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OnePlus launched Nord 2 5G in India, details here…

 

OnePlus launched Nord 2 5G in India. It has been almost a year since the launch of the OnePlus Nord. Though OnePlus has brought major changes in the new Nord 2 5G like, it is the first OnePlus device to support MediaTek’s Dimensity Chipset rather than Qualcomm chipset. 

The device has been priced at Rs. 27,999 for the basic variant, which comes with 6GB of RAM and 128GB. Additionally, two more variants come with 8GB/12GB of ram with 128GB and 256GB storage, respectively. The device will be available in 3 colors namely; Blue Haze, Gray Sierra, and Green Woods. The Green Woods color will be available exclusively in India. 

The phone will go on sale from the 28th of July via Amazon, the OnePlus online store, and via offline stores. Also, for early access, a buyer can get the device on the 26th of July if they have membership of Red Club and Prime membership via the OnePlus online store and Amazon Prime Day sale, respectively.

The OnePlus Nord 2 5G comes with a 6.43-inch Full HD Amoled display with 90Hz refresh rate. It comes with MediaTek Dimensity 1200 AI Chipset. Also, it comes with dual 5G SIM slots. Also, OnePlus promised to give major Android updates for 2 years and security updates for 3 years. The device comes with a 4,500 mAH battery which supports 65W VOOC charging. Regarding the battery, OnePlus claims that the device will provide a backup of one day by just charging it for 15 minutes. 

Talking about the cameras, the phone comes with a triple camera setup; a 50-megapixel primary lens, an ultra-wide 8-megapixel lens, a 2-megapixel mono lens. The front-facing camera comes with a punch-hole design which houses a 32-megapixel lens.

Though OnePlus has always been a promising company, it is yet to be seen what the new Nord 2 5G can do. 

Oneplus 9 series has been banned from Geekbench.

OnePlus latest series i.e., Oneplus 9 and Oneplus 9 Pro were found to be manipulating the benchmark results. And now has been delisted from Geekbench. Oneplus has a name in the market, and right now many of you must be questioning it. So, let’s have a look into the case. 

Both the devices run on the latest Qualcomm chipset 888 and it makes it obvious for the devices to give you top-notch performance. But it turns out the devices are not performing as their benchmark results demonstrated. It is found that both the devices tend to run at full speed only while using benchmark apps such as Geekbench and Antutu. In this way, Oneplus was manipulating benchmark scores that were not applicable in real-world usage. Since this news was out Geekbench has banned Oneplus 9 and Oneplus 9 Pro from its platform.  

But, how Oneplus was able to manipulate?

It seems Oneplus was blacklisting popular apps for their faster cores, which resulted in slowing down the workloads such as web and social media browsing. It is also been found that Geekbench and Antutu were getting full performance while the other apps were not getting it.  

After it has been found that Oneplus is manipulating benchmark scores. Geekbench stated on Twitter, “It’s disappointing to see OnePlus handsets making performance decisions based on application identifiers rather than application behavior. We view this as a form of benchmark manipulation. We’ve delisted the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro from our Android Benchmark chart. We will also test the other OnePlus handsets in our performance lab to see if these handsets also manipulate performance in the same way.  If they do, we will delist them from the Android Benchmark chart,” it seems from the statement that other Oneplus devices are also at risk of being delisted. 

Oneplus also passed a statement saying, “Our top priority is always delivering a great user experience with our products, based in part on acting quickly on important user feedback. Following the launch of the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro in March, some users told us about some areas where we could improve the devices’ battery life and heat management. As a result of this feedback, our R&D team has been working over the past few months to optimize the devices’ performance when using many of the most popular apps, including Chrome, by matching the app’s processor requirements with the most appropriate power. This has helped to provide a smooth experience while reducing power consumption. While this may impact the devices’ performance in some benchmarking apps, our focus as always is to do what we can to improve the performance of the device for our users.”

Although all this has created doubts regarding Oneplus among tech geeks and some buyers. Let’s see if Geekbench and Oneplus come together to resolve this issue or like the Oneplus 9 or Oneplus 9 Pro other Oneplus devices will be delisted too


Launching of One Plus Nord in India

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One Plus are launching their another smartphone called One Plus Nord today in India on July 21st 2020 at 7:30 PM IST.

The expected price of this smartphone will be around ₹ 34,900

The key specifications of the phone are:

The phone comes in 3 variants 6 GB + 128 GB, 8GB + 256 GB and 12 GB + 256 GB, the entry level price for this mobile is expected to be around ₹ 25,999. The phone will come with 3 colour variants one is Nordic White, second is Arctic Blue, and another one is Amber Red. The back of the One Plus Nord will reportedly flaunt a frosted glass panel, like the previously launched OnePlus 7T.

The OnePlus Nord will come equipped with a Type-C port and will draw power from a 4,200 mAh battery unit powered by a 30W fast-charger. It is well-established that the OnePlus Nord will flaunt a 90Hz refresh rate AMOLED display with dual punch hole housing a 32MP + 8MP selfie camera setup. As far as the rear camera is concerned, we are expecting the OnePlus Nord to boast a quad-lens camera setup featuring 48MP + 8MP + 2MP + 2MP hardware. The OnePlus Nord will use the Adreno 620 GPU to handle graphics.

Features:

  • Octa core (2.4 GHz, Single Core + 2.2 GHz, Single core + 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core)
  • Snapdragon 765G
  • 12 GB RAM

Display:

  • 6.44 inches (16.36 cm)
  • 409 PPI, Fluid AMOLED
  • 90 Hz Refresh Rate

Camera:

  • 48 + 8 + 5 + 2 MP Quad Primary Cameras
  • LED Flash
  • 32 MP + 8 MP Dual Front Cameras

Battery:

  • 4115 mAh
  • Warp Charging
  • USB Type-C Port

Android system:

Android 10 Oxygen OS

OnePlus launching its “affordable” smart tv series 2020 in India today

Oneplus is launching an affordable smart tv series 2020 to India in India at sharp 7 p.m. The event will kick off today. The launch is going to be an online event only. Due to coronavirus pandemic, the event will be live-streamed through its company official YouTube channel and Twitter handles. There will be a total of three distinct models with different screen sizes which are shown in the treasure last week. The company revealed that the starting price range is under Rs.20,000. The other two will be priced under Rs.30,000 and Rs.50,000 respectively. It’s the first time when the company is launching the product at a very reasonable price. OnePlus has accommodated a dedicated page for the recent range of products OnePlus television series on Amazon India’s website. Further, pre-bookings for the new OnePlus TV models have already been started through Amazon presently. All you need to do is pay Rs 1000 and the customer who pre-booked will be getting 2 years extended warranty. According to the sources, the smart television will come in variant sizes 32 inches, 43 inches, and 55 inches respectively.

The new OnePlus TV series are also having Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos technologies. Even Company CEO Pete Lau has told that in an interview it is thinner than the OnePlus 8 smartphones. The television is designed to be ultra-thin with just 6.9 mm. If the teaser has to be believed the tv series will be extra thin. In addition to putting in consideration that the lowermost portion of the TV will be wider as it houses all the components of the TV and will house the built-in speakers with 50 percent deeper base. Further, the television models are likely to come in 4k resolution similarly like last year Q1 series. The Smart TV models are likely to run on Android with backing from popular OTT platforms Further, the new OnePlus Tv series will support 93 percent DCI-P3 colour. The television will come with pre-install Netflix tv app. The new smart 4k television range is likely to include speakers with 90-degree rotation support and 50 percent deeper bass. Additionally, the customer is provided with carbon fire patter at the back of it to give a premium and luxury feel similar to the last year launched Q1 series. Further, the Amazon teaser discloses that the TV will come with Dolby Vision Atmos. The OnePlus company had recently confirmed that the smart TVs will come with a 95 percent screen-to-body ratio and in addition, television will be capable of connecting with 5 devices at a moment.

Even the company is likely to launch the much-awaited OnePlus Nord smartphones targeting the affordable range for customers and come with a significant specification.

The launch of new affordable smart tv will likely to take up brands like Xiaomi and many more which are offering really reasonable smart tv to the customer in the Indian market. Last year OnePlus launched two premium smart TVs of Q1 series having 4k resolution. The Q1 series start at the range of Rs 69,990. But this year it comes with the affordable range tv series.