Gionee announced the Marathon M5, the latest smartphone in the M series with a whopping 6020mAh battery at an event in Beijing few hours back. We managed to get our hands on the smartphone, here is a quick look at the hardware.
Category: Android
Google to provide faster and lighter mobile web pages in India
If you have had frustrating waiting times while searching for something on your mobile phone then Google feels your pain. Google is planning to roll out a new feature that will speed up your search experience on mobile.
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Dell Venue 8 7000 series Android tablet launched in India for Rs. 34999
Dell introduced Venue 8 7840 in the 7000 series, as the world’s thinnest tablet at just 6mm thickness, back in September last year. It went on sale in the US earlier this year. Now the company has launched the tablet in India. It has a 8.4-inch (2560 x 1600 pixel) OLED display, is powered by a 2.3GHz Intel Atom Z3580 processor with PowerVR G6430 GPU. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera, two Intel RealSense Snapshot Depth Cameras for depth mapping, measurements and 3D editing and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.
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Razer might acquire OUYA soon – The company behind the Android based gaming console
OUYA was launched back in 2013 as an Android based gaming console and it has had a tough time especially due to its recent financial troubles. But apparently that is set to change thanks to a deal that might take place soon that will lead to Razer acquiring OUYA.
Gionee Elife E8 Hands On
Gionee introduced the Elife E8, the latest camera flagship in the E series at an event in Beijing few hours back. We got to check out the smartphone at the launch event, here is the hands on and hardware overview of the smartphone.
Exclusive: First look at Xolo’s next version of Hive UI
It’s been almost 12 months since Xolo announced its new UI, which was dubbed as Hive. With its own user interface, the Indian manufacturer gave a lot of freedom to its consumers with the ROM offering a wide range of customization.
Today, thanks to our insider, we get to know more about the enhanced version of the Hive UI. Our source has sent us two screenshots of the Hive UI 1.5 that will debut on the first device from Xolo’s new online only sub brand – Black. Continue reading “Exclusive: First look at Xolo’s next version of Hive UI”
ZTE to launch a new 4G smartphone in India soon exclusively on Amazon
ZTE has started teasing the launch of a new 4G smartphone in India soon. The smartphone will be exclusive to Amazon. The teaser just shows only the right side of the smartphone. The teaser says A GOOD KIND OF TORNADO IS COMING YOUR WAY. Continue reading “ZTE to launch a new 4G smartphone in India soon exclusively on Amazon”
Gionee Elife E8 with 6-inch Quad HD display, 24MP camera, fingerprint sensor announced
Gionee has announced Elife E8, the company’s latest smartphone in the E series. It has a 6-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, is powered by a 2 GHz Octa-core MediaTek Helio X10 (MT6795) 64-bit processor and runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop with Amigo UI 3.1 on top. It has aluminum magnesium alloy frame. Continue reading “Gionee Elife E8 with 6-inch Quad HD display, 24MP camera, fingerprint sensor announced”
Gionee Marathon M5 with 6020mAh battery announced
Gionee just announced the Marathon M5, the company’s latest smartphone in the M series with a 6020mAh battery using two 3010 battery cells. Gionee promises up to 62 hours of standby even if the phone has only 5% of power left. It has fast dual charging chips and can also be used to charge other devices. It has unibody metal build with a narrow frame and is just 8.5mm thick (4.75mm edge), even though it packs a huge battery. It has a 5.5-inch 720p Super AMOLED Plus display and is powered by a 1.5GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6735 64-bit processor. Continue reading “Gionee Marathon M5 with 6020mAh battery announced”
Lenovo PB1-770N with 6.8-inch display, 3500mAh battery gets certified in China
Lenovo PB1-770N, a new phablet from the company has been certified on TENAA (Via) in China. According to the listing it has a 6.8-inch 1080p screen, is powered by a 1.5GHz Octa-Core (MediaTek likely) processor, runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lenovo PB1-770N with 6.8-inch display, 3500mAh battery gets certified in China”
HTC One M9 owners to get a minor software update today
HTC will push a minor software update to its One M9 users in Europe, the Middle East and Africa sometime today. The patch will bring the software version to 1.40.401.5.
However, the Android version still remains to be 5.0.2 Lollipop, but the improvements enhance the overall performance and experience of the device. Continue reading “HTC One M9 owners to get a minor software update today”
Allview X2 Xtreme announced in Romania, a rebranded Gionee Elife E8
Allview, a Romanian company has unveiled its latest smartphone – X2 Xtreme. The device however is a rebranded Gionee Elife E8 or one can call it a Romanian version of the upcoming smartphone.
If you weren’t aware, Allview is known for integrating Chinese hardware into Romania. Meanwhile, Gionee will be officially introducing its Elife E8 smartphone later today. Continue reading “Allview X2 Xtreme announced in Romania, a rebranded Gionee Elife E8”
Coolpad Dazen X7 Benchmarks
Coolpad launched the Dazen X7 smartphone in India last month. We brought you the hands-on impressions and its unboxing recently, here we have the benchmarks. It is powered by a Octa-Core MediaTek MT6595M processor which as four ARM Cortex-A17 cores clocked at 2GHz per core and four ARM Cortex-A7 cores clocked at 1.69GHz per core, based on ARM big.LITTLE and 28nm HPM process. It has PowerVR 6200 GPU, 2GB RAM comes with a 5.2-inch 1080p display and runs on Android 4.4 (Kitkat) with Cool UI 6 on top.
Huawei Watch delayed till September or October
The Huawei Watch was announced in Barcelona during MWC in March this year and so far hasn’t made its way to markets yet. Apparently the release of the smartwatch has been delayed further till around September or even October.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab E 9.6 said to support Wi-Fi or 3G
Just yesterday, it was reported that Samsung is working on E series of tablets. Today, more information about the connectivity support of the tablet has surfaced in a new leak.
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