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Xolo A600 with 4.5-inch qHD display, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 8199

Xolo A600

Xolo has launched A600, a mid-range phone in the A Series. It appeared on the official website earlier this week along with the Q900 and packs a 4.5-inch qHD (960 x 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6572W processor with Mali 400MP GPU and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby, similar to other A Series phones from Xolo. Continue reading “Xolo A600 with 4.5-inch qHD display, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 8199”

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs Sony Xperia Z Ultra

At IFA 2013 in Berlin Samsung announced their Samsung Galaxy Note 3 which is the third iteration of their Galaxy Note series while Sony had announced the Xperia Z Ultra, their first phablet sometime in July. Sony Xperia Z Ultra was the first smartphone to feature a Snapdragon 800 SoC and now the LTE variant of Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has the Snapdragon 800 version. The international version, which we get in India, comes with Samsung’s Exynos Octa core chipset. Lets check out how these devices perform.

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You can check out the entire comparison video right below.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUBTR6Pq_P8

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Intex Aqua i7 Unboxing

The Intex Aqua i7 is here and we are unboxing it for you. Launched way back in September, with a price tag of Rs. 21,900, the phone has been prominently featured in a lot of advertisements. The device had not hit the retail market at that time but the company has finally caught up and released it, and yes, we have received our unit too. The unit sits inside quite a large retail box, which we were astonished to find it to be bigger than a standard smartphone retail box of even big phablet devices. How big? You’ll have to watch this unboxing video to find out –

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmJUUpl5sLM

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Spice Pinnacle Stylus Mi-550 Benchmarks

Spice launched the Spice Pinnacle Stylus Mi-550, the company’s latest smartphone with a 5.5-inch display and a stylus pen last month. We already brought you the unboxing of the phone, here we have the benchmarks of the phone. It packs a 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek 6589 processor with PowerVR SGX 544MP GPU and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). Let’s find out how this compete with other devices in range of synthetic benchmark tests.

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HTC One Mini Camera samples

HTC announced the mini version of their flagship back in July, but it has been available only recently. HTC One was a flagship known for its exceptional build quality and Boom sound speakers on the front of the device which have been retained in the HTC One Mini. HTC One Mini, as the name suggests is a smaller version of the company’s flagship with slightly stripped down specifications. Apart from the build and the downgraded specifications, the HTC One Mini also retains the 4MP UltraPixel camera from the One, but without OIS(Optical Image Stabilization).

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HTC One Mini Photo Gallery

HTC One is probably one of the best built android smartphones out there and so HTC decided to bring out a smaller version and bigger version of it – HTC One Mini and HTC One Max respectively. The trend of stripped down mini version of flagship phones continues with the HTC One Mini which HTC announced in July, but the phone has been available only recently.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs Samsung Galaxy S4

Samsung announced the third iteration of their very popular Galaxy Note series at IFA 2013 in Berlin – Samsung Galaxy Note 3 while they announced the Samsung Galaxy S4 back in March. Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is the successor of Galaxy Note 2 which was an exceptional device(it still is) while the Galaxy S4 takes over from Galaxy S3. Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is a huge upgrade over the Galaxy Note 2, but only a minor update to the Galaxy S4. Only six months have passed between the two device launches. Lets check out how these devices perform against each other.

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You can check out the camera comparison video between the two device right below.

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HTC One to get Android 4.4 KitKat within 90 days

HTC One

HTC has been trying their best to turn the ship around and having a consumer centric approach. From the beautifully designed HTC One to the Google Play Edition and now, fast OS updates, the company has been doing a lot of things right. Jason Mackenzie, president of HTC America, has just confirmed that the Google Play Edition of the flagship handset will be running Android 4.4 within 15 days. He also reaffirmed that the Developer Edition and unlock version will be on the new release within 30 days. Continue reading “HTC One to get Android 4.4 KitKat within 90 days”

What’s new in Android 4.4 KitKat

Google and LG have just unleashed a wave of announcements at us, and one of them is hardware – the Google Nexus 5. If you are curious about the other one, it’s none other than the software – Android 4.4 KitKat that comes preinstalled on the Nexus 5. The premier Android experience has received an update and will eventually roll out to Nexus 4 and other Google Play devices first, with OEM devices taking their own sweet time to implement them, as expected. Unlike Android 4.3, we have a lot of new features, user facing ones as well as under the hood features that will matter to you, a lot. Since there are too many to wrap your head, we shall be doing the service of compiling the most useful and obvious changes in Android 4.4 for you. So, what’s new in Android 4.4 KitKat?

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Reliance Communications to introduce iPhone 5c & 5s on 2 year contract, monthly pricing to range from Rs 2,500 to Rs 2,800

While the Apple iPhone 5s and 5c will launch in India tomorrow, we’re also about to see something unprecedented. Reliance Communications is all set to launch the iPhone 5c and 5s in India on contract pricing. The package will include unlimited voice calls, SMS and 3G data for a fixed monthly sum. The pricing will vary from between Rs. 2,500 to Rs. 2,800 per month and the contract duration will be 24 months. Continue reading “Reliance Communications to introduce iPhone 5c & 5s on 2 year contract, monthly pricing to range from Rs 2,500 to Rs 2,800”

Google Nexus 5 coming soon to India, Play Store prices 16 GB version for Rs. 28,999

The just announced Google Nexus 5 has been spotted on the Indian Play Store, with it listed as “coming soon” to India along with the price tags of Rs. 28,999 for the 16GB version and Rs. 32,999 for the 32 GB version. The Nexus 5 was just announced by LG and Google, but had leaked like a broken cauldron over the internet for the past few weeks and even months. The phone has a 5 inch full HD IPS screen with LG’s own in-cell touch technology and is powered by the blazing fast Snapdragon 800 processor, among many other hardware features. It also runs on the latest version of Android – 4.4 KitKat which has been spruced up with new user interface changes, a changed dialer, and a lot more under the hood for developers to take advantage of. Now that the phone has been announced, we think it might not take long to arrive in India as the listing has already shown up on the Indian Play Store.

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Google Nexus 5 with Android 4.4 announced

The long rumored Google Nexus 5 is finally official and it brings with a brand new version of Android as well. Google has opted for top of the line specifications for the handset and we get to see a blazing fast 2.3Ghz quad core Snapdragon 800 processor onboard. There’s also 2GB of RAM. All that power will be pushing pixels to the edge to edge 4.95 inch 1080p display. The battery on the phone is a bit disappointing at 2,300 mAh however you’ll still be able to keep it juiced up wirelessly thanks to Qi support. Connectivity options include LTE, Bluetooth 4.0, WiFi 802.11ac as well as NFC. Continue reading “Google Nexus 5 with Android 4.4 announced”

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs HTC One

Samsung announced the third iteration of their very successful Galaxy Note series at the IFA earlier this year in the form of Samsung Galaxy Note 3. Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is the successor of the extremely popular and successful Galaxy Note 2. Galaxy Note 3 has to live up to its hype that it generated and in terms of specifications, we weren’t disappointed and we definitely wanted Samsung to do something with the design and choice of materials. Samsung have understood that their plastic flagships are no match against competitors like HTC One and hence have tried something different with a faux leather finish at the back of Samsung Galaxy Note 3.

HTC One was announced prior to the MWC 2013 event and was available in India around June by which Samsung had already captured their market with their Galaxy S4. HTC One is the best looking and solidly built Android device yet as it is carved out of an Aluminum Unibody. Something that HTC gambled with their HTC One was its camera department where they introduced a concept called UltraPixel camera which was designed to take better low light images.

Lets check out how these two devices perform against each other.

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You can check out the comparison video right below.

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Huawei E5151 Mobile Wi-Fi Router Review

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Huawei launched the E5151 portable WiFi router in India earlier this month, here we have the complete review of the device. We already reviewed the Huawei E5331 a Mi-Fi device earlier this year, the successor has an Ethernet port to connect your modem so that you can use this as a WiFi router. Is the device better than its predecessor ? Let us dive into the complete review to find out. Continue reading “Huawei E5151 Mobile Wi-Fi Router Review”

Sony Xperia C Camera samples

Sony Xperia C was announced a long time back, but Sony has launched the product only very recently. Sony Xperia C is at the higher end of the mid-range segment with a quad-core processor from MediaTek and a 5inch display resembling the many soldiers of the droid army in the Indian Android phablet category. It comes with dual-SIM connectivity and a 8MP Sony Exmor R sensor with LED flash.

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