Panasonic Eluga I3 with 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 9290

Panasonic Eluga I3

Panasonic has launched Eluga I3, the company’s latest smartphone in the Eluga series with support for 4G LTE and VoLTE. It has a 5.5-inch HD screen, is powered by a quad-core processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with FitHome UI, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has textured back and comes with dual SIM support.

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MediaTek Helio X30 10nm SoC with 8GB RAM support beats Snapdragon 820 in AnTuTu

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MediaTek officially unveiled its Helio X20 deca (10) core SoC in May last year, which is being used in several smartphones. Details about the Helio X30, another deca-core SoC surfaced few months back, which said that the phone will use 16nm FinFET process technology, now Chinese electronics industry analyst Pan Jiutang has revealed the it will use 10nm FinFET process technology, similar to upcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon 830 SoC. It is also said to use PowerVR 7-based MP4 GPU. Continue reading “MediaTek Helio X30 10nm SoC with 8GB RAM support beats Snapdragon 820 in AnTuTu”

Docoss X1 is India’s new affordable 3G smartphone priced at Rs. 888, next Freedom 251?

Docoss X1

After the Rs. 251 smartphone, Freedom 251 from Noida-based Ringing Bells, Docoss, a Jaipur-based company today launched its X1 smartphone for Rs. 888. It has a 4-inch WVGA display, is powered by 1.2GHz dual-core processor, has 1GB of RAM, comes with 3G connectivity and runs on Android 4.4 (Kitkat). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera.

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Moto X (2016) with Snapdragon 820, 4GB RAM surfaces in benchmarks

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Specifications and images of Moto G4 / Moto G (2016) and Moto G4 Plus had already surfaced in benchmarks. Now a new Motorola smartphone with the model number XT1650 has surfaced on Geekbench 3 listing. This could be the upcoming Moto X (2016) smartphone that is said to come with a metal body and a fingerprint sensor. Continue reading “Moto X (2016) with Snapdragon 820, 4GB RAM surfaces in benchmarks”

Airtel launches international roaming packs with free incoming calls, up to 3GB data

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Airtel has launched new Smart Packs for international roaming that offers unlimited free incoming calls, free callback minutes to India, up to 3GB of free data and more. The packs start at Rs. 2,499 and comes with a validity of 30 days. These packs can be activated through the Airtel website, myAirtel app, USSD and Customer Contact Centers.   Continue reading “Airtel launches international roaming packs with free incoming calls, up to 3GB data”

BlackBerry Priv gets Android 6.0 Marshmallow update with several new features

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BlackBerry has finally started rolling out  Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) update for its flagship Priv smartphone, after beta program. The update brings several new features including enhanced privacy, security and usability features, imrpoved BlackBerry Keyboard, better notifications, 24fps 4K video and 120 fps slow-motion video recording and more. Continue reading “BlackBerry Priv gets Android 6.0 Marshmallow update with several new features”

Gionee Marathon M5 Plus with fingerprint sensor, 5020mAh battery launched for Rs. 26999

Gionee Marathon M5 Plus

Gionee has launched Marathon M5 Plus, its latest smartphone in the M series with a 5020mAh battery in India. It has a 6-inch 1080p Super AMOLED 2.5D curved glass display with 77.5% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by a octa-core MediaTek MT6753 64-bit processor, has 4G LTE connectivity, unibody metal build and also has a fingerprint sensor built into the home button that can unlock the phone in just 0.38 seconds. Continue reading “Gionee Marathon M5 Plus with fingerprint sensor, 5020mAh battery launched for Rs. 26999”

Motorola Moto 360 Sport launched in India for Rs. 19999

Moto 360 Sport

Motorola introduced the Moto 360 (2nd Gen.) and Moto 360 Sport back in September at the IFA. It only launched the  Moto 360 (2nd Gen.)  in India last December, now it has finally launched the Moto 360 Sport in India. The Sport version of the Moto 360 has built-in GPS that works seamlessly with Moto Body to track your distance traveled, pace, lap times and more. It can also work with Android fitness apps. Continue reading “Motorola Moto 360 Sport launched in India for Rs. 19999”

Apple records 56% growth in iPhone sales YoY in India in FY Q2 2016

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Apple today reports its earnings for the financial year Q2 2016. Even though Apple sold only 51.2 million iPhones in the quarter compared to 61.2 million in the year-ago quarter, down 16%, during the conference call Apple CEO said that iPhone is still attracting millions of first-time smartphone buyers each quarter, especially from emerging markets. He also said that iPhone sales were up 56% in India from a year ago. Continue reading “Apple records 56% growth in iPhone sales YoY in India in FY Q2 2016”

Apple reports first quarterly revenue drop in 13 years, 51.2 million iPhones sold in FY Q2 2016

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Apple has reported revenue of $50.6 billion with a net profit of $10.5 billion in their earnings for the financial year Q2 2016 that ended March 26, 2015. Revenues were down 13% year-over-year and quarterly profit fell 22.5% as revenue declined for the first time since 2003. Sales were down across all the categories. Apple sold 51.2 million iPhones in the quarter compared to 61.2 million in the year-ago quarter, a decline of 16%. Continue reading “Apple reports first quarterly revenue drop in 13 years, 51.2 million iPhones sold in FY Q2 2016”

HTC One S9 with 5-inch 1080p display, Helio X10, metal body, Android 6.0 announced

HTC One S9

HTC has introduced One S9 in Germany, which has a similar design as the M9s that was introduced last year in China. It packs a 5-inch 1080p display, is powered by an 2.2GHz Octa-Core MediaTek Helio X10 (MT6795T) Octa-Core 64-bit processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with HTC Sense UI on top. Continue reading “HTC One S9 with 5-inch 1080p display, Helio X10, metal body, Android 6.0 announced”

OnePlus 3 with 5-inch 1080p display, 6GB RAM, Snapdragon 820 surfaces in benchmarks

OnePlus 3 (A3000) with 1080p display, Snapdragon 820, 4GB of RAM and 16MP camera showed up on AnTuTu last month. Now the smartphone has surfaced on Geekbench that reveals a 6GB RAM variant and also reveals a 5-inch 1080p screen for the smartphone. Continue reading “OnePlus 3 with 5-inch 1080p display, 6GB RAM, Snapdragon 820 surfaces in benchmarks”

Meizu m3 note with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4100mAh battery launching in India on May 11

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Meizu announced m3 note smartphone in China earlier this month. Today the company sent out invites for the launch of the smartphone in India, as it had promised at the launch event. The invite just  says “Long Lasting Beauty is soon to become a reality” along with the lanuch date of 11th May 2016 clearly hinting about the smartphone Continue reading “Meizu m3 note with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4100mAh battery launching in India on May 11”

Lenovo Vibe S1 gets a price cut in India, now available for Rs. 12999

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Lenovo launched the Vibe S1 smartphone with dual selfie cameras in India for Rs. 15,999 back in November last year. The smartphone has received priced cut in the country and is available for Rs. 12,999.  The 8-megapixel front-facing camera, along with the secondary 2-megapixel camera offers crisp images and advanced depth of field, including background blur, background swap and improved low-light results. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe S1 gets a price cut in India, now available for Rs. 12999”