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We talked about an upcoming Samsung phone, the Galaxy NXT, a couple of days back, and the device has apparently gone on sale in the country already. Thanks to a benchmark listing, we got some insight into the device’s specs sheet that shouted entry-level. However, Mahesh Telecom from Mumbai is claiming to have the device in stock already, and has also posted a picture as proof (see below).
Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Ace NXT now on sale in India for Rs. 7399”
With MediaTek churning out chipsets night and day, costs of octa-core and hexa-core SoCs have plummeted through the past few months. Only yesterday did we see the launch of the ultra-affordable Wickedleak Wammy Neo Youth that packs an octa-core chipset with an MRP of under 10k INR, to which Micromax’s reply is the Canvas HD A190.
Continue reading “Hexa-core Micromax Canvas HD A190 goes on sale in India for Rs.13500”
The Xiaomi Mi3 launch in India has been a revelation of sorts. Everyone’s now talking about the manufacturer, which remained unheard of by quite a section of the Indian audience until a few months back.
Continue reading “Xiaomi teases more devices; Redmi series to launch in India on July 15th?”
LG G3 is available for pre-order in India from online retailer Infibeam starting at Rs. 46,990 for the 16GB version. The 32GB variant of the smartphone is also available for pre-order at Rs. 49,990. According to the listing, these are expected to be the MOP of the smartphones and the MRP would be Rs. 49,990 and Rs. 54,990, respectively. Continue reading “LG G3 available for pre-order in India online starting at Rs. 46990”
Wickedleak has launched Wammy Neo Youth, the company’s latest smartphone with octa-core processor. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720) HD display, powered by a 1.7 GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6592 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), which is upgradable to Android 4.4 KitKat. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Wickedleak Wammy Neo Youth with Octa-Core processor launched for Rs. 8490”
HTC has launched the Desire 616 dual SIM in India along with the One E8. It was announced earlier this month and packs a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, powered by a 1.4 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592 processor with Mali 450-MP4 GPU and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) with HTC Sense 5.1 UI on top. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 1080p video recording and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “HTC Desire 616 dual SIM launched in India for Rs. 16900”
HTC has launched the One E8 dual SIM, the company’s latest smartphone in the HTC One series in India. It was unveiled last month and has a 5.0-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display with Corning Gorilla glass protection, powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a polycarbonate body instead of brushed aluminium finish on the One M8. It has a 13-megapixel camera with LED flash, similar to the Desire 816 and the One mini 2, instead of Duo camera on the One M8. Continue reading “HTC One E8 launched in India for Rs. 34900”
Xolo released Android 4.4 update for Q1010i and Q1010 smartphone recently. Now the company has released beta version of KitKat update for Q700S. It promised to offer KitKat update for the update for the device in June, at least it got the beta version. Continue reading “Xolo Q700S gets Android 4.4 KitKat beta update”
LG L90 Dual, the latest dual SIM smartphone in the L Series III lineup from LG went on sale in India back in March. We brought you the unboxing and the benchmarks of the smartphone recently, here we have the complete review of the smartphone. The L90 dual has an unique compact design, powered by quad-core Snapdragon 400 SoC and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) out of the box. Is it worth the price? Let us find out in the review. Continue reading “LG L90 Dual Review”
Kobian has launched the Mercury Glitz, the company’s latest phablet. It has a 6-inch (960 x 540 pixels) capacitive multi touch display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core MediaTek processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) that is upgradable to Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Mercury Glitz with 6-inch display, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 7799”
Samsung plans to launch the Galaxy Ace NXT (SM-G313H), an entry-level smartphone in the Galaxy series in India soon. Manish Khatri from Mahesh Telecom reports that the phone would be priced at Rs. 7,399 (MOP) and the MRP would be Rs. 8,550. Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Young 2 (SM-G130H) and Galaxy Star 2 (SM-G130E), entry level smartphones with 3.5-inch HVGA displays, single-core processor and Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Ace NXT expected to launch in India soon for Rs. 7399”
LG L90 Dual in the L Series III lineup went on sale in India back in March. We brought you the unboxing of the smartphone recently, here we have the benchmarks. The L90 dual is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 400 (MSM8226) ARM Cortex-A7 processor clocked at 1.19 GHz with Adreno 305 GPU. It has a 4.7-inch qHD (960 x 540 pixels) IPS display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Let us check out the synthetic benchmark scores below. Continue reading “LG L90 Dual Benchmarks”
Asus announced three devices under the Zenfone series at the CES in January this year. These phones come in screen sizes ranging from 4 to 6 inches. Asus launched Zenfone 5 in 8GB and 16GB variants today in India that starts at Rs. 9,999. We got a chance to experience the ZenFone 5 before the launch today. Our review unit is 8GB gold colour variant. Continue reading “ASUS Zenfone 5 Review”
Micromax is all set to launch the Canvas Fire A093 in its new Canvas Fire series. Manish Khatri from Mahesh Telecom reports that the phone would be priced at Rs. 6,299. It would come with a 4-inch WVGA screen. Even though the retailer doesn’t reveal any other details about the smartphone, Russian website hi-tech.mail.ru reveals that the smartphones would come with dual front-facing speakers. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Fire A093 with 4-inch display, dual front speakers reportedly launching for Rs. 6299”
Along with the Zenfone 5 and Zenfone 6, Asus also launched the Zenfone 4 in India today. It comes in two variants. The Asus Zenfone 4 (A400CG) has a 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive multi touch display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2520 processor with PowerVR SGX544 GPU and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with Zen UI that is upgradable to Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 4 launched in India for Rs. 5999”
