Tech News LIVE Updates May 20: iPhone SE (2020) now available in India; starts at Rs 38,900 (Image: Apple)
Tech News LIVE Updates May 20: At indianexpress.com we have begun a tech news live blog to provide our readers with all the latest updates related to the tech world. Post lockdown relaxation smartphone manufacturers have started launching new devices in the country. We recently witnessed the launch of Xiaomi Mi 10, iPhone SE (2020), OnePlus 8 series Realme Narzo 10 series, Motorola Edge+ and many more. Almost a month after the launch the new iPhone SE (2020) is finally available in India starting today on Flipkart.com.
The iPhone SE (2020) is available in three variants in the country. The models are: 64GB internal storage priced at Rs 42,500, 128GB model at Rs 47,800, and 256GB model at Rs 58,300. It comes in three colours: Black, White and PRODUCT RED. As a part of the launch offer, Apple has partnered with HDFC Bank to offer Rs 3,600 cashback to consumers purchasing the iPhone SE. The offer will bring down the price of the iPhone to Rs 38,900. Both HDFC Bank Debit and Credit Cards users will be able to avail this offer. Here’s everything you need to know about the offer.
After applying the HDFC bank offer consumers will be able to purchase the iPhone SE 2020 64GB model at Rs 38,900, 128GB storage model at Rs 44,200, and 256GB storage at Rs 54,700. Here’s everything you need to know about iPhone SE (2020).
Truecaller has revealed a new app, tablet sales are down in India, Honor X10 launched and much more below.
Truecaller has rolled out a new version of its Android and iOS app, which is not both faster and cleaner. The idea behind the update is to streamline its users calls history, SMS, and Instant Messages conversations into a single tab. Apart from the revamp, the company has also introduced two new features along with the update: a full-screen caller ID and Smart SMS.
With the revamp, the main screen now acts as a hub where the user can see all of his recent activities. Now, a user can simply enter the conversation to make a voice call, VoIP call, chat, text and more.
Truecaller has said that in the future it plans to add travel information, courier delivery details and more.
To know more about the updated Truecaller app and what the company is planning to do as it goes forward click here.
According to CMR’s Tablet PC Market Report for Q1 2020, tablet sales saw a sharp decline of 24 per cent in India due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It states that the initial impact was due to the supply chain challenges in China and then due to the muted domestic demand owing to the onset of lockdown in India.
Lenovo managed to retain its first place due to opportunities in the Healthcare and education sector. Samsung still in the second position with a 12 per cent decline. And lastly, Ball was able to regain the third position with an 11 per cent market share.
According to the report, Q2 2020 will see a further decline of 5 to 10 per cent. However, it also said that the market is anticipated to pick-up in H2 2020.
At the Huawei Global Analyst Summit 2020, Huawei said that it is looking to working with its partners to explore the industry digitization market and help customers accelerate digitization and intelligence processes. During the summit, it also stated that the company will build the foundation for digital China and the core for a digital world based on "New Connectivity, New Computing, New Platforms, and New Ecosystems".
The company says that it has great confidence to achieve its challenging new goals, due to the external environmental changes. These changes include the development and unified application of new ICT technologies (5G, AI and cloud computing). Another factor is that the current COVID-19 pandemic has made governments and enterprises around the world realise that digital transformation is necessary to grow.
Huawei said that its major focus going forward would be helping companies digitize their information, digitize the transportation system and digitize the financial sector.
Honor X10 priced at Yuan 1,899 (approximately Rs 20,200) for the 6GB RAM/64GB storage variant, at Yuan 2,199 (approximately Rs 23,400) for the 6GB RAM/128GB storage variant and Yuan 2,399 (approximately Rs 25,500).
It sports a 6.63-inch full HD+ display with a 2400x1080 pixels. The device is powered by the company's own Kirin 820 processor. It runs Google's Android 10 operating system with its own MagicUI 3.1.1 skin on top. All of this is backed by a 4,300mAh with support for 22.5W fast charging.
The device comes with a triple camera setup on the back, consisting of a 40MP primary sensor paired with an 8MP secondary sensor and a 2MP tertiary sensor. On the front, it features a motorised pop-up selfie camera with a resolution of 16MP.
On Tuesday Xiaomi officially announced Global MIUI 12 skin for Android and it will be available for several Redmi and Mi smartphones every soon. During phase 1 around June end phones including Mi 9T, Mi 9T Pro, Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro. During phase 2 in phones including Redmi Note 7, Redmi Note 7 Pro, Redmi Note 8 Pro, Redmi Note 9, POCO F1, Mi 10 Pro, Mi 10, POCO F2 Pro, POCO X2, Mi 10 Lite, Mi Note 10, Mi 8, Mi 8 Pro, Mi MIX 3, Mi MIX 2S, Mi 9 SE, Mi 9 Lite, Redmi Note 7S, Mi Note 3, Mi MIX 2, Mi MAX 3, Mi 8 Lite, Redmi Y2, Redmi S2, Redmi Note 5, Redmi Note 5 Pro, Redmi 6A, Redmi 6, Redmi 6 Pro, Redmi Note 6 Pro, Redmi Y3, Redmi 7, Redmi 7A, Redmi Note 8, Redmi Note 8T, Redmi 8, Redmi 8A, Redmi 8A Dual, Redmi Note 9s, Redmi Note 9 Pro, Redmi Note 9 Pro Max, and Mi Note 10 Lite will get MIUI 12. Read here for more details.
Realme recently confirmed that it will be launching its first-ever smart TV on May 25 in India. The company has revealed a few key features of the upcoming television on its official website via a teaser poster. The teaser reveals that the TV will come with a bezel-less design, Chroma Boost Picture Engine for image processing, a 64-bit MediaTek processor, a quad-speaker system with an output of 24W and support for Dolby Audio. Apart from these, the company has not revealed any other specifications for the upcoming TV.