Weekly Roundup: Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ India launch, Lenovo’s affordable 4G phone, Honor 7i with flip camera and more

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This week, Samsung launched the large-screen variant of the Galaxy S6 Edge in India. Xiaomi launched its limited edition Mi 4i in three more colours, alongside global introduction of the MIUI 7 and more. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ India launch, Lenovo’s affordable 4G phone, Honor 7i with flip camera and more”

Micromax Canvas Xpress 2 Review

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The original Micromax Canvas Xpress was announced in December 2014 at a price of Rs 6,999. The successor, the Canvas Xpress 2 was announced late last month at a price of Rs 5,999. Don’t be fooled by the pricing as the Xpress 2 seems to pack in a lot more than the original despite being Rs 1,000 cheaper than the former. However, mere specifications and a cheaper price tag alone doesn’t mean a phone is better than its predecessor or that it is a good buy at the time. We need to see how well it fares in real life and for that we need to dive into the review. So let’s go ahead and take a look at the Micromax Canvas Xpress 2 and see what are its strong suits and what are the chinks in its armour.

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Micromax announces investment in cloud storage startup MiMedia

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Micromax on Monday announced that it has made some investment in a cloud storage startup company MiMedia Inc. The strategic investment in MiMedia represents Micromax’s first outside of India, but the deal terms have not been disclosed. Continue reading “Micromax announces investment in cloud storage startup MiMedia”

Micromax Canvas Xpress 2 Hands On Impressions

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Micromax on Monday launched its latest budget device in Canvas series dubbed the Micromax Canvas Xpress 2 at Rs. 5,999. The specifications of the Xpress 2 are quite impressive for the price, but is it really good enough? Here’s our first impression of the smartphone. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Xpress 2 Hands On Impressions”

YU YUREKA Plus vs YUREKA – What’s different?

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Micromax announced the original YU YUREKA at the end of last year as the first phone in its YU range of smartphones that are powered by CyanogenMod OS. Earlier this year in May, Micromax also announced the YU YUPHORIA which was a model that was priced below the YUREKA. The YUREKA was launched at a retail price of Rs 8999 while the YUPHORIA was launched at a retail price of Rs 6999. Now, we have another addition to the YU family of devices – the YU YUREKA PLUS at a retail price of Rs 9999.Let us take a closer look at the YUREKA PLUS and see what has changed compared to the original.

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YU YUREKA PLUS vs Lenovo K3 Note – What’s Different?

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Lenovo introduced the A7000 as the successor to the A6000 at MWC 2015 shortly after the latter’s introduction in January this year. They then introduced the A6000 Plus as an upgraded version to the A6000 and most recently they introduced the K3 Note which is an upgraded version of the A7000. The A6000, A6000 Plus, A7000 and K3 Note are all selling harmoniously at prices of Rs 6499, 7499, 8999 and 9999 respectively. That is quite a lot of choice for consumers and it caters to the needs of a wide variety of customers even though all are quite similarly priced and specc’d. As a result, Lenovo has been doing quite well recently. Micromax’s YU range of devices included the YU YUPHORIA and YUREKA priced at Rs 6999 and 8999 respectively. To up the ante, YU has launched the YUREKA PLUS which is to the YUREKA what the K3 Note is to the A7000. Like the K3 Note, the YUREKA PLUS is also priced at Rs 9999. So let’s see what is different between these two handsets that are going head to head in the market.

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Micromax Canvas Doodle 4 Review

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Micromax launched the Canvas Doodle 4 Q391 in May this year for Rs. 9,499. The Doodle 4 which is the successor of the last year’s Doodle 3 A102 sports a 6 inch qHD IPS display. Let’s take a detailed look at the phone and see if it is worth the price tag in the review.

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Weekly Roundup: Sony Xperia Z3+, Lenovo K3 Note, Fitbit in India, 2 new HTC smartphones and more

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This week, Sony finally launched its 2015 flagship Xperia device dubbed Xperia Z3+ in India. Lenovo got its budget phablet K3 Note, and Fitbit officially made its debut in the country. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Sony Xperia Z3+, Lenovo K3 Note, Fitbit in India, 2 new HTC smartphones and more”

Top 10 Android Smartphones under Rs. 5,000

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In India, consumers do have a lot of choices for Android smartphones under Rs. 5,000. In fact the segment is flooded with devices from various Indian and Chinese manufacturers. Continue reading “Top 10 Android Smartphones under Rs. 5,000”

Weekly Roundup: LG G4 India launch, new Samsung tablets, slimmest Micromax Canvas, Mi LED light and more

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After a long wait, LG finally launched its flagship G4 in India for Rs. 51,000. It packs a 5.5-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) Quad-HD Quantum display, is powered by a 1.8GHz hexa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with LG UX 4.0. It has a 16-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, Laser AF for fast focus, Manual mode with RAW image capture, OIS 2.0 and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual-SIM support and 4G LTE connectivity with support for LTE bands for India. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: LG G4 India launch, new Samsung tablets, slimmest Micromax Canvas, Mi LED light and more”

Micromax Canvas Sliver 5 Hands On Impressions

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Amidst a media blitz in Delhi, Micromax launched a brand new product that it claims to be the world’s slimmest handset. Called the Micromax Canvas Sliver 5, the phone measures a svelte 5.1mm and has specifications that should be good enough but aren’t really competitive. We spent some time with the handset to see what really sets it apart and here are our first impressions. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Sliver 5 Hands On Impressions”