Tech This Week

We are back with yet another weekly round-up of key tech launches...

Asus ROG Phone 2 and Accessories

The Asus ROG gaming phone 2 made its way to India. The phone comes with a

120 MHz display, 6000 mAh battery, cooling chamber, up to 12 GB of RAM and up to 512GB of internal storage.

The phone is available in two variants

- 8GB/128GB at Rs. 37,999 and

12GB/512GB at 59,999.

Apart from the phone, multiple gaming accessories have been announced like Gamepad, mobile dock, TwinView 2, desktop dock, etc. The phone and its accessories will be available on Flipkart starting 30th September.

OnePlus TV

The much-awaited OnePlus TV has been announced in India. The 4K QLED TV from the smartphone brand starts at a premium price tag of Rs. 69,900 while the Pro variant is priced at Rs. 99,900. The 55-inch smart LED TV comes with inbuilt screen-casting, voice-enabled via Google Assistant. It will get software updates for three years.

HUAWEI MediaPad M5 lite

The Huawei MediaPad M5 Lite is a tablet which features a 10.1inch 1080P Full HD IPS screen, powered by a Kirin 659

SoC and supports a stylus that Huawei calls Mpen.

It houses a 7,500mAh battery which comes with QuickCharge technology. The

MediaPad M5 Lite with 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage variant will be available on Flipkart exclusively from September 29 at a price of Rs. 21,990.

Redmi 8A

Xiaomi has announced a new budget centric smartphone the Redmi 8A. It comes with a 6.22-inch HD+ display with a Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. It is powered by a Snapdragon 439 SoC with up to 3GB RAM and a 5000 mAh battery. It has a 12megapixel rear camera and an 8-megapixel front camera. The phone is priced at Rs. 6499 for the 2GB/32GB variant and the 3GB/32GB variant is priced at Rs. 6999.

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