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Oppo Find 7a Benchmarks

Oppo unveiled Find 7, the company’s first Snapdragon 801-powered smartphone earlier this month. It comes in two version, Find 7 with a Quad HD display and the Find 7a has a 1080p display. We already brought you the hands on impressions of the device, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. It is powered by quad-core Snapdragon 801 (MSM8974) 28nm HPm Krait 400 CPU clocked at 2.27 GHz with Adreno 330 GPU. It has a 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) IPS display, 2GB RAM and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) OS with Color OS on top. Let’s check out the performance in a range of synthetic benchmark tests. Continue reading “Oppo Find 7a Benchmarks”

iBall Andi5T Cobalt2 with 5-inch HD display, 12MP camera launched for Rs. 11999

iBall Andi5T Cobalt2

iBall has launched Andi5T Cobalt2, successor of the first Cobalt iBall Andi 4.7G Cobalt that was launched last year. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display based on one glass solution (OGS) technology, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core Cortex A7 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) (Upgradeable to KitKat). It has a 12-megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “iBall Andi5T Cobalt2 with 5-inch HD display, 12MP camera launched for Rs. 11999”

Motorola Moto G Forte durable smartphone leaked

Motorola Moto G

Motorola would launch Moto G Forte with improved durability than the Moto G for Latin America. Popular leakster @evleaks has posted an image of the smartphone from @evleaksES account. Motorola unveiled the Moto G back in November last year and the dual SIM variant was launched in India last month. Continue reading “Motorola Moto G Forte durable smartphone leaked”

Xolo Q2500 with 6-inch HD display, 3000 mAh battery announced for Rs. 14999

Xolo Q2500

Xolo Q2500, the company’s upcoming phablet with a 6-inch HD display in the Q CORE series has been spotted on the official website. It has a 6-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) and is upgradable to Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “Xolo Q2500 with 6-inch HD display, 3000 mAh battery announced for Rs. 14999”

HTC Desire 316 with 5-inch qHD display unveiled in China

HTC Desire 316

HTC launched the Desire 310 dual SIM in India yesterday. Now the HTC Desire 316 has been listed on official website in China. It has a 5-inch (960 x 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “HTC Desire 316 with 5-inch qHD display unveiled in China”

Samsung Galaxy S5 pre-booking starts in India

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Samsung launched the Galaxy S5 in India earlier this week. The flagship smartphone is now available for pre-order in India on the official Samsung eStore. The pre-order price is Rs. 1500. Samsung also offers 15% cash back to Citbank credit card customers when they pay the remaining amount. The Galaxy S5 has the 5.1-inch full HD (1920×1080 pixels) Super AMOLED display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It is powered by a Octa-Core Exynos 5422 (A15 1.9 GHz ＋ A7 1.3 GHz) processor with Heterogeneous Multi-Processing and has 3G HSPA+ support, unlike the LTE variant that is powered by a Snapdragon 801 processor. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S5 pre-booking starts in India”

Dell Venue 8 Benchmarks

Dell Venue 8

Dell launched Venue 8, the company’s first Intel-powered 8-inch Android tablet earlier this year. It is powered by a Intel Atom Z2580 Clover Trail+ dual-core processor clocked at 2GHz with PowerVR SGX 544 MP2 GPU that we had seen on Lenovo K900. It has a 8-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) IPS display and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) OS. Let’s check out the performance of the tablet in a range of synthetic benchmark tests. Continue reading “Dell Venue 8 Benchmarks”

Gionee Elife E7 Review: Best in class

The Elife E7 is Gionee’s first flagship smartphone that is aimed at the premium high end segment of the market. The device is powered by the powerful Snapdragon 800 processor and sports a seemingly good 16 MP camera, which brings it closer to the likes of other flagships like Nexus 5 and the even the S5 to an extent, but offers a price advantage making it one of the best VFM products out there. But can a newer brand like Gionee instill confidence in the high end consumer, with its hardware and software package? Lets find out in our Gionee Elife E7 Review.

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Sony Xperia Z2 retail availability delayed in UK until May due to high demand

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There have been rumors that Sony Xperia Z2 has been globally delayed due to a component shortage. Clove UK and other online retailers have confirmed that the SIM-free variant would not launch in UK until May. The Xperia Z2 Tablet went on sale in UK earlier this month and the Xperia Z2 smartphone was expected to go on sale in UK in early April for 599 GBP. The flagship smartphone from Sony is expected in early or mid May. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z2 retail availability delayed in UK until May due to high demand”

Captain America: The Winter Soldier game launched for Android, iPhone and iPad

Captain America: The Winter Soldier game

Gameloft has launched the official Captain America: The Winter Soldier mobile game as it promised last month. The game is available as a free download for Android that lets you play first 2 levels for free and has in-app purchase to unlock other levels at $2.99. The iOS app costs $2.99 directly. It is compatible only with limited Android devices currently. Continue reading “Captain America: The Winter Soldier game launched for Android, iPhone and iPad”

Dell Venue 8 Unboxing

We might have reviewed the Dell Venue 8 Pro way ahead of its Indian reveal, but the tablet trio, that includes two other Android tablets, launched only a while back. Dell’s Venue 7 and 8 were Android tablets with two different screen sizes with largely the same specifications inside. Powered by an Intel processor, these tablets are placed at the mid range segment of the marketplace, which is the most popular segment for Android tablets these days. The Venue 8 is priced at Rs. 17,499, which might be a bit high when compared to the competition like the new Nexus 7, but is it good enough? While we’ll tell you that in our review, here is a preliminary look through our unboxing and overview video –

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HTC Desire 310 Dual SIM smartphone officially launched in India for Rs. 11700

HTC Desire 310

Earlier today we reported that HTC Desire 310 dual sim is on sale in India online. The company has officially launched the smartphone in India. It was announced earlier this month and packs a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera without flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “HTC Desire 310 Dual SIM smartphone officially launched in India for Rs. 11700”

Facebook Messenger 4.0 for Android and iPhone brings Groups and Forwarding

Facebook has updated its Facebook Messenger app for Android and iPhone to version 4.0. This update finally brings group messaging, just like WhatsApp and Google Hangouts. You can also name the group. The new Forwarding feature lets you forward any message to others who are not in the conversation. Facebook Messenger for Android and iPhone got voice calling feature in India recently that lets you make calls over WiFi and 3G/2G. Continue reading “Facebook Messenger 4.0 for Android and iPhone brings Groups and Forwarding”

HTC Desire 310 Dual SIM smartphone now available in India for Rs. 11480

HTC Desire 310 Dual SIM

HTC Desire 310 dual sim, the company’s latest budget phone is now available in India from online retailer Snapdeal. It was officially announced earlier this month and packs a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera without flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. This is the company’s first phone powered by a MediaTek chip. Continue reading “HTC Desire 310 Dual SIM smartphone now available in India for Rs. 11480”

Microsoft Office Mobile for Android and iPhone goes free

Microsoft Office Mobile for iPhone and Android

Microsoft launched Office for iPad – Word, Excel and PowerPoint few hours back. The company launched the Microsoft Office Mobile for Office 365 for iPhone and Android smartphones last year. Both these apps have been renamed to Microsoft Office Mobile and is available for free from the respective app stores. Continue reading “Microsoft Office Mobile for Android and iPhone goes free”