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Honor 7X with 5.93-inch FHD+ full-screen display, dual rear cameras launching in India in December

Honor 7X

Huawei’s Honor brand is all set to launch the most expected Honor 7X smartphone, successor of Honor 6X that was launched earlier this year in India. The Honor 7X was introduced in China last month, and packs a 5.93-inch Full HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display with minimal bezels, is powered by an Octa-Core Kirin 659 processor and has a 16-megapixel rear camera with a 2-megapixel secondary camera along with an 8-megapixel front camera. Continue reading “Honor 7X with 5.93-inch FHD+ full-screen display, dual rear cameras launching in India in December”

Reliance Communications to sell DTH business to Veecon Media

Reliance Digital TV

Reliance Communications (RCOM) today announced that it has entered into Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) with Veecon Media and Television Limited, for sale of its subsidiary Reliance BIG TV Limited (RBTV), engaged in the business of Direct to Home (DTH)
services across India. Continue reading “Reliance Communications to sell DTH business to Veecon Media”

Samsung opens 10 exclusive stores across Bengaluru

Samsung

Samsung has announced that it is opening ten exclusive stores across Bengaluru to strengthen further and expand its retail presence in the city. Samsung says that these stores will touch more consumers while fulfilling the demand for products in the region.

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Gionee M7 Power with 6-inch FullView display, 5000mAh battery teased in India ahead of launch

Gionee M7 Power

Gionee introduced M7 Power smartphone in China at the end of September, later it was introduced for global markets. Today the company has started teasing the launch of the smartphone in India with #MpowerwithGionee Continue reading “Gionee M7 Power with 6-inch FullView display, 5000mAh battery teased in India ahead of launch”

Micromax Canvas Infinity Pro with 5.7-inch full-screen display, dual front cameras launching this November

Micromax Canvas Infinity Pro

Micromax is all set to launch Canvas Infinity Pro smartphone, an improved version of the Canvas Infinity that was launched in August. We got hold of the image of the box of the phone. This shows 5.7-inch HD+ 2.5D curved glass screen with 18:9 aspect ratio and minimal bezels, similar to the Canvas Infinity. The phone will come with dual front-facing cameras, compared to a single 16-megapixel front camera on the predecessor, which will be the main highlight of the smartphone. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Infinity Pro with 5.7-inch full-screen display, dual front cameras launching this November”

Panasonic Eluga A4 with 5.2-inch display, 5000mAh battery launched for Rs. 12490

Panasonic Eluga A4

Panasonic has launched Eluga A4, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the ‘A Series’ with  5000mAh battery. It has a 5.2-inch HD 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6737 processor, runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has Panasonic’s own ARBO AI-based assistant and features a fingerprint sensor on the back. Continue reading “Panasonic Eluga A4 with 5.2-inch display, 5000mAh battery launched for Rs. 12490”

Nokia 5 3GB RAM version launched in India for Rs. 13499

Nokia 5

HMD Global introduced its Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and Nokia 6 Android smartphones in India back in June, and the Nokia 5 went on sale in the country in August, now it has launched the 3GB RAM version of the phone in India. Apart from the RAM, other specifications are similar to the original Nokia 5, including a 5.2-inch HD screen, Octa-Core Snapdragon 430 Mobile Platform, Android 7.1 (Nougat), which is upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), 13-megapixel rear camera, 8-megapixel front camera and a 3000mAh battery. Continue reading “Nokia 5 3GB RAM version launched in India for Rs. 13499”

Coolpad Cool Play 6 Sheen Black color variant launched in India for Rs. 14999

Coolpad Cool Play 6 Sheen Black

Coolpad launched Cool Play 6 smartphone back in India in August in Gentle Gold and Sheen Black colors variants. The Gold version of the phone went on sale last month, now the Black version of the phone is finally on sale in the country.

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Nokia 2 Hands On

Nokia 2 -1

It was just a few months back at MWC that Nokia announced the first few devices. The comeback comprised of phones that were decidedly mid-range and good enough to get their foot in the market. The following months have seen HMD’s strategy take more concrete form as we saw with the Nokia 8 and the Nokia 7 announcements. Entry level smartphones, however, are the bread and butter for any company planning to make money in India. And that brings us to the Nokia 2. Hitting a 99 Euro price point, the Nokia 2 distills the higher end Nokia experience to a level that is palatable for first-time smartphone buyers. Is it any good though? Let’s find out.  Continue reading “Nokia 2 Hands On”

Paytm Inbox in-app messaging service with in-chat payments, location sharing and more released

Paytm Inbox

Paytm today has launched the much-awaited Inbox chat feature on its app which besides from sending and receiving money, lets you chat with your friends and family. It is a full-fledged messaging application which allows you to share photos, and videos besides money.

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Bose QC35 II noise-cancelling headphones with Google Assistant launched in India for Rs. 29363

Bose QC 35 II

Bose today launched the Quiet Comfort 35 (QC35) II noise-cancelling headphones with support for  Google Assistant in India. The second-generation QC35 headset  comes with settings to control the noise around you. It promises the same 20 hours of battery life and the same controls remain on the right earcup – audio volume, and the multi-function button for incoming calls and accessing Siri.

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Xiaomi Redmi Y1 Lite with 5.5-inch display, Snapdragon 425 launched in India for Rs. 6999

Xiaomi Redmi Y1 Lite

Xiaomi along with the Redmi Y1, also launched the cheaper Redmi Y1 Lite smartphone in India. It was introduced as Redmi Note 5A in China back in August and packs a 5.5-inch HD screen, is powered by a Snapdragon 425 with 2GB RAM, comes with a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash with PDAF and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Y1 Lite with 5.5-inch display, Snapdragon 425 launched in India for Rs. 6999”

OPPO F5 with 6-inch FHD+ full-screen display, 20MP front camera launched in India starting at Rs. 19990

OPPO F5

OPPO just launched F5, the company’s latest selfie-focused smartphone in India. It has a 6-inch full HD+ 18:9 full-screen display and  20-megapixel front-facing camera with A.I. beauty recognition technology that scan 200 facial recognition spots to beautify a selfie shot perfectly and also offers bokeh effect. It also has face unlock feature to quickly unlock the phone. Continue reading “OPPO F5 with 6-inch FHD+ full-screen display, 20MP front camera launched in India starting at Rs. 19990”

Xiaomi Redmi Y1 with 5.5-inch display, Snapdragon 435, 16MP front camera launched in India starting at Rs. 8999

Xiaomi Redmi Y1_fonearena-05

Xiaomi just launched the Redmi Y1, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the new ‘Redmi Y’ series in India, as it had promised. As expected, it is the re-branded Redmi Note 5A smartphone that was introduced in China in August. It has a 5.5-inch HD screen, is powered by Snapdragon 435 Mobile Platform, runs on Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) with MIUI on top, packs a 13-megapixel rear camera and a 16-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash for both. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Y1 with 5.5-inch display, Snapdragon 435, 16MP front camera launched in India starting at Rs. 8999”