THE PHONES GUIDE BLOG

Xiaomi announces the global launch of Mi 10 5G and Mi 10 Pro 5G

2020-03-30T14:09:00.003+05:30

Xiaomi had announced their latest generation Mi 10 5G and Mi 10 Pro 5G smartphones in mainland China back in February, and now we have their global variants official from the manufacturer. The vanilla model Mi 10 5G will arrive in Twilight Gray and Coral Green color options, and the higher-end Mi 10 Pro 5G adaption will ship in Alpine White (as seen above) and Solstice Gray shades. The phones will be made available in the European region beginning early next month, and the prices start at 884.61 USD for Mi 10's 8GB RAM/128GB ROM version, while the Mi 10 Pro with 8GB RAM variation coupled with 256GB of internal space will set you back for $1106.04.

Source: mi

Oppo Find X2 Pro Vegan Leather now have a new color in China

2020-03-22T10:48:00.002+05:30

Oppo Find X2 Pro, originally announced earlier this month in Lamborghini, Black Ceramic, Orange Vegan Leather options gets a new color in mainland China. The latest smartphone arrives in a new shade for the faux leather variant in the manufacturer's country of origin. Oppo now retails the smartphone's latest addition via their official webstore in the country in a new Gray Vegan Leather option, that is priced similar to the hue from the same segment.

Source: oppo

Motorola Razr arrives in India, pre-orders live

2020-03-16T16:27:00.000+05:30

Motorola's foldable clamshell smartphone from November, 2019 have finally made it's debut in India. The phone has been announced by the American manufacturer in an online-only event held in the country earlier today following the widespread of Coronavirus pandemic. The phone featuring a secondary 2.7" OLED display that flips open revealing the original 6.2" flexible pOLED panel is a Flipkart exclusive in India and is available for pre-orders starting today at Indian Rupees equivalent to 1685.82 USD for the 6GB RAM/128GB ROM model, painted in Noir Black. No-cost EMI for the handset starts at $70.25 per month, while credit or debit card holders of Citi Bank can avail an additional cashback of $134.87 on purchasing the smartphone from India.

Source: Flipkart

Samsung Galaxy M30s gets 4GB RAM/128GB ROM variant in India

2020-03-12T13:15:00.000+05:30

Samsung will bring an upgraded variant for their Galaxy M30s with 4GB RAM and 128GB of on board storage in India starting March 14. The latest adaption of the handset will be priced at 201.86 USD and will be available in Opal Black, Sapphire Blue, and Quartz Green color options retailing in the country through Amazon.in and via Samsung's official webstore. In India, the Android-powered Galaxy M30s currently sells in 4GB and 6GB RAM options with 64GB and 128GB ROM internal space, respectively.

Source: SAMMOBILE

Samsung Galaxy M31 is now available for purchase in India

2020-03-05T15:53:00.000+05:30

Samsung had released the Galaxy M30s successor smartphone, the Galaxy M31 back last month in the subcontinent and is now up for retail in India from Samsung.com as well as through Amazon.in. The phone brings a number of improvements from it's predecessor handset and is now offered in the country in Ocean Blue and Space Black color options. The middle-ranged Android 10 running "Monster" phablet with 64MP High Resolution ISOCELL Bright GW1 image sensor will set you back for Indian Rupees equivalent to 218.71 USD for the 6GB RAM plus 64GB ROM variant, where else you will have to pay $232.38 for the larger 128GB model, both shipping unlocked. Samsung also gives you $13.67 cashback on using ICICI credit card from their official webstore. Other introductory offers include no cost EMI starting at $18.23 per month and standard EMI starting at just $10.30 monthly.

iQOO 3 goes on sale in India

2020-03-05T14:31:00.001+05:30

iQOO 3, the second 5G smartphone announced back in India this past month after Realme X50 Pro is now officially up for grabs in the country through the manufacturer's official online webstore and via India's online e-commerce website Flipkart. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC embedded smartphone is available in both 4G LTE-only model as well as in a dual-mode SA/NSA capable 5G variant, comes in the shades of Quantum Silver, Tornado Black and Volcano Orange colors. The phone's 8GB RAM option with 128GB of ROM will cost you around 504.29 USD, and the larger 256GB adaption carries a tag of $545.19, while the 5G model with 12GB RAM and 256GB of on board memory will set you back for $613.36 unlocked. The product offers include flat $40.90 off on ICICI credit cards and all EMI transactions, as well as Jio benefits worth $163.60 and no-cost EMI upto 12 months.

Huawei Y7p comes to Poland renamed as P40 lite E

2020-03-05T01:15:00.001+05:30

Huawei had refreshed their Y series of devices in Thailand back in the beginning of February, launching the all new Huawei Y7p. And now the Shenzhen-based manufacturer just announced the new launch of a middle-ranged Android-powered smartphone in Poland named as P40 lite E, which is basically the the same Y7p handset from Thailand coming to the European region as a rebranded model featuring the very same appearance and internal specifications. The phone is now retailing through manufacturer's official online webstore in the country, coming in two colors, Black and Aurora Blue. Currently the phone will only cost you around 181.35 USD when converted from Poland złoty, as the manufacturer is offering a discount from it's original price of $303.03 for the 4GB RAM with 64GB ROM variant. The device is also ships with Huawei's Band 4, where you can choose the smartband from the colors of Red, Black or Pink. The company will start shipping out your orders by March 12.

Source: HUAWEI

Samsung Galaxy S20+ gets a paint job in South Korea in collaboration with Jennie Kim

2020-02-24T09:27:00.000+05:30

Samsung just launched a new color for their 2020 flagship smartphone Galaxy S20+ in their homel country, South Korea. The new shade comes in collaboration with the South Korean singer and rapper, also the member of the girl group Blackpink, Jennie Kim, calling the new paint job as Jennie Red. The device in the new hue is currently an exclusive for the Galaxy S20+ 5G handset with model number SM-G986N, retailing only in Samsung's country of origin, available for purchase online via kt Shop for 1110.81 USD in the East Asian nation, where they are even offering the latest Galaxy Buds+ in a brand new Red KT special edition cast to match with the phone.

Source: kt Shop

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip comes to India for $1529

2020-02-21T21:47:00.002+05:30

Samsung launches their latest Galaxy Z Flip to India. The newly announced foldable smartphone from the South Koreans featuring 6.7" FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED panel with Samsung's newly developed horizontal "Hideaway Hinge" has made it's way to the manufacturer's official online retail webstore for a price of Indian Rupees equivalent to 1529.76 USD for the 8GB RAM variant with 256GB on board storage space. This price for the device in India is higher than the tag the handset originally carries in the stateside. The phone will be arrive in both Mirror Purple and Mirror Black color options and will go up for grabs from authorized Samsung retail outlets across the country and online through Samsung India. Interested consumers can click on the "NOTIFY ME" from Samsung's website here to stay updated on pre-ordering details and other availability information in the country. Samsung also offers one time screen damage protection plan for inner screen and external screen free with the purchase, and no-cost EMI for the Galaxy Z Flip starts at $127.48 per month, while standard EMI starts at $72.01 monthly.

Pre-orders for Samsung Galaxy S20 series goes live in India

2020-02-15T15:56:00.001+05:30

Samsung finally starts taking pre-orders for their all new Samsung Galaxy S20 series in India, the smartphones were originally announced back in San Francisco, United States earlier this week at their Galaxy Unpacked Event alongside the Galaxy Z Flip foldable clamshell handset. Te devices will be offered in 128GB of expandable storage option with 4G LTE connectivity over hybrid-SIM card slot in the country.

So the brand new vanilla iteration of Galaxy S20 will cost you Indian Rupees equivalent to 936.70 USD or at $78.06 per month on one year contract, while the Galaxy S20+ will carry a price tag of $1034.56 or $86.21 per month, and the higher-end Galaxy S20 Ultra will set you back for $1300.20 or $108.35 monthly installments for an year. All three smartphones from the South Koreans will arrive in India in shades of Cosmic Gray, Cloud Blue and Cosmic Black color options to choose from. Samsung is also offering trade-in offers upto $672.47 on your current smartphone and Samsung Care+ Accidental & Liquid Damage Protection is available at a discounted price of just $27.95 or at $2.33 monthly EMI for 12 months. The latest Galaxy Buds+ will only cost you $41.93 when ordering the standard Galaxy S20 and it comes even cheaper at $27.95 when getting the Galaxy S20+ or the Galaxy S20 Ultra. To pre-order the smartphone from the country, click here.

Huawei launches new Nova 6 SE in Malaysia as renamed Nova 7i

2020-02-14T00:02:00.004+05:30

Huawei have introduced a new smartphone for the consumers in the Southeast Asian country to celebrate this Valentines Day, launching the previously announced Nova 6 SE carrying a new title, coming as the Huawei Nova 7i to Malaysia. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. had originally announced the Nova 6 SE alongside the more premium Nova 6 5G and vanilla Nova 6 back in December in mainland China, where the device sells for a price of $312.68. In terms of specs, the brand new phone from Malaysia is an exact replica of the middle-ranged Nova 6 SE that supports 4G LTE connections with Android's version 10 with EMUI 10, and will retail in the country via the manufacturer's online webstore at a price of Malaysian Ringgit equal to 265.43 United States Dollars for the 8GB RAM/128GB ROM variant. The phone will go up for pre-orders starting February 14, 2020, at 10:00 AM (local time), arriving in Crush Green, Sakura Pink and Midnight Black shades. As a launch offer, Huawei is currently offering their Band 4 smartband in Graphite Black color option absolutely free with the purchase.

Source: HUAWEI

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip Thom Browne Edition to cost $2518 in South Korea

2020-02-13T10:21:00.001+05:30

Samsung's all new Galaxy Z Flip Thom Browne Edition will arrive in limited batches to the manufacturer's homeland of business, South Korea, starting next week on February 21. The pricing and availability details of the just released limited edition foldable smartphone from Samsung was shared in a tweet by Sohee Kim, Bloomberg's technology reporter from the country. According to Kim, the voguish clamshell phone wearing Thom Browne New York fashion-brand's signature colored stripes running down the Pebble Grey paint job along with the special edition leather case, Galaxy Buds+ and Galaxy Watch Active 2 with similar appearance will cost you around $2518 or 2.97 million South Korean Won. The package of products will get delivered to the customers across the East Asian nation beginning early March.

It's official. Galaxy Z Flip Thom Browne Edition (Flip, Buds+,
Active2) will cost 2.97 million won ($2518). Samsung will start sales of the limited package on Feb 21 in South Korea. Products will be delivered from early March. pic.twitter.com/7argEFyj32
— Sohee Kim (@soheefication) February 13, 2020

Source: Sohee Kim (Twitter)

Motorola Razr in Blush Gold confirmed to arrive later this spring

2020-02-13T04:42:00.005+05:30

On past Tuesday we showed you the complete set of high definition renders featuring the Motorola Razr 2019 foldable clamshell smartphone wearing the new and alluring Blush Gold paint job. However, back then we had no confirmation from the manufacturer on the availability of the newly surfaced color option, but as days get passed, we hear new developments from THE VERGE writer Ashley Carman, who reports that Motorola have officially confirmed that, their newest tint for the 2019 model Razr is set to arrive later this spring. The all new Blush Gold shade for the Motorola Razr will soon join the currently available Noir Black hue in the markets globally. Apparently, the brand new variant is expected to launch packing exact same specs and pricing as the existing model, retailing for $1499.99.

Source: THE VERGE

Huawei Nova 5T gets a new shade in Philippines

2020-02-11T14:51:00.002+05:30

Huawei had originally introduced the Nova 5T back in August, last year in shades of Black, Crush Blue and Midsummer Purple. Well, now it looks like the manufacturer have brought a new refresh to the paint job, announcing the exclusive Crush Green for the smartphone in Philippines. As seen from the picture above, the handset will now ship in the country in it's brand new tint of Crush Green along with other hues, while still packing the same internals from it's siblings, also carrying a similar price tag of 345.48 USD for the 8GB RAM/128GB of internal storage option. Huawei's Nova 5T's Crush Green is currently available in stocks online from Shopee Mall and Lazada Philippines unlocked, and on-contract from Smart Communications. The device is also expected to arrive in retail outlets across the country soon. However we haven't heard anything from Huawei on the latest shade's international availability just yet.

Source: HUAWEI

Expect the Motorola Razr 2019 to arrive in Blush Gold color soon! Here are the official press renders

2020-02-11T00:18:00.001+05:30

Motorola had introduced their brand new and the most admired foldable clamshell smartphone back in November 2019, going official with their authentic Razr handset for 2019, featuring latest internals, accompanied by an all new flexible P-OLED panel of 876 x 2142 resolution on the inside, and a secondary G-OLED display of 600 x 800 pixels on the outside. The phone has been very popular among the smartphone enthusiasts around the world and the manufacturer is likely having a hard time dealing with the high demand for the handset across the globe. While the phone is only available in the Noir Black color option at the moment, the Americans have planned to refresh their premium device with a sterling and bona fide Blush Gold shade, as their first generation Motorola Moto Razr V3i from 2005. Thanks to our friends at pocketnow, we have a whole new set of HD press renders showing off the smartphone in it's new paint job, for your viewing pleasure. We will keep you posted as we get more details from Motorola on the option's availability in US and other parts of the world.

Source: pocketnow

Shou Zi Chew from Xiaomi confirms Mi 10 launch event for MWC on February 23

2020-02-08T18:45:00.002+05:30

Shou Zi Chew, Xiaomi's International President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) just took his official Twitter handle to announce that, Xiaomi will hold their 2020 Mobile World Congress product launch event in Barcelona, Spain on February 23, the day before the world's largest trade exhibition from the mobile industry official kicks-off. Shou Zi Chew even hinted that, the Chinese manufacturer is all set to launch their next in line flagship smartphone, Mi 10 5G, possibly accompanied with Mi 10 Pro handset on February 23, in Europe’s Iberian Peninsula. The launch event invite poster does not tell us much apart from glorying the number "10" with what looks like layers of glass or optics, likely teasing the forthcoming phone's cameras. Recently we saw Lu Weibing, Xiaomi China's Vice President and General Manager of Redmi, share a couple of pictures from his Weibo account, showing off their upcoming Mi 10 smartphone's zoom capabilities.

Lights. Camera. Action! Are you ready for show time?#Mi10 pic.twitter.com/GpFUjiylsX
— Shou Zi Chew (@ShouZiChew) February 8, 2020

Source: Shou Zi Chew (Twitter)

Realme is all set to debut their latest 5G smartphone at MWC 2020

2020-02-06T20:48:00.002+05:30

Yesterday Realme Europe took their official Twitter handle to confirm that, the popular Shenzhen-based smartphone manufacturer will host their first Global Launch event at this year's Mobile World Congress by teasing the geographical coordinate reference of Barcelona, Spain, the venue for the world's largest trade exhibition from the mobile industry, starting February 24. However Realme haven't given us any specific date for their upcoming event, which is expected go live later this month from the MWC show floor, but following this announcement from the previous day, we have a new tweet accompanied by an image shared on the same platform earlier today by Realme Europe, revealing and confirming the company's plans on debuting a latest Realme-branded flagship smartphone with 5G capabilities. As of now we don't have any relevant information to share regarding the next in line handset from Realme, but back in January, we saw them announcing their first ever 5G-enabled smartphone for their homeland China, going official with the Realme X50 5G, and ever since then we have been hearing rumors about a Pro iteration for the model to arrive some time soon.

If there were a realme global launch event, where it would be?

Shout out your answer here! pic.twitter.com/lo5Ngu5WX7
— realme Europe (@realmeeurope) February 5, 2020

Hey MWC, it's realme! We are ready to be the 5G Populariser.

Are you ready to leap into the 5G era with us? #realme5G. pic.twitter.com/tTORB8CYpq
— realme Europe (@realmeeurope) February 6, 2020

Source: realme Europe (Twitter) 1, 2

Oppo will announce Find X2 on February 22, sends invites to their MWC launch event from Barcelona

2020-02-06T19:20:00.002+05:30

Oppo have send out media invites for their scheduled Mobile World Congress (MWC) launch event for the next generation Oppo Find X2 smartphone. The latest press conference from the Chinese manufacturer will take place in Barcelona, Spain at Auditori Fòrum CCIB on February 22, at 2:00 PM (local time), two days before the trade exhibition goes live from Spain. Oppo will have their booth (#3B20) setup in Hall 3 at the MWC show floor from February 24 through February 27, exhibiting their latest release to the media attendees.

When talking about the handset itself, we have seen the device surface in several rumors and leaks in the past, suggesting the phone to arrive with a 6.5" curved OLED screen made by Samsung Display featuring Quad High Definition Plus resolution at 3168 x 1440 pixels and 120Hz screen refresh rate even at QHD+. The rear camera module may include a 48MP primary custom sensor from Sony featuring the All Pixel Omni-directional PDAF technology, a different Sony sensor, a higher zoom capable telephoto lens and an ultra wide angle optics. Under the hood we expect to see the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset on board with integrated X55 Modem-RF system for advanced 5G connectivity. Some previous rumors even hinted the model to support 65W worth SuperVOOC fast charging technology.

Source: xdadevelopers

Realme C3 launches in India, available from February 14, starting at only $98

2020-02-06T16:38:00.001+05:30

Realme unveiled their latest entry-level smartphone Realme C3 in India a few days, only revealing the phone's highlighted specifications, but today the company formally announced the smartphone for the country and promised to make the device available through manufacturer's official webstore and via their online retail partner, Flipkart starting from February 14, 12:00 PM (local time). The phone will come out of the box in Frozen Blue and Blazing Red color options, priced at $98.21 for the 3GB RAM/32GB ROM model, while the variant with 4GB RAM and 64GB of internal space will set you back for 112.24 USD. The phone features Realme's newest Sunrise Design, bringing beautiful anti-fingerprint surface on the rear side, inspired by hot lava and cold glacier, denoting the shades it's marketed in. From the software side, the Realme C3 will be the first smartphone to arrive with Realme's just released Realme UI on top of Android's version 10. Here are the full specification details of the C3 smartphone.

Processor - MediaTek Helio G70 Octa-Core chipset built on the 12nm process technology clocked at 2.0GHz.
GPU - Mali G52.
Screen - 6.5" "Mini-drop Fullscreen" water-drop style High Definition Plus LCD notch display with a resolution of 1600 x 720 pixels, packed in a 89.8% screen-to-body ratio in protection of Corning Gorilla Glass.
RAM - LPDDR4X 4GB, 3GB and 2GB.
ROM - 64GB and 32GB (expandable via microSD card slot upto 256GB).
Primary Camera (Rear) - Dual AI camera module with 12MP main sensor with f/1.8 aperture, 5P lens, PDAF support and 4x digital zoom. A secondary 2MP portrait lens for depth sensing.
Secondary Camera (Front) - 5MP front facing selfie camera with aperture f/2.4 and 5 piece lens.
Other Camera Features - AI HDR, AI beauty, chroma boost, super nightscape mode, panorama mode, expert mode, time-lapse, as well as 1080p HD video recording at 30 frames-per-second and slow motion video capturing at 120 framer-per-second.
Battery - 5000mAh powered battery with reverse charging technology and 10W fast charging capabilities.
Connectivity - MicroUSB port, Bluetooth version 5.0, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, 4G dual-nano SIM slot, 3.5mm headphone jack, GPS, BEIDOU, GLONASS and A-GPS.
Sensors - Light, Proximity, Magnetic induction and Accelerometer.
Fingerprint Reader - Not Available.
Operating System - Android's version 10 with Realme UI 1.0.
Dimensions - 164.4 x 75 x 8.95 millimeters.
Weight - 195 grams.
Colors - Frozen Blue and Blazing Red.

Lu Weibing from Xiaomi supposedly teases upcoming Mi 10's camera zoom capabilities

2020-02-06T00:53:00.004+05:30

Lu Weibing, Xiaomi China's Vice President and General Manager of Redmi, shared two new pictures from his official handle on the Chinese microblogging website, Weibo giving us a possible look at their upcoming smartphone's zoom capabilities. However he didn't exactly mention what model these camera samples belong to but we speculate it to be shot from their forthcoming Xiaomi Mi 10 5G smartphone. Like said, there are no chances of guessing what variant of the Mi 10 could have been possibly used by Weibing to capture these photographs from, as we have already seen a vanilla model coupled with a Pro adaption with 5G in works from the Chinese smartphone maker. Apparently the phones are expected to carry Samsung's latest 108MP ISOCELL Bright HMX optics in charge of the rear camera module and now with these newly uploaded pictures going live, we can anticipate the device to bring decent digital zoom abilities as well. Here is a rough translation of Weibing's latest status on the platform that accompanied the below attached photographs,

It even snowed in Beijing, by the way, the new phone works great!

Source: Weibo

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra appears in it's second live image alongside Galaxy S20+

2020-02-05T23:50:00.004+05:30

Just a few moments back we shared the first live image of the forthcoming Galaxy S20 Ultra that was leaked by the Twitter user @UniverseIce, and as we further investigate Twitter's social media network, we see yet another leakster and the popular YouTuber, Jon Prosser from the same platform gaining impressions by sharing a new picture showing off the same Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra alongside the Galaxy S20 Plus that has now made it's second appearance on the web in a real life image, after circulating on our radars in Black color in the past. The phone again tally our previous reports, but this time around coming painted in a Gray shade as seen in renders before, packing the quad optics module, believed to ship with 12MP wide angle sensor, 64MP telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom and 30x digital zoom, another 12MP ultra wide angle lens and lastly a dedicated ToF sensor. Jon even mentioned in a different tweet that,

I’ve seen much better photos than these, but I can’t share them. Needless to say, they look much better than the renders.

Okay, one more.

In all it's potato quality glory.

That S20 Ultra tho... pic.twitter.com/ODnBddDDK7
— Jon Prosser (@jon_prosser) February 5, 2020

I’ve seen much better photos than these, but I can’t share them.

Needless to say, they look much better than the renders.
— Jon Prosser (@jon_prosser) February 5, 2020

Source: Jon Prosser (Twitter) 1, 2

First live image of the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra is here

2020-02-05T21:06:00.001+05:30

Samsung's 2020 frontrunners from the Galaxy S20 series will be here in a few days time, on February 11 to be exact, making it's formal debut at the company's scheduled Galaxy Unpacked Event in San Francisco, United States, and as we anxiously await the arrival of these most modern smartphones from the South Koreans, we have yet another tweet or basically a new leak from the very notorious Twitter-based tipster @UniverseIce, revealing the most exciting and top-end Galaxy S20 Ultra from the forthcoming batch in it's ever first real life picture, shot in the wild.

Again, the image here tells us a similar story as we've heard from the past, giving us a glace of it's rear side in the so-called Cosmic Gray color option, even showing off the phone's penta camera module with the periscope type telephoto lens featuring Samsung's "100x SPACE ZOOM." The smartphone's design, hardware buttons placement as well as the camera arrangement falls exactly in line with the recently surfaced official press renders that leaked with the handset's marketing kit. To learn more more about the upcoming Galaxy S20 lineup of flagship smartphones, you can head over to our report here.

Yes S20 Ultra pic.twitter.com/57iZrnAfYZ
— Ice universe (@UniverseIce) February 5, 2020

Source: Ice universe (Twitter)

Halt on Foxconn factories in China due to Coronavirus outbreak could impact shipments for companies like Apple

2020-02-05T12:21:00.006+05:30

Foxconn, the Taiwanese multinational electronics contract manufacturing company's factories in mainland China, have gone into a halt, holding the production and working of the manufacturing facilities after the recent outbreak of Coronavirus in the country. The factories were asked to shut down at least until February 10, bringing an absolute stop to all the production. New reports emerging from this country in the East Asia tells us that an extension in the present halt on companies including Foxconn facilities may impact and interrupt the shipments to clients like Apple. As of now they have only come across a "fairly small impact" on the production in China due to the epidemic, and the company is reportedly utilizing factories in Vietnam, India and Mexico to fill in the space left behind. We also learn that Foxconn will be able to make up for this delay if their facilities by running overtime after the current ban is lifted in China. The source even let us know that, if the halt moves beyond February 10, it could rise concerns over the production hubs in the Southern Guangdong Province the city of Zhengzhou in Henan Province, where the Americans have their major iPhone manufacturing units located.

Source: REUTERS

MWC press conferences from ZTE and LG gets cancelled over Coronavirus concerns

2020-02-05T11:17:00.002+05:30

As we are getting closer the Mobile World Congress (MWC) trade exhibition that will take place in Barcelona, Spain later this month, and several manufacturer's already having their media event scheduled for the upcoming occurrence, we hear from ZTE and LG that, the companies will be cancelling their MWC media conferences this year and will withdraw from participating at the world's largest exhibition for the mobile industry, considering the global emergency declared by the World Health Organisation on the rising situation related to the novel Coronavirus outbreak across the world. The virus has has killed over 400 people and affected 20000+ people, while continuing it's epidemic spread to more countries and cities. Recently we saw Apple shutting down all their offline stores and offices in the mainland China over the present circumstances. There are also several reports coming in from China that claims to have impact on the production of devices from the industry due to the latest outbreak in the country.

ZTE's confirmed to cancel their press conference due to practical issues like travel and visa delays, even keeping in mind the mild case of xenophobia that makes it's way with the disease.

[We] tend to be an overly courteous company, and simply don't want to make people uncomfortable, said ZTE's representative to THE VERGE.

And with a latest statement released by the South Korean multinational electronics company, LG Electronics, the phone maker too announced that in view of safety of their employees, partners and customers, they have decided to step back from exhibiting and participating at this year's MWC.

This decision removes the risk of exposing hundreds of LG employees to international travel which has already become more restrictive as the virus continues to spread across borders. In lieu of its participation in MWC, LG will be holding separate events in the near future to announce it's 2020 mobile products.

Source: THE VERGE, LG Newsroom

Samsung announces Galaxy Tab S6 5G in homeland

2020-02-04T13:48:00.003+05:30

As hinted earlier in December, Samsung has officially launched their Galaxy Tab S6, originally debuted back in July, 2019 with 5G for their home market in South Korea. The 10.5" slate accompanied by S-Pen and the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor with integrated X55 Modem-RF system for dual-mode SA/NSA capable 5G connectivity, has already started it's retail business in the country through three major mobile retailers, beginning from January 30 and comes in at a price of South Korean Won equivalent to 841.17 USD. The tablet will be available in 6GB RAM/128GB ROM adaption, painted in Mountain Gray color option. Other than the modified chipset, the internals remain the same as the vanilla 4G LTE variant of the Galaxy Tab S6. Samsung has also promised to provide various benefits to consumer who purchase their all new Tab S6 5G before March 31. To place orders for the model in South Korea, you may register here.

Source: SAMSUNG Newsroom