Nokia 230 Dual SIM officially launched in India for Rs. 3949

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Microsoft introduced Nokia 230 and 230 Dual SIM selfie-focused feature phones with a 2-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash back in November 2015. The Nokia 230 Dual SIM went on sale through official Microsoft online store in India last month, today Microsoft has officially launched the smartphone in the country. It has a 2.8-inch (320 x 240 pixels) QVGA LCD screen, polycarbonate frame and sand-blasted aluminum back cover. Continue reading “Nokia 230 Dual SIM officially launched in India for Rs. 3949”

1.4 Billion smartphones shipped in 2015 – Huawei and Lenovo see biggest growth

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The year 2015 saw a total of 1.4 Billion smartphone shipments which makes it the highest number of smartphones shipments in a year. This is a 10.1% increase in shipments compared to the 1.3 Billion units of last year.

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Samsung Q4 2015 profits down 40% YoY, expects tough year ahead

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Samsung has reported its earnings for Q4 2015, in which the company has made operating profit of 6.14 trillion won ($4.4 billion) for the quarter that ended December 31, 2015. It reported revenues of 53.32 trillion won ($50.8 billion) and net profit of 3.22 trillion won (US$ 2.7 billion), down 39.7% year-on-year. It reported 200.65 trillion won ($165.90 billion) in revenue and 26.41 trillion won ($21.84 billion) in operating profits for the whole 2015.

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Google to create smartphones with built-in face and object recognition

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Google is apparently working together with Movidius which is a startup under Alphabet Inc just like Google. The collaboration is aimed at bringing deep learning technologies to smartphones.

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vivo Y51L with 5-inch display, 7.5mm slim body, 4G LTE launched in India for Rs. 11980

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vivo today launched Y51L, the company’s latest smartphone in India. It was introduced as Y51 last month and packs a  5-inch qHD screen, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 SoC, runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Funtouch OS 2.5 on top, has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “vivo Y51L with 5-inch display, 7.5mm slim body, 4G LTE launched in India for Rs. 11980”

iberry Auxus Stunner with 3GB RAM, 4G LTE, VR headset bundle launched for Rs. 14990

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iberry today launched Auxus Stunner that comes bundled with a Virtual Reality Headset that lets you view videos, games and several content on the smartphone in Virtual Reality. It will offer a 360 degree 3D dimensional view of the content, according to the company. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered a 1.3GHz Octa-Core processor, has 3GB of RAM, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera that also has LED flash. It has dual SIM support and 4G LTE connectivity. Continue reading “iberry Auxus Stunner with 3GB RAM, 4G LTE, VR headset bundle launched for Rs. 14990”

Huawei Honor Holly 2 Plus with 5-inch HD display, 4000mAh battery, 4G launched for Rs. 8499

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Huawei has launched Honor Holly 2 Plus, the company’s latest budget 4G smartphone at its event, along with the Honor 5X. It was introduced as Enjoy 5 in China last year, packs a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core 64-bit MediaTek MT6735 processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Emotion UI 3.1 on top, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and comes with 4G connectivity. It supports both CDMA and GSM/WCDMA on both the slots. Continue reading “Huawei Honor Holly 2 Plus with 5-inch HD display, 4000mAh battery, 4G launched for Rs. 8499”

Huawei Honor 5X with Snapdragon 616, metal body, fingerprint sensor launched for Rs. 12999

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Huawei has launched the Honor 5X smartphone in India, as it had promised earlier this month. It is the successor of one of the most popular Honor 4X smartphone that was launched in India last year and packs a 5.5-inch 1080p display with 72.5% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 616 processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with EMUI 3.1 on top, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Huawei Honor 5X with Snapdragon 616, metal body, fingerprint sensor launched for Rs. 12999”

Xiaomi Mi 5 packaging surfaces online – Reveals colour options

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The Xiaomi Mi 5 has been confirmed for a launch on February 24th by Hugo Barra himself. Now, we have new images that showcase the phone’s box as well as the different colour variants that it will come in.

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Samsung may not announce the Galaxy S7 edge+ at MWC 2016

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Earlier, rumours indicated that there would be at least 3 different variant if not 4, being announced at MWC in Barcelona, Spain that is scheduled to take place next month. Now, rumours state that there might be just 2 models being introduced next month, the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge.

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OPPO F1 Plus with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM announced in India for Rs. 26990

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OPPO today introduced the F1 Plus smartphone in India along with the F1 at its Mumbai event. It packs a 5.5-inch 1080p display and has 4GB of RAM compared to 5-inch HD display and 3GB RAM on the F1. It has a metal body, Octa-Core processor, 13-megapixel rear camera with phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF), LED flash and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Color OS 2.1, similar to the F1. Continue reading “OPPO F1 Plus with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM announced in India for Rs. 26990”

Apple might launch iPad Air 3 in March – New Apple Watch and iPhone 5SE to debut alongside

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The next iPad Air 3 is likely to be introduced by Apple in March. The new Apple Watch and iPhone 5SE are also expected to be announced at the same event.

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