Category: Android

HTC Desire 530 and Desire 630 with 5-inch HD display, Android 6.0, 4G LTE announced

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HTC just announced Desire 530 and Desire 630, the company’s smartphones in the Desire 500 series and Desire 600 at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016 in Barcelona, as rumored earlier today. Both these have a 5-inch HD screen, run on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with HTC’s own Sense 7 UI, pack 5-megapixel front-facing camera and have 4G LTE connectivity . The Desire 530 has a 8-megapixel rear camera, and is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 210 processor, while the Desire 630 comes with a 13-megapixel rear camera and is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor. Continue reading “HTC Desire 530 and Desire 630 with 5-inch HD display, Android 6.0, 4G LTE announced”

Samsung Galaxy S7 edge with 5.5-inch QHD always-on display, 4GB RAM, Android 6.0 announced

Samsung Galaxy S7 edge

Samsung just announced its flagship Galaxy S7 edge smartphone at its Galaxy Unpacked 2016 event in Barcelona. It has a 5.5-inch Quad HD (2560×1440 pixels) 535 PPI Super AMOLED always-on display, is powered by a Quad-Core Snapdragon 820 or Exynos 8 Octa 8890 processor depending on the market, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 12-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, OIS and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. The Dual pixel rear camera promises brighter and sharper images, even in low light. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S7 edge with 5.5-inch QHD always-on display, 4GB RAM, Android 6.0 announced”

LG G5 Hands On and Photo Gallery

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LG has announced its 2016 flagship the LG G5 ahead of MWC in Barcelona. As the name suggests, it is the fifth generation of the flagship G series smartphone. We went hands on with the LG G5 in Barcelona, check our first impressions. Continue reading “LG G5 Hands On and Photo Gallery”

Huawei Honor 7 Android 6.0 Marshmallow stable update rolling out in India

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Huawei started rolling out beta version of Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for the Honor 7 users in India back in December last year. Today the company has announced that it has started rolling out the stable Android 6.0 OTA update to Honor 7 users in the country. Continue reading “Huawei Honor 7 Android 6.0 Marshmallow stable update rolling out in India”

Alcatel Idol 4 with 5.2″ 1080p display and Idol 4S with 5.5″ QHD display, Snapdragon 652 announced

Alcatel Idol 4 and Idol 4S

Alcatel has introduced Idol 4 and Idol 4S smartphones in the Idol series, ahead of MWC next week. The company also announced that it is dropping the ONETOUCH branding and will be operating under the name ALCATEL. As expected, the IDOL 4s comes with an innovative packaging design that transforms into a pair of virtual reality goggles offering an immersive 360-degree viewing and gaming. It has Onetouch VR Store app to to download virtual reality content or stream realtime content via LittlStar.

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HTC Desire 530 (A16) with 5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 210 surfaces ahead of MWC launch

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Earlier this month there were rumors about HTC releasing Desire 500 series (codenamed A16) and Desire 800 series (codenamed A56) smartphones at the MWC next week, ahead of the launch of M10 in April. Now @evleaks has posted a press images of the Desire 500 series smartphone, which could be the Desire 530. The design of the smartphone is completely different from its earlier Desire series smartphones, including the Desire 526 that was introduced last year. Continue reading “HTC Desire 530 (A16) with 5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 210 surfaces ahead of MWC launch”

Over 60 million Freedom 251 registrations in 2 days, Company denies ‘Scam’ again and answers FAQ’s

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A day before, we reported some concerns about India’s cheapest Android smartphone Freedom 251 and why it seems like more of a ‘Publicity Stunt’. We reached out to Ringing Bells with some of your FAQ’s (frequently asked questions) and company’s President Ashok Chaddha has replied to many of them in an email statement. Continue reading “Over 60 million Freedom 251 registrations in 2 days, Company denies ‘Scam’ again and answers FAQ’s”

Xolo Era 4K Photo Gallery

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Xolo launched the Era 4K, the company’s latest budget 4G smartphone in the Era series earlier this week. We have already seen the unboxing and first impressions of the phone so now let’s take a detailed look at the hardware and specifications of the phone in this photo gallery.

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Weekly Roundup: Cheapest Android smartphone Freedom 251, LG X cam, Meizu PRO 5 Ubuntu and more

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This week was all about cheapest Android smartphone launched in India for Rs. 251. Ringing Bells – a Noida-based company – launched the Freedom 251 and the world went crazy. The company doesn’t have any history in making smartphones and anything else. All we know about the Ringing Bells is that it launched a very cheap 4G smartphone earlier this month, Smart 101 at Rs. 2,999.

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LG G5 press render surfaces ahead of launch

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First press render of the LG’s flagship G5 smartphone has surfaced online, thanks to @evleaks. Even though the phone doesn’t look impressive in an image posted earlier, the new render reveals a different design. It shows the phone’s curved screen, minimal bezels on the sides of the display and the metal body. Continue reading “LG G5 press render surfaces ahead of launch”

Freedom 251 is definitely a great buy, but we smell something else here!

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Just to clarify in advance, we are not passing any judgement about the phone and whether it’s scam or not. What we are referring to is that it seems more of a ‘Publicity Stunt’ and nothing else. Continue reading “Freedom 251 is definitely a great buy, but we smell something else here!”

ARCHOS Diamond 2 Plus with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM, Fingerprint sensor, Android 6.0 announced

ARCHOS Diamond 2 Plus

ARCHOS has announced Diamond 2 Plus, along with the Diamond 2 Note smartphone, ahead of MWC 2016. It packs a 5.5-inch 1080p screen, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P10 SoC, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 20-megapixel rear camera with Sony sensor, Laser Auto Focus, dual-tone LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera that also has a flash. It has hybrid dual SIM support, 4G LTE connectivity, fingerprint sensor on the back and USB Type-C port.

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ARCHOS Diamond 2 Note with 6-inch Quad HD display, Helio X10, Android 6.0 announced

ARCHOS Diamond 2 Note

After introducing the ARCHOS 50d Oxygen smartphone and several Oxygen series tablets, the company today introduced its flagship Diamond 2 Note smartphone with a 6-inch Quad HD IPS borderless screen, ahead of MWC 2016 next week. It is powered by an Octa-Core Mediatek Helio X10 SoC, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 16-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash, Phase Detection Auto Focus (PDAF), 4K video recording and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. It has hybrid dual SIM support and 4G LTE connectivity.

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