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Realme X2 Pro first impressions: Will it be able to take on OnePlus 7T, Redmi K20 Pro?

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Brahmjot Singh
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Also Read: Top 5 Realme XT alternatives: Oppo K3, Realme 5 Pro and more

Realme X2 Pro first impressions: First impressions

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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.

PUBG Mobile offering players Rs 200 coupon on Google Play Store: Here's how to get it

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Mohamed Arif
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The coupon is not directly redeemable inside of the game. To redeem it, players will have to spend a minimum of Rs. 350 inside of the game.

PUBG Mobile is now offering all of its players a coupon worth Rs. 200, via the Google Play Store for a short period of time. Players can currently get the coupon from the Google Play Store by heading to the main menu > notifications > claim now.

After the player claims the coupon they will have to launch the game, in which they can avail the coupon. You can use the coupon to get anything inside of the game, even a Royale Pass for Season 10, which was brought alongside the PUBG Mobile 0.15.5 update.

The coupon is not directly redeemable inside of the game. To redeem it, players will have to spend a minimum of Rs. 350 inside of the game.

This Rs 200 coupon will be applicable to all in-game purchases that a user makes over Rs 350. This means that the player will get stuff worth Rs. 550 after making the purchase.

Also Read: Candy Crush vs PUBG Mobile: Here's what women prefer

Tencent Games recently rolled out PUBG Mobile 0.15.5 update, which brought along a number of new features and changes. The update also commenced the game's Season 10, named Fury of the Wastelands.

Along with the PUBG Mobile 0.15.5 update, the company has also added gun ‌skins,‌ ‌dress,‌ ‌car‌ ‌skins. The update also brings a new map for the Team Deathmatch mode, making the game much more exciting and exhilarating to play.

Xiaomi rolls out Redmi 8, Redmi 8A kernel source codes: Here’s what it means

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Brahmjot Singh
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Redmi 8A is the cheapest smartphone on Xiaomi's portfolio.

Xiaomi recently launched two new budget-oriented smartphones, the Redmi 8 and Redmi 8A in India. The smartphones come with decent hardware and run on the MIUI software. Now, Xiaomi has released kernel sources for the Android Pie operating system for both the devices. This will help developers to work on the software and create custom ROMs for the smartphone.

The kernel source code will not only help the developers in creating custom ROMs, but they will now be able to better understand the system in order to optimise the performance of the device even further.

Recently, the company has also released kernel source codes of the popular handsets like Redmi Note 8, Redmi Note 8 Pro, Redmi K20, Redmi 7A and Mi 9 Pro 5G. This states that the company will keep a decent track record and will release codes for all the popular smartphones soon after they are launched.

Redmi 8 and Redmi 8A Specifications

Redmi 8 and Redmi 8A are powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 processor coupled with up to 3GB and 4GB of RAM respectively. Both the smartphones feature a 6.22-inch HD+ display. The devices also come with a massive 5,000mAh battery with support for 18W fast charging. The smartphones run on Google's Android 9 Pie operating system layered with MIUI 10 on top of it.

Also Read: MIUI 11 brings the addition of an app drawer to all Xiaomi smartphones

In terms of the optics, the Redmi 8A gets a single 12-megapixel sensor at the back while the Redmi 8 gets a dual-camera setup. Upfront, both the smartphones feature an 8-megapixel selfie shooter.

MIUI 11 brings the addition of an app drawer to all Xiaomi smartphones

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Mohamed Arif
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MIUI 11 comes with a ton of new features and customizations. One of those include the addition of an app drawer.

Xiaomi has rolled out its first update for MIUI 11 bringing in a much requested feature, the application drawer. Earlier, MIUI running smartphones, except for the one using the Poco Launcher, did not have an app drawer.

This feature was first spotted in the MIUI 11 Beta version earlier this year and today it has made to the public release. App drawer is very useful to navigate through the pre-installed apps faster without searching one by one. It comes very handy in order to navigate apps installed on the smartphone.

To activate the app drawer on any Xiaomi smartphone that is running MIUI 11 users need to do so by going to Settings> Desktop> Desktop Mode On/Off.

The app drawer will also display recent apps on the top with all apps listed below. The app drawer also features a downward-facing arrow located on the top, which the users can tap to collapse it.

Also Read: Xiaomi Mi Air Purifier 3 launched in India for Rs 9,999

All of the apps will be sorted in an alphabetical order to find the required application easier.

Google in its stock AOSP ROM of Android always provides an app drawer. With this move, Xiaomi has moved a bit closer to the Stock Android look and feel.

4 ways to reduce lag in online gaming

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Tech Desk
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The biggest issue that online gaming brings along is lag. (Image: Cisco)

Online gaming is gaining ever more popularity. Why? Constant improvement in graphics, gameplay, and the story is amongst other reasons. What makes online gaming possible is the internet. Internet speeds keep increasing and the online gaming experience continues to evolve. The road though is not as smooth as it sounds.

The biggest issue that online gaming brings along is lag. You may be playing a great game, about to fire the last shot the ends the game, about to score in the dying seconds, or just about to finish up strong. You experience a little interruption, a split second of communication interruption, a little distortion in the display and boom it is all gone. Shot never fired, a goal never scored and lost the game. It is more than disappointing, it is frustrating!

Does the question remain how to get rid of it? Read on to find out a few simple solutions that will enhance your gaming experience and make sure you never face lag or latency issues ever again.

A faster internet connection

This is one of the easiest solutions one can come up with. Faster is always better. If you feel that there is nothing wrong with your Spectrum internet connection and the game still lags. You have also checked your system and there is nothing else you can do, then it is time that you upgrade your internet. Faster internet is capable of handling the greater load and carry more data per second.

If you want to know exactly what speeds would work for you, we’d have to refer to an FCC guide. They categorize a single devise use as basic, add two devices and you have medium use age and lastly, four or more devices fall into the advanced category. Everyone owns a computer and a smartphone. That’s two devices right there. You have more than one person sharing the same internet connection and you are already in the medium category. It is safe to conclude that a 25Mbps connection should be enough for you to enjoy a smooth gaming experience.

Use a gaming router

Yes, there are routers specially designed for gaming purposes. These special routers are specifically designed to make the most out of your internet connection and get you great online gaming experience.

Among other great options, QoS is one of the best ones. It works like a traffic signal and prioritizes your internet speed to the preferred device. This means that you get a major chink of whatever bandwidth you get. Advance gaming routers will also enable you to manage bandwidth for multiple devices.

Go for a wired connection

Like the previous fixes, this one also relates to the internet. The wireless connection does offer ease and flexibility but it also comes with a fair share of troubles. This flexibility can face an issue like objects in the way to clash with other signals travelling in the vicinity. This may cause distortion and you may not be able to get the maximum speed promised by your ISP.

To make that you get the best available speeds out of your internet connection, skip the ease, where possible, and go for a wired connection. An Ethernet connection ensures you lose minimum speed from router to device and you get great online gaming experience.

Defrag your hard drive

This one relates to the wellbeing of the system software. You need to ensure that all the plugins, software, and other apps are up to date. This ensures optimum output especially when there are no bugs in the way. This also helps keep the system clean from viruses and malware that can further slow down your system and cause lag.

Disclaimer: This is a guest post submitted to Beetel Bite by a freelance writer, Nauman Abrar.

Xiaomi Mi Air Purifier 3 launched in India for Rs 9,999

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Mohamed Arif
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Xiaomi Mi Air Purifier 3 comes with a High-Resolution display on the front, from where a number of new and interesting features can be accessed.

Xiaomi is one of the biggest brands in the country which offers a wide range of products including the home applicants. Today, the company has launched its new Mi Air Purifier 3, which is a successor to the Mi Air Purifier 2S launched last year.

The Mi Air Purifier 3 is priced at Rs. 9,999. It will be made available starting from November 7. It will be made available on  Amazon, Flipkart and the company's own website.

The company has also launched its filter replacements, which are currently available on the company's official website for Rs. 2,199. The company claims that its new air purifier will provide consumers with improved air quality and healthier living compared to its previous versions air purifiers. The Mi Air Purifier 3 comes with a 3-layer composite filtration process: a primary filter, a true HEPA filter and an activated carbon filter.

The device has a High-Resolution display on the front, from where a number of new and interesting features can be accessed. A special feature about the device is that it features a minimalist design featuring a touch-enabled OLED display, which shows the Air Quality Index in real-time.

Also Read:  Redmi 8A Review: Xiaomi now offers a lot of unheard features under Rs 7,000

The company claims that its new air purifier has a Clean Air Delivery Rate (CADR) of 380m³/h which makes it capable of delivering 6,333 litres of purified air every minute. It has a total coverage area of up to 484ft2. All the process and changes can be maintained through Mi Home app while it's connected to a smartphone.

Reliance Jio extends Jio Phone festive offer; still available for Rs 699

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Tech Desk
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Under this offer, Reliance Jio is offering consumers Rs 801 as a price cut in its Jio Phone along with Rs. 693 worth of benefits.

Reliance Jio recently offered consumers its Jio Phone at the price of Rs. 699 during the Diwali festive season. The offer was supposed to come to an end by the end of October. However, the company has now announced that due to the overwhelmingly positive response it got for the offer, it is extending it by another month. Now consumers can avail the offer till the end of November.

Under this offer, the company is offering consumers Rs 801 as a price cut along with Rs. 693 worth of benefits. Totalling this gives users an effective benefit of Rs. 1,494, bringing the effective cost to Rs. 6. The Rs. 693 worth of benefits will not be provided to the customers upfront, instead, they will be offered as seven Rs. 99 recharge vouchers, added in the MyJio app.

Keep in mind, that to get the Jio Phone under this offer, you will be required to purchase a new Jio SIM to go with the phone. To know about all of the details of the offer, you can click here to head over to the company's terms and conditions page.

Also Read: Reliance Jio to start charging for calls to other operators: Here's why

To recapitulate, the Jio Phone sports a 2.4-inch display. It is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor paired with 512MB of RAM. The device comes with 4GB of internal storage expandable up to 128GB via a microSD card. It runs KaiOS and is backed by a removable 2,000mAh battery. The Jio Phone comes with a lot of apps that make the phone compete with entry-level smartphones, these apps include Google Assistant, Facebook, Google Maps, WhatsApp and YouTube just to name a few.

Also Read: Reliance Jio offers Rs 50 discount on its new 'All-in-one' plans

"Under the Jio Phone Diwali Offer, Jio Phone witnessed an unprecedented record demand during the past 3 weeks, due to which Jio has decided to continue the onslaught for 1 additional month (November). The feature phone users who were not able to join the Jio movement during the Jio Phone Diwali offer, now get another month to avail the benefits of the festive offer and migrate to Jio Digital Life," said the company in a press statement.

Reliance Jio offers Rs 50 discount on its new 'All-in-one' plans

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Devesh Arora
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Reliance Jio announces discounts on its new All-in-One plans.

Reliance Jio recently decided to start charging consumers for the IUC, which basically allows them to talk to users on other networks. While Vodafone and Airtel continue to offer free calls on other networks, Jio had to force users to buy talk time in order to bring calling functionality. The company recently introduced its All-in-One plans and they are now offering discounts on the same.

Currently, there are four plans under the All-in-One plans section, which includes Rs 222, Rs 333, Rs 444 and Rs 555 plans. The company is offering a discount of up to Rs. 50 on the premium Rs 444 and Rs 555 plans. While the Rs 555 plan gets Rs 50 off effectively coming down to Rs 505, the Rs 444 plan gets a discount of Rs 44 bringing it down to just Rs 400.

Both Rs 444 and Rs 555 plans come with a validity of 84 days and offer 2GB of 4G data per day, which sums up to around 168GB throughout the validity period. These plans also offer unlimited calls on Jio to Jio. As for the other networks, the Rs 444 plan offers 1000mins whereas the flagship Rs 555 plan brings 3000mins on board.

Also Read: Reliance Jio targets Airtel, Vodafone Idea subscribers: Here's how

These new All-in-One plans were introduced soon after Jio decided to charge customers for the interconnect usage charge. These charges are paid by telecom companies to each other for calls made to their networks. The fixed IUC by TRAI is 6 paise per minute. In case the user decides to opt for some other plan like the Rs 149, they will need to pay additional charges in order to make calls to other networks.

Apple TV+ now live in India: How to get, price, TV shows, movies

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Tech Desk
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Apple showcased its Apple TV+ in March, now the service is being made available across the world including India. The service will go live at 12:30 PM IST, with it Apple will take on other video streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Hotstar to name a few.

Apple TV+ is priced at Rs 99 per month, there are no other subscription plans available as of now. The company is also offering users a free seven day trial of its service. It has also confirmed that at a time six users can use the service. The plan will be automatically renewed until cancelled.

All users purchasing a new iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac or an Apple TV will get one-year free access to the service.

As of now, all iPhones, iPads, Macs and Apple TV users will be able to access the Apple TV+ service. Apart from these, the service will also be made available for all 2019 Samsung Smart TVs and Amazon Fire TV. The company has also confirmed that all future Smart TVs from Sony, LG and Vizio will get Apple TV+ support.

Also Read: Apple iPhone 11 series shortage in India: Here's what it means for you

Please note, Android smartphone users will not be able to access the TV+ service as of now. The company has not shared any statement if the service will ever be made available on Android or not.

Apple TV+ will bring popular movies, shows and original TV shows for the users to watch. The service will also allow users to buy and rent movies and TV shows from iTunes within the application.

Also Read: Top 5 accessories for your Apple iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max

Keep note that apart from original shows, most shows and movies available are paid and need to be purchased. The app will show you personalised recommendations for movies and TV shows based on your search on iTunes and other applications.

Twitter announces it will ban political advertising from November 22

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This news comes after Twitter rival Facebook is facing growing pressure to stop carrying political ads.

Twitter has announced that it will ban political advertising on its platform starting November 22. Analysts state that they don't expect the ban to significantly reduce Twitter's business, however, the company's shares did fall 1.9 percent in after-hours trading.

This news comes after Twitter rival Facebook is facing growing pressure to stop carrying political ads. Facebook has taken another route and has pledged efforts to deal with misinformation rather than banning political ads. However, it is still fact-checking ads run by politicians, thus drawing fire from candidates running in the 2020 presidential election.

In a statement to Reuters, Bill Russo, deputy communications director for the Biden campaign said, "We appreciate that Twitter recognizes that they should not permit disproven smears, like those from the Trump campaign, to appear in advertisements on their platform."

He further stated, "It would be unfortunate to suggest that the only option available to social media companies to do so is the full withdrawal of political advertising, but when faced with a choice between ad dollars and the integrity of our democracy, it is encouraging that, for once, revenue did not win out."

Also Read: Twitter's macOS app is coming back with the help of Apple's Project Catalyst

On the other hand, Brad Parscale, the man-in-charge for Trump's re-election campaign, stated that "Twitter's move is an attempt to silence conservatives" and "a very dumb decision" for the company's shareholders.

"Will Twitter also be stopping ads from biased liberal media outlets who will now run unchecked as they buy obvious political content meant to attack Republicans," Parscale said in a statement. "This is yet another attempt to silence conservatives, since Twitter knows President Trump has the most sophisticated online program ever known."

To recall, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg earlier this month defended the company's policy regarding ads, saying that it did not want to stifle political speech.

Also Read: Twitter makes another move to limit the number of spammers

Jasmine Enberg, a senior analyst for research company eMarketer in a statement to Reuters, stated that Twitter's decision "is in stark contrast to Facebook," "And, given the nature of the platform, people, publishers and politicians will still use Twitter to discuss politics organically, meaning that it won't fully solve the problem of misinformation."

(Written with inputs from Reuters)

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