Tech Stories India

OnePlus Nord is an upcoming mid-range Android smartphone from the OnePlus Mobiles Team. Even though the name is still not officially confirmed, many online publications and leakers are suggesting this upcoming smartphone to be called Nord instead of OnePlus Z or OnePlus Lite or #OnePlusLiteZThing.  Amazon.in has officially announced the launch date of OnePlus Nord - June 30 ( check here for the promo page ) What to Expect? Current OnePlus flagship smartphone OnePlus 8 Pro has the high-end Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 5G chipset on board. It would be shooting in the foot if they bring out a mid-range budget smartphone with the same chipset. According to various leaks, OnePlus Nord is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G which is the only other Qualcomm chipset currently available with 5G network support. The upcoming Google Pixel 5 series is also expected to have this instead of 865. There was also some initial reports that suggested OnePlus will use Mediatek's flagship 5G chips...

SanDisk has launched Ultra Dual Drive Luxe USB Type-C Flash Drive in India. It comes in 32GB / 64GB / 128GB / 256GB / 512GB and 1TB storage options. This is a Dual drive, which means you can plug this into your Android smartphones and tablets with Type-C port and also use it with your PC / Laptop using the other end which has a USB Type-A connector. SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive Luxe is now available to pre-order in India online from Amazon.in ( check here for current lowest prices ). As a launch offer, you can apply some discount coupons as well ( Rs 50 - Rs 650 ). This will ship to customers on July 4, 2020, onwards. This is an all-metal flash drive that would come in handy when you want to back up photos/videos from your smartphone without the hazel of using wires. Using the SanDisk Memory zone app, you can also enable Automatic backup of your files. According to the official specs page, you can get up to 150MB/s read speeds as it uses USB 3.1 Gen 1 tech. Price...

Samsung has launched Galaxy A21s in India online at a price of Rs 16,499 - Rs 18,499 . It is available in 3 different colors - Black, Blue, and White.  Rs 16,499 variant comes with 4GB of ram and 64GB of storage while the Rs 18,499 model has 6GB of ram and 64GB of storage. There is no 128GB variant launched in India. Samsung Galaxy A21s is a mid-range Android smartphone powered by Exynos 850 Octa-Core Processor. This is the first Samsung phone to ship with this chipset. The Exynos 850 has 8 power-efficient Cortex A55 cores which are quite rare to see in a chipset these days. Usually, OEMs mix 4 power-hungry cores with 4 power-efficient cores to balance performance and battery life. For eg Samsung Exynos 9611 features four Cortex-A73 cores + four Cortex-A53 cores. Galaxy A21s features a 6.5 inch 1600 x 720 Pixels HD screen and has a TFT infinity-O display. It ships with Android 10 out of the box. Samsung has equipped this with a big 5000mAh battery, which along with 4...

Xiaomi has finally launched their Mi Notebook series in India. The cheapest laptop in the series is XMA1901-FC which has a price tag of Rs 41,999 in India. The top-end Mi Notebook Horizon edition can be bought for  Rs 59,999.  Currently, there are 5 different variants of Xiaomi laptops being sold in India on Amazon.in. Scroll down for details Mi Notebook 14 Next Sale Date: July 10th at 12PM ( check here ) Mi Notebook 14 regular model has a price tag of Rs 41,999 - Rs 47,999 . These prices are part of the inaugural launch offer and will get a hike after July 16th. Mi Notebook 14 Horizon edition has a price of Rs 54,999 - Rs 59,999 . These have better specs than the regular 14-inch model and features thin-bezel displays ( 91% screen to body ratio ) Different variants and their prices XMA1901-FC : Rs 41,999 ( 10th Gen Intel Core i5 / 8GB ram / 256GB SSD / Integrated Graphics ) XMA1901-FA : Rs 44,999 ( 10th Gen Intel Core i5 / 8GB ram / 512GB SSD / Integrated ...

Flipkart has started teasing the launch of Moto One Fusion+. This is a mid-range Android smartphone from Motorola powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. It will launch in India on June 16th and will be available to pre-order / buy online from Flipkart in the coming weeks. Official MRP price will be announced during the launch event ( check here for more info ) Moto One Fusion+ is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 Octacore processor and has Adreno 618 GPU for graphics. It ships with Android 10 out of the box. The display is a 6.5 inch "Total Vision" Full HD+ IPS screen with a resolution of 2340x1080 ( 395PPI ). It is equipped with a big 5000mAh battery and supports 15W TurboPower charging. Like many other mid-range smartphones these days, Moto One Fusion+ also features a 64MP main camera . It has an F1.8 aperture lens and shoots 16MP Quad Pixel photos by default. It also comes with an 8MP ultra-wide-angle lens as well as a 5MP macro lens. There is also a 2MP dep...

Acer Nitro 5 AN515-55 Gaming Laptops are now available in India. These laptops are powered by the latest, and the fastest 10th Gen Intel Core i5 / Core i7 processors and come with Nvidia GTX 1650 graphics. All these variants have Full HD displays and some offer 144hz refresh rate. Acer Nitro 5 AN515-55 is powered by the 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10750H processor. This is a high-end processor and comes with 6 cores. The base frequency speed is 2.60Ghz and it can achieve a 5Ghz Maximum Turbo Frequency. You can also buy this laptop with the 10th Gen Intel Core i5-10300H processor for a lesser price. Currently, there are 4 variants of AN515-55 listed on Amazon.in. Check out the specs and current lowest prices below. Acer Nitro 5 AN515-55 with Core i5-10300H processor Specs : 8GB ram / 1TB HDD 7200rpm + 256GB SSD storage / Windows 10 Home 64 bit / GTX 1650 Graphics card ( 4GB ) Price: Rs 76,824 ( MRP: Rs 89,999 ) Availability: Amazon.in The ...

Lenovo Ideapad Slim 3i Laptops are now available in India. It comes in a few different variants and is powered by 10th Gen Intel Core i3 / i5 processors. These models are available in 14 inches, 15 inches, and 17-inch screen sizes as well and the price varies from model to model. Ideapad Slim 3i base model is powered by the 10th Gen Intel Core i3-1005G1 Processor. It has Dual-cores and a base frequency of 1.20Ghz which goes up to 3.40Ghz in Turbo Boost mode. It is also available with the 10th Gen  Core i5-1035G1 processor inside which is a quad-core processor. You can buy this with 256GB or 512GB SSD storage as of this writing. It is also available with regular 1TB HDD instead of faster SSD storage. All these models have Full HD screens and ships with Windows 10 Home . There are some Slim 3i variants with regular HD screen which are currently not in stock online.  As of this writing, Amazon.in has many different variants of Ideapad Slim 3i online. Check out the cu...

Samsung has officially launched the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite edition in India. It is now available to pre-order online from Amazon.in. You can buy this mid-range tablet in Oxford Grey, Chiffon Pink, or Angora Blue colors. It is available as a WiFi-only model as well as a WiFi + LTE variant. Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite Pre-order price in India: Rs 27,999 ( WiFi only - MRP price: Rs 30,999 ). Pre-order Offers ( Limited Time - from June 8, 2020 - June 16, 2020 ) Get Galaxy Buds+ for Rs 2,999 when you buy it with Tab S6 Lite  Get Galaxy Tab S6 Lite Book Cover for a discounted price of Rs 2,500 when you pre-book ( actual price: Rs 4,999 ) For more details on this offer, check out the terms & conditions page here. Galaxy Tab S6 Lite is powered by Samsung's own Exynos 9611 octa-core chipset and comes with 4GB of ram and 64GB of internal storage. It ships with the Android 10 operating system. There is a single 8MP camera at the back and a 5MP shooter at the front ...

Looking for a budget laptop with AMD A4-9125 and Windows 10 Home? HP has just launched 15 db1080AU Laptop in India at a price of Rs 25,700 ( MRP list price is Rs 39,999 ). It is now in stock online and available to purchase from Amazon.in ( check current lowest price here ) HP 15 db1080AU Laptop is powered by  AMD A4-9125 Dual-core processor with 2.3Ghz base clock speed and 2.6Ghz max boost speed. It comes with integrated  AMD Radeon R3 graphics ( This doesn't have a dedicated graphics card which is to be expected for a laptop at this price range ). HP 15 db1080AU features a 15.6 inch  WLED-backlit HD 1366 x 768 resolution display. It comes with 4GB of ram and 1TB of HDD ( 5400rpm ). It is equipped with a 3-cell, 41 Wh Li-ion battery. There are 2 USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports as well as 1 USB 2.0 port for data transfer.  Who's this laptop for?  AMD A4-9125 is not a power-house processor. So I would recommend buying this for casual home an...

DJI Osmo action camera is a lot cheaper in India comparing to the price of GoPro Hero 8. Osmo Action regular model has a price tag of Rs 21,485 and Hero 8 can be bought for Rs 33,990 as of this writing. If you buy them with accessories, Osmo Action has one available for Rs 24,999 and GoPro Hero 8 Holiday Bundle pack is available for Rs 37,480 . So which one to buy? Osmo Action is the first action camera from the DJI. On the other hand, GoPro has been making Action cameras for so long. So since this is DJI's first one, it had a few issues when it was launched a while back. It suffered from terrible screen lag and didn't have a way to use external microphones. DJI sent out a few firmware updates over the months and fixed almost everything they can and is now a quite good action camera to buy for 21K. You can also buy a USB Type-C adapter to connect an external mic. Advantages GoPro Hero 8 have over DJI Osmo Action  When you look at the specs sheet, they both hav...

Samsung has officially launched Galaxy Tab S6 Lite Tablet in India. It will be available to purchase online in the coming days. Official MRP price is yet to be revealed. You can check out Amazon.in teaser page here for more details on when it will be in stock / available to pre-order. Like every other tablet, you can buy the S6 Lite Tablet in the WiFi-only option or WiFi + LTE option. It comes in three colors - Angora Blue, Chiffon Pink, and Oxford Grey.   Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite is powered by mid-range  Exynos 9611 octa-core chipset and has Mali-G72 MP3 GPU for graphics. Samsung's popular selling smartphones like Galaxy M31, M21, A51, etc features the same chipset.  Samsung is known for its AMOLED displays. However, Tab S6 Lite doesn't come with an OLED screen, instead, it features a 10.4 inches TFT display with a WUXGA+ resolution ( 1200 x 2000 pixels, 224PPI ). Tab S6 Lite display supports S-Pen and you don't have to buy one separately a...

Huami Amazfit Bip S is a smartwatch launched in India in June 2020. It has a price tag of Rs 4,999 online. MRP price for this model is Rs 6,999. It is available in 4 different colors - Carbon Black, Red Orange, Warm Pink, and White Rock.  For those who don't know, Huami is a wearable company that makes a lot of different smart devices and also makes devices for Xiaomi. They are not the same company.  Availability:  Huami Amazfit Bip S is now in stock online on Amazon.in ( check lowest prices here ) and Flipkart ( check here ) Specs at a glance 1.28 inch 176 x 176 resolution TFT display 5 ATM waterproof Amazfit OS Up to 40 days of battery life 31grams with strap Build-in-GPS 40+ Watch Faces Notifications support Amazfit Bip S features a  Transflective Color Display which according to Huami lets you clearly see the screen indoors as well as outdoors in the direct sun.  This one comes with a built-in Sony made GPS chip whic...