Xiaomi Mi 4i Benchmarks

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Xiaomi launched its Mi 4i smartphone in India last week at a price tag of Rs. 12,999. We brought you the hands-on impressions and the unboxing of the smartphone recently, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. It is powered by a second-generation Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 64-bit processor that has four ARM Cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.65 GHz per core and other four Cortex A53 cores are clocked at 1.1 GHz per core. It has Adreno 405 GPU clocked at 550 MHz, 2GB DDR3 RAM, 5-inch 1080p screen and runs on MI UI 6 based on Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop). We were not able to achieve the scores that Xiaomi has mentioned on their website, but these are close enough. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 4i Benchmarks”

Apple reports $58 billion revenue in FY Q2 2015, 61.2M iPhones and 12.6M iPads sold

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Apple has reported revenue of $58 billion with a net profit of $13.6 billion in their earnings for the financial year Q2 2015 that ended March 28, 2015. Revenues were up 27% and earnings per share up 40% year-over-year. Apple sold 61.2 million iPhones, compared to 43.7 million over last year, representing 40% year-over-year growth, 12.6 million iPads, compared to 16.3 million year-over-year and 4.6 million Macs during the quarter. Continue reading “Apple reports $58 billion revenue in FY Q2 2015, 61.2M iPhones and 12.6M iPads sold”

Bodyprint by Yahoo converts your smartphone screen into a Biometric scanner

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While the conventional way of using biometric scanners involve using a persons fingerprints, the other parts of a persons body can also be used in a similar way. Now researchers from Yahoo have found a way to use this as an advantage by turning your smartphone screen into a biometric scanner.

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Microsoft Lumia 640 available for Rs 9,999 on Flipkart for a limited time

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The Microsoft Lumia 640 is now available on Flipkart at a price of Rs 9,999 for a limited time. The offer is valid only on 27th and 28th of April and is down for the retail price of Rs 11,999 (16% off).

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Samsung S6 Edge is the new high scorer on DxOMark

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Looks like Samsung have another reason to be happy about the Galaxy S6 Edge. Apart from the sales, the smartphone is also getting good response from users about its camera and now DxOMark has confirmed the same by ranking it the best among smartphone cameras.

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Honor 4X Camera Samples

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Honor, the global brand under Huawei has launched the Honor 4X smartphone in India last month for Rs. 10499. We already brought you the unboxing and the benchmarks of the smartphone, here we have the camera samples from the smartphone. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with single LED flash, BSI sensor, f/2.0 aperture and 27mm wide-angle lens. It has Live filters, Panorama, HDR, Beauty Mode, Best photo, Object tracking, Capture smiles and more. You can adjust Exposure, Saturation, Contrast and Brightness manually. The camera UI looks similar to the iOS 8 interface. It has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Honor 4X Camera Samples”

Swipe Konnect ME with 4.5-inch display, 1GB RAM launched for Rs. 3999

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Swipe has launched Konnect ME, the company’s latest budget phone  in the Konnect series. It has a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen, is powered by a 1.3GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support and 3G connectivity, similar to most other Swipe smartphones. Continue reading “Swipe Konnect ME with 4.5-inch display, 1GB RAM launched for Rs. 3999”

Micromax Canvas Play Q355 with 5.5-inch display, 2820mAh battery now available for Rs. 7490

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Micromax Canvas Play Q355, the latest smartphone in Micromax’s Canvas series is now available from eBay.in. It has a 5.5-inch FWVGA screen, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad core MediaTek processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). It has a 5-megapixel fixed focus rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel VGA front-facing camera. It has Dual SIM support similar to other Micromax smartphones and also has 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Play Q355 with 5.5-inch display, 2820mAh battery now available for Rs. 7490”

BBM chatting no longer requires an invitation

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BlackBerry on Saturday rolled out a new BBM update for the Android and BlackBerry 10 devices that will let users manage their social circles with ease. The update will soon be made available for iOS as well. Continue reading “BBM chatting no longer requires an invitation”

LG Magna with 5-inch HD display, Android 5.0 now available in India for Rs. 15590

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LG Magna (LG-H502F), the company’s latest mid-range smartphone is now available in India from retail stores, according to Mumbai-based retailer Mahesh Telecom. It was announced back in February ahead of MWC 2015 and packs a 5-inch HD display and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). The Indian variant is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor, has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “LG Magna with 5-inch HD display, Android 5.0 now available in India for Rs. 15590”

iBall Cobalt Oomph 4.7D with 4.7-inch HD display, metal body launched for Rs. 7999

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iBall has officially launched Cobalt Oomph 4.7D, the company’s latest smartphone in the Cobalt series with sleek metallic design. It went on sale a couple of months back and has a 4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core Cortex A7 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (Kitkat) that is upgradable to Android 5.0 Lollipop. It has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “iBall Cobalt Oomph 4.7D with 4.7-inch HD display, metal body launched for Rs. 7999”