Sony Xperia Z5 vs Apple iPhone 6 – What’s different?

The IFA trade show, which is one of the most popular tech events in the mobile industry kick started today and Sony at its dedicated press conference introduced its latest warhorse, the Xperia Z5.

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Sony Xperia Z5 will compete head to head against the likes of Apple iPhone 6, which is the top end model from the Cupertino giant. We have complied a list of hardware specifications of both the devices in order to help you understand where the Xperia Z5 stands. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z5 vs Apple iPhone 6 – What’s different?”

Sony Xperia Z5 Hands On: First Impressions

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Sony announced the three new handsets under the XPERIA Z5 lineup here in Berlin prior to IFA. We went hands on with the XPERIA Z5 smartphone which is the successor to the Z3+/Z4 and here are our impressions of the device.

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Sony Xperia Z5 vs Sony Xperia Z4 – What’s different?

Sony at its dedicated press event in Berlin unveiled its latest flagship smartphone, the Xperia Z5. The smartphone builds up on what its predecessor had to offer.

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We just thought we’ll help you understand what exactly has changed between Xperia Z4 and Z5 and here’s a comprehensive table that makes things a whole lot easier for you. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z5 vs Sony Xperia Z4 – What’s different?”

Sony Xperia Z5 compact with 4.6-inch HD display, Snapdragon 810 SoC, fingerprint sensor announced

Sony Xperia Z5 Compact

Sony has announced the Xperia Z5 Compact at the IFA 2015. It has a 4.6-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) Triluminos Display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 810 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a fingerprint sensor integrated into the power button and packs a 23-megapixel rear camera with 1/2.3″ Sony Exmor RS image sensor, f/2.0 aperture, Sony G lens, Hybrid AF speed of 0.03s, 5x clear image zoom without loss of quality, 4K video recording, similar to the Xperia Z5. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z5 compact with 4.6-inch HD display, Snapdragon 810 SoC, fingerprint sensor announced”

Sony Xperia Z5 Premium with a whopping 4K display goes official

Sony along with Xperia Z5 has taken wraps off Xperia Z5 Premium at its dedicated press conference at IFA trade show in Berlin. The Z5 Premium carries the same design language as that of the Z5, but has a superior 4K display on board.

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Sony likes to call the Z5 Premium as super-flagship and considering the fact that the device comes with four times the resolution of Full HD, it might well qualify for the new title. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z5 Premium with a whopping 4K display goes official”

Sony Xperia Z5 with 5.2-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 810 SoC, 23MP camera announced

Sony Xperia Z5

Sony has announced the Xperia Z5, the company’s latest flagship smartphone at the IFA 2015. It has the same 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Triluminos display and is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 810 processor, similar to the Xperia Z3+ or Xperia Z4. It runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) and has a fingerprint sensor integrated into the power button. It also comes in Dual SIM variant as Xperia Z5 Dual depending on the market.

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IFA 2015 Coverage

IFA is one of the most popular events in the mobile industry and the show has kick started today. IFA used to be Samsung’s home to introduce its new Note flagship, but the company has done that ahead of schedule this year.

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However, brands like Sony, Lenovo, LG, Motorola Acer, Huawei and others will be announcing their products here in the next couple of days. So, the expectations and excitement is still very high. Continue reading “IFA 2015 Coverage”

Huawei Mate S with 5.5-inch 1080p display with Force Touch technology, 3GB RAM announced

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Huawei has announced Mate S, the company’s latest smartphone in the Mate series at the IFA, as expected. It packs a 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED  display, is powered by a Octa-Core HiSilicon Kirin 935 SoC based on big.LITTLE configuration and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Emotion UI 3.1 on top. It has a force touch display that perceives different levels of pressure on the screen, allowing the user to complete different actions such as zooming in to a photo or launching an app by applying pressure. Continue reading “Huawei Mate S with 5.5-inch 1080p display with Force Touch technology, 3GB RAM announced”

Lenovo Chromebook 100S with 11.6-inch HD display, Intel Celeron N2840 processor announced, price starts at $179, coming in October

Lenovo has announced Chromebook 100S at IFA 2015. Powered by Chrome OS, the notebook sports a 11.6-inch HD display and is powered by a Intel Celeron N2840 processor.

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Asus ZenWatch 2 officially launched in two sizes, price starts at 149 Euros, coming in October

Asus announced the successor of the ZenWatch at Computex 2015 in June this year. Today, the company has officially launched the ZenWatch 2 in two different sizes and offered information about pricing and availability.

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Acer Predator 6 gaming smartphone with 10-core MediaTek processor, 4GB RAM announced

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Acer has unveiled the Predator 6 gaming smartphone, along with the Predator 8 tablet at the IFA 2015 in Berlin. The smartphone running on Android has a 6-inch HD display, is powered by a 10-core MediaTek processor (Helio X20 likely) and has 4GB of RAM. It has a 21-megapixel rear camera. Continue reading “Acer Predator 6 gaming smartphone with 10-core MediaTek processor, 4GB RAM announced”

Acer Predator 8 gaming tablet with 8-inch FHD display, Intel Atom x7-Z8700 processor announced for $299

Acer has unveiled Predator 8 GT-810 Android gaming tablet at IFA 2015. The aluminum-shelled tablet has an 8-inch FHD display (1920 x 1200) and runs Android 5.1 Lollipop.

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Asus VivoStick PC Compute Stick running Windows 10 announced for $129

Asus VivoStick PC

Asus has announced VivoStick PC, a PC stick running full Windows 10 at the IFA 2015 in Berlin. This tiny dongle will transform your TV or monitor with a HDMI port to a full-fledged PC, similar to the Intel Compute Stick. It is powered by a Intel’s 14nm Cherry Trail platform, has 2GB of DDR3L RAM and 32 GB of storage, but it lacks an microSD expansion slot, which is a big disadvantage since Windows 10 itself takes half of the storage. Continue reading “Asus VivoStick PC Compute Stick running Windows 10 announced for $129”

Acer Revo Build modular mini PC with stackable blocks announced

Acer has launched Revo Build which is a modular mini PC that comes with modular components. The Revo Build M1-601 comes with two main components – the main unit and the graphics.

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Oppo R7 Lite and R7 Plus launched in India for Rs. 17990 and Rs. 29990

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Oppo has launched Oppo R7 Lite and Oppo R7 Plus, new smartphones in the R series today in India. The Oppo R7 Lite has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD AMOLED display, while the Oppo R7 Plus features a 6-inch (1080 x 1920 pixels) Full HD AMOLED display. Both these smartphones have metal uni-body builds, are powered by an Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor with Adreno 405 GPU and run on Color OS 2.1 based on Android 5.1 (Lollipop).  Continue reading “Oppo R7 Lite and R7 Plus launched in India for Rs. 17990 and Rs. 29990”