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The  Xiaomi Redmi Note  6 Pro was  launched  at an event in New Delhi today for a price of ₹13,999 for the 4GB RAM variant and ₹15,999 for the 6GB RAM variant. With the Redmi Note 6 Pro, Xiaomi is playing extremely safe, providing an incremental upgrade over the Redmi Note 5 Pro. The major point of difference in hardware is the notched display and a change in the camera setup on the device, while the addition of “AI” improvements to camera software will help it further improve its camera performance. Xiaomi chose to retain the system-on-chip from the Redmi Note 5 Pro over onto the Redmi Note 6 Pro, which means that the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 continues doing what it does best: providing a healthy mix of performance and battery life. The choice of SoC isn’t bad, per se — the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 is a capable early mid-range SoC that should have no issues handling the average consumer’s workload at this price range. What makes this choice perplexing is that other OEMs are unli

Earlier this week, Apple announced a four-day "shopping event" that would kick off on Friday, November 23. In Australia, where it is already Friday, Apple's big shopping event has gone live. The offers basically consist of gift cards that can be applied when purchasing specific products. None of the gift cards can be applied to any of the company's latest products, like the iPhone XR or the 2018 Mac Mini. Apple's pre-announced four-day "shopping event"  has already gone live in Australia , where it is currently Friday. If you were hoping Apple would discount any of its newest products, like the iPhone XS or redesigned MacBook Air, prepare to be disappointed. Apple's Black Friday event  basically consists of gift cards, which can only be applied to certain products. While all of the discounts are listed in Australian Dollars,  9to5Mac did the conversions to find out how much the gift cards are worth in US dollars. (We'll update this s

Xiaomi moves 600,000 Redmi Note 6 Pro units in first India sale     23 November 2018 Xiaomi launched  the  Redmi Note 6 Pro  in India a couple of days ago, and the device has so far been a resounding success in the subcontinent. In its first sale in the country, the company managed to move more than 600,000 units. That's pretty impressive, and Xiaomi expects to sell even more in upcoming sales. The Redmi Note 6 Pro is the new king of the Redmi series, which focuses on pairing good specs with very affordable prices. It starts at just INR 13,999 ($198 or €175), while packing a 6.25-inch 1080x2280 notched touchscreen, the Snapdragon 636 chipset, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of expandable storage, a 12 MP main rear camera with f/1.9 aperture and 1.4µm pixels, a 20 MP main selfie shooter with f/2.0 aperture, and a couple of depth sensors for bokeh - one on the back, one on the front. It has a 4,000 mAh battery and runs Android 8.1 Oreo with MIUI 9 on

Honor 8C India launch date is November 29 Just six months after the launch of the Honor 7C, the Chinese smartphone company is set to launch its successor, the Honor 8C. This new smartphone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 processor and features AI-enhanced cameras, a notched display, and Android 8.1 Oreo out of the box. The Honor 8C is expected to be launched in two variants, one with 4GB of RAM and 32GB of storage, and the other with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. We got to spend some time with the latter variant of the Honor 8C before its official launch - scheduled for November 29 - and here are our first impressions. The front of the Honor 8C is dominated by a 6.26-inch HD+ display. The notch is quite small and can be masked thanks to an option in the settings. The area around the notch is used to display the time, battery level, and other status icons. First-party applications are built to accommodate the notch. In our brief time with the Honor 8C, the display see

Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2 is set to launch on December 11 HIGHLIGHTS Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2 will come with triple cameras at the back The smartphone will sport a display notch up front Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2 will launch in Indonesia on December 11 Earlier this week, Asus confirmed that the ZenFone Max Pro M2 will launch in Indonesia on December 11. Now, the company's official Twitter handle has published a new teaser poster, revealing portions of the front and the back of the device. The new poster corroborates previous render and specifications leaks, confirming a triple camera setup at the back, and a display notch up front. Furthermore, the back panel is seen to sport a gradient finish as well. Previous leaks suggest that the ZenFone Max Pro M2 will come in two variants, with one variant sporting a triple camera setup, while the second variant will only sport a dual camera setup and come with a cheaper price tag. Asus Indonesia has tweeted the smartphone

The Galaxy A8s could be the first Samsung phone to sport the Infinity-O punch hole display HIGHLIGHTS The Galaxy A8s is tipped to launch in January The punch hole display will see a small cutout to house the selfie camera The Galaxy S10 is also expected to come with an Infinity-O display 2019 is going to be a pretty significant year for Samsung. Apart from announcing its flagship Galaxy S10, Samsung is also going to launch its first fully foldable smartphone. Additionally, the company has confirmed it is working on some new displays with cutouts and notches, called Infinity-O, Infinity-U and Infinity-V. Among them, the Infinity-O has been generating a lot of interest for its punch hole-style cutout for the selfie camera. To get a better idea of what this display will look like, we have renders of what could be the Galaxy A8s that is due to launch in January. The renders have been provided by AllAboutSamsung. It shows the alleged Galaxy A8s with a punch hole display, wh

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro has big boots to fill. It's the successor to the Redmi Note 5 Pro, which is one of the most popular smartphones in the sub-Rs. 15,000 price bracket in India. The Redmi Note 6 Pro features the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 chipset and two variants -- 4GB RAM/ 64GB storage and 6GB RAM/ 64GB storage. Aditya Shenoy, who's been reviewing the smartphone joins host Pranay Parab to talk about the Redmi Note 6 Pro. The smartphone has a display notch, which changes the design a little bit even though Xiaomi's overall design philosophy has not changed much over the last two years. We talk about the build quality of the Redmi Note 6 Pro and then the display of the smartphone. Here we mention the fact that it feels robust and talk about how the display performed in our tests. Then we look at the hardware in the smartphone and talk about Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro price in India. This is where things get interesting thanks to the serious competition in the b

In simple words: the Redmi Note 6 Pro screen is a polished version of what you get in the Redmi Note 5 Pro. HIGHLIGHTS The Redmi Note 6 Pro is coming to India on November 22. The Redmi Note 6 Pro will go on flash sale for the first time in India on November 23. The Note 5 Pro successor comes with four cameras. There is another Note coming. The Redmi Note 6 Pro is coming to India on November 22, and it seems that Xiaomi just can't stop talking about it. There are a number of features the company is highlight, and while not all of them will turn out to be much of an upgrade compared to the Redmi Note 5 Pro, which is a fairly fantastic phone, it is possible that some features are going to make the Redmi Note 6 Pro one of the best phones this side of Rs 20,000. Over here at the India Today Tech, I have been using the Redmi Note 6 Pro for the last few days. And as Xiaomi claims, the four-camera setup -- two on the rear and two selfie cams -- is one of the highli

It's the most wonderful time of the year -- to get a new phone, on the cheap! Best Black Friday 2018 smartphone deals ONEPLUS 6T If you have one or more phone lines through T-Mobile, you can add another and trade in your old phone to get a new OnePlus 6T phone for use on that additional line You can also get a "free" LG G7 ThinQ or up to $750 off a LG V40 ThinQ with this deal. ZDNet  gave the OnePlus 6T a very high recommendation. Once you give it a try it, you may not go back to paying nearly twice as much for your next smartphone. The sale begins Nov. 16.  LG V30+ This phone came out last year, but it's priced at $430 on Amazon for the unlocked version, making it one of the steepest price cuts we've seen on the handset yet. This is a large-screen device that can take wide-angle selfies and has 128GB of built-in storage. For comparison, the new LG V40 retails for around $950, depending on the carrier. We think the LG V30+ is a rock-s