OnePlus fans, grab something so that you won’t fall off and hurt yourself! The brand has finally announced its first foldable smartphone. The company tries to steal the charm of Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2023 event where it launched two latest generation foldable smartphones, the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Galaxy Z Fold 5. OnePlus tweeted “OPEN when others FOLD”, which confirms the name of the smartphone, OnePlus Open.
The OnePlus Open was previously confirmed by renders leaked by Smartprix in collaboration with Onleaks. GSMarena recently leaked the renders of Oppo Find N3, another foldable smartphone which could launch soon exclusively in China. Tipsters are suggesting that the OnePlus Open could be the rebranded version of Oppo Find N3. So the Chinese market will get Oppo Find N3 and the rest of the world will get the OnePlus Open.
Also read: OnePlus V Fold leaks leave very little to the imagination: Should Samsung be worried?
OnePlus has not come up with specification of the Open yet. But thanks to leaks and rumours, we can get the idea from there.
The OnePlus Open is expected to be equipped with a 6.3-inch cover AMOLED display which is backed with the FHD+ resolution. The display will reportedly support up to 120Hz refresh rate. There might be a punch-hole cutout on the cover screen, which will house a 20-megapixel selfie shooter. The main display could be a 7.8-inch LTPO AMOLED display, backed with 1900 X 2100 pixels. This will also come with a 120Hz refresh rate, according to the leaks. The unfolded display is also rumoured to boast a selfie camera of 32-megapixel.
Talking about the performance, the OnePlus Open is expected to feature the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor which will be paired with up to 16GB RAM and 512GB storage. A 4800mAh battery is expected in the OnePlus Open along with a 67-watt fast charging support.
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OnePlus Open is also expected to follow the camera configuration of OnePlus 11 except the telephoto sensor. It might have a 50-megapixel primary camera along with a 64-megapixel telephoto sensor and a 48-megapixel ultra-wide lens.
The OnePlus Open looks like a power-packed foldable smartphone. However, if compared to Galaxy Z Fold 5, the Open has powerful cameras. Although, we should note that these specs are totally based on rumours. Stay tuned for more information!
Amazon India is bringing another big sale called Amazon Great Freedom Festival. This comes in advance of India’s Independence Day. The sale kicks off on August 5 and goes till August 9, 2023. If you were a non-prime user who was dejected that you couldn’t take part in Prime Day, you can avail amazing discounts in this sale.
Amazon Great Freedom Festival: Aug 5-9
Although this sale is applicable for all, if you are a Prime member, you can access the Amazon Great Freedom Festival 12 hours earlier, i.e., August 4 at 12 PM IST.
However, once the sale window opens for all, the discounts will be the same for you, Prime user or not.
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Let’s check out the discounts now.
Amazon Great Freedom Festival offers
Here’s the category-wise breakdown:
up to 40% off on smartphones and accessories up to 40% off on laptops and gaming laptops up to 75% off on headphones, speakers, and computer accessories up to 80% off on smartwatches up to 50% off on tablets up to 60% off on smart TVs up to 55% off premium TVs up to 55% off on Alexa, Fire TV, and Kindle devices up to 70% off on storage devices
With smartphones, Amazon has also mentioned other offers like up to 12 months No Cost EMI, and up to ₹35,000 exchange discount.
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Budget phones could start at ₹5,999 and mobile accessories at ₹69.
There will be discounts on other product categories too, but here we have focussed on consumer tech. In the coming days, the company should be revealing more details about the sale. We will keep you posted.
Artificial Intelligence is spreading all over the world like a wildfire. People are loving AI because it is making the most complicated work complete in seconds. OpenAI launched the ChatGPT earlier this year after that the company rolled out an app for iOS users. Interestingly, the ChatGPT app is now available for Android users as well. However, the application also comes with a drawback that is questions’ limitation.
The ChatGPT app for Android can be downloaded from Google Play Store now. OpenAI has launched the application in four countries for now. The countries are the US, India, Brazil and Bangladesh. OpenAI will most likely release the application in more countries in the coming days just as it rolls out the iOS app.
Also read: ChatGPT: What is it and how do you use it?
The application makes the process even quicker. However, in Android, you can only ask five questions from the chat-bot if you are a random user, unlike the website or the iOS app. When the limit of five questions has been crossed, it will ask you to either upgrade to Premium or send an invite to ChatGPT to 10 members. This will allow you 10 more questions to ask from chat-bot.
Also read: ChatGPT launched an iPhone app, Android users were obviously angry
Bing Chat has been recently rolled out in Chrome and Safari. Unlike the ChatGPT app for Android, it allows its users five questions per session. When you are done with five questions, just start a new conversation and you are good to go. However, this renewal of conversation can’t be seen in the ChatGPT app for Android yet.
In addition to that, OpenAI has recently stopped the services of its AI Classifier, which helped in detecting the AI generated texts. The AI company has not even announced the news publicly. But when the users found out that it’s not working, the company blamed the low rate of accuracy of AI Classifier.
Samsung has announced the Indian prices of various products that were launched in the Galaxy Unpacked Event 2023. This includes the new Galaxy foldables namely the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Galaxy Z Fold 5, new wearables namely, the Galaxy Watch 6 and Galaxy Watch 6 Classic, and new tablets namely, the Galaxy Tab S9, Galaxy Tab S9+, and Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra. Let's check out these crazy products and their crazy prices here.
But before we do, note that the Z Flip 5 and the Z Fold 5 are being manufactured in Samsung's Noida facility. This comes as part of the company's Make in India, Make for India initiative.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 India price, offers, and other details
The Galaxy Z Flip 5 offers a 6.7-inch FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X display along with 120Hz refresh rate. The cover screen features a 3.4-inch Super AMOLED 60Hz Display. The phone has a dual camera setup having a configuration of 12-megapixel + 12-megapixel. There’s even going to be a 10-megapixel selfie shooter.
The phone will run on Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC for Galaxy paired with up to 8GB 512GB. The Galaxy Z Flip 5 packs a battery of 3,700mAh.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 is available in India at ₹99,999 for the 8+256GB model and ₹109,999 for the 12+512GB variant on all major online and offline retail stores from August 18. You can pick it in Mint, Cream, Graphite and Lavender colours. If you buy it from Samsung.com, you can get the Gray, Green and Blue colour options too.
Those of you who pre-book the Z Flip 5 gets benefits worth ₹20,000 (including ₹12,000 upgrade and ₹8,000 bank cashback), and up to 9 months no cost EMI purchase option.
Additionally, if you pre-book it today at 12 PM during the Samsung Live event, you can get a silicone case with ring worth ₹4,199 for free.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 India price, offers, and other details
It features a 7.6-inch QXGA Dynamic AMOLED 2X main screen. The cover screen on the other hand features 6.2-inch HD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display.
You can spot a 10-megapixel selfie camera on the cover display, a 4-megapixel under display camera. And finally the triple camera setup offers a combination of a 12-megapixel ultra-wide lens, a 50-megapixel main camera and a 10-megapixel lens.
The phone is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC for Galaxy roomed with up to 12GB+1TB. The phone is backed by a 4,400mAh battery.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 is available in India at ₹1,54,999 for the 12+256GB model, ₹1,64,999 for the 12+512GB variant, and ₹1,84,999 for the 12+1TB model from August 18 on all leading online and offline retail outlets. The first two models come in Icy Blue, Cream, and Phantom Black colours. The 512GB model can be purchased in Icy Blue colour only. Buy it in the exclusive Platinum colour from the Samsung.com.
Those of you who pre-book the Z Fold 5 gets benefits worth ₹23,000 (including ₹5,000 upgrade and ₹8,000 bank cashback; Buy 256GB in this pre-booking window and you'll get 512GB, which is another ₹10,000 benefit), and up to 9 months no cost EMI purchase option.
Additionally, if you pre-book it today at 12 PM during the Samsung Live event, you can get a standing case with strap worth ₹6,299 for free.
Also read: Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 launched with major upgrades: Better display, faster processor and more
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 India price, offers, and other details
The Galaxy Tab S9 features an 11-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X display and runs on customised Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. On the camera front, you will spot a 13-megapixel main camera and a 12-megapixel selfie shooter. It offers up to 12GB RAM 256GB storage and packs a 8400mAh battery.
The Tab S9 (WiFi) price starts at ₹72,999 but after ₹9,000 bank cashback and ₹5000 upgrade bonus, the net effective price becomes ₹58,999. The 5G model, meanwhile starts at ₹85,999 but after all discounts, the net effective price becomes ₹71,999. It goes on sale from August 18. You can pre-order it starting today at 12 PM from Samsung and other online and offline stores.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Plus India price, offers, and other details
This Galaxy Tab is quite similar to the previous one. It however features a 12.4-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X display. It also comes with the same processor but packs a 10,090mAh battery. It features a 13-megapixel primary camera and an 8-megapixel ultra-wide lens. There’s a 12-megapixel selfie shooter too.
The Tab S9 Plus (WiFi) price starts at ₹90,999 but after ₹11,000 bank cashback and ₹7000 upgrade bonus, the net effective price becomes ₹72,999. The 5G model starts at ₹104,999 but you can grab it for the net effective price of ₹86,999 after the cashback and upgrade bonus. The availability details are the same as above.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra India price, offers, and other details
The most premium tablet of this series sports a 14.6-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X display. Further, it has a dual camera set up in the rear with 13-megapixel and an 8-megapixel ultra-wide lens. There’s a dual camera setup in the front too, featuring a 12MP + 12MP camera. It also features the same processor but comes with up to 16GB RAM and 1TB storage. The Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra packs a 11,200mAh battery.
The Tab S9 Ultra (WiFi) price starts at ₹108,999 but after ₹12,000 bank cashback and ₹8000 upgrade bonus, the net effective price becomes ₹88,999. The 5G model starts at ₹122,999 but you can grab it for the net effective price of ₹102,999 after the cashback and upgrade bonus. The availability details are the same as above.
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Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 India price, offers, and other details
The Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 offers two variants, each in two colour options: 44mm: Graphite, Sliver 40mm: Graphite, Gold
The watch features a sapphire crystal display. The 44mm watch has a 1.5-inchSuper AMOLED. Whereas the 40mm watch has a 1.3-inch Super AMOLED. It works on a Exynos W930 Dual-Core 1.4GHz processor. It offers 2GB RAM 16GB storage. You can expect upto 40 hours of battery life when Always On Display is off. And up to 30 hours when Always On Display is on. It runs on the Wear OS Powered by Samsung.
The Watch 6 40MM BT is priced at ₹29,999 but after ₹6000 bank cashback and ₹4000 upgrade bonus, you can get it for ₹19,999. The LTE model, meanwhile, will set you back ₹33,999 but after the discounts, will be available for ₹23,999. It goes on sale from August 18. You can pre-book it from noon on July 27 through Samsung website and other online and offline retail shops.
Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 Classic India price, offers, and other details
Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 Classic offers two variants, each in two colour options: 47mm : Black, Silver 43mm : Black, Silver
The 47mm watch has a 1.5-inchSuper AMOLED, whereas the 43mm watch has a 1.3-inch Super AMOLED. The 47mm watch offers a battery worth 425mAh, meanwhile the 43mm one has 300mAh.
The Watch 6 Classic 43MM BT is priced at ₹36,999 but after ₹6000 bank cashback and ₹4000 upgrade bonus, you can get it for ₹26,999. The LTE model, meanwhile, will set you back ₹40,999 but after the discounts, will be available for ₹30,999. The availability details are the same as above.
After Asus and Lenovo, Google might join the league and offer a larger foldable device, according to reports. Google launched its first foldable device, Pixel Fold in the I/O 2023. Google I/O is the company’s annual developer conference held in Mountain View, California. Now, the tech-giant seems to have bigger plans in the segment and might soon unveil bigger devices with the foldable feature.
Digitimes, in its recent report, cited “upstream supply chain sources”, to reveal that Google can bring out its foldable tablet soon. They further revealed that if Google is really planning to release their tablet then we could spot it at the Google I/O by next year.
Also read: Google Pixel Fold vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 vs Oppo Find N2 Flip: What's your choice?
Digitimes’ further added in its report that it's not just Google, even Apple is considering releasing a foldable tablet in the market.
But, the supply chain source had confirmed with Digitimes that they had been working with Apple on foldable iPhones for many years. Despite that, none of the prototypes had entered the mass production phase.
The source further added that the chances of seeing a foldable iPhone next year are pretty low. At the same time, rumours about foldable Macs and iPads have been doing rounds on the internet for a while now.
Also read: Pixel Fold gets teased ahead of Google IO showcasing key features of the Google foldable
However, they didn’t provide any more hints to the two devices. We will have to wait and see what the two tech-giants have in mind for the foldable segment.
Elon Musk says the name Twitter doesn’t suit the platform anymore. It was fine when it was about posting text within 140 character limit. However, that’s not the case anymore. The platform is more than just text posts. Also, the X-rebranding has been a step in the direction of an everything app.
What is this everything app he is talking about?
Musk shares a fondness for the letter X which is evident from the fact that he named his second startup X which later became Paypal. His recent son was also nicknamed X. And the reference to X has popped up in different aspects of his life and business career throughout the years.
Before buying Twitter, he had tweeted his intentions about X.com and building a super-app like the WeChat app in China. So, this new move has been a long-time coming.
Also Read: Musk kills the bird: Twitter rebranding to X has been years in the making
So, when a user tweeted the list of companies that have gotten renamed, he clarified this isn’t just about renaming Twitter. Rather, the X app will be more than a communication platform. It will gain digital payment and wallet services to help you “conduct your entire financial world”.
So, like WeChat, X will also be a multi-purpose app including messaging, social media, and digital payment. Perhaps, it will also bring in features like location sharing, file sharing, games, booking taxis, paying for food, and buying movie tickets, etc.
It will be like a one-stop app for most user needs in everyday life.
WeChat is very much integrated with the daily life of Chinese people. For X to become so, it will have to have features to attract and engage people. It will also require access to an unfathomable amount of data. However, with such wide scope and proximity to our lives, the app could become a privacy nightmare too.
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Let’s see how the future of X Corp unfolds. So far, Musk and the team have been swiftly changing almost everything about the Twitter brand including name, logo, and associated accounts. But even then some things can’t be changed like for example, rebranding the TwitterMovies account.
The Galaxy Unpacked event is finally here and it brings along a lot of cool Samsung products. Samsung has rolled out the latest generation of Galaxy S series tablets along with Galaxy Z Fold 5, Galaxy Z Flip 5 and more in the Galaxy Unpacked event. The launch event took place in the home country, in Seoul, South Korea. The Galaxy Tab S9 series includes two models; the Galaxy Tab S9, Galaxy Tab S9 Plus and Galaxy S9 Tab Ultra. Let’s see what the Galaxy S Tab series has to offer this year.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9
The Galaxy Tab S9 features a 11-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X display with the support of up to 120Hz refresh rate. It is powered by the customised Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor that is paired with up to 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. It is packed with a 8400mAh battery.
Furthermore, it boasts a 13-megapixel primary camera on the back and a 12-megapixel selfie shooter on the front.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 is launched at a starting price of $799 (approx. ₹65,000).
Also read: Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5, Galaxy Z Fold 5 launched: Should Motorola and Oppo be scared?
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Plus
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Plus is equipped with a 12.4-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X display that supports 120Hz refresh rate. The high-end tablet comes with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy SoC coupled with up to 8GB RAM and 256GB storage.
On the camera front, it has a 13-megapixel primary camera and an 8-megapixel ultra-wide lens on the back. On the front, it features a 12-megapixel sensor. It packs a 10,090mah battery.
Samsung rolled out the Galaxy Tab S9 Plus at a starting price of $999 (approx. ₹80,000)
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
This is the top variant of Galaxy Tab S9 series and it comes with the same display type and processor but it has a huge battery, more storage and four cameras.
It has a huge 14.6-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X display with up to 120Hz refresh rate. It comes with a customised Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor. It offers up to 16GB RAM and 1TB storage and packs a big 11,200mAh battery.
Talking about the camera, the tablet has dual camera setups on both sides. It has a 13-megapixel primary camera and an 8-megapixel ultra-wide lens on the back. Along with that, it features two 12-megapixel sensors on the front.
This premium tablet starts from $1,199 (approx. ₹1,00,000).
Also read: Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 series launch delayed: Expected to release next year
The tablets are now available for pre-order on Samsung's official website. However, the Indian prices are not revealed yet.
Additionally, Samsung will also offer you the S-pen along with the Galaxy S9 Tablets and they feature the IP68 rating against dust and water. However, the exciting news is that the company has made some major changes in this year’s Galaxy Tab S9 series. The South Korean company has upgraded the display type in Galaxy Tab S9 series from Super AMOLED to Dynamic AMOLED 2X. Apart from that, it has also featured its famous Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy in the tablet lineup. This processor was also used in the Samsung Galaxy S23 series.
