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Micromax Unite 3 Q372 with 4.7-inch display, Android 5.0 now available for Rs. 6569

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Micromax Unite 3 Q372 , the company’s latest smartphone in the Unite series and the successor of last year’s Unite 2 is now available from Infibeam. It has a 4.7 (800 x 480 pixels) display and is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek processor, similar to the Unite 2, but this runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) out of the box. It has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel fixed focus front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax Unite 3 Q372 with 4.7-inch display, Android 5.0 now available for Rs. 6569”

Panasonic Eluga L 4G with 5-inch HD display, 64-bit quad-core processor launched for Rs. 12990

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Panasonic has launched Eluga L 4G, the company’s first smartphone with 4G support in India. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display based on one-glass-solution (OGS) technology), is powered by a 1.2 GHz Quad-Core 64-bit Snapdragon processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has Corning Gorilla Glass protection on the front and back. Continue reading “Panasonic Eluga L 4G with 5-inch HD display, 64-bit quad-core processor launched for Rs. 12990”

YU YUPHORIA leaked images confirm Cyanogen OS 12, HD display and 4G LTE

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YU recently announced that it will launch its YU YUPHORIA smartphone on May 12th. Today, we know that the upcoming model will have HD (1280 x 720 pixels) display, run on Cyanogen OS 12 based on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) and come with 4G LTE support. The image of the smartphone reveals YU branding on the top, below the earpiece. The Yu Yureka only had Yu branding on the back. Continue reading “YU YUPHORIA leaked images confirm Cyanogen OS 12, HD display and 4G LTE”

YU Yureka to be available without registrations on May 6 and May 7

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YU Yureka will be up for grabs without any registration in a two-day open sale on May 6 and May 7. YU on Twitter and Facebook noted that the 48-hours sale on Amazon.in will have ‘no time limits’ to purchase the Yu Yureka smartphone or any pre-registrations for participation. Continue reading “YU Yureka to be available without registrations on May 6 and May 7”

Weekly Roundup: LG G4, G Flex2, Magna, Microsoft Lumia 430, Lenovo A5000, and more

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This time in our weekly roundup of major announcements and launches, we have three devices from South Korean major LG, a convertible tablet-cum-laptop device and a smartphone from Micromax, cheapest Lumia smartphone till date from Microsoft, another addition in Lenovo’s popular ‘A’ series and more here. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: LG G4, G Flex2, Magna, Microsoft Lumia 430, Lenovo A5000, and more”

LG G Flex 2 goes on sale in India for Rs. 54990

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LG launched its G Flex 2 smartphone in India at the LG Tech Show in Delhi back in March. Today the company has announced that the second generation G Flex smartphone is available across India. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p curved P-OLED display and the smartphone can bend ranging from a radius of 400mm to 700mm across the front, back, sides and top-to-bottom edges. Continue reading “LG G Flex 2 goes on sale in India for Rs. 54990”

YU YUPHORIA launching on May 12

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YU has announced that it will launch its Cyanogen OS-powered YU YUPHORIA smartphone on May 12th. The company already confirmed the launch the smartphone in Q2. Name of the second YU series smartphones was selected through its crowd-sourcing campaign #YUNameIt last month. Continue reading “YU YUPHORIA launching on May 12”

Motorola planning to manufacture phones in India

The latest company that plans to make smartphones in India is Lenovo owned Motorola. As per a report from the Economic Times, Motorola is thinking about this move to make India one of the largest markets globally.

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Micromax Canvas Laptab Hands On

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Micromax entered into Windows 8.1 tablet market yesterday with the launch of Canvas Laptab. Priced at Rs. 14,999, the tablet doubles up as a laptop with a detachable keyboard that has a trackpad. The keys and the trackpad are comfortable to use. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Laptab Hands On”

Microsoft Lumia 430 Dual SIM hands on

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Microsoft on Thursday launched another budget Lumia smartphone – the Lumia 430 Dual SIM – in India at Rs. 5,299, and it is company’s most affordable Lumia smartphone till date. Continue reading “Microsoft Lumia 430 Dual SIM hands on”

Indian smartphone market records 21% YoY increase, Samsung leads with 27.8% share: Report

The Indian smartphone market has registered an year over year increase of 21% however, quarter over quarter decline of 8%, as per latest report from Counterpoint Research.

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Micromax Canvas Laptab with 10.1-inch display, Windows 8.1, built-in 3G launched for Rs. 14999

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Micromax has launched Canvas Laptab, its latest Windows 8.1 2-in-1 with inbuilt 3G SIM support. The company introduced a dual boot tab last year at the CES, which did not launch. This has a similar design, but it runs only on Windows 8.1 and has better specifications. It has a 10.1-inch (1280×800 pixels) IPS screen, is powered by a quad-core Intel Atom Z3735F processor, has a 2-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with Office 365 subscription and also has a keyboard that has a touchpad so that it can double up as a laptop. Micromax has partnered with Amazon India to sell the Laptab. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Laptab with 10.1-inch display, Windows 8.1, built-in 3G launched for Rs. 14999”

Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML 128GB variant coming soon for Rs. 29999

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Asus Zenfone 2 (ZE551ML) was launched in India earlier this month at Rs. Rs. 19,999 for the 32GB and the 64GB variant was launched at Rs. 22,999. The company did not mention about the 128GB variant, now it’s listed on Flipkart at a price tag of Rs. 29,999. The 64GB and the 128GB variants of the Asus Zenfone 2 (ZE551ML) are listed as coming soon and the other variants are currently out of stock. This was spotted by gogi.in. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML 128GB variant coming soon for Rs. 29999”

40,000 Mi 4i smartphones sold out in 15 seconds in first sale on Flipkart

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Xiaomi sold 40,000 units of Mi 4i smartphones in just 15 seconds in the first flash sale today on Flipkart at 2PM. It received over 3 lakh registrations for the sale. Even though the company sells only the White variant of the smartphone, the company plans to bring blue, yellow and pink colors variants soon. Continue reading “40,000 Mi 4i smartphones sold out in 15 seconds in first sale on Flipkart”

Micromax Canvas Spark Q380 Review

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Consumers have never had it better. With the rapid commoditization of technology come better devices at price points that have never been lower. This trend started with the likes of Xiaomi and Motorola bringing cheaper devices with performance that was good enough for a lot of buyers out there and has been quickly aped by the Indian players in the smartphone field. A sub 5,000 rupee handset running Android Lollipop and with a focus on build quality has mostly been a pipe dream but the Micromax Canvas Spark promises just that. Does it deliver? We find out in our review. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Spark Q380 Review”