Category: Android

YU YUREKA Benchmarks

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Micromax’s YU launched the YU YUREKA (AO5510), the first smartphone under YU brand last month for Rs. 8,999. We brought you the hands on, unboxing and the photo gallery recently. Here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. It is powered by an Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 64-bit processor that has four ARM Cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.54 GHz per core and other four Cortex A53 cores are clocked at 1.0 GHz per core. It has Adreno 405 GPU clocked at 550 MHz. It has 2GB DDR3 RAM, 5.5-inch HD screen and runs on Cyanogen OS 11 based on Android 4.4.4 (KitKat). Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below.

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Asus Zenfone 4 and Zenfone 5 get a price cut in India

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Asus Zenfone 4 and Zenfone 5 smartphone have received a price cut in India. The Zenfone 4 (A400CG) was launched in India for Rs. 5,999 last year and the Zenfone 5 was launched for Rs. 9,999 for 8GB and Rs. 12,999 for 16GB. There is no price cut for the Zenfone 4 (A450CG), which still retails Rs. 6,999.  The Zenfone series received Android 4.4 (KitKat) update last year. Check out the new pricing below. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 4 and Zenfone 5 get a price cut in India”

ZTE Grand S2 Benchmarks

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ZTE launched the Grand S2 smartphone in India at a price tag of Rs. 13,999 last month. We bought you the unboxing and the photo gallery of the smartphone recently, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. It is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 800 (MSM8974) 28nm HPm quad-core Krait 400 CPU clocked at 2.15 GHz and has Adreno 330 GPU clocked at 450 MHz. It has a 5.5 inch 1080p display, has 2GB of RAM and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). Check out the synthetic benchmark scores.

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Google’s Android TV to have Sony, Sharp and others as its hardware partners

Google announced the Android TV back in June I/O 2014. Today, Goolge has announed some hardware parteners for the the Android TV at CES 2015.
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Nokia N1 launches 28 Jan in China, pre-orders tomorrow

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Nokia’s return to the hardware market looks set to become official later this month as the N1 tablet will begin shipping in China on January 28th. Pre-orders for the Nokia N1, which is manufactured by Foxconn and sold under the Nokia brand, will begin tomorrow and the N1 tablet will cost 1599 RMB (equivalent to around $258 or £170). Continue reading “Nokia N1 launches 28 Jan in China, pre-orders tomorrow”

K Touch A20 with 3.5-inch display, Android 4.4 and 3G launched for Rs. 2999

K Touch A20

K Touch has launched A20, one of the cheapest smartphones with 3G connectivity and Android 4.4 (Kitkat) in India. It has a 3.5-inch HVGA screen, is powered by a 1GHz processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 3-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. It also has dual SIM support. Continue reading “K Touch A20 with 3.5-inch display, Android 4.4 and 3G launched for Rs. 2999”

Lenovo Tab 2 A7-10 and Tab 2 A7-30 with 7-inch displays announced

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Lenovo today announced two new Android tablets, Tab 2 A7-10 and Tab 2 A7-30 in the A-series. These Tab 2 series of tablets, successors of last year’s A7-30 have 7-inch (1024 x 600) IPS displays, are powered by a 1.3GHz Quad-Core MediaTek MT8382M SoCs and runs on Android 4.4 KitKat. Both these have 1GB RAM, 8GB of internal storage and pack a 3450mAh battery. The Tab 2 A7-30 also comes in 16GB variant. Continue reading “Lenovo Tab 2 A7-10 and Tab 2 A7-30 with 7-inch displays announced”

Micromax Canvas Breeze Tab P660 with 7.85-inch display, 3G and Voice calling launched for Rs. 9999

Micromax Canvas Breeze Tab P660

Micromax has launched Canvas Breeze Tab P660, the company’s latest tablet with 3G connectivity via dual SIM card slots and voice calling capabilities. It has a 7.85-inch (768 x 1024 pixels) IPS display, is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It is just 6.9 mm thick. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Breeze Tab P660 with 7.85-inch display, 3G and Voice calling launched for Rs. 9999”

Acer Liquid E700 Benchmarks

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Acer launched the Liquid E700 smartphone with Triple-SIM support recently priced at Rs. 11,999. We already brought you the unboxing, photo gallery and battery test results for the smartphone. It is powered by a  quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor with four ARM Cortex A7 CPUs clocked at 1.3GHz per core and has Mali 400 GPU. It has a 5-inch HD display, comes with 2GB RAM and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below. Continue reading “Acer Liquid E700 Benchmarks”

Lenovo K3 is the company’s upcoming affordable LTE smartphone in India

Lenovo recently announced that it is planning to a launch a new 4G LTE smartphone in India with an affordable price tag. Today, we know that the upcoming model is nothing but the ‘K3’ which the company unveiled in its homeland a couple of weeks ago.

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While the smartphone has been named as K3 in the Chinese market, Lenovo hasn’t finalised the naming scheme of the device in India, according to a report. Continue reading “Lenovo K3 is the company’s upcoming affordable LTE smartphone in India”

LG G Flex 2 exclusive to Vodafone UK, launches next month

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Vodafone have announced they have secured a six-week exclusive on the LG G Flex 2 which was announced at CES 2015 yesterday in Las Vegas. The follow-up to the LG G Flex – which launched in November 2013 – brings improvements to the processor, OS, screen and camera and will go on sale in Korea at the end of this month before launching in the UK next month. Continue reading “LG G Flex 2 exclusive to Vodafone UK, launches next month”

Sony Xperia Z series Android 5.0 Lollipop roll out starting globally from Feb 2015

Soon after the Android 5.0 (Lollipop) announcement from Google, Sony Mobile confirmed that it will update the entire Xperia Z series of smartphones and tablets to Android Lollipop. Today the company announced at its CES 2015 press conference that it will start rolling the Lollipop update for its Z series globally starting from next month, which is February. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z series Android 5.0 Lollipop roll out starting globally from Feb 2015”