Motorola launched the new Moto G in India earlier this month. Here are the benchmarks of the smartphone. It is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 400 (MSM8226) ARM Cortex-A7 processor clocked at 1.19 GHz with Adreno 305 GPU and 1GB RAM, same as the first Moto G. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display and runs on Android 4.4.4 (KitKat). Let’s find out how the new Moto G performs in range of synthetic benchmark tests. Continue reading “New Motorola Moto G Benchmarks”
LG unveiled G3 Beat back in July, and it went on pre-order online earlier this month. Today LG has officially launched the smartphone in India. It packs a 5-inch HD display with a screen-to-body ratio of 74.1%, powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor with Adreno 305 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with new flat UI. Continue reading “LG G3 Beat officially launched in India for Rs. 25000”
Microsoft is bringing One Note support to Android Wear by releasing a standalone app for the smartwatches running on Android Wear. The One Note app for Android Wear will enable smartwatch owners to dictate, save and sync voice notes.
Continue reading “Microsoft rolls out One Note app for Android Wear”
Micromax launched the Canvas Nitro A310, the company’s latest top-end smartphone in the Canvas series priced at Rs. 12,990 earlier this month. The Micromax Canvas Knight A350 that was launched back in March is still the company’s flagship smartphone, but the Canvas Nitro is packed with features and comes at a cheaper price tag. Is the smartphone worth the price? Let us find out in the complete review.
Xiaomi’s Mi 4 might be the newest Android phone from the 4 year old Chinese company, but it’s still the Mi 3 that is grabbing a lot of eyeballs. One, because it’s fairly affordable after a year of its launch, and two, because there hasn’t been a lot of change under the hood from the Mi 3 to the Mi 4. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 3, Mi 4 get AOSP Android builds courtesy 3rd party dev”
Unlike many top smartphone makers like Sony, HTC, etc., Samsung has a chipset line of its own; it is also something that the maker has been quite successful at, often powering devices from other brands with its chipsets. Continue reading “Samsung said to be working on homebrew GPUs”
Micromax has partnered with BSNL, State Owned Telecom Operator, to offer data and other benefits with Micromax devices including feature phone, smartphones tablets and dongles. This offer would be initially available across four Micromax devices – Micromax X070 and X088 feature phones, Micromax P410i tablet, Micromax MMX377G dongle, Micromax A37 and A37B smartphones. This includes, free data of up to 2GB per quarter, 500 minutes of free (on net) voice calls per quarter for 12 months and more. Continue reading “Micromax ties up with BSNL for bundled offers on phones, tablets and dongles”
We reviewed the RAVPower Luster Mini, 3000 mAh portable charger recently, here we have the RAVPower Element 10400mAh Power Bank for unboxing. It has a green notification light on the front that shows the remaining battery life when it is being used and the remaining battery to be charged, when it is charging. It is priced at $24.99 in the U.S or 16.99 GBP in UK. Check out the unboxing below. Continue reading “RAVPower Element 10400mAh Power Bank Unboxing”
Metis Learning, an education startup has launched Eddy G70, successor of Eddy that was launched earlier this year. It is an Android-based learning tablet for kids that comes with over 160 of the learning apps. It is based on Android 4.2.2 with an overlay of the proprietary Athena OS that is created specifically for children. Metis has partnered with Intel and Amazon for the tablet. Continue reading “Metis Eddy G70 Android-based Kids learning tablet with Intel Atom processor launched for Rs. 9999”
We started the Asus Zenfone Giveaway last month, and as promised, today we reveal the lucky winners. Before that, we would like to thank all the participants who took their time to participate in this contest, the response has been amazing. Are you the lucky winner of Zenfone 5 smartphone or Asus branded merchandise? Find out below. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone Giveaway Winner Announcement”
Intex has launched the Aqua T2, the latest smartphone in the Aqua series. Intex says that this is the cheapest smartphone running Android 4.4 (KitKat) in India. The company launched the Aqua 4X last week, which is one of the cheapest smartphones in the country with 4-inch display, 3G connectivity and Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). The Aqua T2 has a 3.5-inch HVGA screen, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor, has a 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. Continue reading “Intex Aqua T2 India’s cheapest Android 4.4 smartphone launched for Rs. 2699”
Motorola introduced the new Moto X earlier this month and announced that it would go on sale on Flipkart later this month. The smartphone has been listed on Flipkart in three variant, standard Black, Bamboo White and Black Leather. The company introduced the Moto X in India earlier this year, but the Bamboo variant has was launched couple of months after these were launched. Continue reading “New Motorola Moto X in Black Leather, Bamboo White and Black listed on Flipkart”
Spice launched the Dream UNO Mi-498, the company’s first Android One smartphone yesterday. We already brought you the unboxing and the first impressions 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). We had already seen several smartphones with the same MediaTek chip, check out the synthetic benchmark scores below. Continue reading “Spice Dream UNO Mi-498 Benchmarks”
Live images of Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime (SM-G530H), the company’s selfie-focused smartphone has surfaced on a Vietnamese website Thegioididong. According to the leak, the mid-range smartphone would feature a 5-megapixel front-facing camera for capturing better selfies. It would also have an 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime with 5MP front-facing camera surfaces”
A lot a manufacturers schedule their events around the IFA that happens during this time of the year, but often not during the event is happening. This is a ploy that they employ so that their devices get due exposure.
The Google Nexus 5
Speaking of exposure, HTC has an event for October 8th, titled ‘double exposure’. Now that could mean anything in the world, but thanks to HTC being a smart devices maker, we have a limited list to choose from. The event is believed to be coincident with the announcement of the HTC Eye smartphone, the one that’s expected to feature a 5.2-inch display and a Snapdragon 801 processor. Besides that, the event is now rumoured to be a placeholder of a couple other announcements. Continue reading “HTC could announce the Nexus 9 during the October 8th event”
