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India shipped a total of 52.6 million handsets in Q1 CY 2016, against 55.4 million in 1Q CY 2015, registering a decline of 4% YoY, according to CMR’s India Mobile Handset Report. The QoQ decline was 12.8%.
Continue reading “Made in India smartphones contribute for 67% of total shipment in Q1 2016: CMR”
Micromax announced the Canvas 6 smartphone alongside Canvas 6 Pro in India last month with brand new logo and company’s new identity “Nuts.Guts.Glory”. The company didn’t have a consumer ready Canvas 6 back then and so we couldn’t get our hands on the device. Now that the handset is finally rolling out, we also got a chance to play with it for some time and here’s our initial impressions of the Micromax Canavs 6. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas 6 Hands On Impressions”
Google has launched RailWire free WiFi service across five more railway stations in India. The service under which Indian Railways, RailTel and Google provide free WiFi to passengers has now expanded to Ujjain, Jaipur, Patna, Guwahati and Allahabad railway stations.
Continue reading “Google RailWire free Wi-Fi service expands to 5 more railway stations in India”
Lenovo has launched its Zuk Z1 smartphone in India in a crowd-sourced launch, as it had promised. The smartphone was introduced back in August last year, packs a 5.5-inch 1080p display, is powered by Snapdragon 801 SoC, packs 3GB of RAM, runs on Cyanogen OS 12.1 based on Andriod 5.1 (Lollipop), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera.
Continue reading “Lenovo Zuk Z1 with Cyanogen OS launched in India for Rs. 13499”
Coolpad is all set to launch its new flagship smartphone in India on May 20th. Coolpad just says “As we brought the history changing Dual SIM Dual Standby 12 years ago, this time again we prepared something unique for you!”. without giving an hint about the smartphone. It also ran “Dual in One” campaign for the flagship. The teaser on the Coolpad India Facebook page reveals that it will be the Coolpad Max. Continue reading “Coolpad Max flagship smartphone launching in India on May 20”
It was reported last month that India is getting a ‘911’ like emergency number starting next year. Now, the provision for the emergency number has been approved by the Telecom and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.
Continue reading “India’s single emergency number ‘112’ to go live from January 1, 2017”
Micromax has launched Canvas XP 4G, the company’s latest budget 4G smartphone in the Canvas series. It packs a 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a 1GHz quad-core processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) OS, comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Micromax has partnered with Snapdeal to sell the smartphone. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas XP 4G with 5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM launched for Rs. 7499”
Intex Technologies has launched Cloud Fame, the company’s latest budget 4G smartphone in the Cloud series. It has a 4.5-inch FWVGA display, is powered by a 1GHz quad-core MediaTek processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Intex Cloud Fame with 4.5-inch display, 1GB RAM, Android 6.0, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 3999”
Samsung has launched Galaxy J5 (2016) and J7 (2016), two new smartphones in the new J series, as it had promised. These were announced in March in China. The Galaxy J5 (2016) has a 5.2-inch HD Super AMOLED screen, while the J7 (2016) has a 5.5-inch HD Super AMOLED screen. Both these have a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, f/1.9 aperture and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash for capturing better selfies. These have dual SIM support and 4G LTE connectivity.
Samsung has officially sent out press invites for the launch event in India on Monday, where the company will announce the pricing for Galaxy J5 (2016) and Galaxy J7 (2016) for the country. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J5, J7 (2016) officially launching in India on May 9”
This week kicked off with a big event in Mumbai by LeEco, where the company made couple of announcements – a new ‘Made for India’ Le 1s Eco smartphone and its ecosystem-based membership program. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: LeEco Le 1s Eco, Supertainment, LeMe, UE Boom 2, Coolpad Note 3 Plus and more”
Reliance Retail has launched LYF Water 5, the company’s latest 4G smartphone with VoLTE in the LYF series. It has a 5-inch HD screen with ASAHI Dragontrail glass protection, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 SoC, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Reliance LYF Water 5 with 5-inch HD display, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 11699”
After its pilot project in Mumbai, OnePlus has stared its pilot for door step pick up and drop service in Chennai, Delhi and Kolkata in India. This service is free of cost for the OnePlus users, which lets them get their damaged OnePlus smartphone fixed easily without searching for a service centres in their city. Continue reading “OnePlus free door step pick up and drop service now available in Chennai, Delhi and Kolkata”
Indian Railways, RailTel and Google have launched free WiFi in three more stations – Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh), Kachiguda (Telangana) & Raipur (Chhattisgarh) in India. It was launched at the Mumbai Central station earlier this year and was expanded to 9 more train stations last month. Continue reading “Google RailWire free Wi-Fi launched in 3 more stations in India”
Coolpad has launched its Note 3 Plus smartphone in India exclusively on Amazon.in, as expected. It packs a 5.5-inch Full HD display, compared to HD screen on the Coolpad Note 3. Other specifications remain the same, including a Octa-Core 64-bit MediaTek MT6753 processor, Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Cool UI, 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Coolpad Note 3 Plus with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 3GB RAM launched for Rs. 8999”
