Category: Handsets

All the latest devices which are coming to the market

Samsung offers Rs. 5000 discount on Galaxy S4 in exchange for old smartphones

Samsung Galaxy S4 Smart Upgrade offer

Samsung introduced their Smart upgrade offer for the Galaxy Note 2 last month. Now the offer is available for the Galaxy S4 as well, but the company now offers just Rs. 5000 discount when you exchange your old phones, as reported by our friends at the Mahesh Telecom. Samsung also offers a free Smart S View Cover worth Rs. 2499, All-in-One data Vodafone data plan, 12 month interest free EMI on select credit cards (limited period offer) and a 1 year Screen Replacement Plan with the Galaxy S4.

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LG Optimus G Pro Benchmarks

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LG launched the Optimus G Pro in India yesterday at a price tag of Rs. 42,500 (MRP). We got hold of the device to run some benchmarks. The device has a 5.5 inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display, powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor clocked at 1.7 GHz with Adreno 320 GPU clocked at 400 MHz and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). The phone has 2GB of RAM. It out performs all the current quad-core smartphones in all the benchmarks. The grabs the top 5 spot in few benchmarks. Continue reading “LG Optimus G Pro Benchmarks”

Lenovo K900 Review

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Lenovo, a leader in the PC industry, has been widely known for its well built notebooks and other PC devices, but at the same time, has not been well known for its smartphones. In an effort to change that image, every company needs a hero device that is the flagship of its portfolio, to induce that halo effect on its other smartphones. Launched at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this year, the Lenovo K900 is poised to be the flagship device that Lenovo hopes to lead its portfolio. The device landed in India just a few weeks back and we had already given our first impressions of it earlier. So, does it live up to the flagship status? Is it a worthy phone at a price of Rs. 32,999? Lets find out in the complete review below.

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Micromax A92 Canvas Lite with 5-inch display, Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 8499


Micromax has officially launched the A92 Canvas Lite that surfaced yesterday.  It has a 5-inch (480 x 854 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display and is powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby similar to other Micromax phones. Continue reading “Micromax A92 Canvas Lite with 5-inch display, Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 8499”

Nokia Asha 210 Dual SIM phone up for pre-order in India for Rs. 4499

Nokia Asha 210 Dual SIM

Nokia Asha 210 that was announced back in April is now available for pre-order in India from the online retailer Flipkart. The Single SIM version has a dedicated WhatsApp button and the Dual SIM version that is releasing in India comes with a dedicated Facebook button similar to the Asha 205 that was launched last year. It has a 2.4-inch (240 x 320 pixels) 65k color display, a QWERTY keyboard and comes with Slam feature to share multimedia content like photos, music and videos with nearby friends instantly over Bluetooth. Continue reading “Nokia Asha 210 Dual SIM phone up for pre-order in India for Rs. 4499”

Nokia Asha 205 Review

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The Asha 205 is one of Nokia’s low end offerings that aims to help people with a lower budget experience a glimpse of the various services of the internet, and prepare them for the smartphone onslaught. It can also be a secondary back up device for Smartphone users for its battery life and basic internet connectivity. With a nice QWERTY keyboard aimed at the youth, and with a low price of Rs. 3,475 can it satisfy the budget user? Lets find out.

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Videocon A55HD with 5-inch HD display, quad-core processor, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 13499

Videocon A55HD

Videocon Mobiles has launched the A55HD, the company’s latest flagship smartphone. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display at 295 PPI with one-glass solution (OGS) technology. It is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash with Panorama Shot and up to 40 Continuous Shots (Burst) and a 3.2 -megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby.

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Sony Xperia Z Ultra Hands On

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With the announcement of the Xperia Z Ultra, Sony showed they definitely mean business. The Xperia Z Ultra is the world’s first smartphone to be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, although the new Galaxy S4 LTE-A also uses Qualcomm’s latest chipset. Clocked at 2.2GHz, the processor promises fantastic performance as you can see in our Snapdragon 800 benchmarking.

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LG Optimus L4 II Dual gets priced at Rs. 9850 officially


LG Optimus L4 II Dual (E445) that was announced along with the Optimus L4 II last month has been priced officially on the LG India website. It has a 3.8-inch (320 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1 GHz MediaTek MT6575 and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 3-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash, dual SIM support with dual standby and a dedicated SIM switch key similar to the other dual SIM L Series II devices. Continue reading “LG Optimus L4 II Dual gets priced at Rs. 9850 officially”

Lenovo K900 Unboxing and First Impressions

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UPDATE – You can read the full review here.

The K900 is Lenovo’s massive flagship device that recently launched in India for Rs. 32,999. Boasting some impressive specs, it has landed in our labs for testing. The huge 5.5 inch 1080p IPS screen is coupled with powerful internals such as the 2 GHz dual core Intel CloverTrail processor and the 13 megapixel Sony Stacked CMOS sensor camera, making it a very impressive package. This got us excited for the unboxing and the initial walkthrough of the device, which we captured in a video here –

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Gionee CTRL V4 with 4.5-inch display, quad-core processor, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 9999

Gionee CTRL V4

Gionee has launched the CTRL V4, successor of the CTRL V3 in India. It has a 4.5-inch (854 ×480 pixels) FWVGA capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera. It comes with  YAMAHA 168 music system for enhanced audio experience, inbuilt Protection Software and has dual SIM support with dual standby. Continue reading “Gionee CTRL V4 with 4.5-inch display, quad-core processor, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 9999”

Nokia Lumia 925 Unboxing and First Impressions

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“Too fat and heavy” some shouted, and Nokia listened. The Nokia Lumia 925 fixes the two biggest complaints of then prospective Lumia 920 buyers, its thickness and weight. While the 925 does have some more features(or lack thereof) for differentiation, it was mostly like a hotfix patch for the Lumia 920. We had checked out the device earlier at the launch event in London. It looked a lot different and shied away from the colourful Lumia legacy with a more conservative look with Nokia having brought back aluminium into its fold again. But personally, not having had a personal hands on experience with the Lumia 925(unlike Varun) made me skeptical of the design, until now. Yes, the ritualistic unboxing shattered some pre-conceived notions of mine. We have thus documented the box contents and my initial impressions of the device in this video, watch –

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Cygnett Soundwave Bluetooth Speaker Review

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Cygnett is an Australia-based company that makes a variety of smartphone accessories, and recently they have released a Bluetooth speaker. Bluetooth speakers can range quite wildly in variety, especially those aimed at smartphone users – listening too long to stock earbuds tends to lower one’s perception of quality in audio. Let’s see how these fare.

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Huawei Ascend Mate vs Samsung Galaxy Note 2

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Huawei launched the Ascend Mate (MT1-U06) in India earlier this week at a price tag of Rs. 24,900, and we brought you the review of the device recently. We found the Ascend Mate as one of the best phablets under Rs. 25,000. Samsung launched Galaxy Note 2 in India last year, which is still one of the popular phablet in the India market. The company is also promoting the phone through EMI offers and Smart upgrade offers. The Huawei Ascend Mate would give a tough competition to the Note 2 mainly due the large screen and the price tag. We managed to compare both these devices. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend Mate vs Samsung Galaxy Note 2”

Zen Ultrafone 701 HD Review

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The Zen Ultrafone 701 HD is one of the many mid range 5 inch devices that have been flooding the Indian smartphone scene. If you take a look at some of our recent reviews, you’ll know what we are talking about. With almost identical specs, it is pretty hard even for the manufacturers to differentiate within their ecosystem. So, they try to differentiate with price or with features. In this case it’s the price and some more. At Rs. 11,999 is the cheapest 5 inch 720p device really worth its dough? Lets find out.

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