This week Huawei’s Honor brand has announced Honor 7A, the latest budget smartphone. Nokia officially launched the Nokia 8 Sirocco, Nokia 7 Plus, Nokia 6 (2018) in India after introducing them at the MWC 2018 event. Meizu launched the PRO 7, which is the company’s first smartphone with dual displays and dual rear cameras in India. Xiaomi has introduced new 50-inch 4K HDR TV in the TV 4C line-up in China and lots more from this week in our weekly roundup.
Honor has announced the Honor 7A in the 7-series, it comes with 5.77-inch HD+ 2.5D curved glass display with 18:9 aspect ratio, powered by the Snapdragon 430 with up to 3GB RAM and runs on Android 8.0 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.0 on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera along with a 2-megapixel front-facing camera to capture the depth information for portrait shots.
battery. The Honor 7A comes in Black Gold and Blue colors, is priced at 799 yuan (US$ 126 / Rs. 8,250 approx.) for the 2GB RAM with 32GB storage version and the 3GB RAM with 32GB version costs 999 yuan (US$ 158 / Rs. 10,315 approx.). The device is currently available for purchase in China.
Nokia has launched the Nokia 8 Sirocco, Nokia 7 Plus, and Nokia 6 smartphones in India. The Nokia 8 Sirocco has a 5.5-inch QHD pOLED display, It is powered by the Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform with 6GB RAM. The flagship comes with glass body for wireless charging support, rear-mounted fingerprint sensor, reduced bezels at the front with slightly curved edges compared to Nokia 8, uses USB Type-C audio, 12 MP + 13 MP dual rear cameras and a 3260mAh battery with fast charging and Qi Wireless Charging.
The Nokia 7 Plus has a 6-inch 18:9 Full HD+ display, is powered by Snapdragon 660, has dual rear sensors with ZEISS optics that combine an ultra-sensitive 12MP wide-angle primary camera for both low-light and extra bright conditions and a secondary 13MP camera for 2x optical zoom. It has a unibody metal design made of 6000 series aluminum and packs a 3800mAh battery and support for fast charging.
The new Nokia 6 has a 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, is powered by Snapdragon 630 Mobile platform, runs on Android 8.0 (Oreo), has a 16-megapixel rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, ZEISS optics, and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera. The phone has Nokia’s Dual Sight / Bothie feature and packs a 3000mAh battery with support for fast charging.
The Nokia 6 2018 comes in Black/Copper, White/Iron and Blue/Gold colors and is priced at Rs. 16,999 and is available in India offline, Nokia mobile shop online. The Nokia 7 Plus comes in Black / Copper and White / Copper colors and is priced at Rs. 25,999. The phone will be available from 30th April, Pre-bookings from April 20th on Amazon.in online, offline and Nokia mobile shop online. The Nokia 8 Sirocco comes in Black color and is priced at Rs. 49,999, available from 30th April, Pre-bookings from April 20th on Flipkart online, offline and Nokia mobile shop online.
Meizu launched the PRO 7 in India this week and it packs a 5.2-inch 1080p Super AMOLED display along with a 1.9-inch Super AMOLED 307 PPI secondary display on the back to show info such as weather, time and notifications. It also has 12-megapixel dual rear cameras with monochrome and color sensors offering portrait images with background blur along with a 16-megapixel front camera. The Meizu PRO 7 is available in Black color in India, is priced at Rs. 22,999 and is exclusively available from Amazon.in in limited numbers.
Xiaomi launched its Mi Crowdfunding in India, where users can support, buy and also help Xiaomi decide which products can be launched in India. When 100% support is achieved within a stipulated timeline, a project will be considered successful for a specific product. It will be shipped to backers and will also be launched for others.
As a part of this program, two products, Mi Selfie Stick Tripod and Mi Bluetooth Audio Receiver will be available for funding at Rs. 1099 and Rs. 999, respectively for the next 14 days. Priority delivery within the said timelines and if the project is unsuccessful, you get your entire money back. The company is also giving you an option to cancel the order before it ships out if you change your mind.
Panasonic has launched the Eluga Ray 550, the company’s first smartphone with Full View display. It has a 5.7-inch HD+ 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by MediaTek MT6737H SoC, runs Android 7.0 (Nougat), has a 13-megapixel rear camera and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera, both with flash.
It has a metal body, features a fingerprint sensor on the back, has dedicated dual SIM slots and packs a 3250mAh battery. The Panasonic Eluga Ray 550 comes in Black, Blue and Gold colors, is priced at Rs. 8999 and the device is already available exclusively from Flipkart.
Lava has launched Z91, the company’s first smartphone with Full View display. It has a 5.7-inch HD+ 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by MediaTek MT6739 SoC, runs Android 7.0 (Nougat) with Star OS 4.2 on top, has a 13-megapixel rear camera and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera, both with flash. It also has face unlock that promises to unlock the phone within 0.7 seconds.
The Lava Z91 comes in Blue color, is priced at Rs. 9,999. It will be available at over 100,000 retail stores by mid-April, 2018.
Xiaomi has introduced the new 50-inch 4K HDR TV in the TV 4C line-up in China. It has similar specifications as the 55-inch model except for the screen size, including PatchWall, a UI layer on top of the Android OS that’s based on deep learning AI technology that can curate content based on recommendations, Dolby and DTS Audio and Mi Remote Control with gesture controls and Speech Recognition for voice control.
The Xiaomi Mi TV 4C 50-inch is priced at 2199 yuan (US$ 349 / Rs. 22,720 approx.) and is already available in China.
We have yet another Xiaomi news this week, the company has now introduced the new Mi Bluetooth Earphones and Mi Dual-Unit Semi-in-Ear Headphones. The company has also introduced new Electronic thermometer under its Mi Ecosystem which is also known as MIJIA in China.
The Xiaomi Mi Bluetooth Earphones comes in Gray, Gold and Black colors and is priced at 299 yuan (US$ 47 / Rs. 3,096 approx.). It is already available in China. The Xiaomi Mi Dual-Unit Semi-in-Ear Headphones comes in Black and White colors, priced at 69 yuan (US$ 11 / Rs. 714 approx.) – Already available in China. Finally, the Xiaomi Electronic thermometer comes in White color, priced at 19.9 yuan (US$ 3.17 / Rs. 206 approx.). It is already available in China.
Dell has introduced the Inspiron All-in-Ones PCs, an updated XPS 15, Inspiron 15 7000 2-in-1 Special Edition, S Series displays, and also announced the availability and new color for the XPS 15 2-in-1. The Inspiron and XPS devices are powered by the Intel’s latest 8th Gen Core processors.
The Dell XPS 15 will be available for pre-order in the US starting April 16, with prices starting at $999.99 (Rs. 65,000 approx.). The Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 is already available on Dell.com starting at $1,299.99 (Rs.84,526 approx.). The Dell Inspiron 15 7000 2-in-1 Special Edition is available in the U.S. on Dell.com starting at $1,299.99 (Rs.84,526 approx.). The Dell Inspiron 22 and 24 3000 All-In-Ones are available globally on Dell.com starting at $399.99 (Rs.26,005 approx).
The Dell Inspiron 24 5000 all-in-ones will be available in China on April 17 starting $999.99 (Rs. 65,000 approx.). The Inspiron 27 7000 all-in-ones will be available in China from April 17th starting at $849.99 ( Rs. 55,265 approx.). The Dell S Family Monitors are available globally on Dell.com starting at $209.99 (Rs. 13,652 approx.) (S2319H); $199.99 (Rs. 13,002 approx.) (S2319HN); $249.99 (Rs.16,255 approx.) (S2419H); $239.99 (Rs.15,605 approx.) (S2419HN); $329.99 (Rs. 21,457 approx.) (S2719H); and $319.99 (Rs.20,807 approx.) (S2719HN).
Dell and Alienware jointly have introduced the 15 and 17 gaming laptops and they are powered up to Intel Core i9 processor with up to 6-cores, with overclocking up to 5.0GHZ for the first time ever on Alienware laptops. On the other hand, Dell also launched the G-series affordable gaming laptops which includes G3 15, 17 and Dell G5 15, G7 15.
The Alienware 15 is now available Dell.com and is priced at $2,400 (Rs. 1,56,160 approx). The Alienware 17 is also available on Dell.com and it costs $3,700 (Rs.2,40,740 approx.). The Dell G3 15 and 17 will be available from April 16th globally on Dell.com starting today at $749.99 (Rs. 48,820 approx.) and $1,099.99 (Rs. 71,604 approx.). The Dell G5 15 will also be available from April 16th starting at $949.99 (Rs. 61,820 approx.). The Dell G7 15 is already available on Dell.com and is priced at $1,099.99 (Rs. 71,581 approx.).
Samsung Electronics announced Notebook Odyssey Z Gaming Laptop with 15.6-inches 1080p display, up to 6GB GeForce GTX 1060 GPU, up to 16GB RAM. It comes with thermal management hardware; an in-built Z AeroFlow Cooling System consists of three key components; the Dynamic Spread Vapor Chamber, the Z AeroFlow Cooling Design and the Z Blade Blower.
The Samsung Notebook Odyssey Z Gaming Laptop will be available in Titan Silver color and will go on sale in select countries including Korea and China in April, and US availability in Q3 2018.