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Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 Hands on

At the CES 2014, Samsung announced a new series of Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro tablets and a huge Galaxy Note tablet. Among the three tablets of the Galaxy Tab Pro series that were unveiled, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 is the biggest and has exactly same features and specifications as the Galaxy Note Pro 12.2. We managed to do a quick hands on comparison between the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 and the Galaxy Note Pro 12.2. You can check out the video right below.

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Huawei MediaPad 7 Youth2 with 7-inch display, quad-core processor, Android 4.3 announced

Huawei MediaPad 7 Youth 2

Huawei unveiled the MediaPad 7 Youth last year, now the company has unveiled MediaPad 7 Youth2, successor of the first MediaPad Youth tablet . It has a 7 -inch (1024 x 600 pixels) 5-point multi-touch display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snadpragon processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with Huawei’s Emotion UI 1.6 on top. It has 3G connectivity through a SIM card slot, 3-megapixel rear camera and a VGA front-facing camera.
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Intex Aqua Curve with 5-inch qHD display spotted on official website

Intex Aqua Curve

Intex Aqua Curve, the company’s upcoming Android smartphone has appeared on the official website. It has a 5-inch qHD (960 × 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen curved display based on One-glass-Solution (OGS), powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support, similar to most of the other Intex smartphones. Continue reading “Intex Aqua Curve with 5-inch qHD display spotted on official website”

Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 Benchmarks

Samsung launched the Galaxy Grand 2 (G7102), the company’s latest mid-range smartphone last month, which went on sale in India last week. We already brought you the unboxing of the smartphone, here we have the benchmarks of the device. Samsung already confirmed that the phone is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon processor, as you can see from the CPU-Z shot above it is clear that phone has a quad-core Snapdragon 400 (MSM8226) ARM Cortex-A7 processor clocked at 1.19 GHz with Adreno 305 GPU, similar to the Motorola Moto G. Last year’s Galaxy Grand was powered by a dual-core Broadcom BCM28155 processor. It has a 5.25-inch (1280 x 720 Pixels) display and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with Samsung’s own TouchWiz UI on top. Let’s find out how the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 performs in a range of synthetic benchmark tests. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 Benchmarks”

Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 vs Galaxy Grand Duos – a hands on comparison

We just unboxed the newly launched Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 and showed you a photo tour of the same, but the single immediate question that arises in everyone’s minds when looking at a successor of a hit device is, how better is it than the original? The Grand 2 gets an updated spec sheet, with obvious improvements in the display and the processor department, but there is always more to it than the spec sheet, right? So, how much of an upgrade is the Grand 2 over the Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos? We find out in a hands on comparison video, exploring all the possible differences –

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LG G Flex to roll out in European markets starting February

LG Electronics introduced the G Flex, the company’s first curved smartphone back in October, which went on sale in Korea in November. It was launched Singapore and Hong Kong in December, now the company has announced that the phone would go on sale in more than 20 major European markets including U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Sweden, and Austria starting February 2014. Continue reading “LG G Flex to roll out in European markets starting February”

Sony D6503 Sirus specs leaked, 5.2-inch 1080p display, 3GB RAM and Android 4.4

Sony D6503 leak

Images of Sony D6503 surfaced recently, now detailed specifications of the smartphone has leaked on the same XDA thread. This reveals that the phone would feature a 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) display, powered by a 2.26 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 (MSM8974AB) processor with Adreno 330 GPU and run on Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) OS. It would have a 20.7-megapixel rear camera and a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Sony D6503 Sirus specs leaked, 5.2-inch 1080p display, 3GB RAM and Android 4.4”

Motorola Moto G Dual SIM launched in Malaysia and Australia

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Motorola has launched the dual SIM version of the Moto G in Australia and Malaysia. The phone has appeared on the official Motorola Australia website and Motorola has officially launched the Dual SIM smartphone in Malaysia, in partnership with local carrier Brightstar.Moto G is expected to launch in India in the last week of this month, which is next week. We already know that Dual SIM Moto G would launch in India this year, but it is not clear if we can expect Dual SIM or single SIM variant of Moto G in India. Continue reading “Motorola Moto G Dual SIM launched in Malaysia and Australia”

Rightware launches Basemark OS II for Android, iPhone, iPad and Windows Phone 8

Basemark OS II

Rightware has launched the Basemark OS II cross-platform benchmarking tool for Android, iPhone, iPad and Windows Phone 8. It is built on Rightware’s own engine (BOS2Engine) and includes performance tests for system operations, permanent storage reading/writing, 2D/3D graphics rendering and web browser features across all 3 major mobile platforms. Continue reading “Rightware launches Basemark OS II for Android, iPhone, iPad and Windows Phone 8”

Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 Photo Gallery

Samsung entered the mid-range phablet category with the Samsung Galaxy Grand at the end of 2012 and it has been a huge success for them. A year later, they announced the successor of Galaxy Grand with specifications matching(or slightly better) than their yesteryear flagship – Samsung Galaxy S3. The Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 has just been launched in India and we brought you the unboxing just a few hours back. Now we are bringing you the photo gallery of what may be yet another successful Galaxy device for Samsung.

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New Samsung TouchWiz UI leak reveals Google Now-like notifications

Samsung Touchwiz UI leak

New Samsung TouchWiz UI for phones featuring new flat icons and Magazine UX elements leaked earlier this month. Now @evleaks has posted a new screenshot of the upcoming TouchWiz UI on phones that reveals Google Now-like notification screen. This looks similar to Windows Phone Live Tile UI that would delivers notifications, but also offers contextual information like Google Now. Continue reading “New Samsung TouchWiz UI leak reveals Google Now-like notifications”

Nokia Lumia 1520 Official Flip Case Photo Gallery

Nokia Lumia 1520 is Nokia’s best Windows Phone yet. We recently reviewed the device and you can check out the review here. Along with the phone, Nokia also announced and launched an official flip case for the giant device. Keeping up with the trend of things, Nokia’s Flip case also doubles as a stand for the phone. We have the case with us and we are bringing you the photo gallery of this case.

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Sony D6503 images surface, D6603 shows up in Benchmarks

Sony D6503 leak

Sony D6503, an upcoming flagship smartphone has surfaced in images on XDA. This is rumored to be the successor of the Xperia Z1. The Sony D6603 has showed up in AnTuTu Benchmarks, which is likely to be another flagship from Sony. These leaked images of the prototype shows off aluminium chassis and glass back. According the the XDA user, the phone runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) and has a 20.7-megapixel rear camera. Continue reading “Sony D6503 images surface, D6603 shows up in Benchmarks”

Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 Unboxing and First Impressions

The Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos was the first device from the Korean chaebol to land its foot it in the highly competitive mid range phablet market. It was a big success, at least in the Indian market, but now we have its successor, the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2. With an upgraded spec sheet that includes a better display, better processor and the Note 3-esque faux leather back cover, the Grand 2 has caught our fancy, especially at the price of Rs. 22,999. We got the retail unit today, so here is the unboxing of the brand new Galaxy Grand 2 from Samsung including a walkthrough of the hardware and software –

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Dell Venue 8 Pro launched in India for Rs. 26,499, availability starting February 2014

The Dell Venue 8 Pro, a 8 inch Windows 8.1 tablet that we reviewed earlier, has been officially launched in India by Dell for a price of Rs. 26,499 for the base 32 GB WiFi model. Powered by the Intel Atom Z3740D Bay Trail Quad Core processor running at 1.8 GHz, the Venue 8 Pro offers the full Windows experience, with surprisingly decent gaming performance to boot. One of the thinnest Windows tablets around, the Venue 8 Pro joins the Acer Iconia W4 in its foray into the increasingly crowded small tablet market, with the added advantage of a full fledged desktop operating system, made easier for touch.

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