Category: Android

Lenovo S860 with 5.3-inch HD display, 4000 mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 21500

Lenovo has launched the Lenovo S860, the company’s latest smartphone in the S Series in India. It was announced at the MWC 2014 earlier this year and packs a 5.3-inch HD screen, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) with Lenovo’s custom UI on top. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.6-megapixel fixed-focus front-facing camera. It has two speakers and has brushed-metal exterior that is resistant to scratches and fingerprints. Continue reading “Lenovo S860 with 5.3-inch HD display, 4000 mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 21500”

iBall Andi 4.5D Royale with 4.5-inch qHD display and Android 4.2 now available for Rs. 8499

iBall Andi 4.5D Royale

iBall Andi 4.5D Royale, the latest smartphone in the Andi series is now available from online retailer Flipkart. It has a 4.5-inch qHD (960 x 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and a front-facing camera. Continue reading “iBall Andi 4.5D Royale with 4.5-inch qHD display and Android 4.2 now available for Rs. 8499”

LG L80 Dual with 5-inch display, Android 4.4 leaked

LG L80 Dual leak

LG unveiled the L Series III lineup that includes L40, L70 and L90 at the MWC 2014 back in February and the LG L65 Dual was officially launched in Russia earlier this month, couples of months after the phone was unveiled at the MWC. Looks like the L Series III line-up doesn’t stop. A Russian website Hi-Tech.Mail.Ru has got hold of the press images and the specifications of the upcoming LG L80 Dual smartphone that is expected to go on sale in Russia soon. Continue reading “LG L80 Dual with 5-inch display, Android 4.4 leaked”

Spice Smart Flo Glam Mi-357 with 3.5-inch display now available for Rs. 3299

Spice Smart Flo Glam Mi-357

Spice Smart Flo Glam Mi-357, the company’s latest affordable smartphone in the Smart Flo series is now available from online retailer Saholic. It has a 3.5-inch HVGA screen, powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. This would compete with the Intex Cloud X3 that has almost similar specifications. Continue reading “Spice Smart Flo Glam Mi-357 with 3.5-inch display now available for Rs. 3299”

Oppo Joy with 4-inch display, dual-core processor announced

Oppo Joy

Oppo has unveiled the Oppo Joy, a mid-range smartphone in Indonesia. It has a 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) WVGA IPS sensitive touch screen with glove mode, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual core processor and runs on Android 4.2-based Color ROM. It has a 3-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It also has 3G connectivity and dual SIM support. Continue reading “Oppo Joy with 4-inch display, dual-core processor announced”

Lava IvoryS tablet with 7-inch display, dual SIM and voice calling launched for Rs. 8499

Lava IvoryS

Lava has launched IvoryS, the company’s latest tablet in the Ivory series as them promised earlier this month. It has a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 3.2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It has voice calling capabilities and has dual SIM support. Continue reading “Lava IvoryS tablet with 7-inch display, dual SIM and voice calling launched for Rs. 8499”

Samsung Galaxy Core 2 with 4.5-inch display, Android 4.4 leaked

Samsung Galaxy Core 2 leak

Samsung launched the Galaxy Core (GT-I8262) in India last year. Russian website hi-tech.mail.ru has posted the press images and the specifications of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Core 2 Dual SIM (SM-G355H). According to the leak, the Galaxy Core 2 would have a 4.5-inch (800 x 480 Pixels) LCD capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and would run Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Core 2 with 4.5-inch display, Android 4.4 leaked”

Top 5 SMS Apps for Android

Android has always allowed users to replace the core applications with third party offerings and today we will be checking out our top five alternatives to the default messaging application. Though the use of SMS is dwindling, developers continue to update their SMS applications. There are a lot of SMS applications in the Play Store and with Android 4.4.2, Google has given the control of the SMS applications to users allowing them to change the default SMS application.

Google Hangouts for Android and iPhone Continue reading “Top 5 SMS Apps for Android”

Intex Aqua Qwerty touch and type smartphone launched for Rs. 4990

Intex Aqua Qwerty

After teasing the smartphone for a few days, Intex has launched Aqua Qwerty, the company’s first touch and type smartphone with a physical QWERTY keyboard. It has a 3.5-inch HVGA screen, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has 3G connectivity and dual SIM support. Continue reading “Intex Aqua Qwerty touch and type smartphone launched for Rs. 4990”

iberry Auxus Nuclea X with octa-core processor, Auxus Handy H01 launched for Rs. 12990 and Rs. 4990

iberry Auxus Nuclea X

iberry has launched the Nuclea X, the company’s latest smartphone in the Nuclea series. It has a 5.7-inch 720p display, powered by a 1.7 GHz Octa-core MediaTek MT6592 processor with Mali 450-MP4 GPU and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera, similar to Nuclea N2. iberry has also launched the affordable Auxus Handy H01 smartphone with a 4-inch display and a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor. Both these have dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “iberry Auxus Nuclea X with octa-core processor, Auxus Handy H01 launched for Rs. 12990 and Rs. 4990”

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Android 4.4.2 KitKat update starts rolling out

Android 4.4 KitKat

Samsung has finally started rolling out the Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) update for the Galaxy Note 2 (GT-N7100) users starting from France, according to SamMobile. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 got the KitKat update in January and the Galaxy S4 got the update in February. The Galaxy Note 2 got the Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) update in India back in November last year. Recently, Samsung promised Android 4.4 update for 14 Galaxy device in the U.S. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Android 4.4.2 KitKat update starts rolling out”

Lava Iris 450 COLOUR with colourful back panels officially launched for Rs. 7999

Lava Iris 450 Colour

Lava Iris 450 COLOUR that was spotted on the official website, has been officially launched. It has 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It has 3G connectivity and comes with dual SIM support with dual standby, similar to other Lava smartphones. Continue reading “Lava Iris 450 COLOUR with colourful back panels officially launched for Rs. 7999”

Acer Iconia B1-730 with Intel Z2560 surfaces, to be announced on April 29th

Acer Iconia B1-730

Acer Iconia B1-730, successor of the Iconia B1-720 has surfaced on Amazon and Acer Retailer website. This doesn’t mention the specifications of the tablet but MobileGeeks got hold of the specifications of the device. According to the website, it would come with a 7-inch (1280 × 800 pixels) HD display, powered by a 1.6 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2560 with PowerVR SGX544 GPU and runs on Android Jelly Bean OS.
Continue reading “Acer Iconia B1-730 with Intel Z2560 surfaces, to be announced on April 29th”

Motorola XT912A with 5.2-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 800 spotted in benchmarks

Moto X Photo Gallery -2

Motorola XT912A, an unknown device has surfaced of GFXBench. The Motorola Droid Razr had a codename XT912, so the XT912A could belong to the Droid family. It could also be the rumored Motorola Moto X+1 and the successor of last year’s Moto X. According to the benchmarks, the XT912A would have a 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) display, powered by a 2.3 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor with Adreno 330 GPU and run on Android 4.4.3 (KitKat) Continue reading “Motorola XT912A with 5.2-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 800 spotted in benchmarks”

Micromax Canvas 2 Colors A120 with 5-inch HD display, swappable back covers listed on official website

Micromax Canvas 2 Colors A120

Micromax Canvas 2 Colors A120, a new smartphone in the Canvas series has been listed on official website. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), 8-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera similar to the Canvas HD A116, but this is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas 2 Colors A120 with 5-inch HD display, swappable back covers listed on official website”