OnePlus 3 with a new design launching by June 2016

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OnePlus will finally launch its flagship OnePlus 3 smartphone, successor of the current OnePlus 2 by the end of Q2 2016, which is probably late May or June, according to CNET. In an interview with the CNET en Español, OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei said that the upcoming flagship will feature a ‘new design,’ and he hopes it will ‘captivate’ users as much as the OnePlus One, but he did not reveal any specifications. Continue reading “OnePlus 3 with a new design launching by June 2016”

Zopo Speed 7C with 5-inch HD display, 4G, wooden back covers announced

Zopo Speed 7C

Zopo has announced Speed 7C, it’s latest smartphone in the Speed 7 series at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016 in Barcelona. The main highlight of the smartphone is its swappable back cover that comes in wooden finishes. It has a 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a MT6735 quad-core 64-bit processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), has a 13.2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support. Continue reading “Zopo Speed 7C with 5-inch HD display, 4G, wooden back covers announced”

ZOPO Speed 8 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 10-Core Helio X20, 4GB RAM announced for $299.99

ZOPO Speed 8

ZOPO has finally announced its most expected Speed 8 smartphone at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016 in Barcelona. It is the first first smartphone to be introduced with the Deca-Core MediaTek Helio X20 processor. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p screen, has 4GB of RAM, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), features a 21-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX230 sensor, PDAF for fast focus in just 0.2 seconds and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera that also has LED flash. Continue reading “ZOPO Speed 8 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 10-Core Helio X20, 4GB RAM announced for $299.99”

Meizu m2 now available from Flipkart in India for Rs. 6999

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Meizu launched its budget m2 smartphone and the successor of m1 in India, back in October last year, exclusively on Snapdeal, today the company has launched the smartphone on Flipkart. It was announced back in July last year, packs a 5-inch HD screen with a screen-to-body ratio of 75.6%, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core 64-bit MediaTek processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with FlyMe OS 4.5, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Meizu m2 now available from Flipkart in India for Rs. 6999”

LeEco Le 1s open sale on Feb 25 on Flipkart, Rs. 8 crore worth prizes, exchange offers for buyers

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Last week LeEco said that it got 55,000 orders for Le 1s in 9 seconds in third flash sale last week. It also announced that the smartphone will be available through open sale on 25th February on Flipkart. Now the company has announced that it will offer Rs. 8 crore worth of prizes and several offers for the buyers in the sale. So far it has received 2,20,000 sales orders and 2,028,000 registrations in first three flash sales. Continue reading “LeEco Le 1s open sale on Feb 25 on Flipkart, Rs. 8 crore worth prizes, exchange offers for buyers”

Xolo Era X with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 5777

Xolo Era X

Xolo has launched Era X, the company’s latest budget 4G smartphone in the Era series. It packs a 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a quad-core Spreadtrum SC9830A processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) OS, which is upgradable to Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera that also has a LED flash. It comes with dual SIM support and has 4G LTE connectivity. Continue reading “Xolo Era X with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 5777”

Xiaomi Mi 5 with 5.15-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 820, 4GB RAM, fingerprint sensor announced

Xiaomi Mi 5

Xiaomi just announced Mi 5, the company’s latest flagship smartphone at an event in China, as it promised. It has a 5.15-inch 1080p curved glass display, is powered by a Quad-Core Snadpragon 820 processor and runs on MIUI 7 based on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). It has a 16-megapixel rear camera with two-tone LED flash, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF), resulting in a quick focus, DTI pixel isolation technology, Spectra image processor, 4-axis optical image stabilization (OIS), 4K video recording and a 4-megapixel front-facing camera with pixel size of 2 microns. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 5 with 5.15-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 820, 4GB RAM, fingerprint sensor announced”

Xiaomi Mi 4S with 5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 808, 3GB RAM, fingerprint sensor announced

Xiaomi Mi 4S

Xiaomi just announced Mi 4S, the company’s latest smartphone in the Mi 4 series at an event in China. It has a 5-inch 1080p display, is powered by an Hexa-Core Snadpragon 808 processor and runs on MIUI 7 based on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with two-tone LED flash, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 4S with 5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 808, 3GB RAM, fingerprint sensor announced”

Intex Aqua Fish with Sailfish OS 2.0, 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4G LTE coming in April

Intex Aqua Fish

Back in July last year Jolla teamed up with Intex for licensing Sailfish OS 2.0. Intex showcased an early prototype of the Aqua Fish smartphone at the MWC Shanghai at that time. Now at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona the company has officially announced the smartphone along with its specifications. It packs a 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad core processor, has 2GB of RAM, 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Intex Aqua Fish with Sailfish OS 2.0, 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4G LTE coming in April”

General Mobile GM 5 Plus Android One smartphone with 3GB RAM, Android 6.0, 13MP front camera announced

General Mobile GM5 Plus

Google expanded its Android One program to Turkey back in May last year and introduced General Mobile 4G. Now it has introduced GM5 Plus, a high-end Android One smartphone with a 5.5-inch 1080p display with 79% screen-to-body ratio, Octa-Core Snapdragon 617 processor, Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), 13-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 13-megapixel auto focus front-facing camera that also has LED flash. Continue reading “General Mobile GM 5 Plus Android One smartphone with 3GB RAM, Android 6.0, 13MP front camera announced”

ARM Cortex-A32 processor for IoT and embedded products announced

ARM Cortex-A32

ARM has announced Cortex-A32 processor, it’s latest ultra-efficient application processor for next-generation embedded products. “It is built on the ARMv8-A architecture and is 25% more efficient than the Cortex-A7, delivers higher performance and occupies less than 0.25 mm2 of silicon area, while consuming less than 4mW of total power at 100 MHz in a 28nm process node,” said ARM. Continue reading “ARM Cortex-A32 processor for IoT and embedded products announced”

Le Max Pro the first smartphone with Snapdragon 820 goes on sale in China

LeTV Max Pro

LeEco Le Max Pro, which was the first smartphone to be announced with the Snapdragon 820 SoC also becomes the first smartphone with the processor to go on sale in China. Founder and CEO Jia Yueting today on weibo (Via) said that 1000 units of the flagship smartphone will be available for purchase at 1999 yuan (US$ 306 / Rs. 20,995 approx.). Even though they are just engineering models and not the retail units, users can switch it for the final version when the commercial version is out. Continue reading “Le Max Pro the first smartphone with Snapdragon 820 goes on sale in China”

Timex Metropolitan+ Android and iOS compatible smartwatch launched for Rs. 9995

Timex Metropolitan+

Timex today launched its Metropolitan+ watch in India. It is an along watch that also acts as a activity tracker with a look of a traditional analog watch. The unique fourth hand tracks daily steps, distance and percent to goal right on the dial. It uses Bluetooth technology to connect to the Timex app on Android and iOS devices that tracks daily activity, including steps, distance and calories burned. The phone app stores your data so you can access and analyze it at any time. Continue reading “Timex Metropolitan+ Android and iOS compatible smartwatch launched for Rs. 9995”

OPPO SmartSensor sensor-based image stabilization technology for smartphones announced

OPPO SmartSensor

OPPO today announced its new SmartSensor image stabilization technology at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016 in Barcelona. “It is the first sensor-based image stabilizer in the industry and also the smallest image stabilizer in the world,” claims OPPO. Continue reading “OPPO SmartSensor sensor-based image stabilization technology for smartphones announced”

OPPO VOOC Super Flash Charge technology can charge a smartphone fully in just 15 minutes

OPPO VOOC Super Flash Charge

OPPO today announced its new  VOOC Super Flash Charge technology at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016 in Barcelona. It can charge a device with a 2500mAh battery to 45% in just five minutes, offering 10 hours of talk time and fully charge it in just 15 minutes. “It is achieved by applying a newly developed low-voltage pulse-charge algorithm, along with OPPO’s customized battery, multiple technical innovations, as well as first-class hardware and software,” said OPPO. Continue reading “OPPO VOOC Super Flash Charge technology can charge a smartphone fully in just 15 minutes”