Obi Worldphone SF1 with 5-inch 1080p display, 4G LTE launched in India starting at Rs. 11999

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Obi Worldphone, backed by John Scully has launched Obi Worldphone SF1, it’s flagship smartphone in India, as it promised. It was introduced back in August and has a 5-inch 1080p display from JDI, which is slightly raised giving a floating feel, comes with 4G LTE connectivity with support for FDD B3 1800MHz and TDD B40 2300MHz bands for India, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 SoC, has a 13-megapixel rear camera, 5-megapixel front-facing camera and a fiberglass body and metal accents at the top and bottom of the phone. It is designed by San Francisco-based product studio Ammunition.

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Apple iPhone 5 32GB Refurbished units available from Greendust for Rs. 18899

Greendust, popular for its open-box, refurbished, factory seconds, and surplus products is offering 32GB refurbished Apple iPhone 5 smartphone at a price of Rs. 18,899 today. It comes with a 6 month seller warranty from Greendust. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 5 32GB Refurbished units available from Greendust for Rs. 18899”

HTC One A9 Hands On and Photo Gallery

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HTC on Wednesday announced and showcased its iPhone 6/6s-lookalike HTC One A9 in India alongside the all new mid-range HTC Desire 828 Dual SIM smartphone. While the official pricing isn’t yet disclosed, we think that HTC will not price it beyond Rs. 30,000. The phone will be made available in next two weeks, said HTC at an event in New Delhi. Continue reading “HTC One A9 Hands On and Photo Gallery”

HTC Desire 828 Dual SIM Hands On and Photo Gallery

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HTC on Wednesday evening in Delhi showcased its two new smartphones – the HTC Desire 828 Dual SIM and the iPhone-lookalike HTC One A9. Both the phones will go on sale in next two weeks and the pricing will be disclosed closer to the launch, said company at the event. Continue reading “HTC Desire 828 Dual SIM Hands On and Photo Gallery”

HTC One A9 and Desire 828 dual sim announced in India, coming mid-December

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HTC today announced the One A9 and Desire 828 dual sim smartphones in India. The first smartphone in the new One A series was unveiled last month, and packs a 5-inch 1080p AMOLED display, Octa-Core Snapdragon 617 processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with HTC Sense UI on top, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF), Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), RAW image capture and an Ultrapixel front-facing camera. The Desire 828 was introduced in China earlier this month, packs a 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) display, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek MT6753, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with optical image stabilization (OIS) and an Ultrapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “HTC One A9 and Desire 828 dual sim announced in India, coming mid-December”

Titan to enter the smartwatch business – Partners with HP

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HP seem to be on a streak in terms of smartwatches. First, they partner with Movado to release their BOLD Motion smartwatch and now, they are apparently partnering up with Titan to produce smartwatches as well.

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InFocus M808 with 5.2-inch 1080p display, metal body goes on sale in India for Rs. 12999

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InFocus launched M808 smartphone in India along back in July, now the smartphone is on sale in the country from Snapdeal. It packs a 5.2-inch 1080p display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6753 64-bit processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Inlife UI. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “InFocus M808 with 5.2-inch 1080p display, metal body goes on sale in India for Rs. 12999”

Indian smartphone market grows 21.4% YoY in Q3 2015, driven by budget 4G smartphones

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International Data Corporation (IDC) has announced that 28.3 million smartphones were shipped to India in the third quarter of 2015 that ended September 30th. This is up 21.4% from 23.3 million units for the same period last year, said the report. It also said that one out of 3 smartphones shipped in India in Q3 2015 were 4G-enabled. Samsung is still the top smartphone vendor in the country by shipments with 24% market share, up 1% compared to the last quarter. Continue reading “Indian smartphone market grows 21.4% YoY in Q3 2015, driven by budget 4G smartphones”

Lenovo Vibe S1 Midnight Blue Photo Gallery

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Lenovo launched Vibe S1, the company’s latest selfie-focused smartphone in India earlier this week, exclusively on Amazon.in, priced at Rs.15,999. We recently brought you the unboxing and the first impressions of the Vibe S1 smartphone, and had brought you the photo gallery of the Pearl White version from IFA back in September. Here we have the photo gallery of the Midnight Blue version. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe S1 Midnight Blue Photo Gallery”

OnePlus 2 will be available in India without an invite from November 25th to 27th

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OnePlus held its first open sale for the OnePlus 2 smartphone in India on October 12th, later it extended the sale by day. Today the company has announced that it will bring back the smartphone on open sale from tomorrow, which will last for three days. The OnePlus 2 went on sale in India back in August for Rs. 24,999 and is currently available for purchase only with invites on Amazon. It recently announced that it will release Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for the smartphone soon. Continue reading “OnePlus 2 will be available in India without an invite from November 25th to 27th”

Qiku Q Terra smartphones with dual 13MP cameras launching in India on Nov 27

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Qiku recently confirmed that it will foray into Indian market by the end of this November with QIKU Terra 808 and QIKU Terra 810 smartphones. Today the company has sent out invites for the launch of its Q Terra smartphones that have dual 13-megapixel rear cameras. The Q Terra 808 is powered by a Hexa-Core Snapdragon 808 processor and comes with 3GB of RAM and has a 6-inch 1080p display. The Q Terra 810 is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 810 processor, comes with 4GB of RAM and has a 6-inch Quad HD display. Both these smartphones run on 360 OS based on Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), have metal body and come with a fingerprint sensor on the back to unlock the phone in just 0.5 seconds. Continue reading “Qiku Q Terra smartphones with dual 13MP cameras launching in India on Nov 27”

Motorola Moto 360 (2015) Android Wear smartwatch launching on December 1 in India

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Motorola is set to launch the all new Moto 360 (2015) in India on December 1. The firm has sent out invites hinting a smartwatch launch with hashtag #MotoTimeHack and a circular dial in the invitation image. Continue reading “Motorola Moto 360 (2015) Android Wear smartwatch launching on December 1 in India”

Gionee Marathon M5 with 6020mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 17999

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Gionee has launched Marathon M5, its latest smartphone in the M series with whopping 6020mAh battery in India, as it promised. It has two 3010 battery cells that promises up to 62 hours of standby even if the phone has only 5% of power left. It has fast dual charging chips and can also be used to charge other devices.

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Vivo V1Max Review

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Vivo, which is one of the top sellers in China, recently introduced its ‘V’ series of smartphones in India. It brought the Vivo V1 and Vivo V1Max for Rs. 17,890 and Rs. 21,980 respectively. We have reviewed the big brother V1Max for you, checkout what’s there to get excited about this new offering from the Chinese manufacturer. Continue reading “Vivo V1Max Review”

Asus launches entry-level gaming laptop with Windows 10 for Rs. 69,990

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Asus has announced its latest entry-level gaming laptop in India dubbed the Asus R510JX for Rs. 69,990. Continue reading “Asus launches entry-level gaming laptop with Windows 10 for Rs. 69,990”