Huawei Nexus 6P had leaked several times earlier, now Google’s presentation for September 29th event has been leaked (Via) revealing most of the details of the upcoming flagship. This confirms a 5.7-inch Quad HD screen, Snapdragon 810 v2.1 processor, Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), USB Type-C connector, fingerprint sensor on the back and dual front-facing speakers. It also reveals that the smartphone will come with a metal unibody build and pack a 3450mAh battery.
In Beijing, Chinese smartphone manufacturer Meizu launched a brand new device lies at the top end of their product portfolio. Called the PRO 5, the phone marks the launch of a fresh new brand dubbed PRO that will also incorporate accessories like premium headphones. We got a chance to checkout the product at the launch event. While its way too early to give a verdict, brief impressions indicate that Meizu could have a winner on their hands. Here’s our hands on impressions of the new Meizu Pro 5. Continue reading “Meizu PRO 5 Hands On and Photo Gallery”
Samsung Galaxy Mega On (SM-G6000), the company’s upcoming mid-range smartphone has been certified on TENAA (Via) in China. It coincides with earlier rumors, confirming the specifications of the smartphone, including a 5.5-inch HD screen, 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 64-bit SoC, Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), 13-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Mega On gets certified in China, specifications detailed”
The LG-made Google Nexus 5X (LG-H791) surfaced on Amazon.in earlier this week, and the press image surfaced a few days back, showing off the smartphone in Charcoal Black, Ice Blue and Quartz White colors, now the smartphone has visited the FCC (Via). This lists LG-H791 and LG-H790 models that confirm the dimensions, screen size and the LTE bands of the smartphone. Continue reading “Google Nexus 5X (LG-H790 and LG-H791) visits FCC, reveals dimensions and LTE bands”
This week at an event in Beijing, Meizu announced its a new flagship handset dubbed the Meizu PRO 5. The phone is powered by a 2.5 GHz Samsung Exynos 7420 processor and comes with either 3GB or 4GB RAM variants. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Meizu PRO 5, Xiaomi Mi 4c, new Micromax 4G LTE smartphones, Pebble Time Round and more”
UMi released Fair, its new budget smartphone yesterday, as it promised. It had already said that it is the most affordable smartphone with a fingerprint sensor. It features self-learning algorithm, can store up to 5 fingerprints and will unlock the phone in just 0.32 seconds with over 99% accuracy, said the company. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6735 processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX164 sensor, dual LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has a metal frame, smooth polycarbonate back and 4G LTE connectivity. Continue reading “UMi Fair with 5-inch HD display, 4G LTE, fingerprint sensor released for $99”
BlackBerry CEO John Chen today confirmed that BlackBerry Priv Android smartphone will launch by the end of 2015 in major markets in-store and online, along with the FY Q2 2016 earnings. The BlackBerry slider running Android was initially called BlackBerry Venice and the Priv name was revealed earlier this week. Continue reading “BlackBerry Priv Android smartphone launching by 2015-end, confirms CEO John Chen”
Samsung launched the Galaxy J7 (SM – J700F) smartphone in India back in July, exclusively on Flipkart for Rs. 14,999. We already brought you the unboxing of the smartphone, here we have the camera samples from the smartphone. The Galaxy J7 packs a 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera with f/1.9 aperture with single LED flash.
Huawei has released Android 5.1 (Lollipop) update for the Honor 4C and Honor 6 smartphones in India. The Honor 4C actually got the update on September 21st, earlier this week, and the Honor 6 got the update today, as the company promised last month. The Android 5.1 update brings new features, functionalities and improved user experience with visual refinements along with the new Emotion UI 3.1 update. Continue reading “Huawei Honor 4C and Honor 6 get Android 5.1 Lollipop update in India”
Google has updated Play Services that brings a number of new additions. The latest update which bumps the Play Services to 8.1 gets new APIs, app permissions and more.
Continue reading “Google Play Services 8.1 gets app invites, ambient mode maps and more”
Samsung usually introduces its flagship S series smartphone at its Unpacked event at the Mobile World Congress in February or early March. Now reports from Korean media (Via), sighting an SK Securities analyst, says that the upcoming Galaxy S7 smartphone will be officially unveiled in January 2016, and go on sale sometime early February 2016. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S7 could be unveiled in January, release early February 2016”
This is the third year running that Motorola have announced updates in the Moto X series of smartphones. However, this year is a little bit different as they introduced not one but 2 new smartphones in the X series. The first is a high-end model known as the Moto X Style and the second is a mid-ranger known as the Moto X Play. The X Play was recently launched in India at really competitive prices i.e Rs 18,499 for the 16GB version and Rs 19,999 for the 32GB version. The features and specifications promise to put up a fight with the other contenders in this price range. Let us take a closer look and see whether the phone lives up to expectations.
We are just days away from the official launch of the new Nexus devices. Meanwhile, some information regarding the software update for the existing Nexus phones has surfaced.
Continue reading “Android 6.0 Marshmallow to hit Nexus 5 and Nexus 6 on October 5th, says Telus”
Vertu has introduced new Signature Touch with Snapdragon 810 SoC and 4GB of RAM, compared to last year’s Signature Touch that had a Snapdragon 801 SoC and 2GB of RAM. It has a 5.2-inch 1080p display with 5th generation Sapphire Crystal protection, is encased in handcrafted, fine leather and has grade 5 titanium body. It runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) and comes with gull-wing doors on the back that open to house the nanoSIM and microSD cards. Continue reading “Vertu introduces new Signature Touch luxury smartphone with Snapdragon 810 and 4GB RAM”
Micromax Canvas Fire 4G was announced earlier this month at a MediaTek event and the Canvas Blaze 4G Q400 went on sale online yesterday, today the company has launched these smartphones along with another 4G smartphone, the Canvas Play 4G with a 5.5-inch HD screen and a 13-megapixel rear camera. As the name suggests, all these have 4G connectivity with support for 4G LTE bands (TDD B40 2300MHz and FDD B3 1800MHz) for India. Check out the specifications below. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Blaze 4G, Canvas Fire 4G and Canvas Play 4G launched, starts at Rs. 6999”
