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Google launched two new Nexus smartphones last year but did not release a tablet. This could change this year as Google is expected to launch successor for the Nexus 7 tablet.
Continue reading “Google’s Huawei built 7-inch tablet with 4GB RAM expected by end of 2016”
Lava has launched P7+, the company’s latest smartphone and the successor of P7 that was launched earlier this year. It has a 5-inch HD 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and 5-megapixel front-facing camera that also has an LED flash for capturing better selfies even in low lighting conditions.
Continue reading “Lava P7+ with 5-inch HD display, front camera with flash, Android 6.0 launched for Rs. 5699”
Meizu just announced M3 Max, the company’s latest phablet at an event in China. It packs a 6-inch 1080p IPS display, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P10 processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with Flyme UI on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) for fast focus in just 0.2 seconds, Sony IMX258 sensor and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Meizu M3 Max with 6-inch 1080p display, 3GB RAM, 4G VoLTE, 4100mAh battery announced”
This week was all about world’s leading trade show IFA in Berlin. Some of the companies made announcements before the main event kicked off on September 2. Here are some of highlights of what launched on or before the IFA 2016. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Moto Z Hasselblad True Zoom, Asus ZenWatch 3, Sony Xperia XZ and all announcements from IFA 2016 Berlin”
The concept of dual cameras isn’t new to the smartphone world. No, we aren’t referring to the front and rear cameras on smartphones. What we mean is dual cameras at the rear of the smartphone. Over the past half a decade or so, we have seen several different implementations of dual camera smartphones but none of them has been able to grab attention like the Huawei P9 does. What’s the reason? Let’s find out.
Lenovo has silently showcased its K6, K6 Power and K6 Note smartphones at the IFA 2016 in Berlin. All these have a unibody metal design, 1080 IPS displays, are powered by Snapdragon 430 SoCs, run Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), pack a 8-megapixel front-facing camera, fingerprint sensor on the back and come in single and Dual SIM variants. Continue reading “Lenovo K6, K6 Power and K6 Note with 1080p display, metal body, fingerprint sensor official”
It looks like Google has really decided to part away from the Nexus branding. A new report claims that Google’s 2016 Nexus smartphones will be called as Pixel and Pixel XL.
ZTE has announced Axon 7 mini, a smaller version of the Axon 7 at the IFA 2016. It has a 5.2-inch 1080p AMOLED display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 617 processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 16-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera.
ZTE’s nubia today introduced the nubia Z11 smartphone for the international markets at the IFA 2016. It was announced in China back in June, we even went hands-on with the phone at the MWC 2016 Asia last month. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass bezel-less display with 81% screen-to-body ratio and is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 820 SoC. Continue reading “nubia Z11 with bezel-less display coming soon to US, Europe and Asia, including India”
ZTE recently launched an iPhone design inspired smartphone dubbed the ZTE Blade V6 in India for Rs. 9,999. The phone boasts of similar look and feel as the iPhone 6, but with a twist of Android 5.0 Marshmallow along with hybrid dual-SIM support and 4G LTE connectivity. Continue reading “ZTE Blade V6 Review: Budget iPhone Lookalike”
Moto G4 Play, the company’s budget 4G smartphone was introduced soon after the launch of Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus smartphones in India on May 16. Today the company shared on its social channels that the smartphone will be available in India from September 6th, exclusively on Amazon.in. Continue reading “Moto G4 Play launching in India on Sep 6, will be the most affordable Moto G phone”
ARCHOS has introduced two new budget smartphones 50f Helium and 50f Helium Lite with a fingerprint sensor ahead of IFA. It has also introduce new 55 Helium lineup that has ARCHOS 55 Helium, ARCHOS 55 Helium Ultra and ARCHOS 55 Helium 4 Seasons that comes with four back covers – Blooming Gold, Blazing Yellow, Autumn Woodland and Frosted Grey in the box. All these have dual SIM support and 4G LTE connectivity. Continue reading “ARCHOS 50f Helium, 50f Helium Lite with fingerprint sensor and 55 Helium Ultra announced”
Google started rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat update for all Nexus devices. Now some information about maintenance releases has surfaced.
WhatsApp was rumored to introduce GIF support and it is already available through a separate root-only app. Now beta version of WhatsApp for Android (v2.16.242 or later) has received option to send videos as GIF. Continue reading “WhatsApp for Android beta now lets you send videos as GIFs”
During the Google I/O in May, HTC was first manufacturer to confirm the list of devices for the Android N update. The company had then tweeted saying that it will roll out Android N update for HTC 10, One A9 and One M9 smartphones first. Continue reading “HTC announces Android 7.0 Nougat update timeline for HTC 10, One M9 and One A9”
