Harish Jonnalagadda is the Regional Editor at Android Central. A reformed hardware modder, he now spends his time writing about India's burgeoning handset market. Previously, he used to ponder the meaning of life at IBM. Contact him on Twitter at @chunkynerd.
COVID-19 has caused untold devastation around the globe, with entire industries shutting down in the wake of the virus. Here's how coronavirus is affecting the tech industry.
Vivo has unveiled its 2020 flagship series. The X50, X50 Pro, and X50 Pro+ feature powerful hardware and an innovative gimbal system that delivers unheard-of stabilization for images and videos.
WhatsApp has over 2 billion users around the globe, and the Facebook-owned messaging platform is dominant in countries like India. The app has tens of millions of users on KaiOS, the operating system designed for feature phones. With the Status feature set to roll out on the platform, here's a detailed look at how WhatsApp was designed for KaiOS.
The iPhone SE is one of the best phones you'll find for under $500 in 2020. With the latest A13 Bionic chipset and a compact form factor as well as great cameras, the iPhone SE has plenty going for it. Find out if you should make the switch from Android.
Android flagships cost just as much as iPhones now, and it's time Android manufacturers started rolling out software updates for more than two years.
The Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro share a lot of the same features and an identical design. While both phones have the same 108MP camera at the back, the Mi 10 Pro gets an innovative zoom module that takes great shots at 5x zoom. Let's take a look at all the differences, and find out which device is better for your needs.
The Realme Watch has been unveiled in India, and there's a lot to like. The smartwatch has a 1.4-inch LCD panel and monitors blood oxygen saturation levels and 24/7 heart rate tracking. With the Realme Watch going on sale shortly for just ₹3,999 ($52), it could just be the budget smartwatch to beat in India.
The Realme Smart TV has been unveiled in India. There's a lot of great features on offer, but what you need to know is that Realme is undercutting Xiaomi's Mi TV 4A series in the country. And that's a big deal.
MIUI has come a long way in the last two years, and while the interface has received a much-needed facelift and a trove of new features, it still has a few lingering issues, like delivering fix notifications. Here's how you can fix push notifications in MIUI.
Xiaomi gets a lot of things right with the Mi 10, including a 108MP camera that takes incredible photos. There's also a Snapdragon 865, 90Hz AMOLED display, 30W wired and wireless charging, and excellent stereo sound. That said, MIUI 11 still has its share of issues, so let's see how the Mi 10 holds up.
With the Mi 10 Pro, Xiaomi is taking on Samsung, OnePlus, and Google. The phone offers the latest hardware money can buy and an incredible 108MP camera, 50W wired and 30W wireless charging, and a sleek design. Let's see if it manages to hold its own in the high-end segment.
A new leak by Jon Prosser gives us a better indication as to when the Pixel 4a will be available. The phone is slated to launch on July 13, and will be available in Just Black and Barely Blue color options.
The Galaxy A71 is a fantastic mid-range phone, and Samsung is launching it in the U.S. shortly. The only downside? The 4G version of the phone isn't launching officially. Here's why that should change.
Huawei relies on TSMC for manufacturing the Kirin chipsets that go into all of its phones. A new report states that TSMC is no longer taking new orders for Huawei, and the move has dire consequences for Huawei's phone business.
The MIUI 12 global update is now official, and it comes with a laundry list of new features. Xiaomi has shared a tentative timeline of when your Mi, Redmi, or POCO phone will receive the MIUI 12 global update.
The OnePlus 8 Pro has all the features you could want in a high-end phone in 2020. The Mi 10 Pro also has the same internal hardware, and there's also a 108MP camera that takes fantastic photos. Looking to buy a flagship phone in 2020? Read this first.
Motorola now commits to a single platform update for its phones, and the manufacturer takes its time rolling out the update. Here's the state of Motorola's Android 10 rollout.
The Galaxy A71 is here with updated internals and a 64MP camera at the back, massive 4500mAh battery with 25W charging, and a vibrant 6.7-inch AMOLED screen. Combine all of that with One UI 2.0 based on Android 10 and you get one of the best mid-range phones of 2020.
OnePlus has announced that it will kick off sales of the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro in India starting May 18. Both phones will be available on Amazon India first, and will hit retail availability on May 29. The OnePlus 8 starts off at just ₹41,999 ($550), with the OnePlus 8 Pro debuting at ₹54,999 ($720) in India.
Xiaomi unveiled the Mi Mix 3 5G to much fanfare last year, but the phone is yet to be updated to Android 10 in spite of being included in the beta program. With the phone still on MIUI 10, there's now a Change.org petition to get Xiaomi to act. And act soon it must.