Author: Srivatsan Sridhar

Srivatsan Sridhar is a Mobile Technology Enthusiast who is passionate about Mobile phones and Mobile apps. He uses the phones he reviews as his main phone. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram

OnePlus 3T launched in India starting at Rs. 29999, available from December 14

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OnePlus just launched its flagship OnePlus 3T smartphone in India at an event in Delhi, as it had promised.  The upgraded version of the OnePlus 3 has the same 5.5-inch 1080 Optic AMOLED display with 2.5D curved Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection, runs on Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) with Oxygen OS top and has a 16-megapixel rear camera with LED flash with EIS 2.0, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) and Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), but this has a Sapphire crystal lens cover protection. Continue reading “OnePlus 3T launched in India starting at Rs. 29999, available from December 14”

These are Google Play’s best apps and games for 2016 globally and in India

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Google has announced the list of best games and apps for Android smartphones on Google Play during 2016. This list also includes best apps globally, in the U.S. and in India. Best App of the Year is Prisma and Best Game of the Year is Clash Royale. Continue reading “These are Google Play’s best apps and games for 2016 globally and in India”

Sony NW-A35 Walkman with Hi-Res Audio, Digital Noise Cancellation launched for Rs. 15990

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Sony has launched its new compact NW-A35 Walkman with Hi-Res digital noise canceling feature in India, which is the successor of NW-A25HN that was launched earlier this year. It has a 3.1-inch (800×480 pixels) WVGA TFT color LCD display and control buttons. It has Hi-Res audio and Sony’s proprietary DSEE technology to upscale compressed audio files to High-Resolution Audio and other features such as ClearAudio+, Clear Phase, Dynamic Normalizer, 6 band Equalizer and S-Master HX digital amp cuts distortion and noise across a wide range of frequencies for rich, full bodied sound. Continue reading “Sony NW-A35 Walkman with Hi-Res Audio, Digital Noise Cancellation launched for Rs. 15990”

Huawei confirms Android 7.0 Nougat update for range of smartphones, roll out begins Q1 2017

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Huawei introduced the Mate 9 and Mate 9 Pro flagship smartphones last month running Android 7.0 (Nougat) with Emotion UI 5.0. Recently the company confirmed the list of devices that will get Android Nougat update. Huawei plans to roll out Nougat update staring from Q1 2017 for its smartphones. Huawei Mate 8 and Huawei P9 smartphones will get the update first and few other devices will get it few weeks after that. Continue reading “Huawei confirms Android 7.0 Nougat update for range of smartphones, roll out begins Q1 2017”

Moto G4 gets Rs. 2000 discount, Moto G4 Play buyers get Rs. 1000 cashback as gift card on Amazon

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Moto is running a new offer on Amazon that offers flat Rs. 2000 discount on purchase of both Moto G4 16GB and 32GB variants. Moto G4 Play is also getting a new offer that lets buyers get Rs. 1000 cashback as Amazon Gift card. Continue reading “Moto G4 gets Rs. 2000 discount, Moto G4 Play buyers get Rs. 1000 cashback as gift card on Amazon”

HMD Global announces official entry into mobile market, will bring Nokia Android smartphones in H1 2017

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Earlier this year Nokia announced that it will be back to the worldwide mobile phone and tablet market and granted exclusive global license to HMD Global, a new company based in Finland to sell Nokia-branded feature phones, Android smartphones and tablets for the next ten years. Last month HMD Global announced its appearance at the MWC that is scheduled between February 27th and March 2nd in Barcelona. Continue reading “HMD Global announces official entry into mobile market, will bring Nokia Android smartphones in H1 2017”

Reliance Jio Happy New Year Offer has 1GB FUP limit per day, new 1GB and 6GB vouchers introduced

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Reliance Jio today announced new “Happy New Year” for those who are signing up from 4th December 2016 and also said that old customers who are under Welcome offer and new customers will be upgraded to the new offer from 1st January 2017, and will continue to enjoy free Data, Voice, Video and the full bouquet of Jio applications and content till March 31st 2017. Continue reading “Reliance Jio Happy New Year Offer has 1GB FUP limit per day, new 1GB and 6GB vouchers introduced”

Nokia D1C rumored to come in two variants: 5/5.5-inch 1080p display, 2/3GB RAM, 13/16MP camera

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HMD global is all set to introduce new Nokia smartphones at the MWC 2017 that is scheduled between February 27th and March 2nd in Barcelona. Specifications of the Nokia D1C Android smartphone already surfaced back in October, now new rumors indicate that the phone might come in two variant with different display, RAM and rear camera. Continue reading “Nokia D1C rumored to come in two variants: 5/5.5-inch 1080p display, 2/3GB RAM, 13/16MP camera”

Reliance Jio officially extends free Data, Voice, Video and Jio apps till March 31 2017

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Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries at the company’s special event today announced a new “Happy New Year” offer that would offer new users signing up from 4th December 2016 enjoy free Data, Voice, Video and the full bouquet of Jio applications and content till March 31st 2017. All the existing users who are under Jio Welcome offer will also be migrated to Jio Happy New Year offer from 1st January. All these benefits will be available to all subscribers signing up for Jio services up to 3 March 2017.  Continue reading “Reliance Jio officially extends free Data, Voice, Video and Jio apps till March 31 2017”

OnePlus 3 OxygenOS 4.0 Open Beta 8 Android 7.0 Nougat update released

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OnePlus has finally started rolling out OxygenOS 4.0 update based on Android 7.0 (Nougat) for the beta testers in the form of Open Beta 8. This brings all the Nougat features such as Multi-window support, Notification enhancements, custom DPI support Background optimizations and more. It also brings new status bar icon options, quick launch for third-party apps and improved shelf customization. It also includes December 1st Android security update. Check out the complete changelog below. Continue reading “OnePlus 3 OxygenOS 4.0 Open Beta 8 Android 7.0 Nougat update released”

MediaTek Helio X23 and Helio X27 Deca-core processors announced

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MediaTek today announced Helio X23 and Helio X27,  an upgrade to Helio X20 and Helio X25 processors in the Helio X20 family. The company says that these processor have better overall performance, camera quality and power consumption compared to its predecessors. Continue reading “MediaTek Helio X23 and Helio X27 Deca-core processors announced”

Netflix for Android and iOS now lets you download movies and TV shows for offline viewing

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Netflix today released a new update for Android and iOS users worldwide that now lets you download movies and TV shows for offline viewing. This will be more useful for people those who want to binge watch shows or watch movies in airplane and other places where internet is expensive or limited. Continue reading “Netflix for Android and iOS now lets you download movies and TV shows for offline viewing”

Meizu introduces Flyme 6 with content-driven design, One Mind AI engine and over 400 new features

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Along with new M3X and PRO 6 Plus smartphones, Meizu today introduced the most expected Flyme 6 OS, which is its largest system update ever. This brings unique content-driven design that utilizes 8 elegant colors, has over 400 new features and introduces self-developed AI system service, One Mind. At the launch event the company said that it took 430 days for the company to develop the OS. Continue reading “Meizu introduces Flyme 6 with content-driven design, One Mind AI engine and over 400 new features”

Lava X50+ with 5.5-inch display, Android 6.0, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 9199

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Lava has launched X50+, the company’s latest 4G smartphone with support for VoLTE. It has a 5.5-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera that also has LED flash. It has dual SIM support, similar to most of the Lava smartphones.  Continue reading “Lava X50+ with 5.5-inch display, Android 6.0, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 9199”