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Jio Plans, Lyf 4G VoLTE Feature Phone, Moto E4 Plus Launch, Nokia 3 and 6, Xiaomi Redmi 5, More News This Week

Jio Plans, Lyf 4G VoLTE Feature Phone, Moto E4 Plus Launch, Nokia 3 and 6, Xiaomi Redmi 5, More News This Week 222a2s

By Gadgets 360 Staff | Updated: 16 July 2017 13:25 IST

Highlights

Jio's new plans reveals; Leaked video shows 4G VoLTE feature phone
The Moto E4 Plus launched in India, carrying a price of Rs. 9,999
Nokia 6 launch date in India revealed; Xiaomi Redmi 5 specs leaked

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Welcome back to our regular recap of the top tech stories from the week that was. It's been a particularly big week for leaked video. As you may know, the phone is expected to be announced formally at Reliance Industries' AGM which will take place next week. 4d1q5q

The leaked video shows the Lyf-branded phone, which many believe will be the Jio 4G feature phone. Specifications leaked alongside the video tip the Lyf/ Jio 4G VoLTE feature phone to come with a 2.4-inch display, 512MB RAM, 4GB of storage, and smartphone-like features such as its own app store, Wi-Fi hotspot functionality, and Jio apps such as JioCinema, JioMusic, and JioTV.

Earlier leaks have said that the Jio 4G feature phone will cost Rs. 500 and come with special Jio plans to make the service even more appealing for first time s, but whether the mobile leaked in the video is the same device remains to be seen.

Speaking of plans, Reliance Jio also announced a number of new data plans, that come in as its 84GB at Rs. 399, which is capped at 1GB per day. The Rs. 309 and Rs. 509 Jio plans, which offer 1GB and 2GB of data per day respectively, have also seen their validity extended from 28 days to 56 days. If you don't like daily data caps, there's now also a Rs. 349 Jio plan which gives you 20GB of data for 56 days, with no usage cap.

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The selling over 100,000 units within 24 hours, the company said. The standout feature of the Moto E4 Plus is certainly its huge 5000mAh battery. The phone runs on Android 7.1.1 Nougat and has a 5.5-inch HD display. It's powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor, 3GB RAM, and comes with 32GB of internal storage. The Moto E4 Plus also has a 13-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel selfie-camera.

Moto E4 and Moto E4 Plus First Impressions

The Moto E4 Plus launch comes a few days after the Moto E4 was launched in India. There are a few differences between the two models. The Moto E4 features a 5-inch HD screen. Due to the difference in size but not resolution, the Moto E4's display appears crisper than that of its larger sibling. Like we mentioned earlier, the biggest highlight of the Moto E4 Plus is its massive 5000mAh battery, while its smaller sibling has a 2800mAh unit.

Moving on to other specifications, the Moto E4 Plus has 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage while the Moto E4 packs 2GB and 16GB respectively. Storage is expandable using a microSD card on both models. Both smartphones run Android 7.1.1 Nougat out of the box.

Moto E4 Plus vs. Moto E4

The release in August, HMD Global confirmed.

Meanwhile, the Nokia 9 will have a curved design, and a vertical dual-camera setup on the rear.

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third smartphone brand this month - it also has the Mi and Redmi lines, and the sub-brand will reportedly focus on the offline market.

Meanwhile, there was also a leak about the Xiaomi Redmi 4, and according to the tipster, the entry-level model will have 3GB RAM, and 16GB storage. The top-end variant of the Xiaomi Redmi 5 is expected to have 4GB RAM, and 32GB storage. Other than that, the leak talks about a 5-inch full-HD display, a 16-megapixel rear-camera, and a 3680mAh battery. The Xiaomi Redmi 5 is tipped to start as low as CNY 859 (roughly Rs. 8,000) for the 3GB RAM and 16GB storage variant.

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message recall feature, which has been leaked several times already. Apart from for all file types and media bundling, the latest WhatsApp update also enables text formatting in the chat. When typing text in a chat window, s can now tap and hold to select the text to easily bold, strikethrough, or italics.

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carry forward unused data into the next billing cycle from August onwards. Postpaid Airtel mobile s who don't consume the data provided by their plans during the month will be able to use it in the next month, up to a limit of 200GB, Airtel said. The company is also allowing Airtel s in the same family to share data benefits with each other and is also aggressively promoting its smartphone insurance plan.

new Rs. 453 pack. Like Jio's new Rs. 399 plan, Idea's plan also offers 1GB daily for 84 days, and s will also get 300 minutes of bundled calls per day, up to 1200 minutes per week. This plan is for 3G data, however, not 4G.

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Another Tango. It is priced in India at Rs. 49,999, and will be available exclusively via Flipkart. The Asus ZenFone AR has 8GB RAM, a 23-megapixel rear-camera, 128GB storage, a 5.7-inch QHD display, and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 SoC with a quad-core processor.

The phone is a powerhouse, but more importantly, one of the first devices to bring Daydream View VR headset.

Other launches include the launched this week, the pricing has not been disclosed, though LG did stress that it was very competitive.

We also got the InFocus Turbo 5, it has one major missing feature: 4G VoLTE , which means it will be useless for potential Reliance Jio s.

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Galaxy S8+, which are the only two phones using the processor, leading people to think that this is a first look at the Note 8.

There was also a LG V30, which is expected to launch ahead of IFA 2017, which will kick off in Berlin on September 1. Going by the leak, the smartphone will have a glass back, and it will come with a 3.5mm audio jack. It could also wireless charging.

The specifications of the leaked this week via a benchmark site. As per the leak, the smartphone will come with 3GB of RAM instead of 4GB, as believed earlier. The previous leak tipped the smartphone to feature a 5.2-inch full-HD display. This listing suggests that Moto X4 will be powered by a Snapdragon 630 SoC.

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