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BSNL Penta Smart PS650 and PS501, 6.5-inch and 5-inch Smartphones launched for Rs. 7999 and Rs. 6999

BSNL Penta launch event

BSNL has partnered with Pantel Technologies Private Limited (PTPL) once again to launch Bharat Phone PF300, a feature phone, Penta Smart phones, PS501 & PS650 and the Penta T-Pad WS707C tablet in India. The Bharat phone PF300 is based on Java and supports mobile banking, tele-medical care delivery and streaming data delivery. The PentaSmart PS650 is the first smartphone with a 6.5-inch screen in India priced under Rs. 10,000, says the company. Both the Penta smartphones are powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and run on Android 4.2. All the Penta Smart devices are pre-loaded with the suite of Anti-Malware offerings from TrustPort. These devices also come pre-bundled with BSNL 3G data and voice minutes. Continue reading “BSNL Penta Smart PS650 and PS501, 6.5-inch and 5-inch Smartphones launched for Rs. 7999 and Rs. 6999”

Samsung to reportedly launch Red and White Gold Galaxy Note 3 in early 2014

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Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Note 3 in Jet Black, Classic White and Blush Pink colors back in September. Even though the Black and White colors were widely available, the Blush Pink color was launched in Korea this month and is available in select countries only. SamMobile is reporting that Samsung plans to launch the Galaxy Note 3 in Red and White Gold colors in early 2014. Continue reading “Samsung to reportedly launch Red and White Gold Galaxy Note 3 in early 2014”

Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 with 4-inch display, Android 4.2 surfaces on official website

Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2

Samsung launched the Galaxy S Duos last year, now the Galaxy S Duos 2 (GT-S7582) has surfaced on the official Samsung website in Bulgaria. It has a 4.0-inch WVGA(480×800) capacitive touch screen display similar to the Galaxy S Duos, but this is 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 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 with 4-inch display, Android 4.2 surfaces on official website”

Micromax Bolt A61 with 4-inch display spotted on official website

Micromax Bolt A61

Micromax is all set to launch the Bolt A61,a new budget smartphone in the Bolt series. The Bolt 58 went on sale last month. The Bolt A61 has surfaced on the official website. It comes with a 4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) display, powered by a 1GHz Spreadtrum SC7710 processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It packs a 2-megapixel rear camera with flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It also has dual SIM support with dual standby similar to most of the Micromax smartphones and also has 3G support. Continue reading “Micromax Bolt A61 with 4-inch display spotted on official website”

Idea Aurus 4 with 4.5-inch display, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 8999

Idea Aurus 4

Idea Cellular has launched the Aurus 4, successor of the Aurus III that was launched earlier this year. It has a 4.5-inch (480 x 854 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 front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby, similar to its predecessor. Continue reading “Idea Aurus 4 with 4.5-inch display, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 8999”

Oppo R829 image surfaces online

The sheer volume of Chinese manufactures has seldom helped us in remembering them, but among them a few companies do stand out and one among them is Oppo. Having produced only a handful of smartphones so far, Oppo have “made it large” because of their hardware and design language in their phones. Oppo have just launched their Oppo N1 and today we have images of what is probably the company’s next smartphone – Oppo R829. Via their Weibo account, Oppo have posted the image of this new device and according to Oppo’s Brand Ambassador – Kedros Ng, this device is the Oppo R829. The naming convention makes us inclined to think that this is the successor of Oppo R819 which we reviewed earlier.

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Motorola Moto G Camera Samples

Motorola Moto G is the device that is expected to take the Indian entry range smartphone market by a storm. This is mainly because of the features that Motorola Moto G offers for its price. Moto G is expected to arrive for a price of Rs. 12,000. Some of the features that the phone offers for its entry range include a 4.5inch 720p display and a Quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor.

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LG G Flex Camera Samples

When Samsung announced the world’s first curved display smartphone, we expected the entire tech industry to follow. Though the form factor has little practical usage, every company had to prove that they were indeed capable of producing a curved display smartphone with no practical use. LG, Samsung’s rival from homeland to International market, were the next to follow with LG G Flex. LG proved me wrong about the practical usage part as their LG G Flex was capable of being bent(unlike Samsung’s curved smartphone – Samsung Galaxy Round) and also came with a special material at the back that allowed automatic healing of scratches.

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LG G Flex Benchmarks

LG announced the G Flex, the company’s first smartphone with a curved display last month. We already brought you the unboxing of the device earlier this week, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. The device is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 800 (MSM8974) 28nm HPm Krait 400 CPU clocked at 2.27 GHz with Adreno 330 GPU, similar to the LG G2 and the Nexus 5. Both the Xperia Z1 and the Z Ultra with the Snapdragon 800 chip were clocked at 2.15 GHz. Even though this one is slightly undercloked than the original chip that is clocked at 2.3 GHz, benchmarks are almost similar.

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Xolo Play Tab 7.0 Review

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Xolo launched the Play Tab 7.0, the company’s first tablet featuring a NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor last month. We already unboxed the tablet and also ran benchmarks. Here we have the complete review of the tablet. The tablet has a perfect size that is comfortable in a single hand, as you can see in the image above. Is the tablet worth the price? Let’s find out if the tablet is worth the price. Continue reading “Xolo Play Tab 7.0 Review”

LG G Flex Photo Gallery

Samsung was the first company to announce and launch a smartphone with a curved display – Samsung Galaxy Round. Soon after that, LG announced their curved display phone – LG G Flex. However, despite coming late to the party, LG equipped their G Flex with features like a bendable display and a bendable body. In addition to the bendable nature of the phone, it comes with a special material at the back that can heal the scratches that the phone suffers. This is one of a kind innovation from LG and pretty soon we can expect this ability to feature in most smartphones.

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HTC Desire 501 with 4.3-inch display, dual-core processor announced

HTC Desire 501

HTC has announced the Desire 501, a mid-range smartphone in the Desire series along with the Desire 700 dual sim today in Taiwan. It has a 4.3-inch (480 × 800 pixels) display, powered by a 1.15 GHz dual-core NovaThor U8520 processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) with Sense UI. It has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash and BSI sensor and a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera with 88-degree ultra-wide-angle lens. It has NFC support, but misses dual SIM support present in the Desire 500. HTC has also launched the Desire 601 dual sim and the Desire 300 for the Taiwanese market. Continue reading “HTC Desire 501 with 4.3-inch display, dual-core processor announced”

HTC Desire 700 dual sim with 5-inch qHD display, quad-core processor announced

HTC Desire 700 Dual SIM

HTC has announced the Desire 700 dual sim, the company’s latest smartphone in the Desire series in Taiwan. It packs a 5-inch qHD (960 x 540 pixels) display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor and runs on Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. It has a 8-megapixel camera on the back with LED flash, BSI sensor, 28mm lens, F 2.0 aperture, HTC Zoe and 1080p video recording and a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera with BSI sensor. It has HTC BlinkFeed home screen and HTC BoomSound with Dual frontal stereo speakers with built-in amplifiers similar to the HTC Desire 600 dual sim. Continue reading “HTC Desire 700 dual sim with 5-inch qHD display, quad-core processor announced”

MapmyIndia Connect DLNA/Miracast screen mirroring device launched for Rs. 12990

MapmyIndia Connect

MapmyIndia, popular for its GPS navigation and location based services (LBS) has launched MapmyIndia Connect, a device enables users to mirror their smartphone/tablet screen to the screen of their choice. It uses Miracast or DLNA tech to connect your device, hence it is completely wireless and is compatible with both Android and iOS devices. This is aimed at users who uses Car AV system so that they can comfortably reach the destination or explore new places and points of interest nearby on a larger screen. Continue reading “MapmyIndia Connect DLNA/Miracast screen mirroring device launched for Rs. 12990”

Motorola Moto G Benchmarks

Motorola announced the Moto G, the company’s latest affordable smartphone. We already brought you the unboxing of the smartphones, here we have the benchmark of the device. The phone is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 400 (MSM8226) ARM Cortex-A7 processor clocked at 1.2 GHz with Adreno 305 GPU. As you can see the CPU-Z shot above, the chip has been under clocked to 1.19GHz. This is the first smartphone to feature this particular chip. The Motorola Moto X was powered by a 1.7 GHz Dual-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro (MSM8960DT) Krait 300 processor with Adreno 320 GPU. It has a 4.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with Android 4.4 (KitKat) expected in January 2014. Let’s find out how the Moto G performs in range of synthetic benchmark tests.

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