Made in India smartphones contribute for 67% of total shipment in Q1 2016: CMR

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India shipped a total of 52.6 million handsets in Q1 CY 2016, against 55.4 million in 1Q CY 2015, registering a decline of 4% YoY, according to CMR’s India Mobile Handset Report. The QoQ decline was 12.8%.

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Micromax Canvas 6 Hands On Impressions

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Micromax announced the Canvas 6 smartphone alongside Canvas 6 Pro in India last month with brand new logo and company’s new identity “Nuts.Guts.Glory”. The company didn’t have a consumer ready Canvas 6 back then and so we couldn’t get our hands on the device. Now that the handset is finally rolling out, we also got a chance to play with it for some time and here’s our initial impressions of the Micromax  Canavs 6. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas 6 Hands On Impressions”

India’s single emergency number ‘112’ to go live from January 1, 2017

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It was reported last month that India is getting a ‘911’ like emergency number starting next year. Now, the provision for the emergency number has been approved by the Telecom and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

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Asus Zenfone 3 and Zenfone 3 Deluxe to be announced on May 30

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Asus has sent out invites for an event that is happening on May 30, where it is expected to announce smartphones under the Zenfone 3 series. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 3 and Zenfone 3 Deluxe to be announced on May 30”

Samsung Galaxy J5, J7 (2016) officially launching in India on May 9

 

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Samsung has officially sent out press invites for the launch event in India on Monday, where the company will announce the pricing for Galaxy J5 (2016) and Galaxy J7 (2016) for the country. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J5, J7 (2016) officially launching in India on May 9”

Weekly Roundup: LeEco Le 1s Eco, Supertainment, LeMe, UE Boom 2, Coolpad Note 3 Plus and more

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This week kicked off with a big event in Mumbai by LeEco, where the company made couple of announcements – a new ‘Made for India’ Le 1s Eco smartphone and its ecosystem-based membership program. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: LeEco Le 1s Eco, Supertainment, LeMe, UE Boom 2, Coolpad Note 3 Plus and more”

Sony Xperia C6 Ultra with 16MP front camera surfaces in new renders

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Sony Xperia C6 has already been leaked earlier this year and now another device, Xperia C6 Ultra from the company has surfaced. 3D renders and specifications of Xperia C6 Ultra have been released by Nowhereelse.
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Reliance Jio 4G now available for public on invite basis, LYF phone mandatory

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Reliance Jio 4G service is finally coming to general public but via an invite system which is driven by employees. The move comes from the company as it is looking forward for a commercial launch by the end of this year.
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LeEco Le 1s Eco gets 100,000 registrations on Flipkart in 24 hours

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LeEco launched its ‘Made for India’ smartphone Le 1s Eco on Tuesday and immediately started taking registrations on Flipkart for the first flash sale. Today, the company sent a press note claiming that it has received 1 lakh registrations in just 24 hours, which is equal to the number of units that will be available for purchase in the first sale. Continue reading “LeEco Le 1s Eco gets 100,000 registrations on Flipkart in 24 hours”

Apple and Lenovo are fastest growing smartphone vendors in India in Q1 2016: Canalys

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Indian smartphone market grew by 12 per cent year on year with 24.4 million units shipped in the Q1 of 2016, according to a new report by Canalys. Apple and Lenovo have become the fastest growing smartphone vendors in the country.
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Indian smartphone market soars 23% in Q1 2016, Reliance Lyf hits 5th spot: Counterpoint

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The smartphone shipment in India increased 23% in Q1 2016, according to a new report from Counterpoint’s Market Monitor service. The report said that more than a billion smartphones will be sold in India over the next five years.  Continue reading “Indian smartphone market soars 23% in Q1 2016, Reliance Lyf hits 5th spot: Counterpoint”

Samsung Galaxy Note 6 camera tipped to sport IR autofocus

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Samsung’s anticipated Note 6 flagship leaks have been making headlines for quite a while now. Another addition from the rumour mill suggests that the firm is internally testing Galaxy Note 6 prototypes with IR autofocus for the primary camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 6 camera tipped to sport IR autofocus”

LG’s upcoming K series smartphones with Snapdragon 430 SoC spotted online

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LG’s two upcoming K series smartphones have been spotted online in a listing by a benchmark database website. The purported listing by the Geekbench for two LG devices – the LG-K530 and the LG-K535 – doesn’t reveal full specifications, but suggests that it could be the successor to existing K10 smartphone. Continue reading “LG’s upcoming K series smartphones with Snapdragon 430 SoC spotted online”