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OnePlus India Offers Upgrade Vouchers to Customers Affected by Green Line Issue OnePlus India has announced new vouchers to upgrade their phones for those affected by green lines issues on previous OnePlus models OnePlus 7 series and below: ₹12,000 (~150$)…
OnePlus Silently Changes its Green Lines Issues Policy
OnePlus recently announced vouchers for affected green lines users of OnePlus 8 and 9 series users. For example users can grab a OnePlus 11R for just 50$ by exchanging a OnePlus 9R affected with green lines
Recently, Samsung also announced display replacement for FREE for green lines issues on Galaxy S20 and S21 series (including Note and FE models) but on a condition that the device should NOT be more than 3yrs old from the date of purchase. Unlike Samsung which already clarified to users about the device age, OnePlus did it quietly. OnePlus is now denying users of vouchers if their device is more than 3yrs old
Many users with their 9R affected with green lines were denied a voucher for 11R just because their device was more than 3 years old even if its just 10 days. So the only option is now screen replacement with around Rs. 500 (~6$) labor charge fee
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OnePlus recently announced vouchers for affected green lines users of OnePlus 8 and 9 series users. For example users can grab a OnePlus 11R for just 50$ by exchanging a OnePlus 9R affected with green lines
Recently, Samsung also announced display replacement for FREE for green lines issues on Galaxy S20 and S21 series (including Note and FE models) but on a condition that the device should NOT be more than 3yrs old from the date of purchase. Unlike Samsung which already clarified to users about the device age, OnePlus did it quietly. OnePlus is now denying users of vouchers if their device is more than 3yrs old
Many users with their 9R affected with green lines were denied a voucher for 11R just because their device was more than 3 years old even if its just 10 days. So the only option is now screen replacement with around Rs. 500 (~6$) labor charge fee
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This Windows Registry Hack Can Extend uBlock Origin Support
uBlock Origin will NOT work on Chrome or Edge as Google fully migrates to Manifest v3 soon. Although, uBlock Origin Lite works on manifest v3, however, it is NOT as effective in blocking ads like uBlock Origin. Now, a reddit user has discovered a hack to continue using uBlock Origin unless it patches out.
STEPS:
1. Open the “Registry Editor”.
2. Go to: Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome
3. On the right side of the screen in a BLANK SPOT, RIGHT CLICK -> New/DWORD (32-Bit Value).
4. Name it ExtensionManifestV2Availability & press enter.
5. Right-click it, select "Modify," set the value to 2 (Hexadecimal), and click OK.
6.Open Chrome, go to
SIMPLER WAY:
Open CMD as admin and type:
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uBlock Origin will NOT work on Chrome or Edge as Google fully migrates to Manifest v3 soon. Although, uBlock Origin Lite works on manifest v3, however, it is NOT as effective in blocking ads like uBlock Origin. Now, a reddit user has discovered a hack to continue using uBlock Origin unless it patches out.
STEPS:
1. Open the “Registry Editor”.
2. Go to: Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome
3. On the right side of the screen in a BLANK SPOT, RIGHT CLICK -> New/DWORD (32-Bit Value).
4. Name it ExtensionManifestV2Availability & press enter.
5. Right-click it, select "Modify," set the value to 2 (Hexadecimal), and click OK.
6.Open Chrome, go to
chrome://policy in the URL bar & check if ExtensionManifestV2Availability is set to 2. If not, click "Reload Policies.SIMPLER WAY:
Open CMD as admin and type:
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome" /f /v ExtensionManifestV2Availability /t REG_DWORD /d 2
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USA Considers Breaking Up Google
A federal judge ruled in favour of US's Department of Justice (DoJ) that Google violated US antitrust law by maintaining a monopoly in the search and advertising markets. The judge's decision was historic, as it was the first time an American company was found guilty by an American court in the past 40 years.
Thus, acc to Bloomberg, the DoJ plans to separate Android and Chrome from Google, and maybe forcing Google to sell AdWords platform. These are the worst propositions discussed, but there are less severe measures to prevent Google from gaining a monopoly, including forcing the company to share more data with competitors and measures to prevent it from gaining an unfair advantage in AI products & abusing its position.
The US authorities tried something similar with Microsoft two decades ago and failed, and now time will tell if it will succeed in pushing Google to divest Chrome, Android, and AdWords, its most lucrative businesses.
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A federal judge ruled in favour of US's Department of Justice (DoJ) that Google violated US antitrust law by maintaining a monopoly in the search and advertising markets. The judge's decision was historic, as it was the first time an American company was found guilty by an American court in the past 40 years.
Thus, acc to Bloomberg, the DoJ plans to separate Android and Chrome from Google, and maybe forcing Google to sell AdWords platform. These are the worst propositions discussed, but there are less severe measures to prevent Google from gaining a monopoly, including forcing the company to share more data with competitors and measures to prevent it from gaining an unfair advantage in AI products & abusing its position.
The US authorities tried something similar with Microsoft two decades ago and failed, and now time will tell if it will succeed in pushing Google to divest Chrome, Android, and AdWords, its most lucrative businesses.
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USA Considers Breaking Up Google A federal judge ruled in favour of US's Department of Justice (DoJ) that Google violated US antitrust law by maintaining a monopoly in the search and advertising markets. The judge's decision was historic, as it was the first…
What will Happen to Mozilla Firefox?
Google has been declared monopolistic in the search and advertising markets. The US Justice and states had sued Google, accusing it of illegally cementing its dominance, in part, by paying other companies, like Apple and Samsung, billions of dollars a year to have Google automatically handle search queries on their smartphones and web browsers.
Since the US federal court ruled in favour of states, thus, the DoJ is planning to break Google apart by taking measures to even separate Chrome and Android & the DoJ may also consider forcing Google to sell their AdWords Platform.
However, Google's deal with Mozilla Firefox makes up 81% of their revenue. According to the Mozilla Foundation's 2021–2022 financial statement, which is the most recent one published, $510 million out of its $593 million in revenue came courtesy of Google's search payments.
So if Google STOPS paying Mozilla, will the Firefox survive?
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Google has been declared monopolistic in the search and advertising markets. The US Justice and states had sued Google, accusing it of illegally cementing its dominance, in part, by paying other companies, like Apple and Samsung, billions of dollars a year to have Google automatically handle search queries on their smartphones and web browsers.
Since the US federal court ruled in favour of states, thus, the DoJ is planning to break Google apart by taking measures to even separate Chrome and Android & the DoJ may also consider forcing Google to sell their AdWords Platform.
However, Google's deal with Mozilla Firefox makes up 81% of their revenue. According to the Mozilla Foundation's 2021–2022 financial statement, which is the most recent one published, $510 million out of its $593 million in revenue came courtesy of Google's search payments.
So if Google STOPS paying Mozilla, will the Firefox survive?
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Epic Games Store Launched for Smartphones
Epic Games has launched its The Epic Games Store on iPhones in the European Union and on Android devices worldwide.
Four years ago, Fortnite was removed from the App Store and Google Play for trying to bypass Apple and Google’s payment systems for in-game purchases of its in-game currency V-Bucks. But now, Fortnite is launching back for on mobile for Android and iPhone users worldwide through the newly launched Epic Games store on both platforms. Additionally, Epic Games’ mobile noscripts are also available on AltStore PAL, a 3rd-party store for iOS & it will also arrive to the Aptoide Store for iOS and One Store on Android soon.
Fortnite launch is joined by Rocket League Sideswipe and Fall Guys with the latter making its official debut on mobile. While the mobile Epic Games Store currently has just three first-party games, the company is already in discussions with third-party mobile developers.
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Epic Games has launched its The Epic Games Store on iPhones in the European Union and on Android devices worldwide.
Four years ago, Fortnite was removed from the App Store and Google Play for trying to bypass Apple and Google’s payment systems for in-game purchases of its in-game currency V-Bucks. But now, Fortnite is launching back for on mobile for Android and iPhone users worldwide through the newly launched Epic Games store on both platforms. Additionally, Epic Games’ mobile noscripts are also available on AltStore PAL, a 3rd-party store for iOS & it will also arrive to the Aptoide Store for iOS and One Store on Android soon.
Fortnite launch is joined by Rocket League Sideswipe and Fall Guys with the latter making its official debut on mobile. While the mobile Epic Games Store currently has just three first-party games, the company is already in discussions with third-party mobile developers.
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Forwarded from Mishaal's Android News Feed
Google is winding down its Play Security Reward Program, which paid developers who found and disclosed vulnerabilities in popular Android apps.
More details on this program and why it's being shut down can be found in this article on Android Authority.
More details on this program and why it's being shut down can be found in this article on Android Authority.
Android Authority
Google Play will no longer pay to discover vulnerabilities in popular Android apps
The Google Play Security Reward Program is being discontinued. It encouraged researchers to find vulnerabilities in popular Android apps.
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Forwarded from Mishaal's Android News Feed
The most important thing you thought you knew about Qi2 is wrong: Qi2 charging doesn't mean magnetic charging!
Today I learned that there are products that support Qi2 wireless charging but which DON'T have magnets. You likely thought magnetic charging was a requirement of Qi2, but that's definitely not the case!
According to the Wireless Power Consortium, while most registered products certified to the Qi2 spec include magnets, some do not. These non-magnetic Qi2 products may use other methods for aligning chargers and receivers that differ from Qi2 products with magnets.
To differentiate between magnetic (Qi v2.0 MPP) and non-magnetic (Qi v2.0 EPP) products, the WPC requires a different logo and specific verbiage to be included on the package: “This product is built using the latest Qi2 standard but may not include all available Qi2 features."
The WPC actually mentioned this fact in a press release back in November, though they said at the time that Qi v2.0 EPP products will use the old Qi logo; sometime after, they changed the requirement for Qi v2.0 EPP products to use the new logo shown above instead.
From my digging through the WPC database, the vast majority of Qi2 products support MPP, though there are some that do not. Keep an eye out, and don't assume that Qi2 support = magnetic charging/MagSafe compatible!
Today I learned that there are products that support Qi2 wireless charging but which DON'T have magnets. You likely thought magnetic charging was a requirement of Qi2, but that's definitely not the case!
According to the Wireless Power Consortium, while most registered products certified to the Qi2 spec include magnets, some do not. These non-magnetic Qi2 products may use other methods for aligning chargers and receivers that differ from Qi2 products with magnets.
To differentiate between magnetic (Qi v2.0 MPP) and non-magnetic (Qi v2.0 EPP) products, the WPC requires a different logo and specific verbiage to be included on the package: “This product is built using the latest Qi2 standard but may not include all available Qi2 features."
The WPC actually mentioned this fact in a press release back in November, though they said at the time that Qi v2.0 EPP products will use the old Qi logo; sometime after, they changed the requirement for Qi v2.0 EPP products to use the new logo shown above instead.
From my digging through the WPC database, the vast majority of Qi2 products support MPP, though there are some that do not. Keep an eye out, and don't assume that Qi2 support = magnetic charging/MagSafe compatible!
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OnePlus Buds Pro 3 Launched Globally
The earbuds features a 11mm woofer that adds a second magnet & 6mm Tweeter has a 35 micrometer flat voice coil for improved audio experience. OnePlus Buds 3 Pro has dual DACs and are co-created with Dynaudio.
Specifications:
• 11mm woofer + 6mm tweeter
• Speaker sensitivity; Dual device connection
• 50dB adaptive noise cancellation
• LHDC 5.0 codec support
Co-created with Dynaudio
• Spatial audio with head tracking
• 94ms ultra-low latency gaming
• VPU + Anti-Wind design
• Zen mode Air plays white noise to keep you focused
Five customized EQs – Balanced (default), Bold, Serenade, Bass and Dynaudio featured co-tuned with Dynaudio
• 58mAh buds battery offers 10hrs (ANC+AAC) and 5hrs (LHDC+ANC)
• 566mAh buds battery offers 25hrs (ANC+AAC)
• 10mins charge to 5hrs playback
• Qi wireless charging
• IP55-rated; Bluetooth 5.4v
The visual leather like texture is neither real leather nor fake leather, instead, it's just hard plastic
Priced at Rs.11,999
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The earbuds features a 11mm woofer that adds a second magnet & 6mm Tweeter has a 35 micrometer flat voice coil for improved audio experience. OnePlus Buds 3 Pro has dual DACs and are co-created with Dynaudio.
Specifications:
• 11mm woofer + 6mm tweeter
• Speaker sensitivity; Dual device connection
• 50dB adaptive noise cancellation
• LHDC 5.0 codec support
Co-created with Dynaudio
• Spatial audio with head tracking
• 94ms ultra-low latency gaming
• VPU + Anti-Wind design
• Zen mode Air plays white noise to keep you focused
Five customized EQs – Balanced (default), Bold, Serenade, Bass and Dynaudio featured co-tuned with Dynaudio
• 58mAh buds battery offers 10hrs (ANC+AAC) and 5hrs (LHDC+ANC)
• 566mAh buds battery offers 25hrs (ANC+AAC)
• 10mins charge to 5hrs playback
• Qi wireless charging
• IP55-rated; Bluetooth 5.4v
The visual leather like texture is neither real leather nor fake leather, instead, it's just hard plastic
Priced at Rs.11,999
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 Announced
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 (SM-7635) will be first used in Realme 13 devices, on Redmi Note 14 Pro & Samsung devices.
CPU: Manufactured by TSMC on its 4nm process
• 1x Cortex-A720 @ 2.5Ghz
• 3x Cortex-A720 @ 2.4Ghz
• 4x Cortex-A520 @ 1.8Ghz
The version of Hexagon NPU used here gets INT4 support for low precision client inference, which is new to the Snapdragon 7s family for local (on-device) LLM execution.
Triple 12-bit Qualcomm Spectra ISP:
• 1x 200MP or 64MP
• 32+21MP with ZSL
• 3x 21MP with ZSL
• 4K HDR video & 64MP burst capture
NO AV1 codec
GPU: Adreno 810
Display Support: FHD+ @ 144 Hz
RAM: LPDDR5 & LPDDR4X
Storage: UFS 3.1
Connectivity: Bluetooth 5.4; Wi-Fi 6E
5G download speeds of up to 2.9Gpbs
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Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 (SM-7635) will be first used in Realme 13 devices, on Redmi Note 14 Pro & Samsung devices.
CPU: Manufactured by TSMC on its 4nm process
• 1x Cortex-A720 @ 2.5Ghz
• 3x Cortex-A720 @ 2.4Ghz
• 4x Cortex-A520 @ 1.8Ghz
The version of Hexagon NPU used here gets INT4 support for low precision client inference, which is new to the Snapdragon 7s family for local (on-device) LLM execution.
Triple 12-bit Qualcomm Spectra ISP:
• 1x 200MP or 64MP
• 32+21MP with ZSL
• 3x 21MP with ZSL
• 4K HDR video & 64MP burst capture
NO AV1 codec
GPU: Adreno 810
Display Support: FHD+ @ 144 Hz
RAM: LPDDR5 & LPDDR4X
Storage: UFS 3.1
Connectivity: Bluetooth 5.4; Wi-Fi 6E
5G download speeds of up to 2.9Gpbs
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iQOO TWS 1e Launched in India
iQOO has announced the launch of its first TWS earphones, the iQOO TWS 1e, in India. Its not anything new since these iQOO TWS 1e is rebranded Vivo TWS 3e which launched just 15 days ago only. So instead of launching better sound quality buds i.e Vivo TWS 3 and 3 pro in India, Vivo chose to relaunch their own same TWS under their sub-brand while keeping better ones only for Chinese market
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iQOO has announced the launch of its first TWS earphones, the iQOO TWS 1e, in India. Its not anything new since these iQOO TWS 1e is rebranded Vivo TWS 3e which launched just 15 days ago only. So instead of launching better sound quality buds i.e Vivo TWS 3 and 3 pro in India, Vivo chose to relaunch their own same TWS under their sub-brand while keeping better ones only for Chinese market
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iQOO Z9s series launched in India
After launching iQOO Z9, Z9x and Z9 Lite previously, iQOO has now introduced Z9s and Z9s Pro in India
Common specs:
• 6.77-inch (2392x1080 px) FHD+ 3D Curved AMOLED Display
• 120Hz refresh rate
• HDR 10+; Aura Light
• LPDDR4X RAM; UFS 2.2 storage
• 16MP front camera
• In-display fingerprint sensor
• IP-54 rated; stereo speakers
• 5000mAh battery
• 2 AndroidOS + 3yrs Security Patch upgrades
Z9s Pro:
• 4500nits peak brightness
• Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 SoC
• 50MP main (LYT-600; OIS) + 8MP ultrawide
• 80W Fast charging
8GB+128GB= Rs.24,999 (~300$)
8GB+256GB= Rs.26,999 (~320$)
12GB+256GB= Rs.29,999 (~387$)
Z9s:
• 1800nits peak brightness
• MediaTek Dimensity 7300 SoC
• 50MP main (LYT-600; OIS) + 2MP useless
• 44W Fast charging
8GB+128GB= Rs.19,999 (~240$)
8GB+256GB= Rs.21,999 (~260$)
12GB+256GB= Rs.23,999 (~285$)
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After launching iQOO Z9, Z9x and Z9 Lite previously, iQOO has now introduced Z9s and Z9s Pro in India
Common specs:
• 6.77-inch (2392x1080 px) FHD+ 3D Curved AMOLED Display
• 120Hz refresh rate
• HDR 10+; Aura Light
• LPDDR4X RAM; UFS 2.2 storage
• 16MP front camera
• In-display fingerprint sensor
• IP-54 rated; stereo speakers
• 5000mAh battery
• 2 AndroidOS + 3yrs Security Patch upgrades
Z9s Pro:
• 4500nits peak brightness
• Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 SoC
• 50MP main (LYT-600; OIS) + 8MP ultrawide
• 80W Fast charging
8GB+128GB= Rs.24,999 (~300$)
8GB+256GB= Rs.26,999 (~320$)
12GB+256GB= Rs.29,999 (~387$)
Z9s:
• 1800nits peak brightness
• MediaTek Dimensity 7300 SoC
• 50MP main (LYT-600; OIS) + 2MP useless
• 44W Fast charging
8GB+128GB= Rs.19,999 (~240$)
8GB+256GB= Rs.21,999 (~260$)
12GB+256GB= Rs.23,999 (~285$)
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Oppo F27 Launched in India
Specifications:
• 6.7-inch (2412×1080 px) FHD+ resolution AMOLED Curved Display
• 120Hz refresh rate
• 2100nits peak brightness
• AGC Dragontrail Star 2 protection
• Mediatek Dimensity 6300 6nm SoC
• LPDDR4X RAM with UFS 2.2 storage
• MicroSD Card Slot
• Splash touch for responsive screen while it's wet
• 50MP main (Omnivision OV50D; NO OIS) + 2MP useless
• 32MP front camera (IMX 615)
• In-display fingerprint sensor
• IP64 Dust & water resistant
• Stereo speakers; Halo Light
• 5000mAh battery with 45W fast charging
Oppo is touting the F27 which does NOT have OIS plus as an additional 2MP useless camera, having an "Innovative AI Camera"
Pricing:
• 8GB + 128GB = Rs. 22,999 (~275$)
• 8GB + 256GB = Rs. 24,999 (~300$)
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Specifications:
• 6.7-inch (2412×1080 px) FHD+ resolution AMOLED Curved Display
• 120Hz refresh rate
• 2100nits peak brightness
• AGC Dragontrail Star 2 protection
• Mediatek Dimensity 6300 6nm SoC
• LPDDR4X RAM with UFS 2.2 storage
• MicroSD Card Slot
• Splash touch for responsive screen while it's wet
• 50MP main (Omnivision OV50D; NO OIS) + 2MP useless
• 32MP front camera (IMX 615)
• In-display fingerprint sensor
• IP64 Dust & water resistant
• Stereo speakers; Halo Light
• 5000mAh battery with 45W fast charging
Oppo is touting the F27 which does NOT have OIS plus as an additional 2MP useless camera, having an "Innovative AI Camera"
Pricing:
• 8GB + 128GB = Rs. 22,999 (~275$)
• 8GB + 256GB = Rs. 24,999 (~300$)
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Motorola G45 5G Launched in India
Motorola smartphones such as Moto G84, G82, G71s, G71, G62, G Stylus, and Edge 30 Neo are powered by Snapdragon 695. Since Qualcomm is shameful to launch Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 which is rebranded Snapdragon 695 launched in 2021, Motorola previously introduced G85 powered by 6s Gen 3 and now G45 which in-disguise is also powered by Snapdragon 695 only
Specifications:
• 6.5-inch (1600x720 px) HD+ resolution IPS LCD display
• 120Hz refresh rate
• 500nits peak brightness
• Gorilla Glass 3 protection
• Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 SoC
(rebranded Snapdragon 695 SoC)
• LPDDR4X RAM with UFS 2.2 storage
• MicroSD Card slot
• 50MP main (NO OIS) + 2MP useless
• 16MP front camera
• Dolby Atmos, Hi-Res audio
• 3.5mm audio jack, Stereo Speakers
• Side-mounted fingerprint scanner
• IP-52 rating
• 5000mAh battery with 18W fast charging
1 AndroidOS upgrade (last is Android 15)
3yrs Security Patches
Pricing:
• 4GB + 128GB = Rs. 10,999 (~130$)
• 8GB + 128GB = Rs. 12,999 (~155$)
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Motorola smartphones such as Moto G84, G82, G71s, G71, G62, G Stylus, and Edge 30 Neo are powered by Snapdragon 695. Since Qualcomm is shameful to launch Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 which is rebranded Snapdragon 695 launched in 2021, Motorola previously introduced G85 powered by 6s Gen 3 and now G45 which in-disguise is also powered by Snapdragon 695 only
Specifications:
• 6.5-inch (1600x720 px) HD+ resolution IPS LCD display
• 120Hz refresh rate
• 500nits peak brightness
• Gorilla Glass 3 protection
• Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 SoC
(rebranded Snapdragon 695 SoC)
• LPDDR4X RAM with UFS 2.2 storage
• MicroSD Card slot
• 50MP main (NO OIS) + 2MP useless
• 16MP front camera
• Dolby Atmos, Hi-Res audio
• 3.5mm audio jack, Stereo Speakers
• Side-mounted fingerprint scanner
• IP-52 rating
• 5000mAh battery with 18W fast charging
1 AndroidOS upgrade (last is Android 15)
3yrs Security Patches
Pricing:
• 4GB + 128GB = Rs. 10,999 (~130$)
• 8GB + 128GB = Rs. 12,999 (~155$)
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