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Amidst the plethora of smartphone announcements coming from MWC 2019 show floor in Barcelona, Google has decided to give us an insight into how it plans to further the use of its powerful Google Assistant, foldable phone support, 5G connectivity, and more. Google Assistant Expansion Starting off, Google wants users to be able to launch the Google Assistant with ease, thus, it’s bringing a dedicated button to your smartphone with some help from its partners – of course! Nokia and LG are the first ones to sign up for the same and have already added a Google Assistant button to their devices launched at MWC. Even Xiaomi with its Mi 9 and Mi Mix 5G, Vivo with the Vivo V15 Pro, and TCL also have plans to give users theGoogle Assistant button. Google believes over 100 million devices will ship with this button in the near future. A single press of that button would bring up the Assistant, a double-press will launch the feed, and a long-press launches a walkie-talkie mode. Further...

Alongside its first-ever 5G smartphone, the V50, LG has also launched its flagship LG G8 ThinQ at MWC 2019 in Barcelona. It doesn’t bring any significant design changes, but has further enhanced the camera and audio experience while also introducing a new way to interact and unlock your smartphone. Yeah, the standout feature of the LG G8 ThinQ is termed as Hand ID. Take that Apple. It seems like the Korean giant thinks that Face ID isn’t the most secure way to unlock your smartphone and fingerprints are obsolete, so the LG G8 comes with advanced palm vein authentication technology. Z Camera and Hand ID LG has integrated something they’re calling a TOF Z camera and infrared sensors in the notch on the front of the G8 ThinQ. The Z camera is pretty capable as it can identify the owner by recognizing the shape, thickness, and other individual characteristics of veins inside the palms of their hands. Just place a hand in front of the selfie camera and the phone unlocks. ...

Much like we expected based on months of rumors, Samsung has revamped its Galaxy A series premium mid-rangers with the new Galaxy A30 and Galaxy A50 smartphones . Both phones were announced through press notes by the company without much fanfare. With the Galaxy A Series, Samsung is also bringing features such as Samsung Health, Samsung Pay, Bixby Voice and more to the premium mid-range lineup. Both phones are rather similar in terms of the key hardware specs. Both have a 6.4-inch full HD+ Super Amoled Display with the Infinity-U notch up top, containing the selfie camera. The look is not unlike the Galaxy M series which was launched earlier in India. Both the A30 and A50 have the same dimensions, a 3D ‘Glasstic’ design and the same 4,000 mAh battery too. Galaxy A50 Photos Where they differ is the SoC. While the A50 gets an octa-core SoC in a 2.3GHz quad core+ 1.7GHz quad core configuration, the A30 has it in a 1.8GHz dual core and 1.6GHz hexa-core config. The A30 gets up ...

In the days leading up to MWC 2019, OnePlus had announced it would be showing off its 5G smartphone prototype alongside Qualcomm at the show floor. Well, the Chinese giant didn’t disappoint us and has shown off its first 5G prototype at Qualcomm’s 5G demo booth. OnePlus is displaying two devices at the demo booth. One showing the future of mobile gaming, i.e 5G cloud gaming, while the other device shows a live feed of messages left by OnePlus community members via this link – also available at the booth. These devices are powered by, as you guessed it, the Snapdragon 855 with the X50 modem in tow to enable 5G connectivity. In the first setting, OnePlus  simulates a futuristic setting of 5G cloud gaming where players would need just a smartphone and a gamepad for a fulfilling experience. You will soon be able to enjoy PC games on your mobile phones, thanks to increased throughput and lower latency of 5G. As you can see in the image attached below, the OnePlus 5G smartpho...

Sony’s premium smartphones have been a class apart, to begin with, and they never gave into the hype or trends in the industry. Well, Sony is today overhauling its premium XZ lineup at the MWC 2019 conference and has announced the Xperia 1, with a massive 4K display, triple cameras, and a lot more exciting features. The company also announced the mid-range Xperia 10 lineup with some of the same features. Xperia 1: Specifications If we talk about design before diving into the raw specs, well, the Xperia 1 is no different than its predecessors. It imbibes the same aesthetics and durability of previous premium Xperia smartphones with a metal frame and Corning Corilla Glass 6 protection for the screen, as well as the back. There’s no notch or punch-hole here instead, normal top and bottom bezels which we’ve seen in the past. The Xperia 1 features a huge 6.5-inch 4K HDR OLED display, with the much talked about 21:9 aspect ratio and 3840×1644 pixels resolution. Sony has dubbed i...

Joining the first crop of foldable phones shown off by Samsung and Huawei , the Chinese phone maker Oppo has now also given us a sneak peek at its foldable smartphone. The company hasn’t officially revealed the device but instead, it’s a prototype that Oppo VP Brian Shen shared on Chinese social media platform Weibo. As you can see in the image above, shared by Shen, Oppo has adopted an approach very similar to Huawei Mate X with the back-to-back fold mechanism. There’s a large and flexible OLED that wraps around the entirety but has huge bezels too, which look a little shabby, in contrast to the Mate X that is absolutely stunning. This prototype appears to be using a similar hinge mechanism as the Mate X and also comes with a thick sidebar on the ‘back’ holding most of the key internals including the processor, antennas, cameras, and more. There’s no word on the specifications of this prototype just yet, but seeing Oppo’s innovations in the past few years, we can expect to learn ...