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Lenovo Sisley S90 with 5-inch HD Super AMOLED display, Snapdragon 410 SoC announced

Lenovo Sisley S90

Lenovo has introduced Sisley S90, the company’s latest smartphone in the S series in China. It has a 5-inch HD Super AMOLED display, powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor with Adreno 306 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Vibe 2.0 UI on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera with 1/3.2-inch sensor ,1.4 micron pixels, and a large f/2.0 aperture. Continue reading “Lenovo Sisley S90 with 5-inch HD Super AMOLED display, Snapdragon 410 SoC announced”

Lenovo Vibe X2 with 5-inch 1080p display, 4G LTE launched in India for Rs. 19999

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Lenovo has launched the Vibe X2 smartphone in India as it promised. It was announced at IFA back in September, comes with a 5-inch 1080p display, powered by a 2 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6595 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (Kitkat) with Vibe UI 2.0 on top. It has a 13-megapixel auto-focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 5-megapixel wide-angle front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe X2 with 5-inch 1080p display, 4G LTE launched in India for Rs. 19999”

HTC Desire 820 Dual SIM Unboxing

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HTC launched the Desire 820 smartphone in India last month for Rs. 24,990. We already brought you the hands-on and the photo gallery of the smartphone from the IFA back in September, where it was introduced. Here we have the unboxing of the smartphone.

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Xiaomi introduces 16000mAh Mi Power Bank, goes on sale in China on Nov 11

Xiaomi 16000 mAh Power Bank

After the 5200mAh and the 10400mAh power banks, Xiaomi recently introduced 16000mAh Mi power bank in China.This has the same brushed aluminium finish on the outside, similar to the other Mi Power banks and is designed by Texas Instruments. Since it has more batteries, it is larger and weighs 350 grams. Continue reading “Xiaomi introduces 16000mAh Mi Power Bank, goes on sale in China on Nov 11”

Gionee Marathon M3 with 5000mAh battery officially launched for Rs. 12999

Gionee Marathon M3

Gionee has officially launched the Marathon M3 smartphone in the Marathon series with a 5000mAh battery. It went on sale online in India few days back and packs a 5-inch HD display, powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, similar to its predecessor. Continue reading “Gionee Marathon M3 with 5000mAh battery officially launched for Rs. 12999”

Motorola Moto Maxx with 5.2-inch Quad HD display, 21MP camera announced

Motorola Moto Maxx

Motorola just announced the Moto Maxx, the global variant of the DROID Turbo smartphone as expected.  It has the same 5.2 (1440×2560 pixels) AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, Android 4.4 (KitKat). OS, 2.7GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor, 21-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash which supports 4K video recording and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Motorola Moto Maxx with 5.2-inch Quad HD display, 21MP camera announced”

Lava Iris 500 with 5-inch display, Android 4.4 now available for Rs. 5099

Lava Iris 500

Lava Iris 500, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the Iris series is now available from Indiatimes Shopping and HomeShop18. It has a 5-inch FWVGA IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel autofocus rear camera with LED flash and VGA front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support and 2G (EDGE) connectivity. Continue reading “Lava Iris 500 with 5-inch display, Android 4.4 now available for Rs. 5099”

LG G2 Lite and L Prime with Android 4.4 announced

LG L Prime

LG has introduced G2 Lite (D295) and L Prime (D337) in Brazil. These new smartphones that are variants of L Fino and L Bello smartphones that were launched in India recently.  The LG G2 Lite has a 4.5-inch WVGA IPS screen, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. The L Prime has a 5-inch FWVGA IPS screen, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor, comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1-megapixel front-facing camera. Both these run on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with premium UX features.

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Pioneer HDJ-500 headphones launched in India for Rs. 8590

Pioneer HDJ-500

Pioneer, popular for its in-car entertainment systems has  launched Pioneer HDJ- 500, DJ headphones in India. It has a powerful 40mm driver, a strong rare earth magnet and compact earpads that increases the sound pressure to provide a rich low range. You can rotate the right ear housing by 60 degrees and has flexible headband that enables DJs monitor speakers and crowd reactions. Continue reading “Pioneer HDJ-500 headphones launched in India for Rs. 8590”

Jawbone UP MOVE and UP3 fitness trackers announced

Jawbone MOVE

Jawbone has announced UP3, a multi-sensor top-end fitness tracker and UP MOVE, a compact entry-level fitness tracker. The Jawbone UP MOVE is a Clip on that has an LED display that can track your steps and your sleep. The Jawbone UP3 has several sensors, including a Heart Health Sensor that measures resting heart rate. It has a water-resistant design and promises a week of battery life.

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Panasonic P55 with 5.5-inch HD display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 10290

Panasonic P55

Panasonic has launched P55, the company’s latest smartphone in P Series. It has a 5.5-inch HD display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a  8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and has unique features such as Pop-i Player, Music Café and Gesture Play. It launched the P61 smartphone with a 6-inch display few months back. Continue reading “Panasonic P55 with 5.5-inch HD display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 10290”

Vivo X5Max L with 4.75mm thickness gets certified in China

Vivo X5Max L

Last week Oppo introduced the Oppo R5 smartphone with 4.85mm slim body, thinner than the 5.1mm Gionee Elife S5.1. Now the Vivo X5Max L smartphone with just 4.75mm thickness has been certified on China’s TENAA certification website. The Vivo X5Max L  has a 5.5-inch 1080p display, powered by a 1.7GHz Octa-Core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 1080p video recording and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Vivo X5Max L with 4.75mm thickness gets certified in China”

NVIDIA to roll out Android 5.0 Lollipop update for Shield Tablet this November

NVIDIA Shield Tablet Android 5.0

NVIDIA already announced that the Shield Tablet would be updated to Android 5.0 (Lollipop) soon. Now it has announced that the update would be available as early as this November, so we can expect the roll out to begin in the next few weeks. It has also released a video that shows the new Android 5.0’s Material UI along with Material redesign for NVIDIA’s Shield Hub and Dabbler apps. Continue reading “NVIDIA to roll out Android 5.0 Lollipop update for Shield Tablet this November”

Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 Benchmarks

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Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 went on sale in India recently. We already brought you the unboxing and the photo gallery of the smartphone. Here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. The phone is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) SoC that has four ARM Cortex-A53 CPUs clocked at 1.19 GHz per core and has Adreno 306 GPU. This is one of the first smartphones to launch in India to feature the new budget Snapdragon chip. It has a 1.5GB RAM, 6-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Let’s find out how the Mega 2 performs in range of synthetic benchmark tests. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 Benchmarks”