Samsung Galaxy E5 and Galaxy E7 launched in India for Rs. 19300 and Rs. 23000

Samsung Galaxy E5

Samsung today launched the Galaxy E5 and Galaxy E7 smartphones in India in its new E series, along with the A series smartphones. These smartphones have 5-inch and 5.5-inch Super AMOLED displays, respectively and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). These smartphones are just 7.3mm thick and are targeted at youth. Check out the specifications below. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy E5 and Galaxy E7 launched in India for Rs. 19300 and Rs. 23000”

Samsung Galaxy A3 and A5 with metallic body launched in India for Rs. 20500 and Rs. 25500

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Samsung today launched the Galaxy A3 and Galaxy A5 smartphones in its new A Series in India. These smartphones have full metal unibody, slim designs. The Galaxy A5 is just 6.7mm thick and the Galaxy A3 is 6.9mm thick. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A3 and A5 with metallic body launched in India for Rs. 20500 and Rs. 25500”

HTC Desire 826 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Android 5.0 announced

HTC Desire 826

HTC has unveiled the Desire 826, the company’s latest phablet at the CES 2015 as expected. It has the 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) display, compared to HD display on Desire 816 and Desire 820, but this is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor ( four Cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.5 GHz per core and four clocked at 1.0 GHz) and has Adreno 405 GPU, similar to the Desire 820. It runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop with HTC Sense UI on top. Continue reading “HTC Desire 826 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Android 5.0 announced”

Sony SmartWatch 3 now comes in Stainless Steel

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Sony have today unveiled an updated version of their Android Wear powered Smartwatch 3 which aims to solve a large criticism leveraged towards the Android Wear device. Announced today, the Smartwatch 3 now comes in a fetching Stainless Steel option which offers an alternative to the rather plain silicone strap version currently available. Continue reading “Sony SmartWatch 3 now comes in Stainless Steel”

ZTE Grand X Max+ with 6-inch HD display, Snapdragon 400 SoC, 4G LTE announced

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ZTE has announced Grand X Max+, successor of last year’s Grand X Max for Cricket Wireless in the US at CES. It has a 6-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display, is powered by a 1.2 quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “ZTE Grand X Max+ with 6-inch HD display, Snapdragon 400 SoC, 4G LTE announced”

Lenovo steps into wearables with VIBE Band VB10

Lenovo is the latest manufacture to get into the wearable sector. The Chinese manufacture has officially announced its latest product – VIBE Band VB 10 at its dedicated press event at the on-going Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

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The Lenovo VIBE Band VB10 wearable is said to be designed to let users live their lives more connected and with less worry. The unique band is equipped with features like E Ink display, up to seven days of battery life even with display and Bluetooth always turned on. Continue reading “Lenovo steps into wearables with VIBE Band VB10”

Lenovo introduces Vibe X2 Pro limited edition smartphone

Along with the P90, Lenovo has also introduced a Vibe X2 Pro limited edition smartphone at its press conference in Las Vegas. The Lenovo Vibe X2 Pro is based on the layered design of the X2 and comes with a metal body.

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The Lenovo Vibe X2 Pro comes with a 5.3 inch display with a resolution of 1980 x 1080 pixels. The smartphone is powered by a 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor with octa-core 1.5GHz CPU and 2GB of RAM. Continue reading “Lenovo introduces Vibe X2 Pro limited edition smartphone”

Lenovo P90 with 5.5-inch display goes official

Lenovo’s biggest event has always been the Consumer Electronics Show and it’s not any different this year either. The company has introduced P90, which is its first smartphone to be powered by the newest 64-bit Intel Atom Z3560 processor.

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Lenovo P90 sports a 5.5-inch display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080p that accounts to a resolution of 440 pixels per inch. Under the hood powering the smartphone is a quad-core 1.83 GHz Intel Atom Z3560 processor along with 2GB of RAM. Continue reading “Lenovo P90 with 5.5-inch display goes official”

ASUS unveils ZenFone Zoom with 3x optical zoom

ASUS along with the ZenFone 2 has announced ZenFone Zoom at its event in Las Vegas. ASUS CEO Jonney Shih during his presentation showcased the company’s latest camera phone.

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ASUS ZenFone Zoom is basically the ZenFone 2 itself with an enhanced rear camera. The device is presumably targeted towards heavy photography users. The ZenFone Zoom sports a 5.5-inch display with a Full HD resolution. Continue reading “ASUS unveils ZenFone Zoom with 3x optical zoom”

ASUS unveils ZenFone 2 – features 64 bit Intel processor and 4GB of RAM

ASUS has taken wraps of its latest ZenFone 2 smartphone at its dedicated CES 2015 event in Las Vegas. The company’s chairman also announced that they are now shipping over 1.5 million ZenFone smartphones a month.

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ASUS ZenFone 2 sports a 5.5-inch Full HD display and comes with a 72% screen-to-body ration, which means that the display occupies more space in the body rather the bezels. It has a layer of Gorilla Glass 3, which protects the smartphone from scratches and minor sniffs. Continue reading “ASUS unveils ZenFone 2 – features 64 bit Intel processor and 4GB of RAM”

SanDisk Ultra Dual USB Drive 3.0 for Smartphones and Tablets announced

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SanDisk Corporation has announced SanDisk Ultra Dual USB Drive 3.0, the company’s latest USB flash drive with dual (micro-USB and a USB 3.0) connectors. This is designed for Android smartphones and tablets so that you can easily transfer files from you PC or Laptop to mobile devices with USB on-the-go (OTG) support. It has a longer micro-USB connector to accommodate device cases or port covers.

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Entry-level HTC Desire 320 announced

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It’s not the HTC One M9 that everyone was expecting but as expected, HTC have expanded their Desire range with the entry-level Desire 320. The successor to the Desire 310, the Desire 320 aims to pick up where it’s predecessor left off and offer HTC’s Android experience at a low price point and will be available in the UK and Germany. Continue reading “Entry-level HTC Desire 320 announced”

Obi Alligator S454 vs Micromax Canvas Fire A104 comparison

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Indian smartphone market is flooded with budget smartphones in low-mid range segment. Smartphones that belong to this segment are compact, offer a small screen less than 4.5-inches, and offer specifications usually seen in mid-range smartphones that are priced over Rs. 10,000. We recently compared the Obi Alligator S454 with the Lava Iris X1, here we have a comparison between the Obi Alligator S454 and Micromax Canvas Fire A104. The Obi Alligator S454 was launched last month for Rs. 6,450 and the Micromax Canvas Fire A104 was launched back in July for Rs. 6,999.

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YU YUREKA Photo Gallery

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Micromax’s YU launched the YU YUREKA (AO5510) smartphone running Cyanogen OS last month for Rs. 8,999. We already brought you the hands on impressions from the launch event and unboxing few days back. Here we have the hardware walk through of the smartphone in the form of photo gallery.

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