Samsung Galaxy M40 alternatives: Redmi Note 7 Pro, Galaxy A50 and more

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June 12, 2019

samsung, galaxy m40, price — Samsung Galaxy M40 comes with a punch-hole design.

Samsung recently unveiled the Galaxy M40 in India. The mid-range smartphone comes with an impressive set of features such as a punch-hole display, a triple camera set up at the back and much more. Samsung Galaxy M40 is priced at Rs. 19,990 and here are some alternatives one can look for in the price range.

Redmi Note 7 Pro

While the Galaxy M40 has a much intriguing design and almost the same specifications, Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro is easy on your pockets. The device comes with a 6.3-inch FullHD+ display with a waterdrop style notch up front. It is powered by the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 chipset coupled with up to 6GB of RAM. It is available at a starting price of just Rs. 13,999.

Samsung Galaxy A50

Samsung A30 front, galaxy a50, mwc 2019, samsung — Samsung Galaxy A50 sports an in-display fingerprint scanner.

Samsung Galaxy A50 has a lot to offer for a starting price of Rs. 18,490. The smartphone comes with an in-display fingerprint scanner and a Super AMOLED display. It is powered by the Exynos 9610 processor coupled with up to 6GB of RAM. The smartphone comes with a triple camera setup at the back and a waterdrop style notch up front.

Realme 3 Pro

Realme 3 Pro is a recently launched mid-range smartphone available at a starting price of just Rs. 13,999. The smartphone carries an interesting set of features like Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 processor and the company's latest VOOC 3.0 fast charging.

Poco F1

While the Poco F1 might not be the most appealing in terms of looks, it is the most powerful one in the price segment. It comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC coupled with Adreno 630 GPU. It packs in up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. Xiaomi Poco F1 is currently available at a starting price of Rs. 19,990.

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Oppo K1

Oppo K1 is one of the very few smartphones to feature an in-display fingerprint scanner at this price segment. Also, it comes with an AMOLED display, which is great for watching content. It comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 processor coupled with 4GB of RAM. Priced at Rs. 16,990, the Oppo K1 has a lot to offer.

Top 5 alternatives to Xiaomi Mi Band 4: Honor Band 4, Mi Band 3 and more

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Mohamed Arif

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June 11, 2019

xiaomi, mi band, mi band 4 — Mi Band 4 now comes with a coloured display.

Xiaomi has recently announced its latest smart band called the Mi Band 4. It comes with a 0.95-inch AMOLED colour display, NFC, voice assistant and up to 20 days of battery backup. Since the Mi Band 4 is not available in India yet, here are some alternatives one can check out.

Mi Band 3

Xiaomi launched the Mi Band 3 almost a year ago, which still holds a good position. As Mi Band 4 has not launched in India, Mi Band 3 can act as a great alternative. The Mi Band 3 comes with an OLED Touchscreen Display, water resistance of up to 50 meters and up to 20 Days Battery Life. The smart band is currently available at just Rs. 1,999 and it is available via e-commerce websites like Amazon and Mi store.

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Honor Band 4

Honor Band 4 sports an AMOLED colour touchscreen display. It also comes with features like TruSleep Monitoring, TruSeen 3.0 real-time heartrate sensing, 50 meters of water resistance, swim stroke recognition, smart assistance and much more. Honor Band 4 is currently available with a price tag of Rs. 2,999.

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Fastrack Reflex 2.0

Fastrack Reflex 2.0 Activity Tracker comes with all the basic features that one can ask for. It offers up to 10 days of battery life and comes in three variants, which suite all your needs including athleisure, sports, casual or even party attire. It is a fitness band with smartwatch features like phone finder, WhatsApp and SMS notifications, camera controls and much more. The Reflex 2.0 starts at the range of Rs. 1,595.

Lenovo HX03

Lenovo HX03 is a lightweight smart band that comes with a 0.96 inch OLED display. It comes with features like heart rate, steps, distance, tracking. It also provides call reminders and notifications. It is also rated as IP68, which makes it dust and water resistant. Lenovo HX03 is available with a starting price of Rs. 1,999.

Fitbit Inspire

In case you are willing to spend a little extra, the Fitbit Inspire will surely get you friendly guidance and serious motivation to build healthy habits. It has various features that will help you in sports activities by measuring activity and sleep tracking. It is also waterproof and comes with a 24/7 heart rate sensor. The price of the Fitbit Inspire starts from Rs. 6,999.

Top 5 features of the Xiaomi Mi Band 4: Coloured AMOLED display, 20 days battery life and more

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Devesh Arora

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June 11, 2019

Xiaomi Mi Band 4, mi band, mi band 4 — Mi Band 4 comes with a coloured touchscreen AMOLED display.

Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone manufacturer, has just unveiled the much anticipated smart band, the Mi Band 4. It is a successor to the Mi Band 3 and brings tons of exciting changes and improvements over its predecessor. Here are the top five features that will make you excited about the band's India launch.

Coloured AMOLED display

One of the biggest changes to the Mi Band series is the addition of the 0.95-inch coloured AMOLED display. While the Mi Band 3 also got an OLED display, adding colour to it brings more intuitiveness on board. With the new display, Xiaomi has also added up to 77 new colourful dial themes for added personalization.

20 days battery life

Xiaomi's smart bands have always been known for their spectacular battery backup. With the Mi Band 4, even after providing a coloured touchscreen display, the company managed to promise a battery life of around 20 days. Xiaomi was able to achieve this by adding Bluetooth 5.0, which not only adds better connectivity but also brings more efficiency.

NFC

While there are still traditional ways to connect to the Mi Band 4, the company has also brought expensive versions of the band with NFC capability. NFC or Near Field Communications allows users to quickly pair their NFC enabled smartphones with the band. Apart from the connectivity, it will also help in digital payments, public transport cards and more. However, this feature might be limited to countries like China.

Voice assistant

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Xiaomi has also added a microphone to the Mi Band 4, which brings voice assistant capabilities to the smart band. Users can now give voice commands to the band and even talk to the new built-in voice assistant called Xiao AI. However, it is unclear if the smart band will now be able to take calls as well or not.

Six-axis high precision accelerometer

In the Xiaomi Mi Band 4, the company has added a new six-axis accelerometer. The sensor will help the band monitor physical activities like cycling, exercise, running, swimming and even walking.

Top 5 tips to become a better shooter in PUBG Mobile

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Mohamed Arif

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June 11, 2019

Honor, Honor Play, Honor Play Smartphone, Honor Play while Gaming — Being a better shooter can help getting that chicken dinner easily.

PUBG Mobile is a recent addiction for the youth and even the adults prefer to play it in their leisure time. Everyone wants to get the “Winner winner chicken dinner,” which is difficult but not anymore. We have aligned a couple of pro tips and tricks that will help you to become a better shooter in the game.

Use a gamepad

pubg, pubg mobile — PUBG Mobile becomes easier with a gamepad.

Usually, people feel comfortable playing on their phones but I suggest you use a gamepad as it allows you to play the game comfortably. This will specifically help you to aim and shoot the targets. Also, you can change the controls according to your needs in the gamepad which will also help you to focus better in the game. These gamepads are usually available on e-commerce websites like Amazon and Flipkart for around Rs. 500.

Aim assist

If you are a beginner or finding it difficult to aim and shoot, I would recommend you to turn on an option called “Aim Assist.” The option can be located in the game settings under the "Basic" menu. As the name suggests, aim assist will help you in shooting targets easily, even if you are slow at aiming.

Use attachments

There are various attachments in PUBG Mobile but a good player should always know, which attachments should be used in which gun for a better shooting experience. I would recommend using attachments like thumb grip, half grip, light grip, stack and others. There are different types of attachments available for different types of weapons. These attachments will provide better stability while shooting. Also, it will increase damage to the enemy.

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Use scopes

In order to get a better vision at your target, it is always suggested to use a scope. These scopes range anywhere from 2x, 3x all the way up to 8x. Apart from the long range scopes, there are also red dot, holographic and others that can help you improve your aim. I would also recommend having two types of scopes, one for long range and one for short range gunfights.

Peek and shoot

PUBG Mobile, tips and tricks, chicken dinner — Players should prefer to peek and fire.

Once you get better at aiming, one thing you need to realise is the risk you take when you are in the open. So, it is always recommended to peek and shoot so that you minimise the risk of getting shot. While peeking the player can easily scope the enemies and get back to the cover in a fraction of time easily. Peeking can be enabled in the game by heading over to Settings > Basic.

PUBG Mobile 0.13.0 update to roll out on June 12: How to install, what's new and more

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Devesh Arora

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June 11, 2019

Tencent Games has announced the release date of the much awaited PUBG (PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds) Mobile 0.13.0 update. The battle royale game will receive the update tomorrow, June 12. As always, the game servers will be taken down from 00:00:00 to 08:00:00(UTC) for maintenance as the company will be uploading the files.

As for the file download size, the PUBG Mobile 0.13.0 update will weigh in at around 1.98 GB on Android, whereas, iOS users will need to download files as big as 2.45GB. The users will be able to enjoy the new version of the game starting June 12. Also, the users who download update the game before June 19, will receive a free outfit box III (7days) and 1,888 BP.

As far as the changelog is concerned, the game has now received a new Deathmatch game mode. Tenecet Games has also introduced a new cheat prevention system and an MVP showcase system. Vikendi map now gets dynamic footprints, tracks and more. Apart from that, there is a new Godzilla theme and new charisma ranking system.

How to install the update

Open Google Play Store or App Store on your Android or iOS device respectively.
Now, search for PUBG Mobile and click on the search result.
Once you see the game's download page, hit update to start downloading the file.

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The file can take quite some time to download as it is a huge update. We recommend using a consistent Wi-Fi network to ensure a faster update process.

Launches happening today: Honor 20 series, Mi Band 4 and more

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Devesh Arora

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June 11, 2019

honor, honor 20 — Honor 20 series are launching in India today.

While tech giants usually keep separate dates for their launches, today seems to be a great day as there are three interesting launches taking place. From Xiaomi to Samsung, there is either an interesting smartphone launch or a smart band. Here's a list of products launching today.

Honor 20 series

Huawei's sub-brand Honor launched its flagship smartphone series, the Honor 20 series in China earlier this year. The company is now finally bringing the three smartphones to India. These list of smartphones include Honor 20 Pro, Honor 20 and the Honor 20i. The flagship Honor 20 Pro will come with all the bells and whistles like a Kirin 980 processor, a quad-camera setup at the back, punch hole design and much more.

Samsung Galaxy M40

Samsung is finally launching the much awaited Samsung Galaxy M40 smartphone in India today. The mid-range smartphone will come with a punch hole design at the front, which Samsung likes to refer as an Infinity O Display. The device also features an AMOLED display up front and a triple camera setup at the back.

Xiaomi Mi Band 4

While the above two launches are happening in India, Xiaomi is lighting things up in China by launching the much anticipated Mi Band 4. The successor to the already popular Mi Band 3 will come with a coloured OLED display. The new smart band will also feature a bigger battery and improved connectivity with Bluetooth v5.0.

Helo partners with Big Boss Marathi Season 2, why has this happened

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Tech Desk

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June 10, 2019

Helo, social media, big boss, bbm — Helo users can now engage with their favourite BBM stars.

Helo, India's new social media platform, has partnered up with Bigg Boss Marathi Season 2 (BBM) in order to offer the users a chance to engage with their favourite stars. With this partnership, the company has introduced a feature called "Caller of the Week." The winners will get a chance to interact with their favourite stars from the show.

Commenting on the partnership, Shyamanga Barooah, Head of Content Operations, Helo said, “We’re excited to partner with Bigg Boss again, this time for Bigg Boss Marathi Season 2. At Helo, our mission is to constantly connect our users with their favourite content, in the language that they are most comfortable with. Our collaboration with Bigg Boss Marathi Season 2, which is a crowd favourite, is in line with this mission. Following our previous partnership with Big Boss Kannada (BBK), which saw unprecedented engagement from Helo users with over 200 million combined impressions on the app, we aim to engage more users and set a new engagement benchmark for ourselves by working with Bigg Boss Marathi.”

“Bigg Boss Marathi saw phenomenal success in its very first season drawing up to 8.6 million people tuning into the finale episode. With some 5.3 million votes cast during the series, Bigg Boss Marathi was definitely one of the most successful shows on Marathi television. Through our partnership with Helo, we are certain that Season 2 will be a bigger success as we will be able to engage even more users who rely heavily on social media for entertainment,” said Nikhil Sane, Business Head – Marathi Entertainment, Viacom18.

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Apart from the engagement with the stars, the app will also allow the users to vote for the Wild Card Entry on BBM Season 2 from the wide array of Maharashtrian celebrities on the Helo app.

PUBG Lite is making its way to India: Here's what you need to know

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Tech Desk

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June 10, 2019

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds or PUBG recently got a lighter version called PUBG Lite for low-end PCs. The game was initially available only in a few countries. It is now finally making its way to India as per the announcement made on the company's official Facebook page. However, they have not disclosed any dates yet.

PUBG Lite first made its debut back in January and is now available in a total of 15 countries including Thailand, Brazil and Turkey. The game is basically here for the users with low-end PCs that are unable to run the full Steam version of the game.

The Steam version of PUBG is priced at Rs. 999 whereas the new PUBG Lite will be made available to users for free. While the experience remains the same, people might notice differences in the graphics of the game.

As far as the system requirements are concerned, PUBG Lite recommends having at least an Intel Core i3 processor coupled with Intel HD Graphics 4000. The PC should also have at least 4GB of RAM and 4GB of free disk storage. Also, the Windows PC should be running on Windows 7 or higher.

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In order to enjoy smooth gameplay, the users should have Intel Core i5 processor or higher with at least 8GB of RAM. For installation, 4GB of disk space is required. Graphics needs can be fulfilled by an AMD Radeon HD7870 or Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 GPU.

Amazon Fab Phones Fest sale 2019 kicks off: Deals on OnePlus 6T, iPhone X and more

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Tech Desk

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June 10, 2019

OnePlus, OnePlus 6T, OnePlus 6T launch — OnePlus 6T is now available for as low as Rs. 27,999.

Amazon has announced its Fab Phones Fest sale, which begins today. With the help of the sale, the e-commerce giant aims to bring great discounts on smartphones like OnePlus 6T, iPhone XR, Samsung Galaxy A50 and more. While some have exchange offers on them, the others receive straight up price cuts.

To begin with, OnePlus 6T is currently selling for as low as Rs. 27,999 for the 8GB RAM and 128GB storage variant. Further, there is also the 8GB+256GB variant available for just Rs. 31,999. Interestingly, Amazon India still has stocks for the OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition with 10GB of RAM. During the Fab Phones Fest, the limited edition phone is available for just Rs. 41,999.

Those who are looking for iPhones, the Apple iPhone XR is now available for a starting price of Rs. 58,999. The two-year-old iPhone X is also available with a starting price tag of Rs. 67,999.

As for the Samsung fans, the flagship Galaxy S10 is available for just Rs. 61,900 and in addition to that, users will get Rs. 6,000 off on exchange. While the mid-range Galaxy A50 is now selling for just Rs. 18,490, the Samsung Galaxy M30 gets a no-cost EMI option starting Rs. 2498 per month.

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Apart from that, there are discounts on other smartphones as well including the Vivo V15 Pro, Xiaomi Mi A2, Redmi 6A and Nokia 8.1. The sale has already begun and it will end on June 13.

Top 5 smartphones launching in June 2019: Asus 6Z, Infinix Hot 7 Pro and more

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Devesh Arora

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June 9, 2019

Asus Zenfone 6 will debut in India as Asus 6Z

Smartphone giants are launching something or the other every month to fulfil the needs of buyers from different price segments. In the month of June this year, smartphone companies like Inifinix, Asus and Honor are launching their new products in India. Here's everything you need to know.

Honor 20

Huawei's sub-brand Honor recently launched the Honor 20 series of smartphones. The company is finally bringing them to India on June 11. It will include a total of three smartphones, the Honor 20, Honor 20 Pro and Honor 20i.

Samsung Galaxy A80

Samsung has already unveiled the Galaxy A80 in other countries and it is time for the smartphone to hit the Indian shelves. The South Korean giant will be launching the smartphone in India this month. Samsung Galaxy A80 comes with flip pop-up camera and some decent specifications.

Asus 6Z

Asus recently launched the Asus ZenFone 6 with a flip camera module. The company has finally announced the launch date for the smartphone India. The device will debut in the country as Asus 6Z on June 19. It comes with flagship grade specifications including a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor coupled with up to 8GG of RAM.

Nubia Red Magic 3

India is becoming a huge market for gaming smartphones. Nubia Red Magic will be one of the first gaming smartphones to arrive in India this month. The phone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor coupled with up to 12GB of RAM. It features a 6.55-inch AMOLED display. To impress the gamers out there, it comes with RGB lighting at the back and pressure sensitive buttons.

Infinix Hot 7 Pro

Infinix India is launching a new budget-oriented smartphone, the Inifinix Hot 7 Pro. The smartphone will be launched in the month of June but the date has not been announced yet. It is expected to cost under the price bracket of Rs. 10,000 and it will come with up to 6GB of RAM and 64GB of onboard storage.

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Redmi Note 7 Pro

Samsung Galaxy A50

Realme 3 Pro

Poco F1

Oppo K1

Mi Band 3

Honor Band 4

Fastrack Reflex 2.0

Lenovo HX03

Fitbit Inspire

Coloured AMOLED display

20 days battery life

NFC

Voice assistant

Six-axis high precision accelerometer

Use a gamepad

Aim assist

Use attachments

Use scopes

Peek and shoot

How to install the update

Honor 20 series

Samsung Galaxy M40

Xiaomi Mi Band 4

Honor 20

Samsung Galaxy A80

Asus 6Z

Nubia Red Magic 3

Infinix Hot 7 Pro