Huawei has dethroned Xiaomi to become the No.1 smartphone maker in China in Q3, 2015, as per a latest report from Canalys. This is the first time Huawei has taken the top position in China.
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Google unveiled Nexus 6P smartphone at an event last month and the Huawei-made Nexus phone with metal body was launched in India last month priced at Rs. 39,999 for the 32GB version and Rs. 42,999 for the 64GB version. At the launch Google said that both the new Nexus smartphones will be available from October 21st, but only the Nexus 5X was released. When the Nexus 6P went on pre-order on Flipkart last week, the shipping date was mentioned as November 2nd for the customers who ordered the phone.
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Google’s very own Nexus 5X from LG and Nexus 6P from Huawei come pre-loaded with Android 6.0 Marshmallow. But most other smartphones are still running on some version of Android Lollipop or perhaps even KitKat. However, as with the case of every major Android version, there will be a set of phones that make the big jump and in this post, we have compiled a list of phones that are going to receive the update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
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Huawei has released Android 5.1 (Lollipop) update for the Honor 4X smartphone, as it promised last month. The Android 5.1 update brings new features, functionalities and improved user experience with visual refinements along with the new Emotion UI 3.1 update. It released Android 5.1 update for the Honor 4C and Honor 6 smartphones last month and released the update Honor 6 Plus few weeks back. Continue reading “Huawei Honor 4X gets Android 5.1 Lollipop update in India [Update: It’s back]”
Google rolled out Android 6.0 update for Nexus devices last week. At the Honor 7 India launch last week, Huawei promised to roll out Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for the smartphone in beta in January and said that stable update will arrive in February 2016. Now Huawei has confirmed (Via) Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for other smartphones and tablets as well. Continue reading “Huawei confirms Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for range of devices”
Google unveiled the Huawei made Nexus 6P smartphone last month following which it was launched today in India. We went hands on with the phone so let us take a look at the hardware and specs in detail in this photo gallery. Continue reading “Google Nexus 6P Photo Gallery”
Google unveiled Nexus 6P smartphones at an event last month. Today it has launched the Huawei-made smartphone in India, along with the Nexus 5X. The Nexus 6P packs a 5.7-inch Quad HD display at 518 PPI, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 810 v2.1 processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). It has a 12.3-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, IR Laser assisted autofocus and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. It has anodized aluminium body and is just 7.3mm thick. Continue reading “Google Nexus 6P launched in India starting at Rs. 39999”
Huawei has announced the Enjoy 5 smartphone in China. It was expected to be called the Play 5X, but it has launched as the Enjoy 5. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core 64-bit MediaTek MT6735 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Emotion UI 3.1 on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and comes with 4G connectivity with support for TDD-LTE B38 / B39 / B40 / B41 and FDD-LTE: B1 / B3. Continue reading “Huawei Enjoy 5 with 5-inch HD display, 4G LTE, 4000mAh battery announced”
Huawei announced its Honor smart band dubbed as Honor Zero back in July and following which it was finally launched in India as Honor Band Z1 yesterday. We went hands on with the device at the launch event yesterday, and now let us take a detailed looks at the specs and hardware of the device in the photo gallery. Continue reading “Huawei Honor Band Z1 Photo Gallery”
Huawei introduced its first Honor smart band called Honor Zero back in July, today the company has launched it in India as Honor Band Z1. It looks like a smartwatch, shows time and has a 1.06 inch (128 x 128 pixels) OLED display. It has brushed metal bezel around the dial and doesn’t have any physical buttons. It works with both Android and iOS devices, will show message notifications and incoming call alerts. You can also mute incoming calls easily. It is also water and dust proof with IP68 certification. It has pedometer and tracks your steps, calories burnt and other activities. It can also track your sleep and has silent alarm to wake you up from sleep. Continue reading “Huawei Honor Band Z1 fitness and sleep tracking band launched in India for Rs. 5499”
Huawei introduced the Honor 7 smartphone in China back in July, and the international version of the smartphone was launched in Europe in August. Today the company has launched the Honor 7 in India. It packs a 5-inch 1080p display, is powered by a Octa-Core HiSilicon Kirin 935 SoC based on big.LITTLE configuration and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Emotion UI 3.1 on top. The company has promised to roll out Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for the smartphone in beta in January and stable update will arrive in February 2016. It has a 20-megapixel rear camera with Sony sensor, LED flash, Phase Detection Auto Focus that would let you focus a subject in just 0.1 second and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash for capturing better selfies even in poor lighting conditions.
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Huawei has confirmed (Via) that it will officially introduce the Honor Play 5X smartphone at an event in Beijing on October 10 as rumored earlier. Recently a TENAA listing revealed the specifications of the upcoming Honor Play 5X smartphone that includes a 5-inch HD screen, quad-core 64-bit MediaTek MT6735, Android 5.1 (Lollipop) OS, 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Huawei Honor Play 5X to be announced on October 10”
Google unveiled the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P smartphones at an event earlier this week. Flipkart has started teasing the launch of the Huawei-made Nexus 6P smartphone in India. This time Flipkart doesn’t have a ticker to show the pre-order date of the latest Nexus smartphone, like it did for last year’s Nexus 6 launch. Since the smartphone is shipping for pre-ordered customers later this month in some countries, we can expect the pre-order to start in India later this month and it might go on sale next month. Continue reading “Google Nexus 6P launching in India soon on Flipkart”
Huawei has released Android 5.1 (Lollipop) update for the Honor 6 Plus smartphone in India, after rolling out the update for Honor 4C and Honor 6 recently, as the company promised in August. The Android 5.1 update brings new features, functionalities and improved user experience with visual refinements along with the new Emotion UI 3.1 update. Continue reading “Huawei Honor 6 Plus gets Android 5.1 Lollipop update in India”
While Google just announced the new range of Nexus phones in an event in USA, it did not reveal if the devices were launching in India. Google has officially started taking pre-orders for these devices in US,Canada,UK,Ireland, Japan and Korea.But we found something interesting while browsing through the Google Store in India, we found Indian prices listed for the newly announced devices.These could very well be placeholder prices for Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X which could potentially launch in India pretty soon. Continue reading “Google Store might have revealed Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X India Prices”
