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Ringing Bells Freedom 251 India’s cheapest smartphone launched for Rs. 251

Ringing Bells Freedom 251

Ringing Bells has launched the Freedom 251, as it had promised. This becomes the cheapest smartphone in India. The company launched India’s cheapest 4G smartphone, Smart 101 at Rs. 2,999 recently. It has a 4-inch qHD display, is powered by 1.3GHz quad-core processor, has 1GB of RAM, comes with 3G connectivity and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 3.2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera.

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Lenovo schedules MWC 2016 event on February 22 to launch a new smartphone

Lenovo MWC 2016 smartphone teaser

After teasing a new smartphone launch for the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016, Lenovo today sent out invites for the MWC launch event on February 22nd. Dillion Ye, Vice-President, Asia Pacific, Lenovo, Sudhin Mathur, Director- Lenovo smartphones and Sridhar Ramaswamy, Director – Marketing, Lenovo will be present at the event. Continue reading “Lenovo schedules MWC 2016 event on February 22 to launch a new smartphone”

LG has an entire X series smartphone lineup planned for 2016

LG X cam and X screen

LG announced the X Cam and X Screen smartphones yesterday with dual cameras and dual screens respectively. The smartphones will be showcased at MWC 2016 before they go on sale in March. However, it seems that LG have many more devices coming up in the X series lineup in 2016.

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Xiaomi Mi 4 and Mi 4i available for Rs. 12999 and Rs. 9999 till Feb 19, Redmi Note Prime available for Rs. 7999

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Xiaomi has announced a permanent price cut for the Redmi Note Prime smartphone, which is now available for Rs. 7,999, down from the launch price of Rs. 8,499. As a part of Mi Week on Amazon.in starting today, 16th February till 19th February, both the Mi 4 and the Mi 4i have received a Rs. 2,000 price cut for a limited period. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 4 and Mi 4i available for Rs. 12999 and Rs. 9999 till Feb 19, Redmi Note Prime available for Rs. 7999”

Samsung Galaxy Tab E 7.0 press images leaked

Last month, specifications of the Samsung Galaxy Tab E 7.0 had surfaced and now press images of the tablet have leaked.

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LG K8 with 5-inch HD display, Android 6.0, 4G LTE announced

LG K8

After the K10, K7 and K4 smartphones in the K series, LG has silently introduced K8 (K350N) smartphone in some markets, including Hungary. It has a 5-inch HD screen with 2.5D curved arc glass, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6735 SoC, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has 4G LTE support. Continue reading “LG K8 with 5-inch HD display, Android 6.0, 4G LTE announced”

LG Stylus 2 with 5.7-inch display, Android 6.0, 7.4mm slim metal frame announced

LG Stylus 2

LG has introduced Stylus 2, successor of last year’s G4 Stylus, ahead of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016 in Barcelona next week. It has a 5.7-inch HD in-cell touch display, is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. It has a 7.4mm thin body with a metal frame and is just 145 grams. Continue reading “LG Stylus 2 with 5.7-inch display, Android 6.0, 7.4mm slim metal frame announced”

Samsung reportedly working on Batman v Superman edition of the Galaxy S7 edge

It looks like similar to most of us out there, Samsung does have a thing for superheroes. Last year the company released the Galaxy S6 Edge Iron Man limited edition and now a new rumor is stating that it might launch a Batman v Superman edition of the Galaxy S7 edge in 2016.

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Xolo Era 4K with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4000mAh battery, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 6499

Xolo Era 4K

Xolo has launched Era 4K, the company’s latest budget 4G smartphone in the Era series. It packs a 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a quad-core 64-bit MediaTek MT6735P processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) OS, comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support and has 4G LTE connectivity with support for 1800MHz FDD-LTE (band 3) and 2300MHz TDD-LTE (band 40). Continue reading “Xolo Era 4K with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4000mAh battery, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 6499”

Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge Android 6.0 Marshmallow update starts rolling out globally

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Samsung has announced that it has started rolling out Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for its smartphones, starting from Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge smartphones. It released Android 6.0 beta update for the S6 and S6 edge users in the UK and the Korean version got the update last month. The update adds enhanced edge screen and new edge screen features for the S6 edge. The Android 6.0 update concentrates on App Permissions, Web Experience, App Links and Power & Charging. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge Android 6.0 Marshmallow update starts rolling out globally”

Huawei Honor Holly 2 Plus with 5-inch HD display, 4000mAh battery goes on sale for Rs. 8499

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Huawei Honor Holly 2 Plus, the company’s latest budget 4G smartphone is now on sale in India from Flipkart. It was launched last month, packs a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core 64-bit MediaTek MT6735 processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Emotion UI 3.1 on top, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and comes with 4G connectivity. Continue reading “Huawei Honor Holly 2 Plus with 5-inch HD display, 4000mAh battery goes on sale for Rs. 8499”

LG X cam with dual rear cameras, X screen with secondary display announced ahead of MWC

LG X cam and X screen

LG has announced X cam and X screen smartphones in the new X series, ahead of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week. The X cam sports 13-megapixel and 5-megapixel, dual rear cameras and promises one of the most advanced camera experience in a mass-tier smartphone, while the X screen features 1.76-inch ‘Always-on’ second screen, in addition to 4.93-inch HD In-cell Touch display. This will allow users to easily access frequently used apps, answer calls without interrupting the current activity or just play music. Continue reading “LG X cam with dual rear cameras, X screen with secondary display announced ahead of MWC”

Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual Battery Life Test

Sony launched the Xperia Z5 Premium Dual, its flagship smartphone in India for Rs. 62,990 back in October last year. We unboxed the smartphone recently, here we have the battery life test results from the smartphone. It packs a 3430mAh built-in battery, slightly bigger than the Xperia Z5 Dual’s 2900mAh battery, has Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 support and comes bundled with Quick Charger. It has a 5.5-inch (3840×2160 pixels), is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 810 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). Check out the battery test results. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual Battery Life Test”

Ulefone Power Review

Battery life in smartphones has been one of the most ignored aspects in recent years. Sure, there has been several improvements in battery technology with faster charging, wireless charging etc. but the battery life has taken a drastic hit due to the phones becoming more power-hungry. With more and more powerful processors and bigger screens, phones require larger batteries to power them. Sure, optimization will help but only to a certain extent and Ulefone is a brand that seems to understand that. The Ulefone Power as its name implies is a smartphone with a massive internal battery. It packs a 6050 mAH battery into an affordable mid-ranger handset. It even offers DualSIM 4G LTE as well as a fingerprint sensor. Let’s dive into the review to see whether the phone does manage to impress us with its battery life and other features.

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