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Nokia 8 Leaked Price, iPhone 8 3D Laser Tech, Xiaomi Mi 6 Specifications, and More: Your 360 Daily

Nokia 8 Leaked Price, iPhone 8 3D Laser Tech, Xiaomi Mi 6 Specifications, and More: Your 360 Daily 6j5i4b

By Gadgets 360 Staff | Updated: 20 February 2017 21:27 IST

Highlights

Nokia 8 listing suggests flagship phone will be priced at CNY 3,188
iPhone 8 may replace Touch ID with 3D laser tech, says JP Morgan analyst
Xiaomi Mi 6 to come in three variants, specifications allegedly leaked

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flagship Nokia Android phone is expected to feature a 5.7-inch display, Snapdragon 835 processor, 24-megapixel camera with Zeiss optics on the back, 12-megapixel camera in front, Android 7.0 Nougat software, and 64GB and 128GB internal storage options. 301s4b

But that's not the only major leak of the day. Check out your 360 Daily roundup below for the biggest tech news of the day.

iPhone 8 may sport 3D laser scanner for facial feature
according to JP Morgan analyst Rod Hall. He adds that using the 3D laser tech will increase the bill of materials for iPhone 8 by $10-15, but the new technology may help the proliferation of the Apple Pay payments solution among consumers who are not satisfied with the reliability of Touch ID. Further, he said that the 3D laser tech would also help the company enable AR/VR functions in the flagship iPhone model.

Xiaomi Mi 6 specifications allegedly leaked
A Chinese tipster has Xiaomi Mi 6 variants is said to pack 4GB RAM and 32GB storage, and feature full-HD screen resolution; the other model will reportedly have 4GB RAM, 64GB storage, and WQHD display resolution; the Mi 6 variant, on the other hand, will be the only with curved edges on both sides, 6GB RAM, and ceramic body. The smartphone is also said to sport a 12-megapixel camera with Sony IMX386 sensor.

BharatQR Code interoperable payment acceptance solution launched
RBI Deputy Governor R. Gandhi today National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), MasterCard, and Visa. With this interoperable and low-cost payment solution, consumers will not have to scan separate QR codes at the same merchant provided by the different payment networks. Instead, merchants will only need to display a single QR code, either at their retail outlet or on the acquiring bank’s mobile app. BharatQR is compatible with MasterCard, Visa and RuPay s.

Incidentally, announced today that it will invest a sum of Rs. 600 crores in its QR code-based payment solution to enable digital payments for merchants.

Vodafone-Idea merger may be finalised within a month
The merger of Vodafone-Idea merger were based on equal rights between Vodafone Group and Aditya Birla Group (Idea’s parent company), with Vodafone getting shares in Idea.

Sony Xperia X gets a Rs. 14,000 price cut
In less than a year of launch, the Sony smartphone are 5-inch full-HD screen, 3GB RAM, 23-megapixel rear camera, 13-megapixel front camera, and 2620mAh battery.

Reliance Jio, Uber announce strategic partnership
Disruptive telecom operator JioMoney wallet app; similarly, JioMoney s will be able to book and pay for Uber rides from within the wallet app. The two companies said they will work together to enrich the Jio Digital Life experience with complementary programmes.

Xiaomi to launch home-made Pinecone processor on February 28
Huawei are the only other smartphone brands that develop their smartphone processors in-house.

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