Mobile Phones
Samsung launches four new smartphones- Galaxy J6, J8, A6 and A6+ with infinity display in India
NEW DELHI: Samsung India today launched four new smartphones- Galaxy J6, J8, A6 and A6+ with Infinity display. The mobile industry will witness a paradigm shift in the design of smartphones with the introduction of Samsung’s signature Infinity Design philosophy on the A & J Series.
Galaxy A6+, A6(4/64GB) & A6(4/32GB) are priced at Rs 25,990, Rs 22,990 and Rs 21,990 respectively. Consumers buying Galaxy A6+ and A6 through ICICI Bank credit cards or Paytm will get an additional cashback of Rs 3,000.
Galaxy J8, Galaxy J6 (4/64GB) and J6 (3/32GB) variants are priced at Rs 18,990, Rs 16,490 and Rs 13,990 respectively. Consumers buying Galaxy J8 and J6 through ICICI Bank credit and debit cards or Paytm will get an additional cashback of Rs 1,500.
Galaxy J6, A6 and A6+ will be available across our retail stores and Samsung eshop website from May 22. Galaxy J6 will also be available on Flipkart while the Galaxy A6 and A6+ will also be available on Amazon starting May 22. J8 will be available from July 2018 onwards. The devices will also be available on Paytm Mall. All the four devices will be available in Blue, Black & Gold colors.
To add to the excitement, Samsung is offering ‘One time Screen Replacement Offer’ for purchases till 20th June.
The Infinity Design on the Galaxy J6, J8, A6 and A6+ gives users nearly 15% more display area without increasing the overall size of the device. This can be attributed to extremely thin bezels and by swapping the physical home button with software powered in-display home button. The finger print sensor also moves to the back of the device for added convenience.
These changes in the display hardware deliver a 18.5:9 aspect ratio that provides an end to end viewing experience and more browsing space. All four devices come with Samsung’s Super AMOLED display technology that produces deeper contrasts and delivers the most vivid viewing experience. Samsung’s Infinity display experience is further strengthened by a new ‘Chat Over Video’ feature that facilitates an uninterrupted and uncompromised viewing experience while chatting.
“Galaxy J6, J8, A6 and A6+ are built for today’s millennial. These smart phones will set the standard for an unparalleled viewing experience with Samsung’s signature super AMOLED Infinity Display. These phones also get dual rear cameras that let users capture professional grade bokeh images and express themselves in a unique manner. Our latest ‘Make for India’ innovation Chat-over-Video allows uninterrupted viewing experience just the way millennials want it. We are also introducing a new youthful and vibrant blue color that shows that we listen to our young consumers who constantly seek stylish designs,” said Mohandeep Singh, Senior Vice President, Mobile Business, Samsung India.
The new smartphones have been designed to impress. Galaxy A series smartphones come with metal unibody and sleek design. The A6+ has a 6” FHD+ display, while Galaxy A6 sports a 5.6” HD+ display. Galaxy J series smartphones come with a premium polycarbonate unibody. The J8 has a 6” HD+ display, while J6 come with 5.6” HD+ display. All four smartphones have sleek curves and an ergonomic design with elegant style and comfortable grip.
Galaxy J6, J8, A6 and A6+ debut Samsung’s brand new ‘Make for India’ innovation that complements millennial requirements of uninterrupted video binging. Chat-over-Video allows consumers to chat through a transparent chat window and keyboard, while a video is still running. This new innovation eradicates the consumer pain point of chat interruptions while viewing content on their mobile devices. The other Make for India innovation, Samsung Mall app, brings a revolutionary new service for millennials. It uses Artificial Intelligence to let users shop by clicking a picture of the desired product and automatically getting results for the item across popular e-commerce platforms.
The front camera on Galaxy J6, J8, A6 and A6+ smartphones features an adjustable selfie flash, allowing consumers to snap stylish selfies, from day to night. Galaxy A6+ has a 24MP front shooter, while both Galaxy A6 and J8 sport a 16MP front camera. Galaxy J6 comes with 8MP front shooter. All front cameras have f/1.9 aperture to deliver the best low light camera performance in the industry. The front camera on these devices also enable face unlock as an additional security feature.
Galaxy J6, J8, A6 and A6+ not only have Infinity Display, stylish designs and great cameras but they also pack a punch when it comes to performance. These new smartphones come with Octa core processors. All smartphones come in 4GB/64GB RAM/ROM variants. The devices also come with Samsung’s advanced memory management feature that automatically directs content from social media applications to the external memory card.
Galaxy A6+ and J8 are powered by a 3,500mAh battery, while Galaxy A6 and J6 come with 3,000mAh battery and all the devices run on latest Android operating system – Android Oreo.
Industry First Online to Offline (O2O) Partnership
Samsung has also tied up with Paytm Mall in continuation of their industry-first O2O partnership. This partnership encourages consumers to buy on Paytm Mall while getting served by an offline retailer.This partnership will give consumers Rs 3,000 cashback on the Galaxy A6 and A6+ and Rs 1,500 on the J6 and J8 to anyone who chooses to pay through Paytm Mall at any of the 25,000 retail outlets where this offer is enabled.
Amit Sinha, COO-Paytm Mall, said, “We are excited to partner with Samsung for the launch of the new range of Samsung Galaxy smartphones on Paytm Mall and through 25,000 Samsung partnered offline stores. With our O2O model, we aim to create a network for brands to reach out to millions of consumers, thereby, optimizing the supply chain and also aiding in marketing.”
| Brief Specs | Galaxy A6 | Galaxy A6+ | Galaxy J6 | Galaxy J8 |
| Processor | Exynos 7 Series | Snapdragon 450 | Exynos 7 Series | Snapdragon 450 |
| Display | 5.6” HD+ | 6” FHD+ | 5.6” HD+ | 6” HD+ |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED | |
| Rear Camera | 16MP (f/1.7) | 16MP (f/1.7)+5MP (f/1.9) | 13MP (f/1.9) | 16MP (f/1.7)+5MP (f/1.9) |
| Front Camera | 16MP (f/1.9) | 24MP (f/1.9) | 8MP (f/1.9) | 16MP (f/1.9) |
| Flash | w/ Front & Rear LED Flash | w/ Front & Rear LED Flash | w/ Front & Rear LED Flash | w/ Front & Rear LED Flash |
| Memory | 4GB + 32GB4GB + 64GB | 4GB + 64GB | 3GB + 32GB4GB + 64GB | 4GB + 64GB |
| microSD slot (up to 256GB) | microSD slot (up to 256GB) | microSD slot (up to 256GB) | microSD slot (up to 256GB) | |
| Battery | 3000 mAh | 3500 mAh | 3000 mAh | 3500 mAh |
| OS | Android O | Android O | Android O | Android O |
| Design | Metal Unibody | Metal Unibody | Polycarbonate Unibody | Polycarbonate Unibody |
| MOP | 21,990 (32GB)22,990 (64GB) | 25,990 | 13,990 (3/32GB)16,490 (4/64GB) | 18,990 |
NEW DELHI: Global technology brand OnePlus on Friday announced its schedule of pop-ups across seven cities in India, which will take place on February 11, where attendees will be the first to get their hands on the newly launched products OnePlus 11 5G and the OnePlus Buds Pro 2, starting at 11 a.m.
At the OnePlus pop-ups, the first 11 people to buy the all-new OnePlus 11 5G will receive exclusive OnePlus 11 goodies, such as OnePlus products and merchandise.
In the seven major cities, the pop-ups will take place at OnePlus Experience Store, Phoenix Palladium, Mumbai; OnePlus Boulevard, Brigade Road, Bengaluru; Select Citywalk Mall, Saket, New Delhi; OnePlus Experience Store, JM Road, Pune; OnePlus Nizam Palace, Himayat Nagar, Hyderabad; OnePlus Experience Store, Phoenix Market City, Chennai; and OnePlus Experience Store, CG Road, Ahmedabad.
At the Cloud 11 launch event, OnePlus announced an array of its products — 11 5G, 11R 5G, Bus Pro 2, TV Q2 Pro, Pad, and 81 Pro keyboard.
The new line-up of products is distinguished by purposeful designs, industry-leading technology, and advanced interconnectivity, which is set to take the brand’s fast and smooth experience to all new heights.
The OnePlus 11 5G was launched at a starting price of Rs 56,999 which comes in two colourways — Titan Black and Eternal Green.
It features a 6.7-inch display that comes with a refresh rate of 120 Hz.
The smartphone comes equipped with the 3rd Generation Hasselblad Camera for Mobile with a “three-main-sensor” triple-camera system — 50MP+32MP+48MP.
The smartphone also comes powered by the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset with up to 16GB of RAM.
OnePlus has also designed the ideal companion to the OnePlus 11 5G — the OnePlus Buds Pro 2, which promises to deliver a full-bodied, stereo-quality audio experience with crystal clarity.
The Buds Pro 2 is the second generation of its flagship earbuds, which is priced at Rs 11,999.
Apart from the first 11 buyers, other buyers will get an instant discount of Rs 1,000 on the OnePlus 11 5G, on purchase through ICICI Bank Credit Cards and EMI transactions, and up to 12 months No-Cost EMI on purchase using major credit cards.
Source: IANS
NEW DELHI: Apple Inc has rolled out a beta programme to enable 5G on Apple devices as the upgrade lets users try out pre-release software.
This software upgrade enables 5G access on Apple devices, as and when service providers Jio, Airtel and Vodafone enable 5G network access, sources said.
Apple Users have to enrol for the Beta Programme on the website, install a profile and download the software.
Jio users using iPhone 12 and above, in cities where JioTrue5G has been rolled out, will be invited to the Jio Welcome Offer. Jio Welcome Offer provides unlimited 5G data at up to 1 Gbps speed to users at no additional cost. However, there is a condition that prepaid users must be on active Rs 239 and above plan. All Postpaid users are eligible for this trial.
Airtel is not providing any special 5G offer like Jio to their users. In the cities/areas in which the Airtel 5G network has been launched, users can trial 5G services as a part of their existing plan, once they have updated the latest Apple Beta software.
While an email sent to Apple did not solicit an immediate response, the firm had last month stated: “We are working with our carrier partners in India to bring the best 5G experience to iPhone users as soon as network validation and testing for quality and performance is completed. 5G will be enabled via a software update and will start rolling out to iPhone users in December”.
Airtel and Jio customers on iPhone 14, iPhone 13, iPhone 12 and iPhone SE (3rd generation) models can experience 5G as part of Apple’s iOS 16 Beta Software Program. The Apple Beta Software Program is open to anyone with a valid Apple ID who accepts the Apple Beta Software Program Agreement during the sign-up process.
If a user has an iCloud account, that is an Apple ID, it is recommended they use that. If they do not have an iCloud account or any other Apple ID, they can create one.
Customers who want to try the beta software should back up their iPhones before installing the beta software. It is recommended to install the beta software only on non-production devices that are not business-critical. Users can also provide feedback to Apple on quality and usability, which helps Apple identify issues, fix them, and make Apple software even better.
The iOS beta comes with the built-in Feedback Assistant app, which can be opened from the Home screen on the iPhone or iPad or from the Dock on the Mac.
Source: Press Trust of India
NEW DELHI: Bharti Airtel, India’s premier digital communications solutions provider, today announced multiple new products in its cloud portfolio ahead of the 5G service launch. The new cloud offerings will fall under Edge Cloud Portfolio and will include Edge CDN. Airtel will utilise Qwilt’s Open Edge Cloud solution for deployment.
Airtel Cloud’s Edge content delivery network (CDN) accelerates web and video content delivery by using its edge network to bring content as close to users as possible. This reduces latency, costs and load on servers making it easier for enterprises to focus on app performance. This service is especially useful in OTT, Ed-Tech, Gaming and Healthcare sectors.
Airtel Cloud’s Edge CDN service is network optimised as it uses 120 edge locations, network strength and share of mobility handset to bring better customer experience to customers. Airtel is working with two of the largest OTT companies in India and others on this platform.
Speaking about Airtel Cloud’s Edge Portfolio, Mr Ajay Chitkara, Director and CEO, Airtel Business Said, said, “With 5G around the corner, businesses will leverage the low latency, high bandwidth and high device density of the 5G spectrum to solve critical problems using edge computing. Airtel has three key strengths to offer a differentiated set of cloud offerings – we have 12 large data centres and 120+ edge locations. We also have a network with comprehensive coverage across the country and to most locations across the globe. Finally, our GTM strength has direct relationships to all businesses in India small, medium or large.”
Speaking about the partnership, Mr. Alon Maor, CEO, Qwilt, said “Airtel is a tremendously exciting addition to our global ecosystem of service providers, and we are delighted to power a unique content delivery service offering in India. Our edge architecture provides a new economic model for streaming delivery, in which Airtel Cloud’s Edge CDN plays a central role in the end-to-end value chain. This announcement underscores the momentum we are gathering as we realize our ambition to build the world’s highest preforming edge delivery network.”
Airtel has been spearheading 5G throughout India. It recently became the first company to test a captive private network at the Bosch facility in Bengaluru. Airtel is also rolling out its Edge compute service to customers. This will bring 5G private network and edge computing in a single box with a view to target factories, warehouse and ports, airports who will need low latency and high bandwidth network, IOT devices to collect and computing prowess to process the data.
Airtel also announced that as we move ahead, there will be many targeted cloud solutions coming in for specific industry needs like Banking, 5G Edge, Developer and hybrid cloud requirements on an immediate basis.
