Motorola to roll out affordable 4G smartphones in India in 2015: Report

Motorola will launch budget 4G smartphones in India in 2015, according to a report from The Economic Times. The company will release affordable handsets in India and Brazil that support 4G network.

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Mitashi Play Thunderbolt Smartphone with Joystick launched for Rs. 12990

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Mitashi has launched Play Thunderbolt Smartphone with a joystick and GameIn ThunderPro gaming console. The Play Thunderbolt smartphone has a 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a 1.2GHz processor with 544 MHz PowerVR SGX 544 GPU, comes with 1GB RAM, 16GB of internal storage with expansion slot that accepts microSD cards up to 64GB and comes with 3G and dual SIM support. Continue reading “Mitashi Play Thunderbolt Smartphone with Joystick launched for Rs. 12990”

Xiaomi banned from importing and selling handsets in India

The Delhi High Court has given an “ex-parte”  injunction to ban Xiaomi from importing or selling phones in India, as per a latest report from SpicyIP. The Chinese smartphone maker received the order from court order for infringing on Ericsson’s Standard Essential Patents (SEPs).

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Salora Arya A1 Plus with 4.5-inch qHD display, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 5499

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Salora International has launched Arya A1 Plus, the company’s latest budget smartphone. The company launched the Arya Z2 smartphone back in September. It has a 4.5-inch qHD display based on one-glass-solution (OGS) technology, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582A processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Salora Arya A1 Plus with 4.5-inch qHD display, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 5499”

YotaPhone 2 with 5-inch 1080p AMOLED and 4.7-inch e-Ink screens launched for 699 Euros

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Yota Devices launched the YotaPhone 2 in Russia yesterday. It was officially launched at an event in London few hours back. Originally announced at the MWC earlier this year, the YotaPhone 2 has a a 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) AMOLED display, is powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a full-touch control on its always-on electronic paper display (EPD) on the other side. The full-touch E Paper screen offers up to 50 hours of battery life when reading on the always-on display. Continue reading “YotaPhone 2 with 5-inch 1080p AMOLED and 4.7-inch e-Ink screens launched for 699 Euros”

YotaPhone 2 launched in Russia, to go on sale in Europe this week

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Yota Devices announced the YotaPhone 2 back in February at the MWC. Last month the company announced that the smartphone would be launched at an event in London on December 3rd. It launched the smartphone at an event in Russia today and it is priced at 32,990 Rubles (US$605 / 490 Euros approx). It is available for purchase from the official online store in Russia. At the event the company’s CEO confirmed to Sputnik that it will go on sale in Europe this week. It will roll out in 20 European countries this year and will go on sale in China and the rest of Asia-Pacific early 2015 with Canada and Latin America later. This first YotaPhone was launched for 499 Euros, so it is likely to be at a similar price in Europe. Continue reading “YotaPhone 2 launched in Russia, to go on sale in Europe this week”

Samsung to reportedly launch Tizen based smartphone in India on December 10

Samsung is all set to launch the Tizen based smartphone in India this month.  The company has scheduled the phone launch on December 10th, as per a report from South Korea’s Maeil Business Newspaper.

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ZTE Grand S II with 5.5-inch full HD display launched in India for Rs 13,999

ZTE has launched Grand S II in India at Rs 13,999. Available exclusively on Amazon.in, the Grand S II sports a 5.5-inch full-HD display and is powered by  a 2.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor.

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Apple iPhone 6 Plus vs Nokia Lumia 1520 Photo Gallery

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Apple launched the iPhone 6 Plus, the company’s first large screen smartphone in October. We have already seen the unboxing, photo gallery, benchmarks, battery test and review of the iPhone 6 Plus. Now let’s compare the iPhone 6 Plus with Lumia 1520 that was launched last year in October. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 6 Plus vs Nokia Lumia 1520 Photo Gallery”

Apple iPhone 6 Plus vs Xiaomi Redmi Note Photo Gallery

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Apple launched the iPhone 6 Plus, the company’s first large screen smartphone in October. We have already seen the unboxing, photo gallery, benchmarks, battery test and review of the iPhone 6 Plus. Now let’s compare the iPhone 6 Plus with the Xiaomi Redmi Note that was announced back in March. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 6 Plus vs Xiaomi Redmi Note Photo Gallery”

Apple iPhone 6 Plus vs HTC One M8 Photo Gallery

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Apple launched the iPhone 6 Plus, the company’s first large screen smartphone in October. We have already seen the unboxing, photo gallery, benchmarks,battery test and review of the iPhone 6 Plus. Now lets compare the iPhone 6 Plus with HTC One M8 that was launched in India back in April. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 6 Plus vs HTC One M8 Photo Gallery”

Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 reference hardware devices go on sale

Qualcomm has released reference smartphone and tablet hardware kits. Priced at $799 and $999 respectively, the mobile development platforms are being offered by the Canadian company Intrinsyc.

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YotaPhone 2 launch event set for December 3 in London

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Yota Devices announced the YotaPhone 2 back in February at the MWC. The first generation YotaPhone was launched in December 2013 at an event in Russia and was launched in India recently. This year the launch event for the YotaPhone 2 is set for December 3rd in London. It will be an invitation-only event, says YotaPhone. It has a 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) AMOLED display, powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat).

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HTC One M8 EYE Photo Gallery

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HTC announced the One M8 Eye in China last month and it soon was launched in India for Rs 38,990. The phone sports a 5.0-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display and is powered by a 2.5 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor with Adreno 330 GPU. Lets take a look at the photo gallery of the phone in this post.

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