Apple has revealed the Indian price for its&nbsp;HomePod&nbsp;smart speaker at ₹19,990&nbsp;but the company is yet to announce its availability. The device, which was first launched in the US, the UK and Australia in January last year, offers support for Indian English Siri voice that adapts to its location and delivers high-fidelity audio. The 6.8-inch tall speaker features an upward-facing woofer, a six-microphone array with advanced echo cancellation, and a custom A8 chipset. The HomePod also gets a touch panel with gesture controls and a mesh fabric design that is available in White and Space Grey colour options.

Apple has revealed the Indian price for its HomePod smart speaker at ₹19,990 but the company is yet to announce its availability. The device, which was first launched in the US, the UK and Australia in January last year, offers support for Indian English Siri voice that adapts to its location and delivers high-fidelity audio. The 6.8-inch tall speaker features an upward-facing woofer, a six-microphone array with advanced echo cancellation, and a custom A8 chipset. The HomePod also gets a touch panel with gesture controls and a mesh fabric design that is available in White and Space Grey colour options.

Is the iQOO&nbsp;3 5G the new king of smartphone specifications?

It would seem the iQOO&nbsp;3 caters only to mobile gamers, but it's much more than that.

Apart from the Snapdragon 865 chip and 12GB RAM, what does the iQOO&nbsp;3 offer hardcore mobile gamers?

Japanese photography and imaging major Fujifilm has launched a compact and lightweight mirrorless digital camera--the X-T200--in India. It features a high resolution electronic viewfinder (EVF), along with quick and accurate face-detection auto-focus with its 24.2-megapixel APS-C sensor.&nbsp;The X-T200 boasts continuous shooting of 8fps and the ability to record 4K UHD video from almost any angle with its widescreen vari-angle LCD Touch Screen. There&rsquo;s also a special HDR Video mode for high-contrast situations and a &ldquo;Digital Gimbal Function&rdquo; that uses an in-body gyro sensor for better stabilisation. The X-T200 camera is available in India for ₹66,999 with the 15-45mm kit lens.

Chinese tech giant Xiaomi&nbsp;has extended its lineup of audio products in India with the launch of Mi Dual Driver wired in-ear&nbsp;earphones. The earphones come equipped with 10mm and 8mm dynamic drivers that claim to offer rich bass and crisp treble, besides ensuring low distortion. The earphones come with voice assistant support, passive noise cancellation, anti-slip magnetic earbuds and a tangle-free braided cable. The Mi Dual Driver In-Ear Earphones are priced at ₹799 and are already up for sale on Mi.com.

Chinese smartphone maker Honor has launched its first 5G phone, the Honor View 30 Pro. It features a 6.57-inch full-HD+ hole-punch display with 91.46 percent screen-to-body ratio, a 40-megapixel SuperSensing triple rear camera and a 32-megapixel dual selfie cam. The View 30 Pro is powered by the&nbsp;Kirin 990 processor that houses an integrated 5G modem, paired with 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB of internal storage. The smartphone comes with a 4,100 mAh battery with 40W fast charging and 27W wireless fast charging support. Like all of Huawei&rsquo;s new phones, it has bundled Huawei Mobile Services to make up for the lack of the Google apps. Honor is yet to reveal pricing and availability for the View 30 Pro.

Samsung has refreshed the M30 series with a new device, the Galaxy M31. It features a 6.4-inch Super AMOLED Infinity U display, a 64-megapixel quad rear camera setup and a 32-megapixel selfie camera. The M31 is powered by the&nbsp;Exynos 9611 SoC, paired with 6GB RAM and up to 128GB of storage. The smartphone packs a mammoth 6,000 mAh battery, a 3.5mm headphone jack and a fingerprint sensor at the back. The Galaxy M31 will go on sale from March 5th at a starting price of ₹14,999 for the 64GB storage model.

Huawei sub-brand Honor has launched an update to the Honor 9X called the Honor 9X Pro. The smartphone features a 6.59-inch full-HD+ IPS LCD display without any notch or bezels and packs a 48-megapixel triple rear camera setup and a 16-megapixel pop-up selfie camera. The 9X Pro gets a faster Kirin 810 processor paired with 6GB RAM and 256GB of internal storage, a custom-designed Mali G52 GPU to enhance gaming performance, and a 4,000 mAh battery. However, it won&rsquo;t have access to Google apps and services either and therefore, comes integrated with Huawei&rsquo;s AppGallery instead of the Google Play Store. The Honor 9X Pro will go on sale globally starting March 2020 for &euro;249 (~₹19,400), but Indian pricing and availability is yet to be announced.

Chinese smartphone maker Vivo's&nbsp;offshoot iQOO has launched its first offering for the Indian market--the iQOO&nbsp;3. It's packed with top end specifications including the Snapdragon 865 chipset, up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB of UFS3.1 storage. Powered by Android 10, the iQOO&nbsp;3 sports a 6.44-inch FHD+ super AMOLED&nbsp;panel with an in-display fingerprint scanner. There's a 48MP quad camera setup on the back, and a 16MP sensor in the hole-punch notch. To satisfy mobile gamers, it gets touch button triggers for added functionality, and software optimisation to increase performance while gaming. Keeping the lights on is a 4,440 mAh battery with support for 55W fast charging. The 5G variant of the iQOO&nbsp;3 costs ₹44,990, while the 4G version starts from ₹36,990&nbsp;for the 8GB RAM, 128GB storage variant. They go on sale via Flipkart from the 4th of March.

The iQOO&nbsp;3 5G looks very promising on both paper and in our first look. Watch out for our upcoming full review to find out how it performs!

The iQOO&nbsp;3 5G runs on Android 10 with the company's proprietary skin on top. What's it like at first glance?

Is the display on the iQOO&nbsp;3 5G as good as it gets?

Chinese tech giant Huawei&nbsp;has officially launched its second foldable smartphone, the Huawei Mate Xs. The company claims it has redesigned the display and hinge to make the phone more durable than the original Mate X from last year. In addition, the Mate Xs features a faster Kirin 990 processor with an integrated 5G modem, a 40-megapixel&nbsp;Leica-developed quad rear camera and a 4,500 mAh battery. The device runs on the latest open-source version of Android, with Huawei Mobile Services instead of Google&rsquo;s apps and services due to the ongoing US trade ban. The Huawei Mate Xs will go on sale in March, priced at &euro;2,499 (~₹1,93,000), but there&rsquo;s no word yet on Indian pricing and availability. It's worth noting that the previous generation Mate X did not make it to Indian markets.

Smartphone maker Poco&rsquo;s second smartphone--the Poco X2--has gone on sale via Flipkart at a starting price of ₹15,999. It features a 6.7-inch full-HD+ display, a 120Hz refresh rate, and a Snapdragon 730G SoC with up to 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. The Poco X2 comes with a 64-megapixel quad rear camera setup, a dual selfie camera and offers support for RAW image and 960fps slow-motion capture. The smartphone packs a 4,500mAh battery with 27W fast charging capacity, a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, and IR Blaster to turn the phone into a universal remote.

Google has actively warned people off from sideloading the Google Play Store and other Google apps onto their new Huawei phones. Huawei phones released after last summer don't ship with Google apps due to the ongoing ban on US companies supplying technology to the Chinese tech giant. Google's Android and Play legal director Tristan Ostrowski wrote in a thread that sideloaded Google apps "will not work reliably" because uncertified devices may already be compromised or the apps may have been altered or tampered with to compromise user security.

Besides its flagship model--the Xperia 1 II--Sony has&nbsp;also launched a mid-range smartphone, the Xperia 10 II. It features a 21:9 6-inch full-HD+ OLED display, a Snapdragon 665 SoC, paired with 4GB RAM and 128GB internal storage. The smartphone comes with a triple rear camera setup, an 8-megapixel selfie camera, a 3.5mm audio jack and a 3,600 mAh battery. The Xperia 10 II will arrive in Spring 2020, but pricing is yet to be revealed.

Chinese smartphone maker Realme has launched the first 5G smartphone in the Indian market, the Realme X50. It features a 6.44-inch 90Hz super AMOLED display with a pill-shaped hole-punch, a Snapdragon 865 5G chipset, up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB UFS 3.0 storage. The smartphone has a 64-megapixel quad camera setup, 32-megapixel in-display dual selfie camera with support for real-time selfie bokeh effect. It also packs a 4,200mAh battery with 65W Super Dart charging. The Realme X50 Pro 5G will be available from February 24th at a starting price of ₹37,999 via Flipkart and Realme.com.

Japanese tech company Sony has launched the next-generation flagship model, the Xperia 1 II. The smartphone features a 6.5-inch 4K HDR OLED display with a tall 21:9 aspect ratio and a Snapdragon 865 5G SoC. It packs three 12-megapixel rear cameras and a 3D depth sensor, with 20fps autofocus tracking burst and the ability to calculate AF/AE at up to 60 times per second. Sony claims the smartphone filters out wind noise while recording audio and features the company's built-in 360 Reality Audio decoding. In terms of specs, the Xperia&nbsp;1 II comes with 8GB of RAM, 256GB of onboard storage, a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, dual front facing speakers and a 4,000mAh battery. Sony plans to ship the phone in &ldquo;select markets&rdquo; this spring, with a price tag that's yet to be announced.

HMD Global&rsquo;s 2019 flagship, the Nokia 9 PureView, has received a massive price cut of ₹15,000 in India. The smartphone, which was launched in India in July last year, is now available for ₹34,999 on the company&rsquo;s official India website in a single Midnight Blue colour. The Nokia 9 PureView features a penta-rear camera setup, a 20MP front-facing camera, 6GB of RAM, 128GB storage and a Snapdragon 845 processor.

South Korea&rsquo;s largest tech company Samsung&nbsp;has temporarily shut down operations at a plant in Gumi city after an employee was tested positive for the deadly novel&nbsp;coronavirus. The affected factory accounts for a small portion of Samsung's total smartphone production--mostly high-end devices meant for the domestic market. Reports say the case is particularly troubling because the city, which is about 200 kilometres southeast of Seoul, houses a collection of facilities operated by other tech firms as well, including&nbsp;LG.

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