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Nokia 6.2 Price, Specs and Features [ India ]

Nokia 6.2, the successor to last year's Nokia 6.1Plus will launch in India on 11th Oct online on Amazon. Expected price is around Rs 14,999 ( check here ) . This is a mid-range Android device powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Octacore processor. Like every other Nokia phone launched recently, this too is an Android One device - which means, this phone will get 2 Years of Software updates and 3 years of Security update OTAs.  Nokia 6.2 features a FHD+ Pureview 6.3 inch display protected with Gorilla Glass 3. It will get Android 10 update soon after the launch. It comes with 4GB of ram and 64GB of storage. There is a 3500mAh battery on board which Nokia claims to offer Full Two Days of usage - that's highly unlikely though.  In the Camera department, Nokia 6.2 has a Triple Camera setup on the back. There is a regular wide angle camera along with an ultra wide angle ( 118 degree ) lens. The 3rd sensor is used to capture depth information to help with Bokeh and Portrait shot...

What is an Android One Smartphone ? Pros and Cons

Before Pixel Series Android Phones were introduced, Google used to launch Nexus series of Smartphones whenever a new major Android version came out. Nexus lineup of Android smartphones and tablets were often developed in collaboration with other OEM partners of Android. For eg, Galaxy Nexus was made by Samsung while Nexus 6P came from Huawei's factories. The software on these Nexus phones were maintained by Google and came with unaltered, vanilla Stock Android.  A few years back, Google decided to kill of Nexus line of Android smartphones and launched Google Pixel series focusing on Computational Photography. Unlike Nexus devices, these were made by Google's hardware team. Prior to this, Google also launched Android One program.  So what is Android One program? Any phone with Android One branding runs on Stock Android like the good old Nexus phones. So, if you were to buy a Xiaomi device like Mi A3, you would get Stock Android UI instead of MIUI. There are a...

Xiaomi Mi A3 with Android One launching in India on Aug 21st

Xiaomi is gearing up to launch Mi A3 in India on Aug 21st online. Xiaomi Mi A Series are Android One smartphone which ship with stock Android Operating System instead of heavily modified MIUI Custom UI. Earlier launched Mi A2 and Mi A1 were well received in India.  MRP Price for Mi A3 will be revealed during the launch event on Amazon.in.  Check out full Mi A3 specs and features here. Specs Highlights Qualcomm Snapdragon 655 Octacore processor Triple Rear Cameras - 48MP + 8MP + 2MP 4GB ram 64GB or 128GB storage 4030mAh battery Android P AMOLED display Mi A3 will ship with Android P with Stock Android UI out of the box. It will get future Android Q and Android R versions as well. Since this is an Android One device, it will also get 3 years of security related OTA updates directly from Google. Mi A3 features a 6.088 inch AMOLED display with HD resolution ( 1560x720 ). It is protected with Gorilla Glass 5. Resolution-wise, this is a downgrade from last ...