The budget feature phone category is perhaps one of the hottest yet most saturated markets right now with multiple entries from most smartphone manufacturers. With similar specifications across the board, how do you differentiate from the crowd ? Xolo has placed its bet on Intel’s mobile chipset to set its latest device apart. Is it something that the average user should care about ? Read on the full review to find out. Continue reading “Xolo X500 Review”
Samsung recently announced its latest line of Java based feature phones under the REX branding. We’ve got our hands on the top end model called the REX 90 and here’s a quick unboxing while we work on readying a review of the handset. The phone has an interface very similar to the TouchWiz UI seen on Samsung’s higher end devices. Continue reading “Samsung REX 90 Unboxing”
The Samsung REX 70 was announced today by the Korean manufacturer at an event in Delhi. The device is a part of its new range of entry level JAVA based phones. The phone has a 3inch screen with a resolution of 320×240. The screen is of the capacitive variety and offers multi touch gestures. Continue reading “Samsung REX 70 Photo Gallery”
Samsung has today launched its latest feature phone handset, the REX 80 which is a part of its new range of JAVA based handsets. Continue reading “Samsung REX 80 Photo Gallery”
A few weeks ago Micromax, the popular Indian smartphone manufacturer, showed off its next Android flagship. Catering to the budget minded audience, the Micromax A116 Canvas HD packs a punch in terms of specifications at an extremely wallet friendly price point of Rs. 13,990.
The handset pairs a quad core processor with a 5inch 720p screen and runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bran. We’ve got a handset over at our office and decided to put up an unboxing as a teaser while we put it through its paces. Continue reading “Micromax A116 Canvas HD Unboxing”
HCL launched range of tablets in the ME series including the ME U2, ME U1 and the ME Y3. Here we have a hands-on photos of the ME U2 tablet. The ME U2 has a 7-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It is powered by a 1 GHz Cortex A9 processor with Mali 400 GPU. The ME U2 is the successor of the ME U1 that was launched launched last year. Continue reading “HCL ME U2 Tablet Photo Gallery”
HCL today launched the ME Y3, the company’s latest entrant into the crowded Android tablet market alongside the ME U1 and ME Y3. We got some hands on time with the tablet and did a short photo gallery. The 7inch tablet has a resolution of 1024×600. Powered by a 1Ghz Cortex A9 and equipped with 1GB of RAM, the tablet might just prove to be a strong contender in the budget tablet segment. Continue reading “HCL ME Y3 Tablet Photo Gallery”
HCL officially launched the ME V1, the company’s latest Android tablet in the ME series along with the ME U1 and ME Y3. Here we have a hands-on photos of the tablet. It went on sale in India last month, and features a 7-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It is powered by a 1 GHz cortex A8 CPU with GC430 GPU. This tablet has a SIM card slot that offers 2G data connectivity. It is also capable of making voice calls and sending text messages. Continue reading “HCL ME V1 Tablet Photo Gallery”
What happens when you happen to have two of the hottest new mid range Windows Phone devices on hand ? You pit them against each other to find out which one comes on top ! That’s what we’ve done here with the Nokia Lumia 820 and the HTC Windows Phone 8S. Having a tough time deciding which one to go for ? Read on ahead to make a more informed decision. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 820 vs HTC Windows Phone 8S”
The Lumia 820 plays a critical part in Nokia’s three way strategy to capture the smartphone mind and marketshare across the spectrum. Aimed at the midrange segment, the Nokia Lumia 820 bridges the gap between the entry level Lumia 620 and the top range PureView 920. Can it successfully strike a balance and provide a great smartphone experience ? Read on to find out.
Alongside its full touch offering, Blackberry also announced a new keyboard equipped model during its launch events around the world.
Called the Blackberry Q10, the phone retains the excellent keyboard that the company’s devices are known for and brings the guts and OS of the new Z10.
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Waterloo based smartphone manufacturer, Blackberry launched two new smartphones at its event in New York and across the world. The phones are powered by the Blackberry 10 operating system which takes cues from several other leading mobile operating systems and incorporates them into one single cohesive interface. We got some hands on time with the handset and here are our impressions.
BlackBerry has announced its new qwerty equipped smartphone, the BlackBerry Q10 which is part of its two pronged approach to market its next generation smartphone OS. Running BlackBerry 10, the phone has a proper physical QWERTY keypad. The back has what the company is calling a glass weave finish.
The phone has a 3.1″ screen with 720×720 resolution resulting in an impressive 331 ppi. The phone is powered by a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor paired with 2GB of RAM. 16GB of storage is available for users. It has a 8MP auto focus camera with LED Flash, 1080p video recording, 5x digital zoom, 2MP front-facing camera with 3x digital zoom and 720p HD video recording. The new BlackBerry 10 has BlackBerry Hub to manage all your conversations, BlackBerry Flow, BlackBerry 10 browser, BlackBerry Safeguard technology, Built-in support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and more.
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Over at the Blackberry 10 launch in New York and around the world, the company has just revealed its intentions to rebrand itself as Blackberry.The company CEO Thorsten Heins announced the rebranding. Continue reading “Research In Motion to be rebranded as ‘BlackBerry’”
The Lumia 820 forms the mid range member of Nokia’s new range of Windows Phone handsets. With the 920’s guts and innovative hardware design, the Lumia 820 is a very interesting handset. We got our hands on the white version of the handset and here’s a short photo gallery for your viewing pleasure!
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