Infocus M2 with 4.2-inch 355 PPI display, 8MP front camera with flash launching in India on March 10

Infocus M2

Snapdeal has announced that it will launch the Infocus M2 smartphone in India exclusively on March 10th. The main highlight of the smartphone from the brand founded in USA is its 4.2-inch (1280 × 768 pixels) 355PPI display and its 8-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash. It also has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. The 3G variant launching in India will be powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek processor, compared to the Snapdragon 400 SoC in the 4G variant. It runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “Infocus M2 with 4.2-inch 355 PPI display, 8MP front camera with flash launching in India on March 10”

GSMA Global Mobile Awards 2015 Winners announced, Apple, LG and Motorola win awards

GSMA Awards 2015

GSM Association has announced the winners for the 20th annual Global Mobile Awards at the GSMA Mobile World Congress 2015 in Barcelona. Last year the HTC One was selected as the best smartphone, this year both the Apple iPhone 6 and the LG G3 were adjusted the best smartphone award. Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge won in the Best New Handset, Tablet or Device segment.  Continue reading “GSMA Global Mobile Awards 2015 Winners announced, Apple, LG and Motorola win awards”

Karbonn Platinum P9 with 6-inch display, 8MP front camera now available for Rs. 8899

Karbonn Platinum P9

Karbonn Platinum P9, the company’s first smartphone in the Platinum series is available from online retailer Snapdeal. It has a 6-inch qHD display, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support and 3G connectivity, similar to most other Karbonn smartphones. Continue reading “Karbonn Platinum P9 with 6-inch display, 8MP front camera now available for Rs. 8899”

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Android 5.0 Lollipop update starts rolling out in India

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Android 5.0 India

Samsung has started rolling out Android 5.0 (Lollipop) update for the Galaxy Note 3 (SM-N900) smartphone in India. It rolled out Android 4.4 (KitKat) update for the smartphone back in January last year. Samsung started rolling out Lollipop update for Galaxy S5, Galaxy S4 and Galaxy Note 3 users in some regions last month. The Galaxy S4 got the Android 5.0.1 Lollipop update in India last month. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Android 5.0 Lollipop update starts rolling out in India”

Lava Iris X1 Beats music phone with K-Class Amplifier launched for Rs. 6552

Lava Iris X1 Beats

Lava has launched Iris X1 Beats, the company’s latest smartphone in the Iris X1 series. It is targeted at music lovers and has K-Class Amplifier and high-quality loudspeakers. Otherwise this is similar to the Lava Iris Alfa that was launched last month, including a 5-inch FWVGA screen, 1.2GHz quad-core processor, Android 4.4 (KitKat), 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lava Iris X1 Beats music phone with K-Class Amplifier launched for Rs. 6552”

AOC M601 and E40 smartphones, D70V50G tablet officially launched in India

AOC M601

AOC, popular for its LCD and LED TVs has officially launched the M601 and E40 smartphones and the D70V50G tablet in India. Continue reading “AOC M601 and E40 smartphones, D70V50G tablet officially launched in India”

Apple iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and iPhone 5S price increase by up to Rs. 2500 in India

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Apple has increased the price of the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and the iPhone 5S smartphones in India. The increase price could be the result of increase in excise duty on mobile phones imported into India, which was increased to 12.5% from existing 6% in the recent Union Budget. Apple launched the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus smartphones in India back in October. Check out the detailed price change. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and iPhone 5S price increase by up to Rs. 2500 in India”

Xolo Q600 Club with 4.5-inch display, DTS announced for Rs. 6499

Xolo Q600 Club

Xolo has unveiled Q600 Club, the company’s latest smartphone in the Q CORE Club series. It has DTS audio, External PA and comes with special box Speakers that promises powerful audio experience. Specifications of the smartphone are mostly similar to the Q700 Club smartphone that includes a 4.5-inch FWVGA display, 1.3GHz quad-core processor, Android 4.4 (KitKat) out of the box, 5-megapixel rear camera and a VGA front-facing camera. Continue reading “Xolo Q600 Club with 4.5-inch display, DTS announced for Rs. 6499”

Honor 6 Plus and new budget 4G smartphones launching in India late March

Huawei Honor 6 Plus

Honor, the global brand under Huawei today announced at the MWC that it will launch the Honor 6 Plus smartphone and a range of other 4G devices in India soon. It recently announced that it will launch the Honor 6 Plus in the UK in partnership with Three UK. Continue reading “Honor 6 Plus and new budget 4G smartphones launching in India late March”

Alcatel OneTouch PIXI 3 smartphones and tablets announced

Alcatel OneTouch PIXI 3 5.5

Alcatel OneTouch has announced new 5.5-inch PIXI 3 smartphone and new PIXI 3 tablets at the MWC 2015. The PIXI 3 smartphones come in 3G variant with a 5.5-inch qHD screen and the 4G variant has a 5.5-inch HD screen. The PIXI 3 comes in 7-inch WiFi only, 3G and 4G variants and also in a 8-inch 3G variant with a HD screen. Continue reading “Alcatel OneTouch PIXI 3 smartphones and tablets announced”

PowerVR G6020 GPU for low-cost devices announced

PowerVR G6020

Imagination Technologies has announced new PowerVR G6020 GPU with full OpenGL ES 3.0 functionality for low-cost and space-constrained devices such as entry-level smartphones, wearables and IoT devices with displays (smartwatches, appliances, connected radios) and in-dash screens in entry-level cars and other vehicles. Continue reading “PowerVR G6020 GPU for low-cost devices announced”

Honor 4X with Octa-Core 64-bit Kirin 620 SoC launching in the UK for £149.99

Honor 4X

Honor today announced the Honor 4X smartphone for UK. Huawei introduced the Honor 4X smartphone in China last year. This has the same 5.5-inch HD display, runs on Android 4.4 (Kitkat) with Emotion UI 3.0, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, 2GB RAM and 8GB internal memory with expansion slot, but the main difference is the processor. Continue reading “Honor 4X with Octa-Core 64-bit Kirin 620 SoC launching in the UK for £149.99”

Three UK partners with Honor to sell the Honor 6+ smartphone

Three UK Honor

Three UK has announced that it has singed a deal with Honor to sell the Honor 6+ smartphone in the UK. Honor 6+ is the first device that Three will range and it will create bespoke tariffs for the smartphone, enabling consumers to purchase it on a 24 month contract for the first time in the UK, said the company. Continue reading “Three UK partners with Honor to sell the Honor 6+ smartphone”