As someone who writes about smartphones and gadgets for a living, you are bound to have come across almost every device that releases in the market. In the case of the Sony Xperia family, I had the pleasure of not just using but owning almost every flagship device released in the Z family. This includes the Z, Z Ultra, Z1, Z2 and Z3 in that order.
Lenovo launched Vibe P1m, the company’s latest budget 4G smartphone in India back in October for Rs. 7999. We already brought you the unboxing of the smartphone, here we have its battery test results. The Lenovo Vibe P1m packs a 4000mAh built-in battery. It also has quick charge function that can rapidly charge the phone’s battery fully in just 2 hours and 40 minutes when using the bundled quick charger. It has a 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a Quad-core MediaTek MT6735P processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Lenovo’s own Vibe UI on top.
It looks like Samsung is not ready to budge and accept defeat in it on-going patent infringement battle with Apple. The South Korean smartphone maker has taken the $548M Apple patent lawsuit all the way to the Supreme Court.
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OPPO today announced their new After Sales-Service Policy for it new customers in India. “This includes an added focus on service performance, quality, understanding the customer and proactive communication to address any query or call for support,” said the company. It said that it plans to open 200 new service centres across India. Continue reading “OPPO offers 1 year extended warranty, replacement in 30 days for new buyers in India”
Lenovo India teased the an upcoming smartphone in a tweet yesterday that said, “Prepare for the dawn of the new #KillerNote”. The tagline said A New Age Dawns. It was speculated that the smartphone could be the K4 Note, successor of the K3 Note. Now insider sources in Lenovo India have confirmed us that the smartphone is indeed the K4 Note. Continue reading “Lenovo K4 Note India launch confirmed for January 2016”
Micromax has launched Canvas Pulse 4G, its new 4G smartphone. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered a 1.3GHz Octa-Core processor, 3GB of RAM and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera that also has LED flash. It has dual SIM support and 4G connectivity. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Pulse 4G E451 with 5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM launched for Rs. 9999”
HTC One X9 smartphone got certified by TENAA last month, now live images of the smartphone has surfaced in China (Via). These images show dual front-facing speakers, metal body, display with curved glass on the front, capacitive touch buttons below the display and more. Continue reading “HTC One X9 with metal body surfaces in live images”
With the launch of the Lenovo Phab Plus, we’ve clearly reached peak phablet. A phablet too has a reasonable limit to the size and the Phab Plus clearly surpasses that. Lenovo launched its bizarre smartphone – tablet hybrid a while back and here’s our review. Continue reading “Lenovo Phab Plus Review”
Google has updated Maps for iOS with a bunch of new features. The latest update that bumps the app to version 4.13 includes offline navigation, up-to-date gas prices and more. It requires users to be running iOS 7.0 or later.
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OnePlus recently launched the OnePlus X, its smaller smartphone that still sports a 5 inch screen. Now, it looks like the company is working on another smartphone and this once could be the OnePlus 2 Mini.
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Apple has slashed prices for the iPhone 5s in India almost by half. As a reult of the price cut, the iPhone 5s is now priced at Rs 24,999 in the country.
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InFocus in India launched the mid-range M680 smartphone for Rs. 10,999 on Monday. It is available for order exclusively on Snapdeal and goes on sale starting 21st December. First 2000 buyers will get a selfie-stick worth Rs. 1,000 for free. The phone specifications look good on paper but does it convert in real-world performance, we find out in our full review. Continue reading “InFocus M680 Review”
Huawei is planning to expand its Honor brand of phones to international market soon. The Chinese smartphone maker revealed its plans about launching Honor phones in the US in 2016.
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Micromax has announced that it will invest Rs 300 Cr in India in order to set up three manufacturing units in the country, according to a latest report from PTI.
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Samung will use pressure-sensitive screen for its next flagship phone the Galaxy S7, according to a latest report from the Wall Street Journal.
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