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HIGHLIGHTS The development comes courtesy tipster Roland Quandt The phone will succeed this year's Redmi Note 5 Pro The phone might get more colour options Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro  was  launched in India  back in February this year and has since seen  blockbuster sales with users rushing to grab a unit of this mid-ranger in the numerous flash  sales and open sales since launch. However, with just about 6 months after launch, the  Redmi Note 5 Pro is set to get a successor in the form of the  Redmi Note 6 Pro .The first-ever  leak for the upcoming handset is out with details about the pricing and memory/ storage  configurations. Let's get into what all we know about the Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro. Reputed smartphone tipster Roland Quandt took to Twitter on Tuesday to  claim  that the  Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro will soon be a reality. Quandt states that the smartphone will be  made available in Black, Blue, and Gold colour options. It will be sold in 3GB

The  Moto G6  was  launched just a few months ago ,and now images of what is alleged to be the  Moto G7 have already surfaced. The leaked images show a waterdrop display notch, a dual  camera setup at the back, and a fingerprint sensor at the back as well. The device's screen  claims the smartphone to be the  Moto G6 Plus , however the smartphone  has already been launched in Brazil  a few months ago, and  is said to arrive soon in India , and most importantly,  does not sport a notch. The Moto G7 live images were  leaked  on Weibo,  spotted  by Chinese site Sohu, and the  tipster notes that the phone has been sourced from Motorola employees themselves. This  phone is meant for testing and it means that this shouldn't be treated as the final design.  Most OEMs are now following the trend of a bi-annual refresh cycle, and Lenovo-owned  Motorola may follow suit. The leaked images suggest a glossy back, with a rear fingerprint  scanner (Moto logo embosse

HIGHLIGHTS Apple will see an estimated 70-75 million iPhone units shipped Shipments to be fuelled by the adoption of 6.1-inch variant TSMC and Foxconn are looking forward to new revenue highs Apple  is set to launch its  2018 iPhone  lineup next month if we go by the history of launch  events. While there has been no official announcement from Apple regarding the new  models, the anticipation of the annual iPhone launch event is already high. Most of the  rumours have hinted at three new iPhone models as being the new generation of Apple's  smartphones. They are expected to be an iPhone X successor with a 5.8-inch OLED  display,a larger variant with a 6.5-inch OLED panel, and an entry-level 6.1-inch LCD model.  Meanwhile,a recent report has predicted that the shipments of the new iPhone lineup will hit  levels the company hasn't seen since the iPhone 6 launch. As per a Digitimes  report ,shipments of the 2018 iPhone lineup will hit anywhere betwe

HIGHLIGHTS The report has been published by analyst firm Gartner It matches the findings of the IDC report earlier this month Samsung retained the top spot Huawei  has overtaken  Apple  to become the world's second largest smartphone vendor in the second quarter of 2018, if a  new report  from UK-based market research firm Gartner is to be  believed. This statistic matches the one in the report by IDC from  earlier this month . The  Gartner report also noted that the overall global smartphone sales grew 2 percent in the  same quarter to 374 million units. The firm recorded more than 49 million shipments for  Huawei and more than 44 million units for Apple in Q2 of 2018. As was consistent with the IDC report earlier,  Samsung  maintained the top spot with more  than 72 million shipments in the same quarter, however the South Korean manufacturer  recorded a 12.7 percent decline over the same quarter last year. "Samsung faces slowing  global sma

HIGHLIGHTS The Realme 2 smartphone comes in two variants` It will go on sale starting September 4 The smartphone comes in three colour options Realme 2  has been launched in India on Tuesday, at an event in New Delhi. To  recall,  Realme  was  launched earlier this year  as an  Oppo  sub-brand, and it recently  separated to  form an independent brand in the Indian market. Successor to the  Realme 1 , the Realme  2 comes with features such as face unlock, a 4,230mAh battery, dual 4G VoLTE support,  and up to 4GB of RAM. However, it does not feel like a true successor to the Realme 1  considering RAM capacity is capped at 4GB compared to 6GB, and the fact that it is  powered by a Snapdragon 450 SoC. But it does sport a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor,  which was missing on its predecessor. Let's get into the Realme 2 price in India and  availability details as well as the specifications of the smartphone. At the event, the  company said it has another

HIGHLIGHTS Samsung's Wireless Charger Duo was announced at the Galaxy Unpacked event The charging pad is available in Black and White colour options It can charge a smartphone and smartwatch simultaneously Samsung  unveiled  its latest  Galaxy Note 9  smartphone and  Galaxy Watch  wearable at the  Galaxy Unpacked event in New York  earlier this week . To complement the wireless charging  capabilities of both these devices, the South Korean giant also announced the  Wireless Charger Duo , a charging pad that enables the user to charge both of them simultaneously,  whilst also being able to use the phone in its inclined dock. The Samsung Wireless  Charger Duo has now been listed in the US, just after Galaxy Note 9  pre-orders went live .  The charging accessory has been made available in Black and White colour variants,and is  said to ship within 7 to 10 business days. According to the two listings on Samsung US' official website, the Wireless Charge

HIGHLIGHTS The Xperia XZ3 might be launched at IFA this year Model numbers H8416, H9436/ H9493 were spotted Sony has not confirmed any of the developments Sony's  Xperia XZ2  was  launched  in February this year, but rumours suggest Sony's flagship  smartphone series is headed for a mid-year upgrade.The tentatively named  Xperia XZ3  has  surfaced online with a leaked specifications sheet as well as model numbers spotted on  Sony's official website. From what the sheet reveals, the internals are expected to take  inspiration from the XZ2 Premium  launched  in April 2018. Additionally, three new models in  Sony Xperia's range of smartphones have been spotted on Sony's official website - namely,  the H8416 and the H9436/ H9493. Let's check out the leaked Sony Xperia XZ3  specifications. The leaked specifications sheet comes to us  courtesy Sumahoinfo.com . According to the  report, the next Sony flagship will borrow the rear dual

HIGHLIGHTS Paytm Mall has introduced Freedom Cashback Sale You can avail cashback offers on purchase of the iPhone X The deals also include an exchange offer on the handset Ahead of India's 72nd Independence Day, several e-commerce giants  including  Amazon  and  Flipkart have started their respective sales in India. While there  are  several offers  on mobiles and other products,  Paytm Mall  has also announced a set of  deals across categories on its site. However, an interesting offer is that of the  Apple iPhone X .The smartphone that was launched in 2017 can now be purchased at an effective price in  India of less than Rs. 70,000. Clubbing all the offers, including cashbacks and exchange  offer, there is essentially a price drop of over Rs. 24,000 for the iPhone X. And even if you  are unable to avail all the deals, you will still get Rs. 10,000 in cashback on the Paytm  wallet, making it quite a lucrative deal. The Paytm Mall Freedom Cashback