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CES 2019: MSI launches laptops and desktop PCs powered by the new RTX graphics

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January 8, 2019

CES 2019: MSI launches laptops and desktop PCs powered by the new RTX graphics

MSI hasn’t quite disappointed us yet when it comes to gaming laptops. Their try at the ultrabook market with their prestige series has been quite overwhelming. The problem is we never really associate MSI with ultrabooks or anything that isn’t gaming. But here we are, MSI has launched three new laptops in CES 2019, only two of which are gaming laptops. We also got a new Desktop PC and a CPU case, which we will get into later.

MSI GS75 Stealth

This is a thin and light offering from MSI but with an RTX 2080 (Max-Q) GPU in a 0.75-inch thick aluminum alloy body. To go with the RTX 2080 MSI is hoping that the 8th Gen i7 processor should do the work. We are expecting it to not come with the 8750H but a more beefed up 8850H CPU, but for the time being, we do not know. A 144Hz 17.3-inch display delightfully wraps everything up in a sweet little package.

This just goes to show that powerful gaming laptops don’t need to be thick and bulky. According to MSI “the GS series breaks the stereotype of bulky and heavy gaming laptops, offering an exceptional and portable gaming experience.” They are also planning a refresh to their GS65 laptops with the latest gen processors and GPUs in a 4.19-pound body. This said laptop will follow a traditional 15.6″ display.

MSI has also improved on the thermal solutions for the GS75 Stealth with it’s Cooler Boost Trinity+ fans. This new cooling interpretation is supposedly a lot more efficient. We also do not have any information on the RAM sizes, but we do know this small laptop can fit up to three NVMe SSDs. Unfortunately, MSI hasn’t disclosed the pricing, or availability for the world’s first 17″ thin and light laptop with an RTX 2080 inside.

MSI GE75 Raider

The MSI GE75 Raider might not be as thin and light, but it does come with per-key customizable RGB lighting keyboard. Sure the specs seem great with the RTX 2080 GPU and latest gen i7 processor, but we are getting a lot more styling point with this one. The laptop comes with a reflective diamond cut trim and a red anodized finish. The design patterns have been solely crafted to entice the enthusiasts.

Back to the spec sheet, this also comes with a 17″ panel with fairly thin display bezels. It also gets a really nice set of audio output with Dynaudio. The cooling department also sees improvements, with MSI’s Cooler Boost 5 technology which gets two dedicated fans and seven copper heat pipes. Sadly, we have no information on the laptop’s pricing, configurable specs, and availability.

MSI PS63 Modern

Finally, we have come to a not so powerful laptop, the MSI PS63 modern. It doesn’t share a really any design queues with its siblings above, but it does hold up its own in terms of thickness, and battery life. Firstly, it comes with an Intel Core i7 processor, a GTX 1050 GPU and a 15.6″ display. It’s fairly thin at 0.63-inches, and weights just 1.6Kgs. It also gets a fingerprint reader and a claimed 16-hour battery life with Quick Charge 3.0 support.

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Other than laptops, MSI also showed us a gaming desktop, the MSI Trident X. This desktop gets Intel’s 9th Gen K series processors and RTX graphics cards, although MSI didn’t specify any. There is also a compact version to continue on their Infinite series compact desktops, dubbed the MSI Infinite S Gaming. They also showed us their new innovative Silent Storm Liquid Cooling System.

Finally, the last product from MSI was the MSI Gungnir 100 PC casing. It’s a gaming PC casing that MSI describes was “inspired by the sharp look and feel of ‘Gungnir’, the legendary spear wielded by the Norse god Odin”. Other than that, we can expect MSI to come up with an MSI version of the just-released RTX 2060.

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CES 2019: Acer showcased a variety of laptops ranging from power to portability

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CES 2019: Acer showcased a variety of laptops ranging from power to portability

There are just so many companies jousting to showcase their latest and the best at CES 2019. And even if you are totally crazy about tech, things are too much to handle! With companies like ASUS having shown their hands, Acer has some on its sleeves as well. This CES, Acer has three new laptops up its sleeve.

Acer Predator Triton 900

While Acer did tease this beast back at IFA 2018, the fully functional model is only now up for the show. And this is the combination of Beauty and the Beast both, to say the least. And to call it only a laptop seems undermining, too. It features the impressively engineered “Ezel Aero Hinge” that lets you have four usage modes. You can flip it over to make an entertainment-only system, slap it down for tablet only mode, a stand mode for efficient working, and the usual notebook mode.

But that is only the aesthetics part of it. In terms of hardware, the laptop packs an immersive 17″ 4K IPS display with NVidia’s G-Sync technology. It is powered by the 8th-gen Intel i7-8750H processor with RTX 2080 graphics. It packs 32 GB of RAM and PCIe SSD storage options in a Raid 0 Array. That is a lot of power to handle, and to support it, the laptop features 4th Gen AeroBlade cooling with CoolBoost technology.

With all that it packs, it is not surprising that it is almost 2.4 cm thick, and that it costs a whopping $4000! It will be available for purchase around March. Designs like this, and that of the ASUS ROG Mothership, are great refreshing views from the usual laptops, and we expect to see more by the time CES 2019 is over.

Acer Predator Triton 500

With all that it offers, the Acer Triton 900 is a very compelling piece of a laptop. But of course, $4000 is a lot of bucks to shell out. So, should you want a great gaming laptop from the Triton range, but don’t want to spend as much, there is the new Acer Predator Triton 500.

This is nowhere close to the Beauty and the Beast combo of the Triton 900, aesthetics wise. But this more affordable option packs a lot of the same hardware inside a conventional notebook chassis.

The Predator Triton 500 features a 15.6″ 1080 display with 144 Hz refresh rate and 3 milliseconds of response time. It, too, is powered by the latest 8th-gen Intel i7-8750H processor with the latest RTX 2080 graphics too. Only, you get the slightly less powerful RTX 2080 Max-Q on this one. But you also have a RTX 2060 configuration available. Besides that, you get PCI SSDs in Raid 0 array too, and can have up to 32 GB RAM.

At $1800, this is a much affordable deal for those who want a portable gaming machine. But of course, if you’re looking for something that stands out, this is not something that will.

Acer Swift 7 2019

Acer’s Swift 7 was a hihgly portable notebook when it came out, too, but now, they’ve made it even smaller. In fact, so much so, that it is a laptop with second most-thinnest bezels with a 92% screen real estate. The first position, of course, went to the ASUS Zenbook S13, with a screen real estate of 97%. But this one, is lighter weighing under 1 kg!

But such a slim chassis comes with some compromises. To maintain the small size, there are no cooling mechanisms inside. And so, the only option to manage thermals is to integrate a very power-efficient Intel Y-Core CPUs. And this leads to sacrificing quite the power. You get an Intel i7-8500Y CPU inside, combined with 16 GB RAM, and up to 512 GB storage. That makes it suitable only for the road warriors, not for those doing heavy workloads. For an asking price of $1700, the configuration seems not so worth it.

Besides, that. the display is a 1080 IPS panel with 100% sRGB color gamut and ample 300 nits of brightness. And with an extremely conservative design, there’s nothing eye-catching or compelling feature about this. Which is why, even thouh this is pretty slim and sleek, it doesn’t get enough attention.

So, that is what is new from Acer this year at CES 2019. If there are any other new releases, we’ll surely let you know.

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CES 2019: Samsung Notebook Odyssey launched with RTX 2080 graphics card

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January 7, 2019

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CES 2019: Samsung Notebook Odyssey launched with RTX 2080 graphics card

By now, you probably already heard that the 20-series RTX GPUs have made their way to portable PCs. This is exactly what makes the Samsung Notebook Odyssey a piece of newsworthy news. Samsung has been trying to get into the laptop business for quite a while now, however, hasn’t quite worked out yet. Ask yourself, do you ever think of Samsung when it comes to gaming laptops?

With the Samsung Notebook Odyssey, things look encouraging. This new laptop comes with a six-core i7 processor and Nvidia’s RTX 2080 GPU. Pair those specs with 16GB of RAM, 256GB NVMe storage, 1TB hard drive and a USB-C port, which was weirdly missing last time. This seemingly looks like a beast of a laptop, but the issue wasn’t specs, it was the design and the display.

Addressing the second issue first, this laptop comes with a 15.6-inch 144Hz 1920×1080 resolution panel with Nvidia G-Sync support. This should fix their problems in the display department. So, back to the first problem then. The laptop gets a fresh new design with an all-metal chassis. The display gets a relatively huge bezel at the bottom while the top and the sides offer very minimal edges.

Read More: New Laptops from Asus in CES 2019

Samsung even managed to fit the webcam up top. The laptop doesn’t exactly scream gaming either, which is actually a good thing. Plus at just 5.2 pounds, it’s a gaming laptop with an RTX 2080 inside, can we even expect lesser numbers? Samsung says the laptop comes with a new cooling system, with five heat pipes and more blades on system fans than before.

There is no information about the laptop’s pricing just yet, although we do know the Notebook will be available by early 2019 in the US.

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CES 2019: ASUS impressed the audiences with handful of laptops

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CES 2019: ASUS impressed the audiences with handful of laptops

So the annual Consumer Electronics Show is now underway in Las Vegas. The 2019 edition of CES, of course, will showcase amazing technology too, but for the most part, there will be upgrades. And ASUS, the laptop manufacturer seems like it has its hands full. There are just an overwhelming amount of releases and upgrades. See some of them in here:

ASUS ROG Strix II series updated with RTX Graphics

The ASUS ROG Strix II series of gaming laptops were one of the best around. They were not quite up to the top, but have a good set of configurations nonetheless. The ASUS ROG Strix Hero II and the ASUS ROG Strix Scar II are the ones that belong to this lineup. Both these laptops have full-fledged desktop style keyboards with RGB lighting and pretty swell design and build. Both of these also have a 144 Hz display with 3 ms of response time. In addition, both of these pack the Hexa-core 8th-gen Intel i7-8750H processor, up to 32 GB RAM, and GTX 1060 graphics.

The Scar II is FPS-games based whereas the Hero II is for MOBA gamers – as differentiated by the W-A-S-D and Q-W-E-R highlighting on the keyboard respectively. The difference is that the Scar II is available in 15.6″ and 17.3″ display options while the Hero II is only in available in a 15.6″ model. And now, both these laptops are updated with RTX 2060 graphics for better gaming performance. The Scar II can have 2 graphics options, an RTX 2060 and RTX 2070, while the Hero II will ship with RTX 2060.

Of course, we will see an increment in price as well, but for now, there’s no word on it. and these laptops will be available for purchase in a few months.

ASUS Zephyrus getting bigger

ASUS gaming notebook, the ASUS Zephyrus, now, has a bigger version with a 17″ screen. The new variant is called the GX701, or the ASUS Zephyrus S 17, which is not surprising. There are not many changes in the other aspects of the gaming laptop except for the bigger screen. The Zephyrus S 17 will have the same 1080 panel, with 144Hz refresh rate and 3 milliseconds of response time.

Everything else, too, is pretty similar with the ASUS Zephyrus S 17 being powered with the 8th-gen Intel i7-8750H as well. But the new one has the RTX 20-series of graphics, with configuration available all the way up to RTX 2080. It can also pack up to 24 GB of RAM.

The screen resolution might be a bit low for the larger screen, so, we might see 1440p or 4K variants as well. But the 1080 panel on a 17″ screen is also more immersive than 15″ ones, though. While all the other aesthetics part remains the same too, yes, even the footprint of the device, this one is a bit thicker at 1.8 cm. But that is still pretty sleek for a gaming laptop. It still retains the awkward keyboard and trackpad configuration, but that doesn’t seem to be that big of an issue with anyone.

Also, an improvement over the regular Zephyrus S is that it has a separate USB-C charger if you’re not gaming. This is light enough to carry around, just like the laptop. Again, there is no word on pricing. And the Zephyrus S 17 will be available for purchase in the first quarter of 2019.

ASUS ROG Mothership – Mother of Gaming Laptops?

There are so many gaming laptops these days, that many of them tend to look the same…give or take a few slight changes in aesthetics. And then, there’s the ASUS ROG Mothership – a new 17″ gaming laptop that sort of fits the name. First and foremost, a button will trigger a kickstand to pop out from behind the display, and the keyboard is detachable to be used wirelessly if you want.

All the processing components are behind the screen, and so, the ‘monitor’ or the display part is quite chunky. Hence, the requirement of the kickstand to support it. And this laptop is also powered by NVidia’s RTX 20-series graphics. Packing everything on the display part helps this laptop get better airflow, which will improve the thermals as well. Plus, the detachable keyboard means you can attach another wired gaming keyboard to play games with as well.

The screen also features a 144Hz refresh rate, 3 milliseconds of response time and NVidia’s G-Sync. Under the hood, it is powered by the Intel’s Core i9-8950HK CPU, and you can cram up to 64 GB of RAM. And if you really feel like it, you can run up to three 512 GB NVme SSDs in a Raid 0 array! But all of this doesn’t come in a small package, though. You’re looking at a 4.6 kg beast. This makes it less of a laptop, and more of a strange desktop…but you can carry it around if you don’t mind a bit of back-aches.

Of course, this is just very recent, so, no pricing information about this either. But I’d expect it to cost equal to the highest-end gaming PCs – if not more. As strange as this laptop looks, we have to commend ASUS on how it’s trying to reinvent gaming laptops.

ASUS Zenbook S13 – Worlds slimmest bezels on a laptop

ASUS Zenbooks are all about portability, but their S-series take it one step further. With the ambition of extreme portability in mind, the new and updated ASUS Zenbook S13 packs even more in its sleek body. First off, you will notice what it advertises – the slimmest of bezels on a screen at 2.5 mm! The laptop has a 13.9″ IPS screen and the bezels around it are next to invisible.

This raises a question about the position of the webcam. But unlike other laptops who opt for a bottom-placed webcam for thin bezels, the webcam is right on top – but on a “reverse-notch” of sorts. There is a slight bump on top of the laptop screen that houses the webcam, and it can actually help you open up the laptop more easily.

Also, at 1.29 cm thick, this could be the slimmest laptop in the world now too! And since it weighs only 1.13 kgs, we can assume it is not for power-hungry users, obviously! There are a few configurations – you can either choose one with Intel i5-8265U or an i7-8565U for better performance. It can pack up to 16 GB RAM, and if you choose, you can opt for one with NVidia GeForce M150 graphics.

Again, no word on pricing, but ASUS Zenbooks are not known for affordability. So, don’t hold your breath. This, too, will be available in the first few months of 2019.

ASUS StudioBook – a portable Workstation

By now, you must be pretty darn confused with the lineups of these ASUS laptops. Zenbook, Zephyrus, and what not and that S-series on top supposed to be more portable than the regular ones? Well, brace yourselves. There’s the ASUS StudioBook S-series now – which combines portability with a raw performance!

Now workstation might mean different things to different people. Generally, they are for business people, but this workstation has a different idea. The StudioBook is a workstation for content creators – movie editors, VR builders, and the likes. And to do so, you all know that it requires some serious power!

So, just how powerful is this thing? For starters, it comes in two configurations: the 2.2 GHz 8th-gen Intel i7-8750H or for some more power, 2.7 GHz Hexa-core Xeon E-2716M. It can also pack up to 64 GB of DDR4 RAM and a whopping 4 TB of NVMe storage! There are also plenty of ports in here – a USB-C with Thunderbolt 3, three USB As, an HDMI, and an SDcard reader as well.

Since it is a workstation for content creation, the screen needs to be just right too, and it actually is. Its 17″ display with 16:10 aspect ratio looks pretty cool, and it has about 97% DCI-P3 color gamut coverage, so, no need to worry about color accuracy. But the body packs only a 57 Whr battery, which might be easy to burn through during heavy workloads.

With this, there is no need to stay glued to your desk while creating or manipulating content. And this is just another of ASUS’ innovation for its laptops. And just by looking at the spec sheet, you can guess the price range pretty easily as well.

So, these are the ASUS latest releases in the CES 2019. With all of these, ASUS seems to have its hands full… Let’s see how these hold up this year.

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Sony Xperia XZ4 to launch with a 21:9 aspect ratio display and Snapdragon 855 SoC

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Sony Xperia XZ4 to launch with a 21:9 aspect ratio display and Snapdragon 855 SoC

Sony has ironically been the first and last when it comes to jumping on new smartphone display technologies. Take for instance that 4k display on the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium, a first for smartphones. Then they greet you with their first 18:9 display on smartphones, a whole one year late to the party. Although that is the past, the first Sony smartphone with a 2k display still remains fresh. As for now, rumors of the Sony Xperia XZ4 has come up and it features a whopping 21:9 ratio display.

Read More: Sony Mobile Price in Nepal

A 21:9 display on a smartphone isn’t something new, but Sony seems to be the first mainstream smartphone to do so. Leaked specs include a 6.5-inch panel stretched out over 166.9mm in height. You can watch the video below for an idea on exactly how it will feel to watch a movie on this said smartphone. The video was uploaded by Ice Universe, which is said to be a very reputable “leakster”. The leakster has also recently leaked some of the important details of the Samsung Galaxy S10.

The display isn’t really that tall, sizing at about the same display real estate as an iPhone XS Max vertically. But when the width comes into play, it just changes the whole perspective. One of the very possible uses of this display could be watching movies that were created in this aspect ratio, which is most of them. Apart from that, this display will offer very little functionality when it comes to real life usage.

Sony Xperia XZ4 Leaks and Speculations

That is all we are going to talk about displays for now, as the phone is said to launch with an impressive set of internals. The first of which is the inclusion of a Snapdragon 855 chipset with 6GB of RAM. Speculations of its internal storage show 64GB or 256GB, very specific. As for cameras, the back will feature a 1/2.3″ sensor with OIS and a single wide-angle sensor at the front.

Finally, the battery life is reported to be a 3,900mAh unit and will boot on Android Pie with Sony’s own UI on top. As for the launch of the Xperia ZX4, Sony might hold an event in the CES in January. If that doesn’t pan out, we will likely see it launch at the MWC in February.

GBG Bizfest 2019 held bringing together more than 100 startups!

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January 6, 2019

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GBG Bizfest 2019 held bringing together more than 100 startups!

Google Business Group (GBG), a community of business professionals have successfully held GBG Bizfest 2019 in collaboration with Women Will, bringing together more than 100 startups in a single platform. The event was held in the premises of Galaxy Public School on Saturday and marked an attempt to help startups learn about business strategies and aid them to grow their businesses in time to come. The event started from 10 in the morning and went on till evening being attended by more than 5000 people.

More than 100 startups participated where they showcased their products and services and explained their vision and strategies to the attendees. The attendees included investors, businessmen, general people and, tech enthusiasts, students, among the others.

Something that was unique and appreciable in the Biz Fest was, entry for startups was free. In such a platform where so many investors and enthusiasts had marked their presence, startups got a wonderful opportunity for branding. Similarly, apart from exhibiting their offerings, they could make sales as well that resulted in real-time sales conversion for them.

“The whole idea of this event was to bring together all startups, industry experts, investors, etc together for the purpose of knowledge sharing and empowerment. Many participants shared their euphoria in being able to share about their start-ups to such huge mass of people. And the best part was, they could demonstrate and sell their products too.” said Miss Aditi Goyal, Co-manager, GBG Kathmandu.

Experts delivered workshops in the event where participants got a hands-on opportunity to interact directly with the leading individuals of various sectors and enhance their marketing and growth capabilities.

“We look forward to such events in the near future as Nepal is a growing market and we love to see new ideas get converted to businesses and create value for the people,” said Kushal Bhatta, one of the attendees.

Among various participants, were emerging e-commerce companies, Digital Marketing companies, and various others ICT related companies including Game developers and many others.

Honor Play 8A goes official, expect to start shipping from January 8

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Honor Play 8A goes official, expect to start shipping from January 8

The Huawei Honor 8A, a phone previously set to launch on January 8 in CES, is now official as the Honor Play 8A. This phone is basically an Honor 8A but with the “Play” moniker in its name and a different launch date. It’s expected to start shipping from January 8, while we are now uncertain of the Honor 8A’s existence.

Speculated to be named after the Xiaomi Mi Play, it shares a lot of similarities with its rivals. Sadly it makes no resemblance to last year’s Honor Play. This is an entry-level smartphone from Honor and it does not even offer a fingerprint sensor. The exclusion might not sound so bad given its price point.

Nevertheless, Honor offers face unlock thanks to the 8MP f/2.0 camera tucked into a small notch at the top. Below the notch, you get a 6.09-inch 720×1560 pixel IPS display. Internally, the Honor Play 8A rocks the new MediaTek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset. It’s a 12nm based SoC with eight Cortex A53 cores, clocked at 2.3GHz and the PowerVR GE8320 GPU.

Also Read: Honor Mobiles Price in Nepal

Likewise, it comes with 3GB of RAM and a choice of either 32GB or 64GB of expandable internal storage. Camera setup includes a single 13MP f/1.8 main sensor at the back. On the software side, the phone runs on EMUI 9.0 on top of Android 9 Pie. Powering the device is a 3020mAh battery with support for up to 10W charging.

Dimensions of the device include 156.28 x 73.5 x 8.0mm and a weight of 150 grams. Despite being an entry level device, it does get a USB-C port. Connectivity includes Bluetooth, ac Wi-Fi, and GPS among others. It’s available in Blue, Black, Gold and Red colors. Finally, pricing starts at around $129 in China.

Honor Play 8A Specifications:

Display: 6.09-inch (720×1560 pixels) HD+ panel
Chipset: MediaTek Helios P35 SoC
CPU: Octa Core, 12nm process, clocked at 2.3GHz, Cortex A53
GPU: PowerVR GE8320
RAM: 3GB
ROM: 32GB or 64GB, expandable via MicroSD
Software: Android Pie 9 with EMUI 9.0 on top
Back Camera: 13MP f/1.8, PDAF
Front Camera: 8MP f/2.0, fixed focus
Security: Face unlock, Pattern, Passcode
Dimensions: 156.28 x 73.5 x 8.0mm; Weight: 150g
Connectivity: USB Type C, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi ac, GPS
Battery: 3020mAh battery, 10W charging

Foldable Displays from BOE – We’re getting there…

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Foldable Displays from BOE – We’re getting there…

We have not been able to get over the idea of foldable smartphones, and it’s highly unlikely that we ever will. But with smartphone companies pushing out foldable smartphones very soon, it won’t be necessary. Royole, a California based startup, became the first company to push out a foldable smartphone. The FlexPai is a phone with a 7.8″ AMOLED panel with Full HD+ resolution when unfolded. But since it is the first foldable phone, there are some aspects it could improve on.

And another company, which is a screen manufacturer has unveiled its version of foldable displays. BOE, a Chinese company had the same idea. It has released a demo of its OLED panel that has a very minimal fold radius of 1 mm.

The demo shows a 7.65″ of AMOLED panel with a WQHD resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels. Other features reveal that it has 380 nits of brightness, a really low response time of 1 millisecond and a color gamut of 118% on the NTSC scale. While these are not very impressive features for an OLED screen, the company has addressed the aesthetics part of the foldable display.

The bend/fold radius on this device is only 1mm, which is the smallest up to now. And that looks pretty neat while bent. It might not matter to everyone, but aesthetically, it is pretty satisfying to have.

The company also claims about 100,000 bends to give an idea of its durability. Yes, that is not a very big number for a smartphone, but for now, it is only in its demo stages, i.e. it is still in its Prototype Model. So, when it does come out commercially, we might see a more durable panel. For now, it seems like we’re getting somewhere with foldable displays.

And we’re not sure which smartphone company will be the first to integrate this panel. But yes, we’re expecting quite a few of those in 2019!

Huawei P30 renders surface online – No surprises

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January 6, 2019

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Huawei P30 renders surface online – No surprises

So, with the Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro behind us, we are looking at another flagship from Huawei from the P-series. The Huawei P20 Pro is still the highest rated smartphone by DxOMark (at the time this article was written). But besides the camera, the phone in itself, was a great phone overall, although a bit on the expensive side. Nevertheless, it was a pretty well-received phone by the people.

And now, it is near about time for a new P-series flagship to hit the markets. So, if you hear more P30 rumors and such, don’t be surprised. There is also now a CAD-based render and a 360-degree video showing all sides of the phone. And to say the least, the phone does not look surprising at all.

The Huawei P30 has the same glass body in dual-tone gradient colors, which Huawei seems to be very fond of. It’s a glass back has a similar texture to that of the Mate 20 Pro as well. Of course, you get the triple-camera setup at the back on a slight camera bump with the LED flash below it. There is no fingerprint sensor at the back, which can only mean we’ll get an in-display fingerprint sensor.

On the front, the screen measures around 6″, and features a water-drop notch on top housing the front camera. This is not surprising at all, as we’ve seen such many phones throughout 2018. And by the looks of it, we’ll see phones with similar designs throughout the year.

The only surprise, here, is that the phone still seems to retain the 3.5 mm headphone jack! And since the Mate 20 Pro did away with it, the P30 Pro still having is a good thing, albeit a surprise.

In terms of specs, we might be expecting a 38 MP main lens as a part of the triple camera setup and a 24 MP selfie camera. The cameras should be one of the best, knowing the cameras on Huawei flagships. Underneath, we’ll surely find the Kirin 980 chipset. And in terms of software, the phone is sure to have Android 9.0 Pie with EMUI 9.0 on top.

So, the Huawei P30 might be a new flagship, but I, for one, have no excitement in it. There seems to be nothing different, at least on the outside. Let’s see what the phone will bring.

Also Watch: Huawei Mate 20 Pro Review!

Xiaomi to host an event this January 10: Here is every thing you need to know

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Xiaomi to host an event this January 10: Here is every thing you need to know

Xiaomi has been in the news a lot lately, a chunk of it thanks to their event scheduled for January 10. While we are expecting a lot of Xiaomi this year, let’s start off with the Xiaomi Redmi Pro 2. It’s expected to launch with a 48MP rear camera. Though this won’t be the first to come with such a huge pixel count camera, that achievement goes to Huawei.

Also Read: Xiaomi Mobiles Price in Nepal

Xiaomi Redmi Pro 2

This smartphone will feature a punch hole display to accompany the front-facing camera. Rumored specs include a Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SoC and triple camera set-up at the back. Consequently one of the three sensors will sport a 48MP sensor.

The Xiaomi Redmi Pro 2 is expected to launch on January 10, 2019, in an event in China. Pricing is expected to be at around 20,000 Indian Rupees. In addition, it’s predecessor, the Redmi Note Pro was a high-end offering, though availability was limited to China.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7

There are no solid hints that the Redmi Note 7 will also launch in the January 10 event. Although a lot of leaks and rumors for it have surfaced on the internet lately. Most of it thanks to the Chinese certification website TENAA.

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According to the listing, the device will come with a 6.3″ display and may pack that 48MP sensor, although the listing specifies a 12MP sensor. This device will also get a 3,900mAh battery. The Redmi Note 7 will come with 4GB of RAM and 64GB storage, while the other two include 6GB + 64GB and a 6GB + 128GB version.

The smartphone’s leaked image also reveals a glossy gradient finish at the back. We also get an exact number for the dimensions of the phone at 159.2 x 75.2 x 8.1mm. Similarly, other smartphones on the Redmi 7 lineup include the Redmi 7, Redmi 7a and the Redmi 7 Pro, all expected to make their way to India.

For now, these are all leaks and speculations, with the full story to be revealed on January 10. The event will take place in Beijing at exactly 1400 local time. As always we will keep you updated with the event.

Also, watch our Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro review in Nepali: