Weekly Roundup: Meizu MX5, ZOPO Speed 7, Sony Xperia C5 Ultra Dual, Amkette Evo Gamepad Pro and more

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This week, popular Chinese player Meizu launched its flagship MX5 smartphone in India. The company has been selling devices in the country from quite some time and after the m1 note and the m2 note smartphones roll out, the MX5 is company’s third smartphone launched here. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Meizu MX5, ZOPO Speed 7, Sony Xperia C5 Ultra Dual, Amkette Evo Gamepad Pro and more”

Global smartphone growth expected to slow, shipments hit 10.4% in 2015 : Report

The research firm IDC has updated its forecast about worldwide smartphone growth as it is now expected to grow just 10.4% in 2015 as compared to the original forecast of YoY growth of 11.3%.

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ARCHOS Diamond S and 50e Helium with Android 5.1, 50 Cesium with Windows 10 announced

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ARCHOS has announced its IFA lineup that includes Diamond S and 50e Helium smartphones running on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) and the 50 Cesium running on Windows 10. The ARCHOS Diamond S has a 5-inch HD Super AMOLED display, is powered by a MediaTek MT6753 Octa-Core 64-bit processor, has a 16-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. The ARCHOS 50e Helium and 50 Cesium have similar specifications that includes a 5-inch HD display, Quad-Core Snapdragon 210 processor, 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. All these have dual SIM support and 4G connectivity. Continue reading “ARCHOS Diamond S and 50e Helium with Android 5.1, 50 Cesium with Windows 10 announced”

Wileyfox Storm and Swift with 5.5-inch 1080p and 5-inch HD displays, Cyanogen OS, 4G LTE announced

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Wileyfox, a new smartphone brand based in the UK has introduced Storm and Swift, its first set of smartphones running on the latest Cyanogen OS 12.1 based on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). The Storm has a 5.5-inch 1080p screen and is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 SoC, while the Swift comes with 5-inch HD display and is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 SoC. Continue reading “Wileyfox Storm and Swift with 5.5-inch 1080p and 5-inch HD displays, Cyanogen OS, 4G LTE announced”

OnePlus 2 Kernel now available online

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Carl Pei, one of the co-founders of OnePlus has just posted the link to the OnePlus 2 Kernel on his twitter profile. The kernel will allow developers to create custom ROMs for the device.

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Weekly Roundup: Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ India launch, Lenovo’s affordable 4G phone, Honor 7i with flip camera and more

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This week, Samsung launched the large-screen variant of the Galaxy S6 Edge in India. Xiaomi launched its limited edition Mi 4i in three more colours, alongside global introduction of the MIUI 7 and more. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ India launch, Lenovo’s affordable 4G phone, Honor 7i with flip camera and more”

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ Keyboard Cover Photo Gallery

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Samsung announced Galaxy S6 edge+ last week and launched the smartphone in India this week for Rs 57,900. The company also launched the keyboard cover. We have already seen handson first impression and photo gallery of S6 edge+ and now let’s take a detailed look at the keyboard cover in this photo gallery. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ Keyboard Cover Photo Gallery”

Asus Zenfone 2 Deluxe Special Edition with massive 256GB internal storage announced

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Asus has just announced a massive 256GB internal storage variant of the Zenfone 2 Deluxe in Brazil. Earlier this month, Asus had only launched the 64GB and 128GB variants in India. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 2 Deluxe Special Edition with massive 256GB internal storage announced”

ZUK Z1 international version with Cyanogen OS 12.1 coming in September

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ZUK, Lenovo-backed startup introduced ZUK Z1 smartphone in China last week. It recently said that the international variant of the smartphone will run on the latest Cyanogen OS 12.1 based on Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) compared to the Chinese version that runs on ZUI based on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). Today, ZUK has revealed that the smartphone will be available internationally starting September. Continue reading “ZUK Z1 international version with Cyanogen OS 12.1 coming in September”

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ Silver Titanium Photo Gallery

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Samsung announced Galaxy S6 edge+ last week and launched it in India this week for Rs 57,900. We have already taken a look at the hands on and first impressions of the phone and now let’s take a look at the phone in detail in this photo gallery. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ Silver Titanium Photo Gallery”

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ Hands On Impressions

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Samsung on Wednesday launched its Galaxy S6 Edge+ in India with a hefty price tag of Rs. 57,900. The phone is a large-screen variant of the Galaxy S6 Edge and was announced at the Galaxy Unpacked 2015 event last week. We spent some time with the device at its launch event in Delhi and here are our impressions of it. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ Hands On Impressions”

‘Made in India’ smartphones share increases to 24.8% in Q2, 2015: Report

India shipped a total of 56.6 million handsets during the April-June, 2015 quarter, out of which 43% were smartphones. The smartphone market grew 24.8% during the same period.

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Lenovo and Motorola kick start manufacturing smartphones in India

Lenovo and Motorola are the latest smartphone makers that have started manufacturing smartphones in India. The Chinese smartphone maker who owns Motorola Mobility, has teamed up with contract manufacturer Flextronics for the same.

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Lava Pixel V1 (Android One) Review

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Google last month launched its latest Android One smartphone with Lava dubbed the Pixel V1 at Rs. 11,350. After devices from three OEM partners – Micromax, Karbonn and Spice – last year, this is company’s first large-screen (5.5-inch) Android One smartphone above Rs. 10,000 in India. Continue reading “Lava Pixel V1 (Android One) Review”

Samsung set to introduce new Galaxy O series of smartphones

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Samsung has already added the Galaxy A, E and J series to its extensive portfolio of smartphones. However it seems that Samsung isn’t stopping yet as they are said to be planning the launch of yet another series in the Galaxy lineup called ‘O’.

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