Multitasking and performance to be key focus for Coolpad’s new device

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In a recent article, we’d talked about how Coolpad had managed to craft a niche for itself through devices that offered a perfect balance between price and performance. Through that delicate balance and value proposition, the Coolpad Note 3 and Note 3 Lite were uniquely positioned to create a fan following despite the presence of Xiaomi’s very popular products. Indeed in the entry to mid range segment, Coolpad’s devices stood out for the quality of hardware, software optimization and attention to detail.  Continue reading “Multitasking and performance to be key focus for Coolpad’s new device”

How Huawei has refined the smartphone display with the P9

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A lot of people talk about the display type, the brightness, contrast ratio and several aspects of a display. However, one thing that most people often ignore when talking about a smartphone display is the screen’s color reproduction and the customization it offers. Luckily, Huawei have paid special attention to their display especially in terms of color.

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Why the Huawei P9 is an engineering marvel – Packing high-end specs into a svelte body

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Perhaps the most important thing about the Huawei P9 is its design and how compact it is. While there are several other smartphones too that come with compact bodies, most of them compromise on what is inside. The Huawei P9 on the other hand tells a different story.

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Huawei P9 with Dual Leica Lens embraces the art of monochrome photography

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There’s just something about black and white images or monochrome images rather that manages to capture attention and provide a level of detail as well as convey emotion better than colour photos. But what exactly is considered as a monochrome image and what are the advantages of shooting in monochrome. Let’s find out.

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The dual-camera: Huawei P9 with Dual Leica Lens is an answer to every photographer’s need

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The concept of dual cameras isn’t new to the smartphone world. No, we aren’t referring to the front and rear cameras on smartphones. What we mean is dual cameras at the rear of the smartphone. Over the past half a decade or so, we have seen several different implementations of dual camera smartphones but none of them has been able to grab attention like the Huawei P9 does. What’s the reason? Let’s find out.

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A smartphone or a DSLR? Huawei P9 with dual Leica lens has the answer

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A recent trend has arisen where an influx of people buy DSLRs in order to capture their precious moments in the best way possible. This trend has made its way to Indian shores too but perhaps a bit too late considering how smartphones have improved in the recent past in terms of photography. So is it still worth buying a DSLR or is it fine to get just a smartphone to capture your precious moments? Let’s find out.

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How a partnership can redefine the art of smartphone photography

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Huawei has partnered up with Leica to redefine mobile photography. Partnerships between two companies aren’t something new especially when it comes to smartphones. Over the years, we’ve had several partnerships provide us with a wide variety of products that promised a whole different experience. However not every partnership has resulted in results that are worth boasting about be it in favor of the brands or the end-user. But, when done right, it can totally change the game forever.

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10 reasons why you should choose Flyme over Stock Android

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While many Android purists would swear by Vanilla Android, many devices running on stock Android aren’t that good in terms of user experience. There are several features that are missing on stock Android that could potentially make the lives of users much easier.

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How new is your new smartphone?

So you’ve bought the hottest smartphone in the market. You’ve been using it for a few months. Things are going great. Until it all starts to go wrong.

The phone starts to hang. It’s no longer as fast as it was when you unboxed it. It can’t keep up with the tasks you want it to perform.
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What makes the Honor 5C the best camera in its segment

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On paper, the Honor 5C seems like a good bet in terms of camera hardware with its 13 Megapixel camera, f/2.0 aperture and LED flash. However, there have been several cases where smartphones have had impressive specifications on paper but failed to deliver in real life situations. That’s because they don’t understand the harmony required between the hardware and software. Honor however, perfectly understands that.

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How the Honor 5C sets a benchmark for the mid range camera smartphones

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The Honor 5C features a 13 Megapixel camera at the back with an LED flash. Just like in the case of processors and batteries, users must come to understand the fact that simply having a larger sensor, pixel count, larger pixels or a larger aperture, doesn’t necessarily guarantee a better image quality. A combination of those factors or even one of those factors will help improve the quality but it has to be done right and a lot of it depends on the processing of the images itself.

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