OPPO India, a leading smartphone manufacturer and seller in India, has taken a step further in the process to make the lives of its customers easier with the launch of a 24x7 AI-powered customer support solution. OPPO India has partnered with Skit.ai, a leading SaaS company, to launch a new customer support solution. Skit.ai will provide the Voice Intelligence Platform, which will respond to all the customer queries that OPPO India gets after business hours....

Oppo R17 Pro Finally Gets Android 9 Pie Update in India Oppo brought its R series of phones to India last year and the company launched three models under the series- Oppo R17, R17 Pro and the R15 Pro. All the three phones arrived with ColorOS 5.2 and it’s based on Android 8.1 Oreo. Now, Oppo has started rolling out the ColorOS 6 update to the R17 Pro in India and the best part is it’s based on Android 9 Pie....

Oppo has just announced that it will be launching the Oppo Pad Air on July 18 alongside the Oppo Reno8 series. This should be exciting news for consumers who are looking for decently priced tablets in India. Oppo Pad Air is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 SoC and comes coupled with up to 4GB of RAM. Users can additionally expand the RAM by 3GB if there’s free storage....

The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced the launch of the submarine Optical Fiber Cable (OFC) connectivity between Chennai and Andaman and Nicobar Islands (CANI project). The 2300 km undersea high-speed cable enables telecom operators to offer enhanced mobile and broadband services to the residents of Andaman and Nicobar. Further, the CANI project is said to boost e-governance, tourism and strengthen India’s strategic maritime security. The foundation stone for the project was laid on December 30, 2018....

The Chinese smartphone manufacturer Poco is gearing up to expand its M series portfolio by launching Poco M4 5G smartphone in India. The brand has previously launched the Poco M4 Pro and the Poco M4 Pro 5G as a part of the M series. Although the company hasn’t made any official announcement regarding the upcoming device, the known tipster Yogesh Brar has shared specification details of the Poco M4 5G....

Poco to Launch New Smartphones Across Different Price Brackets Speaking with ET Telecom, C Manmohan confirmed the company’s plans of expanding the horizon. “We are planning to expand the horizon and bring products across price points,” he said to the publication. He also added that all the Poco employees as based in India and all its phones would be launch in India first before heading to global markets. In fact, the upcoming Poco X2 is also making its debut in India first....

The Trai today released ‘Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report’ for the quarter ending July-September 2020. As we have seen with the monthly reports for July, August and September, Bharti Airtel has added more than 10 million new customers during the quarter. At the end of June 2020, Airtel’ subscriber base stood at 316.6 million, which increased to 326.6 million at the end of September 2020. In comparison, Reliance Jio ended June 2020 with 397....

With 5G, the role of private networks is going to grow multiple folds. Many organisations and multinational companies (MNCs) would want to go for a private 5G network to keep data and communication internal and more secure. But even for private 5G networks, spectrum is required. This is where the industry is at a standstill at the moment. The telecom operators have asked the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) not to reserve a dedicated spectrum for private organisations....

PlayStation 5 (PS5) has become a super-hit throughout the world, and Sony has faced some major supply issues with the popular gaming console. To recall, the PS5 series was launched in multiple variants. There was a vanilla PS5 with a UHD disc drive and a PS5 Digital Edition. The Digital Edition was priced at Rs 39,990, and the PS5 with a disc drive was priced at Rs 49,990. The PS5 Digital Edition was also supposed to launch with the disc variant of the gaming console on February 2, 2021....

PUBG Mobile India may never make a comeback as the government reportedly imposed a permanent ban on TikTok and 58 other Chinese apps. A Livemint report citing person aware of the development said the government is not satisfied with the responses received from TikTok, WeChat and other apps which were banned earlier. Hence, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) issued fresh notices to these apps last week. This news will probably disappoint a lot of PUBG Mobile players as they are eagerly waiting for the game to make a comeback....

PUBG Mobile Royale Pass Season 8: Details You Need to Know Firstly, the Season 8 Royale Pass will come with the tagline- ‘Power of the Ocean.’ With every season, Tencent Games has used one theme, and this time, it’s time for water theme. As mentioned, the Season 8 pass comes in two versions- Elite Upgrade and Elite Upgrade Plus priced at 600 UC and 1800 UC respectively. Purchasing the Elite Upgrade pass will give access to 100 ranks unlock (which can be done over the weeks with Elite missions), while the Elite Upgrade Plus pass offers instant 25 RP rank upgrade (equivalent to 2,500 UC) along with Urban Scavenger Backpack and brand new Warning Sign- QBZ skin....

“With the launch of Realme 3 Pro and Realme C2, customers can enjoy the benefits of power and style in different price segments. In less than one year we have launched eight products across 4 product series, and achieved 6.5 million fans across the country,” Madhav Sheth, Chief Executive Officer, Realme India, said in a statement. “In the coming year, we will continue to be the challenger and disruptor in the global smartphone market,” he added....

Realme 6i: Specifications and Features The Realme 6i features identical specifications as the Realme 5i like HD+ display and 48MP quad-camera setup. The phone flaunts a 6.5-inch HD+ screen on the front with 20:9 aspect ratio and teardrop notch. Realme did mention that the screen has Corning Gorilla Glass protection on top, but the Oppo spin-off company did not explicitly mention the exact version. On the hardware front, the Realme 6i has MediaTek Helio G80 SoC, coupled with 3GB/4GB of RAM and up to 128GB of onboard storage....

Madhav Sheth, the head of Realme India and Europe, has shared the retail box of the Realme 8 on his Twitter handle. Further, looking at the image, some specifications of the Realme 8 Pro can also be confirmed. The exact launch date of the devices is not confirmed, but they will be launching sometime soon. The Realme 8 will come with fast-charging, a massive battery, and big screen, and an octa-core MediaTek Helio SoC....

Realme C3: Specifications and Features The Realme C3 is a decent entry-level smartphone, especially on the hardware front. The phone rocks a 6.52-inch HD+ DewDrop display with an aspect ratio of 20:9 and 88.9% screen-to-body ratio. Realme did not reveal whether the screen has any protection or not. At the heart of the phone, we have the MediaTek Helio G70 SoC, coupled with 3GB & 4GB of RAM and 32GB/64GB of internal storage....

The upcoming smartphone from Realme — Realme GT 2 has been spotted on Geekbench’s platform. The smartphone is due to launch on January 4, 2021. From the listing, multiple specifications of the device are revealed. One of the biggest things for the device is that it is expected to boot on Android 12 out of the box. Let’s take a look at the Geekbench scores of the device and other specifications revealed....

With the latest update rolling out, Realme GT series smartphones in India have now started receiving Realme UI 3.0 stable update which is based on Android 12. The new version of the Android has been under beta testing for a while before getting a stable version and is now being rolled out on Realme GT smartphones. The latest Realme UI 3.0 comes with some exciting new features and changes such as a redesigned user interface which includes new icons, animations, and improvements to the always-on display (AOD)....

According to a teaser poster the company provided on Twitter, the Realme Watch 3 Pro will be released on September 6 at 12.30 IST. Prior to its debut, the major details of the smartwatch are being teased on a special microsite on the Realme India website. Customers who are interested in receiving the most recent information on the launch can click the “Notify Me” button on the website. The Chinese electronics company Realme stated on Tuesday through Twitter that the Realme Watch 3 Pro will go on sale in India on September 6....

Realme X2 Pro: Features and Specifications Revealed The Realme X2 Pro will pack high-end hardware and the display will offer 90Hz refresh rate as well. The smartphone will also feature an in-display fingerprint scanner and AMOLED display as well. Rest of the specifications of the Realme X2 Pro could be very much identical to the Realme XT, including the camera setup and design. The Realme XT features a quad-camera setup on the back with the primary sensor being the latest 64MP Samsung GW1 sensor....

Realme X50 Pro: Confirmed Specifications and Features The Realme X50 Pro will retain majority of the features of Realme X50 that was launched in China recently. It is expected that the smartphone will be available in two models- the Realme X50 Pro 4G and the Realme X50 Pro 5G. The handset is expected to offer a 6.5-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED screen with 90Hz refresh rate. Realme already confirmed that the device would be powered Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset, coupled with up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage....