Realme 6 and 6 Pro launched in India with 90Hz hole-punch displays and 30W fast charging

Realme has had a great start this year with the launch of the budget-friendly Realme C3 and its first 5G flagship, the Realme X50 Pro. In my review of the Realme C3, I found the MediaTek Helio G70 powered device to be a great option for mobile gamers on a budget, while Adam from our team described the Realme X50 Pro as a “well-thought-out package with good features and great performance“‘. So when the company announced that it will be launching the Realme 6 series in India late last month, I had high hopes for the upcoming devices. At the time, the company had revealed that the Realme 6 series, will feature a 64MP main camera, 90Hz display, and support for 30W fast charging. Realme has now finally launched the Realme 6 series in India and both the devices in the series look to be compelling options, especially at their respective price points.

Realme 6

To kick things off, let’s first take a look at the Realme 6, which is a direct successor to the Realme 5 from last year. In terms of specifications alone, Realme has taken a big leap from Realme 5 to Realme 6 and the new device has a lot more to offer. The Realme 6 features a 6.5-inch FHD+ LCD display with a 90Hz refresh rate and a single circular hole-punch cutout for the selfie camera. The display has a touch sampling rate of 120Hz and a maximum brightness of 480 nits, which is a major step up from the Realme 5’s 720p display with a notch.

On the inside, the Realme 6 is powered by MediaTek’s Helio G90T (MT6785) SoC, coupled with up to 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and up to 128GB of UFS 2.1 storage. In comparison, the Realme 5 from last year packed in a Snapdragon 665 chip, coupled with up to 4GB RAM and up to 128GB of eMMC storage. Once again, the Realme 6 is a significant upgrade. Even in the camera department, the Realme 6 offers much more. The device has a 64MP primary camera, an 8MP ultra wide camera, a 2MP dedicated macro camera, and a 2MP mono sensor, presumably, for depth perception. On the front, the device has a single 16MP selfie shooter. Powering the Realme 6 is a respectable 4,300 mAh battery with support for 30W fast charging.

Both the devices feature a similar design, with an aluminum alloy frame, a polycarbonate back with a vertical camera module, a capacitive fingerprint scanner embedded in the power button on the right edge and volume buttons on the left edge. Both the devices also include a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a USB Type-C port for charging and data syncing. Potential buyers will also be glad to know that both the Realme 6 and 6 Pro feature a triple-slot SIM tray, which will allow you to use two nano-SIM cards and a microSD card for expansion at the same time. Now that we’ve addressed all the common features in the two devices, let’s take a look at what makes the more premium Realme 6 Pro tick.

Specifications	Realme 6
Dimensions & Weight	162.1 x 74.8 x 8.9 mm 191g
Display	6.5-inch LCD 1080 x 2400 20:9 aspect ratio Gorilla Glass 3 90Hz refresh rate 120Hz touch sampling rate
SoC	MediaTek Helio G90T (12nm) 2 x Arm Cortex-A76 @ 2.05GHz 6 x Arm Cortex-A55 @ 2.0GHz Mali G76 GPU
RAM	4GB/6GB/8GB
Storage	64GB/128GB UFS 2.1 Dedicated microSD slot
Battery	4,300mAh, 30W charging via USB Type-C
Fingerprint Sensor	Capacitive
Rear Camera	64MP, f/1.8 8MP ultra-wide, 119°, f/2.3 2MP macro sensor, f/2.4 2MP mono, f/2.4 1080p video recording at 60fps 4K video recording at 30fps
Front Camera	16MP, f/2.0 1080p video recording at 30fps
Android Version	Realme UI based on Android 10
Colors	Comet Blue, Comet White

Realme 6 Pro

As with the Realme 6, the Realme 6 Pro offers a major spec bump over the Realme 5 Pro from last year, especially in a couple of key areas. The device packs in a 6.6-inch FHD+ LCD display with a 90Hz refresh rate, 120Hz touch sampling rate, and 480 nits of peak brightness. In comparison, the Realme 5 Pro featured a 6.3-inch FHD+ display with a 60Hz refresh rate and 450 nits of peak brightness.

On the inside, the 6 Pro is powered by a Snapdragon 720G (SM7125) chip, with up to 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and up to 128GB of UFS 2.1 storage. Qualcomm announced the new Snapdragon 720G chip earlier this year in January and the Realme 6 Pro is the first smartphone to make use of this chip. It’ll be interesting to see how it compares with some of the other upper mid-range chips in the market today, so make sure you stick around for our full review of the Realme 6 Pro.

 

In the camera department, the 6 Pro also offers a quad-camera setup with a 64MP primary shooter, an 8MP ultra-wide camera, a 12MP telephoto camera, and a 2MP macro camera. Up on the front, the device features two selfie shooters, with a 16MP camera that has a 79.3° FoV and an 8MP ultra-wide camera with a 105° FoV. Both the cameras are housed within a pill-shaped hole punch cutout in the top left corner. As with the Realme 6, the Realme 6 Pro also packs in a 4,300mAh battery with support for 30W fast charging. As far as the software is concerned, both the Realme 6 and the 6 Pro run Realme UI v1.0 based on Android 10 which is slowly rolling out to more Realme devices.

Specifications	Realme 6 Pro
Dimensions & Weight	163.9 x 75.8 x 9.4 mm 195g
Display	6.6-inch LCD 1080 x 2400 20:9 aspect ratio Gorilla Glass 5 90Hz refresh rate 120Hz touch sampling rate
SoC	Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G (8nm) 2 x Arm Cortex-A76 @ 2.3GHz 6 x Arm Cortex-A55 @ 1.8GHz Adreno 618 GPU
RAM	6GB/8GB
Storage	64GB/128GB UFS 2.1 Dedicated microSD slot
Battery	4,300mAh, 30W charging via USB Type-C
Fingerprint Sensor	Capacitive
Rear Camera	64MP, f/1.8 8MP ultra-wide, 119°, f/2.3 12MP telephoto sensor, f/2.5 2MP macro, f/2.4 1080p video recording at 60fps 4K video recording at 30fps
Front Camera	16MP, f/2.2 8MP ultra-wide, 105°, f/2.2 1080p video recording at 30fps
Android Version	Realme UI based on Android 10
Colors	Lightning Blue, Lightning Orange

Pricing and Availability

The Realme 6 and 6 Pro will be available for purchase on Flipkart starting from March 11th and March 13th, respectively. Realme is offering both the devices in two color variants each, with the Realme 6 available in a Comet Blue and Comet White finish and the Realme 6 Pro available in a Lightning Blue and Lightning Orange finish. The Realme 6 will be available at a starting price of ₹12,999 for the 4/64GB variant, while the 6/128GB and 8/128GB variants have been priced at ₹14,999 and ₹15,999, respectively. The more premium 6 Pro will be available for ₹16,999 for the 6/64GB variant, going up to ₹17,999 and ₹18,999, for the 6/128GB and 8/128GB variants, respectively.

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Project Sandcastle brings Android to the iPhone 7 using checkra1n

Apple makes some interesting consumer hardware in the form of the iPhone. Apple exercises complete control over the hardware and software of the iPhone and its other devices, enabling it to deliver an arguably unparalleled experience. This experience lets them charge heavy markups on their products, and several consumers are fine with this cost for the luxury of “it just works“. But all of this control from Apple has given its products and their underlying experiences the analogy of a “walled garden” — you can only enjoy the experiences that Apple wants you to enjoy, and experience nothing else, good or bad. So even after you pay exorbitant amounts of money for exciting hardware, you don’t truly own the hardware — you merely have the license to use it within the boundaries set by Apple. Several developers disagree with these boundaries, and they set out to remedy the situation with Project Sandcastle, allowing you to run Android on your Apple iPhone 7.

Project Sandcastle is the work of the team at Corellium, which consists of the same people who were credited for booting Android on the original iPhone more than ten years ago. As Project Sandcastle notes in its product philosophy:

Where sandboxes set limits and boundaries, sandcastles provide an opportunity to create something new from the limitless bounds of your imagination. Project Sandcastle is about building something new on the silicon of your hardware.

The iPhone restricts users to operate inside a sandbox. But when you buy an iPhone, you own the iPhone hardware. Android for the iPhone gives you the freedom to run a different operating system on that hardware.

This time around, Project Sandcastle lets you boot Android 10 on the Apple iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus and the iPod Touch. The project makes extensive use of the checkra1n jailbreak to launch, the same one that you use to jailbreak your iPhone via a rooted Android. Work is on to expand the project to the other iPhones included in the checkra1n jailbreak, but for now, you are restricted to just these three devices. The silver lining is that the vulnerabilities that have been used to make the checkra1n jailbreak, and consequently Project Sandcastle, possible are extremely unlikely to be fixed.  So the methods will theoretically work in perpetuity on the entire range of vulnerable iPhones, removing the “what’s the point? Apple will fix it with an update” dissuasion from the efforts.

Here is an iPhone 7 booting Android ! pic.twitter.com/cfCdSEzTbo

— matteyeux (@matteyeux) March 4, 2020

There are a fair few major caveats with installing and using Android on your iPhone. For one, major functions like Bluetooth, Audio, Cellular connectivity, and Camera do not work. From our understanding, Project Sandcastle also cannot ship a build of Android with GMS (Google Mobile Services) included, and there appears no way like a custom recovery to flash it separately either — so you can’t access any Google apps like the Play Store or use apps that rely on GMS functions. The Android installation itself is not permanent either, so you lose your data and your Android OS when you reboot. On the plus side, you can simply reboot back into iOS when you need your phone to be a phone (with the caveat that the space claimed for the Android OS will still be reserved). The beta disclaimer still applies: this is in beta, so do not try it on hardware that you cannot risk losing.

Working features for Android on iPhone/iPod. Support is currently limited to iPhone 7, 7 Plus and iPod Touch 7th Gen

To download and install the Android build under Project Sandcastle, head on over to the official website. Instructions for installation are present inside the Readme within the downloaded file. Keep in mind that you do need to have checkra1n installed on your iDevice already, and you need either a Mac or Linux for further installation. Scripts take care of the process, for the most part, so the overall process is surprisingly not difficult for what it is trying to achieve: actual freaking Android on an iPhone.

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Source: Project Sandcastle
Story Via: Forbes

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Project Sandcastle brings Android to the iPhone 7 using checkra1n

Apple makes some interesting consumer hardware in the form of the iPhone. Apple exercises complete control over the hardware and software of the iPhone and its other devices, enabling it to deliver an arguably unparalleled experience. This experience lets them charge heavy markups on their products, and several consumers are fine with this cost for the luxury of “it just works“. But all of this control from Apple has given its products and their underlying experiences the analogy of a “walled garden” — you can only enjoy the experiences that Apple wants you to enjoy, and experience nothing else, good or bad. So even after you pay exorbitant amounts of money for exciting hardware, you don’t truly own the hardware — you merely have the license to use it within the boundaries set by Apple. Several developers disagree with these boundaries, and they set out to remedy the situation with Project Sandcastle, allowing you to run Android on your Apple iPhone 7.

Project Sandcastle is the work of the team at Corellium, which consists of the same people who were credited for booting Android on the original iPhone more than ten years ago. As Project Sandcastle notes in its product philosophy:

Where sandboxes set limits and boundaries, sandcastles provide an opportunity to create something new from the limitless bounds of your imagination. Project Sandcastle is about building something new on the silicon of your hardware.

The iPhone restricts users to operate inside a sandbox. But when you buy an iPhone, you own the iPhone hardware. Android for the iPhone gives you the freedom to run a different operating system on that hardware.

This time around, Project Sandcastle lets you boot Android 10 on the Apple iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus and the iPod Touch. The project makes extensive use of the checkra1n jailbreak to launch, the same one that you use to jailbreak your iPhone via a rooted Android. Work is on to expand the project to the other iPhones included in the checkra1n jailbreak, but for now, you are restricted to just these three devices. The silver lining is that the vulnerabilities that have been used to make the checkra1n jailbreak, and consequently Project Sandcastle, possible are extremely unlikely to be fixed.  So the methods will theoretically work in perpetuity on the entire range of vulnerable iPhones, removing the “what’s the point? Apple will fix it with an update” dissuasion from the efforts.

Here is an iPhone 7 booting Android ! pic.twitter.com/cfCdSEzTbo

— matteyeux (@matteyeux) March 4, 2020

There are a fair few major caveats with installing and using Android on your iPhone. For one, major functions like Bluetooth, Audio, Cellular connectivity, and Camera do not work. From our understanding, Project Sandcastle also cannot ship a build of Android with GMS (Google Mobile Services) included, and there appears no way like a custom recovery to flash it separately either — so you can’t access any Google apps like the Play Store or use apps that rely on GMS functions. The Android installation itself is not permanent either, so you lose your data and your Android OS when you reboot. On the plus side, you can simply reboot back into iOS when you need your phone to be a phone (with the caveat that the space claimed for the Android OS will still be reserved). The beta disclaimer still applies: this is in beta, so do not try it on hardware that you cannot risk losing.

Working features for Android on iPhone/iPod. Support is currently limited to iPhone 7, 7 Plus and iPod Touch 7th Gen

To download and install the Android build under Project Sandcastle, head on over to the official website. Instructions for installation are present inside the Readme within the downloaded file. Keep in mind that you do need to have checkra1n installed on your iDevice already, and you need either a Mac or Linux for further installation. Scripts take care of the process, for the most part, so the overall process is surprisingly not difficult for what it is trying to achieve: actual freaking Android on an iPhone.

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Source: Project Sandcastle
Story Via: Forbes

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Moment’s new mount lets you use Moment lenses on any Android phone

One of the ways you can squeeze out even more functionality from your smartphone camera is a 3rd-party lens. Moment is perhaps the most popular maker of high-quality lenses for smartphones. These lenses have required cases for specific phones in order to perfectly line up the lens with the camera. The company now has a solution for any Android phone.

Previously, Moment only supported the Google Pixel lineup and several OnePlus and Samsung devices. In order to use the lenses, you would need a case that featured mounting brackets for the lenses. If you didn’t have a phone that fit one of the cases you were out of luck. Moment is now introducing the M-Series Lens Mount, which can attach to any smartphone or tablet.

The Moment M-Series Lens Mount is a pretty clever little accessory. You simply put the mount over the front or rear-facing cameras, from the top or side of the phone, and slide the lens bracket along the rails until it lines up. Once you have it positioned correctly over the camera, you can use the thumbscrew to tighten it down. The mount has soft rubber contact points to prevent scratching and movement.

The mount should work for practically any phone or tablet, but there are some technical limitations. The device must be thinner than 10.75 mm and the device’s camera can’t be more than 39 mm from any edge. The Moment M-Series Lens Mount is available for pre-order now for $29.99 (shipping March 20) and you can get it for free right now if you buy any lens and use code “freemount.”

Shop: Moment

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[Update: Transparent Edition] GameBench offers your first look at the Nubia Red Magic 5G and 144Hz gaming

Update (3/4/20 @ 10:00 AM ET): The Red Magic 5G will be available with a transparent back to show off the cooling fan.

Several companies have gone ahead with their announcements that were supposed to take place at Mobile World Congress this week. Nubia isn’t one of them, as they originally planned to announce the Red Magic 5G this week but have postponed the launch until a future, unspecified date. Just yesterday we caught our first glimpse at the design of the device from its TENAA listing. Now, thanks to GameBench publishing its performance tests, we’re getting our first live look at the device today.

We already knew a number of things about the Red Magic 5G. Nubia themselves announced the device would have a 144Hz display, up to 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM (likely from Samsung), support for 80W wired fast charging, and, of course, 5G (sub-6GHz) connectivity. Nubia also confirmed the device would be powered by the Snapdragon 865 SoC. GameBench confirms a number of these specifications in their blog post.

Key Specs:

• Android Version: 10
• Red Magic OS Version: 3.0
• Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 (865+X55M) with Adreno 650 GPU
• RAM: 12GB
• Storage: 256GB
• Cooling: Active
• Battery: 5,000mAh

The design of the Red Magic 5G is very much that of a gaming phone. The back of the device features an aggressive “X” pattern with a red lit-up Red Magic logo across the middle. The frame is metallic blue and we can see one red button. We can also see the vents for active cooling and what appear to be connector pins for an accessory. GameBench says they were able to get over 5 hours of playtime on a charge while playing Real Racing 3 at 144fps. This is thanks to the big 5,000 mAh battery.

GameBench performed their testing with a pre-release version of the Red Magic 5G. This is the first handset they’ve benchmarked that delivers a stable frame rate of 144fps. They were able to record a median frame rate of 144fps with Real Racing 3, earning it their badge of Ultra-144. GameBench also tested PUBG Mobile and Arena of Valor (though they were the Chinese versions of both games).

PUBG Mobile and Arena of Valor don’t yet support 144fps, but they still performed very well on the Red Magic 5G. In PUBG Mobile, the team recorded a median frame rate of 90fps while in Arena of Valor, they recorded a median frame rate of 60fps. In the case of Arena of Valor, it was a perfect 60fps. Check out the chart below to see how all three games fared.

Source: GameBench

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Update: Transparent Edition

Nubia CEO, Ni Fei, has posted a short video of the Red Magic 5G with a fully transparent back. This is not a fake decal of the internals as you can actually see the cooling fan spinning, which is pretty neat. The Red Magic 5G is said to have a new and improved active cooling fan that can go up to 15,000 RPM. Nubia has also redesigned the air ducts and radiators with more ventilation and heat exchange capacity. It’s likely this “Transparent Edition” will cost a little more than the standard colors. We will know more when the device is unveiled on March 12th.

Source 1: Miaopai | Source 2: GSMArena

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[Update: Transparent Edition] GameBench offers your first look at the Nubia Red Magic 5G and 144Hz gaming

Update (3/4/20 @ 10:00 AM ET): The Red Magic 5G will be available with a transparent back to show off the cooling fan.

Several companies have gone ahead with their announcements that were supposed to take place at Mobile World Congress this week. Nubia isn’t one of them, as they originally planned to announce the Red Magic 5G this week but have postponed the launch until a future, unspecified date. Just yesterday we caught our first glimpse at the design of the device from its TENAA listing. Now, thanks to GameBench publishing its performance tests, we’re getting our first live look at the device today.

We already knew a number of things about the Red Magic 5G. Nubia themselves announced the device would have a 144Hz display, up to 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM (likely from Samsung), support for 80W wired fast charging, and, of course, 5G (sub-6GHz) connectivity. Nubia also confirmed the device would be powered by the Snapdragon 865 SoC. GameBench confirms a number of these specifications in their blog post.

Key Specs:

• Android Version: 10
• Red Magic OS Version: 3.0
• Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 (865+X55M) with Adreno 650 GPU
• RAM: 12GB
• Storage: 256GB
• Cooling: Active
• Battery: 5,000mAh

The design of the Red Magic 5G is very much that of a gaming phone. The back of the device features an aggressive “X” pattern with a red lit-up Red Magic logo across the middle. The frame is metallic blue and we can see one red button. We can also see the vents for active cooling and what appear to be connector pins for an accessory. GameBench says they were able to get over 5 hours of playtime on a charge while playing Real Racing 3 at 144fps. This is thanks to the big 5,000 mAh battery.

GameBench performed their testing with a pre-release version of the Red Magic 5G. This is the first handset they’ve benchmarked that delivers a stable frame rate of 144fps. They were able to record a median frame rate of 144fps with Real Racing 3, earning it their badge of Ultra-144. GameBench also tested PUBG Mobile and Arena of Valor (though they were the Chinese versions of both games).

PUBG Mobile and Arena of Valor don’t yet support 144fps, but they still performed very well on the Red Magic 5G. In PUBG Mobile, the team recorded a median frame rate of 90fps while in Arena of Valor, they recorded a median frame rate of 60fps. In the case of Arena of Valor, it was a perfect 60fps. Check out the chart below to see how all three games fared.

Source: GameBench

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Update: Transparent Edition

Nubia CEO, Ni Fei, has posted a short video of the Red Magic 5G with a fully transparent back. This is not a fake decal of the internals as you can actually see the cooling fan spinning, which is pretty neat. The Red Magic 5G is said to have a new and improved active cooling fan that can go up to 15,000 RPM. Nubia has also redesigned the air ducts and radiators with more ventilation and heat exchange capacity. It’s likely this “Transparent Edition” will cost a little more than the standard colors. We will know more when the device is unveiled on March 12th.

Source 1: Miaopai | Source 2: GSMArena

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Save up to 60% on these open box Sony headphones

Ever since the Walkman was released in 1979, Sony has been at the cutting edge of audio technology. The tech giant makes some of the best headphones around, although you usually have to pay a premium for the brand. If you are looking for a more affordable upgrade, take a look at these enticing deals on some new open box Sony headphones at the XDA Developers Depot. 

For the uninitiated, new open box items are usually considered excess inventory from store shelves. They might have some assorted stickers on the packaging and/or have been exposed to customer contact. Plus, the packaging sometimes shows signs of extra handling. Regardless, the products will still be verified to be in new condition and put in clean packaging, so you can trust they’ll work like new while enjoying a fairly significant discount.

Sony MDR-XB650BT Extra Bass™ Wireless Headphones

Described by Trusted Reviews as “technically impressive”, the MDR-XB650BT headphones can keep going for 30 hours on a full charge. They connect to your phone via Bluetooth or NFC, with Extra Bass technology for richer sound and a built-in mic for hands-free calls. Normally $129.99, the headphones are now $59.99 open box.

Sony ZX220BT Wireless On-Ear Bluetooth Headphones

Thanks to 1.18″ dome drivers, these on-ear headphones deliver dynamic audio for eight hours straight. They work on Bluetooth, or you can tap them against any NFC device for an instant wireless connection. They also have a unique swiveling design that makes them great for travel. They are usually $79.99, but you can grab them now for just $34.99 open box.

Sony MDR-XB450AP Extra Bass™ Headphones

Featuring 1.18” drivers with an extended low-frequency range, these Extra Bass headphones are rated at 4 out of 5 stars on Amazon. An acoustic seal helps to keep that bass contained, while the Smart Key app allows you to make adjustments with a tap. In addition, they weigh only 5.82 ounces. Normally priced at $79.99, they are currently just $29.99 open box.

Sony ZX110AP Extra Bass™ Headphones

For audiophiles on a budget, the ZX110AP headphones offer impressive specs. They have 1.38″ neodymium dynamic drivers that deliver crisp highs and a powerful bass, with a closed-back design to lock the sound in. You also get plush ear cushions, an inline remote, a mic for hands-free calls, and a folding design. They retail for $29.99, but they are now reduced to $16.99 open box.

Prices subject to change 

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