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Zen Ultrafone 701 HD Benchmarks

Zen launched the Ultrafone 701 HD back in April at a price tag of Rs. 11,999. We brough you the unboxing of the device earlier this week. Here we have the benchmarks of the device. It has 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display. It is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6589 Cortex A7 CPU clocked at 1.2 GHz with PowerVR SGX544 GPU. Most of the phones in the Indian market have the similar MediaTek chip. Let’s see how it performs when compared to other other smartphones in the similar price range.

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Xolo Q700 Review

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Xolo launched the Q700, the company’s latest Android smartphone in the QCORE series last week. We brought you the unboxing and the benchmarks of the device last week. Here we have the complete review of the device. The Xolo Q800 was the first quad-core smartphone from Xolo that was launched earlier this year and the Q1000, the company’s latest flagship with 5-inch HD display went on sale recently. Let’s dive into the review. Continue reading “Xolo Q700 Review”

Gionee Elife E3 Benchmarks

Gionee launched the Elife E3, the company’s latest Android smartphone last month. We brought you the photo gallery of the device recently. Here we have the benchmarks of the device. The phone has a 4.7-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6589 processor with PowerVR SGX 544 GPU and runs on Android 4.2.1 (Jelly Bean). We have seen lot of smartphones with a similar chip recently. Let’s see how this performs when compared to other quad-core Android smartphone in the similar range. Continue reading “Gionee Elife E3 Benchmarks”

LG Optimus L5 II now available for Rs. 10499

LG Optimus L5 II

LG Optimus L5 II (E450) got priced earlier this month along with the L3 II. The Optimus L3 II went on sale recently, now the L5 II is available from online retailer Snapdeal. It has a 4-inch (800 × 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1 GHz processor and packs a 1700 mAh battery. These run on Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean). These phones use the LG L Style design with Smart LED Lighting on the home button. Continue reading “LG Optimus L5 II now available for Rs. 10499”

Zen ultrafone 701 HD Unboxing

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The Zen Ultrafone 701 HD is yet another entrant into the already crowded “5 inch 720p screen, quad core processor” market that has been flooded with a lot of phones this year. However, with a price tag of Rs. 11,999 this seems to be the cheapest of the lot in that range. Equipped with very similar specs to that of the various other smartphones in this price range, the device has landed in our office for testing. So, as a ritualistic start to the way of things, we start with the unboxing of the device, to see what’s special inside the box. Here’s the video –

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Celkon A119Q Signature HD Unboxing

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Celkon launched the A119Q Signature HD, successor of the A119 Signature HD earlier this month. Here we have the unboxing of the device. The A119Q has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) touch screen display, packs a 12-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 3-megapixel front-facing camera similar to the A119 Signature HD that we reviewed last month. It is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6589 processor with PowerVR SGX 544MP GPU and runs on Android 4.2.1 (Jelly Bean).

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Nokia 105 Unboxing

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There is always a time when a phone is either your very first ever mobile phone or your go-to back up phone that lies somewhere in your home for months on a single charge. Targeting these exact specific markets, the Nokia 105 was launched at the Mobile World Congress with Nokia claiming it to be its cheapest device ever, retailing at just a 1000 INR in India. It is the no-nonsense feature phone one expects nothing from, other than the basic needs of course. So, without any expectations, we unboxed the Nokia 105, just for fun here in our studio, watch –

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BlackBerry Q10 Launching in India on June 6th in Delhi

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BlackBerry showed off the BlackBerry Q10 alongside the first BlackBerry 10 device the Z10 during the BlackBerry 10 launch event back in January this year. The Q10 is already on sale in the UK where I got my hands on one. Now the 2nd BlackBerry 10 device is making its way to India. The company has sent to invites for a launch event in Delhi on June 6th and is expected to announce the Q10 for the Indian market.

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Huawei MediaPad 10 Link now available for pre-order in India at Rs. 24990

Huawei MediaPad 10 Link

Huawei MediaPad 10 Link that was announced earlier this year is now on pre-order in India from online retailer Flipkart. The tablet has a 10.1-inch HD (1280 x 800 pixels) display, powered by a 1.2 GHz Quad Core Huawei Hi-Silicon Processor with 16 Core GPU and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 3-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It has 3G support via SIM card slot, Dolby Surround Sound and packs a 6600 mAh battery that would offer 6 hours of continuous gaming or 8 hours of continuous video playback. Continue reading “Huawei MediaPad 10 Link now available for pre-order in India at Rs. 24990”

Lava E-Tab XTRON+ with 7-inch display, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 6990

Lava E-Tab XTRON Plus

Lava International has launched the E-Tab XTRON+, successor of the E-Tab XTRON that was launched back in February. It has a has a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) capactive multi-touch IPS display and is powered by a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor similar to its predecessor, but this runs on Android 4.2.2. (Jelly Bean), has a HDMI port, 2-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera.

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Spice Stellar Jazz Mi-353 Android Smartphone with Dual Speakers now available for Rs. 4589

Spice Stellar Jazz Mi-353

Spice Stellar Jazz Mi-353, a new entry-level phone in the Stellar series is now available from online retailer Saholic. It has a 3.5-inch (320 x 480 pixels) display, powered by a 1 GHz Snapdragon processor and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It has a dual Philips speakers on the front and has SRS TruMedia supports for enhanced audio output. It comes with a 3-megapixel rear camera and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support with dual standby. Samsung launched the Galaxy Music with dual speakers last year running Android 4.0 ICS. It got the Jelly Bean update recently. Continue reading “Spice Stellar Jazz Mi-353 Android Smartphone with Dual Speakers now available for Rs. 4589”

Xolo Q1000 goes official, 5 inch HD display, Quad Core processor and Android 4.2 for Rs. 14,999

Xolo Q1000

Initially spotted online, the Xolo Q1000 has finally gone official, with a price tag of Rs. 14,999/- Powered by a Quad Core processor, the Xolo Q1000 has a 5 inch 1280×720 HD display, which seems to the be the benchmark of all the mid range phablet-like devices in the Indian market these days. The display is similar to the one on the Xolo A1000 launched earlier this year, and the 1.2 GHz Quad Core processor and GPU are similar to that of the Xolo Q800. Consistent with other recent Android phone releases from other brands, the Xolo Q1000 is also running on Android 4.2 Jellybean, with lockscreen widgets and notification toggles.

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Tata Docomo partners with Opera for a co-branded Opera Mini browser

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Tata Docomo, one of the many leading operators in India, has partnered with Opera, the browser company, for providing a customized co-branded Opera Mini browser for all of its users in India. Armed with server side data compression technology, which the company pioneered, it provides up to 90% compression and lets you browse with much lesser impact on your mobile data balance. The co-branded browser is available for download at m.opera.com on all the supported mobile devices. That means everything except Windows Phone, we guess.

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Sony Xperia Tablet Z launched in India for a price of Rs.46,990

Sony launched its Xperia Tablet Z at the Mobile World Congress and it recently went on pre-order for about Rs.44,990 at several online retailers in India, but now, at a launch event in New Delhi, Sony has finally launched it here, for a price of Rs. 46,990. Boasting a brilliant 10.1 inch 1920×1200 display, the tablet aims to be the big screened point of interaction for all of Sony’s services like Music unlimited and Movies. We had went hands on with the device back in February at the MWC event and were left quite impressed. But with a steep price, will it find its way into people’s hands? Only time will tell.

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WeChat now available for Nokia Asha devices

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WeChat, the Instant messenger application from the grand orient, has its aim squarely at Whatsapp for ubiquity in platforms. In that direction, it has announced the availability of the IM app for Nokia’s Asha range of devices. The IM app, which works fairly similar to Whatsapp in terms of functionality, is available for download over the Nokia Store.

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