royale class is called Rewind and gives players the ability to jump back in time. This means that the player’s position will return to where they were five seconds ago. This can confuse enemies and can be used to escape an ambush. As a passive benefit, the effects of flashbang and concussion grenades are also reduced. The new class can be unlocked late in July by completing the Temporal Anomaly featured event.

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Nothing Ear 1 wireless earphones to launch on July 27 in India

Nothing Ear (1) TWS earphones are all set to launch on July 27 in India. The first product from Carl Pei’s Nothing now has a release date and we already know that it will go on sale on Flipkart. Early last week, Nothing revealed that it has partnered with Flipkart to launch the Ear 1 wireless earphones at the same time as the global launch.

Nothing Ear 1 TWS earphones are confirmed to launch on July 27 at 6:30 PM IST in India. It is the first smart device in the company’s ecosystem as it looks to go beyond audio products in the near future. As of writing this, the company has not revealed much about the Ear 1 TWS earphones and is keeping things under wraps for now. 

Firsts are always special. Our first product. Our first launch event. The first real chance for us to show the world what Nothing is about. #SoundOfChange arrives on 27 July. https://t.co/0vD6qpGqR9 #ear1 pic.twitter.com/LjSqlzNMTA

— Nothing (@nothing) June 29, 2021

Nothing has also previously announced that it is partnering with Swedish company Teenage Engineering which is a design collective known for its modest designed products such as the iconic OP-1 synthesizer, award-winning Polaroid camera Impossible I-1 and more. So we can expect the Ear (1) TWS earphones to have a very minimal design language when it launches next month. In fact, an early render of the Concept 1 TWS earbuds shows it in a transparent design but it is not clear if the Ear (1) TWS will also have a similar design.

Carl Pei announced his new venture called Nothing earlier this year as a “new forward-thinking consumer technology company” after he departed from OnePlus last year in October. Since then, Nothing has managed to secure investments to the tune of $22 million from major investors including GV (Alphabet’s venture capital arm), Steve Huffman (Reddit), Kevin Lin (Twitch), Tony Fadell (inventor of iPod), Youtuber Casey Neistat and Kunal Shah (CRED). Nothing has also acquired Andy Rubin’s now-defunct smartphone brand, Essential. 

“It’s been a while since anything interesting happened in tech. It is time for a fresh breeze of change,” said Carl Pei, CEO and founder of Nothing. “Nothing’s mission is to remove barriers between people and technology to create a seamless digital future. We believe that the best technology is beautiful, yet natural and intuitive to use. When sufficiently advanced, it should fade into the background and feel like nothing.”

We will know more about the Nothing Ear (1) TWS earphones as we near the launch which is scheduled for July 27 at 6:30 PM IST.

 

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Netflix now allows users to watch partially downloaded content on the platform

For all Netflix subscribers out here in India, there’s a bit of good news for you guys. Netflix has just announced that it has launched a new feature that will allow users to watch or stream shows and movies without an internet connection or even a poor internet connection. The feature is out for Android devices while iOS compatibility is coming soon. Users will now be able to watch or stream content from Netflix even if the connection is poor or nonexistent. 

Netflix also stated that, "We always want to make it easier for members to access their favourite series or movies regardless of language, device, connectivity, or location. So partial downloading is now available on Android phones and tablets, and we’ll begin testing on iOS in the coming months.” in an official blog post. So, basically how this works is that the feature will automatically download some Netflix content wherever there is a decent connection around. It then stores the content for later viewing. Users can also cancel viewing the show or movie if it doesn’t appeal to their tastes. 

In fact, just a few months ago, Netflix announced the ‘Play Something’ feature for TVs and living room devices, globally. This basically acts as a shuffle button, allowing users to parse through content in quick succession. This, along with the new features could give Netflix an upper hand in the streaming wars.

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