Netflix's long-term subscription plans will come with a discount of up to 50 per cent.
Netflix is testing new long-term plans in India according to a report by Gadgets360. These plans will include a duration of three months, six months and a year. All of these plans will also come at a discounted rate.
The long-term subscription plans will come with a discount of up to 50 per cent. The three month plan is priced at Rs 1,919, which has a discount of 20 per cent. The six month plan will come with a price tag of Rs 3,359, which if the consumer paid monthly would have cost Rs 4,794. The yearly plan is priced at Rs 4,799, which is having a straight 50 per cent discount from Rs 9,588. All of these plan prices are for the regular versions, premium versions with 4 screens and highest quality will cost much more.
India is a very price sensitive market and Netflix seems to have realised that, considering it recently launched a new mobile only plan, which costs Rs 199 per month. This is the cheapest plan that the company has to offer globally.
Comparing the new long-term plans to other services currently prevalent in India like Amazon Prime Video (Rs 999/year), Hotstar (Rs 999/year) and more, we get to see that the Netflix plans do cost a lot more. However, Netflix does have a lot of exclusive series and movies, which aren't available elsewhere, to make a case for itself.
To recall, Netflix CEO, Reed Hastings had earlier said that India is an important market for the company and that it would be pumping Rs 3,000 crore in India to churn out Indian-centric content. The company already has a lot of popular Indian shows like Sacred Games, Little Things and more.
Gionee F10 sports a 6.09-inch HD+ display with a resolution of 1560x720 pixels and comes with Dragontrail Glass protection.
Gionee has launched its new Gionee F10 smartphone in India. It is priced at Rs. 6,499 and is currently available exclusively on Flipkart. The device has been made available in two colour options: Black and Blue.
Key features of the device include a waterdrop style notched display, dual camera setup on the back, 3GB of RAM, 3,550mAh battery and Android 9 Pie operating system.
Gionee F10 sports a 6.09-inch HD+ display with a resolution of 1560x720 pixels and comes with Dragontrail Glass protection. It is powered by an unnamed octa-core processor clocked at 1.65GHz. The device comes with 3GB of RAM paired with 32GB of internal storage expandable up to 256GB via a microSD card. It runs Google's Android 9 Pie operating system with the company's own custom skin on top. All of this is backed by a 3,550mAh battery.
Coming to the optics, the device sports a dual camera setup on the back consisting of a 13-megapixel primary sensor paired with a 2-megapixel secondary sensor. It features an 8-megapixel front camera located inside of the waterdrop style notch for taking selfies.
Gionee is a smartphone brand that doesn't seem to be finished as of yet. Even after the company had declared bankruptcy, it is still keeping on launching new smartphones in the market. Even though the company is still launching new smartphones, we would recommend that you carefully purchase the device, as the company considering its past is not that stable and might cause issues in service. Also the devices being launched are pretty mediocre.
Nokia C1 sports a 5.45-inch FWVGA+ IPS display. It is powered by an unnamed quad-core processor clocked at 1.3GHz.
HMD Global has launched its latest Android Go Edition smartphone, dubbed the Nokia C1. This is the first phone from the company to ditch the number-based branding.
The company is yet to reveal the price of the Nokia C1, however, it has stated that the device will be made available in Africa, the Middle East and Asian Pacific. Which means it will soon be coming to India. The device will be offered in Black and Red colour options.
"Millions of consumers across markets in Africa, Middle East and APAC will upgrade from a feature phone to their first smartphone," Juho Sarvikas, Chief Product Officer, HMD Global, said in a tweet. "Nokia C1 is a smartphone they can trust - bringing quality experiences at an affordable price with 3G connectivity."
The smartphone sports quite a conventional design featuring no notches, hole-punch or pop-up cameras. Key features of the device include a quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM and 2,500mAh battery.
Nokia C1: Specifications
Nokia C1 sports a 5.45-inch FWVGA+ IPS display. It is powered by an unnamed quad-core processor clocked at 1.3GHz. The device comes with 1GB of RAM paired with 16GB of internal storage expandable up to 64GB via a microSD card. It runs Google's Android 9 Pie (Go Edition) operating system and is backed by a 2,500mAh removable battery. The phone only supports 3G bands and has no support for 4G. However, we expect the company to launch a 4G variant in India too.
In terms of camera specifications, the device features a 5-megapixel primary camera at the back paired with a 5-megapixel selfie shooter located on the front.
The mobile gaming industry is a $68.5 billion global business that is currently expanding at an increasingly rapid rate. As reported by Tech Crunch, approximately 2.4 billion people will regularly play mobile games around the world by 2019, recording a year-on-year growth of 10.2% already, mobile gaming applications account for 33% of all application downloads on both Android and iOS platforms. They also account for 74% of consumer spend and 10% of all time spent in applications. Clearly, mobile gaming is big business.
All mobile games are different – some require an internet connection in order to operate, such as the popular Clash of Clans. Others just require an internet connection in order to back up game progress and access special events, such as the Farmville series. Whatever the case may be, there are certain factors every gamer should consider in order to guide their decision when subscribing to a mobile plan.
Mobile gamers have all the advantages of the flexibility that comes with a portable console. However, without a good mobile connection the negative aspects can impact on mobile gaming experience.
Most Popular Game Genres in the World as reported by Big Fish Games (Image: Big Fish Games)
Major Factors to Consider Before Subscribing to a Phone Plan
As a gamer, there are certain factors one must consider before subscribing to a mobile phone plan. There are always a range of plans on offer, and they are frequently updated so it’s important to periodically check in to make sure the deal you’re on is the best one.
The Indian telecommunication industry boasts several major players, some of which include;
Airtel
Reliance Jio
Vodafone
Idea Cellular
Speed
Internet speeds are one of the most important aspects of any online activity. For gamers, speed is particularly important. Slow internet speeds could mean increased lag and less functionality for game features. In multiplayer games, particularly battle levels, this can be a major inconvenience to players and detract from their gaming experience.
Right now, according to Ookla speed tests, Airtel is the fastest network provider within the country.
Airtel offers a wide range of mobile plans. The telecommunications company offers postpaid plans for as little as 499 Rupees for postpaid and 98 for prepaid plans. Each plan comes with numerous perks which include data rollover and unlimited roaming calls. For more on Airtel’s selection, visit their website here.
Coverage
Coverage is also important to mobile gamers, meaning they can access their hobby in more locations. Numerous telcos situated in India are still struggling to provide optimal 4G network coverage to their subscribers. Typically, urban areas boast adequate coverage while their rural counterparts manage with the reduced network available to them.
A lack of adequate coverage presents an issue to numerous gamers, particularly those who prefer to game ‘on the go’ on public transport or while travelling.
Currently, Reliance Jio provides the best network coverage within the country. Launched in 2016 by Mukesh Ambani, the telco covers 98.8% of the locations across the country. This is 8.8% more than Airtel and 14.2% more than Vodafone.
As with Airtel, Jio offers both prepaid and postpaid plans alongside broadband internet and fibre cables. The telco offers phone plans for as little as 98 Rupees for 2 GB of data.
Which is the Best Plan for Mobile Gaming?
While some choices are better than others for mobile gamers, the best offer is going to depend on the gamer – their location, the type of game they prefer and their budget. A game that needs a constant connection to function will require wide coverage and a large amount of data. For a game that only uses the internet for updates or special features, these features might be less important.
There is unlikely to be one plan that suits all gamers, so it’s more important to keep the basic requirements in mind – data allowance, price, coverage and speed – and use them to select the right plan. In this area, loyalty can cost you, so don’t be afraid to shop around. If mobile gaming is important, take the time to choose the best plan that supports your hobby.
The use case of laptops has changed a lot over the years. However, the thing that hasn't changed is the core reason why computers were made. From the beginning of time, the computers were designed to aid, creators and developers, with the advent of laptops that became more evident. Gaming came in afterward. However, known for their gaming laptops, MSI has recently launched a laptop aimed at creators and professionals. The MSI P65 8RE Creator is meant to be used by professional creators and developers.
MSI P65 Review: Specifications
The laptop is not a slim portable laptop as per se.
MSI P65 is available in a variety of configurations. The variant we had for review purposes came with an 8th Generation Intel Core i7 8750H processor coupled with 32GB of RAM. It comes with a 15.6-inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels anti-glare panel. The device also packs in 512GB SSD. For the graphics, it packs an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 for light gaming and video rendering needs.
MSI P65 Review: Design
The MSI P65 looks sleek but bulky. The brushed aluminum design feels a lot of Applish, but the thick design with angular cuts and vents make it look true to the MSI brand. The weight of the laptop is not that to break your back, but when it packs so much power, you expect it to weight a little more.
The bottom bezel is a chunky one.
The bottom bezel of the display is massive, the huge speaker grill on the top of the keyboard looks unattractive and the non-body color-matched fingerprint sensor on the trackpad all combined makes the laptop look unattractive.
The keyboard and the trackpad area looks normal, with the subtle MSI logo on the lid in silver, which almost blends in with the brushed aluminum body and is almost unnoticeable. The huge side grills make the laptop look more utilitarian than anything.
The slightly chambered edges give a comfortable hand.
Overall, the design of the MSI P65 is utilitarian. The company has paid no attention to the looks of the laptop, however, many people like me dig the utilitarian look. This helps keeps the price down and gives a unique character to the laptop.
MSI P65 Review: Display
The display of the MSI P65 8RE Creator is decent enough.
MSI P65 sports a 15.6-inch IPS LCD panel with a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels. The panel is big, bright and sharp enough for everyday usage. The laptop also sports a 180-degree hinge which helps a lot while using the laptop up close or while standing. The display panel has good color accuracy and is bright enough to be used comfortably in bright sunlight.
MSI P65 Review: Performance
The laptop is powered by the 8th Generation Intel Core i7 8750H processor coupled with 32GB of RAM. which is quite honestly more than enough for most use case scenarios. There is a 512GB PCIe SSD which can be upgraded. There is no HDD but that is for the good.
With an 8th Generation Core i7 and a GTX 1060, the laptop can perform decently well.
The gaming performance of the laptop with that GTX 1060 is good, which the work performance for development is good also. It will not be able to run AAA titles at ultra-high but it is good enough for most of our gaming needs.
MSI P65 Review: Keyboard, Trackpad, and IO
The laptop comes with a backlit chiclet-style keyboard. The keyboard has good travel which makes typing on it a joy. The keyboard has good feedback, however, the auxiliary switches on the side and the fn button on the right instead of the left will take some time to get used to.
The keyboard has a good feel, but the trackpad is not something you would wanna use.
The trackpad is smooth, but the finish on the trackpad is not at all inviting. Also, the trackpad clicks completely like most other, but I wasn't able to figure it out. The operation of the trackpad is not like any other laptop, and it will also get a while to get used to it.
The IO of the laptop is really decent enough.
The IO on the Asus P65 is pretty good. The right side contains only a USB A port with a USB-C port along with a mini display port, HDMI, and a charging point. The left side sports two USB A ports, ethernet port, headphone jack, microphone jack. The IO was clearly designed to entertain all types of users.
MSI P65 Review: Battery
Battery life is the most important thing in any portable gadget. You don't wanna run out of battery when you are working on the go. With medium settings in windows, 70% brightness, playing audio in the background and web browsing, the laptop lasts around 6 hours until you need to run and grab a charger. While performing some heavy tasks like programming, the laptop lasts around 3-4 hours, which is good enough.
MSI P65 Review: Verdict
The MSI P65 8RE Creator is a good enough laptop but is an overpriced one indeed.
The MSI P65 Creator 8RE is merely masquerading as a workstation for creative professionals. It is indeed a gaming laptop deep within, Actually, it is a great concept. Gaming laptops are generally powerful enough to sport the work of creative professionals. It sports a good enough display and it is not heavy enough to break your back.
However, considering that the laptop costs around $1999 (~Rs 1.5 lakh) and is available for over Rs 2 lakh in the Indian market, the laptop is not just well made. It's not good enough, not powerful enough, and the trackpad honestly is not that good.
For over Rs 2 lakh in India, a Laptop like the Zenbook Pro Duo gives way better performance, looks and features including stunning dual 4K displays. For the price of around Rs 1.5 Lakh, it is a decent enough gaming pc that disguises itself as a work laptop.
The use case of laptops has changed a lot over the years. From a portable workstation to a media consumption device to a multipurpose system, modern laptops can be used for everything. Nowadays the laptop segment is getting boring. The laptops are getting more bulkier and powerful, there are slim and lightweight laptops that are ultra-portable. Some have a 360-degree hinge, but more and less the same. Asus is here to change the game with the Zenbook Pro Duo.
The Asus Zenbook lineup is known to present thin and light laptops with everwhere performance. However, Asus choose to take another route with the Zenbook Pro Duo. the laptop is a bit on the bulky side but packs two different 4K touchscreen displays and a touchpad that converts a number pad at the press of a button.
Asus Zenbook Pro Duo
The screenpad+ can be used as a drawing pad.
Asus Zenbook Pro Duo is available in a variety of configurations. The variant we had for review purposes came with a 2.4Ghz 9th Generation Intel Core i9 9980HK processor coupled with 32GB of RAM. It comes with a 15.6-inch OLED 4K(3840 x 2160) display along with a 14-inch 4K OLED touchscreen display. For the graphics, we have an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 graphic card with 6GB VRAM. For storage, we have a 1TB SSD. Asus also includes a detachable armrest and stylus in the box for its users.
Asus Zenbook Pro Duo Review: Design
Asus with the Zenbook Prod Duo continues to deliver classic designs that are at once timeless, innovative and undeniably Asus. The laptop is constructed from sturdy aluminum with a deep celestial blue color and a shiny silver Asus logo in the center with a horizontal offset where the company's iconic concentric circles design originates.
The ergo hinge design provides good typing and viewing angles.
The company's ErgoLift hinge makes sure that the laptop opens up a 4.5-degree angle offering a comfortable typing and in this case viewing experience also. If you want a little more lift, the laptop comes with a foldable laptop stand attached to the bottom. The entirety of the keyboard resides in the area which is typically reserved for the touchpad. The touchpad is a move to the side in the corner. The top is taken up by the matte-finished 14-inch 4K OLED touchscreen display which looks breathtaking combined with the main display
The secondary display is a welcomed addition
At the bottom front lip of the laptop, we find a lightbar indicator that projects onto the detachable armrest which attaches perfectly on to the laptop. with comfortable material for our hands. All the edges are finished with a chamfered edge to add to the design effect of the laptop.
As timeless as the Zenbook Pro Duo looks, it is one of the chunkiest Zenbooks I have ever seen. Overall, with the massive 4K OLED dual-display setup and that deep blue aluminum design, the laptop is one big eye-candy. It provides one of the most breathtaking viewing experience I have ever witnessed on a laptop.
Asus Zenbook Pro Duo Review: Display
4K OLED is one of the most breathtaking display setups. Asus went overboard with that and provided a 15.6-inch, 3840 x 2160 OLED main touchscreen display along with a 14-inch 3840 x 1100 OLED secondary display just below it. The main display has great colors and amazing details.
You can extend the display to have a supper long reading area.
While the matte ScreenPad+ or the secondary display is not nearly as vibrant but the details are as good as the main display. The matte nature of the secondary display is appreciated as the image from the main display doesn't show reflections in the secondary display which could be very annoying.
The secondary ScreenPad+ is treated as an additional display by the Windows 10, so except for the some of the Asus inbuilt features, you cannot really take full advantage of it in games or development work.
Asus Zenbook Pro Duo Review: Performance
The reality of the situation is if you are willing to spend that much money on a laptop, you expect it to perform decently good. You don't need to worry about that when you got an overclockable 2.4Ghz 9th Generation Intel Core i9 9980HK processor coupled with 32GB DDR4 RAM, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 with 6GB VRAM all backed up by a 1TB of SSD storage.
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With all that power, I wasn't surprised, no matter whatever I do on the laptop, the laptop doesn't lag at all. Our team hit it with Video rendering, Gaming, and Application Development, and nothing made the laptop budge. Although the laptop is geared for creators, you can do just about anything on it.
On our GeekBench 5 CPU benchmark, the laptop scored 1134 for the single-core test and 3736 for the multi-core test which is great. In the compute benchmark it scored 24625 which scored 1647 in Cinebench which are great numbers.
Asus Zenbook Pro Duo Review: Keyboard, Trackpad, and IO
The laptop sports a Chiclet-style keyboard which is which has great feedback, but the travel felt a little soft. The keyboard is basically on the bottom of the laptop which means no included armrest which makes it a bit annoying to type on. If you use the included armrest, you cannot really keep the laptop on anything else than a flat surface, which defeats the point of the laptop.
The keyboard has good travel but is spaced badly.
With the ScreenPad+ taking most of the space and keyboard taking the remaining space, it means that the touchpad has to be pushed to the bottom right. It takes time to get used to it being so far from there, but after a while, it feels natural.
Trackpad changes into numpad on will
Long pressing the icon on the top right of the touchpad turns on the Numpad, which enables you to use the touchpad as a Numpad which is nice. One of my complaints with earlier generation Zenbooks with this feature was in a dark room, the brightness of the Numpad was too high. I am glad that Asus included a low brightness toggle on the top left of the touchpad.
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Coming to the IO situation, considering the laptop is such thick, we expected nothing less than overkill for the ports which was a disappointment. On the right side, you get a USB Type-A 3.1 Gen 2 ports, Thunderbolt 3 and an audio jack. Along the left, you have another USB Type-A port, a full-size HDMI 2.0 port, and a DC-in port. The IO situation is a little disappointing considering it is a thick and heavy laptop.
Asus Zenbook Pro Duo Review: Battery
As beautiful as 4K OLED panels are, they can do a toll on a laptop's battery life. That is relevant here especially as it packs two of those which are constantly on. The RTX 2060 and the Core i9 9980HK doesn't help to make the base better here. While the company claims an ambitions battery life of 7.5 hours, we were only able to get around 3.5 hours of battery life with both displays at around 50% brightness, laptop in balanced performance mode and our usual web browsing and media playback with multiple tabs opened in chrome.
Asus Zenbook Pro Duo Review: Asus Pen and the Screen Pad+
Although both the display are capable of being used with your finger and create a lot of fingerprints with unprecise touches, the company decided to include a pen. It is made out of slate gray aluminum with a good finish. It feels a little weak compared to the other offerings in the market. It runs off an AAAA battery which Asus says is good for up to 10 hours of usage. Due to the nature of the secondary display, writing/drawing on it was way more comfortable that on the primary display where it becomes awkward for obvious reasons.
The Asus pen is a welcomed beundle
The ScreenPad+ acts as a programmable keystroke shortcut, or a secondary display or an extended display with your primary display. Basically it has all the benefits that you would have with a dual-screen setup on a PC. While browsing, we can extend the display for a longer text per scroll and scroll easily using the bottom touch screen. While gaming, we could open a video walkthrough or while development, I was able to open a secondary code window or reference article off the web to help to make my work easier. However, it sometimes becomes distracting as the secondary display doesn't come directly in the line of sight if you are trying to read some text of it.
Asus Zenbook Pro Duo Review: Verdict
Dual displays on laptops aren't a new concept. As our unit was specced, it costs around Rs 2.5 lakhs. For that amount of money, the dual 4k touch screen panels many look mind-blowing but you seem to wonder, is it even worth it?
It is hands-down the most feature-packed, do anything laptop yet.
The secondary screen allows you to quickly access functions, gives you more real estate to work with and much more which is great, however, these OLED 4K panels do a number on the battery life. Due to such a form factor, the palm rest is a lot uncomfortable. Also, due to the form factor and its weight, the laptop is not at all portable. Carrying it around it a headache.
The biggest problem is not the weight or the price, but the operating system. No matter, how good the Windows operating system is, it is still no match for the smoothness of Mac OS X.
If you are looking for a feature-packed, do it all laptop and price is not a concern, the Zenbook Pro Duo is hands down one of the best laptops out there.
Xiaomi back in October announced the launch of MIUI 11 in India and impressed us all when they said that older devices like the Redmi Note 4 will also get it. MIUI 11 brings a lot of visual changes to the devices this year. Especially for older phones. So let's dive right into the top five new features of MIUI 11.
MIUI 11: Cleaner design
While MIUI is packed with a ton of useful features. Xiaomi also packs it with endless features and UI elements without a second thought of the user experience. This is one of the reasons I don't like MIUI that much. Looks like Xiaomi took note and is finally solving that problem by introducing a cleaner design with consistent UI all around.
MIUI 11 looks much cleaner compared to MIUI 10 or any other old iterations.
MIUI 11 comes bundled with a new 'Classical' theme, which includes support for the new squircle icon shape. Native apps have been redesigned to match the overall UI, animations are not longer shutters and there is uniformity all around. Apart from that, the newer UI has fewer lines and boxes, which helps on the focus on content.
Overall, it has been designed for a full-screen cleaner experience with a consistent and updated design, providing a clean interface that will please you.
Mi Share is one of the key features of MIUI 11, which is designed for making its users lives easier while sharing files. If you have ever used Apple's AirDrop, you know it works like a charm. MI Share is quite similar to AirDrop. You can simply call it AirDrop for Android devices. It currently supports Xiaomi and Redmi devices, along with Oppo, Realme and Vivo devices too.
Xiaomi's a Mi Share lets you share files between devices smoothly.
Take note, Oppo, Realme and Vivo devices currently don't come with this feature, however, they will soon get it.
Xiaomi added the always-on display feature onto its supported devices like the Redmi K20 Pro, Mi 9 and more, last year. However, it was quite limited in terms of customisation. With MIUI 11, Xiaomi has provided users with a number of customisability options to make it their own including animated clocks, background and ability to type your own quote.
the new MIUI brings in a lot of AOD customizations
However, if you want to save some battery, turning up the notification light-up display mode, will light up only the corners when you get a notification.
MIUI has been quite aggressive on battery management since the beginning. Now, in the battery saver mode, the company has added an ultra battery saver mode option in MIUII 11. In the Ultra battery saver mode, only the basic features are kept turned on, like calling, messaging and internet connectivity without background sync. Furthermore, the wallpaper is turned to pitch black and all the animations are turned off.
The new Dark mode forces the system apps and other apps to go on dark mode
If you have a device running Android 10, you can enable dark mode quite easily. On Stock Android, you will find the “override dark mode” option under Developer Options. However, Xiaomi is bringing in the same feature under the name of Global Dark Mode. It forces all apps to shift to dark mode and applies colours accordingly. You can also schedule this to go on at night and turn off in the morning if you want.
Tesla Cybertruck will be made available at $39,900 for the base variant, whereas, the other two variants are priced at $49,900 and $69,900.
Tesla has introduced two new electric vehicles including an electric pickup truck and a quad bike at an event in Los Angeles. At the event, the company stated that the Tesla Cybertruck will go into production in late 2021.
Tesla Cybertruck will be made available at $39,900 for the base variant, whereas, the other two variants are priced at $49,900 and $69,900. The company has set the official tagline for the Cybertruck as, "Better utility than a truck with more performance than a sports car."
The base variant of the Cybertruck comes with a range of 250 miles, with a towing capacity of 3,400 KG. At the unveiling, Elon Musk said that during the development of the truck, the company was committed to adding a good torque with a dynamic air suspension. He stated that the Cybertruck resembles "an armoured personnel carrier from the future."
Tesla stated that the new pickup truck is built like a tank and won't easily scratch or dent. It showcased the durability of the body by hitting it multiple times with a sledgehammer again and again, with the body having no damage. It also stated that the truck came with armoured bulletproof glass, which at the event broke with a metal ball, Musk was a bit taken aback but said that the company will fix it in post.
Tesla Cybertruck comes in three variants: single motor rear-wheel drive, a dual-motor all-wheel drive and a triple motor all-wheel drive.
Apart from the Cybertruck, Tesla also unveiled its own quad bike ATV near the end of the event. The ATV will complement the pickup truck as it can be parked at the back and charge directly from within the vehicle.
Xiaomi unveiled the MIUI 11 back in October, along with the Redmi Note 8 series. All Xioami/Redmi devices will slowly start getting it. For the users who cannot wait till their device get's the MIUI 11 update, here is how to manually get it right now.
Xiaomi has told us that the rollout will happen in phases. Each week a few devices will get the update. Newer flagships will get MIUI 11 based on Android 10. If your device hasn't got the update, you still can get a taste of all the improvements in the new MIUI 11.
Disclaimer: We are not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards, thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please do some research on custom ROM flashing and side-loading ROMS. YOU are choosing to make these modifications and any result positive or negative, you will be responsible.
If you haven't got the MIUI 11 you will have to manually update it by flashing the build. You can do the same by downloading the recovery ROM for your device. You can check out the repository here. Ensure you select the right ROM and Global variant if possible for the best experience. Some Rom's are available only with a beta account, so you will need to have a Xiaomi beta enabled the account.
Once you have downloaded, you will need to move the .zip file inside your phone storage. Try to ensure its in the device, not an external memory card. Also, if possible put it inside the root folder of your smartphone for convenient sakes.
Now you need to unlock the recovery options in your MIUI device. Go to your phone settings -> about the phone -> System update and then tap on the MIUI logo 7-8 times until you see the "Additional update features are on" message at the bottom of the screen.
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Tap on miui logo 7-8 times
You will see and advanced features are on message
select choose upgrade package
Now click on the three dots on the top and select choose update package. This will open your file manager, where you will select the .zip package you just downloaded.
The phone will verify the package and upon approval, the update process will start. Your phone will reboot multiple times. Wait until it's on and stable. After that, you can enjoy MIUI 11 on your smartphone.
As a precaution, keep your phone charged to 100% and plugged in during the whole process to avoid any problem.
Realme X2 Pro in hand does feel quite premium, a thing I have not been able to say about the company's older devices.
Realme has launched what it is calling its first flagship smartphone in India, dubbed the Realme X2 Pro. It is the same smartphone that the company launched last month in China. The device comes with impressive specifications at what I would label as a decent price. It will be taking on the Redmi K20 Pro and OnePlus 7T in the Indian market.
I was able to get my hands on the new Realme X2 Pro at the company's launch event held in New Delhi. Here are my first impressions of it:
Realme X2 Pro first impressions: Design
The new Realme X2 Pro in hand does feel quite premium, a thing I have not been able to say about the company's older devices. It sports a metal frame that runs around the whole body sandwiched between two Gorilla Glass 5 panels.
A thing I liked about the device, is that it maintained the 3.5mm headphone jack, due to which I would say that it is one of the only rare breed flagships left to do so.
The phone feels quite sturdy and well built and when held, doesn't feel even a bit flimsy like the new Realme 5s. The only issue I found was that the back panel attracted a lot of smudges when holding the device, this was not an issue with the Master Edition of this smartphone, which features a matte finish to it.
A thing I liked about the device, is that it maintained the 3.5mm headphone jack, due to which I would say that it is one of the only rare breed flagships left to do so. However, at the same time Realme was able to disappoint me with its notched display, I thought we had done away with the notches, with the Realme X for this brand, however, it does not seem like it.
Realme X2 Pro first impressions: Display
Realme X2 Pro sports a 6.5-inch full HD+ AMOLED display similar to the one we got to see in the recently launched OnePlus 7T. Another thing that it has in common with the 7T is its 90Hz display refresh rate.
The display was similar to the one we got to see in the OnePlus 7T, crisp and good looking.
Due to it being an AMOLED display, Realme was able to add in an in-display fingerprint sensor, which it claims to unlock the device within 0.23 seconds. When I tested out the sensor, I found it quite smooth and accurate, but, I am sorry, I wasn't able to take a note of the milliseconds it took for me to unlock the device.
Overall, the display was similar to the one we got to see in the OnePlus 7T, crisp and good looking. This was expected considering both the brands are under the umbrella of the same parent company.
Realme X2 Pro first impressions: Internals
The device is powered by the latest and the greatest processor Qualcomm currently offers, the Snapdragon 855+. For gaming, the device utilises an Adreno 640 GPU. To enhance the gaming experience it comes with a vapour chamber cooling system and a newly designed and configured game mode.
Realme X2 Pro doesn't offer the ability to increase device storage by using a microSD card.
The device comes with 8GB of RAM along with 128GB of storage or in a 12GB RAM/256GB storage. The Indian variant does not come with UFS 2.1 storage, instead, all both the storage variants made available in the country come with the faster UFS 3.0 technology. However, keep in mind just like the OnePlus 7T, the Realme X2 Pro doesn't offer the ability to increase device storage by using a microSD card.
Realme X2 Pro first impressions: Cameras
Realme X2 Pro sports a quad camera setup on the back consisting of a 64-megapixel primary sensor paired with an ultra-wide-angle sensor, a macro sensor and a depth sensor. I was not able to play around with the camera much, however, in the images, I was able to take, I feel it works decently, however, you can find better camera performance at this price range.
Realme X2 Pro sports a quad camera setup on the back consisting of a 64-megapixel primary sensor.
On the front, it features a 16-megapixel sensor located inside of a waterdrop style notch. The image quality seems to be decent. But once again not the quality I would expect from a flagship.
On the front, it features a 16-megapixel sensor.
I have tested the device's cameras in a very limited time frame and not so apt shooting environments, so I would state that you do not take the camera performance the device provided me as your guiding stone.
Realme X2 Pro first impressions: Battery
The device is backed by a 4,000mAh battery with support for the company's own 50W Super VOOC Flash Charge technology. The company claims that the device can charge fully within 35 minutes with the charger provided in the retail packaging. I was not able to test out this claim personally, but the company did provide a demo for the same at its launch event.
Realme X2 Pro first impressions: First impressions
The device is backed by a 4,000mAh battery with support for the company's own 50W Super VOOC Flash Charge technology.
The new Realme X2 Pro seems like quite a good smartphone, with all of the ingredients of being a winner. It has all of the top of the line specifications being offered at a decent price. However, as a fact, we know that only specifications do not tell us the full story as to how the device will perform in real life. So I would recommend that you wait a bit and don't purchase the phone immediately. What this will do is give you time to look at the initial public reactions, and if they are good then go in and buy even the Master Edition of the device, which will launch on a later date.
