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Samsung Galaxy S10+ vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro Camera Comparison: The Battle of the DxOMark Kings

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Samsung Galaxy S10+ vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro Camera Comparison: The Battle of the DxOMark Kings

DxOMark, a camera review site, has scored the Samsung Galaxy S10+ and the Huawei Mate 20 Pro the highest among all the smartphones. Even the rear camera count on both smartphones are the same. There are triple cameras on the back with all three lenses serving the same purpose. So, with the same score of 109, I kept on wondering the better of the two. So, I went to a few places to check out the camera qualities of the phones. And this is what I found.

Day Light Images

Let’s talk about the day time image samples first. This is where all phones are expected to shine, and the Galaxy S10+ and the Mate 20 Pro did do the same.

Color Tone

Color tone is all about a user’s personal preference. Some like colder tone while others are into warmer tint. I am, however, into the natural color tone and that’s what the Galaxy S10+ gave me. If you check out the sample from the S10+ and compare it against the Mate 20 Pro, the latter has a slightly warmer tone to it.

Details

The details are one of the most important aspects of images. And if you compare the two phones against one another, you will notice how the lines and borders on pictures are darker, and this prevails on all the pictures. This is the first thing I saw when I clicked a picture from the Mate 20 Pro. Now, in terms of details, the battle here is edge to edge as I really had a hard time figuring out the winner. But personally, for me, the Galaxy S10+ has better details, albeit, by the slightest of the margins, it is really not that much.

Saturation

I have reviewed a few smartphones from Huawei over the last few months. And one of the major things I noticed on the image samples from all those devices is how they reproduce colors. Huawei tries to make colors pop out on its smartphones’ images, and they are slightly darkened for the purpose. And you will notice the same on the Mate 20 Pro. But even with that, during the day time, the saturation looks better on the same device. The Galaxy S10+ is not behind, but for me and to the plain eye, saturation is better on the Mate 20 Pro.

Dynamic Range

Dynamic range is where I had a hard time again to choose the winner. Checking out the shadow details of the pictures, the colors are reproduced better on the Mate 20 Pro. In some of the images, the Galaxy S10+ had better shadow details. However, the highlight detail is sharp on the Mate 20 Pro, although by a little bit. So, overall, the dynamic range is better on the same device. And like I mentioned before, there isn’t a lot of difference here.

Wide-angle

Both the smartphones have lenses to shoot wide-angle shots. The Galaxy S10+ captures pictures with a wider field-of-view (0.5x) than the Mate 20 Pro (0.6x) although it’s not that different. Even with the wider view, the Galaxy S10+ has better colors, better details, and better saturation than its competition.

Portrait

Even with three cameras on the back, both the Galaxy S10+ and the Mate 20 Pro lack a depth sensing lens. And I think that’s okay. We are at a time when even software can blur out the background of our subjects effectively, and the same scenario is seen in the portraits. Both these phones are great if the portraits are concerned. Now there were times when both the phones found it hard to blur out the background 100 percent, but they perform well, nonetheless. One thing you will notice on the image is how Huawei’s colors pop out on the background, and how it darkens some parts of the image yet again. But overall, the Mate 20 Pro is a little better on the portrait front.

Night Image Samples

Being flagship devices, anyone expects the Samsung Galaxy S10+ and the Huawei Mate 20 Pro to do well during night time. They come with a hefty price tag and a camera setup no other devices have. The phones have the widest of apertures and have the hardware to match them. So, it was really interesting to pit the devices against one another.

Noise, Details & Exposure

The first thing I noticed about the image samples from the Mate 20 Pro was how it overexposed everything. Take a look at the image above, comparing the sample from where I stood, the Galaxy S10+ had a more natural look to it. The environment was a little dark, and it only brightened up the image slightly. The Mate 20 Pro, on the other hand, exposed it and has over-sharpened it everywhere. It is, however, due to the over-sharpening, why the details look better on the phone.

There is no noise on the pictures as you would expect from a flagship phone. However, the darkest part on some of the images from both phones has a little bit of grains, which is also to be expected.

Saturation

And just like on the samples from the day time, the colors of the photos I took during night time were also darker than normal on the Mate 20 Pro. The saturation, however, is better on the images from the Galaxy S10+, but to the naked eye, there is no difference at all.

Color Tone

In terms of color tone, both the Mate 20 Pro and the Galaxy S10+ have natural one with no hint of any tint whatsoever. So, while the Mate 20 Pro gave off warmer tone during the day time, that was redone during night time.

Selfie Image Samples

Normal Selfie

The easier thing I had to do in this comparison is to pick the winner in terms of selfies. The Samsung Galaxy S10+ is better than the Mate 20 Pro by a margin. Colors, details, clarity, and sharpness is reproduced well by the former which is why it takes this crown.

Portrait Selfie

The Samsung Galaxy S10+ has an additional selfie camera that acts as a depth sensor. So, the background blur is done correctly by the phone with the extra lens. And just like the normal selfie, everything looks better on the Galaxy S10+. Plus outdoors, the Mate 20 Pro blows out the background completely.

Conclusion

I was really excited to go on photo walks to compare the cameras of the best Android smartphones available in Nepal. And I have to say, I am really impressed with how cameras have evolved on phones. The triple cameras on the Huawei Mate 20 Pro and the Samsung Galaxy S10+ are of great quality and they have really set a high standard when it comes to smartphone photography. The results these cameras have produced define their pricing.

Overall, there were some areas where the Mate 20 Pro won, and there were times where the Galaxy S10+ outshone the former. However, the fact that the Galaxy S10+ betters the Mate 20 Pro in terms of selfies, and even in the videos, makes the Galaxy S10+ the winner. The Mate 20 Pro is not that far behind, and also it is an older model. So, with the launch of the Huawei P30, we could actually see an even better camera setup that could have better cameras than the Galaxy S10+. We will be comparing them once we get out hands on the P30, of course.

Deals: Grab Samsung Galaxy smartphones from Daraz at a discounted price

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Deals: Grab Samsung Galaxy smartphones from Daraz at a discounted price

Daraz, the leading e-commerce website in Nepal is not just known for its wide variety of products on their shelves but also for the deals and discounts, which it offers on a regular basis. This time, the e-commerce giant is offering discounts on various Samsung smartphones.

Samsung Galaxy A50

If somebody asks me, which smartphone to buy at a price under Rs. 35,000, I would definitely recommend the Galaxy A50. The phone comes with a triple camera setup at the back and in-display fingerprint scanner. It is also the least expensive smartphone to come with these features.

samsung galaxy a50 display

The Galaxy A50 also flaunts a sizable 4000mAh battery and a big 6.4-inch Super AMOLED display. The display on this device comes with a minuscule notch on the top. On the performance side, the phone features Exynos 9610 chip with 4GB RAM and 64GB of onboard memory. And this hardware setup looks plausible especially while considering the price.

samung galaxy a50 back

The device was priced at RS. 33,490, during its launch. The smartphone is also available at the same price in the retail store. However, in Daraz, you can get the handset for just Rs. 32,200.

Samsung Galaxy A50 Specifications:

  • Display: 6.4-inch Super AMOLED display
  • Resolution: Full-HD+ (2340×1080 pixels); 19.5:9 aspect ratio @ 403PPI
  • Chipset: Exynos 9610 Octa
  • CPU: Octa-core (4×2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4×1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
  • GPU: Mali-G71 MP3
  • RAM: 4GB
  • Storage: 64GB; Expandable up to 512GB (Dedicated SD Card Slot)
  • OS & UI: Android 9.0 (Pie) with Samsung’s OneUI on the top
  • Rear Camera: Triple camera – (25 MP, f/1.7, PDAF) + (8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm, (ultrawide)) + (5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor), LED flash
  • Front Camera: 25MP, f/2.0
  • Sensors: Fingerprint (under display), Gyro, accelerometer, proximity, compass
  • Battery: 4000mAh with 15watt fast charging support; USB Type-C port
  • Colors: Blue, White, Coral, and Black
  • Original Price: 33,490
  • Daraz Offer Price: 32,200

Samsung Galaxy A30

The Galaxy A30 also comes with the same 6.4-inch Infinity-U display featuring Full-HD+ resolution. The display on the device flaunts Super AMOLED panel due to which the contents pop with true to life colors.

samsung galaxy a30

Apart from that, the phone comes with Exynos 7904 chipset on the performance front. The phone also gets 4GB RAM and 64GB of onboard memory. Since the Exynos 7904 is said to be comparable with the Snapdragon 636, we can expect its performance to be on par with a slightly expensive Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro.

On the optics front, the Galaxy A30 enjoys a dual camera setup. The 16MP main camera is accompanied by a 5MP ultra-wide-angle camera. With this camera setup, the Galaxy A30 is slightly more versatile than its competitors are. The Galaxy A30 also comes with a massive 4000mAh battery to keep the device running.

samsung galaxy a30 back

As far as the price of the device is concerned, the Galaxy A30 was initially available for Rs. 28,490. Cutting the price, Daraz is selling the device for just Rs. 27,400.

Samsung Galaxy A30 Specifications:

  • Display: 6.4-inch Super AMOLED display
  • Resolution: Full-HD+ (2340×1080 pixels); 19.5:9 aspect ratio @ 403PPI
  • Chipset: Exynos 7904 Octa
  • CPU: Octa-core (2×1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6×1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
  • GPU: Mali-G71 MP2
  • RAM: 4GB
  • Storage: 64GB; Expandable up to 512GB (Dedicated SD Card Slot)
  • OS & UI: Android 9.0 (Pie) with Samsung’s OneUI on the top
  • Rear Camera: Dual camera – (16 MP, f/1.7, PDAF) + (5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm, (ultrawide)), LED flash
  • Front Camera: 16MP, f/2.0
  • Sensors: Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
  • Battery: 4000mAh with 15watt fast charging support; USB Type-C port
  • Colors: Blue, White, and Black
  • Original Price: 28,490
  • Daraz Offer Price: 27,400

Samsung Galaxy M20

The Galaxy M20 is also available for purchase from Daraz. The phone can be purchased for Rs. 18,490. And considering the specs it inherits, it is the best smartphone in Nepal at the price under Rs. 20,000.

Unlike the Galaxy A30 and A50, there is no such discount on this device. Since Samsung has already priced it aggressively, this is understandable.

Samsung Galaxy M20 Specifications:

  • Display: 6.3-inch IPS LCD display with 2.5D curved glass on the top
  • Resolution: Full-HD+ (1080 x 2340 pixels)
  • Chipset: Samsung’s Exynos 7904
  • CPU: Octa-core (2×1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6×1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
  • GPU: Mali-G71MP2
  • RAM: 3GB
  • Storage: 32GB; Expandable via micro SD card (Dedicated slot)
  • OS: Android 8.1 (Oreo) with Experience UI 9.5 on the top
  • Rear Camera: Dual camera – 13MP wide-angle + 5MP ultra-wide-angle camera, LED flash
  • Front Camera: 8MP
  • Sensors: Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
  • Battery: 5000mAh with fast charging support; 15W fast charging support
  • Price: Rs. 18,490

Also Read: Samsung Mobiles Price in Nepal

Samsung expands its A-series lineup with the announcement of the Galaxy A70

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Samsung expands its A-series lineup with the announcement of the Galaxy A70

Samsung is launching smartphones in a burst mode. The South Korean tech company pulled another trigger and announced the Samsung Galaxy A70. Although the device was slated to launch at an event on April 10, the smartphone giant couldn’t wait any longer. To keep the fan excited, the company announced all the major specs of the device ahead of the launch. The price and availability, however, will be disclosed in the official launch event.

Samsung Galaxy A70 Overview:

When Samsung launched the Galaxy A50, we were impressed with the features packed into the device. But Samsung went further and packed even more compelling features in the device. Although some of the features and price are still under the veil, on considering the features we know so far, the looks absolutely amazing.

Going by the specs, the major highlight of the phone looks to be in the display front. The phone comes with a 6.7-inch Infinity-U display, which is one of the tallest displays in the history of Samsung smartphones. Just like the Galaxy A30 and A50, this one also uses a Super AMOLED panel. So the colors could really pop in its screen. The screen here comes in a 20:9 aspect ratio enriched by Full-HD+ resolution.

Talking about the design, the phone comes in a slim form factor with a thickness of merely 7.9mm. The phone features 3D Glasstic back, which we already saw on the Galaxy A30 and A50. So the look and feel may be the same here. The Glasstic back also comes with a rainbow-like sheen.

samung galaxy a70 back

Since Samsung said it’s bringing phones targeting at the millennials, it has enriched the phone with plenty of power to please them. Despite having a svelte design, the phone houses a massive 4500mAh battery. The capacity of which matches only with the most premium Samsung smartphone, the Galaxy S10 5G. Not just a big battery, Samsung has also included 25-watt fast charging support. Since the flagship Galaxy S10 and S10 Plus only come with a 15-watt charger, the inclusion of a faster charging in a midrange phone is duly remarkable.

On the performance side of things, Samsung has still kept a few secrets. Although the tech giant divulged that the phone will come with an octa-core processor and even the CPU Core setup (Dual 2.0GHz + Hexa 1.7GHz), it hasn’t mentioned the name of the chipset. But looking at the CPU Core Setup, we can assume it to be the Snapdragon 675. Alongside the processor, the performance will be aided by either 6GB or 8GB of RAM. In terms of internal memory, the phone is enriched with 128GB of onboard storage, which can be further expanded via a dedicated SD card slot.

samsung galaxy A70 camera

On the camera front, Samsung Galaxy A70 flaunts a triple rear camera. The setup comprises of a 32MP main shooter, which comes along with an 8MP ultra-wide-angle shooter and a 5MP depth sensor. On the front, a 32MP selfie shooter resides on the tiny U shaped notch.

Samsung Galaxy A70 Specifications:

  • Display: 6.7-inch Super AMOLED Infinity-U display
  • Resolution: Full-HD+ (2400×1080 pixels); 20:9 aspect ratio
  • CPU: octa-core (Dual 2.0GHz + Hexa 1.7GHz)
  • Chipset: Yet unannounced (Probably Snapdragon 675)
  • GPU: Yet unannounced (Probably Adreno 612)
  • RAM: 6/8GB
  • Storage: 128GB; Expandable up to 512GB (Dedicated SD Card Slot)
  • OS & UI: Android 9.0 (Pie) with Samsung’s OneUI on the top
  • Rear Camera: Triple camera – (32 MP, f/1.7, PDAF) + (8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm, (ultrawide)) + (5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor), LED flash
  • Front Camera: 32MP, f/2.0
  • Sensors: Fingerprint (under display), Gyro, accelerometer, proximity, compass
  • Battery: 4500mAh with 25watt fast charging support; USB Type-C port
  • Colors: Blue, Coral, and Black

Huawei Y Max with gigantic 7.12-inch display, 5000mAh battery Launched in Nepal

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Huawei Y Max with gigantic 7.12-inch display, 5000mAh battery Launched in Nepal

Huawei has officially unveiled a smartphone for multimedia consumers and gamers in the form of the Huawei Y Max. The device flaunts a big 7.12-inch display, a capable Snapdragon 660 SoC, and a sizeable 5000mAh battery.

Overview

The 7.12-inch display is an IPS LCD panel with Full HD+ resolution ((2244 x 1080) with a small notch on the top. It’s being powered by a Snapdragon 660 processor which should run all the mid-tier and high-end games in medium settings with ease. On the memory front, you get 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The storage can be expanded via a dedicated microSD card slot for up to 256GB.

Huawei Y Max display size

There’s a 5000mAh battery with quick charge support (18Watt). However, it uses a traditional micro USB for charging. There’s a dual rear camera of 16MP and 2MP and an 8MP selfie snapper. It runs on Android 8.1 Oreo with EMUI 8.2 on top. Design-wise, there’s a faux leather back with a metal frame.

Huawei Y7 Max Design

Also Read: Huawei Nova 4 with punch-hole display launched in Nepal

Huawei Y Max Specifications

  • Design: Faux leatherback, Metal Frame
  • OS: Android 8.1 Oreo with EMUI 8.2 on top
  • Display: 7.12″ Full HD+ IPS LCD display with dewdrop notch
  • Rear Camera: Dual setup, 16 MP primary lens with f/2.0 aperture + 2 MP depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture
  • Front Camera:8 MP selfie camera with f/2.0 aperture
  • CPU: Octa-core Snapdragon 660 (4×2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4×1.8 GHz Kryo 260)
  • GPU: Adreno 512
  • RAM: 4 GB DDR3
  • Storage: 128 GB EMMC 5.1
  • Connectivity: Bluetooth 4.2, Micro USB, WI-FI Direct, WI-FI Hot Spot, GPS
  • Sensors: Fingerprint (rear-mounted), Proximity, Ambient light, compass, Gyroscope
  • Battery: Li-Po 5000 mAh with 18W fast charging
  • Colors: Black, Brown
  • Price: Rs. 38,990 [Price Last Updated On: July 25, 2019]

Vivo to be the Title Sponsor of PUBG MOBILE Club Open 2019

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Vivo to be the Title Sponsor of PUBG MOBILE Club Open 2019

Recently, PUBG (Players Unknown Battle Ground) Mobile game announced its one-year anniversary. And in this short one year of time, the game became a huge hit. The game was download by over 100 million people in the Play Store alone. So needless to say that it was one of the most popular mobile games in 2018. And the crazy does not seem to be dropping even in 2019. Understanding the craze, PUBG announced the PUBG MOBILE Club Open 2019. This is an offline/online tournament, which happens on a global scale where the winner can get the prize of $2.5 million. In order to empower the gamers, Vivo decided to play a part by collaborating with Tencent Games and PUBG Corporation to be the Title Sponsor of this grand gaming tournament.

PUBG MOBILE Club Open 2019

The Club Open 2019 is a year-long event, where both the pro and semi-pro teams can participate and win. The prize pool for the event is $2.5-million. This tournament is divided into Spring Split and Fall Split. Winners of each split will be rewarded with separate prize pool and will face each other in the global finals. The grand final for the Spring Split is scheduled for July. And registration and qualification process for the Fall Split is said to start from August. As far as the grand final of the Fall Split is concerned, it will happen in December of 2019.

pubg mobile club open 2019 schedule

This is not the first time Tencent Games has organized such an event. Last year, it hosted PUBG MOBILE Star Challenge 2018, which was a huge success. Tencent flaunted that the grand final of the event was spectated by over 230 million viewers online. Tencent also claimed that there were over 5,000 attendees, who watched the finals live in Dubai. In the last year’s event, a Thailand-based RRQ Anthena Team lifted the trophy.

Vivo’s Role in the Tournament

Lately, Vivo has been sponsoring a lot of sports events. Vivo has been sponsoring the Indian Premier League (IPL) for quite a while now. The Chinese smartphone maker had also been the title sponsor of World Cup 2018. Since Vivo likes so much in participating in the sports events, Vivo couldn’t resist itself being a part of PUBG Mobile Club Open 2019.

We have been seeing a lot of innovations from Vivo lately. Pop-up selfie camera on the Vivo Nex and an in-display fingerprint scanner on the Vivo X21 UD are some of the examples. Dubbed as IQOO, Vivo also launched a gaming phone recently. So Vivo is definitely stepping ahead to bring gaming-centric handsets.

Vivo says that being official smartphone partner of the event, Vivo would like to show its commitment to connect with gamers around the globe. As a Title Sponsor, the Chinese smartphone maker would also like to aware people about the gaming prowess of the Vivo phones. And if the gamers find any issues with the device while playing on the tournament, Vivo probably would focus on those aspects on its upcoming phones. So the event not just looks encouraging for the gamers but also could open the new doors for the upcoming gaming phones.

Apple doubling down on health features – its future handsets can save your life!

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Apple doubling down on health features – its future handsets can save your life!

Okay, now I know you’ve heard a lot about Apple’s strange patents and features. From sleep improvement to earphones that monitor your health and stuff, they’re doing a lot of things. I guess the next compelling thing for people to spend money on, is their health. And introducing a ton of health features on their products will get people to buy them. So, what we have today is not a product in itself, but a part of it.

The giant firm applied for the patent and it has also been granted. It is a small product that can be embedded in Apple devices. The sensor can warn you of high levels of pollution, toxic gas and alcohol in your breath. This sensor is easily embeddable in watch straps and future iPhones or iPads. The material has multiple sensors to detect everything from dangerous carbon mono-oxide levels to pollution to ‘vaporous gas’. And it can also detect the alcohol in your breath. So, maybe it can tell you if you can drive or not after a party!

apple gas detecting sensor
Credit: Patently Apple

According to Patently Apple, it is the fifth of such devices, i.e. ‘electronic devices with environmental sensors’ from the company. The patents describes the device as a gas sensor attached to the printed circuit which is configured to measure the concentration of a gas. The gas to be measured is among a group of selected gases: carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, alcohol vapor, propane, ozone, nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide, benzene, methane, hydrogen, and oxygen.

The device can be used in small and portable devices like phones, watches, and media devices. It can also be embedded in laptops and such.

With all these activities, the company seems its doubling down on its health care features. It wants others to see Apple as not only premium phones or such, but also as health and fitness devices. There are various instances of this as well. A study found that Apple Watches could add 2 years to your life via physical exercises, while there was also a piece of news about it saving a life!

So, will these efforts from Apple pay off? Or do you think they need to do focus more on pricing if they want more market?

Honor 10 Lite now available in Nepal: Overshadowed by Redmi Note 8?

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Honor 10 Lite now available in Nepal: Overshadowed by Redmi Note 8?

Kratos Tech, the authorized importer of Honor in Nepal, has slashed the price of its mid-range phone, the Honor 10 Lite. It is now among the company’s offerings under the 20,000 price range. The device flaunts stylish dual gradient colors but whats more? Let’s check out the complete specs, updated price, and availability of Honor 10 Lite in Nepal.

Honor 10 Lite Overview

The Honor 10 Lite has a large 6.21″ LCD screen upfront with Full HD+ resolution, that fits in a 5.2″ body. The glass look-like plastic body flaunts gradient colors in an eye-candy design.

honor 10 lite

Camera

In the camera department, the rear setup packs dual cameras – a 13 MP primary lens with f/1.8 aperture, and a 2 MP depth sensor. The front camera is a 24 MP lens with f/2.0 aperture. The Honor 10 Lite is mostly about its Ai abilities in the camera. It is programmed to learn from your selfie preferences over time. Also, it enables you to change the shape of a face, color, eye-colors, surrounding light, and even whiten your teeth! For those who are mostly using Beauty Cam or something like that, this is great! It also features pixel-binning technology to emulate 1.8micron of pixel size.

Performance and Memory

Inside the shiny body, a HiSilicon Kirin 710 powers the phone, which can deliver good mid-tier performance. The variant that’s available in Nepal has 3GB RAM variants and 64 GB internal storage. There is also an option for expandable storage of up to 512 GB that uses the secondary SIM slot. This phone packs a 3400 mAh battery with Fast Charging features and USB-C. And this phone, thankfully, features the 3.5mm headphone jack.

The phone runs on EMUI 9.0.1 based on Android 9.0 Pie, with features like Adaptive Battery, Adaptive Brightness and Android Dashboard out of the box. Also, it features the Turbo Boost 2.0 as well.

Honor 10 Lite Specifications: 

  • Design: Dual Gradient colors on the shiny finish
  • Display: 6.21″ IPS LCD Full HD+ (1080 x 2340 pixels)
  • Rear Camera: Dual cameras, 13 MP primary with f/1.8 aperture + 2 MP depth sensor
  • Front Camera: Single 24 MP with f/2.0 aperture with AI capabilities
  • CPU: Octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 710
  • GPU: ARM Mali-G51 MP4
  • RAM: 3GB
  • Storage: 64 GB (expandable with microSD up to 512 GB using SIM 2 slot)
  • Battery: 3400 mAh with Fast Charging
  • OS: Android 9.0 Pie with EMUI 9.0.1 on top
  • Features: Rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, Turbo Boost 2.0
  • Colors: Gradient Blue, Gradient Red, Night Black, Lily White

Honor 10 Lite Price in Nepal & Availability

The new price of Honor 10 Lite in Nepal is Rs. 17,999 for a 3/32GB variant and Rs. 20,399 for a 4/64GB variant. The Honor 10 Lite is now available in Nepal via offline retail channels.

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Variant  Old Price   New Price in Nepal
Honor 10 Lite (3/32GB) Rs. 18,500 Rs. 17,999
Honor 10 Lite (3/64GB) Rs. 24,990 Rs. 20,399

Government says illegally obtained phones will not work in the country soon

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Government says illegally obtained phones will not work in the country soon

The government, in its bid to minimize the illegal import of smartphones, is coming up with a strategy to make them non-functional. Illegal import of smartphones is a problem that is rampant at present in the country. Even the mobile distributors of the country are worried due to this problem. But now, the government is implementing a new strategy to minimize and hopefully eradicate the practice.

The plan is yet to be put into place. But it is clear that we’ll see ADMS being implemented for mobile phones for this. ADMS (Advanced Distribution Management System) will allow the government or authorized bodies to actively monitor the imported phones inside the country. And, as they register in the networks, they can find out if the phones are obtained illegally or not.

The government has allocated a budget of Rs. 1 crore 30 lakhs for this project. And it has called bids from those interested to regulate the ADMS process in Nepal. Currently, there are six companies that have submitted their biddings. And out of them, the one which stands out after evaluation and analysis of their proposal will be selected by the government. These companies will be evaluated on 80% technical feasibility and 20% economic feasibility of their proposals.

Right now, the companies currently in bidding are Mobilian Trade International Pvt. Ltd. (Nepal), Infra-Data N.V. (Belgium), Green I.T. Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (Nepal), New-mera (M) ADN BHD (Malaysia), OSI Consulting Pvt. Ltd. (India) and Namaste Global Comm Pvt. Ltd. (Singapore). The government had requested for proposals for the design, development, testing, implementation, and management from various companies some 11 months back. They received 13 proposals, out of which, six of them were short-listed.

NTA (Nepal Telecommunications Authority) claims that the evaluation is concluding. And that, a firm will soon be selected. After that, there will be various agreements and contracts within a month. After which, the firm will be given 6 months to put everything in place. So, the system will be functional by the coming Bhadra, 2076.

After the implementation of ADMS, illegally imported or smuggled devices will cease working in the country. But those devices that are already here before the process will continue working. The rule will apply to the upcoming illegal phones. So, no doubt, that this will help minimize the illegal importing of phones in the country.

What do you think of this new strategy? Will it work? Or do you think the government will not be able to pull it off?

GDC 2019: Intel’s 9th Gen Core H suffix processors confirmed

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GDC 2019: Intel’s 9th Gen Core H suffix processors confirmed

It’s that time of year again when gamers start their lookout for the next generation mobile gaming processors. More specifically, it’s time for the next gen H-series processors to take over the mobile gaming market. Everyone has high expectations this year, the last gen 8750H was a huge step up from its predecessor, the 7700HQ. Even the i5-8300H turned out to be a better performer than the i7-7700HQ. So, for this year, at the GDC 2019, Intel just confirmed the existence of it’s 9th Gen H processors.

Intel H series technology

Intel confirms the mobile CPUs are in their schedule, all set to launch this summer. It remains to be seen if Intel follows their own previous strategy; increase the core count and GHz while leaving the TPD. A pretty successful turnout for Intel and its mobile chip making business. As vague was their launch date, so was the details about those chips. There are a few details available on them, one of which was their first OEM partner, Lenovo. They will be the first to come out with the rumored Core i7-9750H.

Intel Gaming improvement H series

The Blue company is currently promising a performance bump of 10 to 11 percent. More specifically, gaming performance. As for the Premiere Pro, you can expect a whopping 34% faster video editing. If you have a 3-year-old PC, you will receive a boost of up to 97% in the same platform. Finally, the new CPUs will also feature Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (GIG+), Intel Optane Memory H10 and ThunderBolt 3. As for more details, we will just have to wait, atleast until the CES 2019 for the full story.

Also Read: Google announces its Gaming Platform ‘Stadia’: A threat to the gaming consoles?

Facebook Messenger adds Quoted Replies feature

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Facebook Messenger adds Quoted Replies feature

While Facebook Messenger is one of the most popular apps, it’s not the perfect messaging app by any means. Users still want a lot of features on it. While nobody asked for the “Stories” feature on it, similar to Instagram, it is there. And it did get popular after a while. Slowly, users could react to messages too, and that was a welcome feature. However, there was something missing still.

Maybe this sounds familiar. Ever been chatting with someone, and they send you a ton of messages? Like one after the other, and in different contexts? Sometimes, it’s pretty overwhelming, and you’re not sure which to reply to. Also, even if you reply to all of them, it can get pretty confusing for the other party as well.

In addition, a group chat faces this issue even more. I mean, with a number of people, its easy to get out of context for someone else. And replies tend to be meant for someone else, can be misunderstood by others. You get it…

And so, the latest messenger update adds the “Quoted Replies” feature. This enables you to reply to the exact message you want to reply to. And the parties concerned will also know what exactly were you replying to.

To do so, you can simply long-press on the message you want to reply to, and it gives you a new reply option beside the reactions. Tap it, type in your reply and the message you replied to will appear over your reply. Neat, eh?

While this feature was already there in WhatsApp, it was missing from Messenger. But hey, better late than never, right? So, this is now available on the latest messenger update. It is still in its rolling stages, so, be patient even if you haven’t got it yet. It’ll come around.

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