Xiaomi launched the Redmi 3S and Redmi 3S Prime smartphone in India earlier this month starting from Rs. 6999. We already brought you the review of Redmi 3S Prime, here we have the battery life test results. It packs a 4000mAh (minimum) / 4100mAh (typical) battery, has a 5-inch HD display and is powered by an Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor.
HMD global has appointed Pekka Rantala as Chief Marketing Officer to look after the return of Nokia brand of mobile phones and tablets. Continue reading “For the return of Nokia, HMD global appoints Ex Rovio CEO Pekka Rantala”
In past several weeks we have seen many leaks about two anticipated HTC-made Nexus devices codenamed Sailfish and Marlin for this year. Now in addition to those, the new leaked images by Android Police in a way confirm the alleged two-tone design, and these devices have also been spotted in FCC listing in the U.S, which makes it official that HTC is making the upcoming two Nexus smartphones for Google this year. Continue reading “HTC-made Nexus 2016 smartphones spotted in FCC, new images confirm two-tone design”
LeEco and Coolpad have jointly announced the Cool 1, the first smartphone in the Cool series with dual 13-megapixel rear cameras with f/2.0 aperture, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) and dual-tone LED flash. Dual cameras offer for depth sensing and with realistic bokeh. The phone has a 5.5-inch 1080p display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 652 SoC and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with EUI on top. Continue reading “Cool1 with dual 13MP cameras, Snapdragon 652, 4060mAh battery announced”
Lenovo launched the Vibe K5 Note smartphone in India earlier this month starting at Rs. 11,999. We already brought you the hands-on impressions, unboxing and benchmarks, here we have the camera samples from the smartphone. The K5 Note has a 13-megapixel camera on the back with dual-tone LED flash, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF), f/2.2 aperture. It has a 8-megapixel camera on the front with 77.4-degree wide-angle lens and f/2.2 aperture. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe K5 Note Camera Samples”
Samsung is gearing up to launch a big 5000mAh battery phone in India next month in September, exclusively tipped by an insider to FoneArena. Continue reading “Exclusive: Samsung to launch a 5000mAh battery phone in India next month, could be Galaxy A9 Pro”
According to the second quarter (Q2, 2016) smartphone shipment data by International Data Corporation (IDC) for China, the top three smartphone vendors Huawei, OPPO and Vivo together account for 47% of the China smartphone market in total. Continue reading “Huawei, OPPO and Vivo maintain top three spots in China for Q2 2016: IDC”
Samsung has sent out invites for the announcement of a new Gear smartwatch on August 31st at the IFA. The invite shows a dial along with the caption Talk About 3 confirming that it will be the Gear S3 smartwatch, successor of the Gear S2 that was unveiled at IFA last year. Continue reading “Samsung Gear S3 announcement set for August 31 at IFA 2016”
After showing off its one-to-one video calling app Duo at the Google I/O 2016 back in May, Google has released the app for Android and iOS devices. It relies on your phone number to get you started and can keep you in touch with anyone in your contacts list.
Continue reading “Google Duo video calling app launched for Android and iOS”
Reliance Retail has launched LYF Flame 7 and LYF Wind 7 smartphones. Both the phones run Android 5.1 (Lollipop) and have 4G Voice over LTE (VoLTE), similar to other LYF smartphones. The budget Lyf Flame 7 also has a textured finish on the back for a comfortable grip and the display has Asahi Dragontrail Glass protection. Continue reading “LYF Flame 7 and Wind 7 with 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 3499 and Rs. 6999”
LG has started a new preview program for G5 users in Korea on LG U+ network that would let them experience Android 7.0 (Nougat) early. This preview program will be available only for 2000 testers those who applies for the program based on first-come, first-served basis starting today, August 16th. Continue reading “LG G5 Android 7.0 Nougat update rolling out through Preview Program”
Reliance Jio started offering JioFi 2 hotspot with preview offer for HP laptop customers recently. Couple of days back it started rolling out the hotspot for all and will be available across India from August 16th. We managed to get one from Reliance Digital for Rs. 2899. Check out the unboxing.
Continue reading “JioFi 2 4G Wireless Hotspot for Reliance Jio Unboxing”
Smartron launched t.phone, its first smartphone back in May for Rs. 22,999. We already brought you the hands-on impressions of the phone from the event, here we have the unboxing.
HTC Desire 10, a mid-range smartphone was recently rumored to be announced sometime in Q3 2016. Now @evleaks through Venture Beat has revealed that the HTC Desire 10 series will have two smartphones – Desire 10 Pro and Desire 10 Lifestyle.
Continue reading “HTC Desire 10 Lifestyle and Desire 10 Pro expected in September”
This week Samsung launched its flagship Note series smartphone – the Galaxy Note7 in India, as it had promised. It was unveiled at the Galaxy Unpacked 2016 event in New York last week. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Samsung Galaxy Note7, Gear Fit 2, Coolpad Mega 2.5D, Titan JUXT Pro and more”
