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The music scene in India is slowly but surely changing, with global artists coming to perform in the country, a plethora of music concerts and most of all celebrated music festivals. One such phenomenon we just can't wait for is the OnePlus Music Festival.
With a fantastic lineup that includes artists such as Katy Perry, Dua Lipa, Amit Trivedi, The Local Train and more, the OnePlus Music Festival is unlike anything we've come across happening in the country.
All you need to know about the festival
The OnePlus Music festival brings together a never-before-seen kind of a line-up which we're extremely excited to see performing. The festival will be taking place mid November and here's a few things that you need to know about.
1. This is the first ever OnePlus Festival happening in the country and also the first time that Dua Lipa will be performing in the country.
2. While Katy Perry has visited India before, the first time for her wedding to (now ex-husband) Russell Brand, it would be her first ever performance in Mumbai.
3. The awesome line-up for the festival includes local artists such as Amit Trivedi, Ritviz, The Local Train and several others. While the former is known for songs such as Namo Namo, Shaam and Zinda, you'll recognise Ritviz for Jeet, Sage, Hum to Udd Gaye, and The Local Train for Choo Lo, Aaoge Tum Kabhi, and Aaftab.
4. Of the two iconic pop-stars performing in Mumbai, Katy has already reached the city while Dus is yet to leave for the country.
5. While you must be thinking that the international artists will come, tour the city and then leave for their respective abodes, the Bollywood faculty has decided to throw a huge reception for their favourite pop icon. Katy will be heading for a reception party with will be hosted by Bollywood biggie Karan Johar and is expected to see the presence of the regular industry-select few including Deepika, Ranveer, Aaliya, Varun Dhavan, Malaika Arora and more.
Knock Knock
If you're a fan of pop and can't stop swaying to hits such as Roar, IDGAF, Chained to the Rhythm and New Rules, you have to be a part of the musical evening. The festival is surely on top of your to-do list and we just cannot wait for it to begin! If you're still looking to book your tickets, click away before they sell off like hot-cakes.
Date: November 16th, 2019
Venue: D.Y Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
OnePlus today announced its latest flagship, the OnePlus 6T with a new in-display fingerprint sensor in India. The device was announced yesterday in New York and has now been made official in the country.
The OnePlus 6T has been introduced with several improvements over its predecessor, including a bigger display, smaller notch, new quick gestures and camera improvements.
OnePlus has also announced the Nightscape mode for improved low light images. At the event, the company also announced that this feature will start rolling out for the OnePlus 6 users in India starting from tomorrow, October 31.
Let’s take a look at the new OnePlus 6T.
Design & Display
Starting with the build, OnePlus 6T has a metal and glass construction similar to its predecessor. However, the 6T is on the heftier side and weighs a little more than the OnePlus 6. The OnePlus 6T will be available in Mirror Black and Midnight Black color options on launch.
The 6T measures 157.5 x 74.8 x 8.2mm and weighs around 185 g which is around 8 g more than the OnePlus 6. Addition of new components and a bigger battery are credited to this increase in weight and depth.
OnePlus 6T features a full HD+ (2340 x 1080 pixels), 6.41-inch Optic AMOLED display which is up from 6.28-inch on the OnePlus 6. The company was able to achieve this by further tweaking the notch which has been revamped and now resembles a waterdrop. This allows the OnePlus 6T to have a 19.5:9 aspect ratio with an 86% screen-to-body ratio. The display also supports sRGB and DCI-P3 color gamut.
The 6T is also one of the very first smartphones to ship with Corning’s Gorilla Glass 6. While the OnePlus 6T features improved dust and water resistance, although the company advised users not to “take it for a swim”.
With the OnePlus 6T, the company has also done away with a physical fingerprint sensor. There’s a fingerprint sensor embedded into the display itself which uses light through the display to read a user’s fingerprint.
Under the hood
Powering the OnePlus 6T is Qualcomm’s top-of-the-line Snapdragon 845 chipset with an octa-core CPU, four Kryo 385 Gold cores clocked at 2.8GHz and the other four Kryo 385 Silver cores clocked at 1.7GHz.
There’s also an AI engine aboard 6T which assists in camera, UI among other such features. For smooth graphics performance, the SoC works in tandem with Adreno 630 and is backed by 6GB/8GB RAM and 128GB/256GB storage options.
Cameras
OnePlus 6T sports a primary 16-megapixel camera with a Sony IMX519 sensor and a secondary 20-megapixel snapper with Sony IMX376K sensor. On the front, there’s a 16-megapixel selfie camera as well, housed in the waterdrop notch.
OnePlus has added a slew of new camera features to the 6T such as AI scene detection, night mode (also coming to OnePlus 6 by the end of this week) and studio lighting among others.
The primary camera on the 6T supports both optical and electronic image stabilization. It can shoot 4K at 60fps and full HD super slow motion videos at 240fps.
Battery
The OnePlus 6T has received a bump in the battery department and the capacity is now increased to 3,700mAh with support for fast charging. In addition to this, the OnePlus 6T does not come with a 3.5mm headphone jack anymore but OnePlus provides Type-C to 3.5 mm headphone jack adapter in-the-box.
OnePlus 6T price and availability in India
In India, the OnePlus 6T has been priced at Rs. 37,999 for the 6GB RAM + 128GB variant, Rs. 41,999 for the 8GB RAM + 128GB storage variant and Rs. 45,999 for the 8GB RAM + 256GB storage variant. The device will be available in Midnight Black and Mirror Black color options from Amazon India, OnePlus.in, OnePlus stores, Reliance Digital Stores and Croma offline stores.
The Lucknow metro started its journey on the 5th of September, 2017. It has been 4 months since then and after a few on and off issues, a new criteria emerged recently.
The running has mostly been smooth and no temporary issue came to notice. However, recently there supposedly has been a new addition to the Lucknow metro rulebook. People have been stopped and refused to carry professional cameras or compact cameras inside the metro.
The officials at the security gates stopped the travelers from carrying DSLR’s and small compact cameras. Whereas in Delhi and Mumbai metro, no such rule is there and people carry whatever is necessary for them.
The officials off the record said that it has been done to stop people from taking pictures of other passengers and cause any harm to co-passengers privacy. They mentioned that people can carry cameras inside their luggage bags but not separately.
What about phone cameras?
People are allowed to carry smartphones, which at times have better picture taking capabilities these days. Likes of OnePlus, Pixel and iPhone can take quick pictures and their image processing power is far superior to compact cameras.
Selfies are also banned, videography is also not allowed in metro premises but you will definitely find people taking pictures. The issue of not allowing camera is very subjective in nature.
People use metro for daily commute. Be it for work or leisure and people may work in the field of photography. So if you won’t allow them to carry their work gadget in a metro, then how do you think will they travel safely or commute to their workplace using public transport?
There has been no such official announcement till now by the government but the public is curious and the majority is objecting to this new LMRC rule.
Recently, in November, after 70 days of operation Lucknow metro had crossed a footfall of 10 lakh people. By 2019, we are expecting the full North-South corridor to become operational. The work is going on in full swing and these issues must be addressed before the corridor becomes operational.
