Deal Alert : Samsung Galaxy S3 for Rs.22945 and Galaxy Grand Duos for Rs.16495

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Homeshop 18 is back with an exciting deal.  If you are looking to buy a Samsung Galaxy S3 or Galaxy Grand for a nice discount and don’t mind a slightly older phone in the quest for saving some bucks, here is your turn.The Samsung Galaxy S3 will cost you Rs.22495 only after a nice fat discount of Rs.4554. The Galalxy Grand Duos will cost you Rs.16495. Continue reading “Deal Alert : Samsung Galaxy S3 for Rs.22945 and Galaxy Grand Duos for Rs.16495”

Camera Video Quality Comparison – Samsung Galaxy S4 vs HTC One vs Nokia Lumia 920 vs Apple iPhone 5

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A lot of you readers have been asking us which phone has the best camera for video capture. I was recently in London for the Nokia Lumia 925 launch event and carried along some flagships like the Galaxy S4 , HTC One , Nokia Lumia 920 and the Apple iPhone 5. So here is is , a quick real life comparison of how these phones capture video. This comparison only includes the day light performance. Will try to include  a low-light performance later on. So here we have 2 supreme Android phones , the best Windows phone and latest iPhone fighting against each other in this camera comparison! Dive in and take a look. Continue reading “Camera Video Quality Comparison – Samsung Galaxy S4 vs HTC One vs Nokia Lumia 920 vs Apple iPhone 5”

Huawei Ascend G510 Review

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Huawei launched the Ascend G510, the company’s latest mid-range Android smartphone in India earlier this month. We brought you the unboxing and the benchmarks of the device recently, here we have the complete review of the device. t has a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display and is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8225 processor. Huawei uses the same Snapdragon S4 chip in several devices including the Ascend G330D, G600 and the Ascend Y300. It runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) with Emotion UI on top. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend G510 Review”

Samsung Galaxy Star officially launched in India for Rs. 5240


Samsung has officially launched the Samsung Galaxy Star (GT-S5282). It was announced last month along with the Galaxy Pocket Neo and went on sale online earlier this week. It  packs a 3-inch (320 x 240 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz  processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 2-megapixel rear camera,  2G (EDGE) support and has Dual SIM support with Smart Dual SIM feature that enables the user to receive calls on one SIM number while taking a call from the other. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Star officially launched in India for Rs. 5240”

Samsung GT-I8800 Redwood running Tizen 2.1 surfaces

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Samsung already confirmed that the company would launch Tizen-based device in 2013. Samsung GT-I9500 codenamed Fraser surfaced last year but it did not release. Now the Samsung GT-I8800 codenamed Redwood has surfaced on Tizen Greek Community website. The name of the device appeared online earlier this month along with the Samsung GT-i8805. Continue reading “Samsung GT-I8800 Redwood running Tizen 2.1 surfaces”

Xolo Q700 Unboxing

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Xolo launched the Q700, the company’s latest Android smartphone in the QCORE series last week. Here we have the unboxing video of the device. The Xolo Q800 was the first phone in the QCORE series that was launched back in March. The Q1000, the company’s flagship smartphone went on sale recently. The specifications of the Q700 are mostly similar to the A700 that was launched last year. The A700 had a dual-core processor, but the Q700 is powered by a quad-core processor.

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Nokia Lumia 720 – low light photo samples

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We had reviewed the Nokia Lumia 720 earlier and had lauded the camera capabilities. We were so impressed by the low light performance that we decided to give it a go again and see how it fares in very challenging conditions. Below is a summary of the photos taken and some additional information on how it fared. Read on.

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Zen Ultrafone 501 and Ultrafone 303 with 4-inch display coming soon

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Zen Mobiles has announced that the Ultrafone 501 and the Ultrafone 303 new Android smartphones would launch later this month. The company launched the Ultrafone 701 HD with 5-inch HD display, 1.2 GHz quad-core processor last month. The Ultrafone 501 is a mid-range phone with a 4-inch (960 x 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). The Ultrafone 303 has a 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1 GHz single-core processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Both these phones come with dual SIM support with dual standby. Continue reading “Zen Ultrafone 501 and Ultrafone 303 with 4-inch display coming soon”

JoikuShare Pro for Android now available from Google Play, brings support for 20 languages

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Joiku, a Finland-based company has  launched the JoikuShare Pro for Android. The JoikuShare app for Android was released last month and the Pro account was available through in-app purchase. Now the standalone JoikuShare Pro app is available for download from the Google Play Store. The JoikuShare Pro app lets you easily share and transfer your phone music, videos and files with other WiFi devices, in addition to photos in the free JoikuShare app. Continue reading “JoikuShare Pro for Android now available from Google Play, brings support for 20 languages”

Spice Smart Flo Pace Mi-422 with 4-inch display, Android 4.0 coming soon

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Spice Smart Flo Pace Mi-422, a new phone in the Smart Flo series has been listed on online retail site Saholic. It has a 4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display,  powered by a 1 GHz MediaTek MT6515 processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has  a 3.2-megapixel camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It would come with dual SIM support with dual standby similar to other Spice phones. It comes  with 2G (EDGE) connectivity and packs a 1300 mAh battery. S Mobility launched the Spice Smart Flo Pace 2 Mi-502 with a 5-inch display and the Spice Smart Flo Ivory Mi-450 with a 4.5-inch display recently. Continue reading “Spice Smart Flo Pace Mi-422 with 4-inch display, Android 4.0 coming soon”

LG Optimus GJ Waterproof phone with 4.7-inch HD display, quad-core processor announced in Taiwan

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LG has announced the Optimus GJ (E975W), the company’s first waterproof smartphone in Taiwan. It has similar specs as the Optimus G including a 4.7-inch (1280 x 768 pixels) True HD IPS + Display and is powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro (APQ8064) processor. It has IPX7 ratings for water resistance. It runs on Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) and packs a 13-megapixel rear camera with an LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It is slightly thicker than the Optimus G at 9.39 grams but it lighter than it at 141 grams. Even though this is a waterproof phone, this has a removable cover and replaceable battery. Continue reading “LG Optimus GJ Waterproof phone with 4.7-inch HD display, quad-core processor announced in Taiwan”

IDEA ID 920 Hands-on

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IDEA ID 920 launched recently by the IDEA Cellular Limited is a successor to the ID 918 launched back in year 2012. Similar to the ID918 which was the entry level 3G android smartphone, ID920 is also a entry level dual SIM 3G device but with much faster CPU, yet at very aggressive price point. Similar to Aurus III, the ID 920 is also manufactured by Alcatel – TCT, a subsidiary of TCL, China. Continue reading “IDEA ID 920 Hands-on”

HTC One with stock Android to be announced in June?

HTC One Google Edition with stock Android is expected to be announced soon, according to a report. This comes from the Geek.com who leaked the Samsung S4 with stock Android before a day Google unveiled it at the Google I/O last week.  After the announcement of the Samsung Galaxy S4 with the stock Android at the Google I/O rumors started circulating that the HTC One would also release with stock Android soon, but HTC denied it. Continue reading “HTC One with stock Android to be announced in June?”

Gionee GPad G2 Photo Gallery

Cashing in on the popularity of giant sized Android phablets, Gionee has introduced a new entrant in the field called the GPad G2. We’ve got our hands on the behemoth with a 5.3 inch screen and decided to bring you a photo gallery while we put it through its paces.

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The GPad G2 is powered by a 1.2 Ghz quad core processor that is paired with 1 GB of RAM. The screen has a resolution of 960×540 and is called a True Color display.We’ll have more on this in our review. At the back of the phone there is an 8MP camera that can capture 720p video. The complete specifications include :

  • 5.3-inch (960 × 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
  • 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6589 processor with PowerVR SGX544 GPU
  • Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)
  • Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with Dual Standby
  • 8 MP auto focus camera with LED Flash, 720p HD video recording
  • 2 MP front-facing camera
  • 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 and aGPS
  • 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
  • 1GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB
  • 3000 mAh battery

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The Gionee GPad G2 is priced at Rs. 13,990 and is now shipping. Check out our photo gallery below. Do let us know if you’d like to know anything specific about the phone while we work to bring you the review.

IDEA Aurus III Hands-on

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Idea Cellular recently launched  two more affordable but quality android smartphones to their portfolio to accelerate the 3G adoption by their customers in India. The higher end model is IDEA Aurus III. It is powered by MediaTek 6575 1GHz single core SOC and runs Jelly Bean 4.1.1 out of the box. Aurus III has 4″ 16M colours WVGA display, 512MB RAM, 4GB ROM, 5MP Fixed Focus camera, VGA Video Call Camera, 3G (HSDPA 7.2 Mbps), WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 & A-GPS  . Continue reading “IDEA Aurus III Hands-on”