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Meizu m3 note with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4100mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 9999

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Meizu has launched m3 note smartphone in India as it had promised. It was announced in China last month, packs a 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P10 processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Flyme OS on top, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) for fast focus in just 0.2 seconds and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Meizu m3 note with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4100mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 9999”

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) with 4G LTE, Android 6.0 announced

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 A 2016

Samsung has announced Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), the company’s latest tablet in new Galaxy Tab A (2016) series, after introducing the Tab A 7.0 (2016). It has a 10.1-inch WUXGA, is powered by an Octa-Core Exynos 7870 processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) and also comes in 4G variant. It has Samsung’s signature home button and menu buttons below the display. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) with 4G LTE, Android 6.0 announced”

Smartron t.phone launching on May 19

Smartron t.phone

Smartron, an IoT company which received investment from Sachin Tendulkar recently launched its t.book 12.2-inch 2-in-1. It already promised to launch its t.phone, it’s first smartphone with a 5.5-inch screen at a separate event in Hyderabad on April 18th, but it got delayed. Today the company has sent out invites for the launch of the smartphone on May 19th. Continue reading “Smartron t.phone launching on May 19”

Huawei Honor Band A1 fitness and sleep tracker with UV sensor announced

Huawei Honor Band A1

Huawei, along with the honor V8 smartphone introduced its latest Honor Band A1 fitness tracker. In addition to accurate fitness tracking such as exercise time, distance walked or run, steps taken and calories burnt, it also has advanced sleep tracking that can track even small naps and calculate the quality of sleep such as deep sleep. It also has silent vibration alarm and alerts you for incoming calls when connected to Android or iOS devices. Continue reading “Huawei Honor Band A1 fitness and sleep tracker with UV sensor announced”

Xiaomi iHealth 2 Blood Pressure monitor announced, Mi Band 2 teased again by CEO

Xiaomi iHealth 2

Xiaomi has announced iHealth 2, a new Blood Pressure monitor and the successor of the first iHealth device that was introduced back in 2014. It has a 4.3-inch color screen, uses WiFi Direct to connect to Android devices, automatically detects high and low blood pressure and also has voice broadcast that automatically reads out the results. It offers real time pulse results and heart rate changes. Continue reading “Xiaomi iHealth 2 Blood Pressure monitor announced, Mi Band 2 teased again by CEO”

Huawei honor V8 with 5.7-inch Quad HD display, 4GB RAM, dual 12MP cameras announced

Huawei honor V8

Huawei has announced Honor V8, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in the honor series. It packs a 5.7-inch Full HD or a Quad HD 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core Kirin 950 / 955 SoC and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with EMUI 4.1 on top. The main highlight of the smartphone are the dual 12-megapixel rear cameras with laser auto focus and 1.76-micron pixel size promising brilliant image quality in low-light conditions. Continue reading “Huawei honor V8 with 5.7-inch Quad HD display, 4GB RAM, dual 12MP cameras announced”

Vodafone invests over 1000cr for network upgrade in Delhi NCR, launches Vodafone U packs

Vodafone India has announced that it has invested over Rs. 1000 crore to upgrade its network for more than 1 crore customers in the Delhi NCR region. ” Vodafone SuperNet 4G is available across all major work, educational, recreational and Administrative hubs in Delhi NCR including Gurgaon, Dwarka, Airport, Delhi Cantt, Vasant Vihar, Lajpat Nagar, AIIMS, Dhaula Kuan, South Ex, Azadpur, Naraina, Rajouri Garden, Punjabi Bagh, Wazir Pur, Patel Nagar, CP, Peeragarhi, Okhla, Sarita Vihar, Nehru Place, IIT – Delhi,” said the company. Continue reading “Vodafone invests over 1000cr for network upgrade in Delhi NCR, launches Vodafone U packs”

QiKU N4 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Helio X20, 4GB RAM, fingerprint sensor announced

QiKU N4

Qihoo 360 (QiKU) has introduced N4, the company’s latest smartphone at an event in China. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by a Octa-Core 64-bit MediaTek Helio X20 processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with 360 OS. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, PDAF for quick focus in 0.1 seconds and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “QiKU N4 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Helio X20, 4GB RAM, fingerprint sensor announced”

Xiaomi introduces MIUI 8 with new design and features

Xiaomi MIUI 8

Xiaomi has announced MIUI 8, the latest MIUI ROM at an event in Beijing along with the Mi Max smartphone. It brings a new design and several new features, including new fonts. Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun said that now there are 200 million MIUI users worldwide. Continue reading “Xiaomi introduces MIUI 8 with new design and features”

Xiaomi Mi Max with 6.44-inch 1080p display, 16MP camera, 4850mAh battery announced

Xiaomi Mi Max

Xiaomi just announced Mi Max, the company’s first phablet at an event in China. It has a 6.44-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Hexa-Core Snapdragon 650 or Octa-Core Snapdragon 652 SoCs, runs on MIUI 8 based on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with One-handed mode and shortcut dock to launch apps easily. It has a 16-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, PDAF and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has a fingerprint sensor on the back. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Max with 6.44-inch 1080p display, 16MP camera, 4850mAh battery announced”

Lenovo Zuk Z1 with Cyanogen OS launched in India for Rs. 13499

Lenovo Z1

Lenovo has launched its Zuk Z1 smartphone in India in a crowd-sourced launch, as it had promised. The smartphone was introduced back in August last year, packs a 5.5-inch 1080p display, is powered by Snapdragon 801 SoC, packs 3GB of RAM, runs on Cyanogen OS 12.1 based on Andriod 5.1 (Lollipop), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera.

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Coolpad Max flagship smartphone launching in India on May 20

Coolpad Max

Coolpad is all set to launch its new flagship smartphone in India on May 20th. Coolpad just says “As we brought the history changing Dual SIM Dual Standby 12 years ago, this time again we prepared something unique for you!”. without giving an hint about the smartphone. It also ran “Dual in One” campaign for the flagship. The teaser on the Coolpad India Facebook page reveals that it will be the Coolpad Max. Continue reading “Coolpad Max flagship smartphone launching in India on May 20”

Moto X 2016 phones with modular backplates to be announced at Lenovo Tech World on June 9

Motorola Moto X 2016

Motorola Moto X (2016) and new Droid smartphone with metal body surfaced earlier today. Today Lenovo has announced its Tech World 2016 event where it will unveil the next Moto X flagship smartphone along with its first consumer-ready Project Tango smartphone that was first announced at the CES earlier this year. Continue reading “Moto X 2016 phones with modular backplates to be announced at Lenovo Tech World on June 9”

Micromax Canvas XP 4G with 5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM launched for Rs. 7499

Micromax Canvas XP 4G

Micromax has launched Canvas XP 4G, the company’s latest budget 4G smartphone in the Canvas series. It packs a 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a 1GHz quad-core processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) OS, comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Micromax has partnered with Snapdeal to sell the smartphone. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas XP 4G with 5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM launched for Rs. 7499”