Tech News #1: POCO M2 Pro, ASUS ROG 3, Galaxy Note 20 Ultra & Much More

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1. POCO M2 Pro listed on Flipkart

POCO, after being dead in 2019 bought the Poco X2 in February earlier this year. Now POCO is launching another phone called POCO M2 Pro. This time the tagline is FEEL THE SURGE. According to the photo, the design will be similar to Redmi Note 9 Pro. And it is expected to come with 33W fast charging. According to a Geekbench listing, it will have 6GB RAM and a 1.8 GHz Snapdragon Octa Core Processor. I am not sure about the model but I think it will have Snapdragon 720G or Snapdragon 690 5G. It will launch on July 7th at 12 PM. So let's see what it will be.

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2. ASUS ROG 3 Launch Date Revealed 

ASUS launches its gaming phone every year with the flagship Snapdragon processor. It will be launched on July 22 at 7:30 PM IST. The phone will feature a Snapdragon 865 with  16GB LPDDR5 RAM. The phone is expected to come with two variants with both having a 6.59" FHD+ Display. But the base model would have a 120 Hz Refresh Rate like its predecessor while the higher variant would have 144Hz Refresh Rate. Both versions would have 6000 mAh batteries with 30W Fast Charging. The rear camera is expected to be a 64MP + 13MP Ultra-Wide + Depth Sensor. The front camera would be 13MP. ASUS would even bring new gaming accessories this time. 

ASUS ROG 3

3. Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Leaked 

The Note 20 Ultra is once again leaked, this time on Samsung Ukraine. It is spotted in Mystic Bronze colour and it would feature a triple camera. This time Samsung is expected to use a 6.9" sAMOLED Display with 120 Hz Refresh Rate. It would use LTPO technology which will be named HOP by Samsung. The phone would feature a 108MP Camera but it is not sure if the vanilla Note 20 would get the 108MP camera. The launch date is still uncertain. 

Galaxy Note 20 Ultra

4. Pakistan temporarily bans PUBG

People have been asking for the ban of PUBG in India. It is uncertain if it would get banned but Pakistan has temporarily banned PUBG for promoting violence. "PTA has received numerous complaints against PUBG wherein it is stated that the game is addictive, wastage of time and poses serious negative impact on the physical and psychological health of the children," said Pakistan Telecommunication Authority in a press release shared on Twitter.

PUBG

5. OnePlus TV 2020 Launch in India

OnePlus is going to launch its new TV in India today. Its launch will be live-streamed at 7PM today. It will be streamed on YouTube and Twitter. It is expected to be cheaper than last year. "We’re making our premium smart TV experience more accessible to our Indian community #SmarterTV." OnePlus CEO Pete Lau tweeted. It is expected to come under ₹20,000 but it is expected that OnePlus would launch multiple models of their TV. It is listed on Amazon which is expected by OnePlus. You can watch the live stream on YouTube from here.

OnePlus New TV

6. Mitron App gains popularity after TikTok ban in India

Indian TikTok rival, Mitron app reaches 1.7 crore (17M) downloads after TikTok was banned by Indian government on Tuesday. It was earlier banned on Play Store because of lack of Privacy Policy and it even had a Pakistani Souce Code. But it fixed the issues and made a comeback on Playstore. Mitron TV, the developer said that there was an 11 times growth in traffic within a day after the TikTok ban. Mitron raises ₹2 crore Seed Funding after this. “With the support of this round, our focus is on building features and supporting content that uniquely resonates with Indian users, while prioritizing community standards and local laws in India,” said Shivank Agarwal, Founder and CEO of the Mitron app.

Mitron App

CONCLUSION 

So that's it for today's Tech News. Hope you liked it. Find the best alternatives for 59 Banned Chinese Apps from here. Goodbye for now.