New Motorola Moto X launched in India starting at Rs. 31999

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Motorola has launched the new Moto X (2nd Gen) in India, as it promised earlier this month. It was unveiled earlier this month and packs a 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, powered by a 2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor with Adreno 330 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel camera with an f/2.25 lens, dual LED flashes with a circular ring around it and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “New Motorola Moto X launched in India starting at Rs. 31999”

Micromax Canvas A1 Benchmarks

Micromax Canvas A1 benchmarks

Micromax launched the Canvas A1, the company’s first Android One smartphone recently. We already brought you the unboxing and the photo gallery of the smartphone, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. It is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor with ARM Cortex A7 cores and Mali 400 GPU, has a 4.5-inch FWVGA display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Since the specifications are similar in all these Android One smartphones, the benchmarks scores should also be almost similar in all these. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas A1 Benchmarks”

Martian Notifier Smartwatch launched in India for Rs 9,999

Fashion watch maker Martian Watches has introduced a smartwatch in India that is exclusively available on Flipkart. Priced at Rs 9,999, the Martian Notifier smartwatch is compatible with iPhone and Android devices.

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60,000 Redmi 1S units sell out in 5.2 seconds in fourth sale in India

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Xiaomi sold 60,000 units of Remi 1S smartphones in 5.2 seconds in the fourth flash sale in India today. The company put up 20,000 units more than first three Redmi sales, and over 3.5 lakh people had registered for today’s sale. It took 3.4 seconds for the company to sell 40,000 units in its third sale last week. Continue reading “60,000 Redmi 1S units sell out in 5.2 seconds in fourth sale in India”

Karbonn Sparkle V Benchmarks

Karbonn Sparkle V benchmarks

Karbonn launched the Sparkle V, the company’s first Android One smartphone recently. We already brought you the unboxing and the photo gallery of the smartphone, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. We had already seen the benchmarks of the Spice Dream UNO and the Micromax Canvas A1 smartphones that have similar specifications such as 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor with ARM Cortex A7 cores and Mali 400 GPU, 1GB RAM, 4.5-inch FWVGA display and Android 4.4 (KitKat). so the benchmarks scores should also be almost similar in this smartphone too. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below.

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Jolla smartphone with Sailfish OS launched in India for Rs. 16499

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Jolla, the smartphone start up company from Finland has launched its first Jolla smartphone in India exclusively on Snapdeal, as it promised. It has a 4.5-inch qHD screen, powered by a dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and runs on Sailfish OS, which has a gesture-based user interface and supports Android apps.  Jolla has an unique design. There are two parts to the smartphone, the front and the cover which Jolla refer to as the other half.
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HTC Desire 820 announced in India, comes in octa-core and quad-core variants early November

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HTC has announced the Desire 820, the company’s latest phablet and the successor of the Desire 816 in India. It was unveiled at the IFA 2014 earlier this month and packs a  5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display, powered by a octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor ( four Cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.5 GHz per core and four clocked at 1.0 GHz) with Adreno 405 GPU  / 1.2 GHz quad-core processor Snapdragon 410 processor and runs on Android 4.4 Kitkat with HTC Sense 6 UI on top, that it upgradable to upcoming release of Android L. Continue reading “HTC Desire 820 announced in India, comes in octa-core and quad-core variants early November”

HTC Desire 816G Dual SIM launched in India for Rs. 18990

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HTC has launched the Desire 816G dual SIM, a cheaper variant of the Desire 816 in India. It has the same 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display, similar to the Desire 816 that was launched back in April. but this is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek processor, instead of a Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 SoC and comes with 1GB RAM, instead of 1.5GB on the Desire 816. Continue reading “HTC Desire 816G Dual SIM launched in India for Rs. 18990”

BlackBerry Passport India launch scheduled on September 29

BlackBerry Passport is set to launch in Indian markets on September 29th. The company has sent out press invites for the event that will see the launch of the QWERTY smartphone that was announced back in June.

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Sony Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact launching in India on September 25th

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Sony was expected to launch the Xperia Z3 in India last week, but it didn’t happen. Today the company has sent out invites for a launch event in India on September 25th. It is expected to launch both the Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact at the event later this week. The Sony Xperia Z3 is powered by a slightly faster Snapdragon 801 SoC, has a more rounded sides and runs on Android 4.4.4 (KitKat) out of the box, compared to the Xperia Z2. The Xperia Z3 compact also has upgraded specifications compared to the Z1 Compact. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact launching in India on September 25th”

Salora Arya Z2 with 5-inch HD display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 6999

Salora Arya Z2

Salora International has launched Arya Z2, the company’s latest budget smartphone. The company entered into the smartphone market last year by launching its PowerMaxx smartphone with 3200 mAh battery, the new Arya Z2 is packed with features. It has a 5-inch HD display based on one-glass-solution (OGS) technology, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582A processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.  Continue reading “Salora Arya Z2 with 5-inch HD display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 6999”

Karbonn Sparkle V vs Micromax Canvas A1 vs Spice Dream UNO Photo Gallery

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Google launched Android One smartphones in India last week with three homegrown smartphone makers. The handsets under this ambitious program announced back in June is based on Android One reference hardware, comes with stock Android KitKat software and will get software updates directly from Google.  Continue reading “Karbonn Sparkle V vs Micromax Canvas A1 vs Spice Dream UNO Photo Gallery”

Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 with 6-inch HD display, LTE goes official

Samsung Galaxy Mega 2

Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 (SM-G750F), the latest Galaxy Mega series smartphone went on sale in Malaysia last month before it went official. It was unveiled officially in Malaysia earlier this month, now the smartphone has gone official in Thailand on the official website.  It packs a 6-inch HD ( 1280 x 720 pixels) display, powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core Cortex A9 processor (Exynos 4412 likely) and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8MP auto-focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 2.1 MP front-facing camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 with 6-inch HD display, LTE goes official”