Marcia Sekhose

Huawei will have people talking about the design of its latest smartphone, Nova 3. Here’s what stood out in its first look.

Huawei’s latest Nova series boast AI features in terms of performance and photography. Here’s everything you need to know about Huawei’s new Nova 3 and Nova 3i phones.

Xiaomi on Tuesday launched Mi A2, Mi A2 Android One smartphones in Madrid, Spain. Xiaomi Mi A2 smartphones will be part of Google’s Android One platform, like the Mi A1. Xiaomi Mi A2 is priced at €249 ( ₹20,000 approximately) for the base model, and €349 ( ₹28,000 approximately) for the top-end variant. Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite starts at €179 ( ₹14,000 approximately), while the 4GB + 64GB model will retail at €229 ( ₹18,000 approximately).Under the Android One programme, Mi A2 will run stock Android which is expected to be Android 8.1 Oreo. It will also receive regular security and OS upgrades.Xiaomi Mi A2 specificationsXiaomi Mi A2 features a 5.99-inch full HD+ display with an 18:9 aspect ratio. The smartphone is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 660 processor paired with 4GB and 6GB of RAM. For photography, Mi A2 sports a 12-megapixel sensor and a 20-megapixel sensor with f/1.75 aperture, and LED flash. Up front, it houses a 20-megapixel selfie camera for selfies. The smartphone is fuelled by a 3,010mAh battery.Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite specificationsXiaomi Mi A2 Lite has a notch cutout which is on a 5.84-inch full-HD+ display. Under the hood of the smartphone runs Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor paired with 3GB of RAM and 64GB of expandable storage. The smartphone also has a dual-camera setup of 12-megapixel and 5-megapixel sensors, and a 5-megapixel front camera. Mi A2 Lite packs a bigger 4,000mAh battery.

Honor 9N succeeds the Honor 9 Lite with a notch display and some improvements under the hood.

Honor refreshes the competitive budget smartphone segment with its Honor 9N offering a premium design along with a notch display. Here’s how it compares against its closest competitors.

Honor launched its latest smartphone with a ‘notch display’ in India today. Honor 9N is available in three storage variants with a starting price of ₹11,999. The smartphone will be available in India starting July 31 exclusively via Flipkart and Honor’s e-store.Honor 9N is an upgrade over the Honor 9 Lite which was launched earlier this January in India. The biggest difference between the two is the notch display design. Honor 9N also features a 2.5D curved glass. The smartphone comes in four colour options of midnight black, sapphire blue, lavender purple, and robin egg blue. Honor 9N specificationsHonor 9N has a 5.8-inch Full HD+ display with 19:9 aspect ratio. Under the hood of the smartphone runs in-house Kirin 659 processor. For photography, Honor 9N has a 13-megapixel and 2-megapixel dual-camera setup at the rear, and a 16-megapixel front camera. The smartphone packs a 3,000mAh battery, and runs Android 8.0 Oreo-based EMIUI 8.0 on the software front. Honor 9N features face unlock and a rear fingerprint sensor for security.Honor 9N priceThe base model of Honor 9N with 3GB RAM and 32GB storage is priced at ₹11,999. Honor 9N with 4GB RAM plus 64GB and 128GB storage is priced at ₹13,999 and ₹17,999 respectively.Here are the highlights from the Honor 9N India launch event.

Asus’ Zenfone 5Z smartphone is a mid-range flagship smartphone with top-end specifications and a premium design. The smartphone starts at ₹29,999 for the base model with 6GB RAM and 64GB storage. 

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Vivo on Thursday launched its all-screen Nex smartphone in India. Vivo Nex stands out for its pop-up selfie camera and a full-screen display sans the notch. The all-screen display boasts a screen-to-body ratio of 91.24%. The concept smartphone was first unveiled at MWC 2018, and officially launched in China last month.Vivo Nex with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage is priced at ₹44,990, and will be available exclusively via Amazon India and Vivo’s e-store. Pre-orders for the smartphone on Amazon India will start today at 1:00 pm and continue till July 25. Vivo Nex specificationsVivo Nex features a 6.59-inch Ultra FullView display with 19.3:9 aspect ratio and 91.24% screen-to-body ratio. The smartphone is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 processor paired with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of onboard storage. For photography, Vivo Nex sports a dual-camera setup of 12-megapixel Sony IMX363 dual-pixel sensor and a 5-megapixel snapper. Up front, the pop-up selfie camera is an 8-megapixel camera. The smartphone’s cameras come with AI features like AI scene detection and AI portrait framing. Vivo Nex also ships with Google Assistant and Google Lens along with a dedicated button on the phone to launch both the apps.The smartphone is fuelled by a 4,000mAh battery. It comes with an in-dsiplay fingerprint sensor along with facial recognition for security. Here are the highlights from the launch event of Vivo Nex.

Reliance Jio will roll out an update to JioPhone smart feature phones on August 15 to add popular apps such as WhatsApp and YouTube. Ahead of the official roll out, we take a closer look at how the applications function on a feature phone.