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OnePlus 7 Pro is among the most popular smartphones in India thanks to its aggressive pricing. Now, it appears the OnePlus 7 Pro may cost less than half of that to make. A new leaked bill of materials shows the handset’s material costs amount to roughly $324.71 (about Rs 22,300) for the base variant with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage.  T he bill of material has been leaked on Weibo and there is no way to verify its authenticity. However, the prices of some of the individual components are in line with previously leaked bills of materials. The most expensive parts of the OnePlus 7 Pro, as per the leak, are the Samsung-made AMOLED panels ($80.08 or Rs 5,490.31) and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855 SoC ($70 or Rs 4,799.22). The 6GB LPDDR4 RAM and 128GB memory costs for OnePlus 7 Pro are ($26 or Rs 1,782.57) and ($20 or Rs 1,371.21), respectively. The material costs for the other variants — which come in 8GB + 256GB and 12GB + 256GB — should be higher. The three rear sensors together

Earlier this month, Xiaomi teased a pair of over-the-ear (OTA) headphones called Mi Super Bass. The wireless audio accessory has been launched in the country. The key highlighting features of the wireless headphones include 40 mm audio drivers and upto 20 hour music playback on a single charge. Like other Xiaomi products, the Mi Super Bass headphones are aggressively priced and cost Rs 1,799. The Mi Super Bass Wireless headphones are primarily built out of plastic while the ear cups are made out of soft foam which will provide for a comfortable fit even when worn for extended periods of time. Besides, the headband is also cushioned with the similar foam as the ear cups. The left ear cup on the audio accessory accomodates three control buttons which can be used to control all the functions like power on/off, play or pause and changing the music track. The Mi Super Bass wireless headphones weigh 150 gram which is evenly balanced across both the ear cups. The wireless headphon

For a while now, Google Assistant has had the ability to read out your text messages aloud. But, this feature was only helpful for users who had all their important messages in the SMS inbox. Google Assistant did not support the same for third-party apps. Until now. As part of its latest update, Google Assistant will now be able to read your messages from third-party apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, and more. You will also be able to send a reply through the assistant to these apps. The read-aloud feature is particularly useful when you're driving, cooking or otherwise have your hands full. And with the latest update, you might not need to touch the phone to even check if your WhatsApp message needs an immediate response. Notably, Google hasn't announced this officially, however, the feature was noticed by many users of the Android community. This was first spotted by Android Police. But this also mean, that the feature might not be widely available righ

The Pixel phones and the Google Home speakers all fall under Google's 'Made by Google' brand. This unit was started some three years ago by the company, before which Google was dabbling in other hardware like Nexus. Now, Google is ready to make its products more sustainable. In a tweet shared by the company, Google says that starting 2022, 100 percent of its 'Made by Google' products will include recycled materials and will maximize recycled content whenever possible. Google's Anna Meegan, Head of Sustainability, Consumer Hardware further wrote in the blog that by 2020, 100 percent of all the company shipments going to or from customers will be carbon neutral. This announcement adds to Google's existing efforts to be sustainable. Google says that between 2017 to 2018, it cut its product shipment carbon emissions by 40 percent. Google also announced its Power Project, which will apparently provide "one million energy-saving Nest thermostats to