Technology is dominating the world and the companies are utilizing it to manufacture extraordinary Smartphones. High-tech cameras, Chipset with rapid processing speed, etc are comprised of a Smartphone. The photos we take, the applications we use, the games we play and a lot more need a hefty chunk of storage space. Let the phone be of any capacity, after some period of usage we often get a notification stating, the storage is running out of space and we won't be having any clue how our phone is in devoid of sufficient storage. Mostly it is the piled up cache files or junk files that occupy a big percent of the storage space without our comprehension. However, there are numerous ways to tackle this issue. Let us see the ways to free up the storage in our Smartphone.

Use an SD Card

Dedicated SD card slots are not seen much in the latest Smartphones. Albeit, some phones come with a dedicated slot or hybrid slot in which you can insert either a sim card or an SD card. SD cards get handy while your internal storage space is swallowed by Applications or files. Some phones with the older version of Android, have a provision to move certain applications to SD Card by going to the Settings > Application manager > Select the App > Move to SD Card. There is one more way. You can specifically move your files, Photos, and Videos to the SD cards. Do not buy an SD card based on its price. Make sure you buy a good SD card of Class 10 with a good read and write speed. If you are looking for one, check out the MyG Website. You can get genuine SD cards and get it delivered the same day itself.

Turn-Off WhatsApp Auto-Downloads

WhatsApp is a widely used messenger and we get tons of messages, photos, and videos daily. Whatsapp has a big hand in eating up the storage. Sometimes without even selecting the download option, the media files get downloaded and without our knowledge, it will be stored in our Gallery. This is because the Auto-Download option is turned on in your Whatsapp settings. To turn it off open WhatsApp > Go to the Setting > Select Data and Storage Usage > Select 'When using Mobile Data' > Uncheck Photos, Audio, Videos, Documents. Do the same in 'When connected to WiFi' option. Now, to an extent, your device will not come across storage issues.

Use USB OTG

Thanks to the technology, most of the phones can be connected to a Pendrive or External Hard disk using OTG cable. Just like moving data to the SD card, you can move your data to a Pendrive or Hard disk. Make sure your phone has OTG compatibility. Plug it via OTG Cable and a new drive other than internal storage or SD card will pop up in your file manager, Move your files to that drive. If you require OTG cable, Pendrive or Hard drives, just check out the genuine products offered by myG on their website.

Delete Duplicate Files

Android has a separate option for duplicate files in storage settings that makes it easy for us to delete it. Just go to storage setting > Select Clean Up > Select Duplicate Files > Delete the files. If you do not have that option then you have to cherry-pick and delete the duplicate files.

Use Cloud Storage

Most of us are not aware of cloud storage facilities and some of us never use it. Cloud storage is an online storage facility to be precise and Google drive is one example. Google drive is an inbuilt application that helps you store your data on their servers. An internet connection is necessary to access Google Drive or retrieve data from it. If you want to store your photos or videos then select the photos and press the share button, then a list of applications will pop up, there you can see Google drive application. Just select Google drive and set the location in the drive. Within minutes everything will be copied to your cloud storage. Or else you can store files directly from Google Drive. Open Google Drive > Select the plus button > Select Upload and select the files you need to store on Cloud. The copying process will be done within minutes. However, to retrieve the data you are required to download from Google Drive. Google Drive lets you store a maximum of 15gb data. There are other cloud storage applications available in Google Play Store like Amazon Drive, Dropbox, Box, MEGA, Nextcloud, etc.

Reduce Photo Resolution

The modern Smartphone cameras furnish us with high-quality pictures and their size is big. So, if we keep on clicking high-quality pictures that will take up a good amount of your storage. However, there is an option to reduce the resolution of the images in the camera settings. Hence, the storage issue is tackled. Note that, the clarity will drop if you reduce the resolution

Clear Cache Files

A cache file is a file created by the applications you use, to reduce the loading time when you open the application. For instance, When you open Whatsapp, the cache files are created in the background. The next time you open Whatsapp it is loaded faster. That is precisely the use of cache files. These files get accumulated whenever we open applications and get piled up, ergo consuming the storage. By deleting this, you can get gigabytes at times and there is no harm in doing so. To delete it, follow this step: Setting > Apps > Select the app you want > Clear Cache. In some phones, there is an option to clear the total cache files, otherwise mentioned as Junk Files, in the storage setting of your phone.

These ways will free up storage in your Smartphone. However, whenever you buy a phone keep in mind about the storage. The storage capacity of a phone matters a lot if you are planning to use it for a long period. If you are intending to buy a phone with decent storage capacity, check out the myG website where you can see a wide range of Smartphones, and accessories that help relieve the space like SD cards, OTG cables, Hard disks, USB drives, etc.

Realme presents you Realme X2 Pro, the fastest charging flagship of India, powered with a 50W SuperVOOC flash charge. Realme 1 was the stepping stone of their journey which made a commendable mark in the industry and with X2 Pro they have yet again proven they can produce elegant products. The whopping 64MP camera gives you picture-perfect images and the 20x Hybrid zoom is the icing on the cake. The performance is pillared by Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ giving you an uninterrupted user experience. The completely new tactile engine motor comprised in it gives you vivacious gaming experience by empowering the vibration feedback making this device the one for the gamers. With many more compelling features, Realme X2 Pro deserves a big round of applause. Let's dive into the features in detail.

Key Specifications

• Rear Camera : 64MP + 13MP + 8MP + 2MP
• Front Camera : 16MP
• RAM and ROM : 8GB + 128GB , 12GB + 256GB
• Processor : Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+
• Android Pie 9.0
• Display : 6.5 inch
• Battery 4000mah
• Charge : 50W SuperVOOC flash charge (Full charge in 35 minutes)
• Corning Gorilla glass 5
• 20x Hybrid Zoom

Realme X2 Pro - Design

• Height : 161mm
• Width : 75.7mm
• Depth: 8.7mm
• Weight: 199g

The design of the device has a touch of class just like any other Realme products. The body is materialized with aluminum alloy and either side is protected by crystallized gorilla glasses giving a glossy appearance. The quad cameras are well placed vertically, one by one, creating a little projection that can be tackled by equipping a back case. You can find the Volume navigation button on the left side of the phone and lock button on the right. The nano sim card slot, which requires the pin to open, is placed right above the lock button Moreover, the headphone socket, Type- C USB port and speaker are placed on the bottom panel. In short, X2 pro will look funky in your hands.

Realme X2 Pro - Display

• 6.5-inch dew-drop fullscreen
• Super AMOLED screen texture
• 2400-by-1080-pixel resolution at 402 PPI
• Corning gorilla glass 5
• Screen refresh rate: 90Hz

X2 Pro ensures the user gets a realistic experience while watching videos or playing games with the 6.5-inch dewdrop screen spiced up with a super AMOLED screen. Possessing a pixel resolution of 2400 by 1080 the pictures are given a whole lot of detail. Meanwhile, The 90Hz refresh rate makes sure that the motion blur is lessened. The 6.5-inch screen is well safeguarded with corning gorilla glass 5 which has the caliber to survive 1.6 meters falls up to 80% of the time.

Realme X2 Pro - Camera

• Rear Camera: 64MP + 13MP + 8MP + 2MP
• 16 MP Selfie Camera
• 20x Hybrid zoom
• 1080p video recording at 30fps/60fps

X2 Pro is powered with a 64MP Quad-camera placed vertically at the center of the rear side of the phone and a selfie camera of 16MP making the pictures you take more delightful. The main camera of 64MP has f/1.8 aperture, 6P Lens and is also equipped with a Samsung GW1 sensor. The wide-angle camera of 8MP, featured with a 5P lens, lets you capture everything in the 115-degree view. Capturing things at distance is made easy with 20X hybrid in the 13MP tele lens. 2X and 5X zooms are also possible in the tele camera. The super nightscape mode works in selfie camera giving the pictures, shot in low light, more clarity and color.

The high-quality 4K video recording, 720p video recording, and 1080p video recording are made free from stutter giving it a frame per second of 30/60. With X2 pro you can shoot cool slow-motion videos with a frame rate of up to 960fps. Your videos can also be adorned by some funky bokeh effects. The camera will never fail to satisfy you.

Realme X2 Pro - Performance

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+
• Octa-core CPU
• Up to 2.96GHz clock speed
• RAM: 8GB/12GB
• Vapour Cooling system

The hardware and performance of X2 pro is something we can go on speaking about. Powered by the latest 7nm octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+, capable of reaching up to 2.96Ghz clock speed, this phone furnishes you with stunning gaming graphics and seamless performance. Snapdragon 855+ is an obvious upgrade to Snapdragon 855 as it is 15% faster. To make every touch during your game more realistic Tactile engine motor is equipped which empowers the vibration feedback. The vapor cooling system and Hyper Boost 2.0 contribute vastly to your convenient gaming spell with the former getting rid of heat from an area of up to 1373mm2, helping tackle overheating issues, and the latter accelerating the frame rate by 41.1% and touch sensitivity by 22.2%. The loading time taken while opening high-end games or high-quality videos is reduced with the super-fast UFS 3.0 Flash storage and the performance is also made smoother.

Realme X2 Pro - Battery

• 4000mah
• Li-Polymer – Non-removable
• 50W SuperVOOC Flash Charge

Realme X2 Pro is equipped with a 4000mah non-removable battery that can last pretty long. What makes this India's fastest charging flagship is the 50W Super VOOC which lets you charge the phone from 0-100% within just 35 minutes. It is so powerful that it is capable of charging 80% in 30 minutes even while hectic gaming.

Realme X2 Pro – Variants

X2 Pro is offered in two colors. Neptune Blue and Lunar White. As in RAM and ROM, it comes in 8GB RAM with 128GB ROM and 12GB RAM with 256GB ROM.

Realme X2 Pro – Price

X2 Pro is offered at Rs.29,999/- for 8GB+128GB variant. The 12GB+256Gb variant is priced at Rs.33,999/-.

Summary

The features of X2 Pro are standout. This flagship is perfectly apt for those who play high-end games, and for those who admire photography as it has a quality camera. Furthermore, it has a sublime build quality, speakers and display. At this price, in this competitive market, every penny will worth it.

Make sure you buy it from a renowned outlet like myG which is one fine option to buy authentic products. myG has outlets as well as online purchasing system through which you could get the products at your doorstep.

In this world of instant growing technology, we see an increasing competition among smartphone brands. Redmi, one of the leading brand is building mid-range smartphones with all the essential features. The latest model that the market awaits is Redmi K30. Details regarding some of the key features have been leaked that we'll discuss in the below sections of this blog. Redmi K30 may have premium features like a 120Hz display refresh rate and Sony’s new IMX686 image sensor. We’ve also learned the device may have a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, too.

Redmi K30 Key Specifications

• Device Type – Android 4G Smartphone
• CPU – Octa-Core 4x 3 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 + 4x 2 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
• Chipset – Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, 64-Bit Processor
• Camera – Triple 64 MP f/1.7 + 16 MP + 12 MP Rear Camera | 20 MP Front Pop-up Camera
• Memory – RAM – 6GB/8GB/10GB LPDDR4x, 2400 MHz | ROM 128GB/256GB/512GB External
• Display – Screen size 6.39 inches Super AMOLED FHD+ Screen with (1080 x 2340 Pixels
• Battery – Non-Removable 4000 mAh Lithium-Polymer, 27W Fast Charging, (Quick Charge 4+)
• Sensors – Proximity, Light, Accelerometer,
• Colour Variants – Black, Red, Blue
• Operating System – Android 9.0 Pie with MIUI V10

Note: All of the features mentioned in this article—the 120Hz display, side-mounted fingerprint scanner, and Sony IMX686 image sensor will definitely appear in a Xiaomi smartphone code-named “phoenix” ie, the Redmi K30.

Now, let's get into the highlighted features of Redmi K30.

Side Mounted Fingerprint Scanner

In the latest versions of MIUI 11, a new method called “isBroadSideFingerprint” has been added that returns true if the device’s code-name matches either “phoenix” or “Picasso.” At the current moment, we are not much aware of “Picasso”. In any case, the string that follows this code tells us that “BroadSide” refers to the right side of the device: “Fingerprint sensor is located on the right edge of your device.”
Apart from all these, the graphic titled “core_scan_gesture_broadside” delivers a generic smartphone with dual hole-punch front cameras and a right-side-mounted fingerprint scanner which is great news and will be a new experience for the users.
Xiaomi Redmi has already announced that the all-new K30 holds a dual hole-punch design and it's assumed to be made with the likeness of the Redmi K30 in mind. You can still expect at least two of the smartphones from the Xiaomi brand that holds dual hole-punch designs and side-mounted fingerprint scanners.

120Hz Display Refresh Rate

It's discovered that the Xiaomi is working on a 120Hz display smartphone. This is purely based on a hidden setting that is found for changing the refresh rate from 60Hz to 120Hz. It didn't work to force this setting to show up as the Xiaomi device has a high refresh rate display.
We know that the Xiaomi device comes with such a display and the device code-named “phoenix.” A method called “isSuppotHighFrameRate” returns true if the device code-name matches “phoenix.” The refresh rate setting switch between 60Hz and 120Hz, that the Redmi K30 comes with a display with 120Hz refresh rate support.

Sony IMX686 Image Sensor

Sony has already posted a teaser on its Weibo page about its upcoming IMX686 image sensor. Weibo is a Chinese social media site and all where curious why Sony shared such a piece of news in Weibo. But now we have good news that the upcoming Redmi K30 from Xiaomi's family is the first smartphone device with the IMX686 and Sony is teasing the sensor ahead of the smartphone’s upcoming launch soon in China.
Much details are not disclosed about IMX 686 and the only thing we know is that it’s supposed to be a 60MP image sensor.
The evidence we found for “phoenix” having Sony’s IMX686 comes from a Qualcomm camera library. Below listed are the strings within the library:
“phoenix_imx686,” “phoenix_s5k3t2,” “phoenix_gc02m1_depth,” and “phoenix_gc02m1_front.”

All Features at a Glance

Redmi K30 is tipped to feature a 6.66-inch full-HD display with a 20:9 aspect ratio and 120Hz refresh rate. Covered with a layer of Gorilla Glass 5, the K30's display is well protected. Featuring a side-mounted fingerprint sensor for authentication, this will be a great new experience for the users. Along with all these, Redmi K30 also holds NFC, an IR blaster, 3.5mm headphone jack to handle the connectivity suite, and a 4,500mAh battery with 27W fast charging support.

Internally packed with Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SoC along with SoC paired with 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage, Redmi K30 delivers better performance. The 6GB + 64GB configuration is expected to be priced at roughly Rs. 20,000 and Xiaomi are expected to launch more variants as well.

The camera part holds a quad rear camera setup which includes a 64-megapixel main snapper, assisted by a 13-megapixel ultra-wide-angle shooter, an 8-megapixel telephoto lens, and a 2-megapixel camera as well. Afterall, K30 runs in Android 10 with MIUI 11 custom skin on top.

Summary

When Redmi K30 is ready to enter the market, you can grab it from your nearest myG store or even from the myG online store. Well packed with all of the latest features, you can have genuine products from myG. For those in Kerala, there is an added advantage of same-day delivery anywhere in Kerala. MyG is a name that you can trust.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 is an excellent middle-class tablet which is very popular among others present in the market. Priced at Rs. 19,999/- it features a 10 inch full HD display with a metal body and an octa-core processor. This is the first tablet that comes in Android 9.0 Pie. It sounds good, right? Now, let’s move on to a detailed look into the features of Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1.

Design & Build Quality

· Width: 149.4 mm
· Weight: 469 grams
· Thickness: 7.5 mm
· Height: 245.2 mm
· Colour Variants: Black, Gold, Silver

Designed elegantly, Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 is really an attractive piece. The bezels are thinner and we can’t see any physical buttons underneath the screen. Most of the previous tablet models of Samsung were made of plastic and this time Galaxy Tab A 10.1 comes in a metal body that shows a unique standard. Even though it comes in a metal body, at the top of the antennas, placed a plastic bar.
With 7.5mm thickness, it may seem to be thicker than commonly seen premium tablets. Weights about 469g, this is light enough to handle and you can get this piece of Samsung tablet in three colour variants, viz; black, gold, and silver.

When placed in portrait mode, on the right side we can see a power button, volume controls, and a microSD card slot. Later if you need you can insert and use up to 400GB card.
The left side of the tablet is empty and on the top side, there is a standard headphone jack. Galaxy Tab A 10.1 can be charged using a USB C 2.0 port which is placed at the bottom side. Additionally, if you want you can connect accessories like external SSDs or USB C hubs.

Display

· Display Type: TFT
· Screen size: 10.1 inches (25.65 cm)
· Screen resolution: 1200 x 1920 pixels
· Touch screen: Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch
· Screen to body ratio: 81.02 %
· Pixel density: 224 ppi

The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 holds a 10.1-inch screen along with an aspect ratio of 16:10. As a full HD resolution is enough on 10 inches, Galaxy Tab A 10.1 comes with a Full HD resolution of 1200x1920 pixels. This delivers sharp enough look to all texts and pictures.

In the case of the viewing angles, it is wide enough and stable. The screen is fully laminated and other similar aspects like colour reproduction and contrast are bright enough and really good.

Speakers & Cameras

· Audio jack: 3.5 mm
· Audio features: Dolby Atmos
· Resolution: 5 MP Front Camera
· Camera features: Digital Zoom, Auto Flash
· Image resolution: 3264 x 2448 Pixels
· Video recording: 1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Next to the USB C port on the bottom side, two stereo speakers are placed on the same side. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 with its Dolby Atmos, you can enjoy high quality surrounded sound while watching videos and playing games. The overall sound quality is good.

Holding a 5-megapixel front camera and an 8 MP camera placed on the backside, you can capture pretty and decent photos. We know that there are a lot of middle-class smartphones with better cameras, but still, with this price range, the photos and videos you take with Galaxy Tab A 10.1 look better.

Hardware & Performance

· Chipset: Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904
· Graphics: Mali-G71 MP2
· Processor: Octa-core (1.8 GHz, Dual-core, Cortex A73 + 1.6 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A53)
· Architecture: 64 bit
· RAM: 2 GB
· Internal memory: 32 GB
· Expandable memory: Up to 512 GB

Featuring a 7904 octa-core processor, it holds two 1.8GHz and six 1.6GHz cores. Apart from this, you’ll get 2GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage with Galaxy Tab 10.1. Within this price range, this is noticeably better than others. All the apps run smoothly and there are no lag issues. Even the demanding apps like Adobe Lightroom run without giving any difficulty.

In the case of gaming, it gives you good results. The games that you usually like and play like PUBG run smoothly with balanced graphics. If you need it, you can set the graphics to HD. You can install and play all the games you like without any stuttering.

Operating System & One UI

· operating system: Android v9.0 (Pie)

Runs with Android v9.0 Pie, Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 is the first tablet that works with this version of Android. As Samsung updates itself with new technologies, this is much better when compared with its competitors.
customized quite heavily with Samsungs One UI, which is a new name for the interface, the design is customized a lot and even the settings look different than vanilla Android. Overall it looks modern and delivers smooth-running along with a lot of pre-installed apps. Some of them include Samsung Notes, a files manager, the Galaxy Store, and even their own browser.
With the features that Android 9 Pie offers, you can access a new menu called Digital Wellbeing with which you can see how much time you are spending with which apps. It also provides an option to hide the navigation bar and as a substitute, you can navigate Android with gestures. It allows you to activate kids mode too.
Featuring a split-screen window, you can open two apps in parallel. Holding a Widevine Level 1, you can watch Netflix and Amazon Video in HD.

Battery

· Type: Li-Polymer
· Capacity: 6150 mAh

With a battery capacity of 6150 mAh, which is really outstanding you can do a lot without any battery drain issues. It usually delivers a runtime of 10 hours and 30 minutes. You can experience a better battery life without losing much energy. Hereafter, no need to worry about frequent charging.

Price

Priced at Rs.19,999/-, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 is the best one to opt with all the essential specifications you are looking for.

Summary

With all the above discussed features, Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 is a good tablet that you can opt which is really affordable. Holding a solid metal body, Android 9.0 Pie, pretty full HD screen and better performance this is a good choice to go.

If you are planning to buy one, grab it from a trusted store like myG where you can find only genuine products with best offers. myG always stands first in customer service and quality products. You can even make an online purchase from myG that the product will be delivered on the same day anywhere in Kerala.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is making its own way onto smartphones. Most of the smartphones that released have included AI-focused hardware and software. These AI packed phones have used AI in a cleaver way from imaging and photography to power efficiency, to security. The updates and developments on AI are still on the track and those who have not entered into the AI game are expected to soon come up with their smartphones including special functions. Some of the best AI integrated smartphone to choose include Apple, Samsung, Google, Nokia, Huawei, and LG.

Now, let's have a discussion on some of the AI-powered features in a smartphone that make you buy them.
Let's get started!

• AI-Powered Chipsets in Affordable Mobile Phones

Artificial Intelligence has already integrated into our everyday lives and UNISOC has found its own unique way to do so. UNISOC is a leading fabless semiconductor company committed to R&D of core chipsets in mobile communications and IoT. It aims to transform the mobile communication industry in the 5G era through technological innovation and innovation-driven revolution. The UNISOC now plans to release chipsets that support AI augmented reality and virtual reality. These chipsets have made it a reality to access all advanced features including facial recognition that we are using today. It holds a wide range of applications and multi-faceted, like securing the mobile phone and online transactions with facial recognition and a lot more.

• Voice Assistance

There is a lot of Voice Assistance available as each brand holds it's own such as Google Assistant by Alphabet, Apple's Siri, Samsung's Bixby, and Amazon.com's Alexa. Digital assistance is rapidly becoming an integral part of our day to day lives. Most of the adult smartphone users are using this voice control to interact with the phone which is easy to perform the tasks. The major reason that most of the smartphone users stick onto voice assistance is that this allows them to interact with their device without using their hands and it saves time. These advanced technologies are the result of natural language understanding and conversational AI.

• Automated Photo Classification and Security

We all know about the image recognition and facial recognition features of smartphones. All these features are available via Artificial Intelligence that can do more amazing with the photos on your smartphone. One of the most important and common features noticed on these devices as well as on all social media is identifying each individual in a photo and automatically make a recommendation to tag them. This amazing functionality aids in searching for particular trips, people, pets, activities, etc and help to organize them into specific groups or categories. It also allows you to search from where the photo was actually taken.
The facial recognition feature underlines the word security that the system works to identify the user’s face for security. Using AI processing, the smartphone can identify a face with changes such as spectacles or beard over time.

• Automated Calendar Entries

Another feature of AI is designed in a way to streamline the process of scheduling events and appointments by sending emails and automatically adding them, or suggesting them directly to your phone’s calendar and fishing out all the information based on appointments, flights, or even restaurant reservations. These applications also have the capability to assist in coordinating a meeting by sending the suggested times to all of the participants.

• Location-Based App Suggestions

Today’s smartphones are very intelligent that based on the user’s physical location they will make helpful app suggestions that help you a lot. For example, those who are on a college campus may receive notifications to download that particular college app. The users who walk into a Starbucks store may be recommended to use the coffee shop’s application and those who shop may be directed to the retailer's application. For this to function, all you need is to enable your smartphone’s location.

• User Behavior

AI system is designed in such a way that as it is used over time it can learn and adapt a lot. The AI will easily learn your usage pattern and it starts to apply it automatically on a daily basis. You may be switching on Bluetooth at home, switching to silent when reaching office, or closing background apps every few hours, these all will be identified by the AI and will automate these daily processes for you over time.

• AI Helps in Saving Your Battery

Google makes use of machine learning that delivers all smartphone users a better battery experience. The Artificial Intelligence will look at how you use your smartphone and then figures out the apps that you will use in the next few hours and which you won’t, until later. This categorizes the running applications into groups using four App Standby buckets ranging from ‘active’ to ‘rare’. The applications will change the buckets overtime and the applications which are not active will have to face some restrictions.

• Smarter Display

Another feature that the AI delivers is the Adaptive Brightness. With this, you don’t need to adjust the screen brightness manually that the AI will do it automatically for you. It makes use of the machine learning to learn from your own adjustments and then tailors the screen brightness to the exact level that will suit you that will, in turn, save the battery as well.

Artificial Intelligence has quickly made its space on modern technology. There are many people who are still unaware that the functions they use on a smartphone are infused with AI. We can surely expect that these technologies will provide even greater utility in the years to come.

The all-new Vivo V17 Pro is the latest smartphone from Vivo family which is a perfect piece of handset well packed with all the premium features that you wish to have. With a great configuration offering, high-level performance with the artificial intelligence backed quad rear camera setup, upgraded HDR feature, huge storage, splendid display, and quick charging makes V17 Pro a perfect choice.

Key Specifications

• Front Camera: 32 MP + 8 MP
• Battery: 4100 mAh
• Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 675
• Display: 6.44 inches
• Ram: 8 GB
• Rear Camera: 48 MP + 13 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP

Now lets specifications in detail.

Vivo V17 Pro - Design

• Width: 74.7 mm
• Weight: 201.8 grams
• Thickness: 9.8 mm
• Height: 159 mm
• Colour Variants: Midnight Ocean & Glacier Ice

As we have seen in other Vivo V-series smartphones, there is no difference in maintaining a particular premium image with V17 Pro. The notch-less display with a textured glass back gives a premium look. The center of attraction is the pop-up dual camera placed at the front. The pop-up mechanism works well and holds features like fall detection and face unlock. Along with the popup module, the moonlight selfie light and the earpiece grille are well fitted. With the slimmer bezels and comfortable display size, Vivo V17 Pro is compact and handy. The quad-camera setup edged by a silver covering is placed horizontally at the backside on the top-center of V17 Pro.

The back panel of V17 Pro comes in a glossy finish that gives a reflective feel that is eye-catching. The power and volume keys are placed on the right side while the left of the phone just has the digital assistant button. At the bottom, there's a USB-Type-C charging port, primary microphone, and SIM card slot. Overall, V17 Pro is a fresh looking, well-built smartphone.

Vivo V17 Pro - Display

• Display Type: Super AMOLED
• Bezel-less Display
• Pixel Density: 409 PPI
• Corning Gorilla Glass v6
• Screen Size: 6.44 inches (16.36 cm)
• Screen Resolution: 1080 x 2400 pixels
• Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

With Vivo V17 Pro, we can see a more immersive display along with the all-new notch-less design and reduced bezels. Fitted with a 6.44-inch Ultra FullView display and FHD+ (2340×1080 pixels) screen, for the given price this is a perfect choice. The bright display is good enough even in the outdoor. The super AMOLED display delivers vibrant colours, deep blacks, and fine saturation levels. Along with the advanced features, V17 Pro is also packed with the usual features like auto-brightness, eye protection, colour temperature adjustments, dark mode, etc. To have a full-screen view, you can make adjustments to the aspect ratio manually. You can enjoy the new anti-flicker display that provides prevention from flickering at low brightness levels.

Vivo V17 Pro - Performance

• Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 675
• Graphics: Adreno 612
• Processor: Octa-core (2 GHz, Dual-core, Kryo 460 + 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 460)
• Architecture: 64 bit
• RAM: 8 GB

Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 processor paired with 8GB RAM and 128GB internal storage make the performance mind-blowing on the Vivo V17 Pro. All the day-to-day tasks can be carried out with ease and there are no noticeable lags or other stutters. You may not feel any stress in handling anything you give to perform. Other common operations like navigating through the menus, opening apps, switching between the apps are so smooth as well.

When moving on to gaming, the processor is capable of running almost all the games that you usually install and wish to play. Even though V17 Pro works well for gaming, Vivo has included some game improvement features like Game Boost.

Vivo V17 Pro - Camera

• Camera Features: 10 x Digital Zoom, 2 x Optical Zoom, Auto Flash, Touch to focus
• Image Resolution: 8000 x 6000 Pixels
• Sensor: Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
• Phase Detection autofocus
• Shooting Modes: Continuos Shooting, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
• Resolution: 32 MP + 8 MP Dual Front Cameras
• Physical Aperture: F2.0
• Soft light flash
• Video Recording: 1920x1080 @ 30 fps

One of the most highlighted and advertised features of the Vivo series is its camera. With V17 Pro, the impression never fails. The dual popup selfie camera, a 32MP primary camera sensor, and an 8MP super wide-angle lens with a Moonlight flash make a complete super performing camera setup. The overall image quality is really impressive even in the low light conditions with the all-new ultra-light mode. the front camera is capable of shooting in several modes like Bokeh, Ultra wide-angle, Panorama, among others. Other modes also work well without causing any bugs.

Vivo V17 Pro - Battery

• Type: Li-ion
• Quick Charging
• Capacity: 4100 mAh

A 4100mAh battery along with an 18W fast charging technology, the battery backup of V17 Pro is good enough that lasts long. As per our daily usage, Vivo V17 Pro manages to last an entire day. As discussed, with an 18W charge there are no issues with charging as it takes just 1.5 hours to charge the device completely.

Vivo V17 Pro - Variants

Vivo V17 Pro comes in two colour variants viz; Midnight Ocean and Glacier Ice, from which you can choose your favorite one. Moving on to the storage, V17 Pro only comes with an 8GB RAM and 128 GB internal.

Vivo V17 Pro - Price

Vivo V17 Pro is a unique offering priced at Rs. 29,990/-. Now it's time to switch on to the latest smartphone V17 pro with all the essential features that you are looking for.

Summary

Holding a good design, super display, impressive camera, and long-lasting battery life Vivo V17 Pro is a perfect choice that is worth for money. If you plan to buy V17 Pro, make sure that you purchase from a trusted store for genuine products. myG is the name that you can trust with genuine standard products where you can avail your product with exciting offers. You can even make an online purchase from myG online store where the product that you purchased will be delivered on the same day anywhere in Kerala.

The Samsung Galaxy Fold 5G is the first foldable Android smartphone available in the market with 5G support. Galaxy Fold comes with two main highlights, where the main focused highlight is that the USP of Galaxy Fold 5G is a foldable display that allows the user to make use of this smartphone as a tablet-like device. The other highlight is that Galaxy Fold is one of the first 5G smartphones that enable people, industries & things to connect on an unprecedented scale. Some of the other features include a set of six cameras, with a triple camera setup at the back, a 21:9 secondary display, 512GB of onboard storage, etc.

Galaxy Fold 5G General Specs

• OS: Android 9.9 with One UI
• CPU: Snapdragon 855
• RAM: 12GB
• Storage: 512GB
• External display (closed): 4.6 inches (HD+)
• Main display: 7.3 inches (QXGA+)
• Rear cameras: 12-MP wide-angle (f/1.5 to f/2.4); 12-MP telephoto (f/2.4); 16-MP ultra-wide (f/2.2)
• Front camera (closed): 10-MP selfie (f/2.2)
• Front camera (open): 10-MP selfie (f/2.2); 8-MP RGB depth (f/1.9)
• Fingerprint sensor: Bixby button
• Colors: Space Silver, Cosmos Black
• Battery: 4,380 mAh
• Battery Life: 10:01
• Size: 6.3 x 2.5 x 0.66 inches (62.9 x 160.9 x 17mm)
• Weight: 9.48 ounces

Let's have a detailed look into the features of Samsung Galaxy Fold 5G.

Galaxy Fold 5G - Design

• Manufacturer: Samsung
• Model: Samsung Galaxy Fold 5G
• Dimensions: Unfolded: 160.9 x 117.9 x 6.9mm Folded: 160.9 x 62.9 x 15.5mm
• Weight: 263g
• Colour variants: Space Silver, Cosmos Black, Martian Green, and Astro Blue.

The real wow factor of the Galaxy Fold 5G is the folding part. The 20-part, dual-axis hinge helps in opening and closing just like a book, that transforms the phone to a tablet mode.

Similar to the outer cover display, the main display comes in plastic. The larger panel of Galaxy Fold 5G is covered by a metal layer beneath the screen. When closed, it looks tall and narrow with a thickness of 0.66 inches.

Fold comes in four color variants, viz; Space Silver, Cosmos Black, Martian Green, and Astro Blue, you can choose the one that you like.

Galaxy Fold 5G - Display

• Technology (Main Display): Super AMOLED
• Size (Main Display): 7,3" (185.4mm)
• Size (Sub Display): 4.6" HD+
• Resolution (Main Display): QXGA 1536 x 2152
• Colour Depth (Main Display): 16M
• Pixel Density: ~362 PPI
• Connectivity : 3G, 4G, 5G, VoLTE ,WiFi with hotspot, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC

Equipped with an Infinity Flex Display, the Galaxy Fold 5G holds a 4.6-inch display (phone mode) and when folds out, it shows a 7.3-inch display on the inside. Don't need to worry about the display, that the fold has been designed in a way that makes you comfortable to hold when folded. With the 7.3-inch Infinity Flex Dynamic AMOLED display, Galaxy Fold delivers a resolution of 2152 x 1536 pixels. In the case of a 4.6 inch smaller Super AMOLED display, it has a resolution of 1680 x 720 pixels.

The fold is composed of a hinge system with various interlocking gears that are kept hidden inside the spine of the fold.

Galaxy Fold 5G - Camera

• Main Camera: Triple
• Front Camera: Dual
• Cover Camera: Single
• Main Camera Resolution: 16 MP, CMOS F2.2 & 12MP, CMOS F1.5/F2.4Wide & 12MP, CMOS F2.4 Telephoto
• Front Camera Resolution: 10 MP, CMOS F2.2 & 8MP, CMOSF1.9
• Cover Camera Resolution: 10 MP, CMOS F2.2

Holding six cameras, it gives a new capturing experience. On the backside of Galaxy Fold 5G, it is packed with three shooters, a 12MP wide-angle camera, a 16Mp ultra-wide lens, and a 12MP telephoto lens.

When the fold is closed, at the upfront of the Galaxy Fold 5G, placed a 10MP camera for selfies. When unfolded, it shows a 10MP camera with an 8MP depth camera for portraits.

Shooting by folding works well for taking selfies. Galaxy Fold 5G delivers gorgeous snaps with saturated colors and a stunning amount of detail. In addition, the Galaxy Fold 5G comes with spin bokeh, artistic new Live Focus modes, color print, and zoom bokeh.

Galaxy Fold 5G - Performance

• Processor Type: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
• Clock Speed: Single Core 2.84 GHz & Triple-Core 2.42GHz & Quad Core 1.8 GHz
• Cores: 8 Cores (Octa-Core)
• GPU: Andreno 640

Samsung Galaxy Fold 5G with the Snapdragon 855 processor offers excellent and smooth performance. The 12GB RAM included in the Galaxy Fold helps to solve the lagging issues and run multiple apps at once. With 512GB of internal storage, you can run all memory-intensive apps without any of the usual difficulties. With the gauge graphics, Fold delivers extreme performance in gaming. You can enjoy any of your favorite games at its full.

Galaxy Fold 5G - Battery

• Standard Battery Capacity: 4.235mAh
• Fast charging
Packed with a 4380 mAh battery, the Samsung Galaxy Fold 5G holds a good lasting power that you don't need to charge frequently. Even with a continuous web surfing on full-screen brightness, Galaxy Fold's battery lasts up to 10 hours.

Galaxy Fold 5G - Variants

As discussed above, the Samsung Galaxy Fold 5G comes in four color variants - Space Silver, Cosmos Black, Martian Green, and Astro Blue. Moving on to storage variants, Galaxy fold 5G comes only in a single storage variant - 12GM RAM and 512GB internal storage.

Summary

Expected to be launched in October, Samsung Galaxy Fold 5G with an amazing dual display will be a new experience overall. With a big screen size, great configuration, better battery backup, great cameras, and substantial memory, Fold is worth for money.

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Most of us rely on our phones to process and store personal digital data, check bank balance, pay for a product, accessing work emails, and lot more. But, have you ever thought about, how secure is your mobile phone? Any device that connects with the internet is at risk of a cyberattack. The mobile malware is increasing at an alarming rate. So, taking proper security measures should be the top priority for both personal and business use.

Types of Mobile Malware

Following are some of the mobile malware users are usually exposed to:

• Mobile Spyware

This type of malware is capable of diving into your activities, record your location. and is even strong enough to steal your sensitive passwords. this type of malware may enter your phone by your carelessness in granting an app to harvest the information at the time you download it.

• Rooting Malware

This is an unsavory form of malware that will gain root access to the device and provide the hackers with the administrative privileges and access to users' files. One of the common rooting malware is the Ztorg that embed themselves into the system folders that even a factory reset won't work in removing them.

• Mobile Banking Trojans

The scope of mobile banking is on its hike and is getting more popular. The main problem in the cybersecurity world is the mobile banking virus. The attackers usually develop a similar banking app and make the users install it and steal their credentials.

• SMS Malware

This type of malware manipulates a mobile phone to send premium-rate text messages without the user's permission. The user notices this when they receive a shocking bill.

How Your Mobile Phone Gets Infected

There are many ways your phone may get infected with the malware. But, the most common way is by downloading a malicious app. Cybercriminals who are always active work on the existing applications and display it on a third-party app store with unseen hidden malware. When you download these apps, you are inviting the malicious software to work on your device.

Hackers may try to breakdown the vulnerabilities of your phone's operating system. So, its always recommended to periodically update the device with the latest software.

Another common way of exposing yourself to the malware attack is by connecting your device to a public WiFi. Even though a public WiFi is encrypted, the attackers can easily handle the data which is streamed between the user and the access point.

Common Signs of Malware Attack

It is very easy to find out a virus on your computer as you can see hundreds of pop-ups showing your computer is at risk. Spotting out an infection on your phone is some thin really hard. Your phone may be holding some malware working in the background and corrupting your phone that you cannot even realize. Some of the commonly seen key signs are - slow operations, rapid battery draining, a sudden drop in the overall performance, etc. Another thing that shows the presence of a virus is the sudden spikes in your data usage, Some of the malware even makes money by sending premium texts from your phone without any indication that you may not be aware till you receive a monthly bill showing strange huge charges.

How to Remove the Malware

If you detect any of the malware presence on your phone, then you need to take the necessary steps to remove it. Firstly, you need to set your phone in a safe mode by pressing the power off button till it shows to reboot your device to safe mode. Entering this mode will disable all the third-party applications and if you find that the phone is now working fine, you can make sure that there is a malware presence.

After confirming the malware presence, go to your phone's settings then to the apps folder. Make a scan of all the apps that you think a fraud or others you don't recall downloading. Remove such applications by just clicking on the uninstall button. Sometimes you may notice that the uninstall button shows a grey color and won't respond to you. This is because the malicious application has granted itself administrator status. In such a case, you can open the security settings and deactivate its administrator rights. By doing this, you can remove the app by clicking the uninstall button which will be now active for you.

In other cases, if you still can't remove the malicious app from your phone, all you need to do is a full factory reset. This is done by entering your phone settings and erasing all the data. But before performing this operation, make sure that you have backed-up all your important data.

Tips to Secure Your Mobile Phone from Malware

• Aware of Public WiFi Hotspots

Don't try to access any of your private information via public WiFi like logging into your bank, checking official sensitive emails, etc as the hacker can easily catch your communication. So, it is recommended to use a 3G, 4G or to use a VPN.

• Use Official Stores to Download Apps

Always make use of official app stores for downloading the apps that you are looking for. If you try to download the apps from other unsecured stores upon your own risk, you may need to face malware attacks from the malicious apps that you download.

• Make Periodic Operating System Updates

Cybercriminals can easily gain access to outdated smartphones. So, be sure that you install the software updates that you receive whenever a new version is released. By this, you can minimize the risk of attacks to a certain extent.

• Encrypt Your Device

By encrypting your phone, all the files it holds will get scrambled and you are the only one who can access them. After encryption, to decrypt the same, you need to enter a PIN or password which should be kept highly secured.

• Review the Access Permissions

Most of us don't try to read the terms and conditions while downloading new applications and we are not concerned about what data they are allowing the app to access. For some apps like transport, weather, etc it will be useful to allow access to your location. But is it really necessary for other apps to know your location if they don't have any use of it? So, make sure to review your app permissions that display in your privacy settings. Disable the consents that you see which are not essential.