Motorola Moto X Force Unboxing

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Motorola launched the Moto X Force with shatterproof display starting at Rs. 49,999 earlier this month. We already brought you the hands-on impressions of the smartphone from the launch event, here we have the unboxing.

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Intex Cloud Crystal 2.5D with 5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 6899

Intex Cloud Crystal 2.5D

Intex has launched Cloud Crystal 2.5D, the company’s latest budget 4G smartphone in the Cloud series. It has a 5-inch HD 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by a 1GHz quad-core 64-bit processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) OS, comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Intex Cloud Crystal 2.5D with 5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 6899”

Xolo Era 4K with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4000mAh battery, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 6499

Xolo Era 4K

Xolo has launched Era 4K, the company’s latest budget 4G smartphone in the Era series. It packs a 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a quad-core 64-bit MediaTek MT6735P processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) OS, comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support and has 4G LTE connectivity with support for 1800MHz FDD-LTE (band 3) and 2300MHz TDD-LTE (band 40). Continue reading “Xolo Era 4K with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4000mAh battery, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 6499”

Qualcomm to supply LTE-A carrier aggregation support tech to Micromax and Samsung in India

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Qualcomm will supply LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation support technology to smartphone makers such as Micromax and Samsung, according to a latest report from the ET. Carrier aggregation used in LTE-Advanced increases the bandwidth, thereby increasing the bitrate. Back in 2014, Qualcomm partnered with LG and Airtel to offer LTE Advanced with carrier aggregation on LG G2 that is powered by Snapdragon 800 processor. Continue reading “Qualcomm to supply LTE-A carrier aggregation support tech to Micromax and Samsung in India”

Microsoft Surface Pro 4 Unboxing

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Microsoft launched the Surface Pro 4, its latest 2-in-1 in India last month starting at Rs. 89,990. We already brought you the photo gallery of the 2-in-1 last year from the Future Unleashed 2015 event in Mumbai, here we have the unboxing.

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Huawei Honor Holly 2 Plus with 5-inch HD display, 4000mAh battery goes on sale for Rs. 8499

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Huawei  Honor Holly 2 Plus, the company’s latest budget 4G smartphone is now on sale in India from Flipkart. It was launched last month, packs a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core 64-bit MediaTek MT6735 processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Emotion UI 3.1 on top, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and comes with 4G connectivity.  Continue reading “Huawei Honor Holly 2 Plus with 5-inch HD display, 4000mAh battery goes on sale for Rs. 8499”

Lenovo Lemon 3’s global variant with 5-inch 1080p display, metal body to be introduced at MWC

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Lenovo India recently teased that it will introduce a new smartphone at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016 in Barcelona in less than a couple of weeks. Looking at the image, it is clear that company will introduce the international variant of the Lemon 3 smartphone that was introduced in China last month. It could be announced in a different name for the global markets, including India. Continue reading “Lenovo Lemon 3’s global variant with 5-inch 1080p display, metal body to be introduced at MWC”

Weekly Roundup: Sony Walkman, Intex fitness band, new Lava phones, Amkette Evo Gamepad Pro 2 and more

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This week, Sony finally brought its new compact NW-A25HN Walkman with Hi-Res digital noise canceling feature to India. It was introduced at the IFA last September. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Sony Walkman, Intex fitness band, new Lava phones, Amkette Evo Gamepad Pro 2 and more”

Oppo F1 Camera Samples

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OPPO launched the F1, its first selfie-centric smartphone in the new ‘F series’ for Rs. 15,990 in India recently. We already brought you the unboxingbenchmarks and the battery life test results of the smartphone, here we have camera samples from the smartphone. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash, f/2.2 aperture and Phase Detection Auto Focus (PDAF). Since it is a selfie-centric smartphone, it has a 8-megapixel rear camera with f/2.0 aperture. It doesn’t have a flash on the front, but it has option to use the screen as a flash light.

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Intex Aqua Craze with 5-inch HD display, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 6190

Intex Aqua Craze

Intex today launched Aqua Craze, the company’s latest budget 4G smartphone. It has a 5-inch HD IPS display, is powered by 1 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6735P 64-bit processor and runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Intex Aqua Craze with 5-inch HD display, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 6190”

Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Udaipur, Rajasthan

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Airtel has launched its 4G LTE services in Udaipur, Rajasthan. It launched 4G services in 296 towns across India back in August last year. Airtel 4G is available to customers across mobile phones, dongles, 4G hotspots and Wi-Fi dongles in the city. For existing customers, the company is offering a complimentary upgrade to Airtel 4G at same price as 3G, starting at Rs. 21. Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Udaipur, Rajasthan”

Obi Worldphone SF1 gets a temporary price cut, available starting at Rs. 10599 till Feb 14

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Obi Worldphone today announced a Rs. 1400 price cut for the SF1 smartphone ahead of Valentine’s Day. The smartphone was launched in India last year and went on sale on Amazon.in last month. It packs a 5-inch 1080p display from JDI, which is slightly raised giving a floating feel, comes with 4G LTE connectivity, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 SoC, has a 13-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Obi Worldphone SF1 gets a temporary price cut, available starting at Rs. 10599 till Feb 14”

Lava A88, A71 and X11 budget 4G smartphones launched starting at Rs. 5499

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Lava International has launched A88, A71 and X11 three new 4G smartphones. The Lava A71 went on sale online earlier this week. The Lava A88 has a 5-inch FWVGA screen, while the A71 and X11 smartphones have a 5-inch HD display with  Corning Gorilla Glass protection. All these phones run on Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), but Lava is promising upgrade to Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) for A71 and A88. These smartphones come with dual SIM support and 4G LTE connectivity with both TDD-LTE Band 40 (2300MHz) and FDD-LTE Band 3 (1800MHz) for India.

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Intex FitRist activity and sleep tracker with OLED display launched for Rs. 999

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Intex has launched FitRist, the company’s first fitness smart band, few months after launching its iRist smartwatch. The FitRist tracker has a 0.86-inch OLED display, uses Bluetooth to pair with Android or iPhone, lets you track steps, distance traveled, calories burnt and monitor quality of sleep. It also offers notifications for incoming calls, control music and use it as a remote shutter for the phone’s camera. Continue reading “Intex FitRist activity and sleep tracker with OLED display launched for Rs. 999”

Vodafone launches 4G LTE services in Bengaluru

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Vodafone has launched its 4G LTE services in Bengaluru, as it announced yesterday, after launching it in Kerala, MysoreKolkataDelhi & NCR and Mumbai. It will first roll out in business and residential corridors such as Jayanagar, Basavangudi, JP Nagar, Electronic City, Bangalore International Airport, Whitefield, BTM. Layout, Chamrajpet and Koramangala, and will gradually roll out across all parts of Bengaluru in a phased manner by March 2016. Continue reading “Vodafone launches 4G LTE services in Bengaluru”