Tech Weekly #2 – DJI Spark, Oppo R11, Gionee S10 with 4 camera, Oneplus 3T discontinued and more

DJI Spark

Flying a Drone in India is complicated, and the market for Drones in India is yet to pick up. DJI is a pioneer in Drones and they have now introduced an ultra compact Drone called the “Spark”. We have seen many concepts of auto-following drones in the past, but when it comes to execution DJI is the true master. The DJI Spark is a small drone that can fit into your jacket pocket. It can be controlled by remote, mobile app or just by hand gestures. It has a two axis gimbal for image stabilization. The 12 MP sensor can shoot full HD videos. The DJI Spark can fly for 16 minutes on a single charge. It also has all the required safety and collision sensors. It is available to pre-order in the US for $499 and will be available in 5 different attractive colors.

Sony Xperia X series to be discontinued

It’s the end of road for “Premium Standard” mobiles from Sony Xperia. Global the sales of Sony mobiles have been luke warm and this is due to the insane pricing standards of Sony mobiles. Sony X and X Compact will be discontinued and some other mobiles like the XA1 and XZ may still continue to be sold. Sony mobiles has recently turned into proof of concept more than sensible choice for the consumer. If this trend continues, Sony may see the end of road for all this mobiles.

Oppo R11 and R11 Plus

Oppo has been introducing some exciting mobiles in the markets outside India. For some reason, Oppo is stuck with over-priced and under-powered selfie mobiles in India. India missed R9 and now R11 and R11 plus will be announced in China.

Here are the leaked specifications of R11

• 5.5 inch Full HD AMOLED display
• 6.8 mm thin and 150 grams
• Snapdragon 660 with Adreno 512
• 4 GB / 64 GB memory
• 20 MP + 16 MP rear camera
• 20 MP selfie camera
• 4G VoLTE capable
• 2900 mAh Battery
• Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) with ColorOS

Leaked specifications of R11 Plus

• 6 inch FULL HD AMOLED display
• 7.8 mm thin and 188 grams
• Snapdragon 660 with Adreno 512
• 6 GB / 64 GB Memory
• 20 MP + 16 MP rear camera
• 20 MP selfie camera
• 4G VoLTE capable
• 3880 mAh battery
• Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) with ColorOS

These mobiles will be officially announced in China on June 10 and let us hope that Oppo brings these mobiles to India. The specifications are promising and definitely makes sense for Indian consumers.

Lava Z10 3GB RAM

Lava Z10 was launched a few days ago and this week Lava has announced the 3 GB variant of the Z10. It is priced at Rs 11500 just like the 2 GB variant. Lava Z10 comes with a 1 year replacement warranty for display and 30 day replacement warranty for any other hardware damage.

Specifications

• 5 Inch 720p HD display
• 8.4 mm thick and 148 grams
• Mediatek 6735 processor with Mali T720 GPU
• 3 GB RAm with 16 GB storage
• 8 MP rear camera and 5 MP front camera
• Android 6.0 with Star OS
• 4G VoLTE
• 2650 mAh battery

Gionee S10 with 4 Camera modules

Gionee is back with another new concept. They have launched the Gionee S10 with Dual x dual camera setup. With all the craze for Dual camera setup, the day was not far when we would see a mobile with more cameras. The Gionee S10 is the first among these. The S10 will be available in China as of now and we are not sure if/when it will be launched in India. It is priced at CNY 2,599 which is roughly Rs 24k.

Specifications

• 5.5 inch Full HD display
• Helio P25 processor
• 6 GB RAM and 64 GB storage
• 16 MP + 8 MP camera on the back
• 20 MP + 8 MP camera on the front
• 3450 mAh battery

There are other variants of the S10 as well. S10B will be powered by a P10 processor. It will have 13+5 on the rear and a 16 MP selfie camera. THe S10C will have 16 MP on the rear and 13 MP on the front. It is a Snapdragon 427 powered mobiles. The dual dual camera setup is only on the S10 and it would be an interesting mobile in India, if launched.

Nubia N1 Lite

Following its success with Nubia N1 and Z11 series of mobile in India, Nubia has now announced a cheaper variant of the Nubia N1, the Nubia N1 Lite. The mobile is priced at Rs 6999 and it has a front flash along with dual rear flash.

Specifications

• 5.5 inch HD display
• 171 grams
• Mediatek 6737 with ARM Mali T720
• 2 GB RAM and 16 GB storage
• 8 MP rear and 5 MP front camera
• Android M
• 3000 mAh battery

The nubia N1 Lite will be available in India priced at Rs. 6,999/- on Amazon.in.

Oneplus to discontinue Oneplus 3T worldwide, except in India

Oneplus announced on their forums that they will discontinue the Oneplus 3T.

This is the last call to buy the OnePlus 3T before stock runs out. Only a few devices are left in our warehouse, so purchase yours before time runs out at onepl.us/3T

Panic stuck and the press mills started speculating a lot, right after this post was out. We even predicted that this would mean that the price of the OnePlus 5 would be same at Oneplus 3T. Some even thought this could be a ploy to clear stock of Oneplus 3T. But Oneplus India was quick to respond and confirmed that the Oneplus 3T will continue to be available in India.

“The OnePlus 3T (both 64GB and 128GB variants) will continue to be available for purchase in India until later this year. OnePlus products and accessories are available through all three official sales channels, including oneplusstore.in, Amazon.in and the OnePlus Experience Store in Bangalore.”

Oneplus 3T is without any doubt, one of the best mobiles to buy under Rs 30k. It is still a relevant purchase. So go ahead and buy it, if you like it.