Gionee to venture into contract manufacturing of smartphones in India

Gionee has announced that it is will start manufacturing smartphone in India. The Chinese smartphone maker will venture into contract manufacturing for locally made devices, as per latest report from Economic Times.

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Samsung has sold over 1 million units of their Tizen powered Z1 smartphone

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The Samsung Z1 which is powered by Samsung’s own Tizen OS was launched in January 2015 and since then, the company has managed to sell over 1 million units of the smartphone.

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HTC all set to manufacture smartphones in India from Q3, 2015

HTC has become the latest entrant in ‘Make in India’ initiative. The Taiwanese smartphone maker is all geared up to start manufacturing mobile handsets in India.

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Now Sony planning to manufacture smartphones in India

Now Sony is looking forward to follow the latest ‘Make in India’ trend that is being adopted by most of the smartphone makers. The Japanese electronic major is “seriously” considering to set up a manufacturing plant in the country, as per a PTI report.

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Weekly Roundup: Sony Xperia Z3+, Lenovo K3 Note, Fitbit in India, 2 new HTC smartphones and more

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This week, Sony finally launched its 2015 flagship Xperia device dubbed Xperia Z3+ in India. Lenovo got its budget phablet K3 Note, and Fitbit officially made its debut in the country. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Sony Xperia Z3+, Lenovo K3 Note, Fitbit in India, 2 new HTC smartphones and more”

Sony Xperia Z3+ Hands On and Photo Gallery

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Sony finally launched the Xperia Z3 successor in India dubbed the Sony Xperia Z3+, as it was expected to be called in the country. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z3+ Hands On and Photo Gallery”

Celkon kick starts production of mobile phones in Hyderabad

Celkon is the latest mobile phone maker that is taking the ‘Make in India’ initiative seriously. The homegrown company has kick-started manufacturing of mobile phones at Medchal unit in Hyderabad. Celkon has invested Rs 200 Cr in this manufacturing unit.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 said to come with 3GHz Kyro CPU – To be manufactured by Samsung

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Back in January, Qualcomm’s roadmap for the year was leaked and it revealed their plans to bring out the Snapdragon 815 and 820 processors. Now we have received more details regarding the Snapdragon 820 processor which is rumoured to come with a 3GHz Kyro CPU manufactured by Samsung.

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Lenovo K3 Note Hands On and Photo Gallery

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Lenovo on Thursday launched the K3 Note in India at Rs. 9,999. The 4G LTE phablet was first launched in China in March at CNY 899 (approximately Rs. 9,000). We spent some time with the device and here are our quick hands on impressions about it. Continue reading “Lenovo K3 Note Hands On and Photo Gallery”

Videocon to start manufacturing phones in Kolkata

Another homegrown company, Videocon has announced that it will start manufacturing phones in India. The company will start production of mobile handsets in Salt Lake unit in Kolkata in few months, as per a PTI report.

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Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition launches in Europe, available via invitation-only system

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Chinese smartphone maker Meizu has launched its MX4 Ubuntu Edition in Europe now. Earlier the smartphone was launched in china last month. Continue reading “Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition launches in Europe, available via invitation-only system”

Micromax Unite 3 Photo Gallery

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Micromax launched the Unite 3 Q372 smartphone in India last month for Rs 6,999. We have already seen the unboxing and benchmarks of the third smartphone in the Unite series with support for regional languages. Let’s take a detailed look at the hardware and specs of the phone in this photo gallery. Continue reading “Micromax Unite 3 Photo Gallery”

Sony imports four smartphones into India for testing – Could be the XPERIA Z3+

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Sony has apparently shipped four new smartphone prototypes into India for the purpose of testing and debugging. The shipment was brought into India last Friday from China into Bangalore.

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Elephone set to announce P9000 in October – World’s first deca-core smartphone powered by Mediatek MT6797

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Elephone is apparently working on a new phone called the P9000 which is set to become the first smartphone that is powered by a deca-core processor, namely the Mediatek Helios X20 MT6797 and it will be released later this year.

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Top 10 Android Smartphones under Rs. 5,000

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In India, consumers do have a lot of choices for Android smartphones under Rs. 5,000. In fact the segment is flooded with devices from various Indian and Chinese manufacturers. Continue reading “Top 10 Android Smartphones under Rs. 5,000”