Category: Android

Oppo R1 with 5-inch 720p display, 1.3 GHz quad-core processor revealed

Oppo R1

After teasing the product across their social platforms, Oppo has finally revealed the Oppo R1, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone. The Oppo R1 (R829T) is an upgraded version of the Oppo R819, that we reviewed recently. It comes with a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display with Corning Gorilla glass 3 protection, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor and runs on Color OS based on Android 4.2. The phone is just 7.1mm thick, 0.3mm thinner than the Oppo R819 and weighs 140 grams. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with f/2.0 aperture and LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Oppo R1 with 5-inch 720p display, 1.3 GHz quad-core processor revealed”

LG G2 mini specifications surface, qHD display, quad-core Snapdragon 400 CPU and Android 4.4

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LG D410, a mysterious smartphone has surfaced on GFXBench. The phone is rumored to be launched as G2 mini, which the company is reportedly working on, for 2014 launch. Earlier rumors revealed that the phone would have a 4.7-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 800 processor and 2GB of RAM, but the leaked benchmark details reveal that the phone would come with a qHD (960 x 540 pixels) display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 (MSM8226) processor with Adreno 305 GPU and run on Android 4.4 (Kit Kat). Continue reading “LG G2 mini specifications surface, qHD display, quad-core Snapdragon 400 CPU and Android 4.4”

Sony launches 2 in 1 Dual Connector USB Drive for smartphones and tablets in India

Sony has announced and launched a very interesting USB storage device that can connect to both PCs and Smartphones. In the days where smartphone storage is becoming increasingly insufficient, Sony has launched a USB device with microUSB port on side and a regular USB port on the other. The tiny device can be used as an external storage for smartphones. Earlier this year, we unboxed a similar Verbatim USB OTG drive and Sony has followed in the footsteps of Verbatim, but have greatly reduced the size of the device making it very compact and easy to use.

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Holiday Sale: Modern Combat 4, NFS Most Wanted and more Android games at $0.99

Android Holiday Sale 2013

Lot of game developers have started their Holiday Sale with huge discounts on Android games. Warner Bros started their iOS sale earlier this week by offering some of their games at discounted rates. This Android Winter game sale lets you grab some of the best Android games at a discounted price of $0.99 each. These Android games include, Gangstar Vegas, Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour and N.O.V.A. 3 from Gameloft, Need for Speed Most Wanted by EA Mobile, Rayman Jungle Run from Ubisoft and more.

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Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 Review

Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 Review

The Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 is the much awaited successor to the S Duos which was the Samsung phone to get in the mid range not long ago. It had offered pretty much similar specifications as the Galaxy S but at a far lesser price making it a good deal, although only for a short time. Mainly because a lot of local players got aggressive with the pricing and offered a lot of better deals for a similar price, not to mention Nokia’s Lumia 520, which has been a popular device at a lesser price offering more value. With such renewed competition, Samsung hopes to offer a better deal with the Galaxy S Duos 2. How better of a deal is it? We find out in our review.

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Android 4.3 now rolling out to Sony Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR and Xperia Tablet Z

Recently, Sony updated their latest flagships – Sony Xperia Z1 and Sony Xperia Z Ultra to Android 4.3 Jellybean. While the whole industry is currently working on bringing Android 4.4 KitKat to its device, Sony is a little behind the curve as it is just rolling out Android 4.3 Jellybean.

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Gaana 3.0 for Android and iPhone brings redesigned UI and new features

Gaana 3.0 for iPhone

Gaana.com has updated Gaana for Android and iPhone to version 3.0 that brings new look,  faster search engine and new features that include, curated streams, social music discovery and personalization. The new Discover Section in the app showcases cherry picked playlists to suit every mood and also lets you listen to pre-programmed radio streams (Radio Mirchi streams & Gaana Radios), featuring popular Radio Jockeys’ bytes, Celebrity favorites and loads of curated music. Continue reading “Gaana 3.0 for Android and iPhone brings redesigned UI and new features”

Lava 3G 402+ with 4-inch display, dual-core processor launched for Rs. 6499

Lava 3G 402 Plus

The Lava 3G 402+ that went on pre-order last week, has been officially launched in India. It has a 4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) display and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). It has 3G, Dual SIM support with dual standby, 3MP rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It comes with 4GB of internal memory and has 512MB of RAM. an upgrade from 512MB internal memory and 256MB RAM, in the Iris 402.

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Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 Hands On

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Samsung launched the Galaxy Grand 2 earlier today at an event in Mumbai. The successor of the Galaxy Grand would be priced between Rs. 22,900 and Rs. 24,900. It is already available for pre-order from the Samsung India eStore and would go on sale in the first week of January 2014. At the launch event we got some hands-on time with the device. Check out the hands-on and the first impressions below. Grand 2 users would also get free Club Samsung access for the first 3 months.  Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 Hands On”

Samsung GamePad Hands on

Today, Samsung announced the successor to Samsung Galaxy Grand and also unveiled their GamePad in India. Recently we brought you information that Samsung’s GamePad went on sale in Europe and today we will be bringing you the hands-on pictures with the Samsung GamePad. Samsung has announced that the GamePad will be available in India from January 2014 and will be priced at Rs. 4,999.

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Samsung GamePad coming to India in January

Recently we brought you information that Samsung’s GamePad went on sale in Europe. Today, during the launch of Samsung Galaxy Grand 2, Samsung have also announced that the Smartphone GamePad will go on sale in India from the end of January in 2014. The pricing of this GamePad was mentioned as Rs. 4,999.

Samsung Smartphone Gamepad

Samsung’s Smartphone GamePad will allow owners of Galaxy smartphone to instantly transform their smartphone into a handheld console or a gaming console by pairing the smartphone to a display. Unlike Samsung smartphones,  the Smartphone GamePad is carved out of a metal frame making it easy to hold on to and at the same time, giving it a premium look. The smartphone GamePad will connect with the smartphone via Bluetooth pairing and on optimized Android 4.3 devices like Samsung Galaxy S4, Galaxy S3, Note 2 and Note 3, pairing can be done via NFC tags.

Samsung Smartphone GamePad will be compatible with Samsung Galaxy devices like Samsung Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy S4, Galaxy Note 2, Galaxy S3 and many others. The device will be compatible with Samsung’s PLAY application that will let you manage the controller. By pressing the Play button on the controller, you can easily access the market for games which are optimized for GamePad.

 

Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 to be priced between Rs. 22900 and Rs. 24900 in India

Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 price

Samsung launched the most expected Galaxy Grand 2 in India today, at an event in Mumbai. Even though the company did not announce the final pricing of the smartphone, Manu Sharma, Director Samsung Mobiles, revealed that the device would be priced between Rs. 22900 and Rs. 24900 when it launches in January 2014. The Galaxy Grand 2 was announced last month and packs a 5.25-inch (1280 x 720 Pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 to be priced between Rs. 22900 and Rs. 24900 in India”

Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 launched in India, available in January 2014

Samsung Galaxy Grand 2
Samsung has launched the Galaxy Grand 2 in India as we reported last week, but the company did not reveal the pricing. It was unveiled last month and packs a 5.25-inch (1280 x 720 Pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash and a 1.9-megapixel HD front-facing camera. It is just 8.9 mm thick and weighs 163 grams. It offers leather-like premium feel on its back cover, similar to Note 3. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 launched in India, available in January 2014”

Finals – Nokia Lumia 520 vs Gionee Elife E6 #SmartFone13

Hey folks! Thanks for voting in the first and second rounds of this best budget smartphone of 2013 competition. You have chosen the winners from the first round and they have competed against each other in semi-finals from where you have again chosen two finalists. In the battle between Nokia Lumia 520 and Micromax Canvas Turbo, you have chosen the lone Windows Phone – Nokia Lumia 520.  In another battle between the Gionee Elife E6 and Intex Aqua i7, you have chosen Gionee Elife E6. Now when Nokia Lumia 520 goes up against the Gionee Elife E6, what phone will you choose? Which of the two phones will win the best budget smartphone of the year award?

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Simmtronics Xpad Turbo 7-inch Dual SIM Tablet with voice calling now available for Rs. 8056

Simmtronics Xpad Turbo

Simmtronics Xpad Turbo, a new 7-inch tablet with dual SIM support is now available from online retailer Snapdeal. It has a 7-inch ( 1024 x 600 pixels) capacitive touch screen, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 2-megapixel pixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It has 3G data connectivity and voice calling through dual SIM card slots and packs a 2800 mAh battery. Continue reading “Simmtronics Xpad Turbo 7-inch Dual SIM Tablet with voice calling now available for Rs. 8056”