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Huawei has unveiled the Ascend Y600, the latest smartphone in the Y Series. It has a 5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) FWVGA display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core MediaTek (MT6572) processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS with Huawei’s own Emotion UI on top. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend Y600 with 5-inch display, Android 4.2 announced”
Lava has launched the Iris 550Q the company’s latest smartphone in the Iris series. It has a 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display based on OGS technology, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS. It has narrow 3mm bezel that makes the body smaller. It packs a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, BSI sensor and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Lava launched Iris Pro 30 with a 4.7-inch HD display earlier this year. Continue reading “Lava Iris 550Q with 5.5-inch HD display launched for Rs. 13000”
Apple has launched TD-LTE variants of the iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina display in China. This would brings both TD-SCDMA and TD-LTE support along with standard GSM and WiFi capabilities. Apple already sells WiFi + Cellular variant of the iPad Air and iPad mini in China with support for GSM and CDMA. The LTE model is also priced similar to the CDMA variant. Continue reading “Apple launches iPad Air and iPad mini with TD-LTE for China”
Gionee had introduced the world’s slimmest Smartphone, the Elife S5.5, to India, at a huge event in Goa today. Powered by a MediaTek Octa Core processor, the Elife S5.5 will sell for a price of Rs. 22,999, but that tiny detail aside, the device is all about design and engineering. The svelte frame, machined at a stunningly thin 5.55 mm of thickness makes the device look really appealing to see as well as touch. Sporting a 5 inch 1080p screen, the device looks like a sleek slab from the front as well as the sides. It’s styled well, with a minimalistic approach to design, and evidences of it being too thin show up, especially with the camera module. The frame itself is an engineering marvel, as we had seen when we went hands on with the phone at the Mobile World Congress event, where it was introduced to the world. Today, we had our chance to have a look at it again, but this time, without the intrusive cables. Skip past the break for some photos of this gorgeous device.
OnePlus, a new company from China has been teasing its first phone for the past few months. It already revealed the complete specifications of the smartphone, but it did no reveal how the phone or the software would look. It has also tied up with CyanogenMod Inc. to provide for OS. Engadget has got hold of first screenshots of the Android KitKat based OS that would be called CyanogenMod 11S. Continue reading “OnePlus One CyanogenMod OS 11S shows up in leaked images”
Samsung Galaxy S5 and the HTC One M8 had “Powered By Android” logo at the bottom of the boot screen. Google has made it mandatory for all the Android devices as a part of Google Mobile Services agreement, according to a report from Geek.com. All the devices that are part of GMS has Google Play Store, Mail etc. Logo placement also has its own separate set of guidelines from Google. Continue reading “Google reportedly makes ‘Powered By Android’ boot logo mandatory”
ZeptoLab, the creators of popular Cut the Rope games has released Cut the Rope 2 for Android finally. It was released for iPhone and iPad back in December last year, and the company promised to release the game for Android in early 2014. In this new game, Om Nom breaks out of his box and travels through lush forests, busy cities, junkyards and underground tunnels for Candy. The game also features little green monsters, Roto, Lick, Blue, Toss and Boo, that acts as candy collecting helpers. Continue reading “Cut the Rope 2 finally arrives for Android”
Gionee has launched Elife S5.5, world’s slimmest smartphone in India as it promised earlier this month. It was unveiled in China last month and has a 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD Super AMOLED touch screen display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. It is powered by a 1.7 GHz Octa-core MediaTek MT6592 processor and runs on Android 4.2 with Amigo 2.0 UI on top. It has a 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera with stacked Sony sensor, LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with 95 degree wide-angle lens. Continue reading “Gionee Elife S5.5 launched in India for Rs. 22999”
Oppo unveiled Find 7, the company’s first Snapdragon 801-powered smartphone earlier this month. It comes in two version, Find 7 with a Quad HD display and the Find 7a has a 1080p display. We already brought you the hands on impressions of the device, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. It is powered by quad-core Snapdragon 801 (MSM8974) 28nm HPm Krait 400 CPU clocked at 2.27 GHz with Adreno 330 GPU. It has a 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) IPS display, 2GB RAM and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) OS with Color OS on top. Let’s check out the performance in a range of synthetic benchmark tests. Continue reading “Oppo Find 7a Benchmarks”
iBall has launched Andi5T Cobalt2, successor of the first Cobalt iBall Andi 4.7G Cobalt that was launched last year. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display based on one glass solution (OGS) technology, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core Cortex A7 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) (Upgradeable to KitKat). It has a 12-megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “iBall Andi5T Cobalt2 with 5-inch HD display, 12MP camera launched for Rs. 11999”
Motorola would launch Moto G Forte with improved durability than the Moto G for Latin America. Popular leakster @evleaks has posted an image of the smartphone from @evleaksES account. Motorola unveiled the Moto G back in November last year and the dual SIM variant was launched in India last month. Continue reading “Motorola Moto G Forte durable smartphone leaked”
Xolo Q2500, the company’s upcoming phablet with a 6-inch HD display in the Q CORE series has been spotted on the official website. It has a 6-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) and is upgradable to Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “Xolo Q2500 with 6-inch HD display, 3000 mAh battery announced for Rs. 14999”
HTC launched the Desire 310 dual SIM in India yesterday. Now the HTC Desire 316 has been listed on official website in China. It has a 5-inch (960 x 540 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 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “HTC Desire 316 with 5-inch qHD display unveiled in China”
Samsung launched the Galaxy S5 in India earlier this week. The flagship smartphone is now available for pre-order in India on the official Samsung eStore. The pre-order price is Rs. 1500. Samsung also offers 15% cash back to Citbank credit card customers when they pay the remaining amount. The Galaxy S5 has the 5.1-inch full HD (1920×1080 pixels) Super AMOLED display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It is powered by a Octa-Core Exynos 5422 (A15 1.9 GHz ＋ A7 1.3 GHz) processor with Heterogeneous Multi-Processing and has 3G HSPA+ support, unlike the LTE variant that is powered by a Snapdragon 801 processor. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S5 pre-booking starts in India”
Dell launched Venue 8, the company’s first Intel-powered 8-inch Android tablet earlier this year. It is powered by a Intel Atom Z2580 Clover Trail+ dual-core processor clocked at 2GHz with PowerVR SGX 544 MP2 GPU that we had seen on Lenovo K900. It has a 8-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) IPS display and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) OS. Let’s check out the performance of the tablet in a range of synthetic benchmark tests. Continue reading “Dell Venue 8 Benchmarks”
