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Xiaomi Teased POCO F6 in China

The smartphone will launch in China as Redmi Turbo 3

POCO F6 design confirms that it will pack a Plastic Frame with NO Headphone Jack

For the Poco F6 Pro, which is basically rebranded Redmi K70 powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, is been consideration for India since December
Yes, Poco F6 Pro indeed has an Indian variant & it is TUV Rheinland certified as well

But Poco F6 Pro will NOT be launched in India due the fact that Xiaomi already has 69 other smartphones

In short, since the Xiaomi 14 Lite(rebranded Civi 4 Pro) which will be exclusive to India is launching in the same price range as the Poco F6 pro; thus the F6 pro will NOT launch in India

Xiaomi 14 Lite & Poco F6, both are powered by Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Poco F6 Specifications:
• 1.5K Resolution display from Tianma or TCL
• 120Hz refresh rate
• 50MP main (Sony IMX 882 = Sony LYT-600)
• 8MP UltraWide (IMX 355)
• 2MP Useless camera
• 5000mAh Battery with 90W Fast charging

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Apple iPhone SE 4 Rumoured Specsheet
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iPhone SE 4 design in short is basically an iPhone XR with iPhone 13 Notch in 2025.
It will have the sides of the iPhone 15 and the display of the iPhone 14

Dimensions: 148.5 x 71.2 x 7.8mm
Weight: 166g
Aluminium 7000 Series Frame

• 6.1-inch LTPS OLED BOE Panel
• 60Hz refresh rate in 2025
• FaceID Support
• Action Button
• NO Ceramic Shield

• Apple A16 Bionic SoC
• 6GB LPDDR5 RAM
• 128/256GB NVMe Flash memory
• Snapdragon X70 Modem
• Apple U1 UWB (Ultra-Wide-Band) support

• IMX 503 (1/2.55", f/1.8) with OIS
• Single Rear Camera (NO Ultrawide even)
• NO Night-mode support
• 3279mAh battery capacity
• 20W wired + 12W wireless charging (MagSafe)
• USB Type C 2.0 port
• Wi-Fi 6; Bluetooth 5.3

Launching in 2025
Expected pricing: 500~550$

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BASICALLY INDIRECT CONFIRMATION BY MR. AYYAR HIMSELF THAT BHAROS IS BASED ON ANDROID!

1:50 - App developers can just do HTTP in and HTTP out. ~ Mr. Karthik Ayyar, founder of BharOS.

Wisest words I've ever heard.

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Mr. Ayyar's answer to requesting the source code

Apparently, they can't even share the kernel due to... "organizational reasons". Yep, they're ready to violate GPL just for some "organizational" reasons.

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BharOS Panel Discussion Recording
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The video was originally one hour long, but I cut it down to start right when the questions began and saved your 20 minutes :D
Hear it in your free time

Don't worry about the video quality as it was just an audio session held on Zoom

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BharOS Discussion directly with 'BharOS Director', Mr.Karthik Ayyar has begun!

Questions related to BharOS being GrapheneOS FORK along with the Government of India LIES related to bharOS being an indegenous OS and not being based on Android either, will also be asked

https://t.me/agamtechtricks?livestream

Samsung Galaxy Watch FE is in Development
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While the Galaxy Fit 3 is extremely affordable, it doesn't run Wear OS.
Thus, Samsung is reportedly making a cheaper Galaxy Watch i.e The Galaxy Watch FE

The Galaxy Watch FE has model number SM-R866.
It reportedly has at least three variants: SM-R866F (International), SM-R866U (USA LTE), and SM-R866N (Korea).

However, if you notice the model number clearly, it is similar to the Galaxy Watch 4 model number (SM-R860).

This indicates that Samsung might be planning to introduce an improved version of Galaxy Watch 4 with a better processor but disguised as Galaxy Watch FE.
It will come in LTE/4G variant as well

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip FE and Z Fold FE are in development

Samsung typically unveils its standard Galaxy Z Fold and Galaxy Z Flip models every year, but this year, there could be some new additions to the foldable lineup.

Cheaper models also known as Fan Editions of Samsung Z Flip and Galaxy Z Fold are in development

A High-end Galaxy Z Fold Ultra is also in development this time along with Galaxy Z Fold FE

Galaxy Z Flip FE Leaked Specs:
• Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 SoC
• Upto 12GB RAM
• Upto 512GB Storage
Unfolded: 71.9 x 165.2 x 6.9mm
Folded: 71.9 x 84.9 x 15.9~17.1mm

Galaxy Z Fold FE Leaked Specs:
• Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 SoC
• Upto 16GB RAM
• Upto 512GB Storage
Unfolded: 67.1 x 155.1 x 15.8~14.2mm
Folded: 130.1 x 155.1 x 6.3mm

Note: ONLY one of these Fan Edition foldable phones will be released later this year

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Samsung finally shows off Gorilla Armor on the Galaxy S24 Ultra

After more than 2 months of launching the Galaxy S24 series, Samsung finally made a video explaining the Corning Gorilla Armor Glass used in the Galaxy S24 Ultra.

For more than 50 years, Samsung and Corning have collaborated to develop innovative display materials that provide superior durability & clarity.

Gorilla Glass Armor's superior anti-reflective properties are achieved through an extremely precise layering process that also includes a durable layer that protects against micro-scratches.

The result is a 75% reduced glare & Gorilla Armor being four times more scratch-resistant than competing aluminosilicate protective glass.

Now, Apple is also working with Corning for the outer glass on the iPhone 17 series which is set to have a "super-hard anti-reflective layer" that is "more scratch-resistant than you think."

"Ceramic Shield" is a marketing name for a glass-ceramic material developed by Corning with Apple

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Apple Updates App Store Guidelines to allow Game Emulators and External Site Links for Music Apps in the EU

After the EU Commission fined Apple $2 billion and announced that it’s NOT satisfied with the changes the company made to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), Apple on Friday updated the App Store guidelines again.

For the FIRST time, Apple is allowing developers to create and distribute game emulators on the App Store.
“Additionally, Retro games console emulator apps can offer to download games,”.

Apple has confirmed the introduction of new “Music Streaming Services Entitlements” for apps distributed in the European Union with the latest update to its App Review Guidelines.

Music streaming apps “in specific regions” can now include a link (such as a “buy” button) to an external website.They can also invite users to provide their email address to receive a link to buy digital music or services via the developer’s website.

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This is a crazy story. An XDA forum user decided to take ASUS to small claims court in the UK (via Android Authority) over the company's shuttering of its bootloader unlock tool, and they allegedly settled by refunding the user for their purchase of the Zenfone 10.

I still think ASUS makes great smartphones and that ZenUI is a really good fork of Android that power users will enjoy, but I can't deny that the company's silence on the bootloader unlock tool is hurting them. An ASUS rep told me last August that they weren't killing off their bootloader unlocking tool, but it's been almost 8 months since then, so I can see why many people don't believe that.

I personally only bootloader unlock devices to test them, so that doesn't factor into my recommendations, but I know that there are some people (mostly power users) who care.

also, what exactly do they mean by "reset our naming strategy"? are we supposed to forget about the old earbuds

and i thought "nothing phone 2a pro" was a bad name, look at the future lineup of nothing ear:

nothing ear (1) -> nothing ear (2) -> nothing ear (stick) -> nothing ear + nothing ear (a)

POCO F6 Renders based on Leaked Image!

The smartphone will launch in China as Redmi Turbo 3

Poco F6 Specifications:
• 1.5K Resolution display from Tianma or TCL
• 120Hz refresh rate
• Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SoC
• 50MP main (Sony IMX 882 = Sony LYT-600)
• 8MP UltraWide (IMX 355)
• 2MP Useless camera
• 5000mAh Battery with 90W Fast charging

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Poco F6 Rear Look

The smartphone will launch in May as Redmi Turbo 3 and will launch in June globally as Poco F6

There was NO turbo edition with redmi Note 11 series
Then came Redmi Note 12 Turbo

Redmi Turbo 1 and Turbo 2 does NOT Exist and Xiaomi is now directly launching Redmi Turbo 3

As usual Xiaomi marketing team lacking Brain cells in naming heir products along with its designers and engineers

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Apple is Exploring Home Robotics after cancelling The Apple Car project
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Apple has CONFIRMED that it laid off MORE THAN 700 employees after dumping the Apple Watch MicroLED Display Project & 10 Billion$ Apple Car Project

The car project would feature 'SafetyOS' but it was cancelled amid concerns about its direction & cost.
The display program was shuttered due to engineering, supplier & cost challenges.

Now, Apple has teams investigating personal robotics
Engineers are exploring a mobile robot that can follow users around their homes

Apple has also developed an advanced table-top home device that uses robotics to move a display around

The idea was to have the display mimic the head movements like nodding, of a person on a FaceTime session.
It would also precisely lock on to a single person in a crowd during a video call.

Apple is also working on:
• Touch-screen Macs
• AirPods with built-in cameras
• Non-invasive blood sugar monitor
• Home hub device with an iPad-like display

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Did Google Tease The Pixel 8a 👀

A Google Fi Wireless ad that seemingly shows the Pixel 8a front and center.

It's likely the Pixel 8a and NOT the regular Pixel 8 because the Porcelain phone doesn't have the mic hole in the same spot as the Pixel 8 (between the cameras and the LED).

The Leaked live images of the Pixel 8a don't show a microphone either on the camera module confirming that it is indeed the Pixel 8a

Specifications:
• 6.1-inch FHD+ Resolution OLED Display
• 120Hz refresh rate (upgrade from 90Hz on 7a)
• 1400nits Peak brightness
• Metal Frame

• Google Tensor G3 SoC
• LPDDR5 RAM with 128GB/ 256GB UFS 3.1 storage
• In-display Fingerprint Scanner
• 4500mAh battery with 27W Fast Charging

8a will use WCN6856 Qualcomm Wi-fi chip (the same used in Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1)

SAME Cameras as the Pixel 7a:
• 64MP main (IMX 787, OIS) + 13MP UltraWide (IMX 712)
• 13MP Front camera (IMX 712)

Expected Pricing: 500$~550$
Launching on 14th May at Google I/O Event

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Greetings, everyone!

We are organizing a panel discussion related to BharOS with Mr. Karthik Ayyar. It'll be hosted by Tech Karan, Miguel, and Isaiah. Our panelists, Techyminati, Gian, Pranav Talmale, Coderastic, and Adeveloper79, will discuss about the technical merits of BharOS and its indigenous nature. Below are the event details:

Date: 6th April, 2024

Time:
• 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM GMT +5:30
• 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM GMT.

The event will be simultaneously livestreamed on various Telegram channels like Xiaomeme, my channel (Agam's Tech Tricks), Droid Den, RVX lite, while also being livestreamed on YouTube (courtesy of Tech Karan).

Have any questions? Send them over to @bharos_panelbot! Our questionnaire @not_ayan99 will be asking them directly to Mr Karthik.

Note: If you send a question and you edited it, the edit won't be visible. Please send a new message instead.

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