Nokia 5.1 Plus, HMD Global has come up with its latest contender in the race of the best phone under INR 11,000 and yesterday it launched Nokia 5.1 Plus, to take on rivals like Xiaomi’s Redmi 6 Pro, Realme 2 and the Honor 9N at a price tag of INR 10,999 exclusively purchased through Flipkart and Nokia online store.

Pre-orders of the phone started and the phone will be available to purchase from October 1.

It comes with a single variant a 3 GB of RAM, 32 GB of internal storage and expandable up to 400 GB.

Launch offers on this smartphone include instant cashback of INR 1,800 and 240 GB complimentary data on recharges of INR 199, INR 249, and INR 448 for Airtel customers.

Nokia 5.1 Plus Specifications

1. 1. Features a 5.86-inch HD+ display with 2.5D curved glass and a resolution of 1520×720 at the front
   2. 2.5D curvature front and back glass
   3. Powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio P60 SoC with four Cortex-A73 cores clocked at 1.8GHz and four Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1.8GHz
   4. Coupled with 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal storage that is expandable to 400 GB
   5. 3,060 mAh battery
   6. Charging: 5V/2A fast charging
   7. 13MP+5MP artificial intelligence assisted dual camera setup with f/2.0 aperture, LED flash and PDAF for back
   8. 8MP shooter coupled with an f/2.2 aperture for front
   9. 2 microphones, Single speaker, AMP+
   10. 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth v4.2, GPS/ A-GPS, USB Type-C (v2.0), and a 3.5mm headphone jack
   11. Nokia 5.1 Plus comes with Android Oreo, three years of monthly security updates and two years of upgrades to help keep you secure
   12. Free, unlimited high-quality photo storage with Google Photos
   13. Colors: Gloss Black, Gloss White, Midnight Gloss Blue
   14. Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Fingerprint Sensor

1. In the box, phone along with 5V/2A charger, USB Type-C cable, Headset, Quick guide, SIM door key

Nokia 5.1 Plus is all about the details. Its high-gloss body creates a polished look, while the protective CNC-machined metal camera bezel lends a bold finish. And thanks to the curved edges and the 2.5D shaped glass, the Nokia 5.1 Plus is simply a pleasure to hold.

Android One offers a clean interface with the latest features at your service.

Earlier in April, 2018, Nokia’s HMD Global announced to make cellular components in India.

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As we have already covered the features of new Android P, the next version of Google’s OS in our previous article and the released features are more or less the same.

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are the most important announcements made at Google I/O 2018 keynote presentation, and Google Assistant is ready to play an even more central role in Google’s ecosystem than it already has over the past few years. Apart from this, Google also unveiled newly updated version of Android P, which is available to developers (and anyone else who wants to install it on his or her Pixel phone).

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At the event, the search giant launched many features across products including Google Compose, which helps in writing emails faster, new Google News app with AI, Android P and more.

With the Android P Beta, Google aims to make Android smarter and easier to use than ever. Android P has machine learning at its core and will help the smartphone learn and adapt as per the usage.

Android P Updates

1. Google has partnered with Deep Mind, the world leader in artificial intelligence, to build Adaptive Battery for Android P.
2. The new App Actions feature – to help the user to get to the next tasks by quickly predicting what they might want to do next. Actions will show up in different places such as the Launcher, Smart Text Selection, the Play Store, the Google Search app and the Assistant. For instance, just as the user connects the headphone jack, the phone will perform an action to resume playing the favorite playlist
3. Slices – available only through Google Search. This feature will show results in slightly larger interactive snippets
4. Look and feel by introducing a new navigation system
5. New and improved Dashboard – shows how the user is spending time on the device including time spent in apps, number of times the phone has been unlocked and more
6. App Timer allows user to set time limits on apps
7. New Do Not Disturb mode that not only silences the phone calls and notifications, but also all the visual interruptions that pop up on your screen
8. ML Kit – a new set of cross-platform APIs available through Firebase which offers developers on-device APIs for text recognition, face detection, image labeling and more
9. A nutrition tracker –  can easily deploy our text recognition model to scan nutritional information and ML Kit’s custom model APIs to automatically classify over 200 different foods with your phone’s camera

The Android P Beta is available in Google Pixel devices, and will be available on a select few partner devices including

• Pixel 2 / Pixel 2 XL
• Pixel / Pixel XL
• Essential Phone PH1
• Sony Xperia XZ2
• OnePlus 6 (coming soon)
• Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S
• Nokia 7 Plus
• Oppo R15 Pro
• Vivo X21

How to install Android P Beta on your smartphones?

1. Go to android.com/beta
2. Sign up for Android P (users need to sign up with the same Google account  that they have signed in on their smartphone)
3. Accept Android Beta Program Terms of Service and share the feedback about Android P with the company from your device and by joining the Android Beta Program Google+ community
4. After you register, you’ll get a notification on your device about a system update being available. That’s Android P

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Samsung has launched its latest budget smartphone Samsung Galaxy J7 Duo in India at price of Rs 16,990.

From tomorrow onwards, it will be available across retail stores.

This budget smartphone comes with dual rear camera setup with 13 MP and 5 MP rear camera with f/1.9 aperture and LED flash. The smartphone will come with a Super AMOLED display and 8 MP front selfie shooter.

The Samsung Galaxy J7 Duo features a 5.5-inch HD Super AMOLED 2.5D curved glass display with 720×1280 pixel resolution and powered by 1.6GHz octa-core processor which runs on Android 8.0 Oreo operating system.

The smartphone comes with 4 GB of RAM and 32 GB internal storage which can be expanded further by adding a microSD card.

The smartphone sports a removable back panel and a physical home button which also doubles up as a fingerprint sensor. The smartphone will also come with a dedicated hardware button for company’s own Digital Assistant – Bixby.

The Samsung Galaxy J7 Duo is backed by a 3000mAh battery and offers 4G, VoLTE, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS as connectivity options.

Mohandeep Singh, senior vice president, Mobile Business, Samsung India, said, “With Galaxy J7 Duo, we are attempting to drive next level innovation in the J series that rules the hearts of Indian consumers. The introduction of dual camera in Galaxy J shows that we listen to our consumers and bring meaningful innovations that help enhance their lives. The superior specifications along with other innovative camera features in Galaxy J7 Duo will further consolidate our leadership position.”

Recently, the South Korean consumer electronics giant launched the limited-edition Burgundy Red colour variant of its last year’s flagship smartphone in India. The Burgundy Red edition of Samsung Galaxy S8 will be available for sale from April 13 onwards. The Burgundy Red edition of Galaxy S8 is priced at Rs 49,990.

Most recently, HMD Global launched its budget phones Nokia 6 and Nokia 7 Plus, and higher end phone Nokia 8 Sirocco.

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