Nokia to launch Nokia 7 in India tomorrow

HMD Global is hosting an event in India on October 31, where it is widely expected to introduce the Nokia 7. The smartphone was launched in the international market earlier this month.

HMD Global will be live broadcasting the launch event, which will kick starts at 12:00 PM. You can log in to Facebook and follow this link to catch the live unveiling. HMD Global sent out the invitations, revealing nothing except the date to ‘unveil the next milestone for Nokia phones’. However, as it precedes the Nokia 7 global launch, it is most likely to be about the same product.

Nokia 7 is said to be the company’s first smartphone to boast a glass body design. It also carries forwards the ‘Bothie’ feature from Nokia 8, which allows you to capture images and record videos from both the rear and front cameras simultaneously.

In terms of specifications, the Nokia 7 packs a 5.2-inch full HD IPS display with Corning’s Gorilla Glass 3 protection on top. It is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SoC and paired with 4GB/6GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage.

For optics, there’s a 16-megapixel rear camera with f/1.8 aperture, and a dual-tone LED flash. Up front, there is a 5-megapixel camera with f/2.0 aperture with 84-degree field-of-view for selfies and video calling.

Internationally, the Nokia 7 is priced at RMB 2,499 (approximately Rs 24,600) for the base variant and RMB 2,699 (approximately Rs 26,500) for the higher variant. At the given pricing, Nokia 7 could compete against Honor 8 Pro, Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and the Moto Z2 Play in the sub-Rs 30,000 segment.

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New update to Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) brings BlueBorne fix

Samsung has started pushing out a new update to its Galaxy J5 (2017) smartphone. Currently hitting units in Europe, the update weighs in at 392MB, arrives as version J530FXXU1AQI3, and brings along fix for the BlueBorne vulnerability.

The vulnerability, for those who aren't aware, allows a remote attacker to take control of devices via Bluetooth. What's more bothersome is that the process doesn't even require the device being attacked to be paired to the attacker’s device, or even to be set on discoverable mode.

So this is no doubt an important update. In addition, it also includes Android security fixes for the month of August.

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Sony launches Xperia R1 and R1 Plus in India

Sony launched two new handsets in the Indian markets, the Sony Xperia R1 and the Sony Xperia R1 Plus. These smartphones are powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon octa-core processor and R1 is priced at Rs. 12,990 and R1 Plus at Rs. 14,990.

Both the handset comes with the same features, in fact, the company should have used just one name i.e. R1, cause the only difference between R1 and R1 Plus is the RAM / ROM.  Sony Xperia R1 comes with 2GB RAM and 16GB ROM and Sony Xperia R1 Plus comes with 3GB RAM and 32GB ROM.

R1 and R1 Plus are dual SIM handset running Android Nougat and will get Android Oreo. The Screen on both the handsets is of size 5.2 inches, 2.5D curved glass and supporting 1280 x 720 pixels resolution.

These smartphones are powered by Snapdragon 430 octa-core processor coupled with Adreno 505 GPU. Weight is 154 grams, and thickness is 8.89mm. On the back the primary camera can shoot in 13MP resolution, comes with LED flash support and on the front, there is a 8MP camera with predictive hybrid Autofocus.

Other features are 4G, VoLTE, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS with GLONASS, USB Type C port and Wi-Fi. A 2620 mAh battery powers these smartphones.

Sony Xperia R1 price in India is Rs. 12,990 and the Sony Xperia R1 Plus comes for Rs. 14,990. These new smartphones will hit the stores on 10th November.

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Oppo R11s goes live on Oppo site

The Oppo R11s is now almost completely revealed, days before it is supposed to be announced on November 2.

The phone is now officially listed on Oppo's Chinese website so people can register their interest in buying it. There's also a live product page for the Oppo R11s.

You'll be able to buy the Oppo R11s in Champagne, Black, Red and a special Star Screen red, in which the red color continues under the front glass. Judging by the current price of the Oppo R11 - around 3,000 CNY for the 64GB model - we can expect something similar for the Oppo R11s.

The Oppo R11s is said to retain the Snapdragon 660 chipset and 4GB of RAM of its predecessor but upgrade the dual cameras on the back. The front holds a 6.0-inch 1080x2160px AMOLED with a tall 18:9 aspect ratio and no physical buttons.

Meanwhile, Oppo has quietly released a 128GB version of its Oppo R11 - so far the phone was only available in 64GB flavor.

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Nokia 8 get early access to Android 8.0 Oreo(beta)

If you own a Nokia 8 and would like to get early access to the new Android 8.0 Oreo (currently in beta), Nokia has just the thing for you.

Introducing Nokia phones beta labs, where you can sign in to test drive Android 8.0 Oreo for the Nokia 8 before it's ready for a firmware roll out.

Announcing Nokia phones beta labs! Be the first to test #AndroidOreo on #Nokia8 (physical Oreos not included!) https://t.co/91uhqstnnm pic.twitter.com/GNiNrK31B0

— Juho Sarvikas (@sarvikas) October 25, 2017

Joining the Nokia labs beta is completely free although as with everything beta-related you can expect a less-than-perfectly-stable software experience while on a non-final Oreo firmware.

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Samsung rolling out new update to Galaxy Note8

Samsung has started pushing out a new update to the Galaxy Note8 smartphone. Currently rolling out to units in a couple of Asian markets, it's a security update that brings along Android fixes for the month of October.

Specifically, Chinese and Hong Kong variants (SM-N9508 and SM-N9500) of the phone are getting the update. There's currently no information on what other changes (if any) the update includes.

As is usually the case with OTA roll outs, it may take some time before the notification pops up on your device (if it hasn't already). For those outside of China and Hong Kong, it should be a matter of time before the update arrives in your region.

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