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Samsung Galaxy M Series Price in India, Redmi Note 7 India Launch, WhatsApp's New Features, PUBG Ban, and More News This Week

Samsung Galaxy M Series Price in India, Redmi Note 7 India Launch, WhatsApp's New Features, PUBG Ban, and More News This Week 32114g

By Gadgets 360 Staff | Updated: 27 January 2019 15:09 IST

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Highlights

Samsung Galaxy M10 price in India said to start at Rs. 7,990
Redmi Note 7 India launch expected soon
WhatsApp got new features, while one state "banned" PUBG

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Samsung Galaxy M-Series is due to launch in India on Monday, while Redmi Note 7 — the first smartphone in the newly independent Redmi by Xiaomi brand — is all set to be launched in India. These, and many more, are the top news stories of the week just past. Galaxy M20 expected to launch in India early next week. Samsung revealed that it will launching India-first smartphones targeting 'young millennials' on January 28, and that they would offer 'powerful' displays, cameras, batteries, and processors. Now, the Galaxy M10 and Galaxy M20 price in India has been leaked, just ahead of Monday's launch.

Samsung Galaxy M-Series India Launch: Everything We Know About the Galaxy M10, Galaxy M20

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According to a little roundup, including a detailed list of specifications.

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Next up, is the earlier this month in China. The smartphone features a new waterdrop-style notch design compared to previous Redmi offerings, and also sports a 48-megapixel sensor in its dual rear camera setup - certainly one of its biggest highlights.

Powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoC and coupled with 3GB, 4GB, or 6GB of RAM, the Redmi Note 7 was priced starting at just CNY 999 (roughly Rs. 10,500) in China. It features a 6.3-inch full-HD+ (1080x2340 pixels) display with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio and Corning Gorilla Glass 5. It is powered by a 2.2GHz octa-core Snapdragon 660 SoC. As we mentioned, it bears a dual rear camera setup, with the second being a 5-megpapixel sensor. It spots a 13-megapixel selfie sensor. There are 32GB and 64GB inbuilt storage options, expandable via microSD card slot (up to 256GB). Another major highlight of the Redmi Note 7 is that it packs a 4,000mAh battery with Quick Charge 4 .

Redmi Note 7 Update Adds Xiaomi Mi Mix 3's Super Night Scene Mode

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In other news this week, announced that WhatsApp Business s can now use popular app-based features like quick replies, chat list filtering, and labels on the Web and desktop clients.

WhatsApp was also in the news for new features showing up in its beta builds for Android. As seen in fingerprint authentication feature for Android smartphones.

Finally, a report cast doubts on just how well Facebook would be able to wrangle together three different encryption implementations, possibly resulting in a weakening of WhatsApp's own lauded end-to-end encryption.

Mark Zuckerberg Plans to Integrate WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook Messenger: Report

In other Facebook news, the company launched in back in 2015 - would be discontinued on February 25 due to lack of usage. The company has provided export options for s to the media they ed on the platform.

Other stories
Vivo this week Vivo about the India launch of the Vivo Y89.

Samsung this week launched in China in December, featuring a display cutout design for the selfie camera as its biggest highlight - what Samsung calls the 'Infinity-O Display'. The Galaxy A8s also features a triple rear camera setup. For now, some specifications of the Galaxy A9 Pro (2019) remain undisclosed, but we can expect more near the sale date - February 28.

tipped the Honor View 20 price in India will be set at around Rs. 40,000.

Vivo this week also MWC 2019, but noted this is just a concept. The Vivo Apex 2019 uses pressure and gestures for quick actions - the company is calling this Touch Sense. Like the previous Apex smartphone, the Apex 2019 has an in-screen fingerprint sensor, and it is said to have a coverage area of nearly the entire screen. The phone features MagPort magnetic pins at the back that allow for charging and data transfer. The display is the speaker on the Vivo Apex 2019, using what the company calls Body SoundCasting technology. So far, the company has not detailed if there is a selfie camera at all on the smartphone, and it may be a pop-up camera, and more details can be expected at MWC next month. As for specifications, the Vivo Apex 2019 concept phone has Snapdragon 855 SoC, 256GB of storage, and 12GB RAM.

LG G8, some other flagship level offering, or a prototype. LG says the smartphone will sport a 4,000mAh battery. The company is also touting software optimisation that will enable low battery drain on 5G-connected apps.

Meizu Zero, another concept-style smartphone that features no ports, physical buttons, or even a SIM card slot. The Meizu Zero uses an eSIM, and bears pressure sensitive buttons. The smartphone is charged through wireless charging, and the company says s will have to use Bluetooth audio accessories as there is no 3.5mm headphone jack. The smartphone is IP68 dust and water-resistant, and the screen also serves as speaker and earpiece. It bears a 5.99-inch Super AMOLED display, and is powered by a Snapdragon 845 SoC. There is a dual rear camera setup, and a selfie camera with Face Unlock .

Finally, in the list of concept phones, Xiaomi this week showed off a double foldable smartphone prototype, which folds from both the left side and right side in tablet mode to form a smaller phone-like profile. Shown off on video by Xiaomi President and Co-Founder Bin Lin, the foldable smartphone looks impressively compact when folded. Lin says the smartphone uses 'four wheel drive foldable shaft' technology to achieve the form factor, claiming it is the world's first smartphone with a double-folding design.

Fellow Chinese smartphone manufacturer announcement earlier this month when the company teased the technology for introduction at MWC. Notably, Oppo recently also teased a new in-screen fingerprint sensor technology that uses a larger area of the display, and this tech can also be expected to be introduced at the trade fair.

Nokia 1 Plus now expected to be launched alongside.

Stepping away from phone launches, we see that HMD Global, the should expect a slight drop in performance.

Another smartphone update that was in the news this week was brought reports connectivity issues on some networks - specifically, complaints originated from AT&T and Sprint s in the US.

Next up, is the received a software update this week that brought the January 2019 Android security patch as well as camera improvements. With the update, the Realme U1's front camera gets improved HDR effects, the rear camera gets improved quality of 'blue sky graying' on the rear camera, and also improved outdoor portraits. The ColorOS update is rolling in a 'staged rollout', which means it will first be made available to a limited to a small number of s before being slowly expanded to a wider audience.

The popular budget smartphone from received a software update this week. The update brings along the January 2019 Android security patch, apart from system stability updates. The company clarified that the update will be rolling out in phases. The Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1 is scheduled to receive its Android 9.0 Pie update in February.

Lastly, a Counterpoint Research report was Jio Phone 2. Jio is said to have captured a 38 percent market share for both the whole year and Q4. In of smartphone, Xiaomi continued to lead in the fourth quarter - constituting 27 percent of the total smartphone shipments - as well as the whole year, where it is said to have gained a 28 percent share.

As for mobile leaks this past week, there were quite a few significant ones surrounding anticipated smartphones - these include the Moto G7 Power.

Of course, mobile leaks this week included multiple rumours for Samsung's flagship lineup - the saw details emerge about the in-display fingerprint Samsung's rumoured to employ on the Galaxy S10. A ceramic variant and storage details were also tipped.

The leaks this week. A press render of the smartphone was leaked to the Internet, and showed details like a dual rear camera setup, a notched display, and a dedicated Google Assistant button. The same leak also detailed the smartphone's dimensions.

Finally, in of mobile leaks, a leaked build of Android Q made its way into the hands of some developers, who leaked build last week showed features like a system-wide dark mode, new notification gestures, and more privacy controls.

We now come to the telecom news of the week, and all the usual suspects had announcements to make. Reliance Jio this week announced a Rs. 1,699 annual prepaid plan that provides 1GB of data per day and unlimited voice calls for 365 days.

Jio Gigafiber.

In other news, Xiaomi this week launched ShareSave in India, an e-commerce platform that aims to make it easier for people in the country to buy Xiaomi ecosystem products that are not yet available in the region. It uses a social e-commerce model, giving the best deal when products are purchased by friends and families. For now, only an Android app is available, but an iOS and Web version can be expected. The e-commerce platform will initially be available in India, but will soon be expanded to other countries, Xiaomi said.

Next up, the generation of game consoles - expected in 2020 - received one of their biggest leaks this week. PS5 is said to have a U with 8 custom cores, a custom Navi architecture for the GPU, 12GB of GDDR6 RAM, a 1TB SSD, and a price of $399 (around Rs. 28,500). The Next Xbox is said to have similar specifications, with differences such as more RAM (16GB GDDR6), a 1TB NVMe SSD, and a price of $499 (around Rs. 35,600). A Next Xbox streaming console was also leaked in the latest report.

This week, StarCraft II players 10-1 - yet another feather in the hat of artificial intelligence.

In other gaming news, launched yet another game in the series. Called Angry Birds Dream Blast, the game is a puzzle-based offering similar to Candy Crush Saga

Finally, launched an open beta of PUBG Lite, a free-to-play version of the battle royale game that has been optimised for low-end PCs. Only available in Thailand for now, we can expect the version to be made available in other emerging markets soon, removing the entry barrier to game that is normally a paid offering on PCs.

The managed to successfully launch the Kalamsat and Microsat-R satellites into their orbits, using a new variant of its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket, called the PSLV-DL

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