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Simmtronics entered into smartphone segment with its new FUNDROID, AMAZOID and SMARTDROID last month. It introduced XPAD FUNDROID Q1, XPAD FUNDROID Q2, XPAD FUNDROID Q4, XPAD FUNDROID Q5 and the XPAD AMAZOID M1. Now the company has launched all these devices officially and revealed their pricing as well. These phones are priced between Rs. 3,499 and Rs. 12,999. Continue reading “Simmtronics XPAD FUNDROID Q1, Q2, Q4, Q5 and AMAZOID M1 smartphones officially launched”
Simmtronics Xpad Turbo (X-723), a 7-inch tablet with dual SIM support went on sale online back in December, now the company has officially launched the tablet. It has a 7-inch ( 1024 x 600 pixels) capacitive touch screen, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 2-megapixel pixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It has 3G data connectivity and voice calling through dual SIM card slots and packs a 2800 mAh battery. Continue reading “Simmtronics Xpad Turbo 7-inch Dual SIM Tablet with voice calling officially launched for Rs. 7999”
S Mobility launched the Spice Smart Flo Mettle 5X (Mi-504) with metal body last month. The Spice Smart Flo Mettle 4X (Mi-426), a budget smartphone went on sale few weeks back, now the Spice Smart Flo Mettle 3.5X (Mi-356) is available from Saholic. It has a 3.5-inch (480 x 320 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). Continue reading “Spice Smart Flo Mettle 3.5X Mi-356 with metal body, Android 4.2 now available for Rs. 3549”
Lenovo IdeaPad A10, the company’s first Android based dual-mode notebook in India. It has first introduced last year and packs a 10.1-inch (1366 x 768 pixels) 10-point multi-touch display. It has laptop and stand modes and can flip 300 degrees. It weighs about 1 kilograms, powered by a 1.6GHz quad-core ARM Cortex A9 processor and runs on customized Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS. Lenovo promises 10 hours battery life with mixed use. Continue reading “Lenovo IdeaPad A10 Android-based notebook launched in India for Rs. 19990”
OPlus has partnered with Snapdeal to launch a new 7 inch tablet called the XonPad7. The tablet is powered by a 1.2Ghz Quad Core Processor built on the 28nm process which should help increase battery longevity a bit. The specifications include 1GB of RAM as well as a 3G capabilities which means that you’ll be able to pop in a SIM card and surf the internet without having to rely on WiFI connectivity. The tablet is capable of voice calling.
You also the standard WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity. The XonPad7 has a 5MP rear facing camera and a 2MP front facing shooter. Users get Android 4.2 onboard the tablet. There’s 16GB of storage that can be expanded thanks to the microSD card slot. The battery rated at 3,500 mAh should be good enough for over a day of usage. The display has a resolution of 1280 x 800 which is just about sufficient for a 7 inch panel. Being an IPS display, viewing angles are quite decent. OPlus has partnered with Snapdeal for online distribution. The tablet is priced at Rs. 9,990.
iBall Slide 3G 7271 HD7, successor of the iBall 3G 7271 is now available from eBay India. It has a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core Cortex A7 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support, voice calling and wireless FM Radio. Continue reading “iBall Slide 3G 7271 HD7 tablet with Dual SIM support, voice calling now available for Rs. 8290”
After the Asha 500 and Asha 502 Dual SIM smartphones, the Asha 503 is now on sale in India from official Nokia Shop. It has a 3.0-inch QVGA (320 x 240 pixels) display and runs on the latest Nokia Asha software platform v1.1 with Swipe UI. It packs a 5-megapixel camera with LED flash, has Dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. We went hands on with the phone at the Nokia World back in October, where it was announced. Check out the hands-on below. Continue reading “Nokia Asha 503 Dual SIM phone with 3G goes on sale in India for Rs. 6683”
Xolo, the Indian company known for its range of low cost smartphones, has just unveiled its first Windows 8 tablet at CES 2014 – the Xolo Win, powered by the AMD A4 Elite mobility processor. This is a first for XOLO as well as AMD, as this is the first Windows tablet for the former while it is the first APU-powered tablet for the latter. Sporting a 10.1″ inch screen with a 1366×768 resolution, the mid range tablet will take on the likes of the first generation Surface with similar specifications, but with full Windows 8 functionality. It will have 2 GB of RAM, rear and front facing cameras and a battery that supposedly lasts up to 7 hours. The Xolo Win is slated to be released in the Indian market by the end of January 2014.
Continue reading “Xolo partners with AMD for its first 10.1″ Windows 8 tablet – Xolo Win”
Nokia has finally launched the Lumia 1320, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone as it promised last month. It was announced at the Nokia World last year and packs a 6-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD LCD IPS Super sensitive display and Gorilla Glass 3 protection, powered by a 1.7 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Windows Phone 8 OS with the latest Lumia Black update. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 1320 launched in India for Rs. 23999”
Nokia announced the Lumia 525 in India at the 6th Annual Strategy Sharing Summit in Goa last month. The company has finally announced the price of the device. It was unveiled last year and has a 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) IPS display at 235 ppi, super sensitive touch for finger nail and glove use and is powered by a 1 GHz dual core Snapdragon S4 processor. It has a 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera with 720p HD video recording, packs 1430 mAh battery. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 525 launched in India for Rs. 10399”
Popular budget smartphone brand, Micromax, just announced its entry into a brand new product category. At the Consumer Electronics Show, The company has announced a dual boot tablet that will join its line of products which includes smartphones, tablets and HDTVs.
Called the LapTab, the Micromax product will be powered by an Intel Atom processor. The device will run both Windows 8.1 and Android Jelly Bean so that you can switch between the two depending on your usage requirement. The rest of the specifications are fairly mid range. The processor is clocked at 1.46Ghz and is paired with 2GB of RAM. You also get 32GB of built in storage. Continue reading “Micromax LapTab dual boot Android and Windows 8.1 device announced”
Following the price cuts of the BlackBerry Z10 and the BlackBerry Q10 last year, BlackBerry has cut the price of the BlackBerry Q5 to Rs. 19,990 as a part of festive offer. The BlackBerry Q5 was launched in India back in July 2013 at a price tag of Rs. 24990. It packs a 3.1-inch (720 x 720 pixels) capactive touch screen IPS display at 330 PPI pixel density, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on BlackBerry 10 OS.
Continue reading “BlackBerry Q5 price drops to Rs. 19990 in India”
Xolo has inked three-season exclusive partnership detal with Liverpool Football Club to become the official regional marketing Partner for India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh. With this, the company becomes the official mobile handset partner of Liverpool FC across the Indian sub-continent until May 2016. Continue reading “Xolo becomes official mobile handset partner of Liverpool FC across Indian sub-continent”
Xolo Q1000 Opus Unboxing
Broadcom, a company that powers most of the WiFiac chips inside smartphones these days had been very quiet in the SoC business, but they had recently announced new chips and a partnership with Xolo for their Quad Core low end chip. The fruition of that partnership is the Xolo Q1000 Opus, yet another Q1000 that looks and performs nothing like the other one. This low-mid range device, that launched to retail in December last year, is priced at Rs. 9,990 and has modest specifications to rival the competition in the same segment. We have got this phone for testing in our labs, so as a first order of business, here is our unboxing with a quick look at the hardware and an overview of the minimally modified software –
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2013 came to an end a few days back and so did our quest to see which two phones would emerge as the favourites in our #Smartfone13 championship for flagships as well as budget devices. Two major polls were run in parallel for about a week with several phones knocked out in the weeks before, to bring the tally to the final four. It was Sony Xperia Z1 vs the Nokia Lumia 1020 for the flagship battle and the Nokia Lumia 520 vs the Gionee Elife E6 for the budget devices battle, with the Lumias ending up as the winners. How? Go past the break to find out!
Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 1020 and Lumia 520 emerge as the favourites in #SmartFone13”
