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Redmi S2 Unveiled in China

Paras Garg

Highlights:-

  • Redmi S2 Unveiled in China.
  • Powered by Snapdragon 625 SoC clocked at 2.0 GHz and Adreno 506 GPU.
  • 5.99″ HD+ Display.
  • Finger print sensor.
  • AI assisted 16MP Front Camera.
  • Dual Camera (12 MP + 5MP ) with EIS at back.

Today Xiaomi unveiled the Redmi S2 in China. The device is positioned below the Redmi Note 5 in its domestic market, although it kept some of the features like dual cameras and tall screen.

The Redmi S2 is powered by the Snapdragon 625 chipset and runs MIUI 9 over the latest available stable Android version – 8.1 Oreo. The SoC has an octa-core CPU, clocked at 2.0 GHz and Adreno 506 GPU.

The Xiaomi Redmi S2 sports a 5.99” screen with HD+ resolution. There are no buttons on the front – the fingerprint scanner is on the back, while the UI navigation is done via onscreen keys.


There is a 16-megapixel front camera with soft LED flash that supports AI beauty feature and uses pixel binning technology, combining the information from four pixels to create one large 2.0µm pixel. It also has face unlock. The rear setup is the same 12 MP + 5 MP combo with EIS that we saw on the Redmi Note 5 Pro.

The Xiaomi Redmi S2 comes in two versions – 3 GB RAM + 32 GB storage and 4 GB RAM + 64 GB storage – and they both come with a dedicated microSD card slot.

Xiaomi Redmi S2 specifications

  • 5.99-inch (1440 × 720 pixels) HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display with 1000:1 contrast ratio, 450 nits (typ) Brightness, 70.8% NTSC color gamut.
  • 2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU.
  • 3GB RAM with 32GB storage / 4GB RAM with 64GB storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD.
  • Android 8.1 (Oreo) with MIUI 9.
  • Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD).
  • 12MP rear camera with LED Flash, 1.25μm pixel size, PDAF, f/2.2 aperture, secondary 5MP camera.
  • 16MP front-facing camera with LED flash.
  • Fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor.
  • Dimensions: 160.73 × 77.26 × 8.1mm; Weight: 170g
  • 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS + GLONASS.
  • 3080mAh (typical) / 3000mAh (minimum) battery.

The Xiaomi Redmi S2 comes in Rose gold, Champagne Gold and Platinum Silver colors, is priced at 999 yuan (US$ 156 / Rs. 10,560 approx.) for the 3GB RAM with 32GB storage version and the 4GB RAM with 64GB storage version costs 1299 yuan (US$ 204 / Rs. 13,735 approx.) .

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Asus unveils the Zenfone Max Pro M1 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SoC, Stock Android and 5,000 mAh battery

Dishant

Highlights:-

  • Zenfone Max Pro M1 launched in India.
  • Snapdragon 636, Adreno 509 GPU.
  • 5.99 inch Full HD+ Display with 18:9 aspect ratio.
  • Dual Camera Setup.
  • 5000 mAh Battery.
  • Stock Android 8.1 Oreo with 2 major updates promised.
  • 2 nano sim card slot with a dedicated micro SD card slot.
  • Starting at RS.10,999 and available exclusively on Flipkart from 3rd May.

Today in India was the world debut of the new Zenfone Max Pro M1. Asus in partnership with Flipkart revieled a new phone here specially for the Indian Market.
The phone comes with Snapdragon 636, a very powerful SOC with custom Kryo 260 Cores with 8 cores made on the 14nm FinFet process. It has Adreno 509 GPU and CPU is clocked at 1.80 GHz. This is 1.54x faster than the Snapdragon 625. It is 1.03% faster than Note 5 Pro.
The phone comes with 5.99 inch Full HD+ display with 18:9 aspect ratio and contrast ratio of 1500:1. Max Pro has 2.5D glass on the front with metal all-round.

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The phone comes with Dual Camera Setup (13+5 megapixel) 13 megapixel main camera and 5 megapixel depth sensor with Softlight LED flash. This depth sensor enables bokeh mode even in the night. To the front there is a 8 megapixel camera with the same flash as there is on the rear.

You can take a look at the pictures/ camera samples Asus India showed at the event with a link they provided goo.gl/VQhG2r .

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The phone comes with a huge 5,000 mAh battery. Asus promises 30 mins faster charging with the charger included in the box than the 4,000 mAh battery of Redmi Note 5.

The phone comes with Stock Android Oreo 8.1 with promise to updates to 2 major updates but the Android One support is not there. It comes with 5 magnet speakers as compared to 3 magnet speaker with NXP amplifier with a Max box amplifier accessory free in the box which increases the audio up to 2 times.

Max Pro contains a Triple SIM Slot that means you can put 2 nano SIM cards and a memory card at the same time. As expected it comes with a face unlock feature and fingerprint sensor to the back. It supports 4G VoLTE.

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MaxPro comes with 3/32GB at a price of Rs.10,999 and 4/64GB at a price of Rs.12,999 with expandable storage up to 2TB in Black and Titanium Grey colours exclusively on Flipkart from 3 May. An upgraded version with 6/64GB with 16+5 megapixel rear camera and 16 megapixel front camera will be launched soon at a price of Rs.14,999.

Links to Flipkart page are given below:

Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1

Asus Zenfone Max Pro Launch Store

Flipkart’s offer exclusively for the ZenFone Max Pro M1

The entire warranty package for this phone will be available for only Rs 49. There is also no cost EMI for 12 months as well on the deivce.

At this price point it competes with the likes of Honor 7X Redmi Note 5 and 5 Pro.

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Instagram’s ‘Active At’ Feature on Direct Messaging; Screenshot Alerts for Stories Also Coming Soon

Paras Garg

Highlights:-

● Instagram added last seen feature in Direct Messaging (DM) Service

● Instagram testing text-only stories and screenshot alerts for stories

Instagram is now even more of a stalker’s paradise.

Everyone’s favorite photo and video sharing app has just added an “Activity Status” that lets all your friends and followers “see when you were last active” on the app, just like on Facebook Messenger.

When you open up Instagram Direct, the messaging section of the app, you’ll now see it shows whether your friends are “active” on the app or when they were last active on it.

Interestingly, the feature works even if the person is not following your account. The Activity Status will be shown to accounts you and anyone you message.

For Instagram stalkers — don’t pretend like you don’t do it — this is change that’ll let you keep even closer tabs on who is and isn’t ignoring you on the app.

Did your crush just read your DM (you’ll know because it says “seen” underneath the message) and not respond? Well, by default, you can now see if they’re really ghosting you or not. The new Activity Status is enough to give Instagram addicts even more anxiety .

So Instagram got its own version of “last seen” called “activity status”

Fortunately, there’s a way to stop this creepy activity broadcasting: Go Instagram’s app settings (the gear icon) inside of your profile, and then toggle off the “Show Activity Status.”

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“When this is turned off, you won’t be able to see the activity status of other accounts.”

Apart from that, Facebook owned – Instagram is testing a new ‘Type’ feature that enables text-only, written stories on the mobile app. While Instagram Stories have always been based on images and video, Instagram has been testing the new Type feature that apparently shows up next to other choices such as Boomerang, Rewind, and Superzoom. Users can choose from different fonts, different backgrounds, and even apply filters on Type. Screenshots of some of the Fonts and Colors that I was able to use are attached here.👇

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Another report from WABetaInfo suggests Instagram is testing out a security feature on its app. The feature will send notifications to users if someone takes a screenshot of their stories. Instagram currently notifies users of a screenshot only if the image or video is sent on Instagram Direct. Now, like Snapchat, the feature will be expanded to public stories as well.

As Instagram becomes ever more popular, it’s also becoming more and more like Facebook, and that’s, to be honest, kind of scary. The reason why Instagram was great was because it wasn’t Facebook. It didn’t have creepy activity status trackers.

But now that it does, it might be time to consider deleting Instagram off your phone, just like people are doing with the Facebook app.

Deleting Instagram is the new deleting Facebook!!!

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