Google just announced that it will launch new Android One smartphones in Philippines in coming weeks. Google launched Android One smartphones in India back in September last year. It expanded to Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka last month and to Indonesia earlier this month. Philippines becomes the sixth country to get Android One smartphones officially. Continue reading “Google Android One expands to Philippines, Cherry Mobile One and MyPhone Uno launched”
iBall is all set to launch the Slide 1044 tablet in the Slide performance series. It has surfaced on the official website and packs a 10.1-inch (1280 x 800 Pixels) HD display, is powered by a 1.8GHz quad-core Intel Atom Z3735G processor and runs on Android 4.4 Kitkat. It has a 2-megapixel rear camera and a VGA front-facing camera. Continue reading “iBall Slide 1044 with 10-inch HD display, quad-core Intel Atom SoC launching soon”
ZTE launched Grand S II smartphone in India in December for Rs 13,999. We already went hands on with the phone at CES in January last year. The phone has a 5.5 inch full HD display and comes with motion gestures. Let’s check out the all the aspects and features of the phone in out review and see if it is worth the price. Continue reading “ZTE Grand S II Review”
Samsung has announced the Galaxy Tab Active tablet for India at the Samsung Forum in Bangkok. It is the company’s first rugged Galaxy tablet with anti-shock covering that can withstand a 1.2-meter drop, with the protective cover on. It has 8.0-inch WXGA displays, powered by 1.2 quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It is also water and dust resistant with IP67 certification. It is targeted at B2B segment in India. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab Active rugged tablet announced in India for Rs. 52000”
Samsung announced a range of 4G-enabled smartphone at the Samsung Forum 2015 in Bangkok earlier today. Priced at Rs 9,990, the Galaxy J1 4G (SM-J100F) is the cheapest of the lot. It is an enhanced version of the Galaxy J1 (SM-J100H) 3G smartphone that was launched in India last week. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J1 4G Hands On”
By far, the most beautiful among Samsung A series phones, Samsung Galaxy A7 is now available for sale in India. It is priced at Rs. 30,499 and was official launched at the Samsung Forum 2015 in Bangkok. The 4G device packs a bunch of impressive specifications, including Octa core processor and 5.5 inch Full HD AMOLED screen. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A7 Hands On”
LAVA International has launched Iris Fuel 20, the company’s third smartphone in the Fuel series with a 4400mAh battery that promises up to 42 hours of talk time on 2G. It has a 5-inch FWVGA IPS display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel autofocus rear camera with single LED flash and VGA front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support and has 2G connectivity. Continue reading “Lava Iris Fuel 20 with 5-inch display, 4400mAh battery launched for Rs. 5399”
Google unveiled the Nexus 9 tablet made by HTC back in October. It got priced at Rs. 28,900 for the 16GB WiFi variant and Rs.44,900 for the 32GB LTE variant on the Google Play Store in India soon after. The 16GB WiFi Indigo Black variant went on Amazon.in at Rs. 28,900 back in December, now the Nexus 9 32GB LTE variant is on sale on Amazon in India. Continue reading “Google Nexus 9 32GB LTE variant goes on sale on in India for Rs. 43073”
From top of the 4G devices line that was announced at the Samsung Forum 2015 in Bangkok, the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime 4G will hit stores from second week of March 2015. The dual SIM phone will be available in White and Grey colours. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime 4G Hands On”
With more and more smartphones released on the market each year, it becomes even more difficult for a handset to stand out from the competition. Some manufacturers have attempted to attract customers using specialist software and hardware features – like the S Pen on the Galaxy Note 4 – but for others, standing out has been difficult and we’ve seen many companies struggle to make their mark.
In the case of Russian company Yota, they saw an opportunity to show that e-ink displays – which have been present on eReaders for a while now – could also be used in a smartphone and whilst the YotaPhone was designed like a wedge, the YotaPhone 2 aims to be different by offering a Full colour display and a unique e-ink display all in one smartphone. It’s one of the most expensive handsets on the market but is it worth it and can e-ink displays be useful on a smartphone or is this just a phase? Let’s find out in our full YotaPhone 2 review. Continue reading “YotaPhone 2 Review – A tale of two halves”
Intex technologies has launched Aqua Star II, successor of last year’s Aqua Star smartphone in the Aqua series. It has a 5-inch FWVGA screen, features an 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat), similar to the Aqua Star, but this is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Spreadtrum SC7731 processor instead of MediaTek MT6582M SoC. It also has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Intex Aqua Star II with 5-inch display, quad-core SoC launched for Rs. 5999”
Samsung has announced the Galaxy J1 4G, Galaxy Core Prime 4G and Galaxy Grand Prime 4G, three new 4G-enabled smartphones for India at the Samsung Forum 2015 in Bangkok. All these smartphones have both TD-LTE B40 (2300) and FDD-LTE B3 (1800) for India and comes with dual SIM support. Samsung had already launched the 3G variants of these smartphones in India. Check out the complete specifications of these smartphones below. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J1 4G, Core Prime 4G and Grand Prime 4G announced for India, starts at Rs. 9990”
Samsung launched the Galaxy A3 smartphone with all-metal body in India for Rs. 20,500 along with the Galaxy A5 last month. We already brought you the unboxing of the smartphone, here we have the benchmarks. It is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) SoC that has four ARM Cortex-A53 CPUs clocked at 1.19 GHz per core and has Adreno 306 GPU, similar to the Galaxy A5. It has 1GB RAM, 4.5-inch qHD display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Let’s find out it in a range of synthetic benchmark tests.
Lenovo is gearing up to bring Android 5.0 Lollipop update to a bunch of its device. The company’s roadmap shows a total of seven smartphones that will receive Lollipop update in Q2, 2015.
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It seems like Google is trying to expand its Android One initiative with more features. As per a latest report from The Information, Google will make data usage free for some apps on Android One devices.
Continue reading “Google to make data usage free on some apps for Android One devices?”
