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Lenovo Vibe S1 with dual selfie cameras, 3GB RAM launched in India for Rs. 15999

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Lenovo has launched the Vibe S1 smartphone in India, as it promised. It packs a 5-inch 1080p display, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek MT6752 processor, runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) and has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash and phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF). The main highlight of the smartphone is its dual front-facing cameras. The 8-megapixel front-facing camera, along with the secondary 2-megapixel camera will offer crisp images and advanced depth of field, including background blur, background swap and improved low-light results, according to Lenovo. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe S1 with dual selfie cameras, 3GB RAM launched in India for Rs. 15999”

Samsung Galaxy A3 and A5 successors show up on FCC

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FCC, the certification agency in USA has listed two new smartphones on its website. The smartphones are the successors of the Samsung Galaxy A3 and the Galaxy A5.

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Samsung Galaxy A9 shows up on GeekBench sporting Snapdragon 620 processor

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The Samsung Galaxy A9 (SM-A9000) has just surfaced online in a new GeekBench benchmark. The listing reveals that the device is powered by a Snapdragon 620 processor.

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Lenovo Vibe P1 Benchmarks

Lenovo launched Vibe P1, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in India last month for Rs. 15999 on Flipkart. We already brought you photo gallery, hands-on impressions and recently brought you the unboxing of the smartphone, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. It is powered by an Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 (MSM8939) 64-bit processor that has four ARM Cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.46 GHz per core and other four Cortex A53 cores are clocked at 1.11 GHz per core. It has Adreno 405 GPU clocked at 550 MHz, 2GB of RAM, 5.5-inch 1080p screen and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Lenovo’s own Vibe UI on top. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below.

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Xiaomi confirms Redmi Note 3 will be announced on November 24

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Last week Xiaomi’s Co-founder and President, Lin Bin, posted teaser image of an upcoming Redmi Note series smartphone that will be unveiled tomorrow, November 24th. It was expected to be called the Redmi Note 2 Pro, but Xiaomi today confirmed that it will be released as the Redmi Note 3, which will be the successor of Redmi Note 2 that was introduced back in August. Continue reading “Xiaomi confirms Redmi Note 3 will be announced on November 24”

ZAGG Speaker Case for iPhone 6/6s Review

There are countless options for cases for the Apple iPhone 6 and there are quite a lot of Bluetooth speakers available as well. But, there are very few options that combine the both. At least, not many that offer good quality and performance along with a good design and portability. The ZAGG Speaker Case for the iPhone 6 attempts to overcome this issue. Let’s dive into the review to see if it lives up to expectations.

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Google Nexus 5X 16GB and 32GB price drops to Rs. 24573 and Rs. 31550 in India

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Google launched the LG Nexus 5X smartphone in India last month priced at Rs. 31,900 for the 16GB version and Rs. 35,900 for the 32GB variant. Now the price of 16GB and 32GB variants have dropped by over Rs. 7000 and Rs. 4000, respectively. The Nexus 6P that was launched for Rs. 39,999 for the 32GB version and Rs. 42,999 for the 64GB version haven’t received a price cut yet, but we can expect it in coming weeks, since it has only been few weeks it’s on sale. Continue reading “Google Nexus 5X 16GB and 32GB price drops to Rs. 24573 and Rs. 31550 in India”

LG V10 Benchmarks

LG introduced V10, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in the new V series last month. We already brought you the unboxing, here we have the benchmarks. It is powered by a Hexa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 64-bit 20nm processor that has two bigger ARM Cortex A57 cores clocked at 1.82GHz per core and four smaller ARM Cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.44GHz per core with 600 MHz Adreno 418 GPU. It has 4GB of RAM, 5.7-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) display, along with a 2.1-inch (160 x 1040 pixels) screen on top and runs on Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) with LG UX on top. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores. Continue reading “LG V10 Benchmarks”

Jolla to restructure its debt and cut jobs due to stalling of funds

Jolla, the Finnish mobile startup is facing financial issues and is apparently planning to restructure its debt and cut jobs.

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Google planning to launch its Play Store in China next year

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Google, which is a part of Alphabet Inc is apparently planning to roll out the Chinese version of its Play Store. This will be the first time Google re-enters the Chinese market since it ended localised product support in 2010.

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ZTE Blade X3, Blade X5, Blade Z7 and Blade X9 with 4G LTE, Android 5.1 announced

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ZTE has introduced Blade X3, Blade X5, Blade Z7 and Blade X9 smartphones in Russia. These smartphones have 4G LTE connectivity, dual SIM support and run on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). The Blade X3, Blade X5 and the Blade Z7 have a 5-inch HD displays, while the Blade X9 comes with a 5.5-inch 1080p display. The Blade X5 and X9 smartphones have fingerprint sensor on the back. ZTE also introduced Axon mini smartphone in the country. Check out the complete specifications of these smartphones below. Continue reading “ZTE Blade X3, Blade X5, Blade Z7 and Blade X9 with 4G LTE, Android 5.1 announced”

Lava Iris Atom 2X with 4.5-inch display, 1GB RAM, Android 5.1 launched for Rs. 4499

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Lava has launched Iris Atom 2X, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the ‘Iris Atom’ series. It has a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and 3G connectivity, similar to most other Lava smartphones. Continue reading “Lava Iris Atom 2X with 4.5-inch display, 1GB RAM, Android 5.1 launched for Rs. 4499”

Samsung W2016 flip phone with dual 3.9-inch HD Super AMOLED displays, 3GB RAM announced

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Samsung has introduced the W2016 (SM-W2016), the company’s latest premium flip phone in China, after it got certified on TENAA earlier this month. It packs dual 3.9-inch (1280 x 768 pixels) Super AMOLED displays, so that you can use the phone even when it’s closed. You can flip open to use the other screen with a keyboard. Continue reading “Samsung W2016 flip phone with dual 3.9-inch HD Super AMOLED displays, 3GB RAM announced”

Xiaomi might announce a smartwatch as well on November 24th

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We have already told you about Xiaomi’s event on the 24th of November where it is even issuing 500 additional tickets to people who want to attend it. The event is likely to see the launch of the Remi Note 2 Pro and/or the Mi 5. But apparently that’s not all since rumors suggest that the company may launch their smartwatch at the same event as well.

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Weekly Roundup: Pepsi Phone P1s, Canvas Xpress 4G, Galaxy J3, Gionee S6 and more

This week started with popular soft drink company’s first phone launch. After several leaks, Pepsi Phone P1s went official in China. Notably, the standard version of the phone is called P1 and the China Unicom version with FDD-LTE support is called the P1s. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Pepsi Phone P1s, Canvas Xpress 4G, Galaxy J3, Gionee S6 and more”