Samsung SM-C5000 with 5.2″ display enters India for testing

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Samsung is working on a C-series of smartphones that is targeted at Chinese market. A device with model number SM-C5000 has been spotted on the Zauba, Indian import listing site. Continue reading “Samsung SM-C5000 with 5.2″ display enters India for testing”

WhatsApp for Android gets quick replies for notifications

WhatsApp for Android Quick Replies

WhatsApp for iPhone recently got support for in-app notifications to quickly reply to them, now the Android app has also received support for quick replies so that you can reply to notifications easily without opening the app. This feature is available in the latest beta version 2.12.560 through the Google Play Store, so it is also not available through the website yet. Continue reading “WhatsApp for Android gets quick replies for notifications”

Truecaller rolls out update to fix privacy bug on Android devices

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A new security flaw has been detected for the popular caller ID app Truecaller leaving over 100 Million Android devices vulnerable. The privacy bug was discovered by security researchers from the Cheetah Mobile Security Research Lab. Continue reading “Truecaller rolls out update to fix privacy bug on Android devices”

Motorola Moto G (3rd Gen) Android 6.0.1 update starts rolling out in India

Motorola Moto G 3rd Gen Android 6.0.1

Motorola has started rolling out Android 6.0.1 update for the Moto G (3rd Gen) smartphone in India, soon after rolling out the update for Moto X Play in the country. Motorola rolled out the Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for the smartphone earlier this year. The changelog is same as the Moto X Play that brings back camera shutter tone switch to turn off and on the sound of the camera shutter and also launch the camera by double-pressing the power button, but the changelog doesn’t mention support for Unicode 8.0 emojis. Continue reading “Motorola Moto G (3rd Gen) Android 6.0.1 update starts rolling out in India”

OPPO R9 with 16MP front camera launching in India on April 5 [Update]

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Update: OPPO has shared a teaser in Indonesia, so it will likely launch the R9 as F1 Plus in India, as it had promised earlier this year at the F1 launch event.

OPPO has sent out invites for the launch of R9, its flagship selfie-focused smartphone in India on April 5th. Even though the invite just says it will be a camera phone, OPPO’s teasers clear indicate that it is indeed the R9 that is coming next week. It is also expected to launch the R9 Plus along with the R9 that also has a 16-megapixel front-facing camera. Both these that were introduced in China earlier this month have a fingerprint sensor embedded in the home button that can unlock the phone in just 0.2 seconds.

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Intex Cloud Jewel with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 5999

Intex Cloud Jewel

Intex has launched Cloud Jewel, the company’s latest budget smartphone exclusively on Snapdeal. It packs a 5-inch HD display, is powered by 1 GHz quad-core MediaTek processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Intex Cloud Jewel with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 5999”

LeEco Le 1s Teardown

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The LeEco Le 1s is one of the hottest smartphones around the Rs 10,000 mark and it packs quite an impressive spec list. We decided to teardown the device to bring to you a good look at the internals and components that make this device what it is.

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LG UX 5.0 based on Android 6.0 with Friends Manager, Always-on mode and more introduced

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LG usually highlights new software features before the announcement of its flagship smartphones. This time the company is detailing the features of LG UX 5.0, few days before the G5 smartphone goes on sale. The LG UX 5.0 is based on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) and includes LG Friends Manager app that enables users to easily connect with and control the LG Friends modules and accessories. It also brings several new camera enhancements, New Home screen, Always-on mode and more. Continue reading “LG UX 5.0 based on Android 6.0 with Friends Manager, Always-on mode and more introduced”

LeEco Le Max Review

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Smartphones have gotten a lot bigger since the introduction of touchscreen phones years ago. The original Apple iPhone with a 3.5″ screen was considered to be huge at the time and so was the Dell Streak which had a 5 inch display. However, since then, the ideal smartphone display size has grown larger and larger and most flagship smartphones have screens northwards of 5 inches. Although a few brands did experience with 6 inch and above in terms of display size, not many of them did well and few pushed it as much as Letv are pushing their 6.33 inch Le Max smartphone. Specs wise, the phone is a beast and the smaller bezels mean that you have a larger than 6 inch display on a smartphone without the phone being too difficult to manage. But will it be able to sway customers out of buying sub 6 inch phablets and if so what can it offer that they can’t? Let’s find out.

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