Vivo had unveiled its latest X200 series smartphones in its home market a week back and the official sale began two days before in the country for the X200 and X200 Pro models. Following the commencement of the official sale, the brand has rolled out new software updates for its X200 and X200 Pro flagships. In related news, Vivo has also announced that its omni-channel sales of X200 series have exceeded CNY 2 billion.

Here’s more about it.

X200 and X200 Pro – Major Software Updates

The new updates for the X200 and X200 Pro smartphones bring certain improvements to the devices with respect to the Small V Search function and camera performance. For the vanilla X200 smartphone, the update has a firmware version of ‘PD2415_A_15.0.15.17.W10.V000L1’ and has a size of 2.02 GB. The X200 Pro update has firmware version – ‘PD2405B_A_15.0.15.11.W10.V000L1’, with a size of 1.17 GB.

About the changelogs, in terms of the Small V Search function, users of the two devices will be able to long press the screen or system navigation to easily access it. In the X200 smartphone, with the update, a new large model image quality enhancement algorithm will be added to make telephoto photography better. Optimizations have also been brought to improve clarity of camera during video call in third-party applications, to improve video stabilization in movie mode, and to improve the smoothness while switching between different camera modes.

In the X200 Pro device too, as mentioned, the brand has added the function of long pressing the screen or system navigation to easily access Small V Search, along with camera improvements such as added ‘More’ option to jump between shooting scenes, front and rear camera optimizations, Dolby Vision optimizations, and optimizations for color and focus clarity in rear portrait, telephoto, stage, and landscape modes. It can thus be understood that the two updates are mainly to improve the camera functions and offer a better flagship level camera performance.

Also, just to add, in the community page, a user of the X200 Pro smartphone has pointed out that in his particular piece, glue has overflowed towards the edges of the device. To his reply, another user revealed that his model doesn’t have any such issues, however, he adds that the in-hand feel of the device is a bit uncomfortable. Again, it seems that in the offline stores, BOE display models were made available, while in the online stores, the Visionox versions are being sold. In comparison, the Visionox models are criticized as they don’t meet the expectations of users and is being considered as a failure.

X200 Series – Sale Exceeds CNY 2 Billion

Now coming to the sales report, as per what Vivo has officially revealed via its Weibo handle, the X200 series sale through all platforms together has exceeded CNY 2 billion, breaking all previous smartphone sale records in Vivo’s history. Another thing to note is that, this was reported as of on the 19th of October 2024 at 10 AM local time in China, one hour after the official sale began for X200 and X200 Pro devices in China.

Apart from the X200 and X200 Pro models, Vivo’s X200 series also has a third device – the X200 Pro mini. The official sale for the X200 Pro mini will be starting four days later, on the 25th of October 2024, at 9 AM local time in China.

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OnePlus, the popular smartphone manufacturer, has announced a series of OxygenOS 14 updates for several of its devices. The updates, which are being rolled out incrementally, bring new features, improvements, and the latest security patches to the OnePlus 8T, Nord 2T, Nord CE3 5G, and the OnePlus 9 series.

OnePlus 8T

The OnePlus 8T is receiving the OxygenOS 14.0.0.603 update, which is currently rolling out in the Indian region.

Firmware version: KB2001_14.0.0.603(EX01)

Changelog:

System

• Adds the feature of setting the default alarm sound in “Clock” for all alarms in a unified manner.
• Adds a module to Trinity Engine to optimise apps after system updates, speeding up app launches and reducing power consumption.
• Improves the user experience of scrolling screenshots. Notifications and Live Alerts messages won’t pop up and floating windows won’t be displayed when you take a scrolling screenshot.
• Integrates the October 2024 Android security patch to enhance system security.

Security

• Adds a “Deny only when app launches” option to the “Device motion & orientation” permission in “Settings” for refined control of application jumps.

OnePlus Nord 2T

The Nord 2T is getting the OxygenOS 14.0.0.607 update in both India and Europe.

Firmware versions:

• IN: CPH2401_14.0.0.607(EX01)
• EU: CPH2399_14.0.0.607(EX01)

Changelog:

System

• Adds the feature of setting the default alarm sound in “Clock” for all alarms in a unified manner.
• Integrates the October 2024 Android security patch to enhance system security.

OnePlus Nord CE3 5G

For the Nord CE3 5G, OnePlus is rolling out OxygenOS 14.0.0.1101 in India.

Firmware version: CPH2569_14.0.0.1101(EX01)

Changelog:

System

• Integrates the October 2024 Android security patch to enhance system security.

OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro

The OnePlus 9 series is receiving the OxygenOS 14.0.0.720 update in India.

Firmware versions:

• OnePlus 9: LE2111_14.0.0.720(EX01)
• OnePlus 9 Pro: LE2121_14.0.0.720(EX01)

Changelog:

System

• Adds the feature of setting the default alarm sound in “Clock” for all alarms in a unified manner.
• Adds a module to Trinity Engine to optimise apps after system updates, speeding up app launches and reducing power consumption.
• Improves the user experience of scrolling screenshots. Notifications and Live Alerts messages won’t pop up and floating windows won’t be displayed when you take a scrolling screenshot.
• Integrates the October 2024 Android security patch to enhance system security.

All these updates are being rolled out incrementally, starting with a small percentage of users before a broader release in the coming days. OnePlus encourages users in India to report any bugs they encounter by dialing *#800# in the Google Dialer app.

Notably, as of the latest reports, there have been no user-reported issues with these updates for any of the above smartphones.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit 2024 event will be held between October 21 to October 23 in Maui, Hawaii. At this upcoming event the company is expected to unveil its much anticipated Snapdragon 8 Elite (formerly known as Snapdragon 8 Gen 4). Xiaomi 15 series is already confirmed to features this chipset while few other devices are also said to be powered by Snapdragon 8 Elite.

Snapdragon has today officially announced that users will be able to get an inside look into this years hottest innovations, product launches and extra special surprises straight from the summit on Snapdragon’s YouTube Channel.

#Snapdragon Insiders: Get an Inside Look into this year's hottest innovations, product launches, and extra special surprises — straight from #SnapdragonSummit. Tune in Monday at 2 PM PT. https://t.co/WULzbXR78W pic.twitter.com/vRxsQ2xxra

— Snapdragon (@Snapdragon) October 18, 2024

This inside look will be live on Monday at 2PM PT. Snapdragon Summit Inside Look will be presented by Snapdragon Insiders. Lets see what exciting innovation and technologies we will get to see in this Inside look.

Reportedly, Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 (8 Elite) will arrive with two variants- SM8750 and SM8750P. The chipset is said to be using self-developed custom Oryon cores, and support LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.0 storage (PCle 5 2-lane). It is also revealed that the chipset will be able to achieve reading and writing speeds of 4,500MB/s and 4,000MB/s respectively.

Notably a significant improvement has been brought in terms of screen resolution and refresh rate support. From the previous 3360 x 1600 pixels resolution + 144Hz refresh rate support, the chipset will be able to support up to 3840 x 2560 pixels resolution and 144Hz refresh rate, thanks to the Adreno 830 GPU [This means devices will be able to have resolutions higher than 4K]. The Wi-Fi/Bluetooth chip has also been upgraded to WCN7880/7881, and this should be the FastConnect 7900. UWB support will also thus be present.

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Last year, Voot was integrated with Jio Cinema, and all the content that was available on the Voot platform was shifted to Jio Cinema. While Jio Cinema has also bagged the streaming rights of IPL for five years, earlier these streaming rights were with Disney+ Hotstar.

Well interestingly, Reliance Industries has acquired the ownership of Disney+ Hotstar. Earlier reports suggested that Reliance will make Disney+ Hotstar an exclusive streaming platform for the newly merged entity comprising Star India and Viacom 18. While some hinted that the company might run separate platforms for sports and entertainment. It was said that the company could decide to retain Disney+ Hotstar due to its superior technology infrastructure.

Now as per some sources, Reliance may merge Jio Cinema and Disney+ Hotstar, and this combined OTT platform will be called Jio Hotstar. It is said that this merger will make Jio Hotstar the biggest OTT platform in the country with a wide subscription base. Whereas Jio Hotstar is also expected to dominate the Indian streaming space.

Reliance may soon officially announce this merger and Jio Hotstar may also start streaming soon. Stay tuned with The Tech Outlook for all the latest updates.

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Following the recent price hike of the YouTube Premium subscription plan, Google is revealed to be testing a cheaper alternative. This is regarding YouTube’s Premium Lite subscription that was discontinued back in 2023, however, the newer version has a catch.

Here’s more about it.

Is YouTube’s Premium Lite Really Back?

For those of you who don’t know, similar to the YouTube Premium subscription, the YouTube Premium Lite subscription also offered users the benefit of an add-free experience in the past, and was available at a cheaper price. But do note that other benefits like YouTube Music, background play, and download options were unavailable to YouTube Premium Lite subscribers and was only available on the YouTube Premium plan.

As mentioned, the Premium Lite plan was discontinued last year in 2023 and as we are getting to the end of 2024, Google seems to have plans to bring the cheaper plan back. This is because a different version of YouTube Premium Lite is in test and users in a few countries, namely Germany, Australia, and Thailand, may see the availability of YouTube’s Premium Lite plan on their YouTube account. To note, in Australia, when compared to the YouTube Premium plan of AUD 22.99 per month, the Premium Lite plan can be availed by paying almost half the price – AUD 11.99 per month.

There is one more thing that users must keep in mind. As opposed to the previous version of YouTube Premium Lite that offered ‘no-adds’ benefit, the newer version will have a ‘limited-ads’ feature. Regarding the expansion of YouTube Premium Lite to more countries, Google still hasn’t yet made any announcements and we’ll probably have to wait for a while.

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Apple has announced changes to its Business Connect service, now allowing businesses of all sizes and types to use the platform, including those without physical locations. The service lets verified businesses manage their appearance across Apple’s apps, which are used by over a billion people.

David Dorn, Apple’s senior director of Internet Software and Services Product, stated, “We designed Business Connect to enable businesses to present accurate information to Apple users. With today’s updates, we’re extending this capability to more businesses.”

New features in the expanded service include:

1. Branded Mail: Businesses can display their name and logo in emails sent to customers through Apple’s Mail app. This feature is available for sign-up now, with logo display expected later this year.
2. Tap to Pay on iPhone Logo Display: Companies can show their logo instead of a category icon when accepting payments via Tap to Pay on iPhone.
3. Business Caller ID: Planned for next year, this will show a business’s name, logo, and department on incoming call screens.

These additions build on existing features introduced last year, which allowed businesses to customize their place cards in apps like Apple Maps and Wallet with photos, logos, action links, and promotions.

The expansion of Business Connect to include service providers and online-only businesses represents a change in Apple’s approach to business integration within its ecosystem. This move may affect how businesses interact with customers through Apple’s platforms and could influence digital brand management strategies.

As per Apple’s support page currently, two types of entities can use Apple Business Connect

• Company/Organization: Your company or organization. You directly manage how your brand appears to customers.
• Third-Party Partner/Agency: A data provider or data manager who works on your behalf on how your brand appears to customers.

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Update: OnePlus India official website confirms that OxygenOS 15  will launch in India on 24th October. It is also revealed that the upcoming OnePlus flagship device will run on OxygenOS 15 (probably OnePlus 13). OxygenOS 15 is revealed to consumer less memory, leaving more room for pictures, music, documents and more.

Oppo has today officially unveiled its latest ColorOS 15 in China while its sub-brand OnePlus has also yesterday hinted towards the launch of OxygenOS 15 in India. OnePlus already started beta testing of OxygenOS based on Android 15 a few months back.

Well, OnePlus India has today officially teased the launch of OxyenOS 15. It comes with the tagline Speed meets AI and is said to be coming soon in the country.

#OxygenOS15, a breath of fresh air, coming soon! Stay tuned.#OOS15 pic.twitter.com/roGRHhGMY0

— OnePlus India (@OnePlus_IN) October 17, 2024

The exact launch date is expected to be revealed in the coming days while OnePlus is also expected to tease some of the features of this software upgrade.

Last month in an exclusive report, Smartprix revealed that OxygenOS 15 will bring a revamped control centre inspired by iOS and HyperOS. It is expected to boast an iOS-like volume panel, live photos feature, Never Settle Easter e is said to be back, lock screen customization, and dynamic-island-like feature.

Based on ColorOS 15 rollout schedule in China a user @_techibee on X has shared the OxygenOS 15 rollout schedule.

OxygenOS 15 Rollout Schedule (expected)

November

• OnePlus 12
• OnePlus 12R
• OnePlus Open

December

• OnePlus 11
• OnePlus 11R
• Nord 4 (likely)

Q1 2025

• OnePlus 10 series
• OnePlus Nord series

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Along with other brands, Realme has also developed its latest Realme UI 6.0 based on the Android 15 operating system, and it is said to be released this month, in October 2024. The brand is also preparing for the launch of its flagship GT 7 Pro smartphone, which is expected to have the Realme UI 6.0 custom skin out of the box, and its debut will also be taking place in October 2024 in China as per the teaser image shared by the brand.

As things are getting more and more exciting for Realme fans, the Realme UI 6.0 user internal beta testing recruitment date has been announced officially. Along with this, the roll-out schedule for the Realme UI stable version has also been shared.

Read more about the update below.

Realme UI 6.0 – User Internal Beta Testing Recruitment & Official Version Roll-Out Schedule

Realme has now confirmed that from the 21st of October 2024, Realme smartphone users in China can start applying for the user internal beta testing recruitment for the Realme UI 6.0 custom skin, and be able to experience the brand’s latest custom skin and its features before the official version comes out. Also, do keep in mind that as this is the beta version itself, it may still carry certain bugs and issues, and users are advised to be careful before proceeding with it.

Source.

Coming to the Realme UI 6.0 official version roll-out schedule in China, it will begin from November 2024 and continue over the first quarter of 2025, next year. In the month of November 2024, more recent Realme flagship models such as the Realme GT5, Realme GT5 240W, Realme GT5 Pro, Realme GT6, Realme GT Neo6, and Realme GT Neo6 SE devices will receive the Realme UI 6.0 official version.

In December 2024, Realme GT Neo5, Realme GT Neo5 240W, and Realme GT Neo5 SE flagships, along with sub-flagships like the Realme 12, Realme 12x, Realme 12 Pro, Realme 12 Pro Supreme Edition, Realme 12 Pro+, Realme 13 Pro, Realme 13 Pro Supreme Edition, and Realme 13 Pro+ models will receive the official stable version of Realme UI 6.0.

Over the months of Q1 2025, the Realme 10 Pro, Realme 10 Pro+, Realme 11, Realme 11 Pro, Realme 11 Pro+, Realme 13 sub-flagships, and V-series devices that include the V60 and the V60s models are revealed to receive the official version.

To add, the second batch list of eligible devices that will be receiving the Realme UI 6.0 official version will be announced in the month of March 2025, and the Realme GT2 Pro is one among the second batch devices.

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Samsung has today announced that the company has developed the 24Gb GDDR7 DRAM with the industry’s highest capacity and with a speed of over 40Gbps. The brand reveals it to be the optimum solution for next generation applications.

Here’s more about it.

Samsung’s New GDDR7 24Gb DRAM Introduced

Samsung has developed its new 24Gb GDDR7 DRAM after the release of its 16Gb GDDR7 DRAM of last year, and it utilizes the 5th-gen 10nm-class advanced process node, thereby increasing cell density by 50% and retaining the same package size as its predecessor. A 25% increase in speed has been achieved with the help of the three-level Pulse-Amplitude Modulation (PAM3) signaling, offering industry’s leading graphics DRAM speeding of 40Gbps, which can further be even increased to up to 42.5Gbps in suitable environment.

A power efficiency of more than 30% has also been achieved in the 24Gb GDDR7 DRAM with clock control management and the dual VDD design, reducing unnecessary power consumption. Technologies used in mobile products previously have also been brought to Samsung’s 24Gb GDDR7 DRAM, further aiding in improving the power efficiency. With power gating design techniques, the operational stability at the time of high speed operations has also been increased with minimized current leakages.

Samsung believes that its latest 24Gb GDDR7 DRAM will be used more in data centers, AI workstations, and other fields requiring high performance memory solutions, other than its traditional use in gaming consoles, graphics cards, and for autonomous driving. The validation from leading GPU customers is said to start this year, and the commercialization of it is set for early next year as per Samsung’s current plans.

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As announced earlier, Oppo has today officially released ColorOS 15 based on Android 15 in its home country China. This latest ColorOS 15 arrives with AI features and various new upgrades to enhance the user experience.

ColorOS 15: Features

• New Fluid Cloud that supports many third party apps
• 9 inspirational theme sets
• Screens of two applications can split for efficient screen experience
• Reversible editing of photo albums
• Smart Clipboard collection
• Calendar read and write permission control
• Automatically delete verification code SMS
• Oppo Mutual transmission that can transfer 100 4k files in just 8 seconds
• Free window system professional album editing
• New animation engine which is faster and smoother and above all supports Parallel animation rendering architecture
• A completely reconstructed smooth experience driven by Aurora Engine and Tidal Engine
• New Lockscreen customization with AI depth of field and AI filling
• New design, natural light and shadow, real time color mixing and blurring
• New icons and icon packs
• Play games and make video calls at 116.7 FPS
• Better stability of the system
• New control centre (two control centres from which one can be chosen)
• New notification centre with advanced blur
• Live Photos in camera app
• Other AI features

1. AI De-glare
2. AI Smear Removal
3. AI Super Clear Pixels
4. AI Elimination eraser
5. AI Photo Retouching
6. AI Note Assistant
7. Oppo Document Tool (AI Documentation)
8. AI Summary, AI Speak, AI Reply, AI Writer
9. AI Call Summary with third-party app support
10. AI Voice Assistant
11. One Click AI (One Click screen question, One shot question, One Circle question, Picture question and answer, document question and answer)

• New upgraded Xiaobu Assistant
• New upgraded AI Studio

Oppo has also officially released the upgrade adaptation plan for ColorOS 15, lets take a look.

ColorOS 15 Official Version Upgrade Adaptation Plan

November 2024

• Oppo Find X7
• Oppo Find X7 Ultra Satellite Communication Edition
• Oppo Find X7 Ultra
• Oppo Find N3
• Oppo Find N3 Collectors Edition
• Oppo Find N3 Flip
• OnePlus 12
• OnePlus Ace 3
• OnePlus Ace 3 Genshin Impact Keqing Customization
• OnePlus Ace 3 Pro
• OnePlus Tablet Pro

December 2024

• Oppo Find N2
• Oppo Find X6
• Oppo Find X6 Pro
• Oppo Reno 12 Pro 5G
• Oppo Pad 2
• Oppo K12 5G
• Oppo K12x 5G
• OnePlus Ace 3V
• OnePlus 11
• OnePlus 11 5G Jupiter Rock Custom Edition
• OnePlus Ace 2
• OnePlus Ace 2 Genshin Impact Customized Gift Box
• OnePlus Ace 2 Pro
• OnePlus Ace 2 Pro Genshin Impact Paimon Theme Gift Box

January 2025

• Oppo Find N2 Flip
• Oppo Find X5
• Oppo Find X5 Pro
• Oppo Reno 12 5G
• Oppo Reno 11 5G
• Oppo Reno 11 Pro 5G
• Oppo Reno 10 Pro+ 5G
• Oppo Reno 10 Pro 5G
• Oppo Reno 10 Pro Star Edition 5G
• OnePlus 10 Pro
• OnePlus Ace 2V
• OnePlus Ace Pro
• OnePlus Ace Pro Genshin Impact Limited Edition

February 2025

• Oppo Find X5 Pro Dimensity Edition
• Oppo Reno 9 Pro+ 5G
• Oppo Reno 10 5G
• Oppo K11 5G
• Oppo K11x 5G
• Oppo K12 Plus
• OnePlus Ace
• OnePlus Ace Racing Edition 5G

March 2025

• Oppo Reno 9 Pro 5G
• Oppo Reno 9 5G
• Oppo Reno 8 Pro+

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