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AMD to invest $400 million in India by 2028: Here’s what we know

US chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices said on Friday it will invest around $400 million in India over the next five years and will build its largest design center in the tech hub of Bengaluru. AMD’s announcement was made by its Chief Technology Officer Mark Papermaster at an annual semiconductor conference that started Friday in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat. Other speakers at the flagship event include Foxconn Chairman Young Liu and Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra. Despite being a late entrant, the Modi government has been courting investments into India’s nascent chip sector to establish its credentials as a chipmaking hub. AMD said it will open its new design centre campus in Bengaluru by end of this year and create 3,000 new engineering roles within five years. “Our India teams will continue to play a pivotal role in delivering the high-performance and adaptive solutions that support AMD customers worldwide,” Papermaster said. The new 500,000-square-foot (55,5...

Asus ZenFone 7 Pro is nearing launch, may get Snapdragon 865 Plus chip

Asus has been playing it safe with its ROG Phone series in the last few years. It is easy to say the company has found the perfect recipe for doing high selling gaming smartphones. When it comes to the standard flagship phones, though, Asus is unable to compete on the same levels as its rivals. The Asus 6Z from 2019 had a fantastic feature set but lost out to the OnePlus 7 and other. Asus now wants to have another go with the ZenFone 7 Pro.

Asus is expected to come up with the ZenFone 7 series as the successor to the Asus 6Z from last year. We say series because there are two phones this year donning the ZenFone 7 name (isn’t the first time). Rumours have suggested a standard ZenFone 7 and a ZenFone 7 Pro for 2020. Both of them are supposed to have varying specifications to sit in different price points. And, it’s not long before these come out in the public.

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A recent report from MySmartPrice’s Mukul Sharma has revealed a certification that the ZenFone 7 Pro has just passed. It is the Bluetooth certification and sadly, it does not reveal much about the phone’s specifications. However, it does point out towards an imminent launch date for the ZenFone 7 Pro. We expect that Asus might launch it in September around the same time as the iPhone 12’s expected launch.

Asus ZenFone 7 Pro expected specifications

Not much is known about these phones yet. There are no renders or concepts for these Asus flagships. That said, the basic specifications sheet is out, revealing what’s running the phone. As expected, you will find the Snapdragon 865 Plus inside the ZenFone 7 Pro. The regular ZenFone 7 will only get the Snapdragon 865 chip. There’s not a lot of difference between these chips in terms of performance though.

Hence, the ZenFone 7 Pro seems to have been designed keeping in mind the OnePlus 8 Pro. This could translate to a proper upgrade from the Asus 6Z. Asus has been acing it with high refresh rate displays on the ROG Phone series and we expect the same on the ZenFone 7 Pro. This one could end up with a 120Hz AMOLED display with no cutout or notch.

If you wondered about the front camera, rumours suggest that the Flip Camera from last year will be retained on these new models. Asus is also expected to give the phone a 5000mAh battery and support for 30W fast charging. The Pro could even feature wireless charging for the first time. However, all these are just speculations and we may have to wait for an official confirmation from Asus.



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