Category: Android

Polaroid Power with 6-inch 1080p display and Snap 4G smartphones announced

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Polaroid, popular for its camera products has introduced Snap and Power, two new Android smartphones at the CES 2016. Both these smartphones run on Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), which is upgradable to Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), 13-megapixel rear camera and have 4G LTE support. The Polaroid Snap comes in 5-inch, 5.5-inch and 6-inch HD screens and the Polaroid Power comes with a 6-inch 1080p display. These are designed and manufactured by Southern Telecom, an authorized Polaroid licensee.

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TP-LINK Neffos 4G smartphones announced, includes C5 Max with 5.5-inch 1080p display

TP-LINK Neffos C5 Series

TP-LINK, popular for its networking products today introduced new smartphones C5L, C5 and C5 Max in the Neffos C5 Series, as it announced last month. All these smartphones run on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), come with dual SIM support and have 4G LTE. The entry-level Neffos C5L packs a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 210 processor and has 1GB of RAM. Continue reading “TP-LINK Neffos 4G smartphones announced, includes C5 Max with 5.5-inch 1080p display”

Casio WSD-F10 rugged Android Wear smartwatch Hands-On : First Impressions

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Casio announced the first rugged smartwatch powered by Android Wear at CES 2016. We went hands on with MIL-STD-810 environmental durability standard smartwatch at the event and here is what we thought about it.

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HTC introduces Pink One A9 in Taiwan

HTC One A9 Pink

HTC One A9 was introduced back in October last year in 4 colors – Carbon Gray, Opal Silver, Topaz Gold and Deep Garnet, even though it was leaked in additional Acid Gold and Cast Iron color variants earlier. Now the Taiwanese company has introduced Pink variant of the HTC One A9 in its home-ground. This looks similar to the Rose Gold iPhone 6s/ 6s Plus. Continue reading “HTC introduces Pink One A9 in Taiwan”

Huawei GX8 Hands on: First impressions

One of the new smartphones coming out of the Huawei’s CES 2016 announcements was the GX8. The smartphone latest warhorse from the Chinese manufacturer in the mid-range market, which is highly competitive.

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The Huawei GX8 is the successor of the G8 that was introduced at last year’s IFA trade show in Berlin. We spotted the device at Huawei’s booth and we took it for a spin. Here’s our first impressions on the smartphone – Continue reading “Huawei GX8 Hands on: First impressions”

LeTV Le Max Pro Hands on: First Impressions

The big news from the Qualcomm’s press conference yesterday was that LeTV Le Max Pro would be the first smartphone to feature the new Snapdragon 820 processor.

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The first wave of Snapdragon 820 smartphones will inevitably be announced at Mobile World Congress next month. But, first is first, let’s focus on the LeTV Le Max Pro. On paper, the smartphone is a beast and naturally we were very curious to play with the device. Here’s our first impressions – Continue reading “LeTV Le Max Pro Hands on: First Impressions”

Huawei Watch Jewel and Elegant smartwatch Hands on

Huawei’s presser at the on-going Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas saw the introduction of two new versions of Huawei Watch targeted towards women audience.

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The female audience have always been neglected or left out when it comes to the wearable space. Huawei is bridging that gap with its latest introductions. We had a chance to take a look at them and here’s hands-on report dedicated to our female readers. Continue reading “Huawei Watch Jewel and Elegant smartwatch Hands on”

Huawei MediaPad M2 10.0 Hands-on: First impressions

Huawei at its Consumer Electronic Show 2016 press event announced MediaPad M2 – a 10-inch tablet that looks quite solid on papers.

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We were at the show floor today and we were able to spend some time with the Huawei’s latest product. Here’s what we think about it – Continue reading “Huawei MediaPad M2 10.0 Hands-on: First impressions”

Intel and New Balance team up to build Android Wear smartwatch for athletes

Intel has joined hands with US based footwear maker New Balance to work on an Android Wear powered smartwatch that is particularly aimed at athletes. The smartwatch is said to enable runners to “focus on their training so they can constantly improve performance.”

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Huawei Mate 8 Hands on: First impressions

Huawei announced the Mate 8 smartphone for the global market at the on-going Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The device carries the same form factor of the Nexus 6P, which is also built by Huawei but has a huge 6-inch display.

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We had a chance to play with the device for a while and we thought you would love to hear what we think about Huawei’s flagship smartphone. Here goes our first impression – Continue reading “Huawei Mate 8 Hands on: First impressions”

Xiaomi Mi 5 with Snapdragon 820 to be announced in February

Xiaomi’s upcoming flagship has finally got a release date. One of the co-founders of the Chinese smartphone company has confirmed that the Mi 5 will be announced in February.

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Huawei Honor 5X launching in India on January 28

Huawei Honor 5X India launch Invite

Huawei has sent out press invites for the launch of Honor 5X smartphone on January 28th. It is the successor of one of the most popular Honor 4X smartphone that was launched in India last year. The teaser image shows the smartphone’s unibody metal build, rear camera sensor and the fingerprint sensor below the camera. The teaser has a caption Faster Better Stronger to mention that it has a faster processor with more RAM, better design and a stronger metal build compared to its predecessor, the Honor 4X. Continue reading “Huawei Honor 5X launching in India on January 28”

Android Lollipop adoption hits 32.6%, Marshmallow still crawling at 0.7%

Google has released its Android distribution data for the month of January. Android Lollipop adoption is soaring every month and is now present on 32.6% of Android devices that is up from 29.5% since December.

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ZTE Grand X3 with USB Type-C, 4G LTE and Avid Plus announced

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ZTE today announced Grand X3 and Avid Plus, two new smartphones for the U.S. carriers at the CES 2016. The Grand X3 is a budget smartphone with 4G LTE support, USB Type-C and a huge 3,080mAh battery, while the Avid Plus is an entry-level smartphone. Both these run Android 5.1.1 (Lollpop). Check out the detailed specifications below. Continue reading “ZTE Grand X3 with USB Type-C, 4G LTE and Avid Plus announced”

Casio WSD-F10 is the first rugged Android Wear smartwatch for the outdoors

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Casio has announced WSD-F10, the first rugged Android Wear smartwatch at the CES 2016. Apart from water resistance up to 50 meters, this is also built to military standard specifications (MIL-STD-810G) so that it can withstand a variety of rugged activities. It has dedicated apps designed to measure changes in the natural environment and track activity levels. It has a 1.32-inch (320 x 300 pixels) dual layer display with monochrome and color LCDs. Continue reading “Casio WSD-F10 is the first rugged Android Wear smartwatch for the outdoors”