Apple iPhone 5s Camera Samples

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The Apple iPhone 5s that we unboxed earlier is very much an “s” upgrade of the 5. The first upgrade for the 3g to the 3gs involved a better 3.2 megapixel camera, the second one from 4 to the 4s brought a 8 megapixel camera and the difference in quality was massive, and now we are at the third “s” upgrade which has brought upon significant improvements for the camera, but this time, it’s not about the megapixels. Apple has subverted the megapixel movement and, much like what HTC did, has improved the pixel size. The pixel size might be a marginal increase but Apple claims that it really shows in the photos. Well, does it?

That’s exactly what we are going to see below, with several camera samples from our iPhone 5s for an objective look at the quality. We’ll be comparing it with the iPhone 5 and several other devices at a later stage, but for now, dive in!

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Gionee Elife E6 Benchmarks

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Gionee launched the Elife E6 in India last week. We brought you the unboxing of the device recently. Here we have the benchmarks of the device. It is powered by a quad-core MediaTek 6589T processor clocked at 1.5 GHz with PowerVR SGX 544MP GPU similar to the Elife E5. Even though this has a faster processor, this has a high-resolution display, so the GPU scores would be less than the Elife E5 that we reviewed recently. It has a 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) full HD display based on one-glass solution (OGS+) technology and Gorilla glass 3 protection and runs on Android 4.2.1 (Jelly Bean) with Amigo UI. Let’s find out how this compete with other devices in range of synthetic benchmark tests.

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Nokia Glance Background beta brings Sleeping Screen personalization to Windows Phone

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We all have, at one point in time, used a Symbian phone. Some of us have even used Symbian^3 phones, which had some unique Nokia software on them. One of those was the Sleeping screen beta that added glance-able notifications and nifty personalization options on a standby screen that is usually devoid of anything useful. Nokia had launched a similar thing for Windows Phone earlier with the Amber update, called the Glance screen, but it lacked and still lacks some of the functionality that came with Sleeping screen. In an effort to bring this unique feature on par with what Symbian had, the company has released a new Glance Background app through its beta channel. The app lets you choose your own wallpaper for the idle glance screen of your Windows Phone. Note that the 520 and the 625 are the only two devices that do not support this feature, the rest of the Lumia Windows Phone 8 devices do, and it works really well.

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LG G Pro Lite with 5.5-inch display and Stylus Pen official, coming soon to India

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LG has officially announced the G Pro Lite, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone. It surfaced recently and packs a 5.5-inch (960 ×540 pixels) IPS display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6577processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a Stylus Pen for handwriting that can be stored conveniently in a slot. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with BSI sensor and LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It pack a 3140 mAh battery similar to the G Pro. Continue reading “LG G Pro Lite with 5.5-inch display and Stylus Pen official, coming soon to India”

Intex Aqua HD Unboxing

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Intex is fairly a newcomer in the Indian Smartphone market and it started launching Android devices much after Micromax or Karbonn, but now they have caught up with the lot by releasing MediaTek based devices under the Aqua range. We saw the cheapest Android 4.2.2 phone from the same company, and it even launched its flagship 1080p device – the Aqua i7. But today we have another 720p entry from Intex in the form of the Aqua HD. It sports a 4.7 inch HD screen and a 13 megapixel camera with an interesting design and build quality. We have unboxed the retail version of the box, so here is the video for a quick overview of the device and the box contents –

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Nokia 107 and 108 Dual SIM phones go on sale in India for Rs. 1607 and Rs. 1883

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Nokia announced the 107, affordable Dual SIM phone for China back in August and the 108 affordable camera phone with dual SIM support last month. The Nokia 107 and the 108 have a 1.8″(160 x 128 pixels) TFT display, run on Series 30 OS and features FM Radio with RDS and music player. The Nokia 108 has a VGA rear camera with video recording capabilities, Bluetooth 3.0 with SLAM that enables multimedia content sharing between phones equipped with Bluetooth. The Nokia 107 packs a 1020 mAh battery and the 108 comes with a 950 mAh battery.
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Nokia Lumia 1020 Camera Samples

Nokia Lumia 1020 is currently being hailed as the king of smartphone photography and not many people can deny that fact. With the upcoming transition over to Microsoft, Nokia won’t exist as an independent company anymore, but they signed off in style with Lumia 1020 and its amazing 41MP PureView camera. All this PureView craze started off when they announced the Nokia 808 PureView Symbian smartphone with a 41MP camera and this was PureView Phase 1 according to Nokia. Then later that year, Nokia announced a Windows Phone PureView device  ie The Nokia Lumia 920. Although this one did not have a huge 41MP sensor, it came with impressive low light photography and OIS(Optical Image Stabilization). This was dubbed as PureView Phase 2 by Nokia.

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With the Nokia Lumia 1020, Nokia nailed it by combining the PureView Phase 1 and Phase 2 into a single camera module. The camera sensor on the Lumia 1020 is a 41MP sensor that comes with OIS and captures impressive low-light photos. While we work on a more in-depth piece on the photography capabilities of the Nokia Lumia 1020, here are some camera samples for your perusal. You can click through to see the full resolution version of each image. Do let us know your thoughts in the comments section!  Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 1020 Camera Samples”

Samsung SM-W2014 with dual 3.67-inch displays, Snapdragon 800 processor surfaces

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Remember the Samsung Galaxy Golden that was released in Korea back in July ? We brought you the hands-on photo gallery of the device recently. Now the Samsung SM-W2014, a new flip phone has surfaced in China. The phone would have dual 3.67 inch (800 x 480 pixels) Super AMOLED displays, powered by a 2.3 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800processor and run on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It would come with a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Internal memory and the battery capacitiy are not available yet. Continue reading “Samsung SM-W2014 with dual 3.67-inch displays, Snapdragon 800 processor surfaces”

Sony Xperia Z Ultra Magnetic Charging Dock Unboxing and Demo

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The Sony Xperia Z Ultra is massive, and with its amazing display it could have had a kickstand built in, for watching videos. Well, Sony might have partially solved that with the Magnetic Charging Dock. Well, it’s not just a stand for watching videos, in fact, it’s not even purpose-built for that, but the immediate advantage we found from the Dock is exactly that, and more. We picked this up along with all the other accessories that we recently unboxed, so here is the Unboxing and Demo video of the Sony Xperia Z Ultra magnetic charging dock –

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Airtel unveils 3G and 4G Dongle offers for the newly launched Google Chromebooks

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Diwali season is here and in an effort to capitalize on the rapidly growing lucrative Internet market in India, Google have just announced the entry of two new Chromebooks, the Acer C720 and the HP Chromebook 14. Both these Chromebooks are built for Internet access, and with the Chrome OS being cloud centric, it is obvious that internet access is almost mandatory. It might be a deal breaker for some, so Google has partnered with Airtel to provide some offers for 3G as well as 4G data dongles for data connectivity on the go. The offer is applicable only with purchases of a Chromebook, irrespective of the model.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 mini and Galaxy S3 get price cut, now available for Rs. 22080 and Rs. 24900

Samsung has cut the price of the Galaxy S4 mini and the Galaxy S3 in India. The Galaxy S3 got a price cut in India back in February. It was launched in India in May 2012 at a MRP of Rs. 43,180. It is now available for Rs. 24,900 after the recent price cut. No sign of price cut for the 32GB version of the Galaxy S3 yet. This is the first price cut for the Galaxy S4 mini since its launch earlier this July for Rs. 27990. The Galaxy S4 mini is now available for Rs. 22,080 after the price cut. This was first spotted by NDTVGadgets. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S4 mini and Galaxy S3 get price cut, now available for Rs. 22080 and Rs. 24900”

Samsung Galaxy J with 5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 800 processor, 3GB RAM announced

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Samsung has announced the Galaxy J (SC-02F), a variant of the Galaxy S4 is Japan for NTT Docomo in their Winter 2013 range as rumored earlier. It has a 5-inch Full HD (1920×1080 pixels) Super AMOLED display, powered by a 2.3 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 (MSM8974) processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It packs a 13.2MP rear camera with LED Flash, Zero Shutter Lag, BSI and Full HD video recording and a 2.1MP front-facing camera. It packs 3GB of RAM, 2600 mAh battery and is 8.6mm thick. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J with 5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 800 processor, 3GB RAM announced”

Sony Xperia Z1 f with 4.3-inch HD display, Snapdragon 800 processor, 20.7MP Camera announced

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Sony has announced the Sony Xperia Z1 f (SO-02F), a variant of the Xperia Z1 in Japan for NTT Docomo in their Winter 2013 range as rumored earlier. It has a 4.3-inch (1280 x 720pixels) Triluminos Display with with X-Reality engine, powered by 2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 20.7-megapixel rear camera with Sony G lens with a 27mm wide angle f/2.0 aperture custom 1/2.3″ Sony Exmor RS image sensor, BIONZ image processing engine, 1080p video recording and a 2-megapixel HD front-facing camera, similar to the Xperia Z1. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z1 f with 4.3-inch HD display, Snapdragon 800 processor, 20.7MP Camera announced”

Spice Stellar Nhance 2 Mi-437 with 4-inch display, Android 4.2 now available for Rs. 5899

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Spice Stellar Nhance 2 Mi-437, successor of the Stellar Nhance Mi-435 is now available from online retailer Saholic in India. It has a 4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powreed by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). Even though the new Stellar Nhance runs on Android 4.2, the rear camera has been downgraded to  3-megapixel. It has LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Spice Stellar Nhance 2 Mi-437 with 4-inch display, Android 4.2 now available for Rs. 5899”

Qualcomm Snapdragon Powerful Processors Giveaway #3

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Thanks to the great response for the second Qualcomm Snapdragon Powerful Processors Giveaway, we are pleased to announce the 3rd and final giveaway in the series. All you have to do is just answer a couple of questions and you can walk away with one brand new Snapdragon device – LG G2 which is powered by a blazing fast Snapdragon 800 processor. Dive into the contest below and send in your entry. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon Powerful Processors Giveaway #3”