HTC Desire 626G+ dual sim with 5-inch HD display, Octa-Core SoC launched in India for Rs. 16900

HTC Desire 626G plus dual sim

HTC has launched Desire 626G+ dual sim, the company’s latest smartphone in the Desire series in India. It has a 5-inch HD IPS display, powered by a 1.7 GHz Octa-Core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with HTC Sense on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 1080p video recording and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “HTC Desire 626G+ dual sim with 5-inch HD display, Octa-Core SoC launched in India for Rs. 16900”

Reliance Jio launches Jio Chat with messaging, voice and video calling for Android and iOS

Jio Chat for Android and iPhone

Reliance Jio, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has launched Jio Chat, a new chat apple for Android and iOS platforms. In addition to instant messaging, the app also offers voice & video calling, one-to-one & group chats, conference calling, stickers and Channels that lets you follow your favorite brands. Continue reading “Reliance Jio launches Jio Chat with messaging, voice and video calling for Android and iOS”

OPPO N3 launched in India for Rs. 42990

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OPPO has finally launched the OPPO N3 smartphone in India. It was unveiled last year at an event in Singapore and packs a 5.5-inch 1080p display, features a 16-megapixel 206-degree motorized rotating camera that can rotate to 0.012 degrees accurately to capture selfies easily. It is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor and runs on Color OS 2.0 based on Android 4.4 (KitKat).  Continue reading “OPPO N3 launched in India for Rs. 42990”

Huawei SnapTo with 5-inch HD display, 4G LTE available for pre-order in the US for $179.99

Huawei SnapTo

Huawei SnapTo, a new budget smartphone is now available order in the US from Amazon. It has a 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a Snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It doesn’t have dual SIM support, but it comes with 4G connectivity. Continue reading “Huawei SnapTo with 5-inch HD display, 4G LTE available for pre-order in the US for $179.99”

OnePlus will not increase the price of OnePlus One in India

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OnePlus today announced that it has decided not to increase the price of OnePlus One in India even after the Indian government has increased the excise duty on mobile phones imported into India. The company recently increased the price of both the 16GB and 64GB models in European countries that uses euro as currency as a result of falling value of the Euro. Continue reading “OnePlus will not increase the price of OnePlus One in India”

HTC One M9+ with 5.2-inch Quad HD display, Fingerprint reader announced

HTC One M9 Plus

HTC has finally made the One M9+ official at the launch event in Beijing, China. It has the same unibody metal build similar to the One M9, but this comes with a better 5.2-inch Quad HD screen and has a fingerprint sensor below the display for secure lock and payments. It has multi-directional sensors that lets you place your finger on the sensor in any direction to unlock your phone, says HTC. Instead of Snapdragon 810, this has a 2.2GHz Octa-Core MediaTek Helio X10 (MT6795T) Octa-Core 64-bit processor. It runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop with HTC Sense UI on top. It also has China Sense for Chinese customers that lets you set different themes and also create themes. Continue reading “HTC One M9+ with 5.2-inch Quad HD display, Fingerprint reader announced”

Asus Zenfone 2 launching in India on April 23

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Asus already announced that it will be launching the Zenfone 2 smartphone in India in the last week of April. It also announced that it is launching all the three variants – ZE500CL, ZE550ML and ZE551ML in India. Today the company has sent out invites for the launch of the Zenfone 2 in India, which is scheduled for April 23rd.

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Sony Xperia Z2 and Z2 Tablet Android 5.0 update now rolling out, coming to Z1, Z1 Compact and Z Ultra next week

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Sony has started rolling out Android 5.0 (Lollipop) update (v23.1.A.0.690) for both the Sony Xperia Z2 and Z2 Tablet. The update is also available in India, according to the official Sony India support page. It started rolling out for the Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z3 Compact last month, but the update is yet to roll out for Indian units.  Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z2 and Z2 Tablet Android 5.0 update now rolling out, coming to Z1, Z1 Compact and Z Ultra next week”

LG to offer G4 for 4000 consumers to try it before launch in 15 countries including India

LG G4 consumer campaign

LG has launched a new consumer campaign for its upcoming flagship, the LG G4. As a part of this, LG will offer the G4 smartphone for 4,000 lucky consumers in 15 countries to try it out before its launch on April 28th. The Try LG G4 campaign starts today in Korea and will start in Turkey, Indonesia, Singapore, United States, China, India, Brazil, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Mexico, Japan and Hong Kong in coming days. Continue reading “LG to offer G4 for 4000 consumers to try it before launch in 15 countries including India”

Lenovo A6000 is not discontinued in India, will be back in stock soon

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Lenovo A6000 went out of stock recently, and the Lenovo A6000 page on Flipkart said that the product has permanently been discontinued. Lenovo has clarified to NDTV Gadgets that it has not discontinued the smartphone in India and the stocks will be back soon, but the time frame of the availability is not known yet. Continue reading “Lenovo A6000 is not discontinued in India, will be back in stock soon”

Microsoft Lumia 532 Dual SIM Unboxing

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Microsoft launched the Lumia 532 Dual SIM in India back in February for Rs. 6499. Here we have the unboxing of the budget smartphone running on Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim update. Check out the unboxing video.

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Intex Aqua Speed HD with 4.7-inch HD display, 2GB RAM launched for Rs. 8999

Intex Aqua Speed HD

Intex Technologies has launched Aqua Speed HD, the latest budget smartphone in the Aqua series and the successor of Aqua Speed that was launched last month. It has a 4.7-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has 3G connectivity and dual SIM support. Continue reading “Intex Aqua Speed HD with 4.7-inch HD display, 2GB RAM launched for Rs. 8999”

Spice Stellar 526n with 5-inch HD display, Octa-Core processor launched for Rs. 7999

Spice Stellar 526n

Spice Mobility has launched Stellar 526n, the latest smartphone in the Stellar series. The Stellar 526 that was launched last year has a Hexa-Core processor, the new Stellar 526n becomes the first Spice smartphone to feature an Octa-Core processor. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.4 GHz octa-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 3.2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Spice Stellar 526n with 5-inch HD display, Octa-Core processor launched for Rs. 7999”

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM launched in India for Rs. 15799

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Microsoft has launched the Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM in India, along with the Lumia 640, as it promised last week. It was announced last month at the MWC and packs a  5.7-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Windows Phone 8.1. It has a 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It also comes with dual SIM support and 1 year of office 365 subscription worth Rs. 3,299 for purchases till June. Continue reading “Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM launched in India for Rs. 15799”

Microsoft Lumia 640 Dual SIM launched in India for Rs. 11999

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Microsoft has launched the Lumia 640 Dual SIM smartphone in India, as it promised last week. It was announced last month at the MWC and packs a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Windows Phone 8.1. It has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 1-megapixel front-facing camera. As the name indicates, it has dual SIM support. Microsoft India also offers 1 year of office 365 subscription worth Rs. 3,299 till June. Continue reading “Microsoft Lumia 640 Dual SIM launched in India for Rs. 11999”