Elon Musk-owned Tesla is known for its fleet of electric vehicles. Just last week Tesla made headlines with the launch of its electric Semi truck, and also the unveiling of its sports car, the Roadster. Making things slightly more attainable, Tesla has now launched a powerbank which is compatible with both Android and iOS devices. Tesla powerbank is priced at $45 which roughly translates to approximately Rs 3,000.

Tesla powerbank has a compact design, and doesn’t look bulky like most powerbanks do. It has the iconic TESLA engraving in the front while the body is wrapped in black color with red borders. These borders are actually detachable micro USB cables. Tesla powerbank comes with an integrated USB port, and an Apple lightning and detachable micro USB. You can pull the USB cables from each side and charge your devices.

In terms of dimensions, Tesla powerbank measures 108 x 30.5 x 23.3 mm. This device has been designed and inspired by Tesla’s supercharger monument at the Tesla Design Studio. Even the box in which the powerbank comes in has a very sleek design showcasing the company’s standard of offering appealing products. 

The company says that the powerbank is equipped with high-efficiency circuitry to deliver maximum battery capacity. There’s also a charge status indicator on the powerbank. The powerbank is fueled by a 3,350mAh battery which is a single 18,650 cell. Tesla powerbank is available only in the US as of now. It is currently available for purchase from the company’s official website. 

Speaking of Tesla’s most recent unveiling, the electric Semi truck other than boasting an enormous build comes with a gigantic windshield and two screens on either side. Tesla’s Semi truck also features a center-mounted seat, has a turn signal and gear lever like the new Model 3. Tesla’s Roadster is claimed to be the “quickest car” with speed capabilities of reaching 0 to 60 Miles Per Hour (mph) in 1.9 seconds, and 0 to 100 mph in just 4.2 seconds.

Earlier this year in September, Vivo launched the V7+ smartphone in India priced at Rs 21,990. During the launch, the Chinese smartphone maker had announced that it will be launching the slightly compact Vivo V7 in a few weeks. Today, at an event in Delhi, Vivo has launched the V7 smartphone in India, priced at Rs 18,990. The smartphone will go on sale starting November 24 exclusively on Flipkart, and offline retail stores. Buyers will be able to choose from two color variants – champagne gold and black.

Flipkart and Vivo are offering a bunch of offers such as extra Rs 2,000 off on exchanging your old smartphone for a Vivo V7. Vivo is also offering one-time screen replacement, and no-cost EMI’s starting at Rs 1,584. There are also other offers for HDFC Bank credit and debit card users. Buyers will also be eligible to get free couple movie vouchers from BookMyShow.

There are a few key differences between the Vivo V7+ and the Vivo V7. The V7+ sports a 5.99-inch FullView display with 18:9 aspect ratio, whereas the V7 comes with a slightly smaller 5.7-inch HD display with the same 18:9 aspect ratio. Secondly, while the V7+ comes with 4GB of RAM and 64GB storage, the V7 comes with 4GB of RAM and 32GB onboard storage. The battery capacity on the V7 is slightly smaller at 3,000mAh, compared to 3,225mAh on the V7+. Rest of the specifications remain the same. 

Under the hood is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 octa-core SoC clocked at 1.8GHz, and paired with 4GB of RAM. There is 32GB of internal storage, which can be expanded up to 256GB using a microSD card. At the rear, the Vivo V7 houses a 16-megapixel camera of f/2.0 aperture along with an LED flash. On the software front, the smartphone runs on Android 7.1 Nougat with Funtouch OS 3.2 on top.

To keep things ticking, the smartphone comes with a 3,000mAh battery. Connectivity options on the smartphone include dual-SIM card support, 4G LTE with VoLTE, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 802.11ac and GPS. For security, the smartphone comes with a fingerprint scanner at the back, and Face Unlock feature.

Tesla unveiled its electric Semi truck, which comes with a gigantic windshield, and two screens on each side. While the Semi truck made headlines with its enormous and futuristic design, there was another unveiling leaving everyone in awe. Towards the end of the event, Musk unveiled the new version of the Tesla Roadster.

Tesla‘s new Roadster looked undoubtedly beautiful in sports car fashion adorned in red color. Tesla began with its sports car, Roadster, and after a long wait it is finally making a new one. Musk says that the Tesla Roadster will be the fastest car ever with its speed capabilities of reaching 0 to 60 Miles Per Hour (mph) in 1.9 seconds, and 0 to 100 mph in just 4.2 seconds. Musk wittingly also says that “this is the base model” of the new Tesla Roadster series. The Roadster is further claimed to reach a quarter mile in 8.9 seconds.

These speeds mentioned have been tested on the prototype model. The top speed calculation is said to be over 250 mph. The Roadster will be fueled by a 200 kWh battery pack offering 620 miles of Highway Range. With record-breaking speeds, Musk says that the Roadster can go back and forth from LA to San Francisco at highway speed without recharging the vehicle. The Roadster will be equipped with three motors, one at the front and two at the rear, and 10,000 nm Torque of steering power. 

The Roadster isn’t just about speed. Unlike other sports cars, the Roadster comes with four seats although “giant” people won’t fit in according to Musk. It also has a convertible roof, and “tons of storage” for luggage to be carried during long trips. In terms of availability and pricing, the Roadster starts at $200,000 (over 1.3 crores) with the first 1,000 Founders Series Roasters being sold at $250,000 (over 1.6 crores). The Roadster will be commercially available in 2020.

What do you imagine a Tesla product to be like? When I think of it, if Tesla launches a pen, it would write on a paper, yes, but it would be a pen on steroids. It would read my mind, and basically make the future look cooler. And indeed, the Elon Musk-led company has done something on those lines. Yesterday, in an Instagram post, Musk teased what they call a Semi by Tesla, which was launched at Tesla’s Hawthorne, California facility later in the day. Now, if my introduction to this article wasn’t enough for you to understand, let me put this in simple words, it’s not a regular truck! It is the hulk of all trucks, and if I am allowed to make the comparison, it looks a little like Michael ‘Mikey’ Blumberg from the cartoon series Recess. Just look closely, you’ll see the similarity. The Tesla Semi truck, as described by The Verge, has a gigantic windshield, and the two screens on either side. It has a center-mounted seat. Apparently, the truck also has some similarities with the new Model 3, including a turn signal and gear lever, but it had a different steering wheel since it didn’t require an airbag.

Reportedly, Musk at the Hawthorne, California promised a range in the neighborhood of 500 miles for the Class 8 Heavy Duty vehicle. He also claimed that the truck has a 400 mile range in 30 minutes. Musk had also promised self-driving abilities, and Tesla says this delivers at least semi-autonomous capability. 

It is clear that Tesla hopes its innovative packaging and approach will resonate with truck drivers and fleet managers who are tired of the way the vehicles have been designed for decades. However, whether Tesla can actually impact the freight truck market remains to be seen. 

The OnePlus 5T has been launched, and will be priced from Rs 32,999 onwards in India. It’s an updated version of the OnePlus 5 that was launched in June this year, with small changes reminiscent of what the OnePlus 3T was to the OnePlus 3. The changes are small, but important in keeping the model relevant and up to date for buyers ahead of the festive seasons in North America, Europe and China.

However, if you’ve just bought a OnePlus 5 or are planning to get the OnePlus 5T, you’ll be wondering what the differences are between the two phones. We’ve put together the list of differences for your reading pleasure; read on to find out.

While the OnePlus 5 came with a 5.5-inch full-HD AMOLED screen, the OnePlus 5T comes with a slight improvement in this department. The phone features a 6-inch full-HD+ screen with a resolution of 1080×2160 pixels, which has an 18:9 aspect ratio and a larger screen-to-body ratio than that of the OnePlus 5. The screen remains an Optic AMOLED screen, though, and comes with a new color calibration mode called ‘adaptive’, which adjust the color calibration according to the ambient light and content on the screen.

OnePlus has typically stuck to a front fingerprint sensor for its phones, but the large 18:9 aspect ratio screen means that there’s no room left for the pill-shaped sensor at the front anymore. The solution is to move the sensor to the back of the phone, similar to what a lot of high-end smartphones have today. The sensor remains ceramic, but is now round, and placed just above the OnePlus logo in the top third of the phone. The sensor can also be used as a swipe and touch-sensitive capacitive button, to drop the notification shade or to use as a shutter button for the camera.

The reduction of non-screen space at the front of the phone also means that the capacitive navigation keys at the front have been done away with. The Android navigation keys are now on-screen by default, and can be toggled to be hidden when not in use to take full advantage of the large screen and wide aspect ratio.

Just like the Apple iPhone X, the OnePlus 5T features face recognition to unlock the phone. The phone uses 100 facial feature identity points to identify your face and unlock the phone quickly. It can be set to unlock the phone but hold at the lock screen, or directly take you to the home screen on waking the device while you look at it.

There isn’t much different in the camera on the OnePlus 5T, with only one of the three camera sensors seeing a change. The 20-megapixel zoom and depth sensor in the rear dual-camera setup now uses a Sony IMX 376K sensor. The aperture has been increased to f/1.7 from f/2.4, which will make a difference both in the quality of zoomed-in images and the phone’s portrait mode for bokeh effects.

Although the OnePlus 5 is eventually expected to also get an update to OxygenOS 4.7, this is first seen on the OnePlus 5T. Additionally, both the OnePlus 5 and 5T will be updated to Android 8.0 Oreo in the coming months. Key changes on OxygenOS 4.7 include parallel apps, gallery map, new icon packs, swappable navigation buttons and a new-look notification shade and status bar.

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After numerous delays, Lenovo-owned Motorola has finally launched its Moto X4 smartphone in India. The smartphone has been launched in two variants – 32GB with 3GB RAM priced at Rs 20,999, and 64GB with 4GB RAM priced at Rs 22,999. The smartphone will be exclusively sold on Flipkart, and Moto Hubs in India. Sales will kick off tonight at 11:59PM. The key highlight of the smartphone is the dual-camera setup at the back, along with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SoC.

The Moto X4 also comes with Moto Key, a built-in app for managing passwords and Bluetooth support for four different devices simultaneously. Additionally, the smartphone also comes with IP68 rating for dust and water resistance. In terms of design, the smartphone features an anodized aluminum frame, and 3D contoured front and back glass design.

The smartphone flaunts a 5.2-inch LTS IPS Full HD display with pixel density of 424ppi. The display is covered with Corning Gorilla glass protection. Under the hood is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 octa-core SoC clocked at 2.2GHz.

In the photography department, the smartphone features two 12-megapixel dual pixel sensors with f/2.0 aperture in a dual-camera setup, and an 8-megapixel ultra-wide angle sensor with 120-degree field of view, f/2.2 aperture. The dual-camera combination helps to shoot photos with DSLR-like ‘Bokeh’ effects. Up front, the Moto X4 is equipped with a 16-megapixel snapper with flash, and f/2.0 aperture. 

With a fingerprint sensor for biometric authentication, connectivity options include USB Type-C port, NFC, Bluetooth 5.0, Wi-Fi 802.11ac (dual-band, 2.4GHz and 5GHz), GPS, GLONASS, dual SIM card support with 4G VoLTE. To keep things ticking, the smartphone is backed by a 3,000mAh battery with fast charging support. On the software front, the Moto X4 runs the Android 7.1 Nougat out-of-the-box, and it will be updated to Android 8.0 Oreo in the coming months. 

Xiaomi introduced its new Y series of smartphones in India. Alongside the Xiaomi Redmi Y1, the company also unveiled the Redmi Y1 Lite. Priced at Rs 6,999, the smartphone is a toned down version of the Redmi Y1.

The Redmi Y1 Lite will be exclusively available via Amazon India, and the first sale will begin on November 8. Customers can choose from either gold or dark grey color options. Apart from that, the smartphone will also be available via offline stores including Mi Homes and Mi preferred partners. The company has partnered Reliance Digital and starting from Redmi Y1 and Redmi Y1 Lite, all Xiaomi smartphones will be available from company’s offline retail stores as well.

The Xiaomi Redmi Y1 Lite sports a 5.5-inch HD display with Gorilla Glass 3 on top. Under the hood, is a Snapdragon 425 quad-core SoC paired with 2GB of RAM. Also on offer is 32GB of internal storage that can be further expanded up to 128GB via microSD card. 

On the camera front, the phone sports a 13-megapixel rear camera with PDAF support. For the selfies, it features a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture. The smartphone is armed with a 3,080mAh battery, which the company claims is good enough to offer 35 hours of call time, and 11 days of standby time. Connectivity options include dual-SIM card slots, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS/GLONASS, 3.5mm audio jack and micro USB port. On the software front, the Redmi Y1 Lite runs on Android 7.1.1 Nougat wrapped under the latest MIUI 9 out-of-the-box.

Today HMD Global launched the most affordable device in its portfolio – the Nokia 2. Priced at 99 Euros (Rs 7,500 approximately), the device will go on sale sometime in mid-November, and India will be among the first wave of countries. Despite, its affordable price tag, the Nokia 2 comes with a bunch of premium aspects like using series 6,000 aluminum for its body, a 4,100mAh battery, and being protected by Gorilla Glass 3. However, while the Nokia 2 look impressive in itself, does it fare well against its competitors in the market? Here’s taking a look at how the new Nokia 2 competes against Xiaomi Redmi 4A, and the Moto C Plus.

Launched today, the Nokia 2’s India prices are yet to be revealed. Though, the device is expected to be priced well under Rs 10,000, it will go on sale around mid-November, and that’s when the official price of the device is likely to be revealed. In comparison, the Redmi 4A is Xiaomi’s most affordable device, which comes in two variants, a 16GB storage model, which is priced at Rs 5,999, and a 32GB model priced at Rs 6,999. On October 26 the device went on sale on Amazon India, and is open for sale every other week. Beside Amazon India, the Redmi 4A is also available on mi.com and Flipkart. The Moto C Plus, on the other hand, was launched earlier this year, priced at Rs 6,999. The smartphone is available exclusively via Flipkart.

The Nokia 2 flaunts a 5-inch LTPS HD (1280×720 pixels) display protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. In comparison, the Xiaomi Redmi 4A and the Moto C Plus feature a 5-inch HD (720p) IPS display, sans Gorilla Glass. 

The new Nokia 2 is powered by the entry-level Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 Mobile Platform, which is accompanied by 1GB of RAM. There is also 8GB of internal storage that can be expanded using a microSD card. The Redmi 4A is powered by a 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 quad-core processor, which is accompanied by 2GB of RAM. As mentioned, it comes in two storage variants, one with 16GB option, and the other with 32GB. The Moto C Plus is powered by a 1.35GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6737 chipset. It has 2GB of RAM along with 16GB onboard storage, which can be further expanded up to 32GB via microSD Slot. 

For photography, the Nokia 2 is equipped with an 8-megapixel rear camera, as well as a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. The Redmi 4A comes with a 13-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel camera on the front. The Moto C Plus, on the other hand, sports an 8-megapixel primary camera, and a 2-megapixel front camera. 

For the Nokia 2, one of its highlights is the battery – 4,100mAh. The company says the battery is good enough to last more than two days. The Xiaomi Redmi 4A has a 3,120mAh battery, whereas the Moto C Plus is fuelled by a 4,000mAh unit.

The Nokia 2 runs on stock Android 7.1.1 Nougat out-of-the-box, and so does the Moto C Plus. However, the Redmi 4A runs on Android Marshmallow 6.0 with MIUI 8 on top. Among the three, the Nokia 2 is most likely to get the Android Oreo first. 

As expected, HMD Global has today launched a brand new smartphone, and it is the Nokia 2. This is a global launch, and India will be among the first countries to get this new device. The Nokia 2 is priced at 99 Euros (Rs 7,500 approximately), and it is set to go on sale sometime in mid-November. 

The Nokia 2 is the most affordable device in HMD Global’s portfolio. Despite the price tag, the smartphone is built using series 6,000 aluminum. The front part of the device is protected by Corning’s Gorilla Glass 3, while at the back is a polycarbonate panel. Among the talking points of the Nokia 2 is the massive 4,100mAh battery underneath, which the company says is good enough to last over two days.

Much of the smartphone’s specifications and features are in line with what has leaked before. The Nokia 2 flaunts a 5-inch LTPS HD (1280×720 pixels) display protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. Under the hood is Qualcomm’s entry-level Snapdragon 212 Mobile Platform. There’s also 1GB of RAM, and 8GB internal storage, which can be further expanded using a microSD card.

For photography, the Nokia 2 is equipped with an 8-megapixel rear camera, as well as a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Connectivity options include dual-SIM card slots, 4G LTE support, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS. On the software front, the smartphone runs on stock Android 7.1.1 Nougat out-of-the-box, and also comes with Google Assistant onboard. In line with HMD Global’s promise, the OS will soon be updated to Android Oreo sooner than later.