After several rumors Samsung has finally made the Samsung Galaxy W phablet official in Korea. It has a 7-inch (1280×720 pixels) TFT display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has Multi Window, S Planner , Pop up Play and also support Landscape mode in the homescreen. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy W with 7-inch HD display, LTE-A official”
We have heard rumors about Google working on an entertainment platform like Android TV for quite some time now. However, according to a new report from GigaOm, Google will introduce the Android TV at the I/O conference this month. The report claims that the new platform will be a revamped version of Google TV platform and will focus mainly on bringing online media content and Android gaming to televisions rather than concentrating on the ‘apps for TV’.
Continue reading “Google to reportedly debut Android TV with ‘Pano’ UI at I/O this month”
HP has announced a 14 inch Android powered laptop that is dubbed as SlateBook PC. Priced at $399, the laptop has a 14-inch FHD (1080p) touchscreen display with NVIDIA Tegra 4 under the hood. It is 16 millimeters thick and weighs just around 3.75 pounds (1.7 kg). The SlateBook 14 laptop was first leaked online in April this year.
Continue reading “HP SlateBook 14-inch Android laptop goes official”
Back in February, just ahead of the Mobile World Congress, Gionee announced the Elife S5.5 which is currently the slimmest smartphone. The Gionee Elife S5.5 comes with a Full HD AMOLED display and is powered by MediaTek’s Octa-core SoC. It also comes with a 13MP camera module on the back. The device is super thin and today, we have the device at our office and we will be bringing you the unboxing.
Oppo Find 7a is one of the successors of the popular Oppo Find 5. Oppo Find 7a comes with a 13MP rear camera that can record 4K videos thanks to the Snapdragon 801 SoC inside it. There is a also a 5MP front camera that was designed for video chatting, but is being used these days for “selfies”. The Oppo Find 5 too had a 13MP rear shooter and it was a very capable one. The Oppo Find 7a is arriving a year later than the Find 5 and lets check out how improved the camera on the Oppo Find 7a is.
The 13MP rear camera can definitely take some great photos as we found out in our review of the Find 7a. Oppo has done a great job in the camera department of the Find 7a. You can find the camera samples right below. Use CTRL+CLICK to open the full resolution images in a new tab.
You can check out the 4K video sample from the Oppo Find 7a right below
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As you can see above, the 4K video samples is full of colors and details. The Oppo Find 7a definitely has one of the best 13MP camera modules on a smartphone and the software algorithm seems to complement the camera performance.
Xolo has officially launched the Q600s, the company’s latest budget smartphone running on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It went on sale online earlier this week and packs a 4.5-inch qHD display based on One Glass Solution (OGS), powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Broadcom processor and has 1GB of RAM. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. This would compete with Moto E, Micromax Unite 2 A106 and the Lava Iris X1. Continue reading “Xolo Q600s with quad-core Broadcom processor and Android 4.4 officially launched for Rs. 8499”
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The Lava Iris Pro 20 is a slightly stripped down version of the Lava Iris Pro 30 which was launched earlier this year. The Lava Iris Pro 20 looks very much like its big brother Lava Iris Pro 30 and both the Iris Pro phones look like the iPhone. The specifications of the Lava Iris Pro 20 are on the lower mid-range side and for Rs.12,999, lets check out how it performs.
MediaTek has just announced MT8127, the company’s latest quad-core SoC for tablets and it is aimed at super-mid markets. It has four ARM Cortex A7 cores, each clocked up to 1.5 GHz and has a quad-core ARM Mali-450 MP4 GPU. Other features include full hardware support for the HEVC (H.265) video playback standard, support for up to 13MP camera module, Full HD 1080p video recording and playback and more. Continue reading “MediaTek MT8127 quad-core SoC with Mali-450 MP4 GPU announced for tablets”
Acer has announced Liquid E600 and Liquid E700 smartphones in the E Series ahead of Computex 2014 and Liquid Z200 in the Z series along with other smartphones. The Liquid E600 has a 5-inch FWVGA IPS screen, powered by a 1.2 quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (MSM8926) SoC and has 4G LTE Cat. 4 that would offer download speed of up to 150Mbps. The Liquid E700 has a 5-inch HD display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor and comes with support for three SIM cards. The Z200 is an entry-level smartphone with 4-inch WVGA screen and a dual-core processor. All these smartphones run on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “Acer Liquid E600 with 4G LTE, Liquid E700 with triple SIM support and Liquid Z200 announced”
We know one thing for sure – they are coming. Yeah! Smartwatches are coming as Apple seems to be prepping an iWatch while Google has already released a platform – Android Wear and its SDK for developers. Wearables are a huge category, but right now, in 2014, the concentration seems to be on smart watches. LG and Motorola were among the first companies to hop in with Google in the smart wearables market.
Continue reading “Android Wear notifications demoed by a Google Developer”
Acer has announced Liquid X1, the company’s first smartphone powered by an octa-core processor. It has a 5.7-inch (1280 × 720 pixels) capacitive touchscreen IPS display based on Zero Air Gap, powered by a 1.7 GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6592 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS.. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with f/1.8 aperture, 0.3 second fast auto focus, LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Acer Liquid X1 with 5.7-inch HD display, Octa-Core processor, Android 4.4 announced”
Acer has just announced the Iconia Tab 8 ahead of Computex 2014 in Taiwan. The tablet has a 8-inch (1920 x 1200 pixels) full HD display with Zero Air Gap technology and 16:10 aspect ratio, powered by a quad-core Intel Atom (Z3745) processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a slim profile and a metallic silver rear cover that gives it a premium look. Continue reading “Acer Iconia Tab 8 with 8-inch full HD display, Android 4.4 announced”
Intex has launched Aqua i5 Mini, the latest smartphone in the Aqua series. It was spotted on the official website couple of weeks back and packs a 5-inch FWVGA (854 × 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support and has 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Intex Aqua i5 Mini 4.5-inch display, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 6850”
Oppo N1 mini, a smaller version of the company’s 2013 flagship, the Oppo N1 was teased by the company. It was expected to be unveiled today, but the company has just teased the smartphone and at the same time it has also revealed important specifications of the smartphone. It would come with the same 13-megapixel swivel camera with LED flash seen on the Oppo N1. The camera has a 1/3.2″ Sony sensor and f/2.0 aperture. The Oppo Find 7 had a new super zoom feature that combines four images to create a huge 50-megapixel image. The N1 mini has a similar mode that lets you create a 24-megapixel image. Continue reading “Oppo N1 Mini with 13MP rotating swivel camera confirmed, goes on sale in China on June 11th”
LG L80 Dual (D380) that showed up on the official LG India website earlier this week is now available in India from Infibeam. It was announced earlier this year at the MWC 2014 and packs a 5-inch (800 x 400 pixels) IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Snapdragon 200 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “LG L80 Dual now available in India for Rs. 15499”
