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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”

Xiaomi to start selling its products on Snapdeal and Amazon as well in India from April 8

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Xiaomi entered into the India market last year partnering with Flipkart to sell its smartphones exclusively though flash sales online. Today the company has announced that it will start selling its products on Snapdeal and Amazon.in in addition to Flipkart starting tomorrow, April 8th. The new move will increase the sales of Xiaomi devices in India. Continue reading “Xiaomi to start selling its products on Snapdeal and Amazon as well in India from April 8”

Lenovo A6000 discontinued in India after selling 3 lakh units? [Update]

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Lenovo launched the A6000 smartphone in India back in January this year. It started selling the smartphone in flash sales exclusively on Flipkart every week from January end. Today the company launched the A7000, successor of the A6000 in India at a price tag of Rs. 8,999. Few hours back Lenovo A6000 page on Flipkart has been updated with the information that the product has permanently been discontinued. Continue reading “Lenovo A6000 discontinued in India after selling 3 lakh units? [Update]”

Lenovo A7000 launched in India for Rs. 8999

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Lenovo has launched the A7000 smartphone in India, as expected. It was unveiled at the MWC 2015 earlier this month, packs a 5.5-inch HD screen, 1.5GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6752M 64-bit processor, Android 5.0 (Lollipop), 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has 4G support, including support for LTE bands in India. It is the first smartphone to feature Dolby Atmos. Continue reading “Lenovo A7000 launched in India for Rs. 8999”

LG releases first G4 video teaser showing its F 1.8 camera

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LG Mobile has released the first teaser video for its upcoming LG G4 smartphone. It also reveals that the camera will have f/1.8 aperture, offering better low light performance. The Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge’s 16-megapixel camera have f/1.9 aperture and the HTC One M9‘s 20-megapixel camera has f/2.2 aperture. The LG G3 has a f/2.4 lens. The company did not reveal the sensor size or the maker of the camera sensor yet. According to earlier leaks it is expected to feature a 16-megapixel rear camera. Continue reading “LG releases first G4 video teaser showing its F 1.8 camera”

InFocus M330 launched in India for Rs. 9999

Infocus M330

Infocus has officially launched its Infocus M330 smartphone in India, few days after it appeared on Snapdeal. It has a 5.5-inch HD display, is powered a Octa-Core MediaTek processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, Sony Exmor R sensor and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. InFocus has partnered with Snapdeal once again to sell the smartphone. Continue reading “InFocus M330 launched in India for Rs. 9999”

Sony Xperia Z4 live images surface

Sony Xperia Z4 leak

Sony Xperia Z4 has surfaced in live images on a Vietnamese website. This shows the smartphone featuring Omnibalance design language, similar to the Xperia Z3. These live images coincide with the unofficial renders of the smartphone that appeared a few weeks back.

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Asus Zenfone 2 launching in India in three variants this April

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Asus already announced that it will be launching the Zenfone 2 smartphone in India in the last week of April. There was a confusion which variant would launch in India. Today the company has announced that it will be launching all the three variant of the smartphone in India. This includes ZE500CL, ZE550ML and high-end ZE551ML. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 2 launching in India in three variants this April”

Motorola Moto Turbo Benchmarks

Motorola launched the Moto Turbo smartphone in India last month. We already brought you the unboxing of the smartphone, here we have the benchmarks. It is powered by an Quad-Core Snapdragon 805 (APQ8084) 28nm HPm Krait 450 CPU clocked at 2.65 GHz with Adreno 420 GPU and has 3GB RAM. It has a 5.2 (1440×2560 pixels) Quad HD AMOLED display and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). Check out the benchmark charts.

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ZTE Blade S6 Plus launched worldwide via eBay

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ZTE has launched its Blade S6 Plus smartphone globally via eBay soon after it was launched on UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. It was announced earlier this year and packs a 5.5-inch HD IPS display, is powered by a Octa-Core 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). It features a 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “ZTE Blade S6 Plus launched worldwide via eBay”

Airtel launches ‘Airtel Zero’ to offer free access to mobile applications

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Airtel has launched Airtel Zero, a new platform that will offer users access to selected applications and services such as chat apps, e-commerce apps, gaming portals and other Internet-based services without any data charges for Airtel customers. Airtel will be partnering with several e-commerce companies and start-ups to offer free access to their apps. It will launch first on Android and iOS platforms.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 launched in Germany, starts at 299 Euros

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7

Samsung launched the Galaxy Tab A series in Russia last month, last week it launched the Galaxy Tab A 9.7 tablet in Germany. It has a 9.7-inch (1024×768 pixels) display, is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). It also comes in LTE variant with voice calling and 2GB of RAM. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 launched in Germany, starts at 299 Euros”

LG UX 4.0 for LG G4 with Quick Shot, Expert camera mode and more introduced

LG UX 4.0 for G4

LG has introduced its LG UX 4.0 for its upcoming flagship smartphone, the LG G4 that will be unveiled on April 28th. The LG UX 4.0 will have easy-to-use interface and offer high level of functionality through user settings, says the company. As you can see from the image, this is based on Android Lollipop. The UX 1.0 brought Q memo and Q Slide, UX 2.0 introduce Knock On, Knock Code and Quick Cover support and last year’s UX 3.0 on the LG G3 introduced Gesture Shot and Touch and Shoot, the new UX 4.0 brings Quick Shot, New camera modes, new gallery, Smart Notice and more. Continue reading “LG UX 4.0 for LG G4 with Quick Shot, Expert camera mode and more introduced”

Infocus M330 with 5.5-inch HD display, 13MP camera launching in India soon for Rs. 9999

Infocus M330

Infocus entered into the Indian smartphone market with the launch of Infocus M2 smartphone that has 8-megapixel front and rear cameras with LED flash at an affordable price tag of Rs. 4,999. Now its official partner Snapdeal has listed the Infocus M330, a mid-range smartphone with a 5.5-inch HD display and an Octa-Core MediaTek processor. It runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, Sony Exmor R sensor and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Infocus M330 with 5.5-inch HD display, 13MP camera launching in India soon for Rs. 9999”

OnePlus One OxygenOS ROM based on Android 5.0 Lollipop released

OnePlus One OxygenOS

OnePlus has finally released their own OxygenOS ROM based on Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), after a few days of delay. The OxygenOS is almost stock offering beautiful, clean, and simple interface without any bloatware. Continue reading “OnePlus One OxygenOS ROM based on Android 5.0 Lollipop released”