Now that most of the major stuff such as screen, processor etc. has been leaked a million times, the rumour mill is now shifting its focus to radio. According to the latest iPhone 6 leak, the device could have something we’ve never seen on an iPhone before.
Continue reading “Apple iPhone 6 PCB leak hints at on-board NFC”
There have been speculations and doubts over the existence of the Google Nexus lineup of affordable smart devices in the past. While some have suggested that the entire series of smart devices would end with the existing Nexus 5, others have gone on to preach that the Android Silver and Android One will make for two ends of the spectrum once the Nexus series is defunct.
Jolla’s one and only smartphone, the ‘Jolla’ is now available in Kazakhstan.
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Lava is all set to launch the Iris 460 in the Iris series running Android 4.4 (KitKat). The smartphone is listed on the official website and packs a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen based on one-glass-solution (OGS) technology, 1.3 GHz dual-core processor, 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lava Iris 460 with 4.5-inch OGS display, Android 4.4 listed on official website”
Microsoft has released Live Lock Screen Beta for Windows Phone 8.1 handsets. It was announced at the Build 2014 earlier this year. Since Microsoft has started rolling out Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Cyan for Windows Phone 8 handsets, more users can try out this new lockscreen app that lets you choose from 6 new lock screen layouts. Continue reading “Microsoft releases Live Lock Screen Beta app for Windows Phone 8.1”
Samsung launched the Galaxy K zoom, successor of last year’s Galaxy S4 zoom in India earlier this month, exclusively on Amazon for Rs. 29,999. We already brought you the unboxing and the benchmarks of the smartphone. Here we have the photo gallery and hardware walkthrough of the camera-centric smartphone. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy K zoom Photo Gallery”
BlackBerry has announced that it would release the BBM app for Windows Phone to general public next week. The BBM beta app for the Windows Phone platform got 10,000 signups within 24 hours after the registrations began earlier this month, says BlackBerry. BBM app for the beta testers went live in the Windows Phone Store last week. The Windows Phone version has BBM features such as Feeds, Contacts and Chat. Continue reading “BBM for Windows Phone to be available for all next week”
Celkon launched the Millennium Vogue Q455, a budget smartphone running Android 4.4 (KitKat) few days back, a week after launching the Millennium Elite Q470 and the Millennium Power Q3000 in the Millennium series. It has a 4.5-inch qHD OGS screen and is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Broadcom BCM23550 processor with VideoCore IV GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). The smartphone is just 7.9mm thick and competes with other smartphones in the similar price range. Check out the unboxing below.
Expect another Huawei phablet soon, in the 5.5-inch C199. The device was spotted at TENAA being certified earlier today, telltale signs that a launch in around the corner.
Continue reading “5.5-inch Huawei C199 receives network certification”
We’re again starting to see the trend of cloned phones, something Chinese manufacturers were known for about a decade back. However, times have changed and these clones come with some actual functionality, sometimes so good that it gives the actual thing a run for its money!
Continue reading “This LG G3 look-alike from China is just 5.5mm thick!”
Moto X+1 that was rumored since April has surfaced in live images. Android Police that has received these images says it is “near-final prototype” device. The design of the smartphone matches the render that surfaced last month. It has a large earpiece grill and a loudspeaker grill on the front, similar to the Moto E. The same design is rumored to be carried out even in rumored Moto G2 smartphone that leaked few days back. Continue reading “Motorola Moto X+1 with wooden back surfaces”
Panasonic started teasing India launch of the Eluga smartphone series last month. Today the company has announced that it would launch the Eluga smartphone on July 30th. The invite says “Launch of the next generation smartphone series”, so it could launch a range of smartphones in the series. Continue reading “Panasonic Eluga series launching in India on July 30th”
Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 (SM-G750A) has been spotted at FCC. This confirms the existence of the device, even though the benchmarks have already been leaked through the GFX Benchmark database. The FCC filing reveals the height and the width of the smartphone as 164.4 x 85 mm, so it would be bigger than the Mega 5..8. It also reveals LTE support and NFC. The UAProfile on the official website confirms the HD display and Android 4.4 (Kitkat). Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 with 5.9-inch HD display spotted at FCC”
The Oppo Find 7 that we reviewed earlier, is aimed at the top end market with class leading tech and.. that includes the camera of course. Following the tradition, the Find 7 too comes with a 13 megapixel camera, just like the Find 5 and later, the N1. It’s the same stacked CMOS sensor from Sony that you find on many devices these days, like the Galaxy S4, K900, Vibe Z etc, but of course it has been featured on Oppo’s own devices too. From Find 5 to N1, there has been a lot of changes, few in hardware and many in software, but the Find 7’s combination of the both has reached the peak level in terms of capabilities, we’d say. With a six element lens, dedicated ISPs for image processing including a really fast and stable HDR mode, the Find 7 adds a bunch of new tricks like Ultra HD video recording, 50 MP photos, 32 seconds of long exposure photography and then some more. To explain this better, here is a full walkthrough of the camera interface and its features, along with camera samples, in our camera review of the Oppo Find 7 –
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OnePlus sprung out of nowhere in the latter half of 2013, a time when a company called OPPO was at the prime of its popularity. Why are we talking about OPPO in a OnePlus One review? There are two bits to the answer: (i) most of the staff, including the company supremo Pete Lau came from the OPPO camp, and (ii) OPPO is believed to be OnePlus’ parent company, even though neither like to admit it. Continue reading “OnePlus One review: A fantastic device backed by a not-so-fantastic marketing campaign”
