Xolo Q3000 Review

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After introducing the Q1000, Q1000S and the Q2000 with 720p displays, Xolo finally launched the Q3000 with a 5.7-inch full HD display. This is definitely a beast in terms of its size and also has a huge 4000 mAh battery, but is this better than other full HD smartphones in the similar range ? Let us find out in the complete review. Continue reading “Xolo Q3000 Review”

Oppo to kickstart Indian operations on January 30th with the launch of N1

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Oppo, the Chinese consumer electronics company, known for its popular smartphones like the Find 5 and the N1, has just sent out invites for an event where it will kickstart its Indian operations – Oppo Mobile India Private Limited, with the launch of its flagship device – the Oppo N1. While the invite doesn’t mention the launch of N1, FoneArena has confirmed that the company is indeed launching the device at the event. It is also really interesting to note that Oppo has courted Bollywood stars Hrithik Roshan and Sonam Kapoor for increasing brand awareness in the country. Almost all the mobile phone companies have courted stars from Bollywood and Cricket to promote their brands and Oppo is no exception.

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Intex Aqua Curve with 5-inch qHD OGS display launched for Rs. 12490

Intex Aqua Curve

Intex Aqua Curve, that appeared on the official website, has been officially launched by the company. It has a 5-inch qHD  (960 × 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen curved glass display based on One-glass-Solution (OGS), 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. Continue reading “Intex Aqua Curve with 5-inch qHD OGS display launched for Rs. 12490”

LG Mobile sells 13.2 million phones this quarter, posts increased revenues thanks to G2 and Nexus 5

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LG, a company which was known to be struggling in the mobile industry just a few years back, has posted strong results for the fourth quarter of 2013 today. It has been a grand revival of sorts for the company which has seen great releases last year in the LG G2 and the Google Nexus 5. Incidentally, LG confirms that these exact two devices have contributed massively to the improvements in its mobile revenue over the quarter as well as over the year. The numbers for QoQ increase in revenues are 18% – 3.38 bn USD, while yoy numbers are more encouraging at 29% – 11.85 billion USD. LG has quickly become one of the more interesting Android OEMs in the recent times and the numbers clearly reflect that.

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Lenovo K7T Kingdom with 2K display, 3GB RAM and Snapdragon 800 shows up in Benchmarks

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Lenovo K7T (Kingdom) has surfaced in AnTuTu Benchmarks in China. After the Lenovo Vibe X and the Vibe Z smartphones with full HD display, the K7T would be the first smartphone from the company to sport a a 2K display with a resolution of 2560×1400 pixels. According to the leaked benchmark screenshot, it would come with 3GB RAM and a 2.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor with Adreno 330 GPU. It is expected to run on Android 4.4.1 (KitKat). Continue reading “Lenovo K7T Kingdom with 2K display, 3GB RAM and Snapdragon 800 shows up in Benchmarks”

Micromax Canvas Tube A118R with 5.5-inch display launching soon

Micromax Canvas Tube A118R

Micromax forayed into Russian market last week and unveiled a range of smartphones in its Canvas and Bolt series. The company announced the Canvas Knight A350 with a 5-inch 1080p display in Russia, it would also launch the Canvas Tube A118R with a 5.5-inch display soon. It is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.
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Micromax Canvas Turbo Mini A200 with 4.7-inch HD display now available for Rs. 14490


Micromax Canvas Turbo Mini A200 that was spotted online recently, is now available from Flipkart. It has a 4.69-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, Camerazzi Camera app similar to the Canvas Turbo that lets you create GIF Cinemagraph and remove unwanted objects with Object Eraser. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Turbo Mini A200 with 4.7-inch HD display now available for Rs. 14490”

Wickedleak Wammy Ethos Tab 3 with 7-inch display, Dual SIM launched for Rs. 10990

Wickedleak Wammy Ethos Tab 3

Wickedleak has launched Wammy Ethos Tab 3, the company’s latest tablet. It has a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) capacitive touch screen display,  powered by a quad-core 1.2 GHz processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It  comes with a 5-megapixel rear camera with flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support with 3G connectivity and voice calling capabilities. Continue reading “Wickedleak Wammy Ethos Tab 3 with 7-inch display, Dual SIM launched for Rs. 10990”

Micromax Canvas Knight A350 with 5-inch 1080p display, Octa-Core processor, 16MP camera announced in Russia

Micromax Canvas Knight A350

Micromax Canvas Turo A250 is the company’s latest flagship, and the Canvas Turbo Mini A200 would launch soon. Micromax entered into the Russian market earlier this week with its Canvas line-up. It had also announced the Canvas Knight A350 in Russia, as reported by PCMag.Ru. It has a 5.0-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) IPS display, powered by a 2 GHz octa-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It features a 16-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Knight A350 with 5-inch 1080p display, Octa-Core processor, 16MP camera announced in Russia”

Micromax Canvas Turbo Mini A200 with 4.7-inch HD display, Android 4.2 gets priced at Rs. 14490

Micromax Canvas Turbo Mini A200

Micromax Canvas Turbo Mini A200 that was leaked recently, has been listed on Flipkart. It has a 4.69-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby and packs a 1800 mAh battery. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Turbo Mini A200 with 4.7-inch HD display, Android 4.2 gets priced at Rs. 14490”

Viber 4.2 for Android gets number blocking, customized sounds and more

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Viber for Android has been updated to version 4.2 that brings new features including option to block any number or your stored contact, customize incoming call and message tones and lots more new features. Viber introduced, Viber Out, a new a new feature to its entire user base last month that lets you make calls to any landline or mobile number.
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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Android 4.4.2 KitKat update starts rolling out in India

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Samsung has started rolling out the Android 4.4.4 (KitKat) update for the Galaxy Note 3 in India. The Snapdragon-variant of the Note 3 got the Android 4.4.2 update, starting from Poland last week. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 was launched in India back in September last year running on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). All the new Samsung Galaxy TabPRO tablet series runs on Android 4.4 out of the box. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Android 4.4.2 KitKat update starts rolling out in India”

Xolo Q3000 Photo Gallery

Xolo Q3000 is the latest flagship from the company. It comes with a huge 5.7inch Full HD display and is powered by the infamous MediaTek MT6589T quad-core processor. One of its huge selling points is its big display and its huge 4000mAh battery. We recently unboxed the device and brought you the camera samples. Today we will be bringing you the photo gallery of this huge device.

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Basemark OS II Benchmark Performance – Android vs iPhone vs Windows Phone

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Rightware launchedthe Basemark OS II cross-platform benchmarking tool for Android, iPhone, iPad and Windows Phone 8 earlier this week, here we have the benchmark comparison . Even though it uses OpenGL ES2 for Android and iOS devices and DirectX 11 for Windows Phone 8, it runs all tests with the same code in the same language and engine centralizes all user-interface elements in its internal rendering module, to make the benchmark reliable among operating systems. Check out the Basemark OS II Performance Test results on Android, iPhone and Windows Phone 8 below. Continue reading “Basemark OS II Benchmark Performance – Android vs iPhone vs Windows Phone”

Samsung Galaxy S III Neo+ Dual SIM Smartphone with Android 4.3 goes official in China

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Samsung Galaxy S III Neo+ (GT-I9300I) that got certified in Tenna and FCC last month has gone official in China through Samsung website listing. It has dual SIM support with dual standby and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) out of the box. Other features are similar to the Galaxy S3 including a 4.8-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD Super AMOLED display, 1.4 GHz quad-core processor, 8-megapixel rear camera and a 1.9-megapixel front-facing camera. It is 8.6mm thick and weighs 132 grams.  Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S III Neo+ Dual SIM Smartphone with Android 4.3 goes official in China”