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Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos Review

Samsung announced the Galaxy Grand and the Galaxy Grand Duos (GT-I9082) back in December 2012. It was launched in India in January. We brought you the Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos photo gallery and the benchmarks recently. Here we have the complete review of the device. The Galaxy Grand has a similar design with curved corners and chrome finish all around, but it lacks the wedge shape and curved glass like the Galaxy S3. It runs on the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean that recently rolled out for the Galaxy S3 and the Galaxy Note in India. Let’s dive into the complete review. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos Review”

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 310 Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update now rolling out in India

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 310 Android 4.1.2 India

Samsung has started rolling out Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) update for the Galaxy Tab 2 310 (Tab 2 7.0) in India. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 310 got the Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean) update in India back in December 2012 that brought new UI, Google Now, Pop-up Play, Pause function in the video camera, blocking mode and more. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 310 Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update now rolling out in India”

Samsung Galaxy S3 mini Benchmarks

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We unboxed the Samsung Galaxy S3 mini (GT-I8190) earlier this week. Here we have the benchmarks of the device. The Galaxy S3 mini was announced back in October 2012. It is powered by a dual-core NovaThor U8420 chip clocked at 1 GHz and has a Mali-400 GPU. It has a 4.0-inch (480×800 pixels ) Super AMOLED display at 223 ppi pixel density. Let’s see how the phone performance in the benchmark tests.

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Samsung Galaxy S3 mini photo gallery

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The Samsung Galaxy S3 mini is a device that will never land in India. The souped up brother of the Galaxy S Duos is currently retailing in Europe and you might have seen our unboxing recently. In a build up to the review, we took the device outdoors for some pics for the same, and hence presenting you, the Samsung Galaxy S3 mini photo gallery.

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Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus now available in India for Rs. 22,900

Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus is now on sale exclusively from online retailer Infibeam in India. It was announced earlier this year and packs a 4.3-inch (800 x 480 Pixels) Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touch screen display similar to the Galaxy S2, but it is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Broadcom BCM28155 processor instead of dual-core Exynos chip in the Galaxy S2. It runs on Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) out of the box and has a 8MP auto focus camera with LED flash, zero shutter lag and a 2MP HD front-facing camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus now available in India for Rs. 22,900”

Samsung Galaxy S4 mini images surface, 4.3 inch qHD display, 1.6 GHz dual-core CPU

Samsung Galaxy S4 mini leak

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S4 last week. Now images of the Galaxy S4 mini has surfaced online. Ermek has leaked the pictures of the Galaxy S4 mini (GT-I9190) on Twitter. According to SamMobile, the S4 mini would feature a 4.3-inch (960 × 540 pixels) qHD Super AMOLED display with 256ppi pixel density. It would come with a 1.6 GHz dual-core CPU and run on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) OS with Touchwiz Nature UX 2.0.

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Samsung Note 3, Galaxy Tab 3 to make an appearance at IFA 2013

Samsung launched its 2013 flagship, the Galaxy S4 at an event in New York a few weeks back but rumors have already started spreading around the launch of its next and arguably more exciting device. The Galaxy Note line of giant sized smartphones have pioneered and set the tone for the phablet category and we expect to see the next generation later this year.
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Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos Benchmarks

Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos Benchmarks

Samsung released the Galaxy Grand Duos in India back in January. We brought you the Galaxy Grand Duos photo gallery earlier today, here we have the benchmarks of the device. The device is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Broadcom BCM28155 processor based on ARM Cortex-A9 and VideoCore 4 GPU. It has a 5-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display at 186 ppi pixel density. It runs on Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean).

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Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos Photo Gallery

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Samsung launched the Galaxy Grand Duos (GT-I9082) in India earlier this January for Rs. 21,500. We brought you the hands-on images of the device from the launch event. Here we have the photo gallery of the device. The Galaxy Grand and the dual SIM Grand Duos were announced back in December 2012. The design of the phone is similar to the Galaxy S3. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos Photo Gallery”

Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini Unboxing

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Almost six months have passed since the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S3 mini in Europe. It never reached the subcontinent as Samsung had planned to launch other devices with similar specifications here, like the Galaxy S Duos, which is basically a Dual SIM version of the Galaxy S3 mini. However, there are lots of differences between the S3 mini and the S Duos when it comes to the internals. Just for comparisons sake, you have to know that the S3 mini looks exactly like the S Duos. With that said, the S3 mini is an interesting device on its own, and since we have got it in our labs now, here it is, our unboxing video –

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Samsung Galaxy Note Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update now rolling out in India

Samsung Galaxy Note Android 4.1.2 India

Samsung has finally started rolling out Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) update for the Galaxy Note users in India. The Samsung Galaxy Note got the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean last month starting from Hong Kong, Taiwan and Germany. Samsung confirmed back in December that the Galaxy Note would get the multi-screen / multi-window feature in the Android 4.1 update. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update now rolling out in India”

Samsung Galaxy S4 Photo Gallery

Samsung introduced its 2013 flagship, the Galaxy S4 at an event in New York and we were there to witness it. You’ve already seen our Samsung Galaxy S4 hands on so here’s a photo gallery with some additional images for your viewing pleasure.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Hands On

Samsung launched their flagship Android phone the Galaxy S4 in New York City on March 14,2013 amidst a lot of hype and excitement very similar to what the iPhone has always received.The Galaxy S4 is a beast in terms of specs packing a 5inch SuperAMOLED 1080p display, 8-core processor, 13MP Camera, LTE, Android 4.2.2. Can the Galaxy S4 live up to its expectations? Watch our hands on video of the S4 we are bringing you from the launch event, below.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 – the features that matter, explained

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It has happened, and how! Yes, the Samsung Galaxy S4 launched today in full glory, with a feature packed spec sheet. Sporting all the flagship hardware features you can imagine, plus a ton of Samsung specific features added to improve the experience, it is rather easy to miss out on the most important ones. We can understand that because we felt exactly the same, too much to swallow at once. So we are going to try to explain and lay out the most important Galaxy S4 features that matter, explained with whatever information we know as of now. Read on past the break.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Samsung Galaxy S3 : What’s new ?

Samsung just introduced the long awaited successor to the Galaxy S3 amidst a major press gathering in New York. The phone however is more of an evolution than a flat out new device which might disappoint a few. However what we do get are class leading specifications and a device which ticks all the specification requirement checkboxes. So one year down the line, what exactly has changed ? Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Samsung Galaxy S3 : What’s new ?”