Smartphone Use

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  Oppo K13x 5G Build, Durability Details Revealed Ahead of Anticipated India Launch

  Oppo K13x 5G is expected to launch in India by the end of June. The handset will come with an IP65-rated dust and water-resistant build. The company says it has used a sea sponge-inspired Sponge Biomimetic Shock Absorption System to make the phone. It will also carry SGS Gold Drop-Resistance, SGS Military Standard and MIL-STD 810-H shock resistanc...

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  OnePlus 13 to Be Used for All BGMI Matches at Upcoming BGMS 2025 Tournament

  OnePlus 13 will be the official smartphone partner and title sponsor for Season 4 of the Battlegrounds Mobile India Masters Series (BGMS), in collaboration with Nodwin Gaming. Launched earlier this year as the company's latest flagship, the OnePlus 13 will be exclusively used for all matches in the upcoming BGMI tournament.

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  Vivo X Fold 5 Launch Date Set for June 25; Design, Colour Options Revealed

  Vivo X Fold 5 will launch in China on June 25. Pre-orders for the handset is live in the country. It will be available in green, titanium, and white colour options. The phone will likely carry a Zeiss-backed triple rear camera unit. It is claimed to be the first Android smartphone to be able to connect directly to Apple's iCloud. The Vivo X Fold 5 ...

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  NxtQuantum to Launch AI+ Branded Phones in India By the End of June

  NxtQuantum Shift Technologies is set to introduce the AI+ brand of smartphones in India soon. The handsets will be made in the country and will be available through Flipkart. The phones are said to use "homegrown user interface, localised software, and indigenously built hardware." The company says that the phones will arrive in the country by the...

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  Instagram Adds Support for 3:4 Aspect Ratio Photos Shot Using Smartphone Cameras

  Instagram now supports 3:4 aspect ratio photos, a default format for many smartphone cameras. Users can now upload images without the need for prior cropping, streamlining the sharing process. Previously, the platform only allowed images in 5:4 or 1:1 (square) aspect ratios to be uploaded, while others would need to be cropped.

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  Top Gaming Phones in India (May 2025): iPhone 16 Pro Max, Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, Realme GT 7 Pro, More

  In a sea of smartphones out there, choosing the best one to go for can become a time-consuming process. To help you make that choice, we have curated a list of the best gaming smartphones in India, including the iPhone 16 Pro Max, Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, Realme GT 7 Pro, and more, which can fulfill your every gaming need.

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  Samsung Galaxy S26 Series to Use Inkjet Printing to Enable Thinner Lens Modules: Report

  Samsung Galaxy S25 series was unveiled in January this year, and the company recently jumped into the slim smartphone bandwagon with the Galaxy S25 Edge. Now, a new report suggests that Samsung is planning to slim down the camera modules in next year's Galaxy S26 series. The company is likely to implement a new lens production method to make the ca...

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  Qualcomm Releases Study Showing That Its Modems Beat Apple’s C1

  Qualcomm's modem chips worked better than a rival component developed by Apple, a study commissioned by the former said. The iPhone 16e, the first smartphone to use Apple’s in-house C1 modem, was slower to download and upload information on T-Mobile’s 5G network in New York City than Qualcomm-powered Android devices, according to a report by Ce...

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  Realme GT 7, GT 7 Dream Edition and Realme GT 7T With 7,000mAh Batteries Launched in India

  Realme GT 7, Realme GT 7T, and Realme GT 7 Dream Edition were launched in India and global markets on Tuesday. The new phones come with MediaTek Dimensity chipsets and carry 7,000mAh battery units with 120W charging support. The Realme GT 7 has a triple rear camera setup, while the Realme GT 7T gets a dual rear camera unit. The Realme GT 7 Dre...

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  Can A Car's LiDAR Sensor Damage Your Phone Camera? Viral Video Sparks Debate

  Smartphone cameras can indeed be damaged when they are pointed straight at the LiDAR sensor.

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  Xiaomi to Equip Premium Smartphones With Snapdragon 8-Series Chips as Part of Multi-Year Agreement

  Qualcomm and Xiaomi have extended their collaboration with a new multi-year agreement. Xiaomi's upcoming premium smartphones will feature Qualcomm's flagship Snapdragon chips. Xiaomi's current Xiaomi 15 flagship phone already uses the Snapdragon 8 Elite, and the company has confirmed its next flagship will be among the first to adopt Qualcomm's nex...

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  OnePlus 13s India Launch Date Set for June 5; Specifications, Colourways Teased Ahead of Debut

  OnePlus 13s will be launched in India and the global markets in the first week of June, the company announced on Monday. It is set to be introduced as the China-based OEM’s first ever-compact flagship smartphone, powered by the flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. Confirmed to be available in three colourways, the upcoming OnePlus handset will be...

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  Xiaomi XRING 01 Chipset Teased by CEO Lei Jun Ahead of Launch

  Xiaomi XRING 01, the tech giant's first in-house smartphone chipset, is slated for launch this month, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun announced on Weibo. Debuting on a new Xiaomi handset, the high-performance processor aims to lessen Xiaomi's dependence on Qualcomm and MediaTek for smartphone chipsets.

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  Samsung Galaxy Z Flip FE Spotted on Geekbench With Exynos 2400 Chipset

  Samsung Galaxy Z Flip FE is expected to land soon as Samsung's first-ever FE-branded foldable. The South Korean brand is likely to choose to position the Galaxy Z Flip FE as an affordable clamshell foldable smartphone, and it is believed to be announced alongside the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and regular Galaxy Z Flip 7 in the second half of this year. While...

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  Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 7 Said to Get Exynos 2500 SoC, Galaxy Z Flip FE Might Not Use Exynos Chipset

  Samsung is expected to launch its Galaxy Z Flip 7 alongside Galaxy Z Fold 7 in July this year. The Galaxy Z Flip FE is also anticipated to go official this year as an affordable clamshell foldable smartphone. Samsung has not yet confirmed the existence of these foldables, but the South Korean tech brand's anticipated chipset choices for its upcomin...