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Intex Aqua Curve with 5-inch qHD display spotted on official website

Intex Aqua Curve

Intex Aqua Curve, the company’s upcoming Android smartphone has appeared on the official website. It has a 5-inch qHD (960 × 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen curved display based on One-glass-Solution (OGS), powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support, similar to most of the other Intex smartphones. Continue reading “Intex Aqua Curve with 5-inch qHD display spotted on official website”

Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 Benchmarks

Samsung launched the Galaxy Grand 2 (G7102), the company’s latest mid-range smartphone last month, which went on sale in India last week. We already brought you the unboxing of the smartphone, here we have the benchmarks of the device. Samsung already confirmed that the phone is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon processor, as you can see from the CPU-Z shot above it is clear that phone has a quad-core Snapdragon 400 (MSM8226) ARM Cortex-A7 processor clocked at 1.19 GHz with Adreno 305 GPU, similar to the Motorola Moto G. Last year’s Galaxy Grand was powered by a dual-core Broadcom BCM28155 processor. It has a 5.25-inch (1280 x 720 Pixels) display and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with Samsung’s own TouchWiz UI on top. Let’s find out how the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 performs in a range of synthetic benchmark tests. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 Benchmarks”

Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 vs Galaxy Grand Duos – a hands on comparison

We just unboxed the newly launched Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 and showed you a photo tour of the same, but the single immediate question that arises in everyone’s minds when looking at a successor of a hit device is, how better is it than the original? The Grand 2 gets an updated spec sheet, with obvious improvements in the display and the processor department, but there is always more to it than the spec sheet, right? So, how much of an upgrade is the Grand 2 over the Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos? We find out in a hands on comparison video, exploring all the possible differences –

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LG G Flex to roll out in European markets starting February

LG Electronics introduced the G Flex, the company’s first curved smartphone back in October, which went on sale in Korea in November. It was launched Singapore and Hong Kong in December, now the company has announced that the phone would go on sale in more than 20 major European markets including U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Sweden, and Austria starting February 2014. Continue reading “LG G Flex to roll out in European markets starting February”

Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 Unboxing and First Impressions

The Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos was the first device from the Korean chaebol to land its foot it in the highly competitive mid range phablet market. It was a big success, at least in the Indian market, but now we have its successor, the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2. With an upgraded spec sheet that includes a better display, better processor and the Note 3-esque faux leather back cover, the Grand 2 has caught our fancy, especially at the price of Rs. 22,999. We got the retail unit today, so here is the unboxing of the brand new Galaxy Grand 2 from Samsung including a walkthrough of the hardware and software –

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Dell Venue 8 Pro launched in India for Rs. 26,499, availability starting February 2014

The Dell Venue 8 Pro, a 8 inch Windows 8.1 tablet that we reviewed earlier, has been officially launched in India by Dell for a price of Rs. 26,499 for the base 32 GB WiFi model. Powered by the Intel Atom Z3740D Bay Trail Quad Core processor running at 1.8 GHz, the Venue 8 Pro offers the full Windows experience, with surprisingly decent gaming performance to boot. One of the thinnest Windows tablets around, the Venue 8 Pro joins the Acer Iconia W4 in its foray into the increasingly crowded small tablet market, with the added advantage of a full fledged desktop operating system, made easier for touch.

Check out our in-depth Dell Venue 8 Pro Review

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Dell Venue 7 and Venue 8 Intel Atom Z2580-powered Android tablets launched in India for Rs. 10999 and Rs. 17499

Dell has launched Venue 7 and the Venue 8 Android tablets in India. The Venue 7 has a 7-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) IPS display and the Venue 8 has a 8-inch (1280 x 800 pixels). Both these tablets are powered by a 2 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2580 Clover Trail+ processors and run on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). The Venue 7 has a 3-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. The Venue 8 has a 5-megapixel rear camera with 1080p video recording and a 2-megapixel front-facing HD camera. Continue reading “Dell Venue 7 and Venue 8 Intel Atom Z2580-powered Android tablets launched in India for Rs. 10999 and Rs. 17499”

Xolo Q700S with 4.5-inch display, 1.3 GHz quad-core processor officially launched for Rs. 9999

Xolo Q700S

Xolo Q700S that went on sale online last week has been officially launched. It has a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) 1capacitive touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1.3 GHz Quad-core Mediatek MT6582M processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Continue reading “Xolo Q700S with 4.5-inch display, 1.3 GHz quad-core processor officially launched for Rs. 9999”

iberry Auxus Nuclea N2 with 5.7-inch 1080p display, 1.7 GHz Octa-Core processor launched for Rs. 19990

iberry launched the Auxus CoreX8 tablet and the Auxus Xenea X1 smartphone last week, now the company has launched the Auxus Nuclea N2 smartphone, the successor of the Nuclea N1. This has a 5.7-inch 1080p display, powered by a 1.7 GHz Octa-core MediaTek MT6592 processor with Mali 450-MP4 GPU and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) that is upgradable to higher versions via OTA updates. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “iberry Auxus Nuclea N2 with 5.7-inch 1080p display, 1.7 GHz Octa-Core processor launched for Rs. 19990”

LG G Pro Lite Dual Review

LG G Pro Lite Dual-4

LG launched the G Pro Lite Dual, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone with a 5.5-inch screen and Dual SIM support in India, back in October last year. We already brought you the Benchmarks and the photo gallery of the smartphone recently. Here we have the complete review of the smartphone. Is this phone better than other large-screen phones in the similar range? Let us find out in the complete review. Continue reading “LG G Pro Lite Dual Review”

iBall Slide 7236 2G with 7-inch display, Dual SIM and voice calling now available for Rs. 6999

iBall Slide 7236 2G

iBall Slide 3G 7271 HD7 went on sale recently, now the iBall Slide 7236 2G is available on eBay. It has a 7-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display and comes with 2G support. Other features are similar to the Slide 3G 7271 including a 1.3 GHz dual-core Cortex A7 processor, Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. It also has dual SIM support with voice calling and wireless FM Radio. This one packs a 2500 mAh battery. Continue reading “iBall Slide 7236 2G with 7-inch display, Dual SIM and voice calling now available for Rs. 6999”

Xolo Q1000 Opus gets a firmware update to fix camera bugs

Xolo Q1000 Opus-12

Xolo launched the Q1000 Opus, the company’s first quad-core smartphone with a quad-core Broadcom chip in the Q CORE series last month. We reviewed the smartphone recently and found some bugs in the camera that crashes the camera often. Xolo has released a minor firmware update that fixes these issues. This update also improves the auto focus problems in the camera. Check out the complete changelog below. Continue reading “Xolo Q1000 Opus gets a firmware update to fix camera bugs”

Micromax Canvas Mad A94 officially launched for Rs. 8490, pays you to watch Ads

Micromax Canvas MAd A94

Micromax has finally launched the Micromax Canvas Mad A94, the company’s latest smartphone in the Canvas series. it has built-in MAd app that pays lets you earn points to watch Ads, which can be converted into rupees that would be credited to users’ postpaid or prepaid account. The phone packs a 4.5-inch (480 x 854 pixels) IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Broadcom BCM23550 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel auto focus front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Mad A94 officially launched for Rs. 8490, pays you to watch Ads”

Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 goes on sale in India for Rs. 22999

Samsung Galaxy Grand 2-1

Samsung launched the Galaxy Grand 2 (SM-G7102) in India last month and announced that the phone would go on sale this month. It also announced that the phone would be priced between Rs. 22900 and Rs. 24900. Now the phone has been listed on the official Samsung eStore at a price tag of Rs. 22,999. The Grand 2 has a 5.25-inch (1280 x 720 Pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 goes on sale in India for Rs. 22999”

Micromax Canvas Mad A94 with 4.5-inch display goes on sale for Rs. 8490

Micromax Canvas Mad A94

Yesterday we reported about the Micromax Canvas Mad A94 launching this week. The phone is now available from retailers, as reported by Mahesh Telecom. The phone has a 4.5-inch IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). As the phone is called Canvas MAd, you’ll be paid for watching video ads on the phone. The tag line reads “Get proud to be mad about ads”. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Mad A94 with 4.5-inch display goes on sale for Rs. 8490”